and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank >> good morning, everybody and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors, budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday, october, 14, 2014, my name is mark farrell and i am joined by katie tang and i would like to thank sfgtv for covering the meeting for today. >> do we have any announcements. >> silence all cell phones and electronic devices completed speaker cards and any documents to be completed, should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will be appearing on the 2014, board of agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> could you call item one? >> resolution, authorizing designated city and county officials to execute and file on behalf of the

and that was the way that he operated the city. and during the time that he was here, much of what you see around this city that's beautiful is a result of him. the ark a baseball team for the washington nationals, the harrisburg senators. stephen reed brought them here. all of city island. and city island is this gorgeous maybe half-mile-wide island right in the middle of the -- half mile long, i should say, right in the middle of the susquehanna river. it's gorgeous. it has this beautiful baseball facility that looks over the city, it has football fields, soccer fields, a train that goes around it for the kids. it has miniature golf, it has batting cage, boat rentals, us cream. that really is harrisburg's playground. stephen reed built that. the harrisburg hilton, beautiful harrisburg hilton. the whitaker center for the performing arts. the civil war museum. the pennsylvania national firemen's museum. harrisburg university. he created all of these institutions. using a lot of these financial tricks, reinvesting that money back int

and 60 days later regardless of what the city has done, you can file your lawsuit. i think that's the wrong direction to go and i think that's the wrong way for san francisco neighbors to manage potential conflicts. >> dale, your response? >> airbnb spends $8.5 million so far and four weeks to go until the election. trying to scare people about lawsuits and loss of privacy, that sort of thing. the fact of the matter is there's hundreds and hundreds of complaints filed with the city. and so far, the city has only brought violations against nine landlords. >> have you filed any clanomplas against the city? >> yes, for example, a woman called me on high street. the ground floor tenant has been renting on airbnb and claims he's the number one host in san francisco. rents $3,000 a month rent controlled apartment up to $11,000 a month. and uses proceeds to spend three months in bali, three months in thailand. she called airbnb and said he does not have my permission to do this. take down the listing. cancel any reservations. airbnb sai

city. the mayor asked them to come in and do this. this. >> this is the essential point, the city said deploy, upgrade your networks. what i'm suggesting is actually something different which is where the city says actually, look we own the roads, if you were to dough ploy yo deploy yoo dig up the roads. we are going to install as public infrastructure, conduit. that model hasn't been tried. >> let's follow through, interesting argument. then the city uses taxpayer money, takes up a credit line to dig up the streets, put in conduit, chattanooga did, i hear your point but you can't fault chattanooga in the end. they took a bet might not be a good bet but it ended up winning for them. >> no, no, look you're picking out one example, the reality is that muni broadband networks have been heavily subsidized by taxpayers and even if one of them may be actually breaking even, what you're missing is that cities have chosen a model that will lead to monopoly in the long term. whereas i'm proposing a model that opens the door for multiple competi

and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank atten. >> i'm pleased to introduce our mortgage rapport an, etc. any sheryl anchors the a.m. and cast on nbc channel 7 monday through friday additionally she is the host of the emmy award-winning show i don't understand the headlines that look at in depth issues and hollering a lornlt volunteer for the league of women voters mother ratting many of the forums and a past recipient of the league of women winner of the award we're very honored to welcome sheryl jennings here tonight (clapping.) >> thank you so much for getting we have so many great questions trying to get them consolidated i'm really, really honored to be here with the distinguished panel rincon hill for

and campos. item no. 1, please. city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) >> 1234 #568s >>supervisor john avalos: very good. thank you. >> good afternoon. from the san francisco p.d.. you have a report for -- they have applied for a type 42 license and if approved this will allow them to sell on sale beer and wine. th

and many district 3 neighborhood leaders and or not elected leaders including our city and state senator our former city attorney and 5 members of the san francisco board of supervisors and most of peripheries i had the honor of serving with too times they elected me as board president newsom for more go to www.drnpa.org aaron 2015.com for the respect and however, the most respect i hope to get our support in november thank

and the new property owner associations the city'sontinued occupation of rooftop space and other space in the building necessary for the department of emergency services public safety radio and communication systems project the equipment is several antennas in the equipment room briefly we have someone to talk about the project if you need more information the site is nearly irreparableable the department of emergency replacement seeks to renovate, upgrade and provides better coverage for the emergency systems and the board of supervisors board approved it approximately 20 yoorlgz years ago when the systems were incorporated choose 9 sites a web of coverage if one is taken down they all need to be taken down part it renewing those lowe's lazy think there are 7 of them so the sites what remain within the system and coverage is maintained the city and counties city's r city has leased the space since 2008 and it expires in 2019 this allows to continue to 2 and continues 4, 5 year option we can stay there for thirty years an you could of

- working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco

it seems there needs to be a third peat in many cities that comes in and builds a fiberoptic network. >> none of our cities really want to do this work. it's hard, scary, risky. if they are doing it it is because they have no alternatives. >> the success of a high speed internationa internet system depends on the city. chattanooga began to see a return after 19 months. >> provo utah, or burlington, vermont, taxpayer money was at risk, these systems went bankrupt and the systems were not sustainable. >> jim baylor says most cities don't fail. >> by the time a project goes through, every number, every theory, every assumption will be tested in the marketplace. we've seen very few projects that fail, for lack of consideration. >> a large part of the expense comes from installing fiber which can be attached to telephone lines or buried underground like google fiber is doing. >> i anticipated when google came to town the game would change and there would be lot more competitors willing to step up and that's exactly what happened. >> in kansas city and austin, texas, google is offering inte

and campos. item no. 1, please. city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) >> 1234 #568s >>supervisor john avalos: very good. thank you. >> good afternoon. from the san francisco p.d.. you have a report for -- they have applied for a type 42 license and if approved this will allow them to sell on sale beer and wine. th

eight graders our city budget debated $690 million to help you public schools and philanthropic community continues to temple is it in with million dollars of delores for local schools macro our city affordable making sure our residents have equal opportunity and receive fair pay i've working with the folks for as we strive to create more opportunity for san francisco's matrix and may i have a minute we have to help you residents that are living in the poverty and the homeless i have a renewed focus on the homeless we need to help those who need help and find them shelter and permanent you housing and intervene with those for others earlier this year we established the first of its kind the navigation center for getting the services this is a model that works this week we announced the plan to invest $3 million to open a new navigation center around the city to build a successful model we're getting things down thooekd be assured i won't forget by jobs i know skews is a new challenge but honestly the biggest income gap between someone with a job and someone that is

lisa: the just cause eviction bill we are advocating for, city life and the right to the city and the larger coalition groups around the city, we are saying simply this, tenants should have some protection. if a landlord wants to effect the tenant, the landlord should have a good reason -- that is it. if the landlord wants to raise the rent above 5%, the landlord and the tenant should have an opportunity to sit down in a nonbinding mediation session. if after the nonbinding mediation session, the landlord still desires to evict a tenant, the landlord is free to do that. karen: what if someone wanted to bring legal action against the landlord. how successful would they be? lisa: one thing i wanted to mention is that the just cause eviction ordinance specifically targets corporate landlords. to are owner occupants in boston and who own 4 units -- landlords who are owner occupants in boston and who own 4 opponents or less are completely exempt. that is 80%-80 5% in boston. we are targeting large, when a landlord start evicting, it is within the tenant' s rights to produce counterclaims i

supervisor cohen and i will be introducing a drafting request for the city attorney and controller toegislation that will create a permanent city reward fund to compensate those who provide information leading to an arrest and conviction in any unsolved murder case in san francisco. in the past 6 years, san francisco has averaged 150 homicide each year. each one is a tragedy, each won is a life lost to a father, a sister, a friend. each one should not have happened. we are the wealthiest big city or little city in the country. and with that wealth comes obligation. for everyone given much, much is demanded. when it comes to city crimes, we should put our wealth to use to help the families of victims and get the most violent offenders off the streets. the city has at times offered rewards in specific cases but it does so in ad hoc cases bus there is no established fund or consistent process. this could lead to the misperception that some lives are more important than others. it is not. i want to start a reward for $250,000 to anyone who leads to an arrest of an unsolved case. the elect

and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrate and dynamic city on sfroert of the art and social change we've been on the edge after all we're at the meeting of land and sea world-class style it is the burn of blew jeans where the rock holds court over the harbor the city's information technology xoflz work on the rulers project for free wifi and developing projects and insuring patient state of at san francisco general hospital our it professionals make guilty or innocent available and support the house/senate regional wear-out system your our employees joy excessive salaries but working for the city and county of san francisco give us employees the unities to contribute their ideas and energy and commitment to shape the city's future but for considering a career with the city and county of san francisc >> i'd like to call the tuesday, october 27, 2015, of the public utilities commission to order mr. secretary please call the roll. >> commissioner vice president moran commissioner caen county and . >> thank you a you

on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our cityas always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco.

and in the city right now, hanging on to 60. pretty comfortable but parts of the area, cooler around jeffersonville. mix of sun and clouds today and then 75, stray shower possible north and west. and could see a shower in the city overnight tonight but it's national nut day. so enjoy some nuts too. >> sometimes you feel like a nut. >> sometimes you don't. >>> there's a few slow spots. first, an accident blocks one lane on the westbound l.i.e. at souther bay road. delays back to sunnyside boulevard. and farther west in queen, a disabledded vehicle on the delays back the to main street. and a look, an overturned vehicle has two lanes blocked on route 1. delays back to jersey avenue. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. mary -- >> thank you. >>> so the mets sealed the deal and now we are headed to the world series. >> i just threw myself in that. >> steve overmyer has the sports update. >> reporter: the mets win the pennant. let that sink in for a minute, the the mets are going to the world series

my name is brian, and i'm a deputy director with the city of technology. like to thank the grand jury for their interest in the department of technology and their hard work for putting together this record and the board giving us an opportunity to comment on the report. in 2011-12, the grand jury report highlighted major issues that the -- we feel we've made real and meaningful progress since then. since that original report, we've continued to improve city wide coordination on it needs specifically to coit. the city's information on the city's technology. our most recent plan, or ict plan was released this spring and it provides a framework how the city will -- this plan recommends $150 million in city general fund investments over that same time. as you know, the fiscal year is 2015-16 and 2016-17 approved budget includes $190 million in it investments. of this, $61.3 million is slated to come from the general fund. this represents an important step in improving the it infrastructure. this includes the radio replacement effort and a new city wide financia

and the new property owner associations the city'sontinued occupation of rooftop space and other space in the building necessary for the department of emergency services public safety radio and communication systems project the equipment is several antennas in the equipment room briefly we have someone to talk about the project if you need more information the site is nearly irreparableable the department of emergency replacement seeks to renovate, upgrade and provides better coverage for the emergency systems and the board of supervisors board approved it approximately 20 yoorlgz years ago when the systems were incorporated choose 9 sites a web of coverage if one is taken down they all need to be taken down part it renewing those lowe's lazy think there are 7 of them so the sites what remain within the system and coverage is maintained the city and counties city's r city has leased the space since 2008 and it expires in 2019 this allows to continue to 2 and continues 4, 5 year option we can stay there for thirty years an you could of

the nurses and citykers (clapping.) all right. thank you. >> question now the order for the speakers supervisor christensen ms. take the opportunity and mr. pressing kin the question do you have any proposals to switch to more affordable energy. >> i was happy to be a co-sponsor of the one of the ballots measures to help us towards that ends by didn't even with constitutes clean power i support clean power in san francisco and the move to that ends up we've got a number of programs underway it support energy sufficiency and cleaner buses that require less maintenance that are currently coming online as a city what is it 17 percent i don't understand belief the portfolio weighing we've done a great job in making our city energy efficient sport that we're taking steps to make our new construction even better and using water for example, better water management in the areas that are repeated so i've been proud to support those measures that are gone through the board and look forward to doing more (clapping

of supervisors and the city and we have litigators for the city. i'm with the code enforcement team. we are seven lawyers assigned by police district in the city. i'm assigned to mostly district 11 and 7, 8, 9 and 10. we have a supervisor and two paralegal assistants and we bring cases on behalf of the city and sometimes on behalf of the state of california for violation of codes and unlawful practices and violations of law. we receive referrals from city agencies and cases brought to us from the police department and occasionally the fire department. i want to let the members of our community know that since we are community base, we have a hotline. 415-554. 3977. if you have any code enforcement or concerns about specific properties, you can call our hotline and we have para legals to help with that. >>supervisor john avalos: can you give examples of what can be calls that can be made on the hotline? >> certainly. i realize there is a lot of agencies involved in various code issues and it maybe confusing for the public to know. that's why we have

and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic cityhat's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world- class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - the city's information technology professionals work on revolutionary projects, >> good afternoon please take your seats the meeting will come to order this is the regular meeting the land use commission i'm sploelg the chair to my right it supervisor wiener the vice chair and to my left is supervisor jane kim our clerk is ms. andrea ashbury the folks helping us to broadcast this it jessie larson and leo

we have a new city manager now. and i want to make sure that chelsea continues its kind ofst, you know, development, as a city. and really gain some texture and prosperous place to li. >> what, in your view, are the three most pressing issues that chelsea residents will be facing over the next two years? >> people have told me without a doubt, the number one issue in chelsea is public... the drug problem in massachusetts in general, and really the country, is really one that is one of the most pressing problems that we have. and it needs to be dealt with. and you know, it is not an easy problem to solve. a lot of different things need to be done. we are doing a lot of those now. but i think we need to redouble our efforts. >> what, in your view, makes you a good representative for the residents in chelsea in. >> well, i have always been kind of a doer in life. boston. which i started ago at as a waiter and a bartender 16 years ago. from being a water and bartender to bag banquet captain to manager, general manager and f

>> how do we get city hall to listen to the wisdom of our neighborhood and respect our strength what kind of city for the children and grandchildren those are questions those of us in the campaign have been asking around san francisco my name is francisco herrera i'm here to seek our vote to serve as mayor of san francisco in order to redirect the run away housing unit that is devastating the fabric of our community i believe in our wisdom and ability to create a plan and citation that will allows us to develop san francisco into a working family friendly city again, i only have 5 minutes for this vision big deal please for more information visit people's campaign.com i love san francisco i've lived here for almost thirty years and happily married and lucky to raise our family we've paid to and benefits bending from the public schools and parks and walking to and fro work my information as a juicy quit priest nourished me in my faith in humanity address the essential justice i also taught 86 that taught me respect for the worst of conditions and religions my working-class roots for so

and campos. item no. 1, please. city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district city clerk: [liquor license - 745 o'farrell street] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to cuong thanh tran for key tran, inc., dba king kong bida, located at 745 o'farrell street (district 6) >> 1234 #568s >>supervisor john avalos: very good. thank you. >> good afternoon. from the san francisco p.d.. you have a report for -- they have applied for a type 42 license and if approved this will allow them to sell on sale beer and wine. th

and that doesn't have much city flavor i have to say. isn't that true? >> i you suggesting paris and new york are finished? would you say that? >> could be. i am posing the question. i don't know about finished because there's always something around the corner but it is a very different experience because you don't have people very much selling stuff on the street, you don't have -- it is an expensive place to live, you don't have the kind of social arrangements you once had. talking about more single people than ever living individual the in apartments, there were just as many single people may be a few less in the city of the past, but in rooming houses or boarding houses with distinct communal -- there was a lot more common space when real-estate was cheaper if you want to open the store you got money from the bank and opened the store, try that now. there was -- it was understood that this stretch of sidewalk even though it belongs to the city and not to you, you could do your thing. if you were a fire eater you could set up shop and breathe fire. th

city clerk: item no. 6 and 7. [hearing - civil grand jury - san francisco's city construction program: it needs work] hearing on the recently published 2014-2015 civil grand jury report, entitled "san francisco's city construction program: it needs work." (clerk of the board)sf 61234 [board response - civil grand jury - san francisco's city construction program: it needs work] resolution responding to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2014-2015 civil grand jury report, entitled "san francisco's city construction program: it needs work;" and urging the mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (clerk of sf 61234 sf 71234 >>supervisor norman yee: mr. reed? >> phillip reed, let me introduce jerry rad ler who was the chair of the committee who wrote this construction management report. >> thank you, good afternoon. in the interest of moving this

county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrate and dynamic city on sfroert of the art and we've been on the edge after all we're at the meeting of land and sea world-class style it is the burn of blew jeans where the rock holds court over the harbor the city's information technology xoflz work on the rulers project for free wifi and developing projects and insuring patient state of at san francisco general hospital our it professionals make guilty or innocent available and support the house/senate regional wear-out system your our employees joy excessive salaries but working for the city and county of san francisco give us employees the unities to contribute their ideas and energy and commitment to shape the city's future but for considering a career with the city and county of san francisc (clapping.) >> buenas dias good morning spring valley school students we have such on exciting day ahead of us your picture day we kicked off walk to school day with many, many very special guests but before we do anything we'll say the pledge of allegiance please put our right hand ove

and, of course, a city nestled in the arcade and videos you found a home, i think expresses again, you are tremendous so for the for people in are in need we have housed more people in the city while we're having to wait for all this to appear we can demonstrate our incredible san francisco values by investing in the exultant that is a great connector that the north beach center is doing i was reminded almost 15 years ago i think dpw that we helped kick start some of the initial funding i know that in those years we were working with the city and using community art and sidewalks and streets to get resources and some train and jobs that people wanted to do something for themselves now there is a longer-term 12 year on this montgomery street to make sure that he with continue making the investments negotiations for people have a way forward we'll innovate ends homelessness overnight but certainly going to end hopelessness by seeing more than more and more of those kind of navigation centers and investing in people there's a place to go for

and there is already been the city presence in effect from bidding in prior years. starting in the last time in 1994. was it was now bidding at all. it would be impractical i think on the current guidelines and rules in that the city would be trying to build basically homes with the shelter and housing. and i don't think that would be again, as strong a use as a gas station that the public loves in the area. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please? mr. chairman and members of the committee my name is joe. >> joe, sorry, would you put the microphone, there you go. >> my name is joe huphreys and i am a long time resident, and the 800 home neighborhood on the western slope of twin peaks, i serve on the board of the home owner's association. both as an individual, and on behalf of the board, i am here to support the extension of the auto care lease, the service stations have become an endangers species in san francisco, and twin peaks is the only one that is convenient for the neighborhood and it sits at an important cross roads and serving much of the co

and enforcement. we are tasked with it challenge issue in the city. the three different committees have to put our hands together and figure out how to control the problem and i have the best interest of the city. i have been living in san francisco for 30 some years, a single mother and educated in here from kindergarten through college. i have also worked in san francisco the whole time and lived in san francisco the whole time, taking public transportation and i am now a homeowner in the marina district. there's not one cure in terms of eradicating graffiti in the city and again that is why we have accommodation of different people and different approaches. there is not one cure. i have done a lot. the graffiti advisory board is not a plum, we do not get invited to the giant's game. we are asked to plant trees and pull out weeds. clean streets in san francisco and abate graffiti in places where some of you have never been; i have been under the freeway painting graffiti with feces at your feet. it is important to all of us particularly to youth beca

and that showed kind of what a city and a community that we are. thank you for all of your work and for making this a better city, and a better home for all of us, thank you. >> thank you. miss robinson, thank you very much. >> the next speaker please? >> thank you, chair, as of good morning, and i am here, obviously, to first of all, come mend, the director on once again, putting towing, a great, fight and getting the size of the task for the commissioners to serve again. and also, two new ones, and to have 16 commissioners, and i don't know if there is any other director out there who has to work as hard and it is a very difficult job to get the quality people and we have believed that the fundamentals are bringing in these commissioners is serving the long terms and because as an immigrant is the issues something that can't be done.. >> a hi, i'm karen fry a project manager and sfpuc and the bureau of environmental management honestly i've not considered a public sector job i realized this was an opportunity to work on large capital projects fro