certain nov like the illegal, you know. that's what we [speaker not understood] the supervisor, we don't want to do the, you know, code enforcement right away for the illegal. you know, right now those are [speaker not understood] hold. certain part is certain violation you cannot get into the building. that's what [speaker not understood] they keep it open. now they recode it a couple times, we cannot enter because you get a warrant to go into someone else's building, it's not that easy, except as, you know, by the city attorney. otherwise, those case, we would close it. close and abate is different. abate means [speaker not understood]. that's why we define those process right now. everything is transparent. we talk to the commission and if anyone can see what we have, you know, we talk to them.

we are putting more people in the code enforcement to clean up all those backlog because those are 10 years old, you know, backlog, we are trying to clean up. also is [speaker not understood] to address we are [speaker not understood] to hire more people, but we don't have any space. that's why we are working closely with real estate, how to find a place to do our service and then we wanned to expand our service [speaker not understood] to help the customer to do the process more transparent and then [speaker not understood] get the permit and service. thank you. >> thank you very much. so, at this time, then, i'd like if there are no questions -- we did actually give -- i don't know if we're allowed to go back to the civil grand jury. okay, all right. >> briefly.

the performance reporting that i observed in the bic is really just a number of novs issued and the number of novs closed within a month. because of the time disconnect, that kind of reporting is ineffective. also, there are no performance standards and anecdotal discussions about specific types of novs doesn't really move the process forward. there needs to be standards. there needs to be specific reporting. and is the problem getting better or worse. right now there is no visibility into that. thank you for the additional time. >> thank you very much. with that, then, i'd like to open up this item for public comment. [inaudible] i'm not really sure the public will have a chance to speak on non-item here, but i parallel what i want to say here. my purpose today was city

government, a change in city government -- >> i'm sorry, i just want to make sure that your comments are actually directed toward item number 5. yes, okay. i'm trying [speaker not understood]. yes, speaking -- yes, i will speak on department of building. i read an article over a year ago -- and this is one of the departments that obviously because you have the grand jury involved, it has been involved what i call misconduct and [speaker not understood]. still, from every department, if you do an overall evaluation of what's going on. so, the reason why i'm here speaking on that, and i'll stick to it parallel about the future of the [speaker not understood] of department of inspection, in order to do that, this must be oversite. there must be constant oversite and have input in particular with the community involvement city government. so, i guess parallel what i'm saying is that i think it

should go a step further than grand jury. i'm not sure what the process is, but because of building and health involved with their department head, i guess they replaced the gentleman that was called -- how you call t corruptness. it just shows a pattern on how the city and county [speaker not understood] has been corrupt and is corrupt and needs oversight. >> thank you. thank you, next speaker, please. hello, supervisors, my name is todd [speaker not understood] and i was a member of the civil grand jury the year before the report we're speaking about today and i worked on one of the technology reports. and all i really wanted to suggest was there have been a lot of changes in technology in this city that have been useful. one is the committee on information technology looks at software study projects not going well or taking a long time.

and we saw a permitting project within the department of building inspection might be a topic for a future meeting. that's all i want to say. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public wishing to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> with that i'd like to entertain a motion it adopt the following language. that the board of supervisors reports to the foreman of the 2012-2013 city and county of san francisco civil grand jury that it will not implement recommendation 1.1 for the reason as follows. the recommendation is not within the scope of the board's responsibilities and the board defers to the reported ongoing efforts of the city department of building inspection to complete an issue and rfp for consultant services to aid in the implementation of the business process re-engineering recommendations and also that the board of supervisors reports it will not implement recommendation 1.2 for the reasons as follows. the recommendation is not within the scope of the board's responsibilities and the board defers to the reported ongoing efforts of the city's department of building inspection to complete an issue

rfp for consultant services to aid in implementation on the business process re-engineering recommendations. and for recommendation 5.1, the board of supervisors reports that it will not implement that recommendation for the reasons as follows. the recommendation is not within the scope of the board's responsibilities and the board defers to the reported ongoing efforts of the city's department building inspection to complete and issue rfp for consultant services to aid in the implementation of the business process, re-engineering recommendations, and that the board of supervisors urges the mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and the recommendations through his department heads and through the development of the annual budget. on that motion. >> so moved. >> all right. without objection, that motion is adopted. [gavel] >> are there any other items before beforehand the committee? >> there is no further business. >> all right. with that, the meeting is adjourned. [gavel]

♪ ♪ ♪ >> the san francisco playground's hitsvery dates back to 1927 when the area where the present playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000. in the 1950s, the sen consider was expanded by then mayor robinson and the old gym was built. thanks to the passage of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond, the sunset playground has undergone extensive renovation to its four acres of fields, courts, play grounds, community rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later,

and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong and arts can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪

(music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted.

my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate

organizations have stopped. during this period we got ourselves on national radio presence; we started touring, releasing cds, a dvd. we continue to tour. reputation grows and grows and grows and it has never stopped going forward. msk(music) >> the bay area knows the orchestra. you maybe take things for granted a little bit. that is simply not the case will go on the road. the audiences go crazy. they don't see vitality like this on stage. we are capable of conveying joy when we play. msk(music) >> any performance that we do, that a program, that will be something on the program that you haven't heard

before. string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. i kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section,

now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note.

and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.

>> so what brought you out here for the bike ride today? >> i grew up in san francisco but i have been living in new york. i wanted to see what san francisco is doing with infrastructure. >> cities are where people are living these days. the bay area is doing a lot with construction and the way to

change the world starts here. >> we are about to take a bike ride. we have 30 cyclist. i'm really excited to hit the road and see what the city has in store. >> i definitely recommend it to people. it's a fun afternoon and you learn so many things. >> this is so much fun. i go to parts of the city that i don't

come to. this will make the city a more susta (clapping) >> so thank you all for coming out this morning, i'm edward reiskin i'm the director of transportation here in san francisco. happy to see you all here we're going to need everybody's help here today. where i will start we're lucky san francisco is a great city and one of the most walkable city if not in the world it attracts people here. it's a great city to walk around and be in. however, we we have a problem and the problem is people are getting killed in our streets

and that shouldn't be happening pr it's unacceptable people are getting killed my seriously injured it's traefblg not only for the families especially for the families to whom it happens but for our whole city but the good news is it's preventable every one of those dedicates and serious injuries is preventable. the good news behind that is that we have great leadership in the city as manifested by the strong and power showing of folks behind me that are focused and committed and dedicated to preventing those serious collisions and fatality collisions so we get the benefits of our beautiful walkable city without worrying about getting hurt or killed. at the top of that primer is our

chief collective who has brought people together to solve problems. i think what we're going to talk about today is the epitomize any so it's my enclosure to welcome to the mike mayor ed lee. (clapping.) >> thank you, ed for that introduction. of course, i prefer being outside somebody said it might rain but i'd love to be drenched by rain it's good for our city i want to thank you all the board of supervisors who have been with the pedestrian safety strategic with me. not only myself and personal resident and residential leaders of different community each supervisor a has given me the

personal accounts of the dangerous intersection of the people who were lost of severely injured it's personal. i want to say today rather than having years where all of us in office are saying we're sorry for something to happen we'll rather be saying thank you for you for yielding and not running the red lights and thank you for not speeding. that's also going to be better than saying i'm sorry. this is what groups have taught us advocates in they're right and well deserving they have a loud voice not city but we should have loud easier and hearing about more being thankful. it begins with what was yourness

you've heard about the awareness program that muni and other agencies are proechlt through attorneys whether it's radio or television or 3ri7bd materials on our buses we'll get them on the taxi spaces to get people to make sure that they know they can make themselves safer and drivers need to be safer and everybody on the road safer. the awareness champion can't work on its own. a good part of that and i'm always tafl to our police department is an increase of 12 percent i want to thank. them i know there's other valuable time by they okay. this is important preventing deaths and injuries. i will say to you this i've

asked the police department awhile i do an awareness champion that says be nice and look twice i'm asking my officers not to be so nice enforcement is about the discipline in people's behavior they're not going to be nice when they see persons not yielding when red lights are run, and when speeding occurs puc. i'm asking our police officers not to be nice because that enforcement should have effects on people's behavior. supervisor avalos and supervisor chiu and all the intrifrz we don't want to say we're sorry. last year was the highest number of faltsdz in our city and traffic collisions we need to do

more about it. so we're unveiling that and reminding everyone that traffic enforcement will be there throughout the city and we have evidence to back it up. the pedestrian strategic group that's he represented behind me buts by everyone and advocacy groups have taken a look at at the data that's improved more and more and built upon straevenlz of other cities and we've come up with a provided list of areas in of the city that represents the 6 percent of the street grids they end up being the sites where the

fatalities happen and we need to focus on those right now and right away. even though we have $50 million embedded in the bond that we plan to present to the voters in november the transportation infrastructure bond we have come up with an immediate $17 million to promote the walk first program in san francisco. it's literally taking the highest percentage of intersections and streets and kindergartners and putting some designs of safety idea in plays play. for example, i'll give you a few examples that represents across the city of the locations. sutter street throughout sutter street signal timing changes and