Ms. Boomer, on this one, members of the board, because there are two issues today there are not going to be a whole lot of people. What id like to do is to begin with asking a question of the people in the audience here today, how many people want to speak on the free muni for youth . Issue . If you want to speak, please raise your hand. Free muni for youth. How many here to speak on behalf of the [inaudible] . How many people want to speak on the free muni for youth proposal . So, weve got three people. How many want to speak on behalf of how about the central subway issue . Okay. We have very few members, what id like to do is do the free muni issue right away. Thats 10. 3 on our agenda. We dont need a staff report. Remind that you this board the policy we have, we are doing this because the money has been found through the mta and through supervisor campos leadership. So, with that let me ask supervisor campos to come and join us, please. All right. Let me read it into the record. I
Ing please call the role. Director bridget. Brinkman . Present. Director heinicke is anticipated. Director lee . Present. Director nolan . Present. Rib key present. Mr. Chairman, directors, you have a quorum. Announcement of produce sound producing devices during the meeting please be advised the ringing of cell phones, pagers and other similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at the meeting. Any person responsible for one going off in the meeting may be asked to leave the room. And please know that cell phones that are put on the vibrate position do cause microphone interference so the board respectfully request they be placed in the off tion position. Full approval of the minutes of november 20, 2012 regular meeting. Motion. Second. All in favor say aye . Aye. So ordered. Item 5, communications. Okay. Ms. Boomer, on this one, members of the board, because there are two issues today there are not going to be a whole lot of people. What id like to do is to begin with a
Without objection . Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor cohen. Mr. Clerk, can you call the last item . Item no. 6 is a hearing on the municipal transportation quarterly progress on increasing and improving tax service. Scott wiener. About a year ago i submitted a hearing request to request quarterly updates from the Municipal Transportation Agency about taxi service in San Francisco and efforts to reform and improve our taxi system. If we are ever to become truly a transit first system, muni, those critically important, will never be enough by itself. We also have to have in addition to great biking and ability for people to walk around safely, we need to have car sharing and very importantly we need to have a world class taxi system. We currently do not have enough taxis in San Francisco. Taxi service is not where it needs to be. People still have incredible trouble getting a cab, whether they are visiting the city, whether they are living in the city, and if we want people to
I cant emphasize or stress that enough. And i am sure that we will talk more about it. But as that data changes, i would suspect not a lot but a little color coordination of this map change. And for those of who dont have a copy. And this is motion and seconded. If in favor aye. Aye. Passed. Item 12, approve the selection of utility systems efficiencies and authorize the manager to negotiate and execute a professional Services Agreement for 2 million and not to exceed five years. This is straightforward for hetch hetchy water, i am happy to answering any questions. I will move the item. Second. Any Public Comment . Seeing none. Those in favor, say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Item 13, approve amendment no. 4 to agreement cs854, Engineering Services for sutro reservoir. The last two items are straightforward. I dont have a formal presentation. Move. Seconded. The item is moved and seconded. Any Public Comment . Seeing none. Public comment is closed. All in favor signify by aye. Aye. The mo
Ringing of cell phones, pagers and other similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at the meeting. Any person responsible for one going off in the meeting may be asked to leave the room. And please know that cell phones that are put on the vibrate position do cause microphone interference so the board respectfully request they be placed in the off tion position. Full approval of the minutes of november 20, 2012 regular meeting. Motion. Second. All in favor say aye . Aye. So ordered. Item 5, communications. Okay. Ms. Boomer, on this one, members of the board, because there are two issues today there are not going to be a whole lot of people. What id like to do is to begin with asking a question of the people in the audience here today, how many people want to speak on the free muni for youth . Issue . If you want to speak, please raise your hand. Free muni for youth. How many here to speak on behalf of the [inaudible] . How many people want to speak on the free muni for