win-win and equity to we have some very talented artists. we have filmmakers. we want to see more of that stuff here. we want to be part of the leadership in developing it. keep in mind that we want to be part of that. thank you. president vietor: thank you. it would be nice to have that kind of a value statement as part of the mou. that is key in this whole process. >> my name is judy. in the program director for community arts and education. i do not have words to say how thrilled i am, on behalf of the arts commission and my program in particular. the program was founded 45 years

ago on the premise that there should be art for and by the people who live and work in the communities. we have really tried to abide by that. i would be really honored to perhaps come back and do a presentation on some of the programs we have done thus far. we have a commitment to working locally with a local artists. we only higher san francisco and community-based artists. we focus on children and families. we focus on economic development. i am really speechless and thrilled at the opportunities in front of us to continue our work with the bayview opera house and to continue our work with the local school and to develop relationships with the local business community. i would be delighted to show you what we've done thus far in a deal and other communities.

i really, in response to the comment this gentleman just made and also the work that juliette has been doing, we really will be looking forward to hearing from the community. how can we make a long-term plan for turning the area into a cultural district for the community and for the city and for the world? thank you. i am thrilled. president vietor: thank you. other public comments on this item? >> commissioners, i filled out my pcard just so i am on record for following the process. let me share with you, commissioners, a few thoughts. we are in the year 2011. unless you do not hear, you are blind, every day, when you

listen to the news, it's about our economy. if this government does not increase the debt ceiling, we will all be adversely impacted. commissioners, gone are the days, even though there is a charter,charter ordinance or am, what ever, that so much money should be set aside. don are the days where we cannot prioritize what has to be done for the community. if you look at the agenda, i know that the chair was trying to say something. it is very simple. you have your agenda and you state clearly so that people who have eyes can read and see how much money you are setting aside for the arts. what we are advocating is this.

we need to document the gentrification of this community. if i tell you, commissioners, that over 200,000 kinds of gas are spewing into the air because of a landfill, 1 ton of that gas includes 22 pounds of carbon dioxide. that will shock you yet there are fools of within the department of the environmental , within other agencies, our former mayor's, they say we are a green city. we are not a green city. we have not done justice to the environment. commissioners, this land begot -- is pristine.

within 250 years the land was destroyed. so, go on and put your hard work wherever it may be necessary. but i want some documentary, some film, about the gentrification. the harm done to this community and thousands of children that could have lived healthy but are slowly dying. today in hunters point you may not like what i am saying, the audience as well, but many are of the living dead. thank you very much. >> thank you. further comments on this item? >> hello. this is wonderful. i think that this is great. $20 million. i am trying to figure out, as i raise my family and want to make

this healthy for every one, the curious thing about 2% is that with this memorandum of understanding, the arts commission is going to receive guidance from the steering committee. is that a true statement? >> the way that it works, given the different rules in the city, the public utilities commission could make the different decisions. but our steering committee will talk about the opportunities and will employ the art commission to develop those different opportunities. there are major types of decisions. one commissioner would like to see those. coming back and reporting, these of the opportunities we have identified and suggestions made by the art commission. they can move forward without

coming back in every case. but they could withdraw that if they felt the need to. >> so, what would come out of each commission? is the arts commission representative of the entire city? who will be making this decision, i guess? >> there are 15 and they are appointed by the mayor. there is a list of the kinds of disciplines that are represented. >> so, the $6 billion, is there any mechanism where the people in this area could exert input? >> yes. >> for the next mayor?

>> i think that our plan, the general idea of the arts commission is that typically the work is done on the actual site. we are trying to expand that into the larger community. here in the neighborhood, if they need help we are trying to expand that to be more community oriented. there is not a fixed rule. >> if i was a community member and felt disenfranchised, how would i express my interests? >> feel free to talk to the arts commission staffers. talk to me. there are two commissions now, is the idea. >> it is interesting, because a couple of things seem to be occurring here. the first is the public input question. possibly there is imbedded clarity on public input.

this facility might be another place for the agenda of this item. the other question comes from the decision making process, which i think is still somewhat vague. decision making for the puc will be final. to be as transparent as possible about what is happening, there has been support of public art. we are saying that there needs to be a nexus for priority impact that will provide much more impact -- priority over allocation and we will not be in the weeds in terms of identifying artists within the arts commission in using their expertise. that is why we are seeing it lined up with the community benefits program.

so, that is why we have realigned resources. the only other thing for context, the art commission dollars go throughout the service area. there will be a big impact here. there are other capital works on going. from yosemite to santa clara county, for the purposes of making sure that there is clarity on that. we could make it more specific on community invasion, so that people know where resources are telling without it getting to stuff not moving. >> that makes sense and i just want to make sure, first of all whether that mou should come back to us before it is finally

signed, and whether or not we want something in their that provides dollar amounts around specific projects. maybe there is a five million- dollar art project, perhaps coming before this commission to be responsible for significant dollars. it seems that, because the positions have been raised, it would be another opportunity for public input before it is finalized. >> great. >> i do not know if that makes -- >> the resolution directs us into investments for public art and gives direction to the general manager to give the work to sign the mou. >> but there is no problem with continuing this item for filing this item?

we have been the light plant in getting this discussion to you, so we wanted to make sure that there was an item before you. there is no problem at all with going to hearing and coming back. >> would it be alright to amend the resolution as such where the people involved say that the puc will negotiate and bring back to the commission a memorandum of implemented requirements? is there a motion to adopt a that amendment? >> i am still concerned about the concerns of commissioner cane. are they still in context? >> i think so. we will put the motion on the table to make sure that the amendment addresses those concerns. >> [unintelligible] >> i am asking for a motion to

amend the the current resolution in the first result rather than authorizing entrance into the mou at this time for implementation rather than going back for negotiations. so that we can see it before it is implemented. >> we will know who provided or paid for these works of art? more forward-looking than spider? >> those pieces of art are all past tense. >> they were paired off? made by artisans in san francisco? >> not all of them, and though. >> i only see three of them here. >> right. >> not to put you on the spot -- >> i do not want to put anyone

on the spot, i just want answers. >> i will share what i know. is this helpful to respond? >> i want to make sure that future dollars from this do not go to artists outside of san francisco. people might not -- people might love this wouldn't spider, if it cost a lot of money and goes to a san francisco artist, i am happy. >> a deeper impact was why we were trying to stay in line. >> an encouragement for local artists in local communities, which i am fine with. >> is there a second? >> for what? >> for the amendment to enter into negotiations to move this process forward. >> bringing mou back for

discussion or subsequent meeting by september, right? >> the arts commission by the end of august would not be entering intuito it. >> yes, i will second it. >> they will not be entering it at this time to discuss another mou. >> there are certain things within the resolution itself that can be handled. >> not if we handle it this way. >> mou is much more detail on a lower level than this. if you have suggestions for what you like, feel free to tell us nell or in the next month. -- nasrallah -- now or in the

next month. >> we do not have approval. that is not in here. >> local artists in the presentation, you had that -- >> i would be happy to put that back in. >> maybe we should continue this item. i want to give you enough time. >> the arts commission has requested that we timeline this for the end of august based on their schedules. >> can we continue this item to the end of august? >> why do we have to comply with an arts commission? why not take the time necessary to do the right thing? >> absolutely. it seems as if the staff needs

until the end of august. what is that? two months? >> i will work with you on that. >> hearing no objection, we will continue with the next item. >> the last item in our own meeting, item number 12, discussion and possible action to authorize the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute on behalf of the city and county with three regional job training and opportunity program grant arrangements, providers in the amount of $150,000 per year with a two year funding commitment, for a total not to exceed the amount of $900,000 to help satisfy the employment development goals and requirements for disadvantaged worker participation on water

system improvement program projects within the hatch tetchy regional water system service territory. >> thank you. >> is there any comment from the public on this item? questions from commissioners? those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. [applause] >> there was one item -- >> we get things done around here. >> yes, please. we will introduce everyone who has worked so hard on this project. >> by the name, my name is [unintelligible] the regional director of the work force initiative. i wanted to introduce the three service providers from the region. first, we have [unintelligible] from alameda county. [applause]

you might have seen him on "60 minutes" a few years back. getting this city academy off the ground in san francisco. thank you so much for helping us with that. the next is job training in san mateo county. [applause] >> [inaudible]

[applause] >> the third is be bill from sandbox team -- big bill from san juoqim. >> [inaudible] >> thank you, commissioners. [applause] >> thank you. the commission thinks you all for your work on this and we look forward to working more together in the future. now what we will go back to item no. 8 really quick. i know that some of the folks from the garden project are here as well and this is the item that we took out of order. >> by will try to be brief.

i know that there is more agenda for the afternoon. i am here to give the quarterly update on the citizens advisory committee. welcome again. the restriction here underscores the importance of doing meetings in the neighborhoods where the facilities are with of the folks that live there. i strongly encourage you to do this by and other neighborhoods as well as you go about scheduling your agendas. a few brief things, i wanted to introduce a bunch of new members that we got in the past quarter. over the past quarter we had six new members. three of them are here today. [unintelligible] out of district two. the young lady standing here, [unintelligible] out of district 6, i believe, is

with that the senate -- san francisco foundation and has been working with the a lot. [unintelligible] spoke earlier, the district 10 supervisor rep. where is steven bell that is steven, who is an engineer. they continue to bring a level of expertise on a variety of different issues and i hope that we will be able to continue working with them to move forward proposals to you that have a broad level of support. a few things that we have already worked dawn, i think that folks can take a look at that. >> excuse me. please keep it down in the back. thank you. >> a few items on the agenda over the next several months, obviously we will continue to follow the waste water master

plan with a particular emphasis on green infrastructure and making sure that these investments are seen in neighborhoods like this. that is actually going to be the infrastructure in the model program within the redevelopment agency. that is the type of stuff we want to see in other neighborhoods as to implement the sesc. programs with the power side and the water side, they will obviously continue to follow for the next few weeks, of rolling out some of the work going on with a cycling on the east side that will be felt fear. without further delay, i want to move this thing a rock -- along. thank you. >> thank you. we want to melt -- welcome any

members of the sitter -- citizens advisory committee. we welcome all of your hard work, fox, and ideas as we move into the program. thank you again for your work. so, nell, the garden project. they are not on the agenda, but we will take public comment. [applause] so, if you would like to come up here and make public comments, please keep them to two minutes, if he would. and if you could please introduce yourselves, that would

be great. >> i work with kathryn at the grand project. i wanted to touch on a couple of things. first and foremost, i am grateful to everyone that contributed to the project. i wanted to say that the garden project does help. there were a lot of people that if they were not at the garden project, they would be on the streets. i know that if it was not for the garden project, they would be on the streets. they were working on cutting planned parenthood, which i do not think is a good thing. without that -- i do not think that some of those females, and i was looking -- listening to a lot of females on the art project.

i wanted to say how the project helps students and gives us job skills and stuff. many of the men and women that work with us, if they were not with the garden project, they would be on the streets. many of the men and women go to jail just because they are on the streets. personally, for me, my mother recently lost her job. i do not know if you understand what it is like to take care of your children with no income. but it is really hard to watch your mother go through that. that is how the garden project helped me. i am thankful for it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> hello. my name is monique and i wanted to come up here and express how

thankful and appreciative i am for the water project. -- garden project. i have been here for one year now. there was a group throughout the school year. i just graduated from abraham lincoln. i am 17. it is hard to find the right job in this neighborhood. it is really hard. i am not 18 and i cannot get a refill job. the garden project, it really helps you. they push you, they encourage you. catherine really helped us and encouraged us. they teach you morals, but at the same time i am going to college this august, and money

is tight. [applause] money is tight, so, it is easier on my mother, me, my situation. i know that it teaches you to save money and not just spend it on what ever. i need it for college and it is a really good thing. it is positive and promotes life. you do not have to stay in the hood for your whole life. you can do something. thank you. [applause] >> i would like to thank you, thank everyone that supported funding of the garden project. i would like to express how this job helps all of the young,

black men that could be out there on the streets. it gives us a second chance. we could be out there on the streets doing who knows what. i would like to thank everyone from the garden project. especially miss catherine [unintelligible] [applause] the job also helps like all of our families. as monique says, time is hard, money is hard to come by, especially jobs like this one. it helps the community and i would like to say thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> [inaudible