captain mcfarrell len, and tom murphy. it is a great station. i mean, it is going to be outstanding once it is opened up. i'm a former member of station 5, and i'm very happy that this project got done. hopefully it will open up on may 1st. >> thank you very much, chief gonzales, for your report. at this point i will call public comment on chief gonzales' report as well. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner hartiman? >> thank you, president nanacaccio. >> this is sort of a nos nos not

nostalgic day. if this is something that you want to double check on -- you've just been great. i hope i don't see you often on the weekends. if i go by the headquarters, there is chief gonzales going in on a saturday or sunday as i'm going to a ballgame. one time, two weeks in a row, you were pulling in, as i hollered, chief, what are you doing here again this weekend. you're very dedicated. i know in your case, you have no children, and in some respects, more than maybe most others, this really is your family. i know your parents are just wonderful people. your father was a firefighter. you developed a great rereport. thireport. this is fantastic. over the years of being number two in charge, and often you had to stand in for the chief. and this is sort of -- i

hope that we see you around here and that you -- that whatever happens in the fire department, i hope chief nicholson decides to keep you around, but that's not my decision. that's hers. and you, along with her, will decide what you do next. i just wanted to thank you for all you do. this is a great video. i hope everybody liked it. when i saw it -- it was a little longer on government tv, but you can see how terrific this new station is going to be, and how much goes into it. but, anyway, i just wanted to thank you you, chief gonzales. you've just been fantastic at your job. and the fire department couldn't be more lucky than to have you as the number two person in charge here. you've definitely earned your stripes, and you definitely will leave a mark in this fire department. i appreciate you. >> thank you, commissioner. it has been a privilege.

>> thank you very much, commissioner hard hartiman and vice president covington. >> thank you, mr. president. well, this is not good-bye, but there is always a time to, you know, give compliments. and thank you so much for your report. it's outstanding. over the past couple of years, it has become quite voluminous, but it is still riveting reading, so thank you for that. and thank you for just being you, you know, and being so outgoing an and...knowledgeable and willing to share that knowledge with the commissioners and with other people in the department. it's been a pleasure to work with you. it is always good to see you. >> thank you, commissioner. much appreciate it. >> thank you very much vice president covington.

at this particular point, i'll have a few comments. chief gonzales, you will be greatly missed. your dedication, your hard work over the years, is greatly appreciated by this commission and this department. you've served the chief of the department very well, been loyal -- and that's a big word in our fire department. but also dedicated to the services of this department. i know that quite often you talk about your father, who dedicated himself to this department as well. so it is a great, great achievement to be able to i'm going to miss this, as the vice president talked about, lengthy report. it has grown over the years. i've always enjoyed it because it always encompasses all of the members of the department and their command force. sometimes you think you miss somebody in the command force, but, again,

the report always reminds me of that. chief decasio, again, in terms of the areas, the appreciation to captain harold, captain pratt, captain coffe, captain bowin, captain law, all of that, in terms of also chief sudle, and chief rivera, you looked great in that video, as you always do. i'm telling you, it is only you and me. and in terms of chief cochran, who will be up here very soon -- thank you very much for all of it. and then you, chief zanoff, as well, you're warpart of this operation. thank you for your dedication. >> thank you, president. >> at this particular point, with no questions,

madam secretary. >> item seven, commission report, report on commission activities since last meeting on march 27th, 2019. >> i'll take public comment on the commission report, which is item seven at this time. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, anything to report? >> i do have -- >> commissioner hartiman, please. >> thank you. we have time, so i don't feel like i'm wasting time. this really has a lot to do with the san francisco fire department, but i was on a cruise and last week went down to los angeles and the port of san pedro has one of my favorite fire boat stations. i'm sure many of you have seen it. it is a big, curved, beautiful -- like a half circle, and they have their fire boat number 2

there. and there are also four other fire boats, and they have four another stations in that small little area. i didn't bother the firefighters at station -- it's actually station 112 -- i didn't bother them. but i noticed a memorial they had right next to the station. the longest serving firefighter in the history of the united states, and this was their research that had shown in 2004, i think it was, captain jones, 55 and a half years. so i don't know if anybody has beat that since, but that was in 2004. so it was interesting. it is terro very picturesque. it is very, very nice. and it was nice seeing chief rivera with our fire

boat right behind them, our new francis. thank you. that's it. >> all right. thank you very much. commissioner varinici. >> chief, this isn't your last meeting, is it? we were congratulating you as though it was a good-bye -- >> it's just my last meeting this time around. i mean, i'm not going to be presenting operations report in may. that will be cd2. i will be at the next deputy chief administration presentation. as far as the report, as part of my transition, vic is going to be doing the same thing. obviously he can modify and do what he wants, but this is what you, as a commission, like, and the process is already in place, so i'm sure he'll continue it. >> so there will be time for other accolades? >> we'll shake hands and

hug. >> don't make promises you can't keep. >> thank you very much. at this point, madam secretary. >> item eight, drone policy, on the language changes to the drone policy since its adoption on january 9th, 2019. >> at this point, before you start, chief cochran, i'm going to ask for public comment on your report. seeing none, public comment is closed. i'm going to do your report, and i want to remind the commissioners we did adopt the policy in terms of the drone. this presentation is an update and language. chief cochran, is there an action item on this or just an update? >> an action item. >> an action item. >> action item to accept the ramifications or revisions? >> i believe so, sir. >> thank you very much. chief cochran, proceed. >> good morning, mr. president, commissions, deputy chief

gonzales, and mike cochran, home land security. we did meet the city attorney on the 11th, and they've had some recommendations, and we submitted that in our policy, and put it in front of you for your review. did you have a chance to look at it? this is where we get final approval to send it to the state because it is a grant-funded drone. and then o.e.s. will get our aviation request to give us authority to purchase the drone. so that's where we're at. >> thank you very much, chief cochran. >> chief, how is this not -- not having seen a red-line version, how is this version different from what we approved prior? what exacting are the changes? do you have those in front of you? >> i do. i might have to refer to our c.f.o., who worked

more directly with the city attorney. on page one, section one, the policy becomes valid with the signature of the chief of the department and final approval of the fire commission. that was one add-in. page one, section two, was the formating to match the coyk policy headings. and she made a title change, are or recommended a title change on page three, section three, to protocols for safe operation. and on page seven, ownership, we removed "on or off duty," as the drone will only be operated on duty. so it was minor word changes that we got through updates. i think as many hands we can get to look at it before it goes in front of the citizens, we know haas

been reviewed several times by the commission, by the city attorney, and then we can move forward. i just want to be as thorough as possible. >> thank you very much. commissioner? >> thank you. just to followup, is there any change in this policy that further ties your hands? is there anything in here that you think that will tie your hands to do the job of saving a life in case of an emergency if you need it? >> that was our purpose from the beginning. we did not want to follow the city policy. it was way too restrict stiff. restrictive. basically wherever we want whenever we want is what the fire department needs to do it correctly for life safety issues. so this policy covers that. >> by example, section -- page 9b, no-fly zones.

okay, you're not going to be doing that? hold on, let me finish. you're not going to be going out searching for building operators and owners for permission to use the drone to save somebody's life. that is just not going to happen. san francisco circle landmarks are defined by article 10, and then it has a website. you're certainly not, in the case of an emergency, going to be going to that website, saying, wait a minute, this is a landmark and i need to get permission from somebody for. i noticed there is an exception, the exception for s.f.f.d. emergency operation. but the exception seems to be limited, where there is a c.a.o. waiver approval. and i just want to make sure that whoever is operating this drone is not responding to the scene of an emergency, or

someone who is hanging off a cliff and needs emergency assistance, and you're making phone calls as to whether or not you can actually use this drone to save a life. i want to make sure there is no language in here that prevents you from using this thing when you need to use it, or making you stumble. >> that was one of the -- i will say blocks that we wanted to get over. we wanted to coya and the f.a.a. 10 7, which we're doing both. the recommendation is get both, and then you're covered. you go 2:00 a.m. and launch it when you need it. and then we file a post-flight report. i agree, i don't want to be making phone calls on the way to an emergency. >> they coya is -- i want to make sure that is so expansive it allows you to

respond when you need to respond, without having to stumble over a document, a phone call, or a call down to the building manager or the port or anybody else that thinks their building is so special they need an exemption. >> correct. i want to the national expert o on coas. and that's what i followed. >> thanks, chief. >> vice president covington, please. >> thank you very much. i think the drone policy has been vetted by a number of different entities. you know, including the menlo park department, was able to give our homeland security expert additional

information. i think it is good to go. i'd like to move this item. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. there is a motion to move. commissioner hartiman. >> do you want the motion seconded first? or do you want me to ask my question. >> your prerogative. >> okay, i'll ask my question, not that i won't second it. chief cochran, you're very familiar with menlo park, and do they have a policy with their governing body down there, part of the county or joint areas that menlo park works with -- do they have a document similar to this, or do you know? >> so they have their own coa. it is a fire district. and that's what they recommend. but they also have a fully-funded drone program with one person in charge of a lot of things. yes, they have their own.

>> do they have a document as complicated as this in order to operate? or -- >> they have a coa and f.a.a. 107 exemptions. >> they've had to go through the similar hoops, then? >> yes. >> and they've been operating for, what, over five yearsory so? >years or so?>> i don't know ex. but they didn't have one when i was there. >> so their operation has been good and they haven't had a lot of complaints about privacy? that seems to be the big thing, about privacy or guns or ammunition being used. i saw last night on the news that aclu were complaining about those were a couple of the items they were worried about. anyway, if this service satisfis you, if you feel like you want this item passed, i'll second the motion. unless you want to modify it further. >> no. we should forward.

>> thank you very much, commissioner hartiman. he seconded the motion. before we proceed to a vote, vice president covington? >> thank you very much. the reason i referenced the menlo park department -- menlo park fire department -- is that in many ways they are the subject matter experts in this area, in northern california. and when chief francisco was in charge of homeland security, we went to menlo park -- i tagged along with him because he knows much more about these things than i do, of course. and people from all over northern california were there to learn about what menlo park had been doing. so it is not just that they are another fire department. they are the go-to people for this subject in this area. so that's why i feel very

comfortable in moving the item. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. at this point we have a motion from you, vice president covington, to adopt this, and we have a second from can commissioner hartiman. anymore discussion? i'm going to call for question. all in favor, say yea. >> yea. >> any opposed? none. congratulations, chief, your motion has been approved. >> thank you very much. >> madam secretary. >> item nine, agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. >> do we have any complic comment on this item nine, in terms of agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners. >> we'll just have to go through our regular commission agenda preparation. we do have a resolution that still needs to be vetted from commissioner cleveland, and i did make a request that we have a presentation from emergency communications,

but we will work on that, commissioners. so with that in mind, we'll close this item. if this is approved, we'll close this item in terms of. is there a public comment? >> if i may, in regards to commissioner cleveland's resolution, i believe i have to do this in public and can't -- which is why i'm doing it now and not off-line to you, because i worked on that resolution with him early on, and so this has to be done in public. but that particular resolution went through vetting for nearly six to eight months with the city attorney's office. i don't -- i think because of the brown act rules, i can't forward that information to you. but i'll ask the city attorney how it is i can get that information to the commission so they can see that particular resolution has been vetted? but i just -- >> excuse me. just for everyone, what resolution are you referring to, please? >> i believe, if i'm not

mistaken, the resolution you're referencing references the reserves? >> correct. >> yes. so that's the resolution, there was a lot of back and forthwith the city attorney and actually two other city departments. >> i think it was actually agenda-ized and it was continued. so the resolution is out there. >> okay on the vetting on the vetting issue, i wanted to make sure that issue is out there. >> as point of information, commissioner, as well, h.r. has taken a look at it, as well as chief nicholson wanted to take a look at it as well. >> sure. >> so we're in the process. madam secretary? >> item 10, adjournment. >> we're going to adjourn in memory of ed harringto harrington --

[inaudible] >> aarons. >> thank you. i appreciate the help. i don't want to disrespect anybody. and also lieutenant william chewy? >> yes. in memory of those two retired firefighters, this meeting is adjourned.

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. >> it's great to see everyone kind of get together and prove, that you know, building our

culture is something that can be reckoned with. >> i am desi, chair of economic development for soma filipinos. so that -- [ inaudible ] know that soma filipino exists, and it's also our economic platform, so we can start to build filipino businesses so we can start to build the cultural district. >> i studied the bok chase choy her achbl

heritage, and i discovered this awesome bok choy. working at i-market is amazing. you've got all these amazing people coming out here to share one culture. >> when i heard that there was a market with, like, a lot of filipino food, it was like oh, wow, that's the closest thing i've got to home, so, like, i'm going to try everything. >> fried rice, and wings, and three different cliefz sliders. i haven't tried the adobe yet, but just smelling it yet brings back home and a ton of memories. >> the binca is made out of different ingredients, including cheese.

but here, we put a twist on it. why not have nutella, rocky road, we have blue berry. we're not just limiting it to just the classic with salted egg and cheese. >> we try to cook food that you don't normally find from filipino food vendors, like the lichon, for example. it's something that it took years to come up with, to perfect, to get the skin just right, the flavor, and it's one of our most popular dishes, and people love it. this, it's kind of me trying to chase a dream that i had for a long time. when i got tired of the corporate world, i decided that i wanted to give it a try and

see if people would actually like our food. i think it's a wonderful opportunity for the filipino culture to shine. everybody keeps saying filipino food is the next big thing. i think it's already big, and to have all of us here together, it's just -- it just blows my mind sometimes that there's so many of us bringing -- bringing filipino food to the city finally. >> i'm alex, the owner of the lumpia company. the food that i create is basically the filipino-american experience. i wasn't a chef to start with, but i literally love lumpia, but my food is my favorite foods i like to eat, put into my favorite filipino foods, put together. it's not based off of recipes i

learned from my mom. maybe i learned the rolling technique from my mom, but the different things that i put in are just the different things that i like, and i like to think that i have good taste. well, the very first lumpia that i came out with that really build the lumpia -- it wasn't the poerk and shrimp shanghai, but my favorite thing after partying is that bakon cheese burger lumpia. there was a time in our generation where we didn't have our own place, our own feed to eat. before, i used to promote filipino gatherings to share

the love. now, i'm taking the most exciting filipino appetizer and sharing it with other filipinos. >> it can happen in the san francisco mint, it can happen in a park, it can happen in a street park, it can happen in a tech campus. it's basically where we bring the hardware, the culture, the operating system. >> so right now, i'm eating something that brings me back to every filipino party from my childhood. it's really cool to be part of the community and reconnect with the neighborhood. >> one of our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantown or little saigon,

there's little communities there that act as place makers. when you enter into little philippines, you're like where are the businesses, and that's one of the challenges we're trying to solve. >> undercover love wouldn't be possible without the help of

the mayor and all of our community partnerships out there. it costs approximately $60,000 for every event. undiscovered is a great tool for the cultural district to bring awareness by bringing the best parts of our culture which is food, music, the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being

acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that enerit >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their shop & dine in the 49 within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services in the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so we're will you shop & dine in the 49 chinatown has to be one the best unique shopping areas in san

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and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we really make a lot of people lives better more people get a job here not just a big firm. >> you don't have to go anywhere else we have pocketed of great neighborhoods haul have all have their own uniqueness. >> san francisco has to all.

>> good morning everybody on this beautiful tuesday in the city and county of san francisco. i am so excited to be here. today we are proposing to remove

barriers that prevent employment for thousands of san francisco for some people a speeding ticket or parking ticket are annoandannoyances. for others they can be a major financial set back. in 2015, a report showed in cities and counties across the nation, thousands of people were struggling to pay their traffic tickets and court fines and fees. i have first-hand experiences how the fines can force someone to decide between paying their car to get out of tow or issues of that nature and paying rent. in san francisco before december of 2015, if someone could not pay the traffic fines, their

driver's license were suspended. imagine already struggling to pay your bills, then you receive a notice in the mail your driver's license was suspended. not only can you not drive legally, but more and more companies now require a driver's license specifically for employment. in fact, studies show that people who have their driver's license suspended, almost half will lose their jobs in a year. this is not equitable. i am grateful that supervisor walton is here with us today. sadly, we knew in bayview-hunters point they have three times the average of the number of driver's licenses that have been suspended statewide. that is why san francisco was the first in the nation to stop suspended driver's licenses for failure to pay fines.

[applause.] over two years ago, we were the first to top suspended driver's licenses for failure to appeer in traffic court. after we discovered the biggest reason people do not show up for traffic court date is because they cannot afford to pay the fees. people are also worried if they show up, they would be forced to give up their driver's license, and, sadly, some are afraid they might gee arrested. he on o get arrested. while we stopped the suspensions. we discovered 88,000 driver's licenses were still marked as suspended in the super-your court date take base. thousands of residents were unable to drive legally because they did not show up for traffic court date even though the

super-your court no longer suspended licenses for this reason. when we looked into what it would take to lift those previous suspensions, we were told that the superior court only needed $15,000. $15,000, which we provided. for $15,000, we could create a clean slate for everyone across our system. [applause.] it may seem like a small amount, but it is going to have a tremendous impact on so many people's lives. so today, thanks to the work of everyone here, i am proud to announce that all holds on driver's license for failure to apfear in traffic court have been lifted. [applause.] what is so great is that we are the first city in california,

according to our research so far, the first city in the nation to do this. [applause.] now, to be clear, if you have had your driver's license suspended because you were driving recklessly or you have holds from other counties, your driver's license will be suspended until you resolve those issues. if you are one of the thousands who could not afford the traffic convict and therefore did not show up for traffic court dates, you can take action to get your license back. we have flyers explaining how to call the dmv. how are you going to get through to the dmv? nevertheless, we have flyers explaining how to call the dmv to find out exactly what you need to do, and we will make sure that all of our city departments and websites have this information. while we need to have

consequences and penalties for people who break the law, we do not want to do this in a way that makes it harder for people to get a second chance. in san francisco, we know that we can hold people accountable without putting them into financial distress. whether by eliminating wasteful administrative fines and fees in our court systems which we did here in san francisco or getting rid of overdue library fees that prevent people from accessing our public records, or offering discounts for low income residents to pay their traffic fines. the announcement continues the commitment in this city to help lift people up. by taking this step, we are making it possible for thousands of people to get back to work,

to grow our economy and create better lives for themselves and their families. i would like to thank everyone including the financial justice project. [applause.] the office of our amazing treasure jose and so many who have worked on these issues for years, including many of the community groups who helped us to focus on the courts over the past several months, and members of the san francisco fines and fees task force that led the research on starting this effort. now our next speaker is someone who has dedicated her career to fighting for the legal rights of low income residents and working on a more equitable and financial justice policy. please join me in welcoming

elisa from lawyers committee from civil rights. thank you. [applause.] thank you, mayor breed. it is wonderful to be in san francisco, which is a leader on common sense policies to increase public safety and benefit and protect our lowest income residents. as many of you know, traffic tickets in california are expense expensive. we did a study that showed they were twice as much as places like new york. $500 for coming around a right hand turn for a red light. for many families that is out of reach. we have had person after person coming to us to say i can't afford $500. if i could have my driver's license i could keepny job, take

kids to school and not risk arrest because if you drive on a suspended license, that is incarceration. that is a criminal offense. this step that san francisco is taking is saying we don't want driver's license suspension to be a collection sledgehammer. we want it to be about public safety. we want those in san francisco and the bay area who drive here to be able to work. we want our residents to have fair and be common sense policies around driver's license suspension. san francisco is a leader in this. we call on other communities to follow san francisco's lead. 88,000 suspensions lifted. that means more people who can work. that means more people who can drive safely and legally. i will say one thing, if you go to the courthouse in san francisco and you are there right as the court clerk's

office closes, then you have seen the person every day there is at least one person who took off of their work at risk to their job, tried to get to the courthouse and was two minutes late after they shut the door. when you see that look on that person's face, when you know what they had to sacrifice to make that effort, you know it doesn't make sense to punish that person more than a person with money would be punished. you can mail in the pavement to avoid it. for low-wage workers and communities of color this is a punishment for being poor. congratulations to san francisco and all of the organizers who worked so long and hard to make this happen. we are grateful for san francisco as a leader. thank you. >> thank you to the lawyer's committee and all the work they continue to do. now, i would like to ask the supervisor from district 10 to

provide a few remarks. [applause.] >> i am definitely going to be brief. i am trying to get my voice back for a long time. this is true equity at work. so many times we fine people for infractions and the punishment is to increase the fine. the punishment for that is to increase the fine and take away the very things that allow you to be economically self-sufficient to put you in a place where you could possibly pay a fine. we have learned over the years that does not work. what does work is information and helping people learn how to be responsible so going back and retroactively eliminating the unnecessary fines that stifle folks who are trying to work

hard to earn a living is the right thing to do. i just want to thank the treasure's office and everyone from the task force and committees that continue to work on equitable opportunity for low north carolinas to make sure -- low income communities to make sure they are not punished. this is important. this l make a major impact. i want to thank mayor breed for standing up to lead the city toward these equitable policies in san francisco. >> thank you, supervisor walton. now, i would like to welcome the aclu of northern california. >> hello. i am the chief program officer of the aclu of northern california, but i have worked in

civil rights and social justice for 20 years. i am the daughter of california and native of the bay area. i live here and raise my children here because we are a community that believes in diversity and equity and inclusion in our society. i think we aspire for what martin luther king talked about as the beloved community. we aspire to create that community. we cannot do that if we punish people for being low income and poor. we live in a city, region, state and country with great resources and opportunities, the greatest. also, we have great and unanswered racial and economic inequities. as we invest in these wonderful programs, minimum wage and investment in education and training and wenvist in the folks left out of the prosperity of this golden state, we have to

simultaneously route out and end these unjust practices and policies that drain financial resources from these exact communities. if we don't, we are trying to build a house on quicksand. we neat to stop and look how equity plays into the work we do not just in building community but making a solid foundation. this is about economic and racial just tuesday. this is about civil rights and liberties, removing burdens that hold people back from jobs and education and from fully participating in the community. this is about moving closer to the dream of the beloved community. it is about smart on criminal justice. it is about bold leadership, and it is about time so thank you, mayor breed. thank you again everyone for being here.

this is just bringing us one step closer to dealing with what we know are a number of inequitable things that exist in san francisco that we need to address. i want to take this opportunity to acknowledge cheryl davis. director of human rights commission, who has already started work and research on how we can make sure that even be in the city and county of san francisco within our various departments that ther there is equitable access to job opportunities in our city. we know there is work to be done. today we celebrate an amazing accomplishment, thanks to so many incredible people who believe in the work we are doing and because of this work we are going to positively impact thousands in san francisco and hopefully change their lives and our city for the better. thank you all so much for being

here today. [applause.] ♪ ♪

[gavel]. >> chair ronen: good morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the april 22, 2019 meeting of the rules committee. i am chair hillary ronen. seated to my right is supervisor