chairperson mar: and the street is one way, which makes it even more difficult. >> correct. one of the key elements we have put together is a monument sign program which will use the example of -- you can see these as you are driving upper -- driving up. it is better circulation. it would give the patrons the information to make the right decision, when choosing the parking field to go into. hopefully, this cuts the number of ins and outs and missing turns directing cars back to the neighborhood. we have a program that has a sign at every curve cut of the property -- curb cut of the property, where each tenant in those fields will be listed, as well as identify in the parking

lot itself. this is a key component of the plan for veteran circulation on the property, especially given that it is one way, and if you miss your lane, you have to go back around. this is our quick summary. we would be happy to take any questions you have. chairperson mar: thank you. supervisor weiner: i have one question. in terms of subordinating the signs -- do they have to be subordinate to what currently says "urban"? >> correct. the idea was to have other signs be the same size, but we made them smaller. supervisor weiner: what was the rationale expressed by the planning commission for having to subordinate them? >> i think it was just a design aesthetic they liked. i think it created a different

design as you went down. it broke up the facade. we thought it was a very good suggestion. we liked it. chairperson mar: i want to thank supervisor farrell's office for keeping us informed. thank you for walking us through the proposals, and the community meetings to help. i miss the toys r us that used to be there as well, but i realize the signs are terrible. this is a big improvement. that clunky pylon sign -- the much slimmer blade is a big improvement right there on the maine corner, where people turn into five different parking lots. it is a big, big improvement for circulation. i am glad the residents were

involved in the process. thanks again to supervisor farrell for keeping us involved. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? mr. paulson? >> good luck with those lines. i still remember i was in that very sears store and got lost when i was 5 years old. i live across the street. i am glad you're fixing it. ♪ the long and winding road leads me back to the city center and you left me standing there a long, long time ago don't leave me lost theire lead me to your store ♪

supervisor farrell: very nice. chairperson mar: let us close public comment. supervisor farrell: just to reiterate, i would like to ask the community to make a motion to approve the amendment as a whole. we would still like the chance to engage with target this afternoon, and that is going to happen. i would ask that the committee for it without recommendation for tomorrow, and we will vote on it as a full board tomorrow. chairperson mar: on the amendments, can we approve them without objection? at the urging of our colleague, can we move this forward as a committee report for consideration september 20, 2011, without recommendation and without objection? thank you. and thank you ms. hayward. ms. miller, can we move back to

item 2 below? >> ordinance amending the green building requirements for the design and operation of city buildings. chairperson mar: johanna parton is here from the mayor's office. this will strengthen and rename our existing green building task force and create more sustainable buildings in the city. let me ask if ms. parton can give the presentation. >> thank you very much. good afternoon, chairman and committee members. thank you for your leadership on green building, and for your diplomacy at the sunday streets. chairperson mar: you were very good. >> you are very generous. thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the mayor on this item. the ordinance before you will

update the municipal green building code to require leed gold certification for major municipal projects over 5,000 feet. currently, only silver is required. we currently require gold for all commercial projects. this would update the code to require the same things for our municipal projects as well. this ordinance will continue to secure san francisco's leadership and the good work and we are doing to reduce our carbon footprint and foster the green economy. the mayor is very supportive. he introduced this ordinance. he is very supportive of this. we hope you will be supported as well. a couple of statistics. there have been about 10 years of work done to update our green

building efforts, most municipal, and commercial. -- both municipal and commercial. 60% of our carbon footprint comes from the operation of buildings in san francisco. this will help us in our efforts to reduce our footprint. we currently have 52 projects seeking leed certification, and we have professionals in 11 city departments to administer these high-performance civic projects. thank you for your consideration. we urge your support. chairperson mayor lee is ther -- supervisor mar: is there anyone else who would like to wish to speak? it has been great to see the

certified library branch open up. i want to issue a thank-you to the sponsors, mayor lee and supervisor mar. this changes the way buildings are designed, built, and operated to create a healthy and prosperous environment to improve the quality of life. the leed system is the premier system. 35,000 projects around the world are currently participating in the system. that comprises over 4.5 billion square feet of office space around world. by using less energy, the buildings save energy for families, businesses, and taxpayers. they reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a

healthier environment. it comes in different levels of achievement it goes from certified for silver, gold, and platinum. by adopting this standard, san francisco will be among only eight other municipalities in north america to have leed gold standards for municipal facilities. since 2004 when the silver requirement was adopted, green building has become successfully imbedded in the culture of design and construction in the city. we currently have 52 municipal projects seeking and achieving leed certification. these include libraries, and airport terminal, a cruise ship terminal. that adds up to nearly 7 million feet. laguna honda hospital and rehabilitation center is

california's first leed certified hospital. it is designed to exceed the already strict energy co by 30%. it is projected to save over $500,000 in energy costs annually compared to a minimum compliant building. it also successfully recycled over 80% of the construction waste created on the project. another exemplary project is sfo terminal two. it is slated to be the first leed gold terminal in the u.s. the successes been so great that they are now upgrading plans to renovate terminals 1 and 3. our flagship green building program has now achieved a double platinum certification for new construction and operations and maintenance.

it is the most visited leed platform museum in the world. we have 10 branch libraries successfully combining high- performance green building strategies with historic preservation of our important cultural assets. supervisor mar: are the library's 5000 square feet and above? are there any below that? >> they are all at least 5000 square feet. they ranged between 5012 thousand. -- they range between 5000 and 12,000. we're already exceeding our existing requirements. we do have 123 leed accredited professionals with the accreditation given to successful members in 11 city departments to help with the

high-performance project. the ordinance was created through the assistance of the green building task force. it has representatives from 10 city departments including the airport, transportation agency, utilities commission, the division of building design and construction, and infrastructure design and construction, the apartment building construction, recreation and parks department, the san francisco public libraries, the port of san francisco, there is also one member of the public that is part of our task force. i look forward to successful adoption of this policy. we will continue to work with all departments to continually improve our building environment. i would be glad to entertain any questions you might have. supervisor mar: if a project is below 5000 square feet like a clubhouse being renovated in the

parks department, you utilize maximum leed strategies but it may not be bold. >> that is well put. we're trying to keep from greeting to the different clauses of construction. certification is an important and strenuous exercise, but we're not putting a requirement on our smaller projects. we do expect them to select the leed strategies appropriate for the projects and carry them through design and construction. actual certification would not be required for less than 5000 square feet. supervisor mar: thank you. ms. parton, did you want to wrap up? >> i neglected to thank the department for working clever to plead with 10 different departments to make sure that everybody's concerns were heard and incorporated into the legislation. supervisor mar: thank you, mr.

palmer, for recognizing the libraries. they are incredible. if there are no comments, let's open this up to public comment. is there anyone from the public who would like to speak? >> ♪ they are roandrock and roct in the green buildings singing tweet tweet i bless their soul they even tweet on the bridge after you pay your toll

a littlll the little birdies twt thanking you for keeping this green ♪ supervisor mar: let's move this forward with a positive recommendation. >> the designation of two selling spaces for street artists. supervisor mar: we have a speaker from the arts commission. >> i am the street artist program director for the arts commission. the board of supervisors in 1974, in their designation of spaces for street artists, and designated seven spaces on geary at stockton street.

those seven are in front of neiman marcus, if you can picture that. with the construction of the central subway project, that has rendered those seven spaces derelict. the artists cannot make a living there at all. the construction moved a flower vendor. it is measurable. i have tried to locate temporary spaces to replace. in the union square area, there is not a lot of real estate to go round on the sidewalk. what i was able to come up with is two spaces on post street, post at stockton just in front of the levi's building.

i have a map that may work. right above there would be union square. there is currently permitted hot dog vendor on the corner. those two spaces, i was asking for four, but i dealt with the management of levi's and the hot dog vendor. we settled on two. i think the artists would be glad to have them. they would be good spaces. i am asking that they not be permanent. these would be temporary for the designation of only six months. if we still cannot get back the seven spaces in six months, i will come back and ask for a continuation of a number -- another temporary designation. it is not a plan to try to make

these permanent basis. i want to assure you of that. these two spaces meet all of your public safety regulations. a street artist space cannot be within 10 feet of the outer edge of a doorway or entranceway. a street artist must maintain at least 8 feet of pedestrian passageways between the street artist and the opposite building. this actually allows for a 11 feet. both of those spaces will allow for 12 feet instead of eight. it is a very wide sidewalk. the hot dog vendor gives a crowd in the summertime. he asked that i pushed them back. the nearest space with th -- would be 18 to 20 feet from him.

there is plenty of pedestrian passageways. i would be happy to answer any questions. supervisor mar: seeing none. let's open this up to public comment. public comment is closed. colleagues, can remove this proposal forward without objection? thank you. -- can we move this proposal forward without objection? thank you. is there any further business? >> no. supervisor mar: thank you. meeting adjourned. ♪ >> welcome to city hall. it is my pleasure today to join board president david chiu.

our chief of police is here today. hydra mendoza, the president of our board of education. the director of public works. my wife anita -- she is the most important. who else do we have? the director of our treasure island authority is here. also member of our housing authority. thank you very much for being here. our city librarian -- thank you for being here as well. the president of the san francisco giants is here. all right. and they won today. [applause] sorry if i forgot to mention anybody. i know supervisor avalos will join us later. and sandy. thank you for being with us today. sharon has been here for many years. thank you for being here as well. to all of you who our guests --

family, friends, brothers and sisters of our youth commission -- thank you very much for joining us. i have been very thrilled to be your mayor for the last eight months, and one of the things that i have delighted in in terms of meeting all the different -- come on up, john. supervisor avalos, good to see you. [applause] one of the things i have been delighted in in all the different town hall budget meetings and the community-based organization meetings we have had is to listen to what our views were saying about our city -- listen to what our youth were saying about our city. it either make me happy or sad. it is your opinions that measure the polls and the direction of what we're doing as a city. ultimately, and i know all the

other departments will agree with me -- you are going to take over this city. you are going to take it over. you are going to take my job. you are going to take their jobs. you are going to do better than we did. the reason is because we know that we can only do so much, and we have limited time in the offices that we have. but for right now, for you, where you are at, you can give us the best advice about where we should go as a city. you can give us the advice about better legislation, about better programs, about being more sensitive to families in this city, and to our youth, to the future leaders that this city will have pirie whether you are a police officer or police chief, firefighter, or you may become a doctor or nurse or a teacher or you may become a

librarian for the batter for the next giants team, or you may become a social service worker, or you may become a major -- mayor, in all of these efforts, we need your input. we need your advice. it is with great pleasure that we have this opportunity to point you to our youth commission. as a whole body, we need to listen to our youth, so we know which is the right and wrong directions for us to go to and what your needs are. whether it is education, whether it is in sports and social programs for socializing, whether it is ideas about how to make your life safer, whether your communities are safer, or whether it is just how to make the city a happier place, we need that input. so i want to thank all of your family and friends here today because they will need your

support. every commissioner that served in public capacity always sacrifices personal time, and your sacrifice will be well worth it, i assure you. because i will listen and supervisors will listen as you go through your deliberations. all we ask is that you create an opportunity for us to listen to you carefully and make sure we consider your ideas to help make the city better. so before we do the official swearing in, i know that board president chiu would like to share a few words and also supervisor avalos as well. [applause] supervisor chiu: thank you. i want to add my congratulations to the folks that he has that. there are a couple of folks i would also like to of knowledge. first of all, mario from the youth commission.

[applause] who has done an incredible job in helping to mentor our future leaders. i also want to recognize someone who recently joined the staff. [applause] thank you for the work you are doing. and there is one other group of folks that we have to take a moment to acknowledge, and that is your mothers and fathers. can we give it to the parents in the house? [applause] and, of course, all the other surrogate parents that i know are here along with your biological parents. as many of you know, the commission was born 15 years ago. that means it is a 15-year-old teenager. i have to tell you, when i was 15 years old, i could not find city hall on a map. congratulations for being, as mayor lee said, our next

generation of leaders. [applause] without the work that you do, mayor lee, john avalos, hydra mendoza -- we would not have ideas about how to improve public safety, how to improve our schools, or i do not think any of us would have thought about the importance of providing free muni you have shown tremendous leadership. you represent the diversity of san francisco. you represent our neighborhoods and every corner of our city. you inspire us. when you are able to come together, it signals to us, the adults of city hall, that we also have to come together. we have to work together. she is excited as well. [laughter] i want to tell you to keep on

fighting and in part in the wisdom -- imparting wisdom you can see through your eyes as we're deliberating here. i look forward sunday to working on the campaigns of some of you here -- someday to working on the campaigns of some of you here. i look forward to working with you as you head up our city departments, non-profits, companies, and this great city of san francisco. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> you have touched on many aspects of your work as commissioners. you have acknowledged your family's supporting you as well. i want to say thank you for your service. thank you for taking on this leadership role. it is not just looking at your future. it is about looking at what your

present is like. that is a huge commitment you are making to your peers and generation. that is knowledge can bring to us to help us make decisions at city hall. i think it is a great idea whose time has come. the work the youth commission did last year working with community organizations and youth from around the city was exceptional and worthy of action on our part to make sure it gets done. i wanted to say thank you for that. i want to acknowledge other folks who have gone on to public office from the recent youth commission. jesse is on the city council berkeley. exceptional things are going on that you will have access to in terms of government service. it is not just working as elected officials.

nonprofit workers, julie has had an exceptional career serving in people. we have nicole in the back to used to be a staffer at the youth commission who is now doing a lot of great political work. you may know her. i want to say thank you for taking on this leadership role. i look forward to working with you over the next year. i work very closely with the youth commission. i am very excited about the things we can do together, crafting legislation, approving budgets, insuring the young people continue to have a voice that will be acted upon by government. thank you so much. [applause] >> are you ready? if i may say this, first of all when they say free muni, let's make sure we know where the money is coming from. we have to be responsible.