And then public efforts such as Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds have been stymied by the limitations that commercial banks have. So federal tax reform is going to get rid of the Community Investment act. And there goes tax credits and nonprofits and Banking Services for low income communities. A public bank could solve some of those issues for us. Im excited we are here today. I look forward to seeing the task force and their findings and im hoping we move forward. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello, supervisors my name is claire [inaudible] im cochair of San Francisco [inaudible] i want to express frustration with the board process, having been here for four hours, this very important item heard at the end of the agenda and Public Comment at the end, it doesnt allow for much democratic input. Most people dont have the luxury to sit in these chambers for four hours i would normally be teaching in a classroom of first and second graders. That being said, the San FranciscoBernie Kraatz has been meeting with a coalition of groups about the issue of public banking and at the creation of San Francisco public bank. Part of this coalition includes sf [inaudible] rising, democratic socialists of america, california, faculty association, ace, among other groups. We really urge the board of supervisors to move swiftly, work closely with the task force and the office of the treasurer to create a San FranciscoMunicipal Bank. We would like to see the banks charter be grounded in principles of equity, social, racial and economic and environmental justice. San francisco has a 10 billion budget but currently apart from all the reasons why we shouldnt be investing in large commercial banks, we also are facing unprecedented housing crisis, homelessness crisis, despite our very large city budget. So we would like to see a public bank that would really invest in our local communities, especially most marginalized and vulnerable communities that are underserved by our current Banking System and the city would invest in Affordable Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you, and good afternoon all my relations, my name is Tony Gonzalez and im with the American Indian movement. And im the director of a. I. M. West here in San Francisco. I come here to encourage this discussion on behalf of the international, or intertribal community, i believe most of us are in support of this effort and i would like to also commend former Supervisor John Avalos for having the foresight to having initiate this process in 2011. And also, its rather ironic that north dakota has the public bank and this is where we have seen in the last two years, the Standing Rock people, community and no daple organizing that took place there and from there many of us returned to our communities and began to more enthusiastically begin the divestment process. So i believe this public banking process is very much a part of that. So on behalf of the indian community, i wholeheartedly support this effort. Thank you very much. It is in keeping with the values that San Francisco has been emanating and i think it will be a great model for the rest of the cities and the country across. Thank you very much. Thank you, tony. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is jesse fernandez, im here with support of sf rising, people organizing to demand economic and environmental rights. Im here in support for a public bank that will move us in a direction to achieve sustainable Community Investments. From new development, to acquisition of existing housing stock, time and again our tools and resources are to create and retain Affordable Housing are spread too thin and fall too short of the Affordable Housing goals and commitments we have as a city. A public bank would increase our local control and allow us to support as well our cherished mom and pop businesses, for example, the chicken coop that had to close its doors because they couldnt afford the prohibitive costs of seismic retrofitting or newly designated businesses like besitas bakery which is experiencing unreasonable rent increases. That came to a halt. In the resession it was the same private institutions that were unaccountable and ripped families from their homes. My own family struggled with this. As federal tax reforms are beginning to limit or will limit Affordable Housing, financing in our sanctuary cities targeted for servicing and being committed to our immigrant community, we need a Municipal Bank now to protect and advance our San Francisco values. Thank you. Hi, my name is otto pipinger, i want to remind the board this endorsement represents all 800 of our members, or approaching 800 that we have. Democratic socialists endorses because we believe it ought to be governed democratically as well. I would like to take a moment to address the conflict with San Francisco social issues these banks have addressed and remind you 9. 6 billion in the hands of these banks is a tacit endorsement tantamount to overtly giving millions a year to the private prison industry, the modern face of slavery. To the subject of public banks, however, its essential, the next time the market tanks, the banks that have invested in our businesses provided loans for our homes view our community the same way we do and are willing to hold onto these assets even in the face of liability which a private bank will never do. A bank, as every child understands or believes is a place that keeps your money safe and that ought to be true for san franciscans. Too risky to outright subsidize such as providing lowinterest loans for colleges and businesses that benefit us collectively as well as providing a partner for projects too risky to accept a loan from a predatory lender. The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to stabilize prices. Bank of america has no mandate other than maximizing profits. The people of San Francisco are entitled to a bank with the same degree of respect that we do. Thank you for your time, i will cede the rest. Thank you, next speerk, please. Speaker, please. Thank you very much and i commend you. As residents of San Francisco, who pay taxes and fines into the citys coffers, we want to know the city officials invest our funds wisely, with a city not only ends highinterest but also where investments contribute to quality of life for all san franciscans. A private bank can do this. Other communities are realizing the best way for Government Funds to work efficiently and responsibly is to deposit them in a public bank. A public bank that will allow us explicit inclusion of a broad range of policy goals and purposes. Purposes such as Public Welfare. Public welfare through equitable Public Investments to overcome the harmful impacts of extractive economies, unlike a commercial bank it stands on the principle that Public Welfare is the priority rather than profit for private shareholders. Public bank will provide credit and Financial Services to local communities underserved by mainstream commercial banks and lenders and by limited Public Investment to undue the historical legacy of wealth disparities and harmful economic environments or social housing and transportation impacts on these communities. Community wealth building. A public bank shall seek to promote generative economy that holds social justice and ecological sustainability. Community socially owned, social owned enterprises, Community Cooperatives [bell] next speaker. Hi, my name is francis collins. Im a member of a. C. E. , i volunteer for the tenants united. I stand for veterans for peace. Ive been a renter since 1970. Im currently on section 8. If my building got sold and a nonprofit would buy out my building, instead of giving money to their shareholders like wells fargo or b. Of a. , they could reinvest in their community. We need a bank that will support marginalized people in San Francisco. People of color, low income families, the homeless, youth, small business, immigrants, public money for public good. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next. Thank you, supervisors my name is julian dahl. An organizer with a. C. E. We have been on the front lines of dealing with the banks since about 2010. We had a number of members, quite a few actually in the bayview and excelsior who were forced to fight tooth and nail during the height of the foreclosure crisis to take back their homes and actually came up with make shift Financing Solutions to be able to buy back those homes. Working with socially responsible investors to buy back homes from speculators and put them back in hands of the community and back in the hands of our members. But obviously these solutions were the best we could do, but theyre inadequate. Since around that time, we worked with supervisor avalos at the time to find out if the creation of a public bank would be possible. It was really exciting to hear the results of the b. L. A. Report that showed that finally it could be possible. To have a bank that could create things like Revolving Loan funds, to buy back homes, to buy back buildings where tenants live. And keep people who were most affected by our housing crisis in their homes is something that would be really exciting to our members. Theres lots of reasons to support public bank. Cannabis banking is just one of them. Theres many, many reasons. I hope we could make this happen. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors my name is curtis [inaudible] with [inaudible] public bank sf coalition. I think the main goal for the task force should be to get to a point where you can provide a blueprint to the treasurer and say this is how you create a public bank. Thats the main goal. Anything short of that is a failure. Its not going to be easy but its absolutely doable. I think the task force needs to follow some key principles. Such as factoring externalities and hidden costs. These are some things often never considered with wall street banks. Shortterm losses versus longterm gains and redefining what it means to have an economy, false narrative that you need to put profit over people. Even the narrative you have to put people over profit, i dont think they are mutually exclusive, i think you could have both. I think the question is who gets that profit. Most importantly, i think, for the force is to make sure the public input, that theres a process for public input. This is a public bank. So if you dont have a public input process, it delegitimizes this task force. We need a public bank, we can no longer afford our current relationship with wall street bank, with bank of america, simply put they use our money against us. Its been mentioned sub prime Mortgage Loans displace people. Pipeline, fossil fuel industry literally using our money to fund our own extinction. We are currently in a crisis but the good news is whenever theres a crisis theres a great opportunity. So sf has a great opportunity to send a message to lay the blueprint for the rest of the country on how to actually break up with these big banks. If our federal government cant break up with the big banks, we will have to do it for them. Thank you. Hi. My name is julie. Im a registered nurse. And im with the california nurses association. We are here to support San Francisco public bank. San francisco is a city which prides itself on progressive values such as equality and justice. Yes, San Francisco banks with corporations that fund the exportation of Indigenous People and their land. Banks that fund the destruction of our planet. Banks that fund climate change, which is the biggest threat to human life. Banks that fund weapons manufacturing, big tobacco and have predatory lending practices which specifically target people of color and marginalized communities. Overall corporations and banks put profit over people. We are living in a dangerous time where we have an extreme president and g. O. P. Who is hell bent on further deregulating banks, corporations and wall street for the profit of the few. California, more specifically, San Francisco, can be a leader. And show that we will not tolerate banks and corporations that exploit people and exploit our planet. We want a bank that is diverse, inclusive, and that represents all of its community members. As the saying goes, if you dont have a seat at the table, you are probably on the menu. We want a bank that puts its community first. One that invests in Affordable Housing, education and child care, Public Transit and infrastructure, small and local businesses, and Renewable Energy just for starters. San francisco has great opportunity to be a leader and San Francisco can be a great leader on public banking. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon, supervisors. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of San Francisco. This is a really important issue. And i also want to commend everyone else thats spoken. Because im very proud to be part of this group. Everyone has covered everything i would have covered. So i only have one small thing to talk about, that is my next door neighbor. Ive lived in San Francisco for 40 years. Ive taught in San Francisco public schools. Galileo and [inaudible] for 30 years. Ive seen the city change in ways that are not so pleasant. And one is my next door neighbor stephanie hellman, who is an African American woman, who has a family, has three generations living in her home. Her husband was a custodian for San Francisco. She actually worked at a bank, stephanie. They saved their money and bought a home. And owned their home for 40 years in bernal heights. Last year the bank foreclosed on her and forced her and her family out of San Francisco. They had no sympathy for her and her situation, her husband just died. She was suffering from senility. Her family was forced out of the city. We need a public bank that has a heart. And i commend you and all the people speaking in favor of that to make that a reality. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. My name is alan fisher. I retired a couple years ago but for a few decades a fought for financial justice and pushed banks to do more for communities and i think this is a great effort you are undertaking and i will try to be short, partly because im really hungry. [chuckles] also i just want to support all of the other san franciscans here. You cant be Ground Breaking if you allow yourself to be hemmed by whats risky. Seems you need to be focused on doing things that are not happening from commercial banks, or maybe even Credit Unions and really serving the needs of those communities and those people. In particular, whoever leads this needs to be a Community Development banker. Too often in these situations that ive been around, a banker gets hired. And then they do what a banker does and then its the same thing as a bank. So i just think those are things to look out for. And one part of this, i hope, will be Community Development lending. So that you are really answering those problems. Everything else, i think, has been covered so thank you for doing this. Hello supervisors cohen and fewer. Thank you for bringing this up and fighting for this cause. I think this is really important to a lot of people in San Francisco and a lot of people who dont know its important to them yet will soon learn, i think. I think this will be really incredible. Ive heard a lot tonight, or today about questions about marijuana. And how we can potentially use marijuana money in this public bank. And a lot of concerns about the legality and risks of doing so. I think that right now we should focus on just moving forward on a public bank. Not worry about the marijuana element. I think that is going to get cleared up on a federal level. Theres a lot of push on both the right and the left politically to do that right now. If you put the bank in place, it will be there at the time that federal and other legislations come through to our aid. Thank you. Are there any other members of the public that would like to speak on this item . Please lineup. Thank you. Hello, supervisors, thank you so much for putting this hearing on and being champions of the public banking issue right now. Too bad we didnt move forward a little sooner when Matt Gonzalez actually put this forward in 2001, something the city should be pursuing. And then john avalos really put effort into it and fewer and cohen thank you for doing that work as well. I got activated in local politics about an issue with chase bank because i just graduated sf state with my masters degree, i didnt have much money and chase bank started charging me for being poor. So i was thinking about it from a personal level at first. And then i started to do the research into glass stegall and i started to understand that chase bank is responsible for supporting predatory lending and its also responsible for investing in fossil fuels and things that we dont believe in and so do the other big banks. So its so important for us to have an alternative that will give back to the community and it sounds like its really just an issue of getting down to brass tax like you were talking about and the speakers were talking about. Do we do something shortterm with the existing charters of the credit union or commercial banking charter or get in the formation of something entirely new and work at the state level. And theres a lot of issues right now we are having to parse that out because they are statelevel issue thats are hard. But i want to echo what ben becker just said about cannabis being something we should put off to the side when we are focusing on the shortterm and figure out how to move forward with this task force. Im curious, maybe you could respond to this what the process is going to be for the task force and selection and how fast its going to move forward. [bell] thank you. Are there any other members of the public that would like to speak on this item . All right, seeing none. Public comment is closed. Thank you, to the members of the public for voicing your support. Articulating your concerns. And most importantly, kind of raising questions on the direction you would like the task force to go in that you would like the city to be going in. Thats actually very helpful. Supervisor fewer, i think that we have completed this hearing. I dont have any other questions that i would like to raise. I would like to take a motion to file the hearing as heard. Yes. And chair, if i may just add, that i thank you again to our presenters. And i want to also thank my colleague supervisor cohen for her sponsorship and cosponsorship of this hearing and partnership. And thank you to the public for coming out today. And thank you to mr. Brussow because i think you address a lot of the negative comments that we have heard about it being too risky. But quite frankly, hearing today and looking at what these banks invest in, i would say its too risky not to do. So i think we have heard loud and clear from the public also, this is something we directionally want to go in. I want to thank you all for giving us hope and actually strength to go on. And i think it will be an expensive process, but quite frankly, i think after this hearing, i am super excited to do it. So with that, supervisor cohen, you would like for me to make a motion to move this or . Continue it or . I was going to say file it as heard. Supervisor fewer before i gavel down ive been truly inspired by the conversations not only in this chamber but conversations we have had on twitter and facebook and other social media and at events in the public. Its been an incredibly wellreceived idea. Not only here in San Francisco but across the entire country. People are paying attention and people are curious to know what San Francisco is going to do. I know my friend said she is interested in oakland being first. But i think we are going to beat you on this. [laughter] a little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right . Hopefully San Francisco will be the first so its a privilege to continue to move forward. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. [gavel] [applause] madam clerk, is there any other business before this body . Theres no further business. Supervisor fewer all right, we are adjourned. Thank you. [gavel] thank you, everyone. Appreciate the recess, so welcome back. Well go to item number two. Clerk item two, Charter Amendment to amend the charter of the city and county of San Francisco to authorize the Public Utilities commission to issue revenue bond for Power Facilities, twothirds vote of the board of supervisors and scope of the water and clean water utilities. Supervisor safai great. Thank you. So, unless there is any initial comments from the committee, we were going to have, i believe we had sonny angulo, on the way back after the recess. Maybe we can have the folks from the p. C. Come forward and address the committee. I know we made an amendment last night and maybe you can give us an update and when she comes we can have her speak on that as well. Happy to. Barbara hale, assistant general manager for power at the p. U. C. What you have before you is an amendment, ill cut to chase on the amendment. I understand thats what you want me to talk about. And this amendment you can give the public a background. Great, great. Summary and then so this Charter Amendment would allow the Public Utilities commission to issue Revenue Bonds for facilities that are needed to produce and deliver clean energy. Only when the facilities have come before the board of supervisors and received a twothirds vote for approval to be funded through a revenue bond. Supervisor safai i have a question. Right now you all do, you do bonding. We do. Supervisor safai but its not bonding specific to clean energy or energy production. Yes. So, what we currently have authority to use revenue bond financing for are improvements to existing facilities. Most of our facilities, our Power Facilities, at least, are not inside San Francisco, they are upcountry, so the bonds that youve authorized for revenue financing in the past associated with power have been associated with those upcountry facilities. So, what this supervisor safai and amending to expand it. Right, so we can take revenue and spend it on new things clean powerrelated in the authority of the Public Utilities commission. The water and clean water enterprises, water and wastewater folks already have the authority that im requesting, that the p. C. Is requesting for Power Facilities, so its the same approach would be taken with the Power Facilities thats been taken with the water and wastewater facilities in terms of how we would implement that. Revenue bond authority, Oversight Committee and such would apply here as well. Supervisor safai what would be some examples of some facilities needed for the purpose that we are authorizing today . On the power side, things like distribution facilities to serve new customers, it could be, you know, to serve them with our clean power. It could be electric vehicle charging stations, it could be onsite generation, other innovation that we have been seeing in the power market that allows customers we serve to take less grid power. Is it all related to clean energy . No, with the new amendment, the new amendment that was proposed at the last, that was provided to the committee at the last hearing would allow, would amend the charter to clarify the p. C. s authority to issue Revenue Bonds for water and clean water, and to the extent that the purpose is consistent with existing law. So, if there were benefits to water, wastewater or power customers, to invest in a facility, that perhaps was not on City Property or was a nontraditional utility use or utility asset, this authority, this amendment would allow us to revenue bond finance that as well. Supervisor safai essentially the main edit is on page three . Yes. Supervisor safai the back . So already its saying water, the way it stands right now, water and clean water, and then we are saying water, clean water and power. And then you specify some of the uses, but also have enough flexibility related to power. Correct. Supervisor safai ok. Any other questions from Committee Members . Thank you. Supervisor safai seeing none, we will take Public Comment. Any members of the public wish to comment on this item, come forward. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] and can i entertain a motion . Supervisor yee send it with positive recommendation to full board. Supervisor safai without objection clerk you want to do it as a Committee Report . Supervisor safai i believe, there is a deadline which, i think it needs to be on the boards agenda for tuesday, correct . Ok. The item has been agendaized so it can be a Committee Report, and if the board is going to send it on the regular schedule, not the one late, it has to go to report today. Supervisor yee positive recommendation as a Committee Report. Supervisor safai without objection, ordered and approved. Any other orders . That completes the agenda for today. Motion to adjourn. Thank you. Working for the city and county of San Francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city thats on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. Our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. After all, were at the meeting of land and sea. Our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world class style. 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It is an honor to stand before you this evening. The past six weeks have been an incredible roller coaster for the city of San Francisco. For those of us who knew and worked with mayor ed lee, it has been an incredibly challenging time. He was someone i admired greatly, both personally and professionally. He was incredibly kind to my family, in particular our three children, and hes gravely missed. Agree or disagree with his politics, we can all agree he was a great human being, a devoted Public Servant to the city of San Francisco and someone whose life i hope we celebrate as a city for years to come. I personally want to thank london breed for her grace and leadership during this difficult time. She led our city during the mourning of mayor lee and i know she works tirelessly for the residents of San Francisco. I want to thank my colleagues on the board of supervisors for trusting me with this position. I assume this role with great pride and humility. The most important concern for me is the continuity of the government of the city and county of San Francisco. Residents waking up tomorrow morning, expect muni buses to run on time. They expect Police Officers to be walking the beat, public works cleaning our streets and all Vital Services that the public expects us to deliver as a city and well do exactly that. And it means tackling the most pressing issues, getting homeless off the streets and into shelter and housing. Making sure our streets are safe and clean for San Francisco residents. Continuing to build on mayor lees legacy of housing and addressing the housing crisis. The next six months will be incredibly active. San francisco residents deserve nothing less. San franciscos future, our future is incredibly bright. And despite our issues, we live in the most amazing city in the world. Thriving local neighborhoods, the booming economy, Natural Beauty unrivalled anywhere in the world and adversity and inclusion. This is a time for leadership. Its a time to look ahead. I look forward to the road in front of us all. Thank you very much. Will you take a couple of questions now . Go ahead. Reporter the reaction to your nomination and vote to point you in this position were very emotional, people were very upset in the board chamber, claims of racism. Theres a division in the city and how will you bring people together and whats your reaction . To me this is not about politics. Its about moving the city forward and the continuity of our government. All i can say is i will work to represent every single San Francisco resident, no matter the race, ethnicity, religion. It doesnt matter. My job for the next six months is to build on the legacy of mayor lee, to build on what supervisor breed did during her time as acting mayor and make sure San Francisco residents get everything they deserve out of the City Government and that will be my job. Reporter did you see the nomination coming for mayor . Again, i have heard many different rumors as many people had. But, again, to me, this is not about politics. My focus is not now on the past. I thank my colleagues on the board of supervisors for entrusting me in this position. I appreciate their support and trust. In my office this is about moving the city forward though. Reporter mayor farrell, perhaps or wait for june. Which path do you choose . To me theres one path, making sure that the city and county of San Francisco continues to function, deliver the services it does for the city and residents. Theres going to be a heated Mayoral Election and campaigns that have already started over the past few weeks and that will continue through june. My job over the next half year is to make sure our muni buses run on time, we do everything we can to get the homeless off the street. Have Police Officers on the street, make residents feel safe and deliver all functions that residents expect. Reporter you didnt touch on Affordable Housing. That seems to be the biggest issue. Affordable housing is top of the list. Thats an issue mayor lee spent his entire time in office focusing on and i will continue to build on that through housing and Everything Else in the city that San Francisco is as affordable as it can be for every resident. Reporter [indiscernible]. To me, again, this isnt about politics, this is a situation that our city charter contemplates. My colleagues, i do trust their i appreciate their trust and their judgment in putting me in this position. I look forward to leading the city of San Francisco for the next six months and making sure that everything that our San Francisco residents expect continues to get delivered as a government. Reporter there were people so passionate and so upset tonight, what do you as mayor now say to them and the people they represented tonight about what has happened and how you plan to charge a path forward. I heard the emotion in the room, i was there as well and felt that also. People were passion on many sides of the discussion. Over the course of the last month as i have talked with people and residents across the city of San Francisco, those emotions have come through. What i will say, i will be mayor for every single San Francisco resident. My focus and job as mayor is to represent everybody in the city of San Francisco. No matter what their race, ethnicity, religion. My job is to represent everybody and i will do that over the next half year. Thank you everybody. What is neighborhoods in San Francisco are as diverse and fascinating as the people who inhabit them. Today were in the sunset, where well join supervisor tang for the inspiration of this show, where we explore San Francisco, one neighborhood at a time. Hi im katy tang the district 4 supervisor in San Francisco, which is comprise of sunset and parkside neighborhoods. I think what makes district 4 unique is that we have so many different cultures here. We have so many different generations of people. Different experiences and that makes it a vibrant neighborhood. For example, which you go down urban street you can do to a japanese restaurant, chinese restaurant, american restaurant, and the Cultural Diversity is just what makes it so amazing my name is ching le, and im the owner of the kingdom of bounty. 17th San Francisco, 94116. We make the most authentic and different kinds of dumplings and dim sum. Recently more and more popular because they are vegetables and meats that we use fresh vegetables and meats in the business. Its really inspired to start discover your district series, because i wanted to find a way for neighbors to come and get to know our Small Businesses and our neighborhoods. Get to know each other, get know our office, and do so in a setting that was unintimidating and fun. So i launched this idea call the discover your district, where we go every month to one or two small businesss in district 4 and we have done things such as learning how to make dumplings that were learning today and there are so many different activities that we have exposed our residents to. Today is the very special day, because the city of San Francisco hosting this for San Francisco city. Learning how to make dumplings and knowledge of dumplings. They love to do it and all enjoy it. This is definitely not my first time making it, so i have definitely improved a lot. The first couple of time s i tried to make dumplelings they looks inedible. They have definitely improved. There is a special dumpling eating contest, which is amazing. Everyone those eat the dumplings that they made and see how many they can do. Im curious as to how many they going to be able to down today . Dont forget to write down what you are eating today. We make all different kinds of dumplings and enjoy what they made. So after that, well have contact how many pieces of dumplings they can eat and announce the winner today. The office of controllers Whistle Blower Program is how City Employees and recipient sound the alarm an fraud address wait in City Government charitable complaints results in investigation that improves the efficiency of City Government that. 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