>> good morning, supervisor maxwell.axwell: what is the general function of what you do? >> in regards to the alemany farmer's market, i am the authority -- supervisor maxwell: do you work for the city? >> i work for the city and county. supervisor maxwell: so we have an agricultural commissioner. did we have one before? >> we had one up until march 2008. he was here for seven months. previous to that you had a commissioner up until 2004. there was a vacancy from 2004 through 2007. supervisor maxwell: tell us about what you do. >> i enforce codes and regulations when it comes to food, pesticide use enforcement laws, direct marketing, fruit and vegetable quality control, nursery inspection, which and measures --weights a weights and measures. i certify products that are being exported from san francisco. in this case, they are being produced in other counties and they are being exported from san francisco to buyers and receivers all over. supervisor maxwell: give us an example. the produce market -- >> we have one that re

thank you, supervisor maxwell. i am speaking on behalf of the board members that could not be here today. historically, our committee has been woefully neglected, suffering from a lack of infrastructure. we have been struggling with retail open space and a new housing to our community. with a proposal, it became clear that the existing infrastructure could not support the influx of new population. we welcome the new developments, but there has to be approved of the infrastructure. and with the help of the developer's feet, all of the visitation by neighbors -- with the help of the ordinance, we have the but the beautiful and visionary streetscape improvements ha ha. -- on leland avenue. which is going to nearly double the population in the next few years. bring it in with the other city developer's funds. supervisor maxwell: next speakers. >> i am part of the visitation planning alliance had also on the committee. i am here to think supervisor maxwell for your work and support on this issue. this has been a largely

supervisor maxwell: thank you very much. getting back to the comptroller on the segregation of duties. under the circumstances, will you be able to explain what you're talking about? >> we are happy to. the report does not get into

supervisor maxwell: are you talking about the last point of the evidence envelope, the $250,000? >> he mentioned a total amount of gold that had to be accounted for. there were a variety of factors that contributed to the gobi on the 18-month old period. we began to look at it at the 15-month mark. the problem is, you have transfers and somebody may think that the evidence is germane to their case. it is not just as simple as cutting it off. so we have to look at the criteria of making a hold last that long. there are best practices that we look at where we need the congruence of the office and justices. maybe it was serialized money, maybe it had bloodstains on it. sometimes, money is simply money and we can release it and deposit into the general fund or another holding account. this team we have had, which has been working for two-thirds of the 900 hours, has been very successful. they have been depositing anywhere from $20,000 to a low of $10,000 a month. what we're looking at now is transitioning to

chairperson maxwell: welcome to land use. i am joined by supervisors mar and chiu. >> please make sure to turn off all cellular phones and pagers. any documents to be included in the file should be submitted to the clerk. items added to the supervisors agenda will be added to december 14 unless otherwise stated. chairperson maxwell: i do not believe we have in the committee reports. >> item 1, consenting to the redevelopment agency using $80,000 of federal grant money for the installation of public art in mthe hunters point shipyard area. item two, up rehabilitation of building 813 in hunters point. chairperson maxwell: this will allow us to accept $7 million -- more than $7 million of federal support for rehabilitation of the hunters point park land. the first will give us public art. the second will move us closer toward the goal of rehabilitating and reusing building 813, located on parcel to of the shipyard. ultimately, building 813 will house incubator space for cleaning technology companies and provide a range of employ

supervisor maxwell: welcome to land use. i'm sophie maxwell and i'm chair of the committee. eric mar will be joining us shortly and our board member and president of the board, david chiu, has joined us. madam clerk, i believe you have some announcements. i'd like to chang the folks at channel 26 and our clerk, alisa, channel 26 for bringing us live and you for being our clerk. and i think you have some announcements. >> please make sure to turn off all cellular phones and pagers, complete the speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items will appear on the board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated, on december 7. supervisor maxwell: thank you. we will have item six. item seven will be continued until december 6. and item number four will be continued till the call of the chair. supervisor chiu: you said item six is also continued? supervisor maxwell: item seven will be continued until december 6 and item number four will be continued till the call of the chair. however, if you'd like to speak on either of those i

supervisor maxwell: thank you very much. getting back to the comptroller on the segregation of duties. under the circumstances, will you be able to explain what you're talking about? >> we are happy to. the report does not get into the nitty gritty of how their procedures should be written. we tend not to do that. these are concepts that we would like their job description, procedure to follow. there is an idea called dual custody that you often see in property rooms. when a piece of property or evidence is checked out, there needs to be two people there, especially if it involves cash. even though it has already been logged, it was counted and stamped, every time that evidence comes out of lock and key, two people being there is the concept of dual custody. i do not know if that is practical in this situation, but we would be happy to discuss those things. >> [inaudible] we have a two-person role where you cannot enter the safe alone. we have a log of who goes in and out. supervisor maxwell: would you be willing to talk wit

supervisor maxwell: so are you going to change that? >> yes, we are open with the new system, that will be changed. supervisor chu: and that is currently on hold pending your ci 0's evaluation? >> correct. supervisor maxwell: the next one, should adopt a better segregation of duties. did you speak to that one? >> that is auditor speak for the same person should not be potentially doing conflicting jobs. as i said, authorization, record-keeping, custody, reporting a monetary evidence should be done by separate people and there should be job descriptions to show who should be doing what. supervisor maxwell: is that the standard in the field? >> yes, that can be considered an industry standard. some jobs are compatible, some are not, just like an accountant. in the fancial world, you should not be writing checks, citing checks, keeping track of the bank register. they should be segregated. supervisor maxwell: and that is why? >> to minimize fraud. this is monetary evidence. >> in our department, how it works in the property controls office

chairperson maxwell: exactly. there is talk that this will go to big companies or corporations, that we are doing this for big companies or corporations. will you speak to that? >> the initial $7.30 million will only get a so far in redevelopment of the building. the total bill out of the building will probably close -- will probably cost closer to $30 million to $40 million. we will be looking at other financial strategies. the initial market analysis will tell us how much incubator space will be feasible within the building. then what we are anticipating is that we will be able to attract other tenants, larger tenants, who may be able to contribute to the buildup of the building. chairperson maxwell: you at one point were talking about having the united nations -- >> the global compaq has agreed to be a tenant in the building. they will be one of the early tenants in the building. they have made an agreement to come to san francisco and locate the pacific rim sustainability center. that will be administrative sp

chairperson maxwell: supervisor pier? supervisor alioto-pier: thank you very much, supervisor maxwell. i am here to present an ordinance that has been in progress since april of this year to establish permanent procedures for appeals of environmental decisions under the california environmental quality act, also known as ceqa. at the outset, i would like to thank the city attorney, planning staff, the planning and historic preservation commissions, and the public for their comments and direct involvement in making this legislation better. in 2002, the california legislature passed a new section of the public resources code to authorize the appeal of an environmental document to the elected decision makers. since then, we have operated with temporary guidelines. putting procedures in the administrative code is an inappropriate thing to do. i generally favor of property developments. this ordinance is not about whether somebody is an appellant our project sponsor. it is about having a fair, consistent, and level playing fie

chairperson maxwell: thank you. >> thank you. chairperson maxwell: all right. >> how are you doing, supervisors? i am here on behalf of a small building and engineering services company and want to address a couple of things that have been mentioned so far regarding the qualifications that are necessary and the implications to small-business that might have, but also the opportunity that is available and the necessity for something of this nature. a gentleman stood up before and mentioned the qualifications. one of them was a cpmp. also a cem. i think some of the fact for a little wrong. cpmp is a new certification that is growing and is part of the continuous improvement to the education system. while the cem is a much older certification, we have a cpmp in house and we also have a cem in house. both of those individuals are ready and willing to commit more time and resources toward something of this nature. i wanted to ensure that the work force, like you mentioned, supervisor chhiu, that the work force is there under the curre

supervisor maxwell: it has been great working with supervisor maxwell: you. -- working with you. supervisor chiu: i wanted to echo his comments. we are going to miss you greatly. you have had a tremendous impact of the past, present, and future of our city with regard to land use. there are so many projects in your direct imprint help to improve. it has been a true pleasure to work with you and i think our committee has worked very well together in resolving many of the potential conflicts that we have to resolve here at land- use. thank you so much for that. we will miss you. supervisor maxwell: i think land use and our city will be in great hands. i think supervisor mar an -- thank supervisor mar and supervisor chiu. i think we'll be okay. you're a pretty snazzy dresser yourself, supervisor mar. it has been great. thank you. [laughter] is there any further business before this committee? this meeting is adjourned. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next

chairperson maxwell: public comment is closed. supervisor chiu: i hear from the business industry some of the problems that might affect some of the small and medium- sized businesses. in the legislation itself is a specific exception for buildings that are financially distressed. if a building manager or owner is having financial difficulties, they do not need to comply with this until their financial issues are dealt with. in my mind, that has been a reasonable way of getting at some of the economic challenges that might be facing a building. we also know that the study that this was based on, the legislation was based on, was begun several years of ago. it has been at least two years since the beginning of this work. the discussion started in 2008. if we include the amendment i have, that would not require additional energy audits for another four years. we are talking about six years from when we started this conversation that will hopefully result in final audits. the study refers to president obama is a goal of trying to red

thank you, supervisor maxwell. i am speaking on behalf of the board members that could not be here today. historically, our committee has been woefully neglected, suffering from a lack of infrastructure. we have been struggling with retail open

may i finish a supervisor maxwell: please? -- please? supervisor maxwell: no. thank you. gosh i am here on behalf -- hats off to supervisors mar and campos. this is a critically important step to deal with the serious problem unheard of the proliferating wireless equipment on utility poles. this legislation is a real important multi-base hit. you have the opportunity to make this legislation a home run. there can't be any doubt about the scope of the problem. let me just show you what i did this weekend as i walked through when st. in a different district- -- one street and a half in a different district. this was one area, about -- [inaudible] i live in this neighborhood. . [inaudible] the point of this photograph is, this is the kind of equipment that is electrical. this is the context of which other facilities are being put up. here is another facility. this is a good one. the important thing here is that this is almost at high level. -- eye level. [chime] supervisor maxwell: thank you. >> we will be submitting some written suggestions. we are voting on that tomorrow n

supervisor maxwell: walter paulson. this is after the other names i've caleld. -- called. >> i am asking for your support of this ordinance. i am regional director representing 30 million square feet in the bay area. i also was the chair of the mayor's taskforce. i like to address some of supervisor chiu's questions. i am proud of it because we represented a lot of factors from this community, and not just be a big buildings that we have managed. most of my buildings in my portfolio, we have done energy star. it will be smaller building. the issue the you were talking about, where our concern is that it is a lot of real estate that has to go through this pipeline. they wanted some of staff and funding to do that, but the big concern is that we did have people in the taskforce that were energy auditors. they say that we do not have enough to meet the real estate that will go through this pipeline. we didn't want a auditors flying in from texas or oklahoma because we want to bring jobs here in france and -- here here in s

supervisor maxwell: do we have an answer to that? >> because they take a long time to prepare, what we have been doing is trying to have informational briefings before the certification action happens. and i believe what she is suggesting is that regardless of what would be introduced, it would be a better process to have that happen after they are certified and that there be more substantive projects, mets, or whatever. and rather than having this constraint being a trigger for an appeal, it tends to cause actions to happen in short order after an eir is certified because it can be appealed immediately. supervisor maxwell: i understand that is a concern. with this legislation, how are we dealing with that concern? >> it does not deal with that at all. it continues the conditions and allows other documents to be appealed after an entitlement action. it does change with respect to categorical exemptions and interruptions by president c hiu. no right to appeal would be forfeited until the discretionary actions are taken. as the attorne

thank you, supervisor maxwell. i am speaking on behalf of the board members that could not be here today.

supervisor maxwell: ms. stacey, could you cover the splitting of the file and what we would consider today? - standing as it would cover the negative declaration today and the environmental impact report, but if you could go over that -- my understanding is it would cover the negative declaration today. >> my understanding is that the planning department has asked that all of section 31.08 b seven out of this ordinance. supervisor maxwell: for those who do not have that, what would that be, do you know? >> 31.8 deals with exemption determinations. in includes a number of provisions about exemptions, including new notice requirements, some referrals to the historic preservation commission, and notice requirements to the public, and it also has to do with notices of exemptions, so all up 31.08 is taken out of this file. we would have existing section 31.08 with respect to exemptions, so we are in chapter 31 right now. 31.08 deals with exemptions generally, not just appeals of exemptions. supervisor maxwell: so

thank you, supervisor maxwell. i am speaking on behalf of the board members that could not be here today. historically, our committee has been woefully neglected, suffering from a lack of infrastructure. we have been struggling with retail open space and a new housing to our community. with a proposal, it became clear that the existing infrastructure could not support the influx of new population.

chairperson maxwell: that is good. if you do not have all of them, but you have three categories that you feel pretty comfortable about, that would be helpful. then we can have an idea of where you are going and what you do. that would be helpful. >> we will have that for you by next week. should i ask for karen cooper to come up around the sewer system improvement program resolution? chairperson maxwell: then that person will not have to come back next week. >> exactly. come on up. >> karen cooper, a developer of the sewer system improvement program. part of the resolutions going forward -- one was on the biosolids digester facility. that is going to be an enhancement to the southeast neighborhood. it is the biggest project in the sewer system improvement program. it is $1.40 billion to $2.40 billion in size. is an opportunity to incorporate green jobs, the arts, architecture, the neighborhood, landscape enhancements, and open environment, so that high school students, college students, interns, and in printed ship pr

[chime] supervisor maxwell: anybody else? >> there has been really excellent work and i think you will need to understand that. the other people that have been working on this is the thankless task of the eir. you have a really able staff dealing with this. i would ask this board to continually report to the new board. we have found out that this institution only works if they are really under public scrutiny. the question that i have is the interpretation that dwelling units can be converted and we have this huge problem because the code needs to be changed. i do not agree with that. the main obligation is that they first must disclose that they intend to buy things in them and not occupied them until they have an institutional master plan. all of the housing that they acquire and occupied before the have any institutional master plan hearings or any institutional master plan cannot be occupied on changing to a dormitory. i contend all of that is illegal and at some point in the city attorney will have to sort this out becau

chairperson maxwell: thank you. supervisor chiu: i wanted think supervisor al -- i want to thank supervisor alioto-pier for suggesting we sever the portions that had the most controversy over the last week. it is important we look at these without holding up the other portions. i think we are doing is we are clarifying a lot of cleanup in a way that protect neighborhoods while having some appropriate balance and some predictability. we do obviously need to continue to have a conversation of how we strengthen and insure protections for neighborhoods. i do want to make too friendly amendments' based on some of the questions i started off with. -- i do want to make two friendly amendments based on some of the questions i started off with. online 15, i would like to suggest that the appellants may have an authorized agent -- striking the phrase authorized in writing. if i can ask the sponsor of the legislation if that would be acceptable. if i can also suggest on page 22, i am wondering, mr. stacy, if you have a chance

supervisor maxwell: i will ask. thank you. yes? >> supervisors, if i may comment for clarification purposes. when you speak about distances between the agricultural certified market portion and non-certified, those boundaries are drawn up and submitted for the certificate, when they apply for renewal. supervisor maxwell: submitted when who applies? the market? >> yes. when alemany applied for their renewal, they submit a boundary. in the case of alemany, i have not looked at that map. i am sorry, i cannot tell you what the boundaries are. but there is a boundary that identifies agricultural certified and non-certified. supervisor maxwell: thank you. ms. brown? yes, another question. have you looked at the boundary lately, has it changed -- >> if i may. i think we have relatively simple solution. in our next some middle for application, that we provide a seasonal boundaries so that we have a winter season and summer season boundary. that would give us the flexibility to assign certain spaces for non-certified uses when we know we ar