in this case, in 2003, cbs made an application. our practice is to deal with the applicant in such a case. >> thank you. the matter is submitted. >> i found it to be an interesting argument that the notice only went out to cbs and not to the property owner. >> we did not know that last time? >> i don't recall that. , but then again my memory is not great. >> what implication would you give that? >> we have seen the contracts that were in place from some of the other cases that have come before this board specify ownership. what was of issue to this particular board was the relationship between the property rights of the building and landowner with respect to access. they have the rights to remove, alter, or have this within the perimeter of the code. in this instance, the question in my mind is how the termination costs signed and how did the notice occur? we understood the sequence from what was presented by the billboard company last time. what is a little bit in doubt in my mind is that it is the relationship to the requesters mo

are making a big mistake for the future of the community development block grant by rejecting an applicant of this caliber and with this experience. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. >> there are six ayes and five nos. president chiu: motion to amend passes. on the motion as amended, if we could take a roll-call vote. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: no. supervisor cohen: [silence] president chiu: supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. >> there are six ayes and five nos. president chiu: the motion as amended is approved. it could go back to item 22, please. >> a resolution requesting the recreation and park department and the department of the environment to establish a comprehensive parts recycling program. supervisor mirkarimi: colleagues, this issue is not unfamiliar to anybody here. there ha

it says this is an application for consultation, psychological consultation. they're offering services for people who cannot sleep, and who have anxiety, and who have worries on human relationship. and some people say that because they lost their friends, some people wonder if it is all right for them to be alive. and as time goes by, their sorrow deepens, and they encounter troubles with other humans. so it is -- psychological care is becoming more and more needed. >>> we spoke to some of the survivors. they are exhausted and deeply grieving. and are now facing the huge task of rebuilding. >> translator: yesterday marked two weeks from the earthquake. this clock stopped at the time when the earthquake hit. this person says that he lost his family and he's now alone. he says that he wonders what he should do from now on. this woman says that she also lost many relatives, and it makes her feel very sad. to think about all the poor people who lost their lives. at 2:46 p.m., a moment of silence was observed. an elementary school ceremony. one student lost his lif

instead of a traditional ad, it makes sense to do product place of employment on an application relevant to an automobile. i think that's where cellphone advertising will go. i always follow how people consume media. people are spending more and more and more time on their smart phone. we have to find a way to connect with them and our product on cellphones. we have to. >> what do you do -- can you translate the feel or sense of it into traditional television advertising? >> yes. that's a great question. i think what we have done on "american idol" where you have the participants talking about seiest ta. you don't just run a block, though you do that. the ads are created for the show, including the participants and you have opportunities during the show to highlight the product. i think if you don't do that type of product placement, you will be seen as a static company, you missed an tunlt. >> any thoughts to the next step? you did the ken block thing. i'm sure you don't just want to do wrc ads. what other ideas do you have here? >> i am excited about our focus test drive, flying 50 peo

it seems to me -- this case is different to me than a case where i believe it is more that an applicant falsified records in order to get a medallion. this looks like to be an audit, and i would have to agree that the punishment is pretty severe, the complete revocation of the medallion. that seems intense. i mean, if you are audited, if your work is audited, you would hope that you would have an opportunity to improve first, so those are just some general thoughts that i have. vice president garcia: i totally agree with commissioner hwang. the council for the appellant. it seems like an odd case for the mta to bring forward for a relocation. something like a fine. prior to 2006. that is a little bit cloudy. certainly, his record since then. i would be opposed to upholding the department depending on the comments of others. commissioner fung: i am in agreement with the department in a sense that it is the responsibility of the medallion holder and the drivers to document their driving records. their licenses are predicate it upon that. excuse me, there permits are predicate on that -- t

is there an application process? >> a couple months ago, i picked up some documentation from the captain. he said he would get back to me, which i am pretty sure he will at his own convenience. i have been waiting. i would like to sit on that board. >> ♪ the best policing is yet to come and what it be fine you ain't seen nothing yet that badges going to shine happy retirement to you, to mark mcdunna in a couple of weeks you have really done your time i know you have water beat so many times down the line and i want to say that you make it all turned fine and all the leaves are brown leaves a brown and the sky is gray i went to city hall on a winter's night/day i want to say all the policing i hope it is going your way california policeman on such a winter's day and i like stopping in the city hall and i started to say i make a public comment be safe now at the public safety committee tonight and today california policing on such a winter's day and have a retirement, marked -- mark mcdunnah hope everything goes your w

commissioner farrell: no objections. >> there was not an applicant for seat one. if you give me time, i will try to do more recruitments. chairperson kim: thank you so much for being here today. >> one of the things i apologize that we did not point out -- to be respectful of mr. picorillo's comments, your application for the board of supervisors requires you to be a u.s. citizen. we have done hours and hours of work. some people will not fill out the application because of their citizenship status. that has been one of the biggest problems in doing recruitment for that position. chairperson kim: is that a requirement? if someone wanted to leave that blank, can we still consider that? >> i would have to check into the requirement for this particular committee. chairperson kim: i completely understand those concerns. we will check into that issue as well. we have a motion to move forward seats two, four, five, and six, with positive recommendation, without objection. thank you again to the members for coming back a second time. we really appreciate your commitment

commissioner farrell: no objections. >> there was not an applicant for seat one. if you give me time, i will try to do more recruitments. chairperson kim: thank you so much for being here today. >> one of the things i apologize that we did not point out -- to be respectful of mr. picorillo's comments, your application for the board of supervisors requires you to be a u.s. citizen. we have done hours and hours of work. some people will not fill out the application because of their citizenship status. that has been one of the biggest problems in doing

the decision of the planning commission, either approving or disapproving an application for reclassification or conditional use of property is final. that's a valid appeal to the board of supervisors as filed. so any person provided the notice of appeal is subscribed by the owners at least 20% of the land area, 300 feet of all exterior boundaries, a subject of the application, or 300 feet of all extooryor boundaries for the property, for which the conditional use has been approved by the planning commission. this 20% is actually verified by the ed risken, actually, his department overseas, and verifies those 20% and all the signatures that are received for conditional use appeals. that's another $500. and those should be filed within 30 days of the planning commission's action. appeals are scheduled before the board within 30 days of the date of the appeal. and six votes are required to approve, or eight votes on the board of supervisors to overrule the conditional use. and lastly, we have tentative maps. tentative maps refers to a map made for the purpose of showing the design and the exist

representation during the hearing that cbs actually checked the blocks on the permit application claiming that it was an authorized agent, which was incorrect. now we are on the application -- no where on the application did they indicate that they were an authorized agent. if the board takes that into consideration, that would be consistent with what i have had the board discussed in other matters in terms of authorization and whether or not the property owner knew or authorize a the renewal of the sign. -- was not prepared to speak and address the board. he is here today. he also refiled the rehearing request. i think most of the relevant information will come directly from him. if the board has any questions, we will be happy to answer them. >> how much time is left? >> 49 seconds. >> he is filing his own request. >> i am here to request a rehearing on the new facts. as an owner of the property, -- following material facts. i never received the property owners package from the city of san francisco which i attached to the request for them to verify that the honor is aware or holding a permit to demol

please make clear if you are in support or opposition of an applicant. helps us when we draft our minutes. >> i am in support of allen grossman. i am a resident of district 6. the reasons i support him are as follows -- when supervisor kim proposed three questions to each of the candidates, he answered them in a fashion that i think promotes good governance. he is for video recordings of the ethics commission's. he is for all office visits being documented, even in the calendars of government officials. when he was asked what the debate -- biggest issue ethics has, he talked about their need to enforce more open government because with open government, you have good government. i can tell you personally, working with him on different issues at city hall, with obstacles, but meetings, there are many times that i have gotten up the next morning, open my e-mail, and found a memo from him coming up with a solution to the problem we experienced the previous night. basically, that is the work ethic he has asked a retired business lawyer. i think one of the val

and we have an applicant to speak and join the committee. >> we should open this to the applicants for the seat. if you can come forward, you will be able to make a brief statement with up to three minutes. i don't know if it is one or more. but we would begin with mr. flanagan. >> my name is joseph flanagan. i am a member of the department of developmental services. advisory committee, representing san francisco. and also, i am a member of the arc of san francisco. my experience is working with those who come out of developmental center and seniors. my interest in the cac is to help support disabled and help them with the problems that they have getting on and off the bus. and other transportation problems the city has. my experience happened at sonoma developmental center in 1963. i was a patient's rights advocate there. and then i formed a group for cac for the arc of san francisco. i feel i have a lot of experience. i would be willing to work with the cac on this committee. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. any questions? are there any others? begin by stating yoru name.

commissioner kim: we know you are an applicant for six and seven. >> i am a landscape architect and haven for it the last 16 years. i have been for 12 years in san francisco with various organizations. dealing locally, regionally, and across the country on designing construction projects. everything from small, private projects to large-scale public works. that straddle the line between private and public realms. my work as a landscape architect, i am not only concerned about the aesthetics and sustaining the beauty, but also looking at the work i do as it relates to the community at large. a lot of the work that i have done dovetails with the work of the urban forestry council. their work not just to sustain the urban forest, but use that as an educational tool with the greater public and also the ecological goals that the urban forest can support. in my experience, the design and construction of the industry, they can use it. it gives me a unique perspective. also, the practical issues in measures related to the urban forest both private and public in both private and public spaces. i

application. so i have all of the files in digital spreadsheet files, but also in an open document source format so they can use a free spreadsheet reader to prepare their applications. i also wanted to mention that we are beginning -- we are scheduled to begin our applicant workshops next week. there is about 130 people in groups right now on the mailing list for the program. we are expecting great response to the second round. commissioner buell: thank you. public comment, i think. excuse me, let's get commissioner lee. commissioner lee: i understand the item was not placed in front of capital because of time restraints, but in the future, capital items if all possible should be placed in the capital committee first before going to the full committee. with that said, i was wondering what kind of out -- you are doing in terms of language, materials -- what kind of outreach you are doing in other languages to let people know about the opportunities and what kind of responses you have gotten. >> we have been primarily working with the board of supervisors. we have not received any requests for trans

chinese new year parade, so they just sent them in the form of an email, and you can take a look at those. in addition, behind the application is an amended security plan, which was given to me today. will take a minute typical of the bat. that is behind the application, for your reference. again, the conditions for the police department are the they need to stick to the business plan presented, pass the entertainment commission inspection, which is always the case as part of the good neighbor policy, and comply within loitering laws. those are not out of the ordinary, and, again, i think the applicants are here, in addition of questions, or they might want to present something different. i just want to hear your absence, so it is really important for you to speak into the microphone. >> hello, folks. >> that is all i get? i was waiting for the broker. >> we might have to have him single a little bit. i just wanted to make sure that they were in compliance, so that is why we submitted the security plan. the occupancy is 49, so there will be one person on the door, and that will be the owner, john, checking id's and running d

normally, it must be a decision regarding an application. in this case, we have the permits already issued and it would be too late. i would certainly ask that you leave the question of jurisdiction open to see if we are allowed to go before them or not. we believe the proper jurisdiction is here. commissioner fung: thank you. commissioner peterson: do you want to give the permit holder a moment to respond? commissioner fung: that is only fair. commissioner hwang: would you talk about the change to the retaining wall drawings you just described? you said it very quickly. we also did not request any written comments and i am hearing it for the first time. >> we just understood in the last couple of days, through the sieve middle of mr. -- through mr. junius, that there is a change to the retaining wall. we thought the plants were what was handwritten, revised. we have just learned is that the plans that were now approved show the wall like the original, is my understanding. somehow, it that changed back from the revised plans, which were neve

once an applicant has submitted who -- we will be required to hold the building permits until the applicant submits the appropriate public networks permit -- public works permit. the department has established time frames for review of the permanencits. once the applicant has submitted the appropriate plans, we will release the building permit and not delay the beginning of construction. on average, once public works has begun reviewing a permit, it will typically take us between a week or two for review. this assumes the application and or architect responds in a timely manner. furthermore, it takes six to 12 weeks currently to process. however, this should not delay the impact sioux businesses as it relates to improvements or new construction -- the impact to business as it relates to improvements are new construction. the sidewalk work comes at the end of construction, which is years if not months away. within the department, i currently have a full-time staff running over 30 different programs. currently the staff will be supplementing as necessary dependent upon the work load. five oth

if there are outstanding issues, the department can issue cert, providing some time for an applicant to complete the necessary repairs so they can get a certificate of occupancy. >> we are working with our customer base as opposed to being restrictive. thank you. >> any further comments hamas -- comments? thank you for your presentation. public comments? >> good evening, i am a construction engineer. let me start by saying i happen to have a great deal of respect for the technical confidence of the apartment. they have so great deal of experience. i have worked with him for 11 years, but i have been surprised about the backlog of some of this. yet i understand he claimed some consultants do not have the expertise to submit sidewalk and drawings. i can understand how they would reject these. my firm and other firms have been doing sidewalk drawings for a while. i think the 12 taser 14 week backlog potentially can be -- 12th to 14 wheat backlog potentially can be rectified with a premium thfee. the fire department has cut. if you request an expedited service, there is a fee associated,

if you are interested in an application or information, i have brochures, or you can give us a call. >> thank you. next is marked with wells fargo. >> hello, i work for wells fargo bank. i cover the northern california region. i usually focus on about $350 -- $350,000 of sbe loans. last year, for 2010, i did 43 loans. so we are lending. i usually focus on six different types of loans. start-ups, business acquisitions, real estate purchases with ti's, working capital, a partner buyouts, business expansion. when i am looking at a potential loan, i use the standard five c's of credit. the first one is character. what we are looking for is a minimum score around 640. we would like to say no recent bankruptcy foreclosures, bankruptcies, tax liens. if we see a loan that has been modified, we would like to see a reason it was modified, what ever reason it may be. it cannot be, i did not want to pay that payment any more. the second c, conditions. basically, how precise will the money be used? we are looking at a business plan. when you look at a business plan, that is just a start up. we ar

we are preparing an application to go to the preservation office for approval. as many of you know, that is a critical stage for us. approval would mean that we would be eligible for historic preservation tax credits, which would cover up to 20% of the construction costs for the building. finally, -- let me just stick to the end. if all goes to plan, we will be looking at a completion date of sometime in january to june of 2014. so with that, i would like to pass it over to john and rosalynn, who will walk us through some of the [inaudible] >> commissioner lee, did you have a question? >> i am wondering what the role of our department is. it sounds like a great program, but we only have this one-sheet right up before coming to the meeting. i am just wondering -- i understand the department owns the property -- non-profit operates it. the last time i was there was a couple of years ago. it was just a shell of a building. you must have done a lot of work on it. it seems from your presentation, you have a lot of great programs happening. i am wondering if you can c