earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. >> good morning and welcome to the rules committee to the san francisco board of supervisors today monday, march 15th, 2021. i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joining by

supervisor ralph al-mandelman. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: the board of supervisors slittive chamber room are closed. my apologies. however, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. committee members will attend the meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. comments will be available on this agenda both on sfgov.org and tv 26. comments are available through the public comment period by calling 415-655-0001. meeting i.d. is 18755577823. then press pound and pound

again. you will be muted in listening mode only. when your item of interests up dial star 3. best practices are to call from a quiet location. speak clearly and slowly and turn down your tv or radio. you may submit public comment at victor.young@sfgov.org. that concludes my public comment -- my initial comment. >> supervisor peskin: don't worry. i'm the clerk and you just red the public. can you please read the first item. >> clerk: the administrate eve cos. for the composition and sunset date of family violence council. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. young. this legislation is brought to

us by supervisor catherine stefani. >> supervisor stefani: i am here. can you hear me? >> supervisor peskin: we can hear you and welcome. >> supervisor stefani: i'm very grateful to be joining you on my legislation to renew and expand the san francisco family violence council. since 2007, our family violence council has included community members, representativings of the supreme court, the mayor, the board of supervisors, the public defender, the depend of public health, elder abuse prevention agencies, domestic violence prevention agencies and more. it has worked to achieve three primary goals, first, to

correlate services between domestic violence, elder abuse, and child abuse in communities. statewide and across the united states. and, third, to advise the board of supervisors, the mayor, and the court about these transand related issues. each of the three objectives as i mentioned is ongoing. so every year the council issues a report on what it sees. between july 1st and june 30th, 2019. key findings were as follows. there are clear racial disparities across all three forms of family violence including child abuse, elder abuse and intimate partner violence. disproportionately impacts blacks. family violence disproportionately affects women and girls. the use of weapons, especially firearms in domestic violence incidents is on the rise.

there remains a significant need for shelters for family violence victims. this is 80%, way too high. again, this was in the period just before the pandemic struck. sadly, over the course of the past year, calls to crisis lines have spiked and our service providers have been under tremendous strain. it's been my honor to serve as the board of supervisors representative to family violence council. it's been encouraging to see all the work that the member agencies and nonprofit organizations have been doing to combat the crisis of family violence during this difficult time. which brings me to the legislation before you this morning. as of today, the family violence council is set to expire on may 1st, 2021. my legislation would extend the sunset date from may 1st of this year to may 1st, 2024. in addition , this proposal

would ambiguous specifically call out the disproportionate impact family violence some people of color and detail in last year's family violence council report, two, to aggregate the data it collects and race ethnicity, sex, gender, identity, age, and sexual orientation. required that the family violence council establish a process to collect feedback and recommendations from the community most impacted by family violence and policies intended to assist those communities. add three community members by the community for a total of six community seats, and add representatives in the department of police accountability. the work of the family violence council touches all of our communities especially communities of color in san francisco and it is more important than ever that the body is responsive and accountable to our residents' needs. so with that in mind, i would

like to extend special thanks to director shakira stimly as well as director kimberly ellis department on the status of women whom you'll hear from shortly for their partnership and putting this legislation together as well as the members of the family violence council for their critical and ongoing work. thank you again for your consideration of this legislation and i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. thank you, chair peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you for your service on the council. i was just curious, do we know all whether there are any vacancies that need filling? obviously, these are not subject -- i mean, they have their own appointed authorities. the presiding judge of the

supreme court, [inaudible] . >> supervisor stefani: my understanding is that it is and we will be filling the three additional seats. >> supervisor peskin: got it. there's a provision that says as to seats or 22 that if the appointing authority declines to designate a member and leaves the seat vacant for 60 days, this falls to the board of supervisors to appoint that. and, we can take this off line. if any of those seats have been empty for 60 days or more, let this chair know and we can do that. that was just a housekeeping matter. and supervisor, i would like to turn it over to director ellis. >> supervisor stefani: yes. that would be great. >> supervisor peskin: ms.

ellis. >> good morning. i'm pleased to provide an overview of the ordinance and a background on how san francisco addresses family violence. san francisco is unique in having a council that addresses interpersonal violence across the life span. child abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. there's widespread evidence nationally and internationally that the prevalence of domestic violence and family violence has increased throughout the coronavirus pandemic. research indicate that natural disasters can heighten the frequency and severity of abuse. in san francisco, beginning in march 2020, a major increase in

hot line calls, requests for shelter and legal services. since the ordinance was last renewed in 2018, we continue to see the need for collaboration and have taken the opportunity to improve the composition of the council with this renewal ordinance. these changes include allowing the human rights commission and the department of police accountability to designate representatives as members of the council. we've also expanded and included language to acknowledge the importance of racial equity in this work. the council intends to issue a comprehensive report on violence each year. one of the only countries we know that does this -- counties rather. we will issue our extra report in may of this year and be giving our report to the community. we constantly see the benefits of joining together and i would

like to briefly highlight some of our recent [inaudible] . the council works to increase awareness of family violence. for example, our work with the mayor's office to create 311 emergency alerts, educational forums, and members of the council adapted a resource for educators finding ways to talk to children. the council worked with sfpd and the department of police accountability to develop general order and a training manual on domestic violence investigations. these policies were approved by the police commission in january. the council looks forward to partnering with community based organizations to assist the police department on trainings. the council has also been instrumental in advocating for new initiatives to address system gaps. one example is the sheriff's

department firearms surrender program. in fiscal year '20, 23 guns were retrieved from individuals who are restrained parties in domestic violence restraining orders. and, that concludes my report. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. why don't we go to ms. simly. >> i think i misspoke. i meant to just extend my gratitude to ms. simly. if not, it is my mistake that i just simply meant to thank her for everything she's done for this legislation and it was director ellis that was taking the lead. >> chair peskin, i do believe we have some of the council's tri-chairs on the line if that is an option. >> supervisor peskin: absolutely. the steering committee.

what you mean is referred to as the legislation in the steering committee. >> that's correct. >> supervisor peskin: absolutely. and, i also think the grant's manager may also be online if he or she would like to add anything. i got a message earlier this morning about that. but, thank you, director ellis. should we go to the so-called tri-steer committee folks? supervisor stefani, just one question, we've had this in the past with very large bodies that sometimes don't get quorums. if your experience, are we getting quorums here? >> supervisor stefani: yes. we are. >> supervisor peskin: good. i worried about it years ago. we had a body that was so large that it never got a quorum

because everybody figured somebody else was coming so nobody came. but it does not sound like that's a problem here. expansion makes sense. all right. why don't we kick it over to the steering committee members if you have anything to add or subtract or comment. i don't know your names or i would call upon you by name. .net have that in front of me. my apologies. >> chair peskin, i believe the tri-chairs are on the public comment line. >> supervisor peskin: oh, i think we're going to have to wait until public comment then given the way our covid system team works. why don't we, are there any comments or questions from committee members? if not, why don't we go to

public comment and we can hear from the steering committee members and members of the public, mr. young. >> clerk: my apologies. we currently have two people in line waiting to speak on this matter. and 22 listeners. members of the public comment should call 415-655-0001. meeting i.d. is 1875577823. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. and you may begin your comment. first speaker.

>> hello, committee. could you guys hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> okay. thank you. my name is david and i'm an ice cream truck owner and i would like to talk about the golden gate park. >> clerk: that's item number 6. and so if you can wait if for that item and get back in the queue, we will call upon you when we get to item number 6, sir. >> okay sure. thank you. sorry about that. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. can you hear me? >> supervisor peskin: we can hear you. >> great. good morning. this is beverly upton from the

san francisco violence committee. i just want to thank -- goorn supervisor peskin. i just want to thank supervisor stefani and her staff. and how important the work is and that it gets more vital every day. i want to thank the commission on the status of the department and the status of women and their amazing staff especially elise. and their director kimberly ellis. it always has been a top priority for san francisco, but, of course, covid is finding family violence to be the pandemic inside the pandemic . we're quite concerned about the service capacity of the service providers to meet the needs of the community. i want to thank my fellow cochairs from the elder abuse and child abuse arenas.

they're just wonderful to work with. really we're here to serve san franciscoans and the community. our crisis line is still 24 hours a day. legal services are still doing restraining orders and everything else people need and our beloved community stands ready to serve. so i'm just so grateful to everyone and this is so important moving forward. i just want to thank you for sustaining the family violence council. thanks so much. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, ms. upton. thank you for your work and service. are there any other members of the public for this item number one? >> clerk: i believe we have

one additional caller. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker, please. >> good morning everyone. my name is jenny pearlman and i'm from safe and sound representing the child abuse prevention council for san francisco. and, as one of the tri-chairs of the family violence council. as one of my tri-chairs bev upton just said, we are just grateful for the board of supervisors for hearing this today as well as supervisor stefani and her staff for bringing this ordinance today. we're also grateful for the support. the family violence council is more important now than ever. we are definitely seeing an increase. child abuse is also interesting because there's been a 50% decrease in reports. kids are not in school.

kids are not being seen by other adults. but we do know there's been a significant increase of domestic violence in the home and that is highly connective and correlated in child abuse cases. 60% to 80% of child abuse cases occur. we must account for the overlap amongst the various forms of family violence and the family violence council is one of the very unique organizations that looks at the connection between the different forms of family violence. so we are extremely grateful that this body exists in san francisco and believe that we really can focus on the disproportionate impact of family violence on communities of color. in this new report, this

aggregated data will allow us to do that. this will allow us to bring in additional community members to we can look at why there's that disproportionate impact on communities of color. so we are grateful if for your support and recommend that this ordinance is approved. thank you very much. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. are there any other members of the public for this item number one? >> clerk: we have two additional callers at this time. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker, please. >> hello supervisors. happy monday. this is kyrie, the director of the san francisco youth commission. on monday, march 1st, the youth commission voted to support this piece of legislation and they also have the following recommendations that are youth specific. and so two of the community seats are recommended to be reserved for youth and transitional aged youth. they are recommending that community seats are compensated and that point in time family

violence council pursue findings and data specifically to lgbtq plus youth. and the last recommendation is to ensure no barriers in order to have undocumented folks participate. so the youth commission supports this and look forward to hearing more about it. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker. >> this is calvin crick. just reiterate what our staff said, i think we got mixed up who was doing that. just reiterate that and we appreciate the work of the family violence council and urge the board -- the committee to pass this ordinance with amendments that director hosman lined out. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: does that conclude public comment,

mr. young? >> clerk: yes. thal concludes public comment. there are no mr. speakers on the line for public comment. >> supervisor peskin: okay. public comment is closed. supervisor stefani, is there anything you would like to add? >> supervisor stefani: yes. i just want to thank everybody who wrote letters in support. and thank you, bev upton for being on the call and jenny pearlman with safe and sound as well and first five wrote a letter in support of the ordinance. i can't be more thrilled that i get to work with director ellis on this. she is just such a power house and i know that we're going to do even better and more incredible work than we've already been doing on the family violence council and to thank you former president yee for including me on this council. it has been a lot to participate. they have been incredible adding to my gun violence

restraining order legislation. so i, again, want to thank everybody and especially my staff, sam bennett who is the one who staffs me on this, goes to meetings and helps me with legislation around the family violence council. so, thank you again for your consideration this morning and i hope that i have your support. >> supervisor peskin: i suspect you do and thank you for your work again and thank you for serving on the family violence council and bringing these amendments forward. colleagues, is there a motion? >> supervisor mandelman: mand elman. i'll move the item. >> supervisor peskin: okay. all right. >> chair peskin, i would like to -- >> supervisor peskin: i'm sorry. i didn't put the chat box up and it is now up. supervisor chan, i'm sorry.

>> supervisor chan: no. i am in support of this and what i wanted to comment is the reason why i am in support also during this pandemic, many families have been in isolation. we know that there could be domestic violence or family violence that has gone unchecked. knowing that seniors are isolated at home and kids are not going to school and in distanced learning. i just really wanted to support this work in light of a pandemic and the isolation that many of our families are experiencing that makes this work even more critical and why i am in support of extending this until 2024 and making sure we continue this work and identify how do we -- i do see that there are possible trauma that we're not seeing right now because of the pandemic that will come to light in the coming months and that we really look forward to having this body to help us to examine

these issues and identify solutions. so i look forward to supporting this. and thank you, chair peskin, for allowing me to make this comment and thank you, supervisor stefani on this issue. >> supervisor peskin: with that, could you please call the roll on vice chairmandelman's motion. >> clerk: on the motion. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. ms. ellis, supervisor stefani, and, with that, mr. clerk. could you read item number 2. >> clerk: yes. item number 2 is the mayor reappointment term ending

march 2025. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. clerk. colleagues. ms. sharon lai was appointed to a seat that had a limited duration. it was a balance of a previous seat and the mayor has saw fit to renominate her and that is before us. i just want to say without leading either one of you to that, i believe ms. lai has done a remarkable job in her brief time on what is really the most powerful legislative body in san francisco. albeit, it is nonelective, it has elective powers and we scrutinize these closely and carefully. i want to say for one the letters and e-mails of support that we've gotten for ms. lai certainly speak to this that she has been an incredible

asset to sfmta commission and i for one am very supportive of the mayor's nomination, but want to, of course, hear from my colleagues on this panel and from members of the public. are there any initial comments from supervisors mandelman or chan? >> supervisor mandelman: yeah. i would just like to echo your comments on director lai who is a supervisor of mine and i've had the opportunity to work with her a little bit in her role and i'm looking forward to working with her more. >> supervisor peskin: supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, chair peskin. i'm not sure we're going to have the opportunity for director lai to speak. but, if we are, i am in support

of her reappointment. i think we definitely need her representation on the board of directors. but given the fact that i just came on board and also have some concerns really about the re-opening of our economy and west side transit planning at the moment that we're going to have a hearing on, i just want to allow a space for her to briefly make some reports on just her thoughts and leadership and how to direct sfmta staff and re-opening the economy making sure our transit, especially our public transit can really accommodate the re-opening of the economy especially on the west side given the fact that we have great highway closure, some road closure in golden gate park along with share space and low streets. i just wanted to get her

understanding, just her viewpoint of how do we move these temporary measures forward while we're re-opening our economy. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: perfect sergeantway into introducing commissioner lai. sharon. >> yes. can you hear me okay or see me okay? >> supervisor peskin: we can hear you and see you. >> great. thank you for considering my reappointment today and the warm support already. i'm very grateful. during my short almost seven months on the mta board, there's been many topics i've had to advocate that has direct impact on our community including the adoption of the racial equity plan, vision zero

budget, other areas i have consistently asserted attention to is on improving and increasing language access for our community as well as contract management. these topics may not seem exciting but to me are emblemattic around the agency's accountability that i continue to pursue. i am also pleased to join the policy and governance committee. i very much enjoyed applying my urban background with my work on mta which has helped me jump into technical issues and building relationships with the community staff and my diverse set of colleagues. i wanted to take a moment to address supervisor chan's question around the re-opening

and essentially my guiding principles in helping to support staff's work. i think as i mentioned already, i will certainly be leading, continuing to lead with my various hats on as an urban planner, as a mother of young children struggling to get them to school and myself back to work in person eventually. my family is multi-moto. we rely on public transit, walking, bike, and car. these are aspects that i will carry to the table as i continue to engage on these re-openings discussions. and, of course, as a person of color, this is also something that is a lived experience that i will continue to carry. what this really means is that at the forefront of my mind when i make decisions and put my name behind action, i will always be considering the questions of equity, strategic planning and the context of, you know, for example, the

great highway jf k re-opening. our closure discussions, to me, that is a city wide and even a regional issue whether it's on the topic of -- imp indications on traffic. aside from just considerations that have real impacts on families. safety as well as real engagement across agencies and with the public. and, lastly, i think in honor of women's history month, i also want to recognize and thank mayor breed and the board of supervisors for having appointed a majority of women thus far which by way amplifies the voices of women, mothers, caretakers and the persistent gender gap. i will be honored to serve my

community for the next four years in this capacity and thank you for your consideration. >> supervisor peskin: thank you so much, ms. lai. seeing no questions from members. why don't we open this up to public comment, mr. young. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call (415) 655-0001 . the meeting id is 1875577823. and you may begin your comment. we currenty have thirty listeners with six in line to speak at this time. >> supervisor peskin: okay. first speaker, please. >> good morning, chair peskin, and supervisors chan and

mandelman. my name is janice lee. i want to say the san francisco vice collision was proud to nominate sharon lai and i serve as the organizations advocacy director. today, the coalition is excited to support sharon's reappointment to the board again. personally, i am particularly excited to support sharon. when i won my seat on the bart board in 2018, i was the first woman ever to serve on the board and i was the first asian american woman to serve on the bart board ever. i'm thrilled to see more asian american women in positions. women make up the majority of public riders in the city. in philadelphia, chicago, dc, new york, and boston, women make up 60% or more of the public transit ridership. despite that, public transit

isn't often designed with women in mind. you know that shes and inciteful questions. lastly, i have strongly supported sharon because of her ties to the chinese community. since becoming an sfmta board director, she has consistently showed up for the board. i look forward to a positive recommendation from the rules committee today. i thank mayor breed for nominated sharon in her reappointment. i look forward to her continuation on the sfmta board.

thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning supervisors. my name is carla larell. we've been serving the community for the past 50 years and predominantly the recent filipino and i'd like to speak in support. i truly believe sharon is an important asset also for the community voice that she brings professionally, i've known sharon and she goes above and beyond to really understand what the community needs are especially those that are really underserved and don't have a voice. how things like this how transportation really affects our community members. the majority of our families, seniors and kids only use

public transportation. they don't have cars and so she's really made an effort to understand what their needs are and to understand that they're always represented. i want to thank her for her work. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning supervisors. my name is rudy corpus. i'm the executive director of the united players for violence and organization. i'm a native of san francisco. i'm here to support sharon. sharon is intelligent. she has integrity and she brings sunshine on a cloudy day. so we would love for you to resubmit her and have her be in a position that she is best at.

thank you, she gets my full support. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, rudy. next speaker, please. >> supervisors, my name is francisco decosta. and i want to talk on an issue that i'm very concerned about and that is the mta despicable actions linked to taxi drivers. we cannot forget the many taxi drivers that have got strokes, died of a heart attack just because the mta hasn't done due diligence. we just cannot talk about the other issues because mta has failed on many other levels.

they're happy now because the biden administration is going to send them some money but we cannot. we robbed them and we destroyed families. i will not take this like a joke. wherever these people are that they have to have empathy and compassion. and there must be restitution to the drivers, the taxi drivers. and as long as i'm alive, i'm going to fight for this cause. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is stuart fong and i am proud to wholeheartedly support

mr. sharon lai to the board of directors. on the sf head where we worked on hepatitis b issues and api community. i think it's important to have sharon on the board of directors for the mta. again, she is fluent in chinese and mandarin. so that bodes well. she understands the issues of sfmta. and as an avid commuter as she said, she used muni. so she understands the issues and i fully support her on the board. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker. >> hello amazing rules committee. this is manny cuteal. small business owner and member of the sfmta board.

i am just calling to say how amazing it's been, what a pleasure and honor it's been to serve with director lai on the sfmta board. she's deeply qualified. she takes the rules so seriously. a lot of the folks have said all the qualifications that she comes to the board. not physically sitting next to her but digitally next to this board. she takes the role extremely seriously. we get hundreds and hundreds of pages to read and review and director lai is combing through each of these pages asking incredible questions. she and i are working on a bunch of stuff together and i'm just so impressed with her and she gets my 100% support and enthusiastic support for her reappointment to this board. i really hope to be able to continue to serve with her. so thank you, supervisor peskin, and thank you

supervisor chan, and thank you supervisor mandelman. >> clerk: i believe that completes -- we do not have additional comments. >> supervisor peskin: already. public comment is closed. i'd like to make a motion by removing the word "rejecting" in the long title and remove the word "reject" in the move clause at line 20 on that motion. mr. clerk, roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion to amended. [roll call] >> supervisor peskin: and then i'd like to make a motion on

that motion. >> clerk: [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> supervisor peskin: next item, please. >> clerk: yes. next on the agenda. six members term ending december 13th, 2024. to the housing stability fund oversight board. i would just like to make two notes. i did receive a withdrawal letter from emile and i would just like to note 10 and 11 state in the requirement that they must be a san francisco resident in the code and i do not believe the requirement can be waived for seat 10 and 11. >> supervisor peskin: mr. clerk, you said you received -- did you not also receive a withdrawal letter from connie ford? >> clerk: let me double check.

>> supervisor peskin: i saw that on friday. >> clerk: i will confirm and get back to you shortly. >> supervisor peskin: yeah. i am in receipt of that and she has withdrawn for the record. thank you. supervisor preston has brought this to the ballot and has brought this to committee. with that, let me turn it over to supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin and good morning committee members chan and supervisor mandelman. i want to thank you for the opportunity to speak on these appointments. i'm here to share some brief background on the housing stability fund and to offer some context for the group of candidates that my office is supporting for this oversight board. this past november as you know,

my office put forth proposition i known as the fair recovery act. the package included on the increase tax rate of the real estate transactions on properties sold at over $10 million. a rent relief program to address a covid related hardship and the housing stability fund. dedication of funding for permanently affordable social housing. the concept is to provide a revenue source to pursue a range of affordable

she does meet the residency requirements. and seat ten to which she applied to seat seven and then similarly appointing alex lanesburg to seat eleven the at large seat rather than seat eight the labor seat and moving davita escavado to seat eight

rather than seat eleven. all of these individuals are fully eligible for both of those seats but would request that adjustment. so i think this is really thrilled about this collection of individuals and look forward to hearing any questions or comments and hearing from the applicants. thank you, chair peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, supervisor preston. and i completely share which is we have an embarrassment of enrichment here. all of them with experience and qualifications. and, we did even after you and i talked earlier this morning have a wrinkle that you just spoke to relative to the non waive ability in seats ten and

eleven. and, i very much appreciate and this really is in your wheel house, the ten individuals that you accept out of the 14 that are before us. i am a little red sanity to do this on the fly. i did look at all these relative to the qualifications. so, now, if we're moving one person and i can see how and we'll get to all these individuals how you could make that switch relative to somebody who's with jobs and justice going to labor seat. although that does raise some issues. which is what you would need in some of these things. so as i'm a little redisent to

do this on the fly. and why don't we go to the applicants in the order that they appear on the agenda and i know that there are some individuals who just because of work are not able to attend. so why don't we start with remhi mennel. if remhi is not here, we do know that bermuta burge is not available this morning. is that true and correct? okay. why don't we go to ann fugioca for wage requirement >> am i on?

>> you are on mr. fugioca. >> okay. thank you. mr. chair and supervisors, thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. my name is dan fugioca. we deeply share and embrace the vision embedded. we need to grow and foster viable models of social housing that can push beyond the rigid categories defined by present state and federal programs. as a housing attorney serving mostly low income tenants for more than two decades and for the past eight years as the executive leader of the, in the development ownership and operation. >> supervisor peskin: you faded out. >> a decade ago, i represented

the tenants of 53 columbus and a long struggle to prevent the demolition of the building in partnership with the san francisco community land trust, we acquired the building and created the first tenant-owned property in china town. and directly engaged in working to make our sousing stock more sustainable and continuing to be more affordable. i'm continue to go work with this board and develop policies which, for the first time made it possible without relying on virtually nonexistent. the passage of prop i, the creation of housing and stabilization fund creates an opportunity opportunity for us to realize the aspirations of social housing rooted in a commitment to social equity and justice. i would be honored to be apart of that creative process. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. fugioka.

why don't we go to edward parion . i apologize for miss pronouncing your name. >> that's okay, supervisor. good morning everyone. and thank you for the time for meeting with applicants of this board. i have lived in san francisco for the last 15 years. originally, i'm from trinidad, but i've been in the u.s. my adult life. i have -- i applied for this seat because of my deep experience in affordable housing and specifically in affordable housing development. currently, i work with an organization, a nonprofit called mosaic urban development. we do a lot of work in the bay area working with nonprofits developing affordable housing and on affordable housing

finance. before that, i worked with bridge housing for a number of years doing affordable housing there including extensive with affordable housing in the city of san francisco with projects like alamaney and mission housing in the mission. so i'm very familiar with the constraints under the current system of financing and the vice that scarce local funding puts us in trying to provide affordable housing and provide housing in general for the population that's adequate and people aren't burdened with their rent. so i'm very excited about prop i and the opportunity to do a few things different with it with few of those constraints. including additional rental assistance for people so we can help those far more quickly

than the typical affordable housing tax finance. new purchases in social housing including possible mixed income housing which is also difficult. [please stand by]

>> a proud supporter of proposition "i" and the housing stabilization fund, and it would be an honor to serve on this

committee. we represent 22 affordable housing developers and advocates, most of whom are based & grew out of the struggles of color in san francisco, and particular communities to find stable and dignified housing. collectively, our members are responsible for over 30,000 units of permanently affordable housing here in san francisco. chuchu mission is to support housing under community control, from non-profits to co-ops to other models that might be evolving. i bring skills as a licensed architect, and formerly working for an affordable housing developer. for the last three or five years, chuchu has been developing new ways of expanding our affordable housing system. i look forward to working

with you to see what is our next step to stopping displacement and housing future generations of san franciscans. thank you very much for the honor to be presented before this committee. >> chairman: thank you, mr. marti, and i understand that remhi menalic is now available. so why don't we go back to remhi. remhi, i know you just

called in, but we called on you to speak before you logged in. >> hi, my name is remhi. and i'm born and raised in san francisco, in the filmore district, and i'm happy to be here. >> chairman: okay. does that conclude your comments? >> yes. >> chairman: all right. why don't we go on to john borenski for seat six -- five or six. >> good morning, chair peskin and supervisors. i interested on serving on one of the academic seats on the housing stability fund oversights advisory board. if appointed, i would work with others on the board and others in the city to make sure we have a sustainable affordable housing, with as many housing units as possible. the ideally, the program is serves as a model for

other cities in california and the nation. i believe i am qualified for several reasons, my book documents the history of housing in the city, with an emphasis on public housing, what went right, what didn't go right, from the 1930s through the 21st century. i lived and worked in san francisco in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, moments when housing costs went up dramatically, and i know how housing ability or lack of ability impacted the city. and i've served on numerous city boards and task forces that focused on improving the rights and opportunities of workers, immigrants, tenants, and the poor, and ending gender-based violence and inequality. it would be an honor to serve on this board. thank you for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you. seeing no comments or questions from committee members, let's go ton to

jon mingho. >> thank you forgiving me the opportunity speak. i'm a gay malaysian immigrant. i was born and raised in malaysia and grew up in public housing. growing up in a country where being gay is illegal, the public housing compound was a safe space, and a place where i could play with neighbors, where low income families such as mine lived. a decade later, when i moved to san francisco, i was living in chinatown and saw the crowded conditions in which my neighbors lived in, and wondered why my family in malaysia had more living space than my neighbors. i was trying to answer

these questions. in my time in work in affordable housing, i worked on 20 low-income housing projects with local municipalities and developers of color among rural towns and cities struggling with displacement. i committed to using a racial equity lens to projects that support affordable housing developers. i have experience in affordable housing. if appointed, i'm committed to using an economic equity lens to help the board stretch its funds for maximize affordable units with an eye to the lower income bracket, especially below 50% a.m.i., as well as communities that have disproportionately felt the brunt of displacement, including communities of color and low-income

immigrant communities. i have worked on housing that pushed sus staicialtd susty to green buildings, and if appointed, i hope to optimize the affordability of new housing with new energy retrofits. i'm grateful to the immigrant leaders on prop "c" so citizens like me can apply to serve on the commission. i'm committed to use my expertise in the affordable housing finance and development, and my lived experience for marginalized communities, and use my perspective as a non-citizen for the housing board. it would be an honor for me to be able to serve on this board. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, mr. ho. and with that, why don't we move on to chante zing. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm good? all right. my name is chante zing. i'm a district city renter and have been organizing

around tenant rights and land use in san francisco for the past fewer to five years. four or five years. i sit on the board of the san francisco community land trust, and i have co-founded past efforts, such as the housing committee for the democratic (indiscernable) among others. as well as ya bay area rest in peace. i've developed an understanding of the critical understanding between tenant organizing. i have been advocating for social and public housing locally, statewide, and nationally for a while now, including brainstorming through recent public land proposals with mr. lance burg and mr. parlon. and i hope to bring my experience to bear on the oversight board in order to avoid repeating mistakes of the past and develop groundbreaking

social housing programs. i think we need to create tenant power and accountability to marginalized communities from day one. i will prioritize outreach especially to black, latinx community organizers and renters and homeowners in marginalized san francisco communities in order to build an innovative social housing model that centers on their needs and builds on the organizing, the successes, and the failures of the past. as my day job concerns particularly the policy implementation of state and local pandemic rent relief, i think i'm well-poised to handle the just and equity distribution of prop "i" to the san franciscans. thank you for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you, ms. zing. our next speaker is alex

landsburg. mr. landsburg? >> sorry. am i unmuted now? >> chairman: you are. >> thank you, everybody. my apologies for that. thank you, chair peskin and members of the rules committee and supervisor peskin for supporting my nomination. some brief introduction. my name is alex landsburg, and i'm the research and advocacy for the electrical construction industry. beginning with my work on the proposition "l" back in 2003. since earning my master's in city planning, i've been organizing work at the intersection of land use, labor, equity in both san francisco and throughout the bay area and statewide.

i moved to the neighborhood while organizing environmental justice compaigns to shut down the hunter's point power plant, the shipyard, and to upgrade the sewage treatment plan. i see firsthand about the importance of stable housing for people, and regardless of their income, as well as the centrality of the programs. during the days, i represent those who not just use affordable housing at times, but those who build it, both the contractors, as well as the workers. because i think it is really important as we move forward in envisioning what a more expansive affordability housing universe looks like, that we keep in mind the men and women who actually make this possible. i am absolutely excited to be joining all of these incredible other folks on

this committee, and look forward to serving the city and really making this decision come alive. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. seeing no questions from committee members, let's go to the next member. calvin quick. >> good morning. my name is calvin quick. i'm applying for an at-large seat on the oversight board. thank you for the opportunity to speak this morning. i have served the past two and a half years on the san francisco youth commission as district 5 representative tiff and legislative affairs committee, mandated by the charter. prior to my time on the youth commission, i was the legislative director for bay area student activists, an entirely student advocacy. one of the issues i have worked on the most at the youth commission has been affordable and supportive housing, specifically for youth exiting

homelessness. the city is already years behind on its commitment to build affordable and supportive housing for the people who need stability most, and we need to build on the opportunity we have with the passage of props "i" and "k" to think transformatively to think about how the city can transform to social housing, and the purpose is to stabilize housing from market fluctuations, whether that be the community land trusts or investing in municipal, mixed-income housing. we also need to make sure when we're talking about how to spend prop "i" funding, we're talking to the communities that have been hardest hit by the housing crisis. the oversight board must be that interface and dialogue enabler between communities and constituents, youth, low income families, communities of color, that are often ignored at city hall and city departments.

this has been my role and goal d deep personal commitment during my three terms, which i believe makes me well-placed to continue that work on the oversight board. one last point: we need more youth on the commission. we're not just the future of the city, as many politicians very rightly say; we also live here, just as much as anyone. so whether on this board or any other boards, i strongly urge the committee to bear that in mind. thank you for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you. why don't we move on to davita escaveda. and mr. marti, if you can turn your camera off. >> good morning,s supervisions. my name is davita escaveda. i work at the camp coordinator for jobs for justice. we're a coalition of local unions and local centers,

and working between labor and community. when i say "labor," i mean not just unions, but worker centers. i think the full picture is really important here, especially as we're talking about affordable housing for our working families. the work i primarily do is jobs for justice housing work. [inaudible] i would bring that perspective and experience moving forward, from allied unions and workers' centers as fighting for the many working families in san francisco. the workers and laborers that the city relies on, and making sure they continue to have a place in this city, and they have greater control over their futures. on top of the work i do with jobs for justice, i also have my own knowledge

of housing policy. i do have a master's in community and regional planning, where i primaryly studied genttrification, and i want to make clear the importance of having a diverse worker board, a worker perspective that includes worker centers, and i believe my role at jobs for justice will represent those perspectives on this board for the working families in this city. i would be honored to serve on this board and thank you for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you very much. why don't we go on to lox vosich. >> good morning. for the past four years, i've been advocating for municipal social housing in san francisco. i played a significant role in passing props "i" and "k" last year to make

municipal housing for al a reality. prior to that, i work on (indiscernable) which spelled out what public housing could look like. supervisors, i think it is important that prop "k," which passed with 73.5% of the vote, does not remain an unfulfilled promise. the vast majority of s.f. voters approved, and i am ready to do everything that i can if i'm appointed to bring together the board of supervisors and the mayor's office around implementing a pilot program for prop "k" municipal housing. and i want to make sure that san francisco's munic municipal housing is the best housing we can imagine because i think that is what we should aspire to.

given the change in my application seat, i want to highlight some of the work i've done with tenants. i organized with mid-town tenants who were on rent strike. i have volunteered with passing tenant right to council, when we were signature gathering for prop "f," to advocating for it on the ballot. and a lot of that involved meeting with public housing tenants and very clearly hearing about the issues of work orders and the warrant of habit ability not being met adequately. a lot of that was due to the san francisco housing authority being underresourced from the beginning. i think work order requirements for public housing should be codified more strongly in statutes. there are other things

i've been involved in to ensure rent control at the state level. i'm happy to take any questions, if there are any, especially given there was a last-minute change in the seat. thank you for considering me. i'm also supporting a lot of other folks applying here, some include chante zing, and davita escaveda. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. seeing no questions from members, why don't we go on to the last on the list before us. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm applying for seats 10 and 11 on the mousing housing oversight board. i've been a resident for over 10 years. i, too, helped shaped the november 2020proposition "k" with my one-time partner in crime, among others. and subsequently worked on the compaigns of propositions "i" and "k"

to fund municipal housing for all people. i worked on pilot measures for mutual housing for all in 2018. and i met with many community groups and advocates throughout the city to incorporate their proposals, and i worked with public housing in the u.s.a. just this past month, sunnydale residents received notice, forcing them to move out to privatized units. the housing crisis here in san francisco is driven in part by the continued privatization of our existing public land and housing, and the lack of housing guarantee. it would start the long process of pushing back against both of those shameful trends. there are many ways of providing stable, affordable housing in the long-term, and municipal housing must be one of them.

and i've been an active member in my community in the city at large. i ran for the s.f. pride board of supervisors in 2018. i have given my time to various pop-up covid sites, and the vaccination site at 24th street, which is operating rights right now. and i'm a current member of the san francisco civil grand jury 2020/2021term. i believe my experience demonstrates my willingness to spend my time helping to solve san francisco's biggest problems, and helping to make sure that everybody can call san francisco their home. i'm also supporting chante zing and davita escaveda for seats. and i would be thrilled if any of us could serve on this board. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. i just want to make sure that we have not missed anybody. if there are any applicants who we have not

heard from who would like to speak, this is your opportunity. i think we've gotten everybody, except for the one individual who was not able to attend. bernita burnes, who is unable to attend. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on item three. >> at this time, we have approximately 35 listeners and four people in line to speak. members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 415-655-0001, the meeting i.d. 1875577823. then press ##. if you haven't already done so, please dial *3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you've been unmuted and you may begin your comments. may we have the first speaker, please.

>> chairman: first speaker? >> clerk: okay. that speaker was not available. can we move on to the next speaker, please? >> caller: good morning, this is theresa flandrick, and i'm calling about seat number seven. i am concerned with this switch in that i would really like to see someone who has been anchored in the san franciscan community for a long time, anchored well in terms of decades of being a long-term tenant, also.

and having a depth of knowledge that is more intimate, rather than an outsider looking in. what i'm also noticing is the lack of someone who is a senior on this board, which would also speak well and be a nice balance in terms of also having youth represented on this board. so those are high comments. and i do hope that you'll consider those. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: this is josephine speaking to support hanz. hanz is uniquely qualified as an at-risk young man, being an undocumented immigrant, and has been

living in chinatown for a couple of years. he understands the hardships and struggles of living in s.r.o.s, and he is probably the only chinese and south asian candidate to run for any of the seats. he would represent a unique experience of the nearly 40% of population in san francisco, and most of them are low income and have lived in s.r.o.s. he will bring a unique experience and perspective to guide how do we make the lives of our s.r.o.s residents, mostly in chinatown, to a better level. he is a proponent to appoint non-citizens to the boards. and i think this is a perfect opportunity for him and the representation of the greater chinese,

asian, as well as general communities. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> caller: hello. good morning. my name is bayer fong, members, raphael mandelman mand and connie chan. we support the application of hanz ho, the san francisco housing stability fund oversight board for seats six and 11. mr. ho has had over four years of experience in affordable housing, non-profit leadership, and civic engagement. he is uniquely qualified in affordable housing

financing, and experience in d.m.r., hudd, fair housing law, low income housing tax credit, historical tax credit, renewable construction, renewable energy, and design and l.e.d. he supports ethical investing, sustainability, housing and community development, as well as lgbtq and immigrant rights. mr. ho's appointment would consider to the diversity of the board being of chinese descent, and fluent in mandarin and it gives all san francisco residents, regardless of immigrant status, a voice, implementation, and equal rights to serve on local commissions and bodies. we strongly urge the rules committee to select hanz

to the housing stability oversight board. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: yes. good morning, supervisors. i serve as president of the national lgbtq bar association, and i'm seeking support of the appointment of hanz ho to the oversight board. since its founding in 1989, the bar association has been a legal voice for the lgbtq community, and represents tens of thousands of lgbtq people, attorneys, judges, law students, allies, and other legal professionals across the united states. i have worked with hanz on numerous occasions, both in his role as speaker, and in our national bars and conferences, and in his role with the non-profit asylum connect. i'm well-acquainted with

his very strong work ethic. as you have heard, as an openly gay immigrant who has a strong personal understanding of the real-world impact of social housing, especially given his work in this area and his experience as an s.r.o. resident, i believe he will bring an important perspective to the board, and i know he would approach issues with the keen focus on equality and fairness and will take his responsibility very seriously. again, i'm pleased to provide this recommendation for mr. ho. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. next speaker?

>> caller: good morning, supervisors. my name is ocan. and i strongly support hanz's candidacy for his seat. i've known him for over four years, and he is very dedicated and passionate about making the lives of everyone living in san francisco better. and i witnessed it firsthand. i worked with hanz recently on proposition "c," which he co-founded and worked on tirelessly. it passed, and immigrant leaders like hanz hou can be appointed to serve on our city commissions and boards. as someone who works with the immigrants, i thank him for his work on this. he has been the vice

president on the first resource platform for lgbtq plus asylum-seekers. so they have access to resources, such as affordable housing. he has been doing this on a voluntary basis. he has experience in affordable housing and community developments, but, most importantly, he has the passion to make affordable housing a reality in san francisco. one-third of san francisco's population are immigrants. and i believe hanz hou is the only lgbtq immigrant candidate here, and we need hanz's voice on this board to make sure our lgbtq plus immigrant community is represented. that's why i'm supporting his candidacy for seat six or 11 on this board. thank you for listening. >> chairman: thank you. >> clerk: i would just like to note we have approximately two

additional public comments in line to speak at this time. if you have not already done so, please dial *3 to be added to the cue to speak. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. can we have the next caller? >> caller: hi. my name is wilfred chu. i would like to thank supervisor aaron peskin and supervisor raphael mandelman mand and connie chan for the opportunity to speak. i'm also speaking on behalf of hanz hou's candidacy. i think his unique experience as a resident in an s.r.o. is going to be experiences that other candidates will not be able to bring. he has also dedicated his career towards affordable housing, which shows that he has a passion -- not

only a passion, but he is willing to roll up his sleeves in order to create a situation that is much better than it is today. his activism also extends to other issues, and he is not just a one-issue activist. he cares about the whole community. with that said, i would hope that this body will advance hanz's candidacy, and if there are any questions, i'd be more than happy to answer. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker please. and if there are anymore speakers after this next speaker, please get in line. >> caller: good morning chair peskin and supervisor mandelman. i'm a member of the san

francisco displacement coalition, and the san francisco tenants' union. i really like the competition of this oversight board and the choices that supervisor peskin has made. the two tenant advocates seem fine, with lots of experience, with hands-on experience. ben fujioko and fernando -- i worked in the housing advocacy spaces with them and i recommend that. mr. boranski, i'll take your word for it. he seems very qualified, and chante zing as well. i worked with her in the tenant advocacy and for state and federal and all kinds of tenant work. and so as an at-large

member, with all of her experience, she would be great. also davita escaveda -- i've worked with her and she is quite good. so i approve of your recommendations. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. have there any other members of the public for public comment on item number three? >> clerk: we have at least one more speaker at this time. >> chairman: okay. >> caller: thank you, supervisors, for letting me speak. this is rudy corpus. i'm speaking on behalf and support of john jakoval. this man has a lot of potential. i truly believe he is on the rise. one day he will probably be a supervisor, and might be the mayor. but i truly believe in this brother and i support him 100%. thank you. >> chairman: thank you.

are there any other speakers? >> clerk: i believe that completes our public comment list. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. i want to really thank all of the applicants, those who appeared before us today, and the one individual who was one able to appear, as well as members of the public, for their comments. supervisor preston, do you have any additional comments? i'm ready and subject to comments from committee members to make a suggestion. supervisor preston, anything that you would like to add? >> thank you, chair peskin. i just want to, again, thank everyone. i think we can tell from hearing from all these folks what a strong group of applicants we have. and so i just wanted to

express my appreciation for all of the folks who have put their foot forward, and i'm looking forward to hearing your suggestions, chair peskin, of how to move forward. i will emphasize, from my office's perspective, that we are eager to move forward a set of applicants today, if possible. i realize there may be some procedural questions, and, again, i'm looking forward to your thoughts and your fellow committee members. >> chairman: thank you. vice chair mandelman? >> thank you, chair peskin. i think, you know, this is an extraordinary set of folks, and i'm also excited to see the work that they do. if i have one concern about the group, as a group, it would be that there may be a lack of projects financing and

development experience. and i do think hanz hou is actually someone who may have some of that financial investment background expertise on particular projects. that might be useful. i also think it would be a good thing to have diverse representation from all of san francisco's communities on this body. so that might be a thing for us to think about if we're going to take another minute. and i although i have not met him, i think ed perion also does seem to have sort of project development experience that could be useful. that's a thought. in general, i think this is a great group of folks, and i'm looking forward to getting this body working. >> chairman: thank you, vice chair mandelman. and earlier i spoke to my constructionism and the way i looked at all of

these seats over the weekend. and i do -- because we actually -- since i became chair of the rules committee, i don't think we've really had a conversation about what the charter sets forth as it relates to residency waivers. and i think this is a good time to do it. i think the few that we have granted since this committee was constituted a couple of months ago have been undisputed, which is to say that there was one applicant for one seat where a residency waiver was required. but i want to call attention to really what should govern us, and we should take very seriously in granting residency waivers, which is set for ith 4.101, subsection "b," which ends with the following requirement, which is: a residency waiver should only be granted when there isn't a resident who could be

located for that seat. so i think that relative to vice chair mandelman's words, together with words from members of the public, relative to mr. hou, who applied to a couple of different seats, one of them is seat 11, where a residency waiver is required. so i think we have to take that quite seriously. having said that, why don't i do my best at making a suggestion to the committee, and, supervisor peskin, feel free to weigh into these discussions. for seat number one, which should be held by a person who is a resident of social housing, and there is only one applicant for that seat, and she, indeed, does fit that qualification. i would set forth remhi

menalic. for seat number two, which is a person who is also a resident of a social housing development, there is only one applicant for that seat. that is bernita burch. for seat number three, we actually do have something there that we should discuss. we have mr. fujioko, who is imminently qualified, but we have someone there who is a san francisco resident, so i think that is a tough one for us. i have profound respect and history with and for mr. fujioko. i do not know mr. perilon, just from the resume i read over the weekend. seat number five, mr. martith, which would leave seat six eligible for mr. boranski, where a

residency waiver is required. seat number seven, there is one applicant, ms. zing, who is, indeed, qualified for that seat. and then would suggest for seat number eight, davita escaveda. for seat number 10, mr. landsburg. and for seat number 11, hanz hou. and so that would be where i would begin this conversation at the board. and, colleagues, i will turn it over to you or to supervisor preston for any comments that you may have. i saw your hand go up, supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor: yeah, i think you may have, or may not -- i don't know that you mentioned john jakobafo seat four. >> chairman: i missed john for seat four. my bad.

>> supervisor: and i would tend to think that although mr. perilon is a constituent of mine, given i do not know him, and given that history of mr. fujioko working on housing issues in san francisco, that, again, would be the right choice for that seat, even with the residency waiver required, in my view. >> chairman: okay. so maybe collectively we can take that as a motion for manalic in one, burch in two, jackkobo in four, [inaudible]

>> we would be hard-pressed to find anyone in our city and very few with the entire level of experience he will bring to this body. but, yes, that sounds like a very strong board. >> chairman: okay. supervisor chan? >> supervisor: thank you, chair peskin. yes, i think that the way you went through the list. i do want to express my strong support for mr. fujioko, as well as mr. hanz hou in this case. knowing that, you know, mr. fujioko working with the chinese-american community, with the chinatown development center, really knows about low income housing

residents and s.r.o.s and their needs, as well as just kind of seeing the story of mr. hou and his understanding of both capital investment, as well as just going through, again, public housing and that experience really speaks volumes into the work that needs to be done with this body. and i look forward to having them contribute from their perspective what it means to make sure that low income families, immigrant families can be really well-cared for as we're moving this initiative forward. so i'm in support of their appointment. thank you. >> chairman: all right. clerk young, on that motion, a roll call, please. >> clerk: i would like to re-read it. it my apologies for maliki for seat one.

mr. burch for seat two. fujioko, seat four. jakobo to seat five. barneski to seat six, with a waiver. seat seven, chante zing. seat eight, davita escaveda, with a residency waiver. .seat 10, landsburg. and seat 11, hanz hou. >> chairman: that is correct. >> clerk: yes. on that motion to recommend this appointments, supervisor mandelman? >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> aye. >> clerk: chair peskin?

>> chairman: aye. >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: thank you. and let me say to the wonderful, qualified individuals who did not get on, you are welcome and encouraged to participate in the deliberations of this body, and i am sure that you will have as much power and input in those deliberations as though you were actually on the body. thank you supervisor preston. this was not an easy one. i really appreciate you're being accommodating. mr. clerk, can you please cua the next item. >> clerk: item four is an ordinance to allow contracting parties that offer multiple health benefit plans at the san francisco international airport to charge covered employees a limited share of premium policies, and to clarify who must be covered by health benefits, and to adjust the date by which such

health benefit plans must be in affect. >> chairman: supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor: thank you, chair peskin. this ordinance represents the next step in our efforts to ensure affordable, high quality health care for all of our airport employees and their families. this legislation makes three changes to the healthy airport ordinance that was passed by the board back in november 2020. as you may recall, president walton and i had introduced legislation, working with closely with sciu, and teamsters 856, to require that they offer san francisco service employees a platinum-level, family health benefit plan at no cost to the employees, or make contributions to the covered employees in the

san francisco city auctions program. thank you for your co-sponsorship. and supervisor chan, it was before your time, but i'm thankful for your predecessor's contribution. because the healthy airport ordinance requires an employer to cover 100% of the costs of the plans it offers, it creates an incentive for employers to eliminate alternative higher cost plans they may have been providing where employees bore a share of the costs. in some cases, employees may prefer to keep through current coverage and continue to share the cost rather opt into the platinum level offered by the healthy airport ordinance, and we want to allow them to do that. the ordinance before you

would allow that, and limit the cost that the employer can charge, with the difference between the premium plan and the alternative more expensive plan. and the ordinance will clarify an ambiguity regarding who clarifies by family health benefit plans, aligning independent coverage with the input from department of public health, based on standard practice, and, third, it would extend it from march 21, to april 1, 2021. the employers' union and this board have asked them to enforce the healthy airport ordinance in accordance with these amendments. i want to thank o.l.c. for all of their help in addressing these issues, as well as city attorney lisa powell for quickly drafting this ordinance

and for all of her work, and i want to thank those on local 2 and teamster 56, and giving us the opportunity to work with them to resolve them. and i want to thank erin mundy in our office for her ongoing efforts. and director mulligan from o.l.c. is available in committee members have questions. thanks. >> chairman: thank you for bringing this legislation, supervisor mandelman. i have no questions. supervisor chan, any questions for comments? why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public who would like to speak to item number four? >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001, the meeting i.d. 1875577823. and press ##.

if you haven't already done so, please dial *3 to line up to speak. the a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. we have one member of the public in line to speak. >> caller: good morning. it's still good morning, board of supervisors. my name is peter finn with local 856, and behalf of the teamsters and our labor allies, we support the healthy airport ordinance. i'm speaking in favor of the amendment. the amendment benefits workers buyer encouraging employers to offer additional options, and offers workers a chance to buy up to other plans, such as p.p.o.s that may be more expensive. for these reasons, we support the amendment. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, mr. finn.

are there any other members of the public for this item? >> clerk: i believe that completes the members of the public who wish to speak on this item at this time. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. and supervisor mandelman, do we have a motion? >> i'd like to move to forward this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> chairman: all right. vice chair mandelman, on that motion, a roll call? >> clerk: supervisor mandelman? >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor chan? >> aye. >> clerk: chair peskin. >> aye. >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: thank you. next item, please. >> clerk: next is item five: motion amending the rules of order by amending rule 3.25, 3.26, and 3.21. >> chairman: thank you,

mr. clerk, we are joined by the chief author of this amendment to our board rules of order, supervisor ronan. supervisor ronan, good morning. it is still good morning for another three minutes. >> thank you, chair peskin. the proposed motion would establish a brand new standing committee in the board of supervisors that would serve as a place for legislative and policy discussions, focusing on addressing the comprehensive needs of children and their families. as it is, san francisco faces a sad reality that it is home to fewer children than any other major city in the united states. with families pleaing the fleeie public school systems, the board of supervisors deserves a permanent legislative committee that can dive deeply and look holistically as to how the city can better serve the young people and their families, in partnership with the youth commission, first five commission, and

other youth-focused city entities. while we have benefited from the ad hoc over the last year, select committees are a temporary nature and are only authorized to host public hearings, and lack authority to review and vote on city ordinance and fiscal items. this motion will establish a new permanent youth and young families committee, which will be empowered to hear resolutions, ordinances and those items that have a direct impact on children, youth, and their families. for the first time in history, the board of supervisors will have a standing legislative committee that is explicitly focused on addressing the broad and diverse needs of san francisco's children and family. rather than a myriad of discussions taking place at the city board and school board. they will focus on leveraging city services to complement the

educational mission of sfu.s.d., while addressing the needs that children continue to face, and other essential services that med their basic needs. [inaudible] and we're already in discussion with the commission about hosting joint hearings on shared priorities and other ways to strengthen the partnership between supervisors and the youth commission. we, as a city will be better positioned to lead new initiatives that respond to the most pressing issues facing san francisco's families, and we can rebuild san francisco into a place where children and families can live with dignity and pride. we have made some amendments to the motion to focus the new committee's purview on legislative matters, while ballot measures that touch on these issues will continue to be reviewed by

the rules committee. your offices should have received a copy of these amendments, which we hope one of you will be willing to introduce today. the amendments are as follows, on page one, line 13, striking the mention of ballot mentions on the clause. on page two, lines 11 through 16, striking language that would have referred youth ballots and charter amendments to the new committee. on page three, line six, striking mention of ballots and charter amendments from the purview of the new youth, young adults, and family committee. i want to thank our clerk, angela calvio, and alyssa samara for really thinking deeply and thinking this through. on further reflection, given the very, very difficult timeline of getting all the ballots measures on the ballot, getting them heard

properly, and the work of the clerk's staff to monitor several committees simultaneously, and wanting to make sure that there aren't mistakes made getting measures on the ballot, i felt like it would be easier and more appropriate to take away those measures from a third committee by putting the stress on the clerk of the board to have to monitor three committees, perhaps create special committees. it's just too much. it's just too much to ask. [please stand by]

. >> chairman: why don't we go to public comment on this -- oh, i'm sorry supervisor chan.

>> supervisor chan: i was just thinking about how do we move this important agenda forward making sure that our clerk can do the best that they can, you know, that they can to really meet our goals and needs and this is really a critical piece. i really, again, just given what we have been through in the last ten months as families and with just all the issues just be it from low income families in need of meals during this pandemic to the digital divide to just re-opening schools and all these issues impacting our kids and families and your thoughtfulness about structuring this and we really focus our issues and time and resources to be able to address these critical issues and

making sure there's a connection between what is happening with our kids in the school districts or even our private schools with the board and what the board can do and what the city can do. so i am definitely in support of your efforts on this and your amendments today and i just wanted to be able to say that out loud and also to cosponsor this just amendmenting this today so thank you. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan. and, with that, why don't we go to public comment. are there any comments on item 5? >> clerk: yes. please call 415655-0001. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted

and you may begin your comments. at this time, we have two in line for public comment to speak on this matter. first speaker, please >> good afternoon now supervisors. calvin quick calling in. the youth commission as the legislation referred to us on march 1st and we wholeheartedly support this legislation to really appreciate supervisor ronen for her staff and we had a great discussion about ways that the board and youth commission can work together and how really excited. and so i just want to go over a couple of recommendations for

us to go over this together. as one option that we looked through. a few other things having a youth from or recommended by the youth commission or standing item to report issue importance to youth and youth activities to the commission. also, if possible, haves the committee be held during youth accessible times after school. we know that's potentially an issue, but the clerk and so if a potential work around given that the sort of jurisdiction of this committee and youth commission are very similar, having any legislation referred to from this youth committee also to the commission holding it at 5:00 p.m. on mondays and having that opportunity for youth input on legislation that is by nature going to be affecting youth and families.

and, then having youth commission have a standing item on the new committee agenda to report back to the committee on any youth input. so we'd love to continue this discussion. [inaudible] >> chairman: next speaker, please. next speaker. >> chairman: hello, caller. you may be on mute. you may begin your comment. caller, if you're on the line,

you may begin. the caller may not be listening to us at this time. operations, do we have any additional callers? that completes our public comment list. okay. public comment is closed and i would like to move the amendments that supervisor ronen read into the record. that motion, mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: [roll call] >> clerk: the motion is amended without objections. >> chairman: and, then i'd like to make a motion to send the item to the board with recommendation. i apologize, we got notice too

late or somehow it got lost in translation to send it as a community report. it will go before the board at our following board meeting next week. my apologies. >> i forgot to thank paul moanhay of my office who had been working with calvin at the youth commission to make sure they're deeply involved in that. >> chairman: paul, you are officially thanked. on the motion to move the item as amended to the full board with positive recommendation. roll call, please. >> clerk: on that motion [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: thank you,

supervisor ronen. take care down there and next item please. >> clerk: next on the agenda is item number 6. resurrection pursuant to item 4.113. construction of an observation wheel structure in golden gate park for a term starting february 28, two thousand twenty, and lasting for one year follow the current permit expiration term, with full removal march 15, 2022. >> chairman: thank you, clerk young. we heard this on the adoption without the reference calendar at our last board of supervisors meeting where we got plenty of public comment but thought that we should give an opportunity for more public comment in a more robust discussion and that is what is before us today. the resolution speaks for itself. with that, i will turn it over to the district one supervisor whose district encompasses golden gate park who i have not

been able to speak to since last tuesday about this item. supervisor chan and i are in a quorum with that. supervisor chan, the floor is yours. >> supervisor chan: thank you, supervisor peskin. i really appreciate this resolution that is coming before us because i think that this resolution really brought to sort of the conversation a series of conversations that we have been having in the last few weeks really about golden gate park as a historic park and how we really should be care for this park. this will specifically brought to my attention really started off with some of the environmental concerns that my

constituents have and that's including the light of the wheel and the noise and just how it obstructed the view on a ground level when park visitors are visiting the area. in all of those, with also under the impression that this was going to be a temporary installation of this structure now known as the observation wheel in honor of the golden gate park's 150th anniversary. and, obviously, because of the pandemic, so many of our activities and planned celebration like even chinese new year were on pause in 2020 and continued -- some continued even until 2021. knowing that the golden gate park celebration -- 150th

celebration was paused because of the pandemic, i thought that, you know, with this wheel, that was the intent -- that was what the wheel was intended for perhaps that it could stay for another year, but with the condition that we mitigate light, the lighting and the noise and the generator issues. and here's also why i think that the board should step in to exercise this authority to install whether we go allow this structure to stay for another year. you know, the golden gate park has transformed quite a bit to the soccer to now the $20 million tennis court and also in the last decade there

were lighting ceremonies throughout the park including conservatory of flowers. the park really has transformed for some view it as better, for some to view it as just different. and i want to go back to some of the concerns that my constituents have raised about wild life, some of these issues that i do agree, you know. maybe just a light of the wheel itself doesn't really in a temporary fashion, perhaps it's only a temporary impact but collectively the lighting at the wheel, the lighting of the tennis court, the lighting of the holiday tree, now with the lighting of the wheel for another four years and then some really create a question of whether this is environmentally friendly. how does it really impact our

wild life in golden gate park? that was really initially my thought when i expressed my concern about the wheel. now, as i kind of dig deeper, you know, another issue spurred up for me. however, i do think that there are other ways to address this other issue that, you know, came to my attention really specifically on the contract of this wheel. and, let me be very clear about this resolution. while this resolution whatever that may happen today at this committee and whatever that this committee may decide to do with this piece of resolution and even if it were to go to full bore for a vote even if this committee agree for it to move forward, let me be very clear about the contract and some of the questions that now

i've learned about and will raise and continue to raise in this. i would not give up on this issue just knowing, you know, whether whatever happened with this resolution, i really now have identified issues around this contract. the fact that the revenue generated from the wheel is going to a nonprofit that has been under and part of an ongoing public corruption investigation. and, in question and when asked about it -- about this contract to an extent is to cover the n

now disgraced former head of public works was able to exact money from corporations like recog and stash it in that same organization which is a little akin in my mind to a swiss bank that is doing business with some very questionable entities. but with that, if supervisor mandelman has no comment, why don't we go to public comment. mr. young, why don't we open this up to public comment. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call (415) 655-0001. the meeting id is 1875577823. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so

please dial star 3 to speak. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you begin your comment. we have 75 listeners and 29 callers at this time. >> chairman: first speaker, please. and, colleagues, in so far as i am supposed to join the land use committee in an hour, would you be okay -- i hate cutting public comment down. but if we can cut it down to a minute and a half, i will have a chance of joining that and i have amendments to the items at land use at 1:30. so, mr. young, if we can have it to a minute and a half per speaker or i might have to turn the gavel over to vice chairmandelman. >> clerk: normally we cut it to one minute or 2 minutes.

>> i am sure that 90 seconds is fine. >> clerk: okay. we will time it for 90 seconds. >> chairman: i apologize for cutting down public comment, but that's what mondays look like. okay. first speaker please. >> eilene bogan. i am concurring with this resolution. extending this contract by one year due to covid related issues is more than fair. and supervisor chan has stated in the media, while we all can agree, anti-corruption and good government policies are of utmost importance. extending the contract by one year rather than four years avoids the perception of the privatization of public assets. an example of this was the privatization of public assets

with professional soccer at kizar stadium. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is jackie flynn, and i am the executive director of the institute of san francisco also known as apri. apri serves thousands of low income families across the city primary live engine the southeast sector of the city, and, for decades, we've provided community programs that engage and educate voters around all type of civic issues. we also support job seekers with multiple barriers to employment and provide life inspiring experiences to youth, supporting their career, dreams, and aspirations. i'm here because i'm in support of the four-year extension that allows the observation wheel to remain in place until 2025.

i hear the concerns about the environmental impact and i would really like everyone to consider the social impact. i would like to express. and i want to humbly show concern because this effort seems to be surprisingly proposed after being unanimously supported by historic preservation as well as the rec and park commission. on both of those meetings, i observed residents in my community in support of the full four-year extension. i ask you to consider the voices of the bayview community to allow families and children an opportunity to experience the observation wheel. in addition, i'd like to just state that over the last year during the pandemic, our rec and parks department has strengthened their community relationships providing safe and healthy spaces for our families to continue to thrive despite social challenges this time has been exacerbated over

the last year. >> clerk: thank you. we have the next caller, please. >> clerk: hello, caller, you can proceed with public comment. >> hello, my name is mickey nixon. i am calling to support the four-year extension of the farris wheel. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is don franklin and i'm the president of the parks chapter of spiu and i'm in full

support of going on with what has been recommended by both the rec and park commission to move this as soon as possible. the vendor does provide 500 free tickets a month that my co-workers actually go and take these kids to the farris wheel. the wheel's a good thing for the recovery of the city. it brings in tourism, it brings in revenue. revenue to our department means jobs as far as our needed folks who work with these kids, we need more revenue and more jobs. this was overwhelmingly supported by the sf chamber of commerce. and in order to keep the recovery going, we've got to have revenue. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. i'd just like to make a quick statement before we move on to the next caller. i'd just like to say that public comment for this item is being taken today and will not be taken again when it appears

on the board of supervisors agenda and the committee report scheduled for tomorrow. can we have the next caller, please. >> chair peskin, vice chair mandelman. i'm a board chair for the richmond district ymca. i'm here today to state my strong support for the four-year extension for the farris wheel in golden gate park which i know was unanimously approved by the historic preservation commission and the rec and park commission which each heard extensive arguments of the like made by supervisor chan. i'm acutely aware of the

pressures covid-19 has placed on families and kids in the city. this wheel will attract families to the park, the revenue will support the park going on into the future and it will also support richland merchants and businesses near the park. i strongly urge you to extended wheel in the park for four years. thank you so much for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is kevin carol. iep the president and ceo of the hotel council of san francisco i'm also a resident of san francisco myself. i'm calling in support of the existing agreement and approval that's gone to a vote the historic preservation commission and rec and park to extend the farris wheel for four years and proposed the one-year extension that's being heard today by your committee.

the farris wheel is something that will definitely help with our recovery of the city. the recovery is going to be long-term and by allowing this to go through with the current approval that it has for four years will bring back visitors and residents to san francisco and also help promote our city. so i ask that you don't move forward with the proposed one-year extension and recognize and approve the four-year that was already approved before you. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi. i'm a district 3 resident. i oppose the extension of the sky star wheel in golden gate park and oppose the sky star wheel being in golden gate park at all because the life negatively impacts. migrating birds and bats, nesting owls and great blue

herons. these connect people to our eco system. i appreciate the san francisco board of supervisors approving the resolution in 2018. this wheel conflicts with this bio diversity resolution and conflicts with the healthy eco system and bio diversity goals. when our wild life population is so reduced as to not be able to reproduce, the eco system that feeds us and gives us the oxygen to breathe is destroyed. golden gate park is one of the rare spaces in san francisco that does large enough to permit more of our wild life to produce. the wheeled diesel generator is complete opposite of the work. at a minimum, the diesel generator and all the lights must set off at sunset. the contractual issues are reprehensible. the city of san francisco does not get the revenue from this wheel. the vendor and a nonprofit get

the revenue. please remove this sky star wheel permanently from golden gate park as soon as possible. my comments are complete. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next speaker, please. >> my name is verdict ron can oliva. i'm a native san franciscan, and like many san franciscans, i have a long history with golden gate park. i care about what happens to it and in it. i'm calling this morning to say the st. louis wheel as i like to think of it does not belong in golden gate park. it belongs in an amusement park. your vote to limit the wheel and always open to you is a vote to protect the park that is the treasured respite of the people you represent. we are relying on you to make

your decision based on fact. and the facts are that golden gate park is indeed our refuge from the noise and lights and stresses inherent in city living. however, the park is this refuge precisely and only because there is an environment healthy enough to support wild life. the wheel disrupts the life cycles of that wildlife from insects to mammals to birds. and in that very process, the wheel steals the refuge that the golden gate park is for us, your constituents, including for those among us who can't afford to leave the city. the facts also include our duty to know and understand the purpose for the creation of golden gate park -- >> clerk: your time is up.

thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello, supervisors. this is david. i would like to share my comments about the wheel in golden gate park. worth noting by the golden gate park. the original contract was approved by one year but has been open only two years due to covid-19. i'm trying to support the expansion of the wheel. i'm an ice cream truck owner and the business has been in the golden gate park for almost nine years. because of the pandemic, it was a strong impact to all the businesses. but, when the wheel opened during the pandemic, the business operationally got better. it attracted people to the golden gate park to drive business and get more sales. in other words, the wheel's helping the businesses to get recovered from the pandemic. i believe it's really important for the local businesses for

the businesses around golden gate park. for this reason, i hope the wheel can stay in the golden gate park for longer. please take consideration for it. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi, this is phillip calling in support as well of the extension of the sky star wheel in golden gate park for four years. this is a critical element of the golden gate park 150th celebration that's been mentioned that has not been able to follow through on its plan, but, beyond that, it's a critical park of the enjoyment of the park for 500 youth and families per month as part of this plan as the caller previously mentioned. and, as a way to bring -- and

brings in a destination within the park that's focused on culture, family, and connections to the broader city. thank you for allowing me to comment. i support the four years strongly. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller? >> hello, supervisors. can you all hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> yes. i'd like to thank supervisor peskin, chan, and mandelman. i am a member of district 8 and a newly volunteer member of the park alliance and i support the four-year extension. i do hear and understand some of the concerns that were mentioned, but i would like to say that golden gate park is large enough to accommodate all the values of san francisco including families in item 5.

you mentioned how important it is to bring families back and this gives families the opportunity especially during a time in covid to give our families and youth an opportunity to come out, enjoy the outdoors and to experience a greater community outing out there. also, we've heard from labor who supports it for jobs. community based organizations who've phoned and joined the support. i ask you that you move forward with the four-year extension and allow the familyings of san francisco to be able to experience multiple different aspects of living in the city. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi. i'm calling in. i'm a long-term resident of district 4.

i support the compromise, thank you, supervisor chan and peskin. i actually believe in science. i'm an environmentalist. it is the environmental groups that are the experts. all of them have chimed in about how this wheel will hurt the very land for the birds, the sierra club. i think it's a fair compromise, the one year as that satisfies all parties and i think it's sad that we have to argue with the leaders of our parks to keep out things like this or put real grass in the ground in the parks and we're going more and more into those kinds of

arguments rather than being on the same side on things. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am kelly nice. i'm a resident of district 2 and i own a business in district 3. i'm a proud board member where i have served for over 20 years on the parks alliance which helps make san francisco a more livable space and have for over 50 years. for the last 20 years, we've helped raise over $20 million to improve san francisco parks and open spaces. supervisor chan is a former parks and rec employee and knows well this contract was improved. i'm absolutely in favor of the four-year extension for the wheel. we need the tourism, the

entertainment options, the jobs, and income. it's unique and fun and brings people to the park. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon. my name is joyce armstrong. i'm president of the public housing tenant association better known as phta. i'm calling to give my support for the four-year extension to support park and rec and what we're planning to do to bring back -- to strengthen our economy and help this city recover from covid. i'm in strong support. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller.

>> hello. >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> my name is brian kennedy. i produce special events here in san francisco. i am in full support of extending the four-year sky wheel in golden gate park. the wheel has been a positive attraction to the community and a vital tool that will aid in the recovery of the broader businesses just like mine. tourism event production industries have been hit the hardest and we need this wheel in golden gate park. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. hi everybody. my name is chica menzi. i'm a program specialist and i'm also a hunters point resident and i am in full support of the four year extension of the farris wheel.

i think in terms of protecting wildlife they should forget we have an operation closing time where the lights go off when operation stops. other than that, i think that this would be a great way to bring more families and youth on this side of town to go and explore other parts of the city. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon. this is robert tesler. active san francisco park user. practically raised all my children in the parks. just a few brief comments today in support of the four-year extension. first, the observation wheel is a positive attraction for the community and the city. attractions like this provide a real boost to the neighborhood and neighborhood businesses. especially in light of the pandemic and the economic recovery, attractions like this provide a real and needed

boost. the four-year extension has to my understanding and i think a few people have pointed that out have been approved by the historic reservation community and the rec and park committee. i have to ask the question, how many government entities this will take to screw in this particular light bulb. i believe we've reached our limit. i know that the board can walk and chew gum at the same time, i can't help but comment that certain members seem to be spending an inorder nant and disproportionate time on this matter. it's already been reviewed. so i think we should focus on real matters such as homelessness and issues that have been cast within overseeing the parks. thank you very much. >> thank you. can we have the next caller.

>> good i guess we're in the afternoon. we support the resolution. our precious park land is often viewed as empty open space just waiting if for buildings or other attractions to be added to it. we are very concerned that rec and park never asked for approval to place this structure in golden gate park. rec and park and their vendors are fighting so desperately against this one structure that we have to wonder what other development projects is the rec and park department planning for golden gate park. we suggest that the supervisor add this to her list of questions. the special interest groups will always want one more feature built in our premier landscape park. we will lose our park land to those structures turning golden gate park into a series of

attractions for the few lone trees here and there, a sad reminder to future children that this was once a landscape park. get this intrusive anti-nature structure out of golden gate park forever. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi, my name is cathy shoop and i own annie's hot dogs and we are a food vendor in golden gate park and the sky wheel has helped us a lot to make it through the pandemic especially monday through friday. the park is always pretty busy saturday and sunday if the weather's decent, but monday through friday, we really struggle to open and to make ends meet and most of the

reason we open is to keep people employed since i have ten full-time employees that have worked for me for a long time. i think it's very important that we keep the wheel there for four years for the economic recovery. and, as far as the environmental concerns, i understand those, but this part of golden gate park is not really the premier natural area. you know, we have a hot dog park at spreckles lake and that's a much more peaceful place. this area already has two museums and the conservatory of flowers so i don't really see that concern. i personally would appreciate the four year extension. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> yes. good afternoon. this is linda schafer speaking in strong support of the resolution. golden gate park has been described as being many things to many people. that may be true, but sadly it cannot be all things to all people. in particular, it cannot be both an amusement park and an urban refuge where individuals and families enjoy recreation in a setting that is supportive of nature. there are amusement parks elsewhere for those who want to ride a farris wheel. we have only one golden gate park. thank you, commissioners, for thinking of nature, bio diversity, climate action and the long run. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is stephanie wiseman. i'm from sf nature and i support fun and i also support the one-year compromise with the lights out sunset and i have two points. first that the wheel's light show functions as a single 150' tall strobe light. this is not the bay bridge lights. much smaller lights have been documented to negatively impact nature including owls and humans. they're used for pest control actually. also, i would like to note there are 26 robotically strobe lights controlled. on 2-17 to the hpc that the concourse was always designed to function like a downtown park. this is not true. in 1894, the fair had a 266' tall observation structure like

the eiffel tower with 3,000 lights in the middle of the concourse. the public sent them a team to keep the music concourse mcclaern in 1896 had the electric tower dynamited. william hall stated the value of the park consists of it being a park and not a catch all for almost anything misguided people may wish up to it. i appreciate your time and now my comments are complete. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is susan from the fine arts museum of san francisco which includes the museum that looks right over the wheel. we strongly support the four-year extension of the observation wheel. we see the music concourse as a major destination and also as an economic recovery driver and

the wheel really adds an exciting and joyful experience to the park. we've been voicing our support both the park and rec and the historic preservation commission and also want to restate it here that we're fully in support of the four-year extension and, of course, we support financial transparency so the disclosure of any financial details that are needed per the comments earlier that we are in support. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> greetings, supervisors. thank you, chair, vice chair, and supervisor mandelman. i'm a district 8 voter. i want to thank you for the public forum to express my frustration and again having to call in for public comment on this issue. as i was framing out my thoughts on it i realize i couldn't say it better than

commissioner mazola said last week. i and all of the other commissioners did hours of reading and debating and listening to public comment and made our decisions based on that due diligence. as the board of supervisors disregards all of that and overrides our decision, all of the work and thought that went into it was a waste of time. what good is to have any commission if the board decides they don't like the outcome, they will just override us. thank you for listening. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi, my name is rob can. i run a youth sports nonprofit in the lower at 2,000 lower

income youth in the city. both as someone who's responsible and delivers prooez programs to youth in the city as well as the parents myself, i'm calling to support the four-year extension of the sky star wheel in golden gate park and oppose the one year extension being here today. i love the wheel and what it gives to my family and the community as a reason to go to golden gate park and we believe that the park should be for everyone in having an attraction like this is very important for me and people like me more than ever. i'm impressed also that youth tickets and senior tickets are affordable and also that many of the youth that we serve will be able to go and ride the wheel for free and experience the beautiful views of the city. so i support this -- the wheel staying for four years. thanks so much.

>> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hey there. my name is ryan smith. i'm the production manager for bluegrass held in golden gate park. i am in full support of of the extension of the observation wheel made by both the historic preservation commission and the rec and park commission. obviously local businesses and events have been impacted immensely the last year and any positive attraction that brings families back to the park seem to be desperately needed at this time. also, it seems that if the board inserts itself on this matter and sets a precedent that every structure in golden gate park is subject to 2/3 approval, hardly strictly outside lands, beta breakers will face additional time consuming and unnecessary hurdles. these events not only bring joy

to our community but are part of the social and cultural traffic of the city. my comments are complete. thanks for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi, my name is martha aaronsol. i'm a resident of district 5. i'm a proud volunteer. i also have the cochair of the tennis coalition and the president of the inner sunset park neighbors. the group is for all people who work, play, and live in the inner sunset. i'm strongly in favor of the four-year expansion i've been down there and people are waiting in line to go on the wheel coming from out of the city and i'm very excited as well as people from the city and the parks works so hard to support the parks throughout the city and raise money and improve playgrounds throughout the bay. so please support the four year

extension. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi, good afternoon . can everyone hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> awesome. my name is lila pitman i'm the director of dance community. i would like to say i'm in full support of the sky star wheel and not only am i in full support of the wheel, but i'm in full support of the four-year extension. i feel that san francisco really, really needs this not only to bring families closer together especially after a time such as this pandemic that we all have been facing, but it will also bring revenue into the city. i understand some of you guys have issues with the contracts that have been, you know, under way dealing with sf parks alliance. we have, our organization has collaborated with sf parks alliance in the past and what i can say is they have been

definitely providing -- activating our community parks here in [inaudible] as well as providing programs and opportunities to underserved communities. and so even though you guys may not be aware of where that money is going, i heavily believe that that funding would definitely support programs that are in underserved communities. i am in support of the extension of the sky star wheel. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi, my name is genie oralana. we enthusiastically support a four-year extension of the sky star wheel. in the brief time the wheel was open, we saw an increase in park visitors overall not to mention a bump in business. the wheel makes people happen and more importantly the vendor

plans to distribute 16,000 tickets to our most underserved residents. bringing folks to the park who may otherwise never visit. that seems very promising to us especially following such a terrible year. we also have a plan to remedy concerns. parkwide and all of us in the park welcome this temporary but joyful attraction to you're little active music concourse area of the park. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi. my name is jennifer freeland. i'm a resident of san francisco and a mother to two elementary-aged children. i am in full support of the full four-year extension of the sky wheel. i think it's an attraction for our city that will bring joy to many of our families and it's

also an important economic driver to our city. i think there's more than one way to enjoy the park and i also question the decision to bring up this issue again when it seems like it was really [inaudible] by the historic preservation and the parks and rec. thank you for your time and that's all the comments i have. >> clerk: thank you. next caller, please >> hello. i live in golden gate park with my family. i'm call engine support of the four-year extension and oppose the proposed one-year extension. the wheel is a positive attraction for the community

and families like mine and others a little levity during what's considered a difficult time during the pandemic. i also understand in the aid and recovery of the vendors of the tourism. i have grown to really embrace the wheel in the park and look forward to having it around for a couple more years and it was also approved by the historic preservation commission and the rec and parks commission. i don't know why it's being discussed right now. you know, thank you very much and have a good day. >> clerk: thank you. just a quick announcement. if you haven't already done so, please press star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. at this time, we have approximately 72 people listening with 31 people in line to speak. and, in addition, please note

that public comment for this item is for today and there will be no additional public comment at the board of supervisors meeting. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon. my name is julie dunn and i am a resident of district 7 as well as a mother raising six generation san franciscans and a small business owner of an event planning business that has been greatly impacted this year. i am calling in support of the extension. this wheel is a positive, wonderful attraction for our community. it's also a vital tool that will aid in the recovery of small businesses like mine, tourism, and event production industries. please consider the need the san francisco residents and workers in this regard. again, i'm in full support of the extension of the wheel. thank you.

>> clerk: thank you. can i have the next caller please. >> hi, can you hear me. >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> hi my name is nancy norris from the ymca of san francisco. i oversee the preschool program. calling for extension of the sky wheel in golden gate park. we believe that the wheel's a positive attraction for the community and it will also help san francisco's economic recovery. the affordability allows many of the families from our program to enjoy golden gate park and to enjoy the beauty of the park and surrounding attractions. we are in full support to the

existing four-year extension. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hello. >> clerk: hi. we can hear you. please proceed >> okay. great. i live on -- i'm a resident of the bayview and i actually just found out about this farris wheel last night. i'm not upset but i am disappointed that i did not know about it and that i'm just now finding out that it's trying to be taken down or that my area was limited to the knowledge of this farris wheel. i would like to say i'm in support of the four-year. i would like for me and other

people my age to be able to have access to something like this for longer than one year and, also, i don't think it should just be for one year because we are still in a global pandemic and i believe that i'm still taking safety precautions when it comes to being around other people so i would want to as we start to open up more, i would like to eventually be able to still have access to it and not a year later if we happen to still be in the same stage that we are as a city. i wouldn't be able to have that opportunity. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> clerk: do we have a caller on the line? there does not appear to be a response at this time. can we move on to the next caller? >> good afternoon. can you guys hear me? >> clerk: yes, we can hear you. please proceed. >> my apologies. my name is daniel greg. i'm representing approximately 4,000 members in the city of san francisco. i'm call engine today as a representative to fully support the four-year extension in opposition of the limited one-year extension. golden gate park is a beautiful destination point for san francisco families throughout

the bay area. the objection observation wheel adds to the attraction of the park. the carpenter ys union has a great relationship. the attractions like the observation wheels and events such as outside lands and bluegrass work and consistently provide living wage jobs. we are facing uncertain economic realities as we come out of the global pandemic. we still do not know if the vast marjt of the community will feel comfortable enough to bring their families to the park and enjoy this attraction. limiting the wheel to one year is a step in the wrong direction. we ask if the san francisco rec and park decision as well as the historic preservation's unanimous decision to approve our four-year extension of the wheel in the park. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> i want to go ahead -- hello. hi. it's collin schmidt with the bay area. working with thousands of students and their families here in san francisco and we are in support of the four-year extension of the farris wheel. we are for anything that brings more happiness and more joy to san francisco and to the families that live here. we believe that the due diligence has been done on this issue and that anything that is family friendly, revenue positive that contributes to other additional recreational programs is a good thing for not just a year, but for four years and we are benefits not

for the attraction itself and for the passes that have been provided for the families that we're working with and that it succeeds in getting people to the park that wouldn't otherwise come. it's an incentive and an attraction that brings people into the park and we are in support of it and the four-year extension. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hello, can you hear me. >> clerk: we're getting a local buzz from your line. if you have any other devices on, it would be appreciated if you can turn them off.

but we can hear you at this time. >> i'm calling to support this [inaudible] . >> clerk: we can no longer hear you. we did hear you support the matter. however, the loud buzz is not allowing you to hear you at this time. >> clerk: if you have issue, you can call back and we can take your comment at the later time. next caller, please. >> good afternoon. i'm a 45 year resident of san francisco. golden gate park is a crown jewel of san francisco. why on earth would it need a

farris wheel to attract visitors. please top the commercialization of the park. honor the original intent of the agreement. move the wheel to pier 39 where it can all the benefits such as recovery, tourism, business, [inaudible] to underserved residents. please approve this one year reasonable resolution. i'm in support of supervisor chan's concern of funneling money through this project that's under scrutiny and also regarding comments about the commission having already approved this meeting, we need to rethink how these commissions are created. maybe they have a slanted kind of view of what the forward motion should be in the city. i urge you to support the one year extension and the removal of the year. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> good afternoon. my name is chev asani. i'm calling in behalf of the san francisco restaurant we represent. we need to do all we can to safely bring tourism back to all parts of our city and the sky star wheel is a great opportunity to do so. attractions like this will only help the critical recovery period for our industry and others over the coming years while providing a fun, unique experience for our local residents especially for youth and families taking into consideration our comments. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is kyle meyers.

i'm calling today to voice my full support for the sky wheel in golden gate park. as a daily park user, i've always supported the addition of the wheel to the concourse. it is a fitting accompaniment to the variety of activities in that area. with the full extension it will continue to serve as a vital tool. additionally, as a small business owner and local event producer who utilizes golden gate park for numerous events throughout the year, i'm extremely concerned about the precedent this would set would be subject to a 2/3 board approval. february of 2020 and it is still certain it would be up and running again. we could do without additional time, costly hurdles and approval processes, especially at a time when we're trying to bring live events back to the

community. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is nate ford. life long san francisco resident. i wanted to say i'm fully in support of the four-year extension for the wheel. i think this, you know, it's a lot of it is where i work it hasn't been able to experience this and, you know, i think, you know getting kids from, you know, parks backgrounds to come and extend something as beautiful as that wheel and the park would only just brighten

up, you know their day because it's been kind of bleak as you all know. i'm in full support of the wheel and hope you guys approve it. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> my name is chris keen. i and my wife live in sunset. we've been here aboutfifteen years. we've raised three kids in the city. i'm also from the midwest so i get a bunch of visitors from out of town. from the aesthetic standpoint, the farris wheel is very tasteful. it's not an amusement park like people have alluded to. it's a current attraction for kids who live here. not everybody who lives here or visits the park wants to look at roses or paintings. the farris wheel or something

like it in my opinion has been missing from golden gate park and when it is taken down in four years, it's going to be missed then. i would also like to add that taking away from childrens' fun is exactly the kind of thing that lands san francisco in the national news for all the wrong reasons especially when we can't get kids back into school and when we can't get teachers affordable housing. i would suggest humbly that the grown-ups in charge of the supervisors focus on those issues full time as opposed to taking away the farris wheel. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> thank you so much. my name is john goldsmith. i'm a california native, 30 year san francisco resident.

i am grateful to supervisor peskin for bringing this item to the rules committee. i have concerns about the way that deal came through about the observation wheel. it is bad for the environment. we know that. i appreciate the previous item on the agenda was about the families and youth committee. i support that as well because the youth will need the environment in the future and this sort of deal, observation wheel is bad for the environment and it's inches towards privatization and it's impacting our bio diversity resolution passed by city hall in 2018. as a reminder, the official bird of san francisco is the california quail and they used to live in golden gate park, but they are now extinct because of human activity such

as this. i'm all for fun, it's true, but i'd like to see the observation wheel in other places such as the exis alsoier district where the retail environment is horrible. or fraps clean up the super fun site at bayviewpoint. that would be a great attraction for the low income folks that live in that area. this is an out-of-state contract with missouri -- >> clerk: your time is up. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi, supervisors. my name's levi johnson. i'm an sciu member and 've been living in the richland district since 2006. i have reviewed all the pros and cons on this issue and i'm calling today to support the

four year extension already passed by two other commissions and oppose the one-year extension discussed today. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. >> hi. good afternoon. this is lavanda williams. i'm calling from bayview in san francisco. a resident for over 35 years. been in the city for 50 years. i am also chief stuart. i am calling to support the four year extension. i propose the proposal extension for the one year that was being heard today. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is gregory deeser. i'm a member of sciu1021. i am calling in support of the existing four-year extension of the sky star observation wheel in golden gate park. it's a positive attraction for the city and an important part of restoring san francisco's tourism, hospitality, and recreation industries which have been hit hardest by the pandemic. an enormous amount of time is being spent on the wheel while far more pressing issues have been on hand. the re-opening of our schools, homelessness and significant increases in crime. as was already stated, the one year proposal today would set a precedent potentially burdening some of golden gate park's most infamous venues.

these are venues which create jobs in industries like food, transportation, cleaning, and public safety to name a few. the observation wheel has gun improving its commitment to the city by offering five00 prerides. to the children of san francisco. it is our hope that the board may drop this matter and uphold the four year extension made by the historic commission and the parks commission. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is teresa folilo ramirez. representing approximately 5,000 workers and their families in marin and san mateo

families. while the city is continue plating layoffs and service cut we cannot cancel anything contributing to. now drawing people from across the bay area and perhaps even the world to golden gate park. many will make a day of it lunching and visiting, local businesses spending money to cut the exists four-year extension to one year is cutting and limiting our economic recovery when the city government should be doing everything in their power to guarantee our successful recovery. please don't cut our limit, our potential for successful recovery. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> clerk: i assume that we will skip that caller at this time and move on to the next

caller. caller, we had a loud tone and we could not hear you. if you'd like to try to call back and get back in line to speak, you can do it. >> hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: yes. we can hear you. >> i'm calling to support the existing four-year extension of the sky star wheel is golden gate park being heard today. i'm excited to hear that community learning helps students and public housing residents have the opportunity to experience this beautiful wheel and see the view of the city for free. providing this access and opportunity for our underserved youth that have been isolated for the distance -- with distanced learning for the last year is so crucial and needed and we are in full support of this resolution. thank you for giving me the time to speak on this

resolution. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi, my name is [inaudible] gonzalez. [inaudible] -- this one is really testing me and chair peskin, and the committee, we're at a critical point. i had the honor to serve along rodney [inaudible] and the chamber. city economic recovery task force and i think we would all agree we're at a critical point in our economic recovery. questions remain about whom will benefit when we look back on this period. god help us if this farris wheel is the biggest fish we're willing to fry. the parks and rec operation with went through two commissions. i believe all eyes are on that. i don't have a short memory. just in june or july of last year, several of you voted against a public advocate.

if our concern was around corruption and these issues, then we should of sided with ronen, mar, haney at that time. i think it's unfire and disrespectful of all the volunteers at that alliance to try to legit mately corrupt the executive management of the city you're supposed to be keeping an eye on and now we find ourselves in the distractive battle. we don't think you should ignore environmental concerns or input for the neighborhood. but i think by in large that supports the structure on a long term and for the economic recovery. >> clerk: your time has ended. thank you. next caller, please.

>> hello. can you hear me. >> clerk: yes. we can hear you. please proceed. >> hi, my name's [inaudible] . i would like to keeping the farris wheel and [inaudible] -- extremely financially beneficial to small businesses in the area. plus, i think as a resident of district 10 that if we were not super aware of it and i think the city should explore options and use this as a way to get young people back [inaudible] -- and especially recovering from covid. thank you, i'm done. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is drew becker, the ceo

of the san francisco parks alliance and i serve as ceo because parks and public spaces are my great passion. the golden gate park 150 was intended to begin openingable city event to celebrate the park. this including shuttles running from libraries to equity zones to bring children and families to golden gate park. additionally, the sky star wheel has offered 500 free rides a month. attractions should be supported by san francisco. through many initiatives, the park alliance invested over 100. some of these projects would not sxis without the parks alliance, washington square playground. panhandle playground, eagle plaza, conservatory of flowers and many more. a vital tool that will aid in the recovery and event production industries. we ask you to please consider the need of san francisco

residents and workers in this regard. members and the board of supervisors seem to be spending an unprecedented amount of time on this wheel. when we should be focused on covid-19 vaccines, and fever pitch of small businesses struggling and increased crime. thank you for your time and i appreciate -- i appreciate working with every single one of you and all of your districts on making san francisco the greatest city in the country. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> can you hear me now? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> good afternoon. david pillpel. so i commented last week before the environmental review officer before the appeal file of cathy howard no significant modification determination of

the environmental review issue. i've not heard a decision on that yet. golden gate park is a public park, not an amusement park. i'm not crazy about the wheel at all. as a compromise, i support the resolution before you to limit the extension to one year and not four. one might ask what john mcclearen the founding superintendent of the park would say about this matter. i wonder given the public comment before me whether the recreation parks department organized park concessionaries, community activists and parks alliance supporters here. i don't always agree with the board of supervisors, but i absolutely recognize that they are elected to represent the people. other city boards and commissions perform specific functions and are appointed to do so. anyone who wants to restructure the powers and duties of our city government can repair and

try to pass a charter amendment. otherwise, it's entirely up to the board toll decide this one and i weigh in support of the compromise resolution before you today. thanks very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we get the next caller, please. >> hi, may i proceed? >> clerk: yes. please proceed. >> my name is noah lung. i am calling in support for the four-year extension. i'm a long-term resident of the richland district. i've been working as a essential worker and i believe it's projects like these that are essential to restart the economy and generate revenue and, without projects like these, i wouldn't be able to

work. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. are you done with your speech? if you have any -- >> reporter: i just wanted to repeat that i fully support the four-year extension of the sky star wheel. okay. thanks. >> clerk: okay. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon. i am a district 10 resident, hispanic, mom, nonprofit professional and wife and calling to share my full support of the existing resolution that has gone before the rec and park and historic reservation commissions. playground fair building and the community groups and parks that they support. my family is mixed middle class.

i cannot think of a nonprofit that has made a better impact, a bigger impact a real and tangible impact on the livability of this city. with that in mind, i'm deeply disturbed of the accusations by supervisor chan. if their proof is there's a scandal, then they have some faulty logic. multiple bad actors. parks alliance has not been charged or incriminated despite the words i've heard in the recent weeks. government leaders would be extra careful when they accuse. i learned that supervisor chan literally called the request for this investigation her coming out and aaron peskin said it was a fact they are crooked. this feels like politics at the reputation of the ordinance that every city benefits from if. i hope that everyone in government will get back to

focusing on the real problems of the city but the ongoing, inefficient and expensive home strategy -- >> clerk: your time has elapsed. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is john korso. i also am calling in to support the existing four-year extension of the sky star wheel in the park and subsequently opposing the proposed one-year extension being heard today. we ask the board drop this matter and allow the decision to approve the four-year extension and the rec and park commission to be upheld. as a matter of fact, we feel the members of the board are spending way too much time and energy on this talking about a farris wheel. we've got covid problems and we've got vaccination roll-out

problems. cools are closed. we've got tents all over the city and we're worried about a farris wheel. that's where we stand here at local 38. i stand for myself and others who couldn't make it on the call today. everybody have a great day. >> clerk: thank you. i'd just like to make a quick announcement while i have a chance. members of the public who wish to make a public comment on this item should call (415) 655-0001. meeting i.d. is 1875577823, press pound and then pound again. please continue to wait until you have been unmuted. we have approximately 16 members of the public waiting to speak at this time and i also want to remind members of the public that public comment on this item will be provided for today and will not be provided at the board of supervisors meeting.

thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> hello, you hear me? >> clerk: yes. we do. please proceed. >> this is ramon with local 261. representing over 5,000 members. i encourage to the supervisors and the public to vote on four more years of this farris wheel. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. caller, you have been unmuted. you can proceed if you can hear us. caller, you can proceed with your public comment at this time. it does not appear that he can hear us at this time. can we skip him for now and move on to the next caller. >> hi, this is pam hinthill. it's very strange that a farris wheel has somehow become the symbol of economic recovery. rec and park has called in all supporters from various

organizations. why can't rec and park accept a one year compromise that accommodates nature. it is indeed difficult to have to argue with rec and park to protect nature. golden gate park is not just real estate. will bumper cars be next as suggested by another caller. no one seems to notice that the dollars for the wheel, 95% go to the sky star corporation investors who are based in missouri. they will make millions. it does not help san francisco. i support having kids and adults out in nature, it helps to have nature nearby and accessible to all as golden gate park is please support the

one year compromise. i would prefer that the wheel leave now as scheduled, but understand that some san franciscans still want a chance to ride and that there are some free tickets for one year and so this seems like a good solution for all. >> clerk: your time has elapsed. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi. i've lived in san francisco for about 15 years and currently in the inner sunset. i'm calling in full support of the four-year extension of the wheel that's already been passed by the commission. i think the wheel is awesome. it really looks great. perfectly set between the two parks. great location for it. my daughter loves it. she loves seeing it every day. we haven't ridden it yet but we're excited to now that it's open again. i also represent

[inaudible] -- advocate for more housing and other development in the city. we supported extension of the wheel originally. i think it's going to be really important for our small business community. they have really struggled through this. it's going to take them time to get back on their feet. as soon as businesses open. so, you know, we think we need the full four year extension to help our community. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. >> as a private resident of the community and i'm calling in

support of the actual extension of the four years for the farris wheel. and that's about it. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller. caller, you may proceed with your public comment >> hello, yes. good morning. i didn't know my line had been unmuted until now. i'm a long-term resident of san francisco and the inner sunset and every time i see this wheel, my heart sinks. there's nothing environmental about it. it's sad this can be considered

[inaudible] -- your children to nature. groups such as the friends in the tea garden parentally support this along with other people that make money for this park. parks alliance does not represent the interest of san franciscans and only wealthy people and there has never been -- there was never one community meeting about this farris wheel before it was instituted. there was not one community meeting about 150 anniversary of golden gate park which we didn't even know this celebration was happening until it was canceled. i had to read about this in the paper. it's just wrong the way this is being done and shame on these members and the community being bribed by these tickets. we have to look at this every day and night and it's just part of the plan to destroy the interest of golden gate park at 9th and lincoln and it looks like a corporate entrance.

the guard has been privateized. we're losing our nature bit by bit and don't represent anybody that are aappointed by special interest and contain all these people and, again, do not listen to us. all this is completely wrong. we need a complete transformation of the system and we need [inaudible] -- >> clerk: your time has elapsed. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> okay. thank you, supervisors. good afternoon. my name is liola gans and i'm with the san francisco public housing tenant association phta. i am in full support of the four-year extension of the sky

star wheel and i'm opposed to the one-year. thank you. >> clerk: can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is liz farrell and i'm the board chair for the san francisco parks alliance. i am a volunteer, i'm also a mom and avid user of golden gate park. it's hard to believe that we're still talking about this. the wheel is part of golden gate park 150th celebration that was intended to be an equitable open city event to celebrate the parks. we have several initiative its dedicated to this that we still hope will happen including shuttles running from libraries and equity zones to bring children and families to golden gate park. additionally, sky star wheel is committed to families by offering free tickets per

month. it's hard to believe that we are talking about the wheel when an amount of resources have been used on this. while the city faces much more challenging and pressing issues. as far as your questions about the parks alliance, i tell my own children, if you have an issue with someone, confront them in a respective way. and reach out to the parks alliance with your questions before pointing fingers unfairly at a nonprofit. whose sole mission is to transform our parks spaces. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> hello. my name is nancy. and, i'm the director of san francisco nature education as well as a field onothologist in golden great park where i study a colony of great blue herons that have nested there for 35 years. i want to thank supervisor peskin for bringing this to the committee. for all the people objecting to the time on this, i'd say this is democracy and the original contract for the wheel was only for one year. so this is a reasonable compromise to make the farris wheel owners whole with a one-year extension. it's also settled that the bright lights, the artificial lights affect negatively bird

migrations. and, we all know this. this is settled science. so i want to applaud the board of supervisors for this meeting and urge them just to go one-year extension like was originally planned and keep the park safe for wildlife and the people that enjoy it. also, when we talked about helping the local businesses that serve food, why is the sky wheel serving food? thank you very much and please extend this contract for one year. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller please. >> greetings, supervisors. my name is maisha bell. i work for the ymca of san francisco. i am also a resident of district 5. i am commenting support of the four-year extension of the farris wheel. i feel like it provides an opportunity of hope and engagement for our youth. i don't think we should

discount the impact it could have on their long-term development. we also know that in normal times, young people are spending less time engaged in nature and the pandemic has really increased that reality. while the farris wheel itself is not going to fix that issue, it can be a catalyst to getting these young people into nature and engagement and really intentionally provide support and opportunities that can expand their knowledge and access in this area. so i sincerely ask you to really consider what this would mean on the future leaders of the city of san francisco and take advantage of our opportunity to really uplift them. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. my name is greg miller. i support the one-year that's

being continue plated. i think it's good compromise for lovers of golden gate park and for those who would like to experience the fun of the wheel. five years is ridiculous to think of it as a temporary installation. in my opinion, it's likely to lead the permanent situation on the wheel and the music concourse the way things work. the rec and park department used to be the protector of our parks. it's long ceased to be that and is now an enterprise that seeks to monetize our public lands and generate cash flow for whatever purposes. the board needs to step up to the plate here and exercise the rights of the charter not because of this specific issue, but certainly they need to ask why did rpd basically evade any type of board over review of this. and, what's so important about generating a cash flow for an out-of-town private vendor here

which stands to make millions of dollars if this runs for five years. and, finally, why was that money parked in the accounts of a nonprofit which has no basically overview from the board or from the rest of the city. the rec and park commission has ceased long go being an effective oversight viewer of the rec and park department and is now subject to total regulatory capture. please take a look at this department and what it's doing -- >> clerk: your time has elapsed. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi. can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> okay. i'm sure you're tired of hearing that today. so i'm a resident of san francisco and i just want to ask supervisor chan why she's spending so much time on this issue and not addressing the horrible assault that happened

to a senior in the safeway parking lot? as residents of san francisco, we shouldn't be afraid to leave our homes. i'm asking that we focus on the important issues. that's all. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. my name is karen gonzalez. i'm the co-owner of the cochinica food truck in the golden gate park and i'm supporting the four-year extension. when sky star wheel was closed, we did see a drop in visitors and business. customers would ask us daily when it would be re-opening as they were excited for a chance to ride the wheel. in a short period of time it has opened back up, we have seen an immediate increase in business and we don't know what will happen in 2021, i do

belief that the sky wheel extension will contribute to bringing more visitors as additional. it will help neighbors businesses, their employees, the community, and the economy. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. i'd just like to make another announcement or reminder, if you have not already done so. please press star 3 to be added to the queue. for those on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. we have approximately thirty-four listeners and eight people in line to speak at this time. can we have the next caller, please. >> good evening, supervisors. i hate to say this again, but can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> thank you. my name is joann desman.

our union represents over 2,000 workers who have been seriously impacted by covid-19 for the past year. i am hear to speak in opposition to pending legislation requiring a 2/3 vote on any temporary structures in golden gate park. this measure would be detrimental to the many events produced in our wonderful park. this would be a costly and time consuming burden to the production teams responsible for a great many events including hardly strictly bluegrass, opera in the park, and outside lands which happens to be one of the biggest events for our union members. in the past year our union has seen 95% unemployment. any additional hurdles will be devastating to our employment. both of which did significant work before they rendered their decision.

thank you for your consideration. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. caller, you have been unmuted. you can proceed with your comment. >> hi, i am an inner richman resident. i support the four-year extension. while i am very cognizant of the effect of the light on bird migration, i think we should also take a look at other lights like the top of the sales force tower that haven't passed [inaudible] and i'd love to have the board

focus on the two deaths we are experiencing each day from drug overdose. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> i'm calling to support the existing four-year extension of the sky tower wheel in golden gate park and opposing the one-year extension being heard today. this is rudy from united players. i'm a native of san francisco, born and raised. still live here and i know it's beneficial for the youth which we serve throughout the whole city and so thank you for letting me comment. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> good afternoon. my name is michelle canter and i'm a long time san francisco resident of bayview for 57 years. i have raised children and

grandchildren and other children in the city and i can remember when i used to go to play land back in the '60s and ride the [inaudible] and go to 38 play land to get on the farris wheel and go to the recreation that was at playland. this, i am -- i am very interested and i agree with the four-year term to extend the farris wheel. i think it is a very profitable and educational project for other children who don't know about farris wheels. there's a great, a lot of things to learn about the farris wheel and how it operates. golden gate park is a beautiful park and i think this is a very nice attraction to the park celebrating the continuance of the celebration of golden gate park and i pray and hope that we continue helping each other and loving each other in god's

way. thank you. >> thank you, can we have the next caller, please. >> hi. my name is robert moon. i'm a 20 year district 1 resident and registered voter and i voted for supervisor chan and thank you very much for giving me a moment to share my opinion. i support the four-year extension of the sky star wheel. it's economically and community beneficial. we shouldn't need to revisit what's already been approved. i think it's a waste of time and it's actually encouraging visiting even further. so thank you very much. that's the end of my comment. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello, can you hear me?

>> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> my name is anthony i'm from 621 union, local labor union. i just want to say i support that farris wheel. i think some people forget when they were kids how it felt to ride a farris wheel. once you grow up, you kind of forget the things that you really -- that made you really happy to see and to be able to ride. that farris wheel means a lot to a lot of kids and not only that, we should have a whole park out here for these kids so they can't be getting shot at, robbing, stealing, wondering why these kids doing what they're doing,. there's no support. i remember back in the day. we need to leave the farris wheel alone and revisit some of the other things that's going on in the city about where money is going. anyway. that's my little spiel for the day. thank you. >> clerk: thank you.

can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon. and thank you for this opportunity to comment. i'm a san francisco native and also a 261 member. as a native, i don't want to lose anymore of what i consider general local attractions like playland. once these are lost, they're gone and you can't take your kids to them like my father to me and i took my son. it's also a job creator and it's a revenue creator. i support a four-year license would be more appropriate and i do also believe the board of supervisors has more pressing issues to attend to such as pandemics and homelessness. this attraction is very popular among locals and i thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller,

please. >> hello. my name is catrina fering and i'm calling to lend my voice to the overwhelming support you've heard today and to oppose this one-year proposal. there have been many points already raised today that i'd just like to echo. calling this in golden gate park an exaggeration. you can enjoy views of golden gate park and the city. and it's a great way to dra

>> clerk: your time has elapsed. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is sofie and i'm a mother in district 8 and i use the park every single day with my daughter and i wanted to

chime in and say what many others have said to thank parks alliance for their work to rebuild parks and playgrounds for families like mine that are relying on them in every neighborhood and truly the last year has underscored how essential these parks are. and, with regards to the farris wheel, i can't tell you how many parents talking about how much they appreciate this. it's been a rare source of whimsy and fun during a difficult time and i urge you to extend it for another four years. thank you so much for your time. >> clerk: thank you. just to let you know, the next caller is the last caller we have on the line. if you have not already done so, please dial star 3 to be added to the queue. thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> thank you.

my name is kirt grimes and i'm the program manager with the aprisf. i would like to echo the sentiments of my colleague jacquelyn flynn. supervisors, most importantly i'm addressing you as a san francisco native and a resident of district ten . i'm in favor of the four-year extension. i believe this extension will allow all of us to enjoy the park and its attractions, but most importantly, it will aid in our economic recovery and our recovery from this terrible pandemic. once again, i urge you to extend the stay for the sky wheel for four more years. i believe this extension will help all of us out in the long run in terms of our pandemic recovery and our economic recovery. thank you. >> clerk: all right.

we had four additional people line up to speak. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi. this is ori deman. i'm a resident of district 8. i am in favor of the four-year extension. but i'm really appalled by the comments made by supervisor peskin and supervisor chan. i'm a board member of park alliance and joined the park alliance so i can give voice to people who normally don't get heard. i joined the board because i think this is a part of my public service to not only join the board but continue the park alliance. so without any evidence, them trying to accuse a nonprofit that has an open policy that you can go and see online there

is a 990 forum for them saying they are corrupt. i hope they will talk to us. they can come and see how we work and they will know that the benefit we provide to the city. yes, it's a controversial project, i understand that and i can hear peoples' voices, but just think about the number of kids who will benefit from it. it's a wonderful opportunity for kids to see this magnificent park from the top. i hope you support this project. thank you. >> thank you, can i have the next caller, please. >> can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> my name is pinky kushner. i am in line with the four-year

extension. those and its country atmosphere as well as people who seek the natural refuge the park is well-known for. the park has lots of entertainment in its natural state. we don't need an amusement park to have fun at golden gate park. but one of the commentors had mentioned playland. maybe we should. maybe the city should have a playland in the city just not in golden gate park. it would be helpful if the supervisors would take up this discussion and think about where in the city a playland would be appropriate. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hello. are you able to hear me? >> clerk: yes. we can hear you. please proceed. >> yes. i was called to support the

12-month extension but not to support the 48-month extension. 48 months is really saying that it's going to [inaudible] -- like a permanently, and it's way too bright and tall to be there permanently. i do support the 12-month extension. but i do not support the 48-month extension. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller please. >> hi, my name is stephanie and i'm also calling to lend my voice and support to the existing four-year extension of the sky star wheel in golden gate park. for all the reasons that have been previously expressed, but most importantly because two commissions have already looked at this and there are other important pressing matters for this board to address. and, i also worry that if the board inserts itself on this matter and sets that precedent that others have talked about that every other temporary

measure is subject to 2/3 board approval, thresholds, really great events like hardly strictly bluegrass, outside lands, that additional time consuming and unnecessary hurdle and i also just want to say to the gentleman who was very furious there were no community meetings about this. there were no community meetings about the flow streets either that are affecting everyone all across the city as well. so please respect the decision made by both the historic preservation commission and the rec and park commission and also for everyone who's trashing the rec and park commission, i've raised two boys in this city and they have done a phenomenal job of keeping youth sports active and youth engaged in sports which is also outside getting kids outside. so there's a lot to be outside in nature that doesn't involve just strolling through a park

which my boys do and they also bike through it. they also play sports and that's also important and thank you so much for your time. >> clerk: thank you. i believe this will be our last caller. shall we get the next caller, please. >> yes. my name is lance grimes. i'm from district 3. i've been with san franciscans for urban nature. i support the current resolution before the rules committee for a one-year extension and i'm -- it seems like 100 callers came in today with a cheat sheet in front of them that had all the same points. the one that really grates on my nerves a little bit is that this is such a great family event as far as i can tell you, you wait one hour in line for a three-hour ride. actually, i just read there's a new circus in town that will be performing in north beach.

why not hire a local company to provide entertainment for your children a one-hour circus show that cost $5 maybe and give them a lot more enjoyment and support a local business. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. that completes our caller queue. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. and, before we discuss this amongst the committee members, let me just -- well just the last speaker agree that we heard a lot of very similar testimony on both sides, but i just want to address some of the contentions. the first and most you

ubiquitous one. my cosponsor and colleague supervisor chan, the drafting of this motion which is a template motion because so many different things have come to the board of supervisors under 4.113 that all you have to do is take it off the internet and put a few words in many and take a few words out and i think i've got about 15 minutes into this deal other than listening to the invaluable public comment that we've received and the hundreds of e-mails that we have received and i have to say the vast preponderance of those e-mails are supportive of this resolution which me and my colleagues have received. i do also want to agree with one of the speakers mr. pillpell that he is right relative to a law which is that this is an elective body and this is within our right to consider as a matter of fact.

charter section 4.113 that the voters put into place presumably because of excesses by the then rec and park commission years ago is very clear that this is a specific right that is -- that goes to the board of supervisors only in the case of golden gate parks and union square. the rest of the parks, there is exclusive jurisdiction by the rec and park commission. indeed, sponsored by then supervisors diane feinstein, quinnton cop, john mulonari. it really treats golden gate park differently exclusively under the rec and park commission. and then, i want to say something that is important which is a deal is a deal and

deals change and certainly covid has changed many landscapes, but one thing is true which is that the wheel went up during covid knowing that covid was here and it was supposed to be a one year deal. this compromise and indeed it is a compromise acknowledges that the wheel only ran for 39 -- actually now more than thirty-nine days of the original one-year term that was going to go april to april. it actually adds time to it, but it's consistent with the original deal relative to the original money, relative to how it's still yet to be answered how the money flows for the 150th anniversary of the park, a party which has not happened. and, i am indeed concerned about mission inquiry. this was supposed to be a one

year commission. obviously, that first year was obviated by one year covid. obviously, supervisor chan and i considered one year is fair. so with those words, i will turn it over to my colleagues and hear their thoughts if any of you want to jump in or put your name up, the floor is whichever one of you want to talk. vice chair mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: i have complicated. including the public advocate which i thought was an interesting comment by the director of the building trades and i continue to disagree that

the election of another elected official in a city that seems to be heavy on elected officials is the solution in government. that was just one of many ideas that have been thrown around. as a couple of points that i want to say and i don't think they're directly related to the resolution. but i want to say them. the first is to acknowledge that rec and park is a bright spot in san francisco. that if you look at san franciscan satisfaction with various government services, rec park is near the top. they get beaten by libraries. in a city that doesn't feel terribly well, i don't think most san franciscans have that feeling about rec park. and the other thing i would say is that although private flanth

pea is complicated. i didn't think we'd have to rely on it i do think that department has done an amazing job which i think for the most part has been si terrific thing. i want to thank the people some of whom called in today. so those two points have been made. i do think people who say that the board is somehow wrong to be looking at this or considering what should happen in golden gate park with a very large farris wheel that might last for four years or forever are not correct. i think that san franciscans have always cared a lot and fought fiercely about what should happen in golden gate park and what the right balance between passive recreation and

more active recreation should be in different parts of the park. and, although i certainly understand the desire of or the feeling of the department that the board didn't need to be included in this. i do think this charter provision even if it doesn't legally require the board of supervisors to weigh in on the installation of a four-year or more farris wheel, i think the notion that the board of supervisors of the san francisco elected should weigh in the balance of the complicated competing interests on implicated by the large structures of a nontemporary basis in golden gate park. i think that the charter

provisions suggest that we should be looking at this and we having to weigh those complicated and sometimes competing interests. so when people say well all these other commissions have looked at it, yes, that is true. i think that it is reasonable for supervisors to say that we have opinions ai cannot make up my mind today about whether this one year is the right length for this installation to be there whether it should be longer. i feel like there should be a win-win here where people stand down and engage with

supervisors and try to work something out. i think we should put this to the vote to a democracy out there. most people have an opinion about the farris wheel think it should stay. i don't think because we think about the concerns of the most impacted immediate neighbors or about the environmental effects on the owls and birds and creatures that are in golden gate park. i am going to vote along to vote forward with the full board tomorrow because i think, you know, this should be discussed by the full board and it's absolutely within the rights of this board to weigh in on this and that's my view for now. >> chairman: thank you, vice chair mandelman.

>> supervisor chan: thank you, chair bestkin. and i want to thank vice chair mandelman because about how the board should weigh in on this issue even the commission. i already said what i needed to say. after all the public comment that we have heard. i just want to have the opportunity to respond to some of that. again, i want to reiterate that i am in support of the one year extension kind of like what chair peskin has mentioned. a deal is a deal. it's in honor of that deal that has already approved for the

golden gate park 150th anniversary. the reason why i think that we do end up stepping in is because that terms has changed. it is now asking for a four-year extension. make that a total of a five-year stay. i think that when terms and conditions change, it really changes everything else. and so, simply with this resolution is to ask for this to be -- to honor the original proposal and the true proposal and for those who argue that this is really this extended stay is for the sake of economic recovery. i, for one as a district one supervisor, i think that i will have -- i should really be concerned, greatly concerned if that the west side economic

recovery, especially in golden gate park especially for small businesses dependent on a wheel, i think that i am not doing my job then. i will have a much bigger problem on my hasn't to make sure that we recover beyond. and last but not least to say that, you know, i work for recreation and parks department as a deputy direct to have.

when i learned about former director of the department of public works account through san francisco parks alliance. i think for all the fellow city workers that have worked really hard for all these great open space recreation programming that everyone is just so pleased with and serving our constituents so well, it was a shame to learn that was the case. and for the director, executive director of parks alliance come on. again, not knowing its own organization history saying

that parks alliance has been around for 20 years when in reality parks alliance was not formed until 2011. it was formerly known as parks and land trust and the neighborhood council. neighborhood parks council and to say that it has generated more than $100 million over time and to somehow say that it has transparency when there are anonymous donors throughout time. but most importantly, again, the whole situation with the former director of the department of public works.

to figure this out or one thing because this is very simple. a corrupt government and it does a disservice to all my constituents if we allow a pay to play culture to fester even if in the face of all these things that we have done, good work that we all have done is again, like i said, disheartening when someone that violates that public trust. so it's the reason why i know that it's important to restore the trust and get to the

bottom. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan. i also want to address one other condition. there were some speaker who is contended that acting pursuant to session 4.one hundred thirteen for what is a five year at a minimum. or proposed. and that notion is absurd. on its face for any number of reasons. as i said to greg perloff, the head of another planet last week, i would be more than happy, although this would be

more time consuming to put some clarifications around the voter approved initiative propk as to what institutes temporary and should not come before the board pursuant to a 4.113 and what constitutes something that triggers 4.113 and so that is a project that i think this board and perhaps this rules committee should undertake and i just wanted to put that out there. with that. supervisor chan, would you like to make a motion. >> supervisor chan: yes. so moved. i'm making the motion to move this resolution to the board with recommendation. >> chairman: as the commending report. >> supervisor chan: yes. thank you. mr. clerk, on that motion, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes, on the motion to refer the matter with recommendation to the committee

report. supervisor mandelman. [roll call] >> clerk: and that concludes. >> chairman: so that will appear tomorrow. that concludes our agenda and we are adjourned.

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