the van ness station was not operational. they had shut it down. i do not understand what happened on the inside. more than once, the station has been shut down, and not because of a protest, because of trains being stuck in a tunnel. do we have antiquated systems in the tunnel? for me, one of the reasons you have an impact is unpredictability about when the train is gone to come. are they stuck in the tunnel? water we doing about that? for me, the system works really well when it works. what about the issues in that area. >> we have one of the most porous transit systems. it is not fully separated from traffic. art is rarely late or has on- time performance issues. a lot of our muni rail system is on street level. they can get stuck in traffic, which causes public transit -- public congestion. with the tunnel itself, we are basically at capacity. we are upgrading a lot of systems. some of them are quick to install. we're working on the ones that are most cost effective. other things require a longer lead time. the other is to look at the metro sys

the project is located at 1575 south van ness avenue. commissioners, the proposed project meets all political requirements. it is within the mission street neighborhood commercial transit district, which is a neighborhood commercial district, thereby providing ample opportunities. located in an area where there are multiple automotive uses. thereby providing the potential for synergies among the existing establishments in the proposed project. this project can also serve as a source of employment for neighborhood residents with various skill levels. it serves the needs of the immediate neighborhood and a larger population. and it is desirable for and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. the department received one phone call regarding this project. the concern was that the patron of the autozone would begin to repair their automobiles on the street surrounding the proposal, creating a nuisance. the department also received numerous letters in support of the project and i'm presenting these to you now as they arrived after the di

we got the ok on the feasibility on the brt project on van ness. that clears the way of sorting through the final design exception with them. as you recall, van ness avenue is a state group. that is another major milestone. unfortunately, i had to miss that. some great ideas coming out of the netherlands. some good news on -- boulevard. that is also a state route. caltrans is restricting the boulevard to turn it into two lanes instead of three. bike lanes and safer crosswalks. matter warnings for drivers for people crossing the street. caltrans has already issued a procurement on that. this is between everglade and 19th avenue. we are reaching some milestones on some other studies. the bay shore intermodal access study has also seen a complete draft report. the final report of the study that was presented to the city council, which has a major stake in terms of land use position that will affect areas surrounding the station. of course, the station is intended to be the terminal of the -- in connecting to caltrain. we will bring you a final report

in addition we will introduce a line on van ness helping commuters. if this as a pilot is positive, it could be one of the legacies. if you think about where that line goes, it connects major tourist destinations and goes along the waterfront. actually within walking distance. it is a slow ride. this would be another limited opportunity. a limited bus that goes to the corridors quickly and bixby by going on kerry and broadway -- kierney and broadway. if that line does well, we could consider this for the future. we would like to see the e line for 2012 and 2013. we have light rail and a street car that goes out to the wharf. this is the one that goes from caltrain to the wharf. if it does real well, we proposed a shuttle between the ferry building and the war. if you know the situation is full by the time gets to the building. this would-be to augment those tourists and give them the car to complete the trip. a couple more lines will show up. the 22 fillmore will be a popular line for the america's cup. similarly to the masonic, connecting the metro a

the van ness and marketed. easily accessible by public transportation, and will receive a walk-in complaints. we also received complaints by telephone, mail, and by fax and by e-mails. we do have an answering service for complaints off-hours, after hours. our staff speaks several languages, which include cantonese, mandarin, burmese, and spanish. for other languages, we do provide an interpretation service. you can also filed a complaint at your district police station, and personnel will for those to us. as i said earlier, a senior investigator is in the audience to answer any questions that you may have or you may speak to him individually. that concludes my remarks. thank you. >> thank you very much, director. for members of the audience, it is very important to have a strong occ in order to have a strong police department. director hicks says come in to take over the organization. she has looked into credibility and investigations have been quicker. if we have an issue with a police officer, we need to addr

have you ever been on market street between -- in the morning rush-hour between van ness and the embarcadero? you do not see one or two bicycle riders go through the like, you see them go through the right -- ally in swarms. that is a $350 ticket that is being ignored. plus the points on the license. does that mean i am through? >> you have 30 seconds. >> i would like to see some attention paid to this. it is a critical mass out there. i wanted to end with a short prayer of thanks to whoever your deity it is. without them this city would be gridlocked with bicycles. thank you. i have some fires that are on the table. -- i have some flyers that are on the table. >> i agree with the fellow before me. there needs to be accountability and a focus on safety. i have a traffic and road safety issue and i am interested in learning how to address it. i have lived in san francisco for four years. i ride a bicycle and take the bus and drive a car. there is in us versus them mentality as has been demonstrated between pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers and it can get ugly. pointing fingers at the wrongdo

high-quality early care and education and moving through all the way from the high-quality preschool to ready ness for college and career. and the steps that link those together. this was around parent and community education, to make sure we were making be links between home and school. this is coming from the new communities that are being created right now. coming up with ways to engage school staff. supporting alternative communication channels for parents from schools and for all kinds of activities throughout the gear that we want to make sure parents are a part of and understand and know about. we wanted to focus on summer and before and after school care and in richmond. one of the major areas that we -- that pop up where transitions. we do not have additional state funding to support summer school or before or after school in a way that we would like. there are specific times in a child's school life that can be very difficult. transitions is one that came up from preschool to kindergarten, off from elementary to middle school and that from middle school to high school. that is a big area

in addition we will introduce a line on van ness helping commuters. if this as a pilot is positive, it could be one of the legacies. if you think about where that line goes, it connects major tourist destinations and goes along the waterfront. along the waterfront. actually within walking

september marks national prepared this month -- prepared ness month.y website stands ready to assist you in making a family plan, building a disaster kit, or getting volunteer training. san francisco has greatly improved its ability to prepare for, respond to emergencies. this month announced a public safety communications system after the bay area was awarded a $50 million grant to build a broadband communications network for public safety agencies. we know that emergencies do not stop a city borders. we must be prepared to seamlessly communicate with other public safety personnel throughout the bay area. we have also strengthened our infrastructure, trained our personnel, and are preparing the community to rapidly recovered from any emergency. it is now 10 years later and we are prepared, stronger, and ready. the 9/11 attacks represent an unimaginable tragedy in the history of our country. at the same time, the lessons learned from that day continue to help us grow and become stronger. i want to personally thank our men and women, the first responder

git is wonderful to work and be able to go into the offices on van ness and be able to understand a complex and budgetary system so i want to acknowledge the support of those who have made this and worked manager phone to -- manageable, so what we are asking for is your approval. there are certain action items that are specific to community it schools, and i look forward to the actual monitoring process for getting a sense of the programs as they are going on in the schools, but i want to thank the district, and it is unique for a county office to have that kind of support for youngsters and community schools, and it is a credit to all of you here. goo>> any public speakers on ths item is? i have none. comments from the board? >> i have a question on page 3, where it makes fauve recommendation, and my question reads it where it makes full recommendation, and my question is who is the staff point person. clearly i would anticipate it would be in daily book of the special education department, but i just want to know what is the time line on these recommendations and who on staffing will be m

and we are located on the seventh floor of 25 van ness ave. we are easily accessible through public transportation and we received walking complaints from 8:00 until 5:00 monday through friday. * other than that, we have an answering service where we receive complaints. additionally we have received complaints by telephone, e-mail, mail, and backs. you can also file a complaint at your district police station and station personnel will forward it. our staff speaks several languages, including cantonese, mandarin, burmese, and spanish. two of our investigators are bilingual spanish speakers, which is important because the largest number of non-english interviews we conduct our in spanish. four languages other than the ones i previously mentioned, we will in -- obtain transportation services. last year we can cut it -- we conducted 37 cases in spanish, 5 in mandarin and five in russian. if anyone that would like more information about the otc this evening, see your investigator who is here in the room, and he is available to answer any questions

the van ness corridor and along the waterfront in the east side of telegraph hill. if these work well, these could be something we could do in per for charity. transit will propose a line that runs to oakland but also with a stop. treasure island. it becomes a regional access point. caltrain will augment the service and they do this already. we will ask them to roll out that extra trains. the services are shown, the " braun an extra ferry. two interesting ideas. the south san francisco terminal, that could be helpful in getting people to and from the peninsula. we're looking at that. finally, testing our hand. there is an existing pier in the oaklyn side. we look at a ferry that would go to oakland. this gives us the chance to try at the mechanics. you could pick it up and write it around. but schering is another major element. there is a sharing program that mta will pilot. you'll see the light sharing program rollout. after that, when we are hosting the world series events, we will extend it. you can get off caltrain and pick up a bike. there will be sharing stati

. >> for 1575 south van ness avenue. >> good afternoon, commissioners. diego sanchez with the san francisco planning department staff. before you i present a request for conditional use authorization to allow formula retase

avenue and -- van ness avenue. thank you for your attention. we will conduct the swearing-in process. if you intend to testify in any of tonight's hearings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand and raise your right hand and say i do after you have been sworn in or for. please note any member of the public may speak without taking a know pursuant to the rights under the sunshine ordinance. thank you. >>do you solemnly swear or affim the testimony will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. >> thank you. calling item one, public comment. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on an item that is not on to its calendar? seeing none, we will move to item no. 2. commissioners? item three. the adoption of minutes. the board meeting minutes of august 10, 2011. >> i will move the adoption. >> is there any public comment on the minutes? please call the roll. >> on that motion from the president, to adopt the august 10 minutes, commissioner fung. >> aye. >> commissi

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before we had a parking issue on the work van ness, but if this america's cup is going to take nine weeks out of our season when it is more moderate weather, that means it will not be used by thousands of people really, because it is not just us die hard swimmers. they are swimming from alcatraz. they are rolling -- rowing. just sitting in traffic trying to get there will be a nightmare. i will be basically cut off, as will other people who normally use this facility. i think the eir was written from mars, because the talk about alternative sites like ocean beach. there is nothing that is equivalent to aquatic park. there is nothing that can beat the relative calmness of the water, the beach you can walk into with no riptides. there is no place in san francisco that offers this water variation and the joy of the beautiful scene for its citizens, and also the elderly trying -- i am a senior citizen. just being able to get to that senior center. we will be cut off. i was sorry to see this rich man's project impede upon just plain folks in the bay area, not just san francisco. thank you. >>

were willing to bonn that, that could stretch out the payment for those facilities or the bus on van ness. that would make you more comfortable. it is almost impossible to think of any way out of it that does not include something from the general fund. either as a rate increase. i do not want to lay that too much on cca. that was always going to be the conversation. all of our things unless we stripped everything out were always going to run out of money. this is speeding up the conversation. it is not making the difference in terms of the general fund. >> we do not have been here a picture of what we have to do just to keep the hetchy fund balance sustainable. one of the things we did in the budget process, we took some big capital programs like the transmission system and put it out beyond 10 years. it does not show up here at all. that is what 100 million plus. if we want to make that sustainable, we need to do some of that stuff anyway. do you have a sense of how much we have to do, even without cca, to make ourselves sustainable? >> it depends on how much we do have some. in the ord

the vast ness of niger. some fog with colonel gaddafi against libya's -- some fought with colonel gaddafi against libya's uprising. they are carrying toureg men and gaddafi of fires -- fighters. the british embassy was ransacked in may. >> i think it comes to an underling -- i hope it comes to an underlying fact, and that is pro-gaddafi forces are realizing the game is up. >> this appearance escape from libya is clear, but it headed out to the capitol, some 600 miles further ron. its stop here. its intended destination may be in burkina faso and its capital. he is trying to stabilize the country, and sheltering gaddafi has a few obvious attractions. it is true gaddafi did serve the previous leader, but that era is supposed to be over. >> the colonel is clearly on the losing side. there may be links to the past between the share and -- niger and lydia. that is clearly history. >> some senior members of the gaddafi regime would end up being in the convoy, but not colonel gaddafi or members of this family. the

market street should have no cars on van ness to the embarcadero. merchants cannot complain because there's no parking there. get that done, that is so important. it is frustrating every day i ride. every -- meters are out of order. we have to take care of this. there is no discipline and no supervision. that is what is needed to get this many back on track, so to speak. again, best of luck and i hope i can help you on many more things. please call me. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i came with both the problem maybe you can address and also a suggestion you definitely can address. it seems a lot of the municipal lobbyists scrap -- screwed up. there is a bill that would make it more restrictive to use red light cameras. it is too late to get it on the policy and government's agenda. i am always suggesting of any of you think you know anybody who has the governor's ear to veto it. it will require more signage. it will be more costly. the only arguments are red light cameras are used to raise revenue. nobody accepts -- except san franc

mcfarlane has an issue with the way i operate the building, he should go to the facilities on van ness avenue, but he should not be here trying to hold up trying to get these repairs made. there areim