of treasure island and this is been consistent location, we have had production the spaces been ideal to build the sets and we have also from time to time been able to have warehouse space from the port of san francisco. hemingway and the hbo film shot here, two years ago with nicole kidman and clive owen, the spaces as well as other poor properties are currently filled with america s got the tenants and others have moved for one reason or another mostly for america s cup activities. i met with leaders of the port, the airport the redevelopment agency, the real estate department, all of the agencies have been supportive and have done their best to help us. we have really tried and they have tried but we have not been able to turn up anything. under the current rebate program all fees paid to the city of san francisco of related up to 600,000 dollars per film or television episode and that includes the cost of state space owned by the city. while other rebatable cost are
generate tourism, and they spend money not only on local salaries but of hotels, restaurants, city services. in the first six years the san francisco rebate program has been in effect the film industry spent 40 million dollars in our local economy. nearly 12 and a half has been spent on local salaries for 1,135 crew positions and 4922 background extra positions. they returned to the production companies under the rated program was a little over 1 million and a half dollars; that is a fantastic rate of return for the city. we have had a 20 percent increase in the number of filming days since the last fiscal year and an 18 percent increase in the number of permits and sent 2009 that number has increased to 65% increase in the number of film days and a 49% increase in the permits that we have issued. in addition applications to the san francisco reader program has increased from three applicants fiscal year 11-12 to eight applicants fiscal year 12-13. right now we have a huge ch
tang to my left is david campos. i would like to thank the people of sfgtv, i don t have the names in front of me. thank you for broadcasting this meeting. and clark are there any announcements? clerk calonsag: yes. please be sure all devices are turned off. and documents are turned into. i found the names, jennifer low and jesse larson. item number one. clerk calonsag: (reading agenda) are you from the department of human resources? i am. wonderful. this amendment simply changes one word, or to and. requiring the nurses outside of per diem achieve the prerequisite hours, in order to move up in the next salary step. that s it. colleagues do you have anything you would like to add or questions? is there any member of the public it would like to speak to this item? public comment is open. seeing none public comment is closed. gvl is there a motion for this item? thank you supervisor campos. motion passes without objection. item two. clerk calonsag: (reading)
we re concerned of the tv series, in this case in michael landen project which could provide ongoing employment to us and this is not just the wages, but also how people get paid into their pensions and benefits.a lot of times teamsters do not have health and welfare for the families if they are not working on these projects. thank you. good morning and thank you for your time. my name is karen lipny (sounds like) i have over 20 years of experience and ended a run with the american federation of television and radio artists. while the film rebate program is helpful i think the city needs to take the next step. i urge you and the board of supervisors to amend the scene in san francisco rebate program. production brings good jobs and enhance the san francisco as a tourist destination. thank you. hello my name is joel alora (sounds like) a summer associate at the law office of which focuses on independent production. i do want to reiterate what everybody said but we wa