>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology.

they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed

over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve,

so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your

current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death.

this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to

the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish.

so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit

this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪

>> five, four, three, two, one. >> commissioner ronen: good morning, everyone. the meeting will it come to order. welcome to the may 11th meeting of the rules committee. supervisor hillary ronen. with me on video conference is rules vice chair gordon mar and our clerk today is victor young. i'd like to thank sfgov for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect board members ab the public, the board of supervisors and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meeting remotely at the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both channel 26 and sfgov tv.org are supreming the number across the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak.

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committee. if you submit public comment by email, it will be included in the legislative file as part of meeting. finally, items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors agenda on may -- excuse me. may 19th, unless otherwise stated. that completes my comments. >> commissioner ronen: thank you so much. and request you please read item number 1. >> clerk: item number 1 a hearing to consider appointing three members, term ending

december 1st, 2023ed to soma community stabilization fund community advisory committee. >> commissioner ronen: wonderful. and i know that abby is here to speak on behalf of supervisor haney. would you like to speak now or after the candidates have a chance to speak? >> now is good, chair ronen. >> commissioner sure. >> my name is abby rivamontemesa. thank you for all of the applicants that applied to the stabilization fund and for those that are able to join us today. briefly for some background, i know that this matter has appeared before the rules committee a couple different times now. but just quickly, the soma community stabilization fund was created in 2005. the mission of the soma community stabilization fund is to stabilize a community and

promote equity through funding recommendations and priorities. that mitigate the impact of development. today we have the following alternate seats remaining, that are open for consideration. seat 8 for this seat the applicant must meet the minimum qualifications of being a senior or disabled. seat 12, for this seat the applicant must have small business expertise and a familiarity with the soma neighborhood. and for seat 13, the applicant must have experience serving low-income residents. chair ronen, that concludes my initial comments. >> commissioner ronen: okay, great. now we will hear from the applicants. we have three misconducts shan -- applicants shannon amitin, marke bieschke and lorezno listana. in any order that works for you.

victor. >> clerk: mr. coe, can you unmute the first applicant. mr. coe? >> you should be hearing mr. listana now. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is lorezno listana. thank you for the time that you're giving me today. so i live in the low-income housing in the south of market neighborhood since 2018. but prior to moving to soma, my family had lived in the tenderloin for 12 years. i work as a commuter -- since 2010.

i have worked closely with low-income residents, seniors, working class families on issues like affordable housing, immigration, jobs, public safety, evictions and gentrification. i believe my experience in working with low-income residents in soma and, of course, the tenderloin for many years, is my biggest qualification that fits me with this. as an organizer, i founded and co-founded five community base resident-led organizations. now working to help the problems in the community. so i founded the tenderloin community association in 2010. it will be turning ten years this year. yeah. so i cofounded the congress in 2015 with the late shane hewitt.

i organized the residents assembly and co-founded the filipino community development corporation in 2017, the only filipino community organization corporation that focuses on affordable housing, development. so last year i organized the soma neighborhood resident council. it's an organization in soma. all of these organizations are actively working on issues to help low-income in our community. so if given the opportunity to be a member of the soma c.a.c., i'd like to help the committee with the low-income residents in soma. and to bring to the attention of the committee issues that are important to them, such as affordable housing, focusing on how to preserve gentrification in soma and to fight against

eviction. i will also work with residents of the administration to help public safety and especially on 6th street. and local hiring. and lastly supporting neighborhood events and programs under soma filipinos, that brings people together as one community. so i hope, you know, my work and my experience in working with low-income residents would be given a chance to be able to serve in the community, so that i can bring, you know, my experience and the interests of the people that i care about. and so that they will be wherever they go -- me representing the low-income residents in soma. so thank you so much. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. thanks for your willingness to serve in this capacity.

is there any questions for mr. listana? seeing none, i think we can move on to the next applicant. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is marke bieschke, i'm known as markey b. in the community. i'm a queer member of -- which banded together with the oldest queer population. as a business in soma, thousands of hours in the neighborhood getting to know other business owners, artists, musicians, performers and workers. as a regular journalist, i spent 25 years documenting the culture and history of soma, including publishing hundreds of articles

of the local and international area. as a banker, publications which documents soma history and changes. it's very close to my heart. i have danced, deejayed, performed and enriched myself in soma's culture. i've been involved in such festivities as the howard street fair, folsom street fair, which i helped document the events as well as participate in. as an adviser on the committee, i'd like to represent the small business, especially with the crisis we're going through right now. i definitely want to help promote historical character of the neighborhood, as well as help preserve soma's diversity and wonderful events, by helping to figure out ways through this challenging time. i think despite all of the bad going on, a fresh opportunity is to keep soma thriving as a

diverse and social neighborhood. thank you so much for considering me. >> supervisor ronen: thank you markey b. it's good to hear your voice. is there any questions? seeing none, thanks again for your willingness to serve. and did shannon amitin join us yet? >> clerk: no, she has not called in. >> supervisor ronen: okay. then if there's no questions or comments from my colleagues, i wanted to turn it back to miss rivamontemesa to see if supervisor haney had any recommendations for us. >> thank you, chair ronen. supervisor haney would like to recommend for seat 12, marke bieschke and for seat 13 >>lorezno listana. we'd like to keep seat 8 open

for an applicant that has qualifications as being a senior or disabled. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you very much. well, i am happy to make that motion to move forward with positive recommendations. >> clerk: did we have public comment? >> supervisor ronen: absolutely. i'm so sorry. i will now open this up for public comment. >> yes. we're checking to see if any callers are in the queue. mr. bell, please let us if any callers are ready. please press one and zero to speak for this item. for those already on hold in this queue, please continue to wait until you're prompted to begin at the beep. for those who are watching our meeting on s.f. cable channel 26 or sfgov tv, follow the

instructions on your screen, dial (888)204-5984. enter the access code of 350-1008. then press the pound symbol twice and then press one and zero to enter into the queue to speak. mr. bell, any members of the public wishing to speak at this time? we are having a temporary delay. we are trying to reconnect to the public comment line. if you don't mind holding for a moment. >> supervisor ronen: sure, no problem. i'll just take the opportunity to thank our amazing clerk's

office. they're performing heroic work digitally during this time. thank you so much, mr. young, mr. coe, mr. sea. mr. bell.

>> we're still checking at the moment.

>> madam chair, this is alisha. we're having issues reconnecting the public comment line. may i suggest you may want to move on to the next item and hear from those applicants and we can come back to voting on item number 1 after we reconnect. >> supervisor ronen: that sounds like a great idea. okay. thank you so much. so if the clerk could please read item number 2. >> clerk: yes. item number 2 is a motion approving/rejecting the president of the board of supervisorser inman yee's nomination of deland chan to the planning commission to a term ending july 1st, 2022. >> supervisor ronen: wonderful. i'm assumeing miss chan is on

the line. i want to congratulate you on your nomination. i was so impressed with your approach to urban planning and look very much to hearing from you today. would you like to start off with a few words? >> excuse me. >> supervisor ronen: yes. i had no idea you were here, mr. president. i'm so sorry. before ms. chan, before you do that, i wanted to see if our president of the board of, who nominated you, had any words to share with us to start us off. >> thank you, chair ronen. i generally do not do this, where i will come before the rules committee to speak on behalf of somebody i nominated. but since i was going to speak on item 23 anyways, i thought i would take advantage of this opportunity. because i feel like anybody can

speak clearly for themselves. but as it is, you know i think my colleagues on the board know that i really want to, if i have the opportunities, to diversify as much as possible our commissions, whether it's gender or ethnicity and other ways to diversify. and in the past, we have seen many commissions that are sorely lacking in diversity and perspectives. so we're really proud. i mean, that recently i've been able to do this. and today in front of you, at the rules committee, i don't think it's any different. deland is somebody that and several other people that i interviewed for this position. many highly qualified, but what

came top me for was deland. her background and her perspective shared by many of us. she's -- she has much experience in the community working for ccbc as a senior planner. and worked with the community to do outroach and felt like it was really important for her to involve people in the community in the decision making. seems to be something that's very out -- part of d.n.a. so it's something that i really appreciate. and her -- many of us have carried that in terms of our values. but very few of us have excelled beyond that, in the academics.

and for urban planner, she studied and continues to study and actually she's at stanford at this point. trying to get her ph.d. in this area. and she's lecturing down there. so we have somebody with the experience that she brings in and willing to serve our community, it's almost like a no-brainer to me. and so i hope that you will find her the way i find her to be very great for the commission. chair ronen, supervisors, i want to thank you for allowing me to say a few words about deland. and i hope that i will get your support and her nomination. thank you very much. >> supervisor ronen: thank you very much, mr. president. and with those beautiful words

of introduction, looking forward to hearing from you, ms. chan. >> hi, good morning. eye name is deland chan. thank you, president yee, for the introduction. and thank you chair ronen and supervisor stefani and mar for the student to hear more about my background and my hope to serve on the planning commission. so as you know i train as an urban planner, i was a daughter of immigrants, born and raised in new york city. my early experiences of growing up in public housing, taking the bus and the subway to school every day, sparked for me a desire to study cities to really understand how decisions about how housing and land use are made. it's left a deep impression on me and thinking in that cities are successful when they're inclusive and work for all people. as a planner with the chinatown community development center, i worked on land use and transportation issues. i was involved with designing to

engage public housing residents and chinese-speaking seniors to participate in streetscapes and pedestrian safety projects. the -- the population -- part of a planning process. this work, i aim to put the tools of planning directly in the hands of those who are most familiar with. i teach in the program on urban studies at stanford, where i continue to build and nurture the pipeline of future planners. in my class, i encourage students to go out directly into the field, so they can learn from the communities on the ground and have a commitment. i'm also pursuing a ph.d. in

urban development and my research is on exceeding the process of urban planning and understanding participatory planning practices in the communities. should i be appointed to the planning commission, i would be excited to bring an equity to the planning of the body. i hope to continue the work of exemplifying perspectives from low income and communities of color, that have not always been well represented in the process. a combination of my lived experiences, academic backgrounds, work experience, and a perspective to the planning commission. thank you supervisors for considering my nomination. and with that i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. supervisors mar and stefani, do you have any questions? >> supervisor mar: chair ronen, thank you. first of all, i just wanted to

thank president yee for putting forward such -- or nominating such an impressive candidate for the planning commission, which is, you know, such a critically important decision-making body in our city. and then also thank miss chan for your willingness to serve in this important body. you know, i think you obviously have been really impressive and bring so much in terms of your academic and community experience. and even your lived experience as you've mentioned, to bring important capacities and experiences to the planning commission and the decisions. i just had, you know, a few questions. i, you know, interested in hearing a little bit more about your thinking or your approach to the, you know, the big issue

facing our issue, that planning commission plays, the housing affordability crisis. and, yeah, just would like to your hear thoughts about that. and particularly, you know, your ideas on how we could address housing affordability here in our city. and the role that market-rate housing and commercial development play in that. >> thank you, supervisor mar, for that question. i think as a san francisco resident, there is probably no one in the city who is not impacted by the lack of housing affordability. as part of my hopeful role on the commission, we are kind of starting up the new regional housing assessment, through the association of the bay area government. that's leading into the housing

element, in which the planning commission will have an advisory for that. i really do think we've seen -- considering the different types of data out there and make thoughtful decisions about how to push for equitable development as far as policies go. i think if you look at kind of the data around kind of production of housing, you know, the housing element calls for 6% of all new housing to be affordable to households. and from my understand, we are not currently fielding active targets. i think one thing i'll be really interested in doing is to kind of understand the different types of housing units that would be necessary in order to meet the needs of various income levels. >> supervisor mar: thank you. yeah. thank you for that.

and another question i have is what are your thoughts about the role of the west side of san francisco in helping to address the housing affordability crisis and accommodate more housing development, particularly housing affordability. >> we really need to approach this with a nuance lens and working with the board of supervisors to really understand just the different perspectives around this issue. i think we also have these perceptions of homeowners or certain committees, i think that many of us come from multi-faceted backgrounds. we have different perspectives. my first initial approach to this, is the history of the plans has been currently, you know, addressed. i think there's the advisory

committee and so forth that has a lot of input. it's important to look at that. and also just understand the wide section that's involved moving forward. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much, miss chan. chair ronen, i don't have any other questions. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. who has the chicken at home? supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: yes, thank you, chair ronen. i don't have any questions for miss chan. i think she's more than qualified and i'm excited about her nomination. i just want to thank president yee for putting forward an individual who is not only knowledgeable about urban planning, but knows the experience of renters in san francisco. and also someone who is deeply committed to engaging with communities during the planning process. i think that's extremely important to work with

communities that are affected by our decisions. and i wanted to thank miss chan for her willingness to serve, you know, with other new members on the board -- i mean, on the planning commission and a new planning director. and really the difficulties that we're going to be facing as we come out of this pandemic. it will certainly be i think a dynamic time to be on the planning commission. and i appreciate your willingness to step up. i guess i don't have any questions. and i am very excited to support this appointment. so that's all i have. thank you, chair ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much, supervisor stefani. i would love to echo your words. i want to thank you, president yee, for such -- for nominating such a strong candidate to serve in this role. and i just have one question for you, miss chan. i serve as san francisco's representative or one of two of san francisco's representative on the metropolitan transportation commission.

and i'm very interested in seeing regional planning for transit-oriented development, as long as economic equity is an integral goal of any again forking or regulatory changes. i'm wondering what do you see, if any, potential risks of vulnerable communities and what would you like to see as we embark on this planning endeavor? >> thank you, chair ronen, for that question. yeah. i definitely think the m.t.c. has officially classified communities of concern that are at risk for the safety pressure as a result of transit-oriented development. i think moving forward, i would ask that we consider the full range of data that's roundtable out there. i think the houseing, jobs and analysis can one way to match the types of housing to the

affordability levels of workers, right. so i think the more that we're able to have a tight necklace to connect the types of housing to those who live in them, that's equity as part of our conversation. >> supervisor ronen: okay. great. thank you. i appreciate that. i really look forward to working with you and connecting the work of the m.t.c. to the work of the planning commission more directly. so with that, if there's no more questions or comments, i wanted to see if we've got the line back up for public comment. >> madam chair, yes, we do have the line reconnected. we would like to know do you want to take public comment for both items or just one and then the second separate? >> supervisor ronen: why don't we just take public comment for either or both items. >> okay. arthur, can you please queue them up. victor, make your announcements,

i'm sorry. >> clerk: yes. madam chair, we're checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. for those who are already connected to our meeting via phone, please press one and zero for item 1 or item 2. for those on hold in the queue, please continue to wait until you are prompted to begin at the beep. for those who are watching our meeting on san francisco cable channel 26 or via streaming link or sfgovtv.org, if you wish to speak on this item, please call in by following the instructions on your screen. dial (888)204-5984. enter access code 350-1008. press # # symbol twice. when you do begin to speak, please identify whether you're speaking on item 1 or item 2.

that completes my announcements. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. feel free to begin. >> you have eight questions remaining. >> hello. good morning, supervisors. i'm speaking about item number 1 on the meeting approximately my name is john cart and i'll be speaking to marke bieschke as a candidate to the advisory committee. both of my jobs are in soma, the stub bar, and additionally after residing residing in soma at 6th street, a fair amount of my life continues to center in the soma neighborhood. marke is, of course, a fellow cooperative member and worker over at the bar. and it was his eye and care for community that led to him rescuing this important soma business. mark saw the needs a a specific

space, but the whole ecosystem nightlife venues. his ability to see a larger picture always impresses me. this will no doubt be applied to his care for the communities that live and the businesses that work in soma. mark is a leader in the community, his journalistic endeavors show a place for people, po values fairness and i fully would like to recommend him as a valuable member to the committee. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker. >> operator: you have eight questions remaining. >> supervisors, can channel 10 community development center, speaking on item number 2. i, you know, deland has

explained and talked about her altercation and she's shared them with you. i want to focus on something that's really important to me and i think to the community members, which is deland's willingness to share her expertise with people and young people. deland was a founding member of the china town urban institute, which was a summer program that helped young people both in high school and college to learn about urban planning and learn about what it took to apply kind of community work to the urban planning lingo and the urban planning, you know, framework. and so we have incredible need for people like deland on the planning commission, that are willing to share their

expertise, their knowledge, their ability and their incredible intelligence with the community. so that we can ensure that as a planning commissioner is not insulated, is not alienated, but is part of the broader community. and is hearing, listening and giving back to the community. and deland is going to be amazing, amazing commissioner because of her dedication to sharing and to teaching and that's something that we really, really need. thank you very much. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have seven questions remaining. >> caller: honorable supervisors, good morning. my name is -- i'm speaking on

item 2. i am one of professor deland chan's former students. i met deland four years ago as a freshman in her sustain it will be cities class. deland provided mentorship to me as i tried to put human cities planning into my education. she invited me to events hosted by the human cities initiatives. when i took international urbanization my junior year, she guided us through beijing and the bay area under social justice oriented framework. in the spring of that year, we worked on a one-day workshop on spatial segregation in santiago, chile. i was one of the teaching assistants for deland's defining smart cities class. aside from these educational collaborations, deland continues to mentor me formally as my major adviser for international relations. her many years of mentorship have encouraged me to explore my curiosity in equitable urban

planning for all people. and on stanford's campus, many of deland's students, including me, have started the stanford coalition for planning equitable 2035. the coalition to hold stanford accountable for sustainable and equitable development in the 2018 general-use permit process. deland is an example of diligent mentorship in teaching. she shows me the ropes of meaningful and equitable scholarship in research. as an aspiring first-generation low-income vietnamese american student and hopefully urban planning, i'm inspired to be mentored by another woman of color from a working class family. and finally, i admire deland's humble and soft-spoken intelligence. she nurtured a different style of leadership that's necessary for our complex world.

she's vocal and assertive in the necessary moments about equity. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have six questions remaining. >> caller: honorable supervisors ronen, stefani and mar. my name is john and i'm speaking on item 2 on behalf of a group of professor deland chan's former students at stanford university. as students who have taken classes, seminars and field studies with professor chan, we have benefited firsthand from her values-driven approach. she has taught many of us the importance of holistic community-driven planning, the need for diversity in planning and the role of empathy and common understanding in our diverse cities. urban planning is a complex process. professor chan navigates and builds connections across the lens, across the academic practice, across backgrounds and across urban context.

she has taught interdisciplinary classes, drawing students from environmental students, engineering, deland manages to make urban planning a relevant and important topic across the student body. professor chan incorporates project-based learning to ensure that students apply theory to action on tangible issues. many of those classes she teaches are community-engaged learning courses, i in which students are paired with community directors. professor chan is able to meet students where they are and guide them to develop empathy and understanding of the disparities in urban communities she looks at the global complex, through initiatives such as the urbanization seminar, students have collaborated across the world to learn from different contexts. professor chan's positive influence on students is undeniable. many of her students have gone on to pursue planning and governance-related work as city planners and organizers,

including san francisco fellow, the housing commissioner and more. we strongly recommend deland chan for the san francisco planning commission. she has the principles necessary to serve san francisco's communities well. thank you for your time. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have five yeses remaining. >> caller: good morning, supervisors. my name is rosa and i'm speaking on behalf of transportation improvement projects. we are excited that deland is being nominated for the planning commission. we are work in china town has been vital for the community members, from making our streets safer for all. i was just a high school student when i first met deland at a workshop and she's inspired many youth, including me, to pursue urban studies and planning. we are still reaping the benefit she has given to the community and although she doesn't work in china town any more, she still comes back and always inspires a

younger generation. she's seen different issues in different perspectives, especially for the marginalized community. china town has the pleasure of working with her on all of the transportation issues in china town during her time in china town c.b.c. she's highly qualified and we're very pleased and pleasured that she is being nominated for the planning commission. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have five questions remaining. >> caller: i'm going to be speaking on item number 2. good morning, supervisors. my name is mage dond. i'm the youth commissioner on the san francisco youth commission and a little an urban planning student at san francisco state. i am here to support the nomination of deland chan to the planning commission. i remember meeting deland back in high school, way before i

even knew what urban planning was. her work dedication to everybodying the community really inspired me to pursue planning and i'm also grateful to have been a part of urban institute last summer, which was developed and taught by her. i think deland will be a very valuable -- will be very valuable to the planning commission. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker. >> operator: you have four questions remaining. >> supervisor ronen: go ahead. >> clerk: speaker, are you on the line? >> supervisor ronen: should we go to the next speaker? >> operator: you have three questions remaining.

>> caller: good morning, supervisors. good morning, chair ronen. my name is john and i'll be speaking on item number 2. i am with the race and social equity coalition. i'm also the vice president of quattro and a mission district native. our race and social equate coalition is a cross-sector grouping of organizations that represents a diverse mix of communities of color throughout the city and intent on advancing racial and social equity. we truly strive to better the lives of our constituents, as well as the health, sustainability and vibrancy of san francisco. as advocates, organizers, service providers and community planners, we are all collectively organizing people of color and working families in san francisco through the advocacy of equitable development, affordable housing and environmental justice, economic development, and immigrant rights. our communities are looking for

authentic leadership at the planning commission and we're looking for vision of a deep understanding of regional planning and someone who can actually see beyond the exterior of the architecture of our city's buildings and into the history and narratives of the people who for generations created and recreated our neighborhoods. we are a 20-member citywide coalition. and we are very proud of the fact that we have somebody that has these deep values that we cherish as a nominee for the planning commission. i have always kind of seen it as you can tell a lot about a person through their -- and their leadership through those that they've helped bring up around them. and i think that deland has that quality of wanting to teach others what she knows and break down what is a very complex world of land use and planning. and i think that her

professional accolades shows that she is beyond qualified. but it's also the personal connection and her upbringing that makes her of great value to the city and county of san francisco. and a real ally for those communities that need the most help. so we are -- >> clerk: your time has lapsed. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> supervisor ronen: next speaker. >> caller: hello, my name is david. i'm speaking on item number 1 in support of the nomination to the stabilization fund c.a.c. someone who works in affordable housing housing development, i'm familiar with stabilization fund and its importance to the soma community. and as marke's husband, i'm not the impartial speaker, but directly familiar with his work and his commitment to issues of social justice into the soma community. marke brought me in to

participate in the rescuing the soma legacy business almost forceed into a closure. they want to make san francisco special, both its people and its community institutions. particular interest in music and nightlife, which in san francisco have been heavily focused in the soma neighborhood. marke's involvement wanted to make sure a business that has served the community for 53 years remains a gathering place for queer san franciscans of all gender. they acknowledged the importance to the city by recognizing as a legacy business. marke has been a strong advocate for marginalized communities in san francisco and preserving the diversity that are the city's hallmark. i think he would be a fantastic member of the stabilization fund and i recommend that you support his nomination. thank you very much. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have one question remaining.

>> caller: good morning, chair ronen, supervisor stefani and supervisor mar. my name is jury me lee. i'm the club would like to express our full support of deland chan to the san francisco planning commission. as an organization working to elevate the voices of asian-pacific islander residents in san francisco, rcdc can think of no better candidate than deland chan to serve the city. and represent its diverse communities. deland has the technical knowledge to address complex land-use issues and understands the struggles of marginalized groups. through her years of work within the china town community, she understands the impact of a thoughtful and centered planning process. deland chan knows that people in the community belong at the center of this process.

the core stands for community, we strive to support individuals that best represent the collective voices of others and as a child of immigrants, a woman and a person of color, deland chan would be an excellent choice for the planning commission. rcdc gives their full pour and we ask the rules committee support her nomination. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. is there any other public comment? >> operator: you have zero questions remaining. >> supervisor ronen: wonderful. thanks for all the public comment. i will start with item number 1. and i would like to make a motion to appoint marke bieschke to seat 12. and lorezno listana to seat 13, with positive recommendation.

can we take a roll call vote? >> clerk: yes. on that motion, one moment. on that motion, supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> clerk: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: aye. >> clerk: chair ronen? >> supervisor ronen: aye. >> clerk: the motion passes. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. and i wanted to give one of my colleagues honors of making the motion for item number 2. >> i'd be happy to do that, chair ronen. i would like to make a motion to amend the language deleting the word "rejecting." and then move that we recommend approval of the appointment of board of supervisors president norman yee's recommendation of

deland chan to the planning commission. >> supervisor ronen: can we have a roll call vote? >> clerk: yes. on that motion, supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> clerk: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: aye. >> clerk: chair ronen. >> supervisor ronen: aye. the motion passes. the matter will be amended to remove "rejecting" throughout the legislation and to recommend to the full board. >> supervisor ronen: wonderful. thank you so much to all of the applicants and to those. congratulations to those who have been moved forward. we're so appreciative of your willingness to work so hard for our city. thank you so much. and mr. clerk, can you please read item number 3. >> clerk: item number 3 is ordinances amending the administrative code to extend the sunset date for the balboa reservoir community advisory committee from may 8th, 2020 to

july 1 of the, 2021 and require the advisory committee to provide community input after development entitlements have been issued. >> supervisor ronen: president yee. >> supervisor yee: thank you, chair ronen. and thank you members of the board of rules committee. i'm sorry. the rules committee. for supporting my nominee. to the planning commission. as many of you, i started the balboa reservoir advisory committee in 2015. to help basically shift out the compensation about a potential project on the balboa reservoir site. before the committee was formed, it was very clear that we were not going to make it any progress when people were shouting over each other,

meeting after meeting. temperature felt pretty pointless. city staff was trying to take notes and it seems like what i see from those type of meetings, didn't really -- didn't really reflect what people were saying. it's almost like whatever staff wanted to hear themselves. before the committee was formed, the committee by their structure and the way for the neighbors, most immediately impacted like sunnyside, westwood park and city college to have representatives to help shape a set of principles and parameters that ultimately led to selection of the developer. and now the project proposal that is moving through the city review process. and the committee since then,

since last friday may 8th, the original time was to stay active through entitlements. but the project titles is moving into august of this year. the committee and the members of the public have asked for an extension of this particular c.a.c. we started the process before the health emergency. but, of course, everything nonurgent took a pause. the project's final environmental impact report general plan amendment, special use district, development agreement, and other project-related reviews are scheduled to be going before the planning commission on may -- thursday, may 28th. the committee is planning to hold a meeting before then to discuss the project. i also know that this committee will be very busy over the next few months, as we continue to discuss the special-use district

and the development agreement that the board of supervisors will be weighing in on later this year. it is my commitment to work with them to bring forward the strongest project possible and address the concerns that many of them have brought forward. i want to make it very clear to the public that this committee will continue to be in existence, not just throughout the rest of this project review phase, but until next -- i want this to continue until next jul. if the project is eventually approved, i believe that it is the best interest of the neighbors in the community members to have the committee continue its service to ensure active communication engagement with the developer in this next phase, including construction and other types of litigation. i want to take the community to thank the members of the balboa

reservoir committee -- advisory committee for all of their services. and for the staff who have really made the process as engaging as possible. i have heard many times that this is a model for public input. and i am proud of that. chair ronen, i have a set of nine substantive amendments to offer and hope that you can support this. the amendment is to ensure that once the legislation is enacted, that it will retroactively recognize the community advisory committee. since there's a bit of a lapse in time from the original sunset date and to the new date, which they have extended. it is the extension. i'm also -- i also respectfully request for this item to be

heard as a committee report for tomorrow. so we can continue to move this legislation forward. thank you. and i hope to count on your support. if you have any questions, let me know. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much, president yee. is there any questions for president yee? seeing none, we'll open this item up for public comment. >> clerk: madam chair, operations is checking to see if there are callers in the queue. , for who have already connected via telephone, please press one and zero to be added to the uaw. to speak for this item. for those already on hold in the queue, please continue to wait until you're prompted to begin at the beep. for those who are watching our meeting on s.f. cable channel 26

or via streaming link or sfgovtv.org, if you wish to speak on this item, please call in by following the instructions on your screen. dial (888)204-5984 and enter the access code of 350-1008. press the # symboltwiceandoneandzero to enter the queue to speak. are there any members of the public ready to speak? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> supervisor ronen: good morning, speaker. feel free to begin. >> caller: thank you. this is for item number 2. am i still able to speak on it? >> supervisor ronen: i'm sorry. you skipped that period. the good news is deland chan was recommended with unanimous support. so thank you so much. >> caller: okay. thank you. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. >> operator: you have zero questions remaining.

>> supervisor ronen: with that, public comment is closed. and i'd like to make a motion to adopt the amendments presented by president yee. can we take a roll call on the motion? >> clerk: on the motion to amend the legislation as proposed by president yee, supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> clerk: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: aye. >> clerk: chair ronen? >> supervisor ronen: aye. >> clerk: the motion passes -- yes. the motion passes to adopt the amendments. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. and now i'd like to make a motion to floor the amended file to the full board at the committee report, with a recommendation to approve. and can you take a roll call vote on that motion. >> clerk: on that motion, supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> clerk: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: aye.

>> clerk: chair ronen? >> supervisor ronen: aye. >> clerk: the motion passes. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. thank you, president yee. >> supervisor yee: thank you so much. i'll seal you all tomorrow. >> supervisor ronen: see you tomorrow. mr. clerk, is there any other items? >> clerk: that completes the agenda for today. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. the meeting is adjourned.

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>> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it. >> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out

and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the gear together, and then, i drive and go get the kids, and we take them to a local beach. >> we usually go to linda mar, and then occasionally ocean beach. we once did a special trip.

we were in capitola last year, and it was really fun. >> we get in a circle and group stretch, and we talk about specific safety for the day, and then, we go down to the water. >> once we go to the beach, i don't want to go home. i can't change my circumstances at home, but i can change the way i approach them. >> our program has definitely been a way for our students to find community and build friends. >> i don't really talk to friends, so i guess when i started doing city surf, i started to, like, get to know people more than i did before, and people that i didn't think i'd like, like, ended up being my best friends. >> it's a group sport the way we do it, and with, like, close camaraderie, but everybody's doing it for themselves. >> it's great, surfing around,

finding new people and making new friendships with people throughout surfing. >> it can be highly developmental for students to have this time where they can learn a lot about themselves while negotiating the waves. >> i feel significantly, like, calmer. it definitely helps if i'm, like, feeling really stressed or, like, feeling really anxious about surfing, and i go surfing, and then, i just feel, like, i'm going to be okay. >> it gives them resiliency skills and helps them build self-confidence. and with that, they can use that in other parts of their lives. >> i went to bring amy family o the beach and tell them what i did. >> i saw kids open up in the ocean, and i got to see them connect with other students,

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>> mayor london breed: good morning, everyone. i know that many of you have

been tuning in to our press conferences for updates on how we have been responding to the coronavirus pandemic. but often those updates really don't give us a chance to talk in-depth about some of the really complex issues that our city is facing. while everything continues to shift and change, we will continue to hold these press conferences. and update you all on the latest programs, services and resources as well as what we're doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. but we also will hold talks like this and this is a first in a series of talks that we think that are important to make sure that the public is aware of what is going on and the decisions that we're making and what to expect. there's so much uncertainty. this has been a very fluid situation and at any given time information can change. so we believe that it is

critical that you understand how we're making those decisions. and some of the experts who are leading these efforts are important people that i think that everyone should know and should hear directly from them. so today we're going to dive into the statistics are and the criteria our public health officials are looking at and what they need to see for us to continue to re-open and advance our recovery efforts. here in san francisco, you all have been doing an amazing job. and as a result of following this order, and i would say maybe not everyone but for the most part a lot of folks are, because you have been following these social distancing requirements, you have made it possible for us to just move further into the stages that have been outlined for our reopening purposes. so we need to continue to do that.

we have heard from many of you that this is one of your biggest questions. and so today to talk specifically about just what's happening in san francisco with the curve and everything and how well we are doing, although that could change at any given moment, is dr. grant colfax, the director of the department of public health. and dr. colfax was a public health leader during the h.i.v./aids crisis and has been leading us through this pandemic. so we appreciate his leadership. we're also joined by dr. susan philip, the director of the disease control and prevention branch in the department of public health. she's been leading our testing and contact tracing efforts in response to the coronavirus. so what we want to do today is to talk specifically about the criteria related to -- i'll start with the information related to where we are in terms of testing and hospitalizations

and other information. and the criteria. where do we need to be to begin to open up safely. and then also an outline of those phases. phase one, phase two, a and b and so on and so forth as to what is possible if we continue to follow the social distancing requirements. it is possible that we can get things to a better place, sooner rather than later. so the goal is to also to go into depth with dr. susan phillips around testing and where we are with testing as well as contact tracing and how those things are going to play such a critical role in helping us to get open sooner rather than later. so with that, i want to just start with dr. colfax, just to talk a little bit, you know, about where we are in terms of the numbers. and then how fast the numbers can shift. but, more importantly, if we continue to follow the requirements that are put in place, what can we expect for

the possibility to open up sooner rather than later? so dr. colfax, i know that is a lot, but let's get started. >> well, okay, thank you, thank you for your leadership during this really challenging time. and i just want to reiterate that what you're saying this is a really changing dynamic. a changing situation as we learn more about the virus and how the virus spreads. and i also want to extend my gratitude to san franciscoians for their support of our shelter-in-place order. the orders are one thing, but it really takes the community to come together and to support each other in doing this. and it's been remarkable. it's about public health, but it's more about community and how community supports one another. our families and our neighborhoods, to -- to do our best during this really difficult time. and i think that everyone is doing their best right now.

and it's really been remarkable over the past few months. you know, it was just in february, mayor, where you declared a state of emergency before we even had a single case. we then went forward with a shelter-in-place order and things have really evolved. there's been scary moments when we were worried about having a situation like we saw on the east coast in new york where the hospital system got overwhelmed. and where so many people got terribly sick. and, unfortunately, many passed. we have avoided that worst-case scenario in san francisco and the bay area and i'm just grateful for your leadership and the support of the public in this work. i think that a couple of things. one is that we -- as we work to enter this new phase of a gradual reopening, it's really important to emphasize while we're hopeful that the situation can change quickly.

when this virus takes off, it takes off really fast, right? and that's what we have seen, again, in jurisdictions. that's what we saw in china, that's what we saw in italy, that's what we saw in new york. so we have to be cautious as well as optimistic and hopeful that the work that we're doing now in terms of wearing masks, in terms of the social distancing, that that really needs to continue for us to be able to live together and also to live with the fact that the virus is in our community and will continue to be in the community for the foreseeable future. so far we are -- the gain is going relatively well but we're only in the second inning of a long game. this is a situation that is going to last for probably 18 to 24 months. a vaccine is still a ways off. we saw hopeful news today but

even the most optimistic experts think that vaccines will probably be at least 12 to 18 months off. so maybe i could just -- mayor, could i just show some of the -- i want to show a curve because we have talked a lot about flattening the curve. and i just want us to -- i'd like to show the curve that i look at when we're talking about that. so this is -- this is our slide of people with the hospitalizations of people diagnosed with covid-19 in the city. so it's a bit of a complicated graph. so i'm going to explain it, take a little bit of time to explain it. so this is looking from april 13th to may 16th. the vertical bars are the total number of people across our hospitals, across our nine hospitals in san francisco, who have been diagnosed with covid-19 on any given day.

so you can see that on april 14th, on the far left of the slide, that there were a total of 88 people diagnosed with covid-19 in our hospital system. there were 63 people in acute care. and 25 people in the intensive care unit. so those are the people in our city who were sick enough with covid-19 to need hospitalization. and we really want to follow also the numbers of people in the intensive care unit because those are the people that are sickest. and we want to make sure that we're able to support them to the best of our ability in the medical setting. so this curve is important because it represents the sickest people. you can see over time that that curve -- this graph has been relatively been flat. if you just look over time between april 14th to about -- let's say may 5th.

that -- if you drew a line across those bars on the top, that would be a flat -- it would be a flat curve. right? so we have really flattened the curve in san francisco, which means that we are having the situation of many people getting sick and many more people dying because of covid-19. so the news also gets a little better right now, which is that if you look from may 5th, so look at that 80 number, may 5th to may 16th. you can see that those numbers have actually dropped. so what's really fantastic about this is that for right now that our curve is not only flat but it's actually decreasing in terms of the number of hospitalizations in san francisco. so this is very hopeful and it's really good news. and as we go into these next

stages of reopening we have to be very careful that we maintain our masking and our social distancing and our hygiene efforts in conjunction with the shelter-in-place, because these numbers can change very, very quickly. so as we go into the next stage of the curbside pick-up, we increase our commerce in the city, which is good news, and we have to make sure that as we move around that the virus doesn't move around more and actually get more people sick. and that's why we're watching this curve very carefully. so if this curve starts going back up, and gets back to where we were at the end of april, you know, 90 or even above, that you would have to look at that very carefully and not only consider whether we don't go to the next stage, but whether we -- we are more conservative in actually closing things down to some extent again. so that's where, mayor, you're

exactly right, this is a changing situation and we need to look at the data on a daily basis. i'm hopeful that with the collaboration of san franciscoians that we will continue to move forward to the next stages. but, again, this could change relatively quickly and we're going to need to be watching these numbers so that we ensure that we're protecting the health of san franciscoians as possible. so how are we going to do that? >> mayor london breed: let's give the criteria of what you're going to be specifically looking at and how you're going to be making decisions to move? because, i mean, we get questions -- people want to know when are we opening schools? when are we opening hair salons? when are we opening places where people will have direct contact with one another? so that's because we can't give people specific dates, this is what you're saying, that everything is contingent on what happens with these numbers. so i know that you want to talk about the criteria. and then you want to go into the

phases and what we can expect in terms of a general timeline around these phases? >> that's right. so i'm going to go to what we're going to be watching going forward. to determine how soon and how quickly we can move on those stages that you're asking for, mayor. and then dr. philip will talk in more detail about our scales of testing and the context. does that make sense? >> mayor london breed: yes, let's do it. >> all right. can we have the next slide up, please? so these are the basic five indicators that we will be looking at to assess our progress in reopening. >> mayor london breed: can we just show that slide on the screen, this one slide? >> i think that it is. oh, -- i think that it was being shown.

>> mayor london breed: it was shown but it was some other stuff on there too. >> i think they're trying to -- >> mayor london breed: there we go, all right. >> yes. so we are looking -- these are the five areas that we will be looking at across the city. a number of cases of covid-19. the hospital capacity across the city to take care of people who are the sickest from covid-19. and our testing efforts to scale up our testing. we know that they're so important for people that have access to timely testing for covid-19. and our contact tracing. and the need for personal protective equipment. so, mayor, i'd like to talk a little more in detail about each of these before we get to the phases. is that -- >> mayor london breed: yeah, we want to do a brief overview and get into the phases because i think that we want to have dr. philip talk about the contact tracing.

>> so in the number of cases we'll watch that hospital curve, because those are the sickest people. and we're also going to be looking at the case rates as we scale up testing. so this can be a little confusing because as we test more people we will find more pieces. so then the total number of cases are going to go up. but what we're really looking at in that situation is the rate of positives. so are 10% of those testing positive? or is it 5%, 1%? so as long as that rate is going down, we'll be comfortable with that number. the hospital capacity is really ensuring that we have enough capacity in the hospitals in the event that our numbers start to go up really quickly. and i'll just give you a concrete example. right now our covid-19 cases are occupying about 6% of our hospital capacity right now. which is really remarkable.

94% of our other hospital beds are filled with people who have other conditions. so we want to make sure that hospital capacity doesn't -- the people living -- the people in the hospital who have covid-19, that that hospital capacity which is currently at 6%, doesn't go above 20%. with regard to testing, dr. philip will talk about this in more detail. we have scaled up testing dramatically in the last few weeks and over 1,000 tests a day and aiming to get to about 1,800 tests a day in san francisco on a regular basis. contact tracing, we want to make sure that we're investigating the cases and supporting people living with covid-19. and also making sure that if they've been in contact with people, that those people know that they're supported and they get tested. again, dr. philip will talk about that. and then personal protective equipment, for us to do our work as medical advisors and first responders we want to make sure

that there's adequate personal protective equipment across the city, including masks and other facial coverings to protect ourselves and others from the virus. so, mayor, unless you have questions about this. i'd like to go to the stages. >> mayor london breed: let's go to the stages. that's what we're here for. >> okay. so this is the governor's framework for reopening. so phase one we have completed. and right now for phase two today with the curbside pick-up we're now in phase 2a, where we are -- it's exciting because of that curve. we're on curbside pickup. and also allowing manufacturing and logistics to support those businesses with curbside pickup. and in the next few weeks as we watch those data, we would hope to be able to relax restrictions in phase 2b. to adapt retail, and to reopen

schools, offices and child care. mayor, there's also -- we're working hard to ensure that there's guidance and potential for camp, summer camps for kids. so this would be during that phase 2. >> mayor london breed: so you think that as long as -- for example, that the numbers either are stable or decline, that the possibility to maybe have summer camp is possible? >> i think that it's a real possibility. it's going to be a little different than it was before because we have to be cautious about social distancing. so it's going to be different. but i am cautiously optimistic that if these numbers hold up that we will be able to -- to go in that direction. again, as you said, the situation could change. >> mayor london breed: can we pull that slide back up, the phase -- because i think that what is helpful is to just kind

of getting a feel for the timing of these phases. so, for example, today we are in the 2a, right? >> that's right. >> mayor london breed: so in order to get to 2b, the five criteria need to be met, number one. and then, number two, how -- like, if the five criteria are met and then we're able to maintain them over a certain period of time, whether d time k that 2b would be able to go into effect, you know, based on just an estimate? i want to be clear this is not the city saying this is going to happen, but based on the trend and what we have seen happening based on the numbers, there's a possibility that we could get into 2b at what point? or phase three at what point? >> yeah. so i think that for phase 2b, and we wouldn't just open up all of 2b up at once, but i think that generally we would anticipate another two to four

weeks of watching the data, learning from what we have learned in 2a, and ensuring that people are able to continue to follow the social distancing, the hygiene and the masking guidelines. but that generally in the next two weeks we would then be able to adapt to move to 2b if the data holds up. so somewhere in that two to four-week window. >> mayor london breed: which means even longer for like hair salons and nail salons and churches? >> that's right. so that's phase 3, yes. >> mayor london breed: so that -- we're talking about, again, maintaining whatever these numbers are at a flat or a lower rate. and we're still talking about those places even a month away? >> oh, at least, yes. >> mayor london breed: i think that part of what is helpful in the course of this conversation is to also to provide people with some guidance so they know what to expect. so i think that -- and we won't

get into it in this conversation, but get into it in a later conversation, you know, just the specifics of how we get people back to work. because it has been i know very stressful for so many of our businesses and so many of our religious community and folks who are just desperate to come together. and also those who are struggling financially, which as you know as a doctor that this creates a whole other health challenge around mental health and a number of other issues. so we definitely got to make sure that we keep that in mind, although we know that this is one of the most important things that we need to focus on to prevent the rapid spread of the coronavirus, which even though our numbers may look good today that the fact is that those numbers can change at any given time and we could, sadly, be in a situation similar to how new york or italy or other places have experienced. i think that ultimately the goal

is to get people used to the new normal as well, to get used to the masks and the social distancing and all of those other things that are going to help to get us through this. not just today or tomorrow. but long term. so let's -- let's talk a little bit about, you know, dr. colfax, can you tell us -- again, i know that we can't provide people with specifics. and i want to get to dr. philip. we can't provide people with specifics as to when, but, you know, i guess how are we going to -- how do you propose that we make this adjustment? you know, this has been hard already and it's been, you know, like over two months. and it is a struggle for just the average person, but especially those who are dealing with financial challenges. and those with kids. and elderly who are already isolated as it is. how are we going to get through this? >> yeah. well, i think that it's a really

important question, mayor. i think that there's a couple of key things. one is to make sure that people -- that mental health and social supports that are needed and i think that we're going to continue to work on connecting emotionally and socially in ways that allow us to social distance. so i think that is a really key piece. and if people need or are asking for mental health, behavioral health support, they can go to our we website and find those resources. i also think that one of the key things, mayor, in how we support this going forward is that the more that we can adhere to the social distancing and masking and hygiene, the faster that we're going to get to those different phases, right? so, you know, one thing that i really emphasize is that, you know, wearing a mask is something that is really important because it protects others, right? and so we create a community where wearing masks and social

distancing is respected and we'll get to these phases sooner. because we know that is what slows the virus. as we go back to the workplace, we are working with your department's leadership and others across the city and in the business community to really to as quickly as possible and as safely as possible to develop what the new workplace will look like, right? so people who can't commute from home, will work at home. and to ensure that the workplace offices are safe as possible and that workplace transportation is as safe as possible. and that people get the information that they need so they know when they go back to work that they can be as safe as possible. and the other part of this is the testing, right? so that people have access to testing. because we want to make sure that people can get the cure they need both for themselves and to ensure that they're as

safe as possible. >> mayor london breed: so, dr. philip, let's get into some testing and also contact tracing and how important that is to helping us to transition into these phases sooner rather than later so that we can get our city open. >> yes, thank you, mayor. as you were saying and as dr. colfax was saying that testing -- and contact tracing -- are pillars, they are key indicators of moving forward. >> mayor london breed: dr. philip, i want sorry to interrupt. i want people to know that if you exhibi exhibit exhibit, you. if you are an essential worker and you have no symptoms, you can be tested. call 311 or go to sfgov.org. and whether you have insurance or not, whether you're documented or not, it does not matter. we'll test anyone. and so anytime that you need to be tested and that you are

tested, but more importantly it's not as if one time you're tested and all of a sudden everything is okay. so i want you to talk a little bit about the opportunities and also explain how contact tracing is important to helping us to really flatten -- continue to flatten the curve. >> yes, mayor, thank you. yes, very correct. go to sf gov to see what the symptoms are. and anyone that works in san francisco as well, because they're equally important to the health of our residents. so testing is really important. we need public engagement in testing. and we're continuing to open up sites in areas to make it more accessible for people to get testing in their neighborhood as announced today. and that the testing in the tenderloin and at city college and a new location in bayview. and so we continue to emphasize making testing accessible. testing alone is not going to solve the problem.

a big point of testing is to get care to people who test positive. but then also to work with people to make sure they have what they need to stay at home so they don't transmit to anyone else. and then to voluntarily ask them who else they may have been in contact with so that we can reach out to those people to support them too. that's what is contact tracing. it's voluntary and it's confidential and it has nothing to do with immigration status or any other type of law enforcement. so we want to engage as partners just as the public has partnered with us to shelter-in-place and to get us to where we are today and to make us safer and to move closer to the next phases of reopening. we need the same engagement with testing and with contact tracing. and we're continuing to build our capacity in those areas in partnership with every resident and worker in san francisco and in partnership with the rest of the city and all of the teams continuing to do that work. >> mayor london breed: can you tell us what we can expect for

contact trace somethin tracing? what are the questions they get asked if they test positive? and if i'm contacted by someone, how should i respond to that? >> yes, thank you. when we find out that someone has tested positive, and by california law all of those tests get reported to the health department and we reach out. and the first thing that we want to do, does that person have what they need to be healthy and to be safe? that's our number one priority. we assist with food and housing and other resources they may need to stay home and to stay isolated. then we ask them about the other people in their lives they may have come into contact with at work or at home. and we talk to those people separately. so when you are contacted because you have either tested positive or because you've been in contact with someone who has, please engage with the staff that do that. we are working very hard to have language capability. 54% of our case reviews have been in spanish. so we're working with

communities and organizations that have that ability to bring on more staff to do that work in a culturally appropriate way. so we want to engage. we want to support people who have been exposed and people who test positive. in doing that we're going to be able to reduce the transmissions throughout the city and get us to the next phase. >> mayor london breed: yes, thank you. well, i just want to go back to reiterate to folks because i think this information is really helpful because i'm not a doctor and i think that most people who are not doctors may not completely understand exactly why. because you know that i'm always asking you, well, why can't we do this, why can't we do that. and i'm very concerned, of course, like we all are about the future of our city. and the financial health of our city. and as well as, you know, public health in general. so, for example, when we talk -- i want to go back to kids in particular because we know that

the parents are probably had it up to here. and i just think about when i was a kid how i probably would have drove my grandmother insane with 21 questions. and the fact that i couldn't play with my friends. or like my nephew saw a slide and cooperate slide dow couldn'e slide and started crying. it's just the emotional issues associated with trying to explain to children why they can't play together. and i think that what we have to keep in mind of course is the challenges that we face, but we also have to think about human nature. and if we're talking about opening camps for the summer, i'm excited about that. any kid would be excited. but at the same time we've got to be realistic. to expect kids to have to wear masks and gloves and to not, you know, to interact -- you know how kids are. they touch each other. to expect that, that's going to be difficult.

so i think that when we're thinking about criteria, i mean, this will be our normal as you said for at least, you know, the next 18 months. so there's an adjustment, of course, that we need to make. and it's a lot easier for adults to maybe make that adjustment. and harder for kids who deserve and need to interact with one another. so i do think that what is great about where we are as a city is because the majority of the people in the city are complying and following the orders and going out of their way to, you know, to be a part of the solution -- although we know that there's a few people out there breaking the rules and not doing what they're supposed to be doing but that's a whole other conversation. but the fact is that because we have so many san franciscoians, it gives us the opportunity to go further. i know that it's not happening as fast as people want it to happen. trust me, i am desperate to see more happen faster because i am

concerned about, you know, the longer that we're in this situation, the worse off that it's going to be for a lot of people. so i hope that you are getting creative and taking these things under consideration because it's not just about the data and the science, it's about people's lives and their livelihoods. so how do we -- there's a way -- for example, if this is going to be with us for two years, the hairdressers and the barbershops, you know, they already, you know, are prepared with systems in place and they're going to be able to open i'm sure eventually, they'll have to wear masks and gloves when they're working with their clients. and just quickly, why not sooner rather than later? because i think that that's what people are trying to understand. why can't we do this, or why can't we do that? i get that it is about, you know, limiting human interaction but for the most part you can tell that people are, you know, they are hungry for more, but

they're also willing to follow the rules as they're given more. you know, so let's talk a little bit about that and what we can do to maybe even move this along faster because, you know, we appreciate that there's curbside pickup at retail, but, you know, for most of us, like when i go buy my candles i'm going to walk in there and i'm going to walk around even if i can't touch something. let's talk a bit and then wrap up the conversation because i know that there's so much that we can talk about and we wanted to try to keep these to 30 minutes. but how can we move this faster? how can we get better prepared for reopening as an everyday citizen? >> yep. so i think that, mayor, so really important -- thank you for emphasizing the need to move forward and to get creative and innovative as we go forward to this new normal. i think that one of the key things is that we need to ensure

that as much as possible that we're masking and social distancing because if we can keep the virus under control in this stage, the next phase will come sooner. so that's one important piece of information. and the other piece is that we're working across businesses to ensure that we're getting out information as quickly as possible about what people can anticipate. so they'll be ready, right? so that rather than saying oh, now we're ready to open and these are all of the things that you have to do, that we have guidance in advance so that people can be more prepared, right? so that as we think about these camps, for instance, that there's guidance being developed in a scientific way, but also in a way that is responsible and accountable to what you're saying. you know, that kids -- you know what kids do, right? so realistic items, that is responsive both to the situation but also addressing the new normal that we're going to be in. and i also think that ensuring that we're working with

community in an equitable way, including around testing and partnering with other organizations and that we're engaging with the businesses on the ground to better understand what they need and what they're asking, so that we can ensure that the testing requirements that are likely to go forward and the social distancing and the hygiene, that those are things that people are ready for and support. we don't want to be in a situation where, you know, we're saying this is what you have to do an, right? so those are key points going forward. and to keep moving it faster, part is scaling up our testing and our partner notification, because the faster that we do that, the faster we'll know where we are moving forward. and when we know where we are in terms of the epidemic, that will help us to know where we are in terms of the stages that we want to move as quickly as possible. because certainly there are health consequences to the shelter-in-place order and

mental health consequences and physical onc consequences. and it's not like coronavirus is over here and everything else is in business, we need to make sure that we're doing a balance of being as prepared and responsive to the pandemic. but also supporting the economy, which is necessary for supporting people's health, especially in communities that struggle every day and are struggling now. >> mayor london breed: yes, and dr. colfax, i appreciate that because i'm being aggressive because, you know, as much as i want science to guide us and the data, i'm focused on that -- i don't continue to bring up the hair salons and the nail salons and places like that because i'm tired of doing my hair. i don't bring it up because of that. but if these people are not working they're not making money. they can't pay their rent. not just their rent at their homes but their rent in their commercial spaces.

and in some cases, being harassed about getting their bills paid when they have no money and there's no way that they're possibly going to be able to pay it back. so if we're going to be living in corona, right, how is it that we allow these people to open up sooner rather than later safely? because, you know, it is -- that's what i'm most concerned about. you know, are these kinds of businesses that there's direct contact, whether it's a masseuse or barbers or whether it's nail or hair salons and places where you're a little bit closer to people than anticipated. again, because people are so anxious to get going and to get their businesses started, to cover their bills, that, you know, they're going to be even extra careful when doing this. so the sooner the better and i know that i'm being pushy and i know that we have these conversations on a regular basis, but i really appreciate both of you and your leadership

and the role that you play in helping to lead us. i know that there have been lives saved because of the efforts of the department of public health. and so we are grateful to you, your team, and the nurses and the people on the frontlines every single day. yes, i have pushed, pushed, pushed, but i also appreciate your creativity. we're going to eventually get over this hump and get to a better place and i want to thank everyone for joining us. again, this is the a first in a series of conversations that will continue to happen around the reopening and whether it's issues around equity or around economic recovery and those will be the kinds of conversations that we'll be having over the next few weeks just to really to try and to get to the point of what's important or why decisions are being made. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i thank you for joining us here today and thank you for allowing us the opportunity. we know that people have sent in

questions and we will be working to respond to those questions directly. thank you again dr. colfax. thank you dr. philip for your work. and we appreciate you all for continuing to cooperate with the public health orders. and we hope that you have a wonderful week. thank you, everyone. thank you, san francisco. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you, mayor breed.

>> hello, good morning, everyone, the meeting will come to order. this is the may 13th, re-scheduled budget and finance committee meeting. i'm sandra fewer, i'm the chair. and i'm joined by committee walton and supervisor mandelman. i'd like to thank sfgov-tv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, any announcements. >> clerk: due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect the board members, the city employees and the public, the board of supervisors with the city chamber and the committee room are closed. however, members may be participating remotely at the (indiscernible) and public comments are available for each item on this agenda.

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radio. or alternatively you may submit public comment in the following ways: and email me at linda.wong@sfgov.org. and via email it's included in this legislative file and as part of the matter. and written comments may be sent via post office sense to city hall 1 doctor carleton b., room 244, san francisco, california, 94102. and finally items today will be forwarded to the full board for consideration on may 19th unless otherwise stated. >> president fewer: thank you very much, mad 578 clerk. call item number 1. >> clerk: the airport professional services agreement, 11, for the san francisco international airport, an and te

partners to increase the services for to not exceed $38 million for services and to extend the term to july 7th, 2023, to commence following board approval. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call the 888-204-5984 and access code 3501008. and press 1, and then 0 to line up to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. last week we continued this item for more information from the san francisco international airport. and i am pleased to say that we received such correspondence clarifying the budget situation. and do you have any comments to add? >> chair fewer and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share some of the

airport recovery plans with you. i just wanted to clarify that i stated last week that there was an 18-month recovery plan and as supervisor fewer stated, that is probably prettyop optimistic. i received clarification that was part of the correspondence with you this week that our capital plan that has been revised for 18 months, the airport finance staff does indeed have a three-year economic recovery plan that will be part of our budget process, the revised process that will go through our airport commission and the board of supervisors in a couple of months. so i just wanted to clarify that. thank you. >> president fewer: thank you very much. colleague, any comments or questions? we heard the report last week so let's open this up for public comment. any members of the public to comment on item number 1? >> clerk: operation is checking to see if there's any callers in the queue. and please let us know if there are callers that are ready. if you have not already done so,

press 1, and then 0, to be added to the queue. for those already on hold, wait until you are prompted to begin to speak. >> madam chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. and i'd like to make a motion to move this to the board with a positive recommendation, can i have a roll call vote. >> clerk: on that motion, supervisor walton? aye. walton, aye. and supervisor mandelman? aye. mandelman aye. chair fewer? aye. three ayes. >> president fewer: can you call item 2,. >> resolution authorizing the san francisco airport commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2.9 million and any additional amounts up to 15% of the original grant that may be offered from the california air resources board for the carl moyer memorial air quality standards attainment program grant, to purchase and install electrical ground service

equipment charging stations and supporting infrastructure for the proposed project period of june 2020 through june 2021. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 888-204-5984 and access code 3503501008 and then press 1 and then 0 to line up to speak. >> president fewer: miss widener, you're on again. >> thank you, chair fewer and members of the committee. the airport are seeking approval to accept and expend a california air resources board grant to purchase and install electrical ground service equipment, charging stations, from june 2020, through june 2021. and the airport submitted this package to the board of supervisors early in the process to prevent the need for retroactivity. at the time of the agreed grant amount up to a possible $2.9 million. and at its meeting last week,

the bay air quality awarded the grant in the amount of $2,345,297. however, the airport staff continues to be in discussions with the district on this specific line item. this amount may go up, which is why we are requesting to amend the resolution to include the up to $2,746,298 amount. and this is recommended also as part of the budget analyst report. this grant program is implemented as a partnership between the air district and california 35 local air districts, including the bay air quality air management district. the airport's proposed project is the first phase of an airport-wide ground equipment and electrification strategy to equip all gates with electrical infrastructure necessary to operate the service equipment to reduce the fuel use and diesel

emissions. again, the airport agrees with the budget analyst recommendation to amend the proposed resolution to collectly state that the grant amount is up to $2,746,298. a revised resolution has been provided to the clerk's office for the file. and i would be happy to answer any questions that you might have. >> president fewer: thank you very much. colleagues, any comments or questions. seeing none, can we have a daily report. >> good morning, chair fewer, dan gontra. item 2 is a proposed resolution to authorize the san francisco airport commission to, one, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,746,298. and any additional amounts up to 15% of the original grant that may be offered from the california air resources board for the carl moyer memorial air quality standards attainment

program grant. to purchase and to install electrical ground service equipment, charging stations and supporting infrastructure for proposed project period of june 2020, through june 2021. to commit to providing an estimated $3,650,397 in matching funds and affirm the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act. the airport's proposed project is the first phase of an airport-wide ground service equipment, electrification strategy to have the infrastructure necessary to operate reduce the fuel and diesel emissions. total budget is approximately $6,396,695. and the carl moyer program grant will fund up to $2,746, 298 and the airport will fund $3,650,397 of the total project cost.

per the carl moyer program. , the grant share is up to the total cost, and the total cost, which is is shown in table one on page 11 of our report includes items that are needed to complete the project but are considered ineligible for grant participation, including software and police staffing and construction contingencies. they are fully funded by the airport which is matching funds equaling more than 50% of the total project cost. according to the airport staff, the california air resources board and the bay area air quality management district have indicated that the covid-19 health crisis has not impacted their carl moyer program grant funding. grant timelines or the milestones. the airport does not anticipate covid-19 to have an impact on the scope of work, however, a significant delay in when contractors can return to work due to the current covid-19 shelter-in-place order may

impact the completion timeline under the carl moyer program grant guidelines. all recommendations are to amend the proposed resolution to the amount of $2,746,298, and to approve the proposed resolution as amended. i can answer any questions that the committee may have. >> president fewer: any comments or comments? seeing none, let's open this up for public comment. any members of the public that would like to comment on item number 2? >> clerk: madam chair, operation is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. let us know if the callers are ready. if you have not done so, press 1, and then 0 to be added to the queue. for those already on the line please continue to wait until you're prompted to begin at the beep. >> madam chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. >> president fewer: thank you. the public comment on item number 2 is closed and i'd like to make a motion to accept the

amendment that is presented. >> clerk: on that motion, supervisor walton? >> supervisor walton: aye. >> clerk: walton, aye. supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: aye. >> clerk: mandelman aye. chair fewer? >> president fewer: aye. i would like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation as amended. the roll call vote, please. >> clerk: on the motion, supervisor walton. >> supervisor walton: aye. >> clerk: walton, aye. and supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: aye. >> clerk: and chair fewer? three ayes. >> president fewer: thank you very much. call item 3. >> clerk: to approve modification number 6 to airport contract number 9254, airport shuttle bus services with s.f.o. hotel shuttle inc, to increase the contract amount by $27.9 million for a new not to exceed the amount of

$123 million and to exercise the final two-year option to extend the term from july 1, 2020, for a total term of december 1, 2012, through june 30, 202 it. and the members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 888-204-5984, and access code 3501008 and press 1, and then 0 to line up to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. miss widener, this is kathy widener again from the san francisco international airport. >> thank you, chair fewer, kathy widener with the airport. the item before you seeking your approval to modify an existing contract with s.f.o. hotel shuttle to exercise the final two-year option to extend the contract through june of 2022. and increase the amount to $27,900,000 and the contract is the result of the 2012 competitive request for proposals process which was approved by the board of supervisors with the initial term of three years and seven

months. from december 2012, through june 2016, with three two-year options to extend. the first two options have been exercised and this proposed modification will be the last extension of the contract. the airport contracts with s.f.o. hotel shuttles to maintain the airport and to provide the drivers needed to support various busing operations for passengers and employees around the airport. and this includes all bus services to the long-term parking garage and various employee garages and lots. and aircraft parked remotely on the airfield and all services that are needed during an air train outage. this modification accounts for increases to driver salaries as permitted in the contract terms and the additional service to the oyster point ferry terminal which was added last year. this also includes the busing related to construction projects such as the airfield busing to remote aircraft parking

terminals and the construction related to closures and the continued busing to the long-term parking garage until the air train station can be fully activated. this is one of the contracts that has been scaled back due to the significant decrease in passengers at the airport and the need for shuttles. although it remains an important service for the employees who go to work every day and the passengers who are traveling through the airport, during normal operations s.f.o. is a parking constrained airport, making the shuttles a critical way to access our airport terminals. once the air train extension to the long-terming parkin-term pas completed, costs can be reduced by $500,000 per month and there may be other opportunities for reducing costs. because of these potential contract savings in the current decline in the passenger traffic, the airport agrees with the budget and legislative analyst recommendation to amend the contract, not to exceed

amount by $7 million. if the air train project is significantly delayed and/or passenger traffic returns to normal levels faster than projected, we may return to the committee for additional funding through the end of the contract. a copy of the revised resolution has been provided to the committee clerk and i would would be happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> president fewer: thank you very much. any comments or questions from my colleagues? seeing none, can we please have a report. >> thank you, chair fewer. item number 3 is a proposed resolution to approve the modification number 6 between the san francisco international airport and s.f.o. hotel shuttle. the airport provides free shuttle service to various locations including the long-term and employee parking garages and lots, remote airfield locations, and as needed emergency buses during air train outages and oyster point ferry terminal. in june 2012, the airport conducted a request for proposals to select a new

provider. and the existing shuttle provider was deemed the highest scoring responsive and responsible proposer and was awarded a new contract. in november 2012, the board of supervisors approved a contract with s.f.o. shuttle bus company, now known as s.f.o. hotel shuttle, for a term of three years and seven months from december 2012, through june 2016 for an amount not to exceed $39 million. with three two-year options to extend through june 2022 for a total not to exceed of $105 million. and the contract has since been modified five times as shown in table one on page 14 of our report. changes in contract scope to accommodate the airport construction have resulted in cost acceleration beyond what was anticipated in the initial contract, including additional -- the addition of airfield buses service and the addition of air train replacement bus service due to construction, and the discontinuation of the lot b shuttle service. in february 2020, they approved

modification number 6 to the contract, the subject of the proposed resolution. because the original 2012 resolution provided for the airport to exercise contract modifications up to $105 million, the prior five mod iskses were not subject to the board of supervisors approval. the proposed mod iks number 6 increases not to exceed amount of the contract by $27,900,000, over the two-year extension period as shown in table 2 on page 16 of our report. and according to mr. seth morgan, the airport service -- the airport senior transportation planner, sufficient funding is available in the airport proposed fiscal year 2020-2022, two-year budget, pending the board of supervisor approval. and due to covid-19, the expenditures on the contract are likely to be lower than the $27,900,000 over the two-year extension term. according to airport expenditure

data, expected expenditures are $88,270,614. and, therefore, the budget and legislative analyst recommends to amend the proposed resolution for a contract not to exceed $116,1 on 09,116, rather than the amount in the resolution $123,181,617. the controller has estimated revenue shortfalls in the fiscal year 2019-20, of $190 million to $220 million due to the reduced air travel. as a result of the covid-19 crisis. as noted in prior and budget legislative reports, there's funds to offset the lost operating revenues due to reduced air travel with $530 million in passenger facility fund balance, and

$254.8 million in the cares pact funds. our recommendations are to amend the proposed resolution to provide for the not-to-exceed amount of $111 million, and rather than the amount in the resolution, of $123,181,167 and we recommend to approve the resolution as amended. i'm available for any questions. >> president fewer: thank you very much. i see no colleagues on the queue. so let's open this up for public comment to any members of the public that would like to comment on item number 3, please join the queue. >> clerk: madam chair, operation is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. mr. coop, let us know if there are callers ready. if you have not already done so, please press 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until you're prompted to begin to speak. >> madam chair, there are no

callers wishing to speak. >> president fewer: thank you. colleagues, any comments or questions? seeing none, i'd like to make a motion to approve amendments offered by the b.l.a. a roll call vote. >> clerk: supervisor walton. walton, aye. and supervisor mandelman, mandelman, aye. chair fewer? your ayes are three ayes. >> president fewer: thank you. and to move this to the board with a positive recommendation as amended. roll call vote please. >> clerk: and on that motion, supervisor walton? walton, aye. supervisor mandelman. mandelman, aye. and chair fewer. fewer, aye. there are three ayes. >> president fewer: thank you. can you call item number 4. >> clerk: yes. item number 4, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of elections to accept and expend funds allocated by the california secretary of state in an amount not to exceed $1.9 million to fund voting system and election management system replacement,

for the period of february 1, 2019, through june 30, 2022. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 888-204 888-204-5984 and the access code 35 on 01008, and then press 1 and 0 to line up to speak. >> president fewer: we have the director of the department of elections with us. >> good morning, supervisors. the purpose of this proposed resolution is to amend an existing agreement with the state to allow the city to use grant funds $1.9 million total. $1.5 million is allocated to replace the voting related equipment and approximately $400,000 to replace or upgrade the management systems. the agreement, which is administered by the secretary of the state office, provides a 75% reimbursement for purchases that the city makes through june 30,

2022. the city entered a contract last year with the state to use these grant funds totaling $ 3 million for similar purposes. they are to reimbur reimburse t. $4.5 million of the total cost of $8.5 million which is more than half of the cost from the lease. potentially the funds could also be applied for purchases of on-demand systems, vote-by-mail drop boxes and the telecommunication technologies such as voter registration and by mail sorting and processing equipment. last year the board approved a similar resolution which allowed the department to execute an agreement with the secretary of state's office to utilize the initial grant fund of $3 million. upon the board's approval the secretary of state will amend the agreement to include the additional $1.9 million. the amended agreement will

modify the reimbursement ratio to 3:1 or 75% that i referenced earlier. and now i can take any questions that the supervisors have. >> president fewer: thank you. any questions or comments from colleagues? seeing none, can we have the report. >> yes, thank you, chair fewer. the proposed resolutions with amend to the existing grant and to authorize the department of elections to accept and expend funds a allocated by the secretary of state to not exceed $1,949,85859.50 to fund the votg system and election management system replacement for the period of february 1, 2019, through june 30, 202. it allocates funding for the secretary of state to reimburse the counties for the cost of voting system replacement activities. counties are required to certify by resolution the approval of applications for funding before

submission to the secretary of state. under the terms of the grant, a county can only be reimbursed for the cost of developing a new system if the system is then certified by the california secretary of state by july 1, 2023. on march 12, 2019, the board of supervisors retroactively approved a voting system contract between the department of elections and the dominion voting systems incorporated for a term of four years and three months from january 2019, through march 2023. and the amount not to exceed $8,460,000 with two one-year options to extend through march 2025, for a total to not exceed $12,660,000. under the contract, dominion provides the lease of a new voting system, a license to use the voting system software, maintenance and support services. dominion is one of three firms that offer complete voting systems that meet the california secretary of state's voting system requirements. in april 2019, the board of

supervisors approved a resolution to retroactively to authorize the department of elections to apply for, accept, and to expend grant fund allocated by the secretary of state in an amount not to exceed $3,110,50 for the period from july 20218 through june 2021. and the grant authorized by proposed resolution provides $ $1.5 million for activities to partially fund the contract between the city and dominion to lease the voting system through march 2023. and the grant requires a 3:1 or 75% to 25% match of funds by the city. which the city meets through its allocation of general fund money of $3 million to fully fund the contract with dominion. and the grant would reimburse a total of 53.4%, or $4,517,260 of

the $8,460,000 cost of the initial four-year and three month term of the dominion contract. the remaining cost of $3,949,2a 0 is funded by the fund on table 1 on page 12 of our report. including to the department director, the grant fund can only be used for the purposes specified in the grant and cannot be used to extend the mail-in ballots to all san francisco voters as required by ordinance 20-0400. pending before the board of supervisors. however, according to the department director, because the total grant funds of $4.5 million offset the city's existing costs for the dominion voting systems, the general fund moneys can be made available for ordinance that requires that all san francisco registered voters to be provided with a mail-in

ballot. we recommend to approve the resolution and i'm available for any questions. >> president fewer: thank you very much. colleagues, any comments or questions? and let's open this up for public comment. any members of the public that would like to comment on item number 4? >> clerk: madam chair, operation is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. please let us know if there are any callers that are ready. if you have not already done so, please press 1, and then 0, to be added to the queue. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until you're prompted to speak at the beep. >> madam chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. i have a question. public comment is now closed on item number 4. i have a question about the mail-in ballots. you mentioned the general funds could be used for this. and is there sufficient funds in your current budget to do the mail-in ballots?

>> right now we still have to move forward for the next fiscal year's budget so, no, right now we don't. but for the budget that we put forward to the mayor's office in february, we did not contemplate sending everyone a ballot, so that number of ballots have to be included into our budget for the next fiscal year. >> president fewer: okay. okay. any comments or questions from our colleagues? seeing none, i would like to move this to the board with a positive recommendation. could i please have a roll call vote, madam chair. >> clerk: yes on the motion, supervisor walton. walton, aye. supervisor mandelman. mandelman, aye. and chair fewer? fewer, aye. there are three ayes. >> president fewer: thank you very much. madam clerk, call item number 5. >> clerk: yes, item 5, resolution authorizing the city and county officials to execute and to file on behalf of the city and county of san francisco any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining state and

federal financial assistance under various grant programs. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call the 888-204-5984, access code 3501008 and then press 1 and then 0, to line up to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. and we have with us mary langan from the department. >> chair fewer and members of the committee, marylanders from the department of emergency management. the less that you have before you is the annual governing body resolution for emergency preparedness grantses that are applied for by our department. this year there are five grants in the list. the urban area security initiative and the state homeland security program. and the emergency management performance grant, and the local government oil spill contingency plan grant, and a hazard mitigation grant. the california office of emergency services requires that

the date of the grant year and naming applicant agents appears annually and so this is our annual request for board approval. and funds are ongoing and usually submitted through the budget process and i'm happy to try to answer any questions that you may have. >> president fewer: thank you very much. any questions or comments from colleagues? madam clerk, let's open this up to public comment. >> clerk: yes, madam chair. operation is checking to see if there are callers in the queue. please let us know if there are callers that are ready. if you have not already done so, please press 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue. for those on hold, please continue to wait until you're prompted to begin at the beep. >> madam chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. >> president fewer: thank you very much. any comments or questions from our colleagues? seeing no one in the queue and i'd like to make a motion to move this to the board with a positive recommendation.

could i have a roll call vote please. >> clerk: yes, supervisor walton. walton, aye. supervisor mandelman? mandelman, aye. chair fewer. fewer, aye. there arely ayes. >> president fewer: thank you very much. and clerk, is there any more business before us today? >> clerk: there's no further business. >> president fewer: thank you very much. we're adjourned. 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

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