supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. >> sure. supervisor mirkarimi: by the way, what would the mess, detector look like and what buildings or institutions would they be installed -- what would a potential detector look like? >> potential institutions, people have come to the boma meetings, and people like the embarcadero center, the pyramid, buildings like that are the potential ones that might be marketed to or considered. the federal reserve, i think, was approached with a government program. the federal government is looking at installing these in indoor airports and subways. those are the ones that they have sort of sponsored and validated. supervisor mirkarimi: but in terms of the private sector, the private sector who would feel the need to install these devices would feel, for some reason, under potential threat or risk. >> think would happen with new york city, there was a large finance firm, and i believe there are other multiple ones in new york city that installed the speed up and they had false alarms. that is when it

commissioner mirkarimi: mr. executive director, since sometimes it is pertinent to hear from our representatives on the mtc, those items are rarely, if not ever again dies. i know we rely on the border supervisors to hear those reports. -- agendized. but there are some items that i think reflect the transportation sustainability program, especially if those strategies are to help orchestrate it in this area. so keep in mind, you may want to continue to work with our mtc representatives. some of these items that are coming up very much affect mtc discussions as well. >> i would be happy to calendar those on a periodic basis, and direct report from the executive director. i can work with them to see what the schedule is on mtc, what they prefer to do. commissioner mirkarimi: instead of the supervisor's introduction time, that also helps, but it is also bolstered by the transportation authority. if commissioners wiener and campos agreed, it could be something that ta staff want to consider as well. there are things

supervisor mirkarimi: welcome. >> good morning. i am the program manager at the port of san francisco. you're sorry you did tell you a little bit about the mass notification system. we have found that there is not an effective means to communicate to the public in the offense of a disaster -- in the event of a disaster. after the earthquake in 1989, over 300,000 people assembled at the ferry plaza, and there was no means for us to communicate with them how transportation would be handled, what bridges were open or shut, and how there is would be operating. this is a 2010 ford security grant program grant. there are no matching funds. -- this is a 2010 port security grant program grant. the system will have multiple language monitors and an announcement capability throughout the ferry terminal plaza. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. any comments or questions? seeing none, thank you. any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. we are almost there. su

supervisor mirkarimi: good. thank you to sfgtv for their ongoing excellent. >> item number two, minutes of the center 27, 2011 meeting. this is an action item. >> ok. commissioner campeau's bid a very good. sickened by commissioner farrell. is there any comments or questions. seeing none, public comment is closed. we take this -- number one on the roll call. commissioner avalos, commissioner caen bose, commissioner david chiu, commissioner carmen chu, commissioner calling. commissioner elsbernd absent. commissioner farrell. commissioner kim. commissioner moore. commissioner moore, absent. commissioner mirkarimi. commissioner wiener. the item passes. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> item number 3 commenters report. these are information items. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. colleagues, i have a brief report. the most interesting piece of news in the transportation area, this month is secretary ray lahood's announcement that he will not serve a second term with president obama, as he is now at occupy sf -- ju

supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. i was absent at the tail end of the discussion because we had a for alarm fire in the district. i apologize that i wasn't here for the complete betting through the chair. i would ask the general cons ole a couple questions. >> good afternoon, special counsel. supervisor mirkarimi: i understand the aim of what supervisor supervisor farrell -- what supervisor farrell and elsbernd are doing. i am one of the early sponsors of public financing for the mayoral campaigns. it is a time that we design that legislation, we did so based on a certain level, a trigger level of expenditure in matching donations. if we were to reassess what that level would look like, the 1.475, theoretically adjust the level higher up, what would you suggest as part of that process? is that an automatic disqualification? is that something that doesn't necessarily assist in the arguments that are trying to correct what doesn't need to be corrected? >> it would not have that much effect. the concern that i have is th

supervisor mirkarimi: another opportunity for public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. and madam clerk -- >> item 13, adjournment. supervisor mirkarimi: have a good rest of the day. meeting adjourned. supervisor chiu: good afternoon. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, october 25, 2011. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> [roll call] mr. president, all members are present. supervisor chiu: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, could you join me in the pledge of allegiance? >> to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. supervisor chiu:, luke's -- colleagues, you should have copies of the september 20 meeting minutes. could i have a motion to approve this? those minutes are approved. are there any communications? >> i have no communications at this time. >> could you go through our consent agenda items? >> items one through five comprise the consent agenda and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless and member of the board or pub

supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chu: i want to be clear, this resolution is going to the full board on october 4? >> yes, the october 4 meeting. supervisor chu: and we expect to have a budget analyst report by october 3. colleagues, we have a motion on the floor. can we take that without objection? ok, thank you. do we have any other items before us? >> the complete the agenda. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned. >> i should not be on stage. when you should be seeing -- i am used to the stage but not. that is who should be on stage. i am an animator. i am with picks are animation studios. in some ways, i felt comfortable being on stayed behind my computer. it is weird for me to be on the microphone. i have a lot of work to do but i am here to explain that, i'll come to that later. i wanted knowledge some of our special guests this morning. first off, i have some flashcards. how wanted acknowledged and the asian art museum director jay tsu. when i think of jay hsu, i think, aka dr. j. he is master

supervisor mirkarimi: ok. any public comment on this item? >> [sings] i can see justice now the rain has gone i can see all measures and obstacles in my way gone are the dark city clubs that had miniblind it is going to be a bride, a bright justice day. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comments? seen none, the public comment is closed. madam clerk, next item. >> item 3, ordinance amending the health code in the article 35 to grade requirements for biological agent detectors. supervisor mirkarimi: supervisor david shute's office. >> good morning. i am from david chiu's office. president chiu did this earlier this year, as one of the board's representative on the disaster council, like supervisor mirkarimi, and also because he represents many of the large office buildings in district 3 or this legislation might be relevant. i do have with me erica, the deputy health officer, but i just want to make a few brief remarks. she has a presentation, and we would be happy to answer any question that you have. in recent years, commercia

supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chu: i want to be clear, this resolution is going to the full board on october 4? >> yes, the october 4 meeting. supervisor chu: and we expect to have a budget analyst report by october 3. colleagues, we have a motion on the floor. can we take that without objection? ok, thank you. do we have any other items before us? >> the complete the agenda. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned. >> congratulations, chief. as you may well know, we were named the top in 2005. i thought that was wonderful. >> that is the top irish- americans in the country, not just san francisco. >> they knew they could fire chief when they saw one. we thought we would do a nice irish song for you. we will not take long, we promise. ♪ , over the hills my money-eyed irish lad come over the hills to your darling you choose the road love and i will make the balancvows and i will be your true love forever red is the rose that beyond the garden grows there is a lily of the valley here is the water that

supervisor mirkarimi: that is a good point. i will not go into all the details, but it has been impressive. >> thank you very much. supervisor chu: i just wanted to make a comment about why this item came out of committee without recommendation. overall, it is a new type of program we have been using in the city. typically, we use redevelopment credits, but this is a new market tax credit. it allows san francisco to use tax credit to attract capital investments in to certain neighborhoods. one reason it was scheduled so quickly is there was a timing issue with potentially lose in other funders for the committee. we scheduled it in committee, but did not yet have a budget analyst report, so we moved it without recommendation pending the report. since that time, you have received the report. it came out yesterday. supervisor kim made amendments. one of my concerns is the city would be on the hook, that there is indemnity. what risk will we be taking? previously, it would be the redevelopment agency indemnifying a contract. curren

supervisor mirkarimi: no. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: no. supervisor campos: ho. -- no. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. president chiu: given that this ordinance would have required eight votes, the ordinance fails. supervisor kim will be introducing her ordinance, which includes many aspects of what supervisor farrell proposed today, as well as other changes to the public financing system that the ethics commission will be reviewing in a few weeks. let us move to the next item, item 12. >> ordinance authorizing settlement of lawsuits involving mitchell engineering, and authorizing bonds and appropriation of funds not to exceed $15.75 million. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: items 13 through 15. >> resolutions authorizing t

supervisors mar, avalos, chiu, mirkarimi, kim, and wiener. the vast majority of californians voted and approve proposition 215 in 1996, the compassionate use act, that recognizes that there is a medical use for cannabis. san francisco has in turn adopted a comprehensive regulatory system to prevent and control medical campus collectives and cooperatives. supervisor mirkarimi has played a key role in making that happen. what we have is an industry being regulated by the city and county of san francisco in accordance with state law. we in california are not the only state that has recognized there are medical benefits to canada's. there are least 16 states in this country that are doing that. doing -- during the campaign for president, president obama repeatedly asserted that he recognized and respected the right of states to allow for medical cannabis. ultimately, this is an issue that is about patients' rights, the rights of patients to access the medication that is needed peer the state's largest association of doctors and california medical

supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. welcome to the public safety committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i am ross mirkarimi, the chair. to my left is david campos. supervisor cohen will be joining us shortly. thank you to sfgtv for their ongoing excellence. don and mark are covering this. please read the first item. >> item number one, ordinance amending the administrative code by adding section 2a.83 to community policing policy. supervisor mirkarimi: on the community policing initiative, supervisor campos, we very much appreciate, and i very much appreciate the collaboration we have had on this. supervisor campos: thank you very much, supervisor mirkarimi, mr. chair. i want to begin by thanking chief suhr for being here. i know it has been a busy day for him. i appreciate him taking the time to be here to discuss a very important issue. i also want to take the opportunity to thank my staff, specifically hillary for all the work that has gone into this, but most importantly to thank so many members of the

see supervisor mirkarimi is coming to join us. i understand we have interpreter services available if anyone needs them. if you need them, come up to the front or raise your hand. and there is anyone that needs spanish interpretation, raise your hand, and we will help you. commissioner mazzucco i am the president of come commission, but tonight i am turning it over to commissioner dejesus. for 9.5 years i served as the assistant d.a.. another 8.5 years as the assistant united states attorney. i have spent a lot of my time and career in law enforcement working cases in the mission district. i have lots of familiarity of the area. i am a native san franciscan. are raise my family here, and my family still lives here. this is a lot of fun to come out to the neighborhoods in here with your concerns are. commissioner chan: good evening. i am very happy to be in the mission, because i come here at least once a week to work on immigrant rights sanctuary city issues, and i know this community is a strong community and engage community, so

supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. colleagues, for months we have been hearing about state prisoner realignment. the committee from the board of supervisors and this body has advanced pieces of legislation in installments that presents france for what will be an unprecedented event october 1. every county in california will be severing back state prisoners to its jurisdiction. 42,000 prisoners are being returned from the state. san francisco's allotment per-capita will be one of the smallest. the number we are receiving is approximately 650. it starts october 1st. san francisco is in a better position than most counties because of the realignment plans and steps for preparation that have been underway. we are one of the few counties in the state that is experiencing under crowding. so that gives us a leg up compared to many counsel. we are in a position that we must advocate vociferously and vigorously for more funding because the money coming with the prisoners is about half of what we need. it is the point of this le