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SFGTV January 14, 2012

again, to the chair, i am still not convinced. what is it that would happen between now and a month from now that could not have happened in the last month? to be fair, i think we were hampered somewhat by the intervening holidays, which did take a lot of people out of commission, so to speak, so that the correspondence back-and- forth was not as speedy as was hoped. we had difficulty putting together a face-to-face meeting, which is what i think is actually necessary. supervisor campos: thank you. i am still not clear on what the difference would be. thank you. president chiu: further questions, colleagues? at this time, thank you very much. why don t we hear from members of the public if they wish to support the appellant? please step up. each member of the public has up to two minutes to speak. 8 no fires shine if moma is gone only darkness every day no fires shine without moma find that moma home. no sunshine when it s gone only darkness every day i know, i kn ....

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SFGTV January 11, 2012

because there will be minimal change to current operations, the eir concluded there will be no significant transportation impact with modification of the new block area. we believe our written order to record and a revocable easement removes any possibility an irrevocable easement removes any possibility. the next claim is that the eir did not adequately analyze construction in parks, particularly the temporary relocation of hotel access and valet parking. that is untrue. both the draft eir and the comments and responses describe relocation during construction. because the number of trucks and valet parking vehicles associated with the hotel is so small compared to background volume, the eir concluded the impact was not significant. after the eir was published, the museum and hotel staff continued to meet. they have agreed on a construction scheme. by december 22 letter provides a detailed description of that to reconstruction. this plan was presented to staff on dece ....

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SFGTV January 11, 2012

by supervisor avalos. is there further discussion on this motion to amend? supervisor chu: thank you. i just want to thank supervisor wiener for his leadership on this. it s never easy to tackle any dog issues. and speaking of dog and being a dog owner myself and walking birdy, i think one is my limit. i couldn t really tell you what the right number would be. i do have i have heard very much from many of the dog walkers, in particular, the business commission, the professional dog walkers, and having heard their concerns about how six dogs might be very detrimental to them being able to sustain their business, i would rather err on the side of a higher number. i would be acceptable to seven. my limit i think was seven or eight and so i d be supportive of that motion. wean wean i ll be voting no wean wean i ll supervisor wiener: i ll be voting no on this although i think seven is a reasonable number. it is what i started out with. but given the process that we h ....

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SFGTV January 11, 2012

exaggeration to say the expansion will take the cultural life of this city to a nother level, and make this one of the great museums in the world. i want to emphasize the civic role the museum has continued to play for the city. as i think we all know, when we moved to the current location in 1995, it enhanced the development of the soma neighborhood. expansion will further enhance the neighborhood. the trans a terminal will open soon, and sf-bound commuters will be thrust into the city west in the direction of sfmoma. the museum entrances will be an opportunity for the streets to become lively pedestrian zones. i want to mention the public service we provide to the san francisco audience. we have approximately 650,000 visitors annually. fully 100,000 are free, through various free days and family free days. there will be a dramatic increase in our visitation. we will be able to serve the educational function of the museum even better, going forward. third, the economic ....

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SFGTV January 11, 2012

rescinded. let me ask if there are any members of the public that wish to comment on the america s cup eir that we would have heard today, but are going to hear two weeks from now, if you wish to speak to the appeal or the motion to continue, please step up to the microphone. seeing none, a public comment is closed. again, a motion to continue by supervisor chu, seconded by supervisor farrell. now, let us call the items regarding sf moma, items 32 through 35. persons interested in the planning commission decision of the certification of the final environmental impact report for the proposed expansion of the san francisco museum of modern art, and relocation of fire station number one and housing project. item 33 of firms certification of the eir. item 34 reverses the certification. item 35 directs preparation of findings. president chiu: before we proceed, we need to reduce supervisor ol recuse supervisor olague. the we take the motion without objection? that shall b ....

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