sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> go*ek. -- ok. good morning. let's get started. this is the treasure island mobility committee meeting. today on tuesday, june 19. and it is now 10:35. alberto quintanilla is our clerk and i would like to take a moment to thank maya hernandez and adrian starks at sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting and making everything available to the public. mr. clerk, would you like to please call the roll?

>> item one roll call. [roll call] commissioner kim absent. we have quorum. >> all right. would you like to call on the next item? >> yes. items two and three compromise the consent calendar. these items are considered routine. staff is prepared to present if desired. if a member objects, any of the consent items may be removed and considered separately. >> ok. any comments? could i have a motion? >> public comment? >> i will. >> could i have a motion first? >> sure. a motion to approve the minutes. >> ok. any public comments on items two and three? seeing none, public comment is now closed. so, there is a motion. >> yeah. >> and i'll -- well, any objection, the motion passes. >> call roll for the first act. >> let's call roll. [laughter]

>> [roll call] we have first approval a. >> ok. thank you. mr. clerk, could you call the next items? >> yes. item four, recommend acomesing of the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 annual budgets and work program. this is an action item. >> ok. here to speak on this item is -- >> eric cordoba, deputy director of capital projects. excited to be here to present the annual budget and work program. got a power point presentation i want to go through very quickly. >> ok. ok, mr. cordoba. >> as you're aware, we are right now in the planning phase of going ahead and enhancing all the transit options to the island. right now, you can take the 25 bus to the island back and forth and that is about it or drive on and off.

the plan is to have a new ferry connection, to have a/c transit and muni service. so, the budget before you will go ahead and outline what's going to happen over the next year. >> ok. >> the most significant item here in front of you here to the takeaway here is that 2021, the summer of 2021, approximately three years from now, will be the launch date in essence for all of the systems here. the tolling systems and all the enhanced transit. including ferry service. some type of initial ferry service. so that is good news in that regard. it's taken a while for the development to start. but if you were to go to the island today, this is definitely an island under construction. things are starting to happen so that's good news in that

regard. as i indicated before, there's a variety of options and the quay is to get all those transit options up and running so in essence we discourage single-car occupancy coming on and off the island. we'll have car share, bike share, a transit pass. we'll have an on island shuttle. we have t.d.m. programs that we're going to go ahead and all start up. so, the next three years, this is the beginning of what i would call the real moving forward with developing all the policies and programs and the implementation for all of the new services. and the timeline here is over the next year plus, in particular there are key items that we need bring forth to this committee and to the timma board which, in particular, is the affordability and transit pass and a lot of specifics as it relates to toll system

engineering, ferry service planning and other items here that we discussed in the past. so, frankly, i'm really excited because we've been in a bit of a ld hoing pattern. so, this is the start really of us moving forward with lots of final planning and engineering and implementation. associated with that are agreements. there's numerous agency agreements that we are right now working with a.c. transit on sfmta, the bay area toll authority because of the fact that we're basically tolling folks coming on and off the bridge so we have to make sure we work the agreements with them as it relates to what we call their leg of the interchange. the treasure island development authority bob beck is here today. he is leading all the development efforts with the developer himself and then also when it comes to ferry service, we're having discussions right now and crafting m.o.u.s with the water transportation authority. and to be in the reactive phase of applying for and obtaining as much federal, state and

local and regional money that we can. so later on in the presentation, we'll talk about that, item seven in particular. so, we have been successful in that regard. on the screen right now shows you the different planning activities that are ongoing. also the engineering activities. we've got our, in essence, program management team working on all of this and rachel hyatt leading all the planning efforts in particular and we have some exciting news, like i indicated, on item seven. there is going to be a lot of communication outreach here over the summer and into the fall because later this year, you will have in front of you numerous m.o.u.s, etc.. and policy, at least minimum draft policies in front of you. let's talk numbers here. we're talking about a budget of $3.5 million, which is primarily federal and local money. and right now that will put us

in a position -- not a large budget, but at least froebl largest budget we've had to date in that regard. so we have an increase now in budget because now we have the fe ral money starting to flow. which is good news. this shows basically in a different format the revenue coming in. and then the expenditures in terms of how we are, in essence, spending that money. >> wow. what a balanced budgets. >> yes. happy to report a balance budget. [laughter] and that concludes my presentation. so if you have any questions. >> yeah. can you speak a little bit on -- about the planning around the transit pass implementation and does it include discussions? >> yes. we've had discussions with the

residents. we are at a point where we have preliminary recommendations that were brought forth recently. we plan to come with final recommendations later this year. we still have outreach this fall like we indicated. >> and the idea behind this is to manage the traffic. i guess there is a little bit of a little more understanding. because when i think in terms of tolls, it's like crossing the bridge to the other colony or other city. to oakland or whatever. and then in treasure island to me is part of san francisco. it's almost like a toll. >> understood. >> can you explain that a little bit? >> sure. we'll make it as easy as possible for any existing and future residents to be able to

have the option to take some type of transit service back and forth from san francisco to oakland. we're in the design phase of that right now. i think you probably have questions related to the affordability program. which is key for us in making sure that we make this as affordable as possible and get any credits we can to the extent possible. we are developing right now a draft of affordability program and basically will have more details here to come over the next couple of committee meetings. ok. thank you. any other questions? >> good morning. i wanted to add on to eric's answer to commissioner yee. this tolling program was approved as part of the development agreement and the development approvals back in 2011 as a way to fund all the mobility services that we're providing. so it is a unique situation and the legislature recognized it

as a pilot approach to sustainable development. >> yeah. and it will be our first in san francisco, right? >> that's correct. >> it will be interesting to see what happens. because as you know, others, commissioners including commissioner -- chair au has expressed interest for the downtown area. >> indeed. thank you. >> are you finished? any public comments on this issue? seeing none, public comment is now closed. could i have a motion to do something with this? >> motion to approve this item. >> ok. i guess this is a new house. we'll call roll. [roll call] >> we have approval. thank you commissioner, vice chair yee and call item number

five. >> recommend approval of land easement from san francisco department of public works. this is an action item. good morning. good to see you. eric cordoba. deputy director of care forward promise. as part of the tolling systems, conduit systems, etc., we will need appropriate easement. s to be executed with the treasure island development authority. so this team here gives award for those easements as we move into final design for all the systems. we'll always work with legal council as it relates to the specifics. and the interests on the real property. but the item before you basically is to allow the executive director to execute those timely easements and the first ones are on mccalla road.

mccalla road is about to start construction soon. i apologize. i have on the screen here,ly show you this -- yep. there it is. there you go. in essence, that is an exhibit that is attached to the side and it shows in essence the network of the tolling systems, where the tolling points will be to identify cars coming on and off the island. also as part of the monitoring system that we'll have for traffic on the island. right now it is responsibility of the development team to go ahead and dlaukt road and reconstruct it with new information including infrastructure associated with the tolling interests here and the first easement that we'll accept is actually small easements on mccalla road. ok. >> seeing no questions or

comments from [inaudible] open up to public comment on item number five. public comment is now closed. >> just a simple comment. i think these projects you presentered in item four and this whole thing, you'll talk about the ferry also, i feel like this is really the model we'll be uz using. i'm excited about the theory in particular because once you get into the water taxi system, you can develop even further for the rest of san francisco. >> thank you for the comment. we're really excited about the ferry system. we think it will become a mode of choice, frankly and working towards that end. >> thank you very much. can we take a motion to forward this with recommendations?

>> i'll do that. >> we have a motion and a second and we can do that without objection. clerk, could we please call item six and item seven. >> the yerba buena island infrastructure update, information. and update on the advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment, information item. >> thank you. >> thank you. very excited to present on item number six related to the infrastructure update. it's passionate for me. that's what we like to do in this regard, to go ahead and build and that is what we'll do over the next three years. let me go through a slide show presentation. let's start with what we just completed which is the new i-80 east and westbound off ramps on the west side oft island. we're on the close out stage

with final change order work. it was opened to the public in october of 2016 and we are within budget on the $98 million overall total budget of which approximately $65 million was for construction. as part of that project, we work with the bay area toll authority to construct a vista point which, frankly, has been very popular with the public. it's basically the initial stop if you are coming from a pedestrian or bicycle path across the new eastern span to the island. it has a restroom facility and some very beautiful vista point in terms of taking pictures, etc. we're licensed to the u.s. coast guard in that regard and we're working with them and with the bay area toll authority to see if we can make it a permanent location. so we're working towards that end. >> i'm very proud to state that, you know, we received

numerous awards here, in particular from the american society of civil engineers for the construction effort here and our plan is to duplicate that for the future projects as we move forward. let's talk about those future projects in particular, what you have in front of you is the roadway network. an aerial photo that shows construction projects and difference colors. i want to explain them to you. first will be the mccalla road reconstruction and forest road detour. mccalla road is in maroon and the forest road detour is basically in orange. so right now starting later this summer, the treasure island development authority and their development team will go ahead and start reconstructing mccalla road. widening it, including pedestrian facilities and all brand-new infrastructure. probably about 12 to 16 months' worth of work. that plan is to have that

completed by the 2018-2019 period. le thats detour is key because we have to make sure that we are consistent with homeland security interests working with the coast guard so that detour is basically a roadway that brings you up and over the island to the other side to access the east on and off ramps there. the next project in progression is the i-80 south gate road interchange. if you recall, it's been many year, but that i-80 eastbound off ramp coming off the bottom deck as you pass through the tunnel, that has been closed for at least 10-plus years. so this project will re-open it and go ahead and realign south gate road in that area. some very tight confines there. there is also the pedestrian touchdown access which is in orange there. the viewing area that cal transhas set up. so basically as part of our design is to go ahead and grade

separate all the movements so that is a much safer off ramp than had been currently proposed than what had been there in the past. our intent is to move to construction in the spring of next year and the good news here is that we're leveraging fractionly local funds to obtain $36 million of federal and state funds. so in that regard, the taxpayersing authority will be in essence the contracting entity so we'll give you periodic updates over the next few months, not only here that the committee but also at the board. the next project in terms of infrastructure, which would complete the loop of brand-new roadway facilities on yerba buena island is what we refer tos as the westside bridges. that aerial picture there basically shows the bridges as they are basically resting on the hillside there above the bay. they are seismickically

deficient. there is a total of eight bridges that are seismickically deficient. we're going ahead and retrofiting five of them and replacing three of them. and actually building new retaining wall structures to push the roadway into the best soils in the area. the project cost is approximately $69 million. once again, we have taken some very minimal local funds and leveraged it for significant federal and state funds to the tune of $69 million. we'll deliver that project via construction management, general contracting method. i was in front of the transportation authority board in march if i recall correctly to discuss that with the entire board. right now, we're at a point where we're ready to issue an r.f.q. here this summer and come back to the transportation authority board for recommendation to get a contractor on board to help us and work with our design team to get it completed from a design perspective. and then move it out to construction by the december of 2020.

and it's ready to have the roadway complete by the summer of 2021 so we also installed new tolling systems as part of all of these contracts. so just wanted to make sure you're clear in that regard. let's talk about the development. we're talking about a 14 to 15-year build out here. the most important item here is to recognize phase one because that is really what's going on today, which is what is listed as why in that lime green color and the dark green as area number one. so everything around the yerba buena island as part of phase one as well as the area around the administration building. that's all phase one. my understanding is that yes they've received approvals. and if you go out there today you see a lot of demolition that's occurred.

now we'll start to see some new infrastructure cruxed as part of all that. everything ties together here and once again to that 2021 start date, making sure that we, in essence, have all of the transit services in place once people -- more people start to live on the island. once again, that is the date that we're targeting three years from today. similar graphic to the last one i showed you. the affordability program and the transit pass will be coming to you later this fall. as well as some policy decisions in terms of totaling the amount, the hours, etc. we've been working with that to obtain matching funds, etc. and that completes my presentation. and if you have any questions, i'm very -- i'm happy to answer.

this is just an information item. >> seeing no questions, we'll move on to the next presentation with ms. hyatt. >> public comment. >> oh, i was going to call public comment together. thank you. >> good morning. rachel hyatt, principal and transportation planner. and i want to give you an update on a major source of funding that is supporting our budget over the next four years. [please stand by]

-- $5 million of that is for tolls. it was intended in our grant application to support the deployment of autonomous shuttle on the island. so some background -- you've seen this graphic about the five locations on the island. the shuttle is something that was planned a bit and has been sought a bit in the past planning with the island design and the transit system planning. this is a graphic from some of the planning that's been done so far looking at what a shuttle

service on island might look like once the full build-out is achieved. as you are probably aware, the vision on island is to have an intermodal transit hub, where the transportation building is and that's where all the transit services will come together on island, including the ferry terminal. and then for a last mile-first mile solution, we will have a circulating shuttle, actually three, circulating throughout the neighborhoods on island and serving that intermodal terminal. so there are three -- three potential routes or three routes that are called for serving yerba buena, city neighborhood and east side neighborhood. the purpose of testing an autonomous technology for this -- and, again, it's a pilot. so this will be a pilot that will evaluate and see how --

what it contributes. some reasons to consider this, one, potentially a cost-effective solution. and an innovative service model, so something on demand. for instance, something that can be hailed and can serve people in an on-demand service. another reason is just to involve people and involve treasure island residents and businesses in the development of autonomous technology. so there can be opportunities to involve -- there's job core on island to involve treasure island, to involve folks in learning about the new technologies and helping to support this pilot, so an economic development angle.

so those are some of the reasons that we think this is a neat opportunity. the pilot period that we have to work with with this grant is four years. so we do have an agreement executed this spring. it's a four-year term. so we envision ramping up, being able to get a shuttle out there 18 months from now, so before 2020. it will be a pilot or -- we will set up an evaluation system. so we'll identify data requirements, a safety plan, test plan, and be evaluating all those issues, as the pilot goes on. finally, something that we'll think about that's associated with testing a new type of

service model is bringing together this shuttle service with the other public and private transportation services that will be introduced to the island and bringing in technology that can help to make people's transportation experience more seamless. and that means bringing together sort of a -- in a more simplified way trip planning and access to trip planners that can show you all of your options across all modes, public and private, where you can easily pay for your different modes through a simple interface, whether it's a public or a private. and where you can get additional features like navigation on transit and feedback, you know, on your travel through this tool. so that's something we'll be looking at, is, you know, how can this shuttle service, if

it's a creative or innovative type of dynamic system be integrated into the other transportation services that we'll also be introducing. ultimately, it could -- the one vision where ultimately this could go is to bring in the policy aspects to this. we'll be a travel demand agency, supporting people's transportation and there could be ways to incorporate incentives and rewards and things like that into this type of technology. the next steps for each of these projects involve, first of all, for the toll system, eric talked about that. there ultimately -- he will be bringing a request for proposals for the toll integration system,

which is the main design piece of the toll system and there's also the civil engineering that is going on. for this a.v. shuttle demonstration, we'll bring you a proposal of the design of the shuttle service itself, so looking at the different service options and also looking at the different partnerships and community involvement, stake holder involvement, that we can bring. and we'll also, probably along with the transit pass discussion, bring more ideas related to this multimodal integration and what types of options can support that. that will be something that we'll probably bring to you, associated with the transit pass recommendation. thank you and happy to take your questions. >> supervisor kim: i do have a couple questions. this is sul actually very exciting and i was wondering

what jurisdictions or agencies are piloting autonomous vehicles for public service across the country. >> yeah, across the country, there's a number of pilots going on in a number of states. the photos that we showed, las vegas was one of them. so las vegas has this pilot on their public streets that's happening now. florida has some pilots that they have gone ahead and procured. a couple of cities in florida. boston. and, in fact, even here in the bay area in the east bay, contra costa county is partnering with dublin and with bart to test an autonomous shuttle that will circulate through their bishop ranch business park and ultimately their plan is to have that served by bart as well. so that's another here in the bay area, operation of an

autonomous shuttle on the streets. >> supervisor kim: who has been providing the procurement for the vehicles or the services? >> we as the cities have been the lead agencies to procure typically a operator and vehicle together as a package. >> supervisor kim: what companies have been providing the service? >> there's a handful of them that are actually out there. so navia is the name of one company. easy mile, the name of another. local motors is the name of another company. those are really the big three. i think there are some others that are in sort of startups. zooks is in the design phase here in san francisco, but i'm not aware of them actually operating a pilot yet. so it's a small handful. >> supervisor kim: you said it would be a mixture of public and

private transportation services, so i assume that's muni ferry being the public side and the private -- is that you are assuming that the developer will be providing services or are you talking about lyft and uber? >> one potential service could be water taxi service. we've heard interest in some of the start-up water taxi companies in being able to serve the island if there are facilities available for them to do that. >> supervisor kim: is there water taxi service in the bay area? >> there is. in operation, a varying range of sizes of vessels from your small, more taxi-sized, to prop s.f. -- and eric knows more about this than i do -- but 50-passenger, 100-passenger ferry, vessels, small ferries. >> supervisor kim: okay. well thank you so much. any other questions?

seeing none, we'll open up for public comment for items 6 and 7. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. thank you. it's always really interesting to learn the different concepts and ideas that we'll be piloting through this mobility management program. it's exciting to think about the different things that we'll be able to pilot here on treasure island that can help us to understand how to improve public transportation services throughout the city. at this time, i want to -- mr. clerk, can we call items 8 and 9? >> clerk: item 8, introduction of new items. item 9, public comment. >> supervisor kim: any introduction of new items? seeing none, we'll open up for public comment on item 8 and general public comment. seeing none on items 8 and 9, public comment is now closed. mr. clerk, are there any other items before this committee?

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that we as a city are prepared for anything that could come our way, whether it's an earthquake, whether there's a terrorist threat, whether there's a fire or any other emergency. many of the officials standing behind me are the ones that will be in charge to help our city move forward and address those particular issues. and one of the take aways from today's meeting is that we need to make sure that san franciscans are prepared. we need to make sure that you visit 72.org or alertsf because we know when a disaster hits, you know, sometimes, our resources are restrained. we know we can prepare as much as we can try on a city level, but ultimately, we want to make sure that every san franciscan is doing all that they can to prepare, as well. so that is the take away from

this meeting as well as some of the things that we are definitely going to improve on, including making sure that many of our senior population, that we specifically do something to support what their address and concerns might be. i was actually -- actually, i grew up here right across the street, and i was here during the '89 earthquake, and i remember the lights being out, and it being dark at night, and the power not coming on for days, and a number of other issues that occurred during that time. and so we can definitely learn from some of the things that have happened here in san francisco in the past, and i am excited that even during the time that i served as acting mayor, when we had a terrorist threat because of the men and women standing behind me, that was averted, and so that is the kind of thing we've done here in san francisco is to continue to coordinate with our state and federal officials to make sure that san francisco is in

the best condition to address any issue. it's not a question of, you know, when is an earthquake coming. we don't know. we know the fact that it is going to potentially come because this is earthquake country. and so here in san francisco, it's important for us to be prepared, so please make sure that you visit 72.org and alert sf. [inaudible] >> thank you. and if you have any questions, please call 3-1-1, and i'm willing to take up to a few

questions. [inaudible] >> so i just started yesterday at 11:43 a.m., and i've already been meeting with a number of officials, including one of the most important things that we need to do, and that is, of course, protect the public. and so having meetings and meeting with department heads, our public safety officials, and doing what's necessary to understand exactly what's happening now, and making the decisions to improve on what is already happening is important and what i plan to do. it will take time. there -- this problem that has existed in san francisco was not created overnight, so to get to a better place, it will take time. and so i am committed to working with all of our department heads and others for the purposes of getting to a better place. i love this city.

i grew up here. i want it to be a cleaner city. i want it to be a safer city for all of our residents. i'm committed to safe injection sites and to doing our conservatorship program in a way that effectively helps address the challenges of mental illness, something that we know is impacting our homeless population more than anything else, along with addiction -- challenges with addiction. and so i'm committed -- i'm started. i started, and i'm moving forward. when we can see the results is yet to be determined, but i'm looking forward to just really pushing forward as aggressively as i can to get the job done. [inaudible] >> what kind of push back are you anticipating from fellow members of the board -- [inaudible] >> well, actually, i'm not sure if you're aware, but about last

week or two weeks ago -- the days are just blending right in together. i went to sacramento with supervisor rafael mandelman to support senator scott wiener's bill, sb 245. he is a support of sb 1045, along with other members of the board of supervisors, and it passed through committee unanimously. i am hopeful -- i had a conversation with the governor about it. i'm hopeful it gets through. it got through the senate. hopefully, it'll get through the assembly, and if the governor signs the legislation, he would have to opt in for the purposes of using this tool here locally. and i'm feeling good about this particular legislation taking effect here in san francisco based on the support from the board of supervisors. maybe not all members of the board will support it, but i

think that there's sufficient support to get it enacted here. >> in terms of emergency preparedness, were you just briefed or were you -- [inaudible] >> yes. [inaudible] >> i didn't hear the last part. [inaudible] >> so it's not a rumor. ann kroneberg announced last week that she had plans to retire. as far as briefing, yes, there was definitely a conversation about a briefing, but also, again, the recommendation around making sure that our senior population is aware or prepared or gets the kinds of resources they need to be prepared for these natural disasters because not everyone's on the internet, not everyone has access to a cell phone, so we have to remember that we do have a vulnerable

population here, and we need to make sure there's another system to outreach to them. so what we will do here in san francisco is look at what exists and improve upon our systems for the purposes of keeping all residents here in san francisco safe. [inaudible] >> well, as you may know, greg, as a former member of the board of supervisors here in san francisco, i have had, really, the strongest environmental record on the board. pushing forward, our styrofoam ban, the save the bay ballot measure, getting cleanpowersf through this board, the single most important thing we can do

to combat climate change. this is something that has to be an important part of what we do, in addition to getting our seawall prepared. so this is something that's really important to me, i know it's important to the governor, so i'm looking forward to this summit and the work that we hopefully will accomplish as a as a result of bringing leaders from all over the world here to san francisco to discuss this really important issue. thank you for your question. >> and we have time for one more question. otherwise -- >> when do you plan to make your appointment to district 5? is that coming today or tomorrow? >> of course. as always, josh, you're always nosy, aren't you? i'm just kidding, josh. i will let you know when i make that appointment when i make the appointment. [inaudible] >> yes, i'm interviewing candidates. i'm talking to residents of the district. i've been talking to a lot of

residents here in district 5, asking questions, what do they want to see in a supervisor, what are their recommendations? i've gotten a lot of e-mails, i've gotten a lot of phone c l calls, and so we're still working our way through the process. this is still my home. this is an amaze be community of people who -- amazing community of people who have come together and been through a lot, so i want to make sure the supervisor, someone who is not focused on politics but who is focused on the people of this district. that is going to be so important, and someone, of course, that i can work with on the board for the purposes of continuing to do many of the things that we started here when i served as supervisor. >> have you narrowed it down to a certain number of people? >> yes. >> how many? >> i'm not going to tell you that. >> that's all we have time for. thank

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you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen -- scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction.

the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. it is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that you've also saved a citizen's life. >> our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> this is shift work. that means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can involve over time and sometimes that's mandatory. >> this is a high stress career so it's important to have a good balance between work and life. >> we have resources available like wellness and peer support groups. our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. >> i received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released from the phones. so for them to, you know, recognize me for that i

appreciated it. i was surprised to even get it. at the end of the day i was just doing my job. >> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will

teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. >> if it's too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. >> good. that's right. >> from the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. >> training is a little over a year and may change in time. the training is intense. very intense. >> what's the number one thing that kills people in this country? so we're going to assume that it's a heart attack, right? don't forget that. >> as a new hire we require you to be flexible. you will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings. >> you have to be willing to work at different times, work

during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the links below. >> you're watching quick bite, the show that has san francisco. ♪

♪ ♪ >> we're here at one of the many food centric districts of san francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. a cross between castro and gastronomic. the bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. adding to the culinary delights is the family of business he which includes skylight creamery, skylight and the 18 raisin. >> skylight market has been here since 1940. it's been in the family since 1964. his father and uncle bought the market and ran it through sam

taking it over in 1998. at that point sam revamped the market. he installed a kitchen in the center of the market and really made it a place where chefs look forward to come. he created community through food. so, we designed our community as having three parts we like to draw as a triangle where it's comprised of our producers that make the food, our staff, those who sell it, and our guests who come and buy and eat the food. and we really feel that we wouldn't exist if it weren't for all three of those components who really support each other. and that's kind of what we work towards every day. >> valley creamery was opened in 2006. the two pastry chefs who started it, chris hoover and walker who is sam's wife,

supplied all the pastries and bakeries for the market. they found a space on the block to do that and the ice cream kind of came as an afterthought. they realized the desire for ice cream and we now have lines around the corner. so, that's been a huge success. in 2008, sam started 18 reasons, which is our community and event space where we do five events a week all around the idea of bringling people closer to where the food comes from and closer to each other in that process. >> 18 reasons was started almost four years ago as an educational arm of their work. and we would have dinners and a few classes and we understood there what momentum that people wanted this type of engagement and education in a way that allowed for a more in-depth conversation. we grew and now we offer -- i think we had nine, we have a

series where adults learned home cooking and we did a teacher training workshop where san francisco unified public school teachers came and learned to use cooking for the core standards. we range all over the place. we really want everyone to feel like they can be included in the conversation. a lot of organizations i think which say we're going to teach cooking or we're going to teach gardening, or we're going to get in the policy side of the food from conversation. we say all of that is connected and we want to provide a place that feels really community oriented where you can be interested in multiple of those things or one of those things and have an entree point to meet people. we want to build community and we're using food as a means to that end. >> we have a wonderful organization to be involved with obviously coming from buy right where really everyone is treated very much like family. coming into 18 reasons which even more community focused is such a treat. we have these events in the evening and we really try and bring people together. people come in in groups, meet

friends that they didn't even know they had before. our whole set up is focused on communal table. you can sit across from someone and start a conversation. we're excited about that. >> i never worked in catering or food service before. it's been really fun learning about where things are coming from, where things are served from. >> it is getting really popular. she's a wonderful teacher and i think it is a perfect match for us. it is not about home cooking. it's really about how to facilitate your ease in the kitchen so you can just cook. >> i have always loved eating food. for me, i love that it brings me into contact with so many wonderful people. ultimately all of my work that i do intersects at the place where food and community is. classes or cooking dinner for someone or writing about food. it always come down to empowering people and giving them a wonderful experience.

empower their want to be around people and all the values and reasons the commitment, community and places, we're offering a whole spectrum of offerings and other really wide range of places to show that good food is not only for wealthy people and they are super committed to accessibility and to giving people a glimpse of the beauty that really is available to all of us that sometimes we forget in our day to day running around. >> we have such a philosophical mission around bringing people together around food. it's so natural for me to come here. >> we want them to walk away feeling like they have the tools to make change in their lives. whether that change is voting on an issue in a way that they will really confident about, or that change is how to

understand why it is important to support our small farmers. each class has a different purpose, but what we hope is that when people leave here they understand how to achieve that goal and feel that they have the resources necessary to do that. >> are you inspired? maybe you want to learn how to have a patch in your backyard or cook better with fresh ingredients . or grab a quick bite with organic goodies. find out more about 18 reasons by going to 18 reasons.org and learn about buy right market and creamery by going to buy right market.com. and don't forget to check out our blog for more info on many of our episodes at sf quick bites.com. until next time, may the fork be with you. ♪ ♪ >> so chocolaty. mm. ♪

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