this happen, beginning with supervisor mar's office. they have been leaders on this for some time and we would not be where we are without their involvement. i also want to thank the progressive workers alliance, but also as supervisor mar indicated, the office of labor enforcement, which also played an important role. and finally, our business partners including the chamber of commerce and the golden gate association. supervisor chu: 3 you, i would like to ask quickly -- through you, i would like to ask what with the sponsor, as i was reading this legislation there was a pot that -- part that caught my eye. the office of the supervisor representing district 9 will have responsibility to help with scheduling task force meetings. that is generally unusual. can you speak to this? and whether there are resources within your existing staff?

>> i think it is very unusual, that is correct. we were just trying to figure out the adequate level of staffing and a number of individuals asked if our office would be willing to play that role. if there's a deeper way of providing that staffing, we would be open to that -- a different way of providing that staffing, we would be open to that. this is our effort to make sure that the right level of staffing is provided in whatever form it takes. supervisor chu: it sounds like within your existing staff? >> yes. supervisor chu: thank you. president chiu: any further discussion? roll-call vote. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. v farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye.

there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first read. [applause] why don't we go to item 24? >> a motion confirming the appointment of christina rickie march 16th to the board of directors. supervisor weiner: i am strongly in support of this nomination. i had the opportunity to meet with the nominee and i think that she understands the importance of continuing to reform the transportation function in san francisco and to make it run better and serve everybody. and in listening to her experiences as a regular rider,

i think it was very compelling. i think she will be an exceptional addition to the mta board. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this item same house, a thing called? without objection, this motion is approved. item 25. >> item 25 is a motion appointing supervisor christine ozaki -- christina olague to the executive board. president chiu: we have a motion to excuse supervisor olague. seconded. without objection, she shall be excused. roll-call vote. >> on item 25. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. v farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye.

there are 10 ayes. president chiu: this motion is approved. why don't we go to our committee reports on item 27. >> items 27 and 28 were considered by the government audit and oversight committee and a special meeting may 1st, 2012. item 27 is to reflect the fees for 2011-2012 for breathing rates and short-term dock fees within them marina for small craft. >> these items do two things. the first, it is an approval of of a little more than $1 million for the marina fund. this will go to 36 new berths, 36 ft. or less. this is part of the work harder

renovation that is undergoing construction right now. -- part of the harbor renovation that is undergoing construction right now. the second piece of legislation does several things. it codifies the existing marina i got harbour fees previously approved in 2008 that were never updated in the code. it revises a few fees and clarify its policy regarding transfer policy. it also clarifies the timeframe of the berthing license. parks and rekha have done -- rex and park -- rec and parks had done an amazing job here. more broadly, it will get everything done before america's cup. i hope to have everyone's support. president chiu: before we vote. i am understand we did not call item 28. if we can call but at the same time. >> item 28 is appropriate and

approximately $1,041,000 to the recreation and park department for the west harbor park department in 2012. president chiu: i know that supervisor farrell's comments were directed to both items. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: supervisor chu: -- supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor kim: aye. v farrell: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first reading. why don't we go to roll call? >> i want to ask that we pass -- that we adjourn in the memory of

kathy bold way. she had lived in san francisco for four years and was a senior and author. she was a member of the san francisco public library's annual lawrie dinner. she wrote multiple books. and she produced a bay area variety and radio show. she formed a band called rock bottom remainders, a notorious benda authors -- band of authors. while it started as one night a week, they played for over eight years and raised over two million dollars for charity. she will be remembered for her incredible sense of humor, in richmond, her support of authors, and her contagious enthusiasm and huge heart. >> supervisor kim. supervisor wiener.

supervisor weiner: today, i am introducing legislation to make it easier for small property owners to rent out parking spaces as is heated with their residences to pay parking tax and to streamline -- associated with their residences to be parking tax and to streamline the process. there are many people in residential buildings, whether a home or a small apartment building, that rent out a few spaces to neighbors or others and have been doing so for years. very few of them know that they are actually required to pay parking tax on the rentals they received. they have always been required to do so, but people do not even though they are supposed to in addition, we make it extremely hard for someone who is renting out a few spots to actually pay the tax. we do not differentiate between

the person who is renting one or two spaces and a garage. the person renting out a few spaces has to post a bond and has to get fingerprinted and fill out extensive paperwork and file and pay parking taxes every month. we do not really make it an easy thing to do. this legislation will do two things. first, it will make it much easier for people in this situation when the legislation applies to anyone renting out up to five parking spots that are connected to a residential property -- five parking spots to a non-resident. they will no longer have to post a bond or be fingerprinted. there will be a very short form they will have to fill out. they will have to pay quarterly instead of monthly. in addition, because we have property owners who have not been in compliance for quite

some time, this will provide a partial amnesty where the person can come forward and pay two years' worth of parking? -- parking taxes and then have all the penalties and fees waived and be able to move forward and comply with the parking taxes. in the long run, this will generate more revenue for the city since we will be allowing people to come forward, paid few years of parking taxes, become compliant, and then begin paying parking taxes in the future to make sure everyone is complying. the amnesty will be on the first of the year, and then after that, if people have not come forward to enter the system, they are subject to any back taxes or penalties or interest that would otherwise apply. >> supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: colleagues,

today, i am requesting that would close the board out in memory of miss elizabeth genet holcomb, a report -- a resident of a neighborhood in san francisco and was the principle of as our martin college preparatory school until its closing in 2010. she served in this capacity for 17 years following a 23-year career as a nurse, consultant, and a united states public health commission court member. she made sure that the kids she worked with went to college and all of careers. she was devoted to giving low- income and minority students access to college and higher education. although she had no biological children, she was a guardian and adoptive parent too many. -- to many. one of her greatest experiences was a missionary trip to haiti with a group of nurses with her church.

she tirelessly dedicated herself to her work with the students act s.r. martin. after battling cancer, she passed away in may of 2012. >> supervisor farrell. v farrell: -- supervisor farrell: i would like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of a loving grandmother and wife and mother. known for her optimism, motherly nature and dedication to her church community at the chapel of immaculate conception where i went to her funeral the of the day, she was a devoted member of the chapel and served as a member of the club there.

ji is survived by four daughters and three sons and six grandchildren. and one great granddaughter. really, one of those women that you hate to see go, but an incredibly devoted family woman with an incredible family here in san francisco. may she rest in peace. >> thank you. president chiu. president chiu: i have a number of items for today. the first, along with mayor lee and many of our colleagues, i amherst -- i am sponsoring a resolution to entering into negotiations with the warriors. i know we all hope that the reader project will be iconic and visionary, defining what a modern urban irina can be and how it serves the broader community. i also hope that it will enhance

access to the waterfront wall framing the bay, incorporate open public space and create a community gathering opportunities and be a model for sustainability. i know that the development process will soon and quickly engaged the community and surrounding neighborhoods, and also involve local labor and talent. this is an opportunity that we need to move on quickly. since i know there are questions that colleagues have about this, we will be asking for the board to sit next week as a community -- as a committee in the hall to hear these items. i have two items. the first is for marion sandler, a revolutionary businesswoman and dedicated philanthropists who passed away last week. she had a tremendous gift for entrepreneurialism. yet a business degree at nyu. she joined the dominick and dominic company as the first female executive. she was one of the first two women working on a wall street

as a securities analyst at oppenheimer and company. alongside her husband, she and her husband, herbert sandler, turned the two branches of golden west savings into the golden west financial corp. and ran one of the most successful savings and loan companies in the country. not only did she have a head for business, but she also had a heart for philanthropy the foundation she created has given over $550 million to local causes and founded the investigative journalism project, the first on my new source to win the pulitzer. her life -- online news source to win the pulitzer. her life has been an example for family and friends. i also have the former dean of sf state college of extended learning who passed away last week. peter was an extremely effective leader who dedicated his career to higher education.

he successfully lead san francisco state university at the downtown campus and founded the college for extended learning. through his work at university for over 35 years, tens of thousands of adult students have had continuous access to education. he has been incredibly engaged in civic life, volunteering on many local and national campaigns, and with many north beach neighborhood of organizations, particularly the neighborhood where he and his wife lived for many years in north beach. he will begin the missed by many family and friends in the san francisco community -- he will be very missed by many family and friends of the san francisco community. >> supervisor campos. supervisor campos: first i want to report on the tremendous success of the pilot that the mission has hosted in the last couple of months on sunday

streets, but district 8 and district 9. and until recently, district 6, which encompassed the mission. they have been hosing sunday streets of every month and will be hosting every sunday this summer. we were very pleased with the turnout. the thing about the sunday streets is that it is not just an opportunity just to bring people together, but an economic stimulus for the local economy and is really about connecting people from different parts of the city. our hope is that through this pilot, we can't find ways in which we can expand the concept of sunday -- we can find ways in which we can expand the concept of sunday streets and doing the hosting that we are doing this year. the second item is a resolution. i want to thank, by the way,

supervisor kim former sponsorship of the resolution commemorating the former deputy city attorney who was recently appointed to the california at sixth district court of appeal. the resolution congratulates miguel and declares june 5th, 2012 as minikel -- miguel marquez day in the city of san francisco. it is true the remarkable that miguel, at the age of 45, will now be serving on the court of appeals, the second-highest court in california. and what is remarkable is that here you have an individual who has not only had a brilliant legal career, but on top of that, one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. the interesting thing about the sixth district is that it has been in existence for more than 30 years. even though the population that the sixth district court of

appeals -- at the six district court appeals is almost half latino, this is the first time that a person of latino descent has been appointed to the sixth district court appeals. it is interesting that the various members of the various districts that form the core of appeals in california, only five are latino descent, less than 4%. our hope is that this is the beginning of a shift. and that we do have a bench at both the trial level and the appellate level that is more representative of the population. but again, we want to congratulate miguel marquez, who has not only served as the deputy city attorney hearing san francisco, but also served for the san francisco unified school district. and he has been serving as county council for santa clara

county. we are very proud of miguel and we thank governor brown for the appointment. the last thing is that i forgot to thank hillary ronin from my staff for the work she did on the wake forest task force. i want to take this opportunity to publicly thank your for your work. the rest i submit. >> supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i have two items. one is a call for a hearing on vocational training programs in this city geared toward youth and workers that have been displaced from jobs. as our city becomes a world center more and more of technology, i am concerned about those who do not work in the technology sector and have to cope with the rising costs in the city. one concern for me is how we are providing job opportunities to

those who wish to pursue careers in manufacturing, repair work and other vocational fields. for this reason, i'm calling on a review of how the training programs are performing to meet the needs of the resident work force, particularly to find out how we can focus resources on the use and those who are displaced. we're working on a unique richmond and city-wide work force program at the high-school level along with other groups. it will allow paid and local manufacturing internships for high-school students and others taking the pathways and other tech 21 programs in the city. but particularly, the odder shop and pathways programs for schools. irish -- the auto shop and pathways programs for schools. i urge support of that. i also want an acknowledgement of the passing of a longtime

member, district leader susan hall. i urge the closing of the meeting in her honor. susan hall was a democratic activist who for years with the heart and soul of the richmond democratic club. she was also a two- she was the dedicated secretary for the d triple c and passed away last thursday evening. she graduated as valedictorian of her culpeper, virginia high- school and give to san francisco in 1959 where she lived a bohemian life with her husband and devoted much of her life to kenya in africa and worked with the former british colonial government for five years as kenya was working to gain independence. at san francisco state and uc- berkeley, she taught classes and earned degrees in international

relations and worked on her p.s. -- ph.d. dissertation. she went to the university of nairobi several times, once as a fulbright scholarship and spent another seven years conducting research in africa. she eventually return to san francisco and worked as an insurance broker for 10 years, which helped her pay off her student loans and pay for retirement. for some 20 years, she served as the secretary board member and soul of the richmond democratic club, which i was active in for about 20 years. her two terms of the democratic committee, many of you are familiar with that work, she worked tirelessly for the democratic cause in the city. she also knew shorthand and was extremely organized. she helps the richmond district democratic club create strong outreach program and be a functioning club in our city. she was extraordinarily

talented in -- and an unpretentious citizen of san francisco. she will be greatly missed by those she helped throughout the city. thank you for your support in commemorating her life here at the board of supervisors. the rest i will submit. supervisor olague: good afternoon, colleagues. i've been working with a lot of community members dedicated with boosting the performance levels of students of color, particularly african-american males in san francisco. i'm introducing a hearing request for presentations from the san francisco unified school district department of children, youth, and families, and human rights commission on services provided are needed to support african-american students. i hope to have an informative discussion that will merit strategic solutions to address the disproportionate amount of african-american youth represent in suspensions, expulsions, and

the achievement gap. i particularly would like the department to highlight our reductions in funding have impacted the ability to deliver services to heinie it students and provide an examination of what measures can be taken to close the achievement gap given the limited amount of available financial resources. i would like to think the supervisors campos and cohen for cosponsoring this and i look ford to a hearing in front of the committee. supervisor avalos: i am submitting an ordinance for the november ballot with a working title of the foreclosure forbearance. i would like to thank my colleagues who have co-sponsored the measure so far, supervisor

campos, , a supervisorcohen, supervisor olague, and supervisor mar. i live in and serve a district that has a high level of homeownership. we also have the lowest per capita of any district in san francisco. we are working-class and middle- class people. we don't have a lot of millionaires that live in a district that would skew other districts per-capita income. we have a lot of folks who have been struggling to pay their mortgage, especially with the economic downturn. this is an issue that affects many parts of san francisco, district 10 is greatly affected, almost equally to district 11 in

terms of the foreclosure crisis. district 9, as well. there have been a number of neighborhood groups around the city that have been fighting back, trying to reoccupy homes against foreclosures. ace is one of the ,occupy bernal, and other organizations, we've looked at ways to provide deterrence to foreclosures. and how we could actually work toward holding banks more accountable to making sure people can remain in their homes and can have loans either modified to allow for percentage reduction or even principal reduction would be a great way to help households to stay in their homes. this is just one tool that we could apply to make sure we can put a deterrent in place for foreclosures. the way this measure would work

is it would remove an exemption on the real estate transfer tax for lenders and banks when they receive titles of property after a foreclosure. we hope that because of the tax which could be applied might be a deterrent and they would seek a greater effort to modify alone rather than go through a foreclosure proceeding. this is not about trying to raise revenue for the city. we will see a decline in foreclosure rates and could actually have the rates we had once upon a time that would result in about 15 or so a year in these very neighborhoods. that would be a great change. i am very happy to have your support as we move forward. this will go through the committee process on the way to the department of elections and the ballot. i look forward to a robust

discussion and want to make sure we are doing what we can as a city to hold banks accountable, to make sure we -- make sure they are doing everything we can do to make sure they're having a clear dialogue with residents to prevent foreclosures. we have all too often seen before -- the fast tracking of foreclosures and i hope it can put a stop to that. pellicle word to seeing this go through and a look for it to seeing the nest pass before the sun. -- i also looked forward to seeing the next go before the sun. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor chu: we are cosponsoring -- as we talked about