in addition, it would ensure a higher turnout electorate for city attorney and treasurer. the comptroller has done an analysis and estimates that this would constitute a savings of $4.2 million for the four- year cycle. on average, about $1 million a year. i wanted to note one thing -- two things. first of all, i know this version is also contained in the supervisor campos' voting charter amendment. the second thing is that in doing this consolidation, there are really two options. the city attorney and treasury election was in 2009. that means they would be up for reelection in 2013. what i am proposing, we would hold a city attorney and treasury election in 2013, and then it would stand for election again in 2015 to be consolidated with the mayor and with that election. another way of doing it, which i did not choose in putting this together, would be too, by passing this charter amendment, extend the terms of the city attorney and treasurer to a six- year term so we would not have the 2013 election. they would go on to the mural cycle in 2015. the advantage of doing tha

supervisor kim: i want to thank mary for all your work with treasure island. i know we will go through changes, really appreciate all the partnership you have work to make such a strong community in treasure island. and supervisor chiu: the three items have been moved for recommendation out with it up -- with recommendation. can we call items number seven, eight, and nine, please? >> item number seven, ordinance appropriating 4,442,000, 514 consisting of 3,000,709630 in fund balance and $732,884 in interest earnings from the sale of the watermark land in condominiums to the port commissions in 2011-2012 to be used for the development of the brannan street wharf and the mixed-use cruise terminal at pier 27 and placing $614,000 on controller's reserve pending receipt of that projected interest earnings. i never a coming hearing to consider release of reserved funds, port commission, in the amount of $8 million $450,000.8942 from the pier 27 excuse cruise terminal project. -- 8,450,894. supervisor chiu: we may consider a motion to send it out without recommendati

. >> what is the update on the treasure island facilities? >> that would be on the treasure side. >> but there is a water implication. -- >> looks like there is a water implication. >> the treasure island facilities here. >> why are they in your budget? i am confused? >> that is the schedule that we have. >> that she was reorganized. it is all part of hetch hetchy. the first part of the presentation, with the up country discussion, the second part is the eye and said the discussion. >> this will go back to item 7? >> yes. >> sorry. >> i always get confused by that also. up until a few years ago, hetch hetchy was really a separate organization. it has been reorganized over time. at one time it was anything on one side of new work that was considered part of the organization, this side was considered the other part. we have changed those things. the up country is supporting water and power. >> in terms of semantics, if we get confused, from a public perspective we could make it easier to understand what we are talking about. there is an issue t

i would like to know how moneys are going to come to treasure island to address whatever projects are going to happen over there? i also stated that i think that the san francisco county transportation authority has a lot to do within the projects were linked to the projects that it already has. i know this is a small amount of money compared to the millions that san francisco county transportation authority doles out, some $100,000, but i would like to know why some other independent entity could not do it. why does it have to be the san francisco county transportation authority? thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, sir. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. i believe we have same house. take this without objection. >> item 7, increase the amount of the legal services contract with nossaman llp by $330,000 to a total amount not to exceed $960,000 to provide general legal counsel services and authorize the executive director to modify contract terms. supervisor mirkarimi: public comment? seeing none, closed. safehouse-same call. some of. ite

the president i'm talking about would be similar to the way you did treasure island this year did treasure island this year and a way that you did the

. >> item number four, resolution approving the 36 amendment to the treasure island and structure master lease between the structure and united states navy. item number five, resolution authorizing the execution of the second amendment to the sublease between the treasure island development authority and swords to plowshares inc. for premises located at 1441 and 1443 generchinook court. item number six, resolution authorizing the execution of a third amendment to sublease and consent to a summit between the treasure island developer authority and haight ashbury free clinics. >> good morning. before you today 3 simple amendments to our arrangement with the navy today. as you well know, 14 years ago we entered into lease agreements with the u.s. navy for the interim use of land and structures and facilities of the former navy base, which generates revenue in support of operation of treasure island. there is no cost to use these facilities from the navy. in return, tida subleases the land. we receive no federal dollars in support of the island operation. it is self-sufficient in provision o

i myself have done on behalf of my member organizations extensive comments on both treasure island and the bayview hunters point phase two and i have spoken to other organizers as well. none of us received any warning that this was coming whatsoever. everyone that has made comments on redevelopment agency projects for, i guess, whatever, a notice should go out to them. we should have another hearing at least in budget and finance and we should do a real public hearing on this and move this around so that we make a much more informed decision. the public is unaware of this. >> thank you. >> are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on this item? >> i would like to thank you, and the city for absorbing the redevelopment agency on march 30th. but we have seen the neighborhood improved so much through the redevelopment efforts. i recognize that this is unrealistic for a transfer of that magnitude. i reckon that the transfer would be more realistic if the extension, like the gentleman before me said come on that everyone has been shocked by this news. i think that an exte

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it put national treasures at risk. it's proving to be a difficult job to salvage these treasures. >> reporter: this man is a cur t curator. the town government has a makeshift office outside the zone. he has been trying to raise awareness about the body of assets for many years. but the problem is that no one knows for sure the extent of the damage. municipal authorities haven't even been able to salvage some of the items. the survey was conducted last november to gauge the situation. people throughout the museum are now discussing how to move the cultural treasures out of the building. a water leak has caused mold on the ceiling. the excess moisture is making the situation worse for preserving the artifact. there are broken fragments of ancient earthen ware that are about 5,000 years old. the temperature control has not been working because of a power outage. ancient documents and other invaluable assets may be damaged. they will have to be removed immediately. he and his survey team couldn't stay long enough to move

treasure and so is this one of the costs that would be increased? >> well, exactly. costs will go up in terms of, first of all -- >> and i hope you'll forgive me, ms. biggert -- >> the operating services -- >> thank you. i yield back. >> thank you, chairwoman biggert ranking member maloney has asked me to make sure we work on members on her side that did not get a chance to ask questions mr. . i think you're next. >> thank you, mr. chair, and also thank you, congresswoman maloney. i appreciate all the help you've given us to understand these issues, but i just want to ask kind of a basic question first. um, do you all agree with the basic premise that trading operations of banks shouldn't be subsidized with access to the federal window and other l federal subsidies? do you agree with that basic idea? how about you, mr. carfang? >> well, i generally agree with that statement -- >> thanks a lot. i've only got a limited time. does anybody basically agree with that, or is there anybody who disagrees? professor johnson? >> if i understood the question correctly, you're as

it is a treasure. warren is a treasure. i know you all agree with that.sident buell: thank you. >> i have one more card. if there's anyone else who would like to speak, could you please come forward and line up against the wall? thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. i am the executive director of the san francisco parks alliance and i'm happy to speak to you in that capacity this morning. what a love-fest. i do not even dare attempt to add to or make any serious contribution to the praise heaped upon this man this morning. i do not even thdare. i will give you one brief observation. this is a rare opportunity for you commissioners. we only have one speedway meadow. we have a very limited number of facilities and places in our parks and open space systems in san francisco that can be named after such a man. thus, this is a decision that, despite all the praise, should not be taken lightly. we don't have any objective criteria by which you can make a decision about -- does this person warrant having something named after them in the parks system? we sh

we also worked at the 1 08, which is the only line that provides transportation to treasure island. treasure island has a community with a number of kids and families that commutes back and forth to school, and also the job corps, which holds 600 or 700 people. currently, i think they are close to 600. and 75 students from all across the country. they are housed there. they come off the island to attend school, and also have trade schools available to them at treasure island sites. we have noticed an increase in problems with regards to electronic devices. we are trying to mount a campaign to work closely with high schools and junior high schools because we are seeing that a lot of the u.s. are not only becoming victims, but they are suspects in the issues -- a lot of the youth. we are trying to lower that because we do not want to see kids be put in harm's way. we're working with the schools to identify problems before they escalate into major problems. our latest adventure that we have in dealing with -- and it is not really an adventure when you think about it, but it is really a

it removes the redevelopment authority from the treasure island development of -- authority. as a result of issues raised on both committee meetings, i also have a number of men -- amendments for which many of your -- i have provided copies. there are four amendments. to clarify that land use is granted to the oversight board consistent with the previous authority granted by the board of supervisors and redevelopment commission. second, clarifying the board of supervisors will still need to approve any amendments to the redevelopment plan. acknowledging, third, i need to work with the agency staff and labor representatives through this transition and fourth, establishing term limits for members of the oversight board so we can -- we will have an opportunity to ensure a diverse representation and expertise among our board members. as we begin to work through the impact of the supreme court ruling, it is essential that we have a centralized entity that is responsible for implementing these projects that can be accountable to the state. as i mentioned previously and i know that

supervisor avalos: the treasurer had discussed moving forward with a request for proposals for our cashmanagement banking services, and those are typically run by in the past by bank of america, wells fargo, and union bank. now these projects are putting that out to bid, and i have actually been very pleased with his effort of reaching out to the community for making sure that we can leverage will begin in this process to assure that we are getting information on the banks with their efforts around social responsibility as well as looking at how to minimize foreclosures and putting steps in place to support property owners against default or foreclosure. the work is requesting information about what they are doing to try to minimize foreclosures and defaults, and so i have a resolution today, introducing today, supporting the treasurer's efforts, and it is important to note that the treasurer has also been involved in a lot of work around payday loans, also supporting emigrant communities, having bank accounts for the first time for their children, the kindergarten to college program. t

this after france lost its treasured aaa rating. that in turn, some economists say could undermine the a aa rating of the total esfs. one country as well that's hitting the headlines, one country that will ill afford any more bailout troubles is here on the southern and eastern fringes of europe. it is, of course, greece, andrew. >>> nina, downgrading italy and spain won't inspire confidence in a year when euro zone governments need to refinance more than a trillion dollars worth of debt but the situation is more urgent in athens where talks on a deal to write down the value of greek bonds have stalled in a dispute over the interest rate on those bonds. that raises the likelihood of a

i think the governor's proposal is very dangerous and may impact treasure island development, so we have to watch very carefully, but i'm skeptical. >> what are your thoughts on the city's economic development? are we on the right track? what would you like to change about the city's approach to developing economies? >> in the chair of the land use committee this year, and i was vice chair last year with our former chair from the bayview hunters point area. i guess i approach land use and economic development from a different perspective. i'm not against development, but i want it to be equitable so we look at the lowest income populations or even middle income populations so that residents have a strong say as development moves forward, whether it is the park ridge said development in the southern, western part of the city or even treasure island with there's many low-income families that currently live there. but it is a strong voice for the residents that currently are there. we also want to see new people moving into the city, and hopefully, we focus also on families and housing that

roadwork later on on the lower deck from the skyway to treasure island starting at 7 a.m. northbound 101 through marin, highway 37 to atherton only one lane open so expect slight delays. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today crews off the coast of italy suspended their search for missing passengers of that cruise ship disaster. rescue workers put their efforts on hold because of the damaged ship shifting on the rocks raising safety concerns for divers and other folks that are helping in the search. at least live pictures as that boat sits right off the coast of italy. more than 4200 people were on board that ship when it struck a reef on friday evening. 11 people are now confirmed dead, 22 are still missing. prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against the ship's captain in the coming days. >>> 4:38 now. san francisco residents are fuming over some new parking meter plans. the city's municipal transportation agency plans on installing 5,000 meters in the mission bay and the dogpatch neighborhoods. people will have to pay 25 cents an hour on these new meters. th