thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you. i am introducing two pieces of legislation today. the first is legislation amending our administrative code to improve access in san francisco. i worked closely with san francisco architectural heritage. the mills act is a state law that incentivizes owners of historic properties to maintain their properties. edessa by providing property tax credits -- it does so by providing property tax credits. it applies to properties that are contributing to a local, state, or federal historic district. each contract has to go through

a rigorous process to ensure its appropriateness and is subject to approval or disapproval by the board of supervisors. the mills act is a very important tool to help owners of historic properties maintain their properties well. we talk a lot about the value of historic preservation in san francisco. we did so last week. several of my colleagues thought articles 10 and 11 of our planning codes, the amendments did not go far enough to protect historic preservation. we have 30 lot of heartfelt pleas from the community. -- we have heard a lot of heartfelt pleas from the community. we put a lot of obligations on owners of historic properties and maintaining those properties can be expensive correct the mills act provides a carriage -- can be expensive.

the mills act provides a carrot as well as the stick. we have a difficult process, it is lengthy and expensive, and it is unpredictable. this amendment does several things to improve the process. it streamlines the process. in places strict time lines for applications and the city's response so that we do it in unorganized and predictable way. it reduces -- we do it in an organized and predictable way. it also focuses on smaller properties, a single-family homes valued up to $1.5 million and will taggant buildings valued up to $3 million. each and every contract will still be subject to approval or

disapproval by the board of supervisors. in addition, i am introducing legislation today to better align the city's mitigation impact fees would city-wide transportation policy goals. -- with city-wide transportation policy goals. the transportation system ability program ot tsp change is a transportation impact analysis methodology and imposes a citywide transportation system of the latifi on it in development. revenue from the fee will be dedicated to finding high efficiency -- funding high efficiency. reducing delays on transit and reducing crowding on transit.

the tsp change is impact analysis by eliminating automobile level of service, to focus on city-wide transit system performance. not how many cars are moving from a particular area, but how many people on every mode of transportation are moving through. it will reduce time and cost for many development projects that would otherwise need to prepare lengthy and expensive transportation studies under the old level of service system. it says -- the associated feet program will generate $130 million more revenue than the existing transportation -- transit impact development fee, which will be spent on the highest efficiency. over the 20-year term, it is projected to generate $630 million. it will be used to leverage

additional state and federal funding for transportation system improvements, to create jobs, and to improve the economy. under the proposed tsp, every development project would pay its fair share. the environmental impact report for this legislation will provide a first ever 20-year look at all expected growth and will provide a fair way to offset those impacts. in the meantime, until it is adopted, we will still have the existing transportation impacts development feet, which we are legally required to of state under the state mitigation fee act. fee rates have not been updated since 2004, even though the cost to offset the impacts are --

have increased. colleagues, these two pieces of legislation will generate a lot of discussion. there has already been a lot of outreach. i want to think of the mayor. supervisor cohen: good afternoon, everyone. today, i will be introducing a series of pieces of legislation that will facilitate the expansion of one of our cities hidden gems. the wholesale produce market. it is, to 30 distributors and employs six and a 50 people. -- 650 people. they have been an advocate for the community. it has been instrumental, not only in serving our local restaurants, but employing our local residents. leading advocacy efforts to

increase the access to healthy foods for the southeastern neighborhoods. the legislation we are introducing provides a leap for the market. $100 million in improvements, allowing them to expand within district 10. we have been vacating a portion of the street that runs to the market to ensure that workers and pedestrians have a safe environment in and around the market. this expansion is a tremendous win to the city's businesses and residents. i am proud to be one of the supervisors' sponsoring our neighborhood parks bond. one of the most valuable assets we have as a small urban city is our open space. this $195 million bond will go a long way to modernize, improved, and invest in our public parks. over 30 million of these funds will go to projects in district

10, including funding for rec center, waterfront improvements, and the second largest part in it san francisco. -- park in san francisco. advocating for more resources has been one of my top priorities as a supervisor. i am thrilled to stand before you today. we're finally seeing the sizable investment. thank you. president chiu: thank you, colleagues. i want to lend my support to the 2012 clean and safe neighborhood parks bind. we know our parks and recreation spaces are one of the most basic services that our city has to offer.

we have so many facilities that still need a lot of work. i want to thank all of the members of the capital planning committee. they worked hard to make sure we did not exceed the cap for these types of bonds. i want to thank rec and park for all the work that they did. they did dozens of outreach meetings to all of our neighborhoods. to make sure we are providing the highest quality it parks, a recreational programming, and services. in 2008, we passed the last clean and safe neighborhoods parks bond. it was a great victory. we know we will have to work hard this year to make sure we get this over the finish line. i hope we can all join together in doing it. supervisor campos: i want to

begin by joining my colleagues in my support of the parks bond. i am a very proud to be a co- sponsor of this initiative. i have always said that making sure we have properly funded recreational space is not just about recreation. it is something that implicates and involves public safety. the fact is that being able to have recreational opportunities is something that makes every community safer and it is not just of public safety issue, it is a public health issue. we want to make sure we have young people and all residents engage in recreational activity. it is something that goes to the core of what makes a neighborhood level. i am very proud to be a sponsor of this effort. i want to acknowledge the work that rec and park department has

done. i also want to thank my colleagues on the board of supervisors who have also made funding a priority. we have the distinct honor of sharing that park. it is truly an amazing asset to the city. i know so many in that community have organized to make sure that additional funding is provided. i am glad we will seat -- i am glad we will have funding to the level of $10 million for the park. it is a step in the right direction. i look forward to continuing to work to make sure that parks receive the funding they need. i also want to introduce today a resolution opposing assembly built 1158. i want to thank the co-sponsors of this resolution.

-- a symbol bill 1158. -- assembly bill 1158. it attempts to raise the amount that individuals can borrow from payday lenders. it is attempting to increase that amount to $500. why is that a problem? if you look at the issue of payday lending, it does something bad is problematic. 1.7 californians are using payday lenders. they're paying more than $540 million in fees alone. those lenders are letting people borrow amounts of money without knowing whether or not are considering whether or not

they can pay the amount that they borrow it. you are looking at interest rates or percentage rates that approach 1000%. this is something bad is hurting some communities even more -- something that is hurting some communities even more. communities of color that have to resort to paying the high fees that these lenders provide. the department of defense did a study that indicated that members of the military who have used these loans has been harmed because of the high interest charge to them. it is something that impacts people across the city and across the country. there is a movement of young people, and i want to acknowledge the work of the district 9 representative on the u.s. commission -- youth

commission, to educate people about payday lending. to make sure that their families are informed about what happens. going forward, young people understand that resorting to these kinds of loans is not the solution. i am proud to note that our treasurer has begun a program to empower the members of of our diverse communities to make sure they have other options. they have worked through at least five credit unions to provide options to folks who may need these services to make sure that the rates that are charged to them are reasonable and they're not going to take advantage of them. you can see that 1158 takes us in the wrong direction. which is why this resolution

would make sure that we, as a board of supervisors, go on record indicating that we oppose and assemblybill 1158 and that we inform our elected officials to make sure that california does not enact this legislation. thank you very much. supervisor mar: i also support the 2012 park bond. one of the main reasons i supported it, it will improve the richmond district. i know the 2008 bond allowed us to make major improvements or begin improvements with the playgrounds. they have made improvements to golden gate park. i would not support the bond unless there was oversight built into the bond as well.

various community bodies by the capital planning committee, the general obligation bond oversight committee, or public recreation and open space advisory committee, to help ensure that there is fiscal accountability for the measures. our parks and the richmond district are what makes our community is so unique. this is an important investment we're making in our neighborhood. in addition to meeting the huge capital needs. there is an $8.2 million improvement to the swimming pool. i know the pools have been in need of renovation for a number of years. iconology that mountain like part, -- i also acknowledge that mountain lake park, there is a

$2 million improvement for that park. my colleague talked about mclaren park, which is shared by -- i know the majority of the richmond district, there is a good chunk in district 5, the $9 million will greatly improve access for the richmond district. i know there is some back and forth in the community meetings over mclaren park versus golden gate park. i support mclaren park in getting its fair share, almost been neglected over the years. golden gate park also has a tremendous need. i am strongly supportive of this. the $4 million to trails will help many of our trust about the city as well. i just wanted to remind -- are trails throughout the city as well. i just want to remind you that

we are doing a committee today with the department of public works. we are meeting at washington high school from 9:00 until noon on saturday, may 19, focusing on trees, gardening, medians. we will be focusing on a lot of those key areas this saturday, bright and early. i will be working with the friends of the urban forest. please come out and support the volunteers and sponsors and the many hundreds of volunteers from washington high school and many other places. thank you. supervisor olague: i want to add a few comments to the --

regarding the transportation system ability program and the transportation development fee. i just wanted to comment that this will replace automobile level of service with automobile trip generation. the number of automobile trips generated -- reduced by a project is a more accurate measure of the projects environmental impact. it more closely reflects san francisco goals around improving public transit. lessening the impact of traffic on neighborhood safety, public health, and protecting the climate. and none too many people, there are several active the suburbs -- on known to many people, there are several activist involved in this. the bike coalition, mike

solomon, i just wanted to mention them and all of their efforts. it should reduce costs. it helps mitigate the transportation impacts of development projects more effectively. current city practices do not mitigate the impact of development projects effectively. looking at in neighborhood could offer a more effective mitigation. only a couple of areas that i feel need a little more work. the first is to more accurately assess and mitigate the number of automobile trips generated by excess parking. as currently proposed, the standalone parking structure which pay no impact fees and a project proposing access parking would pay the same impact fees as a project would produce parking. this should be changed to accurately assess the impact that access parking and traffic

generates has on walking, cycling, transit, and traffic movement. finally, the second is to engage in neighborhoods and prioritize transportation improvements. we have moved in this direction with the adoption of the market and octavia and eastern neighborhoods plants. it provides -- never had plans. -- neighborhood plans. we should expand community involvement and prioritized neighborhood transportation improvements to neighborhoods of the city said that every neighborhood has the voice. i hope we can continue to work on those issues with the development community and the transportation advocate community. finally, i want to close in memory of james earl lee.

i am saddened to report that we lost another person to violence last week. he was shot and killed in front of plaza east apartments. james and his family were known around the community as outgoing and caring individuals who would do anything to help someone in need. james participated in community programs and was directly connected to residents and service providers in the western addition. people often refer to james as the community mechanic who could fix any problem that you had your vehicle. we send our condolences to his family and we will continue to work with all community members to figure out how to eradicate this tragic problem of violence that continues to plague the western addition. frequently, the media does mischaracterized the victims of

violence and their families. an individual who was very loved and was your generous and well- respected in the community -- and was very generous and well- respected in the community. it is a tragic loss. we stand in solidarity with members of the community. supervisor avalos: thank you. i am also very excited about the parks bond will be moving forward to the ballots in november. i have not yet on as a co- sponsor. i suspect i will be able to get there. i just want to thank the rec and park department. i think it has been significant,

it has not been an easy road. people in san francisco are very passionate about our parks. to find agreement on how we will spend $185 million is a very difficult thing to do. i just want to give them credit for their outreach and their work. and a willingness to hear from residents all across san francisco. i am also very excited that we have been able to increase the size of the bonds, especially because that movement has created greater opportunity for parks said mclaren park, as well as district 11. i know there was a large effort from the comptroller's office -- controller's office. i expect that i will be in full support. i will be in full support. i will be a co-sponsor.

some things i am concerned about when it comes to mclaren park, we will have $10 million in funding, i would like to see the funding go towards real recreation and capital improvements within the boundaries of our green areas. we have a road that goes right through the middle of it. that is in great need of repair. it would be somewhat of a shame if our parks bond went towards the road repair work, neglecting the other parts that are in vital need of repair. i would like to be able to think we could move towards our streets bond that we just had approved with the voters support. that could cover a lot of the cost we need for making pedestrian -- pedestrian safety improvements. we could focus on the green areas. it includes our trails,

playgrounds, the jerry garcia amphitheater. i see a revitalized park that will be a great attraction for people for years to come. we have great advocacy around mclaren park as well. that is important to emphasize. we do not always agree on what the best uses for the park are. -- setting meeting in my district -- we'd just had a meeting in my district last wednesday. people want to see golf, cycling, urban agriculture, horseback riding. we did not always agree, but we agreed that this is a part that is well worth investing in. -- park that is well worth investing in. i want to thank them for all of their work. i will be there with you,

colleagues, when it comes to supporting this bond. i want to thank all the before your passion and your efforts -- all of you for your passion and your efforts. i want to make sure we think critically about how we can best invest in the second largest part in san francisco. when it comes to the bond, i am really excited that we will be making this investment, which will lead to greater investment in our work force. we are local -- our local hire ordinance will be applied for every project in this bond. we will be low -- we will be hiring local san francisco residence in greater numbers. -- residents in greater numbers. supervisor campos: i apologize, colleagues. in my introduction of the resolution on 1158, i forgot to

mention the tremendous work of the sf youth leaders. i do want to know some think -- note that happened something -- something that happened in my neighborhood recently. we had a series of illegal dumping of trash that happened. i want to thank the community, including the publication, but all the members of the community who have rallied around this issue. i also want to thank the department of public works and the san francisco police department, and the district attorney's office, who are working on this issue to make sure that something like this does not happen. the silver lining is that something-has brought more people together -- negative has brought more people together. i know there is a community meeting tonight. i do not know if i will be able to be there.

>> thank you. that concludes our will call for introductions. president chiu: why don't we now go to general public comment? >> including items on the adoption without committee -- without reference to committee for adoption. public comment is not allowed on those items which have already been subject to public comment. speakers using translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. president chiu: thank you. i want to remind members of the public that this is general public comment. if you are here for the washington project