phase 1 was the expansion and required additional operators and additional maintenanceer resources. phase 2 is replacement. with every new train that comes in, we'll help a breda train out the door. it's not a net increase in resources. but it will allow some overall enhancements to our system. >> supervisor mar: got it. thanks. thank you again for the update presentation. it's very helpful. >> chair: all right. why don't we hear from our representatives from local 258, the transit workers' union. >> thank you, commissioners, for having us here today. i'm the president of the t.w.u. local 258. as julie stated earlier, that is, indeed, good news when upper management and the union come together on a specific issue in terms of finding feasible solutions. that is indeed, a step forward, a step in the right direction. it's one of the things that

we're working on is the track brakes. and as soon as i fish, ramona is going to come up here, because she's the expert in that field. she's the one that's been driving them for quite some time. another issue that we're also trying to address is the mirrors. the lack thereof in terms of having them replaced. the track brakes, in terms of upgrading them and having them installed is not just a short-term solution, but a long-term solution by saving money in terms of keeping all of these vehicles from breaking down through the flat wheels. that's, indeed, good news. i'd like to break up ramona to give a little more in-depth explanation in regards to the track brakes. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for having me here today. yes. the issue with the track brakes is something that we are pretty much concerned in terms of

safety basically. the track -- basically we might defer in how we see through different lenses. we see track brakes like a secondary -- a secondary brake on the trains. currently the l.r.v.2s and 3s had track brakes in each tracking. and what this does basically is the next train is a fail-safe, just in case something happens in a dire situation, where we have to stop. we can apply the track brake and that will maximize the stopping distance. >> chair: thank you. just hearing from the operators, it's very helpful. how did you like ms. kishbalm's analogy about driving a car on the right side and the left side? did you agree with that? i'm going to buy her a european car tomorrow. >> chair: thank you for that, roger been that why don't we

open up -- >> may i, please? >> chair: i'm sorry. >> basically providing a track brake, it will minimize the impact on having to roll the -- there's certain things taking place right now on the l.r.v.4. whenever the brake is applied, that causes us to have an l. l.r.v.4 flat wheels. it basically removes one train from the riding public for extended periods of time, due to the fact that we don't have -- it's not repaired in 24 hours. so track brake is something that's a must. it's a must. it has to be. as julie stated before, basically they're really to retrofit the entire. and we are basically commanding that, because they understand the nature of having to operate equipment on a city word. we have this. we must have all of the tools necessary to stop the train in a

timely manner. thank you. >> chair: thank you, sir. i have a number of speaker cards on this item, starting with mr. finebalm, edward mason, eileen broken, robin' crop, yvette fernandez. if you'll line up in that order to your right, my left. first speaker, please. >> bob, president of save muni. when julie showed the metric of 35 vehicles per day in service, and then she tells us that they have 67 vehicles of the new l.r.v.4s, that's a rather pathetic statistic. what that seems to suggest is less than 50% of the vehicles are in service at any one time. maybe that's a mistake.

i suggest she increase the metric to having at least 50 vehicles in service at any one time. the second point that she made is the new l.r.v.s have a 20% to 25% better record on breakdowns than the bredas. well, the question that immediately occurs is are they starving the bredas of maintenance? if they are, then obviously any comparison will be favorable to the new l.r.v. 4s. pilled suggest that this board ask julie to present those statistics about maintenance on the breda system versus maintenance on the l.r.v. 4s. and then finally i'd like to suggest, and we are going to continue to follow this up with julie, the decoupling of the system. we're talking about the in-rout

coupling of the new l.r.v. 4s. we haven't received the satisfactory answer, as to whether that coupling has been tested and is possible. thank you. >> edward mason. we're looking at a 30-year time horizon and strongly recommend that we have an informational workshop on the procurement process that's going on. seating is an important topic. and there has never been a diagram provided, a top-down diagram to show what the seating arrangement is going to be. and now it's complicated by the fact that you have before and after with the see thing arrangement based on the production from siemens. we procured a vehicle that's now 5 feet shorter and a standing

capacity that is two additional people per square foot. this is the deal. the standing capacity on the bredas was four people per square yard. on the siemens it's six people per square meter. the difference between a yard and a meter is a 3-inch. basically in a square yard and o additional people. that was never really discussed or made resident. -- transparent. the specific physician makes a comment that i have to research for measures of men and women. i guess that refers to a mill standard. and how in the heck we got these trains to be up so high. now we're going to lower them, but you can't do it on the left side because of the electronics box. [bell dings] so let's have a full disclosure of what the plan is for the seating arrangement for the

comfort of people. we have sacrificed six hours of commute and events for people's comfort during the rest of the time that the trains are in operation for the additional 20 hours a day. thank you. >> chair: thank you, mr. mason. ms. boken. >> eileen boken, coalition for san francisco neighborhoods, here on my own behalf. earlier this month i was in toronto and ottawa specifically to ride their l.r.v.s. in toronto, i rode both generations by bombardier of caltrain and ottawa i rode alstom of france. both the bombardier and alstom l.r.v.s are significantly better in quality and the siemens l.r.v. better in the quality of materials and the quality of workmanship. both the bombardier and alstom l.r.v.s are significantly

better in design. neither have bench seating. both have individual seating, which is a combination of both transfers and longitudinal seats. like the bredalifes, most seats are transverse. in terms of materials, i would urge the board to review the specks. san diego has two generations of siemens l.r.v.s in service. both have better quality materials than the l.r.v. 4. in terms of workmanship, i would urge the board to recommend that siemens form a consortium. siemens and alstom were proposing to merge, but the european union denied the merger, due to concerns about anticompetitiveness. bombardier and alstom have formed a consortium to produce the montreal l.r.v.s. thank you. >> chair: thank you, ms. crop. >> thank you, everyone. robbin crop with save muni. i want to address plans for the

seeking the design for the next l.r.v.s, being that we're here and you want to speed up the procurement. first thing i want to say is weed like to see a diagram of all seating arrangements for any rail cars. second thing i'd like to say is we have a wider spectrum from people who are healthy to not healthy, people who are young and people who are old. and if we only put four to six single seats in the next 50 rail cars, they may probably fill up embarcadero station, comes to montgomery, nobody is able to get a chance for a seat at all, that includes disabled people and it includes the public that would like a more comfortable ride, especially if they're going to ride for an hour out to where they're going to go. so we have 24 to 28 transfer cars in the breeds. my car exchange would be the one that's already in breda and muni right now, which is two transfer seats down one side for a total

of 12. and four single transfer seats on the other side for a total of 16. and that creates a 4-foot aisle and people seem to stand up really well in that. that provides 16 transfer seats. that would be my preferred seat plan. but minimally to wait for the 101 cars, which are said to have eight to 12 transfer seats, i want to vote for the 12. eight on one side, four on the other. and it's a minimal ask, because that means that half the seats will be transferred and half the seats will be longitudinal. [bell dings] i think that's fair in terms of looking at what we need temperature still i would say a lot of regular public that would like a more comfortable seat will not be able to access their seats. and since i have a few more minutes, i want to remind you all that i did a 100-person survey last year, and 400-rider survey last spring. both times 50/50 in terms of liking the 68 new cars or not. so i dealt with the side that didn't. and in the fall, it was three groups. [bell dings] okay. i guess that's it then. thank you.

>> chair: thank you, ms. crop. next -- next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my yvette fernandez. when i saw the new trains, i was horrified. you're sitting sideways, like sardines, there's not enough room for people to sit, to pull up on the straps are so high for someone like me. if i'm bringing a lot of stuff, it's like where do i put it. i like the way the seating arrangement is now. i suffer from scoliosis and my kidneys. that kind of seating is so comfortable. i feel if it's not broke, why are we fixing it. i don't see how you're fitting more people. i thought there would be longer trains. and people like me need to sit forward. and i don't know how many seating arrangements are you going to put there and like the previous speaker, if it's only

going to be four or eight, those seats will be taken up on the first stop at embarcadero. so i appreciate if you would reconsider designing these trains to have more seating arrangements. thank you very much. >> chair: thank you, ms. fernandez. next speaker. >> supervisors, i often say that your supervisors who represent for -- orientation. so are we, the people, satisfied with our transportation? you need to ask this question. discussing about iknow that think it's a very serio pay att. we really have to pay attention to the issue at hand. and it's very good and i suggested this some time ago, we get the union people here, so

that they can speak truth to follow. there's a lot of b.s. happening in the board, because you waste the taxpayers' money. it's not your money. in fact, y'all get paid by the taxpayer, to represent. but you don't do your job. how can you possibly buy trains that do not satisfile neats of the people, especially -- satisfy the needs of our people, especially the elders. you have no empathy and compassion. i'm not saying all of you y'all. i know some of you do. most of you don't. and how much does it cost y'all to consult the union. guys, what do you feel about this. [bell dings] we've had history in the past, the money is set aside for muni

and the police department used it to buy brand-new cars. i can go on and on and on. that's for people who chronologically know the history of this city. your supervisors have to be orientated to know how to do your work properly. thank you very much. >> chair: see nothing other members of the public commenting, public comment is closed. ms. kishbalm, as you heard, let me start with, first of all, he appreciate the progress that you have made in 90 days. and i for one think that we do not want to wake up with all of the breda cars failing and we do need to continue to procure replacement vehicles. we have heard a lot, not open doors, not over couplings, thankfully. not about flat wheels, but

actually about the interior design. butt divots and numbers of human beings per square yard or square meter. would you like to expound on that to the board. because part of what you want to go forward with is really in the area of internal design. so i want to hand it back over to you. >> thank you. i think it's precisely because of that strong feedback on the seating, that we do want to proceed with the long lead time items, the seating being one of them. we are committed to both retrofitting the current vehicles, as well as the replacement vehicles with enhanced seating. that responds to the customer feedback, including forward-facing seats. so i -- i did hear the feedback to maximize the number of forward-facing seats. we are doing that as much as possible and we'll keep the board briefed on that progress.

>> chair: and just kind of a high-level comment, i know that we have more things on the agenda and we need to go to the board of supervisors meeting. but do you do focus groups or outreach prior to the first 68-vehicle procurement? >> thank you. we did do focus groups, as well as a large customer survey. but it was a survey that people opted into. when we did the survey, once the vehicles were here and we had some real-world experience, we did an intercept survey. so it was much more randomized. we got overwhelming support of the vehicles. and we even -- even on the seats, which is the area that's an opportunity for improvement, we still saw more than half of the folks satisfied with the seats. but we think we can do better. that intercept survey was complemented by two focus

groups, one for mono lingual chinese speakers, as well as one in english. and both with heavy representation from people with disabilities. so we do think we have a good path forward on the seats. but it is -- it's not insignificant work, which is why we need to get stated. >> chair: for what it's worth, involve community stakeholders as much as possible as you go through that design exercise. with that i want to thank you for your continued briefings. we look forward to our next briefing, hopefully in march. and you're staying on that steep curve. >> thank you. >> chair: with that, mr. clerk, could you please read item number 9 and ms. stevenson, thank you for your patience. >> clerk: muni transit performance working group

update. this is an information item. >> chair: ms. stevenson. who is starting? >> julie, did you say peg was going to start. >> chair: peg, the floor is yours. i do not want to truncate this, but as much as you can compress this item, we would appreciate it. and i will be there on the 27th from 10:00 until noon with you. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm peg stevenson. i'm the director of the performance unit in the city controller's office. we're providing staff support to the muni reliability working group, which you might have heard a little bit about convened supervisor peskin, supervisor mandelman and the mayor's office. there are members from a couple of outside transit agencies, los angeles and a.c. transit. two experts in system leadership and people with sort of wide

experience and managing systems and other parts of the country. two reps from t.w.u. and three reps from public interest organizations that work on transit. it's being chaired by gwyneth borden and ed harrington. we'll meet six time -- five times between july and december. meetings will be open to the public. we'll work very hard at transparency, sharing the information and analyses that are provided by m.t.a. and my staff on a website that's been set up for that purpose. we'll have smaller meeting in between where we're tapping the expertise of the individuals that are on the working group, to come provide some advice and assistance to people lower down in the m.t.a. structure. we have peer research under way. we've refreshed our analysis of a benchmarking likeness scoring that was done to compare sfmta to transit agencies around the country, in terms of service

design, rode share, density, demographics and some other things. so we're reaching out to them and looking at a couple of issues in sort of governance and span of control. and types of authority that they have over street management and system design and performance and other issues that will be of interest to the working group. the charge is on the working group website. it's sort of simple to try and use the opportunity access to these experts and stakeholder organizations. to look at muni reliability, identify areas where the agency needs support and provide document which is working advice and support to stakeholders. yellow jersey i'll stop there. happy to answer any questions. or make it short. >> chair: thank you, ms. stevenson. i do want to note for the record, that commission safai has expressed to myself and the mayor, his interest in joining

the work group. so please come on september 27th from 10:00 until noon. these are also open to the general public. to observe. so thank you for that, ms. kishbalm, anything you wanted to add. >> at the first meeting, i had an opportunity to lay out both the challenges that i think the system is facing, as well as some of the investments that we're making to address those. it's an incredibly helpful to have this panel as a sounding board. i think we're going to have some strong feedback out of that. but rather than taking the board's time to go through that presentation today, i think what we most wanted to do today is to have an opportunity to hear any feedback from the larger board, as well as the public. we did a similar hearing at the

m.t.a. board, where folks had an opportunity to give input. but the -- the muni system is incredible. and it's important. it's what drives our economy and it's what kicks communities. but it doesn't happen by accident, it happens through thoughtful investments and thoughtful guidance. so i appreciate the sponsors taking the time at this moment to really reflect on what's working well and what we ought to do differently. and i plan to take that feedback very seriously, as we kind of lay out what our three- to five-year agenda is for the system. >> chair: thank you, ms. occasion kishbalm. are there members of the public who would like to testify on this information item?

miscellaneous crop, please come forward. mr. finebalm, please come forward. if there are other individuals, you'll follow these two. >> hi, robbin crop again. i'm actually not sure if my question is pertinent to the item. but i'll ask it anyway. it's regarding the muni buses. i can't access the buses. they don't have any transfer seats in the boarding area. i can't stand, no access for me. and so i would like to ask that all of the buses get a couple transfer seats put in them. the other half have them. it's like two, three, four, five or more. so i think it wouldn't be a bad thing to put in a couple transfer seats in all of the buses, so those of us who need a transfer seat can sit in one. if i need to get >> -- my back is already out goinged to chiropractorrer. i-- out going to the chiropractor. that's really not a good way to

ride oop. i don't have a seat. and i would really like to have a couple transfer seats put in all of the buses, so we can access them. thank you. >> chair: thank you, ms. crop. and i can see sfmta staff listening to your comments and suggestions. mr. finebalm. >> i'm bob finebalm, president of save muni. for those who haven't heard of us, i'm president of save muni. we are a transportation advocacy organization. we've been working for better muni service for the part of a decade. we are a transportation think tank. we've been working on policy issues for much of that time. we're mystified as to why our organization has been excluded from membership on this task force. i'm not clear who exactly has appointed the task force.

but we have asked both supervisors peskin and mandelman, as well as the mayor's office for inclusion on this group. we have members who have decades of experience in working with muni and in working with policy issues. we continue to be mystified as to why we were excluded. this is not a task force, as i understand that has mandateed members. and it's not a task force that has a designated number of members. we continue to ask for representation on the task force. so that, unlike the public, who are constrainted from speaking, we will be able to have a voice and offer our valuable suggestions to improving muni

service. [bell dings] thank you. >> chair: thank you. next speaker. >> give you some history about the light rail that serves 3rd street. and you see here that we do have astute constituent from the sunset and other areas who come here and speak. but at one time the light rail, that was suppose to go on gilroy street. and your supervisors, especially the new ones, have no clue as to why why the light rail was put on 3rd street, from 4th and king to the middle of nowhere visitation valley. and if anybody knows anything about transportation systems,

this is a mickey mouse way of addressing the situation. mickey mouse way. we have the stop -- and i told julie from day one, she was with san francisco -- with your organization, maria, you know, the director. i remember that. and then she jumped to muni. and that's fine. but chronologically certain areas are suffering. and we have no representation. we have no representation whatsoever. it's a joke. try to ride the 3rd street light rail. it's a joke. [bell dings] guns, knives, dirtiness, rowdiness. what about safety. what about quality of life issues. you can talk ad nauseam about

this, that and the other, what about quality of life issues. i like to be told the truth. but you have to speak truth to power. thank you very much. >> chair: seeing no other members of the public on this item, public comment is closed. [gavel] thank you for that brief, compressed update. is there any introduction of new items? i'm sorry, commissioner mandelman. >> i was going to express appreciation for chilly chang and ben rosenfield, who had done so much work to pull the group together. we have only had one meeting of the full group, but subgroups meeting. i thought the first meeting, it give me a little bit of hope that, you know, if you put smart folks in the room and start getting feedback from people from other systems, that we may figure some things out and get sort of path forward that is helpful. i felt really good about the first meeting. i want to thank everyone in the

mayor's office as well for their help in pulling it all together. >> chair: thank you for that closing comment on this ongoing item that we will hear more about. is there any introduction of new items? seeing none. any -- commissioner walton? >> supervisor walton: thank you, chair peskin. moving pretty fast today, huh. >> well, it's been two hours. >> supervisor walton: just briefly. we've been hearing a lot from our constituents lately. and i've definitely personally experienced as recently as this past weekend, inadequate and inconsistent transit service, we're experiencing on the t-third light rail. the mission bay platform construction, with the bus substitutions and the shuttles, more frequent and reliable, in addition to the "t" line. i'd like to ask the transportation authority to conduct a study, bringing back bus service on 3rd street.

bring back the 15 and potentially routing it to connect with exsettlor and the bart rain to -- station to the south. >> chair: all right. noted. with that is there any general public comment? >> a call for the calvary to come. [laughter] to your rescue. sounded like that. so i'm asking the supervisors. when we have our projects that do the asphalting, somehow we should keep in mind our children, school children, our

youth and our elders when they cross from one side to the other. we kind of have those things -- the asphalt. and you don't have the crossing lines in place. three months now. on san bruno. and i have spoken here four times. you know, i have to stand there and see that our kids are safe. i have to ask like a policeman. why isn't m.t.a. doing their job? why isn't m.t.a. talking to somebody. do you all have a check list when you do the asphalting, the contractor did this, the work, asphalting, whatever. but did he put in new crosswalks, you know, after you asphalt over them. you talk about zero vision. and all of this grade grandiose

type of concepts. the basic things you don't do. go to san bruno. i want it fix within 24 hours. otherwise i'm going to paint the crosswalk. [bell dings] it's disgusting. four times i came here to the board of supervisors and i brought this to your attention. does anybody have the power in the city hall to make one call and get that work done within 24 hours? otherwise i'm going to paint it. [laughter] i really will paint it. thank you very much. >> chair: next speaker. >> hi, i'm here to talk about a new item. i don't know if it's number 11 or number 10. am i allowed to speak on -- >> chair: yes, this is general public comment. >> it's number 11 then. i'm talking about i'm from the

citywide council for the senior around disabled. you've seen me before here. my name is mary woo. i am the secretary. we have -- we have a problem with house rules that dictate our behavior. and we ought to have the right to participate in the making of the amendments. we don't have a grievance process. we don't have an oversight board, which is required by the city. >> chair: so, ma'am, i don't want to cut you off. this is the transportation authority. >> that's why i was asking whether it's number 10 or number 11. >> chair: well, this is -- this is a body that disperses the sales tax and has other -- >> oh, sigh.

>> chair: i did hear your public comment last week and brought you to my office with regard. i'm happy to continue that conversation. >> okay. am i employed to speak during number 11 on the agenda items? >> chair: that's what this is. >> this is number 11. >> chair: this is general public comment. i want to inform you you're at the transportation authority. this afternoon we meet at the board of supervisors. if you want to talk about the rad program and house rules, it's probably -- we should probably go back to my office and work on that together. >> okay. >> chair: i did ask my staff to work with you, as a number of rad projects. >> i wanted to keep all of the supervisors aware that we would like you to get involved and help us to halt the process, that has been going on, where we have been excluded as a tenant body. we are here for tenant advocacy. and we were not informed of any

of the meetings that were being held two months at a time. every two months. and that's been happening since 2015. thank you. >> chair: thank you. and i have been trying to arrange and maybe you've had contact with the mayor's office of housing, this seems to have originate. you're welcome to come to my office after this meeting. >> we will. thank you. >> chair: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'd like to provide a corporate commuter bus update. records request indicates that there are now 100 authorized buses at 24th and church in the morning. that means there's over 200 buses all day on 24th street. that does not include the buses that are dead-heading to begin a run in millie valley. m.t.a. never placed a limit on the number of buses. the caltrain presentation today

collides with the s.f. champ hub study that we did about two years ago, where 45% of the potential commuters, on the commuter buses, indicated that they would optimistic -- opt to drive if they traveled to a hub location. caltrain is a hub location. it's not out the front door. so unfortunately it doesn't seem that that's going to relieve any of the pressure off the 24th and church. the buses continue to idle in stage, awaiting for a time point departure, especially on castro and 25th street. and that entire area. we even have one us about that goes up to castro and caesar chavez and does a three-point u-turn, because you can't navigate the intersection and does that in the morning. there's over 1,000 issued stickers on the buses.

and about 720 or so buses that operate in the city. [bell dings] but that number is really reflecting a low number, because buses for facebook and genetey make multiple trips back to the city. 700 plus trips in the morning and the afternoon. so needless to say, with over 200 buses in noe valley, you know, i think we're exasperated and getting very, very concerned about it. thank you. >> chair: thank you for that comment and thank you for constantly tracking that and giving us that information. seeing no other members of the public for general public comment, public comment is closed. and this meeting is adjourned. [gavel] go.

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>> under california's new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. >> in the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. if you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. you will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. that is changing the landscape dramatically. [♪] >> to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like san francisco. >> this industry is projected to reach $22 billion by the year 2020. and that is just a few years away. >> it can be a huge legal industry in california. i think very shortly, the actual growing of marijuana may become

the biggest cash crop in the state and so you want that to be a legal tax paying cash crop, all the way down the line to a sales tax on the retail level. >> the california medical industry is a 3 billion-dollar industry last year. anticipating that multiplier as 20, 30, 50 times in the consumer marketplace once adult use is really in place, you could go ahead and apply that multiplier to revenue. it will be huge. >> when that underground economy becomes part of the regular tax paying employment economy of the bay area, it not only has a direct impact, that money has a ripple impact through the economy as well. >> it is not just about retail. it is not just about the sensor. is about manufacturing pick a lot of innovative manufacturing

is happening here in san francisco in addition to other parts of the state as well as the cultivation. we should be encouraging that. >> there is a vast array of jobs that are going to be available in the newly regulated cannabis industry. you can start at the top tier which a scientist working in testing labs. scientists working at extraction companies. and you work towards agricultural jobs. you have ones that will require less education and you look towards cannabis retail and see traditional retail jobs and you see general management jobs. those things that are similar to working at a bar restaurant or working at a retail store. >> we are offering, essentially, high paid manufacturing jobs. typical starting wage of 18-$20 an hour, almost no barrier to entry, you do not need an education. >> that means that people who do not have college educations, working-class people, will have an opportunity to have a job at

cultivating cannabis plants. there's a whole wide array of job opportunities from the seedling to the sale of the cannabis. [♪] >> last year, they said 26 million people came to san francisco. >> the tourism industry continues to be very robust here and the city and county of san francisco is about a billion-dollar industry. >> if we use a conservative cannabis user adoption rate to 15% that means 4 million tourists want that means 4 million tourists want to purchase cannabis. and we need to be ready for th them. >> in 2015, as adult use legalization efforts gained momentum in california, the supervisors created the san francisco cannabis state legalization task force. this task force offered to research and advice to the supervisors, the mayor and other city departments. >> we knew that adult use legalization was coming to the ballot and stat that would bring with it a number of decisions

that the city would have to make about zoning and regulation and so forth. and i decided at that time, at a know it was a great, that rather than have a fire drill after the ballot measure passes, as suspected it would, we should plan an event. so i authored a task force to spend a year studying it and we made it a broad-based task force. >> we prepared ourselves by developing a health impact assessment and partnered that with key stakeholder discussions with washington, oregon, colorado, to really learn lessons from their experience rolling out both adult and medicinal cannabis. >> within days of the passing of the proposition, ed lee called on agencies to act decisively. >> he issued an executive order asking the department of public health, along with planning and other city departments to think

through an internal working group around what we needed to do to consider writing this law. >> we collectively, i would say that was representatives from g.s.a., as well as the mayor's office, met with a lot of departments to talk through what prop 64 and the implementation of prop 64 it meant to them. >> the mayor proposed an office of cannabis, a one-stop shop for permits allowing operators to grow and sell cannabis. >> he wanted a smart structure. he wanted a regulatory structure that ensured that kids didn't have access and community's were safe and that consumers were safe. and he wanted to ensure, more importantly, it was a regulatory structure that encouraged diversity and inclusivity. >> this is an office that will be solely charged with a duty of wanting not only the policies that we create, implementing and

enforcing them, but also executing the licenses that are needed. we're talking about 20 different licenses that will put us into compliance with what is happening on the state level. >> this is a highly, highly regulated industry now, at this point. we have anywhere from 7-10 departments that will be working with these industry participants as they go through the permitting process. that is a lot of work at a loss of coordination. we are creating a permitting process that is smart and is digital. it is much easier for the user and for community input, and is less mired in bureaucracy. >> for the first time ever in san francisco history, standalone licenses are available for all aspects of the nonretail side of the cannabis industry. now, a cultivator can go in to the department of building inspection and to the department of health and say, with this first registered and temporary

license, and then what will eventually be a permanent license, this is the project, this is what i am going to do. >> very rarely in city government do we interact with industries that are asking to be regulated. these guys want to be regulated. they want to be compliant. they want to work with the city. that is rare. >> san francisco has created a temporary licensing process so that the pre-existing operators here in san francisco can apply for a temporary state licensed. >> we have taken teams of up to 12 inspectors to inspect the facility twice a day. we have been doing that with the department of building inspection and the department of public health. and the fire department. >> it is really important for the industry to know that we are treating them like industry. like manufacturing. like coworkers pick so that is the way we are approaching this from a health and safety and a consumer protection network.

this is just the way practice happens with restaurants or manufacturing facilities. >> because there are so many pieces of industry that people haven't even thought about. there are different permits for each piece. you have to set up a permitting system for growing, for manufacturing, for testing. for delivery. for retail. you have to make sure that there is an appropriate health code. certainly the regulation of alcohol in terms of restaurants and retail it's probably a model for how this industry will be regulated as well, both on sale and consumption. >> it is completely uncharted territory. there is a blessing and a curse with that. it is exciting because we are on a new frontier, but it is very nerve-racking because there's a lot at stake. and quite frankly, being san francisco, being the state of california, people are looking to us. >> we hope that cannabis does

become more of an accepted part of society in the same way that alcohol is, the same way coffee is. >> it is a very innovative fear, particularly around manufacturing. san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and states and this nation how it is done. done.

good morning, everyone. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 30th, 2019, meeting of the rules committee. i'm supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. seated to my right is rules committee vice chair shamann walton and seated to my left is rules committee member supervisor gordon mar. we are joined by supervisor aaron peskin. our clerk is linda wong, filling in for victor young. and i'd also like to thank jesse larson and kalina mendoza at sfgov for staffing this meeting. ms. clerk, do you have announcements? >> clerk: please make sure to silence cell phones. complete the speaker cards and documents are included should be submitted to the clerk. acts acted on