Skip to main content

tv   [untitled]    March 26, 2015 12:30pm-1:01pm PDT

12:30 pm
lives and so once again, i think that mr. jackson would be a good member for seat two. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> okay, any other member of the public who would like to comment come forward? i did read monet name and i am not sure if that person is here, please come forward. >> hello, i am here speaking against mr. rama. i just want to start with, we need to make sure that the shelter haves a culture diversity. and i think that i attended maybe 7 months ago, and i didn't see any black members, so, and it is a violation of the san francisco ordinance 2305. and i think that the other problem that i am having is, he has been with these
12:31 pm
organizations like the community housing partnership long enough that he should have been properly trained about the shelter the sunshine ordinance and the ordinance creating the committee and the standards of care and he should have known that and he did not mention any of those documents. the report or the shelter shock created by the homelessness and i am just saying that if he prepared for this and especially if he prepared time wise, this is an extremely long, it is almost a part time job. with very little pay and he has also got to work and he is doing this other program and maybe he is talking about, and i just feel like he has been very sickly in that he has had to take a loot of time off and so wondering if he is, you know, physically able to even do it. >> now the other problem is
12:32 pm
agencies like they take pride in that. they are not, they are exempt from the san francisco sunshine ordinance. so, i have had problems getting information from them. and i have had problems getting locked out of meetings and just your basic 67 section of the sunshine ordinance, and he has run and he is over the, and he is over the counsels and they have been mostly a failure and so that is what he is responsible for and the failures of ordinances. >> that is your time. >> thank you. >> any other member of the public who would like to comment? please come forward. >> and seeing no other member of the public come forward we will close public comment and colleagues we, have these items before us, i actually have been very impressed with each of the
12:33 pm
them, and i would in support of moving all three to the full board. >> could we have a motion to take that e >> so moved. >> okay >> and we will take that without objection, all three candidates to the full board with recommendation. >> madam clerk, do we have any other items before us? >> that concludes our business for today. >> that will end our meeting and would i like to thank, is the sfgtv staff for the work on this committee. thank you. we are adjourned. [adjourned]
12:34 pm
12:35 pm
>> good morning, everybody. welcome to beautiful delores park. this is a long time coming. back in 2008, voters approved a clean and safe neighborhood parks bond which allocated about $14 million to improve this incredible park. our goal together we are going to build the new dolores park that is going to be built to
12:36 pm
last. it is going to retain all of it's important features, all of it's historic qualities, all of it's essential beauty. but yet be built with the idea that this is whenever people come. >> we are going to be renovating all six tennis court's, replacing the basketball court with operations underneath so the staff has the ability to maintain the park. we are completely renovating the irrigation system and in addition to the operations we are building two new restroom buildings. this fund was part of the park renovation fund. we knew community was very supportive of a renovation fund. we engaged in a community process which we
12:37 pm
began with the park to do a detailed assessment of the condition of the park and very details conversation about what we can do in the park and utilize what can. >> parks are where people can gather and where to relax and a lot of people in the city don't have back yards and this is where we come to be with our community. >> 1, 2, 3. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> the work begins..
12:38 pm
12:39 pm
>> i want to welcomed everyone today, we have a wonderful set the of speakers i'm sure everyone is incredibly that i have i didn't in their remarks you won't have be here longer a half hour and lunch break with tour 90 wonderful affordable housing for seniors and here to celebrate an unbelievable partnership are the st. anthony's foundation we've had the privilege to partner with them and this was their idea we are that lucky enough to be invited along for the ride it's been a fantastic trip we're happy with the outcome so i'm sure you're aware of the downstairs of this building has
12:40 pm
the new st. anthony's dining room and he associate work center and the clothing room in the second-story and on top an air right we are able to build 90 ientsz of affordable housing on floors 8 through 10 all right. that was not one of my applause lines as the case so many people were involved i'm going to do my best to if i for some reason, i leaf our name out we're thrilled for the opportunity the other really special thing will the building we thank you for the opportunity to name after a wonderful champion of so many issues around teenagers and immigrants all of the things i think p make inform so special that is vera haile housing her daughter's are here we'll hear from them this
12:41 pm
building is nominated after her that's an applause line all right. (clapping) so again there are a lot of speakers here today, i'm going to start thinning people was we go so i won't tire no one out first st. anthony's (calling names) i hope i didn't screw up too much psa necessary okay. i screwed up but any event this is an opportunity that st. anthony's extended to mercy we got a tremendous relationship in fact we share a board member her somewhere and her husband bryan helped to cement this relationship and the outlet
12:42 pm
incredible partnership anyone of this magnitude it is because of partnership are of the public sector you know in san francisco we have a city government that really knows how to get things done narns you'll the complaints when it comes down to affordable housing you can't member of the government like the housing and others i can't see her i want to oh there you are probably the first it champion in this city i think that is a little bit and inspiring when your elected officials are vongz for the housing pea she's an incredible champion and pushing this issue since before she was a supervisor and huge champion and i give you our champion jane kim
12:43 pm
(clapping) >> doug failed to mention i come out of the school of doug schumaker i've been well trained well before i came into office to represent this district those are the best days the day's when we get to do the ribbon cutting inform a much needed affordable housing in san francisco i want to give a big round of applause for the mayor faulconer's mercy and st. anthony's for making that possible today (clapping) they have been a lot of events on the site when i started my office it was really great to come to the groundbreaking when barry invited all of us to the st. anthony's new dining room and their services and spaces but the 90 units of affordable
12:44 pm
housing here for seniors that was named air force vourgz but we for the buildings to come up that's a lot of impatience i walked up and down the block and couldn't wait for the day it was phenomenal that building is really a part of the changing the future of tenderloin it is anchored with 11 taylor we have the bonding first church and one of the most come 35k9 churches that help people with their sleeping quarters and soon be able to go to the ribbon cutting that is one of the problematic liquids for those of you who wouk up and down the street it
12:45 pm
is now closed (laughter) (clapping). >> thank our tenderloin expand it was part of that and it is on valencia with an the problematic liquor store is going to turn into a youth riding i writing program for young people in the neighborhood with dave (clapping) but we're here to talk about vourgz and the housing that is here i have to say a couple of things about vieira i was fortunate to come into office as vieira continued her 20i678 there are many people in that the room that by vieira vieira was that fierce person she came in your office and never situated for the low income and seniors for everyone that needed
12:46 pm
a voice she was tireless when i got the news of her passersby i thought i saw vieira advocating yesterday we've had that experience on her last day fighting for the community and she really summed in an interview she did with gary in 2009 it was part of the story core project in the scombuf you get a sense of her spirit and drive for change she said when they talked in her interview why canned things change it's a simple statement but an important one to carry everyday many of us get stuck in reality was is possible and not but vieira was pushing the boulders and in that sentence why can't change it is a question she held everyday and fought to make sure
12:47 pm
the answer was yes so i want to congratulate again, the folks that make that possibly doug schumacher and shaurn and barbara were here everyday the project was a reality so thank you (clapping) of course, to barry for the vision with the st. anthony's foundation and board and staff to enlighten more than a dining hall but a place to find employment and access to tech and clothes and nutrition and housing a really full wrap up approach to how to make this neighborhood healthier and stronger and safer (clapping) and i'm sure doug will thank
12:48 pm
everyone there is so many folks that made this possible ultimately from the mayor's office of housing i see joyce crumb from human services and dph preponderance of the evidence e helped and mary go thank you to make sure that is a capacity today and i look forward to seeing the units and the residents who is going lives will be transformed on golden state (clapping). >> so it's true there are an unbelievable number of people from the city side marge go and wolfgang are partners not only here by on many projects are huk huge humane partners from the mayor's office of housing i've got a long list ann and olsen
12:49 pm
lee and georgia martin and others from the urban housing and i'm sure there are many others thank you for everything you did to make that possible (clapping) so we're officially 10 percent through the program in case you keep a chart at home the 09 great partner for us is the hud as long as hud for many, many years they've been the key partner for producing housing particularly for seniors in some ways a sad waterfront momentum this is the last hud 202 projects in california for
12:50 pm
whatever reason they've chopped did funding that provided the subsidies for this beautiful spot so hopefully that will change some day in not we're here to celebrate and we couldn't have done it without you from the team from hud to say more is larry ferguson the production chief our kids go to state and federal school together and a champion of housing. >> (clapping.) thank you doug before i get going i want to say on a perm note i'm very honored and humbled thanks again doug. >> home is where the heart is home is where the heart is iemth going to talk about hud's $13 million in section 202 capital that's itself sticks and
12:51 pm
bricks financing going to the senior avenue, i won't dwell on the project rental assistance that hud will be providing to keep those beautiful apartments affordable to our low income seniors i'm not going to tell us the hard working go contractors who put their hearts into this development and the stimulus to all levels of the economy this project has provided so far i won't go along about the green and sustainable features about the state of the art of this design and this is one of the last section 202 affordable housing that will be coming online for the foreseeable future i will identify the hud staff who worked with our many partners to make this project a
12:52 pm
reality those hud staff put their hearts into this and i'd like to point out the hud folks if you get our names called racing rise your hand. (calling names). (clapping) and our esteemed hud council (calling names) and i especially will speak to our seniors because their why we're trial here our seniors will call this place home and i say home because what's being create here 1902 just simply apartments or housing those are homes you see this concept of a home transcends having a roof over our head and our seniors will live independently in their new homes as long as they're able to
12:53 pm
distribute and access to a full range of 13069 services in fact the services at vourgz are measure of our nation's heart our nation's love and our nation's respect for our seniors home is where the heart is thank you. (clapping.) >> that's correct larry and thank you for thanking the hud staff i want to thank the hud staff for not only this project but the many projects i'm sure we'll work together regardless 69 federal proimsz so with that, i want to introduce someone that needs no introduction i think along with supervisor kim the two are
12:54 pm
incredibly committed to making that city for all as the mayor likes to say a champion of affordable housing for many, many years has worked in this field as a participation and now as an elected it official and policymaker he is something that i think made it clear this is a huge priority not only in this term with that i want to introduce mayor ed lee (clapping). >> thank you doug doug in many ways this is an honor of you and certainly of our wonderful combination between you and st. anthony's i want to be here because i've known vourgz and want to say thank you to jane kim we both continue this record pace of cutting ribbons and opening
12:55 pm
doors of opportunity and praising our developers our nonprofits our service provides in this community it wasn't long ago that st. anthony's opened their brand new kitchen more than that a kitchen their entire services a whole floor was being created along with a brand new food center in this neighborhood and we pointed out at this time we pointed to this housing side as the one i wanted to get to as soon as as it was ready to get open you have to be at least 62 year-olds well, i'm 62 this year laura i joined the ranks of other seniors wanting to make sure that our city is welcome to everyone this is an incredible center over 90 brand new units in the heart of one of the most
12:56 pm
challenging afterwards our city i know that supervisor kim knows that we've been at oscar pistorius were time after time the needs were identified and this city with its strong foundation can do more and more to help and combine more and more this incredible combination of the stoilgdz and also mercy hours you could also expect they'll produce quality good types of housing for the seniors that as larry said earlier represent the respect that is deserved that is this project we have in your sights the opening of another senior housing in the bayview and in the western edition all appropriately named as well but i want to be here personally i've known and worked
12:57 pm
with vieira over thirty years when i began a attorney she was there asia annie is here in her honor i know all the senior housing and services from joint powers authority from our own regional go people who have worked with vieira over many, many, many decades and it is unquestionable she was dedicated i wanted to be here in praise and her daughter's may know my name was mentioned in the household vieira and i go back the first when she asked me to attention. if to eviction and food and health and housing were you'll part of her entire life for over thirty years when we placed her on the emigrated rights commission it was all about civic engagement and her
12:58 pm
tenant she was such a strong advocate for immigration she joined me last year to make sure i got out to new york and joined the other mayors to talk about ignition she was there to continue to advocate there were times she brought the air tank and she never wanted to miss a beat so i wanted to be here to praise her and to let us u you know that one of the reasons that drives me so openly supportive of housing is people like her she will consciously be in my memory and never forget the movement we started about the housing and the seniors and immigration and advocacy for the poor that has been her mantra i want to honor her with every single
12:59 pm
day that occupied this office of san francisco it's her dna that should be here the name of that for the senior housing and the entities that were put together i'm looking at bobby think that the brothers they've got it their dna in this and other projects throughout the city we're going to do more in fact this is what i know vieira will say mayor ed lee you've got to do more i'm planning to put more in the budget i know that last year's budget vieira and annie said you have to diesel with food security seniors are having a hard time it can't be the food centers but make sure their better endo you do we put money into the food security for seniors in particular because costs were going up drastically a plate of healthy food was used
1:00 pm
to be one dollar 050 and people can get that but now four or $5 so with we have to make sure the services were there and housing is incredible part of that that are but all to say that everybody in this city is stepping with the affordability agenda prosperity agenda i don't want to miss an opportunity to put together the kind of talent that's been demonstrated here and build buildings but rehab them sworn testimony with i don't want to rebuild to replies lost housing we're rehabilitating housing as well where hud has helped they've supported our rad program that's going to authorize some 6 thousand units to be rehabbed in