>> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the

week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touri the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way.

coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color.

you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic

stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and

lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪

>> good evening everyone. thank you so much for taking [inaudible] time for our people that have reached out and [inaudible] we will go ahead and start. we are so excited to have everybody here tonight for our 6th annual mayor's, i am the future scholarship award. thank you all for bheeing here tonight. i want to do a few things before we

start. i really just want to thank omar and zoe for opening up college track. this is our home and you will help us build and bringing in so many people into the community and making sure they are going on to college and staying in college and graduating and becoming great new citizens in our own city so thank you for opening your home to us, we really appreciate it. i want to give a shout out to all partners. this is not possible with so many partners. san francisco unified school district partners along san francisco education fund and so we are [inaudible] are you in the house somewhere today? kimberley [inaudible] is executive director and incredible partner and help insures the funds that our scholars are receiving gets to every individual college that they are attending. we have

some new donors this evening and i just want to recognize brown and cauldwell and ch 2 m [inaudible] thank you both for coming and joining us and for your incredible donation. because of them we are able to give out 47 scholarships this evening. [applause] so in addition we have anonymous donors, so these are people the mayor talked a lot about all the work each of our young people are doing to make sure they are getting through college and so we had a couple anonymous donors so want to we want to be there and make sure our young people get through so they also shared. the san francisco puc, jessica and tracy, i know you are both here and just want to say thank you for partnering with us always. we have 47 young people with us this evening, each will receive

$1,000 to go towards the tuition and we want to just thankmany partners. what the mayor wanted to be able to do is not give individuals scholarships and not have anything else to go forward, but instead we connected with some folks that are also giving them scholarships so we can layer our dollars on to their dollars because it makes it go so much further. i want to thank black student union, [inaudible] latin america teacher association, mason scholars, mason of california, [inaudible] mission economic development agency through the mission promise neighborhood, mission graduate, san francisco alliance of black school educators, the san francisco foster youth, san francisco state university project rebound and association of chinese teachers. please give them a round of applause.

[applause] there are two really special folks in the house that i have been work wg over the last year, one is a very new partner and that is san francisco state project rebound we giving scholarships to epipooal that are formally incarcerated and decide to make a big leap going into college so we will support two of our college student at san francisco state and so jason, thank you so much for turning us on to project rebound and look forward continuing to support you. they are expanding to 7 campuses this year because their project is so remarkable they are making sure that our folks that come out of our systems come into our colleges and are well supported. i want to give a shout out to arlet smith with foster youth. arlet and i have been friends for a long time

and talks about her foster youth as if they are her own, which they are. we wanted to make sure many young people that have gone through the foster care system don't get left behind and want to make sure they get supported as well. there are a couple oother folks in the house you should get to know because thee are city leaders who have been really important to the mayor and the mayor relies on them for advise have guidance in the community. derek and ashly are here from mayors office of neighborhood service, theo hope sf. michael [inaudible] he does the workforce part. sandra and jen are here from family counsel and big shout out to florence and john who helped put this toorthd. thank you all very much for that. one other shout out and we'll

get going. this year out of the 47 student we have, 16 of them are going on to san francisco state university. allison sanders is here on behalf of president less wong and thank you so much for being here this evening. [applause] every one of wrour young people have graduated previously or just this year from san francisco unified school district. here to give a warm welcome and introduce our mayor is vice president of san francisco board of education and resident of bayview hunters point, shamon, walton. >> thank you. first of all, good evening everybody. one, i want to congratulate all of the young people receiving scholarships today. this is a exciting time and was just thinking 4 7 of you if all of

you gave me half your scholarship money, i can go buy the car we all want and it will be like it is all of ours but i keep it at my house mpt i thank you for your dedication and hard work on being deserving of receiving the scholarship this evening. just going to say 3 quick things, young, never be content with average because it is as close to the bottom as the top. to give more perspective, always remember a c is just as close to a f as it is to a a. a c is just as close to a f as a a so always strive for a's in life for everything you do. remember that. secondly, always focus on persevering and never let anyone tell you you can't do anything and be successful. you should have 124 perseverance of a insect that all us may see and know but may

not realize how strong they are and how much they persevere and that sh bumblebee rr. the reason i say that is a bumblebee isn't supposed to be able to fly. you go and tell a bumblebee that. you see them flying traev/7 non stop because of weight and their wings they are not suppose today be able to fly and yet they still fly. any time someone says you can't succeed or be successful just remember the bumblebee defying the odds. last, and this is something i always want you to keep at heart is always know where you want to go. whether you set a 3 month goal or 6 goal or year worth of goals, always know where you want to go so you remember the childrens story alice in wonder

land and alice is talk toog the ches shire cat and they have a exchange and she asks the cat for direction jz the cat says, where do you want to go and she says, i don't know. the cat said, well then it doesn't matter. always know where you want to go because that is the only way you get roadmap to success and where you want to end up with. i have the honor and privilege to introduce the leader of our city and by the way, this is a leader who had to be in charge and had to make strong decisions during challenging time. he is also a leader who spenz the most time that i have seen in bayview hunters point in many years so appreciate him for that. he is also a mayor who focuses on making sure that we are not device v and all work together to get things accomplish. if you look what is happening across the country and even in the city, it is very important

now that we focus on strategies and working together. he is a leader in affordable housing, he is a leader in reforms needed for our communities to be successful so all of us have equal opportunities and he has been a leader in social justice and equity. i want to thank him one, for his work and leadership through the challenging time. i want to thank him pr being here for the young people all the time including this evening and without further ado, here is our mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction shmon and thank you for your wonderful work at the school board. i know that the more people from the community that get on to our elected body will really help and i know the school board is doing well. we are because of you and hid ruand all the other

school board members and richards leadership we are the best performing urban public school in the state of california so thank you very much for that leadership. [applause] allison, thank you and we are proud of our sf state as well and want to thank omar, thank you for inviting us to this beautiful place and before i begood in , let me share good news with everybody. we just learned that we won the lawsuit filed against the warriors arena so now we'll start building the arena and start moving forward on a wonderful opportunity have this team come back to san francisco as they left a few years ago and played wonderful city of oakland and maybe we can win a few

championships as well. wanted to share that with you because as i talked about the warriors being success i'm looking at success with our scholar squz very proud. very proud of all you because not only have you done it academically-i went through all your backgrounds and and i know there are a lot of other challenges you had to overcome in order to get into a position where you could succeed even more. i know too that most of you will be the first in your family to attend college and that means a lot of other people in your family will depend upon you to be successful and to kind of paint the way for them to be their success. i am extraordinarily moved by each and ever one of your stories mpt i too was a recipient of a few scholarships

when i went to college. i don't think i would have been able to attend had schools i was privileged to go to without those scholarships. whether they were at private college or uc berkeley. those scholarships were a huge advantage to not have to work as much and go to school and work half time like a lot of students do to afford the very exeexpensive tuition and living expenses, so i'm glad to be in a position in a city like san francisco and when we talk to people about helping whether they are a engineering firm committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commission and have been very successful. they will make sure that our

pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our

scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades and did all that but that wouldn't have earned the confidence or investment people made. it is also the feeling i know in san francisco we have and that is the support for each other. that, when we have the opportunity door open for us, our obligation of a life time basis is keep that door open for somebody else. all of you will make something of yourselves. i feel that way, you will accomplish your goals, you will have happy families and have your own kids and responsibilities, but also the most important thing is just remember where you came from and how you got there and the

people helped you that you turn around and you just keep the door open and help somebody else. that is very simple lesson in life but it is so san francisco because what i try to do in running the city is i look at housing developers and look at companies that are investing millions and millions of dollars and i say okay, if we help you establish your business here, i want you to employ local people. warriors, when you build your stadium i want you to have local hire. ucsf, will wh you build a new hospital, i want you to reach out to our programs and get local people hired. tech companies, i want you to fly out with all wrour poky mon stuff, get some of those jobs for our kids and open up making sure we train our kids in the technology and jobs of the future. so, even though you see a lot of success going on,

there are many of us day too dai day saying, keep the door open for somebody else, support our non profits, support our school district, support our community serving associations. think about communitys always because that will always be the most important thing you could do and when you get a good education and good degree and good reputation, quite frankly that may be your goal, but it doesn't mean a lot-it means 10 times more when you apply that to building a strong community from which you came from. so, i'm about rebuilding all public housing in san francisco because i grew up in public housing and i never want public housing residents to be called public housing residents. i want them to be the citizens and residents of san francisco. that means everybody gets quality housing and we will put the entire direction of our

economics of our city to make sure that happens. good paying jobs, 21 st century jobs, that is what we want everybody to participate in. that is why we work hard to raise minimum wage and end discrimination squl work hard to erase the barrier jz even if people made mistakes they can't suffer their entire life from those mistakes, they need to recover. recover so we don't end in a place where people can't grow and move forward. that is why the city is so graitand took up the crazy responsibility to mayor of san francisco. who would want tobe mayor of peebals republic of san francisco? there are so many view jz so many things that have to be done but i took up the challenge because i have a lot of friends that said they would

help make the city great and they are doing so and there is something we can get done as a city if we work together and support each other and make sure we never think about communitys in isolation, we are people that can help each other. tell you a story and it is one i'm proud of because it has to do with my own community. in a few weeks hid ruand i will also add about 16 more scholarships. i had friends in chinatown who were part of these family associations. for years if you know chinatown and it is made up of a lot of different associations. some of these associations were created way back in the 1800's because there were a lot of

discrimination of chinese so had to form own groups called family association to pull the money together because no one would hire them to do work. they had to borrow money from their own people because the banks wouldn't lend money. they wouldn't let them buy property. sound familiar? didn't happen just to chinies but did happen to chineties. the family associations over many decades helped themselves. when i became the mayor 5 years ago the family association said mayor, will you bless us with your presence? for many decades the family associations gave scholarships to our kids and we are proud of that. chinese, we love education and love our kids to succeed. i said i think that is a good idea but have one condition. they said, what is that because we didn't-you are the first

chinese america mayor, can you come help announce the scholarships? i said i'm proud you are doing scholarships but also say as the first chinese american mayor i'm proud to do that and also proud if you open up the scholarships. they said, what do you mean. this is a time be agchinese american i can show we support all youth that need scholarships as well. if you were to open up that would be a big message to have other kids not just chinese kids be recipients of the scholarships and now we are in our 4th year where they opened up their scholarships. we have 10 non chinese coming in to be part of the overall scholarships they fund. the

point being, our communities have the same values, we want the same levels of success for our kids but we are part of a larger community of san francisco and can help each other out. if we just open the doors of opportunity and i'm proud that our chinese community said to me, we would be willing to open that up because now during the scholarships, the fmlies come and have dim sum after the scholarships and they are experiencing each others culture and it is amazing what you can do when you ask people, don't just think of yourselves, but think the larger community. we understand the history of the chinese community. we need to bring everybody together. i want to share that

with you because these are life experiences that you will all have and i just say that the stronger person will be the one that says i remember how i got to where i am and i will pay it forward and keep that door wide open for other people so other people can experience what we are experiencing about being embraced by your community. final word, it is a scholarship but also want to think-want you to think of it as a investment. you're my investment. i'm investing in you and these days that is a powerful statement. when someone says i invest in you they are looking at the ipo and you to succeed so the money they put out there can say it was really worth it. that you did what that money-what investments ought to do. you took it and grew it and made

everything possible that you can make out of it. sthis what an investment does. i think the highest praise is you are our cities investment so you is a lot more people that will suroun you for that success. all the more to you and to say again on behalf of the city, i thank you for your accomplishment and leadership and have a lot more people when you are throw with the education we are identifies jobs so come and work with the city or companies that work with us being in san francisco. i know i will take a look at the other wonderful cities in the country but you are always know that the warriors are in san francisco. congratulations scholars. investments and good luck to you and let us know how we can all help continue your

success. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you so much mr. mayor. so, at this time we will have the mayor come up and have tracy and summer come up from brown and cauldwell and ch 2 m. they will give each of the scholars a city pin for florence will share with our-we have a certificate of honor for each of our recipients and this is a opportunity for you all to take a picture. i'm going slide my way out of here. i'm sorry, i didn't get a chance to introduce myself, i'm hide rumendoza and surge on education and family source squz elected member of board of education. this is my favorite time when we do investments that really commit to the community. during a time when it is really tough out there now we have to invest in our young people . thank you mr.

mayor for doing this every year for the last 6 years. we had to move our venue to a larger space because he is growing the pot and getting more and more students. grow the pot! >> alright! that's the other way to grow the pot. alright, i will call your name and if you please come on up and take a quick shot and can get families. we opened a i'll isle and have a lot of space. start with mony hewert from project rebound. we have jason bell receiving on his behalf. mony tweent george washington high school and going to san francisco state university. alright. it will take a minute

to coordinate the photo stuff, right? alright. our next recipient is alejandro martinez. going to san francisco state. our next recipient is alexandria brown from college track. she is graduate of laurel high school kboeing to university of santa cruz and her mother is here to receive the award on her behalf. thank you for being here an twuinate, we are really proud of your daughter. our next recipient will be aleana cor dorfba, a graduate of [inaudible] jordan high school for equity. cal state east

bay! our next recipient is alfaundsonocblack student union and he is going dillered university and his sister is here. thank you for being here on behalf of alfonzo. similar -some student have left for college or on summer trip before they head off so really appreciate the family support. arina [inaudible] galileo high school graduate going on to oxburg college and michele is here on behalf of her daughter. [inaudible] from san francisco

youth fund. graduate of san francisco international high school going on to cal state university in channel island. our next one up, brenda wu, from lowell high school going uc santa barbara. congratulations, brenda. next is breechaun phillips from san francisco alliance of black school educators, [inaudible] high school graduate going on to spellmen. spellmen in the house! very nice. dar lean

is next from filipino educators of san francisco and graduate from george washington high school milem. eagles! she is going to cal state long beach. give it up for long beach. our next is dayrea [inaudible] masons of california graduate from galileo high school going to san francisco state university. give it up gators! our next two graduates are twins and destiny is already on her way somewhere. she is doing something fun, she left her twin brother behind.

destiny is going to hampton and dexter is going to milem, uc berkeley! give our best to destiny, dexter. [inaudible] lowell high school graduate heading off the humbolt state. alright. and then genesis vas cz went to san francisco international high school and going to san francisco state university. we have pilar from lasa accepting on her behalf. thank you, pilar. pilar is president of latin american teacher association. thank

you, pilar. you take a quick picture for us? [laughter]. [inaudible] from blake student union, mission high school graduate. morehouse. hichem was the president of black student union. the next scholar is [inaudible] graduating from john ocaunl high school on his way to san francisco state university. irene [inaudible] college track, galileo high school graduate going to exaveier

university. evon [inaudible] john oconal high school heading to san francisco state university. [inaudible] from mission economic development agency, john oconal high school, university of california , irvine! jennifer soto from lasa, thurgood marshal high school heading to city college

of san francisco. heading right here and staying at home. next up will be jerry johnson, mason scholar from abrumam lincoln high school going to san mateo and histsister is here on his behalf. thank you deja. [inaudible] subrina tan graduate of lowell high school going to uc san diego and [inaudible] is here on her

behalf. jocelyn garcia, a mason scholar from john oconnell high school heading to san francisco state university and her cousin is here. thank you graceia. jolean [inaudible] from meto, john oconal high school, san francisco state university! o'connell high school, san francisco state university! [inaudible] san francisco international high school heading to san francisco state

university! juan garcia from lasa, graduate of mission high school on behalf laura [inaudible] is here and juan is heading to lawrence university! cion thomas glack school alliance from balboa high school. where you going man? [inaudible] congratulations. these guys are going to rock it at warhouse, it so scary. kaona lopez, mason scholar,

international cities academy, san francisco state university. san francisco state university. lena chong from lowell high school, [inaudible] university. linda len from lowell high school heading to uc berkeley! there it is! mr. mayor, you need it know about linda is she was part of the sales force summer program, so sales force partnered with us and brings in a lot of kids over the summer. linda headed up part of that program. congratulations linda. [inaudible] from cac galileo

high school going to university of california dave davis [inaudible] melody lee from cac from balboa high school heading off to ucla! this is [inaudible] on her behalf. nia [inaudible] college track, lowell high school, san francisco state university! [inaudible] from san francisco alliance of black school

educators, george washington high school. eagles! bailor university! regina graceen, fillphillip and [inaudible] going cal state university los angeles! alright. richard [inaudible] couldn't be here tonight but he is from abraham lincoln high school-you are here. san diego state university! richard! richard participated with several other young people here tonight in a forum with san francisco police chief and mayor talking about the environment that we are in now. richard, thank you for

being part of that. really really important. sally wong from mason scholars, lowell high school graduate. call poly, san lewis o bispo. [inaudible] lesley from george washington high school heading to city college of san francisco! travon [inaudible] heading to san francisco state university! tyler [inaudible]

from college track, city arts and tech high school, san francisco state university! vioni sanchez from galileo high school, san francisco state university bound isn't here but we have josh from mason scholars, thank you for accepting this on belandfall of vioni. [inaudible] for equity. heading to san francisco state university! yeni [inaudible]

from san francisco international high school heading to uc berkeley. [inaudible] is here on behalf of-there he is. thank you for being here. [inaudible] academy of arts and sciences heading to ucla! you are going to berkeley, that is even better! uc berkeley. [inaudible] from abraham high

school, uc davis! last but not least, evon ngo from john o'connell high school heading to san francisco state university! alright. we will now ask all of our graduates to come up and for a big group photo so we can memorialize our new leaders in city and county of san francisco, please give it up for the 2016 mayor, i am the fuper scholarship award recipients! we'll get a couple in the front and do a little

kneeling action. test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the san francisco full board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, july 26, 2016, mr. clerk call roll. >> supervisor avalos

supervisor breed supervisor campos not present supervisor cowen not present per supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar not present supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee madam chair we have quorum thank you and supervisor cowen is walked in ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us no pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you and madam clerk are there any

consumptions. >> yes. madam chair we are in receipt of a communication if the mayor communicating his veto of file one six 0660 urging the delegation to amend or oppose the buy right approval the budget tailor bill i've submitted a consumption to the board indicate if their tdr in switzerland a meeting send me a communication. >> colleagues in the what happened last week where the clerk and myself had to remind board members of the appropriate conduct of board i want to set the tone by reminding colleagues of rule 5.12 regarding the conduct of supervisor may not directly or indirectly we any form of the word to another

supervisor or other supervisors in any conduct or motivate unworthy or unbecoming of a supervisor i'd like to set the tone madam clerk the approval of the minutes and board meeting minutes a 3 special minutes of special meeting rescheduled and recess meeting minutes of the that a quorum of the supervisors for june. >> colleagues a motion motioned by supervisor peskin and seconded by supervisor farrell colleagues without objection without objection those meeting minutes will be approved after. >> next speaker, please. >> the content agenda items 1 and 2 calendar, are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests. >> roerltd on items one and

two. >> supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there are 11 i's. >> those ordinances are finally passed unanimously madam clerk please call items three and four. >> are the proposed consolidated budget. >> appropriations to appropriate all estimated expenditures for the departments of city of san francisco as of may 31st and item 4 the proposed consolidated annual salary for the positions in the annual budget for the fiscal years ending june 2017 and june 2018.

>> roll call vote. >> on items three and four supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin no supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there 10 i's with supervisor peskin in the descent. >> those ordinances are finally passed please call items 5 through. >> there's no further business. >> >> the orientals that accompany the budget and item 5 the ordinances that adopts the graffiti clean up and designating a seem for the tax 15 and item 6 amending the administrative code for the membership and professional

traditions and others organizations and neck the administrative codes to adopt fee for department and set the process for the annual adjustments and item 8 the ordinance for the administrative code to establish the district attorney neighborhood justice fund. >> item 9 the ordinance to amend the administrative code for the director of health to enter into management car care for people covered under the state program and next to set the patient rates by the department of health this requires 9 vote pursuant to the chapter and item 11 an ordinance to amend the administrative code to streamline the statutory authority for the assistance program and make others modifications to the indetergents aid and item 12 for the fire code to there the overtime from one and 33 to one and 34 per hour and next to the

administrative code to impose a credit card cost estimate by the city. >> roll call vote. >> on items 5 through 13. >> commissioner kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there are 11 i's. >> those ordinances are finally passed unanimously item number 14 an. >> an ordinance for a special election on november 8th for the purpose of submitting to the voters a proposition to amend

prop a approved in 1992 to incur the go bonds for the purpose of making the amendments to the affordable housing and the mayor's office of loan for the purposes to acquire and convert at the risks multi unit buildings to permanent housing. >> colleagues, can we take that same house, same call? without objection the ordinance is finally passed unanimously and item 15. >> for the business and tax code to impose a transportation starkly at the rate of twaerldz for a period of 25 years for the state board of equalization and is limit by the amount to 4 years from november 2016. >> roll call vote. >> on item 15. >> supervisor kim no. >> supervisor mar

supervisor peskin no supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee no supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there are 8 i's and 3 notices were supervisor kim supervisor peskin and supervisor yee in the descent the ordinance is finally passed item 16. >> an ordinance to amend the administrative code for the city contractor that provide health care and social services to seek to collect and analyze the data for the sexual orientation and gender identified of the clients they serve. >> roll call vote. >> supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee

supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there are 11 i's. >> the ordinance is finally passed unanimously item 18. >> item 17 madam chair? supervisor peskin >> 17. >> we just - oh, 16 i apologize call item number 17. >> item 17 and 18 were referred without recommendation from the transportation committee and item 17 an ordinance for the administrative code to establishment the downtown preservation funds to vacate a portion of jessie street and a portion of alley and first street with the ocean wide project on 55 street. >> roll call vote. >> supervisor kim supervisor mar

supervisor peskin no supervisor tang supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor malia cowen commissioner farrell last year 10 i's with supervisor peskin in the dissents. >> this ordinance is finally passed item 18. >> to amend the planning code for the construction of accessary dwellings as long as in-law unit on all lots in areas that allow the retail use. >> supervisor farrell. >> thank you i'd like to ask we hear this labor market in the calendar to work out the technical glitches and passes unanimously last week and anticipated doing so we want to make sure all the language is in there and we'll be back that

with. >> madam clerk call items 19 and 20. >> are the ordinances to amend the campaign and governmental conduct code for the city codes for a campaign pumpers committee a motion submitted to the voters an ordinance for the amending the governmental conduct code. >> supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam chair and colleagues for the vote last week we want to commend make a motion to table item 20 you're aware there is a a ballot pursue that was submitted with 4 members of the board and in so for if the mayor signs to an or before the last day i'll work with the other 3 signers to remove if it the ballot assuming the mayor signs that by about

date. >> commissioner peskin to table item seconded by supervisor tang colleagues, can we table without objection without objection the motion to tackle passed unanimously and madam clerk on 19 please call the roll >> supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor cowen supervisor farrell there are 11 i's. >> the ordinance finally passes unanimously madam clerk call items 21 through 23 together. >> item 21 is at chapter

mainstreamed to amend the municipal chapter for the maintenance of street trees and establish a fund for the maintenance of trees on san francisco unified school district property and amend the tax regulations code for a specialize parcel tax with the increases of the appropriation by the amount of parcel tax from 2016 and to affirm the ceqa discretionary item 322 a first draft to amend the for the maintenance of street trees from a budding frrn to the city and affirm the ceqa determination item 23 was referred without recommendation from the board of supervisors budget & finance subcommittee to a motion for the amending of the tax code to impose 0 utility users tax on

persons using the electrical for the charges incurred an exemption for persons using renewable energy resources supervisor wiener. >> thank you very much madam president today is an exciting day we finally we believe have come to a consensus about once and for all fixing our broken street trees first of all, can i ask folks here to support our effort to go to the ballot and ask the voters to fix the broken street trees everyone in the program who supports it stand up - thank you . >> (clapping.) >> colleagues street trees are

not the sexiest subject in the world but it matters and this is a grassroots movement that hesitate before brewing for a a long time of people in the city that thinks that trees matter they matter to the environment and health to our quality of life, and people who understand that that for way two along the city of san francisco has neglected our urban forest and gone beyond neglect by isn't it true dumping responsibility on adjacent property owner whether or not they planted the tree or whether or not they want the tree or know anything about taken care of of trees and the physical responsibility to whether they're a 25 ceo or an 80-year-old social security

recipient that treats property owners unfairly and guarantees a deratd and dying urban forest it is long past due of this terrible, terrible system and have the opportunity to fix it for the last 6 years i've had the honoring of partnering with supervisor avalos and the friends of the urban forest to move a solution forward we've worked collaboratively with the planning department and the public works and environmental groups anticipate neighborhood groups we've convened hundreds of community meaningful we've spoken about this issue we've spoken with property owner groups we're worked with everyone who should be involved a broad based coalition enough is enough the city needs to take back the trees and the sidewalks for tree related damage and take back liability earlier this year we introduced legislation a ballot measure to

go to the voters and to seek relief to have the city take back the trees and actually pay for it he know that trees don't compete well, in the budget if we simply take back the trees the trees will die because this building will not adequately fund tree maintenance needs from the beginning we were clear that we needed to take back the trees and have dedicated lockbox funding to do that the initial proposal included a combination of baselines aside what the city has spent for the last ten years and a progressive parcel tax we've had a lot of communications there that issue to make sure we are sending not just the best possible measure to the voters but a measure that

has the best possibility of passing to fix this once and for all supervisor avalos has been working with me and thank you to him for his partnership and he creative thinking we had to continue this last week that was unclear if we'll be able to put this on the ballot and last week, we spoken more time than either of us care to admit to try to resolve this i want to thank supervisor avalos for his creative thinking for coming up with great ideas to incorporate into this measure today so colleagues before i today we've distributed amendments that will had had following will continue to meant the city take back the tree relates

sidewalk damage and liability and then to create a baseline in the budget of $19 million which is the total cost we've formulated with finally and the controller's office to pay for that the 34ur will provide the mayor's with an opportunity as with the transportation and housing sales tax depend on what the financial condition of the city at the end of this year to determine to move forward but we're confident this will move forward and we know that the mayor cares about trees as well sow r so this measure a great one supervisor avalos and you are in partnership and will ask you colleagues to make those amendments today and then this is on the agenda already for the thursday and friday special meeting so that i hope we'll place this on the ballot and want to thank friends of the urban forest for the unending work for 40 years for the urban

forest and on this measure in particular he thing andrea in my office that did enormous work over a a long time to move forward move forward to colleagues he ask for your support and now with our permission madam president i'm going to turn it over to supervisor avalos. >> okay. before we take the amendment he will recognize supervisor avalos. >> and that's a motion and so - >> so supervisor wiener has made a motion to amend seconded by supervisor avalos colleagues the amendment without objection without objection the amendment passed amazing supervisor avalos. >> thank you supervisor president london breed i might not describe trees as sexy issue that is an essential issue and

district lovely trees have been a big effort that the residents came together to help to develop the neighborhood to bring a sense of belonging beauty to the neighborhood and make sure that our neighborhood can be a place where people are actively involved with the landscaping looks like so the university has been a big part a many, many resident in any district that have been working closely to make sure that district 11 can grow the university it is unfortunate because district 11 it is hard to do that a lot of concrete and a lot of telephone poles more telephone poles than trees in district 11 but people understand that trees are about a sense that quality and people in any district that don't have disposable income finds is difficult to take care of trees when the city is passing on that

responsibility to them and trees and situations for people in district 11 that struggling to pa pay their mortgage and having to take care of the damage the tree might make can be a disagrees event so that's a solution a great solution and it is one that is really clearly helping neighbors in san francisco that are generally not given a lot of support and reliberal wanting to take care of planting new trees we'll have many trees that have been taken out because property owners don't want to take care of the trees this is been a really great experience working with

supervisor wiener on this measure we often don't see eye to eye but trees we do to me this is an issue that is a progressive issue the moderate issue an issue that united the board of supervisors i work hard to make sure our board can be united i know that supervisor yee is also looking at how we can insure that when this measure kicks in by july 1st of next year we'll have a program in place because we'll already set a reserve relishl program but by charter amendment for the future and doing that with a fund that supports long term make ready for ever for trees in san francisco that's a huge thing this is also an environmental issue

our trees are the greatest source of carbon in san francisco we can remove carbon dioxide by funding more trees that nursing or enables us with clean power to do our part in restoring climate change that is devastating the world i'm proud to be part of this effort i was concerned about moving forward another parcel tax the san francisco city college board of trustees has put a reauthorization of the parcel tax on the ballot i think that is hard for property owner voters to choose two parcel tax or have to choose between them if they only want to support one and other revenue measures it is difficult to move forward with other parcel tax to help to resolve the tree issue when

another one is there because the remedy measures with the revenue co-sponsored it made it possible for us to attempt to tap both one of the sources to be able to cover the program for trees we want to commend thank all my colleagues that have been working on new source of revenue with our photo tax and transfer tax increases that are coming forward i know that several of us on the board worked on those measures they enable us to have the flexibility in the budget to quality this set aside and have a stream of funding for the tree program i want to engage supervisor kim and supervisor cowen and supervisor mar for their work on revenue i think this is really important to move on trees above all thank you, jeremy in any office that has tried

various because of you know throwing dangerous on the wall to see what stays on the wall and this effort to actually link with new revenue sources without a new additional source to the ballot is one that really will work and one that all of san francisco will see the benefits of as we move forward. >> so thank you to jeramy colleagues before we go further i do want to i'm going to table item 22 which say was any version the tree tax measure i kind of stopped working on that with in place with supervisor wiener measure created a program that covers ongoing maintenance of trees until the distant future to me that is more i can get all of us to get behind this measure with the new source of

support for it and the support of set aside i'll be asking ms. johnson to table item 22 before getting a second ask that we send back to committee item 23 that is the tax utility use tax on non-renewable source of energy it is important we look at that has a potential measure for the ballot i wanted this measure to go forward but concerned about putting an additional tax on the ballot that will burden our ballot but also make it difficult for voters to distinguish but having a tax on renewable that revenue can cover the build out clean power or the planting of more trees but best to continue this item for another time motion again to tackle item 22 and send

23 back to committee thank you, colleagues. >> thank you supervisor avalos has made a motion to table 22 seconded by supervisor mar colleagues without objection without objection item 22 is tabled and on the motion to send item 23 back to budget and finance colleagues without objection without objection 23 back to committee and supervisor yee. >> thank you very much supervisor president london breed. >> first of all, i want to thank the friends the urban forest and all the individual that have been working on this tree issue for many years. >> it is real important issue for district 7 something that i recognized when i stepped into office we needed to do something

about this when i saw was tree after tree left alone and dying trees that would be taken care of by seniors with fixed income this is not a solution at one point the city took care of more trees for me want to thanks supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos for working together to come up with that solution that hopefully, all of us will supports i have two goals in mind when i jumbled into this discussion about half a year ago one was that why are we waiting a year if now to take over the trees to my colleagues know that i've introduced legislation that will go forward after the recess

that will basically ask the city to start taking over the trees immediately and people say where will you get the money i'll be following up with a supplemental ask for this year and for me, the second piece of this so that's sort of a stop gap we can take over now and build up the program and in time looking at the year that that is fully fund with a fully operational program the second piece for me think that supervisor avalos already mentioned he felt and many of us felt too much revenue measures that we were proposing and just wasn't fair for our citizens i mean our residents in san francisco to be actually flipping the bill for everything and one of the things i was not

going to support was a parcel tax i felt there are other ways to do this so i'm happy at this moment we actually found a solution we don't need to tap into a parcel tax and actually support fewer revenue measures than i want to thank both supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos for working this out it was very difficult i know especially only a few days to make the final decisions and i will be supportive of this amendment. >> thank you supervisor yee and supervisor mar. >> thank you. i'm pleased madam president and colleagues that we had this week to try to work out this issue to be hopefully unanimous in support of vance san francisco a city covered in healthy trees with

the urban forestry council all the dpw oovrts and others and everyone from the neighborhoods that has been writing about this issue i'm pleased we hopefully have a anonymous way to move forward as tom from livable city said at different committees that trees under streets can help to raise your level of happiness and equitable in other neighborhoods and the city is expanding the companion on a citywide level but trees increase people's health by slowing amp up to seven years trees are an economic benefit to $1 involved from trees give 7 to

$8 of benefits assuming their strong ways to plant and maintain and grow them as well i know that has we move livable city trees help to pull carbon out of the air and san francisco as a city we're a liveable city my appreciation to supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos and supervisor yee and others for thinking about the common interests of all the neighborhoods i think that friends of the urban forest have been at that over a year several years actually and pleased this is moving forward i would have appreciated the progressive parcel tax i'm looking forward to this commitment made by this probation officer body we find the funding for a thirty year problem our city has not addressed until in hits the

ballot in november i want to say that would not have come forward without the activists and the friends of the urban forest keeping the light shining on how we are united and my hope in november to pass this measure and regrow our canopy and be a liveable city thanks to supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos and all of us for moving forward. >> supervisor farrell. >> thank you supervisor president london breed i want to say thank you to supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos and supervisor yee particularly supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos so for in their advocacy and their workload i want to thank dan friends of the urban forest i know that supervisor wiener has been working with their hard work that is relent less this is a great tribute i'm excited. >> thank you supervisor farrell supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam president this issue has been connecting

around since milton marks was the head of - i want to say that number one i am very pleased given the number taxed and the 9 point of billion dollars budget a with all due respect to the mayor and members of this body the city should not have reliberated the trees that were reliberated a few years ago this is the right thing to do to put it in the lockbox and identify the tax that come from the wealthiest players in our society and not homeowners that are stressed that week the advocacy and the discussion has resulted in something that will solve this problem in the

fairest way. >> thank you supervisor peskin supervisor campos. >> be very brief and also want to say thank supervisor wiener and supervisor avalos i think that there has an agreement throughout this discussion on the part of board of supervisors that the city should never have gotten to this point and not have reliberated our responsibility and put it on property owners the question for the last few days what is the best answer and i'm glad that it has been at least an agreement that resolves the issues and especially want to thank all my constituents for district 9 that have taken the time to write to me and my staff about the importance of this issue and i know there are people from

ever every supervisorial district and the board is responding i'll be happy to support this. >> commissioner wu supervisor campos supervisor kim. >> thank you supervisor president london breed i'm happy we're moving forward a measure that didn't tax the residents i think the city should take back the responsibility for maintaining the street trees they're important part of our canopy and a healthy city any reluctance affordability so one of the top issues that taxing our hoermentz many are feeling they've left even if they own their homes that is pitting the burden on it is undue burdensome uniform happy we're moving forward with a set aside assuming new revenue that comes

to the city and maintenance the trees and the city has responsibility for many of any colleagues talked about with why they're important but i think that is important to note that maintaining the street trees has been confusing for so many of the homeowners and that to no fault of their home don't do the right way because of ways going about it and incredibly expenditure i think this is the predicament way for us to move forward it show and absolutely be. >> priority and come out of our general fund dollars i'm happy to see the charter amendment dancing takes back the ownership and recognize supervisor yee who since i've introduced the ultimate traffic real estate transfer tax trying to figure out how to allocate the dollars for street trees maintenance and working alongside with my office to come up with language to move along

with our city college special fined funds will be a funded by the real estate transfer tax so insure that new revenues will come in and be able to spend down for maintenance i understand that he is going to be moving forward with the way to fund street trees maintenance today before this ballot measure is in effect i'll assume it passes i want to thank the board for working together to bring 24 forward there is a be tremendous outcome of revenue but proud we're moving forward with the progressive way that we are asking those with the most to fund the services here in the city we need to see moving forward and our homeowners will not be burdened with homeownership's tax but homeowners are willing to

contribute to the general fund we want to participate in the progress and the friends of urban forest thank you e thank you for all your hard work and i appreciate the work to bring nor trees into the tenderloin neighborhood i cannot tell how important to have a canopy with the bodecker park and hopefully to bring more of this into the district i represent thank you. >> thank you, supervisor kim supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president first of all, well, i thank friends of urban forest earlier i neglected to specifically thank dan the executive director that did an extraordinary job getting the trees planting and advocating for our trees so thank you, dan so colleagues or madam president 22 and 23 have been tabled and

item 21st is amend unless there are further okay. i'll make a motion to continue item 21 to the 8:30 special meeting on thursday morning. >> sitting as a committee as a whole. >> and subject to other comments. >> okay before - okay. did you have further comments supervisor avalos. >> brief ones i want to thank. >> supervisor wiener has made a motion to continue item number 21 to a committee as a whole on july 28th as 8:30 a.m. seconded by supervisor avalos and before we approve that supervisor avalos you'd like to make

comments. >> thank you one additional comment i want to make this package of this charter amendment creates a enormous opportunities for the environmental stewardship under known we have a strong program with those funds and with the treatments in the program we've actually can get for residents involved in taking care of mravnts trees he understand you, we can create green jobs i wanted to see as part of the passage we're able to create jobs for young people and adults as environmental sterdz i want to encourage the department of public works and the friends of urban forest to be creative in how we extend green jobs to many people up here in san francisco

thank you. >> thank you supervisor avalos. >> and just so for clarity supervisor wiener has made a motion to continue as amended item 21 to the july 28th meeting at the 8:30 as a committee as a whole and seconded by supervisor avalos i want to make sure i was clear it is as amended thank you, madam clerk for the reminder with that, colleagues can we take that without objection? without objection it passes unanimously and at this time thank you, everyone >> (clapping.) >> okay

>> (clapping.) >> thank you, everyone for being here we really appreciate it and at this time we'll be doing a 2:30 accommodation so if the folks that are here could exited quietly while we continue to conduct business really we'll appreciate it thank

you. >> mr. ginsburg welcome to the chamber we're at the points of our 2:30 accommodation we know you were patiently waiting outside to come in >> thank you, thank you everyone colleagues today, i am commending carla and gordon from the triangle and the san francisco recreation and park

apprenticeship program we can clap (laughter). >> so if carla and gordon can come forward with ms. brown to the podium here. >> mr. ginsburg. >> so today, we're voting on item 78 to recognize july as national recreation and park month on the adoption without reference items and on this occasion i am recognizing two amazing people from the friends of the triangle as well as the san francisco rec and park garden apprenticeship program the triangle is a grace metal between linking and golden gate park a great place for families to have picnics and relax carla and gordon are long

time sports and in fact, carla fund it in 2012 with gordon's as one of the original members with the arts and specialists to remind and revise this triangle together with the rec and park department the san francisco parks alliance local landscape architect jeff miller the friends of the triangle development a comprehensive renovation plan i was happy in support of legislation to accept the very gesturdonation the par reopened in march i have 2014 with an upgraded new plan and assessable pedestrian passages and it is just one of the most amazing spaces in the city

and in june of 2017 gordon was the group leader and organized volunteer work parties etch month for the beauty of park and he's a dedicated divorcee working hard in the installation of the plot to grow the art gasped with the colorful plants that can be eaten this provides an educational opportunity for children and adults to experience the vibrant growth cycles of plant and finally want to recognize the rec and park gardener apprenticeship program developed in 2010 (clapping.) - >> come on in guys and gals developed in 2010 with the help

of local 261 this program provides san franciscans with a pathway into permanent gardening jobs at the rec and park department apprenticeships complete 4 thousand hours of supervised on-the-job training such as proper moe and tuning and planting they also attend courses at city college to learn plant identification landscape design and horticulture practices with the apprenticeships receive an education that exceeds the state of california education requirements for a program of this nature that is the first statewide created introduce a labor management partnership i want to thank rec and park general manager phil ginsburg thank you for being here along with a number of the commissioners from rec and park

department thank you to vince with local local 261 and for their leadership in creating the program and for providing employment opportunities to san franciscans which is so, so very important i also want to give a shout out to rec and park commissioner tom harrison >> (clapping.) >> tom worked for the city and county of san francisco as a gardener for 28 years before appointed on the rec and park for local 261 exactly the kind of person we need on the commission i know we're also joined by gloria and then and pat anderson 3 other rec and park commissioners, thank you for being here we talked about trees before you all got in here and how important to take back

and take our tree infrastructure and looking forward to making sure that some of those apprentices are the first in line for the job opportunities we'd like have when we take back those trees we'll need you and i'm looking forward thank you, everyone for being here and with that, i'd like carla and gordon to say a few words this is a lot of people being honored but you two are - >> (clapping.) >> i wanted to bring you front and center because we know you, you volunteer countless hours and raised money and did this amazing wonderful community space that brings people together and artists and sdavl have challenges with moaning our

parks all over the city and have citizens like yourselves do exactly what you did i was there for the opening and so grateful he was falling all over i was so grateful you invested your time and money and continue to do that with that, carla an opportunity to say a few words. >> and gordon. >> i thank phil to supported and abigail if rec and park you know working with that team it was a pleasure actually and i hope many others will see the benefit if taking on a small part of city and give it a little bit love and attention and so many people can enjoy it thank you for the recognize. >> thank you very much.

>> (clapping.) >> i want to thank carla recognizing volunteers is a very important thing to side germany personally feel that the recognition the volunteers regularly get from the staff david and abigail and others it makes you want to come back and work such a rah-rah we can help this place be better can do attitude it is fun for part of and thank you to them to make this so easy in a wonderful area in the city thank you. >> thank you. i also - >> (clapping.) >> want to shout out to abigail when i was over there she takes pride in taking care of area like taking care of her own home that's pretty amazing

>> (clapping.) >> so thank you oh, yohiding i don't know if vince you want to speak on behalf of the local 261 of the amazing program you all together have started. >> well, thank you very much supervisor president london breed on behavior of o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and david i want to say a few words we receptionist the work you do and thinks that is difficult we have about a million poem in town and comes down to the lovingly people you had a magnificent job we agree on the obligations our obligations to make sure that people actually have an opportunity to pursue a career pathway not only in the private but united states public segment i'm proud of that department but unwise for me not to mention the

department of public works that is like the workforce forever and ever we've been moving the rec and pa rec and park phil ginsburg i'm proud of his management team understanding how important to put together the apprenticeship programs to make sure on the best and brightest and the most committed people serve tfolks ad really, really proud to stand here with phil and his team like national parks month and san francisco forgets we have this freaking greatest rec and park in the world we take it for granted everyday we don't we're the stvrdz and gloubd i'm proud to serve with them and let us

know it gets easier and easier everyday. >> thank you, mr. courtney. >> (clapping.) >> you can make sure we get the page and the other list figuring. >> thank you sxheemd i'm very aware of that list i wanted to thank you and all of your colleagues for taking time to celebrate the parks month and recognizing the important role that parks play in our city and the two groups you've honored are perfectly representative of what makes us the greatest park system in the country our volunteers and staff thank you for recognizing both pieces of the evaluation and celebrating the rec and park and our

fabulous amazing park system thank you. >> thank you.

>> (clapping.) >> go ahead. >> okay >> (clapping.) >> 1, 2, 3