mateo county in the last six months. they are reconsidering the use of tasers, so we don't want it snuck by. and now there is going to be serious action. serious action. remember, during this meeting when you all voted on this, no one said that the evidence wasn't true. in fact, commissioner hirsch, you said that it was the sheriff's fault they shutdown city hall. that is completely irrelevant. it doesn't matter who was responsible for city hall being shut downdown. by the way, we would like someone to reveal who gave that order which is still a secret. but the law is that you made a decision during a shutdown at city hall. that's a violation -- >> thank you. >> -- of the sunshine task force. >> thank you.

i will say that the commission at that time received advice from the city attorney's office that there was no violation of the brown act or the sunshine ordinance. any other public comment? >> did we get a letter or something? >> i would like to see this new -- >> i didn't say it was a letter. and the advice given --. >> the letter you referenceed? i didn't get a letter. >> i didn't get a copy this morning. >> i didn't receive it. >> we're not supposed to have a back and forth like this because it is not an agenda item. >> and ask the staff if there is a letter to see -- >> they are usually pretty good. >> did it come in the email today? >> an any other public comment? >> forward it to us. >> my other public comment? >> hearing none, public comment is closed. next item. >> line item 6, public comment on all matters pertaining to item 8 below, closed session,

including public comment on item 7, vote whether to hold item 8 in closed session. >> u an any public comment on items eight or seven? hearing none, comment is closed. >> a next item. >> vote on whether to hold item 8 in closed sepgs, san francisco administrative code 67.10, action. >> we have a motion. >> so moved. >> second? >> second. >> on the question? we'll have a vote. all in favor. opposed? motion passes unanimously. we are going into closed session. >> yes. >> all right, commissioner hirsch. we are back on the record for open session. you still have a quorum. >> all right. next line item. >> line item 9, vote to elect whether to disclose any or all

discussion on item 8 held in closed session san francisco administrative code section 67.12, action. >> do we have a motion? >> motion. >> to not disclose. >> u a second. >> all in favor? opposed? that passes unanimously. next item, adjournment. >> action item, line item 10, adjournment. >> a motion? >> second? >> second. >> all in favor? opposed? we are adjourned. it passes unanimously.

>> you know i've always wanted to do this job that drives my parents crazy we want to help people i wasn't i did not think twice about that. >> i currently work as cadet inform the san francisco sheriff's department i've been surprised 0 work within criminal justice system field i had an opportunity to grow within that career path. >> as i got into the department and through the years of problems and everything else that means a lot i can represent women and in order to make that change how people view us as a very important part of the vice president you have topanga you have to the first foot chase through the

fight are you cable of getting that person whether large or small into captivity that is the test at times. >> as an agent worked undercover and prevent external and internal loss to the company it was basically like detective work but through the company from that experience and the people that i worked around law enforcement that gave me an action when i came to be a cadet i saw i was exploded to more people and the security he was able to build on that. >> unfortunately, we have a lot of women retire to recruiting right now is critical for us we gotten too low faster the percentage of women in the department and us connecting with the community trying to get people to realize this job is

definitely for them our community relations group is out attempt all the time. >> in other words, to grow in the fields he capitalized any education and got my bachelors degree so i can current work at city hall i provide security for the front of the building and people are entering entering but within any security or control within the building and checking personal bags is having a awareness of the surrounded. >> there is so month people the brunet of breaking into this career that was every for easier for me had an on the with an before he cleared the path for laugh us. >> my people he actually looking at lucid up to poem like he joe and kim and merit made

they're on the streets working redondo hard their cable of doing this job and textbook took the time to bring us along. >> women have going after their goals and departments line the san francisco sheriff's department provide a lot of training tools and inspiring you to go into the department. >> they gave me any work ethics she spider me to do whatever he wanted to do and work hard at the intersection. >> if you're going to make change you have to be part of change and becoming law enforcement i wanted to show women could do this job it is hard not easy. >> finds something our compassion about and follow roll models and the gets the necessary skeletals to get to

that goal with education and sprirmz whatever gets you there. >> if this is what you want to do dream big and actually do what you desire to do and you can go vertebrae far it is a fast job i wouldn't do anything else. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [♪] ♪ homelessness in san francisco is considered the number 1 issue by most people who live here, and it doesn't just affect neighbors without a home, it affects all of us. is real way to combat that is to work together. it will take city departments and nonprofit providers and volunteers and companies and

community members all coming together. [♪] >> the product homeless connect community day of service began about 15 years ago, and we have had 73 of them. what we do is we host and expo-style event, and we were the very force organization to do this but it worked so well that 250 other cities across the globe host their own. there's over 120 service providers at the event today, and they range anywhere from hygiene kits provided by the basics, 5% -- to prescription glasses and reading glasses, hearing tests, pet sitting, showers, medical services, flu shots, dental care, groceries, so many phenomenal service providers, and what makes it so unique is we ask that they provide that service today here

it is an actual, tangible service people can leave with it. >> i am with the hearing and speech center of northern california, and we provide a variety of services including audiology, counselling, outreach, education, today we actually just do screening to see if someone has hearing loss. to follow updates when they come into the speech center and we do a full diagnostic hearing test, and we start the process of taking an impression of their year, deciding on which hearing aid will work best for them. if they have a smart phone, we make sure we get a smart phone that can connect to it, so they can stream phone calls, or use it for any other services that they need. >> san francisco has phenomenal social services to support people at risk of becoming homeless, are already experience and homelessness, but it is confusing, and there is a lot of waste. bringing everyone into the same space not only saves an average of 20 hours a week in navigating the system and waiting in line for different areas, it helps them talk, so if you need to sign up for medi-cal, what you

need identification, you don't have to go to sacramento or wait in line at a d.m.v., you go across the hall to the d.m.v. to get your i.d. ♪ today we will probably see around 30 people, and averaging about 20 of this people coming to cs for follow-up service. >> for a participant to qualify for services, all they need to do is come to the event. we have a lot of people who are at risk of homelessness but not yet experiencing it, that today's event can ensure they stay house. many people coming to the event are here to receive one specific need such as signing up for medi-cal or learning about d.m.v. services, and then of course, most of the people who are tender people experiencing homelessness today. >> i am the representative for the volunteer central. we are the group that checks and all the volunteers that comment participate each day. on a typical day of service, we have anywhere between 40500 volunteers that we, back in, they get t-shirts, nametags, maps, and all the information

they need to have a successful event. our participant escorts are a core part of our group, and they are the ones who help participants flow from the different service areas and help them find the different services that they needs. >> one of the ways we work closely with the department of homelessness and supportive housing is by working with homeless outreach teams. they come here, and these are the people that help you get into navigation centers, help you get into short-term shelter, and talk about housing-1st policies. we also work very closely with the department of public health to provide a lot of our services. >> we have all types of things that volunteers deal do on a day of service. we have folks that help give out lunches in the café, we have folks who help with the check in, getting people when they arrive, making sure that they find the services that they need to, we have folks who help in the check out process, to make sure they get their food bag, bag of groceries, together hygiene kit, and whatever they

need to. volunteers, i think of them as the secret sauce that just makes the whole process works smoothly. >> participants are encouraged and welcomed to come with their pets. we do have a pet daycare, so if they want to have their pets stay in the daycare area while they navigate the event, they are welcome to do that, will we also understand some people are more comfortable having their pets with them. they can bring them into the event as well. we also typically offer veterinary services, and it can be a real detriment to coming into an event like this. we also have a bag check. you don't have to worry about your belongings getting lost, especially when that is all that you have with you. >> we get connected with people who knew they had hearing loss, but they didn't know they could get services to help them with their hearing loss picks and we are getting connected with each other to make sure they are getting supported. >> our next event will be in march, we don't yet have a date set. we typically sap set it six weeks out. the way to volunteer is to follow our newsletter, follow us

on social media, or just visit our website. we always announce it right away, and you can register very easily online. >> a lot of people see folks experience a homelessness in the city, and they don't know how they can help, and defence like this gives a whole bunch of people a lot of good opportunities to give back and be supported. [♪] >> okay. , here we go. hi, everyone. thank you for being here. i'm london breed, mayor of the city and county of san francisco i'm so excited to be here today

to kick off birth month in san francisco. [applause] >> we are joined by the owners of the new will. thank you so much for opening up this incredible place which has 100% renewable energy. how exciting is that? [applause]. >> they are a participant in our green business program. they are super green it customers customers, anyone can be a super green customer for just a few more dollars a month. we are gathered here today because we know that climate change is real and one of the most pressing issues of our time it affects every person in every community all over the world. from the devastating forest fires throughout our estate to the historic flooding affecting our friends in the north, we know that climate change has real life and tragic consequences that will only get worse if we don't act.

we know, unfortunately, we are not getting a lot of help these days to address issues around climate change from washington, d.c., which makes the work that we do locally and cities all over the world, even more important than ever. at last year's global climate action summit held right here in san francisco, i was proud to become the newest cochair of the sierra club mayor for 100% clean energy program. and at the summit, i doubled down on san francisco's commitment to using 100% renewable energy by 2050. those are really bold commitments, but in san francisco, over the years, we have built up all of our talk with a lot of action, and in the city, we work to power our businesses and our homes with renewable energy through our

clean power s.f. program. i was so happy and excited to lead to those efforts when i served on the board of supervisors, and now, seeing the incredible progress that this program has made as mayor. provides cleaner, greener electricity at competitive rates and starting this month, we will begin the largest and last major enrolment of our clean power s.f. program. by the end of the earth month which starts today, we will have enrolled over 250,000 new customers. [cheers and applause] >> it will bring our grand total to 360,000 customers for our clean power s.f. program. [applause] some of those folks will be in our agreement programs which provide nearly 50% renewable energy, and other friends like

here at the new will will choose to be model citizens by joining our super green program. thank you both so much. for just a few more dollars, as i said earlier, you can be a super green hero for the environment. [applause] when you combine all of these new residents and businesses being empowered by clean power s.f. with places like city hall, the airport, who already have 100% greenhouse gas, the city will meet its 80% of the electricity demand in san francisco. that's 80% of the city receiving clean, renewable energy from a local motility -- utility with public oversight. how amazing is that? no just as important, we are taking the revenue from the clean power s.f. program and reinvesting it into our

communities, meaning more renewable energy projects in our city, and more well-paying jobs for san franciscans. we are already seeing the real-life impact of clean power s.f. and the positive benefits that everyone can realize because of programs like clean power s.f., i'm proud to announce that san francisco has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions 36 below 1990 levels. thirty 6%. [applause]. >> the most amazing part about that is we made a commitment to reduce it by 25%, and we have exceeded that. this reduction, i am losing my voice, excuse me. this reduction has exceeded --

[laughter] >> this reduction has exceeded expectations and it is happening even at the same time that the city's population has increased over 22%, and our economy has increased by at 160 6%. how amazing is that? you can be a global, incredible economically viable city and increase the population while still reducing greenhouse gas emissions. we have proven that you can do that. now we have accomplished so much , but we are just getting started. today we are launching san francisco's inaugural month of climate action during able because taking care of our planet is not just about signing up for clean power s.f. and other great policies, it is also during the great work to take

care of our environments. the san francisco department of the environment has put together a website and volunteer opportunities and programs that will be taking place throughout the month of april. you can visit us online, or just go and google it. san francisco department of environment. this website will make participating in earth month activities more accessible to the public and help everyone get involved in some capacity and get excited about doing something about the environments let me tell you, it can be done. i have made a conscious effort to reduce the amount of trash by paying close attention to what i produce. i hardly empty anything in the black garbage can now because of composting, because of recycling , i mean, it is absolutely amazing what you can do when you make changes to how

you get rid of waste. putting together a great earth month team has been a team effort, and i want to thank the leaders at the public utilities commission, and we know that some of our commissioners are here today, as well as i want to thank the department of environment for the work that they continue to do, and i also would like to thank the clean power s.f. director. thank you so much. and our commissioner, francesca, and i think others who were former commissioners but has worked really hard on the lot of this work. and of course, those individuals , and now i would like to turn over at the podium. thank you so much. i hope i'm saying your name right.

but the fact is, they doing some great work and i am sorry i am butchering your name, but this incredible place, the new will, we are so grateful for their commitment to the environment by leading by example. come on up and tell us a little bit about the amazing work that you are doing right here. [applause] >> thank you. my name is karen. i am co-owner of the new wheel in san francisco and i wanted to first and foremost thank you for choosing to be here on this day. we are really, truly honored. and honored to be able to use this moment to tell you and to help share the vision for the way that we can take all of the thoughts about the importance of how we use our resources and the

worries about our earth, and put them into action in ways that are really, really super meaningful. here at the new wheel, we are mission driven, but mission with lots of solutions, and that has been important to us the whole time. we know that electric bicycles change san francisco for san franciscans because they flatten this city. the city we know as a hilly place where you have to have a car to be able to get to school or go to work, or get to the gym that is no longer the case. you can get yourself in your suit, leave the house from anywhere, and get to work in good style on an electric bike. best of all, commuting for two weeks, you will use the same amount of power as you would taking a ten minute hot shower. that means that when you sign up to be a super green customer, you are using that 100% renewable cleaner power and the cleanest way you possibly can to

get from point a to point b and you will have a really good time doing it, so thank you for being here. we really are so optimistic about the future of san francisco and the future of our earth because we know that the choices that we make make a big difference. the decisions that we make make a big difference in our actions make a difference. thank you. i would like to introduce -- did i get your name wrong, too. [laughter] >> no worries. >> it is a trend. >> hi there. [laughter] and my tradition, we are taught to respect and revere mother earth. we learned that water and earth are sacred, and we learned we must do whatever we can to reduce our impact on the earth. that is why i was enthusiastic when i heard about becoming a super green power of power s.f.,

a super green customer of clean power s.f. that's why i signed up my household before the major rollout. this is also why i'm proud to live in a city that leads the nation and providing renewable energy for customers. the policy choices that we make not only aligned with my values, it also -- they also help to address environmental injustices that have been created by our antiquated power system. san francisco's push for 100% renewable energy not only improves our environment but improves the health and quality of life of residents in san francisco and i hope others take a step to do what they can to sign up, by upgrading to become super green customers of clean power s.f. to continue that downward trend of emissions that the mayor spoke about. thank you. [applause] >> all right. make sure you sign up for our super green program at your earliest convenience.

thank you all so much for being here, thank you to our customers and those who are taking the extra step for being super green heroes for the environments. this is a few of the things that we are doing in san francisco. there's so much more work that we know needs to be done, not just in our city, but with cities all over the world. if we are going to make sure that we protect the environment, and our planet for generations to come, and it starts with s. thank you all so much for being here and for being heroes for the environment. [cheers and applause]

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silence all electronic devices. fire commission regular meeting, wednesday, april 10th, 2019, and the time is 9:03. item one, roll call. [roll call] >> item two, union public comment. members of the public may address the public for up to three minutes for matters that don't appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole, and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. the lack of a response by the commissions or

department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment. >> thank you, madam secretary. at this time, is there anyone who wishes to give general public comment? please approach the podium at this time. seeing none, public comment is closed. madam secretary. >> item three, approval of the minutes. discussion and possible action to ap pr approve the meeting minutes of march 22nd, 2019. >> at this particular point, approval of the minutes, is there any public comment on the minutes? if not, public comment is closed. any questions, discussions from the commissions at this point? >> so move those, mr. president. >> we have a motion, commissions, on this motion of acceptance of the approval of the minutes. i need a second, please.

>> second. >> seconded. motion by commissioner hardiman, and the second. at this point, all in favor say yea. >> yea. >> anybody disapprove? none. >> item four, san francisco fire reserve to present plaque in appreciation of chief of department, joanne hayes white. and commander phil buckley to present plaque and honor of the chief's service to the s.f.f.d.. >> thank you very much. at this pime, we hav timing, wee the privilege and the honor of have commander phil buckley and the members in our presence. i know, commander buckley, you have served the department really well and strongly. i believe it has been a 20-year relationship that you have had with this department in your fire

reserve. >> thank you, president coshio and vice president covington. i would like to thank you for letting me come here before you today. we would like to take this time to honor chief hayes white for her commitment to the fire reserves over her years. starting as chief in training, and up through her years as chief of the departmentment her department. her commitment to the reserve program has been in valuable to our program. it has let us grow to where we are today. as you can see behind us, the numbers that we have. she has helped us out with getting all our training, equipment, all of the shirts you see on us -- i got a little bit of money that i was able to purchase shirts with, but it wasn't quite enough, and the chief said she matched it, and we were able to buy 50 long-sleeve

dress shirts and ties for our recruits over the years. anything we've asked for, she has always been a champion for us. so we really appreciate it. all of the current and former reserves really appreciate what you've done for us over the years. with that, i'd like to present this plaque to you with are deepest gratitud gratitude. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. president nacoshio, i

would like to ask call of the reserves, active, former, and current employees to please stand. and if it's okay with you, i'd like to take a picture. >> of course, chief hayes white, by all means. >> let's get everybody from the reserves situated here. commissioner varinisi, in his capacity, is also a photographer, and so he'll make sure that in the grasp above his camera. and make sure we can see all of those beaming faces. and some of you in the back there, that we can't

see -- commissioner varinisi, is everyone in focus here? >> yes. >> okay. okay, are we all good with this at this point? thank you, chief hayes-white. >> wonderful. >> thank you. [applause] >> commander buckley, could you come up and let us know how many members you have in the reserves at this time. i know there are some alumni members as well. so a little update in terms of your reserves numbers. >> so we just currently are in the process of sending 32 members to an academy, that we just hired back in march.

so they're in their sixth week coming up. >> okay. >> and through the recognition through chief hayes-white, the hiring process has been -- each time we put out an application process, we're getting more and more candidates applying. when i first came in, i think there was properly 15 oprobably15 of us that appli. the pool that w we pooled this group from, there was over 100 applicants. that shows you how well the program is recognized around san francisco, and how valuable it is to these young men and women who want to further their career in the fire department. >> okay. commander buckley, in your 20 years of service as well, just from what folks

cathat folkscan apply all year-? >> we usually take application through an attrition process. like i said, we have so many people applying, the first time -- like four classes ago or five classes ago, we had over 200 people apply, and that was for maybe 20 positions. and i said, you know what, we can't do this. we can't just hire 20 people out of 200. so we hired 35. and the next time, i said, let's wait until we get down to where we need about 30 people because -- you know, to make the odds a little better if you're applying to get in. so i usually wait until we get down to about 20 active reservists, and then i'll put out an application process, and then we'll take 30 on. usually every two years, through people moving on to different departments

here, other cities, so...and then we have a 20-week training program. we train at fulsom and treasure island. >> and that training session is every thursday? >> every thursday from 7:00 to 9:00. >> in terms of just the general public, what kind of duties and tasks do the fire reserves provide for the department? >> we respond to greater alarm fires, and we do secondary operations, outside operations. so we help with the cleanup of hose. we help set up rehab stations, refill scott bottles, anything on the outside of the perimeter of the fires, we'll help out with. we've done everything from refuel trucks to do simple overhaul on the outside. we've manned lines on larger fires when they go defensive.

anything to free up the suppression personnel to do other tasks. >> okay. thank you for that description. chief hayes-white, did you want to chime in with anything else about the fire reserves and their contribution to our department? >> yes, thank you, president. thank you to commander phil buckley and all of the reserves that are here. i would like to acknowledge one of the former commanders of the fire reserves, firefighter sean mooney. sean, if you would please stand. [applause] >> and lieutenant hashim anderson, who i believe was a reserve as well? is that correct? >> yes. [applause] >> and is there anyone else that is currently an active member that was a former reserve here? no? okay. yes, george? george clingcom is here. i know the fire reserves add huge value to the san francisco fire department.

i was very proud to become more familiar with them when i was the director of training from 2000 to 2004, and i worked clovely with sean mooney at the time and phil buckley. you are very dedicated, respectful individuals who are really interested in providing support to the san francisco firefighters and paramedics when they run large-scale calls, in particular, it is always nice to find the yellow jackets on the ground, willing to do pretty much whatever we ask of them. they play a really huge role. at the geary-parker instrument, there were many there. how long have you been commander? >> since 2012. >> 2012. so for the last seven, eight years, he has done a wonderful job in growing the reserves. it is quite a responsibility. many of the reserves are

those that want to get into the department. but some are also people that have full-time jobs elsewhere, but really are dedicated and come out every thursday night and train and learn the ways of the san francisco fire department. so i'm proud to be associated with them. loved working with them as the director of training, and very proud of each and everyone of them as chief the department. i also see a former fire reserve in the back, luisa, thanks for coming out. i just wanted to say that all of uw collectively owe a huge debt of gratitude, i know they're acknowledging me today, and i appreciate it, but back at you. you've done an amazing job. >> thank you, chief, for all of the acknowledgement. luisa, are those silk flowers for myself or for chief hayes-white. it is great that you came to present that. i think at this particular point, we should be able to do this.

thank you very much, commander buckley, and all of the reserves, for the recognition of chief hayes-white. perhaps some of the other commissioners want to respond. very often when you go on the scene, and you see the members of the department, you know who they are because of their helmets and uniforms, and the turnout coats. and they're doing some fantastic support work for the department. i'm a bias individual. i just like looking at individuals who look sharp in floor uniform tops. as a member of a non-profit, our community organization and the senior center, many of these reserves come out and volunteer in the community, not just for my community, but for all of communities. and when you wear your blue shirts out there, or your t-shirts, it is a great representation of the department as well. thank you very much for that. commissioner varinissi,

yoinisi, youhave a comment? >> thank you, mr. president. i just want to echo the comments of president nacoshio. i do, come out to some of the fires, and i see the yellow jackets out there all of the time. and we see the blue shirts volunteering at various events, graduations, whatever it is, and i really appreciate the efforts. i, for one, would like to see this program more institutionalized within the fire department, but we can talk about that at another time. commander buckley, can you tell us a little about how and why it is so important that -- what it is that is unique about san francisco and the training that these reserves get that they wouldn't otherwise get in a different reserve program? >> yes. sure, commissioner. as you know, san francisco has very unique pieces of equipment, unlike any other departments. our hose are larger, our

ladder are wooden, that the other departments don't have. we use a lot of brass fittings. the one thing i can -- the gleason is one thing i don't think eight departmenany otherdepartment ha. it a gleason valve and it weighs 95 pounds. to be able to maneuver that on to a hydrant takes a lot of practice. that is one of the things we train our recruits on, is through their training process, they'll get their hands on the gleason valves, they'll raise ladders, they'll pull hose, they'll connect hoses together. we show them all of the different equipment that the san francisco fire department has. once they graduate -- you guys, this might surprise you, but they go on a boat ride, and you're going to go down to the airport and look at all of the equipment down at the airport, and be familiar with all of the airport equipment.

the boat ride is not something for fun. it is so they learn -- in a large scale disaster, the fire boat can become a very important piece of equipment. and they have to be able to know how to use the equipment on the boat, how to hook up to the boat, and to support the five-inch water supply system. that's basically what we'll be responsible for in a disasterous situation, is the portable water supply system. we'll familiarize them with that. that is another piece of equipment that no other department has, that i'm currently aware of. so this training trains them specifically for san francisco and is being done that way because once they graduate, they will be working with san francisco fire department on greater alarms and other events. so that's why we train. we teach them so much about the san francisco equipment. >> thank you, commander, and i just want to echo congratulations to the chief. i know this program wouldn't be where it is if

it weren't for your efforts and support of the programs. thank you. >> thank you, chief, for being so forward-thinking in supporting this effort. >> thank you very much, commissioner varinisi. commissioner hardiman. >> thank you, president. congratulations, chief, on your award. it is nice of commander buckley, for you to bring your troops down here. it is nice they were scanned when the photo was taken, so the public that was watching could see the group together. and, you know, all of the battles of life, the first thing is you've got to show up. and it's nice to see a room full of people that are dedicated and have goals and aspirations to work with the fire department. and your dedication over the years and that great smile you have and your good attitude, i appreciate it, and thank

you personally, and thanks for all of the reserves for coming in this morning. >> thank you very much, commission hardiman. vice president covington? >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you for being here, commander buckley, and honoring our chief of the department. i want to thank all of the members of the reserves. i have seen you guys out there, and sometimes i see somebody on a street corner, and they say, oh, how you doing, commissioner? and i think, i know this person. and then it occurs to me, yes, they volunteered. volunteered over here and volunteered over there. and sang karaoke at the cherry blossom festival last year. so you guys are always out and about, so thank you for being here. commander buckley, could you introduce your second in command. >> certainly. my deputy commander is ray

carbonall. and my deputy commander veronica pena. >> okay, great. thank you very much. [applause] >> and i remember -- i know your deputy commissioner pena from her presentations to various classes at city college. you know, being part of a panel and talking about, you know, the reserves and hopes of being in the fire department. so it's really quite a treasure to have such a group. and it's also, you know, very beneficial to have someone who has been chief of the department for a very long time and understands the needs, so that you've been able to have some consistency over these 15 years. so keep up the good work.

>> thank you, vice president covington. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. again, thank you very much. congratulations chief hayes-white in this honor. since the chief has been the chief of the department for the last 15 years, as she remarked, the elevation of the fire reserves has been primarily very much focused within her selection and process. we talked a lot about qualifications and secondary qualification has been a very instrumental piece of that as well. just as a part of the history of the san francisco fire department, 150 years plus, we all know, or should know, it was a volunteer group of san franciscans that started the san francisco fire department. and just for a point of consideration and public information, these fire reserves -- nobody gets paid, right, chief? >> no, nobody. it is all volunteers. >> it is all volunteers. and i think that is really, really important for san franciscans to

also recognize that all of these fire reserves are volunteers as well. thank you for your dedication, all. thank you very much, chief buckley. >> thank you, president nacoshio. madam secretary? excuse me, we'll take public comment on this presentation of the fire reserves to chief hayes-white. any public comment at this particular point? and also, thank you for bringing the flowers, adding to this beautiful presentation. no public comment. public comment is closed. >> item five, presentation from the division of real estate on the development opportunity on station 13. john updike, senior project manager to provide a briefing on development opportunity for station 13. >> welcome, mr. updike. again, if any of the reserves want to be able to leave the commission meeting at this particular

point, you're welcome to do that. if you want to stay, that's fine as well. just to let you know that you have that prerogative. we're very privileged this morning to have the senior project manager from development real estate division. welcome, mr. updike. at your convenience, and at your leisure, your presentation? >> thank you, chair, members of the commission, john updike, senior project management with real estate, and now back part-time on a few projects that are near and dear to my heart, and most certainly this fire station project is one of those projects. so i believe you all have the presentation now in front of you. let me roll through that. and then there is plenty of time for questions and input in this.

so a little bit of reminder background. >> mr. updike, is this going to be on the screen, this presentation? >> i'm happy to -- >> only for the sake of the public and the members in the audience, to be able to see your presentation and follow it along. i appreciate that. >> super. thank you. >> are we going to the laptop? >> i'll move over here.

it's a little easier. so this program was really borne out of the public lands housing program from mayor lee. which really started in 2015, and rolled through 2017 before we landed specifically on the opportunity of this site at 53 530 sampson. the public lands housing was approved back in june of '15, and ratified by the voters in november of '15, and we saw every opportunity that the city had of city-owned properties, where could we leverage property? sometimes it was just vacant and ready tor development. and the bear's office of housing worked with other city departments to leverage these goals, and 530 sampson being identified as one of the opportunity sites. then the board of supervisors in 2017 passed a resolution that urged staff to move forward with an opportunity here that could utilize what was

termed at that time the air rights or the undeveloped space above the three story station for housing opportunities. staff, planning, others then looked at specifically the opportunities above this site, what would be complications and challenges? and in 2018, returned to the board of supervisors, wherein the board said, move forward with a solicitation of proposals. let's see what the market indicates is possible for the site. certainly the key is to replace the station and improve that station. and while doing so, let's tie this project with another site very close by in chinatown, at 772 pacific, which just a few years pryin prior to that the city acquired, and that's the new asia restaurant site, for affordable housing, but lacks funds to move forward at this point. so we saw an opportunity to move forward with a market-rate housing

development here at 530 sampson, affect, through a developer proposal, affect a replacement of the statement, and then use proceeds from the sale and the inclusionery package. a creative package that supervisor peskin and others chothers championed in 2. that brings us to today. working collaboratively with chief hayes-white, here staff, and i want to thank you assistant deputy chief rivera, and incoming chief nicholson for their help since i returned in october. and we put together what were the requirements from the fire department, what did the fire department need to get out of any potential development here? and also working with the planning department, what are the potentials for housing? so the prospectus was

issued in january. and bids were due march 1. we received four proposals on march 1. we convened a team of city experts, including many from the fire department, to assist us in reviewing those proposals. and today we have a recommendation for you. so of the proposals received, of those four, shown here in rank order, related california, pres presidio bay ventures, and they all made competitive proposals for the city to consider. the first ranked bidder was far and away by more than 20%. financially, the best opportunity for the city. from a city development perspective, and the opportunity within the block, the related proposal was also far and away because of the creative approach they used to combine two projects into one project. and so we'll explain that

in a little more detail in a second. so today i'm here to seek your input, concerns you might have before this moves forward to the next steps. i would like to just review those next steps first, and then we'll return to this, and i've got some slides that also depict the development proposal, very generically at this point, but at least to give you a sense of what is proposed. with commissioner input today, we will then move forward to actually negotiate the contract with the developer team. and we'll continue refining the design. it is very conceptionual at this point, but we're making sure that all of the fire department needs are taken care of and there is no fiscal impact to the fire department or to the general fund from this proposal. and that, indeed, you get an enhanced station out of this proposal. and then with that, we move forward to the board of supervisors for a

conditional exchange agreement approval. what that means is, it is an agreement to agree. here are the terms and conditions of this proposal of this agreement between city and developer. now developer, go forward with the entitlement process, however long that may take. we anticipate perhaps two years. and then it returns after sequal approval is obtained, and the process doesn't substantially modify conceptionually the proposal, and then we can go back to the supervisor, seek ratification of that agreement, and then commence construction after. >> peggy: ing. permitting. a sense of that schedule is shown here. the earlier we could look at occupancy of a new station will be late 2023. throughout that process, the fire department will be joined at the hip with me, and a team of experts and d.p.w. to make sure this project