Committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Hearommittee is meeting to from the administrator of the transportation security administration, david michalski. For leading a workforce of a approximately 60,000 employees. The Security Operations in nearly 450 airports throughout the u. S. , the federal air marshal service, and shared security for highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Tsas meeting to discuss role in keeping our Transportation System secure. Before we begin, i would like to welcome and Bank Administrator david but housekeeper ski for joining us this morning. To discuss a range of important topics. Committee have just been briefed in a classified setting by the dhs Inspector General and the administrator about specific vulnerabilities to our Aviation Security. Quite frankly, i think i speak for all of us when i say that we found that briefing disturbing. We need to do more to confront the growing t
Broadcasting todays hearing. And item two, please . Item two, chairs report, this is an information item. Thank you. Colleagues, this has been an exciting month for the Transportation Authority. Last friday i was very happy to join with commissioner kims office to to the cal tran and the chp, and the federal highway administration, and the metropolitan commission, and this was the first major capitol project delivered by the traness powertation authority. And the new ramps provide safe access, and are the first of many Infrastructure Projects planned for the Treasure Island and yerba buena island, i want to con gr congratulate the director, and for competing the 98 Million Dollar project on time and on budget. And i also would like to congratulate cal trans in the opening of the bike and the pedestrian an path, connect tg to the island on sunday. And this regional link was much anticipated on by many people. And a lot of people are going to benefit from this improved access. And so thi
The minutes of the october 18 regular meeting any Public Comment boomer . Know mister chairman moved and seconded. All those in favor say, aye so ordered. Item 5 communications. German nolan directors none. Item 6 introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members 52 things to bring up with from the headlines. The first is if we could perhaps get clarification or update on the Service Animal policy. I know that was a new story that was kind of waiting around and i think that its one of those things theres a lot of misinformation out there. You hear a lot of things dogs are okay if they paid up there. Service animals always okay maybe we could clarify that not just for our benefit for the publics benefit. Also for the police will actually have to enforce it if its ever enforce. Then the second one is this is something that we been hearing a lot of correspondence on. The diy street changes being done by an organization in San Francisco and i know there is such a public appetite
Diy street changes being done by an organization in San Francisco and i know there is such a public appetite for Street Safety and while we are diligently working through all of these things i think that the d i y st. Changes are removed from sf mta gets a bit confusing for people so maybe we could get a memo on that and answer specifically some of the email questions that come to us. I just feel that we sort of open to the public to explain how street changes go through and why we would like to see them go faster, what is our policy in terms of the need to go through the process in order to make sure were not only kidding everybody safe with our not leaving ourselves exposed to lawsuits and making the right changes in the right place on our schedule. Members consent will ask director reiskin to come back and report on those items. Ms. Boomer item 7 directors report. Good afternoon members of the chair and numbers of the Board Members of the staff here at. I want to give you a vision z
Please take roll call brinkman and, present. Borden will be with us shortly as well director heinicke nolan, present. Ramos, present. Please be advised roger rubke will be absent from todays meeting but you do have a quorum to proceed with business at hand. Item 3 announcement of probation sound producing devices during the meeting. Item 4, approval of the minutes of the october 18 regular meeting any Public Comment boomer . Know mister chairman moved and seconded. All those in favor say, aye so ordered. Item 5 communications. German nolan directors none. Item 6 introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members 52 things to bring up with from the headlines. The first is if we could perhaps get clarification or update on the Service Animal policy. I know that was a new story that was kind of waiting around and i think that its one of those things theres a lot of misinformation out there. You hear a lot of things dogs are okay if they paid up there. Service animals always okay