just wanted to thank you for what you're done. >> any public comment on item 6 any members of the public seeing none, public comment is closed again, thank you and i got to reiterate what commissioner dooley said there, there is a lot of things we need to discuss in going forward we'll be leaning on you and your projects here when we come to conclusions on this piece of legislation and i i know i've evolved in the san francisco heritage i took part in a symposium last year san francisco is a world-class city we have a lot of legacy businesses here it is important we maintain them you said one thing or thing that is key change how to help the people change with the times and the

different you know the passing ourtd open from one generation to another i wanted to commend the incremental foundation and the san francisco state university we're blessed to have them here i want to thank the foundation for your work and what i' you've done. >> so commissioners, i know it's late so you may not be - but this is food for thought it is there are different ways to go about constructing around the registry a couple of thoughts businesses would submit an application and come before the commission for final vetting and approval to insure that some of

the quantitative components in the legislation in terms of the community involvement and i and their impact so i'm going to be looking at direction from you to help create some of the definition. >> so i really appreciate dr. i's bells thoughts i will have to start putting this together for you so but i would feel free to give me input for recommendations you have at at this point in terms of direction i'd be happy to you know take microwave that feedback before next meeting

with that we'll close out the item. >> thank you so next item is director's report commissioners i'll provide a verbal report so the mayor accident announce is on november 25th i think the shop and dine in the 49 program a program to promote doing your holiday shopping and dining in the 49 square miles up to january 12th we're you encouraging consumers and businesses to tweet and in it is a gram themselves shopping and

dining with the shop dine 49 and the selected photo will have a shopping trip with the mayor or a dining experience one or the other so we want to encourage that participation and last friday is part of one small business tours we were out at the book stores and mayor ed lee and supervisor kim combining the bookings first shop there before shopping on line the mayor as engaged in activities each week to promote that but i want to make sure your informed and as businesses you're participating as well also that week district attorney

gascon toptsd start a yearlong education for the credit card machines that businesses are going to be required to read the chips because after october 2015 if a business did not have the credit card reader and that particular type of considered card reader and the business uses a fraudulent card that business is liable so i'm very pleased that the district attorney has invited our office to help to participate in the outreach and education i think our smallest businesses that have credit card machines are the ones that may not know about this and maybe more vulnerable and, of course, we're to go i know

that some of the technology firms like square is trying to figure out how to sort that out so this was a press conference so start the outreach and education and customers will be getting in credit cards with the chip on that and so we talked about the soft story and the soft story ordinance it did allow seven years for businesses and prove or disprove for ground floor commercials to do the retrofitting so i think we thought perhaps the business owners that have the ground floor commercial might sort of wait in doing it on the good side they're not so their going forward with the seismic updates

i see now i have an understanding from the department of building inspection there will be ways of doing that retrofits without impacting the businesses but i'm seeing a fair number of the commercial businesses businesses had to vacate so i'll have a better conversation and get a better handle if you're interested i can have the department come and give a presentation if you're wanting to hear in terms of retrofits with the design so, please let me know. >> so i've been working with you can't keen on the department inspections so some considerations has been given to

the weekend inspections around the events and restaurants that are reopening, and or around special complaints not to minimize the special complaints not completely decides those but decisions that have been had i want to note that small business saturday was successful and with the various events throughout the city and then lastly we'll be closing the office for december 24, '25 and 26 for walk in i'll be away and others and lastly mr. president, would like to request we close the meeting in memorial of jennifer

who dealt with that an kraefk cancer jennifer was a great advocate so for the by center they tried to work to get the assistance center approved through the regular process unfortunately, it was not successful but she'll worked on different initiatives and a public memorial an december 16th at 11 o'clock at the justin herman terminal you'll your all invited. >> next item. >> next item 8 is the president's report. >> i have one item i want to thank commissioner tour-sarkissian and sxhkt and

another dwth for dining in the 409 and thank director that was one of the better convinces we've had and i want to say a special thank you to commissioner white for her comments on c k c s for challenging people to shooting shop and get out and try something new and it played all weekend you said a theme to get people out to try something new and get out of your rut and thank you for your comments and compliments at the mayors kickoff on behalf of the golden gate restaurant association that's all i have. >> item 9 is vice president report. >> well, thank you

mr. president. >> i attended the kickoff would did mayor with the conference on shop and dine 49 is was great it is true get out and get into other neighborhoods and actually have the opportunity i have not been to the castro i walked the street and shopped and had lunch and it was fantastic that's what i did so - >> item 10 commissioners reports. >> any commissioner reports? next item >> item 11 general public comment. >> is there any additional public comment on future meetings seeing none, public comment is closed next item. >> item 12 is new business. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory

of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank y >> good evening everyone with we

readies to light a tree. >> yeah. >> that wasn't loud enough. >> are we ready to light a tree. >> good work everyone and welcome to holistic golden gate park i'm filling beginning beggar the manager of our park department and thank you to the performance tonight and others so tonight is our 85th annual holiday tree latin-american truly one of our signature events in the city's history alongside in the back is our esteemed president mark u he will give me a round of applause

(clapping.) tonight behind me is a group of park lovers i'm going to introduce so first i want to introduce the rest of our commission flowering and megan and maggie and eric mcdonald and others (clapping.) and you're going 0 hear from him he's going to help us light the tree are our parks chief mayor ed lee (clapping) also behind me who's been here several years in a row our spribl e incredible district attorney george moscone

our assessor carman chu is here supervisor mark farrell and it's entire family are up here (clapping.) we have john from our moscone and from the mayor's office of disabilities is here you're going to hear from them but we have our incredible sponsor keeping up and iga gay from kaiser and other person is from the other company here let's talk about the tree this tree behind us 85 years ago you don't think mclaren who was our one of our key fourpd in golden gate

park our park superintendent started a tradition of lighting this tree and mile-long of trees that end here in mclaren lodge this is san francisco's official holiday tree and the cypress are over one hundred and thirty years old and despite losing some of its limitations it's standing at all and supporting over 5 hundred and 50 lights let's give a big round of applause for uncle john's tree (clapping.) so this is the night that offers up the time to get together one of the most important aspects of parks it's sense of place; right? an opportunity to get together to create community and think about our tasks and to see

our past, present, and future and people that are going to help us light the trees and brought kids this is something of san francisco's fabric and we remember it's pretty amazing this holiday season offers the opportunity to reflect american people things we are they've for i'm thankful to work with our amazing staff everyday and help to manage our 2 hundred and 20 parks around the city and most porcelain importantly on behalf of the rec and park department we are thankful for caring about our parks and enjoying them and supporting what really is the best park system in the united states of america. (clapping.) >> so, of course, now and then none of this would be possible

without the rec and park department i want to shout out to our superintendent of recreation a gentleman i call p t barn newspaper that's bob (clapping) i also want to congratulate linda and all of bobs managers and our entire recreation staff our treetopers and our story maybe sad maybe not this tree has been around inform a long lesson time and those of you over time know it's lost some of the lower limbs in big storms throughout the decades well thankfully and even though mayor likes to talk about rain as a sign of prosperity thankfully we have a big storm but we lost one

the big tree limb and our tree toppers predict 4 this will be around for decades and decades a shout out to our tree toppers. >> yeah. >> i also want to thank our partners and special maintenance staff and frankly everyone that works other mclaren leveraging looming and the respect respect i will say to you rec and park department it is the hardest group of city employees around give them a shout out all right. i now want to introduce to you our mayor who recall him mayor but at mclaren lodge he's the park champion he loves foist and loves to play a big hundred to

mayor ed lee (clapping.) >> thank you phil happy holidays everyone well, what you deserve is a very short speech so we're going to give you that because those kids want to play i walked by in the snow this is outside play for kids i want to say a hearty thank you to phil beginning berries and the staff that deserves that but mostly i'm thankful for the people of san francisco those times of trying for families but all the others are getting prosperous and prosperity what we need to do that is share that in the city of san francisco and especially a recognition of many more families that may not be able to receive all the things

they need you want to ask you to reach into our hearts and make sure you help others this season of giving tonight our police officers and first year are here to collect toys for families in need help them do so in their dream effort to collect toys for the needy i know you'll join me in not only a welcome way to thank our partners we have great announcements this year when companies like google decided to help us put wifi in our urban parks now you've got zinc can and kaiser hermosa beach us throughout the year we're going to find more partners to make sure our parks are remaining for all of the people and families to use this

is an incredible city a wonderful city it is a 3 times world series champion city that's what we get to represent (clapping.) i'm proud we worked together but mostly proud of people that live lessor day to day great partners when we brag about the city i visit other places i'll talk about the people that are here essence of innovation in our city thank you very much and happy holidays (clapping) thank you, mr. mayor we have a couple of other speakers i want to first introduce randy through did public affairs if kaiser permanente at the rec and park we share with our tag like we're not - we like to say our mission

is really to help families thrive we're grateful for kaiser to port this, please welcome randy up to the podium. >> thank you phil i'll keep to short i wanted to say happy holidays we're thrilled to be here to celebrate the tree lighting and we're fortunate to have the best urban rec and park department in the country there are 2 hundred and 20 neighborhood parks in san francisco that's a lot of opportunities to get out and thrive so we love the rec and park department and happy to be here and courage you all to get out and get active and healthy and winner you all a happy and healthy holiday season thank you very much (clapping.) thank you randy.

>> our other tag like from the rec and park department we like to say get out and play you said it and so our next partner that helps us is ken weber if monk knows play as you sit here now can welcome ken. >> (clapping.) good evening, everyone what an honor to be up here with with mayor ed lee and phillip and you'll i all those people that work hard to make san francisco whether we love playing on a cell phone or tablet that's why we're proud of our partnering rec and park department with the san francisco parks alliance on behalf of as you sit here now gases more than one thousand based employees we want to wish

a safe and happy and hopefully happily lit holiday season. >> one piece of business left what is that. >> the lighting of the tree. >> we're going to light the tree. >> actually, my wife is boggs me around (laughter) before you before we do one thank you to two other organizations here tonight the ferries is the san francisco parks alliances two folks are here thank you to them (clapping) and also who i saw in the crowd representing the hard working who take care of our works vince from the local. >> (clapping) we're now going to light the

tree our swiss is in the back there so there's a switch that is going to light the tree and the mayor is going to pill the switch and joining him a syosset who is here i asked them to come up i met yvette before the ceremony stated she's with her own parents talking about this is a generational connection she's been here since 1969 come on up and join the mayor on the sign.

>> yeah. i think the switch came from candle stick park we want to make sure it works mr. mayor 3 may not be the best example. >> here's our switch and she's here with her daughter and husband mark all right. and also lilly come on up and i like to ask the kids co-to come up and surround the mayor in pulling the switch kids to the high voltage zone and special shout out to literally will i her joe is an employee he lights it everyday so let's give a special shout out to joe landlord/tenant so will you all

count down from 5 5 example 4, 3, 2, 1. >> yeah. happy holidays everybody may there be lots of love in our holiday season and get out and play and enjoy our paradoxes thank you very muchyour paradox thank you very muchparadoxes thank you very muchaparadoxes thank you very murparadoxes thank you very muchparkparadoxe musparadoxes thank you very muchparksradoxes thank you very mu thank you very muchdoxes thank you very muthank you very much azarus

>> good evening and welcome to the december 17, 2014 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. # there is one seat vacant ton on the board this evening, when a vacancy exist it is board may overrule the action of the department on appeal by a vote of three members, four votes are not required. to my left is deputy city attorney, and i'm cynthia