All right. Mr. Chairman item 14 closed session the mta meet to talk about this and the boards approved the case and no action on the other two cases item 15 for a motion disclose or not disclose the information discussed in closed session. Motion to notice disclose. Second and. All in favor, say i. I. The is have it. Were adjourned in memory of carla johnson. Thank you. Thank you mr. Chairman. Okay. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the San Francisco budget and finance Committee Meeting for june 29, 2016. Its great to be back after budget season. I am mark farrell and i want to thank sfgtv. Any announcements . Yes yes. Okay. So we have a decent amount to get through this morning so with that would you call item number 1. Item 1 is an ordinance authorizing the recreation and Park Department regarding the funding and stewardship of a new park on the francisco reservoir site located between hyde and larkin street and south of bay street. Thank you madam clerk. For the last five years i h
Minutes. All righty so we shall convene the Board Meeting all right. Thank you all for coming mr. Clerk would i like to call roll please. Commissioner cohen will be joining us later commissioner meiberger commissioner bridges commissioner driscoll commissioner makras commissioner paskinjordan i believe is here commissioner stansbury a quorum is present thank you well start with the announcement first of all, we will go into closed session be our first item for the day any members of the public here okay. Good on the ground well go into Public Session after the closed session any members of the public will be letting you know well go into closed session so the chair will entertain a motion to go into closed session commissioner confirm Public Comment. With any members of the public like to comment to into closed session to discuss the matters hearing none. Public comment is closed. A vote is not required okay. So well go into executive sessions any members of the public your excused we
I believe is here commissioner stansbury a quorum is present thank you well start with the announcement first of all, we will go into closed session be our first item for the day any members of the public here okay. Good on the ground well go into Public Session after the closed session any members of the public will be letting you know well go into closed session so the chair will entertain a motion to go into closed session commissioner confirm Public Comment. With any members of the public like to comment to into closed session to discuss the matters hearing none. Public comment is closed. A vote is not required okay. So well go into executive sessions any members of the public your excused we will reconvene what w when were done if youre session. Okay good afternoon, Everyone Welcome back mr. Clerk can you tell me what item. On item 4 general Public Comment oh, yes general Public Comment how could i forgot mr. Roth man, i have a card for you were going to go into general Public Com
Within that time period. Where as San Franciscos popules is increasing at a high rate with projections over 1 million resident in future years and all those residents need open space sw recreation opportunities. Therefore, be it resolved the coalition for San Francisco neighborhoods opposes any use the palace of fine arts that is not for the primary use of use for arts, education, cultural or recreation purposes and activity as opposed the use of for profit lodging components. I have a copy of the resolution. Thank you. If anyone else would like to speak under general Public Comment. I know there is a gentlemen who is about to step in who would like to address the commissioners. Wanted to say i have never really testified before you but before i say anything else i want to thank you for helping me raise two daughters in San Francisco and say that from the bottom of my heart. Im here to again to speak for them as a soccer dad. My name is [inaudible] as i told you before. I help start a
So the train hit a mud slide. It derailed, slid off the embankment into the creek where its partially submerged. Heavy equipment is about 100 yards away removing railcars one by one transporting them away. It will take much of the day today to get to that dangling railcar and once they do, crews will drag the car back up the hill, set it on either the tracks or another flatbed and haul it away. This all happened a 7 30 last night on ace train 10 from san jose to stockton. Here is Francisco Castillo with Union Pacific to talk about the cleanup effort. I dont think any derailment is an easy cleanup i think every derailment has its different, you know, variables to determine whether or not how quick they can actually get that cleared up. But we have the equipment in place to be able to get the tracks clear as soon as possible. Reporter now, a spokesman for ace is telling us that not only is this line canceled today but all Ace Train Service is canceled today, as well. Frank and michelle,