this item to come before the c.a.c. in march and the c.a.c. did defer the item, had some questions about the conceptual design. and we actually set up a separate meeting with one of the c.a.c. members and went through the conceptual design, recorded their concerns, which are detailed in your packet and in your staff report and m.t.a. will be taking those concerns in along with all the other concerns. so with that -- i also wanted to point out that the design portion of this project and the construction match portion will both be coming before this body, prop k allocation. the design portion of the project is actually part of the annual call item, an information item number eight today and coming for action next month to this body. so with that, i can answer any questions. chairman chu: thank you very much. why don't we open it up for public comment first are there any members of the public who wish to comment on this item 5? >> good morning. i'm a community planner with the san francisco bicycle coalition. the san francisco bicycle coalition i

an excellent job and thinking quickly on their feet to transfer it to an -- >> you said within the c.a.c. you voted 20-1 to support the project? >> that is correct. yes. and actually because we can't vote by proxy those that were not present were not able to but i do know that two other members also wrote letters in strong support which i read into the record at our meeting. so, everything that you have heard has gone over and over again. i know you hear opinions from a lot of members of the public and people who has been elected that may have things to say against this project but i have not seen them at any of our public meetings during our 12 years. >> thank you for sticking to the time. public comments are closed. we should ask if staff wanted to respond to any of the comments made by the audience. >> i will raise one raised by a couple of the sierra club advocates and a couple of others. there are those questioning the transportation plan, will congestion be unmanageable and how is it being outweighed by the environmental and transportation improvements. >> sure. obviously having th

and with the idea of that this is still in c.a.c., that is -- not that it affects what i do. the other thing i'd like to ask, and perhaps mr. crawford could shed some light on it. the original intent of this developer to voluntarily, as it was at that time, add 17 units, is commendable. waste unusual is there are 12 years later and no income has been derived from renting these units. even if they were affordable rental units, there's still a huge amount of capital from 17 empty units, which has not been brought back to this development. the additional questions -- and i don't have the keys in front of me -- was

ask staff at this time to begin to explore, and i will help you with my office, cutting together a c.a.c. that would i would like to commit to bringing a different voice from the ones we normally hear. bring voice to a lot of the transportation needs happen negligent southeast. i would like to see a bi-county approach. i think it would bring experienced people. thank you. is that a question for staff? >> more of a statement or request. thank you. >> i think the request is clear mr. chairman. we will be happy to work on that. >> any other comments or questions? seeing none, any public comment. public comment is closed. and director and staff will be back in touch with the commissioner cohen. without objection? good. so moved. >> number 11, introduction of new items and information items. >> any introduction of new items? seeing none, any public comment? no public comment. very good. next item, please. >> public comment. >> and one last time for public comment that had not been utilized in the previous 11. seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk. >> adjournment. >> have a good r

sherry williams, karen pierce from the treasure island c.a.c. bernie choden. stephanie mueller. becky hogue. mark connors and chantel denochio. >> >> good evening. i am the executive director of the treasure island homeless development initiative. you have before you 16 years of public planning. they are supportive of moving this project forward and restoring the affordable house to 30%. we do not think the approval of this project should be held up during the state wide process. the development of treasure island is and will be complicated. the utility infrastructure redone and so on. the longer we wait to get to work, the longer the clear benefits of the project will be delayed. 2,000 units of affordable housing. the ability to reach 400 more affordable housing units and thousands of jobs, including significant training and job opportunity. so we urge you to support this project and move it out of committee today. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors. we have been involved in planning this project for several years. we are proud of the work we did with the de

sherry williams, karen pierce from the treasure island c.a.c. bernie choden. stephanie mueller.ecky hogue. mark connors and

. >> tom: you also have found c.a.c. i., an information technology and support firm, and clearly we've seen the role that technology seems to play more and more in iraq. trick>> it makes sense. even if you're company, in defense or not in defense, you can spend a lot of money on your i.t. make sure you're not sending too many units to the wrong place. caci are starting to continue to book contracts and keep booking orders for departments that are needing to save money. it is an easy sell to your boss. let me do this so i can save money. >> tom: saradine is a bit of a different one. it's an armored manufacturer, and from below $20 a share, and now closing the door on $50. >> right. they make an advanced ceramic product, and it is used in body armor. $230 million in new ordering, and $260 in back orders. and their technology is not only used in defense, but health care and oil services. they've got a se ceramic korean that is much better than a steel screen. they've used their technology into other areas and really expande

in its april meeting, the c.a.c. made a recommendation on this appropriation, also asked staff to explore ways to more actively involve the community in this and other bi-county projects. and the staff is following up on that request at the moment. that concludes my presentation. i'm happy to answer any questions. chairman chu: thank you very much. why don't we open this up for public comment. are there any members of the public who wish to comment on number 7? the one card i have is francisco decosta. >> earlier i had made some comments when the representative from the citizens advisory committee to the san francisco county transportation authority gave his presentation. as you representatives know, there's going to be about 10,500 homes planned in this area linked to lenar and over -- [indiscernible] and then there are thousands of other units that are going to be built in brisbane and further down south.again, as i was telle last time, millions of supply. if you go right now and see the roads, they need repairs. b

rules committee meeting is on monday, may 16, and anyone interested in understanding what the piece, c.a.c., that would be an ideal opportunity to attend that meeting and that starts at 6:00 p.m.? commissioner murase: community advisory council meeting 6:00 p.m. president mendoza: thank you. that's our board members report. standing committees, if i can get a report -- if we can get a report on the city and school district select committee, commissioner fewer? commissioner fewer: city and school district select committee met on april 28 with two informational items, the library card partnership where every kindergartener and first grader will receive a library card to use their public libraries and then also an update on the san francisco unified school district budget for 2011-2012. the meeting of may 12 of the city and school district select committee has been canceled. president mendoza: thank you. a report from the augmented curriculum program committee. commissioner norton? commissioner norton: we had several informational items. we had a very good discussion on the new inclusive prac

this, of course, the haze and the approval of the haze, which is now known as the haze, predates any c.a.c. that was connected with it by quite a bit. so that, i don't think, is a factor on this, because, you know -- and the other thing is that what may be being lost here is the fact that we're still talking about affordable units. i would feel differently if they were saying, well, we want to change these and sell them as market-rate units. we want to go against our earlier agreement. what they're doing is they're changing the form of whether they're rental or not, because it probably makes it more possible to make the project a success. and that makes sense to me. and the mayor's office of housing is supportive of this, from what i understand. and just to answer commissioner moore's question, could i ask project sponsor a question, just for a second here? i assume you've made efforts to rent these units. it's been a long time. it's been built for like four or five years. >> t.c.l. and march of 2008. we have not actually made any efforts to rent the units. >> because? >> mostly to figure