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With vince harris is about is evaluating different project delivery methods. That there maybe different ways to deliver the project and reduce the time it takes from the schedule now which shows a traditional design build delivery method. We may complete the analysis and determine it wouldnt save time or different methods might have adverse impacts but its something were going to look at because i agree with you that getting from 30 to 100 to Revenue Service shouldnt take that long, so we will c...

Impact because the percent minority using the two pass types are more than our city wide average plus the threshold. The threshold developing the thresholds as i said they need to be sensitive enough to distinguish between differences and disparate impact on minority and non minority populations. We essentially set the threshold at 15 and brought them down to 8 based on analysis of all of the spectrum of minority and low income populations on each of our routes. We also compared ourselves to pee...

Department i believe has some jurisdiction. The puc has significant infrastructure, so theres a lot of patients of the city family. And other agencies such as utilities need to be coordinating with during the construction to make sure it goes smoothly. And the example of the pagoda theater and how they Work Together when there is urgents and i hope that and some are outside yeah, i spent six years here developing relationships and how to work with other city departments so we will absolutely wor...

The pagoda theater was one parcel, 2mile stretch of a state highway so it maybe more complex but i think youre right the same principles. Very strong support i suspect from the board of supervisors and the ta commission and strongly supported by the mayor, by this board, by the planning commission, so i think this will be similarly coming with a lot of broad support from all the key policy makers in the city which should get us all moving quickly. Thank you. Members of the board anything else . ...

Build. The Transportation Authority has been working very closely with us that they will hand it over to us at the record of decision but they have done an extraordinary amount of outreach to the Blind Community and others but many stakeholders up and down the corridor and because of their outreach there is the level of support as you say for the project. There is a lot of i mentioned Michael Schwartz because hes the lead on the environmental and i want to acknowledge the project manager, sherri...

Of the upcoming Budget Dialogue they anticipate will start this fall. The title six Program Update as i said is happening this fall as well and we will be bringing that to you in november or late october for your approval. Were also really excited as i said to get the Demographic Data to really find out if the demographics of the neighborhood is indicative or reflective of the dem graph ikts of the routes. In some cities it is and some cities it isnt. For example los angeles is 70 minority but t...

Which should get us all moving quickly. Thank you. Members of the board anything else . Any final comment . [inaudible] michael schwartz. Good afternoon. I am with the sfmta and based on Public Comment want to make sure people know where we are in the very near term and the final environmental document is available and as director reiskin said it will be certified by the board and we will bring it to this board in september and approval and adoption of the findings. Anyone that wants to review t...

Which should get us all moving quickly. Thank you. Members of the board anything else . Any final comment . [inaudible] michael schwartz. Good afternoon. I am with the sfmta and based on Public Comment want to make sure people know where we are in the very near term and the final environmental document is available and as director reiskin said it will be certified by the board and we will bring it to this board in september and approval and adoption of the findings. Anyone that wants to review t...

Supported by the mayor, by this board, by the planning commission, so i think this will be similarly coming with a lot of broad support from all the key policy makers in the city which should get us all moving quickly. Thank you. Members of the board anything else . Any final comment . [inaudible] michael schwartz. Good afternoon. I am with the sfmta and based on Public Comment want to make sure people know where we are in the very near term and the final environmental document is available and ...

Thing . If i can address some of the schedule questions and concerns . First of all my reaction generally is the same as yours with the schedule looking forward that another two years with design and two years to build seems like an awfully long time and longer than should be required so some things that were doing we have advanced some of the preliminary design so were moving that forward. We have looked at resource levels in terms of our staffing to make sure between us or dpw or whoever is in...