of the central abilities that remain active. this resolution is seeking to increase the current $18 million capped to $20.5 million. i want to underscore that funding is coming from the rebuild. additional capacity is trying to mitigate issues that we would encounter, two of sort some of the rebuilds go. -- to absorb some of the rebuild scope. in terms of where we are in terms of progress, the design is complete. the office is stabilized. state level agencies have permitted the project. the basement demolition is complete. general repairs and associated

equipment have been manufactured and put in place. exterior equipment is nearly completed. utility connections are under way. i have included a few photographs. there is the overall plan. a shot of demolition occurring in the basement and a couple of photos of the basement filled with a generator equipment, actively being connected in the project. impacts to date -- the problem -- project thus far has encountered a number of occupational problems, all of which were resolved within our $18 million capped so far.

issues included the state delays in the terms of the office of statewide development planning being under furlough, as well as experiencing a number of other issues so that the regulatory approvals delayed the advancement of the project. inside the building, given that it is 40 years old, with active system issues and hazardous materials, including legacy issues, we found ourselves having to put the entire basement under hazmat control and containment, working through that and updating the area. leslie, another pressure point

on the budget has been the addition of the three generators in the rebuilding project. originally the project was planned to proceed to rebuild, making the building ready to receive the generators for the rebuild. however, with that the protracted time that it took to secure financing for this project, as well as the aforementioned statement, i found both projects overlapping into each other. in order to mitigate a potentially large rebuild, we have absorbent some of the scope of work that was originally in the rebuild, absorbed into the generator project, ink --

impacting the generator project. we are up against the $18 million limit. forecasts are requesting a limit of 25 million to replenish some of what was eroded by the additional scope of work. also, in anticipation of encountering other issues on the first floor. right now, the project is wrapping up. when the generators go live, we go to the first floor with turbines, reconfiguring the boilers. we expect to encounter similar issues. so, leslie and in conclusion, support of this resolution will

allow us to meet the original objective of restoring reliable emergency power while also maintaining the original schedule with the added benefit of shifting a good benefit of work from the contracts on the rebuild to smaller, local contractors that are advancing the generator project. with a quick overview, i can address any questions. supervisor chu: thank you. let's go to the budget analysts report. >> madam chair, members of the committee, on the bottom of the page, towards the end of page 4 of the report, at the p.w. -- dpw points out that by combining

them, we were able to save $2 million in general contract and to install all five generators. given the recommendation on the following, page 5, dpw did not require a competitive bidding process for the work and is, instead, seeking an amendment -- as you know. the reason is, rubicon has begun cancellation of the five generators and has undertaken a new competitive prophecy at this time, which will cost more than what is needed to complete the work. we find that explanation to be reasonable. supervisor chu: let's open this up for public comment.

are there any members of the public that wish to speak on item number one? >> good morning. my name is douglas. i want to make it for the record that i worked at general hospital for 20 years, which prepared me for my current activities. i am opposed to this. usually i support items like this. the reason that i oppose it is that it seems, to a common sense person like myself, if you have an emergency situation, why would you be asking for $18 million? in my opinion, repairs to the generators should have been done a long time ago. it probably would have saved money in long run. it seems to me that they waited so that they could ask for even

more money. this approval of $2.5 million is interesting, since on item number to it lists the dollar amount as $1 million, but on item number one it does not mention the increase of $2.5 million. i will mention it to obama, the next time that i see him. i have a feeling that repairs at general hospitals have not been done efficiently in the past. i have a feeling that this is going to go on. i suggest that it will cost little more than $20.5 million. there is no sponsor for this item, which i thought was interesting. does that mean that no one wants to put on the record that they are trying to sponsor

improvements at san francisco general hospital? or is that somehow tied in directly to the upcoming audit? thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, budget and finance. ♪ black is black general hospital wants its money back credit went away for what can they do because they are feeling blue they have got so much to lose i want to read a in the news that they have got money from you it is yellow i want to yellow yellow lots of money i need from you, what more can they do, they are feeling blue?

♪ supervisor chu: thank you. are there any other members of a public that wish to comment? seeing no one, public comment is closed. colleagues, this item is before us. we have a motion to move it forward, and seconded. we will do this without objection. item #two -- number two, please. >> item number two. ordinance appropriating $1,000,000 of mirant potrero, llc, settlement funds to the department of public health for neighborhood improvement and mitigation in the neighborhoods most impacted by the potrero power plant in fy2011-2012. supervisor chu: i would like to ask if supervisor cohen would like to say a few words. supervisor cohen: thank you.

the settlement funds that the city received from the merit our plan, after decades of community advocacy, the city was successful in closing that power plant at the end of last year. the terms of this agreement, approved by the board of supervisors, provided for containment to be used by the city, including the measure's most impacted by the power plant. the organizations designated to developing plans for the funds, after months of public meetings, have put forth these recommendations. the programs that the task force have recommended at the center ground, they have produced -- one, a tangible change in the community. two, have the potential for sustaining change. 3, the quality of life for people that have as much, or

reducing the burden of chronic disease. this supplemental appropriation allocates funding to four programs that meet these criteria. including funding air quality improvements for existing homes , partnerships with the mayor's office and department of public health, promoting physical activity with sf live, promoting community gardens with partnerships in the park trust general health, promoting pediatric asthma education by funding educators to work with the community on prevention and management, the closure of the power plant was a significant victory for the city and residents of the southeast, who frankly suffered too long under these department of injustices.

representatives from the department of public health, who have worked on the planning for the use of these funds, are here today. i would like to invite them up to discuss in greater detail the programs to be used with these funds. i would also support having a few district 10 residents in the public comments section. thank you, madame chair. supervisor chu: thank you, a supervisor. i believe that we have karen, from dph. >> i also serve as the department's representative as appointed by the board of supervisors. i am encouraged by the supervisor talking about the original ordinance of 2009, which ask for these specific improvements.

all -- it also asked for this tax force. -- task force. i was a part of that meeting held in the community, which had community input. that meeting greatly informed our decision on how to create criteria. people really spoke out about creating projects that builds capacity in the community and had the potential to last beyond three years. also, the discussion, of course, was focused on health and how we can improve ad smut and other diseases. it was a great process in which there was a lot of input and terrific work that came out of this funding. we used as much existing infrastructure as possible to expand this, that way these projects would not become stranded.

i can give you a short example of how these projects work. my department, living environmental health -- i do not know. supervisor chu: it will come on. >> we have an existing ordinance in the city that says if you are a new developer and you build in a zone like this, you have to mitigate particulate pollution in the freeway. but we have no existing provisions for existing housing. this allows us to do a private project to show that it could be done. -- pilot project to show that it could be done. we have been in conversations with some of the preeminent

research scientist in the country. they are seeking their own funding to work with us on this project. it will help to inform a community reduction plan that we are attempting to put together for the district. supervisor chu: can you speak about what those mitigation might be? >> essentially, there are two different pathways. the first is to better seal the home against infiltration, a normal upgrade that has been promoted. we would hope to leverage those existing funding streams. the second stream that we are interested in is to take the forces in and create a better quality of circulation in the home, so that there is more illustration of particulate matter. our goal is to -- more filtration of particulate matter. our goal is to create homes

with duct work, especially low- income homes, with families who have these health risks -- including as much, respiratory disease, and premature mortality. overall, it can only be in the home that receives these benefits. by assessing them and addressing them as effective interventions, we can create ongoing policy for these developments, related to leveraging energy grants, helping us to comply. i think it is a great project on that level. it also takes the existing structure -- there have already been a number of services delivered for those results. the primary contract has been awarded through the process in

the foundation. rfp's allow individual vendors to deliver individual purpose -- services. currently, bay view y, the coalition on aids, those are some of the vendors that do the work. things like walking clubs, acupuncture, cooking classes, and healthy eating. the third project today, community gardens. the task force held their community meeting in march. it was about people interested in being self-sufficient. the housing authority resident in particular spoke about the british housing development in charge of future development.

there is already quite a bit of investment going on to build a small community garden. they have already established a project where people can have a mineral sized miniature garden at their front door, promoting more neighbor engagement and growing fresh food at your front door. that program is available for soil testing. something that we routinely do. bridging housing, working with public works and community parks, the park trust, to have been mou housing authority -- have an mou housing authority project.

eventually other participants could partake on a participatory basis. the task force was instrumental in suggesting how we could utilize these funds. at the hospital, all primary- care providers can refer to this. it had started as a half of the day clinic, it has expanded into a two and a half-day clinic. they have a medical social model where they used health workers to help families. we cannot spend enough time to solve the housing problems of every one. they also have a medical, legal partnership where they are assisting people with housing

rights. with helping capacity, we will better serve those families, reaching out to the community and being a part of special moments. component day is about the health center, a partner of -- component a is about the health center, a partner of sf live, where we get your to your commitments from people who are just out of college and headed towards medical careers. they are terrific workers that can enhance the education in the community. the last component is a project that has already been started through the regional hope sf and

housing. family development training, it is called kids talk. i have worked with them to provide environmental health expertise. she has developed a curriculum with parents at the housing authority. that curriculum was turned into something of a day trainer model by consultants. the goal is to train community health leaders and have them invested in one topic and building activities around that topic. they became nutrition specialists, looking for ways to promote nutrition, along with community members that have hosted potluck dinner clubs or cooking class is.

-- classes. promoting child development through reduction of urban stress factors and the reduction of toxic exposures to children, basically helping to promote activities that parents can do. once again, this is a health improvement project for the community. supervisor chu: thank you very much. let's turn this over to the budget analysts report. >> on the bottom of page 9 of the report, expanding the funds over a three-year period, so that the budget submitted to us is strictly an estimate.

on page 10 of the report, of course we consider this to be a policy matter. if the board of supervisors wishes to entertain more detail in funding to these specific organizations, they would be placed on budget finalization for those eight bills. supervisor chu: let's open this up for public comment. are there members of the public at which to speak on this item? >> ♪ they found a $1 million bill on petrearearu hill and it

will help the bill and the moon stood still on petreareau hill because you gave with such good will ♪ supervisor chu: thank you, walter. that was one of my favorites, so far. [laughter] next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. i have been involved in the energy issues in the city, shutting down power plants, and so forth. this is definitely death by 1000 cuts.

this was one that was identified, supervisor maxwell, who wanted to be the most impacted community. we did include a piece on the pilot program because it was something that could never be gotten off the ground. i guess it is a little further south. what this has done, we have been able to cobble together many different programs that have shown success but have no, true, long-range support.

i am very proud of everything that has been done to get us this far. there are funding things behind them, but at the end of the three years they will promote what has been successful and what has not. thank you, i really support this. supervisor chu: next speaker, please. >> my name is emily wine steen, and i just want to express my support for this funding. there are two projects that are specifically geared towards the residence. they are development of community gardens and the expansion at the family resource center.

also, the community health programs with a variety of other partners in the community. both projects have had significant involvement with the beginnings of programs in place now. guaranteeing their ongoing suspended -- viability. thank you. supervisor chu: the next speaker. >> good morning, madame chair and members. i want to speak in support of the uses of this settlement. it recommends projects that have some hope of going beyond the three years that we have to

spend the money. this way we are not relying on one time projects. this will be ongoing and helpful to the community. in terms of getting these power plants closed, i do endorse this project and i thank you for your consideration. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is the douglasyap. i would like to thank the supervisor for delivering the $1 million to this neighborhood. we have to give her credit for the differing the goods.