so i have a question about, and dpw is here, as well. maybe you want to go and present, and that i may have a question to both of you, because i do not know exactly whom? >> the guidelines, it sort of says at what time you refer certain design issues to certain agencies, so we can go over that if that would be helpful to you. >> ok. thank you. >> supervisors, john from the department of public works again. i want to thank you for giving an overview of the surface melt facilities order. i have copies of it for the board of supervisors just in case they need to see copies of it. he is correct. the order is very specific as it relates to the implementation of the surface mount facilities program and requirements. the department provides details on how they are to a valley with the placement of these facilities within the public right of way. typically, again, it is placed in the furniture zone, which is a note -- within the first 3 feet of the curbside so it will match up with other facilities that are currently out there, things like stree

dpw was going to do a lot of things for the city. back then, as director of dpw, mr. lee was responsible for doing that. now as mayor, he gets to sign the top off. [applause] >> thank you and good morning to this topping off. when ever you get three eds and an andy to gather you are going to have fun. i want to thank the pc for its leadership. they are leading the way in this building and in so many other things. -- the puc for its leadership. they have a tremendous amount of jobs on the street right now keeping the city alive, moving forward with labor unions. i want to thank webcor, dpw, department of the environment, working together under the puc commission to make this building come together. i just signed my name on that last iron been going up. i wanted to make sure that i was recognized at this moment because it was one of the few times that a former public works director can actually have permission to do graffiti. but it is for a good cause. i know it represents so much of a great energy that has been poured in. it is lede platinum. that is a standard for th

dpw, so that these sorts of issues do not come up in the future. thank you for your time. supervisor weiner: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is band. i am a resident of san francisco. i am here really as an emissary, just to see what is going on and what the board can do about it. particularly, i am interested in -- everything here seems to be broken down into neighborhoods. i know we have neighborhood supervisors, and i understand that. but i have gotten, back in forest hill -- we might live in forest hill, but we shop, play, and work elsewhere. that is important to us. and i think that what has been missing from all of this, as i have been listening today, is a global san francisco approach rather than neighborhood by neighborhood. this box offense this neighborhood, there for somebody else is not interested. i wonder if the city in its approach to things is looking at it from more than a neighborhood perspective. chairperson mar: public rights of way are basically like a commons that we all are stewards for all of us, regardless of the neigh

the sense of entrepreneurship from dpw is very strong. you can see in the interactions with julian wyler, bernal gardens, and others in the committee who make this happen. dpw deserves credit. they built a concrete platform. they delivered supplies. the organized community work days and brought in tools. we worked with sandra. thank you for your hard work. you can partner with dpw, but you have to have a person there to be a partner. she has been hit. on our own staff, i want to thank julie and brean for their -- brandy for their two years of work on this. we have the committee challenge grant that provided a lot of funding for this. lanita is an able leader for that program. thank you to all of our partners in the city and community. enjoy your new garden. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, for coming out. i think we have a ribbon to cut. it is green because this is a green space. please join us in formally opening the park. are we ready? [applause] thank you. i will beat anybody to that tape. -- i will beat anybody to that cake. [laught

the sense of entrepreneurship from dpw is very strong. you can see in the interactions with julian wyler, bernal gardens, and others in the committee who make this happen. dpw deserves credit. they built a concrete platform. they delivered supplies. the organized community work days a b

dpw, that is their purview. there was an ordinance six months prior to the vacant building -- i forget the supervisor -- i think it was mirkarimi. when that ordinance was written, dpw was the lead agency for graffiti blight. we are more in a supporting role. we would be more like the broken windows. commissioner murphy: how about overgrown vacant lots? >> it is in our housing code. we can certainly address it. but the lead agency is usually dpw. we could get health involved in it, if it was deemed to be a health hazard. commissioner murphy: so the complaint would come into you, to dbi first? >> generally, yes, it would start at the third floor as a routine complaint. then it would be routed to the sixth floor, to the building inspector we have assigned to that particular task. >> because we have had a wet spring, through june, i am sure the growth of that, especially on lots that are vulnerable, especially this summer, to brush fires. we normally think about that as outside of san francisco, but is that a possib

this started with the dpw project and we are a client now representing the dpw is ed riskin. >> thank you. as the general manager and commission president referred to, dpw has been with this project for over a decade it has really become a labor of love for the department. it is an extraordinarily complex building project, unlike our typical library or fire station that we work on. and it is not because of the exceedingly high environmental performance, but exceedingly high seismic performance, business continuity performance. this will be one of the most advanced office buildings in the country. it is really a great partnership that we have working with the puc to make this happen, but also with our private sector partners, kmd stevens, webcor and their construction team. it has been a collaborative effort. we are proud of the fact that we are not only getting this great building built that will serve the city for generations to come, but in doing it, we are putting a lot of local businesses and residents to work in the process. it is really a win win. i want to commend the general m

the law is that dpw will issue a permit. i think it will be sent to a hearing officer and then appealed to the board of appeals for the ultimate say. but at&t has indicated, since at&t is the one that needs to apply for a particular site, that at&t as a matter of respect would defer to supervisors in terms of selecting are not selecting a site. i believe that at&t does have a particular letter of intent or mou, would everyone to call it. with individual supervisors, it would memorialize that in writing. supervisor mirkarimi: what piques my interest is if we reflect on the normal course of action that with an exemption does not require eir, when it occurs for one location, typically it is a ceqa response for all locations. i highly doubt that through any ceqa process there would be this sort of selective evaluation. i think that in effect is what at&t was trying to avoid in the first place. if there in fact is that backstop as a supervisor to say no, i think that is an important voice for us to be able to memorialize, and tha

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they would have to identify three different locations and work with dpw. there would be the internal dpw site inspection and review and potential hearing, so that would not necessarily involve board member participation of fraud, and less and board member affirmatively did that, so what they are suggesting is there would be this engagement with board members. supervisor: thank you. president chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: that was not the answer that i was looking for. we would not have any more on the 495, is that correct? >> john, city attorney's office. i would not say that is correct. to any of the boxes, whether it is the first one or the fifth one, anywhere up to 495, working with community and neighborhood associations, at&t is saying they will only build and locations where there is not significant community opposition, so there is opportunity all along the way for public court decision, for board member participation. i think what this is saying is that once they reach this point, there would be additional requirements for them

the neighbors and kids work closely with dpw, parks trust. as you can see behind me, i think somebody else's property discuss another $1 million in value. it is worth it to transform light, to make sure we do it with our supervisors held and everyone concerned about the beauty of the neighborhoods. this is what makes neighborhoods strong. this is what i want to continue building on. leaders are working on everything from a little graffiti problem or staircase gardens saying that they want to get beyond neglect and bring it back to what it really is -- is paying attention to our neighborhoods, making them stronger, building community and building partnerships. that is what these street parks are all about. it is never about just the concrete or the flowers. it is about the life and increased value we bring to our neighborhoods. that is what being a neighbor of the great city is all about. that is what i love about the city. my neighborhood is doing the same thing with our street. we want to pay attention to it. we want to get a little help. th

beginning in his early dpw days. dpw, p u c, department of environment staff, everyone who has worked so hard on this -- i remember, it must have been 12 years now when we were first identifying different pilot projects through the city that could be brain model the. this was one of the building that they identified. -- green modeled. it is so rewarding to see this be realized as one of the greatest buildings in the country. thank you for coming and we look forward to moving in next year. -- greenest buildings in the country. >> other members of the commission, andy moran, art kane is here, various members of the puc, the general manager for water, power, waste water, business services, and juliet ellis, external affairs. one of our stars is shelly campbell, our product manager. thank you. [applause] we're also joined by the department of the environment had. -- hea. d. we are going to wait for the fire trucks to go by. this started with the dpw project and we are a client now representing the dpw is ed riskin. >> th