i'ms a resident of glen park and on the glen park association. i chair the association's zoning and planning committee. the association is going to submit comments in writing before the 13th of june, so i won't go to that right now but i do want to tell you that they are coming and we're working hard on them already. i wanted to thank the planning department, especially john sway and john libibitz. and we noticed as this plan has been rolling forward, they're attempting to address the community concerns and we appreciate that very much. i think further to go on that obviously as it gets closer to your attention and there will be plenty for you to decide on when it gets in front of you. so thank you very much. for this opportunity to address you. and i look forward to sending in the written comments in a couple of weeks. president olague: thank you. is there additional comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner miguel? vice-president miguel: yes, i have the pleasure of attending either two or three, probably three of the communit

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for the glen park community plan, draft e.i.r. case number 20051004e. staff is not here toons questions today. comments will be transcribed and responded to in writing and comments and responses document, which will respond to all verbal and written comments and make revisions to the draft e.i.r. as appropriate. this is not a hearing to consider approval or disapproval of the project. that hearing will follow final e.i.r. certification. comments today should be directed to the adequacy and accuracy of information contained in the draft e.i.r., that is whether the draft e.i.r. identifies and analyzes the possible significant environmental effects of the plodge and identifies appropriate mitigation measures. commenter should speak slowly and clearly so that the court reporter can produce an accurate transcript. also, commenters should state their name and address so they can be probably identified and so they can be sent a copy of the comments and responses document when prepared. after hearing comments from the general pubblet, we will also take any comm

second, there is a glen park community plan on june 22. this is the latest meeting regarding the glen park plan, 6:30 until 8:30 at st. john's elementary school on the evening of june 22. ilast, i just wanted to give you the highlights. there was a memo regarding the budget in your packet. i had asked tom to prepare this, just to let you know that the budget that you approved, after it left the mayor's office, there were some changes to that, which typically happens every year, of course, and in this case what has happened is there were additions made to the budget, general fund allocations. that is a little unusual. but specifically, the mayor's office at it -- again, this is not approved yet, but this is sent to the board, the was funding at it related to the america's caught, for both the staffing work -- for the america's cup for the staffing work, for the master plan, the first year of work on that plan, which will cover the staff costs, and the first environmental review. this covers the first year working on that environmental revie

you build it here, in glen park, the mission, chinatown. it builds up the strength of the city. it comes back to our department's opening up their resources, not protecting it like other bureaucratic agencies have historically done. we've said we can do it and be challenged with a grant program completely open to everybody. these things are worth the $1 million it looks like today. it is worth 10 times more in building camaraderie and companionship with our neighbors. i want to emphasize that. i want to represent that by giving what i can do to reflect our appreciation for the leadership. it is a certificate of honor to julian for his leadership on this project and many other projects that have kept this community working and expanding and growing. there is a design around his leadership. by voice vote as the mayor and city administrator that when you have strong communities, things like disasters, we will have strong neighborhoods to help us recover back. this is the beginning of that. i want to give you this certificate on behalf of the city, parks trust, the challenge grant p

there have been robberies in glen park and parts of the valley. there have been shootings in diamond heights. one of the challenges is making sure that the police department understands that even though we may not have the same crime levels as some neighborhoods, we still need attention from the police department. >> let's talk about the city's economic development. are we on the right track? what would you like to change about the approach to developing the economy? >> we are getting better. the city as got more proactive about attracting businesses and new industries and providing incentives for them to come and stay here. it is still a very expensive place to do business in terms of the cost of labor, land. we need to make sure that we are not taxing businesses to the point that it is not profitable and we are not attractive for them to be here. we need to reform our payroll tax. that is an incentive not to create jobs. i know the board president david chu is working on possibility this there -- possibilities there. i look forward to working wi

she has to go across to glen park to get out transit. >> those new stations, those are the ones that we are going to have to depend on. >> along balboa park station, near geneva, i have been pushing hard to get ramps for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street. i want to insure the department of parking and traffic is painting lines on alemany street. beyond that, we need to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars go speeding through. sidewalks are not convenient for people. >> i am the supervisor for district 11, the debt -- the best district in san francisco. this year, we get to show how great district 11 really is. >> we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. it is inevitable that we will make painful cuts. so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, security services? all of these are critical decision

project connecting laguna honda hospital to the muni station and then adding new service to the glen park bart station. we did not recommended for funding because after funding higher priority projects and the bayview hunters point project, there are insufficient funds for this project. similar to the chavis bike parking facilities, we want to continue to work with partners to see how we can look at the regional pot of money. the last slide shows at the schedule of where we go from here. after we take it from this committee to the board of the and despite having a master funding agreement with the air district and a few weeks. then we work with grant sponsors in july. funding should be ready august 2011. with that, i can take questions on this project. thank you -- commissioner campos: thank you for your presentation. any questions? commissioner avalos: just a question on the first project, the emergency ride home program. the proposed amount is much less than the actual cost of the program. what is the use of the program ta? how did we decide on this amount of allocation? >> that is a gr

glen park. they have frightened away the raccoons, and there is another area in san francisco. this is a serious situation. this needs to be addressed. when i can get out of my car, if i have to go to say -- i do not walk across the street anymore. supervisor wiener: before you leave tonight, will you give me your information so someone from animal control -- >> i have called them. supervisor wiener: i will call them, too. >> and i know the other issue is that pg&e is tearing up the city putting smart boxes in, but they are also replacing old boxes. my question is, i know they outsourced the repaving of the streets, but how is it taking so long for them, the company, whoever? nobody says anything. that is another issue. i know it is not the city's, but i would like to find out, we would like to know, why is it taking so long to repair the streets? supervisor wiener: sure. >> i cannot really speak for pg any. they do have a -- pg&e. they do have a gas line replacement program. they have a project around the city. one thing we started doing with them -- i cannot speak to their co

there are a wall sculptures in the lobby of the glen park branch library. and then there is an illuminated book on the wall of the mission bay library. >> "ocean current." we are on ocean avenue, so there is a connection to that. that is what this is about. culmination of all lot of dialogue, processing over a five-year period. that is longer than most art projects take, but i really feel like the product was enriched from that. making the sculpture involves forging and fabricating steel. we used to deal to create this flowing, central sculptor, heating, bending, grinding, painting, bending, and adding a patina to it. layers and layers of craftsmanship that went into this. >> of the artists who participated in this project are all bay area of projects. they work in a wide variety of media. metal, glass, natural elements, photography, just a range of different approaches and aesthetics. so we have created a nice collection of art work that is reflective of the current date. art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works tha

me on a number of fronts, and supervisor wiener, who had a chance to open up a farmer's market in glen park with me yesterday. we never do it alone. whenever our city is working together, we have to find people who know how to communicate with small businesses, drill down to what they need, and then work with our policy makers like the small business commission and their staff, but really help in figuring out what it is that a limited amount of money -- and it is really limited when you are only talking about $680,000 in very tight economic times -- to be able to spread that around to 27 different businesses, help and make sure that a company like mission cheese, which is probably gone through a huge jury just to get here, can be directly helped to be opened and sustained success -- which has probably gone through a huge journey just to get here. we do not want to start things that cannot be successful. the whole game is about not only surviving the economic challenge, but as we recover -- and we are recovering in our economy -- that the small businesses will be successful, and they will gr

. >> the note from a group of glen park families thanks all the firefighters in the area and expresses condolences for the losses. one family thanks firefighters for help for a firefighter and medical aid. funerals for the two firefighters will be held together at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. the time hasn't been announced. we'll post more information on our website, cbssf.com as soon as we get it. >>> it has been a deadly day for u.s. forces in iraq. the military says five troops were killed. according to iraqy security officials, it happened when three rockets hit an iraqi base in eastern baghdad. the iraqi sources say the americans were acting as advisors and that those rockets hit near their living quarters. >>> 5:05 your time. out the door with a little traffic and weather and toss it over to lawrence, who after last week i think you're -- you're starting to win our hearts back. >> you guys are going to have me walk the plank if i didn't turn things around. finally looks like we are getting things going in the right direction. we have that area of low pressure that broug

this is not going park or no year rally -- glen park or noe valley. this is affordable housing. we see again and again that indeed is oceanic and the supply is a trickle. in the best of worlds, it is painfully difficult to find affordable housing. we know this is not the best of times. we think in a real and perverse way

this is not going park or no year rally -- glen park or noe valley. this is affordable housing. we see again and again that indeed is oceanic and the supply is a trickle. in the best of worlds, it is painfully difficult to find affordable housing. we know this is not the best of times. we think in a real and perverse way, a compromise is saying that a community service -- center that provides service in a real way is expected to subsidize a neighborhood of much higher economic status. that is a perverse use of the land. this is a great project. you have heard from the mayor's office of housing that the reduction in the number of units is a real cost to the city and office of housing that could deploy those resources elsewhere. i think this is a project whose time has come and it deserves to go forward. supervisor mar: i am going to read some more names before the next speaker comes up. gail goldman, mike terio, and brett luellen. >> i am a native born and raised in laurel heights. everyone keeps referencing the bus yard. i grew up on the other side of that. i wish i was fortunat

this is not going park or no year rally -- glen park or noe valley. this is affordable housing. we see again and again that indeed is oceanic and the supply is a trickle. in the best of worlds, it is painfully difficult to find affordable housing. we know this is not the best of times. we think in a real and perverse way, a compromise is saying that a community service -- center that provides service in a real way is expected to subsidize a neighborhood of much higher economic status. that is a perverse use of the land. this is a great project. you have heard from the mayor's office of housing that the office of housing that the reduction in the number of units