"That approach would leave the city with a shortfall of about $60 million, according to those calculations."

Wrong!  The "shortfall" will be billions of $ more once they finish the project.  The City has been wrong about the total cost for years; every step of the way.  Why does she think they got it right now?  So, what's the next financial rabbit you will pull out of your hat to cover the next "shortfall"?

And how about making these new taxes contingent on HART producing and publishing an independent forensic audit?  Or are you just going to give them more of OUR money and send them on their merry way?