in these we disagree with it but then we are going to, but yeah, it is in our plan, and in our mission, but so, i can't, i agree and to answer your question, yes, i do agree with that. >> based on commissioner mar's amended, does the staff have time to do some of this editorial work? to bring about that kind of consistency that we have lifted up here today? >> commissioner lee, why don't you ask your question? >> there is not so much a question, but a comment that i want to make. after the last meeting, i submitted my comments to them to give to mr. shrine and i have a conversation with him about my comments because i had a little trouble of saying

either we disagree or we agree. and it is sort of like black or white and it is really not that, it is more like this is what our department wants to do and what they want to do to move towards a certain goal. and so i left it up to him and i say, why don't you put my words into either i agree or disagree, because i can't do it myself. so from what i read here, it is consistent with what the department and what the bic wants to do but if we are hung up on whether we disagree or agree with the grand jury report, i would suggest that we not take it as black and white and just say yes, the content of this reply is consistent and let's vote on it that is what i am thinking. i have if we can revise it one more time if it needs to

if we are going to be vote on this and it is tabulated and we agree to this reply or not, i think that i am okay with that because this report incorporated my comments from last time. >> and thank you commissioner lee you helped me out in response to yours, commissioner? >> okay. i am looking for the spirit of this and i believe that we captured the spirit of what we are trying to do here. we will agree to disagree on certain aspects but this is the closest from where i am sitting to get. kicking it down the road to next week so that we can add on comments and i don't see what we are going to achieve there, what is in front of us captures as best as i can see what we are all feeling. and in the spirit of this, this is the position that we are taking. and so, commissioner melgar. >> i am someone that actually likes consensus and getting the discussion and on the same page. i unfortunately do think that we are in a position dictated

by the process to agree or disagree. i think that it is not something that where we can just sort of rely on the nuances and so, because if we agree with the findings, you know, essentially an audit of the process and if we agree with the finding and then we are committing to adjusting them in a certain way, if we disagree, then we don't have that responsibility and we can still say, yes, all of these things are true, but, we don't commit, you know, to the auditers, you know, findings, of where a processes are, in the two things where i think that we are vulnerable is and i am sorry that you did not get to the meeting and didn't hear commissioner mar's comments and the two areas are about the notices of violations and about the system, you know, where our public, and comes in and gets routed and so, you know, to not acknowledge that there is a public perception, whether or not it is based on fact, and we

need to close the door to a lot of folks who are out there looking at us and as commissioners to represent the public, and so since i am the person in the public seat i have a responsibility to acknowledge that people are thinking this and so was it based on fact. but where it is not, where there is, you know, a factual basis in which we acknowledge in our comments ethose two areas i think are problematic in the wording that we do not agree with the findings because i think that we should say that we partially agree or we agree and these are the areas where we commit to doing some work. >> commissioner walker >> thank you very much for pulling it together like that. and i totally agree with your

input and i mean to the point of, you know, when we talk about code enforcement, and you know, what we do in this is take a slice, that proves our disagreement, or something, and i think that it is counter productive to this, or to what this is intended. >> and when i compared this grand jury report to the one that was done, a while back, we have made huge strides and everybody in our department should be proud of that. because we have. and there are things remaining that we need to do and that is what the focus is on and i think that i have been in these meetings a long time with all of you and we have all talked about all of this and it is not a surprise, and that is why i totally agree is how we lead this off and how we enter into this response is really important to bring together how to do things even better. i mean, i think that it is important enough the spirit of

it, is important enough, that i would not support it with those issues not addressed. i will support it if we do address it and the issues that we have laid out and commissioner melgar has put. >> okay. >> after my question, does the staff have time to make edits on the base of what has been said today. >> i think that for one thing, i can't see, where... because i, and as my fellow commissioners will put, and i have kind of feel differently and i believe that we are in the process and i believe that the report is doing, its job in report that it is going to address our concerns and the problem that we have here and i think that we are a mixed here of the department being kind of as a (inaudible) where it is being, it is changing and it is trying to get things, in line, and it takes time, and i think

that what the commissioners are asking for, is something that we can't deliver by next week on the 10th, and what i am trying to convey is, when we know that we have consensus on every issue and we agree to disagree and we do understand the concerns but i believe that the report as is, right now is as close as we are going to guess out of the commission, so, rather than try to transform and i don't think that we are going to change it by next week, i want to be real about this and say that i think that it is important at this stage that we move this forward, in its condition and dually noted with the comments of the commissioners who disagree on the issues, and at that, i think that answers, everybody's concerns, and nobody is going to say that they are voting on this blankly and say that we approve this and you do disagree with the aspects of it as a commissioner and that is just the best that he can do at this point. >> commissioner mar. >> one of the time constraints but i feel that we could

resolve it easily with two amendments. which i am going to make now, one is that we change 0.4 to disagree to partially agree and the same thing with the novs which allows us to do exactly what commissioner melgar and mccray were talking about and we still have work to do. and we don't agree with everything that the grand jury said we we want to address the systems and the favoritisms and address the novs and not just from housing and from the other departments as well. and so, if we could do those two things, i would vote for it. >> me too. >> me too. >> and mr., strong, please? >> is there commissioners we are under a time constraint.

>> we are always under a time constraint. >> and we love this is what we do to ourselves. >> and this is a good conversation and so it is healthy for us and i would like to see this as true. and how do you feel about those words in there, would you think that the department, and obviously, the acting director is not here now, but it is important that we have the universal consensus here. >> i think that the director will agree and i am certainly not going to oppose the will of the commission here. >> so with that, commissioner mar it looks like we have consensus and it if we could, would you one more time state for the secretary the wording and with that friendly amendment which mr. strong will add in before sending it up, and we will vote on that. and yeah. >> okay. item number 4, the department

partially agrees with the civil grand jury finding, and i will leave the other wording to you, and code enforcement, where, that would be finding number six. that the department partially agrees. >> got it. >> it is good stuff, very good. >> all right. >> with that, could you call the question? >> there is a motion and a second to approve a response with the amendments that commissioner mar mentioned. >> in may i just point out that in number four there are two paragraphs that we would disagree, and so we just need to... >> just take everything that said disagree and partial. >> and change the grammatical structure to support. >> okay. >> the change. >> okay. >> yeah. >> okay.

all right. so, with that, can we call... are you madam secretary? are you okay with everything? >> could i... >> i am fine with it. whatever you guys would like. >> on 5, 1, about the board of supervisors needing to follow up and stuff. >> i mean that i don't know that we need to disagree with that, because we don't have the authority to do it, but, i don't know that we should disagree, it does not really point to us, so, you can take it or leave it if it is in there. >> well, yeah. >> it is kind of how can we disagree with that? >> would you do me a favor and when you are putting it together and you know, kind of look over there and maybe you could give the call to commissioner? >> and father. >> and say it is no our. >> i don't think that the commissioners have a weigh on that. >> call the question.

>> i am just going to ask for clarification. >> yes. >> so the motion which has been amended a number of times, and in summation is to approve the letter as it has been prepared, and with the editorial comments that the commissioners offered earlier in the hearing. before we start to discuss the vote. and in addition it will be the amendments that commissioner mar has just offered to two of the provisions. yes. >> >> okay, now we will take a roll call vote on that motion with the amendments. >> president mccarthy? >> yes. >> vice president mar? >> yes. >> commissioner clinch. >> yes. >> commissioner lee? >> yes. >> commissioner mccray. >> yes. >> commissioner melgar.

>> yes. >> walker. >> yes. >> and the motion carries unanimously. and to item number 3, public and employee appointment. the director of the department of building inspection, discussion and possible action to interview candidates for the position of the director of the department of building inspection. just like to make a brief announcement regarding this item. the bic will start its closed session here at city hall and the closed session of the meeting will be moved to an undisclosed off site location and when the position of the meeting is complete the bic will reconvene in public at ddi offices 1660 mission street and on whether to disclose any or all of the discussions held in closed session, this public portion of the meeting at dbi offices at 1660 mission will not be televised. >> and item 3a, public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session. >> is there any public comment?

>> seeing none, item 3 b. possible action to convene a closed session, is there a motion. >> i move that we move to the closed session. >> second. >> okay. >> and our commissioners in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? >> we are now in closed session, and it is 9:50 a.m.. >>

>> i understand the mayor is on a tight schedule. i would like mr. mayor to come up, please and say a few words. thank you. >> thank you. officer monroe. good evening, everyone. this is a really happy occasion, and i did when chief suhr notified me that this would be happ happening. i wanted to be sure i put in time to come before you for a brief moment and share my appreciation for the police force. to the commissioners and president mazzucco and the commission, and to the staff and awardees tonight. i know there is 41 of you out there with family and friends. but i want to say to the 2,000

sworn men and women in the san francisco police force. i am very proud of you, and as hard as i work, i know there are people that work harder than i, and i don't put my life on the line every day when i go out there. but for a world-class city to have this status as one of the best cities to live in, and work in and visit. you have to have a police force that rises to world-class standards. and the san francisco police department is world-class standard. tonight with the recognition of the medals of valor, we continue, i think, a very important culture. a culture that is measured by the performance of its officers and those who tonight exceed that standard in every way. and you know, it's kind of hard

for me to get to know everyone up to 2,000 officers that work in our police department. i do see the results though. and i don't think we could have landed the bid for the super bowl hosting 50 without a world class department. we could not have landed the americus cup in san francisco, without the signaling of the best police department in the country. we could not have landed so many of these world-class events and continue the pride of being one of the fastest recovering cities in all of our country without a good police force. and so i made it a point tonight to come here and to let you know, i may not know each of the officers allegiance to your favorite baseball team or favorite football team or favorite basketball team.

but i will before i am done. because i do know that we share in common the success of this city. i know that on a daily basis, whether you are walking the neighborhoods of south of market or tenderloin and bay-view or any number of neighborhoods, you are doing the best you can. you are looking out for people. and i know that as the mayor of this city, we also got your back covered as well. because we don't have each other back's covered, we don't have the trust that we need to have to move forward in this city. i want to say thank you to each of the 2,000 men and women that serve in this police department. the commission. the commanding staff. the police officer's association that works closely with all of us as well. and not only thank you to all of you, but tonight for those who have earned the medal of valor. you know it's important to have

these events because the particular event that caused the bravery to occur, are no longer on the front pages of our newspapers. but they are in our memories. in the men and women, the people you work alongside. the family and friends and commissioners, they know who you are. and the rest of the city, 26,000 people that work for this city, we also know who has put themselves on the line to save others, to bring more efficiencies to the city, to bring pride and who you tutor, the kids, the extra time it takes to get at-risk youth to turn their heads. and to make a pause and suggest a better life. the extra hours that the officers put in, all of you, i see that every day. and i know there is results. in fact if you look at the numbers today, knock on wood --

we are still at the historic time of low homicides in the city, we want to keep it that way, we want to keep the success going. thank you for your mayor, i want you to know that i am a grateful mayor to this police force and to all the people that serve it. and tonight i celebrate with you the recipients of the medals of valor to know that i appreciate the extra effort that its taken for you to get this award and recognition. i am proud of you, not only as officers and employees of the city. but proud of you being our city's heroes tonight. congratulations and thank you very much. [applause]

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we hold the classes to no longer 12 and there's 23 teachers. i go around and i watch each class and there's certain children i watched from babies and it's exciting to see them after today. the children learn how to follow directions and it ends up helping them in their regular schooling. they get self-confidents and today, we had a residual and a lot of time go on stage and i hope they get the bug and want to dance for the rest of their

♪ ? an incredible program because we take regular kids teach them the love of the game. we have no emphasis on winning we only have an emphasis on learning and trying as hard as they can that's it and the chips fall where they may. when students leave our program whether or not adults or kids they'll have a mechanical understanding of what they have. you don't have to be 7 feet tall or be super faster but you do need skwil. once you teach kids how to have control over the tennis courts

they'll master. please invest us on the website >> we are approving as many parks as we can, you have a value garden and not too many can claim that and you have an historic building that has been redone in a beautiful fashion and you have that beautiful outdoor ping-pong table and you have got the art commission involved and if you look at them, and we can particularly the gate as you came in, and that is extraordinary.

and so these tiles, i am going to recommend that every park come and look at this park, because i think that the way that you have acknowledged donor iss really first class. >> it is nice to come and play and we have been driving by for literally a year. >> it is kind of nice. >> all of the people that are here. ♪is tuesday, september third, 2013, happy, labor day weekend. and we have welcome everyone to the commission on community investment and infrastructure, call the role.

>> item one, roll call, members, respond when i call your name. >> ellinigton. >> yes. >> modejar. >> here. >> rosales. >> here. >> johnson. >> here. >> singh,. >> here. >> item two, announcements, a, the next schedule commission meeting will be a special meeting held on tuesday september 17, at 4:00 p.m. at the center for it is arts, and the announcement of the sound to producing devises, the ringing off of the