Transcripts For SFGTV BOS Replay Govt Audits Committee 21116 20160212

The city of San Francisco sfgtv meeting of the government audit and Oversight Committee occurring on february 11, 2016 will begin shortly. Good morning and welcome to government audit and Oversight Committee february 11, 2016. Im air chb peskin the chair. To my left is Committee Member board preddant london breed. The vice chair normal yee isnt here today and need a motion to excuse him. Move by supervisor breed without objection. Supervisor uis excused mptd the clerk is erica major and like to thank the folks at sfgtv for Live Streaming this committee hearing. Madam clerk you have announcement please silnss all cell phones and electronic devices. [inaudible] should be submit today the clerk. Items acted upon will appear the february 23 agenda unless otherwise stated thank you can you read items 13 together . Item number 1 is resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to accept 3 50,000 for the purchase of 2 new ambulances. Item 2 is the [inaudible] item 3 is resolution authorizing the fire deapartment to donate obsolete ambulnsh to Health Academy at Galileo High School, we are donating ambulance squz getting donations to purchase 2 ambulances from the oshers. Supervisor breed these are all your resolutions, the floor is yours. Thank you chairman peskin. Im ement sited about this. We moved hard to move the department in the right direction and there was a strong need to hire aadditional staff and paramedics but a need to replace equipment so this is a first step doing so. I will say Galileo High School is my alma mater and pleased this school has the opportunity to receive these and more importantly, city college has a Incredible Program and we have to make sure the folks we are training for tomorrows workforce especially potentially with the Fire Department rfx they have the equipment and support they need and we as a city have quality emergency equipment when we sponding to our constituents and have to build that capacity and excited about these items today and mark [inaudible] is hear from the fire kapartment to talk about this in more detail. Welcome good morning mr. Chair and supervisor breed. The first item is request from department for acceptance oaffjen rgz donation for purchase of 2 new ambulances from mr. And mrs. Osher. The department had difficulty replacing the ambulance fleet so this go as long way. If approved with federal grant fund{other allocation we can purchase 9 additional new ambulances this fiscal year so on behalf the Fire Department and Commission Want to thank mr. And mrs. Osher for their generous donation and happy to answer any questions. The second item is request to donate a obsolete fire inkwrn to city college for the fire academy. This is a 1998 engine no longer of use and used for training purposes for city colleges fire academy program. The Fire Department has a good working relationship with city college and believe this will be value there. The first item is donation of obsolete ambulance to Galileo High School and Health Academy of San Francisco unified school district. The Health Academy assist in the Health Science courses and also helpwise enrollment to the city College Emergency medical technician at city college. This is a 1998 ambulance that is no longer operational use to the Fire Department due to age and a variety of maintenance issues but extreme lee valuable hands on tool for students. Thank you. Supervisor breed any questions . No, i hope you will support this item and with that i would like to before we open to Public Comment i want to add words of thank you to barny and Barbara Osher for the donation of 350,000. Anyone like to comment on item 1, 2 or 3 . Seeing none Public Comment is closed i like to make a motion we forward all 3 items to full board without objection that is theordser of knhity. Committee. Imetm 4 receivelution receiving apruchbing annual reports for miracle mile for 20102015 these 3 will be the last of our catch up on annual reports for Business Improvement districts and Community Benefit districts. With that from theophilus of workforce and economic development, mr. Chris cor gg if you like to present on the Mission Miracle mile Business Improvement district. Mr. Corgp is. Good morning chair peskin and president breed. Richard [inaudible] project manager office of economic and workforce development. I assist with the Business Improvement district or [inaudible] program. I have a Powerpoint Presentation on the laptop. Please proceed. Cbd or bid are governed by 2 pieces of legislation, the first is california street and high way code, section 3600 known as the 1994 act. The second is business and tax regulation code part of article 15. Oewd is charged insureing all bids emeet the Management Plan, specifically they provide services outlined in the plans and spend assessment funds accordingly. Today i provide the findings conducted from 2010 to 2015. The findings are detailed in the mome and summarized in todays presentation knroe this came up at the last meeting but if you want to give the panel and public background why we are doing 5 years at once. I dont want to berate you but think it is important Everybody Knows there is normally happening on a annual basis but we are catching up yes, we are in the process of streamlines these to bring it oo the board yearly and so we have spent time coming up with procedures and streamlining the reports and make it easier to bring these to you annually so we had a few that were multiyear jz this is one of the last multiyear and well start with the 14 15 reports after this presentation so we are pretty much caught up and this is the last of the multiyears. I think there may be one more. Commission bid assesss 20 parcels on mission from 21 to 22 streets. Mission bid generates 85, 851 subject to annual cost adjustment. The bid exspired june 30, 2015. Phillip weser was the executive director. Service areas include maintenance and greening and sPublic Safety and administration. Commission bids activities include twice daily sweep ing of side walk squz curbs, [inaudible] graffiti removal, maintenance of flower baskets, bid ambassadors and installation of maintenance and Security Cameras. Before the mission bay established in 2005 graffiti and trash were a major problem. The mission bid removed graffiti from buildings rb public fixtures and side walks. Removed unauthorized posters and stickers from public and private property and grime and trash from side walks. Before pictures on the left, after pictures are on the right. Transformation was notable. Before pictures are on the top and after pictures on the bottom. All 5 members the Organization Boards of directors served on the safe committee, Clean Committee and green committee. Property owners within the bid donated office space, wall areas 23r surveillance cameras, electricity and server room space. Oewd staff reviewed the budget related benchmark, 1, current year budget versus Management Plan, confirming the mission bid raised 1 percent of [inaudible] confirming the mission bid budget to actualerize within 10 percent and 4, sur plus or deficit revenue is to be identified and [inaudible] sur plus as designated. Bench mark one is Management Plan versus annual budgets. On this chart Management Plan is on the left side. 4 to 6 years the mission bid met this requirement. For calendar year 2014 and 15 proposed to fund new surveill nss cameras under Public Safety program which made the various for the budget amount more than 10 percent than the budget identified in a Management Plan. Bench mark 2, for all 6 years the mission bid exceeded requirement of raising 1 percent from non assessment revenue. Benchmark 3, budget versus actuals, the mission bid met the requirement for 4 to 6 years. Calendar year 2010 incurs a tax penalty for late filing of tax returns in 2008 and 9. The mission bid paid the penalties in full. [inaudible] totally 21, 619 dollars which were included in Public Safety and administrative program. Bench mark 4, the mission bid did indicate carried forward amount but not in the annual report ow it is allocated among the Different Service categories. There is no Carry Forward at the end of 2015. The mission bid expired june 30, 2015 and not renew frd the following, the small size the mission bid was not representative of the community as a whole, small districts are as labor time and budget intensive as large districts for city staff, the small bid budget didnt provide enough funds for administration. The mission bid did perform well in implementing the service plan in the district. Implemented the core programs of bufiication cleaning and maintenance, greening Public Safety administration from calendar year 201015. They maintain board of director jz Free Committee and maintained and established Good Relationship with Property Owners. The mission bid will not be rerenewed beyond 2015. The corporation did wind down the operations and dissolve the current funds by the end of 2015 and the bid has seized operation. Oewd will support future effort to establish a larger district should the community and board of supervisors wish to do so. Thank you mr. [inaudible] supervisor breed, any questions or comments . Seeing none before we open to Public Comment i want to thank mr. Lesser for his long involvement with the miracle mile and Mission Street and all he did and hope at some point your and the communities efforts to create a larger cbd or bid in the area will come to fruition and with that any members of the public who would like to testify on item number 4 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Thank you mr. Krillo. Supervisor breed would you like to make a motion . We move the resolution to full board with recommendation without objection. Madam clerk could you read the next item item 5 is resolution receiving and approve the annual record report for the Greater Union [inaudible] thank you mr. Majors. I will get this right this time. Im new at this mr. Corgisfrom office of work force and economic development, welcome and before you start let me just say im delighted that the union square bid is such a successful source. Thank you to [inaudible] and members and directors let me say we all notice and appreciate it. With that, mr. Corg isthe floor is yours. My name is chris chorus and project manager with office of economic and Work Force Development and part the cbd team. Today we have a presentation on power er point for Union Square Business districts for the 14, 15 report. As mentioned in the Mission Miracle mile presentation there are two laws that guven the Business Improvement district and cbd. They are state lot known as the 1994 act and article 15 of the business and tax regulations code. The resolutions covers the annual report for 14 and 15. [inaudible] meeting requirements of the Management Plan and put on the state codes. Conducts a annual ro review and provides the board of supervisors with a summary memo in your packets. The union scare bid composes the area arounds union scare neighborhood and assess 5 88 parcels. It was established in 2009 or renewed in 2009 and expires 2019. Currently the executive director is karen flood. They have a robust staff to make sure they meet the service area jz Management Plan which include clean and safe streetscape improvements. Oewd reviews 4 benchmarks to insure cbd is meeting the goals. They are currents eurobudget. Conforming the uniier square bid raise more than 1 pofert the budget from non assessment revenue. Conform the budget to actuals within 10 percent variance spoints qu Carry Forward is identified. In the first bench mark the Management Plan the uniier square bid met this requirement within all various points. The second benchmark union square bid received more than half the operating budget from non assessment revenue due to grants and acquiring donations from private donors. Benchmark 3 met the requirements of insureing the actuals and budget were within 10 variance points. Careo over, union square gave oewd in the annual report their carry over budget and how they planned breaking it down in the coming year. Oewd find out of this years review union square exceeded the requirement, successful in acquiring grant dollars and maintaining the Management Plan and achieving the implementation goals. Now with me is karen flood from union square bid who will continue. [inaudible] welcome. Great, thank you chris for that excellent report and good morning everybody. Present chair peskin, how are you this morning . Karen flood executive director of union square bid and here to present the report for fiscal year 14 15. We did 4 years in one minute last time. I believe i have the same amount of time for one year. Just to give you a little bit of background and chris wnt through this but a overview, this is the district, the heart is Union Square Park and cover about 27 blocks around the area. We have over a thousand businesses in our district, 500 Property Owners. The assessment budget is 3. 3 million and 2. 1 is clean and safe. And then we were tibel double our budget through grant money and other Fund Raising Efforts to about 6. 6 million. Core services, clean and safe. We have 3 types of ambassadors, we call all the uniformed personnel ambassadors. We have safety ambassador squz cleaning that sweep up and keep the side walks clean and remove graffiti. We have project personnel who does a great job of fixing things, painting to keep it looking sharp. We also Police Officers 7 day as week 10 hours a day and that is key taimprove the safety the district. We are governed by a 23 member board which is representative the use in the district, hotel, theaters and arts. We have executive committees subset the board, finance, market, Public Affairs, services and streetscape and public realm. We have a actf board and very engaged in the district and care about the area. We also partner with a Organization First and foremost city of San Francisco our primary liaison with the city is oewd so work with them closely. Next is the pd and dpw, we work with them all the time and partner to keep the dist rict looking clean and maintain the safety. Mta, planning, Public Health we work with a variety of departments. We partner with a lot of business organizations especially on the advocacy side, chamber of commerce, sf travel. We have common interest to make sure the area is clean safe and welcome. We have a fiscal partner the last 2 years the Silicon Valley Community Foundation which we hope to continue to main thane that partnership going forwards. Grant and other funds, here with me today is ben horn who is the Deputy Director and handles all the number jz does a great job so if you have questions he is happy to answer the questions. Again, we raised all mostdoubled our budget and primarily with a big donor, Silicon Valley gave 3 million in the fiscal year 14 15. About 1 million went to Police Presence and that is what the donor wanted. We have a Safe Shopper Program for union square because we get incredible increase in the number of visitors so this was key to enhance the safety. We have a very successful Security Camera on private buildings in the area so 2 million of that went to increase number of cameras in the area. We did share about 700 thousand with the neighboring district, Central Market kwr tenderloin. They received 250 thousand each to bolter the safety. We received a grant from oewd and planning for the ida conference, International Downtown association. We were delight today be the host past september and spent a good amount of time planning for that in this fiscal year. [inaudible] gave a Million Dollars back in 2011 to create the pal street promenade and give 33 thousand a year. This is the 5th and final year so we are negotiating to continue. Winter walk we received 25 thousand from oewd. This was the pedestrian pop up plaza on stockton and the [inaudible] is give relief on stockton who feel the impact of the subway construction which is about 8 years. This was a give back to them and welcoming pedestrian for visitors. We raised about 187 thousand in other grants. We have a annual lunch that we host every year, also sponsorship for map and guide and what not. Overall accomplishment the big is the grant from Silicon Valley. About 10 thousand hours of sfpd officers were able to be delivered in the area and we kept or the police kept good records as we asked them to in how many incident were recorded about 13 thousand ins lnts. We were able to spread cameras. We started with about 38 and then at the end of fiscal year 15 we now have over 100 and today have over 250 cameras. I mentioned the grants. Back to clean and safe. In particular this fiscal year we changed Service Providers. We had a Service Provider for 15 years and the board was eager to see what other companies are out there so we made a change and hired block by block and they are doing a good job providing the same services but work with us closely. Weologist hire adsocial worker from the [inaudible] we needed to do a better job on outreach so have a full time [inaudible] that works us and keeps statistics every munthd how many are being refer to the 311 shelter list and how many go to drug and alcohol, shelter, Case Management so we keep these stats and the t is somewhat successful, we are discovered about 50 percent resist service, but remaim commitmented as is the social worker into making a difference for the folks in need. We have 13 safety and hospitality [inaudible] this is off the charge how many calls for assistance. I bow i call 2 or 3 times a day. Feel free to call the dist patch number if you see issues. Those are essentially or services there. About 10 percent of the budget goes to market, streetscape and Public Affairs so ill starkt with marketing. The website is the corner stone of the marketing program. We have a social media program, on facebook and twitter. Genie does a great job about keeping the budge with union square. We do a news letter everything friday. Hopefully you are on the list and if you are not we can add you. We produce a map and guide for the tourist listing all the murchints the area so people can find us. Streetscape and public realm is a area that excites me creating a public space within our district that are clean and safe and active and interesting and give people a reez toon come to union square. Winter walk was a huge success. We were excited to partner with mta. They came together and partnered with us on this and made a significant investment for those 5 weeks over the holidays. Merchants benefit and enjoyed it and now we are working with the city to look at stockton street as you know so what is stockton street going to be . Bring the cars back or pedestrian thorough fair so we had a [inaudible] and excited to keep you informed and involved and work you on this. Stockton street and also pal street, what do we do with pal street . They took the cars off and there is red paint so we are looking at pal street. What will that be in the future do we keep a side walk and just a cable car. Those streets are key because they connect market to union square. We feel we need to accommodate pedestrians without losing site to create more congestions and have to give the hotel access for the guest s to come and go so looking at that with mta and dpw and other departments so exciting time in the public realm. We are also looking that back alleys. We have a number of alleys now we spend more time cleaning up than keeping safe. We feel we can activate them positively. We are looking at [inaudible] alley, the city will help repave if t and look to put arts and food trucks in there to create a exciting alley. Of course main lane we dont want to let that go, that is gem in the district so looking to activate that with food trucks maybe as well. Public affairs, i mentioned this ida conference was a big success for us, the bid, it was a chance to show case all that we do and also a opportunity not only for us but all the other cbd and [inaudible] in San Francisco to learn best practices. The other bid across the country and also the networks to make the connections and share best practice, so huge success. We had over 800 attend and raised over 250 thousand are the ida our partner and a great opportunity. Thank you oewd and planning for partnering on this. I believe they saw a benefit as well to the conference so huge success. Day to day we advocate for clean and safe issues. More Police Officers in union square to provide a welcoming presence to cut down on the quality of life issueess we see and serious crime. We have retail threft and assaults. We advocate for policeman and mobile food facilities and better public space, all kinds of things that will make sure the area can clean safe and vibrant. Challenges, despite the investment we make and our Strong Partnership with the city agencies we continue to have challenges. This is what the district looks like many mornings when we come in and it is discorjing for our workers to deal with this day and in day out. A lot of it is the illegal scavaging at night. We dont have services at night so they go through the trash. Some of it is own the merchants. They put out card board illegally. The city has limited resource squz think they are 2 enforcement officers there used to be twoir 24 i know, i had 8 working for me when i was at dpw. They do a good job. This is a serious challenge for us. And then on the safety side too or public realm, i think more enforcement is needed oin terms of what is in the public right of way. We get illegal vendors out there, we get art vendors that are not dont have a permit at all. Now there is no quality design stand frrds the street artist, we would like to see that implemented so the presentation of the street artist matching the presentation in the high end retail stores. Some is slaucky. We are working with howard [inaudible] to get basic Design Standards so think that is important. And then Traffic Enforcement we have a lot of congestion in union square. A lot of the interections are backed up so more enforcement is helpful. I touched on crime, we have seen a spike for property crimes, breaking into car windows, breaking into store windows, crazy things happening. Huge thefts all most 200 thousand of merchandise and you think it is a high end store but the individuals working are victims too. It is intimidating what is going on when you get charged with a gang stealing. More Police Presence would help. We had a meeting with a investigator from the police so hopefully they will catch these individuals. More of that is needed. Also we have been focused on the homeless issue and i know the city is also doing which is very important. Important to having a comprehensive continuum of care. We become familiar with what is available but it isnt all coordinateed. There needs to be more housing or safe shelters, housing, more services. Our social outreach worker doesnt always have places to snd people or things to give people and it can be frustrating so there do need to be more services for folks especially the mentally ill y. Have seen a increase of more mentally ill and they are more vocal. They are in a active state of psychosis so this isnt good for them or the city. The outreach worker cant necessarily handle individuals like that. They need to be taken into custody and given the care they need so we are commitmented to that. However we make that happen with the city to create more services for the mentally ill. Upcoming opportunities, [inaudible] this is really our program to address homelessness in meaningful ways. Couple components the oitreach worker is one component. Law enforcement when it is need today enforce the quality of life law jz also education. We are trying to educate the merchants and Property Owners about how to address individuals in need in the street and say call if you see someone in distress, dribet social Service Organizations and connect. Learn what the city is doing and learn what we are doing. This year we will embark on a Strategic Plan. We want to understand the direction the bid so we will come together and do that. Renewal, ofend next year we have to think about renewing the bid and [inaudible] you were instrumental helping renew in 2004 so talk to you again about renewing if the stakeholders want to renew. Security cameras, continuing to expand the program. Silicon valley, we hope they will be a on going partner in safety. Pal and stockton is a focus this year to determine with the city what the streets should be. And again, more activation the alleys and advocacy. Sit on the california downtone Association Board so we look at advocacy across california and what may impact us in San Francisco in terms of clean, safe homeless policy so think that is important for us and will continue to do that. Our visionim having a hard time seeing that but i do know the vision. Clean and safe. We want to keep the side walks immaculate and the district safe so the people feel comfortable Walking Around and want to come to the district. Increase the number tooz union square and keep it a vibrant place and make sure business is good and Property Values are strong. Fiscally we want to maintain solid finances and ben does a excellent doing that. And creating a vibrant district where we have public spaces that are activated and clean and safe, welcoming. Union square is the heart of San Francisco and a gem and we heap to keep it that way frayears to come. Thank you. Thank you mr. Flood mrs. Flood and let me say it was a pleasure renewing the bid in 2004. When it started in the 90s it a countversal notion to create a Business Improvement district that was renewing the bid thatsent me down the road of creating the Community Benefit district enabling law and want to thank you for being a resource to the other cbd and bid in the city. You were the first that union square bid was dh first and become the model and flag ship and think we should also acknowledge all of the donors which are the individuals that agreed to tax themselves to augment city services. There are absolutely challenges, it is a microcosm of all the challenges we are facing in the city, but as you said, there are also remarkable opportunities. I never would have thought a decade ago that the Union Square Association and cbd would a advocate a street dlozeier on stockton street but the traffic patterns have changed overthe years we have the opportunity. I cant tell you how many people loved the winter walk and delighted it is spurring a new set of opportunities. I am excited about the public realm changes and thank you to you and mr. Horn for taking the time to brief me couple months ago when i first became a supervisor. There are challenges, i would love to work with you particularly around trash clean up which isnt emdemic to union square but the entire city but in commercial corridors we should consider pursuing legislation to require toters and the larger 3 art beens be locked at night. All the pictures you see that happen ons the polk street corridor and the broadway and north beach the trash cans go out at 10 at night and between scavagers and individuals pushing them over and toters over loaded and the wind comes is a large part the cleanliness problem so love to persee that with you. You is a lot to teach us here and thank you for grap wlg the homeless issues, hire a social Service Worker is a a remarkable thing from a Community Based non profit, so thank you for doing that and with that, supervisor breed you have any questions . Yes, i dont have questions i just hadwell questions and compants. I think union square bid is definitely a model. I know that over the years including fillmore street we had a bid and unfortunately that failed, Mission Street has had the challenges and no longer in existence and i do appreciate the work that you have done to try to help and support other bids but i think what makes this bid a success is the leadership and the team that actually implements what is necessary north north s to look at theair i as a whole and make sure changes are made and going after fundsing sources is key to do that. I applaud you for the work you have done as a frequent work it oo the area. Things have chaichcks especially around traffic. I know that is a frustration for mean personally with ellis street in particular and the lines of cars and trying to access the garage and just im glad it opened up, the walk has been incredible. I love just walking through that area. It feels open and free and it is crowdedx but you know what happened throughout the year. We will have to go through the motions of letting the central subway do what it needs to do, but i really appreciate you taking a real look at making that walk available potentially on a permanent basis. Union square is always crowded with people is qu want to make sure delivery trucks and taxis and folks who drop folks off have Public Access but think a public realm can be great. The Strategic Plan you are proposing, im a fan of Strategic Plans and glad you are looking where are we now and where do we need to go and how can we make downtown one the best experiences not just the visitors but the residents who are saying i dont want to go downtown. I talk to the guy who i buy my beauty hair supplies from near maceys near beauty land and they are frustrated because they know the locals are saying we dont want to come down here anymore. I think it is important to have the bid take the lead on trying to figure how we make downtown better and safer and i think the cameras, the additional Police Officers are a big big big big addition to that and grateful for that. But, i know that the responsibility of what is happening down there with the mentally ill individuals it isnt something you should have the bear the burden of. We as a city have a obligation to do better which is why i pushed to put a bond on the june ballot to help prepare our locum facilities so there are places to take these individual jz also have to make sure there are folks to receive them and those individuals are trained in helping real challenges because i see the difference. I see not just a significant number of mentally ill individuals in the downtown area , i see in the all neighborhoods so as a city you have to look at that and make changes and beheld accountable to pushing through the policies that will make a difference so it is just not on a particular neighborhood to figure out a solution. So, i want to thank you for your efforts. This is really exciting and i just hope that when other bids are moving forward that they somehow immolate the work you have been able to do. This is the Gold Standard and a model and dont have to reinvent the wheel but ultimately i want to see fillmore have a bid again but i want to make sure we do it right and successful long term so you very fortunate this bid is as successful as it is. I know there challenges and committed to try to work with you on the challenges so again thank you for your work. Great so very much president breed and peskin. Any member thofz public who would like to testify on item 5 . Seeing none Public Comment is closed. Supervisor breed do we have a motion to send this matter to the full board with recommendation . So moved without objection the motion is forwarded to full board with recommendation. Madam clerk can you read item 6 resolution receiving approving a annual report for lower puck Community District for fy 14 15 today i will pent on fy 14, 15 annual report for lower polk Community District. We have a power point presentation. Our newest cbd in district 3. Absolutely. In memory of [inaudible] as mentioned earlier, two codes governed the Community Benefit district and Business Improvement District Program in San Francisco. The 1994 act which is california street and high way code [inaudible] and local law article 15 of the San Francisco business and tax regulation code. In the review process oewd insures cbd met the Management Plan objectives that our stuff conducts a annual review and financial review and that we provide the board of supervisors with a summary memo of our findings. Lower polk cbd begins on california street and runs down to alice [inaudible] north and south and van ness to larkin west to east and 307 parcel squz property based district. The assessment budget was 846,000 and established in 2014 and set to exspire june 30, 29. Their executive director is [inaudible] the cbd operated without a executive director. Chris [inaudible] who is here today to speak later conducted business with oewd on behalf the cbd. The service area are cleaning smains i safety which includes side walk sweeping, alley cleaning and painting. [inaudible] buf fiication which includes recruitment of new business. Management and operations. Oewd refused 4 benchmarks. Benchmark 1 is [inaudible] nob raise the minimum from non assessment revenue. [inaudible] are within 10 percent variance sknoints benchmark 4, make sure the Carry Forward is yoirfed in projects and are designated. Benchmark one the Management Plan and first year budget were identical so met bench mark 1 requirements. In terms of assessment revenue and other income, lower poick didnt receive assessment revenue within the first year of operations which im happy to speak to if there are questions. They did receive a donation or grant that went to anagement and operation jz as such they met their requirement of most the revenues knhing from non assessment dollars. In the budget versus aquils they didnt meet the benchmark and this is due to the result of not receiving assessment dollars in 14, 15. Lower polk successfully identified the carry over which is the entirety of the fy 14 and 15 assessment and how they will spend it in 15, 16. Oewd recommendation for lower polk cbd, they didnt Begin Service because there was no Management Contract in 14, 15, chris [inaudible] worked expeditiously to get in compliance with the cities Management Contract agreement. This wasnt completed until fy 15 16. They received the first year revenue and worked to get into compliance. Oewd will work to make sure the spend down plan is met and maintain compliance. Overall lower polk cbd worked well meeting bnchmarks but not providing services for 14 15. They hired a executive director and provide suvs in the district in fy 15 16 and maintain a active [inaudible] Chris Shulman is here with the lower polk. Do you have questions for oewd . Thank you and let me start out by acknowledging that this was a multiyear effort to get this thing up and running. I particularly want to acknowledge a friend of mine who has since passed, shell thomas who did a inordinant amount of work as a Community Person and as a part time oewd staffer and unfortunately he didnt long enough to see this come to fruition. This is indawn of the polk street Community District benefit and benefit with shells untimely passing and the transition why we got off to a slow start in 14 15 i want to absolute Chris Shulman who works closely with shell and stepped into the breach as a volunteer for the benefit of polk street which is [inaudible] a land of much more opportunity and challenge and much less resource than you all enjoy in union square so thank you chris for another former oewd staffer for being the pide piper of the polk street Community Benefit dristricate. Im delighted and already seeing change on the grounds. You put a amount of time and energy into it as i was campaigning this last summer and fall. I got to meet proponents and occasionally opponentss of inCommunity Benefit district but it is here to stay and know between now and the end of its first term you will do incredible work and with that i like to welcome my friend and neighbor, chris shellman thank you chair peskin and president breed for taking parts in this hearing today. I want to start off by thank you oewd chris [inaudible] and [inaudible] all the colleagues, rick is here, they have been very supportive and appreciate everything. We also appreciate your supervisors we worked with including supervisor peskin and breed as well as staff for all their efforts. I will try to be brief. A number of things in the slides may have been touched upon by mr. Corgsism most the presentation is looking back autothe plan, what we will be doing and how we will spend the funds. Any members can go on the dweb site, lower polk cbd. Org. For the supervisors i am happy to cover in more detail. At the end this year we didnt provide services or have staffing or assessments in 14 15 and will take a moment where we will go from here. Lower polk Community Benefit district 14 15 is what we focus on. Articles of incorporation, secretary of state, 501 c 3 with the feds and state. We formed a inclusive board and proud the board. We have local Community Members Business Owner and largest Property Owner down to wouldnt say the smallest but they are the smallest. We have night life, we have president of the pta of reding elementary is on the board. Very proud of them and know a lot of them work with your offices. Roulyes. We have bylaws, city vendor and [inaudible] ethics, management agreement. All the flity gritty that takes week tooz edit and worked to get that done. We didnt receive assessments, we did receive a little over 10 thousand in contributions and then in september which is the next fiscal year well cover next year we received our assessment. We have a carry over for this year. We are actively taking steps to pragmatically and smartly send our money in a manner that builds resources and helps with long term strategy. I will mention later the things we are using with the carry over. A snap shot the board of directors. We have a good mix. We have more Seats Available and actively recruiting if you have a interest being on the boret or members or Properties Owners are listening go to the website. There is a board packet on the website. Just our vision is very inclusive. Clean and safe [inaudible] welcoming diverse populations and reflects a mix of business that offer goods and services that meet the needs the residents. Promote art and culture. Viberant and viable [inaudible] reflects local history and culture. It is very important to respect the neighborhood and enhance the vibrant city we have already. Community based partnerships that address issue squz serve for steward for change. Architectural street design to promote interesting experience. For cpmc we are forninate to have a little over a Million Dollars in funds and will focus those on community safety, health, cleanliness, events and improvements in the neighborhood and looking forward to leverage the funds to do more things than we have been able to do. I will skip this slide. I just want to note sfr visor breed we look forward to the hospital opening in a couple year jz provide the service. Now we are not too much to do on that parcel. Priorities, Community Ambassador program. Clean streets program. Streetscape impruchbment and buf fiication. Marketing outreach. Community events and activation. [inaudible] advocacy project planning. The annual budget i do want to point most is cleaning safety and maintenance. These numbers right here directly reflect the results of a Community Survey we took in 13 which basically confirmed what we thought is boots on the ground cleaning and safety, graffiti abatement, social service is what we need and that is what well provide. We have district identity market and events. [inaudible] 3 Staff Members down to the rents which is the realty we have to pay and all other aspects of our operation, inshurnsh and liability. Mr. Corgs covered the service, which includes the cleaning and maintenance, corridor safety, market and streetscape improvement. Social sunchs and outreach acbasder is part the plan day 1. It is in the Business Plan and hired a social services coordinator, i gentlemen i know all will meet jame fontaine. We already started with refurls and successs and look forwards next year. We will do it incremental to your office but next year coming to the board with excellent numbers and hopefully success stories. Cleaning services, this is mostly speculative i want to say starting in december we Began Service and doing significant trash pick up, significant pressure washing, we ramp up graffiti abatement soon, spruce up the tree basin, replacing trees and the services are off to a wonderful start and thinkathize folks in the community are absolutely noticing what we are doing. We have done things folks tell us about dog waste so we put in dog waste stations. We are trying to react in a way that benefits the community. The Ambassador Services our primary services are general if safety, outreach, way finding, dispatching and mentioned we have the social Service Components we are ramping up. Economic development, business attraction and retention. Business retention is very important and work with lower polk neighbors on a joint project to support the retention of our businesses and also the attraction of positive businesses because we want to build our murchen corridor in a way that keeps services for rizdants recollect products we want the hardware and produce store to stay and will work with stakeholder tooz insure we systematically get a good mix that benefits the residents and visitors including the night life. We want to support the businesses that continue to the vibrant night life scene. Management services we have day to day operations, advocacy, grant writing and fund raising. We are a [inaudible] discover polk cbd. We are proud to work with them and provide them the fiscal support and hope that moves forwards. For the neighborhoods and well partner with them on many levels. Then we have ood ministration. Marketing identity is pretty straight forward. Marketing and brandsing isnt our priority. We will do it this year but we are building a foundation and bring in the process on a brand and identity that reflects the neighborhood and the diversity. Things like banners events will be happening. [inaudible] is a amazing hub for community activity. Public space activation, streetscape. That conclude the power poinlt. We started the service in december and have a half dozen people out cleaning and providing safety. We [inaudible] there is significant safety improvements. The bathroom at sergeant mu collie park has more than doubled in one month and see children and families use the rest room. The social Service Program we are exstatic to get started. The regular assessments will not fund that long term. They will hire a social outreach worker and supply. We are fundsing the first year through the carry over assessment squz have a commitment to fund it is a second year through the cpmc mitigation funds and wree hopeful we will come to stakeholders including the cities and foundations and show successs. Numbers that back up what we hope to see and pursue long term fundsing for the program and make adjustments to insure success. I look forward in the next week or 2 we will send out a litter to the Property Owners where we are at. We will hold Community Forum squz look forward meeting with your office as appropriate to keep you briefed. Available for any questions. Thank you mr. Shulman. I cannot thank you enough for putting so many years into this selflessly without compensation. Im very excited about the process pckts of what the polk street cbd holds. It looks like zee emerging effort to spread that to middle polk and that group of folks are very talented and committed and so hope this will be a continuous corridor of cbd and coupled with efforts by the city to do public realm improvements in a number of alleys including fern alley. We have now found attention from northern Station Company e and captainmic eccrine is committed to try to improve things on lower polk so excited what is going on and already in a month we are seeing real on the ground changes. So, with that president breed are there any members of the public who would like to testify on this matter . If not Public Comment is closed and supervisor breed can we have a motion to send this matter to the full board with recommendation . Yes, but before i do that i want to say congratulations, i knroe the bid got off to a rocky start and looking forward to seeing what can happen when things begin to move forward in a positive direction. Polk street is a great area, a lot of great shops and wonderful businesses and i hope this make as significant difference for all of the merchants and resident who live along the corridor. Thank you for this and good luck. I would like to muchb this to the full fwored that is theorder of the knhity. Madam clerk is there further business . No further business. Then we are adjourned. Thank you very much. [meeting adjourned] working for the city and county of San Francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city thats on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. Our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. After all, were at the meeting of land and sea. Our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world class style. Its the birthplace of blue jeans, and where the rock holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. 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Thank you for joining us im bryan stretch the acting United States attorney in the Northern California im joined by to my right is by ron davis the director of Community Oriented policing Services Office the division of the dictionary o g in one way or another director District Attorneys Office has been appointed by the president to be the executive director of President Task force on 21st Century Policing and as the director noble ray to my far right chief ray reports drabl to director davis and the chief of the policing practices and other Initiative Division also known as p pa i say creation follows the rumsz of the President Task force on the 21st Century Policing and it l will oversees and evaluate the Rocky Mountain for strategies that implement the president s Task Force Recommendations throughout the Country Transportation Authority im joined by mayor ed lee as well as tsthe chief greg suhr this anyone city officials and federal authorities are jointly now and then the spark the doj acholic beverage Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance fireman to the sfod the review is in response by requests by the mayor, from the chief, from elected city officials and Community Members asking the justifying to look at the San Francisco Police Department and their use of force and practices the acholic beverage reform will focus on San Franciscos Police Departments operations e operational policies and training and practices and accountability system for pertaining to stops and searchers and for the use of force and importantly there review will examine whether racial and ethic disparliaments exists with respect to the action taken and not taken by the San Francisco Police Department director davtsz will explain in future detail by about the program the mayor and chief have requested an exhaust transparent review of the San Francisco Police Department of justice and that is what theyre going to get new let me say b a quick word that calls for an investigation into the shooting death of mario woods immediately following the shootings our office and the District Attorneys Office were in close communication and jointly determined that the District Attorneys Office will pursue and lead an investigation into the shooting following well established doj civil rights protocols the fbi and our office communicates with the District Attorneys Office and were monitoring the investigation at the conclusion of the investigation the federal authorities will is a full review fifth after that full review we have identified an unvindicated federal interest well pursue a separate fell investigation at that time and now ill ask director davis for the details about the collaboration. Director. Good afternoon, everyone this is a tight room so as the u. S. Attorney mentioned im bryan the director of the Departments Community Services Office in short the office was created in 1994 with the task of nationwide nationwide we do have grants and over 14 million in grant and through tech adjoins were here to announce the acholic Beverage Initiative that provides the kind of assessment and tech assistance requested before i get there ill explain fully was we look at policing across the United States we have a defining momentum and understandable high calls for increased taint and accountability the way the police engages our concerns and the tragedy that occurr ed coward in ferguson and new york and last year put together a task force for the 21st Century Policing since that time the task force has put out a report that has recommended for implementation and one as t the executive director how job to make sure we can help Law Enforcement implement those recommendations as bryan mentions in responded to the President Task force we created a policing Accountability Initiative we appoint will youll hear if to work with over 16 thousand Law Enforcement agencies with the United States one of the best ways to implement those and how to build electrotrust that is about this trust and priority the president ae ts and the terrorizing so we look at the acholic beverage form of San Francisco and most of cities were seeing working around the country noble chief ray will talk about that but when San Francisco asked for the process in diego to do this process a process we looked at talked to the attorney general and the Civil Rights Division and looked at it where San Francisco is at and the teaches elected leadership and support of the leadership and whether the Police Commission or the board of supervisors and came to the conclusion that the best services we provide San Francisco at the this specific time and look at the community lisped eir leadership is the review it will be independent and comprehensive it will be very thorough well see a candid response what is and not working and help to equip the San Francisco community to better understand where the Police Department is at and good afternoon them to hold the department will accountable not only to the law but the law is a lower bar but to the best practices of the policing in the country we have a Police Department that can became become a model agency the 21st Century Policing thats your goal and objective and the way to make sure that we, in fact, do engage at a very thorough assessment i want to make sure that before we goat questions or comments that you keep in mind San Francisco a unique opportunity to deal with the challenges not unique to San Francisco the trust and losing the the record will reflect happens around the crisis we know that Many Community of color like the franchise do have a trust the Law Enforcement and we hope that the lessons lenders from San Francisco and others incident will help to guides the 16 thousand agencies we can call it a better perform this is to get the elected professionals and dont deeply into the department what is working and not working and have a public process youll know exactly and come up with a recommendation that will help transform the department that we can be proud that will serve all of San Francisco a department that is a model for the nation so it may seem like American People ambitious goal we tell the department chief and i have had several communications to know exactly what is happening this is asking for transparency, accountability this is what the chief says and the business is facility not knowing deciding not to know and deciding we dont want to know the truth if so fatality to the relationship of Law Enforcement the community that is whether an opportunity to talk about the policing our Public Safety is not just for the criminal justice but to make sure the explicit did living up to the standards of best practices and 72 hours accountable to the community and accountable to the officials and that you have the confidence in the ability to provide those kinds of services this is the first step and it is a volunteer process it requires commitment on behalf of the city and when we decide whether to come to a location part of it we need to see the commitment not only from the police and the mayors making a request but the confidence that the whole city and Community Want that kind of transformation and they play a significant roll in the process from the elected officials to the board of supervisors and the Police Department and everyone has to be reformed this process to work if t sit is not it is not a good process were confident well start with the people are committed and willing to achieve 2 were happy to make that announcement and Work Together ill bring up as i said we created this office as a retro office to find some place to lead this National District court and chief ray is a long dwifshd career in Law Enforcement and known for being a social justice advocate and served time the the president and so someone that practices what we preachers and this is the kind of or more we see this and throughout the nation to work alcohol with the capitol hill and other advanced recommendations e recommendations so we brought him here to make sure it San Francisco is exactly the amount of services and were proud and how importanfor this is to us. Well im not the go going to take long people are starting to sweat. Good afternoon and welcome let me start off by saying ill coffer two things one to explain with acholic beverage reform is so you have a good acceptance of as a federal initiative this is relatively new i want to get into that and talk about the implementation San Francisco as well as talk about the open Data Initiative i understand the mayor and chief has talked about earlier but well talk about that and were formally launching the process for San Francisco Police Department the continue of services the department of justice is calling for it was determined as diredavis and hes attorney mentioned the acholic beverage process was the best code of ethics that began with the Technical Assistance 4 years ago in las vegas and the cops offend the Reform Efforts have developed a number of excellent responses and has become a resource that the Law Enforcement agencies across the you understand were currently have reform projects in spokane washington and philadelphia and columbia and california ae and North Carolina and other plays in california and milwaukee the acholic Beverage Initiative is just a collaboration it is important to note that is an independent as what was mentioned and condition to emphasize that objective assessment that the Police Department has entered into willfully and the cooperation to do this is critical for the success the purpose of collaboration to k3406 trust providing a means to trochlgs around specific issues it is not a shortterm solution for a serious efficiency that identifies the issues within an agency that may affect the public trust and offers recommendations based on a comprehensive assessment for how to resolve those issues and enhance the public trust in relationship to the Community Agency participation the acholic beverage process is voluntary i repeat voluntary it covers the agencies they must demonstrate a recommendation and undertake significant changes as efforts to reform i am confident i am indeed confident chief suhr and mayor ed lee and otherser leaders would be involved let me start by assessing how the process starts it starts by focusing on this the assessment process senators by developing some preliminary input did we get to some goals and objectives these are communitybased the Police Department and the community be the community etc. But the goal to create some goals and objectives that will allow us to get to a focus on our assessment following the assessment ill going get to the assessment following the assessment the cops office has a report detailing the specific recommendation there will be a serious of reports were talking about transparent we have to practice what we preach and the report my office will help with the recommendations at a 6month mark and again at 12month mark and again at the end of 6month point is takes over 2 years were roberts rules of order rosters and have our experts and cops representatives that are monitoring the process that is being made the goal of the acholic beverage reform is so change the way that Law Enforcement agencies build with the Community Partnerships and help it to transformer the community and establish reforms with integrated accountable to do this this is at resources that we have on the ground to conduct our work the cops office had been a group of the interprets the field the bright and conducting combrufz with the command staff aeand as well as as long as Community Leaders and advocates and bring in Technical Assistance to conduct interviews and prepare and deliver the recommends for change the city will not ask to contribute many of in their own assets to the assessment other than as mentioned voluntary cooperation and available in support of this 234i6789 we consider this a a valuable errors for the police not only for San Francisco but w will take what we learn from San Francisco and use it as best practices across the nation thats why i have been assigned to the police and practices and accountability we want to replicate some of the things out of the process across the United States acholic beverage remorseful is an opportunity for progressively and better steps and acknowledge there are challenges at various concerns and in the ends the opportunity to part in a transparent process that should improve the best practices and improve the relationships with the community that is the bottom line here when we talk about those things of trust now to start theit is process to start well be back here on february 24th i will also on february 24th is wednesday the department of justice will host the first of several sessions in San Francisco and as of the location to be determined were in the process of determining the location i wanted to emphasize it is several locations we want to make sure we are hearing from month folks that are effected by the issues were here today for so this is a number of locations across the city let me contribution to the last issue and talk about something that is a White House Initiative as a result the present task force the 15 policing the president kicked off in may of 2015 he announced the lounge of the open police Data Initiative peace officer and let me explain what it is about the purpose of initiative to encourage the Police Departments cross the country to make better use of their data and some of you requested data an annual report but that report is summarized and your innovate getting the sense of it but open data you can look at and get a better sense of what guess golden going on so better use of data and 2r5i7b89 and to improve policing outcomes the goal is for agencies around the country to release data in an open format like cops and searchers and use of force and officer involved shooting and complaint etc. The police data helps the last night to leverage data from the processes within the department and weve seen the pro tem developing bras of data and technology the areas of earlier pension systems, body cameras and 340r79 use of force in incidents and the success of this program is really, really taken hold less than a year it was announced in may 30th departments have as i said open to the Police Officers open Data Initiative and have released 50 different data sets from use of force and pedestrian and Community Meetings and a whole lot more San Francisco has signed on to be a site for ltthe police open data initiated which is an important first step the cops office as well as the white house we will cooperate our efforts to move forward with the certificate of appropriateness open data ems to the honorable 3 and 4 clapping. thank you chief ray let me express my appreciation to attorney general lynch and assistant bryan stretch that answered the call that police chief and i made to an independent review of the Police Practices here in San Francisco youve already heard if the chief and director davis what theyre approach will be i want to mayor you knew the request was an open effort to make sure that we have the best practices that we can possibly have and that we measure up to the Police Practices of 21st century as the president s has articulated and the experience of director davis and chief ray and the others that theyll occur to have on the staffs to review the data we will eventually come out with we know that it is an expression that our city our Police Commission our office of citizens complaints our stakeholders and community and the board of supervisors are all working together to make sure we do doing everything we can to rebuild trust between our Police Department and the community it serves and make sure were doing it in a verifiable way in a data driven way in a true way it can be reviewed so that we can off ourselves up in a transparency like never before i think this is good for the city i asked the chief this b be done we quite frankly needs to get the trust and move quickly that didnt mean on a day to day basis we give up on good policing every single day were working with the community to do that were working during this event were hosting to make sure everyone is safe and conduct ourselves the higher way and informed way with all our communities members but this review is important to us important simple that we get victims of crime that is truly transparent to everyone that we are more than willing to be the best standard Police Department the country and that put ourselves out there to insure we gain the criticism that we need to have in order to be a better city i welcomed this i applaud the efforts of our department of justice to do that and come in i know that in talking with mr. Davis and attorney stretch that is relatedly a new service the past the department of justice had to force their way into many cities without the need of cooperation and as chief ray said this is a acholic beverage effort well give up the information and allow ourselves to be imposed by way of practices and the practices we should have and those we should adopt this is what more than cities should do to increase the safety and the trust that we all are the process of building in everything we do i want to see is that it didnt end or start with our Police Department this is obviously one of the most important things were doing with the department of justice as the mayor i have to be finding on education and focused on in equality and focused on Affordable Housing have to be focused on making sure our neighborhoods are not living in isolation a lot of people feel that they do sometimes and it starts with the eyes needs for the attitudes that point those goals our city continues to improve itself in every community the city to make sure that our city is responsive i want to say thank you to doj it is just a start well put the necessary resources when theyre recommendations that are made they wont be in followup with the board of supervisors and the city and making sure that we comply more than comply we equally seize the opportunity to be a more modern city. Thank you and for this chief suhr. I too want to join in the mayors comments and saying how appreciatively for the attorney stench and correct davis and others bryan stretch for agreeing to help us to come in and do the acholic beverage Reform Initiative as the appropriate level of review requested we point mayor thank you for your leadership and i will be remiss if i didnt recognize some of the local leaders on the side supervisor cowen whos the supervisor the district 10 the officer involved shooting mario woods and our president of the Police Commission commissioner loftus and the director of our office of citizens complaints that director joyce hicks and of course there almost goes without no introduction from the very onset has been requesting the review it is important to note that almost immediately after the use of mario woods it was not often anybody the trust for many residents in San Francisco was shaken and to that end i have conversations with the cops office specifically chief ray and director davis to see if we can engage in a review they thought was appropriate i was familiar about the las vegas Police Department acholic beverage youth from some years ago the 71 recommends weve began to work on with the Police Commission i assure you weve talked about the reengineering the use of force as an issue as director davis said theyre all struggling across the country with a weapons short of a firearm we have to deal with folks with beverage weapons and other weapons especially folks in country having with something other than a firearm so to that we said on the other hand, ends up well speak to the deesclation and remind the officers the sanctity of life and not only them but the community and could be suspects of crime to say it work in process weve undertaken the initial start to this with a full review and the help of the department of justice and doing what we can to rebuild the trust shaken. Open up for questions. One comment. Just one thing i dont know about the timeline i apologize to the Community Knows how this works over the next approximately 8 to 10 months will be the assessment and the besides the inspector duffy the officers and thoughts of documents and use of force cases going back several years and the toll members of the committee engaging the communitybased and one is usually less talked about but the Youth Organization what are the youths of San Francisco that may have concerns especially young felons so take into account the best practices and policy and imperial discipline and others policies and come up with a report well stay well continue to provide Technical Assistance and necessary bring in the experts along the way and give you the public report and monitoring our city of los angeles process to engage the community because our 12e789 r assessment may be one part didnt but explicit mean much the community didnt said were aware that people have difficulty getting this well move around the city to people have you know through our preschool process that people have to have a voice they have to know that City Government and governments are listening they have a fair opportunity to share their examiners we can learn from that. At this time ill open up for questions. My apologies at this point. The District Attorney said there was an obstruction in the investigation for getting documents and is your office go about to an investigation and District Attorney cant get the inaudible on the murder of mario woods so a great question later today, well be meeting with folks our process is without contradiction and one of the things well be looking at want transparent of the bart and the sfefkz year and a half enough detail whether they should and shouldnt get the documents but leave it up to the District Attorney and the families put together our intent to meet with them and the Community Leader to see their prospective well be open and transparent and share and it is well be candid if there is an obstruction weigh be crystal before waiting 6 to 8 months to share we share it with the department and now with that said, that is not what is happening ill leave it up to the city but our process is about trained well evaluate that. How so that diversity from the civil rights versus the division and any requirement to input our recommendation and would there is requirement inaudible how. Thats a great question when 9 gentleman a referring to on the continuances of services theres a process called a pattern practice investigation thats a civil process and a proposals the difference what theyre similar and the process the initial assessment 8 to 10 months neiman is where your los gatos an in depth top to bottom investigation and the recommendations and the didnt even did recommendations we come up with the specific recommendations if it is the civil rights theyll be entered spots city and impossible requirements with our process it is not encompassed with a culdesacks but with the Public Opinion that can be just as important when the Community Knows when the Police Department is supposed to be doing were not a civil or a enforcement arm of United States but youll get an in depth assessment and understanding where the department is at and the recommendation to get mind of them that is not only constitutional but amongst the best practices the 12 policing and the community will be empowered to hold us accountable to those standards this is quite frankly where is the mayor and board of supervisors look at how they embrace those recommendations that is with the Police Department. Was there not cops you are in cooperation with the sfpd with them 2 years ago with the lindsey review was conducted by your department and the agreement of the San Francisco Police Department. No, i dont believe so we have the reform around since 2011 we named San Francisco the teeth weve node done an assessment of the San Francisco Police Department. Is there a element of confidentiality in the mission of transparent the request for candor inaudible really. Without the community being inaudible . Absolutely it will be impossible to garter the information so well be hearing from the interview but the report one way or the other wont identify the officers alibi as is team goes 2, 3, 4 ride along these we know that part will be confidentiality well have an opportunity for interviews and talk to the police union and the communitybased organizations and concerned about at their own were talk to them this is there are issues we should be focusing on but that part well not say who we talk to and get people to be open i see our experience your challenge any city were not were starting the process in San Francisco one they know ill ask the community to look at because people are concerned many cases i think my cherns shows the for the right of Police Officers want to do do right thing this is the opportunity they become very vocal and supportive of the idea of change who wants to be not disrespect two wants to want the community to respect them and not have respect to make their jobs safer that makes it better and the crime fooishth relationship better so the level is important, however, well not support thats an issue that is a culture whether this is an ongoing investigation. Go im Paulette Brown i lost my son 9 years ago the homicide on here in to and we want to bring up about the racism were not inaudible i understand mario woods issue but here ive been on the battlefield and met with the mayor and ive may be seated point chief suhr for the last 9 years and if you wanted more mothers like myself we need to be healed ive been around supervisor cowen, commissioner president loftus and everyone knows me, im bringing awareness to every mother suffering florida in silence to homicide we want to understand mario woods and we understand but we want the same uproar but our children being murdered and what is happening in our community. Im sorry for your loss i agree with you very much so as we look at Building Trust the Police Department the community as we look at the engaging of the best practices we also know that this is also the best way to fight claim to enhance Public Safety and monitor the trust you have a hive case vicinity people will come forward and talk about the murders and find many ways would be against here on behalf of the appellant i think we share that and from the attorney general were linked fetch constitutional basis to president obama policing is a way to make your Community Safer and established relationships so with your lost in mind this important it is not about a triggering case but looking at where the department what two as a nation and it is about thousands of cases were talking about so thank you very much for that question. I still want to be on the advisory board. Id like to you to respond inaudible . So i can afford you the latter the bottom line i appeared before the blueribbon committee no stonewalling and the documents that blueribbon committee asked for where for the to the da to pass to the blueribbon committee by whatever law some of those are confidential developments and the resources were thank you for the opportunity overseeing documents to us saying the committee was not attached to the District Attorneys Office an Advisory Committee to it end the documents were there to provide the public documents. Right here. Chief he one way or another in the da interviews the rank and file pedicabs from the blueribbon and the poa will that will your requirement for the federal review. No didnt we were informed by the District Attorney and the Blueribbon Panel all the officers will be voluntary their entitled per the constitution that appears from the Public Defenders Office to search representation and in this sensations the department asked the department of justice to come in and anybody the dufts coming with the full weight of the department of justice wishes to speak to us. The contribute contributor for the u. S. District attorney given the San Francisco Police Department and the tech instantaneously and some of the concerns of the Community Leaders if you were asked for a civil rights investigation and why you if not or why decided not to get into the civil rights investigation. You know the federal authorities, you know, also have their eyes open and receive the questions requests for investigations when we have a request for a practice investigation were referring to which is really the next step up from the weather form it is saluted by avoided by the department we can see the 93 u. S. City Attorneys Office and consult with the sifting division at woovshd to see what we know at the time whether a civil rights investigation is appropriate that is is a complication occurred and the decision was made to go forward of course, what we have acholic beverage reform for the department you know will continue to pursue anything that comes in appropriate. So ill go ahead i think ill city ask a question in making the decision i understand the communities concern the city of jurisdiction may ask for usually, were looking at an independent review investigation weve seen the process as part of progress for me in determining well say yes there is a full investigation and including the conversations with the leadership of the department of Justice Community the attorney general to see the best response nothing were doing today whether preclude the sifting folks from come in the circumstances or didnt exist or changes needed resulted with the constitution of violations so the department of justice maintenance adversities ability to do the practices ill make that clear quite frankly no way around that exposure the only way around any exposure for the best practices is not engaging with the constitution of the violations and basically happening the Police Department not justified to do do investigations so i do want i did is an important question i caution us about this because they are completely different programs but the services that the departments have to have and it is st. Francis the decision of the department of justice that the acholic beverage reform can work not because 4 the pd Police Department asked for that but a Strong Community and holding all departments accountable theyve approved the condition of the Oversight Board so we can good afternoon them to do what theyre elected to do it can absolutely work if 2 didnt things change we make not the full cooperations a practices that cant be changed to the process well definitely refer the matter to up to the levied and the only thing well start with one thing in mind we provide the best services to the people of San Francisco and as promised and the people of San Francisco deserve and provider that we will make the best opportunity we believe this is the best response based on requests and we got requests not only from the mayor and the police chief. The civil rights and the attorneys for more in depth private practices we take into consideration and had a discussion. inaudible have confidence in this process inaudible and the public especially in a Public Commission here is that the way they behave in their oversight how did that happen on the streets this change needs to be now i carry this on. I think that is the purchase of progress there remains this culture the first way to abort to identify it and said where and how a and a what stent and the practices that allow this in responsive to our question. Yes. The champ will not be the first assessment youre getting the word the United States department of justice will be independent you look at the report it will be brutally honestly and candidly handout i make p that kroifrl i want to know that the obligation i cant help you but can help you once the recommendation is there this is where the city i think that question i have a powerful question one that is predicament even that is the organization alike if it didnt change well take into account the options i cant promise other than we will continue to provide candid responses and get to the first 6 months report youll see the responses we provided no philadelphia 91 recommendations made and their pretty sure on their way an, an example philadelphia we had a six months repo6 months report and officer involved shooting were down 41 percent and davis shootings are down the police trust is building up we identified some troubling statistics and disparmentd racial disparticipated unbeknownst armed africanamerican men so the community has a to get data and say side by side with the department and the leadership is committed but used to live in the bay area i dont this is your home with the people can and cannot do i think theyll offer this to all the communitybaseds this is a long term journey lets see if this works and it empowers you with the issues to hold the Police Department accountable if we are not pursuing it didnt tie our hands as a mentions the attorney general has options and services she can call upon but were at the stamp with loot communities are are disfranchised people feel the department is not listening and pause and make that a unique opportunity to give voice and share and see if we make a difference together thats all i ask ill not say over knitted it will change when you ask you to work with us and we can hear you and factor that into our assessment. May i have a few additional questions. Alright, good morning, everyone, welcome sto our february 11, 2016 rules committee meeting. I am katy tang, to my left is supervisor mali ya cohen and we will be excusing supervisor mar in a moment, our clerk today is derek evans and wed like to thank Jessie Larson and leo [inaudible], i would also like to welcome, i believe we have in the house former mayor today, welcome. With that, mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements. Thank you, please silence all cell phones and electronic devices, completed documented somebody submitted to the clerk, items acted upon today will be appear on the supervisor agenda unless otherwise stated. Er can we get a motion the excuse supervisor mar from todays meeting. Motion from supervisor cohen, without objection. Call item 1. Item 1 is a a motion confirming the mayoral appointment of Eleni Kounalakis to the Port Commission term ending may 1, 2016