supervisor jane kim is also here. they are both here because i know both have a strong commitment to our youth in san francisco. i want to welcome all of you here tonight for two reasons. one, i know we are going to give some awards out for our youth leaders, but the other reason i wanted to make sure you had a good invitation to come to city hall tonight was because we have been waiting for one of you to register, wondering if you are going to run for mayor or not. there is a vacant seat for youth to lead the city. i think you can take this job and run with it. this city needs to be more kid- friendly, more youth-oriented. i think you could have a big input to make sure that what we are doing will be there for you to raise families as well. i want to congratulate all the nominees tonight. all of you who have been participating in this competition for the fellowship have been doing great work. i have been reading through some of the accomplishments that you are a part of. i got to meet some of you, luckily, last month

as you know, is supervisor jane kim out there? jane, come up. i will always thank the board of supervisors because i wouldn't be standing here without that kind of support from the board who made the historic vote to vote in the first chinese american mayor in the history of this city. i recognize that as part of this tradition. so i want to read a couple of things out to you here. it's worth reading. whereas 33 years ago a group of local musicians, artists and residents eager to bring the spirit of latin america and caribbean culture to san francisco, created carnaval. and ever since this celebration has been one of our city's most spectacular traditions. and whereas the san francisco carnaval is produced by the san francisco cultural arts tradition, a nonprofit that strives to make multiculturalism a -- tangible reality by uniting people in celebration with music, dance, artistry and food and these endeavors continue to be a significant contribution to the vitality of our communities. whereas the theme of this year's san francisco carnaval, li

i am proud to be here as part of this announcement, and i am here on behalf of my colleague jane kim, who is stuck in city hall. the two of us have the honor of representing the number one place in san francisco where people come to shop, and hello to everyone on the cable cars, spend time in our incredible city. this is an announcement of how we build 21st century city -- cities, how we can create communities on very busy dance streets. we know it takes a village to create a parklet. i want to thank the city department for being our partners. dpw, oewd, mta -- these acronyms refer to organizations and thousands of hours done to come up with this. three years ago, when i first came into office, a number of merchants from union square came to me and said, david, we would like to tax ourselves more. we would like to triple the size of the business improvement district. today's announcement is part of that portion of that amazing vision. i want to thank the in square business improvement district for everything you are doing to make union square one of the best attractions that san franc

[inaudible] >> about three months ago, i walked through the mission district with jane kim and david campos. this was after that shooting in the mission. we were walking along with officers in the district, just watching the streets, -- walking the streets, talking to merchants. we got an eyeful and an earful of these kids hanging out on the corners with nothing to do. people said the city has come out to come up with better programs to track these youth. they are listening to the people on the streets trying to recruit them. we know that they are interested player from getting in ties into these gangs. we particularly listened to the community response network, the people that are in touch with these gangs. we have a program where they are helping police officers get information on what is going on. they recommended that we create an annual camp, where for free, about 50 kids -- and we may increase down the road -- will get a full camp experience. kids across whole arena of san francisco get these weeks where they go to camp and have a wonderful time. some kids do not get a chance b

[applause] >> please welcome supervisor jane kim. [applause] >> good morning. it is really an honor to serve as a district supervisor for the tenderloin neighborhood. one of the things that is the greatest honor is being able to post some of the best non-profit service providers and affordable housing agencies in the city. it is something that i am proud of. the mayor's office, board of supervisors, works hard to squeeze everything out of every dollar we can, to make sure that organizations like tndc can do everything they can to create more opportunity for the residents of san francisco. it is really the work of these organizations that make a real difference for the people of san francisco. really excited about the rehab work that is happening here. the answer is not just housing that people can afford, but quality housing that people can afford. the tenderloin has long been a haven for our most low-income and poorest residents. something that we have seen in the recent census data is that the tenderloin continues to grow in population, density, and is one of

[applause] supervisor jane kim, thank you very much. supervisor ross mirkarimi, thank you. and supervisor scott wiener, thank you very much. [applause] they were all the members of the budget committee. but again, i want to thank each and every one of the members of the board, because we worked really hard. at the beginning, in january of this year, we all faced a $380 million deficit, and we all went to work. particularly, our office had to lead. like i say, we were on first base. and i wanted to thank so many other parties in this great city of ours for coming together. because the board of supervisors and the mayor's office, we knew we could not do this alone. the city budget reflects so many values of our great city. whether it is departments or community-based agencies or whether it is neighborhood groups, we all had to put our focus on and make sure that this budget would be balanced in the right way. so i want to especially thank all of our labor unions in the city for coming together this year. they were fantastic, and they were obviously very forthright in the thin

sincerely jane kim." thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> there were additional supporters that had to go back to work but there are other people, i'm sure, that will speak on their behalf. thank you. president buell: thank you. commissioner lee had a question. commissioner lee: yes. i had a question on maintenance. when we heard this at capital you said there was a possibility that you could -- the maintenance costs were, what did you say, $40,000 annually? >> yes. commissioner lee: and you believe you could raise the -- to pay those funds with moneys raised from -- >> we have the first three years of maintenance funds in hand. it will be coming through the eastern neighborhood impact fee which is a fee levied through the eastern neighborhood plan for development so those dollars are already in place. those will pay for the first three years of maintenance. after that time i think there's options of community and we've been talking to folks through the neighborhood planning process about potentially having con

i do have with me a certificate of honor that is signed not only from my colleagues jane kim and malia cohen but from every member of the board in recognition of c.y.c.'s grand opening for your continued leadership in providing conflict mediation, educational enrichment and job readiness program to our youth of san francisco. we at the board want to extend our highest accommodation, our appreciation and our thanks. congratulations. >> we appreciate the support we have received from you and all of the supervisors. supervisor malia cohen has been especially supportive and generous with her time and energy to the establishment of this office. please join me in welcoming supervisor cohen. >> good morning, good morning. hi, everyone, friends and neighbors. it's wonderful to see this place packed. i haven't seen it as packed as this time last year, as a matter of fact. i think this place has spacial anointing. we're definitely going to be victorious as we continue to go on and go forward in unifying our community. i just have a few words that i just want to leave on you. i want to publicly a