supervisors mar, farrell, kim, elsbernd, wiener, chiu, cohen, avalos. round of applause for our coasts, please. our even a chair. -- our event chair. [reading names] >> all right. thank you. >> thank you. round of applause. these people give money, so please applaud. >> next, i would like to introduce betty yee, a member of the california state board of equalization, and the 2014 candidate for controller. >> good evening. as we celebrate the contributions of some very, very important figures in our history who have contributed to the development of our country, our stage, this great city, and as we honor the achievements of congressman mineta, the ongoing contributions of congressman hunter, and our own mayor, ed lee, in san francisco. each of us could not be doing the work that we are doing, that we have done without the doors of opportunity having been opened for each of us. so we're making sure that we are developing the leaders of tomorrow as part of the integral programs of leadership development and civic engagement. the internship program is desi

supervisor jane kim and supervisor mar farrell, who might join us later. we're all part of the initial group of policy makers at city hall who want to hear ideas and views of this new economy, this collaborative consumption economy, a shared economy, one that we are very interested in because it has assets that have already peaked our interest. about our -- piqued our interest. about our environment, about how to do less with more, how to make an expensive city more affordable to more people. how to utilize the strength of the city as a great tourist city that maybe not that affordable to too many people and how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonder of the city. and then hopefully they make their stake here. these panel members of decided to make their stake here. they risk reputation, may be small amounts of money, because of the had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. but they have also, i think, done it for the right reasons. they want to experience this city in a very different way, but one that i think is in the trad

introduce my co-host for tonight, who is my neighboring supervisor from across the van ness, supervisor mar farrell. it is great to have you here in district 3. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor chiu. i also want to quickly thank everyone the for coming out tonight, especially those from districts two who traveled all the way from the telegraph hill. that is right, go ahead and clap for yourselves. thank you for coming out tonight. last year we started this with mayor lee, and i do think this has become such an integral process and kind of part of our budget cycle in city hall. we really want to hear from you. tonight, that is what this is all about. i hope those of you who are here will take the time to write in your questions. i know there is a format here to come up and speak. we have the best moderator in town in tina, president of the russian hill neighbors association. thank you for moderating tonight. but i encourage everyone to submit questions and conduct was after words as well. we want to hear from you and make sure we incorporate everything you say tonight into what we decide in city

farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. present. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. no. supervisor campos: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. >> could i ask for every vote on this? -- a revote on this? supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: no. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. president chiu: this ordinance is passed. >> item 6 is an ordinance amending the transportation code regarding clipper car regulations. -- clipper card regulations. >> this is a very simple item and i want to thank the mta for their work on this. this is something i have been wondering about for many years. which is why many writers cannot get on the buses through all doors. -- muni riders cannot get on the buses do all doors. there have been newspaper articles about this. we want to make sure our muni buses moved faster than 8 miles per hour, these are ordinance that would eliminate r

farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. >> motion is adopted. >> item 11 is appropriating approximately 6.6 million in salaries in french benefits -- fringe benefits for the projected increases in overtime. >> can we do this same house, same call. >> item 12 is a breeding 327,000 in it -- is 3-appropriating. grex this ordinance is passed. >> item 13, to increase the revolving cache of the apartment building pungent. it cracks -- >> next item. >> appropriating approximately two $0.7 million for nurses' salaries for the apartment of for fiscal year 2011-12. >> same house, same call. this ordinance is passed. >> item 15, the commercial paper program ordered to an amount not to exceed $300 million issue from time to time for the various capital projects benefiting waste water enterprise. >> the same house, col. this ordinance is passed. >> item 16, issuing water bonds not to exceed $650 million to barry's finance projects under the water system improvement program. >> same house, same call. the resolutio

farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. there are 11 eis. >> the ordinance -- president chiu: the ordinance is passed on the first reading. [applause] item 24. >> an amendment to the board of directors. supervisor weiner: this actually begins a series of four exceptional candidates nominated by the mayor, or renominated. i want to thank the mayor for doing so. with respect to mr. heinicke, i have worked closely with him on a number of issues and he is someone who takes having good transportation in this city incredibly seriously. he understands the need for reform. he understands the need of reform for our tax system to make sure that we have adequate service for the public. and he is exactly the kind of person who needs to be on the mta board of directors. i thank the mayor for reappointing him. i thank him for his service. and i will be enthusiastically supporting the nomination today. president chiu: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call. without objection, the motion is approved. item 25. >> confirming the

farrell: aye. supervisor kim: no. supervisor mar: no. supervisor olague: no. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. >> there are six ayes and five no. supervisor chiu: the motion passes. what we take a vote on the file with regards to seek eight that we just amended? this is a motion to appoint todd david to seek aid. roll call vote please. >> president chiu. supervisor chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: no. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. >> there are 10 ayes one no. supervisor chiu: motion passes as amended. with regards to seats three, seven, nine, 10, roll call vote, please. aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: no. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. >> there are 10 ayes, one no. supervisor chiu: motion passes. with that, i

farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: no. president chiu: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. >> eight ayes, 3 nos. president chiu: the motion passes. colleagues, we have a couple of items left at 12:29. i want to thank the stenographers who are here and the staff and members of the public. hopefully we can go through the remaining items and get everyone home. could you call the adoption? >> items 24 through 28 without reference. they will be acted upon by a single vote unless they remember -- a member requests it be called the separately. president chiu: would anyone like to sever these items? supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: the motion is approved. could you read the in memoriam. >> the mee

farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor olague. supervisor wiener. all members are present. >> could you please join me in the 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. president chiu: we have the board meeting minutes from april 2, 2012. and from april 3. could i have a motion to approve those minutes? those meeting minutes are approved. >> i have no communications, mr. president. the first item of business is the policy discussion between the mayor and members of the board of supervisors representing the odd districts. the president will recognize the supervisors from districts 1, 3, 5, and nine. discussion now -- shall not exceed five minutes. president chiu: welcome back to the board. >> thank you very much, supervisors for inviting me back. i would like to think the public for being here as well. i hope everyone had a great weekend. i know i did. a lot of people out there for sunday streets

mar, aye. supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. suppressor campos, at alaye. supervisor chu, aye. supervisor chiu, aye. supervisor elsbernd come aye. supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor mar, aye. there are 11 aye's. president chiu: item 21. >> ordinance amending the san francisco planning code. >> this is a simple piece of trailing les legislation. we are trying to create more active and attractive storefronts within the mitch -- bertran district. we passed a piece of legislation that supports businesses and this was concluded in that measure but we are treating it as drilling legislation here. the idea is allowing very basic height exceptions to increase the height to create more active and attractive store fronts but also the inner and outer clement street neighborhood. it is one piece of a group of efforts i am proposing with martin's in my district to revitalize our merchant quarter -- corridor. it -- support from the office of economic and workforce development. thank you. president chiu: can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this ordinance is passed on the first reading. madam clerk, could you call

clerk calvillo: [reading roll] farrell absent. supervisor mar, supervisor cohen, and there are 10 ayes. president chiu: the resolutions are adopted, and with that, madam clerk, could you please read -- actually, i just realized -- colleagues, can we have a quick motion to rescind this vote. i know supervisor farrell stepped out and wanted to come back for it. emotion from supervisor campos. -- a motion. the last vote is rescinded, and, madam clerk, if we could have a roll-call vote? clerk calvillo: yes. [reading roll] there are 11 ayes. president chiu: colleagues, the resolutions of necessity are adopted. madam clerk, if we can now go to our 4:00 p.m. special order? >> items 36 through 39 comprise a special order at 4:00 p.m. for a public hearing of persons interested in a decision by the plant or a determination date is february 3, 2012, that a project located at 1100 lombard street is exempt from environmental review under the california environmental quality act. item 37 is the motion affirming that is exempt from environmental review. item 3