that we thank the general manager for the time he has been with the advocates here in furtherance of this and getting us to year. as we said, keeping the good times rolling in 2011 with a dialogue that has been struck moving forwardalso the assistanl managers really work hard to get us to a place until of probably about five minutes ago. thank you for supporting this movement. >> other public comments? >> i am the director of the clean energy alliance, which brings together 70 businesses in the bay area. many advocates have been

involved in the process, and we are glad to see the department come to agreement with the staff. i am also here speaking in support of the letter sent by the clean energy alliance. we have spent a long time looking at berkeley, and i have come to the conclusion is a powerful tool, and you have a golden opportunity to use cca towards economic development by doing these projects and generating jobs in san francisco. it is a powerful relationship. thank you very much.

>> i work on the advocate side for the past four years behind the clean energy launch. each is an exciting day for all of us watching you here today. they mention the 16 kids that came in on friday -- 16 bains that came in on fridays. the aggregate property is eighth to 10 times more than ask for, so it will been interesting to see how that comes in. i think it is exciting to see them fighting to be the best.

i had a great time at the thursday night board meeting. there was good news on the financial front. economic viability -- viability has been improved stereo -- improved. they are projecting a budget next year based on how much under they have come in this year, 25% lower in the budget. i cannot wait to see all of the ways you do this in marin. i hope san francisco as jobless in itself with the efficiency

first, as models in texas, new england, and the empire state building retrofit. thank you so much, and good luck. >> thank you. >> we are a member of the local clean energy alliance. we really do see this as a tool for not only dealing with client issues and cleaner energy but also to create local jobs, and we are really happy the amendments were brought forward, and we are very encouraged to hear about the support of their is keeping the priorities to getting renewable

end of efficiency and jobs with that being done locally, and i wanted to thank you for your time and support and ask you to continue to work on really pushing forward on prioritizing the renewable efficiency and network that can come along with those. thank you. >> thank you. >> if we look at the climate change issues, that is where we need to be going forward. any other comments on the amendments? all those in favor of adopting

the amendment? >> aye. >> that carries, and we will need a motion for the main regular -- main resolution. all those in favor? >> aye. >> thank you. >> the water improvement program and agreements 904, marc roche and control services for specialized corrosion control and authorizing the utility commission to execute this amendment for a total not to exceed the amount gov

$2,959,998. >> are there any questions or, -- common sense -- comments? >> most of this is aimed at the transition to our operating of green energy water facilities for the new building. is that right? >> this contract is for the erosion -- for corrosion >> i will be back. >> is there a motion? >> so moved.

>> next item. >> discussion and possible are shown to approve the selection and awarded professional services building commission in, monitoring, and performance optimizing and authorize the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to negotiate an exercise 3 professional services agreement for an amount not to exceed $3 million for seven years funded by water, waste water, and power enterprises through respective project funds. >> good afternoon. do you have any questions on

this? >> are there questions emma -- are there any questions? >> i was surprised about the amount of money. $9 million seemed like an awful lot of money. i may not have any frame of reference that makes that reasonable, but it is fair. help me with this. >> the way these projects are planned out in is that they would work on the new buildings, and on those aspects,

the work starts up the eir stage and helps with the design of the building, the placement to maximize the daylight, and it carries on through the design, provides an overview on the lighting, heating systems, cooling, and goes on to the commission main of the systems.

that is on the new building superior on existing and -- existing and abilities, it itunes the existing system and helps the staff and now run those sufficiently even though the project have been identified now, the idea is this is in need throughout the city and could be used on other buildings as well,

and we have asked the other parts of the city to implement these services of the airport, and right now, this would be the only contractor in tool to provide that, and the new safety and building in mission bay has approached us to make this available. >> they you have been estimates as to what portion would be

involved? >> it would be a small amount because golden gate has its own contract that is a part of the building package to commission it and bring it up to occupancy common -- of to occupancy, but a five. we do not have the contract, so the part would fall under here. goo>> it would be as needed fore city department to use? >> that is correct.

>> that diminishes my horror. >> it does seem like a lot of money and your your -- like a lot of money. >> what happens is they have to start from scratch and get a bid to get a contractor. they would be stopped waiting for nine months. by having this available, they say, can you help us with the builder natoma -- with the builder? >> we have actually three firms common-law -- three firms, and their strengths are not the same. there are particular aspects they might be stronger asset, so

this is a tool so about one particular area if we have a higher need we can use that firm more and not be bound to the total amount of three contracts. >> i move. >> i second. >> any public comment gunman -- any public comment? all those in favor? >> aye. >> next item. >> the next item would be item 24, any other new business a commissioner might have should the business -- the commission

and now choose to take closed session off. >> any other new business? hearing none, the meeting is adjourned and at 4:45.

>> welcome to "culturewire." for the past year, the arts commission has been participating in the city's effort to revitalize the central market street corridor. in addition to the thursday arts market and are in store front, the art commission recently launched the artery project. for the next year, the artery project will bring energy and excitement to market street, recalling the st.'s heyday as san francisco's vibrant and bustling theater district.

>> un.n plaza during business hours seize hundreds of passing office workers and students, but the activity winds down at 5:00 every day. theater productions bring some but traffic, but central market is more of a thoroughfare than a destination after the sun goes down. on december 9, the artery project's launch brought a party atmosphere to market street, led by mayor gavin newsom, city officials flipped the switch on three new art installations that light up the st.'s architecture. a looping a video at 1119 market street was the first words to be some -- the first work to be seen that evening. before the unveiling, the director of cultural affairs spoke to artist jim campbell about the concepts behind

bourbon reflection and how he created the work. >> i'm really excited to have your installation on public view starting today here on market street. you created a site-specific work. can you talk about that? >> yes, i looked at two or three different locations, and this one seemed the best. i work with customer electronics, so indoors seemed the best for the work. i also like how close it was 2 market street itself. it is only about 10 feet away, so i chose this location. >> what is the duration? if someone were to stand in front of your installation today. >> at the moment, it is 12 minutes, but i've been thinking about adding footage over the time because it is going to go through a couple of seasons. >> could you describe a little bit in terms of what your creative process is? >> it is a curtain, and image made up of a curtain, so it is very valuable, and the idea was

to use this technology that i've been using for the last 10 years, low resolution imagery, to reflect market street back to the pedestrians walking by. the reason that it kind of works in this environment is that you see people walking by. you see cars going by. you see buses going by, but you cannot help we the people are because it is low resolution. you cannot see their faces. you can see the way they walk. you might be able to tell the kind of car going by. >> what do you think passersby will experience? >> i was thinking it was going to be a test of the success of the work if people stop and look. i have noticed in the last few nights that people do stop and look. a certain percentage. one of the things i was playing with was the ambiguity of whether it is alive or not, so people walk by, and they might even move like this back and forth, thinking that they are in the image, and they realize

that it is a daytime shot, and that kind of thing. >> thanks for being part of life on market street. >> my pleasure. >> after the lighting of urban reflection, mayor newsom led the party to the corner of seventh street. lighting the way down the street were members of the filipino cultural center's youth program, carrying traditional core role lanterns. on the side of the resort hotel is a projection titled "storylines." working with students from the art commission writer's corps program, paul organized a series of images with text captions. they will change every evening until a different -- and tell a different story. one block away, theodore watson has created an interactive installation that crosses over six street.

spaces' begins with a photo capture station on the north side of the street that projects your face on to a building on the south side of the street. on opening night, the installation was an immediate hit with the crowd. we talked with the or what said about his remarkable installation. >> what inspired you to create this interactive piece? >> the work i typically do is kind of interactive installations or both indoor and also outdoor and public space. for me, what i'm most interested in is how we can use technology to make the city, which is typically quite a static environment architecturally speaking -- how can we make it come alive? >> what i love about your work is there is such sophisticated software and electronics and complex connections that all have to work together to make it

successful, but yet, all of that is invisible to the people interact with the work. >> they do not realize there is all these cables and projectors and computers and all this technology behind the scenes, and if you can keep it hidden, it feels like a really magical moment. to me, that is what is inspiring, and that is what makes the public, their eyes light up. >> you feel a little bit like the wizard of oz? >> totally, yes. >> having been on market street for a while and seeing how the public is reacting to your piece, what is your impression of what it is going to be like here? >> i'm already loving it. just the fact that i can look up and see someone seeing how crazy it is, and i have been bumping into people in the street who are recognized only from their portrait. i'm hoping that people will provide a slightly more friendly way to look at each other in this neighborhood.

>> it is helping to reinforce and create a sense of neighborhood. so we want to thank you for being part of this project and thank you for bringing "faces" to san francisco. >> the artery project will have installations on market street until june 2011. this revitalization initiative is funded by the national endowment for the arts in an effort to transform market street into a nationally celebrated cultural district. additional projects and events will be launched throughout the year, including art and storefronts and coordinated nighttime events hosted by the gray area foundation for the arts and the luggage store gallery. to learn more about the artery project, visit sf

>> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein.

2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable. what you have is loyalty to them, artists are loyal to you. the philosophy behind that, my philosophy, has not changed since i started 49 years ago. i take care of you and you take care of me. it has been that way ever since.

>> ruth represents the estate of the world renowned sculptor peter focused. in 1971, he created and the love the untitled public work cited at seventh and bryant. like many other public works of art, this is in need of repair. ruth began conversations with the director of cultural affairs, a andart care was born. >> we look at all of the local pieces and decided which one needed the most repair, to bring it back to where it was before. that is what i am after. if you drive by right now, you cannot see it coming down seventh street. you can only see it as you come up to it. >> one's culture outside of the

hall of justice was one of the first pieces commissioned after the 1969 ordinance. it is significant that we are planning to treat it as part of the art care program. the program intends to take care of the bronze sculpture located in very park, a monument to the korean community of san francisco. it has been in the park for over 20 years, has become a bit of a magnet for vandalism. we are also looking at several sculptures from henry more, one in front of the symphony building. we are also looking at yen and yang, a much loved peace -- piece. but the team has been damaged over time, so we need to treat --