The pier 740 master plan which eventually led to historic core, it resulted in those buildings being rehabilitated and rfp that resulted in brookfield taking over the waterfront site as our partner on that location and the next slide, built on to that process in 2013. Our planning and Environment Group developed a crane cove park plan. You can see here its very similar to what ultimately has been delivered on site which is very exciting. And the kneass building was not addressed with use it might serve. Building 49 was. Its in the center of the slide. We opened it would be used for water recreation and bicycle parking on site so were not sure if we need additional as well as a site and next slide. Please. There are eight goals that apply to the southern waterfront and weve pulled out throw in particular that we think really speaks to what might go i go ine buildings. Number two listed in the staff report has to do withens hancements water recreation and enhancement to the blue green way and doing something that enhances sort of the public experience and the various public locations they can visit and the southern waterfront and number throw was implementing pier 70 projects which includes the deliver row of parks and other public realm improvements that the public can enjoy and number eight was relating to Community Partnerships and Community Benefits for the southern waterfront and delivering more Community Benefits. Next slide, please. They set out the acceptable uses for each of the facilities. You can see here that building 49 was anticipated to have water recreational boating, to relate to the parks and open space to have accessory and other sorts of short interim uses and maritime industry, retail, general office, Community Facilities as well as interim uses. Thats the whole framework of what we have to work with in terms of previous Planning Efforts and our current draft waterfront plans. A successful rfp will support our Strategic Plan. Were evolving the waterfront anand engaging working with our Community Members to speak to their needs and we need to have projects that are equitable and accessible and attractive to a very Diverse Group of people who live, work, use, or visit our recreational assets. We need money to bring up with they can be used up and creating stability in the sport of our financial side and maintaining the harbor funds and ourselves as an organization. Next slide, please. So, were proposing to do an rfp on these sites. In order to do water recreation retail and food and beverage we need an rfp in order to do the competitive process required for retail leasing. Were proposing that we use the process thats in the waterfront plan. You may recall the general process is informational at at Port Commission to discuss the particular big values for this area and what are Community Values and minimum qualifications and what not that we want to see if an rfp and we go out to the community that those with them and come back to the Port Commission. So were proposing to use that same process which ill note in a subsequent slide in a little bit more detail. We do a process respond propose to one or both buildings and so both of the buildings and this is the just primarily theyre close to one another and we can do a and we think theres an opportunity that we may be able to get one tenant for both buildings and were very opening to having different tenants in the building and one is in a Poor Condition and it would require a lot of capital to bring it up to the useable condition. The other would needles capital potentially. Theres an opportunity to meet potential tenants in both of those categories. In terms of the minimum goals, what we are stating and were going to add on to that as we go through the process with you and the community, we think at the very least we need at least one food and beverage location. It could be very casual and want to serve the needs of park goers for sure. We also need to have one personal watercraft rental storage and sales facility and some sort of ann an aquatic cen. We want to see a Community Development or communityserving youth. A tenant that will provide a lot of co benefits for being on the park. Eyes on the park and bringing members of the community and into the facility and community the elsewhere and we this is the minimum goals of from the community and what other goals there should be. And the co benefits economic benefits so the desired economic and theyre seeking through this rfp process is First Investment in these buildings and the preliminary cost estimates of how much it would cost to rehab both of these buildings is 10 to 15 million and depending on the uses. Theres quite a range because theres the opportunity to add a seismic retro fit to building 49 which is on this slide and if one did that that would cost more money but would result in more occupancy in the building which you could dense fie uses inside of the building. To give you a little bit of perspective thats 500 to 700 per building square foot and its expensive and kneass is more of building 49 in terms of per square foot cost. The second key benefit wed like is a tenant who will be responsible for maintaining watch over the Public Restrooms in building 49 delivered by our engineering group. This is a really port arent maintenance responsibility that we think having tenant on site to do this would be a real benefit for us and would really help in operations of the park and the third goal is through participation at revenues or upside revenues, rental payments to the harbor fund. To pay for the use of those sites. So i talked earlier about what the draft waterfront plan anticipates in terms of an rfp process and what we did for the pier 48, 40 and 33 and 330. They were to come to the Port Commission with the beginning outlines of the rfp. We then went to the Southern Advisory Committee and at that time the swag in order to directly ask those groups to advise on the Community Values and diversity equity and inclusion goals for the rfps, we want an additional step for these two buildings because they are situated in this very public location. This great new park weve just delivered and its getting a lot of use. So were also proposing to outreach to youth oriented groups, elder groups, other at risk populations and communityserving organizations who may wish to occupy the kneass building to enhance our understooding of what we can deliver through this rfp that would be welcome and valued by the community. Next slide, please. So thats the end of the presentation. Our anticipated schedule, if you all direct, is to take this sort of a presentation, focus on the subarea goals and trying to get input on Community Values for the two buildings. Two are Southern Advisory Committee and we identify other groups so we can interface with virtually to also introduce them to the site and get their input in terms of Community Values. Were really excited to work on these buildings. Theyre small in comparison to the other rfps weve done but we think they can deliver that sort of other parts of the crane cove experience that people are now getting to enjoy as a park is open. Having those buildings provide more services we think will enhance the crane cove experience. I welcome your thoughts and questions and inputs. Thank you, rebeca. We will now open it to Public Comment. Jennica will be our operator and provide instructions now for anyone on the phone who would like to provide Public Comment. Thank you, president brandon. We will open the queue for anyone on the phone who would like to make Public Comment on item 11a. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. The queue is now open. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comments. Thank you, jennica. Do we have anyone on the phone. At this time, there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to make Public Comment on this item. Thank you. Seeing no callers on the phone, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner gilman. Thank you, ra baek and everyone for the presentation and the thorough staff report. Im really eager to see this process moving forward. I had the pleasure about a week ago to tour the park with randy and david duepray and it was a sight to be seen. It was incredible. Im so impressed with this project and how much it has to over. The South East End of our waterfront inside highly recommended part of the process for bidders to get maybe a more diverse pool of applicants to activate these buildings in the neighborhood its that we offer a site tour with davids commentary about the history of the parks about how intentional we were on design from ship build to the history of the waterfront and also maybe include the promotional videos that i saw featuring supervisor walton on president brandon and mayor breed. I think those bring a richness to the experience that could be beneficial for anyone bidding on the project and to make sure we can have the usual suspect thats can activate these buildings so i wanted to offer those few thoughts and i look forward to you bringing back a more polished set, a recommendation after the Community Process for the rfp and im excited to get these buildings activated. Thank you. Thank you for the reports. I think it was well positioned and i think the sensitivities of the project have been outlined and i echo commissioner gilmans conversation. I will go next week and i was looking forward and would suggest that a tour of the building is much as you can see them from the outside be included and i think that it sounds like i should ask for david buepray was my tour guide. I look forward to seeing how it herbs witmeshes with the neighb. In addition to the aquatics and the retail, do we see any of the Building Space used for office at all . I know what you want to see, but what else could we see putting in these buildings and since one of the buildings doesnt have a lot of public trust restrictions, so if you could comment a little bit more on that. Definitely, thank you, commissioner. We anticipate there will likely need to be at least some ancillary office use. The kneass building that is already built out, just to make the project financially feasible we think we will need the kick of those revenues in order to get that building to cross the feasibility threshold. So we do anticipate that that one would have some office space but were definitely open to any financial receivable projects that needs that acceptable use table that i showed. I also want to mention in addition to retail and aquatics were looking for a communityserving entity to take over we anticipate parts of the kneass building or it could be a greater part of building 49 to kind of have members of the public come and use the building and then have that kind of spill over effect into using the park. I actually have not seen the interior of these building and i dont know what shape they are to be able to see them. It looked like they have high ceilings and so there could be some interesting uses if you think about it and given that were all sensitive about internal space and how much air and ventilation and open space areas give the environment that were living in today it could be some creativity applied to whoever looks at these buildings in terms of the uses of the buildings. In addition to what you are looking for. I dont know if im correct assuming they have high ceilings. Building 49 has high ceilings and the kneass building is twostoreys and i wouldnt say theyre particularly high. They can definitely have the ventilation through i guess terrier air flow. There is no restriction. They overlook the park, correct . Is there going to be any restrictions if they want to open up the walls to have bigger windows or open doors into the park space . Go ahead question. I was just thinking that when we talked about ventilation. Ill be sure to consult with mark and others to make sure this secretary standards are met on the buildings and how many openings they could create if there are no openings there now. I hope that in this case, that would be an amenity to whoever is in the building to have a view on the park and from the use that uche given off they have calls closed so if you want to know, you can open up some of the walls there and both for light, ventilation and as well as view. I think you should check that out before you set up the rfp so whoever sets it out, knows that information in advance if there are any restrictions if there is one is Historic Preservations and one is already listed and the other could be listed. Ok. So rebeca. Which called we have committed to doing designs that are consistent with secretary standards and the kneass building has roll up doors and are on east face of the building and either roll up or barn like doors that could be redesigned to engage with the park in a more active way. That would be a very attractive part of the building if they are able to leap right out into the park area its right when the spark in its final phase which is great and weve been working forward to a long time and hopefully whatever i can say is the building in the coming weeks. Great. This is the phenomenal job its just so beautiful he is so knowledgeable and informative about all the history at the park and it is just a beautiful park so thank you involved to the creation and then this solicitation is exciting. I think we have covered most of the points for i for inclusion. Im happy were going out on a listening tour to and i hope we put an emphasis on communityserving uses. Because its has to be anna traction for families to bring tears to Community Groups and for residents from dogpatch, bayview, the entire city and to make it a draw because its such a beautiful destination so, i hope whatever were looking for is really focusing on serving those Community Needs in the park. So thank you general i ca gener. Can you give us a brief presentation of your timeline . Thank you for the comment and the question. I agree going to the park is really making me so proud to work at the port. I bet a lot people felt like that. We wanted on the southern advisory agenda in november. Were working with mark to see whether or not we can catch them in november. And if were able to we would come back to you in november if its a little bit late we would have to go to the december meeting so the issuance so were opening we can issue this calender year is it regardless of whether or not we hit the november or december Commission Meeting and so we issue the rfp and it goes through couple months review period before we bring a selection to you all so well be clear on the next staff report what were proposing in terms of the Selection Process and very interested in speaking with you more if there are things we should write now with this rfp or different terms we should take at this point to make sure that process is really smooth. I was told there was a meeting on october 21st. With all the other groups that you are reaching out to, do you think you are going to be able to do that by december . We hope so. Were really focused on talking about the Community Values and were hoping we can have that targeted conversation and bring back along in terms of issuesance of the rfp and the site tour is a wonderful idea for introducing a respondents to the building. So it will be out for maybe two months typically we leave the rfps out for six, eight, 10 weeks. Ok. Im just hoping that we can get the most Community Input that we can prior to coming back to us with a solicitation propose a im hoping that the Advisory Committee we also meet with these other organizations and get as much input as possible so that when we do print out the rfp everyone is on the same team. Good point and good advice. Hopefully this will go out early to mid next year. We will take our time and make sure we do all that work. Ok. Thank you. Next item, please. Clerk item 12a request approval of the operations agreement with dhl global forward granting dhh authority to operate its brisbane location drive site for a term of five years with one option to extend for four years and outlining conditions for the usage driven site this is resolution number 2047. Good afternoon, commissioners. Good afternoon, executive director forbes. Bran den from the maritime division. Here to request approval for a Foreign Trade zone operations agreement with dhl global forwarding. Next slide, please. I want to start with some background on the program. The relationship with the port of San Francisco as a grantee. Both pieces have interesting parts to it. So first the Foreign Trade zone program was established to the Foreign Trade zone act in 1934 as a tool to stimulate International Trade by providing incentives to u. S. Firms to keep jogs and economic activity, domestic here in the United States. A Foreign Trade zone or ftz, is a designated area that is considered to be outside of u. S. Commerce allowing for some benefits and cost savings around duties and tariffs for the private entities that get activation. Program is administered through the Foreign Trade zone board by grantees like the port of San Francisco. The ftz board and u. S. Customs are responsible for compliance and oversight of Foreign Trade zone operations which pa laws the grantees like the port to offer this public utility to all those that have been vet and approved by those two Government Agencies. Next slide, please. The port of San Francisco ha a long history of participation in the Foreign Trade zone program. The port was given grantee status as Foreign Trade zone number 3 in 1948 when it was the third essential tee to enter the program we only came after new york and new orleans. The Port Operations originated on port property within our very own historic finger pierce. Before it a apartment requestedd adapted to the changing times and it created when is known as the alternative site framework which allows for private companies to activate their own ftz sub zones on their own properties through the local grantee if theyre within the Grantee Service area. The port service area includes San Francisco and six additional bay area counties. The port currently has six ftz operators all of which are in one of the surrounding counties and thats one of the interesting pieces of the program is we have not six active Foreign Trade zones under the Foreign Trade zone number 3 but none of them are actually in San Francisco. Each operator pays the port an annual fee to cover the ports administrative costs. This fee is really meant to just cover administrative work done by the port as grantee and this public utility is accessible to all types of businesses. The port has no oversight responsibility on the actual Foreign Trade zone operations and is asked to treat it as a public utility. I would like to bring attention to the picture on this slide biff move forward. Which is an interesting glimpse of the past and present day. I have to give a photo credit to San Francisco pd marine unit who took this picture of pier 45 shed d from the water for me last week. For those who condition se canns a finger pier from the water and from the crop in large letters, its stated letters that state Foreign Trade zone number three and its an interesting piece of the history of Foreign Trade zone in San Francisco and if that with the live Foreign Trade zone and that was to participate in the Foreign Trade zone operations so nice piece of history on the water at one of our piers. Next slide, please. The applicant for Foreign Trade zone activate is dhl global 40. Which one of the words Largest Global companies with 380,000 employees across 220 countries. Interesting through this process, finding out that dhl founded in San Francisco in 1969. Dh will had a plied through the Foreign Trade zone number three grantee status to activate a brings bain warehouse location, brisbane, california, which is within our service area and they are very experienced Foreign Trade zone operator as an organization and they are 19 active Foreign Trade zone locations across the United States and it made the application process which started back in april very smooth from their end because theyre so experienced. And both the Foreign Trade zone board and u. S. Customs have approved for activation which is pending being approved by the Port Commission. Next slide, please. In closing the ports Foreign Trade zone is within the scope of the port Strategic Plan by sustained Economic Vitality in the region providing a public utility that supports local industry. Dhl brisbane location is within the port service area and they have received approval from the two bodies of oversight. Staff recommends approving the operation with the dhl allowing them to activate their facility as a Foreign Trade zone. Next slide. That concludes my presentation and im available for any questions. Commissioners, may i have a motion. So moved. Second. Now lets open it up for Public Comment. Well open up the phone to take Public Comment on item 12a from members of the public who are joining us on the phone. Jennica will be our operator and will provide instructions now for anyone on the phone who would like to make Public Comment. Thank you president brandon. At this time, we will open the queue for anyone on the phone who would like to make Public Comment on 12a. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments will be limit today three minutes a person. The queue is now open. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. Do we have anyone on the phone there are no members of the public on the phone. Wishing to make Public Comment on this item. Thank you. Seeing no comments on the phone, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner wooho. We have discussed Foreign Trade zones in the past and im familiar with them and understand what it means for the port. I have no further questions, im supportive of the item. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner gilman. Thank you for the report. Im supportive of the item and have no questions. Thank you. Thank you so much for the report and thank you for all the history on the Foreign Trade zone and dhl. I learned something new. Can we please have our roll call vote . Certainly. President brandon. Yes. Commissioner gilman. Yes. Commissioner wooho. Motion passes unanimously resolution 2047 is adopted. Next item, please. That would be item 13 new business. I have reported that we will be providing quarterly reports on the seawall program. The resiliency program. Well provide updates to the tzk milestones and timeframe. Is there any other new business . Seeing no other new business, can i have a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. Call roll call, please. President brandon. Yes. Commissioner gilman. Yes. And commissioner. Yes. The meeting is adjourned at 4 46 00 p. M. Thank you, everyone. Good night. All right, welcome, everyone. [applause] today is the day, dr. Colfax. Today is the day. Its the day that our kids get back to the Serious Business of play, and so im thrilled to be here with our mayor, supervisor safai and our director of Public Health, and Many Community leaders and wonderful people to celebrate the reopening of playgrounds all across the city starting right now. We are here at mersed heights, so were not just opening up the gates to playgrounds but were also cutting ribbons on five amazing playgrounds that have just been waiting for children that have been renovated through the lets play s. F. Initiative, which is is an incredible partnership between the recreation and the Park Department and the Parks Alliance, San Francisco voters who support park bonds, and through lets play s. F. Were actually transforming 13 playgrounds that have been loved to death across our city and to creative places that spark imagination, connection, and Healthy Bodies and minds. So without further adieu it is my great pleasure to introduce our parks championinchief who has been a great nudge to make this happen. Thank you, mayor. Thank you. And thank you, phil, and thank you to all of the families in San Francisco for your understanding and your patience as we deal with a very, very challenging time, one that none of us could have ever predicted. And im so excited to be here at mersed heights because i know how hard this community worked to get this park to be a priority. For so many years i see mary harris over there shaking her head hard. For so many years, and a lot of the people in this community, they have been fighting to make sure that this part of town receives the support and the attention that it deserves. There are families here and there are generations of kids growing up in this neighborhood and in this community. And they deserved the opportunity to make sure that we rebuild the library, which your supervisor is pushing for. That we rebuild the parks and all of the other amenities that make life so great in San Francisco. And here we are, because ill tell you, supervisor, not too long ago i know that we came here, and we cut the ribbon or we broke the ground and this happened really fast. This is pretty amazing. And, you know, to make a park like this to happen, and it is absolutely beautiful it is so amazing. And i am so happy that today finally kids will be able to play in playgrounds all over San Francisco. This is amazing. And ill tell you that the reason why im so happy, because it is hard for children right now. You know, our private schools have opened and our Public Schools havent. Kids are not in school and theyre in front of a screen on a regular basis. And that is not good for them. We know that its not good for them. Its why i have been putting, of course, as much pressure as i can on the public to do our part to wear our masks and to wash our hands and to socially distance ourselves, and as much as we want to be around each other we have to make sacrifices for our children. So that they can go back to school, so they can play in playgrounds, so they can have a wellrounded life, because just imagine this is hard on us as adults. Just imagine how much harder it is on kids. How tough it is, and how we are seeing even now even though were providing devices and internet and other resources to kids, the achievement gap is still growing wide. So we have a lot of work to do. And thats why today is so amazing. And its so exciting. Because its not just that were opening up all of these playgrounds, we have renovated a number of playgrounds in San Francisco, and so kids are going to have an opportunity to just enjoy something new and exciting in the city. I am excited and im grateful to you, phil, and im grateful to the Parks Alliance and the lets play initiative and all of the friends of mersed heights, you will hear from some Community Members here today, because this work happened because of this community. This work happened because you had an incredible leader in supervisor safai. So with strong leadership, with Strong Community support, with collaboration and with years wait decades of advocacy, you have made something incredible happen for the kids of this community, for the kids who are part of this learning hub, who are hoping that this press conference is over as quick as possible so they can come and play in this playground. In fact, it wont bother me if they play on the playground during this conference, just let them have a good time. Because thats where we are now. And what this also does is that it gives us hope. It gives us hope that the time that weve spent in isolation, the time that we have spent, you know, doing what we needed to do during this pandemic, we know that theres a light at the end of the tunnel. We know that good things can happen if we all do our part. And so i really, really, really want to thank all of you so much for being here, so much for continuing to support our parks and the bonds that the voters have always voted to support because thats how this happens. And it is amazing, and its a beautiful day, and, supervisor, you should be so proud of what you have been able to accomplish for this community, unlike never before, and we are so grateful for your strong advocacy and leadership. And, ladies and gentlemen, i want to introduce the district 11 supervisor, supervisor safai. [applause] thank you, madam mayor. This day is super special. Ill just say that. When i first started working in this community, the mantra was, why are we always treated like the forgotten part of San Francisco . Why are we not getting our fair share . Why are the working people why are the hardworking people that get up and make this city run every day treated like this . And if you saw this playground, if you saw this fence, right, phil, it looked like a prison yard fence. It looked like something that you would never want to bring your family to. The same at mersed excuse me, allischalmers that is open today. And they used to ride by that to say look at how awful this park is, will you please give us money, because down the street was daily city and it was shining. But i can say with full confidence that this Community Fought hard, this community advocated and never gave up. I want to give a special shoutout to renard menro, working here tirelessly on a Little Island by himself, using every little resource he has, going into his own pockets often, to make sure that this community had something. I want to thank miss wilma gardner, she couldnt join us today and she lives right across the street there and said i want to see this park rebuilt before i die. Thats what she told me when i met her years ago. And im sorry that she couldnt be here today. Theres a lot of people that couldnt actually physically be here, but all of their blood, sweat and tears went into this. I want to thank Phil Ginsburg and his staff. They have made a commitment to ensuring that the neighborhoods that have the most children, like ours, under the age of 18 get their fair share. And all of their hardworking staff. And i want to especially thank miss mayor, madam, london breed, because every single thing now dont get jealous of the supervisors every single thing that i have brought to her to talk about this community she has said, yes. When we asked her for a new library, she said, yes. When we asked her for a new job center, she funded that and we opened that up a year ago to this day. When we said three years ago not recently but three years ago when we said that the African American community is hurting she said, asha, you dont need to tell me, i know. And i said were investing in this, and she said, yes. So this is one big step forward and i want to thank all of the people that have been involved in this, and all of the people that have dedicated themselves to this, and to all of the children and families that will enjoy this for many, many years to come. This is a new day in district 11, thank you very much. [applause] thank you, supervisor safai. The mayor and the supervisor, you know, eloquently articulated the importance of this moment. Playgrounds are happy, theyre joyous, but for children and their development and their social and Emotional Development and their ability to problem solve and the ability to take risks and the ability to share and to collaborate, this is really serious stuff to get kids back on our playgrounds again. I think that the mayor said it, that kids have taken it on the chin a little bit during this pandemic, lets be honest. And im grateful to the mayor and to supervisor safai and the community for screaming out on behalf of our children. We have to now do the right thing. Playgrounds are open. We need to keep our kids safe and our families safe. So, please yes, there are rules and there are capacity limits. There are we are supposed to continue to social distance and continue to wear a mask, right . Do not eat and drink in these spaces. Lets all do the right things so that our children and San Francisco families can be healthy. So the last point they want to make before bringing up our next speaker yes, thank you, mayor. Okay, do not if you are a parent, when you bring your kid to a playground, do not do this pay attention. No cellphone. Pay attention to where your kids are and how theyre engaging on these spaces. Again, the goal here is only to allow our kids to have the freedom to play and to do it in a healthy way. One last point which is that this should be a reminder as both the mayor and supervisor safai mentioned about the importance of investing in our parks. San francisco has the best park system in the United States of america. It is 150 years old. But we have to continue to invest in it, continue to nurture in it so we no longer have fences that look like jails and playgrounds that arent deserving of the children who use them. So i want to thank all San Francisco voters for supporting the 2012 clean and safe neighborhoods park fund, without which we would not be here today. Our most important partner in all of this are our friends at the department of Public Health who have as a tough a job as anybody right now in trying to figure out how to allow us to safely resume some sense of normalcy. And i am incredibly grateful to dr. Colfax and dr. Aragon and their team for working with us and truly understanding the importance and the urgency of opening up playgrounds. So dr. Colfax, the mic is yours. Well, thank you, director ginsburg, and really to acknowledge our gratitude to mayor breed, supervisors safai, director su, and mr. Robert ellis for their leadership in this work. You know that theres been so many challenging days during this pandemic. And so many sad days. And this is such a day of gratitude and beauty. Look out it here, and look at the kids playing. This is a Pivotal Moment as we Work Together to slow the spread of covid and realize that our children must go back to doing the things that we know that are important for their health and their familys health and the communities health. The reopening of the playgrounds is an opportunity to get our kids back something that we havent done since march, march. Incredible. We at the Health Department are so happy to be here as we have worked to get San Francisco to this place. To back to where kids can get in an environment where they can thrive, starting with school programs, Community Hubs, and elementary schools, stepbystep, and now playgrounds. We have made tremendous progress as a city. And we know that the sacrifice and the dedications of our families and our communities have made the contributions that have succeeded in slowing the spread of covid19 virus. And i thank you. We thank you. And we want all of our children all of our children to continue to enjoy the reopening of activities. And so parents, we need your help in ensuring that we open playgrounds as safely as possible. When visiting playgrounds, please be sure that your family follows the health and safety rules for playground visitors. Prepare your family for less children and for socially distanced fun. And i wouldnt be doing my job, you know what comes next, if i wouldnt remind people to, please, wear a face covering. They are required for all playground visitors, aged 2 and over. Please limit your stay to 30 minutes when other households are present, so that other people can also enjoy the playground. And, please, practice that good hygiene. And although playgrounds are outdoors, we still want to be cautious. We need everyones help in sustaining our gain and the progress that we have made. So lets have fun today. Lets take advantage of these beautiful seasonal days that we have in San Francisco, and, again, thank you mayor breed, supervisor safai and director ginsburg for your partnership and work. And everyone, lets continue to play it safe. Thank you. [applause] thank you, dr. Colfax. So were now going to hear from two important Community Members that have fought for children and for families in this neighborhood. Our first speaker, renard monroe, the executive director of youth first. Youve been amazing. Thank you for your partnership in our Community Hub program. I want to acknowledge executive director, dr. Mariea su, my partner in crime and all things kids and families. But, menard, you are running a Model Program and youre doing it for kids who really need the support. And were so grateful to you for your help in keeping these spaces safe and clean. Please come up and say a few words. [applause] good afternoon. This is a bittersweet moment for us as a community, because there are some people before menard who really put in some hard work to make sure that we have this space for the children and our community. And i need to acknowledge a few people who didnt make it to see this day. Our neighbor, she lived right there, her name was karen mccoy. [applause] she fought and she fought and she had phils number on speed dial trying to get this place renovated. She didnt make it to see it, she passed away and im thankful for her and her daughter, they both passed away. They fought for this park and im appreciative of that. And delores, who is also a resident fought for this park. And mary harris and al harris, okay, a lot of people put in wilma gardner, a lot of people have been fighting to make sure that this Community Gets what it needs. Im just happy to be part of the process and im thankful for today and im thankful for our mayor to allocate the funds and Phil Ginsburg, hes been awesome. Its been awesome. And i appreciate you. He comes out the first day they put this together and went down the slide with the kids and impressed the kids. Its just one of those things where San Francisco is supposed to be about community. And these type of events are so important, especially in a times that were living in and the covid19. I definitely want to thank our supervisor safai. [applause] for all of his hard work and pushing for our district to make sure that we can have spaces like this. Also i want to thank our community as a whole, first and foremost. Our residents right here, up and down the street. Using this park every day, and were so happy to have it back open, to have our kids back playing safely and in an environment, and something to be proud of. Im proud of our district. Im proud of where were going. Okay, we have organizations and c. B. O. S who are really making a push for this district to get the resources allocated here. And all of the things that we are doing just to make sure that the Community Gets what it needs and to make sure that children have a future. So, thank you. [applause] thank you, renard. So another Community Leader that had my phone number on speed dial, my phone number, my email and my twitter and my telegraph handle was edna james. And edna couldnt be here today, but she has asked one of her closest Community Partners to come up and to say a few words. Robert ellis. Robert is the Vice President of the o. M. I. Community Action Organization and a member of the friends of mersed heights playground, and to say a few words about the power of community when it comes to getting things done. Robert, the microphone is yours. Hi, i wish i had been first. All of these accolades have been handed out and its well deserved. And i want to thank our mayor breed for all of her dedication, all of her dedication to the city. And not only she is smart, but shes pretty. So thats a good thing. Like i say, i want to thank phil definitely if you stand here and you look around you can see the transformation of this park and the future is still bright. I have been on di dixie street r the last 50 years and i have seen the park deteriorate and now its like a Phoenix Rising from the sun. So you see that its bringing a whole new atmosphere to the community. Not only for the children, but also for the adults and for everybody in the community and the city. And im certainly glad to be a part of it and i want to apologize not apologize, but i want to give my regrets to miss james, the well documented partner was unable to be here today. So i want to thank everyone that invited me and phil and just say, phil, youre doing a wonderful job. Keep up the good work. And god bless you. Thank you. Just a few quick acknowledgements and then were going to wrap up and if there are any questions you have a few people here who might be able to answer them. Just a couple of questions. But i i want to recognize through the San Francisco Park Alliance that without the San Francisco Park Alliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or Ribbon Cutting five new playgrounds. Their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. Thank you, San Francisco Park Alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. To our park supervisor, Brandon Young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. So, thank you, brandon, for being here. And to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. So a big shout out to the rec and park staff. Lets let them play. Thanks, everyone. Commissioner rodrigue clerk the time is 9 02. This is the remote meeting via video and teleconferencing. This meeting is being held by webex pursuant to the mayoral proclamation. City hall is closed, and meetings of the Fire Commission will convene remotely. You may watch this meeting at www. Sfgovtv. Org. Or you may participate by phone by dialing 14156550001, then using the access code 1466994 1466994326. Members of the public will be able to participate via Public Comment. Comments will be addressed in the order they are received. When the moderator announced that they are taking Public Comment, members of the public can comment by pressing star, three to enter the queue. When prompting, callers will have the standard three minutes to provide Public Comment. Ensure you are in a quiet location, speak clearly, and turnoff any t. V. S or radios around you. [inaudible] clerk item 1, roll call. [roll call] clerk item 2, general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter in the commissions jurisdiction that does not appear on the agenda. Speakers must address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual comments or Department Personnel. The lack of a comment by commissioners or Department Personnel does not necessarily constitute support of remarks made during Public Comment. President covington thank you, madam secretary. Is there any Public Comment . Any member of the public want to speak . Clerk there is nobody on the Public Comment line. President covington okay, thank you. I do need to change chief parks came in as an attendee, so im changing her to a panelist. President covington okay. Clerk okay. So there is no Public Comment. Item 3, approval of the minutes. Discussion and possible action to approve Meeting Minutes from september 23, 2020. President covington okay. Thank you. Is there any Public Comment on this matter . Clerk i will check. There is nobody on the Public Comment line. President covington great. Fellow commissioners, the minutes of our last meeting . Commissioner cleaveland madam president , i move to approve. President covington thank you, commissioner cleaveland. Is there a second . Commissioner feinstein i will second. President covington thank you, Vice President feinstein. I also move roll call for t minutes. Clerk on the approval of the minutes [roll call] clerk the vote is unanimous. Item 4, chief of departments report. Report from chief of department, jeanine nicholson. Report on current issues, activities, and events within the Department Since the fire Commission Meeting on september 23, 2020, including budget, academies, special events, communications, and outreach to other Government Agencies and the public. Report from operations, deputy chief victor wyrsch. Report on overall field operations, including greater alarm fires, emergency medical services, bureau of Fire Prevention and investigation, Homeland Security, and airport division. President covington good morning, chief nicholson. [inaudible]. As we know last week, october 7, its hard to believe its been a week, we lost a brother, a member of our Fire Department, jason cortez. So apologies to you that i am not my usual upbeat self today, but it is a somber time for us, as you know, we are also the department is, you know, mourning, grieving, in disbelief, and we are in the midst of arranging a Funeral Service and Memorial Service for our brother, and we are also in the midst of reaching out and helping the family and reaching out to our members who are the most impacted by this. [inaudible] it was an accident, and theres still more a little more to be done in terms of investigatory stuff and follow up, but from our initial investigation, that is what we have found. You know, and im really proud of this department and of everyone in it who has just kept moving forward and showing up to work and doing their job because they understand the importance of their work. And i also, unfortunately, have seen you know, this isnt the job that make suggest. Ive been here for our command staff, as many people can attest to. Right now, loike i said, we ar figuring out all the details for the services in the midst of the covid restrictions and restrictions that we have with the Current Health orders in the city. So, you know, its going to look different, the services, than services have in the past, and its going to be much smaller. And were not sure how many folks from outside of the family will actually be able to attend, so were working on that with the families, and we are working on prioritizing people within the department who are most directly impacted, those who were there with him today, those who were there with jason on wednesday, and those who prepared him in the aftermath, as well as, you know, he was a member of station 49 for eight years, and so he has a lot of history there, as well as being in the suppression side for five years. You know, i can say that Everything Else in my report today can wait for another two weeks, as we are focused on jasons wife, patty, sons jackson and grayson, his feathr bill, and stepmother nellie, his brothers at station 49 and members of station 7 who jumped right in there to assist with the horrific accident. And i just want to give a shout out, as well, to everyone who has stepped up to help logistics wise. They have stepped up big time to really start organizing and working with the union and some other scity agencies to get stuff done, as well as some folks on the funeral committee. Pat rabbit, ian christian, and jim oconnell, as well as local 7 798. Floyd rollins went out and picked up the family that day without hesitation. Got patty and the kids, and i know were all grateful for that. So like i said, the rest of my report does not can wait. It just doesnt seem that you know, that necessary right now. And so im sorry to bring down the whole meeting, but this is reality for us right now, and were just pulling together to get through this. So with that, i will conclude my report for today. Thank you. President covington thank you very much, chief nicholson, and thank you for mentioning all of the people who are banding together to you know, to make sure that a member of the department and is given due respect and honor, and that everyone is taking care of the family. Ive also asked chief wyrsch to read the letter that was sent out from station 3. Chief wyrsch . May i just add one thing, president covington . Yes. Chief [inaudible] at the airport really stepped up and met the family met the family at the airport with the officers there, and he escorted them up to [inaudible] and literally escorted them all over town with the utmost respect. So thanks to him, and thanks to chief wong for handling all of the emotional plans at station 49. President covington yes. I also want to thank everybody everyone in the department who went to s. F. General right away to give a good salute on the way to the examiners office, so thank you, everybody, for being who you are. Chief wyrsch, are you deputy chief wyrsch madam president , id like to do that at the end of my report out of emotion, if thats okay. President covington that would be fine. Deputy chief wyrsch i have a slide that goes along with it. President covington thank you. You may proceed, sir. Deputy chief wyrsch were good to go with my presentation, then . Clerk yes, you have the ball. There you go. Deputy chief wyrsch all right. Good morning, president covington, Vice President feinstein, commissioners, chief nicholson, this is my Operations Report for the month of september. [inaudible] are you seeing the whole screen or parts of screen . President covington whole screen. All right. Wonderful. The fire we had was at 173 shipley. This was chief reubensteins fire. 100 wood structure. It was an exposed roof and threestory lot line. With heavy smoke and fire, 3 was called immediately. When chief reubenstein arrived, he called another alarm for another station, and we called another station eventually, as well. Very aggressive, very proud of all the companies working. We also had 16 [inaudible] alarms during the month of september. I want to give a shoutout to everybody involved in the mutual aid. I wont get into the details because i know that chief velo has been [inaudible] and my hats off to everybody who worked so hard to backfill in the city. We also had two day rescues and cliff rescues in the city. There was a rescue at 30 otis, and similar recommending several companies, several individuals for citation involving someone who was trapped on a 300 feet crane, skyscraper crane, and the amount of effort and safety that was done, again, the [inaudible] we all recognize this day. Weve been telling people about it. Weve had a lot of rescues with cars over cliffs during the month. Al also, we celebrated september 11, remembrance day, a little different, something that we hope will never happen again. The divisional chief, chief fong, is here if you have any questions of him. We did a mutual aid to st st. Helena hospital. Again, my hat kazz off to the the hats off to the division. [inaudible] e. M. S. Has been a priority and functioning with the highest of [inaudible] the p. I. O. Report, id just like to give a shout out to Jonathan Baxter. Lieutenant baxter has been doing an incredible amount of interviews, keeping the public informed, and i want to thank him for that. He also i know this has been a concern the past months, but the Coastal Safety outreach, weve had some events, but were handing out information there. Fire marshall decoscio, he did a report through the fire marshal program, but he and his team have been working extremely hard to get this city open to businesses, open by having street closures, slow streets, were trying to figure out parklets, even though its not under our jurisdiction, to make sure that any excess be granted [inaudible] be taken care of, so thank you, fire marshal decoscio. The airPort Commission, f. D. C. Johnson has been working very hard over there. Always good to see them supporting the o. E. S. Firefighters, future firefighters coming into s. F. O. , and wonderful, them helping the family. The third [inaudible] again, Homeland Security [inaudible] and stepping in some big shoes and doing a great job. And josh smith has been helping her. All of our friends Michael Cochran is in rehab, as you know, but the phone is never far from him. We send our prayers. Art cisneros as instrumental in the [inaudible] and continuing with the help of that transition. We have our two new search k9s, cassie and jack, send over from Homeland Security. Id like to read a letter that station 3 has written. Members of the sffd, we wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who have been there for us as we deal with the loss of our brother, jason cortez. Those of you that showed up at sfgh, lined the procession to the medical examiners office, stepping in to fill in for regular members so they could go home and process what happened that day, and local 798, who had been exceedingly supportive, all of the space stations who had volunteered to cook for free, down to all of the individual members who have reached out to the station, and to the three members individually, we thank you for your sentiments, support, and effort. As we all know, theres more to come, and patty, jackson, grayson, bill, nellie, sonia, and greg will need support from all of us going forward. So please keep jasons family in your thoughts and prayers, and we thank you all for being there for us in this incredible trying time. Sincerely, captain cordero. Id like to thank the station, as well. Every station is a family. Its amazing how close and tight they are, and [inaudible] every single day with reaching out to those involved, and staying together as a family, spending an incredible amount of time together. So my thanks to them. That is the end of my report. President covington thank you, chief wyrsch. Thank you very much for reading the letter. Its very important for everyone in the city to know how the members of the department pull together in times like this because it is a family. Deputy chief wyrsch absolutely. President covington so thank you. Are there any Public Comment [inaudible] when you do conduct these investigations, and we get the findings, are we, the commission, ever apprised of that or is there any accounting for the investigations that are done at different fires . Yes, once they finish the report, if theres any fire report that the commission is interested in or a company would like to see, we can forward that for you. Last time, i mentioned something about fires at homeless places, and i heard there was. Is there an increase when you decide theres arson going on or, yeah, is it intentional or is it an accident; if anything is changing . Deputy chief wyrsch so because of the encampment fires right now, we require the arson team to go out and inspect every single one, make sure it isnt foul play. A lot of the times, its cooking or those types of activities, so were extremely busy. Were trying to streamline report writing from them because any time they have to write an arson report, its extremely timeconsuming. Were trying to streamline that. That being said, in the past, we never reported that because they were uncommon. Now that we have one, an officer is called out with arson, as well. The fact that were tracking a whole lot better, but also, all of those are thoroughly investigated. Thank you. And then, i had other questions, but i guess they would be should i ask decoscio on it or later on . Deputy chief wyrsch sure, decoscio is on the line. On [inaudible] there was a reference to a speaker ordinance, and the line was blank. And then, there was that one, and i can ask you about the other two. Deputy chief wyrsch no, i know hes on here. No, i see him. Yes, good morning, chief. Can i ask where youre referencing . It was on page 25, where im looking at right now. Deputy chief wyrsch dan, that would be under your inspections completed in september 2020, three lines down, under sprinkler ordinance. Yes. What you have here is a list of all the inspections that we conduct, and theres a code for each inspection. When inspectors go out and conduct an inspection, they enter a code, and thats how we track the data. Sprinkler ordinance, its mostly to do with s. R. O. S. Its nothing new with the sprinkler ordinance. Yeah. It was back in 2000 or something. The other question i have is 2007, fire alarms open and closed. I probably should have asked this report, but there was in the report something about false fire alarms, something about how many times the Fire Department has to respond to them, alarms that are false, and obviously, in concerns with the budget and trying to address things like this, and then, it said open and closed, and what is that . Yes. Those are complaints that we receive, and if theres merit to it, we issue a violation on it until the condition is corrected. Theres a number of ways you can close its a complaint, and how we address the complaint. If its open, its ongoing, and if its closed, its been addressed. It can be a violation onsite or an administrative violation, which goes down to a hearing. So false aremalarms, what cs those . Most alarms dont issue and go into evacuation falsely where theyre not intended to. So most often, devices perform as they should, a Smoke Detector or heat detector, etc. It could be due to cooking, could be due to steam, etc. Its a false alarm that is not necessarily associated with a fire, but the fire alarm responded most of the time as it should, so i think we should clarify that. After three, if we have a system thats were repeatedly responding to our building, after the third one, we start charging the owner for that until we conduct a correct the condition. Sometimes, it may be new devices, etc. Theres a whole course of action that we can take, but after the third time, we start charging. Okay. And the last question, i have is all around the city, theres outdoor eating facilities all over the city, and after what happened in san jose, there was no eating permit. I assume every time you go to one of those to make sure that its up to whatever code it has to follow, thats because permits were taken out on those . Thats correct. So we work side by side with d. P. W. On this. They share the information on the permits they have issued, approximately 700 to date. We have the inspectors go out and inspect their commercial areas and take note of any items that need to be corrected. We have a running spreadsheet that we share with d. P. W. Twice a week, tuesdays and thursdays, with companies that we have inspected with violations that need to be corrected. So if there was a complaint, it would go i would lets say that someone went out there, and i lets say myself was saying, i wonder if they pulled the permit . Who would you check if there was a permit pulled out . So d. P. W. Is the lead agency on the permit, so they would have a list of all of the permits. I would like to add, when we do a survey, our District Supervisors have intimate knowledge of our districts, so if we find one, we notify d. P. W. Okay. President covington thank you, commissioner gonzales. I think well go to commissioner cleaveland. Commissioner cleaveland thank you, president covington. I was very shocked and saddened by the loss of jason cortez. This tragedy brings to mind how important each of our members of the Fire Department are to each other as well as to the department at large, so i just wanted to personally express my condolences to his family and to the personnel involved in this horrific accident and wish them a speedy recovery from this tragedy as best i can. I had a quick question, a couple of quick questions for our fire marshal. You mentioned a junior fire marshal program, and i just wanted to get a little more detail on just what that meant and whos involved. And the arson report that commissioner rodriguez brought up, i, too, have brought this up in the past, and once theyre available, that they can be presented to the Fire Commission so we can keep track of human arson incidents are happening track of how many arson incidents are happening. We never know whats happening with these fires in terms of the final result, so id like these shared with the Fire Commission on a regular basis. And my last question is what are the fees for these parklets . Is it based upon each parking space, and if so, what is the amount that restaurants and others are charged to utilize those public spaces . Chief decoscio . Yes, commissioner. Just unmuting here. Ill do this in reverse order, and if i leave something out, let me know. The fees, we, the Fire Department do not collect fees. This is something thats issued by d. P. W. We do, however, track our time and keep a list of hours that we spend on shared space, slow streets, etc. , everything to do with the covid Emergency Response to cities in its handling, so we do track all of them, but we do not charge. Commissioner cleaveland do you charge that expense back to d. P. W. . We do not. We do not. Commissioner cleaveland do you have any idea do you have any idea excuse me . Do you have any idea, chief decoscio, what td. P. W. Is charging for these Parking Spaces . I do not. Commissioner cleaveland okay. Please continue. Okay. The next question was. Arson, oh, arson investigation. We cannot once the arson investigation is complete and the report is completed, thats public information, so anybody can request that information. We have not had active reports where we issue a report to the commission on our findings, but we can do that. We are very active on our submission. Sometimes, we run into challenges where its an open investigation and issues where it could compromise the investigation. So can we try not to do that a have it out in public where its an open investigation. Happy to have private conversations, though, on an open investigation that is not ripe for public consumption, and so whatever direction the commission would like to go, were fine with that. Commissioner cleaveland would there be an easy way for you to share public reports that are a matter of Public Record . Is there an easy way for you to share those final reports with the commission and an easy adjustable format that you wouldnt have to put a lot of time into . We could. We could. It depends on how much detail youre looking for in those reports. Commissioner cleaveland go ahead. No, go ahead. Commissioner cleaveland its just in those reports, id love to hear what the causes are. Are these arsons . Are these random acts . Are they coordinated arsons . So just whats the impact on us from a cost standpoint, and things of that nature, and is it a big issue or is it a little issue . So i guess thats what im really trying to establish here. So arson, definition of that for Fire Investigation is basically its a fire that is purposely lit in a place where you should not light a fire. So as far as what was your intent to destroy we determine was it lit in a place that should not have been lit, and that would be categorized as incendiary. There has been an increase in homeless fires. We used to track them. We used to track them in special offsite fires. We created a separate category to track them, and therefore, if you look at past reports to current reports, it shows a dramatic increase, but again, those used to be lumped in with special outside fires. Weve looked at the causes of those fires, and if you look at the percentage of, like, incendiary fires, weve had more fires, and the rate of those that can be identified ad incendiary has been relatively consistent. So i dont know if that helps you in any way, but we can provide more details if you like. Commissioner cleaveland well, i think its important that if you discover that a fires been deliberately said, i guess that information gets shared with the Police Department or with the district attorneys office, and so the people that are responsible, they can be identified or prosecuted. I understand that most of the homeless fires are probably totally unexpected or whatever, that they werent done on purpose. But in cases of where fires are deliberately set, if we can identify a person or persons who did that, they should be prosecuted. So my question is, how do you do that, and do you pass that onto the d. A. S office, etc. You are correct. We are part of the Police Department. If we find that fire to be incendiary, they open up their own investigation and present that to the d. A. They create as much information as possible, share it with the d. A. D. A. , its up to them to take the next step if it warrants further action. Commissioner cleaveland do you know if we have any current arson cases pending at the d. A. S office . I do not have those numbers. I do not. I know the numbers basically with the p. D. , what files they have open, what cases they have open, but actually, cases with the d. A. , i can look into that for you. Commissioner cleaveland appreciate that. And last thing was the junior fire marshals program. John baxter, our p. I. O. , is involved in that, so he can speak to more detail of that. Commissioner cleaveland so this is a program that goes outside of your program. Absolutely. Commissioner cleaveland it goes to the general public and its kind of how to get involved in your department with a fire marshal. It sounds like a great program, and it would be nice for you to share those details with us at a future date. Thank you so much. Commissioner cleaveland these are all my questions. President covington thank you, commissioner cleaveland. Chief of the department nicholson . Thank you, president covington. If i just may, commissioner cleaveland, mark corso, who is our money guru, does apply for 75 reimbursement of all covid activity that we perform. It doesnt mean that we get reimbursed, but we apply for that. And in terms of what our fire [inaudible] is thinking about with shared spaces and the like, you know, initially, when things shutdown, you know, the fire marshal had left sections to do, etc. , but now, their work has ramped up even more because of shared spaces and all these types of things. So he and his crew are working overtime to get this stuff done. Theyre working at 150 , and also, we need to be mindful that we all need to get to the city right now and support all businesses. The city is waiving some of those fees because Small Businesses are really hurting, and we want them to get back on their feet for the benefit of these folks, the community, the city, the general fund, and all of that. So the shared spaces, i believe, permits are free until december 31, and we are working, as fire marshal decoscio said, with the ones with the [inaudible]. That means that the Fire Department has to step up, as well, and do a little extra work. So thank you, president covington. President covington thank you, chief. Lets see. I will go to commissioner nakajo. Commissioner nakajo thank you, madam president. I, as well as the other commissioners, wanted to send my deepest condolences to jason cortez family, to the members of station three, and the membership of the department. [inaudible] i have a couple of questions for you, chief wyrsch, and then, i have a question for chief tong and, again, fire marshal decascio. First question, lieutenant baxter won an award. Can you share that with us and with the public . Deputy chief wyrsch unfortunately, i dont have that with me, but i will make sure that you get a copy. I apologize. I should have included that in there, as well. Hes doing phenomenal work nonstop, around the clock. I speak with him many times a day. Hes been working tirelessly to keep the public informed and still continues to work on the programs that hes involved in. I should have included that, but i will make sure that gets included in the next report. Commissioner nakajo thank you very much, chief wyrsch. I usually look for it in the materials when i am present pr but thats the [inaudible] administratively, as well. My question next is to chief tong on her report, referencing page 17. Chief tong, you on . Yes. Good morning, commissioners. Commissioner nakajo on page 17, in the action of challenges, it talks about finding appropriate spaces [inaudible] with cognitive impairment, psychiatric illness is becoming difficult. It talks about the fact that hearing progress has slowed for conservatorship. In many cases, theyre being continued until 2021. My concern is [inaudible] backlog and few openings for placement and admissions is reserved for only the most acute and highrisk client. My question is with this backlog and few openings, how does that affect our services out of e. M. S. 6 or our paramedic core in terms of trying to deal with clients and cases out there in the field . Thank you, commissioner nakajo. [inaudible] chief andy tong of e. M. S. Chief simon pang i think will be able to answer that better next month in his report of e. M. S. 6. But they continue to go out and deal with the clientele that they are aware of. They just have to work with them that much harder, try to get them with the kinds of services, whether its placement in a safe site, you know, so that they can be better watched, you know, or if they refuse, then they just have to make additional contacts with them as much as they can. I think its been a challenge for, you know, just not only during covid, but also because those sites that people can, you know, be at or in terms of them being able to access the right kinds of Services Makes it much more difficult for them, and they just have to have more contact with these folks to make sure that they stay safe and they are getting the services that they can provide. Commissioner nakajo okay. Thank you very much, chief tong. My second question is [inaudible] at the bottom of the page, it talks about transports to, and i just wanted to get a verification of information that sometimes, according to this chart [inaudible] its 96 . [inaudible] bernal campus at 12. 72 , and the third was 8. 72. Is there a reason for st. Francis memorial to have that high of a commitment is there a reason for that to be so high to st. Francis and then to Mission Bernal . Generally, its the location of the patient. A lot of the more frequent users tend to be in the tenderloin area or the mission, so thats generally where theyll go if they dont have a hospital preference. They aju theyll just go to the closest facility. Commissioner nakajo okay. And is that the same in Bernal Heights or the mission . Thats correct. Commissioner nakajo okay. I didnt want to assume anything in the mission, with st. Francis being the closest facility. Thank you, chief tong. My next question would be for chief decascio. Thank you, chief, for all of your work. Part of this was answered by chief nicholson [inaudible] when it comes to parklets or shared space that the permits have to come out of d. P. W. And theres a whole set of regulations with that. Chief nicholson gave the answers that i thought there was a limitation to the certificates or permit, and the permits are currently being run until december 31. And then, theres a 25 ability of restaurants to take in some clients. Theres been some talk, even in my community, that those who build the parklets or shared space are talking about maintaining it through the winter, which is a whole different set of problems because of the Winter Weather and the rain. Some folks now are concerned with putting more money in the shared space parklet because of the longer period of time, and theyre talking about maintaining those parklets and outside shared space as they try to maintain their volume in the restaurant. I just want a comment from you, chief fire marshal, that have you heard the same things in terms of these shared space parklets going beyond the Expiration Date of december 31 and going farther beyond that . How does that affect our department . I know were in a shared state with the city. I know theres a wish that they want to maintain these park lets [inaudibl parklets. Could you give me a number of that, chief . I dont want to speculate. Yes, commissioner nakajo, thank you for that question. So the numbers that weve received from d. P. W. , the lead agency, and just so were all on the same page on this, d. P. W. Is the lead agency because these structures are out in the public rightofway. If it was on private property, d. P. W. Would not be the lead agency. So typically, on the sidewalk, its d. P. W. Anything in the middle of the street would be up to the parking spots. Its m. T. A. So we have identified approximately 700 permits issued by d. P. W. As far as this program evolving to more of a permanent status, i think well, two things. Number one, we have to ensure that we will have reasonable access to the building, to the structures, and a lot of these the ones were having problems with that we have identified ad urgent are those where its questionable where were going to have fees of access to ground ladder operations. So that is our focus right now. As far as this program evolving, i think the biggest concern would be are they expanding the structures . Are they putting roofs on them . Whats the height of them . Are they stringing them side by side the whole length of a block . These are things we havent really seen yet, and wed like to see you know, meet with d. P. W. And better understand, f if theyre going to expand the program, what kind of things looking forward as theyre building up these parking lots to a greater extent. Originally, the shared Spaces Program was intended for barricades, chairs, tables, and its evolved to platforms and vertical, and as you know, the winter is coming upon us. Thats all aour radar. Were having discussions, and our concern is Fire Department access. We will not compromise in our opinion or be allowed to sit by where we dont have access. It is on the radar with the expect of if the program is expanded, what does that look like and how [inaudible] does this program get, but right now, i dont have that. Commissioner nakajo thank you very much for that information, fire marshal. Again, ive seen varieties. Ive seen folks i dont know where they get them, but theyve used the Police Barricades barricade metals as a separation. They dont look very attract ti ti attractive, but some folks have done that. And then, i know in my area of town, japantown, the bureaucratic system is very tough. Ive seen folks use loading dock platforms, wood platforms, that theyve conducted and created and painted, but ive seen more fancy parklet shared space, now with their creations, and now, ive seen heater lamps, as well. And again, my question was i know we all want to support Small Businesses, but i want to make sure that [inaudible] thank you very much, fire marshal, chief decascio, and president covington. Zb. Commissioner nakajo, i can answer that. [inaudible] in social media, so ill read a short brief. Lieutenant Jonathan Baxter has served as Communication Affairs and Media Relations officer since 2016 and grew his position to a renowned facility [inaudible] he created surf and tsunami education Warning Program for the citys popular beaches. Baxter developed a Law Enforcement response to fires when he started the [inaudible] and in 2019, outreach efforts [inaudible]. Commissioner nakajo thank you very much, chief wyrsch, for the acknowledgement of lieutenant baxter. Very well deserved, as well. President covington thank you, commissioner nakajo. All right. Lets see oh, we need to go to Vice President feinstein. Commissioner feinstein there we go. Good morning, all, and thank you, madam president. I just wanted to take one moment, and i know we all feel the same way to different degrees, but just to express my personal heartfelt condolences to the cortez family. Its got to be the Worst Nightmare that any family can possibly imagine or deal with. Their lives will never be the same. I know those close to him will never be the same, and the department will never be the same. And, you know, i appreciate all the effort that is going in to honor him for his service and commemorate him in the appropriate and safeway, so just extend my deepest sympathies. I sort of feel a little bit, as you expressed, chief nicholson, i have my packet of material with its red tabs on it. And i do hate to let chief wyrsch offline [inaudible] maybe youll know the answer. Maybe you wont. Well see. Itll be a test, but i wanted to really, i thank commissioner nakajo. Im trying to find you on my stream here, but thank you. I had the exact same one issue that i dont want to postpone with the same issue you just brought up about the conservatorships, and im looking for chief tong. There you go. Theres chief tong. Knowing a little bit about the conservatorship proceedings from the probate division, i this is seeming a little bit backwards to me. It is in fact true, its a civil proceeding, and they have been pushed way into 2021. But just as, lets say, Domestic Violence restraining orders or those kinds of things have been moving ahead the whole time and have been dealt with timely, you know, we have in this city such stringent requirements, its shocking to me that anybody qualified but so much must be expended upon a single individual before the Public Guardian or Family Member or whomever is allowed to file. But it just seems contrary to my logic that with backed that, with backed up cases, there are more cases coming into the system. Im not asking you to address that now, but if you can, for our next meeting or if simon pang has any im not sure who would have the information. That may be something that the department would like to take a position on in terms of, you know, getting these folks the help they need. You know, to be conserved is you know, really, its for the sickest of the sick and those who need the most help, and id love to see us be as proactive as possible in terms of moving the cases along if theres anything we can do. So id make that request for the next meeting or when youre able to fulfill that request. Absolutely, Vice President. Well get on that. Chief simon pang will be making a presentation at the november meeting, so ill definitely have him include that. Commissioner feinstein all right. Great. That would be excellent, and i think Everything Else that i was i tagged here, i just feel can wait till the next meeting. And if we need to call chief wyrsch back to at it, ddress i will do so. Thank you. Im sure youre looking forward to it. Thank you. President covington thank you, Vice President feinstein. I dont have any questions at this time. Is there any Public Comment, madam secretary . Clerk there is nobody on the Public Comment line. President covington all right. Thank you. We have guests, so please introduce los bomberos. Clerk presentation from los bomberos de San Francisco, an sffd employee group. Mariano elias, president of los bomberos de San Francisco to provide an overview of their sffd employee organization. And we have robert lopez. President covington good morning. My name is robert lopez. Good morning to madam president covington. I met you years ago. I dont know if you remember me. President covington yes. Also, the commissioners, command staff [inaudible] c. D. 2 wyrsch, c. D. 3 [inaudible] its exactly a week ago firefighter cortez had the accident at 1007. I dont know why i landed on that, but i thought i should be sensitive. First time addressing the fire commissi commission. A little nervous, so please bear with me. Mariano elias, our president , could not present today. Hes in a class. I work at 911, and i did receive the call for jason when it first came in. It was partisan in the units, the response, so when i just im a little sensitive right now. Los bomberos formed in 1980. It was to have more inclusion for the latino and hispanic members in fact Fire Department. Our organization is based on recruitment, promotion, and detention. We have approximately 100 paying members. We work closely with chief baraca. During covid, its kind of difficult. Were doing at least a class that was spear headed years ago by now Homeland Security a. D. C. Erica [inaudible] she actually started that, and c. D. 3 at the time, velo assisted that with us, to. In the listos class, its like nert. Were doing this online now, and its something new. Took a class actually taught a class two weeks ago online. Its totally different than being there present. What we do is we help the Latino Hispanic Community to assist the Fire Department in any natural disasters. Earthquakes, fires, any floods, and its simple, what we do. We teach simple first aid. We also teach them how to turnoff the gas, use fire extinguishers, mitigate hazards, and we help them in emergency preparedness, how to set themselves up three to fife days if they cant get any help. The class has been successful thanks to erica [inaudible]. She came to us, los bomberos, and we took it over with that. We teach the class because we love helping the community. I grew up in the inner mission, and i speak fluent spanish, and so do a lot of other members, too. We also assist in bilanguaingu translation. We have an introduction class that teaches fire science to kids, and also, our members are talking to Unified School District for scholarships. We train with equipment that w was we go to nicaragua and train with equipment that was donated to the community. We assist in career day and helped toy program. We have a latin santa, and every year, we go to schools or whatever jill assists with. We have a latin santa, and hopefully, we can do that this year. I think it would be something that the kids would enjoy. In short, we all have a in short, were Just Alliance between the Fire Department and Spanish Speaking community. Thats what we do, at the end. Any questions . I cant hear you. Im sorry. There you go. President covington you can hear me now . Yes, maam. There you go. President covington okay. I wanted to, before you tuturn over to the other commissioners, ask you to talk about the kind of assistance that youve received from the department as a whole, particularly with regards to the outreach of the los bomberos in nicaragua. What we do is we take turnouts, chain saws, anything that they can give us, we ship to nicaragua and assist. Without them, we wouldnt have this nicaragua trip. We had recognition from nicaragua and other trips. Nicara nicaragua, i was born in nicaragua. Its one of the poorest nations in central america, lower. Besides equipment, we take clothes and help the community. Its a camaraderie when youre a firefighter. When you go to another country. They look at you as youre brothers. It doesnt matter and sisters. So its you know, we have a relationship thats like no other. We actually helped with we had people come up from mexico. We have a storage shelter, and we donate to them. Without them, yeah, our nicaragua trip would not be possible. President covington thank you for adding that. I will go to my fellow commissioners, beginning with commissioner rodriguez. Commissioner rodriguez thank you. So congratulations on los bomberos. I was born here. I am a first generation, but my father was born in texas, and my mother was born in puerto rico. Growing up, every latin i saw on t. V. Was a bandit. To see groups and like you said, its important to note that anybody is invited to join, but its nice to see where young adults or young kids can see programs that they can identify with for their future, so i wanted to commend you on that. They said something there about recruitment. Let me back up one more step first. I was in the trades for 37 years, and we used to go to job fairs, to high schools, to colleges to show them what we had to offer, so a lot of times when kids were getting out of school, they would have different avenues, and they could see by example that they could something that they could go into. So when you say recruitment, does that include that or is that recruitment in your department . Well, recruitment in the department, we try to educate people who want to be firefighters, what we do in general. A lot of times, we do it through the carnivale and chief roberts. My first merit badge as a boy scout was a firefighter merit badge, and that was station 7 in 1983. I went back. So i ended up [inaudible] in college sorry about that. I dont know whats going on. I apologize here. Going to college, when i i didnt know what i was doing. I wish i would have been with the Fire Department before i was 30, but going to my question, kids want to join the Fire Department. I have been part of writing volunteers who assist us, and packaging of the Fire Department that goes to nicaragua, and i will well, many of us do, and i have wrote several letters of recommendation, trying to get a Fire Department. So we recruit through the Fire Department, through chief barraca, and through the Mission High School program because many kids dont know they have another avenue, that they can join the Fire Department. Los listos has offered me opportunities, parents say, for my son or daughter. How can they join . So i give them information, and i sit with them, and i meet them personally. I tell them what they have to do right out of programs, e. M. T. , programs that they have to have, t. M. T. Mariano does the same. I know the Vice President left a message with us, the same. So we all get together and try to get more latino, hispanic firefighters in the department. So this is why we started it, essentially, to assist with the community. I hope i answered your questions. Commissioner rodriguez no, you did very well. Thank you for helping the community and thank you for the work that you do. President covington thank you, commissioner rodriguez. Commissioner cleaveland . Commissioner cleaveland thank you, madam president , and thank you very much to firefighter lopez for your report on the los bomberos program. I think its one of the oldest firefighter groups, created in 1980, and its certainly been one of the most effective. Really, a model group, so i just wanted to commend you and every group of the los bomberos. Keep up the good work. What youre doing is representing the department and the city on an international basis in the best possible light. Thank you for the hours and the volunteering that you put into the program. Thank you [inaudible] this is something thats near and dear to our hearts. Were trying to get youth off the streets, and it makes me feel that we have to give back to the community, and this is a perfect way to assist. Commissioner cleaveland what youre doing is a Model Program, and i just want to commend you, so thank you. Thank you. President covington thank you, commissioner cleaveland. Excuse me. Commissioner nakajo . Commissioner nakajo thank you very much, madam president. Thank you very much for your presentation. Is it firefighter lopez or what is your rank . President covington lieutenant. Lieutenant. Im currently the lieutenant at 911 dispatch. Commissioner nakajo okay. I apologize for not stating your rank. Well deserved. Appreciate where you are in terms of 911. I also wanted to extend my pride and thanks to los bomberos all the way from my first recognition of their work. I appreciate very much that you talk about your Mission Statement and in terms of where youre at. I also wanted to let you know that i enjoyed your philosophy of giving back to the community. [inaudible] and didnt have much direction, particularly not through any fault of my mother, but my father passed away when i was very, very young, but enforcement, being a role model, and now being a senior, i know the gaps between myself and my generational [inaudible] so what i describe as the youngbloods, men and women that are coming up, and how much they need to know our history and our traditions. So i just wanted to thank you for that. I also am saddened because i know that you had a spanish class that folks were sponsoring. I know that that instructor was, i believe, laid off or dismissed from that program, so thats the reason that spanish class is no longer existing. Is that correct, lieutenant lopez . Yes, its no longer active. We tried to continue it, but [inaudible]. Commissioner nakajo i understand, and we had the pleasure of meeting that instructor, and how dynamic he was, as well. A person of color, speaking a secondary language. I know how important it is for our memory kberz bers to go ou community. If you had the ability to speak mandarin or spanish or tagalog, how important it is to give members of the community the relief that that help is there. So i applaud you for your effort. Please continue your work to be associated with the department and also with your work with los bomberos. Congratulations to your membership, and thank you. Thank you. President covington thank you, commissioner nakajo. Vice president feinstein . Commissioner feinstein im going to be echoing, lieutenant lopez, what everybody else has said. Thank you for being a leader in this organization. One thing that just becomes more and more clear, i am, too, a native san franciscan is our Department Needs to look like our community and be part of our communities. And toward that in, showing young people what their work could be like and what their life could be like and stressing the importance of the work is really an important function. I dont know how you get all of this equipment around down to nicaragua, but i commend you for it, and i did not know the department was donating the equipment. Ive learned a lot there today. And, you know, my hat is off to the department for doing that, and los bomberos for the work that theyre doing, seeking the diversity at this time. Again, im sorry for your loss, and know that were, to the extent whatever commissioners can do, you know, were were here to support you and the organization and the members of your organization. So i thank you. Thank you very, very much and for taking the time to be here today. President covington thank you, Vice President thank you, madam Vice President. All right. So lieutenant lopez. Hi, madam president , yes . President covington yes. Thank you very much for attending the meeting today. I wanted to maintain our agenda for the day. Even though were hurting, i wanted to have some semblance of a normalcy for us and our department, and i appreciate you making the effort. I know its hard in these in these situations to kind of get your mind on something else, and so i know it took a lot for you to be here. I appreciate that, and im sure that the members of the department and los bomberos really appreciate your being here and sharing a lot of the good things that people in the department do and that our member who passed away last week was an active member of los bomberos . Yes. President covington so it is fitting for you to be here. We we i mean, we donated a big chunk to the cause, you know, moneywise. Were trying to assist the family in any way that we can. Actually, when it hit happen, it hit hard at 1007, when i started speaking. Im sorry. President covington no apology needed for that. I was at 911 when the call came in. I contacted c. D. 1, chief nicholson, immediately when it happened, and then, of course, the rest is just history. So it hits us hard, but itll hit us hard with any firefighter, god forbid, that it happens. Im listening to the first Commission Meeting first time, and what it entails. Now i know, you know, and thank you for having me. Im not a i like to talk one by one person. Public speaking person is not what i do, but its the best that i can do. President covington well i wanted to echo what everyone else said about the organization. Its very important for people to share your story. You know, you didnt come into the department until you were 30. So a lot of people may think that oh, you know, you have to be fresh out of high school or fresh out of college to be considered for the department, so youre a good example, a very good example of all of the things that are possible in the world. You know, that there are so many paths that people can take to be successful in their lives, to be selfsufficient in their lives, to be admired in their careers. So people can look to you and say oh, okay. I can see light. So thank you. And the listos class, youre trying to do that remotely . Yes, we are doing that remotely. President covington one of the great things about the listos class is the food . Well, one of the great things about the community is they bring their food own. President covington thats what i know. We have a big meal, and it looks like its back at the fire house. There are Specialty Food because not only do we have people from nicaragua, latin america, mexico, but other places. It makes it fun, and it grows. There are not just firefighters, but there are others that joined us. You know, we had 50 people [inaudible] and were teaching the class. Of course we dont have the food, but at things progress, you know, next year, hopefully, get better and bigger. I always take a negative with a positive, so some negative comes, out of bad comes good, right . So were having 50 people in this class now. Can you imagine, another 56 . Our class is usually only 15 to 20, maybe. This gets around, this zoom that were taking, were doing, next year, everybody is going to know about these classes, and the classes are going to be much bigger. President covington wonderful. Yeah. These zoom classes could reach out to so many people, and eventually, itll reach out back to us next year by now were having classes in person. So well have probably, hopefully, an auditorium of people teaching. We teach it at the d. O. C. The department assists us with everything. Id like to thank a. D. C. Erica [inaudible] she spearheaded this years ago. C. D. 3 velo at that time was chief of training, and he played a big role. [inaudible] losing you. President covington okay. Now we can hear you again. We cant hear you again. Well, thank you, and its good to know that the numbers have increased. And even when we go back to whatever the new normal will be, the Classes Online would still be helpful because a lot of people with small children are able to attend from home. I know we have just a few more minutes, perhaps, but chief art [inaudible] has something to add to that, since hes been mentioned several times in your presentation. Thank you so much. Hi, chief of department and madam president and the commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in your meeting . I am so appreciative of the shoutout on the presentation of listos. It is a heartfelt effort on the part of [inaudible] to the community, a welcome expansion to the nert program to reach the Spanish Speaking community. We have done so for the [inaudible] and a partnership that addresses our residents that we were not reaching at the time. It is a partnership with Santa Barbara county and with state trainers. It is through them that we were able to make the shift to the online version, so huge shoutout to listos california and coalition for supporting us with during covid to be able to continue the delivery. And of course roberto brings his heart to every presentation that he makes, and i gave him the highest praise for his teaching style and for his connection with the Community Members as he participates himself in those programs, so thank you for the opportunity to speak about it. Really a treasure. President covington thank you, chief articeros. Madam secretary . Clerk i am checking the public callin line . President covington okay. Chief nicholson, did you want to make a comment . Thank you, madam president. Robert, thank you, my brother. We go way back. Thank you for notifying me last week. Thank you for sort of the heart you put into everything you do. We appreciate you up at radio, and i think the Dispatchers Office is forgotten, but we are not going to forget you, and we understand [inaudible] for you guys, as well. Its been a pleasure working with all of you guys from los bomberos. Just thank you for everything. Thats it. President covington thank you, chief nicholson. Madam secretary, can you call the next item, please. Clerk item 7, resolution 202002. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed resolution 202002, recommending that the board of supervisors authorize the San Francisco Fire Department to accept and expend fiscal year 2019 assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding in the amount of 636,363. 64 from the federal Emergency Management agency for the purchase of mini pumpers. President covington hello, mr. Corso. How are you . Good morning, madam president. Doing well. Good morning, madam Vice President , commissioners, chief and staff. Mark corso to present on the next item, which is a grant from fem onto purchase four replacement mini pumpers. This is [inaudible] what are mini pumpers . Refer to the deputies for more detailed explanation, but in general, theyre a smaller firefighter apparatus, smaller than a fire engine, more like the chassis of a pick up truck with equipment on there used to access smaller areas that a truck or engine may not be easily accessible to, like a wildfire sponsor areas in the city that we do not have access to. We have four, but they are quite old, so we were allocated funding from fema to do so. We are very fortunate that we are allocated this funding. Happy to answer any questions. Theres a small matching requirement that we will be absorbing in our budget. Im happy to answer any questions, but before i do that, i know theres been requests of for our new grant writer, shilo, to be present at the meetings. So im going to give her an opportunity to introduce herself. I want to thank president covington. She sat on our Interview Panel last fall in december, november of last year. We were able to hire shilo. She started in january of this year, and then, everything got flipped upside down with covid, obviously. But shes been a great asset to the department. Shes done a great job since shes been here. Obviously, the fundraising grants, those programs themselves have shifted dramatically through covid. I think a lot of the dynamic of the industry has changed quite a bit, but weve been very successful recently on some grants, and shes continuing to look at exploring, you know, Funding Sources that we really havent kind of tried to attempt in the past. So shes been a great assess and will continue to do work. But i wanted to give her a few minutes to introduce herself and answer any questions that the commission may have. Shilo . Thank you, mr. Corso. My name is shilo caho. Mark, i think, gave a great introduction. I have nothing more to say about myself im just kidding. Im very appreciative to have the opportunity to join the department, and as mark said, i started in january. Ive been learning about the department, about the [inaudible] diverse work that the programs and services that are provided to the community of San Francisco. As a native san franciscan, i dont think i was completely aware of all the Wonderful Services and programs that are provided, so im extremely appreciative of the work thats being done and also the opportunity to be here to support that work in any way that i can. In my time that ive been here, which has been very short, i have just been working under marks wonderful direct and guidance to really maintain the current docket of public funding that has already been established, to maintain that and strengthen that, and also to develop new relationships with communities, family, and corporate communications, and strengthen or expand any relationships that may have been cultivated in the past. But really trying to establish relationships with the department and not with specific people so that those relationships can continue throughout the future for the department. I think thats about it for my introduction. I dont know if you have any questions for me. President covington thank you very much, and thank you, mr. Corso. I will ask the Commission Secretary if there are any members of the public that would like to chime in on this particular topic. Clerk there is nobody on the public callin line. President covington okay. Thank you. Well, i will go to my fellow commissioners. This time, i will begin with commissioner cleaveland because i know he had some possible questions for our grant writer. Commissioner cleaveland . Commissioner cleaveland thank you very much, madam president , and congratulations, shilo, on your position. Its a position weve needed for sometime within the department, and i see and feel that youre going to be keenly successful as a grant writer for our department, and im very appreciative of you being on board. Id also like to thank mark for bringing forth this resolution. I dont really have any further questions, madam president , but i guess ill go on record as making a motion to support the resolution. Did you want to have it read into the record, madam president . President covington i dont think that we need to have it read, but if you feel so, then commissioner cleaveland no, i dont feel so. I would just like to make a motion that we approve this resolution, and again, congratulations, shilo, on being hired as our grant writer, and i look forward to more reports from you in the future. Thank you. Commissioner cleaveland and thank you, mark. Thank you, mark. Thank you. President covington thank you, commissioner cleaveland. Commissioner rodriguez . Commissioner rodriguez so, well, its nice to meet you, shilo, even if it is on webex. But any way, id just like to say thank you to mark and to shilo for what theyre doing. I mentioned before, that my wife is a director of a nonprofit. I belonged to a union for 37 years, and how do i say this . That grant money is usually there, but if you dont go after it, you dont get it, right . Exactly. Commissioner rodriguez im new on the commission, but its good to see that the Fire Department is involved in this, and from what we got, this one from fema, and the other one that we got, just shows that it bears fruits. And congratulations again. You do the good work. Thank you. President covington thank you. Commissioner rodriguez, would you like to second the motion . Commissioner rodriguez i would definitely like to second the motion. President covington thank you very much. Commissioner nakajo . Commissioner nakajo thank you, president covington. I would like to thank mr. Corso for his hard work, and i would like to welcome miss how do i say your last name . Caho. Commissioner nakajo miss caho to our team, and well tom welcome to the San Francisco Fire Department. Ill vote in concurrence of the resolution. President covington Vice President feinstein . Commissioner feinstein ill follow everybodys comments. Congratulations to shilo, and thank you to mr. Corso for recognizing the need, president covington, and everyone that participated in the interview committee. And im just going to say i think that commissioner rodriguez hit the nail right on the head. Theres money out there, but if you dont go and try to get it, youre not going to get it. And know that youre a very welcome member of the department, and i look forward to watching your continues success as it benefits everybodys continued success. So thank you for taking on the challenge, and good choice, mr. Corso. Thank you. President covington thank you, Vice President feinstein. And are you voting for the approval of the dollars . Commissioner feinstein yes, madam president. President covington all right. Madam secretary, before i forget, i am voting for the moneys. Clerk okay. The motion is unanimous. President covington okay. Mr. Corso, i wanted to thank you for your presentation, and i also wanted to ask you if there are any plans to have a Grant Committee within the organization . Correct, yes. This has been brought up previously, and i think we have kind of an Informal Committee currently, where were doing outreach. For example, we had our recent [inaudible] where were reaching out to the various Committee Heads and departments for grant projects. But i think it would be helpful to have a mercnism where we could vet people could submit projects and we could vet them ahead of time so wed have a budget that would be mechanism where we could vet people could submit projects and we could vet them ahead of time so wed have a budget that we could draw from when we needed it. Having something more formal with a more kind of process for submitting and vetting projects on the timeline. Everything got delayed with covid, but definitely its something that im working with shilo, looking to implement in the future. President covington thank you. I think its essential to have such a committee, and i think the sooner the better, because the more people you have in your brain trust, the better, and that way, people who are responsible for various portfolios within the department can discuss among themselves within a group as to what funding is most needed and what to go after and who has the contracts. And without a formal process, i think we may miss out on a lot of opportunities, and i would want that to happen at all. So thank you and these mini pumpers are expensive. Theyre, like, 160,000 each. Correct. President covington thats not peanuts. Yeah. We had some difficulty getting them through the regular budget process, too. We have very limited equipment money overall, so weve obviously prioritized frontline vehicles and ambulances, but theyre not frontline responding vehicles, and they get neglected, but we were able to secure them in this regard. President covington well, thank you for your edification. Could you please send out some photographs of a mini pumper . Absolutely. President covington so this motion is passed unanimously, and madam secretary, please call the next item oh, and thank you, miss caho. Thank you very much. President covington good to see you again. Nice to see you. Clerk okay. Item 8, commission report. Report on Commission Activities since last meeting on september 23, 2020. President covington my fellow commissioners, is there something to report . Ill call you one by one, and you can decline to speak if you want to. Commissioner rodriguez . Commissioner rodriguez just been home. Nothing to report. President covington okay. In your safe space. Thats a good idea. Commissioner cleaveland . Commissioner cleaveland nothing to report, madam chair. President covington okay. Thank you, chair. Commissioner nakajo . Commissioner nakajo madam president , nothing at this particular time. Thank you. President covington thank you. And Vice President feinstein . Commissioner feinstein nothing to report. President covington all right. Thank you, all. I have nothing to report, either. Thats it. Were just staying close to home, trying to keep safe. Clerk there is nobody on the public callin line. President covington okay. Thank you, madam secretary. Next item, please. Clerk item 9, agenda for next and future fire Commission Meetings. President covington commissioner rodriguez, anything near and dear to your heart that you would like to see on the agenda . Commissioner rodriguez not right now, the questions i had actually referred to another meeting, and they were all answered today, so im okay right now. President covington hmm, very good. Commissioner cleaveland . Commissioner cleaveland thank you, madam president. Have we heard from all the employee groups yet . President covington no, we havent. Weve got a few remaining, so yes, we will be i think next up, is it women in the no, next week is the black firefighters association, and then the november meeting will be the fire service women. President covington okay. Clerk and i believe the december will be the rescue. Commissioner cleaveland cool. I think its very important for us to understand the employee groups within the department and to understand their outreach efforts and their contributions, so im glad to hear from the los bomberos and look forward to hearing from all the others. Thank you. President covington yes, as do i. Thank you. Vice president feinstein . Commissioner feinstein [inaudible] and i dont know if this is appropriate for the future to add to an agenda or not. I really do hate to increase the workload for chief tong in any way because she definitely has her happeneds full, and i apologize, but i really would like to get some further information on the hands full, and i apologize, but i really would like to get some further information on the conservatorship issue. I dont know if i need to make a request or if it can be calendared on the agenda. And if i can be of any help in terms of research or anything, im happy to do that. President covington okay. Thank you. [inaudible] clerk listed in chief tongs report. President covington could you please repeat that . Youre breaking up, chief nicholson. Thats why were having problems hearing you. Okay. Can you hear me now . President covington yes, thats better. Thank you, madam president. I believe that the conservatorship can be addressed by chief simon pang in his report. Im sure that he does that. Commissioner feinstein thank you. Very good. However works best and, you know, without increasing somebodys reporting workload would be fine by me. Thats it for me. President covington thank you very much. All right. Madam secretary. Clerk i believe commissioner nakajo had something to say. Its a computer thats making all that background noise, by the way. Commissioner nakajo o ha i t have anything to say. Looking forward to the [inaudible]. President covington okay. Thank you. Commissioner nakajo. All right. We are going to be adjourning, but before we do, i want to adjourn this meeting in honor of firefighter paramedic jason cortez, who has left us way too soon. We know that being a firefighter is an inherently dangerous job. Family members know that, our Larger Community knows this, as well. But when it happens to one of our members, it impacts all of us. All of our hearts hurt, and we wish the best for the family, the families of blood and the families of badges. He will be sorely missed, and i will entertain a motion to adjourn in honor of him. Commissioner cleaveland i make that motion, madam president. Commissioner feinstein and ill second that. President covington thank you, commissioner cleaveland. Thank you, president feinstein. G Commission Remote hearing for thursday, october 15, 2020. On february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid19. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelterinplace. This will be our 26th remote hearing. Remote hearings require everyones attention and most of all your patience. If youre not speaking, please mute your microphone and turn off your video camera. To enable public participation, sfgovtv is streaming this hearing live and well receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. Its available by calling 14156550001. Entering access code, 146 444 1860. When your item is reached and you would like to submit your Public Comment, press star, then 3, to be added to the queue. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. And when you have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. When your time is reached, i will announce that your time is up and take the next person. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and please do mute the volume on our television or computer. Id like to take role at this time. President koppel . Commissioner koppel here. Vice president moore here. Commissioner chan here. Commissioner diamond here. Commissioner fung here. Commissioner imperial here. Jonas great. First on the agenda, is consideration of items proposed for continuance, item 1, case number, 20206148, 2843 geary boulevard. A conditional use authorization proposed for continuance to november 5, 2020. Item 2, case number 20203045cua, 1600 ocean avenue, conditional use authorization proposed for continuance to november 5, 2020. Item 3, 20200056drp, 695 rhode island street, proposed for continuance to november 12. Item 4, 20201942, 1699 van ness avenue. Conditional use authorization has been withdrawn. Further, commissioners, under the regular clent, item 12 for case number 20162135, 2214 cayuga avenue and 3101 alemany boulevard, we received request from the project sponsor to continue out to november 12, 2020. I have no other items proposed for continuance. And so we should open this up for Public Comment. Members of the public, this is your opportunity to raise your hand by pressing star, then 3, to enter the queue. Well take the first caller and youll have two minutes. Go ahead, caller. Were taking Public Comment on the matters proposed for continuance. Okay, that caller hung up. Or lowered their hand. Good afternoon, this is jeremie, representing the owners of 2214 cayuga avenue requesting continuance for another 45 weeks to work out additional changes with the District Supervisor and the surrounding neighbors. Thank you for your time. Good afternoon, commissioners. This is the architect for 695 rhode island street. Were looking forward to presenting to you and hoping we get on the november 12 calendar to show you our project. Thank you. Jonas go ahead, caller. Caller, would you like to submit your Public Comment for matters proposed for continuance . Okay. I am going to clear and ask one last time if anybody would like this submit Public Comment, press star and 3 to enter the queue for matters proposed to be continued. Seeing no members of the public requesting to speak, commissioners, the Public Comment portion is closed and the matter is now before you. Just so youre aware, commissioners, commissioner koppel is having technical difficulties and is joining us via his mobile home. So ill be calling upon you to recognize and acknowledge your request to speak. Commissioner imperial move to approve items 1 through 4 and number 12 as noted. Vice president moore second. Jonas thank you. On that motion when, including item 12, to november 12, commissioner chan . Commissioner chan aye. Commissioner diamond aye. Commissioner fung aye. Commissioner imperial aye. Vice president moore aye. President koppel aye. Jonas thank you, commissioners, that motion passes 60. Places us under the consent calendar, matters listed here on the consent calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public or staff so requests. In which event the matter shall be removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. Item 5, 2019, 22108, 1560 haight street. And item 6, 20203825, 390 valencia street, conditional use authorization. Unless you wish to pull either of these items, i will entertain Public Comment. Members of the public, this is a chance to remove 5 or 6 off of the consent calendar. Seeing no request to speak, commissioners, the matter is now before you. President koppel i just wanted to step in and say a couple of comments about item number 6, 390 valencia street. This is something on the very cutting edge of electrical technology, Energy Storage and our goal to get rid of Carbon Emissions and slow down the deterioration of our environment with greenhouse gases. This project is something we havent seen often in the city. Its taking valencia garden apartments, tying in a large amount of Energy Storage battery devices that will tie in with the existing solar panels that cover most of the entire property. So more often than not, obviously the solar panels are going to be collecting sun throughout the day, but typically, if you dont have anywhere for the energy to go, its not used or goes back into the grid. The sun will be harnessed and stored in the battery devices. I have to say that the project sponsor has gone above and beyond working with the community, working with the trades to make sure this is a hugely successful and safe project for all of those in the neighborhood and city. And hopefully, well be seeing more projects such as this that will just help us achieve our energy and climate goals sooner than later. Jonas thank you, commissioner koppel. I would take this opportunity to remind the commissioners that to comment on matters on consent, we need to pull them off consent. But in the future, you might submit those comments under commission matters. Commissioner moore . Commissioner moore move to approve and thank you for president koppels to have given us that overview. Notwithstanding were not supposed to do that [laughter]. Move to approve. Commissioner diamond second. Jonas thank you. On that motion then to approve item 5 and 6 under your consent calendar, commissioner chan . Commissioner chan aye. Commissioner diamond aye. Commissioner fung aye. Commissioner imperial aye. Commissioner moore aye. President koppel aye. That motion passes unanimously. Placing us under item 7, consideration of adoption of draft minutes for the october 1, 2020 hearing. Oh, we should take Public Comment. Members of the public, if you wish to submit testimony on the minutes, this is your opportunity to press star and 3 to enter the queue. I see no members of the public requesting to speak. Commissioners, Public Comment is closed and the matter is now before you. Commissioner chan move to adopt the minutes. Second. Jonas thank you, commissioners. On that motion then to adopt the minutes for october 1, 2020, commissioner chan . Commissioner chan aye. Commissioner diamond aye. Commissioner fung aye. Commissioner imperial aye. Commissioner moore aye. President koppel aye. Jonas so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 60. Item 8, commission comments and questions. I see no request to speak from commissioners. If that is so, we can move on to department matters, item 9, directors announcements. No announcements today, jonas, thank you. Jonas item 10, review of past events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals. Historic preservation. The Historic Preservation commission did not meet yesterday, so i have not heard regarding court of appeals, but i dont see the Zoning Administrator here either, so i assume there is no report for the board of appeals. We can move on to general Public Comment. At this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. Members of the public, this is your opportunity to submit Public Comment by pressing star 3 to be entered into the queue. Good afternoon, commissioners. This is georgia chutetice. I sent the commission an email for general Public Comment on monday and the point of that email was the two sets of photos that i sent, one from 2015 and one from 2020, shows why section 317 b2b and 2c which are the demo calcs in the code should be adjusted by the commission. These two examples are not unique to the problem. The 2015 photo is used in the 2016 staff training manual, but theyre two different noe valley projects. The intent of the three subsections of 317 is not to have more hearings. But to preserve housing. To allow reasonable alterations or expansions, bedroom or two, larger kitchen with a deck. Not to be a project that is demo, or de facto demo. The way to preserve housing is to preserve it and the rationale to adjust the demo calcs is to make them more true to the intent, more in line with the intent, by adjusting them. Because preserving housing, existing housing, is preserving more Affordable Housing. As first proposed in 2007, the calcs were more stringent. The ability to adjust the calcs allows the commission to do a fix if they were uneffective in reducing alterations. And the fact that there was a project in 2020 that looks just like a project from the 2016 training manual, and frankly, even more of that 2020 project has been demoed since i sent you the photos on monday. I was up there this morning looking at it. Shows why the commission should use their planning code powers and adjust. Since i have more time ill add this. The 2020 project, which im going to assume is a spec project, had a udu that was in the web ads and was touted as a discreet unit. There was a breezeway to the rear of the building, but the udu was not approved. And the 2015 project which was a speculative project, also had a breezeway that could have allowed for another unit behind the garage. Plus, now you dont have the garage requirement. So there are ways to densify without demolishing and, certainly, ways to expand without demolishing a house, especially the spec projects. Thats it. Thanks a lot. Take good care. Have a good day. Stay hydrated. Byebye. Jonas go ahead, caller. Hello, can you hear me . Jonas we can. Yes . Jonas yes. Yes, my name is maria, im a native resident of Mission District and calling in support of legalizing the unit at 2839 jonas im going to interrupt just for a moment. Were on general Public Comment for matters not on todays agenda. So ill have to ask you to raise your hand by pressing star 3 when we get to item 11. Okay, its 11. Okay, thank you. Jonas members of the public, if you would like to submit your testimony under general Public Comment for items not on todays agen agenda, press star and 3. Seeing no okay. I think this is the same woman again. Yes. Thats what i thought. Okay, commissioners, that will conclude general Public Comment and we can move on to the regular calendar. Item 11, case number 201917022, 2839 24th street. Conditional use authorization. Is staff prepared to present . Yes. Okay. Thank you, commissioners. Kimberley durandet Planning Department staff. You have before you a request for conditional use authorization to legally establish a ground floor residential use in an existing twostory mixed use building. The project would result in a total of 4 dwelling units in the building. In order to proceed, the Commission Must grant conditional use authorization to allow the dwelling unit in the ground floor. And to grant a modification to the required ground floor commercial use requirements under planning code section 145. 4. The department has received one letter in opposition stating that they feel that this is not suitable as a residence and should be returned to active commercial use at this location. The project sponsor has conducted outreach to the cultural District Organization and has stated they have their support. Further, for your information, the project is located within 300 feet of a place of entertainment and is subject to review under chapter 116 of the administrative code. Entertainment Commission Staff says a hearing is not required, but noise conditions will apply and is included in the conditions of this c. U. The Department Finds that the project is on balance consistent with the area plan and objectives and policies of the general plan. Also, it results although it results in a loss of commercial space, it has been occupied by a residential tenant for at least a decade. And allowing the legalization will add housing to the city housing stock. The Department Also finds the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible and not to be detrimental to persons or adjacent properties in the vicinity. Commissioners, i have two corrections to the staff report and the draft motion. On page 9, at the end of the general plan findings, on the third line, it reads although the project would remove a small scale retail use, the overall condition of the mixed use Zoning District would be affected by this conversion and it should read would not be affected by this conversion. On page 10, a correction to the planning code section 101, findings under f for seismic and safety in an earthquake, the first line should be struck because there is no structural or seismic upgrades at this time, although the proposed change of use will not impact the propertys ability to withstand an earthquake. So that first line would be deleted from the draft final motion. Thank you. Im available for any questions. Kimberley, is there a project sponsor presentation . Yeah. Theyre going to say a few words and i have one photo montage to share. Jonas do you have the name . Tom tunney. Great, thank you. Tom, you are unmuted. And you will have five minutes. And kimberly has your presentation up on the screen. Okay. Thank you, can you hear me . Jonas we can, yes. Thank you. Okay. Kimberly, could you thats fine. Are the photos visible . Jonas yes, they are. Thank you, thank you. Thank you to your secretary, president koppel, Vice President moore, commissioners, im tom tunney on behalf of the project sponsor. We appreciate your consideration of our application and request. I mentioned the project sponsor, the Property Owner, would like to address that first thing as weve had questions about that this Property Owner is in no way a corporate landlord. Theyre descendants of the original owner of this property. This is a family ownership. The property manager who is with me today and available is a member of the family as well, though not one of the owners. She knows this property inside and out, everyone in the building, knows everyone in the immediate neighborhood. This building and others nearby have had the same residents and businesses for many years and as ive come to learn, is its own micro community. Turning to the facts of our application, as ms. Durandet described, the property is located in the 24th Mission Neighborhood commercial transit Zoning District. Planning code section 249. 59b provides that the quattro is intended to preserve the character of the latino cultural district. The application before you seeks to legalize a long time residential use. Therefore it would preserve the prevailing nature. Section 3 provides for the c. U. To be approved, the proposed use must be necessary, desirable for and compatible with the neighborhood or community. Well show how this is the case. The subject building, as you can see, two stories with a mix of residential and commercial uses. You see the subject unit outlined and then turning the lower photo shows the bryant street facade. There are three rent controlled units upstairs that have been occupied for over 15 years. The space next to the subject unit had a tenant with his own Small Business in the space who was there for over 50 years, until he recently passed. This will be a fully commercial unit and was found by the Planning Department to not qualify as an unauthorized dwelling unit. The bathroom and kitchen will be removed. The subject unit is approximately 850 square feet. This has been used in residential for many decades, perhaps since the buildings original construction. The Property Owner had no idea that a conditional use was required for this residential use. That was a change in the code, not a change in the use. They had no way of knowing about. This is commonplace in the city. The existing tenants of this unit are a family that have been displaced because of this process, but intend to move back in. Before this family moved into the unit in 2013, another family with one child lived there for ten years before that. They moved to another property managed by these same people. We know that sprinkling will be required to legalize the unit which will be an important upgrade to the unit and the building. The rent will not be increased when the tenants return. The father is the manager of the Small Convenience store shown at the corner, also located in the building. They have three children. At times theyve taken in two nephews of theirs who lost their father and his sister in the Mission District fire 12 years ago. We know there have been complaints filed concerning this property. Were happy to answer any questions you have about them. This is a large and older property, so things come up. I can tell you that they are most of the time found to have no merit or were just an oversight that is easily abated. At no time has the Property Owner or manager ever done anything intentionally unlawful at this property. Theyre responsive. Id like to conclude by addressing the 303 findings. This ground residential unit is necessary and desirable for the neighborhood because small affordable family occupied units are rare and highly desired and this allows the current occupants to remain in their home. It is appropriate given the control. This is an immigrant family with a residential and Business Opportunity that the city has made clear as a matter of policy it very much wants to promote. We submit [bell ringing] to do just that. Thank you. Were available for questions you may have. That concludes my presentation. Jonas thank you, mr. Tunney. Commissioners, we should take Public Comment. Members of the public, again, if you would like to submit your testimony on this item, for 24th street, press star and 3 to be entered into the queue. Well take the first caller and youll have two minutes. Yes, hello. Jonas yes. Im calling to residential use of 2839 24th street and keep the tenants at the same rental rate. We must do all we can to keep our families and tenants with a roof over their head and protect them from becoming homeless. There is enough homeless on our streets. I am in support and keeping this family, they have many Family Members that live and work here on 24th street. So i am in support of legalizing this unit and keeping those tenants after the work has been done. Thank you. Hi. My name is marie sorenson. We support this allowing the ground floor unit to be converted into a lived space. Theyre good members of our community. Its a small store front. Its not a large store front. And it falls within our design guidelines. And in the era of covid, we need to protect people and have them give them homes as they need it. Thank you. Good afternoon. Can you hear me . Jonas yes, we can. Hi. My name is eric. Im the consul president for the cultural district and were in support of the legalization of 2839 24th street. The family has lived in that location for many years. Theyre well respected, known in the community and loved. If its not legalized, the family will have no home to come back to and be displaced. Because of covid19, we have 15 empty store fronts in the latino cultural district. This space will also be an empty store front if its not legalized for residential use. The community has experienced a high number of covid infections, devastating families and businesses here in the mission. The lack of Affordable Housing has caused overcrowding in many of our homes for our essential workers. The owner has given us a written commitment to return the family at the same rent and terms. We need to protect our families and keep them safe and preserve housing. Please support the legalization of this unit. Thank you. Good afternoon. Im a mission resident. My family has lived in this community for over 60 years. I not only live in the mission, i work here and i do my shopping on 24th street as well. Im in support of the change of use from commercial to residential and i think it would be a wonderful idea because we do need to continue to house the people from our communities so theyre here in our community and able to contribute to our community. I personally know the family that would be receiving this wonderful blessing if they were allowed to come back there and live there. Ive known them over 10 years. And their family has become like my family. Their kids are wonderful. The parents are wonderful. Including the extended family. So im truly in support of this change from commercial to residential. Thank you. Hi, good afternoon. My name is andrew chris. I am just calling to express my strong support for this item. Im a resident of the neighborhood and i strongly urge you to allow a residential unit here. Thank you. Jonas go ahead, caller. Caller, are you prepared to submit your testimony . Yes. Can you hear me . Jonas yes, we can. Thank you. My name is patricia and im a native of San Francisco and the Mission District. I am in favor of 2839 24th street. For it to be converted into the housing. I really believe there is plenty of empty Retail Stores available right now. I am in favor for this family, who has been part of the community, my family my family has lived here for well, my mother definitely 50 years, and maybe longer now. Its been 47 years ive been a native of the Mission District. Im in favor of this family staying with the same rate. We need to protect our families, especially during covid. So i ask the commissioners to please support this item. Thank you. Hello, can you hear me . Jonas yes, we can hear you. Hi, my name is john mendoza. Im a 44year native of San Francisco of the Mission District. And ive known this family for probably over 10 years. I help volunteer at program that they go to. And their kids are wonderful. I shop very often at the market that they and i feel that this project is good in supporting this unit turning legalization into a unit this family can stay at the same rate. Yes, thank you. Jonas thank you. Members of the public, i will make one last call for Public Comment. Seeing no members of the public requesting to speak, commissioners, Public Comment is closed and the matter is now before you. Commissioner moore . Commissioner moore let me start by saying im in full support of seeing this particular residential unit retained. I want to thank the Mission Community and everybody else who came out in support of it. This is indeed a micro community. A lovely building, which indeed by its layout fosters neighborhood interaction and i couldnt be more in support of what unit has been occupied for a long time and not returning it to commercial as other people said. There are plenty of commercial store fronts already empty. And preserving this for family at this time is a guarantee from the owner for the same rent is a wonderful idea and im in full support. Commissioner imperial i also share the same sentiment with commissioner moore. I fully support, as well, the legalization into residential use. When we initially see this, this is displacement of a family. This time, its different. It will retain a family household. It is heartbreaking to hear there are 15 empty store fronts right now. And you know, of course, we would have to hear in the future as to what the store fronts will be, but in this particular item, since it is retaining a family to remain, im wholly supportive of this. I would like to hear the other commissioners. Hopefully, they feel the same way. Commissioner diamond im very supportive of this proposal and move to approve as proposed. Second. Jonas seeing no other requests from commissioners to speak, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions as amended by staff. On that motion, commissioner chan . Commissioner chan aye. Commissioner diamond aye. Commissioner fung aye. Commissioner imperial aye. Commissioner moore aye. President koppel aye. Jonas so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 60. Item 12 has been continued. Placing us on the final item today. Number 13. Case number 201916595cua, 1868 greenwich street. This is a conditional use authorization. Staff, are you prepared to make your presentation . Yes, i am. Jonas great. Good afternoon, chris may of Planning Department staff. You have before you a request to are conditional use authorization to permit the demolition of the existing 2story singlefamily dwelling and the constucks of a new 4story building and a 40x height and bulk district. Its located at the rear of the lot with only 7 feet separating it and it is set back 83 feet from the front lot line. The ground floor of existing building measuring approximately 784 square feet was previously used as a child care facility. The project sponsor has indicated that the child care facility is no longer in operation when the previous owner purchased the property in 2008 and the ground floor has since been used as Storage Space with no connection between the two floors. The proposed new building includes the fivebedroom unit on the upper three floors measuring 5287 square feet. And a twobedroom unit on the ground floor measuring approximately 1,266 square feet. The project includes 1,191 square feet of private open space in the rear yard for the lower unit and 550 square feet of private open space on second and third floor roof tear aiszings terraces for the upper unit. The project proposes the removal of a privately owned tree at the front of the property for which a tree removal permit from the Department Public works has not yet issued. Commissioners, since the publication of the staff report, the department has received one letter in support of proposed project. The department has found that the project is on balance consistent with the directives and policies of the plan. Although the project results in the demolition of an older unit, it does propose increase in the dwelling units which will maximize the density on the site. The Department Also finds that the project to be necessary, desirable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods and not detrimental to those in the community. Im available for further questions. Thank you. Jonas thank you, chris. Is there a presentation from the sponsor . Yes, there is. Jonas okay. Youve been unmuted and i believe mr. May will be sharing his screen. There you go. Your presentation is up. You have five minutes. Good afternoon, commissioners. My name is fabian. Im the project sponsor for 1868 greenwich. First, ill read a letter from the owners who cannot be in the room with me because theyre out of town right now. Dear commissioners, my wife marina and i bought the cottage at 1868 greenwich back in september, 2008. Im an engineer living in the bay area is very important for myself and business. I have two sons and motherinlaw. For the time being, my wife is taking care of my motherinlaw in los angeles. Im traveling on a weekly basis between San Francisco and los angeles. This creates a lot of pressure for all of us. Obviously, a small twobedroom house is not appropriate to move my family permanently to San Francisco. Thats why we prefer to have a new house to accommodate us. As part of it, we would like to have one separate unit on the ground floor for renting. If you have any questions, please call me on my cell phone. I appreciate your time and looking forward to a favorable decision regarding my project at 1868 greenwich. So you can see here on the first page, the existing site plan where you can see the the existing cottage in the back. Greenwich street on the right side of the drawing. When they purchased 1868 with the intent of building a larger home, first advised them to retain the existing cottage which is located in the required setback. But after discussing the project with the Planning Department, we realized that we would have to keep a 35foot open space between the existing cottage and the new structure in the front of the lot. Which would result in a very weird open space between the two. The open space between the adjacent east and west fourstory property walls, the existing cottage and possible fourstory building in the front, did not seem like a good solution. It quickly became evident that the best solution would be to demolish the existing cottage to bring the property back to planning code requirements and build a new building which would improve the space and be a Better Solutions for all adjacent neighbors. They can confirm that the existing cottage did not have any historical value and we proceeded with the design of a new fourstory 36 quai des orfevres a larger fivebedroom unit for their family. Next slide. So we worked with the Planning Department and the neighbors and did our best to address concerns. We hope you will support this project and grant us conditional use to demolish the existing cottage in order to allow us to build a new twounit building according to the planning code. Thank you for your support. Jonas if that concludes project sponsors presentation, we should take Public Comment. Members of the public, this is your opportunity to enter the queue by pressing star and 3. I see no members of the public requesting to speak. If someone does, i will interrupt and let that person make their comment, but for now, Public Comment is closed. And the matter is now before you, commissioners. Commissioner moore . Commissioner moore i have looked at this project very carefully. While this is a very large replacement of a mauler home smaller home, i feel that the siding of the new building is recognizing the neighbors in terms of light, in terms of not extending beyond the adjoining building. And ive found the project as designed a well designed building and im in full support of it. Jonas is that a motion . Commissioner moore its a motion. Move to approve. Second. Jonas seeing no further deliberations amongst the commission, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. On that motion, commissioner chan . Commissioner chan aye. Commissioner diamond aye. Commissioner fung aye. Commissioner imperial aye. Commissioner moore aye. President koppel aye. Jonas so moved, commissioners. That is unanimous and that concludes todays agenda. Before 2 00 p. M. That must be a record. [laughter] enjoy the rest of the afternoon, everybody. President koppel were adjourned. Thank you. Hi. My name is matt alexander, and im a teacher, and a community organizer. Our Public Schools are stretched to the breaking point. To address this crisis, we need School Board Members who value the voices of the people who do the work in schools and classrooms. I started teaching at Balboa High School in 1996 and spent 20 years as a teacher and principle since then in the San Francisco Public Schools. In this moment, we often need Board Members who understand how to create change in a complex system. I helped lead a Grassroots Community organizing effort that resulted in the founding of a new public school, june Jordan School for equity, one of the most Innovative High Schools in this city. 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Commission secretary, i will make an announcement that i just made a few moments ago, that the board of directors will recess the meeting and go into closed session. We expect the closed session to last several hours and hopefully hope to return to the agenda by 4 00 p. M. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes for you, and we hope to discuss items on the regular agenda. We will be coming back, but will be coming back closer to 4 00