>> good morning. welcome to the june 22 meeting of the treasure island mobility management committee. brittany milton is our clerk. please call the roll. >> commissioner chan. absent. >> haney. >> present. >> mandelman. >> present. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> melgar. absent. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> commissioner preston.

>> present. >> commissioner ronen. >> present. >> commissioner safai. absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> present. >> commissioner walton. >> present. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you. i want to note that commissioner chanwas excused. will you please call the next item. >> i will make an announcement about public comment. public comment will be available for each item on the agenda by calling 415-655-0001. access code (187)736-6351 of the pound pound. you will be able to be a participant. when the item is call press star 3. when it is your turn to speak

you will hear a message and you will be allowed two minutes to speak. calls taken in the order received. speak slowly and clear down the volume of your television or radio. item 2. chair's report. information item. >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, i want to thank vice-chairman delman and commissioner ronen for serving on this committee. we will consider adoption of employer and worker affordability programs and funding strategies. thank you for your willingness to serve. the clean ferry system we are planning with the water emergency transportation authority. following last month's approval of the multi operator transit

pass. this is a m ou to bring new ferry service to the island by 2023. this will be exciting for transit users and bike lane for cyclists commuting from east bay across the bay bridge to take the ferry to san francisco. ferry service is one of the many transit services we are working to deliver. there is not possible without the support of the committee. i want to highlight that we are hosting virtual outreach events this week hosted by timma staff. these are meant for employers and workers to shape business affordability program. the first is tonight june 22 from 5:00 to 7:00. second one friday june 25 from

12:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. i look forward to hear what island employers recommend. the next meeting will be this fall. that will conclude my remarks. any public comment on the chair's report? >> there is no public comment at this time. >> public comment is closed. with that this is an information item. will you please call the next item. >> a tem3. executive director's report. information item. >> good morning, chair haney and commissioners. i have two quick updates today. first, capital project south gate realignment be project. is about 50% complete. progressing very well on time and within budget in a complex

environment. the project is to be completed by summer next year. be advised as far as members of the public. starting july 6 through october 3 we will reconstruct the bicycle and pedestrian path connection. we will continue underneath the bridge toward the intersection and there will be aba standards. during the three months restriction for access beyond vista point. we will be re-opening there after. please do check for website to see about any potential detours or timelines for re-opening. the other item to update you on. the point is open. we are pleased to have amended

our agreement with the toll authority and tida to ensure this venue will continue to be available for the public, and we do hope that visitors come to take advantage of the beautiful views at the top of the island. >> thank you. any public comment on this item? >> no public comment. >> public comment is closed. this is an informational item. madam clerk, please call next item. >> 4. approve minutes of the april 27, 2021 meeting. action item. >> any questions or comments from colleague on the minutes? tell me if there are, madam clerk.

>> there are no commissioner comments. >> public comment is closed. you checked for public comment? >> no, i checked the chat for commissioners. >> is there any public comment on this item? >> there is no public comment. >> public comment is closed. i want to make a motion to move the minutes. second? >> second by president walton. >> roll call vote, please. >> commissioner haney. >> aye. >> commissioner mandelman. >> aye. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> commissioner melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> preston. >> aye.

>> ronen. >> aye. >> commissioner safai. absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. >> commissioner walton. >> aye. >> that is seven ayes. the minutes are approved. >> will you please call next item. >> items from the timma committee. 5. amend the adopted fiscal year budget by $256,205. decrease expenditures by $263,640 and decrease other financing sources by $7,435. this is an action item. >> items five and 6 and 7 were recommended by the timma committee meeting. are there any questions or comments on item 5? >> no comments.

>> this item was recommended by the committee we don't need a motion and second. roll call vote, please, on item 5. >> commissioner haney. >> aye. >> commissioner mandelman. >> aye. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> commissioner melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> commissioner preston. >> aye. >> commissioner ronen. >> aye. >> commissioner affisee. absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. >> commissioner walton. >> aye. >> there are seven ayes. the motion passes. >> please call next item. >> 6. adopt the propose will fiscal year 2021/22 annual budget and

work program. action item. >> any questions or comments from colleagues on item 6? >> there are notice comments. >> roll call vote on item 6, please. >> commissioner haney. >> aye. >> commissioner mandelman. >> aye. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> commissioner melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> commissioner preston. >> aye. >> commissioner ronen. >> aye. >> commissioner safai. absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. >> commissioner walton. >> aye. >> there are seven ayes. the item passes final approval.

>> please call the next item. >> 7. approval the memorandum of understanding between treasure island mobility management agency and water emergency transportation authority. action item. >> any questions or comments on item 7? >> no comments, chair. >> roll call vote on item 7, please. >> commissioner haney. >> aye. >> commissioner mandelman. >> aye. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> commissioner melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> commissioner preston. >> aye. >> commissioner ronen. >> aye. >> commissioner safai. absent. >> commissioner stefani.

>> aye. >> commissioner walton. >> aye. >> there are seven eyes. this passes final approval. >> thank you. please call next item. >> 8. introduction of new items. information item. >> any new items? >> i do not see any commissioners in the chat. >> any public comment on this new items? >> not if there are no items introduced. >> no public comment? >> public comment. we don't need. >> next item. >> item 9. public comment. >> there is no public comment at

this time. >> public comment is closed. >> please call next item. >> item 10. adjournment. >> board members the transportation authority meeting will immediately follow this meeting. maybe madam clerk can givenstructions on when it will start. this meeting is adjourned. >> 10:00 a.m. at the regular time. turn your cameras off and audio. please stay on the meeting. >> thank you.

. >> you're watching coping with covid-19 with chris manners. >> hi. i'm chris manners, and you're watching coping with covid-19. today, my guest is phil ginsburg. he's the director of the san francisco rec and parks, and he's a national rec and park ranger. thank you for being here. >> hi, chris. thank you for having me. >> i've heard you have an exciting new exhibit that features social distancing and is outside, so it's safer. can you tell us a little bit about it? >> the golden gate 50 anniversary wasn't the

celebration that we hoped for, but when life deals you lemons, you hope to make lemonade, and we tried to engage people in the park in different ways. behind me is what we did. it's a public exhibit which has transformed peacock meadows into an enchanted forest of other worldly shapes and lights. it's to close out golden gate park's 150 years and to allow people to have outdoors socially distant fun. >> great. and what are the hours, and when can people go see it, and

are there access for wheelchairs and strollers? >> well, it will run until february 27, and the ways are wheelchair accessible. it will close in time to make the city's curfew. we're not supposed to be gathering. we're not supposed to be celebrating out there, unfortunately. it is a beautiful exhibit and is one that can be seen from the sidewalk or you can wander into the meadow, but we ask that people be really mindful of the circumstances in which we find ourselves. the most important thing for us is to be safe and healthy. do not show up with other households. come and see it, get a little

taste of the holidays and leave so other people can enjoy it. if it's too crowded, comeback because it's going to be around for a while. >> how long does it take to walk around the exhibit? >> well, you could be there for five minutes or 15 minutes or longer if it's not crowded. it's about in an acre of meadow, but it's very visible even from a fully accessible sidewalk. you'll get a sense of it. basically, there are sculpted trees, and it's gorgeous. i got an opportunity to visit it over the weekend. the conservatory of flowers is

there, and then, we have our amazing spreckels temple of music which was recently renovated and lit up in lights. >> i have information that it was created by a local artist. what can you tell us about it? >> well, it's a new concept, but the lights were previously installed in a park in toronto and also in las vegas. the installation has been paid for through private donations to the golden gate park's san francisco 150 campaign.

it reflects a culture steeped in science and history and culture. >> i can't wait to visit it. safely, of course. >> wear masks, distance, sanitize, and don't gather. >> well, thank you for coming on the show today, mr. ginsburg. i appreciate the time you've given us today. >> thank you, and thank you for giving so much attention to golden gate park which has been so wonderful for us during covid and deserves a lot of extra love and attention on its 150 anniversary. >> and that's it for this episode. we'll be back with more information shortly. thank you for watching coping

with >> again, thank you all for coming. this is a celebration.

>> excuse me -- >> (indiscernible). >> so, again, we are here to celebrate juneteenth, but for those of you who know me, we do want to celebrate juneteenth, but also part of juneteenth and the last place in galveston, texas, who were freed, it is also black people and our allies -- hi, andrew, i love you. is that we also have to talk about our issues. we can't continue to hold up red cups with alcohol and party and nobody is a party animal worse than me, but when you look at black san franciscans, let's talk about black san franciscans

and where we stand here in san francisco. we are experiencing trauma, pain, suffering, and all parts of our lives, all parts of our lives. education, mass incarceration, homelessness, housing, just -- mental health. and we have -- mayor -- a mayor who holds no guard to say that she fights for us, for all san franciscans, but because she is what -- she said i'm black first and i'm a woman, and then our issues are important to her. and so we are here, not only to support mayor breed, but also to

spend her a message that we need to talk with her -- black folk. we want to have a roundtable discussion with our mayor. because, one, the city departments, they're not doing justice by black people. we need to raise our justice. we need to raise up equity. and we need to raise up equality for black san franciscans. and you guys look fabulous. i'm glad you're here, because it is important. the more numbers is the more power that we have. and so without further adieu, without further adieu, she always coming in looking good, right -- always beautiful -- and i have her back no matter what, i don't care who has it, i don't care who doesn't have it -- i have my mayor's back. so here you are, a genuine black

queen, mayor london nicole breed. [cheers and applause]. >> thank you, phylicia. first of all, let me thank wealth and disparities and felicia jones for their unwavering commitment to address some of the challenges that continue to plague african-americans in san francisco. yes, we have the first african-american woman to serve as mayor. but we know the challenges that have persisted in this city far too long, not just with african-americans in general. i am acutely aware of the challenges that exist with african-american employees. and i am committed to continuing to work with you all to address many of those issues. don't you remember juneteenth back in the day? raise your hand if you remember

[applause] the pony rides. the carnival. the black cowboys. we put on our best clothes and we go show off and we go have fun. and there was barbecue. but, you know what? there was a history. there was a history in san francisco as to when juneteenth started. here in san francisco, it was around 1965 when walter johnson jr., who -- what that was club called, diane, linda? -- you know, the club that i'm talking about? the one they started at. anyway, i'll remember it in a minute. no, it was way before the plaza so he started juneteenth and started one of the first parades and they were walking up and down the streets and it was black people at their very best and it was absolutely beautiful if you look at many of the photos, you see the happiness

and the excitement, and it felt good. it felt good, despite the challenges that our community continues to face. it felt good to be black in san francisco. but, you know what, it should feel good every single day. it should feel good every single day that we walk down the street. and last year we saw a real reckoning in this country like never before. an uprising, where people said, not no more. people talk about the death of george floyd as a catalyst for the rest of the country. but, sadly, in the african-american community, this is too familiar with us. on a regular basis we experience the discrimination and the death and the destruction that has plagued our community for far too long. but there is hope. we have an incredible opportunity. we have an incredible

opportunity to rise up, despite those challenges. when you think about it, look at where we are today. we have a less than 6% population of african-americans in san francisco and you all still help to elect the first african-american woman mayor in this city. [applause] and the president of the board of supervisors is a black man. and the leadership of this city in so many ways presents us with an opportunity. an opportunity to see growth and to develop and to see prosperity in our community. but you know what, i can't do it alone. it takes work and it takes us coming together and it takes us putting aside our differences in order to support the collective and as a result of so many of

you who have been at the forefront of these challenges, today president biden is signing to make juneteenth an federal holiday in this country. [applause] now for black folks it's been a holiday, but we'll share the holiday with everybody else. no problem. and as mayor -- as mayor i plan today to sign a declaration giving all city employees juneteenth off as a holiday. [cheers and applause]. now if you are already going to work, go ahead and go to work, because you've got the whole weekend. but you get a holiday in lieu, don't worry, you can take it off later. the fact is that we honor our heritage, we honor our history, we honor our culture when we remember the past, and we use the past to not repeat the same

mistakes, we use it to grow and to become better. san franciscans, this weekend as we celebrate juneteenth with so many amazing events. at the african-american art culture complex, as we celebrate at gilman park in the bayview and as we celebrate at the ferry building, so many amazing juneteenth events this weekend, let's remember, let's have a good time, and let's re-dedicate ourselves to the cause that we all know that continues despite the gains that we have made. thank you so much for being here today. have a wonderful juneteenth. [applause] >> excuse me, everyone, if you're not speaking can i ask that you step off the steps and go into the audience, please down below?

if you're not speaking at this time, please go down the steps, please. thank you. okay -- okay -- all right, all right, cheryl davis -- is cheryl davis -- i saw her earlier. where is cheryl davis? come on up. director, dr. davis, she's going to say a few words.

director, dr. davis, come on up come on up. another strong doing marvelous things in the city and county of san francisco. and i just want her to say a few words to the people. and just come in your own way. just come in your own way. she's going to kill me later, but that's okay. >> i am like the mayor, i can't be up here, i'm distracted when other people are talking when i'm talking. [laughter] just happy juneteenth, as someone who was actually born in texas and it is really a national holiday down there from our folks, and i'm grateful for the mayor's declaration and i'm grateful to the president, but ultimately this is not the end of it all, right? because i think that if we're

going to be really honest, juneteenth was a signing of a piece of paper that was already two years in action. so we're not really as free as we think we are. so let juneteenth be a day to remember that we are still in the fight and the struggle, and similar to the folks in texas, some of us have not yet opened our eyes to the reality of freedom. so i just want to say to let's celebrate juneteenth, but let's not relax and sit down and let's not forget is that we need to keep moving. -- >> sing a song! (indiscernible). >> no, i'm not doing no song up here. >> (indiscernible). >> i'm going to give you -- let me see if have a poem. no, i can't do that. so this is my -- one of my

favorite poems, poets is mya angelou and there's a line in there -- there's a couple lines that i love and one she says, pretty women wonder where my secret lies and i'm not cute and built to the fashion model size but when i try to tell them they think that i'm telling lies. so our beauty and being special is not wrapped how we look, it's where we come from and that's who we are. she says, when you see me walking by it ought to make you proud, i'm a woman, phenomenal woman, phenomenally, that's me. [cheers and applause]. for those of you who don't know that mayor breed and president walton through police reform have given the black community

$120 million. [cheers and applause]. $120 million. $60 million for this year, $60 million for next year, and also in her budget she also put $60 million to the black community at the baseline. and we want to make sure as black people that we are going to honor her wishes, that we're going to push back on the board of supervisors, and we're going to push back on the board of supervisors -- what? being black in san francisco. and so our group is called "mega-black, budget watchdog group." so may i have them come and stand beside me on both sides. mega-black budget watchdog group. we're fighting.

we're fighting. no doubt, we're fighting. we're fighting. we're fighting. and we're not afraid to go up in the board of supervisor's chambers and let them know, black folks, three reports, 55 years, and black folks are worse off now than we were 55 years ago, and we want our due. we want our due! come on, y'all tell me, power to the people. we want our due! we want our due! we have it coming. and then the other thing that i want to say, mayor breed -- oh, yes, she's still here is this -- y'all ain't -- don't be putting your hands on that $60 million, all of you 54 departments. you 54 departments, take some of that money from your budget and give it to the black community, because you have neglected us for 55 years. so you're not going to use us

with the moneys that mayor breed and president walton have given us to say, oh, that's enough, go over there and get it from director davis. she has all of the money. no. so we're pushing back. and so i want to introduce our watchdog group, tanya williams. nate ford. john henry. tina heinz. and there's monique francine. and so tanya is going to come up and speak to you about what our demands are for mega-black budget watchdog group. thank you. >> there's not enough noise in this audience. i need to hear y'all. i got some questions for y'all. you ready? so on the first of january in 1863, that was 158 years ago,

the 16th president of the united states named abraham lincoln signed into effect an emancipation proclamation which changed the legal status under the federal law of more than 3.5 million enslaved african-americans, and let's be serious, we were called negroes then, from enslaved to free. so i've got one question for y'all -- anybody who is black in san francisco, answer my question. are we free? >> no. >> okay, there you go. so now you know why we had to establish what we've established. the mega-black budget watchdog group demands that the city and the county close the gaps of black san franciscans. and three reports and 55 years of studying black san franciscans found we are worse off today than we were back then. so here go our demands. number one -- we demand that $60

million to be a baseline for the human rights commission to continue the dreamkeepers initiative for black san franciscans. number two, we demand $40 million to address black disparities in closing educational gaps, mass incarceration gaps, gaps in job training programs, and to reestablish the black workforce and to pay the fines and the fees that are associated with those disparities. number three, we demand culpability, meaning that we want them to be held accountable, all right, for all 54 city and county departments to be held accountable again, so that everybody can hear me, for the disparities that i have deliberately caused to black san franciscans due to a lack of dollars, care, which they have, right, we think -- well, we know they've got the dollars and we don't know about the care, we're

still working on that, okay, to this day has failed to address in our community. number four. we demand that the controller's office conduct a 15-year audit of previous moneys given to the black community and compare these dollars to all other ethnicities who received funding in the same 15-year period. and, lastly, right, is that we do not accomplish financial equity, we will never be free. so let me be clear with y'all, you're not asking anymore -- we're not demanding -- we are demanding -- we're not begging. it's not about begging. i told you that it started 158 years ago, so it's time for us to get what we came here for, right, we, the mega-black budget watch -- sorry -- we, the mega-black budget watchdog group

unapologetically are demanding that the city and county of san francisco finally address the disparities of black san franciscans. thank you. [applause] >> all right, power to the people. >> power to the people. >> oh, y'all sound so weak. come on, say it like you mean it. power to the people! >> power to the people! >> i love it. power to the people! >> power to the people! >> yes, yes, that's what we came out here, to regain our power. (♪♪)

>> everybody, let's get into it. (singing)

(singing) ♪ call him ♪ ♪ and he'll be there ♪ ♪ life is too short ♪ ♪ don't you hesitate ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ (singing)

♪ don't let your ♪ ♪ fear overcome your faith ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him right now ♪ ♪ don't you hesitate ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ let the spirit compel you ♪ (singing) ♪ i've been lost without you lately ♪

♪♪♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ right now ♪ ♪ life is too short ♪ ♪ don't hesitate ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him now ♪ ♪ don't you let your fear ♪ ♪ overcome your faith ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ life is way too short ♪ ♪ don't you hesitate ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ call him ♪ ♪ we're gonna call him ♪ ♪ calling him ♪ ♪ falando casstill ♪

♪ george floyd ♪ ♪ we're going to call his name ♪ ♪ don't you let your fear ♪ ♪ overcome your faith no ♪ >> how you all feel about that? san francisco, it's a pleasure to be here and especially as the first performer at the newly remodelled sound system infused stage in san francisco. we want to see a lot more music here for the city by the city, by us. this song is entitled "rise". ♪ what's happening little brother ♪ ♪ are you still ♪ ♪ on the corner every day ♪ ♪ you like to pay ♪ ♪ are you still getting high ♪

♪ deeply bothered chocolate ♪ ♪ soul complexion ♪ ♪ believe we're going to ride again ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ would you tell a friend ♪ ♪ to come on in ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ cadillac leans ♪ ♪ side to side ♪ ♪ just a reason to ride ♪ ♪ i feel it right ♪ ♪ just might hit it again ♪ ♪ open your eyes ♪ ♪ don't be surprised ♪ ♪ when we start to win ♪

♪ whoa ♪ ♪ when we start to win ♪ ♪ it's our time ♪♪ our time ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ when we start to win ♪ can i see some hands clapping in the air right now. come on. ♪ sometimes i want to feel ♪ ♪ like i'm the one in control ♪ ♪ but i know that's another illusion ♪ ♪ and take back every element of me ♪ ♪ oh-oh ♪ ♪ when i heal my mind ♪ ♪ body and soul ♪ san francisco.

♪♪♪ ♪ we're making moves ♪ ♪♪♪ >> clap your hands. come on. ♪ the cadillac lean ♪ ♪ side to side ♪ ♪ just see the ride is a reason to ride ♪ ♪ a hit of little something ♪ ♪ and i'm feeling right ♪ ♪ just might take it again ♪ ♪ open your eyes ♪ ♪ don't be surprised ♪ ♪ when we start to win ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ yes, i do ♪

♪ you're always ♪ ♪ on my mind ♪ ♪ i want you to keep in mind ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ making moves ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ no one can make you ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ don't give up ♪ ♪ the spirit of the phoenix ♪ ♪ rise ♪

♪ don't give up the spirit ♪ ♪ of the phoenix ♪ ♪ rise ♪ ♪ don't give up the spirit ♪ ♪ of the phoenix ♪ ♪ rise ♪ ♪ you gotta rise ♪ ♪ you know it's time to rise ♪ ♪ you know it's our time ♪ ♪ to rise ♪ ♪ always our time to rise ♪ ♪ elevate your black mind ♪ ♪ elevate your black mind ♪ ♪ it's our time to rise ♪ (applause) does that feel good out there? this is a fantastic day. juneteenth, san francisco, this is for real.

yes, indeed. i am the first lead vocalist that was ever invited to perform with the sf jazz collective. and now i get a chance to be the first performer here at this newly erected stage. ♪ i was born by the river ♪ ♪ just like this ♪ ♪ i have been running ever since ♪ ♪ it's been a long ♪ ♪ long time coming ♪ ♪ but i know ♪ ♪ i know a change going to come ♪ ♪ it's been too hard living ♪ ♪ but i'm afraid to die ♪ ♪ i don't know what's up there beyond the sky ♪ ♪ it's been a long ♪

♪ long time coming ♪ ♪ but i know ♪ ♪ yes i know ♪ ♪ a change going to come ♪ ♪ oh, yes it will ♪ ♪ i go to the movie ♪ ♪ and i go downtown ♪ and someone's always telling me ♪ ♪ boy, don't you hang around ♪ ♪ it's been a long ♪ ♪ long time coming ♪ ♪ but i know ♪ ♪ yes, i know ♪ ♪ a change gonna come ♪ ♪ it's been a long ♪ ♪ time coming ♪ ♪ but we know ♪ ♪ yes we know ♪ what do we know? what do we know? ♪ that a change gonna come ♪

amen belongs right there as my mother would say. this is the real thing we're doing right now. this song is called no one is going to love you more than me. and it goes a little something like this here. you want to get up and dance? huh? come on. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ no one would love you more ♪

♪ than me ♪ ♪ you can ask the whole world ♪ ♪ surely they won't agree ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ all i know ♪ ♪ is no one ♪ ♪ gonna love you ♪ ♪ more than me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ she was younger ♪ ♪ but now she grown ♪ ♪ my feelings for this girl ♪ ♪ strong ♪ ♪ my heart is torn ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ all i know ♪ ♪ is no one ♪ ♪ can love you more ♪

♪ than me ♪ ♪ you can ask the whole world ♪ ♪ i'm sure they would agree ♪ ♪ you all you got to do ♪ ♪ is imagine me ♪ ♪ all i know ♪ is no one will love you more ♪ ♪ than me ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ than me ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more than me ♪ ♪ nobody ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪

♪ nobody will love you ♪ ♪ more than me ♪ ♪ you can ask the whole world ♪ ♪ i'm sure they'd all agree ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry ♪ ♪ if you ever have a need ♪ ♪ all you have to do is call me ♪ ♪ all i know is no one ♪ ♪ will love you more than me ♪ ♪ no one will love you ♪ ♪ more than me ♪ ♪ you can ask the whole world ♪ ♪ i'm sure they would agree ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry ♪ ♪ if you ever need ♪ ♪ all i know is no one ♪

♪ will love you more than me ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ than me ♪ ♪ nobody baby ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ loves you more than me ♪ ♪ nobody loves you more ♪ ♪ nobody wants you more ♪ ♪ than me ♪ ♪ nobody baby ♪

♪ nobody baby ♪ (applause) >> thank you. this is new music that's coming out this year. i'll be performing throughout the summer and into the fall. how about an oldie but a goody? huh? october 17th i'm going to do a tribute to marvin gay at the sf jazz. do you know the song? just sing along. ♪♪♪ ♪ brother, brother, brother ♪ ♪ there's far too many of us crying ♪ ♪ find a way ♪ ♪ to bring happiness ♪

♪ to each day ♪ ♪ oh brother, brother ♪ ♪ there's no need ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ not the answer ♪ ♪ you know ♪ ♪ we've got to find a way ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ hey, hey ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪♪♪

♪ tell me what's going on ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ (singing)

♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ hey ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ what is going ♪ ♪ going on ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ what's going ♪ ♪ going on ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪

(applause) >> what's happening brother. what's going on san francisco? put them hands up. we're going to pick it up today. what's going on. are you loving yourself hard enough? are you putting good nutrition into your body, mind and soul often enough? keep in mind, your diet, all the things we read, see and hear every day. look at yourself and ask what's going on. thank you. i want to share this song from the heart.

the warmth of other suns. it goes like this... ♪♪♪ ♪ fear and exhaustion from ♪ ♪ having to hide who we are ♪ ♪ pretending ♪ ♪ that regrets will make you stronger ♪ ♪ from black pain ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ the --

♪ maybe we'll find our light ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ maybe we'll reach out ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ rid the world ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ i just want to be free ♪ ♪ we suffer from black pain ♪

♪ for white gain ♪ ♪ you don't consider ♪ ♪ all the work we have been through ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ maybe we'll reach our height ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪

♪ maybe we'll reach our height ♪ ♪ in the warmth of other suns ♪ ♪ the warmth of other suns ♪ my name is martin luther mccoy and this has been an honor but we have an excellent program. you're going to see the hard work in the back. it's a beautiful day. i'll see you all in the warmth of another sun. ♪♪♪ >> come on, let's give it up for

martin luther mccoy. thank you for coming. you look fabulous. do you feel fabulous? you feeling fabulous? i'm here to demand a ministry of reparations. i want a ministry of reparations now that we have a national holiday. okay? i want to get paid, baby. i want to get paid as a daughter, a granddaughter of a slave who built this country for nothing. for nothing. i want to get paid. but before we get paid, we have to really, really thank the native people, the native people on their homelands. give it up. as stewards we recognize their

duty to honor them and interpretation of ancestry lands. they were all here before we got here. and as uninvited guests, return their lands. this is an amazing day. there's somebody looking down and smiling, somebody who died who is black, blue, pink, yellow people. you all right? i'll get wild. i will show up and show out. i want to thank mayor london

breed for inviting me to do this and all of you for kicking off this juneteenth weekend here in long beach park. but you know it's nice they're giving up the national holiday, you know, don't ask, don't tell. you know what i'm saying? we can't teach our children about the history in this country of what all this means. we're so happy you can join us for the opening of monumental -- consider this afternoon a monumental reckoning and we have dana king who will break it down to us a little later. an extraordinary artist, sharing her extraordinary art installation that honors the history and resilience of black americans.

we ain't going nowhere. we built this country for nothing and still we grin better than anybody. monumental reckonings will reside in the park for at least two years. if somebody you know and love doesn't see it today, make sure they see it before it goes away. it will allow me to commune with an ancestors and the black experience. we built the white house you all for nothing. i want my acres and a mule god damn it. and what better time to open this show this juneteenth, celebration of our culture and acknowledgement of the struggle that continues today and as of just yesterday, a federal holiday. but before we introduce our poet

laurent, give it up again for martin luther mccoy and we're bringing on san francisco's ace poet laurent. where you at tongo? he's so gorgeous. i'm an old woman. i can't take this, okay? this is tongo. hello darling. thank you for being here. >> thank you. i talk facing away from the dead. they replace me with the change

in my pocket. a penny yet to be invented, you have to know how to cut a throat on the way to cutting a throat. after sleeping on a mattress, made from two garbage bags of clothes, i became content with the small gestures of planation fires. i realized how weird the universe was, so many things interrupt me while trying to dream like your correspondence lawyer. i have 20 books next to a bullet like an old man giving advice before a revolution. explored what is there and found no brain washing, i found africa lord. i have a future, it takes place in the south, modern militancy, i'll walk on a missile for food. i'll be tired face to face with the country.

old verse bringing multiculturalism replace me with a chest cavity. stories of travel through other people's stories, my mother remembers africa lord. she killed on behalf of you lord. i wore a machete all winter and nobody asked what it meant. i read 1,000 books in front of the world. watch people play for post working surfaces and recreations of a governor's desk, find the bureaucrat and some white people scare easier, fantasizing through the art of the poor, trendy lashes locked before god. i hand over my friends lord. lord, i think i'm going to die in the war. like a blue song with no spiritual effect, apartheid

white people who give birth to mathematicians, a sunday trip to church, a river mistake for a talking river. violence and drug use made in the image of god of white abolitionists. chemical assurances they were switched from black worker to white worker. in the same way i think about my childhood. fox hole friday nights. committee points out a plan to a priest. cotton king voluntary. thinking about reassuring the masses we can figure out our fathers later priest reads it before breaking his parallel, i have never before a poet before. little brother watches big brother friends, they leave

rifles on walls. it's a simple matter, this revolution thing, to write a poem for god. (applause) >> thank you. thank you so much tongo. we have the baddest ass poets in the land. give it up again for tongo. martha graham, the great choreographer says people from california believe everything is possible. here we is. here we is. and i wanted to also call this day a festival of bad ass women. we've got some bad ass women up

in here. okay? and the next one, my sister, my sister, she is a champion for the black community for san francisco and for the arts. she was raised by her grandmother in the fillmore where the yearly juneteenth festival was a highlight of her childhood. she would go on to be the executive director of the african american art and cultural complex in the western edition before entering a life of public service. okay? and today, this woman, she is the 45th mayor of san francisco and the first as she's the first african american mayor in the city's history. everybody put your hands together for london breed. i am scared of you. hi miss mayor. it is wonderful to be here.

thank you for having me. ladies and gentlemen. and let's give it up for tongo. >> martin luther, thank you so much for opening up today. what a beautiful day. and i just have to take a moment to pause. we're seeing so many beautiful faces without masks. we have been really through a very challenging time, one that we never anticipated. i want to start by thanking park and rec and the director of park and rec phil ginsburg. we were supposed to celebrate

the golden gate park last year. a lot went into making it is what it is right now. sounds and equipment things we may not see. and i want to thank for the work and fundraising done to make this amazing. so martin luther got the first opportunity to perform and it feels good. we're going to see more activities and events here in golden gate park. but today is so special. i get emotional every time i think about how far we have come as african americans. yes, there are challenges. and those challenges will continue to persist as long as we sit to the side and don't work and fight to do what is necessary. to change the lives of what's happening all over the country. not just here in san francisco. today we celebrate that

milestone. now, black people, we always celebrated juneteenth as a holiday. amen? so now, finally, people understand the significance of what this means for us. my grandmother, who wasn't far removed from slavery, worked as a share cropper with her family in texas. migrated to san francisco. and in fact, in 1951, that was when the first juneteenth parade took place. dr. wesley johnson junior, the owner of texas playhouse. in the fill-mo held the first event there, walked down the streets of fillmore on horseback. willy brown was a part of that group. so many of our ancestors decided on that day we're going to step out proud of who we are and what

we represent as black people. juneteenth is so much more than what we see in the celebrations and festivities. it's freedom. it's a new day. it's a welcomed opportunity for us to grow and to thrive and remember of course our history and to learn from that history. to learn now more than ever how we don't want to continue to see the next generation grow up and repeat that history. we have work to do. and today we celebrate. we celebrate juneteenth as a national holiday and in fact, yesterday, i signed declaration making it an official holiday in the city and county of san francisco.

because i gave all city employees the day off, they all left and didn't show up for work today but that's okay. what i appreciate about so many people, they said i want to take this day to learn more about juneteenth. i want to take this day to serve and to honor the ancestors. dana king and this exhibit monumental reckoning is about honoring those ancestors. it's about the 350 original slaves who were brought to this country by force. just imagine that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little

later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence

to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for future generations to come. thank you all so much for joining us here today. let's celebrate! >> again for the mayor, come on, we've got some bad ass brainy black women up in here. okay? before we go any further, let's

reiterate and thank our city partners and civic leaders here tonight, thank london breed and rec and park general manager and his staff. they keep the park together. the park commission and president. director of cultural affairs. arts commission and president. and former acting director of cultural affairs. denise, are you here? i love her. i hadn't seen her. okay. everybody having fun? we still have part of this to do. and additionally, thanks go to these participants who aluminate the monumental reckoning team.

is the lieutenant governor here? okay. i just want to thank you for being here. all right. so we're going to move right along now. i'm an artist, i am just so glad to be up here introducing an artist, a black woman, a visual artist. she sounds scary to me, i love her already. we're going to meet dana king. (applause) dana king, who -- let me see now. dana will talk about -- i can read, i just have to find out which one of these papers this

thing is on. all right, dana reveals common threads and shared values and experiences and aspiration and likes to deal with sculpture and knows it helps those alive today compare and contrast their worlds with that of social pioneers. call on them you all, social pioneers whose commitment to excellence helped create modern society. that is where we are right now, is it not? please, i'm going to ask you all to bow down. bow down, please welcome dana king. dana, where are you girl? dana.

(applause) thank you so much for your work. thank you, thank you, thank you. she's an angel, check it out. i'm scared. >> thank you. how are you? you good? i'm seeing my people out here. it's like a family reunion today. doesn't it feel like that? a family reunion. thank you, thank you for being here. you know down stairs in the basement of this building and there is a pile of roots sitting there. i don't know if they were pushing us through the concrete or why they were there. but they were collected in a corner. it made me think that african

descendants had our roots cut. most of us don't know where we come from, we don't know who our people are. being here, we've been forced to build our own families and create our own environment and our own histories. but we have deep history. that has come with us, though we may not know all the stories. monumental reckoning is a gift back to the ancestors to let them know that though we may not know we love them.

we love them, we honor them in everything we do. and we have never forgotten them. never. there were hands that touched monumental reckoning. part of a new family of friends for me. 12 women who helped make the ancestors we're about to see. and i would love for them who are here to please stand up as i call out your names. i don't want to miss anybody. i did write it down on my notepad. (reading names)

i wanted you to hear those names. we were african descendants who built these ancestors,

philippine, chinese, italian american, mexican american, did i miss anybody? we are all family. all family. i doubt very seriously that our ancestors would want us to buy in to the division and separation that has been put upon us from oppression. monumental reckoning is about the truth of american history. the truth. and that truth is hard. and that truth is painful. and that truth is ugly.

but unless we acknowledge it, it will continue to kill us. we weren't taught our history. i'm a product of public education, all the way through college. i learned last year that francis scott keys was a horrible human being. not only did he own other human beings, he used his power and his prestige and access to double down on legislation that kept us enslaved for generations. he sponsored his brother-in-law to become a supreme court justice who wrote the dread scott decision and says african americans can never be citizens. so he was fully invested in the

business of slavery. monumental reckoning is the first 350 ancestors who came over here on the first boatload of slavery. the business of slavery. when they arrived in 1619, there were 21 on the boat. we will honor the 350 who were stolen from their people and their land, never to return. when something is a first of that magnitude, it would be the same as if we were sucked up into a space ship and taken to mars. they had no idea what was to

befall them and what befell them was terror. my hope for this installation is that you come and commune with the ancestors and listen to them. they have something to say and they have something to do. they will stand here for two years in the space of justice. and in judgment. i hope that you join them and that you bring your written words and recite your poetry and sing your songs and dance with them. i also hope that you take the time to recognize that the space that they have created around a

man who wanted them all dead is a safe space. it's a safe space to speak to people who don't look like you and share your stories and let them share theirs. if we don't talk to one another, this country will continue to be hateful. it will continue to harm. and there will be no way out. we are the answer. we are the answer. (applause) we are our ancestors wildest

dreams. wildest dreams every day. and it's a responsibility to be that. but it is the least we can give them. the least we can give back to our ancestors is to put forward kindness and love. and stand for justice for our people and all people. systems of oppression have existed in this country since our people were brought here. they exist in healthcare and they exist in banking and food insecurity and corporate

america. and criminal justice. we need a reckoning in the systems of oppression, right? (applause) we also need a reckoning within ourselves. yes, we do. so monumental reckoning stands to do all of that and to support us in our efforts, to become whole. to cast aside our bigotry, our hate, our divisiveness and join. join together as human beings.

our people were not seen as human beings. today we're going to see them in monumental reckoning. i hope that they stand as a reminder of your personal stories and the stories of everyone here. i hope you see yourself in monumental reckoning. i hope to see people in monumental reckoning and i hope you see other people in monumental reckoning. this journey began with the -- from the mayor of the city. mayor london breed. when we brought this to her, she said yes. phil ginsburg, your yes has been

extraordinary. it's a federal holiday and his people were here, apprentices in the program that teaches them horticulture and they have been helping us for four days. (applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division. your yes is the beginning of a reckoning within our system. i'm so grateful you said yes. thank you. (applause) it's pretty exciting today and i have some other work to do.

i put a bowl here. i've got all this hair, i can't really see. monumental reckoning is bigger than all of us. and i'm not speaking of the ancestors here. i'm talking about a reckoning in this country. it's time. the time is now. the place that it begins for us is here. (applause) i'm a different person than i was before i got a call from a man named ben davis who asked me if i would be interested in talking about doing art here in this space.

i never thought that -- i won't say that we didn't really get here. i knew once we got on the path we would get here. but i want to thank you for your vision, your creative vision which has provided so much beauty and awe and joy for the people of san francisco from the bay bridge lights to the pink triangle to grace cathedral being lit up, to the beautiful conservetory of flowers. thank you. thank you for letting me do what i do and giving me the space of your grace to do my work. i'm grateful. i'm grateful. i'm full of love. i'm so full and i'm so grateful you are all here to bring in the

ancestors. thank you. thank you so much. (applause) >> we love you dana! >> i love you miss blue. we're a tiny team, tiny but mighty. (reading names) thank you. thank you. i mentioned january 31st. we started a conversation february 1st. the ancestors were built -- i

forgot three people. i have to stop right now. i need to acknowledge alex nolen and john woolworth. rachel arambola. are you here? yes? i heard it. they agreed to do it in seven

weeks. it then went to an incredible neighbor named alonso. is he here? and his business partner ryan. they painted the ancestors. and then the 12 women that i introduced you to, including rachel, we finished the ancestors. seven weeks time. (applause) we are going to go see the

ancestors. are you ready? i'm going to ring this beautiful instrument four times. every ring of this gong, this beautiful bowl represents 100 years of slavery. and after i ring that, we're going to ask the elders if we can proceed. we have elders waiting down at monumental reckoning. and i'm seeing their support. the elders have given their approval for us to proceed. we will sing as we march down, lift every voice and sing. and if you don't know, look it up on your phone.

there we go. we have -- we have it on paper. i hope you received it. there it is. i'm guessing you all know the song though. it's the black national anthem. and it is a song of liberty and justice and it is an uplifting song of inclusion. and it's much different than the song written by the man with the song of war and killing. a song that asks the enslaved be put to their graves. we intend to bring a new anthem. lift every voice and sing for america. shall we? all right. we will then be led in the

procession and pray on the ancestors with my pastor from heart and soul center of life and the choir from heart and soul center of life and choir of grace cathedral is in the house. if you can't sing, stand by them. that one didn't count.

(singing)

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>> 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 bermejo. >> vice president adams. commissioner burton. >> commissioner gilman. >> yes. >> commissioner wu ho. >> yes. item 3 is public comment on executive session. >> thank you. >> we will open up public comment and members joining us on the phone. jennifer will be the operator