what i want to say was about this room, i had the experience sitting in this chair and sean elsbernd when he was sitting in that chair, i questioned whether this is actually an accessible room. often, i had to move my chair and i did that know if she was going by me. i witnessed this happening over and over again. are we looking at a political argument about whether or not this area is acceptable and we have not resolved the accessibility issues right here in this room have reconsidered it how we will put these in an arrangement that would produce the kind of flexibility that we need? i don't think that we consider this as wholeheartedly as we could. i am not clear what i will do on my vote but it is very important that we raise these issues. >> perhaps i can help the supervisor. i received a text send out a motion for a recess. i think that the supervisor points out the contrast extremely well. this issue has been well embedded in the board of supervisors for quite some time and whatever the motivation has been that has helped us to arrive at this particular place, due diligence has

i am eric mar, joined by sean elsbernd, malia cohen, and mark farrell. erika cheng is the clerk. i would like to thank charles anfor providing televised access to the meeting. >> for the 2011 meeting -- this is an action item. >> on the minutes, is there a motion? without objection? is there anyone from the public wishing to speak? public comment is closed. >> this is an action item. >> can you call item four? >> this is an information item. >> hearing items three and four. >> good morning. i am the executive director. this is the time of the year, we bring you the state and federal legislative program. this is the set of principles we like to use to follow the legislative advocacy. this has a focus in sacramento and washington, reflecting on how we interract with the regional agencies of which several of you are members, also. i will only make a couple of comments about the state legislative program, then the staff with a more detailed presentation. we are here to talk about the update of state legislation specific to bills. and an update on the state of the state budget. initia

my question was, there are a lot of people in my district and sean elsbernd's district who want to the daly city bart. we walk -- walk to the daly city bart. questions about whether or not we can even use our clipper card. there were discussions about how we can share that usage with san francisco at the daly city bart. >> i do not have that answer. that is something that i can come back to you on. we look forward to your guidance, going forward. commissioner campos: on the issue of the time line, the study is scheduled to conclude in the fall of this year. what is the timing on this? when can we expect to see something concrete? >> it depends on the final station improvements, what part is allocated to this particular extension proposal. and then we have total package cost together, then we can see where we can get funding from. commissioner campos: how long will that take? >> we can start evaluating and collecting the last piece. we should have some information by the time we meet next time. commissioner campos: so for purposes of this committee, when can we have the specs are you ca

to my left, we have supervisor farrell and sean elsbernd. we have staff covering the meeting today. we wanted to take a moment and think the staff. >> the item on our agenda today is the committee report on january 25. supervisor kim: can you call items one and two? >> the historic preservation commission for a four-year term. he motion rejecting the nomination to the historic preservation commission ending december 31, 2014. supervisor kim: candidates will have an opportunity to come out and introduce themselves and speak about their application and qualifications. think you for your service the past couple of years. >> one of the things that makes san francisco a really special place is our historic neighborhoods and buildings. her hood is one of the things that draws visitors here and is the vital importance to its residents. i am honored to be part of protecting that heritage for the past year-and-a-half, and i am honored to be nominated for a second term. i leave historic preservation projects. i was the project architect for the renovation of san francisco. my background has g

and to specifically supervisor david chiu and sean elsbernd who really had a lot to do with the pivotal discussions we had about this office, thank you very much for that strong and continued encouragement. i very much appreciate that. and to our communities, to all of you who have come today to witness this, i want to thank you. because it is really for your behalf that we are doing this. and i want to say to all of you, i make that pledge that i will do my very, very best to represent all of the communities that you -- that you live in, that we cherish, that make this city a great city. and to my good friend, rose pack, thank you. we have done it. i thank you for this enormous honor and the enormous responsibility to serve as your mayor. it's a responsibility i take with great -- a great deal of humility, enthusiasm, and determination. i must say it's been a whirlwind for me. i left town over a week ago as your city administrator, a career civil servant, looking forward to a new year of promise and challenge in the job that i love. and now just a few weeks later, i stand before you as

sean elsbernd is district 7, where i lived a long time. i was here many times. the relocation appeals board -- i was appointed in 1993. i was a director from 1998 -- from 1992. i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene flannery, the secretary of the recreation appeals board commission. they are asking me to come today, so i am here. anyway, have the new year. -- happy new year. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. first of all, mr. kim, you are a hard act to follow. the first thing i wanted to say is that it is very unusual for me to be appear advocated for myself. i am usually advocating for the needs of small business, a parking restrictions. it is a twist to be up here to talk about myself. i want to talk to you a little bit about the relocation appeals board and why i feel i am a good fit for the board. i started out as a neighborhood person. i got very active in neighborho