i want to think many of you for sharing your stories. it can be hard to share. i think it is important to talk about surveillance, and also the post-9/11 impact in your community. our communities have been --s as important to yo so thank you. >> supervisor kim has made a motion to amend. is there a second of that motion? can we take the amendments without objection? without objection, that shall be the case and unless there is additional comment by colleagues, madam clerk, why don't we call the roll? clerk: on item 19 as amended. [roll call vote was taken]super. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye.

>> there are six ayes and 5 nos. president chiu:the ordinance is passed on the sirst reading. madam clerk, why don't we call item 20? clerk: item 20, authorizing the city to access federal criminal history information by transmitting fingerprints to the department of justice to be transmitted to the federal bureau of investigation. president chiu: roll-call vote. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: the resolution is adopted.

>> item 21, amending the administrative code to clarify the reporting responsibilities related to the centralized and publicly-accessible connection to city advisory bodies. president chiu:colleagues, same house, same call. this ordinance is passed on the first read. item 22? >> on item 22 -- president chiu:do we have a motion to excuse supervisor olague? without objection, she shall be excused. role call vote. >> on item 22 -- supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. clerk:supervisor kim? kim absent.

supervisor mar: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. >> there are nine ayes. president chiu:this motion is approved. we don't have any 3:30 special commendations today and item 23, did not get out of committee. so why don't we go now to roll call? >> supervisor chu? supervisor chu:thank you, madam clerk. just two items for me today. one is a hearing request with regards to the current projected overtime costs for city departments. a request that the heard at the budget and finance committee as a move forward with our city budget. the second item i am introducing is a piece of legislation that would establish three new neighborhood commercial districts in the outer sunset, named commercial districts. or neighborhood commercial districts, are not unusual or new, but we do not have any in the sunset. we are creating legislation that would help enhance the character of each neighborhood commercial corridors.

i've spoken a lot about different areas where i would like to see improvement, including how to create better neighborhood commercial spaces across our city. the changes specific to this legislation require active ground floor uses, unless contaminate c.e.u. is completed and approved. also allowing for additional five-floor height, something we've seen before here. the third idea is a little bit new. this helps to encourage the production of locally-made goods. we have this in many parts of the city. what we would do, we would expand that definition to allow for more locally made goods store fronts in the outer sunset district. we would require active ground-floor uses and allow 5 feet of additional ground floor height. it would also encourage production of locally-made

goods. we hope some of these changes will improve the economic climate in our neighborhood commercial areas on the sunset. thank you. clerk: thank you. supervisor wiener? supervisor weiner: i am introducing a license agreement with the san francisco school district to install solar panels on the rooftops of public schools in san francisco that are flat enough and have good sign access. we have a lot of our schools with very large, flat roofs that would be ideal sites to generate solar power. this has been a long time coming, and we are finally there. the first school up is going to be a alvarado elementary school in in noe valley. the school community has really

been wanting this to happen and are incredibly excited to be the first up. i just want to acknowledge a former san francisco resident and former high-up person in the puc, laura stangeon, who played a key role in getting this moving forward a few years ago. i know she is smiling now that this is actually going to be a reality. the rest i submit. clerk:thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor campos. supervisor campos: i have two items today. the first week is a hearing request that i am asking be sent to the government audit and oversight committee. as we know this past week, the office of the controller offered its report for fiscal year 2011-2012. i want to thank supervisor farrell for co-sponsorship.

it said city departments are predicted to spend $67.40 $167.4 million on overtime, which is $47 million or 39.3% more than budgeted. $23.40 million more than for the fiscal year 2010-11. the five city departments that have used the most overtime, which collectively account for about 86% of the total secured city-wide overtime expenditures, are the municipal transportation agency, the fire department, police department, department of public health and the sheriff's department. the report also revealed that 858 employees are on track to exceed the requirements of and administrative code section 18, section 18.13.1.b, which prohibits departments from allowing employees to work overtime hours in excess of 25%

of regularly-scheduled hours in any fiscal year. through this hearing, we want to hear from the mta, fire department, police, and sheriff's department, so we can better understand why we are where we are. one of the things i would like to know more about is whether or not insufficient staffing or other staffing issues are primary causes of this issue. the hearing will include a discussion of whether hiring sufficient, permanent, and skilled staff is a smarter policy than spending millions of dollars on overtime. again i want to thank supervisor farrell for his sponsorship. the last item is an in memoriam for an important and special person, the mother of our amazing intern kirk piamonte, who does a tremendous job for us in the district 9 office. his mother, dora, passed away at

the age of 89 on march 7, 2012, in oahu, hawaii, where she lived her entire life. she worked as a typist. she was a mother to two sons and one daughter. and grandmother to two girls and four boys. she will be dearly missed by her family. we are very, very grateful to mrs. piamonte for raising her fabulous son, kirk. i do not know what my office would do without him. our thoughts and condolences go to his family. i would ask that we adjourn the meeting in her memory. the rest i submit. clerk:thank you, supervisor campos. supervisor olague? supervisor olague: last week, i introduced legislation t t weeki introduced legislation to landmark the category were in significant building in the downtown conservation district. the building is the elkin-dunst

building at the corner of geary, which includes the gold dust lounge, which is already undergoing historic landmark consideration at the historic preservation commission. i offer these brief comments in response to questions received at my office as to why this particular building and this particular course of action. this board and members of the public know i served for seven years on the planning commission -- two years as its president. the last member of this board with a similar background in the unique planning process of the city was supervisor sue beardman, who advocated for solid planning principles across our city. in that tradition, i will always look beyond the boundary of my district, but always giving a priority to the values of the district. the public outcry over the evictions of the gold dust

lounge caused me to look at a priority one conservation building in a c3 district, and a look at the commercial use of such a building. article 11 of the planning code established downtown conservation districts to protect buildings of special architectural, historical, and aesthetic value a substantial number of these special buildings have been and continue to be unnecessarily destroyed or impaired, despite the feasibility of preserving and continuing their use, and without adequate consideration for the irreplaceable loss to the people of the city of their historic cultural value. the purposes these districts established in 1985 were to protect the structures to maintain and improve a healthy economy for the city by

enhancing the city's attractiveness as a place to do business, to protect and improve the city attractiveness to tourists and other visitors, and the enrichment of the educational, cultural, as that the, and spiritual life of the city, by fostering knowledge of the heritage of city staff, and maintaining quality of the urban environment. this building is a category one significant building in the market-mason-sucker conservation district. the prime bay area retail district and a center for those around the world. it is directly across from union square and our most famous national landmark, the cable cars. article 11 also cause us that concurrent with the establishment of union square as the premier shopping district a century ago, the theater district relocated to the area west of union square, where it remains today.

the gold dust lounge certainly qualifies as a contributor to the theater district, providing affordable entertainment to those who cannot afford the prices at the st. francis across the street. after spelling out those things that should be preserved, article 11 protect only the buildings and not the cultural use that adds high value to the building or the district itself. i am almost done. i only have a couple more progress. article 10 of the planning code provides for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of structures that are reminders of past eras and persons important in local, state, our national history. by landmarking the building, by virtue of the cultural history of the gold dust lounge, we can hopefully stop the displacement of a contributor inappropriate entertainment use with yet another national retailers selling goods that can be purchased in any mall in in the

city in america. i think we need an assessment of this important conservation district to determine if tighter controls are necessary to prevent the displacement of locally-owned restaurants, retail stores, and entertainment venues by the highest bidders, or we will risk losing the in the mist that attracts people to shop downtown instead of where they live. what kind of shopping experience will they have when there is nothing left to talk about when they go home, and how much will it cost the city if they stop coming? i would like to propose a mop -- a moratorium of conversions in this conservation district until a proper assessment can be presented by the planning department on new controls. i am hopeful this clarification of my attempt well, the owners -- will calm the owners and

their agent, who made disparaging comments about janis joplin in an article about the attempt to demolish the building. i thank you for the time to explain. i would also like to submit an in memoriam request on behalf of me and supervisor david campos, in memoriam of jake, the dog that was beloved on k street. this is not tongue-in-cheek. i take this very seriously. he was a beloved figure from the haight. jake was a bulldog that stood watch in front of his owners salon, blade runners' hair studio. he was a fixture, and i remember

seeing him on many occasions as i walked down the street. he entertained salon patrons, greeted tourists, and collected all those who came into his presence. jake was a member of the community and an sure he was a beloved friend to his honor. for many people, animals are not only pets and france, but serve as a companion animals for those with disabilities or other special needs. jake reminds us of the important role animals have in our hearts and our communities. he certainly will be missed. supervisor mar: the ongoing rash of the ada disability-based lawsuits targeting many of our small businesses in many of our neighborhoods continue to threaten our merchants. this past week, i learned that hamburger heaven, and long-time richmond district landmark on

clement street, will probably be closing its doors after being hit by one of these claims. in this case, as with many others, the target is in -- is immigrant entrepreneurs will businesses with the ability to fight back, and often a misunderstanding of the danger posed by these lawsuits or letters. it causes business owners to ignore the threat. without assistance from our offices, many of our existing mom-and-pop restaurants may be forced to close their doors in the next few years. i have had meetings and a number of conversations with the office of small business, the mayor's office on disability, and a merchant association leaders. i am aware that other supervisors like president chiu and supervisor chu are trying to address some of these issues. i have heard new information that might be helpful. i would like a hearing to address these concerns, and also

the local mechanisms available for small business owners to comply with americans with disabilities act requirements to help move many of these buildings were compliances. i am calling for this hearing. i will definitely be checking in with president and supervisor chiuu on this issue. supervisor elsbernd: 1 introduction and one small announcement. the introduction -- just a letter of inquiry to the school district. we are having this conversation about the rainy day funds and others. we can get into a disagreement about what is appropriate, but i think we have every right to inquire about their budget. one thing that has happened at the state level that i have not heard much discussion about locally -- the board of councilors is going to do what i think is the right thing, and that is reduced the rate of return on their investment fund.

probably do that this week. should they do that, that is going to cost the school district millions of dollars. i do not know what the number is. that is my letter of inquiry. what is the budget reduction? what do they assume it is going to be? and how are they prepared to handle this reduction in the investment rate of return? a brief announcement, a fun one for members of the public. i think they are all aware -- today marks the 75th day before the 75th celebration of the golden gate bridge. 75 days from now, san francisco and everybody who loves and uses the golden gate bridge will celebrate that momentous day. we have a number of activities planned around the bridge. i encourage everybody to go to golden gate bridge 75 dot org and become a part of the celebration. supervisor avalos: thank you.

i have a hearing that is co- sponsored by president chiu. that is to hear the controller's office economic analysis on the results of a business tax imposed in san francisco. this is been of great interest in this body and the mayor's office, looking at how we can restructure a tax that is fair and equitable, that encourages job growth and is also revenue generating. it is critical, especially when we look at state and federal cuts to business taxes at those levels that have actually impacted our ability to carry out services here at the local level. i am encouraged by the work the controller's office has done. before, they have not had a hearing of the results of their

ongoing research. we will schedule that in the next few weeks. that is my item for submission. >> seeing no other names on the roster, and that concludes roll call for introductions. president chiu: why don't we go to general public, and? >> this will allow the public to address the board for two minutes on items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board, including policy discussions between the mayor and the board. items for adoption without committee reference, but not those that have already been considered by a board committee. speakers at using translation assistance will be allowed twice the usual amount of time. if you would like a document to be portrayed on the overhead projector, please do so, and indicate when we should return to live coverage of the meeting. first speaker, please. >> [speaking arabic]

i am arab. i am muslim. i am proud to be so.

i would like to thank each one of our supervisors to support my muslim people. mou we look in ourselves to protect our land here. many of us like your country. many of us die for your country. because we have respect for the land and for the people like you, who help us and support us. i see six of you support us and five said no. why no? who are you? you are hereby our voice. you are going to be outside by our voice.

i say this not to scare nobody, but this is our wisdom. support us like we support you. do not act like you are a dummy or you do not know what you do to support us. it is someone like me who has time to wake you up. if you do not wake up, i have punishment to wake you up. sooner or later, you will find everyone behind me and everyone agrees with what i said. i am very glad to see campos and kim. she goes outside to support the muslim people. not only that she has muslims were in her office. -- work in her office. we are here because we love you. we love you more if you support us. wake up and see what i said. i do not need to repeat. every word i tell you is going

to be on your mind, if you have one. thank you. >> occasionally, we need to remind ourselves that politicians have built careers on vanity and abuse of power. they disappear as fast as they arrive. where is the progress of democracy comes from the supplies of nameless individuals and is built up slowly over decades. it was exactly 50 years ago today that there was an address of latin american diplomats. history shows how piece de resistance can be to changes which later generations regard

as part of the framework of life. those who possess wealth and power in poor nations must accept the responsibilities. they must lead the fight for basic reforms which alone can preserve the fabric of their own societies. those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent resolution inevitable. it may be provocative to say that if you persist in your vanity and corruption that people will kill you, but it is the truth. this board of supervisors is always intent on destroying whatever democratic power the people will have, turning back the court on the people's power, but it will not work. this is national sunshine week. whether it is the public library or any other public-private partnership or corporate rip- off, people can only be protected by maintaining their right to know the truth.

liberty and knowledge necessarily go together. national sunshine week -- the lies cost more than the money. we need to remember them now. >> i am peter warfield, the director of library users association. this is an opportunity to refresh our understanding that the free and timely access to information is absolutely essential to the proper functioning of democracy and to holding government agents and agencies accountable for their actions. it is currently planned the complete destruction of every square inch of the bernal

heights branch library mural. it honors working women and the history of bernal heights. the elements that i have mentioned are going to be gone up from the new design. supervisor david campos started a so-called community process that was to make a decision about what would be the fate of the mural. this was essentially a semi- secret process that had is essentially no agendas, no publicly-announced meetings, no recorded votes, no limits, and essentially no progress reports. when the library users association tried to figure out what was going on with this process, we asked for the mural lyle, and these are examples of what we got.

tons and tons of redaction. redaction, redaction, redaction. here is a page where the mayor of bernal heights, informally known, the home office and cellphone redacted. he died a year prior to our getting this document. yet here it is, redacted. we were told this was to protect the privacy of the people involved. that is not open government. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. but the episodes are coming up on the dance party. that is on kofy. also metv. coming up soon, sundays at 8:00, cable 13. welcome to year of the dragon. i found this at the