is because going to the s.f. m.t.a. and the board of supervisors has just become a big waste of time. our situation is beyond a case of simple buyer's remorse. i mean, we cannot compete with venture capital uber and lyft. we can't subsidize cheap rides for people. the m.t.a. set the price that created this monster. and they agreed if the program were to fail or end, they would buy back the medallions and give us a prop "k"-earned medallions. obviously, this is not happening, and we're forced to fight uphill in order just to get anything. it is really sad. what can i say? we want the exit mechanism. it is in the rules and regulations of the m.t.a., and it is also in the contract between the san francisco federal credit union and the m.t.a. please, just get us out of this program. if we got into this situation with the market dictating the price like in other cities, like new york, it is somewhat understandable. but, once again, the m.t.a. created the price, they created the monster. [buzzer] >> how long do we have to beat the horse before we call it dead. it's dead. no one has bought

number two. >> clerk: item number two is a resolution reappointing amanda eaken to the m.t.a. board of directors for a term ending march 1, 2023. >> good morning. i'm amanda eaken. i'm mayor breed's nomination for appointment to the m.t.a. board of directors. when i think about serving the people of san francisco in this role, a few key priorities come to mind. first, i think when people walk out of their front door every morning to start a trip, and whether that's a walking trip, talking transit, or riding a bike, they fundamentally assume that their city government is going to make that a safe trip. and yet as of today, april 22, earth day, 2019, ten people have died on our streets just trying to make their way, whether it's to work, shopping, recreation, or other destination. i have experienced traffic fatalities before, as i think all of you have, but i have to tell you that these ten hit me particularly hard, and i couldn't stop thinking about them until of course it dawned on me why, and that is because i now sit on a board with a responsibility to make the streets safe in san fr

data on a number of programs by supervisorial district. and finally, we -- the board could ask the m.t.a. to report annually on a strategic plan to report on the 5% increase regarding incidents regarding sfmta employees. the board could request the police department to ensure new staffing resources are allocated to address the board's areas of priority which may include traffic company and targeted enforcement actions to achieve vision zero action strategy actions, and finally, the board could take actions tomorrow at the public safety and neighborhood services related to the open air drug dealing in the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. and that concludes my presentation. we're happy to answer any questions. >> chair fewer: colleagues, any questions? yes, tour stefani. >> supervisor stefani: i just wanted to ask with regard to the policy implementations, i just want to lead everybody know that i'm on top of that. i'm working with the city attorney's office to make sure it happens in a timely fashion. it was signed by governor brown september 30, 2018. we are now in 201

respect to what's in front of you and the m.t.a. board, so again, i think this is trying to establish a new baseline of this is now the floor of what we can provide, and if we can provide this facility, we should. and then we have a much more robust engagement with the neighborhood, with the community around larger trade-offs and potentially bigger benefits from a protective facility. >> will you provide protection for this bike lane? witnesses testified that it currently proposes an unprotected bike lane. >> we are proposing a buffer zone, a 2-foot visual buffer between the travelling and the bike lane. there is no physical protection that will separate traffic from the bike lane with this proposal , again in the m.t.a. jurisdiction. >> so you guys have moderated how many bikes use these streets that we are proposing to change. >> we did learn a lot through our outreach. again, these retail oriented businesses, these creative take businesses that have consultancy shops along battery and sampson, several of them have their own bike share system and sonoma has several campuses, and peopl

a permanent part of our transportation system. so, in october 2018, we came to the m.t.a. board to present an informational item on the results of the mid pilot evaluation for jump. i'm not going to rehash the evaluation results today. other than to say is that what we found is the demand for station less bikes is high and station less bike share compliments the station-based bike share systems we have. and over all the jump program is running smoothly. so what we are presenting today is a set of division two amendment that's would further strengthen the safety equity and accountable associated with the program. and if approved, the amendments that you are hearing today would allow the m.t.a. to open a new application process for bike share and i'll talk more about that at the end. just a small amount of context. right now we're operating a 18-month station less bike share program that started in january of 2018. the pilot operator is jump which operates station less ebikes. we talked about that with that. jump has a permit up to 500 bicycles in san francisco and an additional 50.

of scooter share started around last year in march. by may, the board of supervisors and the m.t.a. board had worked together to establish a permit, which meant we could permit unpermitted operations which was more crucial. by october, we had permitted two operators and the program began. it's useful to note that during the unregulated era, public feedback and observation around a few major themes. starting with the positive, some people saw scooters as a new travel option, particularly for short trips. we could be useful as a last-mile solution when paired with transit. there was a lot of concerns about scooters being strewn about, parked willie nilly, on the walk. we heard a lot of complaints about sidewalk riding. scooter riders not following the california vehicle code. that clearly stated this is illegal. so, the pilot began last october. each one, we permitted two companies and each one received 625 scooters as a cap. with the potential to double here at the mid point along with an evaluation. for our evaluation, we looked at usage, safety and accessibility, equity and engage

grateful to this board. you are the watchdogs over an agency that is out of control. even the m.t.a. board is circling the wagons and protecting the executive director. so, please, continue your vigilance because it really affects the public. right now m.t.a. is taking an axe to public transportation. it is wrecking it. this could be the best public transportation system in the country and it is simply running it into the ground. thank you. >> thank you, next speakers and any members of the public on items 11 and 12, line up. >> i'm maureen dawes and a business owner and resident of west portal. i'll disagree with the gentleman, i never saw him at the meetings so i'm not sure how it's a dog and pony show. deanna sula, you came to our business as well before this all started. luckily because they fought that they were kind of -- not them -- the contractor trying to say, oh, this will be less disruptive for the merchants, because we kind of have pre-planning we are able to kind of change things a little bit and it kind of messed up on our side of the business with the barriers, but it made it t

based on the regulations. >>> >> do you reports to the m.t.a. board of directors? >> we do not, as i'm aware, to the m.t.a. board of directors. >> i would like information on what incidents are reportable, because i'm assuming that someone being dragged underneath a muni train after getting their hand stuck would be something that would be report ableable to somebody or some agency. thank you. >> chairman: commissioner yee. >> thank you. i just want to thank everybody for their comments. there has been a lot of comments made already, and i don't need to repeat them. i appreciate your explanation of the flattening of the wheels, where the mushroom thing gives you a quick stop in emergencies. hopefully operators will learn how to use the other emergency mechanism without flattening the wheels. i want to make is motion to continue this item. >> chairman: so before we do that, commissioner, i think we have some directions and comments for staff. we have not touched on one issue, and that is the coupling issue. ms. curshbalm, could you please let us know what you know about the phail th

eaken serving this role on the m.t.a. board. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you. >> good morning, chair ronen, supervisor mar, and supervisor walton, i'm the director of the walk san francisco. we're a group of 35 nonprofit organizations that are trying to get our city to vision zero. i'm also here to ask you to reappointment amanda eaken to the m.t.a. board. in a very short amount of time she has been instrumental to thinking strategically to vision zero. we know the city only has five more years to reduce our fatalities and severe injuries, and that's by 2024. she's been asking the right questions and showing the right kind of leadership. one example i heard from amanda -- and i definitely want to echo that's in terms of -- that in terms of how critical it was was asking the m.t.a. to imp wi implement a 90-day network. she's been asking the city what have you been doing exactly on these streets to get us to zero. they do have a great strategic plan, but it's not that specific, so we really appreciate that. i do want to echo what janice just said in terms of accessible for the a

department deputy director, environment director, m.t.a. director and mtc commissioner and college board member for joining us this morning. [applause.] also from phil king's office. thank you. it takes a village. finally i would like to invite one person who understands safe streets in a deeply person way. jenny's mother stepped in a crosswalk in 2011 and was hit by speeding car. judy survived and she and her children eleven would lives forever changed. she is a founding member of the sf safe streets. it helps tell their stories. this group is made of survivors of loved ones kill by crashes on our streets. join me in welcoming jenny. [applause.] >> i am jenny. some of you may know me through my mother's story. iit is not easy to tell or hear. eigheight years after being hite was suicidal. she thinks her children are evil and plotting against her. we live in a state of fear and hopelessness. this is what a severe injury with can look like. there are more than 500 severe injuries on san francisco streets every year. when i share my story i hope people will understand and demand safe stree

being responsive to concerns of merchants. we've updated our outreach strategies. the m.t.a. board went through a process to help with our public engagement requirements, with a real focus of doing outreach to businesses in advance of a project. and we have implemented a small business working group that we consult on a regular basis as we go through the process of planning new projects. i'm going to turn this over to deanna desantis, because i know there were some specific examples of what we've implemented. >> chairman: ms. desantis. >> i'm going to try to move a little quickly here because, respectfully, i have some of the small business owners that were part of the west portal project, our twin peaks project, and i'd like to make sure they have time to speak and let you know how they feel about the efforts we have put forth. i think the most important thing on this slide i would convey to all of you is,n, no project is the same. all of the work we've been over doing, and overseeing the implementation of our construction mitigation, we have three examples of three very different proj

m.t.a. projects. look at travel street. it is an shambles! and the m.t.a. board is simply a coffee clutch that rubber stamps everything that comes forward. the m.t.a. does not listen to the public, and they better start doing it. there is one thing that is transparent about the m.t.a.: it is a failed agency. they're philosophy is, if you can't solve the problem, make it worse, or if you're not part of the solution, become part of the problem. this is simply a symptom of what went on. fortunately, that person who was trapped on the l.r.v. wasn't killed. there have been too many deaths that have occurred as a result of m.t.a. i have had doors slam on me, and there was no response from michael bernes, the former head of m.t.a., until i cornered him in a public meeting. and he said, let's hope it never happens again. he acted like a swimmering juvenile delinquent, as far as i'm concerned. so please do not approve this application or any future ones. >> thank you very much for holding this hearing on this issue. i have to second, strongly, my -- the previous comments that have been made

. this board passed legislation requiring tel telematics, so we could understand when people were speeding. and everybody thought that was a good idea. and m.t.a. said that was important. so that's an example of what some people may think of surveillance, but serves valuable information. and when we're trying to maintain the safety and security of our buildings. we're a major metropolitan area. we want to make sure if we see something, we say something. so those sorts of uses were actually also excluded in the legislation that the supervisor put forward. while there will be some examples that some people disagree on, and some people say maybe we shouldn't allow this or have rules, there are many, many more that are used by the departments that serve the basic functions of the city. coit will review everything. the departments would have to report to coit on what they currently do. that will give us transparency on what is out there and then we can have the discussions. lastly, this will be continued not just once but twice, so we reserve the right to come back with additional thou

, the m.t.a. has wrestled with this problem for years in a very unsatisfactory way, my board of directors has been very reluctant to move on restrictions, although we have, the agency has restricted streets, but there is a huge reluctance because of the awareness and the effects of parking restrictions and parking enforcement. we are very grateful, not only willing to participate, we are working pretty closely with the commander and other city agencies and we look forward to wherever this legislation goes, working with this body and our partners, the coalition of homelessness and other folks to find a more humane way to help folks who don't have a choice and are living in vehicles. >> thank you, andy. that is it for public comment. >> we will close public comments thank you supervisor brown, i thank you to everyone who testified. i believe the sponsor would like to duplicate the file, she has unilateral right to do. and what would you like to do with the original file? >> actually -- >> my bad, i did not acknowledge supervisor haney go ahead, thank you, chair peskin, i will be q

city's m.t.a. will create a review board tasked with determining total amounts to pending on the time of day along with exemptions the funds will be dedicated to upgrading the city's transit system as you know the subways. and the bridges and roads and everything and i'm sure upstate too so i think infrastructure is very important. the new provision also includes the ban of single use plastic bags that are found at grocery stores which often make their way into waterways and oceans displace trickle over i mean even the it wasn't that way i know i sound old but when i was young there was not plastic in the ocean and now it's gotten out of hand new york will join california and hawaii as the only states in the country with such legislation the ban which is expected to go into effect march two thousand and twenty will apply to most single use plastic bags provided by supermarkets and other stores i do think that is a good thing we see too much plastic on the streets and i think it could help the environment it could help the process i'm out of plastic that we waste every day and on the prov