Centre, the size of it, it has been maintained and kept. Theyre very few cities that have this Incredible Opportunity , so im really, really pleased to see that formality, that respect for what is there now being maintained, but at the same time, all sorts of new, interactive characteristics that are really important to draw people to serve the neighborhood, the residential neighborhood, but also to draw people from further out into this really special space. I appreciate from when we looked at the alternatives, i cant remember all their names, i really appreciate how you took a little from here and a little from there and made the best use of Public Comment and other comments to make what i think is a plan that is really developing nicely. For example, im glad to see the angled element of the corner of grove and martins. It would have looked great from inside, but i think would have been deadly to that corner. Im so happy to see the playground in whatever format is maintained. That playground is full of kids all the time. It is really used. It is a delight to walk by, which i do frequently. It is it just has a million kids in there and they are having a blast. It is obviously a really important feature so i am glad you are expanding that. I love the public space for those of us who have ever protested or celebrated. Thats a sense of that is a San Francisco thing that is fabulous and im so glad that is being addressed. I hope to enjoy more giants celebrations there in the future , again, hats off to a really complicated effort of working with a lot of stakeholders and a lot of different groups and pulling something together. I found your comments about the gateway to be very interesting, and i agree, that is an important element that should be done really well. Since i dont know enough about what is happening with the fountain other than the diagrams that we saw, i will be interested to see how that progresses. Thank you. Thank you. I think that this effort really accommodated most of the concerns that i had when we first saw this. I agree with everything that commissioner black and chrome and have said. I dont want to repeat a lot of things, i think commissioner pearlman pretty much nailed everything that i had to say. I was concerned about the pavilion because, for me, the gateway to that is Market Street , and thats what you see, and you see what San Francisco tried to do at the turnofthecentury, and it does need something, i dont want to say french, but it does need something that is vaguely reminiscent of the power of the entrance to versailles, because he need something that says you have arrived, not, i forgot how you described it, but i like your description of what needs to go there. Those are my comments. I thank you guys did a great job if we could accommodate your concerns about tidying up the factual record, i think that we really should do it because if this is done now, it wont i would assume would have to be done during the e. I. R. Process, right . That is the time now is the time. Heres the opportunity to use the e. I. R. Process to make sure all the documents that you are relying on for a new design to be accurate. Yep. I have a couple comments. I think it is great. I think all three zones are going to be really successful. I think the Civic Centre Plaza is really nicely done. My favorite part of the project is the fulton mall. I think that will be the most dramatic transformation of civic centre. I think its completely appropriate to have this is a multiuse, flexible loan between these two beautiful buildings. I cant wait to see this happen because that space there is going to be so different than what it is now. I do have two comments. One is, and i couldnt tell by the presentation and whether or not we want to get into this kind of detail anyway, but the paving at the end of the plaza as it comes into Market Street. Is that the original paving or is that a representation of something new that reflected that . Where im going with this is as we now have a pretty good direction of the better Market Street plan that has what our Commission Found as acceptable paving, which is completely replacing the herringbone terracotta bricks, but if you could enlighten us, that would be great. I can speak to that quickly or at length. I think in the image that is on the screen, i dont think i put that up. Whos to say with finishing color this has, but just as you say, the project has picked a paver unit, and the proposal here is that you and plaza u. N. Plaza gets one kind of paving in the promenade from the steps of city hall to an existing granite band between the flags, that is another paving, and the idea is and the third paving is within the 11 worth area to characterize that community park. So what you would perceive when you arrive, and i agree with everything you have said about gateway, we have to get it right , but you feel the continuity of the Market Street paving throughout u. N. , wrapping around the fountain. And then the ambition for the great walk to city hall is that it would be a timeline of history, and activism in San Francisco. A lot of richness and visual texture and an interpretive element that would take you up to city hall. Okay. Can i ask a quick question about that . So in this process, i hope that we have an opportunity to comment on the actual final solution of the paving at that intersection. Yeah,. This is a vision plan. Exactly. We will see you in five years [laughter]. And then the last thing i had was and i dont see any staff here accept nick, when the alterations to the fountain are explored in more detail, will that come before us . Yes, everything will come back before you for approval once we have the Environmental Review document and we start to move forward with adopting the plan. We will probably adopted as an amendment to the general plan and the Civic Centre Area plan, but also when we have actual Capital Projects that come out of this. Great. I just had a quick question, and they understand this is just a vision thing, but i was wondering why the angle on that u. N. Plaza is off to every single angle that is there. It may be a graphic thing, but it is not in line with the other areas, it is not parallel to Market Street, it is not parallel to the fountain, and again i get that this is just very early, put something on paper that is existing from the design and it is true north south. It is like a compass. [simultaneous talking] that is fine, it is just that you should define that because just graphically, it looks like, oh, my god, everything works, but what is that thing. That is great. That is true north south and that has meaning. Thank you. Any other comments . Right work. We look forward to seeing this move forward. I think were done. Thank you. We are. We are adjourned. The annual celebration of hardly strictly bluegrass is always a hit now completing itself 12 year of music in the incredible golden gate park. This is just the best park to come to. Its safe. Its wonderful and such a fun time of the year. There is every kind of music you can imagine and can Wander Around and go from one stage to another and just have fun. 81 bands and six stages and no admission. This is hardly strictly bluegrass. I love music and peace. I think it represents what is great about the bay area. Everyone is here for the music and the experience. This is why i live here. The culture out here is amazing. Its San Francisco. This is a legacy of the old warren hel ment and receive necessary funding for ten years after his death. There is a legacy that started and its cool and hes done Something Wonderful for the city and were all grateful. Hopefully we will keep this thing going on for years and years to come. roll call . Please be advised directors emergencheinke and torr sessiont be present. Any person responsible for an Electronic Device going off may be asked to leave the room. Item 4. I have a motion. Madam chair, no one has indicated they wish to address. Motion to approve. All in favour . Aye. Item 5, communications madam chair, none. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by board members. I just wanted to tell chair heinke, hes getting props to move more strategies in San Francisco to a bikepedestrian transit lane situation only. I wanted to mention that and tell him that hes really getting just so much excitement and support and after the unfortunate incident in the tenderloin where a young boy was hit, theres so much interest in that neighborhood, so many families with young children, overly affected and theyre talking into looking into carfree seats. It puts a lot on staff, but its gotten a lot of people excited and happy to hear its moving forward. Thank you. Any other directors have any new Unfinished Business . Seeing none, we will move on to the director of transportation report. As you know, we have been conducting staff and stakeholder outreach most of the summer and were community to receive subject input through a survey we post ed this summer and received 344 employee responses and 29 295 stakeholder responses and we wanted to summarize some of what we learned through the surveys. The top areas of focus where the employees want the new director to focus are on longterm visual ship, setting clear priorities, ensuring Safety Operations of the Transit System and standing up to political pressure, providing strong, responsible and fair leadership and ensuring Customer Service to the paying public, inspiring and empowering staff and ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion and service to customers. In terms of the Stakeholder Input for the next director, where safety for pedestrians and cyclists, safety for transit riders and a vision for environmental and financial sustainability. The Interview Questions that we are asking the candidates came from the input we received this summer from staff and stakeholder outreach. We are actively seeking out individuals that must closely fit the ideal profile, and that profile was itself generated from a lot of that staff and Stakeholder Input we received. As we consider candidates, we are strin striving to find the s from employees and stakeholders. So that is my report and any question, is, im happy to fied them. Any director whos were on the search committee, want to contribute highlight level comments . I want to thank director eakin for directing that cause. Well move on to the directors report. Madam chair, it would be report for Public Comment. It doesnt look like anyone submisubmitted a speaker card. Any comment on the overview of the search process . Seeing none, well move to the directors report. Item 7, directors report. Good afternoon, im going to start with a review of recent activities and when im done ill ask julie kirshbaum. Its on the opening of the center and i want to recognise thousands of mta staff, every division of the agency who made the launch of Transit Service in the opening of the chase center and overwhelming success for opportunities of thousands of fans, workers and just regular San Francisco people who wanted to get around. On friday, the metallica concert, there were 500 passengers on the bus service and 3,000 to 3600 on the tline and the tnshuttle line. According to the giants who operate the large parking lot at lot a, very few cars in parking lot a and so, we did not see the feared karmagheddin that many of us were prepared for they parked or traveled on foot from somewhere else. As many as 1500 using tnss. The 78x, the nonstop to the bart station was crush loads and 79 loads was half full. Over the course of a few events, we did see muni ridership going up but did not see the traffic crush materializing. We had additional tests last week. The first time that we had a dual event, meaning a giants game at the ballpark and again, got the same observed the same smooth conditions on the streets and didnt get a lot of negative and only positive feedback from the public. Bike use was light, only 30 bikes at the first event and one of the works in progress we have is cleaning up the operation of the smooth operation of bicycles on 6th street between third and the bay and then, bees, the completion of the fully bike path. We have construction all over mission bay and the dog path and as streets open, well be tweakintweaking signage, with sy post and the convenience of everyone trying to travel is prioritized. I want to acknowledge we heard criticism last week of the impacts of the chase center on riders on the number 8 bus. Specifically, we missed about three runs on tuesday on that bus and we immediately got into dialogue with supervisor walton representing the constituents and we offered free service on the 8th, 19th on thursday and friday, but more importantly, it was a wakeup call to us to make sure the message the promises we may the public, we would not let the chase Center Events disturb access to the eastern part of the city, making sure that message is communicated to the details of where we send a spare bus where were short a vehicle or two. The other things will be works in progress and we were, on the hole, the way we worked. Next up, i would like to invite our new resource directors, and i would like to introduce you to her, as well. As youve told us consistently, getting our Human Resources operations is a top priority for mta, as well, and kimberly joined us as a new director of human resource. She has 25 years working in state and Regional Transit agencies and came to us from ham Hampton Roads transit and oversaw the entire operation of the Resources Department from talent, acquisition and retention, benefits, compensation, ceo, compliance, Performance Management and policy development and an divert in Human Resources. Before hr, she was an urban planner and passionate about developing efficient Public Transportation systems and creating the dynamic workforces fostering the charging ratio coo get there. Maybe kimberly will say a few words. Thank you, thank you so much. Everyone has been so supportive and welcoming. Not only the employees but San Francisco as a whole. Im skated to be her scooted exe sure were working together to be inclusive and have a diverse work environment. So i really am excited and thank you so much. Youre welcome. Thank you very much. Thank you. Welcome to the agency and happy to see you on board. I just do want to flag that in the course of the search process, one of the things weve heard a lot about is that we are ensuring mta is an environment free of harassments and free of discrimination issue. The board received a letter that im sure you received a copy of from change mta, concerned about the issues and theyre persistents at the agency. I see no reason for a new director to come on and im happy to meet with you any time. I feel these are foundational and urgently address these issues and wipe them out. Thank you so much. Thank you. Looking forward to working with you. Welcomanother scooting excito announce, last week, september 10th, the county admitted 17 million to the overall flier fleet and doing a properly funded overhaul is the way to make sure the investment pays dividends over the use of the buses. So we dont have to retire them early or deal with maintenance issues down the road. This is a good example of funding and planning for keeping our flu down the road. A couple of street improvements, over the last three months, weve rolled out Traffic Signals to keep traffic flowing on some of busiest streets in sanfrancisco. We installed new timing patterns at 50 intersections in eastern soma, east of Fourth Street and another 50 intersections on california pine and bush in lower pacific heights. The improvements that we put in place include making the signals for visible, higher visibility to pedestrians, separation between pedestrians and traffic and weve installed activated two more redlight cameras, two more redlight cameras are active and two are turned on and issuing warnings and another eight installed by the end of the year. So were ramping up quickly in that programme. Some morning, i will join the director of public works and some other city officials at eighth and judith to ribbon cut the straight scape improvement. Its a multiagency project and were reorganizing the end judith stops and also doing some needed sewer work from public works and puc. Customers and pedestrians along juda will see new crosswalk ramps, newly striped crosswalk and improved Traffic Signals to go along with the sidewalks at t the transit stops. I know outreach is on the board. Im proud our team has won awards for Public Outreach and planning. The 2017 bryant project was awarded was given an award by association for Public Participation, better known as iap2 and specifically gave an award for diversity, inclusion and culture category and for improving one of the slowest routes and able to reach populations in soma and tenderloin. That was recognised by the transit riders who gave out a rider first award and at those awards, they recognise the Planning Team that quickly put in place the resign, the common sense pilot at the west portal this year to improve and make the lightrail service smoother. Were giving free muni tickets and for the tthird for providinpro