>> all right.are we okay? okay? we're good. >> chairwoman: good morning, everyone. welcome to the january 27, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. i'm supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee, to my right is supervisor stefani and we're joined today by supervisor aaron peskin. and i would like to thank those at s.f. gov. for staffing this meeting.

mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> yes. please silence your cell phones and all electronic equipment. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as parts of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will be on the february 4th supervisors agenda. item number one is to name the rotenda on the second floor of the city hall in memory of bart devanthal. >> chairwoman: we have ar city attorney here, and would you like to say some words? >> thank you, madam chair. i will be brief. but to chair ronan and supervisors stefani, mar, and peskin, i very much appreciate the opportunity to come and support of the

ordinance that you are considering today. i couldn't help but notice that, you know, it is not often that you get 11 members of the board of supervisors all on one side, but it is great to see that in addition to supervisor peskin's legislation, there is unanimous support for this ordinance. and i think that that just speaks volumes about who buck deventhal was. in the three months since his passing, it has been a melancholy time in the city attorney's office because he was not just our colleague and incredible mentor, but an incredible friend and teacher to everybody in the attorney general's city atts office, most noticeably, me. i can't tell you how much i learned from him during my 18 years in office. as i briefly read the findings about who buck was, that are in the reamble to this

legislation, i think there are a great many others who feel the same way about who buck was. countless other city officers, employees, departments, and city-related agencies had the benefit of having buck's wisdom imparted to them. but, quite frankly, his legacy goes much beyond the formal teaching and training that he provided to all of us. it was who he was as a person. and the integrity of and the good nature and the personhood that buck embodied that i hope all of us take an incredible lesson from. i'm sure you've heard me, when i talked a little bit at the board of supervisors, when you're meeting was adjourned in

his honour, and then at the memorial office, when service, wheni talked bow who k was, and how all of us in the city attorney's office learned to conduct ourselves in doing the people's business. i would just like to say one final thing, and that is: i read a little bit at that board of supervisors' meeting from the ode that buck wrote, praising what this building stood for. when it was initially closed. and i think you'll recall that i talked a little bit about how he said that buildings need times to age so that ghosts and characters have the opportunity to inhabit the walls of the building. and that he very much looked forward to the day that city hall opened again, so he would have the opportunity to go home.

well, the legislation that you are considering today, i think, is a fitting tribute to give him an address in what will be his immortal home. and having the rotunda that sits between the executive branch and the legislative branch, sort of being the bridge to maybe mediate the disputes that happen in the future between the executive and the legislative branches of government, i think is the perfect address for buck's new home. i applaud you, all of you, for designating that area of city hall as the place where he will always reside, not just in this spirit, but in his lessons that he imparts to all of us an that are here now and those of us who did the people's work in the future. so thank you so much for considering this legislation. i hope it has this

committee's unanimous support, which i don't have any doubt that it will, because i know that you all treasure buck as much as we did. thank you, supervisors, we very much appreciate. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. supervisor peskin, do you have any to say? >> thank you for those words. i think what he said and what is set forth in the ordinance says it all. as was previously indicated, there are two tiny changes at page two, which i would love if the committee would move as an amendment, namely the addition of an a apostrophe, and the insertion of the word "california" in the last paragraph on page two. and, finally, i just want to say two things: it is rare to do a naming by ordinance. we generally do it by resolution, but we thought it fitting that this rise to the level of an ordinance of who buck was

in his half a century of service to ten mayors, 93 members of the board of supervisors and countless departments. and the actual original red line i just provided to deputy city attorney pearson, and would like city attorney herrera do what he probably has never do before, to affix his name, actual name, to an ordinance. >> chairwoman: all right. supervisor stefani? >> thank you. i wanted to comment when supervisor peskin asked me whether or not i would co-sponsor this, it was, considers, a no-brainer. and what you said, city attorney, about the rotunda, made me think about my time and the city attorney's office because so many people get married there, and we had a hashtag, love lives here, and it is about what

happens in that rotunda, and how many marriages and same-sex marriages, and it is such a beautiful place, and it is fitting because buck was all about love. he loved this building. he loved public service. he loved others. he loved his jofnlt he job. he loved adventure. so for us to name the rotunda after buck, i can't think of anything more fitting. and i want to thank supervisor peskin for leading the way on this. >> chairwoman: thank you so much. well, with that, i'd be happy to make the motel to iincorporate the changes. and that's without objection. without objection, those changes are made. anybody want to make a motion to move this forward with positive recommendation? >> yes. i would like to move this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> chairwoman: without objection, that motion passes. thank you so much. mr. clerk, can you please read item number

two -- oh, i didn't do public comment, did i? >> nope. yes, you did not. >> chairwoman: i move to rescind the vote on item number one. without objection, that motion passes unanimously. item number one, i'd now like to call public comment. if any member of the public wishes to speak, now is the time. seeing -- yes, please come forward. >> ooh, from the south end. >> good morning. thank you very much for doing this. i knew buck a bit from swimming in the bay. he's a pretty cool guy. thank you. >> chairwoman: any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. sorry about that. supervisor stefani? >> yes. i'd like to move item number one naming the row rotunda in city hall for buck deventhal, without

objection. >> chairwoman: that passes unanimously. mr. clerk, can you now read item number two. >> an ordinance repealing 38-17, and 38-09, to update the hotel conversion ordinance. >> chairwoman: supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam chair, and colleagues. this piece of legislation has been bouncing around for quite some time. it is no secret that it is subject to litigation. this is one very small change recommended by the city attorney on page 26, section 7, the addition of a severability clause. i commend it to you and would like you to incorporate that language that is before each mr. of this body. >> chairwoman: great. any comment or questions?

no? any member of the public wish to speak, please come forward. >> thank you very much, chair ronan and supervisors. my name is ryan patterson, representing the san francisco s.r.l. hotel coalition and numerous other business owners in the city. i want to first thank you for your attention to this. this is something that we've been engaged with the city on for several years now. we have to object because we did not receive any notice of this particular hearing this morning, or this ordinance. these owners are largely hard-working family businesses, many of them immigrant families, who can't just show up at the drop of a hat when we receive a matter of hours' notice. in fact, one of our

clients was in touch with the supervisor on thursday about the lack of notice in these hearings, and it was not mentioned. so we would encourage the committee to grant a continuance so that we have time to fully vet this, and so that our members -- our clients can participate. we also object on the basis that this ordinance would violate the court's order in case cpf1515656, which invalidated the 2017and 2019 ordinances. this seeks to roll those back and make new ordinances. the city should comply with the court order and repeal the previous invalid ordinances, and then, and only then, consider any changes to the new law. [buzzer] >> and it should be studied. this would limit

short-term rentals at s.r.o. hotels, and shifting occupancy in the city and in the region. again, that must be studied. it does not qualify for any new cross-examination. the hearinconstruction.it is alf the california coastal act -- [buzzer] >> thank you very much. >> chairwoman: any other public comment on this item? seeing none, the public comment is closed. just to address the noticing issues, could the city attorney or the clerk please go over what the notice for this ordinance was? >> it is my understanding there was no special noticing. >> riley: for this item. it was posted on line, 72 hours prior to meeting,

posted at the library and on our website and outside our office. >> chairwoman: and maybe to the sponsor, when was this introduced? >> i can look it up on legistar, but let me say the following thing: this is properly noticed. seqea has been properly noticed. the parties areably are ably notified. administrative code amendments do not go to the planning question, so that is respectfully a spurius argument. >> chairwoman: i'm looking at the city attorney, who is nodding her head in agreement. supervisor mar? >> thank you, chair ronan.

yeah, i just had some additional questions on this. last week i actually -- this legislation was brought to my attention by a party who is a hotel owner, and he was expressing that they haven't really had -- his family and the other family-owned hotel owners really hadn't had adequate time to review and provide input on this legislation, so i just, you know, wanted to get you to respond to that a little more. it seems like there might be a misunderstanding about what the legislation is really doing? >> i think as to the party that you're referring to, mr. patel, when we actually held a hearing on the amortization, i

believe at this committee, i expressed what i think some of the affected parties, particularly those who are engaged in litigation against the city, needed to hear, which is, that we can make these changes and the doors open for negotiations, particularly insofar as it is still before the court, but we actually not only held numerous hearings, as chair ronan or member on the original legislation, we subsequently had a hearing where we took no action around the issue of amortization, and in that hearing, i very specifically said the door was open to have these conversations, and i welcome them. >> and so thank you, supervisor peskin. deputy city attorney pearson. can you just respond to the -- i guess the concern, i think, from some of the parties that

own hotels, that there hasn't been adequate opportunity for them to provide input? >> as you heard from the clerk, notice has been given consistent with the brown act. it has been posted online, outside the clerk's office, and posted at the library. i think it has been posted consistent with how the clerk posts. what the clerk has done is consistent with their standard practice. >> and to the earlier question, which i've now looked up, this was introduced on december 10thof 2019. today, of course, is january the 27th of 2020, and the planning department communicated to the supervisors on january 21st, that they was categorically exempt under sequence. >> chairwoman: okay. perfect. okay, is there -- well,

first, can i take a motion to amend the legislation that is laid out by supervisor peskin? >> so moved. >> chairwoman: i take that without objection. without objection, the legislation is amended. and now does anybody have a motion on the underlying ordinance? >> yes. i'd like to move this to the full board with positive recommendation. as amended. >> chairwoman: without objection, that motion passes unanimously. >> the matter is recommended as amended. >> chairwoman: mayor >> chairwoman: mr. clerk, can you please read item number three. >> i know we took public comment from mr. patterson, but i didn't know if there was another public comment -- >> chairwoman: there wasn't. >> thank you. item number three is a hearing to consider appointing one member,

ending april 18th, 2020, to the advisory committee. >> chairwoman: great. is mr. grant here? hi. please come on forward. good morning. >> good morning. >> chairwoman: we just wanted to hear anything you would like to share with us on sharing with the committee? >> yes. i've been on the committee for a bit of time. i think it has given me a little bit of perspective. i still think about -- well, we hear about things that happen, and we hear about fatalities, and i really seem to carry them with me. i still think about diana suldan who died in on february 13th. i'm working on a couple of recommendations with the committee. one to ask that the city -- the city does a really great job of capital piewssments. improvements. money leads to shovels on the ground and things like

that, but i think it would be helpful if capital improvement projects would have a reference to education components associated with those improvements. for example, what kind of education component do we have going with that? additionally, i'm so hopeful about market street. i think it is one of the great things that is going to happen. but other than that, the city is a tough place to ride a bike. it's, you know -- great capital improvements are happening, but it doesn't feel safer. and that's not just me saying that. so one of the things that seemed to be happening is that there are a lot of t.n.c. parking and parking in the bike lane. think about possibly coming up with a way that the companies themselves could pay a part of the fines. part of the reason why i

say that is because i have a colleague, a friend, who works for one of the t.n.c.s, and he says they have a lot more information that we might understand. and i've read that they're hyperaccurate maps, so there is a tremendous amount of information out there. so perhaps some of that responsibility could shift to the t.n.c.s because a lot of these drivers are just kind of getting by. that might impact or have an effect on the level of enforcement that is going on. because there isn't necessarily that much enforcement going on. it might be, hey -- it could bankrupt these guys, or something like that. anyways, that's what i'm trying to do. and i'm also aware of what is happening in our district. i'm going to be requesting a ladder crosswalk at jones and columbus because that's where a lot of the taxis go.

they go up jones street to get over to golden gate and then get over to the 280. if you have any questions, though, i'd like to try and answer them. >> chairwoman: supervisor peskin? >> i just want to say that mr. grant has served well. i first nominated him in 2016 and renominated him in 2018 and commend him to the committee. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: thank you so much for your willingness to serve. >> one last thing: i have a four--month-old son, and i'm hopeful we can take him biking through the city. that's part of the motivation to make it a better place. >> chairwoman: thank you so much. as the mother of a 7-year-old who bikes with her father throughout the city, i very much appreciate that. thank you. is there any member of the public who wishes to speak on this item? seeing none, public

comment is closed. is there a motion? >> sure. so, yeah, i would move that we recommend appointment of mark grant to seat three on the bicycle advisory committee. >> chairwoman: and without objection, that motion passes unanimously. congratulations. thank you so much. mr. clerk, can you please read item number four. >> item number four sa hearing to appoint one member to the small business commission. >> chairwoman: i say marianne sasooas. good morning. how are you? >> good morning, supervisors. thank you for having me. yeah, i'm up for

reappointment. i've been on the small business commission four years. it has been an honor and a pleasure. i made it a more pro-active body, and i'd like to say that we've started some policy initiatives out of our body that i think are precedent for how the city can better engage and do economic impact reports on how small businesses will be affected for future legislation. i have great working relationships right now with supervisor fewer's office and supervisor wal walton's office in particular, as we're working really hard on the tobacco license mitigation group, which i think is a great model for kind of looking at the strea streamlining and transition support for businesses that want to retire, but we want to keep those kinds of businesses in the city. so i think there is a lot of momentum that i would like to keep pushing

forward, and, yeah, i'm looking forward to the next four years, if you will grant it to me. and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> i don't have any questions, but i just wanted to appreciate you for your work. i think you are an incredible advocate for small businesses and have gone out of your way to understand sometimes competing priorities and really do your job, which is to advocate for small businesses, and those really tough decisions that have to be made. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: i'm really excited about your reappointment and of your willingness to continue to do this work because you're really talented at it. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> chairwoman: we'll open this up for public comment. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: is there any member of the public who wishes to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i would like to make a

motion to move marianne sasonnas to seat one with positive recommendation. without re objection, that motion passes unanimously. congratulations. mr. clerk, can you call item number five. >> it is an or ordinance to enter into contract with health care g.p.o., suppliers and contributors without requiring competitive bidding and without approval of the city purchaser. >> chairwoman: we have greg wagner here from the department public health. >> good morning. thank you for considering this ordinance. some brief background. we have had, since 1997, a provision in the adman code that allows us to

join group purchasing organizations, g.p.o. for short. it is an entity that is in certain industries, but common in the health care industry, which essentially allows hospitals and health systems to pool their purchasing power and negotiate collectively favorable rates for things like medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. so the entity that we're a part of, which is now called visiant, goes out and conducts competitive bids, negotiates with vendors, and secures a rate that is a benefit to its member organizations. so there is a competitive process that is associated with these purchases. it is outside of our normal purchasing processes under the adman code, and that's the purpose of the original ordinance. what we're bringing to you today is a revision from time to time over the life

of this ordinance, we take a look at it and review it and make sure we're in compliance with it. if there are changes needed, to reflect the changes in the health care industry. and we've brought you a set of these today. i'll briefly outline it. i'll let you know we've been working with the attorney general'cityattorney'sd o.c.a., and everybody is supportive of the changes we're proposing here. so a couple of the items that we're proposing to clean up in this ordinance. first, the ordinance specifics the name of a g.p.o., which is university health care consortium. a few years back, the ownership structure of this g.p.o g.p.o. changed and it is now called visiant, and we're proposing to remove that name and make it a

more generic health care g.p.o. title. and it just says g.p.o., and we want to clarify it to be health care g.p.o., so it specifics we're talking about health care g.p.o.s for this purpose only. thirdly, this -- we're proposing to change the ordinance to allow us to, if it is favorable to the department, to enter into multiple g.p.o.s as a member. we don't have immediate plans to do that, but it could give us potentially the advantage of if there are certain things we can purchase through another g.p.o., we could have multiple members which would allow us to maximize our pricing. finally, there is another change that clarifies our existing practice, and a long-standing practice, where we have -- we use distributors that are purchasing things from multiple vendors and then distributing those to ourselves and other g.p.o. members, and we're clarifying the language to

essentially say that explicitly, that we, in certain cases, are purchasing, rather than directing through the vendor, through a distributor who is accessing those favorable rates that the g.p.o. is row videing is providing. to make sure we're very explicit an unambiguous about our current practice and its authority under the adman code. i think all of these changes are kind of clarifying the language so that it is consistent with existing practice. this is a huge benefit in terms of price and efficiency for the department of public health, and i would appreciate your support. and i'm happy to entertain any questions or thoughts from the committee. >> i have one question: if the governor is successful in having the state of california create generic drugs, the proposal that

is before us, would that change this in any way? >> i think it would change our ability to procure pharmaceuticals and the price we would able to pr procure pharmaceuticals. there are still cases where we -- there are specialty drugs we would not be able to purchase as generics. we are always favorable looking for generics wherever we can because we do get a favorable pricing. the other thing that factors into this is we have an authority called 340d pricing where we get highly discounted pricing by virtual of our status as a safety net provider. that is more favorable than we could get through any other means. in the cases where we can't use 340b, generics are certainly favorable.

>> chairwoman: thank you so much. we'll now open this item up for public comment. any member of the public wish to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i would like to forward this item to the full board with positive recommendations. >> chairwoman: without objection, that motion passes unanimously. mr. clerk, are there any other items? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> chairwoman: the meeting is adjourned. thank you.

>> good morning, i'm c.e.o. of pier 39 and i want to welcome you to our anniversary of the arrival of the sea lions. [applause] first i would like to take a moment to recognize a few special guests today. the executive director for the water emergency transportation authority, the executive director for fisherman's wharf benefit district, the director for the ports real estate division, the director of california traveling association, senior waterfront planner for the port, president of the local 16, president of san francisco travel, president of the port commission and commissioner of the port commission. thank you all for being here. [applause] >> thank you for braveing weather to be here to join us. it's been my great fortune to work at pier 39 for the past 41

years and i remember the dark days that followed the october 1989 earthquake. visitor traffic on the pier dried up to a trickle in the months following the quake, and they were quite bleak. i remember dan rather leading the evening news for what seemed like weeks on end with images of the collapsed bay bridge and freeway. he certainly did not help the city's recovery efforts. by january the city was busy rebuilding but visitors continued to stay away. it was at this time the pier began receiving complaints about a small group of sea lions. the number of sea lions grew quickly and pier 39 realized it had a real problem on its hands. after conferring with regulators and experts who advised they were federally protected animals a decision was made to relocate the boat owners and let the sea lions continue to use the dock with the hope they would find a

new home and leave. fortunately for us, they did not. [applause] we then noticed that the few visitors who were here were gathering and watching these fascinating animals frolic and play. our pr team decided to send out a press release about this new natural attraction and word began spreading that something wonderful was happening at pier 39. within weeks, the sea lion story was covered by the today show, good morning, america, the new york times, the london times and dozens of other news out lets. one thing was crystal clear, the sea lions were big news with a capital b. pier 39's management congratulated itself of being public relations geniuses and the rest is history. [laughter] for three decades, this herd of sea lions have made it their home. over that time, over 250 million

people have watched the sea lions bark, roughhouse and play king of the mountain on the docks below. we are so proud to have been stewards of this amazing group of benefits and for the work of our partners at the bay and sea lion center. i want to thank all of you for coming today to help us celebrate these amazing animals. i would like to invite president and ceo of aquarium of the bay to the podium. george. [applause] >> a quick two-minute video on how we got here in the last 18 months.

>> this is a truly compelling example of how they intersect to create one of the bay area's most vibrant, visual, engaging and educational public artwork. introducing sea lions of san francisco. our celebration of 30 years of sea lions in the bay. sea lions are fascinating and much-loved marine mammals. they have a unique gift for san francisco. in 1989, they mysteriously began a arriving at the bay. they set up permanent residence and were soon making a big splash. the aquarium of the bay provides programs to educate and engage thousands of people around the world. despite being covered under the marine protection act, our much-loved neighbors are under threat.

they are currently classified as endangered. we want to generate awareness of the largest threat to our planet. no blue, no green. we selected 30 bay area artists to paint these sea lions, one to commemorate each year of their presence on pier 39. visit the sea lions today. follow the trail to discover each stunning artwork and learn about the animal, the artists and their messages. join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of our cherished

marine friends. [applause] >> i know that time is pretty tight. excess nitrogen creates an al ash algae bloom that affects the sea lions. stories like these, i'm really happy to see the artists today. the youngest is nine years old. and please scan your qr codes, and you can learn about sea lions. they can hit speeds of up to 25 knots. they can dive up to 900 feet. and they have hearing that can go up to 40-kilo hertz. there are conditions in the bay in terms of mic --

microplastics. this would not be possible without our sponsors. i want to acknowledge a few other people. dan from the port of san francisco helped us with the permitting process. thank you very much. i'm delighted to have the president of the port and commission kimberly and our board member, our partners from s.f. environment, s.f. travel and golden gate parks, partners from the u.s. army corps of engineers. and our friends from the media from b.b.c. to new york times, thank you for being here. and lastly but not least, our wonderful mayor, london breed. thank you.

[applause] >> thank you, george. and with that, i would like to introduce and thank the honorable london breed and have her join us at the podium. [applause] >> i was in high school during the 1989 earthquake. i went to the high school right up the street. i actually spent a lot of time at pier 39. in particular, sometimes we used to maybe leave class a little bit early and come and hang out in the arcade. but i also remember the time when one of my science teachers proposed it was like this period, it was right after lunch, and as an extra credit period said if we came down here to see the sea lions that we could get extra credit, we would all have to meet down here. he actually came down here as well. and we didn't understand the significance. we know they were loud and they were barking, and we were like

doing the same thing. but then we started to study it. we had to write about it u we had to talk about it and its significance, and it was just odd that this didn't happen before until after this earthquake. and just understanding, really endangered species and really studying science in a different way and looking at the environment and the planet and animals and so on and so forth, that's the kind of thing that really sparked a lot of my interest in really changing how we address the challenges around the environment. in fact, i drove my grandmother crazy, because i came home and wanted to recycle everything. and we didn't have at that time the blue bins and green bins and all of that stuff. and there were places you had to go to take those things. but it was really an incredible experience. and pier 39 has been just really an institution for so many years, so many visitors from all over the world come here on a

regular basis to just not only enjoy the incredible restaurants, the aquarium by the bay and many of the great stores and also the places that you can buy wonderful candy, including pink popcorn which i'm very excited. if -- if you know what pink popcorn is you are probably my age. it also, the sea lions really created a different kind of feeling, a different kind of warm. you see them, you watch them. and i don't know what it is about watching the sea lilyons and listening to them, but sometimes minutes go by, then sometimes even an hour can go by before you realize that you actually have to go. but it is so fascinating and great that for the past 30 years, they have continued time and time again to come back to pier 39. and people not only do the tourists who visit san francisco look forward to coming here, san

franciscans look forward to coming here during that time as well. so i'm really grateful to be here, excited about what this continues to do to really engage the community and really support the sea lions and call attention to what we need to continue to do to protect the bay, to protect our environment and to make sure that they do not become an endangered species. it is so critical we do a better job as stewarts of this earth. so i want to thank so many people here today including the pier 39 marina staff. the marine mammal center, the aquarium of the bay, marina operations, bay.org and port of san francisco. so many organizations continue to make sure that our port and our pier are attractive, are also economically vibrant but also stuarts of the environment. and i think that's so critical to the success and future of our

city and of our planet. and so thank you all so much for being here. and i invited the sea lions love to get attention. i invited the king of the sea lions to come here today to accept this proclamation, making it sea lion day in san francisco. [laughter] [applause] king herbert said you know what? king herbert couldn't lose the weight to come up the stairs this time around. as you know they weigh hundreds of pounds and it's very challenging so instead, i want to ask -- who do i want to ask to accept this proclamation. why don't you come up? and you can deliver the proclamation to the sea lions so they can know that today as we celebrate 30 years, it will always be remembered as sea lion

day in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, mayor breed, that was wonderful. next i would like to inshiite the director of marina -- to invite shina, the director of operations here. >> thank you. i'm not particularly used to doing public speaking. so here goes. when i heard our honorable mayor mentioned she was in high school when the sea lions first game to pier 39, i have to say i thought i had already been working here as master of pier 39 marina for four and a half years when that happened. so before you all do the math, i'm going to launch into this.

so as taylor had mentioned, we had really been hit hard by the earthquake. i felt like i was working in camelot when i was working at pier 39. it was so marvelous. we hadn't sustained a lot of damage but getting the visitors back proved to be pretty challenging. so it was really a momentous event when this one animal that came up on to the end of j dock had some line around his neck so he got nicknameed sleek holder y some children. that he he he heralds the most e arrival. this didn't happen over a protacted period of time. this happened very quickly. we went from maybe ten or 20 animals to 1400 on k dock within a matter of months. so it was a very overwhelming and incredible event.

and we didn't really know how we were going to deal with it or what we were going to do. and eventually the marine mammal center came out and they said you have to close down k dock. we have been trying to maneuver our way through hundreds of sea lions to allow our boaters that were there to get through it. and it was just proving a nightmare. so we closed it down, and we located our boaters to the east harbor. and that's when we started to talk about ways that we could accommodate them. because by then, it was so obvious that this was a huge attraction, not just as taylor said, to our local community, but also to international and national visitors. what i want to share with you very briefly is my own experience of what those first few months were like, because it was incredibly bizarre and strange, all of a sudden we had

gone from having no business on the pier to having 1400 sea lions and about the same number of press all converging on our property. and this turned out to be an incredibly happy and vibrant event that everybody wanted to record. and they wanted to make it humorous. and they wanted to make it something that everyone would enjoy. so every national, international news person came here and were filming. and we were treated to a burst of what i can only describe as ill literation. so there were headlines that trumpeted something fishy is going on, lion tamer sheila, the boys of blubber are back in town and so on. and my voice mail at my office actually it was a machine in those days, was full every

morning with very miscohesive recordings. we didn't have a caller id so i never was able to track them down. but it was sea lion barking messages and lots of versions of i left my art in san francisco. it was a humorous time, and it transformed our business. in addition to having to escort our boaters and then having to relocate them, we actually really just had to think about how could we make this, keep it a natural attraction. you don't want to make it some kind of artificial event. we had been blessed with this incredible opportunity, and we needed to manage it well. and we needed to manage it safely, and we needed to make sure that the public had safe access. so you've seen how that's evolved over the years, we have this beautiful overlook, the sea lion center. but at the time when i was

making those decisions, along with the executive group at pier 39, there was some very helpful suggestions that were coming in from the more quirky and whimsical members of society, which was a truly terrifying insight at the time into some people's minds. but those who thought we still maybe wanted to get rid of them would suggest things like detouring them by putting broken glass on the dock or some versions heavily designed cattle prods that would work and things like that. but on the fun side, some people designed all kinds of lovely attraction-style floats. but what we ended up doing, of course, was building floats that looked just like the normal dock. so we tried to keep that very natural attraction. anyway, it's been a phenomenal ride for all of us. it's completely changed my job description. because i never thought i would

be an expert, if you like, in representing the sea lions. so i just want to say this last thing. excuse me. we have a wonderful array of marine life from sea lions to dolphins, we've even had whales in the bay. we have pelicans. and it's all showcased, a lot of it is showcase in our lovely aquarium here. but you can also go out on the end of the pier and see all of that. so while we enjoy this phenomenon, i want to reiterate what our mayor has said. let's take this moment in history and continue that environmental stewardship and vigilance so they can thrive and keep coming back. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. to close the presentation, a couple of notes. as you leave pier 39, please make sure to look at the new sea lion taupe area that will be a

permanent installation going forward, and we can't have a celebration without cake. so we invite you to stay. here comes the sea lion cake. a couple photos and then we will all share it. so thank you all very much for coming. [applause] - >> it did take a village. i was really lucky when i was 14 years old to get an internship. the difference that it made for me is i had a job, but there were other people who didn't have a job, who, unfortunately, needed money. and they were shown to commit illegal acts to get money. that is what i want to prevent. [♪]

today we are here to officially kick off the first class of opportunities for all. [applause]. >> opportunities for all is a program that mayor breed launched in october of 2018. it really was a vision of mayor breed to get to all of the young people in san francisco, but with an intention to focus on young people that have typically not being able to access opportunities such as internships or work-based learning opportunities. >> money should never be a barrier to your ability to succeed in life and that is what this program is about. >> there's always these conversations about young people not being prepared and not having experience for work and if they don't get an opportunity to work, then they cannot gain the experience that they need. this is really about investing in the future talent pool and getting them the experience that

they need. >> it is good for everyone because down the road we will need future mechanics, future pilots, future bankers, future whatever they may be in any industry. this is the pipe on we need to work with. we need to start developing talent, getting people excited about careers, opening up those pathways and frankly giving opportunities out there that would normally not be presented. [♪] >> the way that it is organized is there are different points of entry and different ways of engagement for the young person and potential employers. young people can work in cohorts or in groups and that's really for people that have maybe never had job experience or who are still trying to figure out what they want to do and they can explore. and in the same way, it is open for employers to say, you know what, i don't think we are ready to host an intern year-round are all summer, but that they can open up their doors and do site visits or tours or panels or conversations. and then it runs all the way up

to the opportunity for young people to have long-term employment, and work on a project and be part of the employee base. >> something new, to get new experience and meet people and then you are getting paid for it you are getting paid for doing that. it is really cool. >> i starting next week, i will be a freshman. [cheers and applause] two of the things i appreciate about this program was the amazing mentorship in the job experience that i had. i am grateful for this opportunity. thank you. >> something i learned at airbnb is how to network and how important it is to network because it is not only what you know, but also who you know to get far in life. >> during this program, i learned basic coding languages, had a had to identify the main components and how to network on a corporate level. it is also helping me accumulate my skills all be going towards

my college tuition where i will pursue a major in computer science. >> for myself, being that i am an actual residential realtor, it was great. if anybody wants to buy a house, let me know. whenever. [applause] it is good. i got you. it was really cool to see the commercial side and think about the process of developing property and different things that i can explore. opportunities for all was a great opportunity for all. >> we were aiming to have 1,000 young people register and we had over 2,000 people register and we were able to place about between 50 and did. we are still getting the final numbers of that. >> over several weeks, we were able to have students participate in investment banking they were able to work with our team, or technology team, our engineering 20 we also

gave them lessons around the industry, around financial literacy. >> there are 32,000 young people ages 16 and 24 living in san francisco. and imagine if we can create an opera skin it just opportunity for all program for every young person that lives in public housing, affordable housing, low income communities. it is all up to you to make that happen. >> we have had really great response from employers and they have been talking about it with other employers, so we have had a lot of interest for next year to have people sign on. we are starting to figure out how to stay connected to those young people and to get prepared to make sure we can get all 2400 or so that registered. we want to give them placement and what it looks like if they get more. >> let's be honest, there is always a shortage of good talent in any industry, and so this is a real great career path. >> for potential sponsors who might be interested in

supporting opportunities for all , there is an opportunity to make a difference in our city. this is a really thriving, booming economy, but not for everyone. this is a way to make sure that everyone gets to benefit from the great place that san francisco is and that we are building pathways for folks to be able to stay here and that they feel like they will belong. >> just do it. sign up for it. [♪]

>> good afternoon welcome to the land use transportation committee for january 27, 2020. i am the chair of the committee, aaron peskin. i am joined by vice chair safai see and dean preston. our clerk is erica major. do you have any announcements? >> please make sure to silence cell phones and electronic devices. speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items today will be on the february 4 agenda unless otherwise stated.