motion? >> i would like to move the item? second. >> all in favor? opposed? the motion carries. item 11. correct and improve and increase in the construction cost contingency for contract hh9672 in the amount of $5,786,000 and authorize the general manager to improve the future modifications for the contract for a total revised contract amount up to $55,740,000. >> i want to mention this item relates to the need to accelerate the eastern section of the san walking pipeline project that i just mentioned in my presentation. i want to make sure you made that link. >> commissioners? any public comment?

could i have a motion? >> moved. >> and seconded. all in favor? opposed? item 11 carries. item 12. >> improvement in the specification's of the southeast water pollution control plant facility reliability of great space in the amount of $1,160,000 to the lowest responsible bidder in construction. >> i do not have anything to say on this item. this is the beginning of what we call phase two. it is to replace the necessary system with upgrades. >> commissioners? any public comment?

>> this matter has just come out. i did a little bit of research on this company. it is based in the bayview, which is good. and mr. tommy mayola had an opportunity to listen to what i had to say to the group. this is a process. nothing is given to any subcontractor on a platter. and there's lots of negotiation and discussion, whenever, whenever, wherever. -- what ever, what ever, what ever. this is an $11 million project that can help some of our youth

who are electricians. not everybody is lazy in the southeast sector. all of the young men that came here got up at 4:00 a.m. or 5:00 a.m. in the morning come out report at 6:00 a.m., work 10 hours, and we have not got any reply -- any complaints that one of them is lazy. the eun has helped out some. i work with ramon an oscar. -- the union has helped out some. i work with ramon and oscar. we have worked together for many years, especially ramon. we need to step up a little bit to help our young people, especially those that are journeymen, those with certifications, and those that have not worked in a long time. i'm looking forward to visiting these companies and asking them how best they can accommodate

as, even if they give us two or three slots. that will help us. all of your commissioners, i do not know if you receive the incident reports from the various neighborhoods, but if you read the incident reports from the bayview -- and i will make sure that a copy is sent so that each of the commissioners can read it. so very pleasant. it is not very pleasant. after my vacation i'm going to go to europe for about three weeks. [bell] when i come back, i'm going to do whatever it takes to have the sfpuc with its outreach program -- especially to address and bring down violence in our

community. i will make a commitment to that. i will work with the chief, who is my good friend. thank you very much. >> thank you. any additional public comment? can i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor? opposed? the motion carries. there is no closed session today. items 13 through 16 do not need to be addressed. that brings us to other new business for the commission. is there any other new business? then thank you all. this meeting is adjourned.

i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we areher here in the average

eight -- upper haight. you will be competing in the quick buy food challenge. an appetizer and if you are the winner you will get the title of the quitck bite "chompion." i am here with matt cohen, from off the grid. >> we assembled trucks and put them into a really unique heurban settings. >> what inspired you to start off the grid? >> i was helping people lodge mobile food trucks. the work asking for what can we

get -- part together? we started our first location and then from there we expanded locations. >> why do think food trucks have grown? >> i have gotten popular because the high cost of starting a brick and mortar or strong, the rise of social media, trucks can be easily located, and food trucks to offer a unique outdoor experience that is not easily replaced by any of their setting any worlwhere else in san franc. san francisco eaters are interested in cuisine. there adventuress. the fact theyuse grea use great

ingredients and make gourmet food makes unpopular. >> i have been dying to have these. >> i have had that roach coach experience. it is great they're making food they can trust. >> have you decided? >> we are in the thick of the competition? >> my game was thrown off because they pulled out of my first appetizer choice. >> how we going to crush clear? >> it will be easy. probably everyone has tried, something bacon tell us delicious. >> -- people tell us is delicious.

>> hopefully you think the same thing. >> hopefully i am going to win. we're in the financial district. there is a food truck right there. every day changes. it is easy and fun to go down. these are going to be really good. >> how are you going to dominate? >> i think he does not know what he is doing. >> i was thinking of doing [unintelligible] we are underrepresented. >> i was singing of starting an irish pub. that was my idea. >> one our biggest is the corned beef and cabbage. we are asking people what they're thinking in getting some feedback. >> for a lot of people i am sure this combination looks very wrong. it might not sound right on

paper but when you taste it to or have it in your mouth, it is a variety. this is one of the best ways in creating community. people gather around and talk about it and get to know different cultures. that brings people together and i hope more off the grid style and people can mingle and interact and remove all our differences and work on our similarities. this creates opportunity. >> the time has come and i am very hungry. what have you got? >> i got this from on the go, a sandwich, and a caramel cupcake. i went with home cooking. what de think?

>> i will have another bite. >> sounds good. >> that was fantastic. let's start with you. >> i had the fried mac and cheese, and twinkies. i wanted to get something kind of classic with a twist on it. >> it was crispy. >> i will admit. >> want to try fieried mac and cheese? >> was that the best twinkie? >> would you say you had the winning male? >> definitely.

>> no. >> you are the "chompion." clair has won. you are the first "chompion." >> they know it iwas me because i got a free meal. and check a map on -- check them out on facebook. take a peek at the stuff we have cut. to get our -- check out our blog. i will have >> we came to seven straight

about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began

to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out to plan. so there has to be this openness for spontaneity. also, a sense that regardless of the deadline, that you have tons of time so the you can keep your creativity alive and not cut it off and just go into old habits. it is a lot like listening. really listening to watch what is going to emerge. i like this thing where you put your foot on his back. let's keep it. were your mind is is how you build your life. if you put it in steel or in failure, it works.

that works. it is a commitment. for most artists, it is a vacation and a life that they have committed themselves to. there is this notion that artists continue to do their work because of some kind of the external financial support. if that was taken away, artists would still do their art. it is not like there is a prerequisite for these things to happen or i will not do it. how could that be? it is the relationship that you have committed to. it is the vocation. no matter how difficult it gets, you are going to need to produce your art. whether it is a large scale or very small scale. the need to create is going to happen, and you are going to have to fulfill it because that is your life.