we're undertaking an initiative called 21st century navy and marine to make sure that the sailors and the marine comprise it have the tools to be resilient. we have found not just in sexual assault, but also in domestic violence, in obviously duis, in fitness, in child abuse, is the -- and in suicides is the presence of alcohol. and so we are undertaking programs to try to make sure that we catch a problem before it creates a life altering or life ending or career altering or career ending event for somebody. we have run two pilot programs on this. one with the pacific submarine fleet in washington state. one at the naval academy. where we have tested for alcohol and all forms, domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide. duis, all the issues have gone down between 40% and 50% as a result of this program. so we're seeing some programs at work. they require very active command involvement. they require active leadership, you know by the commanding officers, the sergeant majors. but we are going to change the culture. and make sure that these attacks cannot be perpetrated and it's better

the revised deal, the port would undertake the costs . we are looking at the space planned for the event. the proposal to move it to 80. the moves it to the waterfront that is a little less accessible. staff has been looking at whether or not we can revise the idea of having the team industrial bases at pierce 30- 32, but with a lesser, more- focused investment at the site. so a little bit of a plant-level view of a program that support staff and engineering group has been working on in consultation with the event authority. it is hard to see the diagram here, but you will see the embarcadero. part of the problem is it does not allow truck access to the site. we think there is a way to build truck access, which you see and purple, on the site out onto the pier, and to improve the deck in a manner that could house up to five team industrial bases at the site with overflow. we have done some engineering cost estimation, but the port engineers and event authorities, and we believe the cost of the plan would be 7 million-8 million. the benefi

the puc shall undertake that permitted activities in accordance with the terms of the license and prudent utility practice and in compliance with all permits and applicable laws and regulations. president moran: is that the only -- >> the only use of the defined term. commissioner courtney: i appreciate the opportunity. this is changing jurisdictional discussion that has been taking place for the better part of a couple of years, right? if you are deciding we're talking about the unified school district, it is exciting we're talking about the rooftops. given some of the feedback i got from the city attorney, i feel comfortable at this point moving the item forward with one last question. in the event that we enter into an agreement to shift the responsibility back to the unified school district, will there be a process or an undertaking that we engage in or is that outside of our dominion and control? >> i would be a process that is a written agreement. we're looking at the section, you can follow. on page 12 foch page 12. section 36. >> your question is back on page 5. >> i am sorry. sec

you also have exclusive jurisdiction that allows you to undertake certain activities that might not be consistent with existing zoning. you would not want to unnecessarily constrain yourself in exercise that jurisdiction. >> make sense. >> we also have public comment from and i will have to get used to what someone is writing. it is jan. >> you have a letter from her in your packet. >> my apologies. >> president, commissioners, general manager. i am here as a citizen. i had written a letter which i hope you have had a chance to read concerning the framework. we're grateful that there is going to be input, a framework around land use management for your lands in san francisco. we can better as citizens understand how they can serve the public as well. i think the framework is a good start. not a very complex subject. one of the considerations that it lacks is on page 7 of the draft. the framework that is not -- does not require the puc to comply with plans and policies and in that way can deprive the community of a voice in that this position of lands in their own neighborhoods, in near

so if we are serious about this undertaking, if we really want to achieve parity for women in the work force both as they participate and how they participate, then we must remove structural and social impediments that stack the deck against them. now i don't urge this because it is the right thing to do, though i believe it is, but for the sake of our children and our nations it is necessary to do. because a rising tide of women in an economy raises the fortunes of families and nations. my husband often says in making the argument that everyone should be involved that we don't have a person to waste. i think that's true. when it comes to the enormous challenge of our time, to systemically and relent leslie purse -- relent leslie purr sighs those things. the case for unlocking the potential of william and including them more fully in the economic life of our nation respect begins with an accounting of how women are driving growth. the 21 economies of apex is the most dynamic of the world. together we equal more than that half of global output. they are opening stores. they are running

every day, there is a balance between what we need to undertake to do our job and to prevent the results of a substantial terrorist attack, but every one of us understand it is a balance. particularly the bureau over the years has understood that in conducting investigations, you need revocation. you need start, and you build up a vacation before you take the next investigative step that may further intrude on one's privacy and the like. i will tell you that our agents are inculcated with the understanding that they are given a great deal power, a great deal of ability to affect persons lives. understanding the necessity of operating within the constitution, within the applicable statutes of the attorney general guidelines is drilled into all of our new agents. as i indicated before, my predecessor set up a process whereby every one of our agents goes to the holocaust museum to make certain that they understand they understand what happens when a law enforcement or intelligence agency gets off the tracks. >> you addressed one of my upcoming questions, but there was a variation on it that

. >> are you saying that the department did not undertake its own investigation as to whether this isroperly permitted or properly falling within the provinces of the permit? did the department to its own investigation after receiving the recommendation from the police? >> the initial comment from the permitting office based upon the information that we received was that the captain of the station was concerned about drugs and other elements in that area. by reducing the hours, it doesn't mean that those elements would not be there. >> to the department undertake its own investigation? >> holly did not have that knowledge. >> as to whether there were like foods in the area. or did you rely solely on the police department's recommendation? >> of the department would not be able to take the next logical step in the police department had denied it. if they, on a follow-up had a reduction, we would be able to move on with the investigation. >> department seeds of this jurisdiction entirely? >> in this case, the department does not see a reason, specifically, to overturn or ignore the reco

federal grant supports schools, leaders, teachers, unions, and local partners in the community to undertake this challenging work. we're seeing some very encouraging signs of progress in this first year of data from our s.i.g. schools which few experts anticipated but before i talk about that data, i want to put in context what we're seeing. the starting premise for the s.i.g. program is unfortunately painfully self evident. the united states simply cannot meaningfully boost graduation rates and promise a quality education to every single child without ending the cycle of failure in our chronically low-performing schools. tragically, sometimes not just for a few years but literally decades children have been cheated out of a world class education and for fa too long we, adults, educators, leaders, passively observed this educational failure with a complacency deeply disturbing. states and district officials have traditionally tinkered in the schools instead of treating them as the educational emergencies they are. from the moment i became the ceo of the chicago public schools in 2001, i had

those are the efforts we are undertaking. jeff and matt have been a fantastic partners in this. as far as we know, it is a new day in these efforts and really trying to work collaboratively and we hope to have all your support in doing that. [applause] >> of course, that is not to say that we are not going to fight it out in court because, of course, that is what we do. i would like to briefly introduce ross mirkarimi, who is a supervisor here in the city, and he has been a champion of many criminal justice issues, including prisoner reentry. i also want to thank and acknowledge debra atherton. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: it is nice to see everybody. jeff is generous. i was not expecting to be up here. i know you have had a productive day. i think that the public defender's summit is something not to be missed and a template for the rest of california and probably the nation to follow. i am proud of our public defender. i am proud of our criminal justice partners because over the last four years, we have seen a great amount of innovation. jeff and i started the city's first

>> so i have mentioned that the lease disposition agreement requires the port to undertake work, and i want to elaborate on that a little bit. there is a range of work required by the bay conservation and development commission. mainly some public access improvements and removal projects that the lease disposition agreement requires the court to conduct. -- the port to conduct. there's a group of projects that 27-29, most notably some construction projects and building to the shed after we complete demolition, that the event authority was going to undertake under the old disposition and development agreements. and those projects are the port 's obligations under the lease disposition agreements. there is a large project piers 30-32, an estimated $8 million project that i will describe in more detail. the lba provides two options. supervisor chu: sfg is requesting you put your presentation on slide mode. thank you. sorry for the disruption. >> ok, so the lease disposition agreement provides two options for the work to get executed, one, that the port would execute a contract with a ge

we were undertaking that process for about 45 minutes to make sure the system was safe and secure before going back into full operation. i wanted to acknowledge we have had a lot of weekend work happening recently. we have been doing three different projects the past two weekends. the line at church and the bows -- dubose, continuing the streetscape upgrades. we have added in some switched replacements in the outer sunset. a lot of work happening. a lot of good repair needs being met. a little bit of disruption. but we have been able to manage both the noise and the traffic impact. we have had very little in the wake of complaints. wake of complaints. it is great to see this work

we were undertaking that process for about 45 minutes to make sure the system was safe and secure before going back into full operation. i wanted to acknowledge we have had a lot of weekend work happening recently. we have been doing three different projects the past two weekends. the line at church and the bows -- dubose, continuing the streetscape upgrades. we have added in some switched replacements in the outer sunset. a lot of work happening. a lot of good repair needs being met. a little bit of disruption. but we have been able to manage both the noise and the traffic impact. we have had very little in the wake of complaints. it is great to see this work finally moving forward. once we are done with it, we will have been much better operation through the corridor. that concludes my presentation. chairperson nolan: members of the board? director brinkman: i will just say thank you to staff for the work on the bike lanes. i happen to a couple of the public meetings where you were gathering information. staff did such a good job answering questions and presenting all the options, and

i mentioned earlier some of the costs that we think the port might undertake under the revised agreements. i would just mention a few of them, rather than going everything -- going over everything on the slide. $10.9 million worth of costs on the slide. we would do apron improvements to peers out 19. a number of removal projects a pier 64. between the pier 1 and the very building. the new end wall at 29 and storm water improvements at the end of pure 27-29, and relocating short power. that was another obligation that was on the event authority side of the location. as well as pier 29 substructure repairs i mentioned earlier. most of the improvements have a useful life of 30 years. they are good, capital investments. we have gone through the investments of scoring the projects using the port capital plan scoring process, and they all score quite well. they fulfill a number of either permitting and regulatory obligations or other port- mission oriented goals such as maritime breathiirthing and the. the port has sufficient deck capacity to finance these obligations, largely because the poor

i do not undertake this lightly and have afforded the director every opportunity to act in upholding the san francisco building co. thank you for your time and attention. [bell rings] commissioner hechanova: thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? ok, cnn, item number four, report, discussion, and possible action to approve the department of building inspections proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 and of the proposed draft budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. >> good morning. pamela, department of building inspection. at your last meeting, you asked us to make several changes in the budget, and i documented those in the report i gave you. specifically, we clarified that the new electrical inspector and won a new pulp -- plumbing inspector will be budgeted in their respective divisions, the inspection division. they will be working on an as- needed basis part time, doing plan review, as needed. and they will also be out in the field doing inspections. so it will be shared. then you wanted us to look again at the staff for plan checks, and we're proposing that add two

i've asked our division of insurance and research to undertake an effort to review the development of community banks in the u.s. financial system over the past 25 years to gain a better understanding of sort of what's happened to community banks over that period, what have been the problems, and what business models have been successful. as far as i know, it's the first comprehensive review of this kind that's been done, which somewhat surprised me. i sort of asked where is the study on community banks, and there wasn't one. it actually seemed like a useful up gap for the fdic to try to fill, and i think we'll learn some lessons that will be useful to point the way fwrard for community bajs. i asked our division of risk management supervision and our division of depositor and consumer protection to take a look at the way we do both rule-making and examinations and risk management and compliance for community banks to see if there aren't ways on the margin. we can do them simpler and more effectively. that will make our jobs easier and make the bank jobs easier while maintaining our s

that would be a big undertaking. >> and it gets to the nature of the law itself. judge vincent said it was not severable. i think that judge vincent may be the only one that read all 7,200 pages, once you do that, you see it's just the most incomprehensible complex piece of legislation and for somebody to, like justice ginsburg to start describing which of these endless parts you're going to save, is kind after fool's errand. >> the critics of the court if it overturns the law says it's an activist act by the justices, they're really just taking this law and throwing it out in total, but would it be activist or more activist just to overthrow part of it? >> well, see, that's the point. well, if they've struck some parts and not others, they're trading a new law that congress never intended, so, wouldn't it be better, justice scalia argues, to give congress a blank slate. to say, look, you screwed up with this one and this is an important problem and the analogy he drew was to campaign finance law, where in the late 1970's, they threw out some parts of regulations

>> so i have mentioned that the lease disposition agreement requires the port to undertake work, and i want to elaborate on that a little bit. there is a range of work required by the bay conservation and development commission. mainly some public access improvements and removal projects that the lease disposition agreement requires the court to conduct. -- the port to conduct. there's a group of projects that 27-29, most notably some construction projects and building to the shed after we complete demolition, that the event authority was going to undertake under the old disposition and development agreements. and those projects are the port 's obligations under the lease disposition agreements. there is a large project

i've asked our division of insurance and research to undertake an effort to review the development of the community banks in the u.s. financial system over the past 25 years. to gain a better understanding of sort of what is happening to community banks over that period. what have been the problems and what business models have been successful. as far as, as far as i know, it's the first comprehensive review of this kind has been done, which surprised me. i asked where is the study on community banks and there was not one. so it seemed like a useful gap to fill. and i think we will learn lessons on our way forward on community banks and i have asked our division of risk management and depositor and consumer protection to take a look at the way we do both rule making and examinations on risk management and compliance for community banks that we can do them simpler and that will make the bank jobs easier and our job ea easier while maintaining supervisory nature. we hope to be able to report back on the progress we made. thank you for asking the question. it's an important issue. maybe

we are undertaking a number of pay lenders, where we are on the ground at any given moment. some places were getting ready to go and were working with them. >> how would consumers benefit from the different way you are examiners -- your examiners are looking at vendors compared to the way banking regulatory agencies have looked at them and the past. can you bring it down to the consumer level? ms certainly. if an institution contracts with the vendor to sell you a product, a vendor may be -- this is a general in -- generalization. they may be inclined to be more aggressive. and maybe one of many product lines at a larger bank. there also might be fewer controls their -- theire. people do not always comply with a lot. there can be a difference between the scripts that are used, which they are supposed to use, and when you call things might have gone differently. people competitively try to sell a product. we will look very carefully at all aspects of this and not be content with the notion there is a vendor contract and that provides protection for the institution. from the c

that he was willing to undertake enormous responsibilities and was willing to undertake them completely. he took responsibility for things. his devotion to duty, to courage. his willingness to shoulder these extraordinarily heavy burden by himself and alone and to make up his mind what he wanted to do and how to do it and see it through, these are very, very rare. most striking thing to me about ike is the strength of that personality and the intelligence that was behind it. >> which of the presidents have you known personally? >> i knew ronald reagan because i had edited his autobiography and his book of speeches. i edited a book of speeches by jimmy carter. i edited six or seven books by richard nixon. that's about it. those are my presidential authors. of them, i liked best ronald reagan who was an absolutely wonderful and genial fellow and great fun to be around and wonderful storyteller. i myself like telling stories, but ronald reagan was one of the best storytellers i've ever heard. >> you told us a story when you were here about the cookies and we've got on our book notes websit

citizen, who undertakes a terrorist attack affiliated with al qaeda in the united states. i'm looking at that discreet issue and are comfortable we preserve what we needed to preserve in terms of our role in that process. >> the broader question that you have -- >> the broader question is that the law is very cloudy. and this is a problem. and the court has had some holdings that can you not detain a person indefinitely regardless of whether they are a citizen or not in this country without charge or trial. >> well, the supreme court has occasion to -- on certain aspects of that, and i am -- what i have wrestled with is particular pieces of loach slags that would impact that process where a person is detained in the united states, a u.s. citizen, non u.s. citizen as the president and the president's prerogative to determine whether or not ultimately a person is tried or you proceed against that person in an article 3 court, which we operate, or in a military tribunal which has also been yul held by a supreme court. and so with the ndaa legislation, i believe that the issue

there is a 29 and wall, a historic preservation feature, that the port would undertake, and we have to fully fund the relocation of the power company to make way for the construction activities. that is about $7 million worth of work. the bcdc costs are largely along the south apron and another area. there will be permanent dedicated access in this areas, which will be a legacy benefits which will improve the waterfront long after the america's cup, and removing pier half and pier 64. these are old and need to be removed from the bay to improve the health of the bit, and finally, for the large spectator vessels and the catamarans, we are looking at a variety of dredging in four locations, although we expect that it will no longer be required to have dredging at pier 14 south. that would be a savings of over $300,000 compared to what you see on the slide. also, millions of dollars in capital projects. we have run through this scoring process using the standard criteria, and all of the projects got a score that merits funding without the america's cup, so we think these are good investme

fire wallful financial fire wall of funds to provide financial support to governments that are undertaking reforms so they can help retain access to financing on sustainable terms. now, these reforms have been aided by a number of actions by the european central bank and together, these efforts have helped calm financial financial tensions somewhat. but europe is still at the initial stages of what will be a long and difficult path of reform. and for these reforms to work, policymakers in the euro are going to have to carefully calibrate the mix of financial support and the pace of consolidation, fiscal consolidation ahead. these reforms, these tough economic reforms are not going to work without financial support that enables governments to borrow at affordable rates and if every time economic growth comes in weaker than expected governments are forced to cut spending or raise taxes to compensate for the impact on deficits, this would risk a self-reinforcing negative spiral of growth-killing austerity. the most important unfinished business of this broader financial strategy in europe is