Would like to thank jim and Jennifer Lowe from sf govtv. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner farrell, commissioner breed, commissioner yee, commissioner tang. We have a quorum. Item 2. Citizen Advisory Committee item. Good morning, commissioners, short today which is nice for all of us. Item no. 4 was the only allocation request we took up and it was mostly centered and signals and specifics which werent really addressed because its not part of the allocation request. But some of the things we were thinking of were pedestrian signaling and cross streets and bike network and we were told the primary focus of the request was for the signal lights but mta would look as to whether or not these items would be able to follow. And regarding the Equity Project and specifics primarily how they plan to engage riders from cultural backgrounds and padilla expanded the details quite well and we are quite happy with the resulting discussion we had with that. A couple of things in our new busin
[ gavel ] all right. Good morning. Welcome to our november 3, 2015, plans and programs meeting of the ta. Happy election day. I hope everyone got out and voted. Im katie tang, chair of the committee and we have to my right commissioner london breed and norman yee and i would like to thank jim and Jennifer Lowe from sf govtv. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner farrell, commissioner breed, commissioner yee, commissioner tang. We have a quorum. Item 2. Citizen Advisory Committee item. Good morning, commissioners, short today which is nice for all of us. Item no. 4 was the only allocation request we took up and it was mostly centered and signals and specifics which werent really addressed because its not part of the allocation request. But some of the things we were thinking of were pedestrian signaling and cross streets and bike network and we were told the primary focus of the request was for the signal lights but mta would look as to whether or not these items would be able to fo
For the next item [inaudible] good afternoon commissioners. Today is worlds aids day and there are lots of events going around in the city, but just want to acknowledge because it is worlds aids day and [inaudible] who has stay would the department for i believe over 20 years and shell tell usill have her come up and say a couple words. She doesnt know this yet, Tracey Packer is the Program Director fl for the San Francisco aids foundation is a incredible leader in the aids field. [inaudible] where there was no treatment so as we moved in our medical advances she is leading in bringing that prevention and treatment together so want to bring her up for one minute and give her a hand. Please correct me on the number of years you are with the department. 23 is a half. Thank you very much everyone. It is true you become the pract director . Senior director of [inaudible] it is a very exciting opportunity because i think we will get to 0, the San Francisco aids foundation will support that
Thorough support to those coming out today to speak on this issue well be hearing from public works and the Controllers Office to present their naturals i see the idnuru. For making this success. Ill acknowledge supervisor wiener for putting three and four before director star are and commenting for your work on the Pit Stop Program i found to be successful as mr. Nuru will attest weve had a long, long problem with the j. C. Code toilets the one in front of the the Market Street and market and buchanan it was really just horrible and a lot of people myself included talked about how to move it elsewhere until it was completely fail people with or living in there and shooting up florida in under except for the call of nature. Thank you to mr. Nuru it is staffed and what it is not staffed it is closed for those specific hours and since it was taken into the Pit Stop Program ive not had a single complainant but the toilet ive noticed in the surrounding area and it shows what happened when
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