>> good afternoon. welcome to the land use committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm scott wiener the chairman of the committee to my right is supervisor jane kim our vice

chair and to my left is supervisor cohen. our clerk is andrea madam clerk, any announcements? >> yes please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices and copies of my documents 80 should be submitted to the clerk and the items acted on will appear oh, my gosh on the mexico meeting. >> thank you i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today's hearing specifically jessie larson and other air item 1 is the street change name for the recognition of the tom's contributions to the city. >> supervisor kim is the lead on this. >> it's great to be at land use we introduced this in the spring of last year on the renaming of a block of ivy alley between

polk to dr. tom we wanted to make sure we went through the processes and also respect want to ensure that the supporters could be here per born as thomas dr. was adopted by his be neighbors he grew up in new jersey and was encouraged to pressure give him navmz and was excelling in athletics he continued this while going to springfield massachusetts and just for the record in pe after graduation he tainted medical school and new jersey medical institution and going to alabama in 1965 before drafted into the

army he protested being shipped to vietnam and was sent to change as an athletic after the mexican city olympics he earned his medical degree at staufrd and has a practice in the castro neighborhood and participated in the olympics for a second time as a is an at about physician for the monreal olympics after that wid dell joined a bowling league and model to gay supporting event after the events the first one was to take place in 1982 but did united states athletic committee sized woody allen decimal organization over the use of the word

olympics. renaming the sports competition to the gay gavin newsom's event was a large success and includes the degree that surpassed the olympics game during the first gay game he met sarah and decided to have a child together their daughter jessica was born and here today. to protect the legal rights dr. woody allen dell and highs wife married in 1985 he was diagnosed with aids but able to participate in the second gay games that he he lived at 49 passed away on july 11th and the center honor his work serving as a physician founded in 1911 and

provides sexually transmitsed diseases it's an iv i didn't i alley the civic center it is one of the tremendous centers when i first went there i was brought by two district 6 constituents how have a lot of february on everything we do unusually a usually negative tom what'd dell was the one place they felt at home and served on the commission and building it was serving the homeless or for actually living with hiv and aids. we're able to expand the tom

woody allen dell clinic on golden gate street it's a behalf center to serve the partitioned here in the returned to and it's my honor to be able to bring this resolution to change it to the name to dr. tom woody allen dell place in recognition to the city and county of san francisco i want to thank and acknowledge chair we're and our co-sponsors. i think just to give context to how this occurred last year, we had an individual individual and this didn't in any way to speak on his acknowledgements he made a couple of inflammatory comments in poland and being a

representative here in the city and county of san francisco where we don't tolerant that level of discrimination or hateful ramdz it's appropriate to rename the street after tom and, of course, he's contributed to the lgbt community that's why we have the redesignation street street change. happy to take anothers comments and apple it up >> terrific thank you supervisor kim and taking little lead the street renamings are not straightforward. and take a while so i appreciate you and your staff per variance and happy to be is co-sponsor to rename this block for one of the greatest leaders in the city of san francisco. with that, open up open this up

for public comment i have a few public comment cards which i'll read out (calling names) okay. okay go well, you, come up and don't have to testify in the exact order >> i want to thank supervisor kim on his own he merit woody allen dell stands up on highs own it makes sense to do that give the comments of that person and to choose small business lib woody allen dell so it makes sense on our part so thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> okay. if you don't mind i'm

going to read tom was my father he was a remarkable man a patent and friend and role model i couldn't accomplish what he did i will live by his belief and fight for a better tomorrow it is amazing to honor him with a street nominated after him it's important despite his contributions he was an activist with the remarks that were derogatory and contrary of what san francisco stands for its important that sorry. to further this in our beliefs in human right >> what better way to eir rad

the other person. so even today while making progress against discrimination i think it's important to support those who spent their lives or continue to give their lives to fight for discriminations this is relevant because we're coming up on the 9th gay games happening 2 weeks from now. and given his fight, you know, to combat culture and political and social attitudes around lgbt folks he believes in friendship and elevates consciousness and esteem it's wonderful to honor that >> thank you very much i'll

ask, sir we have a board rule against applause. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm sarah what'd dell i was on the original board and met tom and married him and had our daughter jessica who spoke. i really want to thank you for having this and trying this measure one of the things i want to point out dr. tom never said no to anything the biggest things was a civil rights advocate in 1968 and in 1972 he tried for the olympic games and for his kneecap and was there when the israelis got killed and

wanted the same things that everyone wants equal rights for everyone. what my husband accomplished his vision became my vision i was on the original board of the gay rights and my job is i miss the man he's led the biggest thing he did was the separateism in this world and i bold professional will i i was the general manager and a what happens it formed so many gay lgbt people that in forming the gay games it choose separateism and took it away he opened up

the sifts and building upon the principle participation inclusion and personal best he empowered tens of thousands of lgbtq artists and athletes to flipping and competition we thrive on that and something done around the world we never knew that was going to happen when we started in 1987 when we had david the united way asked me it was hard we the the commercial it was preempted on tom woody allen dell it was the first time we raised one million and it's the first time that united what you did that so in changing the street we'd love to

there's no bigger advocate for san francisco than my husband and us >> thank you very much. next speaker. . >> good afternoon. my name is is doug i have two statement one more myself and one that can't be here can i read them. >> we'll ask i when the minute is spider. >> i'll spectacular with my statement i've lived in san francisco so far 36 years i never got to meet tom, i know his legacy and family i participate in every gay game except the first one and served on the federation of gay games since 1989 one of the most

unsatisfactory projects i was ever involved in was making a film about the gay games and the 0 world it was took place so in 2005 it was called taking the flame and tom was there on the front cover it's typography of him and part history the gay games and the commentary of the gay world in the 80s and 90s i brought a few center copies i'll let you have one. anyway, the film maker was inspired by tom's live and wanted to have another film called the life of the american family he was trying to raise

money he'll never raise enough so that part of tom's legacy may not come to past but by renaming the street you will preserve that legacy thank you >> now you can read the original statement and in less than three weeks men and women will travel to cleveland and akron to participate they like the tens of thousands even if people like them will be combrrpd with the celebration they've done for 4 years they'll return home to cities and small times to lgbt community in western europe and ass trail and u i can't stand and nigeria where people face death all will

return home and motivated to change their world because of one man tom the gay games and lgbt that was inspired could only have been born in this city san francisco is a beacon of hope for you'll and tom woody allen dell was inspired by this city and this city made the gay games a reality he didn't seek family or future his memory lives in the gay games so the street associated with his life hacking take his name to inspire generations of athletics and activists you thank supervisor kim. >> thank you very much. next

speaker. >> he hypothetically leader position petitioner of the world western society for the entire japan in terms of this movie i think the best movie will be indescribable with clint eastwood and richard gere and babylon with steve ma gene and other this is a great team the tragedy of mr. james bond unable to retire all of that movie into the focus of the life factor separation together isness and sadness and the way of life.

thank you. >> thank you is there any further public comment on item one seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor kim >> thank you. i just want to thank both sarah and jessica who came today to talk about your partner and friend and it's special to have his family on the work i've read about it and only heard about 2 but to hear about it the passion that that drove him is really amazing and makes me excited about the day we're able to do the street name change in his honor and be able to honor another community leader and lgbt individual is incredibly important it's great i know that one person was not able to be

here it's his 82 reading birthday so good to have him here and happy birthday to him for his work in the gay games so committee i ask we forward that with positive recommendation to the full board and recognize the harvey milk democratic club and the l s b democratic club that endorsed this resolution >> support this to the phone bill with positive recommendation i want to acknowledge president chiu. >> i want to thank everyone and happy to make myself as a co-sponsor. >> so on the motion with recommendations without objection that will be the order.

thank you, everyone madam clerk call item 2 >> it's the organization to implement the urban films act. >> president chiu is the lead author. >> thank you, mr. chair and members of the public i'm happy to move forward legislation to make us the urban incentive zones act. and which was carried and responded by assemblyman and supervisor kim for her co-chairship this is the 3 piece of urban agriculture and in 2011, we updated our zoning to allow the sale of produce by our san francisco residents a year later the urban architectural