the alameda -- alemany farmers market has not consistently complied with state and federal codes, and we found this is due to inadequate training and tools. before getting into the specifics of the findings, i overview of the farmer's market. the alemany farmers' market was established in 1943, primarily z>÷as a means of providing local farmers a way to sell excess produce the other was would have netted more federal regulations in world war ii. in 1947, the market move from dubos avenue and market street to its permanent home near the intersection of highway 101 and 280. of the approximate 20 certified farmers' markets in san francisco,z one operated by the city. the market has a long and successful history and is popular with local residents. it is held every saturday, rain or shine. it is one of three markets operated by the real estate division. the division also operates the alameda -- the alemany flea mine plaza gallery on mondays, thursdays, and fridays. alemany farmers market as opposed to approximately 110 farmers, also known as the agricultural producers, and approximately 2

last year, i applied to get one of the spots at alemany.re last year complaining bitterly that my business plan received daa zero. since then, we have done tons of wine and art festivals. we have been invited to the north street festival, union festival. i just want to make you aware that when i resubmit my proposal, i want to give a copy to you for my participation in alameda -- alemany. as a side bar, the health department. yes, they are overburdened, like everyone else, but in the year and a half that i have been in part of the city, no one has come to inspect me, not once. the firemen have been there three times. they were very nice. as far as the conditions of food vendors at alemany market, deplorable is the way i would characterize it. it is clear when you go through the county's what the standards are for health. you are supposed to have clean water with soap, rinse water, and water to sanitize. i only saw one stall that had those. i only saw one person wearing gloves. of all the festival that we have done, when the health inspector

last year, i applied to get one of the spots at alemany.siness plan received daa zero. since then, we have done tons of wine and art festivals. we have been invited to the north street festival, union festival. i just want to make you aware that when i resubmit my proposal, i want to give a copy to you for my participation in alameda -- alemany. as a side bar, the health as a side bar, the health department.

our study focused on the effectiveness and efficiency of the alemany farmer's market and was conducted in accordance with the yellow book standards. the study took place during the summer and fall of this year and was initiated by a motion of the full board sponsored by supervisor maxwell. the draft of our report before revision on september 24, and the final report went to the full board on october 13. the audit has four main focus areas, including management of the market, current market finances, the government structure of the market, and the market's compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and codes. in the absence of a well-defined purpose for mission statement, the alemany farmer's market has not logically come under the jurisdiction of a specific city agency. as a result, for your different departments have operated and managed the department over the last seven years. we found that the real estate division does not have a formal process for ensuring long-term needs are sufficiently manage and finance. we also found that the farmer's market needs a more effective governan

in the absence of a well-defined purpose for mission statement, the alemany farmer's market has not logically come under the jurisdiction of a specific city agency. as a result, for your different departments have operated and managed the department over the last seven years. we found that the real estate division does not have a formal process for ensuring long-term needs are sufficiently manage and finance. we also found that the farmer's market needs a more effective governance structure, including revised rules and regulations and the appointment of an advisory committee. the alameda -- alemany farmers market has not consistently complied with state and federal codes, and we found this is due to inadequate training and tools. before getting into the specifics of the findings, i overview of the farmer's market. the alemany farmers' market was established in 1943, primarily z>÷as a means of providing local farmers a way to sell excess produce the other was would have netted more federal regulations in world war ii. in 1947, the market move from dubos avenue and market street to its permanen

and so people in the alemany housing community decided they didn't want a dump in their neighborhood. >> you'll find a festive atmosphere on this community-organized farm. run largely by volunteers, there's a variety @f crops, like collard greens, rainbow shards, strawberries, even artichokes-- all of this growing right next to a publc housing project. residents who volunteer get to pick and keep their own food. >> let me show you how to pick 'em. look how beautiful it is. you want to put it inside? >> yeah. >> good job. >> kids play an important role on this farm. 9-year-old christian and his 10-year-old buddy dejean were showing me the organic cabbages and greens they planted. >> these are called--i forgot what they're called. >> collard greens. >> yeah. [both giggling and we have lettuce growing right here. this one's almost done. it's like something you could co up here and do instead of being bored out there. >> erin williams has been involved in alemany farm for about 2 yes. this is your land! >> this is my land. but it's everybody*s land. and i just love the fact that we can ha

supervisor maxwell: many of you are supporters and customers of the alemany farmer's market, the first of its kind in california. the market has a rich history and continues to be wildly popular. it is an incredible resource to the city. i called for this audit because i thought there was room for improvement in the product we are providing. being the only farmers market in san francisco that we the city operate, i believe we have a special obligation to ensure that the market is the best it can be. this report has identified some fairly easy fixes and some not so easy that we can make that should lead to dramatic improvements in the operation of the market. i want to thank the budget analysts for their exploration of these issues as well as the leadership of the real-estate department for being an active partner throughout the process. i know that the department will continue to work closely with us as we move forward. i would like to ask the budget analyst to come up, and i appreciate that they kind of took me through this and we're very synched and thorough -- and work -- and were v

in the case of alemany, i have not looked at that map. i am sorry, i cannot tell you what the boundaries are. but there is a boundary that identifies agricultural certified and non-certified. supervisor maxwell: thank you. ms. brown? yes, another question. have you looked at the boundary lately, has it changed -- >> if i may. i think we have relatively simple solution. in our next some middle for application, that we provide a seasonal boundaries so that we have a winter season and summer season boundary. that would give us the flexibility to assign certain spaces for non-certified uses when we know we are going to have those vacancies, so we can be in compliance. we can work with the agricultural commissioner. i think there is a solution we can work to worward. supervisor maxwell: ok, thank you. i would like to continue this. i want to ask our real estate department -- i want to have day a check-in -- hopefully, they have a number of items that they would like to have completed or are working to complete by december 31. i would ask that