emphasizing equality the reason we're doing vision zero the high corridor and prioritizing those is basically due to the disproportion endorse to those situations i want to apologize i didn't elevate that but through the lens it is an equality to make sure that we're doing what we can to meet the needs of the vulnerable you yourself that is children and seniors and people at the low income or have had just a whole multiple endorses to situations in neighborhoods than in other easier we need to focus on those. >> i don't want to 0 speak for nicole schneider but the april presentation that was clear especially two slides that were

right from the top even before you talked about educational engineering and enforcement that is really important with what you said and be explicit or more didn't you know it is really important to speak that. >> i agree we're utilizations to seeing the slides it is good to keep pitting it in there each time so i appreciate that feedback. >> actually, i was going to ask as well about a point that nicole schneider brought up the 26 miles versus supervisor kim to a minimum of streets. >> i want to. >> clarify that point. >> absolutely and again, this is an example of the snapshot we're going to 26 miles

understanding i think tom mentioned before certain roads have a resolve it didn't need 26 miles of concrete but 26 miles of treatment so, etc. it depends on the need for that treatment so i want to be clear up front it is a treatment that gets us to the corridors i appreciate the pressure from the advocate group obviously we can do more the least one we can try to cross saying we do that anything above that would be great even better. >> thank you so i just want to thank the level of work that went into this quarters meeting for vision zero it really feels like there is a

lot important data and information and also some follow-up in terms of what we've actually be able to accomplish i want to say win a span of 9 months it's incredible how much vision zero has infiltrated whether or not bicycle safety or not and hear over and over from all aspects the effective family and, of course, our city departments it is huge and going as a cohort as residents the staff members and elected folks in new york city to attend a conference saisz says a lot and cities around the world it is great to see how far we've come there is so much work to be done

not a pat on the back but a lot of progress over the last 9 months i'm hoping now we've spent a lot of time on the foundation work the work will be accelerated in terms of the ground work i know in the next meeting so if we can get common feedback from the members of the public i want to dive a little bit more deeply into the funding sources it was great to have a birds and view the list but the additional revenue that will be coming in through prop a and b and how that will be impacting the work we'll be able to accomplish burn or around vision zero specifically than the larger items since this is a body of the transportation authority specifically the prop k request that will support the vision zero policy i know i've

brought this up through kind of prep he meetings in preparation of today is here i am looking at case studies of projects that have begun really well and basically how that was possible and case study of a challenging project that is not saying offering this is the fault of this and that but for policymakers it is helpful to understand why a project happens quickly and successful and why a project is not quick and successful i want to reiterate what i heard from staff it is clear that pedestrian safety or the pedestrian mode is the highest mode and vision zero is hoping us to prioritize capital projects and sfmta and others it is important we look at projects within our districts to make that our highest value we have

so many constituents whether small business owners or drivers pedestrians kinds of the cyclists sometimes we get lost trying to represent all interests and one cohort is not satisfied it is important we're consistent when we look at vision zero as our policy permit it is for our constituents whether the improvement promotions or hope street we're making good decisions this is our highest value and best for the city supervisor wiener. >> thank you and thank you, again, for the presentation that was helpful the in terms of what we might want to see at the next quarterly meeting mr. maguire you mentioned the possible changes in the state law it

might be good to have a presentation on the changes and i'll courage you to think broadly on outside the box we were very grateful state legislation that are pro transit and pro pedestrian street safety i think we could make headway. >> thank you any other comments director chang. >> thank you, supervisor kim and thank you sfmta i wanted to recognize all the hard work that went into today's meeting and accident sfmta harvey milk club and task force and the partner agrees 9 months into it the launch vision zero effort it is tremendous to see the deep cultural change and the policy leadership as apartments beyond you the board and mayor into the

departments and through our staff i believe we're more aligned than ever as supervisor kim challenged us to deliver open a multiple front in 2015 i think one comment and observation i'll make is that in many of the challenges in the project delivery process are kind of invisibly to people some of the improvements are somewhat hard to grasp their intable but very meaningful i want to call out some of the things they relate to leadership every staff member is a learn in their work every community member is a leader working with our staff helping us to think outside the box and outreach approaches in vooifr the program and some of

the policies and the tools and the joint training proms you're starting to see i know the partner sessions between historic preservation and sfmta working on coordinated improvements we'll bring back to you next year in addition to 9 protective program thank you for your presentation. >> thank you oh, one other it will be great to see aspects of the curriculum we'll be urging for the large vehicle driver program okay seeing no further comments thank you so much to sfmta i know that sfmta was not here today really looking forward to the outcomes and the work over the next couple of months and continue to stay in close

partnership let us know what we can do. >> mr. clerk. >> new items seeing none. >> public comment. >> so at this point we'll open up for general public comment seeing none, we'll close general public comment is closed. >> item 7 public comment. >> seeing no public comment we'll close item 7. >> item 8 adjournment. >> thank you. we're adjourned

>> good afternoon. welcome to our san francisco board of supervisors meeting of december 16, 2014. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> supervisor avalos. avalos present. supervisor breed. >> here. >> breed present. >> supervisor campos. >> present. >> cohen. present. >> farrell. present. kim. present. mar.

>> here. >> mar present. tang present. supervisor wiener. wiener present. supervisor yee. yee not present. you have app quorum. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen. will you please join me for the ledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stand, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> are there any communications. >> one from the office of supervisor yee stating he will not be present and a communication from the clerk's office which is items which may be continued to the next meeting or finally passed through the will appear on

the regular board meeting of january 13, 2015. >> do we have a motion to excuse supervisor yee from the meeting? supervisor yee is excused from our meeting today. can we go to the approval of our minutes? >> we have the november 18, 2014 and november 25, 2014 minutes. >> i'd like to see if there are any corrections to the fin minutes. seeing none, we stand for public comment. >> the first item of business is the policy discussion between the mayor edwin lee. each will present their own questions to the mayor and follow up questions are in order as long as the entire discussion does not exceed five minutes per supervisor. >> welcome to our board

chamber mayor lee. i'd like to ask if you'd like to share any opening remarks to us. >> thank you. happy holidays to you and all the members of the board day. i'm looking forward to working with all of you through 2015 to advance our goals of making our city a place where families thrive and we can share the prosperity of our great city. let's take a moment to acknowledge what we've accomplished in 2014 by working together. thanks to the voters for making san francisco by making it more affordable to our families with an increased minimum wage. we're continuing record investments in our public schools and thanks to sound economic and fiscal constraint, economic policies. i've asked for no cuts in my

annual budget for the first time in years. that does not mean it's time to and i've charged my departments to do more for our residents and to prepare for a growing city. i'd like to send out a reminder that during the holidays and all year round our social service providers need your support and during this time of the year they are distributing food and toys and lending a hand to those who need it the most.let's goo to the questions. . thank you. for your first question we have supervisor mar. >> thank you madam president and mayor lee for being here with us and happy holidays as well. a recent story written by tim redman is with us by the chambers found that 39% of the condos built since 2000 have

absentee owners in in san francisco and for newer owners that number is 50% or above. luxury developments like the four seasons residents have more than 60% properties housing prices skyrocket beyond the reach of residents making the cost of living unaffordable for even middle income people. not only are these wealthy absentee buyers buying up all the residents also constrict the spliez of housing available, to meet the high demand of our city's growing work force. and as we know, one new supply available for residents. the san francisco business times reported last year, quotes with a medium home

price of $706,300 in san francisco, someone meeting the median income of $72,000 makes 48% less money than they need to afford a median priced home. this sort of homeowner absenteeism is bad for neighborhoods and leads to the fe no, ma'am fe phenomena of what some people call zombie neighborhoods. new york state senator who represents part of manhattan has announced his intention to introduce a bill that would place a property tax surcharge on luxury home on new york city residents. this would address a problem that arises when a significant number of homes are bought by with wealthy out of towners for place to stay on occasion or as an investment or hedge on mar coat swings.

i'm beginning to research this critical problem of newly built housing that is unoccupied. can i could count on your support this? >> i agree with you that preserving neighborhoods is a very high priority. we helped advance this priority with the passage of the housing trust fund when we included funding for low and income residents remain in their homes. and last we worked hard at the state level. as you pointed out in your question, neighborhoods are about more than just housing. vibrant neighborhoods have active streets, busy local shops, parks, schools, libraries, filled with families. the the city as a whole and

neighborhoods in particular are not well served if we're building homes that will be left vacant. as far as a tax we need to do some legal research into what we can and cannot do. as you know, supervisor, california's team makes this a tricky legal question. in principal i can tell you i believe in minimizing absenteeism for new construction. we want residents of our city to be connected to the neighborhoods in which they live. if people are buying housing and not living in them then we have a problem. supervisor, we also have a problem with what i understand to be thousands of units that are deliberately left vacant throughout many neighborhoods in the city. we need to study that as well. specifically, the problem is a lack of engagement with small businesses and community institutions.

the problem is also housing price inflation. as you know, i've made a very public commitment to construct and new units without providing the benefits associated with being a resident and helping to activate our neighborhood commercial be corridors and making san francisco a more vibrant place to live, that rings true if property owners are keeping units throughout any part of our city. i want to make sure san francisco neighborhoods remain vibrant and unique. thank youm. >> our next question is from supervisor avalos. >> mr. mayor, first off, happy holidays do you and your family. i was pleased to read about

your expressing outrage about the use of torture by the cia last week and i have no doubt that's your position on torture. what is your extent of outrage at the affordability crisis that's harming working families in san francisco. what else can you do to make a measurable impact on the affordable housing krief sis. what are some proposals we can collaborate on with you in your office of housing? >> thank you for that question, supervisor avalos. and of course we must address the housing affordability crisis. i'm committed to use every tool to make san francisco more affordable, not only increasing affordable housing, but stabilizing our neighborhoods, bidding on our

commitment to rebuild public housing and be creative and strategic in finding new funding. low income families are priced out of the market rate rentals and middle class families are also struggling. of the area median income, that's about 116 annually for a family of four. wech need to protect our existing naturally affordable housing stock and prevent real estate speculators from dispensing our friends and neighbors. we need to build more affordable housing and retain or city's economic diversety with providing work force housing and we need to rehabilitate public housing for our residents. we need no look beyond our

traditional tools that have served us in the past. the working group included more than 100 stakeholders from housing advocates to non profits, market redevelopers, financial experts and city staff. this group has recommended ways to preserve affordable for renters susceptible to market pressures. we must have more funding for affordable housing enabling a winder band to benefit that housing, encourage market rate developers to provide below market rate units in that projects. how do we do this? we take all the creative thinking that went into the recommendations of the working group and we act on them.first we pursue together legislative solutions immediately and just last week i announced the

public lands for housing program to make public land available for low income and moderate income san francisco citizens. we can carry this out by implementing proposition k which was overwhelmingly supported by san francisco citizens in the november election. iz want to emphasize that there is no single solution to the affordability crisis. in order to execute these solution e we'll need to show the world we can work together legislatively and work together. we'll take that action and can't do this alone. we need our regional colleagues to increase their efforts to produce affordable housing as well and will continue to advocate to our state and federal partners to direct funding to our key priorities. i have want to thank you for this question. i look forward to working

directly with you and specificly on sites in your district that we can build more affordable housing and rehab as well. thank you supervisor. >> thank you mayor lee. that concludes or policy discussions with the mayor. madam clerk, we now go to our consent agenda. >> items 2 through 4 are considered routine. if a member objects an item could be removed and considered z separately. >> on items 2 through 4. wiener. >> i. >> yee is excused. avalos. >> i. >> supervisor breed. >> i. >> supervisor campos. >> i. >> supervisor cohen. >> i. >> supervisor farrell. >> i. >> supervisor kim. kim i. supervisor mar. >> i. supervisor tang. >> i. >> there are nine is. it

>> these resolutions are adopted an ordinance passed finally. item 5 please. >> item 5 is an ordinance to under charter next 9.120 regarding a general reserve and required funding levels and the rainy day reserve fund. >> supervisor farrell. >> we passed this on first reading last week and i want to thank everyone involved in this, in particular our controllers office and supervisor avalos and mar at our budget and finance committee meeting. i have one technical amendment we need to get done today, page 4, line 18, to change the number 5 to 6. i'd like to make a motion to make that amendment -- >> motion by supervisor farrell, seconded by supervisor campos. without objection that amendment is adopted and on

the underlying item can we day same house same call? this is passes unanimously. >> item 6 is to [inaudible] for parking ticket increased small [inaudible]. >> same house, same call. this ordinance is finally passed unanimously. item 7. >> an ordinance to authorize the municipal transportation agency to include any contracts it executes for next year after soliciting a competitive solicitation [inaudible] individual providing security services under the contract. >> all right, same house same call? without objection this ordinance is passed unanimously. >> item 8 is an amendment to

sales permit and amending the business and tax code by increasing the annual license and application fees making the environmental finding. >> same house same call. twout objection this ordinance is passed unanimously. >> item 9 is to amend the government conduct code by adding the names of employees [inaudible] designated and officials and employees for. >> same house, same call, without objection this ordinance is passed yuf than mousely. >> item 10 is to duties of the office of early care and education and creating the office of early care and education citizens advisory committee. >> same house same call. without objection this ordinance is finally passed unanimously. next item. >> item 11 is an ordinance to authorize the settlement of of the lawsuit of paul hanes.

>> same house, same call. this is passed unanimously. >> item 12 is the ordinance to community facilities district number 2014-1 for the transbay transit center. >> same house same call. this ordinance is passed on first reeding unanimously. >> item 13 is the ordinance to amends the business and [inaudible] from less than $30 to less than 40 $40 a day and require future review. >> same house same call. this is passed. >> item 14 is an a ordinance to amend the annual salary ordinance to reflect the edition of five grant funded editions for the implementation of the state county assessors partnership agreement grant. >> same house same call. without objection this ordinance is passed on first reading unanimously.

>> item 15 is an ordinance to deappropriate rate [inaudible] funds and reappropriate the funds to the water system improvement program bond commercial paper expense. >> supervisor avalos. >> thank you. just want to acknowledge there are a few items come before us related to the public utility commission and when it comes to moving the work of the public utility commission forward that the board of supervisors has been a very willing partner to make sure that our water system improvement program can proceed to make sure that we are actually approving legislation that's going to be before us later about how we put wireless facilities on public ewe 'til 'til poles. we don't face the same cooperation from the public utility commission when it comes to our clean power sf program. i want to acknowledge that