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>> welcome to the meeting. >> do we have any announcements? >> completed speaker cards and completed of the documents to be included as part of the files should be submitted to the clerk and the items acted upon today will be on the june tenth board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. could you call item one?
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>>resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,751,827 from mental health services oversight and accountability commission to participate in a program entitled mental health triage personnel grant for the period of april 1, 2014, through june 30, 2014, waiving indirect costs. >> >> okay, thank you. allison? is it from dph, thanks for being here with us. >> thank you, nice to be here. >> so, we will just go ahead? >> yes. >> we received a grant from the mental health substance abuse for a little bit over, 16 million over four years, four million per year but it is prorated and this is to establish a crisis triage response system for the city and county of san francisco, mostly focused on children and family. and the reasons for that, are that we are finding that we have a number of families and children, who are coming to ers
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and to the psych emergency rooms, san francisco general, and to be evaluated and stabilized for crisis services and the emergencies and those are really not the best places for children and family to be treated. and we are hoping that this grant will provide us with alternatives where we can stabilize the children in the community and we are also looking at a facility at the edge wood children service to establish the crisis unit, where there will be two hospital deversion beds and the capability to do something called the 23 hour stabilization unit where we will try to stabilize the children there, this way they are in the county and the families will have access to them and this is a proven more effective way to deal with these emergencies. and there is also, a crisis triage teams that will go into the communities that will try
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to stabilize the children in the natural environment, >> we don't have a budget analyst report yet, so we are going to take public comment first, anyone that wishes to comment on item one? how about a song? >> yeah. ♪
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>> welcome to san francisco, everyone, anyone else wish to comment on item one? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion to move this forward without recommendation? >> okay we can take that without objection. >> could you call item two? >>resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,663,405 from the state of california to participate in a program entitled "hiv care program/single allocation model" for the period of april 1, 2014, through march 31,
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2015; and waiving indirect costs. >> thank you, mr. goodwin? >> yes. >> thanks for being here. >> good mornings, supervisor and this item before you, is the part b dollars that are allocated by her passed on to the state and this is an annual recurring grant that sustains the hiv system of care. and the state office of aids in sacramento allocates the part b dollars to the county and health jurisdictions based on health and other factors we have not yet received our 2014, ryan white part b or the state office of aids award letter for this year, but we anticipate it in the next week or two, and the amount before you is based on last year's award that is given in three year amounts. and may adjust to go down a little bit this year. >> okay.
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thank you. >> supervisors? >> okay. we will open this up to public comment, anyone wish to comment on item two? >> ♪ ♪ >> thank you. >> i am just questioning whether we have any board policies against duets in the board chambers. >> public comment is closed. motion to move forward with recommendation. >> okay. >> we have a motion to move this forward and take it without objection. >> clerk could you call item
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three? >>resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from centers for disease control and prevention to participate in a program entitled "capacity building for high-impact hiv prevention, category a" for the period of april 1, 2014, through march 31, 2015. >> thanks. >> good morning, supervisors i'm director jonathan and i am the director of learning and innovation at the department of public health and it is a pleasure to be here on behalf and representing the successful grant application, as you mentioned and the over arching goal of the long standing cdc program, out of the grant is to fund the organizations that have the ability to offer the state of the science information and the proper training and the technical assistance. here in san francisco, as we have work to know and we have seen a sustained reduction in
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the hiv infections and a scale up of hiv testing experts and linking them into care and initiation of retroviral therapy and suppression of levels and undetective levels and helpth of those living with hiv and can help to prevent the transmission. allowing us to establish a national program, in the workforce to help the health departments plan and implement the sustain able interventions and strategy and we are funded to offer the capacity building services in three areas of high impact hiv prevention, testing and prevention for high risk persons and policy, and on-line learning and networking as well
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as approaches to trained staff and to offer the technical assistance and through the process we hope to be able to share the lessons learned and allow us to glean the important lessons to others who do the great work around the country and help us to implement the strategies here in san francisco and so we are proud and excited to begin this new program, do you have any questions that you have? and answer them. >> any questions? >> okay. budget analyst report as well. and so we will open this up to public comment, anyone wishes to comment on item three? >> ♪ >> thank you, anyone else went to comment on item on item three? >> seeing none, it public comment is closed we can take it without objection.
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>> item four? >>resolution authorizing the san francisco municipal transportation agency to execute advanced train control system contract with thales transport & security, inc., for design and construction of advanced train control system for the central subway project for amount not to exceed $21,363,292 for a 1,700 day term, to commence upon board approval. (municipal transportation agency) . >> okay, thank you. the mta is presenting on this item? >> yes. good morning supervisor farrell and avalos i am the deputy planning director, and i am here to request for both supervisor authorization for smta, and to enter into agreement with the transport and security to implement the design and the advanced training for the central subway, and with the authorization of this contract, we will be allowed to have operatebility between the
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consist ans of the subway and the system and this contract will design and implement and install, and test, and inspect, and provide safety certification of the advanced training and in parallel of this contract and we currently have an existing major contract with the station, and it will install the infrastructure and support the elements for this work and one last thing, and the transport and security will also provide us with the assistance and the support for the safety certification for the public utility commission the system to provide the train speed, and breaking and also, head winds, and this system will allow for a safer and more
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reliable operation within the central subway, and this is also a fuel source contract, and do to the nature of the contract, it is actually proprietary equipment and software, that the transport and security is providing and this is for an award amount not-to-exceed 1 million, >> and we will move to the report please? >> yes, mr. chairman, and supervisor avalos. we report not-to-exceed the contract amount is, 21 million, 363,292. and that contract is not subject to board supervisor
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approval, and it is 24 million, 788, 716 and the report displays a subject of that 24.8 million, for the implementation of the ats system for the central project, that is table two on page 5 of our report and we recommend that you approve this legislation. >> thank you, mr. rose, any questions? >> okay, we will open this up to public comment, anybody wish to comment on item four here? >> ♪
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naoe. anyone else wish to comment on this item? >> good morning, supervisor and madam clerk, my name is thomas pecarilo and i am against any appropriations on the subway project. and perhaps you have read a couple of weeks ago about the lack of accountability and the members in terms of performance for the union. and what i suggest that you do, is not fund muni any further money, until your oversight committee looks into the allegations and the article. and thank you. >> okay, thank you, anybody else wish to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed.
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so we have a recommendation from our budget analyst to approve? >> permission to approve and move forward. >> we have a motion to move forward. >> item four without objection. >> madam clerk, could you call item five. >>resolution authorizing the municipal transportation agency to execute the lease amendment (third amendment) to the retail lease dated february 18, 2004, with sprint spectrum realty, l.p., (tenant) for 2,152 sq. ft. retail space at the fifth and mission/yerba buena garage, located at 833 mission street; said amendment to extend the retail lease for an additional five years beginning june 1, 2014, and provide additional rent of $689,049 plus provide a one five-year option that will, if exercised, provide additional rent of $798,813. . >> okay, mta? >> good morning, chair farrell and supervisor avalos, i am with the mta and today we are requesting your approval to execute the third amendment to the current lease with the sprint spectrum who has been a long term tenant and if approved this amendment will
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result in an additional ten years of rent of 1.5 million for the city and mta. and for the background, the garage was built in 1950 and since then, until 2012 it was managed by a non-profit corporation established by the city, since then, the garage and the lease spaces have been managed by mta, and the sprint spectrum has been leasing to the space since 2004. and we have been a very good tenant, and the amendment will allow them to continue the tenantcy for an additional 5 years and also give them an option to extend for an additional five years after the first five years is up. and in all, it will generate, almost 1.5 million in grants. and we strongly urge your support for this amendment for several reasons, and they have been good tenants and no issues with the grants or maintenance issues the rent is complicated
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in the area and they are paying the rent towards the high end, comparing with the nearby tan ents and additionally, we have more in the garage, and we have more interest, and we have the open spaces and, the sfmta board aproefd this resolution that in march of 2014. and i am more than happy to answer any questions that you may. >> see no questions, right now, mr. rose could we go to your report right now on item five? >> yes, mr. chairman, supervisor avalos has shown and table two, and that is on page 11 of our report. and this resolution to exercise a second five year option and that is of june first of 2014 through may 31st in 2019 will provide, 789,049 of lease revenues and then in addition it will extend the lease. and the additional revenue and we recommend that you amend it
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provide for retroactivity to june first, 2014, and that the proposed resolution as amended. >> okay, thank you very much. mr. rose. and seeing no further questions, we will open this up for public comment and anybody wish to comment on item five? >> ♪ >> thank you very much, anyone else like to comment on item five. seeing none, public comment is closed we have a budget analyst recommendation with the retroactivity and a motion to accept? >> a motion to accept the budget analyst recommendation and to approve the resolution and move forward with the recommendation.
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>> okay, we have a motion to accept the amendment and we can take that without objection. >> could you call item 6? >>resolution approving and authorizing the execution of modification no. 2 to lease l10-0275 with continental airlines, inc., at san francisco international airport to grant early termination of the lease. 3/31/14; received from departmen it. >> thank you. >> and hello? >> hello, good morning, chair farrell and supervisor avalos and the item before you seeks the approval for the modification two in order to the airport to terminate our lease with continental airlines as a result of the merger with united in 2011. the board of supervisors previously approved the first modification to this lease to relinquish all of the continental's exclusive space and united is now, officially seeking to terminate our lease with continental as a procedural matter in order to finalize the joint, operations on the sfo under one lease, and this investigation has no fiscal impact and therefore, no
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budget analyst report was required. but i would be happy to answer any questions. >> okay, thank you. >> seeing no questions. we do not have a budget analyst report and stow we will open up to public comment on item six? >> >> ♪
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naoe. anybody want to comment on item six. >> seeing none, closed. >> motion to approve and move forward with the recommendation. >> okay, we have a motion to approve and take it without objection. >> could you call item seven, please? >>resolution authorizing the office of contract administration to enter into the sixth amendment between the city and county of san francisco and bridgestone americas tire operations, llc, for the rental of bus tires, in which the amendment shall increase the contract limit from $9,950,000 to $11,750,000. (office of contract administration) >> thank you very much we have the office of contact administration here to present. >> good morning, supervisors, and chairman farrell and supervisor avalos, i am here on the contract of administration regarding the lease and the associated services contract. and the resolution before you, increases the not-to-exceed the limit to 11.75 million dollars and this contract allows the city to lease tires, for the muni buses and receive the
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associated services including the disposal of the tires, the current contract was bid november 2008 and awarded april, 2009. and we are currently soliciting bids for a new contract to begin by september 30th. and the city has leased tires for buses for more than 20 years. and the current contractor, bridge stone, handles the recycling and disposal of the tires and there by reducing the liability related to the product quality. >> the contractor also provides the experts for the mta bus charge to inspect and change tires, reducing the timely for the bus maintenance and the funding is provided by the operating budget as part of the larger budget, which is approved by the board of supervisors and the budget process. and the original limit of this contract was $5 million and the contract has undergone five modifications due to changes in the reduced index for the rubber tires and the raise the not-to-exceed amount. and extended the contract to
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september, 30, 2014, to allow the time for a competitive bid of the contract, and the bids will be due, later in june and the proposal resolution, raises it by 1.8 million based on the average, historical expenditures for the amount payment fluctuation and the possible costs associated with transitioning to a vendor and i am happy to respond to any questions that you may have. >> thank you very much. >> no questions, right now, mr. rose, could we go to your report, on item seven? >> and district chairman and supervisor avalos as the department has indicated on page 15 of the report, we report that the estimate by sfmta and the additional we did not exceed amount of 1.8 million for the remaining 6 months of the contract is based on the historical expenditures and plus the expected cost increases from the service changes and sfmta estimates the monthly changes, and a total of 1 million, 244 for