our 2012 -- our 2011-2012 budget, so we will recessed shortly to join him for that. what i would like to do as the person who is going to make the commendation as i would like to ask david lewis to please approach the podium. colleagues, as i think some of you know, i am the representative of this body to bcdc, and as i think we know, our day is an incredible resource to san francisco and to california that it is part of what defines us as an area. it is part of what reminds us of the environment. is an obvious economic and tourist attraction. as part of our way of life. 50 years ago, there was a significant controversy in the bay area. there were proposals to continue to fill in the bay. the organization save the bay

was founded in 1961. it mobilized thousands of individuals to help save the san francisco bay from destruction, to ensure that it is protected from pollution and inappropriate shoreline development. over its history, the organization has helped to engage more than 25,000 supporters, advocates, and volunteers to protect the bay. for those of you who had a chance to see the recent pdf series narrated by robert redford, you would appreciate the history of what everyone has tried to do to protect this incredible natural resource and historic resource, and in particular, the work of saved the day. i wanted to take the opportunity to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the largest regional organization working to celebrate our san francisco bay, an organization that has been named non-profit of the year by the bay area chapter of the association for corporate

growth and an organization that has been recognized repeatedly for its work on the environment. with that, david lewis, congratulations. >> supervisors, this body has been second to none in taking a leadership role in protecting the environment, and especially protecting san francisco bay. during my tenure leading this organization, there really is no city or county in the region that has taken such a leadership role, and we are proud to be celebrating his anniversary. we will be celebrating with a gala on november 3, and i hope all of you will be able to attend. i look forward to working with all of you for many more years continuing that record and restoring san francisco bay. thank you very much. supervisor chiu: thank you and congratulations.

[applause] with that, as i mentioned, if we could take a short recess to join the mayor with regards to the budget signing. we will come back probably a little bit before 4:00 p.m. we will adjourn temporarily. [gavel] president chiu: welcome back. at i understand and supervisor mar has some revisions for item 29. supervisor mar: the first two amendments are unchanged, and for the hiring, the only change is on page 5, line 11 to 14.

a section on first source local hiring hit, and it should read, "local hiring/first tiring, to the extent permitted by law, to the extent allowed, they will permit local hiring for jobs created by these programs, perrot, and will work celebrity -- collaboratively." those are my non substantive amendments. president chiu: this is seconded by supervisor avalos. without objection, we will amend the one as opposed, and unless there is discussion, we will take a roll-call vote on items 28 and 29. clerk calvillo:

supervisor chu, supervisor kim abscent, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor alioto-pier -- supervisor avalos, supervisor chiu, supervisor kim. president chiu: let's go to item 32. clerk calvillo: item number 32, the settlement involving the lawsuit against t-mobile's. -- the lawsuit concerning t- mobile's.

-- t-mobil. president chiu: this is passed on first reading. item number 33. clerk calvillo: item 33, the settlement of a claim with shatese stewart. president chiu: same house and call. next item. clerk caliv -- calvillo: item number 34, the cinema of a lawsuit concerning -- the settlement of a lawsuit concerning jorei enterprises. president chiu: supervisor maxwell -- supervisor avalos?

supervisor avalos: i would like to amend the item 32. president chiu: colleagues? that vote is amended. supervisor avalos: ? i believe the conditional use ordinance that is governing how are facilities are sited should be tried. if we were to do the settlement, that creating a precedent, that ordnance made ineffective, and in the future, there will be a process that will be created through the process of the settlement. i think we will not provide the intent that was governing how we would decide our facilities, so i will be voting no.

president chiu: supervisor campos? supervisor campos: i understand why this was put forward and can see the reasons behind it. i do worry about the precedent that the sec, and for those reasons, i will be voting against it -- why i do worry about the precedent that this sets. president chiu: why do we not take a roll call? clerk calvillo: supervisor chu, supervisor cohen, supervisor kim, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor chiu.

president chiu: this item passes. item number 35. clerk calvillo: item 35, the settlement of a lawsuit with arash ghanadan. president chiu: roll call. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first reading. item number 36. clerk calvillo: item number 36, the settlement of a claim with weintraub capital management, a

claim filed on january 25, 2011. president chiu: same house, same call? this is passed. next item. clerk calvillo: item 37, the settlement of an unmitigated claim with ned bresnahan. president chiu: same house in col. next item. -- same house, same call. next item. president chiu: next item. clerk cal; -- cal; -- ca;vo;; -- calvillo: item number 38, the

settlement of an unmitigated came not -- unmitigated claim with pearl howell. president chiu: same house same call. next item. clerk calvillo: item 39, in dealing with business and tax regelation codes. -- regulation could. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to make a motion. president chiu: supervisor w iener. supervisor wiener: i want to thank supervisor mirkarimi for bringing this forward. i do not support a continuance.

this is gone through an extensive, expensive process, gone through several conditions, gone through the land use committee, and at the very, very last minute, as is often the case in san francisco, those who are sophisticated about trying to kill things waited until the end and then raised an objection, and i am concerned that this could, and i hope this doesn't happen, but it could be an opening for those who want to unravel this ordinance to unravel it. we received an email from nancy shanahan yesterday, outlining all sorts of changes that she once that i think would severely undermined -- that she wants that would severely undermine this. i am against this.

this ordinance did go through a strong process. there are things i would change if i could, but i would like for it to include the entire city. i would like it to include digital and analog music, but it does not, and that is the legislative process, so i am ready to vote on it today, and i would be voting against the continuance. president chiu: supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: this is really not one week. it would actually be six weeks, because we are recessed for about four or five weeks after next week, so we could get this thing going in the middle of august. if we continue in just one week, it will not get going until the end of october. if there are just such nominal changes to be discussed, that could be done on the second reading. we do not need a one-week continuance. president chiu: any further discussion? supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i just

want to say thank you from supervisors elsbernd and wiener. this has been a work in progress, while sculpted by the input of all of you, but i am, as i have from the beginning, provided, i think, the collegial courtesy that we are trying to get i think as much from everybody, so i have been asked by one of our colleagues that it would be best for a one week continuance, and i am certainly consider it of that, and i understand -- i am certainly considered of that. -- consider it -- considerate of that. let's make sure that we fortified that expectation. -- fortify that expectation.

president chiu: let's take a roll call vote on continuing this until august 2. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] there are 7 ayes and 4 noes. president chiu: this ordinance will be continued until august 2. item 40. clerk calvillo: item number 40, dealing with the inner clement,

outer clement, and geary neighborhood commercial controls. president chiu: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i want to thank some from my office to have a lot of time in gauging many different community forces on this one but especially the work of the planning department -- from my office who have spent a lot of time engaging many different community forces. there has a lot gone in from the small-business community, especially the small-business commissioners and staff, and i wanted to thank them tremendously for their work on this issue, and also the planning commissioners, as well. this legislation has the principal and altman objective in supporting the district, especially those that are locally owned and to encourage

economic activity there, especially in the greater respect -- the greater geary corridor. this is the diversity of the businesses. it utilizes the legislative process, our powers to update controls or modernize emperor in a way that leads to greater opportunity for all of our small businesses. it also encourages other residences was strengthening businesses. i wanted to say that after hearings of the small business commission but also at the planning commission and also the land use committee, there have been a lot of great stories of small business owners, and i wanted to say that a coalition has signatures in support of our

legislation and to promote small businesses in the city, but one of the key points was a story told by jonathan, one of the co- owners of per corner in my district. jonathan owns that store, and his statement at the land use committee is "i work seven days a week, sold back home, move back home, put myself in debt to pursue my dream of being a small-business owner 10 months ago. i have never been happier. most of the money i make at the pet store is put right back in the neighborhood. i shop, patronize restaurants, bookstores, and even other pet stores in the neighborhood. i have had many coming to thank us for increase in the neighborhood and inspiring them to take action and inspiring them to start their own small business, or just to be a better neighbor. our vision is to grow with our beloved customers and in doing so make the richmond district a

beloved neighborhood to everyone who shops or reside here. that is really the heart of our ordinance in supporting character of our neighborhood, the businesses, and how neighborhood serving businesses like pat conor or the pet supply store are businesses that are critical to the health of our neighborhood." i wanted to urge my colleagues to be supportive of this as a key step forward in revitalizing the richmond district neighborhood, so i urge your support. thank you, colleagues. supervisor: with respect to supervisor mar, i think this is a mistake and a step in the wrong direction. this is not about whether you like chain stores were small businesses. this is about the process that

we have in place, the conditional use process, that was created by proxy with only a few exceptions. chain stores and san francisco have to go through the cu process -- chain stores in san francisco. the planning commission makes a decision, and that can then be appealed to this board. as president of the neighborhood association, i helped lead the charge against particular chain stores coming into the store because they were inappropriate, and we beat both of them at the planning commission. the process does work. with the signatures that have been collected, and it looks like they are largely from the

richmond, that does not bode well for them thursday night at the planning commission, and i believe we should allow the process to work, and i guarantee you this will not be the last micro chain store that we will see, because we will see on a very ad hoc basis in particular chain store coming into a particular neighborhood, and instead of letting the planning process work itself out, we will see the planning process ban this particular type of chain store in this particular neighborhood with the absolute best of intentions, but i think we will end up with an even more convoluted planning code and a hodgepodge of chain store regulation, so i will be voting against this tonight, and it is not to express an opinion that i think that petco should go into geary street, and we all have to

remain neutral on that, but in my mind, this is just not the right policy. thank you. president chiu: any additional discussion? roll call both i no. 40. -- roll call vote on item number 40. clerk calvillo: supervisor chu, cohen, mar, elsbernd, mirkarimi, wiener, avalos, president chiu. president chiu: this item is passed on the first reading. item 41. clerk calvillo: item number 41, with the transportation code, the parking restrictions. president chiu: roll call.

clerk calvillo: [reading roll] there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first reading. item 42. clerk calvillo: a resolution of the board of supervisors determining in making certain findings. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? next item. clerk calvillo: this is an ordinance amending the code and

tax regulations code regarding permitting a taxi, and trees -- a tax increase. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call, or do we need a roll- call vote? same house, same call. this is passed on the first reading. why do we now not go to roll call for introductions? clerk calvillo: supervisor chu, kim, wiener? supervisor wiener: today, i am calling for a hearing on what various city departments, including the mayor's office on housing and other departments, are doing to encourage the production of moderate and middle-income housing in san francisco. inclusionary housing.

how that review will addressed the connection -- that will address the city's ability to would attract and maintain private and non-profit sector jobs. we do a very good job producing market rate housing in san francisco. we do a respectable job producing low and very low- income housing in the city. we are close to meeting our targets. we do a very poor job producing moderate and middle-income housing in san francisco, moving as potentially in the direction of being a city of rich and poor without a large middle class to support the tax base and to provide the stability that any city or society needs. we need to be very aggressive in

providing that housing, and i am very interested to hear with the various city departments at issue wrote to let us know what they are doing and what strategies they are proposing, and supervisor carmen chu is cosponsoring this , so the thank you, supervisor. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor cohen/ supervisor cohen: we all know about the shooting that happened in san francisco, and as a result of that, today, i am introducing a hearing request to be countered. the policies and programs that the employment to assure the safety of residents and visitors riding on muni and how they

enforce farwe -- fare collection. these concerns are about safety on muni. we have heard from residents, not just in my district but citywide. we are aware of needing additional revenue to close the budget gap, so, hopefully, throughout this hearing, we will be able to answer some questions for us. i would like to work with departments to better understand three simple questions. which experience is the highest rates of violence or public safety issues? two, what are the strategies being used to deal with the public safety issues, and 3, 1 lines experience the fares, and what does this cost the mta approved -- what lines experience those?

much like what was transpiring earlier, that the buses should be shrink wrapped or not to be shrink wrapped. the rest, i submit, mr. president. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: supporting our post 9/11 veterans. san francisco has always had a very rich history of supporting our veterans, and i will say along with supervisor cohen, the son and daughter of vietnam-era veterans, the sacrifices that they make for us, there is not enough gratitude we can show them. this recognizes the number of organizations that have been deeply involved with the post 9/11 veterans in particular, and those that serve in the middle east theater face unique challenges in san francisco as

well as across the nation. these organizations play an important role, and they are more than worthy of our full support, recognition, and honor, and i want to thank the supervisors for their support. the rest, i will submit. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor farrell. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: this legislation would allow them to opt out of secure communities. it urges governor brown and the state attorney to join the governors of illinois, massachusetts, and new york and suspending or terminating agreements with immigration and customs enforcement, known as ice, on the police-ice collat