citizenship for all 11.5 undocumented americans it has proven to be a life changing for 11 thousand undocumented youth in the bay area alone. these are youth who will no longer have to fear fear deportation and have the opportunity to legally work and only fee waivers for extreme circumstances. the recipients must renew their status every 2 years and must pay an additional $465 in in fees to reapply for low income families or for for a young person in school, this this can be a significant cost and since there is no type of relief many

of these young people are only supporting themselves and their families still at risk of being deported in san francisco we have a robust network of legal organizations offering free support for undocumented residents however it's still a struggle for many young people and their families to pay for the fees and this can mean choosing between rent or tuition or food in order to maintain protection from deportation i agree with the youth commissioners that ask these young people for additional $465 just just 2 years after being approved can be an economic burden therefore i'm working with the budget and legal analysts for recipients

struggling to pay for their renewal fees and supporting the renewal fees for the approximate number of residents under one million for the next year. i really want to commend as earlier supervisor mar and kim were talking about young people here it is again young people bringing some awareness to their board of supervisors i want to commend the youth commission and the committee chair for putting this resolution forward that many undocumented youth face on a day-to-day basis and i want to acknowledge that our city is historically an sanctuary city

and an sanctuary city and implementing the actions president obama submitted. >> the first is a planning code changes which i'm calling the parking flexibility ordinance. for a long time the city had very strict minimum parking requirements meaning when someone built new housing they were required to include parking for all of their new residents. this led to the construction of a lot of parking lots both above and below the ground as well as parking pads and what would otherwise be green spaces or yards and the use of building first floors for vehicle parking instead of active retail or us housing. with

more engaging ground floors the city has implement could greater flexibility in its parking requirements space efficient parking methods like tandem parking and lifts and valet are now permitted by right and minimum parking requirements these changes have been very effective and it is important to point out they did not limit anyone's ability to construct parking if they choose they simply give people more options. it is about flexibility not mandates and the ordinance i'm introducing today will provide yet more flexibility so businesses and homeowners can have more say on where and if they put parking on their parking. so existing parking to active street street fronting uses and

conversion of the freed space of other uses and is it minimizes conflicts with transit and bike lanes and helps restore front and rear yards and as with anything planning code related, it's easy to get lost in the weeds so i'll highlight a few of key elements . how much square footage someone can billed on a given parcel of land. currently parking doesn't count in other words there are limits on how much commercial space you can have but you can build all the parking that you want and if you have existing parking spaces you no longer need,

need. neighborhood commercial districts encourage ground floor activity but parking minimums almost force people to use this ground floor as parking which i experienced a lot when we approved many of these projects there's a limited amount of space available in a building envelope. why force it to be used as parking. do we really want to to prioritize parking? the permitted amount of underground parking will remain exempt and this will encourage new developments to put their parking underground and use the first floor for active uses like retail and housing and existing buildings will be able to convert unused parking spaces if they choose. this does not prohibit parking. it gives people people the

option to choose. again, this is not prohibit the construction of off street parking but simply gives people the option not to build or convert it if they choose. for example houses along the oak and fell street fell street bike lanes we could actually create new rent controlled housing out of unused garages and this is code change can reduce conflicts and hazards and improve safety for bicyclist and see travel time for muni riders and bring lower costs for homeowners and businesses. the legislation allows

exemptions if doing so will improve a building's front side or rear yard. so many building owners paid paved over their yards to create off street parking. the legislation will allow them to restore some green space to their homes and character to our neighborhoods. lastly the legislation authorizes the zoning administrator to grant residential mixed districts this change simply allows some flexibility to reflect recent changes to the planning code and again give residents and business owners more options. this legislation is carefully crafted to provide people with options. homeowners, businesses and residents will

have more say in how they use their property and in the process we can activate ground floor spaces and restore green spaces and yards. my second item today is a hearing request. 2 weeks ago the controller's office through the great work of peg steven son released its annual city-wide measurements report if if you haven't read it and you have 16 or 17 hours of free time especially over our break, i highly encourage you to at least skim through it. every department using a variety of performance metrics and many of which are unique to what the department does so you can use the percentage of 311 calls answered within 60 seconds or the total number of training hours the department of human

resources delivered last year the report shows the early impacts of the federal affordable care act. we also see a dramatic increase in muni related crime which likely speaks to the cell phone safety issues we have worked on here in sacramento here and in sacramento and as a member of the expanded budget committee one thing that's most valuable to me this report can help us evaluate how or if our investments in staff and resources are actually paying off for example the police department's average response time to high priority calls dropped by 54 seconds from 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014. likewise this is evidence that those investments are starting

to bear fruit and the report shows our park scores are improving partly due in part to the voter approved bond. i want to again thank the controller's office for putting it together and i look forward to hearing more at our hearing. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor breed. supervisor campos. >> thank you very much, madam clerk. i have a number of items but i want to begin with an item we've had some family members have been waiting for a while for me to do this in memory in in memorium and i'd ask them to please come up to the podium. speaking spanish. they have a picture of a very

special person for whom i'm doing an memorium today and that's in the memory of rosa mena and they have a picture of her and with us today are beckon rebecca and francisco two of her kids. rosa worked as a candy maker before coming to san francisco in in in 1985 to start her new life with her children and sister. she was known as a vibrant and enthusiastic member of our community who let no barrier stand in her way. when she arrived she spoke no english with only a first grade education but she was determined to be successful and she immediately signed up for city college classes and

soon was on her way. she spent 7 years taking english classes at city college and became a leader among her peers and helped countless people in her community learn english. in her later years she was an advocate and she would travel the state with her daughter rebecca and she was known for wearing vibrant colors and was the first one to get up and dance at a social event and she was also dedicated to art and her art and expression were very important to her and she earned a certificate with her daughter a few years ago personally she was like a mother to me like a member of the family who has been supported throughout different political endeavors over the

years after her diagnose of cancer in april of this year she began radiation treatment in in the south bay and she was actually given a certificate by her doctors and caregivers at the age of 92 she was the oldest woman at the facility to ever complete the very harsh 2-week radiation treatment that she went through unfortunately rosa lost her fight against cancer this week but i remind everyone that she left very specific instructions that no one is to wear black at her funeral because she wants to be remembered for for for for for for her vibrant cy and wearing of color color. >> speaking spanish.

>> rooufrjs. >> speaking in spanish.

>> if it's okay with my

colleagues i'd like the family to say a brief couple of words. >> without objection colleagues, the floor is yours. >> speaking in spanish. >> good afternoon. to the president and board of supervisors i want to say thank you for the time you have given us today especially supervisor campos. i'd also like to thank you for the hard work you do here. my mother was a good woman to her family. also she was very political. she used to go around and talk to people about political campaigns in the city and also she was a member of the union for the

elders in sf, u.s. w and a lot of meetings and a lot of trips going to sacramento and fighting for the benefits of the elderly. so my mother was very dedicated for that giving herself to help other people and i know everybody around the neighborhood so i thank you for this opportunity i know my mother is in a better place now and i thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is -- i would like to say a few words in this special place. it is an honor for us especially for my brother, my sisters that

supervisor campos mentioned the name of my mother rosa mena who passed away 2-days ago for terminal cancer. i'm recognize her for the support in the political campaign. thank you so much david campos. i appreciate you and my family -- god bless you for everything that you help us. thank you for the flowers that you bring to my mother at home. my mother was very happy. thank you so much. god bless you. >> thank you. and may you rest in peace rosa mena speaking in

spanish. i have a couple of other items that i want to also talk about and i'll be as brief as i can. i want to today i will be introducing a resolution declaring december 10th human rights day in san francisco and every year there after and let me say i want to thank supervisor avalos and mar and yee for their cosponsorship it was adopted by by the united nations in 1948 in the aftermath of worldwide depression and war and eleanor rose roes rose rosevelt strongly build in equal rights of all people and freedom of speech and freedom freedom from discrimination and more.

it asserts people's rights to the necessities of life housing employment and education. as nelson mandella stated it is the foundation stone of all international human rights law and still holds enormous ethical value for all of us wherever in the world we happen to live. tomorrow marks the 66th anniversary of the passage of this very important document and as we try in 2014 to address issues around poverty homelessness racism and the universal declaration of human rights is more relative today than ever. i'd like to thank the gray panthers. .

everyone is welcome to come to the steps of city hall tomorrow. i want to thank the department of public works and the san francisco public utilities commission and the staff for working with my office on a very important and ongoing issue which unfortunately may only get worse as the rain continues in san francisco. specifically, the geographic area of 17th and if fulson and actually a couple of blocks around that area is actually the lowest point in the city and county of san francisco and because of that it actually has on a yearly basis for as long as we remember, been flooded. and so we know that we expect additional rain in the next few days and so i will simply take

this opportunity to thank the puc and to ask them and ask the mayor's office to please work with my office because there's a lot of frustration right now in the in the neighborhood. many homes and businesses have already been flooded and we expect additional flooding to take place and something as basic as simply having sandbags provided to the neighborhoods but i think we may actually be running out of sandbags here in in san francisco ultimately the city will have some responsibility as the flooding happens and we're talking about not just hundreds of thousands but millions of dollars in damages and so we have an opportunity tonight and in the next coming days to be proactive and i know that the

department of public works, which is actually not responsible for the flooding that happens but is very responsible and very responsive in addressing the flooding that takes place has been very helpful in the past and simply ask that we provide whatever resources are needed by that department to continue to prevent the flooding in this neighborhood. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor campos. supervisor cohen. >> thank you. good evening everyone. i am introducing legislation today for the city to officially acquire property at 66 raymond avenue known to many as the valley community center and this is a key step in allowing the city to have possession of a believe and make the needed improvement

desperately needed. for over a hundred years this building has been extremely an important asset for the community having served as a service and community hub for residents for both young and old. we unfortunately lost the building to foreclose ure last year and it's been an extremely long road to get to where we are today and the community members who have walked with me longer this particular journey. it's about reclaiming the symbolic importance and the city's ownership of this building means our residents will have a safe place to gather and for our families to continue to t h.r. ive so thank you and i

also want to recognize john up dike and his team and also i want to recognize the leadership within the mayor's office who has also been a part of this acquisition. i'm also introducing a hearing request on the city's manufacturing and distribution sectors. we've seen incredible growth in this industry and after many years however these businesses, when seeking to start to grow and stay in san francisco and since being elected i've focussed on attracting and growing our city's manufacturing sector because we have an element to a diverse economy and traditional blue collar jobs and discussing

recommendations prepared by the cluster strategy a team made up of san francisco planning department and the office of economic and workforce development and steering committee of local businesses and nonprofit organizations and finally in closing i want to add my voice to the conversation that's happening across the country. i'm introducing a resolution for this body to consider supporting the new guidance that's been recently released by the obama administration and the recent tragedy incident incident involving unarmed african-american males obviously raised widespread concern and these incidents

point to a greater hurdle that we must overcome as a nation to rebuild trust and competence between law enforcement and the communities they serve. that's not to say there's no trust but it is to say we have a lot of work to do. . racial profiling does just the opposite . it creates a climate where residents often do not feel safe in their own communities and are less likely to collaborate with law enforcement officials. the new guidance for law enforcement officials sets the model for local agencies to follow and i think our police department and law enforcement officials do a very good job of protecting and

serving but i think also there's always room for improvement and i also think it's upon us to set the standard for other municipalities across the country. san francisco should definitely take a stand in supporting this guidance in calling on all law enforcement agencies. i submit thank you. >> supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i want to echo my colleagues in their grief and also outrage about the continued loss of the life of our young african-american men and also other men of color nationwide i think over the past 2 weeks while many of us were on break there's nothing more heart wrenching about reading another report of

something that happened that is unjust and also creating more distrust in our communities particularly around issues of race and the peaceful and nonviolent protesters that have put the matter on the national radar continue to make a powerful impression on the push for justice. i think we can all agree that change cannot happen without massive organized appeals for justice and as a former youth organizer , i continue to be committed to find ways to get weapons off of our city streets and there's nothing harder in my time on the board of supervisors than attending the funeral of a young person