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 h.

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 jeapordy. -- 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 hire 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 - -th- 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 uhavu have to

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.

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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

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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

onpea 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 weiner. 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