Children brian and christian. Brian im his own works were with sf mta in the Maintenance Department good christian words with the Sheriffs Department of san diego. In his retirement paul plans to focus on his familytthe grandkids [laughing]his family and his two 1956 patterns with these risk conditioning. As a member of the packard club car shows on pauls future. I want to take this time to congratulate him wrapping up a great career at this sfmta a and kim apperson will speak a few words about all. Mr. Anderson. Thanks very much. Appreciate the opportunity. Paul has been more than just being a great employee. He has been the person you can look up to. I mean youve got that many years on your belt in this business, youre bound to pretty much have an answer for just about everything that comes along. There isnt anything he has not seen we certainly still take advantage of this today. Just because a zero tired we still outlined to his home. So we still call him. But for me personally, it is been a fantastic journey and i feel like i would not be what i am today it wasnt for his guidance. So, to paul and to his family and everyone, it does my heart good. So, he deserves more than what we could possibly give him. So thank you very much, paul mr. Peterson come on behalf of the board of directors and the entire agency all people of the city thank you so much for your very impressive record of service for 39 years and four months. Wonderful. Were very grateful to you and wish you all the best in retirement. [applause] thank you very much. Good afternoon directors. I appreciate this recognition. A couple things i want to mention good one is changed and the other one is gratitude. As far as change, you can imagine after 39 years have seen a lot of change here. I started to transit operator and there was . 25. The discount there was five cents. There were still very interested i could not believe it. It was very reasonable done. I think we have one of the lowest fares back in that day. So it was pretty amazing. Thenanother thing about change is i want to mention that this agency has moved so far forward in all these years, its kind of stagnant for a while. We did not get to find then suddenly we just took off. Especially in the last 15 years or so its been really really much better with many many improvements in this agent. That ive seen. I first started with 345 brandnew trolley buses, electric trolley buses, and i was told 12 of them had a radius. The rest of them did not. So, latenight run musical Central Control could i make it on the logic i do not endorse residential area because there was no payphones around her. When the were payphones available, they were . 10. That also tells you how long ago did we were told we be reimbursed by the . 10. So, next is gratitude. I just want to thank all the Board Members for this recognition. I want to thank all my coworkers from all the divisions at mta. I could i do anything by myself. All i am is a part of team. People that work here at the agency these days and all of the desert divisions are mutually hard workers. Strong work ethic and good character and just amazing what ive seen in the years how hard people work these days. Especially managers and supervisors and of course, the operator is out there on the front lines. I do want to recognize our Training Team here. They been like family to me. Thats one of the things i feel bittersweet about is as and 30 i is i know its time to go but i hate leaving these people get it you would please, stand up our Management Team from training. [applause] [calling names]. Great people. Just great work ethic. I could not get measure of success without people like this. Backing me up and backing us up. We were together as a team in this agency. Its a wonderful place to work. I used to tell the new operators when they first came in, with a would introduce me they would say and how superintendent hes been here for 3039 years. I would get in front him and told him the reason i been here so long and have not left because theres wonderful people to work with. I hated to go but thats like it you have to block it once again, thank you for much for this recognition it is very much appreciated. [applause] thank you. Next i like to ask tom maguire sustainable streets directors come forward and recognize another longtime employee one who is also among the best rest City Employees of 29,000 us. Good afternoon directors. Ive the honor to recognize howard johnson. Mr. Johnson, please. Join us. Mr. Johnson is retiring after 16 years of service to a crossing guard program. He is wonderful crossing guard, conscientious libel energetic and respected by the students and school staff at the schools. He worked at rosa parks elementary for 10 years and the last six years hes been atelementary. He says he enjoys working as a crossing guard. He certainly was be around children. Prince will come teachers students and families at mckinley. Hes got a report as far as we know theres ever been a crash or pedestrian integer injury on his wife. Thats of course the most important part of the job of crossing guards do. They refer to howard as a neighborhood institutions aim is always courteous and is a kind word for anybody who passes answers the community and school well. In 2014 but the irb report with a blog who wrote a very nice piece on howard entitled, meet howard johnson, the best dressed crossing guard in town. [laughing] the article highlighted keen fashion sense but also the great job how seriously he takes it. Hes a great family man and his family is with him today and he served his country in korea from 19501953. So we take our first 16 years of service with the city and we missed wish him nothing but the best in retirement. [applause] mr. Johnson come on behalf of the board of directors and the entire agency novel people in the city, thank you for your outstanding work. Its hard to imagine more important position in taking care of the children youve done for so many years. Thank you so much. Thank you. How about your family . My wife. This is my daughter. And my son and my other daughter went out. [laughing] will thank you again. Thank you very much. The clapping [applause] mr. Reiskin finally, in terms of recognition, a couple weeks ago on july 7 in union square we hold the 53rd annual cable car bellringing competition and championship. We are pleased to have a winner here today. We have a great turnout. As you know theres two different categories. Theres the professional and amateur. The mature category was won by a woman named fast cut for 96. 5 radio. Her proceeds the proceeds from that category go to the charity of their choice of the person who won. She had a actually an amazing performance but a whole bunch of cows. It was really wonderful. But we also want to recognize the professional winner good one thing of note with this years, edition, we have the first ever female entrant as a participant because sandra griffin. We were really happy to see her there while she didnt win or place were hoping to see her and others follow in years to come. But we did want to recognize that the winner. Third place went to Johnny Whitaker a previous winner. Second place went to last years champion and previous winner byron cobb. But we are here today to recognize the firstplace winner, who is now i think a fourtime worm 85 time champion , and we have for him i think he brought it here himself but we cut out very large trophy but also his own cable cartel. So please join me in congratulating leonard oakes. [applause] we have a bell here in case you might be able to entice them to giving us a little [applause] congratulations. Wonderful. Thank you. Think you very much. Thank you very much. [bell ringing] [applause] more difficult job of carrying that back. The event is meant to celebrate the cable cars but also the extraordinarily scale of the folks who operate and maintain the cable cars system and is i think you know, it takes a lot of physical strength and agility. It takes Great Customer service skills. Its a very challenging job and to be able to do all that and master bellringing is spectacular. So we look forward to seeing everyone at the 54th annual next year where leonard will be accepting his championship. Two other quick items. Today, at the downstairs at 2 pm with the board of supervisors meeting and under very large agenda are essentially, all the budget related items for the next two years including our budget and every other city agencies budget. As well as large slew of potential Ballot Initiatives, and i think today is our first opportunity to vote on both budget and ballot initiative. I think its necessarily their last so that may or may were may not votes today. Our budget is with the rest of the citys budget and we hope will be approved if not today, soon thereafter. The other two Ballot Initiatives that ive mentioned to you previously are still, are alive and at the full board. One of them would change the appointment process to this very board. That would give the board of supervisors 83 of the seven appointments. All which are currently in the mayor. It would also change the thresholds required by the board of supervisors to eject an mta budget which is currently requires Seven Members of the board of supervisors. Witching that requirement 26. So, that is of the board today. As well as Charter Amendment that we worked on with the transportation authority, with the Mayors Office with numerous stakeholders including the transportation Justice Coalition. That would provide for dedicated funding for transportation and homeless services. About 100 million a year for transportation and 50 million for homeless service. These manager plan on the hundred and million as i share with you before, was based initially on the recommendations from ayers 2030 Transportation Task force which recommended just this kind of measure. Also, it was a justified modified with input from the transportation Justice Coalition provided for some regional funds such as for parked cars and cal train electrification. Also for muni Service Affordability inequity funding so for example we can ensure the continuation of our free and reduced they are programs that we could fully fund muni equity strategy and protect against service cuts in the event of an economic downturn. So there was a great process to get to what seemed to be a consensus measure. There was also in front of the board three quarters cent sales tax which would generate incidentally about 150 million a year. Which could provide a Funding Source for that Charter Amendment. Alternatively, there is also a have sent sales tax dedicated to transportation following largely the same expenditure plan that is before the board as well. So, just want to remind you that is where things are in terms of how the votes will turn out it is anyones guess, but the first opportunity to vote on those is a full board will be today at 2 pm. Two other quick things. In terms of vision zero, and will be endeavoring to bring new vision zero updates at the Board Meeting get just a brief one today. Education efforts will soon kick off a conference of vision zero safety media campaign. Beginning with the Radio Campaign starting in early august, in time to coincide with back to school, which for San FranciscoPublic Schools is august 15. The ads will run on drivetime radio, focusing on increasing the public understanding of Traffic Safety in the city, focus on increasing the knowledge and belief that it doesnt have to be this way. Working to build support for actions both personal action that we can take. Also, systemic changes to create safer streets in the subject the idea with the vision 01 odds is accepting people get hurt and die on our street. So, changing kind of reinforce it doesnt have to be this way. This things we can do individually and as that agency as a society to make that change. We will follow that in september with kickoff of an enticed beating campaign. We should have been Campaign Messages for other four campaigns every month which include vision zero, before the partition zero awareness antispeeding and motorcycle safety, and pedestrian yielding. This whole campaign is based on a lot of research that weve done in terms of one of the issues to address and how best to communicate and engage people in understanding. So, look out for that or listen out for that. Starting next month. Finally, just to note, our sister agency, bart is going to be shutting doing some weekend closures between guilty city and glen park. During starting this month and running through october. These will be weekend closures and a part of a tract work that art started throughout the system earlier this year. For this section will be seven weekends. Delete begin in july and the weekend after next july 3031 and after that the weekend before School Starts august 1314 and one on and off on select weekends through mid october. During that time, trains will be providing free express shuttle returning the stations between daly city and glen the project muni will be providing free local shuttles between the two stations as well as balboa park which is between the two. The part will have extra staff and signage at stations to assist the writers. Regular Caltrain Service will also be available for people going to the pencil. Theres alternatives and of course theres the regular muni service that serves the stations such as the verge 0814, 49 and 54. I just went remind folks that happened you were all collaborating across the region caltrain, and bart to make sure its painless as possible but its great to see bart doing this important infrastructure work such as will soon be doing on the twin peaks tunnel. That concludes my report. Thank you. Members of the board, questions or comments . One member of the public has indicated a registered addressing the board discussed by mr. Reiskin. Herbert weiner. [inaudible] only on matters addressed by mr. Reiskin, yes. So, howard strasser. I want to recognize my neighbor is your newest member. Then, i want to go back to what reiskin said about this charter change which would change how your appointed. You know, if you go back to when the transit advocates wrote proposition e we could not get signatures on the streets ourselves we went to the supervisors as it would you put this on the ballot for us. David changed anything. This is a big step. I think they really know that they dont want to get involved in muni. Because when they get involved in muni three, their involved you see you want to make a little improvement someplace and the neighbors come to their office and say, we can do this and cant do that. You actually by the way your appointed you protect them from undue influence and we have to make progress in transit first. Our supervisors , unfortunately, think they will not have that push forward fast enough to make more progress. So i would hope each of you would take a moment and talk to your favorite supervisor and say, look, you dont want to do this. Its what to trip you up eat. Youre going to appoint people and i dont want to stop transit first and too often supervisors. Signs up and you have to take them out good all this crazy stuff constantly happens just to clean up after the mess. So, we should tell them they dont want it. Its not good for them. Or us, thank you. They could anyone else. To address the board on the directors report . Seeing none, mdm. Clerk item a. Item 8, citizen advisory report good afternoon. We did good afternoon. Today of the two motions to report on. First is pretty straightforward suggestion but the sales tax Charter Amendment which combines homelessness and transportation separated into two different but equal amendment. Thats more directed towards the board of supervisors but i thought id share that with you as well. Secondly, we are presenting a motion about which follows up on a number of motions over the past year since we been created and support of the historic and vintage fleet at the municipal railway. Sf mta, cac recommends that the mta proceed with planning and Engineering Work for this to work streetcar extension to fort mason. That the mta be visit ridership projections as appropriate based on recent and projected changes use of space, and noncommute events at fort mason. The increase in ridership anticipated to result from upgrade to the stork streetcars on Market Street. Finally, the mtacac recommends the mta work with us house and Senate Delegation to secure funding for the design and engineering phase of this project. Thats it. Thank you very much. This is the second recommendation for my totally support that. I think we ought to move on that as quickly as we can. Its a great base. It moves people across the city. I can see caltrain going out there several kinds of events. So i know director reiskin has a response to that as well but thank you for that. I support that. Members of the public get to address yes that you have several. Will speak on [calling names] mr. Chairman and members of the board, my name is white mike wilmot. Im a marina rested a regular muni rider and i strongly support this extension. As a longtime spur member, ive continuously involved in muni planning since 1995 including spending many hundreds of hours drafting proposition e which of course without none of us would be here. That includes many hours in meetings with howard, and if you permit me a slight digression i feel i agree fully with everything he said about the split board, split appointment process. It took a while for this board and this agency to get rolling. But under your leadership in the leadership of director reiskin, your publishing more now than we ever have. When i g with respect to the extension into fort mason, the 30 and 30x still serve the chestnut corridor and 30, the banas corridor and incidentally to my appreciate the sensitivity which you handled the recent improvements along the chest that corridor 430 a