it does not guarantee the remaining 37 are going to be recalled. >> i appreciate that, and i appreciate we are taking the long view in regards to what we have to do, and we have observed that when we are talking about now lay offs. thank you very much. they appreciate that very much. thank you. >> other comments? >> i just want to go to if we are looking at funding, we should look at where they are coming from. i am not really a budget person, but i have your marketplaces where we could cut. i could identify a enough money, so i look forward to the discussion and curio -- on that. >> as we come to a a close, i want to thank the staff. i know every year it is more and more painful, and i want to thank our city partners who have helped us in and stay afloat and all of the community partners and then play a big role -- community partners but play a big role. the cuts would be even steeper if we did not have folks who believe in the work we are doing and believed in our kids. i want to go back to this concept of generating revenue. there are ways we can generate revenue. i am getting mixed

i appreciate the comments from the commissioner. i think it's important to be dealt with every penny that we spend and that we provide specificity in terms of the deliverables and that we don't spend anymore than we need to. to strike a balance in terms of moving forward with the understanding that we will not spend more than what is needed. and with the understanding that it's been agreed that the p.u.c. will do this work. i would ask for a motion to accept staff's recommendation to aprove, give the executive officer approval or authority to enter into a contract up to an amount of 100,000 but that's not necessarily the amount that will be spent. so is there a motion? motion by commissioner avalos. is there a second. >> second by commissioner mikarimi. [voting] >> mr. chair, we have three ayes and one no. >> the motion passes. madam clerk can you call item number five? >> item number five, executive officer's report. >> ms. miller? >> i have no report, thank you. >> but, i'm sorry, i do want to introduce -- i'm going to have jason

i will pass your appreciation on. we know we cannot make everyone happy, and getting the information is not a guarantee. it is part of the process. i am sure they will keep pushing back. >> do not be discouraged. >> the next item is a public comment on a consent items. i want to announce in accordance with policy, and individual wishing to address the board on matters other than those on the calendar for board actions can always call the board office by 4:30 or by completing a speaker cards prior to the item being called. cards being turned in a the same time an item is discussed will not be accepted. we will continue to make latten announcements. item g, the consent calendar. i need a motion and a second. >> i move to the consent calendar. >> second. >> we have three items. the first one is 116-28w1. riverview construction should the in place, so there needs to be a name change. for item 116-28 on page 154, the following should be deleted. one, special education, and construction from the authorized areas of legal wo

i will also appreciate everything you do from here on. i will do my best to continue leading this city and making sure we recognize all of the contributions made. we want to keep this city family close so that we can depend on each other whenever we have times of need. i want to signal to the public and your families that this is a day we want to remember as one where we celebrate your entry to this department, how you got here, all of the sacrifices, and make sure that you know that you are serving the best city in the world. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. [applause] >> good morning. thank you all for coming today. this is a beautiful looking group of people. give them a hand. they have been through so much in this training facility. i am so happy to be here today. it has been a long time coming. i am hoping we can make this an annual thing where we are bringing on even more firefighters for this great city. we have people retiring, leaving the department in large numbers. we are truly going to need them and mor

i appreciate the balances in the industry. my role is to support economic vitality and support public safety. to me, that seems to be the balance. i of the stand that you have a good relationship with crenshaw. i think that that will continue. i do miss being involved in the day to day, neighborhood stuff. my excitement come from this role, as well as parks and recreation. my father often said to me that if i have a chance to stop talking, i should take it. he also said that it is not having the answers in life, it is framing the questions. i am thrilled at the notion of these breakout sessions. stopping to talk about what the issues are, thinking about ideas and the future. there are two things that i live by. most of the problems at the end of the day, then i do not stay very involved. and working with bluegrass, i was inspired by the way that you operate your business is in dealing with its complexities. abc licensing and i do not know if i can raise this quietly and then stepped off stage. i will try. on the licensing issu

i want to appreciate you in being open to having that. thank you. >> thank you. the report of close session actions. -- close session actions. >-- closed session actions. i wanted to thank them for their it and on saturday and sunday, our region to the chinese language committee on educational opportunities. mcdonald's was the sponsor for that and i would like to include the district who participated in that event. that is the fourth year they have had it were they bring hundreds of folks to one of our high schools to brief them on scholarship opportunities, their educational opportunities. it is a great opportunity for us to outrage. secondly, there will be an international grain schoolyard conference in the san francisco bay area in september 16 through 18. many of our schools will be featured in that important event. that information is available at greenschoolyard.org. this is the last school board meeting for the year and want to thank my colleagues for training made to getting me up to speed as a member of the school board. i have to say one of the best eve

i appreciate you all being here. i'm going to single out paul reickhoff, thank you very much for being here. but more portly thank you for your advocacy for the veterans. very much appreciate. even a bulldog. crystal nicely, thank you very, very much for being here. we always say when a soldier goes to work their spouse goes with them. we appreciate you being here. it's going to be a great perspective to hear. the welfare of young men and women who defend this country is always at the forefront of our mind. and questioned whether to send into harm's way to begin with is something that can never be taken lightly. in doing so we have to prepare ourselves for the human and monetary costs of the decisions. it's not just about providing the troops armaments and equipment they need and tools they have to be successful in the missions. it's about ensuring we are fully capable of caring for them and their families when they return home. to quote the vfw commander, today this nation cannot afford to take care of her that is,

i think is a very heartfelt remarks and very much appreciated so thank you. senator coats. >> thank you madam chair and mr. olsen, and appreciate the discussion we had in my office earlier and your testimony today. your educational background is superb and your experience background is if not unmatched, very impressive. and the recommendations you have had from former attorney general mccaskey and mr. mcconnell and general alexander speak highly a few and other people, very credible people including senator conrad have spoken about your character, your family and the kind of person you are and i think it is a high recommendation. from my colleague as well as a number of other people. as you know we discussed in my office concerned with senator saxby discussed with you. i don't want to repeat all of that. i do want to state that it is disturbing that listening these news sources are credible about secretive plans, a stealth plan, it is disturbing if those are true. these are reputable news organizations. ism "the washington post," which i don't always agree wi

that would be the appropriate time. >> i appreciate that. why can't i speak on the process of the executive director's report? chairman nolan: you can speak on the process. go ahead. >> theesse credit card fees were scheduled to be a part of this report. this is something that can't be buried in the staff. it needs to come for its own deliberations and its decisions. i take it as an ominous sign. chairman nolan: i am hoping mr. murphy is here today. >> he is not, there will be no report. chairman nolan: perhaps we can move items 11 and 12 and then move to public comment. >> mr. chairman, if i may call the items together, they are on -- on the regular calendar, the chairman has asked 11 and 12 be called together. amending the section to increase the taximeter five broad rate of $3.50. item 12 authorizes the ceo to issue taxi medallion permits. and full-time temporary vehicles. and amending the transportation code to reflect those permits. >> do want to go right to the public? 2 minutes on these. >> i will read the first three. [reading names]

i really appreciate it. being the newest commissioner, it is nice to see operations resources, fiscal responsibility, all of those things laid out so i can tell exactly how this police department is progressing. thank you very much for that. one of my questions has been answered through your conversation with commissioner slaghter. one of the things i am most passionate about his career development. i want to take you back to your comments there, if you will. i am also a passionate advocate for diversity. i think diversity helps us connect with our different communities and different constituencies in a way that makes us much more effective as a police department in the community. i am glad to see that employee groups had an opportunity to comment on the development of this general order for career development goals. i would like to hear a little bit more about it. another will probably be more specific outline of what that looks like, but i would like to hear more about its structure. one thing i have learn

so i appreciate your support. i do apologize if this is going to affect you, but the inconvenience, in our opinion, is well worth the safety and security of your family. >> we will open it up for a few questions now. >> [inaudible] >> with the preseason series, the nfl selects three of the games, we select one. we have always selected the chargers. of those three games that we do not have power over controlling, our recommendation would be that we postpone the series between the forty-niners and raiders. >> for how long? >> we want to continue to work with their team official. in the past few years when we have gotten together, attention has built up over the past few years. we want to make sure that we coordinate together. we have played them a lot in the preseason, done scrimmages together. i think maybe we will focus on smaller scrimmages with the raiders. that is our recommendation to the nfl. >> [inaudible] what about last year's regular- season against the raiders? >> last year, the numbers were still lower.

let's [inaudible] i appreciate your approach in your thoughts. i have always felt that is -- it is a very slow city. wax [inaudible] -- >> [inaudible] people in the department have had attitudes around night life, i felt they were counterproductive. when i worked for hours on a new leather bar on bolten street, they were trying to limit the hours to midnight for nights per week. a perfect way to close a business. [laughter] i think they have done such a great job. this is just a commercial. an award is rent -- deserved for the people who are responsive, putting in a big picture. i really appreciate that you will be able to get it done for us. i appreciate that. >> so much of what she said resonated with me. i cannot say enough about david and his crew. they are so on top of things. where are things on the process? give them a call and you will find a very open door. i lived in the city. i left for six months once that i could not stand it. i do take advantage of the night life. probably more restaurants these days. talking about job creation and

we appreciate it. >> are you going to take reservations at your bowling alley? ok, good. >> item 8, director support of a report on the office of small business and the business center. update on a department programs and announcements regarding the small business activities. just to note the legislative spreadsheet is included with the report. >> commissioners, starting out with the small business assistance center i have our numbers from july 2010 ended july 2011. we're down a boat are 8% increase. and we want to let you know that i am waiting authorization from the comptroller's report before it can post to the position but expect to be able to do that in december. next month we will recognize two intern who have worked in our office. we want to alert you to that. i also want to discuss the point of sale fee for electronic scanners. that has been in the news. i think we have a series of discussions for the 2011 budget. we had caught this fee. we were able to work very quickly within one week's time to minimize the fee on small businesses and to have that be m

we appreciate your coming tonight and educating us and i look forward to reading more about it in the july report. thank you very much. >> thank you. commissioner chan: thank you. i love seeing the great work you do enter office does and seeing the community ambassadors here tonight. the variety of languages that are represented, you should be proud. and of the service you dedicated. i will ask a couple questions. i was asked about the hours of the program, what shifts are the out, if a community member would like to get an ambassador to work with them, how do they contact them in off hours, and how do we ensure the safety of the embassadors because they're out there on these high traffic sounds to ensure they are safe and what collaboration has there been with the police department outside the training and very stylish uniforms? i am sure there is a time to collaborate with the police department. lastly, with a referral to community-based services, you mentioned connecting communities to the city services which is great. i am glad to see the city id card in there. i'm wondering if th

he says he is deeply honored and he appreciates this board for the resolution of appreciation. >> i will move the resolution. >> second. >> and the members of the public -- and no members of the public indicated they wanted to address that item. >> we will give this to you director carter, so you can give it to them. with that, we complete the meeting. >> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around. it is incredible to me how many different things you do. how is it you identify that san francisco was in need of all these different services? >> it came from stepping out of graduate school in 1972. i wrote a little t

i really appreciate everyone being here today. let me first of all give you a little history. some of you may know mrs. westbrook and some of you may not know mrs. west work. but she is a dynamic leader in san francisco. her history is outstanding. it is so outstanding that we did not hesitate in naming this the westbrook plaza. she has done a lot for health services, not only in san francisco, but throughout the nation, and she has done a lot for housing. she served on a lot of commissions in san francisco. so because she has spent her whole life looking out for those who we sometimes must reach out to give a helping hand, she always did that and made sure and reminded all the politicians, all the directors and exactly what our responsibility is in taking care of the needy. with that philosophy, that is the reason i came to this organization. and because of her, that is why we push -- we really started this project almost 20 years ago. i came in 1990 to this organization and in 1991, the board and this community wanted a new medical facility. so out of that, it took years. ho

we appreciate that. and we'll work with you and i know that a bipartisan sentiment in a town that bipartisanship is all too rare. ambassador, thank you very much for your testimony. and we're adjourned. >> thank you, senator. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> following a series of tweets remarking the capitol looks beautiful tonight, arizona representative giffords returned to the house to cast one of the last votes to raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> throughout america, there isn't a name that stirs more love, more admiration, more respect, more wishing for our daughters to be like her than the name of congresswoman gabby giffords. thank you, gabby, for joining us today. >> watch her return to the house online at the c-span video library. it's washington, your way. >> the cranch span networks, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history available to you on television, radio, on

i appreciate supervisor cohen's comments. my understanding is with the pilot program, four of them are in district 3 areas where there is clear demand and the others are chosen in areas where there is clear demand for city car share, but that is my understanding. pfft supervisor cohen: when we are talking about clear demand -- in order for anything to be clear, it has to be bought about, there has to be analysis and data collection. when you look at the map, the car sure companies don't even exist. there is a pronounced need for those of you came to the hearing, there is a level of dysfunction with services on the southernmost eastern part of our neighborhoods. >> we very much appreciate the point you're making and would be supportive of the mta and administrators office identifying locations and perhaps work our share is not currently available. we would urge the board to least forward this item to the full board because it lays the groundwork for those spots to exist in other places and it's about creating a framework for t

i am sure the young people appreciate, the more you appreciate the change. >> i think what's also moving is the fact that everyone that works in the city is enthusiastic. everybody in city hall. they are very excited and behind the whole change going into affect. >> i just got an email. i work for the san francisco public library. they needed volunteers. it was something i wanted to do. i have friends who have been married. i wanted to help out. >> i am a summer intern. i am working on gender equality in the private sector. the theme is equality for the summer. it's pretty exciting. people are really nervous. we have to ask them for id. >> we and have an appointment and allow them to proceed >> once you are ready, you and your husband to be need to check in with me here. that's process you one by one. get your license here and re-enter. >> city hall is going to take care of you today. >> don't worry about the time line. >> we are greeting people here and directing them to the services they need, which is licensing or getting the ceremony performed. we are making sure nobody else jumps th

and again, crystal, we really do appreciate, appreciate all of y'all's testimony. you've done a good job, and it's been informative. you represent your family and your husband very, very well, and more importantly i think all of the other families, you know, that are in the same situation. so give yourself a pat on the back. like i say, you've done very, very well and very helpful. here so much comes from the top down, and it's so important, and i just appreciate you, madam chair, you know, having her here in the sense that we don't dwell from the bottom up in the sense, you know, the people that are out, actually out there fighting the battle like you're doing, you know, on a daily basis. and it really is very helpful. paul, i think the comment you made about the faith-based communities or the faith-based interaction in the communities and not just faith-based, but just all of, you know, the nonprofits, the charitable organizations are trying to do a good job. one of the problems that we have, we see all of these deployments from our guard units. and they unlike,