constituents reminds me our urgent it is. >> thank you supervisor kim and thank you for a very compelling and persuasive accounting of history. i also want to recognize the folks that are still here in the chamber that also came for testimony. i appreciate the feedback, particularly those from my own home district of bay view hunters point. also, ma lis a. appreciate you also for sharing the direction that the mayor is leaning towards. so this is a really important issue. i think that i hear it. the streets are dirty. i lev here in the city. i'm a native also. i think that it's not just in district 6, which we heard an overwhelming from the testimony from folks, not just downtown. it's not just the inner core but the outer ex trem tease on the west side of the city and the southeast side of the city. all over because we've been

addressing issues frankly we've been addressing them peace meal. it's part of the problem. we address them by way of introducing supplementals. one of the things that to note is the supplemental being introduced today is a $2.5 million, which is more than what has supervisor kim out laid. she outlaid five supplementals in the ranging of the amount of 1.8 to $2.2 million. the other thing is we are in the middle of the budget cycle right now. the thing, the issue is not whether or not the streets are dirty or not. we all agree unanimously on that. but we have a process and we have to defer it back to the process and that process, yes, allows for emergency supplementals. so an example of an emergency supplemental request happened last week. ice was coming into our community and detaining and arresting people. we made an emergency supplemental allocation to law the public defender and

non-profit the services they need to help defend these detainees. to me that measures up to the high strict standards of an emergency. this particular supplemental request does not quite reach that threshold. particularly because we have a commitment from the mayor's office to engage in this process to fund this level. so i'm going to have to pin it back on we're processing needs and default back to where the process lies. it's a chair of budget committee and supervisor kim has been a member of the committee and knows that internal struggle when it comes to supplementals to support supplementals or not to support. i will not support this supplemental. that means that we will continue to build a public and transparent budget forum where we will continue to do a deep dive on what we will be funding. we've already asked members of

the board of supervisors to prioritize where their budget priorities lie. street cleaning needs to be a priority. i've heard from supervisor stefani already. i myself have listed a street cleaning as a budget priority. i think supervisor fewer has as well. it looks like we'll be able to have funding as we continue to go through this budget process. for us it's a matter of time. what is the most pro pr appropro do this. since we are in the beginning stages of the budget process, i think that we need to continue to build this transparent process. so that means that understanding how we can limit dumping and trashing furniture and mattresses on dead end streets is part of the conversation. being mapping out when we did our power washing, when we're doing our street sweeps, what is

the operative timing for an afternoon swing shift? we need to do this right and we need to do it for everyone, not just a pre determined area. i want to make sure that i have indicate that this issue will be a board priority for the budget cycle. i also want to signal that we will have a full report on why our streets are as dirty as they are, why they've gotten to this terrible state. where and when have we under invested in these streets? the other thing that is important is we give a clear and public mandate to the mayor's office we want our streets cleaned and that they need to be cleaner. i have assurances as you have heard today from the budget director the mayor's budget should reflect that priority. and quite frankly, if he does not deliver, then we will resume

the conversations here. we will make those funds available through the budget process. so i'm committed to this should you. i'm committed to cleaning our streets. and i will continue to work with the department of public works so we can hit the ground and running when we pass that budget. but as a chair of the committee i think it's irresponsible of me to support a one-off spending proposal while we're trying to build a holistic transparent priority-driven and balanced budget. one of which i want to note that our -- we just got word yesterday that our city is in good standing and the reason a large part of the reason why we're in good standing because we have a solid budget process, meaning we're passing balanced budgets annually and i'd like to continue in that respect. i'd like to move that we continue this item to the call of the chair with the commitment from me, that if the mayor does

not deliver on the express promises for city wide street cleaning to our satisfaction, we will resume this conversation immediately in this committee and in this chamber. so i'd like to make a motion that we take item 8 and we call it file it to the call of the chair. >> thank you. >> supervisor stefani has seconds that. >> i have a comment. i had my name on the roster. >> i'm sorry, i didn't see. >> second was made, yes. >> thank you. again, i will always respect the budget committee members. i just have to really remind this committee that we do this almost every single year. and i just have to list all of these again and in 2002, $1.8 million for h.i.v. care and treatment. a crisis. but an on going crisis like our street cleaning. in 2002, $1 million for a recap

tallization of our small business revolving loan fund. that i think is very questionable whether that was a crisis but this board unanimously, including you supervisor cohen. >> when was that passed? >> 20 2012. >> what time of the year? >> it was in march or april. the first one was january of 2012. the wiener compose alagi. $1.8 million for h.i.v. care and treatment was in january. the small business recap tallization revolving loan fund was i believe in march of 2012. in march of 2014 this board voted to give our homeless outreach team an additional $1.3 million. that also was voted by the board of supervisors. again crisis but an on going crisis like street cleaning, that was introduced by supervisor mark farrell in september of 2014, supervisor compose introduced two million dollars for lawyers for

unaccompanied youth, that was a new crisis so i understand the distinction between on going crisis and new crisis and our right to council and deportation. i have to point out, i voted for expanding our rights to deportation, right to council and deportations last tuesday at the full board meeting but there's not been a single arrest or detention in san francisco. so we did that in advance as a preventative measure. but there has not yet been an arrest or detention in san francisco yet so if we're going to use that as our reason for not supporting this, then i think that we have to be thoughtful and careful about the facts. what is say crisis and what isn't a crisis? h.i.v. a crisis, is street cleaning a crisis? homelessness a crisis? yes. this board has consistently vowedded to add money to those things and i just don't understand why those items are distinct from street cleaning today. especially based on what we are hearing from our residents. if there are any extra dollars in the city, we should be dedicate particular t particulae

things our residents are asking to. that's my final plea. we can do it again today. budget supplementals always happen between january and march because we have a sense of unspent dollars in december and it happens at the same time every year. and so, i just plea again with this committee to consider send north out to the full board for consideration and to give us an opportunity to spend the next couple of days working with all of to you make this something we can make happen by may of this year. not in september of this year. >> thank you. i still disagree and still hold with my findings. and to be fair, the public defender last week came with a host of non-profit workers. although there may not have been san francisco detainees, there was a long spirited conversation not only last week but also last year when the public defender

was also coming for another budget supplemental is that they don't defend just san franciscoance, but anyone that is in custody. and that's a budgetary question we can have at another date. if we constantly allow supplementals, then why have a budget process at all? and i don't think that is a good enough, strong enough excuse or reason to continue to move forward. last year as i've done this year, i sent out a memo to everyone on the board of supervisors saying that budget supplementals will not be considered outside of the immigration supplemental. largely because immigration supplemental was introduced before the notification was sent out. so supplementals, i believe, kind of particularly during the budget sickel, are disrespectful

to the budget process. this is a long going conversation. we have a commitment from the mayor to allocate the money so what we're talking about here ladies and gentlemen is a difference of a few months and times and service and that is questionable. we don't know how quickly d.p.w. will roll out money or how quickly not profit workers will roll the money out so it sounds like my sense is we're a little bit split on this. i would like to call on a roll call vote. >> can i respond to the non-profit services because i did talk to him. if it's not a hire and i give you hunter stanley foundation and he do that on ex pans immediately to include that and he did tell my office he can do that again immediately. i just have to say, we have

supplemental appropriations for a reason because they're unspent dollars and our budget every single year and this is not a new appropriation, we've had one every single year i've been on the board and the board has passed the appropriation every single year i've been on the board, including with the vote. if i'm hearing we are no longer considering them because we do it all the time. and yes, sometimes they're for new crisis like deportation and ice and sometimes for on going crisis like our small business, h.i.v. and homeless outreach team. it's fine if we're saying this year we're going in a new direction but this board and members of this board that have been here since 2011 like myself, have supported them in the past. and they have not always been a new emergency. >> i've been the chair of this committee since last year and it was the same rules that i put in place last year that we're

honoring today. roll call vote. >> on the motion made by supervisor cohen, seconds by supervisor stefani. fewer. >> no. >> stefani. >> aye. >> cohen. >> aye. >> there are two ayes one know. >> thank you, very much. this motion will be filed to the call of the chair and if again the mayor does not make good on promises we will deal with this immediately. >> for classification. >> continue to the call. thank you. is there any other business before this body? >> there's no further business. >> we're adjourned. .

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i'm the ed of swords, the bay area vet service agency, i want to welcome everybody to the official ground breaking of this really exciting new housing development. you can tell, it's going to be great, right? it will provide housing for 62 formerly homeless veterans and 60 low-income families. a unique project. so thanks for coming out in the rain, and of course, the folks who will be living here will be out of the rain, right? this will be their home. beautiful. key neighborhood. lot of jobs, lots of energy.

wonderful. where else could this happen but san francisco, right? i mean, san francisco really recognizes that everybody is together, we suffer together, we triumph together. the people to fight our wars, men and women working and who fight and die. and their families. boys, men, women. and their family. and this is the kind of project that they should have. they deserve this. and san francisco has made it possible. i really want to celebrate the san francisco inclusive spirit to allow something like this to happen in this spot at this time. it's significant. having leaders like mayor ed lee who really dedicated this property and made sure -- [applause] -- i really believe it wasn't just words or speeches.

mayor lee truly believed we needed to do something and spoke to us, if we have homeless veterans on the streets of the country. he proved that not just by words, but making this property available for the project. we're honored to have mayor mark farrell here today, another leader in the city, who also understands the sacrifices the veterans make, his father was an air force pilot. we have presidio, where there is a number of veterans who are formerly homeless, who has made the presideio a living memorial. i want to introduce the mayor. >> thank you, michael and everyone for being here today. this is what san francisco is all about. when we have struggling

individuals and we're here to pick them up and build a 100% affordable housing development in the city. i think as michael alluded to, we have veterans here in the san francisco that need our help as a city, we stand up for them. veterans housing is something that is personal to me. michael mentioned my father being an air force veteran and seeing a number of his colleagues as well from the armed forces, we cannot do enough to support our veterans. i'm so proud to partner with source shares and everyone that is here today. i want to pay a huge tribute to mayor lee and his wife anita who was here today and his chief of staff. [applause] mayor lee made housing a central platform but it wasn't just talk, it was action. and he committed to build 30,000

new units by 2020, we're on track here in san francisco. but he was committed to people of all incomes here in san francisco. and affordable housing will be his biggest legacy here in san francisco and something we can all be proud of. and also when you think about veterans housing, this was something he prioritized and he knew the sacrifices that our men and women in the armed forces made and continue to make on behalf of our country. and what an incredible champion of this project and others in san francisco. proud to formally announce we're formally dedicating this affordable housing site to our mayor edwin m lee and when the buildings are completed, they will bear his name on them here in san francisco. [applause] it is one of many tributes that will happen. obviously mayor lee. they're all fitting. but i think today, especially

anita, having you here is fitting. so thank you all for being here. i have a laundry list of thanks. so for chinatown cdc, thank you for your hard work. michael, plow shares, incredible organization representing veterans here in san francisco. hamilton families, oci, commissioner and staff. a round of applause for nadia. she is transforming our city. housing and development. thank you for all your hard work. our department of homelessness and supportive housing and jeff and his entire team. and a special thanks to our funding partners here at sf city, mark and ron. and so many others who played a role. sean and the golden state

woreiers. these are organizations and individuals that stepped in when we needed them to. i want to say special recognition not only to the chief of staff and jason, but also steve who is here today for all of his years of hard work. thank you, everybody for being here today, appreciate it. >> i'd like to introduce supervisor jane kim. jane kim of district 6 has been a fighter as we know, for all of the citizens in the supervisor district 6. her integrity is up the charts. she represents some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city, treasure island. in the tenderloin, et cetera. and we're just really happy and pleased and we feel honored to have her. so without further ado,

supervisor jane kim. >> thank you for that super kind introduction, michael. i live across the street from the source office, he has to be kind because i might give him a hard time when i walk to work to city hall. it is a pleasure to be here today. ground breaking are a time that we can really celebrate our achievement as a city and being able to win funding for 100% affordable housing, which everyone here under this tent knows how difficult it is to accomplish. i am proud to represent this district which includes mission bay. i'm proud of the fact that this city has fought to ensure before my time in office, that this redevelopment area plan would be 30% affordable. ranging from households that are formerly homeless to middle income housing.

this is the type of model neighborhoods we want to continue to build here in san francisco. and it will be home to so many of our families who are either formerly on the streets, or struggling to live in san francisco in the working class job, and it will also be the home to the new warriors team and continues to be the home for the giants team as well. there is so much to be proud of. i'm excited because this is a partnership between the city, chinatown and plow share, three entities which i'm close to. norman fong hired me as a committee organizer. i know he's smacking his head right now. no, no, i continue to serve you. these three entities and both chinatown development center and source of plow share are amazing organizations and i was able to cut the ribbon with you and

mayor lee. i can't think of a more fitting site of many, because there will be more to come, that with ill be commemorating mayor lee. mayor ed lee was many things to the city, but the one thing he was very clear about was that he wanted to reduce the number of veterans sleeping on the streets to zero. he was emphatic about that. and actually he has been achieving and working very quickly to achieve that goal. we in the city have a lot of work to do around the homelessness crisis, but one akorean the mayor was -- arena the mayor was successful in is providing a permanent home to our citizens, our residents that serve our country, our men and women who serve our country. on top of that, to ensure that families, who are the fastest growing demographic are part of the project, speaks to the tremendous victory on the site

today. so mayor mark farrell acknowledged many of the people that made this happen. it takes so many people to build a 100% affordable project, so thank you all to everyone. thank you. >> thank you. so you know, this is a project of the public and the common. and really, nothing represents that more than the community investment and infrastructure that makes housing development possible in this area. now more than ever we need to bring more affordable housing. so to increase programs like this, where you have supportive housing, it's affordable, it reaches everyone, every level of income, especially low-income people, it's crucial. i want to welcome nadia.

>> hello, m.p. i am honored today to be here to celebrate this project and ground breaking for incredible new homes for the low-income san francisco families and homeless veterans who need it the most. this project will add 118 units to the 1048 affordable units within the mission bay project area. when i think of how this project came to be, i am reminded by my friend and colleague, mayor lee, his response to obama's plan to end veteran homelessness and his own 10-year plan to abolish homelessness. i cannot think of a better way to remember him than by naming this building after him. i would like to thank mayor

farrell and thank mrs. lee for your presence here today and messing this occasion. i'm very excited that 62 units will be set aside for veterans homelessness and these individuals who have served our country should not have to worry about a place to sleep at night. in addition, the remaining 56 units will be available for low-income families. this project will be our fourth project in the mission bay south area. and it would follow the ten 1180 fort street project and the soon to be completed 626 mission bay boulevard north just a few blocks away from here. i would like to commend my staff who continue to work on this project daily. we have jeff white here and the rest of the housing team. i want to thank our partners the community development, and more

importantly, i want to thank my commission. who has encouraged us to build smart well designed functioning housing. i want to commend our partners, plow shares and chinatown community development center whose staff has been amazing to work with on this project. i want to acknowledge construction partners. lastly, i want to thank sf city, more specifically the conway family, sean parker and drew, alfred and rebecca and golden state warriors for providing this generous donation that got this project up and running and the funds were able to provide precious dollars for upcoming affordable housing projects. with that, i want to thank you all and commend you all for the great work to come. [applause]

thank you. so, just briefly i want to say that now we're going to start talking about the people really doing the work here, making this possible. i want to say that obviously a project of this scope is not possible without people that really know their stuff. we were so happy to partner with chinatown cdc, who are pros, not that their great people, but they're super competent. building housing development, nonprofit, that's as complicated and difficult as anything wall street does. and yet the rewards are minimal, but great from the standpoint of making a difference in people's lives. that includes our own staff. i have to acknowledge leon winston.

leon is the chief operating officer and it's his passion and dedication that go deep. he's also a pro. he knows his stuff. but is committed to the mission as much as anyone i met and work with. thank you so much. i want to say our other partners, again, we appreciate all the private support, but this is -- don't get mixed up, this is a public project made possible by the public and the common good and it's led by the v.a. that made housing vouchers available to us. they run the social work department, we have of course all of the partners with the california state vet people who

are here. i want to say this project would not be possible without the california taxpayers, the people of san francisco, right, who backed the bills. the v.a., hud, the veterans housing program, the local initiative support corporation, san francisco city, san francisco investment and infrastructure, all these acronyms, who are these people? well, they're the people who make it possible. they're the people who give the private sector so much backing they can't help but invest in in. like the california debt limit allocation committee, the california department of housing, et cetera, et cetera, that's what it takes. so just briefly, other construction partners, the

brothers, contractors, initiativy brothers. these are all topnotch people. architects, the design partners. are you here? design studios, castro. so, let me also i want to introduce teresa gunn, she's are the cal vet program and really understands the financing of what makes this possible. she helped us develop and support our $10 million grant that was a piece of this project. it's our friends and partners of the cal vet home loan that make this possible. teresa, could you say a few words, please? [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i usually like to start because i'm with cal vet, i like to

recognize our veterans and the families, if you're a veteran or a member of the family, could you please stand, thank you all for your service. [applause] as a military brat, the families often are forgotten. thank you all for your service. i want to thank absolutely every single person an entity that michael just thanked, because without everyone else this wonderful project wouldn't be occurring today. i'd like to extend a special thanks to the chinatown community development center and the sword to plow shares, our cosponsor. california has the honor of being the state with the largest veteran population at nearly 1.7 million. with this honor is the challenge of having the most veterans experiencing chronic homelessness.

according to hud, 29% of veterans experiencing homelessness in america are here in california. san francisco has homeless and underserved population close to 700 veterans. in california, the vets aren't the only problem. there are more than 100,000 veteran households that are low-income, that means less than 30% median income and 74% are burdened, meaning half of their income is spent on housing. in addition, there is approximately another 100,000 veteran households are ho are very low income, under 50%. and 42% of them are severely burdened. so with these truths come the question, how do we assist our at risk veterans and those experiencing homelessness? in response to that question and in show of support from the governor brown, our legislature

and california voters, the veterans housing and homelessness program was created and cal vet, our sister agency were entrusted to be the custodians of this program. not quite four years ago as california voters directed $600 million for the sole purpose of helping fund projects like this mission bay, cal vet and our partners set in motion the process for competing for and being awarded the funds to make projects like this come to fruition. mission bay is a shining star in the vhp program, for a couple of reasons. one, this is the first vhp project in san francisco. move in out of the rain. squeeze in. i'll be short. we have a couple projects in the surrounding area, but this is the first one that is really

going be impactful for the veterans in san francisco. and as supervisor kim said, the previous mayor's drive was to take veteran homelessness to zero. is this project will take almost 10% of those homeless veterans and give them a permanent home. it's absolutely amazing. secondly, this project shows how projects should be done. how they should come together and move forward. mission bay is a recipient of the third round of vhp funding. it was awarded its funds barely nine months ago and here we stand with the ground broken and this building going to be erected quickly here. that is amazing. many of other projects get stuck in predevelopment even though they have the funding and take several years more. it's a fantastic job, everyone involved. vhhp is a beacon for at risk

veterans facing potential homelessness and those who are homeless. today, that line shines here in san francisco. mission bay will be a safe place for 62 veterans and their families. maya angelou said it best, the ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place we can go as we are, and not be questioned. vulnerable members of our community are ensured to receive not only a place to call home, but the services and support they need to stabilize their lives. they can find a place to thrive. cal vet is here, a trusted partner, working to support, build, nurture local, regional and statewide collaborations. local, regional and statewide, everybody is involved in the project and will make it a success.

i acknowledge the hard work as i've already said before from our partner swords and chinatown and the community leaders joining us today. thank you for your support. we're all working together to improve the quality of life of our california veterans experiencing chronic homelessness. congratulations on today's ground break and i thank you all for everything you do to support our veterans and their families. [applause] >> so this is the second project of swords and chinatown. 150 street, which houses 75 homeless veterans, has been around since 2012 and that was funded by the wells fargo folks and we're pleased to renew that partnership. i would like to welcome jeff bennett, the vice president for wells fargo community lending and investment.

>> thank you so much. this is a great pleasure for us to be involved in this wonderful project. we have been working with chinaton for a long time, since the early 90s. we've done great things with them. this is our second veterans project with swords and chinatown. we closed this project before christmas last year, it was a little bit harrowing because the congress almost took away the taxes and bonds program we were using. thankfully it was preserved at the last minute and we didn't have to go to plan "b" which would have been more difficult. i want to concongratulate the development team and thank the folks who worked on financing.

they did a terrific job of getting this thing done. we're providing most of the private financing on this, we're doing a construction loan. we're going to be in the deal for 15 years at least, so we're a long-term partner. i want to acknowledge those in the audience providing the permanent mortgage which ace critical part of the financing as well. and i just want to say that wells fargo has been committed to affordable housing for a long time. we continue to be. it's a huge need in san francisco and the bay area. we're very open for business, for affordable housing and hope to see a lot more of these opportunities in the future. thank you very much. can't wait for the grand opening. [applause] >> so again, we're thrilled to work with chinatown and i want to bring their experience as we know, they develop over 4,000

units of housing, affordable housing. and the reverend norman fong has fought for our communities since 1990. so without further ado, reverend fong, please. [applause] >> you know, mayor ed lee always says he wanted us to get together under a big tent. this is it! this is it, right! i'll be really fast this time. i need your help. you're going to help me bless this. we want all the good vibes on earth. i want to say that michael, swords, raise your hands, thank you! it adds so much meaning in life when we know that our job is to get all the vets off the streets. and they can do it. they delivered it heart and soul. we can do a little housing and

community services for the families, but i just want to super thank plow share, you've added diversity and meaning to our work. in chinatown. that's what san francisco is supposed to be about, right? embracing diversity. so today, you all should be super smiling in the rain, ok, ok. we're here under this big tent, ed lee's tent, to wish all these good blessings on this site. i need you to kind of yell after me. may the spirit of peace -- >> peace! >> joy -- >> joy >> hope and love -- >> hope and love >> embrace this new ed lee veterans and family whatever.

you know what i mean! this place. and turn to the burn to your left and right and go peace, brother, peace sister, that's it we're done. hey, do we get to do the shovels now? michael, you're in charge. are we doing the shovel stuff now? five, four, three, two, one! dig! can you dig it! all right! .

>> hi my name is jason jones a xaefrp and communication capture at the san francisco water

department i hnlt a high volume of calls and radio communications i enjoy coming to work i still find it challenging i still learn everyday and i'm going to have the level of activity if zero to 60 in a matter of minutes i take bride pride in handling the emergencies. >> have are you available the work order is 2817827 that's one of the great things of sfpuc they offer work shops to help you get ahead you have to care about the job and go above and beyond to find out as much as you can the three puc i so no

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