highlight their participation, but they have concerns, but i think that it is important for us as a commission to take these reports seriously that we have factual information and circumstances that people are complaining about that we can back up and look at and you know, at this stage. and so, i mean, obviously, we have people who want to approach the department at any time, and layout their concerns and get the specific issues that they have, and i know that the director, has said that the acting director has said that he is more than fair to participate and help as of you, and is if there is something that as far as the public would you recommend and is there a particular process that you would like to see and than you do, rather than, you know, just send in, the e-mails with no names or whatever. is there... do you have any idea how you can gather that data so we can address these issues? >> i know that we are playing, and we have already budgeted for, as i believe that all of you know for another public perception study in the coming fiscal year. and we did the last one, in 2008. and tha

builds the software for the city's data system, originally did a safe, a case study, on the commission's use of campaign finance. and as a follow up to that is doing a new quarterly magazine, to publish the results of the work that they do with various entities including the city of san francisco, to help make people aware of these enhanced capabilities. >> so this is a technology publication. >> yes. >> that goes to perhaps, the tech industry? >> yeah. >> and is this their own? >> yeah it is their own. >> but they get it out there. >> and the thing, you know that i just mentioned too that we have had little blurbs here and there in chicago and new york and other city publications about these dash boards that people use and people like them and so we get a lot of people asking us. >> and i mean if it is an in-house publication, i think that it is a good story and it is something that we can use to promote have other publications and other media or reporters. so that people know what we are doing. >> and i would certainly advocate that. >> yeah. >> and i do think that some of the work that is getting out there, and earl

sue a prepared study to provide data and analysis specific to san francisco and the planning commission, the planning staff and the board of supervisors and this commission can use to inform policy, as you know our time line is short, and we are hoping to select a consultant and to begin the contract soon, so that we can return to the planning commission for a planning study this fall and complete it late in the fall and the rush is because we are doing this as new controls are coming fast from the board of supervisors for example and we want to help inform decisions to be extend possible. >> and that concludes my prepared presentation, and i certainly have lots of information, and i am happy to answer questions that might be an easier format to get the information that you are specifically looking for you thank you. >> do we have any commissioner questions? >> how did they decide on eleven? was there some... i am just curious, how did they come to that number? >> i wish that i knew. the best that i could do was to follow the legislative trail so that i know that version one of the 2004 legislation referred to four or more retail outlets and the final version referred to eleven or m

will make a motion to reject the conditional use granted by the planning commission and to adopt a revised conditional use consisting of the conditions that the planning commission imposed as well as those outlined in the document that i have distributed and that i described. so, the motion will be to table item 22, to amend and move item 23 as described by me, and to adopt item 24 instructing the clerk to prepare findings. >> colleagues, supervisor wiener has made a motion as he proposed. is there a second to that motion? seconded by supervisor mar. colleagues, any discussion? can we take a roll call vote on that motion? >> supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. supervisor campos. campos aye. supervisor chiu. chiu aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the motion passes. [gavel] >> thank you, supervisor wiener and to all the parties of that appeal. why don't we go to our committee reports. madam clerk, could you call items 25 and 26.

as a special advisor to the governor. i want to thank you folks for having us here today as we plan to be part of the summit in the years to come. we truly recognize the commissions place in this community and within our state. i over see our northern california field operations. you might know mike course on who overseas the office here in sacramento. we are happy to be back on this side of the bay able to serve you folks for your licensing and permitting needs without the inconvenience of having to -- bridge toll. maybe we are going to roll out as early as next year online license renewals. it's a slow process when you are trying to work with state government on that kind of thing because of the fact that you have to deal with contracted bidders who are going to be handling yourself, but not only yourself like a small agency that we are but some of the larger ones as well. so finding that middle ground and making those things happen is difficult but we are trying to get our business platform as we go forward. it's been kind of an interesting year for us. as many of you probably know, medicinal marijuana is the talk of the day at the state legislature. there is

and what you can do as a commission that would help us more than anything else is send the communication to the local agency formation commission that you support the idea that works and would like the lafco to work very closely and cooperatively with the advocates to make sure that workshop is successful. thank you. >> thank you. ~ workshop next speaker. >> could i just observe that i'm extraordinarily moved and impressed by eric burks' comments. i remember sitting in the ground floor of the old sfe offices. >>> yes. >> in the dark. [laughter] >> on really uncomfortable chairs. >>> i remember. >> and hearing eric excoriate the puc? don't you love that word? i never get to use it. >> i was like wow. >> i mean, he was really as hard on them as i have been on federal agencies in my career, and that is saying something. and to have him come here and say that the program that we're talking about -- that they're talking about is, in fact, better for the things that we care about than it used to be is really impactful for me. i have to say that. thank you. >> thank you. >>> thanks. >> it's har

providing an opportunity for residents to give us feedback on matters of concern to them and as a matter of historical record, and work on the commission and maybe even not our director, will know, that the reason why san francisco has the gag ordinance is because x-years ago, i can't remember when, the commission had a meeting in china town. >> yes. >> where a percentage of the people who came and spoke to us complained about plastic bags littering in their neighborhood. and i would like to have that sort of linkage as you know, sort of the goal of, and although i realize, and i can't realize it every time, but that should be the goal of the work that we do as a commission in the community. that we hear what they have to say, and we provide a meaningful response to issues of concern to them and the second point that i wanted to make is that it is to suggest that we should have a strong, and a regular agenda as we possibly can. and in order to maximize the time that is devoted to the residents of the bay view, or any other communities that we go to. >> and so, it will take, you know, some real, talking to, on our parts to make that hap

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so i think having someone who is nontechnical, to some extent, as the president of the commission is a breath of fresh air for many of us pat buscovich is a structural engineer, the technical side of the table. >> at this end of the table. >> that end of the table. he's worked on more unreenforced building in san francisco than anyone else and formally on the stat name. thanks for coming, pat. so public policy issues. i was reading last week this really interesting article that i cut out of earthquake spectra and it is by richard selsi and mary (inaudible). ice individual's perceptions of earthquake risks. it says, that people -- all results indicate that individuals tend to Ñi per septually underestimate. earthquake events are generally overestimated relative to experienced magazine any -- mag tiewdz. you have a benchmark you can tie it to. >> lorie, do you think people underestimate the risk for earth quaiks? >> absolutely. it's interesting having been raised in a place like texas wherever year you're thinking about or -- tornado hazards and where you should go inside your howtion. there's a reminder every year and th

useful for our needs >> thank you. >> thank you planning commission meetings there was a design issue. as shown in the photographs that were provided to you at&t has submitted 9 different designs and working with the planning department to bring a proposal that has the staffs support. we've considered alternative designs but there are equipment are restrained. we feel that the current design is the best design but we'll continue to work with your staff. now the potential for flooding optical street and i believe we've talked about the flooding issue but i would mention that the batteries are waterproof so that's another issue noted brought. now the structural analysis. in a single paragraph that provides general allegations without any supporting fact and if you look at the two analyze we have a detailed engineering analysis of those sites. it was peer reviewed by a third firm who is here to answer your swerz answers and it has to go through the building inspectors before we're allowed to move forward. the planning department and planning commission both determined that those fit within t

simply relying this as a living document and one that we should be using and not relying upon and that speaks to more on our page 181 in the document really describes how the health commission is tending to utilize this particular document to be able to not merely create the stronger length but use this as a road map for broader health policy decision making. i think colleen and staff have written this extremely we may we'll and using the word "utilize" gives us an access role. >> i would accept the amendment. >> accept. second. >> commissioner hill is. >> so you are moving from a medical to non-medical, does that fall under this? >> i thought that was the question. so your example of converting something to a pool hall doesn't apply in this case? >> doesn't apply. >> i just want to clarify this. >> also development incentives maybe a loaded phrase. i won't do that here. but things like variance on a specific project, would that fall under incentives because it does say the type of incentives that will benefit the particular project. are we envisioning a project that meets a variance for example that geary street office. it may not be one that qualifies for incentives. that

came up with a strategy is it pass this constitutional crisis with the policymaking body to set clean power for 70 and the public commission department is delaying us. i'm very, very concerned as we want to reduce our greenhouse emissions this is one of the main policies we have to do that we can have a clean pathway to do. but the politics have gotten in the way i've talked to the commissioned of public commission and they've been lobbied by the mayor's office to vote or delay this program. there have been many excuses that don't add up. and not to exceed the rates they left the staff scratching their heads in terms of new program designs to get the commissioners to approve that not to exceed rates. there's no indications that they care about this program they want to delay it. this is not something we can 24r0r9 something here we've put so much work into this. i want to make sure we move forward with a strong resolution and london breeds office has done a good job and i'm co- sponsoring that resolution before us i guess next week. other items i'm working on calling for a letter of inquiry from the city attorney's office on the new department of justice memoranda 3 went out t

a u.n. commission. and national in security agencies britain and the us have been waging an undercover war in the internet encryption and. as fresh leaks a show they can hack into even the most protected system. it's time i am here in moscow we're glad you are able to join us here on our team you with me tom with a. al-qaeda linked to rebels have attacked a christian a village in syria home to one of the world's oldest one astri's the army has secured much of the township but to residents say radical opposition fighters have seized nearby hills and are firing indiscriminately at the community our correspondent in damascus summary of financial reports. i tried to go to my little village shortly after we heard that the clashes erupted there and it's just one hour drive from damascus north of the capital but we were stopped by the army and warned that it could be a one way ticket because first of all the road from damascus to milo is not safe but even if we're lucky enough to get. to the village the clashes still continue there and the raw are still some snipers who are active on the ground so the situation is very dangerous s

a destination for outdoor weighter based recreation such as boating and fishing. in 1950, the public utilities commission adopted a resolution giving the rec and park department the right to "occupy, use, and improve for park and recreation purposes the lake merced tract." your predecessors on the rec and park commission accepted this offer and for the last 53 years rec and park has managed recreation, landscape, maintenance, and property leases on the property. in 2006 the board of supervisors passed a resolution directing our two agencies to reevaluate our roles in managing and maintaining the lake. in particular, the resolution urged the puc to focus on lake merced as an urban watershed and to manage the tract to optimize lake levels and water quality. in response to this direction from the board, the puc and rec and park have collaborated on a new memorandum of understanding defining each agency's roles and responsibilities in managing the tract which also leverage and optimize our respective competencies of the two departments. so, to the m-o-u itself which is attached to your package there, the m-o-u has four primary sections. puc management responsibilities, rec and park manage

argument to be made that as a matter of public safety, it's good to have that opportunity, to have different businesses close at different times. i used to be on the police commission i know that everyone that closes at a specific time becomes a challenge for the police department. i think this is legislation that makes sense. there are world class cities throughout this country and throughout the world that are already doing it and i think that san francisco is lagging behind and one of the reasons that i as a gay man came to san francisco because of the entertainment nightlife that we have here. i think there is a way of promoting that and still maintaining public safety which is always the excuse to not do it. >> larry? >> as an operator of a late night venue already i can tell you that having late night service would certainly contribute to public safety. i know my business stays open often until 4 a.m.. we have a trickle out of patrons as opposed to many of businesses have a dumping of patrons. my patrons don't all dump out and have interaction and conflict unlike other businesses. i think that's a very good point. >> mr. rene? >> i was involved the first time

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