>> good afternoon. everybody. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i'm so excited to be swearing in janet tarlov to the mta board with her family, her friends, people from the merchant's association and so many folks that she's had an opportunity to develop relationships with to the council of district merchants and so many of our communities. the glenn park community. food is a unify but your establishes in glenn park was something of an institution. it still is, the grand canyon -- did i not say that right?

i think it's the grand canyon. the canyon market. which i loved going in there and talking to the people because many of the people that work for you and still work there, you know, they handle food and the community with such love and care. and that is a special thing to have especially in a big major city like san francisco. but more importantly, this body -- the mta, it's important that we have people who are on boards and commissions that have an understanding of what it feels like to run a small business in sphrbltion. that understands what it feels like when decisions get made and small businesses prosper because of those decisions. it's important that when those decisions get made that you have a voice of understanding, offer reason of experience as a small business owner at the forefront

of the decisions whether it's to move from where it was, where it's to tear up the streets like we're doing now in a couple of neighborhoods and businesses are impacted because people are not happy maybe about parking and we have no we haven't made alternative plans and how it impacts their family. i know, mayor, i know. but just having that diverse voice of reason on the mta body is so critical to the success of the organization. so that we don't encounter some of the hiccups that we run into in some of these neighborhoods. construction is challenging, change is challenging, the decisions have have to be made with our huge transportation network to ensure that buses and

bikes and different modes of transportation are able to move around the city safely and efficiently is an important component of what the sfmta does especially around its construction projects and having a bigger understanding of how it impacts people's lives is critical to the success of this organization and changes necessary to move san francisco forward. i'm excited to have you serve on this body. we appreciate your willingness because it's a lot of work, a lot of hard decisions and there are a lot of people with a lot of opinions but more importantly, there are people that care. they care about the city and the changes that we are implementing and they want to ensure that these situations that occur are a win-win for everyone. and that's what i think you bring to this body is the possibility of a win-win solution oriented decision

making in order to ensure that small businesses are at the forefront of the conversation. with that, i will turn it over to jeff tumlin. all right. jeff tumlin, the director of the sfmta board. [applause] >> j. tumlin: thank you, mayor breed. the success of muny and small businesses are inextra bli linked. they're there because there is a muni line there. small businesses depend on mobility to get their customers and goods delivered to the districts and muni depends on the riders that we generate. here in san francisco, we're challenged by some of the

greatest amount of work from home. our downtown stations are only at 35% of their pre-covid ridership. in our neighborhood commercial districts, almost all of our lines are back at pre-covid ridership and some are as high as 130% of pre-covid ridership in part because of the creativity and importance of our neighborhoods. we understand that our future is dependent upon small business success and we're eager to learn from janet and the community in which janet knows through the city in order to help us be better, how do we make the mobility system work safer. how do we make it easier for people to get around by all modes of transportation and how do we foster commercial success in san francisco particularly among our small and locally-owned businesses which

is one of the most important reasons why all of us love living here in san francisco. i'm honored to have you be my boss and i look forward to many years of working together. thank you. [applause] >> mayor breed: okay, for the moment we all waited for. i'll do it this way so your family can hear. all right. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i state your name. >> i janet swear do solemnly swear. >> mayor breed: to support and defend. >> j. tarlov: to support and with defend. >> the constitution of the u.s.

government. >> to support and defend the city of san francisco to support and defend and i take this freely without any mental reservation brd or purpose. >> or purpose of evasion and i will dwell and faithfully discharge. >> mayor breed: the duties. >> j. tarlov: the duties upon which i am about to enter and during this time as i serve as member of the san francisco municipal transportation agency >> mayor breed: board of directors. >> j. tarlov: board of directors. >> mayor breed: and the parking

authority commission. >> j. tarlov: and the parking authority commission. >> mayor breed: for the city and county of san francisco. >> j. tarlov: for the city and county of san francisco. >> mayor breed: thank you very much. [applause] i'll continue right now. there you go. >> j. tarlov: thank you. >> mayor breed: congratulations and thank you for serving. >> j. tarlov: i would like to say a few words. i'm not as practiced as the director and the mayor, but i prepared some remarks.

thank you -- thank you very much, mayor breed and the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm truly humbled and honored to be trusted with this responsibility. it was a great pleasure to work with the mayor's office through the nomination process, in particular jean eld berg, gelsy and alex were generous with their time and insight as i prepared. i'm also grateful for the time chair eaken spent with me and director tumlin and the many other mta staff members who took the time to bring me up to speed with their important work. i would also like to thank my family and friends here to support me. richard, max, elliot and nancy, i love you all. i'm so grateful for my colleagues on the board of the glen park merchants association

to tony and the best vice president ever marianne delarry. thank you for all you do and i can't miss carolyn from the glen park association who braved the rain to be here. i would not be here without the rules committee, [indiscernible] sharkey and paul terry and sam who was not able to be here today. i would definitely not be here today without the encouragement of the board of the san francisco council district mer tants association. there are many other people i would thank, but instead, i'm going to express my gratitude by working as hard as i can to successfully fulfill my responsibilities as a director of -- of the sfmta board and

work for the work for san francisco, residents, students, workers and visitors. providing safe, reliable, clean and well-maintained modes much transportation, motorists, pedestrians, bicycle riders, disabled folks and seniors is the awesome tax that the sfmta staff, maintenance borkers and operators dedicate themselves to every day. i'm honored to join you. although i will always strife to serve all of san francisco's many and varied constituents, i will bring my own 16 years of lyft experience owning and running canyon market and natural goods grocery in glen park. businesses on the commercial corridors whether they realize it or not are independenceable

partners with the sfmta in managing the flow of people, goods and services throughout the city. i hope my business will bring students for collaboration with the small business community to the work of the sfmta. thank you all very much for being here. [applause] >> mayor breed: thank you, janet, for your work on this body. i hope you're strapped in and ready for the ride. it will be something else but rewarding had you see the great work that you're able to do while serving on this body. we appreciate you and everyone for being here today. thank you all so much and let's get back to work.television.

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see how the people see which is happening and what is going on. kind of cool i wanted to be part of that. >> i saw it 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes you yeah. >> so we have you - yeah. i started going when i was young but not the type of kid would get food but this is something i really have been progressing on a talent from like other artists. >> this is amazing. >> this is so good yeah, it is so good like the artists. >> i love it. >> what a great project. >> part of the part for have i

grants. >> yeah. i love it. >> i serve in for 2 two years now and i really am fortunate to live in a place for art. >> an effort creating places it serve san francisco soul and that makes them want to see this place; right? with the experience of art in san jose experience in from the get-go sometimes our environmentalist has created tests but we have an opportunity for that and have artists in the storefront part of project you can walk in and experience and hoping we'll be there for a long time. >> this is the first farther easy way of going to spaces i

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>> conduct a field shelter exercise where we open up a number of tents that animal control has they have supplies and equipment and staff and volunteers. we simulate the need for cape ability after a disaster or earthquake. >> animal care and control is your city's animal shelter. we care for approximately 10,000 animals a year. we are opinion for san francisco's animal in thes upon effect of an emergency. we got our tents and practicing how to deal with that.

>> this is the shelter is overwhelmed with animals after a disaster this shelter is full regularly. if we torch have an event that would cause a number of animals to escape or injured or stray or separate friday their people that's where we would respond. >> pets are part of the family and need to make sure they are taken care of like people with the supplies and equip we are able to provide shelter for pets in addition to the existing shelter. >> we have formulated a plan so this in the event of a disaster we are hear ready to help and support the city. >> we are able to use the muni bus to transport the people. animals and other equip if the shelter. >> encourage people there is an

evacuation order to take your pet with you. >> very first thing everyone should do is microchip the pet. and pack a bag >> shelter cert not a place where you want your animal to end up unless the last resortd e shelter when we can. >> take care of your people and your friend and family. pets need to be taken our work >> handicap throwing it out there anniversary sfgovtv thank you for keeping our san francisco community informed. >> hi this is supervisor savvy happy thirty anniversary for the access to the community and all the partners in san francisco so

many people don't know had is happened on a daily process within the hassle of san francisco government if makes it accessible to everyone. >> happy anniversary sfgovtv wow. h wow. the san francisco police department likes to congratulate off the record for thirty years of [music] >> san francisco is known as yerba buena, good herb after a mint that used to grow here. at this time there were 3 settlements one was mission delores. one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban

center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold

18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings

established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. there is a small 4 block long length of street, owned much of that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute side street. at this point t is the center what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a

state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him to be, i can do this, too. to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful. [music]

>> february 20, 2024 regular meeting of the municipal transportation board of directors and parking commission. >> item 2, roll call. >> henderson, present. hinze, present. tarlov, present. eaken, present. director so is not expected today but we are expecting --places on item 3, the ringing and use of cell phones and electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting. the chair may order removal from the room.