-- county office of separate discovery development agency, enterprise, our tax credit investor, a wells fargo bank, our construction lender, the federal home loan bank of san francisco through its affordable housing program, far east national bank, a program that sponsor, the california financing agency, the state of california department of housing community development, and finally, -- one more -- j.d. morgan chase foundation. looking out into the audience, i see a lot of familiar faces, including my fiancee. [laughter] that was totally impromptu. i recognize the difficulty of interrupting a work day and taking a pause for a moment of recognition and celebration. i am so happy that this is done.

this is beautiful. so thank you all for being here today. and thank you to julie and jeanine, who put together today's facilities. we have organized two self- guided tours. unit 204 and around the corner, on their way to get in line for food, we have a lovely court erred in the back and you can visit unit lo5. it is great to be here. thank you. [applause] >> and to conclude, can we give a big round of applause -- easy part of this project is now done. the hard part comes in operating it for the next three decades. so could be put it together for property management and social

services staff? [applause] thank you, everyone, for coming. we are done.

>> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project.

design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a compass. there's an arrow pointing north. >> within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. they typically lead one to the

northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. >> what is this bird here? >> that is the california quail. >> coming up here, we had a little blustery theme. what is this area here?

>> this is supposed to be the side view, the expense of the golden gate bridge. >> there it is. >> there are really beautiful elements of architecture still around, i would say that it gives that feeling over to the work. >> what are your hopes for it? >> that in a way it just becomes part of the area. i think it is starting to have that feeling. people utilize it. they sit and, and have their lunch and play on -- they sit and, and have their lunch and play on that -- they sit and come and have their lunch and play on it. just for it to be part of the neighborhood. that is my hope. >> is such a beautiful addition to our public art in san francisco.

thank you for joining us. it was nice to meet you. and thank you for telling us about your beautiful mural. thanks for watching "culturewire." ++ >> i am the deputy executive director for the sfmta. i am pleased to welcome you to the celebration of the completion of the california and power line cable car projects, which saw the california cable car line down for six months this year. in spring, the power lines were down for three different shut down -- shutdowns. the project was a comprehensive line upgrade. the project was a collaboration with department of public works and the san francisco public

utilities commission, both of which made multiple improvements to the infrastructure of this street in coordination with cable car improvements. we are joined today by the dpw director and sfpuc general manager. the businesses and communities surrounding the cable car lines were real partners with us, of course. this required close coordination to keep clear the lines of communication, and we are pleased to be joined today by members of various merchants associations, neighborhood and civic groups, as well as downtown management organiza of these various entities has been critical to the success of these projects. we are also honored to have with us this morning mayor edwin lee to kick off the celebration. [applause]

mayor lee: good morning. i know the sun is not out, but we can still be awake. i want to thank all of you for coming today on this reopening, and i want to let you know that you're so excited to join board president david chiu, who was a cable car writer -- rider from the first day he arrived, and also the departments that worked so closely with nat ford and the whole team, in doing not only this project, but it has been 27 years since there has been a major overhaul of our cable car system. with nat's leadership along with carter's and sfmta, we want to make sure that the system -- if we invite people to ride halfway to the stars, it better be safe. we want to make sure that it

gets a renewal in its brackets and sloths -- slots. you will hear about these details as you talk with cable car operators. i want to thank them for their patience. they are a wonderful group of people, dedicated to something that is part of our $8 billion tourism -- a very key part. soon, you will see the lines drawn here of people who want to take the cable cars on a daily basis, the tourists and also the residents who find this a fantastic local way of enjoying themselves. when we redid the cable car system, we did a number of things that i thought were very smart and smartly done by the collaboration with our departments. we had the sfpuc do what it could to identify the locations in our sewer system that could be worked on. that was very smart. while this cable car system was

down for several months. we had dpw and their engineers working to be paid streets and redo the curb ramps -- repave streets for ada access. that was smartly done. and on top of this, we had other parts of the cable car system redone as well. we had worked on the cable car bomb -- cable car bomb -- cable car barn, to make sure the propulsion system was adequately restored. all in all, we have done this very smartly. the main banks today is to the residence -- the main thanks today is to the residents and businesses that tolerated this because they know at the very end it will be a blessing to

have the cable cars run smoothly. i also want to thank the operators and the maintenance people at muni. they are very important to helping us run this system well, and they are part of a great system we have in san francisco to be very proud of. it goes to show that as we reinforce the system, as we make sure that the cable car system improvement project is done well, that we take care of the other infrastructure we have alongside of it. that is why not only is this project successful in many ways and coordinated and collaborate with other departments well, but we want to make sure voters know that that is the way we will approach the street bond that we will have the board vote on very soon that will be placed on the november ballot. 8 $248 million bond program to make our streets that much more improve -- a $248 million bond

program to make our streets that much more improved. half of our streets now are deteriorated. they need attention, and we want to make sure they are given the appropriate attention. we will be sponsoring that kind of infrastructure work as well with the leadership of dpw as well as the other agencies that will make sure when we do these roads, we will collaborate and make sure all the other infrastructure departments pay attention at the same time. with that, i want to welcome in this great cable car improvement and have a great chance of cutting the ribbon and make sure that the lines will start reworking for all of the tourists and all of the users of this great cable car system. thank you very much. [applause] >> also, we have with us -- it is an honor -- president david

chiu has joined us. would you like to say a few words? [applause] supervisor chiu: good morning. this is a great day for san francisco, our residents, our merchants, our tourist, and everyone who has been running our cable cars since 1873 -- everyone who has been writing -- everyone who has been riding our cable cars since 1873. as mayor lee mentioned, from literally the first day i have lived in san francisco, i have taken our cable cars. it is one of my favorite ways of getting around my district and for many of my constituents and merchants, it is an incredibly special institution. cable cars were invented here in san francisco. they are part of what is iconic

about our city. they are part of what makes our hills and neighborhoods so memorable. when i heard that we had to close down the cable cars for a time, as an elected official, i panicked a little bit. i heard a lot of concerns raised by neighbors up and down the cable car lines, who have to rely on these lines every day of the week to get to where they need to go. i am so pleased that this project happen as flawlessly as it did. i look forward to getting back up on this cable car line, and i look forward to making sure that with all of you, we are investing in our transit, in our infrastructure so that something that was invented in 1873 will be able to be part of our great city for, hopefully, centuries to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> okay, we also have with us our board chair, tom nolan.

>> thank you very much. didn't that cable car bells sound good -- didn't that cable car bell sound good? i want to thank our colleagues in the dpw and puc. i think people appreciate when departments work well together, and this is a terrific example of that, and hopefully, this is the way we will keep going in the future. 8 million people ride the cable cars every year. that is an awful lot of people. business people, residents, and, of course, visitors, and we are delighted that this is back and running today appeared my notes say that we released conduits, police records, and switches -- we replaced conduits, police brackets, and switches -- conduits, pulley brackets, and

switches. on behalf of my colleagues, thank you all for a job well done. [applause] >> ok, we would be remiss if we did not ask the heads of the departments that spearheaded the great coordination that went on with this work -- i would like to call up ed riskin from the department of public works first. >> thank you, carter. this mayor, from his time as city administrator and moving on to his time as mayor, has encouraged strong collaboration between the departments of the city. when we can work together to coordinate and collaborate on the planning, design, and construction of major projects like this, it is not just about us working nicely together. saves time and saves money.

as importantly, it minimizes disruption to the public. on a street like this that has such an essential function to the city, that is such a prominent st., that has so much happening on it, the ability to do that, to minimize disruption, to get the work done and save money in the process, is very important. our role in the process -- we got 17 streets reconstructed and 80 curb ramps built up and down the length of california. it is not only smarter and safer, but it is much more accessible for the thousands and millions of people could travel upon it. we worked hard to minimize disruption during this process, but any time you are tearing up public rights of way, there will be some noise and traffic impacts and path of travel impacts on the sidewalk, but we worked hard to keep that to a minimum. i want to thank the designers,

the resident engineer, the contractor, but also the residents, merchants, hotels, visitors, the many people who had to put up with this. thank you for your patience because this was a significant amount of work we got down for the city. with regards to being able to join forces with other city departments to get this work done, leverage our resources, save time and money, we want to do a lot more of that. we take whatever chance we can to partner with other departments, other utilities, but we are only able to do so to the extent that our resources allow. the mayor mentioned the street's bond we hope to see on the ballot this november. -- the st. -- the streets bond. if that were to be approved, we would have a lot more resources to be able to improve our infrastructure. thank you do the people for allowing us to get this work done.

[applause] >> last but certainly not least, ed harrington from the public utility commission. >> good morning. i love cable cars. i have been judging cable car contest for a number of years. even though the puc is a fairly small part of this, i started 27 years ago on this project. back then, it was an unusual thing to have puc, muni, wastewater -- all those people come together and build up the streets and not come back and tear everything up. now, it is part of how we do business. whenever we have the possibility of doing some work in the streets, we figure out how to do it together and have as little disruption to the people of san francisco as possible. great to be part of this. thank you to the team on this. thank you, everybody. [applause] >> how about that?

we would be remiss if we did not also thank the operators and cable car division staff that not only have provided this lovely backdrop for today's event, but they also provide the great california alliance service that has been running behind you. they also have been instrumental of ensuring continuous service even on buses along cable car lines during the shutdowns and communicating our plans to our customers, with a transport every day. i also want to thank the teams with the cable car project for their diligence in helping san francisco maintain these important -- maintain this important infrastructure. also i want to thank the hyatt regency behind you, garrett delhi chocolates, and all of sfmta staff for making this a success -- chirar -- ghirardeli

chocolates. thank you. >> i believe we are going to have a ribbon-cutting ceremony now? >> 1. 2. 3. all right. [applause] >> would you like to call the roll? er jsbr we have a quorum.

commissioner perrez is an excused absence. >> thank you. second item -- first item is public comment. members may address the commission on items of interest that are within the subject matter of jurisdiction. members may address the commission up to three minutes. at the time such item is called. is there anyone here to speak to an item or an issue that is not on today's agenda? seeing none, i am going to go forward because we will lose our quorum. i am going to take the calendar out of order. the place of entertainment -- do you want to take that?

>> it is an application at 37 mission. in your folders you will find the full application. and original photographs. inside you will find your security plan and a letter of support from the neighbors. we recommend conditional approval of this permit. >> would you like to invite the applicants up to be grilled? >> good evening. i am a business broker with business team and have been representing the clients on the acquisition of their new

facility. this is harpreet. her cousin is a general manager. welcome. it is your business and your husband is the general manager. >> my cousin. my hearing is not that good. ok, commissioners? >> one question. general manager, where have you general managed before? >> in los angeles. >> you worked at the avalon?

>> that is correct. >> at the vanguard i started as a busboy and worked up to management and also here in san francisco. >> what did you do it avalon? >> i was a busboy. and at the vanguard i worked myself to a bartender and then to assistant manager. >> of the bar? >> that is correct. >> you did not manage the general facility. >> that is correct. >> have you had experience? >> i have experience in the management field. i have managed a few businesses in my career. i have not run a nightclub. i have learned quite a bit in the last four or five months and have gone through this process and this is something we have been exploring in looking at for the last year-and-a-half. we have been evaluating and looking at and trying to learn the business. with the help of my cousin who has extensive experience has

managed and knows from running the bar and the club, i have the management experience. >> have you been to shine when it was opened? >> three times. >> how long did you stay? >> until 1:30 a.m. and we have gone. we have thoroughly evaluated and looked at -- >> i have deep concerns for people who have no experience and you will forgive me. you were a busboy and a bartender and you have worked with the bar. i have deep concerns about people who take on the news and decide to manage them and they have zero experience managing the lounge, and nightclub, where there is entertainment, any of that. all the management in the world,

this is a different animal. i know -- it is a different animal. it is not like managing any other thing, including a restaurant. that is why i asked you what you did at avalon. and what you did at vanguard. what you did there is not experience as managing the business. as managing the floor. you do not have that experience. and that is my concern. >> ok. >> thank you. commissioner? >> welcome. i echo commissioner joseph's concerns about that location. it has been a problematic location in the past and needs to be managed by someone who understands how to deal with troublesome crowds. i live in the immediate area and i have heard from residents who

live in the alleys behind you that there have been problems with that location so i look to your neighborhood contacts and i do not see a single letter -- am i missing something? are there letters from actual residence? i'm not talking about businesses. i understand aaa flag is in the area and the car wash a couple blocks away and sloan, which is another venue which is in trouble with this commission. are there any actual neighbors that you have talked to? >> i know we talked to the business and he approached so i can let him come in. >> there are no letters here. >> right. >> you have no proof that you have done any outrage to the neighbors. did you get a packet when you came in for your application,