i hope that provides a good overview. >> chair melgar: understood. sounds like it's complaint driven. vice chair preston's point, sometimes complaints are usually for folks know the system. we're kind of setting up something. i wonder if we shouldn't proactively put the m.t.a. in some kind of role here in terms improving temporary sidewalks or have you have some signoff on it. >> thank you, chair melgar. i'm so delighted to point out that our colleague, can speak more about how we are engaged on that effort. >> good afternoon. the m.t.a. does have a regulatory role in terms of the right-of-way. there's a document that's on our website called the bluebook. it's construction manual that indicates the construction companies both private and public. the things they can do on the roadway. it prohibits closing streets and sidewalks without a permit. it regulates also the safe path of travel of pedestrians through the public right-of-way. obviously we work closely with public works when they do need to give a building permission to occupy the sidewalk. that

i hope that provides a good overview. >> chair melgar: understood. sounds like it's complaint driven. vice chair preston's point, sometimes complaints are usually for folks know the system. we're kind of setting up something. i wonder if we shouldn't proactively put the m.t.a. in some kind of role here in terms improving temporary sidewalks or have you have some signoff on it. >> thank you, chair melgar. i'm so delighted to point out that our colleague, can speak more about how we are engaged on that effort. >> good afternoon. the m.t.a. does have a regulatory role in terms of the right-of-way. there's a document that's on our website called the bluebook. it's construction manual that indicates the construction companies both private and public. the things they can do on the roadway. it prohibits closing streets and sidewalks without a permit. it regulates also the safe path of travel of pedestrians through the public right-of-way. obviously we work closely with public works when they do need to give a building permission to occupy the sidewalk. that

chair. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. for those joining us for public comment today, please note that we will be calling items 3 and 4 together later on in this meeting. please call item number 1. >> clerk: item number 1 is the hearing to discuss the state of sidewalk conditions and ongoing maintenance strategy to ensure variant accessibility for people with disability. members of the public wish to provide public comment call the number on the screen. that number is (415)655-0001. meeting i.d. today is 2492 843 1104 press pound issue pound again. the system will indicate that you have raised your hand and confirmation. >> supervisor melgar: thank you very much. today, we have this hearing on the state of the sidewalk. our city, you called this hearing at the request of a number of community members who were growing increasingly concerned with difficulty of navigating hazardous sidewalks, especially people who have limited mobility because of a disability or age. residents were feeling that the process of making official

i hope that provides a good overview. >> chair melgar: understood. unds like it's complaint driven. vice chair preston's point sometimes complaints are usually for folks know the system. we're kind of setting up something. i wonder if we shouldn't proactively put the m.t.a. in some kind of role here in terms improving temporary sidewalks or have you have some signoff on it. >> thank you chair melgar. i'm so delighted to point out that our colleague, can speak more about how we are engaged on that effort. >> good afternoon. the m.t.a. does have a regulatory role in terms of the right-of-way. there's a document that's on our website called the bluebook. it's construction manual that indicates the construction companies both private and public. the things they can do on the roadway. it prohibits closing streets and sidewalks without a permit. it regulates also the safe path of travel of pedestrians through the public right-of-way. obviously we work closely with public works when they do need to give a building permission to occupy the sidewalk. that then

thank you, chair melgar. >> chair melgar: thank you, supervisor preston. well, we should go to public comment on this item if there's no more speakers. madam clerk, can we go to public comment? >> clerk: madam chair, d.t. is checking to see how many callers we have in the queue. for those already on hold, wait until you hear a system prompt that you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. we have ten listeners and six in queue. kalina, if you could unmute the first caller, please. >> hi. this is [indiscernible], and i'm the executive director of jobs for justice in san francisco. we have been looking forward to this report. i appreciate the supervisors and their offices for making this happen. i just wanted to, in thinking about this report, it's so essential. i think there's a lot of misinformation about oh, there's not enough housing when the question is there's not enough question for low wage workers and very low wage workers. a little while ago, we were looking for workers for the today show about commuters. we just asked a couple of our me

the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair melgar. good afternoon, supervisors. planning department staff. i want to reiterate this item appeared in front of the planning commission on june 3rd at which time they unanimously recommended approval with modification. these have all been incorporated in the version in front of you today. i will provide a general overview of the ordinance and really this will regulate massage establishments with health services. unless they are on the second floor and above in which case massage establishments would be permitted on the second floor. the only exception includes massage establishments on any floor in a hotel. the resulting effect is that massage establishments would be in more zoning districts city-wide and in locations not currently allowed. the code would classify sole practitioner and health services. extend the conditional use to all hotels regardless of the number of rooms. just briefly, the planning commission had the three recommended modifications. i will go over them. first related to extending an exception for

thank you, chair melgar. >> chair melgar: thank you, supervisor preston. well, we should go to public comment on this item if there's no more speakers. madam clerk, can we go to public comment? >> clerk: madam chair, d.t. is checking to see how many callers we have in the queue. for those already on hold, wait until you hear a system prompt that you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. we have ten listeners and six in queue. kalina, if you could unmute the first caller, please. >> hi. this is [indiscernible], and i'm the executive director of jobs for justice in san francisco. we have been looking forward to this report. i appreciate the supervisors and their offices for making this happen. i just wanted to, in thinking about this report, it's so essential. i think there's a lot of misinformation about oh, there's not enough housing when the question is there's not enough question for low wage workers and very low wage workers. a little while ago, we were looking for workers for the today show about commuters. we just asked a couple of our me

the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair melgar. good afternoon, supervisors.ing department staff. i want to reiterate this item appeared in front of the planning commission on june 3rd at which time they unanimously recommended approval with modification. these have all been incorporated in the version in front of you today. i will provide a general overview of the ordinance and really this will regulate massage establishments with health services. unless they are on the second floor and above in which case massage establishments would be permitted on the second floor. the only exception includes massage establishments on any floor in a hotel. the resulting effect is that massage establishments would be in more zoning districts city-wide and in locations not currently allowed. the code would classify sole practitioner and health services. extend the conditional use to all hotels regardless of the number of rooms. just briefly, the planning commission had the three recommended modifications. i will go over them. first related to extending an exception for perso

thank you chair melgar, vice peskin and supervisor preston for your time. so i'm actually going to -- we've got two other folks from scoot here. our operations manager and brian bucell our vice president of consumer products to jump into these questions pretty thoroughly. i was going to haveryia come in and how we track our violations separate from the 311s. how do we track sidewalk riding and then also brian will jump in and talk about the sidewalk technology that we demoed on wednesday and specifically supervisor peskin, to your question about alerts and how the vehicle will behave on the sidewalk and that sort of thing. so without further adieu and we'll bring in real posada. >> good afternoon, supervisors. so i'll run through first-time parking violations and to where they have occurred in the past and then i'll pass it to brian. so looking at how we track parking violations, we review our ride end photos. we require our riders of how did they park and then we review them. on that screen where a rider takes a photo, it says if you do not park properly a

we are 100%, chair melgar and i had these conversations. we are concerned about equity in the distribution and planting of trees and protection of trees. it is one of the reasons i came into office with a mandate and made it a top priority to plant over 2000 trees in an area of the city that has the highest diversity of any other part of san francisco. to ensure that there is access to the wonderful canopy environment that is part of san francisco. we are trying our best to achieve some of that here. the other thing is unfortunately folks, and i have witnessed it myself. we have trees that are hazardous and can cause significant damage to the health and safety of our citizens. i can tell you, two winters ago there was a debate in the city about our ficus. we made the decision for every commercial corridor to plant ficus. what we didn't do is create enough of a base for the roots of the trees. what happens they become extremely top-heavy and if they don't have the proper space for roots to grow, they topple. i can tell you i witnessed myself

>> clerk: that concludes the business for us tonight. >> chair melgar: we are adjourned. thank you so much. >> president bernal: this is our final meeting of 2021. we are very happy to be holding our annual laguna honda meeting virtually. we look forward to being in person next year if not before. please call the roll. [ roll call ] >> president bernal: i like to invite vice president laurie green to read the ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement. >> vice president green: we're on the unseeded ancestral home of the ramaytush ohlone. as the indigenous stewards of this land, the ramaytush ohlone never seated, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as for all people who reside in their traditional territory. as guest, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and elders of the ramaytush ohlone community and sovereign rights as first people. >> president bernal: thank you commissioner green. we will be moving on to what our favorite p

we are 100%, chair melgar and i had these conversations. we are concerned about equity in the distribution and planting of trees and protection of trees. it is one of the reasons i came into office with a mandate and made it a top priority to plant over 2000 trees in an area of the city that has the highest diversity of any other part of san francisco. to ensure that there is access to the wonderful canopy environment that is part of san francisco. we are trying our best to achieve some of that here. the other thing is unfortunately folks, and i have witnessed it myself. we have trees that are hazardous and can cause significant damage to the health and safety of our citizens. i can tell you, two winters ago there was a debate in the city about our ficus. we made the decision for every commercial corridor to plant ficus. what we didn't do is create enough of a base for the roots of the trees. what happens they become extremely top-heavy and if they don't have the proper space for roots to grow, they topple. i can tell you i witnessed myself

vice chair safai. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. >> chair ronen. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >> thank you again everyone. enjoy did rest of your day and your weekend. please read item 2. >> thank you, chair. i have to excuse myself. if you would make a motion i would appreciate it. thank you for your time today. i appreciate the leeway. this was a really important hearing. >> thank you. can you please read item 2. resolution urging department of youth and families to require all organizations and funding from dcyf for youth 14 years old by 2023. >> i don't think that is item 2. >> that is an old script. >> hearing to discuss plans for senate bill 823 which closes california's division of juvenile justice and realigns to the county's responsibility to house young people who commit the most serious offenses and requesting information on plans and strategies for youth ordered to probation supervision in the community. >> on the motion to excuse supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair reason nan. >> aye. >> you have two ayes. >> thank you. i am sorry for the wait. thank you for your pati

vice chair safai. >> aye. >> chair melgar. >> aye. >> chair ronen. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >>eryone. enjoy did rest of your day and your weekend. please read item 2. >> thank you, chair. i have to excuse myself. if you would make a motion i would appreciate it. thank you for your time today. i appreciate the leeway. this was a really important hearing. >> thank you. can you please read item 2. resolution urging department of youth and families to require all organizations and funding from dcyf for youth 14 years old by 2023. >> i don't think that is item 2. >> that is an old script. >> hearing to discuss plans for senate bill 823 which closes california's division of juvenile justice and realigns to the county's responsibility to house young people who commit the most serious offenses and requesting information on plans and strategies for youth ordered to probation supervision in the community. >> on the motion to excuse supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair reason nan. >> aye. >> you have two ayes. >> thank you. i am sorry for the wait. thank you for your patience. i know this h

chair the board. i want to excuse commissioner melgar who had a death in the family and i'm going to excuse vice chair peskin from the early portion of this meeting as he is delayed but will be joining us. madame clerk, could you call the roll? >> commissioner chan: present. >> commissioner haney: present. >> chair mandelman: present. >> commissioner mar: present. mr. chairman, i am present. >> clerk: haven't got there. melgar absent. >> vice chair peskin: present. >> commissioner preston: present. >> commissioner ronen: present. >> commissioner safai: present. >> commissioner stefani: present. >> commissioner walton: present. >> clerk: we have quorum. >> chair mandelman: great, thank you, madame clerk. you have announcements. >> i would like to make an announcement about public comment. to make public comment on the item -- i'm sorry -- public comment is available for each item by calling 1-415-655-0001 and when accessed to press the access code 2492 822 2026 # #. once you join, you will be in the meeting as participant to make public comment on the item when it is called. press star 3 to be added to

chair the board. i want to excuse commissioner melgar who had a death in the family and i'm going to excuse vice chair peskin from the early portion of this meeting as he is delayed but will be joining us. madame clerk, could you call the roll? >> commissioner chan: present. >> commissioner haney: present. >> chair mandelman: present. >> commissioner mar: present. mr. chairman, i am present. >> clerk: haven't got there. melgar absent. >> vice chair peskin: present. >> commissioner preston: present. >> commissioner ronen: present. >> commissioner safai: present. >> commissioner stefani: present. >> commissioner walton: present. >> clerk: we have quorum. >> chair mandelman: great, thank you, madame clerk. you have announcements. >> i would like to make an announcement about public comment. to make public comment on the item -- i'm sorry -- public comment is available for each item by calling 1-415-655-0001 and when accessed to press the access code 2492 822 2026 # #. once you join, you will be in the meeting as participant to make public comment on the item when it is called. press star 3 to be added to

i'm supervisor ronen and we're joined by our vice chair safai and supervisor melgar and our clerk is erica major. we recently learned that students have organized and are

i'm supervisor ronen and we're joined by our vice chair safai and supervisor melgar and our clerk is erica major. we recently learned that students have organized and are meeting in action to protest sexual harassment and assault that is expected to

look forward to furthering those conversations at the land use and transportation committee with chair melgar's leadership, and then going to the planning commission and hammering this out and getting something important for our city that will allow for more density, and ensuring that we balance that, not to promote gentrification or displacement. and with that, i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor safai. and supervisor ronen, you asked to be rereferred. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. colleagues, today i'm excited to introduce an ordinance to designate the sanchez building at 2774 mission street. the fourth generation of the sanchez family is now leading the operation with the expectation that the fifth will be joining soon. in 2014, former district 9 supervisor david campos [indiscernible] since i took office, we've formalized the structure for creating cultural districts and a number of new cultural districts have formed across the city, including the american indian cultural district that spans portions of my district and neighboring district 8. the identification and production of spe

i'm supervisor ronen and we're joined by our vice chair safai and supervisor melgar and

look forward to furthering those conversations at the land use and transportation committee with chair melgar'sssion and hammering this out and getting something important for our city that will allow for more density, and ensuring that we balance that, not to promote gentrification or displacement. and with that, i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor safai. and supervisor ronen, you asked to be rereferred. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. colleagues, today i'm excited to introduce an ordinance to designate the sanchez building at 2774 mission street. the fourth generation of the sanchez family is now leading the operation with the expectation that the fifth will be joining soon. in 2014, former district 9 supervisor david campos [indiscernible] since i took office, we've formalized the structure for creating cultural districts and a number of new cultural districts have formed across the city, including the american indian cultural district that spans portions of my district and neighboring district 8. the identification and production of specific sites that carry the history and legacy of

. >> chair melgar: we are adjourned. thank you so much. . >> clerk: members of the public who will be calling in, the number is (415) 655-0001. the access code is 24924064262. press pound then pound again to be added to the line. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star three to be added to the speaker line. if you dial star three before public comment is called, you'll be added to the queue. when you are called for public comment, please mute the device that you're listening to the meeting on. when it's your time to speak, you will be prompted to do so. best practices are to call from a quiet location and speak clearly and slowly. public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker unless otherwise established. an alarm will sound. speakers are requested, but not required to state your names. sfgov tv, please show the office of small business slide. >> president laguana: today, we will beg

i'm supervisor ronen and we're joined by our vice chair safai and supervisor melgar and our clerk is erica major. we recently learned that students have organized and are meeting in action to protest sexual harassment and assault that is expected to march to and rally at city hall today during our meeting. this is the youth, young adult and families committee, the members of this committee would

chair the board. i want to excuse commissioner melgar who had a death in the family and i'm going to excuse vice chair of this meeting as he is delayed but will be joining us. madame clerk, could you call the roll? >> commissioner chan: present. >> commissioner haney: present. >> chair mandelman: present. >> commissioner mar: present. mr. chairman, i am present. >> clerk: haven't got there. melgar absent. >> vice chair peskin: present. >> commissioner preston: present. >> commissioner ronen: present. >> commissioner safai: present. >> commissioner stefani: present. >> commissioner walton: present. >> clerk: we have quorum. >> chair mandelman: great, thank you, madame clerk. you have announcements. >> i would like to make an announcement about public comment. to make public comment on the item -- i'm sorry -- public comment is available for each item by calling 1-415-655-0001 and when accessed to press the access code 2492 822 2026 # #. once you join, you will be in the meeting as participant to make public comment on the item when it is called. press star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. the live

. >> supervisor melgar: good morning chair mandelman and commissioners. i'm happy to provide today's report. today, the transformative investment that's being made nationally is so exciting to us and we do want to thank you all as well. every member of this board almost has indicated interest in or has been working on these issues for many years. we will have an item on today's agenda, so i'll leave some of that discussion to the next item. we are following very closely sort of the challenge by some of the unions in the state. we can brief you on that for more detail. as we gather more information, it relates to a department of labor finding that the state of california led by the governor's office has been disputing and so there is some sort of negotiation happening to ensure that california's federal funds do not get limited by this issue that relates to some legislative changes that were made several years ago with regard to pension reform. for now, i think we can still continue to implement them in our projects. we've been checking with project sponso

chair the board. i want to excuse commissioner melgar who had a death in the family and i'm going to excuse vice chairskin from the early portion of this meeting as he is delayed but will be joining us. madame clerk, could you call the roll? >> commissioner chan: present.

chair the board. i want to excuse commissioner melgar who had a death in the family and i'm going to excuse vice chairelayed but will be joining us. madame clerk, could you call the roll? >> commissioner chan: present. >> commissioner haney: present.

, a tremendous -- so supervisor melgar's previous point -- hours of being overworked in a very difficult time with retention. in the budget, we put in, working with chairand other board members and you, mr. president, additional resources as a place holder so that we could get some additional paramedics on board. there is another overarching piece of the puzzle which is there is a negotiated operating area that the private paramedics are required to operate at a certain percentage in the city and the san francisco fire department is required to operate at a higher level around 85% of the market of san francisco. that was negotiated decades ago. today our paramedics only constitute about 73% to 75% of that, so they're not even meeting their numbers that are negotiated in terms of how they're spores suppose -- supposed to serve san francisco. call times are targeted to be around 80% of the time responding on an on-time -- within the required time. this 50 additional paramedics, 23, or 24 in the first phase and additional 27 in the second phase to get us to 50, is something that is a severe health and safety issue for our city. so i think the time has com

, a tremendous -- so supervisor melgar's previous point -- hours of being overworked in a very difficult time with retention. in the budget, we put in, working with chair haney and other board members and you, mr. president, additional resources as a place holder so that we could get some additional paramedics on board. there is another overarching piece of the puzzle which is there is a negotiated operating area that the private paramedics are required to operate at a certain percentage in the city and the san francisco fire department is required to operate at a higher level around 85% of the market of san francisco. that was negotiated decades ago. today our paramedics only constitute about 73% to 75% of that, so they're not even meeting their numbers that are negotiated in terms of how they're spores suppose -- supposed to serve san francisco. call times are targeted to be around 80% of the time responding on an on-time -- within the required time. this 50 additional paramedics, 23, or 24 in the first phase and additional 27 in the second phase to get us to 50, is something that is a severe health and safety issue for our city. so i think the time