honor him for his service and commemorate him in the appropriate and safeway, so just extend my deepest sympathies. i sort of feel a little bit, as you expressed, chief nicholson, i have my packet of material with its red tabs on it. and i do hate to let chief wyrsch offline [inaudible] maybe you'll know the answer. maybe you won't. we'll see. it'll be a test, but i wanted to -- really, i thank commissioner nakajo. i'm trying to find you on my

stream here, but thank you. i had the exact same one issue that i don't want to postpone with the same issue you just brought up about the conservatorships, and i'm looking for chief tong. there you go. there's chief tong. knowing a little bit about the conservatorship proceedings from the probate division, i -- this is seeming a little bit backwards to me. it is in fact true, it's a civil proceeding, and they have been pushed way into 2021. but just as, let's say, domestic violence restraining orders or those kinds of things have been moving ahead the whole time and have been dealt with timely, you know, we have

in this city such stringent requirements, it's shocking to me that anybody qualified but so much must be expended upon a single individual before the public guardian or family member or whomever is allowed to file. but it just seems contrary to my logic that with backed -- that, with backed up cases, there are more cases coming into the system. i'm not asking you to address that now, but if you can, for our next meeting or if simon pang has any -- i'm not sure who would have the information. that may be something that the department would like to take a position on in terms of, you know, getting these folks the

help they need. you know, to be conserved is -- you know, really, it's for the sickest of the sick and those who need the most help, and i'd love to see us be as proactive as possible in terms of moving the cases along if there's anything we can do. so i'd make that request for the next meeting or when you're able to fulfill that request. >> absolutely, vice president. we'll get on that. chief simon pang will be making a presentation at the november meeting, so i'll definitely have him include that. >> commissioner feinstein: all right. great. that would be excellent, and i think everything else that i was -- i tagged here, i just feel can wait till the next meeting. and if we need to call chief

wyrsch back to at it, ddress i will do so. thank you. i'm sure you're looking forward to it. thank you. >> president covington: thank you, vice president feinstein. i don't have any questions at this time. is there any public comment, madam secretary? >> clerk: there is nobody on the public comment line. >> president covington: all right. thank you. we have guests, so please introduce los bomberos. >> clerk: presentation from los bomberos de san francisco, an sffd employee group. mariano elias, president of los bomberos de san francisco to provide an overview of their

sffd employee organization. and we have robert lopez. >> president covington: good morning. >> my name is robert lopez. good morning to madam president covington. i met you years ago. i don't know if you remember me. >> president covington: yes. >> also, the commissioners, command staff [inaudible] c.d. 2 wyrsch, c.d. 3 [inaudible] it's exactly a week ago firefighter cortez had the accident at 1007. i don't know why i landed on that, but i thought i should be sensitive. first time addressing the fire commissi commission. a little nervous, so please

bear with me. mariano elias, our president, could not present today. he's in a class. i work at 911, and i did receive the call for jason when it first came in. it was partisan in the units, the response, so when i just -- i'm a little sensitive right now. los bomberos formed in 1980. it was to have more inclusion for the latino and hispanic members in fact fire department. our organization is based on recruitment, promotion, and detention. we have approximately 100 paying members. we work closely with chief baraca. during covid, it's kind of difficult. we're doing at least a class that was spear headed years ago

by now homeland security a.d.c. erica [inaudible] she actually started that, and c.d. 3 at the time, velo assisted that with us, to. in the listos class, it's like nert. we're doing this on-line now, and it's something new. took a class -- actually taught a class two weeks ago on-line. it's totally different than being there present. what we do is we help the latino hispanic community to assist the fire department in any natural disasters. earthquakes, fires, any floods, and it's simple, what we do. we teach simple first aid. we also teach them how to turnoff the gas, use fire

extinguishers, mitigate hazards, and we help them in emergency preparedness, how to set themselves up three to fife days if they can't get any help. the class has been successful thanks to erica [inaudible]. she came to us, los bomberos, and we took it over with that. we teach the class because we love helping the community. i grew up in the inner mission, and i speak fluent spanish, and so do a lot of other members, too. we also assist in bilanguaingu translation. we have an introduction class that teaches fire science to kids, and also, our members are talking to unified school

district for scholarships. we train with equipment that w was -- we go to nicaragua and train with equipment that was donated to the community. we assist in career day and helped toy program. we have a latin santa, and every year, we go to schools or whatever jill assists with. we have a latin santa, and hopefully, we can do that this year. i think it would be something that the kids would enjoy. in short, we all have a -- in

short, we're just alliance between the fire department and spanish speaking community. that's what we do, at the end. any questions? i can't hear you. i'm sorry. there you go. >> president covington: you can hear me now? >> yes, ma'am. there you go. >> president covington: okay. i wanted to, before you tuturn over to the other commissioners, ask you to talk about the kind of assistance that you've received from the department as a whole, particularly with regards to

the outreach of the los bomberos in nicaragua. >> what we do is we take turnouts, chain saws, anything that they can give us, we ship to nicaragua and assist. without them, we wouldn't have this nicaragua trip. we had recognition from nicaragua and other trips. nicara nicaragua, i was born in nicaragua. it's one of the poorest nations in central america, lower. besides equipment, we take clothes and help the community.

it's a camaraderie when you're a firefighter. when you go to another country. they look at you as you're brothers. it doesn't matter -- and sisters. so it's -- you know, we have a relationship that's like no other. we actually helped with -- we had people come up from mexico. we have a storage shelter, and we donate to them. without them, yeah, our nicaragua trip would not be possible. >> president covington: thank you for adding that. i will go to my fellow commissioners, beginning with commissioner rodriguez. >> commissioner rodriguez: thank you. so congratulations on los

bomberos. i was born here. i am a first generation, but my father was born in texas, and my mother was born in puerto rico. growing up, every latin i saw on t.v. was a bandit. to see groups -- and like you said, it's important to note that anybody is invited to join, but it's nice to see where young adults or young kids can see programs that they can identify with for their future, so i wanted to commend you on that. they said something there about recruitment. let me back up one more step first. i was in the trades for 37 years, and we used to go to job fairs, to high schools, to colleges to show them what we had to offer, so a lot of times when kids were getting out of

school, they would have different avenues, and they could see by example that they could -- something that they could go into. so when you say recruitment, does that include that or is that recruitment in your department? >> well, recruitment in the department, we try to educate people who want to be firefighters, what we do in general. a lot of times, we do it through the carnivale and chief roberts. my first merit badge as a boy scout was a firefighter merit badge, and that was station 7 in 1983. i went back. so i ended up [inaudible] in college -- sorry about that. i don't know what's going on. i apologize here. going to college, when i -- i

didn't know what i was doing. i wish i would have been with the fire department before i was 30, but going to my question, kids want to join the fire department. i have been part of writing volunteers who assist us, and packaging of the fire department that goes to nicaragua, and i will -- well, many of us do, and i have wrote several letters of recommendation, trying to get a fire department. so we recruit through the fire department, through chief barraca, and through the mission high school program because many kids don't know they have another avenue, that they can join the fire department. los listos has offered me

opportunities, parents say, for my son or daughter. how can they join? so i give them information, and i sit with them, and i meet them personally. i tell them what they have to do right out of programs, e.m.t., programs that they have to have, t.m.t. mariano does the same. i know the vice president left a message with us, the same. so we all get together and try to get more latino, hispanic firefighters in the department. so this is why we started it, essentially, to assist with the community. i hope i answered your questions. >> commissioner rodriguez: no, you did very well. thank you for helping the community and thank you for the work that you do. >> president covington: thank you, commissioner rodriguez. commissioner cleaveland? >> commissioner cleaveland: thank you, madam president, and thank you very much to

firefighter lopez for your report on the los bomberos program. i think it's one of the oldest firefighter groups, created in 1980, and it's certainly been one of the most effective. really, a model group, so i just wanted to commend you and every group of the los bomberos. keep up the good work. what you're doing is representing the department and the city on an international basis in the best possible light. thank you for the hours and the volunteering that you put into the program. >> thank you [inaudible] this is something that's near and dear to our hearts. we're trying to get youth off the streets, and it makes me

feel that we have to give back to the community, and this is a perfect way to assist. >> commissioner cleaveland: what you're doing is a model program, and i just want to commend you, so thank you. >> thank you. >> president covington: thank you, commissioner cleaveland. excuse me. commissioner nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: thank you very much, madam president. thank you very much for your presentation. is it firefighter lopez or what is your rank? >> president covington: lieutenant. >> lieutenant. i'm currently the lieutenant at 911 dispatch. >> commissioner nakajo: okay. i apologize for not stating your rank. well deserved. appreciate where you are in terms of 911. i also wanted to extend my pride and thanks to los bomberos all the way from my first recognition of their

work. i appreciate very much that you talk about your mission statement and in terms of where you're at. i also wanted to let you know that i enjoyed your philosophy of giving back to the community. [inaudible] and didn't have much direction, particularly not through any fault of my mother, but my father passed away when i was very, very

young, but enforcement, being a role model, and now being a senior, i know the gaps between myself and my generational [inaudible] so what i describe as the youngbloods, men and women that are coming up, and how much they need to know our history and our traditions. so i just wanted to thank you for that. i also am saddened because i know that you had a spanish class that folks were sponsoring. i know that that instructor was, i believe, laid off or dismissed from that program, so that's the reason that spanish class is no longer existing. is that correct, lieutenant

lopez? >> yes, it's no longer active. we tried to continue it, but [inaudible]. >> commissioner nakajo: i understand, and we had the pleasure of meeting that instructor, and how dynamic he was, as well. a person of color, speaking a secondary language. i know how important it is for our memory kberz bers to go ou community. if you had the ability to speak mandarin or spanish or tagalog, how important it is to give members of the community the relief that that help is there. so i applaud you for your effort. please continue your work to be associated with the department and also with your work with

los bomberos. congratulations to your membership, and thank you. >> thank you. >> president covington: thank you, commissioner nakajo. vice president feinstein? >> commissioner feinstein: i'm going to be echoing, lieutenant lopez, what everybody else has said. thank you for being a leader in this organization. one thing that just becomes more and more clear, i am, too, a native san franciscan is our department needs to look like our community and be part of our communities. and toward that in, showing young people what their work could be like and what their life could be like and

stressing the importance of the work is really an important function. i don't know how you get all of this equipment around down to nicaragua, but i commend you for it, and i did not know the department was donating the equipment. i've learned a lot there today. and, you know, my hat is off to the department for doing that, and los bomberos for the work that they're doing, seeking the diversity at this time. again, i'm sorry for your loss, and know that we're, to the extent whatever commissioners can do, you know, we're -- we're here to support you and the organization and the members of your organization.

so i thank you. thank you very, very much and for taking the time to be here today. >> president covington: thank you, vice president -- thank you, madam vice president. all right. so lieutenant lopez. >> hi, madam president, yes? >> president covington: yes. thank you very much for attending the meeting today. i wanted to maintain our agenda for the day. even though we're hurting, i wanted to have some semblance of a normalcy for us and our department, and i appreciate you making the effort. i know it's hard in these -- in these situations to kind of get

your mind on something else, and so i know it took a lot for you to be here. i appreciate that, and i'm sure that the members of the department and los bomberos really appreciate your being here and sharing a lot of the good things that people in the department do and that our member who passed away last week was an active member of los bomberos? >> yes. >> president covington: so it is fitting for you to be here. >> we -- we -- i mean, we donated a big chunk to the cause, you know, moneywise. we're trying to assist the family in any way that we can. actually, when it hit happen, it hit hard at 1007, when i started speaking.

i'm sorry. >> president covington: no apology needed for that. >> i was at 911 when the call came in. i contacted c.d. 1, chief nicholson, immediately when it happened, and then, of course, the rest is just history. so it hits us hard, but it'll hit us hard with any firefighter, god forbid, that it happens. i'm listening to the first commission meeting first time, and what it entails. now i know, you know, and thank you for having me. i'm not a -- i like to talk one by one person. public speaking person is not what i do, but it's the best that i can do. >> president covington: well i wanted to echo what everyone else said about the organization. it's very important for people to share your story. you know, you didn't come into

the department until you were 30. so a lot of people may think that oh, you know, you have to be fresh out of high school or fresh out of college to be considered for the department, so you're a good example, a very good example of all of the things that are possible in the world. you know, that there are so many paths that people can take to be successful in their lives, to be self-sufficient in their lives, to be admired in their careers. so people can look to you and say oh, okay. i can see light. so thank you. and the listos class, you're

trying to do that remotely? >> yes, we are doing that remotely. >> president covington: one of the great things about the listos class is the food? >> well, one of the great things about the community is they bring their food own. >> president covington: that's what i know. >> we have a big meal, and it looks like it's back at the fire house. there are specialty food because not only do we have people from nicaragua, latin america, mexico, but other places. it makes it fun, and it grows. there are not just firefighters, but there are others that joined us. you know, we had 50 people

[inaudible] and we're teaching the class. of course we don't have the food, but at things progress, you know, next year, hopefully, get better and bigger. i always take a negative with a positive, so some negative comes, out of bad comes good, right? so we're having 50 people in this class now. can you imagine, another 56? our class is usually only 15 to 20, maybe. this gets around, this zoom that we're taking, we're doing, next year, everybody is going to know about these classes, and the classes are going to be much bigger. >> president covington: wonderful. >> yeah. these zoom classes could reach out to so many people, and eventually, it'll reach out back to us next year by now we're having classes in person. so we'll have probably, hopefully, an auditorium of

people teaching. we teach it at the d.o.c. the department assists us with everything. i'd like to thank a.d.c. erica [inaudible] she spearheaded this years ago. c.d. 3 velo at that time was chief of training, and he played a big role. [inaudible] losing you. >> president covington: okay. now we can hear you again. we can't hear you again. well, thank you, and it's good to know that the numbers have increased. and even when we go back to

whatever the new normal will be, the classes on-line would still be helpful because a lot of people with small children are able to attend from home. i know we have just a few more minutes, perhaps, but chief art [inaudible] has something to add to that, since he's been mentioned several times in your presentation. >> thank you so much. hi, chief of department and madam president and the commissioners. thank you for the opportunity to speak today in your meeting? i am so appreciative of the shoutout on the presentation of listos. it is a heartfelt effort on the

part of [inaudible] to the community, a welcome expansion to the nert program to reach the spanish speaking community. we have done so for the [inaudible] and a partnership that addresses our residents that we were not reaching at the time. it is a partnership with santa barbara county and with state trainers. it is through them that we were able to make the shift to the on-line version, so huge shoutout to listos california and coalition for supporting us with -- during covid to be able to continue the delivery. and of course roberto brings his heart to every presentation that he makes, and i gave him the highest praise for his

teaching style and for his connection with the community members as he participates himself in those programs, so thank you for the opportunity to speak about it. really a treasure. >> president covington: thank you, chief articeros. madam secretary? >> clerk: i am checking the public call-in line? >> president covington: okay. chief nicholson, did you want to make a comment? >> thank you, madam president. robert, thank you, my brother. we go way back. thank you for notifying me last week. thank you for sort of the heart you put into everything you do. we appreciate you up at radio, and i think the dispatchers office is forgotten, but we are not going to forget you, and we

understand [inaudible] for you guys, as well. it's been a pleasure working with all of you guys from los bomberos. just thank you for everything. that's it. >> president covington: thank you, chief nicholson. madam secretary, can you call the next item, please. >> clerk: item 7, resolution 2020-02. discussion and possible action regarding proposed resolution 2020-02, recommending that the board of supervisors authorize the san francisco fire department to accept and expend fiscal year 2019 assistance to firefighters grant program funding in the amount of 636,363.64 from the federal emergency management agency for the purchase of mini pumpers. >> president covington: hello,

mr. corso. how are you? >> good morning, madam president. doing well. good morning, madam vice president, commissioners, chief and staff. mark corso to present on the next item, which is a grant from fem onto purchase four replacement mini pumpers. this is [inaudible] what are mini pumpers? refer to the deputies for more detailed explanation, but in general, they're a smaller firefighter apparatus, smaller than a fire engine, more like the chassis of a pick up truck with equipment on there used to access smaller areas that a truck or engine may not be easily accessible to, like a wildfire sponsor areas in the city that we do not have access to.

we have four, but they are quite old, so we were allocated funding from fema to do so. we are very fortunate that we are allocated this funding. happy to answer any questions. there's a small matching requirement that we will be absorbing in our budget. i'm happy to answer any questions, but before i do that, i know there's been requests of for our new grant writer, shilo, to be present at the meetings. so i'm going to give her an opportunity to introduce herself. i want to thank president covington. she sat on our interview panel last fall in december, november of last year. we were able to hire shilo. she started in january of this year, and then, everything got flipped upside down with covid,

obviously. but she's been a great asset to the department. she's done a great job since she's been here. obviously, the fundraising grants, those programs themselves have shifted dramatically through covid. i think a lot of the dynamic of the industry has changed quite a bit, but we've been very successful recently on some grants, and she's continuing to look at exploring, you know, funding sources that we really haven't kind of tried to attempt in the past. so she's been a great assess and will continue to do work. but i wanted to give her a few minutes to introduce herself and answer any questions that the commission may have. shilo? >> thank you, mr. corso. my name is shilo caho. mark, i think, gave a great introduction. i have nothing more to say about myself -- i'm just kidding. i'm very appreciative to have

the opportunity to join the department, and as mark said, i started in january. i've been learning about the department, about the [inaudible] diverse work that the programs and services that are provided to the community of san francisco. as a native san franciscan, i don't think i was completely aware of all the wonderful services and programs that are provided, so i'm extremely appreciative of the work that's being done and also the opportunity to be here to support that work in any way that i can. in my time that i've been here, which has been very short, i have just been working under mark's wonderful direct and guidance to really maintain the current docket of public funding that has already been established, to maintain that

and strengthen that, and also to develop new relationships with communities, family, and corporate communications, and strengthen or expand any relationships that may have been cultivated in the past. but really trying to establish relationships with the department and not with specific people so that those relationships can continue throughout the future for the department. i think that's about it for my introduction. i don't know if you have any questions for me. >> president covington: thank you very much, and thank you, mr. corso. i will ask the commission secretary if there are any members of the public that

would like to chime in on this particular topic. >> clerk: there is nobody on the public call-in line. >> president covington: okay. thank you. well, i will go to my fellow commissioners. this time, i will begin with commissioner cleaveland because i know he had some possible questions for our grant writer. commissioner cleaveland? >> commissioner cleaveland: thank you very much, madam president, and congratulations, shilo, on your position. it's a position we've needed for sometime within the department, and i see and feel that you're going to be keenly successful as a grant writer for our department, and i'm very appreciative of you being on board. i'd also like to thank mark for bringing forth this resolution. i don't really have any further questions, madam president, but i guess i'll go on record as making a motion to support the

resolution. did you want to have it read into the record, madam president? >> president covington: i don't think that we need to have it read, but if you feel so, then -- >> commissioner cleaveland: no, i don't feel so. i would just like to make a motion that we approve this resolution, and again, congratulations, shilo, on being hired as our grant writer, and i look forward to more reports from you in the future. >> thank you. >> commissioner cleaveland: and thank you, mark. thank you, mark. >> thank you. >> president covington: thank you, commissioner cleaveland. commissioner rodriguez? >> commissioner rodriguez: so, well, it's nice to meet you, shilo, even if it is on webex. but any way, i'd just like to say thank you to mark and to shilo for what they're doing. i mentioned before, that my wife is a director of a

nonprofit. i belonged to a union for 37 years, and -- how do i say this? that grant money is usually there, but if you don't go after it, you don't get it, right? >> exactly. >> commissioner rodriguez: i'm new on the commission, but it's good to see that the fire department is involved in this, and from what we got, this one from fema, and the other one that we got, just shows that it bears fruits. and congratulations again. you do the good work. >> thank you. >> president covington: thank you. commissioner rodriguez, would you like to second the motion? >> commissioner rodriguez: i would definitely like to second the motion. >> president covington: thank you very much. commissioner nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, president covington. i would like to thank mr. corso

for his hard work, and i would like to welcome miss -- how do i say your last name? >> caho. >> commissioner nakajo: miss caho to our team, and well tom -- welcome to the san francisco fire department. i'll vote in concurrence of the resolution. >> president covington: vice president feinstein? >> commissioner feinstein: i'll follow everybody's comments. congratulations to shilo, and thank you to mr. corso for recognizing the need, president covington, and everyone that participated in the interview committee. and i'm just going to say i think that commissioner rodriguez hit the nail right on the head. there's money out there, but if you don't go and try to get it, you're not going to get it.

and know that you're a very welcome member of the department, and i look forward to watching your continues success as it benefits everybody's continued success. so thank you for taking on the challenge, and good choice, mr. corso. >> thank you. >> president covington: thank you, vice president feinstein. and are you voting for the approval of the dollars? >> commissioner feinstein: yes, madam president. >> president covington: all right. madam secretary, before i forget, i am voting for the moneys. >> clerk: okay. the motion is unanimous. >> president covington: okay. mr. corso, i wanted to thank you for your presentation, and i also wanted to ask you if there are any plans to have a

grant committee within the organization? >> correct, yes. this has been brought up previously, and i think we have kind of an informal committee currently, where we're doing outreach. for example, we had our recent [inaudible] where we're reaching out to the various committee heads and departments for grant projects. but i think it would be helpful to have a mercnism where we could vet -- people could submit projects and we could vet them ahead of time so we'd have a budget that would be -- mechanism where we could vet -- people could submit projects and we could vet them ahead of time so we'd have a budget that we could draw from when we needed it. having something more formal with a more kind of process for

submitting and vetting projects on the timeline. everything got delayed with covid, but definitely it's something that i'm working with shilo, looking to implement in the future. >> president covington: thank you. i think it's essential to have such a committee, and i think the sooner the better, because the more people you have in your brain trust, the better, and that way, people who are responsible for various portfolios within the department can discuss among themselves within a group as to what funding is most needed and what to go after and who has the contracts. and without a formal process, i think we may miss out on a lot of opportunities, and i would want that to happen at all.

so thank you -- and these mini pumpers are expensive. they're, like, $160,000 each. >> correct. >> president covington: that's not peanuts. >> yeah. we had some difficulty getting them through the regular budget process, too. we have very limited equipment money overall, so we've obviously prioritized frontline vehicles and ambulances, but they're not frontline responding vehicles, and they get neglected, but we were able to secure them in this regard. >> president covington: well, thank you for your edification. could you please send out some photographs of a mini pumper?

>> absolutely. >> president covington: so this motion is passed unanimously, and madam secretary, please call the next item -- oh, and thank you, miss caho. >> thank you very much. >> president covington: good to see you again. >> nice to see you. >> clerk: okay. item 8, commission report. report on commission activities since last meeting on september 23, 2020. >> president covington: my fellow commissioners, is there something to report? i'll call you one by one, and you can decline to speak if you want to. commissioner rodriguez? >> commissioner rodriguez: just been home. nothing to report. >> president covington: okay. in your safe space. that's a good idea. commissioner cleaveland? >> commissioner cleaveland: nothing to report, madam chair. >> president covington: okay. thank you, chair. commissioner nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: madam

president, nothing at this particular time. thank you. >> president covington: thank you. and vice president feinstein? >> commissioner feinstein: nothing to report. >> president covington: all right. thank you, all. i have nothing to report, either. that's it. we're just staying close to home, trying to keep safe. >> clerk: there is nobody on the public call-in line. >> president covington: okay. thank you, madam secretary. next item, please. >> clerk: item 9, agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. >> president covington: commissioner rodriguez, anything near and dear to your heart that you would like to see on the agenda? >> commissioner rodriguez: not right now, the questions i had actually referred to another meeting, and they were all answered today, so i'm okay right now. >> president covington: hmm, very good.

commissioner cleaveland? >> commissioner cleaveland: thank you, madam president. have we heard from all the employee groups yet? >> president covington: no, we haven't. we've got a few remaining, so yes, we will be -- i think next up, is it women in the -- no, next week is the black firefighters association, and then the november meeting will be the fire service women. >> president covington: okay. >> clerk: and i believe the december will be the rescue. >> commissioner cleaveland: cool. i think it's very important for us to understand the employee groups within the department and to understand their outreach efforts and their contributions, so i'm glad to hear from the los bomberos and look forward to hearing from all the others. thank you. >> president covington: yes, as do i.

thank you. vice president feinstein? >> commissioner feinstein: [inaudible] and i don't know if this is appropriate for the future to add to an agenda or not. i really do hate to increase the workload for chief tong in any way because she definitely has her happeneds full, and i apologize, but i really would like to get some further information on the -- hands full, and i apologize, but i really would like to get some further information on the conservatorship issue. i don't know if i need to make a request or if it can be calendared on the agenda. and if i can be of any help in terms of research or anything, i'm happy to do that. >> president covington: okay. thank you.

[inaudible] >> clerk: listed in chief tong's report. >> president covington: could you please repeat that? you're breaking up, chief nicholson. that's why we're having problems hearing you. >> okay. can you hear me now? >> president covington: yes, that's better. >> thank you, madam president. i believe that the conservatorship can be addressed by chief simon pang in his report. i'm sure that he does that. >> commissioner feinstein: thank you. very good. however works best and, you know, without increasing somebody's reporting workload would be fine by me. that's it for me. >> president covington: thank you very much. all right. madam secretary. >> clerk: i believe commissioner nakajo had something to say.

it's a computer that's making all that background noise, by the way. >> commissioner nakajo:o ha i t have anything to say. looking forward to the [inaudible]. >> president covington: okay. thank you. commissioner nakajo. all right. we are going to be adjourning, but before we do, i want to adjourn this meeting in honor of firefighter paramedic jason cortez, who has left us way too soon. we know that being a firefighter is an inherently dangerous job. family members know that, our larger community knows this, as well. but when it happens to one of

our members, it impacts all of us. all of our hearts hurt, and we wish the best for the family, the families of blood and the families of badges. he will be sorely missed, and i will entertain a motion to adjourn in honor of him. >> commissioner cleaveland: i make that motion, madam president. >> commissioner feinstein: and i'll second that. >> president covington: thank you, commissioner cleaveland. thank you, president feinstein.

>> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them. >> the community bike build program is the san francisco coalition's way of spreading the joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. the city has an ordinance that we worked with them on back in 2014 that requires city agency

goes to give organizations like the san francisco bicycle organization a chance to take bicycles abandoned and put them to good use or find new homes for them. the partnerships with organizations generally with organizations that are working with low income individuals or families or people who are transportation dependent. we ask them to identify individuals who would greatly benefit from a bicycle. we make a list of people and their heights to match them to a bicycle that would suit their lifestyle and age and height. >> bicycle i received has impacted my life so greatly. it is not only a form of recreation. it is also a means of getting connected with the community through bike rides and it is also just a feeling of freedom. i really appreciate it. i am very thankful.

>> we teach a class. they have to attend a one hour class. things like how to change lanes, how to make a left turn, right turn, how to ride around cars. after that class, then we would give everyone a test chance -- chance to test ride. >> we are giving them as a way to get around the city. >> just the joy of like seeing people test drive the bicycles in the small area, there is no real word. i guess enjoyable is a word i could use. that doesn't describe the kind of warm feelings you feel in your heart giving someone that sense of freedom and maybe they haven't ridden a bike in years.

these folks are older than the normal crowd of people we give bicycles away to. take my picture on my bike. that was a great experience. there were smiles all around. the recipients, myself, supervisor, everyone was happy to be a part of this joyous occasion. at the end we normally do a group ride to see people ride off with these huge smiles on their faces is a great experience. >> if someone is interested in volunteering, we have a special section on the website sf bike.org/volunteer you can sign up for both events. we have given away 855 bicycles, 376 last year. we are growing each and every year. i hope to top that 376 this

year. we frequently do events in bayview. the spaces are for people to come and work on their own bikes or learn skills and give them access to something that they may not have had access to. >> for me this is a fun way to get outside and be active. most of the time the kids will be in the house. this is a fun way to do something. >> you get fresh air and you don't just stay in the house all day. iit is a good way to exercise. >> the bicycle coalition has a bicycle program for every community in san francisco. it is connecting the young, older community. it is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together to have some good clean fun. it has opened to many doors to the young people that will usually might not have a

bicycle. i have seen them and they are thankful and i am thankful for thankful and i am thankful for due to covid-19 health emergency, board members are participating in this meeting remotely, via video conference and they're participating in the same extends as if they were physically present. public comment will be available for each item on the agenda. for members of the public to wish to make public comment, the number so use it (408)418-9388. the access code is 146 308 6161. then press pound and press pound again. when your item of interest is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. you may address the board once per agenda item for up to two

minutes. item number 1, call to order. director tsen. unmute, director tsen. >> yes. present. >> clerk: director dunlop. >> present. >> clerk: director richardson. >> present. >> clerk: director kwon. >> here. >> clerk: director shiffrin. >> here. >> clerk: supervisor haney. we do have a quorum. >> okay. thank you. i'm sorry we're still meeting remotely. but anyways welcome to the public at large and thank you for being here on a beautiful, very hot san francisco day. but at least it's clear. it means we all have found out how important clear air is to all of us.

but welcome. we'll go to the first item, please, kate. >> clerk: item number 2, general public comment. this item so to allow the members of the public to address the board within the subject matter jurisdiction of the authority board and do not appear on today's agenda. in addition to general public comment, public comment will be held during each item on the agenda. members of the the public may address the board once per agenda item for up to two minutes. members of the public who wish to address the board on matters that do not appear on today's agenda, please call (408)418-9388. then 146 308 6161. when you are connected, dial star 3 to be added to the queue. moderator, are there any callers on the line for public comment?

>> we'll wait just a few minutes just to make sure that there's nobody on the line. >> it looks like a couple of public comments. >> okay. >> clerk: michael, are you ready for the public comment? >> i am. two minutes, correct? >> clerk: yes. >> michael, you have to unmute yourself. >> good afternoon. this is jailan. i was calling in. i'm thrilled to listen to the board meeting today and glad you're having the meeting today. thanks so much. >> thank you. thank you for listening in. next, please. >> hello, my name is barkley sanders. i was calling in in regards to the public comment. i've been working with will --

[indiscernible] he is looking to deploy solar trailers and battery backup boxes throughout our community. and is looking for a connection to help our community via solar trailer deployment and battery boxes in puerto rico. and also we are looking for tida to donate about 200 u.p.s. battery backup batteries through the community, so that we can have internet backups during outages, at a cost of roughly $12,400 basically $60 per unit. we're asking tida to explore purchasing 200 of these items. and we are also looking for a connection on where these solar trailers can be deployed on the

island, in collaboration possibly with one treasure island. so feel free to reach out to will at will @footprintproject.org. that is all. >> okay. thank you, barkley, for phoning in. i know this has been an issue that you follow. but could i request that you make a written -- basically a written request and direct it to the staff, to bob beck. >> mr. sanders has provided a written item with the information from footprint.org. we'll be following up on that. it's included in today's package. >> okay. i guess i didn't see that. so thank you. okay. good. are there any other people on the line?

>> there are no other callers in the queue. >> okay. so hearing no other commentators on general public comment, we'll go to the next item. >> clerk: item number 3 report by treasure island director. >> thank you, chair tsen, members.

[technical difficulties] >> journalist had our variety virtual meeting on october 6th. and ten people showed up for that. so that went really well.

we had not met since march. but everybody that attended that meeting expressed a desire to continue the work. again we're looking for leadership on that. we really had the biggest agreement that we need more people who are residents of treasure island to get on our board. so we're looking for more members to be on the board, directors at the island. because it's really all about the island. people living there now. there's going to be a lot more of them. i live in san francisco, by the way. always had a great interest in this island. we discussed the things we might be wanting to do. we've had to not deal with that

during the development process. as you know, it's there. i don't know what the existing situation is. are they occupying it or not. whatever it is, we want to make a real effort to connect with the job corp leadership and how we can start working together to make it one treasure island. the process is ongoing, as you know, and we are all looking forward to a day in the near future to have that done. we follow that every time we meet. we hit the same kind of reports that you all get. and it's amazing what's been done there for sure. so we had a presentation by the people from the community buildings. and the community facilities planning, that one treasure island is leading. so we feel we need to work together with them and one treasure island. so that's the focus of things we want to get involved with. and so we've got a list of, you know, another dozen things that

people mentioned that we all get into. but, you know, it's really going to be a decision point for all of us here and all of us on the committee what's our purpose exactly and how do we go forward from here. so we are ready to continue. and look forward to your input and any questions you have now or statements that would be of interest. if not, thank you very much. i'm here to help. >> okay. thank you, tim. thank you for chairing the board. we want to work closely with the new citizens' advisory board. i welcome any time there's issues that you would like to discuss to do so. we're certainly working together to try to implement the vision of that master plan for the treasure island. and welcome onboard. >> thank you very much.

>> okay. >> so with your permission, i will be here, either at every meeting, or whatever meetings you want me here. maybe we'll be meeting in person soon. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> kate, do we have anybody else on the line? >> i have more to go in my report. >> all right. >> actually i want to invite shonte lewis with the ymca to give an update next on the learning program that they're hosting, in conjunction with san francisco unify. >> there we go. sorry about that. hello. thank you for having me. always a pleasure to give updates to the group about the things that we're doing here at

the hub. so as you know we've been running a hub since technically august $17, but officially started with dcyf on august 14th. since then we have enrolled 39 youth in total into the program. so we are averaging about 33 of them every day -- some of their schedules they don't have class every day. 39 youth in the program. we are currently serving 32 youth in all but five of them are all island residents. the other five are residents or children of an employee that works on the island. and needed a spot for their children to go. other are actually former residents who used to live on the island and have requested to come back to our site. and a lot of the enrollment was done through dcyf so we had no control over who were placed here.

so we were very excited when the numbers were so high, because there's other hubs around the city with two, three kids in their hub, as they're waiting for more kids to come in. so it feels really good with our numbers. of those 39, 32 are k-6th graders, because as of right now, dcyf has not given us the green light to service 7th and 8th graders. although it is approved in the guidelines. dcyf is going out in phase. what we've been doing is having another special hub. so 7th and 8th graders -- and everybody -- we have a schedule. every day we serve them -- the first kid arrives at 8:15 and we're here until 5:30 every day. and during our day, we provide breakfast, two snacks and a lunch. and then we do academics with them from 9:00 until 2:30 every

day. for the older kid, it's 9:00 until 3:00. and academics is zoom, consists of doing a google classwork, connecting with their speech therapist, figuring out with other p.e. classes, our special enrichments they're suppose to be in. it's very challenge going you don't have a schedule. because not all kids in the same group go to the same class. and even if they're in the same school, teachers definitely do not have the same schedule. so it's up to us to definitely communicate and get that information out. because the families that we're working on, and making sure the kids know their schedules. with the incoming kindergarteners, their their first experience in a school. that's also been an experience as well. but the middle schoolers are actually billion very consistent. they just guilty to their grades and we find out some of the kids made the honor roll and some parents are really proud, because it's the first time that some of these kids meat -- made the honor roll. we're going to take it as a win.

i don't know. happy about it. aside from that, we have -- so we're waiting the phase of allowing the 7th and 8th graders to be included in our dcyf numbers. that will be hopefully at the end of the month. but we're not sure. we're going to continue to work to serve them as much as we can, because the services actually have been very beneficial to the community. we are three spots away from being filled 100%. we can take 42 in total in our hub right now. and that's based on the current amount of staff that we have. and we are also actually looking to -- we're actually looking to hire two more staff, because we did have a partnership with the treasure island salem center, multiple reasons didn't pan out. and they put us in a position where we're two staff short. we did post the position recently and then we also pushed it out to all of our treasure island partners, because we would love to actually get the residents into the program to

work -- working with the kids. they're familiar, close proximity. we'd love to support that. other than that we are going strong and going good. i don't know if it came up or anybody has heard, i want to put this out there, too. although some gyms are opening up around the city, right now our focus is still on the youth. because they need the support more than anything. so we're focusing on that. and i know specifically embarcadero, we need to get approval and we want to work with tida and make sure everything is good, too, when we open. embarcadero doesn't have a plan to open yet until at least december or january. so once embarcadero opens, if this facility wants to continue to service the kids, we're working out a deal to where the island -- the island residents can potentially can go to embarcadero to get to the workouts, because the facility won't have any kids. so we don't have any

generational crossing until we have a clear to do so, with everyone in the building. aside from that, we are going strong. we are here. if you know anyone looking for a job, send them my way. and that's all i have today. >> thank you. we're always glad to hear from you. it's really great to see that you've got the program up and running, especially after all that planning. so good for you. >> thank you very much. >> bob, did you want to continue? >> yes. i also wanted to ask sherry williams to say a few words about -- activities last month. >> yeah. thank you. good afternoon, commissioners. and i just wanted to shout-out to the crew at the y. we really appreciate them them on the island. they do an amazing job. so one treasure island. we continue to partner with the treasure island development authority and all of the other agencies on the island to provide specialized services

during the covid-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place. we continue to host a bimonthly covid-19 coordination meeting with all of the island partners. we ended the supper club. 12-week hot meal distribution program september 17th. the pilot was a great success, serving 160 hot meals per week to island residents. and we are continuing to seek out funding to re-establish this type of service on the island. in partnership with tida, the department of public health and island residents, we assisted with the coordination of four weeks of covid-19 testing on treasure island. we've continued to provide supplemental cleaning supplies to all island residents at the food pantry. so far we've distributed bleach twice, hand sanitizer and masks, in addition to the weekly supplemental groceries that are offered at the food pantry. we are currently collaborating with tida and the department of public health to bring flu shots

to treasure island during the food pantry. and this is going to start later this month and we'll also have some dates in november. a flyer for residents will be forthcoming. we are currently planning a safe, socially distanced flow-through holiday celebration on treasure island with hand sanitizer stations. and our first event is going to be a socially distanced mask-up flow-through halloween event on friday, october 30th. it's going to be a fairly short event. it's really just for residents to come out and take a picture. and take home a goodie bag. it won't be people lingering for a long time. there will be a one-way flow is required by regulation. but just to have a little bit of a holiday spirit. we wanted to offer that. so we're taking all the precautions. and we've been doing that in concert with everyone, all the

other agencies and, of course, tida on the island. then we're in the process of planning to provide supplemental food during both the thanksgiving and the december holidays, because we understand, of course, that people are in great financial need and we're trying to do what we can to meet that need. we've hired it -- one treasure island has hired a community engagement coordinator. bree anna bankly's role is to provide community engagement activities. the halloween event is the first event. to build community and keep residents abreast of the island development. so we begin with -- we've begun to post island ver events on sol media. our construction training program, as i have reported in the past, we were able to pivot it to make it a virtual online

training. we're pleased to announce that we're graduating our second online class, our eighth cohort of construction training program. 13 graduates will be graduating this friday. and all 13 are currently being matched with employment. they get 14 certifications that are uniformly recognized by all of the trades, including everything from traffic and flagging, confined space, osha 10, first aid, protection, and the like. and we're pleased -- we're really very pleased to also inform you that from the last training class, the cohort 7, all of those graduates are engaged now with employment, with 11 of the 14 currently employed. and the remaining three are union -- are awaiting employment assignments. so not only are we continuing to move forward, but we're also continuing to place people in jobs, not just training, but also in jobs and in union employment.

in terms of our financial services that we offer, we just came off another successful tax season, which we, you know, had to shift mid-tax season to go virtual. we're going to begin a series -- an online series of financial education and planning workshops that we're calling wealth building wednesdays. and we're currently surveying residents to mistake sure that -- make sure we have topics of most interest to residents. in addition to planning for how we're going to be doing 2021 success season again virtually. so as you can see, there's a lot happening on the island and we sincerely want to thank the treasure island development authority. and you, the tida board for all of your support. just everyone on the island has really come together during these very challenging times. we are grateful for everybody's spirit and support. thank you. >> thank you so much, sherry, for what treasure island does

for the island and all of our non-profit partners. you have really stepped up during this covid crisis and provided the services that the island residents need. so thank you very much for that. linda, did you want to say something? >> yes. i'm extremely excited and i want to congratulate you for the ongoing work at the ymca. and sherry, in particular, about the graduation of the online. you know, for the commissioners, i think this format that we have, where we are showcasing our providers, people that are working on the ground at treasure island is very powerful. and often times we try to convey to the community what we are doing here at treasure island. and sometimes people don't get it. so we are providing jobs.

people can distribute food, they are taken care of. we have the hubs. and i would encourage and second the suggestion for -- [indiscernible] she can do hiring for the residents of the island. we continue to build opportunities. we know that residents on the island are participating in the work development program. and we are also helping the city and county of san francisco to provide employment training to help youth and adults. the candidates that we help have backgrounds, they have coming from -- they are changing their lives. we provide financial training, how to show up at work, and you name that. so this is great. i saw commissioner kwon here and echoing his congratulations. and i think that the supervisor

and everyone that is listening remotely, and really understand what we are doing now. and i think that we need to continue to showcase other progress that has been made on the island and thank you to staff also. they made this day happen. thank you to everyone. >> thank you. >> okay, bob, yes. >> thank you. just to add to shionte and sherry's comments, we are also completing some renovations at the ymca, that will allow us to relocate the san francisco unified meal program from the ship shape to the ymca. those changes should be completed next week. and this program moved over from the ymca, from the ship happy shape to the ymca.

sherry mentioned the covid testing program we had last month. we were able to test more than 2,000 residents and commercial tenants with the 98% negative result rate. also on the covid front, three tida staff members peter summerville, lorraine lee and jack nathanson have completed a second round of assignments, as disaster service workers in support of the citywide covid response function. also in adapting to covid on the island, the public library has come out with a public library to-go program, where they will be -- the bookmobile will be coming to the island again and delivering books that residents

have requested to check out. people won't be able to go into the bookmobile, but will be able to pick up titles and there will be a reading area set up next to the bookmobile. we're also in the process of relocating the san francisco police department's motorcycle unit from the school to a location in hangar three, in their new location that will open -- that will open up the part of the space to be utilized by the school district, when we go forward with a lease with the school district. also we have a new tenant in hangar three doing film production. so we have a film production activity resuming on the island. and they've leased 84,000 square

feet within hangar three. on the construction front, the transportation authority's project to improve the i-80 hillcrest interchange is fully mobilized. the framing of the bristol continues and should be completed by the end of the year. the east excavation of the east side of the causeway is complete now. and the cement deep soil mixing work to improve the soil conditions, beneath that, half of the causeway is wind way. on treasure island the focus of activity has continued to be on the installation of new utilities north of california. the developer has also demolished the oasis and 12 smaller structures around

hangars two and three, in preparation for the subphase three of development. geo technical work in the first block of clifford cove is now complete. and work on the ferry facilities continues. the northern break water is more than 50% complete. the guide piers for the landing have been installed, as have the foundations for the gang way pier. the ferry contractor, or the ferry landing contractor power maining, also removed the pier on the west side of treasure island earlier this month. over behind the ship shape, the installation of the civil substructures for the new electrical switch yard is under way. and the installation -- or the demolition of utilities in the subphase 2-3 area will begin

shortly after the beginning of 2021. the navy completed their work at north point and resurfaced and reopened the north point roadway. and their next project will be in the solid waste disposal area west side, beginning early next year, as i had mentioned in prior reports. they had asked to vacate two existing residential buildings by the end of january. and the villages have been working with those households to relocate. six of them have completed their moves, two others are scheduled to move before the end o end ofe month and the final two are expected to relocate in november and december. on the complaint that was filed last january, the plaintiffs

filed amended complaint on september 9th. and multiple defendants filed new motions to dismiss on september 23rd. the plaintiffs filed response briefs to the court on october 7th. and our response to briefs are due on october 24th -- 21st, with a hearing scheduled on the motions to dismiss for november 5th. so we'll continue to monitor that process, as it moves forward. and that completes my report. >> thank you. are there any questions or comments by the directors? >> yes. thank you. there seems to be all kinds of activities going on on the island. i just wanted to -- because we on the outages and what are the

steps going forward, just to kind of give an update on the outages on the island. again to reiterate the timeline when the infrastructure, the permanent infrastructure will be completed. but also have a discussion on where the temporary -- temporary situation is and where do we go from here. and who else do we need to get involved with the broader discussions on what's going on. if you could just talk to that. thank you. >> thank you, director. the p.u.c. has completed the installation of reclosures and fault indicators that we funded in last year's budget. so that work has been completed.

but that is intended to improve the reliability of existing infrastructure. meanwhile, as i mentioned, the geo technical work for the new switch yard has been completed. and the developer is working on the installation of the substructures, the conduits and vaults and pads for the installation of new switch gear, which has been ordered by the p.u.c. again that new switch yard is going to be the significant step towards improving the reliability of the system on the island, as was discussed in public comment, we are in receipt of the information from mr. sanders about footprints and tida staff will be reaching out to them to learn more about their equipment.

it appears to be solar-powered stations that could provide battery charming and similar services in centralized locations for residents. similar to the generator that we had previously acquired to provide a charging station. but we'll look to learn more information about that as well. >> thank you. and in subsequent meetings then we can, you know, rank them together and be able to discuss further. thank you. >> thank you. kate, are there any public comment? >> i had a quick follow-up on that. >> yes, ruby. >> can you just let us know -- the longer term fix that you were saying that would be a significant improvement on the reliability of the grid. do you have an estimate of when that's going to be online?

>> yeah. we're expecting that to be completed in january, february of next year. >> okay. great. thanks. >> all right, kate, any public comment? >> clerk: moderator, are there any callers on the line? >> it appears there are no callers on the line. yes, there are. one caller. >> clerk: caller, whenever you're ready. >> caller: hello, my name is barkley sanders again. i have just making a public comment on the reclosures and fault indicators, that after they were installed, as a way to help decrease the outages, that

there were four more outages within 30 days of them being completed. so i was hoping to learn more about why they didn't mitigate the outages in the way that they were talked about. and didn't necessarily decrease the time to get the power back on, knowing that it's new equipment, maybe adjustments need to be made. [indiscernible] the equipment was re-installed. >> thank you, barkley, for your question. mr. beck, would you like to answer it now or should we --

[indiscernible] >> there have been communication with mr. sanders previously that from the p.u.c. that there was some tuning of the sensitivity of the reclosures, relative to the sensitivity of the switch gear itself. the existing switch gear that faults that were intended to, you know, where the reclosure was meant to fault, trip out, rather than the switch gear tripping out, the switch gear was still faulting. and so there's been some adjustments that have been made there by the p.u.c. but the reality is that the existing switch gear is very sensitive to these types of

interruptions. and the fault -- the reclosures, in combination with the new switch gear, will yield even greater benefit than they do with the existing switch gears. >> okay. >> but we'll be planning a more comprehensive update on the electrical system for our future infrastructure committee. >> okay. well, i think as you said, certainly this is an issue that's of concern to some of the residents. and if you could have another report in november, so that we can continue to have some attention to this issue. that would be helpful. >> yes. >> okay. good. kate, we can go on to the next item if there's no other

callers. >> clerk: item number 34, communications from and received by tida. >> do any of the board directors wish to comment on communications? okay. hearing none, is there any public comment? >> clerk: is there any public comment. >> let's go on to the next item. >> clerk: item number 5, ongoing business by board of directors. >> do any of the board of directors wish to bring up any ongoing business? hearing none, let's go on to the next item, please. >> clerk: item 6, consent agenda. all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda are considered to be routine by the authority board and will be acted upon by a single vote of the authority board. unless a member of the authority

board so requests, the matter shall be removed from the consents agenda and considered as a separate item. 6 an a approving the minutes of the august 8th, 2020 meeting. j6b, resolution approving the authorizing the execution of 7th amendment to the professional services agreement. 6c resolution revising the membership of officers to the infrastructure and transportation committee and the sustainability committee. 6d resolution authorizing the director to enter into amendment number 3, to the agreement with the sfcta for westside bridges and seismic rote refit project right-of-way certification. 6e, resolution authorizing the director to enter into amendment number 3 meme ran of agreement. 6f, resolution approving the

authorizing the execution of a first amendment to the professional services agreement. to increase the annual zone scope of services and not to exceed contract amount. 6g, resolution approving and horsing the execution of the lease to lease number 1327 with aracely, hospitalities, a california corporation doing business as aracely cafe. the former treasure island elementary school located at 4 401, 13th street, treasure island. >> so moved. >> do any of the directors wish to take any of the items off the consent agenda for further discussion? okay. so then i think that we will have to do a call -- a roll call for the vote. so go ahead, kate. >> clerk: director tsen >> yes.

>> clerk: director richardson? >> yes. >> clerk: director kwon. >> yes. >> clerk: director shiffrin. >> yes. >> clerk: there are four ayes. >> okay. so then the ayes have it. thank you. next item, please. >> clerk: item 7, resolution establishing an ad hoc nominating committee, consisting of three members of the treasure island development authority board of directors to nominate officers to serve a one-year term. >> thank you. bob, are you giving the report on this item? >> yeah. i can provide context. each year the officers of the tida board and members of any standing committees are reappointed or request for reappointment are presented to the tida board. so this would be to form a

nominating committee of three members of the tida board to make recommendations for officers and committee members to serve for the year 2021, as representing the board and sitting on our infrastructure and sustainability committees. although our sustainability committee was only able to meet once this year and our infrastructure committee twice, hopefully next year we'll be able to have more regular committee meetings. so all of those positions are up for appointment. >> okay. the ad hoc nominating committee, that would be linda fadeke richardson and myself and ike kwon will serve on that committee. and we will meet i believe in november. before the regular tida board meeting. >> yes.

we would propose to meet -- our november meeting will be on the 18th, because november 11th, the second wednesday of the month, is veterans day this year. so we would hold the nominating committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. on the 18th. >> okay. [indiscernible] okay. thank you. yes. anybody? >> thank you for nominating me, commissioner tsen. i look forward to the meeting. >> so we'll go on to the next item. sorry. we have to make -- this is an action item. >> yes. >> clerk: yeah. >> we have to actually make an action. so we have a motion. >> yes. >> i move to accept the nomination, the committee

recommendations by the president. >> okay. and do i have a second? >> yes. >> ruby or ike? >> i second. >> so we will have -- we can't do is by acclimation, we have to do it by roll call. >> clerk: yeah. director tsen. >> yes. >> clerk: director richardson. >> yes. >> clerk: director kwon. >> yes. >> director shiffrin. >> yes. >> there are four ayes. >> that issue is approved. >> clerk: item number 8, community facilities needs assessment update. >> i'll say a few words of introduction. at our august meeting, we had a presentation by the national

institute of mixed income communities on work that we're doing to build a mixed sustainability use from a community building perspective. one treasure island has also engaged m.i.g. to look at the community facilities plan that was adopted in 2010, to see if the physical space that were identified at that time, if our needs for physical spaces have changed. and so i'll hand it off to lauren shifman to say a few word. >> good afternoon. i'm laura shifman with treasure island. just to reiterate what bob just said, today we're briefing you on the update to the 2010-2011 community needs assessment.

much has changed in the decade since the last needs assessment and the aim of this community facility needs is to check back in and learn from community members, stakeholders and partners to the agencies about their current needs and visions for future community facility space programming and locations. and also to incorporate current trends and best practices. this assessment is anticipated to continue through the end of this year. and then we plan to return to you with draft analysis and recommendations. but that will turn it over to jen with m.i.g. to give you an overview of the work to date and next steps. >> great. thank you very much, laura. hopefully my audio is okay. give me a signal if it's not. good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for having us here to discuss the community facilities needs assessment update and our progress. i'm jen isaachof and i'm joined by my colleague lauren schmidt,

whose video is also there. i'm going to share a presentation here. can everybody see that okay? >> yes. >> so what we're going to go through today is -- hold on a quick second. okay. sorry about that. okay. what we're going to go through today is just quick introductions of who we are and the scope of our work and show what we're working on so far with you. we're going to focus a little bit on trends and stakeholder outreach, which is a big bulk of our work to date and let you know where we are in the schedule and timeline of the project. so as i mentioned, this is a core team with m.i.g., which stands for our three founders. i'm jen, lauren is pictured here and we're joined by two our core

members, jimmy and monique, who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on community engagement aspects with some of the urban design pieces. all of us are planners and landscape architects with a range of expertise in community engagement and environmental design. and the firm itself, m.i.g. was established almost 40 years ago. we've got about 15 offices in the west. but we work nationally and internationally. and we're a mission-driven firm. our other commission revolves around the belief that the environment around us has a profound impact on our lives. we plan, design and sustain environments that support human development. and we're a multi-disciplinary firm. so we have focus areas in planning, policy, design, engagement, and we all work in an integrated fashion to ensure equitable outcomes in our work. so m.i.g.'s values and approach

are really in alignment i think with the shared visions that treasure island is a thriving and ip exclusive new neighborhood that celebrates diversity and offers opportunity for all. this vision is one treasure island's goal to champion integration and access to opportunities within a broader mixed income neighborhood, are the foundation of our community facilities needs assessment update. laura mentioned that our colleagues performed the first needs assessment back in 2011. and those recommendations helped to kind of guide the master development for treasure island. nearly ten years have passed since we assessed the community needs. the first phases of development are now under way. and we need to make sure that we're planning properly for the future, instead of full build-out and those community needs. we're preparing for treasure island that's going to be growing from community of 2,000 to 20,000 or so, with a broad range of income spectrums over the next 15 years.

there have been a lot of flew edgessal changes over the last few decades. we were reflects the other day on all of the technology changes alone. things like the ipad, the kindle, alexa, lyft, instacart, instagram. all of these things. wi-fi becoming available in parks. just those innovations alone have really influenced our lifestyles and our use of community facilities and our needs for public spaces to function differently today. so our scope as laura indicated is going to really consider how current trends influence the future of the community facilities planning, and then we'll weave that with what we're learninlearninglearninlearning s who are offering programs and using the facilities, the community members themselves through surveys. and focus groups and really try to understand how needs have changed over time. so we're going to look at current conditions on the island

and the ability to remain along with the planned development. and really focus on the community services, the amenities, the education and cultural facilities and public facilities. we'll be making those recommendations for location, co-location, space planning requirements, and that sort of thing. there are a lot of community facilities listed here. the open space and recreation facilities and the retail and commercial are not part of our scope. those are being taken care of in other venues. but we just wanted to share with you a little bit about what we're thinking so far. and again reflecting back, the 2011 trends, you know, we were identifying existing conditions, the demographics, plus the trends. back in 2011, the needs

assessment really saw the outdoor lifestyle and integrated park and open space system as priority trends. and these have really been well factored into treasure island's plans for development. back in 2011, we also saw planning for children and elders, as an important piece to include. and that is now not in the innovative idea, but widely recognized idea and an important one to have been shown to result in more inclusive and equitable design. so we're going to be during a forward in 2020. also a decade ago, many institutions were eager to adapt new technologies to better serve customers with communications and operating systems. we're finding way. some of the interesting pilot

partnerships that were tried out back then, have really stuck and organizations and institutions have decided that it's not just more efficient to partner with other institutions, but actually it's becoming very successful in serving families better. i think the ymca report early was an excellent example of how partners between different institutions are really meeting community's needs more intentionally. fast forward to today. in 2020, a number of overall trends that we believe will impact and inform community facilities of the future. we're seeing advancements of technology and rise of personal choice and ultimate flexibility dominating different service models for businesses and for facilities. we're starting to understand the effects and impact of climate

change and traumas on the communities and we're focusing on the need for community resilience. we're also seeing fewer single-purpose institutions, like i mentioned, those shared pilot programs have evolved into different type -- kinds of shared facility combinations. and, you know, this drive for sustainability is encouraging different facilities to kind of reach out beyond the four walls to have, you know, outposts who are present in the broader facility. and then also we're looking at lifelong environment, you know, planning for the full age spectrum from 0 to 100 and taking care of those most vulnerable population, so we ensure and include this community. so what does that mean for buildings? we're analyzing that right now. but just some high-level thoughts. for on-demand lifestyle and convenience, you know, this -- i

think i covered that pretty well, that what we're seeing -- what we're hearing from stakeholders is this interest in looking at the facility itself. but also how do they share space or presence in the outer neighborhoods. and looking at businesses -- business opportunities or facility opportunities, not necessarily right on main street, but that they can thrive in other areas with the presence of personal technology and social media. there can be other ways that they can connect and do outreach. for community resilience, you know, again we're living with this heightened awareness of how major environmental and social crises reflect our lives. the master development goals for treasure island will guide the development into a moder

resilient community. but the trend that we see in the concept of resilient be hads, the community facilities combine stat resilient framework that's being laid, would also be empowering communities and increasing community a capacity for handling crisis. community facilities can play a role by supporting resident networking and community-building, being a trusted service center with active might be and centrally located. accommodating resource distributions and resources before, during and after national hazard events, by looking at things like common kitchens, location. and the facilities themselves need to be built and programmed with the expectation that they'll serve dual purposes in times of crisis. features like solar power, cooling and air filtration systems and flexible multi-purpose stations can meet

community needs for the long run. we're fortunate in the bay area to have some real pioneering leadership on the impacts of trauma on individual members of our society. and the ripple effect that that can have in the family, into the community. and we're going to draw on this expertise. we've had some great conversations with stakeholders. and we want to make sure that we're avoiding creating layouts and conditions that make people feel unsafe or overwhelmed. and look to strong community-centered institutions. we are looking at recommendations that will focus on integrated relationship-centered, flexible, adaptable spaces that can be inclusive and again serve our most vulnerable residents. the nature of work is a trend that we are taking a look at.

you know, where we work, how we work, training programs, access to workforce opportunities. all of these things are becoming more and more flexible. they were before covid. and after covid, we've been testing a lot of systems that are seeing things work. things are still functioning. so looking at how to ensure that all residents have access to a community facilities that support entrepreneurship, that support staying in the workforce, that provide flexibility are key aspects that we'll be looking at. and hybrid community spaces. you know, again so these are looking beyond the single-purpose spaces and designing public spaces to accommodate multiple uses. libraries, community centers, schools and rec centers are all being constructed to provide a range of services, beyond the traditional institutional

definition. and again ymca was a really great example of this. so there definitely are some efficiencies and shared operations here. but again user convenience and promoting community-building, which is especially important on treasure island. bob referenced the national institute on mixed income communities, who we've been working with a little bit in this process. and are really impressing upon us that the facilities need to help support intentional community-building among all residents. so we will be looking at strategic adjacent and co-location, different operational issues, and partnerships that will help support community needs, regardless of what the actual facility and program provider is. and with lifelong environments, you know, there are global movements now that are talking about planning for eight --

they're 880 cities. and we really think looking 0-100 is key for treasure island, especially when we want to make sure the 0-5 childcare is so essential for getting people started off on the right foot in life, for community benefit, for helping families get back into the workforce. and we will be looking at the community facilities and programming along all the lines of safety, flexibility and helping people to create that sense of belongings and reliability. there are some needs to have intentional stand-alone facilities, stand-alone programs. and we'll just want to look at balancing that with integrating within the community and connecting, so that especially facilities can support caregivers as well. another key piece -- i'm going

very quickly. i know. high level here. but another key piece that we've been working on is stakeholder outreach. we've met with a number of stakeholders and thank treasure island for setting up these incredible meetings. the different stakeholders have operated different community facilities, either on or off field. we've gotten a lot of insights from them related to their needs currently, to future programming, what they predict need will be in the future. and some advice to share on, you know, things that work well and things we might look to when providing -- when designing and planning for community facilities. so we really delved into also access and barriers to participation and inclusion and learn about these kind of key partnerships that work and don't work that will factor into the planning. we're still in progress.

we have i think one or two final interviews and then analyzing all of the data right now. but some of our key takeaways are up here. again integration into the community is a top concern. making sure that the community facilities are actually serving folks. and extending service to those in the most need. they recognize that this may also not have anything to do with location. but really hours of operation or changing service models to be able to directly meet resident needs, especially given some of the barriers of transportation or, you know, timing of their own work/life and picking up children. and food actually popped up as a very interesting and common topic, just a real interesting opportunity maybe, as a potential connector for looking

at community, economy, culture. it came up in a number of different ways. flexible spaces. i think we talked a lot about that. that certainly came out of the stakeholder interviews. and lastly, nearly every stakeholder really was interested in making sure that they could continue to celebrate the unique environment of treasure island and make sure that that continues to be accessible and affordable to the residents. so we are synthesizing all of the information that we are getting from the stakeholder interviews. we have a community questionnaire that's out, that we are receiving comments now. and i think that's out for a couple more weeks. we had a focus group workshop in early october. and we also presented to the cab a couple of weeks ago. they provided some comments that

we will also weave in, related to, you know, art and food and again integration and communication and reliability of connectivity. all points that easily woven into the trends and issues that we'll be looking at. laura indicated that, you know, we're moving quickly through our process. we wanted to share our progress with you today, answer any questions, we have some comments that you have. and then we'll be quickly pulling together our findings and i think coming back to you with a presentation of those. so thank you very much. >> thank you, jennifer for that report. certainly is a study in progress. and we are looking forward to hearing your study and your recommendations. certainly i think we on the

board are all interested in developing an inclusive whole community, not just about the buildings. it's not just about the housing. it's also about the services and the feeling of inclusion that people live here can have. so thank you very much for that report. are there any comments or questions from the board? yes. >> yes. thank you again, jennifer. that was great presentation. it was impressive. you hit all of the buttons there. and just so we can help, you know, for those living in the communities in san francisco and actually professionally and community wide be involved in helping to shape all kinds of stuff in san francisco. the trend. as you mentioned, it has to be equity and inclusion.

in fact, we know that treasure island, you know, we went all the way to new york about a year ago. and we also have been going worldwide to look at best practices. because san francisco is already an iconic city. it's because we're a part of the decisions and all of the people making decisions. treasure island has to be an iconic city. we wan want to eclipse san francisco, and arts and culture will be an integral part of what we're trying to do here with that. given that we'll have more open spaces and parks, more than the mainland in san francisco. so everything that we are doing has to be sustainable. and you mentioned transportation.

absolutely. how do we even get to treasure island. so that's a high priority that we are going to be helping you to provide that. because tida is actually -- actually working on that right now. and anyone that's listening to tida board, the meetings, the president says all the time, the public -- [indiscernible]. it's becoming synonymous with our discussions here. it's not just the facilities or anything. how do we treat all the spaces here. how do we make it accessible, welcoming to all the residents there. you were correct. you highlighted the youth and the seniors. they're the population. they also have to be actively addressed. i sit on the senior board of san

francisco. i know of the need because of the aging population. they're also active. these are people who spent the whole life contributing to the city. in their older senior years also, they need to be actively engaged. you mentioned that they're going to be able to help you provide that. and technology. there are great institutions in san francisco, even some of them are shared by some of our, you know, our commission. and we are going to borrow and make sure that -- [indiscernible] we can replicate that in san francisco on treasure island. so this is an active, robust discussion here. we're glad to have you onboard. and when we go there, we'll be actually helping your organization and one treasure island to kind of mold it so whatever coming out of it, it's in line with the sustainable vision that we have for treasure island. and the fact that our development has already won --

[indiscernible] leed and all of the outstanding world, you know, kind of recognitions that other cities in the bay area and around the world can emulate. so thank you. >> okay. any other comments? okay. hearing none, are there any public comment? item 8. >> clerk: michael, is there any public comment? >> there is one caller. >> clerk: caller, you may go ahead. >> caller: hi, there. everybody, can you hear me? >> yes, we can. go ahead. >> thank you. i'm sorry. this is peter brasso with the department of environment. i was challenged with the technology and, if i could, i'd

like to make a comment on the previous item. on item 6. >> peter, we're finishing item number 8. i will go back to the item 6, if you could hold on. let me first finish item 8. and then we will return back to you. okay. >> caller: okay. thank you. >> so are there any public comments for item 8? >> clerk: i believe it was just peter on the line for public comment. >> president yee: okay. all right. >> this is not an action item. it's merely informational. so hearing no other public comments, thank you very much to the presenters. and we look forward again to hearing your presentation. and even before you're finished, we would like to have a conversation piece. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> all right. so we'll finish this item 8. peter had wanted to comment on

item 6, on a matter on the consent sedge. peter, we'll let you go ahead. yes. hello, peter? >> caller: hello. okay. i think i'm unmuted now. >> yes. >> thank you very much. chair, i just wanted to make a comment quickly on the rubicon contract. as many of you know, i work for the department of environment and support tida, as an ecologist and we work closely with rubicon programs. and this contract amendment is top give them a great opportunity to work with us to expand our stewardship of the

natural island and working with some other partners. so so we're excited to do that. we just wanted to say that. and i appreciate you giving me the opportunity to do so. >> okay. thank you, peter. we have already passed that item, it's part of the consents agenda. we know well the rubicon program. it actually helps to hire people who otherwise would be unemployed. so we're glad that they are part of it. but there is an overall thinking that we have to do about the ongoing management maintenance of the open space and the parks system. this has been a major concern of mine and of the board. and i think that we haven't yet delved into it as deeply as i would like. i know that the staff is working on a plan.

but i'm hoping, bob, that we can have this as an item for discussion, if we can, in november. i do think that because we're putting hundreds of millions of dollars into creating this open space and these parks, and that capital money is available, but there's so little money for operations, maintenance management that we have to look carefully at how we view it. and that's my hope that we're going to have a dedicated staff that is going to take care of the planting fortunate landscapes that -- of landscapes that we have. rubicon, certainly as a non-profit service provider, will be part of that picture. but i do believe that we need to have dedicated staff, horticulturists, you know, others who are really dedicated and there at the beginning when we are creating these parks and

open spaces, so that they can continue maintenance of a great, you know, investment of dollars. so if that could be a future conversation, i would appreciate it. okay. so let's see. we can go to the next item, kate. >> clerk: item number 9, wayfinding signage and y.b.i. parks name. >> and, yes. who will be presenting here? >> so laura with c.m.g. will be presenting on this update. >> hello, lauren. >> can you all see my screen now? >> good afternoon, directors.

i'm happy to be with you virtually today. some initial proposals for the yerba buena. we're at a really exciting time in the project, where construction is under way and we're seeing the places that we've been designing start to take shape. as part of that construction, we'll be installing wayfinding signs that help people orients themselves and find destinations throughout the island. in order to finalize those wayfinding times, we need to finalize the names of the parks. which is why the few items are combined in the presentation today. so before we get to the names, i'll give you an update on the wayfinding signs. for the wayfinding signage program was first developed in 2015. the signage master plan was presented to the tida cab and board, as well as the san francisco arts commission. the plan was approved by the board in august of 2015. and in 2017, we also took it to

the bcbc who conducted an initial review and comment on the access signs and the trail signs. from there the signage was designed to a 90% level, we specified the locations where they'll be installed and the kind of information on them. the final design and the graphic design and the maps and imagery have yet to be developed. i'll give you a brief overview of the signage program. so this is the cover of the signage master plan from 2015. and c.m.d. worked with hunt design, a firm with experience developing signage for the national mall in d.c., as well as the wayfinding signage for the golden gate and national recreation area here in san francisco and marin. and the plan itself, the contents of the plan i listed on this slide. it includes the design, the types of signs and identify proposed location for the signs

throughout the development. and to develop the designs, the team looked at and honed in on the bold styles shown in these images. the signs will have a clean background, a simple text and icons and a black background with color accent, as needed for clarity. and then in a nod to the marine environment, a color palette uses greens, blues and bluish-greens. as we develop the design and formal language for the signs, we wanted the many different types of signs to be united in style. most of them use the type of wrap you see here, where it wraps around three sides of the post. this gives the signs a unique and defining feature that will be used throughout the island. of course, accessibility is really important in the development project.

there aren't many codes that regulate wayfinding signage. but we wanted to ensure that we're going above and beyond the codes that do exist. and, you know, we wanted to do things like making sure that the signs are easily visible and readable by as many people as possible. so making sure that directories are at the right height for people with mobility devices and using universal icons, in addition to text, that the signs are equally understood. and the wayfinding signage plan includes a digital kiosk at the ferry terminal, that can be updated regularly, with new information. but it also could be complemented by technology in other ways, including the development of a treasure island-yerba buena specific app. and we do want the signage to function at all hours of the day. we want to be visually appealing. most signs will not be lit. but they'll be illuminated from the streets and park light. some key signs could include

light, minimal lighting. the most light will be unlit, since they want to minimize light pollution from the development. so the plan includes several types and scale to function for different user groups. so the different types are design for motorists for bicycles, for pedestrians, and interpretive signs. most motist signs are directional and point people towards parking, parking or other destinations. as you can see here, we have a car for scale. they're quite tall and they have really large text that's designed to be visible from moving cars. bicycle signs point cyclists to the best bike routes and find the dedicated networks throughout the island. they also include safety notifications like letting cyclists know when to walk the bikes heading into the pedestrian plaza areas. and then many types of the signs are geared towards pedestrians. so there are directional signs

that point them towards destinations, map kiosk signs that help them orients themselves and find programs in the area. and also a.d.a. signage that point visitors toward accessible routes or entries. additionally for pedestrians, there are muni signs, the digital map will be at waterfront plaza for giving updates to arriving visitors. then there's signs with necessary safety information. and then there will be a series of regulatory signs letting visitors know there's no smoking or where they can and can't let the dogs off leash. these will be adopted following the adoption of the park rules. a program of interpretive signage that will be developed as projects are realized. so there are several interpretive signs that that were assigned as part of the community transit authority work. right now there are plans for

additional interpretive signs to be installed at building one, teaching builders will the sculptures that will be installed as part of the park there. so you can see throughout these examples, how the park names will appear on the signs. which is why the park naming and wayfinding signs are linked. so today's presentation of park names is focused on yerba buena island. we're here to present some initial proposals for the names and we'd like your feedback. we'll also be presenting the names to the cab in december for their review. on the we anticipate we'll return one more time before gaining approval, likely early next year. and then once we get approval of the yerba buena island park names, we'll present initial ideas for the first phase of the treasure island parks. and then following the adoption of the y.b.a. park names and the park rules, we'll work with hunt

design to finish the signage design. and that will be reviewed with the board next summer. and the signs will be b fabricad and be installed at dog park in the fall of 2021. so on to the park names on yerba buena island. we've used place holder names for the open spaces and c.m.g. and tadg working together with tida have developed proposals for the parks on yerba buena island. and as a reminder, we went through one of the names processes so far on the project, which was for the streets. the treasure island street names were inspired by the golden gate international exhibition. the larger connecting avenues seen here were named after places from the exhibition shown on the exhibition map. [ please stand by ]

the proposals for treasure island referenced the use of the this plan seems in o zooms in od but the side shows the place holder names that we have been using up-to-date. hill top park, quarters 10, beach park and the senior officers quarters over great white. and these are proposings for the park which i'll explain in more detail in the following slides.

in addition to the park names we're proposing names for the trails both through the trail loops and for segments of the trails which i'll also detail. s this is a historic photo of the island. it's the natural island in the bay and it's neighbor treasure island is man mate and under construction in the photo. most has plans to preserve and restore the native happen at that time of thatthat time ofnae island supports several native habitat types. the oak woodland and california grasslands as well as others.

it has panoramic views to san francisco and other landmarks around the bay. the history of the island is found throughout, there's ecological sites and also the naval building seen here from the senior quarters. as we develop the names for the parks and destinations, we wanted to acknowledge all the different characters of the island so we developed a few themes that you can see on this slide and then generated names based on the themes and so names thanamesthat reference the geolf the island and since the island has had several names through out the history and naval and nautical terms and we considered some names of the adjacent streets and historical figures is now i'll go to and walk

through in more detail. starting at the top, hill top park is, which has two peaks on the island becomes infinity point and signal point. this park is split into two tabs that each sit on a high point and have its own look out and character so we want they warranted separate names. they both the names reference the two large features in each parks so the communication tower or signal tower that existing on the site now and then also the prominent skull upture that will bsculpture and bothwill act as n the park and will be part of the regional destination that will draw visitors throughout the bay area to enjoy the unique panoramic view from the park. this is the eastern portion and you can see the existing signal or communication tower in the background here.

245 gives it the name signal point and in the western portion, you can see the future sculpture which it's infinity see which is where we developed the name infinity point and we have variations of the name you can see in the upper right-hand corner of the side we have several names like tank hill reference to the water types and we ruled those or and other existing parks. moving down the hill from hill park is one of two central of the island the buck eye growth. and that name references two large buck eye trees that are being preserved on the site and as can you see on this picture, they're beautiful, old trees. the photo on the right of this

slide shows the and this photo is taken from the location of the new park. it's almost overhead and it will be a really prominent feature in the park. and also hear is a photograph of the native will be plant inside the park and the willow portion of that name in addition to willow bridge park we consider willow glen as an option. for the senior officers quarters historic district, we proposed shortening the name to the

quarters and so this is the historic house and the naval buildings around that as well as the individual buildings can be called out by their historic names and a group of building and the landscape we propose referring to as the quarters or quarters district. so back up toward the top of the island is the new dog park which we're proposing to name the rock dog park. as you can see in this rendering, they're defining feature in the design. we have a lot of mounds design using the boulders found on site during the excavation of the infrastructure so the rocks is a playful way to name the park after it is prominent and memorable feature. and here is another view of the park showing the proposed use of

the boulders, which was assigned the space as well as active place for the dogs and integrated into the seating elements that you can see. then, moving back down the hill is to the shoreline is clipper cove beach. and we propose keeping the name of the beach since it is specific to its location on the shore of clipper cove. it was named after the china clipper planes that flu in and d out of this area in the 1930s. this is a park that we have called quarter 10 or beach park and so we propose renaming this park clipper cove park. and this name we feel is fitting. this is a great use that overlooked clipper cove and the historic hangar one on to treasure island and beyond. and we also considered, because it's up on the hill above the

beach, we considered the name clipper cove which in reference its location overlooking the beach and cove. so for the trail we're calling out two naming systems so we proposed the loop that visitors can use to surgery the island and those are portions of the trail that can be used independently and they can combine them into circular walking pats. this naming system is common in some trail systems and help people find both specific sections of the island and then also understand how to connect the segments into loops. so these are the segments you can see color coded on the side here. in orange, is the trail that we're proposing to call the sunset trail and sunset point

because of the western aspect on the island. they will provide great views of the city and the point there will be a great place to see the golden gate bridge and it will be a great sunset viewing spot. the live oakville is not to be existing habitat and proposed press to bation for the island so it's part of the scrub which is where we get the name live oak trail. and and in blue and old reference jack buller and as old jack and he is the person who is credited with bringing goats to the island that was briefly known as goat island and finally in the park blue at the bottom is signal ladder and this is a short segment of trail that connects from signals load up to the portion of the hill top park that we propose naming signal

park and we're giving it the name ladder. it makes for a great trail run and this loop is made by combining segments of the the live oak trail and old jacks trail and signal ladder and the sun side trail. and the second loop connects several of the island existing and newly built so it goes from the beach to the navy here which will be retro fitted as part of the stairs project and then connects to some of the publicly accessible stairs through the new development. this will be the most difficult loop that connects or has the most elevation gain over the shortest distance on the island.

and this trail connects the live oak trail signal ladder and portions of the sunset trail. and the infinity loop is the shortest and easiest loop and it winds through the park and the surrounding area and gives people a great view of all parts of the top of the island. so i will end on this slide that shows a composite of the ybi park name and wore looking forward to your comments and to finding the pro pre a approprian the island. thank you very much. >> thank you so much for that very comprehensive report on the way finding and the naming of all these different spaces. what it highlights for us, is what incredible new trails and

new open spaces that we're going to be opening up to the public. not just for the neighborhood but for the city and for the region. i hope to be able to be hiking many of those trails when they are finished the renovation and creating of those places. so thank you very much for that. i would just like to add a few small details. you know, the way finding and the signage i'm glad that they are the comprehensive system and i note the particular tension for the bicyclist so often the signage is there for the pedestrians who can stop in front or for motorists that are large enough to see but for bikes first, it's much harder to see the signs as you are cycling

by and so i would just ask that you take some care and making sure that bicyclists also are able to find their way and that those signs are visible and at the height appropriate for people going by on bicycles. and the other thing i would like to ask is we got such a great, wonderful native vegetation that the transbay park at the top of the transbay center, they do an excellent job of identifying the plant materials that are there and it is enjoyable because it's educational and you learn a

little bit about the plants and the habitats as well and i didn't see in your signage whether there was any mention of that but i think it's a good idea to have signage that is basically allowing people to understand the type of landscape, the type of plants, the type of trees that are there. i think that is a very educational way to involve the public to understand more about the plant and landscape tag is around them. may i offer that as a suggestion to your team. >> thank you so much, lauren. you mentioned that in 2015, you came before the title

infrastructure and transportation committee and we had a lengthy discussion about some visions for the row naming and representations so i'm going to first, for me, one of the primary interests here in the line of equity inclusion and we talked at length about the disabled and seniors and especially the visually impaired, given the fact that we are going to be having large local space and arts in a history of san francisco to ensure it's a signal of making you comfortable for us to go beyond the mainland of san francisco, especially how would someone that subpoena visually impaired or some have disability to be able to access.

i talk about that at length and i would love to be having something definitely by know that you have interpretive signals in here and this is something you have to pick and wait to see how we can refine what you have now. also in the times of equity and inclusion, i know that the recommendations specifically the artist sergeant claude johnson i know you gave some -- i do not see his name there and also some of the names that would suggest it and this is comprehensive because i like to really see some of the names that we're talking about in there so you can kind of look at that to have claude johnson in there and i saw such a there and there was some of the artist and we've also been getting a lot of

requests from some of our partners regarding that treasure island was part of chicago it's a great group, great historical event and the development on the island, given all the opportunities that we have here we ought to be able to have that and so that is something to consider. could you go into the technology slide that you showed earlier on and there was something picture there that i could not muster, i don't understand what was depecked in that language and in that particular picture and i cannot say yeah, so the technology there and what is that sign that was supposed to be down here so you have desighs specific it's something we click where is that object. >> so it shows a potential aspect to be developed to help

supplement the signage program and the bottom, oh, god, no. >> you have the bottom here. >> it's looking that the where is that? >> that is a digital sign it's something that could be updated regularly with more information. >> this is a person looking at the map? >> yes. >> yep. >> yeah, i didn't understand you could do better with that picture and again, we have to be explicit here. that picture i would not suggest that. so you would understand what it is i could not understand what you are trying to do there and i feel this object looking at this there so that definitely is something from you to change and to look at and finally, the bicycle, because it's an open space and you are going to have a law of traffic of a scheduled

a bicycle and all of that and we had said all along that tuesday object a way of navigation making it easier especially i know there are going to be restrictions on the island but again, what is the entire picture going to be like and that's basically still something that i would like to see. looking at the timeline, given all the here i think i would like to entertain you back itc because we always finalize these names and we are to know what is going to be included and if there all suggestions that the commissioners and the public would like to see so that before we move forward, we're all really saying yes. when you've done the technical aspect of the work here but the naming conventions and it's going to be there i think those

are important too. having said that, i want to acknowledge that a lot of work and you are been doing since you came back and so we are almost there and take off those suggestions and let's plan to see how we can all help you and also move forward on this item. thank you. >> ok. >> i see what commissioner linda's talking about. the image at the bottom is unclear of what that image is. it looks like the back of a hood and it could be a face so it's very unusual and so i would suggest changing that i see that now too. any other comments from commissioners. hearing none, we can open up to

public comment. kate, is there any public comment? >> yes, we have public comment. >> go ahead. >> >> president, and directors, can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> great, thank you. this is walt from treasure island museu museum and this isk at a wonderful public area that is going to be developed for san francisco and for the new community and we're very excited about the inter leaving of historic themes along with the other cry ter why for place names and as director richardson mentioned there's one historic event that really stands out above all others on yesh a on t.

it was a turning point for the desegregation. navy before the don of the civil rights movement last century but it resinates so strongly with important issues of today. the struggle for systemic change and the black lives matter movement. it's something that really deserves to be commemorated in the place naming on yerba buena island. it took place on yerba buena island on the exact location was not well documented and the museum is working with academic partners, the navy, we're waiting for the national archives in maryland to reopen because they have building records from yerba buena island but our best guest is it's between the west-end of hill top

park going down towards treasure island avenue. so that area would be a wonderful location for a place named memorializing the port chicago trial. and i hope your board and the developer will support doing that. thank you. >> thank you for that comment. i think at the very least, some sort of commemorative plaque, which marks that spot, and certainly tied to anything the treasure island museum would have would be a good thing. ok. any other comments? >> >> there's no other public comment. >> then we can go on the next item. >> item number 10, transitional housing updates. thank you directors and karen is

going to give an update on the work that they've been doing recently. since last dis, the post eda residents at our december board meeting we still have had to cut back on the number of public comments he have with residents we're still a future meeting but i'll turn it over to karen to give an update on their more recent activities. >> thank you, very much, president and members of the directors. i just wanted give you an update of some of the work we've been doing over the last three years

under bob's direction under treasure island. on the island related to the regulation and the transition healthy program. as you are all probably aware, we have been charged with working with the households and we have currently about 110 households that are pre da with 153 households that are post pda households and moved in after june 29th. we were at 72 hours holds that are a mix of the two. we've been working with treasure island with head staff since 2017 to help create information programs for the residents of the island about the thrr. and our team has been made up of

us as the project managers and the translators and interpreters and graphic designers and infinity outreach team and more consulting as community outreach board. and in 2019, they expanded the outreach efforts to include the post pda households. i want to talk about 10 different areas of outreach or the work that we did to engage the community and the first and

try to help who they were as households and how the thr and r applied to them directly. and then we have home buyer outreach and education and more recently we added the early payment program and we working with those to work through that process and as we all know in march, we all shifted to virtual engagement of our committee so we didn't lose our momentum to engage folks in considering available housing that is coming available the lower market rate and yea yerba buena island and b mentioned in his previous presentation we were working with the relocation requests and we want to talk about coming up

in the future. >> so, prior to development suppose sort, the board has been wonderful in zeroing in some of the fission we put out and and developing for the timeline goals of the team about when to interact with folks and with to engage them and have open house and we have been working with head of staff and to talk about what is coming in the future and how we can prepare for that and how we can prepare the households for the affordable housing and the housing that will be available for them. we also worked with the tag members as the interpretation and communications. making sure our messaging with correct and appropriate and on

point. and here is say quick story of what we've been doing. we have 2017 we joined the team and we created initial outreach letters and program development that we can communicate clearly with folks. in 2018, we opened a relocation resource center that allowed us to interview people in-person and meet with households and help them understand the program itself and answer other questions. and we had open houses, we hosted home buy errorrentation and three home buyer workshops and to help people prepare to purchase homes and one of our major goals is to get people to have some of the low market housing that is available. we sent out notices of eligibility which was per household to help them understand what all of those regulations meant to them specifically. and then we talked more about

the bmr housing and how we can get information to the community and make that presentation to the board. we continue to work with and continue with individual households in april we had meetings and that gave people freedom to make choices and we were wasting time explaining that to folks and helping them understand what it means to them and claiming payment. we had another open house events in may of 2019 and in december as the board and elected to approve benefits for council and

so we have been busy since then and creating a campaign around that helped them to understand how folks can receive business as well. and we continued to reach out in 2020 at free market notice for some of the first housing and yvi and then, as we all know, march hit and we responded to shelter in place we thought would be temporary and luckily, we really dug in and decided that there needed to be a forum to reach out 209 community so we created a portal which is allowing us to communicate with folks in a way that the people were communicating with that don't have printers or scanners or real sophisticated way of finding documents so we can communicate with them in a way where they can find things

electronically with that in the investment and technology so we were excited about that and we'll talk more about that and lastly, we're going to be launching this week our second premier notice for ybi. i want to show you some of the program support for the support tools we've used over the years. it's a timeline to help people understand that while this is a long process, there's a sense of urgency because things take time and how do we get them engage in being prepared to purchase homes. and also, just making sure that things like (inaudible) when they can see the timeframe. we developed frequently asked question pages, flying and handouts and post cards and brochures and all kinds of materials that our goal was to make it really clear that we were here and we were here to

help and we have done that through some leg owes an logo ag that we've used throughout our documents and e-mails and our portals so people understand who they are and hopefully they're not confused with many of the other voice that's are out there. and it's been wonderful to get feedback from some of that and kind of help us pivot when we weren't as (inaudible) as we hoped. our hope house is in part because we really made every effort to reach people by e-mail and by posters and by post cards and door hangers. anything to get people tone gage with us. and we think it's been really successful and we saw the languages that were really being asked to translate or interpret in spanish or korean so, again,

we just continue to engage folks even with our new portal launch and in 2017, we had initial outreach letters to the legacy household that open house events in january 18, may '18 and february 18 we established a relocation resource center that was very helpful during the early times so we have folks one-on-one and in march through june, 2018, we met individually with folks and in april of 2018 we hosted four home buyer education events which were really successful and we're excited about that. one thing that was important to us is to really, especially in the early years before the boards extended the benefit and we really wanted to engage the households and answer the questions and really help them get on track, continue one of my meetings as needed and calls

were needed and follow ups to the e-mail answers questions and we saw it was helpful and wore hoping they were feeling very engage in that time. and again this just reiterates some of the tolls we used and the meetings we had have been really successful and we delivered the preliminary notice of eligibility that we talked about. outreach was great and i touched on that a bit. one of the excite being things was now the home buying classes through virtual which is you can stay on track with our goals of engaging people and helping them get through the combine workshops. again, some of our outreach materials, just trying to really help people understand that

urgency of being one of those folks that get to buy the bmr unit and preparing for bmr purchases through the future with other condos on the island. and our outreach has been in english and what spanish and korean as needed and just really trying to help people understand these opportunities. and we're able to do it through door hangers and e-mail education and pro marketing notices and as i mentioned we have one more going out this week. because it's such an important part of this, we kind of were on round three of continue engagement different marking materials and helping people understand what opportunities are available to them. and some of the feedback we've gotten has been great. people who didn't know they were going to be able an opportunity

to buy a house, especially in san francisco. they're very excited about that and it gets overwhelming when you purchase homes for the first time and that learning to do that is pretty exciting and i answer those answers and the board approved and so we never thought all the households and we engage folks and help them understand about that opportunity. they have had 22 pre legacy households and we're excited about that because it gives them the freedom to make choices about their life. many of whom have been honest for a very long time. and in december, in 2019, expanding the outreach to

households and we've been actively engaging them and helping them understand who we are and the opportunities that are available to them. and we in march we pivoted and tried to move everything electron you cannily so we don't meet people in-person and in-person the last resort and if someone really wants that but we're available to work with people and make sure that the last person does not mean lack of progress on housing and or early payments. and the portal launch that we have is fantastic and it's a great tool to communicate with folks and get information to them and a place where there are documents can live and making references as needed so we're very happy about that and we continue to do about 25 launches a week in the purpose of that is so that as people have questions

we can engage them one-on-one and answer their questions and help them engage in the portal and see how it a employ applies. it's all mentioned we've been working with 10 households who have been asked to move as a result of maybe the naming of the building so that's going forward and we hope to have everybody moved out by the end of the year. some of the events, this is the pre marking windows for how to engage and help people understand what a great opportunity that this is and

also, we have murphy housing and just trying to understand how best to communicate the opportunity of the process to the community. and as going forward, we just want to support the goals of the education program and it's now gone virtual and how do we get more and more people engage in that. home buyer education and it's one our big passions forward and housing opportunities evolved and what those opportunities mean to each household and coordination with partners to finalize the protocols for housing collection and engagement and household for all for rent and self-housing opportunities. we'll continue to process the claim and we will continue to update the board with our activity reports and we welcome

any questions that you have. and just as you have about how to continue to engage the community and there's so much more that happened in the last few years and they're not included in these slides and we just wanted to give you an overview of where we've been and where we're going and we're really excited and we're going to open it up for the board. do i have any questions or comments? so hearing none, karen, thank you for your report. and the history of hearing the issues. thank you, very much. i'm going to open up to the

public comments now. kate, do we have anybody on the line for public comments? >> there's no public comment. >> so, thank you for that report and i think then the next item is kate -- >> >> clerk: discussion of futures agenda items by directors. >> are there any items that directors would like to add to the agenda? >> >> just, echoing what you said earlier about a future report on th energy piece. >> i requested on the maintenance and operations about who is facing for us to have a continuing discussion on that and maybe we can have an initial report to november.

>> one more thing too, which i think commissioner lie had requested this in pa th pasta pl gees ipast, what themayor set ak and wondering treasure island would get that funding? wondering if there's anymore clarity on that? for future items. >> right. so, is that something that you can report on in the future for now even? >> there's an over all effort to do racial equity planning throughout city government and i think write an update on that from the role in that over all. we have not been -- there's been no specific funding districted

to coming out of the efforts but i believe those conversations are still going on at city hall. >> if we can perhaps have it on the week and tonight and just noted sometimes. that would be helpful. >> great, so if there's no further items, then i believe we can adjourn so, be healthy be safe, i think the next board meeting we hopefully will know who our next president will be. [laughter] >> so, go out and vote. with that thank you.

welcome, city attorney herrera. >> good morning. thank you to mayor breed, chief scott, supervisors peskin and haney for joining me this morning to highlight our collective commitment to combating an all too familiar problem. open air drug dealing in the tenderloin. we're all created to solutions to make sure we combat this epidemic that is taking control of the tenderloin neighborhood. this morning, my office sued 28 known drug dealers, file. they do not live in the

tenderloin, but sell deadly drugs there. the drugs that are fueling the drug crisis in our streets. this is to stop the brazen drug-dealing that has plagued this neighborhood. last year alone 441 people died from drug overdoses in the city and the tenderloin had the highest overdose mortality rate of any neighborhood in the city. enough is enough. these injunctions are carefully crafted to simultaneously safeguard a defendant's due process while targeting with precision, the problem of drug dealers coming from outside the area to prey on tenderloin residents, housed and unhoused. this prevents the 28 named defendants from entering the tenderloin and part of the adjacent south of market neighborhood. roughly from van ness to ellis

and geary to mission. the tenderloin would become a protected zone and these defendants, none of whom live in the tenderloin, would be allowed to go there unless they had a lawful legitimate reason to be there. we're focused on the predatory repeat dealers selling the most dangerous drugs, including those leading to the most deaths. we have rigorous criteria. he or she was arrested at least twice for drug sales or possession of drugs for the purpose of sales in the tenderloin in the past year and a half. one of those arrests must have been in the last nine months. both of the arrests must have led to either criminal charges by the district attorney or a motion to revoke probation. the drugs involved were fentanyl, heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine. and the defendant is not a

tenderloin resident. has been given the opportunity to present their defense in court at a hearing and the court finds there is sufficient evidence to warrant the injunction. in other words, an injunction is issued if the need for it is proven in a court of law. demographics or group affiliations were not considered when putting together these lawsuits. violations of the injunctions will have civil and criminal consequences. violations carry civil penalties of up to $6,000 per violation. perhaps just as important, violations can also be pursued as misdemeanor crimes and subject to the defendant's immediate arrest. an arrest leads to the search and confiscation of drugs or contraband a person has in his or her possession. these actions are aimed slowly at criminals coming to prey on the people of the tenderloin.

we know who the predators are and we will not allow them to victimize tenderloin residents. our message to these dealers is simple. if you come to the tenderloin, you'll be arrested and your drugs will be confiscated. this is not a silver bullet. more needs to be done, including drug treatment options, expanded mental health and a focus on major narcotics suppliers, but this gives one more tool to the law enforcement to help keep the tenderloin residents safe. we need to stop this neighborhood from being used as the open air drug market. our goal is to keep the dealers out of the tenderloin. the kids, the parents, the seniors, the workers, the business owners of this neighborhood have suffered enough and deserve nothing less. the tenderloin has the highest

concentration of children in the city. it also has the highest number of overdose deaths and that is not acceptable. once the pandemic improves, the kids of the pandemic deserve to be able to go to the school, playground, go see a friend without being caught in the middle of a drug deal or a person overdosing on the sidewalk. this won't solve the problem, but it's a step work taking. i hadn't to thank the hard-working men and women in the san francisco police department. their diligence laid the ground work to put together this creative approach to public safety. i want to thank the team in my office that worked hard to come up with a way that will deal with a longstanding problem. i also want to thank our mayor for her tremendous support and leadership during this incredibly challenging time for our city, as well as supervisors peskin and haney, for their

commitment to combating this problem. with that, i would like to introduce our mayor, london breed. >> mayor breed: good morning, everyone. thank you, all, so much for being here today. i want to begin by thanking dennis has rare kerrera and the attorney office to deal with one of the biggest challenges in the tenderloin community. not so long ago we set down a path to address what we saw as a significant increase in homelessness and tent encampments in the t.l. and we made a lot of progress. over 400 tents removed with over 600 people. we're now down to less than 30 tents. and we drive around the tenderloin, we walk around the

tenderloin, and you would think that nothing has ever happened there. that no progress has been made. you see hundreds of people on blocks throughout the t.l. who are dealing drugs openly, in broad daylight. you see people pushing strollers, mothers, who have to go out on the streets to go around the drug dealing and the drug using and the challenges that exist there. i grew up in this city. i grew up not too far from the tenderloin in the western edition. and the tenderloin has always had its challenges, but it has never been worse. it has never been worse. and we can't do this work alone. we need to make sure that, yes, we address the challenges that exist with people who struggle with addiction. this is why i'm fighting so hard

to get safe injection sites open. why i'm fighting to get expanded mental health support, because those of you who have family members who suffer with addicti addiction, you know how challenging it is to get them on the right path. we have to do more as a city to provide alternatives. and then we know the challenges that exist. the people who are being trafficked to sell drugs on our streets from other countries. the folks who are coming from other bay area cities because they know san francisco is a place where they can make a lot of money. san francisco has become the place to go to sell drugs. it is known widely. and that has got to stop, because there has to be consequences. look, i understand there might be financial challenges, but the fact is, we can't tolerate what we see happening in the

tenderloin or any other neighborhood in our city. people have got to be held accountable for the destruction they are causing to these communities. and when we talk about destruction, we're talking about the people who are dying in record numbers from drug overdoses right in the tenderloin. this is a commonsense solution to a very, very complex problem. and i really want to, again, express my appreciation to our city attorney, dennis herrera, for not only putting together a unique plan, but for caring about this issue in the first place. and i want to thank him for working with the san francisco police department to actually use data to inform this decision. we know that there is a lot of work to do.

and we can't continue to let the tenderloin be the breeding ground for all that is problematic and challenging in our city. it's going to take helping with homelessness. it's going to take drug treatment. it's going to take supporting low-income families and people who live in that community. and, yes, it's going to take holding the people who are holding this community hostage with the rampant drug-dealing that is completely devastated this neighborhood. we have to do better and we will do better. this is a step in the right direction. and i'm looking forward to seeing the results of this work. and i want to thank all those who have been involved and supportive of this issue. and we have got to get the job done and that's what this is about. with that, i want to introduce the police chief of san francisco, chief scott.

>> good morning. thank you, mayor breed. first, i want to start off by thanking our mayor london breed for her relentless leadership when it comes to this issue. as the mayor stated, this problem is pervasive and i also want to thank our city attorney dennis herrera for an innovative strategy that really gives us a much better opportunity to turn the corner on the drug dealing in the tenderloin. i would like to thank supervisors peskin and haney for their support and leadership on this issue. you'll hear from them as well in a second. the men and women of the san francisco police department and those say sign -- assigned to the tenderloin, have been working very, very hard to

address the rampant drug-dealing in the tenderloin. during a recent three-month operation to focus on narcotics dealers, the tenderloin officers and the narcotics detail officers arrested over 267 individuals for drug sales. 267. and although that number may sound high, it's just a drop in the bucket. our officers seized over $144,000 in u.s. currency and a combination of over 7,000 grams of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs. 210 of those arrests had prior arrests in san francisco and 55 of the 267 arrests were in violation of court-issued stay away orders where they were prohibited from the area where

they were selling drugs. 58 of those arrested live outside of the city of san francisco. now our efforts to combine or combat narc sales in the tenderloin are ongoing as of today. and today's announcement of injunctions filed by our city attorney will help us address the concerns and complaints of tenderloin residents and merchants. and those complaints come pouring in daily. these dealers prey on a vulnerable population and contribute to the drug degradation of the quality of life who work and live in the tenderloin. these injunctions give law enforcement officers another tool in our tool kit. violators face up to a $6,000 fine, misdemeanor arrest and

officers can potentially seize money and drugs along with other contraband. with the combined efforts in the drug treatment and other public health strategies, we hope to have a positive effect on the quality of life in the tenderloin area. as was stated by the mayor -- i can't emphasize this enough -- we have to do more, we have do better and we will do better. we cannot and will not further tolerate drug dealers coming into the tenderloin from wherever they're coming from throughout the bay area to ruin our community. the injunctions will make coming back to the tenderloin have more serious consequences. and, drug dealers, if you're out there watching this news conference, know that your actions will not and cannot be tolerated any longer in the city and county of san francisco. with that, i'd like to turn the mic over to supervisor aaron peskin. thank you.

>> supervisor peskin: chief, thank you, city attorney herrera, mayor breed, for what is truly a creative solution. this is not a silver bullet. it must be coupled with mental health services, with drug treatment, with the addition of sorely needed affordable housing in and around the tenderloin. a year ago supervisor haney and i went to a meeting together just up the street in the tenderloin wherein we witnessed an individual who was literally dying of a fentanyl overdose. we were able to locate some narcan and that individual is alive today, but that should not be happening on our streets. this is not only a creative solution, but it is one where city attorney herrera has crafted it very carefully in

conjunction with my office. has done so in a way that honors the civil rights of individuals in our community. it is structured fairly and will be supported by the board of supervisors. i want to thank the city attorney. we're going to make a difference in the tenderloin. and if this works, this is a model that be exported to other parts of san francisco because when you look at those 441 deaths, it is true a disproportionate number of them are in the tenderloin, but those individuals who are preying on weak individuals in our community are not just operating in the tenderloin. and if this is a success, i look forward to working with the city attorney office, the chief of police and mayor to export this model to the rest of the city and county of san francisco. we are available for questions and comments.

thank you, supervisor peskin. we'll begin with the q&a portion with city attorney herrera. the first set of questions are from kate wolf. the aclu and other community groups have said injunctions like gang injunctions used in the past don't address root problems and violate people's civil liberties. can you address how these injunctions will be different from those? >> one thing you heard uniformly, both from the mayor, from supervisor peskin and from the chief of police, this is part of a -- has to be part of a comprehensive approach that focuses on drug rehab, mental health and the like. so there is no doubt that we need to also get the root causes

which are contributing to our problem. however, this is different from gang injunctions. this is not based on affiliation or status, it is based on going after individuals who have been known to engage in criminal conduct that has been charged by the district attorney and arrests by the police department for known activity that has occurred in the tenderloin. the fact of the matter is, we carefully crafted this to make sure it was based on conduct, not on status or affiliation. and there is also the opportunity for if people have a legitimate reason to be in the 50-square block area, the protected zone, courts, city hall, have all been exempted from the limitation of movement. so this is very different from gang injunctions. i think it is something people need to be aware of. this is based on conduct, not

status. and demonstrable conduct from individuals who don't even live in the tenderloin and 27 of the 28 don't even live in the city and county of san francisco. >> thank you, city attorney. the next question is from joe with bay city news. why would civil injunctions be used instead of criminal actions if the city knows who the dealers are? >> it's another tool in the tool kit. certainly, there are criminal penalties that can accrue, but the fact of the matter is, if someone is going to suffer a financial penalty of a significant dollar amount, that is something that dissuades individuals from engaging. with respect to these injunctions, you have two tools, a criminal sanction as well as a civil sanction which did not occur previously. this encompasses the whole

tenderloin, where something that the chief referred to earlier, the stay-away orders in other criminal cases were designed to be with respect to one particular corner or block. it was not nearly as comprehensive as what we're seeking here today. >> thank you, city attorney. that concludes today's press conference. thank you, everyone, for joining us.

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ballots. if you are going out of town and you need a ballot mailed to a different location, there's a system in place to do just that. for whatever reason, you are not certain or uncomfortable accessing a paper ballot, there's just a lot of options. they've been sending things in the mail, sending things online to say our goal is to make this as easy as possible. in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that

there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote

and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center right across the street from city hall, we will have a number of of drop off ballot locations the weekend before election day. linda brooks burton library and the branch library. because again, we're trying to make it easy as possible and it's ballots in-person or on election day. if you need more information, please visit the department of elections website at spelections.org. call 311 or call (415)554-4375. so with that, i just want to

again thank everyone for their cooperation, the work they do. i really want to express a special thank you so john arts and the department of elections staff because they have been working very hard to make sure that no question is unanswered. anything or any scenario that could occur, they wanted to make sure they were prepared to support and address the public. and they work with the number great community organizations and to get out the vote and some of those organizations are with us today, including george chance from the chinese newcomer service center, jackie flynn, the ex you director of and these are organizations who make sure that communities all over san francisco have accessed to vote. and we appreciate the work that they've done for many, many

years. i also want to thank martha cohen, the director of special events, for taking such time and care with creating a warm and inviting space. thank you, martha for your work. and with that, i want to turn it over to our special guest, joining us here today, you probably recognize him because the tallest person here. our state senator, scott wiener. >> thank you, madam mayor. and i also want to thank martha and also our department of elections and john arts for once again really stepping up to make sure that san franciscans can vote and vote easily. that's one of our core values in san francisco that we want people to vote and we want to make it easier for people to vote so i have complete confidence in our department of elections that we will run a

beautiful election here and that we will -- it will just be a really strong showing and a really difficult period of time. this is a partnership between the state and our counties including san francisco we took action at the state level to people being able to vote during a pandemic and we authorized global vote by mail o so everyone gets a ballot even if you are not signed up as a permanent absentee and not put barriers in order to get an absentee ballot and normally, it has to be post marked byelection day and i do want to ask people please, try not to rely on post marking on election day and sometimes you can mail it after whatever the pick up is at that particular box and there are unfortunately thousands of

ballots each time where people just mail it too late in the day. it doesn't get post marked. make sure you are going to mail it, please, troy t try to mail tractor-trailer dait theday bef. even if there's a problem with the post office, which i don't think there will be. you have plenty of time if you mail it right up to election day. it has 17 days to a arrive instead of three and that is a huge change in stay law that we've made to just make sure that every ballot can be counted. what this is really about is auctions. we want people to make choices that work for them and people

can drop it off in different locations and of course, we have absolutely amazing voting facility here which will respond to our health needs in terms of allowing people to show up and vote safely. and to be able to do it efficiently. the capacity here, as you can see, is huge. it's going to start on monday and also be opening two weekends before the election. we're making it so easy for people to vote in a way that works for them and their family and their own health situation. i have a digital town hall last week with our secretary of state, alex padilla and with con on cause and a representative of the american postal workers union and she was very, very clear that she has confidence

that the mail is going to work well for this election. despite some of the turbulence we were saying, they've been able to move through that and she assured us our postal workers, who are some of our front line essential workers, who are putting themselves out there during this pandemic so we can do what we need to do as eye society they're going to work incredibly hard and they will deliver the mail and people can have confidence in the mail. so, again, thank you, madam mayor, thank you to our department of elections and let's just run a great election as always. thank you. and now, i want to invite up our director of elections, john arts. >> thank you, senator weren't. thank you mayor breed and also for organizing this event. this is a great timing for an event like this, just before early voting begins. early voting will begin october 5th here at the voting center located outside bill graham auditorium.

this is an example of the mayor and the senator wiener have indicated and the department and city have take ep steps to make sure that voting is safe and healthy experience for all voters in san francisco. the ballots we mailed actually tomorrow and voters will start receiving ballots on saturday and then they'll most will receive ballots on monday going through the election week. we have a full compliment of polling polic police station ple want to drop off or they don't want to mail their ballot back, just before elections day, is they are outside the voting area so voters don't have to go mud the voting area. they decrease the amount of traffic that voters would experience at election day. and everything that we've done since really the end of the march election going through the cycle for november, has been to

plan in relation to conduct an election, while trying to respond to a pandemic. so everything that is happening here at bill graham auditorium, is organized so that people can maintain social distancing and there's ppes that our personnel are wearing and useing and the public has provided ppe and hand sanitizers and sanitizing wipes, face shields and things like that and the same for the polling places. the voters and co-workers can maintain social distancing as they go through the election process on election day. we've had p.p.e.s available for the voters and the poll workers on election day. and the in-person voting here at the bill graham auditorium and the polling places there's a cleansing of the areas and materials and the commonly used items throughout the day so voters will go into a clean voting environment when they go to cast their ballot on election day. also, i want to echo the comments about the post office.

we've had conversations and meetings with the post office before this election and to make sure there was no issues and with the processing and to support the conduct of this election for november. the post office of senator wiener noted, has put tremendous men does attention and focus on their abilities and their requirements to give ballots up to vote and he is get ballots to voters to elections here in san francisco. i want to share the city and the departments of elections has put much time and thought into this and so they're safe and secure and everyone has a good experience on election date i'll turn it over to george chan. >> and even we call chinese and

we're helping everyone. so this year we're happy to be receiving support from the city to continue the registered people. so, this year, we see the ballot we mailed to you and we help people register. we follow that many times they don't know if you change your address, make sure you update it, ok. so also, if you do know your status, we can help you to check it as well. thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is jaclyn flynn. i'm the executive director of the a phyllis randolf of san francisco and we're working with the department of the elections in the city to really get out of vote this year. so i ask you, how important is your vote?

2020 is a challenging year as a nation. we have lost over 200,000 american lives from covid-19 and these fires, as you can see, continue to raise and scorch our state and homes and businesses and and the california economy and our air quality and and they leap gap in time with racial tension zoos tie that they spilled into our streets. so i asked again. how important is your vote? this year and you can help redefine our jail system you can help reform our law enforcement system. you can help fund our parks, you can vote for housing and

healthcare and your vote is a vote for change. i ask you, what can you do to effect change and if you can, do it early. send it in my mail. drop it directly into a ballot box and thank you to the city for creating an accessible space for folks to do that safely. and if you must safely head to your poll, please wear your mask and vote. i encourage awful us to ask our families, our friends, our work colleagues, our neighbors to do something important, vote. this year has been hard on all of us. and as i think about why it's so important, i think about my own kids. and i realize that i have the power to set a clear example that i'm not satisfied where we're at in this nation today and i'm not going to sit back.

i will be an element of change. the a phyllis randolf institute will be on the frontlines reaching out to our seniors and over 5,000 units of low income family housing across is this city. we'll be facing this year of covid, hitting the streets to ensure education and access to voting. you can help us in that fight. i'm inspired by san francisco. a city that votes for change. i'm inspired by inspired by a t looks like me. when i vote i celebrate my skin, my lips and my determination to be represented by someone that understanding my perspective. to all my asian brothers and sisters and to all my latino brothers and sisters, we need you. we need bilingual folks and to my caucasian allies, we are all in this together. i challenge everyone to get

education and make a plan and vote. thank you. >> thank you to the press and the immediate why for getting the word out and most importantly, we want to make sure that voting is easy. if you have any questions or concerns, what is interesting this past weekend, i heard from a lot of folks that said i didn't get my ballot yet, what is going on? what is happening. so people seem to be very excited about voting. we also want to make sure that folks are able to get their ballots and they're able to get their questions answered and we make it as simple as possible and we also keep everybody safe. when we're showing up to our polling places, or our drop-off center or this particular center

here across the street from city hall, we're all using the wash center to wash our hands and we're wearing our masks and complying with our health orders because that's how we're going to be able to continue to not only get through this but adapt to the needs to make sure that we are able to not only vote but vote safely. that's what this is all about and so thank you all so much for joining us here to the today. [applause]

>> the market is one of our vehicles for reaching out to public and showing them how to prepare delicious, simple food. people are amazed that the library does things like that. biblio bistro is a food education program. it brings such joy to people. it teaches them life skills that they can apply anywhere, and it encourages them to take care of themselves. my name is leaf hillman, and i'm a librarian, and biblio bistro is my creation. i'm a former chef, and i have been incubating this idea for many years.

we are challenged to come up with an idea that will move the library into the future. this inspired me to think, what can we do around cooking? what can i do around cooking? we were able to get a cart. the charlie cart is designed to bring cooking to students in elementary students that has enough gear on it to teach 30 students cooking. so when i saw that, i thought bingo, that's what we're missing. you can do cooking classes in the library, but without a kitchen, it's difficult. to have everything contained on wheels, that's it. i do cooking demonstrations out at the market every third wednesday. i feature a seafood, vegetable, and i show people how to cook the vegetable. >> a lot of our residents live in s.r.o.s, single resident occupancies, and they don't have access to full kitchens.

you know, a lot of them just have a hot plate, a microwave, and the thing that biblio bistro does really well is cook food accessible in season and make it available that day. >> we handout brochures with the featured recipe on the back. this recipe features mushrooms, and this brochure will bring our public back to the library. >> libraries are about a good time. >> i hired a former chef. she's the tickle queen at the ramen shop in rockwood.

we get all ages. we get adults and grandparents and babies, and, you know, school-age kids, and it's just been super terrific. >> i was a bit reluctant because i train teachers and adults. i don't train children. i don't work with children, and i find it very interesting and a bit scary, but working here really taught me a lot, you know, how easily you can influence by just showing them what we have, and it's not threatening, and it's tasty and fun. i make it really fun with kids because i don't look like a teacher. >> in the mix, which is our team center, we have programs for our kids who are age 13 to 18, and those are very hands on. the kids often design the menu. all of our programs are very interactive. >> today, we made pasta and

garlic bread and some sauce. usually, i don't like bell pepper in my sauce, but i used bell pepper in my sauce, and it complemented the sauce really well. i also grated the garlic on my bread. i never thought about that technique before, but i did it, and it was so delicious. >> we try to teach them techniques where they can go home and tell their families, i made this thing today, and it was so delicious. >> they're kind of addicted to these foods, these processed foods, like many people are. i feel like we have to do what we can to educate people about that. the reality is we have to live in a world that has a lot of

choices that aren't necessarily good for you all the time. >> this is interesting, but it's a reaction to how children are brought up. it is fast-food, and the apple is a fast-food, and so that sort of changes the way they think about convenience, how eating apple is convenient. >> one of the things that i love about my program out at the market is the surprise and delight on people's faces when they finally taste the vegetable. it's been transformative for some people. they had never eaten those vegetables before, but now, they eat them on a regular basis. >> all they require is a hot plate and a saute pan, and they realize that they're able to cook really healthy, and it's also tasty. >> they also understand the importance of the connection that we're making. these are our small business owners that are growing our food and bringing it fresh to the market for them to consume,

and then, i'm helping them consume it by teaching them how to cook. >> it connects people to the food that they're buying. >> the magic of the classes in the children's center and the team center is that the participants are cooking the food themselves, and once they do that, they understand their connection to the food, to the tools, and it empowers them. >> we're brokering new experiences for them, so that is very much what's happening in the biblio bistro program. >> we are introducing kids many times to new vocabulary. names of seasonings, names of vegetables, names of what you call procedures. >> i had my little cooking experience. all i cooked back then was grilled cheese and scrambled

eggs. now, i can actually cook curry and a few different thing zblz a . >> and the parents are amazed that what we're showing them to cook is simple and inexpensive. i didn't know this was so easy to make. i've only bought it in the market. those comments have been amazing, and yeah, it's been really wonderful. >> we try to approach everything here with a well, just try it. just try it once, and then, before you know it, it's gone. >> a lot of people aren't sure how to cook cauliflower or kale or fennel or whatever it is, and leah is really helpful at

doing that. >> i think having someone actually teaching you here is a great experience. and it's the art of making a meal for your family members and hope that they like it. >> i think they should come and have some good food, good produce that is healthy and actually very delicious. >> cooking is one of my biggest passions, to be able to share, like, my passion with others, and skills, to h h h h h h h hh

>> and the city of san francisco would like your assistance, the board meeting is now called to order. due to covid-19 health emergency and given the public health recommendations issued by the city and county of the san francisco public health, and governor newsome, and the restrictions on the teleconference. we will be virtually with all members and staff participating today via teleconference. and to ensure the safety of the board, the staff, and the members of the public. now public notice for this meeting and on the web