ve we want to acknowledge d.b.i., the head, tom, and mohamed nuru from the department of public works. we have captain link from central station, and commander lozar. so the highlight of today's program is unveiling of the lunar new year stamp. as board of supervisors president yee mepgsed, inntion u.u u.s. post office issued the first series of stamps in 1993. this is the last year of the series of stamps. we are not sure if we're going to get the new ones. so there is a pgs for all of you to sign after the program because we want to make sure the united states postal service unders we in san francisco, just like many people around the country, we love our stamp that celebrate our cultural heritage. i would like to invite post master abraham cooper. >> good afternoon. or i should say good evening. you know, it's an honor to unveil the 12th and very last stamps and celebrating the lunar new year. as the post master of san francisco, i'm proud to present such a beautiful and meaningful stamp. it represents a lot of significance not only to the community but also to the people that we s

some members of the board of supervisors, some of our department heads, like phil ginsburg and mohamed nuru, they all came to the table, and many of our l.b.e.s, wanting to make sure that we came up with an agreement that was fair, that supported good wages, that provides opportunities for people in san francisco, some of whom have never worked a job a day in their life, providing real opportunities for them to be part of the building and construction trades, making sure that our l.b.e.s, who -- especially those who are struggling to do business in the city and county of san francisco have a real shot at growth. and this agreement i think is a fair and balanced agreement that is going to help lead our city into the future. we know that prying to negotiate a project labor agreement started many, many years ago under the leadership of larry mazzola, sr. [applause] >> and it's -- it's only fitting that we actually deliver it with your offspring, larry mazzola, jr. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: it started with the leadership under the labor council with tim paulson carrying on that tradi

phil ginsburg and mohamed nuru called me 2.5 years ago and said we want a citywide project labor agreement. can you get this done? i said i don't know, guys. it'll be a tough task, but i'll try, and here we are. like ahsha says, p.l.a.s are -- are great for workers. they're going to be great for the workers of this city, union and nonunion alike. a lot of people don't understand what p.l.a.s do and what they are. and i wrote down a few things. they provide for workers in the communities. they provide uniform wages, benefits, hours and working conditions. they bar unions from striking, so it's like a peace agreement. they provide contractors reliable and uninterrupted supply of qualified workers at predictable cost. they ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget. they create career paths for women, minorities, and veterans. and the biggest thing is that they protect the workers, like i said, union and nonunion workers alike in san francisco will benefit from a project labor agreement of this size and this statute. like i said before, this happened over a number of years, but

sweep a single tent until i located a site, i negotiated with the land owner, i teamed up with mohammed nuru and former mayor lee, and we made a plan to open a navigation center in three or four months -- i think it took about four months in the end. i held countless community meetings. i fought with neighbors who were against it. i made them a promise it would be only for a certain amount of time until we found a more permanent space, which we did. we got $10 million from the state and we opened a navigation center. not one tent was moved until there was a safe, dignified place, where people could sleep, take showers, get services, hang out, bring their pets, partners, and belongings in the mission. and we were able to solve the problem. that was the only thing that solved the problem. so i -- we had a method that worked. what we don't have is enough of these beds. it is not rocket science. we have more people who are poor, who are normally people of color, and who have been victims of poverty and racism and inequality, who are living on the streets than we have places that are dignified fo

i want to thank you mohammed nuru with the department of public works who facilitated the building of this building, and some of the other navigation centers. i want to thank the real estate division in the city, and i especially want to thank the folks with community services for continuing to be a great partner in continuing to provide the kinds of services that we get to build, we go through the process, we get the legislation, but it takes community partners, and the work they do on the front lines in order to make that these places are working for the people that we want to take care of. it will take a consistent effort from each and every one of us if we are going to address this issue. every day i am thinking about what are some more ways in which we can get to a place where not only we are able to address some of the challenges around homelessness, but how will we build more housing, pete -- keep people housed, and make sure that when someone is homeless, we are able to get them into some permanent situations where they are able to live in dignity while we have a lot of work t

we presented this to our director, mohammed nuru, and requested an emergency declaration be issued so that we can proceed with the work immediately. that was done, and we have selected a contractor in november and mobilize them as quickly as possible so that we could complete the work before the rains hit this winter. so the work was estimated at the time to be about $700,000. at this time, we are working out final closeout details with the contractor, of the cost is around $660,000 or so. i think the work was completed successfully. as you know, we are doing critical work on the third street bridge, which we need to complete prior to the end of this year, and so we wanted to make sure that this was also coordinated with that effort, and we were able to do that as well. >> thank you very much. colleagues, any questions or comments for mr thomas? this was actually discovered through an inspection. is that correct? >> that is really different then the last two emergency decorations we have had here before this committee. let's pivot to the b.l.a. the report, please. >> yes, the board is

we presented this to our director, mohammed nuru, and requested an emergency declaration be issued so that we can proceed with the work immediately. that was done, and we have selected a contractor in november and mobilize them as quickly as possible