chiu. at this moment if supervisor wiener's aide jeff crittenden would come up and speak to his amendments. >> thank you supervisor. i am jeff crittenden from supervisor's wiener's office. the amendments just described and combine elements of our legislation which we are supportive and appreciative he included as well as new amendments his office drafted and we have generally in supportive it. the supervisor does have one issue with the amendments that president chiu's office drafted. he disagrees with the language in the event that a legal text breaks 100 pages that pages one through 100 be included and the others excluded. we believe that if the board is going to make the policy decision to omit legal text it should omit the entirety of the legal text and to give equal measure to all pieces of the text. the supervisor feels this is misleading to include some parts of the text and not others and emphasizes that page one is more important one page 101 and from a matter of policy if the boar

i will like to entertain an amendment to supervisor chiu's proposal. is there any? >> yes. but do you want me to repeat what the specific amendment is? will i need to? >> no. >> i can. >> before we do that should i be taking public comment? >> you should take comment community before any vote. if you like i can respond to supervisor breed's question. supervisor chiu's description of the amendment and what he circulated suffices to describe the amendment you're proposing. just to be clear for the record the exclusion of text would be triggered whenever there is a measure over 100 pages long and when that happens 20 pages would be printed in the voter information pamphlet. >> let me have clarification then. what if it's 50 pages long? >> under supervisor chiu -- if a 50 page measure is submitted to the department of elections it will be printed in full in the voter information pamphlet. this new rule would only apply to measures that exceed 100 pages. >> okay. supervisor breed. >> public comment. >> public comment first. okay thank you. any public comment on this issue? seein

therefore, also describes a similar proposal laid out in a letter from supervisor chiu. however, in chiu's proposal, appeal would have been before the environmental review officer and not the planning commission. today our task may have gotten a bit easier. yesterday we received and i believe you received today a new draft ordinance from supervisor kim's office. this new ordinance codifies the language that supervisor chiu had described in the letter that is in your packets. so, now supervisor chiu and supervisor kim are requesting the same process, and here is a summary of that joint proposal. their amendment provides for a process to appeal a decision by the environmental review officer that a change to an exempt project is not a substantial modification, and therefore enables a challenge to the e.ro's decision that the project does not require a new c-e-q-a document. the ordinance would establish a hearing process before the ero. the ero would be required to consider his or her prior decision in light of any new information submitted before or at the hearing. this app

chiu. >> thank you mr. chair. thank you colleagues for consideration of this item and let me first thank supervisor wiener for his consideration of a very similar item. turns out great minds were thinking alike dealerring with an issue around a inordinately large handbook this year and we will likely to save the city 1.7 million dollars with the proposals that we have and i would like to recognize supervisor wiener's aid that is here and i recognize our colleague is in budget committee and has a conflict today so colleagues the legislation that i have introduced and the legislation that supervisor wiener introduced both had the same goal of reducing the amount of material that is required in the ballot handbook to each of our half a million voters and in the instance of what is coming up this fall and november 2013 could save the city up to this amount and we had a debate about the washington lukts luxury condominium project and increase the height on the waterfront. the ordinance was five

>>i want to concur for the supervisor and thank president chiu for your leadership on the issue. i know it's a long and arduous process and i am a supporter of prohibiting -- or having opt in program for the yellow pages distribution pilot program and confer with many of the things that were said. i am sorry we are not appealing this and the legal implications of keeping on the book and i want to thank president chiu. it was a lot of work. >> okay. any additional -- >> just a couple of comments. i want to make it clear the ninth circuit didn't strike down our ordinance but we were advised to go this way and we're moving this forward the same week as thousands of books have hit our door steps. as i said before if you pile up the books every year it equals three pyramids and incredibly environmental waste and incredible cost for the city and discarding the yellow page phone books and there are smarter and environmental ways to do it. with it said the ninth circuit has spoken and we will proceed. >> thank you. any public comment on item number nine? mr. brooks. >> good afternoon sup

>> thank you president chiu. i want to state publically and as i said before how much i appreciate mr. row's work and that of his colleagues and look forward to a relationship and i hope we have everyone's support. >> supervisor mar? >> i wanted to thank mr. rho and hi staff but also the legislative analyst report has done amazing work. i don't know what we would do without their insightful and independent analysis of the budget. as the preparation of the legislative analyst report, a number of them and others have been, it's been wonderful to work with them. i really appreciate their services and don't know what we would do without them as a city. thank you. >> supervisor campos? >> thank you, very much, mr. chairman, i was joking that it's really hard to approve an item without having a budget and legislative analyst. this is the catch 22 that we find ourselves on this one. it is of course absolutely fitting that this is what is before us. the thing i appreciate about mr. rho 's work that time and time again we

>> seeing none, yes, c'mon up. >> ron smith, i just want to thank president chiu and members of this committee for your incredible patience and your understanding in trying to make the best piece of legislation possible. thank you so much. >> thank you, seeing no other public comments, public comment is now closed. >> president chiu, thank you for your leadership on this and as we discuss whether it's individually or at a committee meeting that as a legislative body in san francisco it's great to be part of an effort to make things work for families in san francisco and as you know i have been working on these issues for many many decades, i guess. i'm really happy to be a cosponsor of this legislation with you and others on there. then i'm very happy that you have been able to work with the stake holders on this and to offer the needed amendments and in particular i was really happy to see that you were able to move the minimum of 10-20 where it would have impact on the business. i know that firsthand for those that are small are, it maybe a little bit difficult, but once you get in

both mayor and chiu mentioned this. we have a new wall to recognize the special contribution that asians and asian americans have made to this part of the waterfront and the city. as was mentioned, 9 the waterfront was the place asian immigration came to the united states and the california gold rush certainly brought a steady influx of asian american laborers who helped to build the infrastructure of this country, including our railroads. on june 23rd, 1877, a huge mob attacked chinese businesses here and headed for the local symbol of chinese immigration, the pacific mall wharf where we stand today. they tried to burn the beer, but failed. i think it's important that we recognize and remember our history because as we move forward, as we celebrate our victories, our progress, it's really important to remember those that came before us and the history that was here today. but most importantly, i'm here to celebrate this open space, will be an incredibly important addition and resource for our families, our kids, our se

supervisor chiu? chiu present. supervisor cohen? cohen present. supervisor farrell? farrell present. supervisor kim? kim present. supervisor mar? mar present. supervisor tang? tang present. supervisor wiener? wiener present. supervisor yee? yee present. mr. president, all members are present. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us 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. >> colleagues, we have our meeting minutes from the may 21st, 2013 board meeting minute. could i have a motion to approve those minutes in motion by supervisor mar, seconded by supervisor cohen. [gavel] >> madam clerk, do we have any communications? >> there are no communications, mr. president. >> i have one quick announcement. as i think many of you know, tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., west coast time, 10:00 a.m. east coast time, the supreme court is expected to announce their decision regarding marriage equality and i just

language that supervisor chiu had described in the letter that is in your packets. so, now supervisor chiu and supervisor kim are requesting the same process, and here is a summary of that joint proposal. their amendment provides for a process to appeal a decision by the environmental review officer that a change to an exempt project is not a substantial modification, and therefore enables a challenge to the e.ro's decision that the project does not require a new c-e-q-a document. the ordinance would establish a hearing process before the ero. the ero would be required to consider his or her prior decision in light of any new information submitted before or at the hearing. this appeal must be filed within 10 days of that original decision. the hearing must have been within 20 days of the appeal and the hearing will be on the same day as the planning commission regularly scheduled meeting. the hearing must be video recorded. this recording is posted on the city's website and if feasible, broadcast on the city's official televised channel. the ero must then render the

come on up. >> good evening chair wiener and supervisors kim and chiu. i am margo braidish. on behalf of melynnium partners i would like to clarify our position with respect to the height of the project. given the substantial public benefit package totaling $118 million of which approximately 15 to $20 million is adding as a result this process and was not considered in the feasibility analysis that you have seen. 480 feet is currently the minimum height that is agreed to in the package before you. as you know the project has been reduced in height from several times from over 600 feet to 550 and the current 480. at the same time there are many benefits and provide the benefits agreed to in the purchase agreement recently approved by the successor agency and the oversight board today and these include commitments with the department of finance which will have to approve this transaction pursuant to the redevelopment law and the preliminarily basis for the project that we have received from the department of finance. millennium stands behind the package in the approved purcha

president chiu? >> thank you, mr. chair. colleagues, i am very excited that we are finally considering the final development agreement and related approvals for the cpmc project. a lot has been said about this project. i'm going to be very brief, but after years of discussion and months of negotiations this historic health care project will ensure our hospitals get their rebuilds done right and to ensure that san francisco has a health care system ready for the 21st century. in addition to ensuring that two critical cpmc hospitals are rebuilt and seismically safe, this project will not only address major health care and local hiring needs throughout the city, but transportation and specific needs in the immediate vicinity of these two hospitals. i want to take another moment to thank the entire village that worked on this for the last couple of years, from my colleagues supervisors campos and farrell to immediate -- mediator lou girardo, [speaker not understood], ken rich, his incredible work the last few years, our attorney

i want to thank supervisor david chiu has worked very hard over the weekend to bridge the gap. we're 25 feet apart and you're going to say what's the big deal of 25 feet? and i am telling you it's a very, very big deal. first of all i want to remind you if you look at the area there is nothing over 400 feet and this particular building which is going to be over 500 square feet is on the tiny floor plate of 10,000 square feet, half of the size of any building around there we think it's out of place. we also think that the developer has a lot of room to go. you have heard from our lawyer. you have heard from various studies that we have done. he's going to make a tremendous profit. and 25 feet is not very much to ask for. it will be a real shame if we cannot compromise. i know you have said supervisor kim you're supporting this because of a policy decision. supported everything over 600 square feet -- or high rise buildings, top of market but i want to remind you there is nothing in that area. you're not going to support a 500 square foot building next to the ballpark for instanc

if there are no other questions president chiu. i want to make a quick comment you, you know, this topic has come up and i think itself fair to say that we've having had other discussions i'm pleased in the next month this is actually going to happen. colleagues we had raised the issue in 2009 and city hall was trial not language assessable and we've been asking the city hall management to address this and i'm looking forward to seeing that >> thank you very much. there was some need to do software revisions instead of something that can be scaleable and this will be a good solution >> thank you. the next department is our director of 311 nancy. >> thank you so much for being here. >> morning. i had sent in a power point but i don't know if it went through. so good morning supervisors. i'm nancy director of the 311 customer service center. i'll give you a brief over of the language assistance to the public. so at this time which people call 311 they have a language option selection one for english and two for spanish and 3 for chin

chair wiener, president chiu, supervisor kim, and a special thanks to president chiu for introducing this inspiring legislation that brings us here today. my name is yolanda manzoni and i'm the [speaker not understood] for the san francisco public utilities commission. i'm here today on behalf of sfpuc to show our support for the recommendations of the city administrator regarding the establishment of the urban agriculture program and supporting the recommendation that the recreation and parks department serve as the location for the new urban ag program. because of the many established benefits that urban agriculture brings to our city, to our communities, and our environment, the sfpuc is proud to be a long-time supporter of many various types of urban agriculture activities ranging from programs that really focus on environmental education to those that focus more on economic and work force development opportunities through urban agriculture. specifically, the san francisco puc commission passed a secondary land use policy that seeks to proactively promote urban agriculture as a s

joining me is chiu -- we would like to acknowledge sfgtv who will record each of our meetings and make the transcript available to the public online. >> madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> yes, mr. chairman. please silence any cell phones. any files should be submitted to the clerk. >> thank you. can you please call item no. 1. >> fitem 130622: agenda[initiative ordinance - administrative code - san francisco family friendly workplace ordinance]1306221.sponsors: chiu; cohen, mar and camposmotion ordering submitted to the voters an ordinance amending the administrative code to: allow san francisco-based employees to request flexible or predictable working arrangements to assist with caregiving responsibilities, subject to the employer's right to deny a request based on business reasons; prohibit adverse employment actions based on caregiver status; prohibit interference with rights or retaliation against employees for exercising rights under the ordinance; require employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the ordinance; require employers to maintain r

supervisor chiu? chiu aye. >> supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. there are 11 ayes. ~ >> the resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> next item, madam clerk. if we could call items 24 and 25. >> 24 and 25 are the ordinances amending chapter 31 of the administrative code to reflect the regions and update and clarify certain procedures to the california and environmental quality act. >> supervisor wiener. >> i move to continue items 24 and 25 one week to june -- excuse me, to july 16th. >> colleagues, supervisor wiener has made a motion to continue this item for a week seconded by supervisor kim. without objection, these two items will be continued for one week. [gavel] >> item 26. >> item 26 is an ordinance appropriating $1.5 million from the rainy day fund from the san francisco unified school district for fiscal year 2012 through 13. >> colleagues, can we do this same house same call? without objection, this ordinance is passed on the first reading. [gavel] >> items 27 to 31 rep

david chiu. >> the sun is shining on jefferson street. everyone excited to be here? let me say, we proved them wrong today. i came to san francisco as a tourist. i want to thank all of you who are part of this incredible community. mayor lee and i talk about how important it is for folks to come together. this is a project that for years has involved a lot of community conversations and some community debate but i really need to tip my hat to all of you from the fisherman's wharf, thank you and congratulations. [ applause ] >> of course, we have to thank all of our partners from city departments. i want to take a moment to single out from planning i want to thank neale, and david for planning for the vision of what this amazing street is going to be about and i of course want to thank mohammed and to his staff for getting this done on time and on budget. i want to thank the port staff for helping moving this forward. i want to thank mayor lee for putting up with many of us who have been asking hi

i didn't know this, president chiu and congratulations. well, i'm here again to ask you to approve the changes on 706 mission on the building that we have the mexican museum. this is it. more than 20 years of work for so many people. the goodwill has been there. few people are opposed to having this museum. yet we haven't built it. everybody is in favor of it. so i'm asking you to deny the appeal and to approve the permit. this is it. one vote. and to do it in favor of the project to build the mexican museum. >> i want you to support this project. the funding that is needed to sustain this museum that's why i don't want to reduce the height. i do realize that some people are upset because their views might be compromised that's why you have some contention. i also understand the shadow impacts are very minimal and they will probably occur very early in the morning in the union skar square area where most of those shops aren't open. i want you to consider the 20 years that the mexican population has had to wait. the treasures that need to f

chiu. >> good afternoon, president fong, commissioners. [speaker not understood]. justin true, legislative aid to david chiu, board president, board of supervisors. i'm sorry i wasn't here at the beginning of the meeting, but it's good to be here now and i appreciate supervisor kim's confidence in my ability to answer your questions. i think she ably stated the context of this measure that's before you today. over the past four or five months in particular since supervisor wiener's original proposal arrives at the land use committee in march and supervisor kim put forward another proposal, supervisor chiu has worked closely with a wide awry of advocates and members of neighborhood groups and environmental groups to work on changes to the broader legislation to reach agreement. ~ array and i'm happy to report as i'm sure ms. rodgers discussed earlier that that was achieved at the board of supervisors on tuesday with a unanimous vote on the larger underlying piece of legislation. and i want to talk this opportunity here before the commission to express my deep apprec

president chiu got questions from both sides of the group that evening. being this legislation is relative new and the meddles were just, you know, we've got copies of the ordinance yesterday we didn't come out with decisions one way or the other. those are good questions to ask the devils in the details but i think it's a stimulus boric legislation and san francisco has a role in the country of being leader and coming right after the conversation about harvey milk and the airport i you know, i thought supervisor campos did an excellent conversation about how opinions change. this could change the way parents are viewed in the workplace nationally and providing a safe place for parents is important and president chius has done a great job to reach out to the community and i hope he will continue to do that along with parents >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> let me call up a few more folks. >> next speaker. and i have other speaker cards here >> i'm a lawyer lawyer at the employment center it advocates for low wage workers in the city and throughout

i'm thinking before president chiu comes in we should here from the tier two departments. why don't we ask if one of the staff >> first of all, thank you for your hard work. just a couple of questions. i believe that the reporting specifically and i'm wondering i know that most of the departments are submitting reports but in terms of providing the access service let's say they're not able to provided the is service what does our office do to help achieve that you p. >> that's an excellent question we get a lot of requests from departments it's not they're trying to shirt their duty on filling the requirements but sometimes, it's difficult so they will call our office and consultant with us and we'll mouth a way to get this done. the mta will call us and we have the library we've partnered with. the penalty if that's your question which is the stick we use? we don't have one and that's not at the l a o is tied to the 3wub9 process i think the departments are very much aware. we don't have any departments that that fight us on this. we look at each other as partners. we als

thank you so much. >> yes, thank you supervisor chiu. we have worked with many colleagues in city departments in bringing these improvements to light. perhaps our closest partners on this important project are friends of the port of san francisco. the port is making large strides up and down the bay. we are happy to have the port planner dan to come up and say a few words. [ applause ] >> thank you. it's all about the fishing industry. fisherman's wharf is here because this industry has thrived for a hundred years and people want to see and understand it. every improvement the port commission has directed in fisherman's wharf have met the needs of the industry. whether it's dealing with the earthquake or the harbor or adding a police boat or new harbor master's office or hoist, it's about the fishing industry.

president chiu. >> thank you. because this item is in front of us i want to echo supervisor wiener's comments and good to sit on it a week to deal with the federal rules and because of the similar thing with the america's cup and my understanding from the city attorney there is language we may want to substitute in tomorrow that is likely similar language for this measure to make sure that we deal with federal or ensure we're not caught up by federal preemption issues and i have draft language that i have prepared and plan to offer it tomorrow so i will quickly read it so colleagues that we know that we are walking into to state. in the exception section and 4902 and 4901 doesn't apply to a person of valid certificate for this and covering our bases for the faa and i wanted to pension that and we. >> >> mention that and we will be talking about it tomorrow and next week. >> and it's a city wide exemption and for companies that got a waiver from the faa. we want to get a sense of the significant difference that wil