>> good morning. welcome to the rules committee board of supervisors today, i am the chair of the committee, aaron peskin, joined by supervisor mandelman and supervisor chan. any announcements? >> yes, due to the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city employees and the public, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will participate remotely. members will attend the meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available

on each item on the agenda. both channel 26 and sftv.org are scrolling, and call 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d. is 1877235034, then press pound and pound again. when connecting you will hear the meeting discussion but muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, star three to be added to the speaker line. speak clearly and slowly and turn down your radio or tv. if you submit public comment by email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and part of the

official file. that completes the initial, my initial comments. >> thank you, and for some reason i can't see you. >> apologize, i had the blinder on. >> got you. ok, there we are. good to see you, victor. could you please call the first item. >> yes, number one, ordinance amending the campaign and government conduct code to forms 700, filing requirements and sunshine and ethics training requirements by adding members of the sheriff's department oversight board and inspector generals in the sheriff's department office of inspector general. >> thank you, this is a measure approved by the voters that president walton introduced and require form 700 statements of economic interests by applicants to serve on that oversight body. i don't know if there's anybody here from president walton's

office but it is quite straightforward. i don't see anybody from president walton's office. are there any questions or comments from committee members? seeing none, is there any public comment? >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on item call 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d. is 1877235034, then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, star three to line up to speak. prompt will indicate you raise your hand, please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. i believe we have five listeners and one speaker in line to speak. >> first speaker, please.

>> i think that i was actually wanting to speak on another topic. >> ok. we'll come back to you. >> thank you. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public for item number one, statements of economic interests for the sheriff's oversight body? mr. young, does that conclude public comment on this item? >> that does conclude public comment. nobody else in line to speak. >> public comment is closed. and colleagues, if there's no objection, i would like to make a motion to send it to the full board on that motion. >> yes, on that motion, supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> mandelman aye. supervisor chan? chan aye, chair peskin, peskin aye.

the motion passes without objection. >> thank you, next item, please. >> yes, next on the agenda, 2, ordinance amending the administrative code by cod ifying add tiesments of solicitations, reject or change solicitation, grants terms set forth requirements for the head of the agency in making the sole source, and rules and regulations for effectively carrying out the requirements of this ordinance, set forth grant requirements set on grant fund source and administrative debarment procedures. >> this measure, kind of amazing

this is not already law as brought to you by supervisor stefani, new section 21g for grants in our administrative code, and thank you, supervisor stefani and your staff for bringing this to us, and the floor is yours. >> thank you so much, chair peskin and thank you for scheduling this item. colleagues, before you today is an ordinance to reform the way the city conducts grant making. the purpose of this ordinance is to ensure openness, transparency, and a basic level of fairness in the process. the ongoing local and federal investigations have made clear that we need more accountability from city departments, and this ordinance will be a critical step forward to safeguard taxpayer dollars. this ordinance was drafted in response to the city auditor public integrity review of contracting at public works, actually, specifically to address the finding in finding

number 6. city auditor found public works issued 19 grants, totaling $24 million, using the same process they used to select contracts through the prequalified pools, which was a source of corruption on its own and which we have addressed in previous legislation. the city auditor also found that these grants were made in accordance with city policy, actually, but only because there is no binding city policy and we think that needs to change. the problem is larger than just public works. over the three-year period spanning 2017 to 2020, city departments issued 5,746 grant awards, totaling $5.4 billion. that means nearly 2 billion per year was awarded through grants and the city has no law setting minimum standards for competitive solicitations, fairness in award selection,

documentation, or transparency. departments have basically unlimited discretion how they make the awards, can look and feel very much like a contract yet subject to much lower scrutiny. city attorney has provided guidance to the department but that is nonbinding and does not carry the force of law. this proposal will create a new chapter in the administrative code as supervisor peskin mentioned, and it will create formalized standards for the solicitation, public notification, evaluation, selection, and oversight for grant awards. specifically, this ordinance does the following. it creates 21g.2, actually in 21g.2 creates a uniform definition for grant. and i want to know this definition specifically excludes contracts, loans or loan guarantees, tax relief or tax credit, direct assistance to individuals or rebate programs

outside the scope of this legislation. 21g3 will require all grant programs to make the awards through an open and competitive process with certain limited exceptions. 21g.4 sets minimum standards for advertising grant solicitations that includes publishing notices in the same manner as other public notices, requiring 21 days' notice unless the department grants officer authorizes exception with good cause and requiring the solicitation contain essential information about how to apply for the findings. 21g.5 sets minimum standards for evaluating grant applications, fair and trans parent processes where evaluation, criteria is made public. 21g.7f prohibits grantees from submitting false claims and penalties when they do. 21g.8 creates a path for awarding sole source grants with

the written approval of the city purchaser, and 21g.9, authorizes the city purchaser to promulgate rules and regulations month later than december 31, 2021, and requires grant recipients to maintain documentation five years and submit to periodic audits. i believe these reforms are long overdue and as supervisor peskin said in the opening, it's kind of amazing we don't have them in place right now, especially when you consider the amount of money at stake here. over the last year, many of us on the board of supervisors have individually questioned specific awards. i specifically took issue with the way the behavior health commission was funded. i know each of you have specifically called out grants in other areas for waste, fraud or abuse. the purpose of this legislation is to make it far less necessary for us to interrogate specific funding recipients, and to

ensure the information we need so available when we do. this introduction last september, my office spent the last nine months working with our departments to understand how various other grant programs operate. the purpose of this ordinance is not to jeopardize any program, but to ensure grant awards are open, fair and transparent. as a result, many technical amendments to introduce which i believe you are in possession of, i sent a copy to everyone last night. i want to thank rosa sanchez and nadira taylor for the work over the last year on the ordinance and the department representatives who took the time to help refine this proposal and of course my amazing chief of staff, who has just been incredible as we worked with everybody to make this just right. so i'm going to go over the amendments just to have them into the record and i will start

with the top, so we will move the language at page one line age, line 21, refining the definition of grant. page three, line eight, adding individual to the list of parties that can receive grants. page three, line 13, definition of proposal, page three, line 20, correcting definition of risk manager. page four, line five, clarifying the language exempting grants for property improvement from competition. page four, line 10 through 12, a date which they must report soul source awards and go to the supervisors instead of the controller. and page four, line 20, shortening to five days only with good cause. page 6, 22-23, date by which assignments must be reported to controller. page seven, lines 3-6, requiring grantees to maintain records in

accordance with federal or state requirements if those requirements are longer than five years required by this ordinance. page eight, line 21, through page nine, line nine, clarifying purchaser can issue regulations of sole source grants, approval of applicable board or commission. requiring sole source decisions to be revisited at least every five years and allowing sole source grants for the city owned cultural center added not to conflict with the requirements governing those centers. page nine, line 12-13, setting a date for the purchaser to issue regulation for grants. page nine, clarifying grants funded by the state and federal government to the rules to supersede the rules if there is a conflict. page nine, line 25 through page ten, line nine, inserting language on department suspension consistent with, no,

debarment consistent with other parts of the code and 11 through 13, requiring rebate and inventive programs, not grants, to permit the auditor to control those programs. that was a lot of information and i thank you for your patience. i went through the, all the amendments in front of you today, they are substantive, and for listening to the reasons why i think this ordinance is so important and with that, i turn it back over to you, chair peskin. >> thank you, supervisor stefani, and i'm sure we are happy to take the amendments which as you said are substantive and will require a continuance, given that it is budget season and we are being requested by the clerk to try to be judicious about scheduling weekly rules committee meetings, it's unclear whether we will

have a meeting next week or not, we are trying to figure that out, so continue to the call of the chair to hear it next week, we will. i don't want to prejudge this, but i think it all makes sense. i did want to ask, a handful of questions, particularly given what's gone on for the last year plus, which is does this include grants that were dispensed or will be dispensed during and as a result of the pandemic emergency, how does that work? >> sorry, i was on mute. my understanding, supervisor peskin, this is going to take place after the emergency orders. so it shouldn't affect it. and also in one of the amendments, or 21g.2, when they talk about the definition of grant, direct assistance to

individuals or rebate programs are outside the scope of this legislation, but this will not affect what we have done pursuant to the emergency orders because of the pandemic. >> got it. and do we know, i mean, obviously we touched on the public works situation, do we have any data as to who currently receives grants not pursuant to competitive solicitation? [inaudible] >> sorry, are you there? >> yes. >> yes, so, so the -- one of the reasons why this is so needed is because that information i do not have because it was issued in a way that without transparency, so i don't have the number of -- i don't have all of that information, which i think that we should be able to ask.

but no, i don't. >> ok. and we have a week to, you know, if we have a week to get some answers from departments. do we know about any situations where competitive granting processes might frustrate a public purpose? drilling down on that a bit, apply to grants made through the budget? >> well, i think it may or may not, and some of what will happen is when the rules and regulations are developed, which are set to be developed by december 31, 2021, that situation can be addressed. but if they qualify based on the definitions i read, they may very well apply to what taxpayer money we are granting through the budget process, if it fits the definitions in this ordinance i believe that it would. >> ok.

and then just one little comment on the proposed amendments at the bottom of page eight, and i think i understand and agree with the sentiment, but just wanted to raise a question about the actual language. this is in 21g.8, sole source grants. under the jurisdiction of a commission or board, shall not award a grant without an open and competitive process unless the commission or board approves, and i think you might want to add some words after approves, you know, approves a sole source grant so it's clear what they are approving. >> ok. i think that's valid. >> are there any questions or comments from members, let me -- my chat box is now working, believe it or not.

supervisor chan. >> thank you, chair peskin and i wanted to thank supervisor stefani for bringing this forward. it is something that i really think that is needed. i agree that it is surprising that we have yet to codify this grant process, similarly what we need to do for contract that we are not doing that for grant process in the city. i appreciate this and like to be added as a co-sponsor in support of this legislation. i really appreciate all the amendments today as well. i think supervisor, chair peskin has already asked all the questions that i would like to ask. my assumption is when there's an emergency ordinance this, that the emergency ordinance is going to be taking over the process laid out on the legislation, and

that i do look forward to seeing the data about the organizations that are not in compliance from what i understand. i think that even with the add back process for some of our nonprofits through the add back process, either they are extending the grant or they have to apply for r.f.p., go through the r.f.p. process anyway to be awarded a grant. this is codifying it so appreciate your leadership on this, supervisor stefani. thank you. >> thank you. so in so far as supervisor stefani is not on the committee, i will be happy to move the amendments and i don't know if we want tweak that little thing i mentioned it would be a nonsubstantive amendment next

meeting and you and the city attorney can decide whether it's worth it, it was just a comment, so i won't make that friendly amendment at this time, and you can consider those words. so on the motion to adopt supervisor stefani's amendments, mr. young, a roll call, please. >> would you like to take public comment, first? >> oh, you know what, god bless, i would like to take public comment. thank you, mr. clerk. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on this item. >> yes, members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item call 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d. is 1877235034. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, star three to line up to speak. system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until you are

unmuted and begin public comment. i believe we have ten listeners, but nobody in line for public comment at this time. >> public item is closed and made a motion to adopt supervisor stefani's on that motion, a roll call, please. [roll call vote taken] >> the motion is adopted without objection. >> ok. and then we will try to schedule this as quickly as possible but given the uncertainty, i will, of our next meeting, i will make a motion to continue it to the call of the chair but hopefully back next week or the latest the week after on that motion, a roll call, please. [roll call vote taken]

>> the motion passes without objection. >> next item, please. >> next on the agenda is item number 3, ordinance amending administrative code to provide that employees are covered by the healthcare security ordinance when they are teleworking during the time period that city health orders place restrictions site work and/or encourage employers to telework during the covid-19 pandemic. >> this ordinance is brought to us by supervisor ronen. the floor is yours. >> colleagues, this legislation closes a loophole the healthcare security ordinance that has allowed san francisco employers to avoid making healthcare payments to their employees who are working from home because of the covid-19 health order. when our health order closed

offices, schools and other workplace, 10 of thousands of workers, many of whom do not live in san francisco, quickly shifted to working for their san francisco-based employers outside san francisco. late last year by office was contacted by some professors, were not receiving a payment which they needed as they were living through a global pandemic. hourly rate towards workers healthcare for eligible workers who work in the city and county of san francisco. once workers began remote work, some employers discovered the loophole to discontinue payments for the workers who reside and therefore were working from home outside of san francisco. in the midst of a pandemic, no longer contributing to reimbursement accounts to pay insurance premiums and supplemental medical bills. this legislation will make all hours worked on behalf of the

san francisco employer count as if the worker was physically in the city for the purpose of the employer requirement. one of the strongest municipal healthcare laws in the country, ensures benefits to thousands of san francisco workers. this ordinance will close the loophole and ensure while the pandemic health order is in place, all people doing work to benefit the san francisco employers will receive their healthcare benefits. additionally i want to be clear that as the pandemic subsides, and the nature of work changes to a hybrid schedule or continued remote work, i am prepared to go beyond the health order if employers continue to avoid paying their fair share of workers healthcare. and with that, colleagues, i want happy to answer any questions. >> thank you, supervisor and happy monday and welcome back to

city hall, everybody: are there any questions, supervisor chan? >> thank you, chair peskin. not a question, just also want to thank, you know, supervisor ronen for your leadership on this. this is just unimaginable for someone to take away healthcare during a pandemic, and also just forcing a work environment that may or may not be safe for people who return to. i'm really glad we have vaccination and that's coming forward. so the reason why i am also working really hard, you know, on the family friendly workplace amendment because i think that it is time for us to recognize a new normal for work environment for people to be able to reach that worklife balance, taking care of the family and themselves, really, while they dedicate themselves to their work.

so, thank you supervisor ronen for this, and i would like to be added as a co-sponsor. thank you. >> supervisor mandelman, comments, questions? >> i'm good. >> ok. yeah, it's kind of cold-blooded that somebody would actually, i mean, the fact that we have to close this loophole is just -- is pathetic. i would like to be added as a co-sponsor. all right. is there any public comment on this item? >> yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item call 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d.1877235034, then press pound and pound again. if you have not already done so,

dial star three to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. wait until you have been unmuted. 12 listeners and three in line to speak. >> first caller, please. >> caller has been unmuted. >> go ahead, caller. >> can you hear me now? >> yes, please proceed. >> it is mr. pilpel, good morning. so i'm not sure if it's germane to this specific change, perhaps

not, but i'm just wondering if there is a reporting requirement as to how much each business has set aside for its employees under the ordinance and what happens when a business goes out of business and where those funds end up. do they end up with the employees, do they stay with the business, are they stranded, etc., if there's a way to respond to that, that would be great. if not, i understand and i'll find out some other way. i would appreciate it. thanks very much. >> next speaker, please. >> yes, hi. i wanted to make a statement about the importance of the contributions for u.s.f. part-time employees. my name is elizabeth, a part-time faculty member for u.s.f. a total of six years, and i teach in multiple departments, environmental science, mathematic, and engineering,

whenever i'm needed. and personally the sfmra contributions have been very important to me because i have a preexisting condition that requires medical care from outside of the kaiser network, which is currently the only insurance possibility that u.s.f. is providing to its part-time employees. so i just wanted to say that personally it's been very useful for me to help me pay my private premiums since i'm outside of network of kaiser, and also helps me to pay my additional out of pocket expenses. so, i just wanted to make that comment. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, board of supervisors. i live in the richmond district of san francisco, julia, also a part-time at u.s.f. and i'm calling in just to state

my support for this amendment to the legislation. sfmra is really important to part-time instructors. we often have breaks in employment, we, many of us don't work consistently semester to semester, so the funds are really important to keep us steady, since those are accessible to us, even when we are not currently working. so this benefit can outlive our employment contracts and that's a useful thing for someone who is tenuously employed, and i would like to encourage this amendment to go on to, thank you. >> thank you. are there any additional speakers? >> yes, there are two more callers. >> next speaker, please.

>> hi, i'm a full-time associate professor at the university of san francisco. not adjunct professor so i will not be affected by this, but the union, and the u.s.f. project, and i can say with confidence the decision not to contribute to this, to, for the medical needs of our adjunct faculty is not based on the financial necessity due to the covid shortfall but a choice on the administration's part not to prioritize the workers who are most vulnerable in terms of job security, so, and i just wanted to say our university faculty living and working conditions are our student's learning

conditions so express my strongest support for this registration. i wanted to thank you for the supervisors to do the same. thanks. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, first, thank you to supervisor ronen for bringing this legislation forward. thank you to rules committee members and supervisors peskin, mandelman and chan to hear the issue and the san francisco labor council to find ways to push the issue forward. thank you to those who spoke today. my name is jill, i'm an adjunct professor at the university of san francisco seven years. the last year, part of the faculty association, adjunct instructors teach roughly half the courses offered at any given semester at u.s.f., we are

essential for the students. today i'm here because of the fundamental issue of fairness. last march transferred to teaching online because of covid. and they cut with nonsan francisco addresses under the reason we were no longer working for san francisco. and technically still working for san francisco, that's how the law reads now, at the time it went into effect we did not know that covid would happen, wildfires would become in the season, but sometimes necessary to work from home. since last march roughly 100 to 150 of the adjuncts, depending on the semester, lost out on the options. these contributions come out to a little over $900 per semester. may not sound like much in the scope of healthcare costs overall, but considering the rates at which adjuncts are paid and essentially gig workers, streaming together pay and

benefits from often more than one institution is a lot of money for us. we have heard about the expenses, doctor visit, co-pays, mental health care, prescription and over-the-counter medications, they have described it as a loss, similar to a cut in pay. we cannot -- >> speaker time has elapsed. >> ok, thank you so much. >> thank you. are there any other speakers? >> there are no more callers in the queue. >> if there are no other comments from committee members, supervisor ronen. >> thank you, chair peskin. you know, shame on you, u.s.f. as supervisor peskin said, it's pathetic that we have to address this situation that as far as we know at this point u.s.f. is the

only employer that cut their healthcare obligations to adjunct employees during a global pandemic. shame on you for doing that. i want to thank the u.s.f. faculty who brought this issue to our attention, who are leading the fight for fair conditions, for a workforce that as jill said are often treated as gig employees who are paid very low wages and given very few rights, the least u.s.f. could do when adjunct faculty teach 50% of the courses at u.s.f. at any time, and the spirit of this law. since they failed to do so, i appreciate colleagues that you will support this legislation forcing them to do so, and i just wanted to give a few thank

yous, first and foremost u.s.f. adjunct faculty and the faculty supporting them, san francisco labor council and santiago from my office what really shepherds this legislation through the process, and for that, colleagues, i would appreciate your support. thank you. >> thank you. why don't we move this to the full board of supervisors with a positive recommendation with a couple of new co-sponsors on that motion, mr. young, a roll call, please. [roll call vote taken] >> motion passes without objection. i have a new co-sponsor of chair peskin. was there another person who requested? >> supervisor chan. >> thank you. >> thank you, colleagues.

>> thank you, supervisor ronen. mr. clerk, next item, please. >> yes, next on the agenda, item number 4, ordinance convening the redistricting task force and amending the campaign and governmental conduct code. >> i am a co-sponsor and ready and willing and happy to speak to this piece of legislation and to really kick off and get ahead of the redistricting process, which is really a very important and sacred process that on the local level is about district

boundaries after is the census. as we all know, the once a decade census process under the trump administration was fraught and was the subject of many righteous lawsuits and organizing not only in san francisco, but across this country as the xenophobic racist policies of the trump administration tried to up end the once a decade census. as a result of that, the census has been delayed and we will, like every other city and state and municipality in the country, not actually have census numbers until later this year, i believe, the end of september, but in anticipation of that process, it is time to form our

once a decade redistricting task force. i was involved in this 20 years ago and watched from the sidelines a decade ago and now will be the third time around. president walton wanted to add exactly what we did in item number 1, which is that the task force members would be required to submit an economic interest form, 700s as they are commonly known, a few other things came up due to the good work of the clerk and others so there are a number of, i believe nonsubstantive amendments. before we get to that, i just want to remind everybody how the task force works. it consists of nine members, three appointed by the board through the rules committee process and ultimately full board action. three appointed by the elections commission and three appointed

by the mayor. and it's a process that everybody should have access to and scrutiny. weird things have been known to happen, not only in san francisco relative to supervisorial boundaries, where i even recall a decade ago one supervisor getting redistricted out of the district that he represented, but it's important that everybody have access, and to that end we need to make sure that there is funding and appropriate steps taken for language access to that we have full transparency and access for people who don't speak english as their first language. and then in addition to what president walton first suggested, there was some

suggestions, thank you, clerk young, with regard to the number of meetings that they should have, how frequently they should meet, at least once a month for the duration of their tenure as well as language with regard to what happens to any member who misses three regular meetings of the task force. their work is relatively short. they have to be done as set forth in this resolution by 2022, so we have language which i can read into the record that addresses all of those things. with that, let me hit my little chat button and see if folks have any comments. supervisors chan or mandelman, any comments on this item? >> thank you, chair peskin. i appreciate your work on this

and it is really good to know having president walton and leadership on this. love to be a co-sponsor. i know that this is a body that will be really reviewing some of those, having some of those tasks with, around the issues with redistricting. thank you. >> thank you. so let me just read into the record these three amendments. page three line three, insert members of the task force shul serve at the pleasure of their pointing authority and may be removed by the appointing authority at any time. section three, page three, line 15, following the inaugural meeting task force shall hold a regular meeting not less than once per month. any member who misses three regular meetings in six months without approval shall be deemed

to have resigned from the working group ten days after the third unapproved absence. the task force shall inform the board of directors of such resignation and page three, line 24, in order to address language access needs, task force shall be appropriately funded to ensure the public meetings and outreach are conducted as required by the city's language access ordinance, admin code 91. such requirements shall include providing interpretation services if requested at least 48 hours in advance of the task force meeting and notices, agenda and supplemental materials explaining the redistricting process. i would like to make those amendments. we will hold off on voting on them until we hear public comment. mr. clerk, are there any members of the public who would like to comment on this item? >> yes, members of the public who wish to provide public

comment on this item, call 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d. is 1877235034. then press pound and pound again. if you have not already done so, press star three to wait to speak. we currently have six listeners and two callers in line to speak. >> first speaker, please. >> hi, this is lauren gervarden on behalf of the league of women voters and san francisco rising. we would like to thank, and paying attention to the elections commission about six months on this, so it's nice to see this put forward.

and thank supervisor peskin for sponsoring the ordinance. the importance of the redistricting task force cannot be understated. encourage the board of supervisors to take steps to pass by all appropriate speed, and by all appropriate speed, we mean please do now. thank you. and that they share a timeline with the public, that includes the steps involved in passing the ordinance, you know, your -- the board of supervisors process is not really clear to folks that are not paying attention at other times of the year, and also a timeline that explains the application process for the board's reappointed seats on the task force. with dates listed should be announced as necessary, but you know, at least understanding what the steps are is a big piece of transparency that will really help our redistricting process. we have so much work to do, even before we get the census data. we strongly encourage the board

of supervisors to make every effort to make it a fair process and ensure maximum public participation. it's nice to hear these amendments, particularly around language access and providing translated materials. that has been something that we are, as a league we are looking at, and want to see as much as possible. especially because the census data is actually something that would tell us what languages we should be translating into and we don't have that data. so, i would say even with language access if we can go more than the minimum, there was request the election commission they translate into the arabic speaking community -- >> you are muted, chair peskin. >> thank you. thank you, madam clerk. thank you for that comment, and thank you for the letter that we

are all in possession of that the league sent, and i do actually want to let everybody know all these appointments have to happen before the end of july. anybody as to the board's three appointments can apply to the rules committee clerk, victor young, and a notice will shortly issue from the board of supervisors requesting that folks apply. with that, before i turn it over to the clerk of the board herself, angela, why don't we finish public comment. next speaker, please. >> can you hear me now? >> mr. pilpal. >> yes. i served on the redistricting task force in 2011 and 2012, i'm

interested in serving again. i'm not sure if the july 31st date to make appointments is workable, given the timelines involved. i understand that beyond passing this ordinance of the full board and the mayor signing, that it's 30 days before it becomes effective and i thought only at that point can the clerk post a ten-day notice of an unscheduled vacancy and only after that time could the committee consider appointments. but if that time frame can run concurrently somehow spending passage for effectiveness of the ordinance then perhaps this all can happen by the end of july. in any event, the elections commission is already considered its appointments to the task force and the application deadline for the elections commission was last week on

june 1st, and they will be considering their appointments this week at their committee and next week at the full commission. in any event, i support the legislation, i can proper any useful history about what we did ten years ago, and i am willing to serve again and thank you all very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> there are no more callers in the queue. >> okay. public comment is closed. madam clerk. >> thank you, chair peskin. members of the committee, chair peskin, i'm just trying to apply this camera and turn this -- great, you can see me. good morning, chair peskin and members of the committee. the board of supervisors is a partner department with the redistricting committee, and proud to be a partnering department along with the director of the department of

elections, and adrian pon, from the office of citizen engagement and immigrant affairs. so we will be as far as the office of the clerk is concerned providing the noticing, the agenda, and the package material, create the content, daily basis or weekly basis, whatever it is the task force is requesting, and then taking that content and turning it into information in language working with ocea and director pon to make sure the nonenglish speaking communities are able to receive this information timely so that they would be able to participate at the right time with the right information, timely information. and so the clerk's office will be clerking the committee, they will be conducting remote meetings until the health officer clears large groups of individuals to gather. we may be pulling in other partner agencies that don't want to be public with now because i

have not gotten their ok yet to assist us with logistics should there be large groups gathering all over the city as they did last time we conducted this work for the redistricting task force. i think you recall, supervisor chair peskin, there were about 30 meetings in a period of three months. so a lot of work happened in a short amount of time. and to meet that time frame, a great legislative deputy and her team have already crafted the draft vacancy notices and after the president's resolution is approved with all the recommended language, we will then be finalizing those vacancy notices and posting them right away so we can be collecting a wide array of individuals who want to be on the task force for

the rules committee to vet and make their appointments to the task force. we stand ready to answer any questions at any time, and full complement of services. >> thank you, madam clerk. on the amendments, a roll call, please. >> yes, under amendments. [roll call vote taken] >> motion passes without objection. >> and i want to thank john arnts, in attendance for his work and i was going to ask him but it's already been answered as to when the elections commission will consider their nominees. thank you there arnts for attending. and with that, send the item as amended to the full board with the positive recommendation.

>> on that motion. [roll call vote taken] >> motion passes without objection. >> and i know that supervisor mandelman needs to leave for the pride flag raising at 11:00, and we will, i will make a motion to excuse him from the last two items. i think we can squeeze in one more item or supervisor mandelman, would you like to leave now, or should we squeeze in one more? >> i'll try and squeeze in one more, and if i drop off, i have to drop off. >> ok. mr. clerk, next item, please. >> yes, next on the agenda, number fives, ordinance amending the business and tax regulation code to add provisions to administer the vacancy tax. >> ok. very exciting. the voters, the board of

supervisors put a commercial vacancy tax before the voters, voters said yes and we had a pandemic and we delayed the implementation for a year because amanda freed got detailed to the emergency operations center and the treasurers office was no longer able to promulgate -- i'm just kidding, amanda, it was a joke. about you january 1, 2022, this is a step in that direction and the timing could not be better, given the increase in vacancies during the pandemic. this should put a buyer under certain commercial landlords as behind to reoccupy those spaces. with that, miss freed, the floor is yours. >> good morning, supervisors, thank you chair peskin for that very historical inaccurate picture of what happened. [laughter] today, and this item we

generally call trailing legislation for the vacancy tax, passed by voters on march 3rd, 2020, and as chair peskin noted was deferred for one year due to the pandemic and now effective on january 1, 2022. as you might recall, any time a business tax gets approved by the voters, our office brings administrative provisions before you to align our audit and collections authority, filing and payment requirements, penalties and taxpayer confidentiality. allows us to maintain consistency between all of our business taxes, and also make sure that we can change these items legislatively if the need arises in the future. so the legislation before you today allowed our office to collect the vacancy tax on an annual basis on the last day of february, following the calendar year for which the tax is imposed. this would align the filing and payment with all of our other

annual business tax returns. and in addition, each owner or less see in a relevant commercial space in the neighborhood districts where the vacancy tax applies will be required to file annual informational returns, whether or not they believe they are subject to the tax. this will allow our office to track vacancies in these spaces and take appropriate action. this ordinance will also extend the other previously mentioned provisions on audit penalty and taxpayer confidentiality to the vacancy tax. i'm happy to take any questions. thank you for your consideration. >> thank you, miss freed and thank you for tolerating my tongue in cheek bad jokes. are there any members with questions? seeing none, any members of the public who have public testimony on this item? >> yes, members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call

1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d. is 1877235034. then press pound and pound again. if you have not already done so, dial star three to line up to speak. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. [please stand by]

>> chairman: thank you. are there any opening comments from my one remaining committee member, supervisor chan? no. okay, then why don't we hear from the applicants in order of their -- that they appear on the calendar. we'll start with mr. hunter. >> thank you, chair peskin, and supervisor chan, for having me today. i just wanted to take this moment to quickly touch upon my public policy, professional and community background, and how it will hopefully allow me to serve the commission. so throughout my formal education career, i have drafted government frameworks, and shaped public policy, and worked with public policies around the country. this built my ability to analyze legislation, while being both inclusive and

acquittal. acquittal. i applied various ethical lenses and developed potential mitigation measures. this ability to balance the theatrical frameworks and paired it with tactical practices, is how i really hope to support the department. that's what i hoped to do on c.a.c., while serving in the environmental justice seat. it would sometimes be reading reports and following up with the staff to make sure we were following through on our obligations that we made tot community. i've now had the chance to live in san francisco for nearly a decade, and worked with community members here locally and throughout the state. i worked with the california state democratic party to get them to support the green new deal, and currently sit on the san francisco league of conservation voters. so as i look to serve this city in this new capacity, i have taken the time to watch each full committee from 2021, reviewed over

50 resolutions since 2010, and reviewed the six annual reports published by the position. with this background, i do recognize there is more to do and more to learn as this department looks to grow and achieve its very aggressive and necessary milestones with our climate action plan, and i look forward to developing that knowledge, along with supporting the department. >> chairman: mr. hunt, when were you appointed to sfpuc citizens' advisory committee? >> i believe in 2020. >> chairman: and so how many meetings have you gone to of that c.a.c.? >> that c.a.c., i served on both the committee and the sub-committee on waste. so i attended, i believe, seven committee meetings for the c.a.c., and an additional five, i believe, for the sub-committee meetings.

>> chairman: do you know when the expiration of that c.a.c. term that you got appointed to is? >> off the top of my head, i do not. >> chairman: and this is relative to your background in public policy, which you discussed, is any of that in environmental public policy? or what kind of public policy was that? >> fantastic question. so right now my day job requires, like i mentioned, theatrical and practical application. so an example of this would be taking the u.n. declaration on human rights, the right to life and the right to health, and applying that to a public policy issue, like environmentalism. and that's how we end up with these questions related to a right to healthy environment. going a layer deeper into that, we take practical application, things like working with indigenous folks, which the board has already started to do, or

the committee themselves, or going one layer deeper and talking about sustainable and local development, things like we see with the construction and demolition ordinance. i examine a variety of public policy issues both in my field and as a community member, and that's where i bring in the theatrical and practical application. >> chairman: okay. any questions from supervisor chan? >> thank you, chair peskin. mr. hunter, i think i want to get back to what i typically, when i have a chance to talk to any of the candidates, is why -- why this commission? and what will be your priority if you were to be appointed? >> thank you, supervisor chan. i mean, i am part of a younger generation that realizes that climate change is going to be a problem left at our feet.

with that, though, i don't think we're going to be able to tackle climate change without focusing on environmental justice first and foremost. the thing that i'll say about environmental justice generally is our city does a great job in putting forth good policy forces for environmental justice. however, right now i feel often time intent does not meet action. and that is a big problem as we talk about these issues because intent doesn't lead to making it through the hoop. it leads to the ball getting dropped. we've seen it with, for instance, with the p.u.c. not following on community commitments made over a decade ago, and not even knowing the status of those. i will say that the department of environment does a much better job, making sure that the equities are intertwined throughout the four mission statements and the four goals in our climate plan.

however, action on those and making through they are followed through, would be my top priority going into this position. so my passion for this environment is what is pushing me towards this commission. >> chairman: all right. why don't we go to ms. long. ms. wong. commissioner wong, are you with us? >> thank you. can you see me? >> chairman: we can hear you, but we can't see you. i know what you look like, for the past 20years. years. [laughter] >> thank you. i can see you and supervisor chan and -- >> clerk: we see you now. >> oh, great.

>> chairman: go ahead, please. >> i'm sorry. i just got in. so is there a question or -- >> chairman: we just -- i'm sorry. welcome to the rules committee meeting. we're considering a -- your appointment -- reappointment to the environment commission and just wanted to afford you the opportunity to make an opening statement. >> sure. thank you. thank you for having me today, and also your consideration for my reappointment to the commission on the environment, as a commissioner. it has been my honor and, actually, privilege to serve the commission for the past six to eight years. i actually forgot how many years now -- i think it is my third term. i think when i was initially appointed it was because they really seen

that there was a huge need for a commissioner who can support, especially the commissioner supporting the department to reach out to the very diverse population in san francisco. as you all know, over 30% of the population is a.p.i. when i joined, there was no a.p.i. commissioner on board. i always advocate for language accessible service and competent resources to especially the non-english communities, or the hard to reach or marginalized community. i'm especially interested in the education and mental health justice areas, as well as how we do the community outreach. a few years ago, i've been part of a league to do the zero waste planning in chinatown, working closely with the department of ecology, and i'm also s.f.

chair for the operation committee. we always talk about committee outreach, and ensure about language accessibility and culture competent materials to different communities. and we call about mental health justice, and how they collaborate with the school district, to ensure that our next generation will be the leaders. and that is something i'm very passionate about. and in these couple of years, and especially (indiscernable) we have been paying a lot of attention to the racial justice plan within the equity department as well. >> chairman: thank you. supervisor chan, any questions for commissioner wong? >> i just always appreciate commissioner wong's work all around in our community. i'm a firm believer that environmental justice is social and economic and racial justice.

i think often time, for a lot of times that when we talk about environmental issues, including climate crisis or climate change, what we often don't recognize is that, you know, for decades that all these actions really impact communities of color the most. it is critical to recognize, from the views of communities of color and immigrants, because i think san francisco, as progressive as we are, we know that something like a sewage plant, a power plant, even a, you know -- all these different kind of industrial plans always take place in bay view, where it impacts communities of color the most. so it is always good to have folks on the

commission that are really coming from a social and economic justice work that is simply rooted in the communities of color. so i appreciate commissioner wong's work on the commission. it is really what i look to when i think about the commission on the environment, is really looking for people who understand san francisco communities and are really deeply rooted here. and you don't have to be, you know, born and raised here, but just really have been connected to the communities here. i think that is really the direction of where we need to go when it comes to tackling environmental issues. sometimes it is easy to just talk about it on social media, about environmental issues, but it is so much harder to do that day in and day out on the ground work, when it actually comes to combating environmental

issues. so thank you, and i think that is what i am looking for for members sitting on this very critical and important body. and i want to add one more note. you know, just about what the mayor has proposed in her budget and, you know, for us to really think about tackling climate crisis and the environment, is that we oftentimes think about this crisis or climate action plan, and that is that. not to recognize that all things that we do should be coming from that angle, and there are actually many, many ways we can approach it, beyond just a plan, and to fund it like it is and to operate our city government like we really mean it. so, thank you. i digress and side track. thank you for indulging me. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan. i appreciate your line of

thought. are there any members of the public who would like to speak to items 6 and/or 7. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on these items, should call 415-655-0001, i.d. 1877235034. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial *3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. we have 12 listeners and eight people in line for public comment. >> chairman: first speaker, please. >> caller: >> caller: good morning, supervisors. my name is susan pfeiffer. i'm a resident of san francisco, and i think most of you know me or

know of me. i'm calling and support of austin hunter. i originally met him in 2016 on the hillary clinton campaign. he was able to pull a group of new and inexperienced volunteers together, give them calm, clear direction, and led them when integrity. and inclusive nature is one of his hallmarks. and i know he loves to study the impact of new technology through an environmental and sustainability lens. i know he will continue his practice of people bringing people into the fold, which is critical. i ask you to consider moving his name forward with a positive recommendation to the full board. thank you. >> chairman: thank you.

next speaker, please. >> caller: thank you. first, i would like to thank the supervisor for your work serving the city. i'm here to call in support of austin hunter. i am an immigrant, a new u.s. citizen, and i currently work as an independent consultant to help small businesses in san francisco with their marketing efforts. in the past, i have worked and volunteered in this field of climate adaptation. so i also believe in the environmental justice as part of the whole act of climate action. so i know that we need people who are going to work hard to bring an environmental justice angle. and austin brought his perspective while serving on the c.a.c. so i expect him to transfer that over to this commission. and, also, working with austin in some volunteer capacity, i also learned that austin has the

capacity to build bridges for the community. and this is particularly useful, especially when the department looks to implement the racial equity action plan. thank you so much. >> chairman: thank you. next speakers please. >> caller: hello. i am diane pate, and i have been a san francisco resident for over 20 years. and i'm super excited to speak about austin hunter in this role. living in san francisco for so long, transportation is so crucial and so important. i'm in the process of moving to a different location in san francisco, and the amazing public transportation that i've been taking advantage of and that kept me in the city is not as abundant in

my new neighborhood as i've been spoiled with, so i'm super excited to have somebody like austin on track to make sure our transportation is environmentally efficient, as well as functional for the city residents, including me. we met over 10 years ago when austin was working on getting some other folks elected in the city. and just like the person we were trying to get elected, david chu, austin didn't own a car, and so he has a lot of integrity, and he lives out his values with respect to environmental proficiency. he mobilizes people and he gets things done. i can say that firsthand from all of the events and compaigns that i worked on with him. he is not only passionate and gets things done, he is super strategic and gets work done smartly. i'm super excited to get austin on task to get our city better equipped to be

environmentally responsible. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: hi. my name is taylor ingraham, and i'm calling in support of austin hunter's appointment on the commission on the environment. i saw his passion for the environment when we started our school's first environmentally-focused club. even though we can just kids, he showed we can make an impact and inspire those around us. he is a committed activist that continues to make an impact and support this community. i hope this body will support his nomination. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> caller: hello, supervisors. my name is iona agawall, and i currently work as a

human rights lawyer, nd i'm a resident for san francisco. i have had the pleasure of working with austin as a colleague on various policy initiatives. he brings both an ethics and human rights lens, one in developing policy framework and objectivities. this was made clear to me as we helped frameworks both abroad and as applicable here in the states. austin's ability to identify and mitigate harms in public policy is what we need when looking to address the city's environmental crisis. and i just echo what a few of the others have said before me as to how committed austin is in the capacity as a public servant, and his incomparable skills with respect to strategic thinking. i would ask that you move forward with his approval to the commission. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you.

next speaker. >> caller: can you hear me now? >> chairman: mr. philpo? >> yes. i think the last time at this meeting. i have not met austin hunter yet, but i assume he will serve well on the environment commission. i want to mention commissioners chu and wong have served well on the commission, and i thank them for that. one has left; one is staying, which is great. just one thing to call your attention to: i don't understand the reference to the retirement board on lines 15 and 16of the first file, and 16 and 17 of the second file. if someone could please check that, that would be great. i support the proposed appointments, but i would ask you to check that retirement board language, which seems a little -- >> chairman: i was going

to bring that up. >> caller: brilliant minds think alike. thank you very much. until next time. >> chairman: thank you, mr. philpo. are there any other members of the public who would like to comment on these items? >> clerk: yes, there are four more callers in the queue. >> chairman: okay. next speaker. >> caller: hello, supervisors. i currently serve as the environmental director of the eastern neighborhood democratic fund. i'm the vice chair of the bay view c.a.c., where we're continually bringing issues of environmental justice throughout the city. [inaudible] i'm calling in to support the nomination of austin hunter to the san francisco commission on the environment. i had the opportunity to work with austin on

various community outreaches, throughout soma, bay view, and other neighborhoods. he always makes sure there is an equity and environmental lens brought to our work. and we engage residents of the southeast part of the city. i ask the rules committee to move forward to recommending austin to the full board for approval. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> caller: yes, good afternoon, supervisors. regarding mr. hunter, i tried to do research as his resume is somewhat brief. i did find him as a member very active in the union organization, which i didn't see in the resume he submitted. so maybe i have the wrong austin hunter. if he is the same person, i hope he can clarify the following. the m.b. organization often attacks citicorp, which is the major

legislation for underrepresented communities in california and san francisco. now, i appreciate the member of a group does not mean adopting all of the positions of that group. it would be helpful to know if mr. hunter supports cqua, and how (indiscernable) or perhaps he disagrees with the m.b. organization on this. if so, that would be great. thank you very much. >> chairman: next speaker. >> caller: hi. thank you. my name is kristin webb. i'm calling in support of austin hunter's appointment. i am a former program manager of a national water non-profit, where i coordinated and implemented an initiative focused on gaining public and political will to invest in our nation's

infrastructure in the effort to protect public health and the environment. i currently am a director of public outreach for a local woman-owned business, and consult as a liaison. i believe in advancing policies to create a safe and secure future for all populations in san francisco. i have had a great chance to engage with austin at the california state democratic party level, where we proposed solutions in support of the green new deal. the party's support for the green new deal is now part of our party platform because of his work. additionally, i know austin will bring a critical eye and supportive hands to the work being done in our city to help mitigate the efforts of climate change. i hope that this committee will support austin's full application to the full

board. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> clerk: there are no more callers in the queue. >> chairman: okay. so public comment is closed. and i don't know, supervisor chan, if you have any additional comments. i did have some questions for mr. hunter, and just check online -- mr. hunter, you indicated that you had between the s.f. p.u.c., and a subcommittee there of, attended a total of 12 meetings, seven of the c.a.c. as a whole, and five additional with the sub-committee. was that your representation? >> i believe i was appointed in november, so it would have been the november, december, january, february, march, april, may -- and then no june, and i resigned in may. so that would have been six, if my count is

correct. and then the sub-committee meeting meets every other month, so that would have been three. is that accurate? >> chairman: no -- i mean, not according to the p.u.c. or their website. they indicated you have attended precisely three c.a.c. meetings, and four committee meetings for a total of seven, as opposed to a total of 12, which is neither here nor there. my question is: as far as you were just six months ago appointed to that body, why you want to bounce so quickly to another body? >> that's a fair question, supervisor. and i do think at this point i would be better able to serve the city on the environmental -- on

the commission for the en violent. environment. i think that the c.a.c. does play a integral role, and there has been an appointment as i look to transition to this new committee. i do think that the work being done at the department of the environment aligns with my background. i'm excited and invigorated with the work that the department is doing, and i feel i can make an impact there. >> chairman: just as a matter of fact, that seat is still vacant, for the record. okay. supervisor chan? >> i think i have a couple of questions. like, one, why did you resign? and, i'm sorry, my apologies, mr. hunter, i did not know you personally or even professionally previously.

but that speaks just about my not knowing, but not anything about your work. what was brought up was your membership and the action about cqua. i'm not going to dive too deep into that. but, mr. hunter, what is your view of cqua. i think that the cqua is decades long of environmental advocacy work. i think that it is there to safeguard our environmental issues -- really just to protect our environment. i have seen, really, around the world

development, and including some in asia, and it is oftentimes how i look at those developments and think about how fortunate i am to live in san francisco and california, having cqua protection for my environment, especially against commercial development of many types. and looking at asia at times, where i was born and came from, and i wish there was cqua in place to really protect the environment there, knowing that there are so many great natural resources. i would low to see your point of view around cqua. >> supervisor, that is a great question. generally as the department looks to support 5,000 new units at a 35% affordability rate, cqua will be an integral part of that. cqua is one of the things that protects our community, and it pairs with the precautionary ability that is laid out in the environmental code. i do think that we

constantly see more vulnerable communities facing the impacts of construction and the environmental -- and unfortunately the environmental impact it has on air quality and low carbon. if we just look at the low construction, that is definitely where the department is going to be lending a hand with caps. i do support cqua. i do think it is a good idea and that cqua protects our community. >> and, sorry, chair peskin, i think the first part of my question, and i want to apologize for my questioning, but the first part of my question was: why did you resign from the c.a.c.? >> so once this position became open, i expressed my interest to the mayor's office, as i do think i can make an impact here.

and the office was kind enough to recommend me for this position. >> sorry. so that -- sorry, chair peskin. >> chairman: no problem. >> the answer to the question is: you resigned from the c.a.c. because you were going to go through this commission appointment instead? >> coarect. >> okay. thank you, chair peskin. >> chairman: thank you. so, listen, i think the s.f. p.u.c. is very important, particularly given the scale and magnitude of things that are intimately expected to environmental justice, the rebuilding of the sewage treatment facilities in the southeast corner of the city, and it sounds like where you started. and it sounds like there are plenty of years left on that. it sounds like there is a vacancy there.

and, frankly, i would like to see somebody appointed to the commission on the environment who has a stronger demonstrated track record on environmental issues, and is representative of communities that are disproportionately impacted by the environmental crises that we're facing, representation from the american india cultural or other the pipeline coalition or something like that. those are my thoughts for my remaining colleague as to item number 6. i appreciate, you know, the fact that you put your name forward and want to serve on this body, but i think that after just three meetings of the s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c., which mr. hunter was appointed only six months ago, that

that term -- after six months, that just doesn't seem to be a sufficient amount of time at that particular body. so would be prepared to make a motion, first, to, in both items, to strike the "whereas" provision that mr. philpo brought up with regard to the retirement process, the motion that the board of supervisors have, make a motion to strike that in both items 6 and 7. and in item 6, to delete the word "approving" in the title at line three and delete the word "approves" in line 17. and do the converse in item 7, which is in line three to delete the word "rejecting" in line three, and delete the word "rejects" in line 17.

i would like to encompass all of that in a motion that we would send with recommendation, if that meets with supervisor chan's concurrence. supervisor chan? >> chair peskin, i think, yeah -- i think what is troublesome to me, if i may be very frank, is the s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c. is a very critical body. i cannot imagine how supervisor sophie maxwell could ever shut down the marin power plant without s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c. it worked because of the body, and i think, chair peskin, i'm going to date ourselves, reminding us of joe boss, who was really an advocate, and many of those folks that came through that s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c., including appointee maria, who is on

that, and how critical s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c. is, and it is hard for me to think mr. hunter, because somehow you think that a commission on the environment is more critical than the s.f. p.u.c. c.a.c. body leaves me some doubt about your commitment and your understanding, i think, most importantly, bow the about the work that needs to bedone on the ground level, in understanding the commitment and the connection that we need with the community on the ground to understand environmental justice issues. so i am with chair peskin today. and i really hope that you will continue, though, your commitment to the work on environmental issues and find and identify ways to really connect with the community on the ground level.

level and in your day to day, or in your volunteer capacity. thank you. >> thank you both for being candid in your remarks. of course, i make myself available prior to the board of supervisors' meetings to have longer discussions about these issues and hopefully prior to these meetings, we can meet to go more indepth on some of these topics. >> chairman: thank you, mr. hunter. on that motion, a roll call, please, mr. young. >> clerk: yes. on the motion to amend. >> chairman: it's the motion to amend both yoims itemswith the removal of the retirement board clause and to remove the words "approve" in item 6 and

"reject" in item 7, and to send it as amended, and we can wrap it up in one motion. roll call, please. >> clerk: supervisor mandelman is excused. supervisor chan? >> aye. >> clerk: chair peskin? >> chairman: aye. >> clerk: the motion passes with supervisor mandelman being excused. >> chairwoman: we are adjourned. thank you, supervisor mandelman, thank you supervisor chan, thank you commissioner wong. [meeting adjourned at

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>> well, that's it for this episode. i hope you found it useful. >> it was an outdoor stadium for track and field, motorcycle and auto and rugby and cricket located in golden gate park, home to professional football, lacross and soccer. adjacent to the indoor arena. built in the 1920s. the san francisco park commission accepted a $100,000 gift from the estate to build a memorial in honor of pioneers in the area. the city and county of san francisco contributed an additional $200,000 and the stadium was built in a year. in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf,

santa clara and st. mary's for competition and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are

sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as it is open for public use as [♪♪♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview. >> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for

certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine. >> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just

having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year

bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united. >> that's right. >> my name is amanda [inaudible] over see the girls sports program. when i came to san francisco and studied recreation and parks and towerism and after i graduated i moved to candlestick park and grain r gain adlot of experience work with the san francisco 49 and [inaudible] be

agfemale in a vore sports dynamic facility. i coached volo ball on the side and as candle stick closed down the city had me move in92 too [inaudible] >> immediate interaction and response when you work with kids. i think that is what drives other people to do this. what drew me to come to [inaudible] to begin with for me to stay. i use today work in advertising as a media buyer and it wasn't fulfilling enough and i found a opportunity to be a writing coach. the moment [inaudible] you to take advantage of how you change and inspire a child by the words you say and actions you do. >> you have a 30 different programs for girls through rec and park and fast ball, soft

ball and volley ball. i started the first volley ball league and very proud what i have done with that. being a leader for girls is passion and showing to be confident and being ambiggish and strong person. [inaudible] for about 5 years. programs offered thraw thirty-three rec and park and oversee thg prms about a year. other than the programs we offer we offer summer camp squz do [inaudible] during the summer and that is something i wherei have been able to shine in my role. >> couple years we started the civic center socking league and what an amazing opportunity it was and is it for kid in the neighborhood who come together every friday in the civic center plaza on green grass to run and play. you otonly see soccer and poetry but also see

books t. is a really promoting literacy to our kid and giving them to tools to make it work at home. real fortunate to see the [inaudible] grow. >> girls get pressureed with society and i know that is obvious, but we see it every day, magazines, commercials the idea what a woman should look like but i like to be a strong female role for it goals that play sports because a lot of times they don't see someone strong in a female role with something connected with sports and athleticism and i love i can bring that to the table. >> soccer, poetry, community service. we now have field of dreams. we are [inaudible] all over the bay area and excited to be share our mission with other schools across the bay to really build the confidence and character of kids when they go

out to play and close their eyes and think, why was [inaudible] we want to make sure-i want to make sure they remember me and remember the other folks who [inaudible] >> get out there and do it. who cares about what anybody else says. there will be poopal people that come up and want to wreck your ideas. that happen today eme when i went to candle stick part and wanted to [inaudible] people told me no left and right. whether you go out for something you are passionate about our something you want to grow in and feel people will say no. go out and get it done. i can be the strong leader female and i love that.

>> we broke ground in december of last year. we broke ground the day after sandy hook connecticut and had a moment of silence here. it's really great to see the silence that we experienced then and we've experienced over the years in this playground is now filled with these voices. >> 321, okay. [ applause ] >> the park was kind of bleak. it was scary and over grown. we started to help maclaren

park when we found there wasn't any money in the bond for this park maclaren. we spent time for funding. it was expensive to raise money for this and there were a lot of delays. a lot of it was just the mural, the sprinklers and we didn't have any grass. it was that bad. we worked on sprinkler heads and grass and we fixed everything. we worked hard collecting everything. we had about 400 group members. every a little bit helped and now the park is busy all week. there is people with kids using the park and using strollers and now it's safer by utilizing it. >> maclaren park being the

largest second park one of the best kept secrets. what's exciting about this activation in particular is that it's the first of many. it's also representation of our city coming together but not only on the bureaucratic side of things. but also our neighbors, neighbors helped this happen. we are thrilled that today we are seeing the fruition of all that work in this city's open space. >> when we got involved with this park there was a broken swing set and half of -- for me, one thing i really like to point out to other groups is that when you are competing for funding in a hole on the ground, you need to articulate what you need for your park. i always point as this sight as a model for other communities. >> i hope we continue to work

on the other empty pits that are here. there are still a lot of areas that need help at maclaren park. we hope grants and money will be available to continue to improve this park to make it shine. it's a really hidden jewel. a lot of people don't know it's here. >> once i got the hang of it a little bit, you know, like the first time, i never left the court. i just fell in love with it and any opportunity i had to get out there, you know, they didn't have to ask twice. you can always find me on the court. [♪♪♪]

>> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs. they provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are

here for everyone. i think it is important for people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make sure it is available, and that way people can no that people will be coming to play at the same time. >> we offer a wide variety of adaptive and inclusion programming, but this is the first time we have had our own equipment. [♪♪♪]

>> clerk: (roll call) this is the recreation and park meeting of may 20th 2021. please note due to the covid-19 emergency and to protect city employees and public, the meeting rooms are closed. however, commissioners are