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>> [inaudible] >> this meeting will come to order. welcome to the monday november 6, 2023 meeting of rowels of san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor dorsey chair. i'm joined by vice chair walton and safai. we would like to express our graft tude to victor young thanks to sfgovtv for broadcast our meeting.

>> public comment on each item on the agenda when your item come and up upon comment is called lineup to speak on your right. you misubmit it in writing e mail them to myself the rules clerk victor. young sfgov.org commit is e mail will be forward and include as part of the file. sends u.s. mail to city hall 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244. san francisco, 94102. silence all electronic device. documents to be include should be committed to myself. items acted upon today will bear on the agenda on november 14 unless otherwise stated in regards to meeting decorum i ask that any signs you are carrying

not raised kept at chest level or lower and don't block views and with regards to a mruz we suggest that you limit your applause and give jazz hands to express support if you wish to. that completes my announcements. >> thank you. call item one. item 1 the motion approving rejecting the mayor's nomination for kent lim ending november third of 26 to the assessor agency commission known as the commission on community investment and infrastructure. >> thank you, mr. clerk. mr. lim is in person this morning. i want to note for everyone we have 4 items on the agenda a couple may be high interest and time consuming for appointments considered we ask presenters to limit to 2 minutes. and be available for questions

from myself and my colleagues. mr. lim welcome. and you can step up to either microphone to peek for a couple of minutes. good morning i'm kent lim and our family came to san francisco in may of 1963. i went to liefrngon high school and after i joined the sheet metal trade in july of 1969. i start my business in contract nothing 1985. and retired in 2014. and my business at the peek hire over 100 workers.

and i i'm proud of that i first workforce and was recognized by the department of labor. i serve on many boards in the upon communities such as chinese 4 affirmative action. mission hall. workforce investment san francisco. and so on. and -- i start my consulting business in 2014. >> and today i am here delighted to be nominated to the ocii commission. and i understand there are a bit about the function of this commission. if approved, actions related to

enforceable obligations. the 3 main enforceable obligations one is the hunter's point ship yard, mission bay and transbay. and it over cease the creation of affordable housing, infrastructure and parks. and also exercise the land use authority. and authorize financing of budget, community facility and bond for housing. and i also with my experience in contracting that my wishes to increase the contracting opportunity for the san francisco microlbe's. and also increase the local hiring from the community working on these oci projects. and -- thank you. if you have questions for me?

>> no questions i really appreciate your work. you know on this committee. 2 of us. vice chair walton and myself represent the districts most served by ocii and really i want to express my appreciation for your service to our city and service that included some of the seismic work we are in. thank you for serving our city. i don't see. supervisor safai. >> thank you, mr. lim. for the work you have done over the years with city build the work you have done to help upgrade many of our city's buildings like the war memorial building and the federal building in the area. and for your leadership in an industry not always supportive and receptive to people of color.

and asian americans and ap i. soing for being a lead and willing to step forward at this part in your career. many could walk off and enjoy when they are doing and free time but you are coming become to serve. thank you for stepping forward and look forward to working with you. i only have one request of you. so ocii is in charge of making sure that the project in front of the chase center that is a green space gets done example it lit irrelevant has sat undeveloped fenced off, for years. last year when we were in the finals the year before. had a shot of that the chase upon center was beautiful but the area was unfinished and undone. that's my request. make that a priority along with the other things you carry and the things we talked about in the past. >> i have not stopped a job yet.

[laughter]. thank you. thank you mr. lim. seeing no one on the roster mr. clerk open up to public comment. >> members of public who wish to speak should lineup now along the side by the windows. each be allowed 2 minutes that will be a soft chime when you have 30 seconds and louder when your time expired. i see members who wish to comment. >> thank you. public ment on this item is now closed i like to make a motion to strike reject and send this to will full board. >> the motion is to athlete word direct the legislation and recommend as amended the full board. on that motion vice chair walton. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> ayech >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> motion passes without

objection. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 1 appointments kent lim is sent to the board amendd and approved. congratulations, mr. lim >> call item 2. >> item 2 an ordinance approving airport surveillance goning use of application based commercial support tech mology and electronic read and detection system for gunshot and other noises. >> thank you. we are joined this morning by airport staff guy clark as always with the items we have court director jillian johnson on stand by if there are further questions or technical question says. i mentioned before we got a packed agenda limit to a couple minutes. but this is basically fulfilling the obinggations of technology ordinance. there are thoughts to the use of

surveillance technology. take a few minutes to describe the item and your process, appreciate it. >> thank you. good morning. we had 3 surveillance technologies put through the approval process. the first is the application based commercial transport technology. that deals with the airport to manage our transportation network companies. uber, lyft and so on if a monitoring stand point agreements with them on p and pick up in certain yours that is part of the process. big part is the collection and billing of injoys voices for the city and the airport. they do pay a fee when they pick up like the way taxis do as well. critical application. second policy was electronic

tell readers using fast track. reads the license plates for people coming in and out of parking. from that stand point. we are able to charge using fast electronic and third technology is the gunshot detection solution. this is going to be pilot not in place the other 2 were in place. and lit really uses an algorithm to track loud noises. break of glass if somebody picked up a chair special through it against the windows in the terminals gunshots an algorithm is every gun can provide that via text. not does not sync with our cameras it is a sect that gets sunday to first responders so they know what type of gun they walk to and provides our security center with the

triangulation of where that shot came from they can tell the first respondeders how to best prop it to minimize risk to life from passengers or themselves as they responded. those other 3 technologies we put up. agreement thank you. i don't have questions i have gone through the filings i don't know if my colleagues have questions or comments. appreciate your time. >> thank you. mr. clerk. anything to add? or are we jooshgs good. >> if there are no questions and if there are follow ups e mail them and we will provide answers. gi appreciate your work >> thank you very much. >> great. mr. clerk can we open up to public comment? >> members of public who wish to speak can line up at this time. each speaker allowed 2 minutes there will be a soft chime at 30

seconds left. if you like to make comment you can approach the podium at this time. i seal no public commenters. >> thank you, mr. clerk. public comment is closed. and i'd like to make a motion to send to the full board with period recommendation. a roll call. where on this motion vice chair walton. >> ayech >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> motion pass without objection. thank you, on a unanimous vote item 2 code prove of the airport surveillance technology policy sent forward with a positive recommendation. >> can we please call the next item 3 >> item 3 ordinance the code to reduce membership of behavioral health commission from 17 to 11 seats provided the board make the appointments. require one seat be held by a

veteran or advocate. reduce seats reserve said for consumers and families of consumers from 9 to 6. reset staggered terms for all seats and remove seat requirement for child advocates and certain mental health professionals. >> thank you, mr. clerk. we have some amendments for this item. they are not ready today. i think what i doll is make a motion to continue this item. i did want to give a bit of an explanation for the comp position behavioral health commission. this is a state mandated body. there are requirements the state law puts on and requirements we as a city and county add to that. and sometimes there are requirements that we have where the state is asking that a certain number designated and other stay requirements and when can happen in a body like this is it can get big and unwield

and he sometimes we don't make kwoer tum is complicated and there are too many people there. we have been working with public health and turn it back to something that is workable and not missing meetings because we are not making a quorum. because we don't have the amendments ready today and have people here for other thingsil make a motion to continue this to the call of the chair. mr. clerk. can we open to public comment. >> yes. members wishing to peek should lineup to speak at this time. each peeshg allowed 2 minutes there will be a soft chime at 30 seconds and louder chime when your time has expired. we have speaker at the podium. you may begin. >> thank you. mr. clerk. i'm happy to hear the amendments are going to be proposed and i

support continuance. back to you mr. clerk. there are other members who would like to comment at this time? i see no other speakers. thank you, public comment is closed. and i would like to make a motion to continue item 3 to the call of the chair. yes. on the motion to continue 3 to the call of the chair, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passings without objection >> thank you on a unanimous vote item 3 comp position behavioral health commission is continued to the call of the chair. >> can you call the next item 4? >> item 4 a charter amendment third draft to amend the charter to define officers for stake

minimum staffing for sworn officers of the police department and upon controller certification a future tax measure passed by the voters generate additional ref now to funds the cost of the employing the duty sworn officers at minimum staffing levels and minimum amount necessary to implement police staffing fund. >> great. thank you, mr. clerk this is a round number 3 for the staffing charter amendment. which was gutted left week and advanced over my strong objection this is amendment began to deliver on the promise of a fully staffed police department given the historic crisis we face police under staff nothing san francisco and safety challenges we face in open air drug. theft and public disorder. instead, the 11th hour hostile amendment turn third degree to a

comp tax scheme postponed progress on police staffing unless voters pass a future tax to quote from the measure supervisor safai is the experience of minimum staffing levels for sworn recovers police department will be upon the controller certification of a future tax measure passed by the voters. in my view, this cop tax ploy cynically manipulates voters concerns about our public safety challenges to incentivize the court for new or modified tax to be enacted next year. i said, most upon san franciscans will be o fenldz by this ploy and i think most are already offended the original amendment would have allow the voters whether or not to priorize their own existing tax dollars for a fully staffed

police department. hijacked version denies them that agency unless voters approve a future tax for temperature if voters were to agree to a tax height or modification in the election full year from now this amended version will deny voters having a role to fix our police crisis for 18 months. if anyone needs a reminder about why voters need to fix this problem hijacking of this amendment should be proof why only voters can fix this problem with police under staff nothing san francisco and remind you of the gravity of the crisis by noting that in sfpd commander describe toed this board catastrophic. our police staffing crisis given the current pace of officer retirements a third of the police force we are supposed to have in san francisco is not there. and with between 350 and 4 current police officers eligible

for retirement now. we could look at a police force half the combaft if we fail to act prompt low. i will not support this hijacked version of the amendment and continue to fight against it. however far it migo. i'm grateful to cosponsors supervisors engardio and mandelman for with drawing their support. i want to express gratitude to the mayor for standing strong with me in opposition do supervisor safai's cop tax version and grateful to public safety advocates standing with me. i'm informd that near low 8,000e mills have been sent opposing the cop tax scheme. and the poison pill amendment. i say everybody thank you for participate and say that thank you to everybody on every side of this. that you know participation in government wherever people may be is important to the process.

we are all better served by temperature i am obviously not done fighting with this i want to hand it off to supervisor safai. thank you i think it takes time for supervisors to understand the legislative process. chair dorsey voted for this left week. sounded positive and later i of course he was told he should not have done that. he is still learning how to be a legislator. that's finey will give everyone the room to do that. using inflammatory language consistently as an extension of his old job having formerly part of the police department is taking him time to understand he is an elected official now. and no longer the spokes person for the police department. i ask you all in the odd yents

give him time we will learn how to be a legislator. but saying that, we are in a fiscal crisis. when i say crisis, i mean if you were part of the process left year, this mayor proposed cutting funding for childcare services in the city. this mayor cut funding for foodservice in thes city. that's last year. this was when we were facing less then and there a quarter billion dollars deficit. this year we are facing a 700 million dollars deficit and growing. the mayor just last week announced 3% budget cuts to every department including the police department. so this proposal although it might sound nice without funding source it is a false promise.

it is setting up police officers against 911 call operators. against emergency room nurses. against priorities, paramedics, sheriffs the people involved in public safety we need true public safety in san francisco now. i know the voters of san francisco will agree with that. 100%. okay. we have been waiting for true leadership this mayor had 6 years of what did we hear from the police chief last year a quarter of a million dollars dedicated to recruitment. under this mayor. i did in the hear one word of recruitment from the mayor last year during the budget process. nor supervisor dorsey, nor the police department. where is the union that represents police officers on your measure, supervisor dorsey? they are not present than i are

not in this recommend they have not come out in favor of your proposal. they are in favor of true public safety. at the end of the day i know they are. they don't want police officers pit against the true public safety net in this city. so, i'm going to realign from the controller an objective source sad to hear he is going to be leaving. he said, this proposal would have a significant impact on the cost of government. and would in the be viable without a funding source. so. i'm saying, at the end of the day, we have to be reasonable, we have to be fiscally responsible and i sat in the room when someone said we want a 50 million dollars take 50 million dollars out of our reserve for the small site's program i no, to that too much you know why? i predicted where we are today i

knew we were going to be in a fiscal crisis. we have to think about the city in the totality in service. you can continue to use inflammatory language hostage and hijack when i asked to you be respectful of my background and you continue to be this way i ask you respectfully again be more respectful and sensitive to what is happen negligent world now. this proposal, is thoughtful. i knowledge the voters of san francisco will go for it i'm sorry you chose to take your name off. i look forward to continue to working with you on it. and anyone else that wants to be a part of this i'm for minimum police staffing and moveing forward in a thoughtful way and believe the votereds will also agree we can't pit service against another. i'm proud to move this forward and again i hope you come back around in and want to be a part

of real true minimum staffing and true public safety >> thank you >> thank you. vice chair walton >> chair chair dorsey. i want to state that this charter amendment is a fallacy there is no way we can guarantee the level of staffing proposed in this charter amendment. and i think the original author knows and understands that. it will be writing a blank check and taking away resources from things we need to keep people safe in san francisco. i did want to thank supervisor safai for pointing out this amendment was supported unanimously at this very meeting a week ago. every last one of us voteed support and push this forward i want to make sure everyone understands that's what happened here last week.

>> i'm sorry want to add. thank you, supervisor walton and chair. i want to be claire cleaner the intention is to look at existing tax rough neil i feel strongly about had we have an opportunity to sit the the table and have true public safety and ensure this is funded properly. does not have to be a new tax i happened to under score that you look online 14 a modified tax passed by the voters. that means we take an existing tax and restructure it and dedicate it to this service of public safety in all functions i out lines. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. before openingum to public comment i had a muscle memory yes to the amendment this i was not i did in the recognize until after. i don't think anybody in san francisco is under any elusions where i stand on this.

i think this is a cop tax scheme that takes a measure that could work because it follows a play book work nothing other counties throughout northern california that are aggressively competing for law enforcement officers and one of the most competitive environment for law enforcement personnel in modern history. i may be a now legislator butt reality is, this is a predictable crisis. we have known there is a disproportionally large cohort of police officers reaching retirement age. this building did in the do enough to fix the problem. today we are going off a cliff. in 2020 a charter amendment removed the minimum staffing level and put us in worse shape this intended do one thing to give voters, agency to make a decision how they spends their

particular dollars or not and this hostile amendment the cop tax scheme denies them agency in this decision. this is putting words on the ballot i appreciate people think this will not work but that raises the question if you don't think this is workable why would you put it on the ballot with a modification trigger? i think it indicates to me their is some workability here to gift department resources to compete with agencies. that are fixing their problems while san francisco is not. supervisor safai. i will end with, i said this last week had is something that can be done if the mayor torch come out and say this were a high priority she can prioritize this in her budget to make immediate action as we talked about last week and the controller highlights that in their letter.

says that the policy seeks a limit set asides reduce the general fund allocated by the mir and the board in the budget process. >> thank you, supervisor safai. i know there are people here today would like to express thoughts on this. because we have a number of people we'll do what we have done the last meetingos this and limit to a minute. mr. clerk. can we open this up to public comment >> for member his wish to speak lineup along side the window. each be allowed one minute. there will be a soft chime at 30 seconds left and louder when time has expired. you may begin. >> thank you. and good morning, everyone. i'm theresa i'm president of sciu1021. i'm here to ask we support

safai's amendment to id funding source for this public good. you know public safety means 911 dispatchers. affordable housing addiction treatment. care givers and so much more. we all want to make our city safe. but we need to be smart. we need to take buildable approach and supervisor dorsey, you voted your conscious left time continue to do this you did the right thing don't change your mind. stands up for the community and stand up for a wrap around complete service for san francisco. do not play politics. approach this the right way. do it with integrity. vote the way you voted the last time. thank you.

>> good morning i'm a san francisco resident and the president elect of local 21. i, too, here in support of the improved version of the sfpd full staffing act this . amended version calls for inclusion of new ref now streams which is a crucial shift from 200 million dollars budget set aside. we know that prove public safety encompasses nurse, 911 dispatchers, afford annual housing, addiction treatment and more. also the improved version of the sfpd full staffing act acknowledges policing alone will never be the all public safety concerns. residents know this as limp residents know that all the piece matter the safer coalition polling shoes most want this comprehensive approach. and they support asking

corporations to pay their fair share. thank you. >> good morning. david, 1021. will i'm here to peek in support of supervisor safai's amendment. because supervisor dori's charter amendment and set aside pits 911 dispatchers, facing a 40% vacancy rate. pits against police officers and pits police officers against mental health workers and it is divisive at a time when we are struggling to hire folks we have thousands of vacancies that the city is struggling to fill and so it is highly irresponsible also to add 200 million dollars on top of already existing deficit that we are the measure is the responsible way to g. which is find one of existing

taxes and -- reorganize a tax and so we can pay for -- all services that are necessary in the public safety puzzle. thank you. >> good morning. supervisors i'm aj thomas. i'm the san francisco back chair for local 21. i have been a residents for 15 years. i'm here to voice my strong support for improved version of full staffing act. now amended new revenue sources instead of 200 million dollars budget set aside. according to the control are. without additional funding our city face a projected 500 million dollars deficit by fiscal 25-26. we need to rescue noise this

police alone cannot fix our public safety issues we need nurse, 911 dispatchers, and more. and final low new poling shoes san franciscans understands if we want to expand the efforts that we need to assign an existing tax revenue source or new one to pay for it x. san franciscans are in support of a smarter, safer, san francisco. please support measure, thank you. >> good morning i'm annie li with chinese for affirmative action. provide services to monolingual chinese immigrants since 1969. not nearly the absence of harm but presence of thriving communities. to create thriving community in

every neighborhood, our city public funding must be directed increasing language access in all city services and revitalizing our shared public space. p, transit and schools we need to reinvestment in safety net so no one falls throughout crack we can't forward to spend public fundos policing. focus evidence based solutions that really keep us safe. transform lots to small businesses. tenants have safe, stable housing. make sure we support upon teach and ares childcare workers. city voters approved prop e. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about true public safety. >> hi. i'm claire wow with the chinese progressive association and we have served wing class chinese

immigrants for 50 years. i'm a san francisco resident. talked to over a thousand community members and our community is concerned about safety and long lasting solutions prevention and address the root causes of crimeful that includes adequate responses from 911, police, medics, rehab providers, councilors, after school programs and protect tenants, work and families the city projected have half billion dollars deficit in fiscal twief-26 and headed mid year budget cuts we need to be smrt in funding for safety. any increase in police funding must not come at expense of so many other life saving priorities. thank you. >> good morning.

supervisor safai are you going to listen. not be on your phone. thank you. >> greetings to the committee. 2 weeks ago many san franciscans came up to express passport for matt dorsey's charter amendment for increased funding and staffing brought to voters to decide. the last monday poisonous change to the memo were presented in order to restore a police of full staffing votereds accept a new tax, forget it. no way. dorsey's charter amendment was sabotaged self serving political interests feel them in the room earlier. dump the poisoned safai charter amendment. we don't want it. scrap it. thank you. >> good morning i'm michelle a compliance manager and voter. i live in the tenderloin.

i see what is happen nothing my community and the city. i work for the health department. i represent local 21 as a health professional delegate and i, prove the amended version of this act. i served a police commissioner in another county. and it is important to recognize that this alone cannot fix our safety concern issues. i work for the city. i see had is happening i'm a compliance manager. i find out what is happening with the most vulnerable. and putting funds behind policing and not focusing on service that will help those that are in need will really affect our community. remember we are voters, too. and voices matter. >> good morning i'm gloria dave

and is i am the purchase chapter president for local 21. lived in the city most my life am active low all my life and one point represented the san francisco labor council at the d10 implementation committee. i am here in support. the improved vefrthz of sfpd full staffing act. as my son is also a police officer. this improved version is amended incorporate new revenue sources instead of the 200 million budget set aside. without additional funding our city according to the controller, already faces a projected 500 million dollars deficit by fiscal 25-26.

we also need to rescue noise police alone >> time elapsed. >> thank you. i live in the san francisco for 20 years i'm here in support of the improved version of the staffing act. it is important it recognize we will not police our way out of safety issues. this needs to be a full scale community approach to ensuring that the community is receiving the services they need. and it is responsible to physical policy to have a funding source when you are doing the set aside. i appreciate this this has been amendd and in support. thank you very much.

>> good morning. sf rising. don't pit services and programs against police. that is wrong. the mayor funded the police department yet they are under staffed. why? sfpd is one of the worse in theination in closing case. why? now sf population flunk waited why look ourselves in a number of police? we may go up. our down again. police don't keep us safe they come after the fact. invest in what keeps us safe is that the service and programs that have had 2 cut this is year. we need jobs, schools, affordable housings and more service for people unhoused. thanks.

good member rules i'm jackson i here to behalf of the chamber of commerce. the chamber opposes the amended police department full staffing act today. we support initial charter amendment intent fund crucial sfpd recruitment and retention from the city's general fund the amend version imploys that inference france agree to pay xr for a full staffed police department. critical to dem strit a commitment to public safety. more than ever we neat to combat open air drug markets and property crimes that affect accidents, residents and tourists the chamber of commerce does not support this public safety is a critical function of public service and funds from

the concern general fund. thank you for your time and consideration. >> i'm nina i lived in san francisco for more then and there 35 years i'm aville tear with san francisco rising. i'm opposed to increased funding for the police the expense of all other city work and service they provide. with the potential 700 million dollars deficit in the next 2 years other departments are asked for 3% cut this . is not fair. increased numbers of police don't increase public safety for residents. supervisors safai said left week public safety is created by a large ecosystem of support. 911 will emt. mental health. after school programs. tenant counciling caseworkers and more. why should we add more police if we get them to a department that in the last quarter of 2022 used force on black people.

25 times as often on white people. this is not increased public safety. top of the morning. brandon dawkince [inaudible]. my hope is we are not here next monday sharing the same from last monday we are repeating today. increased police, staffing does not keep san francisco safe. what keeps san francisco safe is more funding for mental health service. homelessness serve service and other services that keep san francisco safer in the additional police officers not additional funding to the police department. therefore we are here in support of supervisor safai's amendment to the resolution. thank you.

>> good morning. i'm kristin heardy with 1021, san francisco native and roar. out of san francisco general hospital chapter. i'm here to support supervisor safai's amended proposal which no long are mandates a set aside from the general fund which serves all the service we work for. limited flexibility in budget allocation which is not something local 10 to 1 could spchlt public safety requires more not that police, supervisor dorse the original set aside drained 200 upon million over 5 years using services firefighters, nurse, 911 dispatchers. mental health, homeless services and additional services you once used. we need new funding streams

alining the safety policy rather then and there playing politics invest in our city and deliver for residents without shrinking vital public services i will make sure my voter in my county don't vote for this. >> good morning. i'm tatiana and i'm a community advocate with the asian law caucus. criminal justice reform program. on behalf of them we are o in opposition. supervisor safai's changes adopted left week will likely reduce financial impact over all proposal is troubling. it would shock the judgment of city leaders based on assumptions that complex public safety problems can be reduced with worn officers who are on the payroll. the proposal does not credit a 5 year set aside the funds in

section 16. 132 will continue until 2035. changes to the staffing planning and budgeting process will continue permanent low they threat tone convert the existing system of police and commission staffing plans to a [inaudible]. thank you. hello i'm the president offin are mission association. i oppose san francisco police staffing act as amended by supervisor safai and urge you to vote against temperature the supervisor's amendment public safety to unknown future tax. that voters must approve. the leaves dorsey's legislation without a funding source is to hold our safety hostage asking varieties to raise taxes to get a fully staffed police

department. staffing the sfpd is critical. we demand a fully staffed police department now. this is time for action. in the politics. supervisors safai is playing politics with our public safety. we need courage. we don't need the status kwoechl i have friends this are afrid to leave their house. please, don't vote for this amendment. thank you. >> good morning. supervisors i'm richard i'm 78 years old and livid my life in san francisco. and the pedestrian 2 meetings i represented the seniors and vet sxrans talked about how the criminal element is in the city preyed upon our community and the asian community. today i'm representing the

catholic alumni action community. it is a super pack. we raised 1.3 million dollars and we use that 1.3 million dollars to remind the voters how you voted today if you don't believe me ask supervisor dorsey how i helped him get lected left year. you remember all those times 7 o'clock, supervisor? when i commit to something, we follow general dorsey last year my people will follow this retired brigadier general next year and i never lost a battle in my 31 years in the u.s. army i'm not going to lose it one, either. can you take that thot bank. bye-bye. thank you. good morning. rudy gonzalez san francisco

building trades i representative the public employee committee of san francisco. one thing that we have to be careful b. is the word this is we use. but also the posturing because these are sick cal in nature and prosecute posing mandates without identifying funding and jenning update electorate around a new tax that is politically something this may favor some folks up for election is reckless an unfunded mandate without a collaborative scene to talk about existing particular ref now have you home ordinance worried someone will come after their taxes but we have corporations and businesses this are in need of recall bragz of tax reform. and you are jenning up an electorate that will not be favorable to you in the long range. we have a deficit coming and appreciate supervisor safai's

commitment to working families in san francisco and urge your support for the amendment. >> good morning i'm corey a representative with team sters 856 a resident in stan fran for 21 years i'm here to support the improved versions the full staffing act now amended incorporate new revenue sources. without additional funding our city already faces half billion dollars deficit next year. recognize police alone cannot fix all issues we need more nurses, 911, and more. new polling shoes supporting a safer and smarter sf. thank you. >> good morning i'm harvey

cantonese interpreter. [speaking cantonese]. hello i'm may-may i'm an ihss home care provide they're care for residents in the city of san francisco. hi. i'm also a vice president with local 2015 the largest long-term care union and california a

large labor union representing near low 450,000 nursing home work xirs home care providers. >> i'm here to express my full support of the version of the full staffing act. now incourt reporter rit new ref now sources instead of 200 million budget set, side.

without additional funding our city are calling to the controller already face a projected 500 million deficit by fiscal 25-26. we need to recognize the police cannot fix all of our public safety issues we need more nurses and emergency dispatchers. paramedics. and mental health provide and

more. thank you. i'm benny zinc i'm a staffer. staff in the our environment department. a rank and file member of local 21. i'm here to speak in support of supervisor safai's improved version of the sfpd full staffing act. i just hope this if there is a strong desire for opinion safety we think of our city holistic don't pit our staff against each other. all department in need of additional staffing and all of us working hard to make it a better and safer place for residents and don't pit us against each other by takeing portion of funds out of the general fund and asking our other departments to do cuts staffing update police

department. thank you. i'm a chapter president for local 21. and proud resident. under the support of supervisor safai's improved sfpd full staffing act incorporate new revenue source instead of 200 million set aside. without additional funding our city according to the controller faced a projected 500 million deficit by fiscal 25 and 26. we need to recognize this police alone cannot fix all of our public safety issue we need nurses, 911. paramedics and more in san francisco. new polling show san franciscans want a comhencive approach. supporting a safer, smarter sf.

thank you. >> hello i'm brendza i'm with 1021. out at san francisco general hospital. and i want to say what this is very important. because if the deciding the direction of san francisco. does san francisco want it become a police state. that's where it is headed with when you are talking b. you want more and more police and you thank you will be the solution to the problems. yet the under lying problems will still exist. so, when you are arresting the people where will you put them and closing the jails yoendz this and thank you supervisor safai. for coming with something logical and sensible to deal with this problem. we need more police and everybodiment tologist be police staff i know we do at the

hospital we want to be fully staffed, too we help the public, too. we go good notoriety public and sometimes we can't do everything we want because there are not enough people. keep this in minds. police. >> good morning i'm tonya a member of local 1021 a nurse at san francisco general. i support supervisor safai. i have been living in san francisco for 35 years. thank you. >> hello. incoming our faxes to solve the sfpd staffingly crisis isiff responsible. we pay taxes that should provide us basic public safety and fully staffed police department t. is unacceptable and a failure on your part to listen to your constituents who pointed to public safety as their top prior.

some of you who are for reelection in 24 know that the major of front franments safer streets and cars and simultaneous businesses not to get broken in to. multiple meetings connie chan voted defunds the pleas is demanding more police resources and officers all overnight district. surprising to see others of you running for office not getting the memo. so if she were here i would tell her that i'm asking as a d1 residents to oppose this measure or stop pretends to care in d 1. public safety is cornerstone to quality of life in san francisco. raising tax for basic service this ain't happening. get out of your clown sxars oppose this offensive charter mem. >> the people san francisco are not the guinea pigs for the political gain of members of

committee. we are tired of victims of crime this harms residentses and simultaneous and large businesses alike the dire staffing crisis of the police department affects all residents and workers. do your jobs and figure it out. and figure it out without adding a tax. it is imperative for san francisco recovery to fully staff sfpd. vote, no on this amendment we have a deficit as a direct result of visible increase in crime and exits of businesses. fix this and you will if i can your deficit. >> good morning. irresponsible we heard the word irresponsible from supervisor safai last week. and about dorsey's proposal. supervisor dorsey's proposal is not irresponsible when is irresponsible this supervisors to the left and right of

supervisor dorsey these supervisors took our city budget from the 7 or 8 billion the time they were electd and doubled it to the 15 billion it is today. these 2 supervisors. not dorsey. had no hands in this sf they defunded our police by within 20 million dollars in 2020. despite when we hear frutemperature is documented. dorse he no hand in that. supervisor dorsey make a motion to continue this item supervisor safai second that motion and continue this for the collaboration you say you want. you say you want collaboration. let's have temperature continue this item. thank you. >> hello i'm leah i live in d6. around market and 7th street. i am here to point out this supervisor safai consistent low alined with entireses dorsey, ga

engardio, mandelman on more police fund and power. i'm sure supervisor safai surprised his propolicing buds it i'm against this charter amendment especially if it gives more money to an already loaded sfpd budget. it rained yesterday. i handed out extra jackets i had to the people who are homeless had exposed out in the walk used of where i live and the first, thing a homeless woman said when i said i had jackets i'm broke now. and i found that shameful for us. stop focusing on funding sfpd and homes for the homeless and food for the hungry. >> good morning i'm deb are the proud skwutive director of local

21. and i want to say i trust san francisco voters and i think if you trust san francisco voters you would also put this on the ballot. polling shows they support a martyr, safer, san francisco. san franciscans know when we need. i'm tired of hearing about our members who live in san francisco who are getting mugged every day and targets of hate crimes and i'm tired of you all playing politics and not having solutions i commends supervisor safai and walton who 90 percent of the time are on different sides of issue who came together to stand up for san francisco. and i think if you trust the voters of san francisco you would let them vote on this in march instead of playing politics. >> good morning. 30 year resident of san

francisco. went to middle, high school here i live in the mission and support the amendment that is more sustinable prop to the budget, we need more funding for 911. teachers, nurse and not full police. supervisor dorsey believe in public safety i would loch everlove to see more support for the legislation. [inaudible]. >> are there additional members for public comment. ? i don't see additional commenters. public comment is now closed. vice chair walton yoochl thank you, chair dorse. i want to thank the diverse amount speakers that came out today and provide public comment we appreciate you coming out. i adopt to start my comments with i will be brief but it is a

fact that the police department was not funded 120 million dollars in 2020. this is not manage this supervisor walton is making up i don't care what documentation people may want to believe ask the police chief and the mir that question can you go back and look at the budget for this year the police department was not defunded 120 million dollars. i adopt to reminds people what did help in 2020 the voters of the city overwhelmingly 71% voted to get rid of minimum staffing here in san francisco. because they knew -- that it was arbitrary and unachievable. well is no way can you guarantee a number of police officers. in any city. our city fluctuates in population. resources need to go to the entire safety net in san

francisco. and again like i said last time. we don't have a funged issue within the police department. we have an issue of folks not want to join the police department. not just here in san francisco. you can't throw monnet air and think that people ament to join the police force. officers. the police department, leadership of the city have to provide connections with community special police officers so that folks work together to build relationships andment to be officers. we don't have a police funding issue. so i want to make sure this when we have conversations we put out factual information in the community because this is an important issue here. in the city and make sure we are speaking with facts when we make statements. thank you. >> thank you. vice chair walton. supervisor safai >> thank you, thank you supervisor walton and all the

people that came out i appreciate the comment on both sides. listen i understand that there is a lot of anxiety in the city now. we all had people touched by this personal low most likely. i personally had my own car and home had my daughter's soccer there is a lot of stuff going on in the city now. that has not happened always. we have to talk about that. and we have to talk about it in an honest way. but guess when. when you pick up the phone, you pick up phone call 911. see if you get someone on the phone in a mandated time? you most likely will not. they are literally working 14-16 hour shifts. i went over there a couple months ago i was horrified. i would not to work in those conscience but those people make sure our public safety net is

working they are under paid and under appreciated and they are under staffed. go to the emergency room at general. see how quickly you see a nurse. you won't. you might sit in that emergency vehicle. until they make room. our emergency rooms are staffed. do we agree that is part of public safety in the city. if you call 911 and. this paramedic or that response team to show up, they are often not in a timely manner. so i know dorsey heart he know this is is part of the public safety net in this city and so men a couple years ago we would not have this debate. we are faced with a fiscal crisis and a crisis in leadership. the mayor has been silent on

this. might have put your name on your charter metropolitan but i have not heard her speak about recruit am and the public safety net in a thoughtful way. what is happening now people pitted against one another and i think what i heard from everybody is we all want to address public safety? a thoughtful way. so -- listen, i know we will not win over supervisor dorsey now i look forward to continuing the work with you on that. i think it is an important part of the process i invite to you be part of the budget process i don't say that in a condescending way i money it when i was elected i was not on the budget committee i came and spent hours with the committee to learn the enemy's and out what is it moneys to put a budget together in the city. it is not easy.

you have people in tierce saying i will not get service. this room was packed with twice the number of people with screaming babysit left year in the budget mittee because the mayor was going to cut funds to childcare. we have difficult decisions to make. public safety is a number one issue for many people. we have to do it in a responsible way that's why we made this amendment and i agree, with when i heard from the majority of people in the room. i think the voters care about this with you care about it in a responsible way for our public safety net. i would like to make a motion, chair, to sends this to the board without recommendation out of respect for your position. we can do it without recommendation and then we can take this matter up at the full board. when it is there. >> great. >> thank you, supervisor safai. i will close by i think it is -- good that there was some

historical context mentioned about the charter amendment from november of 2020. the reason that is important is i think people need to remember this over the last 30 years, the city and county of san francisco has had a minimum full duty police staffing level for 27 of those years. and while san francisco you know came often did in the hit the minimum staffing level this staffing level kept the city honest about getting close. when we know about the 2020 charterer amendment, since this time our police full duty staffing levels gone off a cliff. voters you in have information about when happens when we have no minimum staffing level in the charter we have been in this world for 3 years it is the

worse police staffing crisis. we had in modern history. we had sfpd brass here describe it catastrophic. a third of the police department we are poseed have is not there. there is close to 400 populars eligible for retirement and looking at potential low a police department at half the level. this would restore minimum staffing and flexible way this the 1994 charter metropolitan diagram and give us a workable plan over 5 years it dig out of the hole and get there i'm absolutely going to participate in legislatively and other ways to make sure we are making progress on this. i will be the first to admit that police are not the sum total of public safety challenges we are faith but an important part of it. and i will continue to work on it. vice chair walton >> thank you, chair dorsey i thank you for bring up on record

this the minimum staffing level was not achieved when it was a policy in san francisco. because arbitrary and unachievable i want to thank you for pointing that out for everyone. >> okay. and we have a motion on the floor? yes. wondering if the dc has anything? nothing. okay. >> the motion to refer the matter to the board of supervisors without recommendation. vice chair walon >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> no. >> the motion passes with chair dorsey decent nothing committee.

>> thank you, mr. clerk item 4 charty amendment minimum police department staffing and 5 year funding requirement guess to the full board without a recommendation. >> mr. clerk, do we have further business? >> that completes our agenda for today. great. thanks everyone. we are adjourned. clear clear >> it is one of the first steps families and step to secure their future and provide a sense of stability for them and their loved ones. your home, it is something that

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moving toward slower and safer streets adding parklets and bulb outs and bike lanes we need to decrease our footprint to keep us and the community safer on emergency scenes. >> what's back there? >> when is not guilty fire engine. great question. i want to see, sure. >> let's go back and look at the equipment and the fire pump on the fire engine. >> this is a fire pump. it is cool all the colors and all that. this fire pump and this engine holds 500 gallons of water that is a lot. >> a lot of water. >> it is push out 1500 gallons a minute of water. we can lose our 500 gammons quickly. why we use hoses like this to connect to a fire hydrant and that gives us unlimited amount of water to help put a fire out temperature is important we have

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for us, we wish we had our queue and we created spaces that are active. >> food and drinks. there is a lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we

create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone. coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee of maria inspired by my grandmother from mexico. i have many many memories of sharing coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary.

>> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members. they give back to the community. support trends and give back and give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take

care of you. >> so i'm linda i'm part owner and manager of the paper tree in jeopardy an town. >> paper tree opened by my parent in 1968. so we other second oldest business in jap an town. at 55 years this year. we have beautiful papers from japan, thailand, italy, korea and the biggest selection of orgami. i do it because of my grand father and he wrote to the first english in it in the early 50s. he had an import business to import japanese goods and of course we had our line of paper.

to go with the books he produced. it is something i have been doing since i was 5 and i'm happy to say i'm a designer now and of course having paper tree. it is grit. >> during the pandemic i wanted do something to make a statement to help combat the asian hate that was prevalent at that time. and so i put a call out to have a thousand hearts. this is a spin on the tradition of holding 1,000 cranes when you have a wish. well, a thousand cranes does not make a statement enough why not change it and a call for a thousand hearts? i created a website dedicated to the project. a video and fold heart instructions. people sent them in the first mont was 1,000 hearts. they kept coming in. and the next goal was 7, 698,

which was the total number of case of reported hate by the ap i website. those were the reported case of hate. there are more not reported. that became the new goal. we achieved 2 months later. the hearts were coming in it it is a big project, we have it part of our store. anyone can come and fold an easy heart. keeping that part of the japanese tradition of this in that way here in japantown is pretty special. its great.

>> good afternoon welcome to tuesday halloween october 31, 2023, board of supervisors meeting. could you call the roll? >> thank you, supervisor chan. >> present. supervisor dorsey. >> present. >> supervisor engardio. >> present. >> supervisor mandelman. >> present. >> supervisor melgar. >> present. supervisor supervisor peskin. >> present >> supervisor preston. >> not present. >> supervisor ronen. >> present. >> supervisor safai. >> present. >> supervisor stefani. >> present. >> supervisor walton. >> present. >> mr. president have you a quorum. >> thank you. san francisco board of supervisors acknowledges we are on the unseed home land of the ramaytush ohlone the original

inhappen tanlts of the san francisco peninsula. as stewards of this land and in accordance with their instructions ram recommend never cd, lost nor forgot their responsibilities as care takers as well as for all who reside in their territory. we benefit from living and working on their traditional home land. we wish to acknowledge the ancestors, eldand relatives and affirming their rights as first peoples. join mow in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance]. >> colleagues can we have a motion to excuse supervisor preston? and we will take that without

objection. supervisor preston is excused. you have any communications? >> yes, mr. president the board away the public to attend this meet nothing person. in the legislative chamber in city hall second floor room 250 this meeting is airing live on sfgovtv channel 26 or live stream at www.sfgov.org. you may submit comment in writing in the following ways. e mail comments to bos add sfgov.org if you do submit via e mail tell be forwarded to the members and include part of the official file. you may send written comments via postal service to the board of supervisors 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california 94102.

if you need an accommendation under the ad a contact the clerk's office. our office did not receive a request for language interpretation we don't have interpreters today. if you anticipate a future need for language interpretation gift clerk's office a phone call 48 hours in advance of the meeting per sunlt to code 691.7. thank you, members and mr. president. >> thank you are madam clerk. can we have a motion to approve the board meeting minutes of september 26, motion by supervisor mandelman. seconded by supervisor walton. on that motion a roll call. >> on the minutes supervisor safai. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton.

>> aye. >> supervisor chan >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> supervisor supervisor peskin. >> aye. and supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's. >> the minutes will be approved as presented after public comment. could you read the consent agenda. >> items 1-8 are on consent and considered to be routine. if a member objects an item may be removed and considered separate low >> would a members like an item or items severed? a roll call. we will take that same house same call. the ordinances are passed on first reading. finally passed and resolutions adopted.

>> next item. >> item 9 referred without recommendation from land use and transportation. an ordinance to amend the planning code to charge zone nothing castro street neighborhood commercial to exclude article 10 inotropics. charge the controls change the zoning controls. pursuant to the castro district neighborhood commercial district. landmark buildings from use size limitation and night time entertainment on the second floor and ceqa and make appropriate findings. roll call? item 9. supervisor safai. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio.

>> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> supervisor supervisor peskin. >> no. >> and supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> there are 9 aye's and one no with spries supervisor peskin in decent. >> ordinance is passed >> next item. >> item 10 an ordinance to amend the administrative code remove the authorization for carbrevolving funds and reduce the max amount of the cash revoling fund for the port. >> supervisor safai. >> aye >> supervisor stefani. >> air >> supervisor walton. >> aye >> supervisor chan >> aye >> supervisor dorsey. >> ayech >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar.

>> aye. >> supervisor supervisor peskin. >> aye. and supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's. >> the ordinances are passed. next item >> item 11 is a resolution to approve the 7th amendment to a contract the ymc aurban services truancy resource center. this is a program between the y urban service in the city for not to exceed grant increase of 5.3 million. one year extension to include a new term of july first, 2013 through june 30 of 2024 >> same house same call. next item. >> item 12 approve the emergency declaration of the san francisco puc. pursuant to code section 6. 60 contract resources to perform sewer main, water main and street repairs on fillmore

between grown and union street damaged by a water main failure with an estimated cost not to exceed 5 million. >> same house same call it is adopted. next item. >> item 13. resolution to accept a gift of design documents with an estimated value of 1.2 million. from the friends of harvey milk plaza assist public works in the redesign and affirm ceqa. >> same house same call, adopted >> read 14 and 15 together? >> yes, 14 and 15 comprise 2 resolutions pertain to the mission rock facility and service. 14 authorizes issuance and sale of special tax bonds for district 2020-1 near 58.3 million. to be repaid from development special tax. the office special taxes and shore line taxes levied in tax

zone number 1 of the special tax district applicable to approve related documents. including official statement and second supplement to development special tax agent agreement and office special tax fiscal agent agreement. shore line tax zone 1 special tax fiscal agents agreement. bond purchase agreement and continuing disclosure certificate and rate and method of the special tax and item 15, resolution to approve documents and actions related a pledge agreement by the city. infrastructure district number 2 and development special tax bonds for ccsf special tax district 2020-1 and determine other matter in kkz with both items. >> same house same call, adopted. >> next item. >> 16 was referred without

recommendation from the budget and finance committee. item 16 resolution to approve a fourth amendment to a contract the japanese community council opportunity for all. between the japanese community and the city to increase the grant by approximately 3 million for a total not to exceed of 13.3 million. with no change to the term. >> supervisor chan. >> thank you, president supervisor peskin. clothe this is was voted out of the budget and finance committee without recommendation for specific reasons. this is not because we don't endorse the work that japanese community youth council has done through the opportunity for all. in fact, we are grateful for the service. and the last decades. for a time. what this is, though system that

we just to as a remindser came before us in a pass an item that was identified last year that -- you know the contract in its totality should have come to the board for approval. so it was retroactive approval to start off with. and then now that they are coming back for additional not to exceed because there seems to be a discrepancy in terms of data tracking between department of children, youth and families. oewd. office work force develop export our human right's commission. finally they came together. and provide the most updated information to our budget and legislative analyst. though there are still questions it was with that our budget and analyst recommended an audit with our controller which has going to take place.

well is also a new rfp for this came out on in sum and we will see new result in 2024. all this is just so that we understand you know lessons learn friday this specific grant amendment in the dynamics that occur from the grant amendment. that we want our city departments to figure out structural changes so we are do better to track our dataa making sure that our views and nonprofits are paid with the dollar amount oweed them in kind and before that you know and if necessary come to the board for approval. before we do it this way in retroactively. with that i do urge for your approval. for this item and that the committee will track not just this contract but other contract

with the similar situation. thank you. >> sounds like we can take this same house same call the resolution is adopted. >> item 17, ordinance to authorize settle am of the lawsuit filed by the city for 18 million. this lawsuit involved a claim for refund of phone use are tax and access line taxes and related penalties and interests for tax periods june first 2009 including december 31, 2018 >> same house same call it is passed on first read. >> next item. >> item 18, this is a charter amendment to amend the charter of the city and county of san francisco provide the mayor must approve in writing certain san francisco municipal transportation agency proposals. part of the sfmta budget or budget amendment. proposals subject to approval of

requirement include changes to fares, park meter. rate and hours or days of parking meter operation. march 25 of upon 2024. the question is shall this amendment be condition period seeing no names on the roster, supervisor safai i can't read your mind. the way it was written. upon should be conditioned i can take this same house same call it is continued a week >> item 19, this is a charter amendment first draft amendment the city of san francisco to establish within the charter the department of emergency management the position of the director of the department and the director's qualifications and appointing authority an election to be held on march 5,

2024. >> same house same call this item is continued a week. >> next item. committee reports. please. >> yes. >> item 20 considered by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on monday october 30. item 20, not sent as a committee report. >> next item. >> 21 and 22 were considered by the rules committee a regular meeting on monday october 30. 21 was also not forwarded to the board as a committee report. >> item 22, was recommended as amended bearing a new title strike the requirement for the police commission to hold meetings. regarding community policing and foot and bike patrols. item 22 is an ordinance to amend the administrative code retire chief to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the police department. >> supervisor safai. >>mented take a moment to talk

about item 22. foot patrols. appreciate all my cosponsors i think that i have supervisor supervisor peskin, engardio, walton, ronen, stefani, dorsey, and -- melgar, chan. i think we almost have everybody on board. >> sorry trying to remember off the top. supervisor chan, thank you. >> for your early support. [laughter]. but this is something colleagues, i think we discussed for a number of years and we want to see police presence back in the community regardless the number of officers we have within the department. this is something that true community policing is building trust within the community, presence in that community. supervisor engardio asked for there to be bike. we did that, thank you for that

suggestion i think that was an oversight appreciate that foot and bike patrol. the truth circumstance colleagues when police are present in the community, crime guess down were not about arresting people it is knowing the mount and the patterns of the community and having those there that are knowledgeable and can be present. so for the first time, this legislation will require no longer urges but will require the chief to work with every single police captain in the city. and over the next 2 months they will come up with a plan. the resource are there. this is will not require additional resources. right now it is optional. the money is there for optional foot patrols we are saying the time in for this to be required in every part of the city not just selective parts of san francisco. we think this is the right thing to dog at this moment i will

will thank supervisor walton and he and hene did. we built that and amend third degree to make turned the chief's pursue and med it more present and current with the requests that are manage from today. i thank you will have an immediate impact on when we are seeing and some of the trends in san francisco having police and in the communities doing true community policing will have a significant impact on san francisco employment to thank all the coresponsibleses and the chief. and the commission for working with us and i believe once this happens beginning january 1, we'll begin to see significant improvement in the way san francisco is viewed and the way the community views the police. lastly, also one thing we talked about yesterday supervisor walton, myself and dorsey is that well is a morale issue. there is a desire to be part of this police department. and i think that once community

are back officers are back in the community, and intrakting with the community. on a daily basis, it will help to increase morale and understanding from the police department and their interactions with the community. i think this is over all going to have a significant, positive impact. happy to have worked on that and happy this will happen in the next months as of january one, we'll see that and on going there will being discussions at the commission with the chiefa plans are presented annually. with that, colleagues i -- look forward to your support or further cosponsors if there are any. >> thank you, supervisor, no name on the roster colleagues can we take this same house same call? the ordinance is passed on first read. >> let's go to roll call for introductions. >> supervisor safai is first to

introduce new business. >> have in memory. i would like to read quickly. colleagues. today adjourn the mote nothing memory of hosey salazar. a long know standing resident. born in new mexico on january 6, 1931 to the parents of virginia and jose salazar. after his father passed when he was a toddler his step father took him and mother and brothers to mexico. where the mother would raise them on her own. he had to work young and they taught themselves how to read and write in spanish and english and work the in the gold minus. where he met the love of his life. they had 2 children. with the gold he put aside he was able to save to return to the united states to establish a

new life. he and brothers sent for his wife, kids and mother. they made san francisco their home. where he and maria had 4 more children. joined local 261 on october 26, 1952. where he worked for 70 plus years. receiving a 70 year pin. aside from the union worked men side jobs and kids and enoughue helping him. he was a hard working man who fostered good work ethic to his children. he was able to buy home for family and provide for inlaws purchasing a meat market so the family could thrive. he was a loving and caring husband, father, grand father and uncle put his family first. loved spending time with family and pun to be with a good sense of humor.

in his final weeks family described him happy and dance and living with no regrets proud of his family and the life he built survived by his wife, 6 children, 10 grand children and 26 great grandchildren and 19 great, great grand children. leaves niece. nest use, family and freshmeneds who will cherish him and honor him. the rest i submit. thank you >> thank you. supervisor stefani >> submit. >> supervisor walton. >> submit. >> supervisor chan. submit. >> supervisor dorse. >> thank you. . colleagues i'm today submitting a drafting request to the city attorney and controller that will continue in needed conversation about the crisis of police under staffing in san francisco. the rules yesterday considered

my charter amendment to address police staffing with a measured evidence based 5 year plan. the substantive core was amend over my oksz i will not litigate that here we will have opportunity as a board of supervisors to debate the merits now a reimagined version as amended. however i heard a specific piece of feedback from a colleague yesterday i think is worthwhile. many times during the committee meeting it was noted the provisions of the measure those tieing dollars to otherwise empty wordos paper did not need to be in a ballot measure the mayor and this board on any given tuesday could enact them. taking that add voice to heart and honoring ideas put forward by colleagues and others from yesterday submitting a drafting question the proposed to accomplish 2 things.

create a police full staffing fund receiving ref nows for the purposes identified in the original proposal and 2, reappropriation of 8.4 million dollars in the current fiscal budget to support more recruiting. described in the full staffing if you meaned that is 1 half the amount in the proposed charter amendment representing half the fiscal year to move with the urgency the crisis deserves thank you. supervisor engardio i am dressed

as the character joy from inside out. my staff is the other characteristic of the movie. it takes all the emotions to deal with the challenge in san francisco we must lead with joy. i know we need to lay foundation of good foundations for public safety, education, housing and our local economy we doll this so all can have a joyful live. celebrate joy in san francisco as we create more. thank you. >> rest i submit. [laughter]. [applause] supervisor mandelman. i have no joy. >> no. [laughter]. i have a charter reform drafting request, everybody. as well as a resolution.

first on the charter reform drafting request we asked the city attorney to appropriate a governors charter reform peculiarage for the november 24 ballot in the hopes of delivering more decisionmaking at city hall and effective administration of city departments. as you may have noticed there has been a bit of talk of reform as oflet in august the mc kena colleges rose state and local gentleman released a report refurthermores to city charter to expand mayoral xours reform the ballot measure and commission system. some floated a 2024 charter amendment to change how the redistricting task force is selectd and votes to elect the board of supervisors and former supervisors issue senator and judge offered his own measure for election of supervisors and

spur neighborhood i press to review the chart and will issue its set of proposed reforms. concern our city government is broken is of course, not new. it was 15 years ago that joe labeled san francisco the worse run big city in the us. however, it has seemed to meet hunger for a better city is palpable and felt today to create now opportunity to look at our chart and consider better ways of doing things. to thaenldz i and my staff have been having conversations with mart folks inside this build and outside the building the last several months or longer to identify a set of reforms that might be to win support in city hall with voters and leave our government in shape to dot work our peep expect. we have sick concepts the first 4 i believe are baked.

the last are continuing to be process exclude considered. and shaped by stake holders. the first is to repeal a prohibition on deputy mayors in the charter and has for detectived. it envisions a mirrial administration that sits back and allows commission and other officials to govern the city without oversight for a mayor's office. i think we need an executive tht city and makes sense to have that person able to use people like deputy mayors and so i being the least we should take that prohibition out. so i'm proposing we do that second. i'm proposing allow the mayor authority to fire directors of most of the departments that are over seen by commissions. we talk about how we have a

strong mayor system. in many ways we do. but we check the powerhouse of the mayor and many ways that is important. and the charter check otmayor's authority to hire department head system intended deter in taoism and i don't know i didn't mean and shared process elevate a diverse pool of qualified candidates providing the mayor with the ability to get rid of directors of departments in the branch would claire fight chain of command and allow the mir to act when the mayor felt the change was needed. third, voteo commission to have split appointmentos bodies the mayor can reject mayoral appointments. where as the board can block mayoral appointments that the mayor has no check on board

appointments. i hope you will agree. >> and forth. the board of supervisors is the legislative body of the city and county of san francisco. i think it make sense for us to dot work of legislating and yet our charter provides a minority of the body to got voters with initiative ordinance and the mayor to go to the voters with initiative ordinances. i think we should do our job of legislating inside city hall and so we i am proposing this we take away this city hall business of putting initiatives to voters and weigh in. there will be a check if than i see city hall can't get something didn't power of voter initiatives i think it would behoove us and reduce [inaudible] in this building to

have the board pass legislation but not be putting this off on to the voters. fifth, i think we. rekz niez we have a pluthera of commissions and oversight body and they seem to grow over time. supervisor engardio has looked at this problem and lots identified this problem and we have no framework for trimming that or stream lining that and over time they are going to grow. well is a cost to the city and city staff and oversight bodies and i don't think that we get the benefits that people think we will get from moreover assignment i don't think it necessarily leads to transparency or better decision making and wasteful. i'm hopeing measure can describe a regular process to stream line the bodies proliferate over

time. we are working with the city attorney and stake holders to hone inspect on what how this commission this commission or task force that is stream lining commissions would work. but we are hope to get this finalized. the last concept that we are asking the city attorney to help us to think through is expansion of the definition of local emergency or identification of a new category that would allow you to take the benefits we got from declaring an emergency around covid to address our challenges around homelessness and street conditions and drug over doses and thing this is may not be new and presenting rate challenges that exceed our capacity to responded this is hard. will respond and require a lot of conversations and folks potential low including

organized labor we will give it a try. and narrow that down that is my list. not the end all and be all of charter reform i expect many other folks may be introducing or floating their idea busy charter reform. i recognize trying to do this in an election year will be hard and men setting the tain for a measure in 2026. i hope and think we can go i long wake to make more sense who for who is mayor or sit on the board next year and i want to thank ross green in my office for his work. i want to thank our city control and add administratoror board president and shawn and the mayor's office. our ed herrington great wisdom. and other who is talked to me

over the left few months and helped me think through the motions. mentioning is in the any or all of this is a good yes, i did hope they will and i am hoping our conversations can further refine and finalize a consensus measure we can feel good about and the electorate will in november and i want to thank our deputy city attorney for attention and collaboration as we work through the. resolution to recognize united against hate week 23 held november 12-18. united against hate week from united poster campaign to white supremacist rally in berkeley and san francisco in 2017 this board considered united against hate week resolution in other years it is annual event aimed promoting the rejection of hate

and discrimination. it seems timely now as we have seen a rising antiarab and islam phobia and violence around the world. united against hate week provides san francisco to join states to stand against hate and celebrate our commitment to inclusion and accept analysis. thank supervisor melgar, and others for signing on. and ask for your passport and the rest i submit. >> thank you. mr. president. >> go to our 2:30 special and ared hear more from supervisor mandelman. thank you. doctor froemer. come on up.

find a spot by a microphone. doctor gina fromer devoted her significant energies and talents to upon san francisco families and communities since bayview. 40 years of experience leading nonprofits and neighborhood organizations work to end poverty and food insecurity and advocating for children and families career touched many across the city. a sickth generation san franciscans plan began as a councillor for young community developers. moved to the potrero neighborhood house studying for a psychology degree and raising 3 sons. looking for an opportunity to work with napas next worked for the san francisco head start program. career at the y began in 200 and during her time raised 8.5

million dollars for the campaign to complete the building of the bayview y. district violent over seeing the bayview and mission branchs serve over 15,000 families. as california state director at the republic flanked created new park and park near neighborhood in los angeles and san francisco and ceo direct volunteer programs educator grant and student scholarships to help students succeed. in 2019 game the ceo of children's counsels at the heart of childcare and early education in san francisco for 45 years i imagine she had no idea when she was taking on when was coming. as the covid-19 made challenges to care and education, gina with her team of 135 staff continues to support throughout san

francisco. her leadership triple budget during 5 years and left a legacy thatllow the council to advance and universal early education for all. this mob she start aid now job ceo of glide she'll launch glide forward to grow impact in the tenderloin and throughout san francisco the plan will bring mount and congregation on the other hand spiritual heeling. faith the concern challenges glide will be in great hands. her long and continuing career deserved commendation and i recognize her for empowerhouse people to advocate for themselves and create social change needed to change the world. we want to thank you for everything have you done and will continue to for san francisco shrn everchildren's council is in d 8 that's my only

claim and i can see by the folks who are beginning to populate the roster my colleaguesment also to honor you. >> thank you, so much. president supervisor peskin i will try not to cry. gina you had a tough year and i love you. and admire you so much. i think it was a good over view by my colleague. of your career. you are my sister we graduated together and went through boot camp until that way. and we upon bonded out of a love for san francisco and the issues that affect women. one thing i want to highlight in

your long career sill think you saved childcare in san francisco. during the pandemic you made a crucial decision to along with mar raso our director to pay subsidies to childcare providers who provide childcare for low income children even though they were not enrolled or meet criptoryia in times made them ineligible for payments had not been for that. many more of our childcare slots would have disappeared and that was your strategic, quick thinking and timing and what you have done amazing marts coupled with a deep love for the community and understanding of what community needs based on your own personal responsibles.

i'm bummed you are leaving and know the women here in the audience are here because they believe in you. but you know we will get to it glide and your amazing intlect and your heart will continue just making sure that there is that safety net and infrastructure to catch people hor falling throughout cracks. i want to tell that you many of us had admire and love you will continue to support you. and be there for you and your next step because we believe in you and i am glad you are getting this award. it is well deserved. and you are just a rock star. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor walton. thank you president supervisor peskin and mandelman for honoring doctor fromer.

i wanted add to the core us and say how much i respect you and have had the opportunity to watch you and learn from you over the past decades and really want to finish there is a job you can't do. because you have tackled a lot of work and in our service community in san francisco. as a fellow native proud to have experienced your work and proud to continue to be able to work with and you thank you for your service and you most certainly deserve to be acknowledged here. >> thank you. supervisor safai. thank you, president supervisor peskin and supervisor mandelman for honoring doctor fromer today. i want to add my voice. the thing i admired about you you have been a strong role model and voice for female

enprenurse many, women of color and what it means to traverse the environment of san francisco and be successful and empowered so many i have been at your childcare luncheon and all the work you have done. seeing the faith and kufdz instill in the so many women. and business owners across san francisco that are providing childcare and helping working families. i wanted say, thank you, i'm happy that we are honoring you today. and you are going on to one of the most important institutions in san francisco. you will continue this w. we will work together and thank you for everything you have done and thank you supervisor mandelman for honoring doctor fromer. [applause] doctor fromer!

[applause]. well. i think this year was tough for me i thought i would have tierce today i'm teared out i lost my husband genetics one and -- if he was an amazing contributor to our city and the love of children as well. thank you board of supervisors! especially melgar and mandelman you get in there and dot work you don't care about recognition but it is nice it have it as i go to the most important role in my career to help san francisco heel from the tenderloin and i'm here as a young mom i remember walk negligent children's council. desperate. i was pregnant i have 3. and i need help. i need childcare i want to go to work and school. this woman and handed me a brochure for a place and my kids went there i was able to go on

my journey i had the help and stow many thousands of women and men get on that journey for childcare and need spchlt you know you guys have kids it is a hard journey where will i send my child. is it safer? who will pick them snup work from 9-5 and babies don't have a 9-5 schedule. we work on they worked for 50 years i came floong a time they needed me around covid and making sure the city lean in the commitment for childcare. and i'm looking at the people i come to the office with knocking on your door saying you make sure prop c passes. protect prop c it is for the future of our children. you know the mission of children's council is advocate for quality early care and education and power families with information and financial support and capabilities of

education to ensure every child is able to reach their full potential. i was there 5 years i walked 85 million dollars budget and out with 240 million. sounds like a lot that is your money going back to community. back to community that is what is supposed to happen. we steward the dollars back the family who is need it every day. i'm proud of the accomplishments we had. upon you know, now walk nothing a my new challenge the president for glide, i'm confident that children's council staff will keep going and people it going forward it is about the foundation that has been laid and i'm proud of you all. organization is in a strong position and know tell be a force for the childcare ecosystem. now with glide. dorsey uh-huh. you and me. my journey tissues i am blessed

pursue a vision. carry that forward. that's an important role for san francisco. and whatever my role is whatever time i'm here i will do my best to move glide's mission to create an inclusive, just and loving community and alleviate suffering and break marginalization. the break the cycle of poverty is had i'm really excited about we need to break it and intercept the pipe line to poverty in san francisco. with the new childcare center and family resource center we work with families so they don't end up oat street that's what glide can do.

thank you supervisor and i appreciate you all for honoring me today it really means a lot. dorse i will be on your calendar soon. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] let's go to roll call

for introductions. supervisor melgar >> submit. >> supervisor supervisor peskin. >> submit. >> thank you. >> and supervisor ronen. >> thank you, colleagues. today i have 2 items. first i want to mention that the timing of this item is the first item is interesting. because despite fact the board has appropriated over 140 million dollars in the left 2 years to s sfpd supervisor dorse pushes for more we had growing

number of vacancies up to 144 and our behavioral health program and we have not heard a word that is telling. today i'm introducing a resolution calling on the mayor's office and department of human resources to initial an emergency hiring plan with recruitment and retention incentives for behavioral health care workers to fill our growing city vacancy and city contracted providers. these are vacancies for critical positions that address the crisis we face in our city and that are limiting the ability of the department of public health to aggress the over dose epidemic. well is currently an unpresidented workforce shortage of behavioral healing workers. as the need for behavioral

health care workers on the spectrum of kay sky rocketed, more are retiring from the field, burning out due to unaenable case loads or leaving the sectsors for competitive pay and benefits in the private sector. some of our city contracted organizations providing behavioral health service to the acute individuals are experiencing vacancy rates high as 30-40%. within our own departments dph behavioral health services has 144 vacancies the shortages hindzer our ain't to provide severe metal health crisis with services and needed medical care. the shortage of data analyst system making impossible for policy makers to evaluate the success or lack thereof of interventions at work to address the crisis.

despite the acknowledged workforce shortage san francisco not implemented recruitment or retention for any behavioral healing worktory address the high vacancies. we bent over backward for police department to address their recruitment and retention concerns. i mentioned the board has approved infusion of 149 million in police department to help sustain staffing levels and funds incentives and increase bonuses. at the same time we made zero investment in increasing the behavioral healing professionals. i think it is fair it say the mayor's office playing games with san franciscans despite lives hanging in the balance. on one hand supports mental health investments to address issues present every day. supports health interventions

safe consumption sites and treatment on demands instead of opening the over dose prevention centers we allocate funding for focusing on the expansion of treatment service or prioritizing funds to pirecruit and retain the health workers skill in the draegsz the over dose catastrophe. main strategy in the nation for close to a century that has only lead to ever worsening crisis we see tuesday. time for us to rewatch the wire. i think it is the most brilliant depiction of the failure on the war on drugs that reinstituting in san francisco. the mayor's ballot designed to punish substance users in assistance programs is the war

on drugs 2.0. arresting them and threeing them in jail to be rerelease in the the same conscience they were before arrested is the war on drugs 2.0. dumping minutes of dollars in the police department without fully staffing the health department is worry on drugs 2.0. when will we learn make mistakes over and over again will never produce different results. this needs to stop now. we need to stop trying to address a public health issue with criminalization special law enforcement and spends our money effectively. prioritizing initialives that address the root causes. we must fully fund and support our health care workers save lives every day. i'm calling on the mayor's office and department of human resources to impelement an emergency hiring plan includes incentives recruitment and

retention to address the root causes of the crisis experienced by our city's poorest residents. i want to thank supervisors walton, peck perk, preston, chan, melgar and safai for early cosponsorship and look forward to continuing this conversation in a more balanced way. and talking about health care work and not police for every problem we have in the city. secondly, today i will be joining the mayor to in introducing an ordinance to extend the sunset deaf authorizing the department of homelessness and supportive housing. to enter in an amend contracts without competitive bidding for services related to cites for people experiencing homelessness. when we pass this ordinance in april of 2919, we had a goal of reducing home below 5, 250 people. despite progress we have not achieved this goal and this

waiver has been critical to opening new site to get people off the streets and living in temporary dignified and long-term housing i hope you the join me in extending this sunset date and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor robe sxen seeing no other names on the officer they're concludes the introduction of new business. >> go to general public comment. >> at this time the board away general public comment from those in the chamber. you may speak to the approval of the september 26 board meeting minutes or item 25 on the adoption without reference to mittee all other content reported out by an appropriate mittee where public comment occurred you may speak to general matters not on today's agenda but those matters must be within the subject matter jurisdiction and so i don't interrupt you make sure you

address your comments to the board as a whole. thank you. welcome. >> i don't think the good today the skies don't see good to watch the skies. otherwise tell be the future of part 2 from sf not science fiction. it real the future. concerns all of us. about the skies remember they watch you 24/7. so -- there is no god just the skies they watch you. the future is that humanity must be united. otherwise we can't face the challenge humanity will face there is something i can't tell what you it is i'm not the allowed to actual. using this inappropriate system of 2 minutes. that you know does not make a difference with quality on quantity. no good in the future. you have to be more.

okay. there is -- i'm going to stop this for the future. problem is education. it ask easy to understand we know that. we have all been miseducated guess back about 20 centuries ago. you see puppet shows.

very soon you are done. so, pay attention no more than 1-2 hours per day. >> next speaker >> good afternoon. i'm jordan pronounce she, her, they, them. louder in the back i want to say i'm tired of city employee and contractors misupon gendering people and they should be firebirds. civil service and union protectionings damned i have a city employee i will not name and auditor stalked me and complainod twitter about sensitivity training. i think that this discourse on public safety is heated instead of solutions that create public safety for all of us and not just the -- this happens and

hart ras am by right wingers in san francisco myself and others. i a disabled transstalkd and proved outside the, rein. and threats to kill me with a state worker dog mall and a gun violence threat. i screen shots and blame this [inaudible]. on mandelman's charter reform. -- that -- switched to a council manager system like san hose competence all other 57 counties in the state i plan to live my life and have elected auditor controller instead of appointed by 54 other counties in the state we never have good gentleman you claim that sf is a global city but don't care about any good idea that it is within a human miles when is wrong with you people. nation, democracy, i am a

california girl i yield my time. f, you. thank you for sharing your comments. next speaker, please. i will wait for it to reset. >> hello i'm leah mc gear i live in d6 and i want top continue reading the protection transgender, and queer youth and adults. this left week has been rough. being a transact viv in san francisco. piggybacking off what jordan was talking about and i'm like reading through this. i'm like, i didn't expect when my wife came out as transand december 2021 and i quickly got on board and learned you know

where i was ignorant of when that meant to be trans. and you know being vocal about educating people and protecting upon transkids and fighting against the tide of the transphobia and all the lus passing. in the country, i really didn't expect to be so attacked by local san franciscans even those in city hall. who hide behind unanimous online social media accounts and say vile horrid things about me and jordan and i don't know why they are not attacking [inaudible] trans phobia is not the problem. homo phobia is not the problem. so -- just it is irrelevant draining. it is in the fun. but it is like the most important thing one of the most

important things that i can be fighting for now and i really wish everyone will thousand and take that to heart. thank you. thank you for sharing your comments next speaker, please i'm jay conor and copresident of d3 i want to have the sproirss mute mics. i am impressed with the spooky costumes you chose today. successful leaders is in the one had guess out of style. a friends of mine visit mow in sf and saw the tents, drug addicts the estate attempt tom have a spooky hall wean i said no that's what the city likes like daily and he getting worse. with a glimmer of hope i'm glad

the city is cleaned up in time for apeck and show the leaders we are not a mess when the board does in the feel it is important to keep it clone in in order. the question i have is why can't we have clean streets no tents no drug dealers not anywhere, i said left week like all the neighborhoods and cities. every day. and supervisors, the day you all support treatment instead. drug denies when we properly address mental health when it dmos drug addiction what brings me joy as copresident of d3 we are seeing and going to be organizing a new ballot initiative to break the kroeflt board. what should bring you fear is the people of san francisco are losing if not already lost faith in the board and are recognizing

the needs to elect better leaders or redesign how our city government is structured. thank you. >> thanks thank you for sharing your comments next speaker, please. hi. nice to see friend low face. i'm going to talk i'm in d8. i was going to talk about the police staffing issue but supervisor ronen you nail today that was awe some. you know in very recently a study concluded a review of the 62 studies of patrol staffing relate to crime rates. now, it was conclubhousive exit will read had they wrote. the over all affect for police force size on crime is negative, small and not significant of the authors of the study are criminologist across the

spectrum. they are in part conducted by law enforcement and funding. authors wrote in conclusion this line of research exhausted utilities changing police strategy is likely it have i great impact than adding more police. portland, oregon has half as many police as we have. to the decimal point and the exact same crime rate. 54.4 per 10,000 people. i know you have constate webs to answer to and you are representatives and go and say, hey, these data show you are safe. i know you don't feel safe. but you also have a duty to make things safer. a duty to show i'm going to make it safer. police staffing is not it we need behavioral health 17% of

homeless are employed house some people to start. there is a lot we can do with the money for the city to make it safer. thank you. if there is anyone else who would like to provide comment lineup now to your right. >> welcome. >> thank you. i would like 2 minutes. >> yes and if you apply you can have a consensus of the supervisors to agree to give me 3 i need the 3 minutes i have a lot to say. and the left time they implemented the essential trips for seniors. i believe that fest ma'am the podium timer is tick you have a minute and low left. if i stand with my head back in my hand wondering when on earth

i have done wrong. [singing] [singing] last week i was kidnapped and tortured. i was beaten and i was terized and it was done by shrinks it's the sutter house hospital. all my property has been taken i have spent 40 years in the trench in this town i know how to fix it i have 17 glorious college and genius iq. everything i own has been taken i have been to preston to ask for help i have been to the police. the sheriff, with 5 broken bone and brain damage and nobody on my team i fight on.

i ask for people that to help to make this a safe place for me and others to make sure there is security and not supposed security. my number is 408-516-7759 if there are attorneys that want to fight with me and others that would like to join in so the good guys are winning and not always the bad guys. please help. thank you. mr. duffy. mr. president i like the idea of looking at issues in the city and things that are chronically a problem for years like homelessness and try to think of a different way of doing it. i like that idea. charter reform. i don't know how it would work out.

working on for example. problems like when does the federal reserve control. when? or when has it is u noticed nations ever stopped worries from happening. thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments. looking like the last speaker unless anyone nels line. lineup not right. >> good afternoon. i want to thank it is 2 mrfrs that chased after the people that were bomb in thes city. great job to them t. is nice we have public safety looking out for us. great job to the police department. the second thing had dog my research i noticed something that everyone the board of supervisors should be aware of. looking at the cdc court quarantine stations and san

francisco and northern california linked to wyoming. and i don't think anybody wants wyoming influencing our decisions. that's what is happening worse when you look at los angeles, lsx they cover nevada, utah and colorado. anybody this is traveling to nevada, las vegas, utah, they bring back this influence and that's where your problems texas is worse. it is 3 important everdifferent states influence texas someone should look at the cdc quarantine station. with covid lingering covid the people have influence over public health and safety. so again i urge you to look at that thank you. mr. president.

all right. noted. we heard you. we are good. >> are there other members of public who would like to testify for yes or no public comment. that's it you are done. thank you, ma'am. all right. no other members for general public meant. it is now closed. read the adoption without reference calendar >> item 25 this item was introduced for adoption without reference to committee a unanimous vote is required for adoption. resolution to urge the san francisco department of elections to report back on bill pen for the 2024 elections. >> same house, same call the resolution is adopted. can you read the memory. today's meeting adjourned in

memory of the individual on behalf of supervisor safai. for the late josor lando salazar. >> we are adjourn d chlt

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raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 135 and work at the cable car (indiscernible) and been here for 22 years now. i grew up around here when i was a little can i. my mom used to hang in china town with her friends and i would get bored and they would shove me out of the door, go play and find something to do. i ended up wandering down here when i was a kid and found these things. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> fascinated by them and i wanted to be a cable car equipment from the time i was a little kid. i started with the emergency at the end of 1988 and

drove a bus for a year and a half and i got lucky with my timing and got here at cable car and at that time, it really took about an average five to maybe seven years on a bus before you could build up your seniority to come over here. basically, this is the 1890s verse ever a bus. this is your basic public transportation and at the time at its height, 1893, there were 20 different routes ask this powerhouse, there -- and this powerhouse, there were 15 of them through out the entire city. >> i work at the cable car division and bunch with muni for 25 years and working with cable cars for 23 years. this is called the bar because these things are horses and work hard so they have to have a place to sleep at night. joking. this is called a barn because everything takes place here and the powerhouse is -- that's downstairs so that's the heart

and soul of the system and this is where the cable cars sleep or sleep at night so you can put a title there saying the barn. since 1873 and back in the day it was driven by a team and now it's electric but it has a good function as being called the barn. yeah. >> i am the superintendent of cable car vehicle maintenance. and we are on the first and a half floor of the cable car barn where you can see the cables are moving at nine and a half miles an hour and that's causing the little extra noise we're hearing now. we have 28 power cars and 12 california cars for a total of 40 revenue cars. then with have two in storage. there's four gear boxes. it's gears of the motor. they weigh close to 20 tons and they had to do a special system to get them out

of here because when they put them in here, the barn was opened up. we did the whole barn that year so it's difficult for a first of time project, we changed it one at a time and now they are all brand-new. engineer's room have the four monitors that play the speed and she monitors them and in case of an emergency, she can shutdown all four cars if she needs to. that sound you heard there, that's a gentleman building, rebuilding a cable. the cable weighs four hundred pounds each and they lost three days before we have to rebuild them. the cable car grips, the bottom point is underground with the cable. it's a giant buy strip and closes around the kab and they pull it back. the cable car weighs 2,500 people without people so it's heavy, emergency pulling it offer the hill. if it comes offer the hill, it could be one wire but if it unravels,

it turns into a ball and they cannot let go of it because it opens that wide and it's a billion pushing the grip which is pushing the whole cable car and there's no way to let go so they have to have the code 900 to shutdown in emergencies and the wood brakes last two days and wear out. a lot of maintenance. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪

>> rail was considered to be the old thing. rubber tires, cars, buses, that's new. there were definitely faster and cheaper, there's no question about that. here at san francisco, we went through the same thing. the mayor decided we don't need cable cars (indiscernible), blah, blah. we can replace them with buses. they are faster and cheaper and more economical and he was right if you look at the dollars and cents part. he was right. >> back in 1947 when they voted that, i'm surprised base of the technology and the chronicle paper says cable cars out. that was the headline. that was the demise of the cable cars. >> (indiscernible) came along and said, stop. no. no, no, no. she was the first one to say we're going to fight city hall. she got her friends together and they started from a group called the save the cable car community, 1947 and managed to

get it on the ballot. are we going to keep the cable cars or not? head turned nationwide and worldwide and city hall was completely unprepared for the amount of backlash they got. this is just a bunch -- the city came out and said basically, 3-1, if i'm not mistaken, we want our cars and phil and her group managed to save what we have. and literately if it wasn't for them, there would be no cable cars. people saw something back then that we see today that you can't get rid of a beautiful and it wasn't a historical monument at the time and now it is, and it was part of san francisco. yeah, we had freight back then. we don't have that anymore. this is the number one tourist attraction in san francisco. it's historic and the only national moving monument in the world. >> the city of san francisco did keep the cable car so it's a fascinating feel of having

something that is so historic going up and down these hills of san francisco. and obviously, everyone knows san francisco is famous for their hills. [laughter] and who would know and who would guess that they were trying to get rid of it, which i guess was a crazy idea at the time because they felt automobiles were taking the place of the cable cars and getting rid of the cable car was the best thing for the city and county of san francisco, but thank god it didn't. >> how soon has the city changed? the diverse of cable cars -- when i first came to cable car, sandy barn was the first cable car. we have three or four being a grip person. fwriping cable cars is the most toughest and challenging job in the entire city. >> i want to thank our women who operate our cable cars because they are a crucial space of the

city to the world. we have wonderful women -- come on forward, yes. [cheers and applause] these ladies, these ladies, this is what it's about. continuing to empower women. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years. i came to san francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it

was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's exciting to know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and

driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping cable cars. i do. >> i think she just tapped into the general feeling that san francisco tend to have of, this is ours, it's special, it's unique. economically and you know, a rationale sense, does it make sense? not really. but from here, if you think from here, no, we don't need this but if you think from here, yeah. and it turns out she was right.

so.... and i'm grateful to her. very grateful. [laughter] >> three, two, one. [multiple voices] [cheers and applause] >> did i -- i did that on purpose so i wouldn't. ♪ [ music ] ♪

>> good afternoon this meeting will come to order welcome to the november 6, 2023 regular meeting of the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisoran