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good morning welcome to rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisor monday, december fifth i'm airpeskin joined by connie chan and clerk is vishthor young. do you have announcements. >> the board of supervisors are having hybrid meetings and in person meetings. the board recognized equal access is essential and we take comment as follows. first public comment taken on each item on this agenda of those in personal be allowed speak first then those waiting on the phone line. fer those watching 26, 28, 78 or 99 and sfgov.org the number is

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sprierdzs and included as part of the file. >> you may send written comments by u.s. mail to city hall 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california 94102. >> thank you, mr. young and i also like to welcome supervisor stefani serving in the place of supervisor mandelman our vice chair as well as supervisor ronen who is joining us for item twochl mr. clerk. read the first item. >> before we move to this would you like to make a motion to excuse. >> i would like to make a motion to excuse supervisor mandelman from today's rules committee meeting. and we will take that without objection. and now if you could read item one >> 1 is a motion approving or rejecting the nomingination for jeanette howard to the treasure island authority board of directorsening february 26 of

2025. >> thank you, clothe this is morning we are joined by jeanette howard who the mayor has nominateed serve on the treasure island development authority board of directors. she serves director of science of the water program at the nature conserancy i individualed with ms. howard who is qualified for the position and i like to welcome her this morning to make opening remarks >> thank you very much choir peskin and hello supervisors. it is an honor to be here today as you consider my nomination for the board of the treasure island development authority. a special thank to the mayor for considering me. i appreciate it. why i will tell you about myself and why i'm interested in being on the board. i'm a plowed 30 plus rear resident of san francisco and as

such have lived through many changes and challenges of our great city. i moved here back in the 80's from elcahone in san diego. to attend san francisco state university. as the first person in my family to attend college it was daunting and exciting to be moved in merry ward hall and make san francisco my forever home. like many before me and so many to come. via various turns i completed a phd in physical jog de feo from berkeley and work as a director of science for nature conservancy where i have been for 16 years. >> i'm excited about the opportunity to serve as awe member of the tida board to ensure this extensive and exciting project lives up to the goals of a safe, desirable and thriving community on treasure island. during my tour of the island i

was impressed with the vision and the infrastructure but also the city's commitment to ensurety current community is part of the grand puzzle. as a scientist i work every day to balance the needs of people and the state's our state's amazing natural resource. i found where we are most successful is when we make space for deep collaboration and cocreation of the solutions i want to bring this spirit of collaboration and cocreation to the board. thu thrive long journal and he long-term residence 11sy in safrn fran and my experience in education, i feel i can offer a valued perspective surrounding the treasure island development to serve the needs and increase housing to meet the needs of the vanish island community and manage our future in a changing climate.

i'm excited be a part of an effort to enhance and existing san francisco neighborhood and honored to serve this great city that provided so much to me. i appreciate your time and consideration. >> thank you, mrs. howard and thank you for your wellingness to serve. are are questions from member sns if not are there members of the public who would like to testify on this item in the chambers? >> yes. members of public who wish to speak and joining in person should line up to speak at this time. for those remote please call 415-655-0001 and enter 2497 875 8861 ##. then press pound and pounds again. you will need to press story 3 to enter the speaker line for those in the queue continue to wait system is that will be your queue to begin your comments

there are no one in the chamber at the time. >> the supervisors -- just the other day a map came before the budget and finance on treasure island. and -- there are entities the board of directors have not vetted. and this project -- costs double the amount. so -- the directors come in. appointed by the person who runs room 200. and we the people, are kept in

the dark. so, the does this woman have experience about vertical and horizontal construction? i have attended virtually the treasure island develop board of director meetings. and they don't about the developers. they have developers on board and they are not vetted. so, treasure island is a mess. so we really need directors who know about vertical and horizontal construction. projects and how much it costs to build one square foot. and what experience do they have to put a project that is gone a

muck on chuck and 91 of y'all have answered a single question on this. rubber stamp and channel to get appointed. and again i'm francisco decosta. if you supervisorsment to one on one with me i'm ready to give you the details. your time elapsed. are there additional speakers for item one? there are no additional speakers on this item. >> public comment is closed. mr. beck other you anything you would like to add? thank you for appointing we have a shortage of board members and this will be a great help to the program. >> the last person who was nominated he disappeared.

here we go. >> all right. with that, clothes, and i mean this sincerely, it is my honor to make a motion to forward mrs. howard to the full board of supervisors with a positive recommendation. on that motion. mr. clerk a roll call, please. would you like to amend the motion >> that will be a good idea. >> one moment. that is right here. i will move to amend the motion by strike rejecting in line 3. and striking the word reject in line 8 on that motion a roll call, please. >> on the motion to amend supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> and now i will make the

motion to send the item as amended to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> yes, on that motion supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> next item, please. >> next is item 2, ordinance amending the code to authorize the puc to include social impact commitment criteria as a qualitatively scored element in solicitation for contracts as designated thresholds. >> thank you, colleagues, this it is final at long last the codification of a long standing practice at the puc that predates our current general manager and former city attorney the subject of a controller's audit with findings that got

caught up in the behested payment legislation and has now come to us as legislation sponsored by supervisor robe sxen co sponsored by i think almost every member of the board of supervisors and i want to thank supervisor ronen for her work along with the pu staff for fixing some of the oversights that existed in the past that were the subjekeled of the controller's audit findings. and breathe life in what is otherwise a positive program for the city and the puc and with that, supervisor ronen do you have opening comments? >> thank you. >> yes. a short opening comments. thank you. so. this piece of legislation is foible low before us today.

the ordinance as supervisor peskin mentioned. will cod fight puc social impact partnership program. sip commitments supports local community and building community trust. improving quality of life and meaningful impavenlth under the sip program firms contracting with puc can make commitments via financial contributions and or volunteer hours, to nonprofits and or public education providers in community affected by puc service operations. sip commitments benefit career, small business growth. educational programs and environmentsal and community health. i have been working on this legislation for a few years now believe it or not. it has been awhile and i'm so excited see it come to fruition.

i want to thank a few people, and including chelsea and masud and why your last name is blanking. sorry. juliette elis who used to work for the puc. and of course, general manager dennis herrera, who will hear from in a second. i want to thank from my office both amy who worked on know early version of the legislation. and nikki who saw it through to final introduction of the board of supervisors. and with that, we'll first hear from dennis herrera the general manager of puc. >> thank you, supervisor ronen and peskin and members. my pleasure to be here to introduce our presentation team

in this legislation before you will authorize of the social impact partnership program at the puc. i like to tell you how proud i am of the work that has been done to strengthen the social impact partnership program in aline am with our values of transparency, accountability and good governors. since joining the puc a year ago, i over seen our staff as we undertook internal evaluation press to identify best practice in yours for improvement for this program. this opportunity to formally authorize the program is a long time coming. as you know. an audit of the program was conducted a year ago. we committed to implementing the recommendations within 12 months. by passing that legislation and finalizing policies for the program, we will implemented all of the recommendations ahead of schedule.

i have had the opportunity to learn about the ways the social impact program creates positive empictures in local communities across the puc's service territory. this program puts values in practice. we are committed to being a good neighbor to community affected by our prescriptions that allows patriot contractors to do the same. >> last dkdz the social impact partnership program lead to positive benefit in communities in san francisco and across our service territory. and brought more technology to schools, creates stem career awareness opportunity. and supported a construction aprenticeship for women in trades to name a few. our social impact program provided a model and utility per ins across the country reached out to us about replicating it. this is a strong program and has

the support of the puc leadership, staff and commission. with that, it is be pleasure i introduce to our presenters for this item. assistant general manager, ronnie director of community benefits, and chelsea acting director of strategy, planning and innovation. thank you very much. >> thank you. journey manager herrera. good morning i'm ronnie i'm joined with chelsea, amed acknowledge valerie our acting [inaudible] manager. and all the intention of work he and the team and colleagues [inaudible] this program. we are excited present to you

today. i like to begin by regrounding us in a few of the guiding policies the commission unanimously passed which helps to guide the puc and highway they do business. speaks to values and assist in becoming a utility of the future. policy are environmental justice policy. community benefit's policy and our good neighbor policy. as well as the racial justice policy. the puc -- invites through the contracting process to make meaningful impact in local communities. under the social impact program, firms make commitments that deliver during the term of the contract. the sip program in place for a decade begin nothing 2011 and included in 90 contracts. commitments delivered throughout the service territory with the

puc has projects and prescriptions from bayview up to mission district to east palo alto in the south bay >> this provides a view of program areas and a brief snapshot of the types of impact the program had overnight past decade. it is important to reiterate the sip program positively impacts the area. equal literacy education and our future rate payers environmental conscious and educated about systems and sustainability. has created stem career awareness opportunity for public school students at every level that allow for a problem. all supported job exposure and internship opportunitiful a

pilot offered for persons with disabilities. foible low it supported the development of small retail business in food deserts food insecurities and promote economic develop enemy communities of need. next over to chelsea who will talk about the [inaudible]. thank yous. and hello supervisors. so as you know i think in the left year since the audit to identify strengthen the program and accountability and ensure good governance. we have improvements updating the data system. sxoo improving record retention record retention policies and more. woo launched a dash board on the website i encourage to you check out for transparency.

built a registry for public school to sign themselves up as interested parties firms can access to identify potential partners. drafted rowels for the program a draft by feedback through this process including meetings with yourselves and others. >> finally the reason why we are here today is for the board to considering formal authorization of the sip program of authorization will further ensurety deliver of commitments directly to the community through enforcement mechanisms and out line parameters to guide the program including contract types and thresholds, legal remedies and tools and processes

to maximize transparency. we need to go to our commission for review and authorization and happy to say the program is unanimously approved by the puc commission on october 24th of this year. and then we are here before you for authorization and we are so proud as supervisor peskin mentioned earlier that the legislation has the cosponsorship of 10 members of the board of supervisors including the members of this committee. thank its all of you for your supportful thus far and respectful low ask this legislation be passed out of committee today with your support to be brought forward as a report. thank you very much. >> supervisor ronen. >> i want to make sure you finished. >> fantastic. i just want to again thank puc

for this extraordinary work. the program got better, more transparent. and has made a massive impact on the communals where it served. you know the puc spends upon billions and billions and billions of dollars on absolutely necessary infrastructure for the city. the work that is done upon disrupts community for years on end and those communities deserve to benefit from the incredible amount dollars spent to sustain and build the infrastructure we need in this city to have clone water to take care of wastewater treatment and other energy needs. and you know, i think that this is an extremely progressive and

exciting example of perform how those billions of taxpayer dollars can come back and improve community and create relationships between contractors and the communities they serve. and i'm very excited and hope to see the airport and the port and mt asimilar earnprize departments that spends billionings on infrastructure in the city. follow the example puc and create a similar program. i want to rescue noise your work. thank you. for thinking how to make the dollars san francisco pay on the extremely necessary infrastructure projects. double come become to serve the communities and the creative way. and just want to commend your

leadership. thanks and clothes, appreciate your cosponsorship and hope you send this with positive recommendation today. why thank you, supervisor chan. >> thank you, chair preston want to thank supervisor ronen and the puc under the new leadership of general manager dins herrera providing the support for the team before us to revamp the social impact program with really just insight and to think about how we can give back to our community but in an equal manner that is not just in the old fashion of allowing the loophole for pay to play that is critical to change that dynamic from what it is really intebldz for. i appreciate all the work and really hard work in the last 2 years now.

so. i am so proud to be a cosponsor to the legislation. and really look forward to the data base and appreciate the demonstration of the data base. it is something that all the chapter 6 city departments that involve any type of contract should really take that as an example and model and think burglar how they can build on that and ewe likewise that. we have the similar conversations with the most recent the charitiable giving the city have our give to sf and reconsider our data base for donations and partnerships how do we be consistent and the data base i'm also impressed with is that it track, in a way that allow us to be thoughtful, for under serving community or to really think about how we give it in that manner.

thank you, thank you for all your hard work i appreciate it. thank you chair peskin and supervisor ronen. >> why don't we open item 2 for public comment are there members in the chambers withhold like to comment on this item? >> members of public when wish to speak are join nothing person should line up to speak. for those remote call 415-655-0001, 2497 875 8861 ## and press story 3 to enter the speaker queue. we have may begin your public comment. where good morning. i'm president of the allen group a local grown -- headquarter in san francisco african-american

woman owned construction management firm. we worked on many of san francisco and bay area's large infrastructure projects and finished the southeast community center t. is beautiful. and in any case i'm here i'm in support of the community benefit's program that the puc started. as a company, we have been committed always for helping young african-american, you know his fannic young people of color and not of color. we have a track record of helping to not only provide internship but build communities and more important low help build careers. we have a track record of working with many of the diameters in san francisco. and sfo gone with mow to national so sight black engineers to recruit for

employment so has sfpuc. there is workforce development but provides an opportunity for young people specifically from san francisco to get the opportunity and at sfpuc on southeast community center we have a man who i brought i think it is important for you to see. is this my 2 minutes you have 30 seconds. >> i brought tony i want you to see he is from bayview. a degree in electric engineering could not find a job approximate we provided an internship. buzz he is an engineer i don't do that work i went and helped him to secure a job with a friends who owns an electric engineering firm now he is on his path. with that, tony you want to come up. >> i had a lot more to say.

>> hello i'm tony. and i wanted actual a bit about my story on how allen group affected me i'm a native from san francisco. went to high school here and went to college in the university of las vegas and that's where i got my degree i went on a conference i met lowman and introduced me to the allen group. the you'veed working back home for african-american run company by woman as limp i was amazed i fell in love with the idea and a chance to come back home. i hopped on the opportunity. i did not know much about construction management. but i trusted her and lowmachine they would help me facilitate my growth and gave me so much

experience on this project that -- worked on this in summer. while i was engineering you was exposed construction management and other areas under electrical engineering. after my internship, she called companies and set up interviews and that's where i met my current employer which is based outside of -- emoriville across the bridge. they specialize in transit. i say at least 50% of my work i have been during the internship was appliable to the work that i do now. this is just a testimony to wham the amen group has done and how they facilitated my grouth and changed my career i'm indebted them for that. that's my peace.

>> thank you. >> good morning. chairman peskin i'm the chief officer at the allen group approximate native to san francisco a group in the western edition on oak and divisidero. there was a program to take young people to market street. fast forward to today and a few weeks ago i helped bart prepare an environmental impact report for expansion at the hay word maintenance complex. i tell you this because the board supervisors should approve the san francisco puc commission social impact partnership not because. nebulous feel good program because it provides

contributions to communities in the individuals. as a result you heard tony speak he started his career. i was able to start my family. buy a house and establish an economic tell hold in san francisco. there were 2 interns 2 high school students jaila and jack and he one did an analysis of porous concrete and the cost and benefits he is a high school student. no dub this yearses from now she will testify at the board about the impacts of san francisco p uc commission social impact partnership and the value of her career. so in short, this is in the a feel good moment. this is quantifiable contributions to equity, inclusion and diversity and the economic vitality of san francisco. countless other stories are

prove that the social impact partnership is victim. and companies now are measuring their environmental, social and contributions and this program is demonstration that companies have a positive impact and credibility to the city. thank you. >> good to see you >> next speaker, please. >> are there speakers in the chamber at this time in nobody else in person we can move to the phone line. can we have the first caller, please. hello. can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> great. thank you. good morning, i'm diane gray i'm a cofound and program director for 100% college prep services to middle and high school youth in d10 in the bayview hunter's point community we are in 5 high

schools and 2 middle schools and sfusd. i'm here to speak in support of sip. 100% awarded a grant through the sip for summer stem program for middle school students at willie brown mitts school called, how do you h20? our students learned about the hetch hetchy water system and conversation. they toured our water waste system. they learned about sfpuc careers and learned how torenvironmental stewards. so they became water waste cap ain't in their own homes and communities. they created as a team we worked with over 16 students and they worked as a team to create power points that kept track of water usage. it includes math, percentages

and graphs and evaluations. and so a wonderful program that involved some high school studentses and being mentors as well. and so this was a wonderful program for the summer but look forward to doing more educational opportunity for young people in the community -- so that they learn about our water system and they can learn more about stem. and we know as san francisco puc employees began to retire. and all of that that we have this wonderful pipeline of young people that are ready to take in those careers. we would strongly like to encourage to you improve the sip program and look forward to doing more work. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello. good morning.

i'm stacy wang ceo of the education fund and mobilizing resources for over 90 public schools for the past 60 years. with the social impact program we have been able to connect with engineering companies and shareit@cbsaustin.com students we serve and connect them with communities to support the student's future. we had a dozen puc engineering contractors sponsor a dozen first generation college restaurants to get scholarships. through the scholarship program and first in families to attends and finish college. 2 of them asked me to share a few centaments. one, the scholarship from brown engineering firm allowed mow to get through school without many financial stressors. allowed me to achieve my goals i hope other students can receive

this opportunity as well. [inaudible] as a freshman at city college being part of this program criminalityed my educational and personal development. besides financial benefits the assistance offered a huge source of motivationism cannot express my gratitude november. i will be beyond college to fulfill my career of a pharmacy physician. thank you again for considering aproving the sip from provide an easy way and making our community better for the next generation.

i want to thank you for the opportunity to show it against our mission! providing opportunity for equal access to creativity, art and art making through diverted materials with emphasis on environmental stewardship. back in 2020 we created a new program. scrap in the box to bring scrap to community and the puc was there with us. through the sip program they provided council and dollars to go out to the commune learning hubs. the panama river one was alice griffith. since then we expanded throughout the southeast section of the city with partners such as the ymca, boys and girls club, good samaritan and beacon in 2021, sip once again helped us through a partnership with

the engineering firm brown and called wa provided dollars, volunteer to our instructions. over the court of 2022 served over 600 students. 8 public after care programs we created 30 lesson plans exploring identity, community and the environment and 7 teaching many are bipoc and lbgtq+. the impact and success of our program has been recognized by the california art's council, san francisco art's commission among otherings. thanks to the social impact partnerships scrap is having a greater impact in the communities around us and we support the social impact partnership program. thank you. >> next speaker, please.

>> good morning i'm joy morning an the executive director of bird street clinic. thank you supervisors for this opportunity to speak on the social impact program. >> i wanted echo supervisors peskin and ronen and chan comments for commending the puc on correcting the issues and really give a shout out to the staff for their tireless work on together amaze to hear the work done. to keep this program going. i wanted highlight a couple things this morning around how the program helps community sustain program and jobs and provides assistance to nonprofit miss a way that it is not just funding we are really, really grateful for the funding we receives in this process. it helps us condition payment for our young people who have to provide for families. and i wanted talk about how the

volunteering and the consulting and the advise we get from our sip partners. examples we had our web core partners help us identify the proper helpa fitters we needed for our clinic and offices to help our staff remain health and he safe and make surety air flow was working proper low in our buildings. they helped us draw up a reconfiguration of office spaces to one like approximate maximize what we had and help our staff of stay healing and he serve the community. they offered up advice about different construction projects that are offices need and so these sort of consultations can be cost low for nonprofits. i realliment to highlight that this is truly a partnership in

something that really helps benefit nonprofit leadership. >> time e lapsed. remindstory members who are speaking we have an allowing 2 minutes per speaker on this matter. can we have the next caller, please? hello i'm nancy barnes representing stem tech consulting service. a contractor with sfpuc. stem tech participated in the sip program since 2012 and donated 1.4 million dollars in volunteer hours and financial contributions. not only in the immediate san francisco area and surrounding bay area but also in twaul me. getting engineers and scientists in the schools at the laementary

school level through young adults internships. we do this for several reasons. number one -- it is that feel good moment it is consistent with values to create connections in the community. we can better serve them. it addresses an interest our employees have in giving back to the community and the profekz. meet employees demand the opportunity to do and keel good about working for a company like hours and fulfills our business imperative to have more students entering the career pipeline and pursuing stem as a career. it creates are future workforce this is crist adult our viability as a company. thank you for your support.

thanks, next speaker, please. i'm francisco decosta. i have been -- paying attention to all those who are saying whatever they have to say. but i know they have not been with me and some of the leaders in the trenches. y'all have blocked us. with people like jones and juliette [inaudible]. have a city attorney -- who is now the general manager of puc. the assistant improve am project study with 6 billion. it is now 12 billion. headed for 20 billion. and mr. lemon knows me very

well. and so do others. all i'm saying is. failed the community, [inaudible] young adults and our elders. they other 1 who is have to be helped. i have nothing bad to say about sip. those behind the program are trying their best gudon't allow our children, youth and elders to die. and talk about some rosy things and what the allen group has done and what it proposed to do. thank you very much.

we will sit in recess. i'm sorry. the meeting is in recess. clear clear i'm liz jackson and i'm grateful for this opportunity to present to you board of directors for the puc and sip program. a 40 year old organization

started by superior court judges to provide alternative education and workforce develop the for marginalized communities. the sip program enabled us to provide service to the individuals who participate in our construction training program. our youth build and green construction training provides 18 weeks of hundred's on and e mersive construction training where we use this boy providing theoretical training and certification train and hand's on through the prosuspicions of tiny house. the program will places vehicles on jobs and opportunity and the puc and pay union due and make

that next leap to transportation and childcare cover okay. and the recourse from the sip program and enable us to close the time our folks complete training andure able to get on the job. we are proud to say that one of our graduates made it not only through our 18 weeks of programming but has this young man has knead to journey level stages no way. without passport from the community [inaudible]. we are encouraged the strengthning of the sip program. because it has impact, economic

and social impacts that i don't think any of us can imagine. thank you for this opportunity. thank you puc and thank you contributors to the sip program and the board of directors for making dreams come true. >> thank you. thank you for sharing your comments, next speaker, please. >> good morning i'm rebecca i'm a project engineer. [inaudible] the general condition transactor completed the southeast community center project. we enjoy participating in the social impact partnership program and give become to community it reflects our company's values. we are prud to support our local community we live and work in come give back to the bayview community through this sip program. our partners and this acysted us in volunteer handwriting a great time in giving back to the

community as a chain. when [inaudible] put [inaudible] to our plans we were [inaudible] our sip program [inaudible] to include a couple out of the box ideas virtual trinning from circumstance-12 to workforce training. and community [inaudible] programs. during covid delivered kroeshs to sheltering in accomplice and preparing box of groceries for family who is lost jobs. some of our per ins including the third street youth project the sf [inaudible] and acu turkey give, way. why created programs to support workforce development and training with agencies like city build [inaudible] and [inaudible] education and the construction exposure program. the programs were so successful this asked to provide additional classes and savings beyond when we committed to the project. >> also helped aid in economic

and business development for local small businesses in bayview in different ways. providing safety training, professional, official support. our mrooef that we help our partners to be successful the project will be a success. >> feel hamore companies should give back and payment in the social impact program seeking [inaudible] role in the community. >> thank you. next speaker, please. good morning supervisors i'm jessica. bayview native. and construction job development service [inaudible]. the program was provided to impact community in the southeast neighborhood the mission and tenderloin. [inaudible] impact [inaudible]

of the puc project. [hard to understand speaker, muffled] thank you for sharing

your comments. next speaker, please. good morning board of supervisors. thank you for the opportunity to speak. i'm [inaudible] the director of

programs at [inaudible]. the sip program funded our core program pajama kitchen our culinary program commercial kitchen space provides entrepreneurship and development opportunity to the bayview and bipoc communities. the kitchen venders issue technical assistance. to permits, languageses andk sesz to commercial kitchen space and opportunity to the the resources been able to support 7 bay vow vendor like the bbq, chefs and [inaudible] and toed for the mood. the vendors able to kitchen space and accomplish [inaudible] empowering [inaudible]. our team was successful in securing a partnership with the

farmer avenue market at the ferry building for thursday's start nothing april 2022. the food farmer's market on embarcadero. we facilitated that ventzing evans [inaudible] and also able to welcome new bipoc vendors in the kitchen booth in 2022 and will continue to support more vendors. vendors like [inaudible] urban queen. get the fork out of here. [inaudible] support bipoc vend and grill for the sip program and we support the continuation of the program. thank you puc and contributors and thank you board of supervisors. >> thank you >> next speaker, please.

>> i'm kristina and calling to speak on my experience for city works as a former intern. the customer and provided by the nun profit organization young community developers. they support students through job train and post secondary career opportunity this is a paid summer program and seek to support those with across many career sectors including stem, and communication, nonprofit education and design and fashion and more. stomach competitive the companies connected through city works were not hiring but city works built that connection for me. because they understand the difficulty of a person of color to break in industries city

works is targeting young, did you tell in bayview which has the highest concentration of black and brown folks. city works intern helped me tremendous low figuring out my true passion. playing a role in shaping my career gave me a look in what real life would look like and workings of the industry. i can say that if not for city works and the people who ran the program and the company it is than i connected you way would not be in the in suspicion i am in today. >> please proceed. >> great. can i have a 30 second warning >> david pilpel. the board adopted the dehefted payment legislation and now in major lop hole to it. i don't support this ordinance

today i know 2 past puc staff member when is should be prosecuted for this kind of activity. this kinds of pay to play contracting sleeze this makes us look bad is had you are empraying. furthermorer low community benefits it is still bad this is when got some people at puc and other city department in trouble. i don't see how rate payers benefit here. the other contracting department port and rec p don't have in my opinion don't need this . legitimate contract criteria are appropriate but in the set asides for pet projects and selected grouped. if this makes sense i would make it a requirement for all city construction contracts and perhaps have oewd lead the

efforts with regard to workforce development and other investmentless. more than my ceqa occurrence. >> you have 30 seconds. >> thank you. more then and there my ceqa occurrence if i had time i would file a lawsuit on this very issue. i cannot emphasize had a terrible idea. i say this with respect to my friends. thank you for listening. >> thank you. >> we have our next caller >> that completes the callers for this matter. >> all right. public comment on item 2 is closed. and -- i believe the supervisor steph neil be back.

but even in her absence given the anything we heard and the long history of this effort to codify and work of supervisor robe sxen p uc staff i will make ail motion to sends this item to the full board with a positive recommendation as a committee report. on that motion, mr. young a roll call, please. >> on the motion to recommend as the committee report supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye >> that motion passes. >> thank you, supervisor ronen and mr. clerk. next item. >> item 3 ordinance adopting an amendment to the current memorandum of understanding and collective bargaining agreement with the city of san francisco and each of the identified in aof the amendment to provide hospital and skilled nursing

facility covid-19 worker re10ing pito select classifications of workers: >> have a representative the department of human resources i believe mr. graham was scheduled join us remotely. >> i am here. >> good morning >> good morning. >> tell us when we need to know. so as you know i believe that they -- city has an opportunity to pass along state funded bonuses or retention payments to our health care workers and workers who work in health care facilities that includes craft people. security and sheriff departments who provide necessary services to keep the health care facility open and operating.

we have met with the unions and committed the mou language to them and we closed confirmed and believe when we are ready to proceed. >> no, sir. sometimes something that looks too good to be trough may be true. >> thank you, i -- hope to get this out of committee today and to the full board tomorrow for a vote. because time is of the essence are there members of the public who would like to make public comment on item 3. yes, members who wish to speak on this and joining us in person line up to speak at this time. for those remote call 415-655-0001. 2497 875 8861 ##.

you need to press story 3 to enter the speaker line. for those in the queue wait until you have been unmuted and that will be your queue to begin. there is nobody in the room. and we don't have callers on this matter. >> all right. any comments or questions from committee members. seeing 91. i will dot honor to send item 3 to the full board as a committee report with a positive recommendation. >> on the hoegz to recommend to a committee report. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> the motion paddles without objection. >> all right. item 4 our left item today. >> a hearing consider appointing

5 members terms ending june 6 of 24 to theim grant right's commission. >> all right. >> we have before us 6 applicants for 5 seats that actually expired in june. and why don't we go to them in the order that they appear on this morning's calendar. i note that all of the seat requirements are the same so -- we can put anybody in any seat in all of the 6 applicants are qualified for any of the seats. start with jessy navarro. >> i believe we have mr. arturo assisting mr. ruiz on this matter. >> okay. >> yes, i will be helping mr. ruiz and it will be an

interpreted session she will speak to me and i will have her muted and i will go ahead and trans lay what she says. >> thank you. good morning i'm jessy ruiz. i am latin x transgender woman. i have lived in san francisco since 2016. >> if you don't mind pausing i like to ask the other applicants if you turn off where are cameras and mute until we call

on you to speak. thank you very much. >> thank you, victor. >> you may continue. >> okay. perfect. i have a member of the commission since 2018. for mow to be renominated is very important.

because for me being a per of a commission is a personal search in finding a solution to all the problem this isim grant in san francisco face. and during the time i have been a member of the commission we have fought for daca and we have also fought against racial hate and hate targeted toim immigrants in san francisco and i will like to be a member again. >> thank you. >> we will move on to

[inaudible]. >> good morning. and i'm sand evercandidate up for appointment for seats 1, 2 and 5 for the immigrant right's commission. thank you for considering mow. a bit about me a.m. a fresh face i'm an inter~ national attorney from india and moveed the us for grad school in 2018 to study inter~ national law with a special in gender rights i moveed san francisco in 2019. as a gender right's specialist. i centrality jiezed gender based violence asylum change i deal with refugees gender based persecution all across the globe. our clientele is outside and inside the city and county of

san francisco. apart from this i have been involved with [inaudible] since fwent 19. joined a community engage am lead and cochair of women's march san francisco in 21. in light ofs attack on reproduct of rights we are seeing in the could you want row we have been busy working and making sure our community in san francisco is advocated for y. my motivation to apply is to be in a position where i can serve the community of sf, hear from them and make a difference my aim on irc would be twofold. one to work toward bringing life to the commission's work expect finding ways for stake holders to connect with us. second work toward finding ways to involve the international students we see in san francisco for nonim grant visas and

connect them with the community. i believe every immigrant in san francisco is important. given my professional experience and my expertise in domestic and interinitial law migration and refugee studies my work for women's march san francisco my identity as an immigrant woman. woman of color makes me a good fit to be a part of the immigrant right's commission. if there are economies i will be open to answer. thank you. >> thank you very much for your presentation and for your application. and wellingness it serve and we will be making a tough decision there are sick applicants for 5 seats you seem to be quite kwulifiyd and professional experience and seems to be as well i apologize haregu gaime.

yes. good morning. i'm haregu gaime i'm coming in buzz i want to continue on my seat. i'm a commissioner currently my term expired i had seat number 2 on the commission. i am an immigration attorney raise in the san francisco and i have been on the board from since 2009 to the past year. and in 2022 for a variety of reasons my participation had weighed and so when i was speaking and considering reapplying for this seat again i had to think long and hard about when i had to offer this commission and what i would do for the commission and why i would need to return. one of the most important reason i decided i needed to do this

again is i'm a part of the. african community in san francisco. the community specific low generally the after can mount in san francisco has been expanding. our goal is still needs to be heard and the support this we get in the city and who we are and where we are and where we need to be needs to grow. i would like to continue my seat in the commission in order to be a voice for this very important member of our community in the san francisco bay area as a whole. and so i ask to be again reconfirmed this position. thank you. >> thank you. next we will go to ryan khojasteh. >> hi. good morning supervisors can you

hear me? >> yes. >> thank you. good morning i'm ryan khojasteh i'm a member of the san francisco immigrant right's commission and proud to do this work for the past 6 years. i'm also a member of the executive committee where i have been on that body for the entirety of my tenure as a commissioner i work with the chair and vice chair and the strategic vision and agenda for our commission. during my last term the priorities of our commission were exploring ways it collaborate with community member and city departments combating antia ap i hate and as a commissioner i was prud to lead the efforts we held 2 special hearing and plan on holding another special hearing in the coming year. i like to be reappointed to the commission. it has been a great body to work

on. long side many brill iant commissioners with an important duty and hope to continue that work. i'm asking from the rules committee to reappoint me to my position and look forward to answering questions you may have. thank you very much for your time and consideration. >> now on to marc senghor. marc? good morning. i'm marc senghor. and i'm a small business owner in the mission district. for [inaudible] i have been operating for over 23 yearsive want to occupy seat 5 my

experience as anim grant and small business owner is invaluable in the community informing and [inaudible] for immigrants advancement. inter~ initial recognize venue restaurant awarded several times and port trait on the ceiling of the holing mission. despite i responsiblesed [inaudible] and the other administration i was targeted within the criminal courts incarcerated and [inaudible] as a court character assassination. i was torn from my mom who leave me until she passed. i had to sell my business and i did over twe years to pay for legal fees and lost everything beside [inaudible]. because of my community we survived.

a reminder of the #experiences that immigrants faced. during the pandemic meals for the homeless the city [inaudible] we made over 200,000 meals. city and community work with mow to identify new location where we now have a space triple the size of our original location. along with vast community support. i have residents and understanding of theim grant experience this will serve me well as a commissioner. i hope to [inaudible] and i salute the other candidates. thank you. >> thank you. appreciate your willingness to serve and sorry to hear about the left we will go to

elhaenssani. >> microphone is muted. >> thank you. i have been teaching and don't have good reception in the building. do you hear mow? >> yes. thank you, good morning. supervisors. it is an honor and privilege to be here with you and speak briefly about myself most low my goals i hope to pleasure to [inaudible] >> i'm current prosecute feszor of engineering at san francisco state university. i'm also an elected search in the academic senate of university that receive a policies of the university including diversity and inclusion. how i got here. i was born in iran tehran and i

did my under graduate studies with highest honor and came to the united states with full scholarship to obtain my phd and go back and help build iran that time part of the global community [inaudible]. only i noticed my rights as a woman was taken away one by one the rights boy my mother's generation as an example my mother ran [inaudible] for mentally disabled children. and my mother was a member of parliament and all of them taken away and had no right s and no accomplice near me. in the past 4 decade i saw the iranian community most low comprised in san francisco and bay area of [inaudible] growing

community of immigrants. and this is a very special opportunity moment for mow as an iranian woman because of what is happening now in iran and the importance of the iranian dias principal here. there are things happen nothing terms of their job and the clothes and that has been inspired that movement inspired by [inaudible] and turkey and the westerlied is looking at that. this is an important event and why and if i may say droll is for iranian woman participation and of course as an educator that is my role educating and participating civil [inaudible] always in the forefront of participation. if you are a citizen your voice is heard and i am an example. i hope to continue upon to do

that. my dream is when we have a democratic government in iran we will be mutual coprescription and will be a model to san francisco and everybodying done here and is a community can. many community [inaudible] a large jewish community that was decimated and armenian and hope to have them back. thank you very much and i look forward to answering questions you have. >> thank you for your presentation and service and reapplication that concludes the interviews with applicants. before we go to public comment, supervisor chan. >> thank you, chair peskin i think this is i question i see that we have our office of civic engagement office and affairs

director is here with us. i have questions about the management of the immigrant right's commission make surety commission is active in all the commissioners participates. we have critical issues like the continuance and the safety of and continuance of sancts iary city for san francisco. it has been the fight it is a critical time for all immigrants to have the pregnant way to success in san francisco. especially also not just about the city conversation but public charge critical in the city of san francisco and up and down the california. so i think the question i have

is really about the participation and attendance. i'm not talking about attendance but also participation of the commissioners as well. sounds like there is challenges for some commissioners attending the event. even i believe thap you have been irrelevant either alined or hybrid in the last 2 years. >> yea, that's correct. and really briefly rich winnel the acting director and you are correct this is i critical time for immigrant community and look to get these spaces fill they'd expired in june. things have been challenging with the pandemic. we have been remote since the pandemic, that's correct and most of the commissioners up for reappointment had steady attendance. one this referenced has not had as much participation is commissioner gayley but a reliable member long-term. and provides an important

perspective for communication with community. previously she served the vice chair and a reliable commissioner. it is critical to drive the work. the left year we had important hearingos addressing the hate and violence that our aa ip communities are facing. language access and covid and hearing on housing and how this impacts our communities. we need the seats fill and attendance is important. and something i think our commissioners are keep nothing mind especially the 4 up for reappointment today. >> thank you. it gives me no pleasure to think about attendance. frank low it is not just the immigrant rights commission we have other commissions now we have you know in terms of formation of new task force and

regular bodies that we put attendance this consideration. moneying for someone not attending in i consecutive months or times and especially impacting possible quorum. has been a concern. and that it becomes language that we put in as a templet language to ensure attendance of all commissioners and task force and regular bodies. i wanted it put it out there. for all commissioners to really understand this we need your engagement and involvement as a member of this committee today, i would say that attendance approximate involve am is critical for mow to make an upon determination today especially considering residency waiver or and -- when there are other

candidates just as qualified involved this . is where i'm at today and -- chair peskin, thank you. >> thank you, supervisor chan. open y. 4 up to public comment. >> members of public who wish to speak in person line up to speak now. for those remote call 415-655-0001, 2497 875 8861 ## and press star 3 to enter the speaker queue. can we have our first speaker, please. >> good morning, i'm i'm the executive director of the african network we have been

around for 13 years providing services and social services. as well as education to community members and a word about our committee the fastest growing in the city. being heavy on the under represented and i think this i'm here to support marc's application for seat 5. because i believe this the commission we need perspectives from all communities and taking the commission in the community. from my experience we organize the first street this african festival in the city with marc and organized the first drumming festival with marc and numerous funds raisers in terms of better

rep centation of the african community of immigrants support our [inaudible] application for being reappointment and i like to express hope your the commissioners will get into the commune so you know we as members [inaudible] expecting perspective on the issues. thank you for your patience. good morning supervisors i'm kevin ortiz the youngest lected president of the lettin x democratic club i'm thrilled support my friend marc 7 ger for seat 5 am marc's lived experience for 23 years in the mission will be invaluable he has been the owner and operator of a recognized live music venue

and restaurant serving the only type in the area. marc a long time alli to communes of color and adopted latino name. the immigrant experience in san francisco is, attacks boy a racist administration that almost cost him everything he bounced back and opened the new location with the help of the city. there san under representation of immigrant business owners. hoe is i perfect fit and w to advance communities. i look forward to your support for marc for seat 5. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon members of the board of supervisors. i'm here to speak in favor of

marc for seat 5. marc has been a business owner, small business owner in the mission district where i live in d 9 for 23 years. marc represents the voice of west african communities and would be a valuable asset to contribute to the commission he has been under attack and continues to benefit folk in our community. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning supervisors i'm paul aguilar here to speak on behalf of marc. he embodies what san francisco is b. cares about his community. during the pandemic marc rallied members together in his capacity as a small business owner and together they created and

delivered 200,000 meals to people in need. as mentioned in the 23 year business owner in the mission, my district. and i think his experience especially coming from west africa, which is under represented is a key to this placement in seat 5. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. good morning i'm john mendoza. i'm here asking to you support marc for the position. i've known him and there for the community. although i like to congratulate all the other applicants well educated and i'm sure they can do the job as well but i would like to point out that marc is an immigrant in the largest

immigrant community in san francisco he has a special view on things that really do good for the committee and i appreciate your support. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon i'm [inaudible] as john mention today is important to look at the live's experience of the candidates. he understands the struggles of being an immigrant with his experience. . it is important top have this view on the ground up. he is in the mission community. business owner for 23 years. well loved in the mission and will represent us very well. thank you. >> thank you. >> are there other members of the public in the chambers when would like to testify on item 4?

>> seeing 91. why don't we go to remote comment. >> can we have our first phone caller, please? >> good morning, everybody. good morning chair peskin and members of the committee. i am the current chair of the immigrant right's commission and, pol jiez i was not able to join you in person. 24 years the immigrant commission fought for the rights and dignity of immigrants and under served xhounlts from language rights to the ordinance shining a light on the impact of covid-19 on our immigrant communities with focus onim grant perspectives to working with community departments on the issue of antia ap i hate

among the immigrant communities. commission worked with our upon community partner and commissions and city department its ensure inclusive continues that make san francisco safe and welcoming a place for all people to the tloif. the commission supported by acting director richard and the staff of the civic engagement and immigrant fares is i save space for immigrant community making sure they have an opportunity to be active and engaged. we look forward to champion our community, successes and achievement w to resolve challenges and needs. we have been fortunate to have had i diverse engaged skilled and hard working commission committed to our communities the language access and racial equity. they bring personal and professional experience.

with a dedication makingim guarantee life special. i like to acknowledge supervisor chan's comments regarding know attendance. [inaudible]. i would like to highlight the continuity of the work and out put of the work the commission achieved and i'm glad to report that we have managed to achieve. >> thank you. >> we are aluing 2 minutes per person for comment at this time. can we get the next caller, please? can you hear me okay? >> yes, we can. >> thank you. hi. i'm [inaudible] i'm born and raise in the san francisco i live in the mission district myself. i'm call nothing support of appointment of marc senghor. to the irc. i am here it say he brings a

strong and unique perspective as a business owner and immigrant person of san francisco he is a pill are in the community in the mission district. this it is [inaudible] he is really a unifying pillar to our community. i think bringing incredible value to the commission and [inaudible] small business owner and as a loved and trusted community member. i hope you consider him and i [inaudible] opportunity to do great work with you all. thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm nancy horner and i'm calling in support of marc 7 ger for seat 5. i think he has the intelligence,

kindness and empathtow do a great job on this committee. commission and his long history of community involvement and fortitude and establishing and restake his businesses that served the community in the mission i think show how wonderful he would be in this position. thank you. >> thank you. that completes our online callers. thank you. public comment is now closed. and we can open it up for discussion amongst members. i appreciated the line of questioning from supervisor chan. and also note the overwhelming support for marco and i think we have a billionsing act if you

will to billions the new comers with the experienced of the incumbent members and 3 this out as a suggestion for discussion if -- folks are interested in this suggestion which is jessy ruiz navarro for seat 1. haregu gayley for seat 2. the attorney who is present from india for seat 3. marco senghor for 5 and elhe enssani for seat 9. supervisor stefani. >> thank you. chair peskin. yes, we have i think an embarrass am of riches with these qualified candidates i'm

impressed with the support from marco and thank you to ms. chaoary for roaching out knowing i would be suck for supervisor mandelman impressed with you as well. and i -- agree, chair peskin with how you out lined going forward with the 5 seats. >> thank you, supervisor stefani and hearing no or seeing no other comments, i will propose that as a motion to send forward to the full board with a positive recommendation. mr. clerk on that motion as previously stated. >> yes, i want to confirm residency waiver for seat 2 for haregu gaime. seat one navar's. 2, games.

3 chartary and seat 5 senghor and e sany with a residency waiver for gaime. >> on this motion, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> that passes without objection. >> and we are adjourned.

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

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

so with all of us being together and making it feel very safe is challenging, but we are working on it and we are getting there. >> good morning. welcome to november 18, 2022 regular meeting of the san francisco ethics commission. minutes reflect this is a hybrid meeting being held pursuant to 44 supplement