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Welcome back. We went into recess and are now reconvening. Supervisor kim i believe will not be rejoining us so we are now on item number 7, so madam clerk, will you please call that item . Yes, i item number 7 [inaudible]. Thank you, we are joined by supervisor mar, who is the lead author. I believe were having representatives from the budget and legislative Analysts Office to talk about their report and also for the interim taxi and Accessible Services director from the mta who is here. Colleagues, throughout the year ive been working with various stakeholders to find a balance between our T...

Welcome back. We went into recess and are now reconvening. Supervisor kim i believe will not be rejoining us so we are now on item number 7, so madam clerk, will you please call that item . Yes, i item number 7 [inaudible]. Thank you, we are joined by supervisor mar, who is the lead author. I believe were having representatives from the budget and legislative Analysts Office to talk about their report and also for the interim taxi and Accessible Services director from the mta who is here. Colleagues, throughout the year ive been working with various stakeholders to find a balance between our T...

Actually have staff here today who can help. I would like to introduce myself i live in the Visitacion Valley. Im happy to receive this letter letting me know i can attend this meeting today. Speaking chinese. Translator this english is in english. This is very difficult for us to read this english letter. Speaking chinese. Translator i am 77 years old i am a long time resident in the Visitacion Valley so im so concerned of things in my neighborhood. Speaking chinese. Translator i have so many friends its really important to provide bilingual services to our residents. Speaking chinese. Transl...

Were concerned about. General public drivers picking up street hails. Last week in the last few weeks there was a registered sex offender actually found to be trying to pick up a street hail so this is a real concern to us when private vehicles that are not clearly marked are providing services so we know the values of Good Customer Service and non discrimination. All customers are required to be served in the taxi industry, all neighborhoods are required to be served. We can do better on that. All cabs are required to accept credit cards and debit cards and then theres the clear and fair stru...

Duplicated or kind of some aspects of supervisor wieners amendment will be accepted, but the one piece i wanted to ensure was on page 3, under the resolve of more stringent safety regulations, that when we talk about using background checks, we do it in a manner thats consistent with a fair chance ordinance that the board of supervisors passed earlier this year around background checks. Did want to note that while we only allow employers to do a seven year look back at your convictions, we do allow employers to look at traffic infractions and if you were applying for a driving job that is the ...