if i was necessarily speaking as far as the long-term permanent employment at the hospital, but before being appointed to this position, part of my responsibilities were overseeing projects like this and meeting with the general contractor and their employees along with city build and trying to connect all the dots, at san francisco residents building important san francisco hospitals, ideally taking the bus or bicycling or walking to work, and as far as i'm concerned, cpmc is more than compliant. they have exceeded what would -- what was actually possible. a lot of this has to do with timing. this wasn't the only hospital being built at the time. ucsf, mission bay was wrapping up, and ideally those residents and workers, everything was timed perfectly when mission bay

would be completed. those residents were transferred over to general hospital and building the new trauma center, so after that was nearing completion, those workers were ideally going to move right over to van ness gary, and there was about a year hold up. a lot of the residence, apprentices and even in the office workers, even had to go somewhere else and work for that year, and then be transferred over later. they were a hiccup or two on the front end of the project starting on times -- on time, and that threw a wrench in moving people from hospital to hospital, but let me also say this is a very important sector in our city. the healthcare industry -- when it is not there, you notice. and sometimes certain things can be taken for granted. we typically see commercial buildings, residential, retail, and hospitals are a completely

different type of building. they are so much more complex, they are so much more technical. we are not just installing simple every day features, there's different finishes, there's all kinds of machinery, technology, things need to be programmed, so it is just a feat that these projects to get finished and completed, and with the high numbers i am seeing on here, i am really impressed. i want to congratulate mr. nam on his position and i feel really confident that he will be doing the right thing and getting all the right parties involved to sit down and get as many residents working on these jobs as we can. >> thank you. commissioner johnson? >> i just want to thank my fellow commissioners and thanks staff for this report. i just want to also echo that i think that the d.a. agreements are so often both about what was discussed at the time of their forming, and also the goal and

spirit of the agreement and really -- it should be focused on the evolving needs of the city and building a new and equitable and accessible relationship with all san francisco residents. i am glad to see the report that came out this year did provide more detail. especially i want to thank mr. nam around helping us to understand what has been happening with the workforce and not only hiring an internship, but retention. that is where the rubber hits the road. it is great to see those numbers i would agree with commissioner greene that i think the rest of the report, particularly around community engagement, was extremely opaque and left some to be desired. i think there are some issues that were troubling last year that are still troubling this year. one is the issue of outreach to tenderloin patients. first choice, sure, people get

to choose where they are go, but if they're not choosing your hospital, you have a problem. community outreach and community building is really about creating an ecosystem so that you are not just relying on one provider, but a myriad of organizations working together towards the goal of enrolment and retention of patients. coming from a philanthropic background, that is how you do community back -- he outreach. you create and bolster an ecosystem. i am not seeing that ecosystem thriving. while i am hearing the efforts that have been done, and hope that next year there will be better outcomes, i think that there's more to do to shore up the organizations that you are working with, and working more closely with extremely competent organizations that are in the tenderloin that actually do know and have the skill of working with these populations and really keeping in touch with them, and making sure that they continue to engage. along those lines, if you are not hiring social workers to

support doctors and changing your culture to meet the needs of the community -- so that goes from everything from what your website looks like, to how people are welcomed, to very detailed plans around language and access to working with community members. we are also really concerned about, and still concerned about the issues related to the acute care beds. our city desperately needs those beds and i would actually like to hear the end of my comments, what has happened with the patients over the last year? and what the plan is for that unit, and staffing. i'm deeply concerned to hear again, this year, issues around lack of staffing, appropriate staffing. >> i absolutely agree with president woods that i think this is about equity and access and this is about making sure that your care is relevant, not

just for the people who can pay for it, but for all san franciscans, and that will actually ultimately make your services viable in the long term being able to provide services for folks of all economic backgrounds, cultural backgrounds, and languages. that is the biggest challenge facing the healthcare sector as i see it, and i hope that you continue to be up for the challenge of really addressing those issues. >> commissioner johnson, was that a question of the cpmc staff? >> yes. >> thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. i am the vice president of external affairs for sector. commissioner johnson, we had a hearing last thursday, actually in the public safety committee of the board of supervisors to discuss this issue. along with a presentation from

staff around the work they are doing to address the city's larger problem, some of the information we shared last week around the issues of staffing and so forth, as you know, due to law and our concerns about privacy, there's only so much information that can be shared, but it is worth sharing that, first of all, the physician who spoke so ardently two years ago when there was pressure for us to transfer that unit from st. luke's to davies has submitted a letter. we can share a copy with you giving his objective viewpoint of the care being provided in the unit. staffing ratios are something that are mandated by the state and we are in constant compliance with those. they are posted weekly, they are submitted monthly, we also are

regulated by the california department of public health who have recently come through and done an audit of the unit and found there to be no concerns with the care being delivered there. >> can you give a little bit more detail about what is going to happen with acute care beds and what has happened with the patients? >> i can't speak to what's happened with any particular patient. i think staff probably could, if kelly was here, could give a broader understanding of the type of patient who requires subacute care and what that means for their condition and level of fragility as a patient. our intention, is agreed to with the supervisors and others last year, was that we would continue caring for that population that was with us at st. luke's over

at the davies campus and that is what we are continuing to do. >> thank you. commissioner fung? >> this is my first meeting on not only cpmc and the development agreement, but with some of the issues that have been brought forth. we have seen, and it is primarily technical analysis, i understand, some of the issues that are relatively new to me. it appears that i will need to study this pretty extensively if i am able to proceed in a thoughtful manner on future meetings. just from looking at what was primarily on the planning side,

it would be not as challenging as from the healthcare side. at this point, i will be studying it further. >> thank you, commissioners. i agree with all of my fellow commissioner comments. thank you so much. i did want to press a couple of issues and ask him questions. i agree with the font. [laughter] and i don't wear glasses for close reading, but it is a little bit challenging. i see that the patient demographic that was provided are for all campuses, and in thinking back to previous hearings, you know, especially as we heard about the issue of language access to the diabetic unit, i am wondering if we could have a more detailed, by campus

demographic data, especially as, you know, folks when we rebuild st. luke's were very worried about access within the eastern side of the city to cpmc's services, so i just wanted to see how that was in terms of the demographics as we know. we know the demographics are a big concern in the city and it tends to be different then in the cpmc main campus. so that is one, and then the other thing i wanted to ask was about hiring and resource hiring totals because i see that we are in compliance and doing well. i am wondering what this looks like in terms of race. so you provided data in terms of neighborhood and zip code, so we

know that african-americans have a much higher rates of unemployment in san francisco, and this is an opportunity for folks, especially young people, to get skills to get in the door for this one project, but then those skills can be applied to other projects, and during an era where we have an extreme shortage of construction workers in san francisco. we cannot meet the demand. so can you talk to a little bit about what the demographics look like? >> thank you, commissioner. i am with city build. i knew that question would come up. specifically for city build, our program has a 35% african-american demographic that graduates from the program. is over 1400 since we started 14 years ago. overall for construction, i did not procure the demographic data , but i provide a

supplemental to provide that information for the commissioners, and then this specifically, that is what i was asking for from our office for the nd use post- construction work for the operation. that is the other data i will be getting for the referrals and the placements that we have made for the operation of the various hospitals. >> thank you. i would appreciate that data when we do this again. i think it is important. thank you. >> thank you. >> in my last question, that is for cpmc staff as it relates to the partnership with saint anthony's. i think that part of what commissioner johnson very distinctly said, always, is my worry, also, about creating an ecosystem by which people are attracted, but also once they walk in the door, there are culturally appropriate and welcoming services so that folks

can be hooked on as patients. i'm wondering what the plan is going forward. i understand that numbs was the partner who could fulfil the d.a. requirement, but i'm wondering in terms of outreach to the tenderloin community specifically where they are not based, what the plans are for making that connection to the community and providing access and culturally appropriate access to folks. >> thank you, commissioner. emily webb again, director of community benefit for the bay area. we do work outside of just providing healthcare services in the tenderloin. for example, our child development child development centre on van ness, which provides multidisciplinary care to children with developmental

and behavioural health delays is providing services at saint anthony's. we are also at schools in the neighborhood. we fund and work with dozens of community-based organizations in the neighborhood, so through our community benefit investment, we do go outside of the walls of the hospital to try to make sure that we are meeting the needs of the community in the neighborhood. in terms of the services on campus, the data, which i'm happy to send you in a larger format, shows you that we try to recruit a workforce that is reflective of our patient population. that is really the number one thing from a healthcare perspective that helps with cultural, linguistic access to services. in addition, in the packet you will see we did an assessment of all of the cultural and linguistic access standards, and in the packet there's a detailed document that outlines what the consultant found, recommendations, and how we are

working to address them. there's a lot of different things that go into that, but it is in the compliance report that we submitted in may of this year >> thank you. any other comments or questions? okay. we are not taking action on this item, but thank you all for coming and we will see you again next year.

>> good morning and welcome to the street scape project and muni project. i certainly as the public work's director for the city and county here and i want to thank you for all coming out to celebrate this very exciting project that will improve the lives of the many people who use this inner sunset corridor. the project which spans all the way from aguelo to 19th avenue will improve the quality of life and transit services of this diverse neighborhood, which serves families, students, merchants and tourists alike president the street scape improvement is a collaborative

project with the ms works and the utility's commission. for the past two years, they've been working together to make crucial improvements to the inner sunset street scape and nearby transit services that not only make the area more vibrant and more accessible, safe and reliable. when you look around the surrounding streets, you see the vibrant landscapes that add to the neighborhood's charm, improve seating, as you can see, visitor striving, new street trees. all of this creates a healthy environment and a great carbon footprint. what many do not see are the upgraded traffic signals, the

repaved roads and all of the help to improve thed safety and transit service. there's many components to this project that has not been seen. we have improvements to the underground sewer line and improvements to our water lines, our firefightings were upgraded or replaced, all to increase capacity and to minimize any destructions that will provide more reliable service to the community. also, as a part of this project, there's more than 3,000 feet of pipe that was installed for the department of technology for future fiber optic cables and this is a great partnership. as we do many projects on patrero we're installing pipe and we'll have the pipes

electric in and, of course, less destruction to the neighbor while the projects happen. with all of that said, it brings me great joy to see the work that all of these agencies are doing together and how we come together to improve the quality of life of this diverse neighborhood in san francisco. san francisco. i want to thank john thomas and our project manager, johnny farm, harlin kelly and his team from the puc and mr. maguire and, of course, our contractor, who was out here everyday making sure that we got this job done. and now, the person who helps to make all of these projects happen, the person who makes our neighborhoods better for everyone, the person looking out for the future of san francisco, without future delay, let me introduce our mayor, london

breed. [cheers and applause] >> it's so good to be back. i remember when we first set on the path to do this project for this neighborhood, andrea, i just noticed you were over there and it's great to see you and martha and so many folks from the community. you all did the work because you wanted something better for this community. we have kids everywhere and these kids from stepping stone preschool are joining us today. and you'll get your snacks in just a minute, so don't worry. [cheers and applause] >> we have kids, we have families, seniors, people who, basically, love this community and so many amazing restaurants, so many amazing places to shop. this is like really a jewel in san francisco and, in fact, when improve was supervisor, i came to this community a lot to hideout and relax. and it was great.

what was so important was to make it a lot offer annua and dl with safety and public infrastructure improvements. one of the things that i spent time with some of the neighbors doing is standing on the corner of ninth and irving and many of you know the familiar sound of some of the onl old muni trains which still come through this way, how loud and heavy they are. remember i said the new trains will be much quieter. did you just hear how much quieter the new trains are? a loa lot of the promises to ths community are finally happening and it was because of your patience. we know that it was very challenging to come in and the construction and the loss of parking and tearing up the streets and digging in and you all, through this whole challenge, you were very patient and we really appreciate that, because now we are here

realizing just really a dream for community, an improvement to the sidewalks, an improvement to the infrastructure and an improvement to our water pressure system so that when there is a fire or emergency, the pressure -- i know this is not probably that interesting, but it makes all the difference when dealing with any emergency that water suppression and our equipment and the systems actually work when we need it the most. the fiber optic cables, improvements to the sidewalks, all of the amazing things that will make this community not just safer but more boost and sobeautiful.i want to thank thet park neighbors, at the time of the leadership of andrea yaguin, that you pushed us to give some attention to this community and

shine a light on the challenges that exist here is why we're here, as well as the inner sunset merchant's association. the merchants here who serve the community, this is really not just a place where so many neighbors enjoy and eat and go to the hardware stores and pick up glasses. people from ucfs spend a lot of time here during lunch and people from the park spend a lot of time here and this community has come together as a force to make amazing projects like this happen. so i'm really excited. looking forward to doing even more, because i have not forgotten about the wires over on ninth and irving and what we need to do to underground those wires. i know that's important and we're talking about right down the street, the gateway on gaten lincoln and ninth and to really

transform this community because it's a jewel in our community. thank you to the department of public works, to mta, all of the contractors, all of incredible workers who basically not only worked in this community but spent money at the restaurants and this was definitely a great effort and took time and here we are, a celebration of just really an amazing project that is going to change the quality of life for the residents who live here. so enjoy it and next up, i want to take the opportunity to introduce your supervisor, valley brown, who as you remember was out here on a regular basis working with you all to move this project forward. she drove me a little crazy because she was running out of patience with the city bureaucracy and trying to get it done.

and now she gets to enjoy the fruits of her labor. ladies and gentlemen, your supervisor, valley brown! [cheers and applause] >> you know what they say what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and that's how i feel about this project. i want to say i'm sorry to everyone. it was her fault. she started it and then i had to come in and finish it, right? [ laughter ] >> yeah, i'm not going go over everything we've done because i know mohamed nurue gave you all of the sexy details. but what i see is this neighborhood coming together and saying, ok, this is painful and especially the merchants, but we know once it's finished, it will be amazing and $21 million later, yeah, it looks pretty amazing, i'd say. i want to thank people and i have to read this because i

always forget one person and then i get in trouble after wars. afterwards. so thank you, mayor, breed for starting it, city administrator, naomi kelly and mohamed nurue from public works. i mean, this is something i have to say was -- he really jumped in and said, let's make this happen and let's make it as less painful as we can. acting director for sfmta, tom mcguire and san francisco's puc. i would call everyone on this list and said if there was a pile of dirt and they couldn't park their car at 7:00 at night. so the responsiveness of their teams were amazing. i want to thank all of their teams because every week we had an issue, whether it was the veterinarian or people getting dirt in their driveway and

couldn't park their car. park driveway, this is all things that they really stepped up. i put 75k into budget so we could do a pilot programme called curb management. and this something i would think about because barbara, i don't know where barbara is from the neighborhood, she would tell me everyday when i walked by her house how we had people parking in her driveway or double-parking to run in and get the ubers and stuff to get the food from the merchants.

we said, how can we solve these issues? they said, parking is so horrible here. i heard that, no -- [ laughter ] with these parking, so really having to look at creatively looking at curb management, so we're in the process of right now of actually having a community engagement of this curb management and how do we make it easier for people to park and easier for businesses to have people be able to come in and get what they need and

get out so they're not parked there for hours. how do we, you know, get the uber eats and all of the other deliveries, where they have a place to park and can get in and out so they're not parking in barbara's driveway? so this is actually happening now and once again, the inner sunset park neighbor and merchants are at the tables saying we'll work with you and this is the only way i like to work because i came as a neighbor activist and i didn't like it when people did things in my naked an neighborhood andt when i walked out the door that it was done. so thank you to everyone for being here today. i'm really excited for all of the work that's done. it's amazing. and should i bring up naomi? naomi! so now i would like to introduce naomi kelly, a city administrator. this was her baby to manage, all

of the different people to make sure it was done right. and so naomi. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, supervisor brown and mayor breed and director of public works. this project has more meaning to me because i live in the neighborhood. i spend so much time here on these corners, going to amazing fantasy with my kids, burn sf, jamba juice, you name it, so i live through the construction and understand the merchants and the pain you went through. but boy, did this turn out beautiful! i've been to many scape improvements in different commercial corridor and i have to say these seats and planters are some of the best i've seen in all of san francisco. so you all did a great job on that. [cheers and applause] >> again, i want to thank mohamed nurue and john thomas is

completing this project because it was done on time. public works delivers many key construction projects throughout the city and having it done on time so we're not disrupting the merchants for longer than we should is very important. you heard this specific project was $21.3 million and it's connect the to residents and we're more resilient. as chair of the ten-year capital plan committee, we have done a lot to make sure that we have coordinating our projects. it was putting in our new sewer lines and water line and that's important for someone who lives in this neighborhood because i can tell you where every

sinkhole was. i was drawing diagrams and handing it to the sf puc saying these are the most important parts to touch in the sunset. underground, we've put in more than 4,000 -- the mayor is right. that was the large effort budget item at 7.$3 million. , along for the water and sewer line to appreciate upgraded protection for this community in case of a potential earthquake. also groun underground, we put n municipal fiber providing secure signals to this community.

at the street level, pedestrian and muni riders will see improvements as you can see with the curb ramps and that was approximately $5.7 million. but not just here in the inner sunset aisles, but public works have resurfaced 644 blocks across the city this year and we work together as one city, connected, and i'm pleased to introduce tom maguire, the interim director of transportation. [cheers and applause] >> it's great to be here and celebrate the puc, public works, city administrator and the elected officials who helped get the funds together and get the wills together to make this happen and the street scape is basically but when i look at it, i don't just see beautiful planters and trees but safety. i see muni riders getting on and off trains going by and we see

them getting off on a nice, safe sidewalk. they're not getting off into traffic like they do elsewhere in the city and this is the experience we want. we know this is the lifeline of the sunset, one of the busiest corridors and the streets in this area are some of the streets that are high injury vision zero and we want to make sure transit riders are safe, not just on their journey on the trains but when we get on and off on beautiful street scape. so thank you to the community for your patience as we have been working with our fell let's agenciefellowagencies to get thd thank you to everyone who fought for the funding and fought for the design to get this project done. thank you. >> now after listening to all of us, after i'm sure you're bored, i want to bring up andrea jabli to give her viewpoints of this

project as a neighbor, thank you. >> to the people who live here and work here and the merchants who come here, we didn't just do this as a photo-op. we did it because there are two important reason for people in this neighborhood to have this happening and one is the muni, the end juda will be faster. you'll get to work faster and home faster and anyone who does that everyday understands how important that is. it's also going to be safer for you. now you're not going to be hit by cars trying to squeeze in between the boarding ramps. most importantly, ninth avenue and irving is an intersection that is painful for people who walk around this neighborhood on a frequent basis. you're sometimes stopped at a light for up to two and a half minutes while waiting for trains to come and go and bikes, muni,

all that stuff. now that the stops have been reconfigured so that the buses get through the light before they have to stop, that intersection will be so much more pleasant for all of us to experience. so that's why we're here and why we did it and everyone who has put up with the noise and all of that, give yourself a round of applause. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, let's give the project is big hand. this is a great improvement. our mayor is challenging us to continue do more projects like this and public works and the partnership with all of the agencies will continue to deliver for you. so with that said, we will cut the ribbon and so, where is the ribbon-cutting team here? we have behind us. >> and would the folks like martha, barbara and other community members feel free to come up and cut this rib bin. ribbon. this is for your community and we want to make sure you're a part of it.

are we ready? >> yes! >> we sure? 5-4-3 -- you're not even counting. are we ready? >> yes clam 5-4-3-2-1! valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is

the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. >> from 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. the mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m.t.a. to put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [♪] >> valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in san francisco. it has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday.

we promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. valencia is our mission -- fits our mission perfectly. our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day. >> i have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. during that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing companies. >> we have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. one of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor, will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. >> the most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver

opens the door unexpectedly. >> we kept all the passengers -- the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. >> most people aren't actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up. >> half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6:00 p.m., so could be used for five-minute loading later into the evening to provide more opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. >> the five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. >> one of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. >> we worked with a pretty big mix of people on valencia. >> on this lot, there are a few schools. all these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being

dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. to address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings -- railings that channel -- channeled a designated crossing plane. >> we had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons? >> i do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school. >> we have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the right-of-way so they can cross the roadway. this is probably one of the most unique features. >> during the planning phase, the m.t.a. came out with three alternatives for the long term project. one is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of

the street. a two-way bikeway. the third option is a center running two-way bikeway, c. would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. >> earlier, there weren't any enter lane designs in san francisco, but i think it will be a great opportunity for san francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that doesn't exist already. >> with all three concepts for valencia's long-term improvement , there's a number of trade-offs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. when he think about extending this pilot or this still -- this design, there's a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. >> the pilot is great. it is a no-brainer. it is also a teaser for us. once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of

valencia street. >> what we're trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. the pilot project is one of our first major improvements. we will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. this fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. by spring of 2020, we will have recommendations about long-term improvements. >> i appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the community workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. >> we want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. there's a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. we will see way more people biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street. [♪]

>> well, well, we have one of the most exciting projects in district 11 in over a decade. supervisor safai, for the past 10 years, no one has been able to get a housing project of this significance built in this community, and guess what? you made it happen.

[applause.] >> 116 new units, 50% affordable units for family of four making up to $123,000 a year. how incredible is that? this will provide housing for low income families and for foster care youth. i mean, this is how you get housing done in san francisco, working together, working in partnership with sammy and people who love. the fact is people who love this community and didn't have to go above and beyond in providing higher affordability on this project but wanted to do something to support the city

and county of san francisco and what we are dealing with as it relates to our housing crisis. we are grateful for you and the community is here, and i also know your family is here. i am so excited. this will make a difference. on top of that, that is not even all. 40% of the units that are built of the affordability housing will go to the people who live in this neighborhood first, neighborhood preference. the legislation that i worked on back in the day when i was on the board of supervisors. it is going to be used on this project so that we can make sure that the community who lives here, where they might be struggling to hold on to their unit and whatever capacity, they will have a real shot of being a part of this incredible new community. i am excited about this project. i am grateful to supervisor

safai for his leadership. i can't wait to be here when we open the doors for people to walk in their new places, and it is absolutely amazing. the person who led this effort to make this happen, who also did more than just help get this project through the process but also makes some zoning changes to make it possible to have as many units as we can on his site no other than supervisor safai. [applause.] >> supervisor safai: thank you, mayor breed. i feel like i am at a family reunion, but i did joke with sia and sammy i think we could put a runway strip here. this is the largest development

in the history of this neighborhood in this community. there has never been any family affordable housing built in this community. i remember sitting with them a decade ago when they laid out the vision of wanting to do something to give back to the city that they feel made their family anal -- and lifted them back up after going through a revolution in their country they. they came here with very little and they have worked 50 years to build what we are seeing happen today. this is truly a gift to the city and county of san francisco. this is not something that is required. this is completely private land, privately financed by a family that wanted to give back to the city. i want to say thank you to the

family for everything and you will their children and siblings and relatives for everything they did to make this happen. it is truly a gift. this even out paces the giant's ballpark development omission rock, which is 40% affordable on public land. 50% will below market rate. home-sf set the income. he said he wanted lower than what we laid out in the city. we tried to do the remaining 50% as rent control. sometimes the city gets in its way. i know they will continue to keep these rents affordable for this community. they are doing so much to give back to the city and county. we talked about this over a decade ago. we sat down with mayor lee before i became supervisor.

he said he would prioritize this. the reason i bring that up is because this mayor has made not anything more of a priority than building housing. that was when we sat down with mayor lee, that was in the middle of 2016. we are going to the end of 2019. even with everything that -- and i would get monday my phone would ring. every monday i would get the call from him and family members. we are still over three years into getting this project done. this was supposed to be one of the highest priority projects in the city and county of san francisco. i know this mayor is dedicated to finding a way to cut through the layers. when a family wants to give a gift to the city, we have to wait almost three and a half

years to get this done. besides all of that, i want to shout out to crazio. she guided this every step of the way on behalf of the mayor's office. my team was guiding this every step of the way. the planning department, the mayor's office of housing, city attorneys, all of the people working on behalf of the mayor. there is more to come, there are two more projects that are 100% affordable. she dedicated an additional $53 million in the budget. we break ground in october next year on two more projects. out of all of those together, almost 600 units, 65% will be affordable below market rate

units in this community and affordable to the people living here. that is a big accomplishment. i am so lucky to have a partner in the mayor's office who prioritizes this community like no mayor has done in over 20 plus years. [applause.] i could go on and on. i will hand it over to the patriarch of the family, the mind that doesn't let any little thing get away from him, but he has to be that way. three and a half years, he has to be that way. someone was bragging about him the other day. he knows how to get projects built in san francisco. he really does. i am honored to have him as a friend and invest in this community. [applause.] >> thanks everyone.

mayor, my good friend, supervisor and my family and everybody who is here. this wouldn't have happened without participation of everyone for this to happen. he is right i call every monday morning. if i wouldn't have done it, it would have taken seven years. this happened in three and-a-half years. i want to tell a story about my life, how i am here. i came with my wonderful life about 40 years as an immigrant from iran. i have been here 1973 i came here to san francisco. i was a student and i fell in love with the city. i still love this city. i always said we have got to do something. whatever i have, i got it through hard work. being in this wonderful

diversified city. we talked a lot about it. this came about in 2007 when there was a melt down and i was able to purchase these. that is when me and sammy, she is an advocat of foster and homeless kids. this came about. i said maybe we can do something about it. finally here we are. thernext step is the foundationd get the super structure. i want to thank the wonderful mayor. i am so proud of you. you are a wonderful mayor. you are a great person. i want to tell my brother-in-law who designed this property, my

kids and this is all my family. i love them all. it is great to be here. too many persons. (laughter). it is a great thing. i am so blessed. i asked my wife to be by my side. if i make a mistake she will say stage right. i think i have done go, right? she gave me a list and said memorize this. i said i will do this. that is not me, i have to talk how i feel. that is how i do it, you know. [applause.]

>> i want to thank the mayor's office of housing. wonderful job. i forgot about my wonderful friend tom. he is a big support. thanks a lot. >> my son and i was living in

my car. we was in and out of shelters in san francisco for almost about 3.5 years. i would take my son to school. we would use a public rest room just for him to brush his teeth and do a quick little wipe-off so it seemed he could take a shower every day. it was a very stressful time that i wish for no one. my name is mario, and i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. my son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood

preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life,

>> supervisor peskin: good afternoon. welcome to the land use meeting for september 30th. i am aaron peskin. ms. major, any announcements? >> please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon will appear on the october 8 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise std.