Welcome to the sfmta online budget open house top to ask a question about the key transportation decisions to be made for fiscal years 2021, 2022. Call 415 6462222 [speaking foreign language] good evening im Jeffrey Tumlin San Francisco director of transportation. Welcome to the sfmta Budget Online open house. I know that this is very difficult time for all of us as the coronavirus situation unfolds. Were all thinking about how we keep ourselves and family safe, how we deal with our children at home and how to prepare for the financial consequences unfolding all around the world. Im grateful that you joined us at this time. We understand the challenge of having budget conversation given Everything Else that is going on. Yet, in order for Government Services to continue, Government Agencies need to have a budget. Were mandated by the San Francisco charter to submit a budget to the mayor of San Francisco and the board of supervisors by may 1st. A budget that is rooted in this agencys val
[speaking foreign language] good evening im Jeffrey Tumlin San Francisco director of transportation. Welcome to the sfmta Budget Online open house. I know that this is very difficult time for all of us as the coronavirus situation unfolds. Were all thinking about how we keep ourselves and family safe, how we deal with our children at home and how to prepare for the financial consequences unfolding all around the world. Im grateful that you joined us at this time. We understand the challenge of having budget conversation given Everything Else that is going on. Yet, in order for Government Services to continue, Government Agencies need to have a budget. Were mandated by the San Francisco charter to submit a budget to the mayor of San Francisco and the board of supervisors by may 1st. A budget that is rooted in this agencys value. We understand that even if the mayor decides to use the Emergency Declaration to extend the deadline of our budget, we still need an adopted budget as a Referen
Directors . I am hearing on tow you are comfortable with option two. There are three of us to speak here. That is what i was getting from that group moving in that direction. I am getting on the fare policy you are in the middle. Well maybe the director was on one side and director themingger was on the other. What i heard from the four was there was except acceptance of the premise and which option to use to fill it. One point to clarify with regard to the fare policy and indexes is the board has always had certain goals, equity being one of them, ease of access to the system. Those goals have always existed with regard to the fare policy. With regard to indexing the question is from all of our transit fares, are we increasing the revenues to match the cost of the labor and cpi . Within the proposals before you, you are meeting the spirit of the fare policy and hitting the revenue mark. The trigger of the cost is resulting in the need to collect more revenue from the fare media, diffe
Rightofway they frame geary. Geary ask a boundary in the back. I think there is interest in having it more a boulevard where they would face across and be more connected. That is a conversation point with the community. I made add to that. I think our bone zoning boundaries our zoning boundaries are in the center of the street. Early on when we looked at the geary project they did evaluate filling in the pit of geary, unfortunately, the costs were astronomical. It will keep the there and we are forced to deal with that for some time. What do you do in light of the fact it is not going away . That is something over time we have to look at. I agree with you. I just want to say that this makes me very, very happy. I feel like your department is doing outstanding work. Thank you, director. Shortly after seeing and understanding the process that you went be through to get the guidelines down as well. I think this shows such a deep understanding of the community, but also a Good Relationship
Commissioner fung. roll call . So moved. That passes unanimously 60. I want to Say Something that i should have said. My brain is moving slowly today. I wanted to wish commissioner johnson a very happy birthday. Thank you for being here, being a trooper for a long day today. Thank you. Happy birthday. Item 12. 2018016625dnc for 50 post street. Downtown project authorization. Good afternoon. The project before you is downtown project authorization for the crocker retail galleria 50 post street. It is a three Story Building with vaulted glass ceiling. In addition it is fronted with a small third frontage on the west side. The galleria and project also including the three story retail building located between the main portion and the ad jaysant adjacent hotel. It was approved in 1979 and constructed in 1983 as part of a larger project which included a tower and 25 montgomery and 111 sutter. That is all into the new galleria. The project today only involves the building itself and no modif