a vital importance, and i am very proud of the achievements that have been made during my tenure. and a lot of it is not the stuff that takes up the headlines and the paper, it is the day-to-day stuff that protects the request of the small business community. and we are often unsung heroes for what it is that we do, because it is not the attention grabbing stuff such as some of the other commissions might, but vitally important. and statistickly we never get away from the fact that the small business sector of the economy is the one that we rely on more than any other sector and the one that we are going to be looking to more and more, for opportunities, for jobs, for prosperity, and for our community. so, to that end, i want to thank everybody again and i want to wish you commissioners, as you start a new term, that

you have wisdom in your choices and the best of luck in the decisions that you make going forward, thank you very much. >> commissioner dwight? >> i did not get a chance to talk during, or right after the public comment or the beginning of our meeting, and it occurred to me, that the gentleman that we heard earlier talking about their broad way billing and improvement project and sort of the more general restrictions in that area and it might be useful for us to have and if we don't already and i don't know to kind of a best practices for general public comment and i think that we are here to hear these issues. and i think that there are good ways to bring them up for our consideration so that we can, you know, give them the time that they are due, so that we can discuss them ourselves so that we can get the opposing point of view also into the discussion. i also think that three minutes is a challenging way to convey the details and merits any significant issue.

and it also comes across as sort of rude on our part that we have to have a three minute limit, you know? but that is just the way that it is, that is the way that we keep order, but it is kind of like we are rushing people off and saying that you are done. that is just not the right way to do it, you know? i think that the best practice would be to acknowledge that we are here to help and that to suggest that you use your three minutes to propose this for putting it on the agenda or for some form of consideration or on or off the agenda and to really coach the people on how to come here and how to get something under consideration by us, and so that we can give it, it is you know, due consideration. so, if it does not exist, maybe we could work on agendaize ourselves putting together something like that, posting it on the website and directing people to that and as we rush them off and say that we are really sorry you got cut off

but that is the way that the meetings work, we would refer you to the one place on the website where you can figure out how to bring these things to our attention in more detail. >> can i... >> director? >> well, i will defer to you president adams, and you, indicated that you would like to speak. >> okay. director, commissioner dwight. >> yes. >> i just regina i wanted to say thanks for the letter to tom nolan, and i just wanted as far as new business to just to make sure that we are on top of following up with our action items as new business and i wanted to make sure that we stay on top of that. >> all right. >> and i just referring back to what commissioner dwight was talking about, do we have any protocol for public comment on something that is already agendaized? for us to hear?

>> >> right. >> yeah, because, it, and it would have, and the public comment was something that will be agendaized on the 27th. >> okay. >> but it did, that sort of interaction there, just sort of pointed out to me that you don't necessarily know how to come in here and make your case and you are all energized and this is happening to me. calm down, we are not the enemy, and also, we are also not the fix-it guys, we are here to carry the discussion into a forum where it can be considered in a way that addresses all of the combined needs of everyone in the city. >> okay. >> and he would like to make a closing comment. >> luke you have been a stellar commissioner, and you are on this commission to the last 8 years. i want to thank you for your

mentoring. and in my first term here and i got to thank you a lot for that. thank you for everything that you have done for the small business and i know that you have done a lot of work down in the noe valley. and throughout the city and on behalf of myself and the commission, i was going to save this for latter so thank you for your service to the city and county of san francisco. >> thank you. >> director? >> so i am going to take the liberty, even though technically i am not allowed to bring up new business, to commissioner o'brien i really want to express my great appreciation for our time and your service on the commission it has been valuable for me to have you provide the insights that you have given around our permitting and our permitting committee and the structure.

and i really appreciated that you gave very thoughtful, consideration to each piece of item and policy matter that we had to consider, and to witness your deliberation. and here on the dies and also in the committee meetings and so, i too am a little bit surprised. you know, i was not expecting this, at the meeting, but, i am going to miss you. and miss your contribution, and but i also know that i have somebody that i can also call and consult with from time-to-time >> just a phone call. thank you. >> any other new business? >> okay, next item?

>> item number 1 5, adjournment, this is an action item. >> move to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> meeting adjourned. at 7:10 p.m. good afternoon and thank you for coming. i'm delighted to announce that our first effort is unleashed upon the world. [ applause ] . it's only been two-and-a-half years since the moment of conception of this idea. it's

an amazing tribute to our community. it reached three levels of impossibility, of getting a permit and designing it and putting it on this structure and the impossibility of getting it funded. it really is a tribute to so many and a lot of faces that i'm looking at this room tonight. it comes down to as always people. i'm going through a few moments here to give a real thanks to people who made this night and the next two years possible. i'm going to list a couple of company names, but i want to think of them as members of our community that made this project possible. that

included, bloomberg, guchie, it includes the partners, magazine, california home and design, magazine, aluminum illuminary sponsors and the folks tonight. and, you know that first level of impossibility. i'm going to list some agency names. it comes down to a lot of people in this room to make it possible. my first phone call in this project was to cal trans. in cal trans working together with the bay area with the mayor's office here in the county of san francisco and

coast guard, official wild life, all of these came together to find a way when typically the system is designed to say no, people found a way to say yes to this project. the arts commission, this collusion support from the san franciscmuseum of modern art. i apologize for the folks i will be missing because this is a cast of a thousand that made this happen. we certainly love our lawyers in this process. morrison who helped it become a very established and professional way in getting the contract involved in getting this project to an amazing legal footing. the technology

network in san jose who made this a crucial project. i want to call out a thanks to or tactical team. we know how to make it small, not over 150 feet in the air. we have a studio, zone engineering and i have to say thanks to hmr who has been a rock star and directly one of the reasons this is happening. an extremely talented project. thank you all. i also want to just take a moment to really acknowledge that while leo and i have done a lot of things m in this world, we would not be able to do it alone. there is only one person responsible for this project and that is executive director of the arts.

luminarias. i can go on and on. i think i will throughout the night. do know that she's a special person and this entire community owes her a debt of gratitude. i want to thank leo and his family for bringing the level of artistic integrity for this work that somehow slipped through the progress of a work of contemporary art parallel in art history. it has everything to do with leo and our interpretations with our discussion and that one minute

that transformed how people will be receiving this project and how i can make this happen and lieutenant governor will join us at the ceremony at the bay light.org. i really want to thank our mayor who is a visionary in his own right and common good and who i had the pleasure of working with other projects and he's making this city better every single day. people should know that mayor embraced this team, this project ma way that had nothing to do with really -- even, it was a matter of passion, a personal desire to see the work of art radiant and shine in our community it was an amazing

gift. mayor lee, we owe you a great debt of gratitude. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> thank you. welcome everybody to the building in san francisco. gosh, your vision, i have been living with this vision for almost two years now ever since our city engineer said, come with me to this event and you are going to be surprised how we can turn infrastructure to a piece of art. i have worked with so many projects with roads and buildings that we oftentimes cannot lift this heavy piece of metal or holes in the ground an construction and not be able to

see the work of art that contributes to this city and future. amy, thank you for your incredible leadership on this. i met you first at this event here but was immediately sold on the possibility that we can unleash art in the most creative way. this is in fact a beacon for our arts community, for a world class city and it has the ability to attract some $50 million of contributions to our economic vitality a huge base of fans that will visit our city. there is going to be 150 million visitors, i think it's going to be $97 million contribution to our committee already scaled by our travel association. so part of it is

economics, but i actual, without even having those numbers in front of me knew that this was going to excite us. i actually know that when we unveil this tonight, the feeling that i'm going to be having, is we just won another world series because it's going to bring that kind of excitement into city. and to have this timed in a way in which we have just finished the 75th anniversary of the celebration of the bay bridge, we have opened the auditorium and on our bay for the first time we have just finished the world series and the 55 sealing on our bay is a celebration for san francisco and this incredible rebounds that this city is experiencing can really

only be complimented by the arts, because allows the arts to celebrate all the other things that we are trying to do economically to be covered, i think is an incredible cap on our future on what we can experience and exemplify to the rest of the world. this leaves me to an appreciation to the artist that he has not only visualized what 25,000 led lights can do but discovered a fashion in which will not see the same pattern at any time experience. this is kind that have innovation that we are experiencing in san francisco that creativeness, that we've always wanted to have from our arts community to us with all the other things that we are doing in struggling everyday

and sometimes there are good stories but art has always been an inspiration to me. you can imagine anything you want in these lights. the artist will say that leo has always said it and documented in so many other interviews to give yourself a chance to work with these 25,000 light is. to me it's the mustache. it will be for every child in us, the ability to celebrate, to see what's good and what we have done here, but i think it will be the beacon for world class to happen here in san francisco. i look forward to -- we talked about this being a 2-year commitment. but we all know with the success this has, we are already and i will predict that people, including myself will

want this to be on going certainly during my lifetime. [ applause ] >> so i have every expectation we'll about be right there hand in hand celebrating with you to create even more art in the city. by the way, it's budget time, so tom in the art commission, you have done very well with the opening of this timing with everybody else that we have the proper level of art to be creative, to bless us with all the things that are so positive and to exemplify the arts community for what it's done. with that, i would like to introduce our artist leo villa real. >> thank you so much. i'm beyond thrilled to be here

today. this has been an incredible 2-and-a-half years from the initial idea when ben davis asked me to consider the bridge and how it can be turned into a canvas and having thought about it and created an assimilation on the computer, animation that so many people saw and were inspired to get behind and enabled to happen. so many people to thank, but certainly folks at cal trans and mayor's office, governors office. there were so many hoops we had to jump through. getting the permit was one of the miracles. i thank you for believing in public art and helping us get this done. amy

has been amazing, our executive art director. [ applause ] amy was able to shepherd this impossible project through all the intricacies, i'm in incredibly grateful for her help, grateful for his efforts in another monumental task. he's raised $6 million of our $8 million. this project is an incredible gift by our pat patrons through the city. this is an incredible piece. you don't have to buy a ticket. it's there and available. a very universal quality, it has some response to it. it's operating on a very primal

level. i think we the technical team that put this piece up has been remarkable. zad and zoon has been a lifesaver. incredible individual who has never said no to me. everything is always been possible and bringing the team together to actually install this work. to make a photo shop simulation and 3d animation project. it was in incredibly inspiring. i went out there on a cloudy day and it was incredible magic that was happening. i knew this

was going to be fine if i can channel the interaction of all these systems into my work. so i'm very grateful for everyone who helps install this piece. we had lane closures. everything happened from 5 a.m. there were hundreds of thousands of cars and the contractors installing this 550 feet over the water. incredibly challenging work but here we are. i would like to thank my team and studio, everyone helping, our lead programmer, transit for helping with all our networking, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes of help that nobody will know about,

we have computers, wireless connections, i want to thank timothy child's who helps us invent this custom clip which we used to hang these lights on the bridge. there was a lot of behind-the-scenes that's it's taken to bring this work to a reality. i guess our patrons are also, that's a whole other -- unleashing generosity in the way that we have just really bologna way blown -- away. incredible innovation at work and thankful to phillips for their equipment and standing behind they are technology and helping us achieve what we have done i guess we are here and

ready to punch the button on the computer. we are using a laptop tonight and it's going to go on at 9:00. i'm just incredibly grateful and keep pinching myself that this is happening. i'm incredibly overwhelmed that this is happening and i'm eager to share this work with all of you. thank you.hub. >> hi, i'm jean yes my name is jean and sometimes, people call me sir, girl. san francisco has served our

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good afternoon, welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, january 14, 2014. madam clerk please call the roll. >> the clerk: yes, mr. president. supervisor avalos, present, breed, present, campos present, chiu present, supervisor cohen, present, farrell present, supervisor kim, kim