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cool. >> exactly. our organization facilitates a new liquor licensing live entertainment permiting for nob hill and polk corner. we have had three meetings at the public library so far, none of which mr. king attended. i want to make it clear that although the folks who have been attending -- we have had 12 people attending regularly, along with the city attorney for our area. i want to make it clear that although some of those folks have chimed in with their support of this project, our organization's support is city- wide. we aspire to represent all city districts. our support is coming from our organization as a whole, and not the committee for the area. i want to make that clear.
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at the conclusion of our meeting, we requested one condition, that the exterior surveillance technology -- which they agreed to. that was the one condition we wanted to see. having said that, we support this project. vice chair joseph: thank you very much. is there any other public comment? i am glad to see you back in the room. did you have something to say earlier? >> linda chapman. vice chair joseph: never mind. >> linda chapman, representing some individual members of the community. i am a member of that cac. our objective, as david villalobos said, was not to have a meeting on this board, but to stop what is happening on polk
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street. it is out of control. the resident manager and his property owner cannot come, because it raises his blood pressure too much. he gave me what he took into the meeting that david villa lobos had in our neighborhood. his statement applies to all of these. he says absolutely and unequivocally and no to any further licenses. this includes permits, until the existing late night street mobs noise nuisance is eliminated. there needs to be a total moratorium on any further licenses or liquor sales licenses until the problem is fixed. that is in total his statement. he asked me to bring in his list. this is from five months, from one resident manager -- over 50 calls. this is at the corner. the intersection -- that are in
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the intersection of bush and pine. at the intersection of pine, i was contacted by some people who called me up there. i was told tonight by david the lobos -- villalobos that they would just be talking about conditions. so i did not encourage anybody to try to come. the complaint has been noise. in this neighborhood, people live in studios, one-bedroom apartments, and sro's. the cannot get away from the street. one man had to move his bed away from the kitchen. in the senior housing, they filed for the protests about one that wanted to move in steps away from where they are. this is the center of activity
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at this intersection, where they have allowed fights every weekend. you heard the sound of the bush street side. that goes on from 11:30 until 2:30, or sometimes three in the morning. it is not just bar turnout. it is massive crowds of people. the state senator asked how a neighborhood can be so abandoned by city hall. they have got to do something about it, but it is going to take time. we do not need to add any more. vice chair joseph: thank you very much. >> here is a letter to your agency, asking for help. vice chair joseph: nicholas, grab it. ok. never mind. >> about another 50 signatures have been filed.
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>> i will just add to the pile. our land use chair as well as our sick the chair has reviewed the safety plan. we got it yesterday. he was not about to write a letter. that is why we maintained a neutral on this. i just gave you a picture. you have no overhead. i it is not working.
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>> that is why i gave it to you. vice chair joseph: there it went. doubt it is working. -- now it is working. >> at the end? and other people did not get the chance? i love the special treatment. vice chair joseph: just for you, michael. >> i always bring this kind of stuff. my brother took a picture of kimo's. they have had the liquor license since november. i have been told by the representatives -- do you have a hard time seeing? vice chair joseph: my screen is just bad. i got it. >> in the neighborhood, one tactic, and it grows to many tax. the whole wall is full. it has been removed before this meeting. that is what i need a business owner to do, is respond to
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complaints. i think they need to understand what their responsibilities are. i was happy to hear that there responded to a neighborhood complaint. i was amazed nobody else had said it to them. they have been operating for two months. you have to do walk buys, and everything else. we would also like to see the no loitering signs go up. it is part of the security plan, and they are not up yet. they need to be part of the conditions. and i guess reminded that they need to keep clear the litter 50 feet from the door. the other thing is the happen to have a bus stop in front of their business.
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my concern is if they are having 100 customers how they are going to deal with the bus stop. and the overflow capacity. vice chair joseph: thank you. any other public comment? >> hello, commissioners. i know everybody wants to get out of here. i was hired with garland mic to deal with outreach in the community -- i was hired with garland p.r. to deal with the community. the concerns about how to deal with crowd control outside the bayview -- initially, when they file the application, they did not commit to a security company. we advised them to hire somebody that was more professional, who
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could keep the line moving and flowing. the company knows how to do that. in addition, if there are smoking issues or things of that issue, the happen to be on polk and pine. we are asking people to go to the corner if that becomes something else. we are keeping the sidewalks and streets safe. there has been a long tradition of having music. we want to maintain that. these people have stepped back to engage with this community. you know the organizations they talked to. they have people who look over their shoulders. they have watchdogs. they have to be good owners and operators, or you will hear about it. there is a dynamite security plan.
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i just ask that you approve the project and welcome them to the community. vice chair joseph: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. i have another question really quickly. you made a comment about dealing with noise. would you say that again? >> we have been working with no. station. is that what you are talking about? vice chair joseph: i just wanted you to repeat that for this lady who left the room when you said that. they are working on it. i just want you to know it is not falling on deaf ears. i entertain a motion. i will get a motion and a second. mr. king?
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>> commissioners? vice chair joseph: next item on the agenda, commissioners comments and questions. anybody? moving on, new business or requests for future agenda items? i move to adjourn. [horns honking] announcer: the first step to getting into college is finding someone who can help. for the next steps, go to knowhow2.org.
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>> it afternoon, everyone. welcome to the -- good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the january 27, 2012 meeting at the san francisco local agency formation commission. my name is david campos, i am the chair of the committee. we want to thank the following members of sfgtv staff who are
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covering the meeting, tom and nona. >> item number one, call to order and roll-call. call at the role, commissioner avalos. present. commissioner campos. present. hope schmeltzer. present. we do have a quorum. supervisor campos: thank you. call item number two. >> item two, election of the chair person and vice-chair% for 2012. supervisor campos: colleagues, i do not know if you want to take action on this today or wait until the next meeting. supervisor avalos: i was ready to take action, but if we feel like we need more members, that is critical. if not, i am willing to renominate supervisor campos says the chair of lafco. i think your works beats --
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where it speaks for itself could you have done a great job steering as the past year, looking add cca as well as the waste contracts in san francisco. i think your leadership has shown in many ways, and i would like to nominate you. supervisor campos: thank you, supervisor. commissioners? >> i would like to nominate supervisor of the los for the vice-chair -- supervisor avalos four vice-chair. supervisor avalos: thank you. supervisor campos: we have nominations for a chair and vice-chair. let me add to the vice-chair, i have worked with commissioner avalos in his capacity as a member of the board of supervisors, and i cannot think of anyone who better embodies the leadership qualities that
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you want to see in an elected official. so i would be proud to support that nomination. why don't we turned to ms. miller to advise us as to the best way to proceed. >> nancy miller, you can proceed on the item concurrently. it can be by affirmation. supervisor campos: we have nominations for a chair and vice-chair. before action is taken, let's open it up to public comment. >> good afternoon. i represent the san francisco green party and the local grassroots organization in the city. i know you'll probably get through the agenda pretty quickly today, but i cannot let this moment pass without saying how important it has been for myself and other advocates that commissioner campos has exercised the incredible leadership on this issue.
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between him and ed harrington at the at that -- at the sfpuc, we have made incredible advances because of that leadership. i would just say that i would very much second the idea of having supervisor of a los -- supervisor of a lusby the vice- chair, because i have worked with them on various grassroots issues for very long time, and i think that he would be a very good advocate. there things coming up that i will suggest later that will be helpful on a digital inclusion that we should start taking up here, too. i think the commissioner would be excellent for that, as well. i wholeheartedly support both your motions. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public who would like to speak on item number two? seeing none, public comment is closed. we have nominations.
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madam clerk, take roll call, i guess. >> on the motion to appoint chair person campos and vice chair% avalos. avalos. aye. campos. aye. pimentel. aye. supervisor campos: i want to stake my colleagues for their nomination and for their confidence. i think it has been a very exciting year for the local agency formation commission. the year has maybe been more exciting in 2012, and i look forward to continuing the work with the members of this commission, and i know that we will be gaining another member on the commission soon. my understanding is that supervisor olague is interested in serving on the lafco, and i look forward to welcoming her when that appointment is
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finalized. the last thing that i will say is to simply think the public utilities commission and the advocate community for all the work that has been done on this important issue. it really has been a team effort, and i think that the fact that we have made it this far is only because of that collaborative approach, and that will continue. ultimately, that will ensure the success of community choice aggregation and any other endeavor that lafco undertakes. with that, madam clerk, please call item number 3. >> item 3, approval of lafco minutes from october 11, 2011 special. -- special joint meeting. supervisor campos: colleagues, we have the minutes. i do not know if there is any changes. before we take action, is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this minute? minute? seeing none, public comment is