public, to two minutes per person. i am the executive director of the san francisco housing action coalition. i came before you when andrew wolfram was nominated the first time. i thought he would be an excellent addition to the historic preservation commission. by virtue of his background, training, work experience, we think he is an excellent member of the commission and he carefully balances something of key interest to us, which is what role does historic preservation play in a growing city? we think he has nailed it. he is open, accessible, a stellar member of the commission. i strongly urge you to appoint him. thank you. supervisor campos: next speaker. supervisors, i am supporting the reappointment of andrew wolfram. i have known him for many years and i am impressed by his knowledge as an historic architect. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. hello, supervisors. i just wanted to speak in reference to andrew wolfram and other commissioners. one thing i w
this remark by saying he has worked with me for 12 years. one of our projects, which i hope you have enjoyed, is the ferry building. that is when and duquesne to work with me. he was the project architect. he and i are spearheading within our company a reuse discipline. andrew is an architect with a tremendous intelligence, a tremendous talent, and a great moral rectitude. he is a tremendous friend of the city. i would like to read his letter. dear members of the rules committee, i am honored to be nominated for a second term on the historic preservation commission for seat number two, historic architect. as an historic architect, i have been involved in many complex historic preservation projects in the city, including the renovation of the ferry building. my background has given me a detailed understanding of the technical complexities and challenges that must be addressed to carry out a successful preservation projects in the city. i have also been involved as an advocate
now, lowe s would like to have the mayor and district supervisor do our board cutting ceremony. [applause] mayor newsom: congrats, everybody. worked out. worked out for the neighborhood as well. supervisor campos: good morning, everyone. welcome to the january 3, 2011 meeting of the board of supervisors to rules committee. my name is david composts, the chair of the committee. to my left is the committee vice chair, michaele alioto-pier. to my right is committee members supervisor eric mar. the clerk of the committee is linda wong. we want to thank the sfgtv staff for covering this today. thank you all for being here and those of you watching. happy new year. best wishes for all of you for 2011. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? the items on the agenda today are intended to be sent to the full body unless otherwise indicated. supervisor campos: we have a number of items on the agenda today. before we begin, i know john avalos wanted to sit dowin on te meeting. i un
i think this issue goes beyond this specific appointment. it goes to the legitimacy of this board and the power and authority of the board. i see vince courtney, other people that we have a lot of respect for, but i think you raise an important question about whether or not we should move forward with these appointments. i have to say, at this point, as much as i would like to support some of these individuals, i do not think it makes sense for us to do that. i believe the authority, the legitimacy of this board is at issue, and it is unfortunate that mayor newsom, a former member of this board, has chosen to question the legitimacy. supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i just wanted to share my colleague s concerns for mayor newsom delaying his swearing in ceremony, after making comments that he was sure he would not do so. as supervisor campos said, it throws into question the legitimacy of the board to make decisions on our own. i also the knowledge that every effort has been m
supervisor eric mar. supervisor mar: i am just thinking, should we vote on the motion before making comments? supervisor campos: yes. roll-call on the motion. [roll call] 8 two ayes, one no. supervisor alioto-pier: i ll supervisor mar: i look forward to supporting the renomination of mr. andrew wolfram. it is clear that by his work is stellar an amazing. i think that his work on the historic preservation commission has been viewed as fall full and fair and i look forward to supporting his renomination at a future time and i will be supportive of continuing this item along with the other nominees the mayor before word put forward. supervisor campos: thank you. i look forward to this reappointment but not at this particular time for the reasons previously stated. supervisor alioto-pier: if i might make another motion to rescind my vote and continue this item. supervisor campos: if we can continue that to the call of the chair? taken without objection. supervisor alioto-pier