interviewed by a.b.b. who has spoken about hearing creaking for long before that window cracked, just f.y.i. -- just, mr. strong is aware. okay. to be continued madam chair. if there is no public comment, i would like to continue this to the call of the chair. >>clerk: there is. >> supervisor peskin: oh, there is, mr. gilberti. >> tom gilberti. hearsay, john rahaim, planning commissioner. successful building is one that won't fall down. it may not function, commercially or residentially, because to create an earthquake proof building would be

financially beyond profit making. i wish we could develop that a little bit more. we had cracked beams over fremont street. do you see cracked beams visually or do you need an x-ray machine? i imagine these tall buildings that won't be functionable, you might have to take x-rays, too, to see where the stresses have gone. i'm concerned about glass, too, and not the cracked glass here, but that just leads up to it. how many glass panels and windows are going to fly out of buildings if we have an earthquake downtown? if it rains right after it, water gets in the building. the worst thing for a building is water. and then, we have 1200 -- the

1200 block of fourth street, where we have sinking sidewalk and street. and that was done by experts, too. i would also like to have the fire department here. what do they expect to happen when all this glass starts falling from the sky in an earthquake? questions. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. gilberti. i just have one other question for mr. tom. mr. tom, when your inspectors were in unit 36-b, inspecting that window, did they observe any cracks in the ceiling? i'm informed there are cracks in the ceiling in said unit. >> supervisor peskin, i would have to go back and find out. i was not -- i was not made aware of anything of that nature. >> supervisor peskin: mr. strong? >> maybe i can add because chief building inspector o'reardon did

look into that dplant when i received it from our colleague at nbc, and there is no cracked ceiling marks to be observed is what i was told. >> supervisor peskin: okay. a disagreement amongst experts. with that, if there are no questions from staff, thank you -- i mean, my colleagues, thank you for your continued indulgence of this supervisor's quixotic mission to make san francisco chamber. >>clerk: through the chair, would you like to close public comment before you take item on this item? >> supervisor peskin: i would close public comment. >> supervisor kim: we have a motion to close this item to the call of the chair. i want to thank supervisor

peskin's work, and all the department's work on the tall building safety strategy. it's good that we are first to engage in work like this. as we go forward with the central soma plan, and we approve this, i think this board needs to know that we are putting together a plan that ensures the safety of all of our workers and residents, including new workers and residents that will be moving to this area as building higher and more densely in the south of market area. so i'm hopeful that we can begin to implement a lot of the administrative changes as soon as possible because as soon as we pass a plan, many of the large projects we'll be moving forward for their individual approvals, and i would hate for them to move forward without these changes. i have to say i'm probably more concerned about existing

buildings than new construction. i think the millennium has scared developers with good cause. i am very concerned about existing buildings. in particular, landlords that can't or may not feel that they can afford to make the safety improvements, and then, how these buildings then impact the safety of other buildings and of course, the neighborhood. what supervisor peskin brought up about the ownership changes i think is really critical. in fact we have very few ownership changes because they've figured out that if you do under 49%, they don't have to pay the real estate transfer tax, and they don't trigger a number of different is -- criteria. i'd hate to see us build more

and not put the precautions in place that we've studied. but i think this is really good work, and i'm appreciative to supervisor peskin for leading this charge and for all the departments for putting together this report. so we have a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair, and we can do that without objection. all right. mr. clerk, can we please call items five and six. >>clerk: agenda item number five is a resolution dlarging the intention of the board of supervisors to establish city and county of san francisco special tax district for special soma and determining other items in connection. item six is a declaration of the intention of the board of supervisors to secure bonded indebtedness for city and county of san francisco for central soma and determining other matter nz connection there with. >> supervisor kim: thank you so much, mr. clerk. we will not be having a presentation on this item today because i will be continuing it

to our special g.a.o. meeting of next thursday, october 25. i did want to make some cleanup amendments so the members of the public can see that. i will be introducing these amendments, but i have handed out copies to my colleagues and to the clerk and city attorney. they're very minor amendments, adjusting numbers on page two and on page nine i believe -- i'm sorry. page eight. and then, on pages 10 and 11, adding that -- the board of supervisors declares its intent to enter into an agreement providing for the advance and reimbursement of the funds if it is determined by the director of public -- i'm sorry, public what? okay. we should -- it's not in there. so i'm going to verbally orally add that. it is determined by the director

of public finance to be in the best interests of the city because that would be a very strange directive. and then, adding in our supervisor file number 180652 on page 11. on exhibit a, adding in under neighborhood stablization and community services, small business development and workforce development. and then, within exhibit b -- i believe this is at the end, on page 13, that after the response -- adding the words on which at least one parcel was categorized as a tier c for sale residential square footage shall be categorized ad tier c -- as

tier c. so those are the amendments that i'm introducing today. before we take a motion for adopting them, i'm going to open up public comment on items four and five. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. colleagues, can we take a motion to adopt these amendments. >> supervisor peskin: so moved. >> supervisor kim: we can do that without objection, and we will be continuing these to the thursday, october 25 government and audit over sight committee meeting. are there any questions before we take that motion? seeing no questions, thank you to lisa and josh for very patiently sitting through this long hearing, and we will take that motion to continue this item. mr. clarkerk, are there any furr items before this committee? >>clerk: there is no further business. >> supervisor kim: meeting is adjourned. [ gavel ]

hello, everyone. welcome to kelly cullen community. i'm an assistant manager here. we have a general manager and another assistant manager. kelly cullen community is located at golden gate and we are formally the ymca. we provide 172 efficiency studio units for chronically homeless people. we're glad to do so. we also have a health clinic

downstairs, social workers on site, and also nurses. we thank you all for coming out. now we'd like to just welcome senator wiener. >> thank you, i want to thank the community for hosting us here today. this is an amazing facility and amazing. this is a fantastic example of what san francisco is about. it's about helping our most vulnerable residents. helping people succeed and be housed and healthy. that is what the city of saint francis is about. i'm so proud to be a san francisco an and to represent this great city and the state senate. so, i first want to thank governor jerry brown, for signing senate bill 1045 into law. this bill is a significant step

forward in taking a new approach to the epidemic of mental illness and severe drug addiction we see playing out on our streets every day. not just in san francisco but cities throughout this state. this is not progressive to sit by while people unravel and die on our streets. to be clear, we are not talking about most homeless people. large majority of homeless people are not what this bill is about. this is about a small percentage of chronic homeless people, who are incapable of making decisions for themselves due to severe mental health and drug addiction issues. who are incapable of accepting services. we need to help these people and we need to stop just letting people unravel and die on our streets. the city of san francisco and other cities have told us, is

that the current conservativeship laws in california, are not meeting the meets, particularly of people with severe drug addiction. people who are cycling in and out of the psyche of emergency room and they're backout on the streets unraveling more and more. we need to help get these people into housing, into services, get people stable and healthy and do everything we can to get their lives on track and that is what senate bill 1045 is about. this is not about mass institutionalization. this is about really focusing on relatively limited number of people who are dying on our streets and helping to get them stable and into housing. i want to thank my colleague, assemblyman chiu for supporting

this bill. i want to thank the city of san francisco, particularly mayor breed and supervisor mandelman. they have just been champions for this bill. they actually came up to sacramento to testify in committee in favor of the bill. they're that committed to it. and i know that they will work hard to implement it. this is not the end of the road. this is going to be a long-term state-local partnership where we will work together to make sure that san francisco has the tools and resources that it needs to help our most vulnerable residents survive and thrive. so with that, it's my honor to bring up our great maryland mayn breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank you so much for your leadership. trying to address what we know ar major challenges, throughout our city, with people who struggle with mental illness.

it's something that is going to require leadership from both local and state officials and senator scott wiener and david chiu have been moving forward incredible policies that will help us implement the things that will be important to addressing these issues. i want to thank governor jerry brown for signing sb1045. i probably harassed him every single day until it was done. we didn't get the safe injection site bill signed but we are not going to give up hope. there's still work to be done in that effort. but this is a great first step. what wore doing here in san francisco is, we are working to begin the process of passing legislation, through the board of supervisors, so that we can implement this law right here in san francisco. i've already given directions to the department of aging and adult services. our human service agency and the department of public-health to begin working with the public

defender, the district attorney office as well as the superior court so that we develop the right legislations here in san francisco to move it forward so we can implement this policy. i want to thank supervisor rafael mandelman for being a supporter and champion in this effort. we know there are challenges. many of you know, today we announced we will be opening another 1,000 new shelter beds here in san francisco by the end of 2020. that is important. we have to build housing and no we're not building housing fast enough. we also need places for people to go because clearly, sleeping on the streets is not a humane situation right now here in our city. part of moving forward with providing more shelter beds also means making sure that we have

more mental health stabilization beds for people as we move them through this system for the purposes of trying to get them conserved so they can live healthy and productive lives. this is not just trying to -- we're not just trying to force someone into a situation. this is about helping people get healthy and stabilized. we all know what is happening here on our streets is unacceptable. currently, we're using our hospitals and our jails to cycle people with mental illness in and out of the hospitals, in and out of the jail systems and they are not getting healthy. they are not getting better. we need new solutions. we need bold leadership to move forward with the kinds of solutions that are going to be effective and deliver what we need. our next steps are to pass legislation. our next steps are to fund an open new mental health

stabilization bed. our next step are to continue to work collaboratively in order to deliver what we know will make the difference on our streets. shelter beds, mental health stabilization beds, building housing, provided supportive services for people we know that are struggling here in our city and dealing with the inequality gap that we know continues to persist, not only in san francisco but throughout the country. we are making -- this is a great, great step and i remember back in late january, early february, where we were at community housing partnership building the richardson apartments, which i absolutely love, 120 units of supportive housing for people who were normally homeless and struggle with mental illness. the perfect example of a place that we have in san francisco to help address many of these

challenges and we have to open more places like that. more supportive services that are going to help us get people who are chronically mentally ill and suffering from homelessness off the streets into a safe environment and healthy. so that all of us in san francisco are thriving and no one is left behind. i want to thank each and everyone of you for being here today. i'd like to introduce someone who is also been a champion in the assembly with so many incredible pushes for legislation, including making sure we build more housing and the state helps us in that effort. ladies and gentlemen, assembly member david chiu. >> thank you, very much. good morning. let me first start by thanking mayor breed for your bold and innovative leadership as we move forward in dealing with the intensity of the crisis that we've all experienced in recent years. today is a good day for san

francisco. today is a good day for the city of saint francis. i want to thank so many folks responsible for moving sb1045 but of course the team behind me. starting with my colleague, who is both a physical and a figurative giant when it comes to moving forward important and bold things, like this bill. a couple months ago, the team behind me came to the assembly judiciary committee i serve on. we explained that san francisco needs this. first, because people are dying on our streets. it is not humane to allow folks to die in the streets when we can do something in the city of saint francis. we know there are things we can do. there are services we can provide. there are roofs we can build. that's why this is so incredibly important. and one thing i also said to my colleagues, as they were looking at all of us as sa san franciscs

is we represent the diversity. not just how we look but we represent diversity of views who all believe the same thing. that we have to saves the lives of folks dying on our streets. we also know that with sb1045, we're going to make a good step forward. it is not the last step. we need so many new things. this is why mayor breed's announcement around a thousand shelter beds so incredibly exciting. i want to thank governor brown and our colleagues, not just for signing this bill, but for signing my bill that will create streamlining to build supportive housing in the state of california. gill gillman from community housing partnership, we've worked together in moving forward project for formerly homeless individuals that took years when they should have been entitled within months. our bill will make sure we get more done. if voters have their way in november, we'll have, with propositions 1 and 2, another

$6 billion of funding coming from the state to build affordable housing and supportive housing for chronically homeless folks. we can do it. this is the city of saint francis and i'm proud to be part of this. with that, it is my honor to introduce the newest memberrest board of supervisors but someone who for his entire life has been fighting to make sure we're addressing the challenges. rah y'alrafael mandelman, come . >> thank you. good morning, everybody. i want to start by thanking senator wiener, again, for your incredible work on this important piece of legislation at a time when the federal have left cities like san francisco to fend for ourselves in the face of a terrible homeless crisis. we're so lucky to have senators like senator wiener and assemblyman chiu. i also really want to thank mayor breed, for your commitment to implement sb105 so we have every tool possible in our

toolbox. every san francisco an has had the experience of walking out our doors and seeing people who are clearly sick and unable to take care of themselves. as compassionate as san franciscans may be, it's not the job of neighbors to take care of people struggling from mental illness and substance abuse. it's the job of the government to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves. sb1045 is not a panacea, it won't solve all problems. it shows the commitment of the city, of our legislative delegation in sacramento and us here in san francisco to make sure that sick and vulnerable people get the care that they need. we are just starting the local conversations. those who are skeptical about this legislation will be heard. there is going to be a robust process that engages providers and advocates but i think we can all agree that the status quo is not acceptable and that we need to get sick people off of our

streets. we're going to have a conversation about assisted out patient treatment but at the end the day we ned inform move people off the streets and indoors. i also want to extend my great thanks to mayor breed, for recognizing that we need to invest more in shelter beds, more off ramping for people who are homeless. no one should be living on our streets and no one should have to live on our streets and i know and i'm so grateful that mayor breed shares that tremendous commitment. i'm looking forward to doing this work with the folks behind me and the folks out here. i think we're going to make some real progress and we are going to show that san francisco is the city that knows how. with that, i would like to invite our next speaker, the c.e.o. of community housing partnership. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor. before i start i also want to thank senator wiener and mayor breed, who earlier in the year announced we were advancing this

measure. community housing partnerships mission is to help homeless people become self-sufficient. what we know is that as individuals spend more and more time on our streets, without stable housing their conditions worsen. their health conditions are more chronic. their mental illness and substance abuse is more chronic because it's harder and harder for them to seek services and treatment. this is one tool, this is one option, for a small group of people that can help really stabilize and change their lives. we also need treatment on demand. safe-injection sites, more shelter beds, and navigation cr and supporting housing all things that mayor breed, senator wiener and assembly member chiu are championing for. we know with the right levels of support, homeless individuals can stabilize, rebuild their lives, peace by peace and many of them become thriving members of their community. they become activists, some of

them are here today. they go back to work. they start rebuilding their lives. community housing partnership this year had 75 individuals exit supportive housing into the private market and become fully self-sufficient, opening the slots for people living on our streets and in shelters. community housing partnership believes that every tool should be available to help individuals that can't help themselves. it's our pleasure to be supportive of sb1045. thank you. >> senator wiener. >> i want to thank you for being here today. that concludes the press conference and folks will be available for questions one-on-one. thank you, very much.

>> we're here to raise awareness and money and fork for a good accuse. we have this incredible gift probably the widest range of restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why don't we capture that to support the mission youths going to college that's for the food for thought. we didn't have a signature font for our orientation that's a 40-year-old organization. mission graduates have helped me to develop special as an individual they've helped me figure out and provide the tools

for me that i need i feel successful in life >> their core above emission and goal is in line with our values. the ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand >> they were on top of that it's a no-brainer for us. >> we're in and fifth year and be able to expand out and tonight is your ungrammatical truck food for thought. food truck for thought is an opportunity to eat from a variety of different vendor that are supporting the mission graduates by coming and representing at the parks >> we're giving a prude of our

to give people the opportunity to get an education. people come back and can you tell me and enjoy our food. all the vendor are xooment a portion of their precedes the money is going back in >> what's the best thing to do in terms of moving the needle for the folks we thought higher education is the tool to move young people. >> i'm also a college student i go to berkley and 90 percent of our folks are staying in college that's 40 percent hire than the afternoon. >> i'm politically to clemdz and ucla. >> just knowing we're giving

back to the community. >> especially the spanish speaking population it hits home. >> people get hungry why not eat and give >> what are the three things that we need? we drop, cover, and -- yes, so we did a good job okay. we have third grade coming in, second grade. thank you so much. so our practice went pretty well, and we have so many special guest that came today to practice with us, okay? so i'm hoping that this is not -- [inaudible] >> so i'm going to introduce first dr. matthews, our superintendent, is here, and he

was practicing with, us, so drth matthews. >> good morning, boys and girls. buenos dias. so first, i want to tell you how proud i am of you. you did a great job. it is so important that we keep you safe during an earthquake, and today, you have the opportunity to practice during that earthquake. it's important, when you feel the ground shaking, that you drop, that you cover, and that you hold on. so we're very proud of the job that you did today. all throughout california during the month of october, and especially on this day, young people like you and older people, like me, are practicing what we want to do during an earthquake. you want to make sure, also, that you have supplies at your house, flashlight lights, radio, food, enough that's going -- you

are going to be able to fed -- sustain yourself for a period of time. so that's very important. today, we have a number of people who are, as i said, here to keep you safe, and they're very proud to be here this morning. we have our mayor, we have the chief of police, we have the chief of our fire department, and we have our deputy director of emergency management. so give them a big round of applause. [applause] >> so it is my pleasure to introduce to you, bryant bears, our wonderful city of san francisco, mayor london breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, dr. matthews. good morning, bryant elementary school bears. it is so exciting to be with you all today, and i've got to tell

you, i was alive during the 1989 earthquake. now, i know i don't look old enough to be alive during that time, but i was. and i remember that the earthquake lasted for only seconds, but afterwards, the power was out, there were a lot of challenges, and the reason why we have in san francisco sf72.org, so make sure you go home and tell your parents -- repeat after me, sf72.org, there are a list of things that you should make sure that are in your home so that after an earthquake hits, you and your families can be prepared and you can be safe. is that a deal? thank you. i appreciate that. so today, we were practicing, but as dr. matthews has said, what you want to do, as soon as you hear or feel the ground

shake, you want to do what? drop, cover, hold on, and you did a wonderful job today, so continue to make sure that you listen to your teachers, you listen to your parents, you get good grades, and when that time comes here in san francisco, you will be prepared. thank you, everyone, for being here today. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and with that, i want to turn it over to the deputy director of the deputy of emergency management, mike dayton. >> thank you, mayor. good morning. i am so excited to be here. i've got to tell you, the kids at my table did such a tremendous, johnny, aunel, jade,

you guys did such a good job of identifying what you need to have at home for preparedness kit, but they were good at knowing what numbers to call, if you need help. what number do you call if you need help? awesome. awesome. we've got so many dedicated dispatchers that are ready to get you help, and ready to get you help when you need it. again, you did such a tremendous job. and thank you for being here. with that, let me introduce our police chief, william scott. >> thank you. good morning, bryant bears. so you guys have already passed all the tests. i was going to give you one, but you already know all the answers. so you did great this morning. as mike said, if you are in

trouble or if you feel like you need assistance, call 911, and you can let like myself, a police chief, or firefighters to help you. i want you to know we are here to help you. we have a great city. you guys are prepared -- i learn i a lot -- i learned a lot from my table. and i will tell you a test. what are the three things you need to remember? all right. you aced it. you aced it. congratulations. next, i want to introduce my partner of public safety, our fire chief joanne hayes-white. >> good morning.

first of all, i want to say you did an amazing job. i've been doing this for years, and i want to say you did top notch. thank you, mayor breed and superintendent matthews for art prioritizing public safety and today's particular message about preparedness. boys and girls, i'm going to give a shout out to my table. i had anthony, jace, and tiandre. i wouldn't be working as fire chief today unless i had wonderful teachers. we get a lot of credit, scott and i, in our deputy because we're heros, but teachers are heros, too, so please give your teachers and faculty and staff a round of plauz. [applause]

>> boys and girls, it's a pleasure to work with my colleagues, and the message that i would like to reinforce when you go home to your moms, your dads, your grandparents your brothers, your sisters, teach them the importance of stop, drop, and hold. taechl them the importance of having a kit so you will be prepared in the event of a large scale emergency. all the school districts are doing something similar so we can be as san franciscans prepared. so thank you, have a wonderful day, and keep up the great work. back to principle laura. >> thank you. good job, bryant bears. -- back to principal lawyer. >> thank you. good job, bryant bears.

in this san francisco office, there are about 1400 employees. and they're working in roughly 400,000 square feet. we were especially pleased that cleanpowersf offers the super green 100% clean energy, not only for commercial entities like ours, but also for residents of the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san francisco to seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service. it's good for the environment,

it's good for business and it's >> good morning, everybody. good morning! my name is >> in the community that when we build affordable house north a community, we build it for the residents in that community who need it the most and who can barely afford to live here. china town is an amazing neighborhood by it has low income residents who badly need affordable housing. a great project is being built nearby, 88 broadway, which also

includes. this will provide 178 homes for families and seniors many of that's really exciting. many of the affordable unit in the senior housing development are unfortunately still too expensive for the seniors who live there. in fact, 56% of all seniors living in all of district 3 are at 30% of area median income and below and for chinatown, the percentage is even higher. opportunities for affordable housing must reflect neighborhood needs and that means, this senior housing cannot be set at affordable levels that chinatown seniors can't afford.

the city is making these senior housing units even more affordable. today is why we're here to announce that we're going to be doing this by buying down the affordability levels on 13 of those units, which will move these homes from 60% of area medicinit willcost $710 a month. the deepen affordability is made possibility through the city's investment of $1.5 million. this investment represents my commitment that when we build housing that our city meets and

we need to make sure the people in these communities where we build affordable housing can qualify for the housing we build. i'm truly proud of the work that has gone into this project. i want to thank bridge housing for john stewart company, the port of san francisco, the mayor's office of community housing development. i want to acknowledge our community partners in this effort. china town community development center, the chinese progressive association, the community tenants association, and i also would like to thank barburcy coast neighborhood for this support. this is a project that is a part of this community and we haunt to make sure have a real shot at being, maintaining and continuing to be a part of this community which is why this

investment is important. one of our champions on the state side, as it restate relato affordable housing and someone who is working hard, not only for the residents here in china chinatown, our assembly member. [applause] >> thank you. it's fitting that this morning, as it's been raining, just as this press conference is starting, the sun is coming out. as our city has been experiencing the intensity of the housing challenges that we have, today is a bright spot and an important announcement on how we move things forward. let me start by thanking mayor breed, your city departments for your investment in real affordability. and ensuring projects like this move forward. as a resident, i'm grateful to

you and what everyone here is doing. i will say as a former supervisor of district 3, i want to thank the neighborhood associations, particularly the barbury coast neighborhood association, our non-profit organizations from ccdc and the pca and i want to thank bridge housing and the john stewart company and others, for moving forward this important project. i will say, as a chair of the assembly housing committee, i want to thank governor brown and my fellow colleagues for voting and signing ab14-23. some of you may have known that we had to get changes to our state-public trust law in order for the 88 broadway project to include a childcare center, as well as to have the mixed income affordability that is the hallmark of this project. it takes all of us working together to ensure that we are addressing our housing challenges.

this is exactly the kind of project that we should be building. projects that build affordable housing, community, that takes care of families, immigrants and seniors. this is what san francisco is about. i just want to thank everyone who has come together for this important announcement. thank you. [applause] >> i'd like to introduce one of the partners in this effort who is helping with the development of this project, maria debore, the vice president of development for bridge housing. >> thank you, mayor breed. good morning or good afternoon. my name is marie with bridge housing. we're one of the co developers along with the john stewart company. it's a mixed-use multi-generational development with a broad range of housing needs, including affordable housing, middle income housing and housing for the formerly homeless.

the project includes retail, a community-serving childcare center with programs and supports for all children of all income levels and incorporates a robust services plan that tends to the needs of the seniors, families and formally homeless tenant populations that will be living there. the john stewart company and bridge housing are co developers on this project and are very excited about the deeper vulnerability levels at 88 broadway and 75 davids project. the 30% units will serve very low income residents. it will be one additional step towards meeting the deep and continuous needs to create affordable housing opportunities and will be reflected i have housing needs in the chinatown and broader community. the proposed project will pursue the city's goal of integrated a diverse population with the family and senior components of the project.

a.m.i. levels will range from 30% a.m.i. to 120% a.m.i. with five 30% units. at the senior building, rents will range from 30% to 70% a.m.i. and will include a 28% homeless as well as the 1330% units that were just added. the developers have done extensive community outreach and held close to 30 public meetings to obtain approval for the 88 broadway and 435 david project. early planning began in 2014 for this project. when most 'em parked on a goal to form the 88th broadway working group to the community input while conceptualizing this affordable housing project. as a result of early engagement and the relationships with the community, the city's vision to create a broad range of affordable housing is finally moving forward. we're excited to start construction in the second

quarter of 2019 and we'll have the first apartments become available for residents in the summer of 2020. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. chinatown community development has been an incredible force of working with the community to make sure that our seniors have access to safe, affordable housing. and they are the ones who brought to my attention the concerns about the ability for the residency, the seniors of chinatown to have access to these particular units, because the affordability levels were too high. at this time, i'd like to bring up reverend norman fong, the executive director of chinatown community development, to say a few words and talk about the incredible work they continue to do to support our seniors. [applause] >> ok. first turn to the person to your

left and right and say you are beautiful. you are beautiful. mayor's office of housing. all right. it's a beautiful day in san francisco and we're here at heart of san francisco. this is it. this is where our city grew from. until today, there are still many seniors that live in chinatown in single rooms. i think we can do better. today, we celebrate every -- the mayor. [laughter] and others who added some. of course we want more but today symbolizes the heart of san francisco's showing real compassion for seniors that should not have to suffer at the golden years of their lives. also i i want to celebrate the team. i want to celebrate c.p.a., the community tennis association, seniors themselves who said we need to get more affordable housing. this change of percentage from

the 60 to 30% is a big deal. so we have to do more of this. mayor breed, i know you will do more where we can find a way to build more affordable housing reflecting the true heart of san francisco and making it beautiful. all right. [applause] >> we do have a representative from the community tenants association. we're going to ask her to come up now and say a few words. [applause]

>> hi, everyone, i'm resident of community tenants association. glad to see the future of both the housing project have set aside for seniors, however, i believe a lot of seniors cannot afford or don't even qualify to apply on the income requirement and rent level is at 15% a.m.i.

>> now we have a good news. the community and may have have been advocating for lower threshold and now the requirement of 13 of the units are lowered to 13% a.m.i. levels. we should see mayor breed and all community members thank you for your work.

[applause] yes, this is just a first step. the city and the community still need to work to fight for more housing. they want to use this opportunity to ask everyone to vote yes on prop c in november election. prop c will provide more housing for individuals, families and homeless people. it also helps to create a cleaner city. most importantly, the tax increase suggests will not effect individual or small business because it targets

large enterprise that has revenue above $15 million. prop c will adjust the current housing crisis. vote yes on prop c. thank you, so much. >> we have the chinese progressive association. [applause] thank you, mayor breed. thank you everyone. thank you to c.p.a. for those words. i'm the organizing director at the chinese progressive association here in san francisco. we are an organizing educating and organizing working families, youth, tenants and seniors in san francisco. i think it's fitting that we're marking progress for the struggles for our community to find affordable housing. here in the heart of chinatown, which has such a long legacy of community advocacy and it has

led to the types of livable community that we've been able to build here in san francisco and in chinatown. we have a long way to go and we're proud of being part of that legacy. we're also proud members of the chinatown coalition for housing justice. which is a coalition of organizations based here in chinatown that began organizing back in 2015. around the time we really saw the very impact of gentrification starting to hit chinatown. with s.r.o. rents going up drastically from an average of $600 a month to $1,000 a month. and seeing the influx of developers trying to profit off of the housing that we believe should be preserved for low income seniors and families who are working and providing services to the city of san francisco. when we first learned about this project, we were concerned about the affordability levels. it was part of a whole program of work that was happening at the time.

conversations, surveys, forums that were being held in chinatown because of the concerns of the community that, even affordable housing was just far beyond the reach and i appreciate the mayor for naming that. these developments need to be accessible to the community that they're committed to serve and we have to recognize that affordable, for someone who is working a minimum wage job in san francisco, is very different from affordable for someone working a different income. we have to make sure that housing units are successful to all and we've lost too many already of our working families. our blue collar workers, our immigrant families, too many people have had to mom to antioch and out of the bay area in order to survive. the members of the chinatown coalition for housing justice, we are really happy today to mark this progress. and to show when community partners and developers and the city come together to really think about the solutions and recognize the needs, we can come up with creative solutions to

make san francisco a place that all of us can afford to stay. thank you. [applause] thank you. i want to thank you for being here. thank you to all of our partners that are here today. we know that san francisco has a long way to go to address what we know is a serious crisis, as it relates to affordable housing. and part of my goal, as mayor, is to make sure that we support the surrounding communities, especially as i said, when we build affordable housing and a neighborhood, it's important that we look at who is in that neighborhood and how are we going to make sure that the people who are part of that community that shop in that community, that are part of the fabric of that community, have a real opportunity to maintain their lifestyle in that particular community. that's what this is about. but we have to do more. we have to make sure that we do everything we can to build more housing at different

affordability levels because, as we've said before, you know, someone making minimum wage, a family of four, it just varies for each family. we need to make adjustments how we provide housing in san francisco and working together we'll do just that. thank you so much for being here today. [applause] breed. o and welcome to tuesday,

october 16, 2018, commission meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission. i am ben bleiman and i am the commission president. if you are a member of the public and would like to speak, there are speaker forms to fill out located at the front tables, or you can hand them to our staff or just come to the microphone when i call for public comment. we ask everybody turns off the cell phones or puts them on mute, and that includes the commissioners and staff. i want to thank sfg tv and media for sharing this meeting with the public. we start with roll call. >> a commissioner tan. >> here. >> a commissioner lee. >> here. >> a commissioner fallson. >> here. >> commissioner bleiman. >> here. >> commissioner perez. >> here. >> commissioner laura thomas is absent at the mo