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supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item no. 2. >> approving the minutes of the january 10 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor avalos: any public comment on item number two? seeing no one, we will -- we will close public comment. the motion to approve, we will take that without objection. >> item #3, citizens of advisory committee report. this is an information item. supervisor avalos: good morning. is there a member of the supervisor -- of the advisory committee? oh. >> good morning. excuse me. good morning, commissioners. my name is joseph flanagan. i am the vice chair of the citizens advisory committee. i will be providing the cac chair's report today, since the chair was unable to attend this meeting. and item number six of your agenda was considered by the cac in its january 25, 2012 meeting. the cac passed this item and discuss this item regarding the due process of the community outreach and focus on two themes. one, the traffic planning program, and two, what will happen -- traffic planning p
supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item no. 2. >> approving the minutes of the january 10 meeting. this is an action item. supervisor avalos: any public comment on item number two? seeing no one, we will -- we will close public comment. the motion to approve, we will take that without objection. >> item #3, citizens of advisory committee report. this is an information item. supervisor avalos: good morning. is there a member of the supervisor -- of the advisory committee? oh....
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and then supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you. i really appreciate your consideration of hi moogs. the intent is to set a bar for what the expectations are for the board of supervisors and knowing that there's been a great deal of work that's been put in and it's been on all sides. i don't want to minimize that but i do think it's important for me to be able to state what they preference is and all i have are my votes to do that my vote on the america's cup events -- my votes have been very precious to me. because i don't feel that my votes have necessarily expressed what my will has been, especially going back to december 14, 2010 for when i per received was getting -- per received was getting voted on turned out to be something different. i do want to express what my preference is what ink the resolution supporting the d.d.a. should look like. that's why i'm moving forward with these motions. the last one i'd like to do is a motion, clause that would add language that the d.d.a. and work force plan shall specifically require tha
and then supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you. i really appreciate your consideration of hi moogs. the intent is to set a bar for what the expectations are for the board of supervisors and knowing that there's been a great deal of work that's been put in and it's been on all sides. i don't want to minimize that but i do think it's important for me to be able to state what they preference is and all i have are my votes to do that my vote on the america's cup events -- my votes have...
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commissioner avalos: thank you. next speaker please. >> when the young lady spoke about equity, we had everybody jumping and asking questions because this city does not like to hear the truth. now, if in the southeast sector, which is the last frontier, we know there is a high incidence of cancer, asthma, and other chronic diseases. it is a requirement -- i will push for this at the mtc. i will push for this at a congressional hearing. you folks, if you dare to build so-called affordable housing on contaminated soil, and in an area where the bay area air quality management district daily shows a report in excess of asbestos structures, this has to be reflected in our decision making. now, there are some agencies, because they are governed by state laws, which you have not read, and which the san francisco county transportation authority thinks it can hoodwink people in the southeast sector. we will bring them forward. discretion of equity has to be discussed in the community itself. city hall can discuss it and make
commissioner avalos: thank you. next speaker please. >> when the young lady spoke about equity, we had everybody jumping and asking questions because this city does not like to hear the truth. now, if in the southeast sector, which is the last frontier, we know there is a high incidence of cancer, asthma, and other chronic diseases. it is a requirement -- i will push for this at the mtc. i will push for this at a congressional hearing. you folks, if you dare to build so-called affordable...
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supervisor avalos: thank you. if there are no other members of the public to comment, we will close public comment. we actually have another candidate who is here. my apologies. introduce yourself, please. >> hello, mr. chairman and members of the community. i am a strong supporter of public transit. muni is my primary way around the city. this coming thursday, i will be attending the next central subway community advisory group meeting. for over one year i have been coordinating with the market street railway preservation partners. as many of you know, being a docent in the downtown area has given me insight into what i believe is the cause, but also for partial solutions, saving muni millions of dollars each year. for example, tourists have the areas where approximately 1 dozen mines pass through. so that buses do not have to wait behind left turning cars. as a software engineer by trade, i am used to making complex decisions in compromises based on data. i think it would make me an excellent candidate member of
supervisor avalos: thank you. if there are no other members of the public to comment, we will close public comment. we actually have another candidate who is here. my apologies. introduce yourself, please. >> hello, mr. chairman and members of the community. i am a strong supporter of public transit. muni is my primary way around the city. this coming thursday, i will be attending the next central subway community advisory group meeting. for over one year i have been coordinating with the...
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supervisor chu: supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: thank you, supervisor chu -- which you. i actually feel that we shouldn't move forward. i prefer that we keep in committee in item, specifically the outstanding issues we've expressed. i will be voting against that. i want to be sure we keep our leverage. that's why i'll be voting against the motion to move out without recommendation. supervisor chu: supervisor camp os? supervisor campos: thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to sit in and all the folks who have come out and testified about this. i do appreciate some of the progress that has been made but i do want to agree with what supervisor avalos expresses. i think this has been a missed opportunity for this committee. when this project came before us and the e.i.r. was before the board, to the extent that there were questions about what this deal looked like, the response at the time was don't worry, you'll be able to make changes when the d.d.a. comes before the board of supervisors. when this item came before this committee, the guidance that was given t
supervisor chu: supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: thank you, supervisor chu -- which you. i actually feel that we shouldn't move forward. i prefer that we keep in committee in item, specifically the outstanding issues we've expressed. i will be voting against that. i want to be sure we keep our leverage. that's why i'll be voting against the motion to move out without recommendation. supervisor chu: supervisor camp os? supervisor campos: thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to...
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supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. it is great to have funds like this to support homeless services, and i want to thank the family of leila boroughs in that. to follow our financial policies though, this is one-time monies. so are we waiving our financial policies if we are going to be paying for ongoing -- we have to pay for capital and not for ongoing shelter services? >> no, this is not for shelter services. this is for homeless prevention services, which could be paying back-rent, late on electric bills, telephone bills. it could be moved-in grants. it is one-time, but if we use it for rental subsidy, it does have an end date for the subsidy. supervisor avalos: our subsidies are generally approved in the budget on an annual basis. >> that is correct. supervisor avalos: this is funding that will not be around on an annual basis. the question for the comptroller is that we have our financial policies and talk about how we receive one-time monies, and how they are going to be used. i am for funding going for our hous
supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. it is great to have funds like this to support homeless services, and i want to thank the family of leila boroughs in that. to follow our financial policies though, this is one-time monies. so are we waiving our financial policies if we are going to be paying for ongoing -- we have to pay for capital and not for ongoing shelter services? >> no, this is not for shelter services. this is for homeless prevention services,...
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supervisor avalos: ok. you know, this past year, i have heard that there has been a lot of families with in the housing authority that actually have been evicted, and i am wondering if we're seeing now some of those families that have lost their housing in the house about 40 are now in our shelter system and coming back into the housing authority buildings. what has happened over the past year in terms of families being marginally house, being released from the housing authority, and what conditions lead to families end up being evicted? >> i would like to talk about those it the context. there are those families that week evict for cause, for some sort of lease a violation. violence, drugs, criminal activity, not abiding by their lease. then there are families that we have to structure it processes for rent payment. in those cases, we go to extraordinary lengths. we have had a call to the housing authorities of families not paying rent. what we have attempted to do over the last year is to change that cult
supervisor avalos: ok. you know, this past year, i have heard that there has been a lot of families with in the housing authority that actually have been evicted, and i am wondering if we're seeing now some of those families that have lost their housing in the house about 40 are now in our shelter system and coming back into the housing authority buildings. what has happened over the past year in terms of families being marginally house, being released from the housing authority, and what...
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supervisor avalos: thank you. >> good morning. teresa from the mayor's office of housing. for our supportive housing pipeline, it is not only challenging to deal with for closures but also challenging to build affordable housing in san francisco. in our current pipeline, we have about 133 housing units that are slated for homeless families specifically. that is funded and support with the human services agency and our local operating subsidy program, which thankfully you guys are always willing to support through the budget process. of those 133 units, and none are necessarily -- they are in development now and are slated for opening starting in 2013 and 2014. so nothing that is immediately develop will -- available. most housing currently under construction is he there for seniors are the disabled, but we definitely have staff in the pipeline. today, we have at least 179 units targeted specifically for homeless families, families in some other affordable housing developments, and that is funded through the human
supervisor avalos: thank you. >> good morning. teresa from the mayor's office of housing. for our supportive housing pipeline, it is not only challenging to deal with for closures but also challenging to build affordable housing in san francisco. in our current pipeline, we have about 133 housing units that are slated for homeless families specifically. that is funded and support with the human services agency and our local operating subsidy program, which thankfully you guys are always...
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supervisor chu: supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you, miss widener. just curiosity about who response to the rfp first base at the airport, how many are local business enterprises that make responses? it seems a lot of the names here on national that probably have contracts with the airport nomination. i wonder what we do to encourage local participation? >> particularly in the news and a brand, there are paradies -- those on national names, you will see at other airports. the sfo, they have a local subcontractor or a local component that as part of the request for proposal process. we waive the local factor in the overall score as well. using a request for proposal that does not plenty mag or the money as the only qualification gives us a lot more flexibility to get local folks in there. i can get you the numbers. i know that we looked at it recently in the terminal 2 space. below ba -- the local bay area ownership was quite high, right around 70%. i can get you the numbers. supervisor avalos: that would be great for t2 and other terminals at the air
supervisor chu: supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: thank you, miss widener. just curiosity about who response to the rfp first base at the airport, how many are local business enterprises that make responses? it seems a lot of the names here on national that probably have contracts with the airport nomination. i wonder what we do to encourage local participation? >> particularly in the news and a brand, there are paradies -- those on national names, you will see at other airports. the...
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supervisor avalos: a question. this 20% local hire -- we're talking about the spirit of our construction and local hire ordinance, that 20% is actually going to be rising to 25% starting in march. soak if we initiate -- so if we initiate the construction work, we could be lower than the actual 25% mark, which is going to start this year. >> i believe that the reason is that the 20% was set was because they understood, because the project went out to bid, like the san francisco city-sponsored project that went out to bid in 2011, even if it begins in 2012, that the 2011 levels apply. however, i would say that the opportunities for pier 30/32, we estimate that it will generate a total of about 250 jobs, and that the local resident hiring goals better placed here are the minimum goals. in other words, at least 20% of the workers on a trade-by-trade bases will be san francisco residents that are economically disadvantaged, and san francisco residents with 25% being economically disadvantaged. supervisor avalos: i am ho
supervisor avalos: a question. this 20% local hire -- we're talking about the spirit of our construction and local hire ordinance, that 20% is actually going to be rising to 25% starting in march. soak if we initiate -- so if we initiate the construction work, we could be lower than the actual 25% mark, which is going to start this year. >> i believe that the reason is that the 20% was set was because they understood, because the project went out to bid, like the san francisco...
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-- supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: thank you for all who commented. i agree. i think that it will be wonderful if we could make the requirement to provide information, we could make in the rfp to require information if it is just an extra credit, i do not believe we will get the bank for the buck that we can get and i would agree with the last speaker. i was thinking the same thing. it sounds like good faith efforts and that is not quite have been able to achieve the goal of -- they saw to achieve. i would like to encourage the treasurer to consider that. it has been almost 10 years since we had our last rfp for our transactions for our city. i think it makes a lot of sense that we could use our other power of our purse strings to be able to leverage greater compliance, at least to get the answers on these questions. i believe that -- we have crafted these questions in a way that financial institutions should be able to pull off this money in a fairly easy way. it is not like we're asking things that will be esoteric or difficult to find. and so to be able to
-- supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos: thank you for all who commented. i agree. i think that it will be wonderful if we could make the requirement to provide information, we could make in the rfp to require information if it is just an extra credit, i do not believe we will get the bank for the buck that we can get and i would agree with the last speaker. i was thinking the same thing. it sounds like good faith efforts and that is not quite have been able to achieve the goal of -- they saw...
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commissioner avalos: i did, but i will withdraw it. i will make some motions on amending the resolution that is before us. the first is on -- i actually have copies here that i could share with everyone. the first was actually looking at -- , was going to look at a hard cap on reimbursements, but i am somewhat swayed by what was discussed today. i think what i would like to do is make an amendment or additional resolve clause. additional resolve clause in the resolution that would say that there will be a cap on reimbursement in so far that no additional general fund monies will be utilized in such reimbursements, and then, i actually feel that we could add the language that is here in this document that was provided by the event authority specifically that -- that says the port -- it is underlined in the second page of the third column. the second page. the portables obligation to reimburse the authority shall be limited exclusively to revenues derived from the following sources. we could list those sources in the resolution as well.
commissioner avalos: i did, but i will withdraw it. i will make some motions on amending the resolution that is before us. the first is on -- i actually have copies here that i could share with everyone. the first was actually looking at -- , was going to look at a hard cap on reimbursements, but i am somewhat swayed by what was discussed today. i think what i would like to do is make an amendment or additional resolve clause. additional resolve clause in the resolution that would say that...
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supervisor avalos for any opening comments. supervisor avalos: great, thank you, chair. i appreciate the opportunity to bring this hearing back. its last appeared on september 25 in the city operations and neighborhood services committee. we provided this committee out of convenience, and i appreciate their work of the office of economic and workforce development, our labor and community allies, the laborers, carpenters, and we have had some good developments in our discussions around the new work force and small business inclusion plan. that will be discussed today. i appreciate that movement. just yesterday, we were talking about how we can move forward on prevailing wages and local hire. the office of economic workforce development in the event authority were able to come to some concessions and some real benefits that i think are important to note. that is the payment of prevailing wage. subcontractors also be bound by these wage provisions. and there will be a lot of work in bringing the premises of into line as well. i think it is great progress. i want to say that
supervisor avalos for any opening comments. supervisor avalos: great, thank you, chair. i appreciate the opportunity to bring this hearing back. its last appeared on september 25 in the city operations and neighborhood services committee. we provided this committee out of convenience, and i appreciate their work of the office of economic and workforce development, our labor and community allies, the laborers, carpenters, and we have had some good developments in our discussions around the new...
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supervisor avalos: that is great to hear. the 50% was the goal under the previous program. the new program is currently 20% by march 25, who you are well over it. that is great to hear, i want to thank you for making that happen. one of the things the new ordinance requires is that we accomplish our goals by trade. i have some material that doesn't have been broken down by trade. i am sure there is fluctuation there, but can you talk about how we are hitting our numbers? carpenters, electrical workers, more? >> i cannot do that here because i can get that information for you. supervisor avalos: that's fine, it was just a curiosity so we can follow up later on that. it has been pretty solid, so i'd appreciate that worked. -- i appreciate that work. supervisor chu: if there are no questions, why don't we go to the budget analysts report. >> just as a further clarification, as we understand this project, when this agreement was first awarded in 2006 as you note, it's for 1.65 million dollars. the cost has
supervisor avalos: that is great to hear. the 50% was the goal under the previous program. the new program is currently 20% by march 25, who you are well over it. that is great to hear, i want to thank you for making that happen. one of the things the new ordinance requires is that we accomplish our goals by trade. i have some material that doesn't have been broken down by trade. i am sure there is fluctuation there, but can you talk about how we are hitting our numbers? carpenters, electrical...
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commissioner avalos: thank you so muchl . you probably touched upon this, but if you could reiterate to the extent your plan is opposed, how was that different from how funds are expended in the program is implemented with the courage fee? >> it has historically been used as a source to provide increased transit service to offset the impact of development, and so that has meant his has gone into muni's operating budget. commissioner avalos: that goes in the budget and not specific? it is not programmed in any particular way or head way and we have bike improvements? >> if my understandimy address s been used to fund transit service. to provide operator salaries or whatever else is necessary to provide necessary trades as service. the t.s.f. would be much more constrained in its use. we would be allocating funding to specific routes the disturbing to offset the impact of growth. there is funding available for preventive maintenance, but that is a transit reliability issue to make sure we of the vehicles available to provide th
commissioner avalos: thank you so muchl . you probably touched upon this, but if you could reiterate to the extent your plan is opposed, how was that different from how funds are expended in the program is implemented with the courage fee? >> it has historically been used as a source to provide increased transit service to offset the impact of development, and so that has meant his has gone into muni's operating budget. commissioner avalos: that goes in the budget and not specific? it is...
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avalos. aye. campos. aye. pimentel. aye. supervisor campos: i want to stake my colleagues for their nomination and for their confidence. i think it has been a very exciting year for the local agency formation commission. the year has maybe been more exciting in 2012, and i look forward to continuing the work with the members of this commission, and i know that we will be gaining another member on the commission soon. my understanding is that supervisor olague is interested in serving on the lafco, and i look forward to welcoming her when that appointment is finalized. the last thing that i will say is to simply think the public utilities commission and the advocate community for all the work that has been done on this important issue. it really has been a team effort, and i think that the fact that we have made it this far is only because of that collaborative approach, and that will continue. ultimately, that will ensure the success of community choice aggregation and any other endeavor that lafco undertakes. with that, mad
avalos. aye. campos. aye. pimentel. aye. supervisor campos: i want to stake my colleagues for their nomination and for their confidence. i think it has been a very exciting year for the local agency formation commission. the year has maybe been more exciting in 2012, and i look forward to continuing the work with the members of this commission, and i know that we will be gaining another member on the commission soon. my understanding is that supervisor olague is interested in serving on the...
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supervisor avalos: that as good here.ned currently that the cash management services contract is actually going be bank of america, wells fargo, union bank. is there more than one bank? do we expect to have a greater pool of respondents? >> we're certainly hopeful that we will see a much broader pool of respondents. we are still crafting the r fp. for example, some of the things we are looking at are actually allowing financial institutions to not have the bid on all of the various types of services we require, but maybe they can bid on one or another if they have specialty or capabilities in one area as opposed to all the areas. our goal is to allow for a a a broad variety and a broad number of financial and institutions to be able to respond and ultimately to give the city more flexibility and hopefully more options to choose from and evaluate as we are thinking about where we're going to contract to receive these services. to answer your question, our hope is that we will receive a broader list of things and we are cur
supervisor avalos: that as good here.ned currently that the cash management services contract is actually going be bank of america, wells fargo, union bank. is there more than one bank? do we expect to have a greater pool of respondents? >> we're certainly hopeful that we will see a much broader pool of respondents. we are still crafting the r fp. for example, some of the things we are looking at are actually allowing financial institutions to not have the bid on all of the various types...
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commissioner avalos: great. thank you. commissioner ofolague. commissioner olague: the graduated fee impacts, can you be more specific? how does this look? >> i do not get have the details on exactly what the percentages would be. but we are looking at is 50% discount if you build -- let's say the maximum is one to 1.5, but that will be more clear as to finalize the ordinance the implements this. commissioner olague: i am wondering if this would include if they decide to go with less than the parking requirement. would there be some consideration given to bike parking or city sharing, will any of it be factored in somehow? >> it is a really interesting idea. it is one we've been talking about internally as well. how'd we recognize projects that are supporting the multi-modal goals. we're still trying to figure out exactly how it can apply anti discount would be meaningful. that is something we're talking about. commissioner olague: i am not suggesting we go around discounting and end up without the revenue we ne
commissioner avalos: great. thank you. commissioner ofolague. commissioner olague: the graduated fee impacts, can you be more specific? how does this look? >> i do not get have the details on exactly what the percentages would be. but we are looking at is 50% discount if you build -- let's say the maximum is one to 1.5, but that will be more clear as to finalize the ordinance the implements this. commissioner olague: i am wondering if this would include if they decide to go with less than...