chairperson chu: supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you. hello, chief. i have about 3.5 questions kamal on various topics. i want to talk to you about the proposed hiring. i am concerned about making sure that our ranks, both police and fire, are ethnic nearly -- ethnically diverse, and that you are also incorporating women. i understand you have a strict testing process that each candidate must go through. i'm curious if you can let me know what you are doing to ensure your recruiting talented people of color, talented people from san francisco that can join the ranks of the fire department. >> i would like to say that one of the things that is very important to the fire department is to reflect the community that we serve. it is a very diverse community. i know we will be talking about the language access ordinance. wethered is people of color or people who do not speak english as their native language, to be able to have emergency services providers to be responsive to that is important. in the late 1980's, there was a federally mandated victory to fu

supervisor cohen: thank you. supervisor chu: i just wanted to point out, doing quick math, in terms of state actions, we talk about what the actions mean to our local government, in terms every development activities alone, we are not talking any additional cuts. impact to the general fund is roughly $32 million over the two years to absorb some of these unenforceable activities or the growth in enforceable activities. i just want to make sure that we are aware that the state has cost us an additional $32,000,000.40 redevelopment activity work. >> to clarify briefly, i think in the first year you are calculating that number is probably correct. in the second year, that top line on page 10, general fund impact successor were compared to fy11-12, that 2.8 and 2.5, that takes into account the growth in the second year of required tax increment to the agency. i do not think you would want to add the cost of the enforceable obligations in the second year as a state-imposed cost. nonetheless, the point is still a good

supervisor cohen: thank you. i did not need to cut you off with my question, but the cfo answer it. >> that is why they are here to >>. team effort. -- that is why they are here. team effort. supervisor cohen: could you continue to talk about the hope assessed program in relation to the proposed housing trust fund? and it's dedicated sources? >> the completion of hope sf and the housing trust fund? i can talk briefly about that. currently, the budget includes -- pope asset is not a fully funded project. we do not have sources for all those sites. i think the housing trust fund would certainly be a potential source for the completion of all of the hope sf projects. supervisor cohen: [inaudible] for affordable housing. >> as you know, through the chair, supervisor cohen, the mayor has proposed for the ballot a housing trust fund. this would be a dedicated source of funding to anticipate what we have been through in the last several years in terms of a drying up of state resources, dissolution of redevelopment, cuts

supervisor cohen has a question. supervisor cohen: the obligation to use good faith efforts to hire residents is only for five years. i am concerned the commitment is only half of the term of the agreement. can you explain why? >> i would turn to the city staff to overlap with the terms of the actual building of the hospital. it is something we can discuss. supervisor cohen: city staff, maybe you can explain to me why the terms of the development agreement is for 10 years and we have a commitment for five. >> the best way to explain that is the basic term of the development agreement is 10 years. that covers the period which approvals are vested. if they do not begin building, it lapses over 10 years. if you look through the da, the commitments are not tied to 10 years. that is the underlying link of the document. some of the medical commitments go longer than 10 years. some of the other commitments are one time only. there is not a one-to-one correspondence between the commitments on a particular subject and the len

supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: i am glad you're discussing about the veterans building. i am a a little bit concerned about the relocation plan for the veterans program, these services provided for san francisco and bay area veterans. what is the plan to relocate them? >> we are presently working with the real estate division on the relocation of both our offices, the war memorial department offices, and for the space for the american legion post, their office and meeting room sapce. s -- paspace. we have been in consultation with the mayor's office and real estate department on the relocation. we do not have a definitive location for either our offices or the american legion post at this time. supervisor cohen: what is the timeline? when you need to be out of the building? >> june 30, 2013, so a year from now. the real estate division advised us that the wanted to work with us starting a year off from that timeline so they could more accurately identify properties which may be available as relocation. supervisor cohen: will the american legion post be able to, i guess,

for item number two, it is supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you for hearing this item today. we have a very packed agenda. the two items are critical to the expansion of one of the city's hidden gems, a wholesale produce market. it is currently home to 30 local businesses. 615 full-time employees. it has become a victim of its own tremendous success. several of the market's current businesses must expand and meet growing demand for fresh food in our city and region. the current size of the market can not accommodate the expansion of existing tenants or any new tenants. after years of negotiations, i am very excited to have the approvals associated with an expansion of the market. the proposed project will increase the size of the market to 525,000 square feet, which will create new opportunities for businesses who want to stay and to grow in san francisco. the items before you today or resolution of intent to add an ordinance ordering the vacation of streets within the produce market. if you have ever driven through the

seeing none, supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen, can you get a little bit closer to the microphone? supervisor cohen: yes, supervisor, can you repeat? >> the developer to get away scot-free. this does not kick in for many, many years down the line. this is a fee that is still relatively untested. in the budget analyst's report, it stated that the time they are aware of involves a property in tahoe, and the issue has been raised by attorneys that down the line, there is a purchaser on the second sale that does not want to pay this date and/or tax, they might have a strong financial interest to actually sue the city because oftentimes these types of transfer fees should be considered as transfer taxes that would require voter approval, so there are real risks with the approach here, but that being said, i think that this is significant in indicated when it is keyed off of the first sale. any other comment -- chair: any other comment? mr. clerk, could you please call the roll? clerk: [readinig roll] supervisor cohen, supervisor cohen, supervisor elsbernd, supervisor kim, supervisor mar

supervisor cohen: -- supervisor koh cohen? supervisor cohen: i would like to thank mr. wolf for his service, as well as the members of the public here today. i am encouraged by the diversity of the candidates put forward, including members of the lgbt african-american women's community. it is important that we have a task force that reflects the diversity of the city and county of san francisco. they bring a significant experience in the legal profession, as well as consumer advocacy. all areas of expertise that i believe will lend themselves nicely to the task force. as some of my colleagues have already stated today, i am also very concerned about the task force position and how it applies. in the rules committee, the charter of the city is the democratic foundation. the center that all of us must live up to. all of our members of these appointed and elected bodies must live up to it as well i understand why you firmly believe in this issue, but i do not happen to share that opinion. i will be supporting the motion put that supervisor wiener has put on the floor. than

supervisor cohen: thank you. >> i do have one more slide and then i can finish. in terms of language access, i want to say that the language access ordinance identifies dcyf as a tier 2 department. we did not provide direct service to the community. however, dcyf does see the value if ensuring that appropriate language access is provided to our community because we want families with limited language capabilities to be able to receive services in a timely manner. relevant to their needs. to that point, dcyf has minimal compliance -- minimum compliance standards that we ask all of our cbos to meet. there are two indicators, because this is how we measure the effectiveness. all program information are translated and program activities, events showing understanding and respect for the culture of the program participants. this is something that we monitor our nonprofit agencies on. dcyf general operating protocol requires that all of your outreach materials are translated into spanish and chinese. all of our communit

supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you. have you begun the renegotiation process? >> yes, absolutely. as soon as within a day or so of seeing the new numbers. supervisor cohen: yes, sir, and what day was that? >> i believe it was 12 days ago. supervisor cohen: 12 days ago. i think what is important to the members here is backed cpmc has an interesting corporate culture and also a relationship with the larger sutter health being disingenuous when it is doing its negotiations, not only with discussions i have heard with community members but with each one of our individual offices, and i cannot wait for them to come up here and offer some explanation, some acknowledgement, some kind of accountability, not just to the board of supervisors but to the people that are here that are taking time out from school and from work to invest themselves in this particular process, so, mr. chair, i would like to -- >> supervisor, i would also say we would vastly apple for to come here today with the solution in hand. we regret we did not do that, but that would be our best preferen

president chiu: thank you, supervisor cohen. any discussion? can we take this same item, callbacks without objection, -- same call? without objection from the item is adopted. item 22 peter >> -- item 22. >> mixed used districts. gregg's -- supervisor mar: makes use areas have been of concern to neighborhoods and businesses throughout the city. i drafted with the support of supervisor olague and of a list -- avalos this ordinance will allow -- that will allow neighborhoods a stronger say in the retrial finance -- retail financial services. the good planning ordinance would amend the section to include planning code, which are subject to retail control and require a conditional use permit. they would bring them under the same requirement that voters approved in 2007 when we passed proposition ji -- proposition g. currently, banks do not fall within the definition of financial retail. it would make banks, credit unions, savings and loans that have 11 or more branches -- those are formula retail financial services -- and they would be subject to t

cohen -- supervisor cohen: thank you. i also wanted to compliment you on your quick, out of the box thinking on helping me solve some of my frustrations that you had a share with the uptick of crime. thank you very much. i also want to thank you and your commands that were always being there and good community partners, not just leasing, but also building relationships, ensuring we have a safe passage to and from the bayview ymca and other areas of the district. i wanted to talk a little bit more about the crime lab. maybe it did give a quick update on what is going on and the costs associated -- maybe if you could give a quick update. >> right on cue. the director of recruitment is in process. the minimum staffing requirements have been met. eight dna specialists in two months. the technology of the dna testing -- we do it in-house for homicides, sexual assaults, firearms. we contract out everything else. supervisor cohen: how much does the contract thing out cost? >> it would be cheaper to do in- house. >> can you tell

supervisor cohen? cohen, aye. supervisor elsbernd. aye. fairly, aye. 11 ayes. president maufas: the resolution is adopted. item 64. [item 64 being read] president chiu: supervisor fairly? supervisor farrell: thank you, colleagues. i have a quick amendment. i'd like to make a motion to eliminate lines 22 and 24 on page 23. and i passed around the amendment to you earlier. president chiu: supervisor fairly has made a motion to amend. seconded by supervisor elsbernd? any o,s? the amendment holds. supervisor farrell: thanks. it's to support the guardians of the city, the primary purpose of which is to celebrate the heritage of our first responders. it's been formed by current and former members of our fire and police departments. this is a short commitment to our future guardians of the city museum that i've been working on. potentially to other parts of san francisco and there are a number of current leaders that are a big part of it. captain casniado of the police department who's going to be retiring this month. mike every son of the sheriff's department. david

supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: i just wanted to thank supervisor kim for reiterating my concerns. especially with the america's cup, and these large private ventures, it sucks up all the capacity and energy, not just in the planning department, but other departments swept up into the monstrosity of major projects like the america's cup. i am really nervous that small neighborhoods like visitation valley will be continually marginalized and pushed down the line. that is part of the reason that visitation valley is in such a fragile position because of the lack of city resources and planning that has happened. i just wanted to offer a cautious word that we not forget our neighborhood, particularly those that have been historically left off the table, disenfranchised, marginalized, however you want to characterize it. it is important we continue to ensure the neighborhoods that are struggling have that support and the resources needed for it to become a vibrant. that ultimately also helps the entire

supervisor cohen: stick with me, both of you. one of the things i know we have had some conversations on, and we have spoken about pathways to careers. one thing that i am is acutely attuned into is a lot of times when talking about construction jobs, it is very male-dominated and focused. i want to make sure we carve out opportunities for careers for women. they may not be explicitly discussed for the purpose of this project. there have been ideas about enterprising opportunities. with your team, i discussed about somehow creating an opportunity to carve out a portion of your laundry services, creating something that isn't surprising that we can create locally in san francisco. maybe you can add some context to this point of this model based out of ohio. >> i think you are referring to models were you have had either social enterprises models, which are basically nonprofits that create small-business around a certain particular sector. sometimes it is landscaping. there has been some small laundry services created a around hospi

supervisor cohen: we have a problem here. i understand the data represents that there is low rider ship and my gut tells me it's -- it's does not necessarily mean the demand is not there. i'm interested in hearing some of your ideas on how you plan to assess where the shortcomings are that will speak to this problem. i also want to know how this is going to defer from this transportation program. >> each year, they changed the rules and they sit on past experience to make it more targeted to things targeted at reducing vehicle emissions. one part is the writer ship which we have spoken to any other part that has proven to be more significant is converting trips from automobiles that are long trips. you get more credit for reducing that miles of travel. this is targeted very locally and that's a big factor in why it doesn't meet the cost- effective specials. our efforts are more focused on is there some other way to meet the need or some other funding source? there are only too discretionary funds that can fund the operations.

supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: thank you. i apologize about being anxious about this position. i just want to echo ms. kelly's articulation that we need a position to support efforts that were formally -- formerly conducted by the bayview area under the pac. in bayview, we're seeing significant changes in many projects. pac provided a structured process for community members to make recommendations to the city. it also received delegated authority from the planning department to review projects, review development proposals. it is my hope that this position will help my office revision the structure of community input. i think we all agree a lot of these plans are for significant changes to the southeastern part of the city. thank you. >> being that the city administrator is reducing the general fund request, i would support the city administrator 's defenses in bad area -- in those two areas. the remaining two items, and then the reserve recommendation, i would go with the city administrator and the two items. supervisor chu: thank you. colleagues, with respect to the remainin

supervisor cohen: are any of them in the department of environment? >> we do have to who are in the department of an barman. we just promoted one to a leader who is leading the environment now team. supervisor cohen: what is the criteria that you use to evaluate will be accepted into the program? >> we work with quite a few nonprofits that do the kind of work we do in that community. we have close partnerships with goodwill, the san francisco conservation corps, we work with a lot of development programs where they have maybe six or eight week program and provide an opportunity for participants to do a two-year stint with us. it's a much longer opportunity. we work with a lot of partners and that's the main way we have been recruiting. >>supervisor cohen: these are paid positions? >> yes. i believe the hourly rate is $14 an hour. supervisor cohen: this is 18-24? >> not all of them, but many of them. supervisor cohen: is there an age limit? >> there is not an age limit. the department of the environment has 30 staff whose primary responsibility is an o

supervisor malia cohen, supervisor carmen chu. and the other members for their support in making public safety a priority. the president is here somewhere. and the rest of the police commission. this is just a tremendous day for san francisco. we have made tremendous inroads in impacting violent crime over the last few years. it is because of our staffing and the community support to do it through the community policing in the engagement of young people. this will allow us to keep doing that. we're going to lose close to 300 officers with the sunset of drop, and maybe another 100 officers before the summer of 2015. this will dramatically impact that. what the academy is is 29 weeks for entry level officers. eight weeks for lateral transfers. that includes a one-week fire arm training, one-week vehicle operation steny, one-week of officers of rival, and then continued use of force and physical training throughout. -- one-week vehicle operation training, one week of officer survival. and community policing. the mayor mentioned gary.

supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: thank you. chief, and steny have eight vacant slots. can you tell me when you have plans to fill them? >> july. supervisor cohen: 8, all at one time? >> actually, i will be hiring 20 in july. it has been delayed because the list tired. so i cannot hire the deputy probation until we had a full test. then we did the test and interviews. and we put those individuals in the background back in april, but it takes 90 days to get a background. so that is the only reason that we have the vacancies, and they will all be filled in july. and they all have to go through a minimum of nine weeks' training. and, chairman chu, i want to make sure that i adequately said that the temporary help, the majority, we had prop f retirees doing actual probation work. we had probation aides actually supporting probation work. and there were some administered of things, but we had to basically put those into place, policies and other things that we were working on. so that is what we did. we just did not go take -- and we utilize salary savings, department all sa

supervisor: -- cohen: i would like her to clarify. supervisor olague: my amendment, my intention was to limit the runoff election to just the mayor's race and not to the other lesser offices, like sheriff and some of the other offices that were being suggested. it would just limit the runoff to the mayor's race. supervisor cohen: this is not just for the attorney? president chiu: i am proposing in be limited to the mayor's race and that the specific changes would be to have a run of system. the first election would be a rank choice of voting system. in other words, if there are multiple candidates that would use the system we had used for a number of years to determine who those top two candidates are, as we did in the most recent mayoral race, and then those two candidates would go into a december runoff. that is the proposal. supervisor cohen: supervisor -- thank you. supervisor: supervisor campos? supervisor campos: i am trying to understand the proposal. if you are saying you do not want to eliminate the right choice of voting for

supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. -- supervisor farrell: aye.sident chiu: why don't we go to item 54? >> an ordnance amending the administrative code to reflect changes in job classifications in bargaining units. president chiu: rollcall vote. >> item 54. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: i was just -- this is the ordnance reflecting changes in job classifications. aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. 1 ayes. -- 11 ayes. president chiu: let's call items 57 and 58, related to advertising. >> 57 is a resolution designating the examiner and the san francisco chronicle to be the official newspaper for all official advertising for fiscal year 2012-2013. this was recommended as amended with a new title to include the san francisco chronicle. 58 is a resolution designating the following newspapers to publish the outreach advertising in various neighborhoods. the san franci

supervisor cohen: supervisor chu: -- supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor kim: aye. v farrell: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this ordinance is passed on the first reading. why don't we go to roll call? >> i want to ask that we pass -- that we adjourn in the memory of kathy bold way. she had lived in san francisco for four years and was a senior and author. she was a member of the san francisco public library's annual lawrie dinner. she wrote multiple books. and she produced a bay area variety and radio show. she formed a band called rock bottom remainders, a notorious benda authors -- band of authors. while it started as one night a week, they played for over eight years and raised over two million dollars for charity. she will be remembered for her incredible sense of humor, in richmond, her support of authors, and her contagious enthusiasm and huge heart. >> supervisor kim. supervisor wiener. superv

supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. >> there are 4 ayes and 7 nos. supervisor elsbernd: seen no other comment, a roll call on items 13 and 14. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. >> supervisor campos? supervisor avalos: sorry, no. supervisor campos: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. >> there are 8 ayes and 3 nos. supervisor elsbernd: the items are finally approved. item 15. >> item 15 is an ordinance amending the administrative code to establish an urban agricultural program to coordinate and oversee all of the city's urban and agricultural activities and adopt goals. president chiu: when a we move onto a more fun topic? i want to thank all of you who have supported our urban agriculture legislation, supervisors olague, mar, and cohen. urban agriculture is happening around the country, and reflects an interest in how the and sustainable living. since 2008,