after the two thousand and five hurricane season the department of environmental quality estimated that at least nine million gallons of oil spilled across the state and in the gulf. oil spills have been considered business as usual in the museum and for a long time. the father ship company. did the model itself. well it's a good. thing to chill out i just want to positively want it. yet july twenty third there was a down tanker that ran into a wayward arch that the tanker pierced the barge basically cut it in half while was covering the river from bank to bank for miles this isn't a uncommon occurrence for us with the willing gas industry that we have here's a predominate environmental factor. to secure rivers uses a drinking source for metropolitan new orleans and for points south of here so immediately we shut down those water intakes and started the process of bringing in drinking water for the residents of this area after a couple of days we found a loyal almost all the way to venice louisiana which is. eighty miles from here. thus it was a blessing. on their nets on their of their

give you an overview of how we conduct our work in the department, the role of the historic preservation commission, and the purpose of the service. the california environmental quality act -- it is important to distinguish between what happens over the secret and what happens in other aspects of our preservation. there are other parts of the city represented by the departments here today. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am tim fry, with planning department staff. what i would like to present to you today is essentially where preservation is legislated at the local level, and where preservation policies come into play in the department process. if you would like detailed information about the subjects, i have left plenty of time for questions. the preservation program began in 1967, with the adoption of article 10 of the planning code. this also created the landmark preservation advisory board. this was to recognize and protect san francisco's historic architectural character. in 1985, article 11 was created. article 11, when it was adopted, provided additional protection for the significant buildings in our zoning districts, particularly c3 districts. that was inc

quality program in order to promote environmental justice citywide. we also partnered to deliver a similar program in the western addition. $105,000 from the department of energy to fund alternative fuel vehicle efforts. we have a $250,000 grant to develop a blueprint to get to 100% renewable energy for the san francisco city of. we have a state grant to increase oil recycling and keep oil out of the bay. a number of the grant will end in the next 18 months, especially those funded the through the american reinvestment and recovery act, which are federal dollars, the department anticipates it will be able to continue to present balanced budgets without any general fund support over the next five years. the department is fully in agreement with the but jusbudget analyst's recommendation. supervisor chu: thank you very much. supervisor chiu, i see your name on the roster. no? why don't we go to the budget analyst's report? >> madam chair and members of the committee, our recommendations are summarized on page 22. are recommended reductions to the proposed budget total, $263, 903, which would still allow in increase of 24.4% in the department's budget. i w

environmental quality act. item number 11. ordinance appropriating $1,925,000 from the general fund reserve and $360,000 from the public library preservation fund available fund balance to the department of public works, the recreation and park department, the library department, and the mayor's office of disability for litigation expenses related to the united states district court case between ivana kirola et. al. v. city and county of san francisco for alleged american with disabilities act violations in fy2010-2011. item number 12. resolution approving a disposition and development agreement between the treasure island development authority and treasure island community development, llc, for certain real property located on treasure island/yerba buena island; approving an interagency cooperation agreement between the city and the treasure island development authority; and adopting findings, including findings that the agreements are consistent with the city's general plan and eight priority policies of city planning code section 101.1, and findings under the california environmental quality act. supervisor chu: thank you very much. >> from the office of economic workforce development