Max young and seat 9, thomas wolf. Thank you thank you so much everyone. Thank you. We are depending on you. Mr. Cook, are there any other items today . That completes the agenda for today. The meeting is adjourned. This is the Transportation Committee. We hope to be joined by voice chair commissioner mandelman. Our clerk is here. Would you please call the roll. roll call we have a quorum. Please read the next item. Approve the minutes of the december 5, meeting. This is an action meeting. Any changing or comment on the minutes. Any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none. We are joined by vicechairman delman and commissioner mandelman, we are approving the commentexhibit minutes from dec5 is there a motion . Motion made by commissioner ronen. Why dont you call the rolling othe roll onthat. roll call . We have final approval. Next item, please. Item 3. Remember adoption of rail Program Manager job classification and revised Organization Chart. Good morning. We convene once a year on personnel related items. Last december i brought before you staff reorganization plan with updated Job Description and reclassification of six positions and asked for a Salary Structure increase as well for all staff except for executive director. October 2018 the board had asked staff to convene a Disciplinary Panel review to review the current and alternative oversight project delivery of the downtown rail extension. This board received the final report in november 2019. One of the directions was to help the tjpa reset the project working in drawing upon the transportation agencies in the bay area. We are seeking a new job position to oversee and coordinate the project Development Efforts on rail projects as we will discuss in the work program in the next item. After a short transition period for this position, we anticipate that we would reduce reliance on an call engineering for the rail project management oversight. In terms of the title of this position we would like to total this position as the rail Program Manager, and increase the agency from 46 pull time positions to 47 fulltime positions. In terms of fiscal impact. We anticipate recruitment in january to bring this person on around april and i would anticipate a budget increase of 68,905 in the next fiscal year. We would anticipate total increase of 275,620 for this position including salary and benefits. Are there questions or comments procolleagues . Relative to the notion of transition from on call nonstaff members to an in house position, what do you think that period of transition looks like . What period of time are we talking about where we pay for two rather than one . Thank you, chair peskin. We have had the benefit of the long time rail consultant for over 10 years. I think that we need louise to finish off the oversight of central subway. There after i think with the new rail Program Manager we would shift the new responsibilities to the new person. In any case, we will be assisted by a team of on call consultants that these people would help us manage. On the one hand, i am a big fan of independent oversight that can be brought by the ta by and through the staff or consultants. On the other hand, one of the findings of the expert paneling has to do with collaboration between a number of agencies and ultimately in the structure that the government structure they recommended hiring an independent party. I want to understand how this rail position works with that independent party and whether or not this should come out of solely out of our funds or whether or not it should also receive some of the other agencies that are interested or vested in dtx or what we have a working title called dtx . It is the dtx program of projects i should clarify. Our wholesales tax program is transit programming is twothirds is transit. The oversight functions that he performs in addition to the dtx include the municipal they lrv or capital program. This person would really need to work on ta assignments. On a particular capital projector program of projects like the dtx to include penn avenue and the Second Crossing and the second tube planning with the capital corridor. That whole set of projects including the Business Plan going south would be needed. Iit would be hard to ask other agencies to pay into that even though they benefit from that. That is part of the coordination roll for San Francisco on rail matters. I think we will ask for contributions from the other agencies to support the dtx rail program and projects. We each need to staff up as pointed out not only by the peer review but the peer review that Everyone Needs to staff up on rail. The staffs is thin. Now we see the renaissance of an interest in pursuing the agenda. We need to build capacity. Mr. Wil labr un. Good morning, supervisors. Thank you for taking care of this issue, which is long overdue. It seems to me with what is happening with the central subway and involving the project from last 10 years expanding that contract for another two years is not the smartest thing to do. With regard to costs, if you terminate these contracts instead of expanding two years, you are probably looking at a saving of 2 million. Now with regard to the proposal of the position, this is so important to the city of San Francisco that i think that the position of rail manager eventually reporting the deputy of the Capital Projects is not appropriate. What you want is a new division reporting directly to deal purely with rail. The tube, the pennsylvania expense and dtx and future of the central subway. That individual should be drawing it from all other branches and actually build up a group of five or six people who basically will continue with the existing responsibilities but really start getting on board as far as rail is concerned. That is my two cents. Thank you very much. Any other members of public to testify on item three . Public comment is closed. I hear what you are saying. I think you have to walk before you can run. Getting all of these different organizations to cooperate is our imperative. Motion to adopt the job classification and revised Organization Chart made by commissioner mandelman . If no objection same house same call. Could you please read the next item. Item one go into closed session evaluation of Public Employee performance. This is an action item. Any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none. Public comment is closed. We will convene in closed session. We will reconvene in open session. Mr. Clerk, could you please read item 5. Item 5. Remember adoption every viced salary struck turand setting the annual compensation. We called item 4. Personnel committee met to discuss the performance evaluation and remember approval of the executive directors performance objectors. His work has been exceptionally good. The Personnel Committee recommended a Salary Structure range of 217,893,000 to 304,712, a 15 increase in the salary range. And amended the employment agreement to extend from december 31, 2019 to 2222 and increase the compensation in 2020 in the amount of a 5 increase results in a salary of 267,417. Is there a motion to recommend adoption of the revised Salary Structure amended the existing employment agreement and setting the compensation for the executive director . I should also note the Personnel Committee requested that did 15,000 of unspent professional Development Money from 2019 be rolled over to 2020. The other funds that were for relocation in the previous contract have been used and will not be renewed. So is there a motion to that effect . Made by commissioner ronen. Can we take that same house same call . Any introduction of new items . Seeing none. Any general Public Comment. Seeing none the Personnel Committee of the Transportation Committee is adjourned. Good morning and welcome to the San Francisco county Transportation Authority for our last meeting of the 2019 calendar year. Today is tuesday, december 17th , 2019. Could you please call a rollback could you please call roll call . [roll call] 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 Official meeting as an elected official. The floor is yours. Thank you, mr. Chair. It is an honor and a privilege to be sworn in last night and to serve on this commission and especially as a 26 year every day munimobile rider. I have a lot of thoughts and i am really looking forward to weighing in on transportation issues in my role on this commission and on the board. I look for to working with you all and i appreciate the briefing from staff that we got yesterday even before being sworn in, to be up to speed as much as possible on issues before us. Thank you. Thank you and welcome. It was a pleasure to show you where the kitchen is. Commissioner prestons inaugural meeting coincides with the arrival yesterday of the sfmtas new director of transportation, who i have known for least 20 years. He is dedicated and visionary and we are all wishing him well and look forward to supporting him in his new position. Of importance to district five constituents and all of us as the state of munimobile, that is why i was pleased to serve on the Reliability Working Group with vice chairman andelman, which concluded his work last week while i was at my preop so i was not able to go to the last meeting. That body was convened by mayor breed this past summer. The task force brought together over a dozen Industry Experts and policy advisors or around the state in the region and it was it was like going back to college. It was quite fascinating. And we reviewed many to cheat s operations and structure to advice to discussing on shortterm and midterm actions to improve performance and reliability. I would really like to thank the cochairs of that effort. Sfmta back the director, in the former controller and sfpuc director or general manager at harrington, as well as our controller, and most particularly, our executive director here who did a remarkable job of supporting that effort, as well as seven t. A. Deputy director and all of the respective staffs were keeping the group remarkably focused and productive. I think the only thing that we punted on was the issue of governance. At the top of the working Group Recommendations was to focus on hiring and retention of moneys workforce including adding 500 new bus and train operators by 2021. There is a huge deficit of operators, but not only on the operator his side, but also as it relates to trades and crafts. There have been structural vacancies in a number of places that are critical to the reliability. So we are talking about electricians, maintenance workers, supervisors, and this will take reforms to expedite training and hiring and partnerships with Community College and workforce programs to maintain it munimobile could you workforce and will require the department the department of Public Health to do Health Screenings for operators more quickly. In addition, the agency needs to replace his outdated train control system, at service to reduce crowding and close equity gaps and continue to implement on street priority treatments to address rising congestion. The final report will be issued next month and in the new year and we hope to put it on the agenda before this entire body soon thereafter. Finally, on a less optimistic note, we were to support the upcoming changes as we work to support the upcoming changes to munimobile service, i wanted to acknowledge all of you accept for commissioner preston who hadnt been involved in this. The progress and let me underscore the continued challenges with the new munimobile and siemens light rail vehicles commonly known as the l r. V. Four and i understand the doors have been solved and breakdowns are improving, the story with the pins that came out last week was quite disheartening and while i thought, and in some areas think that the situation was improving , i now have, and i hope you all share renewed concerns. I look forward to a full report from the sfmta in january. I do have to say, the story that i saw on tv about the cannibalization of existing vehicles that come out of the 68 that we procured was deeply troubling. On that happy note, colleagues, i wish you and yours and the publics a safe and relaxing holiday season. Is there any Public Comment on the chairs report . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Next item, please. Item three executive director s reports. Information item. Good morning. Let me begin by trying chair peskin and welcoming commissioner preston and his staff. Thank you for making time for the briefing on the very first day before you were even sworn in before in preparation for today. We look forward to working with you and your whole office. Let me begin the report this month with an update on the federal safe rule. This is a new policy from the White House Administration proposing that we roll back National Fuel efficiency standards, which would invalidate californias even Higher Standards and more ambitious Clean Car Standards in electric vehicle mandate. We oppose this in the governor his also support opposing this. Were supporting that whole effort, but in the meantime, california must update our air quality conformity model to accommodate the new standards. This is a subjective coordination and negotiation between Environmental Protection agency and a variety of states, and particularly california. What this would mean for us, until the models have been updated or there has been a negotiated resolution is transportation projects statewide that are not exempt from conforming analysis and by and large these are projects that would expand either roadway or transit capacity, these projects could be unable to receive federal environmental approvals and other types of federal actions. This is essentially a restriction on access to federal funds. It is a very, very high priority for the state and all of us to support california agencies that are working on this strategy and the car and e. P. A. And the governors staff are all working hard to figure this out. Meanwhile, well be tracking this around with our colleagues in the state to make sure that we keep the projects moving and alternative in alternative ways as needed with other funds. We will keep you apprised as we learn more. Staying at the state level, the California AirResources Board has been implementing the clean a mild standard. This was senate bill 2014 which required an establish of baseline emissions of Greenhouse Gases for vehicles associated with tea and c. Activities. This is a really important baseline that compares tea and sea missions in the fleet. Our staff have been working on helping them to implement this mandate and created the baseline emissions methodology. The estimate did come out and it shows that they are producing an average 75 more emissions per passenger mile and california private auto fleet. This is direct evidence of the higher impact of t. N. C. On air quality and Greenhouse Gas emissions than the general fleet and it is for a variety of different reasons. They did take into account the cleaner vehicle technology. That is the more modern modern vehicles that t. N. C. His are operating, but they also have more nonpassenger cruising miles. There is the extra miles that are being travelled as well as a lower occupancy. This is an impact of Greenhouse Gas emissions per personal miles travelled. It takes into account the person occupancy of the vehicles. We will have a more complete update update for you next year because we are trying to make sure we are getting our comments in on the next stage of work. Once they have established this baseline inventory, the next work is to set targets. Staff are busy supporting them and commenting on this process. We will also have a january 14 th information item on the electric vehicle roadmap that was requested a couple of meetings ago. On the potential for original funding measure, wanted to keep you updated that like other counties around the region, staff are working with city agencies and regional age