the paratransit funding? all these other issues are ruminating out there that portend to yield a much greater savings, and potentially revenue back into the city. why not that? >> supervisor, music to our ears. we will bring before you a variety of measures, which we hope you will support. it will require support from state legislators to make it happen. we will have a menu in front of you to make it happen because in next year's budget cycle, we will be struggling because the numbers do not look good at this point. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chiu: supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: this conversation reminds me somewhat of the botanical garden fee.

this is a contract we have had before. it came before the previous board of supervisors as well. it seems to me that if we open the door for this to happen, even if it is for a pilot program, we open the door for it to happen permanently. i think all of us feel somewhat squeamish about this contract going forward. i think if we open the door now, i see having this measure or this type of bus wrap around for the long term, forever. it is not that we are wrapping the buses. we are wrapping the buses with the people inside. i think the experience you have is vastly different, and i just cannot support it. i do feel really pained about it, knowing just what the mta is facing in terms of revenue, but i just cannot bring myself to vote for this.

supervisor chiu: further discussion, colleagues? why don't we take a roll-call vote on the resolution as amended? supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: no. supervisor mirkarimi: no. supervisor wiener: no. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. supervisor chiu: aye. there are six aye -- >> there are six ayes and five no. supervisor chiu: the resolution is adopted as amended. if we could call items 28 and 29. >> item 28 is a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of special tax bonds in an aggregate principal amount not

to exceed $100 million. item 29 is a resolution approving the administrative terms and conditions for the greenfinancesf financing program and identifying the san francisco department of the environment or its city agency designee as the program administrator for the city, and setting reporting requirements, and authorizing the execution of a loan loss reserve agreement. supervisor mar: my staff has discussed this with the city attorney, and i understand these are non-substantive. you should all have the version of this resolution in front of you. i have proposed the following amendments -- pages -- page two, lines 11 and 12, and on line 17 of the same page, we are replacing eecgb with doe, and i

have added a section on a first source hiring that reads, "first was hiring, to the extent permitted by law -- first-source hiring, to the extent permitted by law, will create jobs and will work with city administrators to promote first- source hiring by program participants." those are the minor, non- substantive amendments. i will also work closely with the department of the environment to include progress reports to my office on local hiring efforts. i urge your support on these amendments and the ordinance before us. thank you. supervisor chiu: supervisor mar has made amendments to item 29. discussion on the amendments. supervisor avalos: just want to differentiate between -- under the ordinance and the amendments you are making, the first-source program, is that the same as our local hire ordinance? my intention was we would

replace the first-source program. i am not saying the language is clear, but i would like it to reference local hire -- i am not saying the language is not clear, but i would like to reference local hire. supervisor mar: is there some language you would recommend? supervisor avalos: if we could reference the local higher for construction ordinance. maybe we could come back and continue this item to later in the day to get the exact language. supervisor mar: yes, i would be open to continuing this to later in the meeting until we get the language added in. supervisor avalos: i just wanted to question of that was your intention. supervisor mar: that is my intention. could we continue this to later in the meeting? supervisor chiu: at this time, you do have a motion to amend on the floor. we can continue these items to later, and when we come back, if

you could clarify exactly what we want to do. let's continue items 28 and 29 to later on in the meeting. why don't we move to our 3:00 special order regarding the fillmore jazz community benefit district? >> item 30 is the public hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed resolution of item 31, establishing a property-based community benefit district to be known as the fillmore community benefit district. supervisor chiu: let me start by saying that the purpose of today's hearing is to hear testimony on the proposed levy and assessments against the property to be renamed the fillmore community benefit district. and in an engineer's report dated may 10 of this year, and

the ballot for property owners. the proposed, renewed, and expanded fillmore community benefit district, per the plan, dated june 7, 2011, contains approximately 227 identified parcels. at the conclusion of today's hearing -- actually, my understanding is that it is likely that this hearing will be open for public comment but will be continued. i will give the district supervisor an opportunity to talk about that, but we will hear some public testimony after hearing from our district supervisor, so why don't we go first to supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. we have been in this position before because of many cbd's that are presented to us and renewed. not all are created equal. this is the first that has been created as the jurisdiction and government -- jurisdiction of

government and development was ending its tenure. i have 41 and continued to echo that warning to the office of economic workforce development and the people of the fillmore and western edition that great care has to be taken -- i have for warned -- i have forewarned. i had put the first cbd on a five-year -- which was the shortest of any cbd city-wide -- on a short leash of five years to see how they would do. i had my concerns, certainly in the first half, i think, of the existence, but i think in the last two years, there has been great progress. i want to thank everybody from all sides, i think, of the community spectrum who have contributed to, i think, the advancement of the cbd and to

the enrichment of the merchant corridor on fillmore and to those who have dissented, in contributing to the larger conversation. as is prescribed by law, since it is noticed, we should move forward with the hearing today, but there are some aspects of the cbd that still require some refinement. at the end of this hearing -- i will just do this now -- i will motion for continuance on this until september 16, so i can continue to work with folks. i will ask the office of economic and workforce development to keep my -- to heed my requirement and understanding of continuing to foster. i do believe that the cbd should continue. i look forward to the refinements that should happen, and i ask that we return to this conversation and hopefully a successful vote on september 16. in the meantime, i think it is important to hear from those who have come to share their opinion

with us. thank you. i will motion now on that continuance. supervisor chiu: why don't we do that at the end of the hearing? let me also mention that at the conclusion of the public hearing, the department of elections will be tabulating the ballots of the assessment, including those received during this public hearing, and then we will discuss tabulation to the clerk, who will inform the board at a later time -- and then will discuss tabulation to the clerk. members of the board wish to view the tabulation, they can go down to city hall. we at the board will not approve the establishment of the district, nor impose assessments, if there is a majority protest. a majority protest exist upon the conclusion of the hearing, ballots submitted in opposition to the assessment exceed ballots submitted in favor of the assessment. ballots are weighted according to the assessment of the proposed property. we will first hear from individuals that wish to speak

in support of the assessment district. each member of the public will have up to two minutes to speak, and we will hear from members of the public that oppose the assessment -- supervisor mirkarimi: i am sorry. i misspoke. in mid september 13. i said september 16. we caught it. -- i meant september 13. supervisor chiu: supervisor mirkarimi will be making a motion later on to continue the item to september 13. with that, let me ask if there are members of the public that wish to speak in support of this district. if you wish to speak, lined up in the center aisle. now would be the time to do that. everyone who wishes to support this, if you could please step up to the center aisle. if you could please proceed. first speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for your time and

attention to this matter of utmost importance to the residents, businesses, and property owners in fillmore community benefits district. i am the chairman of the renewal steering committee for the district, and i am here today to comment on the vital importance of the renewal for the next seven years. we have come a long way in the past five years. the proof is in the pudding. if you come to fillmore street, it is light years difference from the time that we were subject to the redevelopment agency's influence and now, when we are self-governing and operating with an agenda that includes the most important

aspects of any business environment. that is -- public safety, cleanliness, and marketing. we are urging new -- urging you to support our renewal and to recognize that, indeed, we are an evolving organization, and we intend to get a better. we have made tremendous strides. we know we have some ground to cover, and we struggle with reaching consensus, and an agenda that everyone can buy into, but that is just part of being a dynamic community, and we are proud of that. we ask that you recognize that this is not a small matter. this is a huge matter, particularly since we are relying on the city --

[bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >> ♪ b. fill more jazz district you make me feel you really turned me on you knock me off of my feet now with jazz, lots of songs filling our district up, like a store fillmore, you make me feel you really turned me on you knock me off of my feet now with jazz and song filled the district of -- fill

teh dis -- fill the district up like a big store you really turned me on your knock me off of my feet now ♪ [applause] supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> that is a hard act to follow. very good singer. i am the president of the fillmore jazz community association of san francisco. to the honorable supervisors, and to the general public, i thank you for this opportunity to speak. we do certainly ask -- signed you for the continuance of this item. certainly, there are many organizational and administrative struggles and hurdles and that we have had as a cbd.

however, as the supervisor has so eloquently spoken, this community has gone through many transitions with regards to redevelopment agency -- the redevelopment agency. i think it causes for what i would like to call a mass anarchy. i will say that in a very brass way because we need to have some organized structure in the community for cleaning, safety, and for marking the area. without that, who will be the person to take that on? who will take the task of cleaning the streets? who will take the task of making sure that when persons leave their residences, that they will be able to walk down clean streets and not have to fall over pot holes and things of this nature? there is a lot at stake here. i know there are many opponents

to this, and there are those who support this. we just ask that you think objectively as you consider this legislation, and we hope that we have your valued support on this item. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am with mjm management group, and we were the consultants on this project as well as five years ago, when it was first born. i want to start by thanking supervisor mirkarimi for your support and involvement. thank you. you really got involved and guided us along the way. what i would like to say is since writing the first plan five years ago, they have really stuck to their plan. this group has come together in understandably difficult circumstances and has cleaned up the area. they did what they said they

wanted to do in their management plan. they cleaned up the streets. they marketed beautifully. businesses are driving down there. they have a beautiful brochure and beautiful website. -- businesses are thriving down there. it is difficult in that community. they have come along way. they have new leadership. they have an executive director hopefully starting in september or shortly after. they are on the right path. thank you for your suggestion to continue this item, supervisor mirkarimi. i think that would be an excellent idea, especially considering some recent developments that may have influenced some of the voters, the property owners recently. i would urge you to give them time to get organized. i can see this moving forward in the very near future. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i am the marketing assistant

to the cbd. i handle most of the day-to-day activities. i really would like to see it continue. for me, personally, it is a labor of love. i love going up and down fillmore street, connecting with merchants, going over ideas on how businesses can thrive, a plummeting, and seeing them successful. if the cbd does not survive, then that will not happen anymore. -- going over ideas on how businesses can thrive, implementing them, and seeing them successful. we are doing a lot, and i really want to see that continue. it would be such a shame if it would not continue. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you so much. i am a long-term property owner,

business owner, and i happen to be co-owner of america's oldest african-american-owned store, marcus books. i am pleased to hear all the good things about the cleanup, the sanitation of the area. yes, there needs to be a continuance of the cbd without doubt, but there also needs to be more inclusive membership, if you will, to reflect the diversity of the particular neighborhood. so i would like to thank all the supervisors and all the public for being here, whether you are opposed or supported. in my judgment, in my personal opinion, yes, there is a great need for a cbd. i would like to thank supervisors mirkarimi -- supervisor mirkarimi for always being attentive and looking at

the facts. so thank you very much. >> i am the owner of 1300 and also a property owner in the fillmore. i have been involved with the cbd since it started. it started on a rocky road, but it has definitely come forward and is very successful in a sense of getting the community together -- events, clean streets -- really getting the people out. when i first started my business, there was hardly any type of -- there were hardly any pedestrians on the streets. now, it is lively. it is happening. events are going on. people are coming out. it is just getting better. the thing is it was not that way before. i really feel that the cbd has had a lot to do with that.

i would encourage you to support us in this renewal. thank you. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> i am the owner of yoshi's san francisco. i also serve on the board of directors of the fillmore cbd. from the business owners' point of view, i think it is essential that we have a very effective working cbd to support the market in that area. being in business here for three years, i found out more and more every day still about how hard it is to get a big size of a

new -- a big size then you to succeed in that area. we have to have something special to get people in the area from all over the city to make a business succeed. for that, the support of the community-based organization like fillmore cbd is something that must -- that we have to be able to count on going forward. thank you. >> i just think the arts is so important in san francisco, and particularly the music. the music that combines us together, gives us souls, feeling, etc. i have been on the -- on teh -- on the s train.

people wanted me to sing, and the driver said then we would have trumpets playing and no. i said that there seems to be an invisible sign around san francisco that says, "no dancing musicians allowed." i asked if he wants to kill all the artists. he says, "yes, but keep the athletes allied -- alive." i returned to that, and he said, "i did not say you should kill them. i was just agreeing with you." it is really like -- what? athleticism -- two weeks ago when you gave the park funding -- i mean, how much do we have to do for the athletes, but we have got to do this stuff for the community.

we have to do this stuff that gets us out of the street without danger to the people, and i believe the supporting something like this -- and i do not think you should take jazz out of it. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i am and businessmen on fillmore for the last 10 years and western addition for over 28 years. i came in on the support side, but that does not mean that i do not have serious concerns having to do with financial accountability, representation, and democratic representation and transparency. my concern is that you have to remember that in the last five years -- first, i want to say i am not against the renewal of the cbd. at the last subcommittee

hearing, we came in with an amendment recommendation for transparency, the sunshine law, and assessment -- concerning the assessment. for the last five years, cbd spent over $2 million of our tax money. half of that winter janitorial service. half of and on and administrator that was spending his time doing his own business -- half of it on an administrator that was spending his time doing his own business. we're not interested in rejecting the proposal, this legislation, but serious amendments. right now, one of the things that really concerns me is the presentation. the board is supposed to be presented by individuals. somehow, some individuals on the board decided to have one of the largest real estate owners to have veto power of the fillmore

center appeared in my opinion, as the largest property owner, is probably the major reason for the major underdevelopment of the economy of the fillmore and particularly the black community. does not matter to me whether they have some closer relationship to have them. it is your responsibility if you are governing us to make sure that -- [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker in support of the district. are you speaking in support of the district? >> my name is as washington. -- ace washington. ace on the case. it is no mystery. i could tell you about the history of as i call it the

fill-no-more. as you said, the fillmore -- it depicts the way it used to be in the fillmore center. as the new era of the redevelopment came into and revitalized -- they call it the urban renewal. i call it the negro removal. let's talk about the cbd. the concept may be good. i was there in the inception, documented everything. i told you over the number of years and told to at the beginning that this was not a good fit for our community because this is unlike any other community where we had the big giant redevelopment agency. i can describe to you and go on and on and on, but i am so happy that ross is going to call its so we can sit down with them and tell them they will have to deal with the community. there is unity in the community. they are changing their name to try to change the game.

it goes back to the initial game -- to the initial vein. the fill-no-more. i was there at the beginning. you have to understand the cbd was put together by the redevelopment agency. there is a concept. there is history. ain't no mystery, y'all. if they will come back in another week with the community involved, i will be very much up here pleading to move on, but if they do the same thing, i will tell you, we don't need no cbd, and that comes from a-c-e. >> i am like the last gentlemen, i did not know whether to get on the proponent or opponent side, but i looked at a lot of the community benefit districts. especially one that was recently agreed to hear in