He has steadfastly helped to grow this organization and create and implement a vision for San Francisco. Which we are realizing today. And as of one of you just said, it is truly a testament that he has such an Amazing Group of people that are so talented and dedicated to a t to the authoritys mission and trying to do the right thing in the city and we truly appreciate the support of this board and prior boards of making this happen. This is really like a celebration of the authority and i would like to take one quick minute to highlights the things that have happened in the past 12 months and completely amazing. When weiss came back to the organization as executive director in 2001, within two weeks he had inserted himself into the 2001 Regional Transportation Plan process which as commissioners weiner and campos knows is at the critical moment that you know which projects will get funded and which wont. And due to his expertise and the arena not settling for less for San Francisco wh
There was a potential hitch in terms of the design of the project and you were able to come up with a very elegant and creative solution that we were all able to get behind. I just want to wish you all the best and i know that we are going to be in touch and i am sure that i will be calling you with questions and i appreciate your continued advice, and friendship, thank you. Thank you, mr. Vice chair, commissioner avalos . I would like to thank the director for your service. I had the opportunity to meet your parents and was able to meet him while doing the remocking in the district and giving you a great perspective on how much your family means to you and it is great to hear that you have some time to spend with them. I want to thank you for your Great Service here to the city we have the challenges around the transit and it is important that we have the Transportation Authority and that is really brings the independent thinking to how we make decisions around the transit that can ac
The support of this board and prior boards of making this happen. This is really like a celebration of the authority and i would like to take one quick minute to highlights the things that have happened in the past 12 months and completely amazing. When weiss came back to the organization as executive director in 2001, within two weeks he had inserted himself into the 2001 Regional Transportation Plan process which as commissioners weiner and campos knows is at the critical moment that you know which projects will get funded and which wont. And due to his expertise and the arena not settling for less for San Francisco which really should have more. We ended up with not just two projects that the city family was going to settle for, but we got the central subway and the terminal and the parkway and the electrickation plan. That was an historic moment and all of those projeks are moving forward. It lead the groundwork for the prop b sales tax and we got the first transportation plan. The
Jose, and this is a moe men thank yous occasion and it has not been one of Holding Steady on a well established institution, it is one to unwavering dedication to professionalism and plain old blood sweat and tears. He has steadfastly helped to grow this organization and create and implement a vision for San Francisco. Which we are realizing today. And as of one of you just said, it is truly a testament that he has such an Amazing Group of people that are so talented and dedicated to a t to the authoritys mission and trying to do the right thing in the city and we truly appreciate the support of this board and prior boards of making this happen. This is really like a celebration of the authority and i would like to take one quick minute to highlights the things that have happened in the past 12 months and completely amazing. When weiss came back to the organization as executive director in 2001, within two weeks he had inserted himself into the 2001 Regional Transportation Plan process
Aye. Cohen aye. Fer ril. Aye. Kim. Absent. Olague. Aye. Weiner. Aye. Item passes if you could call item six. Award three treer year conduct alt contracts with the option to extend for two additional one year periods to Arup North America limited and Nelson Nygaard consulting associate and Stantec Consulting services and this is an action item. Before we take action, is there any member of the public who would like to speak on item . Public comment is closed. Could we take the house, same call . Item passes. Item seven . Authorize the exdid i have director to execute an amendment to the memorandum of the agreement with the San Francisco mun nis pal Transportation Agency for the van ness avenue bus Rapid Transit project to provide additional 208,862 in proeshted prop k funds to the sfmta bringing the sfmtas prop k budget to the total amount not to exsee 349,362. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment . Seeing none, could we take the same inhouse call. Item passes. Co