resolution the sfmta to essentially revamp the program and specifically, the resolution urges the sfmta board of directors to support the use of that $1.4 million that was previously approved to provide youthto qualify glow-income stu, and we believe, and my hope is that, other colleagues will feel the same way -- to qualified low-income students. young people in that city actually ride muni for free. this is a step in making sure the public transportation is accessible to students in our public school system, and, again, i thank my colleagues for their support, and the rest, i submit.

clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor campos. supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: every day, they are dropping people off, tens of thousands of people using it on a daily basis. it is the most frequent transit hubs in the whole note -- most frequented transit hub and hole -- in the whole bart and muni system. this is the most uncomfortable transit situation that we have. we have incredible resources or a lack of resources in a part of

san francisco that serves many, many of our residents, many of our residents in a very unfair and unequal way, and i would say working, i would say, assiduously and slow going in trying to make the improvements around the station, and i have to commend the dpw for the improvements that have been done recently. it was not until i had a son that i was pushing around in a stroller that i realized just how difficult it is for people to get around they are in a wheelchair or pushing a family member in a stroller, for pedestrians, crossing san jose and another. it is a real challenge, putting your life in your own hands. dpw has put in curb ramps between the bart station and san

jose, and that will make it easier for many residents, whether they are in a wheelchair or in a stroller. balboa park. we do not have next bus there. we have others that go there, and we have no indication as to when these buses will arrive, because we do not have next bus. everyone is crossing their fingers in different directions. nobody wants to admit what their responsibility is. it is an untenable situation and very unfair for people in my district. i have been fighting it, for years, in mudslide. it wasn't until recently that i came to realize about balboa

park -- i will be fighting it, for years, it appears. pedestrians are constrained to use the balboa park station. we need to have a different approach to it. i am hoping we can have that happen. last year, we approved the better neighborhoods plan for balboa park. ocean avenue. just past city college on ocean avenue, also inclusive of balboa park, and the station itself. we actually zoned it for housing, but the mta does not want to look that pretty housing in trans in-oriented development, along balboa park, -- housing in transit oriented development. 16 to 20 years from now, that is not the way we need to be working collaborative be.

-- collaborative late -- collaboratively so i will be looking at support for that. i want to thank the department of public works and for another for pushing it forward to make it happen. there are those who do not receive the same attention that people elsewhere in san francisco received, and it is the little that i can do for representing a district that does not get its fair share -- other than that, i am submitting a hearing request to hear more about dpw, my neighborhood, district 11. specifically, the changes to the program as well as what the dpw is doing around the dumping,

which is a big issue in my district, particularly along randolf and broad streets, but i know it is also an issue in other parts of san francisco. i think we have differences in how the problem has manifested itself. i also want to co-sponsor supervisor ross mirkarimi's. i was particularly outraged and alarmed about a man in a wheelchair who was shot by police officers. the man certainly had a nice, but i believe there are ways for us do not have to use the most lethal force to deal with a person having an emotional crisis, especially a person with disabilities, so i look forward to that hearing to see how we can make sure that the police department is doing everything

they can to make sure that our police officers are getting proper training to avoid using lethal use of force, and the rest, i will submit. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor avalos. supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i was very impressed by the strong showing of support we had this afternoon. i was a college radio dj. kusf has a strong history, as supervisor mirkarimi brought up, and i think what is often left out is a multi-cultural, multilingually fact it has. -- multilingual effect it has.

i used to listen to kusf, and my daughter got used to listening to around the clock, but january 18, it 10:00 a.m. came, and the station was gone, and it dawned on me but what kind of a community resource was lost, so i am for building support. my office is really reaching out, as well. and we need to receive better communications from the father, who i know has a heart of social justice, but we need a better situation, as supervisor mirkarimi has said. the devastating decision, and i think everybody knows it is a decision of the dominance of the big radio corporations that have split up the airways, and it has

taken a valuable resource. when presenting this area and a longtime listener, and i know that there are many people -- representing this area and a long time listener, i know there are many people who support it. i hope we can resolve this issue in a very responsible way with dialogue. i also want to say that i am proud to be co-author in and sponsoring the resolution -- to be co offering -- co-authoring and sponsoring a resolution. there is one with supervisor carmen chu, drive by lawsuits that targets small businesses for noncompliance with 88 or the americans with disabilities act. -- with ada.

i have legislation in the works that will get the city to explain and of progress reports from the department of building inspection in that we are complying with the state law passed in 2008, that mandates that a sufficient number of building inspectors be trained as " quote-unquote -- as quote- unquote certified inspectors. equal public access to individuals with disabilities, but also litigation that does not advance that goal, so we will be working with others to hopefully have a strong hearing and to bring forward different legislative ideas, as well. also, working with a coalition

of pedestrian safety groups, i am requesting a hearing concerning the 2010 report and to discuss pedestrian safety issues with the grass-roots safety organizations, and the goal of the report is to provide comprehensive and baseline assessment of the state of pedestrian safety in san francisco and to begin identifying potential barriers for pedestrians. one suggestion that supervisor avalos brought up, curb ramps, i know in my district, the approve something like $35,000, very expensive -- they approved something like $35,000. i would like to thank the members of the pedestrian safety advisory committee for their hard work and one from the richmond district and others for their work on the report. i look forward to hearing what they have learned and what their

recommendations and goals are, in the short-term and long-term for improving pedestrian safety in san francisco, and i also want to thank supervisor chiu, for supporting financial aid and undocumented immigrants in the city. we heard from one of the students that we helped to give a temporary stay from his deportation hearings, and i think if we look at it, students from latino and other ethnic groups, i think we can understand the importance of supporting the dream act at the state level but also reintroducing it at the federal level, as well. i will submit the rest. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: i have one piece of legislation today. currently, there are several vacant storefronts in the film

more area, like many of our merchant corridors. this is one of the heart and souls of district two, in particular. this is so they can obtain a conditional use permit from the planning department to locate in that commercial districts. this legislation will help stimulate a lot more economic activity in the street, and i want to thank in particular those members from the merchants association and the pacific heights residents associations, who helped with their input on this matter, and i look forward to work with them as we move through the legislative process. there was legislation initially put forward by my predecessor, supervisor michela alaioto-pier. -- alioto-pier. i look forward to working with the community and with the booker t. washington to move this forward. clerk calvillo: thank you,

supervisor farrell. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: i also added my name to pass some legislation. this is very personal to me. not only members of my family, but many people i have worked with have been detrimentally affected by a lack of access for financial aid for higher education opportunities, and it has really stopped the dreams of a lot of young people, not being able to go to college -- college. i am excited to support that. i also want to thank supervisors -- supervisor campos. it has been a huge challenge. i think with this new system put in place, it will really allow

young people to go back and forth between schools, not just families, but we have many new turn a team while they are attending public schools, and then they have to jump to pay $60 just to go back and forth from school and home -- but we have many who turned 18 while they are attending public school was. i want to close today's meeting in memory of a person who was a member of a task force. this request was put forth by someone who is also on the task force. he lost his battle with cancer last thursday. he was a proud member of the carpenters' union and was appointed to this board to represent organized labor on the citizens planning task force in february 2006. he served as the vice chair of the planning principles subcommittee. he was a vietnam war veteran and a highly respected member of the san francisco tennis club. everybody loved to be on his team because of his incredible

sense of fairness. he is survived by his devoted wife, juanita. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor kim. supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: i look forward to having a more substantive conversation about this when it appears on our agenda, but today, i want to introduce this regarding the budget proposal as it relates to the redevelopment authority. now, it is no secret that the state of california has a budget shortfall of over $25 billion, it and it is in his proposal dated, i think it was january 10, that he proposes among other things to repeal the authority of the local jurisdictions, such as the city and county of san

francisco, " and to eliminate the redevelopment agency. -- city and county of san francisco, and to eliminate the redevelopment agency. neighborhoods like the ones in the southeast part of san francisco. it is because of this that i rise to ask for many of my colleagues' support. it is because of these tools that we have been able to create new businesses, new business opportunities, and build, build, and will continue to build thousands upon thousands of units of affordable housing, which is something the city really needs, particularly in the disadvantaged neighborhoods. i am particularly concerned about our ability to implement already approved plans of the city if the governor's proposal stays in its corporate form. i am a forward to a more thoughtful review in the coming weeks -- if the governor's

proposal stays in its current form. i look forward to a more thoughtful review in the coming weeks. supervisor elsbernd and supervisor kim also join me in this. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: i would like to thank supervisors mar and carmen chu about the ada. we had a similar situation, so i would like to work with you on that hearing and any possible proposals growing from that. i would like to request two hearings today. the first relates to the church

line. supervisor dufty would refer to it as is a problem child, and i have now inherited the problem child -- referred -- would refer to it as his problem child. it is an important line. and yet, it is a continuing problem. its reliability is poor. it is not, for reasons i do not understand, properly tracked by gps in terms of being able to use next muni, and this is a problem that does not seem to and, so i am asking the mta to come and talk about the reliability of the situation and as well as what they are doing to make it more reliable and what future possible changes to the line can be made to make it

more usable. i will be meeting with supervisor avalos and look forward to working closely with them and with mta. the second hearing i am requesting has to do with this boards preservation. -- this board's preservation. as i said earlier, i supported prop j, because i think it is important to embrace important parts of our past and to never forget where we have come from. in recent years, historic preservation in san francisco has gained more and more momentum and has grown into more and more areas. it used to be that when you thought of historic preservation, you would think of buildings and are beautiful victorians in our architecture

is -- and our beautiful victorians and our architec tures. the board emphatically rejected something. we now have seen note to talk about landmarking significant lots of golden gate park -- we are now talking about landmarking significant blocks, even going so far as landmarking trees. we're seeing into laura's park potential efforts to make mark significant portions of the park -- in dolores p ark. korea seeing the increased use of surveys, which can be very appropriate, but is balanced, could end up jeopardizing future affordable housing -- but is

balanced, -- but if balanced, could end up jeopardizing future affordable housing. parks and recreation opportunities are important. having usable libraries, that is important. it is important that we have smart housing policies to create enough affordable and in-fill housing, and i would like us to talk about embracing historic preservation while also supporting these critical policy goals, and too often, we have these conversations in a vacuum without considering other goals, so i and requesting that the following departments, planning, mta, public library, and the mayor's department on housing

report on current and possible future impacts of historic preservation on the policy objectives of those departments -- i am requesting that. i am looking forward to having a productive conversation, and i ask that it be assigned to the land use. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor chu? supervisor chu: we had a very successful meeting about muni turnaround. to the extent that we can work together and partner in different districts, that would be helpful. you talked a lot about muni not being available. we certainly have the same problem in the district, especially where we have no bus shelter. there is a note -- is no muni next available.

as many of you know, many of us were at a press conference about two weeks ago. we have done a number of things to try to get the message out to our small businesses locally about the federal compliance and their responsibility with regard to federal ada laws. there is something to distribute which is available not only in english but also in spanish and also chinese. and also, just so folks are aware, in february, we will have our first mailing to businesses and restaurants, this information about compliance with federal pell the -- federal ada laws. i look forward to sitting on the budget committee this year and look forward to working with you, colleagues, and the mayor's office and other entities with the budget. the hearings that i am calling

really talk to and speak to what the potential impacts are with regard to the state budget. supervisor cohen talked about the impacts to the redevelopment agencies. i am calling for a hearing on the state impacts, in addition to projections for the budget. those are some of the items. as many of you folks know, our budget process starts to get underway in may and also june. however, this is already a process, -- this is always the process. i am a forward to working with all of you, colleagues, on the budget, and i look forward to the information we will get on the hearings. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor chu. seeing no other names on the roster, mr. president, roll call

for introductions. president chiu: i actually have one. there is a woman who was born in china and who came to the united states with her husband, where she worked as a seamstress in chinatown for many decades. over the course of for life, she's served as a wonderful mother to two children. over the course of her life, she served as a wonderful mother -- over the course of her life, she served as a wonderful mother to two children and as a grandmother. she had a daily routine and did tai chi. she enjoyed going to teahouses with friends and was extremely good in making chinese pastries for others to enjoy. that is it, and that includes roll call. -- concludes roll call. at this time, we have three

minutes until 3:30, where we will do quite a few connotations. if there are members of the public to would like to step up and to public comment, we will do two three and then to the special accommodations and then go back to general public comment. madam clerk? clerk calvillo: members of the public can address the board on items that are not on the agenda. speakers using translation will be about twice the amount of time. if members of the public would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector, please states and return in -- please state so in return nitpicky -- and return it when finished. president chiu: safety.

first speaker. >> [speaking foreign language] -- thank you. my supervisor, jane kim. [speaking foreign language]

president chiu: excuse me. if you could go back? >> our supervisors, good afternoon. as you know, my name --