we have'/ something to work on? what is your goal? and when you work with other departments9? in a way that wen >> certainly, supervisor. no, we have noty1 done a formal engagement with someone from dtw to do that facilityei needs assessment. we have used our own knowledge from running othersóy facilitie, from managing other facilities to put together things lic3 the bathrooms being in horrible condition. we beautification, like putting murals in there. j2we just replaced the cited in front. signage in. we have8@y not commissioned a formal facilities assessment, and that is subject to budgetary restrictions. +xñsupervisor maxwell: i am concerned that you only fix the

sinkhole only gets fixed when it becomes a problem. know they are coming, kind of need to do a thing before we get there. that is my concern. front of things. if we&(wo say, why don't we allow you to keep so much money for a whilebj -- well, we need o know what that is. wywhether it is formal, whether you spend $150,000 from dpw>?y i am not saying that at all. i justxxñ hope that we can get n front of the obvious things. >> wesc addressed the simple problem as soon as possible. -- sinkhole problem as soon as possible. the roof, we got the funds in ]y÷the capital plan before it fl recently.

we had permission2c carry those funds forward because we had difficulty getting the contract in place> to do the work. now we have read and park -- ret right now. it is a challenging, it is not an issue of health only fixing 12ssomething once it breaks. this is the process we have to work with. i understandq7r what you are asg for, and we will work with that. with respect to ana÷ timeframe,e will flushes out further. again,.qñ we want to do this in partnership with the cac. at least for the next nine $+months, here is what we thougt we could tackle, to work on the recommendations fromigñ the budt analyst report. i would certainly welcome any input from all of you. 2dthe first thing -- because we

form the cac. supervisor maxwell:® do you have any hard copies? >> yes, içmç do. gwork on that has already begun. we project that could be in place- year. once a cac is put together, we statement. we have some staffmáx ideas, but again, we want the input of cac. we would6÷ formalize with theme short and long term agenda for addressing these iságé&e%ei the st. vacation is something that we have already been working on. @dthe budget analysts report cd issues with an ability to>b÷ secure the perimeter with traffict/ñ control, pedestrian

safety, things like that. one of ther@x factor that contributes to that is there are actually on vacated public market site --dnñ unvacated cl@i the marke[public streets runninh the market site. mbefore we do anything with a poor record, for example.th a setting aside thedz cost for that, we cannot do this for a street that has not been vacated legally. z dpt to get a traffic management plan. we did not have the1[ money to move forward with that. but we will get that rfp ready to go1a out. as part of vacating, we want to

do something moreu'ñ comprehense to deal with traffic management. nee with puc to secure the use of twoz adjacent vacant propertis oní& putnam street. they severed from -- suffer from similarqsu issues, illegal dump, and we would like to take control of them and% additional parking for the market, and in exchange,q maintain them and include them in the market site that we would manage. weñm would welcome your assiste with that. qtñwe already are working on an update of policies and procedures with the new market éqmanager. we have already reached out to uc-@uñdavis and uc-berkeley. there are some relevant classes refresh the training program for

our staff. ÷p÷we have done best practicesq, research, if you will, through the california association ofç>ñ farmers' markets, through discussions with other markets. that. we also had a productive relationship with the is here today. if you want to hear from him will be here to answeruó questions. this showsy these time periods, and into the future,tfu which is something tt you have to keep on doing. we plan to do the first y)zretraining before the end ofe calendar year.

market, without any outstanding jj dph is slated] return this saturday to the farmers' market. they were out there on the 16th. í violations found. food sampling was one ones. we have been trying to do education with ourx? vendors. we hope not to have any ofvoñ those violations when staff returned. did involve educating and provision of fresh water to the vendors. we have taken care of that. and again, capital plan. we are in the process right now and are getting ready to submit f?k next year's capital plan. we will be sure to submit a r2wñ set of requests through that process.

turning to the beginning of9 calendar year, continue to engage the cac?d÷, hopefully see the approval of the street vacation: bid down and avoid the traffic management plan, introduced the óuz the admin code that addresses not onlylbç the management of the market, but also the cac. complete the81ñ update of the rs and regulations for farmers and foodarñ vendors. we do have processes in place forw(ñ discipline and appeals. that is not to say they are not outdated, but that will be a part of ÷ our trading efforts, securing those capital plans. turning[ó to the second quartef 2011, continue working with the  out and bid out the

perimetev+÷ fencing. then we can turn to what it will take to secure the site. 3 funded capital projects, what we are successful in obtaining for, and continuing training. that is our short-term goals. had report on longer-term goals as we get a better senseh! of fung in some of those things, moving forward,9é constituted and starts to weigh- çin. supervisor mar: i had a j0eáp&ei for ms. brown. in the accomplishments section, the farmer's market is very0uz h a model of promoting fresh fruits in a key area in tj: southeast part of san francisco.

first to allow the use of food , other monetary ways to purchase at:8ñ fresh food. we also have strong participations women and children as well. i had a question of howq coordinate with the city's overall taskzm forces and how ty could pay closer attention to that to serve4a as an example to other markets? could you comment on that? 's wholesale produce market sits on land that is z on real state jurisdiction. we work closely!r with the nonprofit board. 4lwe have sought input and adve mcon it issues in the past reld to the farmers' market. beyond thatxcñ -- i am not surei can address the specifics.

>> john@d update --updike. !pi am the liaison with dph. k on a number of initiatives. shek0x been helpful guide the issues that we have been trying to address at alemany, and at other4uy farme'' markets. we have a direct relationship on security and on the policy issues jfñsupervisor maxwell: how many people do you have workingd÷ on the farmer's markets? ?cy>> the budget analyst did it excellent job of summarizing that ont)÷ page 7 of the report. we have a chief manager for the market.

program manager. s3zwe have three 1408s, although right now. we have had a public service aid, apm÷ 9920, who has been helping we have a couple of people helping out with the traffic at alemany. assigned to work out there.5 full-time people do you have altogether? ñ be four f. supervisor maxwell:z&y so everything is full, you have four full-time people the farmer's markets, fleave market, and un plaza. rç>> correct.

and then others whoe[z support - supervisor maxwell: but now you have three. s been here since -- >>0ññ june 12. rdthe prior manager took a promotional opportunity. supervisor maxwell: is it your intention to fill the vacant position? >> yes. we thought we obtained the mayor approvals office. our hr department informed us that they had not yet had the yes button. one of my jobs today is to call the budget analysts office and remind him we are still awaiting that approval. supervisor maxwell: ok, that is all i have. supervisor mar: thank you.

should we open this up for public comment? supervisor maxwell: i do want to thank you both, all of you, again. i feel your passion and commitment. i just want you to know that everyone thinks that our farmers markets are extremely viable to us, especially as we see a market starting in almost every neighborhood. even restaurants are helping out. this one is a prime. i appreciate the fact that you are looking at it again and read committing ourselves to make sure that three years from now, we are not saying the same thing. i do not want anyone having to go through the same thing, especially the people and farmers who work there. >> certainly. thank you for your support on this. we hope to continue to have your

patronage. supervisor maxwell: most definitely. the agricultural commissioner? >> good morning, supervisor maxwell. supervisor maxwell: what is the general function of what you do? >> in regards to the alemany farmer's market, i am the authority -- supervisor maxwell: do you work for the city? >> i work for the city and county. supervisor maxwell: so we have an agricultural commissioner. did we have one before? >> we had one up until march 2008.

he was here for seven months. previous to that you had a commissioner up until 2004. there was a vacancy from 2004 through 2007. supervisor maxwell: tell us about what you do. >> i enforce codes and regulations when it comes to food, pesticide use enforcement laws, direct marketing, fruit and vegetable quality control, nursery inspection, which and measures --weights a weights and measures. i certify products that are being exported from san francisco. in this case, they are being produced in other counties and they are being exported from san francisco to buyers and

receivers all over. supervisor maxwell: give us an example. the produce market -- >> we have one that receives produce and from toledo, stennis loss. he packages the product. then he sends it off . we have to respect it and then issue a certificate that allows that produce to be imported to switzerland, france, where ever the receiver is. supervisor maxwell: do you deal with safeway? >> no, we do not. produce managers will tell us that they have a shipment that they do not believe meets the minimum requirements.

we will then go and conduct an inspection. if it does not meet the minimum requirements, we will reject the load and have it reconditioned to meet minimum standards. supervisor maxwell: so what do you do at the farmers' market? >> we are required to inspect those markets and ensure the certified producers have thereier certificates posted, tt the market manager is complying with direct marketing laws. supervisor maxwell: that is all of them? >> yes, all the certified farmers' markets that we get. supervisor maxwell: farmers' markets in our city do not need to be certified? >> if you are going to label

your market a certified farmer'' market, you must comply with direct marketing laws. but you do not need to have a certified farmers' market. but if you are not sought effort -- certified, you cannot call yourself certified. supervisor maxwell: what does that mean? is there a difference? >> that is a conundrum, i guess. supervisor maxwell: what does the customer get from being certified, what is the advantage? >> the customer knows that the producer of the commodity they are purchasing was actually produced by the person who is selling it. that person is on a local or regional basis, and they brought that product directly to the consumer.

we do not have non-certified markets, if you will. that is not an experience we have, here in san francisco. supervisor maxwell: so all of our markets are certified? >> yes, supervisor. supervisor maxwell: anything else you would like to add? most people never knew we had one. most people do not necessarily know what you do or how important you are to us. that is why i kind of wanted to get some more information. >> there are 58 counties in california. each county is required by law to have an agriculture commission, weights and measures. some counties share a commissioner between the two. we all essentially do the same job, we have the same

jurisdiction. we have a california agriculture commissioner and cedars association where we work together to apply consistently uniformly all bylaws and regulations from the agricultural code of regulations and the businesses regulation code. in almost every county, in each county, the ccommissioner is assigned to look at the device. supervisor maxwell: parking meters? >> yes. the scales that you see at the farmer's market, that is sealed by staff.

they test the skills to make sure that it is type-approved, and then they will seal it so that the consumer knows that if he is paying for 1 pound, he is getting 1 pound. that is part of my job. i get that question all the time, why do we have an ag commissioner of san francisco? >> i have beei have been here se 2008, and i am glad that you have an ag commissioner again. i am happy to be here. if you have any other information, please call me. i would be happy to speak with you in regards to any other questions you might have. supervisor maxwell: thank you.

nice meeting you. public comment? >> hi good morning, supervisor mar. i'm walter. i mostly go to the flea market on sunday and i just wanted to say -- no farmers market does it better makes me feel sad for the rest no farmer's market does it have as good as you alemany farmer's market you are the best you are the best supervisor maxwell: any further

public comment? good morning. >> good morning, folks, supervisors. i want to thank the three of you for allowing us to be here. a few things concern me. most of it is behind us, and i hope it is behind us. one of the more frontal issues that i see is in the winter, when there is a rainy season and there are empty stalls, certainly, enough to accommodate other food vendors, it seems no one is talking about how we can protect our goods, in addition to providing a service for the vendors that come, the customers that come in the winter. the winter months can be quite harsh. without any protection, it does

not work out as well. of course, the summer months, as i indicated, there isavailable when it is not raining. that is one of the issues that i wanted to bring. there is another issue that i am not quite clear on, and necessarily does not fall under the department of real estate but dph, and that is the fees for something such as selling coffee. i was up there with one of people -- she was dating some things that i was doing. if i was selling coffee, i would have to pay an additional fee apart from what i have to pay to sell pastries and bread. this is with dph, not the

department of real estate. i do not know about that. if there is some information that could be passed on to the food vendors, that would be good. some of these things seem sketchy. i would also like the department of real estate to lend an ear to what the issues are for some of the vendors, even some of the farmers. this meeting was short notice, so i am sure there are others who wanted to say something. mainly concerned with some of the things that i see the need to be addressed. if there are any questions for me, i would be glad to answer. supervisor maxwell: would you be willing to help with the cac? >> indeed. what ever i can help, i have made it known, i am willing to. alemany farmer's market is by far the best farmers market in

the city. there are a lot of things in other markets, but in terms of oowhat the people want, what te people feel comfortable with, family issues, those kinds of aspects, i think this is the best in the city. what ever i can do to help in that cause, i am willing to. supervisor maxwell: what about advertisement? you mentioned the department did some more advertisement. >> if they have done it, i am not aware of it. i will say this. i have noticed the new sign. i was driving one morning and i saw it. i do not know about the advertisement as a whole. supervisor maxwell: they will continue to do more of that, hopefully. do you think that would be helpful? >> yes, anything to remind people that there is a farmer's

market on saturday. there are a lot of markets that have cropped up since the inception of alemany. sometimes, we need to be reminded of things. ford motors, they have been around since before we were born, but we still see advertisements. i do not think it is a good idea to allow it to lay and reminisce. we need to do some advertising and remind the people. thank you. >> my name is body. i provide greek food. i have a concession at the tuesday nighvarious locations.

last year, i applied to get one of the spots at alemany. i was here last year complaining bitterly that my business plan received daa zero. since then, we have done tons of wine and art festivals. we have been invited to the north street festival, union festival. i just want to make you aware that when i resubmit my proposal, i want to give a copy to you for my participation in alameda -- alemany. as a side bar, the health as a side bar, the health department.