Director Steven Dillingham. A committee will come to order. Good morning everyone. The chair has authorized to declare process of the committee at any time. Without that i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement pretty good morning and thank you all for being here today. The 2020 census of now underway. Two weeks ago, the Census Bureau candidates first person and rural alaska. Next month they will begin in earnest around our country. The constitution requires up to camp every Single Person in the United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History and this is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. This year census will have enormous consequences for our communities. The result will drive the distribution of more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds. That is trillion with a t. These funds support Critical Services like childrens healthcare in local schools, roads, bridges. Unfortunately, the
We have a quorum. Thank you. I would like to begin this meeting by welcoming our newest member c. A. Q. I think the 307 th member of the sfcta that i have served with c. A. Q. Commissioner dean preston c. A. Q. To the Transportation Authority board. And we look forward to working with you and your staff not only on district five issues c. A. Q. But on citywide issues and regional transportation issues. Now that i have acknowledged commissioner preston c. A. Q. I want to have him participate in his First Official act. Is there a motion to excuse commissioner haney . Would you like to raise your hand and make that motion . I would. Is there a second for that motion . As much as this will upset our attorney c. A. Q. We will take that without objection without a roll call vote. Commissioner haney is excused. Welcome to commissioner walton and before i make the chairs comments c. A. Q. I would like to afford commissioner preston a moment to say a few words on his first day in his First Offi
Transit infrastructure is unable to support the Current Population density, let alone the proposed higher densification. Sfmta has the second oldest and the highest mileage Public Transit fleet in the United States. This is a bay area problem. Oakland and fremont are also on the worst city list. The m. T. A. Has a serious staffing problem. As was mentioned, not enough drivers and not enough skilled workers to maintain aging equipment. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please and if we can return the overhead. Thank you. Good morning, transit authority, i am a tenant in district eight. I am a munimobile writer. I take the jay line, the 49, every line. I have been in this city almost 50 years so ive familiar with the transit, which is in a sorry state. The proposed state senate bill 50, the more homes act, links housing density and the proximity to transit. The bill 50 would enable developers to build higher and more dems housing along transit corridors with the highest percentage of t
Recognize me of my tie was fixed. Lets just leave it this way. I do not consider myself a journalist. Nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Aliko dangote is widely known to be the wealthiest man in africa. So is that a title you are proud to have . Or is that one where you get so many people calling you for money that you wish you were not the wealthiest man in africa . David, itst of all, is great to be here and seeing you today. Well, you know, when they call you the wealthiest person in africa, it comes with a lot of baggage. There are so many demands. People come up with so many demands. But it is good because i like to give back to the society. David so right now, you are involved in many philanthropic endeavors. Lets go through some of them before we go to how you made this money. Recentl
We have a quorum. Thank you. I would like to begin this meeting by welcoming our newest member c. A. Q. I think the 307 th member of the sfcta that i have served with c. A. Q. Commissioner dean preston c. A. Q. To the Transportation Authority board. And we look forward to working with you and your staff not only on district five issues c. A. Q. But on citywide issues and regional transportation issues. Now that i have acknowledged commissioner preston c. A. Q. I want to have him participate in his First Official act. Is there a motion to excuse commissioner haney . Would you like to raise your hand and make that motion . I would. Is there a second for that motion . As much as this will upset our attorney c. A. Q. We will take that without objection without a roll call vote. Commissioner haney is excused. Welcome to commissioner walton and before i make the chairs comments c. A. Q. I would like to afford commissioner preston a moment to say a few words on his first day in his First Offi