it is not it is explained in this item there are still risks in a sense the negotiations are not implemented we'll brought to you all the change orders that are either been agreed on or approved or actually signed off and to cover that this is the contingency we need. >> commissioners, comments or questions questions. >> general public comment any comments? may i have a motion >> i'll move approval. >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> > opposed? motion carries your next item. >> item 16 approve project for the total project of $6 million

plus. >> this item is actually very interesting i'm sure you're aware of for the system program we will be going to the state involving the state for the funds that are a lot cheaper than the bond site this is a small one he wanted to test it how many forms we need to fill and the challenges and compiling with that and this project is why we came to you to ask your permission to file the for the loan what it does ceqa document in place before they do - they sign it is implemented in a couple of weeks i think the documents will be read, however we are going to wait to get the loan the reason once we trigger it and all the costs which we do

it where the loan is approved they'll not reinforce us the time is of the essence we want to get the loan and this is the first one it is a little bit challenging that's what it is. >> comments. >> no. >> couple. >> couple of questions is this one the projects that was identified i forgot we called it an early implementation. >> yes. one of the early implementations and along with the chinatown. >> i think this is a fine one i continue to be interested how we are going to measure the effect on those promotions we think there is a bunch of benefits in terms of taking some of the peak off the initial sewer system and the ground water it is challenging to measure those

promotions and no simple place to put a flowmeter but it is important to test and i'd like to have an explanation at some point how we are going to go about measuring this how do we know whether we've succeeded or now whether we should put more money into share projects so if at some point we could have a report how to measure the report and the success measures i'll appreciate that. >> that's why their earlier implementation projects to answer those questions. >> i think this quick emerging there's a lot of data out in the country and looking at the construction projects to monthly manage the water flow and quantify them i think if we can

sooner rather than late in realtime getting the opportunities to - i know we're to have much bigger discussions coming up across town. >> you're absolutely right the challenges for this vision is 3 fold one we have to change this culture it is new technology not the run-of-the-mill landscaping and secondly it is a small project not a big project and they're always challenging and to do it in one area the one that is changing and how to convince people that is the right thing to do so there are challenges we need to deal with and the cult. >> maybe we could have a presentation i don't know at the

next meeting how the challenges are going and how to ultimate make decisions movrd. >> what i think we can do we'll either next one or the following one to give you an update with the 8 projects and you can locate it and two projects have moved into the conception how their professionalism and how we're going to collect the data. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> any other any public comment on this item. >> can we move this item. >> the point is losing >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? the motion carries. >> could we read the items to be heard in closed session please. item 19 unmitigated clam with

the nation's local 261 versed city and county of san francisco item 20 existing litigation city and county of san francisco with the golf and recreation company and 21 the existing litigation restoring hetch hetchy and 23 as planning staff and 23 conference with the real property on marin and she and he streets in san francisco and negotiation and price in terms of apartment and the the real property on mission valley rock with the portion of the parcels and under negotiation in terms of the payment and 25 the city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric 2 six the existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric

and pacific gas & electric and 29 cellist litigation with pacific gas & electric and 29 existing litigation with pacific gas & electric and thirty existing litigation with pacific gas & electric and 31 cellist litigation with pacific gas & electric and we will not hear 32. >> thank you. any public comment on this items to be heard in closed session today? hearing none may i have it notation whether to assert thesession. >> we're going now back into open session i'd like to report on the items item 19 was obsoleted and items 20 through 31 no action taken on them may i

have a motion whether to disclose. >> i'll move not no disclosure. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? other new business commissioner seeing none, the meeting is adjourned at 348 . >> earthquake preparedness is a way of life if san francisco when the next major quake he

humilities the city hopes soft story building i didn't understand will help keep folks safe and sound so bill talk about the soft story building program you. >> it is a program the mayor signed into law about a year and a half ago to help horns strengthen buildings so they will not sclarp. >> difficult soft story building program apply to all buildings. >> it only applies to building of 18748 and early earlier aimed at wood-framed buildings with 5 or more stories but the opening at the garage and street level aren't supported in many building and without the support during a major catheter the

experts. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> speed up them to pancake and flatten many of the buildings are in rent control so adversities to everybody's advantage to do the work and make sure they protect their investments tenants. >> notice have gone out to 6 thousand owners of at risk of properties are fewer than 1/3rd responded and few tell the city what they want to do worse case scenario sxhoir what happens. >> we don't have the tendencyapses and the buildings is a total loss. >> can you describe with what i have strengthening involved in the reciting. >> you want to know of this building as a rubber band the upper 3 floors are a rigid without objection and the garage is a flexible l mat at the

garage tends to roll over the rubber band the first floor is a touch but flexibility rubber band you'll never see did enforces so all the disparage is the controller elements like plywood or the steel frames. >> we're we are inside a soft story building what kinds of repairs property owners might expect. >> it's a semiprocess so what's involved is plywood which with you install it to make a wall we've done this you cover it with the gyp sum material that adds flexibility during the earthquake you'll get movement but not collapse and that gets strengthened he ever more when we go over to the doorway to the steel frame so

support of upper floor. >> so potentially the wood and the steel which be sound like a fairly straightforward process takes our odds of collapse if from one and four to one and thirty. >> that's right we're hoping that people low move quickly and make this happen. >> great let's take a look at. >> so let's talk steel frame what's going on. >> whether will there are two steel frames to the lower floor and beam that goes through to form a block it's stiffer and stronger so during the earthquake the upper floor about in the collapse do not the story according to the engineers and contractor it can be done in two weeks time easy. >> for more information how

>> good morning, it's thursday may 28th. 2015 welcome to the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors, my name is john avalos, the chair of the committee, to my right is supervisor katy tang, the vice chair we will be supervisor cohen is not going to be able to make it today and would like to motion she be excused for her absent >> so moved >> i will second we will take that without objection. our clerk is alisa. could you share with us your announcements. >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices, and the cards, documents should be filed to the clerk, it will be appear on the june 9th. board of

supervisors unless otherwise stated, >> let's go to first item please. >> appointment, citizen's committee on community development. 2017. there is one seat, and three applicants. ook, good, i did >> good i did hear this item be requested to be continued. and actually thought, since we already continued this item to this specific date. by the office that is seeking to continue, i thought it might be better especially for the people who waited, and present to this to have this forwarded to the full board, i rather we hear from the applicants and the people supporting them in public comment and move to the full board without any recommendation and we make an effort to vote there at the full board. that to me given this

is already in committee at one point a month ago, and we had scheduled this for this date in specific, to me it makes sense we have it state no longer in the rules committee but move to the full board and we can decide, at at that point, the candidates, we back, so we have consensus today about what to do. server tang? >> i would be fine hearing all the candidates today, i see a representative from supervisor cohen's office, i would be curious to see what they have to say, i would be happy to hear the candidates and to the members of the publics and take it from there. >> we have sfwhchlt from charles office >> request a continuance of this item, for the committee, we have

the utmost respect for the candidates, but we would respectfully request that for your consideration >> thank you, i do know the supervisor requested this be the date we hear this item, this is another request. i will consider that after hearing from all of the candidates i believe we should hear from the car dates, and the public supporting them, so we can decide how to move forward. thank you. first up we will have mr. stafford. is mr. stafford here? okay. mrs. stafford is not present, so we will go to mr. cohen, who has already presented, we will have the opportunity to speak again. >> morning board members good to see you again. i was here i guess a few weeks ago. i will

sort of hit high notes. i again want to emphasize as an existing member of the committee, i'm now actually the second longest standing member of the committee, of both the board and mayor of appointees, i feel i bring a lot of value, and seek your support in another reappointment, let me tell you about my background i have been in san francisco for 22 years, i have been professionally active in community development work for 15 years, i got a graduate from san francisco state university, since i entered the working world both as a volunteer, and professional work i have been in this development line activity, that experience working in many different neighborhoods, in my capacity in community based planning that is the breadth of knowledge, i bring to this

committee, it's very valuable i have been an active member, in engaging in the work and conversations, i know eawd and housing staff, appreciate that experience, i think you heard from people for the last 3-4 days, who are in support of my position -- in south market in the mission, these are neighbors, i have had active real work whether in housing work force development, again, as i mentioned last time in our community work in san francisco, given we have a unique way of approaching it we don't use money just to have it. we have had a long standing in san francisco, to direct community service provider it's that kind of landscape i'm familiar with it's important to have that on

the committee, it's not just housing per se, it's understanding the breadth of that work, but how the sectors, work in a community agenda. last night, my kid graduated from everett middle school. a big thing, i'm raising two children in this si one is at mi kinly, and the other is going to mission high school next year, it's involved in the community that way, it's living and working and being active in the schools, and community work, as a volunteer and professional that i feel is the most important to bring to this committee, this is not a decision committee one time a year, we make a decision which is to affirm staff recommendations, to you the board and grant recommendations, it's a dialogue, understanding what is happen bing out in the field, and the people receiving

and providing services are doing work well, i think my personal experience and my active years in san francisco both as a resident and as an active community person is something is a real asset, i ask for your support, if you have any questions, i'm happy to answer. >> thank you. my office has received -- stay up here mr. cohen. my office has received a lot of support letters from you from different members of the community. what i would like you to go deeper into is what is your experience been? what are things you feel you have most contributed, in the areas of development in san francisco if you can can talk about specific projects or issues in certain neighborhoods, that would give me a sense of what your contributions have been >> sure. one of the things i'm

proudest of the hardest work is spending 6-7 years developing a community program many the nonprofit sec tore my first experience in community based pork out of graduate school is in the community district is dos come boom the frustration people had there is for the community to have the tools to do their own planning and policies to set an agenda, it's a dependent relationship having the city having the official capacity myself and folks, who brought skill sets were engaged in trying to be a technical resource to community organizers, and provider coming up with a vision a credible one, not just an aspiration, but something commendable, that was something that clearly had value, we were talking about

work force, we were talking about community needs we were talking about housing, stability for people as a rule as a rule -- to be able working with communities, and doing community mans we worked for three years, on the visitation valley on the corridor with the connection of sunny dale, which today is still being carried forward, to the rehab project. that was satisfying, we also did similar work in tener loin, connecting with service providers, and housing there, and coming with a community based business there in tenderloin market. it's

those kind of holistic approaching, that i found satisfying we were not finding community based needs for a particular solution, but a variety of things, and satisfying, is the level of engagement with folks, when you find out the insights and skills, that folks bring to idea making which is what i think policy making is, is much more substantive substantive, than we think. they actually have good ideas, and know the landscape, as a professional, activist i have had a chance to boil those together lastly i would say the good work that has been happening over the five years, is commercial corridor, we see community development, working -- from low population, into

commercial corridors where there is a small need for small businesses, and public improvements, and opportunities for housing development -- that is beginning to take hold those early efforts, wiz involved on [inaudible] in the [inaudible] avenue. and those are some examples supervisor, of things i have done over the year that i see manifesting themselves and we're supporting the cdb committee. >> thank you okay the next applicant, is clinton loftman? >> good morning supervisors, thank you for allowing me to be here before scheduled, it's grately appreciated, i'm

delighted to be here. -- [inaudible] would like to be a part of in trying to alleviate some of that disparity i lived in san francisco over 30 years, the majority is in the east bay i see that is a potential weakness in my candidacy, but it's an opportunity to bring a different perspective to the community, i have 25 experience of affordable housing development, community economic development, and urban planning. with the oakland housing authority. affordable residential and mixed use projects, all of these projects include people with special needs, such as those who are homeless formerly homeless developmentally disabled those with mental health issues etc. working with local, state, and

federal funding sources, such as the block program home emergency shelter grant, housing tunts for persons with aids -- i funded and financed a project, including emergency shelters for men, women, entire families as well as transition and permanent housing, funding activities, social service services economic adult youth services i have imagined program budgets and have personally conducted programs for hud and local requirements. i have served as staff to a -- commission and to planning commissions, i have a listing of additional leadership around community activities in your

packet my desire is not that i have the somewheres to the challenges of san francisco, however, i think with my experience, coupled with education, with corporate strategy, and nonprofit management, has provided me with the tools to help answer questions, i thank you for your consideration >> thank you. i really appreciate your breadth of your experience and a lot of it seems to be in oakland as you mentioned, i don't necessarily see that as a weakness but i would like to know your understanding and experience in the terrain here in san francisco? >> again, i haven't done a whole lot of work here i have worked on the development fund in san francisco, based here in 30-40 years, and raised $2 billion, since their inception, most in

housing, we're developing a fund for the energy sector for small businesses realizing that power and energy especially with demand pricing, gets a bigger deal it's enormous for people trying to pay bills, we haven't completed the fund but that is something we are worked on with san francisco. i have worked on san francisco beautiful, that drives, economic development in the city. i have health develop operational standards, in the shelters as well as the full bay area and i worked as a city planner in san francisco, many years ago, i worked on amendmentses for the master plan for the south bay shore area, to white papers and members of the community, that was quite a lisle ago. >> i'm a believer in

transferable skills you also have experience here as well i also appreciate your effort and work here. thanks. supervisor tang? >> thank you appearing forth today, we wanted to ask you questions, you were not able to attend, thank you for being here i think supervisor avalos asked a couple of questions, i had for you, the seat that is vacant right now, or seat two that is up for appointment today should reflect the concerns and needs of low income neighborhoods, in the community and, i wanted to see if you could speak to that, how you see yourself addressing the needs of the low income community, i know you touched on it but because the seat called that out >> i think my entire career is based on helping help. i started out at the age of 12. my sister is the director of boston and i

started volunteering there in junior high school in a knave way, i thought we could work on architecture, so i went to architecture school and went to urban and public policy, which is better than design i came to san francisco, i was told if i worked on the downtown plan, which diane fine stein, and the planning develop were working on that it took me a couple of years to work for the planning develop, that's what i was working for planning is about guiding growth rather than doing it, i realize maybe i need to do something else so i went to work for the city of hey word where they're giving out cdb, funds, and so i had a much