on march 13. elements of it were available at the elections -- at the ethics commission meeting the previous friday. there are elements that were not available 30 days before her. and so i think that it is not quite timely. supervisor kim: if i could have the city attorney address the specific question? >> good afternoon. i think there are a few different issues presented. the first is to clarify the purpose of what was substituted in on the 13th was to change or to delay the operative date of this new nomination deadline. i want to be clear on that. that provision is a section of the municipal elections code, not the conduct code.

it is not within the ethics commission's purview at all. it is part of this entire package, but not part of the legislation subject to the special amendment's role. i would just add that the universe of amendments that of gone back and forth that were initially made on february 28, 30 days ago, what ethics did was a subset of that. all those amendments have been out there for 30 days. supervisor kim: thank you. are there any further questions on this issue? supervisor wiener: i believe the only thing that ethics change from what we had was reverting to the original calculation for health funds are deposited. that is the current state of the law, right? it is no longer an amendment.

what we sent back, we change the way the money is deposited into the fund. after that, the ethics commission went with reinstating the previous method of calculating the annual contribution of the fund, meaning that it is no longer an amendment. it is maintaining the current state of the law. is that right? ok. the 30-day rule would not apply to that. everything else is what came out of the board last time. supervisor kim: thank you. we do appreciate and we want to make sure we're following our charter. are there any other comments? >> i want to say thank you to my colleagues for working on this. i know you have worked very hard. i still have issues with the --

i am happy to put it through with that recommendation. if that it and -- if that makes it ok for you guys. supervisor kim: i do appreciate that motion. supervisor wiener: i will be voting for this of the full board. i do supportive. i did address my major concern, which was the extreme over funding, in my view. we now have a strong mechanism to prevent that from happening. we were depositing too much money into it. this address is that any meaningful way. i will be voting for it. i am happy to go along with the motion. supervisor kim: with a compromised -- there will always be aspects you are not thrilled with, but overall, i am content. i didn't think we're making the

public financing program stronger -- i do think we are making the public financing program stronger. i will be supporting this ordinance. i am happy to move this out with no recommendation. we can do that without opposition. >> [inaudible] supervisor kim: yes. can we entertain a motion? we can send this out as a committee report. thank you, madam clerk. at this time, the community will be entertaining a motion to convene into closed session. would any of the members of the public like to speak on items 60317? public comment is now closed. do we have a motion to convene

in closed session? we do that without opposition. to the members of the public, it will be vacating the ram. we can enter into closed supervisor kim: because discussion and open session on but likely prejudice the city in the position of claims and litigation. i understand the committee will move on items 6-17 afford to the full board with recommendations. -- forward to the full board with recommendations.

we have a motion not to disclose. we can do that without opposition. >> a motion to move the items 6- 17 ford with positive recommendation to full board. supervisor kim: we can do that without opposition. are there any other items? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned.

>> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf.

and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication.

>> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a structural rating of 2 out of 100. >> you can see the rusting reinforcing in the concrete when you look at the edges now. the deck has steel reinforcing that's corroded and lost 2/3's of its strength. >> this was accelerated in 1989 when the earthquake hit and cal came in and strengthened but can't bring to standards. to fix this road will cost more

than to replace. and for the last 18 years, we have been working on a design to replace the road way, but to do in a way that makes it appropriate to be in a national park and not army post. >> i would say it's one of the most ugly structure, and it's a barrier between the mar sh and presidio. and this is a place and i brought my dogs and grandchildren and had a picnic lunch and it was memorable to use them when we come here. what would it look like when the design and development is completed. and we are not sure we want an

eight lane highway going through this town. and it's a beautiful area in a national seaport area on the planet. >> the road is going to be so different. it's really a park way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while

the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than

through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of view. >> when you come out of the last sort tunnel and as you look forward, you see the golden dome of the palace of fine arts and what more perfect way to come to san francisco through that gateway. >> it will be an amazing transformation. now you read it as one section, the road is a major barrier and then a wonderful strip along the water. all of those things are going to mesh together. >> right now the road really cuts off this area from public access. and with the new road, we will be able to open up the opportunity in a new way. >> this bunker that we see now

is out of access for the general public. we are excited to completely rework this side and to open up the magnificent views. and what we want to do is add to this wonderful amenity and restore this coastal bluff area and respect its military history and the doyle drive project is allowing us to do that recorrection. and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide

and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a neighbor that lives nearby or a commuter or user of the park. that everyone will experience a much better situation than they currently have. >> the human interest to me is how people could work out so many challenging differences to come to a design that we believe will give us a jewel. landmark of a place. >> i am sure it will have refining effect like embark did. and there were people about that and no one would think of that today. and when you