francisco. i have also heard that this legislation is a threat. i want to be clear that we are not threatening anyone. this is about accountability. we can say all we want as a goal but we have to be accountable to the people of san francisco. i do want to say finally before i bring up our powerpoint presentation. that we want to continue to work with the big stakeholders and the mayor and the affordable housing and housing that addresses the need for increased revenue and inclusionary housing policy. i strongly believe that housing balances the tools and can compliment these reforms but i understand that conversation and dialogue is important as we continue to discuss how we can build affordable housing which i know is a goal for everyone. i have distributed a powerpoint presentation. i

have brought someone from our office to go through legislation itself. >> good afternoon. i just wanted to walk a little bit through the presentation and see if it's on the screen. supervisor kim mentioned this which is simple. this legislation gives the planning the tools they need to consider housing affordability as a condition of approval. there are four main goals of the legislation: one to encourage a balanced approach to the construction and approval of new housing in san francisco. two, to preserve the mixed income character of the city in our neighborhoods. three, encourage the

deployment of resources to provide housing affordable to a broad range of individuals especially for families and individuals making from 0-120 ami and finally to enable the planning commission and public to consider the issues of equity and housing affordability in the planning approval process. " why is this important? the housing affordability gap for individuals making $81,000 or for a family of four making $116,000 per year proposes a significant problem for san francisco. based on the last census, these households make-up 60 percent of households in san francisco. bhiel this is the overwhelming need for housing, the latest report shows that we have built luxury housing at 211 percent of the need while

motion derate income and low income categories have language wished at 25 percent and 58 percent respectively. the legislation does three main things: first it establishes housing balance count. that it establishes a rolling 10 -year count on number of affordable housing produced in the housing market. affordable housing is defined for individuals making $81,000 or family of four making $116,000 per year, we are talking about teachers, principals, beginning firefighters and police officers. basically housing needed for san franciscans. doing this rough count, the

city will remain unbalance for the next 3 years. if a city in affordable housing production false below, new development will be heard at the planning commission. certain projects are excluded which i will go into more detail. the third part of the legislation is it provides a city buy in option when we are out of balance the city will have an option to buy it's way back to balance thereby circumventing the process for luxury and housing development. if as a city we fall below the threshold, a project will be required to go through a hearing at the commission and the following criteria will be considered. one, will the project cause

or exacerbate the low income, motion moderator: income from the immediate neighborhood, and two, what was the project's contribution to affordable housing in addition to that required by the base zoning which currently is 12 percent on-site. if after holding the hearing and reviewing the project, the planning commission does continue to grant a conditional use permit, the planning commission should make explicit findings that explain any failure to authorize sufficient affordable housing and secure sufficient development sites to meet the city's share of housing nonetheless is important and should move forward. we have written certain exemptions into the legislation. and it's intended to be exemptions that fast

track affordable housing development and developments that contribute more than the baseline. so, 100 percent affordable housing projects and 80/20 projects or 20 percent of rentals are exempt from this requirement. less that 25 units. projects that are existing building and historic buildings, projects that are within any area subject to a development agreement that already requires an overall minimum of 30 percent affordable units. properties located in a redevelopment area or treasure island. when will the project find out if a cu is required? the count will be applied following the environmental review application and all projects that have filed for

environmental review application prior to january 1, 2015, are not subject to the housing balance act. in addition, the legislation also requires specific reports by the planning department stating they shall review the housing balance ratio every quarter and the housing balance ratio shall determine citywide which would be upon application of the threshold but should also collect data by district. these reports shall be made to the planning commission and the board of supervisors with an annual hearing at both. that is the overview of our legislation. >> thank you. i want to recognize all of april's work. she actually spent the last seven 7 years working on this legislation as well. there is

so much history to this and it's really exciting to bring this to the forefront today. i know this is confusing for members of the public and even board of supervisors. i want to make clear that we have two ordinances moving forward, one with five signatures and we'll be having a hearing next week on an identical that can get amended if there are potential compromises. i want to thank surps campos and yee for their support and staff for their support and our multiple community members and stakeholders that have been meeting with us for three 3 years and discussing what is the best way to build more affordable housing in san francisco. i'm not sure if there are any other comments or questions from the rules committee? >> supervisor campos?

>>supervisor david campos: thank you. i want to thank supervisor kim and her office for working on this important measure. i know there is a few people who want to speak on this item and i want to thank them for coming to city hall. i think this is a critical measure that we need to make sure that we create housing that's affordable to san franciscans. i know there is a sentiment that's been expressed time and time again by people in this building that we want to do that. bottom line for me is that you can talk about affordable housing but until we actually make it happen, nothing is going to change. the fact remains that for most of us, it is simply impossible to be able to afford to live in this city. unfortunately the housing that has been put

forward and has been created is housing that is out of reach for most of us. so this legislation i think it's a very motion dest approach that simply says that as a matter of public policy it makes sense that 30 percent of the housing that is created be affordable for most san franciscans. i don't believe it's a radical concept at all. i think it's a very motion dest concept that ensure that everyone who has made this city what it is, working people, middle income people have an opportunity to live here. the reality is that all we do in areas like health care, wages, you name the policy area, that enables people to actually live in this city to benefit from the laws we in fact, it doesn't really make a difference in

their lives and the fact remains for these people and not just low income people, it's middle class, upper income people, this city is no longer affordable. i am saying that at least 30 percent of the housing that is created is affordable is something that most san franciscans would agree with. the great thing about the democracy that most san franciscans will be able to decide for themselves if that's not the case. having that discussion with the public, with the voters is really important and i know that it's not an easy thing to do and i don't believe that it is antidevelopment to say that affordability should be a part of the equation, to the

contrary. i think that having affordability being part of the equation will actually lead to more development and so, i'm very proud of that, very excited about this possibility and i think that the main thing is to hear from the public to see what they think and i look forward to that. thank you. >> i would like to welcome supervisor breed to the community meeting and supervisor tang. >>supervisor katy tang: sure, i'm going to make a brief comment since we have two measures. i want to say that when i think of housing balance and what this is titled, i really think about a much more holistic view. for me housing balance also means that we really do accommodate for a different range of incomes. i'm talking about also the middle to motion derate income levels which is mostly the district that i

represent and how we can achieve that to make it affordable for some of the different classes to be able to stay nr: here in san francisco. and i think about some of the planning that some of the officers have looked into housing to see how we can make it easier for those who want to afford a home in san francisco. why is it so difficult for people to achieve this 30 percent goal that we have here. i think that really is the heart of what i'm very interested in exploring. so, again i will save some of my questions for the next item. i just wanted to really share that and what i feel housing balance really means in san francisco. >> thank you. for me, this is something that i struggle with with the people i have worked with the families and so forth that i have worked for and with and always do my

non-profit. and serg i have more personal reason to support these efforts in which when we look at the medium housing prices that's in the market right now to be a million dollars. i just walked to, my youngest daughter came to city hall to get her license to get married. she lives in los angeles and would like to come back here to san francisco, butted -- but when i think about the housing prieshgsz -- prices, it just becomes a dream. i'm in a seat now to make a difference and with the supervisors here, maybe this will be a reality for my daughter and those. thank you so much. >> the one thing i will say is that regional housing

reaching a goal of about 60 percent that we should have a much higher goal. we picked a number that we historically have met granted with redevelopment as a tool for financing and we wanted to make sure we continue that goal without redevelopment. we think we can achieve it and with some effort we can make that happen. seeing no further comments or questions from the rules committee, i wanted to call up mr. chair, may we open up public comment? >> yes. i'm going to call up the first 10 speaker cards.>

good afternoon, supervisors. i want to talk about the issues on housing affordability of likely voters in the city. because likely voters are ultimate decision makers. i will run a few highlights. the first questions on page two determinants that 64 percent of likely registered voters would want at least 50 percent of future housing in the city to be afford able. a 30 percent wanted 50 percent afford able. 83 percent are concerned about affordability and 60 percent were very concerned. when you look at question 3, you see that 59 percent disapproves the job that city government is doing so far on this topic. 59

percent. an overwhelming number. when you turn to the questions 6 on page 6 which asks a range not just on housing but all the impacts on gentrification in this city you find levels concern all above 60 percent. 64 there is a gentrification crisis in our city today. 89 percent, almost everybody feels the city is becoming unaffordable to families. 88 percent that families could no longer afford to live here and many people could no longer afford to live here. when you breakout the sensitivity data, we learned that 86 percent of african americans and latinos feel the city is facing gentrification process. i think what i would like for

you to take from this poll is that we must have action . rhetoric is not enough anymore. the next mayor's measure is basically rhetoric. we need action. to set the housing balance goal with supervisor kim and cosponsors propose is an important step in setting our direction and we have to follow up on it. it's up to you. elected officials know what they want to do. thank you.

>> in the queer community we see in the castro, in the mission. in soma, in the tenderloin and in queer neighborhoods we see lots of new housing being built, we see new cranes in the sky and people in our community being kicked out onto the street and members of the lgbt community where this city has become being forced to the east bay, to portland, to southern california to communities outside of our own. we've had enough. we want to see some of the development happening in this city happening for all members of the queer community for low income members of the queer community for middle income of the queer community, all we get are empty promises. we don't see action. we see

people on the streets and housing being built, but not being built for us. what we are asking you to do is give the people of this city the chance to talk about the kind of housing they want. to talk about the housing they want to be able to stay in our homes. on behalf of our club members, i ask you today to let the voters decide what kind of housing they want in san francisco and let the voters take the action that we haven't seen coming out of this building in november. thank you. [ applause ] >> hi. i'm a district 6 youth commissioner. i want to thank you all for being here and having the time to listen to us. first of all i just want to say i'm in support of the community's housing balance act. i have seen a lot of my friends, family, community

members being evicted in a very fast rate. it's really depressing to see so many people like me being kicked out of their home established in this city. i have a sister with cerebral palsy and to know that senior citizens and people with disabilities are being kicked out the most and it's very scary that it will happen to me. we have been kicked out a couple times from my house and we had to live in my dad's friends house and there was no lighting and we weren't even able to cook. i don't want that to happen to anyone else. even though we qualify for affordable housing including poor working class and middle class, we need to

make changes in our community. i don't want to be kicked out of my city where i have been actively doing a lot of work and where i have seen my friends and colleagues growing up. i want to make sure that everyone knows that i'm supporting the community housing balance. i appreciate all the time that you have taken. >> thank you for being here. >> hello. my make the is eric woo. i'm here to speak on this. while it's true that we can't build out of the housing crisis, but to make sure the land that we have serves the majority of our residents by mandating the housing to be below market rate. we need to

make sure that we build housing that 60 percent of our population can afford. this is for the working and middle class families working in this city and shows the city hall cares about young people and shows that maybe we can maybe start a family here. the dream of starting a family have grown more illusive than before. that the force of gentrification are making young folks feel vulnerable as they are being driven out in droves. these are some of the stuff that they said and reflective in what i'm saying. by balancing the kind of housing we are going to develop we need to ensure that we are not building housing for those at the very top. we are better positioned to

close the divide and the gap between the rich and poor and long time residents who are moving in here to take advantage of what we have to offer so that all of us can contribute to the world class san francisco that we are now in the country and across the world. >> good afternoon. my name is joyce cal goes. i'm with the san francisco project and san francisco network. now i'm with senior and disability action and california life for retired americans. i can go back to 2000 when we were debating what to do with that. i know one lady she was in

forth lottery and wasn't able to get housing. i belong to the largest catholic church in the city epiphany. when the children finished high school, they had to leave the city. they couldn't afford housing in the city. we only had 35 beds. we need more housing. when i was at the acting network, the leading charge for the senior housing action, we needed 10,000 senior units and you have veterans coming back from the wars and not to mention the lgbt people. we need everything, we need maybe more than 30, maybe 50 percent. so you know better than i, but i'm just reminding you, not just seniors and not just

disabled, but all. >> hi, good afternoon, supervisors, thank you for giving us this opportunity to speak. i do a lot of volunteer work in the city. 13 of years i lived at market street. i'm sure you are familiar with 1049, i was in the middle of the catalyst of this housing problem. when people started $100 rent increases on $400 and $500 units, every night not knowing if i was going to have a message under my door that would make me homeless was difficult. i was fortunate to find housing. i'm grateful but there is a lot less fortunate people who can not

find good housing. health care workers, teachers, disabled, poor, seniors, there is really no excuse for seniors ands of course veterans. choices, realistically, as i was looking at housing it was over crowded sro or on the streets. that's unacceptable for a city of this caliber. i support the balanced housing. $900 below market rate for a 400 square foot studio, is really not affordable housing. i hope you all do the right thing and really stick up for the real people of the city ands bring you us to affordable housing.

>> my name is sade. and i represent the tenderloin district. first of all our community center used to be at golden gate avenue but since our rent went up, we were forced to move. we had a great deal of donors because of the economy, because of rent. i'm shamed to ask for donations from our community members. many who were donors are now asking our community center

how they can get donations to pay some bills or find a second job. they have enough to pay the rent, but not enough to buy food. right now we are observing fasting ramadan. this year we opted not to do a community wide open house party. we noticed that we can actually put our centers money to better use as far as having extra food for people to take home because they don't have enough food for their families. in the long run, what is my community going to do. with the minimum wage or affordable housing. is it the chicken or the egg. we need higher minimum wage and affordable housing. i hope we have more affordable housing in the near future. thank you.

>> thank you. before our next speaker, i wanted to call up more speakers. melissa carl son, trish wilson. and cesar vargas. >> good afternoon, i'm with the south of market community action network. one of the things that we do in our neighborhood is really to address the issue of gentrification. a lot of people don't want to say it but gentrification has been going on for a long time, not just in the 50s, 60s. it's still happening right now and we need to address it. not just in the short-term, but the long-term because we are in a not just housing crisis but in a crisis of who is going to be living in