the live on one flat and there is another flat. one of the issues with smaller homeowners, property owners, they seem to be not as sophisticated and aware of all these new things that go on. i will like to see some education program do some outreach. and make sure that their tenants will have the benefits. >> supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: that's a great suggestion. the department of health is working with tenant organizations. making sure that not only representative groups but smaller property owners have multilingual materials.

the department of public health has been working at the small business level and other places and we need an outreach policy. that's a great suggestion. >> i want to thank supervisor yee of raising the issue of small mom-and-pop landlords who may not always be aware of all the regulations and we need to outreach to them. in addition to the apartment association, -- >> i forgot to mention that supervisor malia cohen is a cosponsor. >> president: can we take this item same house, same call

without objection this ordinance is passed first reading. >> item 23. >> same house same call, ordinance passed in first reading. >> item 24. amending the campaign and government conduct code. >> president: same house, same call. passed on first reading. item 25. >> >> enforcement provision for clipper cove. >> president: same house same call. ordinance passed on first reading. item 26. >> supervisor wiener.

>> supervisor wiener: thank you very much missed a president. this item is a long time in coming. a number of us have been trying to find a good occupant i see. market octavia cac is critical in terms of providing guidance for finding an apartment and for us about development and public space and transportation issues in the market octavia plan area. i work closely with the cac and i know other colleagues do as well to make sure we have good community by ins for these improvements. i am supporting nick wolf.

i would like to make a motion to remove mr. -- name and add mr. wolf. mr. wolf works at the lgbt center almost to graphically at the center of the market octavia area, strongly connected to the cac is important. nick does economic development work at the center working for a number of different communities and the center does some excellent economic development work. he previously worked on the -- project in -- valley. he has my support. that is the motion i make. >> president: supervisor wiener has done a motion to substitute nick wolf by -- >> i second the motion by supervisor wiener. i too had

the opportunity to work with nick wolf. he used to work at the -- a working-class neighborhood and he organized the merchants. he is a phenomenal human being. i am excited to see him continuing to serve san francisco and we are lucky to have him. i hope that you will support nick wolf today. >> supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: i had the opportunity to hear both from matthew steen and nick wolf. initially i did support matthew steen, -- someone who is very familiar with many of the issues that lower-income residents face in the area plan. after some of the discussions over the last several weeks i'm happy to support nick wolf today for the seat and look

forward to seeing if there are other ways that we can give matthew steen voice and other committees here in seven cisco. >> president: supervisor wiener has made a motion to amend nick wolf's name. without objection. on the underlying motion, if we could approve that without amendment. we can do the motion to amend without objection but we do need to roll call on the underlying motion. >> on item 26 is amended. >> supervisor campos: aye >> president: aye >> supervisor chiu: aye >> supervisor cohen: aye >> supervisor farrell: aye >> supervisor kim: aye >> supervisor mar: aye

>> supervisor wiener: aye >> supervisor yee: aye >> supervisor avalos: aye >> supervisor breed:aye >> the motion is approved. roll call for introductions. >> will start with supervisor campos. >> supervisor campos: i would like to an in memoriam for a special person that unfortunately passed away december 26, 2012, rebecca -- a beloved environmental activist, and the first person to lead the rain forest action network. rebecca died while vacationing

with family in mexico with her husband and close friends. she spent her life traveling the world traveling the exploitation of rain forest, championing the preservation of natural resources and human rights winning numerous battles in the ongoing fight for the help of our echo system. two months before her death, rebecca led the nonprofit that she headed to the most historic victory in the organizations history persuaded the disney company they use only paper that did not come from an endangered rainforest. rebecca said, we don't always know what creates social change. it takes everything from

science to faith. it is that fertile place right in the middle we really exceptional campaigning happens. and that is why i strive to be. i would like to do this in memoriam. may she rest in peace. the next item, a number of you have heard about. that is, a charter amendment that i am introducing today that is get the six votes we'll put a measure on the ballot before the voters of the city and county of san francisco to give the opportunity to rename our airport the harvey milk

san francisco international airport. a lot of has been said about the renaming of the airport. the one thing i'm committed to is to make sure that we have an open and transparent process. all of us as individuals, whether we think about it or not, have a special relationship with our city's airport. while it is important for me, and this approach was to make sure that whatever happened, at the end of the day we gave the voters of the city and county of san francisco, the ultimate say. i would like to thank my colleagues on the board who have signed on as cosponsors. beginning with my colleague from district 8, supervisor wiener.

i want to thank you supervisor as the two openly lgbt members of this body. is truly an honor for me to bring this item forward, with your cosponsorship. i want to thank supervisors avalos, mar and kim. between now and the time that this item goes to committee, and the item comes to the full board, i look forward to the opportunity of having conversations with all of my colleagues about this important item. i welcome any input and insight that people have about the process and the underlying substance of this proposal. i also want to take this opportunity to thank and number of individuals that have been helpful and supportive getting us to this place. i want to begin

with stuart milk, and the immediate family of harvey milk, strong supporters of this item including the harvey milk foundation. the family is a family that has gone through a lot. i know this is not something to take lightly i appreciate their support .i want to thank people who knew harvey, and were close to harvey, and gave me the guidance whether or not to proceed with this. including a seven member -- -- jones was another icon in the lgbt committee and former supervisor harry britt, who had

the honor of being appointed to the seat following harvey's assassination. i want to thank other leaders of the lgbt community including -- who represented district 8, now represented by supervisor wiener, as well as treasurer jose cisneros. i think there are many things to discuss in this process. there are many questions to be talk about including the question of whether or not an airport should be named after an individual to begin with, and if it is an individual, who that individual should be. i cannot sit here and say that there aren't and number of individuals who are deserving of this honor. the reality is that one of the amazing things about san francisco is that over the last

couple of hundred years of our history we have had some pretty amazing people live in the city and county of san francisco. people from all walks of life who have made tremendous contribution to the city and in the process not only made seven cisco better place and made the state and the country and the world a better place. the reason i moved forward - in a factor deputy attorney for his support and drafting this as well as city attorney. the reason is a very personal one. for me, coming to terms with my own sexuality, not on the density is not something that happened easily. unfortunately for many of us who are members of the lgbt community is a

process that many of us have had to go through and many of us are going through. the one good thing happening is that the process of coming to terms of who you are is becoming easier for a lot of people it is quite gratifying for me to see so many young people for homecoming out is a member of the lgbt community is no longer seen as a big deal. the fact remains that there are numerous airports in this country and in the world but in fact are named after individuals. there are in fact more than 80 airports in this country alone that have been named after individuals. it includes all whole range of people;

includes presidents, aviators, military heroes, entertainers, people ranging from ronald reagan to arnold palmer, trent lott, a number of people. what is striking as we begin thinking about this item is the fact that of the 80 people that airports have been named after, not a single one of them is an openly lgbt person. in fact not only is it true that no airport in this country has been named after an openly lgbt person but to our knowledge no airport in the world is in fact been named after an openly lgbt person. and so to the question of why harvey milk, why not someone else?

that is a legitimate question. i can tell you as an openly gay man that i do think that there is something disturbing about the fact that we do live in the world the year 2013 that no airport has been named after someone who can say that they are openly gay, that they are open member of the gay lesbian community. no city in the world is done that. to the extent that san francisco can be proud of so many things, one of the things that i am very proud of when i think of san francisco is the fact that we have always been at the forefront of civil rights and at the forefront of lgbt rights.

and there is a place in this world where i hope the city would be open to recognizing the contributions of an openly ldbt person. i would hope that that place would be san francisco. one of the things that struck me about this conversation is something that we learn about harvey milk. when he was first elected, he understood the significance of his election. i would like to share with you a part of what he said. it goes, the hope speech often talk about. this is what he said to use his own words: "two days after i was elected i got a phone call and the voice was quite young. it was from al tuna, pennsylvania. the person said things.

you have to elected a people so that young child and thousands of people know that there is hope for a better tomorrow." without hope, gays, blacks, seniors, the "ss" give up. without hope life is not worth living. harvey closed, and you and you and you. you have to give them hope. as i think about this, i really think that that is what we are talking about. in this measure. we are talking about giving hope to so many people who live in parts of this country,

parts of the world where they cannot fathom being true to who they are; they cannot fathom being honest to themselves let alone other people about their sexual orientation. something that struck me about what was said in the last couple of days was something that was said by stuart milk. as he was pointing out that there are 40 million people who fly in and out of san francisco international airport, and that these 40 million people, 9 million come from other countries. in stuart was talking about that young man from dubai, or from pakistan, one of 66 countries, 77 countries perhaps where it is still illegal and a crime to be gay. and stewart was talking

about the idea that in that airport in dubai, or in pakistan, that that young man who happens to be gay, or that young woman who happens to be lesbian sees on that board, that flight to san francisco, mentions harvey milk, san francisco international airport. the hope is that just like harvey gave hope to that young man from altuna, pennsylvania, we as a city can give hope to that young man and had young woman from the 77 countries. the timing is especially important for me as a member of the lgbt community.

we are at a crossroads in history of lgbt right in this country. in a few months our united states supreme court will be deciding a number of cases that at their core go to the very question of whether or not we as members of the lgbt community are equal under the constitution and under the laws of this country. and what a better time for the city and county of san francisco to send a message that recognizes the dignity and humanity of this community, by dodging the contributions of one of its heroes harvey milk. that is what this is about. my proposal to name this

airport is the first airport named after an openly gay person we are in no way trying to diminish the work and accomplishments of other individuals who are also deserving of that honor. this has to be viewed in the context of what is happening in this country and in this world. it has to be viewed in the context of history. one of the things that i have learned about my term on the board of supervisors is that time flies. time goes by very quickly. i am now beginning my fifth year as a member of this board. and the decisions that we make are important. they are the most important when we can impact people's lives; when we can change people's lives and how people see the world. what is amazing about this idea is that those 40 million people,

those 9 million people who fly in and out of san francisco international airport will have an opportunity to ask who was harvey milk? what was he about? at its core it's not just about lgbt rights, it's about the rights of all people. colleagues i am proud today to introduce this measure. i look forward to this discussion with each and every one of you. what is remarkable about san francisco, and i will close with this, whether the renaming of the airport, or any other issue, there are always reasons or questions that may lead one to not move forward. there are always reasons to not do something. but what is remarkable

about the city is that san francisco has always found the reason to do things. it is a city that has not been afraid to lead the way where leadership is needed. and so i look forward to this conversation. i look forward to hearing from all of you. and i look forward to we as a board letting the san francisco voter decide this question. and my hope, my faith, is that at the end of the day will be able to send a message of hope to the rest of the world. thank you. >> thank you supervisor campos. president chiu. >> i have a number of items. in memoriam

i would like to recognize the passing of the district 2 resident, one half of the famous brown twins. he and his sister marion decided to pursue acting and star in commercials. the sisters could be seen throughout the city walking, eating and acting in complete unison. the chronicle describe the sisters as an entertainment fixture, beloved for their 100 matching outfits and cheerful dispositions. san francisco is a place that embraces creativity an expression and vivian will dearly missed

by all san franciscans. >> i will also asked the city attorney for legislation that requires that conduit for optical fiber be installed any time streets are open up for any project. fiber is the backbone of high-bandwidth ip infrastructure; we need more of it; it is a modest and inexpensive step of installing so that we can pull fiber anytime. i would like to introduce in the ordinance and requirement for a new study of the city's leasing of new fiber. for one penny leased, the department of it is on track for making 300,000 per year.

this is a part of the larger vision of san francisco wired for the 21st-century. we should take his mother step to keep our city a place of innovation. today i'm also sending a letter to the pharmaceutical industry regarding the topic of safe drug disposal. in 2011 we considered legislation around the fact that when we improperly disposed used drugs in the trash or water system they end up in landfills or are carried the bodies of water. unecessary drugs can be dangerous in our homes. in 2011 in discussion around legislation the trade association for the pharmaceutical industry,

contributed 100,000 dollars to san francisco to launch a pilot program for safe disposal. they could drop drugs at 13 independent pharmacies and police substations. the program has been tremendously successful, resulting in the safe disposal of close to 11,000 pounds of medicine. unfortunately the funding will last only until the middle of this year. at that time the program will have to and unless the source of funding can be found. i am requesting that the organization consider additional funding to the city to continue this partnership. if that funding is not provided from my perspective, we should consider legislation to require drug companies doing business in san francisco