the board of supervisors san francisco land use & economic development committee i'm supervisor scott weiner the chairman the committee to my right is supervisor jane kim and i want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today's hearing especially jennifer lowe moichldz.

>> yes. please turn off all electronic devices completed speaker cards shall be on the - >> thank you very much. the author is supervisor kim. thank you chair wiener i want to make sure that the introduce comments here today, you know, today we're talking about pedestrian safety is important. the closer of shaw alley was part of the center district plan and shaw valley represents a entity for the transit center to market mission and which of our

market buildings it is in keeping with the downtown transit hub centered around the new terminal the scombrd idea with shaw alley is to connect the cities cultural and retail designations in the areas it's a new office within mission street win first and second. the developer has genocide to develop the plazas and this ordinance allows for the ordinance of the gift to the city it creates a spatial part of the city and it has the futile it and smallest park we

have dpw here to introduce and this is for the fees $16,080 a month i know there's a few memos in the document we're allowing a waiver order to january 15th is when the construction of the plaza coincides also with the construction of the building as well i know we have dpw >> good afternoon john with the department of public works this is being proposed by developers this was wart part of the conditions of the entitle they'll be closing shaw alley a vertigo traffic for the mall.

they'll be installing improvements along the street and will be seeking to give back to the city. the developer boston properties will maintain those facilities has part of the gift. as stated this would be they're seeking a fee waiver until their complete with the project which is projected several years from today. there are currently no additional comments that the department can add as previously stated if you have any questions, i'll be happy to answer them >> thank you just to clarify i think you meant several months. >> it's been ongoing for several years. >> but the plazas is projected to be completed in december or january. >> that's correct.

>> we're awaiting those fees during the six or seven months. >> that will be the call of the board for the fee waivers. >> is this something we've done before when there's been rehabilitation work of the public realm and by a developer or private entity? we would wave the fees. >> there's been various requests inform the board and it was left as a policy of the board to determine. >> where they what happened to that. >> in some cases a fee waiver was provide. >> okay. thank you. >> okay. thank you very much. we'll open o open this up for public comment any public comment on item 1. >> how are you i'm doug

washington i'm one of the 3 owners which salt restaurants that's awe butt that property. your front door is off mission but i want to point out two points we're incredibly in favor of that. all the people who leave the building go out shaw alley. and we recently started telling people go out the front door because people are close to getting hit in the front alley. so when they shut down the alley we were tlifld even though it's not the month beautiful alley with the construction we were told it was closed. we're amazed no one has been

killed people hit a pretty good clip down there. on the other side in terms of beautification we fully support this it's not because we have an alter motivate it's a beautiful idea so the idea of making assess between mission and vienna is something that's perfect. anything we can do to support it we'll do >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> any public comment on this item? >> the project sponsor is here as well to speak if it they want to. >> i'm michael the executive director for the the terms creativity museum. it's located in the hearts of the yerba buena gardens we draw many thousands of visitors.

as a culture of attraction we're especially sensitive to how we have our audience and i want to thank supervisor jane kim. i'm here to speak in favor of our market community and to enhance the neighborhoods through the shaw ordinance. boston properties has been an active support of the museum and continues to invest significantly in our community and we're happy to have in this the transbay tower. our partner involves the prong for the life of the neighborhood and it's a demonstration of such a commitment will not only increase public safety.

we hope the construction in our neighborhood we'll have similar attention paid to those issues. long-term the transbay center will be an important hub for the downtown area that will help to create access to this neighborhood and i know that boston properties will help benefit that >> thank you very much is there any additional public comment on item 1. please come down >> i'm with the boston properties i wanted to show you a couple of reverend of the alley the projector screen please turn it on. while the image doesn't do it justice that's a dramatic improvement we are going to install concrete pavements and

make it pedestrian friendly. engaging the public throughout the alley down towards the new transit center. here's another one. if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask >> any additional comments seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor kim >> i'm really excited about the pedestrian plaza we need more space for pedestrians and recreation than for cars driving through i so i appreciate how dangerous that alley can be. i'd like to make a motion to proof this what a positive recommendation

>> i'm very supportive and i think this is going to be a huge improvement. we've seen in other parts of selma and downtown those that kinds of pedestrian alley that no longer have traffic and are really add enormously to the vibrancy of the neighborhood and good for the city so i'm glad to move this forward madam clerk item 2 >> the ordinance of the environmental code to restrict the sale of water and a plastic bottles for 20 ounces or less. >> commissioner wu is the author he is unable to be here but we made the amendments and continued the item one week it's

before us again, today. given we did have a full presentation last week we'll not be having that again but if anyone has a question supervisor chiu's office is responsible and we'll open this up to public comment any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. so colleagues could i have a motion to forward item 2 to the full board 110 north what a recommendation >> so moved. that's the motion and i just want to again like i did last week thank president chiu for the work to get this to a point it's got broadway board sport and will reduce the number of

unnecessary plastic bottles in our city that will be 1 o'clock. madam clerk, is there any other business >> there's no further business. >> then we are adjourned. thank

welcome to our rules committee meeting for thursday, february 20, 2014. i am supervisor norman yee and i will be chairing this meeting. i'm joined by supervisor campos and katie tang. the committee would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv jennifer low and ross. who record the meetings and make the transcripts available online. madam clerk, are there any announcements. >> please submit speaker

cards to the clerk. items will be on the march agenda unless otherwise stated. >> >>supervisor norman yee: madam clerk please call item no. 1. city clerk: item 1: 130401: health code - hazardous materials]1304011.ordinance amending the health code to require electronic applications for registration of hazardous materials and for underground storage tanks be filed through the california environmental reporting system, to eliminate the requirement that registration of hazardous materials plans include a program for reduction of hazardous materials, and to provide for fee adjustment; and making environmental findings. city clerk: sf 11234 >>supervisor norman yee: i believe cindy from the department of public health is here to present. >> good afternoon supervisors, my name is cindy, i manage planning and fiscal policy in the environmental health branch. i'm here with paula, our senior staff at our hazardous material and waste program. it's part of the environmental health branch of the san francisco department of public health. the program implements six state

environmental mandates and two local mandates. there are three amendments being proposed to article 21 of the health code. the first so conform to state law 25404 of the health and safety code. they require all facilities to present certification through the california environmental reporting system also known as sers. the regulated committee will be able to enter data. state legislation was at ab 2236. environmental health

staff has provided technical support on our reporting system and now it's easy to update their existing information and provide a paperless one stop shop for multi-businesses. the 2nd amendment eliminates the hazardous material plan for the use of hazardous materials and generation of hazardous waste. this is again conforming to local legislation state law. this was enacted in the early 1980s when hazardous materials were more abundant. most facilities are reduced their hazardous storage to low levels. we have a health prevention and green business program and we now accomplish reduction through working with our businesses and consultation instead of regulatory action. businesses are still required to provide health waste reduction plan. a 3rd amendment is a fee

adjustment. if the fees in the facilities invoiced from the department don't accurately reflect the facilities current activities, the facility may now address a fee adjustment for them with correct information with the fee payment. the businesses may have reduced or inventory since their last renewal and inspection may not be conducted in this time period. the fee adjustment form allows for a mechanism to adjust their fees accordingly. i'm happy to answer any additional questions to the amendment and legislation. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you very much. colleagues, any questions? no questions. thank you. any public comments on this matter? seeing none public comment is now closed. can we have a motion to move this to the full board. no

objection. item passes. item no. 2. city clerk: item 2: 130710: [terms of and expansion of scope - existing local agency formation commission positions]1307102.sponsors: avalos; campos and marresolution amending the terms of the existing local agency formation commission lafcoo positions by expanding the scope of services for the senior program officer; extending the term of employment additional three years through june 30, 2016; and utilizing the existing lafco budget to continue funding this position. city clerk: item 2: 130710: [terms of and expansion of scope - existing local agency formation commission positions]1307102.sponsors: avalos; campos and marresolution amending the terms of the existing local agency formation commission lafcoo positions by expanding the scope of services for the senior program officer; extending the term of employment additional three years through june 30, 2016; and utilizing the existing lafco budget to continue funding city clerk: item 2: 130710: [terms of and expansion of scope - existing local agency formation commission positions]1307102.sponsors: avalos; campos and marresolution amending the terms of the existing local agency formation commission lafcoo positions by expanding the scope of services for the senior program officer; extending the term of employment additional three years through june 30, 2016; and utilizing the existing lafco budget to continue funding this position. >>supervisor norman yee: 1234 >> okay, i see supervisor avalos office is present. please come to the microphone if you have comments to make. >> thank you, good afternoon supervisors, frances shea with avalos office. thank you very much chair yee for scheduling this on the agenda today. since the membership of the rules committee has changed a little bit since we last heard this item i hope you will indulge me if i go over it again. supervisors, as you are aware lafco advisory board of the community choice

aggregation program has diminished. supervisor avalos response to these changes is start to examine lafco's future scope of work. the item before you doesn't focus on that element of the discussion but this item. specifically given that less time is required to assist with the development, implementation and operation and management of the c ca program it would be better to develop the cost duties to include executive officer duties. currently lafco contracts with miller and ian for it's general council service. ms. miller was also the council and filled the director position on an interim basis. direct deuces include preparing

contracts and rfp's and commission items and staff reports and sfpuc staff and monitoring contracts and preparing budgets and reports for the commission and general services related to what comes up on the agenda for lafco. in the last fiscal year the amount that has charged for general council services was a little over $2,000 for 8 hours of work. during that same period of time, the amount for executive services is -- in the current year lafco has paid a little over $5,000 and nearly 28,000 for the executive director work. regardless of the duties she

fulfills whether they are the general council, the bill is the same. the resolution before you today is a result of conversation that lafco has had in a few years and an attempt to address this inefficient use of budget. this resolution does two things by consolidating the executive director duties into 1975 senior development specialist position and that rate those services could be built at the lower rate of $52.86 an hour. in the last fiscal year this would have saved $54,000. this allows for the funding source of the director duties. this allows for the continuation of that.

and i know there is a question about how much was in there. currently there is a little over $375,000 still in the fund and we have an agreement with sfpuc with cca and there is $665,000 left. this also does is it extends the possible term for the 975 position for the 3-year period. to be clear this resolution doesn't guarantee that this position will remain for 3 years. it allows the position to stay open, to extend for another 3 years. as i referenced earlier lafco and it's commissioners are planning to review the work scope and future work plans and as a result of that discussion, that will ultimately determine what the future work scope and length of contract for the 9975 position is. this resolution allows it to go up to 3

years. so i hope that's enough background and information for you to support this item today. i can try answer any questions you might have. the clerk of the board isn't here and available, so we may have to call on lafco staff if you have any operations questions. in the meantime if you have anything, any questions for me. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you, frances. supervisor campos? >> thank you very much for the excellent presentation. i'm actually somewhat surprised that this item has taken so long to get out of committee. i would strongly urge my colleagues to move it's item forward. i have been a member of lafco since i got elected to the board of supervisors and for a number of years was the chair of lafco. what you have to understand is that the history of the lafco in san francisco is a unique one and lafco in san francisco has

not played a role as other jurisdictions. i think that has been a mistake in the sense that there is a lot of potential for lafco playing the role of ensuring good government, best practices within city agencies. in fact that's what other lafco's do. they provide oversight and provide ideas on how to more efficiently effectively manage and provide government services. and it allows for agencies like the board of supervisors to use resources other than the general fund to conduct issues and reviews. the perfect example is what would with the issue of garbage and waste management where lafco was instrumental in helping with that. what this does is it simply allows us to be able to proceed with expanding the scope of that work. in that sense it brings the san francisco la