yacht club, the marine harbor association, the marina renovation working group, and supervisor mark farrell. >> let's have public comment. well, we have commissioners that want to ask questions. commissioner lee. commissioner lee: i just had a quick question. looking at the revenue projection, we had talked about that. were those funds dedicated for some other source prior to this or it was always the intention -- because i know we have talked about revenue-generating ideas and so forth. were those funds already dedicated to other purposes, or was it specifically dedicated to this from the beginning? >> the general strategy is to serve the department is a general fund to keep our parks and programs operating, but the revenue generated at the marina must stay at the marina, so this is a source that is available as a contingency, and it was really getting -- the purpose of going through the analysis was to make sure that the conservative we felt comfortable with the approach. >> to make clear, these funds that were going to be generated in the marina had to stay in the marina. they were not a

we are also lucky enough to have supervisor mark farrell as well. maybe he is having a pastry or something. there is a lot of traffic between here and city hall. that is a bad joke, i know. we also have supervisor eric mar here with us this morning. all the supervisors are sitting together. we are also lucky enough to have the chief of protocol for the city of san francisco charlotte schultz. last but not least, we have tony sun, chair of the asian arts commission. that's good started this morning. i am going to get off the stage and and things off over to jay hsu. he is going to tell us a little bit more about what we're doing today. >> someone needs to hand me the remote. terrific. brand implementation is a journey. the asian art museum embarks on a new journey. to reinvent ourselves, to engage a broad audience. the broad audience is very much at the core of what we do here and who we are. why now, you ask? as the aging world influence grows, so is understanding its culture. more than half of the global population lives in the asia. to look at our

it -- we're joined by mark farrell. we want to thank sfg staff for covering the meeting today. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> i would like to ask that all ringers on cell phones be turned off. completed speaker cards and documents will be included as part of the final period items will appear on the october 25 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. supervisor campos: i do not know if there is need for an overflow room, but something to be mindful of the. if you could please call item no. 1. >> item number one public hearing on the 2010-2011 civil grand jury reported entitled hunters point shipyard, a shifting landscape. supervisor campos: one of the responsibilities we have is to hear from the civil grand jury, and once again, i want to thank the members of the so-called grand jury. they are all volunteers who have taken the time to look at a number of issues involving the city and county of san francisco, and i would ask the chair to please come forward, and again, we want to thank them for their service. good morning. >> good morning, again. my

mar, the chair of the connecticut i am joined by sean elsbernd, commissioner malia cohen, and mark farrell, as well. erika cheng is our clerk. we have done the roll call. first, i would like to take a moment to thank charles and jennifer sfgtv for providing access to this meeting. madam clerk, would you please read the first item. >> item number two, approved the minutes of the september 20, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor mar: is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. can we move this without objection? thank you. >> item 3, recommend authorizing the executive director to execute a memorandum of agreement with the city and county of san francisco, through the mta, the planning department, and the department of the environment for a three- year time span, the amount of $434,746 for the san francisco integrated travel demand management public-private partnership project and authorizing the executive director to negotiate terms and conditions. >> i am with the sre. the memo begins on page 9 on your packet. we're seeking

i would like to have mark farrell answer questions. i was sleeping of this came back and forth to the 100 time and forced me to come out and organize it. and i've organized it again. what is going on with the whole story? when we read the protests, then we will asked to have 36 hours of town hall meetings where the deputy director was here. there were people sitting back in the terminals. when we talk about it, she kept saying continuously that if we stop the credit card charges and backseat machines, these people will suffer. much later on we can to note there are contract. [inaudible] the second thing with it, people keep comparing it to the 5% feet and other towns. i-- fee in other towns. then comes to this other story about this equipment. yet, companies are getting $6.7 million. the vendors are getting 6.7 percent signed. i can work out the numbers in front of you. they are making $13 million out of the drivers pocket from the 5% credit-card fees. this is a fraud. the customers are paying all of this eventually. if you shut down t

will farrell accepted mark twain prize for american humor. jack black, matthew broderick, and conan o'brien. seven years as a regular on snl. popular characters. george w. bush there. will farrell continued success with movies like anchorman, talladega nights and many more films. we caught up with will farrell and ape f few others on the red carpet. >> when you meet will, same thing, you can't believe how nice he is, how tall he is, how funny he is. >> he would come on my show as a leprechaun, wearing a skin tight, green speedo. a sensual leprechaun. >> just getting a better angle from this camera here. i don't have to prepare, you know. my mind set is simply final. you know? right? that's what we are thinking. what he is writing. finally >> about time. absolutely. the show took, tonight will air on october 31st on pbs. awe used to love his characters. george w. bush one of my favorites. on snl. doing the presidential debates. asked him, how would you describe your presidency in one word? he looks dead in the eye. strategery. killed me when he

comedian will farrell showed up in the white house briefing room, posing for photos. the actor is in washington for the markarrell will receive the award for american humor at the kennedy center on sunday. and this story does not sound like a movie plot, but it is real and it ends very well. after more than 20 years, a georgia woman has been reunited with her long, lost sisters. you see, tira rice found out she had been sold as a baby. her biological mother couldn't take care of her at the time. so decades later, she hired a private detective to find her biological family. all they had to go on was a hospital bracelet and a photo. she fits right in with her family. now, a reunion of a slightly different kind. a missouri man has been reunited with -- who else -- his classic car. edward neely's chevy camaro was stolen 16 years ago and he saw it for sale online in utah. turns out, the seller was also a victim. the seller had bought it online, not knowing it was stolen. tonight, in neely is reunited with his beloved camaro. it is back home. and you will need a big aptied tight for this one. a michigan restauran

farrell. commissioner kent. commissioner mark. commissioner mirkarimi. commissioner winener. item passes. item six, i recommend to the treasure island development authority board in the san francisco board of supervisors the designation of the authority as the treasure island mobility management agency to implement the treasure island transportation program. all there is the executive director to execute a -- execute a memorandum of agreement between the authority and tida. of wright's executive director to negotiate initial operating contracts and develop timma formation of documents. supervisor mirkarimi: discussion? none. public comment? public comment is closed. so moved. thank you. next. >> 7, authorized executive director to enter into a funding agreement for the presidio parkway project with the california department of transportation and the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district to negotiate agreement -- agreement terms and conditions. action item. supervisor mirkarimi: discussion? none. public comment? public comment is closed. same house, call? so moved. next. >

farrell. he is this year's recipient of mark twain prize for american humor. big molly shannon says that, despite his wacky persona on camera off-camera he is pretty shy. we caught up with them before tonight's event. >> i do not know if i am shy. but i am definitely not -- [unintelligible] i have never felt any pressure to be on. >> malia shannon and conan o'brien or some of the comedians who honored him tonight. this is the 14th year that the mark twain prize has been awarded >>> it has been a beautiful and mylonite today. we could have even warmer temperatures more geared for a preview, let's check in with steve. >> the clouds are beginning to roll in from the west and we will look for them to continue to increase for the overnight hours and early morning. 54 degrees at reagan national airport is the bit cooler at dulles -- 54 degrees at reagan national airport. it is a bit cooler at the dallulles. take a look at arlington national cemetery. more details on when we are expected to reach their peak coach change around the meat metro area is coming up in just

. >> congratulations to will farrell, honored at kennedy center with the mark twain prize for american. he joins the likes of funny folks like, tina fey, bill cosby, whoopi goldberg. our congratulations to him. >> catch the ceremony october 31st on pbs. check it out. we'll be right back too. ♪ oh what a night you know i didn't even her name ♪ >> got rhythm at the desk tonight. >> little bit. finally this half-hour, we end with a little humor. who do you think is funnier, men or women? >> do you really need to ask? believe it or not. there has been a study about this as if there were any question. abc's barbara pinto has the hysterical results. ♪ i'm going to go down to the river ♪ >> reporter: christian wigg. or will farrell. lucy or bob hope. when it comes to humor is there a funnier sex? >> we have to put up men. women are funnier. >> more people will laugh at men than women. >> reporter: the guy maze be on to something. according to a new study that seals straight out of a "seinfeld" episode. >> cartoon in the new yorker. i don't get this. >> me either. >> you are on the fringe of t

." >>> well, tonight actor will farrell was honored with the nation's top comedy award. he received the mark twain prize for american humor at the kennedy center. famous for films like "anchorman" and "old school" he turns his impersonation into president george w. bush into a broadway show. hallowe'en night on pbs it will be broadcast. and we will be right back. ,,,, [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone.

i wanted to thank mark from the city attorney's office for the great advice he's given us. i support the efforts of supervisors elsbernd and farrell. i wanted to couple that with increasing the spending caps for the mayoral eletions. i will be supportive of supervisor kim and otehrs tohero couple the removing of the trigger with increased spending caps. i think they voted overwhelmingly for campaign finance reform, and that will have efforts to improve our public financing system and make it legally indefensible. -- legally defensible. i appreciate the work of supervisors farrell and elsbernd. supervisor kim: thank you so much. i wnaant to that supervisor elsbernd and farrell. this was not something that we have been paying attention to. to directly address the question of why waiting to address a supreme court ruling in separate legislation, our office thought it was strong that we have levels of accountability for public financing. including supervisor mirkarimi and many of the advocates that worked on framing that issue. we spent some time doing outreach which is why it took us time to come forward, examining multiple options.

tonight, he was honored at the kennedy center in washington with the mark twain prize for american humor. in typical farrell's down on the stage. cnn talked with him on the red carpet beforehand. >> this is truly the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy, and some of the others are afraid to, and as an art form, and so, yeah, i'm really honored to be here. >> are you going to do any political impressions for the d.c. audience? >> i can't -- i can't reveal that. the cia have asked me not the reve

farrell. the saturday night live alum was awarded the mark twain prize at kennedy center long list of stars oncluded, eddie sand burg. conan o'bryan. some other snl alumns also made the trip to dc to honor and celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of will farrell. we should have all done our ron burgundy this morning. >> you are right. >> veronica. >> it is cool to see the stars here i love that. >> very funny show they will air that later we can't show too much of it because of the way they do that we are not allowed to give it away >> i have been to one or two of them it is a lot of material they have to edit it down it is heavily edited show but still that will be funny. >> no doubt. >> funny group. >> let's look at our weather headlines for the day, not a bad day today by any means i think celebrities, if they are hanging around they are probably all on their way to various airports right now. >> i would sleep in. >> you are a celeb of sorts. >> obviously i didn't get the sleeping in part down did i. >> a bit warmer could be a late shower later on today, in the afternoon and durin

>>justine: the mark twain prize for american humor was presented to will ferrell in washington d.c. last night. besides political humor, farrell is known for roles like a grand and one of my favorite movies, old school. the nation's top comprise is given once a year to comedians as social commentary and satire impact society. steve martin, bill cosby, a teen defaced and whoopi goldberg or all previous winners. >>mark: a developing story in san francisco, the search is on for a kayak that capsized yesterday in the bay. will tran is live with the latest.

supervisor farrell: zynga also signed a 200,000 square foot center which is much closer to what you're talking about, to what you have here. kerr offices, you are right, it is where they are marked. but they will have thousands of employees much closer to where you described. >> 8 street is still four blocks away. >> sure. you can walk that. >> ok. with that, i would like to turn it back to the chairman. >> in summary, the current operation of environment is very much supported in terms of funding, city priorities, etc. and because of that and other issues, muni's on-time performance is meeting no one's expectations. not the mta's and certainly not our citizens. the central subway does nothing to fix that environment. it is a hugely expensive system that is being implemented by an organization that does not have a good record of bringing projects in on time or on budget. it leave the city liable for any cost overruns. in our opinion, it has several major design flaws, it adds to the operational cost of the system that is already underfunded, and provides, at best, marginal improvements to the entire system. based on these factors, to allow the project to go forward as currently