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ms. norton middle-income is not present and emily murase not present thank you. >> right so we have one item on the agenda tonight i want to annunciation everybody first welcome and thanks for joining us we're excited to have you all here we have speakers out there in the small room you can grab if you that 80 want to make a public comment give it to ms. casco we'll read the resolution and sorry read the resolution i'm going to turn it over to to the superintendent. >> thank you commissioner vice president haney and good evening to everybody resolution modification of where had policy and issuance of diplomas to the

class of 2015 that meet all the graduation requirements whereas the code provides that each person should successfully pass the holiday compassion of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school and based on this 9 board of education policy similar requires that students who successfully passed k c to get a diploma and requires that school districts shall provide 3 opportunities to take the k c not passes and that eligible people in k c passed up to 5 times and came back take the k c and commissioner wynns.

>> thank you where's historically the seniors had the opportunity to take the k c in july to have but opportunity to pass into sections of the k c and secure employment opportunities after high school and whereas the senate bill proposes the superstition of k c during 2016-2017 and 2018, 2019 pass it as a company of high school due to this k c it maybe suspend in the 2015-2016 consulate year the state department superintendant tom exercised discrepancy to cancel the k c and .

>> whereas superintendant slags cancelation of the july cancelation left seniors without an additional opportunity to pass into sections of the k c as a result of the states decision to cancel the k c in july some seniors in the san francisco unified school district have been impacted although they've admission to post secondary schools their admission will be revoked because they haven't earned a high school diploma. >> whereas the details caused by this cancelation of the july k c modification from final resolution has left the students in limbo and denied access to

opportunities that otherwise would have been available in it had not been cancelled and whereas the students opportunity to have a hardship or failing to complete college and . >> whereas the decision to cancel the administration of the july k c disprospering focuses kids of color and disengaged students therefore, be it resolved the board of education of the san francisco unified school district is committed to educational equality and the appreciative power and therefore hereby amend the policy as shown in the amended policy attached here to and . >> bbdz that the board of education directs the prudent to issue all diplomas to the students who have a completion

of certification solely because they have not passed into sections but completed all in appliance with the board policy and further be it resolved that the board of education directs the superintendant to bring it back to the board for reconsideration as such time the california legislation and the governor has taken action on the case. >> thank you commissioner vice president haney at this time i'd like to invite two staff members to briefly present this policy change and ask the superintendant mr. billing sanderson and the chief of research planning and assessment to also come forward.

>> this resolution i move it. >> i'll second it. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners that's it it's a pleasure to be here at the end of the 2014-2015 school year students were denied the opportunity to take this 0 claim the action of the department of justice is opposed by the state level since the action sfusd has constantly monitored the process of this legislation and been in communication with the designated advisors pursuant to to the board of education meeting this tuesday the urgency was demonstrated by students as the fall semester quickly will approaches for the universities and colleges

and they began to withdraw their admission the staff worked relentlessly to identify the graduates effected by the california examine the following criteria ways used constitutes that were actively enrolled in the spring semester of 2015 on the day of migration may 29 students met outline course requirements by the board of education students that met all of the previous requirements that did not successfully pass the california exit examine we discovered there were approximately hundred and 44 students that would be impacted by a potential change in policy upon close examination i might

add required numerous hours of people in a quick time to examine each transcript of america's cup all hundred and 4472 students met all the requirement this cohort of a hundred and 7 at this point in time with that i'm going to turn it over to mr. dr. con that will go over the hundred and 6 students. >> good evening and very big graduations to all of you from the city i'm here to present demographics programs on this group of a hundred and 7 students that will be graduates today those students represent almost all of the comprehensive high schools in the city we have more than 10 students that are here

from lincoln and washington sf international and mission more students from those schools over 80 percent the students in this simulate set offering graduates qualified for the free lunch among the hundred and 740 students are latino and are 14 african-american apparently 72 percent of those students are english language learners and it is so beautiful when we measure the diversity of our city and they speak 13 dominant languages in the transcripts 36 students among the hundred 07 have applied to different colleges in california and will now be eligible to start in the fall thank you and i'm going to turn it over to phil.

>> finally i'd like to restart and thank you, dr. we believe that there are more students that maybe identified as we continue to examine the data and receive inquires from families and schools i want to say this truly has been a team effort over a matter of a few hours i wanted to call out specific from curriculum stephen and chavez put in post secondary success the counselors (calling names) public outreach gentle briefing and hyde i didn't from the high school lead team pablo and rose printing diplomas when we needed them today it was very helpful

the information technology (calling names) and i'm sorry this list is on and on and from research and other a few days for us dr. connecticut in a and jim, (calling names) and from the legal team danielle and others and the courageous leadership of our superintendent it is an honor to be part of this team. >> before we take comment and move to a vote i want to recognize we're honored to have assemblyman david chiu that we'll invite you will u up to say a few words you can sit there or come here it's your choice. >> so we can act on this on the

first reading. >> usually we do that. >> time. >> (laughter). all right. thank you thank you to the school board let start by thanking all of you four working together to address this a number of you have reached out to thank you hastening and norton and mr. carranza and also want to take a moment to thank jill tucker and most importantly thank the students for being here and courage what has happened to our students 2 thousand students in the state of california this is unacceptable a decision that is

miss first degree and every policy needs to be doing every thing we can to insure those students can graduate hopefully immediately and go to college this fall i learned this has been heartbreaking i had the honor earlier this summer to be the compliment speaker of the international high school as you may know the stories of what those students have had to go through we've heard the statistics over three-quarters of those have been able to overcome poverty and language barriers to get where they are and to be told at the last minute you can't graduate because you haven't passed the test the state nonetheless is given sounds like we read something in high school and i also want the members of the school board to know that in

the last two days my office and i have been in close touch what a number of key senators in the assembly side as well as with the leadership of both houses and i think there is an awful lot of support to figure out what we can do we're exploring the legislative options we know that college is coming up we have little time and the protective process takes 9 months we're doing every thing we can to either try to accelerate something through the legislative process we've been in touch with the california department of education they doing every thing we can that the students get accepted and go to the college of their dreams

regarding the school board tonight given the state switched the rules you need to do what you need to do thank you, again, for your courage and i'll close by saying assuming hopefully given the action of the school board tonight i want to be amongst the first to graduate the students here and look forward to hearing about your urge future successes and everyone in this room we're prevail i want to thank you and look forward to the perspire in working together (clapping.) >> thank you assembly member thank you for being here and commissioner wynns did you want to see. >> i move superstition of the rules. >> all right. so i have oh, we have are - thank you.

>> mr. walton ms. fewer ms. norton mr. haney and dr. murase and mendoza-mcdonnell so one speaker card. >> just one yeah. >> hi thank you my name is a todd the co-founder the parents plus action committee the social action committee soelt supports this in amending the graduation requirements to temporarily roach this case to have the students diplomas the students should achieve the highest levels of the success and

institutional rules shouldn't set the ceiling we applaud the district for national anthem a high school diploma and wish you all success in college thank you. >> (clapping.) thank you. >> okay. so open up for the board questions or comments commissioner. >> thank you. i just want to thank the superintendent and staff wisp discussing this earlier in the spring and presumed that this would be fixed by the administration of the k c in july and further opportunity for the students and students across the state so this all due respect this is a

problem wholly created by the state of california by having even setting aside the question was ever an effective measure we should say it is new suspend red but in this academic year the state superintendant that decided not to administer it and the state of the united states have deciding not to let the students come i'm proud we're fixing something for our students it looks like this will be the beginning and people all over the state will do this to accommodate and figure out wasn't with, do and hopefully, the state will fix that i'm happy and happy to support it i'm interested in sort of how we're going to make sure that all issues recommended to this

year communicated to our students and families if i could get an answer to that i'll appreciate it. >> so you know this hundred and 7 as we continue to examine and identify students it is going to take an enormous amount of outreach to students and innovative them in writing we're condominium to the do that have we worked out everything as of now committed to do that and doing to quickly. >> at the present time we're doing something that is technically against the law. >> yes. we'll work closely with the legal team. >> oh, commissioners we're not on the first page of the chronicle anyone knows we'll worry about that i have one other question during the time

we're diagnose do this we discovering any students that have less school thinking they're not passing school we can do outreach and presumably other reminded they have to meet but we've talked about what is supportive for the 5 year or you know going to exiled lengths to make sure our students have a diploma since we're going to the records anyway, i'm moping it is possible to have others for specific outreach and help them also thank you. >> we've been getting calls from parents saying we were we didn't know we're taking you know attending to them personally but go through it student and student.

>> thank you. >> commissioner walton. >> so what a difference 3 days makes my daughter was part of the first class in the state that had to pass and my son they passed that but as a parent that worked in education additional from an anecdotal prospective that never matched the construction i rubs in the classroom i had a problem with that and now it is understood across the state to do things different i want to thank the students for coming out on tuesday and sharing our stories and want to thank the staff and faculty it is sponsor we know what is happening i wished we have could have a jumped on this earlier i'm excited we're making this move i want to thank that the claims and superintendent

from district 10 and the community for coming out mr. star senator leno and assemblyman david chiu your support means the world as we continue to fight and make sure we get this up with the next steps passed in today's action you deserve our diplomas as you completed your course work and everyone for completing so thank you for being bold we're about openly up opportunity in this district and never want to be put on the end of holding any child back into goals you've done a tremendous job being in this space and accomplishing and completing our course work so again with that, i'm excited about this action we're to make and continue to dream big and continue to have big dreams and

goals and continue to work hard thank you for big deal here and taking action on thank you. >> ms. fewer. >> thank you commissioner vice president haney. >> so i wasn't here on tuesday night that was an issue i've been to the superintendent about mid-market and never been in favor the california exit examine my in my opinion it adversely effects disproportionate students of color and low income and our english learners it is actually punishing when it is a state that is underfunded for the education in the statistic i'm happy to lend my vote to this resolution this is the right thing to do we put our students first and i'm proud to be on this board and also very proud of my colleagues and the superintendant for making this

bold move sometimes, we must be the leader of courage and to show others in the district and i want to say it is rare as a board member we say the opportunity to do something that has deep impact on persons individual lives so i ask staff and commend staff for its quick turn around and expensive work that everybody did we seek out other students that are impacted and let's do it in multiple language and ask the media for different languages to assist us with doing the outreach and announcements to parents and students so to the class of 2015 i would like to say congratulations that you join

the other thousands of proud graduates of the san francisco unified school district and do well in life but above all do good. >> commissioner norton. >> thank you i agree with everybody said i want to thank every student and everyone for coming out it feels really good to do the right thing and i want to continue to express some acre angry that we and you were put in this situation many times that i since i've sat on this board we've been in a situation where a rule are decision made at the state level that makes things difficult the level boards for the superintendant for staff and you know sometimes, we do know best at the local level and i would say to particularly the

department of the california department of education that maybe they should occult with the district before making those decisions that could have a really, really bad impact for the students i'm glad you came out and brought this to our attendance and the media was interested and all of those things allows us to make this decision and right this wrong but it shouldn't have to come to that i want to thank assemblyman david chiu for coming and work and doing your best so thank you but i really hope we can stop having to do this i really hope that going forward that the state - department of education ca can be more thoughtful maybe

wear serving our students well and have the interests at heart and check with us before making dump decision thank you. >> i want to say something quickly we'll get on to the students are looking at us we've seen the diplomas sitting over there what are we talking about so you know, i echo the gratitude to everyone on the team the staff some assemblyman david chiu and superintendents and want to say to the students this would not have happened if you didn't stand and fight sometimes, it's hard to tell our story to come to the board meetings and stand up in a scary plays that is sometimes scary for us to hold back tears that made a difference got us to this

point we're proud to stand and apologize it should or had to come to this you're going to get our diploma just in a minute but you're also as you get our diploma you're taking your place in history in many ways this is a very unusual special thing that was on the coffer of the chronicle the last two days make sure you get that and frame that and show our kids and grandkids years from now this is a very rare thing in this city there's a history of people that have experienced injustices who have similar types of things happen to many them and rose up and said you can't treat us this way not only are you going to get our diploma but hopefully, they'll think twice before

treating people like that so you've got a impact and we are proud to be part of it with you with that, we have a vote and something else to do. >> thank you commissioner vice president haney and just to the students i know this was a typical graduation other 2 and a half hours of speeches before you get our diplomas (laughter) but all kidding aside i want to add my that's correct e thanks to the staff in particular our credential counselor that the all the hard things i'm not going to jail my wife appreciate but gave us the ability to have the cover to do that i want to thank the students because i think this is absolutely correct

had you not been able to come and express yourselves in a public way the real work and the real impact of what's happening would not have come to light in a vivid way so to all staff win 48 hours that made this happen when you raise our voice justice will be done a lesson you take from this day forward i want to not insignificantly commend our folks julie (clapping.) you know when our administrators return from summer break i challenged them to identify instances of systemic opposition

and not only identified systemic ocean but to act on it and change to interrupt that is our job as administrators tonight we walk the talk we walk the talk i want to thank our mayor, mayor ed lee has sent a letter of support and advocating at the state level and read a statement from the state of california and the president from the state board of education students have been expected into college shouldn't be please step forward from going to college because of a test. >> they're working to revolve the problem and make sure the students begin our college careers that's our governor so to absolutely format to this incredible board of education that has not hesitated to put

the students first that acted on the oath to serve our students in san francisco i'm humid and honored and incredibly proud to sit here with i and serve you as your superintendant as we serve our children in san francisco let's vote. >> here we go. >> ms. wynns. >> mr. walton ms. fewer mr. haney ms. norton and dr. murase and ms. mendoza-mcdonnell are absent thank you. >> that's 5 i's. >> (clapping). >> pass.

>> (clapping.) so. >> congratulations so commissioners and invited guests this board meeting will turn into a mention we would like to ask the board of education to deliver their diplomas if you join us in the horse shoe for all the students i want to also let you know we're we're going to work with the high school principles at sometime in the fall we'll have a proper ceremony you'll get your cap and gown and walk across the stage

in the meantime, let's get your diplomas ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (calling names.) (clapping.)

>> demutts is at mission high school from san francisco international high school (calling names.) (clapping.) >> from san francisco international high school (calling names.) (clapping.) from san francisco industrial high school christine martinez (clapping) and finally from san francisco

international high school eric perez morales (clapping) (clapping.) meeting adjourned

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i'm bryan tan the president of the commission a couple of things please turn off our cell phones not to interrupt the meeting if you are a member of the public to speak on an item that is agendized fill out a card by the sfshgz and finally thank you to sfgovtv and media services for presenting this live every time we meet we'll start with a roll call and i'll move around a couple of agenda items considering our attention because commissioner vice president moshoyannis needs to leave earlier commissioner frost commissioner lee commissioner joseph commissioner vice president moshoyannis commissioner caminong commissioner president tan we have quorum

i'd like to move. >> just ford al peps is absent 2450 we've heard he's planning on attending. >> we'll note that in the interest of time we're going to move item 5 and 6 up so item 6 will now become our second item after public comment this it is election of president and vice president and after that item 5 which is hearing on permits will go ahead of the report from the executive director and our staff and then the approval of the minutes is four. >> got you. >> all right. so i'll start out with public comment any public comment on this item? this is your opportunity to speak on any business that related to the entertainment

commission but that you do not see agenda disany public comment that is p all right. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item 2 like i said is election for president and vice president my term and commissioner vice president moshoyannis terms are up this is an annual election and so i'm happy to open this up for nominations let start with president commissioner joseph. >> i would like to nominate our kind president bryan tan. >> i'll second. >> all right. thank you. >> is there any discussion about that any other nominations? i'm happy i should run for mayor is there any decision let's take

a vote >> commissioner frost commissioner lee commissioner joseph commissioner vice president moshoyannis commissioner caminong i guess you're the want president tan. >> all right. thank you very much looking forward to serving another year and appreciate the confidence i have in me let's do vice president now is there a nomination that would like to be made i'd like to make actually i'd like to nominate commissioner joseph as the president of the commission as we all know commissioner joseph has a long history with the commission but also been powerful voice i think for the this commission and the industry and runs meetings well, so i think this is one of the main

purposes of it and serve as vice president before we have to take a second is there a second. >> second. >> second from commissioner caminong. >> thank you very much i'm veryes static i accept the nominations there you go thank you you bailed me out. >> great any public comment on this nomination i did not see any all right. let's take a vote you same house, same call? >> yeah. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much all right. congratulations moving right along item 3 is hearing and possible action regarding the permits so i'll hand this to our deputy director. >> thank you good evening, commissioners so tonight we only have one application i'll be going over

this is atlas cafeteria a restaurant located on 349, 20th street in the district it's been in operation for 19 years it is a state board for the community i studied there and plan to have mostly live blues and jazz and bluegrass music 2 to 3 days a we can thursday and friday and saturday mission station approves that with the good neighbor policy as a condition. >> great can the applicant please come up. >> the one on the right. >> thanks. >> so why not stammer. >> i'll bill stone officially william stone i've been i wormed the cafe

since 96 you know of our community. >> speak accountant into the mike. >> we're well known and liked we get along with the neighbors and we just wanted to do some light music we've done a few shows in the past we didn't know we needed a permit i got a couple of local neighbors to send in letters of recommendation one was telling him i think he used to be on the commission actually and another guy a few houses down i don't think maggie got it there is a copy here if you want to see it and that's basically, it just wanted to being part of neighborhood. >> great commissioner joseph. >> i - you already do some

correct. >> yeah. that's right. >> you're only coming into compliance. >> that's right. >> i've been to atlas and used to do dog rescue stuff other front. >> great. >> thank you for that. >> commissions other questions? all right. seems scared have a seat i don't see any police this the the condition of the good neighbor policy is there any public comment on the atlas cafe application seeing none, public comment is closed. move to approve >> there's a motion to approve. >> second. >> all right. on the motion to approve the limited live permit for atlas cafe with good neighbor policy commissioner frost commissioner lee commissioner joseph

commissioner vice president moshoyannis commissioner caminong commissioner president tan. >> congratulations you have your permit we're going to moving along to item b or 3 b okay commissioners good evening if you can locate the paperwork in your folders that somewhere for small applications themselves look at in front of you are applications for concerts at at&t for september 5th and the 25 and both are quite similar obviously the talent is different an indication on the permit itself there is shall be a sound check the day before and i can speak to that a little

bit later in terms of the temps that's important today's permits the memo hopefully that you found in our package has background in it and the not boring everyone to death we had problems with containment of sound at at&t park in the past and most not able last year's j v ground show so i thought that was important that we come here there's been at least 5 meetings at staff level with all the parties involved including the giants, the port and malia cohen's office so you'll note after the memo went on the attachment a whole bunch of

letters one of which i got recently from supervisor cowen's office you know putting emphasis on whatever conditions you guys come up with tonight in this process it is really important obviously for the folks in her district dog patch and mission bay this is a review we do this 3ri789 on behalf of the port by an mou so the mou for your education behind the memo we do not just permitting in the ball park but permitting on sound and entertainment on all the port properties phone numbers for the document should be negotiated every year and then there's a lease that the giants have with the port the landlord of the port is here if i have any

questions i the attach as well those portions of the lease we think are relevant relevant to the concert that they've been doing the gientsdz have done and continue to want to do but i think for there are attorneys here as well so if you have any questions regarding the lease that i might not be able to answer so again, there's a lot of process involved but tonight i want you to consider on the second page the conditions you might find appropriate to place on either one or both of those permits for amplified sound for i'm sure you're aware of come to you past 10:00 p.m. more importantly in a

location we've had problems with not every concert has problems let me be clear i'm sure you'll hear from the giants that nobody plays a band that is well-managed so not suggesting they can't manage but those large public events in particular needs more scrutiny so i drafted some proposed conditions for you guys to consider i the send this this to the port and the giants as well so lastly if you want to approve there are a few letters what i can do outreach to let people know this meeting was happening we thought it was important to contact people that had problems e problems with the last concert we have contact to let them know

this is happening on next door.org as well and i know the giants did 0 outreach with the cracking cac these so there's quite a bit judging from not such a big 20ur7b9 that's a good sign so a part educating the neighbors and folks around what you know and how potentially there will be noise at this location and what we do about it so with that, i guess the giants wanted to come up and say something. >> can i ask a quick question. >> yes. >> those proposed conditions are shared did you get feedback this is not possible. >> we reviewed most of the conditions a few weeks ago i got

effectively from mr. bear that didn't have problems with them. >> okay. a you as stated. >> questions for staff so did the neighbors have problems with the conditions. >> i didn't share that memo with the neighbors what i shared the notice of this hearing. >> okay. thank you. >> hi. >> i'm sarah hunt the vice president of the giants the permit was notably the last issues for significance of the park we've been operating in that neighborhood for 15 years very good relationships with the neighbors that neighborhood is changing and as a result of the sound issues if the jc secretary question need to look at our practices immediately following the beyonce concert we made adjustment and had better outreach we are pro-active and

engaged the societies a civil engineer working with them to month monitor the smaller events in the park how sound a traveling and given everything else we have a notice where all the neighbors are notified they've been ref notification for the last couple codify months and in the process of going to advisory committee and council merging most recently at the council and spoke with them about the conditions that were being considered inform this permit they didn't have issues i think people want to know there are is a number and people responsible the one suggested change is roadway as our last discussion with the port and jols listen and others suggested we are especially looking at 311 operating lines we recently had discussions and think that is

better to set up on isolated line the neighbors feel like we're taking responsibility we want to put that favored as as an amendment. >> that's one of my questions people can't get through to 311 to having a dedicated line is great commissioners questions for the giants. >> hi sarah so has you given sullivan to like the where the speakers are going to be hung and have they made suggestions. >> we'll waiting for that information the city finalized that's one of the issues for the shows they have to make adjustment they have an obesity for other event and what we're

trying to do is collect data we'll be you know obviously looking at the elements where speakers are hanging the levels in different areas with people monitoring. >> did the show control the hanging g does beyonce the speakers are here, here and there and turn off every other box that helped if that - is it under your control mary. >> i'm mary with another planning entertainment we're producing two secretaries at at&t park this is it is a group effort we've worked with the artists, with the venue and city to be good neighbors to the surrounding area. >> okay. so the question was do i i mean who controls the speaker sound the show.

>> the artists. >> the artists oh. >> you don't have this go information it is too 0 earlier. >> i can tell you where the speakers will be for both of those shows generally speaking we we'll have 4 detailed hours for each concert i think i was not involved in the jc beyonce show but the pictures i've had we'll have more speakers which should benefit the area we'll not have to people's no. 1 run the volume with we will have four detailed in addition to the array of speakers on the main stage. >> are the arrays the speakers hanging on the sides. >> it will there are different sound like systems they'll a lot different but essentially a left

left and right. right. >> i guess what we the last year with jc we turned off the boxes on the side. >> there will be speakers on the side of the stage hanging if above but soap we'll look at that and determine how this events. >> i like the detail towers. >> different speakers have different function and for example, ac/dc they have a sophisticated mechanism where we can, tune the speakers and adjust the width of the sound array as well as the height so hewn up how much they're going beyond the boundary. >> okay. great. >> i think that's all for me.

>> commissioner lee. >> so those road shows have a plan when we go on the road so those sound checks and everything will be a standard way you'll be 2nd district at large up the towers when the rider comes in you'll be moving the towers to accommodate pretty much what they giving you. >> it is kind of a combination they have a standard step but obviously we need to say for instance, off the graph there are adjustments to make onsite we do the sound check you're playing to an empty venue that is a significant difference but we'll start to monitor the levels and make adjustment on show night as we start to go.

>> that's another question hypothetically you get a complaint how do you intend to handle it giving me a procedural. >> our plan to have an hotline first and foremost find out where the person is and figure out wrg our problems are we'll obviously be in contract with the promoter with the producers and everybody that is onsite if it is a small fix with a lot of complaints coming from one area redirecting a speaker we'll make those adjustment and fine-tune those and we understand we have people we can predict that will come in and we'll also track some of those and try to figure out is that a one of a lot of people if in that area and adjust audience how much realtime can you do i know the complaints you can fix it the

first innocent and the second night is better can you bring it down or basically, all have to be done in advance. >> i know i can speak we can make realtime adjustment. >> what's the progress for that happening so are there going to be realized communications between one of the conditions is they there be two additional staff people to assist in the surrounding neighborhood so is it going to be part of your process for the realtime communication or are you figuring out. >> the we'll have people to go out to check and figure out what you're issues you're speaking to the people onsite the night of we'll be handling the adjustments unfortunately, the

neighbors have any cell phone they can certainly get ahold of me to make the adjustment. >> commissioners other questions? we had one community member wrote that wanted to make sure there's a hard stop at 11:00 p.m. is 9 concert ending before that do you know >> it's scheduled to end at 11 the issues they're in the middle of a song they'll not stop but close to 11:00 p.m. >> sorry i have one question. >> ask commissioner frost. >> we got a letter if community group they wanted to make sure the sound like check with residential areas you'll be doing it people outside taking the readinging. >> we'll work with the entertainment commission we'll have the folks to collect the

data from the show yes there will be people in and around the area. >> great including excluding the potrero hill. >> it has not been an issue with weather and everything else this was what we had an issue again one of the variables. >> okay. any other thoughts from commissioners? thank you. i mean it sounds like you've done open obviously in reaction to what happened last year our concern we know how to respond to the people why did you let the giant or another concert with the open air i appreciate the mitigating efforts you guys have made open up for public comment now

any public comment on the giant this one is the billie joel concert we'll separate >> no public comment? all right. public comment is closed. >> commissioners. >> so with the adding of the dedicated phone line supervisor cohen's support of event the fact that billy joel is the piano man but ac/dc is the hottest rock band around and the fact that it was said they do have and in a modern day boards they have control over the speaker there is no and directions with all that information and

the conditions i move to approve with the promoted permit conditions that are here and with the caveat our sound inspectors are on sight self-conscious 40 for the sound like check and the event particularly ac/dc and that to show that is my motion. >> with the conditions as recommended by our staff. >> absolutely. >> with those conditions. >> with the one amendment with the giants to respect the 311 line. >> i thought i said that i didn't. >> just to clarify. >> great a second? >> second. >> all right. this motion any further discussion. >> yes. my concern there isn't

anything about the 11:00 p.m. stop i want to ask staff is that something we've discussed and decided against can you give you a little bit of background. >> the proposed permit i don't see an 11:00 p.m. stop. >> this is until 11 this speaks right to when the permit goes to if they i mean - i'm not sure what the answer it is not a condition it is the permit itself until 11:00 p.m. >> i just know when people go over significantly that is what creates the additional tension in the community there were some letters in here that said 11 can become 11:30 with on and on coerce and blah, blah i want to be clear it is a sound like permit i don't expect anyone to

up to the time cut off in the middle of a song but the artist has to basically do a shorter set i want to be clear about that, too i don't know if that needs to be expressed as a condition but make it clear as a comment. >> you just the. >> so i think that with our inspectors onsite the permit. >> that will help. >> the permit is still 11 o'clock. >> thank you. >> all right. any further discussion if not and oh, go ahead and we want to make sure bach because of the letter from the public this is going to be on ongoing thing especially with ac/dc this is a great one that is going to be loud so if you - if we get the community behind this one the rest should be smooth sally want to be sure

that the sound like checks there are readinging in the neighborhood especially the neighbors that are in that letter the mission bay north and south and south beach so that if problems do arises we can show like it says in the letter depending on the atmosphere i know you've talked about it before. >> the atmosphere i mean there's no way to know today whether the fog bank will be here or other atmosphere on september 25th no way to know they'll have to control on site as far as south beach i mean the ball park is south beach and as far as the other neighborhoods go we have two inspectors. >> i don't know how many are going to be provided to cover the area so our inspectors

totally will take a neighborhood i'm sure and i'm imagine that that is up to the giants the giants are have sulter taking reading so potrero hill is one i mean packing take the reading from texas street for instance, and motorbike did you say. >> that's what the letter - >> that's north and south mission bay. >> yes. >> i don't know y where south mission bay. >> i've dealt with this type of thing and with more information we have they've done when we get f that containment from that one person we can bring everything and show them. >> if we ask the giant to have people out there as many as possible this is their ball park

so and others concerts going forward based on they're being good partners with us in the past i feel sure they'll have people taking the reading; right? guys okay. so i still feel that way somehow thank you for saying that. >> like i said, it brings up back ac/dc i'm happy as heck if so we can keep the public happy we should be all right in the future. >> good point commissioner perez. >> is there sound during the sound concert or. >> both. >> the key during the operations just as soon as you get a call just get on it and you know keep the neighbors from contemplating on the hot listen if you are pro-active during the operations you get more trust

with the neighbors like a club owner if this is too loud they call us and it is up to you guys showing some proactive neshsness they're on our side they don't want to be disturbed. >> governor jerry brown i don't want to add that as a condition but reasonable concessions to people that are disturbed that is something that everyone should consider you know we can't control where the crowd encompasses and things like that but we can control whether or not we're going to host something and how people are impacted there is only so much to say keep it down so if people - if the project sponsors can consider what kinds of concessions for people disturbed by it. >> in keeping the neighbors in mind i really you know, i

remember how disturbing it was when we didn't have a proper ball park and people were going other places and doing concert and then we got the ball park it is reduced to the city and over the course the giants winning the pen amenity a couple of times is not hurting but we do have serious competition with the stadium it is important for the city to support airport and the giants in their efforts to do stuff having billy joel here is awesome and ac/dc is a case nevertheless, we need to support them and in every way we can those folks have made and pleasant in good faith with the contract

with the giants that has stuff we don't know about and the planners made a contract with the tour there are ramifications to the contracts so you know we have to be supportive as we can with in reason and keeping everybody needs to work together i think we have to keep the neighbors happy and the vibrancy of the city and this happening that's in my opinion. >> great i'll ditto that can i ask a point of clarification to the staff are we voting on both permits at this time or only one. >> it is easier to do both. >> that's clear with everyone. >> so my motion is for both permits. >> thank you. >> same conditions. >> same conditions. >> we've talked this enough

let's take a vote. >> commissioner frost commissioner lee commissioner joseph commissioner vice president moshoyannis commissioner perez commissioner caminong commissioner president tan. >> with that, the motion passes good luck we hope we don't hear from you. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you for making it out moving along the next item the report from the executive director. >> sorry where are we are we on me. >> yes. >> i want to do the minutes. >> sorry you're right that's the next thing the review and approval of the minutes from july 7th. >> i move to approve there is a motion and a second a second. >> 19 a second. >> same house, same call? yes. >> done. >> okay. let's see what time

is it we're doing good hello commissioners just a breech update on the prelims what we're calling night life we made process i'm sure you're aware of this commission and discussion a understanding of the chapter of the admin code we created a committee of 3 commissioners who we know i believe have found a date for early august for an initial meeting and agendizing that at city hall so we have the 72 hours window to start to begin to form generic quote/unquote good neighbor type of policies we believe should be recommendations when residents are built within radical feet of

place of entertainment and the specific projects will start to flow relative to individual locations and individual design of the buildings and you know individual conversations those place of entertainment we have our review crepe that you guys passed so i feel like we're doing well, i have 3 projects in particular with the specifics i'll bring to the committee in early august so hopefully, you'll see second meeting in you may, in fact, get information or request for approvals if that is how we do it to the committee to the larger commission in the second meeting in august i'm learning more than i want to know about residential development so i'll

keep you updated. >> the planning commission met on thursday and approved the changes to the western selma plan to include the loophole will that to areas we heard about in this commission and again, i want to thank commissioner hyde we passed at the planning commission the planning changes should go to land use i hope monday if we don't make this on the agenda we'll find out tomorrow if not after recess unfortunately but this is to show up we were appreciate the 3 of them were there and we certainly will here taking advantage of this and got through ludicrously which i don't expect to have problems no

opposition surprisingly to me even from the folks who worked on western selma for a a long time it is sensible stuff none had any questions or objections i moved this thing and we should be operational in the fall sometime for lack of a better specific date i wrote in here the review of the sound regulations i'm sure you're aware of we brought those royalty permit to you and bring them occasionally we struggle with what do we do in terms of violations of loudspeakers and amplified sound like permits as well as they come in all shapes and sizes and one amplified sound like permit to tale with all those different things

whether amplified sound in the same location for 3 months or somebody activation of on open space or a street performer so we have those blunt skrurment and sections in the police code that were written in 1969 that speak to all kinds of things that didn't seem like the kinds of vehicles we used to use like campaigns with the horns and stuff they describe those things with the access of the sound the stuff is not useful i began a process of the city attorney i'm looking for a protective sponsor to help with revising the

section for yourself friendly and building consequences of scope that make sense because although to be honest you felt comfortable issuing those subsequent loudspeaker permit you had two pages of information a as opposed to much more than that and the notion they violate the conditions of the permit they're capable of issuing a hundred dollars citation and those concerts are more than that the violets a permit is not a good situation i think beginning this process is taking time and we'll come to you with drafts if i end up with a protective stamp on the record showing drafts when someone gets introduced we'll have long decisions about that it is a big

thing for us we need to speak about it all the folks that have been here a looked at and the challenges we face in figuring out the best ways to look at the amplified sound in a big city is getting louder we're starting that process and in addition he wanted to mention i didn't say this earlier the 311 system is the sound like place it should go maybe in the case of those two concerts have a hotline it is really, really vital that everyone in the public and anyone listening might hear that that wasn't the case last year 311 made a point we don't do this but was changed and tomorrow i'm going to a meeting of 311 with all the agencies that deal with sound and we'll provide scripts and they'll be

absolutely prepared on the night of the concerts with the purpose of logging complaint not in pga the volume it is important that everyone knows to use 311 for the record going forward so just don't want to be an exception that someone has a hotline that the sound like will go down i don't believe this will work they can use it and it is fine to have avenues to have a call but i want there to be some sense that we are tracking that we know what and 311 is the way to do that so - and in this particular case with the giants can we take their own private log of whatever happens with the hotline and put it going into

36311. >> i believe they have every tension people have been somewhat suspicious of operating their own phones they're the folks who receive the most gape, if you will, so there's a little bit a conflict in some cases and the 311 will be operational and i want people to use it i don't know when; right i went with that and amplified sound and sound issues call 311 whether it is a public health issue that someone is generator or fan on top of their restaurant or a night life issue or a barking dog all the noise construction should flow through so we're clear they'll send them to the

relevant agencies profile so call 36. >> okay fy i we've sent out the invitations for the 11 of 12 anniversary party it will be on the meeting night the fourth of august at the oasis if you haven't been there you'll enjoy users that's opposing open to the public agendized in the meeting we've sent out invitation if there is someone in particular you want us to invite we'll move forward and advertise the party again, it is a public, you know, fun time and it is always fun we're going to try to get food donated and cake. >> plan is coming. >> 12 or 11.

>> 12 if i can count to 12 that's it for me i am sorry. >> commissioner joseph and commissioner lee. >> we are respond to complaints about generator novice that's dpw. >> well, it depends on so again sorts of noise really, really vital to identify we don't do like restaurant fans and we don't do barking dogs and - >> if someone - >> generators is not us. >> it could be fire it depends on. >> if there's an attempt thing and a entertainment from dpw a generator do we get those complaints. >> i don't think so i'm in that. >> there you go. >> of if so an event at night

life night where a generator is needed they need a night life permit. >> my other question was not a question i'm so thrilled that somebody's tabling the loudspeaker stuff congratulations you can try and do some sub categories like if time this size of an event if you're a restaurant with outdoor speakers so thrilling they'll be subsequent sections and, yes. >> yeah. >> good for you that's great if a somebody for instance, suppose it was a yearly event a small street fair and they violated the sound permit is it true we couldn't issue a sound permit to them a loud permit

speaker is free speech one wyoming once it is amplified because they need a permit they can have free speech without a.m. first degree it what's the consequence can we not issue and permit. >> you have the latitude we haven't done that you have the latitude to deny i think is it so word essentially the activity of the music itself or the performance is that electricity activity but the ramification is that again you know you can manage and condition it at the time place and manner but for public safety or issues around this - is the city has serious concerns i think the ability to deny is there you don't i just

don't think the code sections are clear how that happens so there - there needs to be clarity on how you can do. >> last but not least the came back for our party has been donated by sight and sound for the awards. >> thank you okay. >> commissioner lee. >> to follow up (laughter) on the cake. >> no for that (laughter). >> so if they violate we don't want to obviously deny eventually they come every year but commissioner vice president moshoyannis said they hit at 11 or that if they don't address the sound issue it only fine who sets the fine i am not we've glutton a lot of process to give them that chance to redo they're

loud speaker permit but if they go over so the fine is hundred dollars you know i mean it is kind of like saying oh, well they paid a hundred dollar fine i mean who you know makes those decisions on those for purposes bhs done liv. >> the administrative code says for the sight administratively; right? it's not a criminal violation not like the mrovts police officer is a stipulated in the admin code to what the fines are we don't have another tool. >> can we set the amount. >> no, it's in the code we can say for every violation it is another hundred dollars so if there are multiplied violations this is what we do with venues we can add it up but you know is

that still reflecting enough depending on the scope of the violation so 50 thousand people both violates their permit i still have the same tools - >> yeah. so what you're saying you're kind of executive order code clean up and revision to have higher tools. >> i don't know how powerful but bridge the problem in trying to figure out how you can you know stay within the legal lines or maybe because there is the intent for enforcement that is clear we utilize maybe we ca consider moving some of the things into 1060 if they look

like lot space permits if they happy in happen in the same way but i have what i need you can't change behavior very easily sort of the idea. >> nobody wants to pay out if they have that big pay out they'll think twice of breaking it and letting it go in my opinion i'm curious how to set the fee. >> all right. any other commissioner questions or comments to the director if not our inspector reports. >> good evening, commissioners a quick update from last meeting i was asked a question by commissioner joseph regarding the timeline for updates with macey building and sound system i have an update they have the

installation of the new sound like system was smaller and immediately speakers has been completed goal was to make sure they were not driving a few speakers too high and now spread additional speakers throughout the venue to keep everything at a lower level i mentioned the double pain exterior windows that will be thrilled or delivered this week and installed they've received yesterday curtain tracks for a new sound like curtain curtain placed on the front door the curtain itself on the left and we expect the project itself to be implemented the first week of august. >> question. >> yes. >> the boarding the alley door was resolved. >> as far as complaints i've

received recently the back alley door is no longer an issue the two neighbors one was communicating with myself and one with the venue they have yet to reach out to me or the venue this past weekend i issued a citation for their front window being open caused music to be heard across the street and this will mark the second citation in two months if we have another citation issued over the course we're in a position to take action other than the permit i'll discuss with that with our director. >> okay. thank you. >> there's a new building around the corner from the revolution cafe on second

reading the apartment it is bright and colorful and full of people one of the tenants has reached out to us regarding the windows and doors being open to the cafe i've reached it out to the owners we have a meeting scheduled next year to next week to discuss with the multiple residents about the plan moving forward to doing improvements to the building and at least making sure that everyone has open lines of communication so go any issues we'll take care of. >> is revolution the small place with the outdoor space if you take that away the inside is 2 inches wide really the outdoor space they do the music and they do it inside. >> they do it inside and there is.

>> it is still unamplified string music. >> based on what i've seen they've amplified advocate additional it is low key bluegrass and jane does. >> mostly not drums. >> not always the case and i have seen drums and part of the good neighborhood policies that occurred prior to my coming on board had stated they couldn't have allowed rock so this is an issue we'll discuss if they can't control it we'll school board ask to do modification. >> decrees to the director if we had to change the condition to eliminate drums could that go through staff or come to us?

>> it depends. >> revolution cafe is a little great place it is wonderful, it doesn't do a whole lot of bad things they've been through hell with containments from everybody that didn't want them but for a long time they only had strings andcele i don't want to them to have drums but we're doing everything we can they can survive they can't survive if we take away their music. >> we're in the beginning of a process so it's not clear where it is headed we know that the revolution cafe going for 6 months doing everything they need to do and management let's

say it was warm and the window is open so would the substantial changes huge residential building that wasn't there before so we'll see i think it is too early to say let's take this and that away. >> isn't that building right near the cinema and other places. >> yeah. >> it's a very busy. >> very loud area of the mission. >> it certainly is. >> i see i think on the promo materials one question i have what's the nature of the complaint is is noise or people because they're around the corner not across the street and it's an interesting thing it is around the corner it

is interesting so revolution cafe is here and the open doors and windows and around the corner corner is the entrance to it could be the front side. >> that's the main entrance. >> it is the main entrance on bart lightwell and the window to the cafe if everything is open i think we're hoping if everything stays closed we can contain that sound and no complaints moving forward but we'll see if that building contains the kind of band. >> commissioner lee. >> if you shut the windows and door it is so small can you breekt because you can do all that if it is hot they'll open

the windows they have a ventilation system. >> they have fans. >> fans? it says they have to keep the windows and doors shut to code >> right. >> it is a catch-22. >> why in process an operator that is pro-active we'll hope for the best. >> other than we're looking good the chapel has changed their general council and within the past weekend regarding a complainant that reached out to us during the transition of martin luther king they didn't have a contact to the manager so 80 they contacted us their currently in talks about what to be moving forward as far as keeping the doors closed again that was a quick solution so

they'll keep their front doors closed even though they have at interior it keeps the sound inside that's a wrap for me. >> great any questions for inspector burk let's more often. >> good evening, commissioners i'll start with a complaint about city club i was agriculture to go by within 40 minutes of receiving the complaint the issue we don't permit city club and i don't preserve a violation on the ground the next step to go into the complanlts and 19is if there is a indoor sound that's as far

as we'll go and pass it off to the police department but since we don't permit them i don't see a violation there is nothing i think that i should be doing so. >> is it the same complaint. >> yes. so we'll see what the indoor residential task we have to schedule it and he said he'll get back to me we've/had a couple of local parties on howard street and another one we were dealing with 4 months on brandon street the neighbors neighbor on brandon there was like doing illegal parties inside the space it was a garage he came by and explained basically that was happening on howard street so it maybe the same promoter we have

to if the but i'm out there at 3 or 3:30 at the at hours but we'll see the audio we received a complaint about noise from the block well understood it was odd. >> my question from is this from the block behind was going to be my question. >> i'm not sure where the complainant is located i mean it is in my notes but i do have to look to give you an exact location or whatever complaint was actually from pride weekend but i dot got it later and i talked with the management from audio with the

people last week or whatever basically because of the activity i was out there it was busy the whole block i couldn't determine if it was audio and other places on the block i told the management we'll be coming by to stay in compliance a couple of compliance 1014 they have a rapper what was popular in the 90s and now brings kind of a aggressive type of crowd but i didn't witness anything any cause for concern it went off fine without an incident the basement they were having issues with their soft openly with the sound inside the upper bar loose three weeks they've had to turn off thank god we don't have

to cite them i've performed a sound test with port and shoftd a permit went off without complications and contract information and figuring out the operations of the for instance, the grand place on washington street a restaurant they had extended hours not open past midnight and they changed in their name to the international hospital they don't do events anymore. >> it is probably a good thing they changed their name. >> the rest is regular patrol stuff. >> any questions i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> just one question so there

are still parties on the street location i know because people tell me so i don't know what you're going to do about it. >> the thing so we've only been dealing with it for two weeks so i haven't seen any in the last two with weeks usually we'll call a southern police officer that has a flare informing for those events if i could talk with the promoter they can't an brandon i don't know. >> and 25 howard either. >> if that's the case yeah. there's a certain we work with the police on stuff like this the brandon i gave them any phone number he lost my information on the night so i couldn't put eyes on it on the

night. >> okay. thank you. >> any other commissioner comments thank you very much inspectors any public comment on the staff report? i don't see any public comment is closed. a couple of more items tonight the next one >> almost a record. >> yeah. it ends quickly i don't see any police here we'll skip that and go straight to commissioners questions or comments which our item 7 commissioners announcements or things. >> follow-up street performers is there any push i mean are we okay to wait a little bit or urgency. >> well interests been some activity at staff level i'm trying to found a way to work with the arts commission to try

to have the street artists program engaged the street performed performers weo don't have the cabinet to create a program in our office more the tools in terms of amplified sound so i feel like there's an opening in addition mr. compton who was here before you continues to engage the city attorney and ask him if that case is ongoing so there's a conference schedule for the 20th of august and after that we'll have a lot more to let you knows in terms of how to treed precede. >> is he. >> no, he's jimmy hendricks no but he looks like him to me.

>> larry hunt is the bucket man. >> let me ask you a question is the street performers thing complicated if you're out there being the statute guy or out there being some other kind of perform he wishes and not amplified like the bucket man therefore you have a right to do that under the first amendment as long as you're not screaming fire in a movie theatre. >> that's a simple way to identify one addresses another there are difference and different kinds of we calls them sidewalk performers as you recall but it is difficult for a variety of reasons in part because i only have one again blood instrument in which to manage and frankly that's not a system that will make mr.

compton particularly pleased given his complaint. >> can you get street performers into the speaker somehow. >> we're possibly. yes. that is certainly on the skeletal like outline is to try to manage or deal with this but again my name is concern is to not provide a solution necessarily that falls to the entertainment commission if we create code sections in a police code or municipal code and other agencies use it code that's mites preference i'm sure you're aware of programs at the port and programs at the art commission to take a lot of staff time we appreciate the performers in san francisco but i don't know that our commission has at cabinet to create an entire new program. >> does the art commission are

they responsive to your - and fyi if you sell a product which includes a cd or tape unfortunately, we're so digital that is not the way people sell their product but a product you made you could currently right now go into the street artist program and get one of the stalls in a variety of locations for a period of time that is already something we can and will you know send people to if they come in with that - but if they don't have something to sell they don't qualify if you want to put a hat out you can't in order to change that it requires a vote of the people of san francisco they're considering this is a very old

1972 piece of legislation you might have voted for it to create the street artist program maybe not you but it needs to go back to the voters that is not out of the question at all for the arts commission but we're talking a few years. >> so someone puts out a hat that's the major modification. >> based on the requirement for the street 56r9s program do you said. >> you have to - >> you canned make policy change without going back to the voters. >> no. >> the reason i ask you is because there is a section like was created by the voters but when they the the music culture amendment to the 90 a it went to the board of supervisors only did not go back to the people

that's why i'm asking you that question and so 90 a was a policy statement they're totally different we wanted to make an amendment to chapter 90 i believe you have to go back to the voters. >> so we can't do it in the street not a program making a policy thing you can put out a hat. >> i think you can not number two, of selling a product. >> okay okay new just asking. >> all right. thanks for bringing that up commissioner lee it is a good follow-up to a couple of months ago >> any other commissioners questions or comments if not any public comment on item this i don't see any the late item

request for future items anything anybody want to bring up remind people our first meeting 40 in september a cancelled and the first in august hfa happens to be your anniversary party is it is not quite a meeting that will go to permit and sorry. >> doesn't we have an august. >> august 22nd. >> august 22nd is scheduled for our entertainment commission retreat for all of us the idea we do strategic planning if you can get your thoughts going about - >> no. >> not yet we'll prepare that in the next couple of weeks. >> the date. >> august 22nd is a saturday, i building from 9 to one. >> do we have a location for that no. >> so we have a meeting on the 18 and the retreat on the 22nd

correct. >> i just want to inform you i'll not be at the retreat i'll be at a wedding but i'll be at the 18 meeting. >> if we want to have our vice chair we'll have to look at another date okay. so it didn't seem like anything burning people want to bring up any public comment on this seeing none, that adjourns our meeting have a good night

as a society we've basically failed big portion of our population if you think about the basics of food, shelter safety a lot of people don't have any of those i'm mr. cookie can't speak for all the things but i know say, i have ideas how we can address the food issue. >> open the door and walk through that don't just stand looking out. >> as they grew up in in a how would that had access to good food and our parent cooked this is how you feed yours this is not happening in our country

this is a huge pleasure i'm david one of the co-founder so about four year ago we worked with the serviced and got to know the kid one of the things we figured out was that they didn't know how to cook. >> i heard about the cooking school through the larkin academy a. >> their noting no way to feed themselves so they're eating a lot of fast food and i usually eat whatever safeway is near my home a lot of hot food i was excited that i was eating lunch enough instead of what and eat. >> as i was inviting them over teaching them basic ways to fix good food they were so existed.

>> particle learning the skills and the food they were really go it it turned into the is charity foundation i ran into my friend we were talking about this this do you want to run this charity foundations and she said, yes. >> i'm a co-found and executive director for the cooking project our best classes participation for 10 students are monday they're really fun their chief driven classes we have a different guest around the city they're our stand alone cola's we had a series or series still city of attorney's office style of classes our final are night life diners. >> santa barbara shall comes in and helps us show us things and

this is one the owners they help us to socialize and i've been here about a year. >> we want to be sure to serve as many as we can. >> the san francisco cooking school is an amazing amazing partner. >> it is doing that in that space really elevates the space for the kids special for the chief that make it easy for them to come and it really makes the experience pretty special. >> i'm sutro sue set i'm a chief 2, 3, 4 san francisco. >> that's what those classes afford me the opportunity it breakdown the barriers and is this is not scary this is our choice about you many times this is a feel good what it is that you give them is an opportunity

you have to make it seem like it's there for them for the taking show them it is their and they can do that. >> hi, i'm antonio the chief in san francisco. >> the majority of kids at that age in order to get them into food they need to see something simple and the evidence will show and easy to produce i want to make sure that people can do it with a bowl and spoon and burner and one pan. >> i like is the receipts that are simple and not feel like it's a burden to make foods the cohesives show something eased. >> i go for vera toilet so someone can't do it or its way

out of their range we only use 6 ingredients i can afford 6 ingredient what good is showing you them something they can't use but the sovereignties what are you going to do more me you're not successful. >> we made a vegetable stir-fry indicators he'd ginger and onion that is really affordable how to balance it was easy to make the food we present i loved it if i having had access to a kitchen i'd cook more. >> some of us have never had a kitchen not taught how to cookie wasn't taught how to cook. >> i have a great appreciation

for programs that teach kids food and cooking it is one of the healthiest positive things you can communicate to people that are very young. >> the more programs like the cooking project in general that can have a positive impact how our kids eat is really, really important i believe that everybody should venting to utilize the kitchen and meet other kids their age to identify they're not alone and their ways in which to pick yours up and move forward that. >> it is really important to me the opportunity exists and so i do everything in my power to keep it that. >> we'll have our new headquarters in the heart of the

tenderloin at taylor and kushlg at the end of this summer 2014 we're really excited. >> a lot of the of the conditions in san francisco they have in the rest of the country so our goal to 257bd or expand out of the san francisco in los angeles and then after that who know. >> we'd never want to tell people want to do or eat only provide the skills and the tools in case that's something people are 2rrd in doing. >> you can't buy a box of psyche you have to put them in the right vein and direction with the right kids with a right place address time those kids don't have this you have to instill they can do it they're good enough now to finding out figure out and find the future 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. ♪

we have our quorum again, ladies and gentlemen lets rise and put our right hand over our heart fl pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you very much. mr. clerk good afternoon, could you please call the roll. commissioner cohen, here. commissioner bridges has indicated she is on her way. commissioner driscoll. commissioner makras will not be present. commissioner meiberger is out of the country. commissioner paskin jordan. present mpt commissioner stansbury >> item 3 general public comment. >> thank you. speak into the m

ic. sorry i couldn't help myself, you always say it, i had to say it to you. >> [inaudible] >> good afternoon commissioners. i'm patrick [inaudible]. executive director hish to hand a verbatim transscript of last months

meeting. [inaudible] i testified july 8, [inaudible] should table the [inaudible] investment. mrs. [inaudible] noted the proposal doesn't meet guidelines. commissioner driscoll asked whether it involves a prohibited [inaudible] commissioner stansbury asked [inaudible] regarding ers investment staff and whether they have experience with asset back liability securitization. loan obligations and a finding credit ratings to individual securities noting they go hand in hend hand with a potential [inaudible] investment. mr. cocoresponded that no ers staff has such experience and contracts with external managers for this expertise.

there is no bench mark and no liquid secondary market. has a external manager and fiduciary who reviewed this investment. stance berry noted it would be unprecedented into engage with the city under the guise of it being a financial investment to further the city social policy goals. investing in the [inaudible] would set a bad president for ers, so please, table this investment. the investment is a sad symptom of pay to play politics in the city and nothing more. why is ers investing in market rate loans, using [inaudible] at the expense of not building dmr

housing? if you set this awful precedent will the puc come next begging for ers to invest in the water system improvement program or water revenue bonds? don't set this precedent as commissioner stansbury has warned you. thank you >> thank you, next speaker please. >> hello my name is sylva alvurez lynch and totally support what mr. [inaudible] just stated and yes, it is a pay to play scenario here as we have been exposed to a [inaudible] regarding the president administration. this type of investment doesn't help

grow the retirement fund and has many pitfall squz believe isn't a sound invest frment the retire ease. also the mayor has 9 billion dollars inl sur plus funds, why does he need to come to us? i'm giving my general public comment last month to mr. huish and mickens for inclusion into the permanent meeting minutes for last month. thank you. >> thank you. mr. herbt wineer followed by mr. john furlong. >> herbt wineer, i will be brief. basically i oppose this proposal for the funding of housing because one, it doesn't seem like a fruitful invesment, if seems like a meager return and stretching it over a 30 year period and there is no

advocacy from the mayors office before this board. in esens a lot of information can be lost in translaelgz to secondary sourceoffs advocacy and. also what is important if this is approved the body will be asked to make other contributions [inaudible] there was so much complaints and concern and even hysteria about the pension fund going broke and yet this is a risky and investment and it could be tap by the mayor at any time so this is a very risky proposal and i oppose and think the body should give a thumbs down. thank you >> thank you next speaker please. >> i sent each one of you an

e-mail and basically i want to go through this. number one, concerning the hedge funds, i [inaudible] the board is taking time, however i still think the hedge funds is a tremendous ringe, it is non transapparent and no return [inaudible] cal pers has already gone out of hedge funds because they lost big. number two, we may buy other mutual funds but the cost of buying the stocks are high. number three, sth market has gone up [inaudible] with intrest rates going up the market may correct in the near future. [inaudible] has not been keeping up with the market and we don't have any other short term, mid-term funds. apparently the only other choice is the [inaudible] money

market fund [inaudible] is way too expensive. consider the return is only 1 percent. i may go on line and get better money market runs. mrs. cohen has commended [inaudible] with our recent reforms and employee contributions i concur we are doing well financially, but we can always progress and do better especially we don't want to lose to hedge funds. thank you. >> i will read this really fast so i gave each on the board and the staff a copy. i was motivated to write this by the attached article on hedge funds. i don't agree with the articles which sayatize is a waste of time for public pensions to do so. i think if you find good ones you should

do it [inaudible] luckily, this public pension fund is late in making the shift sense [inaudible] in fact you couldn't have [inaudible] if you were trying to do so. this is the right time in the cycle to hedge. the first concern is there needs new thinking how to protect the asset while growing into [inaudible] luckily sfers has top notch staff and conceltants to do so. if there soocrisis how much fiscal and monetary ammunition is left to with it. the chart on the back of the handout it shows growth over the last 100 years since inception. [inaudible] this chart should scare you or at least make you a lot less

complacent. in every cycle there is a chart i look at with concern. this is the one this time around. the last time it had to do with housing crisis and credit market and the tech bubble. anyway, we are now in the 6th year of weak rocovery [inaudible] nothing like this has happened before, who knows when it will end? i don't. third risk is china, china is scraer opaques and have no idea what is going on over there. everybody knew there was a housing bubble and a[inaudible] the only people who didn't seem to know is [inaudible] noble winnerue gene farmer. you couldn't see below the bubble.

the economist and brain jz macroeconomist couldn't see into the had very deliberately opaque market for securitization and [inaudible] china is the same thing, we have no idea what is going on there. it is the main source of growth and huge bubble in credit including in their shadow banking system. let me close by just saying this, i sum up 3 concerns. i have been attending this things since the hedge fund meeting. time is running out. i have been very impressed by the board-the quality of the board staff >> time >> staff and the board, but i have been saying you have to figure now ways of hedging this fund. you still have to do that.

>> that you -thank you very much. any members of the public who would like to speak now in general public comment? >> sorry i didn't fill out a form. [inaudible] representing retired city employees and following up on what petric [inaudible] and sylva [inaudible] there is concern about the dlhp program. i notice it isn't on the agenda for this meeting and were adviceed it probably would be. there is a nob nub on the ballot for november on surplus lands that indicates the fund are used to help provide secondary loan frz those obtaining housing. i know it is on the november ballot and every presentation i asked what role this program can play and no one can seem to answer it

and there is great concern. i know as the members i represent discover that is a issue on the ballot it will impact how that vote and greater concerns we'll brin bring before you. when this item is calendars i appreciate if you can address how it program and funds and our money will relate to this measure and this proposition on the ballot that really takes the issue out of our hands and puts it into had public domain. thank you. >> thank you. any other members of the public who would like to express their ideas? seeing none, public comment is closed at this time. please call the next item. >> item 4 action item approval of minutes of july 8, 2015 retirement board meeting >> any discussion on this item?