Funding that we can obtain is actually used for transit, and one of the arguments that ive been making for the last few years we have gotten into a bad habit in San Francisco from diverting transit money to other admittedly important policy needs, whether its impact fees we see it all the time. Transit impact fees are non existent or low and other fees are high and for other important needs. We saw it when a bunch of muni money was shifted over to the Police Department in the form of a traffic work order which fortunately is starting to be reduced and i think we will continue to see for example the vehicle license fee and we assume its going on the ballot for next november and were all supportive of it. Its my view the bulk of that money should be used for Public Transportation, but there are people who have all sorts of ideas. I met with a group last week that wants a good portion to go to health and Human Services and while its very important to have good health and Human Services in
Hair though. For those that dont know what virgins are undyed or and i dont want you to change the waterfront because the warriors let them play in oakland because oakland wants them; right . But they want you to change the waterfront for them, so please dont do that. You see i cant even walk but my heart is in the right place. Right jim . You bet. Okay. Thank you mrs. Dearman. Okay. Mr. Lazarus and let me call i an additional card. Go ahead. Thank you supervisors and congratulations on supervisor chius engagement. The chambers work closely with members of the board, with supervisor wiener, with the department on a variety of revenue ideas to move forward mtas mission to provide effective transit for the city. As was mentioned earlier today the chamber is a cosponsor with the Labor Council allowing the state law to move forward next year with the vehicle license fee and we concur with the comments from supervisors today that need tos focused on transportation and transscpitd our own po
Budget and timeline so we can properly set the public expectations like the library and hospital projects and the rec and park projects. Thank you. And just a i guess we are tag teaming today and follow up on the issue of project delivery. I mean i will be the first to advocate that as important as our political process is that at times we allow the political process to go on with no end in sight and repeat itself and decisions never become public and shown with the major drama around a modest piece of ceqa legislation that i sponsored and that we just passed thank you colleagues. Its a hard issue, but beyond ceqa and process issues i know there has been some discussion about the mtas own process or multidesigns of process that some agencies dont have and maybe could use another look, and i am also glad to hear about the renewed top Level Management focus on moving Capital Projects through the mta, so i really want to encourage that. Its been my experience on some projects at least thi
Community engagement is effective but there is factors outside of what we can manage as an industry that impact the timelines but its something were focused on and want to make sure whatever resources we have whether from the federal government, the State Government or regionally or locally we put them into the ground and benefit the Transportation System directly. I appreciate your focus on this. We had so many transit related projects from Market Street to the subway and various other projects where initial deadlines and budgets slip and i appreciate your focus on this. To the extent of all of the projects we can continue to publicly put our goals out, put our schedules out, and budgets out and when we slip know there is real accountability in the departments. Anything that you can do to provide more transparency and accountability would deal with the frustration that the public and many of us feel with the projects that dont meet the deadlines. Understood and with the Capital Improv
As well so were trying to be effective and smart in planning for the ceqa process and the Community Engagement is effective but there is factors outside of what we can manage as an industry that impact the timelines but its something were focused on and want to make sure whatever resources we have whether from the federal government, the State Government or regionally or locally we put them into the ground and benefit the Transportation System directly. I appreciate your focus on this. We had so many transit related projects from Market Street to the subway and various other projects where initial deadlines and budgets slip and i appreciate your focus on this. To the extent of all of the projects we can continue to publicly put our goals out, put our schedules out, and budgets out and when we slip know there is real accountability in the departments. Anything that you can do to provide more transparency and accountability would deal with the frustration that the public and many of us f