Remarks by Janet Tarlov
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Thank you, Director Kirschbaum. Before I open public comment on this item, I would like to remind members of the public that they may provide comment on the topics that Director Kirschbaum shared. As a reminder, those are the special recognition of the Youth Transportation Advisory Board. Is that correct? the full name, and the passage of Measure A and updates related to Chinatown construction and transit impacts. If you feel the director missed addressing a topic, you may comment on that during item nine, which is general public comment. If you're here to speak on an item later in today's…
Seeing none in the room and no accommodation requests. We'll now close public comment. Colleagues, do you have any questions for Director Kirschbaum? All right. Well, thank you for your report, Julie. Secretary Silva, please call the next item.
Raising through the agenda. Secretary Silva, please call the next item.
We will now open public comment for general public comment.
No, any issue that is not already being heard today.
We will now close public comment. Secretary Silva, please call the next item.
Thank you. We will now open public comment for the consent calendar for two minutes each.
We will now close public comment for item 10, the consent calendar. Colleagues, may I have a motion and a second to approve? So moved.
Thank you. Secretary Silva, please call the roll.
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Thank you, Director Hemminger. I will now open public comment for this item for two minutes each.
No other speakers. Thank you. Public comment for this item is now closed. Colleagues, questions, concerns?
Very good. Very good. Secretary Silva. Secretary Silva.
Thank you. Secretary Silva, please call the next item.
Thank you. I will open public comment for this item now for two minutes each.
Thank you. Next speaker. I also would like to just ask members of the audience to minimize any disruptions. If you would like to express agreement or disagreement with a speaker, you can show us visually, maybe with a thumbs up or a thumbs down. It's important for us to maintain order. Thank you.
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Ma'am, your time is up. Thank you. For fairness, everyone gets the same amount of time. Thank you. Next speaker, please.
Thank you. I would like to thank members of the public today for coming and sharing your experiences with us. We take what you have to say very seriously. And I would like to acknowledge that the matters that we are discussing today touch on very serious criminal matters which are under the purview of the San Francisco Police Department and that SFMTA has endeavored to be of assistance to the police department in this issue. We do have a representative from the San Francisco Police Department here today. And I wonder if you might share a few words with us.
Thank you, Lieutenant Flores. Are you in Station to Admission Station, or is there a special address?
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Thank you, Vice Chair Kahina. Director Hemminger?
Thank you, Director Heminger. Director Hinzey.
Thank you, Director Hensley. Thank you, Director Hensley. Director Felder. Director Felder.
Thank you very much. Before I ask Director Henderson to weigh in, I would just like to maybe provide a little bit of context to your amendment, which is that, just in case it's not clear, The SFMTA board has authority to direct SFMTA staff to take certain actions and in this amendment we are doing that by directing our staff to provide us with some metrics regarding the success of this. program continuing. We do not have authority over SFPD and that is why the language is to urge SFPD to engage with the community and provide us with some metrics that will help us in the future. I would I have…