the alliance of california communities for empowerment on this approach overall and they are okay with these changes that we are proposing and i wouldn't actually make these amendments without their understanding and recognition. so, then, we're moving into the resolution as is described in the bold language, resolution urging that a study of a potential joint powers agreement with the city of richmond to establish a homeownership stabilization authority as well as other possible approaches to assist homeowners with troubled mortgages. so, now we're moving away from this shall be done by the controller or the mayor's office of housing, but that we will look into [speaker not understood] that they study the issue for potential joint powers authority. of course, i want there to be a study in earnest and i want there to be actual work in addressing whether this is a real thing with the

controller's office analysis, [speaker not understood] make happen. so, i'm hoping that the controller can oblige all of us if we vote on this resolution. then in the amendment of the whole you have before us, i'd like to make an amendment to this because i found we were rushing this together, on page 2 lines 18 through 22, and i want to thank supervisor norman yee for pointing this out to me. we have language that's duplicated elsewhere in the resolution. i would like to take out that section, to delete that section, lines 18 through 22 as part of page 2. i'll move on, the rest of the resolution is the same up until the third page when we get to our first resolve clause which says that, resolved that the board of supervisors of the city and county of san

francisco is commit today assisting homeowners with troubled pos mortgages and here by directs the controller in consul tatetion with the city attorney's office, director of the mayor's office of housing and director of real estate to study a potential joint exercise of powers agreement with the city of richmond and possibly other public agencies that could contain the following provisions, and then that's listed below as they were listed below in the original version that came before this amendment of the whole. so, now we are moving from negotiate to study a potential thing that will be made. and then, again, based on supervisor yee's clear, well done proofreading, we'd like to change one of the second --

swap the second resolved clause with the third resolved clause. it just reads a little bit better that way. so, the third resolved clause is where we have the amendments that says, further resolved, and i take it, it say the following negotiation of the joint powers agreement by the controller -- instead, it will say that the board of supervisors urges the controller to provide the study -- again, it's a study -- of the proposed joint powers agreement and other possible approach he to assist homeowners with pos mortgage to the board of supervisors within 75 days of the approval of the board of supervisors of this resolution. and then we have another resolve clause later on that page that adds some language, takes out some language. i'll read it here. that the board of supervisors here by directs the mayor's office of housing to contact homeowner with pos loan to

assess their interest in participating ~ in a program to assist them. we also want to make sure we're getting an understanding of the breadth of mortgages that are out there that are in the pos category as well. so, to me ins a resolution that is really urging the city to look into the issue, to come back with possibilities one of which could include a jpa and i would like to submit this as an amendment of the whole with that one section taken out and those two other sections flip-flopped. to me this helps to move the city forward. it asks there to be deeper work whether the mayor's office of housing, to address a blind spot that it had in the past and that would be something that could -- a tool -- tools we could create in the future when we expect there will be a downturn that could affect people's ability to pay their

property mortgages in the future even though the problem that we've experienced the past five years isn't quite as bad a it what in the past. there still are household that are struggling and we know there will be many more in the future. i also have accompanying this as part of my throe he ducks today, a hearing request for the mayor's office of housing to come to the board of supervisors and report on new program that they will provide for household that are dealing with distressed mortgages, looking in particulate some of the different phenomenons we have of -- phenomena we have of how mortgages are in the distressed condition under water household, how difficult it is to get a modification even if you get into modifications with banks, and what the extent of private label securitization loans that are held in trust are in san francisco and what we expect those loans to do in future

years where they could balloon or be in interest rates or cause greater distress for homeowners. ~ introduction so, i would like to submit this amendment of the whole. colleagues, i would ask for your support. later we'll get more information on what the city can do to provide support for studies, the mayor's office of housing, the controller's office if we support this urging resolution and then i don't believe we need to go into a closed session, and we can tie it up in a bow. >> supervisor avalos has made a motion for an amendment of the whole. is there a second to that? seconded by supervisor farrell. colleagues, any discussion on the motion to amend? without objection, we will adopt the amendment. [gavel] >> supervisor farrell. >> thank you, colleagues. first of all, i want to thank supervisor avalos for his work on this issue. i think it's something we obviously support. given the revised lapping wa, hopefully again it is something that we all support here this evening. i would suggest that he we,

unless people have specific legal questions, i know many have been briefed individually. i might suggest we don't go into closed session this evening and would -- i could do it right now, make a motion to table item number 30 [speaker not understood]. >> supervisor farrell has made a motion to table the closed session motion. seconded by supervisor yee. without objection, the motion to table passes. [gavel] >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much. i wanted to also to speak briefly on this issue. actually a travesty how, how we as a city have addressed or rather have not addressed the foreclosure crisis in san francisco. i'm glad to see in the chamber the mayor's office of housing here as well as members of the controller and budget office here to listen to i think the small piece of public to comment that is here, but also to recognize the importance of

homeownership, not just in a small section of san francisco, but the entire fabric of our city. and, supervisor avalos, i hope this measure will do exactly what you've described and would bring the parties to the table so that the conversation can continue to move forward and so that we can see action. particularly when i think about the discussionses around inclusionary housing that's coming on the market, when i think about some of the debates happening not only in the african-american community, also within the lgbt community of fear that people have, that units are coming online and there will be no protections to ensure that people who have been long-standing members of san francisco will have an opportunity to qualify and/or get -- apply, get into these particular programs. so, not only do we need to discuss about foreclosure, we also need to have a more long term discussion about the

lottery system in our city. thank you. >> supervisor yee. >> thank you, president chiu. i want to thank supervisor avalos for making those amendments and providing the opportunity to look at one pathway to the solution. i actually went out to somebody's home this morning who is having -- who is being -- facing foreclosure and it really hit home again, reminded me the difficulties of homeowners who get their mortgages bought by a secondary company and then all of a sudden there's a lot of issues. whether the accuracy of the information is provided to the secondary mortgage companies and then all of a sudden you get a notice that you're foreclosed. i think we need to stand up as

a city the difficulty homeowners are having with lending institutionses. >> supervisor avalos. >> thank you. i just wanted to -- there's been a lot of work on this resolution over the past many months. so, i want to thank people from the city attorney's office and the controller's office for their work on this. we had multiple meeting with community stakeholders and the private investors who will be partnering with the jpa. and i also want to thank jeremy pollack in my office for all of his work on this as well. he's done a tremendous amount of work, including ghost writing the op-ed, the examiner this morning. so, with that, colleague, i really urge your support on this resolution and i really think it's in the right pathway that can put the fire power of the mayor's office of housing or the controller's office, my office, and whoever else wants to be involved in the process to start looking at real

programs that can make a difference. working class, middle class houses that are struggling with their mortgageses. >> and with that, colleague, unless there is any more discussion, let's take a roll call vote. >> on item 32 as amended, supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar 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. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. there are 11 ayes. >> this resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> madam clerk, could you please read the in memoriams? >> yes, today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. on behalf of supervisor tang at the suggestion of supervisor tang on behalf of the full board of supervisors for the late mr. louis van [speaker not understood]. and ms. priscilla [speaker not understood]. >> i want to thank sfgov-tv

with nona melkonian and jim smith for bringing this meeting to us. unfortunately while we were sitting here our giants were down. it is our duty as supervisors to root for our giants to make sure they win the world sear i. with that, madam clerk, are there any other item before us? >> go giants. >> with that, we are adjourned. go giants.

>> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of

divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects.

we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪

>> commissioners, can i just

have you take a note -- >> here. >> testing, test your mic to make sure it has the appropriate one. [testing] >> thank you. the small business commission meeting is called to order and the time is 2:05. the meeting is being televised live by sfgov tv. we also have joshua alexander taking some photos for us as well. and i also like to thank city hall building management media services for making this meeting possible. members of the public, there is the opportunity -- please silence your phones and if you'd like to fill out a speaker card there is a speaker card up front. not mandatory.

and additionally, we have sign-in sheets as well. so, with that, mr. president, shall we call item number 1? >> yes he, item number 1, please. ~ >> item number 1 is roll call. commissioner adams? >> here. >> commissioner dooley? >> here. >> commissioner dwight? >> here. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena? commissioner tour-sarkissian? >> here. >> commissioner white? >> here. >> commissioner yee riley. mr. president, you have quorum. >> great. next item, please. >> next item is item number 2 which is general public comment. this allows members of the public to comment generally on matters within the commission's purview, and suggest new agenda items for the commission's future consideration. >> and do we have any members of the public who would like to make a comment on any item that is not on today's agenda?

okay, seeing none, next item, please. >> item number 3, presentation of the small business commission certificate of honor recognizing a san francisco small business (mike's locksmith) as part of the sbc "small business recognition program". today is mike's locksmith ~ >> the fun part about this job is we get to honor small businesses in the city, and today we are honoring mike's locksmith. and i've actually known mike for 20 years, and i met mike when he was an apprentice at rocky's locksmith in the castro. and somebody had -- this is before click on car. somebody jambed all my locks in my truck -- ford truck, yeah,

you remember. and i didn't know who to call. i opened up the paper and i see this rocky's locksmith and mike came down and rescued me. and ever since then he had -- right after that he had started his own business here in the city. he's from the excelsior district and that's appropriate during world sear i time. his father worked at candlestick park. excelsior resident, san francisco native, and i'm just going to read some things for -- quotes. you can hire mike, you can hire someone other than mike for your locksmith needs, but i'm sure why would you bother? mike was incredibly responsive and accommodating, not to mention prompt, friendly and fast. and another comment, mike is a genius. he saved me a ton of money by coming up with interesting solutions to my predicament. he was able to use high security cylinders from premium us without charging my entire -- without changing my entire locks, which were specially

ordered. other locksmiths couldn't do it and wanted to change everything. not mike. highly recommended. and let me tell you, wherever you are at in this city, mike is there. i see him in the excelsior, i see him in the sunset, i see him on union street, i see him in north beach, i see you in the financial district. is there any part of the city you're not? ~ yelp so, i want to read the certificate here. and the certificate reads, today, october 27, 2017, the small business commission is honored to recognize michael williams of mike's locksmith and general services for his contribution to the vitality of san francisco and the excelsior neighborhood. mike first starting out in business for rocky's locksmith in the castro district and in 1995 opened mike's locksmith and general services in the excelsior district. mike's services range from basic rekeying lock repair,

security checks, analyst, auto locks, both foreign and domestic. mike williams exemplifies the best of tr* san francisco small businesses, a business that's engaged in the community, demonstrates integrity to the community by constantly providing honest and reliable work to his clients, both business and residential. mike's lock submitctiontion and general services ha been an a-plus better business bureau rated -- has an a-plus better he business bureau rating, 5-star yelp customer rating and lives up to his motto, affordable and dependable. it is for these reasons and many more judge the small business commission is proud to recognize mike williams and general serve is he as a model san francisco business. congratulations. (applause) >> go giants. >> go giants. >> thank you very much. appreciate it.

>> we have a couple other people who want to be in on this picture. >> thank you. >> congratulations. (applause) >> any other comments? great, thanks, mike. congratulations. go giants. [laughter] >> who do you want to win? [pause] >> okay, next item, please. >> item number 4, i'd like to

continue this item. the minutes to our next meeting. >> i motion to approve. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> okay, next item, please. >> item number 5 is discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on bos file no. 141001 [administrative code - requiring city contractors to submit equal pay report; creating equal pay advisory board]. this is an ordinance amending the administrative code to require certain city contractors and subcontractors with 20 or more employees to submit an equal pay report regarding compensation paid to employees; and establishing the equal pay advisory board. and today with you you have hillary rhonan, legislative aide from supervisor david campos's office. >> welcome. >> thank you so much. good afternoon, commissioners. thanks for allowing me to be here.

supervisor campos's equal pay legislation is modeled after president obama's recent federal directive that requires federal contractors to report compensation data including data on race and gender of employees to the federal office of contract compliance. supervisor campos's legislation would do something similar but for local contracts -- contractors here in san francisco. the legislation adds a new section to the administrative code's nondiscrimination provisions that requires city contractors with at least 20 employees and businesses he with a grant agreement with the city of over $50,000 to submit an annual equal pay report to the city's human rights commission. the report will include summary compensation information for employees identified by race and sex. the legislation creates an initial save in period during which the director of human

rights commission is charged with convening a work group to design a data collection system that is best suited to both identifying if wage discrimination is taking place at a business, but also that will minimize the burden on city contractors. the board of supervisors, the mayor's office and the commission on the status of women will all appoint representatives to -- at the equal pay advisory commission. after this initial phase-in period, the human rights commission, if they believe that wage discrimination has taken place based on an equal pay report, it can proactively investigate that business to determine whether or not indeed men and women are being paid equally for work. if the human rights commission does determine that an employer has violated equal pay law, the commission can recommend to the city agency that contracts with that business that that

department terminator suspend the contract with that business. the human rights commission under the legislation is directed to report annually to the board of supervisors on any of the data it collects trends in pay discrimination, the number of investigation commenced, based on equal pay reports, and the number of contractors that were penalized for violating equal pay laws. discrimination based on sex and race is already prohibited in the city's administrative code and by federal law. however, the human rights commission only enforces the provisions where an individual file a complaint. it is hard for women to determine whether or not they are victims of wage discrimination because at the 2011 survey the women policy research found about half of worker report the discussion of wage and salary information is either discouraged or outright prohibited in workplaces and/or could lead to punishment.

there is a culture of secrecy around compensation in workplaces throughout this country which makes wage discrimination particularly difficult to unveil. this legislation provides the human rights commission the data it would need to proactively investigate businesses without having to rely on individual worker complaints. tomorrow supervisor campos plans on making an additional amendment to the legislation, additional to the version that you have before you today in your packet. this amendment that he will make tomorrow will make clear and he will add language reading, the city will not disclose any information contained in the equal pay report that qualifies as a trade secret or proprietary information. that was always the intention of the legislation, that the equal pay reports would be confidential, but that wasn't explicitly written into the legislation. and after some feedback at the hearing, we wanted to make that

crystal clear. furthermore, from our discussions with experts in new mexico who put together their equal pay data collection system a the only governmental entity in the country that's currently collecting this data, what they are saying is that the most effective way to identify if wage discrimination is taking place is to collect aggregate data on compensation paid to all employees. and if this is indeed the case, then compensation data related to any one individual employee would be impossible to discern, in case there are any privacy questions or concerns in the legislation. finally, the passage of this legislation, the discussion on what data to collect and how to do so will only just begin. this legislation puts a framework in place to provide actual direction on what data

to -- must be presented to the human rights commission and in what format. before any provisions of the ordinance related to the equal pay report go into effect, the equal pay advisory board must be fully impaneled which will take three months. it will hold several public meetings, and it must ultimately return to the board of supervisors with recommendations on the best data collection methods as well as whether any trimming legislation is necessary to achieve the recommendations. ~ with passage the advisory board has six months from its inaugural meeting to bring its recommendations to the board. therefore, nothing will go into effect until the earliest nine months after passage of this ordinance if it indeed passes and it could take any longer depending on the recommendation of the advisory board. finally, one last note. and this is an update from the information that director [speaker not understood] had put in your packet.