it i don't want to tell the people on church street they should take away stop signs or consolidate stops. historically there were many more stops on church street. i want to thank you for the presentation. >> hello. i live in mission terrace. and i take the j church four times a week. and basically in the morning between 8:00 and 9:00 i have never seen every 10 minutes. usually it is every 20 minutes at best. and i have been on switchbacks. when they switchback at 30th street you have to get off. usually you are not told until the stop is coming up. then you have to pile out. many times it has been raining

when you have to pile out. there is no bus stop with an overhead there to protect you from the rain. so, you know, you are just standing out there. usually there are a lot of people standing out there. several times i have even just walked down to mission street to catch a mission street bus to get home. last friday i was on a switchback at glen park. when i got on at 16th and church it said balboa station. and then when he announced it was just before randall he announced it. so i went up to ask him. he said i just got told i had to switchback. that is his answer. when i got on at 16th and church it said balboa to church. so i thought we were going all of the way up. luckily a train did come five minutes afterwards and took us

out the rest of the way, but that was the first time i was on a switch back. usually you stand out there 15 minutes and beyond. thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors. i just wanted to thank you for calling this hearing. i am glad i came. it was very educational. i think i look at my role on the mta board as the board not only sets policy and strategy but we are also there to support the staff when they do things to implement these strategies and policies. i want to thank you for coming to do this presentation. it was very valuable. as the transit effectiveness project continues to be worked upon and rolled out there are a lot of things that can help the reliability and the timing of all of our muni lines. not all of them will be easy and painless. and i remind myself of that when i think of stop

consolidation and i think of parking strategies that will help us get rid of the double parked cars. i look forward to us continuing to have that conversation and it is a good reminder to us that we do want better service. thank you to the students who came. it reminds us what our students go through to get to school on muni and we have to work to help them. thank you. it was very etifiying. i look forward to us continuing to worked for to improve the service on both of those lines and others. >> thank you commissioners. >> on friday -- thursday we took a survey of mission high school students of the j church. >> wonderful. thank you. we will make sure muni gets it as well. is there any further public comments?

ok. hearing none can we file that to the call of the chair? >> you want to continue the call of the chair? >> yeah. >> we can do that. >> i want to thank everyone who came out today. and i really want to thank mta for the very thoughtful presentation. and obviously this is a long-term project. as is all of muni. i know we are all committed to making the system run better and serve the people. thank you. >> and i want to thank the supervisor for bringing the hearing forward. we have a common interest on the j church and hope we can improve it for both of our districts and all of the san francisco residents who rely on the j service. thank you for moving it forward. and thank you for being here and your presentation today.

of course thank you to the public for coming out. we will continue the call of the chair. and we will be adjourned. ok. thank you. >> the public wants to access particular information about

your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do.

>> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for retrieval and analysis. >> the department of public works they maintain what goes on in the right-of-way, looking to dig up the streets to put in a pipe. with the permit. with mapping you click on the map, click on the street and up will come up the nchgz that will help them make a decision. currently available is sf parcel the assessor's application.

you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address and get information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the

office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how do i find this information? we say, go to this website and they go and get the information easily. >> a picture tells a thousand stories. stories. some say a map

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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 wahours 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