positive for our community. we are not all bad people. there is a lot of good people in the tenderloin. i was going to say something. i quickly wanted to share a comment. i do appreciate the statement made by commissioner sugaya today. i wanted to share that i do think it is important to think about long-term commission planning in terms of the social impacts, and i know that is something many of you have constantly grappled with. i wanted to share stories, and i m going to try to be as brief as possible. we just came from commissioner kim s office to talk about a project involving a pharmacy that our families did not want there because we did not know who was doing the business, and it was called bay drugs, and that really scared a lot of folks, and some of the business practices were under scrutiny. we re able to the 72 families from that block area to sign a petition, and these are folks that are immigrant families. we have asian-american, arab- american, latino families
an errata sheet was prepared to correct minor editorial errors in the e.r.. i have extra copies for members of the public. the changes in the errata sheet were not substantive and do not present new information that would alter the conclusions in the eir. consequently, we did not need to recirculate the eir. the project would result in significant unavoidable environmental impacts, including both short and long term visual impacts. there are temporary traffic safety impacts in the event that alameda county does not permit the closure of a certain portion through the construction. in addition, since the eir hills off the water system program, it would contribute to growth in the sfpuc area associated with the water system improvement program. it would result in significant unavoidable impact. should you choose to certify the eir, the sfpuc will have to adopt a statement of overriding consideration in order to approve the project. with that, the department s requests the commis
president maxwell: welcome to land use. i am it chairs sophie maxwell, and i am joined by supervisor david chiuy. chiu. madam clerk: please turn off your cell phones. president maxwell: all right, item no. 1. madam clerk: approving a street encroachment at lake merced. good afternoon. i am john from the department of public works. what we have is a request to install a sign on lake merced boulevard. currently, there are signs that are placed within the property not. what the owners want to install is a corresponding sign that will mimic the sign they currently have in the right of way along the boulevard. this has been reviewed by city agencies, the planning department, in your commission, and they of all approved it. it is now left for board review and evaluation. president maxwell: all right. thank you. you know why they want more signage? this is just more to identify that community. president maxwell: all right. thank you. colleagues, any comments or questions? any
come skillfully together, it is massive tower elements of this one-of-a-kind bridge, it is with great satisfaction that we pause in celebration of the installation of first our segment of self-anchored suspension bridge, but no matter how complete the plant, it has to be executed by people. skilled craftsmen, inspectors, and engineers that bring to light to plans and divisions of the designers, dedicated workers to whom today s spot light belongs. on this occasion, i would like to thank the department cindy and the department for all of its support and partnership. the toll bridge oversight committee for its leadership. the design joint venture for its vision. the careful dpmc who carefully crafted these pieces together, a special thanks for the crescent ship, the professional skill, innovation in meeting the challenge of constructing this unprecedented structure. i want to echo scott hagerty s comments that this milestone, while meaningful, is but a step in the ultimate
request on that, i am looking forward to having a discussion about how we prioritize and what role in that the unit cost plays. all right. anything else? any public comment? seeing none, ok. is there a motion? not yet. [laughter] so moved. thank you. there is now. moved and seconded. 22. clerk: discussion to authorize the general manager to request approval for an epa grant agreement funds totalling $696,000 to the consolidation appropriation act $580,684 from the waste water project, sewer system improvement. ok. so moved by commissioner moran. seconded by ellis. item 22? all in favor, please signify by saying aye. opposed? ayes have it. clerk: mr. president, is there any additional new business? i was keeping notes on follow up items, and i have 3. one was something that must be useful to have some technology policy and how we direct staff as far as having the appropriate level of investigative alternatives. second is with the sewer system, it invites a di