not reveal it, because it is led city government -- right now, this city and county, these are overall city government department heads alone, ok? i am out in the community, somewhat philosophy is, hey, we need community reform. you have reform in everything, everything but the community. how disconnected we as community people are. we have been here for a number of years. i know you politicians are new. i have seen them come and go. but i have seen this city deteriorated as far as government policies dealing with community. this is a committed the issue. so i will spend the next two minutes talking about it. you had the mayor here talking about a tone change here at city hall. the only tone changes with ed lee right now is the tone of skin color around the city here and the way his attitude is towards things. i have known mr. ed lee for over 27 years.

i kind of parallel my reputation 20 years involved with this thing here, and i have seen a deterioration of public access to city government. so i am going to ask for a hearing on community reform. basically, how we can connect a disconnected city government back to the government taking care of our neighborhoods. i understand that the mayor's office, the neighborhood has dismantled. well, we need something else to replace that. committed to reform committee or something, to find out what city government is doing for our city communities. the other thing is, i think that the mayor's 10-year plan, as the gentle man said, the kennedy do not know what the hell is going on. they have no idea. there needs to be some hearings

with the city and county on what this neighborhood services is doing. i go back to neighborhood services because in my community, there is a disconnect on neighborhood services. dcyf, oewd, and part bang and rec. the reason is, there's no communication amongst these department heads. [bell rings] and i am know because i am in city hall. we lack the services. therefore, community reform is the thing of the new age right now, which i am going to be, hopefully, getting some supervisors to put some community reforms in, so we can have these meetings. when we come here, things can be more clear to the people peter right now, i doubt people know what is going on in these processes. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. are there any other speakers who wish to comment on item number two? seeing none, public comment is closed. we have this item before us. can we entertain a motion?

supervisor olague: move to approve. supervisor chu: motion with recommendations and with approval of conditions. to be clear, as we were articulating the approval with conditions, item number one, on that approval, sales and service and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. each day of the week. thank you. ok, we do that without objection. thank you. let's return to item number one. >> supervisors, there's two additional conditions would like to add on to the license. the first one is that there shall be no off-sale in containers less than 32 ounces. also, all off-sale shall be restricted to craft beers.

thank you. supervisor chu: ok, so the additional two conditions, note off-sale items less than 32 ounces, restricted to craft beers. and the project sponsor has agreed? ok. given those two items were those two additional conditions, do we have a motion? supervisor olague: i move to approve with conditions. supervisor chu: thank you. we have a motion to approve the items as articulated, with the conditions. we will do that without objection. thank you. caller, are there any other items? >> no, madam chair. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned.

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist

and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers.

>> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful.

a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our

day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the

serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed

material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish. so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming.

things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply.

we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪ commissioner kim: we are still waiting on sfgtv. we also have another committee and commission going on. are we ready to go? thank you. good afternoon and welcome to the special rules committee for thursday january 26. i will be chairing today's meeting. i am joined by supervisor david campos, and to my right, supervisor farrell. the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sf gov

tv. are there any announcements? >> yes, the items on the agenda today recommended to the full board will go on tuesday february 7 unless otherwise indicated. commissioner kim: i know we have a number of members of the public who are here today to speak on a number of items, so i just want to let you know we will be moving up item 3 right after item one. just so folks know for the sake of public comment. please call item one. >> item 1. motion confirming the mayor's appointment of naomi kelly to a five-year term as city administrator under charter section 3.104. commissioner kim: thank you. we do have naomi kelly here, currently the acting city a administrator. we generally ask that you speak briefly about your experience and background in relation to this appointment by our major and anything you would like to

add. >> thank you. supervisor kim, supervisor farrell, supervisor campos, i am naomi kelly, the acting city administrator. i am deeply honored and grateful to have been nominated by mayor ed lee to a five-year term as the city administrator. i come before you today to respectfully ask for your support and confirmation. i care about the city as a taxpayer, a native san franciscan, a resident of the angle side, mother of two boys. i want to make sure that as the city -- that the city administrator's office is open to everyone in san francisco. i see the city administrator at behind-the-scenes assisting various departments, developing critical services to the citizens of san francisco. we want to make sure that what

the board of supervisors and they are put into law works. my career with the city has been cross disciplinary under three different mayors, which i believe will serve me well as a city administrator. within this last year, my role as deputy city administrator and acting, my partner focus has been creating jobs for san francisco. i facilitated rolling out the city's mandatory local ordinance and it's simple, fair, and transparent manner, and i did this by engaging the public works department, the committee- based organizations, unions, and vendor community. this week, i signed the community benefits agreement as part of the mid market payroll tax exclusion, which was the culmination of our work with your office, supervisor kim, amid market citizen advisory committee and zynga. ibm my career in 1996 in the mayor's office of policy and legislative affairs. my management to a victory begin with the city in 2001 when i

became the executive director of the taxicab commission. i promise achieve that there was successfully implementing security cameras and all san francisco taxi cabs. in 2004, i accepted the position of city purchaser and position of office of contracts administration and my goal was to provide an equally -- equal opportunity for all to compete while yielding the benefits of the competitive solicitation process, while at the same time, implementing social policies tied to the contract process. during my time at purchasing, we continue to be the leader in procuring more green products, such as by a fuel, light bulbs, 100% post consumer waste paper, and more. we use technology to streamline and create government recently, we entered into a city-wide enterprise agreement with elations, a web-based systems used by all public works contractors for some metals of

perils. we achieved efficiencies for departments and contractors by creating one platform that the vendors and the purpose were familiar with. i fully understand the demands and duties of the city administrator's position and will work diligently to manage and implement policies and regulations put forth by you, your colleagues, the mayor, and community. i pride myself on the relationships i have developed over the last 15 years with my colleagues in community. i want to leverage those relationships to ensure the city administrator's office remains an accessible, responsive, and the problem-solving department. my objective as city administrator is to ensure responsible fiscal management and accountability to those who pay taxes for our local government and provide essential services. you haveyou have my word that ws on streamlining, assisting with vital infrastructure programs

and projects, embracing innovation and creativity, particularly technology innovation, and focusing on emergency preparedness. i am strongly committed to san francisco as a city leader, resident, wife, and proud mother of two children. i care profanely about their future in the future of all san franciscans, and i will do whatever it takes to obtain a greener, more sustainable, and livable city for everyone. thank you for your consideration. [applause] supervisor kim: thank you. you have so much support here today. we do have some questions for you. supervisor campos: thank you.

ms. kelly, thank you for your presentation. it is clear you have a lot of fans in the audience. my experience in the time i have been a supervisor and working with you is that you are always very responsive and always trying to find ways in which -- you follow practices, but you also think of ways to do things better, and i appreciate that. for me, the role of the city administrator is so critical. it really is one of those positions that makes sure the government is responsive to its constituents. i was wondering if you could say every bit more about your thoughts on that, because i know that has been your track record, but i want to make sure the people who are watching and are here in the audience to hear directly from you on that. i have to say that when i say the government is responsive to its constituents, i mean government being responsive to everyone, and that includes people who often times do not

necessarily get the attention that they should get from government, so i am wondering if you can speak to that? >> absolutely. first, i am very lucky in my position as acting city administrator and, hopefully, city administrator, that i have had the opportunity to work with nancy at 311. they have done a great job at 3112 connect diverse populations, a closing low went public -- including low-income populations, and for low english-speaking skills to be able to work with the full range of government. and i have worked with the office of civic engagement. there on the spot when there have been emergencies in different communities to provide translation to the chinese and to the spanish communities, and their office is working with the redistricting

all the meetings and information there. i am also lucky to work in the emergency preparedness, and under the leadership of then-a city administrator ed lee, and i plan to continue that, the sf recovery system, making sure we are resilient. making sure that as -- in cases of emergency, we bond together in an emergency. be sustainable. there are so many different organizations. i can go on and on. it is mccourt to keep this government accessible to all communities. supervisor campos: in overseeing city contracts, we have to always find ways to save taxpayer money, and we can do things better.

we had the example of the contract with office depot, making sure we review everything carefully. one of the things that i sometimes have seen in government is u.s. why some things are done a certain way, and the answer is, well, this is the way it has always been done. can you talk a little bit about your perspective in terms of making sure that we bring innovation, always thinking about how we, as a city, are always run in a more effective way. >> absolutely. there is a project right now, and the general manager from the puc is here, talking about purchasing and innovation. right now, purchasing has been working closely with the public utilities commission in replacing our overhead street lights with led street lights. why is that innovative? because we're trying to have a more environmentally-preferred

streetlight out there. what is great is we're driving the industry, because we will dim or brighten those streetlights remotely, or if it is neighborhood where you do not need those streetlights all the time, motion detectors will turn it on when someone is walking by. right now, somebody has to manually go up the pole to dim or brian the streetlight. we have a great partnership with the public utilities commission to always think innovatively, but also yield the benefits of the competitive solicitation process. supervisor campos: thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you. you addressed this, but i was wondering if you could talk more about your process these with working with community. one of the pieces were i get to work with your offices on the midmarket tax exclusive, a community benefits agreement process.

maybe you can talk more about your philosophy of working with the community and developing these benefits agreements? i am sure folks are eager to hear about the results of zynex. >> absolutely. we were very successful with that because we engage with the advisory committee. what was great about the committee is they represented different factions of the midmarket area, and they had a lot of community support. what they have done, and they have created a great platform and a great base for other applicants, is that they had engaged a community liaison that will always be listening to what ticks in the community. one important thing is going up into the neighborhood and not sitting at your office. was to go out into the community, you hear firsthand

what is important and how your policy and how what your thinking for the community will best fit and as work in that community. we do not necessarily know sitting in our offices. it is by getting out of our offices and into the communities, because others may not be able to get to us. it is better for us to go out to them. i think that is one of the most importazyndex has the community liaison, and they go to the community. not the community coming to them. supervisor kim: thank you. i have been interested in seeing how we can expand local contracts we give to local businesses in san francisco. we have such high expectations of our businesses, whether it is pay, liveable minimal wage, health care for employees, safe working conditions.

the you have any thoughts on how we can continue to make sure that our city dollar contracts go to these small businesses versus those that are outside of san francisco and not have to apply for the same type of regulations? >> absolutely. my fiin working with city government, i very much met the people who worked at the human rights commission. it has become the local benefits enterprise ordinance. i very much care about local business participation. but in my role as a purchaser, where many of our items are drafted in because we're not a manufacturing town, one of the projects coming up this sf made in the apparel industry. we want to work, and this is us getting out of our office and going to the community and saying, hey, look, there are opportunities in some of the

uniform contracts here in san francisco. they can actually be made here in san francisco. tell us so that local businesses can participate in this instead of outsourcing it to ohio or somewhere else. purchasing is committed to working with and meeting with all of those different manufacturers here locally, so we can encourage them to bid on our contracts, so that we have a local manufacturer providing uniforms for our employees here. supervisor kim: thank you. i believe that is all the questions from route -- from rules committee. i know there are a number of people here in support of your appointment. i wanted to give them the opportunity to stand. not everyone has signed up on a speaker card, so if you are willing to stand -- [applause]

>> i would like to thank each and every one of the for coming in supporting this very historical moment. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you, ms. kelly. i will open it up for public comment. i will call the first five names on my list. then i will call the next set of first, we have monique moyer. let me call out the first five names. i want to recognize our former supervisor, reverend amos brown. [applause] >> ic