Transcripts For SFGTV Recreation And Park Commission 20240713

Will not respond to any questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. If there is an item of interest that is under the subject matter jurisdiction, you may speak under general Public Comment. That is item four. If the fire alarms activate, you must evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. Elevators will immediately return to the first floor and are not available for use. If you need assistance out of the building, please make your way to the closest area of refuge which is directly across the hall in the mens restroom. Theres a speaker box. Prosit and city hall security will answer. Please note the commission will be calling item seven and eight together. We are now on item two, president s report. Thank you. I will be very brief. I simply wish to all of the public and all of my fellow commissioners and all of the staff at recreation and park a very happy holiday season. Thank you. Thank you for setting that great example for the general manager. [laughter] sorry, did i say that out loud . Is there any Public Comment . Public comment is closed. We are now on item three. General managers report. I only have 37 items for you this morning, commissioners. Thank you very much. [laughter] i too will extend a happy holiday and im so excited about this holiday season. I will share with you a wee bit what is happening in your department. Got some good news to an 2019. The Controllers Office released its annual Park Maintenance standards this week which shows the parks were better maintained across the city over the past fiscal year with less disparity between neighborhoods and continued improvements to formerly lower scoring parks. Our department met 92 of its standards, exceeding our target of 90 . The score also represents a threepoint increase from the previous two years, and a sixpoint increase over the past four. We are doing well. Significantly, the report also shows and can you continued can prove mints improvements in the condition of formerly lowing lower scoring parks. In 2015, it got a 60 . In 2019, that score climbed 17 to 77 . Earlier this year, the Controllers Office published a new interactive dashboard that shows all data that users can explore to see the highest and lowest scoring parks and how the scores have changed over time or look up a favorite parking get level details on the maintenance the dashboard can be found on the controllers website. The results of this latest report are certainly a testament to the commitment of our staff, including our custodians, our maintenance crews, they also reflect the continued guidance and investment that we are making into our deferred maintenance fees that you all help us with each year. They certainly reflect the results of the confidence of San Francisco voters as we have been able to renovate almost 100 projects and almost 100 facilities in the last 10 years. Very good news. The biggest take away for me is, over the last three or four years with both ted with head and heart and wallet, our focus on narrowing the gap between our highest and lowering parks and prioritizing deferred maintenance and equity zones is starting to show. It is starting to pay off. We are really pleased about that i wanted to invite everyone to yet one more awesome holiday party. This one is going to be at 900 and at india basin. The future park sights that we have all been working on this saturday, december 21st, from noon to 5 00 p. M. The event is in india basin project event collectively hosted by the recreation and Park Department the brando institute, the Parks Alliance and will include visits from santa, live entertainment, cookie decorating, rockclimbing and toy giveaways to kids. Folks can preregister their children for the giveaway by calling 415421877 415 4218777. Usually a phone number has seven numbers. You can find out more about the india basin project. You can please visit the website just write down the path from 900 innes is the eco centre. If youre looking for ways to get active this holiday season, the eco centre is a couple is a couple of new and unique activities this month in addition to his regular programming and adoption investigation workshops were you can test your athletic skills against insects. I thank you have already done that, mr. President. I have. Let me say again, you lost. You can test your athletic skills against insects. If your insect curious, this is december 26 and 10 00 a. M. From january 2nd at 10 00 a. M. From 3 00 p. M. You can also learn about microorganisms that live in the wetlands on december 27th and january 3rd from 10 00 a. M. Until 3 00 p. M. The last weekend of december, first weekend of january all have some cool and also programming. For more information on occurring activities, you can visit our website. It is winter, his registration for our winter programs is going on now online and in person at 14 locations across the city. Get the entire family out and into our parks and recreation centres. We have ever something for everyone. Including fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. A Basketball League for kids and drop in zumba and fitness classes for adults. With an eye on january, two quick announcements. Applications for our summer 2020 work Recreation Program are being accepted now through january 10th. The program is open to teenagers 14 to 18 who live or go to school in San Francisco and offers a valuable opportunity for them to enter the workforce, earn money, have fun, make new friends, and work will recreation and park sweatshirts. This past summer, we hosted 430 youth workers in our parks. Nearly half of whom were in this Recreation Program. They were recruited, interviewed , and hired directly by our staff. Celebrating its 58th year this year, the program has seen many of its former workers go on to have long and successful careers here at the recreation and Park Department, including stacy white and toby wiley. Those interested in applying or folks who know teens who may be interested in applying, you can visit our website. And then lastly, join us for our 306th annual luncheon in honor of dr. Martin luther king on friday, january 17th from 11 30 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. At the recreation centre. This years keynote speaker is going to be a superior court judge. I believe that she is the chief. It offers Community Members to recreate reconnect and reflect on the life of dr. King. Lets attend so we can reserve a seat for you. With that, we will take a quick look at all of the Holiday Events happening or that have happened in your beloved park system. [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] and thank you for the video. I want to mention briefly that the tenderloin childrens recreation centre, which honest to god, there were 500 to 600 people in there for toy giveaways, food giveaways, curling, cookie and crafts in a community that doesnt have much space and needs the love. It was quite joyous. I want to think my staff are all the work they do to give people a little bit of an extra holiday smile. That concludes the general managers report. Thank you very much. Is there any Public Comment . Please come forward. Remind him it is on the general managers report. This is Public Comment on the general managers report. Okay. Can i use thick projector . May i please have the overhead . Overhead . Take your time. No hurry. You are up. Great. Good morning. I am here to talk about the general manager report. If you look at this here, this shows mclaren park. I got this from Capital Improvement. If you look at every single map, we are not on the San Francisco visitors map. We dont get much respect. We are not on this map. You see there . District nine, they shut us off at twin peaks potrero hill. The reason i bring this up is because we want our fair share of the bones. My question is, is mclaren park and the playground going to be on the next bond . Nobody can answer this question except maybe you guys. I cant get a straight answer i can sit down if you dont have the answer . I dont think, under Public Comment, that there will be response to a particular question. The bonds are set out of the mirrors office so i would probably send you there. Okay. I will go to the audit ethics. The last few days i have been at the Controllers Office. I need help under the sunshine law to understand a lot of these reports. If you guys have an announcement , if you look at the back part of it, it is not even on here. All the paper that you guys have , i have a lot of the copies how can we follow the money if mclaren park if we dont understand the literature . You guys have it too. I went to the supervisor right here. They were very nice and the auditor is off the chart. The controllers. I have been very forthcoming. I need recreation and park to sit down with me and help me understand these reports. Thats all i am asking. And under the sunshine law i am requesting this. Thank you. Thank you. Following the money. Is there any other Public Comment . Public comment is closed. We are now on item four, general Public Comment. This item will be continued until item 10. Members of the public may address the commission on items that interest the public and that do not appear on the agenda with respect to agenda items, you will have an opportunity to address the commission when the item is reached in a meeting. I have several blue cards for this. When i call your name, please call forward. [calling names] thank you. Good morning, commissioners. I am here representing the board of the one at vista Neighborhood Association. Im here with three other members to update you briefly with the current park Assessment Project and project and also to express the importance of being a project on the 2020 park file. First of all, thank you for approving this project. Assessment project back in august and thanks to recreation and parks for helping fund and partnering on this project. Thank you also to miller co. , the lead Landscape Architect firm that is helping that is putting a lot into this project. Finally, thank you to for including a member of buena vista neighbors on the. Working group. I appreciate that. A lot of progress has been made on this project so far, assessing the pegs conditions and estimating the cost to restore the park. We expect much of this to be completed in early 2020 and ask that an overview be presented to the commission this february. This project is in followup to the 2015 Capital Improvement planning projects that took place between recreation and park. We do not have updated cost estimates, but we expect those to be at the same level or larger than the 25 to 30 million that came out in 2015. There are three points i would like to end on. Number one, the importance of preserving San Franciscos natural resources. This is essential to the Mission Statement for the 2020 parks bond. [calling names] is certainly one of the citys most precious natural resources. Number two, it is believed that many of the core features are in poor or deficient condition and this project will continue to the overall assessment of [calling names] buena vistas conditions. Number three, and as part of the park bond selection process, buena vista should be viewed as a leverage funding. Over the last decade, they have received 1. 3 million in capital expenditures. Of that, we have helped raise 300,000 over the last five years to get at bags and private donations. They have also applied to Grant Programs for the last five years and is continuing to research and develop other funding sources. Again, we hope to have an overview of this project presented to the commission in february. Please know, we are committed to helping with the process of the 2020 parks bond. Thank you [calling names]. Good morning. My name is jean and for the past 30 years, i have had the privilege of living on the east slope of the park in the park hill condominiums. The old st. Josephs children hospital. I enjoy having breakfast every morning looking over the magnificent overstory of the park. Im here to speak on our park on behalf of the 136 homeowners in my parkhill community. So much for paperless. Okay. Buena vista parkas an urban wonder. It is a natural urban forest. It is the oldest park in San Franciscos park system. It is the highest, most inland sand dune in the state of california. It has 36 acres with winding paths and sweeping views that incorporate three bridges. The park nourishes us, but the park is in decline. It has been under maintained for decades. It is chronically understaffed and chronically underfunded. Historically it has been served by two to three gardeners. Only recently, while we did get an acting supervisor and the staff is now up to four gardeners, and with their hard work and care they are only holding the park together. Buena vista park has received less than a Million Dollars in funding in the past decade. The departments 2020 parks bond Mission Statement includes a statement about improving sustainability. A sustainable urban forest at Buena Vista Park could thin the overstory, improve the understory and add plantings that would regenerate. We could create a Design Guidelines for reforestation over time to make the park healthy again. If we make the park healthy again, then the ongoing Maintenance Cost could level off and be sustainable. If the park continues to degenerate, the Maintenance Costs will continue to spike in response to the state of emergency it is in. Emergency responses to floods, landslides, erosion, and most recently, fires. A healthy park will attract private philanthropy. Together with recreation and park, our Neighborhood Association is working on a Needs Assessment and cost analysis to make Buena Vista Park project ready. Buena vista park needs to be adequately funded by the next park bond. We need to take care of the park so it can continue to take care of us. Thank you. Thank you. [calling names] hello, my name is stephanie. I am on the buena vista Neighborhood Association Parks Committee and i would like to speak from the perspective of family. I am a mother of two Young Children under the age of three and we are avid users of the park with the playground, the pathways, going out and just exploring picking up sticks. It is a wonderful resource for families. I have lived in the area of the past 25 years in the past 20 years. In the last 10 years, eight houses flanking either side of me have converted completely from the houses that had no children at all to every single house now has children in it. We also have three public Elementary Schools that are walking distance to the park and we have two private schools that cover the k. Through 12 segment of education. We have a lot of schools, we have a lot of families, and there is a growing need to make the park safe and maintain it in a Sustainable Way so it is accessible and safe for families to go to. Of the 10 entries that there are to the park, there are only two that are really useful or you are able to get into without going over off the side of the path or having to wander or, you know, you basically cant get through with a stroller except for two entries. That is due to the fact that there are no maintained pathways at the entry point. A lot of the paths you have to veer off the side because the stairs are falling apart and people are creating their own pathways because pathways have completely deteriorated. As part of our work, we would love to bring in public donation because there is only families that would support the park. In order to do so, these families need to see that the city is committed to support significant Financial Support with the bond in 2020. We would love to see that our weekend warriors, neighbors that are coming in, and working on the park and that are committed are not just putting up fires. We are actually getting support from the city that they can be maintaining a sustainable and healthy park that is safe for everyone to use. We would love the park to be more welcoming to everyone. Some people have even mentions that they are fearful to go into it with their kids because of how things are. We really cherish our 36acre park and dont want to see it continue to deteriorate. We asked the committee to support the park with a significant financial allocation in the next park bond. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Go ahead. Good morning. I have lived near the park for over 35 years and have walked a dog in the park every day for the last 18 years. I can say i am firsthand witness to the great beauty of the park, but also to its unfortunate steady decline. My message for the committee today is that the needs Assessment Project has been going on for decades and now is the time to act. The buena vista Neighborhood Association has been working with recreation and parks park since the 1970s. I have seen the proposal for the master plan in a 1987, and that very little work seems to have been implemented. I personally have been involved with them and this issue since 2015 when the Capital Improvement plan started. Were waiting for those recommendations that came out of that process to be funded. And now with the occurrence evaluation that they have helped fund, that maybe miller and company assumes a very good work on, and their proposals are being priced and you will see them shortly. This project is very ready to go , assuming that the bond passes on the funds are made available. I hope that this committee does not kick the can down the road and that if the bond passes and the funding if the bond passes and the funding is delayed again, the park will continue to decline, and it would be a tragedy to lose the environment that buena vista provides in the very centre of the city. Particularly as it is densely populated. I hope that now, with the proposed bond, at the time has finally come to provide a resource that the park so desperately needs. That is it. Thank you. Thank you. Matthew . I hope this works. The overhead might work. Look at that. Look at that. This is a picture of the twin peaks area. Im here today with a Strategic Plan update. I dont need the overhead anymore. The Strategic Plan update to remind me that perhaps a commission wanted to hear about some of the work happening outside of the park including some cooperative things. I am a very happy to announce the s. Of urban riders. I want to talk about our project laguna hospital. I know at least some of you have seen this. I dont know if anyone else has, but this year we had 1,000 volunteer hours. About 200 volunteers. We had a grand opening celebrating that we restored about 2 miles of trail and habitat. Supervisor yi was there. It was the number one voted category in that participatory budgeting. As part of how it is something you might be interested in thinking about. [please stand by] october is 17, 2019, rec and Park Department. San Francisco Park evaluation program, evaluation forms ive been doing a lot of reading it puts me to sleep. A. D. A. Walking asphalt paths, curb cutouts, pretty basic. Here it is. Look at this. You see this . This is the play areas for a. D. A. I got this a little while ago. This is what you use for metrics. Im talking about the rec and park and the controllers. I will continue and bring lots of people in here with disabilities to demand that this becomes part of your metric system, your analysis, your Strategic Plan. Here it is. It says new construction, alter stration, barrier removal, path component, triggered by the work, route of travel from Public Transit this thing is hard to navigate. The parking is so out of compliance, it is not even funny. Toilet, showers thats not it. Drinking fountains we have a problem with that. Passenger loading zones i know most people dont go out to maclaren park, i understand that. But it is where we live. We need this to change. [buzzer] we need you to add this to the parks standard annual report, and we request that the audit teams at the Controllers Office, which ill be dealing with them, and the rec and Park Department, at the lodge to Work Together to accomplish this. This is critical. San francisco is known as the San Francisco c. C. , all are included, including the disabled. Thank you. Chairwoman thank you. Public comment is closed right now on item 5. Commissioners, is there any item you would like removed from the consent calendar . I dont see any. Chairwoman is there any Public Comment on the consent calendar . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Moved and seconded. All those in favor . Yea. So moved. Thank you. Chairwoman all right. Were now on item 6, San Francisco zoo. Power point. Good morning. Vince grubbs, c. F. O. At the zoo. Power point. Weve got it. Our yearlong 90th anniversary celebration concludes in december, highlighted this month by our joy at the zoo. Which goes through the end of the year. Our orangutans, judy and bonnie, had the opportunity to explore the outside. This was baronis first time. He was first tentative but soon followed judy into the yard. As we continue to acclimate both species to their new habitat. Earlier this month, the zoo hosted the San Francisco Fire Department and over 100 kids, aged five to 12, for a day of hawaiian fun. The thrust of the day centred around cultural awareness and selfesteem. All kids went home with toys, thanks to the s. F. F. D. And the toy drive. If youre looking for the perfect holiday gift, an annual membership to the zoo is the gift that keeps on giving, offering unlimited yearround programs, and there will be an additional bonus month added to the memberships. In honor of ugly holiday sweater thing, we invite you to show off your ugly holiday sweaters at the zoo all weekend long. On the 20th, the first 20 guests in their ugly holiday sweaters will receive a free zoo key. And make sure to tag us, and well share our favorite photos. There is still time to meet santa and his elves at tinse tinseltown, joy at the zoo will continue daily until january 1st with santa and other cooking activities. And were open on christmas day. And well be santa will be busy that day, but some of his reindeer will be onsite, and we want to thank all of our staff for working the holidays. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman is there any complic comment on this item. Now hearing none, Public Comment is closed. Were on item 8. Good morning commissions, im lisa branson, and it is a pleasure to be here in the dead of winter, but thinking forward to celebration and fun for next spring that we hope that we really hope will inspire gratitude for what our forebearers created and also a spirit of community for the city. Im going to take two items together. Ill read you the agenda language for both and then ill walk through one and then the other. And im happy to answer any questions at the end. So the items before you today are discussion and possible action to authorize the department to grant a permit to the San Francisco Parks Alliance to produce a celebration of Golden Gate Parks 150th anniversary on april 4th, 2020, with events including food, music, activities, and the closure of all roads in Golden Gate Park accept crossover drive and the great highway on apri april 4th, 2020. And the second item is discussion and possible action to authorize the department to enter into a permit with sky star wheel llc, for the temporary installation, not to exceed one year of an observation wheel on the eastern side of the music concourse area, located beyond venues of concourse bowl, and bordering music concourse drive with terms substantially the same as the term sheet dated december 9, 2019. Approval of this proposed action by the commission is the approval action as defined by the s. F. Administrative code, chapter 31. Okay. So first the event, and i want to start by saying this event is truly a partnership with the San Francisco Parks Alliance, and it has really been a pleasure work with them for more than a year in planning this. Golden gate park has always been the Golden Gate Park has always been a magical place. In its boundaries, people have come together on momentous occasions, including the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and the summer of love, for annual concerts, races, and other events. It is also a place where people can come to experience nature right inside the city limits, with a hike or a picnic. In 2020, we want to recreate, create, and celebrate the joy and magic of the San Francisco treasure, past, present, and future. And while were only talking about the permit for the event, i just wanted to take you through a little bit of the plan for the celebration to put it in the context of the year. So first, a little history. For the boundaries of the park set by the state legislature on april 4, 1870, luckily o for us, april 4th falls on a saturday, so somebody wanted this to happen. The city founders, with the designation of the park, wanted a park like central park, so they brought the designer of central park out to San Francisco to design a park. He took one look at the sand dunes on offer for the park area, said it cant be done, and turned on his heels and left. Part of that story may be a pocketful, but what is true is that horticulturist john mclaren, and engineer william hall, figured out a way to make things grow in the sand, really representing the creativity, determination, and cando spirit that has always embodied San Francisco. Barley . Barley and oats . Correct. Today the hold on. Today th it is about 75 acres bigger than central park, and it has an array of culture venues. The event is being organized by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, under the leadership of an honorary commit lead by mayor breed and five distinguished cochairs. One including one here . Including one here. One of the primary goals of april 4th and the yearlong celebration is to celebrate Golden Gate Park as everybodys park. This means reaching beyond the park to ensure groups all over the city get to experience the park during this special year. Were planning free shuttles to the park on saturdays, particularly from equityzoned neighborhoods, and well bring Cultural Group to perform on the stage and elsewhere in the park. So today we formally partnered with more than 75 Community Groups, many of whom will activate parts of the park and provide volunteers and april 4th. And were in process with dozens more, and well certainly get to 150 partners by april 4th. And we also have a wonderful list of the citys most important cultural institutions and importance. Sponsors. All of these partners will help create a year of celebration in the park and around the city. Each event, with its own special celebration flavor. Outside of the park, for example, there will be a photography exhibit at terminal 3, and the anniversary will be at the Public Library at all 28 city branches. Of course, the cornerstone of the celebration will be the aimtio april 4th Community Day, exactly 150 years from the founding of the park. There are so many youll see from the map of the event, but were planning to light up every corner of Golden Gate Park, and i mean that figuratively because most of the activities will be in the day. From 10 00 a. M. To approximately 5 00 p. M. Through the park with some events continuing into the evening in the music concourse. There will be lawn bowling, model yacht racing, horseback rides, vintage baseball, soccer clinics, and more. The veep event will feature a kids carnival, musical performances, food, and, as i said, events, including, of course, the wheel, which ill get to in a moment. So in order to deal with the enormity of what is available in Golden Gate Park and what it represents, we have decided the celebrations into four basic tracks history and people, science, technology, and nature, recreation and wellness, and creativity and the arts. And park visitors on april 4th e to plan their visit according to those tracks. It is hard to see over the text, but there will be as youll see on the map, there are different colors for different content areas. So if youre interested in recreation and wellness, youll be able to find those activities. There will be arts activities and science activities. One of the things im excited about is were going to take the irrigation project going on in Golden Gate Park right now, which will ultimately be the largest urban park water reclammation park in the country, and well highlight that as part of the nature and environment tract. Well have a Great Blue Heron watch. There will be a heritage picnic. The museum of craft and design is going to come and helped make flowered headbands for park visitors, and there will be a kids carnival at Robin Williams meadow. So some of the more nittygritty planning pieces in order to move people safely around the park, and to harken back to the parks history before there were cars, well close nearly all of the roads in the park. Leaving open kesser drive. Well provide ultimate transportation to help people in the park get around, including shuttles, bikes, scooter rentals, horse and carriage rides, and more to come. And then in terms of broader transportation planning, we do recognize that this onetime celebration may affect the surrounding neighborhoods, and were working with the neighborhoods to reduce the effects. So some of the measures that were taking right now is working the m. T. A. To provide alternative or increased muni service, to keep kesser and the great highway and cross over drive open, publicizing the event and any traffic changes in event, and well be doing extensive messages about the need for people to take public transportation, and well highlight the limited available parking around the park. And well also work with the m. T. A. To reroute the 44 oshaughnessy, which is the only muni line that would be impacted by the road closures. And i just wanted to add that, as i mentioned, well be doing well continue to do extensive out reach and engagement, but weve already done quite a lot. And, frankly, the enthusiasm has been inspiring. So its really helped us frame a lot of these plans. Weve had two Community Meetings. One in may at the auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library in an effort to have the planning meeting not be in the park and continue the move to make sure that this was something for the whole city and not just the neighbors of the park. And then we had a Community Meeting in september at the orchid pavilion next to the conservatory of flowers. There were nearly 100 people at the september meeting. They generated 175 ideas for what they wanted to see in the celebration. And out of that meeting, and out of other outreach efforts, came the work with groups about 79 of whom had signed formal Partnership Agreements. Those Partnership Agreements allow us to use our beautiful logo in their pearl material, and asked them to commit at least one volunteer to help run the event. If only we could do every single idea that weve suggested, but were working on a lot of them. And now so on to the wheel, which, of course, is going to be a central piece of the april 4th celebration and beyond. So the 150foot wheel that were planning in the music concourse harkens back to the first wheel, which was placed in Golden Gate Park in 1894as part of the midwinter fair. Bringing the observation wheel to Golden Gate Park will allow the park to highlight and celebrate the anniversary, drawing many visitors to the park during this yearlong celebration, and will help visitors experience the fup anfun and grand grandeur ofe 1896 exhibition. And on to the bit about the logistics of the wheel. I want to be clear, there is no cost to the city or the department for the cost of the wheel. In fact, we expect it will generate funding that will help support these festivities. The operate will build out, operate, and disman dismantle the wheel. He will reimburse the park to restore the area to the preinstallation condition. The operator will pay a dollar for general admission ticket sold to the department, and 75 cents per senior or youth ticket sold to the department. The pricing of the wheel is 18 for a general admission ticket. 12 for seniors and youth under 13. And there is a number of Community Benefits that weve negotiated with the wheel operator. So those include free rides for the public on the april 4th Community Day. And also 500 complementary tickets per month will be used to ensure that lowincome residents of the city will have access to the ride. And theyre offering 25 v. I. P. Experience packages. And just a little bit about the logistics of the installation. I know this map isnt super eas easy to read, but youll see in the upper right corner the proposed installation area, which is at the north excuse me, at the east end of music concourse. The installation is well away from the parts of the garage, which are underneath the music concourse, and are those blue rectangles, which represent the parking garage, underneath the music concourse, with the tunnel in between those two sections of the garage in between. The wheel is about 130 feet in diameter, and 150 feet tall. The base is 72 feet by 57 feet, and the installation will include temporary sensing, support, fixtures and lighting. In terms of seismic safety, the support fixtures include 24inch piers on an eight foot by eight foot platform. In fact, i believe we just finished the g. O. Tech report, and theyre going to be 40 to 46 feet deep. Other approvals are in process, and construction wont begin until those other approvals happen. And just so you know what the other approvals are the state needs to approve the Amusement Park ride through the department of industrial relations. The department of building inspection will issue a foundation permanent. Permit. And since this is a landmark area, the Historic Preservation commission will issue a certifcate of appropriateness, and that hearing is scheduled for january 15th. And then i just really want to close with sort of why were doing this. So both the wheel and, really, the Community Day that will surround it, are designed to celebrate the parks past, present, and future, and its importance internationally, regionally, and to every neighborhood in San Francisco. We want to inspire at least 150,000 people to come to the park on april 4th, probably a lot more, and millions more to visit throughout this special year. And we want to build awareness and advocacy for the park and increase membership in all of the Community Groups in the park and around San Francisco that steward and support what the park means to the city. So thank you very much. And im happy to answer any questions. Thank you very much. Chairwoman im going to call the blue cards i have. Drew, michael, and then tom. Good morning, everyone. Happy holidays. It is a pleasure to be here. And i would actually say this is probably one of my favorite things that ive ever spoken on because celebrating this amazing public space and public park, cities dont get a chance to do this that much. And as you can tell, every 150 years. It is truly going to be a remarkable experience for the city and for every single resident in San Francisco, but also in the bigger bay area. It is i just want to say, the narrative of San Francisco right now is not always happy, when you hear about our public spaces and our public realm. And i think next year we can use this celebration to help change and curate that narrative because we have one of the best parks in the whole world right here, and thats Golden Gate Park. Next year having over 150 Community Groups, all of us focused on Golden Gate Park, celebrating the Amazing Things in this city, is going to be truly remarkable. One of the things weve been doing is going out and raising money for this with lisa and other other folks, and people always ask, what would be your sign of success for the golden gate 150th anniversary . And one of the things that makes this park so amazing is the actual things that happen in it, the things that people do every day, the groups that make this park very special. And some of them are getting older or more mature and need to have the injection of some new life. Yeah, i know. Im with you on that one, trust me. [laughter] and we and one of the goals here is to introduce new people and new ideas into the park. So, you know, im going to take the model yacht basin. When phil first showed me that when we were there and went to the model yacht club, i was literally was like a little kid in a toy store. I could not believe that people were building these boats. I go out there with my dog and i watch those boats all of the time, and it is truly relax and really great. So if i can find, and we can find, that next person through golden gate 150th that can help that organization for the next 15, 20 years to se survive and transform itself, we would have been a success with the golden gate 150 anniversary. And we also want to introduce the club to new things. Who knows, maybe well have a drone club if it is legal. You never know what will happen and who will get inspired through the golden gate 150th. I want to say were truly excited to partner with the department on this. I think it is going to be a celebration of Epic Proportions that were all going to have a lot of fun doing. I think next year, 2020, is going to be an interesting year, with everything going on in the National Sort of stage. [buzzer] and parks are the biggest piece of democracy that we have, open to everyone, and we should open that and be a part of that piece as part of our golden gate 150th. I also would like to say, it is Pretty Amazing that were going to close this park thank you very much. Close this park one day to cars, and im very excited to have that happen. And the wheel is amazing as well. Thank you. Chairwoman michael and tom and then audrey. Good morning commissioners. Mr. Parks, mr. Michael lambert, as Department Head for the San Francisco Public Library, i want to thank all of you and general manager with the opportunity to partner with the recreation and Parks Department on Golden Gate Parks 150th anniversary. The park sa very special place for the community, enhancing the quality of life for San Franciscos residents. It is a place where residents can be inspired, make connections, and enjoy the company of one another. And above all, as the previous speaker mention the, a place where all are welcomed every day. For me, Golden Gate Park is one of my happy places. Im a big fan of the golf course. It is one of the finest such courses in all of california. I cant thank you enough for the excellent stewedship of this park, and the neighborhood playgrounds that make San Francisco so livable. This coming year, in celebration of Golden Gate Parks history, were tying the 150th Year Anniversary to our signature summer stride, Summer Learning program. This is the single Largest Program that we do all year. All aimed at ensuring children in San Francisco keep reading and keep learning during the summer months. Last year we engaged more than 35,000 people in this program. And we open it up to all ages, so that everyone in every neighborhood in San Francisco can ben frit from the librarys push towards more books, more learning, free events and amazing prices. As part of our partnership, we will be featuring Golden Gate Park on all of our materials, including the game board, which allows people to track their reading, and the program guide, all of our advertising and book marks. We will be exhibiting our display that highlight all of the amenities available in the park. Were continuing to welcome with the recreation and park team to see how we can encourage families to take free shuttle buses from the farther locations in our city straight to gold gate park. Finally, watch for the library to really commemorate the park in a special way, with a limited Edition Golden gate library card coming this spring. We love our libraries, and we love our parks, and i know that all san franciscans love them, too. Thank you so much. Thank you. Chairwoman tom and then audrey and then bob. Are you tom . Come on up. Yeah. Hello, my name is tom steele, and im here to represent flagging in the park. Were a small Grassroots Group who organize Community Building gatherings in the National Memorial grove five times a year, which i assume arent familiar with, except, perhaps, for phil. So as these events started 23 years ago at the height of the aids epidemic, when a small group of friends gathered in the newly established grove to celebrate still being alive in the face of a very uncertain future. As well as to remember those already lost to the plague, these folks got together to do this by dancing together with vibrant silk flags such as these and i just wanted to show you these. They look like this, made of silk, and hand tie tiedyed. For smrkwe believe those who wee lost trafficking so young would want to be remembered for their vibrant lives. Our events are always free and typically wellattended by regulars, for whom we feel we provide an uplifting experience in these times of growing isolation in our society. To spanned beyond our established core crowd, we very happy to be embraced. For the most part, we do our own thing, and most of society is not aware of what we do. So were very happy to ar arrange a special event that day to represent the diverse vibrancy of our beautiful park and to demonstrate the beautiful aid memorial, and well show how to dance with flags, bands, hoops, and i hope well see some of you there. Thank you. Chairwoman audrey and then bob. Good morning, commissioners. My name is audrey engals, and im here on behalf of the jamestown organization. We are serving thousands of students and families in our after School Programs and other programs throughout our community. When we heard about this possible historical celebration event, we wanted to come and support the bid. And after the presentation that lisa just gave, im even more excited. One of our programs is a local performing ensemble. This is our most dedicated group of high school and transitionalaged youth performers, who have not only performed all over San Francisco and the bay area, but also around the world. These students meet once a week to hone their skills. One of our core values of the organization is artavision, which a combination of art and activist. These kids are singersongwriter and performers and music producers, who use their talent to bring awareness to different issues affecting our community, whether it is through drumming or theater works, and everything in between. Local local is celebrating the people through their ideas, their art and their activism. Wmost, if not all of our students, and all of our arts program. Steve actually,have grown un francisco, and have many memories of Golden Gate Park, whether that is from going to the playground, or going to other events, or visiting the museums and other attractions throughout the park. The celebration of Golden Gate Park is not just a celebration of land and trees, but of celebrating San Francisco and its dedication to the arts. Our performing ensemble just this past year performed at the academy of science, and perform at the amphitheater every year. Many of our students throughout the years have also made great use of the rec and Park Departments programs and have worked as student counsellors. I was just telling my own 14yearold daughter she should get a job with rec and park because it would lead to graitd greater opportunities for her in the future. We all as individuals, and as a community, value our parks for the enrichment they have provided us. It would mean a lot for our students to be able to perform at such an historic event as they watch the community shift and change to unfamiliar territory as their friends and families are displaced. They understand as young folks of color, performing music and dance from traditions, their performance itself is an act of empowerment and a declaration that they are still here and that they matter. We would love for the city to say that to themselves by inviting them to perform at such an historic event. I encourage you all to take the time later to actually look them up, to see their faces, and to see what it is that they do because theyre my pride and joy and my work, and i think you guys would feel the same if you saw it yourself. Thank you very much. Chairwoman bob . Good morning, commissions, my name is bob feedler, the executive director of the stern growth festival. Im here to indicate our support for and intent to participate in the golden gate anniversary, 150th anniversary celebration. Given we plan to do that by providing local artists and musicians to perform in different locations at different times throughout the celebration. And given that the theme is that it is everybodys park, that really marries quite well with our ethos, and we plan to provide a lot of diversity in those musicians, and hopefully highlight some different neighborhoods and Different Things to welcome everybody to the park and so given our 83years of partnership with the rec and Park Department, for which were extremely grateful. Grate, were delighted and honored to be part of this celebration. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman is there any other Public Comment on these items . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner lowe . You about to say i think we should take these up separately. For item 7, i move to approve. Second it. So moved. Commissioner lowe . On matter 8, i think we should be in the practice of getting a certificate of appropriateness first before coming to this commission, and understand that is not going to be heard until january 15th. I will move to advance this matter, but i think the better practice is that before coming to this commission, and when this commission is the last stop of approval, that we should have the certificate of appropriateness in front of us. Second, i wanted to note in our board packet that was attached was a term sheet; it wasnt the actual agreement. I understand there is an agreement to come later. Again, i think this should be a practice where if this is the authorizing act under chapter 31, we should have the actual agreement, not the term sheet. On that basis, i would like to first note that under article 7 of the park code, this does give this commission the authority to approve the observation wheel and would move to approve to authorize the general manager to we would want the general manager to come back to us on our next Commission Meeting in january, and i believe that is january 16th, to report back, one, the certificate of appropriateness was issued by the Historic Preservation commission. And, two, to report back that indeed the agreement and permit that was issued to the operator is on the same terms and conditions that was in our commission packet. Thank you. Is that in a form of a motion . Ill second that. Moved and seconded. All those in favor . Yea. So moved. Chairwoman item 9, the park and maintenance standards annual report. Good morning, commissioners. My name is ben, and im with the San Francisco recreation Parks Department, and im one of the administrators for the Park Maintenance Standards Program we have here, rawprunning alongsidehere. For ms is my second year as part of the program. I am very excited to present to you our scores. What is new this year is that we decided to take a deeper dive into the scores. We decided to dissect it, an additional layer, so we could get more out of the data. And, also, we are, during this presentation, going to show you the controls Office Online dashboard, where members of the public and people such as yourselves, the commissioners, can go on line, look up your favorite parks and learn a little more about their scores. So without further adieu, i will introduce to you Allison Emily from the controls office, who will complete the rest of this presentation. Thank you. Commissioners, thank you for having me here. Can you guys hear me . We can. Usually my voice is so soft. Im, again, very proud to present this report. It was a great team effort, a collaboration between the Controllers Office and r. P. D. Im going to just go through quickly some highlevel summaries that we took out of the report, and them emily, my colleague, will spend most of the time whacking you walkinu through this incredible new dashboard that allows people to explore the data as much as they want. Ill begin. Just before i get into the scores, i want to remind everyone kind of how this program works. There is an evaluation form for every park. In fact, some parks are so large theyre split up into smaller sections. There is a set of standard criteria that need to be met, and each park is broken up into segments called features. For example, childrens play areas are one feature. Trees are another feature. And then an aggregate score is made. We can look at overall skiers foscores for all parks, t we can drill down deeper and say what about certain parks . This year in fiscal year 19, the average score is 92 , which is an increase from prior years. We are increasing slowly every year. And you can see one of the main drivers of this increase is actually just a decrease in the overall thread. For several years we would have out lier outliers. So that means throughout the city, wherever you are and whatever park you go to, youre experience will be more similar to someone else in a different part of the city. However, as we presented before, we do continue to see a geographic disparity between the north and the south. So there are no topscoring parks really in the southern half of the city. This is a map of the 10 top scoring and 10 lowest score parks in the city. What i want to talk about a little bit is something new that weve started to do this year. Weve created a methodology to kind of group the kinds of criteria that we look at. So we look at things like is there a certain amount of litter or graffiti anywhere . And we could see things like, is a wooden slat loose on a bench, which is dangerous. These are considered routine maintenance, which requires specialized skills to clean up, but with have the specialized staff and resources to do so. And the time category is repair. These are repairs of structural projects that will take a larger budget and a longer timeframe to fix. We wanted to create these categories to help our staff kind of determine not just which parks are struggling and where, but what will it take to improve the response to these parks. It is a very different resource allocation to address problems of litter than it is to address cracks in asphalt. So while we are still perfecting the methodology, we were able to find some kind of interesting first takes. One of which we just looked at the extremes, which parks are on each end of the spectrum which need the most help with cleanup versus need the most help with repair. We can compare hilltop park, which needs cleanup help and repair, and we see it has struggled a lot with graffiti in the past, so it can be what is driving this category break down. And mckinley square, in the other end, has more structural problems, so cracks in the asphalt, for example. So when r. P. Staff looks it these, they can approach it differently. Im going to turn it over to my colleague emily, who is going to take you through that online dashboard, and were willing to take any questions at the end. Thank you. Thanks, alice. Hi, everyone. Im elli Emily Gonzales with the Controllers Office. We heard youre really interested in the accessability of this information. That is a datarich program and we produce a lot of reports, but how can residence and operational staff as well leverage this data . So that was the lens we were taking. We were updating our dashboard to make sure this data was more accessible or unsdzable. Understandable. Im going to walk you through the dashboard so you will see exactly what you can expect to find there. Let me see if i can do this from here. Our overall park scores, Park Maintenance scores is just sfcontrollerparks. And on that page youll find all of our reports from previous years, including this one. And also a link to our dashboard right here in the middle. Once you follow that link, i have already preloaded it youll get to the dashboard and land on his landing page. We have information just about the program itself. You know, how these scores are calculated, which parks are included,etc. So that kind of Program Level information here at the front. And these tabs are really where you can dive into the data. Lets take a look at the first one, the citywide trends tab. Theryou can look at the citywide parks score lets just follow that one, as an example. Here is before the dashboard is interactive. These are all of the sites that are evaluated here on the map on the right. And then in this table, in this graph, you can see youre looking at the citywide average park score over time, over the last five fiscal years. You can change that graph to show how the minimum score has changed, which alice just highlighted. By clicking minimum score, you see this changes to represent the minimum score, and youve seen that in crease over time. You could also look at the standard deviation, which is a measure of how spread out the scores are across the city, and we have seen that that has decreased over the last five years as well. So a way to interact with the state in a new way. Im a little snow on navigating this web. But you can look on the same citywide trends tab, the highest and lowest score parks, and you can see all of the years of this data. You can look through p. D. F. Reports, and now you can look and click through the past five fiscal years and seeing before the top 10and bottom 10 maintenancescored parks are. And you can click on those specific parks. Here we can click on buchanan street mall, and it will not only adjust to zoom in on that park, but will show you the feature scores at that park. Sites are divided into separate features, like lawns, hard scapes, etc. And you can see that granular data right here. I want to take you through the other tabs just briefly. Obviously you can explore this at your own leash at home. Leisure at home. Now you can look up any park and find information about that park. So you can just search a park by typing it in. Or, here, ill just select one. Alice chalmers. You can see when you have selected a park, youll see that the map zooms and on where that site is, and youll see overtime how that park has been scoring in their annual scores as compared two the citywide average, which is the gray line. And below youll see the feature scores at that park, and how the feature scores compare to the citywide average feature scores. Where is my Neighborhood Park really shining compared to other parks in the city, and where is it struggling as far as maintenance. I think this is an amazing resource for residents. My friends have already been using it. And ill just quick through the other three tabs. The district tab is supervisor districts. This one has a map shaded by the average Park Maintenance score for each supervisor district. You can just click on any district. Ill click district 11 here, to see its average score. And then all of the parks that were within that supervisor district, their annual park score and how it compared to the citywide average. Just a key finding from the report is district 11 has been the lowest score supervisor district in terms of the average Park Maintenance score for the last five years. So you can kind of see those trends overniem. Anovertime. And you can select te fiscal year to kind of track those. Ill move on to the equityzoned portion. You can filter by year. It will show you the different parks that will were labelled equity zone in that year. And this shows the score distribution for equityzone and nonequityzone parks. Im not going to go into all of these, because the dashboard is use to your own adventure session. Every single parks feature here is listed for users to interact with. So maybe im really interested in childrens play areas in particular. We can click on childrens play areas and really go into a deep dive. As this is showing f. Y. 19, but you can select a different year. How many play areas did we evaluate . 161. They had an an rag average score of 81. And then you can see all of the score distributions for all of those childrens play areas. There are a lot of ways to interact at this point, and im not going to go into it, but you can scroll and see all of the childrens play areas, or click on them from the map. You can click in the history gram and then the map will filter. And you could do that for lowest scores, too, and, again, you can do this for all of the features. Were really excited with this new improvement. I just have one more slide for you all, back to the power point. Okay. Our next steps are in our improvements to the program. So something we havent spoken about is the Data Collection of this data, done by Staff Members in the Controllers Office and in rec and park. Theyre currently using a more outdated app, which will be transitioning over through a new app by estry, and the Data Collection tool will be built in that app. And they will be working to implement this tool in the next fiscal year. It is our biggest task of improving that. And well be expanding the maintenance task, and we think it is really promising to look at this data in kind of a new way. Finally, i wanted to highlight for you something we height highlighted in the report we have over 100 evaluators in dozens of departments, which are going out with the standards to evaluate parks. It is crucial that everyone is applying the standards in the same way, and able to identify the same types of issues across time and across parks. Thats something that weve been interested in, but we want to expand that analysis and the future. We look forward to your questions. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. A very interesting presentation. Mr. Ginsburg . Excuse me, do you want to ask for Public Comment. Chairwoman i have one blue card from albert. And then ill see if there is anyone else. Good morning, people. They was talking about standard deviations and statistical mechanics. When i look at it, it will be the application. How do you apply standard dedeviation. She is talking about how the numbers, as they decrease, there is less deviation. But there is another part to it. Of the averages, there is also the Key Statistics to the averages that can be thrown out. Ive been looking it over, and i kind of seem to come up with what is the lowest score, such as mckinley, and it should be immediate attention. But then it wouldnt be so much of a drag on the other scores. So to make it more useful, this type of controller evaluation, probably something i would think about is money. They would be allocating from Park Maintenance, deferred maintenance. What are the funding that is available to immediately deal with a stat location, such as mckinley. Meanwhile, as i look through all of this, it looks great, but there has been a continual increase. Of the Park Maintenance, i would like to commend Operations Director danny kern to keep up the good work, and hopefully we can get your scores up. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman albert. I dont know if it is good morning or good afternoon. Still good morning. Good morning. All right. Can i see this projector again, please . Do you have it working . Okay. So right here youre looking at this october 7th, 2019 rec and park, Strategic Planning. So basically about the Equity Analysis and met metrics, 2019, discussion and possible action. There is an issue with that i have. Here we go, change please keep that on. So there is a change and score, figure five, increases and do decreases in parks scores in 2018 and 2019. Guess what . Table four. Largest decreases in parks n, but decreases, decline, in parks scores. Here it is, park 165, lewiston playground. The scores are 85 for fiscal year 18 and 19, and then it changes, minus seven. Here is this is lewiston playground. And this is the playground scores, and citywide scores, and it shows the decline. Here is a map this map shows the southeast district. These is the equity zones. The equity zones show rec and Park Department parks within equity zones and other parks, and basically your guys this is all here. It doesnt lie. Here it is again, 2015, 81. 19 im real suspect about these numbers. District 9, p. S. A. , three im very concerned about the numbers. I believe theyre lower than what you guys are saying they are. [buzzer] save to help oh, no. Total managed assets, educated three equity metrics, average parks evaluation score. [inaudible] a. D. A. Compliance needed, equity deficiencies, equity metrics, subsection h1, and shall include mitigating any equity deficiencies in the plan. Im so close to finishing. [inaudible] one more. San francisco, i need to talk to somebody. I want somebody from the lodge. Thank you. Mr. Ginsburg burg . Commissioner, i just wanted to thank the partnership at the Controllers Office, emily and alice, theyre like the money ball team of park scorers. Weve got data that we can slice and dice in any particular way. And i also really wanted to thank ben for his management of our program, and of course danny and lydia, who have been around. This is a really, really good tool. This morning before i came here, i was doing my park inspection in section one in the fuchsia delv del of gold gate park. And if anybody wants to do a park inspection, what weve got the tool on our apps. Its pretty cool. Thank you very much. Seeing no other comments, that was information only. Thank you. That was great information. And it is a great app, and well continue to enjoy it. And congratulations to the staff. The numbers keep getting better. Chairwoman item 10, is there anyone who wants to speak during Public Comment who did not speak during item 4. I would. You spoke already. Ive got a lot of hot wind here. Sorry. Chairwoman were now on item 11. Commissions, do you have any matters to raise . Just one. I would want to direct the Commission Secretary to work with the permits and reservation staff on updating the permits and reservation policy. I think it needs to be updated. Thank you, commissioner. Chairwoman okay. Any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item 12, new bis agenda business Agenda Setting . Seeing none. Chairwoman any Public Comment. Public comment is closed. Item 13, Public Communications. Any comment on the Public Communications . Please come forward. Again, my name is albert san. Advocates for a. D. A. , and friends of mclaren park. You know, when i got this announcement and i went online on computer, the server doesnt work. So, in other words, i distinct do idoesnt work. So i cant do it from home. So i had to go to the over here on the third floor, i believe it is, where they have all they put out these i know you guys supply it, but then there are commissioner documents i really apologize. Im real tired. To get that information was extremely difficult. Even they had an extremely difficult time trying to navigate the computer. This is in city hall. So i think under the sunshine law, im requesting for this information that you guys use to make a decision, all you commissioners and i respect you guys. I know this is not an easy job. But the public has a right to be involved and to be heard. So im asking on the sunshine law to make this more accessible. You know, trying to deal with the law is unbelievably difficult. So i would ask for more transparency. This is public funds. This is not your slush fund anymore. The bonds are public money, our tax dollar from the ballots. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman is there any other Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Were on item 14, adjournment. Moved. Pie seconded. Thank you very much. Good morning and welcome to lacasa. We are so honored to have so many Community Members here today. I am the Deputy Director here. This has been a very long journey to this moment today. I thank you all. We would not be here with each and every one of you. I have a lot of wonderful people speaking today and the amazing work that the organization does in the community. I would like to start by introducing our board president. Michelle is the board president of casa d casa de las madres. As a member of the board for over 10 years she has helped guide us through the unprecedented growth. As chair of finance committee she helped strengthen the position to creativity and passion for ending Domestic Violence in San Francisco. I will hand it over to michelle. [applause] thank you for that lovely introduction. We are just thrilled today. This is such an exciting and special moment. I started volunteering about 15 years ago and joined the board 10 years ago. In year i was honored to be made the board president when our previous president retired. During my time with lacasa i have seen the Organization Grow and some impressive milestones. One thing that made me proud is the unparalleled ability for our organization to partner with Service Providers in San Francisco. Today we stand together it is important to remember the work to end Domestic Violence is not done yet and not done alone. La casa spent many years to build relationships to ensure no survivor feels like that is nowhere to turn. Many Community Partners are here today. We are proud to stand next to other Amazing Community Service Providers like the San Francisco General Hospital and u. C. S. F. , the San Francisco Police Department special victims unit, housing authority, Human Services authority, hamilton families th the count less other programs. Your work is live saving. Looking to the future on behalf of the board, we look forward to continuing to innovate and evolve the Expert Network of systems to ensure no woman or child is forced to choose between safety and their health or home. Now for the moment you are waiting for. I am introducing our mayor, mayor london breed. She is the first africanamerican woman mayor in the citys history. Her priorities include the homelessness crisis, new shelter beds, expanding mental health, more housing and keeping the city streets clean and safe. Please join me in welcoming the 45th mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, mayor london breed. [applause] mayor breed thank you. Thank you for your work and all members of the board and the staff and the people dedicated to this work. We appreciate everything that you do every day to provide a safety net for those who often times feeling hopeless in the midst of the trauma and everything that they are dealing with. We know that this organization supports and welcomes people with open arms. We are so grateful for the work that you do every single day. What an incredible day it is today. I want to take this opportunity to recognize our interim attorney who has been at the forefront of supporting women and children for decades, dealing with challenges around Domestic Violence. We know the city handles over 3,000 cases every single year. 3,000 families or people that are impacted by Domestic Violence. We know that we want to make sure that not only are people held accountable who are victimizing people but the survivors get support and resources they need. It is not just one department versus another. It is a partnership. Working with the victims unit and the San Francisco Police Department, the District Attorneys Office and so many amazing Nonprofit Organizations, including la casa is important. The work they do to help raise the money to support the organizations. I am proud of the work they have done to work with San Francisco to allocate more resources because we know that this is hard work. We also know that often times many of the survivors end up working in this arena themselves from their experiences. We know that it can be so helpful to helping to change peoples lives. You know, it is just i am looking at this building and just this is your permanents home, cathy. I know this organization has moved around quite a bit, but has never lost the essence of who they are, a hot line to provide support to people, a drop in center, place of comfort and care for so many years, and now a permanent home. It means so much because when people are dealing with a situation and in the middle of the night or any other case, working with San Francisco general and others, they will have this organization to depend on for years to come. We have this Incredible Program in San Francisco. Some of you know that i used to be the executive director of a Nonprofit Organization africanamerican art and culture complex, for someone who has run a nonprofit, they know how difficult it is to raise money and to make sure that you have a permanent home, to care of the home to buy the toilet paper and keep the lights on. There is a lot of work and resources that go to places like this, and the nonprofit sustainabilitynishsive is a resource that the city now provides to Nonprofit Organizations to help with support to purchase buildings like this so that some of our important nonprofits have a permanent home. They dont necessarily have to worry about the space that they are in and whether or not the lease is going to expire or the costs are going up for the space because there are so many other things that they are going to continue to need to raise money for. This nonprofit sustainabilities fund provided 1 million towards the purchase of the building. I couldnt think of a better way to use this kind of fund than to support lacasa. I am grateful to be here today. I know so many of you here are people who have been working in this arena for so long, and this although it is challenging and it can be sad and emotional to see what we have done here today and to see how this is going to help turn lives around and to change lives for the better, it is absolutely amazing. You should feel good about the work you do and the role you played to making this possible. I am here to just see the place, of course, and to thank all of you for the work you continue to do and to especially commend cathy black and your team for just cathy is standing over here to the side. Come up here. Today i want to do Something Special because of the work that you all do and you do it, you know, in such an amazing way every day without a desire to be recognized but you want the results, and i want the results. It makes for a better city for each and every one of us. It is casa d cass de la madres n San Francisco. I want to thank the folks at the office of economic and work force development. Thank you so much for your work in organizing and helping with the loan documents. We know how challenging it is to get the city to move quickly and the people that we have in this offers really care about this work and they worked hand and hand to make this happen as quickly as we could. I am grateful to be here. Ladies and gentlemen, the executive director of la casa, cathy black. Next up we have our District Attorney here to speak with us. She is a leading authority on crime prevention, experienced executive and led the Police Commission and served add general counsel of the California Department of justice, also served as prosecutor and advocate for survivors of Domestic Violence. We are honored to have her here today. She is a Community Advocate coo of center of youth wellness and in 2014 honored for her work to found and center, the nonprofit to heal children suffering from impact of violence. She served as president of Police Department from 2012 to 2017. The Police Commission provides the use of force policy and instituted body cameras to increase transparent and incommunity relations. She has improved Police Response to violence against women and children to make the streets safe. Our work isnt possible without the work of people like susie loftus. Thank you. That was very kind. Thank you, mayor breed for being here. What i want to offer to you is a story from my time as a courtroom prosecutor when i was prosecuting Domestic Violence because i think when we talk about what la casa means. I want to ground it in what this looks like. To Law Enforcement i can speak to today, it occurred to me when i got my first Domestic Violence cases they were not like other crimes i had prosecuted. What i was asking someone to do was picking up the phone and i was asking them to come in and testify against someone who they either loved at that moment or at one point loved or thought they loved, and my job was to encourage them to come and testify against that person, to encourage them to come in and be crossexamined. We know what that looks like, right . What i needed most was to have someone who could addvo indicate for that survivor through advocate for the survivor. That is cathy black. That is all of you. It is not always the answer to Domestic Violence there is a prosecution. Sometimes it is the answer. Sometimes it leads to the stay away order to save a life, sometimes it leads to a program that an offender does that can change his life or future, let him reclaim his life and future. The partnership Law Enforcement has with lacasa is i often say safety is a team sport. We have learned lessons in San Francisco about how we actually build safety. It is in partnership and in service of shush fivesors and their strengths and resilience and we serve them. Everything i know about Domestic Violence i learned from someone probably in this rumor cathy black. Let us continue to learn from each other in service of this idea. There is an irish proverb that says it is in the shelter of each other that the people live. This is a shelter, this building, it is also a reminder that we are the shelter for survivors and people escaping violence and that when we lean into each other and solve problems in the way lacasa has modeled we build safety for the people that need it the most. I couldnt be more delighted to be here today and to congratulate the city and City Partners for coming together. This is a reminder of the best of who we are and the work that we have to do. Congratulations to lacasa. [applause] we often say that we are only as strong as the community that supports us. We talk about bringing community into our work. Often times our work is in confidential spaces. Comemestic violence is challenge domestic challenge is scary and bat. We only solve this when we bring it out to the light. The next speaker is cassandra pogie. Show brings this to the light every day. She is an employee at black rock and one of the strongest allies in the community. She addvo indicates for survivors advocates for survivors. We are lucky to have her with us today. [applause] thank you. I am cassandra pogie. I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. I was in a relationship for two years. She was charming and created the illusion and he was good to me and i started to fall for him. As things became more serious he was jealous. He introduced intimidation and isolation. I was trapped with someone who used manipulation and violence to control my life every day. I became a shell of myself. I was his captive. The abuse was constant happening all hours. I lost count of the slaps and the punches. There are nights that he would abuse me sexually. Those were the darkest and loneliest days of my life. I was able to leave after one extremely bad beating. I dont remember how many times he punched me because i started to blackout. When he finally stopped, i was able to stagger to my bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror and i knew if i did not leave he would kill me. So i ran out the door. As i was running down the street i didnt be know where i could be safe, but the la casa image popped in my head. A few weeks earlier a colleague was doing a presentation. I looked for a second. I was running down the street. I stopped and hid in a dark corner of a garage and googled them. I found the emergency hot line number and gave them a call. Not knowing what to say, all i was able to tell the woman on the other line was that i was just beat up, feared for my life and i needed somewhere safe to stay. She gave me instructions to an indisclosed shel shelter where e would not be able to find me for the night. The comfort and security that night is invaluable i will nerve be able to put it in word. I will never forget the feeling i had laying in a bed that night. A feeling that i havent had in over the past year. The feeling of safety. But what they did for me did not end that night. They provided Legal Council to file for a civil restraining order, made sure to keep in contact with me as i got on my feet. One of the advo cats attended every court date to make sure i was not alone. I faced my abusers. In each trial the following year. I cannot change my past. I can only learn and share my experiences and hope to just save one other person from a similar story. Abuse thrives in silence. I could not be more proud that we are here today to bring a voice to the social injustice that holds so many in darkness. Fortunately for us in San Francisco bay area, lacasa is a bright light in the darkness. This beautiful new home is a bright light. Thank you la casa for saving lives and thank you for saving my life. [applause] next up we have a woman who needs no introduction. Here we go. Cathy is the executive director and she joined la casa in i is. She has met the needs as they have evolved and globe. Grown. Three increased number of services by 300 . She is on oversight panels and worked to bring the gaps and service and champion Domestic Violence with policymaking bodies throughout the city. She brings a wealth of program and strategic experience to la casa. Each day hundreds are made safer because of her leadership. As someone who has been here through the process of the moving into this building, we really cathy did it almost entirely herself. It was amazing to watch and wish i could be more helpful. We are lucky to have your leadership at this organization. I think you touched the lives not only the survivors in the city but the people in the room individually. Without further ado, kathy black. [applause] thanthank you, mayor breed, d welcome everybody here with us today. I was telling somebody earlier that i was nervous and fearful. Then i listened to cas cassandrd realized the real fear. It puts it in perspective. It is easy to stand in front of you now. I get the best part of this event today. Everybody said such wonderful things about la casa and how it has touched so many people. I get to say thank you. Almost without well maybe not media but some of the media people have played a role in bringing la casa to where we are today. When i joined la casa in i in 1e are omission street. On the mission street. We werent offered the opportunity to stay. We moved to a loading dock that was in the back of the old electrical workers apprenticeship building. We were hidden in the back on the loading dock. We fixed it up and were there for a period of time until they moved in next door. They werent the ideal neighbor. They thought they were. We definitely sudden lie a light was shown in a way that made it scary for the employees and the victims and survivors to get help. We moved to the old ben davis factory at 1663 mission street. Our lease was coming up and they didnt want to renew the lease. We knew we needed more space because we were providing more and more services, and there seemed to be an unending demand for what we had to offer. You know, there was a crazy journey to end up with this building. We ended up getting the second time i applied to the nonprofit sustainability fund. First time i couldnt get the owner to sign the purchase agreement, but i submitted the application in hopes i could convince him before the decision was made. Luckily, after a little bit of time he came around and he was offering it for lease. A payment we would not be able to afford. 14,000 more than our Mortgage Loan for this. Keeping good financial, being frugal, i said, no, buys is better. We were able to convince the owner to sell it to us, and we applied to the nonprofit sustainability fund. It is an awesome opportunity, and i tell other nonprofits when they say we dont have any office space, i tell them, you have to check out this program because it is a great deal. You know, it keeps nonprofits like la casa from moving further out of the hub of where we are needed most, right . We are in a neighborhood where we are accessible, people can come here, get services in a safe way, and we are able to we call it hub and spoke model in the center of the partnership with the Police Department, with the General Hospital and the rise program, rally family visitation program, one of our founders, we are close to hsa for the program, the Mary Elizabeth inn which provides 157 housing units. We do Case Management there. It is unending amount of work that we are able to provide. This is the most amazing spot to do it. I didnt write any of these words down. This is me talking. There are some, you know, one of the things that happen is we rallied a community of al lies, and a lot of them are here today, including the Mayors Office, oewd. And every time i see them at something it makes me smile. I feel good about it. They were supportive of me. I sent many times weeping thinking this would not happen and the lease was coming up. The department on status of women, emily and carol and Staff Members are here. Without support we wouldnt be doing what we are doing. The Giants Community fund, 49ers foundation, georgia sandy and cameron foundations, businesses like back rock are just awesome. Cb os, prc across the street is collaborating and helping us move in and get situated. Then the individuals that have shown up and supported our work is amazing. It is because you are with us on the mission. Receiving this 1 million grant gave us a boost that we needed and inspired other people in a way that has just been such a surprise. I mean people just call up and say can i come over . We want to make a donation. Not that we i mean it is hard to raise money for programs like this. This year has been a change. I think people see us as a force to be reckoned with. I am not going to read this gigantic printed words but i feel my message today is that we are here and we are available and if you know anybody who needs our help, please send them to us or collaborate with us. We want to be good partners. I owe everyone here a debt of gratitude, board members, employees, volunteers, and it all comes together to make this happen. With that we are looking forward to 2020 and thank you all very much. applause . I am going to invite everybody up for the ribboncutting. This is most excite being. They have these awesome scisso scissors. laughter . Five, four, three, two, one. There we go. [applause] i love teaching. It is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. This really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. This is very enriching as an artist. A lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. There are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. That is a really big draw. This is a signature piece. This is the bill largest darkroom in the u. S. There are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. I think it is the heart of this place. You feel it when you come in. The people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. We get to build the community here. This is different. First of all, this is a great location. It is in a lesspopulated area. Of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. It is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience. The people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. We offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. We offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. We offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. There is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. Hello, my name is jennifer. My name is simone. We are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. Cmon, cmon, cmon. Actually, i have been here a lot. I have never looked closely enough to see everything. Now, i get to take pictures. We want to try to get them to be more creative with it. We let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. You can focus in here. That was cool. If you see that . Behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills. The see any more hills . These kids are wonderful. They get to explore, they get to see Different Things. We let them explore a little bit. They get their best. If their parents ever ask, we can learn they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. Some of the things they come up with are fantastic. That is what were trying to encourage. These kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. A lot of people come into my classes and they dont feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. This is kind of the best kept secret. You should come on and take a class. We have orientations on most saturdays. This is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. Ready to develop your photography skills . The Harvey Milk Photo Center focuses on adult classes. And saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. My name is amanda [inaudible] over see the girls sports program. When i came to San Francisco and studied recreation and parks and towerism and after i graduated i moved to Candlestick Park and grain r gain adlot of experience work with the San Francisco 49 and [inaudible] be agfemale in a vore sports dynamic facility. I coached volo ball on the side and as candle stick closed down the city had me move in92 too [inaudible] immediate interaction and response when you work with kids. I think that is what drives other people to do this. What drew me to come to [inaudible] to begin with for me to stay. I use today work in advertising as a media buyer and it wasnt fulfilling enough and i found a opportunity to be a writing coach. The moment [inaudible] you to take advantage of how you change and inspire a child by the words you say and actions you do. You have a 30 different programs for girls through rec and park and fast ball, soft ball and volley ball. I started the first Volley Ball League and very proud what i have done with that. Being a leader for girls is passion and showing to be confident and being ambiggish and strong person. [inaudible] for about 5 years. Programs offered thraw thirtythree rec and park and oversee thg prms about a year. Other than the programs we offer we offer summer camp squz do [inaudible] during the summer and that is something i wherei have been able to shine in my role. Couple years we started the civic center socking league and what an amazing opportunity it was and is it for kid in the neighborhood who come together every friday in the Civic Center Plaza on green grass to run and play. You otonly see soccer and poetry but also see books t. Is a really promoting literacy to our kid and giving them to tools to make it work at home. Real fortunate to see the [inaudible] grow. Girls get pressureed with society and i know that is obvious, but we see it every day, magazines, commercials the idea what a woman should look like but i like to be a Strong Female role for it goals that play sports because a lot of times they dont see someone strong in a female role with something connected with sports and athleticism and i love i can bring that to the table. Soccer, poetry, community service. We now have field of dreams. We are [inaudible] all over the bay area and excited to be share our mission with other schools across the bay to really build the confidence and character of kids when they go out to play and close their eyes and think, why was [inaudible] we want to make surei want to make sure they remember me and remember the other folks who [inaudible] get out there and do it. Who cares about what anybody else says. There will be poopal people that come up and want to wreck your ideas. That happen today eme when i went to candle stick part and wanted to [inaudible] people told me no left and right. Whether you go out for something you are passionate about our something you want to grow in and feel people will say no. Go out and get it done. I can be the strong leader female and i love that. Valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. The first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the Mission Neighborhood extending from market to mission street. It is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. From 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. The mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m. T. A. To put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [ ] valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in San Francisco. It has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday. We promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. Valencia is our mission fits our mission perfectly. Our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. Whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day. I have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. During that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing companies. We have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. One of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor, will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. The most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver opens the door unexpectedly. We kept all the passengers the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. Most people arent actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up. Half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6 00 p. M. , so could be used for fiveminute loading later into the evening to provide more opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. The five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. One of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. We worked with a pretty big mix of people on valencia. On this lot, there are a few schools. All these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. To address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings railings that channel channeled a designated crossing plane. We had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons . I do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school. We have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the rightofway so they can cross the roadway. This is probably one of the most unique features. During the planning phase, the m. T. A. Came out with three alternatives for the long term project. One is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of the street. A twoway bikeway. The third option is a Center Running twoway bikeway, c. Would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. Earlier, there werent any enter lane designs in San Francisco, but i think it will be a great opportunity for San Francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that doesnt exist already. With all three concepts for valencias longterm improvement , theres a number of tradeoffs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. When he think about extending this pilot or this still this design, theres a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. The pilot is great. It is a nobrainer. It is also a teaser for us. Once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of valencia street. What were trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. The Pilot Project is one of our first major improvements. We will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. This fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. By spring of 2020, we will have recommendations about longterm improvements. I appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the Community Workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. We want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. Theres a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. We will see way more people biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street. [ ] tenderloin is unique neighborhood where geographically place in downtown San Francisco and on every Street Corner have liquor store in the corner it stores pretty much every single block has a liquor store but there are impoverishes Grocery Stores im the cocoordinated of the Healthy Corner store collaboration close to 35 hundred residents 4 thousand are children the medium is about 23,000 a year so a low Income Neighborhood many new immigrants and many people on fixed incomes residents have it travel outside of their neighborhood to assess fruits and vegetables it can be come senator for seniors and hard to travel get on a bus to get an apple or a pear or like tomatoes to fit into their meals my my name is ryan the cocoordinate for the tenderloin healthy store he coalition we work in the neighborhood trying to support Small Businesses and improving access to healthy produce in the tenderloin that is one of the most neighborhoods that didnt have access to a full Service Grocery store and we california together out of the meeting held in 2012 through the Major Development center the survey with the corners stores many stores do have access and some are bad quality and an overwhelming support from Community Members wanting to utilities the service spas we decided to work with the Small Businesses as their role within the community and bringing more Fresh Produce produce cerebrothe neighborhood their compassionate about creating a healthy environment when we get into the work they rise up to leadership. The Different Stores and assessment and trying to get them to understand the value of having Healthy Foods at a reasonable price you can offer people fruits and vegetables and healthy produce they cant afford it not going to be able to allow it so thats why i want to get involved and we just make sure that there are alternatives to people can come into a store and not just see cookies and candies and potting chips and that kind of thing hi, im cindy the director of the a preif you believe program it is so important about Healthy Retail in the low Income Community is how it brings that health and hope to the communities i worked in the tenderloin for 20 years the difference you walk out the door and there is a bright new list of fresh fruits and vegetables some place you know is safe and welcoming it makes. Huge difference to the whole environment of the community what so important about retail environments in those neighborhoods it that sense of dignity and Community Safe way. This is why it is important for the neighborhood we have families that needs healthy have a lot of families that live up here most of them fruits and vegetables so thats good as far been doing good. Now that i had this this is really great for me, i, go and get fresh fruits and vegetables it is healthy being a diabetic youre not supposed to get carbons but getting extra food a all carbons not eating a lot of vegetables was bringing up my whether or not pressure once i got on the program everybody o everything i lost weight and my Blood Pressure came down helped in so many different ways the most important piece to me when we start seeing the Business Owners engagement and their participation in the program but how proud to speak that is the most moving piece of this program yes economic and social benefits and so forth but the personal pride Business Owners talk about in the program is interesting and regarding starting to understand how theyre part of the larger fabric of the community and this is just not the corner store they have influence over their community. It is an owner of this in the department of interior i see the great impact usually that is like people having especially with a small family think liquor store sells alcohol traditional alcohol but when they see this their vision is changed it is a small Grocery Store for them so they more options not just beer and wine but Healthy Options good for the business and good for the community i wish to have more her administration has been so welcoming, so open can so accessible and on the ball and i am proud to call you my mayor. Everybody, london breed. [applause]. Thank you. First of all, thank you also much for being here. Lets give brian and the q. Foundation another hand. [applause] rhys isabel brought brian and other Service Providers who serve People Living with h. I. V. In San Francisco and wanted to make sure that i knew what people needed because i didnt want to spend another dollar without clearly understanding where the deficiencies were, and it all went back to housing. It all went back to the need for subsidies, the need to help keep people housed, and this is the first time in 12 years that we have allocated a Million Dollars to provide subsidies which will help [applause] which will help at least 120 individuals and im so grateful and excited for the providers who are here, the people who will work with us on this. The work that we are going to continue to do because we want to make sure that we are helping some of our most vulnerable populations. When you think about it, sadly people who are homeless, living with h. I. V. , they are less likely to get services and treatment and stay healthy as much as they possibly need. They need stable housing. Housing and health go hand in hand and it is why [applause] it is why i am fighting so hard to build more housing in San Francisco. Yesterday we opened a 200 bed Navigation Center and the embarcadero. The days are running in together we Just Announced yesterday a new Navigation Center for transitional age youth. [applause] so the investment that we are making our Good Investments and part of the challenge is we need more housing. We need more housing. I grew up in San Francisco, as many of you know and i have seen so many of my friends and family members, who i grew up with in public housing, a leave San Francisco because in some instances, they couldnt get a unit even in public housing. They couldnt qualify for affordable housing, and we dont have enough units. So part of my focus is to address homelessness and to address the challenges that exist, but to also think about roads that lead out of the shelters, roads that lead to affordable places that are safe for people to live, and that means that we have a lot of work to do. I know this is going off course, but i also want to thank you all for supporting proposition a this last ballot measure for 600 million for affordable housing. [applause] because we know we have a lot of work to do. There is Nothing Better than having a roof over your head and the support that you need and i cant i will say, if it werent for my grandmother raising me and two of my brothers, i dont know what i would done. It could easily have been a situation that could have been the difference between me being here as you mayor today or anything else. That is what i think about when making these decisions. When i look at the data, another major investment we made that i am really proud of is trans home s. F. We know that folks, brothers and sisters from our Trans Community are 17 more times more likely to experience homelessness than anyone else when you look at the data. Which is why those investments are so important. So here in the city we know there is a lot of work to do, but im so grateful to this community and the work that you are all doing to be advocates to really push the city and what we spend our resources on in the right direction so they actually have an impact on peoples lives i have said this to Department Heads and to folks who work for the city time and time again. Dont waste a dollar on a paperclip because thats the difference between being able to house someone or help someone and we dont have money to waste because people are counting on us to make the right investments that is exactly what i plan to do. I want to thank brian and the q. Foundation. And thank you all for being here i am so looking forward to seeing this program have an impact so we can continue to make the right investments. Thank you, again, and thank you for all the support and the work that so many of you have done for so many years. And finally, now i thank you have a great partner in the Mayors Office who will continue to work to really put our money where our mouth is. Let me just add one more thing, i talk a lot, im sorry. I have to say this one where thing because this is something i am also really proud of because so many people set the path to make this happen before i was even thought of and the fact that this years data on new h. I. V. Infections in San Francisco has dropped below 200 for the first time in our citys history. [applause] i am so, so excited about that and how we, as a community will truly get 20. I also want to say that those numbers are still relatively high for africanamericans and latinos and that means its important it is important that we make deliberate investments, which we have, and those political particular communities to do a better job around outreach, around support, but ultimately, i keep going back to housing. We will continue to work with you on these things and we are grateful to have an amazing partner in the q. Foundation and all of you. Thank you for so much for having me here today. [applause] thank you again. Her administration has really turned the tide when it comes to housing in San Francisco and we deeply, deeply appreciate all the support. Next is is regina here . Where is miss regina . Come on up. Next i am so proud to welcome regina allen. Before i obtained the subsidy from the q. Sub q. Foundation , now i have a house. I live on folsom street. I have stabilized housing. There were times prior to me having stabilized housing that i couch served, looked for any temporary housing opportunities and with the hope that and i was worried about being homeless as a senior and as a mother. Lets see. It hasnt been easy living in San Francisco with h. I. V. I was diagnosed in 2005, so i have been living with h. I. V. For 15 years and this is the first time im actually speaking publicly about my diagnosis. [applause] i did speak with my children and my family about it first and they said, do what youve got to do, mom. It is good. Anyway, is so when i was homeless and i didnt have a place, i didnt think about my medication, i didnt think about life stresses were going on for me with children and everything else. I have my notes. You are good. I was a nervous wreck. Anyway. Before i got my stabilized housing, you know, it was so stressful because i didnt want to share with my family members that i am, you know, if i dont get housed, i might die out here because they didnt understand what it means to be homeless and with h. I. V. I have always had a place. When i became homeless, it was very difficult. But now that i do have a place with these new luxury apartments , yes, i have a luxury apartment. I am on the sixth floor, baby, its fine. Its beautiful it is beautiful. It is beautiful. Its so peaceful. I think i earned that working in the city forever and raising children. Im so thankful for brian and the q. Foundation. Its so easy with your services. Once you are online with the services it is automated. I dont have to worry about getting my rent paid on time. I have money to even have cable. [laughter] i had to lie to even get into a project recently. I had to lie and say that i made x amount of money. Anyway, in the last couple of years, that is when i met brian. I never utilized services. I was a case manager. I realized i couldnt i could live here. I met brian and i fell in love with him and the whole staff. They are very beautiful. I want to thank london breed. I love london breed. [applause] i know some of your family members. I am thankful for what you are doing for San Francisco. Since you have been mayor, just to see in these areas where they dont want people housed, and to see that you fight for us. Thank you for that. [applause] i think the q. Foundation, i think brian. Brian is just awesome. This man is a bail buster. Thank you, everyone. That is it. [applause] i cant believe it. I have never told people that. I have a client here of mind that you never knew and i didnt utilize services because im very private. I didnt want them to get a misunderstanding or judge me. Anyways, thank you everyone. Happy holidays. Miss breed, thank you so much. [applause] regina, we are going to miss you. She was my ambassador at monterrey when i would go down there. I would turn around and suddenly there is an entourage of people Walking Around with us. Always making me feel welcome and at home. We know that you are out here in this luxury highrise, at least you are a little bit closer to the office now. [laughter] thank you, regina. Next, joe from the San Francisco aids foundation has done remarkable things in transforming that organization. Earlier i talked about mayor breeds administration and how open and accessible and effective they are, in the same thing under joes leadership with the aids foundation. Were continuing to build closer and closer relationships and working together on solving all of our joint issues and its absolutely the d. N. A. That joe is creating in the organization. I welcome you to come up and speak. [applause] good afternoon, everyone. I want to echo everything that was said in terms of thinking the mayor for her continuous support around addressing the homelessness crisis and the housing and affordability crisis in our city, and i want to thank and congratulate brian in the q. Foundation for this exciting announcement today. Is the mayor suggested and said, we are at a Pivotal Moment in our fight to end the h. I. V. Epidemic. Last year we had fewer than 200 new cases of h. I. V. And over the last five years, we have seen a decrease by 50 1 in the number of new cases. What we also know as a number of new cases amongst people experiencing homelessness is on the rise. In 2,000 and for in 2015, there were 29. In 2018, there were 40. So what we know is that in order for our safety to get 20, which is the ambitious goal we are all railing rallying behind, we must address the issue of housing and we much must address the issue of homelessness. And of the people who are on the streets each and every night were living with h. I. V. , we know that just 33 of them are virally suppressed and that the best way to get them access to care and get them into consistent treatment is to make sure they have a safe place to rest their head each and every night. That is not a shelter, it is a home. So today [applause] so todays announcement is quite exciting and it will get us even further to this goal. Would also want to acknowledge is it is not just people who are living on the streets that need the support. We are an Amazing Community and made amazing by the longterm survivors and the people who responded to the aids crisis in the early 80s. Right now there are over 16,000 individuals living with h. I. V. In San Francisco, and 65 of them were over the age of 50. What we know is that these individuals are not saying that they are theyre h. I. V. Care needs are going unmet. They are experiencing housing insecurity and experiencing isolation. So again, housing is the solution. Housing is the answer. By making sure that these survivors, survivors of the Worst Epidemic in modern time can survive this crisis of housing and stay in our city, the city that they made great, is something not only the aids foundation and q. Foundation is committed to, but i mayor breed as well as supervisor mandelman are all committed to. I couldnt be prouder to be part of todays announcement and cant wait for their collaboration with the q. Foundation and more of our partners in the room in ensuring everyone has access to affordable housing. [applause] i cant even remember when i first met rafael nadal him in. It was before my hair was grey. [laughter] and he has always been such an incredibly grounded, honest, and natural communicator. Of the many things i like about raphael is he has the ability to so easily put into words his values and how his policy positions connect with them and do it in a way that leads everybody else to that place. Is like, this is why we believe in what we believe, and that is such an incredible skill that i always hope to aspire to, and so im so proud to welcome supervisor mandelman here today and thank him for his leadership and getting out this 1 million with the mayor. [applause] thats ridiculous, im not nearly as eloquent as brian said im not eloquent at all. We all know San Francisco has a homelessness crisis and we also all know that the best solution to homelessness is to prevent it from happening in the first place. So that is why this program is so critical and valuable and why i am so grateful to brian and the q. Foundation for your relentless, tireless advocacy, but also for the h. I. V. Aids Provider Network and others who make the rounds every year in city hall, along with the aids foundation and joe, to ensure that the hivaids communities not forgotten in our annual budget. I think that we have gotten some significant wins in the last year. We are nowhere near where we need to be, but this is a really significant win. So thank you to all who made it happen. My aid and i are ready to go into another budget cycle and we look forward to working with you to make sure that no communities left behind, but particularly not to the hivaids community. Thank you. [applause] theres a lot of credit to share. Im so happy that we were able to invite some of the people who deserve our thanks, but theres also many others in the space of time and we dont always get a chance to thank everybody. One of the things i want to acknowledge is our partnership with the Mayors Office of housing and community development. We got our first funding with them 15 years ago and they have been an incredible partner. They are open, they listen to the community, they incorporate our feedback and it really is this incredible collaboration. They are also really good about getting contracts done, paying bills on time, so from leadership to envisioning, all the way down to administrative finesse, i am so thankful and proud to be a partner with the Mayors Office of housing and community development. Helen hale will be our new connection point with the h. I. V. Subsidies program. Everybody, please give them a round of applause for all of their years of service. [applause] i believe all of our speakers are done. Awesome. Everybody who has spoken has to go to another event. You are allowed to go now. This is where we will just move into the part where we talk about some of the eligibility. Francisco. My name is fwlend hope i would say on at largescale what all passionate about is peace in the world. It never outdoor 0 me that note everyone will think that is a good i know to be a paefrt. One man said ill upsetting the order of universe i want to do since a good idea not the order of universe but his offered of the universe but the ministry sgan in the room chairing sha harry and grew to be 5 we wanted to preach and teach and act gods love 40 years later i retired having been in the tenderloin most of that 7, 8, 9 some have god drew us into the someplace we became the Network Ministries for homeless women escaping prostitution if the months period before i performed Memorial Services store produced women that were murdered on the streets of San Francisco so i went back to the board and said we say to do something the number one be a safe place for them to live while he worked on changing 4 months later we were given the building in january of 1998 we opened it as a safe house for women escaping prostitution ive seen those counselors women find their strength and their beauty and their wisdom and come to be able to affirmative as the daughters of god and they accepted me and made me, be a part of the their lives. Special things to the women that offered me a chance safe house will forever be a part of the who ive become and you made that possible life didnt get any better than that. Whove would know this look of this girl grown up in atlanta will be working with produced women in San Francisco part of the system that has abused and expedited and obtain identified and degraded women for century around the world and still do at the embody the spirits of women that just know they deserve respect and intend to get it. I dont want to just so women younger women become a part of the the Current System we need to change the system we dont need to go up the ladder we need to change the corporations we need more women like that and theyre out there. We get have to get to help them. Good morning. I will call to order the period meeting for the transbay joint powers Board Meeting for thursday, december 12, 2019. Would you call the roll please. roll call