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Mike Chen told the committee he has served on the SFMTA Citizen Advisory Council since 2020, including two years as chair, and summarized board priorities during his six months on the board. He said the agency is facing a budget shortfall he described as “about 20% of the current operating budget” and said the board is “laser focused on trying to make sure that we solve that and preserving service.”

Public comment included several supporters and at least one speaker who urged the committee to prioritize financial expertise. Griffin Lee, speaking for D2 Unite, said Chen “has the right intention” but argued that as the agency approaches what Lee described as “a fiscal cliff” — which Lee quantified as about $320,000,000 next year — the board needs members with stronger financial backgrounds. Other speakers in support included representatives of the San Francisco Democratic organization (Bob Akas Vandiari), Mission Housing Development Corporation (Sam Moss), Janet Tarlov (chair of the SFMTA board of directors), and neighborhood and community advocates who praised Chen’s outreach, attention to pedestrian safety and transit-first priorities.

Janet Tarlov, chair of the SFMTA board, told the committee she appeared to emphasize the importance of avoiding a vacancy on the board while staff and directors work on the agency’s budget plan. Tarlov said staff have spent months preparing the board to address the “very significant” budget challenge and expressed concern about bringing a new director up to speed during a critical period.

President Mandelmann moved to strike the resolution’s rejecting language and forward Chen’s approval to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation. The motion passed without objection. The recommendation will go to the Board for final confirmation as noted by the clerk.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Francisco County - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Apr 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Rules Committee recommended reappointing Mike Chen to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors; the meeting included multiple public comments both supporting and urging greater financial expertise as the agency faces a large budget shortfall.","taxTitle","San Francisco County, California","taxId",2862,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572918,"Rules Committee recommends Charlie Lavery for Transbay JPA seat and waives residency requirement",241,587000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140121-30ed699e595575fc168a801d036a11f3&start=587&end=828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140121-30ed699e595575fc168a801d036a11f3/thumbnail_587000.jpg","/articles/6572918/San-Francisco-County/California/Rules-Committee-recommends-Charlie-Lavery-for-Transbay-JPA-seat-and-waives-residency-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572918-ffad6b731152e7c575e2f1f55fee2851/orig.mp4?Expires=1770887013&Signature=QYL-gmUTeEykOdYZlqrGO90172ZJKp9~liMqXzWhakQ0cLIXBeHR0n6GXTmWcBKgVRU1cmtLFppYhnfLgT7XStPFb6ope~43ol6wj7bPxTh5aOpzKsUTpZLGSxSSweJuQuyC-rYuug7VFWNtHmd-Wfhs-3rUldsVCAHSy9zlUOUwwe~CYuPWGZ5O47Rg6qk73-FfsQ3zgimBhEtZ9vcCB3FBYGNS8UuIT0zTMWvyRsCdwane3FyN7qeQAi62wWR7pmvltPApthtpSk2TWTO-SULSWJJecE3elx1cmInkw0Q9rACIdgma2ic3P84FYfCO31g8ztQ0PZIC91N4gjmkwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco County Rules Committee recommended the appointment of Charlie Lavery to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) and approved waiving residency requirements before forwarding the nomination to the full Board of Supervisors.

Charlie Lavery told the committee he is a district representative and trustee with the International Union of Operating Engineers and said he has a long history with Transbay projects. Lavery said he was present when demolition of the old terminal was launched and that he helped negotiate the original project labor agreement for phase 1 of the Transbay Transit Center. He said he currently serves on the TJPA Citizens Advisory Council and offered the perspective of the building trades and labor community if appointed.

Supervisor Mandelmann and other committee members thanked Lavery for his work on infrastructure ballot measures and for volunteering to serve. A motion to recommend Lavery to the full Board and to waive residency requirements carried without objection.

The recommendation and residency waiver will be transmitted to the full Board of Supervisors for final action.","The committee recommended Charlie Lavery to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and approved a waiver of residency requirements before forwarding the nomination to the full Board of Supervisors.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572923,"Rules Committee forwards Andrea Crawford for bond-oversight reappointment; seat 3 continued",495,90000,585000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140121-30ed699e595575fc168a801d036a11f3&start=90&end=585","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140121-30ed699e595575fc168a801d036a11f3/thumbnail_90000.jpg","/articles/6572923/San-Francisco-County/California/Rules-Committee-forwards-Andrea-Crawford-for-bond-oversight-reappointment-seat-3-continued","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572923-f423efe33d1dafea9f920c52db3fd7f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770887013&Signature=ekDNJnmB6xCc4YDf9aerfkWZu98VgzpeoR-o5Gun7yqW6dxSLdVQ~KVBM8us0AE0Zez5Iwvo1D~CNTwqD5uKL5TjoUj0AvTDuEz6mjU0fzTstA-o-moymN4q5XglL0dcu6H5-er2qVE12gSYNOOV44O1cjSuvrkLsX3xBtUUG4COJ9aGTs1L8axD08~jbKhk5XgXxSqPsA8yyYdLXldooyJdoaswQLuDqQrMhz~8o7AfRqHx0O~VpRGIj7mcH7Xd8iCaXP9NU3gSPUojvhY2IRzqAs1gQv4xhztFm82Ibf0x1tL1h0u7GYlL~cFUAQFqvNs4RlHRkP9gwY6G2iMh1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco County Rules Committee on April hearing recommended reappointing Andrea Crawford to Seat 1 on the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee and continued action on the committee's Seat 3 to the call of the chair.

Andrea Crawford, who told the committee she is a District 3 resident and the founder and CEO of a small business, said she has held Seat 1 for three years and asked to serve another term to see several large bond-funded projects through to completion. Crawford described the 2016 public health and safety bond as “a complex, bond project with six components,” and said most projects are nearly complete but that work at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital — identified as Building 5 — remains active. She said the bond program covers 19 bond-funded projects encompassing 206 locations and told the committee most work should finish by mid-2026.

Crawford told the committee she had served as vice chair of the oversight committee for more than a year and has been liaison for the 2016 bond. She said several Building 5 projects were delayed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic because of overseas supply delays and that the work “has really ramped back up” over the past year. Crawford also asked the committee to consider diversity on the oversight panel, saying she is currently the only woman and that there are no African American residents serving on the committee.

Tita Bell, addressing the committee on behalf of Supervisor Danny Sauter, urged the committee to support Crawford’s reappointment for continuity so she can finish the work she has been involved in.

Chair Shamone Walton moved to recommend Crawford for Seat 1 to the full Board of Supervisors; the committee agreed without objection. Consideration of the Seat 3 nominee, Minh Chang, was continued to the call of the chair. Under the clerk’s earlier announcement, items acted on by the Rules Committee are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on 2025-05-06 unless otherwise stated.

The recommendation will go to the full Board of Supervisors for final action.","The San Francisco County Rules Committee recommended reappointing Andrea Crawford to Seat 1 on the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee and continued consideration of Seat 3 to the call of the chair.","actionData","errors"]

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