brecht's -- >> under a certain height. we need to make sure that the intention is there in the different sections of the code. the environmental apartment referred to studies concluding that it had health benefits, but did not say that this is part of the green building code. unless it was added as part of the green building code, it is an amendment to the san francisco building code, which makes the california code more restrictive, -- which makes the san francisco code more restrictive than the california code, and can be removed if it is not part of the green building code in another section. that is my take on it. >> commissioner lee? >> i'm not sold on eliminating this requirement that rooms -- habitable rooms need natural light. for a number of reasons. one, i think habitable rooms with sunlight, fresh air is a good thing. it is a good design, and if you eliminate it, you have to substitute it somehow. which means you are actually increasing the cost of the building. you're increasing the cost of energy use in the bu

brecht's we have a number of programs. outreach, you are talking about outreach. we have programs where we are trying to do is lower the minimum requirements as low as we can possibly go so there is an artificial barrier. we have the apprentice programs. human served -- human services has a number of job training programs. we're trying to use those as a substitute for a minimum meeting of requirements. >> that is good to hear. >> ok, the next slide compares the two different programs. the position-based testing started around 2006. there's a whole set of civil service rules that define this program. its intent was to speed the selection process, and in particular, the large number of provisional employees that existed at that time the goal is to -- at that time. the goal is to have a list within 60 days that is adopted. the next item -- the class-based test we have a 10-day minimum window for opposing an announcement whereas in the position-based test we have a five-day minimum. when they come in to inspect their papers to see whether there were scored correctly,

brecht's absolutely, yes. live nation has now been through the planning commission tries and the board of supervisors price. when judge cosmit found that the puc was not valid, we continued to operate under the conditional use permit as it's still was based upon the condition because we believe it is a good neighbor policy to operate under those conditions. we operated in good faith during that time frame as well. >> ok, thank you. stand by, we will hear members of the public like to address this issue. >> my name is alex rosendahl. i'm the co-chair of the california music and culture association. as i think you know, we are an alliance of industry professionals, artist, and fans, dedicated to the preservation of music and culture in the state of california. we are here to support the masonic plc. the masonic is an historic venue for over 150 years. it is an important venue and plays an important role in san francisco's night by the economy, which we all know contributes 45,000 jobs and $4.2 billion a year int

brecht's absolutely, yes. live nation has now been through the planning commission tries and the board of supervisors price. when judge cosmit found that the puc was not valid, we continued to operate under the conditional use permit as it's still was based upon the condition because we believe it is a good neighbor policy to operate under those conditions. we operated in good faith during that time frame as well. >> ok, thank you. stand by, we will hear members of the public like to address this issue. >> my name is alex rosendahl. i'm the co-chair

brecht's good morning, supervisors. my name is bryan brown.r six years -- nine years representing this board. it is unclear to me that propositions 6 and 7 provide a seismic upgrade. and also proposition 8, to cover the broad, i'm not sure how a dichotomy is made between the general obligation bonds which come from a different part, and revenue bonds that come from utility rates. i would like more clarification. the other problem i have is that i could never find out how much money was actually spent on projects and how much money was yet to be amortized and put to the rate structure. at the last meeting, they said they had spent 20%. that means there is a lot of outstanding. my understanding is at one point they had nearly $2 billion in the controller's find at 1.5% when we were paying 4.5% average on that money. i am also concerned about the switch

brecht's president chiu: unfortunately -- president chiu: unfortunately i do have a speaking engagement that i committed to some time ago, so i will be going. i want to thank my colleagues for your consideration and the city staff and everyone from the public involved. gregg's thank you, president chiu. to the -- chairperson chu: thank you president chiu. there were ongoing items that were not necessarily captured in your report, i believe. >> they are calculated on page 18. chairperson chu: but they are not calculated in the 144 vs the 63. you are capturing that separately? rex i think we're talking about the $14 million -- >> i think we are talking about the $14 million that they have their calculations. we calculate $12.4 million. you can see it on at page 18 of our report. the one time $1.3 million. the revenue from the 66-year ground lease. subtracting out from that would be the revenue numbers. that is a different spirit chairperson chu: i wonder if the port might be able -- that is the difference. chairperson chu: i wonder if the port might be able to clarify the contract differe

brecht's good morning, supervisors. my name is bryan brown.r six years -- nine years representing this board. it is unclear to me that propositions 6 and 7 provide a seismic upgrade. and also proposition 8, to cover the broad, i'm not sure how a dichotomy is made between the general obligation bonds which come from a different part, and revenue bonds that come from utility rates. i would like more clarification.

brecht's thank you, mr. conner. -- >> i hear you. >> thank you mr. connor. commissioners, do you feel that we need to continue? >> if you like. >> at this point, based on what commissioner walker said, there needs to be more discussion on this. i want to be clear on this. this would go back to the code advisory, is that correct? >> maybe we could get some staff in place and then make a recommendation through the code advisory and then us. gregg's we could have staff and the code advisory committee -- >> we could have staff and the code advisory committee present at the next meeting. and may be resolved it because they voted against it. >> i also like to ask how many projects that want to get this rule deleted? other projects are designed without this exemption. information on that. -- >> i would have to get you information on that. >> i would think we ought to have more input from coded by three. when i first -- code advisory. when i first read this, i thought it was old warehouses that were converted into live and work spaces. a lot of those places became m

brecht's do you think that has a problem -- is a problem with -- >> to do you think that is a problem with pushing people out on the sidewalk? rex it could be, but when you're dealing with security, you have to deal with the cards you have been dealt. on grand avenue, very small sidewalks. you have to allocate resources. also, if people are in the street, it just means that security has to step it up and you move the people along. advise them of the good neighbor policy as far as letting them know, hey, this is a residential area. if somebody is wrong at 2:00 a.m., they do not think their voice is very loud. but the poor person that is as the upstairs and had to get up at 5:00 a.m., that is a different issue. >> on your list, you will see that we sent the notice of violation to the seller for this last weekend. why that happened is that, that night, while on location watching what was going on, you could see that people exited the club. security move them a good 10 or 20 ft. and just left them alone. at one point, you had 30 to 35 people may be 25 ft. from the club and they were block

brecht's the morning and welcome to the public safety committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. my name is short -- is john avalos. we are joined by christina olague. we have david campos and we will be joined by the other committee member eric mar shortly. the clerk of the committee -- actually, we have two. dina brady, who is coming on. and our illustrious gail johnson, who is actually clerking her last committee ever on the board of supervisors. after 36 years of service. i have been working with her for eight years and she has been very capable to work with. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chairman. if you wish to submit comments for the committee, please submit them to the rail to the left. >> call the first item, please. >> to retroactively expand a grant for the calendar year for does-disproportionate contact in the juvenile district system. >> this is the second year of the grant. we focused on the bayview district because of the numbers of african-american youth and during the juvenile system in san francisco. it is a targeted plan to not only in

brecht's madam chair and supervisor avalos -- >> madam chair and supervisor avalos, at the bottom of page 3 we point out that the total design agreement is for $53 million and that represents 9.2% of the total budgeted 580 four million dollars laguna honda hospital replacement project. our recommendation is shown on page 5. we recommend that you amend the resolution to increase the existing amount not to exceed an amount of $50.8 million up to $51 million. the reason for that recommendation is as you know, there was another modification inadvertently being requested being approved. since it was less than $500,000, it was not subject to board approval. our recommendation simply reflects the fact that the four hundred $77,000 has previously been approved. -- $four hundred 77,000 has been previously approved. chairperson chu: are we in agreement with this recommendation? rex we are. chairperson chu: why don't we open this up to public comment? are there members of the public that wish to speak seeing none, public comment is closed. spirit >> announcement for approval. chairperson chu: w

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brecht's thank you very much. you heard it here first. colleagues, the 49ers are 18 and brenda have represented all of san francisco. they have also had -- are of a team and brands that have represented all of san francisco. with his clarification i support this item and look forward to working with the rec and park department and the mayor and interested parties in the community to ensure that if the 49ers' thterminate their lease early, we have an opportunity to see how these benefits should be utilized. that is it for me. president chiu: thank you, supervisor cohen. any discussion? can we take this same item, callbacks without objection, -- same call? without objection from the item is adopted. item 22 peter >> -- item 22. >> mixed used districts. gregg's -- supervisor mar: makes use areas have been of concern to neighborhoods and businesses throughout the city. i drafted with the support of supervisor olague and of a list -- avalos this ordinance will allow -- that will allow neighborhoods a stronger say in the retrial finance -- reta

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brecht's -- >> workers' compensation coverage its stature torelli required -- statutorily required and right now, our fund is over $40,000 a year. going with our current provider for general liability and properties program, we will see significant savings. it is also a very good program. the combined ratio is referred to as a measure of expenses to the premiums collected. and the combined ratio is always historically lower than the industry average benchmark. they have a very good program. they're very proud of their approach to loss prevention and preventing injuries, rather than having to pay claims after that fact. it may i answer any questions? >> any questions from directors? >> motion to approve. >> i want to commend the director and her staff for bringing this. it is not a lot of money, but every dollar we can say is great. there is reference in the staff report to -- in relation to being self insured. the purpose of this is basically to buy the insurance for workers, -- workers' comp. >> it puts us into the risk insurance pool that thefdrma is in. the date combination of purch

brecht's i'm here on behalf of the housing action coalition. -- >> i'm here on behalf of the housing action coalition. despite the payments, which we think are complex and a pretty extraordinary for the city, what is really before you is a simple land use decisions. what becomes of seawall landfill 3 havret 51? -- 351? does it remain as it is for the city, or is it preserved as a set of parking lots with its own set of financial realities? the financial benefit of most interest to us is the first $9 million housing in san francisco. that is the equivalent of a 25% inflationary rate. are you getting a better rate than that? particularly as housing has collapsed and subsidized housing is collapsing and a national level. this is serious money and is as close to being broke as is possible. this is an enormous benefit to the city, in addition to all the others. there is one outcome here that brings a lot of design changes and benefits and financial benefits to both the port and the city, and there is one that does not do much of anything. it preserves a surface parking lot. i would urge y

brecht's do you think that has a problem -- is a problem with -- >> to do you think that is a problem with pushing people out on the sidewalk? rex it could be, but when you're dealing with security, you have to deal with the cards you have been dealt. on grand avenue, very small sidewalks. you have to allocate resources. also, if people are in the street, it just means that security has to step it up and you move the people along. advise them of the good neighbor policy as far as letting them know, hey, this is a residential area. if somebody is wrong at 2:00 a.m., they do not think their voice is very loud. but the poor person that is as the upstairs and had to get up at 5:00 a.m., that is a different issue. >> on your list, you will see that

brecht's i believe they do. >> any -- >> i believe they do. >> any other commissioners have questions? any more public comment? >> good evening, commissioners. my name is david. i'm the vice president of the nob hill association, the oldest residents association in san francisco. just short of 1000 members. you need to understand the strength of feeling from the people that live around here. you need to understand how deep, deep this really is. for three years, a david and goliath battle against one of the biggest multinationals in the world, a $5 billion company. we have fought steadily. whenever this city hall has given an advancement in their situation, the court of law has denied it. we are constantly requiring that they obey the law, not a lot more, to be honest. whenever you go with here, -- whenever you go with here, we will be going back to judge goldsmith. he knows what he is talking about. he understands the situation into medley well. -- internetly -- intimately well. you need to understand that 1000 people are in this organization. it was put to a vote and will have one pe

we have a representation of being stubble beaded and whiskey brecht cynics. frequently the way the investigation starts this someone in power will say something and you report and say that is what they say. now let's find out the truth. sometimes it is true. a lot of times it isn't. stories come in all sizes and all directions and some times the joy of journalism when i talk about that happiness i have about journalism. if you are a curious person and i have always been a very curious person, a person over the phone will write as a letter and realize on a worldwide basis how many prescription drugs are fake drugs. you have no idea how basic that it is. we got the letter and began looking into it and i was surprised in some parts of africa below the sahara 60% to 70% of prescription drugs are fake. they are counterfeit. contain things like baby powder or sawdust or all kinds of be done. they are delivered in boxes that look exactly like the drugs. they contain -- containers have the same marks on them. a big chemicalmaker. i use that as an example. when we are