correct expiration date, to january 1, 2023. >> clerk: that is correct. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001, i.d. 1875186183, and then press pounds and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please press star 3to line up to three. mr. coe, do we have any members of the public to comment on this item? >> yes, i have one caller in the cue. >> chairman: first speaker, please. >> thank, mr. chair. in 2019, supervisor safai was appointed to this commission. when she resigned, she never had attended a single one of the meetings of the commission, sending staff to participate in

her place. this is not acceptable. and supervisor safai should not continue this. [inaudible] and that resource, paragraph 45: 70, "it is not permitted in ordinary assembly, unless the laws of the state require it or the charter or bylaws of the organization provide for it. it is incompatible with the characters" (indiscernable). if the law under which the organization is incorporated allows proxy voting, the adoption of this vote as parliamentary authority should be treated as sufficient provision." my research shows that the state and local law and

bylaws are silent on the issue. therefore proxy voting is prohibited in meetings of the san francisco behavioral health committee. section 1513d requires removal of commissioner after four unexcused absences in a 12-month period. i will ask for enforcement of this provision if supervisor safai does not attend the meetings of the commission in person. thank you, mr. chair. >> chairman: thank you for that comment and for letting us know. i will endeavor to reach out to supervisor safai to ensure he will attend personally. are there any any other members of the public for public comment on this item number five? >> mr. chair, that completes the cue. >> chairman: public comment is closed, and i would like to formally

offer the amendment to put in the proper ending date of the term of january 1, 2023. on that motion, a roll call, please. >> clerk: on the motion to amendment, supervisor mandelman? >> yea. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> yea. >> clerk: chair peskin? >> chairman: yea. >> clerk: the motion to amend passes without objection. >> chairman: and then i would like to make a motion to send the item, as amended, with recommendation to the full board. on that motion, a roll call please. >> clerk: on that motion, supervisor mandelman? >> yea. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> yea. >> clerk: chair peskin? >> chairman: yea. >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: mr. clerk, read items six through nine together. >> item six is a motion appointing supervisor

morguard, term ending june 30thn alternative to the bay area executive board. item seven is a motion appointing him to a term ending february 1, 2025. item eight is a motion appointing him to january. [inaudible] p. >> chairman: thank you, mr. young. i thought we should take these all together, because concerns the same supervisor have to augment the goldengate bridge board, and thank you, supervisor melgard for

jumping in, into these various important regional rhodes. roles. i don't know if you're there because my computer is giving me a fit. if you are there, supervisor melgard, you are welcome to say a couple of words. >> supervisor melgard is not currently on the call. >> chairman: i can't pull up the button, and i'll have to take my laptop to my incredible people and figure out what is going on. let's open up items six through nine. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide comment, call 415-655-0001, i.d. 1875186183, and then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial star 3 to line up to speak.

mr. coe, do you have any members of the public for comment at this time? >> mr. chair, we have no callers in the cue. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. colleagues, if there is no objection, i would like to make a motion to send items six through nine with recommendation to the full board of supervisors. >> clerk: chair peskin, regarding item number eight, i believe i sent a proposal to delete the executive director from the motion, because i believe that the goldengate bridge does not have such a director. >> chairman: we can do that. the official title is general manager, and his name is dennis mulligan, which is virtually the same as executive director. i served on that body for a period of time. we can find -- if you'd like, i can look up what the exact proper title is. >> clerk: i don't believe we need to name a specific person. it is a direction to send

a certified copy. we can send it to the goldengate bridge, and we don't need to address it to a specific person. >> chairman: and they have a clerk on their board as well, so relative to the amendments suggested to item number eight by clerk young, i would like to make a motion to strike the executive director, and we will just send it to the goldengate bridge board. a roll call, please. >> clerk: supervisor mandelman? >> yea. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> yea. >> clerk: chair peskin? >> chairman: yea. >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: and then, mr. clerk, i would like to restate my earlier motion, which is to send items six, seven, and nine to the full board. and item eight, as amended to the full board with

positive recommendation on that restated motion. a roll call, please. >> clerk: on that motion, supervisor mandelman? >> yea. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> yea. >> clerk: chair peskin? >> chairman: yea. >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: thank you. i believe that concludes our business this morning. we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned at 10:43]

>> san francisco mayor london n. breed. for persons who wish to ask questions, include your name, outlet and up to two clearly stated questions in webex chat.

and now we welcome mayor london breed. >> thank you so much. and good morning, everyone. i am excited to be here today because we know that most recently we have a vacancy in the city administrator's office, and i am so proud to announce that i am nominating carmen chu to serve as san francisco's city administrator. many of us know carmen over the years. she has served the city and county of san francisco since 2005. she currently serves as our assessor recorder and in that role she is responsible for managing a team of over 200 people. under her leadership, the aassessor's office has reversed a decades old backlog of assessment cases and generating $3.6 billion in property tax revenue annually to support

public services in san francisco. had it not been for carmen's leader snip that role, we would have a budget that was deficient in the amount of $3.6 billion. that gives you an indication of how amazing and how valuable she is to san francisco. such achievements have earned her office the prestigious 2020 good government award, an honor recognizing excellence in public sector management and stewardship. she currently serves on the san francisco employees retirement system board where she oversees the investments and policies of a $26 billion public pension system in san francisco. assessor chu has really stepped up during covid to lead our economic recovery task force as one of the co-chairs. this was not in her job description, nor was it her responsibility, but when i called carmen to ask for her help because we needed all hand on deck to address the challenges that none of us thought we would be dealing with

with covid, she immediately said yes. and with her leadership the task force developed 41 recommendations and policy ideas to make the city's economy stronger, more resilient, and more attainable. prior to the career as assessor, she was an elected representative of the board of supervisor. when she served as budget chair of the board of supervisors, there was no one who was more fiscally conservative and focused on equity and serving the public's best interest and made sure we understood the value of every single dollar we spent. there was no one more of an advocate in that role than carmen chu when he served as the budget chair of the san francisco board of supervisors. she also served as the deputy director of public policy and finance for gavin newsom when he

was mayor. she's been actively engaged in really changing bureaucracy in san francisco on so many levels. and just to go back to some information about the assessor recorder's office which was experiencing a lot of challenges, a lot of uncertainty, a lot of confusion, the work that she did to put everyone for the most part on an electronic system and to re-organize the files in that system was pretty amazing. now, i know it's very bureaucratic and very technical, but to make san francisco work in a more efficient way that provides information to the public in a way that people can understand so that they can pay their taxes and they can do whatever business they do with the city t work she has done has really been about making sure that the average, everyday citizen in san francisco who is not connected to city hall, who is not involved in city hall in any way, that they have a voice.

and they have some level of understanding and access to the resources we provide. she is the only asian american woman elected as assessor in the state of california, and she is the daughter of immigrants. her family worked hard to make sure she had some amazing opportunities to succeed in life, and boy, has she made them proud. the city administrator's office consist of more than 25 departments and programs that provide a broad range of services to other city departments and the public. and ladies and gentlemen, i am so honored to introduce the next city administrator for the city and county of san francisco, assessor recorder carmen chu. >> good morning, everybody. first off, i just want to say thank you so much, mayor breed, for your confidence in me. i am humbled and i'm honored by

your nomination, so thank you so much for this opportunity. >> thank you. >> if confirmed by the board, of course, i look forward to working not only with you but also with the board to make sure that we continue to move san francisco forward. i want to speak a little bit about my parents as i start off with the this. my parents were immigrants. mayor breed spoke about this a little bit ago, and my parents had a small restaurant and we all grew up, my sisters and i, working in that restaurant. i tell you this and i share this with you because so much of our service and so much of what we do in life is grounded by our life experiences. how we were raised. the people who loved us. those who supported us. those were part of our lives. and what they taught me was the importance of making sure that we provide honest day of hard work, and making sure you do everything you can in every single role that you play is important.

but they also taught me the importance of helping those who are in need. mike like my parents, not everybody starts off with resources. not everybody starts off with money, with support, and not everybody starts off with even the ability to communicate or speak english. and i think it's recognizing that so many people start off from different places that it's a privilege when any of us have the ability to serve in the public capacity. it is this grounding, this belief that government can serve and the belief that government can help to support people, especially in their greatest times of need that gives me the privilege and honor of working as a public servant for the city and county of san francisco. first off, i want to recognize the people of the city administrator's office. your responsibility is a big one. the span of your responsibilities serve as a backbone for all of the city's

operations. and i really want to thank you, a heartfelt thank you, especially during this time this, time when we're asking you to not only carry on with that work that you do, but also to do double duty especially as we continue to respond to an active global pandemic. this is something that is not easy. and i know that san francisco is better off for all the work that you are doing not only in your existing roles but also in the extra work that you are doing to make sure that we respond to with the best way possible to serve is city well. to the people of the assessor's office, and i simply put and i want to tell you that i will miss you. we built a really great team in the assessor's office and we have accomplished so much. and things that seemed insurmountable to do and reversing a decades backlog and exceeding revenue expectations in half a billion during my

time. and making sure we are completely overhauling outdated tools and systems that we have in our office. these may sound boring to many people, but honestly, it is this kind of attention and this kind of work that really drives change and excellent public service. i want to thank each and every person in the assessor's office. i enjoy working with you on the professional growth and challenges that you took on and i hope you will carry on the accomplishments and legacy with you as you go forward. and finally, i want to close by recognizing and thanking the contributions as city administrator naomi kelly. i understand your decision was a difficult one. and thank you for helping meet the needs of the city during the global pandemic when we needed the support to lift up so many

things that we have done. the accomplishments are not to be diminished, and icismly want to say thank you. with, that i am available, of course, for any questions. and i am really honored for this responsibility coming forward. >> thank you, assessor chiu and we are honored that you are willing to take on this responsibility. i want to provide member of the public with information about the city administrator's office. they are responsible for overseeing animal care and control, the office of cannabis, the medical examiner's office, and the real estate division. the technology division. our community challenge grant, our grants for the arts program, the mayor's office on disability, risk management, and all of the things, many of the things that make the city run and often times we may have an interaction with any of the departments and not necessarily fully aware that they are all within the scope of the city

administrator's office. it is a major responsibility, one that i know you are up for the task. and i am excited and grateful that you are willing to put your hat in the ring and allow yourself to be nominated for such a position. so thank you so much again, aseser to -- thank you, assessor chu, and with that we can open it up to any questions. >> thank you, mayor breed. before we start the question and answer portion, we are going to take a moment to allow reporters to submit questions on webex.

. >> okay. no questions, leo? >> thank you. okay. when mayor breed, the first question comes to you from joe with kqed. mayor breed k you ask ms. kelly to resign? if so, or if not, why? >> well, many of you know better than to ask about personnel issues. the fact is we cannot discuss them. so we will not be discussing anything regarding anything that is personnel related. >> thank you, mayor breed. and should she be confirmed, are you tasks carmen chu with any specific tasks to address the allegations of corruption within the city that would be in her purview? what are those tasks? >> so just to be clear, last

year when many of these allegations first began to surface, i immediately sent out an executive directive asking our city attorney and our controller's office as well as all city departments to not only investigate many of the allegations but to also look at ways in which to strengthen our policies so that we can make sure that the things that we saw happen or that people were being accused of are not easy to be able to happen moving forward. so what we did was to make sure that people are on alert when they are making recommendations and changes to the policies for the department. and there is not a doubt in my mind that carmen chu will manage her department and make the appropriate changes necessary to address many of the challenges that we have heard over the past year as it relates to some of the department.

>> thank you. and if i could just add to, that i think in any person who is assuming a role whether you are leading an organization as the assessor or city administrator, one of the things all of us will be doing is looking very, very closely to make sure we have the systems in place to ensure that there is transparency and how we're delivering the public service and how it is that we run our organization. these are all things that i am absolutely committed to. it is a fundamental piece to make sure that we have public trust. >> and there is no public servant more respected, who has more integrity, who just basically is one of the most incredible, admirable persons that we have serving the city and county of san francisco than carmen chu. >> thank you, both. there are no additional questions for mayor breed. the next question is for assessor chu from ktfs.

as the first chinese female administrator, what does this mean to you? >> i think this is -- this is always a heavy responsibility. i recall back when i served on the board of supervisors. at that time when i was nominated to the role, i was the only elected, only chinese american supervisor serving in the entire san francisco board of supervisors. and since that time much has changed in the city, but i think any of us, any of us who fill these roles understand that we play a very important spot in making sure that not only do we lead the way but we also create opportunities and how people see no matter where you come from, no matter where you start from, there is an opportunity for you and a seat in government that no matter whether you had resources coming in or whether you were immigrants, that you have the opportunity to serve. and so i think serving as the first chinese woman as a city administrator, i hope to be able

to to put my mark on creating a san francisco government that works well, that earns your trust, that is delivering services that you can be proud of in san francisco. >> okay. one moment. >> an i thought someone was going to ask me about taxes. >> the only questions about taxes is why is my bill so high? >> indeed. >> and the next question is what's carmen's first responsibility after the nomination? and that comes from sky link. >> i think immediately especially during this time when so much of the city's response to covid is important, it is

very important to make sure we continue to deliver on what is necessary and respond not only from a public health perspective, but also to support the city in the economic recovery. first and foremost, that has an impact on the lives of residents and operations. a big focus right away will be starting to take a look t a making sure we continue to support the efforts. that we do that in an excellent way and we also look forward to the future means. in addition to that, we're going to continue to look for more efficiencies. what's going to happen is we're going to go through a very tough time. i think the city is understanding that not only are we going to be coming to recovery, but that will mean we have fewer resources at exactly the time when san franciscans need us the most. and that will really require that we do more, that we work harder, and that we're creative in terms of how we deliver the best services possible to the city. so in my role we're going to be taking very much a close look at this recovery effort, how we support that recovery for the

city as well going forward. >> there are no additional questions. this concludes today's press conference. thank you, mayor breed and aseser to chu for your time. if you have questions, email the mayor's press office at sfgov.org. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you again. . . . >> the utilities commission. madam secretary, will you take the roll please. >> president maxwell. >> here. >> vice president moran. >> here. >> commissioner harrington. >> here. >> commissioner. >> here. >> commissioner paulson will be arriving in 15 minutes. we are a quorum. >> i would like to welcome our new commissioner to our official

meeting. welcome and thank you so much for your commitment. thank you. >> looking forward to working with you. >> thank you. next item, please. >> before i read the next item i would like to make a brief announcement. due to the covid-19 health machining and given the public health recommendation issued by the san francisco department of public health and governor newsom and mayor breed lifted restrictions on teleconference. this is being televised by sfgovtv. if you are watching live stream there is a brief time lag. on behalf of the commission i would like to extend our thanks to sfgovtv for assistance during this meeting. if you wish to comment on an item dial 415-655-0001.

meeting id1463590630. followed by pound pound. to speak press star 3. before i call the first item i would announce that item 15 is removed from today's agenda. for those watching if you want to speak on item 15 you may do so during general comment for item 15. it is removed. you may provide public comment under general public comment. your first order of business is approval of minutes of january 26, 2021. >> commissioners, any discussion or corrections on the minutes of january 26? seeing none may i get a motion and second to approve? >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you. madam secretary public comment on this item, please.

>> members of the public may make two minutes on item 3 comments of january 6, 2021, dial 415-655-0001. (146)359-0630 followed by pound pound. to speak press star 3. there is one caller in the queue. >> good afternoon, commissioners, my apologies but i have a comment regarding the communication. can i discuss it at