Transcripts For SFGTV MTA Board Of Directors 20240713

Incorporating more technology in communicating with our riders about our services and such. We partner with slide wheel to allow our paratransit taxi riders to use their app to request a taxi. In particular, if you are a wheelchair user, you can specifically ask for a wheelchairaccessible taxi using the app. We have launched a taxi online portal, which allows for paratransit taxi riders to pay their portion of the taxi of their taxi debit card as well as view their trip history and report lost or stolen cards through this online interface. And we have two advisory committees who advise the m. T. A. Paratransit about the accessibility issues that they face throughout the city. One of them is the paratransit council. This is comprised of paratransit riders, Service Providers and communitybased represent i haves. They advise the m. T. A. On Service Quality issues with paratransit as well as help assist us in policy development. The second one is the multimode accessibility advisory committee. They advise the m. T. A. On accessibility issues regarding the munis fixed route as well as bike and pedestrian projects. And im going to turn the floor over to staff who will talk about the project and their communication with the public. Thank you. So im going to just touch on briefly state your name. My name is stefani morales, im a Public Information officer with m. T. A. And i handle communications for the van ness Improvement Project. Im just going to go over what the van ness Improvement Project bus stops are currently and sort of the consolidation process that has gone on there. So as you can see, we have 11 permanent stops that are a result of the consolidation process that really began as early as the Environmental Impact study. This was long before the construction happened. But this has been in project planning for a long time. And outreach about these changes happen throughout the process of the implementation of the bus stop consolidation. But a lot of the main outreach also happened in 2016 prior to construction to make sure that the public knew these changes were going to be coming. And so some of the reasons for bus stop consolidation really is to we essentially removed four bus stops that are going southbound and five bus stops that are going northbound. And the purpose of this is to really help maintain the traffic circulation during construction as well as Transit Service reliability and efficiency. And the selected stops were chosen on various criteria. Some of that is including walking distance. We wanted to make sure that there was stop spacing, street grades, transit connections that were being accommodated, as well as existing passenger usage. And as far as meeting the needs during construction, so as a lot of you might know, bus stops, temporary bus stops can change depending on when construction might be impacting these bus stops. So what we provide, and its the first time we are doing it with a project with m. T. A. , is temporary bus stop platforms to help provide all of our customers with accessibility as well as temporary benches. So we do move those along with the temporary bus platforms as needed. We also have office hours, which gives us the ability to have the public come to us and let us know of any issues regarding not only bus stop changes but anything else concerning the project. We also have a 24 7 project phone line and this is something that we put on our website that we distribute in a weekly newsletter that is in newsletters that we send out to members of the public, especially those that are along the van ness corridor, so that they can call this number at any time with any concerns, including concerns about bus stops or any changes. And temporary bus stops always have to be within 250 feet of the original stop. We also alert the public of these stops with signage along the corridor. So this is just some of the ways that we are addressing the bus stop, the temporary bus stops that can be moved at times because of construction impact. And thats mainly what i had to say about what we are doing in regards to construction right now. So i think i will be passing it over to my colleague, sandra who will be talking a little bit more. Excuse me. May we have questions at the end of the entire presentation, then . Will that be all right . Yes, i will be sticking around. Thank you. Good morning. Im in the Service Planning team at muni that includes stops management, and thats what i will focus on today. What i hope to focus on is share an overview of the stop changes s. O. P. , which is as we go through in thinking through whether a stop change request or something we have identified will go through. And also to highlight how we have incorporated a screening tool on which we collaborated with senior and disability action to incorporate that into our stop changes s. O. P. The s. O. P. Has been in place for one year. And we collaborated with senior and disability action on the stop changes streaming tool in 2016. So projects that were initiated before and anything that was legislated before did not go through these steps, but Going Forward any new projects will. And so here we have the list of all of the Different Reasons why we might have a stop change in muni. And one of the reasons we came up with this is we realized it was not just our team that was coming up with the stop changes that we were recommending based on feedback from the public, operators or performance data, but also other teams, for example, the livable streets team that implement bike lanes, et cetera. A lot of the projects when they were coming up with them, it was necessary to adjust some stops to make sure we were able to make room for everybody on the street. So we wanted to come up with something that made sure that everybody that was generating stop changes were thinking through all the different considerations that we consider important to implement the change. So this is way to small, but we will have a larger slide later. This is essentially what the stop change s. O. P. Goes through and prompts anybody who is trying to letting and implement a stop change has to go through and think through before doing so. So we have a planning phase, we then have which is a good idea, is this not a good idea, what are the things to think about, and then we have outreach, going to the community and saying we think this is a good idea, this is why, and getting feedback, and then based on that going through another Decision Making of should we go forward with this and try to legislate this or not, and thats another set of steps which is this change is coming to you. Considering a stop change, these are the different considerations that we take into account based on guidelines and best practices. Did i move it . Sorry. So intersection control, when we have a stop sign we try to have this stop placed at the stop sign rather than the other side of the intersection. Thats to avoid stopping twice, once for the stop sign at the intersection and again after the intersection. So sometimes when we adjust stops, its for that. Its for making, improving our performance and making sure we can go fast, but a lot of time it wont extend the distance more than crossing an intersection. We wont do it when, for example, we have a Senior Center or another trip generator that benefits from having the stop right outside their location. Sidewalk space, is there enough space for people to wait and queue up, what are the grades. We have different limitations, i think an 8 percent grade that we avoid placing stops unless its necessary. Curb space, spacing of the stops themselves, how often and frequent do they come along the line, trip generators, transit opportunities, properties, terminal stops, all of those are things, and we have very specific guidelines on how to think about these things. And so once somebody has thought through all of this, we prompt them to go through the screening tool, which ill go over. So this is again a little more detail about how we think through things. And we can cover that in the questions. These are our stop spacing guidelines that we have that were adopted by our board. So they are much more spaced apart in rail and rapid bus but local bus depends on grades, et cetera and how frequent or how close together they are spaced. We have some guidelines on how the length of our stops in order to be able to serve the stops and make sure that we get to the curb and do an accessible stops. And here are the different when working with disability action we came up with four different questions that if any of them qualify as part of the stop change we are trying to make, we need to notify them right away, sit down and discuss why it is that we are trying to do this, way before we go to legislation and go to public hearing. So the staff is within 650 feet of an entrance to hospital, public facility or center for people that are seniors or have disabilities. It will stop by 300 feet or more. The proposed stop will be on a grade of over 60 percent, the stop proposed has a shelter but alternative stops do not have shelters. So will the stop quality downgrade because of where we are trying to site it. Stop proposed for removal is accessible but alternative stops are not accessible. So all of those are red flags for getting in touch with senior and disability action right away. And this is the form we provide for them any time we are thinking about doing a stop change, providing them with very specific information that they have requested. And we also usually provide a diagram that explains this is what it will look like, this is how much people will have to walk further or closer for a stop change. So once we assess the balance of support and opposition for the stop change, mainly with s. B. A. And bringing this up with the public, we do doortodoor fliering a lot of times. When we evaluate whether its worth bringing to legislation. So Supervisors Office is another place we stop to get a sense of support. Parking removal is another factor that will determine how much support we have. And then we have best practices on noticing for when we are going to go forward with the stop, so make sure inconvenience is minimized and that we are clear, et cetera. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. It was very comprehensive. And im sure there are questions and comments. Commissioner pappas . Just a request. This was a lot of information. Would it be possible for us to get the electronic version of what was presented here . And in particular, drilling down to the paratransit presentation, how do you do outreach to the community to let them know about these services . And can you make that available to us too . So we actually require our contractor to do at least 20 outreaches each year, but they do way more. We actually have a manager here. She is responsible for organizing the outreach to not only communitybased organizations but social workers and anyone who may need services. And they keep track of it on a spreadsheet. In particular, they are trying to put a bigger emphasis on doing outreach in areas identified in the communities of concern. So we are constantly doing outreach. And we also have our advisory committees. They meet the executive Committee Meets every sixweeks, and then we have smaller subgroups that meet each month to focus on a specific aspect of the transportation modes that we provide through paratransit. Thank you. Regarding paratransit, your presentation indicated reliance on taxi cabs. But we have fewer taxi cabs in the city. How has the Paratransit Program been affected by the increase in lyft and uber and other Services Like that . So i think the one thing i didnt show on the presentation was the number of trips taken by paratransit users on taxis has actually increased over the past couple of years. I think the impact of t. N. C. S has been most impacting on the taxi programs which are the wheelchairaccessible taxis, because those vehicles cost a bit more to operate and you would have to convert a mini van into a wheelchairaccessible vehicle, so thats more cost to the companies as well as the drivers. So what we have done is we have placed several incentives in place to help support the drivers. We have a 10 incentive thats available to all taxi drivers who provide wheelchair trips and we bump it up to 15 if they provide trips in the outlying neighborhoods like bayview as well as if they provide trips during the nighttime to wheelchair users. We also have an airport short pass, so if a taxi driver does at least 30 wheelchair trips in one month, they can go to the head of the line at the airport, and thats extremely valuable for taxi drivers. And we have various incentives to encourage taxi drivers to purchase their own vehicles. We provide 650 each month to new ride taxi drivers who purchase and operate their own vehicle. So we are trying to strengthen the taxi program which we felt has been most impacted by the growth of t. N. C. S. Thank you. A couple other observations. One, i think the outreach from my experience has been very, very good, and i was very happy to hear about the summary discussion of the van ness Improvement Project, which people are working very, very hard on addressing the issues and undoubtedly encountered many things they had not expected. I live at the San Francisco towers which is a Retirement Community just off van ness between van ness and franklin on pine street, and there are many different Senior Housing developments in that neighborhood. And that has been the decision to permanently move some of the bus stops. It doesnt sound like a lot if you are ablebodied to have to walk an extra 350 or 600 feet to get to a bus stop, but it does have a huge impact on many of the seniors who live not only in my building but in many of the buildings around there. And while the outreach has been commendable, i have not noticed as many changes in response to concerns from those individuals. The emphasis seems to be on speeding up bus service, which is understandable, but it seems there is an inherent conflict. And i would like to have somebody address that clear conflict and why it seems that concerns are raised but not always addressed or even occasionally addressed. Yeah. And thats something that we have definitely heard a lot about during the outreach and when we speak to folks about those issues. As far as my understanding goes, a lot of these changes, the permanent stops, a lot of that was sort of decided really early on in the project, again, the Environmental Impact study being one of the stages in which these were decided. And i think that at this point, as far as i understand, its not really possible to change the permanent stops that are now being sort of planned for and will be under construction fairly soon. And so that is a concern that i will definitely continue to take back to my team. And any accommodations that we can make now during the construction process to make it a bit easier on the neighbors and folks using those stops, well sort of look at things to see if theres any way that we can make it sort of more amenable. But as far as i understand, there was outreach during the Environmental Impact study. And one of the main things that came out of that, or i guess the reason for the changes, the bus stop the permanent bus stops, was that the biggest concern was that efficiency and was making sure that the bus stops were ensuring Transit Service was moving quickly and efficiently through the corridor. But i definitely hear that concern. And its something that i can continue to bring back to my team. And if there are ways that we can help mitigate that, then im sure that we will continue to look at that. Thank you. And i would like to remind you that the senior population of the city is growing very rapidly. San francisco has the highest percentage of seniors of any big city in the country. And while its gratifying to read about the accommodations made for individuals who are interested in bicycling and bike paths that are being created, thats not an option for people as they get older or for many people as they get older. So, again, the outreach has been commendable, but the results have not been very satisfying. And this is not directed at you. Obviously these decision were made a long time ago, but anything that can be done to revisit those, and i speak for other people on the commission who live along the van ness corridor who probably share my concerns, and im an ablebodied individual who walks six to seven miles a day. So it is a very serious matter. And im sure you are aware of it, but i just wanted you to hear it directly. Thank you so much for that. Any other comments or questions . Martha knutzen. Hi. I should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness Improvement Project. So commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and im always talking about the van ness Improvement Project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. So i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. And they hear me advocate for those things every month. On Paratransit Program, so its actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the Shopping Service and van gogh, i didnt know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni . Some of these programs have different qualifications . So for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. You have to be 65 or older or have r. C. C. Discount i. D. , you have to qualify for that or if you are a. D. A. Eligible, you can qualify for those services. You dont have to be an a. D. A. Eligible rider. Those are two great programs. I didnt know about them. And especially in view of the other question about outreach, that would its just very, very helpful to many, many seniors to know about that, especially i live on van ness, its so difficult to shop along van ness because of the bus stops and the changes that are always being made. So im just saying that in particular it would be very helpful for people to know about that. It might be something thats available to people and help them to get around on these really business corridors. So thats great. Great. Thank you. And one other question about so interested in the stop theres all this study that goes into making sure that when you make changes in stops. Im not sure it was embedded in here, but one of the things that seniors face, and especially people with disabilities face, is crossing streets. So it may seem like when i was younger, i never thought about that. But now with packages as you get more frail, things like that, you notice that. When you make changes to stops, is that one of the many things that are considered . So what im talking about is one bus you are taking one away, stops, and then are you going to have to cross a street to get te opposite direction, and im not saying that in the right way, but if you follow what im asking, do you consider that for people . Absolutely. Any time we change a stop from one side of the intersection to another, you have a shift in who has better access, because there is probably going to be but in takes into account the frontage, the businesses, is there a senior facility, those are the things that we came up with the senior and disability action as part of the screening tool, and thats absolutely something we take into account. We very rarely unless its a huge operational issue move something from one side of the street thats close to a trip generator that seniors need to get to and move it to the other side. It is absolutely something we consider. What im asking, this whole thing about you are going one way and can you catch that bus going the other way without yes. You know what im saying right. Yes. Thats also something we take into account. What are the connecting bus lines and how are people going to get to it. So i watch a lot of seniors and people in wheelchairs and walkers really planning that trip. Okay and you can see how they have to get off and where they are going to go and becoming more and more aware of that. Thank you. Thanks for the reminder. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . I have one question. So you went through the process of an individual to sign up and if they get denied, they can appeal, what is the process for a nonprofit . I notice you have two of them . So im just curious what how that differs. Talking about what is the process with self help. So those who are care providers, they are contracted with trans to provide the service to their sites. They went through an r. F. P. Process in 2017 in order to become Service Providers. There was a third one in central latino, but they have since dropped out. Oh, i see. So they are providing services. They are providing services to Services Provided to them. I understand. They are providing services to our riders to various sites throughout the city. Got it. Thanks. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . I would like to thank the m. T. A. For taking the time to present this comprehensive presentation. Its been very informative. And i hope that our suggestions and concerns are raised to the appropriate levels, and we may get some results. Thank you very much. The next item is another presentation. And it is Kelly Dearman again for Inhome Supportive Services Public Authority. Welcome back. Thank you. So just before we get started, im Kelly Dearman, director of the San Francisco Inhome Supportive Services Public Authority. Im here with my policy analyst jane lee. So any questions will go to her. So what we wanted to do today was give you very briefly an overview of what we have been doing over at the Public Authority and some of our outcomes to date. I will say that its been really great for me and our staff to work with ihss under cristas leadership and also with director mcspadden. I think we really are doing some wonderful things here in the city. And im really proud to be working at the Public Authority. So first off, this looks daunting, but it will be really quick. We are just going to give you a little bit about what our programs are and how many people we are serving. But first i just want to tell you about the great news that happens with us is that every year we do have an independent external audit done and then also d. O. S. S. Does a fiscal and compliance audit. In 2018 and 2019, d. A. S. Said you have been doing so well they give us a good performance waiver, and they did not do their normal fiscal audit. This is huge. This says that we have been doing great work, and i will say since our director of finance and operations has been with us since 2010, every single external audit and audit we have had done with d. A. S. , there have been no findings. So we are super proud of that. Moving onto programs, in terms of the registry, so the objective is to help consumers find independent providers enrolled with ihss. So if you look to see what we have been doing in 2019, we provided 3,555 referral lists to a little over 1400 consumers. And about 44 percent of them hired providers off of that list. And while that may seem like a low number, theres a huge amount of work that goes into when somebody gets the list. They have to then call people on the list, interview people on the list and hope that people answer the phone and that someone will actually come and work for them. So 44 percent is a high number. Our goal was to provide registry lists to at least 1,000 people. And as you see, we provided over 3,000. For providers, the goal is to recruit i. P. S to our registry, and we also provide trainings and help them provide work opportunities. So did i miss one . Its not on here. Sorry, no, thats fine. So as you can see, we had last year 489 applicants. Of that number, 321 were trained in San Francisco we require that every independent provider go through a 48hour training before we put them out for work or before they can be on our registry to hopefully get hired. And of that, 321 who were trained went through the training, 252 actually made it to our registry list. Thats because we also then have to go through their references and some people dont make it through the whole training. Its very complicated. So what we have now is we have 302 active independent providers on our list. So we always have people available for consumers when they call and 401 registry providers who are fully employed. In terms. Emergency on call, we want to make sure we are able to provide services to ihss consumers who dont have a current independent provider. The goal is to fulfill at least 90 percent of all service hours. So far im happy to say i think we fulfill 100 percent of those. So in 2019 we had 481 unduplicated consumers who received this emergency oncall service. And we serviced over 9,000 hours. So we are pretty business over that. We also have a mentorship program. We are really lucky here in San Francisco, most other counties dont have a mentorship program, but we find that if consumers can be trained properly on how to use ihss, it creates a more sustainable relationship between them and their provider. So what you see here is that we have about 363 consumers who were referred. To our mentorship program. They were referred from social workers or from our staff at the office when people call in and ask for a list. Usually if a consumer calls and is asking for their second or third list, we will refer them to the mentorship program. Its, of course, optional. Some people decide not to do it. But most who do find it is quite helpful. So we get about 32 referrals per month. And there are 101 consumers per month who are working with mentors. And of the you can see from here, of the 353 that were referred, 98 were able to hire someone. And thats just because a point in time when we looked. For some people it takes longer for them to do the hiring. One thing i forgot to bring here today that i will make sure you all get is another thing we did is we created a consumer handbook. So its all things ihss. And mentors use that when they are talking to consumers. Its a really great book. Its the first of its kind in the state. And we are now working on getting it translated into our other threshold languages. Lastly, we provide benefits, health and medical and dental benefits. We get about 147 new providers signing up for Health Benefits per month and about 107 signing up for dental benefits per month. And right now there are about 11,500 providers who are enrolled in the San Francisco health plan healthy workers. Okay. So then also we processed criminal background checks and provide affordable Live Scan Services to potential independent providers. So the number is going up in terms of the number of Fingerprint Services we are doing. Thats because we have started doing this last year, i think. Im going too fast. Sorry. So we started doing this last year, and now im happy to say that not only are we doing it at our office, but we are doing it at 77 otis a couple times a week as well. The idea is we want to make it as easy as possible as we can on providers so they dont have to go to many places to just be able to sign up to be providers. So that seems to be working out really well. And also in our office we process the criminal background checks to make sure that people meet the requirements in order to be able to be providers. Lastly, as a result of union negotiations, we hand out supplies to independent providers. And that includes hand sanitizer, masks and gloves. And we have been doing this just for the last six months. And we hand out about 600 to 700 packages of supplies per month. So i will say that we are super business over in our office. My staff works really hard, and i think we are doing everything we can to make it easier for providers and for consumers to be able to access the services that are available to them and serve the people of the city. Any questions . Thank you, kelly. It might be helpful for newer commissioners if you summarized how a consumer qualifies for ihss. What are the requirements . In terms of income or right. So in order to be able to qualify, you have to be medical eligible. If you are, you would call cristas shop, and they would arrange to have a social worker come who would determine how many hours per month you are entitled to. And once that happens, you can hire whoever you want. And about 85 percent of consumers in San Francisco have a friend or Family Member that will do the service for them, which i will also just add, keeps people housed, because then they know they can get paid to provide the service for a friend or Family Member, so there will still be income coming in. 15 percent who dont have a friend or Family Member who end up calling the Public Authority, and thats why we have a registry to help them find someone. We do know that number is going to continue to go up as San Francisco is a real transient city, and many people dont have friends or Family Members who can do it. So we are there to make sure there are providers available who can come and work for these consumers. Thank you. And also the services can be on a temporary basis if someone is discharged from a hospital, for example, and needs help for a few weeks then that can also be arranged through ihss. It doesnt have to be ongoing. Correct. So a lot of times with our on call service, its people who are being discharged, havent yet set up a permanent situation, and we assist them during that process. I just would like to publicly commend kelly. I have the unique privilege of working with her as your representative on the governing body of the Inhome Supportive Services Public Authority. That body is very representative of both the caregivers as well as those who are getting the care, both the Human Services agency as well our commission have a representative. And for the past i think almost two years, i have been serving in that capacity, and i have seen the incredible work that both kelly and the staff are doing. It is a monumental undertaking, and i just wanted, for the record, to commend you. Thank you. I was also fortunate enough to serve on the governing body for about ten years. Yes. And i watched dramatic changes and improvements. And it was very gratifying. And in particular, the structure of the governing body, which allows for multiple viewpoints to be expressed and multiple needs to be raised and addressed. It is not a topdown process at all. It is much more a bottomsup process, and a very collaborative one. I think kelly has done a remarkable job in her tenure, and she has put together a remarkable team. I think we are very fortunate. I think San Francisco is way ahead of the rest of the state. And i have a question around that. What is the current governors attitude toward ihss . I dont want to rehash previous administrations but what is the current administrations attitude toward ihss . The current administrations attitude, and please correct me if im incorrect, is a much more favorable attitude towards ihss and what we do. Thank you. Thats gratifying. Not surprising but gratifying to hear. Any other comments or questions . Commissioner loo . Yeah, you said that the providers have 48 hours of training. Who did the training . So we so home bridge provides the training for all of our independent providers. Okay. And then the social worker, when you get the referral, social worker would go out and visit and determine the hours. And how often do you reassess . Annually . They are consumers are assessed annually. Yes. By the social workers at ihss, not the Public Authority. But apparently consumers can call and ask for a reassessment whenever they want . When they have a need. When they have a need. Okay. One other question i think is important to address, there may be some consumers who arent comfortable making decisions about who to hire, or they are not capable of making those decisions. How are their needs addressed, kelly . So thats why we have the mentorship program. And the mentors are consumers who are currently using the service or have used it in the past or providers who have used it who are current providers or not. And the mentors get trained about how to talk with consumers and how to help them. Those mentors will sit with consumers while they make the phone calls, while they interview, and will help guide them through the whole process, will talk to them about things like communication skills and how to best advocate for yourself. And then also as i said, the consumer handbook, which i forgot, which i will make sure you all get, also has pullout pages about here are good questions to ask, this is what you should do in this situation, but the whole idea is to try to build the consumer up so that they can handle it on their own. But there are some consumers that are not capable. Yes is that so for those consumers who are not able to hire and fire on their own but are sill stihl able to live at home and in still able to live at home and community, they would go to home bridge. Home bridge would send their providers or their employees, and they will send them out to do the work. So this is fabulous. And i have talked to many people who are using these services. Im just curious. How long is the process does the process usually take for someone on who is going to be their provider . Is that a process like i had someone and it didnt work out, and i got another one, and its a sticky relationship, im going to put it that way. So it depends. There are 85 percent of of the people have a friend or Family Member lined up. For the registry, its more complicated, because these are strangers coming in who might have to do intimate caring for you. So for some consumers, they know what they want, who may they need, and they can make a decision right away. For others, it could take several months. But do you know off the top of your head if we have a like, what the common time frame is . Or do you have metrics aroun we do have that, yes. I just dont have it with me. But im happy to provide it to you. Okay. Commissioner loo i have a couple questions. These are folks that in order to get the dental and health insurance, how many hours do they have to work per week . You have to work 25 hours a month in order to get medical. And 25 hours a month consistently over three months to get dental. So do they get it after a few months working or just immediately . They get it after three months of working. Three months of working. Okay. And so hold on one second. Come closer. You have to have worked 25 hours in the past two months. If they are a new provider they gev a packet to apply for health and dental benefits but if they are providers who worked in the past and took a break and worked again, they have to take the initiative to apply. Thank you. You have a menu that you say you are going to give us. Im going to give it to you. And you will be translating into different languages. I know there are a lot of asians using it. So what kind of languages are you thinking about . Its currently in english. We are in the process of translating it into chinese. And we have had to go through so many different people, because there are some of the terms we use dont translate well, so we are trying to make sure that it makes sense. So we are doing chinese next, and then we are doing spanish. And then if we have any money left, well do more. Will you give me a copy in chinese when its ready . Absolutely. Thank you. I think its important to remember that the budget for ihss, the total funding, which is driven by the state of california, is substantial. But the cost of keeping people at home is far, far less than institutionalizing them. Just strictly only a financial basis to say nothing about the emotional and psychological aspects of it. I think thats important to remember, that this is a program that saves a great deal of money. Exactly. Any other comments or questions . Commissioner arcelona. Thank you. Hi, kelly. Hi. Two questions. One is are there any restrictions for a provider who lives with let me state the question differently. Can somebody be living with somebody and be a provider . Im crista. Im the director of ihss. Yes, you can. We have many live ofin providers. There are some restrictions around spouses and what types of services we can pay folks to provide and parents as well. But we have many livein providers. Okay. And then i was noticing the big jump in the live scans that were completed in september, october and november. What caused that . So we were offering more. And because we were doing more supplies. And so we had more people who were aware of what we were doing. And because we do it cheaper than any other place you can do it. The other really big change is that per union union contracs moved from individual orientations for providers to group orientation. So we are offering about five orientations a week at 770 it is, theres been 30 people that go to them. And we have redesigned that whole space. So its much more comfortable. We can do a Group Presentation where we give a lot more information thats consistent. And at the end they can meet with kellys staff to do the live scan. So we have one machine there now. We are adding a second one. We didnt have the time to get everybody through it. But like kelly said, the more convenience the better. Its lowcost, we dont have to travel to get to it. You can get paid and start caring for your recipients. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Thank you very much, kelly. Great to see you again. And that was a terrific presentation. Very informative. Thank you so much. Okay. Item a. Requesting [off mic] item a, requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with curry Senior Center for the provision of programming and social services for transgender and gender con forming tgnc older adults and tgnc adults with disabilities during the period of january 1, 2020 through june 30, 2023 in the amount of 353,003 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed 388,303. It is from tiffany. And im always happy to learn a new acronym, tgnc. Add that to the list. Thank you. Good morning. The Grant Agreement was curry Senior Center is one of two transgender and gender nonconforming programs that i will be presenting to the commission for approval. Moving forward, i will use the acronym tgnc for transgender and gender noncon coming. The dignity Fund Assessment report published last year is a resource our department uses to help guide the procurement of services that will meet Community Needs and reach underserved populations. The report notes that lgbtq older adults and adults with disabilities participate less in d. A. S. Services overall when compared to the general population of our clients. This gap is even more evident when we look specifically at the tgnc older adult and adult with disability populations. D. A. S. Met with Community Stakeholders knowledgeable and experienced in providing services for the tgnc community as well as the office of transgender initiatives. Through this process, we identified core elements our programming must include. And both transgender programs being presented today have them. First is a safe, supportive, genderaffirming environment, social interaction and relationshipbuilding, regularlyscheduled programming, tgnc individuals hired as key program staff, flexibility for the program to evolve as the needs grow and shift, ongoing feedback to d. A. S. About the needs of the community and lastly, an Advisory Board made up of Community Stakeholders. Curry Senior Center has extensive experience in delivering a wide range of services for older adults and adults with disabilities, including a support group for their tgnc clients. Curry staff is skilled at working with diverse populations in the city. Their language capacity onsite includes ten different languages. With this grant, curry will expand their tgnc group to include more social and supportive programming. Curry will add four tgnc annual events designed with input and insight from their advise board. Curry will reach at least 30 clients and provide 250 hours of programming annually. Thank you. And im happy to answer questions. Thank you, tiffany. Any comments . Commissioner spears . I have one question. In the writeup it talks about the grantees will develop and implement this programming within this threeyear period. Can you give us an idea of by when do you think this new programming will start . Some of it is they both providers are in the process of recruiting for the tgnc staff person. So there is money for this half year. So we are hoping there will be some delivery of service and consumers this year. Any other comments or questions . Commissioner knutzen. I want to acknowledge how historic and wonderful this program is. I just wanted to kind of note that. Its very important to our community. Are some of the programs that they are doing already do they already exist so that they are probably just going to build and enhance . Well, in currys case, yes, they are going to be sort of expanding. They have a group that is calle. I think thats the name. I might be misquoting it slightly. But for that program, they are going to basically do more peer support programming for that. The annual event that i refer to, those are new. That is new . Okay. Thank you. I would like to echo commissioner knutzens comment about how important and pioneering this and also its an example of how the studies that led up to the dignity fund and the way the dignity fund money was going to be used was for many, many cases innovative programs. And this is an example of something going from a study to a practical implementation. And i think that thats very important to keep in mind. It means that we are actually acting on what we promised. And so again, i would like to commend the program thats been developed. Any other comments or questions from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . May i have a motion to approve . Second. Second. Any comments or questions or further discussion . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carry. Item b. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with openhouse for the provision of programming and social services for transgender and gender con forming, tgnc, older adults and tgnc adults with disabilities during the period of january 1, 2020 through june 30, 2023, in the amount of 645,582 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed 710,000. Tiffany again. Thank you. Similar to curry Senior Center, openhouse has extensive experience in delivering lgbtq focused programming for older adults and adults with disabilities. Openhouse will also expand its existing programming for tgnc clients and work with three new organizations that provide dedicated services to tgnc individuals. By partnering with new organizations, openhouse will reach diverse populations within the tgnc community. One of the organizations openhouse will work with is San Francisco Community Health center. The Health Center is home to trans five, a Dropin Center for tgnc clients. Through this partnership, open house will offer Transgender Support Group two times a month, providing opportunities for social engagement and community connection. Another organization open house is partnering with is transgender, gender variant and intersex justice project. Through this partnership, openhouse will organize a monthly sunday gathering and dinner for formerly incarcerated transgender women. Openhouses Third Partnership is with st. James infirmary. Through this partnership, openhouse will offer a tgnc support group led by a tgnc older adult on a weekly basis. And lastly, open house will expand its existing tgnc programming to host trans general racial lunches twice a month. Open house will reach at least 75 clients and provide 205 hours of programming annually. Thank you. And im happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. Any comments or question from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . Welcome. Hi, im karen, executive director at openhouse. Ill keep this very brief. I wanted to say thank you to d. A. S. And dignity fund for making this happen and for all of you for the strong support of the work that openhouse and curry will be doing together. And one of the things i want to say is i know its hard with government contracts and how they work to build in room for creativity and flexibility. And i just want to say that as a cisgenderred person who considers myself engaged in constant allyship, and i know we are here with a lot of cisgender allies in the room, at the end of the day i hope we know that we are going to learn a lot from the amazing Transgender Community on what they need from this contract because we dont totally know yet. So i want to say thanks to o. T. I. For their leadership and for the Transgender Community for putting trust in us that we could move forward and figure out what they need. I know that thats not easy, because the rest of the Lgbtq Community hasnt always been there for them in allyship the way they needed. So thank you for making that happen. Thank you. Any comments or questions . Any other comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, may i have a motion to approve . So moved. Thank you. Any other further discussion . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed. The motion carries. Item c, requesting authorization to modify the existing Grant Agreement with selfhelp for the elderly for the provision of Adult Day Program services for older adults and adults with disabilities, during the period of january 1, 2020 through june 30, 2020 for an additional amount of 135,931 plus a 10 contingency for a total amount not to exceed 749,901. Welcome, rick appleby. Good morning, commissioners, director and bridgette. Im happy to be able to ask your authorization for these modifications and the funds for selfhelp for the elderlys Adult Day Program have two parts today. The Adult Day Program, as you may recall was a nonmedical model of social day programming that focuses on peoples personal care, socialization and community stabilization. As a part of that, we are happy to be able to have this onetime only dignity fund money of 120,000 to support their physical therapy and Occupational Therapy programming. The physical therapist, which is funded by this, offers the consultation and treatment planning and handson physical therapy is really about strengthening and giving the person more stamina in their body and their gait. And then theres the occupational piece of it with age that you saw and care workers that focus on the needs of the person to live in the community if there are accommodations they need in their home, if there are exercises or skills they are learn to better take care of they must in their home and at the program. So thats the 120. The other piece is actually selfhelp for the elderly was able to receive a new van for transportation from another community organization. We heard the central latino discontinued their participation, so helphelp for the elderly is taking that van on. And at the time we knew that it would need some maintenance and repairs. So they used or will use 15,931 to make sure that van is prepared for transportation to and from the program and to field trips as they need. Any questions today . Thank you, rick. Any comments or questions . Hearing none, any comments or questions from the public . May i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Thank you. Any further discussion . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Thank you. Item d, requesting authorization to modify the existing Grant Agreement with institute on aging for the provision of the Community Living fund during the period of february 1, 2020 through june 30, 2021, in the amount of 741,146 plus a 10 contingency for a total amount not to exceed 11,641,294. Welcome, fanny lapitan. Good morning. In the home stretch. Again, im fanny lapitan, Program Analyst with the office of community partnership. Im here today to request authorization to modify our existing contract with the institute on aging for the provision of the Community Living fund program. I believe most of you are familiar with c. L. F. Already. But ill give a quick overview. The Community Living fund was established in 2006 to provide older adults to services and supporting they need to live independently in the community. And i think president serina alluded to the value of really Community Living as opposed to institutionalization. It was created to provide Community Placement alternatives for individuals who may otherwise require care within an institution. Our target population are those who are currently placed in institutions like skilled nurseling facilities or those who are at risk of institutionalization but are willing and able to be discharged or live in the community with appropriate support. Through our contract with i. O. A. Provides c. L. F. Services using an approach of coordinated Case Management and purchase of goods and services. The modification we are requesting will be specifically used to augment the programs purchases Services Component to increase capacity to serve clients waiting for purchase of services and also to improve efficiency in procuring goods and services through the program. The majority of the additional funds being requested, about 75 percent of it will be allocated directly to the amount of funding available for purchases. This increase will actually bring the program in line with current spending projections and historical trends. A portion of the funds will also be used for additional staff capacity, specifically it will increase i. O. A. s Occupational Therapy time from. 5 to 1 and increase the Care Coordinator through the Catholic Charities from. 5 to 1 as well. The increase capacity will facilitate the assessment and coordination of purchases to help decrease the wait list and wait time. Finally, a small portion will be used to upgrade the software use for c. L. F. s procurement system. The upgrades will improve efficiency and provide some cost savings as vendor invoicing will be more streamlined and care managers are able to expedite requests and authorize authorizations for purchases. I would be happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Any comments or questions from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, may i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Is there any general Public Comment . Welcome. Ill put it on the record. Maey, director of the Community Living campaign. I stayed to be able to say thanks to d. A. S. And executive director mcspadden about the efforts to save the classes and Jobs Associated with the cuts to ccfs programs. I think thats a really important and timely first step, but we hope that everybody sort of is part of a Larger Campaign to save the remaining classes, both for older adults and for young folks in that program. The board of supervisors began the hearing this morning downstairs. And that hearing was continued, but they are and will not come up again i guess until february, but they are taking up the issue at the finance committee of the board of supervisors next wednesday at 10 00 to see what the board is able to do to kind of help. So for those who are interested in that issue, both in the room and who are watching on tv, it is the board of Supervisors Budget Committee next wednesday at 10 00. And i also wanted to provide just some talking points that we kind of use to get our thoughts together on this issue. And we have been sharing that with others. So i wanted to share that with you. So ill put them here, and someone will grab them i think. Lastly, kate had to leave but she left information about the end ageism campaign. If you dont have your button on, you have a chance to get one and replenish your supply as well as other materials. Thank you very much. Any other comments or questions . Thank you. Motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. Thank you. Thought it was going to be a short meeting and it turned out to be a long one. I know. Hi. My name is carmen chiu, San Franciscos elected assessor. When i meet with seniors in the community, theyre thinking about the future. Some want to down size or move to a new neighborhood thats closer to family, but they also worry that making such a change will increase their property taxes. Thats why i want to share with you a property tax saving program called proposition 60. So how does this work . Prop 60 was passed in 1986 to allow seniors who are 55 years and older to keep their prop 13 value, even when they move into a new home. Under prop 13 law, property growth is limited to 2 growth a year. But when ownership changes the law requires that we reassess the value to new market value. Compared to your existing home, which was benefited from the which has benefited from the prop 13 growth limit on taxable value, the new limit on the replacement home would likely be higher. Thats where prop 60 comes in. Prop 60 recognizes that seniors on fixed income may not be able to afford higher taxes so it allows them to carryover their existing prop 13 value to their new home which means seniors can continue to pay their prop 13 tax values as if they had never moved. Remember, the prop 60 is a one time tax benefit, and the Property Value must be equal to or below around your replacement home. If you plan to purchase your new home before selling your existing home, please make sure that your new home is at the same price or cheaper than your existing home. This means that if your existing home is worth 1 million in market value, your new home must be 1 million or below. If youre looking to purchase and sell within a year, were you nur home must not be at a value that is worth more than 105 of your exist egging home. Which means if you sell your old home for 1 million, and you buy a home within one year, your new home should not be worth more than 1. 15 million. If you sell your existing home at 1 million and buy a replacement between year one and two, it should be no more than 1. 1 million. Know that your ability to participate in this Program Expires after two years. You will not be able to receive prop 60 tax benefits if you cannot make the purchase within two years. So benefit from this tax savings program, you have to apply. Just download the prop 60 form from our website and submit it to our office. For more, visit our website, sfassessor. Org, shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of San Francisco by supporting local Services Within neighborhood. We help San Francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. Where will you shop and dine in the 49 . San francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. Each corridor has its own personality. Our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. You are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping Small Businesses grow. It is more environmentally friendly. Shopping local is very important. I have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. By shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. It is really good for everybody. Shopping locally is crucial. Without that support, Small Business cant survive, and if we lose Small Business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. It is important to dine and shop locally. It allows us to maintain traditions. It makes the neighborhood. I think San Francisco should shop local as much as they can. The retail marketplace is changes. We are trying to have people on the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had before. The fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. There are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and fishermen and bait and tackle. At the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. Shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the Business Owners to thrive in the community. We see more Small Businesses going away. We need to shop locally to keep the Small Business alive in San Francisco. Shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. You can see the banners in the streets around town. It is great. Anything that can showcase and legitimize Small Businesses is a wonderful thing. [ ]derful thing. I am the supervisor of district one. I am sandra lee fewer. [ ] i moved to the Richmond District in 1950 mine. I was two years old. I moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here. [ ] when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. It seems so far away. For a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. The stress was storage of the birthplace of that. My father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. It just started to grow very organically. It is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the Richmond District. As russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. So parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the Russian Community and immigrant Russian Community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [ ] i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded three natural barriers. They are beautiful barriers. The presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the Pacific Ocean. We also also have a National Park service. We boarded the Golden Gate National Recreation Area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. But really families enjoying the beach and the Pacific Ocean during the rest of the time of year. [ ] and Golden Gate Park where we have so many of our treasures here. We have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. Not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. This is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. The theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. It has been around for a very long time. Is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. I moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. We would always go here. I love these neighborhood theatres. It is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the Richmond District, but also in San Francisco. Small theatres showing one or two films. A unique they are unique also to the neighborhood and San Francisco. Where we are today is the heart of the Richmond District. With what is unique is that it is also Small Businesses. There is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. And providing for the neighborhood. This is what we love about the streets. The cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see Small Businesses even towards 32nd. At the core of it is right here between here and 20 tenth avenue. When we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the any other part of San Francisco. There is traditional irish music which you dont get hardly anywhere in San Francisco. Some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. And then also, we see grocery stores. And also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [ ] we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. That is a really great thing to see. I dont know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. I like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. The market is the place i like to come to once a year. Once i like about the market as it is very affordable. It has Fresh Produce and fresh meat. Also, seafood. But they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. A variety of rice that they have is tremendous. I dont thank you can find a variety like that anywhere else. Hi. I am kevin wong. I am the manager. In 1989 we move from chinatown to Richmond District. We have opened for a bit, over 29 years. We carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. We try to keep Everything Fresh daily. So a customer can get the best out a bit. Normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. Because they have really just really fresh crab. This is something my family really likes for me to make. Also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. They cut it to the size they really want. I am probably here once a week. Im very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. We dont speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. I do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. The staff here is very helpful. I speak very little chinese here myself. Thinks that im not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need . Is this what i should be making . And they actually really helped me. They will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. They are very knowledgeable. Very friendly. I think they are here to serve not only the Asian Community but to serve all communities in the Richmond District and in San Francisco. [ ] what is wonderful about living here is that even though our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered. San francisco is surrounded on three sides by water, the fire boat station is intergal to maritime rescue and preparedness, not only for San Francisco, but for all of the bay area. [sirens] fire station 35 was built in 1915. So it is over 100 years old. And helped it, were going to build fire boat station 35. So the finished Capital Planning committee, i think about three years ago, issued a guidance that all city facilities must exist on Sea Level Rise. The station 35, Construction Cost is approximately 30 million. And the schedule was complicated because of what you call a float. It is being fabricated in china, and will be brought to Treasure Island, where the building site efficient will be constructed on top of it, and then brought to pier 22 and a half for installation. Were looking at late 2020 for final completion of the fire boat float. The historic firehouse will remain on the embarcadero, and we will still respond out of the historic firehouse with our fire engine, and respond to medical calls and other incidences in the district. This totally has to incorporate between three to six feet of Sea Level Rise over the next 100 years. Thats what the citys guidance is requiring. It is built on the float, that can move up and down as the water level rises, and sits on four fixed guide piles. So if the seas go up, it can move up and down with that. It does have a full range of travel, from low tide to high tide of about 16 feet. So that allows for current tidal movements and sea lisle rises in the coming decades. The fire boat station float will also incorporate a ramp for ambulance deployment and access. The access ramp is rigidly connected to the land side, with more of a pivot or hinge connection, and then it is sliding over the top of the float. In that way the ramp can flex up and down like a hinge, and also allow for a slight few inches of lateral motion of the float. Both the access ramps, which there is two, and the utilitys only flexible connection connecting from the float to the back of the building. So electrical power, water, sewage, it all has flexible connection to the boat. High boat station number 35 will provide mooring for three fire boats and one rescue boat. Currently were staffed with Seven Members per day, but the Fire Department would like to establish a new dedicated marine unit that would be able to respond to multiple incidences. Looking into the future, we have not only at t park, where we have a lot of kayakers, but we have a lot of developments in the southeast side, including the stadium, and we want to have the ability to respond to any marine or maritime incident along these new developments. There are very few designs for people sleeping on the water. Were looking at cruiseships, which are larger structures, several times the size of harbor station 35, but theyre the only good reference point. We look to the cruiseship industry who has kind of an index for how much acceleration they were accommodate. It is very unique. I dont know that any other fire station built on the water is in the united states. The fire boat is a regionalesset tharegional assete used for water rescue, but we also do environmental cleanup. We have special rigging that we carry that will contain oil spills until an environmental unit can come out. This is a job for us, but it is also a way of life and a lifestyle. Were proud to serve our community. And were willing to help people in any way we can. January 8, 2020 director dunlop. [roll call] we do have a quorum. President tsen i would like to say happy new year to the audience that is here. And hope that 2020 will be a productive year for us at the Treasure Island Development Authority. Im sure that it will. There is much that is happened. Were excited to see it unfold. And also to note that today was the mayors inaugural celebration here at city hall. I would say its lovely to see city hall in action to be used in these civic ceremonies where we celebrate the work of city hall and all the people who make our democracy special in San Francisco. So, with that, lets have the next item, please. Item number 2, general Public Comment. This item is to all members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Board and that do not appear on todays agenda. Public comment will be held during each item on the agenda. President tsen any members of the public who would like to address the authority . Hearing none. Next item, please. Item number 3, report by Treasure Island director. Thank you, chair and members of the board. Id like to begin my report by recognizing Karen Knowles pierce. Karen has served on the Treasure Island citizens Advisory Board since its inception in 2001. So 18 years of monthly meetings. And you know, directors richardson and dunlop here during the entitlement period know that the meetings were more than monthly. Karen has not only served on the cab since 2001, shes been the only chair of the cab during that entire period. So the only way she could get out of being chair was to resign from the cab all together. So she advised us in december that she was going to be taking a break and really wanted to bring her here today to recognize her in front of the board. You know, karen has really been a model for involvement in addition to serving on the cab for tida, shes been on advisory bodies for mission bay and for the transbay program. Im sure there is a lot of other civic involvement im not highlighting but those three programs in themselves are transformational for the city. Her interests in the program has been broadbased across all areas, including as a member of the sailing community, being very interested in the Marina Program and clipper cove as well as housing and the parks and all elements of the program. And you know, her leadership and attendance has been exceptional. The one challenge that we thrown at her is that the cab regularly meets on the first tuesday of each month. And because of her involvement in so many causes, sometimes election days were challenges and sometimes opening day for the giants was a challenge, too. [laughter] but id like to invite karen up to say a few words. I have a little memento for her as well. Thank you for your kind words, bob. Im humbled. Greetings, everyone. Happy new year. To say this has been a distinct pleasure is an understatement. This cab has been one of the most dedicated, intelligent, curious, questioning boards that ive served on. And i would like to encourage the tida Board Members to integrate the cab in your thoughts, in your meetings, in your opinions, in your decisions. I know not a lot of action items are being put forward right now. But in the past, before any of you were here, we would occasionally hold joint meetings with both the cab and the tida board on the island. Which was a rousing good time. [laughter] they didnt happen often, but they were pretty well attended when they did happen and people seemed to be very interested in this. So as we move forward, watching the transformation on Treasure Island from flat space in the bay to mounds and mounds and mounds of dirt, filling it up, its going to be incredibly exciting watching the plans that weve all been involved with move forward and watch the newest neighborhood in San Francisco develop. I really look forward to it. And again, im honored to have served on this fantastic board and, of course, wish you and them all the best moving forward in the future. Thank you again, bob. Thank you, karen. Thank you. President tsen karen, id like to add my thanks for your years of service. Certainly you were at the genesis when the whole current master plan was being debated and you went through all those hearings. In fact, you served a lot of different mayors over the time. And its people like you who dedicate their time as residents, as citizens of the city, that makes our City Government so much more responsive. So, thank you for your years of dedicated service. Thank you very much, chair. I wanted to thank you combat medal or something. [laughter] living on the island and the people are my neighbors are all good hearted folks, but they can also be very tough [laughter] and this is an important thing for them. So, boy, blessings on you for always having a smile, too. Thank you. Thank you so much, mark, i appreciate it. Director richardson thank you so much, karen. When we were going through the process, as bob mentioned, you were always there. We had multiple meetings and we had to talk to a lot of people throughout the city. You were always there. So we thank you and thank your family. Your husband was always bringing you in and out. I was talking to you before this meeting. You did not tell me you were going to be stepping down. I was telling you, you know, some assignment or something. But we know youre with us. And well find some ways to work together. God bless you. Thank you very much, linda, i appreciate it. And bob, you have a memento to give to karen . [applause] oh, thank you so much, this is beautiful. Its really lovely. I have another crystal, a different crystal one from mission bay for the Architectural Design of it. So the two will make nice book ends. Thank you, all, i wish you the very best. Ill be keeping my eye on you. Thank you, chair. Continuing my report, you may have seen a lot of News Coverage around new years, we tried to get the word out that the island is under construction. We did still attract a fairly large crowd on new years eve, but the Police Department had a good presence. And west park, our Parking Management consultant, was helping direct traffic on the island. Some upcoming activities with one Treasure Island. Theyre scheduled to begin their next phase of the Construction Training Program on january 27th. And will be beginning their Tax Preparation Services on february 3rd for island residents to get their taxes prepared. And theyre also planning for black History Month, an excursion to the young museum, for their exhibit in recognition of black History Month on february 8th. That will include taking a bus for residents from the island to the museum, with support from the housing providers, the villagers and tida. Staff, weve been working on preparing an application for infill infrastructure grant with the state of california to fund the widening of hill crest. Applications are due on february 18th. And well have an update on that pursuit at next months meeting. Mind you that our march meeting will be held on the island. Also, over the holidays, we continue to work with the department of Emergency Management and the Public Utilities commission to review the november outages and to plan for the future. We do have a desk top exercise planned for later this month with d. M. And puc staff to role model response protocols for future events. Weve also funded the puc to install additional equipment on the onisland distribution equipment. And the underground transmission lines in the east bay to help speed the location of any faults within the underground lines and speed the restoration of power in future outages. Were also doing some tree pruning on ybi at pucs direction to make sure that there is safe distances between the trees and transmission lines on ybi. Weve completed the decommissioning and removal of the propane fuel storage. And that concludes my report. President tsen thank you. Are there any questions by the board . Is there any Public Comment on this . Hearing none, next item. Item number 4, communications from and received by tida. President tsen any questions by the board on this item . Hearing none, next item. Item number 5, ongoing business by board of directors. President tsen any questions or comments by the board . Hearing none, next item. Item 6, consent agenda. 6a, approving the minutes of the december 11, 2019 meeting. A motion . So moved. President tsen second. All those in favor. All those opposed. The ayes have it. Item number 7, resolution approving election of officers and the appointment of officers to the infrastructure and Transportation Committee and Sustainability Committee as nominated by the ad Hoc Nomination Committee to serve a 12month term of office commenting january 1, 2020 and ending december 31, 2020. The Ad Hoc Committee met earlier. The committee was comprised of commissioner richardson, commissioner lai and commissioner fe gusty. For president , we are honored to reelect president commissioner tseng. Thank you for your leadership. We have vice president. We nominated commissioner sharon lai. For the chief financial officer, paul gusty. For the chair, linda richardson. The members will be commissioner tsen. For the members of the committee will be commissioner tsen, richardson and fewsty. Flush gusty. Those are the nominations. Congratulations, everyone. This is before you, its an action item. Do i have a second . All those in favor say aye. All those opposed. The ayes have it. I thank you, board, for the confidence that you have in me, for me to continue to be chair. And want each and every one of you, because you all have something to add and to give to this authority and to this board. So thank you. Thank you, congratulations. President tsen next item. Item number 8, the year ahead. Thank you, chair tsen, members of the board. I wanted to, as we often do at this time of year, wanted to take a deeper look at everything that is coming up in this year ahead. Its going to be a very busy year ahead for us on the island as a board. So wanted to go through some of what were expecting over the next year. Ill touch on the new Residential Construction as well as infrastructure planning for the parks, planning for transitional housing, the programs of the Treasure Island mobility agency, the Public Financing provisions of the cfd and rifd, as well as an update on the preparation of the budget for next year and the board schedule for the year ahead. On the vertical development, youre aware the bristol, the 124unit condo building on island broke ground. Well be having the townhomes at 3y and the 4y parcel break ground this year. The 1y parcel on the west side of Yerba Buena Island will be going through the planning approval and design process, but wont break ground in 2020. This is a rendering of the bristol. And some renderings, in the upper left, the 3y town homes and in the lower right, the flats of the 4y parcel. Treasure island, our first residential project, the building with Catholic Charities, will break ground in the First Quarter of 2020. And the that is the only project on Treasure Island that will actually break ground this year, but the developers see two parcels projects as well as the mercy Catholic Charity projects will be seeking their final Building Permits so theyll be able to move into construction early next year. And this is the maceio building. And rendering of the western shoreline. Including the maceo building, the Catholic Charities building, the mercy building. On in order to prepare for those new projects that will be getting occupancy in 2021, both the bristol, several of the 3y and 4y homes, and the maceo may building will all be ready for occupancy in 2021. So this year, were going to have a lot of infrastructure work we need to complete to be ready for the buildings to be occupied. This map shows the current traffic routing on Yerba Buena Island with the advancement of the construction of the bristol building, we need to close this yellow kusht alignment of this bypass over the top of the current ament alignment of this bypass. Theyre working to restore traffic to mccullough road by april. That will go through a couple of phases over the next year, between the spring of this year and the spring of 2021. But this will be the traffic circulation, general traffic circulation pattern during that period. The as the cta project on the new eastbound offramp progresses, well prepare for the west side bridges project to start. And the first step will be to prepare a new detour over the top of Yerba Buena Island and that will allow us in 2021, to close down the west side bridges and start the reconstruction of those west side bridges as well. This is the eastbound interchange, sometimes called the Southgate Hill crest interchange at the east side of Yerba Buena Island. This project is out to bid right now by the Transportation Authority and they expect to take bids next week. So this project will be breaking ground this spring and continuing to 2021, but this provides the new offramp for traffic coming out of San Francisco that will eventually allow us to reconstruct the west side bridges. Also on Yerba Buena Island, the water reservoirs are under construction. And on the causeway, theyve begun the process of backfilling the west side of the causeway. Have that all restored by june, so they can begin the excavation and construction of the clipper cove side. On Treasure Island, theyve begun the kind of completed the geotechnical throughout the subphase one zone, with the exception of clipper cove. And beginning the process of doing that utility construction within this zone. The block on the upper left is where the maceo may project is going to be constructed. So one of the things were working with ticd on is how the Utility Services will come to and from that site. So we want to make sure we have water, power, storm and waste water services. And infrastructure installed to serve that site when that project is completed in 2021. In addition to that subphase one area, there is a number of other critical projects on Treasure Island outside of the subphase one area that are going to be important to supporting the new homes as theyre completed. That includes the new electrical switchyard and overhead lines connecting it to the east bay line and connecting the new switchyard to the new construction. As we discussed, our goal here is to have all of this in service by the end of 2020. Both to serve the new homes, but also to greatly improve reliability of service to existing homes. Also Developers Working with pg e on a new gas main, connecting the location to the zone of new construction. That will be a new temporary line in along the waterfront at clipper cove over to the east side of the island. And then a new temporary Sanitary Sewer Force Main taking flows from the new area of development to the existing Waste Water Treatment Plant and eventually to the new Waste Water Treatment Plant. Sfpuc is also scheduled to put the new Waste Water Treatment Plant out to bid this spring. And this is the current schematic showing the layout of the existing of the new plant relevant to the new switchyard location and the wetland you seen the east side are to take excess reclaimed water not needed for irrigation and other uses on the island. They will run that through a wetland and then eventually out through the storm water outfall to the bay. Also, making significant progress this year are the ferry facilities on the west side of the island. That work will continue through the end of this month and then theyll take a break for a few months and pick up again in june of this year. Continuing through the end of the year. And then coming back june and july of 2021 for a few finishing items to close out that contract. For subphase 3, the next phase of development, the target is to get final subdivision maps and street improvement permits completed by the end of october of 2020. And then to at the same time, while were working on the permits and mapping of the parcels to start the isolation of the utility Services Within that zone and the demolition of some of the surplus buildings in that area. So between now and this summer, tic plans to take down some of the smaller outbuildings along clipper cove. As well as were vacating what used to be the officers club, the oasis, depending on what era you were familiar with the island. But will be preparing that building for demolition as well. And then following in later 2020, or 2021 with the jag building, the rugby clubhouse and some other facilities within the subphase 3 area. Well also working with the Gaelic Football Club and the Golden Gate Rugby Club to develop a new field on a portion of what had been the soil stock pile area. So they can relocate their programs that are currently on california avenue to that site so that they will be out of the way for the subphase 3 work. On the parks, we have a number of things to finalize this year, including the o and m procedures and well be bringing those back to you this spring as well as well be bringing the parks budget projections for the early years of the parks operations. We are working on the parks code and expect to bring a draft of that to you in february as well as having conversations exploring government structures and maintenance staffing for the parks operations. On the transitional housing front, we continue to work outreach to predda residents, premarketing for the bristol and it will be the first project to be both through premarketing next month, followed by 3y and 4y parcels later in the year. Working with those households that may incomequalify to go through the certification process, either for rent or for sale opportunities. Working with mohcd to define placement procedures in advance of the mercy building, which will be our first building transitioning significant numbers of predda residents, as well as continuing to process any inlieu requests from residents requesting to leave the island. Also with the adoption by the board last year of policies for post dda residents, we are continuing our outreach to them to advise them of the new opportunities, particularly informing them of the process to become incomecertified for below market rate opportunities. For the tima, this will also be a busy year for them as they are looking to put in place a number of policies and procedures with the target of starting ferry service, east bay Transit Service, and tolling by the end of 2021. One of the items there will be adopting having the tima commission adopt affordability programs, the initial hours and operations and toll levels by the end of 2020. Developing initial ferry and ac Transit Service plans. And ive asked the tima to give an update to the board at the february meeting on the ferry Service Planning. As well as to continue the Autonomous Vehicle study theyve been undertaking. On a Community Facilities district, we expect to issue the first debt, or the first set of bonds under the cfd by the end of march. As well as to form improvement areas 2 and 3 on Treasure Island. The initial improvement area on under the cfd applied only to the yerba buena parcels, so we need to form new improvement areas and incorporate the parcels on the subphase 1 areas of Treasure Island. For the irfd, well need annex in the parcels within the subphase 3 area. And establish new project areas covering those subphase 3 parcels within the initial Treasure Island subphase area, Yerba Buena Island, we initially formed five project areas and well be having three or four project areas in the subphase 3 region. For this coming years fiscal years city budget, Mayors Office issued budget instructions on december 16th. And weve been