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There was some feedback on the c. A. C. That they were eager to see amtrak move over, as well. Theres some conversation ongoing, and i hope that conversation is resolved soon so all activity can move to the Transit Center. Theres a great review from the sfcta just in terms of how to think about sort of the organization for the tjpa Going Forward for phase two. I know we all found it very helpful. A few takeaways that i found interest, as well as the rest of the c. A. C. , its a regional initiati...

Alternatives. So as that conversation continues, i think this authority, Transbay Joint Powers Authority it continue working at a state level to see if we can participate in some of those discussions. Good point. Any final questions . Thank you very much for the update. Appreciate it. Next item or public comment. Weve got public comment. Clerk weve got roland lebrun. So thanks again. Let me start with the central valley. In europe, it would never be a highspeed lines, because theyre highspeed, t...

In addition, i just wanted to acknowledge theres not the transit connections, but the street connections, all the traffic safety, the street management. Its due to your leadership and management and your staff, so thank you. Yes. Ive known ed for quite sometime and various capacities, and ive just come to enjoy watching him in this. As a board member, ive relied on your leadership. Ill definitely miss you. Its bitter sweet, a loss to the city, but at least youre just across the bridge, so we kno...

Technical and independent. There are a lot of issues, and we really wanted to make sure we stayed independent and brought that objective perspective. We also wanted to make sure that we reached a consensus which isnt easy for ten people. We want to make sure that our recommendations have been thoroughly discussed and vetted and that we agreed on them. I just want to take a minute to read our initial finding because i think its important and its its its a key starting place for us. The d. T. X. R...

A more robust way. All of the gaskets were replaced again under warranty. So that we didnt have water in the cameras. The second issue that were experiencing and that were still troubleshooting is in some instances, the cameras will freeze or pixelate, requiring them to bring the train in or have a mechanic review it. We would never operate a train without fully functioning monitors. So we are working through those issues, as we experience them. But they are software related. Chair peskin thank ...

Safia, my apologies. Supervisor safai i was not going to say anything. I just have to say that the issue with using the emergency brake to essentially, you know, run out the tires, it would be great if we could get maybe someone, a representative from the transit operators to come in here and talk to us as well. Id like to hear their perspective. I understand that management doesnt want to take that risk. Were also putting millions of dollars worth of vehicles on the line. And not exactly sure i...

On the bredas, it requires the twostep movement. And what we found, several years ago, is that operators could not do that movement quickly and reliably in the face of an immediate danger. So we went through a very big campaign. It was titled, you know, the mushroom is not poisonous. The mushroom is your friend. We basically invested all of this training and muscle memory for our operators to hit that emergency button. I am not willing to try to ask our operators to modify that muscle memory, wh...

Of going through our train washer, the way the cameras were sealed with an exterior gasket, was not holding up to our washers. And that was something that shouldnt have been designed in a more robust way. All of the gaskets were replaced again under warranty. So that we didnt have water in the cameras. The second issue that were experiencing and that were still troubleshooting is in some instances, the cameras will freeze or pixelate, requiring them to bring the train in or have a mechanic revie...

Safia, my apologies. Supervisor safai i was not going to say anything. I just have to say that the issue with using the emergency brake to essentially, you know, run out the tires, it would be great if we could get maybe someone, a representative from the transit operators to come in here and talk to us as well. Id like to hear their perspective. I understand that management doesnt want to take that risk. Were also putting millions of dollars worth of vehicles on the line. And not exactly sure i...

Alternates. Il call roll. Director forbes. Here. Director baptiste. Present. Why director lipkin. Why present. Director syed. Present. Director tumlin. Present. Chair gee. Here. Directors we have quorum. Am item 3 is communications. Wield like to note process for the public to comment. Members of the public may comment on the meeting during Public Comment period in person or remotely. The call in line as a courtesy and may be disrupted due to technical difficulties. In person comment will be tak...