grandiosity. 250 million was spent for a security system that would be fuepb for grand central station in new york, a hundred million was committed to the public ride program that maybe could have been postponed. so you have a whole list of problems that have been listed but also the project suffered from grandiosity. the city spent all the funds put together for the extension and to quote steve heninger, we cannibalized the funds. it is time for us to control this project and figure out what we are going to do with the behemoth of a building and we should figure out what we're going to do with it during the period of time

where there is no train. there is no money in the future. >> anybody else wishing to comment on items 4, 5 or 6? seeing none, public comment is closed. so, colleagues, we have in front of us 3 items, budget analyst recommendation on i believe it's just one of them. mr. rose, can you repeat that recommendation, just the item itself? >> mr. chair, members of the committee, on page 15, this is a reference to fall 160364 where we recommend that you amend the proposed resolution to reference the addition of the intergovernmental agreement between the city and the transbay joint powers authority and that is for dpw to provide construction and oversight services. they've done that, we believe you should just reference, codify that in writing in the resolution. >> colleagues, first can i have a motion to accept the

budget analyst's recommendation? >> through the chair i'd like to make a motion for send forth items 4, 5 and 6 and with amendment tothe full board with a positive recommendation. >> motion by supervisor tang tank, second by supervisor yee rr. >> any further business? >> no further business. >> thanks, everybody, we are adjourned. thank you for lettin

have time with you. everybody has questions about what we are doing and how we are getting the navigation centers started and some of these improving the [inaudible] but it is about [inaudible] i think all of you are interested in that. i want to let you know [inaudible] also answer any question you have and how you [inaudible] operation here and working citizen center and how we help you do what we can do make sure that we have permanent housing and what we need to do to protect that. i want to say thank you to the soccer team and if everybody want s have to have a seat [inaudible] i will have sam talk about the standards of the navigation center because we are opening up

another one. [inaudible] we have one at civic center and market street that will convert to a navigation sent squr have a temp raer shelter, about 150 people and building yet again another navigation center and going to a community [inaudible] navigation center is our cities best effort to have something that is better than a shelter. when you go to the it shelter system [inaudible] have to line up and then have to leave and while you are at the shelter there isn't a lot happening there. maybe at next door center you may get [inaudible] foobe able to [inaudible] what we are trying to do is use [inaudible] on a every day basis to make sure you got [inaudible] and make sure you can visit the

dentist and make sure you get a nurse to check up on you what is going on with your health and get your benefits together and make sure you have access to [inaudible] and all the other programs that state has along with the city. healthy san francisco. [inaudible] the main think about the navigation center is we try to [inaudible] shelter group jz bring a partner in. you can bring animals, we have pets, we have all [inaudible] shower and 24/7 access to water and bathroom services. [inaudible] we want to do more of the navigation center, they cost a lot because we have 24/7 services on site and it is all [inaudible] the ultimate aim is once you get there and we provide you with all the

benefits qu case management we will also be inviting you to take [inaudible] permanent home somewhere in the city and in addition to the navigation centers we are now opening up some 200 additional units on top of the 500 unit we did last year, we have another 200 opened up. we have to open when we can find them. right now the 200 units are parts of master leasting the single room occupancy hotels and refurbish them and make sure all the bathrooms and working and water and fire exits are working and master lease them so they not just owned by the property owner but we actually control and manage them. i want to have sam go throall that with you and how you can qualify. we invite you to the

navigation center when we can have a bit of your background and information and from there the navigation centers open up to permanent housing. we have hundreds of new housing going on and now-whautd what we have done, i'll talk about why we created a new department on homelessness so we can coordinate all the stuff that happens amust just [inaudible] >> thank you, mayor. [applause] it is real a a honor kwr privilege to be here today and the amazing work that [inaudible] a model to how we are look and approach homelessness in general and approach it in a way that is respectful, understanding and people are in crisis and people that [inaudible] will be the ones making the big change and that is [inaudible] we

need to create those opportunities so people can take advantage of it kw support people. [inaudible] so much we can do at any one time so we need to work together to make sure those opportunities are available to everyone. work strategic and smart how we make the opportunities available. right now as the mayor said we had one year with this exairmt at the navigation center and the idea was people speenchsing homelessness that are on the street and not being able to take advantage of the housing opportunities like you do right here. i have 3 seconds to talk with the staff here and they explained how they take advantage of the coordinateed entry system and work we are doing with them and that is a asset for helping

people get into housing. [inaudible] and make the opportunities available to those who most need them and not just if you are in a certain program or certain [inaudible] to get them and if you are not you don't get them at all. one of our core things is we [inaudible] beautiful program like this one here that works today. we have amazing outreach teams. we have people working very hard in shelter jz make them as humane and good as possibility. we have navigation center [inaudible] they are linked into one system and this is the opportunity we have norming a new department. let me tell you, it isn't easy to change thing s for a city. that is what we know, right? everybody is used to how we have been doing it for a long time but my

experience is we can do better and have to do better and part is getting our ducks in a row [inaudible] only one department [inaudible] really help us get our act together and keep very strategic and [inaudible] as much as we can and create as many opportunity as we can. there is tremendous demand for shelter in our city and we know that people want to get into housing. how do we build the system that helps us make homelessness rare and brief event in someones life and had they return to housing and stay in housing and never center to come back to homelessness. this is our goal. we know it isn't a easy journey but got to get there and so today we have a opportunity to

do some brainforming brain storming and have done this around the city in different shelter jz housing because your expertise will help us make sure we are headed in the right direction. it isn't a one time thing but this help uzus-now we collect all the different program jz look that different parts of city government service homelessness and try to gather them together into one department and while we do all this work and things are up in the air we want to make sure we get your input about-we will make changes, what are the previous changes and the most meaningful change s for you. i appreciate it today and [inaudible] do you want to say [inaudible] >> i think ought to get to know each other, that is the main thing. if the city government or amount your

landlord then tenet landlord has to know each other and think that is the way to approach is it is everybody in the shelters deserves a end goal, which is permanent housing so that is what we are trying to do. it isn't easy. [inaudible] very expensive city. you see a lot of construction going on and we are trying to get the profit from that to support our low income housing and make sure we also have enough to have a housing for the homeless and it is beginning to work. we are getting more resources bought it is difcult to find the land sometimes. we will run out of sro's and thinking how we can [inaudible] it will take time but we are talking with labor unions

and make sure we have [inaudible] i will have to say [inaudible] we can prioritize and prioritize for [inaudible] any of you veterans we are prioritizing veterans. people got children, families off the street, we will be helping them very quickly. we have most of you who might already have a place but maybe you are under some kind of stress, maybe there is eviction going on we can help with that as well because part of our program is also keep people in the places that they have as long as they are doing their part to make sure they can stay as well. we have priorities that we can help and [inaudible] benefits you didn't know about [inaudible] we can do all that. i want

to make sure you feel welcome in the city and we will do everything-we hope that you will not have the only choice of staying on the street. we believe staying on the street is dangerous, unhealthy. even if you find a good place you always have to look over your shoulder to see what will happen and don't want that stress on your life even though some may have experienced that, that isn't the end game in the city of san francisco. the end game is we want to help people off the streets and into supportive long term housing with the city continuing support to make sure you are stable in every you do from food to health to the benefits that you have to a place to live. that is what we want. that is why we have this department of homelessness . [inaudible] educate about the

complexy of local government, that is my job but one reason we haven't been able to move fast enough in getting more housing is we have 5 to 6 different departments and nobody said i'm responsible to ending your homelessness, not one department said that was their purpose. now we are creating a department when we touch you and help organize and give you support, we will say you and i will work together and will end homelessness for you at some point in time and do everything we can do to get ready for that. [inaudible] rather than, it is up to you or go there or go there or sorry that didn't work or something happened to work, sorry can't help you. that is what is going on [inaudible] they are doing this. i worked

in city government for 25 years and [inaudible] understand how that feels. i want to make sure when we have this department as we are doing it, everybody who you come in contact with i have a how can i help you and your homelessness situation. how can we do that together? this is what the department is all about. and hopefully we get something where your pets are welcome and partners are welcome where you and your personalty are welcome. we'll work together on all the rules. so, maybe at this time we'll open it up for your questions and input and we have a few things that- >> we have structure later so maybe this is the time we can ask questions [inaudible] questions? anybody? >> anybody want to introduce

themselves? >> [inaudible] fascinated with the [inaudible] appreciate it and help you out all the way. >> how long have you been without a home? >> [inaudible] 10 years. >> that's is your end game too [inaudible] >> [inaudible] i have a catch 22 thing where [inaudible] i can feel it

is hard -diversify city. [inaudible] off and on-on-[inaudible] good job and [inaudible] i can understand [inaudible] >> [inaudible] make sure you understand we are sensitive to that. [inaudible] >> section 8 works in the same way or how does that work? >> section 8 is a housing

authority and we can make sure-we are working on all section 8 certificate members so if you have a section 8 certificate we can help you, but the challenge now is even with section 8 voucher it is really hard to find unit in the city. we actually have been placing people outside the city with a section 8 certificate as long as they have that certificate, but if you want to apply for it there is a long waiting list but we can assist. >> i want to get the city. >> we work to make sure there a prefference for people that are homeless [inaudible] >> i just want to be a tourist. >> [inaudible] i want to thank

the city and the people that have been helping with the outreach team to help the homeless with animals. [inaudible] it makes it rough for the animal, so i have to say the team has been really helpful as far as helping him with shots and getting him healthy and [inaudible] as far as resources there is a lot available for pets and that helped a lot. >> thank you, >> thank you. [background noise, unable to hear] >> sometimes it can be daunty to go through that especially people that have been out of [inaudible]

people to get back into that and get [inaudible] need that assistance [inaudible] might need something that moy may be too much for them and may need that extra hand [inaudible] help do that and help them through those stages so they are not overwhelmed through the process and may help empower them as they go through the steps s they can do these things and may help in the housing process. >> yes, [inaudible] dart team which is community service so when they do the coordinateed entry like here, they give a short application, a one pager but in order to take advantage of the federal government subsidies and all the [inaudible] we do to open up a building, they come and help do

all the application and walk it through so that it isn't all on-the government [inaudible] is the government. [inaudible] we take responsibility for that and the eligibility is basically how in need you are. how long you have been homeless and health condition you face see we take responsibility for that process [inaudible] work with people off the street and give them the services. part the idea is learning what is working now, what the strengths are and think those are some the strengths but they are in pockets and need to broaden it out to make it more successful. >> it isn't just the brick and mortar. i think you are right [inaudible] can we make sure everything is

going okay even when you are in because i think checking up and have two way response on that and making sure everything is right that not another death happens where you are on the road to where you want to go, that is what we are trying to do here. before, [inaudible] everybody said you go there and you go there and i think [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> i appreciate places like this where you can talk honestly about what we are trying to do and get information out. i want to thank christine because she and the center is valuable to north beach and a place where people feel comfortable but who they are and what they need and we'll come back

and answer more question squz hopefully we'll nob nub get you to long term housing. alright? thank you very much. appreciate it. [inaudible] [applause]

>> good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon. supervisor cowen okay how is everybody doing. >> good. >> let's look alive we're talking about land use & transportation thank you, very much. so this the meeting will come to order the regular meeting of the sfauvengs i'm supervisor cowen the chair and

supervisor wiener the vice chair and supervisor peskin and our clerk is andrea ashbury i want to thank jesse larson mark that are troifg via sfgovtv madam clerk, any announcements? completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the may 3rd i 2016 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated thank you so much please call item one a planning code to modify the measurement of roof line no the c-3 district colleagues we've heard and continued this i got a request from the sponsor to table this item before that open up for public comment.

>> item one. >> seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much all right. i'd like to make a motion to table this. >> so moved. >> all right. we'll take that without objection. madam clerk are you with me call item 2. >> an ordinance designating the 90 to 92 steward second street as article 10. >> supervisor kim is i imagined in route to speak to item number two but my name is to the planning department that will make a short presentation. >> good afternoon. >> shannon department staff i'm here to present the landmarking designation at 9092 an excellent the corner of