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michael is a member of the san francisco forum. michael, we're very proud of you. continue the good work. [applause] >> i am the class of 1932 when prohibition was voted out. my first contact with michael caine about 25 years ago. since then, we've gotten into a lot of areas. i do not think this is a part of his life that comes out. it is his service to the poor. he was always ready without a qualm to say, "sure, i will do it." we've been close friends for the last 25 years. i would like to congratulate him. i am a native san consistent as well. thank you. -- i am a native sentences tha - san franciscan. thank you. >> you have done a terrific job. i hope you enjoy everything going forward. thanks again. [applause] >> i am from the port staff. i may be one of the relative few who were here for the whole 16 years that you were on the commission. we watched as waterfront grow and become what it has become. it is largely because of your love for the san francisco and the waterfront, all of the support you provided the staff to help us bring about changes that you creat
michael is a member of the san francisco forum. michael, we're very proud of you. continue the good work. [applause] >> i am the class of 1932 when prohibition was voted out. my first contact with michael caine about 25 years ago. since then, we've gotten into a lot of areas. i do not think this is a part of his life that comes out. it is his service to the poor. he was always ready without a qualm to say, "sure, i will do it." we've been close friends for the last 25 years. i...
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michael is a member of the san francisco forum. michael, we're very proud of you. continue the good work. [applause] >> i am the class of 1932 when prohibition was voted out. my first contact with michael caine about 25 years ago. since then, we've gotten into a lot of areas. i do not think this is a part of his life that comes out. it is his service to the poor. he was always ready without a qualm to say, "sure, i will do it." we've been close friends for the last 25 years. i would like to congratulate him. i am a native san consistent as well. thank you. -- i am a native sentences tha - san franciscan.
michael is a member of the san francisco forum. michael, we're very proud of you. continue the good work. [applause] >> i am the class of 1932 when prohibition was voted out. my first contact with michael caine about 25 years ago. since then, we've gotten into a lot of areas. i do not think this is a part of his life that comes out. it is his service to the poor. he was always ready without a qualm to say, "sure, i will do it." we've been close friends for the last 25 years. i...
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michael has lived and breathed our city. michael cohen, thank you so much for all you have done. it has been huge. it has been big. come up here. and he is very modest. i want to thank your wife and your daughters for all the time they have given and all the i$iÑyów3 from them and all the nights you have woken up in the middle of the night thinking about what you should have said or what you are going to say. thank you. i hope you ark a while because just being a public employee is easy to say, but for michael and people like him, it is more than that. it is more than being an employee for our city. this -- it is living, breathing, and being a part of what you want to become. thank you so much for being part i=ñÑiof that. [applause] i usually am obsessively over hei am not today. i do want to say thank youñmi ty from the bottom of my heart. whenever i walk into these chambers, i knew i was going to get grilled. i never came here if it was easy. i only came here when it was hard, but i also knew whether or not the supervisors on any particular issue agree with me or the point
michael has lived and breathed our city. michael cohen, thank you so much for all you have done. it has been huge. it has been big. come up here. and he is very modest. i want to thank your wife and your daughters for all the time they have given and all the i$iÑyów3 from them and all the nights you have woken up in the middle of the night thinking about what you should have said or what you are going to say. thank you. i hope you ark a while because just being a public employee is easy to...
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the maritime order of merit for port commissioner michael hardeman>uk. he has served with distinction since 1994. that includes four years as president, two years as vice president. he was instrumental in providing direction and guidance to the port staff for the successful negotiation and development of numerous projects including and not limited to the san francisco giants ballpark, thefÑ renovatin of the ferry building, the renovation of the pier 1 ++ additional peers, the construction of the bridge, and the public boat launch at pier 52, taylor street improvements, and the pier 43 improvement project. the port commissioner has supported the port staff in decisions and policies, always keeping with the port's best interests at heart. the port commission and staff here by express appreciation, best wishes, and sincere gratitude to michael hardeman. be it resolved that the san francisco port commission recognizes commissioner hardeman's lasting contributions to the port and waterfront community by conferring upon him the maritime border with the rank o
the maritime order of merit for port commissioner michael hardeman>uk. he has served with distinction since 1994. that includes four years as president, two years as vice president. he was instrumental in providing direction and guidance to the port staff for the successful negotiation and development of numerous projects including and not limited to the san francisco giants ballpark, thefÑ renovatin of the ferry building, the renovation of the pier 1 ++ additional peers, the construction...
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michael, do you have those? >> i do. commissioner crowley: colleagues, anything else on communications a, b, or c? ok, since we moved the staff reports to the september meeting, any other questions? any public comment? ok, hearing and seeing none, next item, michael. >> other commission business. employee recognition. three distinguished retirees with a remarkable 40, 32, and 26 years of public service, and i believe the general manager has a brief in coming and for each. >> thank you. once again, we are losing three of our cherished employees who collectively have almost 100 years of service to be puc and the city. it was interesting to read through some of the information because i think i have followed several of their footsteps since i have worked in the city. several of them started off or very early work in the controller's office and at various times have moved to the puc. the first of the arteries is john russo -- of the honorees is john russo. starting in 1970, it seems like just yesterday, doesn't it? thinking
michael, do you have those? >> i do. commissioner crowley: colleagues, anything else on communications a, b, or c? ok, since we moved the staff reports to the september meeting, any other questions? any public comment? ok, hearing and seeing none, next item, michael. >> other commission business. employee recognition. three distinguished retirees with a remarkable 40, 32, and 26 years of public service, and i believe the general manager has a brief in coming and for each. >>...
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michael nguyen. we technically swore in michael, but it was private. i appreciate your willingness to come here are any more public setting and have the honor to swear you in. carol kingsley, who was supported unanimously, which is pretty impressive, on the police commission. she will be serving as the newest police commissioner. i'm very enthusiastic. the board of supervisors seems to share that. well, air and good lucome and g. not the easiest of commissions, but incredibly important. we went through a lot of presiresidents. i'm appreciative of her willingness to serve. the rent board. do not screw up something that is working. we had a debate on a solution to a mysterious problem. we do not have a problem because we have a balanced rent board. people that want to obtain a strong relationship and inappropriate one. as a consequence, i felt like i did not need to reappoint new folks. felt like i could reappoint the existing folks. they're doing a great job. thank you for your willingness to continue your service. i do not know why -- all of you were e
michael nguyen. we technically swore in michael, but it was private. i appreciate your willingness to come here are any more public setting and have the honor to swear you in. carol kingsley, who was supported unanimously, which is pretty impressive, on the police commission. she will be serving as the newest police commissioner. i'm very enthusiastic. the board of supervisors seems to share that. well, air and good lucome and g. not the easiest of commissions, but incredibly important. we went...
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>> my name is michael williams, a resident of nearly 40 years. i have been conducting consensus reports, accurate and unbiased for quite a few years now and if you have taken one look at union
>> my name is michael williams, a resident of nearly 40 years. i have been conducting consensus reports, accurate and unbiased for quite a few years now and if you have taken one look at union
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>> my name is michael williams, a resident of nearly 40 years. i have been conducting consensus reports, accurate and unbiased for quite a few years now and if you have taken one look at union street in recent months, recent weeks, you have seen a completely repackaged street. it didn't come easy. we work with planning department, we worked with merchants associations, we worked with neighborhood organizations, we do everything we can to do the outreach that is required by planning. in this particular case, i was asked to go up to laurel heights to do this particular outreach package because it was so sensitive and what they needed was a small business advocate who understood the street, and paid attention to what the merchants had to say. so i'm happy to say that i conducted the report up there and it's took me two months. i talked to 100 business owners and by the way, these are interviews. i do not use petitions, fliers, email blasts or anything else. these are full-on interviews and sometimes they take a half an hour, sometimes longer. what i
>> my name is michael williams, a resident of nearly 40 years. i have been conducting consensus reports, accurate and unbiased for quite a few years now and if you have taken one look at union street in recent months, recent weeks, you have seen a completely repackaged street. it didn't come easy. we work with planning department, we worked with merchants associations, we worked with neighborhood organizations, we do everything we can to do the outreach that is required by planning. in...
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my name is michael levy and i am the founder and co-owner of pet food express. we are not a publicly traded company and we do not have investors. i opened my first small pet supply store on westportal avenue back in 1980. since then, we've stride to provide customers with quality products and great customer service. we chose not to sell pets but put our efforts into promoting the adoption of homeless pets and helping every rescue and shelter throughout the bay area. we work very hard to-ing be good neighbors and fit well into our communities. during the process of planning commission approval for a proposed new store, we reached out to the neighborhood. michael williams spent two months talking to neighbors about the process and obtaining signatures from the business owners themselves. through the outreach, we received overwhelming support from the individual merchants in the commercial district of the of the 93 merchants polled, 74 supported us opening up the spot, three were opposed and 16 did not voice an opinion. the report, i believe, is in the packet. in a
my name is michael levy and i am the founder and co-owner of pet food express. we are not a publicly traded company and we do not have investors. i opened my first small pet supply store on westportal avenue back in 1980. since then, we've stride to provide customers with quality products and great customer service. we chose not to sell pets but put our efforts into promoting the adoption of homeless pets and helping every rescue and shelter throughout the bay area. we work very hard to-ing be...
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president buell: thank you. >> michael, sam, larry lynch. md more if we have time. >> i want to further the dolores park issuing permits. i have lived in that neighborhood for 12 meetings -- for 12 years. i have gone to meetings and did not know about some of this stuff. it seems like the inner workings of communication are lacking and that is spilling over into any community involvement. there are a lot of people who already had issues with the park. there were meetings about it. they could have been made aware ahead of time. >> good afternoon. thanks for listening to what we have to say. i am speaking on the issue of the vendors at dolores park. when biggest concern is the infrastructure that is within dolores park currently. it is inadequate and is not meeting the needs and use of the park currently. i feel that adding any more amenities to the park without investing and fixing a lot of the issues that are already impacting the park and the neighborhood should be dealt with before any more impact is added to the park. i have been a member
president buell: thank you. >> michael, sam, larry lynch. md more if we have time. >> i want to further the dolores park issuing permits. i have lived in that neighborhood for 12 meetings -- for 12 years. i have gone to meetings and did not know about some of this stuff. it seems like the inner workings of communication are lacking and that is spilling over into any community involvement. there are a lot of people who already had issues with the park. there were meetings about it....
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>> michael levinson. i will probably use less than a minute. i want to show you the project was completed by the architect. in the upper floor changes the type of the building. at that point, it was a beautiful building in our neighborhood. then they declined our right to accept this project and returned to the original one. i hope the commissioners will look at this project, at the architectural redundancy of the project. by the way, the privacy issue -- they are building the house 5 feet from the property line. my house is sitting basically on the property line. the privacy issue is distance. vice president goh: i have a question, if you would not mind putting those drawings into the record. i am not clear how moving this forward, moving the top floor forward, helps you. could you explain that? >> yes. it is moved toward miralamoarom my building, which is located here, this window at least will be facing my building and not facing my backyard, which is in this area. it will make a really big difference. vice president goh: moving in backward?
>> michael levinson. i will probably use less than a minute. i want to show you the project was completed by the architect. in the upper floor changes the type of the building. at that point, it was a beautiful building in our neighborhood. then they declined our right to accept this project and returned to the original one. i hope the commissioners will look at this project, at the architectural redundancy of the project. by the way, the privacy issue -- they are building the house 5...
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moving on, michael. clerk: you are now into the regular business calendar. item nine, a discussion and possible action to suspend world no. 6 of the rules of order of the san francisco public utilities commission to allow for the election of officers at a duly notice to meeting other than the first regular meeting after the first day of august. >> commissioners, this august 1 date was chosen because that was the date that the commissioners expire. we're still in that 60-day period, and i would recommend that we suspend a rule to the highest state of october -- to the first day of october. it would change it for now. what i think we would want to do is come back in october and revisit it. president rohcrowley: colleagues, i will move that. you might want to read rule 6, michael, as it has been amended. clerk: certainly. after the first day of august each year, they show the let president and vice president of the commission, each to serve for a one-year term. it is an eligible to serve consecutive 1-year term. -- ineligible. each and any of these may be suspe
moving on, michael. clerk: you are now into the regular business calendar. item nine, a discussion and possible action to suspend world no. 6 of the rules of order of the san francisco public utilities commission to allow for the election of officers at a duly notice to meeting other than the first regular meeting after the first day of august. >> commissioners, this august 1 date was chosen because that was the date that the commissioners expire. we're still in that 60-day period, and i...
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i failed to, in my director's report -- i made mention that director michael cohen has decided that -- after nearly 15 years maybe with the city, that he wants to move on and try his hand in the private sector. so we will be leaving late -- sometime late september or mid october time. i am not sure of the exact time line. but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last part of of our last meeting was interesting. we met with inspector david fal zone with the san francisco police department in talking about the granting of licenses. it was a very informative discussion. i summarized some of the important points that i thought came out of that that i would think you think he would be interested in hearing about. you can weigh in if there is anything i have left out. there is something called the alu, the abc liaison unit. it consists of about five professionals that are usually well trained and familiar with the process of applying for licenses. the have been involved
i failed to, in my director's report -- i made mention that director michael cohen has decided that -- after nearly 15 years maybe with the city, that he wants to move on and try his hand in the private sector. so we will be leaving late -- sometime late september or mid october time. i am not sure of the exact time line. but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last...
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happy birthday, michael. >> thank you. commissioner crowley: we do have a notice of canceled meeting. do you want to read that into the record, or do we need to? >> that is true. the regular meeting of tuesday august 24 has been canceled,u the notice has been posted since july 23, so there is an awareness, so our next regular meeting will be the regular meeting of september 14. commissioner crowley: thank you. >> as was mentioned a couple times earlier, we have a lot of environmental review for the planning commission this fall. we may end up under the special sessions. but we do not know the dates yet. you. adjourn. ok, we have moved and seconded. all those in favor to adjourn? >> aye. >> aye. commissioner crowley: thank you. in america today? segregation still exists... racism... the repression and oppression of women the educational system stem cell research homeless people cloning government health care taxation announcer: so, is there anything you're doing to help make a change? i'm not really doin' anything. ummmm [s
happy birthday, michael. >> thank you. commissioner crowley: we do have a notice of canceled meeting. do you want to read that into the record, or do we need to? >> that is true. the regular meeting of tuesday august 24 has been canceled,u the notice has been posted since july 23, so there is an awareness, so our next regular meeting will be the regular meeting of september 14. commissioner crowley: thank you. >> as was mentioned a couple times earlier, we have a lot of...
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happy birthday, michael. >> thank you. commissioner crowley: we do have a notice of canceled meeting. do you want to read that into the record, or do we need to? >> that is true. the regular meeting of tuesday august 24 has been canceled,u the notice has been posted since july 23, so there is an awareness, so our next regular meeting will be the regular meeting of september 14. commissioner crowley: thank you. >> as was mentioned a couple times earlier, we have a lot of environmental review for the planning commission this fall. we may end up under the special sessions. but we do not know the dates yet. you. adjourn. ok, we have moved and seconded. all those in favor to adjourn? >> aye. >> aye. commissioner crowley: thank you. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your recyclables go, and this new mandate for composting, the new challenges and mandates around recycling, what we are trying to achieve -- it all starts right h
happy birthday, michael. >> thank you. commissioner crowley: we do have a notice of canceled meeting. do you want to read that into the record, or do we need to? >> that is true. the regular meeting of tuesday august 24 has been canceled,u the notice has been posted since july 23, so there is an awareness, so our next regular meeting will be the regular meeting of september 14. commissioner crowley: thank you. >> as was mentioned a couple times earlier, we have a lot of...
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michael? [applause] >> we have talked about this on lots of occasions. i am a worrier. i do believe it is the biggest, the hardest, and the most important project in san francisco's modern history, and i do not think that we are going to see anything else like this in our lifetime. the characteristics reinforce themselves with a ferocious intensity, it bought bonus, and a dedication that goes into the participation. they have the great satisfaction of sitting in a very important way, and there's an incredible, ferocious thoughtfulness in the city staff. literally almost every department in the city. there are a few things i feel compelled to mention. [applause] i want to acknowledge amy from the department. [applause] i don't know how we do this, but she should get an mpac award here. amy is one -- the issue of cleanup came up and amy always did the right thing. she spoke the truth, relied on science, and -- walker once said, the truth has roads -- a line has roads -- thank you. the point was, we stood there over and over again. we were wonderfully well- represented.
michael? [applause] >> we have talked about this on lots of occasions. i am a worrier. i do believe it is the biggest, the hardest, and the most important project in san francisco's modern history, and i do not think that we are going to see anything else like this in our lifetime. the characteristics reinforce themselves with a ferocious intensity, it bought bonus, and a dedication that goes into the participation. they have the great satisfaction of sitting in a very important way, and...
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michael mentioned there are a number of people that frequent the center that signed petitions and i will hand those forward as well. we have 140 signatures that were signed in the center itself. there is a lot of support for this and it is a reasonable request to not be restricted to things like candy and nuts but offer a more diverse food use. we are happy to answer any questions you might have. >> thank you. i have a few speaker cards. >> good evening. i am a member of the pine lake park neighborhood association. my association in 1992 in the lakeshore was rebuilt and supported the other community groups opposing fast-food outlets. that has not changed. we continue to oppose fast-food outlets in the lakeshore plaza facility. i think that needs to be clear. that is a long-standing position on the part of the neighborhood regardless of 140 signatures, whether they are online or on the street. the neighbors are continuously opposed to fast-food restaurants in this neighborhood. one other point i bring up is that i did not really have request notification of this meeting, ok. the neighborh
michael mentioned there are a number of people that frequent the center that signed petitions and i will hand those forward as well. we have 140 signatures that were signed in the center itself. there is a lot of support for this and it is a reasonable request to not be restricted to things like candy and nuts but offer a more diverse food use. we are happy to answer any questions you might have. >> thank you. i have a few speaker cards. >> good evening. i am a member of the pine...
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as michael pointed out, this project has been quite efficient in terms of e. i. are, we have had over 250 meetings with neighbors, residents in the community, who were extremely helpful through the agency has advocacy groups to arrive at the plan that you will see. in front of you is, of course, a familiar form, sense is go neighborhoods, and in this case, as parker said, it is unique. in the lower left-hand corner you can see how you need it is, a single ownership property and as such there is an opportunity to achieve things in terms of transit use that is unparalleled. this project currently has 3221 at home and is very close to the arterioles. it is all the rage, close to important transit arteries, including the bus lines, working very near but not quite touching parts of the city. currently it is a very car dependent place with the resources in the neighborhood, almost like a gated community. because we had this opportunity for single ownership we thought we could transform this neighborhood as a paradigm for what sustainable could be in the future. usable
as michael pointed out, this project has been quite efficient in terms of e. i. are, we have had over 250 meetings with neighbors, residents in the community, who were extremely helpful through the agency has advocacy groups to arrive at the plan that you will see. in front of you is, of course, a familiar form, sense is go neighborhoods, and in this case, as parker said, it is unique. in the lower left-hand corner you can see how you need it is, a single ownership property and as such there is...
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i have my other neighbors to speak for themselves. >> i am a psychiatrist of michael levenson, 160 miraloma drive. being a good neighbor is like a marriage. it is compromise. our neighbor has shown no will to compromise. all three neighbors in this case are asking about minor modifications in the project. all it is about is moving the upper floor and 3 yards toward the direction of miraloma drive, as well as a couple of other minor things that my other neighbor just told you about. this includes a reduction in windows facing west and planting those trees. we have three neighbors since the project was started. this appeal is about minor changes to the project, up nearly slight movement of the upper floor toward the east. if our never compromises, it will be a small token of peace and love between neighbors. thank you for your attention. president peterson: is there a third appellant who is going to speak? seeing non-, we will move to the permit holder. >> good evening, president peterson, members of the commission. i am david silverman. i am working with the owners of the property located at
i have my other neighbors to speak for themselves. >> i am a psychiatrist of michael levenson, 160 miraloma drive. being a good neighbor is like a marriage. it is compromise. our neighbor has shown no will to compromise. all three neighbors in this case are asking about minor modifications in the project. all it is about is moving the upper floor and 3 yards toward the direction of miraloma drive, as well as a couple of other minor things that my other neighbor just told you about. this...
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but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last part of of our last meeting was interesting. we met with inspector david fal zone with the san francisco police department in talking about the granting of licenses. it was a very informative discussion. i summarized some of the important points that i thought came out of that that i would think you think he would be interested in hearing about. you can weigh in if there is anything i have left out. there is something called the alu, the abc liaison unit. it consists of about five professionals that are usually well trained and familiar with the process of applying for licenses. the have been involved in the business of reviewing applications and they know the logistics and mechanisms involved in that. he also indicated that all applications for liquor licenses have to be responded to within 30 days by state law. i thought that was interesting. i didn't know that. for some licenses that are granted, there is a
but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last part of of our last meeting was interesting. we met with inspector david fal zone with the san francisco police department in talking about the granting of licenses. it was a very informative discussion. i summarized some of the important points that i thought came out of that that i would think you think he would be...