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A i can give a little bit of background for this project in particular. When we started the environmental phase of the geary project, the estimate to complete the phase of work was for about 6 Million Dollars. But we didnt request all that those funds at once. We requested installments as we did the work and as it became khroerer what remaining work needed to be done. So weve cock come back to the plans committee and the full board periodically throughout this phase as weve made more progress an...

Out for ways we can compress the schedule. And i appreciate there is some thinking on this. Is there a written analysis or have you form alized what youre trying to do to make sure youre standing to your schedule . We can provide a written process. Right now were trying to build off the momentum from the mexico city brt trip. Were working with your offices and trying to meet with mta and director risk and this is a conversation about how can we support the city, how to Work Together to make this...

Funds for the San Francisco transportation prongs is this list theyre the currently ones were working on, you know, bart yeah. We have been coordinating with the Mayors Office but looking at the priorities in corporate k and then looking at what are named as recreational projects for sfmta support. Im wondering if muni is it on the list. So far as i know were seeking state other local levels i havent heard about federal level yet. Inch got no further questions. Thank you for your time okay. Than...

Supervisor chiu and seconded by supervisor tang without objection this motion passes. Thank you. Madam clerk other items item 89 this is introduce item. Thank you are there any new items to be introduced . Seeing none. Lets take any Public Comment on item 89. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Thank you very much. Madam clerk anything else else general comment. Come up to the podium share youre ready thoughts you have 2 minutes. Good morning. Im jackie saks i want to speak on what you approv...

Seeking consensus thank you. Y0rd cap and trade with respect to those measures as well as seeking new state funding for Affordable Housing this is new on our Elective Program but something its increasingly important and we want to make sure we have support between Affordable Housing and transportation. Finally, well be getting support for bicycle programs and for number one infrastructure like education that are rising to the top to help protect bicyclists and pedestrians. At the federal level i...

In terms of that shorter deliver process. Given the challenges that mta has had and in delivering the projects in a time effective way why should we be confident this is real. Thats a question to staff. Through the chair thats an excellent quo. Basically youre saying why should you trust us lets be clear this isnt about the mta this is a boarder issue why should i trust the process in general. This is not a hit or criticism directed at the city staff if you feel compelled to stand up. But back t...

I dont accept this process as being the way we should be doing transportation in San Francisco and i i cant support this item. You touched on [inaudible] mull symposiums and its a big problem, not just here but in a lot of places. I want to recap some of these issues [inaudible] large scale with brt represents in the transbay type projects but things should go faster. Clearly seqa is a huge area of this. I do wanna note in the prior presentation mark indicated that does seem to be growing moment...

Is to take vague of the federal map legislation 3 will help us to identify the local identification earlier and keep it within the document. A significant amount of effort was exerted in the vanessa document after the circulation and incorporating that into the final document we can save a significant amount of time. We think the project will allow early deployment of side running improvements in the inner gary and those could be deployed that eventually well have the Service Provided peril. Mta...

Basically youre saying why should you trust us lets be clear this isnt about the mta this is a boarder issue why should i trust the process in general. This is not a hit or criticism directed at the city staff if you feel compelled to stand up. But back to this particular project we also at that time, point have had the ability to absorb some of the lessons and we have some understanding of the rapid bus transit so we you shouldnt have to have the same discussions oh, again. Another part that wi...

Involved with the item open gary boulevard since 1986 and back then i was appointed to the gary Transit Task Force to look at the feasibility of the gary light rail system and this sort of thing but it was put in the sales tax passage. The gary light rail project is the only project that was grandfathered. And the gary Rapid Transit project is supposed to be rail ready. Also you have to remember that its a central sub by the way, theres a stop at the union square and theres a spur at union squar...