all of us. we have many families who have pledged their total support to this new building project. we respectfully ask for your endorsement of the eminence to the general plan that you create the chinese hospital special use district. thank you. >> are there any other members of the public who wish to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, i just want to say i really appreciated the staff walking me through the hospital. not only the old building, but the new work building. a building that is a couple

blocks away. i see it as a tremendous community institution, and it really helped out to sea and on many generations of family have been born there. the children and grandchildren continue to support the community institution. i did not realize that 97% of the population are asian-pacific islander. it is not just any asian-pacific islander. it is the most -- is the most vulnerable better on metical -- medical. i know some are saying the building has historic significance. is there anything that could acknowledge what a community institution it has been, like a plaque or some kind of panel in

the building? >> i would be happy to address this. as part of our mitigation measures, we are in the process of documenting the building. in the new building, there will be an entire area on the wall that is dedicated to displaying all those historic pictures and also pictures of the building as well. >> my understanding is there are a number of other community benefits, including the areas that you enter, the place where people sit on the bench. could you talk a little bit about that? >> sure. part of the landscape design has created spots as you walk of jackson street. we oftentimes see our seniors sitting in the open areas in

front of the buildings right now or coming into our lobby and rusting. the new hospital design provides that seems -- the same sort, it actually enlarges the area. there's plenty of space for people to stop and rest. it is a gathering space for the community. supervisor mar: thank you. so, any closing remarks? did we already close public comment? >supervisor chiu: just a couple quick comments. i want to thank all of the members of the public who came to speak. the ceo of chinese hospital. all your supporters. i know this has been a labor of love for many folks. i want to express my gratitude to the community that has come together to rebuild this

hospital. i also want to thank folks for not bringing the 2000 speakers today. this has a lot of community consensus around a. colleagues, if i could be listed as a sponsor, we can do that, and colleagues, if we can move this item with the recommendation possibly before the board, that would be appreciated. >> thank you. -- supervisor mar: thank you. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation without exec -- without objection? can you call item no. 5? >> item #5, or is amending the san francisco planning code. >> if i understand correctly,

supervisor olague and myself -- >> supervisor, we need a roll call vote. supervisor mar: is there any member of the public who would like to comment? colleagues, can we continue this until september 10 without objection? thank you. please call the last item. >> item #6, resolution approving associate membership in the california rural home mortgage finance authority and authorizing the director of the department of the environment to execute a joint powers agreement. supervisor mar: thank you for being here from the department of the environment. the resolution seeks approval for the membership in the california rural home mortgage finance authority. by joining this authority, at no cost to the city, san francisco residents will have access to a

low interest loan program, as well as alternatives to tax liens, performing home energy improvements. the supervisors board approved the plan before tax liens and for san francisco business -- building owners to create infrastructure improvements. it was created for homeowners by a federal agency in 2010 and lost the implementation of the program here and in other areas. guillermo rodriguez is here from the department planning to answer any questions. it provides an additional financing tool that helps property owners bridge the up- front capital cost barrier and it can help keep a new industry going after the expiration of the stimulus funds and the

energy efficiency block grant program they are currently using to incentivize property owners to conduct energy efficiency of prince. i was going to ask guillermo or calvin -- >> thank you for your consideration of this measure. if you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. i was thinking of bringing a bunch of cowboy hats. supervisor mar: next time. any questions, colleagues? is there anyone would like to speak from the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation? thank you. ms. miller, is there any other business before us? >> no. supervisor mar: thank you, everyone. meeting adjourned.

>> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people

that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography.

>> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience. the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing.

we offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone. we are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. >> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to

be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills. the see any more hills? >> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that

they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your

photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. >> welcome to the july 9 meeting. the meeting is being called to order. it please turn off all cellphone and pagers. public comment will be taken on each item. speaker cards are available. we would like to thank for continued support of our meetings. [roll-call]

commissioner white is excused. we have a quorum. item two, public comment. it allows members of the public comment to suggest new items for future consideration. do we have anyone here for public comment for items not on the agenda? seeing none, next item. >> we are on item 3, discussion of possible action to make a recommendation on the board of supervisors police code, an appeal second-hand dealer and permit requirements.

we are repealing 852, 1276, 1279, 1288, 1281, and 1282 and amending section 26 and 2.67 to eliminate requirements and other regulations. in your binder is the word silenfile. >> good evening, supervisors. goothank you for having me. is there any chance we could call both items, given they are related? >> item #4, discussion of recommendation allowing dogs to be fastened to lampposts, hybrids, or trees region --

lampposts, hydrants or trees, 1279.1, 1279.2, 1281, 1282, and a monday other sections -- and amending other sections. there is a file along with the guy just. region -- along with the digest. >> supervisors were unable to attend, but we want to thank you for the opportunity and look forward to your feedback. the first piece of legislation focuses on the sea and licensing requirements for secondhand dealers and used bookstores.

this is something many of our business constituents have been asking for. some businesses have been threatened recently with sales arm -- with jail time, so this removes the second hand provisions from the police code, allowing used furniture dealers and used bookstore owners to be considered the same under the laws businesses selling new products. it removes acquirement that they pay more than $1,200 for a particular licence but have little proven benefit. it removes the requirement that new business owners go to haul of justice and get fingerprinted, waiting in line with those charged with crimes.

the legislation does not change in the state requirement particular to any types of secondhand dealers, jewelry, coins, a precious-metals, things that are likely to be stolen and resold. there are state requirements, and this does not change any of that. this legislation will further support our business community, and we look forward to your support. we issued a section that repeal various aspects of the police code, which pretty much everyone considers antiquated and obsolete. this includes things like regulations defining how much someone can charge to pick up a piece of luggage from one part

of town to another, and it gets three descriptive about different zones. the legislation repeals the requirement for someone carrying an airplane ticket to buy and carry on with the city. it repeals the requirement that makes it a misdemeanor for a moving company to move items from one addressed to another. it makes it a misdemeanor is the moving company does not notify the property owner in writing prior to the move, and it is the most modern agreement that the burden is placed on the tenant and not on the moving company. it repeals a section of the code that makes it a misdemeanor for a business to serve food to allow someone else to come on to their promises to sell food. this has been talked about before, but the tamale lady,

prior to whether or not she had the proper permits, the current code is written such of the owner of the establishment is the zeitgeist. the zeitgeist is committing a misdemeanor by allowing her to sell food on the premises, so this repeals that code section 0 goo. it also repeals a section that makes it a misdemeanor for someone walking a dog to try that dog to a tree or a call if they want to go in side of the business to make a purchase. we see this as common legislation that modernizes the way the code is written to reflect how we live our lives. i am happy to answer any questions you may have.

>> first, i want to thank you for this great legislation, obviously much needed, and i have a question about an antique dealers. i see the sea is scratched out. -- the fee is scratched out. >> by removing the code, it also removes the fee. they have not been considered any different from someone who wants to open a new furniture store, so there would be no second hand permit fees. >> i know the dealers slipped out when they suddenly got these threatening letters. they have been in business for 20 years, so i am happy to see this taken care of. thank you triggered strikes --

thank you. >> i sent an e-mail earlier today and wondered if the supervisor had a chance to think about it, and that narrow window of secondhand dealers is something we can have a further discussion on before doing anything final which the legislation? >> i am not sure if they have sent a letter, but basically the request was to consider secondhand dealers but cash out, so someone who comes with a bag of used clothes and wants to make a little money on that, the request was to consider disaggregating that group of business from the larger pool of secondhand dealers, and the

reason from the consideration is to insure we are not creating a vehicle, we are not making it easier to sell stolen merchandise, so i think the intent is not to do about, -- is not to do that. we are more than happy to take a look of fat and see if there is a way we can see that. in speaking with different constituencies and the police department, we are actually meeting with the police department again at the end of the week. in our opinion at this point, it seems we are selling for something that is not necessarily a problem currently, but if we confine their is a concern, we are more than happy to entertain that. >> i think this is for

businesses, clothing, music, books, things of that sort, so the requirement is that you need to do, based upon the state regulations in terms of the criteria of being applied at the local level, you need to ask for a valid id. business is required to offer the individual to be able to engage in the visitors', being able to look at their goods -- to engage in businesses, of being able to adapt their goods. this has been a good tool for them. while there is not often a means for purchasing stolen grosoods,d

a police report is filed and that individual being able to connect the dots, that does not happen often, but it would communicate with me this is a deterrent for those keeping those kinds of people to sell goods, so if the permit goes away, the requirement for the business to ask for that goes away, so i think there is more in terms of what that may mean in terms of senegal and they like it, but they will have a harder time if they retain about a business operation on their own, they will have a harder time defending it, but that is a small group. it is not a majority of the businesses the purge inventory -- the purchase inventory

somewhere else and bring it into cell, -- it in to sell, which is why we see the need to repeal the permits. if that makes any sense. commissioner riley: you mentioned there was a state requirement for second hand dealers on jewelry, coins, and gold and silver. what are they? a black eye and not 100% versed in state regulations, but it is a reporting requirement, and there is a fee. businesses but are identified would fluctuate over time. it is based on statewide crime patterns. the department of justice will

issue memos that are regulated all the time, and the reporting requirement is a daily reported of all sold i did, -- sold items, including identification of to whom it was sold. i have not encountered anyone who does this, but it is a state law. the focus is on high-value items, so items that have a serial number that can be traced, it is on jewelry with serial numbers and precious metals. >> would that cover our concern? >do