>> good afternoon and welcome to the march 12, 2024 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> thank you mr. president. chan, present. dorsey, present. engardio, present. mandelman, not present. melgar, present. peskin, present. preston, present. ronan, not present. safai, present. stefani, present.

walton, present. mr. president, you have quorum. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, can we have a motion to excuse supervisor ronan? made by supervisor walton and second by supervisor melgar and we take that without objection. supervisor ronan is excused. san francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. colleagues, please

join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> colleagues, is there a motion to approve the february 6, 2024 board minutes? made by supervisor mandelman and seconded by supervisor walton. on that motion made and seconded, madam clerk, a roll call, please. >> on the minutes, chan, aye. dorsey, aye. engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, aye. preston, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye.

there are 10 ayes. >> the motion is approved or is approved-will be approvaled after public comment. madam clerk, do you have communications? >> yes, the san francisco board of supervisors welcomes all persons to attend the meeting in the board legislative chamber within city hall, second floor, room 250 or may watch on sfgovtv channel 26 or view at sfgovtv.org. to submit public comment in writing, send to the e-mail address bos@sfgov.org or to 1 carlton b goodlett place, city hall, room 244, san francisco california 94102. to make a reasonable accommodation request under the americans with disability act or request language assistance, please contact the clerk's

office at least two business days in advance by calling the number 415-554-5184. thank you mr. president. >> thank you madam clerk. can you please read the consent agend a? >> itedms 1-5 are consent and considered routine. if a member objects a item may be removed and considered separately? >> any member like a item severed? seeing none, same house, same call. the ordinances are finally passed. welcome madam mayor. welcome madam mayor. madam clerk would you please read the 2 p.m. special order? >> the appearance of today's meeting by the honorable mayor london breed, present to engage in a formal policy discussion with eligible board members.

there being no topics submitted by the eligible district supervisors, the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. >> welcome mayor breed and in so far as there are no questions from any of the supervisors today, the floor is yours if you have comments to share. >> thank you president peskin and it is great to be at the board chambers with the members of the board of supervisors and the public. we know right now that we are seeing a growing number of families experiencing homelessness in this city. we have been preparing for months as a city in case some families were seen coming here from across the country where we know there have been challenges in places like new york in in particular. we don't families sleeping on the streets ever. we are hearing from communities and city staff those working on the ground about what's happening and we have been developing solutions.

we currently provide 337 units of family shelter and transitional housing and over 2300 units of family housing and the homeless response system. but clearly there is more that needs to be done. while it is critical to respond to newcomers, we also must balance the existing demand for shelter. this includes people and families experiencing homelessness, including those fleeing violent and gender based violent situations. as we confront the city's challenges, we have a opportunity to work on solutions together. i made it clear that when people work with me that i will work with them. and i want to thank supervisors melgar and supervisor ronan for their partnership on this new proposal and i hope it will earn significant support at the board of supervisors. our plan is to increase the city's capacity for family

shelter system, hsh will speed up the rate at which families move out of the shelter into longer term housing, and hsh will reallocate funds to increase family shelter capacity through the opening of new family shelter options. we can create more emergency space for families in dire need as the city continues to also develop long-term housing options. this includes continuing to work with our office of civic engagement and immigrants affairs to review our current response strategy initially set forth last year. we have already increased community based newcomer case management, asylum seeker legal support and we are piloting a hosted housing matching newcomers with available private homes, so we know that there is a lot of work to be done, but i want to be clear

that the city has been doing the work and will continue to do so to insure that we don't have kids and families sleeping on the streets of san francisco and that we have options so that they can get the support they need. as we confront the city's challenges, let's work together. in san francisco we are making real progress around homelessness, adding new housing and shelter, but we know fl are times we need to stem step and do more and this is one of the moments so i appreciate your support as we bring the legislation forward to make the significant adjustments we need in order to support these families. thank you so much. >> thank you mayor breed and we look forward seeing you next month in april? >> do you really? >> i really do. i mean that sincerely. in so far there no questions, we will go to item 6, madam

clerk. >> item 6, ordinance amending the planning code to change the title of the family housing opportunity special use district to the family and senior housing opportunity special use district (“sud”); authorize within the sud the greater of up to six units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual corner lots in rh (residential house) districts, the greater of up to 18 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on corner lots resulting from three lot mergers in rh-1 districts, and the greater of up to 12 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on corner lots resulting from two lot mergers in rh-1 districts; extend various development and streamlining benefits, including lot merger benefits, to rm-1 (residential, mixed), rh-2, and rh-3 districts within the area of the sud bounded by the great highway, lincoln way, 19th avenue, and sloat boulevard; and refine project eligibility criteria in the sud; amending the zoning map to reflect the renamed family and senior housing special use district; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; and making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. >> seeing no names on the roster, we'll take this same house, same call, the ordinance

is finally passed. next item, please. >> item 7, ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the forgivable loan for first-time homebuyers program and the forgivable loan for first-time homebuyers fund to assist low, moderate, and middle-income first-time homebuyers who would otherwise not be able to purchase a primary residence in san francisco; and to require the human rights commission, in consultation with the mayor's office of housing and community development, to establish policies and procedures to issue and possibly forgive loans from the fund, and to provide oversight, monitoring, and forgiveness of such loans. >> roll call. >> on item 7, chan, aye. dorsey, aye. engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, no.

preston, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye. there are 9 ayes and one no with supervisor peskin voteding no. >> the ordinance is finally passed. >> item 8 and 9 are two ordinances pertaining to the potrero bus yard project. item 8 amends the urban design element of the general plan and adopt the appropriate finding, item 9 amend the planning code and zoning map to create the potrero yard special u.s. district and change the height and bulk limits at 2500 mariposa street. >> roll call. >> on items 8 and 9, chan, aye. dorsey, aye.

engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, aye. preston, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye. there are 10 ayes. >> those ordinances are finally passed. madam clerk, please read items 10 and 11 together. >> 10 and 11 pertain to refunding bonds series 2024-r1. item 10 is ordinance that appropriates approximately $645 million from the issuance of one or more series of refunding go bonds and to place such amounts on controller reserve in fiscal year, 23-24. item 11 approve the issuance and sale of approximately $645

million in aggregate principal amounts to refund certain outstanding go bonds to approve the form and distribution of the preliminary official statement relating to the sale of the series 2024-r1 bonds. >> seeing no names on the roster we'll take these items same house, same call, the ordinance items 10 is passed first reading and the resolution item number 11 is adopted. next item, please. >> item 12, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $373,084.11 from the san francisco general hospital foundation for participation in a program, entitled “children's health center's healthysteps,” for the period of november 1, 2023, through june 30, 2024. >> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item.

>> item 13, resolution retroactively approving a second amendment to the conditional property exchange agreement with eqx jackson sq holdco llc to extend the anticipated initial closing date to december 15, 2026, a three-year extension, for a transfer of city real property at 530 sansome street (assessor's parcel block no. 0206, lot no. 017), under the jurisdiction of the fire department, in exchange for a portion of the real property at 425-439 washington street (assessor's parcel block no. 0206, lot nos. 013 and 014); authorizing the director of property and city staff to proceed with the proposed fire station development project; and authorizing the director of property to enter into any additions, amendments, or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities, or materially decrease the benefits to the city. >> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 14, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $212,500 from the san francisco general hospital foundation for participation in a program, entitled “predictive analytics ai/ml,” for the period of july 1, 2023, through june 30, 2028.

>> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item, please. >> item 15, ordinance amending the planning code to designate the sacred heart parish complex, located at 546-548 fillmore street, 554 fillmore street, 735 fell street, and 660 oak street, assessor's parcel block no. 0828, lot nos. 12, 21, 22, and 22a, as a landmark consistent with the standards set forth in article 10 of the planning code; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under planning code, section 302, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item, please. >> item 16,ordinance amending the planning code to waive the conditional use authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit in a single-family home where the owner satisfies certain eligibility criteria, waive the conditional use authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit where that unit requires and is ineligible for waivers from open space, or dwelling unit exposure requirements, or the unit does not meet minimum

floor area and floor-to-ceiling height requirements, and update the required conditional use authorization findings for removal of an unauthorized unit to account for the history of tenancies in that unit; amending the administrative code to require that where an owner obtains an exemption from the conditional use authorization requirement to remove an unauthorized unit from a qualifying single-family home, the single-family home shall be subject to the rent increase limitations of the rent ordinance; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; and making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1, and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item. >> item 17, ordinance to amend the administrative code to create the legacy business assistance program. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item, please. >> item 18, motion to appoint aseel fara, mario paz residency requirement waived, celine kennelly, yu pok ng, sarah souza, and lucia obregon, terms ending june 6, 2025, to the immigrant rights commission. >> same house, same call, the motion is approved. madam clerk, please go to the committee reports. >> item 19 was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at regular meeting on thursday march 7 and was recommended as a committee report. item 19 is resolution to retroactively approve a agreement to extend the statute of limitation for the city,

chevron holding inc. and chevron inc. regarding the city property and which party has a responsibility to plug and abandon oil wells and remediate potential contamination of the city property located in kern county. >> seeing no names on the roster, same house same call, the resolution is adopted. >> item 20 was considered by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on monday march 11 and was recommended as a committee report. item 20, ordinance amending the administrative code, building code, business and tax regulations code, and planning code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain accessory dwelling units (adus) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; affirming the planning department's determination

under the california environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. >> thank you madam clerk. president peskin. >> thank you supervisor walton. i wanted to provide a little background on this item and tell a little story about how state interference or preemption has really impacted the upside down world that we are now living in. this ordinance updates our state mandated accessory dwelling units program to conform to changes in state law. the state program creates three pathways for adu approval. a state program, hybrid program, and our local program. our local program has existed since 2016 and our local program requires that adu's are subject to our rent stabilization ordinance as is majority of the housing stock in san francisco providing stability and housing rights to hundreds of thousands of san franciscans. we are told that passing these

conforming changes is the latest legislative item required to receive a prohousing from state housing community development department, which would presumably give us higher marks in applying for state affordable housing funding. while the item was at land use and drafted relatively miner amendments which our city attorney advised had a legal basis which would steer more adu applications into the local program in rent control instead of the state program withouterant rent control. at this point, hcd never having reached out to the supervisor who offered these amendments directly instead contacted amy friman at sper who communicated the council of community housing organizations and their member affordable house rs their funding would be threatened if we didn't remove

the miner amendments saying we are denied prohousing designation. what is before us and what we passed is acd compliant version and then we duplicated the file in order to investigate the rent control question further. i would like to thank the chair of the land use committee supervisor melgar who also sought clarity from hcd whether we could add rent control to this ordinance, but to know avail. we discovered that because how the state law is written, even if we made the local program identical to the state program we could not require rent control because of state law as written doesn't allow it. hcd is requiring us to pass the law which result in the production of less rent controlled housing in order we are considered prohousing. i think what needs to happen here is our state representative should amend the state adu law so rent control is allowed in local adu

programs so rent control is considered prohousing as it ought to be. new rent control ordinances are sweeping the entire country, state-wide in california and oregon and cities like antioch, pasadena, santa ana to stem the tide of eviction and displacement. because developers with sell project at market rate, rent control does not meaningfully impact project feasibility. using a creative approach we applied to in the 4 plex and 6 plex programs supervisor mandelman offered and slew of proposed zoning changes. what the mayor called shenanigans is a grand bargain that allows to increase density and secure stability for the generation of san franciscans if the state gets out of the way. >> thank you. supervisor safai. >> i have a question for you

supervisor peskin. president peskin. you are supervisor when you come on the floor. just kidding. through the chair, are the adu units that have been produced in the city prior to the state mandate, subject to rent control are they in danger of losing rent control status or is this new production >> in 2003 i introduced a ordinance here that loosened our planning regimen for the creation of adu and the legalization of adu that specifically had a carve-out that got around costa hawkins by contract through regulatory agreements. that ultimately became law many years later. i was ahead of my time and lost 6-5 vote, but all the units that we created under local program and any units we continue to create under the local program are subject to

rent control. if you do them under the state program, they are not subject to rent control and so what we are trying to do, given the fact that if you use state adu law, you are not subject to rent control, is we are trying to create incentives to pgo into the local program. but we are not-it is very hard to do that, because of what the state is doing basically they have a more attractive program without rent control. we created thousands of rent controlled units under our local program today. >> through the chair, do they have other restrictions we placed or do they remove the other restrictions like short-term rentals, medium term rentals? >> i have to differ to counsel. i believe some of the restrictions around short-term renters are applicable to the state adu program, but. is that a yes or no? counsel is not prepared to answer the questions. i believe the answer is yes.

that you can restrict adu's from short-term rentals under the state program. >> thank you. maybe the chair of the land use committee has something to add on that as well. >> thank you. >> supervisor melgar. >> thank you supervisor walton. i just wanted to say thank you president peskin for the conversation, for introducing the amendments at the land use committee and for wanting to increase our stock of rent controlled units, which is something that i firmly believe we must do, since we are losing rent controlled units every day, just to you know, decay. so i wanted to clarify that we duplicated this file, so that we could keep working on it, because it is the desire of every member of the land use transportation committee to reach that goal of increasing

our stock of rent control units, and i wanted to clarify that hcd problem wasn't so much with that, it was with the mechanism by which we were doing it. i think you know, i always try to be positive, so i think that we will eventually get there. the issue wasn't so much that-it was we needed to make the local program more attractive rather then to make the state program less attractive. et is just a nuance, but i think working with president peskin we will continue to work on it. we have been able to get that rent controlled mechanism in other legislation through hcd, for example the family housing opportunity act we were able to get that so it is by making our local program more attractive. a density is one way by which we can do that, but there are other ways too, like fee wavers and deferrals and process

improvements. there is like a whole list of tools that we can use to make our local program more attractive and thus, enable us to implement rent control. i'm not ready to quite give this up and thank president peskin for his stick to itness on the issue. >> thank you. we'll take the item same house same call. madam clerk, please call item 21. >> item 21 was considered by the rules committee at regular meeting march 11 and recommended as mended bearing new title. to approve the president nomination now reads, motion approving/rejecting the president of the board of

supervisors aaron peskin's nomination of gilbert williams to the planning commission, term ending july 1, 2026. >> i want to thank the rules committee for the nomination of gilbert williams to the planning commission. he came highly recommended to me and i was very impressed with his lived experience, which has impacted his work in the community as well as his proactive approach he has taken to educate about land use and planning and with that, seeing no names on the roster, we'll take this same house, same call, the motion is approved. madam clerk, it is time for our 2:30 special order commendations of which we have two today. i will start. colleagues, if i can ask the cuban ambassador to the united states mrs. torres rivera to come forward. welcome to the board of

supervisors. it is great honor to welcome you ambassador torres rivera has been charged to the united states since 2021, the first woman who head cuba's mission in washington dc and been a diplomat since 1994. her previous positions include ambassador to vietnam and member of the cuban delegation involved in reestablishing diplomatic relations between the u.s. and cuba. also part of the cuba bilateral dialogues on regulatory issues human rights, establishment of direct postal services, renewable nng and banking. in 2021, she was awarded the friendship order from the state of vietnam and not only has she

worked to promote humanitarian mutual aid and amplify bio tech and medical vaccine contributions at the out set of the covid pandemic but a champion of cuban arts and culture, which are forever embedded in the fabric of our city arts institutions from sf jazz to the san francisco ballet. supports arts education or higher educational institutions or preserving traditions of dance, cuban saulsa, cinema and poetry, cuba has been our sister country with the celebration of life humanity and shared society stories through music dance, film design and-rice has long been a core element of food traditions ranging from [indiscernible] in

2023 the united states supported more then a thousand metric tons of rice to cuba nearly 10 times the amount exported in 2022. you need only to see some of the incredible resurgence in arts performance recently to see the impact of cuban culture on the bay area, including last year havana summer by the bay which featured musical legends such as orlando villa. the work of diplomats like ambassador torres rivera are critical connecting our country through cultural exchange and sharing arts and humanities. i may add that tonight we she be will be at the common wealth world affairs california speaking on the embargo and engagement. one of many exciting events that activate downtown. delighted to have you here ambassador and love if you can

honor us with some remarks. welcome. >> thank you mr. president. it was a long introduction. thank you so much. it is a great honor to be here with you today in this so beautiful amazing room. i think that a role of diplomat is always trying to bring the people from the country that we represent our country and the one in which we are live in now, the u.s. in the case of san francisco, it is a priority. we have so many similarities as cities and we have so much potential. you were mentioning art, culture in general, bio tech, research and we have to work on that, so i'm here in the city for the second time trying to strengthen those links.

trying to build bridges between cuba and san francisco. for any that you can count on me, you can count on our embassy. i wish you the best. you are all welcome. you are all welcome to cuba a. thank you. [applause]

>> our next special order commendation is from district 6, supervisor dorsey. >> thank you. colleagues, it is my honor to recognize one treasure island. last week [applause] last week, mayor breed and i introduced a legislative package to update and modernize treasure island development agreement to insure that important housing production underway keeps moving forward. that legislative package called attention to a san francisco neighborhood that is at long last playing host to a long planned housing boom. right now it represents nearly 10 percent of the rhna targets we are committed to facilitate as a city and proud to do everything i can to 234-n sure progress continues. treasure island occupies a very special place in my heart.

those who have been in my office may recall seeing permanently displayed portraits of the treasure stories exhibit featuring terry, mike, misan and melanie and are perhaps because of the neighborhood long-standing tradition with the recovery community, i have always felt and especially warm welcome when i go there. i am honored to represent this neighborhood on our board of supervisors and it is my privilege today to recognize an organization that represents in so many ways this neighborhood's beating heart. one treasure island formally known as treasure island homelessness development initiative fountded in 1994 to ease the transition from military base to new san francisco neighborhood. but providing exit from homelessness and other assistance for economic disadvantaged families through economic development support subs and other opportunities. in the following years the board established the treasure

island development authority and treasure island community development selected as the master developer. 2011 years of planning for inclusive and vibrant future were realized. this development agreement set a bold and lofty vision of inclusive socio economically diverse and sustainable community that puts san francisco values at the forefront. while the island future has long looked promising and bright, day to day life for many residents awaiting the promise too often meant a experience of being a san franciscans that is fundamentally different then other san franciscans. treasure island resident face and continue to face unique challenges with general disconnection from the rest of the city, frequent power outage, on and off the island, getting around the island. access to school, education, high quality housing and just meeting basic needs. on a island i know feels forgotten by the itisy government, my mission as a

district supervisor is make sure treasure island is never for gotten my be or mere team. long before we got here one treasure island was doing that important work. today one treasure island is a life-line for low income residents providing services like job training, specifically construction training program, food pantry services, civic engagement, financial education and housing resources. their services change lives. for example, their construction training program graduation is one of my favorite reoccurring community events and if i'm sometimes woordly emotional at the graduations it is because i'm so often moved by the hope and optimism graduates express. they are not just acquiring skills that enable them to provide for their families, they are acquiring skills that help build housing and create a city more inclusive and equitable with housing for all. one treasure island offers the

hope and the contribution to residents helped to create a inclusive community distinguished by the resilience. there are many merbs of the reentry recovery. with the maseo may housing and step down facility, it is a place many residents make the most of second chances. one treasure island is a key partner planning the future of the island and their work will be more important then ever as the island adds more housing including market rate housing that likely introduce wealth disparities to a community that has not known them previously. the services of one treasure island will help to insure that the opportunity gap between the market rate and lower income residents narrows instead of widens. the work has never been more pornts. to accept the commendation is someone who has been working on the island since 1995, cheryl williams. [applause] and we are also joined by

coexecutive director [indiscernible] board president gardener and several other one treasure island staff, board members and supporters. for nearly 30 years sherry works tirelessly and effective to improve the quality of life for treasure island residents and implement one treasure island services that offer so much hope and change so many lives. i only imagine how rewarding it is for you to see the long awaited progress that you are relentless advocacy made possible. i know you are-there is no one more beloved or respected then sherry and before we take a group picture i want to invite sherry to offer a few words. >> good afternoon mrs. williams. >> good afternoon supervisors and thank you so much supervisor dorsey! hopefully my remarks can still come out. we are grateful for this acknowledgment. thank you supervisor dorsey. you just like--you just have been such a friend to us and we

are very grateful for all you have done and your support. as you know, i have to mention supervisor melgar knows that in 1995, we moved into a little closet at senior action network before we had a little office on the island, so going back a long way, so great to see you and feel the progress from a closet to all we have been able to accomplish. we turned 30 in june and we-as a supervisor said, we used to to be call the treasure island homeless initiative but we changed our name in 2018 to reflect our inclusive vision for the island. our vision for the island hasn't really changed. our vision is still a thriving and inclusive san francisco neighborhood on treasure island that celebrates diversity and provides equity for all. our mission is that one treasure island is absolutely

committed to creating a equitable inclusive and thriving community for treasure island residents employees businesses and visitors. lower income households and those who experienced homeless nss are at the center othf mission. together as the island developers we will foster diverse inclusive mixed income neighborhood. in 1994, we were started by a group of homeless affordable housing advocates direct service and recovery program providers and legal aid attorneys. these community leaders saw the incredible opportunity that treasure island represents to provide a place for healing and new beginning while building a new san francisco neighborhood that included those that have been homeless from the ground up. this inclusive vision has motivated us through the very complex process that the military base use where the land is owned by the federal

government, managed by the city and then regulated by local, state and federal regulators . it is not easy and a challenge but worth every single second. through the perseverance of one treasure island members, our board, our staff, coupled with the support from the treasure island development authority, over 10 thousand unhoused and low income san franciscans have received permanent supportive housing, rb treatment services, jobs and job training and a supportive community to call home. one treasure island has been successful because we value partnerships and collaboration and without the dedication of all of our members such as catholic charities, home rise, swords to plow chairs, health right 360, mercy housing, chinatown community development center, rubicon program, tool works, john stuart company,

ymca of san francisco, all that we accomplished would not have been possible. and so, for everything that our members do every day, we are internally grateful. and we need to absolutely acknowledge and thank the incredible work of bob beck and the treasure island development authority and i think our partnership-being on an island you really work in collaboration, very unique and we couldn't be more fortunate to have a partner like them and i think because of our partnership we have been able to go through all of those obstuicals and challenges and create all the amazing opportunities that we have created and will create in the years to come, so thank you very much to the treasure island development authority and also, we have been fortunate to have a developer by treasure island community development that really cares

about the inclusive vision of the island and has been supportive since they were selected in 2003. you don't build a organization that navigate complexities of base reuse, coupled with upward and downward exnomic times, including a pandemic and be successful without a strong board and a strong staff. one treasure island has staff and board members that have been dedicated and working to achieve all the opportunities treasure island has represented for decades now and a number of them are here and when i say decades, it isn't hyperbole. people have been working since the 1990's to realize the vision that we have been able to actually create and implement and will continue to do so. so, thank you all so very much to the amazing staff of one treasure island and to our board. we are so grateful to have you.

and then also, we have been really fortunate to have supporters every year coming to support us year after year. supporters, donors, volunteers who care, who care about folks getting housing, who care about folks getting jobs who care about folks being in recovery and people having new lives so thank you all. a bunch of our supporters are also here today. but last but certainly not least, are the amazing treasure island resident who built new lives, embraced their neighbors and created the mixed income community we hope to grow and prosper as the island develops. today is the weekly food pantry, which also serves as a community hub for the residents so we don't have many residents here today, but we have their community spirit with us always and we are so grateful for all of the incredible residents on the island and it is really a

special place of people have been to the food pantry on a tuesday you can attest to that and the graduations supervisor dorsey mentioned and great to see you there last friday. if everyone from one treasure island can stand. we even have actually an old board member, new board member so if you can just stard. thank you so much. [applause] we are the ultimate-it takes a village community and just thank you so very much for this recognition. we are very very honored to receive it. thank you all so very much. >> thank you sherry for your work. [applause]

[applause] >> madam clerk, good to see you mayor burke. madam clerk, can we go to roll call for introductions? >> yes, first member-- >> what? supervisor safai has a special order commendation not on my list, but we won't stop you now. >> sorry about that. i would hate for people to be

here. >> usually if you contact me after noon yesterday i say no, but i'm not going to embarrass you here now. >> you just did, thank you. [laughter] anyway, colleagues as we continue to celebrate women history month today is my honor to recognize the fierce leaders of the african american early childhood educators organization. this organization was founded by mary evelyn thomas, renee underwood, margie stocks, monique gidry and dellia fitzpatrick. together they dedicated 150 years serving african american children and families in san francisco. the aaec is a valuable resource for san franciscans, providing support services, assistance, referrals, information and guidance for child scare providers serving african

american children 0-5. the mission is clear, to reduce the achievement gap and insure each child has access to quality education and equitable resources. we know how critical access to quality early childhood education is for families and children. access to early child care education allows working families to provide more for their families, for children it is critical resources to build a strong learning foundation and critical time of brain development. while the focus is early childhood education, it isn't where they work ends. it spans far beyond. they design culturally inclusive responsive programming through peer to peer workshops focused on education, child care providers. additionally, they created kindergarten kits to provide support for 5 year olds transitioning from pre-k to main stream educational system.

the aac is committed to helping early child care educator providers recognize signoffs discrimination, they respond proactively to effect of race based trauma and provide resources when they cannot address concerns on their own. this organization unique in that it emphasizes non punitive learning techniques to reverse the trends of sending african american children out of the classroom for punishment or involving law enforcement as they get older. current projects including the stem frenzy festival, which encouraging our city children and families including those residing in foster care, group homes juvenile detention, homeless shelter and government assisted housing with science, technology, engineering, math, health, education, arts and sport educational and workshop. i believe that is coming up around the corner.

aaec also runs the novation lab, community hub that provides businesses, operation, entrepreneurship, invasion support to the community. if you know them, you know that their commitment to uplifting black children and families is unwavering and they will keep systems accountable on their equity goals. i am so grateful for their leadership and partnership. i think we are only joined by three here today, but it is honor to work with you and looking forward with our continued partnership. thank you so much for making time and thank you for all the commitment and serving you have done to the community over the years. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. my name is monique gidry ahsha. >> i know. p [laughter] >> i know, i said gidry.

i corrected myself fast. >> we are dead caitded unlocking the unrealized potential of afficren american children and families. our advocacy sentder establishing equitable process that guarantee families distributing information and resources by nurturing equity in our communities, we inspire a cultivate innovative equitable solutions that blft african american families and early childhood providers across san francisco. our efforts enriched spaces for children and families. we have advocated for renovation of a park. cecktded children with nature. we got outside hosting community play dates and supporting black providers opening their own fcc. we also made strides in increasing representation of african american providers. throwing one of the largest

stem frenzy events which [indiscernible] 2 thousand children and families. these are a few examples of the accomplishments. our advocacy will never stop. our children deserve a bright future and it is up to us to make that happen. i want to thank the ladies of aace for strength and dedication to our collaboration. i like to give a huge shout out to dahlia fitzpatrick and her staff and community partners, dec, it bookman, omit members, youth first and my family for letting me drag them everywhere i go and lastly to you the board and supervisor ahsha safai, thank you for the honor and recognition for supporting us. thank you. >> thank you mrs. gidry. >> good afternoon. my name is margie stokes. i am a family child care

provider for 40 years. in the oemi district. for families child care throughout the whole city. families and children. thank you. >> thank you mrs. stokes. >> my name is mary evelyn thomas and been doing child care or taking care of children from foster care to child care for 50 years. i work for unified school district. i have a special place in omi and been doing that for 30 years. it is very important to me for-every time we hear something about african american children that they are not doing well, what i want from everyone here is make sure they do well. not get schools and say everyone-when i have foster care i had children that needed special needs and they had help. we all a mentor.

we had someone to do all the things they needed. they want to go to a basketball tournament to help their self-esteem that is what they need. all kids need this, but right now our children are not doing well, so please all children, special needs children, all children-black children need help too. thank you so much for your support. >> thank you mrs. thomas. [applause] madam clerk, let's go to roll call for introduction. >> first member to introduce

new business is supervisor chan. submit. thank you. supervisor dorsey. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, last week voters made re-soundingly clear public safety remains top priority and that a well functioning police department must be part that. in approving sensible new authority for sfpd and rejecting political delay tactics on police staffing, voters were able to parse complex policy widely and wisely and thoughtfully reminding of what they want us focused on as city policy makers. ment no less significant last week was the bold statement we heard from mayor london breed in the state of the city about plans to solve our police under-staffing crisis. her ambitious vision is get to full police staffing in three years. that is cited promising signed of hope toward that goal in terms of recruiting that includes largest police academy

class since the on-set of covid-19 with nearly 50 police cadets. there is also plan to speed up the recrutding prosto utilize resources more effectively and provide new tools for sfpd, all important steps to address this crisis head-on. i introduce a hearing request today for what i hope will be standing quarterly hearings before the public safety and neighborhood services committee on progress the city is making to reach sfpd full staffing over the next 3 years. this hearing will give sfpd a opportunity to discuss the recruiting. the successes as well as challenges or road blocks and also give dhr the opportunity to weigh in where it sees opportunities for needed improvement and finally give this board the opportunity to do its part to insure sfpd and other agencies collaborate effectively to prioritize public safety and fix a historically unprecedented

police under-staffing crisis that is ham stringing our economic recovery and robbing too many san francisco residents of the safe enjoyment of their own neighborhoods. voters have spoken loud and clear about the importance of public safety in san francisco and look forward working with colleagues to insure we are part of the solution. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor engardio. >> thank you. colleagues, we have a lot to fix in san francisco. resident are concerned about public safety, homelessness, the drug overdose crisis, housing affordability and the survival of small businesses in addition to our downtown. there is a lot on our plate. that's why i'm introduces resolution that reminds to prioritize local issues and municipal affairs. i want to thank president peskin and supervisors melgar, dorsey and safai. i worked with president peskin to draft the language of the resolution. we are not banning anything. we can still pass resolutions on non municipal matters like

nateral disaster aid to sister city or value statement on human rights still adopted without committee reference and without taking time and resources away from municipal matters. this resolution asks us as city supervisors to be mineful of spending our committee time and resources debating a contentious issue that is outside our city boarders and beyond our control. there are plenty contentious municipal issues that divide the residents of san francisco and the board of supervisors. yet working to solve those tough munisple problems is our job description. debate over municipal issues is time and resources well spent because we have power to provide actionable solutions. this resolution acknowledges every san francisco resident has the right to speak on any topic during public comment at full board meetings that hasn't already discussed in committee. every member of the board of supervisors has the right to take a position on any issue

local or non local. we can issue statements, write up eds and attend rallies. san francisco resident can petition the state representtivals to enact policies those law makers have control over. and residents should know when the board of supervisors passes a resolution on a issue beyond our jurisdiction it is non binding. even when international issues divide san franciscans, we still have a city torun and we need to stay focused on the local issues we can influence. many residents are not happy with the job that we are doing, a recent poll in the san francisco chronicle said nearly 70 percent of voters disapprove of the performance of the board of supervisors, so let's commit prioritizing issues residents care about like public safety, housing, transportation and local economy. let's show residents we are going to do everything we can to address and solve the problems within our city. we need to work together and

build consensus among our neighbors on local issues and that how we will create our best san francisco. and the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor engardio. supervisor mandelman. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, it has been nearly two years since this board passed place for all legislation for the first time required the city to develop and implement a comprehensive city wide strategy to end unsheltered homelessness in san francisco. today i am calling for a hearing on the implementation of place for all. the underlying rational for the legislation was two fold. first, it is the right thing to do. we know homelessness is bad for people, but unsheltered homelessness is especially so. it exacerbated helths conditions, including mental illness and substance use disorder and associated with dramatically increased mortality rates. the best homelessness

intervention is prevent it happening in the first place, but the second best is get unhoused folks off the streets as quickly as possible. the second reason for place for all is was more hard-headed. if we successfully address encampments thatd have come to define san francisco to a degree that i don't think any of us is comfortable with, and our so closely relate today the drug crisis killing so many, we must have immediately available safe and humane places to which unsheltered people may go. that's a moral imperative and it has been a legal one as well. last january i sent a letter of inquiry department of emergency management asking what are esources would be required to establish a city wide standard that no encampment persist longer then 24 hours. the response from the department is the only significant additional resource required to establish the standard would be more shelter beds. so, nearly two years later and year after the board held a hearing on the implementation

plan required by place for all, how are we doing? to be fair, and even in the face of litigation by coalition of homelessness, there has been progress on encampments. the city reported a 37 percent reduction in tents city wide since july of 2023. on the other hand, the annual estimate of san francisco unsheltered population required by place for all issued december last year suggests our unsheltered homeless population has basically held steady. 4144 in 2022, 4189 in 2023. not withstanding reduction in tents which is notable and important, these numbers suggest to me we are not on track to meet the goals of place for all or even the department own strategic plan issued april 2023 which set a goal of reducing homelessness by 50 percent over 5 years.

might be more on a 50 year plan. if we are serious ending homelessness in san francisco and i think we are i think it is time for check in on place for all and we are go ing to do that. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor mandelman. supervisor melgar. submit. thank you. supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, over the last month my office and prapsh your office received calls for at&t request to release the obligation of carrier of last resort and it is designation as a eligible telecommunication carrier. the california public utilities commission created the carrier of last resort obigation to insure everyone in california has access to reliable and affordable phone services and legally requires at&t to provide basic service to anyone requesting it. like any other public utility,

access to phone services needs to be a right. the decision to offer basic services should be required by law and not in the hands of a corporation making billions of dollars every year. even on the website the california public utilities commission estimated that granting at&t request without conditions would mean seniors and people on federal lifeline status may experience increase of monthly phone costs or lose their federal subsidized subs completely. even though at&t says no customers will be left behind, the cpuc has the obigation to insure no one gets left behind. today i'm introducing resolution urging the california public utilities commission to deny at&t request to put or put in place conditions to insure every remaining customer, especially seniors, low income families and current lifeline users have completely transitioned to up grated or alternative phone

service without cost the cpuc will hold the next public hearing march 19 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. community mbor camgzs at www.admin[indiscernible] or participate by phone calls 800-857-1917 with pass code, 6032788 # and if you commy office at 415-554-7450 we can give you that information again slowly. and then finally colleagues, it is with tremendous sadness that i adjourn today's board meeting and i know many want to join in the memory of leon the late ceo of the tenderloin neighborhood development corporation commonly referred to as tndc

who passed last month suddenly leaving a tremendous hole in so many communities starting with his beautiful family. his pursuit of affordable housing as a matter of social just ares for low income working class individuals and families was informed by his lived experience and powered by his education. born into a mexican immigrant farm working family, became the first member of his family to attend college thanks in part to opportunity programs like the migrant education and federal trio programs. he graduatesed from the university of california berkeley and earned a masters of public policy from harvard kennedy school. dedicated his personal and professional life to fostering opportunity, equity and renerational change for immigrants, low income families and families of color. also a fellow at the green lining institute, bay area non profit with social many racial justice and social justice

leadsers. lead the staff at tndc with hew minty and served with a fierce passion for housing justice. leveraged innovative leadership and vast experience in the private public non profit sectors to preserve communities develop neighborhoods and build housing opportunities for the city most vulnerable. his legacy will be felt in the tenderloin and throughout all of san francisco. the residents he stablely houlzed and building evected rected bb monuments. remembered for deep passion for public surfcks and sense of human and smile. he was kind, humble, compassionate and committed to better wurltd and future for generations to come. known as a mentor, confident and wise council to all who knew him, staff, friends alike. a excellent listener and he will be dearly missed.

my deepest con dolances with his incredsable family, starting with his wife partners [indiscernible] including tndc, cfo [indiscernible] stepped up to serve as interim co-ceo. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor preston. >> thank you madam clerk and thank you president peskin for the in memoriam. please add me and request on behalf of the entire board. >> without objection we'll make it from the entire board. >> thank you, and the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor preston. supervisor safai. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, today i'm introducing a resolution and cosponsorship with supervisor chan, preston, walton and ronan urging the department of homeless supportive housing to

develop a comprehensive plan that prioritize family with children living on our streets to receive shelter and create a accessible public dashboard for transparent monitoring of this wait list and the progress of moving families into more permanent housing solutions mpt there have been meetings and actions including the press conference held earlier today where newcomer families are bravely sharing their stories, their personal experiences and many cases shame that they feel when being rejected by the city and not having their voices heard. overall inadequate support from department of homeless supportive housing and providing resources. they also reached out directly to the mayor who remained silent and not responded to this vulnerable community directly and responded to their request to meet and have their voices heard.

colleagues, i don't need to remind you we are a sank ware city. it isn't just a label, it is a statement of values and we need to put our values into action. a few on the body are immigrants. i deeply understand the challenges of immigration as my mother and i fled violence in my home country to seek safety in the united states when i was just a child all most 6 years old. supervisor chan, shared her personal story earlier today with the families about her arrival and how he transitioned n to the city. our journeys were difficult but our families received support and services and we have been able to rise above these circumstances and join you as colleaguesoon the body today. our city is failing regardless of empty words families hearing speeches from this administration, families are consistently reporting there is no transparency, consistency or accountability for the wait

list of services that are suppose to be available. the bottom line is this administration failed to acknowledge or address this crisis that is unfolding on our streets. we heard today families sleeping at gas stations, being-one lady at a shelter had a stroke last night. she is in the hospital. her daughter is there by herself with no family support and these things are happening on a daily basis and very vulnerable population putting children at risk. so it is unconsinable there are children in our city living on streets. we heard today from family members that were turned away from shelter and sleep on the streets during even last night during intense rain. the only services provided was a blanket. so, my staff and i met yesterday with some of the families, one who mentioned how traumatic and stressful her

experiences have been and some of whom are in san francisco general as we speak dealing with there crisis that they are dealing with. so, this is a serious situation colleagues. we need to do more to hold the department and the mayor accountable and so this is not a funding of-not just a issue of funding or resources, but a issue of leadership and giving access and voice to families that are not being heard and dealt with on a daily basis in the city with so many resources. as we enter colleagues this upcoming budget battle, some things we talked about today, it is really going to be a priority upon all of us upon this body to hold the administration accountable and put our values where our money is and not just be about one section of city. one segment of our city but thinking about those most vulnerable and it starts with

children living on our streets. thank you. >> thank you supervisor safai. supervisor stefani, submit. supervisor walton. submit. thank you. mr. president. >> madam clerk, let's go to general public comment. >> at this time, the board welcomes your general public comment. you may speak to the mayoral appearance, the february 6, 2024 board meeting minutes as presented, you may also speak to items 24-28, the items on the for adoption without reference to committee. you may speak to general matters not on today's agenda, but must be within the board subject matter jurisdiction. all other agenda content will have been reported out to the board by a appropriate committee where the public comment requirement occurred. we are setting the timer for two minutes. we welcome our first speaker. >> i is a hand-out. >> great. you want us to collect that from you?

happy to. >> good afternoon. thank you for allowing me to speak. my name is chrisfer cline. i passed a press relesion on a city and county san francisco uses called ed sure lock. there are access control issues which means the system is used incorrectly and not by trained personnel. this technology can cause serious side effects if used incorrectly. i reached out to university california san diego and advice said of the concern and health and human service to share the concern. some of the board were privileged to the information and urge you to share among each other. i'm sure each feel the heartbeat happening in san francisco and each get calls e-mails and have conversation

about it every day. people are not happy. however, there is a brighter path. perhaps i no longer need to be one of the few voices talking about this as it is now talked about on the media. there afs streaming event yesterday talking about it and event tonight with news media and another tomorrow. the fbi just [indiscernible] removed evidence such as technology and how that played into the hostile activities at the prison. i respectfully ask for urgency correcting the control issue and moving san francisco to a brighter path. the correct path insure systems are used correctly and the manner prescribed by the user acceptable use policy. always available to consult or assist the board of supervisors upon request. it is called sherlock and apologize not being here last

tuesday. i was at the health commission presenting the same evidence. >> thank you for your comments. welcome to the next speaker. >> good afternoon. i want to wish supervisor ronan speedy recovery and are response to the clerk about civility a few weeks back--civility is rich and privilege and if you censor me i will draw a 1983 suit your grandkids will need lawyers. you complain about street conditions and theft but when people are kicked off because treatment doesn't work or can't access treatment there is more phs eviction jz the street crisis is going to get worse. those who support this don't care if we live or die. this can force queer and transrecipients into religious treatment programs like the salvation army or [indiscernible] if you vote for

prop f you are [indiscernible] also, the heavily conservative county i grew up in had only one mental health clinic that took medicate medicaid and required drug testing which was stigmatizing and made me not want to go there. [indiscernible] did not flee the [indiscernible] only for it to come here in sf. we are under attack and we are [indiscernible] prop f supporters [indiscernible] i no longer view the supporters as humans or having feelings. i yield my time. >> jordan, i think oyou are dehumanizing other people. next speaker, please. >> mr. decosta. >> supervisors, i want you all

to pay attention to quality of life issues. in san francisco today, more and more we see people who are suffering. traumatized. and each of you supervisors should represent the constituents, not the mundane things like renaming something and all that stuff, but saving lives. more the lives of our children. while i read that, i would like you all to understand that things will get worse in san francisco because of our budget.

the segment of the population in our city that is suffering a lot are those that have mental issues. dementia and so on and so forth. there is no help for them. i repeat, there is no help for them. there is help for them, but you have to pay like $10 thousand a month so that they can get better or whatever. so, i don't come here that often, but it is good to see you all and i want y'all, each one of y'all to uplift one another. thank you very much. >> thank you mr. decosta. next speaker, please. >> my name is [indiscernible] shortly after david chui took over as city attorney he stated one of his top priorities and

root out corruption, wherever it is. laguna honda cited and fined of transferred patients. that is on the service fraud. the truth is, laguna honda doesn't pay a fine, taxpayers do and as far as public corruption goes, let me make a confession. i'm no stranger to it. i am no stranger to the fbi. they let me know they knew what i was doing and how long i had been doing and i needed to do something about it. i paid a fine, i served my time. i was able to get on with my life. laguna honda could use some that. thanks. >> thank you mr. macafee. >> we were unclear of the

appropriateness. this is on sacred heart. is that speakable? because there is still is issue in question. >> that is item 15 and has been acted on today's agenda. thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm megan smith and i said why don't we at least bring up the ceiling which i don't think was discussed also for sacred heart. we want to make sure the ceiling is protected and it didn't seem to be something discussed. >> we appreciate you coming down today. that item was in committee. >> we just don't know what happened. >> thank you. >> thank you for landmarking it. we do appreciate that. >> with elcome. >> good afternoon supervisors. beverly upton. she, her, san francisco. [audio cut out]

concerned those of who work in elder abuse, child abuse and domestic violence, all gender based violence are about the federal voca cuts. while domestic violence gents a small share of san francisco's voca federal dollars, supervisor stefani and her cochairs resolution will help support a resolution called ab-1956. ab-1956 will ask the governor to continue to back-fill voca cuts no matter who is in charge of the federal administration. we are seeing cuts as you all are well aware to every facet of family life, women's rights, everybody's rights, voca being one of them and san francisco will suffer greatly, especially in a already tough budget year. we need those federal funds so

we really appreciate supervisor stefani 's leadership and the community appreciates all your leadership as we move towards this issue and that we can try to keep these funds continuing to serve these families. also, i just wanted to clear up, voca does not foster mass incarceration. you do not have to be cooperating with law enforcement. you just have to be part of a community or family that is a victim of crime, so we really want to make sure san francisco keeps these dollars flowing to the communities that need them most. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comments. welcome to the next speaker. >> quick reminder that concerns everybody here. all of us. you mess too much with the

skies. you see for you, the game is over. that's why i'm here, because the mess can the skies wasn't allowed. you can't mess with water as well, fire, stopping fire. it is very bad. and earth, which is food. you can't mess with that otherwise you are done. you die unhappy, ugly. --that's it. very expensively. as long as it takes. you pay for what you do. you need to [indiscernible] technology cannot create beauty, because beauty works with an emotional system. i said that before, therefore technology cannot help you achieve your reason for be, which is happiness, because

beauty feeds your happiness. that is the way it works. these are the rules of existence . technology is why it is bad. essentially bad. because whatever you can create it can be beauty. [indiscernible] it is weaponized. so, we need to stop it, redefine technology. including today for the system of education, we are going to create. nobody will stop us, it sim possible without committing suicide. i call for engineers to stop designing [indiscernible] exclusively on water. this is the kind of engine we'll use for the best schools, which are the first option for the timebeing. the new system. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. any other members of the public would like to address the board during general public comment? mr. president.

>> public comment is now closed. madam clerk, let's go to adoption without committee reference calendar. >> 24-28 were induced without committee reference. unanimous vote is required for adoption of resolution on first reading today. alternatively, one member may request a resolution on first reading to go to committee. >> any member like a item severed? supervisor melgar. >> sever 26 and like to be added as cosponsor to 28. >> 20 what? >> 28. >> alright. supervisor walton. >> thank you president peskin. i want to make sure i'm added as cosponsor for item 24. >> it shall be noted. seeing no other names on the roster, madam clerk, please call the roll on items 24, 25, 27 and 28? >> 24, 25, 27 and 28,

supervisor chan, aye. dorsey, aye. engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, aye. preston, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye. there are 10 ayes. >> those resolutions are adopted. madam clerk, please read item 26? >>ite item 26 is resolution to honor the transformative educational legacy of lu seal cutler and declaring march 17, 2024 as lu seal cutler day in the city county of san francisco and celebration of her 100th birthday. >> supervisor melgar. >> thank you. i want to take a small moment to wish lu seal cutler a very

happy 100th birthday on march 17 staint patricks day which is also my birthday so we share a birthday. lu seal came to san francisco west portal neighborhood where she still resides from new york bringing with her years of experience and teaching literacy, along with her collection of brightly colored burares. in 2003 she was recognized by the new york state senate woman of distinction for founding the non profit project literacy outreach and her leadership of the friends of the glen cove library. passion for scientific literacy and supporting learners of all types continued throughout her life. she was a tudor and volunteer for the san francisco public library. we wish her a very joyous celebration of hundred years this coming weekend around the sun for all the contributions she made to everyone around her.

thank you colleagues for your support. >> we will take that item same house, same call. the resolution is adopted. madam clerk, withed you please read the in memoria. >> adjourned in memory of the following beloved individual, on behalf of supervisor peskin at the suggestion of supervisor peskin and preston on behalf of the entire board of supervisors for mr. marillo leon. >> we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned]

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