outlining the challenges as to why we can't do it, but we're actually saying how can we make it happen and exploring the viability? i'm certainly happy of the commitment from our city in terms of hoping in the funding gap and electrification is a priority and there is a little urgency that caltrain has to move forward because you are already at capacity and congratulations on meeting those numbers. it's great that so many people are riding our public transportation system to get around. i'm hoping that we can make a motion to continue to the call of the chair. it would be, i think, a good use of our time to get an update in the next couple of months here in san francisco. thank you. >> great. thank you, supervisor kim. supervisor kim has made a motion to continue item 2 to the call of the chair and we'll take that motion without objection. [ gavel ] >> thank you everyone. madame clerk, can you please

call item no. 3. >> item no. 3 is ordinance approvion extension of moratorium in the south of market plan area. >> supervisor kim is the author of item no. 3. >> thank you. it's a continuation of the interim moratorium extension on production, distribution and repair conversion in the proposed central south of market plan area. it was introduced in september, but in the first vote, it was only able to toll for a certain number of days and this will will be able to continue it for the rest of the year. i do have some amendments -- minor amendments to introduce that the city attorney has distributed copies to committee members. but i'm happy to do that after public comment. >> so we'll move to public comment. is there any public comment on

item no. 3? seeing none, public comment is closed [ gavel ] >> thank you. so the amendment that i'm proposing one is on page 5. lines 25. the interim zoning moratorium shall remain in effect for 22 months and 15 days from termination date from ordinance 210-14 or until the date that permanent controls are adopted. and in effect to address the converse of pdr to a manner that better conserves neighborhood character in the identified area, whichever occurs first. so mr. givner, this is the only amendment that i see that you had state there had might be one other. >> there is one other amendment, just cleaning up a typo on page 3. no need to read it into the

record it's stated in the copy. >> this has been before the land use committee and full board and this is again just the final extension of the interim moratorium extension and i want to thank the committee for your support in september. >> great. thank you. okay. so we have an amendment proposed by supervisor kim. and we'll take that amendment without objection. [ gavel ] >> and then can i have a motion to forward item 3 to the full board with positive recommendations. >> so move >> that will be the order. madame clerk, could you call item no. 4. >> a resolution approving and authorizing an agreement with the real property conveyance of land located at 600 7th street. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you. so we do have mr. updike from the department of real estate and the mayor's office of housing and i believe this is the second land

dedication for affordable housing that is the city is undergoing and this is for a parcel in district 6,600/7" street, affectionately known as the concourse public assembly site. mr. updike. >> thank you, supervisor system kim, chair, good afternoon. to satisfy their inclusionary housing requirements through the dedication of land to yield a required number of housing units. in this case, the developer, which is archstone concourse llc, whose general partner is

equity residential, plans to develop -- excuse me, 432 units at 801 brannan and 239 units at one henry adams. here are those two locations on the overhead. and elects to satisfy all of the inclusionary housing requirements at 100 adams and a portion of those at 801 brannan by dedicating to the city the roughly 3/4 of an acre site, which we through the mayor's office of housing. this property is valued at $24,750,000. transaction pursuant to the code provision occurs at $1. again although i know you are very familiar with this site,

there is a look at it in an aerial so the. 1 henry is just below the picture. and for better perspective which site the city is receiving as part of this, you can see this is a site plan, which shows on the right side of the plan the future housing to be located there. this gives you picture on how it is incorporated as part of the overall design plan. so the developer would deliver the property to the city after demolition, after remediation with certain curbside improvements with underground utilities. pollution insurance will be maintained by the developer and deed restrictions on the two private development priorities ensures all buyers or tenants are notified of the future affordable housing housing and there are no supervisors when the mayor's office on housing

moves in other words, adjacent to the project. all transaction costs are covered by the developer, along with costs and resources needed to subdivide the property that will create the affordable housing parcel to be delivered to the city. from the timeline perspective, we anticipate the city would take title to the property in 2017 after the 801 brannan project is complete. development of for us project would occur as funds are available. mayor's office of housing staff are work on thing funding issue stream now. all the requisite approvals are found in your packages and based on ceqa findings which were referenced in the planning commission's motions and in the enabling resolution before you for consideration. of course, as you mentioned i'm joined today by mayor's office of housing staff, if you have

any technical questions. any of us would be happy to answer. >> thank you, mr. updike. at this point, we'll open up item no. 4 for public comment . is there any public comment on item no. 4? seeing none, public comment on i. 4 item no. 4 is closed. >> i would like to make the motion and thank the department of real estate and mayor's office on housing and lydia is here, as well as our developer for making this part of the eastern neighborhoods plan a reality and certainly we know the price of land is incredibly expensive and that is only actually increasing over time. so it's great to know to have site control to build affordable housing units in the future. i will make a motion to move forward with positive recommendations. >> thank you very much. we'll take that motion without objection. [ gavel ]

>> madame clerk, will you please call item no. 5. >> item no. 5 is an ordinance amending the health code requirement of gas station bathroom. >> supervisor farrell is the author of item 5 and a representative from his office is here. >> good afternoon, supervisors. sorry mark farrell couldn't be here personally today. i will give you a brief overview and how it came to be. of our office announced a scholarship opportunity across the city, reimagine sf and it asked students to interact with policy areas that they care about and submit suggestions for new laws or provide suggestions to update outdated laws. they did this on a new website that the mayor's office and our office helped to create. it launched last week and it's on our website that provides

for that direct commenting on specific sections of the codes. the gas station bathroom ordinance stems correctly from the comment from a student at san francisco state who felt that the current requirement that gas restrooms provide separate facilitis for men and women. it's unanimously supported by the small business association and strikes it in the code of provision for separate facilities and updates what mark thought was an outdated section of the law. it will only apply to new gas stations being proposed. the new law and scholarship opportunity was about encourage an often underheard voice with our city youth to participate in the process at city hall. showcasing how civic tools with

participate our residents to interact with policymakers. we're a firm believer that technology and its tools can be a powerful mechanism to increase city engagement citywide and believe this law is a good example of that. i'm happy to answer your questions today and ask for your support. >> supervisor kim. >> i know this only applies to new operations and i didn't know we had an ordinance on this. so i'm reading this for the first time last night and says "all-times." that means when the gas station is open, that they must provide a bathroom? >> i might defer to the city attorney, but i would assume so, yes. >> where would the enforcement lie for this legislation? it has been an issue at night

when people are getting gas and pee in residential areas near gas stations. so would we be calling department of public health? >> deputy city attorney john givner. the ordinance doesn't provide for any particular department to enforce. it was adopted many years ago, which is probably what qualifis it as part of the clean-up project and was really related to fire code implementation as opposed to health implementation. >> i see. >> so the board could adopt an ordinance giving dph specifi enforcement authority. it's not really clear what happens is a gas station is violating the obligation currently. >> would it be a substantive amendment to work on it this week before it comes to the full board on tuesday? as along as we're going pass

this? >> yes, of course. i don't think the supervisor would have any problems to add any friendly amendments. >> in terms of the process-wise, if you wanted to just add a requirement that dph oversee and ensure compliance with this mandate, that would not be substantive you could do that at the board and still pass on first-read next tuesday. if you wanted to add in a penalty structure, that would require additional hearings at the board. >> i'm actually interested in both. i think at minimum, it would be great though have it clearly delineatedwhich department would be responsible for the enforcement of this measure? because it's certainly an issue today. i definitely support this. i know in general, beyond kind of the burden to small businesses, this was certainly an issue when i was on the board of education many moving towards more unisex bathrooms to allow students that are more

gender-questioning not to have to choose what bathroom they are utilizing and also the kind of peer pressure that comes with that. so i think this certainly makes sense for a number of different reasons and happy to support that and to work with your office on the follow-up pieces. >> of course, would be happy to. >> we could make that motion as an oral motion today, and then it would be drafted in time for the thursday board agenda, right? >> yes. you could make a motion to provide that dph as oversight authority today, yes. we could work that up for thursday. >> okay. >> if you wanted to add in penalties as i mentioned, that would require probably follow-up legislation. >> i wanted to be deferential for the author, because it's something that just came up for me. i would like to propose the amendment to provide dph would be the enforcement mechanism for this legislation and i would like to work on a penalty

phase and i would defer to the author to state this in committee or to pass it to the full board. >> we would be more than willing to work with you. we're not in any rush to pass this ordinance at the board and add many in some things that are more amenable to the full board. >> to make the amendment today, the non-substantive amendment today and work on the penalty phase. so the motion is an amendment to provide the department of public health will oversee this ordinance. and can we make that amendment without objection? okay. that will be the order [ gavel ] . and can i have a motion to forward item 5 to the full

board with positive recommendations? >> so moved. >> without objection, that motion is adopted. [ gavel ] . >> thank you. >> madame clerk, is there any additional business before the committee? >> there is no further business. >> than we are adjourned. [ feha [ gavel ]

>> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending

earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth.

>> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one. >> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the tv shows. >> the earth does move and it bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes.

>> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is moving north. it's coming up from the south to the north. >> you would have to invest the million year cycle, not weeks or years. maybe millions of years from now, part of los angeles will be in the bay area. >> for better or worse. >> yes. >> this is a tough question. >> those other ones weren't tough. >> this is a really easy challenge. are the smaller ones less stress? >> yes. the amount released in

small earthquakes is that they are so small in you need many of those. >> i think would you probably have to have maybe hundreds of magnitude earthquakes of 4.7. >> so small earthquakes are not making our lives better in the future? >> not anyway that you can count on. >> i have heard that buildings in san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a conventional foundation like almost all the circumstances buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of

life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ? >> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing, kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are pretty much staying where you are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances.

>> where can i buy a richter scale? >> mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ? >> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested

is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for

>> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks.

beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that

they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit.

in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in

san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest.

after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ can we please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flf