>> hi everybody. i am san francisco mayor london breed and i am excited to be here today. i want to thank the members of the community college board of trustees for joining us, including the president and other members. then we have the former trustee. this is a seat that we are filling today. thank you so much to john rizzo and a little who are joining us. as well as alex randolph who stormed on the community college board of trustees. we have our chancellor here. so many wonderful people who have helped to keep this community college running the way that we know it should.

i see members of atf, the union, or joining us here today as well. it has been sometime since our member had to vacate his seat to the community college board, but he and i have stayed in close contact because city college is really important to him. it's really important to everyone in the room here today. regardless of our differences of opinions, some of us, and one way or another, have been profoundly touched by the work of city college. growing up, this was the place that most of the people i went to school went. i didn't even know what college really was until i was in tenth grade and fortunately, i was able to end up at a four-year university, but i was planning to go to city college myself. to not only prepare me to go to a four-year university, but to prepare me for life so i could be ready for any opportunity

that came my way. when i became the executive director of the african-american art and culture complex we had so many young people who were in high school, we didn't know what to do, what they were going to do with their lives. we had young people who were over the age of 18 and had dropped out of high school. at the african-american art and culture complex we spent so much time helping people registered for the ged classes at john adams campus. some of them had gone on to not only be part of city college, but to play sports in city college. my brother got his aa degree from city college of san francisco. so many of us have some new stories like that. we know this is an important higher learning education institution in our city and we know how people feel about it. they love city college. they want us to work together to ensure the longevity of city college, and that's why making a decision like this to appoint a member of the board of trustees is a very challenging one.

blending all the needs of what needs to occur was really important to me. so i am really pleased today. i'm actually over the moon excited today to announce that i have selected morel green to serve as the next member of the community college board of trustees. [applause] i have known him, but because he was part of the community i grew up in, and you just know people. you know them from school, you know them from hanging out at the cultural center, you just know them. there was always something very special about him because ultimately, what i appreciated about him was he was genuinely always a good person. he always made himself available to be supportive of people. despite the fact that he went to washington high school, i don't

really hold that against him. we have our friendly rivalries, but at the end of the day, we care about our community. we care about the city, we care about seeing opportunities exist for people like the ones we grew up with in our community. so that is where he -- that is where his drive comes from. it comes from growing up in a community and seeing so many african-american men lose their lives, get lost to drugs and to criminal justice system, and i know, in his heart of hearts, he wants black men like him to grow up being the norm and not the exception. he has spent his entire life working towards that goal. back in the day he worked for me at the african-american art and culture complex. i was probably his favorite boss of everybody. and what i appreciated about him

was his patience, his drive,'s understanding, and how he worked with the young men of the cultural center and how he helps them to think outside of just their environment and what could be possible. they had a lot of respect for him. they said what is college? went to college? you went to clark atlanta university? what is all that about? the conversation he was able to have with them and how he got omega boys club, which he participated in and now serves as a board member, how he got them to be more actively engaged in the work that we were doing. so he has worked at so many colleges, mostly spending a lot of his time helping people with their essays, helping them with applications, helping them and guiding them to pursue whatever their wildest dreams are and really being a mentor, the big brother, a friend, and advisor, when you think about it, it was, you know, hard to find people who would even take the time to meet with you and talk to you

about those things. but he wasn't just sitting around and waiting for someone to talk to him. he took a lot of initiative to work with our kids, to talk to them, to encourage them, to hold them accountable as well, but more importantly, to demonstrate that he was here for them. and that was a big deal. and his entire career and working at places like city college, working at places like skyline college, like milk college, just in the bay area, working in los angeles while his wife was doing her residency, he was a supportive husband. i know he is so proud of that. working in los angeles at that community college and coming back here to work at west valley, you know, everything that he has done, and all these various capacities in all these community colleges all over the state of california have centred around supporting, helping, uplifting students to ensure

their success. so when the opportunity presented itself and i found out that he was back in san francisco, his hometown where he grew up, i couldn't think of anyone better to serve in this capacity then someone i admire, i respect, i trust wholeheartedly. no one more so than him. i want to swear him in at this time. you guys can get excited about that. [ cheers and applause ] are you ready to see your daddy sworn in? do you want to stand by him? you need to hold him -- hold his hand on the other side while he raises his hand. there you go. are you going to help them too? all right. here we go. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i merella green do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the

united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, and during such time as i serve as member of the board of trustees for city college of the city and county of san

francisco. >> congratulations. [applause] >> it is of traditional african culture that i requested, and i was given permission to address you by my elder, who is my father-in-law. i would like to begin with a moment of silence for both our african-american and taiwanese brothers and sisters who were murdered and others physically and emotionally wounded by the senseless violence in both buffalo new york -- buffalo, new york and southern california. thank you. i greet you today in a moment of

amazement. this is a celebration and i want to acknowledge and honor your presence in time. i won't be long. to the honorable mayor, i thank you for this appointment to the board of trustees of city college of san francisco. to our honorable dignitaries, of both the city and county of san francisco, and specifically the illustrious city college of san francisco, i'm honored to become part of it collective group that takes the time out of our already busy lives to provide service to others. to my lovely wife, dr. janelle greene and my children, corinthian and providence, i thank you for allowing me to share myself with the community and the residents of our home town. not your hometown, my home town. additionally, to my family and friends, both here physically and in the spirit, thank you for

your continued support throughout my life. 's graduation season so this is important. let s. be genuine and thoughtful to the class of 2022 as we see them parade around the city in delight this season. i was fortunate enough to attend my first graduation at the age of four years old. it was in a purple graduation hat made out of construction paper and glue, along with my favorite red and white hawaiian shirt that i graduated from the preschool program at city college of san francisco in 1981. [applause] it was because programs like this that allow my mother to complete her credentials to become a head start teacher and wally don't remember much about the ceremony, i often look at the photos that were taken and think about how that moment played a pivotal role in my pursuit of education. throughout my time in the san francisco unified school district, and my apologies,

madame breed, clearly the greatest high school in the city, george washington high school, i always knew that higher education was an option in my pursuit to becoming a productive member of this society and that is why i am here today. i am someone who is dedicated to the advancement of higher education for all people. to be born and raised in this city and to still be her as a resident is a rarity within itself. i feel that it is my calling to assist those in which i pride myself in my area of expertise, which is educational leadership and management. with a concentration in higher education. what i promise you today is simple. i promise my attention, dedication, persistence, and advocacy for all students at city college of san francisco. i hope that i have your support,

your trust, and your assistance as we all fully understand that it takes a village to raise our children and teach our adults. please know that i take this mayoral appointment seriously, as i understand that this opportunity allows me to further assist in life transformations that not only affect students, but their families, neighborhoods, and our city and county as a whole. with that, i shall close by saying thank you. go warriors, tonight, and go rams forever. [applause]

>> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa,

whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪♪♪] >> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and

up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids that way. >> thank you, friends. see you next time. >> hi, friend. >> today's tuesday, april 28, 2020. it's me, teacher sharon, and i'm back again. >> i got an e-mail saying that i had an opportunity to be on a show. i'm, like, what? >> i actually got an e-mail from the early education department, saying they were

saying of doing a t.v. show, and i was selected to be one of the people on it, if i was interested. i was scared, nervous. i don't like public speaking and all the above. but it worked out. >> talk into a camera, waiting for a response, pretending that oh, yeah, i hear you, it's so very weird. i'm used to having a classroom with 17 students sitting in front of me, where they're all moving around and having to have them, like, oh, sit down, oh, can you hear them? let's listen. >> hi guys. >> i kind of have stage flight when i'm on t.v. because i'm normally quiet?

>> she's never quiet. >> no, i'm not quiet. >> my sister was, like, i saw you on t.v. my teacher was, i saw you on youtube. it was exciting, how the community started watching. >> it was a lot of fun. it also pushed me outside of my comfort zone, having to make my own visuals and lesson plans so quickly that ended up being a lot of fun. >> i want to end today with a thank you. thank you for spending time with us. it was a great pleasure, and see you all in the fall. >> i'm so happy to see you today. today is the last day of the school year, yea! >> it really helped me in my teaching. i'm excited to go back teaching my kids, yeah. >> we received a lot of amazing

feedback from kiddos, who have seen their own personal teacher on television. >> when we would watch as a family, my younger son, kai, especially during the filipino episodes, like, wow, like, i'm proud to be a filipino. >> being able to connect with someone they know on television has been really, really powerful for them. and as a mom, i can tell you that's so important. the social confidence development of our early learners. [♪♪♪]

>> my name is sylvia and i'm the owner of the mexican bistro. we have been in business for 18 years and we first opened on

garry street in san francisco, and now we are located in a beautiful historic building. and we are part of the historical building founded in 1776. at the same time as the mission delores in san francisco. (♪♪) our specialty food is food from central mexico. it's a high-end mexican food based on quality and fresh ingredients. we have an amazing chef from yucatán and we specialize on molotov, that are made with pumpkin seeds. and we're also known for handmade tortillas and we make our own fresh salsa. and we have cocktails, and we

have many in the bar. we have specialty drinks and they are very flavorrable and very authentic. some of them are spicy, some are sour, but, again, we offer high-quality ingredients on our drinks as well. (♪♪) we have been in san francisco for 27 years, and our hearts are here. we are from mexico, but after 27 years, we feel part of the community of san francisco. it is very important for us to be the change, the positive change that is happening in san francisco. the presidio in particular, they're doing great efforts to bring back san francisco, what it was. a lot of tourism and a lot of new restaurants and the new companies. san francisco is international

and has a lot of potential. (♪♪) so you want to try authentic mexican food and i invite you to come to our bistro located on 50 moroo avenue in presidio. and i'll wait here with my open arms and giving you a welcome to try my food. san francisco is surrounded on three sides by water, the fire boat station is intergal to maritime rescue and preparedness, not only for san francisco, but for all of the bay area.

[sirens] >> fire station 35 was built in 1915. so it is over 100 years old. and helped it, we're going to build fire boat station 35. >> so the finished capital planning committee, i think about three years ago, issued a guidance that all city facilities must exist on sea level rise. >> the station 35, construction cost is approximately $30 million. and the schedule was complicated because of what you call a float. it is being fabricated in china, and will be brought to treasure island, where the building site efficient will be constructed on top of it, and then brought to pier 22 and a half for

installation. >> we're looking at late 2020 for final completion of the fire boat float. the historic firehouse will remain on the embarcadero, and we will still respond out of the historic firehouse with our fire engine, and respond to medical calls and other incidences in the district. >> this totally has to incorporate between three to six feet of sea level rise over the next 100 years. that's what the city's guidance is requiring. it is built on the float, that can move up and down as the water level rises, and sits on four fixed guide piles. so if the seas go up, it can move up and down with that. >> it does have a full range of travel, from low tide to high tide of about 16 feet. so that allows for current tidal movements and sea

lisle rises in the coming decades. >> the fire boat station float will also incorporate a ramp for ambulance deployment and access. >> the access ramp is rigidly connected to the land side, with more of a pivot or hinge connection, and then it is sliding over the top of the float. in that way the ramp can flex up and down like a hinge, and also allow for a slight few inches of lateral motion of the float. both the access ramps, which there is two, and the utility's only flexible connection connecting from the float to the back of the building. so electrical power, water, sewage, it all has flexible connection to the boat. >> high boat station number 35 will provide mooring for three fire boats and one rescue boat. >> currently we're staffed with seven members per

day, but the fire department would like to establish a new dedicated marine unit that would be able to respond to multiple incidences. looking into the future, we have not only at&t park, where we have a lot of kayakers, but we have a lot of developments in the southeast side, including the stadium, and we want to have the ability to respond to any marine or maritime incident along these new developments. >> there are very few designs for people sleeping on the water. we're looking at cruiseships, which are larger structures, several times the size of harbor station 35, but they're the only good reference point. we look to the cruiseship industry who has kind of an index for how much acceleration they were accommodate. >> it is very unique. i don't know that any

other fire station built on the water is in the united states. >> the fire boat is a regional asset that can be used for water rescue, but we also do environmental cleanup. we have special rigging that we carry that will contain oil spills until an environmental unit can come out. this is a job for us, but it is also a way of life and a lifestyle. we're proud to serve our community. and we're willing to help people in any way we can.

looks like we're up now finally. apologies. let's start over. welcome to the san francisco planning commission hybrid hearing for thursday, may 26, 2022. in-person and remote will require everyone's attention and most of all patience. if you're joining us remotely and not speaking, mute your microphone. to enable public participation, sfgovtv is broadcasting this. we will receive public comment on each item on agenda. public comment is available by calling 1-415-655-0001 and entering access code 2483 459 7905. we will take public comment from