farrell is it's unofficial goodwill ambassador. >> what kind of impact does it have?it's a huge impact especially when you consider most of these families are just trying to survive something like this. >> farrell got involved early on when he was just starting his career. as a new cast member on "saturday night live." >> hey saddam. >> monica, you never call me any more. >> not knowing if i was going to be fired at any moment. i wrote a check for $50. my first donation. playing it very conservatively. >> safe. not long after that farrell attended cancer for colleges annual golf tournament something he says changed his life. >> when i got need scholarship winners and their families that's when the whole thing really kind of hit me. >> so farrell got to work. donating his time and money. >> how much did we raise? >> $300,000. >> wow. >> there's even this. sexy, hot tan. selling 20,000 bottles of the sun tan lotion raising $100,000 for the charity. spending time with the kids he says is what inspires him to help. >> what do they say is now >> yeah. they are kind of -- i

supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor kim, no. supervisor mar, no. supervisor mirkarimi, no. supervisor weiner, aye. supervisor avalos, no. supervisor campos, no. president chiu, no. supervisor chu, aye, supervisor cohen, cohen, aye. there are five aye's and six no's chiu the motion to amend would have taken six votes so the motion to amend fails so on the underlying motion that supervisor campos has offered to reverse certification, roll call vote. clerk: supervisor elsbernd, no. supervisor farrell, no. supervisor kim, aye. supervisor mar, aye. supervisor mirkarimi, aye. supervisor weiner, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor campos, aye. president chiu, aye. supervisor chu, no. supervisor cohen, no. there are seven aye's and four no's. president chiu: the certification would have taken eight votes so that motion fails. are there any other motions? supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: your best chance here now is to make a motion to rescind both votes that have just happened and take a revote on supervisor weiner's original motion to amend. president chiu: supervisio

supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: thanks, madam clerk, colleagues. one in memoriam today and i would like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of a good friend, patrick landers, who died on tuesday, december 6, after about a one-year battle to lymphoma. patrick was a native of washington, d.c. and although he remained a rins -- redskins fan, he worked for the giants for i believe over a decade, you will never have met a bigger giants fan here in san francisco. he was able to celebrate our 2010 world series championship. he is survived by his two sons, aden, who is 6 years old, and ty, who is 3. he passed away earlier this month at the age of 38 and his wonderful wife, christine landers. he was an eagle scout and olympic torch bearer in the 1996 games in atlanta and all-around great person, infectious. he had his funeral or service today at at&t park where the giants opened up the stadium for him and his family and a few thousand people. it was at 1:00, right before our board meeting, so i was able to go for about half an hour and just an incredible l

emotion from supervisor -- a motion from supervisor farrell. without objection? approved. madam clerk, could you read our special order? >> -- clerk calvillo: public comment for this item will take place during general public comment. president chiu: welcome back, mr. mayor. you could address the board for any item you want to during the first few minutes. mayor lee: i am glad to be back for the last question time of the year. we have been taking important steps to track things in the city, and we are expanding on our apprenticeship programs to make sure we are hiring san franciscans and to refocus on our neighborhood commercial corridors. we have also together put finishing touches on what i call once in a generation projects, like park merced and treasure island, and working together, we have balanced this year's budget in a fiscally responsible way and without compromising our ideals. i want to say to you though that we all just heard the governor released his budget predictions for this year, and as you know, there was $4 billion in revenue that the governor had intend

i look forward to working with you, supervisor farrell. president chiu: thank you. supervisor carmen chu. supervisor chu: thank you. mine follows on the economy. what can we expect in terms of allocations that you intend to put in there in terms of improving the climate in san francisco? what are three concrete approach is that you have? >> thank you. we want to make sure we stimulate job growth. job creation and putting san franciscans to work has been and will be my top priority. included in my 17-point road map for good jobs and opportunity, i pledge to work everyday to make sure we're creating good jobs for san francisco's families. there is a lot we are doing in addition to the reforms i just mentioned. we require a jobs impact review for on the legislation. i firmly believe it is the responsibility of city hall to help small businesses grow and thrive and not create hurdles to job growth. if approved in june, this charter amendments will require a review hearing -- this charter amendment would require a review hearing to see if it will negatively impact jobs.

president chiu: this is seconded by supervisor farrell. supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i was dissenting because there was the selling of hard liquor, as they call it, in addition to the existing beer and wine is sold in whole foods, and i think they raised concerns of the impact on small businesses in the area, so i am appreciative, but i still have concerns about the impact on the small business sector. thank you. president chiu: any further discussion, colleagues? on that, on the motion to continue, can we do this? without objection, this item will be continued until january 24. item 33. clerk calvillo: item number 33, a resolution urging the united states government to reduce the military budget and and the wars in iraq and afghanistan and redirect the savings. president chiu: roll call. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor cohen, and there are 8 ayes, and 8 -- 3 nos. president chiu: this item is adopted. next item. clerk calvillo: item

funnyman will farrell and the golf tournament that changed not only his life but is changing the lives of nearly 1,000 cancer survivors. and former president bill clinton from the oval office to a global one. and what he says was one of the happiest days of his life since leaving the white house. >>> but we begin with jennifer lopez. as far as stars go, she's at the top. from jenny from the block to a judge on "american idol," j. lo does it all. but it was a health scare with one of her twins that inspired her to give back to all the women and children who are less fortunate. and just like she's done with her career, she's dreaming big. >> she's hollywood's triple threat. she sings, dances, acts. >> you did not just poke me! >> and now she's a judge on "american idol." >> you're going to hollywood! >> she's jennifer lopez. >> you're a mother, a philanthropist, an actress, a singer, a dancer, a judge on "american idol." >> i'm tired. what i am is i'm tired. >> how do you do it all? >> i don't know. i don't know. one day at a time. >> the theme song of her life and also the maribel found

i know supervisor farrell will talk more about that. i thought this would be an appropriate time to recognize those that we lost in our city in 1989 and give recognition to the great number of volunteers that have sprung up over years to give even more strength to our communities and city. i want to thank our fire department and police department for always coming together in every situation. there is a very renewed effort to strengthen our city. nert is such a wonderful program that gets right into our neighborhoods to make sure that the volunteers have a role to play. how i want you to know that the commitment from our city is very solid. we want our city to be so strong in everything it does to prepare for our next disaster. i want to thank our sheriff for being here. he knows working as a city with all our public safety departments helps our neighborhoods. i also want to say to you that we have so many other heroes in our neighborhood that have sprung up, even in the last fire we all experienced down on a street. -- 8th street. it w

supervisor kim: supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: small business owner. renter or home owner? >> i was a renter and an ally homeowner. supervisor kim: think you for bringing here and also your daughter -- being here and bringing your daughter. >> ai am also a member of the association, i have lbgt -- having left the board a couple of thzeroyears. -- i care about my neighborhood, i lived in the neighborhood for 21 years. i background on market octavia is kind of interesting. the planning process started around 1999 or 2000, it was because of the eir. [unintelligible] they came back to the neighborhood around 2004 and 2005 and said that you have this fantastic plan, people that have participated in the planning process have long moved on and the neighborhood reacted very coldly to what was being proposed. over the course of the next three years, we worked tirelessly with the planning department and planning commissioners to forge a compromise on many contentious issues such as parking ratios and height limits. i am happy to report that we have parking ratios that people can live

. >> supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: i request we continue this item at the request of the city attorney's office. we can work to put this on the agenda hopefully in january timeframe. supervisor kim: we have a motion to continue at the call to chair. we can do that without opposition. before we do that, i will be opening up for public comment. i am seeing no public comment. public comment is now closed traded -- clothes. we can do this without opposition. thank you. so at this time we will be taking a motion to convene a closed session. before we do that, is there any member of the public who wish to speak on items 5-9? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, may we entertain a motion to continue in closed session. we can do that without opposition. to the members of the public, we will be entering into c supervisor kim: thank you. we are reconvening into open session. our city attorney. we met in closed session to discuss litigation involving the city. i understand the committee will move

president chiu: supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: thank you. i appreciate the fiscal arguments, very much so. in consideration of this legislation, financially incentivizing businesses, it is the way the real world works outside their walls of city hall and it is something that supervisor elsbernd had articulated. i do not mind voting for it. supervisor avalos's comments, why did you this. this type of business, this neighborhood needs we value, we think mid-market needs our help. that is when we needed when we make those very judgments. i have similar problems. supervisor mirkarimi mentioned extended to other folks. the fact of the matter is you cannot have it both ways. either it is effective and cost the general fund money or it will not affect the general fund, it will not be effective. why are we doing this at the end of the day? to me i think we are -- this piece of legislation, while well-intentioned and i appreciate the theory behind it, it is not seeing the forest for the trees. what we're doing for the city. it is a slap in the face t

present. >> supervisor farrell? present. >> supervisor kim? absent. >> supervisor mar? absent. >> supervisor mirkarimi? present. >> supervisor wiener? present. we have a quorum. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. item number two, please. >> approval of minutes of the november 15, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: any discussion? any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. roll call, please. >> item number two. >> supervisor avalos? >> supervisor campos? >> supervisor chiu? >> supervisor chu? >> supervisor cohen? >> supervisor elsbernd? >> supervisor farrell? >> supervisor kim? >> supervisor mar? absent. >> supervisor mirkarimi? >> supervisor wiener? item passes. supervisor mirkarimi: all right. please read items number three four. >> 3 commenters report. four, executive director's report. these are information items. supervisor mirkarimi: colleagues, this is my last meeting as chair of the transportation authority. i want to thank you all for allowing me to serve you for two years. as i look back over the last year, but in particul

supervisor farrell: no. clerk calvillo: there are six aye's and five no's. president chiu: this ordinance is passed at the first reading. why don't we go to our for clot special order? clerk calvillo: items 34-37 are the special order items for those for the planning commission on september 27 to install a wireless telecommunications -- telecommunications facility on 2041 larkin street. item 36 is the disapproval. item 37 is the preparation of findings. president chiu: we will be considering whether or not to approve the decision of the planning commission's september 22 conditional youths authorization to install a wireless telecommunications service facility consisting of up to six panel antennas and related equipment in an existing church as part of as -- as part of the at&t communications network within the district at the property located at 2041 larkin street. we will proceed as follows. for up to 10 minutes, with a presentation by the appellant, to be distributed as you see fit. then the appellate will be followed by up to two minutes by the public in

supervisor farrell: no. clerk calvillo: there are seven aye's and four no's. president chiu: motion passes. supervisor wiener: thank you. i supported this because i believe it should rise or fall not based on ceqa and based on the merits. on the merits, i will be voting against this legislation. despite a lot of the things the we are hearing and despite the amendments and other proposed amendments that we may hear today, the purpose of this legislation is clear -- to put us firmly on a path towards eventually having an agreement where -- an agreement with the ggnra. i have a lot of respect for them, but we tend to have a serious policy disagreement with them right now relating to recreational access, particularly relating to dogs. that dispute is not anywhere near resolved. ggnra is still going through their process and we have a serious dispute right here and right now as the city of county and san francisco with the ggnra. i do not feel comfortable putting us on a path, even if it is a non-binding half, to give even more land to the control of the ggnra. i d

. >> but for farrell, top shelf is actually the bottom of the dumpster. >> christmas is a good time to think about our own, not just our consumption, but what we do with the things we don't want any longer. >> farrell is a professional dumpster diver. >> part of my ritual is a two hour bicycle ride. i hit maybe 50 to 100 dumpsters. >> for the last 20 years, he has been a texas sized recycler. finding all kinds of things on his daily ride. >> it still has the tag on it. it's never even been worn. >> he gathers them up and gives them away. >> two of the biggest problems we have are waste and people in need. and so my notion is that i can take the first problem to help solve the second problem. >> most of the time, farrell's reclaimed items go to shelters and charities. >> i found these. these are old blankets. >> perfect. those will be great. >> this time of year, they become gifts for family and friends. >> it is a lot like knowing robyn hood. >> carol thompson, a fellow professor received vintage jewelry, designer glass from her friend, the high class garbage picker. >> if jeff came ov

supervisor farrell: no. clerk calvillo: there are six aye's and five no's. president chiu: this ordinance is passed at the first reading. why don't we go to our for clot special order? clerk calvillo: items 34-37 are the special order items for those for the planning commission on september 27 to inal

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we have been talking to supervisor farrell from district 2. thank you for joining us on sfgtv's "meet your district supervisor." four episodes when we come back with another of our city supervisors. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> hello well concealed need your district supervisor. -- welcome to meet your district supervisor. we are here with supervisor kim. welcome. thank you for joining supervisor kim: thank you for having me. >> tell us where he grew up. supervisor kim: i grew up on the new york city. my parents immigrated to the u.s. i actually started becoming active in the community in high school. ed i went to stanford. -- i went to stanford. when i graduated, i move to san francisco. my first job, i started working developing economic policies for low-income communities statewide in california. i worked with young people, parents, families are around issues that concern our neighborhoods, whether it was communities, affordable housing, public schools, or just planning issues in neighborhoods like parks. i did that and actually ran

supervisor farrell, aye. president chiu: these resolutions are adopted. >> recommending the national council on alcoholism and other drug addictions be licensed to offer a russian language multiple offender driving under the influence program in san francisco. supervisor mar: i am amending this to include russian-language population for a multiple offender dealer program but including expanding it to include other languages. the only reason that spanish is not included is spanish speakers are served by the mission council, an existing organization. supervisor elsbernd has asked to be a co-author of this so i urge your support. it is a non substantive amendment and i would like your support today. thank you. president chiu: is there second? -- a second. can we take this without objection? that shall be the case. and the underlying resolution, can we do it same house, same call? without objection. the resolution shall be adopted. madam clerk, can you read the in memoriams? >> today's meeting will be adjourned i

supervisor of the pharaoh. -- supervisor farrell, aye. >> the motion passes. president chiu: thank you. that concludes today's hearing. why don't we proceed to our next 4:00 p.m. social order. >> items 38 through 41. comprising a special order. approving a tentative personal map. the motion approving the tentative personal map and item 40 is the motion disapproving. item 41 is the -- directing the preparation of findings. president chiu: we have an appeal of the tentative parcel map at 1138-1140 page street. this is -- the way we will proceed is here from the appellant who will have 10 minutes to describe the grounds for the appeal. and each individual shall have up to two minutes to present. we will hear from representatives of the department of public works and the planning brett will have up to tenants to describe the decision to approve the map. following the presentations we will hear from the party of interest. we will have 10 minutes to present and we will half person speaking at the appellant will have up to three minutes for a rebuttal argument. are t

supervisor farrell: i have been on the rules committee for about a year.nk i could have said we could appoint anyone who comes before us. whoever comes out of here, and whoever does not, please do not take it as anything but the fact that we would support you going forward in other seats. i would say i know the mayor has a few appointments to this commission as well. we are happy for the names here. amie, for running the fillmore is not here today. i would say i would challenge for being here given she is not here today. mr. lippman, who is a constituent of mine and friends of lafayette park, i did like his background. i wish i would have known more about what he is doing in the entertainment industry before today. i will -- i do like his background and what he brought to the table. mr. lee, you and tim had the most support. you had mr. paulson supporting it. i do not think i have heard mr. paulson advocate for one candidate. i have been to a number of your venues. i -- having been to a number of your venues, i know of your work and it is incredibly impres