we want sustainable sveltement. open spaces, recreational facilities, efficient use of water and energy t -- energy. solar power. i would suggest that the board listen to the plans for the new park merced community which will be a beacon of innovation in our world. [bell] thank you. chair maxwell: jacqueline and john wenot. fill yips and then saunders. >> good afternoon, supervisor maxwell. i'm here to raise my voice in protest of the park merced expansion plan, so-called vision plan. this very weller's greedy plan would destroy the 16-acre site that now constitutes park merced. it would destroy 1,683 rental apartments teering down those apartments to make smaller ones. in the massive residential towers. then they would tear down apartments in what are now townhouse yesms in every one of those buildings are human beings who call their residences their home. someone caucus -- someone talked about children not being there in park merced. it is too expensive. someone talked about tier 1, and is tier 1 the 30-year plan

today we'll be talking about maintaining resiliency and sustaining recovery. joining us in our panel today are pamela s. hyde, administrator, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. a. thomas mclennan, deputy director, white house office of national drug control policy, washington, d.c.; dr. alexandre laudet, addiction and recovery scientist, new york, new york; james smallwood, founder and ceo, the choice is yours, inc., camden, new jersey. pam, how many people in the united states are in recovery? well, the estimates are about 20 million people are in recovery, working on being free of drugs and other-and alcohol. and, alexandre, what is recovery? what are some of the common paths to recovery? well, that's really two different questions. what recovery is, according to people in recovery themselves, is usually, especially for people severely addicted, it is abstinence from drugs and alcohol, as well as significantly-significant improvements in other aspects that constitu

i see our director of sustainable streets is here. bridget smith, who heads up our sustainable streets effort, and she is doing a fine job. she has a great team of people working with her. another individual i need to bring up to speak to you today is our chairman of the mta, chairman tom nolan. [applause] >> good afternoon. i'm very proud to be here on behalf of the board of directors, joined with our distinguished vice chair. tomorrow, if the board of supervisors votes correctly, we will have a new chair, so we are very proud to report of the -- part of this. our board has had to do some very difficult things, had to make some really tough decisions in terms of budgeting, in terms of service, all kinds of things, but we are proud of what we have been able to achieve. i want to tell you that this was not hard for any member of our board. our board was unanimously supported every step of the way through, working with others in the city to make this great day happen. on behalf of all of our board, very proud to be part of this, and we

allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. melosi: if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. conservation of water is a way of generating more water. allbee: we think that a household can actually reduce its water usage by about 30%. and that's hugely important in terms of the amount of infrastructure that community's going to require. narrator: las vegas is one of the fast-growing areas in the country. it's a relatively new city under constant construction. but because it's in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain the

a woman talked earlier today about a sustainable system. this is not only about local and healthy foods, this is about the sustainability of trash, composting. the national park service had this rebuild to our specification which will be the first lead certified building in the national park. we are not greedy, we are not a corporation. we decided not to sell candy, bottled water, even though the of 20%o

nobody believes that that is sustainable. no one believes that we would not face of financial crisis well before 2054. let me go to the final slide, which is the chairman of the federal reserve board saying that we need a credible plan to achieve long-term fiscal sustainability. ben bernanke, the federal reserve chairman on april 7 said to the dallas regional chamber, "a sharp near-term reduction in our fiscal deficit is probably neither practical nor advisable. however, nothing prevents us from beginning now to develop a credible plan for meeting our long run fiscal challenges. indeed, a credible plan that demonstrated a commitment to achieving long run fiscal sustainability could lead to lower interest rates and more rapid growth in the near term." that is the challenge before us. it is imperative that we develop a plan and implement a plan to face up to our long-term debt. with that, i want to go to our witnesses. all start with dr. bernard, if we go to left to right. we're going to hear from senator gregg first. just shut

you have met a high level the sustainability. you can go to leed silver or gold. it's leadership of environmental design. it's a process of the u.s. green building council. beverly is ahead of this curve. we see every new building as sustainable features. they are not all leed certified. that's what the market demands >> our work is in the public sector. community colleges and so on. 5 years ago, we were trying to get them to think about it. then think about california is on the forefront of nation. san francisco is on the forefront of state >> and beverly prior is way up there. we are up there at the top. it sounds like the challenge came to making this physical reality achiefable. what is the marginal cost? every always asks me. what is the marginal costs. may be i shouldn't ask. i have to say, there's a huge difference. between building a building from scratch, where you can design at will features from the ground up and the marginal cost then when you take an existing building. you were talking about major changes. i presume that has a major impact. >> we don'

we all talk about it in different terms and sound bites and there's no sustained product. when we try to get the public interested we're competing with iraq, healthcare, just to name all the things out there in the media all the time and there's no uniform way we describe this. it's this abstract thing way off in the future and unless we make it marketable for the public they're going to support the billions and billions to address this now for the future. it's not just the city of san francisco or the department of resource there has to be a much more sustained campaign to address these issues. >> i think that's very true and i will talk about new yorks plan to engage the city to think about the problems. two often problems are war memorial complex sorry, water related and hard decisions that need to be made in the city regarding water issues. this is the first outreach which was a supplement in new york times and daily news which i think is the most circulated paper in new york city. and getting bigger as time goes on we'll try to engage in some of this thinking where pe

a woman talked earlier today about a sustainable system. this is not only about local and healthy foods, this is about the sustainability of trash, composting. the national park service had this rebuild to our specification which will be the

of the sustainability issues. this includes community growth, raising awareness for all of the people to come in and use this. we are all local for the public- school system and everything else. we all have children and we all want to create that unique place that is snow lake. we have a boat expert as well as a chef and they are all local. the majority of our partnership is women. i want to push local thing. from the financial point, and you can see that they were very even. we put these towards the renovation of the building. the money for the management is going to new mexico, this is not staying in california. this is a very big item for the facility. >> i occasionally walk my dog around small lake. one of the park's that we don't go to is the snow house. i have worked on other pieces and i would like to let everyone know that they have a lot of pride. we are serious about the qualifications putting in a bit and there are really thorough and but everything that this goes through if the report recommends the of

has sustained 35 cases. in 2009, we sustained 30 cases. this is a 50% increase in sustained cases. moving quickly to mediation, as of today, the occ has facilitated 31 complaints this year compared to 53 by the end of last year. mediations are looking up. in july the o.c.c. mediated eight cases. so far in august, we have mediated 6 cases. that concludes my report. president marshall: anything for the director? ok. a couple weeks ago, we did a press conference on the new ambassador's program. let me give a little context to the folks about this. the recent violence in the -- there were two incidents in the bay view that brought all this about. the first was the killing of a chinese elder earlier this year in the bay view, and the second was the -- a woman was quickly thrown off the t line and it caused con center nation in the chinese -- consternation in the chinese community and the black community also. i was thrust into the middle of it for a number of reasons. folks asked me to be involved in it. vincent pan was in there with me, and we put forth some ideas to certainly not make

, creating sustainability efforts, including clean power and renew ability resources. just coming up with all sorts of innovative ways to try to make the campus is more sustainable. i am now the chief counsel of the california coastal commission, where i have been for the last four years, and the california coastal commission is very concerned with california's environment, with global warming, with sustainability on the coast in a particular. as a longtime san francisco resident, i'm very concerned with how all of that affects san francisco and with our opportunity to really look for and moved into a clean power in the city. so with that, thank you. commissioner mirkarimi: thank you. colleagues, comments or questions for commissioner schmeltzer? ok, why don't we open this up to public comment. ms. jackson, please. >> good afternoon, again. espanola jackson. i did not know that was one seat. i know that hope has done an excellent job, and i know you are going to have a hard decision to make, but i came here to support leah. i have worked with leah over the past year. b

it developed the department sustainable many freshmen initiative. we work with industry and other federal agencies to showcase practices that help company reduce operating costs. in september, we will launch a new initiative, many fresher america, to help to connect manufacturers to resources to help them rethink and retool operations. it is designed to enable them to explore new products, markets, practices, and finance sources. we expect it will help sustain and create jobs, and will particularly focus on needs of small and medium-sized manufacturers. the administration's free-market recognizes exporting goods is a key component to revitalize the u.s. many fashion. in the state of the union address, the president announced the export initiative and set the ambitious goals of doubling exports in five years to support several million jobs. mas and other bureaus are developing initiatives and improving implementation of existing programs to support the goals. we're also strengthening inter- agency coordination of efforts by working with others across

the quality of food, the commitment to local, sustainable, and healthy, and moreover delicious, is not just a commitment, but it is a proven fact. you can taste the difference. it is a beacon for the food that should be served in all of our parks, where the city, state, or federal, and it is time that san francisco parks had a beacon in its own property where these values are not just talk about but actually executed. so please, go on with the great work. accept more commons, but i urge you to taste the difference and recognize the importance of giving our children healthy and affordable food -- accept more comments. >> if i have called your name, please come forward. i'm going to call a few more names. [reading names] >> hello. together with my wife kathleen, we submitted a proposal for the food concessions at the stow lake but house with bruce mclellan. \ -- bruce mcclellan. formerly, we own it famous, not officially designated san francisco landmark for 20 years. it is true the ortega corporation proposal the swamp the other tibia proposals, but in effect, with their food, be any be

we do have a sustainable program. this is the market-based, private-sector program. and if we designed this as such, we have to look at the market forces. we believe that over time, there will be additional federal programs in place that will be helping us to bring down the risk factor and the interest rates. we believe the finance providers will also be more comfortable. >> some people can go out to get the line of credit, and most of us have a line of credit taking note -- take away and have trouble taking on any more debt in terms of the mortgage. and this will become a perfect opportunity to do the right thing. this is for all of us, more broadly. this is not necessarily for everyone. what can be done to get the word out to more homeowners in san francisco? are we doing anything else besides this? are we going out there putting up a smoke or anything? what are we doing right now? are we sending out the letters, are we doing robotic calls? >> there were some phone calls that went out to educate people about the program with the help of the supervisors. we apprecia

this project is of innovative practices to extend our leadership and sustainability. the mayor and secretary have already mentioned them. green building standards, congested management, innovative storm water treatment, and infrastructure that the uses energy use, and it marks another step forward in our drive to transform former military installations like the presidio and hunters point, into centers of commerce that generate jobs and strengthen our community. perhaps most significant of all, this project means critical investment and benefits for our city and our region's economy. more than $5 billion in public and private investment. nearly 3000 permanent jobs, five times the number of the 1 billion jobs that existed when the banks close. just before the banks closed, it had 1/5 of the number of civilian jobs it will have as we go forward. 2000 temporary jobs per year during construction, and up to 8000 new residential units, 30% of which will be offered at rates affordable for low and middle income families. all three of us have touched on this. we want you to kno

i'd rather have something organic and sustainable. that is just the angle i want to put here. i'm in support of the proposition. >> good afternoon. i'm representing the san francisco convention and visitors bureau. i'm here in place of our president and ceo. he apologized for not being able to be here, but he did send a letter i would like to submit, and i would like to briefly review this letter. "dear president buell, the visitors bureau is in full support for a renewed stow lake. they have found a great partner and plan -- a plan to renovate the boat house concession stand will make it much more attractive decoration for visitors to golden gate park. the wooden boat house has undergone few innovations says it was built in 1946. it is in need of a paint job. mold is growing on the windowsills and awnings and the building so, ruth windows, walls, and doors are compromise allowing the building interior to become damage. moreover, the 60-year-old pope spoke of safety measures. entering at the building is adequately restore will require a new lease see who has ample experience r

in fact, it is more sustainable.ne we have left, where savings rates were declining both national and personal, and where we can rebuild the foundation for a stronger and more sustainable recovery, but i think nonetheless, there are things we need to do in the short run and there are things we need to do in the long run. i just want to express my agreement with the idea that we need a credible plan to address our long-term tesco challenges. that will reduce the uncertainty. the way we do that is also important, whether that is through higher taxes or spending growth. we have to get our arms around the promise and we have made for the future that we are going to have difficulty in keeping them as a result of the growth of those programs. >> thank you. i have heard this argument before, basically, our society will look to trade. trade with resignation, the bric countries, for example. i understand the logic, but i am not sure that i accept it as driving our economy. i think perhaps energy could play a larger issue. let

in fact, it is more sustainable. the one we have left, where savings rates were declining both national and personal, and where we can rebuild the foundation for a stronger and more sustainable recovery, but i think nonetheless, there are things we need to do in the short run and there are things we need to do in the long run. i just want to express my agreement with the idea that we need a credible plan to address our long-term tesco challenges. that will reduce the uncertainty. the way we do that is also important, whether that is through higher taxes or spending growth. we have to get our arms around the promise and we have made for the future that we are going to have difficulty in keeping them as a result of the growth of those programs. >> thank you. i have heard this argument before, basically, our society will look to trade. trade with resignation, the bric countries, for example. i understand the logic, but i am not sure that i accept it as driving our economy. i think perhaps energy could play a larger issu

but there are quite a few that continue to have symptoms and sustain problems after they sustained the injury. host: these other cases that you have documented. guest: that is correct. in theater as well as come back to the states. that is consistent in terms of not knowing how many people a sustained a concussion and go diagnosed. we know that every week folks hit their head while plumbing or other things and they do not seek care or go to the emergency department. host: what is a moderate tbi? guest: it is somebody who sustained an injury that we can scan or some sort of imaging study. we talk to them. some of these patients do have -- 18 moderate -- when a moderate t is a sustained, sometimes cannot talk to you. you look at what kind of blood clots or imaging changes might be in the brain. host: severe, 1891 cases. guest: somebody who comes in in, and are not responsive to your commands. -- comes in in coma and are not responve to your commands. most of the patients that had sere brain injury it many times need near a surgical -- need neurosurgical intervention. host: finally, penet

the other pleas that we have worked closely with them is on the sustainability committee. we have been participating in those meetings for three or four years and found them to be a good place to provide a resource for the development company to understand how sustainability works as we go forward. park merced's support of recycling was important in helping large settings understand it can be done when we approach the mandatory ordinance. i want to give you those little bits of information. we provide as well teams that work with them. we worked with park merced on a lot of other programs, and we look forward to working closely with them on this project and other projects. chair maxwell: well, your work looks good so far. and we have a long way to go, but this part of it looks good, the suss tannability, the environmental -- the sustainability, the environmental part, it looks good. >> fa you. -- thank you. chair maxwell: any other comments? >> good afternoon. i'm with the affordable housing ordinance. i think one point we need to pay attention to, i have had discussions w

a woman talked earlier today about a sustainable system. this is not only about local and healthy foods, this is about the sustainability of trash, composting. the national park service had this rebuild to our specification which will be the first lead certified building in the national park. we are not greedy, we are not a corporation. we decided not to sell candy, bottled water, even though the of 20% of the sales for the previous concessionaire. when we came up with the plan, we decided to add a restroom. we want to create a fun and friendly approach, $3-a dollar food. -- $8 food. we want people to know where their food comes from and we want to give people an opportunity that it would expect when they come to san francisco as they see in other venues. thank you. isn't any other public comment on this item? -- >> is there any other public comment on this item? >> hali am writing in support of the recreation and parks department -- i believe that this will be a much more attractive destination for families and tourists visiting golden gat

sustainable chicken coops. maybe someday on the roof of the mayor's office.hough one that -- wonderful benefit was not only all of the electronics, but all of these services where we used technology and some really creative envisioning for how the former communicates with the person who will be eating the food and have a grower in the community can communicate with people who have the land. vertical gardens, hydroponics, cheap ways to compost, cheap ways to do this, sensible way as to get things off the ground. we thought to ourselves -- we built this for the community, now we need to invite the community to give us your opinion. what we have done -- a bit too small right here, but you can go to digging deeper, the website where we have all of the information about products, service, and retrofitting the business plan. everything. voting on whichever you think is best for the community. we created this category because it is incredibly important. spread it around, let people know. go on the web site and vote for what you feel is important. we will try to do t