but the amendment essentially would eliminate the amendment made in committee. i would make a motion to amend this along the lines in the document before you, specifically on page 4 of the legislation. president chiu: colleagues, any objection to moving forward with that motion? without objection. the amendment is made. any further discussion? can we do this same house, called? without objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading as amended. >> item 18 is a charter amendment, second draft, to change the election cycle for the offices of city attorney and treasurer, so these offices will be elected in the same years as the elections for mayor, district attorney, and shara,

and to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years and every other odd-numbered year. supervisor wiener: i would like to continue one week. supervisor farrell: seconded. president chiu: without objection, this item will be continued to june 26. with that, could you call our 3:00 special order, items 19 and 20? >> pursuant to file number 120541, the board of supervisors will sit in a committee of the whole to consider objections to approving a report of assessment costs submitted by the director of public works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be formed -- performed by the director of public works, having been paid for out of the revolving fund. president chiu: we have a

representative from dpw. members of the public, if you have received a notice, the representative from dpw will outline the subject of the report, and members of the public who wish to contest this are welcome to make public comment for two minutes. i would ask staff and members of the public to step outside to see if you can resolve these issues. once that happens, we will finish the hearing. >> i am with the department of public works. this report is for properties inspected and notified, and repairs made and invoiced under the sidewalk inspection and repair program on april 2011 through april 2012. the department inspected and retired sidewalks and curbs along city blocks and portions of the western edition, in and

out for sunset, inner and outer richmond, the financial district, and the south of market. they issued notices to repair sidewalks, 1300 modifications to various city agencies and utility companies, of which the city repaired sidewalks fronting 173 properties. it has cost us 848,000 in front of private properties, 940,000 in front of city-owned and utility company agencies, for a total of $1,780,000. invoices were sent out to property owners, of which 1078 owners paid, allowing the city to recover $751,000.

they have allowed the cost of sidewalk repairs to be placed on property tax, or have not paid the city in a timely manner. we are submitting 95 properties with outstanding invoices, totaling $96,700, to be placed as an assessment on the property-tax rolls. president chiu: thank you. are there any members of the public that wish to comment on this item? please step up to the microphone. each member of the public shall have up to two minutes. the microphone to your right. >> my name is mike pope, regarding 807 franklin. i spent two years trying to get the city to fix the trip hazard

caused by a city-owned trees. i copied that to the department of public works. they came out to retaliate against me. they send somebody out after 5:00 p.m. the man said he was not even going to be paid for it. they cited me for hairline cracks as a retaliation for me pointing out a hazard. i had to go to the newspapers, because they were not want to do anything about it for two years. a month ago, at safeway, a trip on the -- i have photographs here for all of you. i tripped on the sidewalk at safeway. it was a 2.5 inch high trip hazard. i have been injured. my neck is injured. i reported that to the department of public works. the inspector would not return my calls.

i called twice for his supervisor, botts. i got him to luckily answer the phone the second time. he refused to tell me what any of the property owners there had been cited for. he said it would require a sunshine ordinance to find that out. that is no guarantee you will find that out. he refused to tell me how high a trip hazard has to be before he will cite somebody. i am injured. it has affected my ability to work as a bomb maker. this is not enforced against people -- as a filmmaker. this is not enforced against people. president chiu: are there any other members of the public who wish to speak in this hearing? seeing none -- excuse me, sir. before you walk out of the chamber, if you want to have a

conversation with a dpw staffer, and you can step outside to do that, you can do that and speak to the board. why don't we go to the 3:30 -- i am sorry. do you want to speak, with regards to this hearing? please step up. >> if i could speak to this. last month, i received a letter from the department. they gave me a notice i have to

pay for the repairing for 160 something. the whole story is for last year, around christmas time. i received a letter from the public works department. they've replaced pieces of square concrete on the sidewalk. the fee is around 750 something. i stopped by the office of the public works department. i decided the fee is $750. when the repairs started, the construction worker talked to --

talked to me. he said, "do you want to do something?" there was a minor crack on the sidewalk. i did not want that, because this city does request made. we paid five squares. i talked to the construction worker. i said, "make sure there is no charge. just do it if there is no charge. if you charge me, do not do it." they told me no charge. that is why i let them do it. president chiu: thank you very much. that was your two minutes. thank you very much. >> president of the board, as representatives, when you walk

in front of city hall, i can challenge you, if you walk on the front of city hall. there are over 12 square blocks that are cracked. how can the city or department heads -- how can we be pointing fingers at the constituents that i, as a taxpayer, what my city hall, at the front, to be well paid, and there are cracks there for all to see? somebody better take charge of the situation, so that when i come next time in the front of city hall and there are cracks, they are all fixed. president chiu: we are going to continue this hearing until later in today's meeting, to give dpw an opportunity to speak to the individuals who came in today. why don't we go to our special order at 3:30? i believe there are several

supervisors that wish to give commendations today. i would like to first recognize supervisor olague. supervisor olague: good afternoon, colleagues. today, i have the privilege of commending youth that are making a positive impact on their communities. i will recognize individuals who work hard with a number of community organizations to prevent summer learning loss. last year, the board approved a resolution that declared san francisco the summer learning city, and prioritize the summer learning opportunities for san francisco. summer learning loss is a constant challenge that community groups are working to reverse. on june 21, we will have a summer learning the, and i hope you will join me it with many of the youth i mentioned today.

the first of these is giovante holloway. he is a bright young man who has served san francisco as a youth commissioner and community advocates. as a commissioner for district 5, he has represented the district on critical issues such espouses the youth committee. he has worked frequently with our office to insure we are accountable to these issues, in particular, the incarcerated youths, to ensure that are provided access to recreational facilities. he has provided critical input and to provide services to children and youth exposed to

violent crime and trauma. javonte has worked with community groups to eliminate summer education laws. his representation of the commission, in helping to organize summer learning day, demonstrates his demonstration -- his dedication to his community and other youth in san francisco. i am very proud of his accomplishments over the past year. he was selected to seven of the schools he applied to for college, which i thought was very impressive. it shows me he is just beginning the creation of his legacy of excellence. we wish him all the best for next year, and we are really sorry to lose you on the youth commission. i know we will in august. it has been wonderful working with you. you taught me a lot. we will miss you terribly. good luck to you. best to you at uc.

we would give you the certificate, if you consider a few words. >> i want to first off say things to cover because supported me. -- to everyone who supported me. thank you for working with me on the commission. thank you to all the supervisors, for giving me this commendation. and happy birthday to my grandmother. thanks for being there in the crowd, supporting the. [applause] -- supporting me. [applause] and i want to give a big shot up to sister cheryl davis and all the people who support me from district 5. thanks again.

[applause] supervisor olague: when javonte said his grandmother was sharon hewitt, i had to asking for clarification, because she says she is everybody's gromov. but she is really his grandmother. additionally, i want to recognize the youth volunteers of up on top, which offers children a nurturing environment, where they receive academic enrichment, creative arts education, leadership training, and recreational activities. the organization celebrated 10 years of service in providing children with academic support and social skills that help them

lead lifetimes of success. this summer, up on top seeks to serve 150 children, many of whom live in the western addition. i am happy to present the program director, with commendations for the following youth volunteers and workers. [names are read] these youth are busy working in the program, or there would be present to accept our recommendations today. they are doing a great deal to prevent summer learning loss. these use unexampled of folks and individuals who come from challenging backgrounds, to do

the best they can be. that are giving back, an example to their community. i want to thank them for taking the time to do what they can to approve themselves and their community. it shows a lot of courage and leadership. they're doing all they can to better who they are. >> it is unfortunate our youth leaders could not be here to accept the awards. i will definitely cheer and

shout to show the appreciation. you can see them in all of their magic as the work. we were intentional to hire full day teachers to join our program, so we are adopting a curriculum with the skill building as well as in richmond. we are really working with our parents, our students, and our up on top team, to make sure our students are working. continue to support us. we appreciate the resources that come our way. thank you.

president chiu: is that it, supervisor olague? our next commendation will be provided by supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: i similarly have a chance to come and youth involved in the summer reading program taking place in district 2. i understand only three out of five are here today. and i want to ask them to come forward. natalie, are you here? come on up.

there are a number of volunteers i wanted to add. [names read] thanks for being up here. the summer reading program is part of the national summer of learning association. it is taking place at the schools of the sacred heart in district 2. it provides a lot of educational experiences during the summer months. in education, we have a lot of drop-off in learning. it is so important to engage our kids during summers. more and more of the achievement gap can be explained by unequal access to summer learning. if you dig into the statistics, it is staggering. option i want to have the board of supervisors thank-you for all the work you are doing for the

volunteers for this program. the dedicate a very big portion of their summer to 200 children here in san francisco, and it would not be possible without air how. not everyone is here to recognize. know how much i appreciate, and the board of supervisors appreciates, your work over the summer. you are welcome to say something if you want to. >> thank you to all the students and everyone working there. it is a great opportunity. supervisor farrell: thank you.

president chiu: our final commendation will be provided by supervisor mar. supervisor mar: thank you, president chiu. commending a number of community advocates and organizations today with the support of supervisor cam and david chiu as well. there was a 27-romance in detroit, michigan, who was -- 27-year-old man in detroit, michigan, who was the spark of a movement and helping to build alliances and coalitions along

racial and ethnic lines with other victims of bias-related hate crimes. i am talking about the killing of vincent chen 30 years ago, 1982. i was a young college student at uc-davis. i wanted to ask if our community leaders can come up so they can give some remarks after we have made our remarks. we have a reverent, the executive director of the chinatown community development center. if i could ask him to come up, and we also have mike from a group organizing an event on the 23rd. if he can come up as well? mike and the reverend? please come to the podium. great shirt. i wanted to say that i am introducing a resolution on the imperative agenda that will recognize june 23, this

saturday, 2012, as justice for vincent chen day. it recognizes the 30th anniversary of a movement to call for justice in the baseball bat beating death of vincent in the city and county of san francisco. in 1982, ronald reagan was the president. there was a severe economic depression, especially in motown, detroit area. there was a lot of recession here as well. the climate was an economic depression, scapegoating of immigrants. japan-bashing was going on. there was a lot of anti- immigrant and anti-asian sentiment when i went to school, and definitely in detroit and new york. on june 19, 1982, vincent, a draftsman, weeks away from being married, he was from detroit and was brutally beaten in front of

a mcdonald's restaurant in detroit by two unemployed auto workers who mistakenly identified him as japanese and blamed him for loss of american automotive manufacturing jobs. on june 23, 1982, he died as a result of the severe beating with a baseball bat by the two individuals. vincent's murder and the controversy surrounding the light sentences of three month'' probation and $3,700 fine for the two men drew out trays -- outrage and attention. many of us were out rise -- outraged. we were motivated to fight for justice to look at racial justice for other communities as well. this brought together and united the asian-american community with other civil group's rights -- civil rights groups to seek

justice for vincent chin and everyone. helen could not be with us today, but she has continued to be a tremendous activist not just for racial justice, but for women's rights and other causes. as a student, vincent's killing got me involved with organizations like the chinese progressive association, the asian law caucus, and many groups that were involved. community organizing, localizing to make change in the communities really inspired me. reverend fong and many others, gene kwan, many inspired me to get involved. the members of the san francisco bay area community that united in being inspired by american citizens for justice that helen formed in detroit with many groups, and multi-racial

coalition, but in the bay area, they helped to found asian- americans for justice, along with many groups like the asian law caucus, chinese american citizens alliance, a chinese for affirmative action, the japanese american citizens league, the chinese consolidated benevolent association, and many others to raise awareness. the resolution we will hear in a moment will declare june 23 as the 30th anniversary of the death of vincent chin and as -- acknowledge the work being done by many in the community. i wanted to say that norman was a key player in building these kinds of alliances and making sure the focus was not just on one individual or community, but bringing people together. i wanted to ask him to come up. i also wanted to ask mike on behalf of asian pacific americans for progress, and the center for asian american media,

who has organized a special event on june 23, part of a nation my town hall going on around this country. it is fantastic that we have the veteran organizer and inspiration for us here with a younger activists to give some remarks. i look forward to seeing you on saturday at our commemorations. there's a great one in san jose and all around the country. the two folks that are here today are here to give us some words of inspiration as well. i should mention that i did kind of present to my colleagues the litany, as well. reverend fong. >> because it is sharon's birthday, i want her to represent the birthday. i would rather give of my time and do the litany. i wrote it the year after. then we did it 10 years later.

20 years later, we did it at the japan town center. the 30th anniversary should be right here in city hall. i'm not going to waste time. i will go right through it. president chiu: if you could just share one microphone? >> an injury to one is the injury to all. i stand here in solidarity with my asian brothers and sisters saying that the silence continues to plague us. we must move forward. we gather now to remember vincent chin. we gather in remembrance of his death and the hate that brought about his death. we gather today three decades later to remember his mothers cry for justice. >> we