bren >> chair ronen: good morning, everyone. i hope you all do your best to stay inside today and keep your loved ones safe inside, and our thoughts and solidarity and love are going out to the people of northern california and sonoma county who are suffering tremendously, and we will continue to fight to keep each other safe and very

grateful to the mayor who's setting up a shelter as we speak to do our part in keeping our neighbors to the north safe. so our thoughts are with the people of our region. and the meeting will come tord on. welcome to the october 28, 2019 meeting of the rules committee. i'm chair hillary ronen. seated to my right is rules committee supervisor shamann walton, and to my left is gordon mar. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. items acted upon today will appear on the november 5 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated.

>> chair ronen: thank you. can you please read item number one. >> clerk: item number one is an ordinance dissolving the workforce advisory committee and a statement on the workforce alignment. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm angela calvillo. i'm simply before you because of the housekeeping language in the ordinance which actually sunsets these two bodies and sunsets these in july. i understand that there is a desire for the bodies to be reauthorized, and if that is the case, we are happy to work with the committee and the supervisors to reach that organization. this is just a housekeeping step to remove them from the administrative code. if there is to be reauthorizing

legislation, it would just be put back into the code. i'm available for any questions. >> chair ronen: okay. no questions? okay. i also see joshua arce and lisa pagan from oewd, if you wanted to make any comments. >> thank you, supervisors. joshua arce, director of office of economic and workforce development. as clerk calvillo mentioned, the committee has sunseted, but we just wanted to answer any questions that you might have. we're here joined by -- if not now, then in moments, the cochair of the committee, the

esteem esteemed chair, sheryl davis. we're also here joined by one of the members of the workforce committee advisory committee and that's annie chung, the executive director of self-help for the elderly, as well. just to give you some high-level components -- it's just this one, lisa? thank you. thank you, lisa. we've also got members of our workforce team to make sure we can answer any questions that you have. the committees we're going to talk about today were established in 2014 under an ordinance 84-2014 establishes what we called the workforce lines committee, and workforce c.a.c., and those committees were scheduled to run through july 2017. in 2019, there was a second ordinance there which extended the sunset dates of those

committees to june 30, 2019. there's -- we've referred to this period as kind of the first period of extension. throughout this entire time, we've continued to meet and continued to work to perform the duties of these bodies as we've discussed because the work is just too important not to continue as we seek direction here from the board. and in the current year, the plan is to convene, and we've convened these committees twice. we'll convene them again in the next several weeks pending the direction of the board because our opinion, the work is too important not to. we report back to the mayor, the workforce, and city departments and as of last

week, you should have the latest report out from the body. through the ordinance, it is made up of agencies listed on the slide. director davis and i chair these committees. director joaquin torres joins us at the meetings, as well. human services agency, department of public works, department of children, youth, and families, san francisco public utilities commission, and the department of human resources participate in these committees. and in the next slide is the question that i think is appropriate. what do the committees do? we're charged under chapter 30, the admin code, to increase access to job seekers, to stable sufficient employment with sufficient wages and benefits to support families and advance the needs of vulnerable populations, improve business engagement strategies to engage those workers and also to have a better system across the different agencies about how we track and report

out comes across the city and city. we talked about the members. there's two additional agencies that have joined as of 2017. that's when we sought director of human resources and workforce advisory committee. i think in conversation, had a question from supervisor walton, had vacancies in the committees. we would wait for the direction from the board, and in the case of the c.a.c. are board appointees or the mayor appointees on the community advisory committee. and if we can hold on just for one second, i want to make sure

we identify our community developers. self-help for the elderly, bayview-hunters point center for arts and technology, and episcopal community services, among others. lastly is just a quick rundown of the policy recommendations that have been developed and reported out by the committee over the past several years. we've talked about the need for the work to continue both at the alignment committee and the workforce c.a.c. because it's just now in the report that we've finalized to the board a set of recommendations and in some ways now is when the real work begins. and so the five areas that have been identified as we've seen here, breaking the cycle of poverty for san francisco through better workforce delivery, support and services. a what is called in the report,

a workforce map, how they engage different agencies, how they end up being served and coordinate through the different departments. a data-sharing infrastructure so that we're all looking and getting apples to apple comparisons about the number of clients served, placements, long-term retention, objectives. and then fourth is what the workforce policy called demand side, which is looking at the industries where there's growth and opportunity for good-paying jobs and to help guide the programming. so these industries that can help the problems that we seek to breakdown. and streamlining the contacting process, which is making it easier for service providers and contractors, whatever we can do to make things easier and better is the goal in that

regard. as i mentioned, we've med informally. we'll continue to do again. at oewd, everyone seeks to contribute something individual that's maybe core to our agencies as we coordinate across the different departments. at oewd, one of the things that we always talk about especially when we look at these industries, that we partner with organized labor because i think for a lot of us that come into this work from a community labor perspective, community labor is one of the most effective means of advancing workforce objectives. i'm happy to answer any questions and happy to explain any recommendations. we respectfully would love your support to continue this important work. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. any questions or comments? no. thank you so much for all your work.

appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you. if there's no more speakers, then we'll open this up for public comment. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this item? please come forward. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm an executive committee member of the san francisco labor council. first, i want to start by thanking you, supervisor ronen, for all your work. also, i did not have an opportunity to speak you with about this particular item, but i did speak with supervisor walton. supervisor mar, thank you, also for all of your work to help us find a little bit more information about transparency and accountability mechanisms in this space which we highly value. i think director arce did mention that one of the most critical components of success in this space is that labor

piece. we're all friends with labor, but it does jump out with me that labor is not a part of this committee and has not been. we are enthusiastic about the continuation of these efforts, but primarily for the following reasons. we believe that there's a lack of transparency in this space. while we want people to get paid and we want to expedite those processes, on the back end, we do believe there should be an enforcement mechanism in connection with transparency and accountability measures. we've seen too much fragmented approaches to workforce development especially with the lowest paid workers. what happens as a result of lack of coordination is we undermine the minimum labor standards for people that have already been provided a real career opportunity, instead, cannibalizing these strong wage positions, we need to be thoughtful how we expand that

through preapprenticeship and apprenticeship and a real pathway together. thank you so much. >> chair ronen: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: supervisor walton? >> supervisor walton: thank you, chair ronen. thank you to everyone for bringing this farther and making sure we do our due diligence and act in accordance with our duty with the city. i just want to start off -- and i'm not going to go deep into history, but these committees were started to make sure that opportuniti opportunities were provided for folks in community to be able to work here in san francisco and also to make sure that our c.b.o. community that was providing workforce services

could work together with the cities to figure outweighs to stream line resources because we have so many different pots of workforce money from several different departments and we wanted to put together something that was going to provide a space, an opportunity, for all of our city departments that provide workforce services to figure outweighs to stream line services so that it makes it easier for the workforce community to provide services to our most vulnerable populations. i do want to say that even though unemployment is down here in san francisco, we have a very low unemployment rate, certain subsections of folks here in the city are still unemployed at disproportionate rates. lgbtq, folks of color, people that are living in low-income

housing, so we need to continue to work to stream line resources is very important. i want to definitely work very closely with the city attorney and the clerk's office to bring this body back as soon as possible, and we will make sure we look at the recommendations, what has been presented, and that these bodies are very active, and that they will continue to actually do the work that is necessary for us to keep folks employed here in san francisco and address the wealth gap and disparities that are here in the city. so i will be working closely to make sure that does happen. i know we have to deal with the formalities with the city here today, but rest assured that we're going to move forward. thank you all for being here this earning month. i ju -- this morning. i just wanted to make sure i put that on record.

>> chair ronen: any other comments? >> supervisor mar: yes. i have some questions, but i'm glad to hear that supervisor walton is intending to -- to -- to introduce legislation to continue these -- these important bodies, that both the alignment committee and community advisory committee, but i think we're taking action today just to dissolve them. i do have some questions about the work of the committees and the outcomes, so mr. arce, i'm wondering -- well, i was just curious -- i guess for the alignment committee and the community advisory committee, how functional have they been since they've been created, how many meetings have been held, and what are the significant outcomes of the two bodies? >> absolutely.

there's been 14 meetings of the workforce alignment committee, meaning there'll be 15 here on november 13. there'll be our -- our sixth meeting of the workforce c.a.c. will be on the 19, shortly thereafter. i have to apologize, one of the hardest working members, we lost because he was elected to district ten, but he was responsible for driving a lot of the work that came out of the workforce c.a.c. i think one of the big picture achievements of the work together was that there was a time i think when the city was prepared to otherwise look at a

record low unemployment rate and take a step back and say the notion of full employment has been achieved. and i think the workforce c.a.c. really weighed in to push our agencies and the city departments to really go deeper in some ways at 1.8% unemployment which is what we saw as of september. the work really begins because black and brown communities, two to three times higher. the public housing community, those with housing challenges, it's really to take the jobs that are on the table to address the racial, genders, socioeconomic and all the problems that we see. so in some way, having opportunities for all, which has been a topic of all the last couple of meetings -- ensuring that all 22,000 high school students should have access to a paid internship

last summer, it speaks to how all the departments work together to partner this that. a partnership between our offices and the office agency -- but civil service required that they have a college degree to go make the next step up in city employment. so our office put resources in in collaboration with human services agency for those men and women to do their college education in the evenings on-line when they're not doing their work at the -- at their host agency. another example is the city drive program, which is when city -- the chariot company

went out of business and our office offered those men and women who are losing their jobs to come and drive for muni as muni drivers. so i think the alignment committee, which especially you have this report, kind of recommendations what we're able to achieve, especially now that you're looking at the ordinance provides stability to look at some of these outcomes and i'm happy to go deeper on some of the examples that you might have, supervisor, but to take on certain initiatives and projects. the last meeting we had, we said we all want to express to the idea to continue the work, and one of the ideas was to look at public sector workers, particularly where they need to do better and have a strategy with our office to engage private sector and have a coordinated strategy to do that.

but i want to introduce the cochair of our strategic alignment committee, sheryl davis. >> number one, with the workforce alignment, we got to a place where we -- to be honest, not a lot of alignment. i think building trust was the most important piece, and i think we got to a place with the departments around the table to say we know we can do a better job specifically with the groups that have already been mentioned, people living in public housing, understanding the reality of racism and the way that it impacts your ability to move through society. i so i think being able to have those honest conversations and getting to a place where we're saying, not to talk in the he greggahe -- in the agreggate and that's

where we are, and to be real and to start measuring impact. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much director davis, carr ardi arce, sharing some of the results of this amazing work. i had another question. could you point to the points of organized labors not being represented in this committee -- actually, i guess there are some seats on the workforce investment board. >> yes. and supervisor, your question, i don't see anything in the ordinance that would preclude participation and partnership with organized labor in those conversations, the meetings, and maybe in a certain sense.

so i think we're open to that -- that kind of conversation because whether it's a part of this committee or whether it's part of the workforce c.a.c. or otherwise, from our perspective, you heard from building trades that apprenticeship and preapprenticeship is something in the industry. you all unanimously approved for the cannabis industry. we're all in conversation, city drive utilizing a apprenticeship. we're in discussion with other labor unions, other industries, because the idea pay training and the ability to partner with our office, city college, educational partners and the service providers to be able to

earn while you learn is critical to the men or women not included in the 1.8%. there are tens of thousands who have been shut out, who might have a barrier, past justice involvement, might have other reasons that they're not looking for work. so the idea of labor, apprenticeship work, is a real key to the puzzle. not just with respect to those men and women who are at risk of being left behind, but certainly, the economy is not always going to be like this. but to be able to address the inequities that we see, are key. but to the composition, i know that we're open to whatever structure we have going forward, i think from our perspective is we want to make

sure the work continues. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much. and i just want to thank everybody here today that's been a part of all this work. yeah, it is so critically important to ensure that we maximize job opportunities for san francisco residents, particularly disadvantaged residents as our economy continues to grow. so look forward to supporting the -- the -- the -- the continued work of these bodies, and thank you so much. >> chair ronen: is there a motion to move this item forward with positive recommendation? and without objection, that motion passes. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: thank you, everyone for coming. >> clerk: would you like me to read two and three together? >> chair ronen: please. [agenda item read] [agenda item read].

>> chair ronen: thank you so much. is aimee brown here? hello. good morning. >> good morning. i'm aimee brown, and i'm pleased to have already served one term on the treasurer's oversight committee, so i'm here today as a candidate for reappointment. in reviewing the ordinance when i was reapplying, it set forth a number of the duties or skills that you need to have in order to be on this committee and to review it for you, it's expertise in public finance, experiences with audits, investments, and regulatory oversight and understanding the duties of boards and oversight committees. and in fact my background matches all three of these areas. first, my career was in financing state and local governments for almost 30 years, and i'm proud to say i

served as financial advisor on many san francisco projects and with some of your departments. i worked for a major investment banking firm for 15 years, but i'm most proud of the time that i was owner of a nationally recognized s.f. owned and women employees. my firm caused me to have experience in the second area because my firm was subject to regular and quarterly audit from oversight bodies, and i served on a number of their boards for a couple of years. and also as part of my career, i also helped many of my clients invest their bond proceeds, which is one of the roles that the treasurer's office takes on in this

committee or oversees. i've also had experience in my retirement serving on and advising some small corporations and nonprofit boards, and, you know, in this role, i can effectively communicate and collaborate with other board members. so as i said, i've served on these boards actually throughout my career, not only on some of those regulatory boards but sort of wide ranging public finance-type nonprofits and securities city related boards. in san francisco, before my term on the treasury oversight committee, i was a member of the revenue bond oversight committee, and i was chair for five years of my term.

currently, i'm chair of core of northern california, and i've served on the bay ecotarium, and the angel island conservancy, and been involved with them in a lot of financial oversight and governance issues. i'm interested in continuing my membership on the oversight committee because i can use my skills to contribute to my committee and i'm happy to answer any questions you might have. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for your willingness to serve. >> okay. thank you. >> chair ronen: and next, we have brenda kwee mcnulty. good morning. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is brenda kwee mcnulty and thank you for considering my application to sit on the

treasury oversight committee. first, let me share with you my professional experience. i've been retired for a while, but i have over 40 years experience in the financial services industry. i have experience in the fixed interest instruments, which is basically what the treasury oversight committee invests in. i have past experience in product development and fixed interest instruments, in sales of fixed interest instruments and in the actual portfolio management of fixed interest instruments. so i feel very qualified and attracted to be part of this oversight committee. in addition, i want to share with you that i have some experience in serving as a commissioner. i served in the cgoboc, the citizens general obligation

bonds oversight committee for four years, and in the last two years, as co -- in the last two years, as cochair and chair. and in that opportunity, it gave me the opportunity to learn to work with staff, with committee members, and also with running committee meeting with the public. so i feel very public that i can take up this next commission with that service behind my belt. in this particular committee, a lot of discussion is over interest rates. because i'm a former banker, i also serve as the director of the association of asian american bankers, so that's one of the various areas that i keep myself updated to market

trends and -- and continually supplement what i'm reading following the markets with a -- with an association. as i have pledged when i served on goboc, is i am selected to serve on this committee, i pledge to you and the taxpayers of the city and county of san francisco that i will do my utmost ability to live up to all my obligations, and without further adieu, i'm happy to answer any questions. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for your willingness to serve. any questions from my colleagues? thank you so much. >> thank you so much, supervisors. >> chair ronen: now open this item up for any comment. if any member of the public wishes to speak, please come forward. seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> supervisor walton: we're taking two and three together,

right? i move that we amend items two and three to say the treasurer's nomination of aimee brown, and number three, the treasurer's nomination of brenda kwee mcnulty. >> chair ronen: and which will take those nominations without objection. thank you. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item number four. >> clerk: item number four is a charter amendment to amend the charter of the city and county of san francisco to provide retiree health care benefits to the employees of the housing authority of the city and county of san francisco who started working for the city and county of attorney on march 7, 2019 and before march 1, 2021 without a break in service with the housing authority of the city and county of san francisco.

>> chair ronen: thank you. and andrea bruce is here. >> hello, supervisors. andrea bruce with the mayor's office. this would allow the city to recognize the years of service worked by certain housing authority employees for purposes of determining their eligibility for city retiree medical benefits. so i know as you are aware, the city is currently working with the housing authority on an overall restructuring in order to come into compliance with various requests from the federal department of housing and urban development? as part of this restructuring, we do anticipate there will be housing authority who transition to city employment? and actually as of october this year, we've had 25 housing authority employees that have transitioned to city employment. and this charter amendment we expect will be a direct impact on them. unlike the city's retirement

system which has reciprocity with calpers, without a change to the city charter, the city has no ability to provide that sort of comparable reciprocity for determining medical benefits. as part of this reenvisioning of the housing authority the mayor has made it a priority to the extent we can the personal impacts on housing authority employees, so by allowing their years at the housing authority to count towards what they would be eligible for city retiree medical benefits, this charter is an important component of that benefit. this was developed in consultation with the employees of the housing authority and the respective unions that represent them. we have had the required meet and confer sessions with them.

we have carol eisen, myself, and eric rappaport from the city attorney's office here. thank you, supervisors, for your support, and we respectfully ask to move this forward to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> chair ronen: thank you. supervisor walton? >> supervisor walton: thank you. this is one of the things that we have to do to ensure that employees receive the benefits they are entitled to through your previous service. it's important that we make sure that they have the appropriate health care and benefits as they move forward. so i'm 100% in support of this,

and just wanted to make sure that that was noted and thank the mayor and all of my colleagues for bringing this forward. >> chair ronen: thank you supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: yeah. i just wanted to thank the mayor's office and d.h.r. for all your work on this ordinance, and the overall work in supporting the housing authority employees to -- to be able to transition and hopefully to -- to -- mostly to city jobs. so -- and i would like to be added as a cosponsor on this. thank you. >> chair ronen: and miss bruce, i just had one question. you said 25 of how many employees are currently city employees? >> sure. so we anticipate the restructuring to take place over multiple phases, so the first phase that were impacted, there were 90 employees that were impacted in the first round of restructuring, those primarily working in the hud

house program. and the housing authority provided a pretty -- throughout a number of months, skills assessments, job fairs, job matches. we made over 60 city positions available to those 90 impacted housing authority employees, as well as the housing authority completed their negotiations with their labor entities which also provided a pretty robust severance package. so what we saw in that first group of 90 employees, we had a number of retirees, we had a number of employees that chose to take severance, and we had 25 employees that opted to take city positions. every housing employee who expressed interest in receiving one of those designated positions had the opportunity to get them. so we saw as of october 1, 25

people who are now working in various city departments and city agencies. so one of the reasons why the outside date of this charter amendment is several years from now is we expect there will be another phased restructuring when we get to the public housing piece. so we don't know the number of employees that will opt to transition to the city, which is why we kept it broad in that respect. >> chair ronen: the number of transition employees is so low. i don't know why that is? >> you know, i don't know why they made that decision. we made every option available to them, and it was a very personal decision for each and every one of them, but we remain committed to helping the next round of employees to transition. and we will continue to make city employment and benefits available to them. >> chair ronen: thank you so

much. we'll now open this up for public comment. good morning. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is kristina fong, and i'm the deputy director of the municipal executives association. today, we're here -- i just wanted to say and express our appreciation of your support for the amendment of the charter as well as to thank the mayor for all the work that they've done to move this forward so all those employees who transition into city employment to not -- to be able to continue to have retiree health benefits. we have had many long-term employees at the housing authority and they're there for 20 to 30 years. unfortunately, many of them may not have the -- at their -- they don't have the age to retire, so they would not be able to take advantage of the calpers retiree health that

would be coming to them if they were able to continue employment. so we do want to express our appreciation and thank you so much for everything people have done to help support the housing authority people and the employees that transitioned to the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. any other member of the public wish to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: anyone like to make a motion? >> supervisor mar: sure. yeah, i would move we move this forward to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> chair ronen: great. without objection, that motion passes. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. mr. clerk, can you please read item number five. >> clerk: my apologies. just the motion was to recommend? >> chair ronen: yes. >> clerk: thank you. item number five is an ordinance amending the administrative code to extend

the sunset date for the pedestrian safety advisory committee and requiring the committee to recommend changes to its structure and duties. >> chair ronen: hi. we have a representative from president yee's office here to speak on this item. >> good morning. good morning, chair ronen, and supervisors mar and walton. the legislation before you today would extend the pedestrian safety advisory committee for a year, and by may of 2020, the committee would have the opportunity to make recommendations for any changes they'd like to see in terms of structure, duty, members, etc. i'm happy to give more background or answer any questions you may have. representatives from sfmta janet martinson and michael

jacobs are here to answer any questions. >> chair ronen: thank you. any questions? seeing none, thank you for being here and thank you for this work. any member of the public wish to speak ? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: anyone make a motion? [inaudible] >> chair rone >> chair ronen: and that motion passes. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, is there any other items on the agenda today? >> clerk: that completes the agenda. >> chair ronen: thank you very much. the meeting is adjourned.

brine is in the pro -- o bryan works on oceanside projects. we understand the infrastructure is old and there is new technology to incorporate. bryan's role is to manage the capital projects to update infrastructure and to make things more efficient. >> bryan is a unique project manager. he brings technical experience

but only that but he is a great mentor to young project managers in my group. >> mentors is a lot about compatibility, too. he showed me his process and how he organized things and managed projects and had conversations on escalating things with contractors. >> brine shows leadership. he is independent. >> we work together pretty well with the resources we have to get the best outcome for the city. i think we have an open communication and that trust again of teamwork. >> bryan is a straight-shooter, he likes to get things done. he doesn't seek praise. i think that is why myself wanted to nominate him for the award to get recognition for the

things he does to go above and beyond in his job. >> he is committed. that is why he deserved the golden pride award. >> i haven't been awarded anything like this in my 20 years. that is exciting to be recognized. it is special. it is excited to get recognition with the ongoing activities with the focus on the southeast. it is good to have a little bright light over here every once in a while. we are next to sor ocean beach. >> i am a project manager for the sewer system improvement program at oceanside. [♪]

>> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪] [♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell

which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city.

you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪] >> it was formed in 2014.

we had been an organization that had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming

to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class.

>> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪] shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square

miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the

flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody. >> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying to have people on the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you

are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had before. >> the fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. there are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and fishermen and bait and tackle. at the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. >> shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the business owners to thrive in the community. we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san francisco.

>> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing. welcome we are glad you are here. this is the regular meeting of the san francisco school district. this is october 15, 2019. now, i will call this meeting to order. roll call, please. (roll call). >> thank you. tonight i am going to read a brief statement. it m