. >> nuru. >> aye. >> harper. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye. >> item ten is approved. >> and next is approving the minutes of the september 11, meeting, and no members of the public want to address you. >> are there any amendments or comments on the board members? >> seeing none, is there any public comment on this item? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. and on do we have a motion to approve the board minutes? >> yes. >> so moved. >> second. >> and roll call on the item. >> director lee. >> yes. >> nuru,. >> aoe. >> harper. >> yes. >> kim. >> aye. >> and the minutes are approved. >>ty, and i believe that we do need to take a motion to rerecess, and so we will recess the meeting to convene in closed session and i do need to take the public comment on item 14, is there is any? >> seeing no public comment, public comment on this item is closed and can we take a motion to convene into closed session? >> yes. >> and we have a motion and a second and we can do that, without opposition, and we just do ask that the members of the public and the staff to exit the room and so that we can go into

department itself has a very strong relationship with this program under the leadership of mohammed nuru of public works so our school program and outreach team has worked clools closely and i'm proud to have jim here from public works jim i've watched him, no action and watched emphasis enthusiasm and warmth and telling him so jim i'm you're here. >> thanks for the in violation of section and members of the public to present the giant sweep program to you basically in 2012, the giant swept the world series and shortly after 2013, the giant partnered with the mayor the department of public works and the department of the environmentalists unified school district and dpw and other agencies weal joined together to basically join the team to keep sf clean it takes teamwork to keep litter out off our city the team partnered with the mayor to critique the giant sweep program it was an umbrella program over the programs we currently have i worked with the department of public works with the community liaison we have programs like adapt a street and graffiti watch and the community clean team n

other elected officials department of public works director mohammed nuru welcome, sir san francisco decan go necessary tom (clapping) and the san francisco public utilities deputy general manager michael and because in the fleet week i could i'll recognize everyone i do have the commander the third fleet he's here (clapping) admiral ray from the coast guard he's here (clapping) and lieutenant general miles commander is here (clapping) and jorp general colorado nays he's here (clapping) and former mayor willie brown we're going to recognize him he's here (clapping) i tell you i'd like to thank more than 2 hundred donors it the san francisco memorial that made this project possible the san francisco veterans memorial was funded entirely by private dpoomgsz and i'd like to recognize the leaders for this effort steven beck natural fund, the big one made this charlotte and george schultz and susan i didn't bechtel and her husband robert a day (clapping) charles and ann johnson foundation (clapping) the san francisco public utilities commission (clapping) and deedee wellscy (clapping) i a

and naomi kelly and chief chief joanne hayes-white and lynn and mta director really and dpw mohammed nuru let's here it for those folks (clapping.) i would last like to welcome on the one hand our state and federal zoning administrator cesarean and regional john doe i didn't traveling sincere thank you (clapping) and staff representing senator d and feinstein and mark lien no right away right now we have at about invocation we want to start welcome warming san francisco interfaith director be michael pappus michael (clapping.) let us bow our heads in prayer oh, mighty educator of the united nations u universe i fixed the earth on your foundation we are humid when the forces of nature temporary shift the ground on which we walk in those moments of vushlthd we're reminded of our limitations and yet having fashioned us in our lickness we see beyond temporary surviving that through our relationships with one another we like the phoenix rising from the ashes arises stronger with greater commitment to seek the greater good rather than that satisfies our perm vaifrz values on this the 25 anniver

ness segment and also highlighted the improvements along market street and i want to thank, director nuru, and his staff for joining that leg of the tour and we also had penulosa speaking to a packed audience. and they are obviously were fascinated, i think, with his vision, for streets, as democratic public spaces. and he really made the case, that inasmuch as these are maybe efficiency arguments and that these are really policy statements by cities to demonstrate the kind of places that we want to build as we deal with the climate change and as we deal with the need for more housing and better and safer streets. i finally want to note that this is the week and a designing cities, conference that is being hosted by sfmta in the city here. and i am giving a little bit on the report, and i just want to recognize that the concept that is happening and we have speakers here that will be speaking on the finance, and funding panel. and michael short and his colleagues will be doing a tour of the vrt. director reiskin and his staff have done a great job of an important conference to highlight t