>> president walton: supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, president walton. and, before us today, colleagues, this resolution to declare tomorrow, june 16th, susan soloman day on the occasion of her retirement from the united educators of san francisco and i want to thank president walton for his remarks at this board several weeks ago about susansoloman and her retirement. we wish susan the best in her retirement and so we will miss her. i think we all know that she will still be fighting with us on issues of social economic and racial justice for years to come and i will say, susan, i selfishly hope you go the way of your brother in your quote unquote retirement. i think we see ken out on the line more or at least as much

as we did before retirement. that might be the case with you as well although i know you'll be busy with family too. colleagues, we have spoken to susan as truly remarkable san franciscans native, life long educator, passion activist, dedicated neighbor, really tireless leader who has cared deeply for her community and has strengthened our city's resolve to support workers to build worker power and strengthen the voice of educators in our society. also, very proud to call her a district 5 resident, susan is a long time resident of st. francis square in the fillmore. susan comes from the family of radicals, her father lost his job as a public schoolteacher due to his refusal to sign an oath. susan and her incredible union

leader and late husband then raised their children to have dedication to social justice before they could walk, her kids were carried and pushed in strollers on picket lines and marchs and learned chants and protest songs along bedtime stories and nursery rhymes. susan's power over the years has guided oesf and school workers and families through thick and thin. we have been just incredibly lucky as a city and as a community to have her in all of her various leadership roles that president walton spoke so eloquently about several weeks back. susan is a tireless force for good, for families, for kids and always for justice. so susan soloman, see you on the picket line and i wish everyone a happy susan soloman

day tomorrow. thank you, president walton. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor preston. supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you, president walton. i'd like to add and express my deep appreciation to susan for her decades of truly courageous and compassionate leadership and activism with uesf. i had the great pleasure and honor of working closely with susan for many years when i was the director at jaws of justice. susan always brought a big strategic vision and practical organizing and coalition building ideas to our discussions and work and just as importantly, susan always treated others with utmost respect and demonstrated a real commitment to listening to other perspectives in shared goals especially around very

con 10 unambiguous issues and discussions. so thank you, susan, just for all that you've contributed to the labor movement in our city along with your life partner fred and, you guys leave an incredible legacy in our city. thank you so much and best wishes as you move into your next chapter in life. thank you. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor haney. >> supervisor haney: thank you, president walton. i want to add my gratitude and appreciation i had the opportunity as did president walton with her basically every day when we were school board members and she represents what has been a long legacy of progressive fierce union leadership, particularly teach every union leadership in san

francisco, he was the vice president when we started. she became president later and she was always somebody who would fight for her members and never forgot her background as a teacher herself and the many things we had the opportunity to work on from addressing, bringing teachers salary increases or working together on teacher housing, working together on some of the work around school discipline and keeping kids in the classroom. she always has that perspective of having been a teacher herself and knowing what that experience is like and putting the students first. so i know she will continue to be a leader in our city and i'm grateful to have had worked with her and for all of her many years of service to the union and to our city. thank you, susan. >> president walton: thank you you, supervisor haney. and, i just want to again echo the sentiments of my colleagues. i want to thank supervisor

preston for naming the day after susan soloman. obviously, we honored her with a resolution. honoring her contributions as an educator and celebrating her retirement. she was out of town at that time and so i think that someone with a story career deserves to be honored as many times and thank you supervisor preston and thank you susan soloman for all of your work over the years. madam clerk, can we have the roll for item 44. >> clerk: on item 44, [roll call]

there are 10 ayes. >> president walton: without objection. this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk. do we have any items on the imperative agenda. >> clerk: none to report, mr. president. >> president walton: thank you so much. and do we have. i'm sorry. would you please read the in memoriums. >> clerk: yes. today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals and on behalf of supervisor chan on

honor of the board president on behalf of the board of supervisors for the late irene tal. >> president walton: thank you, madam clerk. do we have anymore business before us today. >> clerk: that concludes our business for today. >> president walton: thank you, and colleagues we are in the middle of pride month and i just want to say that the sun is shining, it's a great day for this quote. there will not be a magic day when we wake up and it's now okay to express ourselves publicly. we make that day by doing things publicly until it's simply the way things are. tammy baldwin. this meeting is adjourned.

okay. good morning and welcome to the june 15 meeting of the treasure island mobility management agency board. madam clerk, will you please call the role? >> yes, commissioner haney. >> a present. >> haney, present. >> commissioner mandelman. >> a present. >> mandelman, present. >> commissioner ronen. >> a present.

ronen, present. we have quorum. >> public comment on this item is available by calling 415-655-0001, and when prompted entering access code 187 403 and pound and pound again. and you will be able to make public comment and dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. do not press star 3 or you will be removed from the queue. and you will be allowed two minutes to speak. when the two minutes are ul, we will move on to the next caller. callers will be taken in the order in which they are received. best practices are to speak clearly, slowly and please be aware there is a 30-second delay during the course of the meeting. that concludes my announcements. >> great, thank you. madam clerk, please call the next item.

>> item two with the presentation of the minutes of the last meeting. this is an action item. >> are there any questions or comments from colleagues on the minutes? seeing none, would any members of the public like to speak on item two? >> there are no callers on the line. >> great. public comment is closed. >> i want to make a motion to approve the minutes. do we need a second on this committee? no. okay. roll call vote please. >> roll call vote on approval of minutes] >> the minutes are approved. >> please call the next item. >> an item 3, recommend amendment of the adopted fiscal year 2020-2021 to decrease

revenues by 256,205 dollars and decrease by $253,640 and with over sources and this is an action item. >> great. i believe we have a presentation from assistant directly five and let's start off with the budget amount. i will go over the changes that we are recommending to the fiscal year and this is budget season to take stock of revenues and expenditures in the course of the past with the 256, 20z 5

decrease for revenues. we only have transportation and congestion management technology deployment grant that will be deferred to the next fiscal year and the provisions include carry-over revenues from the prior fiscal year as well since we had completed. in terms of expenditure, they consist of technical professional services and administrative operating costs. the technical, professional service include things like planning, engineering, design, communications, environmental and the final design strategic communication and recommending a decrease of 268,348 to the budget and due to the project delay.

and this was really due to two with the increased staff level from the vacant manager with the decrease and this is appropriations from the prop k sales tax appropriation to timma. and again this, will be deferred into fiscal year 21-22 with the decreases and this will be rolled to item five. with that, i am happy to take any questions. >> any member of the public

which to speak on item three? >> the budget amendment and a roll call vote please. >> chair haney, we actually do need a second for this item. >> second by ronen. roll call vote please. [roll call vote] >> the motion is approved. >> an item four. policy outreach update. this is an information item.

>> welcome. >> and good morning, commissioner. can you hear me? >> great. and i would like to update you on outreach that we have been doing this spring and are continuing to do this summer on the toll policy and in particular the affordability program. we last presented to you in the

end of last year to support current businesses and workers. we have been doing outreach on both of those fronts and this item is to update you on what we have been doing and what we have been hearing from the board z from the timma board who adopted a toll exemption for current residents in no of 2019. and that is approved and now we need to with the exemption of how this will work and provide that and how people access it. we have been doing the outreach over the last couple of years. and we will be bringing ahead and will be bringing to you at a future date with the adoption. and commercial uses on the island and not residential and in particular the critical nonprofit and the uses that support the island.

and with that particular day and to support the future low income travellers to and from the island. and together with the downtown congestion pricing study. >> and so the current resident exemption, again, this is available to any with the active lease dated and residents move into the new unit. and maintain the eligibility for that exemption and the board adopted an action to evaluate and revisit the policy from the

midway building point. there are are two main main ways to provide the exemption. and either through a fast track toll with the image shown there or through a license plate. those are the two ways that a vehicle will be detected going on and off the island. and so we want to provide a way for the current residents when they drive on and off the island to be detected and recognized as someone who should be exempt. and the number of trips toll free. with the survey to all households and with this service online.

and asking for preferences around receiving an exemption through a toll tag or through a license plate. that is a higher response rate for a typical direct mail survey. and the majority 36% through the fast track toll tag and with that information and putting together a more specific proposal of how we could offer this to accommodate people's preferences. business owners and other nonresidential travellers. we presented two options earlier

to provide support to the nonprofit organizations on the island. this include the one treasure island member organizations and there are some nonprofits and as the with the food service and the delis and markets and proposed eligible commercial or nonresidential uses rather. so have it be what is visitor rs

and the to register license that is upcoming through tend of the month. and scaled to the amount that would be and again, we are still

in conversation. and will be back on that. and from that area. and the on and off commute and provide for the less frequent vehicle with that my be more suited for employees whose vehicles are known and can be eclipped with one of these in advance. the burden would be on the

business or the employer to keep track of the toll tags and to distribute them to the employee and redistribute them as they have turnover. so some of the outreach we have already done in addition to the survey includes a few community meetings. and it was exciting on the on island in person with a town hall that commissioner and upcoming and with a conversation earlier this month with the one treasure island facilitated by one treasure island staff and we have some events coming up and end of the month to refine and hear feedback on the business and employer worker proposals.

>> we will get back to you later in the year for you to consider adoption of the recommendations that come out of this. so we expect to first bring back to you the refined concepts for supporting businesses with workers and employers and update you on the rest of the policy and low income travelers and the rest of the pieces. that will include the hours and the future and higher income market rate and the residents with the updated transportation plan describing the services. that will be paid for and the

updated east bay plan and with the microtransit and the bus service and to be updated and the funding pictures and with the arrays along with the transit fares and the developer subsidy and with the values and with the time frame of that funding tray and with the the

original 2011 plan with the picture in one place. that completes our presentation. and did seem like there was some difference of opinion on what people prefer. i am wondering how we come to a conclusion of what to do with any possibility of a hybrid model and with the license plate. there is the with the model to put that together and bring that

back to you to describe what the model would look like. >> great. and heard from service providers with the shuttles, vans and is this something you heard or thinking about how to incorporate those sort of situations into a tow policy? >> the first thing i remind folks that shuttles and fans and is a lower occupancy or a private vehicle that will be going back and forth to incorporate into the amount of the subsidy, right?

so we've heard that to provide for employee commute costs with the the suppliers and we are digging through the outreach and how often this happens and how much times per week do we neat to account for the trips and build that into the estimate and bring back to you the different options for what the subsi diamount could be scaled to to accommodate those needs. >> for high occupancy vehicle,

does that mean a certain number of people that can have that define? >> yes. we are using the region's definition and mtc with the higher occupancy vehicle or van pool which is seven plus. that ongoing set of outreach is my understanding and figure out what to do there. >> correct. >> any questions or comments? and open this up to public comment please.

>> there is no public comment. >> all right. public comment is closed. thank you so much asisty director hyatt. >> item five, recommend adoption of the proposed full year 2021-22 annual budget and work program. this is an action item. >> item 5 kovrp complements number three and let me share my presentation first. let me see. and i have some confirmation that you can see my

presentation? >> great. this is the proposed budget and i will start off with the presentation and hand it over to the assistance deputy director for planning and this is an overall increase of 19% compared and the gray bar with the fiscal year and 2021-22 budget. with the obligation technology plant with 50,000 obligated from the ferry discretional -- sorry,

the ferry discretion funds and $1 #.5 million is obligated from the treasure island development authority. the regional and other funds will be used to fill the 50% local match requirements from the federal atcmtd grants. moving on to slide three, this is the expenditures $2.9 million for fiscal year 21-22 and this is an overall 28% increase compared to the prior year. expenditures consist of 1.8 million and an increase of 8%. and technical professional services include planning, engineering, design, communications, environmental services, and very similar to our budget from the prior year. we also include expenditures for technical services contracts that are already awarded for the treasure island system manager on call demand model development

and application. the on call transportation planning and the strategic advising project management support in addition to on call strategic communication and outreach services. now, nonpersonnel costs include legal services and commissioner meeting fees. we have an increase of approximately 91% in personnel costs and we are anticipating hiring a program manager for nine months of the anticipated year in addition to additional staff time for tolls and other work. and at this point i will pass the presentation over to rachel. >> next slide please. cynthia, thank you. the work program is the project

management and the outreach that i was describing and the many elements that is the transit design and bike and pedestrian design and is the toll system design. and the delivery itself and the civil work and the integration and installation for the toll system. this is a key item we will be bringing to you as i was describing last item and the revised version of the implementation plan and that will bring together the work we have done over the last couple of years and to provide demand projections and on and off the

island to conduct a financial analysis of the program needs and expenses and revenue from the the additional transit service plan that is what we are recommending and the toll policies that you will have adopted in the form of the affordability provisions and the in the meantime, we continue toed a vance the various components towards launch and

the whole program is meant to launch and we are not quite going to meet that with the very first homes on yerba buena island because of the roadway structure and structures schedule. we need to keep as close to that as we possibly can and so that means continuing to plan for the ferry service to launch as soon as we can. and for the parking management aspect to launch as soon as we can and the transit path that new homeowners will be paying dues into. the bicycle and pedestrian planning works and one of the more exciting parts is the work on yerba buena island to connect the east bay bike and pedestrian

path to the new ferry terminal island. next slide please. that is to the the other design work and designing the physical locations, tolls and detection points will be and incorporating those into the south gate road work and the west side bridges work and planning for the event launch of operations and working with the city to incorporate the needs of the system into the power and communications infrastructure being built prince, and lastly we've got a lot of fundraising and fund

advocacy to do to bring resources to this program to support some of the remaining needs and the ferry vessel and our -- and with the with the transit path and the idea of a needs-based discount for a toll system and with the

>> i do not have questions. colleagues, do you have any questions? it all makes sense to me and appreciate the work and going to be a busy year. a lot of decisions to be made. so appreciate the priorities. and with that, i do think we need to -- this is an action item. and so i want to make a motion to approve item 5. is there a second? >> chair, we need to take public comment first. >> sorry. with ke open the public comment please? >> there is no public comment. >> all right. public comment is closed. i want to make a motion to approve item five. is there a second? second, ronen. >> roll call please.

aawe on item five, commissioner haney. >> commissioner mandelman. >> mandelman, aye. >> commissioner ronen. >> ronen, aye. there are three aye's the motion is approved. >> great. thank you so much. madam clerk, can you call the next item? >> item 6, recommend approval of the memorandum of understanding between treasure island management mobility agency and the transportation water emergency transportation authority. this is an action item. >> great. i think we have -- who is presenting on this? >> i will be presenting on this. >> welcome. >> hi, commissioners. i hope you can see my screen. this is priya ahmed and i am a

transportation plan we are san francisco county, transportation authority and today i will be presented the treasure island ferry service mou. and this is an action item. so for today's agenda, i will provide an overview of the the program and how it is related to this entire program and mou and key highlights from the mou and share treasure island ferry study scope schedule and deliverable. and so just to kind of the overall program and the implementation plan which was adopted in 2011 provides a comprehensive program to minimize the added traffic to the bay bridge with alternative means of mobility. this includes to discourage driving during peak periods and include congestion pricing toll and paid and unpaid bundled

parking. and this plan also calls for new transit services including treasure island ferry and east bay bus service. so the treasure island transit services will include expanded muni 25, new east bay bus service, and a ferry service from treasure island to downtown san francisco. and this memorandum of understanding between timma and weda is prepared to establish a framework to provide a financially feasible ferry service to treasure island. so the transit service and the ferry service to connect treasure island to downtown san francisco is the mou that establishes both agencies as the par tis and both of the agencies would be collaborating on securing a zero emission vessel for the ultimate ferry service and establishes ferry study to

recommend that plan and type and fare for this service working with close partnership to develop the operational parameters and the ferry service plan is envisioned to have two cases. initial service which is subject to start as soon as early 2022 to provide access to the new residents that are moving into treasure island. and ultimate service to begin with the rest of the timma program that will include east bay service and shuttle in 2024. and so the funding both agencies are committed to work collaboratively to pursue federal, state, regional, and local funding. so pursue zero emission vessel and needed charging infrastructure to support the ultimate ferry service. to secure the december facilities from maintenance and

landing rights in downtown san francisco ferry terminal, and additional agreements will be needed at a later date. we are closely working to recommend a fare for this route. the board will do have that weta board at the may 6 meeting that will remain in affect to allow the preparation and presentation and adoption of the ferry study which scope i will share in a mint. and that would be to the timma and weta board. so this is an informational part

of the with five tasks and a service plan, operating option and cost and revenue analysis with the partners and a final report. to go in a little more depth, this is looking at with the recommend racingsal demand to have the seasonal demand to have the top frequency and vessel ties and operating toss. this will also include a peer review of the difference

services and the other operating parameters. and the task will be looking into different alternatives and interlining ways to provide with the short run to treasure island and we will be developing operating schedule to recommend the final ferry service. and task three, we will estimate the capital cost for the infrastructure and task four and five to coordinate and the landing rights as well as golden gate bridge district with how they have run their system.

and the study will be wrapping up to be back for the recommendation. and that will be coming out of the study for approval. with that, i am open for questions. >> open up for public comment. >> public comment is closed. and we are excited to see this move forward and all the different aspects of the transportation plan. so appreciate your work on this. this is an action item so a motion to approve item 6. is there a second? >> second, ronen.

>> seconded by ronen. and roll call vote please. [roll call vote] the motion is approved. >> great. thank you so much. and thank you for your work. and madam clerk k you please call item 7. >> internal accounting report for the nine months ending march 31, 2021. this is an information item. >> hello, everyone. this is a quick update to the nine-month financial position for the timma agency and march 31, total asset to $1.9 million and are related to program receivables from the deployment

grant and amounted to $795 z 188 and we anticipate invoicing for $1.1 million of program revenues very soon. we earned 160,416 with 577,933 for technical professional services and personnel and nonpersonnel expenditures in the third quarter. with that i am happy to take any questions on the financial position. >> thank you. >> any public comment on this item? there is no public comment. >> no questions or comments from

my colleagues. please call item 8. >> information of new items. today i am introducing a request for the timma staff to develop the treasure island resident and worker advocation needs with the plan for supplemental and to fill identified gaps in service. and treasure island and residents are reliant on the bay bridge with access to resources and identified by the sf transportation authority as a community of concern as 33% and the muni 25 pass with one stop in downtown san francisco. this means that residents need to navigate multiple muni areas and carrying groceries and those with multiple children.

simple trip cans easily take well over an hour. and with the island undergoing major redevelopment that will grow from 2,000 residents up to about 20,000, there needs to be an updated analysis and transportation needs. and a planned improvement ander if ru service and expanded muni service that will be phased in and take time before full implementation. there is an immediate need and supplemental transportation options to serve low income residents or workers with limited access to a vehicle. we hope to explore the various options available and identify gaps and with the island residents and any public comment on this item? >> there is no public comment. >> public comment is closed.

i don't see any other items from my colleagues. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> item 9, public comment. >> is there any public comment? >> there is no public comment. >> public comment is closed. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> item 10 is adjournment. >> all right. we are adjourned. thank you, colleagues. see you soon. >> thank you.

>> well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to union square. hello, san francisco. it's a beautiful sunny day here, and the fog has lifted, perhaps like the collective proverbial covid fog that we've all been stuck in the last year. my name is karen flood, and i'm the executive director of the union square business district, and we're so pleased to see you today, and so many visitors. we have missed you all. we have missed the visitors and the workers in union square who come here to dine in our fine restaurants and stay in our beautiful hotels and dine in our shops. but we know they will be back,

and we know that mayor breed has been focused in this last year on keeping us safe and healthy, and we appreciate that. she's been laser focused on making sure that everybody is healthy and distancing and we are getting vaccinated, so excellent job, mayor breed. [applause] >> but now it is time to turn to recovery and renewal. we know here in san francisco, we are resilient and strong. we have survived fires and earthquakes, and we have survived this, and we will come back. workers have also worked alongside the retired sfpd

ambassadors, which has become an incredible plan and was the idea of mayor london breed to add an additional layer of safety in union square. we know there are additional resources on the way, which we will talk about in a moment. we convened an economic task force for union square. let's liven up these spaces, starting with union square. people come here to protest, hopefully peacefully. people come to people watch in our cafes, which are open, so hopefully they will do that again. and now if we could just get our beloved cable car and back and running before september. how about june, when the tourists are here? that would really be a signal that san francisco is back open

and ready for business. but without further adieu, i would like to introduce someone that needs no further introduction, mayor london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, karen. i'm not only excited to be in union square, but i'm excited to be anywhere in san francisco as we start the process to reopen and imagine what the city can be as we come out of this pandemic. it's been a tough year. it's been a tough, tough year because our focus has been on public health and saving lives. it's been a tough year for business, it's been a tough year for tourism, it's been a tough year for employees in san francisco. we keep talking about this light at the end of the tunnel. well, today, it's bright in union square, and i'm excited about the future of union square and our city. i just wanted to take the

opportunity to name a few people that are here today, a few of which you will hear from. the new director of the arts commission in san francisco, ralph remington, and ralph, you're going to have to take your mask off in the street so we recognize you. she's the new director for the grants for the arts, but she's been advocating for so many arts businesses in san francisco. we have vallie brown, the director of grants for the arts, and our new director of the office of economic and workforce development. you'll hear from the other two speakers that are joining us, and i'll introduce them, and i want to recognize deputy chief of the san francisco police department. thank you, chief lozar. i want to say captain, but you went from a captain, and you've

moved on up in the ranks, and we appreciate you and the san francisco police department and everything you do to keep our citizens safe. we also have -- thank you, karen, and the union street bid for your work because i know that your work and your advocacy is why we're here today. it is a great day in san francisco, and when you think about where we are now and how far we've come, just sit in that moment. the giants are first place in the league. they're not first place anymore? okay. all right. well, we hope that the giants will become first place in the league. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: but they're playing, and you can go to a game. unfortunately, the warriors didn't make it through, but that's okay. at least we got a few games in before they were x'ed out of

the playoffs. and what's also happening is the san francisco symphony is open. you can watch a performance there. stern grove is coming back, and it's going to be amazing. the hilton hotel just announced that it's going to be open. john's grill, i know john, jr. is here. thank you for joining us here. performances on sundays, and so many activities, so many great events. the city is coming alive again, and as we begin to recover and think about what happens in union square, downtown is about where 40% of the jobs that exist in san francisco, they're here in the downtown area. when we think about the economy and coming back, the retail and the business and the activities, this is the bread and butter of san francisco. this is why we are able to pay for programs and resources and all the things that help out so many of our vulnerable communities. the tourists, the 20 million

tourists who visit san francisco every year that pay the hotel tax, that shop at macy's and a number of our businesses. it's important that as we reopen, we reimagine what downtown can be. we have to make it a safe place for people who live and work here. now i'm a regular visitor to the downtown area, and i do hear from so many of the people who work here, many in particular women who work in retail, who catch the 31 balboa and the 5 fulton from the western addition, people who i grew up with who have expressed to me about their concerns for their safety and they've never felt that way in san francisco before. what that means is we have to do more. we have to do more to keep people safe. we have to make sure that we do more to make sure that people

have a rewarding experience because when people visit san francisco and they come here, we want them to want to come back. now it's been about, i think, two years, when i announced the ambassador program. karen, you remember when i had that event, and i said we're going to bring retired police officers out of retirement and have an ambassador program solely focused on this particular area in union square. after a few years of bureaucracy, it finally happened, so right now, that ambassador program is really an important part of our recovery. the goal is to have the eyes and the ears on the streets. the goal is to make sure that when people are in crisis, we're able to address those challenges, and a perfect example is one time, when i was down here near crate and barrel, a man didn't have shoes

on, needed some support, and some ambassadors tried to help him, but what's next? what's next? how do we get him off the streets so he can get the support he needs, and part of our recent announcements have been the street crisis response teams, our street wellness teams to check on people to deal with folks in crisis. i get so many calls from so many people in this community concerned about not just their business and how this is impacting the quality of life in this community but how are we going to do more to help these people off the streets? and so a combination of my investments in this upcoming budget have everything to do with trying to reimagine, beautify, provide the level necessary to bring this area back stronger than ever, to make it a vibrant, a more

welcoming place and make sure that people have great experiences. so what do some of those investments look like? well, some of you remember i used to be the executive director of the african american art and culture complex, and the thing i loved about that space is artists make communities come alive. people would paint on the walls. i'm not advising that to happen here in downtown. people would dance in the parking lot and in the streets. i'm not suggesting that we do that and stop traffic, but we are going to bring our artists to this area. we are going to start to activate the community with local artists, providing resources to pay them because i believe in paying artists and they deserve to be paid their worth, but to really bring them to this area and to create an environment at holiday plaza that will really activate the area. so we're going to be making some improvements and some investments, and yes, i'd like

the cable cars to come back sooner rather than later, but i can't make that promise today, karen. but the fact is we're going to activate holiday plaza, we're going to bring in some new businesses, so when you're getting off b.a.r.t. and coming to san francisco, the first thing you can do is grab a coffee or a san francisco coffee mug and have this great holiday plaza experience. it will be activated, our ambassadors will be in the location, it will be safe, and our goal is to have great and rewarding experiences. so part of the goals will be not just to increase the experiences with the retired police officers but the ambassadors and the people that walk around this community and try to provide eyes and ears on the streets to address many of those challenges. so our ambassadors in the red coats are joining us here today, so thank you for your success and your continued

support in this community. they may not recognize me in disguise, but i've seen them out on the streets, offering people bottled water. we'll be concentrating our street crisis response teams in this area so when we see anyone in crisis, we can focus on this area so all of you can focus on your businesses. that is our goal. the other thing that we are doing as we head down this road to recovery is we're really trying to focus on how do we make it easier to do business in san francisco. i'm not even going to name the stores that i love that closed because i'm heartbroken that they're no longer in san francisco. i've reached out to a number of them, and they said they may come back, but they told me, look, doing business in san francisco is hard.

i put out a business recovery plan that's supposed to be working its way through the board of supervisors. i put out a plan to make our shared spaces program permanent that's supposed to be making its way through the board of supervisors. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: but the board has messed with the wrong mayor. when they tried to butcher my legislation and water it down and make it even more difficult and complicated so businesses continued to struggle and had difficulty doing business in san francisco, that's when i take a different sort of action. so if they want to continue down that path, my plan is to bring it to the voters, to put it on the ballot, and to make sure you all have a real voice and that the voters support these efforts. overwhelmingly, the people of this city, people who grow up and want to start their own small business, they shouldn't need $250,000 to give to the water department or some angel

investor just because they want to sell their clothing or their masks or their artwork. it should not be so difficult. and as i said time and time again, my focus is to cut the bureaucratic red tape that makes it impossible for people to do business in san francisco. because it's not just about creating an economic opportunity for the people starting these businesses, it's about creating jobs, it's about creating an increased tax base to support all these services that we all want to support communities in san francisco. it goes hand in hand, so i am making that clear today that if the board continues down this path, my plan is to bring it to the voters, and i know that you all will be with me when i do it at that time. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so here's a couple of official

announcements that i think i might have forgotten about. that's why i had to write them down. community ambassadors in union square in downtown. s.f. wednesdays, a local artist will be performing in july from 12:00 to 6:00. a series of performing -- performances at the former temporary transbay terminal, so activating that area downtown, and we're going to start ramping up in july throughout the summer months because we know that we need to change this area, we need to make sure it comes alive, and i am so excited to the activation and the people eating at the various restaurants, shopping at the various stores, or just sitting right here in union square and people watching just because we miss seeing faces. eventually, these masks, they're going to hopefully go away, but in the meantime,

continue to shine, san francisco. we are open for business. thank you all so much for being here today, and i want to introduce peter from sam's grill. [applause] >> thank you. as you know -- well, first of all, i want to thank the mayor and her team because it's a well thought out plan. i mean, it's necessary. we need to revitalize downtown san francisco, and as a small business owner, we spend a great deal of time here. we're here morning, noon, and night. sam's grill has been a part of this community since 1867. we've seen it all. if our walls could talk, which is a whole different story, so we'll leave that for another time, but we've seen it all, and we've recovered from it and

look forward to the future. after clocking in for 150 years, i feel as if downtown san francisco is still a bit of a secret, and we're primed and ready for it to be rediscovered. i'm very pleased that small business is a component of this plan. downtown, as the mayor said, is the economic engine of the city, and at this time, any support we have is greatly appreciated. we have the infrastructure in place. we have beautiful architecture, we have transportation hubs, we have parking, we have gathering spots, and now, we're starting to improve, and we have a vibrant history, and let's keep that all alive and well. i'm excited about the effort to regain our commitment to helping people revisit downtown with new eyes, and there's no better way to do this than to be kind and inclusive. we really want to create an environment where people feel

vibrant, where people feel comfortable, and they want to return to. at the end of the day, we're all human beings, and that's the bottom line, so the next time i see you, i hope it's in a booth at sam's or in the dining room or in sam's tavern. i invite you all to revisit san francisco, to revisit downtown, to enjoy it because we're made for this. thank you. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, peter, and i want to recognize laurie thomas from the golden gate restaurant association. thank you so much for being here, and i also want to say thank you to the downtown fisherman's wharf, yerba buena, and east court benefit district, the san francisco chamber of commerce, kevin carroll's joining us, s.f. travel, the bar owners association. i think that's you behind that

mask. thank you, ben. the directors of all the city departments i mentioned before. also, separately from the city departments i mentioned before, i want to mention the city administrator carmen chiu and the department of public works. i've been wearing a lot of masks during this pandemic. i would say the majority of masks that i wear look like they are very artistic and beautiful, and they usually match my outfits. not as nice as nancy pelosi and the matching of her outfits, but pretty darn close, and the person that makes these masks is an incredible local artist who's really been a fierce advocate for a lot of the programs and the investments that we're making. as a result of her advocacy, what we're doing in her budget is backfilling some of the grants for the artists in the grants for the arts program, and we'll continue to provide

first-ever guaranteed income for artists here in san francisco, a program that was recently launched. so many great things for artists, because let's face it, artists really make magic happen. they make things come alive through performance and the visual arts, and it's time to talk about the arts related components for our downtown is deborah walker. [applause] >> good morning. i want to, first off, thank our mayor for the work she's done to have our city recover as it has for all of us, but especially for our arts community very early on in the process of dealing with the issue of covid here in the city, the mayor stepped up and protected the funding for our arts organizations and our artists citywide so that after school programs and education

pods and the creative corps which actually brought artists in to deliver food, vaccines, testing, all of the things associated with recovery, and the mayor actually stepped forward and made that happen. the arts contribute over $1.7 million a year into our economy every year. san francisco is an arts city. it's also important to know that for every dollar invested in the arts with grant programs, etc., you get a 17-fold return, so it's smart, efficient, and it also, as the mayor pointed out, it's where the spirit of our city comes from. every community of our community -- you see the paint the void has managed the mural projects on all of the shuttered -- the businesses that put wood on the front of

their businesses. we brought artists to paint murals all across town. when allowed, we brought in small performance and art into the shared spaces program, which now is going to be made permanent. this is also important because this is really sort of where these ideas come from. when the mayor put together her economic task force to make recommendations on how to help sectors recover, she appointed over a dozen arts professionals not just to talk about the arts but to engage in with all of the different sectors to imagine how arts can be used as the catalyst it is. it's the magic the mayor talked about. we've all experienced it, and certainly, we've all felt the absence of it until we started doing all these programs, so the mayor deserves a whole lot of credit for all of these

ideas. this is part of what we talked about in the task force is activating around the city's open spaces where it makes sense and as appropriate and as allowed by the regulations to actually create, bring artists that are local together. i'm sure we'll also have some big name san francisco artists that are a part of this process. downtown is devastated, and the last group to open are the offices and the restaurants, the inside bars, night time entertainment. the artists community has been devastated. one of the sectors with the highest unemployment rate, so this is the opportunity to really open up our city again. my hope is that this infrastructure that creates these performance opportunities can then be spread out into all of our neighborhoods where we have these shared spaces. the hope is that we have these

events downtown and folks from the sunset and richmond and marina will come down and remember what it's like to be here. so the arts -- the arts are a catalyst, you know? it is the magic that we need. there's a reason why the w.p.a. included so many murals that we see today. this is history. you know, going through what we went through is history. i'm excited about our new leadership. directors remington and brown and our new director of economic activity in the city, kate sophis. all of these folks know our city, know our arts, and are going to be doing more of these different type of projects, so i'm just grateful, mayor, and thank you so much, and thank you all. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: when i was in high school in san

francisco at galileo high school, nothing made me more excited than out of nowhere, when we were out in the courtyard, the music would blast in the p.a., and then, there was this whole pep rally for home coming. those kinds of things would happen all the time, and part of what gets a community alive and rooting for san francisco has to do with things all of a sudden out of nowhere wherein a plaza like this, you see artists dancing and performing. everyone stops in their tracks to look, and it puts a smile on people's faces. holiday plaza, out of nowhere, people were dancing and performing as people were waiting in line to get their coffee. just imagine if people are expanding and providing entertainment in a way that really puts a smile on people's face as they are waiting for

the cable car. activation has everything to do with making people feel good and feel alive and feel happy about their experience in san francisco. so i'm taking my high school experience, my experience as a former arts director and trying to make sure that everyone has a very similar experience all over san francisco. yes, i love the symphony. i used to play french horn. i was okay. that was in junior high, but you shouldn't have to only be able to go to the symphony to have that experience. just imagine the symphony playing here outdoors, where everyone gets that experience. that's what opera in the park is all about, that's what these great activities are about, and that's how we're going to get life back. making the right investments, keeping people safe, cleaning up our city, and umm canning together just -- and coming together just like we did to

fight this pandemic. we're coming together from a very challenging time, and we're going to do so with a smile on our face. thank you all so much for joining us here today. [applause] >> restaurants will be open for take out only, but nonessential stores, like bars and gyms, will close effective midnight tonight. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.

i own a company called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of

attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. there was no way for them to open for even a single day or in limited capacity. that hit me emotionally as an artist and hit me professionally, as well as a small business that caters to artists, so i was very deeply concerned about what the city could do to help the entertainment committee. we knew we needed somebody to introduce some kind of legislation to get the ball rolling, and so we just started texting supervisor haney, just harassing him, saying we need

to do something, we need to do something. he said i know we need to do something, but what do we do? we eventually settled on this idea that there would be an independent venue recovery fund. >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. without objection, this resolution is passed unanimously. >> and we were concerned for these small mom-and-pop businesses that contribute so much to our arts community. >> we are an extremely small venue that has the capacity to do extremely small shows. most of our staff has been working for us for over ten years. there's very little turnover in the staff, so it felt like

family. sharky with the small business commission was crucial in pestering supervisor haney and others to really keep our industry top of mind. we closed down on march 13 of 2020 when we heard that there was an order to do so by the mayor, and we had to call that show in the middle of the night. they were in the middle of their sound check, and i had to call the venue and say, we need to cancel the show tonight. >> the fund is for our live music and entertainment venues, and in its first round, it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues. these are venues that offer a signature amount of live

entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12

goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, all of which have been so negatively affected by covid. for this industry to fail is unthinkable on so many levels. it's unheard of, like, san francisco without its music scene would be a terribly dismal place. >> i don't know that this needs to be arrest -- that there needs to be art welfare for artists. we just need to live and pay for our food, and things will take care of themselves. i think that that's not the given situation. what san francisco could do that they don't seem to do very much is really do something to support these clubs and venues that have all of these

different artists performing in them. actually, i think precovid, it was, you know, don't have a warehouse party and don't do a gig. don't go outside, and don't do this. there was a lot of don't, don't, don't, and after the pandemic, they realized we're a big industry, and we bring a lot of money into this city, so they need to encourage and hope these venues. and then, you know, as far as people like me, it would be nice if you didn't only get encouraged for only singing opera or playing violin. [♪♪♪] >> entertainment is a huge part of what is going to make this city bounce back, and we're going to need to have live music coming back, and comedy, and drag shows and everything under the sun that is fun and creative in order to get smiles back on our faces and in order

to get the city moving again. [♪♪♪] >> venues serve a really vital function in society. there aren't many places where people from any walk of life, race, religion, sexuality can come together in the same room and experience joy, right? experience love, experience anything that what makes us human, community, our connective tissues between different souls. if we were to lose this, lose this situation, you're going to lose this very vital piece of society, and just coming out of the pandemic, you know, it's going to help us recover socially? well, yeah, because we need to be in the same room with a bunch of people, and then help

people across the country recover financially. >> san francisco art recovery fund, amazing. it opened yesterday on april 21. applications are open through may 5. we're encouraging everyone in the coalition to apply. there's very clear information on what's eligible, but that's basically been what our coalition has been advocating for from the beginning. you know, everyone's been supportive, and they've all been hugely integral to this program getting off the ground. you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislation and pushed this into law. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our

business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it

might seem like it's too late, but people are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >> today's special guest is sherisse dorsey smith. she's the director of program grants for the department of children, youth, and families, and she's here to talk about

the learning grants, and she's the project lead. miss dorsey smith, well come to the show. >> thank you, chris, for having me. >> can we talk about the learning hubs in general. what it is, who it's designed for, and why it's so important during this pandemic. >> yes, definitely. so the community hub initiative was created to offer support for distance learning. we wanted to ensure that young people, their basic nutrition needs were met, that they had access to wifi and digital devices, and they were able to engage with their peers in a safe environment. the community hub initiative or c.h.i., as we like to refer to it, supports our most vulnerable youth. our priority population was to focus on youth that lived in public housing, youth in s.r.o.s or in foster care or

homeless, and maria su, our director, likes to say to give kids the golden key, but to focus on our african american, pacific islander, latino, and people of color. it's the ones after receiving data on early in the process were identified as the ones needing the most support. a lot of our students, after we went to shelter in place in spring, in march, by summertime, so many were suffering academically, but they were also suffering from a lack of social interaction and their social and mental support. so we wanted to make sure when we developed these hubs, we offered those needs and supports to the youth. >> how successful have the community hubs been? how many have opened and how

many students have been helped? i'm sure there were some challenges, too. issues such as staffing come to mind. >> well, we've been able to open 80 hubs across the city, ranging from one pod, which is about 12 kids, to five pods, which is there's up to 15 kids in a pod, there's 70 kids at a site. we've served about 7,000 kids, but there's been some challenges. it hasn't been all smooth sailing. right off the bat, we had a huge hurdle that we had to overcome. we knew that there would be a higher demand than we were able to supply, and we needed to figure out a way to meet it as much as possible. so initially, can he designed the hub -- we designed the hubs to serve up to 20 kids in a pod

with two adults. but then, here comes the state of california who had much more conservative health and safety ordinance than even what we have locally because typically, d.p.h., our san francisco department of public health was a lot more conservative than the state. they came in and said okay, no more than 12 to 14 youth in a pod, maximum of two adults. so those staffings, and c.b.o.s having to meet the capacity was a constraint. it's a challenge, it's been rough, but it's been so fulfilling to see the smiles on the faces of our youth, seeing that the staff say we had to make this work no matter what. we were still able to launch successfully in september with,

like, opening 42 hubs to start but now, like, we're at 80, and it's hopefully still increasing. i'm bringing on a couple more in a few weeks. >> that's great. now you just mentioned c.b.o.s, community-based organizations, and i understand that the city is partnering with nonprofits and c.b.o.s. do they provide space? how does it work? >> in partnership with rec and parks and the libraries, and that's where we get a lot of c.b.o.s brick and mortar spaces. we provide the staffing. we have rec and park who are standing up hubs. we have lifeguards and other folks coming in, transition to being able to provide this all day support and care, which is similar to what they do in the summer. they're the ones who, you know,

have been able to step in and really stabilize a lot of young people and support families. they bring in -- or they have access to, you know, mental health and behavior services. they bring in their enrichment activities. they bring in just the sense of family and community, which a lot of our youth and families definitely appreciate, so we're in constant communication with each other, we're in constant communication with our city partners, the department of technology has been superstars in this whole hub initiative. they've gone out and done all the tech assessments on all these sites in addition to our comcast partners. everyone has been phenomenal. i've been in government for 13 years now, and to see how everyone was able to come together, the red tape was gone, all the barriers that we typically have just working in government, that all just,

like, went away, and everyone was so focused on making sure that this could be successful, that it just turned out to a beautiful thing. and i think that opened up the door for even stronger partnerships and alignment even beyond this pandemic, so i'm super appreciative of everyone who's been involved in this project. >> finally, how long do you think the hubs will be operating? i know the session ended in february and a new one's already begun, but do you think they will be expanded during the summer to help kids who had trouble with distance learning during the pandemic? >> yes. i anticipate the learning hubs operating through the summer and even into the fall. they're on going, so even as the school district works to reopen, there's going to be a place for hubs for a while. i think this is a -- an opportunity or a model to change the way we view education and how we educate or

kids, and so i definitely see the hubs being a part for a long-term. hopefully not ten years from now, but definitely in the next 18 months, the hubs will be up and running and thriving. >> fantastic. you know, the work you and your team have done on this project has been phenomenal. i want to thank you for coming on the show today. this has been really informative, miss dorsey smith. thank you for your time. >> thank you so much for having me. >> for more on the learning hubs, visit dcyf.org or dial 311 and speak to an operator. and that's it for this show. we'll be watching with more covid related information shortly. you've been watching coping with covid-19. for sfgovtv, i'm chris manners. thanks for watching. [♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪

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

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

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

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

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

>> this is interesting, but it's a reaction to how children are brought up. it is fast-food, and the apple is a fast-food, and so that sort of changes the way they think about convenience, how eating apple is convenient. >> one of the things that i love about my program out at the market is the surprise and delight on people's faces when they finally taste the vegetable. it's been transformative for some people. they had never eaten those vegetables before, but now, they eat them on a regular basis. >> all they require is a hot plate and a saute pan, and they realize that they're able to cook really healthy, and it's also tasty. >> they also understand the importance of the connection that we're making. these are our small business owners that are growing our food and bringing it fresh to the market for them to consume, and then, i'm helping them

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

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

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

. >> my name is dave, and i play defense. >> my name is mustafa, and i am a midfielder, but right now, i am trying to play as a goalkeeper, because they need a goalkeeper. >> soccer u.s.a. is a nonprofessional organization. we use sports, soccer in

particular to engage communities that can benefit from quality programs in order to lift people up, helping to regain a sense of control in one's life. >> the san francisco recreation and park department and street soccer u.s.a. have been partners now for nearly a decade. street soccer shares our mission in using sport as a vehicle for youth development and for reaching people of all ages. rec and park has a team. >> i'm been playing soccer all my life. soccer is my life. >> i played in the streets when i was a kid. and i loved soccer back home. i joined street soccer here. it was the best club to join. it helps me out. >> the tenderloin soccer club started in the summer of 2016. we put one of our mini soccer pitches in one of our facilities there. the kids who kpriez the club

team came out to utilize that space, and it was beautiful because they used it as an opportunity to express themselves in a place where they were free to do so, and it was a safe space, in a neighborhood that really isn't the most hospitalable to youth -- hospitable to youth playing in the streets. >> one day, i saw the coach and my friends because they went there to join the team before me. so i went up to the coach and asked, and they said oh, i've got a soccer team, and i joined, and they said yeah, it was he for everybody, and i joined, and it was the best experience ever. >> a lot of our programs, the kids are in the process of achieving citizenship.

it's a pretty lengthy process. >> here, i am the only one with my dad. we were in the housing program, and we are trying to find housing. my sister, she's in my country, so i realize that i have a lot of opportunities here for getting good education to help her, you know? yeah. that's the -- one of the most important things that challenge me. >> my dad was over here, making some money because there was not a lot of jobs back home. i came here, finish elementary in san francisco. after that, i used to go back to my country, go to yemen, my country, and then back here. last time i went back was a couple years ago. >> i came here six months, i know nobody. now i have the team has a family, the coaches. amazing. >> i'm hoping for lifelong friendships, and i'm super

inspired by what they've been able to achieve and want to continue to grow alongside them. >> i love my family, i love my team. they're just like a family. it's really nice. >> street soccer just received a five year grant from the department of children, youth and family, and this is an important inreflection point for street soccer u.s.a. because their work in our most important communities is now known beyond just san francisco recreation and park department, and together, we're going to continue to work with our city's most vulnerable kids and teach them to love the beautiful game. >> i want to tell everybody back home, i hope you all make it over here and join teams like this like street soccer u.s.a., and live your life.

get a better life. >> right away, just be patient, and then, everything will be okay. >> vice president willie adams. commissioner john burton. >> aye. >> a commissioner belding. >> a present. >> commissioner woo ho. >> here. >> item two is approval of minutes for the may 25, 2021 port commission meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> we have a motion and a second. clerk, please have a roll call vote. [roll call vote] >> president