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Speaker cards and any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today well be on the january 20 agenda. I would like to extend a warm welcome to supervisor haney. Item 1 is resolution approving an agreement with the nonprofit Owners Association for administration and management of the established propertybased Community Benefit district known as the downtown Community Benefit district. Supervisor mar thank you. Supervisor peskin, any . Supervisor peskin i do not. Supervisor mar i know we were supposed to have the Economic Workforce Development to present. I dont see him here. Maybe we can go to Public Comment. Are there any members of the public that wish to testify on item number 1 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. I guess we can send this to the full board with positive recommendation. Supervisor peskin happy to move that. Supervisor mar without objection . Great. Mr. Clerk, item number 2. Item 2 is a motion directing the b
You may speak under general Public Comment, and that is for item 4. Please note if the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. If you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of access. Which is across the hall from the mens restroom. There is a button. Let them know, and they will assist you. We are now on item 2. Thank you. Two items quickly. One is a letter, which i received that id like to just read because i enjoyed getting it. Dear mark, i was deeply touched by the honour you and the commission granted to me with the placement of the plaque in my honor at the tennis courts. It was a complete surprise. As you know, politicians usually get a leak about some pending event involving them. But not this one. I wanted to show off the plaque to my 4yearold grandson, daniel, and he is just learning to spell his name, and recognized agnus. Thank you for making me look good with my grandson. Sincerely, art agnus. And a
Randomly. It may only take one person, but that would deter people from riding on the sidewalk because they could be cited. And basically, there has to be safety around Public Transit stations and also on the sidewalk. Now the police have a different priority. M. T. A. Right now has a different priority. I know the Bicycle Coalition will throw a hissy fit but at the same time, people have to be safe on the sidewalks. And i would like to see the Security Services expanded for this. Otherwise, i completely agree with what is proposed. We really need a safe Public Transportation system. Thank you. Any additional Public Commenters on the security contract . No one has turned in a speaker card. Maam seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Directors, its back to us. Any additional comments . All in favor. Aye. Item passes. Moving on to our final item. Item 15, approving the fiscal year 20192030 shortrange transit plan. Steve poen will present this item. This is an alternate item. All right. G
The same time, people have to be safe on the sidewalks. And i would like to see the Security Services expanded for this. Otherwise, i completely agree with what is proposed. We really need a safe Public Transportation system. Thank you. Any additional Public Commenters on the security contract . No one has turned in a speaker card. Maam seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Directors, its back to us. Any additional comments . All in favor. Aye. Item passes. Moving on to our final item. Item 15, approving the fiscal year 20192030 shortrange transit plan. Steve poen will present this item. This is an alternate item. All right. Good afternoon board members. Happy holidays. Im here to talk to you briefly about that the latest update to the agency short range transit plan. Also known as the srtp. So, what is an srtp. My apologies if you already know this. Its a required document and every Public Transit agency in the bay area has to provide an update of its srtp to mtc every two years. As