francisco san francisco municipal transportation agency board of directors -- director reiskin, rubke, nolan, ramos. we have a quorum. >> item 3 for sound producing devices. please be advised that cellphone and other devices are prohibited. one going off in the room maybe removed from the meeting. we respect they be turned off. >> item 4. motion to approve the minutes. >> all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> thank you very much. >> please be advised that item 10.2g on the consent calendar was removed from the agenda at the request of staff. in addition, please know that a number of members of the public are here with respect to tour bus restrictions in the vicinity of ---alamo square. that matter is not only agenda and will be on item 9 on the agenda in the future. >> item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> any unfinished business? no business. >> item 7, directors report. >> good afternoon, mr. reiskin. >> good afternoon members of the board and staff and the public. really just one item to update you on. i know we have a big agenda today. the bus loop where w

. >> good afternoon, nolan, directors. we are here requesting approval of item no. 11, the van ness bus transit project as analyzed as a local preferred alternative in the final eis,eir, adopting the quality act and mitigation monitoring and reporting plan. the purpose of this item is for the sfmta to approve for the project adopt findings under the california environmental quality act. the project is a large scale plan to implement full featured bus rapid transit. one of the busiest transit roudz in the city and major north south transportation corridor within san francisco. when it's completed it will be an integral part of the munis transit network for all of san francisco. as recommended under the ceqa guidelines this should be a coordination of the preparation of environmental review documents whenever federal and environmental impact statements and environmental impact report under ceqa are required. the sfmta is prepared to join eis,e ir for this project. the san francisco municipal transportation agency board of di

joanne kelly and commissioners andrea and tom nolan and michael (clapping) and i want to close that i under scoring the point. we're going to celebrate today like you can't believe. and we're going to have a hell of a time. and it's going to be one amazing fing pride weekend (clapping) and we deserve it. we've worked hard for that. all of you made it possible so every tough conversation you had with your family and i'm not coming home unless you let me bring my boyfriend but remember every one of us came from somewhere where there's no protections even in the face of those ruling. so there's many of our lgbt partners are watching with a - their day to day life in 37 states is not going to change so our commitment has to be look what we're doing here and we're going to help you where you live. we're not going to leave anyone behind. have a great day. have a great weekend (clapping) >> are you a parents that's unemployed and struggling to pay child support we have teamed up and positions ourself to offer an opportunity for permanent employment. for more information

it's a historic day for this part of san francisco (clapping) >> our next speaker is tom nolan the sfmta board of supervisors. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen, we're happy to be here this is a perfect project. we're proud to be proud of it the land came from mta. in my mind this is a perfect example of coordination and there have long been other projects but combining the housing we're proud to be part of it. we s have a contest to name the plazas. supervisor yee said you have to be dead to be named after it so that cuts out some of us (laughter) if you want to be part of that contact the mta. we're happy to be part of this project. thank you >> (clapping) >> you're next speaker is doug and another developer for this project (clapping). >> good afternoon, everyone what a beautiful day as we celebrate our 36 year of combarng is cultural neighborhood. this project is exemplar of how we meet our mission. we're proud outing at 11 hundred ocean we are working with mercy housing and the many neighbors in this neighborhood. and this is in the 11 district. as rents are increasingly it hard for

when jonah nolan pitched the idea, it sounded paranoid. until. >> until. all you have to do is read the paper. not a documentary, it is a very entertaining show. at the core of it is a wake-up that what we do, who we speak with, where we go, all that is being watched. i think it is less paranoid than true. i know your lovely bride has been involved and was a guest on this program a few days ago. are you comfortable -- i am extending this question about what these shows are saying about the times we live in. are you comfortable staying in the space of creator and producer and having your say, or do you expect later in your life that you will step off that that and getthat platform more involved in politics and social issues of our time? >> yes, while my wife katie who used to work on capitol hill, is infinite lee more comfortable -- ininitely more comfortable the realm of politics, and i am blown away by her ability to true, and shet is has gotten involved in things that are really important. well we are still steep in business, even our little company has

. >> we met robert nolan in tent city. >> most of my tats either have to deal with death or protection. one way, we're all going to die eventually. for example from gargoyles to dragons. this is one of my daughter. the reason why i'm in here. haven't paid none of my child support. this whole arm right here is all my brother's work. i would have to lose my pants to show you my other ones. >> we'll take your word for it. >> while nolan will serve his 90-day sentence in tent city along with hundreds of other inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent crimes, most other maricopa inmates live in one of five different indoor facilities. and in one of those facilities we came upon a high security housing unit that was like nothing we had ever encountered before. >> when you enter the estrella jail facility which is where the women are housed within the maricopa county jail system, the vast majority are incarcerated in dorm-like facilities with the exception of a very small number of prisoners who are housed in a maximum security unit. and a unit within that unit is the atom 100 pod. >> alt

francisco san francisco municipal transportation agency board of directors -- director reiskin, rubke, nolan, ramos. we have a quorum. >> item 3 for sound producing devices. please be advised that cellphone and other devices are prohibited. one going off in the room maybe

. >> thank you chairman nolan. i want to echo the comments that have been made with the kudos that should be given to the cta for getting us to this point we are inventing the brt wheel with this project and we are learning as we've been going along, but it's been challenging and i think we have a fantastic project that we are going to be voting on today. i want to thank the mta staff that helped chip in when called upon to make this thing work and as efficient as possible. i especially want to thank the ccdc and the folks representing them for having gotten engaged in this project and make it as sensitive to the communities concerns as possible. i understand there was an issue about water do you go this project by adding a station. it's our job to respond to the concerns that have been raised and rational to the community as a whole. if it were one thing that stopped in front of somebody's house that wanted a brt station. we are talking about a senior center that houses dozens of seniors. we are going to have to s

. >> good afternoon, chairman nolan, members of the board. thanks for the at some point to speak today. i'm the chief operating officer, we are a parking technology company based here in california san diego. we also manufacture these products. today i'm joined by pretty much all the executives management of ips. we are the current provider of the credit card single meters today. certainly the industry is learning a lot from that project as are we as a vendor of technology. we are equally excited to be a part of taking that technology throughout the city. and with the team here, myself included, stand firmly committed to you, the city and this project and to be a very long-term project for the weeks and months ahead. thank you for the opportunity. >> i have a question for you, sir. sometimes it's very difficult to read the message on the meter. is there something going on to improve this? >> the next generation of technology is incorporating a larger display on it. it's feedback we took from you. >> glad to hear that. >> what i ran into wasn'

scott weiner. [ applause ] san francisco supervisor jane kim. [ applause ] sfmta board of directors tom nolan and cheyrlbrick man. >> and the mayor and director transportation policy, jilian gelet,. >> and mayor district, executive director jack broadbent. department of environment, melanie nutter. sfmta, bon ye. san francisco bike coalition, kit hodge. [ applause ] sfcta deputy director for policy and programming ana lafort. sfcta interim director maria lumabardo. and san francisco police chief greg sure. [ applause ] >> so how do we get here? as early as 2009, tda ban working towards a bike sharing program in santa clara county intended to address the bike issues on cal tran and provide the connections to the light rail and bus services at the same time, there was a growing interest from other bay area agencies to pursue and expand bike sharing on a regional level, as a recall, with the support from the partners represented here today from the bay area, air quality management districts, board of directors, the district submitted an application to the commission for an innovative climate pro

scott weiner. [ applause ] san francisco supervisor jane kim. [ applause ] sfmta board of directors tom nolan and cheyrlbrick man. >> and the mayor and director transportation policy, jilian gelet,. >> and mayor district, executive director jack

we've been joined by another strong progressive, representative nolan of minnesota. i know that he also has been an outspoken advocate when it comes to the plight of low-wage workers. i'd like to recognize and yield time to representative nolan of northern minnesota. mr. nolan: i'd like to begin by commending and complimenting the gentleman from wisconsin, congressman pocan, for the work you're doing here in highlighting this important issue. there's so much to be said, one is not sure where to begin. you provide a lot of the facts and a lot of the information and some of the other members here. i'd like to just, you know, speak to the issue in a more general sense. but to be sure, what's happening in this country has to be reversed. the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is getting crushed. corporations, banks are sitting on trillions of dollars. i'm a business guy. if there's a business opportunity out there, you invest in it. but if the middle class is broke, can't buy the goods and services, you're just going to sit on your