. >> 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. members of the public will have opportunities to participate in public comment. the community is asked to wait until that item is called before making public comment on that item. callers will be addressed in the order received. members can participate by pressing star, three to enter the queue. when prompted, callers will have the standard three minutes to provide comment unless the president of the commission decides to reduce the time depending on the number of callers. please ensure you are in a

quiet location, speak clearly, and turnoff any t.v.s or radios around you. we do not have anybody on our 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. >> in august 2019 construction began on the new facility at

1995 evans avenue in bayview. it will house motorcycle police and department of forensic services division. both sfpd groups are in two buildings that need to be vacated. they will join the new $183 million facility in late 2021. >> elements of the cfi and the traffic company are housed at the hall of justice, which has been determined to be seismically unfit. it is slated for demolition. in addition to that the forensic services crime lab is also slated for demolition. it was time and made sense to put these elements currently spread in different parts of the city together into a new facility. >> the project is located in the bayview area, in the area near

estes creek. when san francisco was first formed and the streetcars were built back it was part of the bay. we had to move the building as close to the edge as possible on bedrock and solid elements piles down to make sure it was secure. >> it will be approximately 100,000 square feet, that includes 8,000 square feet for traffic company parking garage. >> the reason we needed too new building, this is inadequate for the current staffing needs and also our motor department. the officers need more room, secured parking. so the csi unit location is at the hall of justice, and the crime laboratory is located at building 60 sixty old hunters point shipyard. >> not co-located doesn't allow

for easy exchange of information to occur. >> traffic division was started in 1909. they were motor officers. they used sidecars. officers who road by themselves without the sidecar were called solo. that is a common term for the motorcycle officers. we have 45 officers assigned to the motorcycles. all parking at the new facility will be in one location. the current locker room with shared with other officers. it is not assigned to just traffic companies. there are two showers downstairs and up. both are gym and shop weres are old. it needs constant maintenance. >> forensic services provides five major types of testing. we develop fingerprints on

substances and comparisons. there are firearms identification to deal with projectiles, bullets or cartridge casings from shootings. dna is looking at a whole an rare of evidence from -- array of evidence from dna to sexual assault to homicide. we are also in the business of doing breath allyzer analysis for dui cases. we are resurrecting the gunshot residue testing to look for the presence of gunshot residue. lifespan is 50 years. >> it has been raised up high enough that if the bay starts to rise that building will operate. the facility is versus

sustainable. if the lead gold highest. the lighting is led. gives them good lights and reduces energy use way down. water throughout the project we have low water use facilities. gardens outside, same thing, low water use for that. other things we have are green roofs on the project. we have studies to make sure we have maximum daylight to bring it into the building. >> the new facility will not be open to the public. there will be a lobby. there will be a deconstruction motorcycle and have parts around. >> the dna labs will have a vestibule before you go to the space you are making sure the air is clean, people are coming in and you are not contaminating anything in the labs. >> test firing in the building you are generating lead and chemicals.

we want to quickly remove that from the individuals who are working in that environment and ensure what we put in the air is not toxic. there are scrubbers in the air to ensure any air coming out is also at the cleanest standards. >> you will see that kind of at the site. it has three buildings on the site. one is for the motorcycle parking, main building and back behind is a smaller building for evidence vehicles. there is a crime, crime scene. they are put into the secure facility that locks the cars down while they are examined. >> they could be vehicles involved in the shooting. there might be projectiles lodged in the vehicle, cartridge casings inside the vehicle, it could be a vehicle where a aggravated sexual occurred and there might be biological evidence, fingerprints, recovered merchandise from a

potential robbery or other things. >> the greatest challenge on the project is meeting the scope requirements of the project given the superheated construction market we have been facing. i am proud to say we are delivering a project where we are on budget. >> the front plaza on the corner will be inviting to the public. something that gives back to the public. the building sits off the edge. it helps it be protected. >> what we are looking for is an updated building, with facilities to meet our unit's needs. >> working with the san francisco police department is an honor and privilege. i am looking forward to seeing their faces as the police officers move to the new facility. >> it is a welcome change, a new surrounding that is free from

all of the challenges that we face with being remote, and then the ability to offer new expanded services to the city and police department investigations unit. i can't wait until fall of 2021 when the building is finally ready to go and be occupied and the people can get into the facility to serve them and serve the community. >> i try to start every day not looking at my phone by doing something that is grounding.

that is usually meditation. i have a gym set up in my garage, and that is usually breathing and movement and putting my mind towards something else. surfing is my absolute favorite thing to do. it is the most cleansing thing that i'm able to do. i live near the beach, so whenever i can get out, i do. unfortunately, surfing isn't a daily practice for me, but i've been able to get out weekly, and it's something that i've been incredibly grateful for. [♪♪♪] >> i started working for the city in 2005. at the time, my kids were

pretty young but i think had started school. i was offered a temporarily position as an analyst to work on some of the programs that were funded through homeland security. i ultimately spent almost five years at the health department coordinating emergency programs. it was something that i really enjoyed and turned out i was pretty good at. thinking about glass ceiling, some of that is really related to being a mother and self-supposed in some ways that i did not feel that i could allow myself to pursue responsibility; that i accepted treading water in my career when my kids were young. and as they got older, i felt more comfortable, i suppose, moving forward. in my career, i have been asked to step forward. i wish that i had earlier stepped forward myself, and i feel really strongly, like i am

100% the right person for this job. i cannot imagine a harder time to be in this role. i'm humbled and privileged but also very confident. so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c. here is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass

vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, people depend on government to say what's happening. are we safe? what do i do? and that's a lot of what department of emergency management's role is. public service is truly that.

it is such an incredible and effective way that we can make change for the most vulnerable. i spend a lot of my day in problem solving mode, so there's a lot of conversations with people making connections, identifying gaps in resources or whatever it might be, and trying to adjust that. the pace of the pandemic has been nonstop for 11 months. it is unrelenting, long days, more than what we're used to, most of us. honestly, i'm not sure how we're getting through it. this is beyond what any of us ever expected to experience in our lifetime. what we discover is how strong we are, and really, the depth of our resilience, and i say that for every single city employee that has been working around the clock for the last 11 months, and i also speak

about myself. every day, i have to sort of have that moment of, like, okay, i'm really tired, i'm weary, but we've got to keep going. it is, i would say, the biggest challenge that i have had personally and professionally to be the best mom that i can be but also the best public certify chant in whatever role i'm in. i just wish that i, as my younger self, could have had someone tell me you can give it and to give a little more nudge. so indirectly, people have helped me because they have seen something in me that i did not see in myself. there's clear data that women have lost their jobs and their income because they had to take care of their safety nets. all of those things that we

depend on, schools and daycare and sharing, you know, being together with other kids isn't available. i've often thought oh, if my kids were younger, i couldn't do this job, but that's unacceptable. a person that's younger than me that has three children, we want them in leadership positions, so it shouldn't be limiting. women need to assume that they're more capable than they think they are. men will go for a job whether they're qualified or not. we tend to want to be 110% qualified before we tend to step forward. i think we need to be a little more brave, a little more exploratory in stepping up for positions. the other thing is, when given an opportunity, really think twice before you put in front of you the reasons why you should not take that leadership position. we all need to step up so that

we can show the person behind us that it's doable and so that we have the power to make the changes for other women that is going to make the possibility for their paths easier than ours. other women see me in it, and i hope that they see me, and they understand, like, if i can do it, they can do it because the higher you get, the more leadership you have, and power. the more power and leadership we have that we can put out >> everything we do in the tenderloin, we urban outfit. here, this gives us an opportunity to collaborate with other agencies and we become familiar with how other

agencies operate and allow us to be more flexible and get better at what we depo in the line of work in this task. >> sometimes you go down and it's hard to get up. so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall.

so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a >> 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]