sustainability mission, even

though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill.

>> welcome to our land use committee meeting of april 30, 2018. i'm katy tang. supervisor kim. and supervisor safai. and we would like to thank sfgov. madam clerk. any announcements? >> clerk: please silence any cell foepz and any paperwork is now with the clerk. >> supervisor tang: can you call item one? >> clerk: yes. ordinance amending the planning

code to allow the owner of premises leased to the city and county san francisco. >> supervisor kim: i don't have opening comments. just want to bring up planning department staff to present. >> the planning commission heard this item on april 19 and voted to approve the ordinance with modifications. it's my understanding that supervisor kim has those changes in the draft. they are largely clerical in nature the commission supports the legislation as it aligned with the general plan and facilities policy for police facilities that will help with police functions and reduce the risk presented by the most vulnerable structures. and provide assistance to reduce risks. >> supervisor kim: can we open

it up for public comment? >> supervisor tang: any members? seeing none. public comment is closed. >> supervisor kim: i have one amendment to make. we need to change c4 on page 5, lines 4-5 to c1. is that correct? >> deputy city attorney, john givner. the document circulated has a number of amendments. with the additional clerical tweak that you just mentioned, so if the committee would adopt a motion approving all of the amendments that reflect those. >> supervisor kim: yes. i would like to make a motion to amend the language as has been recommended and distributed to

committee members. >> supervisor tang: without objection? all right. thank you. can we get a motion an the amended item? >> supervisor kim: so moved with positive recommendation to the full board. >> supervisor tang: without objection. item 2. >> clerk: the resolution responding to the recent proposal to expand the private marina located in clipper dove. >> supervisor kim: thank you. members of the community and of the public here on this item in regards to clipper cove on treasure island. this discussion has been with our office a little over the last two years as we've been working to convene a discussion with both the project sponsor/developer as well as treasure island authority and sailing center and many stake holders that care so deeply about clipper cove. this proposed marina has been

through many iterations since we first started discussing the development on treasure island over 20 years ago and has gone through many proposed it eeiters from the project sponsor as well as expectations of what the marina would serve. over time as we've been spending time with the stake holders, it's become increasingly clear to me that clipper cove is best served as a space for as many members of the public as possible. and the current usage, both with the sailing center, which partners with many of our schools, as well as many of community organizations, provides the greatest access for so many families and youth and a great way to get to enjoy the bay. and while it's certainly a need also for us to create slips for

large boats, it's my preference that we keep our commitment to public recreation and education and environmental protection in this public open space, so that's the resolution that i've submitted to the board of supervisors. so at this time, i would like to open up for public comment on this item, unless there are other questions or comments from committee members. >> supervisor tang: is the director of tida here? >> supervisor kim: yes. he is available to answer any questions, if needed. >> supervisor tang: i think it would be helpful. i've been getting emails from many of you sitting here about clipper cove and what's going on there and tried to reach out to treasure island to understand what is going on. a lot of the comments or concerned that i receive are around use or sailing and so forth. so i want us to have a clear

understanding of what is actually happening. so if you could do a brief presentation on that, that would be helpful, again, because this project is roughly almost two decades long and some of us were not around when that was developed. >> thank you, chair tang. yes. the project -- well, the planning has been in process for more than two decades. and last october, the title board unanimously approved long-term leases for the expansion of the marina and programs of the sailing center. these leases, which will come to the board of supervisors for approval were not developed out of the blue. it's a continuation of more than two decades of work for the former naval station treasure island. the base was listed for closure by the department of defense in 1993. in 1994, the city formed a

citizens reuse committee to study proposed development plans for the island. that committee drafted the original base reuse plan, which was endorsed by the board of supervisors, planning commission, the mayor in 1996. the reuse plan identified opportunities, constraints, policy goals and recommendations and has served as a framework for planning efforts the 1996 plan included, expanded and re developed the marina as part of its proposals. in 1998, the authority issued an rfp to redevelop and expand the marina. in 1999, the authority entered into an exclusive agreement with treasure island enterprises. this was followed with a term sheet and layout for 400-slip arena the authority entered into a lease with treasure island

sailing center and the continuation of those programs and expansion of the arena have been the subsequent planning for the cove. >> supervisor tang: director beck, you said last year the tida approved the long term leases for the sailing center. how long does that go? >> 66-year leases. there's a 66-year limit to leases on that property. the size and proposed layout of the arena did not change from the time of the 2001 term sheet through 2015. the plan was evaluated in the 2006 e.i.s./e.i.r. for the development of treasure island and development plan rejected by the board of supervisors and mayor as well as 2010 updated

development plan, which was unanimously endorsed by the board. finally, in 2011, the -- the 2011e.i.s./e.i.r. assumed an expanded, 400-slip arena, but did not re-evaluate because the scope was unchanged. by 2015, litigation challenging the ceqa analysis had been forwarded. the proposed developer of the marina began planning for the design, permitting and construction. the first step in the process was to sit down with treasure island sailing center and look at plans necessitated by the navy's work and the

reconstruction of the causeway from the island to yerba buena. between 2015 and 2017, treasure island enterprises met to refine the proposed layout including discussions facilitated by the board of supervisors and their staff. the discussions resulted in the compromised layout of a marina of 313 slips. the long-term leases approved by the board of supervisors have relied upon this compromised configuration. we've brought them to the board of supervisors so both programs can proceed with financing and permit promises through the bay conservation development commission and joint aquatic resources application

>> president breed: good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the board of supervisors meeting for tuesday may 1st, 2018. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, madam president. president breed. >> president breed: here. >> supervisor cohen present. supervisor fewer present. supervisor kim present. supervisor peskin present. supervisor ronen present. supervisor safai present. supervisor sheehy present. supervisor stefani present. supervisor tang present. supervisor yee present. madam president, all members are present. >> president breed: thank you, ladies and gentlemen. please join us for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under

god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> president breed: thank you. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> clerk: yes, madam president. on april 25th, the office of the clerk of the board received a communication from the office of the mayor. vetoing file number 1801-16, appropriation for $1.1 million to the department of public works for time limited geographically street cleaning pilot pursuant to his memo. pursuant to charter section 9.104, the board may within 10 days of receipt of the veto message reinstate any by two thirds, deadline by may 5th. >> president breed: thank you, madam clerk. please read the consent agenda. >> clerk: items 1-13 comprise

the consent agenda. any item may be removed and considered separately. >> president breed: roll call vote. >> clerk: on items 1-13. [roll call] peskin aye. ronen aye. safai aye. sheehy aye. stefani aye. [roll call] 11 ayes. >> president breed: adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: ordinance to amend the health code to ens institute judicial proceedings under the act to appoint

conservators for persons with mental health disorders and assisted outpatient treatment proceedings. >> president breed: it's no secret our city is grappling with a severe mental health challenge and sadly we have many mentally ill individuals who can't care for their basic needs and need to be appointed a conservator to give them the help and shelter they need to get better. to be left on the streets is inhumane and not helping anyone. these challenges become more acute and must be addressed

with sensitivity, compassion and dignity, the same way individuals dealing with mental health challenges should not be locked up in jail. mental health conservatorship should not be handled like criminal cases. being mentally ill is not a crime. these should be handled as civil cases, the same we handle family law. that's why i brought forward this legislation by transferring the responsibility of conservatorship cases from the district attorney to the city attorney, we are decriminalizing mental health issues and ensuring we help individuals get help they need to get healthy and stabilize for the long term. i want to thank the committee for sending this out with a positive recommendation, thank city attorney dennis herrera and district attorney george gasconfor working with us as well as department of public

health, barbara garcia and supervisors sheehy and kim for co-sponsoring this and colleagues, i respectfully ask for your support. supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: could you add me as a sponsor please. >> president breed: yes. without objection the ordinance will be adopted unanimously on the first reading. next item please. >> clerk: item 15, resolution to retroactively authorize the sheriff's department to accept expend $300,000 grant for justice and mental health collaboration program funds to be administered by the bureau of justice assistance for the period of october 1st, 2017, through september 19th, 2019. >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: retroactively authorize agreement amendments

for specialized and technical services for natural resources and watershed management and monitoring in the following amounts, not to exceed $6.5 million, $6.4 million [reading] >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: item 17, resolution to establish the leather, lesbian, gay buy sexual transgender, queer, cultural district [reading] >> president breed: supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: thank you. i just want to say a few words, this social cultural district has been in the works for about

ten years since the western sum up plan was introduced in 2006 and took quite a bit of time for us and the community and neighborhood to put together. this is the time came out of the desire to make sure this is more than just a historic district with name plaques and art and culture that would commemorate the history. we want to give them the tools to ensure this could continue to be a living, breathing, district where we support our small businesses that represent the leather community as well as serving organization and housing to ensure this community continues to live, thrive and work in the western neighborhood. i ask for your support in the south of market which will join

philipinas, which will celebrate in the san francisco south of market neighborhood. >> president breed: thank you. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: i want to congratulate and ask to be added as a co-sponsor. >> president breed: thank you. can we take this same house, same call. without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. next item, please. >> clerk: item 18 is an ordinance to amend the police code to prohibit firearms at certain public gatherings. >> you are free to exercise your first amendment rights without fear of those carrying concealed firearms.

last fall a right wing group wreaked havoc. in charlottesville, there were concerns due to a 2010 firearms law. in a country with a gun homicide rate 25 times higher than other developed nations we are lucky to live in a city that takes gun violence seriously. when i was an aide, i worked on and this board passed the strongest gun safety laws in history and giving law enforcement the additional tools they need to keep our neighborhoods safe. san francisco leads the way and it's time we do it again. especially the threat of n.r.a. number one priority bill pending in the senate, a bill which would eviscerate.

some states don't even require background checks for conceal carry permit. the proposed rally costing millions struck the fear of violence in many and the entire presidio virtually shut down. it's time for san francisco to lead the way and protect the public. the student led march for our lives, pride parade and other related events. freedom of speech and right to peacefully assemble and protest should not be infringed, chill or suppress by the presence of guns in our society. i want to thank supervisors for their partnership. [reading] who came to the committee meeting, colleagues i hope you join in supporting this legislation. thank you. >> president breed: thank you,

supervisor stefani. supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. supervisor stefani, i just want to say thank you for sponsoring this legislation, i'm delighted to be a co-sponsor, it's incredibly important and ironically timely our vice president mike presence had an event where there was an n.r.a. gathering and no gun zone, a safe space. i would like to see this not only in public gatherings but echoing the cries from the parkland students that schools also be safe zones. so perhaps, i don't know if there's legislation in the works but maybe we should work on ensuring schools are included in the safe space and prohibition of guns. thank you. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor cohen. seeing no other names on the

roster, colleagues, can we take this item, same house, same call? without objection the ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading. >> clerk: item 19 ordinance to amend administrative code to establish a program by which the city would provide up to 80 hours of paid release time from work for employees directly and significantly harmed by a regional disaster where the mayor has declared a regional disaster affecting the city employees subject to eligibility criteria established by the human resources director and program terms and conditions. >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading. next item, please. >> clerk: item 20, ordinance to amend the administrative code to change the eligibility age for one of the seven former inmate numbers appointed to the reentry council from the mayor from ages 18-24 to ages 18-35 and to require that inmate member to have been an inmate before the age of 24.

>> president breed: colleagues, this is a simple change to the composition of one of the seats appointed by the mayor on the reentry council, currently the mayor appoints 3 of the 7 seats reserved for former inmates on the reentry council. one of those seats requires an individual to be between the ages of 18-24 to ensure a transitional age youth perspective is represented. the adult probation department recommended two changes which are reflective of the ordinance, the first is to expand the age range of this seat to 35 and the second is to add a requirement that the individual holding the seat would have had to be incarcerated before the age of 24. the department has requested this change due to the difficulty in filling the seat with a current age parameter. they believe this change will help ensure the seat could be filled and the perspective of a

formerly incarcerated youth actually represented. so with that, colleagues, i ask for your support. supervisor cohen? >> supervisor cohen: thank you, supervisor breed, i would be happy to give you my support, i would like to lend my name in co-sponsorship. >> president breed: thank you. seeing no other names on the roster, can we take this same house, same call. without objection the ordinance passed unanimously on first reading. next item, please. >> clerk: [reading item 21] >> president breed: same house, same call? passes unanimously. next item? >> clerk: [reading item 22] >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the ordinance

passes unanimously on the first reading. next item. >> clerk: item 23. motion to approve the mayor's reappointment of ben rosenfield as controller of the city of san francisco for a ten-year term. >> president breed: supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you. i think i have the distinction of being the only here back in 2008. he had the pleasure of grilling ben in committee. i want to rise to sing his praises over the last ten years. in large part the financial health of the city and county of san francisco is a direct result of the work that ben does both as the controller, controlling our spending, as well as the policy advice that

he gives us and when ben says that we are taking big risks, i listen to him and expect we all listen to him very, very carefully. he is someone who likes to solve not only financial puzzles but policy puzzles. i know we like to think he is the guy who comes up with magic money but there's no such thing as magic money. i appreciate his decency and integrity and pleased you are willing to serve another 10-year term. >> president breed: thank you. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: thank you. i just want to say a few words about ben rosenfield, known as

the clark kent of san francisco written in an article. i have come to respect him and his office and team. i don't say this about a lot of people and departments, it's really a noble department. it has a tough job of maneuvering through a lot of political minutia and does its best to produce hard numbers and data. to help us to lead an agenda to best serve our city and county and i think that's a tremendously difficult task to do, even numbers and facts aren't just numbers and facts so to be able to do that, attempting to do that with as much objectivity as possible is a very important endeavor and

trait and i appreciate that is always the line that the controller and his office walks under. so i just am thankful you want to continue to do this work for another decade and i think the city is in very good hands under your leadership. thank you for your service and for all you do and thanks for holding our hands when we are crying on budget night and sharing worse stories whenever we think this is the worst budget night ever and keeping us in perspective every single year. so thank you, ben. very excited to support your renomination today. >> president breed: thank you. i just want to assure everyone that budget night will not be painful this year. as your budget chair. we are working very close to make sure it's transparent and fair for everyone, open in space for everyone to consume and to put a finer point on

what supervisor peskin and supervisor kim shared, i want to echo, ben, your consummate professional and it's actually a delight to work with you. i value your wisdom and your perspective. and for those of you who haven't had the privilege to work with ben rosenfield, he is a gentleman. even when you disagree, he is able to find and take the high road. to put a finer point on things, i want to acknowledge he is very ethical and he leads with a very strong moral compass for honesty and he has an incredible high level of integrity for his work and i think that is remarkable and that's not to say other city departments don't behave or perform in that way but it's just an opportunity to highlight a gentleman serving san francisco, for how long? for 20 years already. it's a tough job. and you do it with style, with a little bit of elegance and

grace and i just want to express my appreciation for your leadership and for the seem you lead. you lead a very strong team that is very dedicated, very smart, very fair. all the things and attributes we look for in a city controller. i look forward to casting my vote for you. thank you. >> president breed: supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you. i just want to say what a pleasure it is to go back with willie brown and we have worked together on many, many issues. it was a pleasure also to engage with you, technical advisory committee you put together for updating our inclusionary housing and the objectivity, the professionalism and the work that your staff allowed that process to move forward in a very positive manner and we ended up reaching an 11-0 vote. it's been an honor and privilege to work with you.

i think it's a testimony to the good work you have done to have four mayors you have worked under all support you and continue to ask you to serve san francisco. so as many have said before, you are the consummate public service, so it's my honor today to support you. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: thank you. these reappointment opportunities, every time are nice because we get to say all these nice things about you, that you usually only hear when you retire. i want to echo all my colleagues being legislative aide and supervisor, getting to work with you is an absolute pleasure. i learn so much, you are always willing to think creatively to help all of us achieve our policies, goals, aims, while always being honest and forthright and i want to echo everyone and appreciate and i'm

glad to be supporting your reappointment today. >> president breed: thank you. supervisor peskin, did you have more to say? no? supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: thank you, supervisor cohen. i just want to say i appreciate working with you in the 11 years in this building and you didn't treat me less important when i was an aide or when i became supervisor, like i said, it's less about what we say on a given issue but how we hear people and treat them and i think kindness is so important in public service. in this public realm, kindness has to be at the forefront of all of our minds, we are going to disagree but kindness is something you bring to the table, and you exude that and i appreciate that. >> thank you, supervisor yee? >> supervisor yee: thank you. i echo my colleagues' comments. i want to say simply, for five and a half years it's been a

pleasure working with you, mr. rosenfield and i will be supporting you today and tomorrow will be another day. >> thank you, i didn't want you to think i didn't like you, ben, so i thought i would at least get on the roster. but you know how much i love working with you. you are always so professional, no matter which side of the aisle we might be on and a steady hand during the budget process when some of us might be falling apart. thank you, ben. >> president breed: thank you. supervisor fewer? >> i just want to say thank you. >> president breed: thank you for your work to the city and county of san francisco and your new systems at the controllers website which makes it easy to find good information, good data to find

exactly how we are spending money and be more efficient in our use of the city's money. they are the best tools, and they are user friendly for the public. you have done an outstanding job and i'm happy to support you, moving your nomination forward. seeing no other names on the roster, colleagues, can we take this item? , same house, same call? without objection the motion is adopted unanimously. congratulations. next item, please. >> clerk: item 24, motion to approve mayor's nomination for reappointment of cheryl brinkman to the transportation agency board of directors, ending march 1, 2022. >> president breed: supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you. the last was an object lesson in the right way to have a confirmation. mr. rosenfield reached out, i believe to every single supervisor a long time ago and

sought our comment and support and of course as with this case, this is an appointment of the mayor that is subject to confirmation by the board of supervisors. we were talking about the budget process. i think one of the most important things about the budget process is the annual moment we get to check in with a department, in front of the public, ask some questions about what they are doing and what their goals are. how they have succeeded in the previous year and what they intend to do in the coming year. and the reason i'm saying all of this, is because the role of the legislative branch in the confirmation function is very important. and i take it very seriously and i don't think it should be treated lightly, particularly in and around a body like the

m.t.a. commission that we have by charter law, granted powers that are, in many ways, the powers that elected officials, legislative leaders enjoy in actually being able to legislate. the m.t.a. does its own legislation that is not subject to approval by elected officials so the m.t.a. commission is all the more important. and what i'm troubled by, and this is in no way a personal comment about ms. brinkman, is the fact that this board of supervisors, confirmation vote, i say this respectfully, is being taken for granted. the fact there's been no affirmative outreach, at least to this supervisor. and i want to say i reached out to the mayor's office yesterday to say that i was, i thought it was rather extraordinary, not an email, not a telephone call,

i mean an opportunity for a check-in and mr. powers was, i don't want to put words in his mouth, was very candid saying the administration as a matter of practice encourages all nominated commissioners to come to the board of supervisors and make themselves available and that was not the case here. i, anecdotally, though i don't know ms. brinkman, have heard good things about her work on the m.t.a. commission. but i have not had a chance to discuss them with her. this is not about me. it's really about this body. and the importance of the confirmation role. having said that, i will vote for ms. brinkman in this instance and for the other commissioners on the roster, but i want to send a message that this is the last time i'm

going to do that and from here on out, and i'm saying this to the appointing authority and i'm saying this to commissioners, you really need to affirmatively reach out to your confirmation authority and not ever take this body for granted. it is important. with that i will vote for this nomination. >> president breed: supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: thank you. i want to thank you for pushing for the important initiatives

we have wanted to see come to fruition to see us get to zero fatalities in san francisco. supervisor peskin, i do think it's important for all members to reach out to this board. given the rule s.f. m.t.a. board plays and they have real authority, that the board doesn't have discretion to oversee, it's important to ensure that relationship exists and as mentioned, not take the vote for granted. but i do want to thank cheryl as well, i do think she has been a very good director and i'm happy to support her today. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor kim. supervisor cohen? >> supervisor cohen: thank you, supervisor peskin, i agree. there's nothing worse than feeling taken for granted. i have been mulling over not voting for her, just for the lack of due diligence that's

been taken in this particular matter. i think what's most shocking, it's almost excusable when it's someone who doesn't know the process or new and just learning the process. you could understand that. but this is a seasoned member of the m.t.a. who has been around the halls of city hall for long enough to know what the appropriate outreach strategies should be. first you reach the rules committee and the entire board members, anyone who has the ability to cast a vote for you. i would also like to send a message to folks out there that don't take our votes for granted. we would like to hear from everyone that is seeking an appointment, or a vote, to any kind of lay board or commission. thank you. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor fewer? > supervisor fewer: thank you, supervisor breed. i just want to say i