. >> clerk: in-person and remote meetings via video and teleconferencing. this meeting is being held by webex pursuant to the governor's executive order and mayoral declaration. to join the meetings, access the agenda on the s.f. fire commission website. you may also watch live on www.sfgovtv.org. to participate by phone, dial 415-655-0001 and use access code 2498-063-8549.

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public comment line. item 1, roll call. [roll call] >> clerk: president feinstein will now read the land acknowledgement. >> president feinstein: thank you, madam secretary. the san francisco fire commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten

their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as for all people to reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and members of the ramaytush ohlone community and by acknowledging their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> clerk: item 2, resolution 2022-06, discussion and possible action to adopt resolution making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings under california government code section 54953-e. >> president feinstein: all right. if there's any public comment?

>> clerk: madam president, there's no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right. seeing no public comment, public comment is closed. is there a motion for this item? >> commissioner covington: yes, madam president. i'd like to make a motion. . >> commissioner nakajo: second. >> clerk: i'd 3, general public comment. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission's jurisdiction that does not pear 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 a 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. >> president feinstein: do we have anybody on the line for public comment? >> clerk: we have no public comment. >> president feinstein: okay. then public comment shall be closed. >> clerk: item 4, approval of the minutes. discussion and possible action to approve the meeting minutes from the special meeting on february 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: okay. public comment is closed. any comments or questions on behalf of the commissioners? i'm not seeing anybody. all right. is there a motion to adopt the special meeting minutes from

february 22. >> commissioner morgan: motion to adopt. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner morgan, and i'll go ahead and second the motion. >> clerk: all right. i'll go ahead and take a roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion is unanimous, and approval of the minutes from the regular meeting on march 9, 2022. >> president feinstein: and do we have any public comment on that, madam secretary? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right, then, i'm going to move those minutes be adopted. do i have a second. >> commissioner morgan: i second that. >> clerk: thank you, commissioner morgan. i'll move that.

>> clerk: roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes unanimously. item 5, chief of department's report. report from chief of department, jeanine nicholson. report from chief of department, jeanine nicholson. report on current issues, activities, and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on march 9, 2022, including budget, academies, special events, communications, and outreach to other government agencies, and the spubl. report from administration, deputy chief tom o'connor. report on the administrative divisions, fleet, and facility status and updates, finance, support services, and homeland

security. >> thank you. i want to wish everyone a happy women's history month. i have attended several events since our last meeting. mayor breed's state of the city address, grand opening for station 35, women's history month city leaders photograph in the rotunda here in city hall, and i also participated in a special video with the warriors, a piece on women's empowerment. we also worked in collaboration with sfgovtv, whom we love. they are facilitating this for us, but we worked in collaboration with them to shoot three snapshot videos showcasing three of our amazing women leaders in the department: assistant deputy

chief sandy tong, and assistant deputy chief april sloane, and that's just the beginning of our relationship with sfgovtv. as you know, commissioners, we do provide a lot of services in the department and want the public to know about the fire department. i also think it's important to show women in leading positions, so i look forward to us doing more with sfgovtv in the coming months. i can see commissioner covington is smiling back there, so that's good news.

at the end, we interview some of them to participate in our 9910 program, which is basically, they get to ride along on an ambulance to get their 500 hours on an ambulance. so i met with ten candidates last week, and i offered all ten of them an internship with

the department, so it's super exciting. we have three of our city e.m.t. graduates either in an academy or -- actually four coming into an academy, actually h-2 and h-3, so the pipeline is opened, and it's starting to start. this week was busy in terms of legislation. on monday, our assembly fill sponsored by assembly member

phil ting was heard and passed through the legislation committee. this is the legislation necessary to purchase the port piece of property for our future training center. we got the votes needed to pass. it was 11-0, and that piece of legislation now moves to the appropriations committee before it moves on, so we're very excited and will keep you updated as this continues. yesterday, the supplement passed for over $14 million. this addresses our budget overruns due to covid and stachg. and then, last week, i went on

a ride along with our community paramedics's division street wellness team and saw the wonderful work that they're doing out there to get the community outreach. and last week, we pinned some paramedics who were promoted, and e.m.s. running classes through. so that completes my report at this time, and i am happy to take questions. >> president feinstein: thank you. thank you, chief. do we have any public comment

on the chief's report, madam secretary? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right. public comment will be closed. let me turn to my fellow commissioners. let's start, commissioner morgan. any questions or comments for the chief? >> commissioner morgan: well, i definitely want to know about the warriors. was that at the game? >> it will definitely be on the big screen in a game at the end of the month. >> commissioner morgan: okay. great. >> and they also did a woman from the warrior's front office, and they were trying to get sheila e., but i don't know if they did or not. >> oh, yeah, she's a local woman of success.

you guys have got a lot in common there. >> president feinstein: excellent. >> commissioner morgan: yeah, that's all i have there. >> president feinstein: you didn't ask when they would be drafting women. >> they need some. they're 0-3 now. they need some help. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner morgan. let me go to commissioner covington. do you have any questions or comments? >> commissioner covington: thank you, madam president. i always have questions. >> president feinstein: okay. go for it. >> commissioner covington: i really want to thank everyone -- oh, sorry. okay. i want to really take a moment to appreciate everyone who worked on the station 35

project. i know that it was very, very challenging, and it was wonderful to celebrate the opening of the facility, and everyone was so jubilant, like, yes, it's finally opening. we can cut the ribbon and go on with this business, and it's absolutely gorgeous. this is one of two floating stations in the entire world. the other one being in japan is just fabulous, so there's no worry about sea level rise for that particular station, so it's a really, really good

beginning, and i know it took a lot of work to get things going, and i saw the mayor and the chief of department there, as well. i also have kudos for the ten young members that are now going through the process of completing their 500 hours and being on the path of success in their lives in terms of choosing an occupation and going full bore on getting that done, and i know they're very proud of themselves and their family members are, and kudos to them and the chief for selecting them. $14 million to cover our

overages is not a a drop in the bucket. this is so different in past years where we the -- try to get the supervisors to give us what crumbs were left on the table. these are flush times, and it seems that the money was good spent, and these are all good things. shoutout to assemblyman ting because the new training facility is very badly needed, and it's going to take a while to get it going, and those are all of my comments. >> president feinstein: thank you, madam vice president, and

i'll turn now to commissioner nakajo. >> commissioner nakajo: i'll thank commissioner covington because she covered some of my questions. i want to congratulate the 9910 program. i know the origin of that program, as well, from the

grass root level. i think to offer them a mentorship program to a job is just wonderful, and i also wanted to acknowledge the $14 million, which is so important, and assembly man ting, tied into you are on futuristic hl training facility, we were well represented, and the former chief of police, bob denmans, was also there.

thank you very much, madam president. >> president feinstein: thank you, vice president nakajo. all right. i think we are ready to move onto chief o'connor. [indiscernible]. >> clerk: sfgovtv, can you pull up his powerpoint? hello? >> there we go. all right. we'll begin with homeland

security, with our assistant deputy chief, erica articeros brown. she planned the chinese new year parade.

>> the sound is on full, but we're not getting any sound. okay. [♪♪♪] >> part of our rich tradition in the san francisco fire department are our wooden ladders. although the 50-foot ladder can be intimidating, the combination of strength and technique can get it done. we have many wooden buildings right next to each other, we

have a lot of cars and trees. that being said, the 50-foot ladder is very unique. no matter position you hold in the san francisco fire department, you have to be ready to raise the 50-foot ladder. the 50-foot ladder can be a challenge because it weighs 350 pound, but when everybody did their part, it goes up easily. if you have the strength and the will power, you can be a part of this team.

[indiscernible]. >> all right. and also, part of this month, we had julie desjarlais speak to kids at [indiscernible] park. in the next slide, we can also see lieutenant hasheem anderson at john o'connor high school. you can see the firefighters reach out to local students, trying to get them interested in a pathway to fire

department. our health, safety, and wellness with acting batallion chief rebecca parsons, as well, attended some activities, we had our grant writer, shiloh, looking for needs for presentations with our members, and we had our critical incident response team class meeting.

our investigative services bureau maintained its normal workload that covid had stopped. we had 67 members randomly tested for drug testing. we also continue to monitor our members' driver's licenses and tracking software to make sure that everyone's up to date, and primarily, lars was assisting human resources for hosting possible candidates. we had 153 new service requests for the month of february, with 98 orders completed. we had 21 service calls to replace plumbing or minor service issue. we had a water heater replaced for item 19. we required estimates from d.p.w. for a new boiler for fire station 17, an electrical

panel up-dade for station 26, a new roof for the b.o.e. headquarters, a new roof for station 26, a partial roof for station 43, replacement of dorm or several windows for fire station 19, and sealing the exterior and interior bricks of fire station 43. as discussed earlier, we had the monumental event of cutting the ribbon for fire station 35 after those delays. the rotary club donated socks to our community paramedicine program to handout to the

needy. we had a great event with the san francisco rotary club which celebrated san francisco firefighters day, and that is my report for february 2022. >> president feinstein: great. thank you. let's start again. any public comment? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right. so public comment is closed, and i will turn back to commissioner morgan. my apologies.

on the work-related injuries, we had a -- that's on page 25. what's usually the culprit behind these injuries or do you have any ideas how we can minimize these injuries? >> well, you can see that a high number of these were back injuries, so it could be the high number of calls or taking patients down stairs, and you can see the next is knees, and

the next highest are fingers and shoulder. >> commissioner morgan: back on page 8, it says eye, and then, it gives several numbers is that still eye? >> oh, i see what you're saying. that, do not know. i'd have to look at that. that might be a typo. >> commissioner morgan: yeah, because it jumped from 2 to 27. >> i think it's a typo. >> commissioner morgan: okay. that explains that, or maybe it just generalizes that.

>> i'll double-check that and get back to you. apologies. >> commissioner morgan: on the roof and hvac unit, page 33, i'm sorry. [indiscernible]. >> commissioner morgan: sorry. commissioner covington.

how long will this project -- well, it probably already states it -- well, let me see. >> the equipment's removed and we're halfway through the project. >> good evening, commissioners, chief. the answer to the question, we're halfway through station 14. they actually took all the equipment a couple of weeks ago. the roofers went in, did some work, provided their curbs, and all the new equipment was craned up to the roof earlier today, and i'm actually waiting

for some calls from the steam fitters to hear how that went. we should probably be done with that one mid-april or so, and everything's going well there. >> commissioner morgan: that sounds like it's going well there. it's very interesting. where is station 48? >> it's in the richmond district. >> commissioner morgan: all right. that's all i've got right now. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> president feinstein: thank you. thank you, commissioner morgan, and let's move onto commissioner covington, please, if you have questions or comments, please. >> commissioner covington: thank you, madam president, and thank you for your report. it was very succinct, and lots of good things going on. and i enjoyed seeing the video.

i've seen it earlier today, and looking at it for the second time, it was just as impactful as it was the first time around. it's very good to see that, and i also wanted to say that we have another video that you might want to tell us a little bit about commemorating women's history month. >> i don't have that cued up, but if sandy has it in her pocket, perhaps she can. >> clerk: i e-mailed it to the -- >> i e-mailed it to the commission today so you should

have it. >> commissioner covington: that's wonderful. it's wonderful to see all of the members of the department inspiring young people, and even people in their 30s and 40s to look seriously at the possibility of being of service as a firefighter or paramedic, so thank you for that. and it was also very good to see you at the -- at the commemor jags. earl gauge installation of art, and i -- i know that people feel that firefighters are active in the community, but i

don't think we realize all the work they do. do you want to tell us more about that? >> yes. sherman tillman spoke about the significance of earl gage, and he was a firefighter for many years. it kind of struck us as somebody who should be recognized by the community, and in his final years in the

b.f.a., he dedicated that street to earl gage, and i believe a lot of work was done by nigel [indiscernible], was that your brother? >> commissioner covington: yes, chief [indiscernible]. >> would you like to speak about that a little bit? >> commissioner covington: yes, for his class, he put together a medallion for the commissioners that were on the commission at that time, and we still have them. good afternoon, chief. >> good afternoon, president covington. i just want to say thank you very much for acknowledging my brother. obviously, he has two loves in his life. first is the fire department and second is the arrested work, so first, he was commissioned to do the earl

gage mural, and so he did the rough draft and then he got injured. he was humbled to be able to be a part of that. it's local folks making good in the community, and we're just honored and delighted to be here, so thank you. >> commissioner covington: thank you. all right. i think that's all i have for the moment. thank you. >> president feinstein: all right. thank you, commissioner covington. turning to our vice president? >> commissioner nakajo: thank you very much, madam president. chief o'connor, i want to thank you so much. you used the term comprehensive report because that's very much what it was today, the usual process, but i wanted to express that myself, i appreciate the execution and the selection and the slides,

the order that you presented it, and also, i pressure the photos because someone that's a commissioner who doesn't have the students, i guess we do on occasions and dates and times. the photos really bring a closeness to myself and the colleagues on the commission. i just wanted to ask one question to support services, if chief serrano could approach. part of the persons that we're hiring, h-2 and h-3, i know

that you're planning on where all of those members are housed. my question to the chief is, i know where we're at with new station 49, i call it, but i kind of wanted to get an update for the commission on the status of old station 49. >> old station 49 was vacated by the ambulance service. the b.o.e. started to incorporate some of its strategic relief apparatus at 1450 evans. we call it evans street. community paramedicine will be

dispatched and housed at old station 49, evans street. they'll be occupying the second floor offices and obviously part of the yard where the apparatus is located. at this time, we're undergoing some work, including hvac. we're under way on that, and we

should have the majority of that completed by the middle of april, and that's pretty much what we're doing at evans street at the moment. >> commissioner nakajo: chief, did i hear you say the department will remain at the old 49 station or evans street? >> that's correct. >> commissioner nakajo: is there some upgrades that are budgeted or some resources in terms of physical to get that up to the standards that you're talking about by april 15? >> i think i'll let chief nicholson address that. >> thank you, vice president nakajo. in terms of resources for the upgrades for community paramedicine, we've been able

to tap into some of the prop c money, which is all about the health and wellness of people in the city because our community paramedicine has a direct nexus to that, so we are not bearing any of this renovation cost. >> commissioner nakajo: yeah, chief, one more question. in terms of getting an update on evans street, in terms of new station 49, are we at capacity at that new facility? >> i believe we are. go ahead. >> that is correct, commissioner. we're at capacity at station 49. we've had an infusion of staff to meet our increasing demand for medical calls in san francisco, and we are at capacity or pretty close to it.

>> commissioner nakajo: okay. thank you. i don't have much because your report was comprehensive for the rest of the report, but i did want to comment on the public information officer, lieutenant baxter, on page 50. he put quite a bit of information here what his duties are, [indiscernible]. >> they give him a report back at the end of the month that give him the number of how many people that have viewed his videos that he's put up. >> commissioner nakajo: wow.

800 million nationally? >> 800 million, probably internationally. thank you very much. >> president feinstein: thank you, vice president. i had just a couple of random questions and commented here, and they're not in any particular order, which is, i guess, why they're random. if i might ask, please, how is the department doing in terms of getting its members boosted with their third vaccine? >> we're doing quite well, and we're making sure that the remainder who haven't gotten boosted down to 250 or less, and i think it might be because

they haven't reported yet. >> president feinstein: that's really good. whatever's doing that deserves a commendation. it's the second comment that i wants just to make, and it's just a comment. i have an opportunity to go and see some of these latter lifts, once at a drill and once at a vacant building, and i became really educated and knowledgeable as to their tradition. they're hickory and alder and very much a san francisco issue to handle the issues presented

in the video. i just have to say it was really a tribute to the women in the video because when i was watching it, i started to sweat, i was so nervous. they're really an impressive group of very strong and very capable women, so my hat is off to them. the last comment i would have to make has to do with station 35, and i've been fortunate. i've been during the process that it's up and running. i'm not going to pretend that it's smooth, and i'm not going to attribute that to the fire department, but i've got to

say, i have been, on different tours of that station, when it was delayed, seeing it floating there, and i went by the other day, it's a real tribute to what can get done, and i really want to commend the team. some fire departments that just struggled through so many challenges that were unforeseen -- i know that they've gone off probably on a sailboat somewhere into retirement, but i did want to acknowledge assistant deputy chief dawn witt because she

negotiated some really choppy waters, i'll just say that. everybody put in a lot of effort, but ichted to give her what you might see a little shoutout because she went from start to almost finish, and it's really something to be proud of. it's an amazing facility, and i think it's going to prove to be a real service to the city. should something catastrophic happen, and those are my comments of the day. all right.

onto the next item. >> clerk: item 6, amendments to the fire code. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action to approve amendments to the san francisco fire code to require automatic sprinkler systems in existing high-rise residential buildings. >> president feinstein: all right. and may i ask, do we have any public comment? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right. public comment is closed. let's go onto the presentation. >> san francisco has approximately 400 high-rise buildings before the state of california requires sprinkler -- required sprinkler

protection in high-rise buildings. these high-rises are separated into two groups, existing and new. buildings that commence construction before july 1, 1974, considered existing, and all others built after 1974 cochange are known as new high-rise building. in 1974, the citypassed the building high-rise ordinance, codified in san francisco building code and later added to the fire code in 2010. the 1993 ordinance required complete sprinkler protect and approximately 200 existing san

francisco high-rise building and tourist hotels built before the sprinkler law came into effect in 1974. unfortunately, it did not apply to pre1974 high-rise buildings, where autopsies are -- where apartments are in high-rise buildings. the newly proposed legislation since the 1993s exceptions granted for condominiums and mixed-use occupancy buildings such as commercial on the lower floors with residential above.

historic buildings are still exempted in the new legislation but may be required for the code. in the current legislation, building owners will have two years from the effective date to submit a complete set of drawings for approval in the department of building inspection. then, the next two years or four years from are the effective date, buildings are required to have their systems connected to a water system for their sprinklers, and six years from the date, the system must be complete.

not all high-rise buildings will need a complete sprinkler system. many have partial systems that were already in a multiphase retrosit plan. these partial systems may be as simple as a water line, and it exempts some of the more redone -- redundant codes.

the fire department recommends this amendment as it will keep more residents housed after a tragic fire event in their community. >> president feinstein: thank you, fire marshall. shall we start, commissioner morgan? [indiscernible]. >> president feinstein: i'm sorry, sir. i couldn't hear you, commissioner morgan. >> commissioner morgan: yeah, i didn't have any particular questions. this sounds great to me. i don't know if you need a motion or -- >> president feinstein: well, let me give our other commissioners an opportunity if they have any other questions or comments, and then, i'll

certainly take your motion. commissioner covington? >> commissioner covington: thank you, madam president. i agree with commissioner morgan, and i appreciate the fire marshal's kmengs that the impact this is going to have to pay for this to make sure that this is going to happen. i want to make sure that as much as we can protect the public, we will have done so, and i think it's a great idea. >> president feinstein: thank you so much, commissioner covington. commissioner nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: thank

you, madam president. the bottom line for me, it's clear, it's safety for the residents because this legislation protects them. commissioners, when i first same on the commission, it was such a big learning curve. i had to raise questions about whether it's five floors or seven floors or 17 floors, i had to find out how you did that, carrying 45 pounds of hose, so with the commercial

responsibility, with that safety [indiscernible] and now that we're going into residential and sprinkling system, i could appreciate the comments that commissioner covington made, as well, but to me, it's about the protection of the residents of the city and county. that's it for me. >> president feinstein: thank you, mr. vice president.

i have one question for the fire department. is there a way to under these different steps, sort of, what has to be done? i can't say i understand the piping and the water tanks and all of that, because i don't. is there a per square foot cement as to how much this cost? if you have a big building that isn't sprinkled that's not old or not new or somewhere in between, how do building owners

or developers determine the cost? >> these building owners will have to contact contractors and find out a cost. on the average, it's $683 per sprinkler head. the cost for the fire pump and installation, it could cost $100,000 to install a system. i will admit that there are not many that will need to put a complete system in.

the piping with a wet stand pipe or a dry stand pipe in the building is kind of the backbone of the system. you don't have to have a new system, you can kind of use what you have and incorporate that into your building. >> president feinstein: and so on the chart that were sent, yeah, there were percentages that were listed for each of the addresses, and so what would be the difference that's in a building that's 70% sprinkled and 10% sprinkled?

>> well, 10% would be a wet stand pipe and we can connect, whereas a 60 or 70% may have a wet stand pipe system executed to the water supply, some of the commercial areas may be [indiscernible] so that's the difference between a 10% typically wet stand pipe, 50% or [indiscernible] but in the common areas. >> president feinstein: and can you explain for us -- i know you can.

would you kindly explain for us the safety benefit not just to the residents but for firefighters fighting a fire in, let's say a 20-story sprinkled building versus an unsprinkled building? what scenarios can you give us of the danger of the lack of sprinklers? >> well, typically, any fire, the sprinklers are spaced that they're going to activate. typical sprinkler head activates at 150°. it will cover the area where the fire is, sound the alarm, and most tenants can actually go back in and move in that

night and not displace anyone. the gateway across from the port, that building is unsprinkled high-rise. when people closed the door, the fire built up so much, the heat built up so much it blew out the windows. by having a sprinkler system, catching the fire early, we not

only save the lives of guests but the lives of the firefighters going to take care of it. >> president feinstein: well, obviously, that's really important not just for the residents but for the firefighters, and i want to commend you for the work that you and supervisor peskin have done on that. it also seems excellent and reasonably done. i know it took a lot of effort, but the effort shows. i'm sorry, yes. vice president nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: madam president, i have one more question for the fire marshal. now that we're moving into this legislation, i get the idea that we're moving into residential units. is there a degree of maximum of

high-rise? you threw out a number, and i want to get to a number. is there any funds out there to help homeowners with resources to come into compliance? >> these are high-rises that are going to be ten floors or more, 75 feet of occupancy. there's no funding that's allocated as part of this legislation. it's phased in as a capital upgrade. it's similar to what was done in 1993 over a seven-year period, and this one is a six-year program.

to answer your question, no, i don't believe so there's any funding in place as part of this legislation. >> commissioner nakajo: okay. thank you very much. >> president feinstein: thank you. thank you, vice president nakajo. >> thank you. all right. madam secretary? >> president, is this an action item? >> president feinstein: oh, it sure is. thank you. all right. is there a motion? i think commissioner morgan was going to make a motion. >> commissioner morgan: yes, i'd like to make a motion for us to adapt this new legislation or however i should phrase that. recommend this new legislation. i'm a proponent of it. i'd like to make that motion. >> president feinstein: all right. and is there a second?

>> commissioner covington: i second. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner covington. >> clerk: i'll do a roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion is unanimous. >> president feinstein: thank you, and thank you to the fire marshal for all his efforts. >> clerk: item 7, agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. discussion regarding agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. >> president feinstein: do we have any public comment, madam secretary? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president feinstein: all right. public comment will be closed. let me hear from my fellow commissioners not in any particular order. is there any item that you would like addressed on our next or future meeting agenda.

is that commissioner covington? >> commissioner covington: yes, it is, madam president. >> president feinstein: go ahead, please. >> commissioner covington: yes, i would like to invite the guardians of the city to come in and give us an update on their progress. >> president feinstein: all right. we'll note that. anybody else? okay. i think that does it. next item? >> clerk: item 8, adjournment. >> commissioner covington: so moved. >> commissioner morgan: second. >> president feinstein: okay. so moved by commissioner covington and seconded by commissioner morgan.

[roll call] >> president feinstein: this meeting is adjourned at 6:14. >> hi, you are watching san francisco rising. focused on reimagines our city.

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let me explain a little bit more. zero. zero waste. landfill incineration. zero toxics. cutting down what you buy altogether. that is really how we are going to reduce emissions upstream from all of the manufacturing and mining that happens because of the decisions we make about what we buy. zero. everything in your blue and green bins. as little as you can in your black bins. 80% of trips in sustainable low carbon mode. public transit, bike, walk, carpool. think about the ways you can move around the city, achieve mobility without having to get into your own personal vehicle. 100. 100% renewable energy. that means, first of all, reduce the energy you use.

energy efficiency. when you use it whatever source of energy it is, it needs to be all electric. carbon free. that means getting off diesel and gasoline. natural gas heats our homes. it is used in cooking and cooling in buildings. 100% of that energy we use needs to be electric and needs to be supplied by renewable electricity. very easy in san francisco. you can buy 100% renewable clean power s.f., pg&e has 100% renewable. zero, 80, 100. that is how we do bad in the world. we need to pull out the carbon in the air. we do that with roots. using your green bin.

every banana pill, dirty pizza box, eggshell put in the green bin. it becomes compost that is spread over agricultural lands radically changing soil chemistries, improving health of soil,ability to retain water and pulling carbon out of the air to store underground. 180 pages of carbon action zero, 80, 100, roots. >> individual responsibilities really are important. we have a big part to play. how is this dealing with corporations and big businesses? producers of co2 and methane? are we putting pressure on the manufacturers, producers and distributors? >> that is a fair question. as individuals we have an important role to play.

it only goes so far. san francisco has been a global environmental leader for decades. the policies how we hold others to act has driven action at state and federal level. there are two ways that san francisco applies this pressure, as you call it, on others. first our authority to pass laws. second is to exercise our power as purchasers. let me give you examples. how do we pass laws? mandated city-wide composting, banned natural gas in that construction, all new buildings in san francisco will be all electric, and will be operating on 100% renewable electricity. that is the law. required installation of easy charging in parking lots, large commercial buildings right now convert to 100% renewable energy

and electricity. we ban materials that can't become posted or repsych-- composted or resickled. we banned styrofoam takeout containers years ago. more recently be banned p fox a forever chemical in the packaging making it impossible for it to ever breakdown. that second bucket is really interesting and very powerful and very quick. that is our power as purchasers to move the market. send signals to the market place. the kinds of computers the city buys. use the highest standard of environmental performance to drive manufacturers like apple and microsoft to make changes to the way they build the electronics. we have carpet standards to get rid of chemicals and plastics like pvc and rubber chemicals

driving the marketplace. those are very effective tools. you are absolutely right. it is an and not an or. >> what challenges do we face as we pursue our goals. you mentioned one. >> the overarching challenge we need to bring everyone along. i mean that in the broadest sense of that word. this will cost money to change natural gas water heaters, get off gasoline in cars. that is a cost. how are we going to raise revenue so we don't cause undue burden on those who can afford it least? those are most impacted by the impacts of climate change and pandemics as well. how are we going to raise the revenues we are going to need to

help everyone who needs it. secondly the changes will require significant political will. how will we build more housing. there is a section in housing in the climate action plan. as the mayor says housing policy is climate policy. we need to get out of cars and support transit and biking and walking. some is resources. some is political will. finally, some of the changes we need don't exist yet. we need new technology, we need research to new ways of doing things. our ski can't be responsible for that. how do we align with the people with the big bucks, state, federal government for research and technologies are developed to help us meteorchallenges. >> san francisco is known as the

forefront of environmental movement. what are you most encouraged about for san francisco and climate efforts? >> end on the positive. it is easy when it comes to city and county of san francisco. i call it the eco system. there is a tremendous power in the willingness of the san francisco ecosystem to work together to take action. that ecosystem are the residents first and foremost. elected officials and mayor, businesses and frankly also our city staff. that ecosystem gives me great hope. in fact, it is working quite well. the numbers show it. san francisco has reduced its emissions of carbon from 1990. that was the baseline to 2019 by 31%. that is a phenomenal number and the envy of cities around the world.

31% reduction in carbon at the same time that our population has grown by 22% and economy g.d.p. by 200%. those numbers send a very important message. that message is that it is possible and san francisco is proof of this. it is a rising city and environmentally conscious one. we can reduce emissions and still have a thriving city. that gives me tremendous hope and democracy is important for people who share your values. thank you. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate you coming on the show. thank you for your time you have given us today. >> thank you, chris. it is an honor. >> we will be back with another episode shortly. you are watching san francisco rising. for sfgovtv thanks for watching.

>> welcome to our city's newest park, the park at 5m. welcome to our city's newest hub of creativity, commerce, and community. welcome, everyone, to 5m. [applause] >> this is an exciting day that has been more than a decade in the making, but it's just the start of great things to come for the people who live, work, and spend time here at 5m. when we broke ground, we were surrounded by four acres of mostly parking lots. today, brookfield properties is proud to announce the completion of its development commitment. the first is the parks at 5m. about the size of five

basketball courts, this is the city's largest privately owned open space. it has been wonderful to see just the immediate reaction that we've had to this open space from the neighbors that have come in today. this stage directly connects to the dempster building. children from all ages will be able to play in our play area, which is right behind the camline building, and our lawn areas, as well. dog owners used to walk their dogs here in the parking lot because there were so few places to go. now, they can chase their tails in an area made just for them. this here is 415 natoma. it is a 25-story office building designed by k.t.f.

5m opens into a courtyard of terrace spaces. to my left, right here, is the george apartment building, with 302 rental units, which is now leasing. it includes 98 middle-income units, including housing units for seniors and formerly homeless individuals. finally, the two historic buildings were also renovated: the camline building that is earmarked for retail and

nonprofit uses, and the dempster building. new tenants, programming, and residents will bring energy to the site. beginning this spring, community programming for the parks at 5m will feature a mix of events, performances, art, and food curated by brookfield properties. our long-standing community members will be on this property. off the grid will return with popular weekday lunch markets. cast will take its programming outside of the walls through that door and host a series of arts and cultural programming featuring its tenants and partners. we are incredibly proud to have worked with so many individuals and organizations to help create this transformation. this is a testament to our sponsors and collaborators, and we are very, very happy to have

completed this project without a delay through the pandemic, and it's a great testament to the tenacity of our team that we were able to do that. residents are moving into the george. we have some residents right now. the dempcenter is now home to push dance company and women's audio commission, and soon, we'll be home to restauranteurs, nonprofits, and community. i'd also like to thank ann topier, judson true, former supervisor jane kim, and laura

cressemata, and the architects for their incredible design of 415 natoma, among others. and of course, i'd like to thank our incredible team, current and past. a special thank you to mayor breed for your support of 5m, your leadership and relentless efforts to create more housing for all income levels in the city. we appreciate your efforts to help all people of ages, background, and income in the city. please welcome mayor london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: hello, everyone. i am so happy to be here, to

see the almost completion of this beautiful project, 5m, which has been going on, jack told me, for 14 years, and we just broke ground in 2019, and here we are, just a few years later, and look at the magic that can be created as a result of us coming together to push projects like this in san francisco. i can't even believe it. i was here for the topping off ceremony of the george. not the george in washington, d.c., the george in san francisco, and when i think about what this project means to this community, the fact that we have this open space, this building that supports artists, and artists performing here, the community, the people, this project and what it will do for this community will be something that we can

all be proud of. we've worked really hard to ensure that this project, we worked hard to make sure that we implemented neighborhood preference. now, when i was on the board of supervisors, we got neighborhood preference passed. it's been very challenging to implement because of other state and federal laws, but we got it done, and as a result of our work, 40% of the affordable units built in this project will go to people who live here first. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and before neighborhood preference, that was not happening, and the community was asked to support projects like this, and they fought for projects like this, and now, they're a part of projects like this.

and i see rudy walking through the crowd from united playas, like they're coming to do something on the stage. they put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in this project, facing opposition to this community, and united playas fought to make sure this happened. and none of us could have thought that the pandemic would set us back, but the 1200 people who helped to make this project possible, their jobs continued as a result of our work, and they got this project done. just imagine if we didn't do that. just imagine the number of people who would not have housing because we delayed it due to the pandemic.

we knew that we could build housing safely, and that's exactly what we did. and now, as a result of waiting five years, this project, after breaking ground in 2019, is done. what year is this? i keep forgetting, because i don't count 2020 anymore. i stip that year, but the work that we're continuing to do and to revitalize this downtown corridor, we are trying to make this feel like a neighborhood, that there's a dog run and there's open space, and there's family that can interact with our senior. there's so much amazing things

that is happening in san francisco, and this is a testament to what happens when we work together with the private sector, with nonprofits, with the board of supervisors, with my office. anything is possible, and my commitment to eliminate bureaucracy is someone that i will continue to push for so that bureaucracies do not stop projects like this. people are counting on us to make it easier to do business in san francisco.

to cass, to united playas, and i know that rudy is going to work hard to make sure that filipino seniors are going to get in this housing. they said mayor, don't forget about us. when we get through down the street with that housing, we are going to make sure that they are up there. last but not least, before i leave, i want to take a moment to really recognize someone who has been in the news world for over 30 years. i remember watching him on ktvu when i was a kid.

today is rob ross' last day on ktvu, and we just want to let you know how much we appreciate you, your objective reporting, your commitment to san francisco, sending your kids through the public school system, your love for the city, but also, your ability to bring the news to us in a way that we would understand and sometimes be concerned, but more importantly, be excited and feeling good about san francisco, so we appreciate your reporting. we wish you a wonderful retirement. thank you so much, rob, for your work in san francisco. and with that, thank you so much all for being here, and i think i want to turn it over to -- i'll turn it back -- okay. supervisor haney? i'll introduce supervisor haney. so supervisor haney and i have been working around the clock, sometimes fighting with each other, but more importantly,

making sure when the time comes to do the important work, that we are aligned, that we work together, because we know that people are counting on us to deliver for them. so i really enjoyed working with them on this project, but a number of housing in his district. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the supervisor for district 6, matt haney. [applause] >> supervisor haney: all right. it's on. well, first of all, welcome, everyone. this is a beautiful day to open what is an incredible beautiful space, and i want to thank mayor breed and her team. she has been working so hard to get more housing built in our city. she has a piece of legislation

called cars to houses, which turns areas like what used to be a parking lot, like what we have here, into housing, and seeing this transformed into a beautiful form of housing, this is what can happen when we listen to the community. thank you, brookfield, for the way that you've gone about this. we are here in the middle of the filipino cultural district, for a long time, the home of filipinos here in our city, and to be able to sit here and say that the filipino community, united playas, were a part of this since the beginning and helped to shape it is a huge testament to what is possible in our city.

contrary to what people may say, san franciscans want more housing. they want more housing. they just want to make sure it's housing they can access. they want to make sure it's housing that includes community and open space. they want to make sure when we build housing, that we do it with them and for them, and that's what we've done in this project. this is a very happy day in our city when we're building more housing. it's an even happier day for our city when we're building more housing, and for the south of market neighborhood, you deserve to have more housing in your communities, but you deserve to have open space, you deserve to have places for young people to come and grow, and know this is a place that they can live here and thrive here for many years to come. i don't see her here, but i

want to thank my predecessor, jane kim, for her leadership. she really stormed this through the process, and i get to be here to espouse what it would mean for our future, so thank you to everyone who was a part of that, to our city departments, rudy's here, to all of the architects, the funders, to the hearst corporation, thank you. the future of this neighborhood will be bright, and this will be an important central part of what makes it so. thank you. >> thank you so much. i'm jocelyn, community engager

for brookfield properties, and i grew up just a block away from 5m. 5m was created from a decade of partnerships with the community and the city, including organizations that truly make a difference in soma, and those partnerships made this project possible. those partnerships made 5m better. they are relationships steeped in the history of this neighborhood, especially the filipino community, and because of community participate, we learned what was important to the neighborhood. it's why there's a playground right around the corner, adorned with screens inspired by filipino textile patterns. it's why we provided support for the filipino cultural heritage district. neighborhood incubators, senior housing, women's programs, and

youth in arts and cultural programs. 5ms community d.n.a. was created by groups like united playas and cass, and for those members of the open space advisory board, which was created to ensure that we rely on community input, thank you. we built a park that made sense for the neighborhood now and in the future. this is a special day. these relationships will continue to help us provide programming for the parks and ideas moving forward. thank you to our partners for your passion, commitment, and per severance, and your continued partnership. one of our great partners, cass, the community arts stabilization trust, and you

see the building right behind me, they are housed right there, each day, they make it possible for more arts and artists, creative entrepreneurs, and arts and cultural organizations to continue to inspire us here in the city and the bay area. their inspiration of arts and culture in the dempster building is critical to the development of arts in the building. so please welcome their executive director. [applause] >> i have to put on these sexy reading glasses. thank you, jocelyn. as she said in her

introduction, her very kind introduction, i'm the executive director of community arts stabilization trust, otherwise known as c.a.s.t. i want to thank the mayor, supervisor haney, brookfield properties, and the entire neighborhood for your support. c.a.s.t. is a living laboratory that creates permanent, i said permanent, affordable space for artists, creative entrepreneurs, and arts and culture organizations in one of the most expensive regions to live and work in the u.s. we use financing and structural models to make and steward space to secure opportunities for the future and the present. we believe, as i think do you, arts and culture play a role in preserving the fabric of a neighborhood. arts and culture such as

women's audio mission, w.a.m., push dance, who you just saw open the ceremonies, have a new home right behind you in the dempster building. they are pushing the boundaries of creativity and equity while also creating community cohesion. c.a.s.t. wants to make sure that artists have an opportunity to grow in the community. now you may be thinking, what additional new programs are happening, so let me give you a little preview. among the prospective developments this year are a community mural for the

building's exterior and a chance for the arts and culture neighborhood to create a new name that captures the resilience and energy of the region. we want to thank hewlett, foundation for the arts, start small, mobile coin foundation. it is this day that reinforces all of our commitment to the arts, to bolster our commitment to this area, the bay area. thank you. [applause] >> and now, another community partner that we have. i'd like to introduce rudy corpus, jr., a long time leader

for youth advocacy and has been a resident of soma, whose whole family has been here for decades. an organization that is rooted into ensuring safe places for youth and young children to shine. >> we here, y'all. first of all, i would like to say thank you to 5m, brookfield, the hearst family, london breed. you know, i'm from the city just like you from the city. i'm born and raised in this neighborhood, so when they asked us to come, we walked here. and when we're done, we going to walk back because guess what? we belong here. this is our neighborhood, this is our community. our motto is it takes the hood to save the hood.

what does that mean? that means all of us collectively, the mayor, the homeless people, the drug dealers, everyone in this community makes collectively this neighborhood happen. now, one important thing that i want to say is the mayor -- the late mayor, ed lee, who was a big -- who made a big impact in this process of happening, may he rest in peace. he was there and fought, and if there's one thing we like, you know that, london, we like to fight. one thing that i understand and i know about community building with one another, that we can only be stronger when we work together, so when you see all of us as part of coming together, these are the things that happen. this right here was a parking

lot that was dilapidated. it had rats, it had homelessness, it had nothing up in here. so for the project to be built and be full of people that you see in front of you now is a win-win situation, so i want to see this lastly. what made this project happen was the tremendous women that made this happen. this is women's month, right? march 1. like misha, like carla, like jocelyn, like jane kim. there's so many women -- like alexa, who used to work for 5m. there's so many women who helped make this happen, that you should see the strength of the women that helped make this

right here? we're here, and we're going to continue to be here. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, rudy, and thank you to all of our speakers. we're looking forward to seeing all of you on thursday, march 3, at 4:00, for our larger grand opening celebration event. i'd like to call my fellow speakers up to the stage in order for our ceremonial ribbon cutting photo. if i could have my colleague jocelyn step up to the stage, and then moi and rudy. supervisor matt haney, as soon as he's done with the photo, and then, mayor london breed, as well.

the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors,

merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being in the tenderloin is that it's really basically a big family here and i love working and living here. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> my hopes and dreams for the tenderloin are what any other community organizer would want for their community, safe, clean streets for everyone and good operating conditions for small businesses. >> everything in the tenderloin is very good. the food is very good. if you go to any restaurant in san francisco, you will feel like oh, wow, the food is great. the people are nice. >> it is a place where it embraces all walks of life and different cultures. so this is the soul of the tenderloin. it's really welcoming. the. >> the tenderloin is so full of color and so full of people. so with all of us being together and making it feel very safe is challenging, but we are working on it and we are getting there.

when i shoot chinatown, i shoot the architecture that people not just events, i shoot what's going on in daily life and everything changes. murals, graffiti, store opening. store closing. the bakery. i shoot anything and everything in chinatown. i shoot daily life. i'm a crazy animal. i'm shooting for fun. that's what i love.

>> i'm frank jane. i'm a community photographer for the last i think about 20 years. i joined the chinese historical society. it was a way i could practice my society and i can give the community memories. i've been practicing and get to know everybody and everybody knew me pretty much documenting the history i don't just shoot events. i'm telling a story in whatever photos that i post on facebook, it's just like being there from front to end, i do a good job and i take hundreds and hundreds of photos. and i was specializing in chinese american history. i want to cover what's

happening in chinatown. what's happening in my community. i shoot a lot of government officials. i probably have thousands of photos of mayor lee and all the dignitaries. but they treat me like one of the family members because they see me all the time. they appreciate me. even the local cops, the firemen, you know, i feel at home. i was born in chinese hospital 1954. we grew up dirt poor. our family was lucky to grew up. when i was in junior high, i had a degree in hotel management restaurant. i was working in the restaurant business for probably about 15 years. i started when i was 12 years old. when i got married, my wife had an import business. i figured, the restaurant business, i got tired of it.

i said come work for the family business. i said, okay. it's going to be interesting and so interesting i lasted for 30 years. i'm married i have one daughter. she's a registered nurse. she lives in los angeles now. and two grandsons. we have fun. i got into photography when i was in junior high and high school. shooting cameras. the black and white days, i was able to process my own film. i wasn't really that good because you know color film and processing was expensive and i kind of left it alone for about 30 years. i was doing product photography for advertising. and kind of got back into it. everybody said, oh, digital

photography, the year 2000. it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody. everybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the

restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog.

they don't care. >> i want to see you. >> it's not a keepsake. there's no memories behind it. everybody's sticking in the cloud. they lose it, who cares. but, you know, i care. >> last september of 2020, i had a minor stroke, and my daughter caught it on zoom. i was having a zoom call for my grand kids. and my daughter and my these little kids said, hey, you sound strange. yeah. i said i'm not able to speak properly. they said what happened. my wife was taking a nap and my daughter, she called home and said he's having a stroke. get him to the hospital.

five minutes later, you know, the ambulance came and took me away and i was at i.c.u. for four days. i have hundreds of messages wishing me get well soon. everybody wished that i'm okay and back to normal. you know, i was up and kicking two weeks after my hospital stay. it was a wake-up call. i needed to get my life in order and try to organize things especially organize my photos. >> probably took two million photos in the last 20 years. i want to donate to an organization that's going to use it. i'm just doing it from the heart. i enjoy doing it to give back to the community.

that's the most important. give back to the community. >> it's a lot for the community. >> i was a born hustler. i'm too busy to slow down. i love what i'm doing. i love to be busy. i go nuts when i'm not doing anything. i'm 67 this year. i figured 70 i'm ready to retire. i'm wishing to train a couple for photographers to take over my place. the younger generation, they have a passion, to document the history because it's going to be forgotten in ten years, 20 years, maybe i will be forgotten when i'm gone in a couple years but i want to be remembered for my work and, you

know, photographs will be a remembrance. i'm frank jane. i'm a community photographer. this is my story. >> when you're not looking, frank's there. he'll snap that and then he'll send me an e-mail or two and they're always the best. >> these are all my p

madam mayor, commissioners, u.s. coast guard, chief scott, mission high school. [cheers and applause] welcome to the new home of the legendary phoenix the guardian, the st. francis, your new fireboat station 35. [cheers and applause] this is only one of two floating fire stations in the entire world. it is a clear symbol of our enginuity and our importance we place on the resilience of this city. my name is carmen chiu and i serve as san francisco administrator. one of the responsibilities of my job is to make sure we continue to plan for the

investments we need in our infrastructure. whether it is our public hospitals, our utilities, our fire stations or this station right behind you. we know that when the time calls when there is an emergency, we are better off as a city when we make these investments. and so i want to thank all of you for being here today to celebrate in this wonderful and momentus day. i want to thank all of the voters in san francisco who have made possible investments like this. we know we couldn't do it without them. and, of course, we could not do it without our mayor, a person who formerly served as a commissioner of the fire commission and now our mayor, she understands firsthand the importance of supporting our first responders and public safety. mayor breed. >> thank you, carmen.

and i've got to say it's great to be here with each and every one of you. this has been a long time coming, chief. in fact, when i served on the fire commission, i had a few specific goals and tom o'connor was the head of local 798 and he asked for a lot of stuff at the time. on a regular basis. but there were a few things that peaked my interest. number one, station 49 and we got it done. and number two, station 35. and we finally got it done. and i am so excited and happy for the success of this project because the voters of san francisco, they understand that when we come to them and ask for financial support of the sea wall, those don't seem like they're really exciting topics

to talk about when you start talking about utilities and under ground and all of these things, you don't always see the nuts and bolts of infrastructure, but the voters understand the need to invest in public safety because the former station as we know was built after the 1906 earthquake in 1915. the city we know in 1906 after the earthquake, neighborhoods burned to the ground and we didn't have sufficient support in terms of our infrastructure to help deal with those challenges and we didn't just shrink and say oh, well and throw up our hands, we built. and we built that station in 1915 and it served its purpose well. but now, as our city begins to grow, there's a need for something new. because this fire station, in fact, the phoenix, the guardian, and what's the other

one named? the st. francis. those boats are the ones when there is a fire like there was down at the pier at pier 45 i believe, our trucks couldn't necessarily get to every corner of that fire, but you know what, are the phoenix was there. and the fact is when there is an emergency on the water, yes, we are fortunate to be close to the coast guard, but we are usually the first on the scene to help save lives, to help protect the water. to protect our city along the bay. that's why this is so significant. this is going to be a game-changer for public safety and i can't be more proud and grateful to the men and women of the fire department who 24/7 at station 35 continue to put their lives on the line.

yes, it's cool to be on the boat all day having a good time and being out here in the water, but let me tell you, when it's windy, it's nothing to play with. when it's a need out there on the waters, it is really challenging the would, that they do and so i appreciate not just the fire department, but the department of public works for being the lead on finally getting this project done and it was not easy, carla. it was not easy. chief, but we got it done. i'm looking at these two ladies and the third lady here elaine forbes and her port commissioners kim brandon and others, they were like well, we don't know if we want to give you guys this property or not for free. they didn't want to give it to us for free, but we got it done. and here we are because we all work together. we worked together because we

understood the bigger picture and the significance of what this means not just for the city but for the port and everything that exists here. and on top of that, an art installation to remind us of our history of what's important because we can't forget the past, we can't forget the challenges of what existed in the city along the bay, we have to remind people of that so they understand the importance of this infrastructure and the need to continue to build in san francisco. we have a growing population, but at the end of the day, we know chief scott, chief nicholson, our firefighters, our police officers and our other safety personnel, our paramedics, we know that they will be there for us. and as we begin to re-open after two very challenging years of a global pandemic that

none of us saw coming, i'm hopeful, i'm hopeful that the next generation, the folks from mission high school that we are doing the work to lay the foundation so that these young people growing up in our city, learning about what it means to serve and protect the residents of san francisco. i am hopeful that we do our jobs in building a pipeline so that they become the men and the women that you see here today. that's what san francisco is all about. opening the doors to opportunity building, evolving, and making things stronger and today as we celebrate the opening of station 35, we are reminded of that hope more than ever. so we appreciate you all coming here today and we look forward

to cutting the ribbon and getting this station open. thank you all so much. >> thank you, mayor breed. you're always a tough act to follow. and thank you sister m.c. car men chiu. i want to say a special thank you to the voters again who voted for this bond but we couldn't do it without you, but greetings and salutations to everyone here. elected and department heads, our fire commission, port commission, i am your fire chief, jeanine nicholson. now, we love our old fire house, don't we? we love that old fire house and the history and the memories it contains. all of us have at least one story about working there. some of us many more. but she's been so good to us over the years, but she's

tired. she is tired. so she's still going to be in service with our fire engine, but we are really excited to be making new memories and new history with our new floating fire station. our members live in our building we want to ensure there is the proper environment for them so they can do their jobs to the best of their ability. i want to say thank you to everyone who worked on this project from and contractors on down to every person swinging a hammer, putting in a floor, putting in electrical. thank you for your diligence and your care in getting this done. much appreciated.

also to walter hood for the incredible artwork that brings our history forward. i also want to give a quick shout out to the man with the hair, tony rivera who had a big part of this back in the day. thanks for being here, tony. so in our history from well before loma prietta, our fire boats have been really important is and now we've seen a call for services in the bay whether it be fire or people in the water. and this station will enable our members to continue to bring the best service to the people in san francisco because that's what the san francisco fire department does. that's what we're here for. we are here for you. so this station will serve the bay, the water, as well as the

streets because we have our fire engine here, engine 35. so as always, we stand ready to help wherever we are needed. i know that about all of you. every single one of you in uniform over there and thank you. to the members of great station 305 this is your baby now and i know you will take care of her. thank you again everyone and if you have not been inside, it is pretty amazing. you need to get a tour. it wants me to quit my job as a chief and demote myself back down to the caption and have my last year through there. not going anywhere right now all right. and now i would like to

introduce my sister partner at public works. it's all you know. >> thank you, sister chief nicholson. good morning everyone. i too want to take a moment to thank the voters as everyone has said, we could not do these projects without your support. we have the ferry building, the bay bridge, the beautiful bay, and now we have a new iconic image to add to that postcard, the new fireboat floating behind us. as carmen said, this fireboat is what makes san francisco a world class city. our ongoing strategic commitment to strengthen our resiliency. you have all heard this project was no easy under taking. it needed the approval of no

fewer than nine regulatory agencies. anyone who has worked with a regulatory agency knows that's not easy. at the local state and federal level. it was built on two different continents and constructed during the peak of a pandemic that affected both supply chains and labor. and yet despite these challenges, here we are today to celebrate this tremendous achievement. i do want to take a moment to publicly acknowledge the team from public works that helped deliver this beautiful project. our city architect run alameda, charles, project manager, pona ray, sean o'brien, kelly griffin. their dedication was crucial to ushering this project through to the end. and this was a designed build project with private partners. so a quick thank you to ska,

swinerton, power engineering, lift tech and ghd and all the men and women in the construction trade who built it. i also want to thank mayor breed, city administrator chiu and our partners at the fire department. sister chief nicholson. together, we are one city working collaboratively to create a better stronger city to serve san francisco today and into the future. one last plug for the beautiful piece of artwork, it is so amazing. it has the history. it's shaped like the bow of a ship and i want to acknowledge ralph remmington here from the art commission and allow me to introduce our executive director of the port, elaine forbes. thank you. >> thank you, carla. i am elaine forbes, the port breshgt and the first thing i want to say to the mayor is we didn't do it for free.

it wasn't exactly a free agreement. yes. but we so enjoyed working with the fire department to see this through. the phoenix actually was the port of san francisco's vessel. our state harbor of engineers saw importance to bring fire protection from the water way back when the fire department took over. we gave the phoenix for $1. so that was a very kind and since that point we've had an excellent relationship with the fire department protecting our piers and commissioner brandon is here with me today and she will remember we've had many fires. pier 45, pier 29, and pier 48 and that's just in recent memory and these fireboats were here to protect us. and now i'd like to say a few words to the students at mission high. we have an existential threat of sea level rise and your

generation is going to deal with it even more than we are. the leaders here today are being innovative. so she'll be here to stand the test of time and we at the port under the leadership of march breed are working on our seawall and city assessor carmen chiu is going to make sure that we get it done over time, but it's a generational investment and i want you all to hear that today because we are preparing you to take it on and this harbor will be changing and will be resilient and strong. all the thank yous were given already. i don't want to repeat them because you know them. but i do want to say thank you again, we're honored to be here and get us to the ribbon cutting and the tour of the facility. thank you so much. [ applause ] and i turn it over to assessor carmen chiu. >> thank you very much, elaine. with that, i want to thank all of our honored guests for being here today. i think all of us are ready to

go cut the ribbon, right? that doesn't sound enthusiastic. are we ready? all right. i want to make sure, of course, to recognize the folks who are here before we head over. of course, commissioners thank you for being here. chief scott thank you for being here. remmington, director of arts commission. why don't we head over to the port. >> can you help me count? >> five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause]

a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪] >> known as the gay capital of america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay

marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag. established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through our trans advisory committee which advises our office and the mayor's office. we've also worked to really address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and homelessness, low income, access to small businesses and employment and education. so we really worked across the

board as well as meeting overall policies. >> among the priorities, the office of transgender initiatives also works locally to track lgbtq across the country. >> especially our young trans kids and students. so we do a lot of work to make sure we're addressing and naming those anti-trans policies and doing what we can to combat them. >> trans communities often have not been included at the policy levels at really any level whether that's local government, state government. we've always had to fend for ourselves and figure out how to care for our own communities. so an office like this can really show and become a model for the country on how to really help make sure that our entire community is served by the city and that we all get opportunities to participate because, in the end, our entire

community is stronger. >> the pandemic underscored many of the inequities they experienced on a daily basis. nonetheless, this health crisis also highlighted the strength in the lgbtq and trans community. >> several of our team members were deployed as part of the work at the covid command center and they did incredit able work there both in terms of navigation and shelter-in-place hotels to other team members who led equity and lgbtq inclusion work to make sure we had pop-up testing and information sites across the city as well as making sure that data collection was happening. we had statewide legislation that required that we collected information on sexual orientation and our team worked so closely with d.p.h. to make sure those questions were

included at testing site but also throughout the whole network of care. part of the work i've had a privilege to be apart of was to work with o.t.i. and a community organization to work together to create a coalition that met monthly to make sure we worked together and coordinated as much as we could to lgbtq communities in the city. >> partnering with community organizations is key to the success of this office ensuring lgbtq and gender nonconforming people have access to a wide range of services and places to go where they will be respected. o.t.i.'s trans advisory committee is committed to being that voice. >> the transgender advisory counsel is a group of amazing community leaders here in san francisco. i think we all come from all walks of life, very diverse, different backgrounds, different expertises, and i think it's just an amazing group of people that have a

vision to make san francisco a true liberated city for transgender folks. >> being apart of the grou allows us to provide more information on the ground. we're allowed to get. and prior to the pandemic, there's always been an issue around language barriers and education access and workforce development. now, of course, the city has been more invested in to make sure our community is thriving and making sure we are mobilizing. >> all of the supervisors along with mayor london breed know that there's still a lot to be done and like i said before, i'm just so happy to live in a city where they see trans folks

and recognize us of human beings and know that we deserve to live with dignity and respect just like everybody else. >> being part of the trans initiative has been just a great privilege for me and i feel so lucky to have been able to serve for it for so far over three years. it's the only office of its kind and i think it's a big opportunity for us to show the country or the world about things we can do when we really put a focus on transgender issues and transgender communities. and when you put transgender people in leadership positions. >> thank you, claire. and i just want to say to claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for this year's s.f. prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco

to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of

the work that we've done so far. [♪♪]

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