we need to start from the framework with those international standards, private sector develop standards in mind. that lets you form the base line of the decisionmaking. always we would encourage those developments and don't see it as the role of the department of homeland security to say what those standards should or should not be or what the private sector should make or what it should make or howard should make it. the private sector needs to make from the federal government its procurement decisions, it needs to be speaking consistently as it relates to security requirements and that is one of the provisions or requirements are legislation would put in place. >> one last question and we will go to the audience. it sounds like you have worked through a lot. how do we think this will go this year? >> from senator reid's standpoint, with regard to a lot of things particularly something as important to our national security as this, senator reid can be a pretty impatient man and would like to have this done before we finished last year. we are really behind the eightball in terms of get

i think we're going to need the retrofit standards first. before that, if we could adopt the recommendation in item one, that would be good, but these are the items we believe should stay under our department with the technical issues. >> i guess i'm confused. are we acting on anything here today or just hearing an update? >> i, i think that's -- since we are already working on some of this stuff, i would like to have bus support continuing this and prioritizing this and working with the city administrator's office to look at the group they are putting together to get their help when needed. i think there are things we probably should be doing on our own, like establishing -- #one is really our thing. we have to do the post- earthquake repair. that is our job, and i think the director is already doing that. it is really important if we have an earthquake now that those are in place so that people can get help, financial help, otherwise they do not. >> given that we do not really need to take action on the reports as they have fulfilled their

you can set the standards. i had them and what told you to put them in your library as example and this really goes well with the commission. this is the time to take the physical part of your process and create a style sheet in which people can make a better effort to document what their contents are and then we can tell the judge and not the second apples and potatoes or apples and oranges or whatever. >> i would like to give some compliments to the department on this one. this is a long time coming and i think this is an excellent job in town -- this is an excellent job. starting in it next month and working through the first few months, i am sure that you will come up with some tweaks yourself. i am a firm believer in emphasizing the early presentation of materials and getting things clear in the early stages of any development and it makes things much easier as the golan and this is something that has not always happened at least in san francisco. i appreciate your attendance as standardization. this is a

, this is the federal standard. if something even if you are not doing work, if you have a business you should be meeting what are called readily achieved bearial removal standards. if you can replace a door knob with lever hardware it's easy and cheap. you can do it quickly. that's the sort of thing you should be planning on doing. if you can put in grab bars in the bathroom even though you have no replaced all the doors at least someone with arthritis has somebody to grab on to that's readily achievable. there is also an issue under the federal standard called reasonable accommodation and the state law contains similar language. that means if you hire an employee or if someone is a patron and asking for assistance to do their job or to be served you have the responsibility to make whatever is a reasonable accommodation to their needs. employee, you don't have to make every work station in a restaurant and handicap assessable if somebody wants to work at that work station the work station has to be adapted to their

. -- standard replacements. several action items are pending, including litigation of common measures, the launch of a redesigned web site, dr reform, a permit-tracking website, the capacity for in-house 3d modeling, and a class for support staff that has been ongoing for a couple of years. some of these efforts are things that really should be ongoing and will never be done. we are constantly expanding our capacity and trimming staff to use --training staff to use dis. improvement of public experience at the planning information counter -- there are always ways to improve that. we hope to continue working on that. we will go into a slightly greater level of detail for you today or on standardization of conditions of approval, an effort to revise and update all of our forms, applications, and handouts, and a revised development review process, which includes a project review application you will hear about. i would like to mention the planner that has been the project manager for the conditions of approval group

anymore only supportive of the concept of standardization. everything else will happen at its time, whenever that is. >> correct. >> that is bringing executive park more to the table with a more mature statement where we can really more clearly support how the funds are being used. >> we have no control over the clock on this. >> that is correct. >> certainly here or at the board of supervisors. but i personally feel, inspite of my concerns regarding the overall legislation, that we should support the standardization as the department has put it together. >> so my motion would be a motion to continue with findings that we are supportive of the idea of standardization, and we want to see the supervisor work with all parties concerned to -- >> if i may, you are making -- in my concept, you are making a confusing motion, because it is a motion to continue, which would mean we take no action. >> right. >> but i think we should -- and then we have no control. we make no statement at all. >> commissioner, you could choose to continue with a comment

it is up to the committee to decide whether his qualifications meet that standard. it is within your discretion to make that decision. supervisor alioto-pier: ok. supervisor campos: anything else? supervisor mar? supervisor mar: thank you for your service and telling us about the history of the work you have done for the city. not just for the cross on mount davidson but for the historical work as well. i wanted to say that my interpretation of seat no. 4, i look at it as a way to the best and most easily qualified person that has at least two years of full-time experience in teaching, writing, with a demonstrable professional and historical agency has almost critical for a position like this. i know that you meet the qualifications based on the and/or of that definition. i was looking at the secretary of history's qualifications as well. i know that there are many people that have great qualifications and i do not in any while -- in any way want to diminish your great experience and work but i do see that there are others. for example, mr. attorney, with his books

there should be a standard format, standard requirements of minimal nature for these types of projects. obviously, on large office buildings, large complicated projects, it goes far beyond that, but those are not the ones we have problems with most of the time. it is on these projects we have problems with, six units and less. so we change it and it the submitted product i think is in front of us, hopefully soon. >> commissioners, if i could remind you, you are speaking to a non agenda item. it should be discussed during the commissioner comments. president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i was just going to say to the members of the audience, you don't have to stick around, this is a commission discussion. >> maybe it we could speak under public comment. commissioner sugaya: we have just been talking about the fact that we should calendar the item. just a reminder./ >> you are now on public comments. i have no speaker cards. president olague: is there any general public comment. it has to be on anything not on the agenda. >> i think it would be quite helpful for all

standards. if this project is improved, it may set a precedent for cumulative changes on the block that will change the integrity of a historic district that is not yet survey. we ask the commissioners take discretionary review and require a plan subordinate to the original building. that would not require raising the building or destroying characteristic features. it would eliminate needless additional materials. thank you. vice president olague: >> hi, i am john. i move to my place in 1992. i just wanted to take a second to paint a picture of the quality of life on our block, which is unusual. this is bounded by 21st. it is an unusual st. we have a 10-foot wall. that separates the two sides of the street. that makes our backyards remarkably valuable because of the green space. the backyard on that block has a bunch of trees and gardens. it is a wonderful block. the threats to its card developers who found it economically advantageous to build out to the four corners of the lot. they did that t

we have these common standards.e have not figured out how to train teachers so that all kids have access to good teachers. we have not figured out our funding. you could have a disparity between five or six to one. they have a funding advantage. we have not figured out how to solve the problems of making the schools fairer and better for all kids. we have to worry about getting kids motivated so that they can do better in the schools. host: dennis, welcome to the program. caller: the concern i feel that is going on with the nation right now is that parents need to step up and educate at the same time as the schools are educating. host: what do you think parents are not doing right now? caller: being more stern. host: how? caller: education comes in many different forms. the basics can be taught at home, as the same as your school. host: role of the parent, be more stern. and that is from a student. who knew? guest: i think there is a lot of truth to that. if they are motivated at home and have a home life with one p

focusing on that first, which is one of the two standards. a bachelor's degree in history or closely related fields. i believe that i do. i believe that my undergraduate degree in english with a history of elizabethan theater qualifies for that. and then it says plus one of the following. two years in experience of research, writing, teaching your interpretation or other demonstrable professional activity for an academic institution, agency, museum more so forth. -- museum for so forth. i believe that i have established my credentials in that area. under the language of the charter it says that under the secretary for with demonstrable experience in north american are bay area history, i believe that the decades i have been involved in the history of the city of san francisco is a demonstrable experience in bay area history. i was reading from section 4.135, qualification no. 3. supervisor campos: thank you. that was helpful. supervisors democrats supervisor alioto-pier: -- supervisors? supervisor alioto-pier: i wanted to ask the city attorne

so it is not a mystery or a new set of standards to those companies themselves. and as i said in my report, i am learned that if we do not, if were cameras and if we have an enhanced likelihood of an event similar to the macondo, that we are all going to be pointed out as to why we were unable to recognize why we were unwilling to act in the public interest. >> do you agree? >> i do agree. i would add this is a very dynamic industry, which has transformed over the last 25 years estimate from shallow buttered deepwater which is a much more high-risk environment. it has not adapted its own to either prevent or respond to a problem of this support. i'll play one of the things -- well, it is free assuring that the rle adam hasner restrict good regulations to govern a lot of the things in the future. frankly speaking, we don't consider that agency as it is now staffed, formed, trained and adequate to the tasks that they have. if it's not strengthened, i suspect we will see an incongruity between the sophistication of the industry and the dynamism and the failures of i

however, there are no standards for the strengths of its cars. the film is consulting with a manufacturer to design stronger cars that are also light and energy efficient. the company, railway company says it hopes to win orders for a high-speed rail network for the state of florida. bidding is expected to start by the end of this year. >>> share prices moved in a narrow range in tokyo on wednesday morning with few incentives affecting the market. the nikkei average shed .12%, or 12 points, ended the morning session at 10,385. the broader topix ending at 911. sources say that the market was without direction as some investors sold shares to lock in profits from tuesday's gains while others bought export-related issues in hopes of a recovery for the u.s. economy. looking at currencies on the tokyo foreign exchange, the dollar is lower against the yen on thursday morning. the greenback now trading at 82.09-12 with the euro at 1.3281-3284. investors are selling the dollar to lock in gains after the u.s. currency advanced to the lower 82-yen level on

and there is no federal standard. so we passed law, applied for the waiver, the lowest effect to go into january one. on december 28th, the department on a friday afternoon, of course, rejected the state of california application for waivers so our standard is not going into effect and i know that,g ito, is here but the energy commission does have the ability to apply for a - an appeal - senior moment there. thank you. i hope they do so. but the water savings from the front loading washing machines are combined to make cost efficiency. if you look at the pricing structure of water often it's not necessarily cost effective but if you look at energy savings as well, they are hugely

>> yes, that can be considered an industry standard. some jobs are compatible, some are not, just like an accountant. in the financial world, you should not be writing checks, citing checks, keeping track of the bank register. they should be segregated. supervisor maxwell: and that is why? >> to minimize fraud. this is monetary evidence. >> in our department, how it works in the property controls office, money, evidence picked up on a daily basis is brought down to the property control division. from there, depending on who is working, that money will be entered into the computer and then into our law books. then officially into our safe. -- log books. supervisor maxwell: i understand this is how you do it, but he has criticism of this, that it is not standard in industry, and there could be potential for fraud. would this recommendation -- obviously, you agree, disagree -- what is the status? >> it is pretty much the same as it was, because of our staffing and how the system works. we cannot have one person putting in the money because

all of them useful attributes when interpreting the national park standards of rehabilitation and other documents that the historic preservation commission will use as a basis for its decisions. most importantly, he appreciates the honor and responsibilities of public service. particularly when it comes to preserving treasures for future generations. [tone] i believe he will be an outstanding commissioner. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. happy new year. in the chair of the city hall preservation advisory commission and i am here to speak on behalf of richard johns, who has practiced the art of seduction in -- on almost in the historic " realm. i have known him for many years. i remember going to the cannery and watching movies there. one of my fondest memories is the building he has worked so very hard to keep open to some degree. that is the mint of san francisco. as a small child i sallows stairs and a an ice-cream cone in 1946 -- as a small child i sat on the stairs and eight to an ice-cream cone in 1946. that is my personal

one is always told that since the feds have a particular standard and we are not exceeding that standard, that it is useless to talk about the danger. i think the san francisco board of supervisors has never been afraid to make policy statements dealing with national issues and war issues and things like that. in california, the whole statement to -- the whole state is not afraid, and i hope that my city feels the same way about the danger of cell phones. this is the first step. there should be a lot more, and i hope you will send it on to the full board immediately. thank you. >> supervisors, i'll live on 17th avenue, and i am not fully versed in these towers that are going up, but i do know that there is a vicious-looking thing on the top of our rightful 20 feet from where somebody sleeves, and the three of us that live in the house are outraged that this has gone on with no communication to us that it was happening. at no time were we told that this was going to happen. i personally cost city and county offices -- personally called city and county offices after this thing was a task.

that is how good our standards are. would you like to see? i am going to push the access key which will activate the voice. i want to go to floor 24. ok, to the left. >> elevator j has arrived. >> that was smooth. >> i am getting a text message. it is amazing, these destination elevators. pretty soon, the signal that changes the system will be able to be routed through blue tooth and your phone, which is amazing. my iphone will be able to access the controls. in paris already, they are rounding the pedestrian signals through blue tooth and into people's phones. so the future is really exciting and technology will make it quite a journey for everybody. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> so now i would like to introduce the chief engineer. can you tell us about your experience? >> there were a lot of anticipation about how people would respond. at first, we had to get in front of people to direct them from their habits. early morning, they are more into carrying their coffee and going inside of the elevator and then spi

>> these technically meet those standards. the shower head distributes it, so it just kind of gives an appearance of more volume. these are body sprays that will take your body. this is a hand-held, and this is a good example where you could put a bar here. you could leave it in place as the traditional shower, or you could take it, and you could do it, and this is also great for cleaning and washing your dog and things like that. >> right, so you cannot get your hair wet while your taking a shower. i suppose this has the same kind of back float servants and -- backflow prevention built in. >> right, and it shows the variety of finishes here. the chrome. this looks like brushed stainless steel. what you do not see is brass, and press has really become -- is in favor these days. kroll is probably the most popular. it is similar to in kitchen appliances, stainless steel. is good. it goes with all color schemes. >> there was a recent change to san francisco's codes that said you could not have more than one sitting turned on at a

and thus, we have the standard council. i am wondering why the declared candidates, supervisor dufty -- he is actively running a campaign for the mayor of san francisco, i would like to know why he is not conflicted out of this. this situation -- the offices are different, but both of them are influencing or potentially would be influencing the outcome of the process and my question is, given that he is running for mayor, why is he not taken out like the city attorney, huerrera is? >> your ass in a couple of different questions. -- you are asking a couple of different questions. he has different ethical obligations. given that the board of supervisors is his client. he withdrew as council on this issue. with respect to the supervisor who announced his candidacy, this is not for the mayor at this time. he has no conflict. he would have a conflict and could no longer participate. >> the main difference is the city attorney and he has a client relationship. he has a relationship with the other city officials. providing advice

living standards to get us. past chatting about the bad and the worst these two france italy botia is a part irina in her native. arland but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in these tough economic times according to rena their definitions of hardship couldn't be more different he said i knew if i wish people had a chance to experience what life is like here in the stone i think there would have been no rallies in dublin they simply don't appreciate what they have to take my friend for example she gets an employment payout each month and with this money she's able to support a child with a study and say for air tickets to visit her parents here in estonia if you are on welfare when a stone you simply can't make out meet with the gap in living standards within the european union is huge but it may get even bigger play did you join the euro zone from january first the studio now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity found it will be partially used a month in our la

we need clear standards, objective standards that are narrowly defined, that tell licensing officials when they shall and shall not issue permits. i don't have a problem with subjecting the right to carry firearms to an appropriate licensing standard. and in most states, in fact, do have perfectly constitutional laws about that. however, when it's simply a matter of whether the officials believe you have good cause, to exercise your constitutional right, that's clearly unconstitutional. if you have the right to do something, your right to do it cannot be denied, because the government doesn't think you have a good enough reason to exercise your constitutional right. that is a classic form of prior restraint. and i can give you, in fact, in some of the briefs i do, provide chapter and verse, case upon case upon case where the supreme court has thrown out any kinds of licensing standards that rest upon these vague notions of what's in the public benefit, or when you actually need to exercise your right and all that kind of inappropriate language. >> this gentleman right here. just wait

>> the standard is already pretty high? you're not finding lots of emergency room cases moving forward in this country. when you do that, first of all, the emergency room according to -- >> you would support a higher standard of -- >> no. >> that's the question he asked you. higher standard of negligence for somebody in an emergency situation? >> the emergency rooms are the most unsafe and dangerous parts of a hospital. that's according to the institute of medicine. it's where many people go who don't have insurance. >> how about a theater or a sporting event or somebody injured in an accident on the highway where a doctor happens to be coming by to provide assistance? >> i believe that the civil justice system that exists in this country is able to handle cases that go forward based on the state common law that exists that has been developed by the state. if the state common law and frankly if the state decides -- >> reclaiming my time, most states have specific statutory liability provisions. >> exactly. look at texas. wh

it is very important to maintain high standards that we set in the charter amendment for the history position. there are no qualified historians in the planning department. most of them do not even know how to do local research. who fills that seat is very important in terms of judging the historical accuracy of architectural surveys, reviewing registered nominations we have received from the state, landmark nominations and other things. i woke up this morning thinking that wanted to share my resume with you. i have been around for a long time, as you know. i am not qualified for this seat. i am considered a nationwide expert and am not qualified for this seat. thank you. supervisor campos: next speaker, please. >> i am a professor of history at san francisco state. i have continued to serve in eight advisory capacity for the planning department for the past two years that i was not on the board. my name has been mentioned here. i would be willing to serve, but that is not why i am here. i am here as a historian. this appointment calls into question what it means to be an historian.

so it is not a mystery or a new set of standards to those companies themselves. and as i said in my report, i am learned that if we do not, if were cameras and if we have an enhanced likelihood of an event similar to the macondo, that we are all going to be pointed out as to why we were unable to recognize why we were unwilling to act in the public interest. >> do you agree? >> i do agree. i would add this is a very dynamic industry, which has transformed over the last 25 years estimate from shallow buttered deepwater which is a much more high-risk environment. it has not adapted its own to either prevent or respond to a problem of this support. i'll play one of the things -- well, it is free assuring that the rle adam hasner restrict good regulations to govern a lot of the things in the future. frankly speaking, we don't consider that agency as it is now staffed, formed, trained and adequate to the tasks that they have. if it's not strengthened, i suspect we will see an incongruity between the sophistication of the industry and the dynamism and the failures of i