clerk: item 16, new business. commissioner kasselman: i would like to support a resolution that urges or requests the the department of building inspection and planning to expedite the relocation of those businesses and also, you know, the northern waterfront is on to be affected by the loss of all of those people working in that area. the shop in the area and eat out in that area, so i think it expedited process for a beneficial relocation should be encouraged, if we could draft a resolution, i would be very grateful period -- grateful. president o'brien: it was mentioned in the president's report, but i did have a meeting with the senior plumbing inspector at dbi, and he has advised me, and this may already be documented, about the legislation, and very briefly, the gist of this conversation was, you know, if we can be successful in the outreach and allow people to be aware of the legislation, it is going to be a lot better than if the dbi is called out there because of a complaint. the key difference between the

. >>-#10, new business allows future consideration for a joint commission meetings. >> i just thought are worried and roll it in one. i would like to thank you for being here tonight. a great big cross and -- agreed they thank you to the commissioners for being here. for new business going forward, as we mentioned at the outset, we hope to have the planning department involved, and perhaps in the next meeting we will condense the items into something smaller and to dig deeper and make everything better for the future. just a reminder we will hopefully have that as soon as possible. i know staff will get working on that, and thank you, and everybody's. >> i wonder if we can include the health department for the process for restaurant food service to have somebody be of assistance for that. >> absolutely. can you make a note of that? >> wasn't there one point where you said we could have a central location? >> we talked about that. we can certainly put that on the agenda item as well. something like the environmental exemption would be something justified as taking up, because it is so

-- the commission and now choose to take closed session off. >> any other new business?

-- the commission and now choose to take closed session off. >> any other new business? hearing none, the meeting is adjourned and at 4:45. supervisor chu: good morning. welcome to the regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. my name is carmen chu, the supervisor of the committee. victor young is the clerk of the court. do we have any announcements? >> [clerk announcements] >> thank you. supervisor chu: we will be calling a number of items out of order today. the item we will be calling first are items 6 and 7 with regard to the health services, because of some timing and scheduling issues. we will also be calling item one, the issue on the disability access improvements. that will be called after noon. we want to let people know in case you're here for those items. please call items 6 and item seven. >> item 6. ordinance amending chapter 16, article xv, of part 1 of the san francisco administrative code by amending section 16.703 regarding board approval of health service system plans and contribution rates. >> item 7. resolution establishing monthly contrib

. >> any new business the commissioners wish to bring out. >> any new business? >> the next item will be the report of the general manager. >> before we get into the local higher ordinance, we have a lot of the weather related issues, how the weather is affecting our facility. >> we wanted to give you a quick update on the weather. we have had a number of precipitation events the last couple of days. a couple of things happen in our system that you don't know about. this is getting an idea of the practice, giving us precipitation in the bay area. to give you an idea, this is the reservoir. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly. it is difficult to drive across it because of the snow. we had a tree cut down, it went down at 10:00 at night. it trick off our units. we were able to reroute the power for a couple of hours. making sure that none of the trees fall back into the yard again. it happened in the middle of the night. what happens down in the bay area, it did rain quite a bit. we had about an inch and a half or 2 inches. i wanted to show you the n

-- the commission and now choose to take closed session off. >> any other new business? hearing none, the meeting is adjourned and at 4:45. do you like this top? that's so gay. really? yeah. it's totally gay. you know, you really shouldn't say that. say what? well, say that something is "gay" when you mean it's bad. it's insulting. what if every time something was bad, everybody said, "ugh. that's so girl wearing a skirt as a top." oh. you are. ha ha. shut up. those are cute jeans, though. >> the you have any announcements? >> thank you. >> i've been one deals with the enrollment procedures and outreach. i call to this hearing so we could learn and little bit about the program. the school board is spreading the word about enrollment. it is critical that we reach families about power and >> procedures. in >> has serious implications for state and federal funding. i would like to think of the school district staff for coming today to provide an update. -- the enrollment has serious implications for state and federal funding. >> these have been going on for some time. there

. >> any new business the commissioners wish to bring out. >> any new business? >> the next item will be the report of the general manager. >> before we get into the local higher ordinance, we have a lot of the weather related issues, how the weather is affecting our facility. >> we wanted to give you a quick update on the weather. we have had a number of precipitation events the last couple of days. a couple of things happen in our system that you don't know about. this is getting an idea of the practice, giving us precipitation in the bay area. to give you an idea, this is the reservoir. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly.

president vietor: any new business items? >> move to adjourn. >> let me put a nail on the to buy four. we are talking about issuing debt and for the first time ever against our credit. we are talking essentially about giving a rate to one part of the city that would be at the end of five years 20% below market rates. we are also talking about building facilities. that picture bothers me. we are heading into budget season. that would be the time to talk about that. there are significant bears -- significant issues there we need to look at. president vietor: thank you, commissioner moran. that is helpful. i heard the motion to adjourn. the meeting is adjourned. thank you so much. 4:15.

-- the commission and now choose to take closed session off. >> any other new business? hearing none, the meeting is adjourned and at 4:45. >> welcome to "culturewire." for the past year, the arts commission has been participating in the city's effort to revitalize the central market street corridor. in addition to the thursday arts market and are in store front, the art commission recently launched the artery project. for the next year, the artery project will bring energy and excitement to market street, recalling the st.'s heyday as san francisco's vibrant and bustling theater district. >> un.n plaza during business hours seize hundreds of passing office workers and students, but the activity winds down at 5:00 every day. theater productions bring some but traffic, but central market is more of a thoroughfare than a destination after the sun goes down. on december 9, the artery project's launch brought a party atmosphere to market street, led by mayor gavin newsom, city officials flipped the switch on three new art installations that light up the st.'s architecture. a

it is because of these tools that we have been able to create new businesses, new business opportunities, and build, build, and will continue to build thousands upon thousands of units of affordable housing, which is something the city really needs, particularly in the disadvantaged neighborhoods. i am particularly concerned about our ability to implement already approved plans of the city if the governor's proposal stays in its corporate form. i am a forward to a more thoughtful review in the coming weeks -- if the governor's proposal stays in its current form. i look forward to a more thoughtful review in the coming weeks. supervisor elsbernd and supervisor kim also join me in this. thank you. clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: i would like to thank supervisors mar and carmen chu about the ada. we had a similar situation, so i would like to work with you on that hearing and any possible proposals growing from that. i would like to request two hearings today. the first relates to the church line. supervisor dufty would refer to it as is a

president vietor: any new business items? >> move to adjourn. >> let me put a nail on the to buy four. we are talking about issuing debt and for the first time ever against our credit. we are talking essentially about giving a rate to one part of the city that would be at the end of five years 20% below market rates. we are also talking about building facilities. that picture bothers me. we are heading into budget season. that would be the time to talk about that. there are significant bears -- significant issues there we need to look at. president vietor: thank you, commissioner moran. that is helpful. i heard the motion to adjourn. the meeting is adjourned. thank you so much. 4:15. >> thanks for coming today. we are announcing are temporary homeowner's property tax reduction program. this is what most assessor's up and down the state are doing. homeowners are reliable -- of all property owners are eligible for a temporary, 1-year property-tax assessment reduction if they believe or if we believe dave -- the assess the value

new business. >> is there any public comment on new business? >> item 12. public comment. >> is there any public comment? >> we have a motion to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor? meeting adjourned at 4:00 0 p.m5 p.5 p.m. >> 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 bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival infor

item 12, new business. is there any public comment on new business? item 13, public comment. is there any public comment on public comment? congratulations. you have just been appointed to the committee. you are not supposed to say. [laughter] >> hello. i'm here wearing a different tack than i usually do. i am a member of the board of directors at the mission creek conservancy, which is a corporation that has been working to fix up mission creek. native planting, while we worked very diligently to persuade the mission bay developer that they really needed to look at the creek as more than just a sewer when they were building mission bay, and i think, from what we see now, and what our neighbors around mission creek tell us, it was a successful project because we have a lot of really beautiful planting around the creek. got some really nice parks. we are building more. and i'm here actually to announced publication of the second addition of -- that mission creep conservancy original -- originally had written by nancy olmstead in 1986. because we thought there was a reason to l

president vietor: any new business items? >> move to adjourn. >> let me put a nail on the to buy four. we are talking about issuing debt and for the first time ever against our credit. we are talking essentially about giving a rate to one part of the city that would be at the end of five years 20% below market rates. we are also talking about building facilities. that picture bothers me. we are heading into budget season. that would be the time to talk about that. there are significant bears -- significant issues there we need to look at. president vietor: thank you, commissioner moran. that is helpful. i heard the motion to adjourn. the meeting is adjourned. thank you so much. 4:15. >> thank you, all, very much for taking the time to be year on a sunday afternoon on what i imagine may seem to many of you and extraordinarily quick notice. the process for the new replacement of kamala harris has been predetermine the by the election, by no means did we have a predetermined choice. that process began after the final numbers cam

new business. >> is there any public comment on new business? >> item 12. public comment. >> is there any public comment? >> we have a motion to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor? meeting adjourned at 4:00 0 p.m5 p.5 p.m.

new business. >> is there any public comment on new business? >> item 12. public comment. >> is there any public comment? >> we have a motion to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor? meeting adjourned at 4:00 0 p.m5 p.5 p.m. >> please stand for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] i will be taking roll-call of the commissioners. president mazzucco: present. vice president marshall present. commissioner dejesus: present. commissioner chan: present. commissioner hammer: present. commissioner kingsley: prese nt. commissioner slaughter: here. >> also on the dais, and joysticks, from the office of citizen complaints. president mazzucco: ladies and gentleman in the audience, we are going briefly into closed session. we are going to have a motion to move into closed session to handle a disciplinary matter, an issue with some subpoenas. it is confidential information regarding personal files. we will do that quickly so we can excuse the attorneys and parties involved and move into our next item. without further ado, will you please call line item 5? >> l

all the competition in the news business -- and this is based on speed. breaking news. something or other. every 30 seconds. we have got to slow that down so that people -- >> that is not going to happen. >> the spokesperson can slow it down. >> a can win the white house consciously says, you have to stop and get things right. one of the things that has eroded the confidence of the american people is all this misinformation that gets out there when there is a cris. instantly, we had a congresswomen from arizona who was dead for two hours. wording how to slow dow, at be thorough, it is something that both sides of this have to get better at. >> how is this change in the nature of governance? >> it is changing the press more than governments. reporters have got to respond to it. >> you do not think that it changes the nature of governance? and >> i think it has changed the press more than officials. you still have a higher obligation to get it right and figure it out. waseteran's day 2001, there a plane crashed on long island. it was two months after september 11. is this

. >> reporter: urban partnership thinks its strategy can bring stability, new business, and jobs to a community in need. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> tom: in the big business of professional athletics, there's a constant battle between tradition and creating new profits. tonight's "beyond the scoreboard," our look at the business of sports, starts with the business of the sacred sports jersey. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and c.e.o. of horrow sports ventures. >> i will start by wishing you a a happy valentine's day. >> back to you. >> tom: let's talk about the sacred sports jersey. a new study finds the major professional leagues in the u.s. are leaving $370 million on the table by not taking corporate sponsors on their shirts is so let's talk about this. if it's off limits, does nike, does under-- armour do they lose. >> here's the bottom line that validates that number. the european soccer league, generated over $155 million in those 20 teams and fc barcelona just signed a deal with middle eastern an country qatar for 40 million a year so we u

you figure a new business would be coming into the area would be welcomed. if you thought that, you would be warned. a good will store trying to come into the location would not be as upscale. they started a process for opening up the store. that permit is still pending. a local business leaders have sited concerns the good will will bring more to the nation area. good will says it's looking to streamline it's donation process and keep the area in front of the store free from clutter. it's an area that could get cluttered if they leave donations in the area. so far nothing is set in stone. right now good will is looking to talk with the owner. they are looking to come into this area. they don't have much of a presence in north berkeley. if they don't sign a lease, the issue could come to the city of berkeley. >>> time now 5:08 a smelly dilemma for the city of san francisco. the san francisco chronicle says the reduced water flow in the toilets means more slug building up. the city is hoping to fix the problem by flushing the sours with # million pounds of bl

or a property owner or a tenant who wants to replace their sidewalk in front of their building business. new they have to go through the process? >> to answer the question, when someone is voluntarily replacing their sidewalk and there are no associated building permit with the property, they are doing it voluntarily by themselves, they can get a sidewalk repair permits. they can get its death of a building department at 1616 mission street on the fifth -- they can get its act of building department at 1616 mission street on the fifth floor. the cost is approximately $17 per 100 square feet of sidewalk replacement. during construction you would need to occupy the sidewalk or the street, and there is associated fee for occupancy that is separate. >> today have an approach on sustainable category -- to they have an approach on a sustainable category for a more absorbent sidewalk that would allow for water to go into the ground as opposed soto running off the current system? >> we are in the process of reviewing and identifying materials that cann be used for city projects. also, we want to be

in order to foster urban farm businesses the city must implement new zoning code that does not make it expensive to begin. little city gardens strongly recommends that the business commission endorse the legislation. we recommend that the commission support three amendments put forward by the san francisco urban agriculture alliance. for a business like ours decorative fencing would be an extra expense. to impose expensive fencing regulations puts an unfair burden on the farmer who may only use the land for the short-term. we do not know if we will succeed. we know in order to succeed we have to employ marketing strategies. one technique that would be useful is to process it into value added goods. not only cell cucumbers but sell pickles. over the past six months we have grown hundreds of pounds of produce but haven't been able to sell. >> good evening commissioners. first i wanted to thank the planning commission for bringing this legislation forward and for you to hear us tonight. we are currently engaged in a study of presidio school of management we already know access to land and

they welcome any new businesses in the area. especially if they are going in a vacant business. a good will store is not a good fit here in the area. >> the work here is very diverse. i'm not worried about rich or poor people here. it's another big, big store it's about tiny little stores that want to survive. >> reporter: if good will does find a lease here the petition could come into play. for now we are live in berkeley christian captain ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, hollywood's big night turn into a coronation fit for a king. >> the king's speech. >> we'll have a live report from los angeles on the academy awards including the one event everyone is talking about. >>> welcome back to the morning news. royalty ruled at last nights aw the king's speech took best awards honor. there was one very big surprise a lot of people are talking about. that is the supporting actress winner and her f-bomb she dropped on-- on stage. what are people saying about that? >> reporter: she seemed surprised as she got up there. she seemed to stumble that worked slipped out. fortunately before be

her new business? anybody? without objection, we are [roll call] >> or will be doing our election of officers. this is by voice vote. a second is not needed for nominations and it is permissible to vote for him or herself in this election. nominations are open for the office of the president of the board of education for the year 2000 -- sorry. [inaudible] this is the nominations for the board of education for the year 2011. this is awkward. [laughter] there are no further nominations for the office of the president. if there are no further nominations for the office of the president, nominations are closed. restate the name of the person nominated. [roll call vote] nominations are open for the vice-president of the board of education. are there any nominations? commissioner norton: commissioner yee. >> i declare nominations close. board members will be voting by name. [roll call vote] welcome. vice president yee. >> we are switching seats now. >> as the new president of the board, thank you for your vote of co

they look a little different than normal because central station was really busy with the chinese new year parade, so they just sent them in the form of an email, and you can take a look at those. in addition, behind the application is an amended security plan, which was given to me today. will take a minute typical of the bat. that is behind the application, for your reference. again, the conditions for the police department are the they need to stick to the business plan presented, pass the entertainment commission inspection, which is always the case as part of the good neighbor policy, and comply within loitering laws. those are not out of the ordinary, and, again, i think the applicants are here, in addition of questions, or they might want to present something different. i just want to hear your absence, so it is really important for you to speak into the microphone. >> hello, folks. >> that is all i get? i was waiting for the broker. >> we might have to have him single a little bit. i just wanted to make sure that they were in compliance, so that is why we submitted the securit

new business. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and c.e.o. of horrow sports ventures. reasons first a new effort to uncover a-- 200,000 people went to that game watched it was a record,. >> as an honor for you and our friendship there is the official super bowl swag, wear it in good health. >> very nice, thank you so much coming from dallas, texas. all right this year let's move to the swimsuit edition. due to hit the newsstands in a couple of weeks. trying something new for "sports illustrated" and time warner, marrying supermodels with auto models from nissan. a seven figure sponsorship deal, how does this most valuable franchise of time warner's publisher-- publishing return to its glory days. >> it's a match made in heaven. they needed a bump and they got it they are having readers put models into the contest with a fan vote and then choose their models over the next few months. and for nissan they wanted to stay ahead of.that and honda and this will be a way to do it. >> tom: this. >> t