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with the opened contracting center visitors can get opportunity at the new state of the arc facility and attend workshops and receive one-on-one technical assistance and learner what you need to become a primary contractor or what information to be a subcontractor and a created bed public commission it will help people to assist people to compete for and performance open city contract a lot of small businesses do have the resources to loblth the opportunity so one of the things we wanted to do was provide ways to access contract >> access to the plans spiefkz and a data place basis ease

contracting opportunity and funding or capital training. this is and other documents that needs to be submitted. to compete is a technical skill that it takes to win a scheduling for a popular to you can win a professional services job or how to put together a quote it's all those technical pieces. looking at the contracting assistance center is our touch point with we get the people to come and see the planning specks and later than about projects earlier is he get training so you're ready to go arrest hello engineering it has all the tools that a contractor small or large can come here. i can't say enough about the

center it's a blessing. we do business all over the country and world and a place like the contractor center to identify the business in san francisco >> the reality is you need training and that's what the center is here to train and make you better qualified to go work with the city and county and to be successful at the end. >> that will give people the competitive edge e edge at receiving contracts with the city. >> we have krafshth services here that help you find out where you need to get the skills forbidding. >> i mean local businesses

participation in city projects is a winning factor it helms help the business their local businesses they're paying savings and a property tax and payroll tax and normally adhere san franciscans so their bowing goods and services in san francisco it really helps the economy of san francisco grow so its not only a benefit to the project but to the city. the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 welcom

>> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors doing graffiti. >> the city is art, other people who have their names tag -- >> [inaudible] our unit there are 2 sections we are doing one

is abating and others are notice of violation to private property. all the utility boxes in public right-of-way we abate. >> we abate calls that come within 48 hours. >> we are a small group in g f graffiti. we don't have enough help. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we abate everything is coming up to the areas now. >> i'm willing to take it on. i think -- >> you are telling me you are ready for this? >> i think so. >> okay. >> there you go. >> all right.

>> all right. >> ready to do it. let's go. >> want to get the gray signses this over here and the garbage can and normally we don't do private property since it's on the corridor route you can come with me we will use black. >> we had a lot of changes in the graffiti unit. we do private property if someone moved we remove it and send it to the attorney's office and they take appropriate action. >> damage their property there. it's important to write the color in case they want to say what part of our house you abated the graffiti on. >> using your safety glasses the gloves. >> you got it.

>> you know some places we gashi, people appreciate that. you know, a lot of timeses they say, thank you. >> the time where it's visible. a lot of people put it on the ground. >> i like when tourists come and say, you do this for your city and you get paid for that? >> we use the [inaudible] for the holes and the retaining walls. [inaudible]. white on the fire hydrants. fire box red for the fire boxes.

our brown for the pg and e poles. >> we are not painters we do our best. >> i'm assuming it has to do with gang activity. >> if it's territorial i mind. >> in case it's gang related and they are marking our territory i would like to paint it over. >> anything with numbers like x iv or x 13 west side mob and the bay view those are gang related. with gang related or profanity we will abait it as soon as possible. >> i consider it an art.

there are circles of people that form around it whether or not they should ruin public property. >> this is art work i'm for it. unless it's on someone's property and they don't want it there. judge kids with silver paint expressing their ego needs doesn't belong on our property. >> graffiti is when you don't have permission to write anything on their property. >> eighth street is part of your regular rout? >> yes. >> everyday. >> eighth street. divisidero street. irving street. every block they going through they paint 3 or 4 streets in the block the poles the utility boxes, mailbox. >> thank you.

>> okay. >> put the drop cloth. come on around. >> there you go. force for we have to remember we are not painters we abate graffiti. we are abaters not painters. get that out of the way and keep moving. >> how many of these do you do a day? how many poles we do a day? >> yeah. >> depends on the location. may be 20. >> do you like working with the team? >> yes because i'm a people person. i like being outside and

interacting with the public and i like the response we get especially from the good job we do in the community. >> goodbye. welcome to the san

historic preservation commission regular meeting for december 3, 2014, i'd like to remind members which the audience that the commission does not tolerate disruptions of any kind please silence all electronic devices that may sound proceedings and when speaking

before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to take roll arrest president hasz commissioner wolfram commissioner hyland commissioner johnck commissioner johns and commissioner matsuda commissioner pearlman notified me he's stuck on the 101 and couldn't anticipate couldn't be able to make the hearing commissioner first is general public comment jurisdiction the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. i have one speaker card. >> thank you katherine howard. >> good afternoon, commissioners katrina sf ocean edge i was here for the cultural

heritage program i found interesting and it's a great idea we were not successful in protecting golden gate park from the destruction of the soccer field project one a gross misrepresentation that is a pilot way of putting it by the one side they were trying to do and gross out spending of 13 to one $900,000 versus the 70 thousand that we were able to scrape up with that kind of money and with the knowledge that the blinlz who supported it is tough to get the truth out despite those issues almost one hundred thousand people voted yes to support golden gate park

this campaign raised awareness of the value of golden gate park and empower is close to the heart of san franciscans and i am still talking to people that are shocked and upset by the results doesn't understand the campaign and the opposition that are people out there unhappy about this this is important because that is not the first attack on golden gate park nor the last we know this from the action of the rec and park department which at 5 in the morning the day after the election started cutting down trees on the site this was 9 housed after the polls closed and 70 thousand votes had not think counted the election was in the finally, this shows a lack of confidence on their part

and lack of respect for the heritage of golden gate park one of our supporters kathleen was so upset she brought the construction truck and was tleelgd by the construction workers she was arrested and went to jail this is the kind of commitment that is extraordinary she went to jail because of the election not being final and nbc reports shown this is entirely possible kids will be getting cancer especially soccer field folks from the chemicals she and others have formed a group and will be talking about the dangerous of the artifical turf you thank you very much any other member of the public

wish to speak seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioners that places you under department matters item one director's report. >> commissioner tim frye the director's report was in our packet haemz. >> item two review of past event staff report and announcements. >> commissioners one item to report to you at geeze i forget the date the last board of supervisors meeting i attended the board approved the 3 outstanding miles applications 9 to one is supervisor avalos dissenting there was a small bit of discussion among the supervisors primer e primarily supervisor avalos raising an

issue are with the use of a property tax break he thought were not in need of such an incentive we piloted, however, when you landmarked the overall contracts the property owners were investing a large amount of money into the properties far in excess of the savings received and final the comments by supervisor wiener the vote was 4 to one and those contracts will be processed our next round of miles applications will be arriving may first 2015 happy to answer questions. >> commissioners that places you in commissioner matters president announcements. >> item consideration of the draft minutes for the ac r.c.

and the draft minutes for the hpc meeting. >> commissioners questions or comments commissioner hyland. >> on the hpc my reference to the cultural heritage you are referred it to as subcommittee i made the statement it was a subcommittee that's what it reflects that's a committee not a subcommittee on page 3 item 5 under commissioner hyland and actually, my name is misspelled. >> this is the ar c minutes. >> not hpc minutes. >> on page 3 item 5 oh, my

goodness. >> my comment i referred to it as a subcommittee i incorrectly stated it. >> those are just word for word transcriptions i'll certainly correct it. >> seeing no other comments opening up for public comment. >> unless there's a desire to make it separately. >> any public comments on the hpc meeting minutes seeing none, public comment is closed. back to you, commissioners. >> i move to approve with the comments of commissioner hyland. >> second. >> thank you. >> thank you on that motion to adapt the minutes for november 6th the review committee hearing and the

november 19th historic preservation commission on that motion commissioner president lazarus commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner wolfram president hasz smeemdz that motion passes unanimously. >> commissioner hyland a report back we had our first committee meeting prior to this one on the cultural heritage assets that was well attend we had 8 comments and a presentation from supervisor campos office as well as from the san francisco heritage our next meeting will be february 3rd the first meeting in february the mayor's office will be doing a