instances of funding and support so we are happy to work in partnership with you but i think it would make sense for everybodyif you guys can be to take a step back and rethink this that would be my friendly plea . >> supervisor ronen: we appreciate your time and we know you're busy and thank you and withthat , can make a motion filed his hearing as we havea roll call vote ? first let me make a motion excuse supervisor mar from this vote.do i need to do that? >> we already did. >> supervisor melgar: if we can have a roll call on my first motion to fire this hearing. >> on the motion offered by chair, ronen.

[roll call vote] >> you have 2 aye's. >> chair ronen:have a great weekend and any other items on the agenda ? then the meeting is adjourned. thank you everyone. >>

>> good morning, mayor breed, the mayor's office of early care and education, amy from supervisor hillary ronen's team, kevin ortiz representing speaker nancy pelosi. to the parents, to our board members, and a special salute to the rmnnc, those who work here, who take care of the

families, and the rest of the team at our various sites around the city, and again, a special shoutout to our friend santiago ruiz. it's good to welcome you all to the mission, which is the name of this site, a state of the art education site. it opened last week to families with funding of nearly $3 million from san francisco and families. the bold leadership you exhibited, mayor breed, from the first days of the pandemic and then through the economic recovery is a goal of other

leaders. your women and families first initiative and investment in m.n.c. and other women serving sites sends a strong message to other women and families. you've said women, particularly women with children, have experienced higher rates of unemployment throughout and even before covid-19. women were paid less than men doing similar work. we have an opportunity to make san francisco more equitable and supportive for women and their children. we're working to make sure that women have employment, employment opportunities that can get them on the path to a fulfilling career and that more family can access high quality affordable child care so parents can afford them and they can return to work. covid-19 disproportionately

affected families of color, and they're still confronting economic challenges and have lost far too many lives and yet remain the backbone of our economy. madam mayor, your leadership across san francisco allows us to recruit and retain high quality child care educators of which today there's a significant shortage. the funding provided for this m.n.c. site provides care for babies and toddlers. your agenda supports children and gets family back to work. madam mayor, we recognize your leadership during this oddest of years. your support for black lives matters, changing the nature of policing, your support of aapi members, helping the black community and assistance and focus on economic recovery is also vital.

we'll soon be inviting you to cut ribbons at m.n.c. sites in richmond and the bayview. it is my great honor to introduce our mayor, london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: hello, everyone. it's so good to be here again at la phoenix, opening up this great facility, great housing for families. and this is really my dream for san francisco. when you think about families and when you think about making sure of education opportunities

for children, i can't think of a better place than where you live, and i know that sam is, like, this is my dream, too. every time i'm out, they try to pull me back. you know you're going to get pulled back, but richard is doing a fine job, and we're so grateful to have him and the folks at mission neighborhood centers who continue to help provide child care opportunities all over communities that we know need is the most. i kind of vaguely remember when i was in school, in preschool. my grandmother, who i talk about a lot, who raised me, she worked as a made in san francisco. she worked at hotels, she worked for individuals, and i remember mama fay, who used to pick us up and walk us up the street from the child care we

attended. my grandmother would not just leave us with anybody, so the fact that we had a place to go when she went to work was a big deal because as a preschooler, you can't always communicate exactly what's going on when you're not around your parents. we understand the need and the value for having quality preschool in san francisco. we understand the need to make significant investments in being able to hire teachers and educators and support here at locations like this, and we also understand the need for it to feel like a family because our children are our most precious, precious commodity. the fact is we have a lot of work to do to get to a better place, and what's important is money should never be a barrier to good child care.

and so i really want to thank, and he's no longer here, former president of the board of supervisors, norman yee and his advocacy in making sure that there are resources to support child care for all in san francisco. i want to thank ingrid, who is running our office of early childhood education. she has this very unique connection between communities and child care systems where we are able to bridge that gap when needed for the teachers and for the equipment and the cleaning and the number of other things that go into this. i remember when we were in the bayview-hunters point community, and you took a tour -- this is west point, where hunters view has been completely remodelled and

additional housing is being built in the neighborhood, and there's this child care that could accommodate where around 130 to 150 kids. there weren't even 50 kids at this location, and i asked why wasn't this place packed, because i knew we had a long waiting list in the city, and there was no reason why every spot shouldn't have been filled, and it was because of resources. when i see families that are just before that threshold for child care, i get excited about the future of child care in san francisco. we wouldn't be able to do this with money alone.

we need partnership with organizations like anything else neighborhood centers -- like mission neighborhood centers. we need their help to make these places feel like home. i'm loving these pictures on the wall and this young man that said i'm ready to play. this is what san francisco is all about, and i look forward to making sure that we are making more spaces like this available for children in san francisco so that we can finally get to a place where it is not even a question of if someone can afford to send their child to child care, but it's a matter of what is the child care that's closest to my neighborhood so that i can walk my kid to school every day. that's where we want to get to as a city, so i'm really excited to be here today. i know these kids want us to

get out of their way, so without further adieu, let's do this. [applause] [inaudible] >> the hon. london breed: good to see you, too. good to see you without a mask. >> i think there are a few people who are supposed to join us here for the ribbon cutting. >> the hon. london breed: okay. are we ready? let's do a countdown. five, four, three, two, one. [applause]

>> good morning, everybody. my name is carmen chu, and i serve as san francisco city administrator, and i am so, so, so glad to be with you here today. when people were saying, well, all of the units are going to combine, get stuck, i'm like huh? how is that going to happen? when i came in here, how amazing is this facility. in my new role as city administrator, i look forward to making sure that all of the

san francisco firefighters continue to have the equipment for the jobs that you continue to do. again, i want to thank you and commend you for your service. you're going to hear from our mayor, mayor breed, is here today. i think our president of our board of supervisors is going to be joining us, shamann walton, chief nicholson, and sandra tong. so i'd like to welcome the first speaker today, which is our very own mayor breed. i think as everybody knows, she doesn't need very much in terms of introduction but someone who has been a long supporter of the fire department from her time on the fire commission, on the board of supervisors, and now as mayor. mayor breed? [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you so much, carmen.

it is so great to finally be here. this project is a long time coming. clearly, it's important because we have a quorum of thefire commission joining us here, and we'll get to you today. station 49, tom o'connor, when i was on the board of supervisors, i remember tom coming to my office and harassing me about the need for changes to station 49. not just rehabbing the existing facility, but the fact it is an absolute need of what our e.m.t.s and paramedics deal with every single day. we're talking about over 90,000 calls a year to respond to people who are in need in san francisco, and the fact is, that's a large volume. but the fact is we know all the

work that goes into that. whether it's staffing up with fuel or supplies or resources or what have you, it's a lot of work, and not to mention the shifts and the long hours and the need to have a place to go to just basically sit down for one minute to relax after going through maybe a tough call. this is a long time coming for this city and this department, and i am so excited that we are able to do it right here in the bayview-hunters point community. in particular, what i'm most excited about is not only is this a brand-new facility, but it is seismically safe, so we can feel safe when we are using this particular place. thanks to the voters in 2016, and thanks to many of the members of the san francisco fire department who helped to campaign for that ballot measure, $50 million invested

into this new facility. state of the art, for food, for fuel, a place to relax, a place to park the vehicles and everything that's needed, and everything that we need to keep san francisco safe. this station is critical to public safety, but more importantly, it's critical to protect people's lives on a daily basis. i'm grateful to the critical response team and the response of everyone that responds when we need them. it's a great celebration. i know it's a long time coming. starting years ago, when i was on the board of supervisors and tom o'connor was head of the union, and now changes to the department. we have a great new chief, we

have a great local leader in 798, recognizing there's work that needs to be done. we appreciate your work and your dedication and being here to celebrate this milestone. we should be so proud of what we've been able to do, and i want to say congratulations to the men and women specifically of station 49 who have long suffered over the years at their aging facility which i think is not too far from here, and now they have the opportunity to be in a great space so that they can continue to do this important work. what i mentioned earlier, we're in the bayview-hunters point community. joining us today is the president of the board of supervisors. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome shamann walton. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much, madam mayor, and first of all, i just want to say

welcome to district 10. it is always amazing to celebrate something like this in your own community. i apologize. i was sitting in the car because i was actually on budget right now, but i couldn't miss this opportunity to say thank you to our community and thank you to our first responders. there is nothing more important than having the ability to save lives, so this state of the art facility right here in our backyard is one of the most important things that we can provide for members of san francisco. so i am happy to be here for the ribbon cutting. as the mayor said, it was a long time coming. i want to thank station 49 for putting up with all the construction, with all the changes in shifts as we went through the process to get here, but this is a beautiful place. now we have the state of the art facility to be able to do the things that we need across the city.

as i look around and see all of our firefighters that are here, i just want to commend you for your service and dedication to saving lives here in san francisco. there's nothing more important than being able to do that, and i want you to know how much we appreciate you, how much we support you, and how much we will continue to work together to give you what you need to provide the service that you provide here in san francisco. thank you all so much. it's a great celebration today, and i apologize that i'm going to have to rush off and get back to budget, but i want you to know that i appreciate you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, president walton. yes, it is the busiest time of year for our board of supervisors and president walton's office.

commissioners, appreciate your being here, and i just want to acknowledge that we are missing our -- one of our commissioners, who died last week, tony rodriguez, so if we can all just take a moment and think good thoughts for his family. i also want to take a moment to acknowledge sean buford, the president of the board of supervisors -- sherman tillman is here, as is the president of our rescue captain, paramedic rescue captains, kevin choker. if i've left anyone out, i humbly apologize. i'm terrible at thanking anyone. one person i really want to thank, chief dewitt from our support services stepped in in the middle of this project.

she wrangled this together, and she's just done a great job. she's super organized, and i want to thank my sister, kathleen, the project manager. all the way through, kathleen, we felt like you had our back, and thank you for seeing this through all the way from 2015, 2016, something like that. it means a lot. and thank you to all the e.m.t.s and paramedics and 49ers who have -- just keep on going out and doing the work that needs to be done. and i know this is a great step in the right direction for e.m.s. in the san francisco fire department, and i can't wait to see what more we can do, and with that, i want to introduce assistant deputy chief sandy tong, who is the assistant deputy chief of

e.m.s., and i couldn't have picked a better person for this role, and she actually came out of retirement to do this, so i appreciate her like no one, so chief tong, would you like to say a few words? >> honorable mayor breed, board of supervisors president walton, president of the fire commission feinstein, fire command staff, and members of station 49, well come to our new station 49. 146 years ago, the city of san

francisco created one of the first ambulance services in san francisco that brings us to this benchmark today. after 126 years, the practice of bringing service to the streets is no longer novel novel. but it has evolved over the years providing services. with on going commitment, we look forward to not only having the ability to maintain this service but to have the capacity to protect the vulnerable, respond to the unthinkable, and providing top quality services as a leader to the nation. while much of the world was put on hold, we asked our members to do more. right now, the men and women of station 49 are out there serving the people and doing the work.

right now, a 49er is holding a patient's hand as they face sadness, injury, or disease. right now, they're racing across the city to face a shooting, a choking, a childbirth. they are bearing witness to sadness, grief, and loss in the most challenging of circumstances. they are on the streets bringing order to chaos, comfort to fear, soothing to pain, and calm to tension. so while we are here to celebrate with gratitude the opening of the new station 49 which represents a commitment of the city and county of san francisco to emergency medical services, it's the community medical services who have shown up to give action to the mission. thank you to all of our city partners for making this station possible and for your on going support of these public servants and the mission we serve. [applause]

>> thank you very much, deputy chief tong for really sharing the day-to-day details of the men and women of the fire department. and now i really want to unveil the ribbon that's going to come forward. before, i want to recognize our commissioners. commissioner covington, commissioner and judge feinstein, commissioner cleaveland, and commissioner nakajo. thank you so much for joining us today. >> the hon. london breed: are we ready? okay. five, four, three, two, one. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: it's official.

>> chairman: this meeting will come to order. this is the june 28th, 2021 budget and appropriations. i'm joined by president walton, supervisors ronen, safai, and mar. i want to thank kaleena for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. the minutes will reflect that committee members participated in this remote meeting to the extent as if publicly present. we invite public participation in the following ways. public comment was provided on the committee e