>> chair mandelman: i am raphael mandelman, the chair of the transportation authority board. our vice chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton. i wanted to note that supervisor melgar will be late, and with that, please call the roll. [roll call] >> clerk: we have quorum. madam clerk, i believe you have some announcements. >> clerk: i do. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda at 415-655-0001, and entering meeting code 146-328-4865. press pound, and pound again, then press star, three to enter the queue. please do not press star, three again or you will be removed from the queue. when it is your turn to speak, speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or computer. >> chair mandelman: colleagues, thank you for meeting early today. i will be short today. our prop d, t, and sales tax revenue is coming back with an increase in $800,000. in further good news, i want to congratulate or transportation authority team on the reaffirmation of long-term sales tax aaa bond rating by fitch. this is the highest possible rating and reflects our

thank you, chair mandelman. >> chair mandelman: thank you, commissioner melgar. commissioner mar? >> supervisor mar: thank you so much, chair mandelman and colleagues for your time to consider the t.a.s analysis for the post pandemic future of the great highway, and i would just say welcome to my world. while we're considering approval of the t.a. analysis today, the board will ultimately play an important role in the decisions of the great highway, including a potential pilot program. i just want to thank all the members of the public who called in today to make their voices heard and the thousands who weighed in on this important issue in various ways with us, and i think the level of passion and public engagement on every side of this issue shows how deeply our communities compare about our neighborhoods. thanks to camille and tilly chang for their many dedicated hours of collecting this analysis. colleagues, i do believe that the vision of an iconic ocean beach promenade and a view of the coastline is a project for the great highway, and i believe that the challenges that it c

. >> mandelman. >> present. >> commissioner mar. absent. >> melgar. absent. >> commissioner peskin. absent. >> commissioner preston. >> present. >> commissioner ronen. >> present. >> commissioner safai. absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> present. >> commissioner walton. >> present. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you. i want to note that commissioner chanwas excused. will you please call the next item. >> i will make an announcement about public comment. public comment will be available for each item on the agenda by calling 415-655-0001. access code (187)736-6351 of the pound pound. you will be able to be a participant. when the item is call press star 3. when it is your turn to speak you will hear a message and you will be allowed two minutes to speak. calls taken in the order received. speak slowly and clear down the volume of your television or radio. item 2. chair's report. information item. >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, i want to thank vice-chairman delman and commissioner ronen for serving on this committee. we will consider adoption of employer and worker affordabili

>> thank you, chair mandelman. thank you for the very thorough presentation, ms. craft. i was wondering if you could tell us a little bit about the timing of when all of these funds would trickle down to us just because, you know very well, we are in the middle of planning for, you know, bonds, for sustainability for the public transportation system, so it would be helpful to know the timing of these things. thank you. >> great. yeah, thank you for the question. it is a five-year bill, and the funding would be available as of the federal fiscal year '21/'22. and so divide by five, that is what we would be seeing every year typically for each program. some of the programs have periodic calls for projects, but coming by formula on an annual basis. >> thank you. >> and out of curiosity, what are the other -- are there other high-speed rail projects, besides california, that are trying to get funded through this? >> i know the east coast is always hungry for high-speed rail funding. i do not know if there is anything i

>> thank you, chair mandelman. thank you for the very thorough presentation, ms. craft. i was wondering if you could tell us a little bit about the timing of when all of these funds would trickle down to us just because, you know very well, we are in the middle of planning for, you know, bonds, for sustainability for the public transportation system, so it would be helpful to know the timing of these things. thank you. >> great. yeah, thank you for the question. it is a five-year bill, and the funding would be available as of the federal fiscal year '21/'22. and so divide by five, that is what we would be seeing every year typically for each program. some of the programs have periodic calls for projects, but coming by formula on an annual basis. >> thank you. >> and out of curiosity, what are the other -- are there other high-speed rail projects, besides california, that are trying to get funded through this? >> i know the east coast is always hungry for high-speed rail funding. i do not know if there is anything i

supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: i would concur with all of that, chair pes kin. i think that we've or i think the mayor has landed on someone really good for the spot who addresses some concerns that i had around prior options so i'm glad and grateful the mayor has nominated. we just recently got an e-mail from shane watson who cannot be on the historic preservation, but if there's anyone who cares about lgbtq heritage and preservation and has done a lot around that in san francisco it is shane watson and so that recommendation means a lot to me. so i'll get out of the way. i'm happy about this nomination. >> there you go, and we've also received letters from city historical society who served on the then landmark's advisory board from good words from san francisco architectural heritage. so, mr. wright. the floor is yours, don't blow it. >> thank you. good morning to the rules committee and to everyone on the call. my name is jason wright and i'm really excited and humbled to be nominated for san francisco's historic preservation commission. a little background,

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: i like to be added as a co-sponsor. >> supervisor peskin: are there any members of the public who like to testify on this item? >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. meeting i.d., 146 989 7413. press pound and pound again .a system prompt will indicate you raised your hand. i'm waiting for one more update. it's coming momentarily. there are no members of the public in line to speak at this time. >> supervisor peskin: okay. public comment is closed. colleagues on a motion to send this item to the full board with recommendation. a roll call please. >> clerk: on that motion. [roll call vote] the motion passes without objection. >> supervisor peskin: okay, we are adjourned. it's our pleasure president walton and colleagues we are adjourned until september. >> candlestick park known also as the stick was an outdoor stadium for sports and entertainment. built between 1958 to 1960, it was located in

if not -- supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair peskin. i want to thank you and would like to be added as a cosponsor. >> chairman: it's unanimous. before we move those, why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on item number one. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call (415) 655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146 014 4426 and press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please press star three to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. at this time, it appears we do not have any members of the public in line to speak. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed and i will make a motion to move the aamendments. on that motion, mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the amendments, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: and i will make a motion to send it with recommendation to the full board of supervisors. >> clerk: yes, on

supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair preston. thank you, ms. helton, for your presentation. it's good to see director cousins here as well. i don't really know exactly what to make of this report. prop 63 was supposed to be, you know, sort of a game-changer around mental health in california, you know, we're going to impose this tax on millionaires and begin to make good on unfulfilled promises going back to the '60s around the legacy of the institutionization. i've always voted for it but, i mean, this is a report that reports on programs and takes some victory laps and that's all well and good and i understand the value of that. it feels like our house is on fire. it feels like the average san franciscan, not all neighborhoods in san francisco. you will see not just one, many people who clearly have significant behavioral health needs that we are not coming close to feet rmeeting so it's interesting to me. that's based on what i see. we do have data on overdoses that let us know that we are leading the nation in seeing san franciscans overdos

>> supervisor mandelman: no. i know that staff is doing their best, and i know we are trying to deal with an unforeseen circumstance, which is these millions of dollars not available, but staff came up -- r.t.a. and t.a. staff had a notion of how that might come together and how different partners might makeup that r.m.-3 -- the lack of the r.m.-3 funds. it looks like everybody is falling short. maybe san francisco will say we only want to do three, but there seems to be an assumption that san francisco not only do its five but will do more, so -- >> thank you, vice chair. i hope there will be more work so that it's more shared across the different partners. thank you. who was next? [inaudible]. >> clerk: director john baptiste. >> thank you. >> thank you. so i was very supportive of concept partners of the project, and the question i have is one related to timing. i know the $30 million is required for the moment that we're in to make sure that we're competitive on the new start. the $20 million will be secured

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: it occurs to me, supervisor peskin will have to tell me if this is right, that different boards have different protocols on how often and how much they stand up during these conversations. it seemed like supervisor peskin comes from an era where everybody stood. and it seems like over the last -- the first couple of years that i was here it seemed that people got into the habit of sitting and now it appears that we're back to standing. so i will try out my standing muscles. and i want to start by thanking supervisor preston for the transit geek, because i think that it is one that i will wear proudly and that i think a lot of us on this board share. i think that is a good thing. i wish this could be a united statement. it wasn't in committee, and, you know, i think that i may be the only "no vote" here today. but i'm going to be a no vote. and i want to say, um, it is not because i think that muni service is okay right now. i hear too many harrowing tales from

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: it occurs to me, supervisor peskin will have to tell me if this is right, that different boards have different protocols on how often and how much they stand up during these conversations. it seemed like supervisor peskin comes from an era where everybody stood. and it seems like over the last -- the first couple of years that i was here it seemed that people got into the habit of sitting and now it appears that we're back to standing. so i will try out my standing muscles. and i want to start by thanking supervisor preston for the transit geek, because i think that it is one that i will wear proudly and that i think a lot of us on this board share. i think that is a good thing. i wish this could be a united statement. it wasn't in committee, and, you know, i think that i may be the only "no vote" here today. but i'm going to be a no vote. and i want to say, um, it is not because i think that muni service is okay right now. i hear too many harrowing tales from

good afternoon, chair preston and committee members chanand mandelman. thank you for having us before you today. i am the policy of legislative affairs for department of homelessness and she and her pronouns. we are seeking approval on a resolution for the purchase option at 888 post. want to thank supervisor peskin for support and leadership on this project. overview of 888 post street current use. it is a location for the city's first navigation center dedicated to transitional aged youth. it has a total capacity of 75 beds. it has been running at 43 bed covid capacity since opening in february of 2021. in terms of the use of half of the second floor and ground floor, hsl will conduct a public process starting in august of 2021 to identify tenants for the spaces. we will return to the board of supervisors in the fall for your approval on the leases. quick overview of the previous milestones regarding the property at 888 post. july 2019 the board of supervisors approved the resolution to consider leasing or purchasing this property. in february of 2020

one thumbs up from mandelman. most definitely and as always thank you chair peskin and supervisor walton for making the recommendation, doing the hard work as well and i just wanted to sayto all applicants to , i think that just because there's not a recommendation for you to move forward that you should give up on the work that you've been working on and committed to for all so once to follow for a lot of these coming to the committee that we always encourage everyone to do the work because we need all the helpthat we can get . especially on this issue which moving forward holding our sheriff's county accountable and improving the situation for those who are incarcerated so thank you. >> chair peskin: thank you supervisor chan. i could not have put it better myself . so on behalf of residents walton let me make a bat motion that he stated for those who for individuals with the residency waiver for michael win on c4. on that motion mister clark, >> to confirm we have a lot to see one. jason mosher to seek to, will

supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair preston. thank you, ms. helton, for your presentation. it's good to see director cousins here as well. i don't really know exactly what to make of this report. prop 63 was supposed to be, you know, sort of a game-changer around mental health in california, you know, we're going to impose this tax on millionaires and begin to make good on unfulfilled promises going back to the '60s around the legacy of the institutionization. i've always voted for it but, i mean, this is a report that reports on programs and takes some victory laps and that's all well and good and i understand the value of that. it feels like our house is on fire. it feels like the average san franciscan, not all neighborhoods in san francisco. you will see not just one, many people who clearly have significant behavioral health needs that we are not coming close to feet rmeeting so it's interesting to me. that's based on what i see. we do have data on overdoses that let us know that we are leading the nation in seeing san franciscans overdos

supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair preston. thank you, ms. helton, for your presentation. it's good to see director cousins here as well. i don't really know exactly what to make of this report. prop 63 was supposed to be, you know, sort of a game-changer around mental health in california, you know, we're going to impose this tax on millionaires and begin to make good on unfulfilled promises going back to the '60s around the legacy of the institutionization. i've always voted for it but, i mean, this is a report that reports on programs and takes some victory laps and that's all well and good and i understand the value of that. it feels like our house is on fire. it feels like the average san franciscan, not all neighborhoods in san francisco. you will see not just one, many people who clearly have significant behavioral health needs that we are not coming close to feet rmeeting so it's interesting to me. that's based on what i see. we do have data on overdoses that let us know that we are leading the nation in seeing san franciscans overdos

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: i think i have some comments and some questions, and i think we still have m.t.a. staff around and about. i think it's been a rough morning for m.t.a. staff, and i would -- you know, i actually look forward to talking with my colleagues on this committee further about some of these -- you know, chair preston and i, we couldn't really talk about these things before today, and i, you know, would like to explore some of these issues further, but i'm also realizing, after hearing these public comments, that i'm overdue for a check with t.w.u., and i'm concerned about what i'm hearing from m.t.a. workers about what they've said. that said, i do want to start by thanking director tumlin and miss kirchbaum for -- i think what there has been i think their on going efforts to be transparent, their abundant confidence, and a commitment to equity that i think is real and deeply self and has been equitable at least as long as i've been watching them. i mean, a lot of hars

supervisor mandelman. supervisor mandelman thank you, president walton. so i think i disagree with the initial statement that this is a perfect piece of legislation. i agree with the amendments. i -- we all love shared spaces but, really, we should be thankful for the city staff who over the last year have given mightily to make this program. car men chu andre's power. lots of folks have been working on this throughout and really the amazing merchants groups and neighborhood groups that have stepped up to make these things work or the street closures, the burdens of those things have fallen on the merchants who have been amazing and given a lot. and i agree with those who think this is not at all the end of this conversation. i love the shared spaces program. i have concerns about where this legislation landed in terms of things like fees. i have some concerns about how we're going to encourage the folks who are making less productive use of their park lites and perhaps being more of a burden for other businesses in those merchant corridors to maybe not r

supervisor mandelman. supervisor mandelman thank you, president walton. so i think i disagree with the initial statement that this is a perfect piece of legislation. i agree with the amendments. i -- we all love shared spaces but, really, we should be thankful for the city staff who over the last year have given mightily to make this program. car men chu andre's power. lots of folks have been working on this throughout and really the amazing merchants groups and neighborhood groups that have stepped up to make these things work or the street closures, the burdens of those things have fallen on the merchants who have been amazing and given a lot. and i agree with those who think this is not at all the end of this conversation. i love the shared spaces program. i have concerns about where this legislation landed in terms of things like fees. i have some concerns about how we're going to encourage the folks who are making less productive use of their park lites and perhaps being more of a burden for other businesses in those merchant corridors to maybe not r

[applause] >> supervisor mandelman: i'll handle it.u know, one of the things that i love about pride and being able to have pride here on the mayor's balcony is the opportunity to have amazing, phenomenal, and diverse leadership, and i see the folks who are leading in city government, and i see the folks that are leading in nonprofits, queer and otherwise, and the folks holding up the nonprofits, demanding change. i love our community so much, and it's so wonderful to be here in person, and so happy pride, everyone. happy pride 2021. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: one of the problems with being mayor london breed in the summer of 2021 is everyone is falling all over themselves to say nice things about her, but they are deserved because she did get us through this pandemic. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: with an assistance from our gay public health director, grant colfax. thank you, director colfax, but she has also been from the beginning and before she was mayor, but definitely, i have seen her since before she was mayor, b

[applause] >> supervisor mandelman: i'll handle it.i love about pride and being able to have pride here on the mayor's balcony is the opportunity to have amazing, phenomenal, and diverse leadership, and i see the folks who are leading in city government, and i see the folks that are leading in nonprofits, queer and otherwise, and the folks holding up the nonprofits, demanding change. i love our community so much, and it's so wonderful to be here in person, and so happy pride, everyone. happy pride 2021. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: one of the problems with being mayor london breed in the summer of 2021 is everyone is falling all over themselves to say nice things about her, but they are deserved because she did get us through this pandemic. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: with an assistance from our gay public health director, grant colfax. thank you, director colfax, but she has also been from the beginning and before she was mayor, but definitely, i have seen her since before she was mayor, being a friend to the gay commun

if not -- supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair peskin. would like to be added as a cosponsor. >> chairman: it's unanimous. before we move those, why don't we open this up to public comment. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on item number one. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call (415) 655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146 014 4426 and press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please press star three to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. at this time, it appears we do not have any members of the public in line to speak. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed and i will make a motion to move the aamendments. on that motion, mr. clerk, a roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the amendments, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: and i will make a motion to send it with recommendation to the full board of supervisors. >> clerk: yes, on that motion, [roll call

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. we in san francisco are beyond lucky to have you. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: i want to echo the comments and just add that in this position as with everything else there is public space and public work that we all do. everyone else said, i would echo our deep appreciation for doing all that through a pandemic, before that pandemic and i know after this pandemic, we couldn't do this without you and all the other folks who support us quietly. others in the chamber today, city attorney's office, b.l.a. and others who are key to make hure we do -- sure we do the work. >> president walton: supervisor chan? >> supervisor chan: i want to thank you and your team and your professionalism and how you put it all together for all of us and for the public. i think that is something that very personal. i think that you, with your leadership, it carries out to the entire team. everyone is respectful and kind and considerate. i really appreciate that. >

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you.o are beyond lucky to have you. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: i want to echo the comments and just add that in this position as with everything else there is public space and public work that we all do. everyone else said, i would echo our deep appreciation for doing all that through a pandemic, before that pandemic and i know after this pandemic, we couldn't do this without you and all the other folks who support us quietly. others in the chamber today, city attorney's office, b.l.a. and others who are key to make hure we do -- sure we do the work. >> president walton: supervisor chan? >> supervisor chan: i want to thank you and your team and your professionalism and how you put it all together for all of us and for the public. i think that is something that very personal. i think that you, with your leadership, it carries out to the entire team. everyone is respectful and kind and considerate. i really appreciate that. >> president walton:

supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. we in san francisco are beyond lucky to have you. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: i want to echo the comments and just add that in this position as with everything else there is public space and public work that we all do. everyone else said, i would echo our deep appreciation for doing all that through a pandemic, before that pandemic and i know after this pandemic, we couldn't do this without you and all the other folks who support us quietly. others in the chamber today, city attorney's office, b.l.a. and others who are key to make hure we do -- sure we do the work. >> president walton: supervisor chan? >> supervisor chan: i want to thank you and your team and your professionalism and how you put it all together for all of us and for the public. i think that is something that very personal. i think that you, with your leadership, it carries out to the entire team. everyone is respectful and kind and considerate. i really appreciate that. >

thank you to supervisor mandelman staff and public for weighing in. the first question i'd like to ask is r.m. included in the discussion. the legislation from what i understand addresses the district. i recall in january or february we looked at legislation that came from supervisor peskin limiting a cap of 2,000 square feet and was a density related cap. my question is and this was expressed by a number of people, is one size fits all reel wily -- really what we need? the subtleties of the different neighborhoods i think requires us to be more neighborhood specific perhaps block or site or lot specific. i heard a number of people express that desire and a believe a unified cap of 2500 square feet is probably not equitable, hard to understand because who can really define what a 2500 square feet is. where i live the majority of homes range from 700 to 1100 square feet so a 2500 square foot cap would be difficult to implement in this instance. the real question for me is maximum size rather than minimum density the a.d.u.? it would require a sponsor t

[applause] >> supervisor mandelman: i'll handle it. you know, one of the things that i love about pride and being able to have pride here on the mayor's balcony is the opportunity to have amazing, phenomenal, and diverse leadership, and i see the folks who are leading in city government, and i see the folks that are leading in nonprofits, queer and otherwise, and the folks holding up the nonprofits, demanding change. i love our community so much, and it's so wonderful to be here in person, and so happy pride, everyone. happy pride 2021. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: one of the problems with being mayor london breed in the summer of 2021 is everyone is falling all over themselves to say nice things about her, but they are deserved because she did get us through this pandemic. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: with an assistance from our gay public health director, grant colfax. thank you, director colfax, but she has also been from the beginning and before she was mayor, but definitely, i have seen her since before she was mayor

i see superintendent safai, budget chair matt haney, supervisor mandelman. thank you for joining us as well as our treasurer, our assessor recorder torrez, the district attorney bodine, and i'm not sure. i think agot all the elected officials here. thank you so much. good afternoon to all the community members, the city staff, elected officials, i can not tell you how happy i am to be here. [applause] not just because we are announcing that we have officially balanced our latest two-year budget -- though that is important. , no, and i'm happy because i am here in chinatown in front of actual people again. and it feels great. this is the first time in so long that i've seen so many familiar faces kinda. i think i recognize you all. over the past few weeks, san francisco has really started to open up. you can see it everywhere. people are going to museums, to baseball games, enjoying the incredible outdoor dining spaces and families and our parks and playgrounds like this one that we are at today. willy woo woo wang. i had the opportunity to go to the symphony