residents of park merced that have come out and stood, waited for many hours today and many days. i want to thank you for your comments and your thoughts. i know is a very important issue. i have to say that for me, there is still a question that remains that has to do with the impact of potential loss of rent- controlled housing. i understand that there are differences of opinion with respect to that issue. i am still puzzled as to whether or not we have all of the information that needs to be had to make an informed decision here.

i think that something as important as this project requires that we have as much information as we can. with that in mind, i think that it might be beneficial to everyone involved if we give ourselves some time to consider some of the issues that are involved including some of the legal questions that may require that we, as a board collectively discuss those matters in closed session. with that, i will make a motion to continue this item for two months to give us sufficient time. the next meeting in may will be the meeting of may 31.

president chiu: there is no meeting on may 31. supervisor campos: than the meeting of june 7. sorry, june -- president chiu: i know we are about to launch into budget season. my suggestion is that if we can do it late may. madam clerk has proposed may 24. how does that look on the calendar? it's currently clear. supervise a capmos -- supervisor campos is making a motion to table this item. is there a second? the motion is to continue -- of

pay. the motion would be to continue items 27, 28, at 29 to the twenty fourth of may. seconded by supervisor elsbernd. >> we will still be in our budget season in may. just about -- just a warning for folks. >> there are a lot of legal issues that are underlying this. what i will do is i will calendar a closed session for the board to discuss with the city attorney's office some of the issues that underpinned the decision that we are about to make. unless there is any discussion, will we take that without objection? we will continue these items to

the fourth of may. and with that, madam car, -- clerk, can you read the in memoriams? >> on behalf of the board of supervisors, for the late joseph alioto and mr. charles mcglashen. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned.

>> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's

response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the voices of a new generation chicana artists, all of whom reference the works of the civil-rights movement in their works, but they are also responding to a new cultural concerns and new cultural circumstances. >> the works in the show include a large canvas depicting a woman washing the beach with her hair at the u.s./mexican border. the painting encourages the viewer to engage with the current debates over immigration and the politics of women and labor. influenced by the campaigns of the chicano civil rights movement, this oakland artist is a print maker whose work has helped and sustainability with the immigrant community as well as other current sociopolitical issues.

this print-based work draws on appropriated agricultural worker manuals and high fashion labels to satirically address class issues, cultural identities, and consumerism. >> angelica -- her father was an agricultural worker, so she has drawn a lot from the materials the agricultural department sends to agricultural workers, referencing the depiction of farm workers and some of the information about pesticide application. >> mitzi combines a variety of media, including embroidery, to create artifacts of mexican, chicano, pop culture. she greets immensely detailed drawings of celebrities on the same platform of her friends and families. her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low

writer art, rendered in upon new art style, or intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of original posters by the exhibition artists, which are on view at various bart stations as part of a public campaign funded by the national endowment of the arts. from the outset, the curator felt it was important for the exhibition to have a public art components of the work could reach the widest possible audience. more than just a promotion, the posters connect the work of these powerful artists with new audiences, including the vital chicano and latino community. images can be found in bart stations located in san for cisco and oakland. >> it is enormously exciting for me personally and for the institution. the poster with up right after new year's, and i remember very vividly -- i am a regular rider,

and i went into the station and saw the first poster i had seen, it was incredibly exciting. it is satisfying to know that through the campaign, we are reaching a broader audience. >> for more information about

chairperson mar: this is the regular meeting of a land use and economic development committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i am the chair person. to my right is the vice chair person. to my left is supervisor weiner. >> please turn off all cellular phones and pagers. speaker cards and documents should be submitted to the clerk. items docketed today will appear on the april 5 agenda unless otherwise stated. chairperson mar: the overflow room for this room is the north light court. if anyone is called to speak, they should come immediately to

this room. please call item one. >> authorizing a settlement agreement with the forty-niners related to candlestick stadium. chairperson mar: we are joined by the recreation and parks department. >> the item we have before you is a supplement amendment and use agreements for a longstanding claim the 49ers have had against the city, dating back to the 1980's. the city and the 49ers have a dispute over the city's ongoing maintenance of candlestick park. in 1998, we entered an agreement to try to temporarily resolve that dispute. since that time, we have entered a series of six agreements to address non maintenance needs at the stadium. on june 18, 2010, the 49ers submitted a government claim

against the city alleging the city was in violation of police for failing to maintain the stadium. the klan did not have a monetary value. the 49ers have previously alleged the deferred maintenance at the stadium exceeded $60 million. the city attorney's office summarily denied that claim on august 2, 2010. since that time, the city attorney's office, mayor's office, and recreation and parks department have been speaking with the forty-niners and negotiating the settlement package you have before you. the settlement agreement would do three things. it would amend the current lease term. the 49ers have two years left on their most recent lease extension before having five additional options for extension, ending in 2023. the proposed settlement would have the forty-niners, upon

approval by the board of supervisors -- they would immediately execute a five-year lease extension with the city, and then there would be a series of 71-year lease extensions thereafter come up with the -- of seven one-year lease extensions thereafter, with the same eventual settlement date. there would be a capital improvement payment to the forty-niners of $3 million from the litigation reserve fund, upon approval of the settlement agreement. a series of $3.50 million in additional rent credits over the five-year extension, and $6 million in rent reduction that the niners would be able to climb.

the rent reductions are reflective of the condition of the stadium. they would be put off to the later years of the extension so that we would be making investments and saving in further years, the out years, when the city would receive lesser benefits from additional improvements of the stadium. we would grant the 49ers rent reductions in their blue -- the ir lieu. the 49ers would be waiving all of their claims as regard condition of the stadium. that list of $60 million alleged ould waive their rio proceed with legal actioneir rio against the city. regarding those alleging deferred maintenance needs -- most importantly to the city, we would be for the first time

defining the city's ongoing maintenance obligations at the stadium, maintaining the stadium in its as-is condition. currently, the lease is somewhat vague, and the city is a required to maintain the city in good condition for the exhibition of nfl football games. we would for the first time receive, i think, a clear indication of how we are supposed to maintain the stadium. our maintenance obligations would also be obligated to fixing any additional conditions that arise, rather than any existing conditions that may or may not already exist at the stadium. with that, i will make myself available to any questions that the committee had. chairperson mar: i see no questions. let's open this up to the public. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak?

seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation? without objection. we have two more items on the agenda. i am guessing the third item has a lot of people who would like to speak. why don't we call item 2 below? >> ordinance amending the planning code related to urban agriculture in uses of various zoning district. chairperson mar: this item is sponsored by the mayor and president david chiu. president chiu: thank you. and someone who has been a strong supporter of urban agriculture, i am proud to help support and sponsor this legislation, along with the mayor.

this has been a partnership between the mayor, the agricultural alliance, and the community of urban farmers in san francisco that is growing by the day. this legislation is about increasing the number of urban farms in san francisco. it will have incredible health and community benefits. across the united states, we have urban farmers' growing crops on vacant lots, abandoned fields, in greenhouses, on balconies is, in their schools, in prisons, in nursing homes, and other creative places. urban gardens are providing benefits beyond good and healthy food. they are going communities, enhancing the health of residents, creating green jobs, producing locally-grown vegetables in a way that will connect people to their food and their land, as well as strengthening our environment through reduce fossil fuel dependents. i understand the mayor's office

will be making several amendments today which i support, related to the sale of value-added products and the addition of language around water efficiency. i also want to ask colleagues if you will consider two technical amendments. the first is with regards to the term "industrial urban agriculture." i would like to change that term to "large-scale urban agriculture," which more accurately depicts the farming that will happen. the second amendment we have is from "urban agriculture stakeholders" to allow the term "green fencing" to be added, to allow chain-link fencing if over half is covered by plant material, vegetation, or

similar types within three years of insulation. this will ensure city -- ensure our city remains on the forefront of the urban agriculture movement in the united states. we have presentations from the mayor's office and planning. i ask for your consideration and support of this legislation today. chairperson mar: from the mayor's office, johanna parton. >> i am the director of climate commit -- climate protection initiatives in the mayor's office. we strongly support the proposed ordinance. urban agriculture and local food production is seeing a welcome and dramatic upsurge in interest and is a key component of health and sustainability programs. the proposed ordinance was introduced by mayor gavin newsom

and is now supported by mayor ed lee. it is an outgrowth of an executive directive which directed city departments to implement actions with the goal of improving food production in san francisco. the executive directive was put in place to promote local food for all residents, to reduce environmental impacts associated with food production, to create new opportunities for the use of fellow land in the city, and to foster local green jobs. based on discussions with the department of the environment, sfpuc, and a number of advocates, mayor lee would like to introduce a number of amendments in addition to those introduced by president chiu. the first is on page 3, lines 9 through 12. we would like to change the

language that currently says the sale of processed goods is prohibited and change that to sales and deliveries of site are permitted. in every district except a residential district, value added products where the ingredients are grown on site is permitted. this would get at what supervisor chiu mentioned to really allow urban agriculture practitioners to generate an income from these locations. the second amendment is at page 3, lines 17 through 24, adding a section on water conservation. any plot of land that exceeds 1000 square feet and is newly established for urban agriculture shall comply with applicable water use requirements of a minister to

code chapter 23. per the in minister to code, no permit for any s.e.c. or the modified land area includes 135,000 square feet shall be issued until the committee has approved the documentation. that is a reminder about existing regulations around water conservation. two procedural amendments -- on page two, compost areas must be set back at least 3 feet from dwelling units and decks. the final amendment, on page three line 15, changing from letters to numbers at the request of the city attorney's office. we are strongly in support of the proposed ordinance before you. i will turn it over to him marie

rogers from the planning department -- anne marie rogers from the planning department to discuss the details. >> it is a pleasure to speak before you in support of this proposed ordinance. the planning commission is very supportive about this. this item was heard before it as a text amendment. there was no opposition to this. there was hours and hours of testimony by dozens of supporters. i am sure you will see them here as well. as mentioned in the ordinance, this ordinance seeks to clarify how the city of san francisco classifies urban agriculture activities into two categories. there is a smaller neighborhood scale and a larger scale. we wanted to make the neighborhood of agriculture as permissible as possible everywhere. the larger use requires

conditional use in districts that are not zoned industrial. in general, what differentiates the uses is operational standards. i think taken together, the planning commission is very happy about this ordinance and how it strikes a balance between intensities and uses in various parts of the city. we are very pleased to be part of this. thank you for the inclusion of our amendment. if you have any other questions, i will answer anything regarding land use. chairperson mar: any questions? thank you so much to president chiu and ms. parton. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? we have a number of speaker cards. i am going to call them in order.

the first is eli zigas from the urban agriculture alliance. thank you for the great work. 344 signed petitions. dana pearl. fred rinney from the urban agriculture alliance. karen heissler from mission pie. is eli here? two minutes per person. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for having this hearing. i am co-coordinator of the urban agriculture alliance. we are a volunteer community group with over 30 members that advocates the growing of food in san francisco. a number of our members are here today. they are not all planning on

speaking. could the folks who are here to support this please raise your hand? a lot of people here to support this proposal. i hope you will. that is the main message i want to bring today. the corps proposal as well as the amendments are great additions to san francisco zoning code and i hope to support them. the bill's sponsors, as well as the planning department, drafted a proposal that is very well tailored to san francisco. i would like to emphasize that as much as i use the language of urban farms, what we are really talking about is gardens. they are not going to be huge farms like you might think about in the country. most of them are going to be less than 1 acre. those that are not fall under another category. about the amendments -- defense an amendment is crucial because it keeps costs down. the original proposal would have required a wood or ornamental

fence. this amendment would allow for a chain-link fence as long as it met the aesthetic concerns with vegetation. value added sales allows gardeners to maximize their produce. >> 30 seconds. >> we would prefer to see that value added sales were allowed in all districts, including residential, but we understand that would be a big step and accept the compromise that it is allowed everywhere except residential areas. we think the puc for listening to our concerns. they have made the process easier for edible gardens. we do not oppose the amendment. i personally strongly supports the amendment to change the term from urban industrial to large scale. thank you very much. chairperson mar: if your name has been called, please come

forward. let us try to keep to the two minutes, please. thank you. >> my name is dana pearls. i support pesticide watch. i will keep this short. pesticide watch is a nonprofit organization seeking to prevent pesticide exposure, build healthy communities, and advocate for sustainable solutions to a broken food system through the advocacy of urban local agriculture. thank you. we are actively promoting non- toxic alternatives to the current food system which will support economically viable job opportunities, connect communities to nutritional and health the options, and allow people the option to consume non-toxic food. this ordinance will provide equitable access, proactively promote our visions for healthy