. >> mr. chair and mr. president, commitetee as a whole? >> the next board meeting, is there a second? can we take those without objection? item 26 has been read. any comments on item 26? roll call, please. [roll call vote] >> there are 11 aye's. >> that is passed on first reading. and finally, teh adopt -- the adoption calendar. >> immediate in unanimous adoption acted on by a single roll call vote unless the member requests an item be removed and considered. >> 37 and 39. >> could we first do rloll call vote on the 36, 38, 41 through 44. [roll call vote] >> therea r are 11 aye's. >> item 37 is a resolution opposing the interpretation of the constitution and citizens united regarding the rights of corporations and supporting an amendment to provide the corporations are not entitled to the entirety of protections of natural persons. >> motion to continue. >> can we take the motion to continue? item 39. >> resolution recognizing original joe's as a stable of san francisco history and proclaiming january 26 as original joe's day? >> of petrin

. >> mr. chair, mr. president, members of the committee. prior to my years of experience with national issues, this was also as a 25-year member of the planning department and a five- year member of the planning group, so i have had considerable background there, and i currently keep my hand in as a quote interested citizen on the northeast waterfront advisory group, and as such, i have had the opportunity to participate in the planning of east of the embarcadero steady and many presentations and many comments pro and con of this project -- the embarcadero study. one thing i would like to say, i think that the members in this room are probably very concerned about the testimony they heard about the golden gate towers and how it has been finding ways to avoid paying higher taxes on the property and to get around the city rent control board, and i would hope that the city would find this legislation in this regard. also, having said that, as was indicated, the golden gateway owner is not the developer for this project. the developer for this

. >> mr. chair, i say if the representative -- this process has been going on for six months. if their representative has not answered because i directed it directly to her, then it affects all legislation. supervisor mar: thank you very much. we appreciate the comments. i asked you to wrap up. it thank you very much. >> i am asking you -- supervisor mar: your comments are done in your time is up. thank you for commenting. this item has been continued, so we will continue it until january 30. if there are no other comments from the public, public comments is closed and we will continue this to the january 30 meeting. meeting adjourned. thank you, everyone.

without further ado, thank you, mr. chair. first up, we have the mta director, ed reiskin. >> good morning. very happy to be here. want to thank supervisors cohen -- supervisor cohen for her leadership and bringing forward an issue that is very important to us. since i am here, i want to reflect on and apologize for the rush hour this morning. we had a very unfortunate occurrence where we had a private vehicle drive down into the portal that disrupted all the subway activity for this morning. the police have arrested the individual who was driving the vehicle, and i say this not just because it is timely, but because i think it is indicative of the partnership we have between the police department and the mta. the police department folks work very expeditiously and quickly to book deal with the individual but also to assess the incident to perform their investigation and work with us to get service back for the hundreds of thousands of people that we served each day in the subway. that really is indicative of the partnership w

. >> mr. chair, i say if the representative -- this process has been going on for six months. if their representative has not answered because i directed it directly to her, then it affects all legislation. supervisor mar: thank you very much. we appreciate the comments. i asked you to wrap up. it thank you very much. >> i am asking you -- supervisor mar: your comments are done in your time is up. thank you for commenting. this item has been continued, so we will continue it until january 30. if there are no other comments from the public, public comments is closed and we will continue this to the january 30 meeting. meeting adjourned. thank you, everyone. >> the evening, and welcome to -- 2012. this is the regular board meeting of the board of education, tuesday, january 10, and this is now called to order. >> ms. mendoza/ ? maufas? maurasi? ms. wynn? mr. yee? and mrs. tom? i pledge allegiance to the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> the special school facilities tax, wit

>> mr. chair, you have a quorum. >> let me welcome the staff this afternoon, think you very much. >> announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices. the use of telephones, pagers, and other -- get the tape recorder on so that every precious word is remembered out of austerity. other sound producing electronics are prohibited at the meeting. if you're responsible for one going off, you may be removed for the meeting. the board respectfully request they be placed in the off position. is there a motion for approval and a second of the mets for the last meeting? >> so ordered -- of the minutes for the last meeting? >> so ordered. >> i like to ask the department to take a look at the citation report. we haven't seen those in several months. >> will work and get something on the calendar for you. >> other directors? >> the directors' report. >> i am sitting in for the director of transportation. since this is the first meeting of the month, we will start with the special recognition award from t

vice chair joseph: mr. chang? do you speak english? >> a little bit. vice chair joseph: a little bit. can you tell me about your operation? can you tell me what you do? >> do like a restaurant. we just want to get some entertainment for the customer, light dinner entertainment. vice chair joseph: what kind of entertainment? >> singing karaoke. vice chair joseph: ok. anybody have any questions? commissioner cavellini: have you had a karaoke bar before? >> yes. commissioner cavellini: i am sorry. i do not speak chinese. in san francisco you had a karaoke bar? or you have been working at a carrier could bar before? >> mostly, i do entertainment around the bay area for many years. commissioner cavellini: can you tell me where? >> san francisco, the masonic center. a chinese concert over there. at the city hall. at the palace. vice chair joseph: mr. chang, unfortunately, your application is not filled out. many of -- i am going to say this the only way i know how. if you do not understand what i am saying, stop m

next item -- >> mr. chair, if i may, i do not know this is the right time or place to do this, but i wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your service as chair of the transportation of authority, and i appreciate the work that you and your staff have done. i see that there have been many accomplishments. i want to wish you the best in your future endeavors and look forward to continuing to work with you. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: very sweet of you, and thank you. wearing two hats, multiple hats for step, i certainly want to recognize that added responsibility for staff and interns and everybody else for help manage the duties and responsibilities of the transportation authority, while we recognize the ta staff. and my own staff have had to manage and cope with those responsibilities. thank you to all, your staff, for helping you all where that extra hat, too. so thank you, supervisor campos. i believe we are done. >> item 15. supervisor mirkarimi: excellent. fantastic holiday, new year, and

mr. chair, you had asked about this at the last meeting. a brief update.e have a communication plan for the event in terms of putting the word out about the çcentennial and orchestrating these events throughout the year. everyone, i hope, knows that it is december 28 of 2012, marking the 100th anniversary of the public transit system that is publicly -- the first publicly owned public transit system in the country. we are happy to be celebrating that. we are coordinating a kickoff event. the plan for the actual day of the anniversary is december 28. we have one year's worth the celebration to tout our great muni system. we are coordinating with the mayor's office to kick off the event. we will establish an honorary committee to bring in folks from the outside to help to shepherd this event. we are dovetailing with other efforts, like the port of san francisco 100th -- sorry, 150th anniversary in april. we are partnering with the market street railway, primarily among others, two-stage trolly festivals in neighborhoods throughout san francisco and the fall

vice chair joseph: mr. chang? do you speak english? >> a little bit. ce cirjoseph: a little bit. can you tell me about you eratio can you telle ato? >> o liketaurt. we jusnt tgeome entertainment for the customer light dier enterment vice chair joseph: what entertainment? >> singing karaoke. ce cir joseph: ok. anybody have any questions? commissioner cavellini: have you had a karaoke bar before? ye commissioner cavellini: i am sorry. i do not speak chinese. in san francisco you had a karaoke bar? or you have been working at a carrier ould bar before? >> mostly, i do entertainment around the area for many years. commissioner cavellini:can yo tellmehere >> san franciscoe soni center. a chinese concert over there. at the city hall. at the palace. vice chair joseph: mr. chang, unfortunately your application is not filled out. mof igo t is the only way i know how. if you do not understand what i sayingstop m heplication, thepeyo smitted, is not filled out. herere manyreatou did not swer for instance what are your

mr. chair, if we could set the clock at three minutes, i would like ms. hester to talk about this afternoon. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am an attorney. what you have here is the redevelopment map for the lower embarcadero, the lower market street redevelopment area. will we now think of, and this is golden gateway. and this is the freeway. when the city started this area in 1959, they delineated this area here as residential, north of washington street, and the freeway ramps were a really big factor when this was developed. the city tore down the area along the embarcadero, and they tore down the ramps, but the freeway system is a system that basically used washington and clay and broadway and samson and battery to move traffic on to the embarcadero freeway, and they just wore them down. they did not go back and look at what changes needed to be made. this included start walls all along washington street. there was a director who was very familiar with the original heights. he is going to talk about that. when this area was developed, these buildin

mr. chair, if we could set the clock at three minutes, i would clock at three minutes, i would like ms. hester to talk abo

secretary boomer: mr. chair, with those items behind you, we do chairman nolan: we have received this. it is not an action item. i was asked yesterday about what does receiving actually mean. could you explain that a little bit? >> let's take two minutes to talk about this report. if you remember, we started having conversations about the charges, electronic bills, and what we decided to do was to hire a third party, and after speaking with multiple stakeholders, they are here to provide a presentation. chairman nolan: going back to the question, what actually is receiving? >> after from the public, to go back and take the comments and fold them into the next step, which is the best practices study that we are just about to award. it would be to take what we receive. they can also give you a highlight. >> this is to help you to make an informed decision when we do come back before you. this is for your edification. chairman nolan: do you want to hear the presentation or the public? how long of a presentation are

thank you, mr. chair. on behalf of the staff of the transportation authority and myself, we wish you the very best of luck in your new capacity. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> i do have a few items i would like to highlight. we cannot have a report without an update on what is happening in washington, d.c., on the reauthorization of the six-year service transportation act. you all heard about this at some length at the last meeting. the house, under the leadership of chairman micah, had worked to put together what looked like was going to be a five-year bill. we are, however, again back at the point of discussing what their revenue is going to be. there was some sense of an agreement just a month ago about using royalties from extended oil and gas exploration to pay for the revenue gap, but that has fallen apart as republican members of the house have backed away from that. then we had the valiant efforts going on in the senate, led by senator barbara boxer, to try to put together a two-year bill ther

. >> mr. chair and commissioners, thank yofistsyou. the important and exciting for the commission to be taking on this issue and to be thinking hothrough how to play a role. it cannot be done unless everyone across the country is part of the moving forward. i often say that i think the public has already decided that compehensive immigration reform is necessary, but it's only a matter of time until congress catches up. after explaining my own connection, i want to give you a snapshot of what's been happening in the last few years to put some of this discussion into context. my own connections with a name like giovagnoli are third generation battalion. i'm not even sure what generation on my mother's side in terms of scotch irish dutch immigrants from virginia to missouri. i never really thought about immigration much growing up. my grandfather was italian. i was aware he had a different life from me. and very grateful for the opportunities that he give us. my father was the youngest child growing up in the depression. all they wanted t

. >> good afternoon, mr. chair. in the deputy director for the capital project authority. i will be presenting the update on the high-speed rail project this afternoon. but a couple of items. first of all, a brief overview of the high-speed rail plan. and a description of the workings of the san francisco high-speed technical working group and its interaction with a high-speed rail authority. some highlights from the 2012 business plan, released by the high speed rail authority and implications for san francisco and a description for the proposal that has wound up as the fast start project, a way that we believe will bring high- speed rail to san francisco more quickly than currently called for in the business plan, identifying immediate next steps. looking of the overall plan, ultimately the plan is to provide high-speed rail service from san diego to downtown san francisco, as well as connections to sacramento. phase one, often referred to as the basin project, connecting los angeles to the san francisco bay area and, eventually, san francisco. the peninsula segment of t

>> mr. chair, you like to be very practical. in these dire economic times, the only word that comes to my mind is [unintelligible] so, let me offer you some practical suggestions. quarterly reports, and this of -- suggestion came from your vice chair, you have landmarks and then you have plan b period we could use this money on san bruno avenue. tomorrow. there are always some streets that lead to much planning. but this is a shame that some people who work for our city make big money and do not do their job. to the people at home, for every 28 constituents, we have one city worker. this is a shame. our city workers, if they want to work for this city and county of san francisco, that also means the san francisco county transportation authority has to do their job. today is the last day for the san francisco redevelopment agency and commission. today, at the end of this day, no more redevelopments. a diabolical agency that has harmed a lot of people. this should spur us to audit these agencies, where we give them a lot of money