>> this meeting will come to order. welcome to the monday, june 5, 2023 meeting of the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor dorse chair and i'm joined by vice chair walton and insurely with member safai. on behalf of my colleagues our grad tude to our clerk victor young and the team at sfgovtv for broadcasting the meeting. our producer today mr. jason goldhammer. iot board and committees are now convening hybrid meetings allowing in person attendance

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94102. items acted upon today are expected to be on the board agenda of june 13th, 2023 unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. would you call item one? >> item one is hearing to consider appointing a member end the children and family's first commission. why we have one applicant for the seat today. mr. elizabeth winograd. welcome. the flower is yours. >> you bring up your mic. >> good morning supervisor dorsey and supervisor walton i would like to thank you for consider me are seat 6 of children and first the children and family first commission. i have been part of the early childhood community for over 20 years in various capacities.

first as a teach and sdreshth of child development center in san francisco and other parts of the bay area and currently, i manage the san francisco ece program at the low income investment fund a national cdfi based in san francisco focus is early childhood and access to a learning environment. chair of it for 3 year and member for longer. i have been hum belled serving san francisco ec community for the past 2 democracied. and would be an honor to serve on the commission to further work toward the goals to ensure every child can thrive and learn in high quality learning programs. >> thank you, mr. winograd. i appreciate your willingness to service. last year i served on the youth young adults and families commission. one thing to me was -- you know

as the rest us move beyond covid. it was fascinate to me there is children who were going to deal with the affects of that you know during the formative periods of lives. love to invite to you explore thoughts on that and how the commission might be helpful. >> yea. while the -- public school system were closed our childcare community remained open. and we are taking all children if parents were want be to bring them in. it is. it was hard the first few weeks children were doing online learning from 2-4 which is ditch i think now that we are back, and we are pretty close to full capacity in our centers and family childcares in san francisco. we are noticing that. and where seeing how important it is for to really manage the

children who are having difficulty and part of that is really, a program that was created in the middle of covid by connect children to nature. and we have been naturalizing out door spaces and getting children back and connecting and being able to sort of get all of their what we will call the wiggles out and then able to concentrate. it is getting them to move and connect with all parts of nature. out and bringing that inside. and we see that it is working. >> thank you. >> okay. and seeing no other questions or comments from colleagues why don't we open to public comment. >> members who are wish to speak in person lineup. for those remote on the public call in line press star 3 to enter the line. for those in the queue wait until the system indicates you

have been unmuted then begin your comments. have the first in person speaker. >> hello board, i'm diane charles here with san francisco early care and education. add vo case and coalition and childrens of sudden front i'm here to speak in favor of elizabeth winograd for the first 5 commission. i got to know her through c pack and she has become chair we have our first updated strategic plan, 15 years, our need's assessment expanded data we had not tracked before to better serve children. and in addition, our relationship with the board of supervisors has greatly expanded. i think that her dedication is beyond. i think a mix of passion and i think to do this work they have an impact have you to have both not either. it is my highest recommendation

i recommend elizabeth winograd. thank you for your time rules committee. good morning. i'm the director of the san francisco children collaborative to the san francisco rec and parks department. and i'm here in support of elizabeth winograd to children and families first commission i worked with elizabeth the past 5 years and seen her passion and commitment to promoting children's learn and well being. her leadership lead to the development of collaboration with the rec and park's department and early childhood community. resulting in programs to benefit children, and care givers throughout funds created the nature program. that has seen renovation of 10 early childhood centers and home in their play space bringing nature and social and health benefits to the children in their care.

10 more are being planned this year. her commitment to improve. is exceptional. continues to seek out new approaches, collaborations and best practice incorporating them to ensure best out come for children and family i endorse her appointment. yop good morning, supervisors. i'm moneastbounding. i'm with early care and education program and a mfbt childcare planning council. i'm here to support elizabeth winograd for seat 6 for children and family first commission. liz advocated for over 2 decades. as the c pack chair and manager of lift for the childcare facility funds she supported over 100 families issue children and steepers and family childcare providers.

as commissioner of first 5 she will support san francisco youngest and families. i highly recommend liz. for the children and families commission. thank you. . no further speakers in the room. double check the line and nobody in line to speak on the phone. >> thank you mr. clerk. supervisor safai. i wanted to add my voice. liz has been a phenomenonal partner in almost every single childcare project we have done in the excelsior, lake view, district 11 and others i have been involved in the city. a phenomenonal partner. we did i think the first week we were in office 6-7 years ago did the largest childcare in the city. mission childcare.

working with her. we gone on to do family childcare projects. one of the moment -- day care this was phenomenonal. i wanted say i don't think we could have a more qualified person. happy she wants to serve and we need people that not the mechanics of when makes childcare successful in san francisco and so happy to have her step forward. >> thank you, vice chair wappon >> thank you. i want to state as always wonder when will we have folks with expertise. want to step up and serve. the work is time consuming and appreciate you willing to serve. this is favorable. i will rap up staying i forgot public comment is closed. i want to say, thank you i want to express my grad tude and

value your expert eaches i would like to make a motion to recommend elizabeth winograd to seat 6 children and family's commission and sends it to the full board. we will call a vote. >> yes, on that motion vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you. on a unanimous vote elizabeth winograd to seat 6 for children and family commission and will move to the full board. congratulations. >> can you call item twochl ordinance amending the code to designate wild parrots the official animal of san francisco. >> thank you. mike the chief experience the experience, welcome. >> thank you. good morning and thank you for conseening early on a monday it

is the early bird gets the worm. am this code change parrots what the board supported by resolution. you may know, san francisco has an official bird the quail this marks the parrot as the official animal. birds of a feather flock together. >> thank you for your support and make supervisor happy as a lark if you keep in committee i'm worried tell end up dead as a dod o you are crazy as a loon if you did not support i'm sure that supervisor melgar will take it like water off a duck's back or proud as a peacock if you spchlt thank you for upon listeningil fly like an eagle back to the office. >> thank you, and despite your best efforts to lose my vote i will be supporting this. >> i was about to reconsider my

supportful someone pulled out the dad joke book this morning. >> i do want to say and i than you know san francisco grapples with serious issues and sometimes tell play out on social media why are we doing this when we have serious problems. i think it is i said the full board i want to say here, we can walk and chew gum at the same time and address serious issues and celebrating our city. i appreciate this. i was a will seal guy i will support the parrot and shout out to peter and heather knight at the chronicle for had they did on this. vice chair walton >> thank you, chair dorse. want to start by saying i'm going to support this. i do want to say that i do think that i wish this process was more inclusive.

and different. but most certainly i have not had a grounds swell folks roach out and oppose this. i, too, prefer seals. but the people who have participated have spoken. and so what i would say to anybody that -- is opposed to this or that has issues or concerns, this is irrelevant why i participation matters. people reach out and participate and give input about when you want to see happen in the city. it is very important that you participate. because if you don't you don't have the right to have an issue or concern. i will be supporting this. but again, i think we could went about the process different low. >> thank you. vase chair walton. supervisor safai. gi appreciate the creativity from motorcycle this morning. i thought you would say had people complain we can walk and

chew gum i thought you would say we can walk and quack like a duck. [laughter]. listen, i think there is a lot of wonderful animals representative of san francisco the crab, sale the seal the parrot upon rates something welcoming and change of the city. and although their were people that got feelings hurt in this process it is something that pretty u nobodying to an urban area to have a flock of birds that migrate all over the city and live and be in the city and colorful and from other places and so many of our families and people are from other places that is what that symbolizes. it was a fun -- exercise and does not mean we can't have more than one in the future. it is something to add to makes san francisco special. thank you. >> thank you.

and let's open this up to public comment. >> members of public wishing to peek and in person lineup to speak at this time. for those remote on the call in line press star 3 to enter the speaker line. for those in the queue, continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. like to make coalition in full support of the wild parrot being san francisco's bird. when i was work at the capitol in sacramento, my first year my jokeville was that i got assigned was to name california's dinosaur the august morsey passed unanimously i hope this will as well. i urge the board to look into if there is a dinosaur representative to san francisco

as well. thank you. >> thank you. our first caller. >> >> eileen with speak. sunset park side education and action committee. following up on speaks upon written submission speak is in support for the wild parrots as the official animal of san francisco. designating the parrots the official animal of the city speak believes there needs to be a strategic plan to assure their survivability. what is the strategic plan to protect the food source of pine seeds and juniper berys. there are images of them also appears to be a granny smith apple. what is the strategy plan for --

protect their natural habitat including flight paths and trees for them. also -- avoiding the use of kurt an wall grass facades. what is the strategic plan to maintain a healthy population with vets monitoring for diseases. and studying life cycle issues and behaviors. a question is, how does san francisco create a city that flourishes for more then and there just humans. at this time i would mention to francis the animals however my sense is that for new comers it is irrelevant. is this because they are heartless and soulless. next caller. agreement david pilpel.

although this ordinance does not designate mike the official city hall punster i support it and i would note, to supervisor walton and others i don't believe this precludes designation of other animals or other beings or things as official things of the city. that could also be policed in the code. so, thank you and i appreciated the puns. >> thank you. we have no additional callers on the line. >> thank you. mr. public ment on item 2 is closed. >> i like to send item 2 to the board with positive recommendation. >> yes. on this motion. walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the megz passes without

objection. >> thank you. on a unanimous vote item 2 designate being the parrot the animal of san francisco moves to the board with a positive recommendation. do we have further business y. that completes the agenda. >> thank you we are adjourned

[music] >> san francisco is known as yerba buena, good herb after a mint that used to grow here. at this time there were 3 settlements one was mission delores. one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person.

african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek

deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. there is a small 4 block long length of street, owned much of

that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute side street. at this point t is the center what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him to be, i can do this, too.

to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful. [music]television.

>> in 1948 swensen's ice cream used to make ice cream in the navy and decided to open up an ice cream shop it it takes time for the parent to put money down and diane one of the managers at zen citizen in arena hills open and serve old-fashioned ice cream. >> over 20 years. >> yeah. >> had my own business i was a firefighter and came in- in 1969 her dad had ice cream and left here still the owner but

shortly after um, in here became the inc. maker the manager and lead and branded the store from day to day and in the late 90s- was obvious choice he sold it to him and he called us up one night and said i'm going to sell the ice cream store what you you talking about diane came and looked at the store and something we want to do and had a history of her dad here and growing up here at the ice cream store we decided to take that business on. >> and have it in the family i didn't want to sell it. >> to keep it here in san

francisco. >> and (unintelligible). >> share worked there and worked with all the people and a lot of customers come in. >> a round hill in the adjoining areas loved neither ice cream shop in this area and support russia hills and have clean up day and give them free ice cream because that is those are the people that keep us the opportunity to stick around here four so many years next generations have been coming her 20 er thirty or 40 years and we have the ingredients something it sold and, you know, her dad said to treat the customers right and people will keep on coming back and 75 or 74 years,

you know, that is quite an accomplishment i think of it as our first 75 years and like to see that, you know, going into the future um, that ice cream shop will be around used to be 4 hundred in the united states and all gone equipment for that one that is the first and last we're proud of that we're still standing and people people are you tell people it's been around in 50 years and don't plan on

everybody is happy today it is money day! [laughter] well, thank you for being here i'm mayor breed and i'm here to talk a little bit about the next 2 fiscal years in our budget. let me just first start by thanking anna dun and my budget team who worked tierls leech [applause] >> can the budget team stand up? >> we sent them through a lot thank you for your work, patience and thank you to our controller ben rosenfield, for all of your work.