Tumlin will talk about this, but last week we did have a press event with supervisors peskin and preston announcing that we will be delaying our fare increases. Obviously when we were voting upon that fare increase, we could not have understood the magnitude of what was before us and not to mention we didnt really have a path forward in being able to fund the operations, so i want to thank you supervisors peskin and preston for working with us to come up with solutions which i cannot tell you what they are today. But to look at how we can fill those funding gaps which primarily effect us in year two of the budget cycle, not so much in year one. That will be coming back to us in the future. And also with that we will not be having a Charter Amendment related to sfmta. Thank director tumlin for his work in working with the supervisors, and just say it was a pleasure to be there to represent the board last week at kirkland lard. And with that, i will turn it on to the next item. All right
Providing transportation in rural areas and Railroad Safety. Well also learn about the department of transportations priorities for the coming year. Live coverage on cspan3. We have some wonderful, luxurious, very nice seatingrow. Id like to encourage everybody tole to closer. Were going to have a very nice discussion. Id like to encourage everybody closer. Make the setting a little bit more cozy and familial. We very much enjoy that. We like having a nice conversation about one of our favorite Public Policy issues. Yeah. Right along there. Thanks so much. Well, great. I want to welcome everyone to this panel. Again, thank you, all, very much for joining. My name is lawrence smith. Deputy assistant secretary for policy at the u. S. Department of transportation. It will be three years this month that ive been at the department. Incredibly honored to be part of a great team. Doing a lot of what we think is really, really awesome work. Going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts
For joining. My name is loren smith. Itll be three years this month that ive been at the department, incredibly honored to be part of a great team doing a lot of what we think is really, really awesome work. Its going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts of the country. Were really, really excited about. I had the honor of serving previously with secretary chow at the labor department. Its been a fascinating experience seeing different cabinet agencies and how the different organizations work. Im joined today by four really excellent panelists i think youre going to enjoy hearing from. I first want to introduce Alex Herrgott who is executive director of the public improvement counsel, fipsi. He has been in that role since september 2018. He had been serving previously as the associate director for infrastructure for counsel on Environmental Quality at the white house. Mr. Herrgott worked for senator james earnhoff in california. He served as primary staff for transportation
Randomly. It may only take one person, but that would deter people from riding on the sidewalk because they could be cited. And basically, there has to be safety around Public Transit stations and also on the sidewalk. Now the police have a different priority. M. T. A. Right now has a different priority. I know the Bicycle Coalition will throw a hissy fit but at the same time, people have to be safe on the sidewalks. And i would like to see the Security Services expanded for this. Otherwise, i completely agree with what is proposed. We really need a safe Public Transportation system. Thank you. Any additional Public Commenters on the security contract . No one has turned in a speaker card. Maam seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Directors, its back to us. Any additional comments . All in favor. Aye. Item passes. Moving on to our final item. Item 15, approving the fiscal year 20192030 shortrange transit plan. Steve poen will present this item. This is an alternate item. All right. G
The same time, people have to be safe on the sidewalks. And i would like to see the Security Services expanded for this. Otherwise, i completely agree with what is proposed. We really need a safe Public Transportation system. Thank you. Any additional Public Commenters on the security contract . No one has turned in a speaker card. Maam seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Directors, its back to us. Any additional comments . All in favor. Aye. Item passes. Moving on to our final item. Item 15, approving the fiscal year 20192030 shortrange transit plan. Steve poen will present this item. This is an alternate item. All right. Good afternoon board members. Happy holidays. Im here to talk to you briefly about that the latest update to the agency short range transit plan. Also known as the srtp. So, what is an srtp. My apologies if you already know this. Its a required document and every Public Transit agency in the bay area has to provide an update of its srtp to mtc every two years. As