especially in civic activities like the upcoming census that is happening next year so we look forward to your support for this budget as a whole. thank you. >> thank you, very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is alma and i'm coming as a representative for mission graduates. we are also part of the immigrant participate parent co. i second a lot of what my colleague talked about. what i want to talk a little bit about is also just talking a little bit about commitment. and the commitment that our office has made to fund this particular program. on top of that, we really, really want to stress that the work being done has been done on the ground is essential to who we are as a city and the values that we hold as a city. we all know that our city houses

many, many immigrants and to be very specific, we were able to reach over 60,000 potential eligible voters who worked with key stakeholders and we worked with key stakeholders to really move this project forward. with the school district, you all and the department of elections why is n is really urgent and currently we know there are upcoming i top of that we all to wrap it up i want to just say that we know that as a city, civic engagement is something that we strive for.

>> good afternoon, members of the community. i'm ex executive director and in san francisco. and also members of the collaborative. i'm not going to repeat our two colleagues just shared so i wanted to bring home a couple things. we've all heard what happened on sunday. we have no reason to believe that number 45 will not, you know, try to advance his promises. whether he can or can't and there's a lot of organizations including the aclu stopping a lot of the xenophobic racist

towards this nation as a whole. this is no time for our city to not continue to affirm our values. more than that, to affirm we're leaders. as this country is being put to the test in terms of this nation's values around children and around families, and around people's right to mobility. so, i think the test for san francisco is not our values but about our leading. it's about leading nationally and also internationally. the message of not advancing these resources, which is not that much. we heard 25% for certain department and their spending and a million dollars niagara falls moving costs for an important institution or a city and what we're talking about is $250,000 for seven community-based organizations who the community trusts, who are ensuring that every person in our city can actively participate in the civic life of

our community. most importantly the schools where we're raising our children and educating and we are affirming everyday the values of the city so we anticipate that you will continue to support this collaborative and the funding will be included in the budget and it will send a message that they matter. >> thank you, very much. >> san francisco is a major metropolitan center, is it impossible for you to reach out and engage in negotiating arranging and facilitating greater cultural and arcti arti. i was surprised at the extent of

cultural change and performance artists and groups received in keto and while the exhibits were considered at cost they under ride the mission in full. these were typically one evening events. the embassy of january an provide for a significant sizable and it's an exhibit from southern california depicting a larger than life homeless encampment was in demand across scandinavia. i translated a book a number of decades ago deand the manual script was well received by collection and you see the center for life american studies and cultural understanding and exchange and. i promote it in my experience. i am in conflict with ledge lay

ledge tive and i believe they're in presentation and just as i would oppose any similar legislative action seeking to regulate the content of a free press. it is an anti waited approach relegated to political anthropology. >> thank you, very much. public comment is now closed. i'd like to make a motion to move items 1 and 2 to continue to tomorrow's budget and finance committee. could i have a second, please. mandelman, thank you, very much. madam clerk, do we have any other items before us today. >> there are no items. >> this meeting is adjourned.

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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.. >> neighborhood in san francisco are also diverse and fascist as the people that inhabitable them we're in north beach about

supervisor peskin will give us a tour and introduce is to what think of i i his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e

impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states

been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous

folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i were here back there it there's a lot of moving parts the meeting spot rich in culture and artists and musicians epic people would talk with you and you'd getetetetetetetetetett

>> good afternoon and welcome to the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today monday june 17, 2019. i'm the chair of the committee. my name is aaron peskin joined by sasha safai and matt haney. clerk. >> clerk: be sure to silence all electronic devices and produce items submit ford the file to the clerk and item will appear on the june 25th agenda. the clerk's office would like to thank supervisor peskin for his service to the city and wish him a happy birthday. >> commissioner: please your heart. thank you, madame clerk.

colleagues, last week i warned you we'd have a super long land use committee today. it turns out that that is not the case for three items the subject of a continuance so as a matter of housekeeping madame clerk can you please read items 1, 5 and 6 together? >>reporter: item one a hearing to receiving a report from the puc on options for electric service through acquisition, construction or completion of public yutilities. item number 5 an ordinance to establish a legitimization program for a certain non-residential uses at 3150 18th street and affirming appropriate findings. item 6 requires building

setbacks for building front being on narrow streets modifying front yard requirements and residential districts and affirming appropriate findings. >> commissioner: thank you, mismajor. i've had a request to continue item 1 to the call of the chair which is in no way a sign we're not all seriousajor. i've had a request to continue item 1 to the call of the chair which is in no way a sign we're not all serious about the desire to acquire some public utilities that are owned by pacific gas and electric to the call of the chair. as well as item 5 to the chair and item 6 the sponsoring supervisor asked for a one-week continuance. are there department personnel who would like to say anything as to any of these three items, mr. sanchez?

>> commissioner: i'm happy to make a continuance for next week. >> commissioner: i was asked to continue on the dhaufl chair but you're welcome to set forth what the submission of the planning commission was wen they -- when they heard the item. >> i'll give you the recommendation and come back next week. >> perfect. >> they interested considered the ordinance and moved to recommend approval with a few modifications the first was to modify the front setback requirement for properties in the rh, r2o districts from 10 to 15 feet and the second modification was for the non-conforming structure and the third was to further study the effects of i am -- imposing the

new distance and proposed language regarding the purpose of real yards for green spaces. that concludes my presentation and we may be chatting next week. >> commissioner: thank you, mr. sanchez. so yes, as to item 6, we'll be chatting next week. is there any public comment on items 1, 5 and 6 which are all proposed for continuance. >> height limits. i made a demonstration pertaining to building complexes at 144 units at the best rate of the charge to build by any developer in any building built in san francisco at $56 million -- >> commissioner: i don't want to cut you off but none of these three items have to do with ite limits. >> you're talking about height earlier. you just said heights and a want to use that as an example.

>> commissioner: go ahead. >> pertaining to my demonstration of going up 27 stories will cut into the reduction of homeless people out in the streets and open opportunities for been to expand -- businesses to tone ground level and instead of building the navigation center in each of the supervisor's district locations by doing like i said you'll have housing of 22,770 apartment unit complexes that can be used for mental disabilities, for the police department and i want to point out how it came across to me that the suicide rate of the police officers is increasing to people in the combat zones in iraq and afghanistan. i want those floors for people

in law enforcement to give them mental services they need to pre vent the you side -- prevent the suicide rate and the behavioral services they claim they want to provide to people out in the homeless in the street by giving them permanent housing in the buildings as a high income level high height level to get rid of the homeless problem. >> commissioner: thank you mr. wright. are there any other members of the public who would like to testify on items 1, 5 or 6? seeing none, we'll close public comment and i will make a motion to continue items 1 and 6 to the call of the chair and continue items 6 for one week to the meeting of june 24 and we'll take that without objection. i'm sorry -- i will re-open public comment. i'm sorry. if there's any other members of

the public that would like to testimony to my left, your right, the floor is yours. >> at this point what are you allowing us to speak on? >> commissioner: you can speak on any of those three aforementioned items. >> so i'm here for number 5 for the legitimization program for the 18th street. as me information we'll do a continuance. >> commissioner: yes, the sponsor of the legislation, supervisor ronin asked me to continue the matter. >> my request is we have it scheduled for two weeks out so people in in our hofs -- office to reschedule clients. >> commissioner: the way it works here is i respond to the sponsoring supervisor. so if the sponsoring supervisor wants it in two weeks -- hold on, there is no meeting on july

2. i suggest you go to supervisor ronin's office and whatever you guys work out, my office will accommodate at her request. >> as for now it would be one week's continuance? >> commissioner: as for now it's continued to the call of the chair which means i can schedule it at any time in the future per me request of that supervisor. >> okay. thank you so much. >> commissioner: thank you. so we will now close public comment and i will again make a motion to continue items 1 and 5 to the call of the chair and item 6 for a one-week continuance to our meeting of june 24 and we'll take that without objection. inas far as item 2 supervisor

safai's call with your permission take item 3 out of order which will be relatively quick. madame clerk can you please read item 3 out of order and if folks from real estate want to come up get ready. >> clerk: a resolution approving and authorize a master lease agreement as a land bord for the city and the yerba buena lease. >> i'm the director of real estate. thank you chair peskin i appreciate your courtesy in taking this item out of order. i'm here before you seeking your

positive recommendation on a resolution authorizing a master lease of the property generally known as yerba buena gardens bordered generally by market street, 4th street, folsom street and 3rd street which can be seen on the slide up on the display. the agency developed and managed the yerba buena gardens using a block grant or cbg funds and they manage the valuable asset over 40 years. the agency was resolved by law on february 1, 2012 and the successor or ocii was required to dispose of all the agency's property including the gardens.

in may of 2018, the board of supervisors authorized the resolution authorizing the transfer of oci to the city. it occurred june 27 of 2018. the gardens is currently under the jurisdiction of the real estate division which has been managed it on an interim basis until such time as a master tenant composed of community stakeholders and city staff can take over on a long-term basis. the goal was to develop a long-term lease with a master tenant to manage the garden as a single unified asset. under this proposed lease, there is no fiscal impact to the city. its brings us to the master lease before you today. the tenant under the proposed master lease is a yerba buena garden conservancy with a

permanent board to be comprised of eight board members and five representatives right now it's composed of city representatives. the permanent board will take over upon the final approval and execution of the proposed lease. the term runs from the time it's approved to september 1, 2061 or approximately 42 years. the base rent is $1 per year. the tenant is obligated to operate and manage portions of the garden all as set forth in the lease. in addition to managing the leases there are also requires to manage the property manager which for a long period of time has been mjm.

however, the conservancy will have the ability to continue that relationship or seek new property management. if approved by the board today with a positive recommendation this will go before the full board tomorrow for review and approval. if approved the mayor will sign it within 10 days and the lease is anticipated to take effect on or before july 1 in time for the 234u -- the 24th, before the fiscal year. >> thank you. a couple things quickly. one is on page 2, line 20, you

need to put the quotation after the parenthesis in order to properly define that term and on page number -- >> so the resolution? >> commissioner: yes, sir, not the lease. page 2, line 20, move the quotation mark past the parenthesis on the ybdgc properties. and one other correction on page number 5, line 14, modifications to insert the lease and then i

have two policy questions one for my district number six colleague wherein the seven appointees of the city administrator include one individual representing district 6. is are you okay with that supervisor or would you like that to be something that is determined by the district 6 supervisor? >> i had spoken to the city administrator and it would be the district 6 supervisor. what is intended by this language? representative of the supervisor of the ybdg?

>> commissioner: the way it's written is within the authority of the city administrator as written. >> supervisors, i would in the meeting with the city administrator and supervisor n hanney this was to represent the understanding the city administrator would select one city representative on this board in consultation with the board but in consultation. >> commissioner: consultation is missing and provided one city representative will be representative of the supervisors. i could be representative of the

supervisorial district. >> does it comport with your information of our meeting earlier? >> i hadn't followed up the preference but my understanding is it would be an appointment of the supervisor or that the supervisor themselves would be one of the city representatives. it would be my preference we did one of those two things rather than consultation. i don't know what consultation would require. >> deputy city attorney john gibner. >> i'm not sure the supervisor himself or herself could serve in this capacity under our city structure. whether the board can make an

appointment to this position i don't want to say off the top of my head. i can look into it before my next meeting or before the board meeting if you decide to forward this out today and can consult with you supervisor haney on that answer. >> whether the district 6 supervisor or supervisor representing that area at the time because this say very long lease. this isn't about me so much but in the future. whether the supervisor could be the one that makes the appointment or that it could be a board appointment when a supervisor is playing a steering role we still set it up so the board makes the moment with the nomination from the supervisor. i don't know whether we could fit that model into this particular board but can figure that out in the next day or two and let you know. >> i don't think it's next day

or two but next day. >> already. the next one day. >> commissioner: and that would not re-require re-referral. >> the appointment structure will not. >> commissioner: so you will subject to public comment as long as the board has 24 hours and 44 minutes to figure that out. >> i think we can do that. >> commissioner: and my second policy issues, colleagues, is boiler plate language that is often included in and set forth on page 5 and usually in these types of resolutions. but given the length of this $1 lease for approximately 42 years, if do i the math right, it is the provision on page 5 of line 12 that says the board, which would be this board

authorizes the director of board with the city attorney to enter into conditions, amendments or modification to insert lease the director of property determine are in the best interest of the city and do not materially increase the obligations for the city beyond those in the resolution. colleagues, are you comfortable with that for a 42 year lease. we've done various things. we've taken this section out and modified the section. i assume the lessee will never -- leasee will never agree to more than $1 and if they agree to more money it would not materially increase the city's obligations or liabilities out but there's a huge a huge amount of latitude, no disrespect it

gives you and the successors over the next four decades. i want to throw that out to the supervisors whether you and the to modify the boiler plate language. >> before we hear from your colleagues, if i may, can i be heard on the point? >> commissioner: yes, sir. >> this lease is very unique in that we're trying to basically maintain a unique situation from the redevelopment agency where you have a multitude of assets governed as a single hole and worked successfully over the course of 40 years. wa we tried to do with this lease was to make it very durable but also very flexible. and i understand the reluctance that might be given to delegate such authority to the director of real estate whether it's to

myself or my successors but i think the delegation serves a purpose and comes with checks and balances. the checks and balances built in this relationship are threefold and the budget that goes back to the tenant that is one level of board oversight. secondly, there's representatives that will be on the governing body of the conservancy. depending on how we resolve this issue with the district 6 supervisor representation. then lastly, there is the regulation that the city has through the lease itself through the landlord be the person in my position. if we have a situation where we find the gardens aren't maintained to the high level we expect, we need the flexibility

to be able to modify provisions of the lease in order to respond with the parameters set forth in the resolution. i'd make to take away that flexibility to address that issue and be left with either a termination of the lease or remedy for default. i just want to put that on the table for your consideration. >> commissioner: to say to my colleagues and you and your department, look, this is a 123-page lease without dozens of pages of exhibit. i get that relative to the history and support that. maybe the way to deal with this and i'm looking at deputy city senior gibner is to put in language that gives the board the right to re-open. so if something is going back between a future division of

real estate and leasee, the board can have a re-opener. as compared to, mr. gibner, coming back to us for every amendment they want to make this as they want it flexible and durable figuring it over over the next 40 years. >> how do you envision that in practice there's an amendment to the lease the board and leasee are discussing. >> commissioner: there's the amendment proposed and the board would be informed of that amendment and can choose in an a affirmative action to bring that amendment before the board within a constrained time frame.

the same way pursuant to section 311 of the charter the board can weigh in if it chooses to do so. >> the challenge here is that under section 9.118 of the charter, the board has an up or down vote on contracted brought to it by departments.d brought to it by departments.sd brought to it by departments. brought to it by departments. i don't know that's a workable fix maybe that's another one i can get you in the 24 hours and whatever minutes. >> i'm sorry, supervisor safai and members to the public. let's talk about that. let's open this up to members of the public who want to testify. mr. wright, the lease to yerba buena gardens and if there's more speakers line up to my left, your right. >> this is another example of

differential treatment and 100% demonstration of being a hypocrite. you're charge yourselves a dollar a month's rent with the rent as high as it is that's a better deal than twitter and the high tech companies have been getting it. you'll charge yourselves a dollar's month rent. that's preferential treatment. that's a scandalous treatment where immigrant get a brand new tv for $3 a month for first and last month's rent and $3 for a studio apartment stole from the citizens of the united states at $3,000 a month. now, here you are wanting to charge yourselves an a dollar a month for 42 years? that's disgusting. you got 8,011 homeless people

out in the streets of san francisco. a total of 28,200 in the overall bay area and none have enough knock afford to be a tenant in none of the buildings from the mayor's office of housing because you set a requirement to be a building higher than the income of the people of trust funds, requirement funds, social security benefits. then you turn around and want to charge yourselves a dollar a month rent? that's disgusting. furthermore, have you the nerve to take airbnb to support and claim they're contributing to the shortage of housing in san francisco. i make that demonstration in front of that judge. went before airbnb and show you how got undocumented immigrant paying $3 a month for and that will blow your claim out of the

water. you should charge the same you charge everybody else. a dollar a month. >> clerk: thank you, mr. wright. >> commissioner: next speaker. >> threw for the opportunity to -- thank you for the opportunity to speak. i'm the interim executive director for the yerba buena garden conservancy. you'll hear from stakeholders and the strength of this interconnected community. as many are aware over the past many years, there's been an extensive community planning process where the yerba buena businesses and non-profits have worked together with ocii and city department of real estate to develop and plan this long-term vision for the yerba buena gardens. the outcome was the new non-profit organization with the sole intent to operate the

yerba buena gardens. we work in conjunction with commercial tenant and the city and county of san francisco for the civic and public health and enjoyment of visitors and residents. i want to touch on key points. the city will maintain the role as landlord but it's a true public private partnership as the owner of the gardens and landlords and city would have the ultimate authority. leadership and the conservancy made of garden stakeholders by community and civic leaders. it brings the strength of community and the city into one governance structure and from an administrator perspective it the aud audit annually and c