Be present, kim not present, mar, not present, peskin, present. , tang, present. Wiener, present. , yee, present. You have a quorum ladies and gentlemen these join us for the pledge of allegiance. [pleage of allegiance] mdm. Clerk any communications . None to report any changes to the federal 2nd 2016 whether Board Meeting minutes . Seeing none, is their motion to approve those minutes . Moved and seconded. 20 past can we take that without objection . Without objection the can we take that without objection . Without objection the motion passes. Can we take that without objection . Without objection the motion passes. Was Meeting Minutes will pass after Public Comment unanimously. [gavel] let them cook please call the next item todays special order at to copy him is the appearance by our hon. Mayor edwin lee. There be no questions omitted from the eligible districts the mayor may address the board for up to 5 min. Welcome to the chamber mr. Mayor. You have the floor. Good afternoon sup
Structured, which is as a Management Fee, why are we paying and subsidizing the cost of various mta staff when that is what the Management Fee is for. So, i question why a portion of the director of the mtas salary is being passed on to these individuals who get their cars towed to objectively, 87 administrative fee is usurious. We should all recognize that and delighted in the next week or 2 the mta will rethink this wrongheaded policy and bring those fees down for those unfortunate individuals for help have their cars towed. Eject bt suburbia supervisor yee theres been some interesting issues raised in this discussion that were not raised at the budget committee. I guess, one of the things i want to hear a response from mta in terms of some of the issues that are been brought up. Is that possible . Is their representative hear from mta . Good afternoon. Steve lee from mta. Im here to answer any questions. Supervisor yee you have a specific question. Theres been several issues raised
Directors new and old business. No hands waving, next item. Item 5 is Public Comment which is an opportunity for member s of the public to address the board on matters that are not on todays calendar and we have mr. Robert, followed by mr. Finebaum mr. Robert . Good morning, my name is Steve Roberts and im a member of the Rail Passenger association of california, a Public Transportation advocacy group. I thank you for the opportunity to address you this morning. Because of the benefits of reduced automobile usage, fully leveraging caltrains electrification project which thereby will increase caltrain ridership and its revenue performance and financial performance, also reducing Green House Gas misses, facilitating transitoriented development, the extension of Caltrain Service to transbay terminal is one of our associations key priorities. Any actions that delay this vital project and snarl it in endless planning reduce its Operational Flexibility or capacity are of a concern to our ass