Aye. There is no discussion of anticipated litigation in closed session today. Also like to welcome [inaudible] relacing rob [inaudible] the City Attorney. Thank you for being here. Pleasure to be here. Introduction of new business by Board Members. Nope. Seeing none. Iletal 7, director report. Director riscon members of the board qu public and staff. Want to start by asking the director of tax and Accessible Services to come forward. I am so pleased to be mere in honor of joyce furrow. She is the executive assistant in the tax twigez division. I was not the one who nominated her, it was the colleagues. She had positive feedback from everyone in the division and she is outstanded so we are excited to honor her today. She isa mazing contribution to the division and with sth mta for be years and the city for 15. She is the hub of our division and she comes to everyone and if you need help, what do you need, how can i improve and be better. She asked to work the window with the taxi drivers so she can get a better understanding of the drivers and their issues. She asks questions every day and volunteer ited to [inaudible] she is a Customer Service person and a face of joy and helpfulness and she is a real team player and presents best in everything she does. She volunteered to over see the driver scanning project and cleaned out our backwhat do we call that . The storage room was floor to ceiling boxes and within a month we can see the floor and dollar are table squz shelving space so she gets things done and her can do attitude is just infuses our entire division so i want to say on behalf of the whole division and maybe if the team can stand up those that were able to make it today. She has a lot of supporters in the room, lets give joyce a round of applause. Congratulations. Very well deserved. [applause] the mta board i thank you. It is a great blessing and honor to work and serve my fellow colleges at mta tax and accessible service. They make my job a piece of cake. [inaudible] is to create a work place that delivers Outstanding Service in the taxi staff promises to do everything we can to help ourselves and each other honor our agreement coninstructively and compassionately. On behalf of our team, [inaudible] genie, alvin, eric, samantha, peter, michael scott, andres [inaudible] i accept the certificate of appreciation and strive to continue to do my best when called upon. I shall shover you with a smile. Together everyone achieves more. Thank you. On behalf of board of directors thank you and congrat ulations for your Outstanding Service number of short items to give you updates on. First, want to let you know last month we launched a program to honor our employees for years of service they provide to the city and mta. Initially rerecognized more than 5 thousand employees. With a certificate or a pen dependent on what level they hit. 9 of the employees we recognized had more than 40 years of city mta service so very grateful for their commitment to Public Service for more than 4 decades. Joyce just made reference to goal 4 of our plan which is about recognizing and empowering the workforce and this program is one initiative that came out of feedback we got on how to advance progress on that goal so want to let you know about it and thank the employees of the sfmta to the city and the agency. There is a lot of good work in the agency and this is one small way we decided to acknowledge them. Another acknowledgment, this may i rtd inrupt you . I would like to demonstrate how this program is working. I have a 5 year pin for you. 2 employees and the other employees celebrate 25 years. [applause] the program seem tooz work pretty well got my work cut out for me. 25 years. Thank you. So, next thing i want to mention a pretty significant achievement for the agency that i think to some extent reflects who we are as city. The American PublicTransportation Association recently awarded the sfmta with their platinum level sustainability commitment recognition. This is award is given to agencies achieving significant level in 11 basepineline measure such as emegzs and Energy Reduction and at least 40 sustainability action items, things like the by odiesel program or solar installation. It is a rigorous program to achieve Different Levels of recognition and we are now one of just 3 transit agencies in the country to have achieved the platinum level award. Mta and sound transit in seattle be the other 2. The award included 40 action and stretch goals feechinging energy use reduction, zero waste and no emission fleets as well as the broader impacts we make on the transportation sector being the cities Transportation Department such as through livable streets and mode shift. So, we are pretty proud to have gotten the achievement. We wereprieveiate acknowledged as a gold sustainability to achieve platinum puts up in the very small number of agencies across the country which i think [inaudible] in city hall from the people of San Francisco we have a ethic that manifests in what we do every day so i ptd to congratulate everybody in the city and agency for that achievement. Next i wanted to mention that fewer than 2 weeks ago the first year of the state legislatures 2 year legislation ended and Governor Brown made the final decisions on what bills he would sign and which he would veto. Our Government Affairs team led by kate green was instrumental in sponsoring tracking monitoring and reming amendments and following the legislative process to many the bills in play in the first year of the 2 year session. There are just 2 successs i want to note, one is ab 1287 sponsored by david chew and what that did is made our transit only lane enforcement program. The sis where we have the cameras in our buses to identify violations of transit only lanes to make that a permanent program. We previous had authorization from the state legislature on the pilot basis. Now we have permanent authorization for that program. It was backed by a analysis that we did and submit today the ledge slaich squr the governor for their consideration that documented the efficacy of the program see grateful to Assembly Member squlu very grateful to have that law in place. The other one i wanted to note was sb 413, which was sponsored by center wicousky who i believe is from Southern California and this was put forward at our request and what it does is decriminalizes youth fair citation. There is a strange situation in state law where for adult fair evaders we had the option of charging that as is civil infraction but didnt have the option for youth. We worked with some of the folks who are in the room today to make muni free for youth we thought it incustant there is no tool in state law to allow to address youth fair evasion in the same way with adults. The governor signed that bill so we can enforce youth fair violations in a non criminal way. I note it is about 1 percent perhaps of the fair citation go to youth in the first place so it wasnt a big issue but when we do issue those we didnt want to do that in a way that would send youth into the court system. 2 victories among many other things happening in the state legislative session and will keep you posted as the second year the session begins in jan. I wanted to just catch you up on an effort that we have initiated betwoon the mta, transportation authority, and office of economic and Work Force Development, the Mayors Office and Planning Department to embark on long range Transportation Planning for San Francisco. We already have plan bay area, the regions land use and Transportation Plan which projects growth through 2040. Significant amount of growth in jobs and housing and what we are under taking to do is look that needs of the Transportation System are or will be to support that growth to 2040 and beyond. Some of the more significant transportation investments in our life times have come through this coordinateed planning such as the bart system, such as the 4 corridors plan which is manifesting in the central subway and van ness brt projects. Utwhat we are doing with these agencies and with the public is undertake a land use driven and data driven and policy driven Transportation Planning exercise. There are many erfbts happening already such as a regional core capacity transit study, our own rail study planning for the things like the down town extension of cal train and will leverage all those existing effort and well be back to you probably early 2016 with a update at which time we start to thpublic process. One the deliverables assuming it is adopted by the board of supervisor is the subway Master Plan Update that supervisor wiener called for. Assuming the board adopts that one of the deliverables that will come from the planning process will be that master plan that they call for. Last 2 items a couple construction related ish ue. Not too long ago i know director rubky mentions it, it was labor day weeblgd we shut down 4th and king to build the tie in for the central subway. Currentry the trains come up 4th and go east on embark daro. [inaudible] the work we started and resume in a few weeks is cunl pleat the rail tie in as well as the signal and switch system so in the future while the n trains will go east the t trains will go north. We are doing the second phase of that construction which will take about 7 days. It will start on friday november 6 after theit will start in the evening of november 6 and go through that weekend and through the following week and the following friday night ending on saturday november 14. We recognize that it creates disruption, some noise and other impacts in the immediate area which well work hard to mitigate as we did the first time around. Also transportation convenience wile we do this but it is important work and aware the new train system will tie into the existing system so we started putting information out in terms of travel and traffic impacts and do our best to minimize all of those impacts. We have a lot of outreach and public meet jgz other ways we get the word out about this and well work during the closure from november 6 to the 14 to make sure it goes as smooth as as possible. This is thewe did a smaller part the intersection last time and this is a larger part which is why it pake takes more time. We will have to come back to do the final surface finish but this is a big chunk of the work but a important mile stone for the central subway. The last one is yesterday the department of public works started construction on a project of ours to implement the first raised bike way in San Francisco. It is a small installation on eastbound market from goth to 12th state and takes about 4 weeks to put in so should be in before thanksgiving. The 24 it will be completed and will give a opportunity to test the construction methods and materials and design, but also the User Experience and the safety impacts of it so well do a comprehensive evaluation comparing before and after but a great opportunities proven successful in the world else where. Well see how it does here. That conclude my report. I gave you the pin i nudged to say the board has 2 employees and do it annually and did this recently and are pleased are director riscons lead ership. Also want the public to know the board has great faith in roburta boom rer who is board secretary and great analyzer of all things and fortunate to have the 2. Members , anything else . I did hear such good feedback from about the the experience in the silty about how great a host San Francisco mta is was and what a lot of work mrs. Boomer did on organizing and getting things sorted out so congratulations on that. No one indicated a interest on a matter discussed by mr. Riscon and seeing none we will move on item 8 to the Advisory Counsel report. Mr. Weaver isnt here so there is no report. [inaudible] this is a opportunity for members to address the board on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the sfmta board and not on todays calendar. I will readwe have a number of speakers who indicated a interest here. Anth an baluster will start followed by [inaudible] good afternoon. Good afternoon. [inaudible] director riscon. My name is anthony baluster and [inaudible] i am also local 258 Union Representative [inaudible] im not here representing the union and i am mot authorized to make a statement on behamp of the union, i am here of my own accord. I would like to take a momentf silence for mark courier. Thank you very much. Mark cureier is a gentlemen that was taken from us and he is in a better place now. My thoughts and prayers go to his family. [inaudible] he has a 9 year old girl. I have a daughter who is 3 years old and leaving my daughter at that age it would have been hard. Im in continuous contact with the [inaudible] involved and [inaudible] his prayer jz thoughts are with the family constantly every day. I dont want to take attention away from mark cureier or his family or daughter but you can make San Francisco a safer place and that is what we want. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Mark gleesen fallowed by herbt wineer and cathy dulukea good afternoon, mark gleesen with teamster joint counsel 7. We are here again today. I know this is a item that soout there and will continue to be talked about. Im talking about the labor harmony clause which was approved by the board of supervisors some months ago and hope it will be implemented soon after you review involving the pilot Shuttle Program. I want to emphasize the importance of this is beyond something a labor union might want. The acrimony goes off and found during a labor dispute in prive ate property is because of the Shuttle Program spilling over to sfmta bus stops t. Isnt something we look forward and sure muni riders are not appreciative. The subsidy that comes along with the [inaudible] that happens in Public Transit in the private sector is coming out of the wallets literally of the drivers we talk to every day in the Shuttle Programism very simply, those drivers are making very substandard wage squz benefits and something needs to be done. We are not asking the commission to doany of that but until something is done this issue will continue to bubble up. We are asking for the implementation of this approved resolution by the board of supervisors assist all you in have agclean and well run transit agency. Thank you. Herbert wineer and cathy delukea herbert winy. Muni celebrates all year because every day it has a hoary story. Muni [inaudible] has been based on supply and demand and not actual need of passengers. It is predicated on the great goos for the greatest number instid of suvs for all. If you dont make the cut for the criteria of supply z demand you like seen years and disables are cast into the shadows forced to walk lodge distance tooz the bus stop [inaudible] fast pass for seniors and the disabled. If they are lucky there will be a bus stop at the social Service Agency or recreation center, otherwise they are out of luck. More buses should have binl a tded to the most frequently used routes and the less utilized self alone. Millions if not billions have been spent on research, publicity and wasted hours. Some aspects are left out, kindness, compassion and concern for the least advantage. [inaudible] comment on the physically frail having to work a quarter of the mile to the bus stop, stated walking is good for you. [inaudible] rational in themselves are [inaudible] hardship of many will face. You did not have to dothis, should not do this now and never should do this. Please provide services for everyone. Cathy delukea followed by ed heely and gum g lee good afternoon chairman and Board Members. Cathy delukea and Program Manager for walks of San Francisco and here today to urge the city to make the intersection of kearny and clay safer for pedestrians [inaudible] which allows all pedestrians to cross at the same time while all vehiclevise to wait is something the community is asking for. Walk San Francisco started a petition last thursday for a scamble at the intersection and received 260 signatures since thursday for this treatment and for good reason. On june 17 of this year 77 year old [inaudible] was hit by car and killed when crossing kearny and clay. The crash we know was not a accident. Kearny is one of the cities high injury corridors. We know it is a dangerous street. In addition between 2007 and 20127 people at this intersection were seriously injured in traffic collisions so we know something has to be done at this intersection to protect lives. We appreciate the mta wants to study the corridor in depth and do a comprehensive treatment and understand that approach butd woe know the sf [inaudible] did a detailed study and even if there wasnt a study done we sneed to do something now. We cant wait another, day, month or year or wait the 3 years it would take to improve the entire corridor. We cant wait for someone else to get killed. Im here to urge the bord to step up again as you have done many times in your commitment to vision zero and have the city install a scamble at the intersection of kearny and clay. Edheely, gum g lee. James wong. Good to see you all again director. First off i would like to congratulate you on the safe street plan on market, i think it is a marfbalist success. Everybody that gets in the cab is so happy to see everything flowing so smoothly. However, i am here