incredibly productive and going beyond. the fact that the presidents of the two major neighborhood gos>> these are to neighborhood association presidents that have had issues with other venue operators. i also want to emphasize tim's background and technology. one of the challenges that the entertainment commission has working with some of the commissioners, when of the one of the challenges is a route technology. -- a rounround technologies . that is one thing that we worked on last year. although these receipts are

never geographic in nature, i don't know that we have never had a commissioner from the castro. i might be wrong about that. i think that given that the castro is one of the major nightlife entertainment zones in the city, having a venue operators from the castro would be appropriate. i'll be supporting tim eicher. >> it looks like we all have different favorites. i do want to thank again of the applicants for being here today, it was really sad to see that amie wasn't here today. i think it is really important to have women voices around nightlife entertainment as well. there are multiple perspectives that we would like to see on the commission.

i am also a dance hall fan, i appreciate the things that you had to say. and the work you have done around music in the recording industry, with tim, i appreciate the time you have taken to talk to me about issues. i think it is great that they will have someone that as a venue owner and a resident which is another area where we have entertainment and residential. i appreciate the work you have done with neighbors and i guess we'll have potentially another mit grad on the commission. and also your work around technology, i think you will be a fresh voice on the commission given some of your work and some of your more recent -- i have known mr. lee for a very long

time. i did go to your venue quite frequently in the days, and i know your history of working in the south of market and the asian-american community. and much of your experience in general with entertainment, you have a ton of expertise and an incredible amount of energy. i have a hard time keeping up with you when we speak about entertainment issues. there was actually a homicide shooting that happened last year at an unsupervised parking lot in the south of market. i parked in that lot and left 45 minutes or an hour before the shooting had occurred. when i got there, they're working security guards there, and when they went back, i was surprised to find out that there were not guards there anymore. i usually don't drive in the south of market but that night, i had to. i know you have worked extensively on it.

i know you have come to many of the neighborhood association meetings, you try to work actively with our residents around the multiple conflicts that happen when you live in this city such as san francisco. how will be supporting -- i will be supporting mr. lee today. it is unfortunate that you don't live in san francisco currently, but i am willing to do a residency waiver for you. i think we have to send someone with recommendation. >> i move to forward tim eicher. >> i will second that and support that. mr. lee, i hope you understand my reasoning even if you don't agree with it. mr. lippman, we have a lot of

work to do in lafayette park as well. if there is desired work on this commission and the future, i would be more than happy to discuss it in detail. i'll second that motion. supervisor kim: we have a motion to move for mr. tim eicher. i would like to take roll call for this vote. >> on the motion to force mr. eicher's appointment to the entertainment commission with the recommendation. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: no. >> madam chair, two ayes and one no. supervisor kim: the motion passes to move forward tim eicher. i want to thank all the applicants, and you have done a tremendous amount of work and i

look forward to working with you. we have a lot of entertainment venues and we have quite a lot coming up next year. it is definitely a dedication of love. thanks to the members of the public that came out to speak and members of the entertainment commission. and -- it speaks to your interests and dedication to have some many commissioners and staff your -- so many commissioners and staff here. the item moves forward with recommendations. can you please call item no. 3? >> hearing to consider appointing six members, terms ending december 16, 2012, to the market and octavia community advisory committee. supervisor kim: thank you.

we have a number of applicants, six seats and now 11 applicants. i will be calling you in the order you are listed in the agenda. i'm not sure if the applicants are all here today, so i will call krute singa and marius starkey. >> thank you. shall i go ahead? thank you, committee members, for the opportunity to speak today. my name is -- yeah. supervisor kim: we can take a moment to let folks filter in and filter out. >> thank you again for the

opportunity to speak today, my name is kurte singa, -- krute singa, and i am interested in becoming a member of the market indicate the the community advisory committee. -- market and octavia community advisory committee. i am interested in involving and prioritizing community involvement projects. and in particular, multi-modal access projects. creating housing stock that is affordable, and funding strategies for community improvement. what i bring to the community is over 10 years' professional experience in urban planning and multi-modal transportation. establishing projects that improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access closely tied to land use and economic development. i am currently a working for the

san francisco department of the environment where i manage to commute transportation programs and outreach. my experience isn't limited to transportation -- including access to basic amenities, services, schools, and open spaces. on a personal level, i grew up in san francisco and lived in the neighborhood for the past seven years. i am committed to providing improvement to san francisco and my neighborhood in particular. i don't own a car and rely on the network of transit by pedestrians and cars sharing. lastly, my office is located adjacent to the planning area and i am familiar with the multi-modal access issues.

just to conclude, i am committed to continuing improvement in the planning area that is sustainable, cohesive, and provide a long-term positive impact. supervisor kim: thank you. questions? supervisor wiener: you're a renter, correct? >> yes, i am a renter. supervisor kim: next, marius starkey and karen knowles-p earce. ." >> mr. starkey had to leave, so he provided me with his comments that i would like to read into the record. to whom it may concern. serving the past few years has provided me with a certain civic pride and the like to continue my work. i live within visual sight and

it would be my pleasure to see projects become reality. as an individual living in the mlp area for the last 20 years, i have firsthand experience in recognizing the importance of improving our neighborhoods with respect to pedestrian and bicycle safety. the improvement of area parks and the regulation of traffic flow regarding parking issues. the current members have developed an environment that works effectively with various neighborhood groups and development. this includes working with city agencies like the ipic to make recommendations to offset the influx of new people moving into

the mlp area due to the construction of new buildings and businesses. currently, i am also serving on the board of the mdna. the mdna and the cac have good working relationships with each other. i want the best of features for all the burdens and the people that live there. i would very much like to continue working with the cac mlp. i won't take questions for him. [laughter] supervisor kim: i can call your name next. >> i am karen knowles-pearce. i have lived in the neighborhood for many years. i became active with boards around the city and the search for 10 years on the mission bay cac. i serve for four years and was

the vice chair of transbay transit center. since 2001, i have been a member and the chair of the treasure island yerba buena island advisory board. this year, after the world when of approvals, i found myself sitting on only one board and decided i was getting bored and i needed to pay more attention to the immediate neighborhood. after years of being asked to sit on the mission delores neighborhood association, i accepted their offer and joined this year. and then was asked to join the mlp cac. i felt it was time that i paid more attention to my direct neighborhood. i have a real passion for the city, amazing -- and for the

development in the city. i think i bring a very common- sense and pragmatic style to the board. i recognize the fact that we do live in the city and there are a number of very interesting, although much to be heard -- all of whom want to be heard. i try to be very big-picture minded and see that everyone has a chance to have their say. also in reference to a chair kim said earlier, i see us a very male-heavy list of applicants. i think we should bring a female voice and i can certainly do that. i did not ask for anyone to speak for me today, but i have spoken with a few people down more than happy to e-mail on my behalf.

so if anyone like emails, i would be happy to ask them to do so. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you for your work on treasure island. your part of the mission delores community? >> when i was appointed by mayor brown for that, i am the sailor, so i was concerned about what might happen to efforts like clifford cove. that was my initial interest in wanting to be part of the treasure island aboard. supervisor kim: supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: i had not even been focused on the fact -- i just want to commend you for all of your work on transbay. you have always impressed me and you have been a calming influence. i had actually forgotten that

you lived in michigan -- mission delores. i look forward to working with you in the neighborhood, whatever happens today. >> our neighborhood has been status quo for many years and all of a sudden we are seeing a lot of new things coming in, and it is unsettling. those of us have an interest in serving one of the vast, and i am one of them. -- serving want the best, and i am one of them. supervisor kim: next is carmela gold, who is out of the country, i think. but we have someone who will speak on her behalf? thank you. >> dennis richards, sitting market octavia cac member. carmela has been on the board

for seven years now, she has raised a child in the area. she was the former executive director of the ymca in, i believe it was the tenderloin. working with her, she brings a really great perspective, she tries to force compromises, and she does that it is not winner- take-all and a zero sum gamin. i have a high amount of respect for her working in both organizations and i hope that you consider her for this reappointment. supervisor kim: thomas owens and markley bavinger. >> hello, good afternoon. i will probably make this a shorter period i grew up in a small town in connecticut,

graduated university of kentucky college of architecture. i will tell you later if you ask why was there. i ended up here in san francisco right after school. i have been living and working here for about 15 + years. as an architect. a few years ago, i decided this is where i wanted to live, to grow roots. in response to that, i have worked to become a more integral part to the neighborhood. just recently, i became a member of the land use committee and a member of the castro cbd. as you know, those committees primarily focus on economic vitality and quality of life issues.

those are very important to me, especially living near church street which is a very busy area. i've worked as an architect in the city for those 15 years, a fairly large firm. i consider myself pretty successful at managing a small and large teams, building consensus, i know how to get finns built. i understand things from a different perspective. i mentioned i have a passion and commitment from my neighborhood and my community, and i really want to see improvement in schools and safer streets, other quality of life issues. having said that, are there any questions you might have for me? supervisor kim: any questions? thank you very much. next we have markley bavinger

and kenneth wingard. >> he is out in the hall with his child. supervisor kim: hi, mr. wingard. if you could spend a couple of moments to describe your background and your interest in continuing to serve. >> i have served for just over a year now, i am a small business owner with the retail location on market street. i have an urban planning agreed. i also live idegree.

i have lived on potomac street for two decades now. i very much look forward for the opportunity to do it some more. i moved to the neighborhood when i was an unemployed 22-year-old. it has been wonderful to live and grow up in the neighborhood as it grows up with me. i plan on spending the second half of my life exactly like i did the first, so i very much want to be involved in developing that some my daughter can also grow up. thank you. supervisor wiener: you are a small business owner? supervisor kim: supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: small business owner. renter or home owner? >> i was a renter and an ally homeowner. supervisor kim: think you for bringing here and also your daughter -- being here and bringing your daughter.

>> ai am also a member of the association, i have lbgt -- having left the board a couple of thzeroyears. -- i care about my neighborhood, i lived in the neighborhood for 21 years. i background on market octavia is kind of interesting. the planning process started around 1999 or 2000, it was because of the eir. [unintelligible] they came back to the neighborhood around 2004 and 2005 and said that you have this fantastic plan, people that have

participated in the planning process have long moved on and the neighborhood reacted very coldly to what was being proposed. over the course of the next three years, we worked tirelessly with the planning department and planning commissioners to forge a compromise on many contentious issues such as parking ratios and height limits. i am happy to report that we have parking ratios that people can live with, using logic for folks. let's look at the existing census numbers around car ownership. set the maximum at that. that was acceptable to people that were very pro-car at the time. increasing height limits, we have quite a few corners up- zoned as a result of our work with the department and the commission. the genesis of theca cac itself,

we said, look, we have a 20-year plan here. we really believe that this is going to make our neighborhood better, it will be the new urbanism. denser neighborhoods around transit corridors around climate change and all the things that we were seeing. how do we know that five years or 10 years from now, the objectives are being that? we can out of having a cac for this -- since the formation, i have been serving not yet. here we are, landing in 2008- 2009 to a very cool economy. i voted for fee deferrals for developers so we can jump-start development even though we are pushing them off to future years. $1 million will be collected and

subsequent years. but at least they got things going. i think that provide a balanced the voice, representing the economic interests with the interest of the residence. we welcome better transit, we welcome new and innovative ways to make this plan work. supervisor kim: any questions? peter cohen and jason henderson. >> good afternoon, members of the board. peter cohen. i am also active in the neighborhood association, i have been for years. i am married with two children, my kids go the mckinley school in the neighborhood. i woown a flat. my policy work is quite relative to the area plan and non-profit. i have been on the cac from the

beginning and i was involved in crafting the plan and i feel as though we have been carrying out a difficult task of trying to figure out how to actually implement the plans that the city produces. it has never really been done before. other than the redevelopment areas that are kind of a turnkey approach. our planning work in the city has traditionally and that plans. we have an opportunity here to figure out how much more smoothly create the infrastructure to implement them. there are a number of things we have done over the years. i have a thankless benefits of being the chair. it was something that the market octavia cac was very involved

in. it is something the financing tool can be put into place. how do you actually do in kind improvements? it was a tremendous -- i was the lead on that as well with the department. we also work to create a land dedication policy as an alternative to inclusionaries. so there have been a number of the implementation tools that we have worked on. down to the brass tacks, what is striking to me, even in a down economy, i am looking at the pipeline report that we get every quarter. there are 1160 entitle the units, this is and the three years since we have been sitting.

there are about 500 units currently in the planning pipeline. i would say we have a very significant amount of development activity. one way or another, i think it has kind of helped create a patchwork. one thing we have tried to do is to institutionalize the partnership between a body like this and the departments of the city, not just planning, but the implementing departments. there isn't really a precedent or road map, we are trying to figure out the institutional partnership. the one thing i would like to do is through that kind of institutional relationship, really figuring out how we can align the community improvements with the timing of development itself. i think that with nearly 2000 units of housing to be developed, some development impact fee money that has been

squirreled away and the implementation tools. we have to figure out how to get those things to happen when someone simultaneously. if you would consider my reappointment, that is something i will consider. supervisor kim: next is jason henderson and michael simmons. >> my name is jason henderson, i currently serve on the community advisory committee. i come at this from a couple of different angles. i am also are renter, but i am applying for the at large sea. i don't have any property interests, so when i think about community benefits, i don't think about the value occurred to property, but transit first in the transit effectiveness program, all of these moving parts that are citywide issues.