Because you are making conditions better that makes it easier when people are finally crossing the border trade so i agree we should measure it. We should make sure we are not only looking at between the ports of entry but considering the over stays and active ports of entry and to the point made earlier, creating a legal way to come to work would be a huge benefit to allowing the folks who are on the line to focus their attention on the people you are really worried about which is your criminals and bad actors. Yes, one over there. Chris with the aclu. I wonder if you could say more but the doubling of order patrol you mentioned. In retrospect were at the time were you concerned it was going too fast oversight and Accountability Measures were in keeping up with expansion . You know i think the concern was to increase the population of Border Patrol in a way that would allow people to be adequately trained and mentored recognizing that you need to bring people out into the field with e
So item 3 commissioner, back to you and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items cell phones cause microphone interference so the board respectfully asked they be turned off and for people standing because of the fire codes people need to find a chair here in the room or go to the overflow room in room 408 so if we could fill in the empty seats approval for the minutes of the march 17. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor, say i. Opposed . The is have it. Item 5 directors please be advised no closed session at the end of today is agenda item 6 unfinished. Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, please okay. Go ahead. Item 6 introduction of new business by Board Members. Approved. Thank you just hearing from the Disability Community a few others around the communities have advised concerns about the private counterpart shuttles on charge i do not and thank yous some Movement Based name those contribute to people gett
Special recognize of employees i want to ask our director kate to come forward and as shes coming up a short trip i want to acknowledge on one of her presses williams and her team with the San Franciscopar trait they will be recognized for kworn the transportation cal act at having a Exemplar Program in california it is quite an honor its the program is being recognized for the Board Network ever service including the service par taxi service and the grocery shuttle and the debit card and the Escort Program which is a program for customers would go disabilities were in the process of developing association is the largest Transit Association in the state with more than 3 hundred members so its a pretty big deal their recognizing our paratransit folks so thank you to her staff and her team with that ill turn it over to kate to recognize other staff. Hi good afternoon kate happy to be here way to honor outstanding staff and theres a really fantastic team at the taxi and assessable service
Since the day she started shes gone above and beyond the customers here positive energy has brightened up the officer and had a positive impact on everyone that she served n even in challenging situations that come up from time to time shows handled that request calm and minced her presence and has a positive solution and outcome you not only did they handle additional tasks and challenges assigned to her one the first was the planned the taxi driver Appreciation Night we had music and food at a venue another selma arts and she handled the whole thing another important project shes completed the a card seniority list that involves 9 thousand files older police and Taxi Commission files to establish that a card seniority list this project has taken a long time and, yes jason men i believe her mother is here as well clapping. so very honored and grateful for this award i know that if i didnt have such a great team i wouldnt be up here accepting this award i want to thank the taxis that p
Advised no closed session at the end of today is agenda item 6 unfinished. Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, please okay. Go ahead. Item 6 introduction of new business by Board Members. Approved. Thank you just hearing from the Disability Community a few others around the communities have advised concerns about the private counterpart shuttles on charge i do not and thank yous some Movement Based name those contribute to people getting around town, however there are concerns about the lack of accessibility for people in wheelchairs and guide dogs perhaps get a report on what necessary deal with mta at all whether they use our stops to comply with concern laws would be really good for us to know. Director reiskin can you come back with a report. Thank you, director. Thank you. Any other new business. I wanted to bring up the unfortunate cable car accident one of our operators was hit by a car that was Illegal Passing a cable car i know that safety in vision zero extended not only to the