Part of it across the whole country, learn about new things and feel the power of this solar system we live in. Host we had someone earlier talk about their interest in how the eclipse will affect gravity. What can be learned from this one event . Event,this particular and the right geometry, it thews us to see a part of solar atmosphere that we dont usually get to see, even with special spacecraft, so it gives on somethingnt eye that affects us daily. That is the physics we are trying to get our hands around. The earth responds in the earth in the path of totality. Ocean, vegetation, all that stuff responds. We will have observers across the country making measurements and watching the earthwork. These are some of the exciting aspects of what this eclipse across america can do for us. Includese technology hotair balloons and jet technology. We we have a limited have 11 satellites investigating this with air balloons and there will be the Solar Dynamics observatory. We will be watching
Committee meeting of San Francisco Transportation Authority. Im katy tang and to the left is commissioner peskin, avalos and to my right, commissioner cohen. The clerk is steve steamose and like to thank jim smith and [inaudible] with that if we can go to roll call. Item 1, commissioner avalos, present. Cohen, present. Commissioner farrell, absent. Commissioner peskin, present. Commissioner tang, present. We have quorum if we can call item 2. Item 2 Citizen Advisory Committee report. We have chris [inaudible] our cac chair good morning commissioners. Here to report on 4 items in the packet. Improving west side. Most of the comments include things like need to look more closely at non commute hours, [inaudible] to bart which is item 9. More attention paid to commuters traveling to south bay and multiagency efforts to create private commuter shuttles. Our comment were mostly about clarification on the selection of Fund Allocation and Public Comment include concerns about geo graphic equi
Rosens our clerk is awe debris id like to thank Jessie Larson and leo from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting madam clerk, any announcements . Electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the march 29, 2016 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you very much is there a representative from supervisor yees office here . No, not yet okay well, lets commissioner low is supported this item we have shannon from the Planning Department that is here to present on his behalf welcome shannon good afternoon, everyone. Im Stockton Ferguson Planning Department staff for the landmark designation on san marcus the forest neighborhood can i have the overhead the Historic Preservation commission added this to the cal house preservation on june 2011 the hpc designation for july 2017 open cement 16, 2015 did hpgsz conducted on exterior and barrier of the property on october 7, 2015,
Selection of Fund Allocation and Public Comment include concerns about geo graphic equity. 11 million in prop k and [inaudible] approved with [inaudible] and on capacity update item 8, our comment were mostly on lrt, on the timeframe of delivery, citing the increases around demand projection indicated the lrt should be indicated now. [inaudible] greater investment in transit that can handle increased demand and serve the existing population. With that, take any questions thank you for your report and weighing in on the west side sar. Seeing nor questions or comments well open up to public common. Item 2 . Seeing none Public Comment is closed. If we can go through the consent calendar, 3 to 4 are considered routine and staff not to present on the item. If a member objects any item cz be removed and considered separately seeing no questions any Public Comment on the consent calendar . Seeing none public comrnt is closed. On the consent calendar, avalos, aye. Commissioner cohen, aye. Comm
I was not the chairman when i came up and it is not permanent work. When i became chairman of h. R. Staffing were taken to make sure be redoing more collaborative vacation in psp like are you still advance it not . It is not within right now. It is in part in the spirit it is completely positive and we have been working with Stakeholder Community through an Advisory Panel on the issue of the single window and imports. We are running a pilot that will come out in a few and we are trying to get it right. We are having this exact collaborations. Okay, my time is out. Ive got one other question, but i will submit the question to you in writing. I thank you can yield back. A chair now recognizes the gentleman said from texas for five minutes. I think the chair. A special welcome to a former house colleague. Good to see you again. I want to talk about nanotechnology. As in 1985 graduate of Rice University in houston, texas we are proud that two of our professors robert crowe and Richard Smal