argument that i tend to want to support people who i think are more vulnerable, and i am going to be siding with them with my vote on this legislation because they did think we have to figure at how to make our city a sanctuary it really is, and when i see intent that is behind legislation that constrains our ability to use public space and enjoy it, i question that legislation, and this is one piece that i will be questioning, as well. i do understand a lot of work that was put behind it, but i do not think there is complete in agreement in the neighborhood about how our public space should be regulated in the castro area.

commissioner: seen no other comments, an roll call vote. secretary: reading roll] supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu. there are six eyes and four nose. commissioner: the item is approved on the first read. president chiu: it is now 3:00. why do we not go to our special order? madam clerk, could you please read items number 27 and 28? secretary: item 27, a hearing on the real property les -- lease

with bauer intelligent transportation for pier 50 for a term of 10 years. >> -- president chiu: this is something that was going to be moved because of the america's cup. there were some substantive amendment. last week, we had to continue the item, and because we need to get this done quickly, that is why we are sitting as a whole. is there someone from the port to give a separate discussion on some of the amendments that we are hearing? and then we will obviously hear any public comments on this. >> thank you, president chiu. i am with the port of san francisco.

good afternoon, supervisors. as was described, this is a new 10-year lease for bauer transportation services, and they are currently at pier 27, which is the new cruise terminal. they are prepared to move to pier 50 to facilitate not only their expansion within the san francisco community but also the project. the lease that was first submitted had one minor amendment, an indemnification provision, and it has been resubmitted back to the board here, and also, the resolution was resubmitted to include the ceqa appeal process and other

findings. and i am happy to answer any questions. president chiu: colleagues, any questions of staff? seeing none, i would like to have public comment on this lease pertaining to pier 50. police stepped up to the microphone. each member of the public has two minutes. >> can we move back to the harvey milk thing? president chiu: i am sorry, we cannot, but if you want to comment on this item, you can. next speaker. >> ♪ we are just transportation ships that pass in the night, and we will smile when we say it is all right we are still year we will make it all turned out right like those transportation ships

that pass in the night ♪ president chiu: any other members of the public want to address us under public comment? cnn.com if i can entertain a motion to file this? the motion by supervisor mar, seconded by supervisor kim. this has been fiat. and on item 28, unless there is any discussion, if we could take an roll call vote. secretary: [roll call vote] supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor csmpos, --

campos. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: that is adopted. if we can go to roll call. secretary: supervisor farrell, you are first. supervisor chu. supervisor kim you are first. i am sorry. supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: madam clerk, today i am submitting a revised version of legislation that consolidates and simplifies the existing eating and drinking definition in the planning code that reduces the existing definitions of restaurants, cafes from 13 to 3. the distinguishing characteristic would be

historically most volatile, namely the sale of alcohol, and we would have three categories. one with out limited sales would be limited. with wine and beer would be simply a restaurant, and then a full liquor license would be classified as a bar. our current definitions are so convoluted and complex that it discourages people from actually starting businesses, and so this legislation, which supervisor olague is a co-sponsor on, it will move us in the right direction, so i just want to have a very, very brief video clip that some of you may have seen before, sort of a parody of our current planning code and how ridiculous it is when it comes to opening restaurants. i think we have the video ready

to go. secretary: sfgtv please. [video clip plays] [laughter]

>> new and unusual businesses. >> in the neighborhood. [video clip plays] >> food and disposable wrappers. >> no, i want to use reusable utensils. disposable wrappers. >> because if if it is in disposable wrappers, then you are a fast-food restaurant. since you will be using plates, you are a full-service restaurant.

only with conditional use authorization, which takes between four and six months to process and about $4,000 in fees. >> wow, that is a long time and expensive. i do not think i can afford the rent on an empty space for six months. what if i served the food in rappers? >> u.l. also have to have customers pick up the food from the counter if you are a self- serve restaurant counter. >> ok, i will have the customers pick up the finance serve the food in disposable wrappers. >> and how big is the space? 1000 square feet or less would be a small scar -- small-scale restaurant. above that, you would be not. did you have another location in mind since neither is permitted here? >> have that a space in upper

market which is less than 1000 square feet? >> small service require authorization in the upper market neighborhood, but you can open a coffee shop. >> can i sell sandwiches and bagels at a coffee shop and >> yes, as long as they are prepackaged and not toasted. >> and if i sell sandwiches that are not needed to be in a sandwhich press. >> yes, or we would have to confiscate your toaster. >> can i serve ice-cream at my copy shop. >> only if it is served in a cup and not a cone. otherwise, we would have to send officers to confiscate your ice cream cones. it cannot contain more than 15 speaks -- seats.

it must have a limited menu of beverages, paid for prior to consumption and served at a customer service counter. >> thank you. this has been very informative. perhaps i should keep my job as a waiter. >> you are quite welcome. i am glad i could help. supervisor wiener: thank you, john, and thinking for dealing with the sound difficulties in the beginning. i think this is a fun way to show the unnecessary complexity in the planning code, and i think this legislation will go a long way to addressing that. the rest i submit. secretary: thank you, supervisor wiener.

president chiu? president chiu: several months ago, i mentioned during roll call that entrepreneurs have been creating businesses that do well at the same time that they do good, with companies that have a double or triple bottom lines. in recent years, there have been discussions around the country about formally establishing a new type of corporate structure known as benefit corporations or b corporations, as opposed to the typical c operations. b corporations include stakeholder value and community benefits. the corporations use the power of business to help solve social and environmental problems. late last year, california became the sixth state to charger this kind of corporation, which jerry brown signing it into law in california.

today, on introducing legislation that would provide city contract in incentives. to receive this bid preference, a business would have to be legally recognized as a b corporation. at the end of the day, i think it is important to our city, which has been home to many entrepreneurial ventures, to state that we are open for business to these types of companies. i think it is important that we continue to be a leader of those countries -- companies. i hope that this legislation goes through the process that you will agree with that and that we will move it forward. the rest of items i will submit. secretary: thank you. supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. i have a number of items, but i

have won the i am submitting with others. this is for the very important distinction of being a new affiliate of the smithsonian institute. the mexican museum has just announced that it received this distinction, being named an affiliate of the world renown the smithsonian institution. this distinction establishes a long-term partnership between the smithsonian and the mexican museum and and cleans the future loan of smithsonian our work and artifacts. you can only imagine the possibilities with that. not only does the mexican museum join a very short but esteemed list of museums around the nation to hold the phillippe status, but it is also the first museum in san francisco to be granted this honor. so we are very proud of the mexican museum, and we look forward to the continued work at the city is undertaking,

previously with the redevelopment agency, but as we go forward that we continue to make sure that the indian museum becomes a reality. we join house democratic leader nancy pelosi in it congratulating the museum, as well as mayor lee, who has acknowledged it. i want to recognize a few people, including the c.e.o., a member of a board of directors, and harold, who is the director of the smithsonian institution affiliations. i want to thank you for being here, and again, we are very proud of the work and the accomplishments of the mexican museum, and by this resolution, the san francisco board of

supervisors commends the mexican museum for its accomplishments and its efforts to preserve thousands of objects. the rest, i submit. thank you. secretary: thank you, supervisor campos. supervisor mar? supervisor mar: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, and of a number of items, and the first is about the economic impact on the music industry. san francisco has an incredible music legacy. some of the artists who are here are one of the reasons i came to the city and many tourists come, and many of us live here. a part of the attraction is the difference styles of music which the right here. my resolution that is coming up, item 31, that reference is the national academy of recording arts, their decision to eliminate from the grammy

awards 31 music categories was driven by a concern expressed to me by many musicians who felt that many working artists, especially many of our neighborhoods are overlooked, and their cultural styles are not respected to the value they bring to the neighborhoods and the city, so this decision puts their economic livelihood kind of on shaky ground, though i am withdrawing item 31 later, and i will explain that in a moment, the issue is how we as a city can support all sectors of the music industry in the tough economic times that remain. so i am calling today for a hearing with the support of our president, supervisor david chiu, and i hope i can get supervisors kim and wiener, but this is in the land use and economic development committee about the role they play as an economic driver in san francisco

and what the city can do to support local artists, menus, and others. since i brought the issue of the upcoming resolution that we will hear in a moment, i just wanted to set that i have been working with a number of local musicians and arts commissioners, and i have been in discussions also with the national academy of arts and sciences, and the director of the recording academy, as well, but it has been a good process to understand our local artists and how they are struggling today. i just want to add that while i am supportive of other resolutions that we have before us, or, for cybill, on today's agenda, we have the obama summer jobs. resolution, or a resolution on the supreme court decision of the right for corporations, or a resolution from last week's in support of a restaurant, i think that the grammys resolution was

a very important issue, but it was a distraction from many of our other issues that i and the other colleagues are working on, but i wanted to thank the introductions to think a jazz artist in another and also world renowned artists, like carlos fontenot -- santana, herbie hancock, paul simon, and many others, and arts groups that happen working for diversity in the grammys and throughout the music industry. i am also appreciative that various leaders in the san francisco music industry, like michael wiener, and others, they have come to the conclusion that serious issues raised in the resolution could be addressed in a more comprehensive matter, so that is why i am calling for the hearing today, and i would appreciate support from my colleagues. thank you. the rest, i will submit. secretary: thank you, supervisor mar.

supervisor olague? supervisor olague: supervisors mar and campos are co-sponsors for this. for the unified school district and the board of trustees to report on the status and progress of current carrier technology education and vocational programs focusing on student job readiness. we would like to explore more partnerships with the city and other private agencies to supporting the ongoing work to ensure that our young people are prepared for the work force and are adults, i believe, as well. -- and our adults. i am also calling for a hearing on shovels and buses. the san francisco municipal transportation authority and the san francisco police department regarding impacts and suggestions to mitigate destruction of commercial tour

buses and shuttles, and then finally, i have a couple of in memoriam mentions. one, i would like us to close this meeting in memory of susan and dr. robert, dedicated members of the san francisco public health team who were both killed last weekend in oakland. this is a tragic loss to our community. susan was a physician assistant with the housing and urban health clinic and will always be remembered for her sense of humor and deep compassion for the city's disenfranchised population. the doctor was a psychologist with the haight-ashbury free clinics, working with the jail health. he was committed to mental health treatment for the san francisco inmates. we are thankful for their years of service and share our condolences with their colleagues and loved ones, and

finally, along with supervisor campos, would like to close in memoriam of the redevelopment agency. tomorrow will mark the end of the san francisco redevelopment agency. chartered in 1948, the intent was to improve the city and create better urban living conditions through the removal of blight, or as some people have mentioned, urban removal, in revitalization projects. though they were responsible for a number of improvements, such as in my own district, district 5, with the revival of a jazz district, preservation efforts or japan anddown, and funding for job training and permanent affordable housing, we must also be clear that there is a checkered past. some of our historic populations, particularly african-american population, were completely upgraded and displaced by these projects.

méndez be reminded of the long- lasting effects this will continue to have on our community and the struggle we will continue in order to keep families and working people in our city. we also want to acknowledge the work of advocates and leaders that were proactive and attempting to assure community involvement to mitigate these impacts. the fallout from the displacement continues until today. so we did the redevelopment agency farewell but commit to assuring sustainable resources and community engagement for the future of san francisco in the former rebel and the areas. i would also request the court to send the in memoriam to governor jerry brown. secretary: thank you, supervisor olague.

supervisor avalos: the treasurer had discussed moving forward with a request for proposals for our cash management banking services, and those are typically run by in the past by bank of america, wells fargo, and union bank. now these projects are putting that out to bid, and i have actually been very pleased with his effort of reaching out to the community for making sure that we can leverage will begin in this process to assure that we are getting information on the banks with their efforts around social responsibility as well as looking at how to minimize foreclosures and putting steps in place to support property owners against default or foreclosure. the work is requesting information about what they are doing to try to minimize

foreclosures and defaults, and so i have a resolution today, introducing today, supporting the treasurer's efforts, and it is important to note that the treasurer has also been involved in a lot of work around payday loans, also supporting emigrant communities, having bank accounts for the first time for their children, the kindergarten to college program. these guys are experienced doing this kind of work. i just think it is important to do this. the work to be done by whoever wins the rfp is worth about $1.50 million to $2 million. that is not a lot to leverage. i will be looking later at investment strategies that we can get banks to invest our public dollars to be much more supportive of the public economy. that is something i am still committed to working on. but in the meantime, this is a

step in that process. i'd think it is important to note that there are many people in the bay area who have expressed concerns about the banking industry, and while this could be a forum, and we will hopefully do this in budget finance, what we had in october, this could be a forum to express concerns. this resolution is going to be narrowly focused on the rfp process itself, making sure that we can support the treasury's efforts in putting out an rfp that helps us to get information from banks about to protect homeowners against foreclosure, so that will be my one introduction, and that is it for me. thanks. secretary: thank you, supervisor avalos. that includes the roll call for introductions. supervisor chu just put your

name back on the roster. supervisor chu: by introducing a number of items that put this in a position to understand what the city budget looks like in addition to wear departments are thinking in terms of their budget in the upcoming years. this is pointed firs time that we have seen two-year budgets, so it will be a significant and drastic change, but i believe is necessary to begin these changes, so i want to let people know that we will be putting out a calendar of hearings that will be coming up in the budget and finance committee, and that is good for our committee members and also members of the public and members of the board you are interested in participating. thank you. secretary: thank you, supervisor chu. my apologies. president chiu: why do we not go to public comment secretary --

public comment? secretary: this is time for a the members of the public to directly address the board on items of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction. members may address the board for up to three minutes. members with translation services will be given time. >> [speaking foreign language]