january 8, 2020 -- director dunlop. [roll call] we do have a quorum. >> president tsen: i would like to say happy new year to the audience that is here. and hope that 2020 will be a productive year for us at the treasure island development authority. i'm sure that it will. there is much that is happened. we're excited to see it unfold. and also to note that today was the mayor's inaugural celebration here at city hall. i would say it's lovely to see city hall in action to be used in these civic ceremonies where we celebrate the work of city hall and all the people who make our democracy special in san francisco. so, with th, let's have the next item, please. >> item number 2, general public comment. this item is to all members of the public to address the treasure island development authority board on matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the authority board and that do not appear on today's agenda. public comment will be held during each item on the agenda. >> president tsen: any members of the public who w

dunlop. >> director dunlop: thank you, madame president. just going on the life learning academy. didn't they just build a facility for them? last year? >> yeah, they just incorporated a housing facility adjacent to their existing school site. they -- many of their students are marginally housed. you know, they don't have necessarily secure and stable home situations. and so this was something that they had been wanting to provide to students for a number of years. and they built it with recognition that site would not be permanent, but that they felt that they could make that investment in a way that even if they get 5-8 years of use out of it, it will have been a worth while investment to the students. >> director dunlop: will it get 5-8 years? >> it should get at least five in that location and i would expect probably eight. but in that range. >> director dunlop: thank you. and now, as far as the elementary school, are we required to give them back the land? or what is -- is there -- is it an expectation or requirement? >> it's -- it's -- there is no formal agreement between th

january 8, 2020 -- director dunlop. [roll call] we do have a quorum. >> president tsen: i would like to say happy new year to the audience that is here. and hope that 2020 will be a productive year for us at the treasure island development authority. i'm sure that it will. there is much that is happened. we're excited to see it unfold. and also to note that today was the mayor's inaugural celebration here at city hall. i would say it's lovely to see city hall in action to be used in these civic ceremonies where we celebrate the work of city hall and all the people who make our democracy special in san francisco. so, with that, let's have the next item, please. >> item number 2, general public comment. this item is to all members of the public to address the treasure island development authority board on matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the authority board and that do not appear on today's agenda. public comment will be held during each item on the agenda. >> president tsen: any members of the public who

dunlop? >> i am probably one of the few people that has used a weapon in combat. >> that is not true. >> that is why i said few. >> thank you both for your service. my brothers and sisters in the vietnam war era know this. we choose to be ready, we do not choose the war. we choose the politicians. the joint special operations command is not a lethality we need on our street. but it is the m4 or ar, there is a problem with that. they decided to be that lethal or they need to do a product recall because it should not be working the way it is. maybe it is just me, but we need to focus more on the well-regulated part, everybody is skipping that. >> mr. moroz. >> red flag law, you said 17 states? that should be a mental health issue. beyond that, they should have -- the nra, they block it. they should have a government about that keeps the done statistics records. everything from the police department, all that input, so they can make better decisions like that red flag law. a lot of people have u

it has some industry especially the chemical industry and it also has a big tire factory here from dunlop and and basically you know it's the salaries are high so a lot of these are are semi skilled jobs and there are some skilled jobs too but a lot of people have 2 jobs just to make ends meet and pay the bills things like that but i mean it's a very functioning city has a high immigrant population to 1st and foremost from turkey people from turkey who came here already sentence of turkish immigrants then from the former yugoslavia and then more recently syria afghanistan and ethiopia as was explained to me by one taxi driver so i mean that's the background but i mean people got along i had one gentleman though with us actually 2 what had partial witness to what had happened he told me that he's of turkish descent but he grew up here occasionally you would encounter someone who's had too much to drink and then they would tell him what they thought of him but i mean you let it go he told me he said just it wasn't a big thing and he never really experienced a big problem ever in his 38 year

same question to mister dunlop. >> it is a problem, don't know if anybody knows, do we have any come majors in the house? it was designed to be addictive, receptors in the brain, we need to offer alternatives not just for treatment but also, not just the treatment of pain but also the treatment of addiction. to push for legalization of marijuana and cannabis because believe it or not it helps out a lot. i have two pins in my spine, i was on everything known to man. i have nothing under here but tattoos and war wounds. after my surgery i stopped. maryland has a medical marijuana programs. there are different ways, it has got to be marijuana. it includes other forms of ingestion as well. it would be easier to deal with that than other receptors. >> my granddad did not have anything to do with refers. same question, mister sloan and mister wells. >> these questions, everything should be legal and that will make the price come down and people start being addicted because there will be no profit. marijuana for the last 40 or 50 years i have been advocating legalized marijuana. everyone th

january 8, 2020 -- director dunlop.t tsen: i would like to say happy new year to the audience that is here. and hope that 2020 will be a productive year for us at the treasure island development authority. i'm sure that it will. there is much that is happened. we're excited to see it unfold. and also to note that today was the mayor's inaugural celebration here at city hall. i would say it's lovely to see city hall in action to be

january 8, 2020 -- director dunlop. [roll call] we do have a quorum. >> president tsen: i

dunlop? >> thank you. i'm certainly pleased to hear from the parents and residents about the proposed charter school on treasure island. we as a commission or board have been working on this issue for literally decades now. i live there. i find it to be a pretty marvelous place. i don't go at night. i just got back from my doctor, who has found me in great shape. one of the speakers asked mr. beck about the poison of the children that are currently there, getting atomic dust or poison dust. i'd like to ask mr. beck if that is indeed the case, how many children have you had that have now come down with radiation poisoning? >> i'm not aware of any. >> that's what i thought. there's been tons of work since it was closed at the island. yes, there is parts here, there, little parts that aren't near where the school is that are being cleaned up. and the amount of cleaning that they've done are a minuscule part because i live there, and i've lived there 24-7. i think the island is safe. i don't think anybody on t