>> july 28th, 2021 and the time is 5:00.

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three minutes on any matter within the commission's jurisdiction that does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment. there's no one on the public comment line. >> public comment will be closed. >> clerk: item 3. approval of minutes. discussion and possibility action to approve the july 14th, 2021 meeting minutes. >> president feinstein: do we have any public comment, madam secretary? >> clerk: no one is on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: public comment shall be closed.

any questions or discussions from my fellow commissioners? i'm seeing none. >> thank you. ok. commissioner cleavland. >> i'm sorry. i did miss hear you. ok, is there a second? commissioner nakajo, we will take roll call. >> clerk: [roll call] the motion is unanimous. the minutes are approved. item 4, chief of the department's report from chief

of department to on current issues, activities and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on july 14th, 2021 including budget, academies, special efforts, communications and outreach to other government agencies of the public, and reports from administration deputy chief jose vello on the administrative division, fleet and facility, status and updates, finance support services and training within the department. >> president feinstein: chief nickolson, we'll start with you first. >> thank you. thank you, madam president. commissioners, commissioner nakajo, president feinstein and staff and jeannine nickolson, chief of the department. here is my report. for the last two weeks. as you are aware, the delta

variant of covid-19 is starting to see a spike in infections in san francisco. we are still appealing to those of our members who haven't been vaccinated to get vaccinated. our very -- we're doing all that we can to get people vaccinated. however, the department of human resources issued a vaccination policy for city employees and the first thing that has to be done is employees need to enter their vaccination status, on the employee portal, that's due tomorrow, close of business. at some point, we're still waiting to hear from the city attorney in terms of all of our members needing to be

vaccinated. now or once the fda a proves the vaccine. so, the city is mandating it for certain positions and we're trying get clarity on that from d.h.r. more to follow on that. we're also recommending that people wear their masks again indoors as this is just really infectious, the delta variant is and we have had some folks ex down with covid in the last couple of weeks and only one of them was not vaccinated and that person ended up in the hospital. several of them were vaccinated and several others were not. the ones that were vaccinated, are not having major problems.

there are the break-through cases of the delta variant. on monday, august 2nd, the 128th firefighting academy begins and i look forward to going over the t.i. and greeting all of them and it will be 42 new recruits and the chief is going to be excused in a moment becauser holding a session for the recruits and their families this evening and he and people are there to speak with all of them and their families. thank you for doing that, chief. i would be there if i could. i'll be there monday. on monday, august 2nd, the kids from city emt begin their

internships in the department. so as you recall, city e.m.t. was something i wanted to make happen when i first came on board here and it's take not a while but with perseverance and a lot of teamwork, the first cad ray of kids they started with 15 and 13 finished the program over at city e.m.t. which includes academic help, mental health stuff, trauma counseling, life coaching, health and wellness, just all sorts of wrap-around services as well as e.m.t. classes and support to get their national registry e.m.t. we have spoken with quite a few of those recruits, not recruits, sorry, quite a few of those city e.m.t. graduates and we are

starting with five of them in the department on monday morning. they will still be particular a civilianemployee but they wile working on the ambulances, where they will be paid and we want them yesterday, you may or may not

have heard, the board of supervisors did their final, final approval of the budget and all we need to wait for is the mayor to sign it and make it official on august 1st. and when that happens, mark courseo will report out on our approved budget at the next commission meeting. i don't want to jinx anything, let's wait until our mayor signs it but we increased the budget by quite a bit and again, still more work to do but grateful to everyone who worked really hard on it. and that is all i have for right now. so, thank you, commissioners, and i'm happy to take any questions. >> president feinstein: thank you, chief nickolson. any questions from members of the commission? yes. commissioner, i see you first so

you go first. >> thank you, very much, madam president. chief nickolson, thank you very much for your report. i basically don't have a question but wanted to make an emphasis. part of the docket package tonight in terms of chief vellos report, there's a section with wellness with chief parks and the physicians report and in there is a news letter by the physicians' office o and then i read thoroughly the memo from new vaccine and face-covering policies from the department and county of san francisco department of human resources and in your report, you answered my questions in a sense that wih this rise in terms of the delta, and in terms of what is going on, you addressed the questions that i had in terms of is there

a mandate or not in terms of city employees concerning our fire department members, when it comes down to taking the vaccine and i also read the flyer that talked about individuals' choices of members on spiritual or religious or health requirements so i think you did answer my question in the sense of trying to move the department as quickly as possible to those members who are not vaccinated without violating certain aspects of exemption to get vaccinated. in terms of the protection for the rest of our department and our members in the general public. i just wanted to verify that comment and thank you for that report and update. that was one of my questions. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner,

nakajo. so commissioner, yes, there will be a mandate. it's coming down the road for all of our members to be vaccinated. we're just trying to determine if it is now or in the coming 10 weeks or if it's going to be once the f.d.a. a proves the vaccine but the mandate is coming for sure. right now, the mandate is to enter their vaccination status, yes or no. >> president feinstein: do you have a follow-up question commissioner? >> i do not madam president. thank you, chief, for that confirmation as well. thank you. >> president feinstein: any other commissioners have questions on this topic for the chief? commissioner covington. >> thank you, madam president. good evening, chief.

>> good evening. good evening, commissioner covington. >> so, chief, can you give us the numbers? currently how many members of the department are unvaccinated? >> do you have those numbers chief parks? >> you've given us the numbers in the past so i thought you might have them handy? >> i know there's some people that have sort of. >> commissioners jose from administration and we have from the doctor office 75% have been vaccinated and that's what we have so far. and as of this morning, for the demands from the city to update their status we have 72% update their status on the city portal

which is what we all had to do. those the numbers of this morning? >> so 72%. >> 72% have updated their status which would be yes or no and our records show the 75% have been vaccinated. >> all right. thank you. is there any particular cluster of concern that they have expressed that leads them not to have taken their shots so far? that's a question for the chief? >> thank you, commission covington. no, nothing. we've heard bits and pieces of stories but nothing that i could say with certainty is the reason why people are saying no to it. so, again, the mandate is coming

and we're just waiting direction from d.h.r. >> ok. all right. thank you for that. i really do want to commend you on the program, launching the program for these young people and it's important step for the department and it's an important step for young people who may not have previously in the past even considered a career in the fire service or becoming a medic so this is really, really wonderful and i'm hoping that all of them have been vaccinated. >> i do not know the answer to that question. what i can tell you right now is the city's d.h.r. has said moving forward from here we will be permitted to make it a prior

to anybody getting hired they have to have it. >> y. i have read that in the local news. and is there going to be a second class of these young citizens? they are currently working on applications for the next kadri of city employees. >> how many are you expecting to be part of the second class? >> it's likely to be around 16. >> ok. i think that's a good number. that way they can get individual attention. i look forward to meeting them at some point, when things are

such that we can shake hands with each other. i don't have any other questions at this time. thank you. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner covington. questions from any of the other commissioners? i'm not seeing any -- commissioner cleveland. >> thank you for bringing our inner-city youth into the fire department. it's a great program and i look forward to it being successful and being replicated over and over again. i also want to commend the chief for elevating simon pang to our deputy chief for para medicine which is pretty cool and brice peoples is our new assistant deputy chief for diversity, equity and inclusion so those

are two big-deal promotion this is my mind and i wanted to com end the chief for doing that. >> thank you commissioner cleveland. neither one of them could be here tonight or i would have put them on the spot. it is a big deal and especially to add staff to the positions to the command staff. so, thank you for that and yes, this is just the first for city e.m.t. and the first five kids so you know how it goes commissioner cleaveland, the first car that is model of a particular vehicle, you know, you've got to tweak it and change some things so we're always looking to improve all of it. so we have -- thank you, very much.

>> president feinstein: thank you commissioner cleaveland. i think we've heard from everybody. i don't know whether to rack this question to chief nickolson or chief velo. the 75% vaccination rate is lower than what i have read and i rely on the "san francisco chronicle," that is lower than the population of san francisco. that's a lower vaccination rate. and my question becomes, i don't know who is vaccinated and who is not vaccinated, what their assignments are or are not their assignment. my question is if i'm a person who perhaps i'm fully vaccinated, and i need the fire

department's assistance, i need their e.m.t. and their paramedic and i need what have you, how do i know, given the delta variant and whether the other variant is here or not, i don't know, you would know. the last thing i would want to have happen and have an emergency in my home and have someone who was not vaccinated respond. and i mean, it really is distressing to me and concerning to me unless people have a particular -- i'm not interested in their politics but unless they have a medical reason and i understand that they don't have to get vaccinated until the f.d.a. is approved the vaccination and why would they not, i need to understand that.

because rather than seek help from the san francisco fire department. >> madam president, i can speak to that. we still have all of our members wearing all their p.p.e. on any calls where we go into anyone's home. so that is the failsafe right now. and like i said, we are still working on getting more people vaccinated and it will be a requirement sooner rather than later. so, everyone wears their p.p.e. and folks that either are not vaccinated or have not entered their stats in the employee portal, as of tomorrow, close of business, must wear a mask all the time in the fire house as

well. so, i can't give you people's reasons. i think there are many different reasons and we just need to keep moving forward and when we get this directive, from our city attorney and from d.h.r., we will push forward. >> president feinstein: i'm sorry, chief, and i don't mean to put you on the spot or chief velo on the spot, i really don't, the rate of vaccination is lower than the general population of san francisco. which i understand to be 82%. you can tell me that 82% is incorrect and i accept that. here we have first responders who not only are maybe exposing others, they're exposing themselves. p.p.e. or no p.p.e. and it

doesn't instill a lot of confidence and i know the understand and the f.d.a. understands what is going on with the vaccine but you are a first responder help me understand, why wouldn't you get vaccinated? unless you have a particular health condition? i don't understand. >> if i may, madam president, we have had 75% of people report that they have been vaccinated. it may actually be higher. we don't know and that is why we are pushing to get everyone vaccination status on the employee portal. so it may be higher than 75%, i

don't know. what i do know, many of our folks don't live in the city live outside the city and so i don't know -- i don't know why. there are multitude of reasons and to get folks to get vaccinated and we can't right now force them to. i don't know, you know, we could get into all sorts of psychology about people not want to go do it or politics and getting it

from our former city. >> president feinstein: let me ask you this last question, is there a consequence for those who aren't vaccinated? >> there will be. it's city wide policy so d.h.r. is taking the lead on there but there will be. >> president feinstein: thank you shall kindly. any further question? i see no hands. all right. >> there's no one on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: thank you, madam secretary. public comment is closed. moving on. >> chief velo with the wall. >> good evening, president, chief, commissioners, command staff, again, deputy administration. as i've done in the past, i'll present with a presentation that

highlights some of the things on the report and also some of the things that happens since the report and especially on the current situation of the department so with your permission i'll share my presentation. >> thank you. >> are you able to see it? >> yes, sir, i can see it. >> thank you, very much. >> it's my report for the month of june and you have my report that was given to you and i'm going to also include in this report, we're going to be doing it every commission report our mutual aid updates. the fire season is in full effect and we have members already committed and we have 22 members right now deployed in the fight that we have in the state with the fire conditions that we have so, three of our type 6 engines were deployed to the salt fire. they have not come back since then. we've been rotating different fires. after that, our engine 361 was

sent to the fire in oregon. we have now also members after that so far that went to the backwards complex fire and from that fire had been deployed to the dixie fire on the brew cannon region area north on paradise years ago and they're currently working the lines right now and they've been very busy and now we have a second team, this is the status and we have engine 361 and the update on the dixie fire and again as of yesterday, 208,000 acres and 23% contained and if you think this fire season is going fast and strong, it is. these are the numbers on cal fire responses that have

compared to the same time last year and increase of 257% compared to the same time last year so, no doubt the drought and all the effects are going on are making a big effect on us and our department continues to respond to this and we will keep you updated throughout the fire season, myself and where our folks are and what are they doing and what kind of fires they're fighting. on the training side from my division, we completed and thank you for those who attended the 127th academy and it was a great event. the folks are in the field working there shift now. the first assignment is engine and truck and they rotate for six months until they complete the one-year probation time. it was a great event and i think you all enjoyed that happy event. it starts on monday tonight and like chief said we have

orientation, family night. the reason we also had a pre tower event last saturday and for about six hours, the recruits that were able to do it were able to come in and start getting ideas of what is going to happen in the academy and tap some of the equipment we will use in the academy and they're given a full orientation. tonight's event is an orientation about what will happen and also getting the families involved and aware to support our recruits. as you recall from the graduation and recruits talk about the support from the families. it's important they have that. this is the first time we've done family night in a long time. we want to make sure the families understand their support is needed for the next 20 weeks. they'll graduate on december 23rd, 2021 and 42 recruits seven coming from station 49. this time the chief has implemented a new model where in the past the recruits were on station 49 will come two weeks

later and we'll connen straight on the e.m.s. training for two weeks. we incorporate that e.m.s. training throughout the whole academy and we feel this is a better model and we incorporate those recruits from 49 to be together from the beginning and we think we'll have better results from that too. so we're looking forward to that and looking forward to day one on monday. and on the in service training side, we do drills. i just want to show you this picture because the training staff at treasure island has done a fantastic job building their own props. they build props and this prop in the picture sim late and so they built they can penetrate that and look for fire that we will find in many residents so we're trying to do it and they're doing a fantastic knob

they do highrise training drills and we incorporate that into the drills so when we do fires, the responses that and they continue to go out and do some training for them and of course they're doing continued drills but you see drills that they work with partners in the county as well too and they continue to do a lot of work, working with doctor offices and they have observe a conferences where they had to respond to some allegations that we have and work with them together and we are working on a program for a members attend and visit their primary care physician and we want to implement that and we're working on that.

also, we're able to obtain a grant. it's a company that trains members and they've done successfully in boston and other agencies where they come and do the trainer and appears fitness trainers and talk about fitness, nutrition, over all well this is so this is happening in september. they can train our members throughout this states and report. we also attended an event with a fundraiser and for breast cancer. many members were there as well too. doctor office, this is again this morning that the numbers and again the chief has made a good point, we still have a significant number that have not reported it, whether because we have no access to the computer and some other long-term disability. we think our numbers are higher but that's how we can report on that too. we've seen, an uptick in case of covid, since june 1st.

we have eight cases of covid that we have and some like chief said, be vaccinated and still have the covid cases and those cases are mild symptoms so we're worrying about what is going on. the mask rule indoors our protect our members. this month had a topic on cancer prevention and also we are developing a new wellness program and some of the health checks for the primary care physicians will be involved in that and we'll call it 30 in and 30 out creating a campaign to be healthy when they're in and also when they retire too and she is working on a delta variant news letter as well too. captain jose sal a, we tested 70 members for the random program that we have and all results were negative and he tested.

one post accident and also negative and he is not the only one testing because after hours they do this and all the tests were negative and they test all the breath alliesers and they always test every month. we finished some of the items. station 35, some of the latest pictures from station 35 and i know you asked about the status of the connections and i'll give you that right now. looking at the station, it's pretty much ready to go. we're looking at final issues that we need to complete but we're ready to go with that. looking at some of the things

and observation deck on the top left you have pier 22 completed and we have the folsom street completed so we're making progress on the connection and we are working on that. cross our fingers we'll get there very soon. facilities, 121 request for service and 113 orders were completed ex those are not the same numbers they may come earlier and we complained in the month of june 113. some of the things we've done this month among other things we're doing all the time and we have started the stations 34 and those were installed in 1994 and they're failing so we were working on that and there was a tree encroaching and property station 39 and we were able to come to a happy conclusion with that neighbor and we can use our cities to get this tree removed and trimmed to a point where it's not encroaching the property. that's a happy resolution to that problem that was presented

to us. one of the trucks that our crews went to louisiana to the fact reand were able to finally give the approval of one of the trucks to come to san francisco and we call it a hill test. that mixture that they work well in our hills and we make this specifics for that and now we have to get the final final when we start driving up and down the hills and angles and approaches and make sure that everything is good to go. when we get the final, we get the other six that are being made. they're into the final stages waiting for us to get the thumbs up. 11 engines are coming. we have three that have been outfitted and some of the unique things we put ourselves but we found out there was a recall on some of the transmission for them so we have -- they've been working on three and five in riverside and all doing work on this and as soon as they get them done we'll be good to go with that. oes type 6 had a recall and

they're all clear and as you can see, they've been deployed already. the chief dewitt and staff will attend the pre construction meeting which is in minnesota for the host we're getting for the budget so we're excited about that. while the staff list they approved the mobile air build and modifications that were needed so that's coming up soon and we're working on this specific indications for the new ambulance, the type 1 approved ambulance that we have. a lot of progress on the fleet. not as fast as we wanted but it's progress regardless and this is the new engine 13, we have 13, 1 and 3 that are outfitted in our yards so this is a new engine 13 coming to the station and i'll sure we'll make it happy and 13 was chief nickolson's stations for a long time. and the water supply, commissioners, thank you for attending that drill that we had. this is the type of pipe that we are putting into the richmond

districts. as you can see, basically bends. so it's made to sustain large earthquakes and able to be able to have assurances for us that we will have a reliability system for the e.w. system in the city when the big one happens so we're practice that and we're happy to be able to also show supervisors and the districts how the system works with the demonstrations so chief conner was able to put it all together so i appreciate that too. the sea water station, two studies were done june 30th. the sea water study review both were sent to final draft to the board of supervisors and now we're waiting for a hearing date so they will be discussed in the future hearings of the board of supervisors and we final sized the updates on the m.o.u. between p.u.c. and last week was the bad spinning of the members

from station 49 they got their badge for level 2 and level 3 as well too so it's a nice happy event and that's all i have for you today and any questions, happy to answer. >> president feinstein: thank you, chief velo. questions, commissioners? comments, commissioners? >> thank you, very much, madam president. thank you, very much chief velo for your very comprehensive report. i always read it carefully and i appreciate all the areas in your report and the appreciate the identification through your slide presentations in the areas for me, i'm sorry always amazed at the mass amount of responsibility and oversight that your office has as well. i counted eight divisions, if you will, training, health and wellness, physicians, investigations, research,

planning, support services, p.u.c., human resources and i just really appreciate it as do i believe the colleagues on the commission. i also wanted to call out chief dewitt in your section and i broke it down as well, that for me, it becomes 14 sections of topics and sub topics and again i just want to remark of how appreciative i am as a commissioner in the details aspects of your report going all the way from east of 2010 to easter bon 2014. you talk about focus scope programs as well as you talk about easter bond 2020phs bond 2016 and then as we continue, it begins to become an enormity in terms of all the areas you

focus. ps bond 2016 and not only that, eser section pocp management section and in terms of it, department of engineering and closing depot. a lot of gratitude in part in terms of my part in the interpretation and the reading of the areas. thank you, very much for that comprehensive report. chief velo i appreciate your area that you talked about mutual aid. i believe upon all of us, particular low this situation in terms of wildfires in the mutual aids in northern california and california it will effect all of us and i very appreciative of our involvement in our connection to that. i also wanted to say that i'm very appreciative and i think it's a great idea that in terms of the new class that comes in that family orientation this evening, is really a great idea to engage the family members as

well because there's expectations all over the place, great sacrifices and a lot of anxiety and stress and the more the families are aware of and that inclusion helps with the department. i also wanted to remark that i think that station 49 from the get-go of the academy is a good idea to use their resources and their expertise and to build a bond and relationship in the class as well in terms of that learning as well so i just want to thank you for that as well. and i just wanted to give a congratulations as commissioner cleaveland also delivered to the newly appointed chiefs. thank you, madam president. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner nakajo.

i do understand, i have a question, you have mentioned on the slide presentation the oes6 type 6 recall. could you kindly explain that to me a little bit more? what are we talking about here? >> it's the apparatus we got from the state. >> they are trucks and so fourth so there was a recall and they had a factory recall that had to be fixed and it was not a safety issue but they had to be done so oes handles all those things and they fix everything and they're the apparatus and we just put our staff into it and respond to the fires. it's been fixed and they're out there fighting fires.

>> forgot to mention, we currently have a level 1 academy going on right now that will graduate in august 20th. my bad, i forgot about that. 18 members. they have one more week of class work and after that they'll practice ride outs so we're excited for those folks to come in because we need the step. august 20th will be on a ceremony that will be invite sod put it in your calender. >> we like ceremonies so that is a good thing. thank you. thank you, thank you. >> commission covington. >> thank you. i want to thank chief velo for

his report and thank chief nakajo for his review of everything chief velo said so, thank you. >> we rely on him commissioner covington for him to do that. i don't want staff and members of the public think that commissioners nakajo is the only one who is appreciative of these changes that are going on and also welcoming the new, the two new chiefs and i'm also impressed with the fact that the folks from 49 or starting with

everyone else. in order to have a really cohesive cohort, everybody starts at the same time and does all the work together and bonds are built for life because everybody says i'm part of this class and that class but if you are on a two-week delay, then you know you are trying to find your footing and learn everyone's name and this way everyone starts together and it also gives the folks from 49 a chance to shine. as they're going over all of the medical information and details. i think it's a great idea, thank you for putting that forward. and just a lot of good things happening here. there was that and then we talked about post tenders and now we've got, now we're going

to be host tenders because we ned them and i am sorry that i was not able to attend the emergency water supply system demonstration and i want to just definitely -- excuse me. i want to thank everyone who worked on that and i would like to suggest that when things such as this are being planned, if you could give the commissioners a hint in advance. i feel like the implementations when the press releases go out and some of us are already booked and scheduled and don't have enough time to change things so if we can we can bet an easterly year heads-up you

will have more participation. thank you for that. i just appreciate everything. >> dually noted. sometimes we have to coordinate with the other parties that attend so actually we'll do our best to make sure you have ample notice. >> and i thank commissioner covington for that because i agree. you get hooked on other things and you wish you could go to what is going on with the fire department and you can't. we will all to the extend provide us with the earliest note as possible it would be much appreciated understanding that would be possible and when you can, it's great company so you should want to so that's my

theory and anyway. any further -- commissioner covington. yes, sir. >> i'm sorry, commissioner cleaveland. >> i did have a couple of follow-up questions and i wanted to recognize assist apartment assistant chiefo'conner for thet commissioner covington missed because it was a really great event and well orchestrated and well put together although it was freezing cold. so, you would have really had to bundle up for that and you missed the opportunity to see commissioner in his full turnout coat and looked just like a regular firefighters. it was cool. so, yes, it was a great event and i want to commend the assistant chief o'conner for putting it all together. i also had a question for chief o'conner with your permission,

chief, regarding the studies that are being done on the a.w.s.s. system and i know that they were required to be done by the end of last month and if they are available for us, i know they're going to the board of supervisors, is it also possible for the commissioners to get copies of these studies? >> good evening. i believe that studies will be available. let me ask the p., c. what their policy is for the board of supervisors has public hearings but i believe i can get you -- >> president feinstein: can you speak up, please. it's hard to hear you. >> i can hardly hear you as well. >> can you hear me now? >> a little more. >> i'll see if i can get the copies released to you prior to the board of supervisors having a public hearing on that. let me double check. if so, i'll release it to the commission as soon as possible.

>> when you can do so. i think the commissioners would like to review it and i know that we're all very interested in the awss program and that is something that is critically important to the city and the west side of the city and we're all interested in the progress that we can make so appreciate that. i have a quick question for chief velo regarding the boe. we moved them from their old place to the old station 49. the 1415 evans avenue, has that been completed? is everything moved over huaweis street? >> that's not correct. the staff on b.o.e., the staff that responds to apparatus breakdowns still is at 24th street. we have warehouse and some of the logistical support staff into the 1415 evans warehouse.

our goal is to move some of the other functions down the street many of it's the both functioning facilities so we have still some at 24th street. >> but there's a program to get it all consolidated at this point? eventually, yeah. that's the reimagine of station 49 as a facility that can do minor repairs so that's a project that we'll need capital funds for that as well. >> thank you for that clarifica. what will we have the ribbon cutting. >> and i'm not going to let you speak on this, commissioner cleaveland, chief nickolson, he always over promises and so, i'm going to say, we do not know because things on a daily basis and he is just going to get everyone's hopes up and then

we're going to be asking again next month when it will happen. please, be patient. we're pushing -- >> i just didn't want commissioner covington to miss it. >> president feinstein: please, we're pushing it as hard as we can and i know chief dewitt and chief velo are on it. yeah, can't give you a date right now. >> thank you, chief. thank you, chief velo. that's all, madam president, thank you. >> president feinstein: thank you. >> and commissioner covington doesn't want to miss it so yes. >> president feinstein: i don't think any of us want to miss it, it's just a matter of whether we'll still be alive when it happens. hope springs eternal, what can i say? any further comments? i'm not seeing any hands going up on my screen. madam secretary, did we take

public comment? >> clerk: we did not but there's no one on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: ok, then. public comment is closed. and we can move on. >> clerk: item 5, commission report. report on commission activities since the last meeting on july 14th, 2021. >> president feinstein: commiss. >> i just want to report to you madam president, and the commissioners, and update in terms of the assignment i received from you in terms of the evaluation of the commission secretary. i had a meeting in terms of clarity and direction and our department's h.r. this afternoon at 11:15 and i have clear knowledge and a process and i wanted to share that basically what i've been instructed is to meet with commissioner secretary

first to start the process off and in terms of performance evaluation and then the next segment would be after we have that initial meeting and i'm going to be communicating with the commissioners, both verbally, individually as well as by e-mail for each commissioner to give a comment or some remarks in terms of the comes secretary's performance evaluation. at that particular point, then, i will gather a summary and work off the template that i've been instructed to utilize and the final is to meet with the secretary and give her the evaluation and feedback and to get a write-off. point of information, this is the same process that occurred in 2019 when commissioner cleaveland was assigned a evaluation on the commission secretary so i just wanted to share this information with you, madam president, and the fellow

commissioners with the process and you will be hearing from me very soon. thank you. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner nakajo. other updates from commissioners? anybody? i can offer this and have shared it. i have been very well served by the city attorney's office in terms of receiving guidance on how we need to proceed on things that we haven't proceeded on in a little while, mainly because of covid and distractions, not distractions but more important things. covid is more important than a lot of administrative things. and we'll be reporting back to my fellow commissioners on the things that we need to get done and seeking their help in getting them done.

so, i haven't been, heaven for bid i'd be completely silent but that won't happen. we're moving forward and i'll keep people apprised as i can. thank you for taking the lead. sorry. i'm sorry, madam secretary. >> clerk: there's no one on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: good thing for me. thank you. i forgot to do that first. public comment is closed. >> clerk: item 6, fire commission electricity of officer. due to the unexpected death of vice president tony rodriguez, there's a vacancy in the position of commission vice president. item a, nomination and elections

of commission vice president. >> president feinstein: all right. just looking, and -- [please stand by]

>> we all miss him but as we move forward it's my honor and privilege to nominate the most senior member of our commission who's been dedicated pretty much the last 25 years to this commission's departments business and to the commission is my honor to nominate stephen nakajo to vice president. >> commissioner covington, i see your finger waving. >> second. >> thank you, i had a

nomination and a second. we are ready,. >>. [roll call vote] and you accept the nomination? >> with great honor. >> you will now be vice president of the fire commission. >> i want know, commissioner nakajo, i get to go first . you are teaching me. i really want to thank you for the grace toaccept this. you've been on thiscommission longer than any of us have . you have an incredible

understanding of the department . the ins and outs and everything else that goes on and you have been ... you are just a tremendously giving person on all levels and i mean that bot personally and professionally . i want to thank you for accepting thisresponsibility . i look forward to working with you and learning from you and all good thingswill happen so thank you . yes, commissioner nakajo. >> thank you very much madame president . thankyou for those very kind words . i want to say such a deep appreciation and support in terms of our fellow commissioners, to commit

cleveland and to you commissioner covington because i know that the bottom line for all of us is concerned for this department and the city and county of san francisco. this is an emotional time as well as i'm sureall all of us to . out of respect and memory of commissioner rodriguez. we out this year president move with the commission in terms of the to the day when we will be able tohave . i just wanted to say you and to humbly accept this and i'm privileged to serve the staff in this capacity. >> thank you. yes. thank you.

>> item 7, agenda for next and future fire commission meeting . >> any suggestions? we do have some steps coming commissioner covington . >> i would like to know what has alreadybeen suggested . >> so we do have the continuation from mta to come in and finish theirdiscussion on the slow streets program . i believe president feinstein wanted to do an update on the resolution that waspassed back in 2009 . that's resolution2009 03 . and the performance evaluation of the chief of department, commission secretary and

department physician . >> where was that resolution madame secretary? >> it was a resolution passed in 2009 setting out deadlines and dates to comply with whether it's the election of officers in january there's a whole resolution that outlined timelines for what the commissionneeded to get on their agenda . it was way before my time but that was all right. >> i'm just going to interject here madame secretary. it wasn't before my time since i'm so much older than youare . but it is a resolution that was passed by the commission. it does need amendment.

i have spoken with our city attorney about it. and what needs to be updated and changed, there are things in their that don't apply anymore or fit anymore. it's just as old as it is, it's a one usetool . so we're working on coming up with a modified resolution and we will bring it of course before the commission for adopting as the commissions resolution . and it's a work in progress but we are in communication many times a week and i'm sure our new city attorney just really would respond to me by this point because he communicates sofrequently .

but that is going to be dated so we needto do that . and other than that, we can just moveforward on the other items . to try to get some things up-to-date here. we need to get some things up-to-date and i look forward. i'll shareeverything . i'll tell everybody and you know, a group decision will be made. >> thank you for that clarification. >> on the word madamesecretary, any public comment ? >> there is nobodyon public comment .>> that public comments will be closed .

>> does anybodyhave any further suggestions ? for future commission meetings? >> commissioner, was that you? >> yes madamepresident and thank you . i'm wondering at some point should the commission ever review the strategic plan for the department and at what point would the department be ready to give us anupdate on the strategic plan ? >> i only know that normally strategic plans have dates to them from implementation. >> i think the strategic plan that was put together is probably four years ago. i'm going to guess. >> i have it here right now and

it was ... 17. 2017 through 2021. >> right so it's getting time to probably have an update on it. that will really be at the discretion of the team. that's all i wanted to add adam secretary. >> i appreciate that. geez, do youhave a comment on that ? >> thank youcommissioner cleveland . we haven't started, we started on it a while back with some different work groups for different parts ofit . and then we got distracted with budget and we are heading back to it and we are hoping to have a draft at the end of the year is that right for the commission?

>> and of the year we will have the draft, we are working on i . >> so it needs to be for 2022 moving forward. >> sounds good. >> that soundsgood to meet you, thank you . >> we also have to schedule a closed session that we postponed so we need to putthat on the black back burner as well . >> is a disciplinary matter. >> that is correct. >> right now we will remain on theback burner . >> don't forgetabout it . >> even i didn't forget, madame secretary but right now i'm not going to schedule that so we will. anything further? everybody's very quiet tonight. okay.

>> item 8,adjournment . >> so moved, madame president. >> from commissioner cleveland, no, commissioner covington. i take the motionfrom commissioner cleaveland and i take you as a second . >> president feinstein, i go to adjourn. >> vice president nakajo. >> i vote to adjourn. >> this meetingis adjourned at 6:12 . >> thankyou . >> take care, be well>> thank you commissioner .

>> he is a real leader that listens and knows how to bring people together. brought this department together like never before. i am so excited to be swearing in the next chief of the san

francisco fire department, ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome, jeanine nicholson. (applause). >> i grew up total tomboy, athlete. i loved a good crisis, a good challenge. i grew up across the street from the fire station. my dad used to take me there to vote. i never saw any female firefighters because there weren't any in the 1970s. i didn't know i could be a fire fighter. when i moved to san francisco in 1990, some things opened up. i saw women doing things they hadn't been doing when i was

growing up. one thing was firefighting. a woman recruited me at the gay-pride parade in 1991. it was a perfect fit. i liked using my brain, body, working as a team, figuring things out, troubleshooting and coming up with different ways to solve a problem. in terms of coming in after another female chief, i don't think anybody says that about men. you are coming in after another man, chief, what is that like. i understand why it is asked. it is unusual to have a woman in this position. i think san francisco is a trailblazer in that way in terms of showing the world what can happen and what other people who may not look like what you think the fire chief should look like how they can be successful. be asked me about being the

first lbgq i have an understands because there are little queer kids that see me. i worked my way up. i came in january of 1994. i built relationships over the years, and i spent 24 years in the field, as we call it. working out of firehouses. the fire department is a family. we live together, eat together, sleep in the same dorm together, go to crazy calls together, dangerous calls and we have to look out for one another. when i was burned in a fire years ago and i felt responsible, i felt awful. i didn't want to talk to any of my civilian friends. they couldn't understand what i was going through. the firefighters knew, they understood. they had been there. it is a different relationship. we have to rely on one another.

in terms of me being the chief of the department, i am really trying to maintain an open relationship with all of our members in the field so myself and my deputy chiefs, one of the priorities i had was for each of us to go around to different fire stations to make sure we hit all within the first three or four months to start a conversation. that hasn't been there for a while. part of the reason that i am getting along well with the field now is because i was there. i worked there. people know me and because i know what we need. i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has

infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't

have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and helmet. the dirtier you were the harder you worked. that is a cancer causeser. it -- casser. it is not -- cancer causer. there islassic everywhere. we had to reduce our exposure. we washed our gear more often, we didn't take gear where we were eating or sleeping. we started decontaminating ourselves at the fire scene after the fire was out. going back to the fire station and then taking a shower. i have taught, worked on the

decontamination policy to be sure that gets through. it is not if or when. it is who is the next person. it is like a cancer sniper out there. who is going to get it next. one of the things i love about the fire department. it is always a team effort. you are my family. i love the city and department and i love being of service. i vow to work hard -- to work hard to carry out the vision of the san francisco fire department and to move us forward in a positive way. if i were to give a little advice to women and queer kids, find people to support you. keep putting one foot in front

of the other and keep trying. you never know what door is going to open next. you really don't. [cheers and

>> i went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. i am familiar with what people are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. ♪ ♪ i am a community ambassador.

we work a lot with homeless, visitors, a lot of people in the area. >> what i like doing is posting up at hotspots to let people see visibility. they ask you questions, ask you directions, they might have a question about what services are available. checking in, you guys. >> wellness check. we walk by to see any individual, you know may be sitting on the sidewalk, we make sure they are okay, alive.

you never know. somebody might walk by and they are laying there for hours. you never know if they are alive. we let them know we are in the area and we are here to promote safety, and if they have somebody that is, you know, hanging around that they don't want to call the police on, they don't have to call the police. they can call us. we can direct them to the services they might need. >> we do the three one one to keep the city neighborhoods clean. there are people dumping, waste on the ground and needles on the ground. it is unsafe for children and adults to commute through the streets. when we see them we take a picture dispatch to 311. they give us a tracking number and they come later on to pick it up. we take pride. when we come back later in the day and we see the loose trash

or debris is picked up it makes you feel good about what you are doing. >> it makes you feel did about escorting kids and having them feel safe walking to the play area and back. the stuff we do as ambassadors makes us feel proud to help keep the city clean, helping the residents. >> you can see the community ambassadors. i used to be on the streets. i didn't think i could become a community ambassador. it was too far out there for me to grab, you know. doing this job makes me feel good. because i came from where a lot of them are, homeless and on the street, i feel like i can give them hope because i was once there. i am not afraid to tell them i used to be here.

i used to be like this, you know. i have compassion for people that are on the streets like the homeless and people that are caught up with their addiction because now, i feel like i can give them hope. it reminds you every day of where i used to be and where i >> (clapping.) >> in san francisco the medical examiner performs the function of investigating medical and legal that occurs with the city and county of san francisco from a variety of circumstances

in san francisco there is approximately 5 thousand deaths annually i'm christopher director for the chief mr. chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman facility i've charles program manager public works should a earthquake of a major are proportion occurs we'll not continue to perform the services or otherwise inhabit the building before the earthquake. >> we're in a facility that was designs for a department that functions and in the mid 60s and friends scientific has significantly changed we've had significant problems with storage capacity for evidence items of property and

also personal protective if you're doing a job on a daily basis current little storage for prirjs are frirnlsz we're in an aging facility the total project cost forever ever commercial is $65 million the funding was brought by a vote of go bond approved by the voters and the locations is in the neighborhood the awarded contract in 2013 and the i'm the executive director we broke ground in november 2015 and that started with the demolition of existing facility we moved into the foundation and january so pile foundation and then with second construction of the new facility. >> one of the ways that we keep our project on time on

budget and we're having quality to have regular meeting and the variety of meetings with construction process meeting as well as cost of control meeting and i'm a project manager for public works the office of chief commercial we want walk the project site when we sign up and also with a contractor insinuates for a change over we need to verify what or what was instead of. >> the building is 42 feet tall so it is two stories and 46 thousand square feet roughly we're that's a great question to be on time and budget have the roof complete a the exterior moving with the site work. >> and as you can see we've got a lot of the interior finishes installed. >> in an effort of an differentiate the facility that

designed to work for 72 hours. >> not taking into account there was a lot of structural updates made into this building not seen in other construction throughout san francisco or other barriers we have friday morning examiners from 8 to one public comment monday to friday because of air circulation we literally have to shut the doors and so the autopsy is done without staffing being able to come and go or exit the space and literally lock down the autopsy in the new facility we have bio build one door opens and closed behind you you can gown up and go through a second seizures of doors that has its own independent air supply and

now in the exterior opt space having that middle space have greater flexibility of staff as they move in and out of the area. >> in the current facility investigative unit has small tiny, tiny place in the area of the new facility is almost doubled in all divisions from the current facility and the new facility. >> the planning we have here gives them the opportunity to have the pool needs to complete theirs jobs in a much more streamlined fashion. >> we're looking forward to have secured parking to minimize the egress of you know visiting and the members of the public but really to minimize the investigators remaining remains from our advancing and so the

facility. >> we have a new visitors area we're building that is a little bit more friendly to families. >> one thing you may notice in the room no windows there is no natural light not good for most autopsy but in the new facility at new hall we made that an objective they want to insure we were able to look up in the middle of exam and see the sky and see natural lights. >> that's one of the things the architect did to draw in as much light as possible. >> we have staff here onsite we insure the design of the new design enables the investigators and other investigators skiefksz to consider to house on site this meant we needed to design

and plan for locker room facilities and shower rooms the ability to sleep. >> third of the construction going into the building has been by contributions of small businesses. >> part of the project is also inclusive to the sidewalk have all new sidewalks and new curve cuts and landscaping around the building we'll have a syrup in front of the building and rain guardian. >> the medical examiner's office has been a several if in their contributions of the understanding the exception and needs. >> it's a building that the chief medical examiner has been looking forward to quite a few of the. >> it is extremely valuable contribution to the, neighborhood address san francisco as a whole. >> the building will allow is to have greater very much and serve the city and county of san francisco and the neighboring

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>> my family's starts in mexico in a small town. my parents are from a very, very small town. so small, that my dad's brother is married to one of my mom's sisters. it's that small. a lot of folks from that town are here in the city. like most immigrant families, my parents wanted a better life for us. my dad came out here first. i think i was almost two-years-old when he sent for us. my mom and myself came out here. we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at

night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san francisco, there's a line. here you don't see a line.

even though you see someone that's different from you, they're equal. you've always seen that. a rainbow of colors, a ryan bow of personalities. when you think about it you are supposed to be protecting the kids. they have dreams. they have aspirations. they have goals. and you are take that away from them. right now, the price is a hard fight. they're determined. i mean, these kids, you have to applaud them. their heart is in the right place. there's hope. i mean, out here with the things changing everyday, you just hope the next administration makes a change that makes things right. right now there's a lot of changes on a lot of different levels. the only thing you hope for is for the future of these young kids and young folks that are getting into politics to make the right move and for the folks who can't speak. >> dy mind motion. >> even though we have a lot of fighters, there's a lot of voice

less folks and their voiceless because they're scared. >> : hello everybody. welcome to union square. well, it's been a long road, hasn't it? it's been a long 15 months. i just want to start -- hi, everybody. i'm san francisco mayor london breene. i want to start by recognizing the people of san francisco. i know the steps we had to take

to address this global pandemic in this city. and the success of the steps that we've had to take had everything to do with all of you listening to our health directives, looking out for one another, supporting and uplifting one another. if you look at what's happened in other parts of the world and what happened in san francisco. this is one of the densest cities in the country, we have one of the lowest death rates in the country. good luck, ma'am. good luck. thank you. as i said, san francisco fortunately has had one of the lowest death rates in the

country. that has everything to do with all the work you have done to keep everyone safe. i want to say thank you to san francisco. thank you for all your hard work because it was a very challenging time and now that light that we keep talking about is finally here. i know you can't please everybody, that's okay. today, why are we here. as someone who grew up in san francisco. you hear me talk a lot about my grandmother. you hear me talk about living in public housing and my own experiences. when i think about some of the things my grandmother did and values she instilled in me, cleaning up in front of where we live. i would do it kicking and screaming, we would wash the stairs. in my mind, i'm like why are we

cleaning up for everybody else. she said this is your community, this is is your home. i don't care what people say about the projects, we're going to take care of our community. it's important that we make sure that we take care of this community so we can make sure that folks who care about it live here. i think about san francisco in the same way. it's not just about what i'm doing. it's not just about what the department of public works is doing. what are we collectively doing? what are we collectively doing to make sure that we take care of our city. a lot of what my grandmother taught me, i didn't understand the importance of it but it rubbed off on me what i got older. when i was the director of the arts and culture complex, we

kept it spotless. what i notice about the kids who go there, when they drop something on the ground by accident, they immediately pick it up. it's the values that were instilled in them. it's what i want to exist across this entire city. it can't just be about one city agency or one non-profit agency taking care of and cleaning up some of the challenges that exist here. it requires all of us to do our part. when we see some trash on the corner, we should call 311 immediately. we should never feel it's okay to dump trash on the corners of the most beautiful city in the country. we should feel bad about throwing trash out side our cars

or out on our streetses. we should feel bad about dirtying and messing up this beautiful city. we're a major city, we have challenges like any other major city. we know people struggle. we know we're making investments to address those challenges. that is no excuse for letting our city fall apart. why are we here today? san francisco is shining right now. we're a beckon of hope. when you think about it, we're a beckon of hope. people come here from all over the world, sometimes seeking refuge or a new opportunity. folks like myself were born and raised here, i want to be a part of the success of this city. when i think about san francisco

and shining. i don't care if it's foggy, i love our foggy weather. it's still shining. the hearts and minds and souls of the people of this city are shining. today is about reminding us how much we love this city and have to fight for this city. how we as a collective have to make sure that the work we do today demonstrates that we care about this city enough to ensure that it continue it shine on. so what does that mean? shine on san francisco. what does that mean? it means we are focusing on the things that aren't necessarily the most popular thing it talk about, like new trash cans that are easier for the public to

use. making sure they are strategically placed for people to throw things away. we know it's not exciting to talk about the 311 system so it's easier to use for the public. all of our non-profit agency that's do incredible work providing support for additional power washing sometimes is not really exciting but it is. that work that all of these people behind me, that work that they do to keep san francisco green and clean is so critical to making sure this city continues to shine. we are here today to announce what i think is an incredible initiative. an initiative that we're hoping will catch on. yes, we have beautiful trees and other things that we're going to

plant all over the city but we're announcing a campaign called shine on sf. as you can see from some of the buttons people are wearing is really about reminding us how important san francisco is to us. we have to take responsibility for this city. we have to work harder to keep it it the green an clean and beautiful city we all know an love. we're going to be making some unprecedented investments. trees, garbage cans, making things easier to get things cleaned up in their communities. we have a lot of work to do in san francisco. this is a critical part of our recovery, our economic recovery.

not just people who visit and shop here an visit from all over the world but the people who live here. people who want to walk down the streets and feel they are safe and clean. how do we make san francisco better? we have to work hard for it. we have to fight for t. that's . that's what we're here to do today. fight for the future of san francisco. let me just go over a few of the initiatives. one point eight million dollars to make this shine on sf program permanent. power washing and mobile teams, office of economic and work force development, that's in addition to the power washing of streets and sidewalks that we already do. activation in our public spaces. randomly some performers and

singers are going to start performing. it's going to be really fun. a total of ninety six point two million in the budget for cleaning and beautifying for our communities. ninety six point two million dollars. it's not just the work of the city. i want to take this opportunity to thank some people who decided that they wanted to support this city and came up with a concept of shine on sf. they worked with a number of folks, a number of community stake holders because they wanted to do something to give back to the city. howard, are you here today. thank you. thank you so much for your vision an work and support in

making this a realality. thank you to jennifer kiss for the consultant work you did and the advocacy. because of their vision an leadership, this shine on sf commitment is a reality that i'm committed to supporting in our upcoming budgets and partnering with our private and public sectors to make sure we are consistent in the work that we need to do to take care of our city. i also want to thank so many of our department heads including our assessor recorder, our city administrator, our department of the environment director, three 11 director, director of department of public works, and director of the office of

economic work force development. incredible leaders, it does take a village. they will be working hand in hand collectively and working withing the ambassadors who are always out here taking care of the community and your department of public works team. so many folks in the district and the union square community business district, so many people. it does take a village. when you see these folks working everyday, just say thank you. thank you. because they are out here working hard. they are showing up when others are not. we appreciate them. what we want to happen is when people come to san francisco or people come from other parts of the sety to union square or any other incredible spaces to enjoy live music or shop at our great

department stores or have a live experience at a restaurant, we want it make sure they walk away with a smile on their face. that's what shine on san francisco is all about. reminding us we have to fight like heck to keep it a way to make sure all of us continue to love it and be proud of t. thank it.thank you for being here tod. with that, i want to bring back our partner in this effort. bring up a person who has been traveling all over to get people excited about returning to san francisco. to visit from all over the world to come back to san francisco from a number of the conventions and all the great things that are happening. the head of the sf travel association for san francisco

joe. >> : thank you mayor. thank you for your leadership during the pandemic and our recovery which is essential. thank you for your budget initiatives. it's going to make sure san recovers quickly. we cannot do it alone. it has to be given by all of us. private sectors, associations, individuals. all of us have to be a part of it. why is it so important now? travel is the backbone of san francisco's economy. $10 billion in that economy. the telling the story of san francisco. travel and tourism is not just about visitors. it's about the people who work in san francisco and the

industry to support the city that we love. the employees who count on san francisco to feed their families. those that inspire us to help the the city shine. we want to be part of the solution to make this city shine that we love so much. with all of us coming together with the public and private sector. we are inspiring action and change. we appreciate the investment that the mayor is making. encouraging travel and tourism to come back and get the city back on its feet. encouraging return to conventions. it's all about making people welcome in san francisco. we're committed to make shine on sf successful in san francisco. come together to care for our city to make san francisco the best and brightest destination

for economic recovery. i'm tired of this narrative of people jealous of san francisco who tell terrible stories. it's time for us to take over this narrative and take charge back. look how beautiful and diverse this city is. it's the city we love. shine on san francisco. i'm pleased to be a part of this initiative. now i'd like to invite one of our partners. the executive director of the tender loin community business district to come up and say a few words. >> : thank you. i'm the executive director of the community district. i'm proud to be a part of shine on sf. we deal with some of the city's toughest issues. we support an incredible

neighborhood. immigrants, families, long time san franciscans who found a safe haven from rising housing costs. our cleaning team out there everyday sweeping up the streets. it's a lot of need in the neighborhood. people are struggling on our sidewalks, more so during the pandemic. we see it everyday. we see other neighborhoods getting more attention. that's why shine on sf matters. it brings people together. my organization with city organizations it brings many of us together from all other the city to work together towards a

common goal to make this city, our city the most beautiful city in the world. we know how hard that work is going to be. it takes coalitions. large coalitions working together, that works. people working together towards a common goal, that's what is going to deliver change to the city. a group of us came together with a vision for community safety. we were worried about our neighborhoods and had an idea about how to deliver community safety. we presented that idea to the mayor. i have to say, mayor, thank you. she stepped up and took our request and made it happen. right now we have more officers walking the beach, more practitioners and more on the way engaging with people to build community safety. we have a presence and

commitment from the city to work with us. that's what a coalition can do. in partnership with sf, 15 other community benefits in the city, we'll integrate our operations in 311. it's one of the most exciting things to happen in this district in the last three years. the city administrator to say what will happen if we can integrate all of these teams in addition to public works who are out there everyday cleaning up the sidewalks. we can close that request with a photograph to go back to the person who submitted the request. it's going to be a revolution. in addition to that 311 integration, that exciting element, we're excited about the

trash can receptacle and the vision that the mayor brought to think about a comprehensive system to the trash cans in the tender loin. the funding from those two sources at every intersection. there's a pilot. we think it's important for a major city with a lot of commercial traffic to have a place for people to throw their litter so it doesn't end up on the sidewalk. that's something shine on as brought as well. the coalition an the stake holders working together. we need a boost. it's been a hard year for the city, nation. it's not always going to be easy. there's going to be hard days. we're san francisco. we care about our city. that's how we do it in the tender loin. that's how it will bring us

together in each and every neighborhood in the city. now i'm supposed to introduce vince. a hero who emerged with a new model for thinking about cleaning the city. >> : i'm humbled and honored to be here as part of shine on. i've only recently done what many of these people's life's work has been to take care of this city. i learned how to become an adult here. i met my wife here. i'm raising two girls here in the city who go to sfusd. in pandemic life trying to figure out thing it do outdoors. let's pick up right in front of our streets. it turned into streets getting

cleaner. let's clean up the rest of our block. maybe other people could do the same thing. i started to notice a few things. there were a lot of people already doing this and going out on their own and organizing maybe hood clean ups. a lot of city services and non-profits dedicated to keeping the city clean. it's so easy. how hard is it to pick this up? how much does it cost? i promise at least for myself to keep refusing refuse. it's a small and simple thing we can all do. it doesn't take much. just get up off your couch and come out. it's not that giant sweep that's going to keep the city clean, the tiny pick everyday. the trash is relentless but we

are more relentless. it doesn't matter where you live, everyone deserves a clean street. people are coming out of their houses and we're creating opportunities to join us and making it really easy and fractionless to come out. i think more people are going to feel empowered like i have. that's my hope. i'm really hopeful for this city. i really love it here, of course. i invite you to come clean with me. go to my website. shamelessplug. a lot of people doing a little bit that's going to make a big difference. if you have been here or just moved here, can you do something. we have these golden tree that's are fantastic, so beautiful. thank you so much for creating them. genius idea. it asks, what makes san francisco shine?

for me, we are leaders. we are leaders in environmental justice, stewardship, activism. we're leaders in lgbtq plus rights and we're fighting for that. we're a place where a young girl of color from the projects can can grow up to be our leader. i love mayor breene. i hope everyone comes out because the next question should not be -- there's so many reasons to love san francisco. the next question is how do you love san francisco. what do you do each day to show and demonstrate that you love san francisco. we can be that light that shows the rest of the world how it's done. we're going to get it done here. i hope to see you out there

cleaning the streets with me. >> : hello, everybody. i represent the artists of our city. thank you so much. i work with an organization called san francisco, we're a street team of sellers in the area. we advocate for each other to raise our voices up. we help make the city more fun. we're so excited to be involved in the shine on sf project. we helped to create build intrigue not alone. we helped to create the art as part of the tree. on behalf of all of the shine on partners, i see them all today. jennifer, and howard and

phillip. i want to mention everybody. they are going to start the music here soon. the san francisco parks -- we couldn't do this tree without them. i hope you will join us today and tell us what you think makes san francisco shine. everybody has something that you love about the city. the park alliance they coordinated all the volunteers and the site hosts. they are active activating these trees over the summer. check it out. these trees are creating a conversation in the city. i was out at the skate and place which is one of our site hosts. it brought me to tears to hear the conversations about all the things people love about san francisco. it made all of the work feel really good. now, i would like to invite the

mayor, an members of all the shine on sf leadership committee to gather at the golden tree and we're going to fill out a card. thank you all. >> : thank you all for being here. let's remember to keep san francisco green and clean and also with covid, we weren't able to do our monthly clean ups in neighborhoods. department of public works will be resuming those most likely in august. we invite you to come out and help us clean up the streets. in fact, i'm going to be at the next couple of clean up initiatives and randomly picking people who show up to clean with me so we can hang out and talk while we clean up and green up. let's show them what we're made

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