Transcripts For SFGTV Full Board Of Supervisors 20220919

As well for all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living on their homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging their ancestors, elders and relatives of the community and by affirming their soverne rights as first people. Colleagues please stand with me to resite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. And on behalf of the board of supervisors, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov who make the transcripts available online. I have seen the mayor can we go to the 2 00 p. M. Special order. Clerk yes, the special appearance by the honorable mayor, london anne breed present to engage in a formal policy discussion. Prior to the discussion, the mayor may address the board for up to 5 minutes. Thank you, madam clerk. Welcome madam mayor, do you have any opening remarks . Yes, thank you president walton and good afternoon, supervisors. Over the summer we saw a lot of excitement, tourist particularly from europe were everywhere. The championship parade made San Francisco shine. And our neighborhood were past our residents and visitors but with all of that positive movement, were also seeing downtown continue to recover far too slowly. Yet, San Francisco is not alone in dealing with the impact, our Current Office attendance is on par with los angeles, san jose and new york. This is a change that is playing out across the country. Here in San Francisco, we need to do more to draw out our recovery and plan our future. San francisco is a city that has risen to the challenge before and we can again. We need to acknowledge five areas, vacancies and diversifying, enhancing vibrancy, maintaining a clean and safe city, increasing and improving access to downtown and growing our labor force. We have already made some progress in these areas. For example, together we passed a budget bringing festival and other activations downtown, supporting Small Businesses and recruiting and maintaining Police Officers and ambassadors on our street. Those are positive steps but we have a lot to do. We need to be creative and be open to a wide range solutions. We think to think differently. This is about the future of our city. The reality is that so many of the programs and services we provide to help those most in need, the priority so many of us care about are funded, by taxes by our downtown area. If we dont take steps now and if we dont do things differently, we will lose out on that funding. And well be forced to make budget cuts. Thats not what any of us want. Its not what our residents want either. They want us to Work Together to create a stronger more resilient downtown that supports workers, Small Businesses and economic not just for our region. Letsz be open to ideas. I know many of you are doing work in this area and interested in coming up with Creative Solutions and i believe we can do this together. And there is hope for our city. People want to bet on San Francisco. Just last week, supervisor doersy attended a ground breaking. 333 new homes, 25 of which will be affordable and nine floors of office space. That does not happen if there are people in our future. We need to show that commitment and work. We have our policy and in the coming weeks, more ideas will come out. Lets dig in and have the conversations and move Solutions Forward that will support our economic recovery. Thank you. Thank you so much, madam mayor. Madam clerk please call the first topic. Jaot first topic submitted by the member is supervisor preston is Public Transit. Thank you, madam clerk, supervisor preston please ask your opening question. Thank you, president walton and thank you for being here for question time. This month is transit month. And i enjoyed celebrating Public Transit with you at last weeks rally on the steps of city hall. I believe that there is no economic recovery without a full and complete transit recovery. Fortunate, thanks in large part to pressure from transit riders, activist and operators and this board of supervisors we stop line elimination sxz reverse fair hikes during the pandemic. Despite the progress, we remain in a Public Transit emergency. Services lacking, and rider ship is low far below prepandemic levels. Nowhere is the lack of service more notable than during the evening and night time hours. And madam mayor is this, what is your plan for restoring evening and night time maoun service . Muni service. Thank you, for the question, as somebody that grew up riding the system, i know what muni and coming out of this pandemic, we know that it needs to be built on a foundation. That does not mean that things will look the same as they used to, people are not traveling the same way that we were in 2019. We need to prioritize Service Based on our equity needs to match the way that people use it now and to support our economic recovery. Were so happy to hear from constituents that is reliable and people can count on it. That is what is most important. But we need to be honest about our limitation. We dont have enough operators and mechanic nicks to run more service now. There was a hiring freeze and weve had more retirement and natural attrition than we can keep up with. I asked sfmt a to streamline the process so we can hire more operators as soon as possible. I know what a great job being a muni transit operator is. A lot of people i grew up with, are working there every day. Thats why were promoting this opportunity, through job fares and Workforce Development team. Facing historic challenges, these last two years was rider ship dropping dramatically, we should be proud making data driven decisions when providing Critical Services all throughout our city and our neighborhood corridors. Even though we have lots to be froud of, we know that we still have more work to do and i look forward to working with the board and communities and make sure that we build a Transit System for the future. We are not there, we got a lot of work to do and im hopeful that we can get there. Thank you, mayor reed. Supervisor preston, do you have a followup question . Thank you, president walton. Thank you for your response and your work on Public Transit. I want to followup more specifically about night time and evening service. I want to underscore just how dire the situation is right now for people trying to use Public Transit in the evenings and at night in our city. These are workers trying to get home and tourist trying to enjoy our restaurants and bars and music venues. They depend on Public Transit availability outside of the 9 to 5 hours. And our system is not responsive to their needs. 30 of our current muni lines have significantly earlier end times than before the pandemic. Many of these lines, they ran before the before the pandemic until midnight and now they end at 9 00 p. M. Or 9 00 am. This has less people waiting at the curb and more often forced people to either drive or spend an hours wage on a taxi or tnc. This is key part of our economic recovery that has not be received the attention it deserves. So my followup question is this, more specifically what is your message to the restaurant or theater worker who gets off at 11 00 p. M. Or to the janitor who finishes their shift in the Morning Hours . Or to the bartender who cannot use Public Transit to get home after a long night of work. Youre preaching to the quaier here. In terms of all the people that youre talking about. Many of those people are people that i know who are struggling in the city. But when you talk about maoun service as being dire in this 9 to 5 thing that is not accurate. But part of what i mentioned in my comment, is the fact that we need to focus on that muni is reliable and not stretching it to thin so its inconsistent. The fact that sometimes the run is running and sometimes it isnt. And inconsistent see is something that were dealing with every single day. But the truth is, as i said, we do not have enough operators and mechanics to run service right now. So were focused to use data, trying to restore the lines that you know, people are most interested in using and trying to make sure that the service is efficient. I dont think its as problematic in certain areas and times as what you have, mentioned especially seeing so many of our buses, along San Francisco, on the weekend and in fact on the evenings in the evening that have been empty because i pay very close attention to that. But more importantly working with tomland and sfmta, i play attention to the data. And our goal is that its data driven. Its not entirely accurate in terms of how youre portraying the problem . Thank you, madam mayor, you may now ask a question to supervisor preston or to any other supervisors in attendance pertaining to the same topic but not related to the previous question. Thank you, president , i will pass in asking the question right now. Thank you madam mayor and supervisor preston for your questions. This concludes the diflt 5 discussion. Madam clerk, would you please call the next topic. Clerk supervisor mannedleman is homelessness and street conditions. Thank you, madam clerk. Supervisor mandelman please ask your question. Thank you for being with us for question time. Given the expansion of shelter beds and other investments solving homelessness. At the time, you answered that you believe they would. And since then, my office and i have worked closely with you and your team. And we have certainly seen significant improvement from conditions at the height of covid in 2020. But the status quo in open drug sales and use and people who are in danger to themselves or others roaming the streets is clearly unacceptable. Residents and merchants reach out to my Office Every Day describing scenes of open drug use that are unsafe for everyone involved. And recently the castro merchants threaten to hold fees if conditions did not improve. While im grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with your office and your genuine care for this neighborhood which i know is real, at this point i dont feel i can honestly tell my con constituents in the castro that we are where we want to be. Madam mayor, what can i del them . Can we make this better in a reasonable timeline . If so how . And if not, why not . Well thank you supervisor, manned dman. I understand the frustrated of the residents of castro. Im frustrated too, and part of my frustration is because were adding new shelter beds with 1,000 shelter beds added over the next three months. Thats nearly 75 of our goal of our goal 200 plus for those who serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse challenges. These individuals are struggling and they need more and they need to make it clear that this is an option that they need to take. The change is going to can have to come in two ways. Better coordination so that somebody is not accepting resources and not allowed to disrupt the neighborhood, were working on that now. For example the department of added health has added staff that are working every day in the castro specifically and with the Police Department and homeless out reach team. With this coordination, we will identify when somebody has clearly rejected our help in a different intervention required. Individuals to disrupt the neighborhood. And i know, you know that better than anyone else, we need changes to our state law while care court will add a new tool for certain individuals. Our browder conservative reform failed to make it through the legislation of this year. But we will try again next year. In addition we will continue to bring resources for all of our neighborhoods. And we will continue our work like the castro merchants to discuss how the city can toader coeder nature and continue to partner effectively with them going forward. I look forward to working with you on it. And i know its frustrating and i know its not enough, but we dont exactly have all the tools necessary to make the difference. Im hoping to make not only in the castro but in the city. Does not mean that we will not keep on trying. Thank you, madam mayor and supervisor, you may ask another question. Thank you for that. I want to emphasize on what i think youre saying, increased coordination between our department and Public Health and San Francisco police and hot on the other is essential. That we need both of those sets of folks stepping forward working together to get people to care that they need. But ultimately also to keep our public spaces safe. Soy guess what i want to followup on, is what do you need from this board of supervisor to see accelerate on open drug use and sales and untreated illness on our streets . I need support. We need to understand that there will always be a board of safety. We need a board of supervisor to see support the police in keeping our streets safe and addressing criminal behavior while we continue to conduct service. I ask you to support our city departments in carrying this out. And as Innovative New houses are brought before you to support, you can help to rally constituents to support the solutions we need as well. Thank you, madam mayor. You may ask followup question to supervisor mandelman. Thank you, president walton, i have no questions at this time. Thank you for being here with us this afternoon. Madam mayor, this concludes the district discussion and this also concludes our mayoral discussion for this afternoon. Thank you. Thank you very much. Bye. Bye bye. Madam clerk, any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. The board of supervisors welcomes the public to the legislative chamber here in room 250 to advise the board inperson or just to listen to the proceedings. The meeting is airing live on Award Winning channel 26 or you may view the computer live stream. Additionally participating remotely is still possible via the telephone callin system. Best practice is to call in early from a quiet location. Once its your turn to speak to avoid that feedback, make sure that your television or computer sound is down. The board will prioritize hearing testimony from those attending inperson. The board will hear from those who called in to the remote system. Please note receipt motel system will be open one time and once closed it will not be reopen for that item. Throughout the meeting, the telephone number is streaming through your screen. When you hear the system prompt enter the meeting id. Today the only agenda content that is eligible for content once item 21 is called, that is when you can speak to the two sets of minutes. Not to be approved until after the general comment is concluded. And general matters that are not on todays agenda but within the board subject matter jurisdiction. I will also point out that there are two public hearings at todays Board Meeting. The first item is the committee of the whole item 17, committee of the whole on the tourism Improvement District. And committee of the fellow on the hospital, that is item 19. Each of those items will have their own public testimony associated with it. Communication is still possible with the board, you can send your written correspondence to the board of supervisors. Or send the board an email. In a Great Partnership with the office engagement, interpreters will be present beginning with the first public hearing on the item 17, 18, 19 and then during general Public Comment. And finally, if you have any questions accessing this meeting, please call the Clerks Office. We have a clerk standing by to assist you. Thank you mr. President. Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues before we get started, just a friendly reminder to please mute your microphones when youre not speaking. Were now at approval of Meeting Minutes from july 26, 2022 regular Board Meeting and august 8, 2022 special Board Meeting. I dont see anyone on the roster, any changes to the Meeting Minutes. Madam clerk, sorry, can i have a motion to approve the minutes made by supervisor preston, seconded by supervisor mannedalman. As minutes as presented. Supervisor doersy. Aye. Mandelman aye. Mar, mar, aye. Milgaard, milgaard aye, preston aye, supervisor ronen. Ronen. Aye. Supervisor safai, aye. And supervisor chan. Supervisor chan, aye. 11 ayes. [gavel]. Lets go to our consent agenda. Items 2 through 8. Items 2 through 8 listed are considered to be routine. There will be no separate discussion unlts a member would like to have a item removed and considered separately. Otherwise these also will be contacted on by a single roll call vote. I dont see anybody on the roster. So we will take these items same call without objections. These ordinance right side passed ooh unanimously. Please call 9 and 10 together. Called together are two resolutions that support the provision of early care and Education Integrated Services to support implementation of the city wide plan for early care and education. For the term june 30th 2024 in an amount not to exceed, 260 million. Thank you, madam clerk. Supervisor milgaard. Thank you, very much president walton. I want today say thank you to the budget and finance Committee Hearing for hearing this item and the discussion that we had at the meeting. This will ensure continuity funding to most important entities for childcare in our city. So as that process is going, flow but it also reflects as you will see a very large increase because we are now disbursing funds as they were intended to make sure that now, middle income families receive the subsidies that they need to afford. As approved by the families for babies and toddler to expand access of universal childcare in San Francisco. And i also believe that supervisor mar, has asked to be a cosponsor. Thank you for your support in this effort, colleagues. Thank you, supervisor milgaard. Supervisor safai. Thank you, we should have been added as a cosponsor, we put a lot of time into this. We really look forward to implementation of this and she said this in committee of the board, supervisor norman, this is part of his legacy and really coming to fruition today. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor safai. Supervisor preston. Please add me as a cosponsor. And i would like to be added as well. Thank you. We would take these items same call. And these resolutions are adopted unanimously. Madam clerk, lets go to our 2 30 special order. Clerk recognition of the common nations to the city of San Francisco. I was supervisor mandelman. Thank you, supervisor mandelman. Thank you, mr. President. I think we do have our golden gate folks, come on up. So colleagues, today i would like for us to recognize the golden gate mens chorus. Sorry, the public podium. There you go, perfect. I want to recognize the golden gate, and was a founding member, the gay and Lesbian Association of sources. Ful the chorus reorganized itself as the golden gate and since then has continued to present high quality of services often in collaboration with other bay area groups. Though the chorus has its routes in the gay community, includes both gay men and straight allies with members ranging from their 20s to their 70s and social diversity and creating a nurturing environment. Since 2010, g g. M. C. Has been lead by music director joseph piza and since that sometime they have received numerous awards and ak lates. Ggnc won the male category at the golden state competition in monterey. And in 2018, g g. M. C. Took first place in the competition at lang Olin International music. Ice ted ford in whales. It is my honor to congratulate the golden mens chorus on their 40th anniversary and im sure youll join me in wishing the chorus many more decades to come. Congratulations. [applause] now you get to say a few words. Thank you, supervisor mandelman. Im richard im the ceo chorus. Our managing and c. F. O. , randall, who is here with me today. And hes the only member of the chorus that has been in the chorus since 1982, he was a little boy when he joined. I want to thank you for this honor after 40 years, the goal originally of the corral to maintain a membership before 40 male voices to travel so that the tradition of gay voices dedicated can carry beyond the San Francisco bay area. I would like to think that we represent the best of San Francisco values. Our memberships includes fra a frick machine earn, chinese, visit knees, latino and western european communities. And as the supervisor said, we span from 20 to 70 and ill let you guess which spectrum im closest too. To. If you have not heard, i invite you. At st. Matthew, where we perform a few of our concerts. If you dont want to wait that long or ready to commit to an entire concert, you can join us a few doors down at the war memorial opera house. Tt agree house were having a Kickoff Party for ruby jubilee. Well be singing a few songs at that event. Thanks a lot for this honor. Were thanks for this honor. And are proud to continue for the next 40, singing music represents joy of community, beauty resilience and love. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, and congratulations again to the mens chorus. And thank you so much supervisor mandelman. Madam clerk, lets go to items 11 and 12, would you please call them together. Clerk items 11 and 12 called together are two resolutions that authorize the Public Health to spend 2 grant from the center of Disease Control and prevention. Item 11 authorizes the grant increase for 111of 1. 1 million to participate in a monetary project a program for june 1, 2020 to june 1, 2022. Thank you, madam clerk please call the roll for 11 and 12. Clerk supervisor doresee. Aye, mar, aye, milgaard, aye. Supervisor pescan aye. Supervisor preston. Preston aye. Supervisor ronen, ronen aye, supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stephanie, stephanie aye, walton. Walton aye. And supervisor chan, chan aye, there are 10 ayes. Thank you, without objection, these resolution right side adopted. Resolutions are adopted. [gavel] please call item 13. To assist customers who got behind on their payments from march 4, 2022 to june 15, 2021. Please call the roll on item 13. Clerk on item 13, supervisor dore zee. Aye, mandelman, aye. Supervisor mar, mar, aye. Milgaard aye, peskin, aye. Ronen, aye. Safai, aye. Safai aye, stephanie, stephanie aye. Walton, walton aye and supervisor chan. Chan aye, there are 11 ayes. Thank you, without objection that resolution is adopted unanimously. Can you please call 14 through 16 together. And to ip crease the agreement amount by 6. 5 million for a new total 27. 2 million. Item 15 approves a 6th amendment to an emergency agreement between hsa and 1231 Market Street owners lp for the citys continued use hotel rooms to increase the amount for a new total of 88 million and to extend the book period. And to Pride Shelter and opposite south to increase the Grant Agreement by 17 million for a new total of 26 million to extend the Grant Agreement for a new total through june 20th, 2024. Prior to ex final distribution or liability to the city. Thank you madam clerk, supervisor safai. Thank you colleagues. I just wanted highlight one of the items. Chair and i were able to Work Together to bring it under control. This was to 2026 but because, we were not exactly sure how many shelter beds would benefit those in need as well as and for that reason, during covid they had to reduce the number of people that were served at this location. But know as we have the facility. Some of the reasons were not 100 satisfactory but we wanted to give time to serve the levels. Because of all that, we shortened the original contract amount. Originally the contract was not able to be found. They found it the day of the hearing. So we were happy about that. But we also learned that the contract was not had not gone through the board approval process. This time it was put out for a competitive process. We felt comfortable about that but wanted colleagues to know that were doing all we can to bring accountability. So we shorten the amount of contract of june 2024 and require the department to come back with more updated information and more accurate data. Thank you, colleagues. Thank you, supervisor safai. And seeing no other on the roster we will take the same roll same call. And without objection, that is adopted unanimously. And seeing that its not 3 00 oclock, i hope youre ready because well go to roll call for introductions, madam clerk. Clerk introduce new business is supervisor doresy. Submit. I have a drafting request hearing and memberium. Today im calling for a hearing for the department of Public Health treatment on demand report. I want to thank supervisor stefani, doersy. We still have not gotten ourselves there. Even worse were not measuring and grappling with the gap from the system. Meanwhile parallel opioid have skyrocketed 474 . Treatment on demand reports mandated by proposition t are due by february first every year. This is not a random date, it was chosen to coincide with the process. This will be my third treatment on demand hearing. Back then, it was not taken the obligations seriously and submitting 1 to 2 page reports. End of story nothing to see here folks. In the years since then, these reports have gone from bad to better though lots of important questions remain unanswered by the 2022 report. Main concern is that we dont have the process despite the ordinance requiring to include an assessment for demand of substance of treatment and a plan to meet the demand. I understand they highlight connecting people to non medical Services Within 48 hours while they wait for a spot in a 90 percent residential treatment. But a 5 to 7day wait for program is not treatment on demand. We need to better understand just how many people are losing as an unable to provide treatment on bhand. And how many are necessary is impossible as the system fails people with addiction. People with duel diagnosis and injustice involved clients. But the report does not plan to extend nor address the policy and budget changes. Last week supervisor stefani joined supervisor dorsey, i support the area and making San Francisco long process treatment will be critical to the success of any such plan. At the time, the citys failure to implement also serves as a cautionary tale. Policies and plans are not enough. Change will require persistent focus with market and from the public. This hearing is part of that project, treatment on demand is more important than ever. Im also submitting a letter of inquiry that by april 1, 2023, the completed analysis of how San Francisco uneven economic recovery will impact the Business Revenue base and recommend priority to ensure revenue resilience. The covid pandemic has had profound impact on where office work is performed. Remote became the norma long trend towards more Flexible Working arrangements dwaoen businesses and their employees. Last and resent indicator that our post Pandemic Recovery is falling behind our other peer cities. San francisco post pandemic downtown recovery dead last in the nation according to a resent report at uc berkeley. Major tech employees are looking elsewhere forehead quarters. Rates returning to the office and air travel all continue to drag well behind prepandemic norms. The long term persistent are still not entirely clear but the implication on tax structure which is heavily and increasingly dependent on revenue are significant. Business taxes are the largest source of revenue and any disruption can have a profound impact on future budget. We need to consider how those shifts will impact and prepare for those long term shifts. So todays inquiry to analyze these potential impacts and report back on the magnitude of the economic trends. And that this board and the mayor may consider as we emerge from the pandemic. I want to extend special thanks and our chief economist ted for helping me and my office think through these issues. I also want to acknowledge supervisor safai hearing on downtown recovery as well as supervisor stefanis prior letter of inquiry in this area which im hoping will help inform the analysis that were asking for today. Next, i have mentioned that i think its past time that we remit remote and today im introducing a motion to do that. Up until 2020, its funny seeing the various different, there is a little applause and some head shaking, today im introducing a motion to do this. Up until 2020 this board conducted all business inperson and without remote except by allowed by the brown act and sunshine ordinance. Over the past two plus years we have provided out of necessity as gathering were not possible until last summer. I want to commend calvillo during this entire time without missing our step. And while the clerks is prepared to have these meetings, we have to recognize that continuing for remote comment including callers who may have no relationship to San Francisco comes at a cost both in terms of resources but also in terms of our ability to conduct business effectively. We resumed at our board and commited hearings, in april the city administrator lifted indoor mask facilities and hearing rooms while in session. And its been over a year since the state lifted and its been over a year that we have met in this chambers. I believe we have more than demonstrated our ability to conduct inperson meeting safely. This motion would rescind the motion we passed in 2020 to initial remote buildings and would require supervisors to be present. Only as necessary to enable the participation of people with disabilities. Colleagues i want to note that last week, we renewed for 20 days to continue allowing participation remote. Im introducing this motion today so we can have the space and discuss and where what the future of remote participation and proceedings should look like and make the hope for these on going resolutions. I look forward to discussing this more in the coming weeks with all of you. And then fourplex, as you recall, we vetoed the mayors fourplex. I want to thank you for the legislation, that you put in. On how to allow more housing in a Single Family neighborhoods. As i said then, im not done with this conversation. I believe that we believe strongly. Those buildings will not be nearly enough to get to the 8 2000 units that the state expects us to build by 2031. A version which is still pending at the committee. And that is discussion around streamlining. While many will weigh in on streamlining, it strikes me that neither of the measures will make it available to build fourplexes. Streamline and approval proj edmontons for those projects is going to be important. As critical as for larger projects. Hcds letter announcing a review calls out the need to streamline for permitting project of five or more units. I also want to note that sb9, the housing streamlining bill that the mayor massaged apply to duplexes and in some limited cases, current homeowner remain onsite for three years after instruction. So even if youre okay with the state taking over our local zoning, which i am not, sb9 is p going to be make it any easier to build smaller apartments in San Francisco. Which is why colleagues i believe its on us to come wup a local streamlining program that will make a meaningful difference in getting them built. Projects that would extend units on a lot where the proj eblgt is treating at least four units where there are no rent control units and where the existing building is not historic. For any project that meets this criteria and all of our other open space requirements, i think we should get out of the way and make it as easy as possible for these units to be built. Even as our discussions about fourplex continues. And finally, im asking that we adjourn todays meeting in memory of andrew tonkin, andy as he was known who lived in the castro was a presence in the San Francisco castro community. He was tragically a victim of hitandrun. He was 35 years ago, andy like so many good young men, built a new life for himself here among his chosen family in the queer community. Charismatic and loving, he lit up a room and made everyone feel important and welcome no matter who they are or where they were from. He loved a Community Events or a party, ever a eager for join. It is so sad that somebody so great would be taken at a croak. Cross walk. Our condolences to his loved one and partner. Thank you supervisor mandelman. Submit, submit. Supervisor peskin. I have, Mission Street a millennium owned property that i believe o. C. Ii Successor Redevelopment Agency significant amounts of Affordable Housing dollars that are due and payable that have yet to be paid. covid extension were delayed and have yet to be forthcoming, so ill be holding a hearing with supervisor dorsey with that. Clerk thank you, supervisor dorsey did you have a ~ supervisor ronen. That the board passed last year, or i guess last year, it felt like a long time ago. Its a program to support and resife San Francisco Small Businesses as the city continues to recover from the pandemic. The program weighs the costs and other applicable fees. To date the program has enrolled over 1600 businesses since it began last november. We have heard from many of these Small Business thats are grateful for the City Attorney and looked at ways that we can improve mon the successful pilot. And expand eligible to that more businesses can qualify. Thank you to the office of Small Business for providing paoed feedback. And i want to thank ana herera for this program. Secondly im introducing a hearing request and i requesting that we hear this hearing at the board of supervisors and committee of the whole so that we can look at the impact of kaiser permanentement Healthcare Strike that has been going on for five weeks. And its affects on the employees of the city which the vas majority of employees of the city are kaiser patients and San Francisco at large. I am calling on the department of Health Service systems, the department of Public Health to come and report to us. As well as asking the chief executive officer of Kaiser Health plan and chief officer of medical group to attend. The rest ill submit. Thank you supervisor ronen. Its 3 01. Yes, can you call 17 and 18. Yes, the board of supervisors has agreed to convene a whole. This is a public hearing to consider the renewal of Business Improvement district. This is the subject matter of item 18 known as the tourism Improvement District. This public hearing was scheduled pursuant to a resolution adopted on june 28th, 2022. Item 18 specifically is the resolution to establish the Business Base improvement known as the tourism improvement to order the levee and collection against defined examine hotel and shortterm residential businesses located in the district for 15 years to commence january 1, 2024 to approve modification to the plan and to make the appropriate findings. Thank you so much, madam clerk. The purpose of this hearing is to hear testimony on a proposed levee for the Business Improvement district. Named district scheduled pursuant to the board resolution of intention dopted on june 28, 2022. Approved the resolution of intention to renew and expand the tourism Improvement District. Subsequently the city mill balance to all registered hotel and Business Owners in the county of San Francisco. Details are in the file. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the department of elections and Tax Collector will tabulate the ballots and report to the board of supervisors. Members of the public, may view the ballot tabulation by the department of elections of city hall in room 59. The board of supervisors will neither levee the assessment nor approve the renewal with expansion if there are majority protest. After the presentation, we will hear from all speakers and support or opposition to the assessment district and each person will be provided two minutes to provide comment. During the hearing, a Business Owner wishing to change their vote or who has not yet volted may speck to election staff. They will provide you with the affidavit and ballot. After the hearing closes, ballots will be counted. Supervisor peskin any comments. No sir. Thank you so much. And we do have chris coast guardergus who will present a power point. And we have jodee allesandro, craig, lieu anne with the City Attorneys office and dr. Ted. Thank you. Chris. Thank you, president walton, good aoups, program velter. I would like to point out that this process to renew the tourism started two weeks bft covid pandemic and lock down. So i want to acknowledge and thank the amazing city staff that worked through the pandemic to get us through this point. From department of elections, allyson law from the office of shortterm rentals, daoeg go sanchez and scott sanchez. From the board of supervisors alice and erika and from the office of Workforce Development, laurel, lisa, my my, chris, director soefis and our former director joaquin for us. It will sunset in december 31, 2028. With me joe the president and ceo of sf travel who will present the presentation on the renewed and expanded tourism industry. And president walton, i should add that i have a technical correction that which ill introduce at page 4, section 2 that sets forth the state position in the street and highways code and removes an incorrect prevision elsewhere in the government code. Im joe, from the San Francisco. And im here to urge the approval. It was approved bye thanks to supervisor peskin leader ship almost 15 years ago. And at that point, it was the model jurisdiction. To promote their tourism industry. What has this done in San Francisco, it resulted in ten consecutive years in job creation in San Francisco. Up until 2019 when our industry was hit so hard and were still in a serious point to try to recover. Its enabled us to attract new and larger events. This renewal is critical for the recovery of San Francisco and to make sure that tourism continues to be a viable industry for the city. There will be a few changes in this renewal over the first original district. One of those that increase accessment rate by 30 . We hope to be 10 Million Dollars per year to incentivize business to built musconi center. The district has been passed on to the guest of the hotel or shortterm rental. Youll see that the assessment rate currently in zone 1 hotels which is the majority of the hotels in the central part of city, will go from 1 to 1. 5 percent. It will allow us to increase up to 1 in times of critical or unseen circumstances. This is an industry best practice that has been established since our system was established over 15 years ago. And shortterm rental house which use plat forms like airbnb and expedia. They have not had a voice in the past but it will allow shortterm rentals in a more active and proactive way. And will also modify the board competition to include a rental host to include the city controller and include the city administrator. This is important for San Francisco in many ways. But one of the reasons that big events are critical for San Francisco it caused compression. That means when these large events take up a lot of space, it encourages to expand throughout the neighborhood stay and other hotels outside of the Downtown Core and also in shortterm rentals outside. And really share the growth and the benefits of the tourism spending and job creation around the city. We believe that this tourism renewal is going to be critical for San Franciscos recovery. We have a long way to recover where we were in 20 19ed. I thank you2019. I thank you for your time and ask if anybody has any questions i can answer. Thank you very much, joe. I dont see anybody on the roster with questions or keshz. Concerns. Madam clerk, we open for Public Comment. We will hear first from those present in the chamber. You may must be connected by to the callin system. When you hear the prompt enter the meet ing id. Once youre ready to make your comment, press star3. Ples just listen carefully when the system states that you have been unmuted. That is your queue to start your comments. Were joined by immigrant affairs, i ask each interpret tore introduce themselves and the instruction on how to connect to the remote system and how do provide private comment. Lets start with raymond for filipino and spanish and agnus for chinese. Thank you. [speaking spanish] [speaking chinese] thank you. Thank you to the interpreter for joining us this afternoon. We do invite you to jump once we have the speaker in the language to assist in the interpretation of their Public Comment. So for those of you who have joined us here until the chamber, if you would not mind coming forward. Adjust the microphone so youre directly speaking into the microphone. I want to advance apologize to anyone if i interrupt your comments. Were setting the timer for two minutes, welcome sir. Good afternoon, members of the San Francisco board of supervisors. My name is peter and im a shortterm rental host in San Francisco. Im here to urge to you approve the tourism Improvement District which will now include shortterm rentals. I have been a shortterm rental host for over ten years. Throughout that time, i have been proud to pay the occupancy tax to. There is a shortage of Hotel Accommodations in San Francisco. Shortterm rentals are part of that solution to the program. Tourism is a vital part for economy. We welcome from the sales and promotion. And we want to be more engaged and involved to bring in more visitors to San Francisco. Please support the renewal of g id, thank you. Thank you for your comments. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im linda and along with my husband joe have been shortterm rental since 2016. We have mailed in our ballot and have voted yes on the tax. We very much approve of this message. Were proud to be part of district 11 where we rent a room to tourism and also our neighbors who may be in need of extra room for their Family Members. We do this when our own family is visiting. This has been great to share especially in the southside of the city which most of them are absolutely thrilled to have discovered for the very first time. We give our guest access to clipper cards so they can use muni and public transportation. We also show them how to stay safe. I give instructed about not leaving anything valuable in their car. And also arrange for them to drop off their bags early before they take off to do other things in the city. And also allow to keep their bags with us if they have a late flight home. Sadly on sunday, our guest had an incident. Thank you. I will state that the first bell that youre going to hear is a message to you that you have 30 seconds, that means you wrap up your statement. The second bell is actually your twominute timer bell going off. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, to president walton and members of the board of supervisors. My name is catherine bloom im a shortterm rental housing in the protrero area. Im here today to also urge to you approve the renewal and expansion. My experience over beck aid plus that ive been a host has allowed me to introduce my world to the world at large when i have guest stay. Ive had some folks from switzerland, i had somebody coming from macaw coming in a few weeks. I take pride in my city where i lived for 40 years and hopeful that with our additional help in promoting the city, that the t id will provide that it will expand the much needed now, renewal of the ti of our Tourism Business so as an host i welcome the participation and the great benefit that the efforts with the new t id will provide. So thank you and please support the renewal of the tdi. Thank you for your comments this afternoon. Welcome. Thank you, good afternoon, president and members of the board of supervisors. Matt middlebrook representing airbnb, im here to urge the approval and expansion of the tourism Improvement District. Which as you heard, will include shortterm rentals. And as a representative of the platform with the majority of the rental host im pleased to be here today to support the really thoughtful process for including our market segment. In the work of bringing visitors, i do want to give credit to his team who really have worked on a complicated process and were very inclusive of shortterm rental host to make sure that they understood and embraced this opportunity to be part of this work. Many of our efforts. We continue to travel for to get our hosts out into our neighborhood to recommend them to guest visiting the city. And we look forward to being part of this, and some of our offices to really continue to be supportive of the recovery of San Francisco in the wake of covid particularly our tourist sector which is so important. Again, thank you we respectfully urge your support and look forward to continuing to Work Together towards San Franciscos recovery in the years ahead. Thank you very much. Thank you, may we have the next speaker. Speaker i also am a shortterm rental host but im not going to go through the points that my previously. I do support the expansion of the tdi and encourage to you do but also recognize that shortterm rentals are not hotels. Were only hotels when were considered to be unhosted. And also hotels are assessed only on the room rates. To expand the amount that is against hotels to include all of their benefits including the restaurants. Thats all i have, thanks. Thank you for your comment. To members of the public, if audible sounds of appreciation is prohibited. Speaker hi im michael and im a shortterm rental host. There is a huge administration overhead for a smaller head especially one property kinds of host. So quarterly reporting and doing all of your tax filing its a lot of administration. So if there was a way to file it electronically, it would relose the overhead. Another idea that you can present, is this is a small amount of tax and anybody who does efficiencies in ar, does it, every time you touch a payment, youre losing money. So it would include a plat rate per year, like 500 dollars per year and sdr can devy up. So right now, at this point, i have like six different log in. Im a High School Spanish teacher and i just had a kid a few weeks ago, so i have very few brain cells left. So anybody you can do, that would be great. Thank you, michael for your comments. May we have the next speaker. Im hilton, i have the hilton on ofarrell and park 55 hotel, its 3000 rooms and about 1500 Hard Working Team members. Im here today to support the renewal of San Francisco Improvement District. The tdi is essential and bring back the visitors that our city depends on. This recovery is critical. In fablgt tourism generated 818 million in tax sxz fees for the citys general fund in 2019 and industry employed over 86,000 jobs. Question need to ensure that tdi is ensured to support the accommodation and restaurants and cultural institutions and if we do this, more people will be working here in San Francisco. Thank you for your time today and for the opportunity to speak before you. Thank you, terry for your comments. May we have the next speaker please. Speaker good arne, im president and president of include hotel zoe and past chair of the board of directors management. Im here to express my support for the renewal district. Since the tdi went into affect in 2009, it has generated over 20 Million Dollars each year. It has enabled us to expand our marketing reach bringing visitors into our diverse neighborhood and neighborhood corridor supporting Small Businesses and creating jobs. The tdi has been craft asked revetted. Thank you so much for your time and for your support in this important initiative. Appreciate it. Thank you so much for your comments. May we have the next speaker please. Speaker president walton, esteemed supervisor. Im alex and im the president and its my honor to be here to talk about something so important. Were at a Pivotal Moment and i believe that if we Work Together we can accomplish great things. And one of the key areas that we can accomplish great things, a consensus is our tourism industry. And the reason when the tourism shines, we all shine. The industry shines, workrs shine and tax base grows and San Franciscoians benefit. Makes it something that we can all be proud of, who we are as is of San Franciscoians. And its why im here today. Doing so helps our city with the vital resources that it needs in order to expand tourism. In order for us to be proud of, our city and to help our tax base grow. With that, i want to thank you for your thoughts and time. Thank you, alex for your comments. May we have the next speaker. Speaker hello to the board and fellow citizens of San Francisco. Im lyle sweeny and im a shortterm host. And im here to speak on behalf of my guests who complain chronickly about the homelessness and human waste in the streets and disposed needles. This box of needles is collected from the childrens playground one block from my house. So i may be the minority but im not in supporting more money until we see action to clean up the city and make it more presentable. I should have been here earlier during the other conversation with the mayor. But i do ask what is being improved. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Speaker im doctor and im executive director of the museum next to the childrens playground. Im speaking in support of renewal of the San Francisco tdi, im also a new board member of the San Francisco tdi. When we benefit tourist, we increase the quality of life for our residents who choose to be here. The seniors, who live across my museum, they benefit. Nonprofit organizations like my own also benefit. In 2019, we had about a quarter million riders on a historic king carousel. Many of those are tourist and their dollars, their administration helps us support our access programs. Half of our field trips were free. And today 30 of our visitors come for free for San Francisco all program. As soon asing they show ebt, medical, medicare, wic card they and their entire family get to ride for free. The other benefit is our ability to influence the rest of the world at a time where tolerance, equity and inclusion is much sorely needed around the world. I often hear parents at our museum comment about how beautiful it is to see kids of all races and back grounds play, imagine and create together. Theyre building the world we want to see in the future. And if we can bring more tourist to San Francisco who can appreciate, able able to export those values to be beyond our neighborhood. And therefore i urge you to support the renewal. Thank you, dr. Chang. May we have the next speaker please. hello good to see you. Im here to ask for your support. Super important for tourism. This past weekend we went to my old town chi ca go. Im not going to lie im not sad that they lost. So similar to tdi is very very important. T id supports over 86,000 jobs. And as terry lewis mentioned before, a lot of tax revenue. Please escort him off the room for that niner comment. [laughter] president walton, good afternoon, im a seahawks fan, ill go right after ike. Proud resident of district ten as you heard, this is no longer unique to San Francisco fm this is a very competitive environment for tourism. My 1500 room property ploys a lot of people. Right now its not at capacity. Convention center as well as our associates continue to work and be employed. We appreciate the time and thank you for consideration of expansion, appreciate it. Thank you for your comments, next speaker please. Speaker i speak in favor of the expansion of t id. Shortterm rental in private homes alongside the host allow low budget travelers to enjoy our city. In addition, i get feedback by Small Businesses such as store and restaurants, example brenda nopalito, bbq, alta met, kung food, man go will i a. And coffee shop sufficient as oasis and central. And its great that they should be represented. It seems to me that San Francisco has come a long way since proposition f, 7 years ago. I support the measure of the measure Improvement District. Thank you. Thank you so much for your comments. Lets have the next speaker please. Afternoon, supervisor. Im silve im a host just adding support. My place im in west, supposedly in heights but im not. I also do offer affordable accommodations to all sorts of people. Who just want to work from place and enjoy restaurants. Who would like to explore our parts, museum of silence, people who just want to enjoy golden gate park, and Golden Gate Bridge and field. And also not too far from ucsf and i get a lot of people that want to take out their children. Im a medical assistance and as much as i benefit from cheap every room, the guests in terms like me live here in San Francisco so we appreciate one another. Like the other host, i also counsel them on safety. I hope we can vote on the expansion. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Lets have the next speaker. Speaker hi out in the richman on the cliff house that is no longer and i voted no on the renewal because i dont see any benefit for the area that i host. Sibs the pandemic is over, i have always been booked. The whole month of october is booked. Until i see something, i do like something that youre putting somebody to help the people who do airbnb because in the past i felt like we were completely nobody likes us, they hate us, we cannot talk about what we do. Im glad about that but i dont see in giving anymore money, i dont see any benefits for what is being offered here. How can we compete . And it looks like youre taking 1 for us and 2. 5 for them, 1500 hotel rooms versus one room that is a lot to take in. Thank you. Thank you, for your comments. Lets have the next speaker please. Speaker im blair, im a shortterm rental host since 2018. Provides income for me and my family. Im grateful to host a shortterm. I dont have enough information to make a decision about it. Ill start with the information that i received about the proposed in my actual assessment would be. The amount is much different than the formula to be used. Im left to wonder what should i ask . Its literally a difference of probably, a multble or two or more. Thats an example of information that i do not have. Before i make any questions, there is a set of questions that i need to answer, nor decide to allocate funds. And these, perhaps some of these questions can be answered in what is referred to as the management district plan. I understand this is available in the Clerks Office in a physical form, could it be possible to make this in a digital form . I dont know if this information would be contained in the report. Past results generated by the tdi. How was the money spent . How were the goals achieved . I know there was an attempt to say that these things were done. But i think we can get more details with that in terms of the results that have been achieved. Thank you so much for your comments. Lets have the next speaker please. Im, im shortterm host here. I really came here with high expectations, i came to the best city, and you have my support in everything you do, but im not sure what you can do. We have so many Homeless People and you put so many limitations on shortterm rentals. Helping long term tenants, no way. There is a lot of other things that you can change. Because seems to me, i come to free country, this city especially, especially in the housing. When you need them, no come this country, my experience with this and a lot to change these things. It makes the city the most beautiful, you can. Thank you so much. Thats all i have. Thank you so much for your comments. Can we have the next speaker please. Hi im sharyl and im homeless at the good hotel where im called, bs and fs every night, yelled get the hell out of here. Im asking the government to please return my wells fargo visa so i can rent the room outside of the good hotel. Which is dangerous inside. I have not received my muni pension for january. This is Public Comment foefrt hearing. We will have Public Comment later on for general Public Comment. Right now, this is specific to the hearing. All right. Okay, well. I would like my wells fargo visa back. Thank you very much, well have time for Public Comment later in the meeting. Seeing no other speakers here in the room, we will be switching over to the remote queue. Today we have mr. Kevin lamb from the Clerks Office, hes checking to see if we have any attendees. If you called and you have not started so. Mr. Land do we have any callers on the queue . Speaker yes, im executive collector of golden gate restaurant association. Im calling to strangly urge that you approve the expansion. By stand by our hospitality partners. And bohr withing this renewal is so important for our ability to recover and to drive, you know visitors both business and leisure to come back and enjoy our city and restaurants and help our staff have, make money, were excited about expanding and including our airbnb and our other hosting plat forms and we strongly support this and thank everybody for all the hard work that has been done on this. Goodbye. Thank you, lori tomas for your comment. We have 22 listens and 3 left in the queue. Mr. Lamb, can you please put the next caller forward. Speaker good afternoon, president walton and members of the San Francisco board of supervisors. My name is carina and im the general manager of hotel located in union quair. Im here to urge to you support the renewal. The proposed renewal has been well vetted to receive maximum benefits. In order to combat negative press. Also supports the workforce and Small Business sector that rely on the visitors to support the operations. Brought in over 700 million in taxes. We are still behind in our recovery due to the pandemic and we need the t id now more than ever to bring back our visitors. And support our local economy. Thank you. Thank you, for your comments carina, luna. Mr. Lamb, do we have another caller on the queue, please. Good afternoon, my name is matt. And im the area Vice President and general manager of hyatt resentcy. Im here today to support the renewal of tourism Improvement District. In 2019, we visited 27 million visitors from all over the world and those visitors spent 10 Million Dollars. Including over 400 that worked at the hotel at this time. And were not back to 400 yet and we need to get there to support the staff. Renew the t id, thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today. Thank you, matt for your comments this afternoon. Mr. Lamb, do we have another caller on the queue please . Speaker hello. We can hear you welcome. Speaker im matt putka, im third generation, born and raised in San Francisco. Im the real deal. Ive been listening to all of is this stuff today. And basically, i use airbnb for a little bit of supplemental income. But this is a whole scam, this is a San Francisco policy scam. Weve been here forever, three generations, its just another taxation to justify this group that serves the hotel community. Look at the whole board of directors theyre all on the big hotels. And im in the cap with the last two speakers, the individuals, my lady from the Richmond District and the man who said, where is the transparency that all of this taxation is benefiting me. Im in northbeach, ive been in the city forever. I went to si, three generations, San Francisco does not need any discussion. Those other districts put your money there, but passing the people downtown where everybody already knows about, pathetic. Literally pathetic, kill this frick en commission and go to work and do something proper. Deal with the homeless, clean up the poop, thats what i got. This is a joke. Thats what i got. And peskin you should ought ashamed of yourself. Ill see you in northbeach later, goodbye. [laughter]. Clerk so im going to interrupt you if you would like to provide support, show your supportive hands. Thank you. All right, is there another caller in the queue, mr. Lamb . Speaker hi im irene im an airbnb host. Im also a senior on a fixed income. And airbnb has changed my life, to make my retirement much easier for me. So i dont understand why i have to lose for money. And i feel its just going to pay for somebodys wages. My guests have come here from all over. Even europe and they have heard about our homeless problem. So it feels like if you want to attract tourist, there are other things that you can do. And dealing with the homeless problem would be a place to start. Thank you for listening to me and i will be curious to say what you decide in the future. Thank you for your comments this afternoon. We do have 20 members of the public listening. Lets hear from our next caller please. Madam clerk, there are no more callers in the queue. Thank you mr. Lam, mr. President. Thank you and to the public, Public Comment is now closed. I would like to make a for mention amendment page 4, line 1011 and 12 to strike section 4e of article 14 section 53. 753 of the government code and replace that with section 2636 sub section b. Thank you, do we have a second . Seconded by supervisor, just real quick before we go to the motion and to my colleagues. Would you like to close the hearing. So moved. Thank you so much. This hearing has been held and filed. Supervisor dorsey. Thank you, i want to thank my colleague supervisor peskin for thinks recordbreaking on this, and i recall him working on this. As many of you i represent a district that can contained within zone one. I want to make sure that were doing everything that we can to incentivize visitors. For two years that i worked in the Police Department, there was a lot of work that we did you know, conventions that we were doing and i know the numbers by heart. At the high part of our tourism industry. Thats equivalent to the state of tebs text fm its 10. 3 Million Dollars that that we spent here and provides for 86,000 jobs. I want to thank owd, and that whole team and supervisor peskin and his team. And madam clerk, i would like to be added to as a cosponsor to the next item. Thank you, supervisor dorsey. Supervisor safai . I just wanted say thank you to the San Francisco travel and office of Economic Development we were able to meet with them prior to the break and discuss the importance of renewing this district. Now more than ever we need to be working together to ensure and enhance and attract more people to our city. To help recover. The renewal is a really important step to protect our tourism and ensure that visitors get the Customer Experience that they deserve. Were here a lot of frustration and some of the other issues that have been plaguing our city. We need to address them and this is a really important step in the right direction. I want to thank everybody who came out today. I know this was an industry hardest hit. So anything that we can do to help them recovery. I appreciate airbnb coming and participating in this structure and system. Thanks supervisor peskin to leading on this renewal and expansion and i would like to be added as a cosponsor. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor chan. Thank you, while i do appreciate the expansion of this district to include shortterm rental. I want to echo the benefit and seeing with this expansion that there is also a consideration for a side improvement. We want to look at the city as a whole. I really do look forward to seeing some of those benefits expended as h. Thank you. Thank you so much. I dont see anybody else on the roster. We have a motion to amend. On the motion to amend item 18, supervisor dorsey, aye. Mandelman, aye. Mar, mar, aye. Millgar, aye, press upon, ronen, aye, safai, supervisor stefani, aye. Walton, walton aye, and supervisor chan. Aye. Aye, 11 ayes. Thank you, motion to continue carries unanimously. The ballots will now be tabulated and return to item 18 after the department of elections reports the results and members may provide additional comments at that time. Madam clerk, will you now call the second 3 00 p. M. Order. Clerk yes, and for our record, you indicated that the item was continued, but i think the language was that the item was attended and would be then continued to later in the meeting. Yes, thank you. So the second 3 00 p. M. Order, is the board of supervisors sitting as a whole, this is schedule 19 pursuant to motion that was approved on may 4, 2022. This is a public hearing of the board of supervisors to hold a public hearing on the laguna honda strategy for recertification. Thank you so much, madam clerk. Colleagues we have before us a committee of a whole on laguna hospitals and submission of a transfer and relocation plan. Supervisor millgar. Thank you so much president and walton and thank you colleagues for hearing this again. And hearing our update. The last time that we had a hearing of the committee as a whole, was before we got the reprieve on the terrible consequences of transfer and relocation plan that we were being forced to follow at laguna honda. Im very grateful that we were able to work with advocates and our federal legislation and im grateful for mayor breeds efforts to, you know, make folks realize what a terrible plan this was and the terrible consequences this was having on the patients and their families as well as totally and necessary anxiety that it was creating with the very dedicated staff. To set us up to put our best foot forward and what we can expect after the end of the year. When we come up with arrangement to keep the medicare payments going. A new issue that has come up and some of you may have goent emails and phone calls about this. Because that is attached to a number of beds that we have in the census. And im looking forward to hearing about the situation and the progress that we made and to chart out a plan for a successful situation at laguna honda so that we may sustain this Important Institution for many many generations to come. Thank you president walton. Thank you so much, supervisor milgar. And now i would like to invite ceo of honda. Good afternoon, president walton and board, im williams officer tt laguna hospital, and were joined with chief medical officer. So its our privileged to come to you a little over a month since our last update and provide you with an update. First slide. One more. As you know, laguna honda has been an integral part of for San Francisco for the last 150. Weve cared for some of the medically complex individuals in need of Skilled Nursing and rehabilitation care. We offer many signature programs. We have specialization in mono lingual care and only h. I. V. Stiff unit in the bay area. And we also have a specialization in memory care, next slide. All hospital in california are required to report many types of incidents that occur within the facility. In summer of 2021, laguna did just that. Two patients that had on day pass and returned to laguna and suffered drug overdoses. Luckily staff were able to reverse those overdoses and those patients survived and okay. In the midst of make thating report, they conducted a series of different surveys to address findings related not only to that case but to other observations that they made while laguna. There were a series of surveys 5 to 8 followup surveys, getting down to around april of this year. In which there was one final survey where the state came to laguna and found no deficits. But they did find hygiene and the types of deficits that you may find in any facility. Where mitigating factors are put into place and they in turn give comment and at some point approve that plan. But because the clock had started six months earlier, there was no time to remedy the basic and indicated that they to end participation in the program due to not having each and every area by april 14th, 6month deadline that started six months prior in october. It meant that our our Funding Source medicaid funds to the tune of half a Million Dollars a day. Next slide. From the very first day of decertification it became clear what it would be, and that was to begin the daunting process of reestablishing certification with cms for medicaid and medicare services. We got to work on developing mild stones and an action plan that hadle need to do both from short and long term operational and structural and cultural changes at laguna to make sure that laguna was in the best position to meet the requirement. To that end, we brought in consultant in the middle of may. They were experts in operations and also in Public Healthcare operations. Consultants conducted an initial assessment, particularly in terms of itsz areas of non compliance with cms and made some initial recommendations and changes, many of which all of have implemented and in addition to the process of doing a second more comprehensive top to bottom assessment of laguna. We however, we are confident that with the expertise of these consultants combined with many of the staff who have been reployed that we will be successful when we submit for medicaid and medical recertification. So i want to take a little time in terms of many developments that have happened while you were on recess. You recall when the decertification rured, as supervisor millgar mentioned, it was submit for and mandatory transfer discharge and closure plan. You you recall that given the complexity of the patients almost 700 patients, it would take us 18 months to effectively implement the plan that they were requiring. Instead mandated that we do what should take ten months and only four months. In terms of assessments beginning making referral to see other Skilled Nursing facilities and lis charges to other either home or board and care levels of care. We implemented and you saw the results it had on the patients and staff but the entire San Francisco and bay area community. Luckily after two months of implementing that plan, cmf and the state agreed to a request by the city to we had discharged 57 patients during that 2month period. And during august, we were pleased pleased through the City Attorney office reach an agreement. And that the pause would also ensure continued funding to laguna through november 13th. And we saw that as a win, it allowed us to main the integrity of the hospital. But allowed us to stop fighting. On the closure plan trying to refer these patients but at the same time we had an equal amount of effort going through the recertification for fixing all of those deficits. So again, i have equated to the fav that we were fighting two battles. Again this helped us it allowed us to use the resources with a single towards fixing the areas along with our consultant and our staff. Next slide. We said our number one goal was our first big step. They made tremendous impact both in terms of bringing expertise to laguna but also resources to laguna. Next slide. You recall that we shared towards getting back into cms compliance and certification. The first was a mock survey and think of it as a pretest when were all in school. So they simulated and ending during the week of july 21, our first mock survey. They used the tools that the surveys are going to use. As planned that mock surveys many of these issues that had previously been identified by the state. Ppe, the ability of the nursing units to be in good repair. Subsequent to that and as to any survey, plans of correction, we worked with our staff. We had planned of correction summit. Along who said what do we need to fix these areas and come into compliance. We did that, submit both to the consultant who were acting as cms surveyors, they made comments some areas we had to change. Were moving forward with a little over 100 different plans of correction in order to address the various issues. Making sure staff is correctly. All of those things are somewhere within the 200 federal rules and regulations regarding facilities. Were implementing the plans of correction. You recall that we would implement and make sure that we will validate that theyre continuing to work. And then were going to do a second mock survey. Again we want to make sure that were going to be successful. So were doing a second pretext. And thats key, when we get the results of that will let us know are we ready to submit to cms and be successful and act in the actual cms certification. So from mock survey, they looked at all the areas of deficit. It was not a could rick lum that you can buy anywhere. To train and retrain. This all occured during the month of august. There were a series of four cohorts, weve trained over almost 1200 laguna honda staff, myself ive gone through the training so has dr. Hathway. Our physicians, our reporters, our dietary staff, anyone who is part of the care team is required to go through this. We have exceeded our goal. You see what the area of education and training were. Emergency services and reeducating staff on making sure that our patients are free from abuse. And how to deal with patience with Behavioral Health challenges. The first three weeks was training that every employee did no matter what the job qualification. That was our for clinical nursing who provide training. Again rerevieed best practices. And what they said we need to employ an adult education. With all sat through the courses on the areas that we just discussed. But after that, we had to go through skills demonstration. We had to be observe washing our hands, and then sign off that we know how to do that appropriately. This is all staff. We have to physically, what we call dawn and dot, take on and take off ppe, the hospital gowns, gloves, protective goggle and masks, we had to go through that. And then we have to take a quiz, in addition to the training, we have to skas a written and verbal quiz that we were able to retain the knowledge. Consultants have told us that they know this will pay dividends. Next slide. So in addition to the key mild stones, the second mock survey that is coming on for october, weve done many additional improvements. We instituted 24hour a day. Le both our expert consultants but some of our own staff. They go around to all of the hospitals and observe staff making sure that theyre following all of those infebruaryingtion control rules. So theyre making sure that staff are hearing their gofz. They saw where staff were inappropriately hearing inappropriate staff. Now were having that real tief training. When they see non compliance, theyre able to see coaching and they say, youre not suppose to wear the gloves in the holloway. Can you tell me about that, why do you have the gloves on. So there is education but in addition, we monitor the rounds to see are we showing improvement is compliance reducing. And im happy to report that were seeing compliance. Theyve been part of the group to deliver the message how important it is to make sure that were in compliance. We also put together a severe minding. So when the team are doing their round, usually if they find, errors sometimes theyre not very significant. But sometimes they may find something really significant like a crash cart that has the supplies you need in a case of a heart attack or stroke. We consider that a severe finding. So we have a strike team that meets with the management to say you had a severe finding. Lets talk about why you had it. So weve got a lot of interactive communication, going on with our staff. To ensure that we have the best chance for success. Next slide. Initially and currently the communication we have from cms is because laguna became decertified, whenever we go for decertification, rather than holding us, theyre going to hold us to the 2016 rules that they adopted. In 2010 when laguna was built, it was okay to have a room with three patients that share one bathroom. They changed the rules that say you can have one room with two patients that chair one bathroom. What does that mean for laguna . It means that a total of 120 beds do not currently meet that 2016 requirement of cms. We were under the impression that we we would have to take the 120 beds out of our license. Thed way it works in california, every year hofpts have to renew their license by the state. Were in the process of submit ising our relicense now. Now when cms comes out they will have to make a determination, the beds that we submitted and license for. What this means is this is still unsettling issue. I wanted to make sure that youre aware that thats the route were taking regarding the beds. We keepsered the largest covid outbreak in laguna since the beginning of covid pandemic. August 25th we got to highest possible. Dr. Hathaway in addition to being the medical doctor served as Incident Commander for our command system which is a heightened level. So dr. Hathaway had extra covid19 precautions which had implemented that had since gone away but came back. We instituted that all visitors had to resume being test asked found to be negative before they can come into the facilities. We instituted enhances ppe. Not only wautz it okay to have k9 5, you had to have n95 and eye wear and goggles. So were happy to report from august 25 to yesterday were down to only 11, 8 . Only 8 cases of covid at laguna. We felt confident to get it under control but always want to be prepared. We opened up a second positive unit. We want to move them out so they dont infect other patients. We made plans to open a second unit but thanks to the work of dr. Path away, we didnt have to use that unit. Next slide. So as i begin to wrap up, again want to leave you with the thought that we certification is our main focus. And that is sending mock survey that will occur in october will tell us if were ready to submit and well then move forward accordingly. So that is my presentation and im happy to take any questions you may have. Thank you, so much mr. Peckins. I do see some questions. Supervisor melgar. Thank you, i im happy to see that this saved lives in the couple of months. I want to thank the folks that advocated for that. Our former City Attorney, louis and joe urban who is supervisor stefani constituent california advocate for nursing reform and our great panthers and dr. Teresa palmer who has been leading this fmgt i wanted to ask you a couple of specific things. We now have until november 16th. 13. 13th, im sorry, thats our new date. Im wondering if you feel well be ready. Or if we have to renegotiate what that terms are of that pause because you know, i certainty dont want families to be put in the same positions of having to scramble is that anxiety. That is the first question and the second question and i dont know if thats for you or dr. Hathaway. And thats staffing, ive been a supervisor of other people, and i know when you challenge folks to learn new things, it makes people unhappy. So im wondering how Staffing Levels are at laguna honda . Have we lost people . All of those things, those were my two initial questions and im happy after to turn the floor over to my colleagues. Great. Thank you for the question ill try to answer the first one. Im confident that were on the right track to making improvement better needed to be successful for recertification. Are we there . No were not, and thats what the first mock survey showed us. So were implementing the sixes now. Ill be in a better position to answer that question after we have a second hoc mock survey. That will tell us how quickly we want to submit. We dont want to submit and then fail the survey. I can tell you that the progress being made puts us in a good place to continue with the mild stones that we set out. Okay, and you said the second survey is scheduled for october. Thank you. How about the second question, regarding staffing. Oh staffing, as a supervisor youre aware particularly as you make changes and do trainings and retraining, particularly to staff that are used to doing it a certain way, you know, its a process. And the mayor was great when she came to her visit to laguna. She went to the Training Session and spoke to the staff and said, look i know were asking you to do things in a different way, but the rules that were in placed when laguna opened in 2010 are not the rules that are there now. So some of those things may need to change. Dont take it the wrong way when youre being asked to change your practice. Know its to keep staff and patients safe and maintaining regulatory compliance. The issue of staffing, is always a big one in any healthcare institution. In particular in hospitals. As somebody who started my career as nursing assistant on the floor, you never have enough staff. And also exacerbated when people are in leave. There are always challenges thats why we try to do per diem staff. I can say that we made strides. There was a new class of patient care assistance, there were 40 or 50 that just got hired. Were working to fill those vacancies. Again, theyre always competing interest. And right now, laguna has been put at the top of the competing interest. Thank you, so much ronen. Thank you, thank you for the very detailed informative report and supervisor melgar, thank you for your leadership. Im glad to see progress. This is more of a comment than a question. I want to thank you for keeping the 120 beds licensed that is a huge keviner of mine. Its not juflt in the city, its all over the country where its no longer for possible for business to see maintain board and cares, its just not affordable anymore. Losing 120 beds at laguna is is absolutely devastating, i workweekly to help assess and that is bed, which includes building new beds and getting opportunities recently and pretty much all of last year. And thats not even close to 100 beds. And there are thousands of people still on the street that are battling Mental Illness that can use Skilled Nursing facilities. So i want to put on the Public Record to cms to all leaders that have Decision Making authority over the relicensing, what alternative are you providing . It is incumbent to make sure that were running a top quality insolution. However if you shut down this facility, what is your alternative . Last time i checked you dont have one. You dont care of our patience, you dont provide Health Services for those that need attention. They dont provide an enormous amount of care. Smaf, we need to force them for every single bed. Cpmc has clodes down their Skilled Nursing facility. So truly what is the alternative and how cruel do you have to be to close down or even shrink the size of the facility, it continues to blow any mind. Thank you for the report, thank you for the progress. You know, cautiously optimistic that were moving in the right direction. And i really want it appreciate you dr. Pickins for all your work. And mr. Peckins. Mr. Peckins or acting director or ceo for this update and really glad to hear that the recertification is going in the hopeful direction. Really glad to hear about the urgents, when we had the hearing last time. So thanks for your work on that. Now that there is transfer to november 13th. You said there were some changes. Im wondering if these patients are going to be able to return. Thats good to hear. So youre saying that opportunity would not happen until after recertification . Yes, cms in the state have said while were in disclosure, we cannot accept new admissions. We cannot accept new patients, what about does that apply . That includes the ones that have been transferred. Okay. From your report, it sounds its been around Staff Development and staff education that sounds really positive and important. And you mentioned there were new patients assistance hired. Are those new positions . Or were these vacant positions . And how much of the recertification process is related to staffing . Inadequate staffing . Thank you supervisor mar. Those were position thats were not field. We were able to enlist the hr. So those were not new additional ftes those were that were not field at the time. I would say its pivotal. We cannot be successful if we dont have the staff to deliver the care. You know, there are like hospital ratios of staffing, based upon patient accuity and so we do meet those ratios but of course we staff to those ratios. When you have lastminute cancellations. We try our best to get somebody either through our per diem staff, asking some staff to work overtime or registry. But, if that is not successful then we do sometimes have gaps in having positions filled. Thank you, thank you mr. Peckins. I dont see any other colleagues on the roster. Madam clerk, well now call for Public Comment. Thank you, mr. President. At this time the committee of the whole, the board of supervisors welcomes your testimony regarding the laguna honda strategy for resert fick and closure and patient transfer and relocation plan. Well first hear from those present in the chamber and then from those who have joined us remotely. Thank you for lining up. Before we call the first speaker, you must be connected to the callin system. The phone system has been screaming, streaming op on your screen. When you hear the prompt enter the meeting id. Well start with raymond for filipino. Welcome. Speaker im here to ask for the full board support to stay focused on the recertification process for the laguna honda, has been living in d7 since 1991 and born and raised in d11. As a Health Worker i want to stress the importance of maintaining the existence of this facility which has been backbone of providing Long Term Care for the most vulnerable population for decades. Such as the petting zoo sf hair salon. Im here as a labor leader and a San Francisco resident asking for the board of every effort to keep the closure of the largest sniff in San Francisco, Skilled Nursing facility from closing. This is not just the dph issue or labor issue. This is a San Francisco issue, this is more of a crisis, thank you supervisor melgar for always supporting us and asking for the closure of laguna honda does not happen. Thank you. Thank you. Speaker hem owe im melony grossman and im a retired social worker. Im also the president of old every womens league. I thought it was helpful that we have until november 13th to resubmit our recertification process application. And also that we have a really great shot. So actually, im just going to talk about the reduction of beds but now i do have a question and that is whether or not we have going to still have the have the flow projects where laguna honda automatically had to take that patients from San Francisco general, and i think its important that the hospital, Laguna Hondas ability to and if they have facility to keep their patients safe. I think that would be a very important step. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Welcome. Good afternoon, i moved as a staff nurse in the uc San Francisco department for 30 years. Im really glad to hear that the recertification sounds like its going the right way. But i want you to look at the elephant in the room long term. Which is can this model of laguna be i traditional nursing home and basically offloading platform for sf general continued because i fear if it does, well be back here with a similar problem. I saw this train wreck develop, we saw the er fill up. And ambulances would take the patients to private hospitals. And so we would be on divert. And one of the things that we found out part of the reasons there were patients upstairs who did not need beds but there was nowhere else to go. Part of the hospital were half than pleased. They were not getting reimbursed and too pleased to do charity care. This did not necessarily evolve for the good of laguna or laguna patients. It was not done with the health of laguna in mind and its not working. Thank you, dan for your comments this afternoon. Are there any other members on the chamber who would like to address the board. Seeing none, we will then go to the remote system. We have assisting us kevin lam, may i ask, do we have any callers on the queue, please. Welcome caller, perhaps we dont have anyone. Welcome. Speaker hi, my name is brenda and im a over 40year dph employee. And i want to thank everybody who took the effort to keep honda laguna open. You need to is have another facility for those patients who are inappropriately laguna honda. Ink if we had another facility that would be more appropriate. Then that would help laguna honda also. Thank you. Thank you, brenda for your comments. All right, we have 16 listens and 7 callers on the queue. Lets hear from our next caller please. Thank you so much for holding this hearing. Im susan im a former registered nurse and im lgbtqbecause this situation affects the lgbtq community. I want to thank the great panthers for making sure that this hearing happens. Because i feel as though were still in situation critical and i want that to be acknowledged because i feel as though, even as this situation was growing we were asleep at the switch. Nothing was being done. Cms, they are in terms of their demand that we move from 3 bedrooms to two 2 bedrooms which is inappropriate. And over the past few years. Board of supervisors, glad youre picking up your head but this has been a crisis for a very long time. And i would like to thank the members of 1021 for stepping up and speaking their mind and working as hard as they do because we all know lag no honda works on the back of people who are working at the facility. Once again, i want to address this flow. Thank you, Susan Englander your comments this afternoon. My apologies for interpreting anyone. Were setting the timer for two minutes. Mr. Lam lets hear from our next caller please. Speaker good afternoon, this is kim from the San Francisco labor counsel. I am glad to see that this hearing is being held. And cms gave the extension. I want to make sure that were paying attention to the issues of staffing and making sure that the staff are not being shorted. Some of these folks who are at laguna honda do require some additional staffing. To take care of them, i want to make sure that were maximizing the staff and staffing up to prevent any, other mishaps that may happen. I feel most of the staff that has come up has been due to short staffing. And i just want to encourage the board to stay a breast of this and make sure that the staffing is appropriate for the patients and make sure that the staff have what they need to take care of the patients that they do have. Thank you so much. Bye bye. Thank you for your comments this afternoon. Lets hear from your next caller, please. Welcome caller. Okay, unattended, lets go to the next line. Speaker hi, this is dr. Palmer, can you hear me. Yes, welcome. Speaker yes, i wanted to address the possibility of resuming evictions of laguna honda residents. This will result in more deaths and completely unacceptable. And closure, discharge of patients and closures should be complete he uncoupled from certification and recertification, there is no advantage to anyone. The deaths will resume. Im asking the Health Department to stand up for the lives of the people of laguna honda and do whatever necessary to stop the discharges. Cms says they will pull funding. If the city needs to give bridge funding while, writing the neglect that has occured over the years at laguna honda, then maybe bridge funding should occur. But killing more people by evicting them is not acceptable. And i beg you to not resume this and to insist that this not resume. Thank you, mr. Lam, lets hear from our next caller please. Thank you. How about the discharges. Are they going to resume when after november 13th . Im, i am very worried that this might happen. Who is going to take responsibility for anymore if this happens . Another point, people are waiting 5 years in order to get to Laguna Hondas. Every single bed is necessary. And laguna honda must be September Open whether cms funds it or not. As dr. Palmer said, the, the what is at risk here is the funding. Laguna honda must be kept open. This is really a situation of city having broken and it needs to, it needs to buy it and fix it huge amount of money, so be be it. Why does it take an emergency of nine people dying in order to get the service thats are needed for years. We would always hear of positions that were in place but not being filled. The other thing is has the ability to declare a local emergency. It can be blamed by the governoring body if the conditions of disaster are extreme. Thank you for your comments. Apologies for interrupting, were setting the timer for two minutes. Mr. Lam do we have another caller on the queue, please . Speaker good afternoon im clawed joseph and im the representative who have been work withing management on the closure plan. I want to stress that the closure of laguna honda means that over 1200 members would have lost their job and this we cannot let this happen. Were working hard to make the improvement that mr. Peck ins talked about today. The survey demonstrated the status of the hospital with failures it highlighted the mountains that we have to climb to recertify. We do appreciate the trainings that were provided to everyone to make sure that everyone understand the procedures and protocols that needs to be in place to go through the recertification process. Though not perfect, they have been willingness to address issues that we have brought up. Much more improvement since weve learned about mon da status. We do not believe that the six of month period is enough. Given everything that has been put in motion. The speed by this is taking place, is bringing a lot of stress. Our members are fighting every day to keep the hospital open. We have to admit management have tried to address it but they cannot keep up with the number of staff that are going on. Retiring and transferring and replacing them. So if the board of supervisors can do anything in that way to help, that would be helpful. We have to state and that the plan is not always followed. All right, thanks to the caller for his comments. There are four callers in the queue. If you have not pressed star3 and one of the 19 who have been listening and would like to make comments. This is the best time, otherwise well take this last group to the end. Mr. Lam lets hear from the next caller please. Speaker good afternoon and all in attendance. Thank you for taking my comment. It was not the death of the people that got them to stop. Im donna and i live in complimentary medicine and i have a disabled brother at laguna honda. San francisco is his home and we both want him to reside there. We have been involved in the benefit of the brother. Its very difficult to not feel terrified as a Family Member and completely outraged especially dwards the cms decision. Im grateful for their commitment. And to demand a safety net for those Skilled Nursing facility, as i listened to mr. Peck ins, they have doing a good job of getting into compliance and i dont think this is the problem. What is really important is the cms they will continue to transfer patients despite the suffering that this may cause. At least that is what they say. Im i am mroeg a board of supervisors. The inappropriate admissions of people to laguna honda Hospital Free of those beds by supporting Substance Abuse programs and beds to give people the care they need and the sufficient services for elders and people with disabilities stay in their communities. The use of inappropriate home admissions has crippled the ability to deliver care to the catchman area and the appropriate population for which it was to serve. Its mission must be fulfilled. Im also very concerned about staffing issues. I feel like mr. Peck ins did not address the staffing crisis that on going at laguna honda and has been for a long time. So board of supervisors do what you have to do to keep laguna honda open. To keep the beds free. Thank you for your comments. Do we have another in the queue please. Speaker can you hear me . I want to thank you for having this hearing. Youve been working with us and i want to thank all dph directors and so who have worked with us. There are issues at laguna honda, issues of nepotism, we to prevent and block from being able to be at this hospital. This is a very important healthcare facility. To ouier community laguna honda was built to take care of the old and it must be there for the community. It must be its a Vital Healthcare facility that must be there to serve the country and the city. So we must keep it open irrespective of the challenges we face, we must overcome those. Cms cannot address the issues of poor people, the issues of patience who need this facility. So lets make sure to prioritize and make sure that the staff is there to take care of these issues. I look forward to continue to go work with you and i praoern the progress that we have made. Laguna honda has remain open and accessible to the community whom reserve. And disrespecting or undermining poor people and people who really need this facility. The city and county of San Francisco, the country needs more healthcare not less. So thank you, lets Work Together and move forward. Mr. Lam do we have another caller on the queue, please . Speaker there must be alternative plan to prepare if the scenario occurs. Its incumbent on those that have the possibility. Inaction is not an option when you have those life and death responsibilities. To unwise decisions, callously. Panthers call for laguna honda to be open. No forest closure, no discharges. Funding for existing residents must continue until recertification support Mental Health and substance programs to give people the care they need. To stay in their community to prevent an appropriate nursing home admission. Thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. All right, mr. Lam, do we have another caller on the queue, please . I would like to read a statement that sda board passed. Says that action, to stay open and continue serving residents of San Francisco. But we also call on the city and county of San Francisco to put city resources into creating more options for resident of laguna honda and other nursing facilities to live in the community. Many have not been given that option to live in the community with support. More housing and support must be created to make this possible. We realize, i will add that many people need to be in a Skilled Nursing facility particularly in log na honda which is our premier housing facility. But we also need to put city resources in creating more options to some people so they can get housing and care who do not need to be in skilled facility. To support people who need to be laguna honda, we oppose any transfers. But also to work with the community so that there are opportunities. Mr. Lam, lets hear from our next caller please. Senior and disability action board. Youve heard the positions of both of those organizations, so im not going to go into that, you can do that over and over. I just want to say that in my working life, i was a geriatric social worker and i had clients who did have to go to laguna honda eventually. Log na honda at that point in time took very good care of them. And allowed them to stay within reach of their communities their families, their medical providers. So please put more energy into this issue, log na honda must continue and we need more resources in the community, thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Mr. Lam, do we have another caller in the queue. Thank you, im a 50year resident of San Francisco. And i endorse the comments made, the great panthers have made senior and disability action have made. And i want to point out that laguna honda provides services. I happen to be fortunate as a senior, i live in a continuing Care Community that has a Skilled Nursing facility. Has a care unit and i can afford to pay for that. But we have an obligation to serve. We need to staff it fully. Were having staffing issues here and we can afford to pay pretty good salaries. But there is a shortage of skilled nurses and cnas and other people right now. So the city has to step up. Im one of the people that is watching. Im watching on comcast available, i can tell you and my community of 300 seniors that were very concerned about this. Have many conversations about this around here. Im really happy to find the progress. And there is a lot to be done. We cannot allow any patients to be transferred out of this point. We need to get those transferred outback in. Thank you. Thank you, regina for your comments this afternoon. Mr. Lam do we have another caller on the queue. Speaker good, im sharyl, im a Healthcare Worker and i also work at senior center. I want to thank, it was gives me hope and confidence that laguna honda will be safe. I want to thank mr. Peckins and report back. I agree with teresa to the president , brenda and dr. Palm ar. I believe that laguna honda is a jewel of San Francisco and it needs to be maintained. We really need to keep this, we need to take care of all people in San Francisco. So thank you and good evening. Thank you, cheryl for your comments this afternoon. Mr. Lamb, do we have another caller in the queue, please . Madam clerk, we have no more callers in the queue. Thank you. Are there any other members here on the public that would like to address this matter. Mr. President. Seeing no other Public Comment. Public comment is now closed. Supervisor melgar. Thank you, president walton and colleagues for your support on this issue. I just wanted to say how important this is to San Francisco. This a gem and if we as a country and city, believe in healthcare for all, we need to support laguna honda and ensure of its success in the future for generations to come. So i would like to make a motion that we continue this item to first tuesday in november. I hope by then, we will have had that second mock survey and we will have a certain date for the scheduling of the recertification and that we will have, you know, good news to share in that we can, you know, save laguna honda, thank you. Thank you, supervisor melgar, is there a second. Seconded by supervisor chan. Madam clerk on the motion to continue to november first board of supervisors meeting. On the motion to november 3, excuse me item 19. Thank you mr. President. Thank you. Clerk supervisor dorsey, aye. Mandeman, aye. Mar, mar aye. Melgar, aye, peskin, peskin aye, preston, aye, ronen, aye, safai, aye. Supervisor stefani. Stefani, aye. Supervisor walton. Walton aye. And supervisor chan, chan aye. 11 ayes. Without objection, motion to continue carries unanimously. Madam clerk, are we ready to go back to item 18. I dont believe so, mr. President. Lets continue with our. Next up would be supervisor safai to hear introduction of new business. Love going after a long hearing, got to get my head together. So i have a few things i want to talk about them. Some of them im going to talk about abbreviated version. One of which something that supervisor peskin and i were talking about. Large institutions and hofpts and hotels others, when we looked at the legislation, we were looking at our goals to achieve zero waste and diversion by 2030. We realize that number of participants were not really participating in the program of sorting and recycling. And diverting landfill. And a lot of these facilities and other frontline staff. We then put in on to the legislation that we would require update. We wanted to see how the progress was taking place in terms of diversion and who was participating. Question wanted give people the opportunity to really survive generally during what happened in that economic down turn. Were calling for a hearing im introducing that today to give us progress on how those large generators of trash are doing. Secondly, its colleagues will remember, we saw a number of institutions businesses, Small Businesses that were broken into. We have worked with the Planning Department looking at our planning road to allow for and again, this is some of the cannabis industry to allow for their business to use roll down gates. So we have used for Planning Department to have a roll down gate and railing and grow work so that they can protect their businesses. Something the industry ask for. Something that they were denied when they requested it. So we also wanted to deal with there is a lot of existing businesses that are not non conforming that would not be allowed to continue to maintain the roll down gates. And going forward, we would not allow for these anyone other than these particular areas. We have to prioritize safety with organized groups and they had the billing to overwhelming the existing. So these crimes impact the businesses and they have an affective on the entire corridor. And these types of activities. This allows for the role of gates. Next, saoupz we have contract at the interest introducing an extension of towing contract. A lot of abandoned vehicles that were creating blithe that were stolen and dropped off and left there for a significant amount of time. This allows for removing vehicles. So that this can have towing. This is supported by organized labor and teamsters, we did not allow for a longer amendment the last time that we wanted see proof. It should be coming to the budget inland use committee. Supervisor stephanie put a letter of inquiry as it pertains to our economic tax base return to work practices. But essentially what were envisioning, the sometime tore discussion and putting the data together and looking at the facts were at about 30 office occupantly. As it relates to other parts of United States, were the slowest in that regard. We have seen the growth of text factor. But because of that, were seeing a slower return to office and recovery of our economic base. All of these areas have business tax base in our entire city. Ill say it again, has to be on the table but also reenvisioning and understand of our land use policies. We cannot believe that we will continue to have the same amount of office space utilized as the way it has in the past. Comprised about 12 . Our business tax revenue is over a billion dollars a year. As our policies are right now, and slower return, we will see a Major Economic hit to our budget and will impact many many industries. So this should be the uses in the downtown score and what we think about the future. Im going to be asking forming, and anyone else that wants to participate in that. To look at other measures that encourage the overall recovery of our economic Downtown Core. Others that will say their membership has been laid off consistency over the last two years and the end insight. The hotel and tax revenue that is generated and also that are frequenting and visiting these businesses that are not coming back at a faster pace. Anyone elsa long with our economic, controller, and Small Business commission, we invite them to be part of this hearing and we invite a whole host of stakeholders to participate. Thank you colleagues and the rest i submit. Thank you. Supervisor stefani. Thank you, madam clerk. Yes weve been having many discussions about what supervisor safai recalled. Asking them to reducing the impact especially in our downtown. And impact. San franciscos Downtown Core and financial district has been devastated by the pandemic. And recovery continues to lag behind the rest of the nation. A report indicated that our job recovery is 50 lower and 10 lower thats a whole. Right now we have the most challenging office mafrkt in the country. Thed San Francisco metro area has the lowest area of workers back at the office with about 10 employees. The City Office Market had a 22. 6 vacancy rate at the end of 2021. And 30 of defined as the citys economic core. Prior to the pandemic, the area was responsible for generating more than 345 of the city sales tax since then. The neighborhood has seen some of the largest decline with some zip codes experiencing 60 drop between 2019 and 2021. Since recess, i have met with department and theyre developing a model to protect the impact of of the lack of demand. Iefp also met with the chamber of commerce who are telling incredibly dis heartening stories about their attempts to even giveaway property and rent it for a dollar and they cannot do that. I know that will be ready in october. The impact op our local tax revenue. I will also be closing todays meeting on monsignor sander field. Attended college prep in san jose and after spending a year, found his callers in memo park. Locally, he served as well as mission all here in San Francisco. He served as pastor and charged with literally building. In 2000 he was named monsignor. He was a selfless thoughtful man who will be missed by his friends and family and thousands of parishioners that he dedicated his life to. He was known for keeping a list for everything, even a list of funeral arrangements, they were to not talk about him but about the faith. This captured the essence of the church he loved. He lived the gospel in form not just in word, advocating for the unhoused and pro curing funding for childhood education. Im lucky to have known him through my husbands family, they were distant families. And i was one of the priest on the alter when i was married. He is survived by his sisters and lambert. He will be dearly missed. Thank you, stefani. Stult walton. Submit. Supervisor chan. I was going to submit today but pan hearing from both supervisor mandellman and safai and stefani introduction today, really specifically about downtown, i just wanted to let you all know too, before we ses we have submitted a request specifically for the budget and legislative analyst. To really think about the San Francisco. Its about time to break the downtown mode. We see that this is investment in both transit and land use and just the way that we formed this traditional downtown ideals for many many decades in San Francisco. There could be a hybrid of working environments and lifestyle that perhaps San Francisco is time for our city to embrace it, to understand how neighborhoods connect with each other. So that is on land use and future of land use in San Francisco anchoring around the downtown mode but what could the future look like. That land use analysis will probably also include sort of rethinking around transit. So i look all, and that we all think about the future how we can recover. Its time to think business Small Business but also workers and the People Living in the city and having that balance approach. Thank you supervisor chan. And mr. President , seeing no other names in the roster, that concludes. Thank you and. The returned waited ballots voting against the tourism district equals 4. 43 percent, indicating there is not a majority protest. We will now vote on the resolution renew and expand tourism Improvement District. On item 18 as amended, supervisor dorsey, aye, mandelman, aye. Mar, mar, aye, melgar, aye, peskin, aye. Preston, aye. Ronen, aye, safai . Safai absent. Supervisor stefani. Stefani, aye. Walton, aye. And supervisor chan. Aye. There are 10 ayes. Without objection this resolution is adopted as amended. Madam clerk were at Public Comment. Yes at this time the board of supervisors welcomes general Public Comment, well first hear comment from those present in the chamber. Afterwards from those who have joined the board remotely. When you hear the prompt into the meeting id, press the pound symbol device, youll have heard the meeting. During general Public Comment, you may speak to the and other matters that are not in todays agenda. But within the board of jurisdiction. All right so were still joined by our partners to affairs. They know to jump in to assist the public with access to the remote call in system and with their Public Comment. That is raymond for filipino. Thank you. [speaking spanish] speaker my name is represent behr maoes Community Area in the bay area. On behalf of the 1500,000 for living here. And i ask for the leaders. Founded election was incredible. In the post coupe era, the population has increased every day. And displaced more than 700 citizens, incertain alley. And condom the action of dictator and now 73 times in total. I hope youre leaders will giflt pore. Thank you, valerie for your comment. Thank you there another member, are you interested in speaking at the podium . Okay. Perhaps not, maam are you going to address the board . Now is your time. Welcome. Hi im sarah and ive been homeless more than 20 years now on purpose. I cannot make a phone call like you, i cannot get them to unlock the phone. I cannot call my kids. I have no rights at all, im located at the good hotel and every day i have to listen to get the hell out of here. Im a snitch, im sick all the time. Im what you call a snitch. Who am i going to snitch on . When i called my kids number, it says out of service. I dont deserve to be treated like a piece of shit. I deserve the right to be here just like anybody else. Im a very good person. Why cant i make a phone call and get through . Im not crazy, you can say anything you want to about me, but i deserve to live just like any and everybody else. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Is there anyone else in the chamber who would like to address the board. Im going to turn your attention to the remote callin system. Mr. Lam, do we have another caller in the queue, please . Speaker hi, are you ready for me. Yes, welcome. Speaker thank you. My name is grace im director of japanese peruvian oil history project and campaign for japanese Latin Americans serving our members in San Francisco, San Francisco bay area and other parts of this nation and other countries. I support item 24, the resolution to acknowledge the wwii history. Particularly here of our San Francisco bay area. As well as the immigrant residents seized from latin american transported to u. S. And in turn of Hostage Exchange for u. S. Citizens held in europe. Research conducted by these communities are uncovering what is happening to those persecuted as a socalled enemy in u. S. For immigrant residents seized by latin america, we know they included from peru, monterey which had left panama. They were detained at shar park. This resolution calls for acknowledge of this world war history. And bigotry and religious intolerance and the undermining of our democracy. Thank you for your consideration. Please support the resolution for the park. Thank you, grace for your comments. Speaker good afternoon, im pronoun are she and her. Lets just say im concerned will the resent introduction today of conversation remote Public Comment. Im right now giving remote Public Comment because i dont feel going into board chambers. And i know im not a big fan of masked mandates or people from other parts of the country delaying Public Comment and causing 8hour delay. But i will say that we need to continue remote Public Comment and perhaps improve it. I think remote Public Comment should be kept permanent. The second thing i want to bring up is before i heard chronicle last month about the Supportive Housing and i mean, its something that a lot of People Like Us organizing around and i just want to say that like, frankly the board of supervisors need to stay the fuck out of our lives. You need to listen to us. When were trying to propose policy and we are organizing around this, were dividing policy, you need and were talking to supervisor, you need to stay the fuck out of our lives. Its mean and annoying that people think what is best for us. Thats all i have to say today, i yield my time, fuck you. Thank you, jordan for your comments. Mr. Lam do we have another caller. Madam clerk, no more callers on queue. Clerk thank you, mr. Lam. Mr. President. Thank you, seeing no more of the public that wishes to comment, Public Comment is now closed. [gavel] supervisor peskin. Thank you so much, madam clerk, please call the four adoption without Commission Agenda 22 through 25. Unanimous vote is required. Alternative a member may require a resolution of First Reading to go to committee. Thank you so much. Supervisor peskin. Item 24. Thank you supervisor peskin. Supervisor melgar. I would like to be added to 23 and 24. Thank you, supervisor melgar. Super mar. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll on items 22 and 25. On 22 and 25, supervisor dorsey, aye, mandelman. Aye, supervisor mar, maraye. Melgar, aye. Peskin, aye, preston, preston aye, ronen, ronen aye, safai, safai, aye. Stefani, aye. Walton, aye. Walton aye, and supervisor chan. Chan aye, there are 11 ayes. Thank you, without objection these resolutions are adopted unanimously. Please call item number 23. Clerk 23 is a resolution hold on my computer froze for a moment. Item 23 this is a resolution to support the burrmese people a return to democratic civilian run government. Thank you, supervisor mar. Thank you, president walton and mandelman for cosponsoring this resolution and thank you to supervisor melgar for her resolution supporting on march 13. And i want to acknowledge the leaders and organization here in the mermese community. And ron lee, valerie already spoke very compellingly about the the shocking events of the past two years in the beautiful country of burma. So i just wanted add San Francisco is home to one of the largest populations of the immigrant and refugee who fled burma. And the people of burma are organizing a National Strike to reject the coup. So at this critical moment this resolution urges the military to cease violence against peaceful protesters. So colleagues i urge your support, thank you. Thank you so much, supervisor mar. I dont see anyone else on the roster so i believe, we can take this item same house same call and without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. Please call item 24. Item 24 this is a resolution to urge the recreation and Park Department to develop and incall appropriate and interpretive signage onsite to sharp park, dark chapter as a concentration camp. Thank you, supervisor peskin. Thank you president walton, i spoke to this last week upon introduction but want to thank and acknowledge the unsolicited cosponsors, supervisor chan, walton, mandelman and melgar and safai and ronen. Six months ago, supervisor chan recognized the shameful of executive order 9066 by then president franklin roosevelt. That resulted in incarceration. And that is well loan to us the fact that most of, the bay area Japanese Community was en turned in concentration camp in utah, topaz camp and those from Southern California largely known to us, the fact that many of those individuals in the bay area were temporarily put in the horse stables at tan foran now a Shopping Center in San Mateo County but largely a race from our knowledge history is a fact that San Francisco recreation and parks facility, sharp park a park that this city owns in this county in san mateo was a similar facility which i did not know until my neighborhood garry wrote that in a wrote that about a month ago. I want to thank the individuals and my office and i to write that. Diane from the Historic Commission former planning commissioner bill sugala, the japaneseamerican citizens league. And my constituent joyce, pointed out detailed that needed to be added to this resolution. To the fact that this was under the jurisdiction of the authority that this temporary holding station that was called camp sharp park rather than prison sharp park was under the was established under the offices of immigration and naturalization services. And it included noncitizen of japanese dissent as you heard the public speaker who you heard not even from the United States, they were actually basically, from they were from other countries. In the amount that i would like to move together with a further resolve directing the board transmitted to the direct of recreation and Parks Department and a request that they hold a hearing and take action on the content of this resolution. I would like to move the amendment sxz thank you all for your cosponsorship. Thank you, can we have a second. Seconded by supervisor ronen and these are non substantial. Thank you, supervisor safai. I just wanted to be add. Thank you. Supervisor stefani. Thank you, president i want to thank you supervisor peskin and you zoo supervisor chan for bringing this resolution. And i would like to be added as a cosponsor. Thank you, supervisor stefani. Supervisor ronen. Thank you for this important history lesson, i cannot believe were learning this as a first time and would like to be added. Thank you, supervisor ronen and on the motion to attend, seconded by supervisor ronenn well take the same house same call, so the motion carries to amend item 24. And well take the item came saul and same call on and resolution a adopted unanimously. Madam clerk . Do we have any imperative items this afternoon. None to report. Thank you please read out the memberiums. Yes, on behalf of mandelman for the late andrew tonguekin. And supervisor stefani for the late monsignor. Thank you madam clerk, do we have any further business. That concludes business for today. Research your own experience, reject what is useless and add what is uniquely your own, bruce lee. This meeting is adjourned. Goode september 15 regular meeting of the government audit and Oversight Committee im supervisor preston joined by vice chair connie chan and supervisor Rafael Mandelman the clerk is