[applause] >> midafternoon. i am a senior economics major at uc-berkeley and i have been working with the wall street wizards program for more than a year. i will make this short and sweet. i want to say that bill thompson has been the vanguard for what it takes for successful people to get back to the committee. at a time when municipal government and federal government budgets are shrinking and is becoming visible that there is not much that public works can do for many people, bill thompson has been able to give back so much for so many people and he has not asked for anything in return. thank you so much, bill. [applause] >> .

>> i am also will street wizard. i joined as a college student, i go to uc berkeley. i can imagine talking to my fellow members hal and just seeing the class -- how and just sing the class. for my career and i have to think bill 4 my graduation, i am about to graduate from berkeley next thursday. and more than just the wall street wizards, bill has been a father figure to me, a friend, and i got my diploma through him. he has been a great input in my career. i went through a lot of hard times and he pretty much was

always there. that is why i have to dedicate my diploma to him. he made it possible, he made my life so much simpler. and for the city i think that it gives the opportunities to students who have talent and are 20 -- hungry for opportunities, to go out in the world and have the courage to do what we want to do. to be successful in life, be successful in everything we aspire. that is what you have -- what i have to say. thank you. >> in closing, we have something we wanted to present to you. >> on behalf of the wall street wizards, i would like to present you with this t-shirt. [applause]

[applause] president chiu: thank you to the wall street wizards. our final presentation today will be by our district 9 colleague, supervisor campos.

supervisor campos: i will try to keep this brief. it is an impressive group of people to follow. i think it is appropriate we're making these accommodations on our last meeting before the recess of the board of supervisors. it is my honor, my pleasure to call upon andrew mchenley. if he can please come. we are in the middle of the olympics. if the board of supervisors could hand out gold medals, i think mr. mchenley will get one of those. born in ithaca, n.y., he moved to san francisco in 1968 and has been a bay area resident ever since. it is important to note that his parents, his mother and father,

grace and joe instilled in him a love of books and learning, something that has guided his work in -- throughout his life. something which definitely lead him to a string of bookstore jobs all over the bay area since he moved in 1968. in 1989 he opened adobe bookshop on 16th street which is a block away from mission dolores church. he quickly turned the bookstore into a local hubbub for artists and musicians and the entire community. we have seen many mission based artists and musicians who had their first show, their first performance, their first introduction to the community at adobe bookstore. when you think about community institutions and neighborhood institutions, this is up there.

but we're here today because unfortunately, due to the escalating rents in neighborhoods like the mission, mr. mchenley is no longer able to run this beloved community store. you are in the process of closing. and it points to larger issues that we as a city are facing but it is important never the less for us today to honor mr. mchenley, for his years of dedication and work in his community. to recognize the missing asset that adobe bookstore has been not only to the mission neighborhood but to the entire city and county of san francisco. on behalf of the board of supervisors, it is my honor to

give you the certificate of honor for your passionate love of books and learning and the arts, for founding an opening adobe bookstore in the mission district in 1989 and turning the store into a hub for artists and musicians living in the community and for contributing to the artistic and bohemian flavor of the mission, characteristics that make the neighborhood so special to all of us. on behalf of the board of supervisors in -- and the entire mission community, thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor avalos: i think there is -- supervisor a lucky -- olague wants to speak. supervisor olague: thank you for

your years of staying open and just for being a good resource for knowledge and art and it was a great place in so many ways so thank you. >> thank you, thank you, all the members of the board. it is a pleasure to receive such an honor. running a business has been a pleasure and fun. a used book store is a difficult thing now to operate. i would not recommend it to many people to try it. san francisco has been a city of small businesses and -- in helping the neighborhood, whether it is getting them to read a book or palm or produce a show. i am sorry to close it but i am -- it has been the happiest part of my life. someone else will open something

that will be good in san francisco. i do not know where, i do not know when. keep the city running and supportive of new small businesses. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] supervisor campos: if i may, i would like to ask the honorable anna valenzuela, thefrom el

salvador, and mr. cordon and our honorable consular general. it is my honor as the supervisor for district 9 which includes many people who have the honor and pride of being -- originating from el salvador today to introduce this resolution declaring -- proclaiming 2012 to be the salvadorean day. let me tell you about how we got to this point. the u.s. congress, the u.s.

house of representatives in 2006 established that august 6 of every year in the united states would be salvadorean day here in the united states of america. according to the 2010 u.s. census, there are more than 16,007 dorians -- salvadoreans in san francisco. they're not only an integral part of the city of san francisco but of the entire bay area. there cut commissions -- and their contributions to city life is something they should be proud of. they truly make san francisco the special city that it is and so it is only appropriate to celebrate salvadorean day.

we take this opportunity to proclaim that august 6 is salvadorean day. we want to recognize the contributions of so many families who on a daily basis are not only working hard but they're contributing, giving back to their community. it is my honor as someone who is of guatemalans dissent, central american descent, a sister country to have the honor of proclaiming the state to be s -- of this day to be salvadorean day. i turned over to the consular general -- turn it over to the consular general. >> thank you for your time, members of the board of supervisors and hon. david

campos for supporting the salvadorean community. this is a very special celebration not only in the bay area but also nationwide because we are the fourth largest group of latinos in the u.s. and this day celebrated throughout the u.s. and in some parts of the country, in los angeles, there are festivals today. it is an opportunity to expand our culture. thank you for this recognition and i would like to introduce the community leader so that he can explain to us how the organizers of a huge festival that expresses salvadorean day will be taking place. >> thank you.

the city of san francisco has been supportive since a long time ago. i remember supervisor eric mar in the 1980's, supervisor avalos, david campos, thank you very much. i think you on behalf of the coalition -- thank you on behalf of the coalition. this is a demonstration of unity. the main goal of our coalition is to integrate the the committee into one stronger community that can contribute more to san francisco and the rest of the bay area. the coalition is the expression of the most diverse, most recognizable committee organization such as the salvadorean-american chamber of commerce, some homeland

organizations, also -- we are just the beginnings of this big integration. we will be better san franciscans, better residents of the bay area. you are invited to the festival on august 25 in oakland. we hope that next year we will celebrate with your help a festival in san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. we encourage all to celebrate salvadorean day. thank you very much.

president chiu: thank you, colleagues, and thank you for those who have been waiting patiently for the rest of the business of the day. why don't we go back to item 41? >> an ordinance amending the administrative code entitled -- adding limitations on

eligibility, application deadlines and a time to receive the assessor's report. required departmental monitoring reports and reduce the application fee for the mills act contracts. supervisor wiener: thank you. we are happy for this legislation to improve access in san francisco to the mills act. these are amendments to the administrative code to improve the process. the administrative code implements the mills act in san francisco and these amendments will improve how we approach our process. i worked very closely with san francisco architectural heritage and planning staff to formulate this legislation as well as the assessor's office. they're strongly supportive of the legislation. the planning commission and historic preservation commission voted for the legislation as well. the mills act is a state law

that incentivizes owners of historic properties to maintain their properties in a historically appropriate way by providing property tax credits in exchange for an owner's agreement to district 10-year maintenance plan. it applies to properties that are contributing to a local state or federal historic district or individual landmark. each agreement has to go through a rigorous process to ensure that is appropriate and is subject to approval or disapproval by the board of supervisors. the mills act is an important tool to help owners of historic properties maintain their properties in an appropriate state. the mills act has been in existence for a long time. san francisco has almost no mills act contracts. by contrast, los angeles and other cities have quite a few. i think a reason for that is the process in san francisco is

incredibly cumbersome, expensive, blankley, and unpredictable. this legislation, while fully maintaining in place the review by this board of supervisors of each and every contract, streamlines the process, makes a more predictable, makes it less expensive, and will allow more people to pursue the mills act. so, colleagues, this is a strong piece of legislation that has brought -- broad support and i ask for your support today. president chiu: thank you. any additional discussion? roll-call vote. >> on item 41, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor campos, aye. supervisor chiu, aye, supervisor chu, aye. supervisor cohen, aye. supervisor elsbernd, aye. supervisor farrell, aye.

supervisor mar, aye. supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. president chiu: item 42. >> amending the health code regarding reauthorization of the food security task force. president chiu: can we do this same house, same call? this is passed on the first grade. >> confirming the appointment of william adams to the port commission. supervisor campos: thank you. i wanted to express my support for this appointment to the port commission. the rules committee had a chance to meet with mr. william adams two weeks ago and i was impressed both by his wide level of work experience in labour and his wide knowledge regarding the port. i think this is one of the most qualified nominees we have seen from the mayor's office and this

speaks highly to mr. adams because we have seen many great nominees from the mayor's office as well. i was pleased to hear his thoughts and his commitment to working with never heard and communities and engaging more of our community around with the port is and what that means for the city. he talked about getting used to visit properties, visiting different community and neighborhood meetings, folks that do not normally engage around with the port means in district 6 in district 10. and other parts of the city. he also spoke forcefully about issues like local hiring and insuring that jobs go to residents in san francisco. i was impressed that mr. adams had visited throughout the world here in this country and in asia and europe as well. and he also clearly has

incredibly strong labor experience as a longtime member of the ilwu. i strongly support him and i ask for your support as well. president chiu: can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, the motion is approved. congratulations, commissioner. item 44. >> approving the mayor's appointment of frank fung to the board of appeals for the term ending july 1, 2016. president chiu: can we take this same house, same call? this item is approved. kemp gratulations -- congratulations, commissioner fung. item 19 related to efficiency supervision. item 20. supervisor wiener: i

inadvertently moved this to a monday, i would move to rescind that boad and continue to tuesday, september 25. president chiu: is there a second? can we take this motion without objection? without objection, the motion will be rescinded. supervisor wiener has made a motion to continue to tuesday, september 25. seconded. can we do that without objection? without objection, item 20 is continued to september 25. why don't we recall our 3:00 p.m. special order related to the special assessment of liens to the assessment of costs and if we could hear from dbi. >> we were able to speak with the individual that testified and we have the following items that we want to remove from the delinquent report.

that is 4801 third st., 518 bryant, and 2138 mission street. with that and the other revisions we have submitted, we still request the board to impose the lanes with those of recommended changes. thank you. president chiu: any additional discussion? this hearing has been heard and file. with regard to item 48, amended as stated by dbi management. we move the resolution as amended with the underlying -- with the report as amended. can we move that same house, same call? without objection, the resolution is adopted with the underlying report as amended. why do we move to our 4:00 p.m. special order? i would first like to call the second public hearing which is the conditional use appeal at 3901 24th street. could you please call items 53

through 56. >> a public hearing of persons introduce -- interested in a conditional use permit. item 54 is the motion approving the decision to approve the conditional use authorization. 55, disapproves the planning commission decision to approve the conditional use authorization and 56 as a motion directing the preparation of findings. president chiu: supervisor wiener has an update for us. supervisor wiener: thank you. first republicbank which was the subject of this conditional use appeal has informed us and has officially withdrawn its application for a conditional use in a letter dated july 30, 2012 to the clerk of the board. as a result, i will be making a motion to table item 54 and a

firm items 55 and 56. a -- affirm items 55 and 56. president chiu: is there public comment on the motion or this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we take a roll- call vote on supervisor wiener's motion? >> supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor campos, aye, president chiu, aye. supervisor chu, aye, supervisor cohen, aye. supervisor elsbernd, aye. supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor mar, aye. supervisor blogging, aye. supervisor wiener com, aye. president chiu: approved. could you please call items 49

through 52. >> the hearing of persons interested -- to rehabilitate woods hall annex. and 51 is the decision reversing the approval of certificate of appropriateness. 52 is in motion directing the preparation of findings. president chiu: we have the appeal for landmarks 257 richardson hall, 258 woods hall, and to 59 woods hall at next. a certificate of appropriateness is required for approval or designation -- demolition of a landmark. basic to the good of appropriateness was required for the work.

in appraising a proposal for certificate of appropriateness, the historic preservation commission considered the factors of architectural style, design, arrangement, texture materials, color, and other pertinent factors. section 1,006.7 of the planning code provides a relevant part as follows. the proposed work shall be appropriate for a consistent with the a fluctuation of the purposes of article 10 of the planning code. the proposed work shall be compatible with the historic structure in terms of designed materials, for, scale, and location. the project will not detract from the architectural character. for all the exterior and interior were proposed, reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and enhance or restore and not to damage or destroy the exterior architectural features of the subject property which contribute to its significance. as we typically do, for today's hearing, we will hear from the appellant to up -- have up to 10 moments in told to describe the

grounds for appeal and we will take public comment. each speaker will have up to two minutes to present. we'll hear from planning who will have up to 10 minutes to describe the grounds for the approval of the certificate of appropriateness. falling -- following that, we'll have the real party interests and then from persons speaking on behalf of the real party of interest. appellants will have to come up to three minutes for rebuttal. are there any questions or objections to proceeding in this way? let me ask the district supervisor, do you have any opening comments? supervisor wiener: thank you. i want to briefly note 55 laguna, i am sure that colleagues are somewhat familiar with the project. this is the former uc extension campus, it is a significant piece of real estate in district 8. this board did approve the