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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
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>> welcome to the meeting of the full board of supervisors. Can you please call the roll?
>> [ Roll call]
mr. President, there is a quorum.
president chiu: can you join me in the pledge of allegiance?
[Pledge of allegiance]
Colleagues, we are at the agenda changes section.
I would like to formally
welcome mayor ed lee.
The mayor is here to discuss
item 26, the item discussion
around pension reform for a closed session.
Can we move to item 26? i would like to do that. Can you call that item?
>> the motion for the board of supervisors to convene in closed
session to consult with the labor relations negotiators for
the purpose of reviewing the position and instruction to the negotiators.
president chiu: is there a motion to go into closed session?
Is there any public comment on whether we should go in the closed session to discuss the pension situation?
Public comment is closed.
Ladies and gentlemen, if I could ask all of the members of the public except for the members of the board and city staff that will take part in this conversation, could you please take your belongings and step out into the hallway?
We will resume hudson session as soon as we are completed with this item.
-- open
session as soon as we are completed with this item.
supervisor chiu: welcome back to
the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, march 8, 2011.
Colleagues, can I have a motion
to not disclose what was discussed in closed session?
Without objection, the motion passes to not disclose the information discussed in closed session.
Colleagues, you should have
received copies of the meeting
minutes of January 25 and february 1. Can I have a motion to approve those minutes?
Without objection, those meeting minutes are approved. Madam Clerk, are there any communications?
>> I have no communications, Mr. President.
Supervisor chiu: and if we could read our consent agenda.
>> items 1 through 16 comprise the consent agenda. The items are considered routine and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless the
member of the board request discussion of the matter.
It shall be removed and considered as a separate item.
Supervisor chiu: I understand item two needs to be removed.
are there any other items folks would like to sever?
If we could take a vote of items one through 16 without item two.
>> wiener aye.
Avalos aye.
Chiu aye.
Campos aye. Chu aye. cohen aye.
Elsbernd aye. Farrell aye.
Kim aye.
Mar aye.
Mirkarimi aye.
.
There are 11 ayes.
Supervisor chiu: those ordinances are finally passed.
>> item two is amended police code regarding discharge of
firearms and fireworks.
Supervisor chiu: I understand that this item needs to be continued until March 15, given an issue with the draft language. Can I have a motion to that effect?
Without objection, this item will be continued until the 15th.
Colleagues, it is 3:36.
We have a special commendation
at 3:30 that supervisor farrell will be presenting. I would like to ask him to do that.
Supervisor farrell: thank you.
It is a great honor of mine to be honoring a number of people
from my community in district two.
The few guys are here.
I know I saw you coming in. -- if you guys are here.
If you could come up front here.
Everyone, together, these three individuals were the driving
force behind the recent seven-
year $21 million renovation of one of san francisco' s most beloved landmarks, the palace of fine arts.
The maybeck foundation, led by the Chairman Of the board and
campaign chair and executive director, drove the efforts to
raise more than $16 million in
private donations from over 1200 individuals.
In coordination with the maybeck
foundation, a talented team of city managers from the rec and
park department and dpw help
carry out the renovations of the
historic remnants of the 1915 pan expo. I was proud to be President At the it -- present at the official opening, and every time I walk on the palace of fine
arts ground with my children, it amazes me the work that was accomplished there.
it was a public/private partnership between san francisco and the nonprofit
maybeck foundation and funded by a combination of city and state
funds and donations from over 1200 donors. It included seismic upgrades, addition of new entryways and pathways, the replacement of the
rotunda floor and roof of the dome, stabilization of the
lagoon, and new landscaping. Today, the 95-year-old landmark is the only original structure left from the 1950 world' s fair -- 1915 world' s fair. The maybeck foundation achieved an outstanding record of success
by finishing four phases of the project in a timely manner.
this partnership is a model I can only hope we can use to move forward here in san francisco.
Personally, as you all know, I grew up a block away of the -- from the palace of fine arts and still go there with my children.
It is such an important part of san francisco history, and it is because of the great leadership of these three individuals that we are here today and the palace is where it is. First of all, I would like to
thank the executive director of the maybeck foundation who worked tirelessly to make this public/private partnership a success. She has long been involved in
these partnerships with consortium' s through executive rolls through the museum of
california and the los angeles zoo and also currently serves as the President Of the board of the california historical society. She took me on a tour of the palace along with my family right before the opening and clearly was the person on the
ground that everybody turned to to coordinate this project, so,
jan, thank you for your leadership and coordination of the project.
The Chairman Of the maybeck foundation whose m
leadership was paramount. The maybeck foundation was
established to celebrate the
legacy of bernard maybeck, who was the architect of, most importantly, the palace of fine arts.
Hans is a graduate of the yale school of architecture but most importantly a san francisco native.
He contributed not only his time on the steering committee but
also led his expertise -- his architectural expertise to the project. Thank you so much for your role.
i would also like to thank and acknowledge the new Chairman Of
the maybeck foundation, richard, who is here. I very much look forward to working together as we make certain that the work that has
been done to date at the palace of fine arts continues in this legacy.
Lastly, I want to say a special
thanks to donna huggins, the campaign chair of this project. for those of you who have not
met her or been in her presence, she is an amazing woman, beloved
by all, and truly, no amount of
praise will do justice to the banks you deserve from our city with the palace of fine arts.
She was plain and simply the linchpin of the project.
Without her, she would not -- without her, it would not have happened. You put your heart into the project. I saw it, and we all see it today.
From all of us in city hall, for all of us who hold the palace of fine arts dear, thank you so much.
Donna is also, by the way, a
collector of pieces of memorabilia from the 1915 world' s fair. In addition to these
commendations, I actually have two original pieces from the world' s fair that were originally purchased by my godparents' and given to my parents until this morning --
purchased by my godparents and given to my parents until this morning when I picked them up for you.
a book of postcards and a book of inscription detailing all the
inscriptions from the world' s fair and the meaning behind them. I look forward to giving this to you.
On behalf of the city hall of
all of san francisco, thank you to you three for all of your service. [Applause]
and I invite you, if you want to, to say a few words.
Certainly, you do not have to,
but please, come on up.
>> it has been a great honor. Just a great honor. Thank you for the privilege of helping to restore this magnificent landmark. I would like to acknowledge my
husband, who has been with me every step of the way.
He has done so much for the community.
On behalf of my grandmother and grandfather, who fell in love
under the rotunda, I' m just so thrilled that I was able to give this gift to the city. I want to thank jan and ponds
and the board -- jan and hans and the board. I could not have done it without them. We would be happy to give any of you a private tour. Thank you so much. This is really a thrill. I really appreciate it. Thank you. [Applause]
>> I also echo
donna' s thanks. The really important thing here
is the legacy of public/private partnership, and I want to thank
the city. I think bill ginsberg and rec
and park -- phil ginsburg and
rec and park deserve recognition
for what they did to bring the product to a successful conclusion in difficult economic times, and I applaud the
creativity we have here.
I want to say thank you, thank you. It is a message we all need to
share in the community, that the government really can work when we all work together, so thank you very much. [Applause]
supervisor chiu: thank you,
supervisor farrell.
that concludes our 3:30 commendations. If we could go back to the unfinished business.
>> item 17 is an ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right of
way within the transit center project area. Wiener aye.
avalos aye. Campos aye. Chiu aye.
Chu aye.
Cohen aye.
Elsbernd aye.
Farrell aye.
Kim aye.
Mar aye.
mirkarimi aye.
There are 11 ayes .
Supervisor chiu: this ordinance is finally passed.
>> item 18, ordinance amendment the san francisco transportation
code and police codes amending parking lots.
Supervisor chiu: can we take
this same house, same call?
Without objection, the ordinance is passed.
>> item 19, ordinance amending the san francisco administrative code to establish a process for
the mayor to a peer of the board of supervisors for a question and answer session.
supervisor avalos: thank you for continuance on this item.
I did have concerns about the spontaneity of our exchanges we
have had with the mayor under this ordinance.
I still have those concerns, but
my conversation with mayor lee,
I said that I would be able to live with this.
If it is an ordinance we want to look at later on down the line, we can do that. I would like to do that at some point.
We can add a little more life into it.
I do believe that my discussions were very meaningful with the mayor, and I think we can make
this a useful tool for us and focus the mayor' s attention on things that perhaps he or
future mayor she would not be attending to. I think it would be a useful exercise to move forward on, but hopefully, we can look at building a little more spontaneity into it, and
hopefully, we will see as we move forward we will work to do that. Thanks.
Supervisor chiu: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call?
Without objection, the ordinances passed on the first reading.
>> item 20, ordinance amending the administrative code, authorizing the assessor to recommend rewards for information related to the detection of underpayment of tax owed to the city.
Supervisor chiu: same house, same call?
The ordinances passed on the first reading.
>> item 21, ordinance authorizing the department of technology to accept and expend
a grant from the U.S. The poorman of commerce for sustainable broadband adoption training and services and
amending the annual salary or in its fiscal year 2010-2011 to reflect the addition of six grand-funded positions.
Supervisor chiu: same house, same call?
the ordinances passed on the first reading. >> item 22, resolution requesting the recreation and parks department and the department of the environment to collaborate to establish a comprehensive parts recycling program.
Supervisor mirkarimi: can we
re-referred to this later in the meeting?
supervisor chiu: I understand there is ongoing discussion. Without objection, that should be the case.
>> item 23, ordinance amending the planning code by amending
the fee waiver criteria for affordable housing.
Supervisor chiu: can we take this item same house, same call? The ordinances passed on first reading.
>> item 24 is an ordinance
ordering the summary vacation of property located near ocean and
phelan avenues , authorizing the sale of city property to the redevelopment agency for
approximately $4.1 million and the grant of a pedestrian access easement and emergency fire apparatus easement over a portion of the adjacent city property.
Supervisor chiu: can we take
this item same house, same call?
Without objection, the ordinances passed on the first reading. If we could now go to roll call.
>> supervisor wiener , you are first on a roll call for introductions.
supervisor wiener: thank you. I have two items.
The mta has now begun its long- awaited collective bargaining process.
I rise today to stress the
critical importance of
bargaining to the future muni in
terms of costs and functioning of the system, as well as the
message it will send about 88' s commitment to reform.
-- about mta' s budget. We were reminded about what happens when the budget gets so off kilter for so many years that they cannot address the basics of keeping the system running.
We have a meltdown in the
subway and intel down on the market street lines.
A few weeks ago, another derailment on the subway.
We have seen a continuous stream
of malfunctions that cause people problems on a day-to-day
basis.
Muni needs to get its costs under control so it has the funding it needs to invest in its physical plans. Otherwise, we will continue to
see a deterioration of the
system, and muni needs to change the way it operates.
after the board of supervisors failed to address muni'
s labor costs and work rules, the people of san francisco took matters into their own hands.
75,000 of us signed to get
proposition g on the ballot and voted to support it.
Provides mta management with an amazing tool that will allow us to take a big step in the right direction of reforming the system.
Prop g allows mta for the first
time in decades to bargain with everything on the table.
It specifically provides mta
with the power to negotiate away
work rules that make no sense,
the cost mta millions, and that underline the functioning of the system.
Now that the voters have done
their job, it is mta' s turn to do their job and bargain effectively. It is not enough just to get a few successions and nibble around the edges.
mta must set a new base line for its employee relations and particularly for the work rules
that need to be addressed.
Mta must show fortitude to
change the way it does business.
To be clear, mta' s work rules and labor costs are not the only
reason for muni problems.
for decades, we have under invested in the system, and, of course, we are dealing with a year in europe cuts from
sacramento -- dealing with year-
in, year-out cuts from sacramento. Power to negotiate a labor agreement that is not only fair to employees but also to the
hundreds of thousands of riders,
who depend on muni
every day, mta needs to get it right.
San francisco is watching.
Finally, I have an in memoriam
to clint mitchell, a resident of district 8. To san francisco, the mission
district, and liberty hill, all
of us were diminished on March
2, when clint mitchell died at
home at the young age of 50, surrounded by his wife, his
stepson, family, and friends.
Everything about clint mitchell
was vague. He'
ll -- was a big -- was big.
He was a big man, over 6 feet tall.
His generosity was huge, whether spearheading a neighborhood project or hosting an event for death penalty focus or for friends.
He was the consummate volunteer, dedicating large amounts of time and effort to causes as diverse
as the san francisco civil grand
jury and the san francisco international wine and spirits competition. He was never one to turn down a
chance to help participate and lead.
As President Of the liberty hill neighborhood association, his leadership was essential.
He led by example, diving into any and all challenges and projects that came his way.
His intelligence and preparation shown through everything he did
heshone -- his intelligence and
preparation shone through everything he did, and he will be missed.
>> supervisor farrell.
Supervisor farrell: I submit.
Supervisor chu: submit.
supervisor campos: thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I have a number of items.
The first item is a little more -- is to provide a little more specificity about an issue that came up and that I address at the last meeting, which has to do with a historic site located in my district.
For those of you who May not be
aware, in 1991, a longtime resident of vernal heights and
covered a venture -- vintage coca-cola sign under the
asbestos siding on his home.
Hearkens back to a time of old
bernal heights.
An anonymous complaint led to
the discovery that the historic
sign was out of compliance with local laws because it had uncovered for about 35 years. When the story first broke, we
heard a number of perspectives on this issue.
Some people raise concerns about the potential health message that it would send children to
have a coca-cola sign,
especially being in front of a school. Others voiced a very strong
desire to preserve the sign as an historic treasure.
Since the story broke a few weeks ago, my office has
received a number of calls, a
number of e-mails from residents
throughout bernal heights. We have also taken the time to
check with parents at the paul revere elementary school where the sign is across the street from it.
Overwhelmingly, the response has
been supportive of preserving the sign. I am looking at the issue, we have learned how complicated and
complex it is to actually
protect a sign of this nature, how difficult it is
procedurally to establish an historic signing district.
To protect this kind of a sign,
a property owner has to request the establishment of a historic
signing district that would have
to get legislative approval that
has to be introduced here at the board of supervisors. It also has to get conditional
use authorization from the planning commission.
This project was established -- the process was established in order to protect a large number of historic signs in a given
area, but signs like the one we
are talking about exist outside many areas in san francisco. The legislation we are
introducing is legislation that
tries to simplify this process.
It is simply would simplify the
application process that you would have to follow by clearly defining what it means for a sign to the historic and by
streamlining at the planning commission the conditional use process. Our hope is that through this legislative effort that we will
be able to simplify the issue, should this matter come up again
and another district -- in another district, which we believe is likely.
I want to thank the attorney' s office for working so closely with my office to, again, simplify this process.
The second item in introducing
is a hearing request at the government audits and oversight committee on the issue of an
audit that was conducted by the
city service auditor on the use
of the laguna honda fund that was created for the use of patients, and there was an audit on that issue that was completed, and we want to have a hearing on that. The last item I am introducing
is a resolution declaring march
26, 2011, as senior officer --
monsignor officer romero day to
honor monsignor officer romero who dedicated his life and ultimately gave his life to protect human rights. He was essentially murdered at
the altar at a small
chapelhe has truly become a symbol.
For the fight for social justice and human rights.
He means a great deal to many of us in san francisco.
not only people from hong the el
salvadorean community and the
latino community, anybody that
believes in human rights and social justice.
The rest I submit.
supervisor mar: thank you.
I have a number of items.
I am sad to inform everyone of
the passing of the founder of tommy' s mexican restaurant.
He passed away last week.
he came to san francisco as part
of a guest worker program with
his wife who is a really great person as well.
He fulfilled his lifelong dream
of serving his native cuisine.
with the opening of the restaurant, he enabled countless
members of family and friends to move north to san francisco.
He greeted his customers for over 45 years.
known for its warm and friendly
atmosphere, it greatly reflected himself.
His sudden death has come to a
shock to many -- as a shock to many of us.
The small business
establishments he founded, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
The next item is an ordinance protecting local pet stores and
small businesses.
I am introducing an ordinance to
prohibit pet supply stores in an
already defined district that
extends from fourteenth avenue to 28 avenue.
This legislation was promoted by a coalition of small businesses
and many constituents and my
office and myself to protect the
several small mom-and-pop pet
supply businesses.
I believe that limiting large formula retail pet supply stores will help preserve our small
businesses.
and the mix of goods and services in the corridor.
I am pleased to work with the
folks here, and their hard work
here for the upcoming arbor day.
what I have for you today is
legislation for today oppose the imperative edge in the declaring March 12, 2011 as arbor day.
Supervisor avalos and I were
talking about Dr. Seuss' s lorax.
he is a little guy that stands on the stump and speaks for the trees.
Many of the environmentalists
and activists see lorax' s.
They protect the trees and create a livable community.
originally proposed in the late 1900' s, it was proposed as a tree planting holiday.
The first brigade was the planting of more than 1 million trees.
It has spread throughout the
united states.
Community volunteers in the city
workers will be planting trees and dust in a community cleanup in my district this year.
-- hosting a community cleanup in my district this year.
It is a way to make our community more environmentally friendly and the level.
-- livable.
later, when we hopefully pass
this item unanimously, and gloria is here to answer any questions if you have them.
The last items I am proud to be cosponsoring a resolution with
mayor lee.
it will support the use of rainy day funds for the san francisco
schools.
Given the state budget crisis, and the schools might be laying off teachers and staff in the coming months and weeks.
some are support of --
supportive in this difficult period.
And I think that' s an item
already introduced.
Campos and mirkarimi have asked to be added on.
Supervisor chu has been working
on this issue for many years.
the seismic safety project was
designed to provide the department of building
inspection information to reduce the earthquake risks.
It puts many people that live
behind garages in je apordy.
-- in jeopardy .
The report includes several recommendations that would require us to take legislative
action to reduce the risk to san
franciscans in the event of an earthquake.
supervisor avalos: thank you, Madam Clerk.
Just a couple of items for introduction.
One is a resolution as part of
our better neighborhoods plan
for the parking area -- park area.
A grocery store at the site.
Currently, they have plans to hirez
non-union staff that pay
well below prevailing wages.
it encourages them to consider
union carpentry at the site that
will be going to city operations and neighborhood services committee next monday.
I also wanted to address a
concern I have about the
agreement between the mta and
bart on the fast pass reimbursement.
The board of director' s has
approved teh agree -- the
-the agreement.
It will be about 17% increase.
what will happen on a yearly basis, there is a cost-of-living
increase up to 10% that would be
alarming for the mta budget.
I would like to request perhaps the budget committee consider
not hearing it or objecting, go
back and renegotiate the contract.
It would have enormous impact on the ability to maintain a level of service.
it will ensure that [Unintelligible]
Those are my items for introduction.
>> thank you, supervisor avalos.
Supervisor mirkarimi.
Supervisor mirkarimi: two
ordinances related to each other in working with the department of public works and the mayor' s
office.
These aim to increase and intensify our efforts in
cleaning up blight in san francisco.
it includes criminal and administrative penalties that would be consistent with the minimum $100 fine.
It amends the public-works code
to provide issuance for
administrative citations and for constitutional reasons is not affect political speech.
portions of the public works co ,
they will streamline the enforcements of public nuisances.
Dpw'
s enforcement was because of
minor variations.
It was somewhat hamstrung.
The blight ordinance focused on the abatement process.
These two ordinances now address that. the rest will submit.
>> with no other names on the
roster, that concludes roll call for introduction.
President Chiu: why don' t we move to public comment?
>> the opportunity to address the board for two minutes on items within the jurisdiction of the board.
and excluding items that have been considered by a committee.
They will be allowed at twice the amount of time to testify.
If they would like a document to
be displayed, clearly states
such and remove the document when the street should -- screen should return to live coverage of the meeting.
president chiu: yo uhave
u have two minutes unless you' re using a translator.
They will have equal time.
>> [Speaking foreign language]
we want to discuss with you about the problem we have in the city.
The first time I have seen as the mayor of this city working together.
Supervisors, I thank you.
I would like to thank each of
you personally because we need to discuss and we need to resolve the problem.
[Unintelligible]
Now, he
thinks he is -- thank you.
Second, I would like to tell our
supervisors
in district
6, thank
you for accepting
my invitation . [Unintelligible]
I thank you for that.
third, I would like to accept U.S. Accepting my invitation for each one of you.
Homeless connect
, I am one of
the people .
We' re going to continue its home.
Thank you.
president
chiu: next speaker, please.
>> don' t
give money to the friends and family foundation, don'
t accept money from the friends and family foundation.
They' re the result of a public- private partnership.
Without social accountability or
responsible -- and has become
the most egregious violators in san francisco.
it is the right to make public comment.
It will be so egregious that it
is a willful violation of the sun shine ordinance.
The violator was reelected in the library commission.
it falls below the standard of decency, good faith, and right
action required of all public officials.
The violator was reelected as President Of the library commission.
Rather than being out wage -- an
outrage, it is the most flagrant public-private partnership in san francisco.
It is what the private interest gets for their money.
For the public-private
partnership, accountability has
become part of the public library' s institutional culture.
They are raising millions for the corporate elite.
You know what happens when you allow the public-private partnership with no accountability. You pretend you don' t know, but you do. the damage is a measurable.
That is why the allies need to stop. Thank you.
President Chiu: next speaker.
>> my name is eugene gordon Jr..
As a means for survival, conscious or unconscious through
this whole of 2006, not
without psychological and proven gestures.
the intelligence with technology, multiple ethnicities, all of which
qualify on the right to life.
Working progress, self
indulgence, by class, racism,
chauvinism, imperialism, and defamation.
it is known to variable political economies.
The
physiological -- a psychol
ogical feeding, excuse me.
integrating ethnic peoples as a
fluctuating market.
The matter as it measures radiation.
nonexistence doesn' t measure nonexistence.
What matters is pronunciation.
The thing is matter and labor.
elementary particles .
>> next
speaker, please.
>> President Chiu, and supervisors.
City budget share me some more
on a cloudy day
budget share me some more you'
re distant as the milky way
budget share me some more
pretty budget that I adore
i wish you would shine
in a city hall cafe
and sometimes on a crowded street.
I am near you but you never notice me
budget share me some more
pretty budget I adore
how I wish you were mine
maybe
someday you will see my face among the crowd
maybe someday I will
share your
city-rich cloud
budget share me some more
pretty budget I adore
how I wish that you were mine
in a city hall cafe
and sometimes on a crowded street
I have been near you but you
never know this me -- notice me
pretty budget I adore
how I wish that you would shine
[Chime]
President Chiu: next speaker.
>> good afternoon.
One more time.
a little philosophy.
Human beings are not a man made creation.
Duplications are not the originals.
You are a free spirit , capable of understanding.
a man can claim of ownership.
Your physical being is an important part of you have as it enables you to experience life
on this earth, sort of like your space ship to the world.
it is not guaranteed for eternal life.
My answer is to experience life and living.
Thank you.
>> good afternoon, supervisors.
We are strongly supportive of the resolution before you today
onpeak peak time taxis.
We urge you to adopt that.
>> the afternoon, President To
-- good afternoon, President Chiu.
I have probably taken a cab twice a day.
i hope that you focus attention
for the riders of the city, providing the best possible cab service that we can.
The people that come to this city as well as the people that
live here, in the first ambassadors are cabdrivers. They are very important.
To know your way around the
city, all of those things need
to be addressed with the same
attention that you give to any
municipal transportation. Thank you for your time.
>> good afternoon, supervisors.
Eric brooks with the san francisco green party.
As you know, I don' t often comment, but I saw something in the papers that compelled me to come here.
i did not see your first couple of hours.
But an article on that
issue in
the bay citizen quoted a staff
member of the rec and park
commission blatantly throwing
out that the board of supervisors doesn' t have any jurisdiction over the way that
they make land-use decisions.
President Chiu: this is an item that came up here earlier.
>> on a broad spectrum of
issues, the san francisco zoo,
hank, the privatization of the
parts, this is an agency that is
out of control, totally full of
itself, and belligerent toward the board of supervisors when it comes to these issues.
We May a lost attempt to do something about that.
I think it is really time for the board of supervisors to
take
the board has the majority of those selections.
It is going to start responding . it is really crucial.
>> my name is herber w einer. I'
m a retired city employee.
Last week I commented on pensions.
The robustness of the city retirement system.
it is conveniently forgotten that the reduction of city
services was on the board for decades.
it will cover up [Unintelligible]
Pensioners will have less money to spend on the products and services of local businesses.
The visit the city on weekends to enjoy the entertainment and shopping that the city provides.
there will be less of this to the detriment of many businesses.
Hey m --
-they May be forced tos eek
seek public assistance.
The economic climate of the city will be in peril.
they must pay their fair share.
Presently, the majority of the country' s wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few.
This money must be invested to bring the economy out of the downturn.
The business has a responsibility to san
franciscans.
They should put out the word that there are times to make sacrifices.
We will be ra
enaming our city
"madison." thank you.
president chiu: next speaker.
>> I am a resident of san
francisco, today I am here as a
taxi driver spearheaded -- driver.
Item 36, I support it.
But I want to make comments.
i am probably one of the few cabdrivers' that will support the idea that you can' t
separate cracking down on
illegal taxis whitout -- without
addressing the need that is
creating illegal taxis.
there are some problems.
It is most likely going to
involve using spare cabs or older cars.
What I have done is offered a summary of a plan that I
introduced in 2009, a single operator taxi.
it would allow a small number of taxi drivers to buy their own vehicles and operate them as proprietors.
I would like the board of supervisors to support the resolution.
But supported with the inclusion
of single-operator taxis.
urge them to include that in
their overall peak-time solution.
I will share my plans in further detail, and thank you.
President Chiu: you can hand them to our clerk.
>> my name is jay crawford,
thanks again for this opportunity to speak.
And the director of the housing rights campaign.
as you know, the human rights
commission reported that the
urban renewal commission and a number of neighborhoods
throughout the city -- it has affected communities throughout san francisco.
what we are asking for is that they be open to hosting
hearings that they feel has
potentially been impacted by displacement caused by government activities.
our campaign has asked that the western addition be the first.
And the land use committee write
on the placement of people.
The impact -- the economic
impact, employment rates remain the same.
There is a decrease sense of the entrepreneur spirit.
The interaction with neighborhoods and the social networks, feeling that this
trust overtime helps
impact and increase rates in mobility.
There is the alienation and the result of a familiar area.
There are dozens of the voting blocs.
They are part of the same family.
there is a feeling of mistrust. Thank you very much.
>> in the afternoon, supervisors.
--
good afternoon, supervisors.
i wanted to talk about addressing community concerns and racial and religious profiling.
I wanted to say on behalf of my community that there have been
many issues for the arab- american community.
To fight extremism or
any
terrorist agendas, the united states congress is having
hearings about mosques and radicalizations.
We are part of the solution to fight extremism.
review of item 34 and don' t look at us as outsiders.
We are americans, too.
We want to be part of the solution to fight extremism out there.
Every sermon that we have is simultaneously translated from arabic to english.
We have nothing to hide and you don' t have to spy on us or anything.
Feel free to visit us and you' ll see that there is no anti- american agenda.
President Chiu: next speaker.
>> you know who said now the
kingdom shall return to the
house of david?
It is a difficult question.
In the answer is, nobody. Nobody said it.
they went
out and he said in his heart, thou shalt kingdom returned to the house of david.
He did not say it, but he thought it.
The bible is the only book that can read your mind.
Jesus said it is one of that bears witness to itself. he bears witness to me.
I am preaching at different colleges in the street corners.
I met a muslim fella.
We had a conversation about jesus. He said he did not die.
Jesus says that he bears witness of himself and yet his father bears witness of him.
How did his father bear witness of him?
That is what sets christ apart from every religious leader.
The scriptures wrote of me.
It says here, therefore, i
divide him a portion and he
shall divide the spoils with the strong because he has poured
out his sold in the death.
He was numbered with a transgressors.
He bared the center of many- the
-beared the scent of many.
He can only do this through the death of jesus christ.
If you get saved -- [Chime]
President Chiu: thank you, next speaker.
>> good afternoon, supervisors.
I bring your attention to item 35.
I am the executive director of
steppingstone, the largest
provider.
it was founded in the late ' 70s
to prevent frail seniors from
going into skilled nursing
unnecessarily.
It has been a successful program for 34 years and I am now witnessing a moment where we May
lose adult day health.
This resolution before you to
oppose the elimination is very important and it is one that we
feel the board of supervisors is in a position to take a stand on.
I have a copy of the
letter, a
copy for the record and copies for the supervisors.
Does the city of san francisco
passed a living with dignity
plan that really purports the
community-based center of caring
for our frail and low-income elders?
If it is dismantled, it will put many people in skilled nursing
facilities within a month, and many more within six months.
This will have a disastrous effect for the city of san francisco.
We urge you to oppose this
measure and send this message to
our governor and our legislators at the state level.
Thank you. [Chime]
president chiu: thank you. Next speaker.
>> good afternoon, supervisors.
I am a participant at steppingstone golden gate ave health.
-- bay health.
i have arthritis, bipolar
disorder, and recently I had a colon cancer surgery.
When I come to golden gate ave bay
health, I can attend the most nutritional costs.
I will know what I it is good for my diabetes.
I can exercise at the center.
The program is designed for
physical therapists and occupational therapists. I have bipolar disorder.
i can talk to my friends in the social workers.
I can get health at the center
-- help at the center.
Please save our healthcare
center in san francisco.
i might need to go to the
hospital more often.
It will cost the state and city more money.
President Chiu: next speaker?
if you could pull the microphone closer to you.
>> [Inaudible]
i
ended up in the wheelchair.
[Inaudible]
[Chime]
[Inaudible]
save adult care center in san francisco. [Chime]
Thank you.
President
Chiu: thank you.
>> my name is benni wong, I' m a
director for golden gate bay health.
I want to tell you a very touching story related to the health center.
We have a spanish- speaking senior who has been diagnosed
with mental delay, dimentia, and
other medical problems.
When he comes to the center, we
monitor his health condition
including medication management.
We also coordinate this medical care.
because he was sleeping in a
very comfortable hotel, one day, he disappeared. He was missing.
On sunday, they came to the
center and told us they were missing.
Our social worker filed a police report.
They found him on the street, he
was sitting on a sofa.
i immediately called a police officer and they came.
They told the police officer that he did not eat for seven days.
And that he did not take the medication.
That is what they were very concerned about.
he was put in a hospital.
Let me tell you.
When they wanted to discharge
him, they would discharge him back to the hotel.
Right now, he is sleeping in a
home.
he is still coming to our center. [Chime]
President Chiu: next speaker.
>> I am the executive director
for san francisco adult day services network.
Of the 11, for are the originals
of started back in the early '
80s when san francisco helped
us make adult day health care.
We worked with other partners to bring in the community base service.
Right now, they represent 1800
people that are served annually.
If they were to be eliminated, 650 caregiver' s would have to
reduce their hours or reduced
their jobs to take care of their loved ones.
We appreciate this resolution because it is very significant when we can have meaningful
voices and numbers take the same
position. Thank you.
>> good evening, board of supervisors. I'
m a community activist and human rights activist.
tonight, the community of
civilians and religious profiling.
Dear supervisors, I am an american that has lived in this country for over 15 years.
in all my time here, I have lived among many other arab-
americans who along with me are being mistreated for no reason.
Just for no reason.
Just because of the way we look and who we are.
We are being harassed and mistreated by the authorities.
We were second-class citizens.
I am an arab-american.
If this citizen cannot protect
my basic human rights, and
dignity, we do not deserve this
type of discrimination.
We do not deserve this type of discrimination.
Therefore, I urge you to act now and take a step towards
resolving this crisis by passing and adopting an item 44.
President Chiu: thank you, next
speaker?
>> Mr. President, my
I am a a
member of the gallery, I come here often.
I am confused and I prefer to be
in the audience.
My district, for the first time
ever, in the last election, not
only was a progressive collected but the runner-up was also a
progressive which is a unique thing for our district.
It is positive, but things are not quite settled as they were when it was chirs
ris daly versus everyone.
Getting rid of that the way --
dead weight, thank God for term limits.
I would like to make a belated welcome to the supervisors.
my own supervisor kim,
I live in probably the most dysfunctional
area of the city, we are
competing with a view -- bayview on that. We sue each other. It'
s hard to work with us.
i welcome and hope our new
lord of the flies -- I know the
voters are not used to having
to pick someone.
I appreciate you getting through that.
desmond bishop, I know the bears
won that game.
Today, we won that one. [Chime]
>> is there anyone else that
would like to talk for public comment?
If not, public comment will be closed. Thank you.
President Chiu: if we can move
to the next agenda item, committee reports.
>> item 25 was considered at a
regular meeting on thursday, March 3, 2011.
A motion making appointments
with terms ending February 23, 2013.
And a term ending February 23, 2012 for community development.
president chiu: colleagues, the item is in front of us.
Supervisor avalos: this is an
item that supervisor kim was
going to be discussing as well. I' ll stand up.
i had -- I
was surprised to see the names come out.
I worked very closely with them on the local hiring ordnance.
Peter cohen
i worked with for new strategies in san francisco.
There is work that she has already done.
I think it is important to recognize the work that she has done.
I was also alarmed that charlie
shamas was not put forward on the rules committee.
It has been a
strong voice for economic development and environmental justice.
With community members, building
the leadership, it is so
necessary in the city with the economic downturn that has been working hand-in-hand with
community members and has made the citizen' s committee on community development a very meaningful experience for the community to take part in.
in the past when there would be
community meetings with cccd, they would have about two minutes for public comment with the work of restructuring the
committee and having a stronger approach on community development.
They opened it up for the
community to actually take part and there to be dialogue on how
the city will be responding with its community development work.
It is not some much a cut-down
approach, it involves the community in a very interactive way.
A couple years ago, there was a
proposal that was working towards eliminating community development work in san francisco.
My office convened a working
group, working closely with him
david -- pam david to write up
the findings of the working group.
they met at 8:00 in the morning and once or twice a month to come up with a plan for how we
would be able to respond to a community problem work being done in san francisco.
We fought a new proposal where it now sits.
we have revitalization efforts, changing our approach around poverty in san francisco.
Since that time, in my district, charlie has been involved with that effort that has not existed ever in district 11.
There was a conscious discussion about how we are going to
involve members of work force development.
This is something that is new.
We are working with the citizen' s committee on community development to make this happen. It is really important to have
the continuity of charlie' s work
on the committee and I like the
motion that we add his name and
I really hate to say to take out rivera'
s name as part of the committee.
It is about the work charlie has
done and that others have done
over the years in revitalizing
the work in san francisco.
That would be my motion to swap out charlie'
s name for nicole rivera.
President Chiu: supervisor avalos:
has made a motion to amend.
Is there a second?
Seconded by supervisor mar.
Supervisor mar: I just wanted to
add that he has been active as
supervisor avalos mentioned in
community-based efforts.
we need his experience on this
advisory committee.
I know he has got tremendous expertise and community planning.
there is tremendous knowledge of community-based organizations.
Building alliances and unity
among other neighborhoods and a low-income neighborhoods in the city.
I will be supportive of the motion.
supervisor kim: I also support this amendment.
I said on the rules committee.
The board of supervisors gets to
appoint four members.
we reflect and advance the concerns and needs of our low- income neighborhoods.
It is to strengthen the social and economic infrastructure of
the low-income neighborhoods.
We have folks that work and
represent folks in the communities.
And now as an organizer, I think he complement'
s peter cohen in being able to represent a diversity of neighborhoods.
I am very impressed with nicole
rivera, I would love to help her get appointed to another committee.
She does a lot for the city and
county of san francisco and is
qualified to serve.
The board of supervisors is trying to get representatives at work in the community, he is more appropriate for charlie.
Supervisor cohen: the issue that I specifically want to speak to
has to do with being in favor of cohen. I'
m concerned about charlie.
The reason I am concerned, one
of those things that I have heard when speaking to my
colleagues, the committee has
spoken in support of charlie , and that is wonderful.
I wanted to bring to people
close the attention -- people' s attention.
It is only a matter of time.
It is a last-minute amendment.
And having adequate time, when
they could also add equerry rally troops.
-- adequately rally troops.
I am very concerned that what happens, people they characterized for who they work
for on
a short snapshot.
they have written her off because of who she works for.
I cautioned that you use to a person' s employer is to evaluate their ability to serve san francisco.
i am also concerned that the rules committee heard the issue,
voted one way, and here we are.
I see this is a slippery slope that we will continue to fly down.
I hope we can get some kind of resolution to this particular issue.
supervisor wiener: I am not going to be supporting this amendment.
specifically, when it comes to housing and community development, diversity is important.
Miss Rivera is involved, younger
than I am significantly.
Someone that brings that level of diversity.
It is also important to bring a fresh perspective.
across the political
spectrum,
we see people that are involved for a very long time.
It is also important to bring fresh people.
I was excited to see her name for it from the rules committee.
i know and respect her.
I can' t support this amendment.
Supervisor campos: thank you, Mr. President.
I can' t say that this is an easy one for me.
i will be supporting the motion
my supervisor valos -- avalos,
but it is not an easy one, not
because of the individuals
involved, but because you have two pretty impressive people
that are here in the running for the seat.
the from my perspective, this is a question about what is the right fit and what is the best fit.
The think that in light of
requirements on this body, but
the experience charlie brings makes this appointment at the right appointment.
that said, I have to say that
nicole rivera is the kind of individual you want to see on a
city commission.
This is a young woman who has pretty stellar qualifications.
From my perspective, where she works is something that is positive and that adds to her credentials.
I actually see it the opposite.
I actually think this is the type of experience -- quite
frankly, in thinking about this appointment, with respect to
someone like nicole, there are prominent commissions were you want to see this kind of a talent.
there are some openings coming up. I hope and then will be in consideration for those.
I
know there was exploration for a commission on the environment. I can think of a number of
commissions where I think she
would have the expertise and
talent to serve this city well,
but I think it is unfortunate that we find ourselves in this position.
But I will be supporting the motion. Thank you.
Supervisor avalos: just a couple
things I want to respond to.
i am not sure.
I' m not sure if charlie talked
about his ethnic background, but he is egyptian american. He has ties to turkey. I think he adds a level of diversity to the committee.
i think it is also important to note the work someone does in
the community and the process about work.
If you are someone who is part of bringing new views into the
way that the cccd does its deliberations, that is adding
new input and dialogue from
community members whose voice would not be part of that.
That is part of the mission. Charlie was part of the change in how the community has done its work. The thing that is really important to consider.
I think a good community
organizer, a good community worker -- that person' s views change as community members are involved in the process.
It is about dialogue and communication.
I do not think a good community
organizer is someone who shuns
the ideas that come from the community. I think that is the value he
brings to the cccd.
Lastly, it made it really hard
to decide whether I was going to
not select -- not vote for
nicole rivera or not.
The fact that she was a staff
member for nancy pelosi made it
difficult to want to make this amendment because of that relationship.
There is a lot of power in that relationship.
There is also a lot of access to community people from a different perspective I think is valuable.
It is based on the work turley has done in the community that has made me make this amendment.
I hope you could change your mind and support me on that effort. Thank you.
Supervisor elsbernd: as a member of the rules committee who did not support the gentleman being put forward today but actually
supported the other candidate, maybe give me a few seconds to explain why.
People have begun to nip around the edges.
For me, the biggest concern I
have about a community development block grants is not whether enough communities are being served.
We all recognize that is a challenge and we are all trying to do that.
but I think any objective observer would recognize the biggest threat to community grant money right now is the federal government. It is the biggest problem.
The federal government is constantly making cuts.
It would seem to me if we are
trying to preserve that funding have access to that money, we would take advantage of an applicant who has the
connections that she does.
Going with my amendment here, the spreading the wealth among the communities are having
community diversity is not more important than what I think is
the biggest problem, and what any observer should see is the biggest problem, and that is the federal government.
We have the opportunity to have a great applicant.
That gentleman can help his cause and do his thing.
i think we are making a big
mistake for the future of the community development block grant by rejecting an applicant of this caliber and with this experience.
supervisor weiner: no.
Supervisor avalos: aye.
Supervisor campos: aye.
supervisor kim: aye.
Supervisor mar: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
>> there are six ayes and five nos.
President Chiu: motion to amend passes.
On the motion as amended, if we could take a roll-call vote.
Supervisor weiner: no.
supervisor avalos: aye.
Supervisor campos: aye.
President Chiu: aye.
Supervisor chu: no.
supervisor cohen: [Silence]
President Chiu: supervisor cohen?
supervisor cohen: no.
Supervisor elsbernd: no.
Supervisor farrell: no.
Supervisor kim: aye.
Supervisor mar: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
>> there are six ayes and five nos.
president chiu: the motion as amended is approved.
It could go back to item 22, please.
>> a resolution requesting the recreation and park department
and the department of the environment to establish a comprehensive parts recycling program.
supervisor mirkarimi: colleagues, this issue is not unfamiliar to anybody here.
There has been thorough hearings on this matter. But we have learned today is
that the rec and parks
department issued an unlawful detainer against the recycling center.
I think that only escalates the
matter in what I believe is an unprincipled way.
I think this resolution is ever
more timely and signaling to all
stakeholders in this discussion.
that is to work with the hank
recycling center, dude due
diligence, and look for alternative locations.
That had not been done under
mayor newsom.
We ask that it be done.
That is what the essence of this
resolution does.
In short,
there is no plan
whatsoever to compensate for the
loss of an industrial recycling
facility that takes in
approximately 1,600 tons of
recyclables per year.
In lieu of that particular loss is a plan to have vending
machines that would be distributed in 27 areas around grocery stores.
If a think we are going to have
a people traffic problem because
people feel there is never heard this stress around the homeless, a guarantee that problem is
going to escalate exponentially when you think you are going to
put a soda machine vending
system at a grocery store where
people are simply feeding in bottles and cans to compensate for the loss of a recycling
center in a much more rapid and efficient fashion.
i think it is counterintuitive the way this has been handled by the city.
We understand they want to move on displacement.
I suggest with this resolution that they continue with good-
faith discussions in looking for alternate locations. Here is the rub.
puc wants to put a water
recycling plant on golden gate property. It is a non-conforming use according to the golden gate master plan.
Neighborhoods have spoken up and
said, "we do not want to hear it."
that are moving to look for an alternate location. On the east end of golden gate
park, there is retail like a
laundromat and others that are
also considered a non-
conforming use.
By law and by definition, they
should be affected as well.
there is an approach the city
has taken in singling out why
hank should be moved, especially
with an unlawful detainer.
That is what is represented in this resolution.
i realize some of you would like to see an amendment or tweak to this.
But I do believe that we should
move this forward, hoping that a
resolution is achieved between
all parties.
>> I want to thank all our colleagues who have sent to this hearing. This has been difficult for a number of reasons.
how we recycle is changing over time. This has been an important institution in our city, and certainly in the haight-ashbury neighborhood.
I do want support -- to support
the ability of this organization
to move forward and continue to provide leadership.
i hope we are able to change the
language and length that refers
to the mayor directing the termination of the lease.
Obviously, we are still right
now before the
city, alternative
recycling services
, a to negotiate in good faith the
determination of henk' s lease.
i wish the unlawful detainer had not moved forward.
I do hope that despite what is happening that they will be able to work on a path that will
allow henk to continue.
>> emotion has been made. Is there a second?
It has been seconded.
>> I would strongly urge my
opponent to -- my colleagues to oppose the amendment.
Rec and park have acted in good faith. I do not want to set a standard that having a number of hearings is not good faith.
making this amendment sets that President. I think that would be a serious mistake. If you have a problem with what
they have done, but for the resolution. But do not set a legal
precedent that having a number
of public hearings is not acting in good faith. That is a serious mistake.
This has a lot of serious
repercussions beyond henk.
But this amendment is much
bigger and potentially sets a precedent I do not think the maker has thought through.
I would urge a no vote.
-- supervisor elsbernd:.
supervisor mirkarimi: I
appreciate the warning side, -- sign, but that is the corpus of
why we had a hearing at the board of supervisors, because of
what was omitted and absent in
commission hearings about henk,
and the question
of how that justifies displacement based on
the city master plan, the lack
of recycling and what to do with a particular turf of the park.
Not a lot of this detail came
out in new -- in the rec and park hearing.
We were well informed by dissecting very clearly what was discussed and not discussed.
Clearly, it was already a presupposed determination to move on hanc.
That is what the band was. The fact is that there were plenty of details that came out
in this particular board of
supervisors.
Rec and park is one of only two commissions citywide that are not appealable to the board of supervisors. frankly, sometimes, when the are
not in agreement with us
, I am sure soon that is going to come back as well.
As it relates to this particular
notion, that is why the hearing was so substantive is because of
the fact that if anyone
believes you are going to lose a recycling center with that capacity and think you are going
to replace it with a vending machines in the surrounding
area, you have 10 times more
reason to have a sit-lie law that is not going to be implemented.
Supervisor campos: I simply want to say that I think it is very
unfortunate that we did have this unlawful detainer action
being filed.
I think it is very unfortunate we got to this point.
I am very hopeful that the city reconsiders the action.
I know they -- I know there are very passionate perspectives on this.
I would respectfully ask the mayor' s office to step back and rethink the way this issue is being approached.
The fact is that some of the
decisions that have been made predate this administration.
I think the fresh perspective of the mayor' s office has taken on a number of issues is one that is badly needed on this one.
i would hope there is reconsideration of where we are on this issue.
With respect to the rec and park
commission, I understand the reasons people are moving in this direction, but I respectfully believe this action
is misguided, and I do disagree
with the outcome so far.
I would hope that the department reconsidered. Thank you.
Supervisor elsbernd: supervisor
campos, I am not saying you cannot disagree with what they did or have a different opinion about the outcome.
I think this amendment potentially has more
ramifications beyond this issue, the notion that the process they have done is a process that can never follow again.
Go ahead and vote yes on the
resolution, but the amendment is potentially much more complicated than just hanc.
I am very cautious of this amendment.
President Chiu: any further discussion? If we could first take a roll- call vote on the amendment.
Supervisor weiner: no.
Supervisor avalos: aye.
Supervisor campos: aye.
president chiu: aye.
Supervisor chu: no.
Supervisor cohen: no.
Supervisor elsbernd: no.
Supervisor farrell: no.
Supervisor kim: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
supervisor mar: aye.
President Chiu: the amendment is passed. Unless there is any further discussion, a vote on the resolution as amended.
Supervisor weiner: no.
Supervisor avalos: aye.
Supervisor campos: aye.
President Chiu: aye.
Supervisor chu: no.
supervisor cohen: no.
Supervisor elsbernd: no.
Supervisor farrell: no.
Supervisor kim: aye.
Supervisor mar: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
>> there are six ayes and five nos.
president chiu: the resolution is adopted.
>> items 27 through 37 are for
immediate adoption without committee reference. There will be decided by a single roll call vote.
President Chiu: would anyone like to sever one of these items?
Supervisor kim: I would like to continue item 35.
Supervisor elsbernd: 34 and 35.
Supervisor mirkarimi: 35.
president chiu: if we could take
a roll-call vote on all items 27
through 37 except for 34 and 35?
Supervisor weiner: aye.
Supervisor avalos: aye.
Supervisor campos: aye.
President Chiu: aye.
Supervisor chu: aye.
Supervisor cohen: aye.
supervisor elsbernd: aye.
Supervisor farrell: aye.
Supervisor kim: aye.
Supervisor mar: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
>> there are 11 ayes.
President Chiu: those resolutions are adopted. item 31.
>> item 31 is a resolution authorizing the department of
public health to accept and
expend a grant from the public health condition enterprises in
the amount of $27,000 to participate in a program entitled "implementing new
directions in hiv prevention."
President Chiu: do I understand you want to continue this item for a week?
Supervisor kim is making that motion, seconded by supervisor
supervisor campos:a -- by supervisor campos.
you did not sever 31?
On item 31, can we adopt this
without objection?
This privilege -- this resolution is adopted.
>> item 34 addresses community
concerns racial, religious
, --
concerns surveillance, racial, and religious profiling.
Supervisor mirkarimi: normally we would want to send something like this to committee. I think it speaks for itself, based on what had been a very
robust hearing held by the hr commission. I want to reduce something from the "new york times."
representative peter king from rhode island appears to harbour
fears and happiness of the muslim community of the united states. Of the homeland security
committee, on thursday, he plans to open the first of a series of hearings into the threat of
home-grown islamic terrorism and the allegation that muslim americans have failed to cooperate with law enforcement efforts to foil terrorist plots. I felt there should be at least
some response to what I think is
a very severe action by this
particular congressman .
This resolution speaks to that.
i appreciate supervisor avalos
for his co-sponsorship.
Were it not for the timing of this, I would encourage this to go before committee.
I would prefer a vote on it.
president chiu: it is going to committee.
Supervisor kim: my request is to continue item 35 to next week.
President Chiu: that has been
seconded by supervisor campos.
>> I would like to read the item. resolution opposing the proposed
elimination of medi-cal funding for adult day health center programs in the state of california.
Supervisor elsbernd: based on
the actions of last week, where
four of us boded against resolutions like this that are not budget balanced, I would like to send this to committee.
President Chiu: to committee.
If we can go to our imperative agenda, I believe supervisor mar
has a resolution.
>> it declares March 12 as an arbor day in the city and county
of san francisco.
President Chiu: supervisor mar
has made a motion, seconded by supervisor campos.
Supervisor mar: I just wanted to
thank the great staff from dpw who are coordinating with many
community groups for arbor day.
Please join us. Thank you.
President Chiu: let me see if there are members of the public who wish to comment on this item.
Seeing none, if it to carol call on the imperative resolution.
-- if we can take roll-call on the imperative revolution -- resolution.
Supervisor weiner: aye.
President Chiu: aye.
Supervisor chu: aye.
Supervisor cohen: aye.
Supervisor elsbernd: aye.
Supervisor farrell: aye.
Supervisor kim: aye.
supervisor mar: aye.
Supervisor mirkarimi: aye.
>> there are 11 ayes.
President Chiu: could you read
any in memoriams?
>> this meeting will be
adjourned in memory of the following individuals.
On behalf of supervisor weiner,
for the late clint mitchel.
For the late hyacinth smith, the
late tomas vallejo.
That concludes our business .
president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.