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Urban Affairs Committee on the importance of available and low Income Housing for renters. This is just under two hours. [gavels] the Senate Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs will come to order. Before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but want to call her out. Irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the United States senate. She has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. Even when senat...

[gavels] the Senate Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs will come to order. Before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but want to call her out. Irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the United States senate. She has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. Even when senator toomey and i dont say much of note, she still has to take it down. Just appreciate your good work for this country and...

On whats going on there. That was certainly, that is all generally presyria, which has been system an igniter for the whole resurgence of al qaeda including al qaeda in iraq. So i, i actually believe, and this goes back to how the military fit in, how does force fit in . I would like it to fit in as part of an overall strategy, there are political endeavors and military every endeavors, i feel that way about syria as well, that the political structure, the diplomatic structure needs to be there,...

Offer services directly or through private or Public Transportation providers. Chairman johnson, which number crapo, this concludes my statement. Id be pleased to answer any questions at this time. Thank you all for your testimony. As he began questions, i will ask the clerk to the five minutes on the clock for each member. Mr. Rogoff, last fall, as te asked for extensive input for the Public Transportation industry in Asset Management framework. The committee has heard from many providers that ...

To house their operational staff and service their vehicles are in a marginal poor state of repair. Are these facilities a threat to the health and welfare of our transit workers . First, i think i should be clear that we believe the systems are safe. Transit is one of the safest modes of travel we have available to us in this day and age. We also believe strongly there are steps that need to be taken in order to address the safety, not just of the general public, but the employees that work for...

Transportation expenditures. I want to make sure our need is lined our resources i lined up where our needs are. Working with ntc and bart, to make sure that we are planning on the modernization of the Regional Transit lines and looking for smart ways to expand transportation in our city. It is important to leverage the local sales tax dollars to complement and support of the city funded Infrastructure Investment coming from voter approved initiatives such as the street bond that we all i think ...

In that area and want want conditional use so with the consent of the other commissioners, i want to modify the preschools and mention whats allowable can i ask either the staff or the Supervisors Office to comment on that. I believe preschools would be cared childcare and we can looked at the code section to accommodate that. I think well support that and maybe to further just comment on the intent or our agreement with the Planning Department recommendation to limit it to just the exemptions t...

Get translated 666 million so if we use 200 million on phase one that would leave an estimated 406 million for phase two thats how it facilities for the d t x the first lines are committed funds weve received aligned for 45 millions for the melrose that was mentioned that is 466 million and in the next line the up starts is the result of a very significant milestone for the project that was also achieved in the summer of 2013 we were designated for did you new starts program by far the largest s...

Us to do a second loan for the a t x. And so in terms of overall cost of the d t x our board approved a 2. 6 billion for the 2008 that is a traditional design approach we worked with our Financial Consultants to revise it estimate for 2,014 and in todays dollars that repeals 3 billion approximately 3 billion to construct the d t x one and a 180 million what was for a fire chief grade for the tracks bringing in caltrain from the south bay its been a goal of the city to bring those tracks under Mi...

T x. And so in terms of overall cost of the d t x our board approved a 2. 6 billion for the 2008 that is a traditional design approach we worked with our Financial Consultants to revise it estimate for 2,014 and in todays dollars that repeals 3 billion approximately 3 billion to construct the d t x one and a 180 million what was for a fire chief grade for the tracks bringing in caltrain from the south bay its been a goal of the city to bring those tracks under Mission Bay Drive and essentially b...