dvd's of this meeting are available per -- for purchase directly from sfgtv. at this point, we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's hearing, please stand and raise your right hand and say i do after you have been sworn in. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking this both pursuant to their rights under the sun shine ordinance in the administrative code. thank you. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> thank you. >> we have one housekeeping item. it is an appeal no. 10, a protest of a site permit on eureka street. that matter has been withdrawn and will not be heard this evening. we move on to item number one, general public comment. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on an item that is not on tonight's calendar? seeing none, item number two, commissioner comments and questions. commissioners. seeing none, we will move on to the adoption of minutes, item numb

dvd's are available to purchase from sfgtv. if you intend to testify at any of tonight hearings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand, raise your right hand, and say "i do" after you have been sworn in. any member of the public may speak without waiting these rights pursuant to the sunshine out. do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? great, thank you. commissioners, we will move to item number one, which is public comment. is there any member of the public that wishes to speak on an item nine on two nights calendar? seeing none, public comment is closed. and then we will move to comments from commissioners. >> it is my privilege and honor to move -- to recognize the newest commissioner. her name is arcelia hurtado, and she is the deputy director of the lesbian rights council. prior to joining, she was the executive director of equal rights advocates, a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to expanding ec

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we're waiting for sfgtv. all right, we're ready to go. good afternoon. welcome to the rules committee. i apologize for the late start because i was on the public safety committee. we have just ended. it also joined by supervisor farrell and supervisor campos. our clerk is linda wong. i would like to the knowledge the staff at sfgtv, nona and derrick, a record our meetings. >> please turn a cell phones to silent and electronic devices. please turn in the documents to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the march 13 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor kim: thank you. >> a month on a hearing to consider appointing one member, term 3 determine, to the citizens advisory committee for the central market street and tenderloin area. one seat, four applicants. supervisor kim: thank you. i believe most of the applicants are here today. i will call you in the order listed on the agenda. although, i do know that ms. goldman will not be able to attend. i will first call up daniel hlad. again, this is for a vacant seat on the c

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going to be tough, but i think i can do it. it is a san francisco classic. we are celebrating bay area food. we have nice beautiful plum tomatoes here. we have some beautiful fresh fish here. it will come together beautifully. >> many to cut out all this talk, and let's go shop. yeah. ♪ >> what makes y

first of all, i forgot to thank the moembers of sfgtv staff. i also wanted to welcome our new a member, commissioner christina olague. with that, commissioner pimentel? commissioner pimentel: be no witch sides of the city have the highest opt-out rate? >> we don't know yet, we have projected rates. commissioner pimentel: do you know which side are more in favor? >> we will be doing much more granular research than we have done in the past. what we have seen is the north and the western parts of the city, because of the nature of the research we did up until now out, it wasn't really granular enough. that is the next level we're going to be doing. in general, the northwest, if i had to make my best guess now, it would be the area with the lowest hot out. san francisco as we know ait is more like swiss cheese. i am thinking there are different ways home yet. that is how we will bring various proposals in terms of strategies on how to rescind or opt-out notices. commissioner campos: mr. campbell, as you're doing this analysis in looking at the dat

before we begin, want to thank the members of the sfgtv staff. please call item one. >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: please call item to. >> item 2. revise the authority's funding commitment to the presidio parkway project to fully fund the project and make related changes including amending the authority's 2012 regional improvement program (rip) priorities; accepting an advance of $34 million in surface transportation program/congestion mitigation and air quality improvement funds from the metropolitan transportation commission; amending the prop k strategic plan to program an additional $9,680,000 in prop k funds to the project; and revising the authority's rip commitments. this is an action item. commissioner campos: colleagues, we tried to minimize the number of special meetings, but the timing of this matter was such that a special meeting was required. i will turn it over to our executive director jose moscovich to explain what we're doing and why this action needs to be taken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning.

before i ask for announcement, i wanted to thank the sfgtv staff for broadcasting us today. >> please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. >> thank you. we have four items on the agenda. >> hearing on the interagency plan implementation committee annual progress report and the planning and development and, at -- impact fee report. >> kirsten dischinger. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i wanted to let you know that our team is part of the city wide group of the planning department. we are working on implementing the various area plans. there are a couple of pieces to that. our group focuses on the infrastructure aside and the capital planning and to make sure the city's coordinating with growth when doing our infrastructure planning. i will be talking about a few of our reports about our progress without work. -- with that work. i want to talk about how we are implementing our plan and how we are using the enter agency plan. -- interagency plan. some of the key projects we are seeing move forward. this is an annual update. there are two reports that we provided

i want to think -- thank sfgtv. >> please make sure to silence all the vices. speaker cards should be given to the court. items will be acted on during the april 3 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. item number 1, adopting and implementing amendment 2 to the service employees international union, local 1021. >> this amendment is an amendment to the current contract the city has with sciu local 1021 to implement a legal settlement surrounding some outstanding litigation. it does not affect the current year budget in any way. all agreements will take place at the close of this. supervisor elsbernd: the costs associated for the out years, the next two years -- there was a lot in the controller's letter i did not understand. the employees have agreed to notice these costs in current negotiations and credit them as such -- what does that mean? >> based on our agreement to start paying released individuals' premiums, it will cost the city approximately $4.80 million, which is about 0.65% of payroll. that will actually count toward the settlement in

francisco government television, cable channel 78, and the bees are available for purchase directly from sfgtv. we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony wait, please stand and raise your right hand, and say i do. please note any member of the public may speak without taking this oath pursuant to the rights of the sunshine ordinance under the codes. the solomon swear the testimony you are about to give -- do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. >> we have an item dealing with the alteration permit at 1753 d street. we can move to that date. >> so move. >> is there any public comment on that motion? c. non, if you could call roll please -- seeing non, if you could call roll please. g[roll-call] the vote is 5-0. that matter is continued to march 21. >> i will call item 5 a and 5b. they will be heard together. agai skip the minutes and other things. i am too eager. let's move to item number one, which is public comment. is there anyone who would w

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot

you can view the entire ceremony and program on sfgtv channel 26 as well as the apa heritage month'ssite. check out asian week's 7 annual street fair saturday the 21st in the street center. little saigon. glass of wine, arts and crafts. on behalf of the apa heritage celebration committee, congratulations to all our recipients this evening, thank you for taking part. thank you to the volunteers of the planning committee, supporting organizations, and last but not least, the sponsors who made this celebration possible. great troubles, everyone. see you next year. -- great tavels, -- great travels, everyone. see you next year. >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 19

we want to recognize the staff at sfgtv. >> please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items will appear on the april 8 board of supervisors agenda. item #one -- hearing to consider appointing four members, terms ending february 19, 2013 and february 19, 2014, to the workforce investment community advisory committee. >> thank you. we did contact all the applicants to date and i believe they are all here. i want to call you up in the order you are listed on the agenda. if you could just speak briefly as to your experience and why he would lead to serve on this committee, and take a few minutes to do that. first, we have dion-jay brookter. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i wanted to take the stand today to introduce myself. my name as dion-jay brookter, born and raised in fresno, california. from grammar school to high school, i distinguish myself academically and athletically. eventually, this dedication paid off in 2001 when i earned a full athletic scholarship to play football in utah. while attending the utah state university, i distinguish myself on the fiel

we also have people from sfgtv. could you please read? clerk young: -- chair chu: item number one.rk young: i number one, a permit of a north feasting wall sign. >> when the city required the building, it also assumed all of the existing leases and permits on the building, which included a lease with cbs outdoor. they then sold the space for uses such as the one i have on the overhead now. that continued until that particular lease expired naturally on march 31, 2011. knowing that that expiration was coming forward, and knowing the regulations relative to advertising on city property, the city issued a request for proposals from outdoors signage companies in the spring of 2011. this request specifically excluded advertising for alcohol or tobacco products, in any way, shape, or form, either direct or indirect. following that process, we had five potential bidders interested in this light. negotiations with the highest bidder failed to produce a permit and a fashion that the city was comfortable with. we then went to the number two bitter, and that is what is before you today. total

you can view the entire ceremony and program on sfgtv channel 26 as well as the apa heritage month'ssite. check out asian week's 7 annual street fair saturday the 21st in the street center. little saigon. glass of wine, arts and crafts. on behalf of the apa heritage celebration committee, congratulations to all our recipients this evening, thank you for taking part. thank you to the volunteers of the planning committee, supporting organizations, and last but not least, the sponsors who made this celebration possible. great troubles, everyone. see you next year. -- great tavels, -- great travels, everyone. see you next year. >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image wit

you can view the entire ceremony and program on sfgtv channel 26 as well as the apa heritage month'ssite. check out asian week's 7 annual street fair saturday the 21st in the street center. little saigon. glass of wine, arts and crafts. on behalf of the apa heritage celebration committee, congratulations to all our recipients this evening, thank you for taking part. thank you to the volunteers of the planning committee, supporting organizations, and last but not least, the sponsors who made this celebration possible. great troubles, everyone. see you next year. -- great tavels, -- great travels, everyone. see you next year. >> you probably think you know all about the exploratorium. but have you ever been after dark? did you know there was a monthly party called after dark? science mixes with culture and adults mix with other adults. no kids allowed. every week there is a different theme. to tell us about the themes is melissa alexander. tell us about some of the previous themes we have had. >> we have had sex ploration, sugar, red, blue. many things. >> what is the theme tonight? >>

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onebook or twitter and we [applause] >> if i could get everybody's attention, please. grab your food, have a seat. i am an old fashioned a journalist. a few of us still exist. i host "your call." thank you. [applause] it airs from 10:00 to 11:00 and i am always wanting more women to call in. it is interesting to see when we have more men called versus women. we focus on politics, social issues, the environment. when i needed break, we focus on the arts. on today's show, we talked about international women's day. and what we're facing here at home. the u.n. declared march 8 international women's day three decades ago. the goal was to provide an opportunity to reflect and confront issues affecting women. we know that we cannot have a vibrant society and must we have a seat at the table and have the power to make our own decisions about our bodies, families, and communities. each year, the un select a team . -- theme. if we could have everybody sit down, please. thank you. i love looking at

. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us onacebook or twitter and we >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the artist's early enough in the process that they could work with the architect said that the work that is completed is the work that really helps complement and instill the space as opposed to being tucked away in a corner. >>