the housing authority are the ones with the ultimate liability. i urge the housing authority to look at the impact of the cape over the next two seasons. otherwise, i would feel uncomfortable overturning the department in this. commissioner hwang: i will make the motion to deny the appeal. a poll the department. -- uphold the department. commissioner fung: aye. vice commissioner garcia: aye. commissioner peterson: aye. >> the motion carries 4-0. calling item 6, appeal 11-004, jeff and nicole cooper, protesting the issuance on september 8, 2010 to nextg network a wireless box permit. it is on the calendar today. starting with the appellants. >> my name is jeff cooper. my wife and i own a home. we are appealing the permit that allowed nextg to install wireless equipment on our block. in our jurisdiction and request a hearing on generic of 2011, nextg said, "we are a nation of laws." it said is heard -- it said it is her job -- she said it was her job to make sure the law was followed. the law was not perfect but followed in this instance. the p.w. ma

you have three minutes coming up later. >> the housing authority? >> good afternoon. my name is marie swanson. i am the property manager. it is the housing authority's position at this time to not remove the trees unless it is found by the department of public works urban forestry that the trees are either diseased or dead. >> thank you. ms. short? >> thank you. carlos short, department of public works bureau of urban forestry. i probably will keep my comments brief and be happy to answer any questions. the department was initially approving these trees at the request of the housing authority. if they are not supporting removal at this time, i will just be available for questions. thank you. commissioner hwang: i do have a question. at what time did the position change? >> i think after the department of hearing, when the initial request was approved at the staff level and it went to department of hearing. it was denied. at that point, the housing authority decided to abide by that decision. >> is there any public comment on this item? step forward. vice commissioner g

henry parr is the coordinator of the housing authority but is also active in the operation dream, which gives toys to children in the housing -- over $25,000. they will start distributing those toys december 20 through december 23. we are going to post and on the website. i just wanted knowledge, in doing your everyday work, they give so much time to our community, and this is a wonderful thing to do to give toys to the children of those in the housing authority. thank you. [applause] >> now we will have the medal of valor presentation for sgt timothy paine, sergeant james o'malley, sgt gregory kane, officer william eleiff, and officer steven stearns. [applause] >> on may 5, 2004, a round in o'clock p.m., there was an attempted kidnapping of strangers of a woman and her son. the suspect proceeded in a chevy trailblazer and used a large caliber gun and fled westbound on any street. the suspect's description was broadcast five minutes later at 8:05. two minutes after that, officer eleiff saw the suspect vehicle and paged and began following it. as he broadcast, holding a court microphone,

the housing were improperly pruned, cutting the branches back to numbers. one tree was pared when the manager of the building came upon the workman, all san francisco housing authority employees, who were performing this work without knowledge of the housing authority management. residents of our condominium complex immediately contacted our former supervisor, mr. dufty. we requested the trees be replaced with more appropriate street trees, such as those clinton all around balance your garden's -- around valencia gardens. the permit was supported by the housing authority and the department of public works bureau of urban forestry. i personally met with the on- site manager for the property. she was enthusiastic about the idea of having evergreen trees on the sidewalk in front of their building. we looked at various tree species that day. a hearing was held in december, due to citizen protests filed by a resident of the housing project. i attended as an advoca replacee trees and presented a written statement. carla short of the bureau of urban forestry gave testimony as to why the trees have been recommended for replacement by her agency. her testimony noted that in

i want to thank the housing authority commissioners. we work with them throughout the year on a number of different programs. they have been an incredible partner. and as maria said, we are partnering on the healthy lunch programs, working very closely. summer camp registration begins saturday, march 19. the post cards have been distributed march 19, and how to actually register online. the camps began may 31 and august 12. supervisor avalos: i just want to put in a plug for the summer programs at the rec and park department. i have two kids that have been the various camps, silver tree being one of them. and mission rec, camps that are there through the whole day. i have two very different kids, and both have had great experiences. parents that are thinking about, wondering if it is a good place for kids to go, this is a testament. the kids come back kind of dirty, kind of filthy, but they have a great time and they have had a really good experience with the staff. i will be putting them through the program again. >> i wanted to mention

supervisor kim: all of them residents recruited by the housing authority and of these captains? >> through word of mouth and the community, people are sent to was regularly. supervisor kim: i thought that was in vallejo. divide mystery that? >> it is targeted specifically for students of the california maritime academy with a preference for san francisco residence. the idea here is our variety of sports provide direct maritime experience and can enrich the students experience at the california maritime academy and get them ready for maritime and plan. so that we are collaborating with the university of vallejo on that program. i do not know the answer to that, but i can get back to you on that. >> good afternoon. i work with the san francisco conservation corps. to answer your question, i do have a full-time staff recruiter as part of our program. word of mouth is is probably still the most successful. young people who enjoy and benefit from the programmer for their friends and we partner with the san francisco housing authority, school districts and a wide variety of non-profit

of course, we are doing our outreach, we work with the housing authority to do mailings. we have been walking the beat, actually. this is another new feature that we have started. our new web sites are things we have rolled up prior to the district websites. we have rolled these out sooner so that families can use tools that are on here. we have school selectors and information about all of our schools and at the maps are there so that they can't look at areas and tighten it addresses and find out what their schools are. that is just an overview of what our process is. we have some ongoing work which they are continuing to engage in. we will be implementing this in the 2012 school year right now, the middle school initiative is working to build quality middle schools throughout the district before we can even identify or decide on a middle school feeder pattern. we want to make sure that they all have great opportunities for all of our students and meet their needs there has been a proposal that has come to the board and they are considering and we are now in the public en

in addition there is public housing programs run through the housing authority. there are 50 in san francisco, of which 2062 are earmarked for seniors. the wait list is daunting. i suspect with the length of the list, many people are not signing up as it looks there will be a long time between openings. subsidized housing providing 7490 bart -- vouchers with a weight best over 20,000. and then the other affording house -- affordable housing option, 18,000 residents are living in sro's. there is no waitlist available on the number of people that want to get into them. by the way, without all options we also reviewed a number of alternative approaches found in other jurisdictions and here as well. home sharing, where a senior could rent out a second or third empty bedroom and have either tenants pay rents or provide some sort of service for the rent. a program that sounds appealing. it has been implemented in a number, including here in san francisco. but it was run by the northern california presbyterian home services. privately funded by interviewing others what

in addition there is public housing programs run through the housing authority. there are 50 in san francisco, of which 2062 are earmarked for seniors. the wait list is daunting. i suspect with the length of the list, many people are not signing up as it looks there will be a long time between openings. subsidized housing

the housing authority is not doing very much either. in my 2 cents and i've hoping we can have something to eradicate the problem. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. i have no other speakers at this point. >> if there are any other members of the public would like to comment on this item, please come forward. if anyone wants to speak, come forward and anyone else can submit of the riding. >> my name is philip gallagher. on a residential apartment manager. there are not many landlords here today and i live that market and castro. i don't see our supervisor here, but -- i have a 75-year-old tenant resident in the building on the top floor, corner unit. she has no guests for visitors and she's got bedbugs. i just want to put it out there that it happens in all neighborhoods and they are on their way. i have a great landlord. he could not be better on a lot of different levels, but he is uneducated on this issue. i know more about bedbugs as a residential manager and the older woman got infested with bedbugs. now that i have become educa

the housing sector. beacons like the town of lincoln housing authority and the housing authority of the city of providence. which are both being recognized by the national association of housing and redevelopment officials as awards of merits winners for being well positioned to meet the demand for safe and affordable housing for low and very low income families. the lincoln housing authority has instituted innovative programming for seniors and the providence housing authority has put in place energy efficiencies and cutting-edge health and fiscal planning programs. these housing authorities are leaders in the development and maintenance of cost effective approaches to responding to the variety of today's housing and community development challenges. lincoln and providence housing authorities not only effectively address local housing and neighborhood redevelopment challenges and concerns, they've also set a national example for similar organizations to learn from so they can meet the unique needs in their communities. i congratulate you for leadership in our state's housing industry which proves yet aga

and with the san francisco housing authority. these will be saturated. it will be on the msclb website. can you call 211, which is houses all the summer resources. >> it's at the printer. >> when can we expect it to be out? >> in the next few weeks >> can you give us one start date. let's say one particular activity that all of us his or her can look to that has a definite start date? >>on june 21st, the mayor will be hosting an alive and free event. we think we will be able to bring rizza from the wutan clan. particularly gun violence to hear from the youth voice but to create a safe environment to have a good time. we don't have many opportunities for them to do that. that's one of the particular things. another thing. we are hosting 7 events at public housing sites and partnership called unity evented. there are mobile services on site that people can connect to. let's engage a couple of our youth. jenay. what do you think it's going to take to have a safe summer >> you should get into a lot of programs. or get a job. i have a lot of job offers. i have

the place i live is operated by that rogue agency, namely the san francisco housing authority. however because the situation is in life and death one in some instances, i would like to share with you some words that will let you know how i feel about what is going on. look to the east, west, north, south paris it is severe. lives are being lost. these words were also burned by famous from minister, a british prime minister as the nazi bombs rained down on britain. churchill said these words. they're still at sept today. if we must die, let it not be hunted and pendinned in an inglorious spot. if we must die, let us nobly die so that our precious blood will not be shed in vain. even the monsters we defy shelby constrained to honor us -- shall be constrained to honor us. kinsman, let us meet the common foe. although far outnumbered, let us show us brave. let us deal one fierce blow. before a slide the open graves -- [tone!] pressed to the wall but dyi dyit fighting back. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> thank you. i am a man never -- i am a member of the arab council of san franci

the affordable housing -- is now would apply to all housing units below 80% of the area median income, as long as those units are subsidized by the san francisco housing authority or redevelopment agency. we are maintaining that these units must be subsidized in a manner -- in a manner which maintains a portability for no less than 55 years. i am happy to answer any questions about the details of the resolution. chairperson mar: with no other questions, let's open as for public comment. is there any? cheryl atoms from the city attorney's office. -- adams from the city attorney's office. >> this piece of legislation is part of a much larger package that went to the board last year. it was determined at that time that a handful of the areas were left out of the legislation. it was amended. that peace was severed out and send back through the planning process-- piece was severed out and sent back to the planning process. by law, there are things that have to be adopted by planning. there has to be a finding of consistency with the general plan. here, and that is accomplished by reference to the housing elements of affordable housing legislation. the eight priority

house, same call? item 15. >> resolution approving the issuance of tax-exempt revenue bonds in the amount not to exceed $120 million to finance various capital facilities. >> same house, call? next item. >> resolution authorizing the san francisco department of environment to except 47 electric the local charges and three years of service. >> a house, call? this resolution is adopted. item 17. >> item 17 is a resolution authorizing the pit of children, you can and families to retroactively except grant funding in the amount of $3 million from the bill and let the case foundation to fund the san francisco bridge to success program. >> same house, same call? this resolution is adopted. item 18. >> resolution approving the execution and delivery of the program lis and improving the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed 16.5 million. >> same house, same call? this is adopted. >> item 19, ordinance amending the planning code establishing setback, of st. parking, and other planning code requirements across various districts. >> this is for the residential districts. uthe planning code is uneven throughout san francisco. the controls are crowded the most complete, partial controls exist in certain districts. o

house, same call? without objection, the ordinances passed on the first reading. >> item 20, ordinance amending the administrative code, authorizing the assessor to recommend rewards for information related to the detection of underpayment of tax owed to the city. supervisor chiu: same house, same call? the ordinances passed on the first reading. >> item 21, ordinance authorizing the department of technology to accept and expend a grant from the u.s. the poorman of commerce for sustainable broadband adoption training and services and amending the annual salary or in its fiscal year 2010-2011 to reflect the addition of six grand-funded positions. supervisor chiu: same house, same call? the ordinances passed on the first reading. >> item 22, resolution requesting the recreation and parks department and the department of the environment to collaborate to establish a comprehensive parts recycling program. supervisor mirkarimi: can we re-referred to this later in the meeting? supervisor chiu: i understand there is ongoing discussion. without objection, that should be the case. >> item 23, ordinance amending the planning code by amendin

people who enjoy and benefit from the programmer for their friends and we partner with the san francisco housing authority, school districts and a wide variety of non-profit agencies to refer young people to our program. it is a part of the youth employment training program. there is anywhere from between 10 to 30 young people who go to the program on a regular basis. for this particular contract, we are also subcontracting with walton street youth services. they provide five young people ages 16-17 who are also part of the program as well. supervisor kim: out of curiosity, who do you work with at the school? >> quite a few different high- school. we can go out and make presentations to those schools to see if people want to go ahead and come to the conservation corps. we do citywide recruitment. supervisor kim: so it is citywide? do you work with the superintendent of high-school? supervisor chu: thank you. why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public would like to speak to item number five? >> i would like to speak on behalf of the garden project and take this opportu

the scuffle occurred. this man usedo lehere, but his house was demolished by the local authorities last year. he says it's because he rejected th ectneqst as the local government did not show any alternative sites. he's now living in a barn, where he keptis anne animals. >>> translator: the government has not provided a single bed. we are completely neglected. rr:un 30 houses in the community were also destroyed by the government. the family -- the fils e living in tents. wu ming was forcibly removed from his house two yrs ago. he rejected an offer of compensation claiming it was too low. the families are living with retis t time being. wu worked for the local government before he quit his job about ten years ago. he was in charge of the section thatcctsetitions from residents. in china, both the central and local governments have sections where people can lodge compin. nyf them are about land-related disputes, corruption involving government officials, or problems inaily life. the service was supposed to function as an alternative means for resolving problems after the policend jicial author

secondly, the president of the united states is committed to commit acts of war against libya, and he does not have the authorization of the congress of the united states, either house of the congress, as lbj got with the gulf resolution. >> what did that provide? >> gulf resolution authorized him to make airstrikes against north vietnam. but he doesn't have the authorization of the american congress. he has a security council resolutions, but the president cannot act, i believe, without the congress. >> pat sees and on part of gaddafi as a declaration of war. >> this is the only person, pat, who recalls that gulf resolution as if it's a rev references thing. it was phony resolution he used to get a reluctant congress. i don't think excepts for the this will exist. this is not barack obama war. that is a consensus that hillary clinton -- what hillary clinton consensus that she managed to forge with allied powers to protect the civilians in libya, after gaddafi issued a series of blood-curdling statements about how he was going to track down the rebels, you know, street by street, closet by closet. and it looked like there was an impending humanitarian disaster. and