You have documents as part of the file submitted to myself the clerk and Public Comment on each item on the agenda. When your item come up and Public Comment is called lineup on the west side to your right, my left. And not necessary to provide comment we invite to you fill out a card by the doors. If you wish to be recorded for minutes you may submit comment in writing. E mail them to mis the budget and finance clerk at brent. Jalipa sfgov. Org. If you nit e mill tell be forwarded to the supervisors and included as part of the official time send written comments by u. S. Postal service to city hall 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodlett place room 244, San Francisco, california 94102 and items acted upon today will appear at the board agenda of march fifth unless otherwise stated. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Before we call item one remind everyone we have budget and legislative Analyst Reports for items 69, 11 and 12 on todays agendaful for those items we will have the presentation followed by the budget and legislative analyst. Then take questions and Public Comment. Mr. Clerk. Call item 1. Item 1, ordinance emamending the business and tax code after january 21 of 24 to require short term rental hosts that dont operate through a company for transient occupancy tax returns. Wave requirements for the certificate of authority from the Tax Collector change the period for filing the returns from annual to among low for all hotel small operators. Codify the Tax Collectors Website Company program. And the return and payment requirements for tourism and expansion district assessments and companies to collect and remit to immruf move assessments. We have the Treasurers Office here. Good morning. Chair chan and Supervisors Office of treasure and Tax Collector. Im presenting an item tht simplify tax and fee filing for short term residential hosts. Following an election in 202e22 as of january first short herm rental hosts are assessed under the tourism improvement district. Hosts may pass this on to their guests. As we work to implement this collection from hosts our goal is to simplify the filing and payment of the tid4 host. I thank our partners at sf travel to notify hosts of new requirements under the tid and cohosted a webinar to explain the purpose and how this will work that is posted on our website. As you know, Short Term Rentals required collect and remit transient occupancy taxes. We offered many options for hosts to collect and remit the obligations. Hosts can collect and remit it month low or annually or work with a Website Company to collect and remit the taxes on their behalf. In practice, the vast majority is collected by qualified Website Companies. Hosts who operate Short Term Rentals directly or nonqualified platforms do collect and remit them annually now. We dont have any tot remitted month low by short term rental hosts. To ease collection of the new tid requirement we are seeking to require our qualified website Companies Collect and remit them on behalf of hosts as part of their agreement with our office to collect and remit the tot. We will discontinue the option for hosts to collect and remit monthly. And require all hosts who dont operate through a qualified website to file and pay the tot and tid assessment annually. I would like to request that the board consider amendment we circulated clarifying the tid requirement for qualified Website Company system not retroactive. Contirmed with the deputy City Attorney it is not substantive and shared the language with the clerk. Thank you for your consideration and im happy to take any questions. I do have a question. Sure. Could you i think because it is just not included in the legislation itself i know it is somewhere. Could you walk us through quick the definition of qualified Website Company . Sure. So the transyebt occupancy tax is 14 tax on stays paid by guests and remitted by hotels or by reservations, Website Companies or short term hosts directly. When this became popular in San Francisco, we worked hard to figure out a way for to get these collected buys of Platform Companies themselves, that was at the urging of hosts who found that collection and remittance of taxes confusing and overwhelming and really wanted this to be done in a one stop shop. So in order to become a qualified Website Company to collect and remit the tot to our office, companies this is opt in, optional. They have to submit a declaration to our office that they will adhere to our terms and conditions. And they are required to file and remit taxes among low to our office. And with those taxes they have to submit detailed information about each stay. All of information this we require for this is posted on our website. Any member of the public and guests and hosts can see what we are requiring and getting from the platforms. Now we have 3 companies participating. Air bnb and mr. Bnb and that will be an opt in program. But it does institute the majority of revenue collected at this time. So, we are now look at so called like to make it easy to stream line for those who register under the qualified websites or company. The changes at ti d was did not cover short term and now it does. If we dont pass this legislation and qualified Website Companies choose not to collt it now they can collect but we are not requiring them. What will happen is that the companies will submit the tot on behalf their hosts. Next year in january, well go out to their hosts and say, okay you have to submit in extra filing for this tid assessment. We notified them that this is their requirement they need to do this. We cant anticipate they will be upset and they will think, i thought this was going to be collected by my Website Company like for taxes and why are you coming after me. They are a snaul amount of revenue to go to each host t. Is not a great use of anyone napa time. Our hope is by dook this. Tell be stream lined we collect it monthly that will make it easier for the improve am district to do what they need to do with the revenue. And stream 39 so it operated like the tot. What will happen to the individual hosts. That are not registered with the qualified Website Company. Now when they do is they file annually the end of january. And than i file for all stays that happened in the year prior and remit the tot now they will also remit their tid on top of that. Will there be both listing for a qualified Website Company and not. Yes. Wee have that now and that is fine. They are qualified Website Company collects the revenue on behalf of the stays and they are on the hook for everything else. Thank you. And so that means the filing will be the tax will be filing separately and as a host themselves, they will have to file separate low from the how many of the state aside from the qualified website thats how we have been doing it for many years wield like to add in tid to make it clear what obligations are. Thank you. Appreciate t. I dont see name on the roster no questions at this time and then lets go to Public Comment on this item. We invite the members joining who wish to speak number one step up and address the committee. We have no speakers thank you. No Public Comment it is now closed. I would like to amend the legislation to strike out the possibility for retroactivity and set the new date on and or after january first, 2024. And that is the proposed amendment today. I would like to amend it and then sends the amended version to full board. Lets call roll on that motion. The motion to amend the ordinance and accepting the amendments offered by the treasure Tax Collector and forward that to the full board as amended vice chair mandelman. Aye member melgar. Aye. Chair chan. Aye. The motion passes. And mr. Clerk. Call next item. Item 2 a resolution authorizing the Mayors Office innovation to accept an inkind gift valued at 302,000 from various providers marijuana 6. 24 through june 21, 24 with the civic Ridge Program and Mayors Office of innovation to not materially increase the liabilities to the city and necessary for the purposes of donor agreement or resolution. Thank you. And of today we have Administrators Office. No. Mayors office of innovation. Thank you. Chair and members. Will. An inkinds gift of Consulting Service 302 thousand dollars. You have all heard about the civic bRidge Program a few times. We had a waiver about a month and a half ago. Came through a Different Committee this year we are bring forward low projects. One with department of emergency management. One with the Fire Department and the third with department of Public Health all focused on improving Data Collection and Service Delivery in distressing street behaviors or conditions. Typically civic bridge is a program of hen a 16 week partnership where a corporation base in the San Francisco donates time with up to 6 volunteers for 20 of their time and value that using the tap root calculation. We are continuing to do this for one of our promise. We have two innovations this year. The department of Public Health will do a shorter sprint with less time dedicated. That project is foreign focused on how we make sure that people seek treatment with Substance Use or with a people that use substances when they are ready to accept service, how do we make sure our service is set up without barriers. They are doing convening and stake holder engagements to figure out where we as a city might be falling down and how to pull that together. The other is in we are working with oi group u. S. Digital response for the dem. They are a National Nonprofit functions like civic bridge itself. They recruit individual volunteers not companies themselves. But individual volunteers to work on projects like this. Those volunteers Donate Services to u. S. Digital and then they do nit their time and cordination to us. To this affect, to make sure we are representing not just the time value u. S. Dick tality cordination and reflect the volunteer services the City Attorney suggested an amendment on page one line 20 i have copies. Adding plus the cordination of related volunteer services. The chair had asked me which corporations they are working with. We dont know they are in the recruitment stage. Positions they are recruiting for are a service sdriern, form design and gentleman forms designered haves from donating their own time we dont know where they work yet. The Third Program and theyll work with zem to redesign h sock form. To make sure we are improving how many people answer the questions. Are we asking redundant questions. Inputting the dates the same way that dph does so when we try to link we dont have tong about whether you have written out tuesday or february. It sounds simple but is quite technical on the back end. The third project is the Fire Department adobe is donating a team ofville tears to think about the ems6 project and how to understand whether they are doing, how to measure their success. You know that ems6 and not to speak for the Fire Department but the ms6 steam how people who call 911 frequently. And we tong about what it means to be successful with that group of people. They measured success in how you get people off this list. Sometimes new people come of i apologize to the department fist i screwed up the details of your project this is the best i understand them. And im here for questions. What is the ems. Ems6 is again not to speak for the Fire Department. I understand it, the divifthz Community Paramedicine team dealing with people who routinely call 911 on a regular basis. For example somebody who might not have a healing Insurance Plan and they call 911 when they get sick. And the upon Fire Department has a dedicated team. I think represented in the bla report. About coordinated street response recently. And adobe is . Offering a logic model redesign . Yes. Matt, you want to talk about the logic model and design means . For the logic model redesign it is helping taking the time to work with fire to reflect on had the programs and the out come are. Are the operations best like meeting. Kinds of what the operational goals are and how you electronic the impact to be able to better understand the great work they are doing and like where there are opportunity to improve or double down on space or interventions. So hopefully it is providing 6 additional volunteers to give them the time and space to take in all the information across the Fire Department teams to better understand the program and help them think through what the Key Performance will be. Sorry. Matt larson with Mayors Office. [inaudible] program manager. Thank you. It is interesting. I think i like to learn more about this. Only with the thinking about we will be think burglar how do we evaluate contracts and results and just learn more about what adont seoffering in terms of a logic model it is interesting the benefits of the program. It soundses to me it is not just about hitting the understanding the benefits but in the possible improvements and like are we hitting target for the state reporting . Yea this is a bit a new program for me from what i understand it is the forefront that San Francisco is leading in this space and helping to guide some of the state level understanding of what impact it is. Where we should drive toward there is a great opportunity for scale here. Working with fire to continue to improve a program that is at the forefront. If it start in february, it is 16 weeks program. So you are finishing august . Mid to late june. Great. Love to hear and learn more when they finish. Thank you. I dont see names on the roster we are good. We can go to Public Comment. Members of the public wish to speak on item 2 now is your opportunity. Step up and address the committee for two minutes. We have no speakers. Seeing no Public Comment it is now closed. I would like to make the amendment read out loud which is the page one, line 20 and the courtination of volunteer services and learn more when it happens. This sounds good i like to learn about the form. With that said, make that amendment and move this item to full board with recommendation and i roll call please. On that motion to amend the resolution offered by the Mayors Office innovation. And forward that to the board as amend vice chair mandelman. Aye and add me as a cosponsor. Thank you. Noted. Member melgar. Aye. Chair chan. Aye. Thank you and the motion passes. Thank you and mr. Clerk call items 3 and 4 together. Items 3 and 4 are resolutions authorizationing Public Health and dph to enter in amendments or modifications to the agreements that not increase the obligations or linocaines to the city and necessary for the purposes of resolutions. Item 3 authorizes the department to continue to anticipate in california mental Healthy Services under the terms of join exercise of powers agreement. Authorizing jpa to execute the participation agreements by the City Attorney without further board approval unless being directed. And item 4. Retroactively authorize the department to enter in a Grant Agreement for a form on commission of the Grant Agreement through june 30 with the city and count and he advocates for Human Potential inc. Anticipated revenue to the city. 3. Upon 7 million for construction at 1001 potrero avenue building time 6b and 7a. Including a permitted and restricted use and authorizing the grantor to apply for a receiver in the event of the citys default. Madam chair thank you we have department of Public Health here. Good morning im Deputy Director for Behavioral Health and here to speak on item 3. We are looking for support to continue working with the cal mhsa joint powers authority. Briefly about cal mhsa joint Power Authority Organization Form in the 2009. Funds and this organization allows for county across california to participate and collaborate on projects together allows us to pull resources and develop strategies and programs. All focused on Behavioral Health. Jp socrates not a state agency but it is in between a nonprofit and a state agency. Some of the examples of projects that we have done with the jpa since we joined. We are working with them on a program that allows us to have presumptive eligibility for foster care children served in other countees. A pilot allowing us to bring peers in a more formal role in our system. And hopefully soon become pillar in our system and working on we wrapped this project up behavioral quality improve am project under cal aim and this participation agreement allowed us to access Consults Services and other supports and we have done just an example there are others a warm line chat a Pilot Project and able to pilot technology. Partnering we were collaborate to build it rather than all the counties doing it inspect low it helps us spend public funds. Would allow us to continue and when we have new projects seek approval if the City Attorney to be sure there is not impacts. And we would not need to continue coming become to the board for approval. Than i are Small Projects and really offer opportunity for innovation. And also as out lined, we would continue to have the agreement until it was terminated. There are things in the agreement that call for binding or nonbinds being arbitration if there are disputes and Board Members and others involved are not going to be held liable for mistakes. And that is the agreement. And we have again part of the jpa since 2013. We are continuing to partner and allow us to use your contracting process and allow us to better resource other resource. But pool Mental Health act funds. Partner with other counts and hes the jpa can and Behavioral Health across the country and this will help us further this goal. We are hoping you will approve this, happy to answer questions. I come back annually for the over all jpa for approval under this, no. The resolution allow you to have the agreement on going and as we add projects which are generally small, 100,000500,000 we would not have to go through the whole process but going to the City Attorney and they would review them and sure there is not an impact on the citys liability or out lay of resource. Right. So what today colleagues what we are approving here is for this is that we are not waiving our charter 9. 118 but waiving over all your agreement i dont know about the waiving portion you are asking. We are not waiving. Thank you. Were ready for the next item. 3 and 4 together. Next. Good morning. Thank you for hearing item of n is a request for approval of nonstandard term in a Grant Agreement. Similar to what i presented january 24. This is round 4 Behavioral Health infrastructure. Blanking. Sorry. Continuum Infrastructure Program policies. This is round 4. Specific low in agreement with the advocates for Human Potential. Department of Health Care Service for a construction and in patient psychiatric unit. I would like to Grant Agreement for round 4 in december of 2022, dph received an award from the b chip program for not to exceed amount of 33. 7 for construction and infrastructure. Part of the budget process last year we received approval from the board to accept and extend that amount. We are here today because the agreement to enact that grant contains nonstandard terms that require board approval. The funds will improve a 12 bed inpatient unit for youth 1217. Staffed 24 7 issue 7 days a week. It is aimed for youth experiencing psychiatric crisis. Place ams in the setting arise from involuntary holds due to concerns for dangers to themselves or others. Will increase opportunity for Psychiatric Care for youth. And just to note, currently there is one inpatient unit through Dignity Health currently. Specifics of the nonstandard terms very similar to round 3. Proposed terms are enter in an agreement with the hcs for 33. 7. The city agree for declaration restrictions on potrero. Of the 6 and 7 floors consistent with the Grant Funding terms and consistent with prop c use for 30 years. And there will be an obligation for the city to defend and indemnify and hold dhc harmless and authorization for the state to apply for receiver. In the event the city defaults. Last, we are seeking as retroactive authority. Dph respect today on december 1 of 22. Agreement the award agreement came to us on april 27 of 23. The accept and extend approved with appropriations ordinance for fy24. Given nonstandard terms there were rounds of negotiations with City Attorney and ehp and this is the result of witness we came to agreement from those negotiations. Closing, thank you for hearing the item and we hope you approve. Vice chair mandelman. Well, this is needed. And i want to thank everybody who worked make this happen. And i like to be added as a cosponsor. Thank you and justmented clarify the nonstandard terms. Could you elaborate a bit. I assume that is from your presentation the terms im clicking on the that. Was is the nonstandard term which is what you are listed on there is no number. Sure. Slide 3. Okay. So it talks about the declaration of restrictions could you help us understand what that means . Care for youth for 30 years of the agreement and accept the monsxhe use it for different type of care. And then we are obligated you know as we accept the grant money and the terms and that but the same time we are responsible for everything in the event this we are default. That the 6 and 7 floor like the entire facility is going to it is for the state apply for leadership is that correct . Thats correct. The areas that receive money and improvements related to the funds the state have the ability to apply for receiver. We are the city of San Francisco is responsible to run and manage this and that is the basis for the upon grant and we are committed to the space to de dedicate for the use for 30 years. And in the event the city default which every not under my watch that we would codefault the state is able to apply for receivership for this program and purpose in the area. The intent of that and the deed of restriction system to maintain the use that the state originally envisioned and approved the granted for. I wanted to clearly understand what we are accepting. Yes we imviolet the public who wish to address the Committee Regarding items 3 or 4 now is your opportunity to approach. We have no speakers. Seeing no Public Comment, it is now closed. And would like to move both to full board with recommendation and roll call. Just to clarify. Cosponsorship with 4 or 3 and 4 . Thank you. On that motion to forward to the board with positive recommendation vice chair mandelman. Aye member melgar. Aye chair chan. Aye. We have three ayes the motion passes. Call 5 and sick together and want to clarify 6 does have a bla report. Items five and 6. 5 a resolution improving increase to the administrative codes revenue limit and authorizing the Commission General manager to execute power of sales contracts with ref now and ac~ess of a million or moore subject to revenue limit of 20 million for fiscal through july first of 25. Item 6, authorizing the general manager to execute a contract agreement with the United States d. Interior and National Parks services for watershed in the park apply the San Francisco water system for an amount not to exceed 40. 9 million for 4 years. Thank you. We have mr. Mike hinds general manager for cleanpowersf here. Thank you. Good morning chair chan and supervisor melgar and mandelman im the general manager of power enterprise responsible for clone clean and our power resource. Im going to present the first of the 2 for you. Our group is responsible for manage the cleanpowersf and hetch hetchy power electricity supply. Im here to seek support for the annual revenue limit on the power sales contracts delegated to the general manager and administrative code section 2143. By ordinance number 17622 the board of supervisors added section 2143 to the administrative code. Approving form electricity purchase and sales contracts and delegating authority to the general manager to execute power sales amounted revenues of a mission. Subject to annual cap of 10 Million Dollars for a period of 3 years through june 30 of 25. Section 2143 helps the puc move more quickly in a competitive marketplace to deliver Cost Effective power supply to meet requirements for customers and ensure when we have products to sell, we can act of the commercial pace to achieve the best price. Today we are seek your support to increase the revenue cap for power sales contracts that exceed a million from 10 million to 20 million. Per year. Increasing this revenue limit will help us obtain the best possible value for rate payers. Both our clone clean and hetch hetchy power programs engage in power procurement through Competitive Bidding processes consistent with best utility practice. The p you gos c manages supply and dhand and navigates requirements, we buy and cell electricity products this exceed our customers projected power needs. The products allow the puc to maximize the value of our assets entrusted to us. Wholesale products have been significantly higher than expected since the board of supervisors and mayor established 2143 of the administrative code. Increases reflect factors including Energy Shortages and trade interruptions triggered by the pan dem and i can higher demand for energy and rufederals used in clean energy technologies. In addition, New California Energy Projects have in the come online as expected due to supply chain disruptions and permitting and grid connection. As a result, our power programs are sprngs higher priesz for all Energy Product creating higher costs and higher revenues. When hetch hetchy or cleanpowersf solicit offers to purchase excess power supply resource this year our power sales of contracts utilized most of the 10 mission cap board authorized. Staff participate this is higher priced market will continue. Given the market continues and the need to move quickly in the marketplace we ask that you approve an increase and the power Sales Revenue limit. Delegated exceeding a million in revenue from 10 million per year to 20 million per year that concludes my remarks and thank you for your consideration. Happy to take questions. Thank you for your presentation and the puc. This may be a question for colleagues i was thinking about the universe wield be worried about puc selling too much. I guess the point of this is, i suppose if you were selling just unimagined amounts of power mean that something changed how we were using the power we are producing and may be where the board of supervisors needs to see that i was im a little uncertain whether we need an outside capful given we have one im happy to support raising it. Do you think this covers 20 million is high enough figure there is no universe you will push against that through july 2025. Im hesitant it say no universe but we think it is reasonable especially for the fiscal year. We are more than halfway through. Section 2143 authority expires end of next fiscal year. Based on projections and when we been the portfolio this is is recently and gives curb yen to dot business we need to do. I encourage i think this board is supportive of this activity for the puc and you know to i i am theme support longer time lines and larger amounts until someone can explain we be worried about that. I would like to sponsor this. Thank you. Gi would think if this is the case we need top amend the code section 2143 . I see a no from the real attorney . With that lets go to item 6. This one has the bla report. Good morning chair chan. Supervisor melgar and mandelman im margo hanford with the sfpuc on Division Manager for hetch hetchy water and power. The item buffer will authorize the gm of the puc to execute a memorandum of agreement with Yosemite National park including trail maintenance, studies and revows of plan and projects and mutual security. The agreement will also authorize the general manager of the puc to enter in a separate nondisclosure agreement with the National Park service to provide protection of sensitive security information that may be shared in connection with the agreement and or implementation. The pbl puc approves the memorandum of agreement on january 23rd in the amount not to exceed 40, 958, 727 and a total term of 4 years. We request the board approval under chapter charter section 9. 118. The puc is required about the federal and state Safe Water Drinking act to demonstrate ordinance of the tuolumne the existence of watershed control program with yosemite with the tuolumne watershed above hetch hetchy reservoir. The park Service Existing regulations help with the act designed to prevent microbiological contamination of water in hemp hemp and he to protect Public Health of watershed visitors. The National Park service has jurisdiction over management of the hetch hetchy watershed in Yosemite Park consistent with the terms of 1913 act the National Park Service Organic act the wilderness act and federal wild and Scenic Rivers act. Puc and the narc park service have a serious of agreements since 2005 in which puc funding used by the National Park service to manage microbiological contamination of surface water. The current agreement approved by the board on april 30 of 2019 by resolution 21919, expireos june 30 of 24. The puc and the National Parks service seek to continue the cooperation and pursuit of goals and acknowledge the puc financial commitment to the National Park Service Implementation commitment to watershed protection. Environmental stewardship and security programs. The puc respectfully requests the board of supervisors approve the puc general manager to execute the memorandum agreement with Yosemite Park to allow puc to continue cooperation in the pursuit goals acknowledge the puc financial commitment and the National Park Service Implementation to watershed protection, Environmental Stewardship and security programs. Thank you for hearing my item. I will answer any questions. Thank you. Nick from the budget and legislative analyst. A resolution approvesage agreement between the puc and the National Park service. The agreement is 4 years and has not to exceed 40. 9 Million Dollars. Purpose of the agreement is to allow the puc to fund park Service Activity to maintain the yosemite watershed. A version has been in place for 20 years. It is consistent with the prior agreements that have been approved by the board of supervisors. With the addition being now there are additional locality pay included in the budget to account for salary increases for park staff. This agreement funded by hetch hetchy water and power rate pay sxors recommend approval of item 6. Thank you i dont have questions about this one. I appreciate puc, i appreciate miss margarets work in taking care of our watershed. And with that, lets go to Public Comment on the 2 items members of the public, today who wish to address the Committee Regarding items 5 and 6 your opportunity to approach and address the committee. We have no speakers. Public comment is closed. Andy like to move both to full board. On this motion to forward to the full board with positive recommendation both items 5 and 6, vice chair mandelman. Aye and add me to both of them as the sponse. Noted. Member melgar. Ayech chair chan. Aye. The motion passes. And mr. Clerk call item 7, 8 and 9 together. Resolutions approving the harvey milk food and beverage licenses. Im sorry. Terminal one food and beverage leases with the following county okaying body and through airport commission. Each for a term of 14 years one, two year option to extend. Effective upon approval. Item 7, a food hall lease with taste on the fly San Francisco for the annual guarantee of 1 and a quarter million for the first year of the lease. Item 8, historic restaurant lease with taste on the notice San Francisco the annual guarantee of 550 thousand for the first year and 9, a casual sit down restaurant Lease International inc. And for a minimum guarantee of 450,000 for the first year of the lease. Madam chair . Thank you and we have airport with us. Good morning. Member of the committee im kathy with the San Francisco airport. The resolutions before you seek approval for two leases with taste on the notice and one lease with amora international in the harvey milk terminal one for food and bever an concessions. Under the terms the tenantspate greater of guaranteed rent or tiered percentage rent of gross revenues. First taste on the fly lease is for a San Francisco historical restaurant concept and has an initial mag rent of 550 thousand dollars. The second taste on the fly lease is a San Francisco food hall location. And has a minimum guarantee rent of 1. 25 Million Dollars. A mora international lose is for a casual sit down location and as a minimum guarantee rent of 450 thousand dollars. All 3 of these leases have 14 year terms with one, two year option to extent. And together represent 31. 5 Million Dollars in combined rent for the initial term of the leases. Our revenue staff forecast sale in all of the locations will be in excess of mag amounts and believe the tenants will pay the grirt percentage rent structure. The lease are all result of a competitive request for proposal process with the 3 lease before you. Representing the highest scoring responses and responsible prosecute posers for each concept. The budget analyst reviewd and recommends approval and i will be happy to answer questions. Upon 7, 8 and 9 approve concession leases at the airports terminal one with taste on the notice and amore. They were procured and details the terms on page 8 of our report. And as we show on page 9 over 14 years of the leases the minimum guaranteed rent totals 31. 5 Million Dollars to the airport we recommend approval of the items. Thank you. With that i dont see names i thank you so much and thank you not just to airport team and to our commission for the work on this. Sending the contract to you gos i look forward to seeing they mack myself the profits from the lease agreements. With that lets go to Public Comment. We have no speakers. Public comment is closed. I like to move the 3 items together to full board with recommendation and a roll call, on this motion to forward all 3 resolutions to the board with positive recommendation vice chair mandelman. Aye. Member melgar. Aye. Chair chan. Aye. We have 3 ayes the motion passes. Call item 11. Item number 10. Yes. Call item 10. Item 10, a resolution retroauthorizing agreement with Fidelity Information Service inc. To facilitate the use of state issued electronic benefit transfer cards and acceptance of debit cards and Electronic Fund transfer at al meny Farmers Market for a term period of january 22, 2018 through the state of california selects a new wireless processing vender and authorize the director of property to enter in amendments or modifications to the agreement. That dont increase the obligations or liabilities to the city and necessary for the purposes of the agreements this resolution madam chair thank you we have claudia. Good morning, chair chan special supervisors mandelman and melgar. Claudia, Deputy Director of Real Estate Division. San francisco administrative code provides that certified farmer markets shall accept forms of payment from participates in federal, state or city Food Assistance programs. Over 20 years the al meny market under the jurisdiction of the Real Estate Division has been accepting the Food Assistance programs. It pip in the u. S. Department of agriculture foodservices food stamp benefits programs, the Electronic Transfer project or ebt the market has to have and does have an ebt point of sale machine. The market accepts ebt debit cared provides al meny market tokens for use at the market. And received Electronic Fund transfers from the state of california reimbursement for payments. In 2005 the board and mayor approved a resolution authorizing an agreement with jp Morgan Financial Services to facilitate the use of state issued debit carted machine at the market. 20018 the state changed the agreement to fif manages issuance of the benefits to recipients in the state including the ebt de debit and point of sale machine. In our about 2018 the Real Estate Division enter in the no cost agreement with fis for ebt point of sale machine. A new one at the market. Unfortunately, real estate did not come become to the board for approval of the new contract. Upon discussion with the City Attorneys office and review of the law approval by the board for the contract and the use of the ebt machine at the market is need. We average about 150 to 350ebt users at the market each week with average spending of over 10 thousand dollars just for ebt and another 10 thousand for market match. The desires to ensure that food Program Recipients have easy access to fresh and whole foods throughout al meny market and would like to continue with the no cost agreement with fi s to allow toed stamp benefits to use state issued cards at the market. Approval the resolution will comply with state and local law and the promise continue at the market we request your positive recommendation. Thank you. A question, who pays for the fee the state . The state pays for ebt a reimburse am program. Thats all my questions lets go to Public Comment. Members of the public who wish to address this Committee Regarding item 10 now is your opportunity to approach. We have no speakers. Public comment is closed. And we like to move this item to full board with recommendation and a roll call on that motion to forward tot board with positive recommendation. Vice chair mandelman. Aye. Melgar, aye. Aye chair chan. Why aye. Thank you and motion passes. Call item 11. A resolution approving a continuation payment under a preDevelopment Agreement with potrero collective and the city. Acting by and through the mta. Dated as of november second, 2022. And making environmental findings under the California Environmental act. Madam chair . I guess im chairing, for a minute. Mta hear about item 11. Good morning chair chan and supervisors and chair mandelman. Im Public Affairs manager for the sfmta Building Progress Program and the sfmta is here today to request approval are a continuation payment for the potrero yard Modernization Project which is needed to continue to the next phase of the projects preDevelopment Agreement. This mile stone payment is needed in order to continue work for the pda phase of the project following the adoption of entitlements and ceqa certifications. As background the adoption of entitlements will be coming before the board next week is what triggers the timing of the miami stone payment. The entitlements authorize the refined project you see here a 4 story bus facility with housing and maximizing units and affordability and thats the primary alternative for the project. We are entitling up to 465 units there are 2 types of housing affordable family earning up to 80 ami and what is terms Workforce Housing earning 80 and 120 ami. The eir studied paira transit and the sfmta views that a backup use during the pda phase we learned the nature and time of Housing Finance suggest different from the bus facility the housing needing more time. Because this variance is transportation related use including it allows the sfmta to be able to fund up front the increase structure ral strength of the roof needed for the housing to be built above. And provide extra time for how does to get financing. And then reimburse. In the event the podium housing cannot be built reasonable time frame the backup allows the roof of the facility used for important transis function to the float. And 104 units of Affordable Housing on bryant is included in this variance. The continuation payment is authorized under the preDevelopment Agreement between the potrero neighborhood collective and the city. And this project is the citys First Public Private Partnership lead by planary america the infrastructure for bus facility and includes meta, ycd and tabernacle and other teams. The continuation payment is 4. 35 Million Dollars payment. The amount is specify instead pda and the pda requires tmc to suspend the predevelopment work. Once the project Environmental Impact report is cert 5ed and the entitlements are approved. In order to have tmc at any time work after the eir and entitle am mile stone is reaches the mta need to send a notice to pmc and then pay them the 3. 45 million continuation payment. We recognize they encouraged the predevelopment costs in pursuing entitle ams and Environmental Review to date. And that the entitle ams will increase the value of the site for the sfmta. The project is on schedule and that is a key focus. The schedule we have presented before. You see where were today with the green box and this is right at ceqa and entitlement approvals. In order to continue to the pda phase 3 activities that dark blue portion of the time line. The payment mile stone needs to be approved. We had a question about the agreements and term sheet the schedule shows the agreements have been schedule the end of pda phase 3. Not where we are today. The term and protect agreements are developed and negotiated and final iegz the documents is part of the phase 3pda work. We need the payment in order to authorize that work. In terms of timing we anticipate final iegz the term sheet and the project agreements in the fall of this year. And the sfmta will brief supervisors on the term sheet prior to the agreements going before the sfmta board and the board of supervisors. This project has prioritized transparency from the start and we will be in close communication with the supervisors prior to project agreements coming before you for approval including regular updates to the Transportation Authority board. Additionally we wanted provide context for the pda work done by the team to date this. Work is recognized bithat continuation payment. Public input guided it from the start. Sfmta engaging the Community Since 2018 when we established the neighborhood working group. The driver is providing a now bus yard prioritize strong Public Transit the too longs to prevent Climate Change efficiency and working continuous for the sfmta staff. Buses can be repaired faster improving reliability for the community and the yard will be phase one and accommodate 54 more buses. You see the affordable family housock bryant and above the bus facility up to co247 units earning up to 80 ami. And this vow shoes the Workforce Housing up to to 18 units for those earning 80 and 120 ami. The stay stay working to create a preference for our staff for Housing Units you see one of the 3 retail space here at corner at 17th and hampshire. Project would be will built in faces the bus yard is phase one and 2 the proposed affordable family on bryant. Phase 3 is the affordable and Workforce Housing boost bus at the right and the Affordable Housing item a and workforce is item b. That housing boost bus facility after it is completed. Other Public Benefits includes supporting transportation adjacent to franklin square. Enhancing the existing bike lane on 17th on the block as well as improving the period of time crossings for safety. Had view shows bryant and 17th you see one of the sfmta entrances as well as a small retail space. And the public restroom we are providing which is located across from franklin square. And finally you see the 2 public Art Opportunity on establishth. These are learning scale Art Opportunity in yellow. The mosaic Art Opportunity is at the right. And then at the left is a glass wall in front of interior bus ramps that creates a public view in the facility and a glass Art Opportunity. There is a third opportunity on mariposa those are identify instead process run by sf arts commission. That concludes our summary of the project and the sfmta is happy to answer questions. I have chris the project director here as well. And also from the pmc team chris harvey. Thank you. Thank you. Nick from the bla want to speak to the policy considerations and recommendations. One relates to the term sheet a discussion that occurred between 2020 and 21 between the mta and this committee when the mta seeking municipal code labor to procure developers for this project. And there was a commitment by the agency at the time to bring a term sheet to the board for endorsement that request was made by this committee and accepted by the agency. The benefit doing that process it allows the board to know what the conditions and terms of the agreement that will be submitted for approval are. And make its voice known. There are other ways of pleasuring that through individual briefings with supervisors and sounds like the process they debegan to describe meets the spirit giving the details. I encourage the discussions if the board is interested to happen sooner given there are Draft Agreements drafted per of the predevelopment work. We have a technicality recommendation to the resolution which is that this resolution as written state says that it is approving a payment 4. 3 Million Dollars and i think it should be rewritten to say approving the preDevelopment Agreement. The agreement with the payment exceeds 10 Million Dollars and therefore roars board approval. Im happy to answer questions thank you. Supervisor melgar. Thank you, chair chan. At the lengthiest committee, on monday. We approved 2 related items to the project and supervisor ronen came and made a strong case of approval. I love this project i think it is really great. I also am very aware it is the First Public Private Partnership and ambitious project of redevelopment of mta land that is coming. I dont want to mess it up. I think that you have been the mta owns a lot of land that is underutilized in the city and i want to make sure that we set you up for success in the longterm. I do also remember this about the term sheet and reminded by labor we approved the items on monday at the land use committee. You know helpfulically in San Francisco around the derailment projects. These things are tacked down in nielth enemy ceqa not the end. When we are starting construction. So, i am weary of not doing what we said we would do. Because i think that a project of this scale and other projects i hopeful low coming after this involving redevelopment of mta land requires trust. Everyone that we are doing business watch i dont want to set us up for you know the eroding that trust. I want everybody to believe is this we can do testimony well and on the and up we are consistent with when we promise. I will support this item today i want to make sure that you guys remember that you know those of us here are watching. You know on land use and on budget. I will keep track of this project closely when it come to this and make sure that you know we are doing what we are supposed to and also i dont want to unnecessarily harm the project partners. They also need to get paid and the predevelopment costs covered. This will go forward. What i dont want is to have this item come for approval you know like 2 weeks before it has to. And we dont have a term sheet or the term sheet is not to the acceptable to you know the partners or whatever. That has happened with other projects before and i think this kind of effort is just too important to have it happen here. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I think my quell be according to the time table that you have different stages does not have a period like a time a calendar. I mean i understand this today is that is the stage we are in. You mentioned this you will brief the supervisors of the term sheets before the Development Final and agreement come before us. What is the expected time period between the or when do we expect the term sheets and also then what is the time period with the term sheets briefing and the final Development Agreement approval . Good morning chair chan. Chris, project director for potrero yard. We do a plan spring the item to the full board for approval in fall likely october or november. And so it would be our commitment to bring the term sheets in advanced of this time. Probably mid to late summer so we have time to address concerns that may come up. So i want to say only because the board does go on legislative sections recess. Which is first week of august. Im encourage everybody to be mindsful and if that is the case we hope to see you in july. A language on identifying a continuing payment. Is there an effort to really tweak that language in the legislation . Or can we and an pierson i appreciate we prepared language for your consideration. So it would be the end of resolution the final page add a where as clause. If city makes the continuation payment the obligations could exceed 4 Million Dollars require to you under city charter if approved and take affect the board approved the pda and authorizes the mta director of transportation to issue the continuation notice and make the payment to pnc on terms in the pda. Thank you. Is that something that the sfmta can accept and entertain them for us to make that . The pda was ash proved on November November first of twoochl i cant spoke to the legality of the board, it is something this we do not anticipate. Yes was approved by the sfmta board and are did not require board approval the amount was not reaching the threshold. I think what the bla suggested is that with this payment it might. And so in caution we are recommending at their recommendation we agree with adding this language. Vice chair mandelman. Unless somebody has an objection this is actually like a reasonable thing for the board to say. Yes. The sfmta does not have objections. Thank you. And so with that locality go to Public Comment. We have in speakers. Public comment is closed. I would like to amend the legislation proposed by the bla. Sf read by deputy City Attorney and with that amendment to move this item to full board. On that motion, amend the resolution offered and read in the record and forward this to the full board with positive recommendation as amended, vice chair mandelman. Aye. Member melgar. Aye. Chair chan. Aye. Thank you the motion passes. I wanted to alert sfmta in the event that we dont see a term sheet before we go on recess i may have a letter inquiry request for term sheets so our colleagues are prepared before your Development Agreement come again for approval so our colleagues with the time to digest complicated developments. Thank you very much. With this, call item 12. Item 12 a resolution approving the office of contract registration to enter in a contract with the city andal eyed waste service. For the provision of refuse collection and Disposal Services with duration of 7 years commencing on april first of 2024 through march 30 of 2031. With option to extend for theft additional years through march 30, 2034 for a contract duration of 10 years not to exceed 119 Million Dollars. And to authorize oca to enter in amendments that dont increase liabilities to the city. Madam chair. I want to first say thank you to carmen chew it is historic for this contract and we want to say that we appreciate aural the work that you and your team have put together. And director correla, thank you for walking and presenting the contract today. It has a bla report we will go to your presentation first and the bla report. I have thoughts and questions urined labor harmony and dynamics im learning b. First, thank you and your tome for the work you guys have done. Thank you. Your tome for the have done. Thank you. Thank you for having mow here today and to supervisor machine man and melgar. Im here to request approval of the citywide contract for refuse collection with allied waste service. With me i have 2 if sf environment and the planning department. The city has held a consolidated contract for City Government fasill uts since 2004. The last longterm condition transact approved in 2014 for 6 years not to exceed 48 Million Dollars. In november of 2020oca brought a new longterm contract but no action was taken. For continuity of service they enters in the interim cop tract covering develop 2020 through november of 21. This had an initial not to exceed 5. 6 million and a year duration from december first of 2020 through november 30 of 2021. It was amended to 9. 9 Million Dollars and got an exception and it was approved for not to exceed 15. 6 million. I want to note that during this time City Attorneys office advised oca the ordinance did not prohibit the city from competitive low procuring the service for facilities. To allow time for us to solicit for the Service Issue and enter in new contract the board approved the extension in june of 22, increasing not to exceed to 39. Sick million and extending the duration through june 30 of 2024. I want to note oca did amend the contract in june of 23 to adjust the rates as nrz authorized at the june approval. Oca with doh support did issue a solicitation in june of 22. And in january of 23, our evaluation complete and issued a notice of intent to award to allied waste services. In official 23, the ceqa process kicked off. In november of twe, allied submitted their application to the department of Public Health for the refuse truck permit. And in february of 24, several weeks ago the planning finished ceqa and issued an adendz up and will let planning speak further if you have questions. We do if this board approves this contract. In merchandise we expect to compute it and finalize the dph permits with transition occurring in implementation occurring between april and june of 2024. I want to note this transition is includes over 380 cites that will be switching to a new service provider. And with service to begin no later than july first 24. And final note here in june 30 of 24 ricology contract for service will end. The cop tract initial duration of 7 years spends to 10. The not to exceed amount for full 10 year is 119 Million Dollars. And this is based on representative month of equalization and includes a 15 contingency. The contract scope includes refuse collection for all city departments. Comprising over 380 locations. And includesance Later Service, collection of bulk items, palettes and other service. As well as the lease and purchase of compactors that are used in several locations throughout the city. The rates. The rates structure is uniform collection rate. Which is no different from the current contract and this means the same rate applies for the 3 waste strolls trash and compost. Based on frequency of service whether weekday and weekends and size of scombins recovery discount applied the monthly bill for each location based on recycleables and compostable material this is is no different from other current contract with ricology. There arance later charges forrance Later Service and the equipment. Bulk pick up and equipment loses and overages. Which is bins are over filled. And we have contamination charges. Which is for repeated mixing of materials and bins recycleables in trash bins. The contract includes a Rate Adjustment based on the change and cpi. Here you see projected expenditures and the base service and thence Later Service comprices the bulk at around recall 9 mission annually. The compactor and overages are estimated less cost to the city. You will see a line item for contamination we did not estimate the charges at this time. But we are projecting 7 Year Contract 79. 4 Million Dollars includes a 15 contingency and they were adjusted annually 3 . The total 10 Year Contract would be 119 million when we are requesting your approval for. In terms of performance monitor and Performance Measures i want to note there are a number of provisions in the contract that oca will be periodically monitoring. Upon Response Time to Service Issue ands complaintses by the city including, the percent of calls that are resolved on the first call. Service levels is important. We will track the number of missed collections and the percent of missed collections on call and Holiday Service requests and compliance with a number of audit inspection and requirements per environment code chapter 19 and state bill 1383. There are other requirements. Finally we will be assessing the machining low bills and the basis. I want to note they are complex bills and so we will be tracking again number of billing errors and percent and timely resolution of the billing error fist they occur. On the zero waste side im sure you know the citywide goals include reduction of generation by 15 by 2030 and reduction of disposal of to land fill by 50 by 2023. On the contract side there are Government Zero waste goals. And the department of environment will be assessing improve ams to the existing zero waste programss well as determining if the city agencies have achieved increase in recovery by 5 in the first year of the contract. Upon before i conclude, i want to note that last week oca submitted revisions to the contract. Name low to claire myifiy the permitting requirements and to clarify define how recovery discount will be, ploy exclude how it is calculated i want to thank the bla office for catching that. We have been advise third degree is not a material change. And i want to i think it is important to acknowledge a number of clothes across the city who have been critical to in terms of bringing contract before you today. Name low gloria, eon, the office of Contract Administration and socko and jack at sf environment. Jessica and jenny at department of city planning. Angela at city add Administrators Office and deputy administrator rape and he will director of environment sf environment tyrone and city administrator chu. With this i will conclude and request approval. Administrator. With this i will conclude and request approval. Item 12 a resolution approves a new agreement with allied waste to collect trash from city facilities does in the impact the residential or commercial treasure collection in San Francisco. Which is still ricology. Per city revving lazes pertaining to commercial and Residential Trash collection. This agreement was result of come petitive process. The first time this agreement put out to bid and it result in the 2 potential bidders. With this the highest scoring bid and providing savings to the city we detail it on page 23 of the report. Noted between 9 and 10 mission over the 7 year term. Tell be funded by general fund and Enterprise Funds and recommend approval of item 12 thank you. I appreciate all the work that has been done. And i think that im interested to see april in the event we approve it out from here and receive the approval from full board that with the contract like to just keep a close track of the april through june transition p. Ed and learn more how it is going. And would like to understand that in the event this we may need a long are transition period. What would this look like. Do you have those answers today . Or yes. I think that we certainly understand the need for Contingency Planning we have done a lot up to this point as much as we could do before the contract is approved. We will know more about the time line for full implementation of services once we begin what implementation process. That said, i will be forth right well say possibility we need to extend the ricology contract to have over lap completing transition we can get back on that. When will you know have april . Thats when you know whether or not you will need additional time period for the transition . Yes. Likely april that said again we need to start consulting closely and wing with the contractor and the city departments. There are a number of parties involved here coulding the departments need more time. Objection be that there are piece of equip we need to obtain. Right and make sure they are near place. That said, we should be able to get back by april to let you know the contract expires june 30 of 24 and board approval process will take time. Yes. Im thinking that is like our budget will june is our budget time. Thank you i dont see names go to Public Comments on this item. Members of public who wish to address the committee involving item 12 now is our opportunity to approach and address the committee. First speaker will approach i will start your time when you begin. Good morning chair chan and vice chair mandelman member melgar imen boyd Vice President for ricology. We submitted a letter in response at this time citys environmental report and allied Draft Agreement both made public a week ago. The letter addresses occurrence that we have after reviewing the documents similar concerns we raised in a 2023 letter we sent to the board. We did not have the information at that time. In particular, Environmental Impact concerns with collection vehicles from half monto San Francisco to martinez back to Half Moon Bay each day. Labor occurrence the jobs of San Francisco residents impacted and pricing occurrence we detail. The city of San Francisco has a reputation as a leader and Environmental Stewardship. Exsolution of environmental sxrns out come labor out come from the scoring process dont seem to aline with the citys values. Further, the rate tables in the contract may be flawed. For each those reasons we urge this committee to reconsidering evaluation and whether the Award Service the best interests of the community. Thank you. Thank you for addressing. Next speaker, please. Good morning. Im john with local 350 and council sxeven the union of the garbage and recycling workers in San Francisco. We have occurrence over labor issues with this award. I share the concerns that ricology highlighted in the Draft Agreement thats not when im here to dus im talking about labor occurrence. Curb side recycle that is collected are processed by our members at pier 96 who make 39 dollars an hour with pension and health care benefits. And also mostly San Francisco residents the mroel hire requirement what is proposed by republic is transferring that material to san jose. Which is where we will process by nonunion sorters who are the subject of a joint emplayer organizing case bouncing between the mlrb and federal appeals court. Our case we file in the 2014 a joint employer petition. Those workers make 24 dollars an hour with no benefits. That is significantly less not thats San Francisco residents performing work. Republic has local labor issues as well as regional and country wide labor issues. They group in santa rosa management orchestrated decertification from the youn. A 3 week strike in anaheim and san diego. H extend tickets to our area tell impact the service this republican perform in San Francisco they will prevent our members from kroosz crossing the picket line. Speakers time elapsed. Time. I aapproximately jiez for kuth off we are timing 2 minutes. Good morning, mark here to speak on behalf of local 350 under the umbrella of teamster council 7. Working in the solid Waste Industry is difficult and essential job. True labor includes minimizing work site friction so labor and management can focus on the essentials of waste work. The awardee being considered today has collectsive Bargaining Agreement in place in some locations not all. In california. In some locations in the United States. Not all. Awardise relationships with our locals cannot be described without friction. Present low, there are a number of labor actions with the awardee. They include strikes across the nation ksdz be extended the bay your in the future. Difficult Labor Relations at the work cites nationwide are not ran. And local low our sister local in california would like to make you aware that their relationships with the awardee are far from harmonious and without friction. Joint council 7 like to present a caution flag as you are making this consideration. Thank you very much. Thank you. If there is anyone else who wishes it address item 12 . This completes our queue thank you. No more public dment is now closed. I would like to have understanding about the contract. In terms of the process. If director correla if you can help me understand. So, when this guess out to bid it allows a period of protest. Thats correct. Yes. And that in that time period will some of the information would have been known so that companies and workers and be able to weigh in during that protesting period . I think the issues raised by the public speakers it is public they would not have been known because the it is unknown hot proposers are each does not whon is proposing they would not likely not have known who the proposers were expect what the Labor Conditions and employment conscience were. That said, provisions in the rfp and the contract those could have been objectd and protested during this period. Understood. I think it is clearly the informations for me, colleagues. And i just have and really thanks to the people who came today and speaking on it on the record public low. What i would like to do is if you colleagues have your support today to continue this for a week to allow for me personal low to learn more about the impact sounds to me i dont want to go into a contract with the new vender without a clear understanding both on a local labor practice. And how would it impact us for the longterm. Will i am always on the side of having contracts weather a formal clause of labor harm no or not it is my goal to see there is intention even if not language within the contract to see a vender not the contractor wanting to with the intention to achieve labor harm no in San Francisco. Vice chair mandelman. Thank you i think that is a reasonable way to proceed. Occurrence raised that are concern to me and think it would benefit us to have a week to look at this. Thank you. And so with that i will like to continue this item to the next meeting on march. I will let our mr. Clerk to clarify and confirm the dates so i am not saying it wrong. So i would like the motion to then and there to the next budget and finance committee. Meeting and a roll call, on this motion to continue this resolution to the march 6 meeting of the committee, vice chair mandelman. Aye. Member melgar. Aye. Chair chan. Aye. Why we have throw ayes. The motion passes. And mr. Clerk do we other business . This concludes our business. Thank you the meeting is adjourned. So im linda im part owner and manager of the paper tree in jeopardy an town. Paper tree opened by my parent in 1968. So we other second oldest business in jap an town. At 55 years this year. We have beautiful papers from japan, thailand, italy, korea and the biggest selection of orgami. I do it because of my grand father and he wrote to the first english in it in the early 50s. He had an import business to import japanese goods and of course we had our line of paper. To go with the books he produced. It is something i have been doing since i was 5 and im happy to say im a designer now and of course having paper tree. It is grit. During the pandemic i wanted do something to make a statement to help combat the asian hate that was prevalent at that time. And so i put a call out to have a thousand hearts. This is a spin on the tradition of holding 1,000 cranes when you have a wish. 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As an immigrant giveaway we tell the stories of chinatown the people that are here and the culture and history our presence and future through arts and culture. It is a 35 community. There is so many to see come come in and buy certify increases and ongoing exhibitions here t mayor london breed it is valentines day in San Francisco, but we are also celebrating something so significant, something that changed this country for the better. We are celebrating the advocacy of so many of the same sex couples who showed up in San Francisco year after year after year asking for the right to do what anyone has the right to do and that is marry they love. One year was different. In 2004, when our in San Francisco. We are going to issue marriage license to same sex couples and you will come to the city to deal with the lawsuits that led for all of us to join in the fight of this country. This fight started in San Francisco. [cheers and applause] we have so many people joining us here today including couples that were married at the time and getting married again. We have folks who are maybe marrying for the first time. City hall is the place to be every valentines day. In 2004, during the time when we opened the doors on february 12th, that year, the person who was a county clerk issuing all of those marriage licenses, almost 5,000 marriage licenses, nancy alfaro. Thank you for being here. [cheers and applause] where did she go . Nancy . She is now in charge of the 311 center. But shes still doing great work for this city. We have a star studed lineup today. We have supervisor matt dorsey and supervisor Rafael Mandelman and amazing ally on the board of supervisors, supervisor myrna melgar we have our city administrator carmen chu, the person that led us through the pandemic, dr. Colfax. And the Fire Department, janine nicholson. And when everyone around this country attacked drag queen. Who doesnt love drag queen . San francisco said we are going to create the first drag laureate in the world. Thank you. [cheers and applause] she will be marrying some lucky couples today. I alsont and in charge of mta, and our hr director. Thank you to the couple we have joining us here today, jeanniee the court we had francisco. We went from the 1960 summer of love to the 2000 winter of love. Now as we celebrate pride this year, the theme for pride is beacon of love. [cheers and applause] and susan ford, the executive director for pride is here getting married again today. What is the Common Thread . With all of those things . What is the Common Thread that has led us here today . It centers around love. It centers around bringing people together in the spirit of love and recognizing that that is the uniter. Love can bring us together and its not just the song. It really is true. So when we think about the challenges that this Community Still faces, what i am most proud of is what San Francisco continues to do to lead the way. People may want to talk about us and write us off but we know what we stand for. We tell them all the time, write San Francisco all you want but you better write in pencil because right now through the boom and the bust and the boom again, we are starting to see hope, we are starting to see excitement. We are so proud that as i said we have one of the first drag laureates anywhere in the world and proud that this office in the face of attack, not only in our Transgender Community but our transgender kids, we set up the first office for transgenders in San Francisco. In the face of challenges and the face of hopelessness and despair, especially with other states around this country, we answer the call with love. We answer the call with making changes to our policies, we answer the call with celebrations like today and the anniversary of Marriage Equality, we answer the call. Today as we marry some amazing couples, we have couples who are returning here which were some of the first to marry in San Francisco city hall including john louis. Everybody is looking for the john louis. Thats the twin brother. And stuart. One of the first couples to get married during that time along with so many others. We are grateful that they helped to lead the way because there are other people who fought for that day in 2004 that were not here to witness the moment. And now so many of you are here to carry the torch. Make sure that we continue to recognize this significant milestone, but more importantly, that we continue to be the beacon of hope as a city for the lgbtqia community in the policies that we change, in the investments that we make and in how we celebrate events like we are doing today. We are so honored and happy to have each and every one of you here today joining us for Marriage Equality in San Francisco. At this time, i would like to introduce, before we start marrying people. Anybody want to marry me . Please, anybody . Dont tell my boyfriend i said that. And this is the amazing work that he did and take that case all the way to the supreme court. He was our fearless attorney in San Francisco, ladies and gentlemen, welcome Dennis Herrera. Thank you, madam mayor. We see a lot of old and dear friends and a lot of people in new roles. We see my right hand chief deputy at the time, Justice Terry stuart, from the court of appeals here and the former representative of the office, da matt dorsi and the ten years that we fought for equal marriage and equality. San francisco knows how to celebrate valentines day. This is a terrific reminder of the battle we fought 20 years ago and to see so many couples here, same sex couples, thats what we are fighting for, civil rights. We have always been at the forefront to celebrate. What went lose sight of for 20 years we have made tremendous progress but progress is not always interrupted. I certainly would have thought that we would be beyond now 20 years fighting a battle like it seems it never ends. As we look at what is happening around the country, what is happening internationally about those that want to turn back the clock, that is something that we can never do, and why San Francisco has to be the conscious of the nation, and for every elected official and leader in this country to make sure that we remind folks that the battle does not end and we have to be at the forefront of making sure that progress continues to be maintained for civil rights equality for lgbtqia folks. Because it is unfortunately, there are a lot of people that want to turn back the clock. We are here to celebrate, but also to remind all of us and to remind the generation that comes behind us of what we all need to do to stay vigilant. I want to say the best way to stay vigilant and to remind folks is to focus on the couples. Not just the legal battles. The legal battles were the legal battles but we fought them to let the people celebrate love. 20 years ago, the best part of what we did was not in the courtroom but to change the minds and the hearts of people and living a shared experience. Walking around city hall and talking to couples that came from everywhere around the country to hear what we were doing, what it meant for them and their families and their couples, and that is what we should always remember and celebrate because that is what we were fighting for. There were ups and downs in that battle. Remember, we had a month of happiness, a great month of happiness and then it abruptly closed. But that didnt mean that folks didnt continue to fight. Thats why im happy to be introducing the next speaker who lived the ups and downs of the problems better than anybody, and that is jenny rizzo and pauly cooper. Many of may have known their story. They were unfortunately the first couple denied a marriage license here in california because they couldnt get an appointment to get married until march 11th. I asked why did you wait that long . They were flying on a plane and that was the first appointment they can get and they had 50 folks attending their wedding and they were abruptly denied the marriage license and that the court came out with this decision. They made the decision to say we want to be denied. They walked up to the clerks desk and were denied. That was gut wrenching, but it didnt make it without resolve because we fought in california and made sure we brought Marriage Equality in california. So it is great to have jeannie and pauly here. We fought that battle for folks like them, we fought alongside them and they were our entire partner throughout this entire legal battle and they represent many others through that battle as well and they have been together for 35 years, and there is no better couple to talk about the ups and downs and continue to fight and thats jeannie and thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you, dennis. What happened here in San Francisco is truly transformational. It took a lot of courageous people to stand up. On march when we were turned down, it was devastating, but great that these people stood in. All of these people that were here, i was so proud that they were part of this. The story that they wove, civil rights, marriage rights, discrimination. They made it so easy for the judge to hear our case that we were on the right side of history and indeed we prevailed. If you are lucky to find a person that loves you, that you love, makes you laugh, spend the highs and lows, raising kids, parents getting sick and dying, we are those loved ones. And now being legally married as we are older, i have a sense of security that we will be able to look out for each other and i thank this team for making it possible for us. Thank you. [ applause ] she does make me laugh every single day. I couldnt be more blessed. On march 11th, it was a very traumatic day. We had 50 friends and family. Everybody came to city hall and as dennis mentioned, we got this paperwork and saw all of these cameras coming to city hall and we thought someone famous must be getting married and somebody yelled, they are shutting it down. At the time i was 58. Do the math. We went running down the corridor to the clerks office. Maybe we could beat it, maybe that wasnt true. When we watched couples standing there and turning away, we channeled a very dear friend of ours, bernice, the civil rights leader who taught me everything about social justice and activism. She would say when your name is on the moment, you have a choice. You stand in or you walk away. And we held that. And my son who at the time was 24, that we have been raising already for 15 years, came up and put his arms around us and we said we have to stand and be denied. Being denied was very emotional. If any of you watch pursuit of equality, the film. You will see the sobbing. It was incredibly emotional to be turned down at that counter and to watch the press conference from mayor newsom. And would like to say what it was like when there was a cake in the corner that no one wanted to cut and there were gifts. Should they bring them. How do they celebrate us. At the end of the night, we saw a stack in the corner and people didnt know how to embrace this moment. Then we had an answering machine. Remember those . There were messages from aclu, lambda, and we had to make a decision, what would we do with that, what would it mean . It would mean that your life is going to be hard, public and difficult. We said okay. My son said, mom, we were the ones denied. We have to show up. As a grown man now in clinical psychology, he understand the wounds. We are here because of you. Mayor, new mayor talking to us, bringing this celebration for us, thank you. Its just a privilege to have been a plaintiff and to represent. Thank you for allowing us and supporting us during our representation. Matt dorsi was one of the first guys that came to us and gave us a big hug and said you are going to be okay and we held hands for about four thank you. [ applause ] thank you, jeannie, pauly. It is hard to believe that its been 20 years. This event that we are celebrating marked something that for me was one of the most moving and personally meaningful endeavors i have ever taken part in my career. As one of the two queer executive members in the Administration Office along with terry stuart, we were watching something unfold that would deliver Marriage Equality rights that we have never seen in our lifetime. Had i known that this would be on the table in my lifetime, i would have been a better boyfriend. [ laughter ] i want to say thank you to everyone, and dean preston. We had a unanimous sponsorship celebrating the winter of love and would like to express gratitude to our governor newsom. There are times where things may seem unclear, but in 2004, a relatively new mayor, in office a month or two, made the decision to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. It was worth the fight. Politically there was no guarantee at that moment that it was going to turnout well for him and his career. Thank god hes the governor of california. Thank you, governor newsom. Similarly its been the honor of my career to serve as Fifth District supervisors and working for 14 years under the leadership of Dennis Herrera and terry stuart. The work that that law office did was extraordinary. When San Francisco didnt just defend gavin newsom, it was a Pivotal Moment in history and anytime any government in the state to sue on the marriage loss. He said i want a trial on the facts of the case. I want to see what the facts are, the trial that i have always been trying to get. We as a city and the City Attorneys office put discrimination on trial. And we got prop 8 and the discriminatory marriage laws struck down. There is an unsung hero in that. Part of why it changed the debate was because it was the first time a government was voicing a societal interest and why we have a common interest in ending marriage discrimination. We turned to San Franciscos chief economist, ted eagan, are and said how much does it cost the city and county of San Francisco, california, to deal with your discrimination and your discriminatory laws . We had pleadings submitted to the court and no court had seen this kind of stuff the argument we were making, it changed the debate, it changed conversations around dinners around this country and it changed history. Thanks to all of you for being part of that. I think there is also an enduring lesson on the part of couples that moved me to tears often and i dont think i will make it through the day without them. It is always for this San Francisco city hall. We respect democracy and should disagree, but lets never forget that when we unite on something, we can change the world. [ applause ] in honor for me as i mentioned serving on the board of supervisors now, i never thought i would want this job but it really is an honor to be here and one of the joys that i sit along one of my friends and a mentor, and that is my friend supervisor Rafael Mandelman thank you. Madam mayor, and matt dorsi, you brought it out of the park. I didnt know about the role he played in this story. San franciscans, we think pretty highly of ourselves. This building, this is a city hall, people. But clearly 100 years ago, people thought we were going to be doing big and important things and we needed a building that reflect that. Sometimes i will tell you as someone who finds myself on the pragmatic wing of San Francisco politics, im a little annoyed by that impulse. Can we make this in the city work without changing all the world, but sometimes San Francisco earns its bragging rights. 20 years ago, many of you, former City Attorney and now general manager herrera, former mayor and now governor newsom. And all led by justice and stuart, those that subjected themselves. You had to be perfect because you were going to be talked about and voted on. And for everybody like john stuart and molly and all of these activists that made it their cause and worked for it not for a year or two but for like decades. The broader San Francisco and california folks who engaged, who got arrested as i did on a number of times, who protested. As matt was saying, this is a city that likes to fight about a lot. We find a lot to argue about. But we agree about more than we disagree, and when Work Together to advance the vision that we share for a more just and more equal america, like San Francisco can actual help deliver that. Here we really really did. So as dennis said, it was a winding road. And arc of the moral of the universe is long but San Francisco fought for justice and in the fights we had, we will continue to do that even though we continue to take care of the potholes. There are so many of my favorite people in City Government but who im going to introduce is the amazing person carmen. Were you one of the people here . You were working for gavin in the Budget Office and works great to make this city better. I think you are in charge of the marriage licenses at some level. Carmen chu. Thank you so much for bringing us together and for celebrating this occasion. I want to thank so many of the leaders, Dennis Herrera, so many that were part of this. I would like to share the story that were shared because it matters in peoples lives. When i was the recorder, where marriages were allowed and we made the decision as a city to keep our doors open over the weekend so people didnt have to wait a minute longer to get married. People were saying, why is that important, why cant you do this on monday and why do this extra thing . The reason is because people waited too long. There was a couple who were getting married and drove all the way to San Francisco to get married over the weekend and they came because one was going to be shipped off to military service. When you think about the impacts people make, it makes a world of difference in the security and the lives and the love that were created. Im happy to be recognized and to be acknowledged for the work. It is great to see kathleen right now. There are 200 couples who are going to get married today and would like to celebrate for her continuing to making that happen. I would like to thank nancy alfaro. She served and did 4,000 marriages since 2004. Thank you for your courage. And thank you for celebrating the winter of love. Mabel was instrumental in reworking our marriage licenses and it was she who married our very first same sex couple. So i think the history of San Francisco, the history of courage and fighting for what is right, will always be just. Despite the battles that we have, please know that your city stands committed to fight alongside you. Thank you, happy valentines day. [ applause ] i would like to introduce one of my colleagues who works with me on all property tax issues and a very strong advocate, jose cisneros. Hello, everyone. Jose cisneros. Not only the longest elected official in office today in San Francisco, but also here to be proud of the fact that my husband and i have been together for 33 years. We were married right here in this building ten years ago. [ applause ] but i particularly wanted to tell you about that day, those days 20 years ago because i was here then too. I was not the treasurer. I was the city employee, and i was one of the many dozen of the City Employees that got word of what was going on and what our city leaders decided today. I on that weekend among many others came down to this building and stood by all day to perform wedding ceremonies. I just want to tell you what that was like. Each of us that were officiating ceremonies. We the city provided not only the official, i got together and we performed that day 30 wedding ceremonies in one day. But i want to tell you what it was like. Youve all been to this building im sure if not once, many times and you have seen lots of things happen here. You have never seen this building like it looked on that day. You have seen the pictures, you have see the videos. Hundreds, thousands of people waiting in line for the ceremony to again. They went to the city clerks office, got all their paperwork done, when their paperwork was in order, they stood by the light poles and dozens and dozens of ceremonies. You couldnt look anywhere in this building and not see a wedding ceremony going on. We went to the top of the staircase and we waved and asked for the next couple to be sent up and as we walked up the Grand Staircase to join us and we said lets find a place to marry you. We did that. I remember many couples. I will never forget. Two women said we have been together 35 years. We never imagined this would happen in our lifetime. How moving is that . I remember another couple that had flown here from North Carolina because the weddings were going on for a day or two from when we were doing them. They were holding a cellphone and unbeknownst to me, they were on in North Carolina. At the end of the ceremony, that cellphone burst out into screams and yells and excitement because this couple had just gotten married. I will forever cherish the opportunity to be part of that weekend and to be part of San Francisco, but i think as the mayor and everyone has said, all of this is about the couples, its all about all of you who stood up, who were proud, who were brave and who were present and continue to be every day now and forever. Thanks very much. [ applause ] mayor london breed thank you, jose. I must say especially in hearing a lot of the stories and the history and the experiences that so many of the speakers talked about today, it just makes me so proud of this city. It makes me so proud of what we did to make this happen, and how it has transformed lives of people across the country and the world. [ applause ] and as i said earlier, when others are trying to write a narrative about this city, it is up to each and everyone of us to tell the real story of San Francisco. That this place has always been and will continue to be a beacon of hope of love, of prosperity, of opportunity. Thats thanks to especially courageous leaders back then in 2004 and even now with many of the people that you see here today. Our commitment has never been stronger than it is now for the things that we need to continue to do to support and you have lift our lgbtqia community in this city to set an example for the rest of the country to follow. Thank you to all of you. Happy valentines day we got a star studded list of celebrity guests today in china town how exciting is this hi, everyone. Im San Francisco mayor london breed. It is so great to be here. Yes im Getting Better with my cantonese. Great to be here with you it kickoff Lunar New Year in San Francisco. With excitement. This is the oldest china towns anywhere in the
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