>> good morning, everyone. this is the budget and finance meeting of april 17, 2019. i am sandra lee fewer, the chair of the committee. i'm joined by supervisor stefani, the vice chair, and we'll soon be joined by supervisor mandelman. the clerk is linda wong. and i would like to thank kaleena and korman of s.f.

gov. >> please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. speaker cards and documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the april 21st board of supervisors' agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> item number four is a resolution approving modification number two between the contract of the office of contract administration, apparatus, to purchase equipment for the fire department, increasing the amount by $1amount of$5.5 million, not to exceed $15 million. >> thank you very much. we have deputy chief anthony rivera from the san francisco fire department. is that correct? >> yes. >> chairwoman: that's great. please start. >> okay.

>> i am mark foley from the office of contract administration. we're here today for the triple combination pumper units for the san francisco fire department. i'm the supervising purchaser, and i've been with the city for six years. so our agenda here today will cover the background of the contract. and we'll also get into the purpose of the units, which deputy chief rif rivera will help us out with, and we'll look at the units purchased to date, and the current proposed order on the books and look at the financial impact of that and we're here, and then we'll close with o.c.a.'s recommendation. the background of the contract, this contract was an r.f.p., a request

for proposals and solicitation back in june 2016. we solicited people to build our pumper units according to the specifications we had at the time there. taken the result of that was fire apparatus coming in at the highest scoring responsive and responsible proposal. and following that determination, we entered into a three-year contract with ferraa fire beginning in august of 2016, and the term ending this coming august 2019. the contract also has two one-year renewal periods at the mutually agreed upon -- i guess -- according to -- being mutually agreed upon by the two parties. one year each with a total potential five-year contract term, terminating

in august of 2021. the association's recommendation today is that we increase the current crarkt contracts not to exceed $5.5 million to $15 million, which we'll cover in just a second. so this is a picture of the unit. it looks like, you know, you're average fire truck, but, as tony rivera will tell us here, it is anything but average. tony will kind of explain the purpose of these units for us here today. >> chairwoman: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors and staff. thank you very much for this ability to potentially increase the capacity of this contract. my name is assistant deputy chief tony rivera. a lot of time and effort went into the design of this vehicle. this was our newest design

lately for fire engines. it is actually a groundbreaking design. the maneuverability of this vehicle is unbelievably incredible to address the tight and narrow streets of san francisco. we were able to incorporate a lot of new technologies acialtion. also. this fire engine was actually featured on "wired" magazine. i think it is the first fire engine they've ever featured. and we've also been featured in many trade magazines because of a lot of the features that we incorporated. also, this vehicle has a reduced emissions, not only to the federal standards, but we actually exceeded federal standards by adding some components to the exhaust system, which further reduces emissions. and this vehicle is actually so popular, my office is constantly

getting requests for the specifications so that other departments not only in the united states, but also in canada, can use this as their template for their fire engines. and i would just say that also our firefighters have really embraced this vehicle, that has a smaller footprint from previous models, and is extremely agile and performs very well under the adverse conditions of san francisco. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any questions, colleagues? seeing none, i believe we have a delayed report on this, please. >> good morning, supervisors. don goncher from the budget and analyst's office. the proposed resolution would approve modification number two of the contract from the office of contract administration, and ferara fire apparatus incorporated. extending the contract by

two years for a total of five-year term from august 26, h august 25, 2021. and increasing from $5.5 million to $15 million. as shown on page one, in june of 2016, o.c.a. issued a request for proposals to enter a contract for triple combination fire pump engines for the san francisco fire department. ferara fire apparatus was deemed the highest scoring sponsor and responsible proposer. there is a total cost of $7, 973, 792, for an average cost o792.o.c.a.plans tn

additional six fire engines for $3,545,942. we do note that the cost proposals submitted by ferara includes a 1% payment discount for payment within 30 days of invoice. the payment discount has not been applied to either purchase to date. had the discount been applied, they could have saved $779,000 714 on the purchase. we do recommend approval of the proposed resolution. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any comments, questions? yes, supervisor stefa stefani. >> thank you, to the chair. have there been any impediments to utilizing that 1% discount for

payment within 30 days? and if there have been any impediments, it was only around $80,000, but at the same time, we want to make sure we're saving as much money as possible. >> yeah. i mean, those past orders that didn't have the 1% payment discount included in there that we just can chalk it up to perhaps administrative error there. but these units are priority for the city. and definitely, again, this current proposed order will have the 1% payment terms on the order, and every effort will be made by the city to ensure that inspection and testing and all those things can take place hopefully within a 30-day period so we can make sure we take advantage of that. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: let's open this up for public comment. seeing none, public

comment is now closed. so i have a question about where these triple pump trucks are being dispersed throughout the city. >> good morning, again, assistant deputy chief tony rivera. currently,all of these fire engines have 360° cameras which allows the driver and officer to actually completely see around the vehicle. we've been placing the majority of the engines in the high dense center density af san francisco, chinatown, north beach, financial district, south of market, just because of the traffic congestion and multiple bike lanes. we want to ensure that public is safe, and we feel that currently that's the best location for these vehicles. >> chairwoman: and how about these additional six? >> the additional six, i believe, will be placed in

cathedral hill, also in the downtown -- a couple more in the downtown corridor. but we're also going to move some of the vehicles that are in the south market area out to the west side, including richmond and sunset. so they will see a lot of these vehicles going out to the west side of the city. we traditionally put the vehicles in the downtown area first because of the high volume of calls. and then they kind of get handed down to the other companies. >> chairwoman: okay. thank you very much. this also, i think, is a retroactive approval. and it is because actually the term is from april 1, 2019, through march 31, 202. 2022. do we have a city attorney to see if this amendment is substance tif substantive or.

and the bma gives approval -- isn't that correct? >> thank you. on the timing of the approval? >> chairwoman: no. i'm sorry. you recognize approval, got it. i'm sorry, i'm looking at another item. so sorry. okay. i would say the question about the 1% discount is great. and let's make a motion. supervisor stefani? >> yes. i'd like to move to forward this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. i think we can take that without objection. again, apologies for reading the wrong comments on the wrong item. thank you very much. thank you for coming today. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: so, madam clerk will you pleas read number

one. >> authorizing the public utilities to execute an agreements with american water resources to have an water program to residential costumers in san francisco in exchange for payment of $3.61 a month for a term of four years to commence upon board approval. >> chairwoman: i believe we have michael tran here. hi. >> hi. good morning, supervisors, members of the budget and finance committee. my name is michael tran. i'm an engineer with the san francisco public utilities commission. i'm here today to present the professional services contract number 86 for the residential water service and sewer lateral service and protection, and marketing program. i'd like to start off with providing a very brief overview of the city's collection system. we have over 1,000 miles of sewer mains, and an approximate mileage of 700

sewer miles. and san francisco is predominantly a combined system, meaning when rain water and sewer water exchange and the pipes, they go through the storage boxes around san francisco. it allows for potentially overflow into san francisco bay or the pacific ocean under major storm events. the city has a -- to go over the broad overview of the city's water distribution system. 17 storage tanks and about 416 million gallons of water storage. and in addition, there is a separate high-pressure water firefighting system. and to dive into the

detail of today's contract, i'd like to go over the sewer service laterals. let's start off with the sewer service lateral. the sewer service lateral is currently identified by the san francisco public works code to be the sewer lateral is entirely owned by homeowners. they are responsible to maintain and repair the upper sewer lateral, while the san francisco p.u.c. is responsible to replace structural defects on the lower lateral. they are working to update the public code in article 4. and is currently in draft stage. the water service lateral is a little more clear in delineation. the customer has responsibility for repair, maintenance, and installation, from the water meter back to the property, while the san francisco p.u.c. replaces the service lateral from the water meter back to

the watermain. why is this important? this is important, because, to be honest, most homeowners are unaware of their responsibilities. to be frank, the codes are kind of complex. and, unfortunately, the water and sewer service laterals are aging infrastructure, and most homhomeowners would not know there is an issue until it is too late. let's say a water service break or potentially a sewer service lateral break. and most homeowners are unaware of the costs associated with repairing these infrastuctures. and why is it a concern? because most of these service laterals are similar in age to the homes, which could be ranging from a few decades do over a century old. sewers are particularly more challenging because the gravity operation. it shows very little telltale signs when the lateral is broken or

non-functioning or beginning to break. and until something catastrophic happens, like sewage backing on to the sidewalk or potentially even into the property. the next slide, i would like to show a typical household configuration with respect to both household and sewer. it is a typical configuration. you can see the standard asphalt over sub-base pavement. the gutter, and the sidewalk and the typical household, where it is located. water service laterals are clearly delin nated delineated e of the clear demarcation of the water meter. from the water meter back to the property, that's where the property owner is responsible. on the sewer lateral, it gets a little more complex, which i'll explain on the next slide. this exhibit shows a little more detail as far as the typical

configuration. and to re-emphasize, these are very generalized configurations. so the lower lateral is defined by the public code from the projection of the curb out to the sewer main. that is the portion where the p.u.c. would repair and replace structural defects. but project owners are still responsible for maintenance and inspection. >>inspection. and over here that projection helps clarify the jurisdiction of the san francisco p.u.c. and the department of inspection administers plumbing code from this line back into the property. a little more about the contract itself with american water resources. this contract was competitively bidded out in 2018. american water resources was the highest scoring proposer. it will allow them to

utilize the p.u.c. logo on marketing efforts, such as on mailings, to potential eligible program costumers. eligibility is based off of water meter services, sized two inches and smaller, and strictly for residential use. currently the san francisco p.u.c. estimates there is a little over 111,000 eligible for this program. what is important about this program is that it will offer an affordable and low-cost option to assist with these unexpected costs associated with repair of the service laterals. this program is optional to s.f. p.u.c. costumers. so they can elect to enroll or not. so at the completion of any type of upper sewer lateral repair or replacement, they will tell victelevisethe entire lated submit it over to the

p.u.c. and they will generate a $3.61 per month per enrollee, and that estimate is estimated to be approximately $1.9 million. american water resources has several program highlights, and these were established base lines from the initial r.f.p. so the -- in order to enroll, the customer cannot have any preexisting -- they cannot look for preexisting conditions. so the only requirement is for a 30-day wait period for new costumers. american water resources run independent educational outreach, which the san francisco p.u.c. will have an opportunity to review before it is executed. american water resources will also operate their own 24/7 call center to respond to claims. there is very limited p.u.c. support required as american water resources will be billing directly to their program costumers.

and just to illustrate the costs of the premiums, for water service, $4.49 a month. sewer lateral alone is $8 .88 a-month. a little more detail about the contract. the contract was advertised in january 2018, and bids were opened on march 2018. two bidders, american water rewater resources and the other was home services. american water resources was the highest-ranked proposer. with the support of the board of supervisors, the san francisco p.u.c. is targeting to proceed june of 2019. today we are asking -- we are requesting for the board of supervisors to support the approval of this award to american water resources for the

initial term of four years. s thank you. thanthank you.>> chairwoman: m, this is like an insurance policy for the upper lateral property owners. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> chairwoman: we've had ours repaired, and it is very expensive, quite frankly. so this is an optional opt-in, that p.u.c. costumers can actually partake of. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> chairwoman: any comments, questions from colleagues? seeing none, any public comments on item number one. seeing none, public comment is now closed. there is no d.l. a. report on this. i move this to the board with a positive recommendation. thank you very much, colleagues. thank you very much,

mr. tran. >> item number two, resolution approving an emergency declaration of the public utilities commission to repair the hedgy hedgy waters, near groveman, california, for a total estimated cost not to exceed $400,000. >> chairwoman: okay, we have mr. c. richie here, the assistant general manager of water enterprise. >> thank you, chair fewer. >> steve richie at the p.u.c. this was an emergency declaration that came about as a result of a large snowstorm on february 16th of this year. it caused a 160-foot tall ponderosa pine tree to fall into our right-of-way, and specifically against a high voltage transmission tower and line near groveland, california. it damaged the tower and brought down a couple of

the transmission lines. they also affected pg&e distribution lines below that as well, and the ones that actually deliver water and electricity to people's houses. we saw clearly that this was an emergency condition. and processed a change order with an existing contractor where we competitively bid with similar work with big valley electric. that contractor, with the specialist sub completed temporary repairs about february 23rd, so about a week after the incident. this was, again, a fairly big storm. this was probably the biggest storm of the year. the tree in question here had been inspected, and we expected to monitor it. it is not on our property, and we didn't see any dangerous signs, but it was tall enough to cause a problem. so we're working with adjacent property owners to re-evaluate the trees there.

and we have to deal with these things all of the time. i'd be happy to answer any questions. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any questions from colleagues? seeing none, i believe there is a d.l d.l.a. report on this? >> dan gontra with the budget and analyst's office. the proposed will repair hedgy water and powers near big creek shaft road in groveland, california forks a total estimate not to exceed $400,000. as mentioned on february 16, 2019, during a large snowstorm, a tree fell into hedgy water and power's transmission line near big creek shaft road near groveland. pg&e required s.f.

p.u.c.'s transmission line to make repairs to the distribution line, which was also damaged. san francisco public utilities commission processed the change order. the change order included specialty work, to hire a subcontractor, and it required big valleyling electric to obtain pricing from two sub-contractors. and they were able to conduct the work immediately. a fixed price of $236,000 was negotiatore,000negotiated wg valley. to date, the public utilities commission has spent $335,000 of the total $400,000. the p.u.c. expects to use 390,000 of the total funds for the project as the

contingency istit is not exacted expected to be spent. and the current balance available in the fund is $6.2 million. as we note in our report, the hedgy water and power right-of-way pair is physically inspected annually for encroachment. it was recommended for increased monitor, however the tree was healthy and not recommended for removal. we recommend approving the proposed postal. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any member of the public would like to comment? seeing none, the public comment is now closed. i make a motion to move this to the board with a positive recommendation. please call item number three. >> resolution authorizing the office of contract administration to enter into a multi-year contract with goldengate petroleum

for a three-year terms of april 1, 2019, to march 31, 2020. not to exceed $35 million. >> chairman: thank you very much. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm a senior administrative analyst with the contract administration, and i'm accompanied here by our director and city purchaser alex, and we're here to give a short interpretation to support our request that you approve a new contract for renewable diesel. firstly, i'll go over a brief background on renewable diesel itself, a bracbackground on the current contract, and then i'll go over inventory of the city's current contract, which will lead me to talk about the number of vehicles and the equipment, and the expense for the renewal diesel is on the rise. and it will give some details about the contract

we are seeking your approval on. background on renewable diesel, it is used by vehicles and equipment, vehicles we consider heavy duty or utility vehicles. there are different types of diesel. there are petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. this contract is for renewable diesel, which is a few made of renewable materials, such as vegetable oils, animal waste, and greases. it is 100% renewable. and because of that, it is more environmentally-friendly than regular petroleum diesel, which is a fossel fuel, and more than biodiesel, which is a mixture of petroleum diesel and renewable diesel, and also more than gasoline. it also emits less greenhouse gases, and that's why it is greener and it plays an important role in the city's role to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. some background on the type of contract we would like to give for this commodity. it will be an as-needed contract. meaning that departments will use it on an as-needed basis. it means that the not to exceed amount you will grant us today, hopefully, is a contractual cap we can go go over. iover.but what it will doe is secure a source of renewable diesel for the city. it is available to all city departments, and historically, the most commonly heavy users of this contract have been m.t.a., s.f.o., the p.u.c., the department of public works and fire department. and shortly i'll talk a little about the types of vehicles that use this type of fuel. this will be an as-needed contract, and the departments will purchase with the funding they have

already received approval for in the process when they come to the board every year. so the current contract, which we hope to replace with this new contract before you today, it was established in april 2016, pursuant to resolution 8216, and it was a three-year agreement with goldengate petroleum with $60 million, not to exceed amount. the contract provided renewable diesel to various departments. we have seen an upward trend of the number of vehicles that use renewable diesel. which leads me to my next slide, which is the current inventory of city vehicles that use this type of fuel. you can see that it is varied in terms of the types of vehicles and equipment. we have things like boats and carts. in terms of buses, we have buses from m.t.a., we have transport buses from the sheriff's office. we have the library's book mobile. we have equipment that would be called heavy

equipment, things that heavy equipment are bulldozers and tractors. we have small equipment, which are equipment that it can't be driven, but still uses fuel. examples of those are things like power washers or portable generators. we also have small off-road equipment, which are equipment that it can be driven, but not on streets, such as forklifts and the riding lawn mowers. we also have trailers, which are things that would be attached to another vehicle, like a wood chipper, a light tower, or a generator. trucks is very varied. we have the fire department -- the fire engine trucks. we have police command trucks. we have street sweepers, and we have dump trucks. under vans, we have things like ambulances and cargo vans. all for a total of 2,491.

and this next slide shows the increase in the number of vehicles and equipment that use renewable diesel. in 2015, we had 2,171 vehicles. four years later, we have 2,491. and so 2,491 is the current number of vehicles that use renewable diesel. that's a good thing because the more vehicles that use this type of fuel, the less are using the fossel fuels. also with the increase in the vehicle amount comes an increase in the spending, which is what this next slide shows. under the current contract, these are the spend amounts over the -- with the current contract. the current contract started in april 2016, for that year, we spent about $9.1 million. in 2017, we spent $13 million, and in 2018,

we spent $14.8 million. this takes me to talk about that new contract, which we are hoping you will approve. so we obtained this new contract through a competitive process. in november of 2018, our office conducted a competitive low bid for renewable devil rays. devidevildiesel.we selected goe pretoria becauspetroleum becausy were the lowest. we would like to give them a total contract term of five years. our original request was for a not to exceed value of $75 million, which was based on that last year's total. we took the average of that year and extrapolated it for 60 months, which included the original three-year term plus the two-year option. but the budget analyst recommended we only obtain the amount sufficient for

the three-year term, which is $45 million, and require us to come back to you guys for any increases in the future, and our office agrees with that. we believe $45 million would be sufficient for the three-year term, and if we needed additional funds after that, we would come back to you guys. that's it. if you have any questions, we'll try to answer them. >> chairwoman: okay. any questions, comments? well, let's hear from the b.l.a. first. >> dan with the budget office. the proposed resolution will approve a renewable diesel purchasing office between the office of contract administration and golden gate from april 2019h 2022. with two one-year options to extend through march 2024. o.c.a. conducted a competitive solicitation for a new renewable diesel

purchasing contract. they with based on mark-ups or mark-downs, by a price benchmarked used by government agencies for fuel purchase. o.c.a. received two proposals, and goldengate petroleum was deemed the lowest cost proposal. and sufficient funding is available in the fiscal year '18/'19 budget. we note in the report that o.c.a. is seeking am approval for the few $75 million, not to exceed the amount, without board of supervisors. and as the resolution currently reads, the full $75 million can be spent in the initial three-year term before the options are exercised. our department agrees with our recommendation, that we recommend amending the proposal resolution to require the board of supervisors' approval of each one-year contract

extension by a half million dollars, and to limit the not to exceed the $45 million over the initial three-year term of the contact, with authorization to exceed $16 million upon exercising the first option, and $75 million upon exercising the second option. and we do recommend approving the resolution as amended. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. let's open this up for public comment now. are there any members of the public that would like to comment on item number three. seeing none, public comment is now closed. all right. now this is n my notes for item number three, that i believe this is retroactive. we should make an amendment, also, that this contract is for retroactive approval. so, mr. state attorney, are these amendments proposed by the b.l.a., or that it is now labelled a

retroactive approval -- are those substanc substantive. >> neither trigger an amendment today. >> chairwoman: any comments or questions? i would like to make a motion to approve them, and the amendment that states this contract is for retroactive approval. we can take that without objection. and then i would like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation as amended. thank you very much. madam clerk, can you please call item number five. >> the resolution authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a monetary gift in the amount of $200,000 from the richard and bonnie green survivors' trust to the laguna program through june 30, 2029. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. we have mr. fraser here

from the department of public health for laguna honda hospital and rehabilitation center. >> good morning. earlier this year the bank of hawaii, the successor trustee of the richard and bonnie green survivors' trust exacted laguna honda to indicate that a $200,000 request be distributed. our best efforts to tie a connection between the greens and laguna honda was undertaken. the best we could come up with was that either one of the green's father may have been a resident at laguna honda. there were no requirements, no specific requirements, for the expenditures. so it would be used as our gift fund. and generally it is used to enhance the well-being and quality of life for our residents. the type of expenditures we would make for material

supplies and services include resident outings, cultural celebrations, cultural foods and entertainment. periodicals, and other expenditures determined by our gift fund committee. >> chairwoman: thank you, mr. fraser. there is no b.l.a. report. let's open this up for public comment. are there members of the public that would like to comment on item number five? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i just want to say thank you to richard and bonnie green. and i'd like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation. take that without objection. thank you very much. madam clerk, are there any other items before us today? >> there are no other items. >> chairwoman: this meeting is adjourned.

>> good morning. thank you so much for joining us today. as you can tell for a monday morning, we have quite a crowd. as i was just talking to both jim and greg, who have the pleasure of the challenge of living here. this is nothing compared to what you might see on a warm summer day where there is in the height of tourist season. i am proud to be working with our san francisco county transportation and introducing ab1605. this is one of the most famous

streets in the country. we get 2 million visitors a year. people will be here for 10 hours just to get the opportunity to drive down, take a few minutes to drive down this very famous street. we are so proud that people come from all over the world to visit our city, but we also have to be acutely aware of how it impacts our residents. that really is the idea behind ab1605 that they have been working on and studying this, and, finally, after the study has come out we have come to the conclusion it is time to really start to pursue a reservation system similar to muur woods.

it is the idea to give people the system so you don't have a long line and traffic constantly blocked. it also allows this neighborhood not to feel the intense pressure of what it feels often time on a daily and hourly basis. this is the very beginning of our legislative process. the authority would be given to the city and county of san francisco, at which point we would turn it over to supervisor stephanie and the board to come up with their own plan of exactly how they want to implement it. we give them a lot of latitude what that is and how it would look to the public input. we are excited to work with everybody. the time has come to implement a reservation system to tourist can enjoy and so residents can get their life back. this is supervisor stephanie.

it is an honor to work with you on this issue. >> supervisor stefani: thank you for being here. i want to thank everyone who helped get us to this morning. assembly member tank. and the head of our transportation authority and andrew for actually dedicating so many hours to studying this issue here and coming forward with a resolution. they have been incredible partners to me. first as legislative aid and now as district two supervisor. i want to thank greg the president of the lombard hill association and the other community members who have been actually tire less advocates for this neighborhood. i am thrilled to stand at the bottom of the iconic street in san francisco to talk about solutions to an issue we tried to address for years.

we all know there are so many tourists. san francisco is one of the most beautiful places to visit. the crooked street is one of the top tourist destinations 2 million visitors each year. tourists are vital to our city and economy. they present challenges. on a busy day 20,000 people visit this area by foot and in cars. for a decade i worked to manage the crowds by trying several different things. i started the lombard ambassador program to assist visitors. we added parking control. we have signs. we increased police enforcement and did a pilot program to shut street to traffic to see what that would do. each action has made an impact. they are unable to properly

manage the crowds with the rapid growth of visitors. as i said in the last community meeting we have yet to nail this. this is something we must try to address the congestion that jams all of these streets and the surroundings areas. the bumper to bumper traffic is an environmental problem and can make this experience miserable for tourists. rather than waiting in line for 45 minutes visitors will have a reservation and drive down the crooked street with no problem. i am excited this pilot program is coming together. one of the steps necessary is to get step approval. i want to thank you for agreeing to allow the implementation and pricing system. i look forward to the continuing work to try something that is

going to make a difference in this area. now, i would like to introduce the president of lombard hill association and my friend. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this morning. it iwe have worked for five or x years with supervisor stephanie and her predecessor. it is a long hall. during tha whole period things didn't get better, traffic picked up. it was an increasing hurdle for us. supervisor stephanie mentioned andrew who has been tire less working on this project. i think he has what makes sense. it will free up the neighborhood, not just the street. our group that we represent,

everyone lives on the street and on montclaire, the whole area is affected by the congestion in the summertime. it goes four blocks each way in terms of traffic jam. this will help. it is really the start. it is half of the hurdle that we have. the other hurdle is to get control over the pedestrian traffic in the future. this is the first start. gosh, i am really excited we are at this point. as supervisor stephanie said. it is a pilot program. we want to see where it will go. we have unbelievable support. the paper said the support is mixed. at the town hall meeting two months ago it was over whole manying. two people spoke against it and one was a tour bus guide. the support is strong behind

this. we are excited this day has come, and we look forward to seeing where this goes. thank you. >> thank you. you have heard some of the reasons why we are all working together to do this while we want to treasure to be seen from people around the world and visitors, we also want to be able to make sure the neighborhood is liveable for the people who do live here. again, i want to thank the supervisors and stca for great work. are there questions? >> can you address the full aspect, where the money will go? >> the city and county need legislative authority from the state. it needs to go through legislative approval and signed by the governor.

that process will go through its process. our timeframe is we have until mid-september to get our bills to the governor's desk. he has until mid-october to sign them. >> it is up to the board of supervisors. >> basically the fee will be used to operate the system and for any safety measures in the area and for our ambassador program. >> we haven't decided but we are looking at around $5 for the price point. the board of supervisors are commissioners on the transportation authority. we would advance the proposal after we get state approval. >> do you know how much money that would generate? >> we are still studying the cost. it could generate a couple million dollars a year to cover the cost of the reservation system and supporting measures.

the ambassador, perhaps even paid off-duty officers. >> would that go back to the city or to the neighborhood? >> i believe the idea is to fund the program. whoever the board or city would choose to implement the program would have that to add more the program -- to ad to administer e program. >> we are not looking at a physical gate. we are looking at license plate readers as a form of being able to either read the license that is going down that has the reservation. we are not looking at putting any physical structure here. >> i noticed it is a pilot program. is there any evidence this will reduce traffic if traffic is the concern? >> absolutely. that is why we are doing it. muir woods is an example of that. we have been studying this for years.

after not nailing this we have tried so many different things. asking questions for months. >> 20% reduction? define it? >> sure. right now we see a focus of 45 minute wait on any given day. that spin of the congestion can go 10 hours on a weekday. that is to reduce that from three blocks to the first block before you head down the crooked street. not only in the woods we see it in a lot of different venues, museums, the anne frank house in europe. you see venues popular using this method to manage the dema demand. >> people that don't know there is a fee and end up turning and

trying to find parking. >> we are already talking with sf travel and the various folks in the tourism industry to make sure folks would understand this is how you make the reservation. we would have paid staff in the initial pilot for the customer service for a good experience. if you didn't have a reservation you would be advised where there is a reservation available and we would help you on the spot. >> a campaign to reach people from all different countries around the world? >> absolutely, sam. we had a similar situation where the north parking lot on the golden gate bridge. the golden gate bridge is probably the only thing more famous. that north parking lot is now closed for a number of weekends

only open to to your buses. the bridge authority runs that and work with sf travel and do signage to make sure residents have known that. part was to relieve congestion. what happened is people would get to the north parking lot. it would create congestion all the way through the park up 19th avenue. i live a block from 19th avenue. the cue would go all the way down there. that is how much congestion that would cause for people waiting for the parking lot on a summer day. it can work with proper outreach and information. with the internet it is easier to get information out to people coming. other questions?

>> what opposition do you anticipate? >> we don't anticipate opposition. the discussion is trying to ensure the neighborhood and residents have a robust discussion to find exactly the right fee as well as the right thing to do for the neighborhood. >> an issue regarding congestion and safety. is far for car break-ins? what are the safety issues you are looking at. >> first of all, pedestrian safety. you can look around you and see this is a situation that with cars and pedestrians that could, you know, could end up in a fatality or injury. we want to make sure we have the right amount of parking control officers and police to make sure everyone is taken care of. >> do you have examples of people hurt here? >> definitely. we can have greg speak to that. the car break in is why we have

had police officers here to make sure that tourists are taken care of. they don't realize they can't leave things in cars. we are beefing up security. >> in terms of safety, i have lived here 22 years it is a good record, to be honest. there are about four major accidents, cars flip over. there has been one little girl pinned between the wall and car, broke her leg and some other things. there has been no deaths that i know of. the crime situation has picked up dramatically. it is one of the worst part of the city because of car break-ins because of the tourists. what we are going to do here, i think, will help.

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>> chair fewer: meeting will come to order. this is april 17, 2019 regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. i am sand rao lee fewer, chairman of the budget and finance committee. i would like to thank kayleena and corwin from