should say go for the grandfathering, and if not possible, then, the phase in. >> i just want to make -- rick just reminded, in reading through one of the items -- sorry, i don't have the number, you stated mitigation instead of compensation, so just to make sure, so otherwise -- >> oh, yeah. but you said mitigate loss, so that was a little more specific. >> we should say compensation. >> mitigation through compensation is one of the -- i just -- i want to make sure that we don't loose tse the opportunity to stipulate what we really stated around compensation. so i guess the question -- i'm sorry, since rick -- was commissioner zouzounis's

original motion that domenica read back and then we were talking about the order, has that first part been restated. >> i'm amenable -- >> yes. >> to put that exemption or timeline as number one. >> and it's seconded by commissioner dooley. >> i'm sorry. i have to ask for clarification. that was item number two, but are there one or two motions -- or two or three motions that will be voted on? >> one. >> one. >> okay. and we're reordering them into an either-or to include an exemption or a phase in. >> don't put either-or, put if not possible. either-or gives them a choice. we're saying we want this one first, but if that's not happening, this is -- >> we want this. >> so my -- my challenge with that is -- i hear you. that's a fair thing to say, but i think if you're going to say

exemption, either do the exemption -- >> it's up to had here. it's her motion. how do you want to state this? >> again, that language is amenable. >> again, we're voicing our opinion in acknowledging that probably neither will be accepted, but it's our duty to our constituents to state options that we think are of benefit to the community. for a phase in or try to soothe the past and perhaps create less harm, but -- >> may i also ad through the president if that's -- add through the president if that's

okay, this is referred to us by the public safety and neighborhood services committee, and these recommendations go back to that committee to be discussed. >> got it. that's very helpful. >> so that's why this is so important. >> got it. i'm clear. thank you. >> okay. great. >> i'm going to reread it just so i'm clear and everyone's clear and i'm clear when i rewrite this. motion to support the following amendments. one, to add in declarative language that this piece of legislation is a preapproval plan of f.d.a. markets e-cigarette products. >> domenica, can i -- >> yes. >> point of clarity, point of procedure, we agreed that the first one would be the exemption order. >> that is correct, that is right. we'll restart.

motion to support the following amendments to the legislation. one, the first recommendation is to exempt existing compliant licensed tobacco retailers from having to discontinue the sales of electronic cigarette products. if that is not considered, establish a reasonable period of enactment not less than seven months. two, include declarative language that this is a temporary ban and it is contingent upon a determination made by the f.d.a. regarding premarket review of electronic cigarette products. three, include language that

third party vendors who also distribute electronic cigarette products who would be banned from selling into san francisco if they are found to be selling into san francisco, that they would have penalties and fees tantamount to those that would be equivalent to fees and fines that would be attributed to brick and mortar retailers. >> why not just say that those distributors from outside the city -- on-line and mail-order distributors outside the city will be subjected to the same fines and fees leveed on brick and mortar. >> you okay with that, miriam? >> mm-hmm. >> okay. >> i'll restate number three, that by mail or on-line retailers would be subject to

the same fines or fees that brick and mortar retailers would be subject to. >> yep. >> require that the department of public health -- number four, require that the department of public health and san francisco police department establish a tracking mechanism to -- which would work into black market sales following the enactment of this ban. >> i liked how you said it before, like, related to or -- >> i'll restate number four. include language that the department of public health and the san francisco police department would be required to track black market sales of

electronic cigarette products -- >> and flavored tobacco. >> and flavored tobacco products and determine if there's a correlation between -- >> how about -- we need to be less wordy on these things. commission a formal study of black market activities that results in this legislation. >> okay. perfect. >> commission a formal study of black market activity relates to this legislation. number six. >> perfect. are you okay with that, miriam? >> yes. i just wanted to make sure that that includes -- >> if that's the intent -- >> you can specify black market activities -- black market sales of these products as a result of this legislation, but let's keep it simple. >> keep it simple. >> that we are demanding or we are recommending a formal study of black market activities

pertaining to the sale of the banned substances as a result of this legislation. >> all right. i think it's safe to say as long as commissioner zouzounis says that that fits her recommendation and it doesn't change the second then we can go with the intent when we're drafting of what commissioner dwight has stated. >> great. number six, include a requirement for an economic analysis to be conducted by the controller's office to determine what impact this ban and the flavored tobacco ban has had on small businesses -- brick and mortar businesses in san francisco as well as how -- what kind of an impact it has had with regard to tax revenue. seconded by commissioner

dooley. great. roll call vote. [roll call] >> motion passes, 7-0. >> okay. we are going to take a five-minute break and move to room 421. you need to do anything on your end, madam secretary? >> i do not. i am going to double down, and we will continue. >> we will resume in room 421. [gavel]

>> everything is done in-house. i think it is done. i have always been passionate about gelato. every single slaver has its own recipe. we have our own -- we move on

from there. so you have every time a unique experience because that slaver is the flavored we want to make. union street is unique because of the neighbors and the location itself. the people that live around here i love to see when the street is full of people. it is a little bit of italy that is happening around you can walk around and enjoy shopping with gelato in your hand. this is the move we are happy to provide to the people. i always love union street because it's not like another commercial street where you have big chains. here you have the neighbors. there is a lot of stories and the neighborhoods are essential. people have -- they enjoy having their daily or weekly gelato. i love this street itself.

>> we created a move of an area where we will be visiting. we want to make sure that the area has the gelato that you like. what we give back as a shop owner is creating an ambient lifestyle. if you do it in your area and if you like it, then you can do it on the streets you like.

>> clerk: item five, public comment on items not listed on the agenda. >> is there any public comment on items not listed on the agenda? i have no cards. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam secretary, next item, please. >> clerk: item 6a, director's report. >> good morning. i am elaine forbes, the port's

executive director. the first item i have today is to introduce our chief operating officer, byron rhett. he is going to give a brief overview of a conference he attended on april 8. thank you, byron. >> byron rhett, chief operating officer. commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to talk briefly about the sea trade global conference that was held april 8 through 11 in miami, florida. it's a large international cruise conference. this is the 35th anniversary of this conference. it is really well attended. 13,000 participants, 70 different cruise lines attend the conference. myself and mike nerney, the assistant deputy director for maritime attended the

conference. we attend as participants we al -- but also as exhibitors, and we participant through cruise west associations. mike nerney is president of that organization. it's nine west coast ports that participate. we're one of the nine. it is victoria, canada to the north, san diego, california to the south. it was also a good opportunity to work with carnival corporation. as you know, through quarters of our calls are through carnival and their subsidiaries, princess and

their lines. we had a chance to meet with senior vice president of development and other members of that group, but we made some real progress in negotiations with that group in our meeting, and i just want to touch on a couple of the things that we accomplished. so starting in 2020, we will be increasing the number of cruise calls to san francisco by 30 calls, and we will also be increasing our fees -- our passenger fees from $18 to $19, but that increase will increase our passengers to from 250,000 passengers to 350,000 passengers, so a significant increase for us. we also had an opportunity to talk with carnival corporation about new opportunities in san

francisco, and we made some real progress there. we'll be reporting back to you as we progress through the negotiations, but they may be helpful in developing a second electrified berth. lastly, we met with some of our local partners. we had meetings with local 10 of the iowu. so unless you have questions, brief update on what happened at the conference and -- in miami. >> thank you, byron. my next item is also on the theme of cruise ships. this may 7 will be the 50th anniversary and the royal princess maiden call to our harbor. princess has been sailing to san francisco for 50 years.

their call started back in 1969 when princess italia, carried 700 passengers from san francisco to alaska. on may 7, 2019, the cruise ship royal princess, which is the flagship of the crews fleet, will carry 6,500 passengers. please mark your calendars if you're interested in attending the event. finally, i wanted to announce the program opportunities for all. last year, mayor london breed announced this program, and it's a paid internship to san francisco youth, san francisco youth in public high schools, and this is really to ensure that young people can be part

of the san francisco thriving economy and have an opportunity to get work experience. the program is inexpensive to participate in but can be really impactful to young people. it's targeted to various levels of engagement from exposure to economic experience based on the experience of the student. so if you're interested please go to the website, opsforall@sfgov.org, and that concludes my report. thank you so much. >> is there any public comment on the executive director's report? any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam secretary? >> clerk: item on the consent calendar. item 7-a, approve a request for qualifications to solicit at the board as needed environmentally professional related services fob a combined

not to exceed total value of $6 million. >> i'll move the item. >> second. >> okay. is there any public comment on 7-a, resolution of the 1915? is there any public comment on resolution 7-a? being none, public comment is closed. colleagues, all in favor of resolution number 1915, say aye. opposed? madam secretary, pass it out. madam secretary, next item, please. >> pass the resolution authorizing the executive director to execute a memorandum of understanding between the port and department of homelessness and temporary housing for temporary use of a portion of seawall lot 330 for the proposed embarcadero safe navigation center. this action constitutes the approval action for the project for the purposes of ceqa pursuant to section 31.04-h of the san francisco

administrative code. >> to the public today, i just wanted to say today on this issue on 8-a, we're going to have a public, spirited debate for and against. we want to thank san francisco's finest and the sheriff's department for being here, but the -- but -- but the community's out here today, and we're asking everyone to be respectful. we won't tolerate any bullying, no clapping, no cross talking. we will stay here as long as it takes to hear everyone. everyone has a right, but we actually need to show respect. the media's here, so let's show that san francisco's -- we know how to have a good debate, but sometimes we agree to disagree. we'll be reading the ground rules and then we'll get right into business. we'll have a hearing on a very important polish. we have many members of the public who wish to and need to be heard from everyone.

in order to hear from everyone, i need to limit public comment to hear from every public speaker. we will be here as long as it takes to hear everyone speak. given the large size of the crowd and small space of the room, i need to set some ground rules. two minutes per speaker. you are welcome to use supportive hands to signal support. if a member of the public is calls out of service, i will call the room to order. if a member of the public continues to call for disruption of service, i will call for the san francisco police department or deputy sheriff to remove that people. we need to have an orderly meeting for everyone to be heard. we have chairs outside the room, a monitored sound system so the public can follow the proceedings. members of the commission, may i have a motion to limit public

comment to two minutes per speaker and to adopt the ground rules i just spelled out? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor, say aye? opposed? thank you. we will get right into it right now. our first speaker is michael wright. >> clerk: commissioner, presentation. >> oh, presentation. >> good afternoon, vice president, commissioners, staff and everyone who has come out to participate in this hearing. i have been reminded that last time i spoke, i did not introduce myself. i'm the new director of communications for the port, and i will be brief. i've been referred to as a gentleman in past meetings. i am randy, and i'm going to

briefly go over the terms of the revised and then turn it over to my colleagues from the department of homelessness and city housing before we go onto public comment. so as many of you all have heard through the media and other announcements, the city's proposal has been revised. over time, gradually ramping up to 165 beds to start month four. and then, ramping up again over time to 200 beds starting in month seven. the city's also revised their proposed safety and outreach zone. the safety zone currently

proposed is from folsom street to market street and along the ferry building and the bay to the east. market street, ford street to the south, and the bay to the east. this will be for a two-year term with an option to renew, contingent upon the port commission making findings that there's been a reduction in homelessness in the outreach zone. an increase of public safety resources, specifically, an increase of beat officers in the safety zone and additional clean resources. the provision of regular ports and other community impact measures within the safety zone. and lastly, hsh and the operator complying with the good neighbor policy. and i'll note that the good

neighborhood agreement is an agreement between the h.s.h. and the contractor that will operate the facility. this is a depiction of something we are all familiar with. it is an area approximately 46,690 square feet bordering on beale street. and to review the terms of the agreement, it's for 32 months, for five months for construction, 24 months of operation, and then three months for site cleanup and transition. as i mentioned, it would be an option to renew for an additional 24 months of operation. the port would retain a right to terminate if the premises require for public trust purposes, terminate this agreement within six months notice. we will be charging a fair market value for rent at .79

per foot or 76,860.61 per month. that's in accordance with our perimeter schedule and includes the lost revenue from parking operations. there will be rent credits in an amount not to exceed $364,500 for --

[inaudible] >> good afternoon, commissioners. jeff kosinski for the department of public housing. as you all know, there's a housing crisis here in san francisco with about 7500 people experiencing homelessne homelessness. the idea of opening up a safe navigation center is part of mayor breed's call for an additional 1,000 shelter beds

to meet the demand for temporary shelter in the city. this builds off the best aspects of navigation centers that have temporary site services that provide an alternate tiff to sleeping on the sleet -- alternative to sleep on the streets and will prioritize residents who are sleeping in the waterfront neighborhoods. navigation centers are much improved shelters in that they are low barrier to entry, they are -- welcome people's partners, their pets, and their possessions. they're accessible 24-7. there's meals on-site, but no set meal times. people can eat when they need to. they use trauma informed care and restorative justice on-site and provide referrals to

everything from justice enters to housing. as randy informed you, we will start with 130 beds and ramp up to 200 beds with a report every two months during the ramp-up period to report on the impact to the neighborhood, both housed and unhoused residents. san francisco police department will speak later about adding beat officers to the zones. commander lozar will speak more about that later. we will put an extra focus on community safety and ensure that people who are experiencing homelessness in those zones are brought inside to a place of safety. we also have changes the terms of the m.o.u. from a two -- a four-year operating period to two years with the option to extend for an additional two

years subject to your vote, and i'm sure, based on the performance of the operator at that site. in the first two years, we will report on cleaning operations in the area and crime status as well as program out willutiliz and outcome. we will have a good neighbor policy that will be part of the contract with our provider. they will be required to work with the neighborhood and city departments to address any neighborhood concerns. they will participate in neighborhood meetings and community meetings as appropriate. we'll have staff on-site and available by telephone 24-7 as well as security on-site 24-7, and i want to emphasize, there is no walk ins to the navigation center and no lines. people don't just walk in and get in line to get into the navigation center. they also will be responsible for discouraging loitering in

the immediate area, inform the public who's happening at the navigation center and the services that are available, maintaining the cleanliness of the area, including the sidewalks. and i know that you've seen this before, but we've had success in other neighborhoods in the mission district. we opened up a navigation center at 1515 south vanness, and were successful in dramatically reducing the number of people sleeping outdoors in and around the whole -- in the whole mission district. there are some photos. i think more importantly, clients have been successful in coming into navigation centers. you know, this individual was at the central waterfront navigation center, managed to get a job, and find a -- housing on her own. just needed a place to get off the streets and get organized and get herself together so she could go out and find

employment and housing on her own and also very, you know, proud and didn't want us to use her name but is certainly allowing us to share her photo and her story. and again, a story of someone who was homeless for 15 years, and her partner, and they were able to use the services to get permanently housed. and yet another success story, and yet another success story. i'm going to move through those. i know you have a copy of the presentation. i know many people want to speak, so i'll end it here in terms of the presentation, but if i may, i just want to add a few comments to the presentation. we've received hundreds of phone calls and e-mails about this issue. we've had many, many meetings, and emily will talk about that in more detail, so i'll just

speak more in my own engagement with the community. we've received many people writing to us saying they're opposed to us building a navigation center in the neighborhood. we've had a lot of people saying why are you making it so small? we've had even more in the middle, asking questions. some people accused of of not listening to the community. i assure you, we have been listening to the community, even though we don't agree. we have made numerous changes at the request of community members in terms of the length of the lease and in terms of the way that the program is being designed and the size of the navigation center, so i want to assure you we've spent a lot of time listening to neighbors on this issue. also have gotten some e-mails

saying navigation centers don't work. i would dispute that. one night sleeping off of the streets instead of on the streets are a success. these are temporary shelters. not everybody coming in is going to find a pathway out of homelessness the first time. people don't find themselves in homelessness suddenly. it's a slow spiral. but none theless, it has a much higher success rate than our temporary shelters. and i believe that if somebody can get one night off the streets, be a part of a community, rather than by themselves and sleeping out on the streets is a success. we also heard that people believe that this is the wrong

neighborhood, that it's the front door to the city, that there's a lot of tourism here. i would just like to respond to that by saying we are aware of where the navigation center is located, of course, and the proximity to residents and tourists and assure you we are going to do our absolute very best to make sure that people who live in the neighborhood as well as people who walk by as tourists as a city see a clean and well run facility that's providing services and shelter to those that are the neediest in accordance with our san francisco values. this will get our full attention. we are aware of where it is and what our role is going to be to ensure this neighbor will remain as a welcoming neighbor. also, i've heard comments that there are no services here, that services are available in the tenderloin. there will be services on-site.

there will be recreational activities on-site and social activities on-site, pretty much what folks need to help exit homelessness is available on that site. also, there are concerns -- a lot of people are concerned this is going to make their neighborhood worse. we have not had that experience at our other navigation centers. i think the increased police presence that commander lozar will speak about is going to address those issues, but i want you all to know that we have heard these concerns. those are our responses, and lastly, i just want to add that there are thousands of people living on our streets, sleeping hard on the concrete and suffering. every year, over 200 people die, in my opinion, unnecessarily, on our streets. this is a crisis of epic proportions, a humanitarian

crisis. we can do better than what we are doing, we have to do better than what we are doing, and that is creating safe spaces to come indoors. navigation centers are not the only solutions. we have prevention programs, mental health programs. this is a component of the homelessness response system. it is a critical component and is -- mayor breed, excuse me, and frankly, mayor lee, as well, both called for the creation of additional shelter. it had been years since the city built any additional shelters, and it's just clear just from looking outdoors that 1,000 is the right number. this site will go towards a long way towards filling the gap so we can reduce the number of people sleeping outdoors, we can reduce the impact on our neighborhoods, we can reduce

the number of people that are dieing alone on our streets. so i encourage you to please support the opening of this navigation center. i want to thank you all for your time and attention and look forward to hearing from my colleagues and the public on it. thank you. >> good afternoon, port commissioners. i'm emily cohen, and i'm with the mayor's office. i wanted to add a few things to the presentation. i wanted to engage the community engagement process that our department has been engaged in along with sfpd and the department of homelessness and the port. this process has been significant. certainly, one-on-one conversations with the community has become the backbone of this party. also, you know we were here at the port commission on the

12th. since then, the city has posted two large-scale community meetings at the delancey street navigation. we've presented at three port advisory bodies. we've been working with supervisor haney's office as well as the other city departments to adjust the plan based on the feedback that -- that we have received as all of these meetings and worked together to put together the strongest proposal for addressing unsheltered homelessness in our community

and meeting the needs of the homelessness that will frequent the navigation center. i'm going to skip the cleanliness slide. in addition to the safety plan that the commander will outline, we are also committed to increasing cleanliness in the area, and we plan to do that in combination with a nonprofit organization to supervise supplemental cleaning services in the immediate area of the navigation center by employing or working with guests at the navigation center to help provide that service. additionally, reporting, we want to make sure that if there are any issues that come up relates to the site, that neighbored have an opportunity to have a pathway to express those concerns, so in terms of reporting, as jeff mentioned, we'll have a 24-7 number on-site, so if there's a particular issue with the site itself, calls will be directed

there. and if there are concerns around the navigation center, we're correcting a direct cue to 311, so that 311 calls related to homelessness that come into this will be routed. i'll now turn it over to commander lozar to discuss the safety part of it. >> thank you, emily, and good afternoon, commissioners. my name is david lozar, and i'm going to provide you with a brief overview of our plan in terms of public safety and crime prevention. so the first i'd like to point out is that the department, working closely with the mayor's office and department of homelessness and public housing, if we're going to

deploy police officers to this area, we want to give them an area of responsibility and make sure that these areas, we're addressing quality of life crimes and any particular issues that come up, whether it's through our 911 system or 311 or healthy streets operation center. and then, we'll have an expanded outreach zone. and we'll be constantly maintaining these areas so we can get people connected to services. part of our safety plan is to prevent crime and prevent problems right away. we've heard this community loud and clear in terms of our initial plan having to do with having police officers drive by frequently to address the issues, and we've heard the community say well that's really not enough. you need police officers to be

on the ground and in the area and constantly maintaining these areas. well, we will still drive by frequently as planned, but the department is committed to assigning officers seven days a week, whether it's beat officers or bicycle officers, and they'll be assigned to southern station to handle any issue that may come up. in addition, we feel it's very important to have a good relationship with the employees of the navigation center, including the security that's on-site, so we'll be connected with all the security there, exchanging telephone numbers, meeting with them at least once or twice a day, depending on the shifts, so that they know we're there, and we can call them if we need them, as well. we're going to train up the staff at the navigation center to contact the healthy streets

center regarding drug use, loitering, etc. i know the community will call the police and wait or call 311 and wait. what we'd like to do is have a direct quick access to the community center from the community or the officers since they will be assigned to this specific purpose. so i talked about partnering with security. crime statistics, one of the things that we saw in the navigation centers is the crime actually went down, what it looked like six months before and six months after the navigation center was up and running, and there was a decrease in crime. one of the interesting facts that i'd like to point out, those three navigations centers, we didn't have officers assigned like we plan to do here. we just had officers driving by and handling things a couple

times a day. this will be unique in the fact that there'll be officers assigned. we'll be monitoring things closely and adjusting anything if we see anything that needs adjusting. we're going to definitely weigh-in on what public safety should look like. okay. at this time, i'd like to call up rachel from public works. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is rachel alonso, with the department of public works, responsible for the proposed navigation center project. this is a site plan, so at the bottom is beale street. embarcadero is along the right,

and then off the screen on the left is bryant street. we will not be changing the access to the parking lot, so if someone is arriving to the navigation center for the first time, they would drive in at bryant street and dropped off on the right spot at the k spots. it will be a secured, locked entrance with security cameras. so when someone arrives to the site, this is how they'll arrive the first time at the site. we have this primary pedestrian pathway in and out to be along the embarcadero as opposed to having people walk-through the parking lot, but for the first time they arrive, they would be driven in through the parking lot. right here, this is the first structure that we're proposing.

we're proposing three sprung tensile fabric structures. you'll see some images on the next slides. this is the community services building, so it has reception, it has dining, it has offices for staff, it has one-on-one meeting rooms for staff to meet with their clients. it has laundry, a clinic and exam room, a conference room, so a lot of areas here, support areas for residents staying at the navigation center. right here, this is a very generous outdoor courtyard. we referenced some activities that we'll be programming at the site, so the idea is that people can really get a lot of the things that they need at the site. a dog area over here, maybe chess and checkers, umbrellas, tables and chairs to hangout. and then, down here are two

tensile fabric structures proposed for the dormitory, and then, down here, these will be modular bathrooms and showers. the goal is to have temporary light weight construction that will be quickly implemented. other things of note, up here, shipping containers for client storage. that is one the things that encourages people to come to the site, that they can securely store their belongings. here is a rendering from the embarcadero, so facing south, this is the main entrance that i mentioned, and right here, these are the two parking spots that would be dedicated for the site. and this is a view from beale

street, so this is the watermark right there. you're looking in this direction. the tensile fabric structure is peeking over the fence. we're looking at fence material, something that would fit in with the neighborhood. now i'll hand it back over to emily to talk about implementation. >> thank you. very quickly, just wanted to review. this presentation is a multidepartment program with the mayor's office and wanted to find who's responsible for what and who's accountable for what. as i mentioned this before, wanted to make sure folks really understand what department is taking the lead for which operation, so certainly, design and construction is public works. h.s.h. and their nonprofits --

the department of homelessness and supportive housing and their nonprofit partner will be responsible for operations and the ongoing maintenance of the site. outreach for the area will be part of the homelessness department. safety as mentioned previously, the on-site safety, is the responsibility of the security and the nonprofit provider. and then, of course, sfpd and the dedicated beat officers in the safety zone. cleaning, the nonprofit partner operator is responsible for cleaning on the site, and then, we will partner with likely a different nonprofit to do the supplemental cleaning in the area. the department of homelessness and supportive housing with support of sfpd, hsoc, and all the contracted nonprofits will be responsible for the bimonthly reporting for the rampup phase and then the

quarterly reporting for the first two years of the term. and i think that concludes our presentation. >> chair adams, if i might, i would like to introduce courtney mcdonald who's with supervisor haney's office. the supervisor is in a meeting of his own, but courtney would like to deliver some comments. >> good morning, director, president, and commissioners. my name is courtney mcdonald. these are supervisor haney's words. i first want to thank the commission, the department of homelessness, the mayor's office and d.p.w. and all of the residents here today who have participated in this process. i have joined a dozen community

forums across south beach and rincon hill, held dozens of additional one-on-one meeting and done a lot of listens. i've listened to the hundreds of comments, read every e-mail and letter delivered to my office, and reiterated community feedback to the mayor's office and department of homelessness. the changes that were announced last week by the department, including the lease metrics and process and strengthening the safety plan are important steps to ensure that the navigation center works for the people being off the reco being served in the neighborhood. some additional changes are still being worked out, including creating an advisory committing and codifying the commitments made throughout the community process to be part of the good neighbor policy. these have not yet been included in the packet under consideration. i have continued to request a little more time to fully flush

out those additional pieces of the proposal to allow more time for feedback, and i have expressed that to the port, to the commission, and the mayor's office. i believe that the inclusion of an advisory committee comprised of residents, clients, and service providers and other neighborhood stakeholders is a critical piece that i understand the port has had initial discussions about but has not yet finalized, and we encourage you to do so. there are also some additions that i would like to see added to the reporting metrics, like the rate at which services are being utilized to ensure the highest level of support and services possible consistent with other navigation centers. i and my office are committed to monitoring these metrics to ensure the success of the center and want to underline the importance of this reporting to a new advisory group and making the center available to the neighborhood.

i also understand we need to address homelessness citywide. i understand that's not your jurisdiction here, but i propose building navigation centers in every district of the city. i also understand after today, this process is not over, and through the work of the advisory group, the port staff, and department of homelessness, the process will continue to be refined. there's still work to be done, but let me be clear. ultimately, i am confident that this navigation center will directly address the homeless crisis, connect people to services and make a positive impact in this neighborhood, and there is extensive data to support that. i have personally visited every navigation center in our city. they are well run, they get people off the street. they have a positive impact on the neighborhoods where they are located.

they connect people to housing, and they save lives. our city is in a crisis. the waterfront is in crisis. people living on our streets are in crisis, and the need for services and shelter in this neighborhood is undeniable. over the past few weeks, i've heard countless visitors and neighbors speak about their concerns around the many people experiencing homelessness in their neighborhood or people experiencing mental health crisis on these streets or along the embarcadero. many of you here today have shared your personal experiences with us, including people who themselves have experienced homelessness. i agree that the city has to do a better job at preventing and addressing homelessness, and this navigation center has been proposed to be part of that solution, and i believe it will be. when i was campaigning here not too long ago, homelessness was the number one issue that consistently came