over to the 10 plus yearses we have compiled a list of surfaces that are splitted to us or the city used in various projects that do comply. that -- >> including epoxy coated paint. >> those are specifics in the downtown areas. you have the old sidewalks where you are walking on the ceiling of the basement below laurence mentioned earlier. a lot of times wear and tear, weather. alot of property owners will experience leaking, rainwater leaking to the basement causing health problems maintenance problems et cetera. once every 2 years what they do is take one of the polyurethane coatings with a paint brush or roller and over the sidewalk and tell be like a waterproofing sealant it lasts for a year or 2 depending on the weather. we recommend that they redo it properly under the current codes where they redue the structural slab and have a 3-1/2 inch concrete topping slab on top. if the sidewalk breaks ever in the future you don't have to go to the replace the stushthureal slab. >> we are talking about slip resistance when they put the coating on top they have to use the right slip resistant

take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to t

the city contribution, what is the deliberation there, in terms of financing? >> deliberation is whether the city wants an ongoing obligation related to the $6.5 million contribution, or would prefer to use cash as the city's contribution. it is really a matter of this committee whether they want to take on an ongoing obligation. the controller is in devising the mayor's office on expert -- preferred path. we will have a vehicle, because we are doing a clp, we are putting a vehicle in place for that decision if it was that. >> if it were not cash, could that be recommended again? >> yes, we would combine the 16.5 and 2.5 for a new issuance. part of which the harbor from would repay, part of which the city would repay. supervisor chu: related to the financing, i know some time ago, we had always seen this number, 6.5. it is not a new number. we always have questions about how we would eventually do this, how the number would change. i know the project has come down by $4.7 million. why hasn't our general fund contribution gone down by the same level? >> with the project's cost coming down we just reduced cash -- a shortfall to phase two. before we had a feasibility study of $12.2 million

also in contention that the mayor himself -- and as a city, we have a responsibility to ensure that we're supporting the least among us and the growing number of homeless families or families at risk of homelessness is something that the city cannot ignore. i do want to thank the coalition and the families connected with the coalition for coming forward, for telling their stories, difficult stories to tell about being marginally housed oregon difficulties dealing with education situations. there are numerous stores already in the san francisco chronicle and the examiner about family homelessness in san francisco, and people coming forward to tell the stories, it is very difficult. but those types of synergies betwn advocates telling their stories and media picking up on them are ways that we can actually shed light on our troubles and how we can come up with a response. i was very pleased to see, this morning, the story in "the chronicle" about a family making commitments to help families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. i think those types of support that come from time to time are essential for us to be able to support struggling families and to show

intent of using the our requirement to establish a downtown art gallery than previous legislative amendments that allowed for the art money to be used for the building of the city hall dome or the architectural design of the men. thank you for your consideration. thank you for your support. supervisor chiu: when they talked about the administrative expenses there was a 20% cap on cost and that was taken out of the draft and is referred to as reasonable expenses. do you expect that will be greater than 20%? >> we would try to keep our costs in line with what the city's 2% mandates. leelanwe would track our time bn hours and expenses. it would not be our policy to create all level of these structures. >> does it matter if we put that back in? >> i have no objection. i don't think the commission would. it is consistent with the art enrichment ordinance that is over 40 years old. >supervisor chiu: i would add that. >> the art director will say some -- some words. >> thank you. this is my first day as director of cultural affairs so i am catching up to speed with the legislation. i do know we work closely with the planning department and community partners to vet the amendment

the city. you kind of wonder which is more harmful, cigarette smoking or people drinking and of using lacquer all over the city? i just bring that up more as a general idea to compare how in one instance, one type of item is aggressively prohibited and the other item, in a certain sense, is allowed officially by the city. also, in regards to the previous item, number one, mr. washington brought up an interesting status on how the city is functioning right now. my own take on mr. washington's comments is that, number one, there should be more items on today's agenda other than these two. and, number two, given the current state of the city in regards to a lack of revenue, problems, abuses, whatever you want to talk about, i am kind of wondering why some of the other supervisors have not scheduled items on to this agenda. it seems to me like for the opera since and neighborhood, it has not been fully utilized, and i do not think it is a good sign when the committee chair is not in attendance today. is that supposed to send a message that maybe, you know, when there is only two liquor licenses, that

city and commission. the next option would be a four-cent option. as mr. harrington said, that takes us closer to cost of service. the cost of service assumption assumes adding back or restoring the city-loan renewals, coastal are sf, city efficiencies. your key bookends are two-sent status quo that allows us to be financially sustainable, or 4 cents, to allow us to have all of those same things, as well as add that the public our program to its previous level for city renewables, energy efficiencies. again, a similar graphic or the satisfying of the reserve policy, not falling off of the financial cleiff. the overarching impact of the summary, the same departments that were highlighted earlier. what it would mean for the municipal railway. one additional penny in their costs would be $1.3 million. that is on a billion dollar-size but it, so it is a far the small%. only about a fraction of a percent. two pennies the following year would be $2.6 million, only a third of a percent of their budget. similarly, i know that you are reviewing public health budget as well. $600,000 of cost. is such a small portion of their 1 $20 billion budget, it does not even register, as

out if it is legal, because it is per the city charter and the california elections code, i don't know if we have the right city attorney? who is he working for? us or the 49ers. >> reporter: they will be collecting signatures the next couple of weeks and the goal is 6,000 signatures by january 17. anne makovec, in santa clara, cbs 5. >>> developers have dropped plans to build a high end shopping center in dublin. caruso affiliated out of southern california pulled out of the $13 million land deal with almeda county. after talking with retailers, they decided an upscale mall would not make economic sense in the area and there is speculation they dropped the project because it wants to buy the los angeles dodgers. >>> sunny and warm and january. the warning for the bay area and what firefighters are encouraging homeowners to do in the nice weather. >>> convenience, at a premium. the idea being kicked around to give some ferry passengers prime parking for a price. >>> and it is back. high pressure is settling in across the bay once again. that means we will stay dry for the foreseeable future. clear and breezy for tonight. under mostly clear skies. we

the way we communicate with them is important to their experience using our system, or just living in the city. this group of folks worked together as a team. they are part of the marketing department within the administration division. and what they are being recognized for today is an effort that they had in developing the anti-crime campaign but was up inside our vehicles, and i think on some of the bus shelters, in response to a real safety need we have at the agency, said the being the most important thing for us to be addressing to make sure people feel safer riding or system. -- our system. working with the police department to identify people being robert on board of their smart phones, this group got together to develop a campaign that by all accounts was very successful. we are not only ourselves feeling this was a successful campaign, but this group was recognized by the american public transit association in getting an award. they were first place for public relations awareness or educational campaign for the crime campaign. they have also gotten five awards over the last three yea

through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of in voluntary bondage or slavery, and i think the director said and it is important for us to stress that san francisco as an international city is surely on haugen -- truely a hub of human trafficing, so 7 cisco's effort, which i would say has been ongoing, but which was born out of some significant and very negative circumstances, which we will talk about. we try to be comprehensive, and it is very positive and we are here tonight on international human trafficking awareness today. and we have created the san francisco collaborative against human trafficking, which is a cross-section of nonprofit organizations and law enforcement and city government agencies that work to partner, to support victims, to provide awareness, and we are really pleased to be here, and one particular thing i think you are probably aware of is several years ago we did pass a massage parlor ordinance, which gave a broader and now abilities through land use to really take a look at what is going on with proliferation of massage parlors and activities that should or should not be going on there. we have a regular effort of inspections we will talk more

i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i've spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for all of us. for its entire history, people have flocked to san francisco with their hopes and with their dreams. they've invested in this city, not only with their money but with their sweat and with their blood. i understand that not only do people need to flourish here, but business needs to flourish here. i understand what is at stake. what is invested here in all senses of that word. it's our responsibility to see that this investment isn't squandered. but with all due respect to the talent of many leaders with whom i share this responsibility, i was a progressive before progressive was a political faction in this town. [applause] years ago, years ago, i fought the establishment to make this city function better, to make our communities more inclusive. i fought for justice. when i left bolt hall and joined the asian law caucus i sought to int