aide to commissioner melgar, i wanted to convey a few words to you all and the public. commissioner melgar is ecstatic the ocean avenue mobility action plan and the task force are formally being established but the transportation authority. she is looking forward to the plans that will be selected and implemented by 2023 and these plans are in -- and proposals have been in the works for some time now. they've been on the books for decades and years and finally are going to be acted upon and selected by the community and for the community, so she's excited about that. the corridor is a multifaceted area with families, students, institutions, such as city college, that has and will be able to benefit from these changes and we will be able to make that from this crucial step. our office is looking forward to working with you all along with the city agencies, transit p.a., m.t.a., d.p.w. and planning to name a few, to make this commissioners' vision a reality. this action plan will take a holistic view and is working to prepare for new developments that are set to come onli

commissioner melgar? >> sorry, couldn't get in the chat quick enough. so thank you so much for the presentation, that is really helpful and helpful to hear the commitment to increase the number of projects in the future. something i have never understood, how these projects are selected by staff and put forward for approval. so, you know, i understand the high injury corridors and the equity zones. that sometimes it overlaps and sometimes doesn't with areas where there are vulnerable populations -- seniors, people with disabilities, children. so i'm wondering if we can talk a little bit about that. i'm particularly interested in playgrounds and school zones as well as senior centers, community centers, places with a lot of folks in wheelchairs. and the other thing i'm wondering if you can talk about, recent state legislative efforts to empower localities to slow down. and what has passed and what is in the works in how you think it may help you accelerate the efforts in a way that make sense. >> sure. i'll invite jamie park to join for quick build and i

supervisor melgar? >> supervisor melgar: thank you, madame clerk. so, first i wanted to express my deepest condolences to the lowe family and thank supervisor mandelman for that very thoughtful in memoriam. i really appreciate that. i also wanted to say thank you so much to amy who i've known actually longer than i've known supervisor ronen from our adventures in the affordable housing world. she is by far one of the most thoughtful and hard-working people in, you know, our area. and really gets in the weeds and is detail oriented and really has such a strong moral core and deep commitment to what we're trying to do. i'm so sorry to lose her as a coworker here and i know she'll do amazing things and good luck to in you in replacing her. today, i'm introducing a charter amendment to reform the building inspection commission and department. i am joined in this effort by supervisors peskin, ronen and mandelman. thank you so much for your input, your thoughts, your ideas and your co-sponsorship. i also want to thank the city attorney robb kapla and pier

. >> supervisor melgar: good morning chair mandelman and commissioners. i'm happy to provide today's report. today, the transformative investment that's being made nationally is so exciting to us and we do want to thank you all as well. every member of this board almost has indicated interest in or has been working on these issues for many years. we will have an item on today's agenda, so i'll leave some of that discussion to the next item. we are following very closely sort of the challenge by some of the unions in the state. we can brief you on that for more detail. as we gather more information, it relates to a department of labor finding that the state of california led by the governor's office has been disputing and so there is some sort of negotiation happening to ensure that california's federal funds do not get limited by this issue that relates to some legislative changes that were made several years ago with regard to pension reform. for now, i think we can still continue to implement them in our projects. we've been checking with project sponso