>> good morning and welcome to the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i am the chair aaron peskin shortly to be joined by supervisor catheri stefani. our clerk is mr. victor young. mr. young, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. due to the covid-19 emergency

to protect the city and the public, the board of supervisors chamber room is closed. members will be participating in the meeting remotely and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. available on channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. comments or opportunities to speak during public comment period are available via phone by calling (415) 655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 187 277 0610 then press pound and pound again. you will be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to speak clearly and slowly and turn

down your tv or radio. at victor.young@sfgov.org. it will be included as part of the official file. that completes my comments. >> chairman: thank you, mr. young. can you please call the first item. >> clerk: mr. chairman, would you like to have a motion to excuse supervisor mandelman? >> chairman: yes. i will make that motion to excuse supervisor mandelman and welcome supervisor stefani. mr. young, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes. >> supervisor mandelman: accused, [roll call]

the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: okay. and, then with regard to item number one which you have called -- i'm sorry. please call item number one. >> clerk: yes. item number one is an around answer amending the administrative code neighborhood anchor business industry the office of small business. and make it a city policy to promote participating businesses. and for commercial eviction defense. >> chairman: thank you, mr. young. this item was continued from our last meeting with a substantive amendment. colleagues, we are all in receipt of some nonsubstantive

amendments supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you. >> chairman: . last week, this committee passed amendments to this legislation that i introduced based on feedback from the maul business commission, office of small business and other stakeholders and odd advocates. and i would like to thank them for their feedback to support this legislation. i want to also thank council merchant associations japantown association japanesetown culture and asian pacific islander. i have a few additional amendments today that i believe my team has shared earlier that

are nonsubstantiative and they will do the following. at the small business commission as a nominating entity and second is to reduce the number of neighborhood signatures required for businesses who choose to apply the pe mission and that signature requirement from 50 signatures to reducing to 25 signatures. but to also require the office of small business to produce an annual report on the characteristics and demographics of the businesses included in the industry. these amendments will further ensure that the implementation of this program against the city's racial equity is language access goals and that the industry includes an equitable balance of industries and the type of businesses. i am sorry that, you know, director dick endrizzi from the

office of small business is not available today but my staff is here and i'm here also happy to discuss these amendments and, if you have any questions. i hope i can count on your support on these nonsubstantiative amendments and recommend them to the board with positive recommendation today. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan, and good work. are there any questions or comments? supervisor stefani, i realize you were not in the last meeting where this was discussed, but if you have any questions, this is your chance? >> i don't have any questions. thank you, chair peskin. >> chairman: okay. why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public who want to provide public comment on item number 1.

>> clerk: yes. members of the public call (415) 655-0001. the meeting id 1872770610. if you haven't already done so please press star 3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. we have five listeners and one callers at this time. >> chairman: okay. first speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm the director of public policy and partnerships of the golden gate restaurant association. i'm calling on behalf of the local restaurant community we advocate for. restaurants have always served as anchors to their communities and commercial corridors often bringing lights to the neighborhood they operate in. we hope this legislation will provide additional support to the businesses that need it. we appreciate supervisor chan

taking the small commission's feedback into consideration and providing those additional amendments today. we look forward to working with your office and the full board of supervisors on more proms that will uplift our local restaurant community. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. and i look forward to your participation in the refuse reformfast taskforce. so we'll see you in a week. good to hear your voice. are there any other members of the public who would like to comment on item number 1. >> clerk: there are no more callers in line to speak at this time. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. supervisor chan, would you like to make a motion to introduce those nonsubstative amendments.

>> supervisor chan: yes. >> clerk: yes, on the motion to amend. [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: and then, supervisor chan, would you like to make a motion -- oh, i see supervisor ronen's name up. are you here for the next item? >> supervisor ronen: i'm here for the next item but i just wanted to chime in and thank supervisor chan for this excellent legislation. i helped write the original legacy business legislation together with my colleague at the time nate alvi and invention of the legacy business program and this is just such a perfect and natural next step in the development of

this whole concept and so i just wanted to thank you and just tell you how excited i am. >> chairman: and, while i do that and i will also say and i neglected to give credit where credit was due because i gave it to david campos the other day when we were at the budget finance committee and neglected to thank then aid hillary ronen and nate alvi for doing the real work that the supervisor gets credit for, but then i also wanted to use this opportunity to remind us all colleagues that we need to fully fund the legacy business program in the up coming budget and i am hopeful that the what really is a $3 million a year need is fully funded and so thank you, supervisor ronen, for your advocacy around where the rubber hits the road which

is the money. and, with that, supervisor chan, would you like to make a motion to send the item as amended to the full board with positive recommendation? >> supervisor chan: indeed. i would like to move that motion. >> chairman: on that motion, mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes. on that motion, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: next item, please. >> clerk: yes. next on the agenda is item number two resolution declaring the board of supervisors' intent to call a special municipal election with the prospective statewide recall election. >> chairman: all right. supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much, chair peskin. colleagues, this item is a resolution declaring the board of supervisors' intent to call

a special municipal election this fall. in april, the campaign to recall governor newsol which means there will have to be a statewide election date set for some time in the fall. in anticipation of that outcome, the city attorney issued that memo random on march 24th with the clarification and guidance on the extremely unusual situation by the recall. the city is not required to hold a statewide but the board may by resolution call for that to happen. last month's announcement of the attentive appointment of the city attorney as the next general manager of the sfpuc and therefore likely up coming resignation of from his elected position as city attorney makes it critical we begin planning now. the city attorney has played a lead watch dog role and the new city attorney will be expected to investigate the web of

bribery and fraud that has been revealed over the past 16 months. to do to without any real or perceived conflict of interest, it's fair that san franciscans get to elect the new city attorney of their choice, of our choice. this resolution confirms our intent to hold a special election to coincide with the statewide election. this will reassure the voters that they will decide who fills critical important city positions. waiting until late summer when state law would allow the board to make a call for the special fall election would be problematic for the elections department because it would allow so little time to prepare for that election. department of election instructor john arms is here to answer any questions from the committee and i hope you will join me and cosponsors president walton, supervisor haney, and supervisor mar in protecting the san francisco

voters and we'll pass this out of committee today with a recommendation to adopt. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor ronen. are there any questions from committee members? i don't see anybody up on the roster. any questions from mr. arms? i have none. why don't we go 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 187 277 0610. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial star 3 to line up to speak. the system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. just double checking the count. one second. it appears that we have seven

listeners, but no one in line to speak at this time. >> chairman: okay. in that case, we will close public comment and supervisor ronen, i very much appreciate the fact that you are starting this process in a timely fashion and would like to affix my name as a cosponsor and if there are no comments from committee members, i would like to make a motion to send this item with recommendation to the full board of supervisors for hearing on 25th day of may of 2021, a week from tomorrow. that motion, mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes. on that motion, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: next item, please. >> clerk: yes. next on the agenda is item

number 3. motion for approving/rejecting the mare's nomination for reappointment of kimberly brandon to the port commission for term ending may 1, 2025. >> chairman: thank you, mr. clerk. we are joined by commissioner brandon who was first appointed to the port commission. i believe almost a quarter of a century ago in 1997 and has served continuously under a number of mayors and has been appointed by a number of mayors for the last 24 years. i had an opportunity to speak to commissioner brandon this morning and gave her a heads up sergeantway from the last item into a some questions that i will raise regarding her involvement in the lefty

o'doouls foundation that has been run by nick bova with some scrutiny and some charge that is were levelled against mr. boggess that were not against ms. brandon whatsoever. i wanted to start really by asking commissioner brandon for a little background and what's been happening at the court. she currently serves what's been happening under her leadership and involvement and thank her for her service as well as ask her what she foresees for the next four-year period as a commissioner if the board sees fit to reappoint her as nominated by the mayor and,

with that, ms. brandon, the floor is yours. >> commissioner: thank you so much, chair peskin. good morning. and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to come before you today, chair peskin, supervisor chan and supervisor stefani. every four years, i have to consider why i want to continue serving as a port commissioner and i have to give the question a long and hard thought because it does take a lot of time and energy and it is a huge commitment. this time, i look back over the years as a native san franciscan, i'm especially excited because i see so many great accomplishments. i was able to see the proposal of oracle park, the renovation of the fary building, pier 1, pier 1.525. the exploratoryium just to name

a few become a reality. vi had the opportunity to be apart of these amazing transformations and in the process make sure there is a fair and level playing field for those doing business with the port. i have been a champion of making sure that the port reflects the citizens of san francisco when it comes to hiring, contracting, leasing, or development practices. i am a huge proopponent of environmental justice issues and have developed a great relationship with president walton's office to make sure that the concentrated environmental impacts that have affected the waterfront communities over the year as decreased. over the past ten years, the port has been able to focus on the southern waterfront. we are creating two new

communities on pier 7. both projects will add to the city's affordable housing needs and provide much needed jobs for our residents. we are especially proud of the opening of the park in industrial shoreline and the opportunity to provide public access and recreation to residents. over the next four years, i would like to focus on what i call the three rs. recovery, resilience, and racial equity. recovery, the port has faced some serious financial challenges. due to the pandemic, the port's revenues have fallen nearly 50%. we are projecting a total of at least $60000000 million this year. $eighty million over the next two years and $one hundred million over the next five

years. this is a public agency with a pre-pandemic budget of only $110 million. based on our best projection, we have a 5-year plus recovery timeframe to return to pre-pandemic revenues. those are primarily due to the port to work with our tenants to make sure they survive the pandemic for pre-pandemic measures. we came up with an emergency program and provided safe for covid testing, food distribution and housing for homeless. resilience. the abort has been working aggressively to strengthen our community. the structure from fisherman's warf to oracle park for the safety of all san franciscans. i cochaired the successful pam met of bond a and would like to

continue working with federal and state legislators, the army corps of engineers, mayor breed, all of and your colleagues and major stakeholders to protect our world class gateway. i have championed racial equity everyone to participate all opportunities at the port of san francisco. the port has hired its first racial equity opportunities manager and completed its racialing fi plan. i've created the sub committee of the commission to make sure it's implemented successfully. if confirmed going forward, i'll be a catalyst to advance policies that position the port to capitalize on economic recovery and i look forward to supporting increased maritime activities which can generate

additional jobs and revenue. but you can expect from me competence that i have balanced job and business growth with the social and economic issues that our great port and city face. as you can see, i'm very passionate about the port and i take my job very seriously. i will continue the work. i continue to look forward to working with the board of supervisors, mayor breed, and the citizens of san francisco on all port related issues. with that said, i ask for your vote and welcome any questions. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, commissioner brandon, and that was a good high level summary of all of the good things that have happened over the quarter of a century and there has been

profound transformation of the 1989 earthquake created the ability to tear down that structure that separated the waterfront from downtown and indeed the port capitalized on that opportunity with everything you just said. hurricane way. there's a lot to be proud of and the work that's going on in the southeast is also remarkable at crane cove and beyond that we're all very proud and hopeful for and i was very happy to participate in a small way by helping them get $5 million from the bay restoration authority or the environmental remediation at

900 ines and so on it goes. i wanted to mention at the onset and i realize this was uncomfortable for all of us, but we would not be doing our jobs if we would not appropriately require to delve into the revelations that resulted after the arrest of the former head of our public works department muhammad nuru in january of 2020 right before the pandemic hit, that resulted in article in february of last year that was about the lefty o'doule foundation that were made for buying toys for children, but instead ended up

being used in 2017 for a for public works that has since been the subject of criminal prosecution of one nick boggess who was the president of the lefty o'doule's foundation. in the examiner that, ms. brandon, you were on the board of that organization. so i and you did have a quote which i very much appreciated and entered you into our conversation this morning that mr. boggess, quote, dooped us all. i just wanted to touch base on that because this is a sensitive and important issue that every supervisor is focused to getting to the bottom of and making sure this

kind of corruption does not permeate city government. so, with that, i wanted to turn it over to you for an explanation about what you knew and if you could share that with this panel. >> commissioner: chair peskin, thank you so much. i read that article this morning and what i'd like to respond is at the time that the joined the lefty o'doule foundation, i thought i was doing it for the right reasons. i was recruited to the board by al cachiato who was the retired police captain and chair of the board. i served with the spd family and the sales of tickets to the san francisco giants. tony was their retired police

chief, lead house keeper and several others and i was the only woman and i thought the mission of the organization was amazing. giving bats and balls and equipment into kids especially in underrepresented communities. because as you see in baseball, you don't see a lot of black players anymore, and so i thought in serving a good purpose with all these wonderful board members. i had no idea what was going on with nick, with muhammad, with all these donations. i have too much of a, i have built a successful career over the last 30 years in wealth management and everything i do, i do because i am passion and i

think the mission was one i wanted to be apart of. i was never involved in anything that i read in that article that you brought to my attention today. i called the board chair and he's like, "he bamboozled us all." so i'm apart of a gang. >> chairman: got it. and thank you for that candid and understandable response and this is obviously not a hearing on the lefty o'doule's foundation for kids, but who was the treasurer of that outfit and did they present, you know, monthly or annual reports about where the money came from and how it was spent? how did that work and did you or other board members ask

questions. the secretary or treasurer and i always say, hey can everybody make sure every member of this board gets the financial reports. >> yes. so i think the board may have met once or twice a year, so not that often and when we did financial, it was like 10,$000, $10,000 or $15,000 in the bank and then they also received grants from different institutions. so there was never anything over $10,000 or $15,000 on those financials. but it had nothing to do with the port or my service on the port. >> chairman: good point and when i did a quick look at that

article this morning, your trash as i meant the port's trash. but, i appreciate that explanation. any questions or comments from committee members, supervisor chan, supervisor stefani. if not, why don't we go 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 187 277 0610 then press found and pound

again. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. at this time, we have 11 listeners and 5 callers in the queue to speak. >> chairman: first speaker, please. >> yeah. hi. good morning, our chair peskin, supervisor stefani and chan. thank you for the opportunity to speak with you this morning. my name is linda richardson. we are urging you supervisors for the approval of kimberly brandon reappointment to the port of san francisco so that she can continue her remarkable service to the city and county of san francisco and i know that kimberly did not even mention that her family's name

is anonymous week community service. because of her efforts all these decades, african americans in this city and people of color are able to attend colleges, of the remarkable leadership or have family and contributions in our community. i had the opportunity to work with ms. kimberly brandon as apart of the working group a group of esteemed san franciscans and all works of life that failed the port of san francisco to update their master plan and that to help establish the waterfront of bayview hunter's point on the leadership. as she has just mentioned. the port of san francisco remains the leader of the san francisco enterprise agency and we need to underscore that.

this would be counted on to drive san francisco economic recovery post covid-19. the city needs competent commissioners and staff at the will and we know that the port of san francisco is highly regarded to the second and the commission. >> clerk: speaker, your time has elapsed. thank you very much. can we have the next caller, please. >> good morning, supervisors. assure peskin, stefani and chan. i currently serve on the port commission. i'm here to urge you to move forward and appoint commissioner brandon's reappointment to the port. her historical memory has been invaluable as we have faced the challenges of covid-19 and enter a stage of recovery. her leadership and guidance has

been impeccable and valuable to all the commissioning, to the staff, and to the community. i serve on the equity sub committee with commissioner brandon and her commitment to racial equity. and equity throughout the whole entire water fund is astounding. i do not know how our commission will be able to move forward in such a steadfast way if it was not for the leadership of commissioner brandon. i urge the committee to approve her reappointment and have her partner with all of us to begin the work of recovery, resilience and racial equity in the years ahead. thank you so much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. good morning, supervisors. this is pete sitnick.

i'm the managering partner of the water bar and epic steaks. i'm calling in today to recommend and support the reappointment of president brandon to the president's post of the port commission. ms. brandon has been a solid advocate for the needs of port tenants, especially the restaurants in balancing those needs with the public desire for the waterfront along with the needs of the port and the needs of the tenants especially during this last year in dealing with the dynamics of the pandemic and the economic recovery that is so vital to keeping the waterfront as a very important part of the city of san francisco. so i would like to recommend and support ms. brandon's reappointment to the president of the port commission. thank you.

>> chairman: well, the port commission decides who the president is, but she is currently the president. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors, my name is carol lynn davis and i'm calling in support of kimberly brandon's reappointment to the port. ms. brandon is competent, has a competent leader. she has a unique perspective and experience that will help as we come out of this pandemic. i think we would be remissed not to have her voice at the table. she has been a true advocate for racial equity and inclusion for small businesses to have access to opportunities and jobs at the port and kim brandon has been a strong advocate for increasing the

port's economic opportunities certainly in the southeast sector of the port and i have to personally say as a small business owner that kimberly's support of small businesses that we have had an opportunity to submit our proposals to opportunities for the port with her guidance of breaking those opportunities down for small businesses like mine. so i greatly appreciate that. i work with many departments and the city and county of san francisco and by far the port of san francisco under kim's leadership as the president has made a tremendous difference in our city in keeping small businesses and minority companies here in san francisco. i am thankful to kimberly and i support her wholeheartedly in

her reappointment to continue to serve our city and our port. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. good morning. good morning, board of supervisors. my name is shirley moore and i am the vice president of the bayview field district association one of the oldest in the city and county of san francisco and located in the southeast sector. i am a san francisco resident and have been for the past 35 years. i am a small business owner and i'm calling to support the reappointment of ms. brandon to support director because with her best experience at the port, we need her leadership to guide us through the pandemic

deficit that the port has encountered and we need her vast experience and knowledge on the port to continually growing the port and growing the business and growing businesses in the so that we and also sit on the open space committee in the bayview, so we certainly need ms. brandon's support and experience to keep the port functioning and bring it back to viability because of covid. so we strongly approve her reappointment to the board. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. are there any other members of the public here for this item

number 3? >> clerk: one moment. i'm getting an update, but i believe there are additional speakers. >> chairman: next speaker, please. >> hello, can you hear me? >> chairman: yes, we can. please proceed. >> yeah. my name is everett brandon, i'm kimberly's dad. >> chairman: oh, good. >> yeah. hello. i just want to support her nomination to the board. thank you, supervisors for holding this hearing which is your great responsibility to do and your responsibility to bring in the finest people into the port and i can't think of anyone finer than my daughter. i usually come on just to affirm she's a native san franciscan. she has spent all her life

enjoying the city. she started in bay school, elementary school, high school, state university and she now serves as the president of the state university foundation. so she's been a remarkable gift. i came to san francisco in late '50s as a coral fellow and her legacy is the best thing that's happened to me as a coral fellow. and so totally honored to say that her service over the last 20 years has been apart of the remarkable transform nation that the port has seen and i was there when it was a pretty bleak place and to see it now and know she's been apart of that development and i guess

she serves as president of the commission. so i'm totally honored that you're considering her and i just want to thank you for this opportunity to speak for my daughter. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, mr. brandon. next speaker, please. >> good morning. i'm calling to support commissioner brandon's reappointment. she has been a true leader and visionary on the commission and a true champion for equity helping to bring jobs and needed opportunities especially to the southeast sector. so i just wanted to support her reappointment today. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is simon fellgrove and

i'm with pacific waterfront partners. just calling to support commissioner brandon's reappointment. i have worked with her, i've worked on the water front since 97 and i was lucky to be selected for piers 1.5, 3, and 5 in '99 and commissioner brandon was among the people who approved our project so, since then, we've done a lot of work with support. some successful, some unsuccessful, but consistently, i would say that commissioner brandon has been tough. she's a tough negotiator, she's been balanced. and, right now we're enjoying a negotiation with the port for another project and i just want to say i've always had this passion for equity and

inclusion and diversity and it is a time for me towards the end of my career and for commissioner brandon, for all of us, i'm very excited to hit it out of the ball park and i think having her on the commission is going to help us achieve our goals for equity, inclusion, and diversity. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you, mr. snelgrove. next speaker, please. >> clerk: yes. just before we get to that next speaker, i'd just like to let people know if you've not already done so, please press star 3 to be added to the queue. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. at this time, we have two callers in line to speak. >> chairman: next speaker, please. >> good morning, chair peskin and supervisors. this is deborah walker, i'm

currently on the arts commission and have served for nearly two decades prior to thatten 0 the building inspection commission so i'm especially grateful that you all are paying attention to what's going on with that department, with all of our partnerships with both businesses and nonprofits. so i appreciate it. i'm calling in support of kimberly brandon, i deal a lot right now especially with the arts organizations along the water front. i know that the port and redevelopment are different areas, but all along the water front there are long time projects that have been in the works for decades and it's really important that we have someone on the port commission who understands the history, the connection to the communities that are affected along the waterfront, including

our artist community which has really been devastated by covid. i just want to speak for the board. i know it's going to be helpful in moving some of these, especially the infrastructure projects going forward. there's also the threat of climate change which is going to create water rides along the water. i know chair peskin, you're well aware of that. we need her on the port and i really appreciate your time this morning. so thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you, commissioner walker. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is herman badget, i would just like to applaud ms. brandon on her leadership over the past two decades on the port and for all her efforts during covid and assisting a number of the smaller local

business enterprises in the southeast sector. without her leadership, a lot more of the smaller businesses would have suffered and i just wanted to have the opportunity to applaud her and i look forward to her continued leadership as the president of the port. >> chairman: thank you, next speaker. >> hello, i work with small and micro-lbes in district 10 and i'm calling to show my support for the reappointment of commissioner brandon. i think she's done so much for the waterfront especially in the southeast and has done to represent the communities especially where a lot of the development is happening and i'd like to see her reappointing.

thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is noel bonner here in san francisco. the port of san francisco was the first contract in 2017, and, since that time president brandon has president brandon has ensured that small businesses not only have access to contracting opportunities at the port, bethey are used and put to work after winning contracts. her dedication to the port has spanned 25 years and she has been a responsible steward of many projects. as we consider the tremendous effort that will be required to

usher in a brighter economic future, we need leaders to know how to lead are committed to racial equity and know the community. i can't imagine a better reappointment to the port commission and hope you will support her today. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, next speaker. >> clerk: i believe that was our last caller in the queue. >> chairman: okay. i don't see any members in the chat. i want to thank commissioner brandon for her almost quarterless service and her forth rate questions that needed to be asked and if there is no objections, i would like to make a motion to send this nomination to the full board with positive recommendation

and seeing nobody in the chat box which is now working on my computer, a roll call please. >> clerk: chair peskin, would you like to amend the motion? >> chairman: oh, yes. excuse me. let us remove the word "reject" in the title and "removed" and so it says -- we'll remove those words. >> clerk: on the motion to amend, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: and then on the motion as amended, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes, on that motion, mandelman excused, [roll call] . the motion passes without

objection. >> chairman: next item, please. >> clerk: next on the agenda is item number 4. hearing to consider appointing three members terms ending april 30th, two thousand twenty-two and four members terms ending april 30th, 2023, to the commission of animal control and welfare. >> chairman: okay. just by way of a little bit of background, we have some expired terms that go back a little ways 2021. and seat 7 requires a licensed veterinarian and we don't have that before us. so we really have six seats that are before us today with eight applicants, four of them encumbents and no application for seat 7, although i do hear that that may be forth coming

and we may actually consider that at our next meeting and maybe send it as a committee report so we can have a full in the meantime complement of commissioners at our meeting on the 25th of may. so i will call the applicants starting with ann marie who has been on the commission since 2012. ms. fortier, the floor is yours. >> good morning supervisors. i want to let you know that i have been serving on this commission sense 2012. at that time, i was a young parent in the city with two dogs. i was a dog guardian, still am and i noticed there seemed to

be this perceived conflict between parents, families, domestic animals, wildlife, and i wondered about this and i thought our city could do a bet job about educating our city about dogs, cats, and the wildlife. since then, i have been the secretary and i've also been the chairperson. in early 2020, i asked my colleague nina arona to be chairperson of the commission. she has done a stellar job. i would also like to use my time to recommend the reappointment of my colleague nina irani to keep it going during covid by holding online remote meetings and my colleague jane tobin who has a

vast knowledge of animal welfare issues. she's been a great asset to us and not to forget mr. michael angelo torres who has been critical in making sure our progressions have been functioning during this difficult time and while doing that lending his voice to the animals and the people of our city. i request that you consider all of my colleagues applicants and reappointment at this time. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, ms. fortier. if seeing no questions from members, why don't we move on to heidi hofer. >> yes. good morning supervisors and rules committee. thank you so much for your time and your consideration of my appointment today. in terms of my qualifications, there were two words i'd like

to highlight beyond my application and my written introduction that i sent to supervisors last week via e-mail. one is my experience and actually passion for san francisco animal care and control. over five years ago, i started fostering kittens for tony's kitten rescue, and, in that time, as well as bringing myself and my family a lot of joy, it's so much experience and admiration with a.c.c., the staff, the volunteers, the work they do. i've been there literally hundreds of times picking up new kittens, returning kittens, vaccinations, spay neuter surgery and a lot of medical visits because kittens feral kittens are very fragile. i've seen the devotion of the

staff. the adoptions, reunions, but really difficult, painful experiences, relinquishment, injured wounded animals, people that are violent and dangerous because they're so angry that their animals have been impounded and just in awe of the work that the staff and the volunteers do there, i would so much like to support them going forward due to my passion for them, i did for my work in 2017 actually organized a fundraiser for friends of a.c.c. and organized over 100 people to make pet toys, pet beds and donate almost a thousand dollars to friends of a.c.c. also, i think my other volunteer experience is to related areas what would add

sinering to the welfare the not only our animals but the city itself. i'm a volunteer and facilitator for national alliance on mental illness and i know how important animals are to peoples' mental health. i've connected with my past doctors and also in the covid era i've done in-person zoo or meet and greets with potential adopters and i see how vital animals are to peoples' emotional being. our daughter wouldn't have been able to go off to college without emotional support animals and disassociation. i go to our local dog park twice a day. i see how it improves not only the animal socialization, but

people socialization, their engagement with one another. and helping of all be connected. i also have experience in emergency services. i'm a certified volunteer with the sf fire department and i know the importance of taking animals, peoples' beloved animals into account in emergency planning and services. also in past, i was a senior companion volunteer to a 97-year-old woman who has since passed and i saw how much delight wild birds brought to her life. as a 23-year-old resident, i'm recently an empty-nester. i'm approaching retirement. i'd like to devote my time, energy, and passion into making it a better place. i want to leverage my policies and actions that will benefit

our domestic and wild animals as well as the city as a whole. i'd like to see the commission examine. number one, the elimination of the use of poisons to kill rodents. not only are these poisons cruel and inhumane to the rodents, they have the unintended consequences of killing our wild life like owls as well as dogs and outside cats when they adjust the carcasses. i'd like to see more pet-friend housing policies. which improves the mental health of our citizens. i'd like to see more policies to create more responsible pet ownership and education especially to reduce the huge amount of dog waste bag and unbagged litters our streets and parks i would also like to

help our city's small businesses by encouraging pet supplies in local pet stores and not online. it encourages that neighborhood connection. with the pandemic, hopefully winding down to closely monitor the volumes of animal relink wishments i hope that doesn't happen, but we need to be prepared for it. supervisors and rules committee, i'm excited and honored by this opportunity to serve our city and our animals. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. our next applicant is irina ozernoy. go ahead. >> hello. good morning. good morning, chair peskin.

and victor who was vital in helping organize this. my name is irina ozernoy. i'm excited to be a candidate for a seat on the commission. professionally, i'm a marketing professional working in tech with a background in p.r. communications. i'm a writer and editor and story teller. professionally, i've engaged in treaty outreach, relationship building amongst various communities. and, as a life long animal lover, i truly believe my care for animals, my commitment to wild life, rescue rehabilitation and my interest and education make me qualify for being a member of the commission. i grew up in san francisco and as a child, as a young teenager, i volunteered at the san francisco zoo in the nature program communicating with the public and explaining animal

behavior and animal details. i've been promoted to the animal resource center and volunteered for a number of years in actual animal care because i had at the time wanted to be an animal behavioralist. although, my life and career took me on a different path, i have continued my volunteering and civic responsibility in various wildlife care groups with urban wildlife rescue. i mentioned that i'm a story teller as i'd like to share a story. last year, in my own neighborhood events around animal trapping caused me to do research on the fish and wildlife game code and california laws. i discovered that a lot of what's happening is because of misinformation. you know, right now, it's spring which means a lot of

animals are breeding and they're doing it in peoples' backyards and i'm seeing people complaining on social networks like raccoons, skunks, gofers, other small creatured and these ranging from glue traps and poison to recommending what wild life nuisance operators or exterminators should be called in to the job and what i've seen is there's a lot of misinformation. people really believe that poison poison and take it some ways away. they'll relocate it to a safe park where and so the only two

options are as either of you probably know, but because of misinformation, people really think it's not that at all. and i think that what needs to be done is education and that's what i'm truly passionate about and i would love to do if i am selected to serve on the commission is outreach and education and first of all explain to the community and the city leadership that some of these practices are not only productive and illegal, they're also hue main. i feel like we're all here together on this planet and this beautiful city. we are stewards of this land and i feel like this commission is a way to give voice to the voiceless, the creatures that depend on us for health and

welfare which why i would love to serve on it. thank you so much. >> thank you. our next applicant is iris chan. >> clerk: yes. ms. chan is currently on mute. if you press star 6 on the telephone line, you can provide your comments. >> hello. >> clerk: yes. please proceed. >> hi. good morning. thank you so much for having me today. i just wanted to briefly talk about why animal welfare is so important to me. when i think of animal welfare, i think what's important to our city and also the wild animals, the animals that do eat, the animals that they wear and, you know, learning with bachelor's

of animal science from u.c. davis that these animals they have emotions. they are very intelligent and we really need to think about the way humans and animals have relationships. starting with, you know, not calling our companion animals as pets because they're family. a lot of people consider them family and during covid even though there were a lot of ideas to help our elderly. we they could have been afraid of going to the store to buy food and that's something i think this committee could be a big part of helping those two are afraid of pep or what would happen to them and i think this committee could also really educate the public starting

with the young children where children are always so curious about why we do this or why we do that whether it's starting meatless mondays at schools and educating them why all animals are important or starting a humane education program and there's more that i would really love to talk about, but i was an intern at the san francisco zoo and part of their animal wellness and behavior program where we really observed these animals and these are wild animals and they really should not be captive but we want to make sure they can live the best possible life making sure that they aren't bored out of their minds, making sure they have

enrichment making sure they have a positive experience and really understanding where these animals are coming from. so i really want to i really hope we can achieve transparency and all these animals we come in contact with in san francisco. so thank you for this time. >> chairman: and, ms. chan, you currently hold a bachelor's of science. >> i hold a bachelor's of science in animal science and a master's of arts in animal studies. >> chairman: thank you for that information. are there any questions from committee members? thank you. seeing none. thank you, ms. chan. why don't we move ton to jane tobin, who's seeking reappointment. >> sorry about that. i'm starting my camera here. can you see me okay?

>> chairman: yes. we can. >> okay. good morning supervisors and thank you for considering my identifications for the animal control and welfare commission. how i might represent the general public. you know, i can start first with my experience and animal well favor which began in 1992 as an adoption counselor at the a.c.c. and san franciscans were deceived about its purpose and that's putting a.c.c. on the map became a personal goal of mine. started by creating their first event in 1993. it was fun. a free public awareness building. we had working dogs, animal

nonprofit organizations and the public featured and a parade led by the mountain police. judges were city officials and celebrities and it was this really good wholesome fun event and it served its purpose and really did put a.c.c. on the map as the city's open door shelter. in two thousand, i along with five others found the nonprofit friends for animal care and control. we raised additional funds for the city's shelter. so i served as president of the board until 2015 when the term expired, but during that time, friends funded the behavioral and training program, rescue partner grants to many a.c.c.s partners and many in critical care. we also offered toy and treat

making workshops, employing eager volunteers of all ages from 5 to 80. education was always part of the mission. we brought a.c.c. into it. we know kids love hands-on learning and we saw our role as building future stewards of the animal community. that kind of interaction leads an impression of others who have mentioned as well. sometimes it dispels it like snakes are gross. so in 2015, i went to u.s.f. to get my masters in nonprofit management and, at the same time, i joined the animal well favor commission and was appointed there. i now serve as vice chair of the commission as well as advisor on the raks and parks committee. i'm so happy to hear others are applying for the same contribution efforts and

education efforts. graduate school and the friends's board. we have an annual work plan now and individual work plan. both help structure our agendas and provide format. i also added public education series and, in that time we brought presenters such as sf zoo who shared their contributions. as part of the respect and advocacy campaign. sf dog shared how they pivoted in the pandemic to provide free dog food at a local food bank in the mission. in may, we shared the facts on local and northern california facts. we know our survival depends on their survival and we believe through public education, greater awareness of these issues lead to an informed

active community and animal well favor concerns. so we've provided some unique and animal human volunteer needs. again, the experience of knowing the animal community support organizations helped me address their needs for dog food, leashes, bowls, medical support, vaccines. on the 2021 commission work plan. we started researching ways to keep human guardians and their companion animals together in times of crisis and crisis to us included it's what people were experiencing during the pandemic maybe natural disasters, domestic abuse in treatment and persons experiencing homelessness. that work is ongoing and thanks to the hard work of commissioner torres, commissioner fortier and

chairperson irani, it's been thorough and a really pleasure. i would be delighted to continue the work we started in 2021. but i also want to note that there's a role the supervisors play in the animal commission as well, we can learn a lot from one another we'd like to hear what pressing animal issues you see in your district, but our goal really is to further animal welfare issues in san francisco. and we see we really can't do it unless we have an open channel to you.

so, again, thanks for considering my qualifications, it would be an honor to serve on the commission again and thank you. >> chairman: thank you, ms. tobin and thank you for your work and thank you for your invitation to interact with the board of supervisors which i'm happy to take you up on. and, with that, we will go to michael angelo torres, a proud resident of the third supervisortorial. >> good afternoon supervisors. >> chairman: it's still morning. >> of course. thank you, victor young who's always helpful to me. i'm very happitor here to speak today. just like my colleagues before me, i also want to give a strong recommendation as well that you please also support and appoint commissioner fortier, commissioner tobin,

and commissioner irani. my name is michael torres. i'm a native californian born in east los angeles and raised in orange county. i've lived in the union square for the past 12 years where i'm currently the operations manager. as a san franciscan, i have been -- i have a proud background in community involvement including working with preevengs point needle exchange and community united against violence. i've also helped organize anti-war marchs, and actions with peoples context and political campaigns including working on one of gloria rivas and i also did work on kamala harris, campaign for the city of san francisco attorney. i currently help to prepare food for distribution to the community. i was appointed to the

commission of animal well favor back in september 2019, and i currently serve as the commission secretary. during my time on the commission i've worked with the general public including implementing a reporting process to hopefully address the transparency concerns that have come to us from some members of the public. as commission secretary, i've helped with many of our staff most specifically helping with the transmission, assisting with the migration of our commission web page from the sfgov.org site to the new sf.gov website. i have been working on having our commission name changed to the animal commission. if i have the privilege of being reappointed, i'd like reaching out to your offices to make this change happen.

currently, we're kind of an orphan commission. as commission. for years of volunteers as well as almost ten years of personal experience caring for senior animals including those who have special needs. in addition to my love and compassion for animals, my ability to work both independently and part of a team. i've enjoyed the time i spent serving on the commission. thank you very much for inviting me again and thank you for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you, mr. torres. seeing no questions from committee members. we will move on to nina irani, also an encumbent and i apologize. your name is spelt one part

incorrectly. it is mina not nina. and, with that, the floor is yours. >> thank you so much, chair peskin. i appreciate that clarification. good morning chair peskin, supervisor chan, supervisor stefani, and also clerk young who is as mentioned always very helpful to our commission. serving my first term as a commissioner and as chairperson and also secretary has been a wonderful opportunity to support policies and people alike. like the good food purchasing standards adopted by the city last year and others were initiated by members of the public who have come to the commission for help. supporting activists exposing conditions and yet others have been initiated at the

commission. like compliance on california's prohi bigs from caged animals and our support for state bills encouraging plant based school meals transitioning away from animal agriculture which we are working to endorse through your state legislation committee. this year, as commissioner tobin xhengsed, we're also focusing on ways to better support animals and people in crisis. and, as we research these issues, we find another issue deserving our attention. helping low-canning residents afford residence for their animals. we've accomplished a lot but we have a lot more to accomplish and we hope to engage more with our supervisors and the rest of our city government and as commissioner torres and

commissioner tobin mentioned, we are dedicated to find a contact so they can be more efficiently and effectively addressed. and worked with you can benefit all the people and animals we're working to serve. so we hope you may be able to work with us to resolve that and i hope to continue to work alongside my colleagues, commissioners fortier, commissioner tobin, and the commissioners applying today to address the animals in our city. >> chairman: thank you. and seeing no questions. and last but not least rocky chau. >> chairman: is rocky chau

there? mr. clerk and ms. fortier if you would do the kindness of turning your cameras off as is our protocol. mr. clerk, have we heard from rocky chau who has applied and has a couple letters of support in the file? >> clerk: i have not received any additional information from mr. chau. i do not see him logged in at this time. >> chairman: okay. why don't we go 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 187 277 0610, then press found and found again.

if you haven't already done so, please press star 3 to line up to speak. please wait until the city indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. i believe we have one person in line to speak at this time. >> chairman: first speaker, please. >> can you hear me now? >> chairman: we can hear you now, mr. pillappeal. please proceed. >> how'd you guess. david pillpell. so i'm calling to support the appointment of irina ozernoy. we went to school before i met you, supervisor peskin. i think she would do a fine job on the commission with her concern for animals and per experience. i don't know the other encumbent members or applicants, but it sounds like you are overflowing with good

and diverse applicants all of whom care greatly about animal control and animal welfare and so i wanted to support irina and the good work of this commission. thanks very much. >> chairman: okay. are there any other members of the public for item number 4 for public comment. >> clerk: that completes the queue for public comment on this item. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed. and, first, i just want to start by thanking all of the applicants for applying and reapplying and for the encumbents for their service over the last years. this is always a tough decision when we have more applicants. i will colleagues, seeing no action from my colleagues on the roster. i'll take a stab at it based on the experience and the

qualifications and the testimony we've heard as well as well as balancing gender and race relative to representation on this body. so i would respectfully suggest and i'm totally open to other suggestions that we continue the four encumbents. that would be ms. fortier for seat number 1. ms. irani for seat number 3. ms. tobin for seat number 5. and ms. tobin for seat number 6 and i would nominate if there's no objection to that colleagues, i would make that a motion and, supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, chair peskin. i just want to make a brief comment. i support the recommendation that you just made.

i just want to put it out there that i'm very excited about working with the commission of animal control and welfare giving the pandemic that in the past i wanted to adopt an animal and realizing that the shelter has been really empty and people really are taking up the animals that like never before which is a great thing, but we also know that now we're transitioning out of the pandemic, we see that people are experiencing anxiety returning to work along with their animal just move forward to the commission addressing some of those issues along with our department and then also i want to take on and put it out there. i know our former supervisor katie tang i look forward to

working with the commission and our city departments to bring back kitty hall to city hall. i'm very excited about that and i reallily truly think our commission of animal control and well favor in san francisco has been some of the most progressive commissions in california, in the bay area when it comes to animal rights issues. so i'm very excited and privileges to be on this committee appointing these candidates and reing the encumbents to their seats. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. and kitty hall was definitely a highlight of the year. and i promise that i will be there and, with that, mr. clerk, a role call on the motion. >> clerk: yes. just to confirm the seats. i have the appointment of

annemarie fortier to seat 1. nina irani to seat 3. jane tobin to seat 5 and michael angelo torres to seat 6. >> chairman: thanks correct. yes. on that motion, roll rom the motion passes without objection. clrm and then, mr. clerk, can you read items 5 through 8 together. >> clerk: yes item number 5. item number 6 is a motion

reappointing supervisor gordon mar term ending june 30th, 2023, and item number 7 is reappointing supervisor hillary ronen as an alternative member to the association of the bay area government board and number 8 is a motion reappointing supervisor mandelman term ending june 30th, 2023, to the association of the bay area governments executive board. >> chairman: is there any public comment on items number 5 through 8? >> clerk: yes. member officer the public please call (415) 655-0001. the meeting id is 187 277 0610. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't done so, please press star to speak. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your

comments. as of last check, there are no one in line to speak for public comment on these items. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed and, colleagues, if there's no objection, i would like to send items 5 through 8 to the full abort of supervisors with a positive recommendation. mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: on that motion, mandelman excused, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: we are adjourned.

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market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street. originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor. in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101.

it was damaged during the 1989 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. test

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this meeting is being conducted pursuant to the brown act. ordinarily the brown act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. the governor's executive order has suspended those rules. as noted on the agenda, members of the public may attend this teleconference meeting via sfgov tv and they may call the public comment phone number. i'd like to welcome members of the public and staff for joining us live on sfgov tv. would you please call roll. >> clerk: thank you. dina elle-tawansy is unable to attend the meeting.

i will now call roll. please respond when i call your name. [roll call] >> i'm so sorry. was all that time i was on mute? i'm present. i'm so sorry. >> clerk: [roll call]

members, we have quorum. i will go ahead and call your next item. director's item 3 is communication and we'd like to remind the public that the public comment process is listed on the agenda and streaming on the screen. are there any other [inaudible] from the board at this time? i'm not aware. i will proceed to call your next item. director's item 4 is board of director's new and old business. i'm also not aware of any at this time. i will proceed to call your next item. director's item 5 is the executive director's report. >> secretary i'll call it and

welcome vice chair mandelman. good morning board of directors. today i'll be providing my report. we have just a few updates. we're continuing to move together with the city as it re-opens and are pleased that we are now in the yellow tier and even more encouraging is the state's expected re-opening on june 15th. we continue to add additional free activities to participate. there's a steady increase of people at the park and attendance of our activities. since our restart of activities in april, this month, we added walks and knitting class and, for the first time since the pandemic, we have returned tables and chairs to the main plaza as we return to some normalcy. the cdc released an up update on their mask guidance next month related to fully vaccinated individuals use of

mask and outdoor capacity. the tsa is the security director that requires transit riders to continue wearing masks in and around transit vehicles. there were some intense winds earlier this month which affected two of our trees in the park and as a result, we removed two damaged trees which will be replaced. we continue to work with our tenants to facilitate tenant improchlts and are working to complete summer handoffs and complete preparations for their openings this fall. we're monitoring ridership data in and adjacent to the center and i want to thank director shaw and tumlin. and helpful discussions with tenants and potential advertises placements. our partnership with sales

force is further strengthened by special events happening this month while critical revenues while there is reduced attendance in the park today on your consent calendar is a request for san francisco cyber security agreement. especially with the rapid increase in attacks over the past year including attacks within our own region and occurring internationally. this agreement will strangen the existing framework we currently have in place. it will save us over a million dollars over five years through the consolidation of san francisco licensing and the overall san francisco infrastructure that we already have in place and it provides staff hands-on access to the cyber security response management platform. we look forward to your acceptance of this recommendation so that we can implement the cyber security agreement which will strengthen our security measures. later on today's agenda, you

will hear more details about our budget for fiscal year 21 and 22. the operating budget reflects an inrelease in activity based on recovery from the pandemic. and, we continue to seek funding for the improvements. that effort continues on the list including seeking funding from the federal american rescue plan. yesterday, we submitted a fema transit security grant application to help fund planning purchase and installation of security cameras for a total cost of $576,000. it includes an 80/20 split. we also continue to track federal and state funding opportunities as related to the federal funding program to ensure we are aware of any opportunities and, in fact, yesterday, we received a air mark request opportunity that's

due on wednesday, may 19 lieutenant and we're working to respond and submit a request. we continue to advance important details of the project which include working together on the work plan you approved last month with our partners progressing the phasing study and the ipmt remains on schedule to bring recommendations in july with the item for consideration in august. as it relates to the outreach and rebranding outline in the san francisco program. we held listening sessions in late april to hear from the community and transit stakeholders about the project. we've released an online survey to registered voters. 400 registered voters and the greater public to obtain feedback on the project. our partners are getting their own link for them to share and results will be accepted until

the 20th of may. we continue to hold briefings with legislative offices to introduce and/or reintroduce over the past month included california state transportation agency chief and commissioners david rabbit. union city mayor carol fernachi and contra costa supervisor glover. also newly elected josh becker who represents san mateo county and santa clara county and we're building relationships with local san francisco office and with the bay area council. in regards to our funding efforts. we met with our d.t.f. partners.

later this fall. request entry into development from spa, we will need to demonstrate that tjpa is committed. in the coming months, we plan to bring to the board more information and a resolution about the product development work. am securing all the funding has been a long time. pay go funds to tjpa and to issue cfd bond in order to demonstrate product development funding. tjpa and sfcta are working with our partners to secure additional local funds for the engineering work over the next three years. the process to issue the cfd bonds includes approvals from san francisco's capital planning committee, san francisco board of supervisors finance committee and the san francisco board of supervisors

as a whole. we 'tis the office of finance will bring this item to the board of supervisors in july with the completion of the process in october to coincide with the request to fda to enter project development at that time. more information will be presented on today's agenda. and director, that concludes my report. so i can answer any questions. >> thank you very much for that report. >> i had a quick question about the masking requirement in the park. i was a bit confused. you said we're doing absolutely the right thing how those are

working visa vie our operation? >> that's a great question. it's confusing for folks as well as it's new. so the mask requirement requires folks to wear their masks up through the center to the park. once they're in the park, stay in the grass or on a bench seated eating, their mask can be removed. if they're walking around the path and they are to come within 6' of someone, they need to put their mask on. once they're in the park and situated as in other locations and outdoor activities doing and being outdoors, they're able to take the mask down. does that help?

>> thank you. director shaw did you have your hand up? >> director forbes, did you have a question? >> no i'm having trouble with my mute button. thank you. director, shaw. >> thank you director shaw, it sounds like you have a lot of free time on your hands after hearing that report and he's on the transportation committee for california. >> we did. we met with him i believe it was in march. i think i might of reported that in the april report.

he's very supportive and innovative and forward thinking and just wants to know what he can do to make it happen. so that was great. it's been really a good, it's been received very well. >> and then the other thing i do want to just mentioned, as you know, you talked about the cisco work that you're going to be doing which i think it's good. it's definitely good. there have been so more attacks on the public system in the last three months as we all know with the water district in tampa when we had the super bowl and our local transit agency. so i guess my question is i suspect you have a smaller staff than some of the agencies and i wonder if your staff is able to work with some of the

other so i just wanted to make sure you guys are covered. so i think they're really going after the public systems right now. >> thank you for that. jason flick, our ip director has connected with other agencies to ensure we're on the same page and he has just looked at opportunities to better collaborate with them. although, we only have one staff member, we do have a strong consultant supporting the agency and the center as a whole because that's really where there's access to so much. >> thank you director shaw. if i try to scan for hands and i miss, please just jump in.

>> clerk: i'm not seeing anything mr. gee. but there is one member of the public that's raised their hand. hello, caller. >> good morning. a quick ask, would it be possible to post the executive director's report on the website as part of the packet at least 24 hours prior to the meeting? thank you. >> thank you, rowland. are there any other speakers? >> clerk: that concludes public comment for that item. director's item 6 is the citizens advisory committee update. >> great. thank you, donald.

a few updates coming from this week's c.a.c. meeting. the c.a.c. members really appreciate a clarification of the mask policy. we recognize it can be confusing as board member forbes pointed out. sally and some other members participated in the transit center. we've seen some folks that had never attended the center before and it was cool to see some behind the scenes action and the size and scale of the project that was sort of hard to see from the public areas and so that was definitely really appreciated. there were some other suggestions from c.a.c. members. c.a.c. member owen stevens had a suggestion around using pop-up entertainment events to attract more of the public back to the transit roof top park especially as we enter into a lesser [inaudible] environment and the state opens up again, there's a lot of opportunity to spread the word and folks really love being outdoors. hopefully that will continue

and that's something we want to continue discussing at our next meeting. cal high speed rail did present as well and gave a lot of detail. that was really helpful to see all the progress that's been made throughout the state. there were some questions around projector ridership numbers between san jose and merced. but, you know, the prospect of having a more, you know, equitable means of transit across the state is pretty exciting and the fact that the tjpa and the transit center get to play a part in that is very welcomed. there were some questions to c.a.c. members around, you know, just curious about the financial contributions. specifically we did talk budget so there's some questions there. it can be confusing even for the most experienced financial

hands and so i really appreciated the help from the staff there and also the last piece from perspective was just really appreciated the effort that the center is taking in particular to try and accelerate completion of the d.t.x. and, you know, every day counts, but the fact that we're seeing about a year's improvement is really great. before i wrap it up and open it up for questions, i want to say two other things as well. i want to thank donald for his support and consistent, he's been helpful in terms of getting agendas and information out to the c.a.c. even presenting e-mails after the meeting is helpful and i want to wish everybody eve of. a lot of people are celebrating that and i just wanted to wish

the entire board and community. >> i have eve of arabic. >> we just issued an rfq for pop up activation so we can prequalify small local businesses and it's really a business opportunity. so i just wanted to amplify that comment of the community advisory group member and say that i see it as the very viable opportunity.

thank you. >> chairman: thank you director forbes. any other directors? not seeing any hands raised. i believe we have public comment, donald. >> clerk: that is correct. >> hello. my name is john golden and i'm a san francisco native and i am contacting your organization specifically the citizen advisory committee in that about two years ago, i personally co-submitted to this committee to streak park applications that are comanaged by public works and parks alliance. in those two streak park applications at 24 market

street and castro station, i created a petition at that time and now i have over 1,800 signatures supporting this initiative to protect and preserve and activate our green belt at our metro muni station. i understand that castro station is owned by b.a.r.t. and you have influence on these matters. my supervisors rafael mandelman where a private groups want to demolish and replace the only green belt at muni station and i think it's a culturally significant and environmentally significant site. we do not want our transit hub disturbed for the sake of an elevator. an elevator is important, but we do not need a demolish

replace scenario. more information can be found on our website. thank you for your time. have a great day. >> chairman: thank you, john. >> clerk: moderator, please unmute the second caller. hello, caller. your two minutes begins now. >> hello again, directors. my comment about the c.a.c. meeting. some members of the c.a.c. raised some concerns about the quality of the minutes specifically actually comments that i have made of the prior c.a.c. meeting. so i respectfully suggested that the t.j.p.a. confident closed captions and webex in order to generate a transcript, we think it can be used and

edited to generate the minutes. this was not well received. so i cited the tjpa with a violation of government code section 508. now, the response i got i think was unacceptable. i was essential asked to provide some kind of medical certificate of my hearing ability and asked to provide 72 hours notice of my requirements and i'm going to tell you what the real issue is. members of the public are not allowed to dial in. actually, this time, they completely disabled the videos. we didn't get any videos. we got presentations, but that's it. the issue was the quality of the audio and it would really help me and i'm sure other people. it's just a little button, just

click the check box and we get a transcript and everybody's happy and we can move on and i don't have to go to my doctor to get medical certificate. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, rowland. are there any other comments? >> clerk: that concludes public comment for this item. i will go ahead and call the next. director's item 7 is public comment. an opportunity for members of the public to address the authority on matters that are not on today's agenda. seeing none. i will go ahead and call your next item. >> chairman: please. >> clerk: directors. your next item is the consent calendar. all items will be acted on by a single vote. there will be no discussion on

these items unless the board or public so requests. >> move approval. >> chairman: is there a second? >> second, tumlin. >> chairman: thank you, directors. i don't see any hands raised. >> clerk: i'm not seeing any hands, but there appears to be a member of the public who wishes to provide comment at this time. >> chairman: okay. thank you. >> clerk: moderator, please let in caller number one. hello, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begins now. >> hi, this is jim patrick. i'm somewhat concerned about section 8.2 there and it talks about a 5-year contract for cyber security. it seems to be cyber security is a major item in today's environment and i'd like to see more discussion about what that really offers us and is it a

good idea and if it's efficient. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, jim. any other public comment? >> clerk: that appears to conclude public comment at this time. >> chairman: all right. we have a motion and a second. any other discussion from directors? not seeing any. >> clerk: i'm not seeing anything. was that a first by director tumlin? >> chairman: it was director shaw and a second by director tumlin. >> clerk: thank you. directors your items on the consent calendar are approving the minutes of april 8, '20 twun, authorizing the interim executive director to and enterprise for cisco systems,

inc for a five-year term an amount not to exceed $1,363,383.91. at this time, i will proceed to take a rom call vote. director forbes. [roll call] i will come back to director forbes. [roll call]

there are seven ayes. item 8 is approved. directors, item 9 is a presentation of and public hearing for draft budget fiscal year 2021-2022. operating budget in the amount of $29,214,530 and fy21-22 capital budget for phase 1, phase 2, and tenant improvements in the amount of $72,340,666 and fy 21-22 debt service budget in the amount of $30,219,279 and mila the executive director will provide a brief overview. >> just to give a brief overview before we turn it over

to mary who will lead the presentation. we will be doing this as a team presentation as it does take a team to pull it together and some of those directors will be able to meet some of the team members, they've not had a chance to such as ron alameda, the city architect who joined as an mlu to complete phase 1 construction. so you'll see we'll have a couple different presenters but we hope that provides a more presentation of the budget and everyone will be available for questions. so, with that, i'll turn it over to mary to kick us off. >> thank you very much. my name is mary prior and i'm assisting with the finance activities while the tjpa recruits a new cfo. and just a brief overview of the budget timeline. and i want to thank you her

very much for putting so much effort into putting the draft budget together presented today as an information item and a public hearing to gather input for the final budget which will be presented for adoption in june. next slide, please. so john updike will be presenting the details of the budget. >> good morning, members. so in march, the mtc allocated nearly $3.3 million in the bay area's $983 million federal funds to the tjpa second covid-19 relief package. these funds will be used to support the increase and activity here in downtown san francisco recovers and recover it will. our market based the operating

categories to the reimbursement categories. our anticipated increased tempo of operations which impacts across the board security, maintenance, and facility resource needs. also included here is $1.3 million for way finding hopefully evaded through grant sources which are being actively pursued. let's turn to revenues now. so you can see here the various anticipated increase in

revenues, all modest with the exception of the federal funding. we've taken a very con stive approach to anticipate retail revenue and aligned it. as well as consideration for the return to some normalcy of pedestrian traffic downtown later this fall. i'd like to highlight that we've been able to significantly reduce the operator contributions by $2.3 million due in large part to that federal funding. impacts will be ongoing relative to that sales force part and the final disposition from the american rescue plan act. the next slide shows the details here. i'd just like to point out two particular items. you'll see a way of finding

under reimbursements in the draft budget moving up by $1 million and then you'll notice the differential between preliminary budget and draft budget for our lease and use payment elements from a.c. transit. a $1.27 million reduction and from muni, a $446,000 reduction. on the expense side, we have anticipated downtown recovery driving increase related costs by about 15% and we have the way of finding improvement allocation $1.3 million. capital maintenance is back up to the pre-pandemic level and awaiting legal resolution. i mentioned previously, the unarmed security contract that

awaits completion and review process and with budget [inaudible] we're holding that reserve at its 6% level. so, then, as we pivot to the next slide, beyond the highlights i pointed out, we see a number of large shifts of expenses between categories. that's simply due to a separation of park from other center operating costs to transparentally reflect the park's operating cost and facilitate the east cut cbd and fiscal in both park maintenance and planning. now i believe i turn it back to mary. >> thanks, john. so this slide provides an overview of the three components of the capital budget. so that's phase one, phase two, and tenant improvements. they total approximately $72 million and this will be

funded from a mix of sources including the tjpa's 2020 tax allocation bond reimbursements from the c.a. c. also funding from. on the expense side, activities from phase one are focusing on contract close-out. for tenant improvements, the focus is continued construction of those improvements and in phase two we're focused on design and engineering activities and ronalameda is going to provide more information on phase one of the budget. >> good afternoon, directors. my name is ron alameda, deputy director for building and the city architect. about five and a half years ago, i was appointed by this board to lead the design and construction of phase 1 and i

continue in that capacity now working with dennis, staff, lawyer and legal team as well as a specialty consultant to provide closure to phase 1 for the transit center. our focus on phase 1 construction continues to be the close-out of remaining trade packages and the resolution of outstanding issues to get there. the budget costs are projected for the team to close out as many trade packages over the next year that can be resolved. as you can see on the slide, we've established $22.7 million budget of which 3.25 is allocated for professional support with the remainder of

$$19.4 million focused on trade closure package and resolving with the c.m.c. general contractor. various mediation and dispute resolution sessions scheduled in may and, in june, we anticipate returning this summer to the board to provide an update on claims and mediation status to keep the board informed at an optimum time to support this close-out advancement and that includes my snidbit on phase one. >> thanks ron. good morning, directors. this is dennis turshon. i've spent a significant amount of time on phase 1, but i'm also deeply involved with the tenant improvement construction.

on the slide today, you'll see our proposed draft budget tenant improvements is a little over $9.8 million and this is to support a very strong and active operation that's been through the current fiscal year and we see a continuing on through the next fiscal year 21 to 22 and that's to keep the support on schedule timelines that john updike has been presenting in previous facility operations to the board on various tenant, when they'll be ready and when they'll be ready to open. the $9.8 million, we've broken it down to the five buckets thoo are in alignment overall that covers item. all the various inspections, various allowances, the actual construction itself and then an

appropriate contingency and reserved balance is still identified at this point of the process. so we are in good shape and this is what we project for the next fiscal year. so that completes the tenant improvement slide and i'll turn it in for phase 2. >> thank you. good morning, directors. phase 2, we will be you can see the budget proposed is 29 first, we'll be staffing up somewhat bringing in a couple of new positions to support the oversight and management of the engineer, the third party relationships and other activities. secondly, we'll be adding some

professional services skill so we'll be bringing on some appraisers conducting the economic analysis and doing all steps necessary to get the project ready to go into design and construction, but also to comply with you'll recall that our plan is to enter formally into the capital process this fall. the bulk of the work, of course, will be in the engineering and design work we'll be continuing to develop a number of required plans and programs in order to comply with the federal transit administration's and that will set us up for the full funding

grant agreement which we anticipate the requests for in august of 2023. in addition to that, we'll be ramping up our program management and project control's ability to make sure we have a good handle on the cost, schedule, and quality of the project as we accelerate work. we'll be refreshing the 30% design which constitutes the bulk of this budget item. and, lastly, we'll continue to develop our overall funding plan including seeking funding commitments or the project development phase which is this next phase of work approximately 18 months associated with the federal transit administration capital investment grant program. with that, i'll turn it back to mary. >> thank you very much. so the final component of the transbay budget this year is for depth service and the budget is based on the depth service schedule for the 2020

tax allocation bond. there are two payments in the year in october and april and these are funded through net tax increments from the redevelopment area. if there's any excess net tax increment coming in that would be used for mandatory redemption of turbo bonds and the focus of that is to pay down the debt faster and so that concludes the presentation on the elements of the budget. if there are any questions. >> chairman: mary, thank you, and it's great to hear everybody. mila, mary, john, ron, dennis, steven, it's a great team effort in presenting the budget this year. this is a public hearing. before we open the public hearing, any questions from the directors? director shaw. >> director: thank you. i actually have two questions.

ron alameda and so it talked about the trade packages which you have to close which is 11 of 49. my question just to understand, are the rest of them required for phase 2 or are you going to be coming back to us with more close-outs for phase 1 at a later time for the other packages? >> this is exclusively phase 1 and there were 49 subcontractors. we're in the midst of working through issues with the general contractor and for them to resolve their issues with their subcontractors. we're able to navigate through the 38 for the general contractor to close out. 11 of them which were part of building the transit center are still having issues in dispute which is the subject of the mediation and dispute

resolution advisory practice that we've been using to resolve these issues. >> director: okay. that makes sense. thank you for that clarification. the other question for john had to do with security. so i noticed that the increase, i think it was a 6% increase from the budget we were given a month ago or so and you also talked about how we're going so i guess i'm trying to understand how we have cost savings and how that compares to the previous year. >> john, if you'd like either me or mary can take that. >> that's fine. >> okay. so i'll start with the preliminary budget that was presented in january did not

anticipate the recovery of the pandemic and so the draft budget reflects the increased activity and really being prepared to receive the mass that we hope will come soon. it was more reflective of what we saw last year with the unfortunate and then in terms of the potential to see savings with the current pro curement, it's currently in pro curement right now and we hope to bring that to the board in june and those numbers will be reflected in the final budget that we'll be presenting. >> director: and how does this compare to previous years? is it similar or between the

two? pre-covid? >> so this is mary pryor. the levels of security will be similar to the pre-covid era, but with this new contract, there may be a bit of a financial difference. but they'll be more than the current fiscal year because of the level of activity that's been going on. >> director: understand. thank you very much. that's all my questions. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, director shaw. other questions from directors? director lipkin. >> director: thanks for the report and i appreciate the team effort and pulling the pieces together. i had one question for john, probably for john, maybe for mary and a comment on phase 2. for the question i had was just looking through what i saw in the write-up was roughly i think it was $2.9 million for park related things and sort of

a bucket of different cost categories and another $200,000 in kind of longer term maintenance and capital rehabilitation and stuff for the park and then the numbers were in there for the east cut contributions were i think it was $1.6 million and this was 80%. so i'm just trying to figure out what is the $1.6 million, 80% of and how does that relate to the $2.1 million in total we're spending on park related things? >> thanks, director lipkin. yeah. the difference really is at issue and the substance of our negotiations with the east cut cbd in terms of what our expenses truly are. so, in a way, it's a true up from the original mlu that set forth certain expenses that they participated in covering

and as we now have the advantage of looking back, we know there were other legitimate expenses that flow to maintaining the park that should be something that the east cut should participate in. so that's the issue as well as the allocation of those expenses. to give you just a broad example, for instance, our janitorial contract services a facility as a whole with a.d.m. and the allocation currently in the m.l.u. is at a 17% level and that's simply taking all of this including the trademarks and allocating 17% to the park. but we know we do not have a janitorial service in the train box. so the allocation ought to be 38%. so it's those types of discussions to fine tune that

allocation methodology that will likely lead to an increase in participation from east cut. >> director: then i guess, just on that, just to understand -- that example is great and makes total sense, sort of the fine tuning. are these sort of year to year negotiations or is that 17%, for example, locked in and unchangeable in some sort of contract that we have with them? >> well, every contractors [inaudible] i certainly learned that and you have as well, however, the idea sets forth a new template, a template that would be in service most likely until trade box activation. so this will take us a number of years forward with some certainty on both sides. it helps us budget and them budget as well. >> director: okay. thank you. and the other comment i just wanted to make was that i was encouraged and i wanted to just

note to call to fact that phase 2 budget includes some additional staffing up on the tjpa side of things. so the recommendation i took to heart and i have been, my personal experience with the high-speed rail program and seeing its growth overtime that i feel is needed for where the project is now versus where we're headed and i was encouraged to see that being operationalized and certainly want to see those, you know, the entire team and filled out on the tjpa side and it's necessary to frankly be in charge of a very large megaproject that we have with this agency. so thank you. >> chairman: thank you, director lipkin. other questions from directors at the moment? >> clerk: director

john-baptiste. >> director: thank you. i had more of a comment about the reserves. the reserve is currently about 6% but our policy is a 25% reserve and we, of course, have been through extraordinary times in the last year plus and i wouldn't expect to be sustaining a reserve level in a period of crisis, but i also am curious about our capacity to get to the 25% policy amount over time and i know that the team is going to be doing some chewing up on reserves and thinking about the longer term strategy and i guess i would encourage and request a conversation over time about how we might get to the policy number, what amount of time that would take? what the trade offs are and if ultimately the 25% is difficult to achieve, then perhaps a reconsideration of the policy amount. so those are my thoughts on that. thank you. >> chairman: thank you,

director john-baptiste. any other questions or comments for directors? >> clerk: i'm not seeing anything at this time, but we do have members of the public that wish to provide comment. >> chairman: thank you, donald. let's proceed. >> clerk: yes. please bring in the first caller. >> hi, this is jim patrick and i'm looking at the security budget of almost $8 million, that's $22,000 a day if you divide it by 365. that seems to me to be way out of line. i agree that security is important and it's very good at the transit center. i think we've spent a fortune, not a fortune, a fortune squared on the 10 officers we have there and i think they spend a majority of their time drinking coffee down in the security room. that's number one, number two,

when it comes time for the police department that need those officers for a larger protection, they will leave and they will not be there to protect our facility. so i think that is counter productive and i'm not a great supporter of this 10b officer notion. so i think that needs to be re-examined. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. >> clerk: moderator, please let in the second caller. hello, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begins now. >> hello again directors. so what i'd like to attract your attention to slide 3 with $24.8 million. the first point i'd like to make is whether it's being held to break down each category and provide the cuts. without having to refer to the

memo which is in front of it. the section i want to focus on is a $16.8 million for engineering and design for event. the design to 50%. i think here we need further breakdown either defined on the cusp of each one of the elements with a view to, you know, potentially deferring some of the elements of designing. or in some cases, eliminating elements entirely. i'm going to give you an example. the so-called tunnel box is a completely redundant. so in closing, i would like to recommend the board for animations the construction

sequence. palo alto has been great with the separation because the palo alto city council could see some of the alternatives and i suggest you do likewise and potentially save multimillions in the process. thank you. [please stand by]

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based on detailed understanding and allocations, c.f.d. special taxes, and san francisco and east county experiences, as well as a deep knowledge of o.c.i.i.'s processes. they were recommended to advance to contract. so the ratings are showing the tax received package, currently showing they have three respondents. and (indiscernable) is available if you have any questions for either one of us, and i turn it over to the board. >> chairman: john, thank you for that presentation. directors, any questions? i'm not seeing any hands raised. if there are any questions, please jump in,

directors. >> i'm not seeing any, but we do have a member of the public who wishes to provide comment at this time. moderate, please let in the first caller. hello, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begin now. >> patrick again. i looked at this item. i was surprised. i think we have this knowledge about the occi and real estate, and we already have a real estate person who we're using. this whole thing is kind of boondoggled, and we just don't need it. i suggest we don't approve this thing. i think we have plenty of knowledge in-hand, and we have a very capable executive director, and, mr. updike, that's what we pay these people for. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. any other callers or speakers? >> clerk: seeing none, seeing none, isthere a motion?

>> i'll make a motion to approve. >> thank you, director forbes. >> second. >> chairman: thank you. i will take a rollout vote. >> clerk: rollout vote. [roll call] >> clerk: there are seven ayes. item 10 is approved. [inaudible] >> clerk: upday and e.f.c. chair chili chang

along with the program manager, will present. >> thank you so much. chili chang is the chair this month. we are happy to present this funding item, and update on the project that director gonzalez reported on at the top of the meeting. the executive steering committee has been working on this -- will be focusing on this in the coming meeting. however, we did want to come to you early to get your guidance on how we might be able to partner together and come together on the funding plans for the near term for project development delivery. as director gonzalez mentioned, we have begun discussions of this with some of the partner agencies, and we do, in the near term, need to show commitment of the next stage of design in particular to the federal

transit administration. as we seek to enter the new-start program by the end of the year. with that, i will hand it over to jesse taylor, who will present on this item. >> thank you, ms. chang. and good morning, vice chair mandelman, i'm with the san francisco county transportation authority. [inaudible] i work closely in that capacity with the program director, and the tjpa, and the rest of the program management team. as program director, for large-scale transit projects, the federal transit administration prescribes and defines two successive phases that must be completed before the execution of the full funding grant agreement, which secures the large dollar federal commitment to the project. the f.t.a. grants subject

to the readiness of the project and the readiness to complete each phase. the first of these to phases, project development, entails the project's preliminary design and other activities. the second phase, which f.t. a. refers to as engineering is the documents and design requirements for the project, so it is ready for procurement and construction. [inaudible] most notably the environmental settlement. but the d.t.x. is not yet in the project development pipeline under the process. this step is pending the tjpa action over the course of the remainder of this calendar year to consider project costs, phasing, and definition per the terms of the m.o.u.

d.t.x. project development work to date is shown on the left of this slide, and has been funded locally, primarily by prop "k" sales tax and tjpa revenue. over the upcoming three years, d.t.x. will require additional funding of approximately $50 million to complete the project development and f.t.a. engineering stages of development. they must demonstrate a fully committed funding plan for the first incremental $30 million as shown on this slide. [inaudible] however, as the board is aware, that source is under litigation, and we're pursuing ultimate funding options. next slide. the d.t.x. project schedule as currently approved, contemplates the completion of the project engineering and phases

over the come threeg years. it would complete in fiscal year '22 and '23 -- the f.d.a. engineering face would be completed for a few of that funding application. the incremental funding need for these two phases sa combined $50million reflect total cost of $54 million, less $4 million funded by the previous allocation of prop "k" local sales tax fund in 2020. the remaining technical scope for the project development phase is $27 million. the engineering face is $18 million, and the d.t.x. share for legal, financial, and other services, is forecasted at approximately $5million.

as director god bless you gonzaleznoted, we have representation from all six parties with a charge to assemble a multi-funding plan for this work. initial discussions have been productive, with a willingness from all agency to seriously consider their goal. a serious issue is directing agency cash flow concerns within the first one to three years of this period. they are also continuing to seek potential federal grant funds to support project development activities over the next several years. thus, the key strategic challenge and requirement for the current calendar year is to secure and demonstrate a fully committed funding plan for the project development phase, associated with those costs highlighted in

this table. [inaudible] f.t.a.will not approve entering into the project without a demonstration of a fully committed funding plan for this $30 million. this slide describes the potential approach to that demonstration of the full funding plan for project development. and it also begins to illustrate some of the key challenges with pulling together such a plan. the scenario on this slide describes what is known to be available at this time, primarily from tjpa, using city sources, and from the s.f. t.a. in order to need the short-term deadlines to have funds in hand to enter the process later this calendar year. this approach is with

parallel discussions with potentially other state and federal sources, leading to a memorandum of understanding for funding targeted by the end of the calendar year to cover the full $50 is million needed over the three-year period. in order to secure and subscribe the $30 million, the approaches demonstrated on this slide assumes first an additional $5 million improper "k" funds, which would be incremental to the remaining grant funds from the existing transportation authority. use of $1.4 million, and it combines $24 million from the special packs associated with $10 million in tax revenues, and $14 million from an assume debt issuance in the coming fiscal year. this scenario, as director

gonzalez noted, would require a number of approval actions for both that allocation and san francisco authorization. this approach tries to maximum available pago funds now to minimize financing, but would require financing of an additional $14 million. that bond financing approval requires legislation and consideration about the board of supervisors' capital planning committee. committee and full board. our next opportunity to go to the city planning committee would be in july in order to meet the scheduled milestone. i will now turn the presentation to chair chang to summarize the next step on the funding program. >> thank you so much, jesse. i don't really have much more to add, other than we do seek your guidance today and do plan to meet

again with the e.f.c. members on the 21st, and we will be happy to bring this back to you, of course, following that meeting, as you wish, in june or july, given the timeliness of this item. thank you so much. happy to answer any questions. >> chairman: thank you for the update. could you clarify a couple of things. number one, what does later this year mean for the f.t.a.? does that mean december 31st? do we know at this point? >> the project schedule calls for tjpa to make that request in the fall. unlike the full request for multi-billions of dollars in 2023, f.t.a. requests those at any time, and the director can correct me, it assumes that commission is in november. >> chairman: so if we look at a november date --

call it november 1st, just to keep it easy right now -- that would work -- vice chair mandelman, thank you for the commitment and the acceleration. so based on the funding plan, if we don't make that deadline, what's the next opportunity? is it a year now or two years? if we do not make november 2021? >> chair david, the november 2021is just to enter the process. we can, perhaps, enter a quarter later, but we do want to be on time. there is this placeholder strategy to do the financing, and come up with the $30 million required in that manner. hopefully we can demonstrate that with a partnership funding agreement. i think it is more important to stay with the schedule for the project, and then keep working towards a funding

agreement perhaps for that next set of funds, that additional $20 million that prices the $50 million. >> chairman: i guess the point i was trying to get to is: there is a commitment to accelerate this project. and to get in line as soon as possible. and to do anything different is contrary to all of the commitments that those are making and all of the hard work. >> exactly. thank you. >> and, chair, just for accuracy, if i could, the request to enter into project development is currently scheduled for october, not november. and then we are, as usual, giving f.t.a. a period of time to review that request. and we anticipate their approval by the end of the year, calendar year 2021? >> chairman: thank you. october is even sooner than november -- >> it is, sir, that's why i thought it was important -- >> chairman: absolutely. time does count.

thank you. it is hard to believe it is almost june already. directors, questions for the team? >> vice chair mandelman? >> yes. thank you. so thank you, chair gea, for the thanks. director chang, what has san francisco already committed to, and what are assume together san francisco will commit to? >> right. so we have, of course, the outstanding allocation to tjpa, and that will provide for funds, as i understand it, to this calendar year. but the next phase of work is not yet funded by the transportation authority. the slide that was in your presentation outlines one scenario, one way to provide for the $30 million needed for design, which, i believe, is $5 million, but the rest

of it would be the tjpa's own sources that comes from the city's melorus funding force. so the cash on hand and the city's melaroos will comprise the rest of that. >> chairman: and the gap to move forward this fall is what? >> we need to show about $30 million on hand -- >> chairman: how much of that is proposed to be san francisco? >> all of it is shown right now is san francisco sources that are available, going through the city's melaroos, and potentially another $5 million from the transportation authority. >> chairman: how much of that has been presented to the t.a. or the board of supervisors? >> we have not presented that yet. this is our first -- >> chairman: okay, so -- >> -- our first

presentation of the concept. >> so i would just put out there for folks who may be listening, or folks at this board or other places, i don't know how my colleagues are going to respond to this. i'm enthusiastic about this project. i want us to move forward. but it begs the question of: is this a san francisco project sor is or is this a regional project? i think we'll have to have some conversations over the next few months. if that is a plan for moving this further here, i will suspect that my colleagues will expect some progress on the overall vision of how this becomes a regional project. but with that, thank you to t.a. and tjpa staff. and i'm hoping we can move this forward expeditiously. i will do whatever i can on the san francisco side.

thanks, everybody. >> chairman: thank you, vice chair mandelman. >> thank you, vice chair mandelman. if i might add -- and this is something i had to learn through the years for myself -- with the melaroos that is classified in the slide as city sources, it is funds that are being collected for this project solely. so the city is just holding on to it, and it was anticipated that it would come for this project. so at least to clarify -- mary, you should jump in if i'm not clarifying this correctly. but the money is collected and the city is holding on to it, waiting for this project to get started. so the city has no other purpose for them other than the tjpa project.

>> to be sure, it is san francisco taxpayers, and it is supposed to be part of an overall program of funds. >> absolutely, san francisco taxpayers. so, mary, i don't know if you had anything to add about what the plan was. >> i want to clarify that the revenues that are being collected now fund the d.t.x. project, as well as a few other city projects within the trans bay area. so the majority of the funds are dedicated to d.t.x., but there are other bart projects and things, for example, on the list. as jesse mentioned at the beginning of the presentation, originally we wanted to use rn3 funds for this stage of work, but unfortunately they're not available to us at this time. so we're kind of point of pivotingto the next available

source. >> we wanted to bring this to the board first, so as we begin conversations with vice chair mandelman, obviously we'll need to do briefings, and i know that is already planned out. i wanted to make sure we brought it here first before starting off conversations. >> chairman: thank you. any other questions from directors. director joan baptiste? >> thank you. i thought i heard during the presentation that part of the interim strategy is to use tjpa that could be allocated to the operating budget? >> this is mary pryor. no, i don't think that is correct. >> okay. then my other question is:

with the melaroos, i just don't -- this is maybe a financial, technical question. is there a benefit -- or is there an opportunity cost to issuing that funding, or those bonds, earlier rather than later in the process? would there be benefit to being able to hold off on that? or is it the same amount of money ultimately, regardless of the time period when the bonds are issued? >> this is mary pryor again. the c.f.d.s are collected for 30 year timeframe. so the intent is the funds would be bonded against to provide the benefits they're designated to create. so there may be some savings in debt service costs, for example, if they're postponed, but

currently the market is very strong. rates are quite low. and there are needs that the project has in order to access the funds. so the benefits of postponing the debt could potentially put pressure on the project schedule, which may have longer term cost implications than the savings that you might get on postponing the debt issuance. >> thank you, mary. if i might just add to director baptiste's question. we always prefer the minimize the need to finance, but it is available, and, of course, it has the other tradeoffs that mary just described with any risks to the project schedule. but i think earlier you might have been referring to for fiscal '22, there was some kind of c.f.d. im c.f..

embursments. it is like the chicken and the egg. we have to be able to have certainty in the budget to do that. these are all tradeoffs because we would prefer to have partner contributions and cash on hand, although we acknowledge the short timeframe to confirm those contributions. if we can do it over a three-year period and basically use the c.f.d. and the ability of tjpa to finance now, it may be, you know, the most reliable option any way. >> may i add one other point? i wanted to point out for the board's consideration that these funds will go

towards accounting towards the region's contribution for the matching funds of the federal grantment so grant. so after we enter project development, the funds will go towards our local share for the federal grant. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, director baptiste. any additional questions? >> no, that answered my questions. >> chairman: directors, any other questions. i do believe we have a public comment, donald, is that correct? >> clerk: that is correct. >> hello, caller, please state your name. your two minutes begins now. >> caller: thank you, directors. essentially director mandelman is concerned about overfunding in san francisco. melaroos are

non-negotiable. that's what they're there for. i'm very concerned about prop "k," because, as you know, this is the same source of funding for cal train. as you know, the (indiscernable) just took a 35% hit, and i'm hoping that the t.a., somehow in the $6 million development there some funding, and not entirely from the revenue. at the regional level, and now that rn3 is basically in jail, we need to have other sources of funding. and recently that discussed allocating funding from d-1 for three projects, i believe one of them was valley lane. now, with regard to having this project being a reasonable project, i want to warn you that if that is the case, it is very likely that m.t.c. is

going to start taking more role in the housing project and moving forward. especially in the development of a mega region -- mega project -- and who is going to be in charge of delivering this kind of project? that is currently being discussed at the transit recover task force. the last point i would like to make the point that steve made, that that might be a down payment on the future of sfta. [inaudible] it was between $100 million to $300 million. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. >> clerk: that concludes public comment on this item. >> chairman: jesse, steven, thank you for the

update and bringing the needs forward. it sounds like we all need to roll up our sleeves. there is hard work in front of us to be able to show commitment by october 1st g commitment by october 1. i expect to see more discussions and ongoing updates. >> thank you so much. >> clerk: directors, at this time, the board is scheduled to go into closed session on item 14. regarding 425 mission street, spaces 1 sew 7, street, regarding price and terms of payment for retail lease in the transit center. >> chairman: before we go to closed session, there is the potential there will be an action enclosed session that

we'll report out, just so the public knows. if they want to hang out and wait for us to come back. >> it is possible there could be action enclosed session that would be reported out at the conclusion. >> chairman: very good. i believe we have a public comment before we go into closed session. >> clerk: that is correct. >> hello, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begins now. >> caller: this is jim patrick of patrick and company. i object to the closed session. these are really public negotiations that you're having with leases that are in place. place.there are decisions to be made, and to hide under a blanket i think is wrong. you need to be up front. all of the leases end up coming out, and the whole notion of this closed session is wrong. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. any other public comment?

>> clerk: that concludes public comment for this item. >> chairman: okay. well, thank you, everyone. we will be headed into closed session. for those who would like to wait, we may take an action at closed session,

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>> hello. i'm dr. john brown, the medical director of the san francisco e.m.s. agency. this is national e.m.s. week. it's a time for us to take a moment and celebrate the e.m.s. providers throughout the country. i want to take this moment and this time to thank all of the e.m.s. providers in san francisco who have gone way beyond the level of care in this situation. as the covid-19 pandemic spread across the globe and we prepared to respond to this disaster, you stepped up to an integral part of that response. you wore cumbersome p.p.e. and responded to rapidly changing

protocols on a daily basis. your commitment to this e.m.s. system is truly extraordinary. additionally, you helped us push our care along even further, and about to start our lucas device program to improve the care for cardiac arrest patients. this is amazing to push e.m.s. care above and beyond where we are before during the midst of this pandemic. i thank you for that. i also wanted to shoutout and especially recognize all the folks that have helped us in the e.m.s. transportation hub, the 911 dispatcher, the paramedic supervisors, the patients transfer coordinators, the paratransit drivers, everyone coming together to spare the 911 resource and keep us responding to disasters in

an appropriate fashion. while we can't celebrate e.m.s. week together, i hope you know how much i appreciate all of your courage, professionalism, and dedication in this unprecedented time that we're living in. >> greetings, and happy emergency services week in san francisco. i am san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. i wish i could be there in person to express my gratitude to all of you. the call takers and dispatchers, the call taking personnel, and, of course, paramedics and e.m.t.s. i understand and appreciate what it is you do day in and day out. i sat where some of you now sit. i'm a firefighter, but i worked on both d.l.s. and a.l.s. ambulances in the san francisco fire department before some of you were born. i know what it is that you see and do while at work. i know the impact it can have. i know you make sacrifices to

do what you do, and i know many of your families do, as well. so continue to take care of yourselves and each other. go out and learn something new every day. keep up that positive energy and enthusiasm. thank you for your loyalty, not just to the job or to the fire department, but to the people here in the city and county of san francisco. there is no higher calling than one of service to others. you are appreciated. >> hi. i'm san francisco police chief william scott. on behalf of the officers and the personnel of the san francisco police department, i'd like to thank you and congratulate you on this, the 46 annual e.m.s. week. like our brothers and sisters in the fire and sheriff's department, we rely on all of you in e.m.s. for emergency

medical care. i have experienced nothing but the highest level of professionalism from our ambulance crews in the field and know that each of you go the extra mile, whether it's a broken finger or cardiac arrest. >> hi. i am mary ellen carroll, director of the department of emergency management in san francisco. we are the city's 911 center, and we answer every fire, police, and emergency medical service call. our dispatchers work hand in hand with field personnel to make sure that every call for medical care is handled not only efficiently but with compassion. you are the next link after we take the call. the care that you provide to these patients can truly be the difference between life and death. i want to thank all of you for your dedication, your service, and commitment. >> hi. i'm sheriff paul miyamoto, and

i'm proud to call out the professionalism of our e.m.t.s. we provide safety services for both zuckerberg and laguna honda hospitals, and we've come to know many of you. >> i'm grant colfax, director of public health for the city and county of san francisco. i just really wanted to say thank you to the e.m.s. team for your work. 2020s been a challenging and unprecedented year as we work together to address the covid-19 pandemic, and your work being on the frontline every day is saving so many lives. these are unprecedented times,

and we've had to come to new ways to thank people. so while i can't do it in person, i want to thank each and every one of you. e.m.s. has always been an incredibly strong and important partner for public health, with public health and our work, and it only continues to be more so during this pandemic. i want to thank you, but i also want to make sure, with those thanks, to express the clear ask of you to take care of yourselves and your families. we know that during these times, self-care and getting the help that you need is so important as you work on the frontlines saving lives every day. thank you so much for your help. >> hi. i'm mayor london breed. i want to thank every e.m.t., paramedic, firefighter, nurse, physician, and the support personnel who are part of our e.m.s. system in san francisco.

during e.m.s. week, and as we are fighting this global pandemic, i am especially grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the important work you do every single day. it's because of you that we feel safe knowing you are in that ambulance, in that fire engine, or in that hospital emergency department, really to provide assistance to anyone in need. most importantly, you carry out your duties with care and compassion. now more than ever, our city appreciates the extra effort and sacrifice you have made to keep us healthy and safe. tonight, we light up city hall, coit tower, and salesforce tower in e.m.s. blue and white to honor your service and sacrifice. [♪♪♪]

>> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you so much for what you do. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. [♪♪♪]

who told you we were going to be here? it was supposed to a secret. i got a call thursday from mayor breed saying "i want to come down." and it literally brought a tear to my eye. before i introduce his honor, willy brown, who i want to tell you a quick story. there was a rumor he was going to run for mayor and i ran into him in north beach and i just

put my hand out and i said would you make your first campaign promise and he said "yeah, whatever it is. what do you want?" i said, "i'd like to see water running through lotus fountain." he said, "you got it." and it wasn't an easy project. if they put water in it it was going to actually blow up. so i'd like to bring a long-time lotus flower supporter. earthquake celebration. and celebrated those brave souls who rebuilt the city from the ashes. so it's my honor to introduce his honor. and wish him an 87th birthday.

>> i am, of course, delighted to again be here with all of you for the occasion of memorializing and remembering how difficult it must have been in 1906 for lots of people in san francisco who at the time the clock struck, the city began to fall apart and before it was over within a few hours, the city had fallen apart. but, as usual, if you read yesterday, you know in the chronicle that, in fact, the city came rolling back. and it always coming rolling back and when lee housekeeper approached me in the middle '90s asking about this fountain there was a time period where

absolutely i said, "i don't understand why that fountain isn't already working." i had no idea that fountain hadn't worked in hundreds of years and no one bothered to do anything about it. fortunately, there was a fellow named ed lee. he stepped up. i gave him directions on what i needed to have done and ultimately, it did get done. it got done because many of you were participating in one way or another providing the inspiration. and, since the time that this fountain began to emit water again, every mayor thereafter has made it his or her responsibility to see that that fountain continues to spray water, that you continue to come here on april 18th, early morning for the express if you were of making sure that san francisco continues to remember

what we are all about. and, believe me, it was a very special breed of people who in 1906 actually started the process of the resurrection of san francisco. so it shouldn't surprise you that some many, many years later, more than 100 years later, the word "breed" is still the foundation of our city. the new mayor is "breed." i don't know if that's her real name. i have no idea, but i do know that it represents everything this city is all about for so many years and i am just delighted, believe me and i was told by lee housekeeper that again we would be celebrating.

i actually thought i might be here alone. i remember one time i came here and they said "you've got to speak." and it was like one minute before the phone would ring and low and behold i said not enough time. on this occasion. ladies and gentlemen, the mayor of san francisco and the lady who keeps the fountain going, mayor london breed. >> thank you, mayor willy brown. we appreciate you being here early this morning. and let me just start by saying i appreciate the city so much and everything you all have done to keep us safe when we had to shut this city down a year ago. today, we commemorate the 1906 earthquake and we also recognize our first responders. we have our fire chief janine

nick olson today as well as our police chief bill scott and the person who has been leading during this pandemic, the emergency operation center thank you all so much. dr. colfax didn't get up this early in the morning. when i think about san francisco in the 1906 earthquake and how far we've come, just think about it. 250,000 people were homeless because of the earthquake and the fire. when i think about san francisco and our resilience, that's what we've been talking about this entire pandemic. we've come so far and we have made magic happen out of tragedy. the 1989 earthquake. many of us were around during that earthquake. maybe not the 1986, the

embarcadero was shadowed by a freeway and now it's open and bright and available for all to enjoy and to see. the same with this pandemic with san franciscans. we go through earthquakes. we go through pandemics. we go through things. when the time comes and we need to rise up like the phoenix we are, we stand strong, proud, and together and that's what the people of san francisco did in 1906 when we rebuilt this city and that's why we come here today to show appreciation to the guardians of the city, to show respect for the people who risk their lives to remember the 250,000 people who were homeless and the thousands of people who lost their lives. at this time, we commemorate the 1906 earthquake and we

recognize how amazing and strong we are as a city and so i'm given the signal from martha cohen that we are almost at a minute. are we there, martha? all right. and our sheriff paul miamoto is here. thank you so much, sheriff, for joining us. and, at this time, in recognition for those first responders, for the people we lost during the 1906 earthquake, for the people we lost during this pandemic. let's take a moment of silence.

thank you all so much for joining us in prayer. we're glad you've seen us survive 150 years. thank you again to the fire department and our chief and the police department and the department of public health, our sheriff's department, our first responders, the people who will continue to be the guardians of san francisco, we are coming out of this pandemic

and we are coming out stronger than ever. thank you so much. ♪ san francisco open your gate here is your wondering one saying no more ♪♪ ♪ san francisco welcome

>> good afternoon. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the may 17th, 2021 land and use and transport committee of the board of supervisors. joined by vice chair supervisor dean