Transcripts For SFGTV Full 20240703

Supervisor stefani, present. Supervisor walton, present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk, do we have communications . Yes, mr. President. The San Francisco board supervisors welcomes interested persons to attend this meter here in the board legislative chamber in city hall, second floor room 250 or watch the proceeding on sfgovtv channel 26 or view the live stream at www. Sfgovtv. Org. To submit Public Comment in writing, send an email to bos sfgov. Org or in writing to the San Franciscoboard of supervisors, 1 Carlton B Goodlett place, city hall room 244 San Francisco california 94102. To make a reasonable accommodation request under the americans with disability act or to request language assistance please contact the clerk office at least two Business Days in advns call said 4155545184. Thank you mr. President. Thank you. Colleagues is there a motion to approve the march 19, 2024 Board Meeting minutes . Motion by supervisor preston, seconded by supervisor stefani. Madam clerk, on that motion made and seconded a roll call, please. On the minutes, supervisor peskin,i aye. Preston aye. Ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. Supervisor melgar, aye. There are 11 aye s. Thank you madam clerk. The motion will be approved or minutes will be approved as presented after Public Comment. Madam clerk, please read the consent agenda. Item 1 and 2 are on consent and considered to be routine. If a member objects an item may be removed and considered separately. Colleagues seeing no names on the roster, well take the items same house, same call, the ordinances are finally passed. Next item. Item 3 is ordinance to amend the administrative code to permit aassessor to either not enroll on the assessment roll concern property exempt fraump Property Taxation due to its low value or enroll such property and apply the exemption. Same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. Next item. Item 4, resolution to authorize the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General manager to execute the 5th modification to contract for specialized Engineering Service for recycled water projects with Kennedy Jenks consultant inc. , brahman n sheikh water reuse consulting Water Resources engineering, inc. , a joint venture, to continue providing additional Engineering Services in support of the westside enhanced water recycling project, increasing the contract amount by 1,000,000 and increasing the contract duration by three years, for a new total not to exceed contract amount of 10,950,000 for a total contract duration of 16 years and six months, for a Contract Term from december 1, 2010, through may 31, 2027, effective upon approval of this resolution, pursuant to charter, section 9. 118 seeing no names on the roster, same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item, please. Item 5, resolution to approve the 5th modification to airport contract 50205 escalator and electric walk Maintenance Repair and oncall services with kone inc. For contract increase of 8. 3 million and new contract amount of approximately 42. 7 million with no change to the Contract Terms. Same house, same call, the rez lose is adopted. Item 6, resolution to approve the second plaement to the Grant Agreement between Abode Service and deerment paof homelessinize and Supportive Housing to administer a flexible housing subsidy pool program to extend the grant term by 12 mujts for new total term of february 1, 2021 through june 30, 2026 and increase the amount by 8 million for new total not to exceed 17 pote 9 million. Same house same call the resolution is adopted. Next item, please. [participant acknowledgement of Technical Assistance marketplace terms and conditions California State Department of Healthcare Services state Technical Assistance Marketplace Program] sponsor mandelman resolution authorizing the department of Public Health to participate in the California State Department of Healthcare Services state Technical Assistance Marketplace Program on terms and conditions that include a release of claims by the city and county of San Francisco same house same call the resolution is adopted. Resolution to approve and authorize the director of property to execute a transfer agreement for purchase and sale of Steam Distribution infrastructure facilities which run along mcallister, larkin, grove and dr. Carlton b goodlett street to energy San Francisco llc and reimburse buyer for emergency repairs not to exceed 3. 1 million for it city to buy steam from buyer for 5 years following the transfer date and affirm the ceqa determination and make the appropriate findings. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item. Item 9 retroactively approve the agreement between helt advocates and department of Public Health to provide uncomp sated care reimbursement Recovery Service not to exceed 11. 3 million for total term of 5 years through december 31, 2028. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item. Item 10, resolution to authorize execution and delivery of multifamily housing revenue notes in amounts for purpose of providing financing of construction of 184 unit rental Housing Project known as transbay block 2 east. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Approve and authorize the director of property to execute Lease Agreement with hudson 1455 market llc for lease of the property at 1455 Market Street for Office Space Storage and parking for 21 year term through april 30, 2024 with two 5 year options to extend and 12 month of rent credit with annual base rent of approximately 6. 5 million for lease of approximately 157 square feet with 3 percent annual increases thereafter and include the option to add additional lease spees for three years and three year option to purchase the property. To authorize the director of the Real Estate Department to extend operating budget and to the extent not covered by the tenant improvement allowance to expend an amount not to exceed 100 thousand for Digital Technology cost, tenant improvements and furniture fixture and to affirm the ceqa determination and make the appropriate findings. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next iletm please. Item 12 resolution to approve and authorize the director of property on behalf of the department of Public Health the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs and Drug Market Agency Coordination Center to lease a portion of the Real Property located at 1145 Market Street with Trinity Center llc for initial term of 10 years with two 5 year extension options to renew at an initial annual base rent of approximately 1. 4 million. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, could you please read items 1316 together . 1316 pertain to the Treasure Island Community Development Yerba Buena Island project. 13 is ordinance to amend the Development Agreement between the city and the Treasure Island Community Development llc for the Treasure Island project and amend the financing plan and to make the appropriate findings. Item 14, this item is a resolution to approve an amended restated disposition and Development Agreement between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the Treasure Island Community Development llc for certain Real Property located on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island and include changes to the attached financing plan and make the appropriate findings. 15 is ordinance to amend the planning code special use district sud to update the Treasure Island bulk massing figure to make the process for amendments to the design for Development Document more flexible and to provide for additional circumstances that may authorize the miner modification to the standards in the sud and the design for development to revise the zoning map to change height district in Treasure Island to provide for 5 additional feet in certain areas and to remove the special height district designation from 2 easements adjacent to buildings 2 and 3 to make the appropriate findings. Item 16, the resolution endorses the joint aspirational statement of the public non profit and private entities known as the Treasure Island Development Authority tida, one Treasure Island, oti and Treasure Island Community Development, the ticd. Supervisor dorsey. Thank you. In advance of my brief remarks i want to express gratitude to budget chair chan for her thorough review of these budget items and for her contribution making sure we keep the Treasure Island project on track and making sure we keep everything fiscal prudent as well. Thank you president peskin for wise council and support. Thanks to supervisor melgar now enduring the set of remarks i made in the last 8 days about Treasure Island. The items before you today are sponsored by mayor breed and myself and our hope is these keep the Treasure Island project on track with a number of amendments. The items insure the project momentum continues in the next Major Development stage and we deliver more Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health building and prepare for additional 13 units of housing. When complete, Treasure Island will be 27 percent affordable with high quality public realm that offer parks and open spaces, waterfront access and amenities, worthy of our world class city. Treasure island is home to resilliant community of 2 thousand resident a majority are low income and members of the recovery reentry communities making the most of Second Chances and many cases doing gods wurks to help others. Treasure island will hold a special place in my heart. Residents of Treasure Island have been waiting patiently, some more then 20 years for new units and new infrastructure slower to come online then many expected so with these changes we can full full our obigation tuesday the master developmenter and the broad vision, but make good on promises long made to current residents. I want to thank the city staff and external partners who have been so diligent working on this [indiscernible] from Development Team oewd. Staff from controller Wagoner Office and city administrator chui office. Tida staff, bob beck, [indiscernible] ann maria rogers. Shery williams and are [indiscernible] who i honored at the board. Our Development Partner Treasure Island Development Corporation and labor partners the Building Trades and nor cal carpenter union. Thank you to chair chan for the support of budget amendments. I hope to have your support and think because we are going through the next ones i want to offer separate thank you and provide contened for the land use item. I sometimes mention many Treasure Island resident are too long treatedads San Francisco after thought or second class san franciscans and not a full San Francisco neighborhood. Introducing the resolution i wanted to express this boards recognition for the hard work that went into creating the island aspirational statement and also put on the record supporting this vision for a neighborhood that is every bit as much as San Francisco neighborhood. In planning for the Development Successful inclusive mixed income community, tida, ticd and one Treasure Island contracted with the initial of mixed income communities to create plans that foster thriving diverse mixed income communities, through working group of stakeholders and community outreach, statement was created identifying shared values of inclusion and excuty, sustainability connection. These are not only Treasure Island but San Francisco values. Im excited about this work especially intersection with our ambishing endeavor to facilitate production of 82 thousand housing units. This aspirational statement San Francisco values at best and recognize the promise the vision that Treasure Island well represents. Final shout out to one Treasure Island and sherry and [indiscernible] look forward to many partners work we partner with and colleagues i hope i earn your support on this. Thank you supervisor dorsey. President peskin. Thank you chair walton. I want to acknowledge the words of supervisor dorsey and the work of the Budget Finance Committee under the leadership of chair chan. I say as a member of the capital plan planning committee, we are very close to reaching the ceiling of our capacity to issue certificates of participation, which is a funding strategy that the city uses particularly in fiscally tough times to fund all manners of Capital Improvement, hva c, street repaibing, you name it. While i support what we are doing today, i want to do it with the very clear acknowledgment that we will only subsequentially vote to issue certificates of participation if and only if there is sufficient cop capacity that does not compromise the rest of our capital plan efforts and that was discussed at committee and this would not be a substantive amendment, it is direction for the board for future cop sales that the resolution that item 14 at page 5 line 17 would benefit from the following whereas, the revised Treasure Island Yerba Buena Island financing plan provides that the Treasure Island stage 2 alternative financing will be issued as certificates of participation that will be structured in no less then three separate traunchs with no more then one traunch issued per fiscal year. The sirty issue the first traunch of certificate of participation and subsquents only after the 10 year city capital plan updated after demonstrate capacity for and incorporator the stage 2 alternative financing in the cop plan. Each package submitsed and subject to approval for traunch of certificates of participation would demonstrate compliance with 10. 62 of the city administrative code and the city will structure the certificate of participation so lease payments will not be appropriated from the city general fund in fiscal year 25 or fiscal year 26. In other words, we dont have to start paying the interest for three more years. These amendments are acceptable to the Treasure Island Development Authority and office of Economic Workforce Development and will provide clear guidance to this board on future cop issuances. We have a motion to amend item 14 made by president peskin. Do we have a second . Seconded by supervisor chan. Supervisor chan. Thank you. I also just want to make clear we have made the amendments in the budget committee. The difference is the amendments was included in the Financial Plan it self instead of the resolution, so i want to make clear one reason i do not think this is subtenative because we made the amendments at the Financial Plan but more then happy to support the amendments to the resolution today that is again, to have it in the resolution and in the legislation itself instead of just in the Financial Plan. Thank you so much supervisor chan. Do we have objection to the amendment . I dont see so tame the amendment same house same call. The amendment passes and then i dont see anyone else on the roster so take 1316, same house, same call and the resolutions and ordinances are passed. Thank you. Madam clerk, please calletum item 17 . Item 17, ordinance amending the campaign and governmental conduct code to update and clarify the conflict of interest codes form 700 statement of economic interests Filing Requirements for proposition q filers departmental purchaser initiators and approvers ; add the children and Families First commission and the enhanced infrastructure financing district Public Financing authority no. 1 to the list of filers who file with the ethics commission; and make nonsubstantive corrections to the conflict of interest code sections for the department of public works and the Public Utilities commission. Seeing no names on the roster, well take item 17, same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. Next item, please. Item 18, ordinance amending the public works code to streamline the enforcement of vending requirements and restrictions, clarify vending permit application and compliance requirements, require certain vending permittees to register with the Tax Collector and pay related fees, prohibit stationary sidewalk vendors from vending in residential districts as defined in the planning code, limit permissible vending times, and streamline approval of vending regulations; and affirming the Planning Departments determination under the California Environmental quality act. Same house, same call, the ord inance is passed hes there. Same house, same call, the ordinance pass first reading. Next item. Item 19, ordinance amending the administrative code to provide that the general Obligation Bond passthrough from landlords to tenants shall be calculated based on the amount the property tax rate has increased due to general Obligation Bonds since the tenants movein date or 2005, whichever is later; and to allow tenants to seek relief from general Obligation Bond passthroughs based on financial hardship. President peskin. Thank you chair mandelman and thank you to the cosponsors of this ordinance. Supervisors chan, melgar, ronan, safai, preston and walton. By way of background, there is a long history with general Obligation Bond passthroughs from landlords to tenants and mind you, this is only one of a passthroughs, these are not Capital Improvement passthroughs. These are not utilities passthroughs, these are specifically passthroughs around general Obligation Bonds and by way of backgrounds, some 22 or 3 years ago, there was a solmonic compromise that both landlords and tenants should pay for the cost of general obligation bounds the voters vote for by 2 3 majority to do everything from paving our streets to refurbering our fire station and Police Station and general hospital. Thank you to the voters of San Francisco to provide 300 mill dwrn for Affordable Housing in San Francisco. A few years after that work that was done by then supervisor tom amiano in 2005, 2006, the city and county of San Francisco adopted a policy wherein, we have not for the last all most 20 years asked the voters when they vote for general Obligation Bonds to raise the property tax rate. In other words, we have been retiring as much debt as we have been issuing new debts. It is a selfimposed constraints, which some get upset about because we are not able to issue bonds as large as we would like, but it allowed us not to raise property taxes when you vote for a general Obligation Bonds. However, the passthroughs continued to go up, and in 2018, this was brought to my attention by organizations representing tenant interests and i actually went to the controller and said, how could this be . If property tax rates are not going out, how can passthrough out and then controller Ben Rosenfield it didnt make sense but it was true. We had the sea wall on the ballot and made a last minute change to allow for hardships but that didnt deal with there general population of hundreds of thousands of tenants. As a result, when we were at this board of supervisors contemplating the Affordable Housing bond, i promised to solve it once and for all, that is this legislation and it does not change that solmonic concept of 50 50, but does change the way it is calculated and it is based on the tenant base year, so if there is no increase in the property tax rate from the tenant base year to after a general Obligation Bond is passed there is no increase to pass to the 10 want tenant and with that is in the recalculation rate. These changes take effect july 1, 2024. In discussion with the San Francisco apartment association, wherein, i will correctly represent that we have by no way reached agreement on all things, i was impressed around an issue that particularly effect smaller landlords, not the large corporate landlords that mostly use the passthroughs, the veritas of the world and to that end, we agreed in negotiation yesterday we would strike the requirement thatthis is really on behalf of smaller landlords, that these passthrough calculations be filed with the rent board. They would stilllandlord still has to show how to the calculation is done and present that to the tenant as required under section 37. 3 of the administrative code but page 8, lines 22 and 23 strike the words, file copies of the completed forms with the board and i think that gives a modicum of relief to small landlords, less paperwork to comply with, so i rise to make that motion and thank you colleagues for something i think is matter of fundamental fairness and equity. Thank you is fl a there is a second . Second by safai. I think we can take that amendment without objection and can we take the item same house same call . Without objection, it pass said on first reading. Irel ill go back to my chair. Madam clerk, can we go to the 2 30 special order commendation. It is time for recognition. Thank you madam clerk. In the interest of sending many San Francisco Police Department officers and command staff back to work, and to celebrate rightfully the incredible landmark and benchmarks of the satisfaction of 272 recommendations for reform that have gone on over a period of 8 long years through thick and thin, covid, unrest, you name it, the San Francisco Police Department under the leadership of chief scott have persevered in adopting all 272 recommendations and with that, it is my pleasure to turn this over to supervisor dorsey. Thank you president peskin. Colleagues, it is my honor to recognize the San Francisco Police Department for reaching an historic milestone in implementation of 21 Century Police reforms. Dh isnt only a testament to this department commitment to highest standard of policing but more significantly, to city enduring aspiration to lead progressive change nation bide wide. The department submitted the 27 responses to the 272 reform recommendations from the United States and California Department of justice as part of the participation in the collaborative reform nish initiative. I want to offer context what the collaborative reform nish initiative is and what this accomplishment means. In 2011 the Obama Administration department of justice launched Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistant intended to offer participating Law Enforcement agencies of voluntary construct for reform and improve their departments. Historically these kinds of endeavors were remedial. Court ordered consent degrees generally in response to civil rights litigation when problems with Police Department reached intolerable levels but president obama invasion among any others from the President Task force on 21 Century Policing is to create a process that wasnt remedial, but aspirational. I was in the San Francisco City Attorneys Office back in 2015 and 2016 and i will remember a number of issues that motivated then chief of police graig surto advocate to mayor edlee and board of supervisor to take part in the process. San francisco invited the u. S. Justice department to examine the sfpdthe result is 431 page report with 272 recommendations for reform. True lato the aserational origin the u. S. Justice department wrote in the 2016 report, implementing the recommendations within this report represents the most promising path forward for the department. If the sfpd does so with sustained diligence and in good faith, it will become a model policing agency in this country. The work of leading this change chief scott recruited to lead sfpd through the most ambitious reform in history. Not long after that. A new president Donald J Trump pulled the plug ending collaboration. There were 16 cities nation wide with Law Enforcement agencies engaged in cri work, but only only one city, San Francisco decided to keep going. Urged by activists who included mrs. Jones, founder of wealth and disparities enthe black community, San Francisco went back to the drawing board with the state department of justice to reinvent a state level cri to continue its voluntary partnership. Change isnt easy and change takes time, but thanks to the dedication of sfpd officer and civilian members, under the leadership of chief scott, San Francisco is delivering on 21 Century Police reforms with successful outcomes. These include significant reduction in use of force and officer involved shooting, expanded deescalation training. 10 day time lines of body worn camera. Increase diversity enhiring and recruit to name a few. The benefits are not limited to our Police Department alone, San Francisco work on Police Reform made it a rolemodel for reform nation wide and few times in the Nation History was a roll model more needed in policing then following the murder of george floyd in may 2020. When dozens of Police Departments nation wide looked to San Francisco Police Department for reforms to immolate and today sfpd policies are replicateed in dozens of Police Department 6789 i want to congrat the members of sfpd who worked so hard to implement 24 reforms including leadership from this board of supervisors who supported this effort over several years. There are too many people to recognize individually right now, but i do want to give special thanks to few folks, lieutenant eric [indiscernible] officer candy hilder, executive director catherine mcguire, jesus nuvaros. [indiscernible] 100 percent of recommendations have been submitted i know this important work will continue. One of it tenants of 21 Century Police reform the job of sustaining reform is never finished. Rather it is continual work to build on progress and continue to earn the trust of the communities you serve. Our congratulations submitting the 272 recommendations of the Collaborative Reform Initiative for doing so with diligence and in good faith and for doing what it takes to become as the u. S. Justice department wrote in 2016, a model policing agency in this country. Congratulations. [applause] congratulations chief scott and your entire team. Thank you president peskin and thank you supervisor dorsey. So, all the names have been call ed but i do want to recognize these people standing behind me. This is the core team of the cri implementation and there were many others that took part in the work but this team basically has been together for better part of four years, and nothing about this was simple or easy, but these are the folks that made it happen started with leadership of executive director maguire. [indiscernible] sergeant rivera. I can name all the names but you named them but i just want to say to the public that, these are the people that throughout thick and thin and throughout all the chaos of 2020 and 21 and covid and george floyd after math really pulled things together for us and but they had help, and we have all our members of the department who had a major contsbution that are here, i like them to stand up as well so they can be recognized. Please stand. [applause] our command staff, starting with assistant chief david lazar who is instrumental in the implementation. Assistant chief flaherty not here today. Deputy chief dan pera. [indiscernible] we have our directors. Instrumental enthe use of force implementation. I wont name all the names, but i want to highlight that this is a total team effort from top to bottom and you supervisor dorsey who were a member of this Department Also contributed to our success so thank you for your work. You were intimately involved in this work as well. [laughter] [applause] i want to end my remarks going through some of what has been accomplished. 272 recommend ations submitted. It isnt just about checking the box and completing the recommendation, it is really about impacting the work we do and making this department better, better servants of it city and that is what reform is all about and cri is about. Some outcomes to highlight, we reduced use of force by 65 percent from 2016 to22 and based on recommendations from one of the academic partners, we changed the use of force policy again, the threshold and use of force increased because of the lower threshold, it is starting to come down again. Thats a example of what this initiative is about. It is about being able to quickly adapt when things require that you adapt. It is about being flexible. It isnt about perfection. It is about the pursuit of being a Better Department at all times that lead to diversity in hiring and recruitment, black asian hispanic and American Indian recruits entering the academy increase from 52 percent in 2016, to 81 percentsorryyeah, 81 percent in 2023. I thought that was a typo for a second. Reduction in officer involved shootings to 7 years, preceding the cri and 7 years after a 50 percent reduction in officer involved shooting. That isnt just because of the use of force recommendations, but because the members of our department adapted this work. We changed our training. We changed some of our protocols on how we approach Critical Incidents and as a result, we are Better Departments and our outcomes are much better. It is about increased transparency. Officer involved shooting investigations and the release of videos and town halls is one of the most transparents processes in the country and we are very proud that. Deescalation is for front with crisis intervention. Increase accountability. Transparency. I can go on and on and on, but the bottom line is, the members of this department in conjunction with communities and many of you who really helped to push this work forward from the board to commission to mayor office is the reason that we have gotten to where we are. But i will end this, this work is not finished. We still is to sustain the work, still have to continue to improve our processes. We have a 30 by 30 initiative to increase the hiring of women and further increase our diversity in the department, so we are not done. This is great milestone and very happy what we have done, but we are not satisfied and that is what this department is and very proud of the people standing behind me and very proud of the entire department. Thank you. Thank you chief. [applause] we tiptually present certificates of honor with flowers but i wanted to present the internationally symbol of excellence in policing, donuts. [laughter] our next special order commendation is presented by supervisor chan. Thank you. Colleagues today i like to invite selfhelp for the elderly economic Development Team to join us and to be recognized for their work. Ceefer hue, injurey jerry lee and marking. Help Community Members with job search providing job and Career Training particularly for the mono lingual Community Members. Through that time, they also identified that chinese speaking and mono lingual Small Business especially navigating challenges such as language barriers, technology and Business Marketing knowledge, selfhelp for the elderly team, this team the Employment Training and economic Development Team step up and adopted their outreach and Technical Assistance to connect with Small Businesses providing them with up to date Small Business resources, Community Information and assistance in grants and loan applications to make sure that they could access all that is available to them from the city. Especially during the pandemic. These team we are recognizing today created very different but really creative culturally competent support to strengthen our commercial corridors including in the richmond and the work they have done with the Small Business up lift or local economy. I want to say, this team you see they dont just sit at their desk to do the work, they go on the streets and talk to people in person. That is the reason why they face challenges and elements anyone can face when they do outreach on our streets. We know that especially for outreach workers who also have been essential workers during the pandemic. Im grateful for them. They encounter many people many challenges, sometimes even situation that put them into potential threats and physical assault, yet this team still go out there day in and day out. They face people still with compassion. Still with thoughtfulness in their responses, even including in threatening and emergency situations. Their response is still compassionate to the people and to the community and for that i just really want to recognize their work and how grateful i am to them for not giving up. Even though when there are challenges every day, sothere is more then you. If you will introduce yourself and say your name and again want to thank you for being here, thank you so much for all the work you do for us. Thank you. Today we have jerry lee, marcus and also tony is also on the team. The Outreach Coordinator doing door to door outreach every day. I also want to have the chance to say a few words. First of all, thank you supervisor chan and also thank you for the board of supervisors. It is our pleasure to be here today to receive this acknowledgment to our work. We also want to thank for the Mayors Office of economic and Workforce Development and all the city departments as well as the community partners. Without the support our work would not be that easy, it is more challenges. Since 2018 we started outreach to Small Business in chinatown and share resource and provide assistance for business operations, such as permitting and marketing and consulting. The pandemic hit all of us, while many place was working withconducted door to door outreach in chinatown and sunset every day to provide assistance to Small Business owners helping in grants and loan applications and during the pandemic, our team reach out to more then 300 api Small Business and assisted with more thenafter the pandemic we continued door to door outreach and listen what the merchants needs and create Marketing Campaign to strengthen the commercial corridor and again, this honor is not only for our team, it is acknowledgment for all the outreach worker and we will continue work with the community. Thank you. [applause] our next special order commendation is presented by supervisor engardio. Colleagues today we honor members from our Police Department marine unit, the San Francisco bar pilots and u. S. Coastguard. Come on up everyone. [applause] this group we see save the lives of four people on april 14. What began as a routine morning turned into race against time when a 30 foot boat capsized several miles off the coast from ocean beach. Four people were holding on to the capsized boat in rough water. The bar pilot vessel named the California First arrived on the scene. For those who dont know what a bar pilot is, they are specially trained mariners who navigate ships through the bay and port. Rescued two capsized boats and the sfpd marine unit arrivalped to rescue the other two. The u. S. Coast guard assisted and Fire Department assisted staged at the great highway. There are photos from the rescue. This coordinated effort is a example of things that work in our city. All four boaters survived without injury. Perhaps the most surprising part of the story is that our Police Department was involved in a ocean rescue. Many san franciscans do not realize in addition to protecting residents on land, our Police Department also protects residents on the water that surround our peninsula city. The sfpd marine units responds to water emergencies, it also works to educate boaters and insure they are equip with necessary safety questions and knowledge of conditions so thank you to everyone involved in the rescue and many others. We are grateful for your service. [applause] if there is someone who represents the rescuers who like to say a few words, please. Sergeant. Thank you supervisor engardio. Good afternoon president peskin and board of supervisor. I thank you fl the recognition and giving the capability to carry out these missions. We take great Pride Service the city but also the 64 square miles of water way we patrol every day. We at the marine unit train daily to improve skills and stand ready fwr the call. I like to thank officer vamen tinny never shied away from the call whether walking in north beach or a crew member rescue in the ocean. The boating community is a small one golden gate is the busiest coastguard west of the mississippi. They exalismify the motto always ready. Lastly i mention the great San Francisco bar pilots woult standing the watch and navigating the ships that enter the port, the vessel would not have been located. A pilot notified of the incident and able to divert the california to the scene and pull two survivors out the water. Thank you for the time and this acknowledgment. Thank you. [applause] up until now i thought officer valentinei was a land guy in north beach. I learned something new every day and see you tomorrow 6 30 when i hop in the bay. Congratulations one and all. Thank you for your work. [applause] [applause] our nextcaptain kim, i didnt see you. Marine unit is affiliated with central. [indiscernible] our next special order commendation is presented by supervisor dorsey. Im sorry, supervisor preston. That what happens when i look and take out of order. Supervisor preston, the floor is yours. Thank you precedent peskin. Colleagues, it is my honor to recognize jason lee formally with the San Francisco mta for the last 16 years for all his work supporting Public Transportation in our city. Jason is a transit professional who dedicated his career to improving Public Transit systems in San Francisco and beyond. Born and raised in son jose, jason has a bs in Computer Science from stanford and ms in transportation from mit. His connection to Public Transit can be traced back to his father, michael, who immigrated from hong kong to San Francisco and moved to an apartment at leavenworth and washington and was a regular muni rider. Many years later, jasons father moved to a suburden part of san jose to be close to his job. There was not much transit and one day was jason was 6 years old, his dad misplaced his car keys. Jason and his father had to walk over a mile to catch a bus and the 6 year old jason at that time discovered there was a different way to get around and as i understand it from that first ride, jason was hooks on Public Transportation literally that misplaced car key by his father inspired a life of commitment to Public Transportation. I met jason at a stop in coal valley. Dont know if he remembers and i learned about his passion for Public Transit. Jason similar to many san franciscans, particularly many of my constituents does not own a car and primarily relies on transit and walking to get around San Francisco. What i immediately noticed about jason was that he had an inpsychopedic knowledge of Public Transit. Not just our munim here, but seamingly every Public Transit system in cities across the nation and he delighted in sharing his knowledge, even with a total straisker he met at a bus stop. Every conversation with jason in the years since, most occurring on buses or trains here in the city, has reflected that same desire to share his knowledge of transit so i as a policy maker and frankly, whoever was nearby in ear shot could better work for a visionary, well functioning, fast, affordable, comprehensive and ever improving Public Transportation system in our transit first city. Jason held numerous roles during 16 year tenure at mta. Many may not know him because his work is behind the scenes and out of public view, even though the public experiences the benefits of his work every day if they ride muni. As Program Manager for the sfmta Customer Information System, jason revamped muni real time information to make navigating by transit easier, especially for seniors, people with disabilities, and non glish speakers as well as new riders. Hundreds of thousands of muni riders use the system daily and his work helped them know when their buses and trains arrive, help plan their trips and keep informed of service chaesks changes. Driven by outreach effort jaishen and team installed over 800 state of the art digital signs at bus stops and rail stations throughout San Francisco that show live vehicle positions, display graphics and text in multiple language and provide audible information for riders. Under his leader mta improved prediction accuracy by at least 10 percent. As mta performance manager, jason built a team that created analytical and visualization tools to help meet Strategic Plan goals. This improved mta Transit Service planning operational Decision Making and organizational policy. Jason also launched the nation first multimodal all door boarding policy here in San Francisco, a groundbreaking initiative that significantly improved the transit experience for our community. This allows people to board any door of muni vehicles rather then having to file through the front as with the case for generations. This invasion makeed munier more relyable and optimize resources. Finally, jason supervisors the sf fellow program, something very proud of since 20 o8 Mentor College grad wailts pursuing careers in local governments his fellows have pursued graduate studies and careers in urban planning and transit and to give back to their communities in so many ways. Starting april 29, jason will be working at the metropolitan transportation commission, mtc as the assistant director for Transit Initiative program implementation. Last year mtc started a new Regional Network Management Group to help unify the Customer Experience for the region 27 transit operators, including the sfmta bart, golden gate transit, ac transit and sam trans all serve San Francisco. Jason and his team will be responsible for implementing customer frndly improvements, such as consistent mapping and way finding, service and schedule coordination and enhanced regional accessibility for people with disabilities. Jason, im deeply grateful for all of your contributions and wish you the best in your new role at mtc and im disappointed we will no longer have you at sfmta, excited to work with you in you role at mtc and sure we will continue to see each other on muni and cant thank you enough for your Tremendous Service to our city. [applause] thank you supervisor preston. I deeply appreciative of the opportunity to have served the city county of San Francisco for 16 years. It is privilege to improve the customer riding experience for hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors to our fine city. I am proud of my team that made it possible and easier to ride transit when you use muni, you use a app or see our signs, it is the work of our Customer Information System team. As supervisor preston mentioned we are the first in the country to digital signs so you can see where the vehicle position is in real time and you can see as it approaches your stop. I know we have a lot of issues still, but we made tremendous strides and proud to have lead the country in this effort of improved real time information systems. Also, in my new role at the mtc, i look forward continuing to improve Public Transportation in San Francisco from a regional perspective and through better coordination with the many transit systems that come to the city of San Francisco. Finally, i want to thank the board of supervisors. During the first 6 months of the pandemic when things were quite uncertain, you unanimously approved 89 Million Contract for the Customer Information System. You believed in our project in Uncertain Times and this has better positioned the sfmta and muni to recover ridership through after the pandemic and finally, supervisor preston, i like to thank you for all of your efforts to improve transit in the city. Your leadership is second to none. I wish you the best of luck and i know that all of the board here really supports transit and i hope to see future successes at the sfmta. Thank you very much. That you can thank you so much jason. [applause] supervisor safai. Great. Thank you so much. Colleagues, in honor of transgender advocacy week, proud to recognize an organization that fearlessly champions diversity and empowerment. The center for immigrant protection. The center embracing transgender pride and unique intersectionality of transjener and immigrant pride. Right in the heart of San Francisco, the pioneering support for lgbtq plus immigrants with the spotlight on transjendser, jnder non conforming and intersex identities. These organizationsthis organization was forge bide Historic Partnership between perry var bay area and lgbtq asylum project. Par var is the only south asian transgender lead and transcentered organizations in partnership qu the lgbtq Asylum Partnership unit to combine resources for immigrants at every stage of the journey through a new life in San Francisco. San francisco is internationally known as a sanctuary city, a refuge for the lgbtq plus community and immigrants together. A place where they can be safe, secure, healthy and productive. We are seeing and hearing resurgence of hate speech targeting immigrants across the country and the lgbtq plus, especially transjendser and transgender people of color. As a proud immigrant myself and san franciscans i will reiterate the critical importance of reaffirming our commitment to being a sanctuary city where all can be safe and thrive. We should all feel proud of our city for that and live by the values and honor sanctuary city in everything that we do. I will always hold close to my heart what my mother taught me from a very early age as we moved to the country fleeing violence in iran. She said during hard times, helping others always comes first and for the people we are honoring today they lived by that. Thats why the partnership between pary var and lgbtq asylum resonates deeply for me and so many others. The collaboration forming immigrant protection embodies the spirit oflanding a hand to those facing life altering challenging times. This week i had the privilege engaging with the transjnder advocates themselves, the office of Transgender Initiative and seeing the new spot for the lion Martin Community Health Center very close to be completing the fundraising. Commit for priorities in Budget Constraints and admirable. Icourage incolleagues to follow suit and ceblth with transgender advocates before we enter the budget season to insure their voice is heard and uplifted. [indiscernible] even in california with potential ballot measure that restreckt the rightss of transyouths. It is imperative San Francisco stand firm in support for Transgender Community and double down on sanctuary city is status insuring San Francisco remains a welcoming and safe place. Lana patel and jupiter, thank you so much for your vision, love, leadership and i want to give you the opportunity to say a few remarks. I think supervisor mandelman did you want to Say Something . Honored to havesoner immigrant protection in my district. The organization that became cip organizations i had a long relationship with and grateful for their work and so happy to have you in the castro. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everyone. Community outreach project manager for center immigrant protection and pari var bay area a. Deeply honored to accept the recognition. Thank you to supervisor ahsha safai for acknowledging our work during transjnder advocacy week. This recognition underscores the importance of our collective efforts and supporting advocating for transgender individuals within immigrant communities. It reaffirms our commitment to fostering inclusivity understanding and empowerment for all. I like to extend heart felt gratitude to dedicated team members voler tears and supports who contributesed to our nishtival. Your passion and dedication have made a Significant Impact oten the lives of those we serve. Let the recognition serve as reminder of the work that still lies ahead. Together we will continue to strive for equality justice for all members of our community. Thank you once again for this honor, it is truly appreciated. [applause] is hello supervisors. I just wanted to begin by thanking supervisor safai for the recognition and of course supervisor mandelman for being our home sup supervisor. Im proud of lana for her role at bay area. Im a proud member of the center for immigrant protection, which as supervisor safai mentioned, it is new Historic Partnership. I always love to say i am a proud immigrant. I am a proud daca recipient. I love to be volved in Civic Engagement and Political Affairs in the city to insure im doing my part to make San Francisco the city i love even a better city for not only immigrant residents but also for the transjnder community as well. And, because of my immigrant status, i ammy role in the Civic Engagement and Political Affairs is very limited. Allow me the opportunity to come together with community and strategy and figure a plan how to make San Francisco a city for immigrants, but also for lgbtq ia plus immigrants as well. I would like to commend supervisor safai for his continued support. He was absolutely instrumental in securing funding for pari var bay area emerging Leaders Program and last 2023 we had two cohorts 24 studsants that grad waet from the program, which focused on Civic Engagement and professional development and it wouldnt have been for supervisor ahsha safai we would not have been able to create and provide such a Critical Program to the settee Transgender Community. And, one of our graduates joaquin guerrero, he is now a sitting commissioner and we also thank supervisor safai for spearheading his nomination to the homelessness oversight commission, which was created in 2022 after a ballot measure you also put in front of San Francisco voters proposition c, so we are very prouds of the work joaquin has done as a sitting commissioner. Ment wukeen joaquin is a immigrant from mexico and dear friend of mine and somebody i consider my mentor. I know that with budget advocacy we are used to seeing macro results, but for on the example of joaquin, it is a monumental change for a individual person that eventually leaves to really big results. That is a story that i wanted to recognize and i wanted to point out to insure that there are many stories unseen that are paving the way for transgender immigrants in San Francisco. Last but not least, i wanted to commend the office of Transgender Initiative staff that despite not having a director at the office of transinitiatives they are doing a phenomenal stellar job in organizing Transgender Advisory Council im also a part of to meet with the mayor in which we will do tomorrow to insure that the budget she presents to the board has no budget cuts that will undermine San Franciscos unequivocal title as the worlds transgender haven. I ask for your support as well once the budget comes in front of you you all support it to insure San Francisco continues to uphold that title. None the e less, i want to thank supervisor safai for your support. [applause] madam clerk, can you read item 2124. Im sorry, item 20. Ordinance to amend the administrative code to require department seeking board of supervisors approval to enter into contract for emergency repairs to provide a estimated cost of the proposed emergency work and upon completion of the repairs a summary of the actual costs. Seeing no nameswe have a different house. Item 20, roll call, please. Supervisor peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, absent. Supervisor walton, absent. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. And supervisor melgar,i absent. There are 8 ayes. The ordinance is passed first reading. Madam clerk, could you please read our First Special order 3 p. M. Iletm 2124 please . 2124 comprise a public hearing of persons interested in the determination of exemption from Environmental Review under the California Environmental quality act by the Planning Department on december 14, 2023 for proposed project at saevl 2 harper street to construct accessory dwelling unit and rear horizontal and vertical addition to a two story Single Family dwelling within a rh1 residential house one family Zoning District and 40x height and bulk district. Item 22, motion that affirms the Planning Department determination the harper Street Project is categorically exempt. 23 is motion to conditionally reverse the department exemption determination and item 24 is the motion to direct the preparation of findings. Thank you. We have a hearing on the appeal of the California Environmental quality act determination for project at 72 harper street to construct a accessory dwelling unit. After the hearing the board will vote whether to approve or conditionally reverse the determination. Unless there is objection well proceed as we usualry do. Up to 10 minute for presentation by the appellate or their representative, Public Comment on behalf of the appellate, not to exceed 2 minutes per speaker, up to 10 minutes for presentation from the Planning Department and then up to 10 minutes for the project sponsor and finally, then Public Comment on behalf of the project sponsor not to exceed 2 minutes per speaker and finally a 3 minute rebuttal for the appellate or representative. Well start the public erhaing and proceed. The hearing is now open. If there is a representative of the appellate or the appellate themselves the floor is yours not to exceed 10 minutes. Good afternoon supervisors, my name is brian oneil representing the appellates. First, i want to make clear that the appellates fully support converting there basement of 72 harper into a adu. That is not at all what this appeal is about and under state law the project sponsors could have received approval for the adu all most a year ago. The appeal is about a addition to 1905 queen ann cottage that does not include habitable space but designed to provide 16 foot vaulted ceiling and attic storage. This add is out of the scale with massing of queen ann caught ottage and oppose bide the vast majority of sth neighborhood. This highlights all the neighbors that submitted support for this appeal. The sponsor chose to improperly boot strap the adu to their plan to add Vaulted Ceilings and from the very beginning of the process the sponsored argued this tall roof was necessary to be compatible with their historic home yet now the sponsor changed course arguing the Planning Department made a determination that the 1905 queen ann cottage is not a Historic Resource. The Planning Department on the other hand, says thats not true and admits they never conducted an evaluation of whether the cottage is a Historic Resource. Planning says determination of whether the cottage is historic was not necessary because the project will not be visible from the public right of way. That is false. As you can see from this photo, the addition will tower over the existing home and clearly visible from harper street. The Planning Department complete lack of analysis is a procedural error and contrary to the city to the Historic Preservation rules. The 1905 queen ann cottage is a category b Historic Resource and pursuant to preservation bulletin 16, any age eligible property proposed for major alteration requires a determination whether the structure qualifies of Historic Resource. The addition certainly qualifies as a major alteration yet planning response to this appeal admits it failed to make that determination. The fundamental purns of ceqa is to inform the government and public about the rational for the governments approval of a project. Here the project sponsors do not know plannings rational and arguing that the Planning Department made a determination that planning admits never happened. Planning did not make a historic determination and stated rational for not making it was the addition will not be visible which is clearly wrong. San francisco Victorian Era style contact statements states that the gable roof form and massing of queen ann cottage are important character defining features. Planning would normally require such additions to not be visible or if they are visible that the addition be differentiated and subordinant to the existing building. Here, the addition towers over the facade and mimic design. I lick to introduce Historic Preservation architect to explain the flaws in the analysis that took place and why the proposed addition does not meet the secretary of interior standards for rehab of Historic Buildings. Good afternoon. Mike. President peskin and supervisors. I am president of architecture, 38 year old preservation planning Architectural Firm in San Francisco. We have been engaged to discuss review processes applicable to the project at 72 harper and studies the documents and using my experience i have a few observation im trying to understand. First, it is claimed the building isnt a Historic Resource, but Historic Resource determination was not completed identify 4 projects handled in a similar manner to 72 harper looking. There is formal Historic Resource determination. There were three formats used which changed over time including a preservation review team form, Historic Resource determination form and assessment form. Each utilized Historical Research provided for each project resulting in formal determination which were used for project approval. 72 harper provided Supplemental Information for review, it never received a formal written analysis such as the project referenced in the april 15 letter. This seems omission of documentation. The second concern, it was established the building was not Historic Resource, why was the standard compliance review considered and again without any written analysis . Non Historic Property does not need to have a standard compliance review completed as that is reserved for Historic Properties usually under ceqa review. Being it was assumed it wasnt historic why would a compliance review be completed at all . There is no formal documentation to justify the lack of impact to character defining features. It is commonly expected when completing a standard compliance review a written analysis be provided typically addressing applicable complinets with standards 110. Third concern for standard complying project a common requirement limits addition to the height of the existing building. Standard compliance reviews in San Francisco often limit an addition to the height of the building and this is done to avoid impact to the character defining form. Fourth concern as been stated, the building is clearly visible from harper street. You saw the image earlier. The addition wasi did this sketch just for simplicity and clarification. The little White Addition is placed directly over the dormer that will be demolished and it is clearly visible as an addition. The massing of queen ann cottage include a simple gable roof sometimes with dormers. Very common queen ann type form in San Francisco. The project adds oorthd roof addition on top of the cottage and and over wellm the design. Happy to answer any questions as we move forward. Thank you. In short, planning admits it did not conduct analysis required under ceqa. The project sponsor said they needed the oversized roof because it is Historic Building and say they are allowed to have the oversized roof because it isnt Historic Building and the Planning Department doesnt know if it is historic or not because it failed to complete the historic analysis required by law. Ceqa was clearly violated. But the solution is also clear. Use a flat roof at the existing height. A flat roof would comply with ceqa, would reduce neighborhood impacts and cause no reduction in habitable space for the sponsors. We urge the board to grant the appeal and direct the Planning Department to require a flat roof alternative and should also direct the planning to process and approve the adu separately as required by law. Thank you. That conclude your 10 minutes . Yes. Okay. We will now go to speakers on behalf of the appellate not to exceed 2 minutes per speaker. Seeing none, going once, going twice, this Public Comment on behalf of the appellate is closed. We will go to the Planning Department not to exceed 10 minutes. Mr. Sucray. Good afternoon president peskin and members of the board. Im rich, Deputy Director of the Planning Division and Historic Preservation team lead. Joined today with our Environmental Review officer lisa gibson, our deputy Environmental Review officer debbie jean as well as other planning staff members. The department issued a class 1 categorical exemption for existing facilities for the project in december of 2023 following a preservation Environmental Review process by Department Staff and determined no further review was required. The project was subsequentially heard at the Planning Commission discretionary review hearing february 2024 where Department Staff maintained the project was code compliant and met the residential Design Guidelines and preservation criteria. Overall the Planning Commission concured with staff findings, supportive of the project design and ultimately did not take discretionary review in a unanimous vote of 60. Staff maintained the project is code compliant and respectfully recommend the board uphold the department determination. The projict is a alteration to existing Single Family residents that includes conversion of existing unoccupied basement to accessory dwelling unit and construction of 3 story rear addition to maximum height of 30 feet. In total the project add 1091 net new square feet. The property is desinginatesed as category b building which means the building is more then 45 years old and no Historic Resource determination has yet been made for the property. When a project is submitted to the dp apartment for review, the department reviews the scope to determine whether the project complieds with code and what level of Environmental Review is required which includes Historic Preservational review. For a project that could effect a Historic Resource, we further evaluate the proposal to determine whether it could materially impair character defining features that contribute to the building overall historic nature. The department undertakes reasonable approach in the review process by relying on city wide contact statements, previous studies of similar project and staff expertise on technical subjects matter. As such, not every project requires a Site Specific Historic Resource evaluation and not all buildings that are classified category b are reclassified as category a, Historic Resource or c not Historic Resource. Particularly if the project does not propose changing to potential character defining features. For the purpose of Historic Preservation and ceqa the environment evaluated is visible or accessible by the public. The environment is that visible from the public right of way. Department staff consider potential impact to those portions of the building visible from the street and sidewalk. Next slide. From public visible area the scope is limited to modest alteration to the front steps and construction of one story vertical addition with gable roof set back 19 feet 5 inches from the front building wall. The Department Found the proposed work would not remove potential character defining features and new elements compatible with the existing building. Character defining features of the project site were identified and based upon the adopted Victorian Era files contact statement. More specifically staff evaluated the project impact on potential character defining features that were determined the scope did not alter visible features associated with the 1905 building, inclutding the gable roof, wood windows, wood ornamentation and mix of siding. Since the project would not impact the features, the proposed work could be removed and neither Historic Resource evaluation nor reclassification from xat gore b was necessary. The applicant have not presented information to support the assertion the project has adverse impact on any potential character defining features there is a impact to historical resource. The applicant have not provided substantial evidence to make a fair argument the proposed project is result in the inability of a potential Historic District to express the historical presence because the proposed addition does not remove or alter the features associated with a potential district. If the formation of such district were to occur, previous evaluations of the properties and vicinity have not identified a potential district. Thus it is fair to say and conclude the department appropriately determined the projbect would not materially impair the subject property or surrounding area. With the preservation analysis in mind the department determined the project is eligible for class one categorical exemption. Class 1 exemptions allow up to 10 thousand square feet of new construction to be added and the proposed project adds 1100 net square feet, 11 percent of the allowable areas allowed. None of the exceptions that preclude the project from eligibility under a categorical exemption would apply. We want to review acknowledge of the information sent to us. Upon review of the information it doesnt conclude or change any of the previous determinations by Department Staff. Next slide. For these reasons and those described in the appeal, the Planning Department recommend the board uphold the departmentation the project is eligible for class 1 categorical exemption and reject the appeal. This concludes our presentation and Department Staff are available for any questions. Thank you. Thank you. I have couple question for you. The first is one i asked the first time we talked about this and every since, this appeal feels inacronistic to me in that this is a appeal of a ceqa determination made in conjunction with discretionary review that was requested at the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission determine[indiscernible] nis is a appeal of the ceqa that was associated with that. I thought to myself, this is not a priority equity geography. How is there a dr for this . The question is, didnt inworld change when we did our streamlining or not so much or how do you think those drs are handled Going Forward . What is the latest thinking in the Planning Department how the future of a dispute like this might be different from this . Happy to address. Rich, Department Staff. The big difference is most of our rules regarding priority equity geography and neighborhood notice did not take effect until january of this year. This project was under our review and subject to dr and other provisions prior to that time, so hence why we moved forward with the discretionary review hearing as well why the timeliness for the appeal under ceqa was tied towards the discretionary review item. I think moving forward we are cognisant that discretionary review is still a option for projects that are under the review of planning at that time. Typically given recent state laws we have inability to appeal projects that are creating new housing or net new housing, but usually the scope of the work is tied only to the portions directed towards the housing itself, so for example, the adu is not subject to appeal and ministerial in nature, but the vertical addition potentially could be so it is something that the department evaluating on a case by case basis as those projects move forward. We will note an icdotally we are receiving less discretionary reviews then previously, but time will tell. To be clear, and i actually think in some cases dr is a good thing, but this particular dr scenario that resulted in this ceqa appeal to the board of supervisors is reflective of a prior era in San Francisco law and is not actually the world we live in today . Correct. Okay. Thats interesting maybe only to me, but a point maybe worth making. So, i want to talk just a little bitthis isnt a question i asked mr. Winslow and others of you, but there seems to be a fight is this Historic Resource or not Historic Resource and i think the departments answer is, well, it could be, but the work is being proposed in a way that would be consistent with the preservation of the character defining features of Historic Resource if it is a Historic Resource . Rich, Department Staff, correct. So, we do not require a Historic Resource analysis for every project. Rather, we look specifically at the project scope, see and assess whether or not it impacts the potential for character defining features and make our ceqa determination based on that fact. In this case, we do not see that the project had potential to effect potential character defining features, so thus, not requiring additional lengthy analysis that would not normally been required. It is a path given to us under ceqa. And, does ceqa or the department have an opinion on flat roofs versus peaked roofs . Ceqa does not have a opinion on flat roofs versus peak roofs, so in this case we present the projectwe analyzed the project that is before us and issue exemption based on the project before us. Does the department have a opinion . I might differ to my colleague David Winslow for that answer. David winslow, staff architect for the department. It depends. We have residential Design Guidelines, which look at a variety of things, one of which is included in this project. Two things, one are the stepping back of vertical addition to reduce visibility and track from the scale of the street, and the second are respect for existing patterns of building forms, in this case roof forms. When the project came in with a gabled roof that immolateed but didnt mimic the potentially historic form of this building, we reviewed it accordingly and if you look at the illustration on certain page of the residential Design Guidelines, that is directly accordance with that guideline. Thank you. All i got. Alright. Then we will go to the real Party Interest the project sponsor not to exceed 10 minutes. Good afternoon board of supervisors. Hello supervisor mandelman, thank you for having us. My name is julie park and 72 harper street is my home. For those who dont know me, i lived in San Francisco over 20 years as my husband tom mcdonald here with me today. Growing up my family moved around a lot. We didnt live in the same house, apartment or town for more then 2, 3 years at a time so it is a childhood dream to live in one place, one city one home and for that dream is San Francisco and for me that dream is 72 harper so thank you for listening to us today. I want to iterate, this is a home for my family. The base lt is made into a step 3adu for toms mobility impaired parent who like to live with us. The first floor is living dining kitchen space and the second floor 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms for us and our children. Again, this is a family for my home or home for my family i should say. This is typical code compliant project in sf. We are requesting zero variances, zero conditional use authorization. Under the central neighborhood large home district ordinance, we are actually allowed up to a 15 percent increase in Square Footage, we are choosing not to do that and instead keeping the main floor flat. We are including a adu, again for my elderly inlaws. Earlier this year, we went to discretionary review as many heard. At that review Planning Commissioner derek brawn said, i think the project is in many ways modest relative to what can be allowed under code. The reason is this is a home for my family. We are not looking to maximize square foot age, we are looking to meet family needs and respectful to the neighborhood. You heard earlier that we are raising the gabled roof in the rear of the house. I want to be explicit, the front facade of the home isnt changing and in fact, the rear gabled roof is a good 20 feet from the front facade. Why are we raising the gabled roof . Today we dont have any bathrooms on that floor. The middle of the night you want a bathroom on the floor. We are trying to maximize the width of our home and in order to do that, under planning code we need a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet, 6 inches and so thats what we are doing. Raising the roof in the rear of the house to allow for that minimum ceiling height of 7 feet 6 inches and that leads to roof increase of 7 foot 3 inches. I do want to point out that under planning code we can actually increase our roof height to 12 feet but we have chosen not to do that out of respect again for our neighbors. At the discretionary review and again today the lawyer asked the Planning Commission to modify the roof design. All the requesters are asking today is a vertical flat roof instead of a peeked roof. Planning commissioner Vice President Catherine Moore said, a building with a pitched roof really supporting a extending the traditional expression of this building is far more important then devaluing the building with a flat roof. I find it slightly funny that the applicants are saying that they are here to maintain our historic roof line but at the same time requesting a flat roof on a home that already has a gabled roof. Here you see the back of the house a rendering with a articulation of the gabled roof. The Planning Commissionue naninously requested the request and voted to support our project as designed. In their words, looking at what is proposed here it is a lovelybleding. This is a admirable well designed building. Having failed to get their way at Planning Commission, they are here today asking their lawyer to use ceqa to delay the project and asking you the board of supervisors to require additional studies, the alleged justification, the Planning Department failed to discuss the projects, this is procedural error and trying to imply we are pulling a fast one. This is false. Over a year ago the Planning Commission issued us a ceqa exemption. We proactively fallowed up and asked them to confirm our project had been properly reviewed. Here you note an email from the architect dennis bud dated april 4, 202where he asked, can you please confirm within environmental planner to make sure that the categorical exemption check list is correct. This residential project includes addition to cap b resource viewable from the public right of way. The environmental Planning Commission actually looked at this, reviewed twice and confirm said our project had been properly reviewed and did not require further studies. Here we have a email from don lewis with environmental planning. His response is from the preservation manager persperktive, since the proposed three story addition is set back sufficiently enough, there is no need for the part 1 historic review. Why is that the case . As the Planning Commission mentioned earlier, we are not changing or removing any potential character defining features. We care about the beauty of the home and not changing the front facade. The scope of work does not alter visible features and the rear addition is set back all most a full 20 feet or 19 feet 5 inches to be exact from the front facade. Again, we care about the beauty of the home. I think in times like this it is nrft esting to see what others are done in the neighborhood and our neighbor to the right, 58 harper street actually asked for a ceqa exemption. Lets take a look at the home. The applicant isnt here as no longer lives in San Francisco and relocated to boston however in 2014 completed a major renovation to his home, a class b resource he more then doubled the Square Footage of his home. Lets compare our houses side by side. 58 harper is class b resource. My home is class b resources. 58 harper no changes to the front facade. My home also has no changes to front facade. 58 harper received ceqa exemption and we also received exsemption so it is hard for me to understand what the difference is between what the requested and what we are looking to do. My husband and i are rule follow ers and like to follow the law and want to follow process but the appeal looks friv olous and designed to waste our time and your resources. I want to iterate our project is a typical code and objeckive design standard compliant project. We are requesting no variances, no conditional use authorizations. They had over a hour at Planning Commission earlier this year to voice their opinions. Unable to get their request, they are abusing ceqa today in my opinion to delay our project and force design changes that the Planning Commission has already rejected as sf planning knows to put a flat roof on a beautifully designed home with gable roof is not done in San Francisco. Lastly, provided zero evidence that demonstrate substantial adverse change to the environment from our proposal. My husband and i love San Francisco and we believe in the beauty of the city and the beauty of our home and respectfully ask you the board of supervisors today to affirm the hard work of the Planning Department, allow us to build our home and maintain our growing family here in San Francisco. Thank you very much. Thank you. Are there any speakers on behalf of the project sponsor . Seeing none, thats portion of the hearing is closed and we will go to the appellate for not to exceed 3 minutes rebuttal. Thank you supervisors. The main difference between the one of the appellates project and this project is that david chose to dig down. He didnt include an addition on top of the existing structure and thalths polk the difference. The addition is what causes the impact to Historic Resource. The victorian contact statement says character defining features are gable roof form and mass of victorian cottage and are the addition of a new what looks like a 4th story from the public viewing area on top of the existing gable roof form is inconsistent with those character defining features as explained by mike. Ceqa does not have an opinion on peak roof versus flat roof, the department and secretary standard do have policies regarding the height and massing of additions and making them subordinant and compatible with an existing Historic Resource. I also want to point out, even the project sponsor architect was wondering why a historeric resource evaluation was not done here. Every single one of the projects that the Planning Department pointed to, Historic Resource evaluation was completed and that wasnt the case here. So, that resource evaluation was not done. The character defining features of this Historic Resource not identified and inconsistent with the secretary standard. Thank you for your time. Okay. The hearing has now been held. I see no other names on the roster and now filed. Supervisor mandelman. Well, actually i was on the roster. Oh. Can i still ask a question of the absolutely. The project sponsor or the appellate. Of the appellate. So, i am little confused because i believe that the Department Analysis talks about the character defining features of the building, so they definitelynot saying deaffootly, i dont know. Looks to my eyes like they had identified the character defining features of a potential Historic Resource and then were looking at the project in that context. What does it matter whether there was a Historic Resource evaluation . Well, the analysis done is a one liner in the exemption and what it says and i think my understanding is that, the changes to the stairs in the front of the building that those were not going to remove any character defining features but the reason the analysis for the addition on top the rational behind that was it wasnt visible from the public viewing area, and so my understanding of the Department Analysis was, we didnt have to determine whether that portion impacted any character defining features because it isnt visible from the public way and thats clearly not the case, the addition will be visible from the public right of way. Thank you. Does the department want to say anything about that . Sure. Rich, Department Staff. So, just to make sure we are clear on what our exemption check list says, we routinely review additions to Residential Properties and so because of the routine nature of it, we have a exemption category that basically says, additions not visible from public right of way 150 feet in each direction or does not extend beyond the top structure or cause removal of architectural roofing features. When we applied the categorical exemption check list we found it fit within the latter half of the clause we routinely use. I will also note that given recent directions given to us we are working on ceqa streamlines so to the extent we can avoid long and detailed Technical Analysis for relatively simple projects, department has been applying that in recent years. Great. Thank you. Okay. Well, i have wondered throughout this if there is something going on here more then meets the eye. I dont know. What i know there was a drthis feels like a dr appeal to the board of supervisors which of course it cannot be. The dr that was heard by the Planning Commission was rejected unanimously and the project sponsor quoted some of the conditioners and their comments about the project and their feeling it was a good project, and the appeal of ceqa doesnt feel like least im not feeling any reason to say that the planning staff have gotten this wrong. So, given all that, i would move that we pass item 22 and table item 23 and 24. Motion made by supervisor mandelman and second by supervisor ronan. Before we do that, can we have a motion to excuse supervisor melgar . Motion made by supervisor mandelman, second by dorsey and take without objection. On the motion made and seconded, a roll call, please. On the motion to approve item 22 and table items 23 and 24, supervisor peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, absent. Supervisor stefani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. Supervisor safai, on the motion to approve 22 and table 23 and 24. Safai, aye. There are 9 ayes. Excuse me, 10 ayes. The motion is approved. Madam clerk, can we go to our second 3 p. M. Special order and could you please read items 25 and 26 together . Item 25 and 26 are board of supervisors convening as committee of the whole for public hearing for transbay redevelopment project to consider approval of ground lease with transbay 2 family lp for 15 thousand per year and commercial llc for 1 per year for term of 75 years for the purpose of developing housing for low and moderate income households including formally homeless households and ground floor child care and Community Commercial space at 200 folsom street and make the appropriate findings. Item 26 is resolution to approve and authorize the office as Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency to execute the ground lease at 200 folsom street each for term of 75 years for the purpose to develop housing for low and moderate income households. We are sitting as committee of the whole to discuss the transbay block 2 east project and ground lease for 200 folsom street. Supervisor dorsey do you have opening remarks . I do. I want toploid a brief overview before we hear from ocii staff. Transbay block 2 east will be a 17 story 184 unit affordable family Housing Project at folsom and main street. 2 east is the second of two affordable Housing Projects on the block two site. The other is 2 west which the board acted on in february. Happy to inform the 2 west project to provide 151 units of Senior Housing has closed on financing and construction and underway. Along with residential units the 2 east project includes public and private open spaces street scape improvements, space for child care facilities and Community Serving retail. The purpose of the resolution is for the board of supervisor to a approve and authorize ocii the office of Community Investment infrastructure to execute the ground lease and make a finding ground leases are received by ocii [indiscernible] the bond issuance resolution for this project approved earlier in this meeting and this resolution will be the second to final board action ahead of finance closing and construction start date. We will consider final piece of legislation for this projethon Affordable Housing and sustainable communities accept and expend resolution for 41 million in may and that concludes my remarks and if you dont mind i like to invite kim, Senior Development specialist with ocii to speak. Well hear from Office Community investment and infrastructure. The Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency. Kim, the floor is yours. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is kim a Senior Development specialist with the office of Community Investment and infrastructure or ocii. Here to request authorization for ocii to enter into longterm Residential Commercial ground leases to facilitate development of a planned affordable Housing Project transbay block 2 east and make findsings include consideration received by ocii that is not less then fair reuse value and assist in the elimination of blight pursuant to section 33433 of the California Health and safety code. The transbay redevelopment plan approved in 2005 to create a new mixed use mixed income downtown neighborhood. The project area is sprit to two zones zone one administered and implemented by ocii and zone 2 under the jurisdiction of the Planning Department. Ocii is obigated to provide 35 percent affordability in the project area. Transbay block 2 is one of the few remaining sites in zone 1 and critical to meet the affordsability requirement. Comprised of two projects known as 2 east and 2 west both of which are 100 percent Affordable Housing with each project individually financed owned and operated. 2 east is developed and operated by mercy housing. 2 west developed and operated by chinatown Community Development. As noted, 2 west closed financing in construction is now well underway. The 2 east project awarded a bond allocation by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee in december. Last month the ocii Commission Approved the permanent loan. Last week the Budget Finance Committee considered and forwarded with a positive recommendation a bond issuance resolution which approved earlier in the hearing under item 10. Financing for the project is secured major sources include ocii loans, low income tax credit and funding from california Community Development Affordable Housing sustainable communities program. There project is seeking to close financing and Start Construction late may. Block 2 east provides 184 units of affordable Family Rental housing with 40 units set aside for families experiencing homelessness supported by the local operating subsidy program. Unit will be restricted for affordability to households earning maximum of 40 percent to 80 percent of ami and unit rangeic in size from studio to 3 bedrooms. The commercial portion of the project includes space for a child care facility intended to serve 45 children from infant to age 5 and two retail spaces. For financing, ocii enter into two separate ground leases, one for residential component and one for the child care and Community Commercial component. The redevelopment plan requires ocii submit report provide Public Notice and obtain board approval for the disposition of transbay properties pursuant to California Health and safety code section 33433. As moted in the report the estimated highest best use value of the unrestricted residential parcel based on appraisal is approximately 8. 3 million and the commercial parcel of 364 thousand. The restricted use value reflects the present value oof lease payments to be made during the 75 year ground lease term. For the residential parcel, the restricted use value is approximately 292 thousand and commercial parcel is 19. 48. The proposed ground lease rent amount are consistent with the standard for affordable Housing Project sponsored by ocii and mayor office of housing and Community Development and in line with policies in the mohcd underwriting guidelines. These standards intended to insure longterm financial viability. That concludes the staff presentation. Thanks very much for your time and consideration. Joined by representative from mercy housing for any questions you may have. Any questions from members . Seeing none, does mercy housing want to present . Okay. Seeing no names on the roster for questions from colleagues i open up to Public Comment. All speakers are allow ed to 2 minutes to provide comments. Any members of the public who would like to testify . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, any additional comments any of you want to make . If not, this public hearing has been held and is now filed. Colleagues we have the resolution to approve the ground Lease Agreements before us for consideration. Madam clerk, we have a different house. Roll call, please. On item 26, supervisor peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, absent. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. There are 9 ayes. The resolution is approved. Madam clerk, lets go to roll call for introductions. First member up to introduce new business is supervisor peskin. Thank you clerk. Colleagues today introducing legislation intended to save maybe for supervisor dorsey bobs donet a family run Neighborhood Service business which has been operating since the 1960 on polk street and in the process of receiving a legacy business status and proud to long championed and expanded the Legacy Business Program district 3 is the highest concentration of legacy business in the itisy as well as the Preservation Fund which seeks to save and protect our essential Community Assets that are so important to the vibrancy of our neighborhood commercial corridors. We have taken many steps it protect Small Business from disruption and displacement. Tax vacant storefronts and tote the balance towards small commercial tenants in otherwise unregulated commercial real estate. Even so, our beloved Neighborhood Service businesses face trouble from [indiscernible] who have unrealistic expectation of value and rather leave a storefront vacant. Bob at the location at 1621 polk street not far where we are sitting which is why the ordinance will help facilitate relocation to a nearby site, one block up polk. I wanted to mention i attended a press Conference Last Week with Lawyers Committee for civil rights calling on hogan and vest realty to reach fair terms [indiscernible] to say that north beach music venue and legacy business and finally wanted to while we talk about bobs dough net to expend support to baker jesus whos the victim of a hit and run on his way to work sunday morning and in critical condition. I posted his go fund me on my social media platforms and ask you help spread the word colleagues. I would like to adjourn todays Board Meeting in the memory of San Francisco fire lieutenant steven [indiscernible] who passed at home following the latest tour of duty. Served as a firefighter paramedic before promoted to lieutenant in 2021 and stationed up here on post at polk at station 3 where he spent much of his career that is one of the most called upon stations in the city, and i this last weekend met with his colleagues there who are absolutely devastated to lose one of their brothers, particularly at such a young age and with a big family. His career marked by more then two decades of service that left mark on community and fellow firefighters. San francisco Firefighter Union called a corner stone of department cherish said by all who worked alongside him. Friends and firefighters remember steven as evan keeled, cool as a cue comer, friendly and possessing a sense of humor. Known for calm under pressure and bolster the confidence of teammates and had their backs under all circumstances. One firefighter remember said his nevers kick up to the top of suit rotower and described a White Knuckle death grip and felt stevens calming prince behind him. Steven quite reassurance replaced the fire fightser anxiety with gratitude for such a experienced incredible view. Steven was a professional, true gentleman and kind humble generous spirit. Beloved member of local 798, who loved as much as his family and i want to extend condolances to wife kristen anden sonseethsen and aiden and. Rtfs ella and abigail. We know how proud you are with your husband and dad and thank you for sharing him with the time we had with us. I like to earn jun in the memory of legend reverend williams civil rights pioneer and power of faith who helped look beyond identity, divides of race, ethnicity[indiscernible] nob social justice he graced these chambers many times. Albert sisal williams born september 22, 1929 and raised in san anglo texas, grandson of a slave one of 6 children and the course of his life to a nervous breakdown at the age of 12 on a full moon night at home. He studied sociology at Huston Tillson University historically black college paying way as a cor tit. 1955 one of the first 5 African American graduates at southern meth dest university. He heard his idle Martin Luther king, jr. In reverend williams took over a dying minty in the tenderloin and turned into a sanctuary safe [indiscernible] Public Health service and are revolutionary love simply known as glide. P the sunday sermon at glide Memorial United Methodist Church are jubeiant affairs with gospel and blues. Glide the cornerstone of Saint Francis identity as a progressive value less about charity then love and collaboration. Perhaps the most radical everlasting change brought to the city is it notion anybody could be fed. The Free Meals Program started in 1980 and over the years grown to feed 2,000 people three hot meals a day for 3 quarters a million meals a year, which is astoundant feat. Known for booming voice, whit, ins separational sermon single and Coalition Building with wife and partner. They were mare aeds in 1982 and settled in a house in glen park being named cofounder and president of glide. At a time when the world seems sometimes dark and sometimes hopeless, the rev always been someone i think we all turned to to help us understand the world better and it power of faith in times of chaos and struggle. There is no replacing him or someone who can fill those shoes. His legacy of love lives on in San Francisco. I want to extend deepest condolans orn behalf of the board of supervisor to family and community at glide and tenderloin and children. I know other colleagues may want to speak so happy to open the floor and the rest i will submit. Well make the in memoriam for reverend williams from the entire board without objection. Thank you mr. President. Anyone else like to address the board during roll call now on reverend williams . President open ed the floor. Okay. Moving on to supervisor preston. Thank you madam clerk. And thank you president peskin for that in memoriam for reverend williams and certainly join in the in memoriam and thank you for doing that on behalf of the entire board of supervisors. Colleagues, i am pleased to report that earlier today, the budget and are legislative analyst released a comprehensive report on the impact of San Francisco local rent Relief Program. This is a report that we requested and i urge you all to review it. The results so far from this program are nothing short of remarkable, especially given that we launched this program during a global pandemic. I want to share some highlights from the report with you. San francisco emergency renal Assistance Program known as erap provide said a total of 61. 2 million worth of localerantal assistance to 10. 110 households from 2021 through march 2024 and still some funds left and applications are still being processed. The program overwhelming benefited the most vulnerable san franciscans preventing thousands of people from becoming homeless during the pandemic and the start of the recovery. Half of the erap recipients were black or latinx. 87 percent of the recipients were extremely low income earning from 0 to 29 percent of ami. The top neighborhood served were tenderloin, soma, bayview, lower polk Western Addition and mission. Colleagues, this report really shows what happens when we tax ultrawealthy corporate interest to fund people basic needs. Thajs to this program over 10 thousand households at least 20 thousand san franciscans were spared eviction and crushing debt. I am credbly proud of how our city came together to make this happen. San francisco had by far the largest local rent Relief Program of any city and when we launched this effort there were many who said it couldnt be done and some fought it politically and in the courts but our vision was to insure the Health Crisis did not become an eviction crisis. I believe as i do now evictions should be a last resort not a starting point when people face hardship. With eviction bans, right to counsel and robust local rent Relief Program we achieve the vision preventing mass displacement, saving homes and saving lives and leaving tenants, landlords and our entire city in a much better place then where we would have been without these crucial measures. I am especially proud of all the voters who voted for prop i, the single biggest source of funds for the erap program laid laid out in detail in this report. Also proud of all the community partners, outreach and intake workers people knew of the program and access funds. All the tenant who tack took action to stay in home jz the board of supervisors that went through bat for the funds through appropriation budget negotiation and implementing legislation. I also like to recognize the hard work of the Community Development staff at it mayor office of housing Community Development lead by brian chui who implemented this Unprecedented Program in a global pan deming with constantly changing rules and landscape of federal and state regulations. I highly recommend colleagues and members of the public everyone review the report on the city website listed with the budget legislative analyst reports. Learn more about the impact of our Work Together on this. It really shows that what we as a city can do when we tax the ultrarich to provide the help people need. Today i am introducing resolution in support of Us Senate Bill 1218, the Green New Deal for Public Housing by senator sanders and representative cortez and thank early cosponsors supervisors walton, ronan and president peskin. The federal legislation builds Economic Empowerment through modernization of Public Housing emproving the state of Public Housing increasing the number of Units Available nation wide. The Green New Deal for Public Housing act allow for increase in Public Housing units, created 280 thousand jobs and invest up to 23 billion a year for 10 years for highly Energy Efficient developments. Passage of this bill which improve expand Public Housing for the first time in generations would take us a big step closer to making housing human right in this country, while investing in upgrades with substantial benefits for the environment. I wont go through all the details but i will highlight a few here. The bill specifically does a few things repeal the fair cloth amendment which limit construction of new Public Housing Development Something i talked about in the chamber and subject of resolution previously passed. To transform housing we have to scale up Public Housing, something impossible to do at scale with the current outdated and racist fair cloth amendment that continued to exist since 1998 in federal law and pleased to see it would be eliminated through passage of this bill. The senate bill 1218 also insure all Public Housing is brought up to sanitary sustainable condition with the type of federal investment to deliver on that promise. It provides funding to electify all Public Housing, add solar panels and secure Renewable Energy sources. It also would support families and sustainable communities by building new child care and senior centers, expand access to clean transportation and create Community Gardens and Community Investment and expand federal programs to provide with expanded Work Opportunities and finally, last thing i want to highlight in there that is think particularly important is expanding investment in Residential Council so Public Housing residents have a seat at it table for important decisions regarding their homes. Colleagues i hope you join me in putting San Francisco on the record in support of the Green New Deal for Public Housing. The rest i submit. Thank you supervisor preston. Supervisor ronan mptd i will submit but i have to say here here to both of your comments during introduction supervisor preston. I did read the excellent report from the budget legislative analyst and blew my mind. I remembered back to the awful beginning days of the pandemic where we held a joint press conference and National Press conference with leaders in other cities warning about the impending eviction disaster that could have happened had it not been for interventions like erap and the tremendous leadership and work you did passing prop i, so i just wanted to echo your comments and just also encourage everyone to read that report. It is a example of what we can dowhats possible when we redistribute wealth, even in a really ultimately miner way in this country, and we should do it again and again and again. Thank you. Thank you supervisor ronan. Supervisor safai. Thank you madam clerk. Today i have two in memoriams to add to the in memoriam list. First, i want to honorborn may 13, 1930 at Saint Lukes Hospital in San Francisco. Right next to my district as many families were. Her parents were putrina born in new york and leo, born in San Francisco. Her parents live in nort beach and later moved to Mission Terrace in excelsior surrounding by 8 aunts and uncles all in a few blocks of each other. Pats family was no exceptional. She attended Corpus Christi school. She was a fanic artist and ran the parish paper. She attended Saint Vincent high school in Saint Mary Cathedral site where she was 16 year old pat met the love of her life dave at a party. They were married at 19 and spent the next 68 Years Holding hands. People talk of a love story, pat and dave lived it every day. Pat and dave marriage served as a example of a loving couple for generations to come. Dave and pat had 4 children, 3 boys and a girl. Her children will tell you how highly organized pat was and her sense of discipline and order kept the family running smoothly. It was a 5 by 7 index card taped near the phone with everyones name, the time they had to bathe, the chores assigned, who had the first choice on the tv and what time they had to go to bedism favorite times were family events hosting dinner parties, sewing and shopping. She and dave enjoyed lifelong friendship and travel. During her life pat found joy in artistic endeavors including oil painting and water color and able to achieve traveling to israel in 2018 with her daughter mary. Children and spouses grand children and great grand children are her main joy in life. Survived by children mike, sally, steve, patty, tim, carol and mary and marty. 10 grand children and 8 great grand children. After a wundserful fulfilling life pat pased away march 27. Pat will be remembered as a lady with a sharp memory and wisdom who spoke mind without reservation. Truly one of a kind reunited with husband dave her spirit remains with family and friends forever. I had the honor attending her memorial last friday and it was a wonderful celebration of her life, a beautiful turnout and so many family and friends were there to honor her. The second in memoriam is for a momhe is described by loved ones as a man of honor, integrity and service who will always be remembered as a foundation and pillar of the San Francisco diverse Muslim Community. Married to his best friend and wife, for 45 years. They have 4 children and 9 beautiful grandchildren. He was a representation of the community served accepting islam in 1967. Apointed by american muslim religious leader in 1980 in oakland and elected as of the San Francisco Muslim Community center in 1984 until his untimely death on thursday april 18, 2024. He is a longest serving imom in california. San francisco one of the most respected and beloved in in the multifaith leaders in the nation. He poured heart and soul advoicatesing for mentoring and are uplifting memberoffs the African American and muslim communities. P whether on the streets of San Francisco parts of africa or asia thousands benefited from teaching and selfless acts of kindness. He served as western regional imoms from 1995 to 2010. He most recently served as Muslim Chaplain of the federal prison fci dublin california and member of the African Americantraining at Islamic Network group and board of San Francisco interfaith council. Worked as the Program Director of San Francisco center on juvenile criminal justice supported Living Program a for 23 years. As a Program Director of cameo house, a Transitional Housing Program for women and children and member of the progressive reentry council. He lectured and gave presentations at uc berkeley, San Francisco state, San Francisco city college, stanford university, yale and numerous high schools and community gatherings. Feechards in the 1988 documentary on abc2020highlighted journey to former death row inmate to [indiscernible] served advisor in san quintan from a 198s 9 to 96 and committee homelessness for willie brown and senator feinstein. 2006 invitesed as a un aid for reach out and rehabilitation and several african countries most notely kenya. In hearts and actions he would be remembered by interfaithd and partners for activism in San Francisco and across the nation for fighting for social justice, criminal justice reform, human and civil rights. It was my honor to represent the center as part of my district and he is someone that brought people all over San Francisco in the bay area to excelsior to pray and build community around. May me rest in peace and the rest i submit. Thank you. Thank you supervisor safai. Supervisor stefani submit. Colleagues today along with prez dependent peskin requested commitsy of the whole of the recent lock down in San Francisco county jails due to overcrowding and under staffing. We need to learn more about the lockdowns, the staff impacts the impact of people incarcerated and impact to families. We should learn what can be done to prevents this in the future insure everyone is safe and rights protected. We neverpt to see deputies and staff harmed in any way, we know lock downs prevent model incarceratesed individuals receiving visits from family and prevent them participating in in jail programs and activities. I request the Sheriff Department, Deputy Sheriff association and the office of Inspector General to present on these incidents and provide clarity and to what is happening. The rest i submit. Thank you supervisor walton. Supervisor chan. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor dorsey. Thank you madam clerk. Colleagues i have several items for introduction today. First i announce yesterday a legislative drafting request motivatesed in part by oral argument in the u. S. Supreme court grant pass versus johnson. Public policy cannot and should not criminalize the status of homelessness it was clear from yesterday oral arguments neither made the status of homelessinous defacktdo legalized drug relatesed illegal conduct on sidewalk or public spaces conduct deadler then every before. I submitted detailed legislative drafting request for right to recovery enforcement priorities zones voluntary Pilot Program to better shield facilities serving individuals who seek recovery from addiction or alcoholism from drug related harms in San Francisco. This is similar to a prose poll i offered in 2020 postponing after the deteriorating sfpd staffing issue raised doubts about the program likelihood of early success. Under staffing remains a challenge yesterday argument suggest the high court is likely to afford greater clarity for other city ages to play a role keeping sidewalks and public space and accessible for encampments. I believe right to recovery enforcement priority zones stand a better chance protecting those struggling when they make the brave difficult first step. This is protecting at risk individuals from life threatening influence. After many conversation with residents and San Francisco neighborhoodswith vital roles to play in expanding opportunities for recovery, also convinced this Pilot Program can better incentivize public support for sites i believe are absolutely essential if we turn the tide on threcord shattering Drug Overdose crisis. Next introducing hearing request on a specific aspectf Sidewalk Vending that has become problematic in district 6 namely the unpermitted sale of alcohol near oracle park and chase center on game days and around other large events. Since 2018 when sf946 passed largely decriminalizing Sidewalk Vending San Francisco has been taking various steps to implement the law in ways that respect intent while maintaining order and safety on the streets and sidewalks. Back in 2021 president peskin lead a effort to create a Pilot Program regulated Pilot Program. Just today we approved new regulations crafted by supervisor ronan and mayor breed. Hopeful these new rules provide better clarity and enforcement tools to dpw, sfpd and agencies tackling concerns. Unlicensed alcohol vending was authorized. This activity raises serious Public Safety concerns in terms of alcohol sales to miners and potentially also in terms of resale of stolen merchandise and significant and persistent issue of fairness for local businesses where bear high permitting burden that provide jobs that generate tax revenue and play by the rules. I know im a broken record around on police under staffing issues that drive so many of our Public Safety challenges, while dpw is is a lead enforcement agency, have Enforcement Authority for alcohol sales but resources are stretched very thin. Shining a light and inviting city agencies and impact Community Members to report my hope is focus efforts on addressing this problem and identifying any additional legal changes that might be needed before this problem spirals firther. Invite sfpd, dpw, port and agencies local residents and businesses for hearing in the coming weeks. Next i am introducing rez lose to recognize april as fair housing month and reaffirm San Francisco commitment to fair housing. We are all well aware of American Housing practice historically wielded segregation schemes like red lining and restrictive covenants to preserve the racial home jenty of neighborhood. Saw earlier successes in San Francisco to endureing shame and described in a 2022 San Francisco chronicle editorial as the bay area gift to american racism. To combat inequities president johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law to combat discrimination concerning the sale rental and financing of housing based on race religion and are national origin. Later years sex disability and familia status is added. April is recognized by hud as fair housing month. In 2015 prezdinate obama recommitmented the nation through reform that mandate furthering fair housing. State and local Public Agency facilitate deliberate action to address combat and relieve disparities from segregation to foster more inclusive communities. The California Legislature passed bill 686 april 2020 to build on protection to require Housing Elements [indiscernible] this is reflected in the cycle Housing Element and mohcd is working on the require analysis for impediments. San francisco is not moral legal obigation to provide housing for all persons. We must be cognisant we are responsible for righting am wrongs of intended policy outcomes and unintended too. I hope to earn support for recognizing fair housing month and for important principles that honor and finally supervisor melgar needed to leave early this afternoon and asked me to read her statement introducing her resolution honored to do as cosponsor for that. To recognize and celebrate may as Jewish American heritage month in San Francisco. Today is the second day of passover and time to celebrate freedom and family. Supervisor melgar is proud of her jewish heritage and contributions jewish people brought to this country for generations jews have sought refuge in the United States and made invaluable contributions in support of quality civil rights and culture. The history of jewish people is connected to struggle oppression and resilience. Recent years there is a significant rise of antisemitism throughout the national with violence vandalism and viteral comments shared on social media. As a city of hope and compassion condemn and stand against all forms of hate antesemitism and work towards unity. My honor to join supervisor melgar and the rest i submit. Thank you supervisor dorsey. Supervisor engardio. Thank you madam clerk. Colleagues, today i introduce a resolution to declare may as National Hepatitis Awareness Month in San Francisco. To understand why this issue is important, i will tell the story of my late boyfrnd mark lynne. 29 and i was 26 when we met. Mark was a young doctor a couple years out of medical residency. The future looked bright. We were going to a Music Festival east bay saturday afternoon as we walked in mark felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He stopped and then just doubled over. I helped back to the car. On the way home we were stuck in traffic at the bay bridge, the pain was more intense. Mark climbed into the back seat and curled in a ball. We thought maybe his appendix would birs. I drove to the hospital. All the doctors and nurses were shocked to see the colleague in the er and couldnt figure why mark was in so much pain. It wasnt his appendix. Showed patches all over his liver. Those were tumors. Mark was fit always at the gym never drank alcohol so it was a big surprise when mark ended up with advanced liver cancer at age 30. The first symptom was the extreme pain he felt going to the concert is how sudden it was. A few months later i was driving mark home from chemo therapy and the was a bus in the next lane. We couldnt believe the ad on the bus. The ad warned that 1 in 10 Asian Americans are infected with hepatitis b and dont know it and could get liver cancer. Finally mark illness made sense. The bus ad was sponsored by the asian liver sentser at stanford. Mark was a doctor and never heard of the Asian Liver Center. None doctors heard of it either. We made an appoint. Then found the Asian Liver Center was just a basement storage room at stanford a tiny office. This was in 2001. It showed how little the medical establishment paid attention to hepatitis b in Asian American s back then. We met with the director dr. Samso. On a mission to end epidemic of hepatitis b calling it a silent killer. Renowned surgeant yet there he was in the basement. Doctor so told it was too late for mark, dr. So also told us mark did not get the information that could have saved his life chronic hepatitis b is passed from murlther to child at birth. For 30 years mark chronic hepatitis b was a ticking time bomb. Had known the status could have caught the tumors in time for surgery. It was devastating to hear dr. So tell it was too late for mark but as mark acceptsed his fate we wanted to raise awareness to help others. Before mark died he saved lives by telling his story. He was in the San Francisco chronicle first report about the threat of hepatitis b. Mark wanted people to know there was a vaccination for hepatitis b to save the life of every at risk infant. Dr. So worked oen the mission with laser focus tireless, became a founder of sf help b free and inspired Diverse Coalition of fill anthpist politicians Business Leaders and students to join the effort. More heroes jumped into action. San francisco base leaders took up the cause. Chinese hospital held the First Community screening and San Francisco provided the first innant immunization. Only 6 percent of the u. S. Population is aapi. That 6 percent accounts for 58 percent of americans living with hepatitis b. San francisco has one of the largest aapi populations in the nation which makes hepatitis b awareness a essential local issue. Today 5 San Francisco bay area organizations chinese hospital, asian health services, San Francisco aids foundation, northeast medical services, and sf help b free secured funding to provide innovative and cultural comp tent hepatitis b education testing and care service. Today the asian care center at stanford is no longer in the basement and has its own building. We make progress. Remember the bus ad and saw with mark in 2001 announcing 1 in 10 Asian Americans have hepatitis b, today the number is 1 in 12. That is progress and still gives hope and still have work to do and need a lot more hope to finish the job and put a ends to hepatitis b in San Francisco and around the world. The rest i submit. Thank you supervisor engardio. Supervisor mandelman. Thank you madam clerk. Colleagues, today i am asking we adjourn in memory of trina robins. Trina was a accomplished authorker toonest and trail blazer and resident of district 8 and committed neighborhood civic and political activist. Trina a early participant one of the first women in the under ground comic movement. The first woman artist to depict wonder woman in her own book. Trina was recognized in multiple times by the will izner comic industry award. She was inducted to the hall of fame in 2013 and won izner awards in 2017 and 2021 for her career and contributions. She was also the author of more then a dozen pros books and got to know her around the neighborhood. He volunteered on a host of progressive San Francisco political campaigns and for lots of causes. Trina robins we will misyou, rest in peace and power, may your memory be a blessing and rest i submit. Thank you supervisor mandelman. Alright. Seeing no names on the roster that concludes the introduction of new business. Madam clerk, go to general Public Comment. Here in the chamber and like to address the board, we are setting the timer for two minutes. Please line up on your right. Lets hear from the first speaker. Welcome. Well come get that from you. Thank you. Please proceed. Yes are. Hi. You have to use discernment. The advantsage of unintelligence it cannot but selfdestroy. It is waste of space. You have to understand. Space feeds on intelligence, which is life, which is knowledge. So, unintelligence means ignorance so cannot destroy. You are going to be hold with your own eyes how ai which cannot exist, Artificial Intelligence cannot exist and selfdestroy because there is a war because it is [indiscernible] so it will be final. Now, you dont want to be a waste of space. Im sorry to inform you here that [indiscernible] is a waste of space, because you fill the space with your mask here. It is unintelligent. Guys you have to pay attention. It is coming. You have no choice. You need to stop playing with intelligence. Dont stop following the script. I dont know what is difficult to understand. New system of education, dont worry the media are not going to forget. We will create a newspaper called the [indiscernible] bringingyou have to connect the dots over there. You cant say i want the neighborhood together you have to know why. Good reason you use beauty. You want to be happy. You use beauty to be happy. You own yourself. As a male or female like a human being. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon board oof supervisor soup. I want the jail lock down with the sheriff. This will explain that so you will have your answer there. I sent a document to each to review last week spoke at the health and Police Commission asking them to repair referral to District Attorney office for indictment quhoo gave access to systems to cause havoc and violence. Some are using outside the city and county of San Francisco which all most always causes divide and retalication to cause havoc and violence. It allows web based platform for behavior change anywhere in the United States and internationally. Today i ask the board of supervisors to support and move forward with referrals for indictments to the did destricate attorney office. I will speak at the Human Service commission requesting the same support and referral to District Attorney office. I like to take a moment of silence for reverend williams for glide church and foundation. [moment of silence] thank you. Thank you. Lets hear from the next speaker, please. Honorable supervisors, roxanne as executive director of the Genocide Education project, and grand daughter of our genocide survivors i like to thank supervisor peskin for introducing a resolution commemorating the Armenian Genocide and supervisors mandelman, stefani, safai, preston and melgar for their sponsorship of the resolution and for all of you who plan to vote in favor of it shortly. This resolution is as much a remembrance as a recognition and warning about the extreme dangerouss and damage of genocide denial. Each successive turkish gument denied the genocide in 1915 which systematically destroyed the armenian population and stole or destroyed all the community and personal properties. That 109 year denial by the turkish governments now embolded them to commit their recent genocide of these last four years against the armenian population. Has now been emptied as of september of the indejinous armenians and the government supported and encouraged turkey continues to threaten the existence of armenia itself now. It is hard to imagine this would have happened had the governments been held to account those years ago. The resolution before you also includes support for the armenian Genocide Education act in congress an act that help educate students about the accumulated damage and danger of genocide denial. One cons consequence repeat genocide by perpetrators in the making who see without recognition and aspirations there is no punishment for the thank you for your comments. Thank you kindly. Next speaker, please. My name is jim here speaking liberty and justice for my partner randy welch at laguna honda hospital. Also seeking honest recertification methodology. Midfebruary someone from the administration at laguna honda hospital structed the Sheriff Department to restrict my ability durable power of attorney for randy welsh. Not only was it wrong, it was illegal. However thursday jason the lead executive assistant for laguna honda hospital is supposed to struct the Sheriff Department and the appropriate way to respond to somebody who has durable power of attorney. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. So, i just sat through pretty interesting Board Meeting. I learned a lot. Always good to see you guys. I have my backpack on about a hundred pounds and driving me crazy. I have been carrying the backpack all most a year, but the good news i think thursday i dont have to carry the backpack anymore. Im not going to be carrying the backpack anymore after thursday i think because that is when my money is coming thursday. That is what i hear. Billions of dollars. I just want to say, i am here in celebratory mood and want to thank you all really. I think the city as a whole yp i want to thank you very much for all the care and Due Diligence you have taken to get this to me and im alright at the end. Still in tact. Im a homeless guy and sleep on the street and barely have food to eat but somehow i just ended up on the other side of it and overthe moon and happy and i hope we get to a point where we can celebrate together my District Supervisor is here and lived in other districts and it will be great. Im looking forward to thursday. It is big news and think ill beoon the front page of the newspaper. Doesnt happen to a guyit is a San Francisco story. T raised here. Went to school here. Lets do this. Im ready. I will hit the ground running. San francisco might not be my home but my family still lives here. I have family that lives here and i think it would be great. Thursday. Keep our fingers crossed. Ill come back and we can do something great together. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Hi. Im here to talk about item number 35, number 240378. Resolution urging all of you to stand united because we need a unanimous vote on the measure to urge Governor Newsom and California State Legislature to retain full funding for the Market Match Program under the california nutrition Senate Program under the California Department of food and agriculture. Because it helps stretch the dollar. Food has become somewhat a luxury, because a lot of people money goes to rent, and utilities and things like that, transportation. After that have a little money left for food and when they have ebt that is electronic benefit transfer, under the Cal Fresh Program it really helps stretch the food dollar and be fight against inflation. It is a food justice issue, human rights issue, and breve believe it or not Economic Justice issue because we all pay tax. I want my sales tax dollar to be heard. So please retain this program and stand united against Governor Newsoms impending cut of this program. It is vitally important and i have seen people have to eat out of garbage cans. It isnt a pretty sight. Food is a human right, remember that. Thank you for your comments. Mr. Duffy. You think of all the reverend lived under. Vietnam war. All the wars. Rodney king riots. There was a time two great progressive ministers in the city we are all most in comp etition and it other was jim jones. The other thing about sisal, he was a parody in a Clint Eastwood movie that was a national movie. Rather critically. I just discovered a few weeks ago a predecessor of mine wrote a book called preaching well and i was still read in a sectarian community. I think the needs of what we need in commentary now is now longer sectarian, it is intersectionality. Somebody used the word today and that is where we need to go. I think ill hold up there. Thanks. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. If there are not other speakers this will be our last speaker, but if you like to speak please jump up and get to the right side of the room. Welcome. Okay. Suggestion of imposing one uniform rule over Residential Property available for lease would prevent property own rs and their agents legally preventing introduction of dogs and cats in the rental property a uniformed rule would further discourage the rental business and reduce units from the market encouraging Insurance Agents to vacate the is state of california. Some are like good neighbors. While most of love animals there are people who are allergic to dogs or cats while some people may be afraid of dogs all togethers. Most pets are friendly some that had unfortunate experience that lead to costly property repairs while others sued for dog bites on the property due to negligent pet owners. If a existing tenant is concerned about dogs, in a new tenant brings a dog or aggressive dog on the property that could present a problem for the tenant and landlords. Under haney proposal landlord may find hard to rent vacent units. They can think of Property Owner who lost over 10 thousand and about year and half because of aggressive dogs next door in the backyard wasnt on his property. As much as i hate to bring it up we can all recall what happened to diane whipal when her landlords unable to evict the tenants. It should be clear that blanket rule should not impose on countless houses and over ride the decision of countless independent citizens and decision makers. Thank you for your comments. Mr. Prez dnlt. That concludes general Public Comment. Punlic comment is now closed. Madam clerk, please read the adoption out reference calendar. Item 2943 introduced for adoption without committee reference. Unanimous vote is required for adoption of resolution on first reading. A member may require rez solution to go to committee. Any member like a item severed . Supervisor mandelman. Like to sever 29 and 30, please. Supervisor dorsey. Just like to be added as cospaurnser to 30, 34 and 40. Supervisor stefani. Items 41 and 43 please. On the balance ofsorry, supervisor safai. [indiscernible] cant hear you. Item 39 can you pull it and add as cosponsor, i think we email earlier. There was oversight as a cosponsor to Armenian Genocide, item 34 and also cosponsor to item 43 National Sexual assault awareness Prevention Month. You shall be added. Colleagues on the balance of the calendar 3238, item 40, item 42, and itemthats it. We will take those same house, same call, those mr. President s yes, did i get that wrong . And supervisor stefani i think was absent. Okay. On items 3238, 40 and 42 a roll call, please. Peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. There are 10 ayes. Those resolutions are adopted. Thank you. Madam clerk, please read item 29. 29 resolution to support California State Senate bill 1012. This is regulated psychedelic assisted therapy act and substance control act. Supervisor mandelman. Thank you. I think folks have had emailed to office and handed out some proposed amendments offered in response to a advocates who reached out to the office after we introduced the relution to remind the board has taken a position in support of decriminalization. Last year sen senator wiener did attempt to pass legislation more in line what the board said in 2022 to decriminalize the use of certain psychedelic substance however Governor Newsom vetoed the legislation and in the veto urged the legislature to send a brill establishing guidelines for the psychedelics in california so sb1012 is response to that. I still think the board should sign in support and i want to thank supervisor preston for your engagement around this issue and with the advocates and of course thanks to senator wiener and i ask for your support colleagues. Motion made by supervisor mandelman to amend this file as distributed. Is there a second . Seconded by supervisor preston. Can we take the amendment s without objection . Without objection, the motion to amend is adopted and on the item as amended a roll call, please. Item 29, supervisor peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, no. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. There are 9 ayes and 1 no with supervisor chan voting no. The resolution is adopted as amended. Item 30, please. Item 30 is resolution to support California State Senate bill 1031 to authorize bay area transit funding ballot measure as early as november 2026 and provide for consolidation of bay area transits agency and integration of transit system. Supervisor mandelman. Thank you president peskin. Here again we circulated and passed out amendments. These amendments came out of conversations with supervisor walton last week at our county y Board Meeting. The board took position as the Transportation Authority board in support of sb1031 but in that did call out that we were seeking amendments. Supervisor walton pointed out and i thought this made sense we should do the same for this resolution and identify areas where we are seeking amendments so proposed to do that so i ask you adopt the amendments and pass the resolution motion by supervisor mandelman to amend as distribed and second by supervisor walton and take without objection. The resolution is amended and on the resolution as amended a roll call, please. On item 30 as amendsed, supervisor peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronan, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stefani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. There are 10 ayes. Resolution is adopted as amended. Next item, please. Item 31 resolution to support cam state Assembly Bill 886 the california journalism preservation act. I discontributed by email and hard copy a number of non substantive amendments that have been suggested to us by the independent Bay Area Media Group which asked specifically to call out the tactics of intimidation by google to threaten law makers and under mine a fair democratic process and disenfranchise voter and journalist refusing to provide links because they dopet like the legislation and also further unkerscoring the importance of local and ethnic media and their participation and noting that this bill is beginning of a movement to have the Search Engines pay their fair share to have a robust media that has been ailing in the changing advertising landscape. Is there a motion to make those amendments . By supervisor ronan. Is there a second for the motion . Supervisor dorsey. Can we take those amendments without objection . They are adopted and on the resolution as amended, same house same call, the resolution is adopted as amended. Madam clerk, please read item 39. Urge the mayor to designation march 31 or monday thereafter as cesar chavez day in honor of legacy of cesar chavez. Supervisor safai. Thank you president peskin. Last week introduced resolution urging the mayor to designate march 31 or tuesday thereafter cesar chavez day for city county of San Francisco to honor legacy for workersrectomies and social justice. Cesar chavez along with dolores huerta. Lead significant nation wide boycotts strike non violent protest demand for fair wages better workingition cans and dignity for all farm workers. I think i can can say there we are all well aware of his legacy and how it continues to inspire grassroots activist farm workers and people of all backgrounds but especially those in the latino community. Recognizing as a paid holiday would demonstrate city dedication to honoring the contribution of the latino community, labor leaders civil rights activist foster inclusivity and respect for all workers and many ways elvaeting and up lifting the work that many immigrants do. Many undocumented and many of those doing work and still doing work that most people are not interested in doing or unable to. My commemorate cesar chavez day we shining a light of deplorable conditions of those that work in the these industries. It reaffirms the commitment to justice and equality and what he stood for in the contribution as Latinx Community throughout the staet and specifically San Francisco and as read into the record, the city the state of california does this already. The School District does this already and it is time for the city and county of San Francisco to step up, so i want to thank all the Community Leaders who reached out and who are supporting this who dedicate td to up lifts his legacy and push forward to justice and equality for farm workers and their right and to my cosponsor supervisor ronan preston melgar and chan for your sponsorship on this in this important endeavor. Thank you very much madam clerk and thats it. And i think supervisor walton. Supervisor walton. Thank you president peskin, i like to be added as a cosponsor. Same house same the resolution is approved. Madam clerk please read item 41. Item 41 is resolution to support california state assemby bill 1858 to regulate the conduct of School Shooter drills in california schools to minimize trauma and insure safety. Supervisor stefani. Thank you prezdinate peskin. This resolution is in support of bill 1858 which require the state department of education to create and post on the website best practices for conducting School Shooter drills. These best practices insure the state provides guidance for age appropriate drills and staff training tools. The realty of our gun violence epidemic necess fate ongoing legislation that protect our youth and make schools as safe as possible. Since the High School Shooting in 1999, 25 years ago april 20more then 370 thousand students across the country experienced gun violence add school. This is a travesty and sickening our society is descent sssed to the violence. This should have stopped at cumin bine. It is vital schools have a plan in place to respond to active shooter incident so many lives are saved as possible. The prevalence of School Shooter and drills is grim realty where sense of safety is compromised. Report show Student Experience adverse emotional impacts due to unannounced and realistic simulation of active shooter incident which occurs during high intensity drills. Some of which includes simulated fire. Just insane. Ab1858 prohibit schools conductor shooter drills nlsh they have policy that comply with gineds by department of education and take a trauma informed approach. That is my goal to make sure we never have to do the drills knut we aret nothere yet. Schooled should be places student focus on learning and not preparing for potential violence. More must be done to address the gun violence crisis and take a holl isting approach beyond reacktdive measure and framework to prevent lifens lost and altered by gun violence. Provide framework for schools to take sensible steps protecting our yuket and preserving the school and thank cosponsor supervisors mandelman and preston and like you to please join me added San Francisco as a supporter of the critical bill. Thank you. Thank you. Seeing no other names on the roster, we will take item 41 same house same call. The resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please read item 43. Iletm 43 resolution to recognize april 2024 as National Sexual assault Awareness Month in city county of San Francisco. Supervisor stefani. Thank you. This is a resolution that recognizes april as Sexual Assault awareness and Prevention Month in the city and county San Francisco. I want to thank colleagues who joined me as cosponsors and those who continue to work on the issues with me. Supervisor mandelman, chan, peskin, safai, preston, melgar engardio and ronan. Thank you so much. I know this is a issue important to all of us. Declaring april as Sexual Assault awareness Prevention Month in San Francisco isnt symbolic, it is necessary call to action. Recent allegations of Sexual Assault involving individuals in positions of power another wake up call for the city. A reminder despite years of advocacy those with influence and Authority Continue to exploit the positions leaving survivors to be retraumatized after systems of power work against true justice. We must confront the ways Sexual Assault is perpetuated by those who should be held to highest standard. When authority figuress misuse power the impact reverberates throughout the knhunty eroding trust in institutions. By recognizing april as Sexual Assault Awareness Month we call for shift in cull clr. Calling for change to how society treats survivors and holds abusers accountable. The department of justice and department of health and human suchbs estimated over 400 thousand individual in the u. S. Experience Sexual Violence in 2023. Behinds every stats there is a person survivor who live is profoundly effected by Sexual Assault. Furthermore, rain the rape abuse and Incest National Network Reports a Staggering Number of Sexual Assaults go unreport ed and this is a fact we all know. Part why survivors dot noreport assault is they face significant barriers to justice from fear of retaliation to lack of support. Additionally, Sexual Assault disproportionate effect certain population including American Indian and alaska native. This resolution encompass the multifased need for change. Declaring april sexual awareness Prevention Month we invest in prevention education and support for survivors. Imperative resources al locate to organizations that help support survivors while they heal and seek justice rather then face resistance. This includes funding for victim sunchss, Community Based rape crisis sent rz and hold perpetrators accountable. This declaration is a promise to every survivor their voices will be heard stories will be believed and rights will be protected. Please join me in calling for this necessary change. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor walton. Please add me as cosponsor president peskin. Supervisor dorsey. I like to be added as cosponsor as well. Thank you. Seeing no other names on the roster, well take same house same call the resolution is adopted that brings to the end sof our ajenna. Madam clerk, please read in memoria. Yes are, on behalf of supervisor safai for the late mrs. Patricia norman mayor as well as behalf of supervisor safai for the late mr. Imanon behalf of supervisor mandelman for the late mrs. Trina robins. On behalf of president peskin for the late steven sill vest rich and on behalf of supervisor peskin and the entire board of supervisors for the late reverend albert sisal williams. The board of supervisors is adjourned. [meeting adjourned] i think a lot of times we get in adult lives we are afraid to follow our passions and think life cant be that easy. But i truly do believe i followed my heart this time in my journal in City Government i did not know that is where my passion lied. I kept following it and ltd. To great opportunity to serve the city. [music] im katy tang the executive director of the office of Small Business. Small business contributes to San Franciscos economy. They provide the bulk of employment in the city and employing a Million People in San Francisco. And roughly 90 of the businesses are defined as Small Businesses. So, they contribute to the economy but also just the quality of life. Small businesses are more then and there a place of transaction it is a community center. A play where people gather. Know each other and form memories about the city. At the office of mall business i run a team this helps report all mall businesses in San Francisco whether they are looking to stfrt a new business or expand or perhaps they are feeling with issues. Our office is here as a point of information for anyone with a business that has 100 or nower employees. I was growing up i had many ideas of when i wanted to do. I wanted to being an olympic swimmer. And i wanted to men be an architect, you name it i had many ideas for what i wanted do when i grew up. And i never anticipated entering in politics. This opportunity came along wh started working for former supervisor carmen chu and she became the district 4 sunset District Supervisor. That was my firstent row in politics and government in a different level. And so when i was finishing up my time working for legislative aid i thought, i will go off and do something else. May be explore opportunity outside of City Government what was then approached by this opportunity to also serve as a district 4 supervisor. If not the traditional route that many people think of when you enter in politics. A lot know that is manage than i want to do and run for office. That was not part of my culture and upbringing with manage my parents were wondering why i wanted to go in that role this legislation and important because so many women when have it return to work after having a child feel embarrassed or dont feel comfortable asking their supervisor for will any lactation accommodations. I saw it as an opportunity you could use the position where you have tools creating legislation and pass laws and where people listen to to you help the community and pass cause catharsis important to the city and individuals. My family immigrated to the United States from taiwan. And they came here in pronl probably late 20s almost 30. And so, they came also in the knowing english limp barely read or write but had to quickly understand english to i cant haveigate services and find a job in america. I grew up in the San Francisco sunset district i spent most of my childed hoo up until i went off to college. So when i started working in City Government, i think i had mixed reactions about my involvement working government because for some of our parents generation, there is i bit of distrust in government. I think there are questions about why i was entering in this field of work. I think you know when i went in City Government i thought about my parents like so many other who is have to navigate City Services and resources english first language and help the individuals both navigate, intercept that is on an application approximate signage. It is fulfilling to mow to help people like my parent and feel like government is there to support them and not to harm them. My parents are happy that i retired early from politics and being a district 4 supervisor i could have continued on for a couple more years approximate decided to leave early. I think that over all they were able to see some of my work appear in the chinese newspaper. Through that they were able to see i was able to help communities in a tangible way. The member of the board of supervisors. Transportation authority. For the city and county of San Francisco. Congratulations. I think about one importance when i was worn in as district 4 supervisor. Years ago, and someone actually came up to me during the swear nothing ceremony and said, wow, im traveling here from canada, and i just i could not believe i saw an asian female worn in in this role a leadership role this meant so much that someone would say that and felt they were inspired by the scene. So i hope that as more people see people that look like them and more women coming in positions of leadership than i feel they can doing the same. Person this inpyred me is carmen chu who is our city add administrator but also was district 4 supervisor when i worked with her as a legislative aid. At this point, i too, was skeptical of going in politics. I saw someone who had herself never seen herself in politics. Got thrown into it and put her heart and soul and dedication to serve people. And it gave me the confidence to pursue that same job and i honestly would not have either chosen or accepted or considered serving on the board of supervisors were not for carmen. If you want to make your business accessible. In my role in City Government where i have seen the most challenge is people who dont know you and you are here to serve and help them that they classify you as our City Government and here to hurt you. So, people will talk to you and and just you know treat you disrespectfully. And sometimes i noticed that they might do more to me as a female compared to my male colleagues. But you know i try to be empathetic. One of the most significant barriers to female empowerment we feel like we have to be 100 meeting all of the qualifications before we think that we are qualified to do a job. If we look at a Job Description or an opportunity to come your way well is self doubt about whether you can fulfill the obligations of that role. I think that the confidence is huge and sometimes i think we make up for it by trying to gain more experience. More and more and more in whatever we can put under our belts well feel better. That may not be the case. We might be qualified with when we have already accomplished. I started rock climbing indoors a couple years ago as an activity to try to spends time with my husband and also to try something new and i finds that rock climbing there are so many parallels to life. You know when im on the wall im concentrating and trying to make it to the next piece without falling. There are daying you think im not making progress. You come back and wow, i hit another level. And so i feel like in our daily lives and w we think we are not making enough of i change in the city. And sometimes we have to take out time to reflect every day as long as you try and give it your all and you look back you will have made a significant contribution there is no limit to where you go in terms of rock climbing. I want to reminds myself of that in terms of daily life. Follow what it is you are interested in, what makes you feel excited about wake up every day. You never know and be open to all the possibilities and opportunity. [music] youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. When your allotted time is reached, i will announce that your time is up and take the next person queued to speak. Please speak clearly and slowly and if you care to state your name for the record, i ask that we silence any mobile devices that may sound off during these proceedings and finally, i will remind members of the public that the commission does not tolerate any disruption or outbursts of any kind. At this time i