for the event authority, the original agreement was $150 million. that includes the construction of breakwaters, strengthening appears 30, 32, 50, and other repairs. this to allow some flexibility and determine some facilities to be used and repairs to be made. the city costs estimated included poor facility investigations and costs for other city departments, marsha the police department and the mta. this resulted in a total 77.3 million in costs, new costs, and offset by the estimated revenues, primarily sales tax and hotel tax related to hosting the events for a net cost of 57.8 million. we also reviewed the long-term development rights entities have been discussed some what already today so i will quickly say how we approach this. we looked at 3 which would have been transferred to the event authority under the original agreement and they are listed here. the term was that no rent would be paid to the ports. incremental property taxes would be used to reimburse the event authority for an least a portion of the $150 million required expenditures.

this is the gear box, and this is original from 1913. it is a heavy-duty design that we really do not see any more today. that is probably part of the reason why this elevator has already lasted close to 100 years. this is the break for the voice machine -- teh brake. >> we have the original controller here. fortunately, the power is turned off. >> this room was built in 1913, but the national elevator cut actually was not introduced until 1921. >> tell us about this antique controller. what makes it different from a modern controller? >> the elevator is running on the original d.c. power. really simple in operation. does not include a lot of the features we would have in an elevator today, automatic door operation, dispatching, push button operation. none of those features are present, but this is the original from 1913. on this side, we have all the relays that actually control the elevator. the safety service -- city circuit, position, speed, and control of the power to the motor. >> here is a really interesting piece of historic mach

>> the whole backside of the building was originally line for ferryboats. it could handle about 14 boats at one time. the building was built in 1898, and the ferry boats were very popular up until the bay bridge got built in the early 1930's. at that time, the passengers shifted from taking the ferry boats out to going across the bridge and a ferry boat service diminished. >> the cars were a reduction in the use but also led to the development of the freeway in front of the ferry building, which in 1989 was damaged by the earthquake and demolished. lo and behold, we have a ferry building again after the earthquake? >> we have seen the city come around. the building was renovated and opened in 2003. at the downtown ferry terminal was expanded in 2009 perry -- in 2009. people are looking for other ways to cross the bay. they have found that the use of the ferry boats may have increased by three times it is today. >> a lot of people who are looking for alternative ways to get around, people who walk, bicycle, other transportation, less people are driving. it i

so we would like it restored to its original -- original view. >> thank you. project sponsor, you have two minutes if you wish. >> i agree with larry, original intent of the permit was there was never supposed to be two cars there and the landscape buffer that was supposed to be there to keep cars within the property is not there now and it needs to be added off the gate that's supposed to be there to screen the cars on the street is not there, and that's part of the permit we're applying for now is mitigate all of these concerns that they have. >> thank you. i must say i went out there and actually measured the parking pass and there's no way it can take two cars. in fact there was one car parked diagonaly on the space hanging over the sidewalk at that time. i'm no positive in my mind with landscaping and with the gate how it would even take one car. i would not like to park on it or try to because of the space considerations, plus in my mind it's totally ought of character with that neighborhood and most residential neighborhoods of san francisco in that man

those are original windows, you can still see them on the approved plan. so when we built this six years ago, i cannot even consider the windows a major issue as far as energy, what ever. so the vendor said the windows are not as energy efficient as a simulated flight divider. the would divider, they should be fine. they called and said we would like to change the design. we said, yes, they are wood, so we got approval. but i am trying to say is the design guidelines -- look at the windows in the neighborhood. that is the house ought to doors down from us. -- that is the house ought to doors down from us. all these on urbano drive have aluminum windows. iand then the pitch -- president miguel: thank you. speakers in favor of the project sponsor? >> my name is steve, i am a licensed land surveyor, and they hired me to check the building height at urbano drive. here is a picture. the instrument i am using is a swiss leica and i have a pdf data collector, all state of the art. the measurement will measure -- instruments will measure through a glass prism or i

airport staff originally initiated a new process for this lease, anticipating the expiration date. it became apparent that the configuration of the check point would impact the amount of space that would be available. rather than enter into a short- term lease with an unknown square footage, we would like to keep the current tenant in place. the budget analyst report recommends -- the airport has a few leases that will be coming through this committee that were originally put out and approved in 2000. the economic reality of the airport is very different, particularly for bookstores. the airport staff did not feel that we would be able to command the same at minimum annual guaranteed that we were able to do 10 years ago. that is the basic outline. supervisor chu: thank you. >> madame chair and supervisor mirkarimi, we are not objecting to this. we set approvals of policy. there is a significant decrease in the annual guaranteed. as you know, the airport operates under a policy so there'll be no impact to the budget because they will always balance their budget because of the requir

. >> this is a picture of the original mint in the western united states. when in 1852 san francisco was charted to have its own mint. the temporary quarters were in this building and cost $93,000. this building is a landmark -- california historic landmark and built the new building around it. >> on top of it too. >> and this on commercial street below kearney and it's a museum of pacific history or something like that and it is temporary -- it was temporary until the mint was built at fifth and mission street and people say is now the old mint but this is in fact the old mint and this is what pat -- this is just up the street. a little unusual house i saw on commercial street. that's all we see right now of the belli building. i couldn't be get behind it. this an old brick building that in some ways survived the 06 quake. >> a lot of the buildings did and i have a client that still owner its. right around the corner there are two buildings there and this area did survive the earthquake and the fire. >> one of the things that is most unusual about this and

that was when we receive the original plans. -- received the original plans. i would just like to say this is only a small copy of the large original plans. vice president olague: thank you. >> there is a very slight slope, but not significant enough to say that anything built downhill will not intrude on a property that is almost ground level. i do not know the exact measurement, but -- vice president olague: thank you. project sponsor, you have a couple of minutes. >> i believe what mr. pond is getting at is the top floor setback. he probably believes that he has a set back more than we do. but not everybody has to comply with the same set back. some will be set back further. some will be set back less or more. the design guidelines say how it is supposed to comply. we are set back enough. we are not identical set back as other people are set back. that is one thing i can clarify. secondly, when we are talking about the mention things, my drawing is according to the latest dimensions. we take the survey map and the guidelines. i did not go next door to measu

learned from the sheriff department that those underwater diving crews haven't gone back to the original site where they believe the car entered the water. if they have found an object. what are not it's a car we do not know at this point until they enter the water. if they have gone back to the original site which they had already search and now a found object is booked to the share spokesperson rosh about how the search is going after six days of searching in not finding anything. if >> it's discouraging that oliver evidence is pointing to the canal we haven't found anything, pulling of vehicles not of the ones looking for. it's a sign of hope that the car possibly could not be here and a different vehicle may the tire marks that broke the police spurious >> you search 12 mi. of this canal now. the fact you chiefly for their third you go back and search other points where you've seen stuff before we go from here? >> just like every night the investigative team with the chief of the primary investigators will review everything that's been accomplished today and see if there's need to co

. >> could you explain that it implies somebody did something from the original permit and could you clarify if i'm correct in that assumption or is there something negative about having a permit. why not straighten this out beforehand. >> that's difference -- say a person was doing a large scope of work on their house and the actual work did not go precisely to the approved plans and what the inspector of the district would do is write a notice of violation and ask the opener to file and as it was built so for instance if they built a little higher or taller than the plans asked them to we refer that to neighborhood notification process and get approval for city planning before any of the structural issues that may have been altered in order to example seed the scope of that original permit. so you know there's a little process there. if there's anything wrong, it's where we ask you to stay in the scope of your permit and if you think you're going to file the revision before we ask for that. >> is there a penalty then? >> there could be a two times penalty on the valued amount if th

fowler admitted to no intention to build that original building. he stated that in a meeting with mr. dufty's assistant. when he refers to how many meetings he has had with neighbors, it is important to keep in mind it took great effort to move mr. fowler from a starting point that was grossly out of scale with the neighborhood, according to the planning department. the discussions involved concessions in inches, feet. yet come to this day, the drawings do not show those details. the latest plans are still excessive and have caused grief to the neighbors to the north. in addition, there would be windows looking onto his property and into his rear windows. the project currently extends 40 feet beyond lisa's rear bay window. here is a drawing of the effects on the drawing that planning hon. -- had. david is 75 years old. he is different. he has had issues with health. he spent most of the savings to fight the earlier building. he felt he had no option snout than to design a document of no opposition. i believe mr. fowler, had the intention to buy it

this is the original color that was actually there in 1893. the original colors. the details you will see on the glasswork, all of the glass fittings, all of those details are examples here. the cross mission and the sense of pride that goes with the folks that work here at the the cable car company. i am very excited to be here for this inaugural journey. thank you very much for coming out. thank you to the leadership of the board and all of the board members. thank you to the taxpayers of san francisco. thank you to all of our tourists that i see here for coming to san francisco and keeping this city going. [applause] >> before we cut the ribbon, there are some specific people that i have to recognize here. superintendent garcia, our operator is on byron and our conductor will be wayne allen. we have of paris, jane, larry harris, john bringinbarabrini. we wanted to make sure that we recognize those people that on our updated a basis that are making sure this cable car is up and running. thank you. [applause] >> if we can get everyone to participate. 10, 9, 8, 7,

authorized. >> to address this need, we had originally had a budget item. we are still looking at the soft costs. we are also tapping the lease finance funds that came to. the emergency generator projects. yes, we have identified savings on the construction side of the balance of the budget, but we are not tapping that to take care of this. supervisor elsbernd: what i am reading from the report is that you are using $1.2 million from the emergency generator project and $7.2 million in cost savings. is that not accurate? again, the more fundamental point, and this is based on the city's experience with laguna honda, one of the ways that we sold this to the electorate, the general hospital, we did all kinds of preconstruction work, we learned our lessons with laguna honda for failing to do that. hopefully, with general, we have done our due diligence. we are not even one year into the project and we have already found that -- we have found $60 million in savings? what does that say about our original cost estimates? >> the market shifted on us considerably. s

that was when we receive the original plans. -- received the original plans. i would just like to say this is only a small copy of the large original plans. vice president olague: thank you. >> there is a very slight slope, but not significant enough to say that anything built downhill will not intrude on a property that is almost ground level. i do not know the exact measurement, but -- vice president olague: thank you. project sponsor, you have a couple of minutes. >> i believe what mr. pond is getting at is the top floor setback. he probably believes that he has a set back more than we do. but not

building systems integration was not part of the original design or original budget for the building. this cutting edge technology for reducing the building's impact on the environment is common practice in europe and asia. so it is not new technology. but it is not practiced in the united states building industry. this is 3.6 of the costs. another 2.1 is to modified -- is to modify our phone system. we also need to allocate funds for recall -- for relocating the puc to the new headquarters. the total for non-construction costs is $11 million. while these costs for moving into the new building and setting up new systems were anticipated, my predecessor had expected funding through the operating budget. we are coming with a plan to include the costs in the project budget. we propose to revise the project budget from $191 million to $201 million, a 7% increase. the non-construction furniture, building communications, and relocation budget would be funded by energy conservation bonds and hetchy power savings. this is a great candidate for the energy conservation bond. todd is available t

ortega family enterprises is extremely well qualified for restoring enterprises to their original splendor. i recently took a trip up north with my daughter and one of her friends, and i wanted to specifically try out the concession stand there that is run by the ortega family enterprises, and it really impressed me in many ways and help me -- helped convince me they would succeed at stow lake erie the quality of the food, the with education is used about the environment from the bathrooms to the basic facilities was impressive. it is clear that the link that the ortegas will go to minimize the environmental impact. they feature all locally sustainably sourced foods. either active displays that make it easy for many visitors from run the world, but especially bay area people to know what should be recycled, what should be composted or sent to a landfill, and they have also successfully used recycled materials throughout the renovation of the concession stand. i was delighted to see the menus as well in the food stand. very healthy, and an effort to reduce drilled food, candy, and sodas, an

building systems integration was not part of the original design or original budget for the building. this cutting edge technology for reducing the building's impact

he was amazingly original.ism was a renaissance battle cry, donatello, or "little donato," was the first great renaissance warrior. his most loved work is the small brondavid built in his older years. it stood in the courtyard of the medici palace, where, a century later, a young michelangelo could gaze upon it day after day. it was a rare prize. nude male statues had been taboo for centuries. with his long ringlets and sun hat, to my eye, this gentle david resembles a 1960s flower child, and yet he is donatello's early renaissance vision of the brave youth who, only moments before, had slain the giant goliath. these renaissance headliners motivated each other, dead or alive. they were driven, gifted workhorses and master craftsmen. they learned philosophy and the anatomy of the human form. they went off to rome to study the ruins of antiquity. they could be secretive, moody, and competitive, but mostly they learned from and inspired each other. florence's treasure-packed uffizi gallery features a room of maste

secretary avery: thank you. >> are we keeping the original packet or will they be reviseed? >> we'll prepare a revised packet for january. thank you. secretary avery: commissioners, you are now going to item number 11. case 2010.0907c for 2342-2348 market street. >> good afternoon, president miguel and members of the commission. elizabeth waddy, department staff. this is a department initiated request to modify a previously approved conditional use authorization to eliminate or enclose the smoking patio at the front of an existing bar with other entertainment currently known as trigger at 2342 to 2348 market street between castro and 16th street in the upper market neighborhood commercial district. the department is requesting the enclosure or removal of the front smoking patio due to the project sponsor's nonclines with the conditions of approval over the past year. although some of the original noise-related complaints have been mitigated and abated, the news from people on the outdoor smoking patio has continued to exceed permissible levels according to the entertainment

. >> regarding the light well, the reason that the planning apartment originally asked us to put that where we did, which responds to the building to the east, because his building is shorter. the way to respond to it and the mid block open space was to not have that location because it opens up the mid block of the space correctly. by placing it on the other side of the building, creating a solid wall is actually closing off the mid block open space more. in addition, by moving that not to the other side of the building, what the d.r. requestor and joe butler is suggesting is we make that baker said that it extends well into and connects with the other light well. so it is bigger than the notch that we already have on the east side. it would be enlarging it. that is a stumbling block. i agree with you, however, on the difference in height. he said a 36 foot tall building compared with 31 feet is incremental, and the objective is to be able to fit to fittwo -- is to be up to fit two three- bedroom family size houses. commissioner antonini: thank you. i would suggest this to the maker

the original price for the painting, $750.re directors thought that was too much of a stretch before the board of trustees, so she convinced them to reduce the price to firefighter dollars. it was just -- to $500. it was what was needed to persuade the board. it is a very subjective history of art. it has been very much shaped by the individuals involved with the museum over the years. in 1935, would start with the gallery with works that came in through albert bender, one of our founding trusties. when we opened our doors in 1935, 181 of the 186 pieces in our permanent collection had been gifted. >> what are the names that pop out as the museum evolved? >> we have another gallery that looks at the theories that the museum has since the late 1980's. we focus on a particular aspect of that program that developed under one of art curators. he arrived in 1989 and was especially interested in artists. >> are some of the highlights? >> one of the aspects of the museum program that i have been especially involved with have been the

that right there shows that you their original intent had nothing to do with illegal immigration. this was 1868. illegal immigration was not a factor back then. >> second part of what you read is also very important. no state. >> clarify for me, because i thought it was in the body of the constitution not -- not in the -- >> that's why the 14th amendment was necessary. remember, the framers which -- who were not clear on blacks were dealing almost exclusively with nothing but immigrants. albeit white male immigrants the ones that they were certained -- concerned about. it is in the extreme to assume that with all of these people coming from -- well mostly england and northern europe, does that mean those people not going to the 14th amendment now, at least those people to be in fact citizens. this is -- you can do this if you want to do a new constitutional amendment. this is -- do you think if the arizona law got appealed to the supreme court they would throw it out on the basis of the 14th amendment? >> not necessarily. the concept of the anchor baby, birthright citizenship didn

staff has the original day of introduction. it expires fairly soon. >> yes. >> if i could make a request to the commission, i think, as has been stated, there is support for the elements of the ordinance which come from the standardization with the other fees, and that is really the

it was original to the building. tens of thousands of people cross by every day.this is the waiting area. the larger alcoves or for storage. and the big plants that would go out to meet the ferries. people would come out to meet the ferries. and then go to the trolley cars. the family of the original artisan still lives in the bay area and they come by every so often to make sure that it is in tact and being taken care of. furry little repair to it. this is the before and after, 1910 to 1960's, 1970's. this is what the building looked like during that time. it was under plywood and carpeting for about 30 years. this was amazingly preserved underneath all of that when it pulled up. >> how to the ventilate this? are these operable? h[ph>> they are not. we have a cool air intake from the bay. because of the atrium, it would be nearly impossible for any air conditioning, so we have cool air intake on the bayside. that cools the building down. when i first artwork in here, i was fascinated with all the arches, the repetitive arches. the original architect used it as a

the original location was back here in the rear yard. the rear property line is here, and we have decided that the best location in the existing garage, -- commissioner hwang: who lives above the garage? tenants one? i am asking questions. is there a problem? i am asking questions for clarification, so attended one is -- so tenant one is -- and tenant two is up there, so it would be in the garage, ok, thank you. commissioner garcia: 50 ambient db's are 60 -- if the ambient db's are 60 -- >> it might be possible to do it to 63. it does what to the noise level? -- commissioner garcia: it does what to the noise level? it would blend? >> yes. commissioner garcia: ok. i am sure the other side would have another opinion. president peterson: ok, let's hear from the other side. >> i did not even know we were making a presentation. they failed to follow the brief. we reached out to them twice after the hearing, inviting them to come into the unit. i understand the issue of ambient noise outside. incoming calls. i left this hearing two months ago

the original purchase applies plus whatever the inflation factor was on an annual basis.in general, up to 2%. we had a negative inflation factor for the first time last year. everybody got a reduction last year. >> [inaudible] >> this year, cpi based on the final number we saw, is. 5% positive. it is still well below 2%. -- is .5% positive. it is still well below 2%. the economy is still rather flat. >> [inaudible] >> everybody who does not get a reduction will get a .5% increase in their assessment. that is just a proximate. it will probably be pretty close to that. we can show you the website. we follow the same website. it is the state cpi. it is a tracking mechanism for the state. >> [inaudible] >> i think there will vote to finalize in the next month or two. i think the number is done. >> overall, when all is said and done, what is the amount that you're going to receive [inaudible] >> for reductions, it will really just depend on how much your property might have depreciated or appreciate id. some areas where maybe there was a 5% or 3%, the good news in san francisc

it was origin family -- originally run by the cable companies. the cable companies didn't prosper in the u.k. as they did in the united states, and they dropped out so the bbc stepped in about 11 years ago and took it over as one of eight or nine digital channels in the u.k. the bbc runs. >> in the beginning, who owned it and who controlled it? >> the cable companies owned it and controlled it. when it was set up, there were quite a number of fairly strict understandings with parliament as to how it was going to operate. most of those actually to some degree still apply to how we operate, because many of them make sense. >> was it originally sold to the bbc or did they just take it over? >> the analog cable license was handed over from the cable companies to the bbc. that since has become irrelevant because analog cable hardly exists in the u.k. anymore, the audience has transferred to satellite and digital terrestrial. >> how is the channel set up and who controls it? >> i'm in charge, it's pabt of bbc news so i'm part of the management team tha

but after the early revisions that you heard about, because the original project was not legal, it is still out of scale with the block. its impact on the small house to the west continues to be severe. it violates the secretary of the interiors standards for rehabilitation of historic resource. that is our opinion, of course. i will skip the next paragraph. we specifically object to the raising of the house by two the. we thought it was ostensibly because of the steep driveway, which we feel is not a sufficient justification for raising the house. the elevation raises the rear of the house to the level of the massive addition, and results in the original historic house being subordinated to the addition. that is not proper. the height of the addition, with its many windows along the west wall, will capture views for the project sponsor, but destroy the privacy of neighboring properties, and create shows from 11:00 a.m. until noon. it moreover results in the loss of a gabled roof, a character- defining feature. that is another violation of the secretary of the interior's standards. if

perhaps you know that the classic irish knit sweaters originated on these islands. i was intrigued to learn that the celtic symbols on the sweaters represent different elements of irish life. woman: now, that is a typical aran sweater-- hand-knitted and 100% lamb's wool, and it has the typical patterns. this pattern here is called the honeycomb, and it means that you work for a living, busy as a bee. this one here is called the crab's claw. it looks just like a crab's foot. the diamond is here with the rice stitch in the center. the diamond itself is for romance and prosperity. u ask for? maxa: the strong wool is lightly coated with oil to keep out the weather-- perfect for fishermen. every family was associated with a particular pattern. so if the worst happened and a fisherman should drown at sea, his body could be identified by his sweater. you won't want to miss the island's most impressive sight-- the prehistoric stone fort of dun aengus. the massive walls sit spectacularly overlooking the atlantic. nearly 300 feet above the sea, this is the largest of the ston

original you there was waxing near but notes gold and dad wanted his journey to still work. because he would imagine they'd be so heavy it's not just have to cut these items from the fir tree into release them into production a motoring just needed to have it stone fitted to make someone very special. ok so maybe it's not quite my style but you don't have to be rich to pick up an authentic cost from a souvenir. the region is also the center of russia's linen industry they've been spinning and refining it here for centuries and the local textile museum is home to a group of ladies who still make clothing the old fashion way. new bovis the museum director and the lady who knows her linen but getting the flax to the loom is a drawn out process initially it's pick by hand from the fields before being crushed in a wooden growing to release threads. this was a stool now it's a bunch of thread one of the threads of broken down that comb through with a variety of implements including a brush which looked like it would be more at home in a torture chamber rather than a house be caref

the original host agreement has now been amended to essentially be the northern waterfront plan that was put together with the input from port staff. the analysis that you and your office conducted of the original agreement is a pretty thorough analysis. i think that whenever you may say about your views on the substance, i know that it took some time to complete that analysis. i would like to ask you through the chair -- have you engaged in the same level of analysis of the northern waterfront plan that is now the item that is being asked for approval? >> members of the committee, supervisor -- the short answer is no. we did state in our report that we issued for this meeting on the host agreement that we had not conducted an independent or detailed review of the northern waterfront agreement. now it has been changed. both supervisors of the lows and mercury me have requested -- both supervisors avalos and mirkarimi have asked that we prepare a report for the monday meeting at 1:00. i did clarify that it would be a brief report. it would not be as thorough and detailed as the report

artists were commissioned to create 100 original works of art.s was for the gardens and courtyard areas. >> be artwork does more than just hang on the wall. it will enhance the therapeutics of the hospital and will include sensory stimulation, orientation, social interaction. >> it was set into like boxes to create color filled areas in the hospital. inspired by nature, the signature painting of native san francisco birds, clouds, and the surface of the ocean waves were translated into a variety of media including glass mosaic and tapestry. the playful clock encourages memory stimulation among the patients. they used the theme of the four elements as they relate to vocation. it is a direct homage to the historical murals in the original laguna honda building. it features to large tile walls. by observing residents, the gardens created a public artwork in the form of the handrail. in one of the outdoor courtyards, the circular grouping of -- with a smooth finish. this features ten unique button sculptures with different pastel colors that function

michael flannery the new addition is really the extension of george eastman's original vision. so it actually brings you around main street and finishes actually to the parking spaces that will bring you through to the new addition. that alone will be a beautiful new space that doesn't take away from the theatre but will only add to the theatre. craig jensen a theatrical performance is more than just sitting in a seat and watching somebody sing or play the violin. it's really an event from the time you arrive to the time you leave. intermission it would be nice if you walked out, and you had a vista of people in their finery, you know, or whatever they're wearing or whatever, or they're sipping their wine or whatever they're doing. and the degree to which you can create these kind of vistas and experiences and, you know, you can see your friend, you know, two levels down and wave to them. these are all important things that kind of add to the visit. so these spaces with multiple levels really afford people, i think, those opportunities to get the big picture and enjoy the big p