Transcripts For SFGTV BOS Budget And Finance Committee 111815 20151119

With my staff. If you like, you can come up to the mic and speak to that. This is our Hotel Project manager for the airport commission. And good morning. And the competitive set around the airport, the hotels, are averaging approximately 80 percent at 165 dollars. Is that what you are asking for . Yes, in the surrounding areas and that is a pretty steady trend in terms of all of the hotels around the airport . Yeah, this is for the full service hotels. Correct. And we have done, a great deal of analysis. And we have gone back 25 years. To see kind of the trend of occupancy. And it has gone up and down and over the last 20 years, the average occupancy has been about 75 percent. And the average growth rate, in the average daily room rate has been about 3 percent, which we have modeled Going Forward and just to give you a sense of the delta between what the grand hyatt is projected to do, verses say, the Hyatt Regency San Francisco airport. These were done by our hospitality consultant. And they project, that this property was opened, today. And it would do, approximately 277 dollars. The hyatt recentgy as of today is do, 186 dollars. That is a 50 percent differential. And so you can see, the delta, and that is, due to the premium location and the premium of the convenience for the guests and the product and the excellent location of the 101 and we have a huge market of 50 million passengers that will be looking to stay at this hotel. Thank you for that information. Thank you. Do you have any other information before we go to Public Comment . No. It is a joy to be back in San Francisco where i have the opportunity to live and work on my 29 years with hyatt. 58 years ago, hyatt was born in San Francisco and in the bay area. Our first was in los angeles airport and sfo. I believe in the luxury hotel on the property at the sfo airport a port are popular, for Leisure Travel and business and groups. On Airport Hotels, offer the more compelling benefits to the counter parts and most notably the convenience and the time and money savings for the customers and just being steps away from their gate. And additionally, the Perfect Place for meetings, and travelers have meetings dining and accommodation facilities in the local community, where they can draw upon for clients in the region and in the local community and also tremendous benefit for the airlines, the airlines, are highly motivated to take, extraordinary care of their premium customers. This is a vital key, when convenience and quality and lodging and food and beverage. And in the last 29 years, there are no Luxury Hotels added and the existing Properties Meet for the mid market customers. The proposed hotel will compliment the services that they currently provide. Ylly located, between sil con valley and San Francisco, this is expected to satisfy the demand for convenience and luxury. And operates 3, and that will be the time if you want to wrap it up. Three on air hotel and two regencies and a grand hyatt and perform at a 50 percent premium in the quarter parts in the local market and bfw runs at 70 percent, and we be proud to be working together with sfo to operate a property that if approved will be one of the great hotels in the world. Thank you. Could i ask mr. Seers could you clarify the number of diamonds or the number of stars of the hyatt airport. There is the expression that it is a three star, and Everything Else is promoted to customers but on the website it says 4 star. I think that the information that you must have is old legacy pages from the internet. And like mr. Martin said. This hotel is three, and it has been for some time. Even though they are going through what seems like a large renovation, it is not the expectation that that will change that. So we are three star, three diamond. Thank you, for that clarification. Next speaker please . Good morning, i am with the Fairmont Hotels and look after the interest in california and lived and worked here for the past eight years. I have been involved in the rfp process for the Airport Hotel and i agree with mr. Sears says relative the hotel being a luxy hotel for San Francisco and i also want john martin to fulfill his dream of having that will you besing are hotel at the airport. However i want to caution the budget xhiltty, relative to the performance of the hotel, why in the Dynamic Market in, all hotels will perform well. Once you see a down turn, you will see that the two hotels in a close proximity as the two hyatts are that is a negative impact on the financial over all performance for the hotel. Instead of just saying it ourselves we have retained wake field to do an independent study and you should have that or i will be pleased to provide that for you. The rates in the city for the hyatt is 277 and todays dollars, as the fairmont, San Francisco will finish at 350, this physical year. And we believe that the point spread, which was less than 2 percent, the four diamond, according to whatever google told me. I have a i am respect, and he is one of the finest airport directors in the country, but sometimes people of who i respect i disagree with and here i have a disagreement for vains, the rfp had the restriction and the process should respect that. The contracts that a radius restriction, but it exempts the hotel down the road. If what we want is a luxy hotel at the airport that says San Francisco, what hotel would better do that, than the fairmont . Thank you. Thank you, next speaker please . Good morning, i am dr. Church well and i serve as at Vice President of the African American chamber of commerce, the African American, commerce represents over 300 minority businesss in San Francisco. I am sorry, would you mind just pulling the mic a little bit closer. Can you hear me now . Okay. Okay. Okay, San Francisco and the American Chamber respected over, 300 minority businesss in San Francisco as a representative of these businesses, we asked seth for the Airport Hotel management agreement. The airport does well in terms of diversity in construction, industry, but. It is horrible, record, in terms of construction, and lbe, Small Businesses, and who provide, professional services. And the out migration, of African Americans in other includes, a significant, number of Small Businesses, who deserve a shot to stay in the game. The bid specifications in the rpf do not call for lbe, Small Businesses, inclusions. The board has been diligent in insuring the equity in the San Francisco, area. And we trust that you will be just as diligent in supporting the San Francisco, lbe minority efforts towards, professional services including, and at the airport. Please, reissue, the rpf, to include emphasis on lbes, minority professional services, thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please . Good morning, my name is kemo, burtrum and i work on the Development Team for hyatt hotels. I wanted to respond to some of your questions about how we can successfully. The most Successful Hotel companies, establish broad distribution across them, that they seek the optionals based on the trip they are taking this is how they establish the relevance and durbility in the industry. We believe that hyatt has struck the right balance while being broadly distributed and distribute and houptful about how we develop the hotels in a trade area. By example, in 2014, the grand hyatt brand, achieved over a 70 dollar, average daily rate, to the hyatt brand, clearly establishing a distinction between the quality and Service Levels between those two brands. Another example is the hotels at the dfw. We operate a grand hyatt and both on Airport Hotels. The average daily rate premium for the grand hyatt is over, 100 dollars. By following a disciplined strategy we are able to effectively accommodate our own turn away demand and cross cell in the market and gaining a deeper connection with our guests. The customer that attends a large, Group Meeting at the hyatt recentcy will choose it for the meeting or individual corporate stay. The last thing that i will say is hyatt is recognized as the largest operate ner asian. Good morning i am the consultant from cushman and wake field, and i have 30 years of doing Hotel Feasibility and Market Studies and hotels and particularly in the bay area. I was asked by fairmont to take a look at the airport market to see what the potential operation would be of the properties in the performance relative to the Airport Hotel. And in looking at this market, my study became nuanced because as everyone has attested to besinger the market is very strong right now. Occupancy in the low 80s, and it is clear that there is need for additional rooms that hotels are turning away demand half the nights of the year. The question is what happens in a down turn and we have seen in the bay area, that this has been dramatic effect in at least the first couple of years after an event, whether it is economic or natural. We have seen, where occupancy tends to shift, dramatically in days or weeks or month and the. Inger rate is discounted by operators to makeup for some of that demand. And so the question is, what happens when there is more than one property in the market and how do they relate to each other . Managing contracts put in the protection clauses, and among the brands and it is something that should be of concern to an owner, and these kinds of clauses are put in for the owners protection and not necessarily for the operators and something that would be considered a greater risk if there are more rooms, operated by a brand in a market. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker please . Good morning, supervisors, my name is Eloise Patten i am a life long San Francisco resident and an aspiring Small Business owner. I come in support of the African American chamber of commerce goal to achieving lbe business, professional Service Contracts at the airport. As dr. Church well stated the airport does well with diversity, in the Construction Industry. And we are asking for equal opportunity in securing professional services contracts. Reissuing the rfp with an equitable requirement for the Services Just as the Construction Industry receives will level the Playing Field for Small Business, we are not asking for a hand out. We are simply asking for an opportunity to compete. And to compete, equitablely. I respectfully respect that the rfp be reissued to include, the specification that promote, inclusion, thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other members of the public who wish to comment on items one through three . Seeing none, i am going to close Public Comment. Before we go to our budget analyst report. I apologize that i skipped over that earlier. I just wanted to see if someone from the sfo team can respond to the Public Comments, mostly regarding the Hotel Feasibility study that was done by cushman wake field and i am sure that they have seen that already in terms of what happens during the economic down turn seeing if you can address that issue and how it was considered in the rfp process. We have our team of consultants that analyzed this too and before i asked the nor to report on a more detailed level on that. Do i want to emphasize again, the protection we have 35 percent, that the hyatt has a larger number of frequent guests and the frequent guest Register Program and we followed a process. That city process, and the highest scoring firm of negotiating the best deal possible for the city. And i am confident that this is a very good deal for the city. And i want to make sure that i think that this 4 star, is a red herring. If you type in fairmont seattle, five star, fairmont shows up it is a 4 star hotel, very fine hotel. The website is correct. But they still legacy information on the web, that shows the five star hotel. So i just frankly find that not right, it is clearly, ired herring and it is a discussion, and so i asked nwar to talk more further about the market analysis. Yes, our hospitality consultant, jll who are nationally and internationally recognized hospitality experts, conducted two studies, one was in 2012, and they did an updated study which was completed in october of this year. Both studies clearly indicated that there is more than sufficient, demand to meet the addition of over, 350 room, four Diamond Hotel in the market. And as mentioned earlier, the current market is doing, 80 percent. That means, that you have a 1 in 5 chance of getting a room at sfo so there is an extreme need for Highend Hotels in that market. San francisco needs more hotel rooms. And the fact that it will be a grand hyatt, is a great thing, because it is so different from a hyatt recentcy and i would like to highlight there is a technical difference between the two brands, Hyatt Regency as a company they usually franchise out their properties. Grand hyatt is always managed by hyatt. And in the industry, the difference between franchised properties and managed properties, is very, high in the favor of those which are managed. So, grand hyatt if general and as the folks from hyatt have mentioned there is a significant average daily room rate differential between a Hyatt Regency and the grand hyatt. And stress testing and we have done detailed stress testing in the case of economic shock. We assume that there will be the aoe equivalent 2008 crisis and tested the cash plows and how much it will drop and what the impact would be. And we usually have in place a mechanism of reserves operating reserves, to cover any deficits or shortfalls. So we are covered in that regard. So i dont think that the fact that, the hyatt recentcy in the market will have any impacts on the grand hyatt or vice versa, it is such a deep market, that location is a developers dream. In terms of location, in terms of visibility. And again, as i mentioned, sfo, is under the director john martins leadership. We are going to go from 50 million passengers to 70 million, that is a tremendous amount of people. And if you have a 350 room hotel, and you want to fill it at 80 percent, it is something very easy to do. And the issue of whether it is a Hyatt Regency or the grand hyatt, again, the fact that it is a grand hyatt is a huge advantage because it is in a different niche and a different Market Segment and it will withstand economic shocks because of the location and the strength of the brand. And all of that has been dress addressed in the Feasibility Study by jll. Anything else that director martin wanted to add to that. Actually. Supervisor mar, could i just ask you, stress testing is when there is an economic down turn and how, pricing and everything, is going to be impacted . Is that what stress testing is . Or what is stress testing . Thank you. Thank you, at this time, i am actually go to go to our budget analyst report, mr. Rose in thank you, item one, which is the management agreement, on page 4, we report that under this management agreement, the airport will pay an annual fixed fee to the Hyatt Corporation to operate the hotel and that is shown on the table on taij four of the report and that management fee, totals as mr. Martin indicated, 19 million over the ten year turn and will be required to make the contribution towards the construction of the hotel and the 5 million and that source of the net fee payments to the hyatt of 14 million. We do recommend that you approve that resolution. And now, recording that item two and three. The over all operations and the total debt, service over the year is estimated at 466 million. And that is shown in attachment one, and on page, ten of our report. And the total debt, service could be higher if Interest Rates, exceed the estimated Interest Rate of up to 3. 18 percent. And on page, ten of our report we do show the sources and uses of the funds and that is shown in table 5 of our report. Supervisors, regarding this discussion about the slow down in the economy, we do note that on page eleven of our report, a slow down in the economy will result in the hotel to meet the hotel estimates of occupancy rate. For example, the hotel rates, fell to 58. 2 percent in 2002, following a,. Com bubble. And however, we also note on the bottom of page eleven of our report, under the lease and use agreement between the airport and the airlines, the airport has the authority to increase the landing terminal fees, charged to the airlines, to meet its operating expenses including, annual debt service on outstanding general airport, Revenue Bonds. We do recommend that you approve the proposed resolution and ordinance. Thank you very much. Any questions for our budget analyst . Okay. So we had open and closed Public Comment and now the item is in the hands of the committee. I would just say that for me in looking at this project, first of all unrelated to any of the Hotel Representatives who are here today. I think that it is great that the airport is building a hotel after all of these years. I think that it will really serve a population that does need this, or right by the airport. I do like the idea that the airport was very you know, forward thinking in terms of trying to finance this. So that we are actually able to hang on to the lapped in the future. I think that is a really great idea. And so, then, ultimately, really for me it came down to whether i believe that it was a fair process that the airport engaged in this endeavor to figure out, which hotel brand would be operating this or managing this hotel at the airport. And through the briefings that i received and some Additional Information here today, i do believe it was a fair process. So, i would actually support moving forward, items 1 through 3, today but i will be, or like to hear from my colleagues, supervisor mar. Thank you. I wanted to thank, mr. Martin and staff for walking me through the process. I still have questions about the process, but i am not going to second guess, mr. Martin and the airport commission. I am still not clear what crisis or stress testing is, verses the finding of the kushman wake field report, but i will let that go and try to understand it some point in the future. I was considering urging moving this forward without recommendation, you about i am going to defer to mr. Martin and support the recommendation. I think that we have a motion to move forward items one to three through the full board and seconded by mar and without objection items one to three will move to the full board. Thank you very much for being here today and i think that we can welcome our chair back, supervisor fabe. Will you call, item four . Resolution, retroactively, authorizing the Rec Department to accept and expend grounds up to the 10 million, for the trust of the public land, for the performing arts piazza. Thank you. We have park and rec to speak on this. Good morning, my name is caren and i am a project manager with the Parks Department and i am joined by chelsa from the public land and nathan, also from the recreation and partnerships division. This gift, represents over, 10 Million Dollars and will make these play grounds, new and truly special place in the heart of our neighborhoods. This project, is, i can show a powerpoint, if you want to see more images of the project, but i didnt know how much time that you would have. It is okay without pictures . Maybe you can show it while you are talking. And i can turn the overhead on. Because i do it that way. That might be quick. So this is the existing playground. I am just going to show quickly the final, vision. But, any way, again, the project is a very successful and continuation of two important partnerships that we have as a department and both our partnership with the public land and the helen family foundation. This is the picture of the north playground and we have new, larger play structure and a lot more fun and inviting for the kids and families in the area. Wow, there is a reason why we use power points now. This is a picture of some of the details of some of those structures i hope that you can see that they will be much more inventive and have an opportunity, for climbing, and for kids that i think that a lot of our play grounds, have not offered as much. And here is the south, they will have areas for young and her older users of the play grounds and these concepts were developed in coordination, with the xhupt. And we had over 14 community, meetings and workshops led by the team at the public land again, this project was made possible through the incredible, generosity of the helen family foundation. And these current play grounds, they are over, 20 years old, and they could really use this renovation. The play grounds serve the tender loin, and also they play a large role in the whole city, civic life. As they are served by many, local residents, they are also served by many, local daycare centers. And kids, and local kids, and school children, visiting the surrounding attractions like the main library. And the Asian Art Museum and the San Francisco ballet and on any given day, actually the children that you see, are coming not just from our city, but sometimes, very far away. And one other thing that i wanted to add is that the out reach that we did we got to know, many, many of the local groups, but one of the really amazing groups and individuals that we got to know was wilson who, is the executive director at the bay area, womans and Childrens Center who got the play grounds built in the first place in that location and that allows us to renovate them today there are not too many cities ta have a playground, in the middle of the civic center, and it is special to provide, for the adult and children in San Francisco. I will just show you a couple more images if you have more questions, i am happy to provide more information. Thank you, and i appreciate that and i am just a kick thing in terms of timing on this, how long is the construction time line is we think that it is going to be close to and we hope for next summer and sometimes those things vary, but we are trying to do it as quickly as we can. Just in time for my youngest kindergarten trip to city hall. Thank you for presenting. Supervisor mar. Yeah, thank you. I love those two play grounds and i have fond memories with my daughter playing there with her. And i did have a question they are unique, because safety as a parent and it is an issue with lots of men that are without kids that are around and will wander in and as a parent, i am just wondering how design helps us not keep family and people away, but also, has some sense of safety, so that you can see your child, from the bench. Or the gates are effective so the kids cannot wander on the dangerous streets around it but those are questions that i have in the design. Yes, so i will try and quickly answer them if i can. So we have definitely heard those concerns, from parents, and we need to make sure that the design is as safe as possible. And we are moving the playgrounds closer away from the edge of the street. We do continue to have, gates, so that, the kids cant just, you know, run into traffic, or away from the safe area. And visibility is really important, and so, all of the trees and the plantings are created in such a way that actually the people will be able to see in and out of the playground better. Right now, you can kind of and it can feel hidden and that is one thing that we are also trying to do but those are all really important things that we try to include in the design. And i could see how, it is framed as a performing arts playground and it can really, i love the sounds that come out of the play grounds but this sounds like it will make it more activating for the whole area, but great, great, presentation, and i am really supportive, thank you. Thank you. Colleagues any further questions . Seeing none we will move on to Public Comment. Anybody wish to comment oit on item four . Good morning, lang from supervisor kims office, district six has the fewest and smallest parks in the city and so we are so happy to support these newly renovated play grounds for our residents. Thank you. Anyone else wish to comment in anything none, Public Comment is closed. Again this is great and i cant wait to see it. And thanks for all of your work on this and look forward to seeing the reality. With that, colleagues, into i entertain a motion to move this forward . Motion by supervisor mar and take that without objection. Could you call item five . Ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the navigation partnerships fund. We have sam, to speak on this item, the director of hope. Thank you, supervisors it is an honor to be here today, and you know, last year, at this time, there was no Navigation Center. And this was just a hope and today, you know, over, 250 people, have been able to take advantage of the Navigation Center. 75 percent of the exits have been permanent housing. And we are just really proud, and why, did we, able to do that much progress from april, to today . How were we able to stand up, in the Navigation Center from january to april, is all that it took us. And real answer to that is that we got a donation that came through the San Francisco, inner faith, council. And that allowed us to work, quickly, and efficiently. And that, helped to lefage all of our city efforts. You know what we do at the Navigation Center is that what we do to work between the city and the department of public works and the Police Department and the Human Services agency. And the department of Public Health. And our nonprofit partners and ecs. And mission neighborhood, Resource Center has been amazing there. And this Navigation Center fund is to continue that work. And to really encourage people that are excited about making advancements and how we engage with people. And camped in our streets. And how we humanely worked towards permanent housing with people, and experiencing homelessness in the most dire conditions. And we have been able to free, some city money from the Human Services agency. And who we really want to, partner with people, that see this as the right way to go forward. And have the means to be able to contribute to these efforts. And that is what the Navigation Center, fund, can do for us. Right now, the mayors fund for the homeless, was the way that we were able to accept the donation. And when there have been fires and people have been able to make donations through it. And we were able to get them quickly to the families in need. The mayors fund for the homeless, of course, could be used and continue to be used in this manner for the Navigation Center and we want to say that this is a little bit of a separate fund that is purely dedicated to where it is expanding the out comes of the Navigation Center towards moving people out of encampments and into the stable housing. And so with that. Thank you very much, and thank you for all of your hard work. Much appreciated. Colleagues if know questions, at this time, we will move on. Supervisor mar. Sam i was wondering, the budget analyst had a recommendation to change from category four, fund or from the category 8 fund, to a category four fund and there were a couple of different recommendations what do you think i want to move dynamickly and report back to you and be accountable you and that is part of the spirit of this effort is to really be there and to really try to access everyones good advance, i just want to make sure that we were able to act dynamickly as possible and so that is my own concern. About changing the type of fund it is. Okay. Seeing none, we will move on to our budget analyst report. Mr. Rose. Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee on page 17 of our report, we note that given that it is difficult to predict the publics willingness to donate to this proposed navigation Partnership Fund, the future allegations and expenditures cannot be accurately projected. On page 18 of our report, we note that the mayor has 17 special funds specified in the citys code, including a mayors fund for the home sxls that is shown, as i say on page, 18. And we note that the mayors existing fund for the homeless states funds which are donated for a specific project for the homeless, shall be expended only for that project. Such that if future donors wish to donate the funds, specifically to the Navigation Services for the homeless, the mayors fund for the homeless already, allows for that option. We also note that the proposed ordinance does not require any reporting of contributions or donations and the uses of the fund to the board of supervisors. And on page, 19, of our report, as supervisor mar just indicated the proposed ordinance will create the new, navigation, Partnership Fund as a category eight fund which not be subject to the appropriation approval, by the board of supervisor and so the recommendation on bottom of page, 19, is that you amend to report, at least, annually to the board of supervisors on the private donations and the gifts and money, and to expenditures from the proposed new navigation Partnership Fund and secretarily, we state that if the board of supervisors wants to have the appropriation authority for the new navigation Partnership Fund, we recommend that you amend to be a category four, instead of a category eight, and we consider approval for the proposed ordinance to be the decision for the board of supervisors because, you will not have appropriation authority under this legislation. Okay. Thank you very much. Mr. Rose. Colleagues any questions for our budget analyst . Okay. Seeing none, we will open this up to Public Comment . Anybody wish to comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. So colleagues, before we get to the bla recommendations, i do have one, request. And this is just striking a phrase in the subsection, b and we want to strike the last five words in the current fiscal year. Could i entertain a motion to accept that change . So moved. Okay. Motion by supervisor tang and we can take that without objection. As it relates to the bla recommendations. Personally i think that item number, or the first regular daysing, regarding the reporting makes a ton of sense and i would love to be updated here, as supervisors in this committee and i do take heed to what mr. Dodge mentioned, especially in this arena, we need to be able to act quickly. And so i would be, okay. Keeping it, as a category, 8 fund and that is my perspective. Supervisor, taning. I too, originally asked, you know, why we cant use the existing Homeless Fund through the Mayors Office but i understand, especially the inception of the Navigation Center was started by a large, private donation, anonymous one, 2 million i believe. And so that i think that it, and it is fair for this, generous donor or any future ones to expect that the city would need to demonstrate that we are are also contributing funds, to support, homeless, services. So, i am okay with this category 8 fund to give you the flexibility that you need to better address the issues that we are dealing with in San Francisco. And also, support the idea of amending in the reporting requirement to the board each year. Supervisor mar . And i support the recommendation, i support sam dodge and his staff as well and i really look forward to even, expanding the great work that you are doing. Okay, thank you, supervisor mar and then could i entertain a motion to accept the budget analyst, recommendation and the underlying item as amended . So moved. Motion by mar, and we can take that without objection. Okay, clerk could you call item six . Ordinance appropriate ating deaappropriate ating approximately, 9. 4 million, consisting of 9 million from Revenue Bonds for proceeds, parking garage project to support the radio replacement project and 438,000 from the series, 2013, bonds for the projects to pedestrian projects for fiscal year, 15, 16. Okay. Thank you very much. We have the mta here. Good morning, members of the committee. I am derek, and sfmta and capitol finance. This series, 2014, mta Revenue Bonds were issued in december of 2014. In must be spent down in three years by december of 2017. Of the 29 million, in series, 2014, funds appropriate ated for parking garage, projects it has been determined that 9 million of the funds will not be able to be spent down in the three year window. We are requesting to deappropriate and reappropriate, is proteblgt, and now, 11. 6, Million Dollars, due to a budget increase, resulting from a contract modification. The contract modification, includes relocation of a radio based station from south hill, to Bay View Park adding mobile, data terminal devices to fline vehicles. And adding gps to on board, closed Circuit Television recorders and new automated system, the radio, replacement project is expected to spend down all series, 2014, funds in the three year window and be completed next september. Additionally, in series, 2013, bonds need to be reappropriated, from transit, to the pedestrian, Improvement Program to maintain the same level of funding within the Pedestrian Program. In the prior, series 2012 bbond issue, 437,000 previouslial ial low gated was re, allocated. The improvements are coordinated with the street repaving project and the paving schedule was delayed. Because of daoet lay, the b funds were redirected to the sunset tunnel rehabilitation in order to spend db the funds in the three year window. Now, series, 2013, bond funds originally for the sunset tunnel, must be reappropriated to the Pedestrian Program to keep the program funded at the same level. Because this is a funding swap between two series, the redirection of the series, 2013, funds will have no net impacts olt over all funding for the Transit Program. Okay. Thank you very much. Colleagues, seeing no questions, mr. Rose, could we go to your report, please . Yes, mr. Chairman and members of the committee, on page, 25 of our report, we note that the radio, system replacement project, total budget will increase by 11. 6 million from the current budget of 116. 5 million and the revised of 128. 1 million and of the increase and 9 million will be funded by the request of the reappropriation, and the bond, proceeds and 2. 6 million, will be funded by the transit operation. Funds. And it is showing in in the table four, on page 26. And and any questions . And the Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, and the motion to send this item forward. Madam clerk could you call number 7 . And resolution, and declaring the intent of the city and county, of San Francisco, to reimburse, concern expenditures from proceeds, future bonded, and authorizing the director of the mayor office of the housing and community, development, and to submit an application, and related documents to the california, debt limit. I am a specialist, and the relation lieusing and the application for the bond proceeds, and the related for the five and ten, fulsom, and exxis. And the street and eker, street. The redevelopment plan for the transbay project. And 109, and bmr units. And 109 mbr units. And comprised of 34 studios. And the bedroom units, and 50 percent of area, Median Income. Development will be financed, and as a mixed income, and the exam, and the residential. And for this project. And these transactions, are not require the city for the bonds and anticipating submitting. And application, supervisors for the at in 2016. And. And summer of 2019, and the Development Team is kerry, and corporation, and the we appreciate your support for the ground breaking, for the presentation. Thank you very much. And okay, we will open up the Public Comment and wish to comment . And Public Comment is closed. And come up with this, and a motion to send this forward. And and okay, madam clerk, if you would call a number of items together. 8 through 14, and 16, 18, and 20 to 24. Thank you, madam clerk, we have the Mayors Office of housing to speak on these items. Good moerpg, supervisors. And the management, and the redevelopment, and sorry, inducement resolutions, for the second phase, of the citys rental assistance. This will convert, 2066 issue over, 1 billion. On the sites. And the introduction of these, resolutions last week, was timely. And seven weeks ago, just because the bonds, and the rad which was also, 14 projects. And we have converted the 14 projects, which comprised in 1400 units. And these represent major milestone for the housing authority. And of these properties. Under the sebties to these properties will convert from the Public Housing program, to the section eight program. The project to leverage it that have been long deferred. And 400 million in private equity. Contributed already, 40 Million Dollars. And contribute that an additional 60 million,. And the inflex, and stark contrast of the 5 million, authorities, and it is receiving to make the capitol repairs. And the properties built in the 1940s, and 50s, and maintenance and repairs, and repairs in the years and it is time to make them to change that. And conversion allows us to preserve the properties for the long term, like Affordable Housing and allow them to, and low income residents, and displacement and these properties are in nine of the facilities of the eleven, districts. And which really, these are neighborhoods where we are not able to produce, the new Affordable Housing. And the opportunities and also because of cost. The opportunity to acknowledge the effort by all of the parties, that enabled us to get to where we are so this morning, and also this enducement process for phase two. And the Mayors Office, and the housing and the departments have been in the Planning Department of the environment and the building inspection, and the Mayors Office on disability, and the county surveyer, and the residents have also been deeply involved in housing. And we have representative. And we are available to answer any questions that you have about the individual, projects. And also have the powerpoint, and it is involved how much money we are going to be to be able to bring to these properties. And about the specific projects about the developers are here for that purpose. Colleagues, any questions . And seeing it move forward. And anybody wish to comment. Eight through 14, 16, 18, or 20 to 24, the Public Comment is closed. And all of these items in front of us, and motion the send it forward. And take it without objection. And madam clerk, could you call 15 . Resolution, and declaring in the intent of the city and county San Francisco, to the reimburse, certain, expenditures from the proceeds, of the future, bonded indebtedness, and authorizing the dreker. And the fund, and the rehabilitation fund, and the committee, and require the city to pledge the payment of the bonds, thank you very much. The comment, and anybody wish to comment on item 15. A motion to send this item forward. And supervisor, mar, you could take that without objection. The resolution to reimburse, and the second resolution, is for two separate sites and and the community, and these, will also be convert, financing, and pledge, and the bonds. And thanks very much. And colleagues, on any questions. On 17, i will open it up to Public Comment. And the Public Comment, is closed. Could you send this motion forward. Motion by supervisor tang. And could you call 19. Please . Resolution daoe, clairing the intent of the city and county of the city, reimburse, concern expenditures from the proceeds of future bonded indebtedness, and authorizing the director of the Mayors Office. Good morning, supervisors. Joan, the Mayors Office of housing and community, development. And the bond proceeds, to fund, the new construction, of 1030, 6, mission and just in the financing and not require the city to pledge, the funds for the repayment of the bond. And it will be serving, low income, families, and the neighborhood, Development Corporation and the project is tax credit invester and the lenders have not been identified yet, but will be identified following the request, for the request for the proposal and process. And kitchen, and the 2,000 outdoor courtyard. Affordable, will be and the site will be serving low income and formerly homeless house holds, 40 units will be for the homeless, and at risk house holds, and 32 for the households earning no more than 50 percent, ami and there will be one resident. And the resolution if approved, will allow the project to submit an application, for december, 15th and if awarded will return to the board for approval to issue bonds. And we anticipate the bond closing will occur, february or march of 2016, and construction, will be finally completed september, 2017. And i have with me, here today, chris from the tender loin, neighborhood, Development Corporation and we are both available to answer any. Any other questions that you may have. Thank you. Colleagues any questions . Okay, we will move on to Public Comment for 19. Anybody wish to comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, could i entertain a motion to send, item 19 forward. So moved. Motioned by supervisor mar. And we can take it without objection. Could you call item 25. The intent of the city to reimburse the certain expenditures for the proceeds, to submit the documents to the lac to permit the issuance of the residential mortgage, for the 1300, 4th street. This constitutes an off site welcome back. Good morning, again, pam, sims, ocii and the resolution before you authority the application for the bond proceeds to pay for the construction related costs and for the mission bay, south east, 1300 fourth street. And 1300, 4th street, associates lp, with the department, corporation as a sponsor and when completed, this will be 143, unit, family, housing development, comprised of four or 50, 3, one bedroom, and 47 two bedroom and 42, three bedroom and includes one manager unit and it will be affordable to house olds at 20 percent to 50 percent of ami or area of the Median Income or between, 20,000 to 50,000, for a family of four, again this is conduit financing and we anticipate, submitting in december and if awarded we will return in april for issuance, and construction, is anticipated to finish, and completing in 2018. And representing the developers is here and that concludes my presentation. Okay, thank you very much. Colleagues any questions on item 25 . Anybody wish to comment on item 25 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, could i have a motion to send, 25 forward to the full board . So moved. Motion by supervisor tang, we can take that without objection. Could you call, 26, please . Item, 26, is a resolution, approving executed master license, agreement between the city and the system, and the mobile net of california, and ver izon wireless, and of the communications and on the equipment, and the mta. Good morning, supervisors, sfmta. Here today to discuss, three policy considerations within the resolution. That you have before you. The first is the resolution approval, and one is mobile net, gte known as ver izon. The rationale for us coming forward today, because is in our recent assessment of what the revenue projections will be, we will recognize a Million Dollars in the city and, that being said, that requires us to come to the board, for approval, to carry on with these agreements. Other considerations, within the resolution that you have today. Is to delegate, authority to our director of transportation, to enter into these future agreements with any and all, future carriers, and the third, consideration is just, approval of our form, and the master license, agreement and now with respect to the budget and legislative analyst respect. We are in full concur ans, and certainly we agree with our find ands our analysis and any amendments that are recommended by the budget analyst. And we, certainly accept. So, if there are any other questions, relative to the resolution, i am here today, to answer them for you. And in addition to that, we have omar, from the Planning Department, who can also, address any questions that you might have, relative to design, if you line. Thank you, supervisor, tang. Thank you. Thank you for your presentation, and so, i think that i read that sfmta owns, about 10,000 polls, we have a vast market yes. So under, the retroactive agreement that is up before us today as well as moving forward about how many of those polls are going to be used roughly. We are projecting, 362 polls. Yes. I really just, not really about, these particular sites or your contract, but i do want to thank, the carriers of the companies for working with our city and our Planning Department, especially in terms of trying to figure out the Better Designs for where they should be placed. I know that our city has little jurisdiction when it comes to where in terms of approving these permits and the most that we can do has to do with design, and so do i want to encourage our city to really, work with these companies and the companies to work with us in turn, on trying to locate, some of these antennas in places that are not so intrusive in front of a pole or in front of someones house, i like that we are trying to utilize the public, city propertis that will not intrude so much on the private residents and because i want to thank omar and the Planning Department, because i know that there is a lot of work trying to be done so that we can find out the design to blend in better with our city. Absolutely. Supervisor, mar . I just have a question, so there are 10,000 poles and right now, there is more revenue coming in than was expected and then there are 29 poles and 21 poles, for one of the other companies, and but you mentioned 350 poles that you are expecting and how soon will that happen. We are anticipating roughly, within the term of the agreements, for the most part. So, the way that we look at it is although that it is a nine year, agreement, we think that the actual implementation and construction on our poles would occur in the next three years. And then what is the projected revenue, to the mta that that would bring in. Well the projected revenue, is 13. 5 million. Yes. I want to thank, omar to keeping my office aware of a lot of the tricky, design community, input, processes, and how little in some ways, the influence that we have locally over some of the issues like this but i did want to ask, as supervisor, tang mentioned design, i know that with new technology, it allows us to replace the ugly, noisy cabinets that i see all over, i know that my district and other districts, and looking at, new technologies that are cleaner, and quieter, and smarter. But i am just wondering if you can address that. Because, sfmta as well as sfpuc is acting as a authority as a pole owner, we have discretion of design, and compatible and the initial sight that the built and the new technologies come along and remain, compatible and ver izon, started to install, the first of 400 sites last week and they are small and noiseless and they blended it well into the districts and they have the support of the commission and so with sites like these, we have the ability to insure that they are compatible and provide, Robust Service and we have enough poles to support the carriers, and looking at bridging the digital divide, and they may come on the hor izon and so i want to acknowledge that they have been a great partner in working with us. You know, first and foremost is making sure that the poles can safely hold up the electrical lines for the light rail and buses. These have to be for the primary purpose and we have the discussion with the engineers making sure that the design that came in was redestiend and met the standards for overhead lines for sfmta safe operations. Can either of you just explain the rush to the super bowl and how that is going to impact the Rapid Deployment of a lot of these poles. It is, obviously it is a high priority for the carriers to enhance, cell service down that super bowl, area. And with that being said, those are the and we talk about the 362, and the high priority, sites are obviously in that general area. Yes, they are moving diligently, to install as quickly as possible. Thank you. Supervisor tang . Thank you, supervisor, mar. I had forgotten to ask about the super bowl, issue, because i know that there is going to be a rush for that. However, after the super bowl, festivities are o efr, we are planning to keep these up there any way. And the company had decided. Yes. That is the intent. Okay. And also there was mention that your currently in negotiationwise afor additional. They are not part of the agreements that we have right now. So any new agreement coming forward, they will typically exceed a Million Dollars, so we will be coming forward each and every time with the new agreements to this body and to the full board, eventually. All right, thank you very much, and i would say that that is all of my questions, but you know the message to the carriers, and the companies, please please please to continue working with the city, on locations and signs. Thank you. Colleagues. With that mr. Rose, could we go to your report, please . On page 31 of our report, as just as been indicated, sfmta projects receiving 13. 5 million of revenue, from the 3 wireless, tele Communication Companies over the remaining eight years of the existing terms and that is based on the estimated number of transit poles for each, and that is shown in table two on page, 31 of our report and you note, the demand of 132, and gte, 132 poles, and the 1200 poles. And, we did point out that ongoing, or a contract, which is right now, in negotiations with at t, which will provide the city, with an additional 2. 7 million, and that is what the estimate is. We cited that as one of the reasons why we believe that the board of supervisors should approve and see each one of these contracts, and not delegate authority to the director, as i understand it as the department concurs with that on that. And so, we stated on the top of page, 32, that this legislation, would authorize that delegation and authority, and we also, note that, our, recommendations on the bottom of page 32, we recommend that you amend to provide approval of the master license agreements as of september, 22, 2014, mobile, and the ver izon, as of november, 30, 2014, and mobility and we recommend that you recommend the proposed resolution, to delete the future Approval Authority of the master license agreements to the director of transportation, rather than requiring the future approval by the board of supervisors if the revenue is to be generated exceed, 1 million and we recommend that au prove it as amended. Thank you very much, mr. Rose. Supervisor, do you have questions . Colleagues any other questions for our budget analyst. Okay . We will open this up to Public Comment and anybody wish to comment on item 26 . Step forward. Hi, my name is leor marco and i am here to represent, sfaction tha, stands for San Francisco ad volunteer indicates for Cellular Technology in our neighborhoods. Today i will be speaking in support of these agreements. First of all these agreements are pretty identical to the puc pole attachment agreements that you guys have already approved. So i see no reason why these agreements would not be passed as well. But it is really important that you do pass them. Because San Francisco has a pretty deficient mobile communication insfra structure right now, i work in the city and i pay sales tax. And as it stands, it is nearly impossible to have my cell phone work during rush hour. My data speeds to a crawl and my phone is useless. I would say, 30 percent of the day. I have dead spots in service and it is not unusual to have a few, interrupted calls during the day as you are aware. This is an incredibly low standard of service and i think that San Francisco, deserves a lot better. And if we dont, up date our infrastructure it is only going to get worse as the cellular needs, of the popular increases. And it is just not, you know, it is not just like me who want to keep in touch with their friends. This is an issue for a lot of residents in the city, especially the elderly and the handicapped who depend on their phone service for their safety. And many people, no longer with land lines and rely on their cell phones, in time of an emergency. Having the cell phone reception can be a matter of lifeanddeath in the event of a serious accident or an emergency and personally, i communicate with my bosses on my cell phone and i do research and set up meetings because i know that i am not anomoly thousands of people use their phones for this as well, there are economic implications for having the cell phone service. As you know, they are economic, applications for the city as well. Thank you, very much maam. Any other members of the public. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. We have a few amendments suggested by the budget analyst. I will move the amendments and then i move support by the committee as amended. Okay. Motion by supervisor mar and we can take that without objection. Madam clerk, could you call, item 27. Ordnance authorizing the sfmta to include in the contract it executes for the brokerage for the excess, para Transit Program after issuing a competitive solicitation and required the contractor, to pay, the wages to driver, and reservation, and providing for the Access Program and to provide, transitional employment and retention to the prior, contract and the employee performing such services. Thank you very much. We have the puc here to speak. No. Sfmta. I jumped ahead. Share man, anet, williams, from services at smfmta. We have the order thans that requires that all contractors that propose on the rfp, include the wages and benefits for the sf access drivers and dispatchers and reservations. And this was requested by the Union Employees who are represented here today to provide the assurances that if there is a change in contractor they will receive the benefits negotiated in the collective par beginning agreement. And i believe that it provides a fair, Playing Field where all contractors will be required to propose the prevailing benefit packages and will assure that any successful contractor will be able to retain, the experienced personnel that is serving our customers with disabilities. And i am available to answer any questions that you moit have about the ordinance. Okay. Thank you very much. Seeing no questions right now mr. Rose, we will move on to your report. Yes, mr. Chairman, and members of the committee, on page, 37, our report, we report that based on excuse me, the requirement to pay for the wages are the proposed ordinance is expected to result in wages that are significantly higher than the current budget and the current sfmta budget for sfaccess, para transit and the employee wages of 5. 7 million will increase in 16, 17, by 564,000, or 9. 8 percent to 6. 3, million and then in the 17, 18, the budget will increase by 961,000, or 67 percent to 6. 7 million and that is shown in table three on page 37 of our report. We also state that if the proposed ordinance is approved, it will significantly increase sfmta cost to provide, ongoing, Transit Service and likely to reduce the number of responses to the sfmta so listtation and therefore, the competitiveness of the rfp process, and the language appears to significantly advantage the existing contractor, and the services inc because the existing contractor has the advantage of already providing the existing sfmta para transit, employing the same employees who any new contractor will be required to retain under the new contract. And we consider approval to be a policy matter for the board of supervisors. Thank you, colleagues any questions or comments . Okay, we will move on to you believe comment. I do have two cards, alecon and woods, if there are other people, line up and everyone will have two minutes. Good morning, supervisors, my name is efron and i am the current, junior, representative, representing all of these workers, and we are here to ask you and urge you to please support this to make sure that these workers should another provider come along. And be awarded this contract, that these workers are retained, and they continue to perform the work. And that their compensation, package along with the cpa follows with them. In the past, this contract has gone from nv to transmetro to mobility to back to mb and now it is in the hand of transf, and at one given point we have one that worked on to work for muni and this gentleman, went from making 16 on one friday and the new provider took over the following week and he suffered a 3 cut in pay. We want to make sure that there are no roll backs and the members are protected to the fullest. Thank you, very much. Next speaker, please . Good morning, board of supervisors my name is ashante woods and i am a dispatcher for the division and i am also the shop store for the nondrivers unit and i am urging you to pass this order. To protect the workers as well as the compensation package should another provider be awarded this contract on behalf of the para transit workers we would like to thank the board of supervisors to getting to where we are now thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. My name is stewart and i would like to say, that it is important to pass it because we dont need a high turnover, because it effects the safety of the clients. That is it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker. My mame is lisa capezi and i worked for para transit for almost, nine years and it is important for this to pass. Please. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Anybody else wish to speak on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, any questions, this is a policy consideration and any questions or comments or motions . Mar . Yeah, i just wanted to thank the shop stewarts and the para transit, drivers, and really it is an important issue and i am glad that supervisor campos is working with you to insure that your rights are protected and i wanted to thank the budget analyst for his recommendations in the policy consideration. But i am supportive of this as proposed. Okay. Is that a motion . And i move support for the item, yes. We have a motion by supervisor mar and we can take it without objection. Madam clerk, could you call 28. 28, is an ordinance conditionally authorizing the San Francisco puc to enter into one or more agreements requiring expenditures of 10 million or more for the electric power and related products and service to launch the citys community, choice ago agree gaysing, fram and clean power, sf and authorizing the general manager of the sfpuc to deviate from the otherwise requirements in the city law in such agreements. We have barbara from the puc. Thank you, and thank you, supervisors for expediting consideration of this matter and the budget, analyst staff as well and for their work to support that schedule. As you know, we are moving quickly towards launch of our clean power, sf program in the spring of 2016, a fundamental part of that program is to procure the electric supply to serve the program customers. Clean power, sf bids that we received, show an opportunity for the very Cost Effective supply, and we have identified some of the best service, and best price opportunities here. And the supply of firmed and shaped renewables which are bid under the bid option, one. May required contracts and letterses of credit that exceed the 10 million dollar, charter limit and so the ordinance that is before you, authorizes the puc general manager to enter into, bid option one, contract and related letters of credit, subject to the other requirements, of the ordinance that you adopted earlier this year, or ordinance, 7515, and we asked for your support and i am happy to answer any questions that you may have. Okay, thank you. Colleagues, any questions or comments . Okay. Mr. Rose, could we go to your report, please for item 28 . Yes, mr. Chairman, and members of the committee on page, 44 of our report, and the first full year clean power revenues are estimated to be 29. 3 million in 16 17, which the puc estimates to cover the clean power, costs including the cost of electricity and purposes in options one two and three contracts and the actual fee for the letter of credit and the other Program Costs and that is shown in the table on page, 44 of our report. And we have a series of recommendations, supervisors, which is on page 46 of our report. We recommend that you first recommendation that you recommend the proposed ordinance to reduce, the cap from 36 million to 35, per year to be consistent with the resolution, 150112 and second, the cap of 30 million per year and for the bid option, one contract if puc enters into the transaction and one of three proposed providers and the transactions with one of three. The cap should be 30 million for all bid option and one contracts with all, providers, and recommend that the puc authority to enter into the mid option, one contracts without further approval of the board of supervisors is one time and for the specific purpose of entering into a three to five contract, with each of one or more of the three approved bid option one providers, namely the Energy Services and Morgan Stanley and to state that the total amount of the letters of credit will not exceed, 40 million, and that you submit the reports to the board of supervisors and the Program Costs and the rate changed by the puc to recover the costs in comparison of the clean water, San Francisco and the rates, and finally we consider the approval to be a policy matter, and because the proposed ordinance, weighs on the section, 9. 118, and authorizing the puc to enter the contracts of ten million or more, without the further approval. Thank you. And any puc agreement with these . Yes, the puc, concurs with these recommendations for the additional authority, requested in this ordinance. Okay. Thank you very much. And nr rose i want to thank you for your team for the detailed work. Colleagues any questions . Supervisor mar . Yeah, just wanted to thank miss hail and the puc staff for moving this over the finish line and thank you for all of the folks and puc working together for the clean power sf future, thank you. With that we will open it up to Public Comment and anybody wish to xhebt on item 28 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Any questions, or comments or a motion to and having a number of budget Analyst Recommendations as well as the uppeder lying, item, and entertain the motions as well . So moved, the recommendations of the budget analyst and i move support, as amended. Okay. We have a motion by supervisor mar and take it without objection. Okay. Madam clerk, do we have any other items in front of us today. There is no further business. Thank you, everybody we are adjourned. Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. And welcome to the San Francisco Transportation Authority mom meeting im supervisor wiener the chair and mr. Clerk. Roll call commissioner avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor christensen supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar. Supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee we have quorum. Okay. Thank you very much we will now go do the chairs report colleagues i have several update for the regional and local levels you may have seen after the months of reporting congress failed to pass the Transportation Authority budget well have a mutilate Services Authorization next month as sooeps to the short time measures the house and Senate Passes the reformation and overall the house bill is better than the senate that is less transit funding for the bay area our staff at the Transportation Authority and the mtc are both working to avoid any Reduction Agency those bills are reconciled the congressional leaders want this before the 2016 expiration and more fun and games in washington, d. C. Through the detriment of transportation and other critical needs interestingly an amendment during the house floor debate will provide extra 40 billion by locking down the capital reserves this is in conference and maybe possible to fund for 5 years rather than the of years that is a plat funding level i want to applaud the 40 major organizations including the American Transit Association the u. S. Chamber of commerce and labors and trade used that are recommending the higher level of funding of it means pga a shorter 5 year bill and keeps up with inflation and as noted in the Industry Groups quote holding the transportation at or blow the power levels will not create the york congestion in the transportation and the we urge the congress and president obama to get that passed the mtc this month has the best way to coordinate the sustainable strategy in the bay area we agreed to look at a full mtc abag merger this will bring our region into a similar structure of other metropolitan organizations across california but requires a careful thinking how we in San Francisco are recommended in the framework and ive made clear i will not be supporting any 3450erger that jeopardizes or undermines the need of our large city in the bay area that process is ongoing we need to have some sort of inclusion by june of next year and at a local level im struck by the progress our transportation agrees are making in planning and project delivery both small and large last week, a meeting for the Environmental Review that process has taken far too long we are nearing the end the construction of van ness pedestrian underpass sfmta opened the section for cycle on Market Street and caltrans will counts is the bay bridge peer and next week the groundbreaking avenue one of the anticipated one by the way, o bag it is important to see those agency work in addition design lastly commissioner sugaya attended to conferences for the past couple of weeks the submit in los angeles and in the last week of october and the National Larger conference in nashville in october mr. Mar wants to make remarks ill invite him. Thanks to commissioner lee and the staff for extending the brt final Environmental Impact report this is important to allow people to give more time for comments i went to not only two different cities but 4 unanimously historic gathering or gathering it is occurring in theville sustainability in coping 21 in paris in a couple of weeks and the climate march in oakland the four events policy linked is an Amazing Organization began in city of oakland that expanded around the country supervisor campos attended and the policy equality submit for the pro transportation city hall and mayors around the countrys was an amazing gathering in los angeles and a Government Alliance and race and equality i attended a portion of the gathering with the officials from seattle and oakland and other place of Equality Office and late a conference in nashville, tennessee which ive been attending on and off over the years i want to say i used the time for Relationship Building and cased studies from different cities had a great opportunity at the local process and the local submit that ill have to say commissioner avalos as a leader the Alliance State and federal brought in a mayor from minnesota from we wisconsin and shes bringing great ideas to minneapolis including a light rail that goes to st. Paul and others major groups im learning from a down to earth elizabeth and other City Council Members a highlight of the trips i also wanted to say that two besides commissioner avalos other leaders of local process from seattle and from Brooklyn New York and many others are leading the Economic Justice and jobs work citywide and local process is a great place to build those relationships in the cased studies i also wanted to say that policy link Angela Blackwell organization i had no idea 3 thousand people if government sector from University Researchers to grassroots activists in the community of color and it was 3 thousand people in la lots of intersections he wanted to key part of transportation Equality Caucus how people dont just seek transportation isolated or justice isolated it is enter tweend the grassroots if the bottomup was excellent in looking at an equality less than not only transportation but many other policies and Development Without displacement policies the cost had the black lives matter around the country it is inspiring and it was important i also began to see San Francisco Oakland Santa Fe and san raphael as a major section as other cities and metropolitan adrenalin talked about their work were the fifth go largest metropolitan adrenalin the 8 million or soon to be 9 Million People is the fifth bringing behind la and chicago and new york i didnt realize what how we work and many others as we on to local city level and regional equality and transportation policy sitting with supervisor campos and supervisor wiener on the mtc abag is eye openly but others was helpful i also wanted to say too that i take the time to bike sharing and it was a pleasure to ride only a few stations i know that nashville has a longer way to go thirty City Council Members it is hard to make policy in that city the new mayor of nashville the reps republicans and converts killed a major transportation harming their ability to link up the sgathd city of nashville it is 25 percent africanamerican or more than that theyre almost invisible in the Country Music and tv and hollywood it is seeing how the transportation policies address the equality that the lack of equality that exists in nashville i want to see if there is anything egg to add like the bike sharing the transportation caucus getting together with people work only anti displacement or transportation in the context of anti displacement make those gathered so valuable and helps me to do my work here with a better race and class and gender and neighborhood equality plans as well that in the work thank you, supervisor wiener. Thank you very much supervisor mar and i cant remember, if the they could sfgov for the broadcasting of the hearing next the item report oh, Public Comment on the chairs report item 2 any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed well move totem 3 the executive director report. Thanks chair wiener and schd happy to report for this past months progress the federal bill as supervisor wiener mentioned i want to make sure that the folks understanding of that understand this is an authorized bill for the proimthd funding hope the 5 or of year bill comes to fruition only a 3 year funded bill we will keep track of that good news locally the parcel f site that the transbay tjpa has been overseeing did become finalized with an offer being expelled for the crescent height with a second site with two parcels combined into a project that project is 35 percent of Affordable Housing component and the funds that the tjpa adopted it is one hundred 65 million allows the interim budget for the work for the project and avoid financing costs that will be helpful with that said, the overall cost coming in at a higher level with the cost review for the confidence level of 70 percent by the time we finish the project well have enough cushion in case unforeseen circumstances but with the additional budget from the f and additional work well before doing with the city well close the gap above and beyond there will be a one and 35 million gap well address that by the end of the year thank you supervisor mar sea others for mentioning the geary brt we had a good turn out one hundred and 20 people taking Public Comment with the environmental document and its been extended the period from responses from the community and happy to note that folks have a couple of weeks until november 30th to provide the comments and by email or in writing ill be happy to to take that we were pleased to see the response of doing outreach well have great view finding on geary people see and visualization of how the potential future brt project that 4 thousand people have taken the time for the devices 17 thousand to view the images of the improvements and weve received a strong response from folks that take a small survey they believe that the project is going to be a benefit to the community they support the proposed amendment with that, ill highlight a few more outreaches tonight in fact, in district 2 the lombard transportation Improvement Project has a third outreach at Marina Middle School at 6 00 p. M. Folks are invited to conduct with the tjpa to make progress on that design resurfacing of lombard and the utility work we continue it work closely with sfmta and schairz office in district one and schools district 7 and other districts around town turning to the western Edition Community basis Transportation Plan that is a robust process and sfmta the identification of safety and security and street Improvement Projects that the outreach has identity priority for the community we hope that will be exceptional designs for the update and committee and sfmta in the next month and prop double a the Voter Program that allows the 10 vehicle register fee to be applied to safety and resurfacing that will be a project that will be released from before thanksgiving to needed projects around the town and the principle of this program that fund should go to prelims so projects that are designed and ready for conduct 15, 16 timeframe go to our website sf ct a slash prop a to the Transportation Authority and the board approval 2, 3, 4 february. Keying off supervisor mars report on the conference in boston we met with uc berkley and my team and a whole host of public and private organizations to talk about the equality and assess of shared mobility those are the socalled go Transportation Network companies that are entering the markets with the urban citys and smaller cities around the nation at the conference he was pleased to represent the Transportation Authority and uc Berkley Research center and the council will be joinly manufactured the compliment impacts of tmc for the Transportation Network companies are contributing to the Million Dollars in the mission or theyre providing alternatives in supporting the transit for example, in a new way to enhance the facility thank you to the facility and our agency the tenant landlord is providing 25,000 to complete the equality analysis and hope to have this result in a year time for the planning here in San Francisco as well as contribute to that informed discussion elsewhere the selfhelp counties are meeting e meeting the 20 couldnt california to fund the transportation improvements through dedicated funds a number of counties are collaborating to look at the option and lord to reporting back on our progress in a few months time to move towards a plan for this year for the bart line that is making its way to the bart district beyond that i wanted to highlight the good the good work happening around town at sfmta, and caltrans were seeing tremendous project delivery and voter approved funds and the results from the past funding approvals by the public and look forward to this next week many of you all can celebrate the federally funded project moving forward and others the e r trailerer Elementary School another fund that was completed that concludes my remarks thank you very much. Ms. Jane commissioners questions or comments regarding the directors report any comment on item 3 none Public Comment is closed. Item 4. Item 4 approval of the minutes for the october 7, 2015. Colleagues, any questions or comments or changes regarding the minutes seeing none, well move to Public Comment any Public Comment on item number 4 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed and can you please call the roll commissioner avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor christensen supervisor cowen supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor kim. There are 11 eyes the minutes are approved. Okay item number 5. Item 5 authorizing the executive director to exceeding execute all supplemental agreements and property and any amendments through to through the to and the California Department of transportation for the travel Smart Program and the timing free ramp Improvement Study and the programming and Monitoring Program an action item. Colleagues, any questions or comments regarding this item seeing none, any Public Comment on item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Without objection that is the order item of item 6 the audit report for the fiscal year june 2015. Colleagues, any comments or questions regarding item 6 seeing none, any Public Comment on item 6 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order item no. 7. Item 7 alternate 200 and 673 under prop c funds and others funds for the cash flow distribution an action item. Colleagues, any questions or comments regarding item 7 seeing none, any Public Comment on item 7 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order item number 8. Item 8 adopt a new program for the clarification and reclarify two positions an action item. Colleagues, any questions or comments seeing none, is there any Public Comment on item 8 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order item 9. Item 9 adopt the salary for the job clarifications an action item. Colleagues any questions or comments seeing none, any Public Comment on item number 9 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order item 10. Item 10 introduction of new items. Colleagues, any introduction of new items seeing none, any Public Comment on item 10 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and this is an information item item 11. Public comment. Any Public Comment . . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed item 12 a adjournment. Were adjourned. Thank okay. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, i want to welcome you to the wegz the meeting will come to order this the the Land Use Commission im supervisor cowen chair and skwloin e joining us will be vice chair oh, Supervisor Scott Wiener joining us to my left is supervisor kim ill also like to acknowledge ms. Lisa and thank you to jim smith and the staff for broadcasting this meeting madam clerk, any announcements . Today. Electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the december 1st board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Or the thank you call item one. Number one the ordinance for the administrative code for the prosecution on the advertising ever sugary drink beverage on City Property thank you, colleagues in june the board unanimously passed legislation to prohibit advertising of sugary drink beverage on City Property along with two other accompanying piece of legislation concerning sugary drink beverage requiring the warning rablz on sugary drink beverage advisement and city is eliminating city spend on sugary drink beverage a week after the psa of the law the Supreme Court ruled on in a court case reed with arizona regarding the First Amendment the City Attorney reevaluated the legal issues by the sugary drink beverage advertising band ordinance this is for this reason to repeal the band well continue to enact the warning label and the spending legislation the two pieces will continue to move forward awhile needless to say this is a disappointing situation i want to assure those folks that are obvious and recognizing with us on the band for sugary drink beverage we can lift this First Amendment hurdle to destine our fight against the big soda i want to assure were committed to a long fight begins in industry and continue to craft thoughtful policy aimed to protect the health of san franciscans supervisor wiener i think you have a few remarks. Thank you, madam chair and thank you for your continued leadership in trying to move us in a good direction of Public Health in reducing the accumulation of sugary drink beverage soda theyre helping to fuel the type 2 diabetes in our country including xhoong children in low income communities and community of color 40 percent of americans have type 2 diabetes and well have to take strong steps to reduce the accumulation of those drinks as around cigarettes a madam chair we have 56 percent of tax vote 10 million was stacked in the soda industry against us unfortunately, we had a change in the law that was the Supreme Court didnt look at the First Amendment but the it is what it is and i do want to stress we continue to move forward aggressively with our legislation the first of its kind and passed by the board this year to require Health Warnings on advisements for sugary drink beverage with the soda industry has suited San Francisco over that law we feel good well defend it in court and aggressively i look forward 0 those Health Warnings go on going on advisements and reminding people and educating people that those drinks make people sick. Thank you, supervisor wiener so folks why not see go ahead and open up for Public Comment any Public Comment . Just want to remind you have 2 minutes with a soft bells chime with 30 seconds waiting and open up for Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed for item one. Thank you, thank you very much. Colleagues, can i have a motion to send that to the full board with a positive recommendation recognized by supervisor kim that passes with a positive recommendation madam clerk two. The rezoning map for the Residential District and the Mission District i believe we have Diego Sanchez with us from the Planning Department staff hell be presenting on this item. Good afternoon desegregates with the Planning Department supervisors on june 18th the Planning Commission considered the ordinance for the rezoning for the ocean avenue in house from the rh2 m1 to the ocean avenue nc t after taking Public Comment which was in favor of this ordinance they deliberated and considered the departments recommendations for the department recommended favorable this to the Planning Commission the Planning Commission vote in favor of this ordinance that concludes my presentation. Ill be happy to answer any questions. I appreciate that brief presentation the Planning Department can also do that is there a representative from jims office. Jen come on up thank you, madam chair im here on behalf of the supervisor yee were talking about how we can support Small Businesses and here we have a very pro tem commercial confronted on mission avenue inform encourage the Small Businesses without raising height limits we count on youre showcasing support and it fits in the balboa park area plan to sfrelg the commercial district for the moscone in the area it fits with the plan we have general support from the public and from the supervisor thank you. Thank you very much appreciate youre showcasing remarks at this time seeing there is no colleagues that want to speak why not go ahead and open up for Public Comment Public Comment is anyone else follow this gentleman. Good afternoon. Supervisors my name is dan weaver speaking today as the executive director of the ocean Avenue Community benefits district otherwise as the ocean Avenue Association we developed this idea together with tom because we noticed that in the cv d the corridor the most pedestrians in the to and from city college to the bart station have no services along the streets so this seems like like a logical way to encourage that without calling for a major skroern e rezoning district and everyone in the neighborhood supports this cv d supports it unanimously this is something people can do but dont have to unless questions tassels. Thank you very much there anyone from the public that wishes to speak at this time seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues is there a motion on this item. inaudible . A motion made to move forward with a positive recommendation well take that without objection. This motion passing and mr. Clerk. An ordinance for the measurement of the methodology for the Creative Process for the in fills in existing structures in a c3 that exceeds the height. This was continued by the committee a few weeks ago i believe we have aaron starr Planning Department no pressure but diego has a short period of time i dont know if you could do that but it would be appreciated if you could. Good afternoon, supervisors aaron starr Planning Department the proposed ordinance on july 23rd and the Commission Voted unanimous with approval with modifications to require the Zoning Administrator to review by permanence in the ordinance that that concludes my remarks ill be happy to answer any questions. Im proud of you, mr. Star supervisor kim anything to say and ill be making a motion to continue. Majored were going to continue this item until december 14th lets go ahead and open up for Public Comment anyone do so at the podium seeing none, Public Comment is closed at this time is there a motion on this item. Id like to make a motion to continue this item excuse me. To monday, december 14th that item passes well take that without objection. Okay mirena burns call item 4. A hearing on, on expansion of the staff to put in a totality program for the maintenance of the Public Toilet facilities. I cant wait to hear about this pit spot supervisor kim is the author. Ill excited for this Program Throughout the city and in youre showcasing district youve called to ask the city to expand the success tenderloin and some pit spot program to additional locations every neighborhood should have access to clean and Public Safety ive asked the Controllers Office to do and thank the team under mr. Rosenfeld to expand in the successful pits spot our office employed in the summer of 2014 the critical components of what makes this successful is the regular maintenance only possible with staffing when i first came into the office i heard over and over that we need more safe clean toilet option and it often are Small Businesses or the j. C. Barrooms are not a good solution and, in fact, the j. C. Program was dangerous for families and the residents dont feel safe there is a clear demands for the facilities on average everyday almost a one people use the 3 pits spots in july alone reduced were used over 4 thousand times the city savings over 4 thousand gallons of water because we have a reduction in the steam cleaning requests from the neighborhood i want to repeat a reduction by 50 percent from the tenderloin those facilities made our streets cleaner with garbage collected a secured read you needle drop off for the collection of needles i want to thank my colleagues for unanimously approving this to make the pit spot permanent with our support and the port of the city family the pit spot has expanded to the south of market and mid market and 16th street i want to recognize and thank you to public works who worked with us between 2012 and 2014 to come up with this Creative Program we knew that putting Public Toilets on the street wouldnt address the issue in the restraints i residents that dont have access or the neighbors need a place to go whether there is toilet paper and access to sinks and handwash to go into a place of dignity no one wanted to say go to the toilet own the streets it is made renewally by many people and this that will help keep our streetcars cleaner and it is unacceptable our residents have to go to the bathroom on the streets this is also in a need or problem unique to the population in San Francisco it impacts all of us the use of a public bathroom restroom is a human necessity and our pit spot at the plaza the children and farmers and shopper at the heart of the Farmers Market in our backyard are able to use them residents and others we need clean and safe Public Restrooms youve used them in the neighborhood we can fully leverage the exciting resources to help make this happen and looking forward to the hearing from all the possibility i also want to recognize again, the Controllers Office public works and also rec and park for the time theyve spent studying this issue and thank you to the many residence tt