authorize short term extensions for construction contracts, goods and services contracts and grants to mitigate staffing shortages and to authorize amendments to modify skoem and compensation for goods and services contracts to mitigate supply shortages. members of the public who wish to comment, please call 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 2488-607-7768 and press pound twice. to request to speak, press star 3. a prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand and the system will also indicate that you have been unmuted and that will be your signal to begin your comments. madame chair? >> thank you so much. and we have rachel tuckerman. >> i work closely with the office of contract administration. there are contracting agencies within the organization. i'm here to present the short term contract ordinances that

will allow the departments to extend existing agreements for a duration of 12 months with the objective of giving them a time to conduct solicitations and so that they can continue their operations in the meantime. first i would like to thank our sponsors, supervisor ronen and safai and melgar and mandelman w., that i think we have a presentation via teams and she will be going through this item. >> so first i'm going to go over the purpose of the legislation and then a few of the details behind it. a you're probably aware, the city and our departments are facing a backlog in contracts and day-to-day procurement activities and this is really due to three reasons. one, there's been the covid emergency and departments and spend ago couple of years responding to the emergency at hand. which has really meant that day-to-day operations needed

to be delayed while we focused on the emergency. the second is the great resignation and this is true in our contract analysts positions. this can be particularly difficult with contracts analyst positions because san francisco's contracts rules and regulations are highly complex and unique to the city of san francisco so when you get a vacancy in one of these positions and able to fill it, it can still take upwards of a year to train that person so they can really manage solicitation and contracting process. and then last but not least, the covid emergency has also led to supply chain issues making it difficult to get to high inflation rates, making it hard to work with any existing contracts. next slide, please. i'm going to quickly go over some details of the legislation. as the -- as i mentioned earlier, this is a short term contract extension that

allows departments to extend existing agreements for a 12-month duration. with the objective of giving them time to conduct solicitations while continuing their operations under the existing agreements. the ordinance also allows departments to add dollars to the contract, if necessary, commensurate with the duration increase and it sunsets on july 1, 2023. next slide, please. i think the important thing to highlight here is we're asking for an extension of time but not a change in process. so when departments do amends their contracts, they need to go through normal or standard amendment procedures. what this means that the city attorney will need to review any contract amendment. if it's a chapters 21 agreement, the office of contract administration will review and approve that amendment. for example, if an amendment is increased over $10 million

for for 10 years, lit come to the board for review and approval as well. we're also working with the controller's office to make sure that we can track and monitor any use of this ordinance and report out if requested. and with that, i'm happy to answer any questions. >> thank you so much. i don't believe there are any questions so could we please open this item up for public comment? >> yes, ma domestic chair. -- yes, madame chair. members of the public who wish to speak, line up to speak. for those remotely, please call 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 2488-607-7768 and press pound twice. to request to speak, press star 3. we have no in-person speakers. do we have any on the line? >> caller: david pillpel again. last time during this meeting. i am concerned about changes

to contract authority. i think the mohammad nuru situation in the last couple of years showed very clearly the need for effective controls on city contracts. this would allow staff in various departments to amend and extend contracts without the normal approvals from this board and perhaps others under applicable code sections. i think a better solution is not to do this. but to hire and assign staff to o.c.a. and elsewhere, including the city attorney's office. perhaps c.m.d., including the use of prop-f retirees. i know there are several recent retirees in various departments or from various departments that could help here as well as knowledgeable staff in other departments that could be assigned to o.c.a. and elsewhere. i know that taryna and others have been working hard and over time considerably over

the last two-years to make contract work happen. it is not fair to her and to them to have the existing situation continue. but i think that this proposed ordinance would change the situation, not necessarily in a good way to protect the taxpayers and citizens, but might create more problems in terms of contracts. so i would just ask the board to think very carefully about this approach and whether it sets a bad precedent for other types of changinging to contract authority and the various sections that are bedrock to contract work in the city. thank you for listening. >> thank you. mr. adkins, do we have anymore speakers? >> caller: mr. clerk, there

are no further callers in the queue. >> thank you. >> public comment is closed. supervisor safai? >> thank you. i'll be real brief. i just want to say that i appreciate the office of city administrator and contracting for this thoughtful proposal. i know that from conversations there is a shortage of supplies. i know that from conversations that there is an inability if you were to go out and rebid these contracts now, you would pay more money so the city would be paying more money given the shortage of those supplies and the competitive nature of the market. i think it is very thoughtful that it will expire in one year. it gives us the ability to look at what we're doing and then you will give us a report. i know the b.l. will work with the controller to provide that report. under normal circumstances, we would not be doing this. but these are not normal circumstances as you laid out. we're in the process of hiring and in a competitive market with a shortage of supplies and good answer if we were to rebid many of

these contracts, first of all we might not get any response of bidders. people may not be interested. and secondly we would be paying a lot morse money. so appreciate the nimbleness of this. this is what governments should be doing. the ability to have flexibility and so we will be watching this. but the fact that it's one year gives me confidence that it is the right thing to do in this environment. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor? >> i just wanted to thank the city administrator and office of contract administration and the controller's office for all of your work on hiring and contracting streamlining and i know this is the first legislation to come forward from all that work and appreciate all the thought and work that went into this and i would like to be added as a co-sponsor as well. >> thank you so much. and i echo both my colleague's comments. mr. clerk, can you -- i will make a motion to send this

item to a full board with positive recommendations. could we have a roll call vote? >> yes, madame khaifrment on that motion to forthat -- forward it to the full board. [roll call] we have three ayes. >> thank you so much. and is there any other items on the agenda today? >> madame chair, that concludes our business. >> the meetinging is adjourned and i will just make a quick announcement that we're going to return a little late to start the budget and appropriatations meeting at 1:15. so, we can have a proper lunch. thank you. >> very well. thank you.

>> in the bay area as a whole, thinking about environmental sustainability. we have been a leader in the country across industries in terms of what you can do and we have a learn approach. that is what allows us to be successful. >> what's wonderful is you have so many people who come here and they are what i call policy innovators and whether it's banning plastic bags, recycling, composting, all the different

things that we can do to improve the environment. we really champion. we are at recycle central, a large recycle fail on san francisco pier 96. every day the neighborhood trucks that pick up recycling from the blue bins bring 50 # o tons of bottles, cans and paper here to this facility and unload it. and inside recology, san francisco's recycling company, they sort that into aluminum cans, glass cans, and different type of plastic. san francisco is making efforts to send less materials to the landfill and give more materials for recycling. other cities are observing this and are envious of san francisco's robust recycling

program. it is good for the environment. but there is a lot of low quality plastics and junk plastics and candy wrappers and is difficult to recycle that. it is low quality material. in most cities that goes to landfill. >> looking at the plastics industry, the oil industry is the main producer of blastics. and as we have been trying to phase out fossil fuels and the transfer stream, this is the fossil fuels and that plastic isn't recycled and goes into the waste stream and the landfill and unfortunately in the ocean. with the stairry step there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. >> we can recycle again and again and again. but plastic, maybe you can recycle it once, maybe. and that, even that process it downgrades into a lower quality

material. >> it is cheaper for the oil industry to create new plastics and so they have been producing more and more plastics so with our ab793, we have a bill that really has a goal of getting our beverage bottles to be made of more recycled content so by the time 2030 rolls around t recycle content in a coke bottle, pepsi bottle, water bottle, will be up to 50% which is higher thatten the percentage in the european union and the highest percentage in the world. and that way you can actually feel confident that what you're drinking will actually become recycled. now, our recommendation is don't use to plastic bottle to begin w but if you do, they are committing to 50% recycled content. >> the test thing we can do is vote with our consumer dollars when we're shopping. if you can die something with no

packaging and find loose fruits and vegetables, that is the best. find in packaging and glass, metal and pap rer all easily recycled. we don't want plastic. we want less plastic. awe what you we do locally is we have the program to think disposable and work one on one to provide technical assistance to swap out the disposable food service to reusables and we have funding available to support businesses to do that so that is a way to get them off there. and i believe now is the time we will see a lot of the solutions come on the market and come on the scene. >> and is really logistics company and what we offer to restaurants is reasonable containers that they can order just like they would so we came

from about a pain point that a lot of customers feel which wills a lot of waste with takeout and deliver, even transitioning from styrofoam to plastic, it is still wasteful. and to dream about reusing this one to be re-implemented and cost delivery and food takeout. we didn't have throwaway culture always. most people used to get delivered to people's homes and then the empty milk containers were put back out when fresh milk came. customers are so excited that we have this available in our restaurant and came back and asked and were so excited about it and rolled it out as customers gain awareness understanding what it is and how it works and how they can integrate it into their life. >> and they have always done it

and usually that is a way of being sustainable and long-term change to what makes good financial sense especially as there are shipping issues and material issues and we see that will potentially be a way that we can save money as well. and so i think making that case to other restaurateurs will really help people adopt this. >> one restaurant we converted 2,000 packages and the impact and impact they have in the community with one switch. and we have been really encouraged to see more and more

restaurants cooperate this. we are big fans of what re-ecology does in terms of adopting new systems and understanding why the current system is broken. when people come to the facility, they are shocked by how much waste they see and the volume of the operations and how much technology we have dedicated to sort correctly and we led 25 tours and for students to reach about 1100 students. and they wanted to make change and this is sorting in the waste stream they do every single day and they can take ownership of and make a difference with.

>> an i feel very, very fortunate that i get to represent san francisco in the legislature and allows me to push the envelope and it is because of the people the city attracts and is because of the eco system of policy thinking that goes on in san francisco that we are constantly seeing san francisco leading the way. >> kids know there's a lot of environmental issues that they are facing. and that they will be impacted by the impact of climate change. they will have the opportunity to be in charge and make change and make the decisions in the future. >> we are re-inventing the way the planet does garbage founded in the environmental ethic and hunger to send less to landfills. this is so many wonderful things happening in san francisco. i feel very fortunate and very humble to live here and to be

part of this wonderful place. >> good afternoon.

we just joined the first grade students from bryan elementary as they made deposits in their savings accounts. i am thrilled to say families in san francisco have more than $11 million saved in college in the kindergarten to college account. i extend appreciation to the bryant elementary school staff who worked to make today happen. i don't think ms. cole is here. she is an amazing first grade teacher. when she heard about the field trip she personally raised funds so each student would have at least $30 to deposit today. graduates supported every student to help and many others across the city to put money into the college savings accounts. i confess in 2011 then mayor

gavin newsom and i started the program so every student would have a future worth saving for. more important than money. the $11 million means there has been millions of conversations in every household that these students live in about their possibility of going to college. that is the purpose of this program. [applause]. the research, real research showed that putting money into college savings, a lot or little begins a conversation that ends up with children going to college. that is what we want to happen for every child in san francisco. kindergarten to college pro boats college-going identity in the public schools. san francisco is not alone in the program. k-c is across the country with

over 100 active college savings accounts today reaches 1.2 million kids in 39 states in this country. in 2019 california created california kids a statewide program for every child born in california. governor newsom expanded in 21-22 budget with investment of nearly $2 billion. [applause]. that funding has resulted in our program providing additional funds to the accounts of students in low income schools. i would be remiss if i didn't pitch the governor and legislature to make sure that is continued and revised for an added boost to the college savings account. the best person to speak about

this program are the students themselves. i am here, proud that tulea miller is here with us today. she is a junior at gateway high school. she is part of the first class of k-c students and she is here to help you hear about how k-c is impacting her future. please come on up. [applause]. >> hi, i am tulea miller, i am a junior in high school. when i found out it was in kindergarten. i didn't think of it as something. as i got in middle school and high school i started to think about it, and how i really thought about it was in tenth grade when i applied for the video contest about my future. i talked how i wanted to be a

apsychiatrist. i was second place in the city-wide competition. that is why i am here today. in the fall i will apply to colleges. these funds will really help me out. it means i am working towards my goals. my plans when i go to college major in social work to be a travel social worker to able to travel and help people with traumatic experiences. the college application takes work. many high school seniors go through it in the fall. it is only because some students may not qualify for scholarships or grants or don't know what they want to pursue. i want to apply to 20 colleges. there are factors to consider which are financial aid,

housing, location and other aspects. i got early acceptance to charles drew in los angeles. [applause]. i am a college-bound student. i also work at old navy. i am part of in field scholars. as a black scholar i like to put myself with honors classes. i took college classes last summer. if i am able to change a couple laws, i would ban act and sat because it keeps minorities out of colleges. i feel like a test score

shouldn't derm where you go within the three hour test period. thank you for having me. [applause] >> thank you. we are impressed by your success. we can't wait to see where your dreams take you. now another truly impressive graduate of the san francisco unified school districts our own mayor, london breed. [applause]. >> mayor breed: i am happy to celebrate over 10 years of a program that will have an extraordinary impact on the lives of so many san francisco kids who we know we need to make investments to support. i love hearing tulea's story and her story of pursuing higher education. i am in agreement with the a ct what is it sat and when i was in

college we had to take act and sat. at the time i didn't have money for the fees. what i appreciate most is my college counselor at galileo high school providing me guidance and support and understanding. i had no idea. those applications cost 30 to $50. there were fees for that. when i think about young people who are growing out without means to not only afford some of the things required to get into college. what happens when you go there? what happens when you have to start buying your own toilet paper and taking responsibility if you are lucky enough to have parents and family to support you there are so many kids with those options. this program was innovative when the then mayor gavin newsom

started with our treasure who is still our treasurer. the fact we are here with the state treasurer who is a money masterminds in counting numbers in her head and coming up with things to do stuff in california is remarkable. we are here mostly because we have to think about not just the pressing challenges that exhibit n front of us. how do we make sure the next generation of young people in the city, state, country know there is real opportunity for them to succeed? sometimes making these early investments which won't see the fruits of our labor until after we are out of office is not sometimes very popular for many politicians to do even though i think jose might still be treasurer. the fact is we do it because we believe in it.

we support it. it started with our then mayor governor newsom taking it to the other level to support kids throughout the entire state. it continues through my budget as mayor and future mayors will support this program. i have to tell you i am anxious to see the first kid and i am hoping that it is tulea the first kid using those dollars and using those dollars to enter college but hopefully to help her throughout her entire four year time when she is in college because college is expensive. it is a huge undertaking. the debt from student loans and if you are lucky to get scholarships, those things are going to have a tremendous impact on the success of anyone who makes it through this program. i am looking forward to seeing

this program continue. i am glad we are here to celebrate 10 years, $11 million over 130 programs all over the country. 36 states. this is absolutely extraordinary. it started right here in san francisco, california. [applause]. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco i want to officially declare the kindergarten to college day in san francisco today for you, for the treasurer and i would like to introduce our governor who as i said came up with so many innovative programs when he was mayor. he has taken many of those programs and expanded them for all of the citizens of the state of california and has made not only kindergarten to college a priority but