highlands, with what he just said. >> do we eliminate the partial alternative and talk about design because it's not alternative, because it's odd, no matter what and so much the same as the project and then let's just focus on the design of it. will this come to the arc? >> no, we're bringing it to the full commission. >> i'm saying the design will not come back. >> it's not a lan landmark.

>> could it be satisfactory if there were an alternative masked the same as the proposed project but had a different design on the facade? >> they can respond more -- they're architects and they know what i'm talking about. [ laughter ] >> so it sounds like you would be ok with not having a partial preservation but changing the design in more of the direction you designed. >> it can still be contemporary. jusjust the massing and articulation can respond. >> how about if we leave the option with the project sponsor to continue. here is what i'm worried about, is what if it gets to the planning commission and they have better drawings and a better understanding of all of the agen adjacencies and someboy

complains about a cast shadow. if you want to pursue a partial as a way of communicating different impacts, then i would say we leave that up to you. >> or just leave it in the way it is and follows the project. >> yeah. >> that's clear. >> that would be clear. >> i wouldn't want -- >> do we have concurrence? just concurrence that the range of alternatives are good and from a qualitative perspective, we want to advise the project sponsor and planning commission that the current design of the proposed project can be better designed in context. how is that? >> find. fine. >> so sorry we put you through this. this is very good conversation for us and as a city, we're struggling with this retained element. and we'll have a lot of projects

coming before us. so this is going to help us to get better at it. thank you. are we all set? are we done? we're adjourned.

>> good morning. welcome to thursday, october 17th meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. i am joined by supervisor brown, supervisor peskin is running late this morning. thank you to the committee clerk. i would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. we are joined by supervisors ronen and mandelman. we are grateful to our colleagues for joining us today. however, this meeting will be conducted in all respects as a regular audit and oversight

committee meeting. any substantive decision will constitute a recommendation of the committee rather than action by the whole board. mr. carroll will make a note. >> at the present moment we don't have a quorum. this committee is operating as the normal committee with a few extra guests. >> do you have any announcements. >> plea silence cell phones. speaker cards and documents should be submitted to the clerk. items today will appear on the october 29, 2019 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. do we have a motion to excuse supervisor peskin? can we take that without objection? >> who was the mover on that. >> roger brown. >> please call items one, two,

three, four together. one hearing to discuss the removal of 41 out of 55 long-term beddings from the adult residential facility. >> agenda item two is an ordinance -- excuse me. agenda item two is a resolution urging the department of public health to rescind. item three is submitting the health code to require 55 bed residential facility. four is ordinance to require department of public health to maintain and operate at full capacity 55 bed facility as soon as possible but not later than july 1, 2021. before that 41 of the 55 beds may be used as emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

>> i would like to turn it to supervisor ronen for remarks. >> thank you. good morning i am happy to be here to announce that we have reached a resolution to this crisis that was before us. after months of disagreement on the issue, this past friday afternoon my office, together with worker leaders from the adult residential facility, local 21 and the representatives, dph leaders and mayor's office and supervisor haney's office worked out an agreement related to the future of the adult residential facility. i am happy to report this will protect is health and stability of the 32 residents who live at the adult residential facility. it is the only boarding care

facility for severely mentality ill. no resident will be forcibly removed from their home and the city's long-term beds will be protected. we have incorporated the key aspects into my ordinance. the adult residential facility in committee. there are a few more small details we are currently working on with the city attorney and those changes will be worked out between now and when it is heard at the full board on october 29th. the amendments we have incorporated in my legislation have been distributed they are as follows. for the next five missouri month -- five months 28 adult residential long-term treatment beds and 27 emergency shelter beds known as hum igbird beds. in april 2020 they will be

required to operate an adult residential facility with no fewer than 41 deads. for the five residents who will be offered placements they will we having the opportunity to discuss options with the person before accepting a volunteer transfer. dph shall provide trauma care training to all adult residential facility staff provided by experts that do not work at the center. there shall employee a working group for management and staff where they come together and discuss issues related to resident care, workplace conditions and other issues. dph shall insure an objective analysis and review is connected where the residential facility is located no later than march 31st. they shall submit the report to the board of supervisors

providing updates with the objective analysis. in addition there is a small typo in the draft i passed out to you. there are two small changes on page 2. online 18, it should read at this from 55 to 14 not to 11. scratch out 11 and put 14. then online 19, it should read ccl approval extends through july 30, 2020, not 2021. please cross out 2021 and add 2020. i just want to give a huge thank you to a huge list of people because this really was an effort that started from the staff at the arf and the

patients and came to my office and supervisor haney's office from the front line workers. please give me a minute to say a bunch of thank u.s. first, i have to thank supervisor haney, who has partnered with my office on this from day one, both you and your staff abigail are extraordinary and it is a pleasure to partner with you. caroline gooslin, my chief of staff, has been living and breathing this issue and the mental health system in san francisco. we are going to return to being parents as soon as this is over because our kids have suffered by not having us present. thank you so much, caroline, your work is extraordinary. i appreciate you every day so much. i want to thank the workers at

the adult residential facility and the behavioral health center starting with jennifer who despite being extremely sick is here today because she cares so much for these patients she doesn't let anything stop her. jennifer, we would not have known about this situation if it wasn't for you. this was kept secret from us, disclosure of the beds was never told the board of supervisors. we would have opposed it. we didn't know. you had the bravery to come forward and blow the whistle what was happening on the arf. you put everything on the line for that. i don't know that there is heroism greater than that. i appreciate you and admire from you the bottom of my heart. thank you for caring so much about your patients. then i also want to thank amy

wong, sarah larson and jennifer and the many others who spent every single day of their life doing this heart-loving incredibly difficult work who care so much about these patients, who are their family and who haven't let them down for a moment. you are extra human beings. getting to know you has made this job worth it for me. thank you so much for being the extraordinary people that you are and for caring and loving these patients with the dedication that you do. you really inspire me so much. thank you. i also want to thank the emergency room nurses who joined with the arf p heather, julie and the conservators who take care of

the sickest individuals and and advocate on their baffin behalf. michelle and victor. you have just wowed us all. care tho