>> i am a resident of alice griffith. i think that this process needs to move on. this would help us all. thank you. >> and other any other members of the public wishing to speak? this hearing has been held and closed. supervisor, you want to table item number 43? is this seconded? can we pass this motion to table without objection? and now, regarding item number 42, we will take a roll-call vote. >> on item number 42, elsbernd, aye. kim, aye. mar, eye.

mirkarimi aye. weiner, aye. avalos, aye. chu, aye. chiu, aye. cohen, aye. there are 10 ayes. >> the resolution is adopted. we'll go to the second special order. >> items 44 and 45 constitute a special order, for the committee as a whole. a public hearing to continue the proposal of the redevelopment agency to enter into a ground -- a ground lease agreement, and to further lease the land located -- 6,603rd street. this is for a term of 70 years for the purpose of developing housing for formerly homeless individuals and families.

>> the item before us right now, this would lead to the development of new, affordable housing projects, and this is the former franciscan hotel. this has been years in the making and i am absolutely thrilled that the fight that was once -- once affected by drug dealing and prostitution will have 77 districts of affordable housing. i would like to call the staff for a brief presentation. >> members of the board, the executive director of the redevelopment agency. this is a ground lease for affordable housing and we are pleased to present this again for the approval of the board. the land lease structure -- this

is basically a public land trust that all of you hold, for the purposes of affordable housing. the development team a consists of providence senior -- we will be building the improvements and leasing the land, and together we will be providing affordable housing. this is least at a dollar so the community services agency -- agency can provide for the development to make certain that the building can provide services and cover the operating expense, charged with a higher ground lease. this would come directly from the services agency and we recommend a $1 per year ground lease. i am here to answer any questions you may have.

>> and are there any questions? let's open this up for public comment, if there is anyone who wishes to comment. please step up to the microphone. this is on items 44 and 45. this is not general public comment. >> i will speak about this issue. i am going to speak about the redevelopment agency. the giant elephant in the city. i am angry. anything that redevelopment has to do in our community, they need to have somebody to oversee this and any one, including our supervisors, that pass anything with the redevelopment agency, you are responsible for the impact of the community.

all that you have to do is look around and check your history. this is no mystery. in my community, they have left us alone. we have the city and county coming into the community -- driving through, but they have a license to do what they want to do. i know i cannot go to the city -- the mayor and everyone here is running for something. but you are not paying attention to the community. this is a community driven situation. i am going to round up the community, and this is a wonderful thing that this community driven. this was community-driven.

anything you are doing is controlled by people who make the decisions to come back here. redevelopment agencies -- there is an audit coming out next year. nothing wrong with the government that is trying to demolish them. i am here to tell you -- i am not going anywhere. >> the next speaker? >> i am here because this is my birthday and i heard you say something about the house and the family, built on the avenue -- in the san francisco hotel. i have a lot of experience there, and we do need to be able to have more space, with housing. we only get one room.

we will definitely want to see some progress so that we can get moving. san francisco is a creative city. you should make the model standout for the rest of the nation. the rainbow flag -- a cure for aids. i hope the district -- i get tired of hearing all the emergency things off of market. thank you very much. >> thank you and happy birthday. the next speaker? >> i just wanted to say, good luck how you fix, route 66 on

third street. be sure to fix on third street. calling on at 66. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am douglas gep. i was not intending to speak on this item by was moved by the comments of mr. washington. in terms of the concept, i am in support of this proposal. i used to go along third street as part of my job. i saw all the neighborhood used to be like. i feel that the city -- basically, their leaders should be accountable for the way that we have mishandled the development of the san francisco

area over the last 30 years. i think it is obvious that the city and county of san francisco is in the current position because we have failed in certain ways. we find a need to criticize them. he is very accurate on his comments and i believe that basically, the current leaders should on up to the fact that we have to do the right thing. even arnold could not hide this after 10 years. thank you. [laughter] >> and other any other members of the public? public comment is closed. item number 25 is in the hands of the board. item 45 is adopted.

let's move to roll call for introductions. >> elsbernd? avalos? >> thank you. i have a few items. one is remaking our cell phone right-to-know ordinance. the existing ordinance that was signed into law by the mayor r equires that they talk about the specific absorbtion rate. this determines the maximum permitted radiofrequency is, to see how well -- readily the human body will soar radiofrequency is from any cell phone. this can submit more radiofrequency is regardless of

the ratings. on account of the other variables, and in light of these variables, the current policy is still preserving and strengthening the basic principles. this removes the posting requirement, this has the cell phone purchase, and this has the radiofrequency industry. there is the other organization, this may be requested. and they also have the

information with the display materials, and they can be linked to cancer. this ordinance will save lives. i am also introducing a request, for the city attorney to look at creating a funding stream. there is the arts programming in the neighborhood arts, and we have, in the past, we expect that we will be able to live -- will be able to see the hotel and the online travel companies. and we have the impact on attracting tourism to san

francisco. we have this for the services that we would use to enhance with the new revenue. i am asking the city attorney to draft this, and this would be a measure that we have on the ballot this november so that the voters could decide and we could create the funding stream in the future for this programming in san francisco. this would be a strong economic engine for revitalizing the commercial corridor of the city. i am also requesting the city attorney to draft legislation that would read purpose of golf course in pacifica, for the national park service, to be controlled by the national recreation area. there are endangered species there that we have discussed in the past. we have a liability for this and

have to make certain that these endangered species can move forward and we also have a visitor center that we can look at with the natural history of this area, to make certain that we can have the kinds of recreation services that would be much more broad, for people to use in the area. the rest, i will submit. president chiu: superviossor weiner and i will talk about street spot. i want to thank jim for his leadership as well as merely. in 2009, you recall that we can sitter a similar bond. every five years that we wait, the cost increases.

every tuesday, my father watches the meetings to the internet. it is their anniversary today. i just want to wish you a happy anniversary. and with that -- >> thank you. supervisor? >> there is only one thing along the lines of what he just said. my cousin was here waiting for over an hour, and he just graduated from law school today. i wanted to recognize them but they were starving. he and the whole family were here, and we were trying to hold them back. this is the stock option thing. congratulations to him. i was there the day he was born.

we are proud of him. he missed us by about 10 minutes but hopefully we will see him later on. >> thank you. first, following up on his remarks -- i wanted to thank the president for his leadership on trying to move this forward. this will be $240 billion in structured bonds, or the roads in getting these back in shape, to replace the sidewalks. and this includes st. structures. we really have to do this because for decades, we have neglected some of the basic transit and infrastructure in

san francisco. we're to the place where this will become more and more expensive for us to dig ourselves out of this problem. we have to take decisive action now to restore the roads or this will get worse. some people say that we should pay this at of the operating funding. but the problem is that hundreds of millions of dollars -- this is simply not realistic. this is part of the approved capital plan, and i believe that this is a critical part of getting san francisco back to where it needs to be in terms of the transit system. i am also introducing a resolution opposing the proposed tax the fare increase. you will recall that several months ago, we approved a resolution indicating that we

have inadequate taxi service in san francisco. this is undermining the transportation policy in terms of getting people out of their cars. we need to get better service in san francisco. since then, service has not improved. the mta has not implemented this program. instead, they consider raising fares to make us the most expensive cab city in the united states. we are in a situation with that cab service that is not getting better but is getting more expensive. i find this to be unacceptable. i think we should treat the cab drivers fairly, but the current system does not keep -- treat the drivers well. they deserve to be treated with dignity. but a significant fare increase

does not -- should not happen. we should tell them that much. finally, i am asking the city attorney's office to draft legislation amending section 1070 of the police code. this is relating to the extended hours for the restaurants. we have the security requirements on nighttime entertainment establishments, and in some instances, the other establishments must have a security plan and must have one or more security guards on the premises. unfortunately, the way that the ordinance was drafted, this includes 24 hour restaurants and potentially security guards. diners open 24 hours must provide security guards. this would clarify that the 24

hour restaurants do not have to meet this unfair requirement. like clubs will have to have security, posing little or no risk of violence with the security guard stationed. the neighborhood small businesses, like all restaurants, can struggle to make ends meet. we should not impose these requirements on them, that just make it harder to do business in san francisco. this requirement is counterproductive to nighttime safety efforts and will provide an incentive for the restaurants to be closed from 2 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., and this is the last thing we need, to have the street speak completely empty. having the restaurant's open in the middle of the night provides more activity and people who are present. we will draft this legislation

and i will mention this shortly. >> thank you, supervisor weiner. supervisor kim: i am proud to sponsor it is being introduced today. i am introducing a lot -- a resolution for lyme disease awareness month. this is commonly spread by infected ticks. there are rash and flu- like symptoms. this may cause neurological disorders, memory loss, and may be fatal. we want to continue the tradition of creating awareness so we declare may as lime disease awareness month. >today, the jazz cente rir is

working on the nation's stand- alone center dedicated to jazz. many trustees have contributed 4-- $46 million toward this. this is in district six in hayes valley. sf jazz is our largest presenter of jazz and world music. i am excited about this. i am dedicated to this, our nation's classical music. i wanted to say happy brithdairy to johnny hosey. he celebrated his birthday on

sunday. the rest, i submit. >> with no other names, this concludes role call. >> let's go to our 3:30 special order, to recognize the small busienss week honorees. first, i wan ttt to welcome you to the board chambers. before i was elected, i served on the small business commission and to that capacity, i certainly appreciate how the small businesses are the fabric of who we are as a city, and part of what makes the city great. i want to thank all the small businesses in the city. they are providing amazing goods and services but also making tremendous social and cultural contributions.

we will all be recognizing the small businesses in the district. i would like to invite the president and the small business commission -- i hope that he is coming soon. he is coming. in the meantime, the order in which we'll make the presentations will be different. we will go in reverse order of the role call. we wil lstart with supervisor cohen. here is o'bryan, president of the samlmall business commissio.

he will make the opening remarks. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. on behalf of the small business commission, i would like to thank the mayor and all the members of the board of supervisors, with these outstanding small businesses. there are a thousand small businesses in the city, and these comprise of less than 100 employees, constitute 90% of the businesses across the city. although there are only 13 businesses being recognized, there are tens of thousands of businesses, and they are all equally worthy of recognition.

under the direction of the small business commission, this is the central point of information, providing services in english and spanish and chinese. the assistance center opened in 2008. in the last year the served over 2600 small-business owners and entrepreneurs. the small business assistance center provided direct services to the clients, navigation to the city, the state in the federal licensing and requirements. the small business resources including small business loans and workshops, training, technical assistance, and a variety of other services. many of these offices refer to the small business constituents

and their office and we're here to help small business and the entrepreneur is in your district succeed. on the policy side, the small business commission had over 35 pieces of legislation in the past year, and of these, over 90% or recommended for approval. many of you took the feedback and inc. this into the final legislation. the commission works hard to continue the impact that the legislation will have on small business, and we thank you for collaborating with us. i would also like to take this chance to publicly thank lee and newsom and the city departments we have worked with for the legislative and policy matters, including the department of the environment, the department of public health, the treasurer's

office and the entertainment commission and others. it takes a commitment from the entire family to enhance the opportunities and benefit small business, and also moving for the important policy matters. together, we can make this happen. thank you for nominating this group of people and congratulations to all those who are recognized today. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. there are few people still selling in. i would like to do one quick proclamation. he is here with the team -- if you can step up to the microphone. as you know, this is public

works week. i think that we also know that the department is represented -- these are not some of the hardest working folks in san francisco but some of the least recognized. we wanted to recognize the work that these employees are doing. we know that this is a mission of the department's to improve the quality of life in san francisco by partnering with the communities and providing outstanding public service. among the things that we have done over the last year, we have opened up the libraries and helped to pass the and emergency repair bond, to repair and build public safety facilities and they have begun look to now hospital -- laguna hospital, and they have helped to transform the public realm with projects all over the city, in particularly, the streetscape project.