>> so first, i want to say good joining me as i submit our balance to your budget to the board of supervisors here in city hall. i want to start today by bei acknowledging all of the hard work that went into this. i want to thampg the members of the board of supervisors, i want to thank the departments that are here today and their staffs for all their hard work and the months of preparation that are here today. there are a few people that i

want to call out. first, ben rosenfield. i also want to thank and acknowledge harvey rose. it has been a plere withe board of supervisors to working with him. and lastly, and i want to say most importantly, i want to thank my entire budget team. they're all sitting over here, and keller kirkpatrick, our acting budget director, can we give her a round of plauz? [applause] >> and i want to acknowledge my chief of staff, jason elliott, jason, thank you fo everything. [applause] >> so before i dive into the specifics of the budget, i do want to acknowledge where we have been over the past seven months. i think we all remember where we were when we heard about mayor lee's passing and the shock that it felt.

no one could have possibly anticipated that our mayor would have been taken from us decer,aken from the city that he loved. we all have endured a lot since that fateful night. many of us have cried, man of us have mourned, but we have come together as a city. we h eitelin had our disagreements and debates over the past seven months, but we have stayed together, defending the values of san francisco. and while our local economy continues to thrive, san francisco faces real challenges every single day. well, you all understand that a mother should not have to choose between paying her utility bill or paying rent, the potential of facing eviction or homelessness. we know that clean streets free of syringes and needles should be the norm, not the exception.

that parking your car in san francisco should not induce a panic attack because you think it will be broken into. we all understand that residents in historically under served communities did he serve the resources and -- deserve the resources in a booming economy. they deserve it from san fran sco. and as the tistr ation attacks so many of our communities, our immigrant community, our lgbt community, our women in san francisco, and the rights of all franciscans, we must fight back. we are stewards of the greatest city in the world, and we will rise up to the challenges of today. thank you. [applause] >> now, homelessness has plagued oury for decades, but the situation has never been so dire as it is right

now. we will not solve this epidemic with one single answer, and this budget takes a multifacet ltifaced approach to making a real dent in the issue, to help stem the tight of homelessness and push back on the challenges that confnted us for years on our streets. i also understand the roots of this tragedy are complex, they are not simple, and they are also not unique to san francisco, which is why over the past few months, i have partnered with ten of the mayor's of the other largest cities in california and advocated in sacramento, advocated with ourgor, ent hours in sacramento together as mayors to ask for more than $1.5 billion in our state budget so that cities can es ad homelessness on our streets because we know the

solutions that are working. and i want to say a scial thanks to assembly man -- senator weiner, assemblyen chiu, and this budget, as large as it is and as large as the investments are within hoessneses rct a single dollar of that ask, and we have had great results in sacramento in committees over the past few weeks, and we are hopeful that additional funding will be coming shortly from sacramento. this budget invests in measures that prevent people from falling into the clutches of homelessness to begin with, that ensure once they areograms housed, they will have the suppor and services that they need to avoid slipping back into homelessness on our streets. we will be compassion driven in our approach, but we will also take strategic common sense measures, measures such as our

encampment resolution teams, because no one gets better by living on our streets at night. the first fiscal year of my budget will include $30 million in new initiatives for homelessness. that package includes an investo d tble our home ward bound budget, a measure that reunites struggling families with their loved ones, and last year alone over 900 people were serve b project home ward bound, and less than 10% of people returned to the city of san francisco to access services. this is to prevent and divert people from a life on our streets here in san francisco. and when someone leaves the throes of homelessness, they will leave permanently with the resource necessary to make sure they get back on their own 2 feet. in the next fiscal year, this

budget will creat supportive housing units in san francisco. with these units, san francisco wie me than 7,900 permanent supportive housing units in the cit of san francisco, the most percapita of any city in entire country. along with our new units, i will be investing $1.5 million additional funds to support additional housing at our permanent housing sites. this includes $15 million to continue our nav fact center pipeline,ping tureec creation of four new facilities right here in our city, including the first one dedicated specifically to women and expectant mothers. these resource heavy centers aretio breing the cycle of homelessness, poverty and addiction on our streets. we will fund programs that support families, we will fund program that's support the

youth that are homeless on our streets, and i will continue to support funding for operations that clear our streets of unsafe and thy tent encampments. again, no one's life is getting our streets.eeping in tn we must also address the core roots of the issue of homelessness. we must offer help to those on our streets struggling with addiction, mental illness and other behavioral health challenges. last month, i announced the creation of a new street deliver opi treatments ill directly to people living on our streets. this dedicated unit under the direction of dr. barry zevin will offer medication to people living on our streets. it is a first in the nation program, and it will produce results here in san francisco. every day we are hearing more and more stories of people who y inspired the rest

of us by treating their addiction andnto a better life. and for those -- for those that are on our streets that cannot help themselves with buprenorphrine, we have an stanceation to step in and offes we are investing in conserveatorship beds to those suffering from mental illnesses and living on our streets. earlier this year, i announced the opening of san francisco conserveatorship beds. and we will continue to invest in them and other programs that represent help for those struggling with addictions living on our streets. we will continue to operate

under the premise of laura's law, who help family members who cannot help themselves. too often we have approached and the residents ble experiencing these issues as lost causes. i refuse to accept that narrative. we will not solve this issue overnighut we have made a dent over the past six months, and with this budget, we will make great strides in addressing homelessness on our streets. not only in the immediate future but with an eye toward making a dent, and make a permanent lasting legacy of san francisco. we also are fortunate to live

in the most beautiful city in the world. stunning vistas, we have the golden gate bridge, we have the castro district, we have livly commercial corridors. but too often, our picture perfect city is blighted with scenes of trash, litter, human waste, drug paraphernalia. we've seen it all. and that's why i'm adding 44 new street cleaners in this budget to be split up evenly between our city's 11 supervisor asorial districts. we've asked the department of public works to work with our supervisors to make sure they are placed exactly in the areas that they are needed in our city. we are also funding a dedicated street pickup team in the soma district. five days a week, manual labor pickup to pick up the trash to make that neighborhood better. in addin, i'll beding fun new pit stops, which are safe,

monitored public toilets, and a proven model to reduce human waste and litter on our streets. no one should be confed with fecesr the smell of urine wng t streets of san francisco. we'll be adding five new pit stops in high volume cdors an expaning at other pit stops. they are win-win solutions for our communities. they offer struggling residents digny and safety and keep our sidewalks and streets safe a clean. be paired with onging programs,ncluding our dedicated street medicine team, specifically, a team that was created for needle pick ups based on resident complaints, and our fix it team that does such great work in our neighborhoods, and with this budget, we will be expanding from 25 to 35 zones throughout the city of san francisco. we all know that a clean and vibrant city i a economically

successful and healthy city. and just as our city needs to be clean to thrive, it also needs to be safe. last year, we reported 31,000 car break-ins in san francisco. that's about one break-in every three hours on our street. that'sunacceptable. to the credit to our police department, they're doubled our foot patrols, creating a dedicated unit within the central police department, and increasing the burglary and serial crime units. year to date, car break-ins are down 20% in the city of san francisco, but we will not rest on our laurels here in approximate our city. this budget will reflect additional investments in our public safety departments. in particular, our police department to make sure we do not slip back. the center piece of this public safety goal is the addition of

over 250 sworn police personnel over the next four years. i have often said that we have some of the p officers t we just need more of them. let me be even more specific. i believe we have incredible men and women of our police department. forey put the lives onhe s every s day, and they deserve our respect, and i am proud them. sanrancisco is a growing, changing city, and we need a police force that grows and changes with it. in the next fiscal year, 130 new officers will be in the police academy, setting the foundation for 250 more officers on our streets. i want to make it clear that these new officers will not be just focused on our property crime epidemic, they'll also be working within our communities to make sure our residents feel safe in the city we all love. these new officers will have the tools and training we have

implemented under our current d.o.j. reforms, such as time and distance strategies, deescalation tactics, and most important, the policy and practice of sanctity of life. my budget contains additional investments that bolster our nt of police accountability. we need our residents to trust our public safety officials, to believe that when they need help, they're going to get the services that they need. our department of emergency management teams are now answering approximately 89% of their 911 calls within ten seconds. 90%'s the nshl standard. we are investing $9 million to bolster that department to make sure weeed the national standard and make sure the residents know when they pick up the phone and dial 911,

they're going to have a life person on the other end of the line. it can mean the difference between life and death, and san francisco can do better. we are also investing in significant ne eipnt for our firefighters to make sure that they are able to respond quickly and that they are able re do their jobs safely for our dents. have also been a city t has opened our doors and right la lane -- welcomed the refugees of hate, bigotry an and oppression. we make sure that every person understands they are an integral part of our city. regardless of where you were raised, no matter where you come from, no matter what neighborhood you are from, you are a partsan fncisco. [applause]

>> and i am well aware of the persistent disparities that exist in our ci and without these budget dollars, without accountability to out comes will not be successful in reducing widespread disparities. i'm also wellhat communities and populations are systematically k outside the prosperity of our city, particularly itieun of color. this budget continues to invest in these communities that are marginalized and most vulnerable. our community's most impacted by the delusional policies of the trump administration, and those communities that face persistent and widespread disparities. we're investing over $7 million over the next two years to provide representation f immigrants facing deportation among other legal and support programs. we will be providing our community-based organizations who are on the front line every single day with resources so they can support our own

immigrant communities in san francisco. i'm here emphatically once again to say that we will not wer in fare to president trump and the federal administration, and we will never embrace theirogiol of bigotry and hatred ever. and if our city is to truly succeed, we need to lift up every single city aut the right support between everybody that calls our city home. that is why this budget includes over $7 million for additional criminal justice reforms, including initiatives to expand pretrial monitoring and bail alternatives, ending onerous local fees, and supporting our street violence se team. we willnued workforce programs so every san franciscan from every

neighborhood can be a part of our growing economy. i want to thank our union partners who are collaborating with us to making sure the residents can call san francisco home can also be a place where they can work. we're ensuring that the next generation of san franciscans, which is who we are fighting f, have good paying jobs and good benefits. and thanks to the passage of the soda tax, we will now decate $10 million annually to address health inequities, with a specific focus on communities, low-income communities and communities of conc that have disproportionately been affected by our health crisis. and we will provide support and resources for vulnerable communities when our city does not. as evidenced by the $4.2 million that we are investing for hiv and aids programs, backfilling local

initiatives that were subject to federal fundingut brought on by an administration that once again does not even respect our local communities and has no trace of empathy for compassion. in san francisco, we do it different. i am proud to make sustained investments in these communities, and i'm also proud to do it in a fiscally responsible manner. we need to maintain our long-term investments, and this budget includes nearl450 mi i don't kn -- million in reserves. i don't think anyone in here has forgotten the great recession, and it's not a question of if, but when the next tow turn happens. in april, i issued an executive directive to expand our economically -- our economic

resiliency plan so that our first in the nation policy will now have detailed and specific to plan and then respond w accordingly when signs of the next economic downturn arise. there is a reason that mooney's have upgraded our bond rating to the highest in approximate our city's history, and to the highest level possible. it's the result of responsible fiscal planning, an approach we mirror when dealing with long-term investments and our capital projects. tive for the second consecu se and year in our city's history, our capital plan will be fully funded. we are providingistoric levels of investments in our parks, on our streets, and our seismic infrastructure. the capital budget will strengthen our seawall and repair, rebuild, and work on

our critical infrastructure assets, such as the yslais creek bridge and our 911 call center. we are providing more than $100 million for street resurfacing projects, ensuring our roadways are smoother, r,fend velra onau i don't believe anyone thinks the conditions of our streets today are acceptable. these are not just investments in our bridges, our streets, and our roads, and our waterfronts, these are investments in the very future of the city of san francisco. [applause] >> and because i care very deeply in the future of this city, the city where i was lucky enough to be born, lucky enougho be isd, a wre i have lived my eire adult

life, i am honored that this budget fulfills many of the legacies of our late mayor ed lee. i truly believe this budget would make him proud. i believe in the greness o our city, in our residents, our leaders, and i want to leave this office a place where the next mayor, whoever that may be, will have every opportunity to succeed. to that end, i do commitment to the next mayor my full support both personally and with my staff to make the transition before -- between our administrations as smooth as possible because i believe that no matter who holds the office of mayor, as san franciscans, we wl all have a vested interest in the next mayor's success, and i pledge my complete and full support to ke that ppen. the poe el dylan thomas said

the following about our amazing city. he wouldn't think such as place as san francisco can exist. the wonderful sun light here, the hills, the great bridges, the pacific at your shoes. beautiful chinatown, every race in the world. the sardine fleets sailing out. the little cable cars whizzing down city hills, and the people are all friendly. that is a san francisco we all love and know. that is a san francisco we all aspire to be, and that is a san francisco we will be. thank you, everyone, for being here, and thank you for your time. [applause] as asked to do is water system

improvement program and one thing i looked at is about the 4.8 billion dollars wurthd of work and a lot of the work s wa regional. we looked at how can we make sure that we provide opportunities for san franciscan's and people in the region and so we looked at ways we can expand our local san francisco lb program. so, we

thought about it and worked with general manager at the time to form an advizry committee to talk about how to include local businesses in the region. >> i was on the first committee back about 10 years agand the job changed over time. in the beginning, just wanted people to know about it. we wanted to attract contractors to come into the system which is a bidding system and bid on seond job was to help the sfpuc to try to makethemselves more user frndly. >> i like that they go out of their y, wahave contractors trying to teach and outreach to small businesses and lots of creative ways. help the community as well. there is so much infrastructure going on

and repair, new construction that i think is helping to get construction back on s fee cmittee has been we athave played a opportunity for many small businesses. [inaudible] women owned business to come in and [inaudible] sfpuc. it is a great opportuncausbesome are so small they have been able to row gtheir companies and moup and bid other projects with the sfpuc. >> everyone i was talking about with any contractor [inaudible] and super markets and things like that and i realize the transition was on the sfpuc. he got that first job and knows

about the paperwork schedule and still works on this type of job, but he works with general contractors that also did other things. pretty soon it is li he did that one and that one. it completely changed his business. >> my name is nancy [inaudible] the office manager and bid coordinator for [inaudible] construction. worked on 10 plus puc, lbe contracts. today we are doing site maintenance on the [inaudible] chr site and currently the gentlemen behind me are working on every moving and basic specs of plants. in order to be success you need to work hard, bid low and keep a look at the sfpuc webse for future bidding opportunity. >> this is a successful program

because it provides opportunities to regional communities that might not have opportunities to work for large scale projects. the sfpuc is a fortunate agency we have a lot of capital program that span over 7 counties who also to see how some businesses like [inaudible] and bio mass started as small micro businesses grow and expand and stay in the program and work on several projects before they graduate from the program. that is what warms my heart. >> my name is college willkerson, the principle for massb bio mass has been in business since 2006. 3 partners. small businesses fill a niche but apply and

being a part of the m helped us be more visible and show the city and county of san francisco we can also perform services. >> this program had tremendous impact to the region. in ac the time we rolled the program out was during the recession. this has h a major positive impact and certified over 150 firms in the rejen and collectively awarded $50 million in contracts, and because of the lbe certification it open many opportunities to work with sfpuc. and, i significantly helped the business. it is one of the major contributors to our success.

>> good afternoon. thank you for coming i'm happy to be joined this afternoon by sfmta director ed russ kin and howard -- as you know powered scooters appeared o o streets overnight i. they pose some really challenge. emissions free transportation and makes it easy to connect with public transit is a good thing and something that we welcome but we cannot sacrifice public safety. these ridden on sidewalks pose danger. there are reports of broken bones and near misses. the city has reced nearly

1800 complaints about scooters including them blocks public space. it can hurt local businesses and affect the ability ofl of us toavige our city. the city supports scooter scaring to the point it makes err transportation system s more equitable. we are here today to announce the launch of san francisco powered scooter permit and pilot program. this permit program represents a thoughtful, coordinated and efiveroach to sure that san francisco strikes the right balance. the program incorporates the importance of my earlier cease and desist letter, and state and

local laws, that prohibit riding on sidewalks and it includes new component. ave hav innovation but it must keep your sidewalks safe and accessible forll pedestrians. the program provides the framework though make sure that the companies operateing in the public right of way of doing so lawfully and accountable for th busins and tools for the city to issue enforcement as needed. permits are available today the sfmtv website and ed russ kin will provide more information about them in a moment. i wou le notehis

has bee a collaborative effort that has included the board of supervisors, my office, public works and other. began in legislation passed at the board of supervisors and signed by mark farrell. i would like to thank aaron peskin who has a leader on this legislation. under that legislation any company operating sharedowered scooters in san francisco must have a permit from the sfmta as of june 4 to have their scooters parked on sidewalks or any public space. that means any scooter company operating is required toer reque it's scooters by june 4. only those issued permits may be

able to continue. san francisco supports transportation innovation but it 't come at the price of privacy, accessible, and safety. this permit program strikes the right balance. i would like to introduce ed russ kin to talk morebout the new permit program. >> thank you. i want to thank the city attorney for his leadership and the great support of his staff as we have been developing the legislation that required the permits the legislation by the board of directors to eablish the permit program and their support for us in developing the application itself. as the city's transportation department we are excited about the prospect that these powered scooters could bring.

their zero emission and compact and i haven't ridden one, but i hear their pretty fun. this is something that we certainly want to be supportive of, but it's the if that is really at question here in tomorr of why we are putting a regulatory process in place. last year the sfmts board of directors and san francisco board of supervisors, and transportation authority adopted a set of principles set to govern emerging technologies and services on our streets and these principals embody san francisco policies as relate to equity and affordable and environment and transparency and consumer protection and worker right. we have taken those pnciples

and embedded them in a permit program that we have established and you will see in the permit aapplication. just become something is innovative doesn't mean it's good for our city. we are using this to put in place the regulatory for example work that makes sure that we can get the best of the transportation benefits for the people of san francisco without some of the detriments such as we have seen on the streets already. the city attorney made reference to safety and that is our number concern. to make sure that the use of the scooters is being donecephaly and appropriately when used and when stored and not using them to ride on

sidewalks or block sidewalks and there are the two main concerns h a we shao the permit will require aobus r plan to show how they will ensure the proper use and storage of their scooters. there are provisions that speak to the people. who support the scooter share programs whether employees or contractors, there are privacy protection. we are in the business of transportation and mobility but not in the business of permitting harvesting of personal data, sonefur requirements is making it clear me apparent to them what data would be collected and how it

would be used and give them the opportunity to take out of sharing that data and still be able to take the service. there are numerous other aspects of the per w are establishing as part of this one year pilot where we will be able to work with a successful perm permitee to make sure this service can be manifested in o sts that works for san francisco. we will issue up to five permits for total 2500 scooters, 1250 in the first six months and if things are going well expand up to 2500. during this period we will require the submission of data and gathering data from external sources and 311 complaints and others so that we can evaluate how well theseersworkg whereetgr promises and addressing some of

the issues that we have seen to date. at that point we would be at a decision point of whether to terminate the program, continue the program, dinuenthe program, expand the program. we expect to learn a lot f enforcement is part of the program and we want to make sure to the extent that werant a permit and we have appropriate mechanisms in place whether confiscating scooters or taking the permit. we don't want to get there, but puic assurance tle to give the granting access that we are going to enforce the conditions of the permits that we established. one of our great partners and enforcement in the public right-of-way and really in the

management is san francisco ablnd worked with them in the permit program and application and will continue to work with them as this plays out. i would like to pass the mic. to our director of public work. >> i am excited that we are putting a pilot permit program in place as many of you know when these scooters handed in our secretos in fran, we have been working really hard to try and make sure that at least they are following some kind or order and since they handed we have had to pick up over 500 scooters on the streets that have been parked inappropriateeans not put in a safe place and created trip and falls or not been parked in the right place, so this permit process that will be in place is one that will

help the city understand if thectelong on our streets in san francisco. starting june 4, we will then be picking up scooters anywhere because the good lines have been ill forth as we have heard. pickhemp and a easily retrievable process. they will be held as evidence until this permit process is in place.ork with u in city and most importantly we want to see if there is a place for them in san francisco so, this pilot will encourage the corporations to apply and go through the process and we will select the right people and see how it work. thank y. >> thank you ed and mohammed. with that we will take questions and they will be dealt with appropriately by one of us up

here. >> hill scooter companies be heldountle? >>nder the law if someone is helping abet public nuisa and they have notice, they can be held liable, so the scooter companies are responsible for conduct that they know is occurring once they have been put on notice. if you look at the cease and desist letter that i have sent, we have put them on notice as to things that we would expect from them, so certainly they can be held responsible for conduct of people that they are encouraging to ride. >> fines? >> if ias bring n action against mass balance for public nuisance certainly, but that is not what the nature of the enforcement action has been so

far and not what is contemplated under the permit program but we always reservehe rht if there is a public nuisance to bring an action if so nolteed. i think that what you have seen so far is the city in a cordnated way has been operating to try anditige publicuisance so far. in terms of a letter to cease and desist and the director of public works dedicated the resources needed to ensure th we minimize the possibility that there were scooter nuisances on the street and i think what you see from the three of us collectively standing here in terms of resources already

dedicatnd the quickness with which the pilot program has been made alablehat the city is willing to dedicate the resources that we need to make sure that we strike rightbalaces transportation invasion and not sacrifiesing con screen conveni. >> will you address helmets in any way . >> the current state laws requires person using scooters to have a driver's license, we are a helmet and ride in the street. our permits say that they have to comply with state and local law.

>> does it require they offer helmets? >> it doesot. we are not being too prescriptive but telling them how to be client with the specific permit of what they are applying for. >> what steps are you going to take into account when decgho g? >> we will absolutely be accounting for their past performance. it's not meant to be in puni way, think their past performance will be a good indicator of future performance and they ability to be client with the existing state and local laws as well as potential

permit conditions, so we were directed to factor that in and we will absoly do so. avleayff ander permits are what is the soonest oneht getne? applications are available today so any scooter company will be able to go to the website and pull down application. we are establishing a deadline je 7he submission so this is a fixed one year pilot ti june 7 until we havkely wait collected any and all applications at which point we wil endvor to review them as quickly as possible. applications ll be worng with companies to get them complete as soon as possible. the city attorney said we are hoping to issue pmits by the

end of june, so as soon as th ofiven our experience with past permit programs it probably will take some time to get complete applications and complete the review but we are shooting for the end of june to quve these permitted. as kly after that as they can get them out on the street will be up to them. >> look at how quickly this has beelopghe f tt tat in less than a couple of months that we have a program that has been designed by the mta and we are taking applications today and you have such a tight turn around i think is a measure of the degree to which the city collectively uses this as important both in terms of fostering transportation invasion, but also protecting the health and safety of people on our streets the ans and i wao

applaud the mta for how quickly they haveesiged this p and the enforcement assistance ofepar pubofic work this is where you saw the city mogeto recognize that this is important for our city. one more question. >> how many -- [indiscernible] >> three. we have had heard rumors of more that will bepplying so you ve h thehe that are out there. >> will you be likely to not get a permit based on behavior so far? >> i don't want to speak for the msa director and we don't know who is going to apply yet. >> is there past behavior that would preclude them from getting

a permit. >> i don't want to prejudice the application and review process. waveome information about the threhwe don he about th the others but we want this to be fair and we will give a fair review of their application. >> is the city charging? >> yes, our intent is to recover our cost. the state law restricts us to permit fee.y only and i d't there is few different fees that apply including reserve we would require them to submit to address any others that the city has. this is designed to keep the city whole i terms of expenditure.

i sent out my cease and desist letter and as of june 4 until such time as the permits have been granted, they should not be operating on public rights of way or parking on public streets, that is correct. we have made it clear that as of june 4 they have to be off of city streets and i think the mta director has made it qe clear that pastehavllenak into account in terms of the application process, so i think it will behoove everybody to follow the directive issued today by having them off public street it is on june 4 and in the event they are not the mta director will review that behavior and i will reserve the right to do anything legally to

make sure that the law is followed that i need to do. thank you.

>> supervisor breeood afternoon. welcome to the board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, june 5, 2018. madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call]