to my left is commissioner john avalos. commission members dufty and david chiu is en route. madam clerk, please call item 2. >> approval of minutes from the june 15, 2010 meeting. this is an action item. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. we have a motion from david chu, seconded by carmen chu. without objection. if you could call item three. >> citizens advisory committee report. this is an information item. >> we have the chair of the committee. good morning. >> my name is peter. i and the former vice chair to the citizens advisory committee. as you were informed at your june 15 meeting, the cac chair had moved. i have been chosen to fill out her term. at the next meeting, cac will be collecting a new place characters he of my term. my report will be fairly brief this morning. the cac unanimously approved all of the items on your agenda this morning with one exception. on your agenda, item six, motion for funding on the trend it bay planning committee. the one item that had the most discussion and questioned once the better market street

my name is supervisor john avalos, the chair of the committee. i'm joined to my right by supervisor sean elsbernd, and my left supervisor ross mirkarimi. the clerk of the committee is mr. viktor young. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes. if you turn off all cell phones and pagers. if you wish to speak during public comment, please fill out a speaker card and turn them in to me. if you provide documents to the committee please provide one to the clerk for influential into the final. it will appear on the board of supervisors agenda on september 14, 2010 unless other weiss stated. commissioner avalos: please call item number one. >> item number one, resolution authorizing the san francisco department of public health, community behavioral health services to enter into a negotiated amount and drug medical recommitment with the state of department of alcohol and drug program. commissioner avalos: very good. do we have a presentation from d.p.h.? >> good morning, supervisors. i'm dr. alice glickhorn, i am the county alcohol and drug admin

i am john avalos, the chair of the committee. i am joined by supervisor mirkarimi and supervisor elsbernd. madam clerk, can you share any announcements? >> all persons attending this meeting are asked to turn off all cell phones or pages. if you wish to submit speaker cards, please turn them in at the real to your left. if you submit any documents to the committee, please submit an extra copy to the file. nebraska items recommended out of committee will be discussed at the board of supervisors meeting later this week unless another date is indicated. chairperson avalos: before we start, i would like to say happy birthday to supervisor ross mirkarimi. [laughter] call item one, please. >> resolution approving the issuance of tax-exempt revenue obligations by the california enterprise development authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $11.50 million among other things to refinance various capital facilities owned by brandeis hillel day school and other matters related thei reto. >> good morning. i am with the contr

i would like to thank supervisor john avalos for sponsoring the hearing. he has been a strong advocate and a good friend to the mental health board, especially during the budget season. he is the chair of the budget committee for the city and county of sentences. special thanks go out to drdr. quanbeck, jennifer friedenbach, thomas jefferson, annette robinson, pam fisher, fred martin, dr. jones, susan mcintyre, virginia wright, tom purvixs, officer dunn. i like to thank you all for participating in this very special hearing. i would like to make sure that the things said this evening reached the ears of those in office at this moment. those who control the purse strings, those who make the decisions to make these cuts. we let you hear from firsthand responders, from those who are on the ground, from those professionals who have experience dealing with those in crisis. we've heard from the public this evening, passionate testimony regarding help services help out and why we need to continue with services. with that, i would like to thank you all for coming.

been floating around out there over this item , and that is that i know for a fact that supervisor john avalos laughs to drink beer, but for me, it is whiskey. if you are out there buying, i just want you to note that. and i am bringing my nickels with me when i am going out. i would like to thank the sponsor of this item, and i would like to add my name on to this legislation as a co-sponsor. i do so for much the same reasons as supervisors avalos and mirkarimi state. back when i was chair of the budget committee a few times, i will call them the good years -- even in the good years we were looking at very difficult, targeted cuts to communicate-based substance abuse programs. the good daly years were nothing like the last few terrible avalos years. in this room, the month of june and the months leading up, we debate very, very difficult issues. and just the way that the budget is structured, the way that our charter is structured, it's terrible. but it is the community-based providers, the folks who are on the street level providing culturally competent services to san francisco's most vulne

this according to supervisor john avalos. in an e-mail to us he wrote this fee will enable the city to continue the work to make our sidewalks safer and provide hope and dignity for people struggling in the streets and alleys. the city public health director also backs the plan. those in the alcohol and hospitality business are opposed arguing that an extra alcohol tax would hurt business. mayor newsom is also against this, promising to veto this legislation if it comes across his desk. that's assuming there are not eight board supervisor votes becau. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> crews heard a call from a woman just before 10:00 in the san francisco bay that was broken up but ended with 10-4, i have a may-day. the coast guard searched the water from angel island north to the richmond-san rafael bridge overnight. they will start with their helicopter search this morning. >>> chuck reed's open government policy will be put to a test tomorrow. the mayor heads a committee which tomorrow will

avalos: thank you. >> the morning, supervisors. my name is john gomer, one of the owners of q bar in the castro area. we purchased a this establishment 1/2 years ago. in the time that we have all that we have been able to maintain a profitable business and grow, but at the same time we have been offering benefits to employees. from our estimates of this fee being imposed, it is not simply 5 cents for one nickel per drink. at the cost of what is most commonly purchased liquor, while liquor, $40 to $50 per case, the fee would be $10, which is a 20% increase on the cost of liquor. the prices of the drinks that we serve very basically in the cost of well drinks covering the cost of generics. the complete impact is not simply going to be that we can delay the price of the drinks by a nickel. this additional cost, we are in a competitive area of town. it is not clear on how the prices will change. but if we have to absorb this cost we will have to cut benefits to employees or the employees themselves. this will impact the overall economy in the area. th

avalos: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please, and before you speak i'll read three more cards. siacro, john kelly, joshua puner, tom colter, debbie learnman. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is for rest fwray. i own the speak easy brewry. i've been operating in san francisco and the hunters point area for a little over 13 years. we have fewer than 35 employees, however, we do provide health care. we don't have to but we do because it's the right thing. window everything we possibly can to be a good citizen and a good business owner in san francisco, and we want this city to be the best it can be. we are very concerned about the tax. it's one more nail in the coffin for us that we're -- we're just concerned about the general outcome of this and the fact that it hasn't been thought through well enough. we're -- there's certain several points which have been covered. if you -- i do want to come back to the trader joe drop shipment. if it's dropped in another county and transferred store to store would not be subject to the legislation as it's written. but really more to the point, i thi