Please stand by. closed session closed session closed session please stand by. Okay. We are back on the record in open session. Just for the record we do still have a quorum. I dont see that we are being covered. Here we go. Okay. Sergeant . Can you call the next line item item 7 vote to elect whether to disclose or any or all discussion on the item 6 held in closed session. Can we have a motion not to disclose . So moved. Second. All in favor say, aye. Aye. Any opposed . Motion passes. I would like to ask that we adjourn in honor of San Francisco officer who retired on a medical disability and passed away last week. He was star no. 95 and that number stayed with his family for over 100 years. He circumstantial evidence in served in the San Francisco Police Department in 1983 and also a former teammate of mine and officer passed away leaving his wife and four children. I would like to adjourn in honor of officer cliff fogerty. Can we have a motion to adjourn in memory of officer cliff
Person responsible for one going off ringing in your purse or pocket may be asked to leave the room. Cell phone set on vibrate caused microphone interface support respect request they be turned off. Item for approval of the minutes from the october 20 regular meeting. Motion. All those in favor say, aye. Opposed, nay. Thank you. Item 5 communications. Please be advised that we know discussion of anticipated litigation in closed session today. Item 6, introduction of new were Unfinished Business by board members. Mr. Heinicke thank you chairman nolan did i like other members of this board was saddened to see by the pedestrian incident involving a child and a scholar at euclid did i know we read about in our briefing. I know this is new business so we cant get get too far into it but i think would be appropriate to ask in light of this one as a group have passed along are wishes to this young citizen as she heals, and also, either generally look at the protocol for what invisible does in
Tashfeen malik posted a lesions to isis at some point during wednesday shooting. Actively encouraging people around the world and in our country to commit terrible acts of violence. Oftentimes as long will factors. As motivation for the attack remains key focus for investigators president obama is calling on congress for stricter gun must. We may not be able to prevent every tragedy but the bare minimum we shouldnt make it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on a gun they could use against americans. Im very maloni reporting. Some of the weapons used by the shooters, purchased by someone else in given to the terror coupled, the fbi issuing warrants to the original gun owners to get to the bottom of how the semi automatic got into the hands of the shooters. The president will speak to the nation from the oval office tomorrow at 5 pm our time, this is only the 3rd time he has done that from the oval office, expected to be a major announcement about the attack
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. And welcome to the San Francisco Transportation Authority mom meeting im supervisor wiener the chair and mr. Clerk. Roll call commissioner avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor christensen supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar. Supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee we have quorum. Okay. Thank you very much we will now go do the chairs report colleagues i have several update for the regional and local levels you may have seen after the months of reporting congress failed to pass the Transportation Authority budget well have a mutilate Services Authorization next month as sooeps to the short time measures the house and Senate Passes the reformation and overall the house bill is better than the senate that is less transit funding for the bay area our staff at the Transportation Authority and the mtc are both working to avoid any Reduction Agency those bills are reconcil
Got more definitions but at the same time after you know been riding for over 35 years with a lot of cyclists we all been doing this already the only problem we have our own interpretation of what was safe and not safe as a cyclist so at the same time this is based on i know where to start from brand new all the statistics they dont mean much a lot of the injuries collisions and near misses are not recorded at Senior Action Network we did sample studies and 2008 and 2010 and 2012 it averages 8 to 9 percent of people getting hit by cyclists and pedestrians by cyclists in the crosswalk consistently that is an issue i applaud the changes but i dont really see it is not a law a recommendation i dont see that will improve safety it is interpretation of the cyclist and the preliminary you set up mruchlt between the two instead of details i like the polite idea if you really want to address this idaho was not boise but idaho thank you. Next speaker thank you very much for time im on the board