>> good morning, and welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the city operations committee. i'm joined by supervisor carmen chu, vice chairman of the committee. we will soon be joined by vice -- supervisor christina olague madam clerk. the could you please call item no. 1. >> a resolution of the secretary of the navy to christen a ship

the u.s. as harvey milk. -- the uss harvey milk. >> would you like to make some introductory mark -- introductory remarks? rex before the committee is it -- >> before the committee is a resolution to name names battleship in memory of harvey milk. this idea came from the lgbt community in san diego, and a proposal from bob filner, who serves on the house resolution committee. supervisor milkha, of course, with a civil rights icon. a true leader in san francisco and in the lgbt community. among the first out of elective officials in the country, a fighter for civil rights and a role model for young people.

he was also a naval officer in the korean war. while supervisor milk come out like most people, who later opposed the vietnam war, it does not take away from his career or military service. this honors one of the most prominent gay man ever to serve in the united states military. lgbt people have served in the military since our country's birth. we have always been there. of course, through the vast majority of that history we have been oppressed, forced to stay in the closet, expelled, and at times criminally prosecuted. but we have always served because lgbt citizens, like all americans, come from all walks of life and career. last year, president obama signed a repeal of the don't ask, don't tell legislation. lgbt people can now serve openly in the military. i cannot think of a better honor

than to name a shift -- a sheet -- a ship after an lgbt military icon. harvey milk served in korea and oppose the vietnam war ended not like war as a general matter. the naming of the ship is supported by stuart mill, harvey's son. it is also supported by the veterans affairs commission, the american legion alexander hamilton post four hundred 48. -- 448. naming civil-rights -- ships after civil rights leaders is not just a brick, but sends a loud message that our country opposing military is for defense, and not -- our country's military is for defense, and knocked -- not

foreign exploration it will also be encouraging for young soldiers to see his name on the side of a battleship. he used to talk about inspiring lgbt people to have hope and to know that they can succeed in life. how better to do that for kids in the neighbor than to have the uss harvey milk battleship. and many of us oppose war. many of us chose not to pursue military careers. but many lgbt people have made the choice to serve in the military even when it was illegal to do so. i can think of no better way to support those members of our community and the many more lgbt young people who will follow in their footsteps than to support the naming of this ship as the u.s. as harvey milk. -- uss harvey milk.

gregg's i know supervisor olague has comments, but i know she said she wants to hear public comment first. please line up in the center aisle after your name has been called. we will go with two minutes for public comment. jackie collins followed by john caldera, followed by julien chain, followed by robert docking doors. -- robert dockendorf. >> good morning. we totally oppose this idea, because harvey later in his life was about fighting for the -- for those who face all forms of injustice. there has got to be a better resolution to support him than to name a ship after him. this is going to be a controversy to the progressive

lgbt communities across the country, and across our own state. i totally oppose this and i ask you to do this -- to do so also. >> thank you. mr. caldera, followed by julien chang, robert -- mundorf -- robert dockendorf. >> good morning. i present three letters that were drafted >> my name is john caldera and i am the president of the san francisco commission. i am pleased and honored to stand before you and say that our commission voted in favor of this resolution. as the only member of this commission that is a member of the lgbt community, i felt it important not only to deliver those letters in hand, but to

speak on behalf of this resolution. i am also a member of the harvey milk democratic club, and i believe it did not go through the process of the club as a card-carrying member appeared to say that the harvey milk democratic club is not a supporter is inherent. i am the executive director of veterans for peace. i believe in peace. harvey believed in peace. if the united states navy ever wants to name a ship after me, let them go ahead. but we're not talking about that. we are talking about harvey milk to " former supervisor, this is an honor that should be given an recognize. i realize and respect every voice of the community and civilian sector, but speaking as an lgbt veteran, this is

appropriate. i know our brothers and sisters in san diego or carrying the torch. let us carry this torch with them. >> thank you. >> my name is julien chang. i am a member of the board of directors of the lgbt democratic club. i'm here to support the resolution calling for naming the ship the uss harvey milk. i thought really hard to repeal don't ask, don't tell, along with a lot of other people in this room. at the core of that was equality. part of the quality message was that we cannot be invisible in any part of our lives, including the military. as supervisor wiener said, there are many lgbt people who choose to serve their country to military service. we do a great honor to be able to show a well-known gay icon on the side of a ship.

it would be an honor bestowed not just on harvey, the city of san francisco. this is a legacy that will inspire and show that lgbt people are patriots, no matter where they are, and we cannot be ignored. i urge your support of supervisor wiener's resolution. >> thank you. >> thank you, supervisors. i am a retired navy captain with 25 years in the reserves. i was also a past president of the harvey milk club in 1990. i'm here to speak on behalf of supervisor wiener proposal. i am unique in his room in that i am one of the few people who actually knew harvey and talk to him at length on many issues, including military, and the war. harvey was aware that i was at the time a military officer and

also actively engaged in the community. and somehow, those two never caught up with me until very late in my career. harvey was a pragmatic in his approach to all issues. i do not believe we had "pc" back then, but he would have loved this. he would have thought it was the greatest thing bekker ever have happened. we talked often about vietnam. i am a veteran. harvey, of course, was a little bit older. we both thought it was a damn war. neither one of us object -- we thought it -- a dumb wart. -- dumb war. neither one of us objected to the military. thank you very much. >> if anybody else likes to

speak, please line up. >> i am on the border of the lgbt democratic club. i'm here to urge the support of the resolution to name the u.s. navy vessel after harvey milk. as a navy veteran and a gay rights icon, it is entirely appropriate that the u.s. navy considered naming a ship in honor of harvey milk. i urge your support of the resolution today. >> my name is not tiley notnaftali. i am a long -- naftali. i am longtime citizen of san francisco. i'm speaking in favor of the resolution. when i think of harvey, i speak of gay liberation. for me, this is less about honoring harvey, who has been

well honored over the years, and it is forwarding the goals of the lgbt liberation movement, which is to include us and to have equity in all things. this is a phenomenal honor. i urge you to support our folks in san diego and vote for this. thank you. >> thank you. if no one else like that, this will be our final public comment speaker. cracks good morning. i am a rape -- >> good morning. i am a retired navy commander and an annapolis graduate. i worked for 18 years on don't ask, don't tell, and have dedicated my cent -- my life to supporting lgbt service members. i'm here in support of supervisor wiener proposal. i want to tell you a quick story. i know i only have two minutes. i served on the uss lexington,

and one of the first things i did on that ship was i looked at the history of that ship and the naming of it. my wife works in a recruiter's office. she did very well in your verbal. they said she could be a journalist in the navy. she finished good camp and they said they knew had too many female journalists and eight center to be a welder instead. she came out here and the first thing she did was looked up and who's samuel gompers is. do you know? he is the founder and longest serving president of the afl. he is one of the most notorious labor organizers. he did tremendous work for the labor unions. my wife would not have known about him without the naming of that ship. everywhere she went she had the sleeve of uss samuel gompers and everywhere she went people would

ask about it. we can have a library, a statue, a day. your someone preaching to the choir. when your name a ship the uss harvey milk, everywhere that ship goes, people will recognize that. i strongly urge you to support this and support the veterans of san francisco. >> thank you. see no other speakers, mr. yip will be our final speaker. gregg's i am not taking a position for or against -- >> i am not taking a position for or against this resolution. i would like to offer a suggestion. first, i would like to thank the committee for holding today's hearing. in the past, there were too many canceled hearings. second, the suggestion of naming a ship was actually an idea from some of my colleagues on the east coast who are not allowed to speak out like i do. they would like to name the ship the uss p.u.w.

a lot of them are -- p.o.w. a lot of them are in support of this, but have to keep a low profile. in regards to the local lgbt community, i might suggest you take up the cause of a gay man named joseph osmond. brecht's -- >> public comment is closed. supervisor olague? rex i do respect the members of the public -- >> i do respect the members of the public coming in this morning asking that the uss harvey milk be christened. but i received quite an outcry from members also of the lgbt community who were concerned by

the fact that a warship would be named after harvey milk, who in the final days of his life was in opposition to the vietnam war and was also against war in general. at this point, i would not support a resolution to name a warship after harvey milk. but i think, instead, i would like to -- and maybe i will write this congressman myself that' he be honored in this way, since he was the first man out in the military. he fought vigorously for an end to the ban on gays in the military. and he was quite courageous. from that perspective, i think that is something i would support. also, i would like to mention

that a week ago here, on the board last tuesday i introduced a resolution to urge congress to name harvey milk's birthday national holiday. i think that is something that the community actually needs, to have a national holiday with one of our leaders recognized in that way. there are days that have been sanctioned for cesar chavez, martin luther king, and other people that we respect and can also force this country to reflect on those cultures and contributions of those individuals. naming a national holiday in support of harvey milk is long overdue. to that end, i still support that. i still support again the idea of naming a war ship in support of matlovich, who to the and had

a lot of pride in their military service to the end. my concern to live again, was naming a warship -- there was a miscommunication with staff, i have to say. i do feel there are more appropriate individuals to name a warship after in the clear community. -- queer community. >> i simply want to thank all of the members of the public for coming out to speak on this issue. when you speak about the war, there are strong feelings about it one way or the other. with this resolution, i am very supportive. i think the public comment that was made, i think several key points were hit. it was spoken earlier about

being part of a different organization, not necessarily -- the position was not necessarily represent by all the membership. we heard from the democratic club today as well with regard from -- regard to individuals that may have known supervisor milk. he spoke to the possibility that this is something that he would have wanted, would have enjoyed. his longtime aide and friend supported the resolution. and finally, with regard to the second to final speaker, with respect to the impact internationally about what this could mean, how when people look at it they might want to find out about the history of this individual and the contributions he has made to this country and to san francisco. i think those things are important. i would like to make a motion to send this item forward with recommendation. >> supervisor wiener? >> i want to thank all of the members of the public who came

out today and to -- who show and articulated why this is important. i respectfully request your support. >> supervisor olague, last word. gregg's i think at some point there should be -- >> i think at some point there should be a ship named after mr. caldera. i support that. gregg's -- >> we have a motion and a second. >> supervisor chiu:aye. supervisor olague: no. supervisor elsbernd: aye. two ayes and one no. >> the item moves forward.

>> item number two, moving a liquor license for club zero mg. -- club omg. >> this is an item we have had here in his committee before. we asked the department to come back and consider if the board were to approve this license, what conditions would be appropriate. would you like to tell us what your findings are? >> i am inspectors are from the police department. the applicant has filed an application with the california department of alcoholic beverage control for 43 sixth st. between stevenson street and jesse street. for the purpose of this hearing, the california department about

collett beverage control, abc, seeks a determination from the board as to an approval or denial of the license. the application was present on april 23rd, 2012. the application for this license is located in the highest reported crime area in the city and county of san francisco. in addition, the active on sail license for this area is double what is recommended by abc. abc has recommended a denial of the application. but apart and has created a list of conditions in the event the committee decides to approve this license. we respectfully request the following conditions. number one, the sales and consumption of olive beverages will be committed -- permitted only between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. each day of

the week. two, the sale of all of beverages off of the property is strictly prohibited. three, no noise will be allowed in the area under control of the licensee as defined in the b.c. two hundred 57. the loitering is defined as to stand idly by, lingering needlessly without lawful business. it is prohibited on any sidewalks or adjacent properties under the control of the licensee. five, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and until one half-hour passed the closing, the petitioner will provide security personnel who will remain ordered iran and prevent any activity that will interfere with the quiet enjoyment of their property. security personnel will be readily identifiable as security. the six, they will utilize

electronic surveillance equipment that is able to view all exits and entrances on the premises. the recording device will be operational at all times. the set of electronic recording will be kept for a minimum of seven days and will be made available to law enforcement on demand. thank you. >> and thank you for taking the time for going back on that one. applicants, do you have any comments? >> market rent a year today with my clients. -- mark renny here again today with my clients. we heard a lot of testimony about this. there are a lot of new businesses opening in the neighborhood, and they have all welcome this particular applicants into the community. we have gone over these conditions with the police department. we are in favor of these conditions.

we think it will help protect our clientele and also perhaps improve the street a little bit. the entertainment commission last week has approve this with an unrestricted entertainment license with also some conditions that go toward public safety and things like electronic surveillance out on the street to make that available to the public. we would urge that you pass this resolution of public convenience and necessity and move it on to the full board for a vote. >> is there any public comment on this item? >> good morning, supervisors. my name is douglas yep. i am not taking a position for or against this item. but i do want to state for the record that there are too many liquor licenses on sixth street and maybe we should try to

encourage a garage a studio to open on sixth street -- a car roddy -- karate studio to open on sixth street just to have it there. second they, if they want to make a long-term commitment to expand their business, if they would consider opening their business in your district four or seven. there are plenty of vacancies to choose from and by having those two parts of the city it would help to open up the neighborhood for different types of businesses. thank you. >> any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor olague. >> i would like to thank the business owner for working with us. we made some recommendations last time for the police department to come to agreement on certain conditions. i think is exciting to