an error in the math we're and we would like to continue this until the next meeting and bring it back to you. >> okay. i don't need a motion to continue, do i? do i need a motion just to continue? okay. the item will be continued unless there is an objection. item eight please. >> item eight action item approval of resolution ordering the 2014 board election for two terms and authorizing the staff to in fact and proceed with the election. lisa ghotbi. >> so before you under tab eight is a resolution ordering the health service board election, setting the dates for the election, offering the health systems to operate the election and proceed and the two

elections are president breslin and commissioner fig rigo and will occur on the dates listed and the individuals will assume on the meeting of may 12. are there any questions on this? or any comments? >> june 12. >> did i say may 12? i'm sorry. june 12. >> any discussion? i need a motion on this item to approve. >> i move that we adopt the resolution as distributed. >> second. >> okay. any public comment on this item? all in favor say? >> aye. >> opposed? okay. it's unanimous. item number nine.

>> item nine discussion item presentation of rates and benefits calendar for plan year 2015. lisa ghotbi. >> okay. so it's that time again for rates and benefits cycle. commissioner scott will be leading this year in the cycle and before you is a calendar of the plan schedule of topics between february and taking -- but taking the final vote in june and to the board of supervisors for the july meeting. it is i think well laid out. it is going to be a busy time but i think we've got a good plan for making sure that we are making -- we're reviewing things every meeting and making decisions so it's not all backing into one meeting. of course at the final meeting we will revisit it and do a final approval. any questions or comments or suggestions for the calendar?

>> commissioner scott. >> as always i am going to appeal to everyone that will be involved in this process that you use the time that is provided during each of the subsequent meetings to bring forth your concerns, your views and your comments so that we do have a robust discussion, and not have to appeal to other forums because we didn't like the outcome. we will try to be as public and transparent about this as we possibly can, but i hope that people will actively engage throughout the process so that when we do come to a final recommendation we all know how we got there and that's an appeal to every one of the members who are covered and supported by these trusts and participate in the plans and if we have to fill the room that's

fine. if we have to stay longer that's fine but i do hope that people will come out, share their concerns, as we address these topics. i only appeal that you stay on point, not talk about the end game but the things that we're dealing with at that particular moment if you can, but i do hope that there is wide and active engagement during the process. thank you. >> and i noticed that the february meeting is when we will discuss the retiree delta dental and that would be the time when you would be -- the last meeting after the prior meeting about other options for retirees. will that be discussed at that meeting? >> correct. at the february meeting. i think at the last meeting the board asked us to look at other options in terms of higher amounts. we will bring those back as well as the board asked us to draft a survey to the retirees to get their

understandings and preferences so we will have that for you to review. >> so if the member vs any suggestions. >> >> i welcome them to come up now as far as the retiree dental plan. >> there is one concern i have about delta dental and that is it came up last meeting about how many times you have your teeth cleaned in general. two times a year was considered optimal. i think four times a year is actually a preventive for root canals and extractions and i think this ought to be reviewed at the next meeting. >> thank you. >> i just wanted to comment they have surveyed some dentists on that and i haven't gotten consensus that four times a year is actually recommended. we're

going to be asking the retirees about what they're saying but we're not getting that recommendation. >> come forward please. >> i am diane erlick. at the last meeting i asked why delta dental didn't cover the follow up care for the checking your mouth and the dental plan for sleep apnea and the representative explained to me that retirees do not have i think he called it tmj coverage and if we have that in our plan it would cover that, the active hadn't, so i request that you maybe get tmj coverage included in our plan so if we have the money left over in the plan something like that would be covered. >> thank you. >> thank you. it's on the list. >> thank you. >> dennis krueger activity and

retired firefighters. in my continued saga of the dental coverage one of the questions that come up is "how many would it cost for me to have a plan like the active employees? how many would it cost for a $2,500 a year plan?" so i am hoping delta which seems to have -- very good monopoly on the dental system and coverage which probably has 25 or 30,000 people from the city could come up with rates for maybe $1,500 plan, a $2,000 plan and equal to the $2,500 plan, and then i would like to have some consideration from delta in our $1,000 plan if you have one root canal or one

crown your coverage is gone so you're not able to get the one or two cleanings a year so i think some consideration should be put into the policy that even if you get to a thousand dollars because of a crown or some kind of procedure you still should be little entitled to get the two cleanings a year because again as everybody seems to know oral health is also contributor of physical health so thank you for those considerations. >> thank you. >> i will just respond and just say those are the concerns that we heard at the last meeting. we are pricing out those titles. we are also pricing out preventive care being excluded from the cap. >> thank you. any other public comment? all right. seeing

none item number 10. >> item 10 discussion item report on network and health plan issues if any. >> anybody want to come forward on this item? any comments on this item? any public comment on this item? seeing none item number 11. >> item 11 discussion item opportunity to place items on future agendas. >> commissioner fraser. >> thank you. i'm not sure when i would like to ask this, but i think it might be useful for the board and for our members to have a presentation that's a little bit more on the public health side but related to the importance of exercise and in particular a comparison of exercise to many medical treatments because there is fairly good evidence that 30 minutes a day is more effective

than many of the medical treatments we're paying for and i think getting that information out is useful and i will take the burden on getting a speaker but i hope the board is interested in providing the information to the members. i think it's a great idea. any other suggestions for future agenda item? seeing none any public comment? item number 12 please. >> item 12 discussion item opportunity for the public to comment on any matters within the board's jurisdiction. >> you can comment on anything in our jurisdiction. >> dennis krueger active and retired firefighters. the other side of the coin i just want to thank the representatives from delta for looking into a particular situation that arose and even during the middle of the holiday i was still getting

contacted by him and he resolved all of the questions they had so again i want to thank the representative and i found him exceptional help for me. thank you. >> thank you. all right. any other public comment? now i can entertain a motion to adjourn. >> i so move. >> second. >> okay. all in favor? >> aye. this meeting is adjourned. [gavel]

>> hi, i'm with building san francisco. and we have a special program of stay safe today where we're going to talk about what you can do to your home after an earthquake to make it waterproof and to be more comfortable. we're here at spur in san francisco, this wonderful exhibit of safe enough to stay. and this is an example of what your home might be like after an earthquake. and we have today with us ben latimer from tvan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we'll talk about things you can do you don't have to be a professional contractor to make your home more livable after an earthquake. >> i want to talk about things

a homeowner can do. we have comfort and we have things like a little bit of maybe safety if your front door is ajar and waterproofing if you have a leak in your roof, or if you have broken glass on the window. >> so unr, one of the most important fib use is keeping outside out and inside in. let's look at windows. >> let's assume this window is broken in the earthquake. we have wind and rain blowing in. one of the most important things you need to do as a homeowner is secure the plastic properly. if you just take staples or nails and put them into the plastic, we're going to get a strong wind and rip it right off. what i'm going to have somebody do is they're going to have -- this is an old piece of shingle. you might have -- everybody has a piece of wood in their basement. it doesn't have to be fancy. they take out this rusty screw begun, and hopefully you have one of these. >> there is one at the neighborhood support center. >> at the neighborhood support center. you're going to wrap this plastic around this board, take

your screw. and then screw that in. >> you need a permit for this? >> you do need a permit for this. and you can contact the former head building inspector to get that permit. that's it. now when the wind blows, it's tight and it's not going to pull through, having a single point of contact. >> great. what about this door? take a look at this door. what can you do? let's say it doesn't shut tight. what can you do? >> for the sake of argument, we're on the inside. i can't lock my door at night. i have a very similar, very similar idea. i'm going to take my 2 by 4. i can put it across the jamb in the door. one. two. maybe i want another one up here, maybe another one down there. but i can go to sleep. and

that quickly, i can get it off in the morning. >> terrific. what about the roof up here? we see people throw blue tarps over their roof after an earthquake. that seems reasonable. >> i think the blue tarp is reasonable. the things that people want to know that they need to know is if you have multiple tarps, how you overlap. starting from the bottom and moving up so that you're overlapping this way. so, rain running down doesn't slide under your tarp. >> right. >> and the same technique we did over here, as silly as it may sound, wrapping the end of that blue tarp with your board and then securing that if you can underneath, if you have to on top is fine. but making sure that you don't have an area where the wind is going to get under and bill owe that tarp. >> the wind can rip it right off. >> and then you're back up there again. >> let's go inside and check out what we can do inside. >> old fun. here we go. >> so, ben, i see you have nails, universal tool right here. >> man's best friend. duct tape. let me show you a couple things we can use this for after an

earthquake. this window right here, because it's off kilter, we have open seams all along. i have a lot of air coming through. i want to stay comfortable at night. i want to keep that air out. it's as simple as that, all the way around. >> excellent. >> now i don't have any air coming in. let's say this one is one that would annoy me. everything is a little off. my doors won't stay closed. i take a piece of my favorite duct tape here, close it up. and at least it will stay out of my way when i'm trying to live throughout my day. if we're not talking about pressurized water, we're talking about just the drain, sometimes they're going to get a crack here. >> right, sure. >> and you're going to get a leak. duct tape around that is going to help us get through until we can get a plumber out and get that fixed as well. let's say we only have electricity in one room, so we're running extension cords across the house. if i'm going to run an extension cord from one room to the other, i don't want kids tripping on it. i don't want to trippon it. i take my trusty duct tape, tape it to the floor, and i

don't have to worry about it getting kicked. >> great, great. look at this. let's look at the duct tape here because we see a big -- >> yes. in the event of an earthquake, i don't think we're going to have too many -- too much debris that's safe to put into a plastic bag, even as strong as it might be. these are called vice bags. this is what they use to put rice and things when they ship it. this is something where i take my glass, i can take broken pieces of wood, i can take anything sharp and fill it. and it's not going to puncture and come out. it's not going to fall all over the floor. i've not going to have it sticking out, maybe scratch myself, cut myself or anything like that. these are a great thing to have. >> you have a little go-to box for emergencies. that's great. thanks very much for joining us, ben. it's really been interesting. and i want to thank you all for joining us here at the spur urban center. and we'll see you again

>> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of

integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the artist's early enough in the process that they could work with the architect said that the work that is completed is the work that really helps complement and instill the space as opposed to being tucked away in a corner. >> be experience begins with the glass facades that was designed with over 120 laminated glass panels. it captures the experience of being under or over clouds when flying in a plane. depending on the distance or point of view, it can appear clear for more abstract and atmospheric.

the subtle colors change gradually depending on the light and the time of day. >> i wanted to create an art work that looks over time as well as working on in the first glance. the first time you come here, you may not see a. but you may be able to see one side over the other. it features a couple of suspended sculptures. each was created out of a series of flat plains run parallel to each other and constructed of steel tubing. >> it is made up of these strata. as the light starts to shift, there is a real sense that there is a dynamism. >> it gives the illusion that this cultures might be fragments of a larger, mysterious mass.

>> the environmental artwork livens it with color, light, and the movement. three large woven soldiers are suspended. these are activated by custom air flow program. >> i channeled air flow into each of these forms that makes it move ever so slightly. and it is beating like a heart. if-0 when as of the forces of nature moving around us every second. >> shadow patterns reflect the shapes of the hanging sculptures. the new terminal also features a children's play areas. both of the market the

exploratory n.y. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis. using high quality plywood, they created henches shaped like a bird wings that double as musical instruments. serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this. you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck

sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster, the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists. as a collection, these art works tell the story of the vibrant arts scene in the early 1960's through the mid-1980s's. the illustrate san francisco's cultural center and a place of

innovation that is recognized and the love throughout the world. one of the highlights is a series of three left tapestries. they are on view after being in storage for 20 years. these tapestries representing various gardens. from his years of living in san francisco. hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, and whilst dahlias in rich, deep shades as they make their way to the baggage area. they can access behind-the- scenes information and interviews with the artist through an audio to work. it features archival audio as well as interviews with living artists.

he can be accessed on site by dialing the telephone numbers located near the artwork or by visiting the commission's web site. the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit >> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature.

every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition. all the best casters in the world come here. my fellow countryman came in

first place and james is on the current team and he is the head man. >> it's unique. will not see anything like it where you go to compete in the world. competitions in ireland, scotland, norway, japan, russia each year, the facilities here in the park are second to none. there is no complex in the world that can touch it. >> i'm here with bob, and he has kindly agreed to tell me everything i need to know about casting. i'm going to suit up and next, we're in the water. >> what any gentleman should do. golden gate angling has free lessons the second saturday of every month. we have equipment show up on the 9:30 on the second saturday of every month and we'll teach them

to fly cast. >> ok. we are in the water. >> let me acquaint you with the fly rod. >> nice to meet you. >> this is the lower grip and the upper grip. this is a reel and a fly line. we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away. exactly as you moved your hands. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had great time but i might need some more practice. i met someone else with real fly casting skills. her name is donna and she is an international fly casting champion. >> i have competed in the casting ponds in golden gate park in san francisco. i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition.

i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play!

>> all right. good evening and welcome to the wednesday, january 8, 2014, of the san francisco board of appeals the president hwang is joined by observer department east lazarus and commissioner hurtado.