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Mtc, the metropolitan Transportation Commission that runs the clipper program has been working to get as many vendors and location for clipper cards. Theres some limitations or barriers to vendors wanting to participate in that program, so im not sure that we could commit to by ex date, well have this many vendors. They have been trying to make it less burdensome, but im not sure what thresh old well be able to measure by. We could discontinually check in and say this is how many vendors we have...

Good morning and welcome to the San Francisco Transportation Authority personnel committee. My name is supervisor avalos chair of the Transportation Authority and chair of this committee and joined to my left by commissioner cohen and we will be joined shortly by commissioner mar. Our sfgtv staff who are broadcasting today are Jessie Larsen and john. Thank you for your work today and other committees at the board of supervisors. Madam clerk would you call the first item. Item number one roll cal...

Theyre working and i think you can tell for anyone that actually rides the buses its working well, so i think its terrific. And again same approach and because of were under contract to buy new trolley coaches the first will be here we expect in january of 2015, and the first ones will be 60foot and go on critical lines like the mission and on the Mission Corridor, and in the meantime were going through the fleet and continuing to focus on components that are failing, and taking care of them. Ag...

Good morning and welcome to the San Francisco Transportation Authority personnel committee. My name is supervisor avalos chair of the Transportation Authority and chair of this committee and joined to my left by commissioner cohen and we will be joined shortly by commissioner mar. Our sfgtv staff who are broadcasting today are Jessie Larsen and john. Thank you for your work today and other committees at the board of supervisors. Madam clerk would you call the first item. Item number one roll cal...

Efficiently move the trains in the existing space and i think having some kind of an advanced, if you will im not talking about star wars kind of thing. Its simple signal system that both identifies trains and moves them. Allows us to place them in cross overs so you could bring three trains in at the same time and run them down typically against the current of traffic, those kinds of things. I think that will make a difference. What were also doing and its back to page four as i mentioned this ...

We believe is required in terms of infrastructure and well be proposed some new Revenue Sources to fund a portion of that gap. So the three recommendations that will be brought forward from the task force is to invest in programs with the greatest impact to first maintain the current Transportation System which we found in great disrepair and enhance the system and sfand expand the city system to meet new growth and also set to pursue three new Revenue Services combined to address that significa...

Work. Thank you thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names . Mr. Lawrence. Nothing like getting two minutes on something that needs more time. Ive spoken before this committee im a medallion taxi holder. I drive a taxi i know exactly whats going on for ramp taxis. All the rules are based on fines not anatomy rational you pick up. We pick up any wheelchair whether its a paratransit or not but the fact is m b mobile and San Francisco pickup about 85 percent of the wheelchairs they g...

And San Francisco pickup about 85 percent of the wheelchairs they get 58 a piece of for them. Two we cant find drivers that refuse to drive the ramp taxis because they cant pay the tax. And sometimes the ramp taxi no longer goes out because theyre not certified because they cant make any money our repair bills are high. And its a number one commercial vehicle used for commercial purposes. 3 engines in 3 and a half years and rear act ills. This is a vehicle that can pickup any heavier duty load y...

Drivers are on those t nc reside service apps and drivers are being asked to share the vehicles with other drivers this this is completely against what the cpc decided it has to be a perm vehicle not a vehicle for commercial purposes thats exactly what those vehicles are. They went into business and the ceo said were the first cab company for cab schaffer they didnt have a permit its against the law let me read you about they make our insures go out and get the policies but theres no members to ...

And move them with some cross over strategically placed. In other words, i think one of the things to add capacity there are two ways. One is add more vehicles. The other is more efficiently move the trains in the existing space and i think having some kind of an advanced, if you will im not talking about star wars kind of thing. Its simple signal system that both identifies trains and moves them. Allows us to place them in cross overs so you could bring three trains in at the same time and run ...