The citys strategic fiscal solutions, and collaborate with the various transit agencies and various city agencies that would play a big role in this major project of connection between the Transit Center and the 14th kings station as well as the other operators that would utilize the transbay Transit Center, the high speed rail, as well as caltrain. Supervisor safai okay. Thank you. Colleagues, any questions . I think her experience speaks for itself. Now well hear from our second applicant, is director tilly chang. Good afternoon, chair safai. Supervisor safai good evening, really. Good evening, supervisors. Tilly chang, executive director of the county transportation authority. Im pleased to seek your support for my appointment to the seat four, the alternate seat for the same tjpa board of directors. Im happy to present a brief overview although you have it in my application. Im happy to speak to the tjpa, but im happy to serve as you wish. Supervisor safai i think were very knowled
Have been the president of the league of women voters for three years. Ive been sitting on the board for eight years. When i started my work with the league excuse me basically working hand in hand with the ballot simplification sitting member, whereby i developed the pro and con guide for the league and helped distribute that english, spanish, and chinese. Ive never been to a Hearing Committee meeting because of the nature of my relationship with the pro and con guide meant that i met regularly with adele for briefing. I guess speaking to the residency waiver that im asking for, i used to be a San Francisco resident. I lived in district three, i lived in district two, and as we discussed at great length this afternoon, i had to leave the city. I couldnt afford to live here anymore. I couldnt afford to raise a family here, and yet my dedication to San Francisco continues now with sitting on the board and now acting as the president of the league of women voters, and thank you. Supervis
And its the wrong tree in the wrong place thats you know, i planted hundred of trees my family was part of nature and i just wanted to get moved in. Thank you. I appreciate our comments i certainly sthim intents having had large trees in front of any house they were put in and were fine but after 60 or 70 years the roots were taking over the sidewalk and the lawns and branches falling almost on the house fortunately i got them out of this and put in appropriate trees not to inappropriate heights thats part of the argument and the other question for staff they dping said there were eight or ten landmarked trees on private property i forgot the number. Yeah. From the department of investment 8 on private property and how many of those in the backyard. All 8 of them. They have in the back so this is in a persistent he setting. No there was one landmarked in the backyard. And i have id like to speak to the representative from the urban Forestry Council i have questions i understand there i
Wrong place thats you know, i planted hundred of trees my family was part of nature and i just wanted to get moved in. Thank you. I appreciate our comments i certainly sthim intents having had large trees in front of any house they were put in and were fine but after 60 or 70 years the roots were taking over the sidewalk and the lawns and branches falling almost on the house fortunately i got them out of this and put in appropriate trees not to inappropriate heights thats part of the argument and the other question for staff they dping said there were eight or ten landmarked trees on private property i forgot the number. Yeah. From the department of investment 8 on private property and how many of those in the backyard. All 8 of them. They have in the back so this is in a persistent he setting. No there was one landmarked in the backyard. And i have id like to speak to the representative from the urban Forestry Council i have questions i understand there is one here i guess it is rose
Has extensive roots what are the roots doing are they damaging the house or property in any way. Well, nothing grows underneath the tree and the branches fall off all the time it is severely hanging over into the next lot a messy tree i prefer to plant trees appropriate to the lot which are flowering or natural stuff as opposed to something that is totally just inappropriate and the roots and the sewer system and its the wrong tree in the wrong place thats you know, i planted hundred of trees my family was part of nature and i just wanted to get moved in. Thank you. I appreciate our comments i certainly sthim intents having had large trees in front of any house they were put in and were fine but after 60 or 70 years the roots were taking over the sidewalk and the lawns and branches falling almost on the house fortunately i got them out of this and put in appropriate trees not to inappropriate heights thats part of the argument and the other question for staff they dping said there were