this person shall than i are appointed the least seniority. >> all right. there is no action to take >> that's correct that was entertaining now being you read the memoriam >> today's meeting will be adjourn in the memory of the following loved individualos behalf of entires peskin the late kent howie and behalf of ronen, for the late lisa prayinger. >> we are adjourned.

>> good afternoon and welcome to the regular meeting of san >> there's a new holiday francisco board of supervisors for today december 10, 2024. shopping tradition, and shop and dine in the 49 is inviting madam clerk call the roll >> thank you, mr. president. everyone to join and buy black supervisor chan friday. now more than ever, ever dollar >> present. >> dorsey that you spend locally supports >> present. >> supervisor engardio. small businesses and helps >> present. >> supervisor mandelman. entrepreneurs and the community >> present >> supervisor melgar. to thrive. >> present. >> peskin. this holiday season and present. >> preston present. >> supervisor ronen. year-round, make your dollar matter and buy black. >> present. and supervisor safai. >> present. >> and supervisor walton. >> present. >> you have a quorum.

[ramaytush ohlone acknowledgment] >> colleagues join me in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] >> mad am clerk to you have communications? >> yes. the san francisco board of supervisors welcome you to be present here in the chamber.

you can also watch the proceeding on channel 26 which is sfgov.org channel and view the live stream at sfgovtv. org. submit by e mail to bos or the postal service to the board of supervisors 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california, knife 4102. >> to make accommendation under the americans with disability act or to request language assistance contact the clerk's office two business days by calling 415-554-5184. >> do we have a motion to approve the minutes from october 22, november fifth by mandelman

and seconded by walton on that motion? a roll call >> on the minutes supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's. >> minutes will be approved as presented after public upon comment. >> madam clerk are theed the consent agenda. >> items 1-14 on consent. these are considered to be routine if a member objects an item may be considered separate low >> would a member like an item or items severed, seeing none we'll take consent same house

same call. those ordinances are passed. next item. >> item 15. this is an ordinance to authorize settle am of a lawsuit filed by ball wild and reid sandburg >> this lawsuit involved alleged violations of provisions of the california institution article 1 section 7. transgender status, sec discrim in this case and race discrimination, pavement 3, 250 in attorney's fees and costs relief. >> roll call. >> on item 15. i'm sorry. we took it was the different one that we had. roll call. >> item 15. supervisor walton. >> no. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. supervisor dorsey. >> aye >> supervisor engardio.

>> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye, no, excuse me. [laughter]. >> supervisor preston. >> no. >> supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> and supervisor safai. >> aye. >> there are 7 aye's and 3 no's with walknow, peskin and preston, no. >> the ordinance is finally passed. could you read 16-18 together? >> 16-18 are items offered by the port of san francisco or commission. item 16 is the ordinance to amend the business and tax regulation code to exempt from real property transfer tax port dmigz leases with effective dateos or after november first, 2024. and on or before december 31,

2034. item 17, a resolution to approve and authorize the execution and delivery of a mutual lease termination for the water front plaza on sea wall lot 315, 16, 17, between chest nut and bay streets and execute, deliver and perform a new lose for the same site with the port commission as lands lord and water front plaza lp tenant for a pen year term one with a base rent of 1 million and include financial participation structures for the port and item 18. a resolution to find the proposed lose and development of pier 45 shed a and former shed c area and portions of sea wall lot 300, 301 to be feasible under administrative code.

roll call. supervisor walton. >> aye >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> air. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> and supervisor safai. >> aye. the ordinance is passd and resolutions are adopted. read items 19-23 together. >> items 19-23 are 5 items offered by treasure i lands for infrastructure projects and associated financing. item 19, an ordinance to authorize execution and deliver of certificateings of participation in series on both tax exempt or taxable basis evidencing and representing 65

million for stage 2 alternative financing for public improve ams. approving the associated required documents the form and supplement to the trust agreement. the respective forms and supplements of the property lose and lose agreement between the city and suburban trustee for the lease back of certain real property and improve ams located 1995 evans avenue or other property tomorrowed by the director of public finance to approve the notice of sale, notice of intention to sell the certificate participation. to approve the form of an official statement in preliminary and final form. form. a purchase contract can the city and 1o more and approve continuing disclosure certificate. item 20, them ordinance appropriates approximately 65 opinion 5 million to the treasure island authority to include 65 million of the

certificate of participation's proceeds for stage 2 infrastructure projects. 384,000 of city and county of san francisco infrastructure. and revitalization financing district number one. tax increment and within 66,000 of city community facility district number 2016-1 special taxes and place them on controller reserve 24-25. item 21, this authorizes the stage two contribution as debt of the treasure island cf d city community district 1-16 with respect to one or more improvement areas confirm that properties annexed treasure island improvement area number throw to the city of san francisco's community facility's district and determine matter in connection there with. item 22, this resolution authorizes the stage 2

contribution as debt of the city and county of san francisco infrastructure and revitalization financing district number one. item 23 thshg resolution amends the city's 10 year expenditure plan for fiscal 24-33. memorializing changes to the city use of the certificates participation dent program. to finance the infrastructure projectless at treasure island and contains amendment reducing the upon 170 otdis street frequent from 70 million to 55 million. delaying issuance until 2025- 26. enhancing street paving program from 30 million to 45 million and delay full funding of the hall of justice replace am project from 292930 to 2031-32. >> seeing no names on the roster we would take these same house same call. ordinances are passed on first

reading. and resolutions doomentd. next item. >> item 24 this ordinance from the office of district attorney to rate authorize the acceptance of a 1.2 million dollars grant from the california department insurance to fund the organized automobile fraud activity intervention program. july of 24 through june 30, 2027. and amend the salary ordinance for fiscal years 24/25 and 25/26 to provide the addition of a grant fund position and class 8550 investigator for the period through june 30 of 27. same house same call the ordinance is passod first read. >> read items 25-28 together. >> items 25-28 are 4 resolutions approve and authorize the director of property and the department of homelessnessness and supportive house for example shelter

services lease and grant agreements. 25 authorizes a ground lease with a property management for city owned real property at 1174-78 folsom and sick 63 clementen tina street for initial lose term of 5 years with 10 automatic extensions of the lease term for additional period of 5 years each and a total rent not to succeed a dollar for permanent housing and affirm seeking wa and findings. 26, this item approved the grant agreement with management for property management service. for permanent housing 1174-78 foeltsom street. to approve the term of january seven, 25 through june 30, 29 and not to exceed amount 14. 2 million. and item 27, approved the sixth amendment to the grant agreement

st. vincent du paul society to provide shelter and service at the multiservice center south to extend the term by 12 months for total term of july of 21 through june of 26. and to increase the grant agreement amount 17. 6 million for a new total approximately 43. 5 million. and item 28, this resolution approved the second amendment to the grant agreement with comp us family service the urgent accommendation voucher program and extend the term by 18 months through june 30, 26 and to increase the agreement amount by approximately 9. 6 million a new total amount of 17. 8 million >> seeing no names we will take these items same house same call the resolutions are adopted >> next item >> item twine a resolution to approve the trust indenture

replace resolution 91-0210 supplementd and amended with respect to outstanding and future issues of san francisco international airport the second series revenue bonds. to approve a form indenture with respect to second series revenue bornlt bonds and approve other matters related the implementation of the trust indenture and series as defined here in >> same house. same daul is adopted. >> next item. >> item 30 a resolution to fix prevailing wage rate for various workers pursuant to code section 6. 22 sube and labor and employment code article 102. >> same house same call. resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 31, this resolution authorizes the bay area urban area security initial of at the

department of emergency management. to apply for state and federal official assistance aurnd various programs. for fiscal iary 24-25, 26-27-28s the urban security initiative grant. state home land grant program of emergency management performance grant the local government oil spill grant and the hazzard mitigation grant program. >> seeing no names we will take this same house same call. next item. >> 32 is resolution authorizes the rec and park department to enter inform an agreement with bxp. the downtown san francisco partnership and the office of economic and workforce development regarding potential improvements and renovations and sue beerman park and accept cash and grants from bxpe of 2.5

million for design and project management service accept the additional grants of 10 million. that could include cash from downtown community benefit district. or in kind grants of construction services from bxpe the term starts on the execution date of the agreement through december 2028. >> supervisor chan >> thank you president peskin. colleague its came to me schmitt realized that in the further evaluation on this, realizing while we appreciate this grant from our partners to make sure we have more open space. . that we will will realize that rec and park department will have to work to sxur 15-20 million dollars of public fend and has noted been clear whether we could secure that and how we would secure that and we may

require bond dollars and the fact that the capital plan is currently updated that we will come to the board of supervisor through the budget committee in march for final approval hope to see that this should be discussed part of the plan whether this will be per of the capital plan the next decade for the board's approval. so i would like to accepted this become to committee. and then to sort of be part of this capital planning discussion. at this time. i hope top have your support >> thank you supervisor chan as a district 3 supervisor i have no objections seconded by ronen. colleagues can we take that without objection? item is referred. read items 33-36 together. >> items 33-36 are 4 resolutions approving grants and gifts for

the department of opinion health. 33180 thousand dollars grant from the san francisco general hospital foundation. for program entitled med surge icu and the family birth center through august 31. 2025. item 34 this resolution accepts sxenldzs a million dollars guarantee from health resource administration community project funding congressional spending construction september 24 through 27. and item 35. an in kind gift of 1. then million in covid-19 test kits from the california department of public health in support of the clinic patients and staff and item 36, the item authorizes the submittal of an application to continue to receive funding for the ryan wyatt aids emergency relief grant program

grant from the health resource service administration. and request 15. 7 million in hiv emergency relief program fund further san francisco eligible met rearea for the period march of 25 through february of 2026. >> no names on the roster we will take these items same house same call. the resolutions are adopted. >> next 37. resolution to retroactive low approve an agreement with the department of early childhood and low income investment fund for the childcare facility fund and early care and education facilities for 2 year term through june 30, 2026 for an amount of scent. 7 million. same house and call. adopted

>> late and 39 together >> pertain to the 1515 south van ness housing project, casa [inaudible]. 38, authorizes the execution and delivery of multifamily housing notes and one or more series in aggregate principle amount of 107.sick million financing for the construction of a 168 unit rental housing project to approve the following documents the funding loern agreement. execution and agreement of the notes. project lone agreement and declaration of cover nance for the project and authorize the collection of fees and item 39 this resolution approves and authorizes the amendd and restated ground upon lease. svn housing lp a 75 year lease term and one, 24 year option to extend. for a base rent of 15,000.

to construct the rental housing development for affordable to low income house and include a community commercial space approve amendd and restated loan agreement for 45.tw million a loan term of 57 years and adopt the appropriate findings. >> same house same call. >> supervisor. >> i'm sorry. >> my apologies. >> i could not help to say a few word busy this. it feels like a full circle peeves legislation for me one of the first appeals i had as supervisors 8 years ago. was for the site at 1515 south van ness and we were able to resolve that appeal with a hefty community benefits package. low nar urban family decided that it was no longer profitable for them to build market rate on that site and so the city bought

the property for 100% affordable housing. it is just fitting that at one of my last meetings, it is fitting that one of our last meetings i get to celebrate the financing and. soon to be ground break of 100% affordable at 1515 south van ness this is cell bratory and he thank you for voting >> congratulations, supervisor ronen and seeing no other names on the roster we'll take these same house same call. the resolutions are adopted. >> next item. >> item 40 this general low endorses the form of infrastructure facility design bltd build financials, maintain agreement. for the san francisco municipal transportation agency.

the potrero yard project and approve the following pricing. at initial mile stone up to 75,000 financial close. relocation payment of up to 500,000. within 60 days of completing relocation, of the potrero yard operations. mile stone payment up to 200 million no later that 2023 and initial maxanual availability payment up to 44. 2 million over a 30 year maintenance term after the substantial commrooes plosion date amount in the 2029 >> same house and call it is adopted. next item. >> item 41. . this resolution makes california environmental quality act finds and planning department's determination no environmental impacts not previously identified would occur as a result of the lease and to approve and authorize a 25 year

lease agreement with 4 consecutive, five year extension option with thes treasure island develop and want bafc team operator llc for training facilityos 8.49 acres of land on treasure island a base rent of the dollar until the occupancy day 28 thousand dollar per mont thereafter. >> supervisor dorsey. >> thank you, president peskinment to say thank you to chair chan for scheduling to to be hard and passed and thanks all to co sponsors entireses mandelman, melgar and engardio. i'm thrilled welcome bay fc or now women's soccer league team to treasure island this lease agreement will enable them to build a training facility part of the home of the club where players and staff will work and train. tell be a community hub for

treasure island and youth sports. bay fc an active member of the community i look forward to working with them and many partners as this once in a lifetime project breaks ground itch want to thank everyone who made this possible and of course that starts first with the treasure island community and the city staff from the office of economic and w force development. as well as tida. leadership of bay fc including an american hero 2 time olympic. medallist and bay fc cofounder brandy chastaine who spoke at the hearing last week. i'm honored play a small role until historic project and look forward to seeing this new sportace franchise take its place among san francisco's other franchises and do do so in the place our golden state warriors and giantses to in d6.

i really am excited see this dream realized. >> supervisor safai. >> thank you. i like football added as a cosponsor. >> consideration we will take this same house same call the resolution is doomentd next item. >> item 42 this is a resolution to approve and authorize the director of property on behalf the department of child support services to lose real property comprizing of 15,000 in rentable square feet and 2,000 of storage at 101 new montgomery street. from mc clain property for a 7 year term. through december 2032 at an initial base rent of approximately 580,000 with a rent increase of 3% plus 5 year

option to extend. >> same house same call. the resolution is adopted. >> next item. >> item 43 a resolution to approve the office of contract administration to enter in a contract between the city and sunset salve jeffercompany dba recology golden gate disposal and recycling reicologist golden gate and reicologist san francisco the provision refuse collection and services at city facilities an initial 7 i don't remember term with an option to extend for 3 additional years through december 31, 2034 a contract duration of 10 years with a total amount of 119 million for the full 10 years. >> same house same call. the resolution is adopted. >> the motion is resolution is

adopted. madam clerk. >> of item why 44 this is a motion to authorize the clerk of the board to exercise a final option to extend the term for 6 years through december 31, 2031 for budget services with harvey m. rose associates. >> same house and call approved >>. 45 refer friday the budget and financials committee. it is an ordinance to amend the park code raise fees at the marina harbor and affirm the ceqa determination. >> supervisor chan >> thank you. colleagues, next three items that i wanted to take the opportunity to explain why they came oust budget committee without recommendation is this item marina fees >> would you read items 46 and 47. >> item 46 a resolution to approve the fourth amendment with community housing

partnership bshgs dba home rise and the homelessness and supportive housing the fifth harrison transitional living program top extend the term 6 months. to increase the agreement amount by 2. 7 million for a new toast 12 opinion 7 million. item 47. approve president fifth amendment a grant agreement with office of workforce develop and mid market found anticipation management of the tenderloin community base safety program to increase 3. 76 million for a total amount 64. 8 million through june 30, 2025 >> thank you. and thank you, president peskinful the throw items and thank you for calling them together in fact colleagues the three items before you collectively today without recommendation coming outof committee isoir good examples of

the choices ahead of you was in 2025. for example the marina fee, a way to keep yacht harbor affordable is not easy. to increase the fee for them so they can keep their boat in san francisco and continue to make it a working people's harbor if not an easy choice. and yet here we are. we are increasing a marina fee. by boating for this and but that really in light of budget deficit in the that same context home rise item 46, contract before you if you show that this is a nonprofit that red energy by the controller. currently under going audit. we really should be in a phase to contract with nonprofit in good standing >> we know are doing and delivering work.

for you to say, continue and extend this contract to december 31st of 25 was not an easy decision but a decision we must make we don't currently have any other options to provide this service. if not to extend the contract with this contractor. support the condition tractor so they come through the audit and they can come in compliance. and provide services and also you know figuring out alternate options that we can maintain this level of service. even in the e.s the contractor may or may not be able to pass the audit. not last but not least 47 the mid market found anticipation, also before you today that to think about a contract that is budgeted for 16 million dollars annually not have over spent by

7.7 million dollars to make through until the contract expiration june 30, 2025. we are not there. we have made the compromise and agreement it a 3 opinion 7 million dollars that could last until april temperature is a mobile home for the city to have to make decisions. we are going to funds we talk about public safety and funding public safety we may have to feel come to a space to fund what is essential and critical may be something we need to sxeflt what that looks like for us. it is regrettable we come to the space in 25 buff we will see more of these coming to us in 2025. and i don't like to send these to you. and would like to have them vetted at budget and have the conversations. here we are whited they came out

without recommendation i urge to you pass it today. because we are in a dire situation. and hope that you will consider and supporting this even though all the occurrence. i hope in 2025 we will have less of that at the full board and more of the discussion and work out more of this at the budget committee this moment there is no guarantee and thank you. supervisor preston. >> thank you and thank you supervisor chan for this explanation for all the work in committee and the budget committee i wanted briefly upon commentom 46 to add appreciate the occurrence special significant audit findings and i think it was absolutely promote for that discussion to happen. i want to note that my understanding is this since the time alost problem findings that leader ship of home rise complete low turned over and the

new lerredship is work width city. i'm cautiously optimist tick is right to keep your eye on things andment to note that for the record i will support 46. on 47 want to thank you for what i know is considerable work on striking a billions of keeping ambassador presence in the line scomploin a look over all at the expenditures. i have been early supporter of upon ambassadors and advocating for them since you joined 5 years ago including my first year fighting for resource to expand a program to new neighborhoods. the first major expansion in scombroers brought ambassadors to the city including d5 that never had ambassadors under the program. and imented recognize and thank you all for working together with my office to block the

defending of this crucial ambassador program this year. just on reflection i say i'm pleased the administration has expanded the presence of ambassadors. that is something i have been supportive of and the board has supported but i expressed frustration. similar to occurrence you raised chair chan about the deployment and about wham is often been incomplete deploy am some blocks are coverd and not others in the tenderloin and lack. transparency how decisions are made where ambassadors are cent. i hope that as we move toward a resolution on this after i am no longer on the board and were most of you still are, this will see upon coverage of all the areas of tenderloin. and -- including parts where well is a badly needed

ambassador presence and no ambassadors. at the same time we need to be scaling up the city's only city run ambassador program to the greatest extent possible that said, for now, for service that will be contracted out, i understand the desire for contracts to be bid. and skoon soon as possible and calls for oversight the programs expand. and that is w we champed. for the hearings and oversight as well. thank you chair chan. the budget committee for wing with all to come up with an agreement for this contract that allows it to move forward so promise continue through april 2025. what is important we have

ambassador in neighborhood this is need them the most. and last thought is i would urge all supervisors who propertyly given scrutiny to the contracts to give the same level to the police budget that will come before us and months in the upcoming monthless that has been given to contracts, thank you. >> thank you. supervisor preston if there is no objection colleagues take all 3 of these items same house same call. the ownerships is passed on first reading and resolutions adopted. and before we go to our special order of commendation if you could read item 48. >> 48 this san ordinance to amend planning code to establish the 2301 chest nut special sign district to allow 2 projecting signs on chest nut street to affirm ceqa and make findings.

>> cease no requests on the roster we will take this item same house same call the ordinance is passod first reading we gallon to the 2. . 30 special order in district order. starting with district 3. >> colleagues, i hope you will all join me in congratulating our airport director on the eve of his retirement! [applause]. >> are has over 30 years of service to the city of san francisco. and was appointed our airport director on july 21 of 2016. began his civil service career when he was attending college through the summer engineering intern program in 1984 where he

worked for public works and with the puc. he began at sfo in 1994 as a program manager over seeing the air train project and promoted to deputy airport director of design and construction in two 003 and as chief operation's office in 2014 perform under his tenure maintained competitiveness delivering on many major infrastructure improvements including the airport's 10 year, 5 billion dollars calf capitol program. replacement of air traffic control tower. redevelopment of terminal 1. renovation of 3. modernization of baggage handling system. and the airplane extension and the airport hotel. dmiment commitment landed awards best large u.s. airport am 22 by

the "wall street journal." best for food in the united states. in 2023 by food and wine magazine and best airport in north america 2023. take that john martin. dem straighted financial foresight during the pandemic sfo was faced with a 97% drop in travel. will he. cut the operating budget by 811 million dollars over 3 years restructured a billion dollars in debt and a hold on 2 billion dollars in capital project performance those pivots safe guarded jobs and upheld bond ratings. last year refinanced over half a billion dollars in bonds. enabling the airport to make a contribution to san francisco's general fund this board of supervisors greatly appreciated.

exceeding both prepandemic levels and initial budget forecasts. i'm thankful for his commitment to advancing legacy an industry lead or sustain ability. initiate 55s e eliminated 600,000 miles shuttle bus trips extending air train. sfo as a tom perform nert use of sustainable aviation fuel and the first airport in the world present the sale of beverage in bavt plastic bottles and did in the try to resurrect the run way expansion program or propose the environmentally and financially ruinys idea of fill figure 2 square miles of basement heave believes that people are at the core of airport's success and emphasize a cult usual of inclusivity. career plan and tuition

reimbursement and leadership development let professional initialives and ensure this staff in every level have access to tools to succeed and thrive inform 21 he elevated racial equity tow imperative and implements first action plan included 2 photography near theive was aimed dismanual barriers and champion equity with ginneder e questions of law women are half of senior leadership team and design and construction is entirely women lead. he has been an extraordinary leader and commitment to license. . people approach, practice and business will be greatly missed. thank you for your service. [applause]

>> thank you. i'm sorry. supervisor ronen a host of colleagues go ahead. we want to say our own thank yous to you. first of all sfo i traveled a lot and loved travelingly my favorite thing to do in the world. without a doubt sfo is the best airport in the world. it blows my mind every time how easy it is to way find. how good the food is and clone it is and nice the furniture simple how relatively easy it is stow get your luggage. the whole thing, you have done an amazing job. i did not know half of the stuff this president peskin just told us you are an example of just the type of leadership we need in every.

city department. i want it thank you for being such an incredible pleasure to work with and for believing in our vision and helping us implement the airport terminal one. every time upon i notice home to l.a. on southwest airlines and in terminal one and walk by nagorgeous exhibits and see people learning all about our special history. stomach worn of the proudest things i have an opportunity to work on you made that possible p.. thank you and congratulations on your well deserved retirement actual can teach us how you managed accomplish so much the same time under such trying circumstance sns we would appreciate it. congratulations >> supervisor chan. >> i to which say when i took

office i was 2721 the peek of the pandemic and we did in the formally met until i was arrested at sfo. in with the airport workers k. but you were kind, you understood. ure were right there the sidewalk. you watch us. taken away by the officers you were kind and kauchlture understood. what was happening and accomplished a goal of thank you very much say balance of how we support our workers and keep upon airport rung. that's amazing and and will through our time i'm grateful to you for the 15% contribution of general funds during the most difficult time of local economy. you run that well. i conquer with supervisor ronen i travel a bit i'm travelingly later today and want to say

domestically and international low that airport is so well run. so well run that oakland wants to steel our name. [laughter] naacp is how much we appreciate you. you have served in the best interests of san franciscans. in the we want all the city department heads to be like you. because you do serve with integrity and he with in the best interest of our people, city and it is a well deserved retirement. i see that can you do a lot more and beyond here. first we are grateful for your service. thank you for your kindness and leadership. your accomplishment am will have a great impact in upon sfranz generations to come. thank you >> supervisor walton >> thank you president peskin and director i want to say you made me understand rung an sexual harassment more

decision make i want to appreciate i for that and appreciate you for all of the work that you have to do to make sure the airport was up and running during the pan dem and i can loss of revenue and travellers and you still lead with integrity and he steered the ship through the tragic time. i, tooshg like supervisor chanmented commends you on being a gracious host when i got arrested at the airport. because you were right there and you were gracious about everything. and everybody does not lead this way. i will miss you. you are efficient leader and i know your job well. and that is also a testament to how let airport is sxrn how well others at the airport upon do their jobs. thank you. >> thank you.

>> supervisor mandelman. >> thank you. president pes skin and thank you for being the can have the public servant and public manager. you having run one of the upon finest airports in the world. and we are grateful. that would be an accomplishment and the finest in the world for the city of san francisco. which has a whole bunch priorities. that we have dragged you into. . to add vance the values we have and the values our residents have about the treatment of workers. honoring the totality of our city's history and all of our communities. and you never got re7ful about temperature at least you have shown. never pushed back on activists or labor unions or whoeve

employsa well as mechanicment management there is something the way you managed humor this is outstanding and has fostered a culture at the airport. of people devoteed the cause

because of you. i wish we could bottle that up. you have been a wonderful boss and i want to thank you for setting this bar. because you will be very heard to follow. i'm sure someone you know will emulate the things you left in place and preserve that you have done. the human qualities are hard to quantify and you have done typeset brilliant low and thank you. >> thank you president peskin and thank you for choosing to honor the director it would have been a shame if he smuk snuck out and we deposit have an opportunity. i tell you i know the

opportunity to meet him 20 plus years ago he worked his way and up lead the airport in a humble manner and a true public servant. one this we often people criticize government when typeset does in the work and spend money on government, why are we doing this? i don't think anybody think this is about the airport. i think about that and i use that as a shining example of when government is at its best. and as everyone said travel it other airport when is baggage does not come out or delayed. or the employees or the status of the state of that agency. i just truliment to commends you and your treatment of your workforce we had to negotiate contracts big and small. you are present and a lot of department heads don't understand when it means to number this room and in and engage with the body and make sure things work.

i want to honor you for this. i will end if you get walton to say nice things puknow you have done a good job. [laughter]. thank you. >> floor is yours. >> thank you. so 19 kinds words and of course you are a product of who you surround yourself with i'm fortunate to have a team here today this has been incredible w with and the things you spoke about. about the them as well. they lead with empathand he with integrity and he sincerity and accountability. and that's the magic of sfo, accountability to our workforce. the care we have for our workforce this morning we had our holiday celebration our staff came up to your point and just appreciative of how we rung the airport caring for them and

developing initiatives that gave them a better quality. of work life. it is a proud thing to folk us and seat results of a lot of work. star with john martin airport director part of my job was not to screw up what john had done he was an incredible lead and leads i legacy and now building am his success and caring for workforce and our passengers and one of the words or phrase we used when weaver started enterprise and delight. we don't need to build i conic buildings it is the investment on the experience and i will tell you, you know one of the most memorable things a letter from i lady who had an autistic child in boorgd area e and if you have been there with united there is an art intaoing tallation spill roll gate it is

disks on the floor and her son was play negligent disks and had a moment she connected with him on a level she had not responsiblesed before and wrote us a letter saying thank you for giving me that moment with my child. that's the moneying we have in people's lives that is one example but a function of the care that this team and airport staff takes and caring for our passengers and terminal one, incredible. not a facility we are more proud of you seat exhibit when is you walk in the great central circulation area, that just overwhelming. and the displays by our team when we had all the construction wall ands size and magnitude of that display was overwhelming on an emotional level an airport that showed care for our community and passengers and so. i -- 40 years y as the president

said starting as an intern and all along my career path a function of people that cared about me and my development and may be you seen something in me i did not see and gave middle east opportunity that the organization sfo is and we fwhalt in the strength that cares if employees provides opportunity and alignment in what our job is. to serve it is public. and to serve our workforce. so, proud to stand up in front of you all but really the accolades go to the team behind me and to the staff you know think covid.

and she is the twhon keeps me

reluxuryd and without stress and um -- and it ask really directed our live in a wonderful direction. so, thanks for your patience. city and thanks for the opportunity to say parting words >> step on in! [applause] our next commendation

to the league of women voters will be presented by district 4 member engardio. why colleagues, today i'm thrilled honor the work of the log of women voters of san francisco. hear it for them. all right. like to invite president of the league of women voters up, please. every election cycle volunteers from the league of women voters strife to have information and analysis for san francisco electate. trough to 1 huh year old mission our local chapter of the log of

women voters helps register people to vote. encourage to learn about issues and empowerhouse to be sievically engaged in our democratic system in the months and weeks leading up to election volunteers organize and hosted in person candidate forums for every board race. board of education. mayor and sheriff. and conduct over 50 voter registration and ballot measure presentations and translaced materials in several languages. dmoiment volunteer service and contribution to the democratic system deserves to be commended. on behalf the board it is my pleasure to thank the league volunteers all your work this past election cycle. alison would you like to make remarks? i'm not ralph son. i am daniel the vp of voter services alison is out of the country now i'm accepting on her

behalf upon i'm honored sthep on behalf the log of women voters of san francisco. our success in the left election of a huge collaborative effort worked with a lot of people and volunteers and community partners. probably someone some i will miss but get as many as i can. thank you to the board and to supervisor engardio for the recognition and making sure it went through. i want to call out our heroes at department of elections making sure that every voter can exercise their voice. incredible department of elections that should be the envy of city across the us. i want to thank the san francisco public library the min branch across the street. they worked with us tireless low to schedule candidate statements and forums as well. and that was something we did free of charge.

yate. and i have a lot of gratitude for sfgovtv monopolying us reach voters and increasing accessible. weep could not deliver the depth of the content without nasfgovtv partnership. they are cherished resource for city and department on status of women. so many people we work with in the city. and then were mission cole local to promote events. and the national counsels. negro women of the aclu. northern cal cat san frap alumni chapter worked with us to strengthen democracy and trust and collaboration helped you to roach and serve other communities we may not have connected with the venues the once delivering forums can be hard it find something and in every district we pound found a partner willing to work with us. the thing that makes our work

meaningful how san francisco from all backgrounds come together to engage dialogue about the city's future. members dem strit woad can find common ground. listen and consider every prop with an open minds. the league is volunteer lead and volunteer ruvenl every voter and candidate forum or statement and every educational events is pured by a dedicated san franciscans believed in civic participation supported through community donation and guarantees. this commendation belongless to the log and every volunteer and member of the community that worked with us. thank you very much. [applause] the executive

director of the jap nose cull roll and community center of northern california base in the the heart of japantown. paul was born this san francisco

to thelet wayne and sally oshg sack and he attended george washington high school. city college and san francisco state university. trices his activism and passion for public service to his parents. mother worked for were a supervisor and then mayor feinstein in charge of the health budget of first bap japanese american to work at city hall. paul volunteered on different projects including election campaigns when she was appointed director of volunteers the dnc convention in 84. paul's mother politic of pt a in the 60s and an advocate for desegregating schools and learned in preparing for today that she worked with doctor my wife's grandfather the

pedestrian board education during that time period of school desegregation in san francisco. paul's mother went on to be the campaign director for school booshd members paul's father founding member. western addition community organization and organize the with the african-american xunlt fight against redevelop will authority. paul's father was an architect and design 69 churches in the area in northern california as well as designing expert and community center that paul now directs. can when paul was in elementary school parents brought him to marches against the vietnam war and later antinuke protests of 1970's. say that paul was raised well in good progression tradition. both wayne and sally were in prison in america's concentration camps during world war ii a shameful chapter of our

history. paul worked with zap an town organizations in 1979. 46 years ago. he has been with the jcc, nc, center since 1988. when he joined the organization as the first program director. initial low i'm am told planned to stay for a year. he did noted follow through with that. basement executeef director in 1990 and helm the the center as its executive director for thirty-four years. and iment to make one thing clear we are excited honor paul because of contributions and it did in the feel right to leave without honoring hymen he is not retiring i have been asked are you honoring him no not this i'm aware of he is going strong. paul is served on many committees yen his work with the center. on task forces, boards including

it is japan western business association. california japan task force and osaka san francisco sister city committee. northern california economic. world affair board. japantown economic development, african association of earninitial trade relations. [reading of names] the list got and on this is a tiny fraction of them. for dkdzs paul acted a catalyst for strengthening japanese american and u.s./jeopardy an relations in tokyo and washington for improving economic religions and communications between the united states and japan. and has on several occasions invited by modern ministry to address government officials. paul brought 700 individuals to with respect an including government leaders. corporate leaders community and ordinary citizens and youth.

are state legislation in california in twop 001 initiated an effort it pass bill 307. the 50 to recognize and prosecute void funds for cultural awareness and preservation of the throw remaining jeopardy an towns. also work said with state leadtory deliver funding for crucial cultural project it is renovation was peace plaza and to ensure the on going success in jeopardy pan centers's mall. he is brilliant, generous, funny person when sees humanity in everyone. and you absolutely love jeopardy an town and japanese culture. paul always tells it like it is.

and always uplift his community in every action he takes. paul i cannot thank you enough for your partnership, freshmen and the w to improust lives of residents the most vulnerable in our community. and for all of your work to honor, celebrate and sustain the cultural history of japantown and the jeopardynies american community i'm proud to honor you with this today. paul, come on up. mruz mrauz i want to thank preston for this honor because i like the fact this it is in the a special occasion it is in the the heritage among or the

retimer but because. thank you for all of the w that you have done for the community it is amaze to watch you. most important low, it is tough work. who i we struggle in the city and find our identity and call this place our home when we are viewed as others your work is recognized but not by the past japanese american community but for the future to come to as well. that many young are generations do countow. to tell our story so we understand our history and we do better in our future. thank you. i want to thank dean preston for this honor.

i would -- receive this horizonor i'm grateful and proud to have been working for the left several years. ir accept this on behalf the community which raised mow and we continue it work and thrive for and -- try to preserve and try to enhance much of when has been taken from us. over the several decades. i may say something this might offend some. what the heck. that's what i do. i was worn and raised in san francisco and when i travelled outside to california i met people from other states from outside the country. and where they skill was from i said san francisco. they would -- immediately, soup i was a bleeding heart liberal and they would be correct.

lib roll was i badge of honor san franciscans wore prud low. i would expect this from outside the states or a maga or red state. but for some reason, who we are and when we become has become under attack.

i look at wealthy royals and hi tech putting million in this city. this they have caused, lot of problems this we are trying to face today. against citizens u nighted. which was the supreme court decision allowed wealthy individual its give unlimited funds for elections. and -- president obama said at this time it was the most dangerous things we would impact our democracy. president trump said this -- when people give them a lot of money upon like it buzz they do when he says.

it is is in the a good thingor positive step for i think for us if weir born here our neighborhood and community are important just thinking housing is good because housing needs to be developed if it may cripple the communities character is in the something positive. i. to thank now they got -- -- um i want to thank supervisor preston helped make japantown most successful retail place in san francisco. protect the small businesses during covid from being evicted

there were dozens of small businesses threatens. some could in the survive the jeopardy an center was closed. japan center on weekends you see one of the thriving commercial area in san francisco. helped cyst businesses under threat at this time. he helped us save jeopardy an town. and was attacked while several sideses but more reasonable, he was attacked by a group who called us anymore bees. i was reading the arguments

against why what supervisor preston did was wrong and it said this he used the experience of japanese americans during the war as his excuse of why he wanted say that hotel. i don't know when they think but when happened to jeopardynies americans during the war and during the the didn't am not excuse. sxf there are some who feel had way i welcome them to come to japantown and talk to me about temperature thank you for your

years of passport and i will miss supervisor ronen you are my favorites and voice will be missod this board. but reality again a thifrngs to supervisor preston. it was a bad election for dem credits. we are sad emed. but your loss broke my heart and you have done so much good and attackedup called for they were not from the district. and finally. anyone san francisco politician should be put in prison should get a medal and a key to the

city. thank you, happy holidays and peace for the next year. thank you, paul for those very precious words. [applause] that means dean and i get keys to the city. [laughter] snk next d8 supervisor mandelman. andrew jordan, please come up.

[applause]. >> today it is my honor to present a special commendation to andrew jordan nance. childhood is a whirl wind of emotions, stresses and floating [inaudible]. the journey tematurity can be rough in today's digital world distractions are unre11 and mines are overwhelmed by screen time. electronics and online stimuli. parents worry about the consequence, lost learning opportunities. social isolation and increased anxiety. in response to these and other challenges author, actor, educator, and district 8 residents nance stepped forward with a solution root in the mindsful knows inform 2014 founded mindful arts san francisco a volunteer mindsful

innocence program benefitting students. the program developed a curriculum this integrates practices with the arts. and andrew's approach of training helps children develop emotional aware ness and resilience. the past decade mindsful arts sf brought store, theatre, exercises and arts in more than 2 dozen san francisco elementary schools. his personal journey shaped his approach. offer guideness rem vance and compassionate. and work in the schools drawos background in theatre. language and drama bring his

teachings to life am for 30 years he worked with the new theatre center. serving educational director for 20 years over seeing the classes and w shops for youth and, did you tells. act and direct nothing i number of plays. authored mindfulness book. teachingly them tool for focusoth presence. the past 80 years andrew volunteers with brett heart elementary worked with pre-k-fifth grid to social emotional learning throughout the day. managing groups of children is a

challenge familiar tom parents in today's fast day and digital world the promise offer tools to help uncle stereos focus and emotional billions. since mindful arts founding 10 years ago he recruited 40 volunteers. serving thousand yuth a year. andrew, san francisco and our schools and children are luck tow have you. and the floor is yours. thank you. this was terrific. all right. thank youi supervisor mandelman for this horizonor i'm moved and your interest in award telling to me.

helped mepromote mindful arts san francisco the program than i founded. she did not have to do it and the program seemed to value so she took time out of her schedule to-. to the students and staff of brett hearted elementary especially the principal school councillor and teachers. who believe in the w woeful do together. and tom larson manager at the

sap fran education fund. 11 year ago gave me the tupt to bring this to public schools even though he had no idea when it was at the time. the hundreds of volunteers we had over the years 40 each year and have gone this schools all over san francisco. ton levy the carpenter ceo of the education fun. of the currently mindfulness mentor manager when place our mindfulness andville tierce each year and more. and to jg an amazing human the

founder of life project a mindfulness learning nonprofit this is in schools around the bay and beyondful and a big thank you to eddecker the founder and artistic director of the theatre center. guardian hank are ancient nel my life. allowed me to act in many plays and offered me my favorite rolls ejsz director a position i held and loved for 18 years. who helped groat programs and then with great finesse and care the education director for the left 8 years.

continuing to keep the programming flourishing even during the look down. my family and friends who is provide me with the support and well being and fellowship begin meet manager and upon peace of mine to try new things and jim in loney back there. my kind husband of 35 year helped us credit a loving major so both of us could feel sxaif thrive allowing us the privilege of giveingly become at this time city we love. thank you again and happy holidays to you all.

next d 9 millary ronen >> thank you. can trace and he john come up with the microphone. i want to thank supervisor walton for allowing me the great honor of honoring one. his legislative aids. who depending on who you ask is the defacto fifth district 9 aid or theed real supervisor of d 19. [laughter]. today i'm presenting my final

commendation they say save the best for left. the end of my 8 years on the board of supervisors. it is present i end my tenure with this commendation and i great honor to recognize tracie and john for their lifelong contributions to district 9. this duo native mission residents raised here staenldz neighborhood schools and advocates. i want to give a shout out to their kids here today they raiseed give become at this time community. michael steven melissa and marielle if you could stand up.

these kids work in public defenders office. sfusd and the well tino task force student hub which he cofound exclude on top of this 2 of their kids serve on boards. the family is truly a community family of leaders. and we are grateful for each and every one of you. . i will start with john. he is known in the hood who statute father of 4 grandfather of 8 and has 10 in countless adopted nieces and nephews. wed at sfusd for 30 years. at john oshg conel high school started the day the new kauchls opened over 20 years ago. the first person were students and families see they get to school and presence and demeanor help them feel safe and cared

for there when parents of kids he works with were students and knows and wed with several generations of families and buzz he is so skilled and rapid many struggling kids stayd and remained committed and in schools because of john. judgey love for low roadway and preserving and protect culture has brought joy to the community. i have personal low watched john at the summer camp the first thing the kids do is run in his arms for a huge hug. so many of these kids are far from their families and living in shelter. trying to get through each upon day. and when they see john it is like a wave of stress leaves their bodies because he is their san francisco grand pa.

and is a graduate of mission high school. tracie wed at the mission neighborhood center and mission dwirls with youth and juvenile justice program in well tin magazine for fluential work back then. and as we know she is a force of nature to this day. tracie went on to work and sfusd a pioneer of commune schools model. took on the role of inter~im executive director of the mission language skwoo will had it was struggling and saved their organization and the building they own and will be preserved as the hub for the mission community and considered mission city hall. she became aid for with theon

and during this time given so much free time she is mother to 4 and grand mother to 8 the ed of mission of upon the mission city hall. she then cofounded the well tino task force an organization we know and deeply love for ground break being strategic, love and respectid response it well tino community needs during covid and now every single day beyond a permanent fixture of our community. latino task force to this day is a thriving center of support and resources and impacted the life of catholic families including my own. in her sfar time organized to improve education and health and a strong advocate for black and park island are communities in building citied with responses to issue impeculiaring the

community. tracie has energy and said yes. and is someone i rely on as the central partner in add vo katding the unique needs of d 9 and has been a personal advisor to me when helping a family member navigate special edsevenses for and my daughtered i go it tracie for advice and helps me figure out how to help those going through tough timeless. my husband calls her a genius and i think he tipped the nail on the head with this a genius with endless love for community. it suspect a privilege to be ail to commend both of you trace and he john for your contributions to san francisco and especially the mission district. you continue to mentor and support so many and are making positive change every day for our city. so many of us, right? so many of us upon [applause]

are forever thankful and loch you both so much, congratulations! [applause] there are otherses who want to say words about you starting with your boss, tracie supervisor walton. >> thank you very much supervisor ronen. i will be seminiferous brief i appreciate you. i could say a dissertation about both of you. i want to star with saying that you both are the epitome of what community building and a family looks like. not just the fact this you both fight every day for the community and in the communities

with the community. but you also set a pat sxern plan this your children were allowed follow and hi are doing the same thingismented one appreciate you both for this. but -- you are not just community leaders. you are a patriarch and matriarch of a community which i am fortunate the entire d 10 team is fortunate to have that supportful because when you get tricy you get know entire community with the fight with you. and so i want top not just appreciate john and tracie but the entire community. because all of the collective work to do what is right for san francisco and for our isolated people i am fortune enough, we're fortunate to have you at city hall. you could be doing other things. so, i want it say i'm excited

that supervisor ronen took the time on honor you now the tab loidz cannot say i honored you. i would love to do this. but most certainly you are deserving on this honor and the noir district 10 team is flowers and other gifts you will receive today. john and tricy thank you for owl you give to community. [applause] supervisor melgar. thank you. is so muff to stay one thing this has not been talked about is how you have a deep sense of responsibility for all the kids. you have obviously done a fantastic whereon with your own kids but whether it is a pick

out local or jamestown or john oshg conel high school or the kids in the neighborhood, john and tracie make sure they get [inaudible]. you know and [inaudible]. make sure they get food. [inaudible] before school and the moms and dads are good before school starts i have never met two bhoem have a sense. responsible for the community. as the two of you. i am so grateful and honored call you friends. and to have the honor to know you to know your family. to have known you for so many years. i when tracie said i will retire, i'm like really? [laughter] i had no idea that what you were going to dpo next was 10 times more impactful than you ever were. judge, i know so many kids who upon lives you have changed.

because of your quiet presence and your strength. because they knew somebody was watching over them. i'm grateful that you, too, are in this city in this world. and you are amazing. i'm glad you are honoring them supervisor ronen. thank you. >> thank you. a moment. i want to call out tracie for something the fell and community and first say the thing i love about the two is they have don't always see eye on eye on everything. right? they balance one another out and compliment one another and share the belief about giving and taking care of others. i had nothing but respect and love for everything i will not

repeat things but i want to call tracie out for something and i know that supervisor ronen mention tuesday slightly. there is an institution in the mission mission language vocational school and tracie come from deep tradition both of you from i deep tradition in the mission. and fighting for the mission and ensure thering is empower am in that community. we were at a pin in history where they building was almost taken away. by trickery. but without a fight that would have been loss. tracie mobilized, organized and used every ounce of energy and will with others and john special saved that institution. that is institution was a place that is you in a source of power. and continues to be a source of power and without this space, withhold have known that would happen during covid that was the

hub for the entire mission and out of that grew the work nawere billed i want to call out for that you know connection my family has to this belling. for all of us thank you for what you have done. to fight for community >> supervisor preston. thank you president peskin echo the same everyone expressd and add really one thought, tracie in particular about your w. a lot of people who question district representation think we operate in scyllo in our districts and are in the, wear of aware what is happening upon in the rest of the city. what the people who crist types

evericize that form of g. sometimes don't understands is the thing they know for both of you is so importantful nod just your community. every fight this we have whether a big budget fight and mainly impacts african-american residents or western edition or lettin x residents of the mission or chinese. discipline in the merit what it is. if it some about fight pregnant for in greater economic racial and associating justice in this town you are novelty just down for this fight you are a partner and a warrior, you are there. to fight for any marginalized communities in the city and everyone who worked with you know when is i'm talking about. i want it say in the just from me but my team and i will say

this it is true for supervisor walton for your office and yourself and your offices it is true for you. that fight that you wage and as someone with such strong tie in thes commune working in d10 office and also working with all of us in every office for every community across the city you realm exemplify this at the hart of social justice. [applause]. okay. . the floor is yours. my husband will not speak. i want to take this time to thank you all for your kind words. i'm going to miss supervisor safai, preston. want to thank supervisor ronen for seeing me outside and

inside. and hearing our stories. when i say that stand up if you are here if you have been in a fight with me or struggle or advocacy and want to shout out to people this came out for the r very close hearing and take time we gotta get to important issues there. the hope and the struggle we would not have hope without everybody here and so this is always a collective. it is always about being community driven. but -- you know i need to thank my family and they are up here now in front. because sometimes i miss their games. sometimes diin the make it to an event. they sacrifice that so i can do my work. i'm so proud of who they turned out to be i think they would run away from xhounl work as possible. but even my daughter in law who

joined the family on the board of good samaritans. i want all of my kids to continue to give back and continue to give input in the city. so i'm thankful for you all. i could not do anything without my extend family of shout out to the families. my community family. d10 family and people who did rise, valtina, valerie. gloria who picked up kids when i could not. they went to school meetings for me. i want to thank my husband withhold rather be at john oshg conel no now. oh , my god something might happen at the school without him. without him wield not survive my accused would noting success and will 91 would know how to ride bikes. y thank you for the support for

stantlying with me. from supervisor walton, of course, working for you has been so much fun. upon sometimes i'm cruel to d 9 office. i want to thank you for just your support for the hole community latino task force and everyone i worked with. so many teams. i want y'all to hear with the rv stuff it it is important. we need to make sure families have a place to g. and this is one of the things i think is important. that we live in such a rich city and have kids sloping on the street or cars is unacceptable. thank you all for this commendation. and -- thank you so much. [applause].

the are men we can switch order next week. d 11. thank you i know we have a bhig hearing but folk for thes

hearing it is important it recognize people that are doing tremendous work in our city. today i'm happy to have the tupt to recognize both cabeer smith and cyrus. the founders of presidio bay found anticipation. and their vision and contribution giving back i will talk more about this but their presidio scholar summer program. i would lining to say words and i will get on when they have done for community. cyrus service a managing principal and also founder of presidio bay involved in the company. cabeer serves a principal for presidio bay portfolio over 2 thousand dollars. masters from st. ani thony and

uc sudden dealing and speaks 5 languages. they are from dubai it is fitting they follow the previous monorrees there are people this grew up in the city and done tremendous work in san francisco and people and we always have been a city that welcomes folk from thes worlds and other places and it is what they do with that opportunity when they come here. and so both cyrus and cabeer done work in founding a development company. and i'm prud to talk about development today buzz there are people that use that as a dirty word and a slur. but let's recognize and chair chan talk the tremendous budget graham gap in the city today. and a lot of this has to do with an industry that is unable to

build in the city and generate revenue for the city and for a city that is struggling. testimony is during those time and over the last almost 12 to 14 years, the two gentlemen have put head down and invest in the san francisco and not just for profit and that's i didn't wanted bring them here. before i talk about them i want to highlight a project i worked with them on this. this was of the first and learningest home sf project in san francisco. themselves that don't know what that is a density bonus program of developer it is asked to give back in exchange. 25% housing 100% union labor. they built project within record time. they committed to doing a 5,000

square foot childcare facility which gave the opportunity to 2 local small are operators first and ultmittly nonprofit w you cans yee provides free and very reduced service to the commune. and did a phenomenonal design the most beautiful buildings we have in the area. i'm proud to have worked with you on that project. and proud tough have that in d11. now a bit on what else they have done to give back. the leadership program and the w they have done involved various causes. inspireed do more their vision how they thinked impact and create a blueprint and path for young adults often from communities that are left out of opportunity black, latino, pacific island are, give them the opportunity and path way to learn about the development world. they have done that. it took one conversation in that

vision for presidio bay to be developed. focusod areas. can have real estate, companies to. drive change and early career and educational opportunity for young adults and under served populations the bay found anticipation launch aired scholar's program in 2021. and now it is the presidio scholar summer program. a program that provides young professionals from interested in real estate development with scholarship and take them on an exciting 10 week e mersive hand's on journey inside building exposed careers in real estate. connect with like minded pierce who share drive to make positive change. >> they discover impactful way tos credibility. shape community. in the final project the scholar work and teams develop their real estate vision brand

concepts. site layouts. marketability and competitive study and economic strategy. for many it is eye opening and a game changer. i tell you from personal experience one of the small business operators born and raised in the bayview daughter went through that program and now apply to mit school of city planning.

our team and the broader cohort of vol theers brought this vision to life and the program to life 5 years ago going in the forth summer now of hosting young leaders and students. and canned i saidly many of you sitting here on the board who given us your time and a part of this journey with us from the beginning. so, not to belabor that point but to say it hen for a lbgt time. and i lived here longer than i have. i call this xhoem raising 2 children here with my wife.

the rest team chosen to make san francisco home none of us were comborn raised here. really inspire said us to think hard exert deep and figure out how we have a lasting impact beyond the for profit work and that was the genesis of the program. with that said. the last 4 years have been a tremendous opportunity and a lot of struggle given what the city gone through.

thank you so much per this honor and the work is begin and we can't wait to continue to do more. with you and with successors on the board. and hopeful low with those who choose to go back to private life we love to have you join and volunteer and ton have an impact on the young people's lives. thank you for honor and the recognition on behalf of the city foundation team. thank you. [applause] in dam clerk go tooir special order 3 p.m. thank you all for your patience.

if you could read items 49-52. 49-52 the public hearing of persons intdz in the san francisco municipal transportation agency's board of directors. the sfmta decision on october first, 2024 amend the codes to taxicab a new definition for rescue rigzal large vehicles to include camp trailers. fifth wheel travel. house cars. travel coaches. trailer coaches. mobile homes and rescue vehicles to apply viv xifting violation over night park to recreational large vehicles under certain conditions and make changes to implement the new park restriksz. fest the megz to affirm the sfmta's decision to make the changes and new park restrictions. item 51, the motion to

conditionally reverse the sfmta's decision subject to written findings of the board in special determination and item 52 the motion to direct findings. >> thank you. colleague fist there is no objection we will proceed as we normally do in planning. appeals 10 minutes to the appellate, combined two minutes per speaker on behalf of the appellate. then go to the sfmta not to exceed 10 minutes and then to speakers on behalf of the 2 minutes on behalf the sfmta. if there is no objection this is how we'll proceed. without objection that is the order. and then colleagues way of a bit of historic background. you may recall that in 2007 the

votereds passed prop a. counter intuitive the board remember gave up power and gave more power to the sfmta and its commission. but with the right of appeal of certain decisions by that nonelected body to the elected body and i believe that during all of the intervening years this is the first sump such appeal. why dent we go to the appellate or representatives thereof. we will close out with a 3 minute rebuttal in the to exceed 3 minutes by the appellate. mr. medane? >> thank you. mr. president.

hello i'm grain irrelevant medane drushg for the resource center. which is supported by dozens of organizations and community members. if this policy moves forward it is unclear how much time there will be for advance warning or advocacy. before signs go up this is one success store has been the family fierce further bullying of children. we are a family of 4 we live in an apartment my husband has a salary not enough for even go to

trips. the pandemic came and left his j.w. we no longer had a way to pay rent. we were out of money and devastated by loss of our loved once. one day we moved to live on the street in the rv we used for camping. it was not easy explain to my daughters that we were going to live there we spent 4 years there. during this time we did not receive help. the city came twice and filled out an application but never qualified. and the city put upon signs warning that we had to leave by august first. because they were going to put up a 4 hour park sign. deadline came to leave and without help. no hope and if you feel anxiety. at sdieed move back. i can say those of the most

anxious days we live said. oneidate city said this they did not want us there and had to leave. i remembered i cried we were not asking for anything for free we asked for i safe place it live we could afford. i remember one morning the neighbors said that the city had arrived we went to see the city said they would give us apartments for two years special the next day wield see them. took our details filled out applications and august 16th gave us the keys to the apartment. now we have been live thering

for 3 months my daughter happy they near a safe, warm place with space now i look back and i see all the danger the cold, uncertainty we went through. we will fight as a family and as a community. i know that everyone deserved a safe home a home with all the basic need bunkham. stores like theory exception so many have not been housed the family needed housing not threat and according to the point in time count there are over 1400 in san francisco live nothing vehicles. 90% of families experiencing unsheltered homelessness live in vehicles. there are elders and people with disabilities and families live nothing rv's. many are people of color and imgrnltss. many are work but unable to afford high redses with the

rentses and job losses many turn to rv's. rv parks are common in the other per it is of the state san francisco does not have this. people end up in an r very close on the street. a household living r very close might have a shower issue bathroom and shelters don't vice president the privacy. rv's offer shelter from streets for families with very young children. familiesment top appropriate housing they can accord everafford they are unable to access if the floefl the proposal they are asking family its trade rv's for shelter. families want husband to foordz and access this the men stay over program is the shelter for families they have to turn fells

away. family vs to slope on the floor of the gym and shelter are closed 7 sxaim does in the reopen until 7 p.m. if kids are in the in school or childcare families are out all day with children. through the housing is preable and r very close offers more to a family than that shelter. towing westbound devastating ruin lsz. someone's own form of shelter

and viling belongings. including iv's. medication. and other item this is are essential for stability, job or potential access to housing. >>. sfmta proposal mean families sleep in parks and cars who are wait for example shelter. will be passed over for someone in an rv risk of being towed. more beds might have to be set, today everside for people puts more strain on the shelter system over 300 individuals waiting for a single shelter and 500 families waiting for a family shelter. also not a clear plan for what will happen to someone's rv if they don't accept shelterer rv could be on the street. due to change in family shelter are families limed 90 days and meet crip tear in to get extensions.

shelters electric resources and case managers to connect families to house and prevent them from become outside. now a family being be back on the street. rather using resources move toward solution this is change threaten households and we funding and staff time. sfmta spend resources on enforce p. costs towing r v's and pd would take it is lead on enforcement that's not the right way or use staff time this would require dedicated resource from the hot team and upon [inaudible]. upon many people will principle would have impacts on people in rv's and domestic violence forced use rv's as shelter. . have large towing rates and women experiencing homelessness on the streets are survivors.

women fall victim to sexual assault at abodily harming rates. there are consequence in terms of safety. im grab and undocumented will be made vulnerable especially given election of trumpy antirhetoric policy. eldzer low people and with disabilities live nothing r very close's face challenge nothing accessing housing the stress of r very close towd and healing risks or in i shelter could be devastating or deadly. last, having r very close towed or force in the shelter will harm the children when live in rv's can be adverse childhood experience and traumaticizes instability in the child's life. familiesment housing. and they need to be engaged with when

offered appropriate housing rather then and there terrified in the night by a police officer directoring the rv to be towed. recommendations end postto coalition urges you to over turn this ban. this been would am perpetuate hrm and in the move us to the solutions we can address this issue of people live nothing rv's need to invest in solutions that work. such as cult raul comp tent engage am to get people housed. target serviced to meet needs fixing vehicles, rv and mobile home parks. safe parking cites community cell phone site there is is 5 million in budget this was allocate forward a west side parking will spot site and has not been spent on that or other services for people in rv's. we are happy to answer questions

thank you very much. [applause]. >> we will now if you can hold, mruz we will go to speakers on behalf of the appellate on behalf of the appeal if you will line up to my left your right each speaker will have two minutes. >> mr. pit will add this there is a we'll walk a rule you hold applause if you would like to provide support give us your supportive hands >> first speaker. >> speaker. hello supervisors.

my name is joy del video i live in buena vista park i'm cofounder of meal with dignity a 501 c 3 dedicated to ending hung in san francisco. since 2015 we made and delivered fresh bagged lunches.

a ban would push noi don'ts and doper unstable. this ban would waste city staff time and resources creating more

[inaudible]. thank you for sharing your comments. make an announcement we have interpreter in spanish thank you for joining us and request for brazilian, portuguese. welcome. >> good afternoon. supervisors david eliot cochair of tenderloin people's congress we have great occurrence about this ban of rv's. and think what would happen if the been is allowed go in affect in you literally will take families and end up putting them on the street. even if you give them shelter for a few week in a sheller the system is failing. there is an rv lot that is scheduled to close in march of next yoke what happens to the people in the lot? that are thrown out of the lot. they will go become to the

street and then the harassed by the police and families put become on the stleets. thank you of the sheer cruelty what you are asking for if this been is allowed. i know there are neighbors uncomfortable with the site of unhoused people it is a broken system and i'ms people don't like to see the great unhoused living near their fancy homes and apartments they can't near low afford it it is a tragic situation. banning the rv's does not end thomes creates more human misery i hope you consider over turning this ban and prosecute viedzing real solutions until housing it be provide said for all allow people to stay in the rv's don't 3 them become to the street it is cruel and harsh.

>> thank you. why welcome. next speaker, please. >> hello. i'm mercedes from [inaudible] and local home will board and coalition on homeless. i ask that you stop this insane ban. one buzz we are don't have the resources as a city. how many black paems are pacific ascii said by this statute strain on hsh they don't have resources they are implementing fell shelter changed and there are families on the wait list this would already over load and

not working system. thanks. i'm your neighbor from the ecil side community district 11 i'm here to ask you to reverse the decision it been over night park citywide a decision cost low. tell increase not decrease homelessness and harm all of you was at financial impacts oun houses and the city during a time both are suffering financial low temperature is essential to recognize that 90% upon live nothing unsheltered 500 families wait list said for will shelter. and let's be clear we are not

towing the vehicle we are discussing towing a home. with all contents once we take the last of their wealth the ability to retrieve it is difficult result nothing families to live on the street. taking away a car does in the mean the ordinance will dis, peer the harmful ativities happen mt a machine evermoney and staff time -- our city is putting million in homelessness prevention and the investment it is fall short when people are push in the with policies like this banful over turning this policy will reflect our values of inclusivity and support and provide immediate relief foster dignity and he hope rather than a dire situation. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. ed good afternoon i'm ceremonya

mileses volunteer with ucsf community health initiative a team of nurses that offer vaccination and wounds care to people living on the street, shelters. and i want typeset say that the health of people live nothing rv's is better. than the of the health of people on the street or shelters. r very close's offer females the opportunity to hold on to medications. to be able to the have consistenty in their visits and dpich stability and safety to the women and children live nothing the rv's. it is counter productive to -- put them in situation i urge to you over turn this ban. thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments. welcome, next speaker, please.

good afternoon intrieshzs i'm rebecca jack. public, fairs for community forward and cochairman of the san francisco women's housing coalition. i'm here to ask for reversal on the rv ban. i have share mid story but as a mother who experienced homelessness with children, my vehicle was the only safe space for us to slope. i can also represent a family concern being served by hamilton a woman with 4 children who stayed their vehicle for 4 weeks with 4 kids. and if puif we are not providing a solution, if we don't have an answer, we should not propose things without solutions. so my issue with this is that if we will sweep people away have a

place for them to go. thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi i'm river rudolph. i'm representing west side association. and i'm all asking to you reverse the ban. i don't know if y'all have met or talked to any of the neighbor in. folks from the association have. a lot are families they have young kids and pets. than i are working class and hold multiple jobs with. it is in the helpful for

families and getting them long-term housing. so when you are doing is you are putingly them on the streets. some have babies. this the not cause them top leave san francisco they have connections here and jobs here and resources here and fell they will not leave san francisco. banning that will not solve the prejudicial having female here and unhoused. and a lot of them when talking about them when than imented, a lot were asking for a safe parking site. that's were what they were desiring. and other things as well but that is all they need in terms of solution that being be helpful. in terms of what this does you are per pest waiting poverty and violence. this will interfear the lives of

immigrants, people of and are in terms. towing and sweeping and parking ordinance you are threatening the lives of people that live in the rv's and giving them and families unnecessary trauma and difficulties this with their shelter would not be as >> thank you for sharing your comments. welcome, next speaker, please. >> my name is [inaudible] i have been live nothing work nothing san francisco. i moved to the [inaudible] baurz could not afford live nothing san francisco as a familism have the privilege to be able to choose to move to a different county. many families with whom i spoke with came to san francisco to seek asylum. we know that with the new administration, the importance of being in a city that is a

sanctuary city. they have pending case with immigration court. transportation in san francisco commuting in san francisco is also not something this is available if you have to leave in a different county. i urge you to please, please reverse the sfmta decision. the decision will waste resources. and will also credit additional financial burden. we are also seeing more families that are coming to our offices every day especially whether the left couple of months saying that they are receiving notification from the shelters. saying this they will no long are be granted an extension. saying that now than i will only have 90 days, 30 days. another client told to leave the day before shelter workers are

become less kinds and say figure they are in the happy here they can leave. that's the situation. and those families will not be able to move to another city we will push them to tents and the street and expose can the children to more violence i urge to you please reverse and look in safe parking as well as reversing the changes were done to the shelter policy. we need shelter. thank you >> thank you for sharing your comments. welcome, >> hello i'm lucas ella i'm a d 9 resident i want to speak to the strug irrelevant in the city of purposeful disinvestment in homeless infrastructure as a means to justify criminalization. the mayor's office and hsh have claim head rv residents are service averse when the sfmta board of directors as passing r

very close been on october first inquired about the services and offers for the. houses people here sorry what was said. regarding problem sorp volving admits to not having rv problem solving service.

>> good afternoon. i'm here to talk the truth and the gentleman in san francisco in california and all over the city. and about the new president and want to expand on what lucas mentioned prior to me. the criminalization of the poor people. who need to give shelter to the

homeless. this is just. the board not just in when we see is a corrupt city. what weave have seen in the new york was killing of the homeless man african-american who was strangled by someone despite the fact he was asking per his complf had no place to live the killing of homeless. mexicans and asians. . the ruling for the person not

found guilty was a fair decision. this is not fir. we need to defend immigrants against the attacks. and it is all in the reason for public safety. thank you. >> welcome. next speaker.

>> good afternoon i'm -- i'm came to speak about the rv issue i want to know what it is you will do about the situation. i was assaulted the windows were broken and mirrors as well. i -- live in fear and feel i can't trust anyone because you know there is good people but there are bad in the community. and -- i would like to know where it is i can live. i came here to find out a solution. >> and tell us what is we can do. thank you.

good afternoon i'm carlos perez i am from guatemala have been here 32 year and worked san francisco ask my life and i'm a work and pay taxes. per reasons that which housing

became unaffordable i was forced live in an rv. my brother is a person has a disability. i ask to you please think next speaker, please. welcome. hello good afternoon. hello supervisors i'm mark

ortega i'm here to support my friend joaquin. he is currently living in his rv in the mission district. i have helped him before with the situation. of the -- van rr have problems to move around and asked me to help and we are from my program and today, i called hymen because he is rv window was broken. he did not answer. i kept going with my day and called me back and said i need to talk to you. and i said what happened he said my window broken and now i have the situation showed me the noticer about what is going on. and i feel sorry for him. he is 70 years old.

he ka can bear low walk. 70 years old. don't have i car. that is his only home. and i'm thinking okay, if this happens, right, where is he going to go? he is 70 years old. he is a good man with good frinlds we support each other. i support and see how i can help.

i feel sorry for him. you know i don't know what the outcome. of situation. i'm going to end with this. please reverse the decision to ban over night r very close parking citywide. this the harm people across our city. >> thank you. >> especially those who live in rv's. and street home will >> thank you. >> thank you. >> next next. welcome. >> good afternoon gweneth. um housing heels. streets kitch again, housing heels sweeps kill. i'm an rerevera here not as a director or a leader i'm here as a residence denial of d 10 worker of 9 and lover of our city. live in the greatest city. thank you very much repeal needs to go through the this is not the vowel values when we think of sanctuary the people deserve

dignity, homes. when you tow their car you are separating families this are part of social fabric and the backbone essential wars of the city that get up every day to make sure well is food on the table. they are asking for a home. save their homes. for the nay sayer. you think this is a problem join the fight. if they are look at rv's. find solutions don't criminalize our community. we are people they deserve dignity and they need homes repeal this ban today. shame, shame on sfmta.

i'm a mother and d5 voter. >> when i ofings my mother told us to clone up our toys. we will toss it in rooms and mom would say i meant for to you put them where they belong you are moving the mess around. that resonates with me when we talk about the rv sweeps and bans. this completely harmful legislation you issue moving the mess around the mess that you created. and i'm here to support lifting the rv ban, it is ridiculous this there is a need to explain my position on this. sorry. the homeless sponse system is upholding the harm will treatment of vulnerable and makes my job difficult and it make its challenging and impossible for people to recover from homelessness. and every day this guess bike hsh is getting strategic on how

they low are numbers the wait list changing who is eligible and quiet low taking people off for no reason the measures are not a solution. house suggest a solution. testimony is literally causing harm. can we stop center centers the harm will am system and stop criminalizing the vulnerable in our community. provide actual housing. center the needs of the families. a path toward refer this this look looks like allow people to heel.

hi. supervisors i'm at family service the chair. compass the largest homelessness provider in the city. i like to speak from the community based organization perspective. it cruel special unindicate arive. and the type of lazy error become common in decisionmaking original home. it is falling in the trap of punishing postthis drains

resources and ruins the lives of poor mothers. you then and there punish am will not work. knows tell in the work. reverse this ban. thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments. >> welcome. jennifer coalition on home. good afternoon supervisors. i'm going to switch gears here and talk about the broader homelessness crisis this policy is important within this context. when you have a situation where over 20,000 people including thousand dollarands of children experience home every year in san francisco this is a humanitarian crisis that is a humanitarian crisis. so, in order to get out of this of course this is the city you don't have the tax base like feds and state in way this is is

at your front feet as pol make and ares don't have the resources to address temperature you can get creative. and solve the issues in a better way. well the families and people with disabilities and elders and working people live nothing r very close's they issue solving for themselves. the housing crisis. and in this policy, you are ripping that away from them. and leaving them without on the streets. we have a situation where and people mention thursday we had 5 hum huh on the shelter wait list. a couple hundred cut off today. so, we have you know several human adull on the wait list. when you are talking about putting people from rv's to shellers this means people in need don't get temperature tht be run through the operation the heart attack stock operation has

about a third to 2 fifth number of beds for every operation they do. . i been at the operations all of the beds than i have are accepted and filled. they don't have beds for everybody you are saying somebody in a bad situation sleeping rough on the street would not get this shelter bed butt person in the rv would. how does this make sense on a planet thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm alicia the policy manager at comp ausfamily service and a resident of d 8. i urge the commission to reverse the sfmta position to ban over night rv parking citywide. ban harm families sprjs homelessness in the city and many families opt for live nothing vehicles to shelter children instead of on the

street. we see that the family as muches is overwhelmed. >> before ink chaos to eligibility made today and then there is still over 200 families on the wait list. if the ban go in affect the family in rv's have nowhere to go and no choice but to join the wait list. if the city sets aside beds for people in rv's it would make it harder for hundreds of people on the wait list to get off the list and in shelter. the city created zer over game that will be traumatic for children. of one family committee members who most you have met in may during the day live nothing ler her car as a mom. during this time still showed up to advocate for families and improve homelessness response system because she cares.

and enokaying a ban will push them in tents and deeper instability. thank you. >> thank you for sharing your comments. before the next speaker i will like to ask arturo if you are here can you make an announce am we have interpreters from 3 to 5 p.m. if those of you who are in line would not mind those who needed language interception to come forward he can assist you.

no perkings need interpretation. welcome. to the next speaker. >> hi motorcycle mccarthy resident of d 5 on the board of comp ausfamily service. i think everyone should everyone should be concerned that the city could in the get power for rv p and blaemed pg and e. when we have a disaster i'm

hoping that you know we will have power where we need it. and blaming pg and e is blamism think the executive branch faild and you legislators failed to ask the right questions. accepting pg and e is bad why did not the powers at be get a natural gas generator. accepting and know is wasting and hurting so many >> thank you. all right. welcome. good afternoon supervisors i'm [inaudible]. i work in the homelessness.

and you know that housing is -- [inaudible]. you know so -- um --ment to say i [inaudible]. sad. they are not thinking about families they are not thinking with human beings not about this human beings have a place to live. because they don't want to upon see people outside. of course you don't want to see

people outside. you want to beaut fight city we want to beautify the people of please reverse the ban. [inaudible] that's enough. this year the last 3 months you guys starting to [inaudible]. it is not okay we need to stop. please, supervisors vote against this ban. thank you. >> thank you. 've welcome to our next speaker. i'm a policy associate at glide. residence denial of particular 4

i'm here with the community of rv residence dens to urge you to reverse the policy to ban rv's from over night parking on streets. the past year i worked with spanish and portuguese residents to advocate for housing place am for families many with young children and school aged children. our checkive efforts with board of directors let's the families housed and over half were in the the press was confusing. households sweep the streets messed out on housing for not in the right place at the right time the stories resulted from time from public process and advocacy special engage am. if the policy are produced people lose their form of shelter they very much a person lived in rv's intrups with staff with sfmta. rather then and there with social wars or staff from hsh.

the prosecute visions of the policy to offer a shelter and offer one sheller with no guidance would everwith in the accountability and the consideration of offering housing is not sufficient when it come to house losing stability. we need to think strategically about resources and time so we don't expedite press this is create hamp rv provide shelter and privacy for families for going through the most as a result inable timeless. we are push more family in home will families in the margeince of society putting on undocumented family in positions and difficult for service providers to offer them services. today weed have an opportunity to make ape difference in so many and ask you stand and offer a people a place to stay and keep their property. thank you. thank you for sharing your

comments. welcome to the next speaker, please. >> hello i'm [inaudible]. with the >> may i ask to you grab that microphone. request coalition on homelessness i'm here to ask you reverse the decision to ban over night r very close parking citywide. if this decision standses tell increase street homelessness it it is time we end the criminalization of unhoused folk in san francisco. this ban would exacerbate the problem. this is a human righty issue. 90% of families experiencing unshell erred homelessness live in vehicles i urge you to vote

to reverse the sfmta decision. and instead push for house and save parking support people in rv's. people who live in r v's will not leave the city a ban would push people in tents and deepen instability. this ban raise city staff time and resources and creating suffering displacement trauma and unsafe conditions for membership. thank you. >> welcome. >> hello board of supervisors i'm jessica hernandez and i w for coalition on home i'm here to speak on behalf pedestrian community harmed by the banful for the pedestrian 4 year advocating for safe park site for rv's when i started doing the work i was translateingly over time i became involved [inaudible] and family

[inaudible]. and i felt strength. hope and struggles. will i found myself facilitating and hearing stories along side them. they have become my family and friends. i programed stad with them. a safe place it call home.

i'm a residence den worker of d 9. please reverse the titail decision to ban over night r very close park. this will harm people across the city those who live in rv's and increase home. those affects are working class latin congress fells. there are over phi 500 on the shelter wait list. families offered housing that meets needs not temporary shelter 30 cycles them become to the streetses. when people rv's are towed they lose shelter and as keep heard many times the city lacks

sheller beds to offer 1400 live nothing vehicle in san francisco. i urge to you vote to reverse the sfmta's decision the and perpetuates krienl evercriminalization of the working class under guise of public safety. people will not disappear or leave the city. a ban would push people in am tent and doper imstability this . ban is in the getting rid of learning are vehicles but people's homes. thank you. >> thank you. >> welcome to the next speaker. >> hi. i'm samantha chavez i lived and worked in san francisco in the castro for 8 years. i am speak today to ask you to reverse the sfmta decision to ban over night rv parking. over the 8 years i lived here i watched the growing in our

country and more in our city of san francisco. it is no secret that rent and basic necessary isers high for many who work and live in the city. um and iment it call out a specific statistic than i heard this weekend now are p our black population is 5.2% of the population. and in 1990 that was 10% in 80, 12 opinion 7% we are criminalizing black and brown excuse me it is hurting our city and ability to thrive. it is inhumane. and we should do better as a city to build the path ways for people to grow their wealth and to stop being wealth that is happening here in the city and within big tech.

and other things asking to you stop the inhumane policy immediately. thank you. the stres and instability and barriers families experience navigating our sheller system and resources that don't lead to stable housing. limb pacts families leading to

changes young children ability to engage in school and payment in the workforce. families need a safe stable place it call home. banning rv's cause it push in the shadows and living in tents in the street. than i are not enough bed in the city to house the families. this is not a solution to solving homelessness in the city and will make our city less safe.

ooum i lived in d 9 for throw years spill grew up in san francisco in the throw years i lived there. i have seen an increase in sweeps around my neighborhood and it hen violent. i have seen my unhoused neighbors get stuff taken without notice and has been disheartning with the rv's 90% of the vehicular housed folkers families. as someone when grew up in san francisco per of that experience is unstable housing. these children and fells that live in rv's don't see themselves as unhoused they are shelter and upon much prefer it stay in rv's than in a sheller they might be moved or displaced and separated.

i'm here to ask to you consider had and to please appeal this ban. thank you. next speaker, please. how are you doing? good? anyway. i wanted speak it should be over turned i was born on the street in the day and -- i just think this the city needs to get the duck unless a row and banning rv's is not the best way to do it at the moment. hello how is your feed going. i don't know. it is -- seems like why are we at this point? i know you can you can't talk back i'm nervous.

anyway, i guess please over turn the ban. until you have everything set up i don't agree with like trash and stuff like this belling up in rv's not registered. so if you get rid of ones in the registered and that would be nice. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. supervisors i'm virginia taylor from safe and sound. i'm here representing the family service alliance an organization over 40 families support agencies. and we serve over 30 families. 30,000 families a year. and we prevent child neglect. urges to you appeal the sfmta's rv ban.

families homelessness is a complex issue. this requires collaboration across the city to provide more safe housing. will not be solved by each department trying to push issue off their plate. we should provide safety to families not create fear of being toad or evicted from their only shelter. live in know rv with his wife and 3 year old work said as a gardener exports a safe place it park. his family can sleep without fear. there is a north in an rv taking care of her new born recovering from heart surgery. the familiesment permanent housing with limited everaffordable options rv p system a solution. safe p suggest a solution that

the board should work of no child deserves to be unsheltered during the hell dailies. i'm virginia taylor respiratorying family service alines and urge to you appeal this rv ban. thank you >> thank you for sharing your comments. >> welcome the next speaker, please. . >> hello i'm work at the prenatal program and serve 4,000 family in san francisco many are housed in rv's. i believe that you joined the board to be problem solver agents of change and work to the good of san francisco. i ask to you consider whether the ban does those things. who are you solving probables for? who are improving the city for the businesses and upon residents the rv's. the rv residents are doing when they can without help. they found ways to protect

themselves and fells of course find house and try to survive. i find irony that the local homelessness coordinateingly board hearing on shell are stays and hearing on this ban today. the limited upon shelter and ban are [inaudible]. take a page from the rv residents w toward problem solving allow them it stay in their homes. funning to safe parking and housing dope allow funds to go to towing reappeal this ban. thank you for sharing your comments. welcome, next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm amalia with [inaudible] we will do a public comment together i will go first and second. and we are housing right's advocates the asian law caucus. our legal clinic serves low

immigrant asian and arab man-american attentives.

neighbors and support solution this is prevent displacement. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. >> welcome to the next speaker. >> i'm a housing right community advocate. i'm giving the second per of our comment. am currently there are over 500 families and 200 individuals on the wait list of san francisco shelters. the city's cell shelter system is noequipped to meet needs.

most of san francisco shelters strug wellack of privacy. limited showers minimal storage for belongings. the city department of xhoems spicht housing limed the aim of time families are allowed stay in shelters. with all considered the current state of shelters is in the a viable alternative to an rv neighbor's existing home. despite this the city of san francisco insist there is are shelter options for people in r very close's. that shows us they are not listen to our neighbors. our neighborers asking for a safe place to park and to preserve the long-term housing they already have rather than forced leave homes and be placed a sail of unstable housing went city's shelter system. we urge to you vote against this ban and advocate for creation of safe parking sites people in

rv's park over night without fear of having homes toed. it it is critical to recognize and address the need for safer space for neighbors. without the space more people be push in the unsafes. most san franciscans want people when live here to have a safe place to live. everyone my god. sorry. i ban on rv's take us away from the goal. san francisco elders, families and neighbors deserve it spend the winter in holiday in peace. thank you >> thank you. welcome. . >> hi. i'm a commune member and an upon d4 resident. i'm here to remind y'all well is a need to humanize our commune members including those in r very close's.

can with 2025 was mention woad are winter coming. not only we have a winter but a new federal administration. this has made it clear this their policy toward nonwhite individuals is to have them removed from public spaces. that includes taking homes. so for those of y'all who are not think burglar this ban. i want you to think about the fact i are play negligent role of helping out white nationalists. don't upon do this.

the ookzs that come out of the environment. because i mean we can keep going down this routed and may see more like jose from santa clara who at 14 decided to take his life after bullied he was not housed. so. take a second and think about whether manage you upon to see against the problems we have here. and i upon you to think about the fact we started this with commendations for people invest instead communities. the stay disinvesting in the community and criminal further. please, take the time to appeal this. >> welcome.

>> thank you. eye am the director of housing and transit organizing at senior disability action. i urge to you reverts sfmta decision banning over night r very close parking. i wanted ask have you ever needed to replace a wheel chair or mobility equipment? has smun know had to or a pair of hearing aidses that fit you right thousands of dollars of medication. can take months. counselless calls to the doctors and medical brokers and vacancies and your health is deteriorating. it is something is this skeerns and disabled people experience. and when the city of san francisco tows rv's the people when live there lose everything. important medical equipment. homes and so much more.

meant people who live there are disabled and seniors. and right now we don't have offers for permanent affordable housing where people be safer and have a space to keep their wheel chair and medication. where they feel stable and build a life. you violate power to reverse the decision. and i know upon i heard so many beautiful thing busy all of the people before in the who were honoring earlier. and were some of you are think burglar your legacy what you accomplishd and when tone you set for the next board. left act to make san francisco a city comapproximationate and rewards creative solutions. real solutions. you can set tone that leader ship mean listen to constituents add over turning this cruel

legislation to your are [inaudible]. >> good evening. board i'm sheryl sinclaire and i'm the social justice larceny with glide memorial church. i know san francisco has a heart. what must it be like not to have a roof over your head unless it is an r very close on the street. i lived in a trailer 3 times but nobody was trying to force me out. i did sleep one night on the street down in moss lan when i was camping. and i was so afraid i could not

sleep. naj mag that 24 hours a day. 365 days. finds it innior heart to reverse this scomban another thing think any as we move in the holiday season you remember the story of the couple on a donkey when they did not have a place to stay!

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then and there a pol. it say direct track to families. seniors and individuals with disabilities who have nowhere to g. it is our neighbors. people who work, care for children and hole on to hope despite challenges they face. vehicles are not transportation their homes are offer safety in a failed to provide shelter or affordable housing. right now san francisco family shelters wait list is 530 families long. every hire we tow represents a family push in the deeper homelessness. another child on the street. we condition solve home by criminalizing poverty. i ask to you been what stability means to you. what it feels like it have a safe place to return on every night. now imagine losing that because

of a washing parking policy bee can chose compassion invest nothing safe parking and real housing solutions not in toek homes away. vote no on restricting rv park. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. hello am i'm with the aclu an organizer ws in san francisco we oppose the ban on rv p and urge the board to uphold it appeal. just 4 days ago hsh announced closing the only safe parking program and yet sfmta prosecute poses allowing police officers to seize rv's if the occupant declines undefined offer of shelter. this will only worse not homelessness crisis dumping

people out of vehicles and have bets to shelter and putting the folks on the streets. we also.ed clarify in the response to the appeal mt acclaims the board has jurisdiction over park component rather than the towing. this claim restos a strained interpretation of authority this decouples ping restrictions from the pens for violating parking restringzs. mt a's tow authority from california vehicle coals section 22651 america authorizing towing parked local authorities resolution or ordinance probabilitiesed parking and thurz the removal of vehicle. in other words. the provision are department on the parking restrictions if the board removes the restriction there is in love bases for the tow. therefore we urge the board i

urge to you uphold the coalition appeal and strike down the cruel resolution we want real solutions not this cruelty. thank you. welcome. good evening. i'm. [inaudible] i work with the san francisco [inaudible] upon a mobility manager urge you to reverse this decision by sf sfmta i don't want to belabor then and there it is a cruel decision made upon no basis no resources for the people. does in the make sense. once again i urge to you reverse the decision and hope your vote is something can you be proud of when you go to bed at night. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. welcome. good afternoon i'm nat low here to ask to you reverse the decision to give director power ban r very close parking without

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60 thundz a year. everyone 100 increase in rent a 9% increase in homelessness. homelessness on the rise went up 12% left year and rising again this year. it says san francisco not expensive it is unaffordable. most of the icea is expensive to unaffordable what used to glat paying are lousy paying jobseen nondegree jobs you raised a family on cannot support one person. what is for example after nancy kerrigan got her knee busted here coach got mad because she could in the compete and broke her other leg.

the city needs a compln something about housing and the cost living. not punish people who are punished by homelessness getting paid little and charged too much. policy like this does in the solve or salve the problem if you think we are dog with we can her in our city. sure. thank you. welcome. >> hello i'm i'm the executive director of [inaudible]. i am here before you to ask to

repeal the ban on the rv over night parking. my comments today don't come only as an add vo katd and serve are of our community it is all based on my experience as a single mother who experienced homelessness when i was jen foiled. when i was gentified out of b9 my daughter t had to miss 6 months of school i had the privilege to sends her back home while i couch surfd and found a stable solution for united states. the bhoem live in rv's are doing that. they don't have the [inaudible] to sends people home providing a home, provide the dilling nitty for them to come home to be able to stay home when the kids are sick. teach dmem do home work together >> to be able to keep memories and pictures and medicine and everything this than i hold dear to them in those r very close.

and those r very close's. remember that when people fall in love with san francisco they don't fall in love with chet nut street or with the boek buildings are money on crop attic they full this love with us the community this fights for each other. request everplease repeal the ban. thank you. a member of the democratic [inaudible] and i like to urge actual reverse the tai chi tail decision to ban over night rr parking. if is stands it will harm people especially those in rv's and increase street homelessness. when i was listening to the previous items and

accommendation i was struck by what people coming to san francisco from other counsel rows what they can accomplish and contribute to the city if than i ever welcomed with open arm and begin resources they need. on march third, 2020 at a sfmta meeting jeffrey tumlin the author of the ban said first moveed san francisco i lived in my car it meant i had a place to keep my stuff dry and a place to sleep safely and washing myself at gas stations i make myself presentliable public for mow to convince a lan lord for rent to meeen though i was un. anded i found temporary work if i had been towed i would not be here today. this is your colleagues vote to reverse the policy is a long way away from the sanctuary city

that welcomes people with open arms and resources they need to thrive not survive in the city. police don't take away the resourceful solutions people implement to survive and criminality greatly to the city every day. housing is a human right. thank you. welcome. hello supervisors good to see you i'm hahn a d7 resident. here to ask to you reverse the ban. bh i attended the sfmta hearing i was not impressed. officials locked clarity how many would affect. how implementd and how the ban would help people get house in the a city with a sheller wait list as long as san franciscans it passed after public commentlet in the night and complete absence from the public

in the one turned out to upon speak in favor am given the city shutering the candlestick point safe p cites not offered to neighbors. the hsh director told the chronicle this hsh is really not in the business of rung rv ps did in the specify when the city would do. supervisors i'm asking to you not let noisy 311 repeat callers set city policy than i are not here we are here. the to peek out that offers zero solutions push people from stability to the streets. repeal the ban, fund safe parking and safe asystemable affordable housing. thank you. welcome. hello i'm tyler here to ask you to over turn the ban. liberty and justice for all i watch you say it to this energy

and don't believe this ban represents this. first look at the participation against this. i'm going to go over the inhumanity of the ban. i will go over simple facts. from application to repeating service the time to receive homeless aid is 350 days people near remember situations rent is high and seems the board is asleep ownership creating toward the media. people experience homelessness is a failure of the city's prevention and failure of your public policy to address temperature san francisco is. appeal is before this board of supervisors from the mt a i take exception to your comment. go ahead. >> san francisco is rung a deficit 800 billion dollars and in 90pd soched 14% of crimes the

budget doubled and since then according to fbi crime dropped 52%. cheaper of well tino street needs committee and a business

owner the ban is one of the most grotesque decisions i sfreen a governing body in my 30 years here as a resident of made by an lacking expertise in home it bans working residents, disabled, seniors and families many of whom are lettin afamilies trying to maintain stability and mitigate trauma keeping children in schools of origin. typeset is well documented this keeping children in schools has been essential for children experiencing home. it is disapointing that cites identified for safe parking funding exists. and nothing has moved forward. primary low because of politics. the folks lack means to get vehicles back leaving them nowhere to go but the street. i am grateful for this appeal

process before a body this does have expertise. and i urge you to unanimously reverse the ban. and work further work to homelessness prevention and transitional housing strategies to end it. thank you. wvenlg next speaker, please. >> good afternoon i will be brooefr. this is kelly hill united to save the mission and a business owner. here to support appeal and stop the ban proposed another waste of resource. i'm tired of watching police officers stantlying around encamps are cleared and shelter discard with no solutions. the mayor proposed the change part of her toefrt crack down on homelessness. people can't become invisible. one member of the body is quote in the legislation announced saying it is reasonable to toe

an error v if shelter cert refused. you urge actual ban the rv over night park voice concern over impact tell have on family already facing hard help and

barriers. the family shelter system is not an option with over 500 families on the wait list there not shelter for unhoused families and individuals why add by evicted people from the rv's. hs heart attack new pol limiting families sheller to 90 days started today. when omgologist are families offered now than i have not been before. the fear and stress of being on the street system a reality of many. today, families live rv's are scattered with no safe park cites be at rescue and hard to reach. i ask this sfmta be fleckable and not penalize families already struggling to meet needs this safe ping cites prior e prioritized and towing is passed while just solution is

impelemented. i urge you to reverse the sfmta rv ban. thank you. >> welcome >> i irrelevantment you to have time to be able to make a decision this evening especially with all the supervisors here. so i will be brief. as will the people following me. i'm sloan kelly i -- volunteer with the coalition on homelessness and i have worked with profit tows with glide. so two points i want to make one the city budget is out of control. right we don't have money. so -- if you think about temperature an rv is a sheller the city does not pay for. why would you think of taking it away? okay? that's 1. number two is -- that we need

safe park places that we actually don't need security. thank you. >> welcome. >> thanks to you for being here and lynch to us. i'm armando martinez from san antonio, texas i went to uc berkeley and ucsc and made san

francisco my home since i was 18. i worked for ford foundation as a grantee and consultant and as a program's person and from that perspective it seems you create in the 2007 you mentioned you gave men's power to the sfmta men it is time you took that power back. and time the power to be back in the board and not sfmta which seems they are very good at somewhat good at transportation and making the city a growner city. in the good at urban policy at homelessness policy. and at showing any sort of compassion toward the residents. i live in an rv and a member of the community latin american men and women who work here in the city every day had weak up and go to work and who pay taxes

and -- we have been hartaced. since we were asked to leave bernal heights. ing. i know you care it is a no brainer you will vote against this. >> this is a waste of time. want an efficient government give us our bake survival needs and we don't have to beg for them this is your fault not ours. >> thank you. kill out on the clapping she said it 3 times. >> welcome. >> hi. i'm medoe in 61 i was two i sustain aid traumatic brain

injury. the last time i swept i was his terical for days. um automatic00 well is nothing healing bechasing me across san francisco. there is nothing healthy about making we want me dead. this heart beat ban will push meto my grave i want to you remember mow i want you all to remember me. thank you. >> thank you. >> welcome. good afternoon supervisors. i'm steve meads i'm a long time resident of thein are sunset part of district sxen west side tenant's association in west side coalition.

san francisco has a deep affordable housing crisis. this ban concerning tow and remove r v's is immoral dp injust it is cruel and will drive will drive dents to residents to postpoverty you urge to you over turn the fwoon create safe parking for residents and those live nothing cars. as well as permanent housing so sore low needed. as an a city the walingiest in the world you must not advocate responsibility to our very vulnerable residents. in the name of fairness and justice. over turn this ban. broad community input including those live nothing r very close's and unhoused sf must desunrise per minute innocent

solutions this speak to our best collective valueless. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. welcome. from district 5. please over turn this ban. this issue is really not something this should be in the scope of mt a. it is dealing with people. dealing with residence denials of san francisco. i don't know where you will p it but it should in the be in their hahns. and if you do, authorize some locations or many locations scattered is better in many cases or you miwant a group. think aboutarc sesz to public transit. public schools and food at the same time. thank you >> thank you. >> before the next speaker are there other members who would like to address the board on the municipal transportation agency's decision?

welcome. >> >> because not true. not seeing that sfmta doing this right, nothing. not only this. it is because the is commission is [inaudible] than i don't vice president anyone self control ump have to been the residents where you rv's that is important as well.

this part of the hearing is closed we will go to the sfmta not to exceed 10 minutes. >> good evening president peskin and the board i'm victoria sfmta joined by colleagues the practical manager at sfmta and all shawn mccormick the director of p and emlow the deputy director at hsh and sam dodge the director of streets. cordination. so. this is a really difficult, difficult issue.

truly. . and -- we are here to review the tail a's decision. did throw things. first allowed the dreshlg direct to eliminate night time park for large vehicles. director implementing this restriction have written findings of impact. to either traffic circulation or healing and safety for the public and throw made the [inaudible]. a couple key things i want to highlight is that if the vehicle is occupied and offer of shelter must be made that is part of the legislation. this is an 18 month pilot. and that the p restriction is men to be used as a stool evertool of last resorts and impelements scomploel judiciously through

the the city. i think we know that the city is facing a lot of challenge when is it come to our unhoused fellow citizens and >> you know that are live nothing rv's i like to invite sam dodge to talk about this about the learning are context and why this is a tool that mt a proposed. sam? >> board of supervisors sam dodge thank you i will be brief. you know every day the city spends staff to address this complex issue on the street. and we available to help a lot of people live nothing the vehicles and able to reduce the number of vehicles on street. from a thousand to 500 it is hard work and takes time and complex case. it is in the one type of bhorn

live in an rv. it is imagined they are our families minoritieses and people live nothing rv's. families can be come plex and take a lot of time to work with and find solutions for housing solutions for. so. we can out reach and find the solutions and did need to coordinate and need to have some discretion within the lus that allows you to have the time needed work with families to make sure family or individual to make sure resource alined to help them. out of the situation. there is written in this luthe ability to make that different everdifference we don't vice president now. to talk between the different developments and mt a with enforcement this allows for this

conversation to help freshman out roach workers to the. mt a about enforcement for vehicles. just recently discussed here, where families were offered housing. a time line for w this was happening on zoo road. families were displace exclude out reach stayed touch and luck low able to complete the housing -- place ams for this family if but this law would allow them to be in place and not have a displacement to be follow up care. very tough decision and problem. and look forward to discuss will this of f with you this is ran 59 mont pilot this . is not a permanent solution but allows

the pilot this out reach first and methodology and see if it is provement over the upon concern mechanicology it is not include. >> thanks. sam. yes, a very difficult problem and this -- hes how many complaint wes get from 311 you see 2,000 complaintsanualy in the left 3 years people are call nothing and sharing the public health and safety issue in our streets. this issue has nots been around for much longer then and there 3 year a lot of you on the board know about it well. and a history in 2012 the board approved a new violation in division one of the code in section 7. 254 and created a tool to restrict over sized vehicle and every night ping from midnight to 6 a.m. that

restriction was implement in the the city in 20 upon 13. and evaluation. this effort revealed it was effective. so after 3 months of active enforcement locations where signs were posted reduced number of over sized vehicles and over night essentially they were goneful this said that restriction does raise occurrence about displacement of over sized vehicles to other locations as well asas it is displacement of people. in 2014 board approved other locations for restriction and also asked the board at this time tom pause requesting the restrictions to more streets in the city effectively creating a moratorium. 20 xaen 19 a couple more restrictions put in d9 and 11 and the opinion dem and i can have in the seen the

restrictions from. this showed the trends for number of tents and vehicles with people in them. the number of vehicles shown in orange and as of october we had 458 vehicles with people live nothing them not all are in large rec vehicles but most are 85%. many people using the vehicle for lodging absolutely to good neighbor practice no question. the city streets don't contain facilities we need to manage treasure and human waste with long-term vehicular habitation.

the homeless out reach team are working heard are out there offering service it is citiments individuals and family in housing. it is very much a service first approach. scombha upon my colleagues found is that until there is a clear indication of meaningful enforemans having your vehicle towed people don't want to accept children or other services. that's why the board approved amendment to the code creating the tool for if the city to use. again a tool of last resort. this required. multifalse petted solution between the departments. first needs to be conscience assessed determine upon if this is i healing and safety issue or transportation issue.

resources for out reach for engagement and shelter and offer the shelter are must be made and third and resources for not signs and enforcement need to be available. it does happen at night when the restriction applies that requires the police department in collaboration with officers to enforce. i than meant head lines when mt a approved talked about i restriction. and practice i thank you application will mrook. would be block by block given we need the resources to sxhap will be slow begin the necessary resources what staff thank yous we can do one-two blocks a month. if this was to move forward. >> i want to spend a couple minutes briefly on the process. the way that this would materialize on the street that

our homeless teams are conduct engage am. all the team. when they see a challenging situation. >> this will not come from your tome our homeless out reach teamless the sfmta or the city's who you are speaking on behalf. >> thank you for asking. it is hsh not sfmta. i appreciate that. when there are challenging locations they will will and am sfmta for implementing the restrictions the director of transportation will issue findings stating whether the location is a health or safety issue or a transportation challenge. and in language noticers posted at the location to notify everyone oft restrictions. after that, mt a install signs. notifying folks and then the homelessness p home ulc team will offer a final offer of

shelter and that's not accepted then they will let mt a know >> speakers time. >> so. with that, thank you very much. >> thank you. no names on the roster for questions there are speakers on behalf. sfmta? if so lean up to ply evermy left your right. going once expect twice. we'll dp to a 3 machine rebuttal to the appellate. with glide coalition this ban be harm to feel residentses and misuse. limited city resources it would exace bates of push rv's without citywide solution. eliminating the press this

happened with parking there will be now are successful keksz to housing or resource. the mt, made claims takingum p spaces and caution safety issues the city does in the and has noted provide garbage service or were pressure sites to address the occurrence. if there is a concern it could be addressed with the existing tool rather then and there a sweeping policy this could harm many households posing no threat. furthers. and no households would address the occurrence. the mt a said this will be used as a left resort authority is in the written in the policy there is nothing putting a cap on how frequently at this time issue invoked and implements. the mt a will work to offer shelter before tow thering is no written offers with a time line ownership accountable. the requirement only know for

shelter rather than housing inpresent for this population. for every person an rv offered a bed someone on the street loses on that bed. there are beds for out reach operation there is are not enough beds for the operation so this would take away shelter from people on the street there is very little proactive out reach to people in rv's given changeless to the program and no one in rv's will get service anymorement option catharsis appropriate begin the family disability and immigration status. when there are promote service people accept them. tip dale is challenge to connect people with shelter or houseings resources without bng language support. cross departmental cordination on the mt a and pd severely lack one addressing people who live in rv's we seen sfmta enforce.

arrive ticket and tow hours before hs heart attack connected people to resources. a lack of in language information leads to miscommunication. it is like leap will have towed. rather than a policy before we have services we should devote time and fund to city safe parking and. the matter heard and file instead lands of the board. >> thank you. and thank you to everyone who dame evercame out to speak i want to say at the out set, i had a list of questions i thought i was going to ask i don't feel i need toy have not

heard a sense of the emergencyt a action here that i find remote mroe compelling when balanced against the stream harm this is policy could cause. we aloud corporate land lords and firm its make been airs decide who gets house and who does not.

i like to make a motion and i will ask city attorney to correct me if i have got it wrong in a form but to reverse the october 1, 24 resolution. in all respects that are within our jurisdiction subject to written findings i would be prepared by this city attorney. and should be based on arguments 1-8 of the appeal. which i find -- >> motion to table it. >> correct. >> thank you. >> motion med by supervisor preston table item 50 and move

pon and 54 by supervisor walton to that motion entires mandelman. i want to thank and acknowledge city staff who describe third degree as a difficult issue it is difficult issue especially for those folks in the departments who i think do care about people and want to make lives better. and -- yes. have to respond the demands of our public. >> i don't like argue with public commenters i dent particular is good practice one person did refer to san francisco's purposeful disvictim in homeless infrastructure.

and it is a phrase that hit mea so divorce friday reality of the time i have been on the board and the time before. we have spent billions and billions of dollars in the time just the last 6 envelope years investing in solutions it homelessness. in getting folks off the streets not just in shelter but permanent housing experimented with all manner of successful and unsuccessful interventions safe ping cites or tiny homes or safe camping. tent cites or -- holings rooms and we have done at costs the federal government and the state government but our general fund temperature is something i'm proud of and i think san

franciscans should be proud sxf the people in the audience trying it end homelessness for those folks tlshg is a question about and no dispute whether i think whether san francisco should make investments. there say dipew about is when we should do about managing unsheltered homelessness this remain. and although every single person who spoke in this room today takes a not unreasonable position, i think, which is rew should be in this together. this if we don't have shelter we should allow folks to find shelter where than i can on the street if they must on sidewalks if they must in public plazas and parks if they must. it is not imsane position temperature is a humin position. it is not the position of the majority of san franciscans. or anything close.

and i as am liked arrangement. in a democracy believe that i nodes to be responsive to the reasonable demands of my constituents nay able to use public spaces they not be privatized and unregulated way. turned over to uses that are damaging and destructive and cause significant challenges for the most afluents communes because they don't have encampments or rv's temperature rather the low are incommittee working class that tenderloin, the neighborhoods that are are actually have folks with the greatest needs that have to dweel unsheltered homelessness in their midst. i think it is were not unreason for the public to say that they want our departments to address this challenge to nots allow

camping in our public spaces. and if sthm going to be the expectation of demand of the public we need to give our departments the tools they need to try to do that even in the to my minds compassionate. way described by sfmta and hsh staff this will not mean the mass displace am of rv's. but are tools to be used as necessary when nothing else is working. supervisor melgar.

thank you, p. so. several of the public commenters and the departments brought up of the example of winston avenue a recent population in nile district. that -- my office worked with for almost 3 years. to try to supportful at the end we were able to have 52 families placed in housing which i think is a vastly better resolution than in an rv on a road that is uphill people go fast there is in sewage, water or electricity and children are in danger. that said, it was not a smooth exercise. you think this had it in the been for the persistence of people on my staff and myself in

weekly meetings which with hsh and mt a, i don't think we would have been a successful. also, i am grateful for the advocate and it is folks. for helping us with language capacity. which folks did not have in the city family. and that you know made a lot of really big difference. so,il say this, in defense of the mt a, you know, they are charged with streets. with keeping the right-of-way. public right-of-way for the public. that is their charge. they are not housing department. nor homeless department. hsh is just has what a lot of resources as my colleagues supervisor mandelman has stated. in to permanent supportive housing not the model this is needed for everyone in the rv's

peculiarly families. this is where i think we have failed as a city. we don't have a good system. for families live nothing rv's. to get in housing that they can afford whether that is supportive or not. may everthey don't all need it. we don't have a system of imgrant services and integration for new comers. people use generatorings which pollute the air. we had explosions and all things that happened with people in r

very close's and this is in the good for the folk who is live in them nor for the upon communities around them. i will say you know, in district 7 at least they are in the pod st. francis or westportal they near park merced, and in front of the lake wood apartments which is where the working class in d7 temperature is leaving the system that we have now that leaves it up to community to demands some upon respite house community. you know the ownous on folk who is don't really have the resources that other communities have in our city this . is a complex problem. and i think that we have not risen to the challenge. i have been fighting for a safe parking site.

i'm grateful to my colleague supervisor safai for piloted the first. we own a lot of land in the city between the per, airport, and other you know puc. and yet we have not been able to pull this off. i think because we have charged the wrong departments. it it is in the mt a. you know -- problems to solve nor is it hsh because this is not quite what they do. and i think this you know we are going to have a new administration. that i hope tackled the issues and lack of capacity within our city family. to address the issue. i hope they do. we do have funding in the budget for west sides safe ping site i help we make this reality. that said, so don't get happy for when i'm saying i don't see

a way to figure this out without ping restrictions per of the problem is we pushed folks live nothing vehicles to areas was city and they be in the bayview.

appreciate director weiss talking about what the policies have been overnight history of the mt a because if it only using last result and limited. manner than all you do is push

the problem from one street to the other if not a comprehensive plan. we have over 117 families living in rv's. we are 500 plus on the wait list for shelter. now the hsh change the the family shelter policy in the last two week there is is a lot of -- lack of cordination and i supervisor megovern is right when we did our safe parking we did it in partnership with the community and then we said we will do restrictions after the fact so it would nobe a manage net is the way to go. so i want to beg commissioner cahane only one that voted against it a d 11 resident awear of what we did and how we created and latered. i know that supervisor walon

will accept more are safe parking that is the model to get it done right i urge hsh to reengage. the hearing said they were with their current operations and mission i dent think than i invested in the model and you are in the going to solve the learningest increase of those living unhoused until we address this crisis people live nothing vehicles. we have to engage and invest. so, i want to say i remain steadfast i think this was the wrong decision by sfmta they need to thoughtful exclusively time low it affirms that they are a rubber statutory for the policies of the mayor and that's why we need independents in this

period i will support the appeal today >> no other names on the roster madam clerk on the motion table and approve 51 and 52 >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> no. >> supervisor engardio. >> no. >> supervisor mandelman. >> no >> supervisor melgar. >> aye >> supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. there are 7 aye's and 3 no's with supervisors dorseys, engardio and machine machine voting, no. [applause]! call items 53, please. >> specific low 53?

specific low i guess 53-57? >> no. 53 through 55. >> okay. >> iit state that item 53-felony were considered by government audit and oversight committee on thursday december fifth and were forwards reports. item 53 of this 55 an ordinance to seattlement of a lawsuit perez and guzman and perez against the city for within. 5 million the lawsuit involved wrongful death from a vehicle collision. item 54 an ordinance to authorize settlement of lawsuits by park hotels against the city concerning the real property at 375 battery steet for assessed value of the property approximately 220 million.

as of september 18, 2019 want assessment appeals board approval and refund of 1. upon 7 million. plus interest this lawsuit involved the value subject property. as of september 18. change in ownership date and transfer tax reif you meaned and repealing ordinance number 26-2-24 the prior settle. lawsuits. item 55 authorize settle am of 2 let yous filed by park hotels and resort ifrngs against the city the property at 555 north point for assessed value of the property of 140 million want assessment appeal's board approval and refubldz of 983

>> roll call >> items 53-55. supervisor walton. >> aye joovm supervisor chan. >> aye >> supervisor dorsey >> aye >> supervisor engardio. >> aye >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye >> supervisor melgar. >> aye >> supervisor peskin >> aye >> supervisor preston >> aye >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's >> these are passed next item. >> item 56 a resolution approve the settlement of the city and chevron holdings inc. including the convasance of real property by condition liability for the property to affirm the ceqa to make the appropriate findings. >> supervisor chan. >> thank you i want to thank

chair preston at the government and audit oversight committee indulging my questioning. so while it may be true the lands has no value to san francisco it is a long way we finely are here in we have legislation previously in 2016 addressing specific low this property. and really was in help we have an open dialogue with chevron

and fining ways to have this piece of lands and finding potential green jobs. but -- we than we're here now and that we now identify third degree is the best option for san francisco but i want to say that while this land has no value to san francisco we cannot assume it is the same for chef lon this is a company driven by profits there is no reason to believe they would accept this land with liabilities out of goodness of their heart. i rarely do this i plan to cast a no, vote i can't contribute to chevron profit over climate impact if i help i bit to prevent this. with that, thank you. >> roll call >> item 56 supervisor walt only. >> aye >> supervisor chan.

>> no >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye >> supervisor engardio. >> aye >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye >> supervisor melgar. >> no >> supervisor peskin. >> aye >> supervisor prechtdon. >> aye. >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. aye. >> there are 8 aye's and 2 nos with chan and melgar voting no. >> ordinance is passed. next item. item 57 a motion to direct budget and legislative analyst a performance management audit of the zoo for fiscal 24-25 and 25-26. >> roll call >> on item 57 supervisor walon. >> aye >> supervisor chan. >> aye >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye >> supervisor engardio. >> aye >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye >> supervisor melgar.

>> aye. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye >> supervisor preston. >> aye >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai >> aye >> there are 10 aye's >> the motion is approved. read the next item >> items 58-61 considered by lands use at a regular meeting on monday december 9. 58 is an ordinance amend the planning code to require residential density in residential mix residential commercial and transit oriented districts except for transit mission districts to ceqa and findings. >> no names we will take this same house same call the ordinance is passed on first,ed read. >> item 59 ordinance to amend the build and planning codes to correct errors update out dated cross references.

revisions to clarify code language and other subassistantive updateed code provisions to affirm the ceqa determination >> samous and call, passed >> 60 an ordinance to amend the planning code the lady's protection society at 3400 laguna street. as a landmark consistent with standards in article 10 and conxhirm ceqa and present findingsment same house and daul, pads said on first were read >> item 61. this is a resolution to endorse the terms for ma'am to the conditional property exchange agreement. new development agreement for a new san francisco fire station 13 and mixed use tower. at 425 washington street.

439-45 washington street 447 battery and 530. same house and call adopted. 62-64 considered by rules on monday december 9 and forwarded. item can scoop an ordinance amend the code change the sunset date for working group from september first of 26 to the date of this ordinance. same house same call. next item. >> item 63 an ordinance to amend the code and the labor employment code to move employment prosecute visions including concern prevailing wage environments, and hours and days of labor neighborings from the code to the labor and. am code >> samous and call the ordinance is passed on first reading next item. >> item 64 this is an ordinance

to amend the quoed to and end quarterly reporting by the mayor an office of housing. to the board and mayor regarding development of within00% affordable housing and new accept an annual reporting requirementos july 21, 2025 >> same house and call. go to roll call for introductions. i will state 65 was not forwarded as a mitteement r. new business is supervisor walt only. >> submit >> supervisor chan. >> thank you. colleagues as you then and there is nile last meeting of the year. and i will miss your last meeting of the year next week so i ammed to take this opportunity to say a few words about colleagues that are going to i will miss greatly and start with the 1 i will miss the least.

i'm kidding. i'm kidding. but i am looking at you supervisor safai. i think that really is the relationship that supervisor safai and i have. and this you know it is all the the sense of humor we are ability to function in city hall which is intense and we do a lot of serious matter i will miss that interaction and your sense of humor. and i will keep it brief i know we have a lot of things to do and i do have a flight to catch. but i know one thing about supervisor robe sdpen i one thing i know she is probably you other only nash in this city hall that and i can have at it and in the same conversation we go right back to business and get it done. and this i want to say that i don't see a lot of people i

think that is trust and respect. i will miss this but i'm happy for you you are spent your time in this building that i'm q.ed that you will bigger in san francisco soon >> supervisor preston. i call another brother from another mother all the time. i'm going to miss you a lot. not because you were my seat mate but i think constant low sometimes i think you are way far out for me. and yet i can have a lot of recommend for you and think about the thing this is you can do outside of this building which is way more lethal for i think that someone would anticipate i'm not gooing to say a lot about supervisor peskin if i do i will cry because i know him since i of 25 when i step

inside city hall. is that i think this today is in the a goodbye. i don't think of this as goodbye to any of you in fact i think it is hello to all your careers outside of this building. that we will see more of you. but supervisor peskin i know also as a board president since i was 25 and now 45 or 46. naalways are the smartest person in the room. you eventual low you became the only grownup in the room. as i my career and yours progressed. but again, thank you colleagues. it has been my honor to serve with you all ofow this board. and i will miss all of you greatly. i will call on you. hopeful low not while i'm traveling internationally and cry but that i hope to see you

probably i will see you soon. i have a feeling. so with that said, for rest of the clothes because i will be missing the next meeting if there are mobile homes this you can find upon an opportunity this next week shall be votes before that you may be one vote this is missing because of my absence. i hope that you will be so kinds and consider an opportunity for you to reconvene before january 8. so this we have this worn more opportunity to resolve the votes that if i may be able to cast if not for my absence. thank you the rest i submit. i promise i have something to submit >> thank you supervisor chan. travel safely >> supervisor dorsey. >> thank you, colleagues today i'm submitings a letter requested a report on accidental drug over dose residents of

permanent supportive housing in san francisco the start ever 20 twenty through third quarter of 24 which coinicizes with data compiled by the office of chief medical examine are thanks to legislation by my district 6. former supervisor now supervisor amy the bhoord passed. i'm sure we'll recall in 2022 the san francisco chronicle push labored a series earn joaquin palomino and trisha recognition finalists for the pulitzer described investigation in the city's failure to fulfill promises to provide safe housing for the homeless. showed the concentration of over dotes deaths.

. am the report from that series push liberaling found at the time within the area analyzed was this san francisco supportive housing sro the site of 16% of all failing over dozes the buildings house les than a percent of the population. chronicle's publish finings are 2 years old and limited to only some sra's the request seeks to update the data and provide a comprehensive acounselling for the if you mean available time period. once the data report is complete my hint tension to author legislation to require updates to that top measure progress or setbacks moving ffrmd i thank you is an important level. information to will have.

to inform our policy decisions we considering the months years ahead. involving recovery housing, drug kneel free throw options and effective harm reduction strategies. the rest i submit. thank you. supervisor dorsey. supervisor engardio. >> submit. >> supervisor mandelman. >> thank you. today the mayor and i introducing legislation to create an entertainment zone in comb valley establish am of the zone which being launch march 2025 will enable restaurants in the zone to sell alcohol to go during evans such as the coal alley night markets kicked off on december 5 and fantastic. i want to thank the coal valley merchants association, for their advocacy and support. i want to thank the mir and kate

patterson from economic workforce develop and vikki wong and calvin heart attack o for work on this. i have updates i think from out door commissions. outside boardses and commissions. at the transbay joint powerhouse authority november meeting approved a suite of agreements to the plan develop on hours. planned a tower connect to sales force are park. this thursday they will error can amendment with the pardonal project the ma'am provides support and the continuing development of the perral and next year expect the board in january to consider approval of the portal project mou.

which will serve the project's multiagency partnership through deliver and he we tuck body it earlier today thet a meeting. on c sack. the week before thanksgiving the meeting and pasadena. the executive committee met and elected now officers. those are keeping score jeff griffith was elected president. suzanne ellenberg from santa clairea elected violent and louis from month ricounty second vice president. and i think were them is what i got. the rest i submit >> thank you supervisor mandelman. supervisor melgar. >> submit. >> supervisor peskin >> i would like to adjourn the meet nothing the memory of kent howie passed away on october 31,

agent of 71 and offer our condolenses to his loving family his wife deered are and son tryst terrorist an and friends and kim hopper can't move to san francisco from canada in 85 to attends the san francisco art institute and after graduating will msa in photographer and joined the artist access. and he was a member as staff performing tasks and i board member and work shaped the direction of the organization during his time there worked with film festivals revived and manager and curator of their at aart gallery. kent produced 500 rep sodas of

shows. before working with the boat man's union for over 20 years kent worked at project open hand delivering food to ill patients across the city a part of community and effort and organized block chain sfroers coming in the mission our condolenses to family and i have nothing to submit. >> thank you mr. president. supervisor preston. >> submit >> that concludes the introduction of new business. >> supervisor ronen. >> stip with, another week >> i can't face it. i think i have one meeting after this. no worries. >> may be two. >>. colleagues i'm asking to adjourn

the meeting today in honor of of the lisa energy district 9 aide jackie prayinger. lisa passed in her home on monday august 26. lisa imgrated as an adult leaving her home in thes philippine. and hope of finding a safe place to raise a family. fell this love with california moved the bay area met and married and raised a family. lisa was. a chef feeding family and friends love and freeshgz appreciation tepdzs to orchids and built a house out of her joy the thing she loved more was raising her children. and being their mom and by did she do a good job. so proud of her kids values they

carry and the america they are making on this world. lisa was warm to everyone she met. funny at the din are tain. protective of her loved ones she paddle on to her children. were toward even those she did not need to be and more. she left the world soon and the impacts on her family and community will be rrmed forever. lisa is survived by her husband, daughter and son who miss her with every breath they take. rest november peace lips a wish i got to meet you. butt i feel i see and get to know who you are every day by working with your beautiful daughter. may your memory with a blessing. and colleagues i doll a brief update. the in terms of transportation

revenue measure select committee wrapped up work on a new measure framework pausing of sb1041 ever41. met of the yesterday and recommendationless mt c approved pursuring policies including option for initiative and working forward two revenue measures for tax rate mechanism. in november mt c approved the priority conversation area grant evergrrnt awarted 750 thousand dollars to rec and ps. am bicycle improvement project. wonderful for san francisco. left month the mt c approved

funds for short falls for mt a and other agents submitted to cal in 23 it comp ploy with sb125 requirements. fourth no one will like this one. am in november the bay area held a hearing on proposal to next bridge tolls in 50 cent increments in 26 and end nothing 2030 told increase of 2. 50. upon fvment >> the proposal come become to the for final approve am and foible low for d 9 first housing pilot selected i building of

320, 47th in the mission for rehab. san francisco community land trust wed with the tenant and union to utilize the fundses to purchase the building at permanent affordable housing. i'm see to see deliver on funding. . and especially in cases like tht tenants organize and theed fought back against corporate landlords. and the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor. and supervisor safai submitted. thank you mr. president. go to general public comment. >> at this time you can lineup on the right side. and we are setting the timer for 2 minutes welcome. >> finally the benefits upon mr. kite. you get enough [inaudible]. no. the benefit duty you are welcome

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materials, too bad. library is not providing access itself in a few instances there is a vender who has books can you look at when youor a library computer for two hours a day. they censored since 3 years ago as an example i brought up francis testimony to the senate about the problems with social media. priority and facebook prioritying poverties over safety. thank you. welcome. . >> number of over doze death in sro housing make its sounds like not a nice place to live people are die to get out. we don't have a problem with our

very close's newscast tenderloin i everthere say permanent twlon there are 1 this is pass through i think the traffic laws are such than i are not to the ritting we do have is there are 3 parked at the warfield now that's when we are in the tenderloin i don't know lubut imagine there is revenue i hope there is. it is true that we had a very pleasant board of supervisors for several presidents you in in a row. and of course, who knows what will happen. if you are gunning for theory spot, [laughter] may be one of the new people coming in. up to the board of supervisors. thank you.

>> any other speakers? general public comment. >> public comment is closed and in dam clerk read the adoption without committee reference calendar >> items 68-72 introduced for adoption without reference. a vote is upon required for adoption of resolution on first read today a member may require a residence loigz to go to committee. seeing noing names on the roster take them same house. >> i think supervisor melgar were you have going top amend upon the board's schedule for -- >> for give neil >> one of you would like to sever. why item 71? on the balance of the calendar we will take that same house same call. those resolutioners adopted and motion approved madam clerk read

item 71. a motion to steb the 2025 board of supervisors regular meeting schedule. >> supervisor mandelman. >> there might be two changes one change i would like to suggest turn it a motion but -- is to get riffed search 23 meeting that is rachanela and the jews would appreciate that on on the calendar. and a second one. >> president melgar. >> thank you the second one was thanksgiving to make it kinlts with the san franciscouneified district calendar those of white house have kids can take a vacation with our kids >> that is deleting what date and adding what date >> i thought you were makeing. it was in the in front of mow. that one i don't know. >> mr. president i could help out with this. >> certainly.

i think the idea was that the december second meeting struck and in its place november 25. so this is so moved >> and september 23 you want to cancel >> >> so amended delete september twoe twa and he replace december second with november 25 notion and second. without objection. on the item as maenltdzed same house same cowl the motion is approved. read the in memoriam >> mr. president there is one more order. item 73 the let rew. >> this is the lotted row to determine seernlts of the new elected member of the board of supervisors schedules for meeting of tuesday december 10, 2024 today. quickly as a result november fourth election, for office of board of supervisors 4 new

members are on in body jan 8. lot real be pooled determine seniority of those members with our seniority confers treatment among other. in choosing office assign am or nominations. . our deputy lisa placed 4 name in thes cop are drum forecast chan. jackie field per. and danny sotter. in a moment the deputy will pull the names first hear is the order beginning on january 8. beginning with supervisor mandelman. supervisor walon. medar. supervisor chan. supervisor dorsey, supervisor engardio and now with the addition of supervisor elect mack mud. and jackie fielder.

and cheyenne chen. and danny sotter. and district 2 supervisor who

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>> we are doing is filipino and mexican cuzeen. the main component the filipino style meat originated. we grew up on that. the most popular items are burritos. we have really something for everybody. we have a salad, we have tacos, we are natcho s and-trying to create something quick and casual, something you can get anything any time. for me i love food and didn't want to be a chef. i was in the business side of it and bring something special to san francisco so why i reached out to my business partner gil and he wanted to partner for food and we share a

passion for food that comes from our parents cht it was a honor for us to be able to do this for ourselves and also for our parents and you know, our families. for us to have a business as thriving here in san francisco, such a honor and makes me feel proud of myself and of my city as well. just to be able to add to this city that is so special. we are just a speck of the specialness, but you know, to have any part that is just a honor. >> you are watching san francisco rising with chris manner. today's special guest is carla short. >> hi, i'm chris manner and you are watching san francisco rising the show about restarting rebuilding and reimagining the city. our guest is carla short

the intric director of public works and here to talk about the storms we had and much more. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> great to have you. let's start by talking about the storms that started beginning of the year. there fsh a lot of clean up recovery and remediation. can you talk about what your team did? >> sure. the 17 inches of rain we got starting on new year's eve through the first 2 and a half weeks of january made it one of the wettest periods in recorded history for san francisco, so as you imagine we had a lot of work to do. we gave out more then 31 thousand sand bags, we were operating all most non stop from new year's eve to san francisco residents and businesses out of our operation yard and frequently working thin rain so it was a beautiful dance to watch. we had a corio graphed where people drive in the stop and load with san dags

and get on it way so thats was the most visible thij weez had to do. responded to all most a thousand calls for localized flooding for the corner of the street with catch basin. our team trying to address that. we clear and pick up anything to block and it hopefully get the flooding to go down. if we are able to respond we call in the san francisco pub utility system and are responsible for the sewer system under so they bring ing vack trucks that vacuum out debris inside the catch basin. we also dealt with lots and lots of calls about trees and tree limbs down. i think we actually faired better then some other places in terms of loss of full trees. we did have whole tree failures and that is not that uncumin with super satch waited soil conditions. we had over 950 calls about trees

or tree limbs down. a lot of calls were about loss of a limb and we could save the tree. we are still assessing the data to figure how many were full tree failures versus limb failure. >> also had land movement too. the great highway comes to mind. what is your approach to managing rock mud and land slides? >> that is a great question. we had 28 different slides over the course of that period. it is kind of a interesting process, so the first step is we have our geotechnical or structural engineers take a look to see is the hillside safe, do we need to stabilize it in some way or just need to do some cleanup? once they made their assessment they will recommend the next steps. often times to protect public safety we will place k rails the giant concrete rails at the base omthe slide area to make sure that any debris doesn't get on the edroway and

bring ing the heavy equipment to scoop up on the ground and move off the roadway and try to open the roadway. some cases, we will actually inject some rocks or other stabilizing forces either into the slide area or sometimes below the roadway. right now there is nothing that's unstable out there but be are keeping a close eye on the areas including the gray highway area. >> right, right. well, so talking about the storms in the city response, brings us to southeast community scepter when there is rain remediation projects going on. can you talk about the inconstruction project kblrks that is a favorite project. a beautiful new community facility. we were involved in pretty much every aspect of developing that project for the public utility commission. they were a client. we design project management and

construction management and the landscape design for that project. and one thing that we included was storm water management throughout the entire project site. so, that project encapturealize the rain water that lands on the roof and flows into the landscape where we have rain gardens so intent is slow the water down to and give areas to collect to percolate into the ground rather then the sewer system. when we have sewers that are overloaded, because our rain water mixes with the sewer treatment storm sewer system, we actually can end up dist charging into the bay which we dont want to do. anything we can do to just prevent those combined sewers from overpm loaded is a good thing and in this case allows the water to collect onsite and percolate to the ground which is the best way to manage the storm water and it is beautiful

and provides habitat. i encourage everybody to see it. it is special place. >> that's great. there was recently news about how city (indiscernible) powered by steam, which is super unusual i think. i understand public works ablgtually does the maintenance on the system. can you just talk about that a bit? >> sure. that is a unusual situation. that steam loop was actually built when the city was recovering from the 1906 earthquake. it only provides to steam about 4 buildings in civic center but that is how we keep buildings like city hall warm. the steam goes into the radiators and provides the heat. it is a old system and if you see steam billowing out of the man holes or other spaces, that is indication of a leak actually. we spend a lot

of time trying to fix the leaks because it's a old system. it is managed by the real estate department and at one point they were looking trying to replace the whole thing but think that is a massive undertaking so now they focus on making as needed repair said. we did a big repair on growth street where we spent a month and a half working on the known leaks s in the area. it is a very tight spot and have to use blow torches to seal up the leak so a intense operation and seeing more leaks on polk street so we will be out there once it warms up to fix the leaks. >> excellent. let's discuss what is the reunifiquation of public works. there fsh a proposal or plan to split off the division, called the street and sanitation. now that has been shelved and public works is going to just retain being a single entity. can

you talk through the process? >> sure. yeah. the original proposal was a ballot measure voted on to split the department into 2. it basically create the department of sanitation and streets that was really going to incompass all our operation divisions so it was a street cleaning department but encompass everything we refer to as operations. when we worked preparing for that split with the city administrator office, we found there were actually 91 what we call touch points between the operations work and our engineering and architecture side, so we really felt like it could be very difficult to split into two departments. we have so many areas of overlap. there was a new ballot measure last november to reunit the department. technically we split october one and did split in some ways. we did

put on hold some of the behind the scenes things like rebranding all the vehicle jz giving everyone a new e-mail address in the sanitation and streets department, but on january 1 of 2023 we came back together so we are reunited i want sing the peaches and purb song and think it is a good thing for the 91 areas of overlap. we making #2c3w50d use of the research. preparing for the split. looking at all the touch points and trying to strengthen the department so we are more streamlined and efficient. one of the most important component from the original ballot measure is commission oversight. we retained two commissions, the public works commission which oversee the over-all department and approve the budget and contracts. and sanitation and street commission and their

mandate focus on policy and deliverable for street cleaning and basically the operation division. reporting to them regularly how we are doing, we think will help make sure we are as efficient and effective as we can be as a department. >> that sounds great. thank you so much for coming and talking to me today and appreciate the time you have given. >> thank you so much for having me. it was a pleasure. >> that is it for this episode. you are watching san francisco rising. >> our market street program started in 1992.

the goal was to bring arts to an audience who may not be normally be exposed to contemporary art. for 2023, we chose comics as the median to highlight san francisco. it could be fix al, science fiction. history. >> i'm fan, i'm illustrator and writer, i grew up all over the bay area. and is post history no history no south. i've been drawing since i was probably four or five. it's just a cool memory, i just remember painting my apron in kindergarten and i would suddenly start painting myself. it was cartoon, it got me excited. in my home life, it was not consistent but what was on tv

is always consistent. there is always xy z- channel, cartoon, i would wait for the cartoons to freeze and chase really fast. i remember getting into anemai as a kid, as a young person because it was one of the avenues of asian-american expression that i can relate to. my project is i'm highlighting 6 trailblazers who's family was tied to san francisco. they all have different forms of art expression. but i noticed through the research that there is a common that connects them all, which is this desire to live life authentically, organickly, speak of the love that they believe in. i made it art students and learning about art history and the place in art with the context of learning about their

predecessors. >> sinsawa is synonymous of san francisco. there is a school named after her. >> wasn't she also in stamp? her art was in 2020. >> do you think she would become a artist? >> hmm, i think she was like 100s of other in the city that love the art. when there is no audience or income, why do we still make art? >> well because we seek to know ourselves and one has to believe like alela, we make art for a lifetime not just a career. i think for some, artist like breathing, it's how we know we're alive. >> it's so incredible to do this project and do the experience that connects generation, the full experience of being artist.

>> comics have a rich history in san francisco even from early 20th century. we also wanted to open up public art opportunities for artist that don't normally apply to public art. >> i hope it stays with them and lingers and they chew on it and think about it. and it may not make a big impact but it's something that opens up the door or starts the conversation or the beginning of something. i would like for it to be a start, whether it's a start of research or start of pondering, yeah, what does it mean to be an artist? and how do i decolonize my mind?

welcome to the upon december fifth homeless oversight commission regular meeting the will homelessness and oversight commission acknowledges we are on the unseedan cest ral home land of the recommend ram who are the original inhabitants