equipment, especially to those essential workers. it's important that we do so at a city level. the legislation was just passed and so, we're still reviewing it, but it's definitely something overall that i agree with. >> thank you. also from joyce, what is the proposed level of budget cuts and how many positions will be eliminated to deal with the upcoming $11 billion deficit? >> as i said earlier, we anticipate based on the controllers' report that there will be a budget deficit of anywhere between 1.1 and $1.7 billion and i think that what that means in the upcoming budget and next year's budget, we'll have to look at the financial projections and where we could make specific changes in order to cut the budget. we don't have the specifics as to what positions or what programs or anything of that nature might be impacted. because

that is something we will continue to discuss as we move through this crisis based on what we're spending and based on what we would receive in federal or state reimbursements, as well as some of the resources we've allocated, some of the revenue loss. it's not as simple as being able to answer a question like that right now to say that definitively something is going to happen. but the fact is, close to $1.7 billion projected deficit means there will be major shift in priorities and definitely some significant financial impacts on services in our city. thank you. thank you, madam mayor. the next set of questions are for dr. grant colfax.

the first question is from kt u.s. tvu. are there any measures to address the black latino americans who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic? >> welling, yes. >> yes. these populations have been a focus of our work since the beginning of the pandemic.

there are resources to ensure that they have the educational materials, the support and access to the care that they need in order to pi to mitigatee effects and get the testing, care and treatment they need. one example would be at southeast health center. we have established a field clinic so that people can get their primary care and urgent care needs met there rather than going to another medical setting. we've established a testing site there and i mentioned that maxine hall center, we will start testing site there tomorrow. and within the mission district, which has a high proportion of latin x residents, zuckerburg

san francisco hospital is right there and we will continue to care for the population, for all of san francisco, but especially and including the mission . and an example of a collaboration with regard to learning more about what we can do better, we are collaborating with ucsf on a study of a census track in the mission which has many latin x residents to better understand the prevalence of the virus there. so the goal there is to test thousands of residents in that track over a relatively short period of time to better understand the dynamics of the pandemic in that community. but i think beyond that, that's a study and i think the important thing is that we are reasoarereinforcing and buildinh community leaders and

stakeholders and ensuring everyone in sanfrancisco, regardless of where you live in san francisco has access to testing and care during this time. and also general healthcare overall. >> the next question is from dominick from search f chronicle. sf chronicle. is the volume of swabs keeping capacity with the testing capacity and what is needed for ppe and frontline healthcare workers? so this remains a huge challenge, a challenge locally, regionally, state-wide and nationally. our aspirational goal for universal testing is further complicated in amendmen implemeg because on a day-to-day basis, i do not have the metrics needed

to plan as intent fullfully as d because it's unclear of the supplies will arrive and there is simil simply no centralized m to help local jurisdictions to figure out in a clear way how do we expand. right now, where we stand, we have enough testing materials and equipment to of course pan to that next set of eligiblability criteria and mean have any symptoms consistent with covid-19, close contacts with people who are known to have covid-19 and then, as we expand to these broader populations and testing, it's going to be an iterative process and it will be dependent on the supply chains stabilizing over time.

>> the next question, based on the facts this was weeks earlier than believed, are there any indications that san francisco's first death may have been earlier than we believe? >> i do not have indications of that. it a theoretically possible and we are having conversations with our medical examiner to determine what retrospective analyses can be done. from the beginning of this pandemic, we have been vigilant in testing unexplained cases of death for covid-19. but it's certainly something given the data that was released yesterday that we will be looking at. >> thank you. the next question is from kathy novack. will essential workers seeking tests at the two sites need a

referral? >> so with regard to this testing program, people can go online and are screened online for eligibility and then they can take the next steps depending on their answers with regard to receiving testing at those sites. >> can the city start to reopen before we reach the goal of universal testing for all people in san francisco? >> so i think there are a number of factors that will help us determine based on data, science and facts how we will potentially relax the shelter-in-place order. certainly expansion of testing is one important tool and another important tool that is linked to that testing is the ability to do aggressive contact tracying stracing, so that in pg where there are outbreaks, we can quickly response. then we need to ensure there's a

consistent methodology to how we ensure there's capacity in our healthcare system in the event of an outbreak or a surge in need. there are many other components that will help us to determine relaxation of shelter-in-place orders and the number of switches we turn on overtime, we need to be flexible and have the capacity to shut those down if, indeed, we start seeing coronavirus cases increase. >> thank you. the next question is from mission local. dr. colfax, you mentioned that lab testing has increased four-foal. four-told. four-followed. whafour-fold. what is the testing capacity in numbers now? >> at our public health lab, we increased from being able to do 50 a day to 200 tests a day.

and that's with regard to the machines that are used to do the tests. the mechanical capacity to actually run the test is generally not the right step here. it's around the supplies and around ensuring that seven-day s are expansive are most at need and the most vulnerable. >> to clarify, the expanded testing for essential workers can be conducted at two city sf sites as well as those who exhibited positive covid cases. >> the two testing sites are focused on providing city workers and other essential workers with access to testing if they have any symptom consistent with covid-19. and then through our public

health work and collaboration with partners across the city, we will be testing people who have come into close contact with somebody covid-19, even if they do not exhibit symptoms of covid-19. >> thank you, dr. colfax. the next set of questions are from abigail stewart kahn, homelessness and supportive housing.

>> the next question is from the public press. in recent weeks, city officials have discussed the possibilities of opening sanctioned cabinets to help homeless people better socially distance themselves. does the city have a time table for opening these incantments? >> we know living in shelters put you at risk that many experienced before the global pandemic. meal as this became an issue, the healthy street's operation center paused their resolutions

and began providing under the leadership of just kazitki to work with our unsheltered neighbors to physically distanced while unsheltered. i want to implore those living unsheltered to take heed of our hr stock partner's request and to physically distance as much as possible and to continue to ask all partners who are out there how to access the resources that are available. there a isto get to the questie sleeping, we know that it isn't always possible in sidewalk spaces or in tight areas to

safely sleep. the healthy street's operation center is evaluating the possibility of safe sleeping and weather the global pandemic of coronavirus warrants the movement in that direction by the city. i want to note that many cities across the country have had mixed success and safety. and so the city is evaluating whether the coronavirus makes that more urgent now and is working towards plans, towards safe-sleeping sites for the most impacted neighborhoods and vids individuals in san francisco. we'll be able to provide more information in the coming weeks. the most final thing to note is the reality here. the reality is that the very people who will help us open these safe sleeping sites are the same talented individuals helping us to open hotels and so we cannot, without the help of our providers and all of our dsws and city workers open an of

these thing at ths safely. we have to have a conversation how do we bring individuals into hotels in a safe way and we've spent a lot of time talking about the steps required there. as we also consider safe sleeping sites . >> thank you, director. that concludes today's press conference.

>> president yee: good afternoon and welcome to the april 21, 2020, meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, will you please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call]

. >> clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. >> president yee: thank you. everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance]

>> president yee: thank you. >> supervisor safai: supervisor safai is present. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor safai. >> president yee: okay. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available on-line. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. president. during the board meeting, members will participate on-line as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. first, you are welcome to submit via e-mail at

board.of.supervisors@sfgov. if you do not have internet or you'd like to listen on the go, you can listen to the meeting on your cell phone. the telephone number is 888-204-5984. when prompted, enter the access code 3501008, press pound, then press pound again to join, and you'll get to hear the meeting in progress. if you do have internet, you can hear the meeting on san francisco cable channel 26. you can watch the live streamed meetings on-line at www.sfgovtv.org. and if you would like to

present up to two minutes of comment on general public comment, it is item 19. if you dial in early or wait until general public comment is called, utilize the telephone 888-204-5984, and 3501008. press pound, and pound again, to join the meeting. once you join, you will hear the meeting in progress. dial one, and then zero, to be added to the speaker line, and you will be queued to speak. thank you, mr. president, for allowing me to give all that information to the public. >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. just a friendly reminder for all the supervisors to mute your microphone before we get

started to alleviate audio feedback. before we start, i would like to give you a few comments. as all of us has heard, the governor has announced the number of rooms available for the homeless population in california totaling around 10,000 rooms and hotel rooms, and an additional 5,000 motel 6 rooms. and at this point, the number of rooms that are availabhave

them number 4,000. when you look at it, it's almost about 25% of the homeless that are being housed in hotel rooms in california. san francisco is housing about 25% of the state, but that doesn't actually -- [inaudible] >> president yee: so i'm just going to point out that although we as a city want things to move faster, and we're hoping it'll get done.

supervisor fewer, would you like to give a comment on the p.o.c.? >> supervisor fewer: yes. thank you, president yee. since my office first started at the -- [inaudible] fuiava >> supervisor fewer: highlighting the disproportionate impact of the virus on our city's

historically marginalized community. last week, we open up a new site for the public in soma. this weekend, ucsf will begin testing thousands of residents in a four-square-block section of the mission -- [inaudible] >> supervisor fewer: with you remain under both state and local shelter in place orders. a week ago, san francisco had 987 confirmed cases and 15 confirmed deaths. as of this morning, we have 1,231 confirmed cases and 20 confirmed deaths. as of this morning, approximately 53% of our beds

remain available. thanks to the -- [inaudible] >> supervisor fewer: -- to transport people directly from the street to hotels as safely and quickly as possible. the a.o.c. continues to provide food secure services and sites that allow isolation.

i would like to extend my thanks to the thousands of workers that are delivering groceries and other services to contain the spread of this virus and minimize loss of life. while those of us working at the city hall and a.o.c. provide these services, many do not have that privilege. i look forward to continue to working with my colleagues on the board and work with the e.o.c. staffing to continue to providing services. we appreciate supervisor mandelman and aaron mundee for all their work last week. next week, we will be joined by

supervisor mar, allen wong, and jennifer lee. please reach out to my office if you or your staff can join us. thank you for allowing me the time to provide this update, and i look forward to hearing supervisor safai's update next week. president yee, i think you're on mute. >> president yee: thank you, supervisor fewer. for tomorrow's e.o.c. update, is there somebody that's going to be a guest on there to talk about something? >> supervisor fewer: yes. tomorrow, the e.o.c. has arranged for the doctor who set up all the testing -- i'm sorry, but i forget her name --

she's going to join us to answer all the questions we have on testing. >> clerk: supervisor, is it amy lockwood? >> supervisor fewer: madam clerk, yes. >> president yee: madam clerk, let's go to the routine calendar. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: okay. colleagues, would anyone like to sever any items from the consent agenda? okay, seeing none, madam clerk, let's go to -- let's take roll on the consent agenda, 1 through 5. >> clerk: on items 1 through 5 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. thank you. seeing without objection, the ordinances are finally passed. madam clerk, let's go to our regular agenda. please call item number 6. >> clerk: item 6, ordinance to amend the planning code to

modify the geary-masonic special use district regarding minimum parking requirements, ground floor ceiling heights, and to allow payment of an inclusionary highway fee and to make the appropriate findings. >> president yee: okay. supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: thank you, president yee. colleagues, before you today is an ordinance that would provide 144 affordable homes. during last week's meeting, requests were made for the requirements and various b.m.r. options. when this first came to me and the request was made, i was not going to take this something that straight out of the mouth of the developer was going to

go through my legislation. i met with the project sponsor multiple times, and i asked the joint development team at the office of workforce development to walk me through what objects needed to be met to -- [inaudible] >> supervisor stefani: i know that the sponsor has proactively made a short presentation that was made to supervisor ronen and supervisor preston late last week. the best chance of delivering the maximum amount of new housing in my district,

including the maximum number of b.m.r. units, is by approving the legislation today. as it stands, with 100% commitment to union labor, which is over 250 jobs, and the increase in construction pricing that has occurred over the last 2.5 years -- actually, which has been approved since the site was permitted -- some things have changed. covid-19 will likely continue to push construction pricing up further as labor forces are cat exasperated with limiting social distancing measures. for example, the number of people allowed on the man lift will decrease dramatically which will slow the number of

workers moving on and off the site. like you've heard before, i have been working on this project for over six years, i started during my time as a legislative aid and have continued as supervisor. we have negotiations and renegotiationed every element of this proposal, and if i thought we could get anything more, i would not be here, asking for you to vote for this legislation today. the site has been shutdown since 2015 due to a rising cost of restaurant operation in san francisco. it is currently in a trap and nuisance, endangering the residents. there are thousands of people who are in desperate need of accessible housing in this

neighborhood, and this project will provide 101 homes for these people -- the result of which will be a vacant site and a missed opportunity. we are seeing this problem citywide.

as of the latest planning department report, there were 72,565 units of housing entitled, 87% of which were not under construction, so going to direct our housing project, it is not just enough to entitle the housing, we have to actually have the housing built. i think in a perfect world, we would love to see 100% subsidized housing on every site, but building the project is a better alternative than letting the site sit vacant. colleagues, i ask you to help me build 101 homes in a district that has historically built very little housing, and to create 250-plus union jobs, and i want to thank my chief of

staff, daniel, for working so hard on this legislation with me. i ask that you vote yes on this legislation on its second reading, and thank you again for your time, and thank you to the supervisors who met with the developers last week, and i hope your questions were answered. thank you, president yee. >> president yee: okay. any questions? supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: thank you, president yee, and thank you, supervisor stefani, for your work on this. over the last week, as supervisor stefani mentioned, i had the opportunity to speak with the developer and his

representatives to learn more about the project behind this request to eliminate the on-site affordable housing requirement for this project. i want to just start by saying i appreciate their time, their willingness to engage in a respectful dialogue on this issue, and also, we've been in communication, my staff, with supervisor stefani's staff, about ongoing questions and concerns, and we appreciate their work on this, as well. i want to remind folks this ordinance is not to allow how many units on this site, this is to allow the developer to do what's otherwise prohibited by the special use district that was created specifically for this project. in this, the developer got the right to quadruple the number of states units on this site,

and the affordable units were required on-site as part of that deal and as part of that legislation. as we've heard it, the developer now claims because of intervening delay and other factors that on-site affordable housing are not feasible and proposes to build this project without any affordable housing on-site. i have some questions for the deputy city attorney. first off, some information was presented to me by the sponsor last week. i must say that i am baffled as to how we as a supervisor can decide to amend a special use district at the request of a developer based on a claim of financial need or hardship

without any showing for all colleagues to see before they vote or any leigcolleagues to . in the 1990s, the voters passed the sunshine ordinance, including section 67.32 that quotes the city shall give no subsidy, money, tax abatement or services to any private entity unless that entity agrees in writing to provide the city with financial projection, including profit and loss figures and annual audit figures for the project thereafter upon which the plans the project is based.

i think this makes good sense so that we all get the relevant information before us before making decisions that would benefit any particular developer. through the press, i would like to ask deputy city attorney pearson whether this current situation applies to the current provision where the developer pledges to amend a special use district to generate higher returns on a specific use project, and if not, why not? >> president yee: so deputy city attorney ann pearson? >> yes. deputy city attorney ann pearson. you are correct, supervisor preston, that the project sponsor may not ask for subsidies unless they have a

certain percentage of housing units. >> president yee: supervisor preston? supervisor preston, are you wanting to speak? you need to unmute yourself. >> supervisor preston: yes, thank you, president yee. thank you, miss pearson. i -- so my understanding's right, if a developer's directly given land as a subsidy, it would apply, but if the property is either rezoned or the requirements changed, your opinion is that's outside the scope of the sunshine provision? >> i think the sunshine

ordinance would be triggered if the city were to give a financial subsidy to the developer, but not in this situation. >> supervisor preston: okay. thank you for the clarification. the other issue, just focusing on the numbers, raised some concerns for me about the intended use of this property in order for it to pencil out and returns of the developer. the developer claims returns just under 17% with all the affordable units on-site, and that goes up to just under 20% if the b.m.r. units are not on-site, so that's the percent we're dealing with here.

17% is not enough for the sponsor to pencil out, so we're told that we need to forgo the affordable housing units. i think it's important for my colleagues to understand, all of these are based on furnished rentals, and, in fact, the projected returns for this project are, according to the developer's own figures, 19.1% higher with the project, including furnished rentals, and that is the plan here, to make it pencil out. so this raised some questions for me as to the intended use of the property, whether we're looking at a situation where they may be used for short or medium term occupancy that generate higher returns, whether by this or another

owner. so i wanted to ask deputy city attorney pearson, is there anything in this law or in this proposed ordinance that would categorically the owner or future owner from doing any short or intermediate term rentals at this site? >> president yee: deputy city attorney? >> i'm not aware of anything in this legislation that would prohibit the owner from using it for rentals, although legislation has been introduced that would prohibit short and

intermediate-term housing. >> supervisor preston: i think, in conclusion, colleagues, we need affordable housing at this location. beyond that, i think we need to make sure that where we're being asked to change zoning or legislation or enhance the private returns, that we all have a chance to review that in committee before reviewing it at the full board, and that the public know the basis for any such legislative action that benefits a specific individual or a private entity. so i, unfortunately, will not be voting for this project, but i appreciate the time and

layout. >> president yee: okay. thank you. supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you, mr. chair. just wanted to thank supervisor stefani today for the information that was laid out. i think one thing to know about these projects is, particularly when you're dealing with a project that has a long time frame, is that a point of departure doesn't always end with a final product, and a lot has changed in the last six years in terms of cost, in terms of the market, and then, most recently, as we all know, the pandemic that we're living through. one thing that i wanted to say on the record that i thought was really important because i think there's been some discussion about this today, the commitment to 100% affordable -- excuse me -- 100%

union labor on this project is a crucial element. it's one of these things in this market to go out and incurring debt and being able to finance projects. when you have a commitment letter from a union that's a funding source, it puts you in a category in this crisis all by itself. without that commitment to 100% union labor, you might not have a fundable project in terms of the ability to go out on the private markets and get debt. we're not talking about a city subsidy. we're not talking about city credits, we're not talking about government revenue, we're not talking about a public source, we're talking about hundreds of millions of investment from the private market, and in these uncertain times, as supervisor stefani said last week, any doubt

prohibits that and hinders the ability to get that. but the fact that this is a 100% union labor is huk, and i just want to commend supervisor stefani for all the work that she's done in getting this over the finish line. i think that we would all like to see affordable housing on this site, but the $400 million contributed to this project will create affordable housing. i think that it could be in supervisor preston's district, supervisor stefani, or supervisor fewer's district, and i think they've all committed to that, so i'm going to let supervisor peskin speak about the last item that i was

going to talk about in the intermediate rentals because i know his legislation would deal with that subject. thank you, mr. president. >> president yee: sure. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you, president yee and supervisor stefani. first, i want to acknowledge some of the words that supervisor preston was saying that were referred to at the last meeting as trust by

verify. it's if a majority of this body agrees, and i here by seek all of your sponsorship, there is no way that if that legislation becomes law that any corporate rentals will be able to happen at the -- depending on what you want to call it, lucky penny, copper penny, the laurel site. so i fully intend to pass that legislation. i want to thank supervisor peskin for being a sponsor of that legislation and ask you to affix your names to that legislation. that would obviate any fears of this being used for short-term

rentals. >> president yee: thank you. supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: the units will be 350 square feet, will be furnished for murphy beds. used as housing for students, nurses, people who might come and go. this will not be a project that will be leased for master use. there are 68 studios in the makeup of this house. only 40 of them will have the murphy beds, and what i just mentioned, so this is not a case of corporate housing run amok. i feel comfortable with it. it's something, like i said, i went over with the office of

corporate and workforce housing. i urge your support, and with that, i'd like to call the question. >> president yee: before we call the question, i'll just make a quick comment. the concern about the corporate rental, supervisor peskin, thank you for moving that potential legislation through. i'd also like to be a cosponsor of that, so at this point, supervisor -- i mean, mat am clerk, can you call the roll. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. president. >> clerk: on item 6 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are ten ayes, with one no, with supervisor preston in the dissent. >> president yee: okay. this item is finally passed with a 10-1 vote. madam clerk, can you please call item 7.

>> clerk: item 7 is an ordinance amending the planning code to require consideration of smaller commercial spaces when creating large lots, limiting lost frantages to 50 feet on ocean avenue. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: on item 7 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objection, this item is passed unanimously. madam clerk, please call item 8. >> clerk: item 8 is an ordinance to amend the planning code and the zoning map to create the bayview industrial triangle cannabis restricted use district, to affirm the ceqa determination, and to make the appropriate findings. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, please call the roll on this item. >> clerk: on item 8 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are ten ayes, one no, with supervisor mandelman in the dissent. >> president yee: colleagues, this item is passed by a 10-1 vote. madam clerk, let's go to our new business. please call the next item. >> clerk: item 9 is a resolution to retroactively authorize the office of the treasurer and tax collector to expand and accept a $250,000

grant from policylink for the purpose of designing skpiand implementing a national initiative to reform fines and fees from december 1, 2019 through july 31, 2021. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, will you please call the roll on this item. >> clerk: on item 9 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes.

>> president yee: okay. without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, can you please call items 10 and 11 together. >> clerk: items 10 and 11 are being called together. here, we had two resolutions that retroactively authorized the office of the district attorney to accept and expend grants from the california governor's office of emergency services. item 10 authorizes approximately 163,000 for the innovative response to marginalized victims' programs. and item 11, a resolution for the elder abuse grant, both for the period of january 1, 2020 through december 31, 2020. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, can you please

call the roll on both items. >> clerk: on items 10 and 11 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objections, the resolutions are adopted unanimously. madam clerk, let's go to the next item. >> clerk: item 12 is a resolution to approve and authorize the execution of a limited payment guaranty for

the benefit of silicon valley bank in an amount not to exceed $44,615,000 plus accrued interest and any other costs, and a limited payment guaranty f in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, can you please call the roll. >> clerk: on item 12 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 1 is -- 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. the resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, can you please call the next item. >> clerk: item 13 is a resolution renaming the 200 block of steuart street to steuart lane to honor william m.steuart, and to further continue his legacy and

contributions he has made to the city and county of san francisco. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, will you please call the roll. >> clerk: on item 13 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. then without objection, the resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, let's call items 14 and 15 together. >> clerk: items 14 and 15 are two resolutions that pertain to the subject matter of two separate liquor licenses. for item 14, it determines that the issuance of a type 21 off-sale general beer and wine

and distilled spirits liquor license to the epicurean traitor, l.l.c., doing business as the epicurean trader, located at one ferry building, will serve the public convenience, and item 15, resolution determining that the transfer of a type-20 off-sale beer and win liquor license to dp & dk incident vestments, inc. doing business as kal's neighborhood market, located at 1409 19 avenue will serve the public convenience or necessity. >> president yee: okay. on those items, madam clerk,

will you please call the roll. >> clerk: on items 14 and 15 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objection, the resolutions are adopted unanimously. madam clerk, let's go to the next item. >> clerk: item 16 was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on april 16 and was forwarded as a committee report with a recommendation and has a new title. item 17 is an emergency ordinance to temporarily prohibit rent increases that would otherwise be permitted

under the ad striv code, due-- administrative code due to the covid-19 pandemic. pursuant to charter, section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two dlsh thirdlsh -- two-thirts of tds of the b supervisors, eight votes, for passage. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, would you please call the roll. >> clerk: on items 16 and 17 -- [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. then, without objection, this item is passed unanimously. madam clerk, call item 17. >> clerk: item 17 is an emergency ordinance to temporarily prohibit rent increases that would otherwise be permitted under the administrative code due to the covid-19 pandemic. pursuant to charter, section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the board of supervisors, or eight votes, for passage.

>> president yee: thank you. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you, president yee. i want to thank the cosponsors of this passage, and i want to acknowledge not only the tenants community but the san francisco apartment association that actually published this advice to landlords in san francisco out -- san francisco. out of an abundance of caution, i presented this before some bone headed landlord mussed this up, and i hope we get the requisite eight votes. >> president yee: okay. supervisor fewer? >> supervisor fewer: thank you, mr. president.

i think we'd all agree that an emergency measure like this shouldn't be necessary, and that most landlords would not even think about raising rent on their tenants in a time like this, but unfortunately, we know that there are those that would still do that, and this ordinance completely takes rent increases off the table. this ordinance complements efforts as well as our local eviction moratorium to keep tenants from accumulating debt. i hope we can count on everyone's support. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, supervisor fewer. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, go ahead and call

the roll. >> clerk: on item 17 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. then without objection, this ordinance is finally passed unanimously. madam clerk, let's go to roll call for introductions. >> clerk: first up to

introduce new business is supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: thank you, madam clerk. can i do an in memoriam and then go after supervisor peskin speaks? >> clerk: okay. >> supervisor safai: so today, colleagues, i'd like to end our meeting in memoriam for mr. luis echegoyan. he was born in 1938 in el salvador and just recently

passed away. he w he is survived by his children and grandchildren, and their children. mr. echegoyan was a titan in the hispanic community. he made use of his celebrity status to raise awareness on social justice issues specifically to the latino community and was very committed to projects that helped underserved latinos and was referred to back in the day as the el calde of the mission, which many people have subsequently taken on the title, but he was at that time. he collaborated with many

people and advanced projects that served latinos, and he fomented a sense of leadership and social justice issues. his high profile earned him much respect, and he coupled his visibility with passion. his career in acting led him to california, where he emerged as a versatile entertainer, master of ceremonies, poet, and activist. prior to his work on television, his baritone voice is well known by those who heard him on a variety of spanish speaking stations in the bay area. he joined channel 14 and became a main stay on the weekday evenings for the spanish newscast starting in 2007.

he's the first latino to receive an emmy award, and was a member of the nataf board of broadcasters and journalism scholarship awards for latino students. he also hosted a talk show on saturdays where he would feature community leaders servicing the latino community. he was very active in countless nonprofit organizations that helped bay area latinos and sought after as a speaker and master of ceremonies at freelance events, and he was

the principle owner of hispanic multimedia. he was known for his poetry, his collaborations, and his commitment to the hispanic community. he was known for his regal presence, his elegant, his humor, his creativity, and his imagination and intellect. he could talk to you on any subject and doted on his large library of books on a wide variety of subjects. he often recited reuben dario's poetry at public events. prior to retirement, he could whip up a meal from ordinary

ingredients, and was known as nani to his grand kids. he was a dedicated husband and was someone that led by example, and for all his family members to follow, and his legacy will be remembered. [please stand by]