in our community, in our neighborhoods, i think probably best known for neighborhood watch and so forth over the years, and has set up hundreds in san francisco but also does a lot with personal safety protection, involved with businesses in our community, and before coming here to the board of supervisors, i had the honor of being on the board of directors at ss-safe and i see a number of the board members and our police department including chief sir and the captain and everyone who worked with cindy. to me cindy has been not only a leader within the organization but certainly within the mission of safe in the city of san francisco. you know, continuing to grow safe's presence not only within our neighborhoods but also as we did the community advisory boards and the different stations throughout san francisco. the block captain meetings. but really kind of continued to be a partner with our police

department and cindy is going back with her family to move back to wisconsin. i think the only thing i would request is your kids don't grow up packer fans and stay niners fans. but we're going to miss you so much. it's been so much fun for me to spend time with you over the years but thanks for all that you've done and congratulations and we wish you nothing but the best. [applause] >> i didn't expect this. supervisor farrell: i know. >> thank you, mark. you've been a great friend and colleague over the years and your support not just of me but our organization has been tremendous. i will miss you. i will miss, of course, working with the board of supervisors, all of you have been so great and supportive in the work that safe has done.

i can't tell you how important that is to us and thank you, of course, to my staff who set me up to come here today. they tried to make it a surprise but that wouldn't work with me and obviously thank you to my board of directors for their long-term support. everyone has been onboard with the organization for so long and brings me great sadness to leave the organization and this city and i'm sure i won't find anything equivalent back in madison, wisconsin. i'm also sad to leave this great city and of course one of the things i value, also, is the partnership with the police department. we wouldn't be able to do as much as we do today without their support and their partnership and their leadership and we really appreciate everything that they've done for us and that the board of supervisors has done for our organization. i appreciate this. i'm humbled and very surprised but thank you very much. thank you. supervisor farrell: you bet. [applause] supervisor farrell: hold on, cindy, hold on a second.

>> thank you very much, supervisor farrell. colleagues, at this time why don't we go to our 4:00 p.m. special order. madam clerk, could you call item 6-9. >> item 6 is a public hearing of persons interested in the decision of the planning commission's january 19, 2012 approval of a conditional use authorization for property located at 1111 california street, also known as the nob hill masonic center. item 7 is the commission

approving the condition at use authorization at the masonic center. item 8 is the motion disapproving the planning position. item 9 is asking the clerk to prepare finding. president chiu: as i mentioned earlier in the meeting, colleagues, both parties in this matter have agreed to a continuance of one week. there have been fruitful conversations in recent days that potentially may lead to a resolution of this matter. so with that, i'd like to first entertain a motion to continue for one week. motion by supervisor farrell. seconded by supervisor martha we continue this item to april 3. before we move with the motion to continue, if there are any members of the public who wish to speak on this matter, please let us know. seeing none. on the motion to continue, colleagues, if we could take that without objection. without objection, that should be the case and this matter will be continued until april 3. madam clerk, could you read the adoption calendar. >> items 12-16 are being considered for immediate and

unanimous adoption without committee reference. these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless a member request discussion of after matter and then will be called separately and considered. president chiu: would anyone like to start. supervisor elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: 14. president chiu: supervisor campos? and on items 12, 15, 16, madam clerk, please call the roll. supervisor kim? >> aye. >> supervisor mar? >>i poofment >> supervisor olague? olague absent. supervisor wiener? >> aye. >> supervisor avalos? >> aye. >> supervisor campos? >> aye. >> president chiu? >> aye. >> supervisor chu? >> aye. >> supervisor cohen? >> aye. >> supervisor elsbernd? aye. >> supervisor farrell? >> aye. >> 10 ayes. president chiu: items are

adopted. item 13. >> oaking withizing a day against homophobor and transphobia and calling on officials to lower the united nations flags in united nations plaza for a 24-hour period on may 17, 2012. supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. i wanted to make a couple points on this item. this a resolution that recognizes international day of homophobia and transphobia. it's important to simply note that often here in supervise we take many things for granted. the reality is in most parts of the world, lbgb people are still suffering not only discrimination but in some of these countries you're talking about violence and at times even death and i think it's important for those of us who live in places like san francisco where we don't have to deal with those -- with such a horrible situation that we acknowledge the suffering that other people have and that's what this resolution is about.

i think it's important for us to recognize that and i know that other countries like spain, belgium, mexico, costa rica have recognized this day and we are calling upon the city officials and specifically the director of the department of public works to lower both the american flag and the u.n. plaza flag on may 17 and i want to thank the co-sponsors of this resolution. supervisor olague, supervisor kim, and president chiu. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you, supervisor. unless there's any further discussion, colleagues, can we take this item, same call? >> mr. president, it's not the same house, we have supervisor olague back. president chiu: roll call vote. >> item 13, vfsor kim? >> aye. >> supervisor mar? >> aye. respect sprfors olague? >> aye. >> supervisor wiener? >> aye. >> supervisor avalos? >> aye. >> supervisor campos? >> aye. >> president chiu? >> aye.

>> supervisor chu? aye. >> supervisor cohen? >> aye. >> supervisor elsbernd? >> aye. >> supervisor farrell? >> aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: the resolution is adopted. item 14. >> resolution supporting assembly bill 1831 which bans expand the box for state and employees to cover city and county workers state wythe. supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: continue for one week. president chiu: is there a second? supervisor cohen. if we can do that without objection and continue until april 3, that shall be the case. with that could you read the memoriums. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in the memory of the following individual on behalf of supervisor kim, olague and avalos for the late dr. engrazia, escobar, borha. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that concludes our business for today.

president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.

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