We have a quorum. Thank you. I would like to begin this meeting by welcoming our newest member c. A. Q. I think the 307 th member of the sfcta that i have served with c. A. Q. Commissioner dean preston c. A. Q. To the Transportation Authority board. And we look forward to working with you and your staff not only on district five issues c. A. Q. But on citywide issues and regional transportation issues. Now that i have acknowledged commissioner preston c. A. Q. I want to have him participate in his First Official act. Is there a motion to excuse commissioner haney . Would you like to raise your hand and make that motion . I would. Is there a second for that motion . As much as this will upset our attorney c. A. Q. We will take that without objection without a roll call vote. Commissioner haney is excused. Welcome to commissioner walton and before i make the chairs comments c. A. Q. I would like to afford commissioner preston a moment to say a few words on his first day in his First Offi
Transit fleet in the united states. This is a bay area problem. Oakland and fremont are also on the worst city list. The m. T. A. Has a serious staffing problem. As was mentioned, not enough drivers and not enough skilled workers to maintain aging equipment. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please and if we can return the overhead. Thank you. Good morning, transit authority, i am a tenant in district eight. I am a munimobile writer. I take the jay line, the 49, every line. I have been in this city almost 50 years so ive familiar with the transit, which is in a sorry state. The proposed state senate bill 50, the more homes act, links housing density and the proximity to transit. The bill 50 would enable developers to build higher and more dems housing along transit corridors with the highest percentage of the units being market rate housing. It makes perfect sense there be a provision for transportation infrastructure to support the growth policies for transit rich areas because we n
Item two, announcements. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on january 7th, 2020, at 1 00 p. M. At city hall room 416. Please silencer Electronic Devices during the meeting. The ringing and use of cell phones or similar sound producing devices are prohibited be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound producing electronic device. Announcement of time allotment for Public Comment, please be advised a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that members of the public who wish to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit the completed card to the commission secretary. The next order of business is item three, report and actions taken at a closed session meeting. There are no reportable actions.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on january 7th, 2020, at 1 00 p. M. At city hall room 416. Please silencer Electronic Devices during the meeting. The ringing and use of cell phones or similar sound producing devices are prohibited be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound producing electronic device. Announcement of time allotment for Public Comment, please be advised a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that members of the public who wish to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit the completed card to the commission secretary. The next order of business is item three, report and actions taken at a closed session meeting. There are no reportable actions. The next order of busine
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on january 7th, 2020, at 1 00 p. M. At city hall room 416. Please silencer Electronic Devices during the meeting. The ringing and use of cell phones or similar sound producing devices are prohibited be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound producing electronic device. Announcement of time allotment for Public Comment, please be advised a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that members of the public who wish to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit the completed card to the commission secretary. The next order of business is item three, report and actions taken at a closed session meeting. There are no reportable actions. The next order of busine