we are looking at your faces in the crowd for making the magic that you make happen in this neighborhood all the day -- all the time. now i have the pleasure of introducing one of those rock stars, what do you call him, white boy? white boy, sam. [applause] >> i want to thank all the great people at mission local for calling me that in the rating. thank you, i appreciate that. i don't know what to say. roberto took michael. >> speaker-10: now, okay. so five years ago, i was driving to my hometown of fresno, california. i was driving there because i was supposed to go down and convince the city council to let mission housing out one of about four or five projects in many

years. we're on the brink of bankruptcy , and i was naïve enough to think that i wasn't in over my head, and i definitely was, and i would not be here now , we would not be here now if it wasn't for marsha and our team and the mission housing board of directors then and now, for believing in us, and believing that nothing was going to get fixed overnight, but that it was going to get fixed, and so today we stand on this ground for -- on this acre of land in the middle of san francisco that represents so much, it represents a place where 156 low-income families are going to live, sooner than later. we stand on a site were low income artists will have studios , where there will be a gallery to sell their wares. we stand on a site where mission neighborhood center is going to provide head start and early head start to the low income kids of this city. [cheers and applause]

but most importantly, at least to me, i guess, we stand on a site that represents mission housing develop into corporations delivering on a promise and i don't mean a promise we meet i mean the one we made in 1971 when mission housing was created. we promised to be an anchor to the community and we promised we would have support for everyone who needed it, and this is what that looks like, and so today we stand on mission housing delivering on that promise and being the community development corporation that the mission deserves. and so with that, i just have a few things because we wouldn't be here without a bunch of help on -- along the way. first and foremost i would like to thank and. [cheers and applause]

>> i love you, i love being told i don't know what i'm talking about by you all the time. you are usually right. her leadership with the project goes back so far, seven, ten years. the program and the community driven at low income income artist studios and gallery, and i think what is the most important about her, not just her leadership and vision for these things, but she is not just going to go away when we build the building, for better or worse, she will be there with us along the way, and it is good to know we have the community supports. i really appreciate it. i am really excited to announce mission housing is partnering with success centers. roberto, not only will we be hiring latinos and locals who

have lived here, what we will be having youth build programs at all of our sights for the first time in 20 years. we will get these kids the works thank you. [applause] there you are are. i see you over there. a former director before that. i am not an easy executive director to manage, i am sure. i see things publicly that i probably shouldn't. there is all of these projects with -- products with twitter. i know that i have your support, and i know that you connect -- believe there is a message of the method to the managers madness. there is no way we would have

come this way if we hadn't known if the directors had ever back. you are not going to track things, you will not strive for something that might be out of your reach unless you know if all people will catch you. thank you very much. [applause] >> last and not least, i want to thank you so much for being there for me, i honestly don't have any words about how much i appreciate what you have done for mission housing. and with that, without further ado, i have a great honor of introducing santiago from mission neighborhood center. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, brother sam. thank you. [speaking spanish]

>> you took me back years, wrapped school. this place, this land has touched so many lives, from a public school, to community alternative school, and now in the future, it will be an early head start and head start facility for 42 children. but before i say anything else, i would appreciate it very much. i would like to clarifies one thing. mitchell chris bell, you mentioned everybody that will be here accept mission neighborhood centers, and you forget the most important thing. that mission neighborhood centers is a codeveloper. we don't develop plans, because we don't. we develop young minds to do better in schools. [applause] , to succeed in school, to go to college, and to graduate from college, so let's be clear about

that. we are co- developers. we couldn't be codevelopers if it weren't for an amazing team. that team is with us this afternoon. i would appreciate it if you could please stand up, please. [applause] >> these are the talented, committed, dedicated, knowledgeable, skilled skilled, amazing folks that give mission neighborhood centers head start. the reputation, the great reputation that we have. thank you, staff. thank you very much. i want to say that every dream, whether it is this particular development, or any other development that our city will be introducing in the years to come needs a champion, a team of

champions, it needs an architect , it needs a developer, but has to have one fundamentally the individual onboard, without that person, nothing will happen, so in this instance, i have to insist that the individual responsible for years to come, and for the city to benefit from affordable housing is none other but may or london breed. [applause] may or london breed mayor london breed. >> it starts with you. so far, i have to say, what i have witnessed is a steady hand on your behalf, strategic thinking, indefinitely a true advocate in identifying how the city can in the future build additional affordable housing. it starts with you and then the rest will follow. we will dream. [applause]

>> i also need to identify one individual and make a correction there just isn't in the mission community -- [speaking spanish]. >> we forget there is -- [speaking spanish] >> i am appointing her as of right now, it is none other than and cervantes. >> she has so skilfully, and detailed, just mastered to be able to design many of our new facilities, so she is not just an architect, per se, academically speaking and professionally speaking, she is also an architect in identifying and working with community issues, and of course, more than anything else, community politics, i just love her. don't we all do that.

so thank you for being by our side, by being our true partner, and then lastly, we will introduce 42 slots to this facility and we will provide infant preschool services and i am hoping that just like most of our sights were read provide family resources that we will be able to rely on the family resource center to extend their services on-site and there is at least one of the board members here who is nodding his head yes i look forward to developing an m.o.u. before i retired to mission neighborhood centers. everyone, thank you very much i will now introduce the executive vice president and group head

for wells fargo. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you very much. is a pleasure for me to be here this evening. to be part of this small project that has a big impact. at wells, we try to be involved in affordable housing throughout the country and especially here in san francisco and the bay area, given that we are headquarters here. to think about this project that really touches me is not only we are providing affordable housing , but his touching kids when they are really young, to have a head start, to have childcare, to have all the wraparound services that they need, those are the type of projects that we really like being involved with, when we had the opportunity to get involved with this project, with bridge and mission, we jumped at the chance and we were very fortunate to be able to be partners with them.

and as the mayor and others are trying to get more things built here in san francisco, we want to be part of that as well. it is important for us being based here and employees working here that we be involved with helping to solve the problem. we are involved with affordable housing throughout the country. and it brings something special to me when i'm able to be at projects like this that are having an impact, because as a person who grew up in a single-family household, i lived in the projects. i lived in the projects like this when i was young and a small town in virginia. these are things that are crucial and important to me. it is my pleasure to have the opportunity to be part of this. i will not repeat all the wonderful things that have been said, but most of all, i want to say thank you to mission, thank you to bridge, thank you to the mayor and everyone else who has been involved to help get this

project done. it is our pleasure to play a small part in helping all those folks to bring affordable housing here as well as all the other services that will be done here, and with that, i will keep it short and sweet. i would like to introduce -- are you going to take over? [laughter] okay. [applause] >> we would like to thank everyone who joined us today, but before we end, i would like to have our mission housing staff raise their hand, please, really high and proud, and please, want to say thank you to all of you for making this event successful. we would like you to stay. we will take an opportunity to take a photo opportunity in the back to celebrate our groundbreaking, and please stay and enjoy -- join us for food and refreshments. thank you for being here. >> get together. dig in. thank you. [laughter]

mick we did it. [speaking spanish]

uxz gsz. >> clerk: okay. commissioner, we are back in open session. line item nine, vote to whether to disclose on any or all discussion held in closed session, action. >> president hirsch: all right. i think hang on, we have to note that commissioner mazzucco

is no longer here, we have a quorum, is that correct? >> so moved. >> president hirsch: is there a second? >> second. >> clerk: all in favor? opposed? the motion passes 6-0. line item ten, adjournment, action item. >> motion to adjourn. >> second. >> clerk: all in favor? opposed? i' >> i'll oppose. >> clerk: the motion passes 6-0. thank you.

today we are going to talk about fire safety. we are here at the urban center

on mission street in san francisco. it's a wonderful display. a little house in the urban center exhibition center that shows what it's like in a home in san francisco after an earthquake. one of the major issues that we are going to face after earthquakes are fire hazard. we are happy to have the fire marshall join us today. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> we talk about the san francisco earthquake that was a fire that mostly devastated the city. how do we avoid that kind of problem. how can we reduce fire hazard? >> the construction was a lot different. we don't expect what we had then. we want to make sure with the gas heaters that

the gas is shut off. >> if you shut it off you are going to have no hot water or heat. be careful not to shut it off unless you smell gas. >> absolutely because once you do shut it off you should have the utility company come in and turn it back on. here is a mock up of a gas hear the on a house. where would we find the gas meter? >> it should be in your garage. everyone should be familiar with where the gas meter is. >> one of the tools is a wrench, a crescent wrench. >> yes. the crescent wrench is good and this is a perfect example of how to have it so you can loosen it up and use it when you need it. >> okay. let's go inside to

talk about fire safety. many of the issues here relate to fire, for example, we have a little smoke detector and i see you brought one here, a carbon monoxide smoke detector. >> this is a combination of smoke and carbon monoxide detector. they are required in single homes now and in apartment buildings. if gas appliance is not burning properly this will alert you before the fumes buildup and will affect you negatively. >> this is a battery powered? >> this is a battery powered and it has a 10 year battery life. a lot of times you may have one or the other. if you put in just a carbon monoxide

detector, it's important to have one of these too. every house should have a fire extinguisher, yes. >> one thing people expect to do when the power goes out after an earthquake about using candles. what would you recommend? >> if you have a battery operated candle would be better to use. this kind of a candle, you wouldn't want it in an area where it can cause a fire or aftershock that it doesn't rollover. you definitely want to have this in a non-combustible surface. >> now, here we have our stove.

after a significant earthquake we expect that we may have gas disrupted and so without gas in your home, how are you going to cook? >> well, i wouldn't recommend cooking inside of the house. you have to go outside and use a portable stove or something else. >> so it wouldn't be safe to use your fireplace to cook? >> not at first. you should check it by a professional first. >> outside should be a safe place to cook as long as you stay away from buildings and doors and windows. >> yes. that will be fine. >> here we have some alternative cooking areas. >> you can barbecue and if you

have a regular propane bark could barbecue. >> thank you for joining us. and thanks for this terrific space that you have in this exhibition space and thanks for helping san francisco stay safe. >> thank you all for being here so early in the morning. and, i've got to tell you, we're here early because the fire commission has a meeting at 9:0:00 a.m., so this is the best time. nothing is more important to me in the city than public safety. and as a former fire commissioner, i've worked closely with the department on issues impacting our city. as a former supervisor, i saw how critical the department is in

responding to fires and emergencies in the district. and as mayor, i see every day the important role that the department plays in keeping our city safe. and i know how critical this department is when a disaster strikes. we have some amazing men and women who go out every single day to protect our residents and to do the hard work. they run towards the danger. these men and women deserve a leader who has seen what they've seen, who have fought those same fires. who knows what all of them are going through on a day-to-day basis. and i am pleased to announce that i have chosen a leader for the department that has done all of that and more. it is my honor to announce that the next fire chief for the city and county of san francisco will be

deputy chief janine nicholson. [applause] [applause] >> chief nicholson is a dedicated public servant and a tremendous leader and has put her heart into san francisco and the fire department. she has been a firefighter, a paramedic, a lieutenant, a captain, a battalion chief and deputy chief. she will be the second woman to lead this department after chief joanne hayes white, and the first lgbt fire chief in our city's history. [applause] >> she has survived being burned in a fire in 2009. she has survived breast

cancer. she has been on the frontline fighting fires, and she has saved lives as a paramedic. she has done the complicated work as a deputy chief to manage multiple divisions. this woman is tough. this woman is resilient. this woman is a leader. and i am confident that she will lead the department on day one. before bring up deputy chief nicholson to the podium, i want to take this opportunity to recognize our current fire chief, joanne hayes white for her years of service to the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you, chief, for not only your work as chief over the years, but also your support during this really challenging transition. and i also would like to

thank all of the members of our fire commission. we actually have a quorum here today. the number of interviews that they had to do is the number of interviews i never would want to do for any position. but they were absolutely amazing. president nicoshi, and commissioners, thank you so much for your commitment and the countless hours you spent to help us make the right choice for our next fire chief. i also want to thank so many of the men and women in the department, again, for your role, for your patience, and all of the work that you continue to do to make sure that our department is one of the best in the country. and, i see that tom o'connor is here. i didn't know you would be

here? did you fly back from l.a. -- or d.c.? you didn't leave? i want to thank tom o'connor for being here, who was the executive director of the local 798 union. i know sean buford is in d.c. and couldn't be with us. i see sherman tilman with the black firefighters -- so many people who played a role in helping to make this selection. and the former fire commissioner, thank you so much for being here. this was a very difficult decision to make, and i also want to thank all of the candidates who applied, as well as so many candidates who put countless hours into just really doing the work so that we could vet everyone and make the right decision here. thank you to our elected officials who are here, including the only supervisor who showed up this morning, supervisor walton. [applause] >> treasurer jose, and our

city attorney, dennis. we have so many incredible leaders in our city. and now as we move forward to address what we know are serious challenges that we face as a city with public safety, i know we're going to be in good hands with our next fire chief. ladies and gentlemen, deputy chief janine nicholson. fla[applause] >> good morning, san francisco. i warned the mayor this morning that i'm a hugger, and she didn't want a hug. just give me the stiff arm. i'm good with that. i can respect boundaries. so good morning, everyone. first of all, i'd like to thank mayor breed for this incredible, incredible opportunity and honor. thank you so much. thank you chief hayes

white for bringing me into your command staff. and thank you to all of my colleagues, all of you. i am excited to work for the breed administration, which is one of bold new ideas. i am honored to be able to continue to serve the citizens of san francisco. i am extremely humbled to lead this department and all of our firefighters, e.m.t.s, paramedics, investigators, inspectors, and civilians. one of the things i love about the fire department is that it is always a team effort. i appreciate the hard work you do every single day. 24/7, 365. you are my family. i love this city and this

department, and i love being of service. i vow to work hard, to continue to carry out the mission and vision of the san francisco fire department, and to keep moving us forward in a positive way. thank you, all. and, mayor breed, again, with humility and determination, i accept. now let's get back to work. [applause] >> short and sweet, just the way we like it in the morning. i also want to take this opportunity to recognize our police chief, bill scott, who is here, and our sheriff, vicki hennessey. thank you both for joining us this morning. at this time, i would like to give our chief, joanne hayes white, an opportunity to say a few words. >> thank you, mayor breed.

good morning, everyone. this will be even shorter and much sweeter. i'm thrilled to be here. i wanted to acknowledge mayor breed for her emphasis always and prioritization of public safety of first responders and the critical role that they play in our city. so thank you for that. and i'm also here to offer my heartiest congratulations to janine nicholson. she has worked diligently in over 25 years with the san francisco fire department. she gets the importance of teamwork, which is what we're all about. within our department and working with other city agencies. and i was really proud last year to promote her to deputy chief of of administration, where i think on top of her excellent career, she got a taste of what it is like to work and juggle different priorities. and you shined in that role. so i wholeheartedly endorse mayor breed's selection. and i wanted to

acknowledge the fire commission and the panel that worked to select our new fire chief. we both guarantee, chief nicholson and i, a very smooth transition. i'm here working and i'll finish strong. i know nothing different. the next five to se six weeks will be a period of transition. chief nicholson and i will be working shoulder to shoulder to make sure this city is protected and safe. and that's what we commit to, and that's what the city deserves. thank you very much. and also to the command staff, everybody stand up that is here, that actually works in the fire department. tom sherman, olivia -- this is part of the team. thank you very much. deputy chief gonzales over there. and thank you to chief scott and sheriff hennessey and other department heads that are here as well. good morning, and have a great day. >> thank you, chief. and the folks who actually, again, did a lot of the heavy lifting, with

the countless numbers of interviews was our fire commission, starting with president king cleveland -- when king cleveland served as president, and steve nicoshio carrying on that legacy. i wanted to ask our president of the san francisco fire commissioner, steve, to say a few words, please. [applause] >> thank you very much, mayor breed. we, on behalf of the fire commission, and cleveland commissioner, and covington commission, and commissioner hartiman, express our support. congratulations, chief nicholson. at this point, as well, we want to thank and appreciate the 15 years of service that joanne hayes white has served this great city. we are looking forward to

working together to accomplish what we need to do. we are the fire department, we save lives, we respond to emergencies. we ensure that the buildings in san francisco are safe, and we make sure that our duties and staff are well-kept. thank you very much, mayor breed, for this. congratulations, and as we say, let's get working. thank you. [applause] >> all right. that concludes our press conference. there will be a swearing in at a later date. you all will be invited. i'm really excited about this, along with so many other incredible things happening in san francisco. thank you all for taking your morning to be here. and, again, congratulations to our new fire chief. and we will be happy to take questions on the side from the press. that concludes the press conference today. thank you. [applause].

>> my name is naomi kelly the single-story for the 775 i started with the city and county in 1996 working for the newly elected mayor willie brown, jr. not only the chief of staff a woman but many policy advisors that were advising him everyday their supportive and nourished and sponsored united states and excited about the future. >> my name is is jack listen and the executive director of a

phil randolph institution our goal to have two pathways to sustaining a family here in san francisco and your union jobs are stroen to do that i have this huge way to work with the community members and i think i found my calling i started in 1996 working for willie brown, jr. i worked in he's mayor's office of housing in the western edition and left 3 years went to law school of san francisco state university and mayor brown asked me to be the director of the taxicab commission and through the process i very much card by the contracting process and asked me townhouse the city purchaser and worked with me and i became the deputy administrator and .

>> having trouble struggling to make ends meet folks will not understand what importance of voting is so we decided to develop our workforce development services after a couple of years offering pathways to sustainable jobs. >> (clapping.) >> we've gotten to a place to have the folks come back and have the discussion even if participation and makes sense we do public services but we also really build strong communities when i started this job my sons were 2 and 5 now 9 and 6 i think so the need to be able to take a call from the principal of school i think that brings a whole new appreciation to being understanding of the work life balance. >> (clapping.) >> i have a very good team around me we're leader in the country when it comes to paid and retail and

furiously the affordable-care act passed by 3079 we were did leaders for the healthcare and we're in support of of the women and support. >> in my industry i feel that is male dominated a huge struggle to get my foot in the door and i feel as though that definitely needs to change this year needs to be more opportunities for i don't know women to do what tell me dream i feel that is important for us to create a in fact, network of support to young people young women can further their dreams and most interested in making sure they have the full and whatever they need to make that achieveable. >> education is important i releases it at my time of san

mateo high ii come back to the university of san francisco law school and the fact i passed the bar will open up many more doors because i feel a curve ball or an where you can in the way can't get down why is this in my way we have to figure out a solution how to move forward we

>> the meet willing come to order. this is april 3, 2019 regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. i'm joined by supervisors, catherine, stefani and mandelman. madam clerk any announcements. >> please silence all cell phones. items acted upon today will appear on april 9th board of supervisors agenda. >> please read item number. [agenda item read]

>> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. i believe we have a speaker. supervisor hillary ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you colleagues. i was running from career day elementary school, very sweet. as you know, we passed a law unanimously over year ago to change the name terminal one to harvey milk terminal. in the last year, they have not made -- moved to change the design of their sign accordingly

inside or outside the terminal or in the airport at-large. their plan was to keep referring as the terminal as terminal 1. this is not in line what the board passed a year ago. my proposed ordinance clarifies all new signage after renovations are completed at terminal 1, must reflect its new name harvey milk terminal. the words harvey milk must appear in greater height. my legislation makes it clear that the large sign in front of the terminal should state harvey milk first and terminal 1 underneath. they strike the right balance ensuring direct signage and honoring the intent of naming terminal 1 after naming after slain harvey milk. it's shame i have to legislate

such detail. the refusal to comply with the law have left me with no other way. within the context of $2.4 billion renovation, the additional moneys they will need to appropriate is minimal. i want to note that the airport willingness to comply with the law pass by the board have not come out ramification. an award they were due to receive statewide lgbt advocacy group was taken away because of their unwillingness to carry out the law to rename terminal 1 after milk. i want to thank the mayor's office and specifically the mayor chief of staff as well as my colleagues on the board for standing strong in our right to make this name change meaningful. with that, i'll turn it over to

talk about the shore. >> chair fewer: colleagues you have have any comments? let's hear from the b.l.a. please? >> good morning. legislation before you today, the airport would add signage to the naming harvey milk terminal. the airport is previously budgeted $4.7 million for signage and artwork related to the terminal 1 named after former supervisor harvey milk. if you look at the fiscal impact of our report, the addition of interior signs will be an additional $1.3 million. these funds will come from the airport capital program.

i recommend approval. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. let's open up for public comment. any members of the public like to comment on item one? public comment is now closed. you like make a motion to move this to the aboar board with a positive recommendation. thank you. please call item number two. [agenda item read]

>> chair fewer: thank you very much. >> good morning chair fewer and members of the budget committee. thanks for having me here and for considering this legislation that we're cosponsoring with supervisor brown. proposition c, to support homelessness and housing services is currently in legislation. w-- litigation.while it's possie courts will decide in the city's favor that two thirds will not affect what's required. it's also possible that the court will vote against the city's position and invalidate proposition c. for now, over the next number of years, nobody knows exactly how long litigation will take. it could be three years or more before that litigation is resolved. in the meantime, the city is collecting this tax from

businesses but the controller is not authorizing the use of those funds given the litigation risks. funds are sitting in a bank account while people are suffering. we will get to use those funds down the line. if it's not, we'll be retired to refund all those funds back to the taxpayers. the legislation before you today is simple and straightforward. the individual experiencing homelessness today need our help today and they can't wait for three years. the legislation allows individual taxpayers to voluntarily sign an agreement with the city waiving their rights to a refund if prop c were to be found invalid down the line. in return for that voluntary agreement with the city, we would give that individual taxpayer a 10% deduction in their prop c tax liability. with this agreement in hand, the city -- controller will certify

the funds to use them immediately. the funds need to be use with the allocation that's in prop c percentage bucket have been honored. just to frame it another way, if we do prevail in court, we would have been able to use 90 cents on the dollar for each company that participates in this. 90 cents on the dollar today is better than a dollar in three years time. if we don't prevail, we would have been able to keep the 90 cents. the legislation offers two ways for companies to participate. one is through a tax credit which happens in the year to year basis and other is through a tax credit through a gift. from the city's perspective, it means no difference. it's the same dollar amount. we provided with the goal of

trying to provide as much encouragement. we offer these two options because they have different tax ramifications for the companies a the state and federal level. again, it does not impact the city in any way. again, this is about flexibility, encouraging people to participate. it's voluntary. we have talked to lot of individual taxpayers. people are looking at it. there's interest, no one is committed to participating yet. we hope that once legislation passes it becomes effective that people will come to the table quickly. i do have one minor amendment that i like to distribute that has to do with gift side. any tax credit that's amassed extra credit, expires as in the

current drop to the ordinance in 2023. we're proposing to extend that to 2025 just to give little bit more incentive for people to participate. we think having little bit of text tra -- extra time for that credit to work would help. >> chair fewer: i have one credit. the 10% tax break is that ongoing or is it reevaluated annually? >> as yo -- as i mentioned, on e tax side it's a yearly agreement. every year it has to be renewed. that has to do with the function of the way that companies file

their taxes in terms of changes year to year. it's only way to attract things. on the gift side, the gift amount doesn't necessarily have to correspond directly with the tax obligation. for that reason, there's some people who may want to pay a couple of two years in advance today. we want to encourage that because we want to get as much moneyed as money as possible. it expires in 2025. any extra credit that's gathered on the gift side would expire automatically in 2025. the city would take that money and no longer be eligible for credit for tax purposes. the construct of this ordinance expires sooner end of litigation or 2023. the idea is that is not an ongoing thing.

it expires. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. can we hear the report from the b.l.a. please? >> to follow-up, this ordinance would grant a 10% credit to businesses that waived their right to collect or refund on the gross receipt tax for homeless services. then it would provide irrevokable gift. we don't have a specific number in terms of cost, reduction in taxes that would result from this ordinance. it depend upon how many businesses were participating in

it. in terms of the prop c it's estimated to bring in about $300 million per year. 10% reduction will be about $30 million. we don't have estimate how many businesses will be part of that. we consider this to be a policy matter. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. thelet's open this up for public comment. any members of the public that like to comment on item number two? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: i have a question for the deputy city attorney. i'm wondering if there's any legal impediments doing this whether or not this is ground-breaking legislation and somebody can waive this in this manner?

>> deputy city attorney, their work confident legally that this ordinance and this proposal is workable as to whether it's ground-breaking, i leave that to you and mayor to describe. the ordinance works as written. >> supervisor stefani: thank you. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. it is a shame that prop c did not pass with two thirds in majority. what was the percentage again? 61. that was so close. i like to make a motion to move this to the board with a positive recommendation. as amended. >> can we adopt the amendment

first? >> chair fewer: i make a motion to adopt the amendment without objection. then make a motion to move it to the full board as amended a positive recommendation. thank you very much. please call item three. [agenda item read] >> chair fewer: i believe we have michael mitten from the controller's office here. >> thank you supervisors. in 1978, the anti-tax activists succeeded in passing prom 13 which happe capped our property. there was all these all taxes out there. they couldn't pass constitutional amendment. they came up to cap total tax revenue. it took appropriations from a

certain base year and they inflated them from a population factor and cost of living factor. which is california per capita income and measure of nonresidential new construction. crucially, if we exceed the limit on average over two years, we need to cut taxes in order to bring ourselves back down below the g.a.m. limit. that cost of living factor which could be either per capita income for california or this nonresidential construction, we found in our research that -- well, laws are not always crystal-clear on what was meant. the language used in the constitution area is kind of vague on what they mean by this nonresidential factor. we found that we have not been calculating it the way l.a. county, san diego and marin

county. they were riding on guidance from county standards and procedures from 1990 when prop 98 was passed as well as the league of city's guidance. we've gone back to the past five years and we recalculated the cost of living factor using those updated methodologies for the nonresidential new construction. that change raises our g.a.m. limit to $760 million. we can do voter overrides and our recent taxes have all included voter overrides. the tax revenue that comes in from them does not count towards our g.a.m.

the child care tax and the parcel tax for the school district, those also included provisions to exempted. since those revenues are not recognized, it doesn't matter right now but the four-year clock is running out on those measures. here's the limit. $3.7 billion with the revised cost of living factor. 1.1% for the san francisco population increase and 14% for the cost of living factor that represents there's been lot of new construction in the city lately. we can all see by the cranes. the 18-19 l