official statement relating to the execution and delivery of its tickets of participation for various capital improvements. president chiu: same house, call. >> item 11, adopt an amendment north 2 to the memorandum of understanding between the city and county of san francisco and the service employees international union. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> item 12, amending the planning code relating to the public art the and establishing a public art work trust fund. >> i am excited that this will move forward the public arts requirement and that [

unintelligible] last year, mayor lee and i introduced this legislation to provide flexibility in how the 1% fee can be used. sponsors of projects would now have the option to contribute all or part of their public art feet to the public artwork trust fund. developers could have greater flexibility to support more activities -- capital improvements to nonprofit art facilities, performance improving, and the restoration of various public art. this legislation also expands the area that the 1% public art program applies to, to expand to new commercial areas, mostly in the soma neighborhoods, and in districts 3, 6, and 10. i hope this will expand

opportunities for the arts community. i want to thank the arts community, the planning staff that help on this, representatives from the development community, my aid, and the mayor's staff for their assistance, and as for your support. supervisor campos: can we take this same house, called? this ordinance happens -- this ordinance is passed. >> item 13 amends the planning code regarding extension of time for legitimization of existing eastern neighborhood uses. president chiu: same house, same call. this ordinance is passed on the first lead. why don't we skip over our 3:00 p.m. special item related to the america's cup, as well as our 3:00 34:00 special items. can we now go to item 20? "item 20 was considered by the rules committee at a special meeting on march 29, boarded

without recommendation. it is an ordinance amending the campaign and governmental conduct in municipal elections code to modify funding of the city's public financing program, to increase expenditure ceilings for supervisor rod -- supervisoral candidates. president chiu: any discussion on this item? supervisor elsbernd: i would like to divide the question on this matter. i would like to have two votes. i would like to have a second vote on page 14. this is the specific section that grants a 75% increase to the campaign accounts of candidates running for supervisor, that creates a $60,000 campaign contribution of public funds to candidates.

i agree with the rest of the legislation. it is the section that i spoke about last time. and i and which some have a specific vote -- and i think we should have a specific vote on that section. if we could have two votes, i would appreciate it. president chiu: we will have the first vote on the majority of the legislation. the second will be on the section supervisor elsbernd referred to. is there further discussion? supervisor weiner: i will be supporting the legislation today. i want to thank the authors for being flexible, the ethics commission for its work. i had raised a number of concerns. the most significant was what i believe is the chronic over funding of the public finance and fund. -- financing fund. by putting in a lower cap, i

think we have addressed that issue. we will have enough funding for the races without taking much- needed general fund money for the account. with regards to the $250,000 cap for supervisor races, although that tap was higher than i wanted it to be, i am comfortable with it, keeping in mind there will no longer be any public matching of funds above that tap -- cap. this would eliminate the 421 match -- four to one match, and decrease the amount of public funding going into these campaigns. given the supreme court funding and lack of match above the -- finding and lack of match above the cap, i believe the race soon as appropriate. that is why i will be supporting this legislation today. president chiu: the first vote

is on the majority of the legislation. 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. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: that portion of the ordinance is passed on first reading. on the other divided portion -- >> that is page 15, lines 10 through 13? that would be section 1.144. subsection b4. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye.

supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor chu: no. president chiu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. >> there are 8 ayes and 3 nos. president chiu: that portion is also passed on first reading. why don't we now go to roll call? supervisor campos: thank you very much, madam clerk. i am submitting a resolution that is co-sponsored by eight supervisors a -- by supervisors avalos, chiu, kim, and olague. it supports the trust act introduced by assembly member amiano, which establishes that an individual in california will not be detained pursuant to an

ice hold -- will only be detained if convicted of a serious and violent felony. we have seen under the so-called secure communities program that a number of individuals have been detained that do not meet the requirements of the federal program that was supposed to go after individuals who engage in criminal activity. many of the individuals have been detained under the scom program, but did not engage in any criminal activity. it is important for the state of california to make it clear that we believe our resources at the federal level should not be expended trying to go after these individuals. i think it is important for the board of supervisors to take a position on this very important piece of legislation.

we thank assembly number amiano for his leadership. it is great that a member of san francisco continues to champion civil rights at the state level. we hope the state of california can have the protections we have in the city and county of san francisco. supervisor avalos: today, i am submitting a request for a hearing on the creation of the office of early childhood education. colleagues, you may remember that in late 2010 the budget analysts have done an audit on functions of the early childhood education system in san francisco show there is a great need of greater consolidation to make sure we are using our funds wisely if there is greater transparency between the departments and how they work.

it was proposed that there be a consolidation of the functions in the office. it was proposed in 2010. i was chair of the budget department at that time, but was not ready to pull the string. i have not had a thorough work on that. i have spent the last year working with the directors of the human services agency, as well as those responsible for early chou good education, the department of children and families. i worked closely with the child care, planning, and advisory commission as well, and came up with some principles by which would look at consolidation of early childhood education. one of the areas we looked at in

this process, my office working with a child care providers, was consolidation under the human services agency, which would take us back to square one, where the mayor's office was in 2010. i am not comfortable with that as a place to create our office of -- i am now comfortable with that place to create our office of early childhood education, among other options. i would look at pursuing that in the weeks to come. the hearing itself is in preparation for the budget process, hoping that we can gather all we need for the creation of this office before the mayor's budget submissions that the part of the city that has the budget to create the office can do so. that is my item. supervisor mar: colleagues,

sometimes you might ask yourself how i keep in such great health. [laughter] one of the ways is the richmond district ymca. that is very self-promotional. the district ymca began in 1922. the celebration is at the temple beth shalom from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. please support it, and please join me in the jacuzzi and son know when you can, or the weight room one of these evenings. in support of michelle obama's "let's move" campaign -- i am serious about joining me in the jacuzzi sometimes -- but in support of the michelle obama initiative, help the kids day is coming up. it is at the richmond ymca. i was honored to meet michele

obama at golden gate park a couple of days ago, when she can to talk about women's leadership and a lot of the grid or she has done to combat obesity, and to support major health care efforts throughout this country. i really applaud michelle obama and her staff, but also the academy of sciences for a great event. the rest, i will submit. president chiu: i thought supervisor mar was healthy because he was not eating happy meals. my items involve muni. the first is to speed up muni, which travels at an average of 8 mph. this would amend the transportation code to finally allow riders to legally board the rear doors, as long as they have proof of payment. ed reiskin and his leadership

are committed to implementing all-or boarding this year. it sounds simple, but has been a long time coming. the headline from 2008 said muni was set to test rear door bordon, but that never happened. the mta is looking more aggressively at improving travel times. groups like the san francisco transit riders union have been pushing for all the war -- for all-door boarding. my second resolution urges the mta to revise its current policy on baby strollers to be more family friendly. this is sponsored by supervisor elsbernd and myself, based on feedback by parents. current policy only permits strollers at the discretion of the driver and does not allow them to be unfolded on board. it is clear this policy has

effectively denied parents and caregivers with infants and young children the ability to board vehicles and has limited their access to public transit. we know working families in san francisco often depend on public of protection. we also know one of the most significant challenges facing us today has been family fight. there are a number of options we believe should be considered to make many more family friendly. this is based on preliminary conversations with the mta. they allow strollers to be unfolded as long as children are safely secured and they are not blocking the aisle. another would be to allow parents to access lifts and ramps and to occupy a special to sitting currently reserved for singers and the disabled. the third would be to designate areas in vehicles specifically for parents with unfolded strollers. i look forward to working with representatives of parents and

the mta on this crucial issue. i have one other item, which is to cultivate for a hearing on the accessibility of recreation areas for detainees at the juvenile justice center, including a discussion of the capital priorities and whether or not we are in compliance with state regulations regarding physical education. in december 2006, jpd opened a new juvenile hall, the new ygc. this included recreation areas outdoors. however, as reported in february and documented by the youth commission, the recreation area has been tremendously underutilized for the past five years. after five years of very little use, the juvenile probation department has not included in its capital improvements the types of investments needed for full access to the recreation areas in the department's 10-

year plan. i think it is important to have a public conversation about what it would take to have full use of recreation areas. there also been issues raised about whether we are compliant with state regulations regarding physical education. i ask that this item be sent to our public safety committee. i submit the rest of my items. supervisor olague: colleagues, today i am introducing an ordinance to waive the temporary occupancy fee for small business week sidewalk sales. this is the eighth year the office of small-business, in coordination with the department of public works, is requesting approval from the board of supervisors in waving beefy for temporary -- the fee for temporary the street space occupancy. small business events will be held may 13-19, 2012.

the goal of sidewalk sales is to help drive attendance and revenue to our small businesses. waving the temporary occupancy fees allows participating merchants the opportunity to promote and market their corridor, and allows individual businesses to participate by holding the sidewalk sales. the rest i will submit. supervisor cohen: good afternoon, colleagues, and friends and neighbors watching this broadcast. yesterday, in the land use committee, we had a very spirited debate, and a thorough and thoughtful hearing about the impact of foreclosure. i want to thank supervisors avalos and campos for bringing this issue to the forefront

again. in district 10, we have a high rate of homeownership, and an even higher rate of foreclosures and the state and national average. there are obviously a significant number of issues associated with the impact of foreclosure. but today i will be introducing legislation to address nearly one of them. i have seen, time and time again, owners of foreclosed properties leaving them deteriorated, accumulating trash, graffiti, and other nuisances. these properties remain in despair for months, even years, suggesting tenants, neighbors, and communities to physical blight. this condition, no matter who owns the property, is unacceptable, and in clear violation of city blite laws. but i continue to see owners of foreclosed properties completely disregard requests from the city and the community to abate nuisances. this blatant disregard for our city laws and the health and

safety of our neighborhood is and the unacceptable. -- is simply unacceptable. this ordinance would hold owners of 10 or more foreclosed properties that constitute a public nuisance -- holding them liable for up to three times the amount of other civil penalties. willful neglect of the properties is unacceptable. the fact that they have gone through this foreclosure is not an excuse. i thank my colleagues for working with me on this issue. i believe we are committed to work on creative solutions to address this crisis the foreclosure market has left us with. thank you. >> seeing no other names on the roster, net income -- that concludes roll-call for introductions. president chiu: why don't we go to general public comment? >> you may address the board for items within the subjects jurisdiction, along with items

without committee reference, but excluding items which have already been before a board committee. those using translation assistance will have doubled the amount of time to testify. if you would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector, please state when it you would like to return coverage of the meeting. president chiu: 2 you laminates per speaker. if folks can line up on -- two minutes per speaker. if folks can line up on the right side of the chamber. first speaker. >> [speaking arabic]

ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. i am an egyptian native, muslim. i would like to give special thanks to the people who tried to support us.

the people work hard to give you our voice. especially our lady, jnae -- jane kim, and the gentleman, avalos, and campos. they have the courage better than you to support us. do not even try to treat us badly or different. we are the same. god gives us the difference -- muslim, jewish -- to learn each other's religion. but some of you, they are blind. they do not see that. they need to read the koran, if they have a chance, and won it.

what we have -- i am glad that god gave me a choice to learn many different my bridges. some of you does not know how to speak english until now. if you know english, why you become against us? ladies and gentlemen, again and again and again, i have power to thank our youngest generation and to teach them how to treat you in the future. in that time, i would like to show you -- a couple days ago, the arabs, the egyptians, the orthodox people -- he died. i think the president of the united states for his sympathy. and i give sympathy for every christian people in my country, as i think it for giving me time

for that. -- as i thank you for giving me time for that. >> good afternoon, supervisors. stop the corporate rate of our public library. do not accept or give money to the friends of the public library. it has always been a sense of the private library commission that they counterattack against the citizens who would work for democracy and open government. the current president of the library commission was reelected as president. many people pointed out this is a direct assault to accountability. these statements were posted on the library website.

there are three things you have to understand. first, this person has already been found guilty of official misconduct before. the library is probably the only department in the city were not only would this be considered normal, but no one cares. third, this is not even directed at me. it is very liberating when it was revealed they do this to other people, and not just me. what is really significant is that it was after this they filed a police report, claiming the citizen had intimidated them. this is nothing but using police power for the suppression of free speech, pure and simple. this could not what happened without the friends of the library. when an institution like the public library serves a public- private partnership, there are no public values, no tolerance of democracy, and no

accountability in any way. they would destroy what they -- what you care about. this is not about the money. the lies cost more than the money. president chiu: next speaker. >> ray hart, director of san francisco open government. those comments the previous speaker played were directed at me. as was mentioned by the prior speaker, ms. gomez was already found in violation. when a complaint was filed at her for shutting down a member of the public during public comment at a commission meeting, she did not even deign to show up at the public taskforce hearing. she sent the library's secretary to explain ms. gomez's actions. the sunshine commission report her to the ethics commission. they watched the video and voted

unanimously to recommend to the mayor that should be removed from office. as was some previously, -- shown previously, they sent a letter to the mayor, indicating the mayor should take steps to remove her. i want to make clear that during this process ms. gomez, to this day, has refused to accept responsibility for her own actions. she has dismissed them as simply "bad manners." there is something a little strange going on there. i have a strange feeling that we are not talking about removing an elected official, share of -- sheriff mirkarimi, for bad behavior. there is a double standard. if you are an appointed official, the mayor lets you abuse the public. but if it is a political office,

one that is relatively powerful, we will take action on this. it is hypocritical at best, and simply bad politics at worst. if you are going to hold people accountable for willful misconduct, hold them all accountable, not just the ones you want to "get." president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> there used to be a time in this august chamber with the deliberations were just and fair. if you read the grid jury reports on the ethics commission on what is happening at hunters point, you, supervisors, who are supposed to represent, have not said much. and the two previous speakers -- one of them comes here practically every time you have a meet