and i look forward to seeing you in other venues, continuing to support san francisco as a sustainable city. so, thank you very much. (applause) >> we have at least one member of the public that would like to speak, [speaker not understood]. >>> she's wearing a disguise. [laughter] >> to keep the lights off of my eyes. i'm [speaker not understood] and i just want to take this moment to thank melanie since i haven't been able to be at any of her other going away celebrations. melanie, there's one thing i want to say to you and that is thank you for being a champion of the environment ~. first and last and always, and i hope that that's something you take with you wherever you go next. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. other members of the public? and as i said, we still have her for at least next few thing we're going to do, and we even have a couple surprises in store as we go through this hearing. but if there's no other public comment, we can close public comment and move on to our next item. thank you again, melanie. >> you have to vote. >> oh, we have to vote. i try to focus so muc

it's important for the city to have a sustainable sewer system. with this yosemite creek daylighting project, if you can include and 770 woolsey project, you will have the beautiful poster child that people will look at across the globe for sustain able cities. i'm here to encourage 77 woolsey to be included in the yosemite creek daylighting project and have it become an agricultural component. i think that one only gets a few opportunities like this in their lifetime. i encourage you to make no small plans. >> thank you for being here. jack? >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is jack say, program manager for the association. i'm here on behalf of the board. we are in support of the greenhouse project. as to have an agricultural hub in our city. with the new prospects of including that site for public. i'm here to read a letter on behalf of the board. the neighborhood organization is an organization for residents. the pa and has been working to improve the quality of life and it's been the organization's mission to support and carry consciou

cities. we're talking about green spaces and sustainable living. d those two concepts have been a part of developing cities, but it hasn't been easy. >> for these people plastic cups, papers bags, used clothing and beat up television steps can be turned into an organ meal. men have been lining up for years to exchange recyclable materials for vegetables and fruits. it's a ritual that he uses to teach his daughter the value of recycling, and one that also feeds his family. >> it's hopeful because i don't have to buy these products any more. we trade in our recyclables, and i share the food with my mother, and even my neighborhood neighb. >> reporter: the trash comes here. over 800 tons of recycled trash is recycled every month. it helps to pay for social welfare programs one of innovative ways that earns the city it's reputation as one of the most sustainable cities in latin america. green spaces dominate the landscape which helps keep carbon emissions down. and high speed bus system that has been copied around the world transports more than 35,000 p

. ♪ ♪ >>> for years the brazilian city has been a shining example for us is -- sustainability. development has made it increasingly hard for the city to stay green. rachel has the story. >> reporter: for these people plastic cups, paper bags, used clothing and old beat up television sets can be turned into an organic meal. men like this have been lining up for years to exchange recyclable materials for vegetables and fruits. it's a rich wall he uses to teach his daughter the value of recycling. >> translator: it's helpful because i don't have to buy these products anymore. i share the food with my mother, sister, and even to some neighbors. >> reporter: it eventually makes its way here to this separation plant. over 800 tons of recycled trash is processed here every month. the money made helps pay for social welfare programs. it's just one of the innovative ways that earned this city its reputation as one of the most sustainable cities in latin america. green spaces dominate the landscape. public buildings like this opera house are made out of recyclable materials. and a high-sp

it's just one of the innovative ways that earned this city its reputation as one of the most sustainable citiestin america. green spaces dominate the landscape, which help keep carbon emissions down. public billings are made out of recyclable materials, and a high speed bus system transports more than 35,000 people every hour. the idea to make this a green city was born in the late 1970s when this architect was first elected mayor. >> translator: one thing we had to learn is that if you want creativity, you need to cut one 0 from the budget, if you want sustainability, you cut two 00s from the budget. >> reporter: as more people move to the city, they are building illegal homes. traffic jams are common now that this state capitol has one of the highest ratio of cars per resident. once known for its innovation, the city is now struggling to keep up with its rapid-growing population. >> translator: this model was designed with the elite in mind. the poor are being pushed to the outskirts. >> reporter: holding on to its reputation as a sustainable utopia will depend on whether the future doesn't r

they are here in this page to provide high quality service plan for the future, promote a green sustain able city and engage the public and also invest in our communities and people. as we propose the budget to you we also then show how much each of those dollars go into those various categories and we would continue to do the same as well as to cross tabulate those across your key policy initiate ifs which in the past have been the five listed here. the utilities operation, resource conservation, management, capital investment, redevelopment and work force development. that all gets synthesized in that nearly billion dollar figure gets put into a table that crossed tabs and see's how much gets invested. that's a very small print for you on page six, nevertheless it shows up bigger in your printed materials and also available in our website. that helps policy makers to see how much comes up in our categories and the information presented for you in the budget in january and february. >> sorry, excuse me. to the chair, that last slide. can you go back, this is assuming as we have our budget hearin

better and save the area where fisherman's wharf had been for the commerce that was needed to sustain our city. as the most of the logistics changed and as the needs changed as a community it was fisherman's wharf that helped us to envision what could be the future. in almost 50 years ago, the discussions began, how to enlifen our water front and how to keep it a working water front as we have here with all of us, as visitors, as those folks who are enjoying the great suit that they have to offer and the wonderful open space and also the working ferries that are helping to transport us around the bay and are here for us in times of emergency and celebration and so that is bha we stand for in san francisco, and this is a terrific place for us to celebrate, and i could not be more honored to be here with all of you, to celebrate those generations that went before us. and as mayor lee, and president chiu said so eloquently, those generations that will come after us, it is a tremendous honor, and i thank you for being here to share in that honor and please happy birthday, to all of you, and to the

city. >> we are about to get to masdar, the world's biggest experiment in sustainability. is entire thing is supposed to be all of masdar city. it looks like an oasis in the middle of the desert. this is architectural eye candy. >> there has never been a single attempt by anybody in the whole world to do anything as aggressive and as ambitious as masdar city. >> this is definitely a place of superlatives. >> yes, we go big. we do not do things small. when abu dhabi decides to do something, they go all in. we are in a very hot, uncomfortable, humid place. how did people adapt before there was air-conditioning? one of the things we do at masdar is try to blend architecture as well as maintaining the sustainability standards. >> everything here has a purpose. these doors are designed to direct wind into the courtyard. the tiles are cool no matter how hot it is outside. the exteriors of the building are designed to maximize shade. >> we put the buildings close together. we are using the buildings to shade each other. we are showing people how things can be done in the desert, i

you talk about creating a livable, sustainable city for all of us. thank you very much for being here. >> my pleasure. great to see you again. [applause] what i would like to do is move on to our next order of business, if i could. our next speaker is bob. global director city community -- and microfinance. he leads city initiative and i think i hope on the financial institutions that work on community development increasely heavy. and part that have is, you know, for years housing has been a corner stone of the work that have done in community development. and for cities it's been an anchor. we are not the largest bank in term of footprint in the united. we are largest of affordable housing in the united states. and part that have, i think, in term of the work that many institutions have done, have been for years also support by the community investment act. which many of the cities have benefited from. an act that sometimes trap funds in geography where it may be and needed. i think it's important thinking in term of we are the evolution of the int

patel positional make a sustained commitment. the city was taken on an unseen text which apparently said he was conditional upon activists think eighteen occupied buildings with guns. it feels good to build described conditions as the minute it saying the campaign mike is clara could stay in the tents accept that anything was for the mistake is to be over too well because the cities and regions need it like to go on several hours after that that the bill was finally published. pretty much done and they said was a new poll allowing the government to insist on the canning the barricades eight there were any protests. it felt when aunt p still even sell ukraine's opposition parties are pushing for more than just an amnesty wanted to see real change in the balance of power between geeks and not be a cold shoulder issue which is constitutional amendments. and. the key factor of these constitutional amendments is to shift from presidential to parliamentary as they show the. so these books even somehow all of cold all the situation in ukraine th

it's one of the innovative ways to tharn a reputation as a sustainable city in latin america.reen spaces dominate the landscape, helping to keep carbon emissions down. public buildings like the opera house are made out of recycled materials, and the high-speed bus system, copied around the world, transports 35,000 people every hour. >> the idea to make it a green city and a model in urban planning was barn in the late is the 70s -- in the late 1970s. if you want creativity, you need to cut a zero. if you want staenibility, cut two zeros. >> as more people move to the city, they are building illegal homes, close to fragile eco systems. >> traffic jams are common. the state capital has a high ratio of cars per resident. known for innovation, the city is struggling to keep up with a rapid growing population. >> the ecological model is designed with the elite in mind. the city became too expensive for the poor and they are being pushed to the outskirts. >> holding on to a reputation as a staenable utopia depends on whether the vision for the future is not stuck in the past. >> end

you're talking about creating a livable, sustainable city for all of us, so we're appreciative of that as well. thank you very much for being here. >> my pleasure. great to be -- good to see you all again. [applause] >> what i'd like to do is move on to our next order of business, if i could. our next speaker is bob annibale, bob leads citigroup's initiatives and partnerships supporting community development and micro finance through financial inclusion, as is the building, neighborhood revitalization and microenterprise development. he leads citi's global commercial relationships with microfinance and community institutions to expand access to financial services with particular focus on developing innovative platforms for scaling access to finance and savings through partnerships and correspondence. based in london, welcome back sits on -- bob sits on a number of committees including the fdic chairman's committee on economic empowerment and the world's bank cgap executive committee. bob will speak on innovative public/private partnerships. bob? >> thank you. thank you very much, mayor

bag ban to all commercial retailers in san francisco and whereas melanie has advanced the sustain ability of our city and communities with her diligent leadership and tireless efforts raising awareness ~ of reducing energy consumption for small businesses city-wide, and the community through the energy watch program and the green business program, and whereas because of melanie nutter and her exuberant enthusiasm, san francisco is well positioned to continue its visionary programs that have helped make our city the greenest city in north america. now therefore be it resolved that i, mayor edmond m. lee, mayor of the city and county of san francisco in gratitude for her service to the residents of our city and the environment and in wishing her the best in all her future endeavors do here by proclaim today, ~ january 28th, 2014 as melanie nutter day in san francisco. (applause) >> can we all get a picture together maybe? >> yeah. >> we did that before over here, right? we have a nice camera. [multiple voices] >> where should we look? >> look both ways. >> wow, thank you so much. can i just say thank y

you talk about creating a sustainable and livable city for all of us. thank you very much for being here. >> my pleasure. great to see you all again. [applause] >> what i would like to do is move on to our next order of business. our next speaker leads partnerships to develop asset building, neighborhood revitalization. to expand access to financial services with particular focus on developing innovative forms for scaling access to finance and savings. based in london, bob sits on a number of committees. bob will speak on innovative public-private partnerships. >> thank you very much. i will try to be brief. i think of it as a bit of an evolution in the way we work on community development are increasingly heading. for years, housing has been a cornerstone of the work that many banks have done in community development. for citi, it has been an anchor. part of that in terms of the work that many institutions have done has been supported by the community reinvestment act. as important as it is, sometimes it traps funds in geographies where it is needed, b

city division. the etc., could districts a one an effort for the core sustainable program it was nichtd to pursue an effort to achieve the city's goals at a neighborhood state law scale and working with the public works and other agencies as well as private stakeholders and property owners to look at ways to achieve our goals for water and energy at the a local level in coordination with the retrofit of existing neighborhood but altercating other agencies like public works are looking at this on are still scale to tie it to our micro efforts >> another way to think about the echo things they apply to a neighborhood there are efficiency when you look at the clupgz of buildings. it's a plan we're working on with the nature areas under their jurisdiction. that's been a very long environmental review. there's a plan they put in place and an expensive e extensive e.r. that's being conducted and there's a lot of heated positions. there are those who building we should cut down non-native trees and there are those who don't. that's been in the throws of a long series of meeting that's why it shows up. it i

mission manager i'm here to voice my support for the aquarium foundation and the city college of san francisco. as the sustainable ability manager i currently enjoy working with a have variety of local partners toward the facility from seafood to volunteer shoreline and coastal cleans up. i'm enlisted the opportunity to work with conditional as well as a number of new partners new to me to expand conservatism education at the eco center and i'm excited to learn be from the bay hunters community and a build that the community effort. this proposal reflects existing the working relationships with the port of san francisco and it represents the combined expertise of two fine programs along with san francisco waterfront thank you very much for your time and good luck with our decision. (calling names) >> good afternoon. my name is clem ma i'm the director at the city college and a full-time faculty member marry conditional has been involved in existence 2012 actually we've been involved in the park since the beginning and i remember i brought students there i made a key to the plans of the park and it was all innovat

mission manager i'm here to voice my support for the aquarium foundation and the city college of san francisco. as the sustainable ability manager i currently enjoy working with a have variety of local partners toward the facility from seafood to volunteer shoreline and coastal cleans up. i'm enlisted the opportunity to work with conditional as well as a number of new partners new to me to expand conservatism education at the eco center and i'm excited to learn be from the bay hunters community and a bu

small cities, on the river, historic architecture, ibm came in and took over an old department store and help them advance their sustainability agenda. high technology and it will be one of those gigabyte cities. that's a big development. but like el paso talked about citizen-centered development on their rezoning plan. that's another approach. >> let me stop through. i'm wondering if the success of some of the bigger and better known cities will actually cause people looking for a bargain to take a second look at places like toledo, which was featured in today's "new york times." >> i think there are lots of opportunities. cleveland is one of my favorite examples because cleveland and it's surrounding region and goes to some point that mark made, the regional thinking in northeast ohio is drawing big cities and their smaller suburban cities together to think regionally to do some clever things. take advantage of the universities in the area. the infrastructure already in place. that's a way to think about this as well. >> and what do the balance shiites look like? can places like detroit, flint, pull out of what looks from t

those are the fundamental chafrngz channels of our time not only for our city but for cities around the world and to sustain our economic recovery and the renewed conversation we must confront these in a san francisco way clear hearted. in the chinese zodiac this the year of the horse they tend toward strengthen and financial success but their among the most compassionate and quick to protect those who can't fight for themselves. those are the challenges before us because it is that same economic strengthen and renewed conversation in our future it provides us with the resources and the resolve to do. my fellow san franciscans this is the agenda for the priority of the year ahead. and that affordability agenda starts with making sure every one of our receipt from the young or old from the southeast or a new immigrant has a good job and can access the skills and training to get one. there's no wider income gap between those who have a job and those who do not. there are 24 thousand san franciscans out of work with perhaps twice that under employed and that's why we must never relent in our efforts across tec

to the special tax district no. 2009-1 - san francisco sustainable financing] sponsors: mayor; chiu, tang and wiener resolution authorizing the city and county of san francisco special tax district no. 2009-1 san francisco sustainable financingg to levy special taxes and incur debt to finance work deemed necessary to bring buildings or real property, including privately owned buildings or real property, into compliance with seismic safety standards >> sf 91234 president david chiu: same house same call. this resolution is adopted. let's skip to item 16. a committee reports. the clerk: planning code fulton street grorsary store special use district provide controls for business signs and making the findings. president david chiu: supervisor breed. supervisor london breed: thank you. this will allow the project to proceed with demolition and other entitlements. it extends the special use district for another 5 years. the legislation does not address or in anyway approve the issues around the formula retail, the size of retail, other affordability requirements or other uses. i'm actively engaged on those conversations and topics and

at different levels of urbanization with that the best economic growth will sustainable environments will be in large cities medium size cities where forty have a consensus to that medium size cities is the way to go forward but also in talks on a restructuring and state enterprise industry. a lot of discussion on welfare. and as many delegates you seem to think that that needs to be based on the welfare system so that there is i said to the safety net so that the savings the people putting away for the future for their parents. the bingo and the consumption that he got that domestic economy a little bit mall. but houses and boldness i sessions i was the fact that they are a record number of chinese delegates here at the forum this year. there are no politicians all from the business community the investment community arts but to a number of them yesterday. it would have to be said that amongst all of delegates here is where the most enthusiasm is one of the sessions is cold out the bricks is their mid life crisis. i was saying in the case of china. note that all the good of many of them often. but what the

city and buying. i think that's why we've seen that market increase. areas in the north bay are becoming very popular as people are moving out. it's sustainable a while. i think i expect to see it growing in the next year or two. >> will mortgage rates going up, will that put something of a damper on it? >> i think in the city proper it will help the market. it will strengthen the market, in fact. when people hear that the interest rates are going to rise, people want to move and buy a house as soon as possible. so they're not caught in the high mortgage rate to pay a high motor rate. sellers will say the same thing. we need to put our home on the market now while it's hot. in the immediate sense it will spur the market. i don't see the interest rates going above 6%, 7%, 8%, and getting to a point where will il have a negative affect on the market. san francisco is a dynamic, beautiful city, it's magnificent. >> i'm with you. no surprise that san francisco continues to be hot. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> there is no disputing 2013 was great for u.s. stocks. the dow jones industrial average and s&p closed out 25% in year to year ga

that would be a more cost-effective sustainable and safe solution for our city's most vulnerable people. many of whom would end up behind bars if we expanded our prisons. please consider [speaker not understood] and say no to more jails. thank you. (applause) >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is pete [speaker not understood]. i work at the california partnership. i appreciate you opening the forum here to this incredibly important issue. we are a statewide coalition of anti poverty organizations. mostly of what we focus on is eliminating poverty in california and we work with clinics and food banks and affordable housing groups to do so. we see incarceration as something that happens to poor people, like hunger, like homelessness, like all of these other -- like poverty. it impacts poor people's lives. we've got a chance here in san francisco to face that head on and instead of going with the -- continue to be the city we all dream of, we're proud to serve, we're proud to work in. so, i want to speak to the fact that what we heard in the repo