Commissioner peskin present. Commissioner preston present. Commissioner ronen absent. Commissioner safai absent. Commissioner stefani absent. Present commissioner walton present we have quorum. Thank you, madam clerk ive received requests from commissioners commissioner safai and commissioner chan also objections upcoming to grand that request i believe you have a Public Comment announcement. For members of the public interested in participating in this meeting we welcome our attention inperson in the elective chamber in room 250 or serve the meeting live add sfgovtv. Org remotely the best way dial the number on your screen. Legislative chamber, room 250, city hall watch sf cable channel 26 or 99 depending on your provider watch 2663 506 8858 to make Public Comment on an item, when the item is called, dial 3 to be added to the queue to speak. Speak. When your 2 minutes are up, we will move on to the next caller. Calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. Calls taken i
gavel gavel county Transportation Authority meeting this morning at 10 00 am. , tuesday, may 21, 2024. Im chair mandelman serve as chair and our vice chair is commissioner melgar and thank you, sfgovtv and our clerk clerk yvette lopezjessop madam clerk, call the roll. Absolutely commissioner chan absent. Commissioner dorsey presents. Commissioner engardio present. Chair mandelman present. Commissioner melgar absent. Commissioner peskin present. Commissioner preston present. Commissioner ronen absent. Commissioner safai absent. Commissioner stefani absent. Present commissioner walton present we have quorum. Thank you, madam clerk ive received requests from commissioners commissioner safai and commissioner chan also objections upcoming to grand that request i believe you have a Public Comment announcement. For members of the public interested in participating in this meeting we welcome our attention inperson in the elective chamber in room 250 or serve the meeting live add sfgovtv. Org r
Public comment callin dial 14156550001 access code 2664 232 9116 password sfgov dial star 3 to be added to speak in the queue. In addition to inperson Public Comment, the commission will hear up to 15 minutes of remote Public Comment on each agenda item. The commission will hear remote Public Comment on each item in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 15minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote Public Comment. Remote i will now call roll. [roll call] you have a quorum. Item 2. President s welcome. Well start with the land acknowledgment. Ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement the San Francisco Fire Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have n
Public comment callin dial 14156550001 access code 2664 232 9116 password sfgov dial star 3 to be added to speak in the queue. In addition to inperson Public Comment, the commission will hear up to 15 minutes of remote Public Comment on each agenda item. The commission will hear remote Public Comment on each item in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 15minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote Public Comment. Remote i will now call roll. [roll call] you have a quorum. Item 2. President s welcome. Well start with the land acknowledgment. Ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement the San Francisco Fire Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have n
Yield my time. You. Lets hear from the next caller, please. Hello caller, are you with us . Ladies and gentlemen of the board, good evening. I stand before you today to discuss a issue that effects each and every resident of our community. The state of our Public Transit system. As our cities grow, so does the need for reliable efficient and sustainable transit network. Lets talk about accessible. Currently many areas are under served by Public Transit forcing to rely on personal vehicles. This not exacerbates transferic but also limits opportunity for those who cannot afford a car. We must expand our bus and train routes to reach these areas and offer more frequent service, especially during peak hours. Secondly, affordability is a concern. High fares discourage from using Public Transit. I propose we explore options for subsidized fares for low income families, student, senior and most importantly immigrants. We need to purchase as many cattle cars a we can andback to home land to ru