>>supervisor john avalos: thank you, commissioner breed. >>supervisor london breed: thank you, miss miller for putting this together so quickly. i do of course want there to be a little bit more time for input and i'm sure you got feedback that there are some other organizations that want to take the time to review it and provide input. i would like to make sure that we have the time to do that before we finalize the rfp and i wanted to get a sense of how my colleagues as well as how members of the public feel about how we move forward with shell. because there have been some challenges and i don't feel that they have been the best community partner in this community effort and there has been a challenge around communication and miscommunication. i'm not completely certain about how i feel about acknowledging that relationship or retaining that relationship. but i would like to hear from, especially from people who have been actively engaged in this process and whether or not we allow this particular project, whether we use it from a contex

>>supervisor john avalos: colleagues, we are adjourned. have a lovely weekend. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. >> we get to build the community he

>>supervisor john avalos: do you have any preferences on that? >>supervisor london breed: yeah, i think that given the fact that we do have a draft and there will be input and changes made in order to get us where we need to go, that we shouldn't have to wait until the next lafco meeting in order to move this rfp forward. i do think that as much as we want involvement from puc at this point, we as lafco should take the leadership on putting out there to the public exactly what we are looking for because ultimately we want a comprehensive plan. i think we should maybe allow the chair to give the final say that this is good and we can put it out there once we get our feedback and make the appropriate changes to get it where we need it to go. >>supervisor john avalos: great. thank you. okay. item b within this item. is that miss miller? >> this item will be dropped from the agenda. our mou goes to the end of fiscal year 14-15. we have another year 1/2 on the mou. that was my fault. we don't need to hear that item. >>supervisor john avalos: great. if

>>supervisor john avalos: okay. any discussion? commissioner breed, you are in accord with the motion? very good. okay. let's go to public comment. eric brooks, representing san francisco green party and local grass roots. just to comment commissioner breed has shown some really outstanding leadership on this issue and it's extremely appropriate for her to move to vice-chair on this lafco. thanks. >> wolf neighborhood council in acclimation. >>supervisor john avalos: is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. this is motioned by campos and second by mr. mar. can we take that without objection. first i would like to say this you for the support and i'm really excited about serving with commissioner breed who will be the vice-chair of lafco and i really appreciate your pushover the past several months on cleanpowersf. next item. >> approval of lafco minutes from december 13, 2013, meeting. >>supervisor john avalos: any comments on our minutes? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, pu

>>supervisor john avalos: colleagues, we are adjourned. have a lovely weekend. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> i'd like to introduce our mayor ed lee. >> thank you, thank you all (clapping) wow. what a crowded room as it should be. i want to thank our work supervisors and our treasurer we get to swear in later today and department headings heads and the members of our assessor offices and members of the community past and present members of our board as well. as also, of course, carmen and thank you for the parents of carmen chiu being here and husband and sister thank you for being here as well, and aunt. this is, of course, a month meningitis occasion i've known carmen in my professional life and many of you know her we've worked with her in the mayor's office ages ago and then when she was pickled to be the representative for 4th district it takes encourage to be a supervisor in a district and also to agree to work with each other and try to find grounds of co- less than and agreement and provide lisp for the residents. she's demonstrate

>>supervisor john avalos: colleagues, we are adjourned. have a lovely weekend. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> okay good afternoon, everyone. thank you very much for coming happy new year i'm ed reiskin i'm the director of transportation and happy to kickoff the new year. san francisco has been a dynamic city during the break i was reading the history of muni how things have changed and required the city to view. we're in a lot of change including in our transportation system a lot of change is good but it needs to be managed and it's safe and a consistent with the transit first policy. we're here to talk about that. we've got a lot of great partners partners if commercial transportation from the private be sector and companies that they service and our participates in the city. i think you'll hear from the mayor and other speakers we're chronically this issue head on and really going to address something that's are bringing benefits to san francisco and we'll continue to realize those benefits while addressing any issues that this corporat

>>supervisor john avalos: colleagues, we are adjourned. have a lovely weekend. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would ex

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>>supervisor john avalos: colleagues, we are adjourned. have a lovely weekend. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has g

>> supervisor john avalos: yes. regarding staffing changes when we see the rising increase, what year did that take place and i really want to hear justification for this expansion in square footage for office space. it seems like a very significant increase and one i don't think i'm quite ready to approve. >> good afternoon, supervisors, first i would like to change chair farrell and the committee for accommodating our schedule. we have a retirement board meeting at 2:00. we appreciate the opportunity for being here. first the increase in staffing in the area has been in the investment area, when we moved there in 1999 we were managing roughly over $10 billion, now we are managing over $18 billion. we had a management consultant come in and recommend a new structure for investment division which basically doubled and that was probably the single year where we had the highest increase in staff. and it was i think 6 fte specifically in the investment division. other than that it's been gradual as the city has, the vo

we would like to thank supervisor john avalos who came to join us last friday. i would like to read this short oed to lionel. i will miss you that much i know. your happy smile, your warm hell o. you showed your kindness in many ways. you warmed our hearts. yes, i will miss you. we never sang a duet. many memories of you will linger for years. when i think of you, i will think he did it his way. rest in peace lionel. thank you so much. president david chiu: we have one other colleague who would like to say a few words. supervisor cohen. supervisor malia cohen: thank you. i did spend some time and began to know lionel and he was very special. he was sitting there not far from the banister. i was sad to hear he passed away. i hope he's able to rest easy now. president david chiu: thank you, supervisor cohen. lionel, rest in peace. we have a number of other guest that our next colleague will recognize. supervisor breed? supervisor london breed: i'm going to ask coach win and galileo football team to come to the front of the podium. today we are honoring both the al

for that reason, over 70 people including supervisor john avalos were at his memorial this past friday. lionel was visiting his family in florida when he first contracted. he left the hospital and he thought his life might be ending and he didn't want to pass away in the state of florida. he wanted to come back home to san francisco to be surrounded by a community that he loved so dearly for the last 2 decades. he took a bus all the way from florida to san francisco so that he could be with his friends and community when he passed away. many of you have had the opportunity to hear lionel sing or maybe he grabbed your hand as you walked down chambers as he told you what he thought we needed for the city. many of you may heard him sing lolita. he head rich bear tone and loved music and he would share his music with office interns, educating us with jazz and rhythm and blues. he was act ive with many organizations, with community actions and episcopal organizations and senior organizations. many of you were seen lobbying by him for homeless shelters which you know is a growing population

supervisor john avalos: great, thank you. mr. uptike. i would like to visit the current site and have a discussion with the director of the retirement board and with chuck which will be helpful. i would like to continue this item to the 29th of january. i think it's the next meeting. supervisor mark farrell: okay, we have a motion to continue this item to january 29th. chair make well thank you for being here as well. i look forward to talking to you about that in further detail. we'll accept that without opposition. madam clerk please go to item 1. the clerk: item 131193:agenda[sale of transferable development rights - war memorial complex - 301 and 401 van ness avenue]1311931.sponsors: mayor; chiu and wienerresolution authorizing the director of property to sell up to 1,100,000 gross square feet of transferable development rights tdrr from the war memorial complex, 301 and 401 van ness avenue, at fair market value; and to execute and record certificates of transfer and to take such additional actions as may be necessary to effectuate o

is january 28th, 2014, welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority, my name is john avalosr of the authority, and the clerk today is miss cheng and also broadcast today by the staff from sfgtv. thank you for your work. and madam clerk, could you please call the roll. >> roll call, commissioner avalos? >> present. >> present. >> commissioner breed. >> breed present. >> camp os. >> present. >> chiu. >> present. >> cohen. >> present. >> ferrill. >> present. >>

i am joined by committee member and supervisor john avalos as well as supervisor scott wiener. i would like to thank the members of sfgov-tv covering this meeting, jonathan and charles kremenak as well as the clerk of the committee, mr. victor young. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear

morning today is december 17th 2013 welcome to the san francisco transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madam clerk will you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim. tang present. commissioner wiener. wiener present. we have quorum. ? m. any comments or questions on the minutes? okay we can do comment on item number 2 seeing none we'll close public comment and the motion to approve the minutes a roll call vote. commissioner avenue avenue. >> aye. >> commissioner breed? >> chiu absent. >> commissioner cohen. >> kim aye. >> wiener aye. >> commissioner ye the item passes. >> chair report this is an information item. >> good morning colleagues it has been another busy and productive year at the transportation authority. in particular i wish to thank vice chair scott wiener for your partnership and leadership on transportation issues and eric mar for plans and programs and on behalf of my colleagues i wish to than

is january 28th, 2014, welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority, my name is john avalos, the chair of the authority, and the clerk today is miss cheng and also broadcast today by the staff from sfgtv. thank you for your work. and madam clerk, could you please call the roll. >> roll call, commissioner avalos? >> present. >> present. >> commissioner breed. >> breed present. >> camp os. >> present. >> chiu. >> present. >> cohen. >> present. >> ferrill. >> present. >> kim. >> here. >> commissioner mar >> here. >> tang. >> present. >> weiner? present. >> commissioner yee? . >> present. >> thank you, let's go to the next item. >> two, approve the minutes of the december 17, 2013 meeting, this is an action item. >> colleagues any comments or questions on the minutes, seeing none, we can go right to the public comment, and we will do two minutes, for public comment, today. and any public of the public that would like to comment, seeing none, we will close public comment and if we could have, the roll call, vote on the minutes? >> on avalos? >> aye. >> breed? >> aye. >> campos? >

morning today is december 17th 2013 welcome to the san francisco transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madam clerk will you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim. tang present. commissioner wiener. wiener present. we have quorum. ? m. any comments or questions on the minutes? okay we can

i forget to say that i'm also a san francisco resident and lived in john avalos district for 27 years. i urge you to pass this resolution and to urge the state of california to ban fracking. thank you. >> good afternoon, president and honorable board of supervisors. marco with the labor council for latin american advancement. i rise today on 2 points on initiatives taken by this board today and those 2 points are the issue about women and families and the other resolution is around migrants and families and working families. i believe that the initiative that you have taken today's already demonstrates and does not require a thanks. you stood tall today on two very key issues. not only are they key issues. these issues fact people in a way that are unimaginable. on the first issue, on the issue of abortion. this issue affects a caring and responsible women, but it also affects caring and responsible and present men. so by addressing this issue, you address the key issues of facing our family and the key need that men step up to the plate on the issues of that affect all of us and that

i will be chairing the meeting joined by john avalos and scott wiener and supervisor malia cohen many i would like to thank sfgtv for covering this meeting. >> any announcements? >> the clerk: yes, please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items for today will appear on the 2013 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay. we have a number of items 1-9 and a hearing which is scheduled as item no. 10. we are taking that first. please call item no. 10. >> the clerk: item 130946: agenda[hearing - impact of sugar sweetened beverages to the san franciscans' health and health care sector]13094610.sponsors: mar; wiener and avaloshearing on the impacts that sugar sweetened beverages have on san franciscans' health and the health care sector. 9/24/13; received and assigned to the neighborhood services and safety committee.12/2/13; transferred to the budget >> the clerk: sf 101234 >> thank you very much. this hearing was sponsored by supervisor mar and wiener and avalos. i will turn it to supervisor mar. >> supervisor cohen as well. let me just say that we are here

>>supervisor john avalos: okay. any discussion? commissioner breed, you are in accord with the motion? very good. okay. let's go to public comment. eric brooks, representing san francisco green party and local grass roots. just to comment commissioner breed has show