be thought about it before develop and. this costs around $350 a square foot, so this is a significant cost up front. it allows you to have appropriate space. there is a sweet spot about the number of children that can be served. ideally, we're looking to raise the compensation of the work force is so that a young professional makes $26,000. living in san francisco, you know this is unacceptable, so in order to do that, we have to

make sure we can have sustainability. supervisor dufty: i am not sure that the trans they would qualify for that. -- trans dateb -- ay. -- trans bay would qualify for that. >> in our conversations with them, looking at the different parcels and blocks that they have carved out for this development, we have located four potential sites where a child care center could live and have contiguous outdoor space. it first started out with a conversation with them about the mezzanine level of the trans bay area, hautand there is an outdor

space connected to it, and that could be related to it. that quickly changed to different areas within the project. now, we are at an impasse. now, we do not have any money, and my comment to that is if we wait to get money, the building will be built, and we will not have child care. ideally, i would like for us to be clear with development. there is a significant amount of city resources going there, and we're thinking about the community that will be served, much like a park. like a library, we prioritize that. supervisor maxwell: in the beginning, they did not have any money. it cost billions and billions of dollars, and they started out with zero.

you're absolutely right. while we have to decide is what we want and then come up with the money. >> supervisor, let me share with you that at one of the meetings, they were concerned about having child care because they felt that it would eventually be a site for a terrorist attack, and i thought it was one of the more ridiculous things that had been presented to me, because my daughter was downstairs, and i did not think that city hall would be high on anybody's list, but it would never occurred to me, because my child is close to the year, and that is unfathomable to me, some of the things that we have experienced and how we have to do battle with these projects, so, colleagues, i am content with the planning department recommendation, exclusive of the requirement for city occupied projects only, because i think

that there are projects that haven't seen the the id investment through redevelopment or ways that we stimulate or catalyze projects. i do not want to lose the opportunity to make sure there is that a feasibility study. >> -- supervisor maxwell: you are content? >> yes, with the exception of the first one. i am advised by the city attorney that those could be incorporated into the legislation. supervisor maxwell: ok. >> i just wanted to add one piece. this was brought in as a source of revenue, and it might cover

one, maybe two, in those moneys would not be available, and then we may lose the opportunity for kids to be able to be in a quality setting. supervisor maxwell: all right, supervisor mar? supervisor mar: you are talking about accepting the other two recommendations? i have a question, because it seems there is an unman need for child care largely concentrated in bayview hunters point, wrotin developing a

measurement tool, a map shows the tremendous need is in the southeast neighborhoods. high-quality child care, especially in the lower-income neighborhoods. >> yes, thank you for bringing that to our attention. it was based on the 2007 impact needs assessment, and we are hoping to update that with the current census data. the emphasis behind this is the recent findings from each of care nexus study that looks across the city for child care needs. being a city where we are subject to catastrophic events, such as an earthquake comment and they bring them into the city with them for care so they are not separated from them in the case of such an event, so we

look at all of this as working towards the legislation. you're absolutely correct that there are some neighborhoods where the need is extremely high, but child care is affordable, and families do not necessarily use child care just in their neighborhoods but maybe where they were or where a friend might work because of transportation needs, and the city needs to improve the access, and we need to focus on those neighborhoods. supervisor maxwell: all right, any further public comment on this item? public comment? >> so this is a step in the right direction. my name is francisco. we have a population of 819,000,

but most people do not know that on any given day we have over 1 million people coming into the city. we need to find out how many of the women and men who have children want to have or desire to have good child care in the city. as has been stated in a very superficial way, 30% of the young people do not have a good child care. one of you stated that we are supposed to be family friendly, but we are not friendly to our children, and the supervisors should state again and again that we care for our children, because in any civilization, when you take a stand for the children, you go to a better place, but if you are greedy and

only think about the developers and only think about your own pocket and think about things that are not posted to the family, we go to a worse place. they are supposed to have compassion. we have very clever people in the city, and again and again, when you meet smart people who come to work in the city, they do not have good child care. some have a young ones, and i have seen this in action. i have seen supervisor mar with his little girl, take her to the museums and so on and so forth. that is the view from a distance. supervisor bevan dufty.

and there are others, and we can talk to them. natalee expanded to city projects but private developers. if you want to come here and make money, care for our children. if you cannot take care of our children, then go take a hike. i say that all of the time. that includes the big developers to come here. they do not care about families. this is in the right direction, but we need mandates. thank you very much. >> ♪ we need you now for this

item yes, we need you now now, in every way we need you now we need you now for this item yes, we need you now now in every way, we pray over had clouds are grade -- gray we need you now ♪ >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am with a council, and i want you to know that members of the group are looking at the feasibility of providing on-site

child care. juppe care space is at a premium. the investments held bill child care over the years, but the gap between supply and demand is huge. over 40% of parents are looking for child care. at our group, we have reached out to the business community many times. we have tried to in show employers the importance of providing on-site child care and the economic investment that that demonstrates. both the federal and state buildings provide on-site child care. we think it would be really great if the city can also follow suit and provide that in the city, providing much needed child care on site. i also want to let you know

that the san francisco child care providers association submitted a letter of support for this legislation. unfortunately, my colleague was not able to be here in person. i just wanted to let you know that, and we want to thank supervisor dufty for his leadership in introducing this legislation. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am lisa. again, we would like to move forward in support of this ordinance. the first time we visited all of the child care facilities in the city, you are right, supervisor dufty, we cannot stuff them into places and after the fact try to fix them up. it is not on a cost-effective, but what you end up with in the end is not the quality we want for the children. we looked comparatively across counties, and we see in san francisco, and we hear from our providers, when we look at the

elements of quality in regards to facilities, of programs do not -- our programs do not rank, and access to water sources, and then having to have transitions four or five times a day. again, elements of quality have to be prepared to and planned for. -- have to be planned for. we are a family friendly city. this is to be a leader in this area. thank you again, supervisor dufty, and i think the supervisors as a whole for child care in the city. -- i thank the supervisors. >> i am glad that supervisor mar mentioned where the children are

in the city. san francisco is projected by 205052 almost have no children, it and i know that years ago, back at the fillmore, people were talking about this max exodus of families, and they were having problems with child depopulation -- about a mass exodus. there is this train that is trying to eliminate the black community, class 4 community, in terms of people who are not necessarily black but just do not fit the new projected class of san francisco. this ordinance that you are putting throat is with some of the things that are coming up that are going to attempt, i

should say, attempt, because we are fighting, and we need to stop fighting, but those things to get those who have children out of this. there has to be a decision made that you're either for supporting people -- people are projecting in 20505 that there are not going to be very many children in san francisco. then that means that there is a plot in the plan to make sure that those projections stange, and so we know that that train is moving superfast, but it is us as people who can put a chink in those wheels and say, "wait a minute."

when you drive out the poor and drive up the children, and, again, if you poison the poor and poison the children, i have to put that in there, it is not a good outcome. there are some signs out there directing us to paying attention to the disaster. we had this fire last week were the first responders and the other people, no follow-up. we have to close this gap and make some choices. thank you. >> espinola jackson, bayview hunters point. i agree with what you're saying. that this only deals with city properties.

well, you are at the entity. as they agreed in the 1970's. to have the child care area in bayview hunters point, because we knew that they would be coming in with children, and there be a place for them. just because it is a private developer does not mean that they cannot be mandated for the people who are going to be coming into that building in order to do business, and i do not think that you should give up for that, because they have a responsibility to the city. i am tired of seeing developers come in here and build and make their money, and they are gone, and we are the ones in san francisco that have taken the burden of all of the traffic and everything that has come into the city, and i remember, i think it was alioto who brought this up, and it was discussed

about the offices where people work, and they could have a daycare center, and they had something for the children. they could play right out there. supervisor mar: at the courthouse. they have child care. they have an award winning programming note -- an award winning program for children. we have child care downstairs, and the play area is there. >> this is nothing new. this has been going on and discussed for many years, and i think it to make sure that it happens, because they have to have a place for the city children. thank you. supervisor maxwell: anymore

further comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor chiu had some comments. supervisor chiu: i want to thank all of you. there is the need to expand werber we can opportunities for child care. i want to thank dcyf and others, including supervisor dufty, for their work in this area, and there are things we can use to expand child care opportunities, so i would like to add my name as co-sponsor. supervisor mar: can i add my name, as well? supervisor maxwell: and my name.

haute supervisor dufty -- supervisor dufty: one of our supervisors as just had a baby, and he will be at home, looking for child care. i promise i try to take her to more museums. my daughter does go to a lot. i have to admit that she gets a lot of miles, but i want to thank my colleagues and those who spoke here. piss separate from this legislation, there is a need for more resources -- i want to mention that separate from this legislation, there is a need for more resources. to see a great child care facility that has received

investment and support and to see the we have of the facilities. and the band is a part of our unfinished agenda supervisor -- and then there is another part of our unfinished agenda. supervisor mar: and i want to say that i appreciate walter's song. maybe he could've done one from justin. supervisor maxwell: the plants

are so remarkable. if they are that great, and then what is the difference about having a new facility? folks, let's get with it. >> if we have stated they are high-speed rail, we should have the opportunity haute which we have state-of-the-art high-speed rail. we should have the opportunity. i hope that part of the vision as well as the beautiful art and architecture and the gardens and the air is about having children safe and happy. supervisor maxwell: all right, colleagues, on the amendments, except for number one? and then, as amended? with an objection, so moved.

all right, then item number 6. madam clerk: i no. 6, an ordinance amending the residential inclusionary affordable housing program. supervisor maxwell: you have been busy. supervisor? supervisor: we have a goal of 50% of the student housing be provided by the institution, and a thing that does contribute to the greatness of that city. -- and i think that does contribute. it is essential that we look at learning in higher education as

a part of our economy and the identity of san francisco as a city. these institutions really a defined what san francisco is and what we can be -- really have defined what san francisco is. students and hands the urban character. they support the arts, restaurants, entertainment venues -- students enhance the urban character. students by far and large use craigslist as a mechanism, and what we can do is maintain a significant portion of our family housing stock for families rather than simply

being passive and expecting that students split up apartments. we want to make this feasible through the process, and what we want to try to do is recognize that students in and of themselves are basically low- income generally and to recognize that we can create incentive and look at commercial buildings that have not been successful or dynamic in looking at ways that we can do this while protecting our existing housing stock, so with that, i will recognize miss sullivan. i want to thank the housing coalition. this has been issue that is before them and a high priority, and with help, we have got this

piece of legislation before us. >> thank you, supervisor. ms. sullivan, planning department. some specific sections, as you know, you have passed and have been working on the package and updating it. this is going to make a few additional tweaks to the package. it is going to have four new oat areas, including for qualified student housing. .-- for new areas. it will apply to any area in the city that has five or more units. they will be exempt from having to participate in the affordable

housing fee, so in one section, the criteria for those are laid out, and i will go through them quickly. there is the institutional master plan on file with the planning department. in that, it has to describe the type and location of housing used by the city. it has to state the number of students that will receive some aid. once we have received those, we will be recording notices of restrictions on the property and will outline these requirements, and there will be a monitoring program.

on november four, we recommended some modifications. we had a meeting last week with supervisor dufty's office and the housing coalition, and planning commission wants to propose something that has been introduced, that this will only apply to new construction. there will be no conversion of any residential units. that was very important. as supervisor dufty mentions, wrote we want to also provide for -- we want to also provide for student housing. thank you. >> thank you, with the mayor's office on housing.