[gavel] >> welcome back to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, january 7, 2014. why don't we proceed with the rest of our agenda.

madam clerk -- actually, colleagues, we have our november 19th and november 26, 2013 board meeting minutes. could i have a motion to approve those minutes? motion by supervisor campos, seconded by supervisor cohen. without objection those meeting minutes are approved. [gavel] >> madam clerk, could you read the consent agenda? >> items 1 through 3 on the consent calendar are considered routine. if a member objects an item can be removed and [speaker not understood] separately. >> would anyone like to [speaker not understood]? items 1 through 3. >> supervisor farrell? fairly aye. kim aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. supervisor campos? campos aye. president chiu? chiu aye. there are 11 ayes. >> those ordinances are finally passed. [gavel] >> item 4. >> item 4 is a resolution

authorizing the execution, sale, and delivery of a housing revenue note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $28,500,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the construction of a 121-unit affordable multi-family senior residential rental housing project, known as bayview senior housing; approving the form and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement and a borrower loan agreement; providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; approving the form and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; authorizing the collection of certain fees; approving modifications, changes, and additions to the documents; granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the note and the project, as defined herein. ~ housing. >> colleagues, can we do this same house same call? without objection this resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> and, madam cler [speaker not understood] and was not forwarded to the board as a committee report. >> thank you. with that, why don't we go to roll call for introductions. >> supervisor cohen. >> submit. >> thank you. supervisor farrell. >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, today i am introducing an ordinance to amend what has to be one of the most outdated laws on our books. a ban on storing anything in our garages here in san francisco other than automobiles. this legislation came directly

from constituent feedback on a new more user friendly platform for city charter and codes that launched recently called san francisco code.org. san francisco code.org was launched in partnership with the [speaker not understood] dedicate today holding all levels of government accountable and our mayor's office of civic innovation. san francisco code.org is part of a broader initiative that first launched last september with the open gov foundation that sought to bring san francisco's laws and policies directly to the residents. this new civic engagement tool put policies in a more accessible and modern format that brings down the barriers to assessing, understanding and navigating the laws of our cities. we do live in the global center of technology and innovation here in san francisco and i believe it's incumbent upon everyone here in city hall to find ways for technology not only to impact our residents' daily lives but also drive further civic engagement. the law i'm introducing today is

very simple and straight farad. we have a law current lip on the books that states private and public garages shall be used only for the storage of automobiles. ~ forward this law doesn't make sense. it's out date and had certainly discriminatory towards bicyclists and other people that store personal items in their garages. this outdated law came to my attention directly from a constituent in district 2, gary rab kin on a recently launched san francisco.org website. he he left a comment saying this old law was discriminatory against bicyclists and didn't make sense in a city trying to encourage alternative forms of transportation. i fully agree. so, the simple law i'm introducing today to the outdated code will allow for bicycles, skooters and other personal items in residential garages. i have to admit i permly have been breaking this outdated law for years. i'm also announcing today my office will be teaming up with

open gov for graduate and institutions here in san francisco in february [speaker not understood]. the civic engagement challenge will ask students at these participating institutions to focus on policy issues that matter to them and to submit ideas for new policies, laws, or updates to outdated policy and laws here on the books in san francisco. we'll be partnering with an often under represented unheard voice in city hall, the city's use. best submissions will be selected for [speaker not understood] for educational costs. i plan to introduce the winning idea here at the board of supervisors so long as it is based on good policy and benefit everyone here in san francisco. by promoting the civic engagement tool, [speaker not understood], my hope is more san francisco residents will be able to interact with our local laws and not only find glaring faults like the one i'm updating today but suggest thoughtful solutions to amour

substantive issues to everything we face here in the city. essentially we're presenting an opportunity for our residents to engage with city government in a way that benefits them. i hope you will join me [speaker not understood] that aim to benefit the public good and increase civic engagement here in san francisco. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. ~ >> thank you. as many of you know, december has been a challenging and difficult month in san francisco. as we enter 2013 with a staggering pedestrian deaths, the highest pedestrian death count since 2007, in the last two weeks three of these facilities occurred in district 6. i am requesting that the board of supervisors adjourn our meeting in the memory of san francisco residents donald, michael [speaker not understood], and sophia lou. and want to acknowledge that

two of my colleagues will also be requesting in memoriams for two facilities in their districts as well. i wanted to speak of two of our residents here in the tenderloin. first donald [speaker not understood] whose members of family and neighbors are here today. [speaker not understood] operated on iroquois hotel in the tenderloin. was born on april 9, 1964, in san francisco to the late walter and lina and raised in oakland. he attended the renaissance arts school in oakland and later united indian nation school. donald was a proud native american of navajo nation and known this the tenderloin for his talent [speaker not understood] and style. donald constantly [speaker not understood] whether it was the niners, the giants, the a's or the raiders, his tenant manager at the iroquois actually joked

about how donald always stopped by his office to see if there were calls or e-mails from his favorite team or if any free merchandise had come. donald is known for his humer and wise cracking jokes and put a smile on the face of his neighbors. donald's family told me he was a very loving son and brother and that his nieces and nephews who are here today referenced him as mr. mom. donald left all nine of his nephews, nieces, grand nephew and nieces as they were his own. he played a big role in their lives growing up, coordinating family functions, making famous bash key and native american bread. one of donald's favorite dishes is the d special homemade hash browns, two eggs over easy, two strips of bacon, two piece he of whole wheat toast and a side of coffee and orange juice. this is what he cooked for his family and friends lovingly. according to his niece [speaker not understood] just like his

late mother lena. donald had many nicknames including indio, dirty d, dr. fester and [speaker not understood]. he will be missed by his girlfriend, brothers, sister, nephew, nieces, grandchildren and many friends he has made over the year. i had the pleasure of meeting donald. when i door knocked him when i was campaigning in the tenderloin, and he graciously lit me into his room where he was hanging out with his cousin. i still remember [speaker not understood], and really appreciated their support when i ran. we had two other facilities in our district, michael [speaker not understood] and sophia. [speaker not understood]. after spending time with her grandparents in the tenderloin, to her home a reckless driver failed to yield to them in the

crosswalk, dragged them several feet putting both the mother and brother in the hospital and killing little sophia. today is sophia's birthday. she would have turned 7. she was a sweet daughter, sister, granddaughter and niece who spoke many languages including cantonese, english and was learning spanish in school. both sophia and her brother attended services in chinatown, lived in the tenderloin with her family and attended truman elementary school. both children services has set up a memorial fund for sophia's whose family low-income and looking for medical costs for the mother and brother including a shattered cheek and of course funeral costs. they set up an account through wells fargo bank account and you can also donate online at u caring.com. memorial site of the corner of polk and ellis where she was hit.

i also know the [speaker not understood] family ha set up a fund for his costs as well and we will be promoting both sites. as the city comes together to talk about the pedestrian strategy which the mayor released last year, we have been talking about for several years here in the city, i think that last year and what we have particularly seen over the last two week of the holidays is a serious wake-up call to the city in terms of what is our commitment to making this city a safer place. we know that you are more likely to be hit if you are a child, if you are a senior, if you are low-income. this is an important public safety issue for everyone and we also know that this is an equity issue. and i think there are three things that our office will be looking at along with several of my colleagues here on the board who i know will be speaking after me about what we can do. number one, we must look at fully investing and funding the pedestrian strategy. this is not just an issue policy. this is an issue of life and death and critical injuries here in the city that are absolutely preventable. there are so many ways to go in

the city, but this is the one that is 100% avoidable and 100% preventable. and often made by reckless driving that could have been prevented just by yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk or turning carefully when making right or left turns. i think it's also important as we look at driver education and r. of course street redesigns of our most dangerous enter seconds that we also think about what we are doing regarding enforcement ~ of bad driving behaviors. and working with those sfpd and the district attorney to make sure that we are also enforcing minor infractions to change behavior, acknowledging that we live in a city where we share the road with cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers. as our city continues to grow in density, particularly in the eastern half of the city, i think there will be more pedestrians, more drivers and more cyclists on the road and we have to learn how to share that together. new york city has recently announced a zero tolerance

campaign to end all pedestrian fatalities by 2021. nothing make these numbers more real than attending the memorial services of the victims who have passed and meeting friends and families who are mourning their loss whether it is ms. mulak, mr. lie, mr. lasi, and ms. lou. there is a big commitment i would like to make to ensure that we are continuing our efforts and i look forward to working with my colleagues. i do want to, if possible, defer both to supervisor avalos and president chiu so that we can talk about this issue. thank you. and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor kim. >> colleagues, if i could without objection, proceed to -- a number of us have had a number of pedestrian facilities in our districts and i know there are others that would like to make comments on this subject. i would like to recognize supervisor avalos and at least

supervisors mar and yee would like to speak on this topic. if we could proceed to that conversation and go back to our normal roll call. [speaker not understood]. >> while we see a concentration of pedestrian facilities in i would say district 6, the tenderloin, south of market where we've seen also a lot of bike fatalities from collisions with cars, cars colliding into bikes, that it is a city-wide problem and it's becoming almost hep dim i can in its nature in the city. on new year's day, the same day that the young girl lost her life, district 11 resident also lost his life on the corner of rolph and naples in the crocker amazon neighborhood. mr. zeng was walking along the intersection of rolph and naples, was hit at 3:30 in the afternoon, broad daylight, but a driver who had failed to stop

at a stop light. i do believe that we need to have a real investment in our pedestrian strategy. we have to have investments in enforcement and we have to have real investment as well in driver education. and i fully support what's been proposed by supervisor kim. i'm sure other supervisors as well that we have a zero tolerance like they have established in new york city so that we can actually look forward to a year where we have zero fa salts from cars hitting pedestrians. ~ fatalities so much work has to be done and as a city we truly have to put our resource he to improve the streets for the most vulnerable people who are on them. those are the pedestrians. and i do want to also acknowledge what supervisor kim has mentioned, that the people who are most at risk and most vulnerable are people who are seniors and people and children. the man who lost his life in my

district was 86 years old, had lived a long life. at 86 you would expect you would be able to live at that age to natural causes take your life away, not a car. and, so, colleagues, i look forward to all of us working together on how to make this city safer and acknowledging the lives that we have to save and the lives we lose clearly because we don't have the stamped ardx in place we need to have to protect pedestrians. >> thank you, supervisor. colleagues, i would like to join supervisors kim and avalos in recognizing a constitch went in my district who passed over the christmas holiday. isabelle hughey who was an incredible activist and dedicated her life to serving our community. isabelle passed away after being struck by a speeding caron jackson street in chinatown at the age of 84. she was born and raised in san francisco, attend [speaker not understood] in san francisco and city college, her