maybe it should be agendized, but i will not be here for it, so i will not say one way or the other. director metcalf: i just want to say thank you for raising the issue. >> we have a long closed session. >> we are looking at building a building adjacent to that, and it has been to the knowledge of staff for many years, so we are trying to get the design finalize so we can move forward. the idea of there are other alternative exit ways to be had, so with a little thought and head-scratching, we can develop a win-win strategy, and right now, it is sort of a win-lose strategy. >> thank you very much. >> no other members of the public indicated they wanted to address you under public comment. with that, we can move into the consent calendar. >> we have three items. the minutes, which i will recuse myself from, from the last meeting. and then a couple of amendments. >> we can call the member -- the minutes separately, sever those from the calendar. >> all right, is there any motion for approval on items 7.2 and 7.3? ok, and the objection? seeing none, passes unanimously. i will recused f

. >> i just want to remind the board that this item is not again rise -- agendized for discussion today. if you want to discuss this, you should consider putting it on the agenda for a future meeting. >> is this something you would like to agendize? director metcalf: i have so much to learn about the design. what is the normal process for this body of reviewing the design issues? >> we are happy to brief you on design issues. certainly, as part of my report, i could give you more in-depth briefing. we could always do that. or you could come to our office, and we could brief you directly. whatever you would like. i think we are good now. >> my experience -- for 12 years, i was on the emeryville redevelopment agency and counsel. i can tell you that the only thing i can say is one of the things we have learned is that when you do something as huge as what we're doing, you will affect everything around you in terms of buildings will turn around, things will happen because of what we're doing, and we that. it may be a wall now, but the question is -- from a permanent planning standpoint, and

. -- agendized. but there are some items that i think reflect the transportation sustainability program, especially if those strategies are to help orchestrate it in this area. so keep in mind, you may want to continue to work with our mtc representatives. some of these items that are coming up very much affect mtc discussions as well. >> i would be happy to calendar those on a periodic basis, and direct report from the executive director. i can work with them to see what the schedule is on mtc, what they prefer to do. commissioner mirkarimi: instead of the supervisor's introduction time, that also helps, but it is also bolstered by the transportation authority. if commissioners wiener and campos agreed, it could be something that ta staff want to consider as well. there are things that we have been monitoring closely and we are pretty much intersected on what has been happening. >> thank you for that point. would be useful to agendize that. commissioner campos and i work closely with the ta on a reg

. >> you generally can make announcements without having to agendize the item under the brown act, but if it's a report from one of your standing committees under the brown act, it would require that we post that report, as well, but you are free to make an announcement if the committee has an announcement rather than a report from its committee meeting. president mendoza: if the committee leaders have an announcement they'd like to make about their committee meeting, you're welcome to do that at this time. let's start with commissioner norton? commissioner norton: the curriculum and program committee met on september 19. we had two informational items. we heard a really interesting presentation put together by janet schultz, so thank you for that, on the various aspects of our summer school, how students did in our summer school, some things lincoln did last year. they married funding and built a program for all this students that was innovative. we heard from the special ed department about extended school year and some of their planning. we also heard a report on the planning for tr

it is not an action item for tonight, and we have time, so it will be agendized for september. once again, i am very pleased that we will be able to start addressing things, a good, solid, working committee that we can discuss things and move forward. i believe everything else we discussed has been in front of the full commission. that completes my report. >> any questions? next item. >> permitting committee report >> there is nothing to report this month. >> outreach committee report. >> please do not have a report. >> president's report. >> just a couple of things. the commissioner pretty much covered everything as far as the subcommittee is concerned. the only thing she may have mentioned, but just in case, the president and the vice president will meet with corresponding members at the planning commission. and hopefully, we can move to formulate the subcommittee with the members mentioned already and take that as an action item at the next meeting following that meeting between the president and vice-president. that is the only other part of the item i would cover. just for

these meetings will have to be agenda as to -- agendized. president o'brien: do we have a second? >> i think we have to move forward. i have some -- i think there will be some serious discussions. we are collating information. any member of this commission can sit in on any of these meetings. we cannot participate if we are not a member. can we forward questions based on -- you remember the public but you're not a member of the commission. you do not have a vote at the committee level. >> my guess is that this point in time, i am not so sure we're getting to votes. it is direction to department staff on doing research analysis and findings for the committee. no matter what topic is, there could be a proposal that is brought forward. at that point, i would imagine the committee, legislation and can -- policy committee will have the commission briefed on discussions, steps, thoughts, ideas, direction that the discussion is going in. the commission will be kept apprised as to what the committee is doing. >> i do not think there is anything that would be distinguished -- to distinguis

>> we can as a matter of moving forward, we can agendize all the committees that met in the previous two weeks as a place holder so we can properly compile it. >> we're usually pretty good about it. let's make sure that the committees -- whatever -- whenever we have any meetings set, let's put it in the agenda. and i want to make a quick announcement that this weekend is the 11th annual harley strictly blue grass festival put on for free for the city which is a huge contribution to our city and he, every year, kicks it off by taking all of the middle schoolers to listen to blue grass music so he's going to do that again. he's moving it up to a thursday because friday is going to be all day he's actually adding acts so all day friday will be the festival itself. so once again, m.c. hammer will be performing for the kids on thursday from 10:30 to noon if anybody would like to come out and join the kids. commissioner norton? commissioner norton: i wanted to say that many of the schools located around golden gate park have turned this into a fundraiser and are allowing people to pay to p

let him talk, sort out the things and discard the rest and you incorporate it into your agend a. he's a great guy to be around. >> you know who valid a problem with that? locking him in the basement? >> greg: they would go down. was the telemundo thing as awful as it seemd? it seemed like they said, we have telemundo, they get the immigration question. >> they had a full courted of mariachis. >> the stage hand asked for his papers. >> i read that, greg. we would never do that. >> rick perideported him. >> are they going to build a wall -- >> greg: so strange. weird. okay. coming up, where can you buy a top hat for your top hat? we discuss the new books, the things i buy because i sleep in a bed made of money. but first, controversy on toddlers and tiaras, we pick up on the fourth hour of the today show. this is amazing. g@ shi. we care about off hair? california senate is concerning a bill to ease the burden of its baby-sitters. it's true, the measure introduced by a republican -- just kidding -- would require a 10-minute break for every two hours of brat watching and a 30-