of high school, right? you are making friends. >> good evening, welcome to the july 16, 2014 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals, the presiding officer this evening is board president ann lazarus and she joined by hurtado, frank fun and brian will provide us with legal advice and joined with the city departments who have cases before the board, scott sanchez is here and the city administrator. and joseph is here representing the department of building inspection, and short is here

foactual measure, possibly even from that too create is surveys from that workgroup to send out to students with special education classes, teachers and so forth and of course we would love to be able to provide our own recommendations which is i'm sure the mayor's disability office is looking forward to. councilmember roland wong? yes. thank you for the information. i grew up in an era with special education that we were educated from the mainstream of the school district. of course it's always good for improvement and they have come a long ways of stream lining kids with disabilities into regular school setting and with the accommodation. it's been very successful and now i'm glad to see that it has gone a long

ways. i will support the youth commission and people with disabilities all the way. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> cochair supanich? >> hi, i want to thank you for your advocacy and activism and to remind you that altruism is not dead. also i want to as a cochair i can suggest that we write a letter of support for your resolution and get that to you soon so that you can include it when you go out there garnishing support for your work. that's one way that we can collaborate with you. i would also encourage you if you can to come to one of our executive community meetings. that's where we roll out ideas for presentations and areas we want to cover topics for

consideration. if there is anything that you can continue to that discussion, we would love it. the meetings are tuesday, this following tuesday afternoon from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.. at mod offices. that's 1155 market, first floor. okay? we can write that down for you. >> okay. >> i have a comment from councilmember kostanian? >> you know i come from way back. and i had many many disabilities and i had no programs like this, nothing. so, i think every person that comes with a disability no matter what year it is, they are looking eagerly to find people to comprehend, understand, have concern and love and enthusiasm to

encourage them to keep going forward. by what you are doing, you are not only doing that for the people that you are working with. you are doing that for your city, for the parents and for all people who are involved with that to really be collectively involved in going forward to help people with all disabilities. so congratulations on what you are doing. thank you. >> to the chair? hi, guys. first of all, we are all back here feeling like the proud parents of all of you and we truly, the council truly saves the best part of the meeting for last both with anna's presentation with the history and your presentation and your activism and we couldn't have asked for a better celebration of the 24th anniversary of the ada with you guys. we also

want to let you know since we are running really late to stick around because we have a small token of appreciation for you. with that, we look forward to working more with you. >> thank you. >> then just one final congratulations to you. it's been wonderful to hear your presentations today and see the face of the future and follow along the lines of the council's commitment to write a letter in support of your resolution. our office will do the same too with great enthusiasm. thank you. >> thank you. >> any comments from the audience? >> comments from the audience is wow. comments from the bridge

line? okay. thank you again for coming out today and thank you for all of your hard work and efforts. it is very much appreciated and we look forward to working with you in the future. moving along, we are going to go ahead and strike item no. 10, information item report from the disability disaster preparedness committee. we'll be putting that on the next council meeting's agenda in lieu of being over time. moving on to item no. 11. public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc, each speaker is limited to 1 minute. thank you. >> is there any comments? if so, please come to the front. you have one minute.1 minute.

>> any of the meetings taking place. communication would be great. that's it with housing issues and housing coming up with condos conversions. will seniors and seniors with disabilities be addressed with condos conversion. and one more thing about i didn't know, wasn't informed about the various bus line discussions and when they say, little omissions, this is new. my block, two 2 blocks are being severely affected and a

lot of this will be more homebound. thanks to that. willie brown had a van suggestion in counting number of patrons on this line or that in this time. perhaps considering those little known routes and maybe van coverage for those and that's where willie brown i think he spoke about that and introduced that. it will be great. >> thank you. any other comment on protected bike ways -- item no. 11? okay. item no. 1. -- 12. information item. correspondence. >> there is no correspondence for this months meeting. >> thank you very much. item no. 13. discussion item. councilmember comments and announcements? councilmember roland wong? >> yes, i just kind of like

to remind the audience that please join us at the independent living resource center of san francisco. we are going to have a grand opening. we are relocating and a commemoration of the ada. it's this saturday july 26th, from 10 :00 a.m. to 3 :00 p.m. at 825 howard street. the ground floor between 4th and 5th street. there will be lots of fun and have food, free food. and a second thing i would like to kind of mention is that we had the van ness brt, the bart rapid transit.

we would like to see that we can write a support letter regarding the shelters on the route. thank you. >> thank you. with that. we move on to item no. 14. we shall adjourn. thank you again for those who stuck it out and we went to over time here today. we had a lot of great discussion. we will have our next meeting third friday in september. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> >> this is in memory of veil. let's observe one 1 minute of silence in her honor. please.

>> thank you. with that, we adjourn. we'll see you next time in september, third friday for our next council meeting. thank you. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >>

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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

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