>> that afternoon. the meeting will come to order welcome to the june 10 special budget and appropriations committee meeting .my name is hillary ronen, chair of the budget and finance committee and i'm here inbudget and appropriations which i'm also the chair of . and joined by supervisors chan and mar as well as presidents walton and we should bejoined by supervisor safai shortly . our client is brent jalipa and

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goodlatte place. >> mister clark can you read items 12 and three together. >> item numbers one through three items involving the mayor's proposed interim budget for the departments of the sitting cabinet for fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024. item 1 is a hearing to consider the proposed budget item to his proposed interim budget and appropriation ordinance upgrading on estimated receipts and expenditures for departments of the city and county as of june 1, 2022 for the fiscal years ending june 30, 2023 and june 30, 2024. item 3 is a proposed interim annual calorie ordinance enumerating positions in the annual budget appropriation ordinance for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 continuing, creating or establishing these positions, enumerating including all positions created

by the charter or state law for which compensations are paid from city and county funds and appropriated in the annual appropriation ordinance, authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments there too, specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations. members who wish to provide publiccomment should call 415-655-0001. the meeting id is 2491 324 6017 . then press pound twice. if you haven't done so pressáthree to line up to speak. a system problem will indicate you have raised her head. you may begin your comments and madam chair iam expounding the memorandum from your desk. for the full board meeting of tuesday, june 14. >> thank you mister clark and we have mister sandler here from the controller's office .

>> iq chair ronen. i'm lisa sandler from the controller's office . the items before you are standard items that come to the committee every year and of the purpose of the interim aao and aso is to allow operations to continue during the period of time whenthe fiscal year starts after july 1 while the board is still contemplating the budget for the next fiscal year and i'd be happy to answer questions . >> president: any questions colleagues? seeing none we can open this item up for public comment. >> members of the public who wish to speak on thisitem and arejoining us in person should line up to speak . for those listening remotely please call 415-655-0001 . enter the meeting id of 2491 324 6017 and was connected pressáthree to enter the speaker line and please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and thatwill be your cue to begin your comments.

we have no in person speakers . can you unmute color? >> can you? david pilpel. i amtrying to download a particular comment related to all of this . i support the proposed interim aao and aso. i am okay with theinterim exceptions . i can't seem to get to the document quickly enough. i think my concern was on the interim exceptions for hiring new positions created. those that were out of general fund supported, that was fine. for thosethat are non- dental fund supported , it would have been helpful to know the source of funds for those that are mta, puc and some of the other

enterprise and non-general fund supported positions. that would be helpful. i did not see a bla report on the two ordinances. i bought a bla normally review the interim exceptions . i didn't hear about that. otherwise i think i'm good with this and i was about to check out what the publiccomment arrangements are for next week . or the other standard budget items. when we leave it at that for today. thanks for listening. >> thank you for your comments. do we have any more colors? >>. >> do we haveany more colors in

the queue ? >> are no more colors. >> publiccomment is nowclosed . supervisors chan . >> thank you chair ronen. i just want to make sure i understand that the interim budget continues programs and services at the level that we are currently funded in fiscal year 2122 or at the levels of the mayor's proposed budget for 2223? >> leases standard for the controller's office. actually what is in the interim budget or what will be authorized is what is in the mayor's proposed budget. though there are changes between last year and this year that would be part of the interim. but just so you know new

capital projects and equipment arenot part of the interim . so if it's changedsince last year it would be whatever is proposed . >> any more questions? seeing none i'd like to make a motion to send this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> on that motion by chair ronen items two and 3b forwarded to thefull board . [roll call vote] we have 5 aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. can you please read item number four. >> item number for a hearing on update in progress on the

shared program. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this hearing should call 415-655-0001. then press pound twice. if you haven't done so pressá3 to line up to see the system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand . wait till the system indicates you have been unmuted . >> supervisor, any opening remarks? >> thank you chair ronen. i think it's been a great program. i think i look forward to hearing how the issue came about and i wanted to understand given especially the fact that i think the last two years that we've been in a pandemic many of our children and families are dependent on outdoor space and especially during summer it has been

really at least in our district in the richmond has been both in the oregon and alamo they are great programs. just allowing kids to be able to be at school yards during summer off school hours and actually year-round on the weekends to. and i think that it's especially for those who either cannot and do not attend summer camp or have the ability to attend summercamp having outdoor space , returning their school space is critical for them to be able to recreate. i look forward to hearing about the program and the fundingfrom these sources . and thank you so much for being here. >> thank you supervisors and my name is don cumberland evans.

i'm doing today by executive director of facilities as well as lena our program coordinato . i'm very excited to have this opportunity to celebrate the shared schoolyard program . while at the same time also somewhat anxious about its future . we are during the pandemic the shared schoolyard program was a rare bright spot over the past two years where through more effective management of the program's resources we were finallyable to fully realize the potential of this program which has been in existence for years now . and providing access to space when families and neighborhoods needed it most i'm just going to talk through a couple of thepoints that supervisor chan address and

turn it over . so next slide please . not sure which one. >> give me one second. could youbring up the slideshow please . >>. >> can we advance to the next slide? >> slide four, that would be great . >> slide4, that would be great .

>> thank you. so again the shared schoolyard program exists to provide access to critically needed open spaces within the school district to the broader community and what we wanted to share with you is just a brief history of this program as well that in 2007 the program was first established but it was a patchwork of resources contributed acrossthe city and county without any real stable funding and there was around 11 site at that time .in 2011 is when we began to see real investment in this year's schoolyard program and there was a combination of private fundraising as well as the first real any investments in the program with that we saw kind of a rejuvenation and the addition of more nonprofit robust nonprofit programming at the site as well as access but it was still very much a

patchwork of resources and different departments and there were often unintentional customer service failures that are inevitable when youhave five different agencies trying to provide service at the same spot . a few years ago we were able to have it to sf usd running the program is irony with the generosity of the city's funding and at this point the program is 100 percent city funded so the budget is around $600,000 a year. funding is allocated and sent via the bc white house budget allows us to provideprogramming to over 45 sites . in particular with that funding and under the leadership of miss boyle we've been able to really much more bang for our buck. so we have changed the way we deliver the program. we've streamlined procurement processes and programming partners so during the pandemic were able to bring something

called shared schoolyard 2.0 which in neighborhoods that have the highestopen space needs, highest open-space deficits, nature of the schoolyard were not only open monitor . from the community and then also that there were restrooms and water and handwashing stations to make the space feel safe during the pandemic. and so now where we stand is we feel like we've done a great job finally with the resources we have an expanding service and we want to expand service more particularly in those neighborhoods that are open-space deficits areas. there's a real difference. i know now now know as the mom of a young child compared to what i saw as a parts letter between navigatingnew spaces and being able to return someplace familiar , that's what our schools can do for the community and make sure that our schools are not just assets for this broader community as

well. next slide please. >> so the next one back. the slide on the screen is a map right now of our current risk areas and again, there are some conspicuous absences with someof our most dense neighborhoods . we work on thoroughly with principles. we do not compel them to be part of the program but we have started critical conversations with a number of school sites in those neighborhoods where there are gaps and there's also increased command across the city for this service so we really hope that we can continue the funding for this program and really model the best of sfusd with city and countycollaboration . with that i willturn this over . >> good afternoon supervisors.

my name is katie boyle, i'm executive director for san francisco unified school district and so as was often said the map in front of you shows the currentdistribution of the 45 schoolyard . the yellow iconsalso show where wehave free programming this summer . next slide please . so sfusd manages all aspects of the project atthis point. schoolyards are open from 9 am to 4 pm saturday and sunday, mostholidays all year long . sfusd manages all operations including opening and closing the case , cleaning andrepairs. we also manage all contracts and productions with associated partners . some of the highlights fromthis year that have been a major highlight for sfusd , we

launched a career pathway program in partnership with the human services agency last year we have four people for trainees in ourown morning right now and we hope to have 15 by the end of the year . they will be on the weekends they provide docent services to the communities then during the week they learn job skills and their house management custodial and landscaping. in 2020 as this, mentioned we've lost the 2.0 experience bringing enhanced services to neighborhoods that needed it most during the pandemic . next slide please. >> two more please.there we go. the 2.0 experience which started in 2020 at 15 schoolyards included the use of

free equipment. docent services at the time and partnership with urban alchemy restaurant and handwashing stations , access and landscaping improvements and free programming. nextslide please . since the 2.0 experience launchedin 2020 we've double the amount of programming available classes are free and run on saturdays and sundays . some do require preregistration but we do also offer basketball and soccer on the weekends. nextslide please . we are thrilled to partner with local organizations and we provide opportunity for smalle organizations to meet the needs of the communities . we pay for all the use permits and compensate organizations t offer free programming .

a lot of our partners only offer more than just free programming, theyoffer free books , why bike offers free bikes to children. next slide please. our programs would not be successful without communities partnership and community support. the little bearsprogram which is running at largo elementary school has been a huge hit with parents and is offered every weekend free to parents . next slide please. thank you. san francisco is the second densest city in the country. i don't think that's a surprise to anybody so every square foot of open space is important. that's why when we opened 45

schoolyards every weekend we effectively open the six acres of space or family and children to recreate in with 24 playgrounds were effectively opening at and adding an additional 10percent of playgrounds to families. in the last 12 months alone we have provided free programming to 2600 kids . next slide please. we operate on a budget of $600,000 a year which allows for gait and maintenance operations at 45 sites plus the 2.0 experience at 15 of those sites. providing access to clean and safe preparation is less than hundred $50 a week . so for around $8000 can open and clean and maintain one schoolyard for an entire year. next slide please. for $500 weekend can provide yard access and cleaning, restroom access and2 to 4 hours

of free programming . it's less than $25,000 a year. next slide. the one after. next slide. there we go. in 2020 as i mentioned we opened enhanced services at 15 of those schoolyards. this year were opening 45 schoolyards thathave enhanced program at 20 schoolyards . we think with our current management are efficient management we can open an additional 10 schoolyards bythe end of 2023 . and then between 2023 and 2025 we will open an additional 10 schoolyards plus enhanced services at another 10 schoolyards. next slide please. so we are, we do recognize there is a deficiency in the

distribution of schoolyards across the city so we really want to highlight and focus on areas of the city are most space deficits. to identify potential slight sites to open in some of the including ), the mission and tenderloin. so these are some of the expanded opportunities for 2023. as i mentioned include neighborhoods of the highest need but we've also identified schools with high sponsorship from the community. areas that people have asked us toopen schools . we work in close collaboration with the schools to ensure the successful programs so we do not mandate the schools open their schoolyards we tried to workclosely in collaboration to makes sure school is open and ready for students on monday morning . next slide . and that's all i have today. thank you again for the

opportunity and i will take any questions. >> thank you for the presentation and my question is around the budget. as it currently exists its $600,000 to allow 45 schoolyards out of which 24 of them in your 2.0 experience which is the programming on site. and so i see that on the slide that you provided to say that there's extension opportunities which include it looks like there's some schools in different areas for expansion. is that inclusive of the 600 or is it, it requires additional funding to these schools in 2023? >> it includes the within the existing 600,000. so we believe with the management that as the gate opening operations that yelling has created we can do another 10 schoolyardswithin the

existing budget . >> and you mentioned, sorry the director was mentioning in the beginning that it was like for ships and then eventually became fully funded by the city and its through dc one half to issue that funding to you through sfusd. so is that still going on and in the upcoming budget for do we know? >> supervisor at this time we were informed that the funding does notexist for the shared schoolyards programming in the coming year . >>does that mean without the funding in upcoming years you will no longer be able to operate the entire program ? >> we do have a little bit of a reserve that we have built to smooth out operations because some summer programming is at our height so there's a

juggling act there that comes as the budgets being renewed but yes, we would not be ableto operate the program at its scale . we would try and basically if funding doesn't exist we would go into the thinking mode to figure out to preserve service in our highest need neighborhoods and extend that service as long as possible which would mean diverging funding and programming from other school sites. >> i think through the chair if i may ask robin berger to explain to us the decision-makingprocess of withholding funding for shared schoolyards because it's been funded since 2020 . as the years. >> we've received some level of city funding. >> ashley robin berger, my understanding of how this program has been funded at least the last few years as last year the program when we

were developing the budget had thought that there was some savings that existed to carry the program through the year so we've removed that appropriation from the budget . it turns out i believe that the program did not have the savings they thought they needed so the department dc why f was able to patch it together to maintain the program through the last fiscal year. we would have needed to restore $600,000 of generalfund to keep theprogram going . obviously it was a difficult year with lots of trade-offs . we had to make the mayor invest in children and families and unfortunately thisis not an area we were able to invest in . >> i want to make my last comment. i don't have any questions unless my colleagues do and i am just disappointed to hear that and i think the fact that we're still in themidst of the pandemic and i think he is faced especially in schoolyards

, i think that it's critical for neighborhoods don't really have an or outerspace like a playground or a park and i think that $600,000 for 45 schoolyards is actually a ladder really a good investment citywide to know that even with the $600,000 that there's capacity to even expand i think in my opinion is very, it's great investment and it provides a great outdoor resource for especially for families that may not have the ability to pay for summer camp or any type of reparation or even afterschool programming or including on the weekends. i know it only opens on the weekends but it's whatever we can get for outdoor space for our kids and families forfree. i would really appreciate .i hope that we can work out and identify ways to really restor this program if possible so thank you so much chair >>

thank you so much, president walton . >> i want to thank the district for recording but this is really disheartening to see this reduction and not just because i worked extremely hard with the supervisor at the time when i was on the board of education and we work hard to work with the private sector to even fund some of this with the city and the district at the time. but not just because of that but personally for being a young person growing up in communities we used to have to fix at all of our schoolyards because we wanted access and didn't have access necessary. they were the closest playground where we lived so we have to play in there anyway. this way there's a thing and now you are having so this is disheartening and of course are going to try to have conversations about what possibilitiesexist . i did want to know have you had direct conversations with dc why f as a department or have

the conversations only been with the mayor's office or has there been a combination? >> supervisor i think we were made aware of the reduction shortly basically before the mayor's budget was submitted to the board ofsupervisors. it was , it has been a surprise to us. we also understand though that the dc why f funding and direction with sfusd is multilayered to say the least and every year it's been complicated to track down this funding and get it transferred over to sfusd and that is not dc why f calls at all reflection of the mechanism or how the funding is transferred and it gets transferred with millions ofdollars . when the program was created that funding sat literally and

the mayor's department, and the mayor's office budget and was moved to dcyfas part of the baseline . so they have always been a supportive partner of this program and the priority and i think in early and early partner as well in the formation of the program so we have no reason to doubt their support or partnership but it does seem that in the trade-offs that have been made the shared schoolyards program was eliminated in its entirety . >> just real quick director robin berger, as we look at i know you stated that you thought there was a savingsand how was that missed . how do we not know there was an actual mist and if we don't have that answer today i'm just curious how we missed forecast. >> we tend to work with the school district directly through dcyf. there might have been some misunderstanding of timing of

billing so all parties may have assumed there were savings and things panned out differently. we were able topiece it together despite having that shortfall . >> the last thing obviously with baseline just because it's important and i hope we will be able to figure out a way to restore this because this is important and to lose the whole program or have totake part the district isobviously suffering with some budget restrictions . this is disheartening . >> i'll open this up to public comment period will have some comments. >> members of the public which to speak on this item or are joining us in person should line up now. for those listed call 415-655-0001.

>> once connected pressáthree. for those in the queue please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. >> good afternoon everybody. first thank you very much or taking time for us to address this issue. my name is ronald and i've been working with street usa which has been directly supported through that program. over the past several years. i've been the one who's been running programs directly into thoseschoolyards including reagan elementary and the tenderloin . malcolm x in the bayview including sf unity and daniel webster and the mission here. joe miller and rosa parks in the western tradition and i've been there directly meeting all these parents and children have been impatiently just running into the schoolyards and we been running programs with

additional coaches who have also been granted the opportunity to impact their lives.and you know, i know, all of us know what we went through the past 700+ days and we're still counting. and with every step that we're taking here, with everything we're doing together giving an opportunity for these communities to step up and to see that there is actually a chance for them for something to be done. we again appreciate your efforts to make this happen and thank you so much as well for all the hard work you're putting in and we're looking forward to extend as the ladies mentioned in other neighborhoods so that we can make this happen. thank you again and on we go. we make the future brightand possible . thank you. >> see no further comments in the chamber can you unmute your

first color please. >> my name is wes graves. i am and i'm sorry for the delay. i am in representation of super soccer stars.on both the mirror street soccer usa. we've been working in 10 with them the last six or seven years just want to focus on the last couple of years and this time more than any of these kids need this kind of impact of enrichment we're providing them a sense of fun enjoy we're providing them a pathway to a better person and without this programming there's a lot of

parents that were talking to right now that feels disheartening tohear that potentially this program may not continue in the future years so i just want to keep it short and simple . we impact a great number of kids in a side ofsan francisco and have an opportunity to impact even more in the coming years with our incredible programming for these kids . thank you so much for listening to me today and i look forward to this proceeding forward . >> next speaker please. >> my name is macduff and i'm speaking today on behalf of the ymca san francisco but i'm also the parent of a kindergartner and a regular shared school user as well. the ymca aborts the shared schoolyards program. it is a complete and full illustration of funds baseline at $600,000 a year for an access to saferecreational spaces for all san francisco children . in the last year the shield

schoolyards program has provided free outdoor programming to 2600 children opened 36 acres of playspace can provided access to 24 playgrounds. the loss of the shared schoolyards programs would hurt our neighborhoodsand thank you so much for your time and have a great day . >> next speaker please. >> i'm calling on behalf of blue horses music which is a nonprofit based in fort mesa for 50 years. we run programs through the shared schoolyards program and are particularly happy to be able to offer the classes free of charge to those who might not otherwise be able to afford them. as others have said i as well encourage a complete and full restoration of $600,000 a year to ensure equitable access to

clean and safe spaces for all children and families. i want to make a special plug for my program for kids younger than years old who are not allowed to be vaccinated right now . if we take that away from them then were not leaving them with much thank you for your time . >> thankyou for your comments . missed next speaker please. >> can you hear me now? >> we can hear you.>> speaker: sorry, david pilpel. ithink that was muted and unmuted again . i think i missed earlier and opportunity to thank ashley and her entire staff in the mayor's office and lisa sandler and her entire team in the controller's

office for theirgood work on the budget thus far. on this particular issue , nice to see don. i'm sure she's been busy with lots of challenges over the school district, wreck and parks loss was the school districts gain but she's still doing good work for the public so to her and her colleagues thank you for your work over at unified on the shared schoolyards program which was as i recall led by then supervisor mark farrell and i think it's a unique and worthwhile partnership between the city, school district and community based organizations to use our public assets better foreveryone's benefit . i support the funding of this program. i understand it's a $600,000 item that seems like a

relatively cheap investment with relatively substantial benefits for everyone and support that and i believe there are sufficient resources within the amount that's already beingtransferred from the city to theschool district to make this happen and just wanted to support continued success on this ask for listening .>> thank you david pilpel for your comments . we can confirm that is our last speaker. >> that is ourlast speaker. >> thank you so much .>>. >> president: did they confirm? public comment is now closed. i just want to thank you supervisor chan for calling this meeting. i do think this was important to call out separately. i don't understand why we wouldn't continue this funding. it's probably the most efficient use of city dollars and land for getting banged for

our buck we've seen. it's sort of a no-brainer. i'm a little at a loss for words. there's this issue with our budget where sometimes something has been around forever because of some technicality in the way the budget looks like a restoration rather than a continuingprogram and gets such different treatment because of it . but i have to just peel back the layers a little bit but it's a long-standing beloved program that is widely used in the city and i just really thank you for putting a highlight on this supervisor chan because i think itshould be a priority for the committee . supervisor safai. >> i want to go,because that's what i do . >> you could just do jazz hands. >> i have for 10 experience

withthis program . i want to say it's absolutely benefit to the community . we have a considerablenumber of children . participate in this program. in fact i was hoping that the track would open up andbe part of the shared schoolyards . it's a tremendous resource, you get a lot not just children a lot of seniors and a lot of family members. i said that when it first happened and i wantto advocate for . i have all the confidence in the world the mayor's office work hard, they can find the money and a technical adjustment or somehow to make this happen. i think this was an oversight. i don't think it was intentional. i'm hoping it wasn't intentional.sounds like this was shifted from the mayor's office and dc one half and

maybe there was the assumption on yourpart in it was baseline . i have all the confidence and the director of the budget office and their budget to make this change and we will work together to adjust this and see if we can continue this. >> would you like to file this hearing? >> i'll move to file this hearing. >> i'll second. >> on that motion by member chan seconded bysupervisor ronen, supervisor safai . [roll call vote] >>. [roll call vote] we have 5 aye.

>> that motion passes unanimously . we will be in touch. thanks for coming out. mister clark, any other items onthe agenda ? >> a little bit of housekeeping, we did not disclose whether we should file the hearing. >>. >> can i make a motion to file item 1, can i get a second? >> on the motion by chair ronen and seconded by supervisor walton that the hearing regarding budgets be heard and filed . >>. [roll call vote] we have 5 aye's. >> that motion passes unanimouslyand do we have any other business ?

>> that concludes our business. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> >> it had been rain for several days. at 12:30 there was a notice of

large amount of input into the reservoir. we opened up the incident command and started working the incident to make sure employees and the public were kept were safe there is what we call diversion dam upstream of moccasin. the water floods the drinking water reservoir. we couldn't leave work. if the dam fails what is going to happen. >> we had three objectives. evacuate and keep the community and employees safe. second was to monitor the dam. third objective was to activate emergency action plan and call the agencies that needed contacted. >> the time was implement

failure of the dam. we needed to set up for an extended incident. we got people evacuated downstream. they came back to say it is clear downstream, start issuing problems and create work orders as problems come in. >> powerhouse was flooded. water was so high it came through the basement floor plate, mud and debris were there. it was a survey where are we? >> what are we going to do to get the drinking water back in. >> we have had several emergencies. with each incident we all ways operate withins dent command open. process works without headache. when we do it right it makes it easier for the next one. >> we may experience working as a team in the different format.

always the team comes together. they work together. >> our staff i feel does take a lot of pride of ownership of the projects that they work on for the city. we are a small organization that helps to service the water for 2.7 million people. >> the diversity of the group makes us successful. the best description we are a big family. it is an honor to have my team recognized. i consider my team as a small part of what we do here, but it makes you proud to see people come together in a disaster. >> safety is number one through the whole city of san francisco. we want people to go home at the end of the day to see their loved ones. we don't want them hurt.

we want them back the next day to do their work. >> there is a lot of responsibility the team members take on. they word very -- they work hard. they are proud of what they do. i am proud they are recognized.

it across the city. [♪♪] 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 emergency initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services, and increase investments in the neighborhood. >> the department of homelessness and supportive housing is responsible for providing resources to people living on the streets. we can do assessments on the streets to see what people are

eligible for as far as permanent housing. we also link people with shelter that's available. it could be congregate shelter, the navigation center, the homeless outreach team links those people with those resources and the tenderloin needs that more than anywhere else in the city. >> they're staffing a variety of our street teams, our street crisis response team, our street overdose response team, and our newly launched wellness response team. we have received feedback from community members, from residents, community organizations that we need an extra level and an extra level of impact and more impactful care to serve this community's needs and that's what the fire department and the community's paramedics are bringing today to this issue. >> the staff at san francisco community health center has really taken up the initiative of providing a community-based outreach for the neighborhood. so we're out there at this point monday through saturday letting residents know this is a service they can access

really just describing the service, you know, the shower, the laundry, the food, all the different resources and referrals that can be made and really just providing the neighborhood with a face, this is something that we've seen work and something you can trust. >> together, city and community-based teams work daily to connect people to services, valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. >> from 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. the mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real

necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m.t.a. to put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [♪♪♪] >> valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in san francisco. it has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday. we promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. valencia is our mission -- fits our mission perfectly. our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day. >> i have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. during that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing

companies. >> we have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. one of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor, will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. >> the most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver opens the door unexpectedly. >> we kept all the passengers -- the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. >> most people aren't actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up. >> half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6:00 p.m., so could be used for five-minute loading later into the evening to provide more

opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. >> the five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. >> one of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. >> we worked with a pretty big mix of people on valencia. >> on this lot, there are a few schools. all these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. to address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings -- railings that channel -- channeled a designated crossing plane. >> we had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons? >> i do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school.

>> we have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the right-of-way so they can cross the roadway. this is probably one of the most unique features. >> during the planning phase, the m.t.a. came out with three alternatives for the long term project. one is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of the street. a two-way bikeway. the third option is a center running two-way bikeway, c. would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. >> earlier, there weren't any enter lane designs in san francisco, but i think it will be a great opportunity for san francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that

doesn't exist already. >> with all three concepts for valencia's long-term improvement , there's a number of trade-offs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. when he think about extending this pilot or this still -- this design, there's a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. >> the pilot is great. it is a no-brainer. it is also a teaser for us. once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of valencia street. >> what we're trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. the pilot project is one of our first major improvements. we will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. this fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. by spring of 2020, we will have recommendations about long-term improvements. >> i appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the

community workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. >> we want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. there's a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. we will see way more people biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street. [♪♪♪]

>> clerk: please stand if you are able for the pledge of allegiance. ["pledge of allegiance"] >> clerk: vice president elias, may i take the roll now? >> vice president elias: yes. thank you so much. [roll call]

>> clerk: vice president elias, you have a quorum, and also joining us today, we have san francisco police chief bill scott from the san francisco police department, and we have diana rosenstein from d.p.a. joining us, and acting a.c. o'sullivan. >> vice president elias: hello, everyone. welcome to the june 8, 2022 police commission meeting. chief, i think director henderson is en route. we can go ahead and start with item number 1, if you can call

the matter, sergeant reynolds, please. >> clerk: line item 1, general public comment. the public is now welcome to address the commission regarding items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission. under police commission rules of order, during public comment, neither police nor d.p.a. personnel no, sir commissioners are required to respond to questions presented by the public but may provide a brief response. public comment is for items that are not on tonight's agenda, and if you would like to make a public comment on an item on the agenda, please respond or lineup to speak when the item is read. public comment by phone is available by calling 415-655-0001 and enter access

code 2489-057-7105. dial star, three if you wish to make a comment. alternatively, you may submit public comment in either of the following ways: e-mail the secretary of the police commission at sfpd@sfgov.org or your comments may be sent to the public safety building, 101 third street, san francisco, california, 94102. and it looks like we have quite a bit for public comment. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> commissioners, my name is francisco dacosta.

i have been attending the police commission meetings for over 35 years. the time has come now for the police commissioners to unite not only the police officers but the command group. last time, one of the commissioners was trying to chastise one of the command group. that is not the way to do it. let me give you a scenario. if i call the commander who knows everything about emergency management, would one of y'all challenge the

commander? i would say no. you may know something in very general terms but not in precise terms. let me tell you, in an emergency, one of the talents that you have to have is you have to have the ability to do a needs assessment, which i find, when i watch you, commissioners, not all of y'all, but most of y'all, do not have that ability. thank you very much.

. >> -- when will this process start because we're looking forward to having a clear timeline, including a tentative list of dates and also an inclusive working group that incorporates the voices of the community stakeholders. we should proceed aggressively in our approach to correcting these harms which have left a deep and lasting impact in our community, and really, ending pretext stops has deep support in our community. >> hello. my name is reeta lark, and the

reason that i am calling is because i have asked when you are going to have these community policing meetings in north beach. i haven't heard or seen anything, and i have seen when other precincts have had their community meetings, and i am wondering why it's taking so long to get this together. it's something that needs to be said, and people want to work together with them. thank you. >> hello. my name is jeannie richards, and i volunteer with wealth and disparity in the black community. the following is a quote by our

founder, felicia jones. i've grown tired of talking to the commission, to sfpd, and the board of supervisors. where is the urgency? if the tables were turned and these statistics represented white folks, i know there would be an urgency. when are you going to address the harsh bias and unjustice that is your responsibility as you took an oath to uphold the law for all san franciscans. i am tired. not tired enough to quit, but tired of beating a dead horse. we were told that we would be receiving a follow up on the d.g.o. please follow up with us immediately. we've been demanding the end of racial profiling by sfpd for

six months. a black san franciscan is six times as -- more likely to be the subject of a traffic stop, thank you. >> clerk: thank you, caller. and vice president elias, that concludes public comment. >> vice president elias: thank you. next item, please. >> clerk: line item 2, chief's report. weekly crime trends and public safety concerns provide an overview of offenses, incidents, or events occurring in san francisco having an impact on public safety. commission discussion on unplanned events and activities

the chief describes will be limited to determining whether to calendar for future meetings. chief scott? >> vice president elias: did we lose him? >> clerk: i will check. just one moment, please. >> chief scott: okay. i think i'm back now. sorry about that. can you all hear me okay? >> vice president elias: yes, but your video is not on. you're back now. >> chief scott: thank you. sorry. my camera keeps turning off. good evening, commission and director henderson and public. i'll start with tonight's chief's report and then, i'll

end with some statistics. violent crimes, we have 20 homicides year-to-date. other violent crimes, we are up by 9% in our rates, which is a difference of eight from this time last year. we are down in human trafficking by six crimes, and we are up in assault by 11%, which is the biggest change in our violent crime. 935 last year, 1,035 this year. our burglaries -- we have a decrease in property crime, but overall, we have an increase in 8%. good news is we're down 26% year-to-date in burglaries. last year. we have 3,043, and this year,

we have 2,048. property crimes, again, are the biggest driver of our crime statistics, and that total is 8%. 19,196 crimes. a year ago, 20,685 crimes year-to-date. in terms of our violent crimes, the one that's highlighted, we're down over 97 incidents

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they were able to prevent these events from happening and people decided to go out south of san francisco where there was a large sideshow that

happened. and hat off to the board of supervisors for passing the legislation that has given us more tools to deal with this problem and i think about it in my report. thank you and i'll answer any questions. >> vice president elias: thank you, chief. chief, if you can follow up with the caller about the north beach community meeting and when they're going to resume. >> police chief scott: yes. commissioner, they have resumed and i believe they're every tuesday, but i'll verify that tonight and we'll get the information out. not every tuesday. one tuesday a month. i believe, but i'll verify that and get the meetings out. >> vice president elias: thank you. commissioner yee. >> commissioner yee: i just want to thank the chief and his staff and all the officers

doing the investigations and solving all these crimes and high employee file crimes that did happen and i want to thank the command staff and investigation staff for it. you know, it's something that we can say that we're doing our work here and making it safer for our residents and hopefully we can continue this and adding more additional officers in our recruitment class. the thing i have is i guess with the shootings that are happening down on the south side, center station, it looks like transitioned from the tenderloin down to i guess 8th and market, around there. i know that's a hot spot for us. i go by there once, twice, and

that's awhile. it has changed. thank you very much. >> police chief scott: thank you, commissioner. we have actually added additional officers to focus on some of those areas where we're seeing this. so i'll keep the commission posted on that. >> vice president elias: thank you, commissioner yee. any other commissioners? seeing none in the queue. can we go to public comment, sergeant. >> secretary: if you would like to make public comment, please dial star three now. and, there is no public comment. >> vice president elias: great. next item, please. >> secretary: line item three, d.p.a. director's report. report on d.p.a. activities and announcements.

report on whether to calendar issues raised for future commission meetings. director paul henderson. >> director: hi. thank you. i'm on a different device, i can't see myself, but i presume everyone can see and hear me, yes? >> vice president elias: yes. >> director: okay. thank you. we're having technical difficulties today, but i will plow through. are we timed for these things? i don't want to mess it up, but he followed his time, i'm going to follow my time. >> vice president elias: well, there's a clock on him. i don't know how accurate it is. he's a perpetual violator. >> director: let me start off with my stance on the department so far. we are currently 294 cases we have opened and we have closed

291 cases. again, the cases when they open and close isn't limited by specific time. some of those cases i've been told to some of the older and not necessarily within the year, so don't lean into that beyond just what they are up to this week in 2022. in terms of cases that we have open and pending right now, that's 262 cases. we've sustained 32 cases so far this year. we have a number of cases that are past the 270-day period which is nine months meaning that the investigation is still going on, but have exceeded nine months. again, the deadline for that is the 3304 deadline of a year which has not been violated the entire time that i have been in the position in the d.p.a. but that's 20 cases right now.

this time last year at d.p.a., it was also at 20 cases that we had been told that had gone past the 9-month period. of the 20 cases right now, 14 of those cases have been told, meaning that there are several criminal considerations or cases that are pending that had stopped the time from tolling. there are 12 cases that are pending with the commission. there are five cases that are pending with the chief. this week between this week and last week in terms of cases that have come into the office, 39% of the allegations involving an officer failing to take required actions are the allegations from the community. the second highest allegation involves community alleging that officers failed to make an arrest in specific instances. the full list and breakdown of all 100% of the allegations is

on the website in case people want to track all of them. in terms of the district breakdown, this week i have decreases that are pretty significant that i want to point out. typically, i talk about the increases and we've had numbers that spike and trend in other directions. this week, the trend has been diminished allegations throughout the different precincts and i would just want to highlight two of the biggest increases because i think they're relevant in terms of understanding what's going on this week. the biggest decrease this week in terms of allegations is in southern district where we just had one allegation that came from the southern district and i'm highlighting this because the previous number of allegations and complaints from -- for the past three weeks, southern had 11 complaints and most of these allegations are centered around sideshow activity. and i know it dove tails into some of the things that the chief was just talking about

bushgs i'm hoping that this information gives a clear picture of what's going on at least from the perspective of what the community's saying and the allegations being made. the second largest increase, the second largest decrease is coming from the tenderloin station. there, the largest number for the past three weeks of allegations was coming out for officer failing to make arrest for suspects regarding assault and illegal activity. last week, they were up to six allegations of that in the tenderloin. this week, there has been only one of those allegations. so hopefully that information is helpful. in terms of updates and notifications, i just wanted to update folks about the civic bridge. this is the technology improvement stuff that the d.p.a. is working on. i'm super excited to be talking about this because this is a model that can be replicated in other areas and other

departments. we're working with associates creating a new level of transparency for the agency we've never had in the history of civilian oversight. we're now in the last test phase of the new site where complainants will be able to log in and look up their own case status, be able to submit documents and receive documents from the d.p.a. which will change everything so people don't feel like it's a black hole and they can track in real time what's happening to their allegations in the agency. you know, we're always working to try and increase transparency with technology. the big thing is that this has little to no cost to the city of san francisco and our budget because you guys don't give me enough in my budget so i have to come up with creative ways to sell it. i'm actually working. but we're excited to report that this new website, when it comes through will not cost any impact on d.p.a.'s budget. this is through the technology ra