>> good morning, everyone. >> i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i'm so excited and happy to be here with each and every one of you to celebrate an historic milestone i want to express my appreciation. too, so many people have been there from day one to help us got to this moment it is important we take a setback to talk about the history, the challenges, how star we've come while? definitely a commemorative moment didn't mean we want to

won't continue the great work to balance the reforms we need to implement as well as making sure we focus on public health for san francisco. we can do both we have done both the data makes that clear this is to be that's why day is to o so significant i remember 8 years ago and all with ed lee form mayor and form supervisor malia connecticut and police and our form chief and thank you for being here today chief sir. >> we came out (clapping.) during a very difficult time. there were a number of photos who were out ranldz a number of challenges to this department

faced. and the fact is at the time and though we miss president obama his department of justice put out 200 plus to improve we adapted that and worked with the california doj to implement those recommendations first through xavier used to be the california attorney general and now others continuing through that process so much has happened a lot of outrage and frustration many of you know i grew up[in a community where trust between people in our community and law enforcement was challenging what i appreciate most about what this day means today how far we've come and significant it is

that we have worked hand to hand with the police department and the communities and varies organizations and number of the folks to get to that place the leader of our department chief bill scott makes sure we have despite what we've experienced around public safety we have never band our desires to implement our criminal justice system reform work with the police department and this is why this day again so, so significant. >> (clapping). >> so here we go now mayor, that people know that we've completed in work but know that what this work over the process entails we have seen a restriction and chief scott will talk about this we have seen a reduction by over 40 percent in

ois ois and over 60 percent that chief scott will talk about i want to take a moment to reflect in the beginning 8 years ago there were a number of people and many of the people in this room who really stood up sea faced consistent was a lot of protests a lot of anger a outage when a lot of the protests and anger and outrage started to decline people were focused on doing the work and city people to make sure we move forward with those reforms and they were going to make a difference and yet in still with the completion of those reforms there still critics who are saying not enough why did it take so long? my challenge to those people

still want to criticize that extraordinary work if you're job give gavin you 200 and 72 recommendations of work you had to do adds implement with thousands of your employees how much will it take you to do that and not to mention the applications around the existing work that the department has to do eir day we continue to push forward about work and made it happen and did so in a dhaij. >> 1. call to order and roll call. time after a pandemic with the numbers decline around use of force and other issues in the immigrant we have seeing a 10 year low san francisco's crime rate in focusing 2023 and continues to trend down the lowest in years not including the global pandemic we've done both we balanced the need

(clapping.) we've balanced the need to continue reform along with continuing to serve and protect the people of information. and i want to say to the men and women of san francisco police department thank you for the work you've done thank you for your patience while we work through these very challenging times and to the community thank you for in many cases instead of just being civil being welfare to work with the police department on implementing those valuable reforms and i will also say that we continue to do important work in the department to make sure that when something is not quite going right or nothing not working, advertise it. okay. to correct and to make adjustments in order to get to a better place we're not

stuck in one thing or another we're continuing to evolve as a department and as a city. so i'm looking forward to what this means this milestone and everything we've done to marry that san francisco's police department is not only a leader around the reforms by one of the best departments for people to work in and work them the city and county of san francisco. (clapping.) so at this time, i want to introduce our police chief who has as i mentioned making sure those reforms are implemented ladies and gentlemen, please welcome bill scott

(clapping). >> thank you, mayor london breed and so thank you, thank you for being here. we're going to start off by acknowledging the people that did the work and before i um, call the mayor back up for the presentation i'm going to read a lot of names to you not inclusive of everyone but i will ask you hold your applause and get to the remarks about our stories truly our story with that, i see mayor london breed if i can call you back up to the stage we have a certificate that is going to be presented to the c r team was the core people that organized this work and leading the charge to lead by executive director

kathryn and accessibility rivera and calling all the names i can't keep up come on, come on up. >> (microphone distorted.) >> we got it. >> there we go. >> all right. >> thank you. >> okay. i'm going to read this off. >> if i can see it. >> the city and county of san francisco certificate of honor presented to the to police department april 10, 2024, warriors oofsh on behalf of the city and county of san francisco i'm pleased to recognize and honor the san francisco police department on the occasion of this successful commission of over two hundred recommendations to the california doj or the

reform initiate and a commitment to advancing transparent a continuance improvement in the positive latin mark on san francisco further your work to build trusts to residents throughout the community and policy adjustments and employment and setting the standard is truly commend work by a safe society for san franciscans your step forward, please represents our value at the best through i hear to set my hand and cause of seal of the city and county of san francisco to be affixed mayor london breed. >> thank you

(clapping). >> all right. >> okay. so now i'm to call the names and if i can have you all stand up everybody here that's representing the san francisco police department and a lot of names so, please hold our applause until the end some of the people that are up on stage i'll call the names again executive director kathryn maguire and officer candy and has discuss and assert gabriel rear view mirror and officer dashaun right they are standing

behind me. okay. accessibility enrique alejondra the director hannah and officer william bartley and business analyst deputy wright and accessibility gary buccaneer and officer - executive assistant rodriguez listen and. >> (calling names.) >> please keep him he has health challenges keep him in our prayers. >> (calling names.) >> archive and lieutenant jennifer and officer alberto, officer kevin, assistant chief denise, commander darrell and

couldn't be with us he's also recovering from health challenges and keep him in our thoughts and prayers. and lieutenant shawn, program manager and accessibility torrey and accessibility henry and the accessibility joy, xlth jack heart and commander nicolle jones and the accessibility diane and rachel kill shaw and analyst todd. business analyst deanna. >> business analyst terry and business analyst kathleen and assistant chief david and business analyst vince sent lee. >> officer matthew. >> sanctuary city martin and accessibility joseph milling in her. >> officer lauren nelson and

look out michael 9 to 5 i didn't think depth chief and business analyst - >> expectation aaron and shawn and accessibility frank herrera and officer mike - director william samson and chief i'm not calling my own name so (laughter) and. okay. >> and who put that on there so (laughter). >> lieutenant christine and officer amber smith and expectation eric and deputy chief peter and accessibility

greg wells and lieutenant angela welling ham and accessibility stacey young blood and though not on the list you'll hear into her later i want to acknowledge the president this is truly a partnering and trashz leadership is that amazing we have the c r i team here and as i mentioned this is not all inclusive i think every member in this department has contributed but please a round of applause (clapping.)

hey. >> yeah. i may be seated. thank you. >> okay. i didn't want to say again, thank you everyone for coming and let me start um, piano back on a comment this is a my name is not the less be clear an accomplishment we know a lot more work to be done and this work called reform is trial never over we put in place systems and pit in place infrastructure and put in place support to overcome champions and to adapt that's really what that is all about again, thank you for thank you for being here. and especially the members of our san francisco police department who in primarily with members of the community across

our city um, community groups and active groups a number of the city department nonprofits be clergy and academic partners and our commissions and i'm going to say a few words before the please commission but mayor london breed and her commission (clapping.) we're here to acknowledge the 200 and 72 recommends my mind to the california doj and to be clear 90 percent of this work we already have been in compliance the remainder of 27 our work is submitted collaborated with the california pta and which is the consultant firm we've been working with since the startup

we know we're in fact to complete the recommendations that you found in substantial compliance, however, again there is more work to be done this is a great city always seems happening this is policing and always events happening if not here elsewhere but the process to recalibrate and adjust this is what that work it about put in the treasure to do just that the thing about reform is i think gets lost on some people it is complicated work and it takes time. and it really can't be done over tonight to we'd like to be to some changes you don't see but change happens that which is it done right and easy to forget how we got there easy to forget what, if anything, caused us to engage in the type work in the beginning the one thing i wanted to read

verbal the u.s. department of justice shows they're leadership of this city and why would we are doing what we are doing and a reminder why we're doing what we are doing. i'm going to read this vermont from the doj report in 2016 in response to community concerns trolley otherwise growing sir, asked department of justice the doj office of the community oriented policing services to assess the policies and practices through the collaborative reform technical process. it takes both courage and leadership to open your that department to scrutiny we know this is the only way to identify weaknesses reerrors force our

streets and improve the relationship fine community they serve and greg thank you, courage and leadership (clapping.) and 5 areas of c i use of force programs and policies and policies and to address the issue of obesity and policing and protocol with the complainants and disciplinary processes and recruitment hiring and personnel practice. now the u.s. doj implemented the assessment in october of 15 that's kind of where were you you i was at i cp conference in

san diego was when the report was released by then unbe component to the public i was considered for in job instead of doing conference stuff i was reading the report. and preparing to expedite against 60 other people to step in and help what chief sir, started. it took a lot. to get us to this point it took courage and vulnerability openly the books and letting the world see our strengths and weakness led by the police commission was led the president of the police commission at the time starting taking on that work before that was released and by december of 2016 only less than two months

after the doj report was released had one of the best police force policies in the country without controversy but it was a good policy. this started before the u.s. doj completed that report that's an important part it shows what the city is about we'll get to the work that's exactly what the pd did when the policy was published the mayor at that time mayor lee announced i would be the next police chief what an honor and continues to be i want to tell you kind of why i came here a little bit of context

what romper means to me as the leader of this department. um, in 1991 i was a young offers with the lapd an incident happened changed across as the country if not the world at the time was warren christopher commission had a bunch of regions the lapd i had two or three years on the job at that time and that started my adjourn with change and police reform. but a decade later the same process and before we economy that la was under - 12 years later said done enough work and in compliance but the work didn't stop question is so sustain the work so bend i got here in 201725 of my 27 years at

every level of the department was engaged in this type of work. it meant two to three something to me i learned that had impact that we as police officers have on the community we serve when things don't go the way the community want it to go particularly will i ourselves the greatest trust and we can do better and that's what chief sir, took on and what's what the members of the department took on and every member of the police commission has taken on since we have engaged in the work that's what mayor london breed continues with doing this lady she calls me a lot

(clapping.) and all good (clapping.) so what does it take to get in work start to finish first of all, it takes time and for those of you who studies this type of work it takes years and some police departments takes years and never finish. um, 2016 we adopted in work and jumped in with both feet we got off to a slow start and september of 2017 after a change in the administration the said we're done and pulled the plug no no more country i - i we doubled down didn't stop by (clapping.) february - thank you. (clapping.)

>> and by february 2018 had an agreement with the doj and brought back to announce and we picked the work right back up and many people in the room were through to make that happen including the mayor london breed at the time i know the president of the board of supervisors. who pushed for this work to continue. of of you and some of the front row we had president julie with the police commission president at that time that's how you get diversity called commitment. we went through several iterations of police we should several presidents bob and others. malia accordingly a

strong partner and have president i want to make a comment about some of the commissioned i know commissioner is in the room right here in the front row. and, you know, started doing the work in 2015 by takes that commitment and that's what the city did and have the city attorney's office david chiu in the room making sure this reform work continues and basically wrote the mou and david when he was a senate launch pushing policies three were hench and to the city attorney's office and his predecessor the same thing this city is committed not just about us it is about the city about the communities we serve and

that's what it takes to complete these type of monumental changes in the police organization we have the commitment and have the collaboration and courage and to be vulnerable anticipate more importantly the willingness to president o accept the changes need and if come without heart acre and drama we've had our share by also right the ship get ourselves together and keep on moving forward that's the spirit of any reform that is the 13ir9 of this city of san francisco. >> so after we got started we started in 2018 we learned licenses we put together with the clofsh partners and structures infrastructure and compliant measures was you're

doing because as good as the u.s. doj was didn't have that guidance to put together those structures we took that on and made that happen i want to acknowledge cunningham in the third room led that change for the infrastructure we of the that is goalpost tended to move we thought we were down the road a little bit and no you're not like wait a minute? from jason and the team working with the california doj attorney general la series put those together put a grounding and the ability to understand exactly what we needed to do that's when things starred to move and came adverse again in 2020 covid. >> and mayor was the first in the nation to really say we have to shut things down and work

from home and all those things wasn't have been easy to make a excuse you know what that reform thing we have covid and people dying let's put that on the shelf we if do that and came three and four of 2020 and george floyd was killed. and again, turned us popping up and the civil unrest address the fires and businesses burdened burns saying we are too busy we doubled down question did our best work after 2020 and 2021 things were really, really difficult (clapping.) but took inmate took day staying the course and taking the

criticism i remember when i don't know if you remember this conversation when the mayor 24r0e78d will be uncomfortable in the department you know what we learned we learned from our mistakes we learned we needed to hear the community and sometimes that came with great criticism but we need the it and we look at us now we're doufrnd with two hundred and 70 recommendations knowing we have more work to do (clapping.) so - >> i'm going to make a couple of few more points before the community because community collaboration is really one of the things one of the core things that reform is supposed to fostered and i really on the city gets it right and not

perfect reform not about protection reform is about who when way have an issue and owes willingness to address it and that is what romper is there always be incidents, you know, and they are will be it things that happen and need to be corrected internally when things happen when we have no control over in parts of the country that is a fact and things happen over and over and over again we're the city and department put ours in you know what i will prevent that from happening this is what this work is about and this community engagement so we have engaged with the community we have engaged with groups we have engaged with groups don't necessary see eye to eye with us

the core issues of policing here's the thing those disagreements when you sit down and respect each other push us in the right direction and sometimes a thing called compromise to get to the next level and next steps we've learned how to do that and sometimes you have to hold your ground we know how to do that too many but we sinned with groups have pushed us and want to acknowledge this felicia jones in the front row and others (clapping.) because during that rough time of 2020 and 2021, ms. jones and they are group sanded with us every three months where are you on this reform what are you doing what is this and that not done? offer man give me a break

but she never did (laughter) you know what those types of pushes what we need and we have community partners that do that the bar association i see the president aladdin jackson sitting there (clapping.) julie who has been with us with policy changes and workshops and the like but they bring a perspective sometimes subcommittee we have blind spots we don't see what i have that level ever perspective urging to do better work shout out to all the groups that work with us i'll only rattle after a few. >> (calling names.) >> a staple and ms. paul brown here and george ms. brown is

still been she's always there pushing us. she's there reminding us don't forgot about me and my son what will i do to fix your problems so ms. brown thank you. (clapping.) >> the homeless coalition we don't agree i'll be the first to say three they're here with at mission to help people and we do what can we come together on some of those intersect look about the accreditation coalition the leadership of the mayor and her office it is city and beacon and helped a lot of people. so is it perfect? no. >> are there still challenges

absolutely. we move to indoor dining and there are a lot of of fees this pulls the academic paper and less you thought of chicago and ike berkley and many others there are a lot of city departments that have collaborated with us because that's what we're proposed to be doing and the recommendations said we needed to do better. >> what's the result? >> drug market cooperation and mentioned all those things public works and his team. adult probation which is the chief she's here thank you for being here the partnering and juvenile probation our public defender's

office and all those things have come together and made us get to this, too, and what are the outcomes this is part to me blast all about the work is there and the infrastructure and because of members of this department we have some outcomes to talk about and i'll say i read the articles sometimes oh, you did that yeah i know we have work to do let me tell you something you don't know about that department we'll get it done. because i'm confident that everything and we put our mind to and work together what make that better may not solve all the problems but those things people are saying you didn't do that we'll get it done i guarantee that but here's what we did we reduced and greg asked

him to come in from 2016 to 2022 and we've changed youth force policy a pickup we made it better and took recommendations from the equity and added things to the policy and had to correct it but the officers we can do better and change of with regarding the illness we hired exist and 5 areas the focus with the african-americans and asian-american and others we increased from 2015 to 81 percent in 2023 (clapping.) and reduced officer-involved discharge that was part of the vision the chief wanted to

reduce illness by 50 percent in 7 years of service since that work began (clapping.) we've increased transparent and we have an illness we have one or more of the most quickest transparency process in the country has it concerns how we have omni bus those of you who follow and talk about the specifics just yesterday, we had a videoconference an officer-involved discharge that was reduced shouldn't have happened we released so and so videos within 10 days (clapping.) you know, and it is not about what others are not doing but we are doing and one of the best departments in the country by the community and people in this room and people in uniform and

our professional staff that pushed us forward. deesclation training and enhanced training had incidents that looked how we do business and as a result i want to give a shout out to the deputy chief at the k345e78d at the time a mission we got to do better that the deescalation and the cooperation and what they came up with many people on the staff critical minds with response training changed us slow down and corporate banking and communicate and do we do that it will be helpful no, but the principles this really, really changed the game for us and made things better so we're better? why you see this force and you can illness going down we released the video the efforts and they're transparent.

so thank you, assistant chief for that for your work (clapping.) you know, our citing training some of the work is gone before we enter into the agreement cpi training we ramp it up and evolved and i don't know if they're here but many people in the room were part of that and including our partners from dpa i know that director anderson is here in back there and jennelle but dpa is a reformed partner do we always agree no do we always see things eye to eye but here's the thing they're about accountability we're about accountability. let's see what

thanks intersect and do that in a quasi that is acceptable to the masters that's what we've done and the reform called for a better working relationship it maybe we have to agree. it doesn't mean that nor should it. but the work has gotten better eats the partnerships and paul thank you, for your work we take every come up 6 weeks and some we talk about how the to make this better problem solving we have issues to solve. and community engagement we set up a community engagement division as part of this work and the first leader was dan commander david la sierra and david you have to campus to make that work and happen here's the vision that's exactly what he did and the

r50e78gsz with the community policing we put together work shop at the controller's office and really did an ongoing job of that body of work and david thank you for the work (clapping.) accountability. >> tracking the use of force and all those things didn't come without pain and didn't come with or without spending money so again another thing to happen in 2020. our mayor exquisite on every she put together a police reform package and it ain't cheap not cheap so we had to invest in technology part of that the mayor's vision on reform to take the calls we get into have to be handled by and trained police officer carving a

gun we can get other people with the expertise to work and as a result of that work, thousands of calls have been take place off our plate so thank you, mayor. for that leadership (clapping.) so and dea an giving me the sign additional someone will come out in the minute i'll wrap up. this is a real accomplishment but i want to end where i started that the work is not finished, you know, we put a lot of effort and what are we're going to do to sustain in work in the 200 and 70 recommendations are completed with excusable compliance we have to work on our disparities we know that and part of what we are doing. we know we can make

that better and will make that better but the work is not done i want to thank you for being here. and one thing i was saving for last to o so many members of the families have supported the members of this department. the phone numbers the one calls, the call outs, the calls that are thing burglary p that are irritating in drufrp a family structure my wife and son and family included. thank you. >> (clapping.) and so. >> i close the book of my notes that the work is not closed i'm going to call the mayor back up and thank you all

(clapping). >> 8 years of work 200 and 72 regions to implement, clearly the chief had a lot to say so i just want to again appreciate chief bill scott and recognize his extraordinary leadership on this work it takes a village but our chief is known throughout the u.s. as a a leader around romper and important to work with the department and the community as well as those who are involved in putting it together so. thank you, again. chief for your leadership (clapping.) and as you can see some supervisors have come and gone we have as well as other

commissioners deborah walker and thank you, yee as well. >> (clapping) and so i want to take this opportunity to quickly say we have a bunch of other speakers chief this is really important i want to take the opportunity to kind of make a quick point before i introduce the next speaker san francisco talks about a union town and protecting workers respects and oftentimes when we talk about workers rights people forgot about the need when making changes and adjustment to the police department that is important they're protected. and i want to appreciate the work of our next speaker from making sure that she was always look out for the best introducing interest of the people who she represents because those of us

have never gone through the police academy and sworn officers to upstairs when it feels like to be in those situations we can talk about that but to implemented it appropriately so that not only is the public see that public officers are safe it is important to implement those reforms with that, please welcome our president of the police officers association tracey and those your glasses? >> (laughter) well, i know everything has been said and so i'm done (laughter). >> good afternoon it is almost average i'm tracey the president

of police officer association an association and entire history (clapping.) old hat old business i'd like to say that i have a lane i stay in when i'm doing union business working and recommendations of all officers a lot of time i get pulled out of that i don't mind this is about people doing shop if i look at the audience i have to give every single in uniform credit sometimes, we or pulled in a lot of different directions some of you were pulled on the it team could have been in the community in the streets doing the important work but doing that c i was important if not 30 or important and other words

held the reform recommendations two hundred and 72 that's a lot of work our job is ever evolving changes each year laws are changed respect we have to adopt and better was more efficiently helping people in the community we serve. but the thing about it is we step up to the plate. and no one what fault us for not wanting to try like the chief said a lot of things happened in the last 8 years we have other things on the plate we're evolving and getting better that is what our goal should be because like change it didn't stay the same stamping in motion we the chief and i had a robust

discussion i told him when i play basketball on a level we would pha practice at 5 in the morning and over and over and over trying to reach preservation that's a lofty goal that's what we try to do everyday perfect in our jobs and our duty and to protect the citizens and the workers; right? practice makes perfect so though we may have to see 200 and 70 recommendations thousand out there come from community groups and police commissions and from the board of supervisors and our own members did men and women doing the job we are constantly trying to strive and get better. though being the leader of union you, you know, we have our meetings with the police

commission and very robust with the board of supervisors sometimes with community groups i take pride when i was serving in the district, of course, i was born and raised the mayor and i grew up in the same neighborhood i was a baby and would be walking and if you da know every public housing has cut areas if i don't know where you are at shouldn't be there i was walking one day through potting introduce hill a woman yelled out babying aren't i scared to be walking by yourself i was like to ma'am, i can't be scared about people saying and across the city us they're haters all the time we have to

be reluctant in our belief every single putting on the uniform and jump into that car with or without our partner and sometimes the worst day from the money detain to the incident. and been in there how will we handle the situation we can't be afraid of change or not afraid of change and criticism criticism helps us do our job we'll continue this goal this lofty goal to be the best and we're the best in the department in the country if not the world for what we're trying to do continue to work with our community partners felicia jones i know she has a lot to say we'll not always discrete but

for the men and women doing the job so thank you very much for there are no speaker cards and mayor for your leadership and chief scott firing leadership and every single one and not saying your names we ran over time i won't that thank you, chief sir, for starting us off. thank you very much. (clapping.) you brought it back that the hood. >> and also the people who helped us we had to make sure we, of course, followed the law in doing that work and the incredible staff of the city attorney's office were extraordinary and made adjustments had it was sometimes difficult to do so starting with um, form he city attorney herrera and chu now as the city attorney but instench helping

with reforms when they it served as a member of conceivable and the board of supervisors please welcome, david chu. >> (clapping). >> good morning. i had a thirty minute speech but 27 minutes to the chief and felicia three quick things first of all, 8 years ago in 2016 when i was serving in the legislature i remember when in starts my colleagues in the legislature california state and few weeks from the country asked me us is san francisco going to get it done? i remember conversations with the london breed and others we said we are going to engage in the process and journey i want to thank you, who are responsible everyday for

protecting our safety and making us secure and making a more just society and i would be remiss if i didn't thank the men and women in our office the deputy city attorney's spent hours directing the rex working with our police commission and take a moment at single anti our general manager for the police department alicia thank you for your work. (clapping.) but say it is about trust. because we know 8 years ago that trust had been broken between law enforcement and too many community in the city particularly our communities of color and thank you everyone for pulling together to get us here and as the chief said our work is feet done our office is looking forward to working with i as we decide the

recommendation for the doj and making sure this final phase lands the way we want it to but as a great man ones said the acre of the universe is long but i want to thank you for being part of this long journey and continue to do this work until our city has justice for all. thank you very much. and have a good average. >> (clapping) last but not least is someone who has been a part of this work from the very beginning. you know, there has been protests and a lot of people who had made a lot of demands. but at the end of the day, when the noise started it to quiet down and the cameras went away and some people certain people behind the scenes rolling up their sleeves

and working hand in hand 0 e to get the job done and bring the community perspective i couldn't think of a better person to talk about that their own health and disparities founder felicia jones. >> (clapping) felicia has been doing a lot of other work too at the end of the day, unwavering in her commitment to not only address those reforms but to work toelgd together with the department to do so we're grateful to have her here today. thank you very much. (clapping.) >> this is what the work do you to sometimes

(laughter). >> so i first time to say in order to serve the people i'm sorry in order to save the people you must serve the people. in order to lead the people you must love the people. and i wanted to say at the 2 to 3 mayor london breed an thank you to chief scott, and the some of the things urging to hear will be rerend but as my beloved mayor indicated into a community point of view and the hard work and in that which we welcome the days or nights in the black communities were set back and after all the marches, after the rallys i want to thank work together and disparities volunteers that stood by me.

because it was and is a black letting led grassroots organization (clapping.) and so i'm going to go fast mayor but i need to say some of the things, you know, bear with me. so in 2015, san francisco made the top worth large city in the u.s. per capita killing by the police. and 2015, ended with the horrible caught on camera firing squad style execution of mario words sparc union and activists demanded change mayor lee who complies malia accordingly to go to washington

d.c. >> to speak to the doj in 2016. >> at the time of b loved mayor was the president of the board of supervisors who also was part of this work. doj takes san francisco and early in 2016 february to be exact because of enormous activism of killing of mario woods this disproportionate killing of black san franciscans i'm not naming them all trump took office and shut down all of doj reform actions. chief scott came in after multiple changes during the volatile activism chief tony chaplain chief from january to

december of 2016 chief scott become san francisco police department chief chief scott shining light was transformation progress. mayor breed was elected in 2018 and continued to hold up reform for san francisco, california. wealth and disparity and the black community track san francisco police department reporting on the doj the collaborative reform inch since the beginning of reporting 7 plus years ago. wealth and disparities and the black community challenged the reform process even going to work with california attorney general bob - rob. >> all of black versus white san francisco statistics we know due to the activism of wealth

and disparities in the black community who specifically demanded that those per capita comparisons be reported and tracked by san francisco police department. >> as wealth and disparity community with the police department and chief scott over the years he expressed i'm talking about chief scott expressed the willingness to meet quarterly with us. wealth and disparities in police department may quarterly to track the statistics between 2019 and 2022 over quarters within those 4 years and weigh the and disparities method chief scott and leadership team tracked reporting progress on their statistics comparison per capita between black, hispanic

and white when it comes to stop racial profiling and urban design guidelines while the work must continue and the racial disparities and policing remain like all other disparities in the black community we'll not stop. chief scott has expressed a desire for people to improve and willingness to discuss issues and chief scott has always shown a desire to communicate even though we may not act on concern things and chief scott deserves to communicate when it is tough i have much respect for chief scott i will not allow what eve built to be pushed aside by others who don't give a damn about black san franciscans. i will end with my thoughts things

are not what they should be but damn showing what they used to be (clapping.) and so i want to thank hi beloved mayor and chief scott your commitment not only to the black community i know i'll pro black not anti anything else by thank you for be able to invite various community members in to really continue to do the work as both chief scott the he took very long but he's like that that's what he's like mayor when he kept saying 200 and 72 regions are done, most of you don't know what we went through for the last 8 years i stand her

proud of the san francisco police department to finish the work. to finish the work because it was not easy especially with people like me; right? who are not scared ain't scared to fight for the people. and community and they did the work so everyone stand on our feet because this was a hard job stand on your feet, stand on your feet and give a round of applause to the work that we (clapping.) as a community that we as san francisco police department that we our beloved mayor couldn't move aside but continue to move forward and south steadfast to finish the work i'm so proud i'm so proud

(clapping.) (laughter.) >> now you saw we were saying that was hard and a lot of challenges we were kidnapping we weren't and appreciate eir for you being here today, we know that the hard conversation not only happens but continue we will not shy away from the need to continue those hard conversations i want to end by really expressing my appreciation again to the community, and my appreciation especially to our police chief and the san francisco police department and all our officers i know in addition to what we're talking about around the reforms been a hard work for law enforcement so many of the people who are part of this department could have made a

different decision chosen to go in other places or professionalism many of you have it embraced the need to make jauchltd the need for us to be supportive of community and have done your job with pride and honor. and we present you for doing it on behalf of the people of the city and county of san francisco. so this is definitely an extraordinary my name is one we're very, very proud of and hopefully about the future had that means for the city and county of san francisco. it means safety for our city, it means change for the city, that means hope and excitement for better future for all of the people of the city and county of san francisco. so thank you, thank you for being here

>> the meeting >> welcome to the san francisco recreation & park commission meeting this morning at 10:00 am., thursday, april 18, 2024. actually call the roll please. president anderson here. >> vice president hallisy here. >> commissioner jupiter-jones. >> commissioner mazzola higher. >> dmoubs here and i have shortened my announcements i listened to others secretaries their anonymous are maryland this is

this is responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> welcome to the san francisco recreation & park commission meeting this morning at 10:00 am., thursday, april 18, 2024. when you are in line and waiting. 4. unless otherwise indicated, speakers will have 2 minutes to provide comment. public comment will be available unless founsz by the chair.

>> recreation and park commission meeting 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m. city hall, room 416. please address your commission to the commission directly the commission may ask comments from the public and - blue cards available at the table we ask you to fill out a blue card public comment maybe submitted e-mail and postal service and included in the file we're on item two the president's report. >> thank you ashley i'm going to pass to the general manager and if i have anything to say had the bill is done i will. >> turn your mic on. >> i through ashley. >> i think we're going to the gm report i think would you like

the president's report to you want to call public comment on - >> weighing to move on to the presidents report. >> all right. good morning, commissioners. i think we have an action pack. report and with a couple of presentations for you tend will be lovely and try to get through that. >> earlier this month the last time we gaktd with celebrated thursday and thank you to those commissionersable to be out there and president anderson and commissioner louie that is a first. it was really a fantastic event and london breed attend and had surprise visits for the rafrpgz and had jeff for the

young people's team an incredible and also lgbt celebrated did california science first birthday the amendment shares a original birthday with golden gate park and one year we came into the park. >> and what is the celebrations without cake had a big cake thank you to the mayor and more importantly shout out have not staff work care for this crown jewel we're hiflts of - it's a fantastic place we're happy to celebrate and excited to announce the new innovative way for the pickleball court and

moungsz at rec park we transitioned in the old system to the new one will really it. >> phase one is reservations for the following locations alice park and others. starting this week reservations will be at the website that i just announced and day to all locations and starts on monday april 22nd report the reservations the new system is for intuitive book from our laptop and many in addition to creating segue to the ports by single users providing a daily schedule on the court and have access for arithmetic's over the

5 years and the department has the number of pickleball courts by a lot i'm sure someone will get up in public comment and talk about that and had 87 today and rolling out the system and hearing feedback from the community this sunday is four, 20. >> or saturday it is for 20. >> we're excited this year will be different we will pull it off the event on the hill in previous years will be a little bit different a full day of activities with the field day from 10:00 a.m. it 4:00 p.m. will be kick ball turns out and

corn hole and something called something vocal don't forget to bring our tie-dye and your favorite flavor of gummy in honor of earth day with a tradition be there as a team and go to the link and click on san francisco 40s these looking high and low to celebrate 4/20 we're in the middle of san francisco april 13th there the 20 world class growers and check out this at sfgovtv.com whetherer you go. we are excited to announce

a ground breaking live treatment from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and for all san franciscans that is that and the culture heart of compound and for festivals and community celebration like the cherry blossom festival and other festivities and the year-end festival san francisco and in the mid 1960s that was designed and inspired by the capital and symbolize goodwill and philip that is one of the last three remaining penalty towns in that city that is designed by the community engagement with the task force plaza committee and plaza will have all the participating and

ceda to make sure that remains a community gathering for all. during construction the chinatown will remain open but the project is that flaunted the 2020 san francisco health and recovery bond where a hard any $25 million and an additional $9 million in grants and (bell ringing) the economic development for by nancy pelosi thank you, speaker nancy pelosi will be there and to get it and or next weekend and $6 million from the agency thanks to the family members and look forward to opening the plaza for 2026. >> on sunday april 28th we are

hosting a different recognizing the one hundred anniversary of our camp mater it is mart though some sail it a different way it doesn't matter well done (laughter). >> camp mater is for generations in san francisco families oh, the unique outdoor expense and activities like horse backpack riding and more free event at the center about welcome the upcoming season and give a taste of camping in the community and a presentation on the camp and samaritan park of park and crafts and signing wall and food trucks will be on hand for rich times and it is in

partnership with the friends of camp mater. um, coming out and get a taste of summer. that sunday april 21 we will be hosting a state festive at the u.n. undertaking it is paradise we are provide to announce in event from 11 to three on sunday and by rec and park a wonderful nonprofit like a girl and for the town skate boarding and a contest and more come out in the heart of the downtown and support of overall skateboarding community and delighted to announce the eco center, 14 is

important someone to celebrate sharing anniversary as well as earth montana month and learn from the organizations get our hands dirty and join the free games and workshops and refreshments and more the rec and park will be hosting the rescheduled partner park screen popups part of the celebration providing live jazz and the limited edition park your print and so come early and get things and the eco system serves government agencies on the outer periphery of the shoreline with 7 miles of beautiful waterfront

and an outdoor explosion agency that won the award this is a cool nature playground and it is being unique space for learn and deserves to be celebrated on the 14 birthday. >> and okay a clearing tree work as part of the trail improvement project i want to share some upcoming things what the park will be doing and in areas like upper resolution and cleaning and removing trees hazardous and want to make sure the safety by allowing more sunshine back prepandemic that was a significant natural area

in terms of at significant national area management and this was essentially a master plan for natural resources and that is one of the key we're on our way and starting to implement obviously folks are good at reaching trees this is good for the planet and good for the environment and strengthens and promotes the bio different in the space. for every tree removed by rec and park more than one in return for greenery and tree coverage a greater and more constitutional environment and will last to 2025 we hope to end up with a fabulous individually healthy even a more

environmentally healthy place and serving to avoid the north birds and that will be use following all the environmental rules and regulations and will transform mclaren park and follow-up management on - >> i have do we have our - >> oh, okay. okay. >> okay. at the eileen i'm going to bring up our fabulous 2024 interim for a short presentation on their program as some of the things they've achieved that was established in not between rec and park university and includes u s f

and now in the 15 year so coming up to meet i and share a little bit about their report your fabulous group of our interims i have gotten to know personally they're fantastic and so we're going go to. >> (calling names.) >> we have are so pleased to have you yourself congratulating from some place or another come on and share. >> welcome don't be shy. >> you want me to turn it on? >> there we go. >> you can use that one. >> i my name is - i'm a

congratulate student (bell ringing) i'm here to talk about the special development office space and phil said that was established in not and expanded for undergraduate and congratulates students from the university and the university of san francisco. so each interim we talk to professionals with the rec and park and kind of shadow them on their careers and journeys so each interim has a focus deals with the (unintelligible) with the administration and recreation program and those our practice we'll be presenting on may at the lake merced final project for neither project i'm focusing on commission in the commission

role i've gone through one hundred and fifty years of files and photos and have reposted who is the historian and. >> (calling names.) >> to talk about about the preserving in the public library and with the finding i found i have started to get stories in the vault and i think you guys are read them and they're connection for everyone in the rec and park will be able to read any newsletter and able to sit in on commission meetings and attend community events for the community and my project is today's documents are more information as the commission

liaison said. >> hello, everyone my name is - i'm curbing a senior in the be environmental studies and with the professional development internship program placed with the research program with that program i've been helping with the administration updating the list and as well as assisting with the interview and application process for the summer and mainly creating environmental presentation material. thank you. >> hi my name is julie congratulate at san francisco state university in geography and information science i've been with public health and working on a couple of projects mostly supporting fema and all the storms that happened last year a lot of work that went into this is a little portion of

that material and then my second project is working on the general work at the general facilities for working group the action plans. thank you. >> i'm an under congratulate student with the administration program and with this internship i've taken on two projects with the volunteer services deals with increasing volunteer capacity as focusing on resemblance tension and other projects with the deals with with recreation organization through the calendar and conduct and cooperatively facility events throughout the year. thank you. >> hello good morning. i'm

congratulate student at the university of san francisco and upper management and in the park the eco system and i lead stewardship from second-graders to adults and we have our eco system second anniversary and that is exciting help we get a lot of those coordination internally and externally we're have over one hundred people signed up that is a free event by a we ask people to enhance the restoration of that land and lastly, on a plant identification project in the aspiration area will see the garden is identify the species to help to educate others. thank you. >> thank you. >> well already they're

impressive get to the point not like me and interims to be celebrated your program is unique this is not just a work but over the years um, the 14 or 15 years in the program have been ideas and projects that our interns are worked on we've incorporated in our projects and i know i a little bit thank you, for being devoted to parks and to the environment and our profession and in the matter of, you know, where you're career takes i hope it stays with parks or directly - you know, the messed up world out there so

thank you all for being such fabulous no pressure by the way, thank you for being a fabulous group of people and compassionate and willing to challenge and that inspires me i think another generation coming behind og to carry of mantel to make sure our parks and beautiful acceptable joyous i appreciate all you guys have done (clapping.) philly want to shout out to elliott i want to thank you, in the past few months you're wonderful to work with professional and funny and i really on you have inspired me to keep on going. >> thank you all right.

>> last but not least we've got over the next meetings we um, wanted to introduce the commission and the public a little bit more to the fabulous incredible rich recreational programs we offer you're out and about come to events i know you've had an opportunity to experience this first hand but that is so extraordinary we want to share a little bit more about what our recreation division dozen we're delighted to begin this series of short presentations with elaine who manages our culture arts division elaine take that away. >> all right.

>> just a minute. >> okay. and good morning, everyone my name is elaine norbert brown i'm the culture art manager and recreation we have 6 different things have the culture arts department for athletes and our neighborhood enrichment services and community services and you might be hearing from us for a while i was honored to be the first speaker in san francisco because i've been working with the culture arts department and not

and try to be as brief as possible. i'll start with the mission statement to have high experiences that promote creativity and enjoyment and support for all individuals of all ages we strive to inspire, educate and gave me our community through the arts and really quickly negative declaration our overview we have three rec supervisors one we have robby and. >> (calling names.) >> and i'm kind of filling in here. >> and culture arts have 4 art

centers sharing our studio harvey milk has two interests they offer schedule and different programming one art and science museum. we have the two largest outdoor day places in san francisco and silver tree and have citywide art programming for all the other rec centers as well. and we have two full service rec centers the gymnasium and things like that and one clubhouse. so really quickly i have a brief overview of different art centers sharing the studios it is the community center for the things you don't find at other places surrounding

the maintain a glass and jewelry making and there is about 75 program offerings for adults and sharon is our coordinator there and harvey milk center is we have lots of things young people teaming for theatre comes companies and how wide craft and other programs elementary schools and have digital and visible art classes and mixed media drawings and performing arts ballot and have photography and started upstairs for artwork

have anymore ways to offer exhibitions instead of just downstairs and we have an annual art and pride exhibit and drag performances that is the only one in the city run by rec and park all of our staff have been putting together this drag performance for 10 years this year will be the tenth year we have rentals and robby our coordinator and harvey milk photo center and the largest arts on the westfield if you haven't been there we have that is amazing. we have classes in black and white and photoshops and o s o r and one hundred and 75 member develop their black and white photos and have is the

david johnson photo library it is adventure who is our culture arts manager for years and years it is wonderful addition and our photo labor after david johnson and melissa is our director she's incredible to keep it together. and mission art center is the other side of mission in the courtyard and young people in the theatre company run by the incredible director alvarez and the shows that are featured are at the randall museum i'm making a plug for the musical that is opening that friday will

be interactive for all members is full length broadway musical and putting two full broadway productions a committed group to come three hours a week to learn how to sing and dance and act and get you ready for broadway and she's awesome put together every show connected to some social theme the kids are disso it is social activism component as well. and there's a nonprofit attached to that so we get a lot of recognizing from them and have silver interest day camp not just culture arts but nature

we have folded in nature into our discretion with the museum under our once upon a time and tree is the older summer camp i hope to visit there this summer. so it is got a great history awesome traditions and with roosevelt marshmallows and the randall museum i've seen many people there we have great family engagements we have animal room, we have field trips are ucsf with the bug day coming up this saturday will be thousands of people there. >> we have a holiday craft gift making and halloween vent and have a randall on the road

program because this museum is a free mime but actually at burr no heights we started a mobile randall on the road but that goes around and does lots of programming this managed by our director marcus. >> i i should say we wouldn't be able to do that without the nonprofit. >> next have tenderloin rec center it is youth rec center if you walk in without a kid you're not coming in the doorstep we have a very safe place for the kids of the neighborhoods one hundred to one hundred and fifty kids daily in collaboration with the programs which is we're

grateful for the support and other community partners that help us over there and um, yeah, it is a wonderful place if you haven't been there. >> for noe valley rec center in noe valley up to noe valley and they're full gym and any given day we're open at we have joe dimaggio clubhouse is plastic rick director on our team who really knows the community around there and a small clubhouse are pa really, really popular location are a library and swimming pool. site for a lot of people in the neighborhood so there is joe

dimaggio clubhouse and for nonprofits. one is like halfway house not quite harvey milk photo center (bell ringing) the museum and forensics of sharon arts studio helps us with the programming that we're going able to offer and last year had 80040 culture arts programming offering 6 hundred - 6 thousand plus registered participants of those of half hour for youth and half for adults. a good chunk of them. and we have 16 public arrested exhibits this year most are the photo center and on exhibit and have two holiday crafts there managed by sharon arts studio and over to the

county fair building and have a huge one at harvey milk center for the art lots of and lots of opportunity if you have any questions. thank you. >> thanks elaine. >> okay. well, that that concludes my report. i don't know if you have a question about the culture arts program or a comment i i'm so happy that is the first program we started when i feel this is the program that my family utilities a lot and performed in the manual drag show and our family takes classes they harvey milk center but think that the culture arts department is not associated with rec and park it is incredible the quality of the programs that elaine, you know, i encourage everyone to um, take

advantage of those are programs like i said that are free or losing low cost and even better than the most expensive programs in the city so double click on everything i hope more people can use those amazing programs and the team is really i mean everyone in rec and park are great. thank you thank you for being here. it was a great way to start the meeting. >> thank you i appreciate that well, that is a little long by the the general manager's report. >> on to the president's report. >> i'll take public comment on the general manager's report any public comment on the general manager's report today on the general manager's. >> okay. come on. >> good morning. i'm denise a

student of ecology dbi logic environment i wanted to um, thank phil for his report and i appreciate the location of the in ram was passed and approved by the commission in ri68, and safety is paramount i urge you rec and park to plant local native plants from other parts of california or the world because a you may have heard there are episcopal narrates

that provide us with food and that's why california encourages us to plant local plants any other comments on the general manager's report for those own the web e comment on the general manager's report unmute the first speaker. >> hi this is carol from san francisco district. thank you for san francisco rec and park report on the mclaren park by removing the dye evasive trees and adding plants md 5 mclaren park a part of the biological

heritage doing everything we can to improve the health of mclaren park and the eco system are healthy we're healthier please continue ma clarion park and for the celebration please consider adding left lane trees and plants instead of adding the one hundred and fifty trees that the people - and thank you, for randall highlights the wildlife and a great opportunity to bring wildlife folks together and has and local native plants feed our local wildlife so we need a healthy eco system and rec and park you are the largest land manager in san francisco so thank you for the good work you do and please add local native

plants thank you for your attention. >> next speaker. >> speaker are you there? >> okay. >> oh, yes am i on. >> yes. go ahead. >> thank you very much. this is i speaking about the ipa item on the agenda regarding the proposed there for. >> oh, okay. you'll have to wait until that we reach that item that's just general public comment. >> thank you very much. okay. i didn't, no further comment general public comment is closed and move to the end report. >> first of all, really appreciate everyone for being here and for your time it it

takes time for the agenda item you're here for and we all really expect that your taking little time out of your day to be here with us. i wanted to comment on the importance of mentorship i'm proud of our interims and the programs i myself co-founded the program with my union. and we invested in college journalism the mentors got - thank you for your at effort and all you've given to the department yes. i wanted to affirm what commissioner jupiter-jones mind our programming i myself are a student in the harvey milk and learned how to do black and

white photos and had a great time i can't say enough never had an opportunity to engage it is so 0 fun like treasure forming in front of your eyes. >> on march 26th very special day i got to join the rec and park staff in an annual called (bell ringing) the football club all women's professional soccer team and do their work in santa fe and one of our dear friends came up in san francisco and was an awesome day got to meet the founders and staff and some of the players incredible women i highly recommend you guys be a fan of the club i think the next game

is telling advised and they're placing kansas city checkout it out and gave mayor london breed washington of our football club athletic jackets i think no one can get their hands on i'm still waiting for my own (laughter) and then i meet with the friends of mclaren park if you go to the website rec and park.org opportunities to store at the nearest or favorite park i've been out volunteering with the place of flowers you need to sign up a little form and find out what you need to show up with and for the friends whether or not the park is on saturday

but not always and um, love the volunteers come to take care of our park we have great staff we get even more done with the volunteers i want to express gratitude for the volunteers and finally, rather than sober we have a terrible loss of this young child named meier meyer and hi family participated in the city went to some joe da magazine and she died in her sleep we're going to adjourn in his honor and memory his name was meyer church vasquez i want

to give our deepest condolences 0 though myers family i think that's the report for now. >> any comments on the general manager's report and sorry okay. and oh, we have one hand raised and a reminder this is commenting on the general manager's report caller i'd like a general public >> okay. >> thank you. >> serging public comment is closed. now on item now on item now on item agenda. with respect to agenda items, you will have opportunity to address the commission when the item is reached in the meeting. so i have one card for item 4. from jake.

>> and then if anyone is on the web e you can if i raise your hand you can come up. >> um, yes. >> welcome jake. >> yes. i'm speaking to the ma clarion mark trails project i'm the "x" department employee and working with the department as a volunteer i don't get paid um, the city is fortunate to have a half hour resources division to protect the fall resources staff is managing for hundreds of

species for plant and animals here for thousands of years and forms the rich bio different because of the competition there are fewer and fewer plants and animals every year the under staffed natural resources division is hard-pressed removal of the many species is necessary and, yes trees are doing like any other life form and plants but landscaping plants exported from across the ocean left their predators there goes into proliferation bio mass and overwhelms the native plants is

sharsz their energy with the food chain that energy (bell ringing) - >> you have 30 seconds. >> um, that food chain for all the organisms that wouldn't exist expect for the native plants and policy eat their seeds (bell ringing) and eat the roots that's how it works to produce the nature work we love and we contribute the or nothing. thank you very much. i hope you go ahead with that project. thank you. so much appreciate your information and. okay. denise i saw another comment are you commenting on the same thing. >> i'm an active rec and park volunteer feeling so appreciation and recognize.

still i'm sure rec and park engages volunteers such as i urge you you to remove the dye trees for protection of wildfire and we are fortunate to have a few years of rain but remember the 2021 transform of three thousand strikes we missed it and. okay. >> so lucky so lucky the silver tree was mentioned a few minutes the preschools in grand domain park had a eucalyptus are known to burn. sometimes to explode i encourage rec and park to think about removing dead dying and dangerous trees to

prevent wildfires. thank you. >> okay. any other general public comment in room 416. >> two hands raised unmute the first speaker just general public comment not for items listed think today's agenda. >> hi, i want to give a - on sf task with the san francisco superbowl planning committee and kicking off next week to sit down with the representatives to increase (microphone distorted) and looking forward to getting down to work. >> thank you. >> next speaker. >> speaker are there?

>> okay. (clearing throat) seeing none, hands. >> (multiple voices). >> can you hear me? >> yes we can hear you go ahead and my name is al i'm a member of health park. i support the diligence throughout this rec and park trails connecting the city projects including accessibility for the safe community. we desperately need, etc. i support this well planned improvement of ma clarion park trails and asking for your support and approval item number 4. rec and park um, capital communication and workshops for different 9, 10 and 11 includes other things they have done regarding the ma clarion park

trails project. thank you, staff to rec and park department for your time manipulative appreciated. >> seeing none, callers public comment is closed and we are now on item 5 consent agenda one speaker anything you want to remove from consent and. okay. move to public comment i have one card stephen. >> hello stephen and hello there. >> good morning, commissioners. good morning stephen and i'm for. >> purposes of your knowledge you know me on the rec and park advisory committee but actually i'm speaking on item 8 today.

>> can you bring microphone closer to you i'm not sure it is working. >> yes. perfect. >> (multiple voices). >> get right up on it there we go (laughter). >> so item d is a $2 million grant va and i'm excited about that especially with all the comments about ma clarion park i'm on the collaborative and former chair of the park advisory board and the names of parks in the proposal are quite - very good for southeast portion of san francisco and first playground and ma clarion park and this great for us i'm

on the board of supervisors for the library and some of you may have rshld bonnie who started that in 1971 bringing the children, youth, and adults into um, not permanent parking but parks when she started and started the water shed program under the high school (bell ringing) which actually we have children in elementary schools and high school and adults who we train them to garden in the urban center this is a proposal to do do same thing with um, not only young adults but, you know, anybody who want to be part of that in planting trees including in ma clarion park i'm excited (bell ringing) i hope you'll approve it. >> thank you stephen. >> 340e7b8g like to comment on

item 5 in the room today? >> okay. anyone that hands raise on the webx? >> okay. seeing none, future callers be public comment is closed. commissioners. >> approving the including. >> all in favor, say "aye." >> aye. >> any opposition? >> consent agenda is approved and 6 the san francisco zoo report. >> all right. ingrid. >> good morning. >> you do you have a visual today? >> okay. >> good morning. i'm director

of collections for san francisco zoo and here to give you an update. >> you have to get closer to the mic there we go. >> so speaking of pollinators again, we have two grounds the insects team busy before butterflies have been there and started emerging at the end of january and sf zoo finds the grounds in april and the cart perils in - they have a positive impact on the environment and have beautiful the insects for

more stories as part of the conversion con and - currently reside at the center phase one those are the red - the blue-eyed black and the other animals. and related news begun construction on madagascar phase two and spring and summer mornings are popper that is the time for the senior stroll the first his we offer a place for seniors and watch animals active early in the day with ambassadors to answer questions and talk about animal behavior

the tour for 65 gifts and oriental and free for seniors. the children's center enjoyed the visit to the zoo many of children and teachers had never experienced the zoo before and only read about it in books the center offers early education and childcare on social and emotional develop for children for homeless and low income families. they enjoyed rides on the carrousel we broadened the community outreach we are happy the camp runs for 5 saturdays in the rbo row taught by bilingual

instructors at the san francisco zoo and gardens. we have the african place and the south - engage in convolution efforts and other activities and experience unique and other encounters keep a notebook and sketch the convolution messages and adventures and lastly, here are some of the april events april this coming weekends activities on the zoo grounds and april 25th will world penguin day. that's the update

the zoo. >> thank you. >> do we have any public comment on item 6? >> okay. any hands raised on the web e move to item 7 the marina small craft harbor anyone has not filled out a blue card please come on up here. >> good morning, commissioners. >> um, direction of the administration and finance anton this is agenda item is the raising 6 fees for the marina small craft harbor based on analysis from the board of supervisors budget and elective analysts report this is the day for questions from scott. >> the marina small craft

harbor revenues are made up of fees for permanent and rentals as well as other miscellaneous from leases and other concession and for private use of the facilities over the past 6 years the marina fees are not generating revenue since 202020195 point plus million dollars have been transferred and further more cover maintenance at the harbor and the gardeners the cost are 250 thousand since 2022, 2023. for quests of president peskin and

including the manual fees to reduce the general fund. the b l a wrote on page 16 in the subsidy and submittal money were completely removed from the marina budget and all operating expenditures and expiations were to increase for the following fiscal year the harbor fees need to increase by 31 plus percent to break even of no changes. >> the department is proposing to effectively raise rates three 4 powering by 25, 26 but 15 plus percent in the east and the west harbors this proposal will make sure the marina is operating and eliminates assets and please note that the three 1 percent is

based on the fiscal year 2024-25 and the marina funds sees an additional revenue reduction and at the time the department will reanalyze this this keep the harbor operating out the subsidies this is not subject to this departmental proposal the budget analysts - the dredging assessment that under and next year based on the controller's office if approved circulation of cip. fee increases where this is located and the length of slip the 40 foot slip in the west is charged more than the east $57 more. >> in february the commission

reviewed the rec and park that reduces it by $12 million and one of the departments adopted budget balance and principles quote to preserve the programs and has recreation and youth and by eliminating the 6 hundred and 50 thousand general fund rec and park can we allocate programs like the costs of playground or the cost of 6 custodians or two-thirds of the aquatic staff it is approved by the board of supervisors the department will continue to monitor within the marina and march 24th the harbor maintains a weightless program and 80 percent of the west and east marina. the additional

revenues is desperately he needed as you've seen an slating need for west harbor since 2014 has operated $1.5 million in the last fiscal year alone. additionally a large january 2023 and december caused $10 million of damage to the marina and due to the budget prerepairs and only approximately, one i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of $5 million of the work was pled in the effected areas and the marina will feel the impact depending on the repairs one thing i'd like to point out we have to pay this up front and fema didn't have do we reimburse us this is the fuel dock on the

slide in front of and fema thousand dollars will not reimburse us for this repair pause the fuel dock was past it's age not kept in a state of repair too old and on the following slide. we see more sink holes and storm damage. and then finally damage along the seawall like the large bricks on the portion of the seawall that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> okay. anything i want to say before by move to public comment. >> public comment first and have i several blue cards if you're here to speak on this

place the blue card on the projector and please stand up and prepare yourselves to come up to the mic and 2 minutes to speak and in front of you the time will chime 30 seconds you have 30 seconds left. and start with steve and then phil and then christine. >> if i could add my of the speakers in the same location or something like that i recommend we have two minutes you coordinated it it so someone has something different. >> go ahead, please. >> steve are you - whatever you guys want. >> liaison you're in the first group it doesn't matter what order you go in go ahead, go ahead. >> hi, i appreciate the opportunity to speak and already

spiertdz by the meetings learning about the fun things in san francisco such a great city i want to step back and talk about the marina because we call it the marina for a avenue lake the marina because a marina boats there and people expected the boats i think that important we focus on the boats owners i didn't geography sailing but a working-class which i moved to san francisco i learned about sally want to learn i've taken so many people out on the boat to have a past time and opportunity to enjoy the beautiful marina i think your rates are too high i can't do that when i got that letter another three 1 percent on top of the 90 percent increase i've incurred in 8 years i said my

husband agrees we got to get rid of the boat we can't do that anymore i ask you to find another solution i understand you can repurpose the money but let's think about the marina we want to see those boats people are not rich but can't afford those mask rates (bell ringing) in closing the weighing weight list depend on you have people lined up what happens they put their names on the list for years and years and years when i show them the new fee i think you'll lose a lot of people i ask you to go back and take a look at other ways and not talk about the storm not separate i heard about the (bell ringing) storm my try fell on my roof

and. thank you very much. and steve and bill and allen. >> hello, my name is steve. a little bit myself i'm a retired firefighter and work at city college in the fire program and volunteer at camp mather my wife served for many years third generation san franciscan i think i said that except my grandfather born in sidle i was fortunate as the grandson my brother and i required the boat but got fee old to take care of it i can fish on the boat and along with my father has passed. my brother is normally a member due to his sickness i was able fortunate to find a partner to

share the cost of the boat by again due to the increased costs associated with the harbors becoming increasingly difficult the last 20 something i thought that was high i thought we should get a cost of living from this point but now with that increase again, people like myself um, who are not rich will be priced anti a matter of economies i want to continue any grandfathers legacy with my boat and family in the harbor i don't think that also a reality. so i ask you to people like myself and others in any situation in mind when you're contemplating your decision perhaps an alternative a compromise alternative sense serious of revenue something that we can do

to keep people that have a history in san francisco in many harbor as part of that harbor community (bell ringing) . thank you. >> thank you. >> a reminder if i call your name line up if you're able bill and allen and shawn. >> good morning, commissioners rec and park has chosen who highlight the b l a maintain the physical sustainability of the harbors other information in the b l a to achieve the subsequent the caption has an area that describes marina features three spaces the green triangle we've inquired at the meeting stay within the harbors in no uncertain terms they did but the

neighboring parks and the boat owners were subsidizing did upkeep should include the cost of the green space separate and has nothing to do with with the boating but another board of supervisors audit from 1993 they're under the trustees they use revenues generated by the harbor for services and improvements of low payment or related to the harbors would appear such language to protect the revenues from rp d use the public guidelines gone by the way side for some time with operating counter to the original intention should have been noting no need for the 31.4 percent increase for the subsequent of marina and revenue is not diverted as a result on a

funds for the west harbor to restore the numbers no funds to co-control the costs and no funds to pay down the v w lesson focused on more remediation no fund for the docks to stay in business - (bell ringing) . thank you. >> can we have allen and shawn and trying to pronounce not very well. allen are you here? and again, i'm going to remind you please try to line up when i call your name. >> my name is not allen. >> okay. not allen. >> hello, i'm shawna boat in the west harbor i've been a legacy tenant in some respects

since my adolescence in the 70s my father had a slip i took over the split up when he died i have a - i've seen is marina transition from the original stick pile to the concrete docks and so on a working-class marina was just been that way it is not a luxury yacht harbor my boat was built in the 80's no title no motor i sale it up and down the channel and the only type of work i can afford frankly, i think we're at the point where we're going to get priced out this type of vessel will be

priced out of the harbor we need to take a closer look hesitate what historic element will go away. and the new west harbor has a hefty price increase we pay property tax on the docks and the water can you believe we pay property tax on the water? (bell ringing) anyways we do and so when the new west harbor the marina tenants said hey you're to switch along the - and rec and park completely go forward us that's why you have the vacancy rate can't be they're good narrow. >> one. >> i'm sorry your time is up i

apologize as allen and then. >> u they and adam and please come up to the microphone mark don't matter the order. >> hi, my name is adam i've owned a boat with two friends for thirty years. and um, we are all in you're 60s and 70s have very little income over the past two years you, you know, the slip fees have increased over thirty percent including inflation and the dredging we try to hang on by the way, we have a whether we go of the boat and means much for us to to have this boat in san francisco and we are. >> stontd to see increase of

three 1 percent after observing the costs of fees over the last year i'm surprised no way to hang on and really disappointing for us and also note as others pay in parking garage on the boats a slip tax as well. we hope you consider a lot of legacy boats owners will get priced auto by this last proposal will be for the ultimate what we couldn't thank you for your time. >> hello commissioners i've begin of given you a handout i'll speak quickly a native

forgot to mention paid taxes on the boat i poke to him about it owe would oh, i forget about that and (bell ringing) we pay that in every single year should be a sir, plus not a deficit we should pay nothing out of our - it is 7 thousand in the they call 2 a sewer charge they spent over one million dollars in a design in east harbor didn't check with the boats owners and the community people that examine supervisors and got to knocked down to paper over this mistake they have an enormous increase you can't take money from the marina and in the

cal boating loan so send this proposal dwraukd and have a fresh proposal that includes this and you'll see we're breaking taking nothing out of harbor out of the general fund and the weight list the one hundred and 70 people don't own a boat (bell ringing) someone got a - a three 7 people didn't want that and- many of the people if i ask the harbor master they're lateral moves so no movement on the occupancy and mark and then comments are

limited to two minutes per speaker. >> (calling names). >> hi there thank you for your time i've been a boat holder in the east and west harbor for the last 50 years the increases in fees are astronomical and difficult for people like myself just a regular person sailing to continue to stay in slip it is for weight why a people that have the slips. as you heard from other folks that enjoy sailing out of this harbor out of this marina we live in san francisco. there are mega yachts the majority of people don't have million dollars boats why

the analytic documents the first holder are being the ones that are having to pay is this budget shortfall we're talking about the the park and millions of people all over the world and our citizens are enjoying that work up to the city should come out of the general fund. and (bell ringing) as people mentioned we're paying another $620,000 approximately each year in property taxes into the general fund being taxed on the boats as well and the assessorsy use of slips so at three 1 percent increase is

crazy. thank you. >> thank you. i'm mark in the west basin. and trailer any comments around what others have said. i think that is worst emphasizing that the mission of the commission um, is to provide a rich and recreational activities for the wellness when you're looking at proposal to raise costs on slips by 31 percent can you ask yourselves is that what we could look at with the costs one hundred and fifty more than other mirena burns so you should be considering why it is so out of whack in san francisco a what can we do to fix that part of mandate i have been to meetings

that were a little bit uncomfortable i'm speaking in the in front of the marina were presented those were not well-received but what was interesting to me as the boaters listening to the commentary of the public and the precipitation that much of 24 was advocated by the boaters but in fact, not i challenge you to (bell ringing) not let that effect your decisions we're a community and entitled to the say respects to my other group that comes before you you i believe you don't know i don't think i'll try to make that brief with the presumption of the recreations with an

agreement with respect to the space (bell ringing) and were mistakes. >> thank you. >> okay. >> mark brewer and tamecka and george. >> i'm mark brewer a tenant at the inn both the east and west harbor for 25 years and one of the interesting things about the san francisco boat harbors one of the jewels of san francisco that marina has and the surrounding areas are part of san francisco and - but it is being the cost to maintain in every way is found on the boat owners you've heard the boat owners are not in a position to do that so the visibility of marina rests on your decisions to share the cost that is enjoyed by the whole city of san francisco and in addition the

storm damage is going to continue to occur because the climate change we've seen that there are stronger and higher assesses and whose 0 responsibility is that it is everyone's fault; right? and boat ordinance is adequately unfair. and equally undermining - i don't know if any of you are boat owners but please put yourselves in the position of someone who pays property tax on the slip and then landlord comes to him and (bell ringing) all the facts that you put in and tells us a rent increase of 15 percent this year and next

year and the trends of saddling you put yourself in our position and preserve the beautiful (bell ringing) >> thank you. >> tomecka and george and joe (bell ringing) >> two minutes here we go and greetings commissioners grateful for the work you, you do i'm here to echo the sentiments of those who spoke before any i'm a san francisco native i'm here representing myself but my father joseph who just told me was like he's been an owner of a slip since 1987 so here to say i was introduced to the sailing

boats the water (bell ringing) and out and just enjoying the very nature of the san francisco as young toddler i'm turning 50 this year 50 years who knew how fast san francisco has changed and for the better i'm keeping my fingers kroolgsz please, please, please reconsider and rethink this current rate increase um, i'm thinking culture diversity and legacy i've heard from i'm speaking on behalf of my elder senior father where this funding this money think of who you're taxing and raising those rodents if there is anything i can do or we can do to work harder to raise this i understand to raise funds so (bell ringing) those rates will not be

increased please let me know we can not have a disbursement and currently dealing with employment i have been pushed out housing with my mom have been pushed out and now any therapeutic rendition sailing to the water and a lovely bridges now i am (bell ringing) bittersweet i'm hoping that is not going to be the end end. thank you. >> george, joe and allen. >> thank you commissioners for listening to this no one likes to talk about budget. anyway so thank you for that. >> my name is george i am have a boat in west harbor and (coughing) one thing i wanted to emphasize

like the remarks about all the things we pay the property taxes are in the budget. and i think still going to find we no one likes this but to raise more money where will the money come from higher fees and - but first, i think 40 percent of my boating each year is in fees and taxes i was shocked to see 70 and 80 and 90 slips one to two percent of boat values with the fees taxes. so if you have to allocate more fees let's do that i consider a fairway how richer people pay at the and we have joe and allen and anyone else wants to speak go ahead and line

up. okay. and good morning commissioners i'm joe thank you for the opportunity i have been a one of our tenants since 1982 and here to ask please not rush into that increase because we got out of think ill advise plan to rushing both an ill-advised plan to raise rates without whether or not you'll be losing money with consumers i've been working with bruce and monica and trying to take a look at at the actual costs are (bell ringing) to increase money and here to say don't rich that you wouldn't have the money for this anyway in the projects are not built and allen and then mary key and

mary lynn. >> come on i like many of the orders fourth generations on the dads side a chief engineer my grandfather and had a slip in the marina 56 since i was a little kid i have had a slip too. i recently recognized into the east harbor and at least three or four times and stolen once and taken up the river a marina police and saw my boat beached on island 0 fortunate to get it back but in terms of many

of us are there we a lot of love i'm a pleasure boost myself but by the harbor master were a chance for a revenue by charging for parking for non-slip members around the marina i don't know. he was going to have the parking fee invested but, of course, i would hope you - but sound a good idea and the seawall was built one hundred years ago to be paid are for by a fema and you'll know more about that (bell ringing) i totally agree with the people it's a shame to make the slip rent so high on top of unsecured property taxes they tax us for

the boat we already own and feel there must be a different set of eyes put on this whole situation. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> okay. looks like we have three callers waiting in the queue press star three and unmute the first speaker. >> hello (background noise.) yes. >> go ahead. >> thank you very much. and i've been a marina boost for over 10 years and seen the judge the staggering increases since 114th street gone up three nature times what was 10 years ago and kur78 paying a 21 percent to cover the dredging we heard that was a temporary

increase and yet we're here saving that will stay the same and another three 1 percent on top of that with the crisis this is a self supporting marina or up at park been so many parts egress executives as boat owners and what the previous speakers said not everyone is a boat owners and only a few millionaires that's the direction you guys are heading. the boaters are a giving over $700,000 towards this project and the bettering fees are the highest in the united states and that's

(bell ringing) what and are results in the regular joe boat owners and the long term slip opt outs (bell ringing) that's any finishing comments. thank you for your time. >> thank you, next speaker. >> i'm a part-time owner i want to talk about the wait list my partners and i have been working for in anticipation of the rate hikes i have to tell you over two months been zero interest i posted on greg list

and no interest from anyone in the crowd wants to pay the proposed upper limitation that's a signal you're logic is flawed and will end up with a lot of slips. you know, finally, i have the time a lot of tourists that walk down the marina boulevard and sometimes i'll offer to take them on sailing and that's the highlight of their visit when you're in college i have - you're not going to have that spirit on the waterfront please reconsider and we to take a look at what the funds will be going

to thank. >> next speaker. >> i'm a boat owner in the west harbor also and first of all, i want to say as harbor master thank you for the staff they've done a fantastic job. and (unintelligible) i think the financial analysis is flawed with the contribution boat owners and tax and property taxes and slip fees and the dredging assessments and the actual allegations so i it out - those slips are not turning over

that as described by the boat owners not projected here let's step back and get a better analysis and move forward based on that. >> thank you. >> thank you. okay. seeing none, speakers anything else didn't get a chance to speak on this item before move on. okay. public comment is closed. commissioners. >> okay. commissioner mazzola has questions go ahead. >> thank you for the report and thank you for the public firing comments today very insightful i have questions at the antonini want to for public comment in our minds where the budget projection is wrong what is left out i heard that and want you

guys to respond to that. >> yeah would say that working closely with the budget analyst regarding what was left out the report measured what is the current marina budget and operating fund it looked at the expenditures within the operating fund measured and then looked at what is outside of marina fund we heard in some that have the comments today that um, slip holders are subsidizing operations that is not the case right now. so none of the gardening work is expensed and the structural costs are marina costs and what the budget analyst looked at was those costs are also taking place at the marina when someone responders to a call didn't show up in the marina and the gardening that is charged in the

general fund and the open space fund not the marina so i think that is a perspective that right now (bell ringing) are subsidizing work at marina green and. >> 10. administration calendar: discussion item operations oversight committee report. if i buy a cup of coffee or a lobster role from the truck that if support any of the gardening work in marina green it supports the marina $650,000 general fund that is take place right now and the general fund is subsidizing the marina. >> so if we didn't approve those this answers any second question would positions be cut (bell ringing) ? >> from the staff down there. >> i mean could that is a possibility. >> well as part of faeb that is evaluated by the mayor we've

submitted $20,000 for salary cuts and marina assistant that will be dleementd we're required by the mayor's office to delete positions. and even if with the fee there we're still looking at potential cost reductions within the marina fund if we does not get if fee increase and stay state of the art was that given by the board of supervisors. >> the budget and analyst respect complicated did number that take a look at under various scenarios so the report stems from the whole idea around cost related to the marina recession project and look at scenarios, you know, future and

what happens in the stooshg and the current revenue at three percentages what is the increase needed to get rid of that that is directly coming from commissioner safai and president peskin. >> two more questions i heard different answers from different people under public comment what that was the last time rates were raised. >> the slip holder rate has been game-changing an manual three percent or cip whatever is greater in the east harbor and when we talked prior to the meeting i had a call that the east harbor was raised that is the west the fees go up by cp i

and any thard charged and that was roughly an 18 percent charged to the west harbor two estimates for the dredging at the west harbor and the overall slip rate i should mention the three 1 percent is for slip holder and charged by the marina and last question two questions how many people are on the wait list and how many slips are vacant. >> i think for the wait list i want to make sure i let the harbor master discuss i know that is 88 percent when you find do actual vacancy number of the

exact slips in the west harbor scott you want to talk about the wait list. >> encouraging people pay a $109 fee to stay on the wait list. >> good morning scott. >> the wait list itself has one hundred and 60 people on the wait list and there is comments about well, some people do a transfer we had transfer three or four times over the last 8 years under the wait list but not everyone on the wait list just in the marina itself and accurate to buy a bigger boat or the other half of people who are looking to bring in a boat. you know, for example, i have my own boat at oyster in south san francisco and have a gentleman with an 85 and 65 footer ready

to go and on the wait list. that's an example people are looking for a berth but want to be up in san francisco marina and, you know, i agree the prices are different around the bay but san diego prices are almost double (bell ringing) >> okay. thank you. >> i'll let other people speak. >> vice president hallisy. >> anthony thank you for your comments those proposed increases does not effect the concessioners in my way snaishg. >> no necessary do not. >> now and the remaining questions are just following up on some of the comments i heard today. um, so we have roughly one hundred and 60 people on the

waiting list paying on manual fee of one hundred and $9 to remain on that list. has the department told the folks on the watts list regarding their interest to remain on that list if this increase is implemented? >> scott you don't know i don't believe we have i think basically the interest is if someone pays because an manual requirement in order to stay on the wait list we can do that but pole and see if they want to remain on the wait list based on the fees. >> jill had a comment additional christine commented as well if we do have an "x" disfrom the west harbor and we

who seems like would put us in a quandary. >> agreed. >> now then finally mark had a comment regarding parking and anton 0 you may not have an answer to this question any idea when charging for parking could main in a reduction of the 31.42 percent over the next year's. >> we complicated that 31.4 percent is an estimated million dollars increasing and parking what was an increase and go ahead sarah. >> commissioners sarah. >> (multiple voices.) >> i would like to know that

applying paid parking to the marina would require legislation that would be to the board of supervisors. >> so you'll be hearing hear from folks on that as well. >> okay. >> and many more than just come back parting is used by majority of uses. >> thanks sarah the question is a rough question on the those percentages or how much those percentages are used reduced. >> we worked with the mta i want to say 2019 to analyze that and startup costs associated but the revenue generated once you're upcoming is similar to this about one million dollars annually. thank you. sarah.

>> and thank you, ann anton y 0. >> so we've listens to a lot of public comment about that issue not just today and like i want to put everything back if context a remediation clean up that needs to be done and, you know, we sympathy news with the slip owners we do. this report was this was going to the board of supervisors and they requested that report be conducted this is not something that the department requested but the results of the board of

supervisors and so we're here to listen to we sympathize with you and here to discuss that for a possible action but i've heard a lot and the board of supervisors need to hear about that and maybe we recommended you return to them since this is their finding they're request i'm proposed today to take action. um, we're here to offer our sympathy. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner and commissioners - >> thank you so much. >> i love the water i love sailing it is something i did with my stepfather and, you know, i grew up in southern california those

when his father passed we couldn't keep we lost the slip as well and so i also emphasize and sympathize the boat is expensive i have a few questions because, you know, we're not supposed to respond to public comment but i think there were great points made so you are heard and we're here to try do what is best for its entire community and no one likes. in my tour of duty with the same city and county of san francisco so my questions are resupposed to make a profit or to break even? >> it is to break even and there is another clarifying point if i may was talk about

the personal property taxes and interest takes and paid by the slip see holders those are general taxes for police and fire and dph or because of the and roughly a third of taxes go to schools not like that comes down directly to rec and park and our operator at dp c pay personal property taxes back to the county so that didn't come to us we're talking about the slich holder revenue trying to break even and have the million dollars to cover costs within the marina so - >> right? so my next question on that is to cover costs within the marina there was your honor, climate change is everyone's issue. as well. and there has been dredging in the past

because of storms because of climate change and how much has that cost? >> so i believe i had in the presentation a cost of 5 point like took exact with the numbers. and 5.2 sorry that was the general fund. >> $5.4 million since 2014 since this past year means has not increased due to stronger storm surges in the marina. >> it is getting worse. >> it is getting worse. >> those general fund unfortunately, i don't control state or county taxes the harbor is under our jurisdictions as this body i don't like to pay more taxes and fees either. so a

serenity prayer. >> versus what i can't. (laughter) so but my question is then remind moo me have a slide how much is the one $.5 million what else does that cover. >> (multiple voices). >> the cost of nine hundred and 50 thousand direct general fund transfers the cost of two playground the cost of roughly 6 gardeners or aquatics instead of that supporting marina we don't have enough marina revenue dedicated we can reallocate that or the current spread throughout the city in a time we commenced a budgetary with over he $12 million for reductions. >> my next question when is that proposed to go into effect. >> the legislation has been

not limited to to the board of supervisors. >> so the yacht harbor built on a quarterly base the ordinance will be as i said by the mayor and potentially july beyond july the next quarter after that. >> the three 1 percent there for this fiscal year. >> over two years we want to phase it in so - lower than the burden frankly because like we understand but, yes it is over the next few years. >> okay. that means will be a 15 percent increase. >> 15.7 percent next year the following year and effective 31.4. >> did that include cp i and

no essentially charging a 3.67 percent increase and what is - are we obligated to do when it comes to announcing or talking about the fees, etc. i understand the process we're here today april trying to give folks how much time? >> to adjust? >> so as i recall a notice was sent out to the slip holders this fee is proposed i believe will not go into effect if that approved by the board of supervisors until july so (clearing throat) i don't know if anyone else you want to add. >> when does the notice go out. >> i-i believe in the middle of march. >> middle of march. okay. >> so this is good that we're

having again folks are coming and we're talking about this. >> with the notice every month and e-mails to the and. >> (multiple voices.) >> owners receive direct contact a letter in march. >> wet actually sent out e-mails almost every week of things going on in the marina and have e-mail addresses for all boat owners we sent that outdone that numerous times at least three times. >> you have to take care of the marina what's happened if i don't dredge? and there is two things. >> a water level we have to maintain. and through a lease agreement with the st. francis and have folks running aground

in the channel before we dredged last year, we were projecting e probing every week had one or two boats run aground usually sail boats. >> this year we'll note the increase but we let things go. >> we couldn't say using st. francis if we do not dredge at that point certain death then they have the option in this lease i understand to dot dredging themselves and then religious they're represent from that. >> respect why don't you want to keep a boat in a harbor that doesn't take care. >> the harbor is the depth when you have a boat on water and in and out.

>> i deeply understand the marina and i also deeply understand and said that go before we have to make a decision about our job and again, what is in our jurisdiction so i understand that some folks want to delay that is a mistake. i also understand how to connect, you know, with the comments how expensive and challenging living in san francisco period. and not just with fees i think, you know, property taxes were due april 10th that hurt among other things and monday was april 16th and san francisco is is one of the most expensive places i'm opposed to moderate and ask staff to modify the fees a resident and non-resident we'll

direct staff to reduces the residents fee and increase the non- resident for an amount to make sure the change is cost neutral. i want to be specific in my language not a part of the what boac supposed to do with - we're not trying to make a profit not scamming anyone again, i understand those are needed and make sure that residents within san francisco are able to stay and enjoy this also that's my motion. >> i have motion. >> can i ask my question and let's keep the position active but we have questions. all right. >> so we are now going to have

discussions on commissioners motion. >> hopefully. >> some other questions. >> i have clarifying questions i actually like like this idea and this agenda item in response to commissioner louie potentially delaying that as that is originally sent to us and antonio we're deciding whether to recommend or amend but going to the board of supervisors whether. >> (multiple voices.) >> of we don't do anything need the clarification. >> yes. the legislation has been introduced at the board which means it's sitting and waiting for hearing we do this to time it to

line up our expectation we would like to have this heard in the budget finance committee in the next couple weeks, yes moved to the board with a final say and we see sometimes they listen to our recommendations and sometimes they don't; right? ultimately the board of supervisors will make the final call on this; correct? and yes and with the process. >> and in response to the commissioners suggestions can we do that is that kosher. >> we'll obviously, have to go back and do the math to understand how to be cost neutral and if i'm finding correctly reduce san francisco residents rates um, by how much commissioner were you looking at us doing that. >> i would say 20 percent.

>> do the math to determine what that increase will be for non-residents and residents and make those changes in the legislation. um, either at the committee or - >> i think we have a non-residency for other reading or; right? programs westbound the - so- >> it is. >> for my own sake i like this idea of a resident and non-residential fee structure i don't know if i'm ready to put a number on 2 versus it be aligned with residents and non-residential but with the idea not to not increase the san francisco resident fees. yeah. i guess i don't know about the number i don't know if i i know

with recommended you want to reduce that by 20 percent? >> i think that is up to the staff to you all can figure out again we're in a budget. >> right and situations analytical we all have to do the same work; right? we're in a deficit. >> in the spirit of again voting failing having to vote is expensive a lot of people are out of that paying for residents again, we want this as your home and stay home as much as possible at the same time i can't go against mother nature and trying to find a common ground and solution no one will like me but that's those are my thoughts. >> do we know what percent of

the current slip holders or residents versus non-residential uses. >> 5 three percent are non-residential and okay. those are my questions. >> okay. i have a long list of people; right? counsel i request to speak or - >> so back to vice president hallisy then commissioner louie. >> with all right to my fellow commissioners i have to vote against that motion i think the board board of supervisors has put us in a funny spot to figure this out this is think in the past they are dumping this on us, we shouldn't be put in in

situation i'd like to vote down that motion and make another motion to send it it back to the board of supervisors with a no recommendations they do all the time in the committees. >> okay. >> commissioner mazzola we already have motion on the table with the commission we're to continue to discuss her idea but come back to what i said. okay? >> all right. >> commissioner louie. >> okay. i appreciate uneveryone's efforts to get that behind us but listened to public comment for a reason i've heard dproi the slip owners that increase is just not, you know, a cpi like a sock it to them

increase in all famines i find if very hard to take an action on the voting on that this is again something that we're supposed by some of the board of supervisors and since at the end of xoubld you're right to end they make the decision i don't like being the bad guy in all famines we don't have the equation for the non-residential and residential if i'm an slip owner i want to know how much i'm going to be charged how can we vote on that? >> okay. commissioners. >> would like to see um, say a couple of things one of the board of supervisors is always goes to do what they're going to do i'm not sending everything back to them otherwise, i think

we're waisting our time if we have no recommendation. um, we're psa on a lot of things i'm happy to, you know, to entertain other motion but about see if we have a second and other amendments i'm happy to hear them as well. >> commissioner. >> so it seems to me we need more analysis deny by the department to do a nuance approach and pass it down to the budget we can't keep going to the general fund. i wonder like the residential and non-residential as well. um, just wondering we can um, to

larry's point we're moving this process along and deeper analysis in the department on we're saying 47 percent of boat owners are non-residential so we should have done the work on what the increase were to not increase the rate for residentials or more modified and how much do we keep in touch with the boat owners with theirs being in san francisco may take a three 1 percent increase for non-residential can we do this analysis moving it to the board of supervisors and ultimately kicking it back to them. >> thank you for the question

we can we have the data for residential and non-residential the circulation is simple as for surveying on the wait list i'm assuming we can do that as well (bell ringing) and move it along for the board of supervisors. >> um, commissioner mazzola. >> one last point um, to the commissioner about us not doing our jobs without further ado, a prudent thing to do nod a cop-out but they have more information than we have they had an 8 hour presentation at union hall about about the budget of $800 million and proven that number was inflated i'm not saying we have a big

budget promising problem i protect jobs for a living i don't want to see jobs cut we need a rate hike but the board should answer that and the budget is not as bad as they're saying it they board can kick in mower i think we should go back in the a cop-out and not that i don't want to do any job but perfectly clear. >> before you speak bill i want to comment on commissioners motion. and also agree we should look at residential and non-residential we look progressive increases on the size of boat um, i think that there is some creative things we can do with that and we have time to if this goes to

recommendations to the board of supervisors we have time to come up with some information that can be shared with us and still, you know, honor that rate increase will happen some sort of rate increase will happen i'm not sure day we know exactly when that looks like but we have time. what do you think commissioner? non-residential and residential and the progressive based the size of boat slips [off mic.] >> madam president. we have that the slips with 28 percent higher than the lower slips. >> yeah. i'm sorry, i know that but talking about even more like increasing even more and taking the pressure off some of the smaller slips and we also might look at whether that is

moisturized or non-motorized do we do 12 sort of thing in harbor harbor masters? >> we have few the lenar are non-motorized and they're sale boats are meters as well. >> in other harbors are you familiar with the other harbors have the dredging issues we have. >> i know i sit on the mud every night and most of the boats can't leave at certain times in the east bay summer not dremd for years they're actually

closing them down every harbor has its own issues. >> right. >> some is dredging and some general maintenance and the age of their docks it is variety a mixed bag out there we're the oldest of the baird. >> i mentioned that the higher fees even with the increase? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> okay. >> thank you. >> yes commissioner louie. >> i have a quick question we talk about the one hundred and 60 people on the wait list. how active is that waiting list and based on a briefing we had about the marina i heard i was told that people have to pay manually to stay on the wait list is that true and another thing people on

the wait list receive little combhunths proposed increases? >> the answer your first question of the one hundred and 60 plus on the wait list i got to get my question straight in my mind the wait list most 6 boats or people with the boats are they come in and know the rates we usually hand them the information when they're signing up for their wait list. >> what's the fee. >> one hundred and 9 you believe. >> annually. >> annually and so check or credit card they call it in i'm sorry, i lost track of the what was the sick question thank you the people on the wait list.

>> (multiple voices.) >> and typically not unless they've asked to be on the wait list i have to check with staff how many are on there. >> i'm sure that changes the status of the wait list. >> seems to not people own the wait list if they're looking for a certain-sized berth boaters mainly want to be closet to their yacht club arrest a certain capacity to park. some are disabled they want to walk the shortest distance to their boat everyone has a diversity issue not just the debt and size

berth. >> if you know that is $700 a month by nine hundred now i might take myself off the wait list and i'm sorry mr. ginsburg. >> it is there a motion on the floor and the original item before you but i need to remind you this budget situation is real and requires a tough decision and requires a decision not everybody will like. yes, we are increasing the marina harbor by 15 percent and cybersecurity and fuel costs (bell ringing) and costs are going up between 5 and 10 prosecuting and water and power are between 10 and 15 percent. our philosophical to

pay for the staff that provides accessible rick programs that keeps our parks clean and safe. we are currently subsidizing that with the general fund. we went to the board of supervisors and said given the fact that we have a humane remediation challenge in the east harbor has has to be rebuilt and pencil in the long term we suggested a public comment i appreciated though the person if support the fee increase the first public comment it is harbor. it's where boats go. we wanted to put more boats in the harbor so that the harbor can be sustainable on its own. >> the board is said no, i double the people advocated for

more boats in fact, people got up here and proposed more boats in the harbor so then what points budget analyst said okay. no more boats the way you make the harbor pencil increase by 15 percent a year. that's how we got to the thirty percent that's before you today. and we can kishd or take the recommendation but you'll see painful decisions come before you for the next few years the reality of the budget and i would encourage you to grasp with that and commissioners work in response a small percent of the slip holders are san franciscans and their rates public comment about

that, you know, we're san franciscans and this is our harbor and the commissioners work raised the idea of residents and non-residential precedent for that in the mechanical gardens for example, and there is precedence for that. and - but this is not complicated it is not complicated for us to take your distribution and make a reduction in the fee structure for san franciscans. that penciled we within a simple piece of paper reduces the residential fees and increase the non-residential have that conversation. but it seems to me that taking no action kishd

providing, you know, without this commission willing to support that in my mind chances of the board supporting that are less. and then commissioner mazzola will capture with us and have difficult decisions for cost recovery. this is the reality we're in when the costs of us delivering services continue to increase? without being able to keep up to the revenue to pay for those services reduces the level of services or there fees now and so i encourage you to take that. >> commissioner jupiter-jones. >> here in face of getting forward he with motion and

second. >> this is an amendment. >> so i would like to propose i will make the second if any fellow commissioners might make an amendment to the specific 20 percent so i'm suggesting that a motion to um, i guess would be to approve - can i row read how you said the original motion please. yeah. i wrote to down. >> discussion and potential actions to remedy the board of supervisors raise the fees for services at the marina and to create a fee structure is reflects the fees for residential and non-residential uses in alignment with other fee structures within the rec and park. >> so not a 20 percent. >> i didn't ask 20 percent up and down or - >> [off mic.]

>> yeah. when i feel comfortable with doing right now is not saying 20 percent but saying we're - cost neutral; right? the end result but of that and lowering rent fees for that residents and increasing for non-residential uses that makes that - the 20 percent we i don't know enough if that works. >> okay. >> um, so what i read and i asked in alignment with other fee structures. >> yeah. and- >> (multiple voices). >> okay. fines. >> so you're ceqa that i'm going to second that i want to respond to what phil just said we're absolutely not the first this is the first but not the last time we're going to have to make hard choices we approved the budget and allotted the fees

whatever the situation and with the ucsf i work for a nonprofit and it is rough in the city any maintain priority and goal to protect our rec and park employees. and so i'm not - i'm going to be looking for things that sit us up to not let anyone lose they're jobs so cost of living increases we're meagerly while public schools and other institutions are cut no objection? i'd like to second this motions. >> i've offered a infringe amendment needs to be responded to. >> to your amendment will be that we increase the three elaborate categories of slip sizes by i'm going to say 5

percent more they pay 5 percent more than the three smaller slip sizes. >> that's my friendly amendment. >> would you accept that? [off mic.] >> i'm not comfortable with making a percent without letting people do that annually. >> direct us cost neutrality and come back to amend the regulation for two things one would be a few distinction between residents and non-residents and the second would be an increase to the scale of fees based on slip size. >> yes. >> and lets the experts like you guys figure it out.

>> so the grairlz are cost neutrality. >> i'm in alignment with that. >> if you make those amendments quo will make those changes to the legislation we'll notify the board of supervisors and send it to the liaison that goes before the board of supervisors i'm. >> i'm to reads with one time with the commissioners including the amendment and action to recommend that the board of supervisors raise the services at the harbor and reflects the different fees for residence and non-residents and an increase for the scale of fees based on the slip size and how does that

sound phil. >> a quick question that is all about numbers once the fees changes are put into play will we see all the numbers before that go forward? >> that's a great question. >> what i think that is plan the commission to see give us specific but here are the policy goals our policy goal number one, to create somewhat discounted rate for san francisco and number one, is cost neutrality. >> right we we need to end up with the same anybody they're asking us to amend the legislation that is going to the board of supervisors to fundamental things to create a fee distinction between

non-residential and resident slip hollers and asking us to um, and increases to large slips. >> yes. >> we'll make those amendments and report them back to you but the idea would be passing this and passing the item today with those two momentums we'll certainly return the dwlalz some market. and we're happy to come back in 6 months or 12 months and talk about this again. >> excuse me - i'm personally not comfortable passing something moving forward something forward unless i have specifics that's my opinion. >> thank you vice president hallisy. >> so i'm willing to support

this but like to add one thing. another amendment i guess. infringe ask the board to free up more money for this to balance the budget so doesn't impact those people as much and ask them that question they're budget is better than that they thought maybe they can help that's all i have to say. >> thank you commissioner mazzola. >> i'm sorry manager ginsburg. >> i need to understand a little bit more commissioner mazzola we submitted a budget about a 12 percent cut keeping 90 percent vacancies on the

positions but that's were you want to direct it. >> yeah. i want to direct it here those kits don't happen and to he means i'm sorry in the marina harbor budget or the rec and park budget? >> one other point of reference. i'm sorry commissioner, i may have misunderstood you but one other reference the budget you passed called for which is a little bit outside of the purview by your budget calls for $5 million in the increased earned revenue in year two we don't hit that target. >> next year's our budget will be 5 times more difficult. >> context for everyone so i'm

not - we'll, you know, commissioner is responsible for whatever last thing that you what i want to make sure i understand it and do the rest if you understand what i'm trying to say? >> yes. and i'm trying to close is loophole without cutting jobs or anyone else maybe more influx from the city somehow three lowers the cost of the residence for those people that's all i'm saying. >> you might want to have a time to see what is happening and revisit that after a year we'll know more because we're hearing different things about the state of the budget and you

learned we've been heckling or hearing whether will play out over time so add friendly amendment we're revisit that. >> madam clerk if i may i think i understand commissioner mazzola saying if a the board chooses to it subsidy the harbor with future funds good luck. >> i thought an easy way to explain that. >> challenges in full transparent i know you're not keeping the room happy by saying that the board subsidies did harbor then that is, you know, that is got to prioritize what is reinvesting in; right? our budget to begin with is not

great that $5 million hit i'm asking you want to move your chips. >> hopefully they can give us enough to cover it all. >> fair enough. >> did you want to add any language to the motion you have already approved? >> i'm not writing it (laughter). >> i wrote it out if you want me to - okay. and to direct the board of supervisors to direct the surplus for the extra costs within the department? okay. >> uh-huh. >> fine. >> okay. >> so long reference. >> can we hear the motion. >> from top to bottom and . >> recommend in the board of supervisors raise the fees for various serves thank you marina

marina small craft harbor and create one that creates different fees for residents and non-compliant within the rec and park and increase to the scale of fees based on the slip size and direct the board of supervisors to direct a portion is surplus to rising costs within the department. >> second. >> i'm going to call roll on the motion. >> starting with vice president hallisy, no. >> commissioner jupiter-jones, yes. >> commissioner louie 90, no. >> commissioner mazzola impresses. >> and president anderson that is 5 yeses and two nos the the motion carries. >> that was not easy and our public comment helped everyone. thank you. >> now you're next goal to

the board of supervisors. >> all right. we're on 8700 indiana street and shadow on esprit park. >> just let me know when your

presentation is up. >> presentation should be up now. >> go ahead and. okay. >> good afternoon, commissioners and general manager i'm a planner in the capital planning division today joined by the planning department staff and charles who will present a portion of presentation with the public outreach and public proposed project at the 700 indiana street and should be note that the review of shadow on esprit park supports objective to strengthen the quality of facilities. >> as a reminder your review of shadow on esprit park it carotid if i had by the section

and the 1989 memo adopt by the rec and park and planning department. >> we'll begin but going over 700 indiana street replaced a vacant commercial building with a laboratory and today's the site is across the street from the park and later on i'll go into the detail about the park and shadow on esprit park but invite my colleague to talk about the public benefit the proposed project and before he begins i'd like to note that 9 letters of support have been present from industrial work for staurpts. >> thank you phoenix. >> hello president anderson

the project in the potero hill as dog patch neighborhood three thousand square feet and east of the interstate 2 free approximately 90 feet west and up typographical in got u n u and height and bulk district a south abut along the dog park due to the location within a public right-of-way that objected the encroach permit and he north abut does it the dog park plaza at 2017 with the encroach permit and with the

in-kind agreements. the proposal before you is a three tire non-science building with 5 three subterranean parking and barker's and more than 400 feet of street trees consisted with the dog patch the public benefits are more than 4 hundred feet of landscape improvements and for the hiring program and support of city's biennial network within the bicycle parking and bike repair stations and for workers of the building. (bell ringing) >> and um, public outreach as noted by the phoenix the planning department did not

receive the letters in support of project by those are directed to our commissioned and in addition received (bell ringing) one letter in opposition from the dog patch neighborhood sobers and items they've highland in opposition were the project sponsors consistency in following their neighborhood grown-ups development revenue process. the proposed arts plaza improvements were not requested by d m a. shadowing of the shadow on esprit park was a concern and lastly, concern of the neighborhood compatible with the life science uses. >> the project is subject to planning code section three 29 nor a large project

authorization for seating 29 thousand square feet and that is subject to prevail by the planning commission and similarity will adopt that for shadow on esprit park. >> i'm here if you have any questions and also present how supervisor alex thank you and the applicant is here as well. >> i'm going to transition to the facility charles talked about as you can see the project site in the dog patch neighborhood and from the park the project site is bounded by 280 to the east and to the north termination at dog patch the dog

park a property line opened owned /* owned as a reminder it is under construction for complete park recommendation and expected to be completed at the end of the summer it is located at the bottom of the graphic with the proposed project across the street but not on the graphic 1.84 acres by bound by 19 street to the - one of the 5 story buildings surrounding the light industrial the renovation is transitioning to a high

density neighborhood and better to accommodate the level by all users including for dogs and for more strolling and wrun specific uses and off leash dog place will be made and off leash is not allowed except for service dogs. >> now transition to the quantitative and qualitative of the shadow analysis 7.65 annual sunshine or is currently shadowing the proposed project adds 20017 percent of shadow bringing the shadow on the park 9 pointed 82 percent and the

shadowing is think november 6th and 6:15 p.m. and quantitatively will be starting at around 4:30 the shadow is two hours for the coverage of 8 thousand plus or 10.86 percent and the shadow occurs on the western edge along the southern edge in the summer months impacts the adult areas for picnic tables and at the western half of the dog play area. so this slide provides for the shadow that is helpful in visualizing the impact on the park that project site in orange

and the footprint is in blue represents frequent shadows the project shadows most frequent around the project and become less for the parking streets less frequent shadows that is graegd shadows this never occurs at once but year around not before 4:30. and to help the shadows throughout the day the time lapse during the summer sole starts at 5:30 p.m. and effecting the western edge of the park that includes the experience and the picnic tables it impacts the including a

portion of dog play area. >> the timing. >> in closing i like to highlight the 1989 is quantitative and the qualitative the shadows will have an impact upon the use of park and quantitatively no standard foreshadowing increase for parks two acres in size that indicates for a street park it is 23 acres in size and experience 7.65 percent shadows and adds 2.17 percent of shadowing with an increase below the 20 percent thresholds in the representatives and qualitatively considers the time of the day and shadow duration and location and public goods by project the shadow one year

round not present during the day and after 4:30 as lasts two hours the western portion is effected on some of those picnic tables and portion of the dog play areas are impacted and to use the same equipment will not be experiencing shade and that concludes my presentation. both mr. davenport and staff and i are available for questions. >> christy come up and speak. >> um, hi, everyone i had a good morning but now afternoon and use tobacco a teacher and can't believe i took my students

for the opening um, anyway, i'm not moderna teacher but the oldest and layering association for science in california. um, we strongly urge you to put this - provides union jobs but on creating life treatments and i'm excited to see this project move forward and hope you approve it. >> we have yeah come on up. >> hi, good afternoon thank you for including that on the agenda i serve in the bio labs for the project and want to thrill about what who we are and provide flexible biotech startups to make this assessable

to any one allowing them to turn their ideas and dreams we believe the startups are important change in the world and help many companies to get started by providing small affordable increments with operational support and assess to the database and provide an invaluable neglect of partners and do our best to foster a dynamic community of peers working shoulder to shoulder. when i was a second year graduate student i made a discovery studying cataracts and identified how to reverse cataracts without the need for surgery the first in my early

20s by in 2013 i started that technology to the point it is now going to clinical trials (bell ringing) wouldn't have done it without the organization additional i came back back to join the team and paid it forward for the next generation for startups and entrepreneurs nbc has helped launch over many companies and have a total of 22 actually clinical programs and trials today and the first drug for nbc company to get approval later on this year. um, together all of those small businesses working towards their own mission are

collectively at productive as one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world but brilliant young scientists to create the port nbc as well as the neighborhood and san francisco commission we don't want to have to turn away deferring entrepreneurs and that's our goal in moving forward with that project thank you so much for your or for a consideration and the important work you do and appreciate that. >> any other speakers in the room on this item. >> if i can get the computer please. john with rose on behalf of the bio lab i thought little 1989 provided in quantitative no strike limit on the shadows cast

just to be clear, to start them some um, looking at the shadow map several mitigating factors first, the shadow study i think you know doesn't consider the mature trees will remain for many years and the next feature of the park and second the shadow site is not capped by those exciting mumps trees significant for a late day late in the day. and finally, as mentioned the plans for the street park on the northern half of the dog park the practical actual not shadow cast by the project will be mostly on intend for a dog play area. as you can see the vast majority will fall on the park after 4:30 in the

spring and summer but diagram no new shadows in the spring and fall if start between 5 and 6:00 p.m. and the summer take a look at those - in the past decade i want to mention this commission been 4 projects on the shadow on esprit park all requirement by the commission and the project site we're proposing the lab building to otherwise developed with the residential with density bonus a project point city will not have the determination i actually worked to sell it and all the other purchasers were looking at

this as you can see that the shadow cast by the project on the screen will be multiple times greater than than by this project so the property project develops one of the last onsite and offsite and so thank you. i'm here if you have any questions. >> thank you. >> okay. are you all speaking. okay. come on up. >> good afternoon, everyone i'm dr. warner a chemicalist in the labs early stage developing person care products for women starting with hair die the 6th hair dies one permanent hair die is as high as 45 degree of developing cancer and before

joining nbc we're any achieving 5 of a patents wouldn't have done it without without nbc has appropriated us with the equipment and facilities and support necessary to turn our vision into reality, in fact, only one that is accommodate the facility requirements (captioning is ending at this point due to the time limit provided for captioning)

it's like pretty straightforward. you take your like macbook and you find a philz coffee shop with wi-fi and you're like, basically good to go. but for folks who want to work in hard tech like biotech or chem tech or energy tech, we have a much more difficult path. hard tech usually comes with a hefty price tag because of all the specialized equipment and facilities that are needed. and my startup, pasture biosciences, is no exception. thankfully, the pay as you go lab space at nbc has been a game changer for us, allowing us to safely conduct our research without the massive cost of setting up and operating our own lab from scratch. without them, we couldn't do this work, at least in san francisco, when i first moved to sf many years ago, i actually spent the first eight years commuting down to the peninsula because at the time, that's where biotech jobs were. and so if you want to do science, you had to get on the 101 or ride caltrain hours every day. when i found in my last company in 2019, i actually followed that same path and found a space in the peninsula. but when i started this company, i was

committed to trying to find a way to keep it in san francisco because i love san francisco. i love walking here. i love taking muni. i love being able to, you know, go out to eat and go to the parks and enjoy this wonderful place. and i wanted my team to have the same opportunity. and so i searched high and low to find a place that could accommodate us. and i found nbc. i was thrilled because it meant that i could actually stay at home and stay in my hometown and still build a company, and i'm hoping that other folks get to continue to do this. so please support the project and build more lab space. thank you. next speaker. thank you. that's awesome. good afternoon, commissioners. president anderson, thank you for your time, my name is andreas jen psaki. i am principal of mba architects. i am the project architect and i thought it might be useful to put a little context of how we design this building. the very first thing we did was to look and form a shadow study, because we thought this would be the most important thing. rarely, we get the opportunity to design a building right in front of a park. we knew a responsibility,

as as the project went on, we realized that we never had a conversation about our maximum height allowed in the project because that was not a concern. then, as you see the building, it's two stories and three stories for a reason. it's not maximizing the site. rarely in my 40 year career in design many buildings a client doesn't ask me to maximize the height of the building, but this wasn't the case here. we believe it provides a better building, better context. it fits with this environment and the impact is minimal. if all, another thing to consider also is that when i, when i think about this, if this project is not approved, most likely there will be a housing project and that project won't come in front of you. and we will have the chance to really have an impact in here. so i think that this project deserves your attention. it deserves your support. and we really are very, very thankful for that. thank you. next

speaker. good afternoon. my name is ryan guevara and i'm one of the founders of mbc biolabs. our tagline is that we enable awesome, which is which has much more meaning than just those two words. did you say enable? awesome. enable awesome. okay, got to say that louder. just last friday, i sat through a presentations by five of our current 130 resident companies, all focused on oncology. i can't possibly convey to you the energy and excitement in a room when you listen to the novel approaches. these companies are taking in our labs to try to cure cancer. it's just awesome. we were founded in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood 11 years ago, half a block down from the street. i have. i have had over half of a dozen meetings with the neighbors and dna representatives about this project since 2022. we actually pushed back this hearing by months in order to meet with the entire neighborhood development committee. and the project you see before you today includes some of the great suggestions that they made. since those

changes, i've continued to reach out to not only the dogpatch neighborhood association and its representatives, but also to the community at large, and continue to work with them on ways we can be have positive impacts on the local community. we are proud to be founded in san francisco and to continue to push our mission forward of advancing and unlocking amazing scientific discoveries at a fraction of the cost it would otherwise be, without our labs. we truly believe that this will be an asset to the community, and we also truly believe, through all of our outreach, that a majority of the community currently sees it that way. i can answer any questions that you guys have. thank you so much for your time, i believe we have two hands raised on the webex. so if you could unmute the first speaker. hello commissioners. i'm alison, he chairs the betrayal boosters development committee, and i strongly believe that this is the wrong location for a biotech campus. it's between two residential buildings across from what will soon be a

beautiful park. it's zoned for mixed use and would be ideal for family friendly housing and active ground floor uses such as retail or a cafe. i also note that there are locations within our neighborhood at the power station pier 70 and a number of nearby pdr locations, so it would be more appropriate because you'll be making recommendations to planning about shadowing. i want to speak specifically to both the quantitative and qualitative analysis under prop k, with less than two acres of this free park, there's no identified standard for additional shadowing. however, 2.17% would not be admissible if the park was slightly larger. so i recall the shadowing that franklin square was less than 2. with a development that will provide considerable public benefit from a qualitative perspective, the shadowing is clearly a problem.

the shadows will be large, covering the park in afternoon and early evening hours by as much as 34, and for over two hours at times. in terms of benefits, i'll go to future workers in the building who will enjoy proximity to the park while all the impacts will be to park users, the only tangible benefits proposed are some bike parking for the workers and a dog wash station. then there's a very large contingent of dog people and kids who have gathered in the park late afternoons over the years, who i'm certain would prefer to have sunlight over a dog wash station as for beam walk and bike friendly, the plans also include 65 parking places for the workers. next speaker. good afternoon, commissioners, and thank you for being here, my name is donovan lacey. i'm the

president of the dogpatch neighborhood association, as well as the president of the dogpatch northwest potrero hill green benefit district. i'm here to share a number of the concerns and comments that we've heard from our constituency about the 700 indiana street project, to begin with, there's been insufficient community engagement, from sponsor. honestly, the dogpatch neighborhood association has a policy and procedure to go before our development committee. we made it very clear to the sponsor over a year ago what that looked like. and until very recently, we directed them there. until very recently, we haven't heard a lot about that, and then we have not seen a lot of a lot of, feedback, well, a spring park is our only rec and park. park in the district, we've been working on it, as you know, for numerous years. and we're finally, after two years, getting ready to open it up. and frankly, you know, we're already talking about reducing the space and reducing or, sorry, reducing

the impact here by adding significant shadowing before we even open the park. as as jim mentioned, the some several projects have been or several public benefits have been noted, but frankly, i think about the franklin square and the, material yard modernization project. and i think the, the benefits that those that that project has provided by providing public benefits like public transit system, increased public below market rate, housing, street safety improvements, public art, ground floor activation. all of these things benefit the community that that that development is occurring. and here the negative impacts of this proposed project greatly outweigh any, any proposed public benefits. i'd also just like to add that for those of us who have children or have dogs late in the afternoon. four 3530 6:00 that's when you're home with your kids. when you can enjoy the park. and that's exactly when this park is now going to be shadowed. and

speaker, please. we have one more on the webex i assume association. i as you can tell, we're having a little bit of difficulty parsing the actual use of this. it's called a non life science laboratory. but we hear a lot about life science investors, biotech, clinical trials, vaccines, oncology, things that sound like life science. that's a planning issue, but not an issue with you. but that's one of the things that's animating our concern about this project. and when we get to the issue of the public use and we look at or the public benefit, and we look at the 1989 memo talking about it being a needed use or building that has an urban form that's conducive to the public benefit. we're not seeing those public benefits. these are private benefits. they're not they're not even unique to the building. they're the sort of things that any building would have to do. the sidewalk design is being mandated by statute. the 19 19ft, any anyone building in

there would have very, very similar sidewalks. this this building isn't a mixed use building in a mixed use zoning, and i'm looking directly at your your staff report. it talks about 7000 or 70,000ft!s of laboratory space, promoting a vibrant mix of uses. it's not a vibrant mix of uses. it's 70,000ft!s of laboratory space. there's no commercial space that the neighbors can use. the parking space is a private amenity for the users of the space. it's a wonderful thing, but but adding to the talking about supporting the network, it's, you know, increasing traffic. certainly it's not something that really benefits the public in any sort of way, and, you know, we're working on trying to get public benefits out of this project. we're working on making the life or the arts plaza to the north, not just an amenity to the building, as the previous designs they put together made it, but something that does benefit the project.

and so maybe, what we need here is a continuance so that there can be a public benefit, because without that, you know, there's no real public benefit that's unique to the site. it's a great business model. thank you. thank you. okay. are you standing to speak? okay. please come up. if there's anyone else, please stand up so that i can have a sense of how many more there are. thank you. hello. hello, my name is john andreini and i'm a resident of san francisco. i recall when nbc biolabs first opened a decade ago in the dogpatch. i was actually at the opening ceremony where ed lee gave a speech about innovation, its importance of having a home in san francisco. as we sit here a decade later, supporting this innovation couldn't be more important. nbc brings not only innovation, but it's dramatically reduced barriers to get there. please join me as a community member in san francisco and support this project. thank you. thank you. next speaker. good afternoon, my

name is kirby derderian. i too am a resident of san francisco and have been listening to kind of everyone speak here today. i think it's pretty simple, breaking it down. on one hand, we have laboratory space that's being used for, you know, cures for cancer or alzheimer's or, you know, climate change and things of this nature that are extremely impactful not only to this community, but potentially reaching far outside of that, while on the other hand, is a project that may create a slight bit more of shade, and it sounds like any other potential use for that space could result in a larger amount of shade, it seems pretty, pretty clear that the, you know, the applications that at this lab could be far reaching beyond, you know, a slight shade, at the park, but i think it's pretty clear that this project should be moved forward and not delayed any further. thank you. okay. thank you. okay. seeing no further public comment. public comment is closed. commissioner alessi,

i have a quick question for someone on the team, possibly the architect, or if one of you want to take it just on the structure itself, because of that 1989 memo, the building comes before us, right? because it's greater than 40ft, throwing some shadow on a playground that we control, now, this building is 48ft in my notes. however, it said that there were rooftop structures as well, plural, which added another eight feet to the building. can you just explain what those rooftop structures are, what they entail? yes, sure. there's mechanical equipment that goes on the roof. but so that said structures. so i get that, that that mechanical equipment is what that's referring to. that's it. just so there's just one structure on top of the building. there may be multiple mechanical units up there. all right. okay. thank you. any other questions? all right. can

i have a motion and a second on the following? i move to approve the project. second, okay. just to be or. sorry yes. it's just to be clear, that's the reason why i wanted to state it. because we're not here to approve the project. we're here on the following, the commission recommends to the planning commission, that the net new shadow cast by the proposed 700 indiana project will not have a significant adverse impact on the use of esprit park accord pursuant to planning code 295. can i have that motion? so moved second and a second. great. all those in favor? oh, i'm sorry, did you want to speak, just very quickly. i just saw that. it's okay, i just for members of the public and the commission. just just a reminder, commissioner anderson. president anderson,

you you caught it. but the just for the public, the way the shadow process works here is that this commission is not charged, doesn't have the authority to grant project entitlements, or to deny project entitlements. you're just a recommendation about shadow, right? exactly. you just look at the shadow. you look at the analysis, the amount of shadow, and you rule on the shadow. and regardless of how you rule that decision goes on to the planning commission that weighs. yeah that's why i read it out loud. yeah. i just wanted to make sure that for the public that people understood that the what the shadow process is and isn't. thank you. okay. so we have a motion and a second, roll call, please. okay commissioner halsey, yes, commissioner. jupiter. jones. yes, commissioner. lewis. yes, commissioner. mazzola yes, commissioner. weintrob. yes, commissioner. short and president. anderson. yes. great okay. we are now on item nine. general public comment. is there

anyone else who didn't get to comment during item four that would like to comment now? okay. seeing no public comment, public comment is closed. we're now on item ten. commissioners matters. commissioners, is anything the matter? absolutely nothing. okay good. nothing and everything. it's mind over matter. okay. all right. we're now in item 11. new business agenda setting. do you have any new business commissioners? no okay. any discussion on the communication means no. okay. and last but not least, we're on item 13 adjournment. and that would be in the memory of little baby boy meyer. yeah do i have a motion? and a second i move second for motion. second. all those in favor state i, i any opposition. we are adjourned at 1:18 p.m. thank you, colleagues, for giving us extra time for these meetings

>> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features.

>> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had

before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪♪

>> welcome everyone. thank you so much for joining me today. the round table discussion. i actually have background in youth work. worked in china town before so having you four from youth commission join today is very interesting to hear your thoughts and concerns and what you are talking about from the youth commission and your generation your thoughts. let's ge