Transcripts For SFGTV LIVE BOS Budget And Finance Subcommittee 20170413

Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Sfgovtv. You can get on line so they can broadcast the Committee Meeting. Okay. It looks like were almost there, back on line. All right ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. Thank you to sf gott tv for assisting us with todays broadcast. Im malia cohen chair of the budget and finance committee. I want to acknowledge my colleague to the right is vice chair supervisor norman yee and to my left is katy tang. Today were clerked by john carol and lynda wong will provide Technical Expertise and backup. Any announcements . Yes, please silence all technical devices and cell phones. Items acted upon today will appear on the april 25th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you. Call first item. Clerk resolution designating those agencies qualified to participant in the 2017 joint tbund raising drive for officers and employees of the city and county. Im joan letter, mesky. Weve reviewed all seven applications and find them all to be in compliance with the administrative code. Do you have any questions . That was a quick presentation. Okay. Thank. Lets see. Colleagues, any other questions . Questions . None . Okay. Well, sthawrchg. Well go to Public Comment. Ladies and gentlemen, this is time for Public Comment where you have two minute totion speak. If anyone would like to speak, please come up. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues. Ill makes a motion to send item one to the board with recommendation. We can that take that without objection next item. Clerk resolution ret owe actively authorizing the Public Health department to accept a monetary gift in the amount of 80,000 from molly fleischner for the gift fund for purchase of equipment and services for residents at laguna honda who otherwise would not be able to obtain them. Anyone else to speak on this item . Okay, well go to Public Comment. Any members of the public to speak on item two . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Id like to move that with a positive recommendation. Well take that without objection. Next item. Item three authorizes the fifth amendment between harris and associates and the city for Financial Consulting and reimbursement and cost allegations in conjunction with mission bay and four and six for the total term of august 15th 2016 through may 11th, 2020 with no additional cost. Thank you lori shore. Im Barbara Moore from the task force. After exceptive consultant selection progresses in 2006, the city entered into an agreement for harris an associates for consulting and cost allegations for the mission bay project for Public Infrastructure in Community Facilities district number four and six. Since the development of Public Infrastructure is expected to continue for the next few years on this 300acre project were requesting the boards approval to extend the agreement beyond 10 years with harris and associates stending that agreement to may 2020 with no additional cost to the city. Thank you miss moi. Well go ahead and go to Public Comment. Public comment is open. Public comment is closed. Colleagues, lets see, is there any recommendations . Ill make a motion to send forth this item to the board with positive recommendation. Without objection that motion passes. Next item please. Clerk ordinance pro appropriate 122 million in sales proceeds of City Property and 322 million of proceeds from certificates of participation to fund the retirement and 2001a and 2017a certificates of participation. Thank you very much. Mr. Updike is here to present on the item. Thank you chair cohen. John updyke. Weve submitted amended legislation. Considered substantive. Wield weed request a continuance to one week on the item. If you would like, i can briefly walk through the amended legislation. But we werent anticipating a discussion until next week. I agree, its true, but you walked up mic. I wanted to acknowledge you. No problem. Absolutely why dont you walk through the brief amendments then well take Public Comment and take up a motion. Happy to do so. So before you weve added in both the long title and in the body of the ordinance the destination property site address 1500 Mission Street. Thats one of the more substantive of the changes. Additionally, this item to be responsive to the budget an legislative analyst report. Now seeks that the in the middle of the long title, the additional language regarding that the remaining proceeds of 321765 would be on controllers reserve and penned both the sales of the buildings, the discretionary actions which will be coming forward to the board of supervisors and those are the approval of a general plan amendment and approval of a planning code amendment. Findings of sikh wit cequa as well as the agreement between the city and related california or llc as noted in the title. Really, this those are the amendments here and in the body weve add the address 1 1500 mission and happy to answer any questions on that from a process standpoint, if you have any. I want to make sure that the amendment language before us actually allows us to vote on the 321 million an 321 million, and 122 million appropriations separately. Is that how you presented it . No. Well turn to the analyst. As i understand it, this item is going to be continue, so i wont review all the details of the report. Let me make a comment on this legislation. This amended legislation just submitted. Mr. Jup dyke says this address the concerns of the budget analyst. This do not any way shape or form address the budget of the legislative analyst. This doses not there are two Major Concerns in our report. One is that will after obtaining an additional 154,000 and that number comes from mr. Updyke of additional new space after getting this new building after selling the other buildings, there will be 154,000 more square feet of space exd for years, members of the board of supervisor have expressed serious concerns about the fact that the city leases over 2 million i dont know what it million is now, it was over 2 million square feet of space spais in the civic center and rightfully so, the members say we want a new building to reduce our lease spaces. This legislation that you just received in know way shape or form assures the board of supervisors that one square feet of space will be leased. There is no a stheurnses there will be any reduction in lease space and no assurances to the board of supervisors that there will be any lease cost savings to the city number one. Number two, it doesnt expression the concerns in our report that when the board of supervisors and by the way, you were advised by departments in 2014 that there would be reduction in lease space and you were also advised that the furniture fixtures and equipment and the technology and the moving costs were going to be approximately 12 million. Now they have increased by 139 to 29. 4 million. This legislation didnt address that at all. All this legislation does is address the points we made that plier to the board of supervisors approving this legislation, there are certain other actions that have to be taken. This does address that. In terms of the two Major Concerns to the city, any cost savings to the city, it no way shape or form addresses our concerns. Thank you very much for the preview for next week. Well continue the conversation next week. I want to pivot and give the deputy City Attorney and opportunity to speak as well. Just briefly, deputy City Attorney to the chair to the committee. One of the motivations for the amendments proposed by mr. Updyke today is the previous failure to include the address the 1500 Mission Street address. Were thankful that mr. Updyke dealt with that in the amendments and given the notice issues, we believe continuance to next week may be appropriate. And the committee feels like it wants to divide the 122 from the 321 or any other potential changes or amendments, the committee is free to do so at that time. Thank you very much for the clarification. Well take Public Comment on this item. Any members of the public that want to speak on item four, please come up. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Supervisor tang. Thank you, i know were going to have i more row burst conversation at the next meeting, but i want before we get there address mr. Roses first concern which is regarding the amount of lease space it from our other city departments in civic center and the increase well get. Can you speak to that since you do have the bird birdseye view over all the lease space here . Sure. Supervisor tang. We have either sent or will be sent shortly from the board to all the board of supervisors a report on the lease portfolio can have the city. Also diving in a little deeper to the civic center lease hold portfolio which has been reduced significantly. And pivoted to better protect us from future market fluctuations. Were happy to speak to that. At the time this comes forward, happy to address the other issues addressed by budget and legislative analyst at the time this comes forward as well as in may when the board will have the opportunity to take other divining actions on this project. So this is not intended to give short shrift to those concerns. We fully intend to address them, just not today. Just a minute mr. Rose, supervisor tang. I think at the next hearing, i would like to hear about how with the increase of the 140,000 square feet of space after this transaction occurs, what are we doing with that Additional Space . It may that be the dments that are going if there need that Additional Space. Maybe not. If you could clarify the whole kind of what is going on, that would be great. Mr. Rose. Yes, madam chair and members of the committee, supervisor tang, that is what i was going to say. Mr. Updyke made reference to the fact there has been reduction in lease space. Im not talking about any reduction in lease space that has been made. Im talking about a new building that has, as you stated, 154,000 results in 154,000 net additional square feet. Does the city get any reduction in lease space specifically as a result that have new building . You know, i used to rent we used to live in park merced, my wife and i and two daughters. We accumulated enough money to purchase a house. Guess what, we terminated the lease where we were living and we moved into the new house. I would like to know specifically as a result of this 154,000 square feet of lease space, will the city show us in writing what reduced lease savings what leases are going to be terminated a as a result of this new building . Consistent with what the board of supervisors was previously advised in 2014. If were talking about in the future, right now, the mayor has indicated that were in a period now where we have to look out for our finances. Because of our projected short false and so forth. If the controller mentioned something we could be facing maybe a downturn in the near future. We shouldnt be talking, in my professional judgment, about new City Employees to occupy new space. We should be talking about a reduction in city lease costs as a result of gaining 154,000 square feet of space. This is nothing new. This is the departments who previously advised the board of supervisors, if you do this deal at 12500 Mission Street, thats what you would get. And so far, thats what weve not seen. All right, lets save some pft fire for next week. Mr. Updyke, i think you heard from this committee what weed a like to see and hear in the presentation next week. Ladies and gentlemen, what i think i want to do is although you mentioned the amendments today, i think well take them all um and deal with everything next week. Id love to have a motion what day is the Budget Committee next week . Next Budget Hearing date for next week is april 20th. April 20th sorry april 20th. April 20th 2017 is the next Budget Committee. May i have a motion to continue. Ill make a motion to continue item 2. Deputy City Attorney. I apologize for interrupting. Deputy City Attorney andrew shen. To deal with the notice issues, at a minimum the committee should modify it to the 1500 Mission Street address. Supervisor tang do you have any other comments . Ill make the motion to adopt the 1500 Mission Street address. Supervisor you were speaking to that. Ill go ahead and make a motion to continue. So we have a notion amend which well take without objection and we have a motion to continue next week to april 20th and well take that also without objection. I apologize. Just to clarify, i think at the clerk as office request theyd like to see an amendment to reference the address and section two as well. So instead of potential Office Building development, it would say 1500 Mission Street development. Through the chair, ill rescind my motion for the amendment earlier. Just restate in the long title, it will include 1500 Mission Street on page one. On page two section two line 24 add 1500 Mission Street. Well take that without objection. Thank you. Thank you. P. Do we still have to make a motion to amend . Yes. Ill make a moment to continue as amended to our april 20th meeting. Thank you very much. All right, next item, please. Item number five is an ordinance amending ordinance 26610 authorizing the execution and delivery of taxable certificates of participation for hope sf in an aggregate principle amount not to exceed 38 million. Thank you. Next figure is representative from the controllers office. Welcome. Good morning supervisors jamie kurben. As we authorize the certificates of participation to finance the hope sf program, portions of the three phase project for the Housing Development in the bay view Hunters Point neighborhood to replace four publiclyowned Housing Developments in the city. A reminder, the board of supervisors a domentded ordinance number 26610 in october 2010 which authorizes the certificates to finance the hope sf program and approve use of commercial paper as a source of interim financing. The legislation before you a certifies the certificates to in part replace the commercial paper to datened finance the completion of certain remaining capital improvements. The ordinance also authorizes the execution and delivery of a revised final statement and revised statement which has been updated to reflect current city information. Its anticipated that four buildings will collectively serve as collateral for the certificates and secure the repayment obligations under the project lease. Under current Market Conditions today, the office of Public Finance expects to issue approximately 29 million of taxable certificates with a conservative Interest Rate of 5. 48 which results in an average annual debt service of 1. 9 million over a 30 year term. Im available to answer any questions about the financing and i also have amy chan here to answer any projectrelated questions. Thank you. I appreciate that. For clarification, the city expects to issue and deliver in june of 2017, is that right . To sell the certificates in may and possibly close in late may, early june. Thank you. Well go to Public Comment. Seeing none Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, is there a recommendation . Ill make a recommendation to send item five to the full board with positive recommendation. Without objection that motion passes. Thank you. Next item. Agenda item number six is a resolution approving the norm of and authorization of an official statement with the execution and delivery of t. S. X. Certificates ever participation not to exceed 508al Million Dollars for the george r. Moscone cone center and expansion project. Thank you. Good morning again jamie kurben. We authorize the execution and delivery of a final statement and approves the official statement as it relates to the certificates of participation for the Moscone Convention center project. As a rea reminder, the board of supervisors approved 2613 in 2013 which authorizes certificates and the use of commercial paper as an interim financing source in an amount not to exceed 508 million. The certificates will be use in part to repay the commercial paper issued to date as well as finance the remaining portions of the projects. The project is currently in the second phase and will increase the overall Square Footage of moscone north and south by 371,000 gross square feet through the construction of a new three storey building, a new bridge across hauer street and a bridge for internal access queen moscone north and south for convention uses. Its anticipated that portions of the moscone property itself will serve as collateral for the certificates to secure the citys repayment obligations under the project lease. Again, under current Market Conditions, the office of Public Finance expects to issue with a rate of 4. 3 which results in average annual 28 million over 30year termed. Id like to note in 2013 the moscone financial district was established to secure that twothirds of the certificates will be paid from assessments levied on hotel businesses. A portion of the moscone assessments will be dedicated to the certificates. Im available to answer questions on the financing and brought you here the project manager on the moscone project to answer any questions. Do you have any questions . All right, well go to Public Comment. Any member of the public feel free to speak. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Matter is in the hands of the body. Is there a motion . I make a motion to pass on committee with positive recommendation. Well take that motion without objection. Thank you, next item. Agenda item number seven is a resolution authorize the recreation and Parks Department to apply for a grant of 245,000 from the california state dment of forestry and Fire Protection for state Greenhouse Gas reduction funding to carry out an urban forestry project. Good morning. Im [inaudible] with the recreation park capital division. Im here today to request your recommendation to the board of supervisors to support excuse me to adopt a resolution to apply for an urban forestry grant from the department of forestry and Fire Protection. In the amount of 245,000. The urban Forestry Program grant is funneledded by cap and trade funds which are designed to Fund Projects that reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. The program that the Grant Program were applying for will provide funding for the department to develop in an urban forestry plan for open space and parks in cord nation with the Planning Department. The Planning Department has completed an urban forestry plan for street trees adopted by the board of visors in 2015. The granted granth will funneled Public Outreach and Tree Planting in disadvantaged communities. If awarded the grant, the department will come back with ako an accept resolution. The staff are here if you have any questions. Thank you. I you making yourself and staff available to answer questions. Well go to Public Comment. And see what the public has to say. Not much. Thank you. Public comment is closed. All right, colleagues. What say you . Ill mac a motion to send forth this item with positive recommendation as a Committee Report to the april 18th full board meeting. Well take that without objection. Thank you. Thank you for your presentation. All right, what is next . I think thats the end. Thank you, this meeting is thank you, this meeting is adjourned. Working for the city and county of San Francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city thats on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. Our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. After all, were at the meeting of land and sea. Our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and worldclass style. Its the birthplace of blue jeans, and where the rock holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. Our 28,000 city and county employees play an Important Role in making San Francisco what it is today. We provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. Our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. But most importantly, working for the city and county of San Francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the citys future. Thank you for considering a career with the city and county of San Francisco. Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the sfrnz of tuesday, april 11, 2017, madam clerk please call the roll. Thank you supervisor president london breed supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor fewer supervisor kim no present supervisor peskin supervisor ronen supervisor safai supervisor sheehy not present supervisor tang supervisor yee madam chair we have quorum thank you, ladies and gentlemen, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you madam clerk any communication. None to reporter madam president. Any changes to the approval of the minutes for february 28, 2017. Seeing none, a motion to approve those minutes by none oman move forward by supervisor kim colleagues, can we take that without objection . Without objection those approval of the minutes will be passed after Public Comment. Our special order 2 00 p. M. No questions the mayor may begin to address the board up to 5 minutes. Welcome mayor ed lee pr to the Board Chamber you have the floor. Thank you supervisor president london breed and good afternoon, supervisors and good afternoon members of the public thank you for being here in the Day Air Force opening day im going to speak today about what were doing to support the next generation of san franciscans if we want our young resident to succeed we need to make sure they have Strong Communities and homes and apprenticeship programs and well paying jobs we need to create pathways for the youth by insuring everyone has processed period of time in the city every plan we develop has to be thought of through a lens of quality this past weekend i invited the training site of chase center that is a partnership between the writings chase and how citibuild that will help to train at least 41 residents in the building and trades eventually those 41 participants will graduate and be placed in juxtapose jobs across the city this is including the chase center the future home of our warriors on that event i met jesse a young man who is father was murdered the day before despite his grief he attended the training because he said his father would having wanted him to be there jesse said that the chase center is on a path to where he wants to be this is what were trying to do for all the youth in the city it is why we have our youth Jobs Plus Program we connect our young residents to local employers last month at the annual rally we received over 6 thousand one hundred pledge jobs big and small over the course of the 6 years our youth plus jobs plans has context 34 thousand youth with jobs and training and paid internship most have been participant are young resident from low income and disadvantaged communities and for them of the work is not just about a paycheck but an opportunity to start their dreams our work is are more about finding employment but have stable homes and good education and Reliable Transportation options thats why we take part in my back to you, commissioners. A program that helps the minority youth with the Education Needs we need to remove the systematic barriers that keeps young people from conceding early this year we created the Free City College its the first of its kind and were working with supervisor kim building to provide the funding so every resident of San Francisco, california receive free tuition at the city college with that program we are helping to create our next generation of leaders we a little have an eyed own the future thats why were working hard to create the community here in San Francisco it is unacceptable to lose the young residents because the parents cannot afford to live here this friday well celebrate hunters view the first part of hope sf Housing Program we rehabbed and rebuilt more 200 Affordable Housing units plans that benefit the residents of neighborhoods hunters view will include Community Centers and playgrounds and open space that will be a neighborhood who where paentsz can raise their children in a safe and healthy environmentalist we pioneered or poishlgd our residents to rely on Public Transportation for getting to and from hunters view that allows the low income and other does the to take Public Transit for free and he helping your families with summer approaching our Families Council created a onestop shop for parents for activities that will feature all at the Public Library and the rec and Park Department and the School District and other city departments we have advocated for plans that help our residents in a practical day to day sense and push the programs that will enrich the lives for new possibility our stewardship at the rec and Park Department exposes our Young Students to outside learning and teaches them about viral science and Natural History for many of the parent it is the first time of this nature that could be their inspiration to pursue a criteria in many areas housing and transportation, education job Training Opportunity those are all part of a package we need to create pathways to success for our youth and we know that is confusing that is a confusing time for everyone right now but must be an extra difficult time for the young people their seeing policies pushed at the National Level that is contrary to what we value we must show them our commitment to doing the right thing in San Francisco we support our residents well stand side by side with our neighbors no matter how old or young rely on the people of San Francisco to stick up for each other and providing that by providing those programs for the young rointz holy our youth will learn the lessons and carry on and leading with yes, maam pith and examination and understanding as we on the doors for them theyll learn how to dbe e keep the doors open for building pathways for all the Young Children and families of this city thank you for your time. Thank you, mr. Mayor all right. Mayor pro tem. Consent calendar. All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items Residential Hotel on items 1 through 5. Supervisor yee commissioner london breed supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor fewer supervisor kim supervisor peskin supervisor ronen supervisor safai supervisor sheehy supervisor tang there are 11 is. Those items are passed unanimously next item, please. Item 6 item no. 6 recommendation of the government audit and oversight committee. 170215 Yerba Buena Community Benefit District annual report to the city fy20152016. Colleagues, can we take that without objection . Well take that without objection. This resolution is adopted roll call vote for introduction. For new business is supervisor yee. Thank you, madam clerk colleagues as many of you are aware car breakins has placard our city after a 5 year high in auto breakins it looks like it is slowing down down in 2015 close to 21 thousand car breakins 70 that incidents per day i want to recognize the San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney for creaking down on car breakins our agency is needing to deploy and look to the partners in tourism and other destroys for support we on the tourist are easy target for crime less likely to report incidents and more likely to carry around the valuables we have tainted memories and lost valuables and feeling help also it is an embarrassment for the city with 25 million visitors coming in last year breaking and entering in the billion dollars we need to show we Value Tourism from my district neighborhood groups are organized neighborhood watches and placing signage warning unsuspected tourists the cars are at risk last fall i supported supervisor president london breed legislation requiring rental Car Companies and written disclosures to remind them to take all items out of their car we noted that rental cars are obvious target many have bar codes and decals on the front wind shield and other things like did rental car names or logo my own constituents have asked the car destroy not only to warn them but protecting them by making the vehicles less obvious not only that when criminals start the rent a cars in certain neighborhood where 20u678 is high they to death the cars around those rental cars meaning the residents cars so this is something that were trying to protect not only the tourists but the residents in San Francisco after several months of discussion ive introducing an ordinance that will require the rental cars that 0 operate operating in San Francisco and the airport that is the San Francisco International Airport to remove the bar codes and other indicates oversees from visibility to you curve the number of breakins this is only one small part of solution im committed in other was to protect and reduce the targeted crimes of opportunities last year, i also secured the funding for a neighborhood Camera Pilot Program and along with supervisor tang and supervisor president london breed we are also increasing more funding for public signage to warn residents and visitors about leaving valuable in their vehicles so colleagues, i hope youll support me as it moves through the board progress the rest i submit. Supervisor breed. Refer. Supervisor cohen okay. Thank you supervisor farrell supervisor fewer thank you very much colleagues as you may know last 340 we unanimously passed a resolution to urge us to renovate, upgrade the matrix the board is taking other actions in the past including wells fargo for their predatory and unequity business go practices may find by the unempathy behavior i researched a the banks dont serve us in the low Income Community and multiple sclerosis so im directing the office of the budget and analyst as banking alternatives and the municipal banking 0 opens o option we building in the city and county of San Francisco in our residents in a manner that is more suitable sustainable and ethical and financially responsible i look forward to the partnering with you at the public hearings and exploring next steps the rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor supervisor kim. Supervisor peskin. Madam clerk today, im introducing legislation that will provide upgrades for the article 7 as new protections for Small Business in north beach, polk street and the commercial districts among did critical changes in those pieces of legislation are stronger protections for Small Businesses particularly submittal legacy businesses i want to thank my staff leo and deputy City Attorney chris and judy for your help and looking forward to working with the community and the Planning Department and commission and you colleagues to get it passed in the months ahead. Thank you supervisor peskin supervisor ronen. Thank you last week the krrltz ruled that children living in rented apartments with family are not owed recognition payments in the family is effected in the ellis act their deemed occupant but not tenants i cant believe we have to do this but, yes indeed children in San Francisco are tenants this decision is a slap in the face to families with children who are struggling u struggling to stay in San Francisco yet another example of how unfriendly San Francisco is so children most evicted families have to leave the city but additional recognition assistance gives them a fiat chance to stay in San Francisco this is being taken away by the courts im hoping my legislation can provide a quick legislative fix that children are indeed eligible tenants in the context of a local recognition ill be asking supervisor president london breed to waive the thirty day role one family that will be impacted by this hypothetical decisions i thank you 2 to 3 the supervisors so for your cosponsoring the rest i submit. Supervisor safai i want to submit. Supervisor jeff sheehy i had a resolution inconsistently the men and women and primarily 2017 and the public works they do obviously work throughout the city and grateful for your service and second like to ask the sdwoo to draft an ordinance that will prevent the San Francisco Police Department from quentin kopp in any efforts to remove individuals if playing due to over booking i dont know those incidents people are pulled off planes are appropriate and i dont think our Police Department should be coordinating with that and lastly an in memoriam for victor moe was a Family Member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders club and the organizing force for two decades after 1995 they had given the anybody else support and receive political asylum due to the hmo phobia an active member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders hosting rap groups and victor was not only dedicated to the freedom support but their social leader organizing gay parties as potlucks victor inspired other gay and lesbians to he rolled up his sleeve no matter at at society where Television Program director because the 2017 womens seminar patients with Alice Griffith reiterates xhovd their disease victor accomplished a lot and made every day count he will be misses by his husband barry and his son and parents and 5 nephews and nephews the rest i submit. Thank you supervisor sheehy. Commissioner tang. Submit madam president. Thank you today, i have to millenniums for merriam that was born in new orleans louisiana she was married to one of the first africanamerican supervisors in San Francisco the late perry she was a very passionate woman that working hard her and her husband were incredible civil rights leaders here in San Francisco and she was structural after her husband passed away in getting a street names in the Mission Bay Community after the late perry after her children went to high school they completed her degree in social work and became a social working in any community to help the seniors and families she was a charter of the jack and jill of america and active member of the lengths and she was a devote member of the patricia over 55 years and will be remembered for her kindness and warmth and generosities committed to they shall friends and family and the community she will be missed loved and survived by her children and grand children and great grandchildren. The second in memoriam jim in our community and the owner of a business jim migrated from greasing in 1951 after harry truman had the act of 1958 was drafted as a bat engineer and opened a business in downtown San Francisco this bar has an incredible history Janice Joplin frequented this establishment and performed there his ability to provide comfortable and entertainment for the community was rare and admirable his enmistakable presents in the community will be missed he passed away at the age of 85 on april 4, 2017, survived by his loving wife garcia and Business Partner phil and the father of meg who is the many of you have familiar with the owner of a business in San Francisco and another incredible institution in our city his daughter marina and four cherished grandchildren and truly be missed madam clerk the rest i submit. Seeing no other names on the roster, that concludes the introduction of new business. Mc were going to go to Public Comment i wanted to make members of the public aware that we do have a number of special order 2 30 p. M. Recognition of commendations. So open up Public Comment and if all the members of the public are not able to complete our Public Comment well return to that after our special order 2 30 p. M. Recognition of commendations. Workplace the first member of the public please come forward for Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Madam clerk go to supervisor sheehy supervisor tang there are 11 is. Those items are approved madam clerk please call item 14 maintenance of effort moe cost sharing agreement supporting ongoing negotiations to fund and reinstate the 2012 moe. Services maintenance of effort moe cost sharing agreement supporting ongoing negotiations to fund and reinstate the 2012 moe. Supervisor yee. Thank you last week, i introduced a resolution opposing the dismantling of care initiate and the inhome care Supportive Services maintenance of the cost sharing agreement and support the ongoing negotiation to fund and run states the agreement ill be introducing minority amendments after meeting with the mayors staff and the h s a on the numbers and costs want to thank my cosponsor supervisor cohen and my staff and her staff that worked on this resolution our department of department of aging Adult Services the mayors staff and the city lobbyists that have been advocating hard on on behalf of this program in sacramento to get negotiation with the governor Inhome Care Services Program Provides health and daily care as bathing and director gee and housework and preparation to an estimate 5 hundred thousand low income disabled in california so San Francisco currently employees approximately 20 thousand providers t the ellis allows over 20 thousand afghanistan adults with disabilities for safety within their homes and community historically the state paid for 65 Program Costs and the community to pay for the rest of 35 percent in 2012 and 2013 replaced the Prior Community contribution rates in a i h s sets the contribution at the expenditure levels and increases it by 3. 5 percent since the moe was implemented the state general fund has resumed the costs on behalf of the expenditure levels recently governor jerry brown eliminated the i h ss from the 2017 and 18 budget that returns the county to the cost sharing ratio this is San Francisco responsible for covering about 40 million to continue operating this program we are already in a budget deficit and cant afford to help all the seniors with disabilities without inhome care car care im encouraged that governor jerry brown is negotiating with the city departments to establish the i h s to protect the Community Budgets we several Million Dollars with other state fund to fully cover the new costs okay. The amendments that the minor amendments are highlighted in the paperwork i passed that all the of you should have. Thank you and so supervisor yee just to be clear you had some amendments. Yeah. All of you have a copy of all of them your manning another motion to approve. I make a motion to approve the amendments. Supervisor yee has may a motion to approve his amendment is there a second seconded by colleagues, can we take that without objection . Well take that without objection. The amendments pass unanimously and on the items as amended same house, same call . Without objection the item passed unanimously okay. Now special order 2 00 p. M. We have a number of 2 30 accommodations well be doing day and start with supervisor tang and supervisor yee have a joint commendation well start with that and know youll be going back and forth; correct . And yes. Supervisor yee and supervisor tang together you have the floor. Thank you supervisor president london breed well be a tag team today this week the National Pedestrian safety honors the 911 dispatches nationwide San Francisco has more than one and 40 dispatchers working anothers department of Emergency Management we know they are on the job twrp both answering calls to 911 and coordinating the Police Officers fire houses and paramedics to respond today, im unemployed to be joined by supervisor tang to honor the dispatcher of the year janet action. clapping. so if you like to step up and listen to with us brag about you that would be great and honored bus of her experience as a Public Safety she grew up in oak and recently resides in oakland awhile dispatcher action is being recognized for her entire body of work that spans 25 years as a Public Safety dispatcher im joined by supervisor tang to combhend her for coordinating emergency responds to the shooting of San Francisco Police Officer kevin that began in any district and ended in supervisor tangs district 4. Supervisor tang thank you and welcome as the supervisor stated this incident happened in october 16th when San Francisco 911 dispatcher received closedcaptioned, so it is important for everyone to speak directly into the microphones at the podium. Irradicablely the dispatcher action serving as a dispatcher and it was her responsibility to maintain the contact with the Police Officers the officers communicated they had arrived and locked the person of center minutes passed before a dispatcher heard one of the worst things none what hear officer down shots fired between the officers arrival and the radio contribution the suspect shot the Police Officer in the head. Nearing the end of her shift dispatcher action remained at her post and continued to coordinate the search of the suspect and immediately sent additional Police Officers and medical services to assist the responsibility were setting up a Police Escort they got the Police Officer to the zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and this dispatcher action joined her partner dispatcher david in establishing a perimeter to contain the armed suspect as officers searched their surrounding neighborhoods the suspect was apprehended after exchanging officers with the officers and by the time the officers action end dispatcher action and her partner were the led dispatcher she wants everyone to know that was a team effort with Police Officers helping it goes without saying we know that was an extremely scary situation and a lot of Mental Energy our focus professionalism and dedication is more than evident how you handle the services responding to this event so today, im thrilled to be able to join supervisor yee and the rest of board of supervisors to recognize our contribution of our city Public Health as dispatcher of year i thank you and all the other dispatchers in the city for the amazing work you all do everyday so thank you so much. Our tag team is almost finished. clapping. laughter . One more time. See we have to brag about you we cant help it because were doing a tag team what you did was teamwork being a dispatcher is not an easy job; is that correct means missing birthdays and so forth that im proud to recognize jan as the city dispatcher of year to put a face to all the San Francisco 911 dispatchers and i thank them all for all of them for their hard working and id like to bring up the director of department of Emergency Management to say a few words. Thank you supervisor yee and supervisor tang for presenting this award and supervisor president london breed and all the members of the board of the board of supervisors as you eloquently put our San Francisco dispatchers are the critical lifeline for the citizens and residents here in San Francisco they also keep our Police Officers and firefighters our medics safe on the street we answer 2 point one million calls a year this is up a thousand calls a day more than notifying excuse me. It is an amazing thing you all have supported our efforts to increase our staff and we very much appreciate that had 23 new dispatchers graduate this past year and another dispatcher class starting in may were hoping you continue to support us as we get to full staffing the work they do be here in San Francisco is critical and they really are the First Reading and oftentimes are not acknowledged because people dont see them you know theyre sitting there with incredible stress everyday what janet did in this one case but everyday as her fellow dispatchers marshall were save is an admirable job and amazing constitution sow thank you youll and thank you janet for your great work and a lot of my staff are here and wish that all of my staff would be here but, of course, their answering 911 calls so thank you very much. clapping. supervisor fewer. Thank you supervisor yee and supervisor tang this commendation i want to say. Im sorry one second the police chief William Scott and want to notify him up for a minute. Shall i continue. My husband was a Police Officer for 35 years and said the most important piece of equipment is his police radio radio and said the dispatchers are a hard job and work really, really hard and know a lot of Police Jargon on the radio but theyre the lifeline of San Francisco thank you very much and to all the dispatchers thank you. clapping. thank you, madam president for giving me a couple of minutes thank you from the bottom of my heart our when a person calls 911 many people depend on open you, we cant thank you enough and all the colleagues without you, we could a exist so thank you for what you did on behalf of the officers down and the whole San Francisco Police Department we really, really thank you for your work. Thank you chief. clapping. so finally janet after all the love you have the floor. Thank you, thank you first, i want to thank god to help me do this critical job of Public Safety dispatcher and thank you to my mom and fiancee and in what capacity nap and all the love and support and thirdly, thank my Public Safety dispatch family for working hard much of it going unnoticed being awarded dispatcher of year is one of my greatest honor as a fourthgeneration san franciscan i take my position as a Public Safety dispatcher very seriously and dedicated all of my adult life to helping seniors and police ape fire personnel of that great city and officer do you think im glad hes making a wonderful recovery didnt earn that award alone all of the officer down partners the four boy units u units that got him to the hospital and the paramedics and all of the dispatchers especially my partners david and my back up partnering partner shared award thank you and happy dispatchers week thank you clapping. come on up. Oh, my goodness. The paparazzi is here. A photo you guys. Okay. Okay come on one more. Congratulations again jaeptd and thank you for your service. clapping. we will now have the next commendation by supervisor fewer. Thank you supervisor president london breed im so proud during National Library week to honor a long time larger than friend of mine clare has been committed to the development of children and families through her electrician transitional work so only fitting were able to honor her during the theme of what the library transformed clare was born in San Francisco and grew up in membership county and attended city college. One second we want to be able to hear you after everyone is exited. Okay. Thank you clare was born in San Francisco and grew up in marin county and washington, d. C. And attended San Francisco college and uc berkley and San Francisco state and san jose state a long time resident and someone ive known from our time on Richmond District pta Million Dollar and washington, d. C. And married to paula clinical psychiatrists they have thirtyyearold twin sons now a families rasp began in the when they are twin sons were you students there and continued after they left before becoming a librarian worked as a lifetime learn that is compassionate and went back to school to get our teaching credential and others science credentials working or worked more than 20 years in Elementary Schools across the city and the last one at the west Portal School and a fantastic sustained of information for the next generation of leaders claire is the perfect larger than and is wellread herself and delights in matching the students to boxes it nurturing not only interests but a lot for learning i remember when the son was there she was found a book for many topics and familiar with the authorities or authors the job of a school larger than is often overlooked theyre a crucial part of a childs education and a school larger than is a fully credential teacher and hold degrees and read old and new books and manage lessons in the library the library is the soul of the school and indeed our School Librarians are a place for growth so their placed escapeism and joy claire thank you for our Credential Service im proud to call you my friend it is my honor to recognize you and over your service thank you. Claire please come on. clapping. hello supervisors and hello supervisor fewer happy to see you all i want to say i feel pretty humbled by this honor because i work with so many other really unbelievable School Librarians they probably do be better than me but we have your gifts and everyone that i know has an incredible passion and we feel lucky to have job i want to thank the supervisors and the voters of San Francisco for deciding to create those Public Education Enrichment Fund about 10 years ago we used this for the Library Programs in the Public Schools that the funding would stay and be consistent we have credentialed school larger than in every Single School ever since that went through year after year the funds will be there and weve built collective knowledge amongst us i thank the city of San Francisco for theyre for sight not to mention the support of Library System the envy of the country to thank you very much for this honor i appreciate it. clapping. congratulations claire. Thank you for your service. clapping. next up supervisor kim. So my heernt will be a surprise today, i want to bring up april king. clapping. laughter . I guess you saw your children youre not surprised anywhere i had a couple of minutes to get my head right many of you know a few weeks i had quickly mentioned that that was aprils last day with my office after 8 years of service at city hall for the San Francisco board of supervisors and i know that caught people off guard i was in denial i think maybe april was in denial and sent out an email but letting you know i want to honoree you april your work on behalf of the board of supervisors has been tremendous and your impact over the last 8 years working for supervisors and myself around issues of Affordable Housing, tenant rights and protection making sure that we were always negotiating the best deal for the people of San Francisco in marketrate Development Across the south of market and mission bay and the tenderloin for historical and unprecedented percentages like 40 percent on 3 projects here in our district to our work previous to the board of supervisors whereas, the director the south of Market Action network you were able to work and advocate for community to make sure that we were getting more funding for our streets and parks and youth organizations through the Stabilization Fund and the rincon hill agreement to the plazas for the hundreds of particular filipino who were evicted from the marketrate housing and opening the tower very soon and making sure were fighting for about replacement unit for all the seniors and families to helping us to kickoff the Small Site Program Acquisition Fund we started in the south of market and able to purchase Small Properties to keeping existing families and seniors again here in the south of market so they can continue to make that community their home i want to acknowledge you and thank you and since i also, never have an opportunity to do that i have to thank your family your husband eric, youre amazing and beautiful children. clapping. nile and gracey james i cant tell you 0 how many nights eric needs his head with no message how late youre coming home and negotiating Development Deals and writing last minute amendments to the legislation making serious phone calls to the City Attorneys office thank you for articulating overseeing calls. Doing everything we can he know for several years we were the most prolific go legislative office wouldnt have been possible without my amazing staff but really april with the senior legislative aide here someone who guided many of the United States for those of you who dont know april well shes calm in the storm and our office is always in the storm i dont know wasnt we do without you but so grateful for our 6 years together for those of you who dont know ive known april since 1999 ones of the first people when i moved to San Francisco where april worked several years ago and she was kickoff the mother along with some others taking care of many of the younger fellows that came on by the way, not much younger and stated continue working together before i run for the board of supervisors we were on an organization together and meetings and hours of discussions about what that meant to be progressive politics in San Francisco and you know im so lucky to be able to work with outstanding smart and passionate people women and mothers but my best friend and city hall can be a tough place to work everyday i was able to work walk into my office thank you. I i dont know worked with my colleagues he work with my best friends thats not easy to do but we do the that because of the fact we are family we were able to accomplish so much despite our community and city im to existed about our continued work and well, i miss you so much we have a proclamation for you whereas april ac action is one the hundred most influential filipino women and whereas april has left her fingertips on all legislation passed by the board of supervisors including the western edition the youth and family suspending and the low income and the public land for all and many, many more whereas april has set the bar how to be a legislative aide power house and leader can stand and quote do that all including drafting the policy and drafting the deals and populating and thats correcting stockholders protecting tenants and nonprofits, preserving arts and cultural institutions and acting as trusted okay. I dont know what that word is laughter thanks to the supervisor for raising an incredible family and every standard whereas april brought compassionate and optimisticism to her work for and with the people that will be solely missed and you will not see this coming that is very true and whereas her colleagues are crying inside and out loud they miss her as a family unit and therefore, be it resolved that the world is not the same without april in our lives clapping. thank you so much for this proclamation wow, i feel very, very privileged and honored too much prepared comments but as i walked into the chamber today and saw the legislative timeline feel so privileged and honored to be part of that timeline and that part of history over the last 8 years so like so many before me will be so many after me i know that 8 years a a long time in city hall and i just wanted to thank i think part of that is i had a great boss and team jane and my colleagues about being supportive of many life changes that happened in the last 6 years that kept me in office i met my husband and had children all in the past 8 years having great, great colleagues in the District Office on city hall every single one of the supervisors and their staff is so amazing and dedicated all the clerks in the office of the city clerk for helping us and making us look so go and the City Attorneys office it is taking our calls and drafting legislation and making sure that our legislative tint is legal and, of course, i couldnt have done this job particularly having a family without having my amazing Family Support with eric and my anyone who guess here an amazing caregiver for the family and my kids and my extended famito the best of my knowledge i so much appreciate thank you for your service april youll be missed in city hall. clapping. all right next up. Two more to go supervisor yee. Thank you commissioner london breed. Today, i want to honor someone ive known for a real, real long, long time willie he and i used to play basketball together in many types of environments and maybe thats what i recognize he was a leader because even in a Basketball Court he was a leader so for 40 years served as a cfo of californias only nonprofit a you c the project probably every single of you will be familiar with the agency after becoming the executive director while in his 210 east he retired on december 5, 2016, during the 10 years pretrials evolved from pissed Humble Beginnings to the Prominent Agency it is today the pretrial project is a significant because enabled individuals with misdemeanors from fines with criminal detention our jails are over crowded and often two often low income individuals are punished and jailed for simply being poor or a people of color mothers or fathers that are taken from their families and children who without a mom the pretrial project has been highly effective and reduce recidivism rates the court reappearance has been at or up 90 percent that helps first time nonviolate defenders with the rehabilitation overtime the case are dismissed avoiding unnecessary incarceration and neurology the folks to live with their families tare tread with dignity and respect and examination and affordability in the criminal Justice System under the leadership pretrial is a constant change honoring the past that consistent changes to address new challenges during this prethrill now provides a magnitude of one the creations was the court 50b8g9d case center the center staffed by soundproofed facilitators Officer Group counseling for a variety of needs since april 30th, 2016, San Francisco pretrial began user the arnold Public Safety assessment San Francisco is two sites to utilities this inform provide the courts with information willie has retired put in place a Solid Foundation for future successes of the organization willies most famous phrase will has improved the pretrial during the 40 years to provide more comprehensive and Responsive Services to his clients neurology clients to contribute to their community and stay out of prison system sow today, the board of supervisors proclamations april 12, 2017, william recognition day in San Francisco. clapping. and before you speak i noticed that chair hennessy is here and wondering if you have any words to express as well. clapping. we know you working closely with one another i want to say i remember will you didnt know him which was a deputy in the San Francisco Sheriffs Department i know with the program was created by michael was initiative and now the standard it is basically, the things were talking about now as we go forward were deciding would to do with bail and the pretrial today rather than 2000 people in jail 47 percent are all on leave through the program that will started a Small Program that has grown over the years i want to say we owe a debt of gratitude to will and in the future talking about pretrial issues and jail issues that is one of the podiums that is working very well and other jurisdictions looking at it closely now so will congratulations from the Sheriffs Department i know that the former sheriff would Say Something humorous but thank you for your work in all the years. Thank you sheriff. clapping. you have the floor. Madam president members of the board thank you, very much. It is a special honor where did 40 years go what i can really is a has been the highest honor and just a privilege to service in the capacity if i can just think back to norm i want to share something what was back in the early 70s, 45 years ago i we were working and chinatown ymca he provided Tutorial Services i was a person that didnt know anything that was the beginning who would have thought that 45 years later well still be what the that it was a wonderful ride im so proud that San Francisco is been with van ensured it took possession by the board of supervisors sometimes that were not popular to create the ups and downs and i guess it wasnt until december he fully appreciated that you lasted through those and figure out the wars and always another day and there was a sense that we could put together Something Special and in doing those things you know people need to be acknowledged i have a retirement event coming up in a couple of days and made me very sentimental ive thought of decades of people that 2rshd and what i firmly building the greatness of pretrial stands on the shoulders of many, many people far beyond mitchel and want a couple of people actually 3 people that i see 4 to please stand up theyre significant isnt history theyre all individuals that have on the average this is a Nonprofit Organization they have 10 or 15 years of service let me introduce them kate, sharon rose the current cfo im confident that carries on the same tradition alison and my chief deputy and friend for 25 years that retired 10 years ago and hes looks so good i say thats a tremendous motivation to retire so thank you. The last shout out that pretrial it at van guard and shout out to supervisor kim who last year provides the supporting for the next alternative that were putting into play in the next decade and thank you very much it is a very special honor. You know what i have a feeling im going out in high style and im going to turn it over to alison so thank you very much. clapping. im in big trouble i didnt introduce my wife of 20 years. Bring her on up will we dont want you in the doghouse tonight and this is how nervous i am so my wife is somewhere 28 years and. clapping. all right. You, go home tonight. laughter . Congratulation will thank you for your years of service the amazing work for our community youll be missed and with that, to the last colonel inundation of the day supervisor ronen im sure you figured it out but can you please come to the podium this is a surprise but i think the indicate is out of the bag where is sheila. Thank you welcome back sheila so my dear she and i first met the first time we work closely together in 2006 when we held coplan a hunger strict on behalf of the immigrant rights in the front of the building and tag teaming and dapdz a permit for the hunger stickers that camped out in front of the Federal Building i fell in love with you and ever since when i figure that out supervisor campos was hiring a second legislative aide that you worked for him, i remember calling you to ask you what was the job like you think i should apply something i should be interested and, of course, youre very way he spent a lot of time with me on the phone and tell me about it and encouraged me to apply then i applied with 200 and 50 other people for the job and when i got to the first of 3 interviews with sheila and david found out organized the whole process she immediately go took my to our now small Conference Room a computer set up and said sit down you have thirty minutes to summarize that will the southeast Wastewater Treatment and make a recommendation to supervisor whether or not you support that and respond to this constituent encampment will prostitution on shot well street thirty minutes get as far as you can and prints in our office and start our interview i remember thinking to myself thank god i went to law school and passed the bar exam i got into if quickly and took my test and finished the resolution and the letter back to the constituents and pressed print thirty minutes on the dot and went into the office and bam, bam, bam hypothetical after hypothetical how would you feel about the neighbors complaimentd about a truck and this and that and i remember i was brutally honest and in the interview because i thought that was was the type of job they want you to know who you are but loved my job at the time as an attorney i was very authentic and sure enough assemblyman david chiu you know when was the right fix and working together with despite the fact i begged you for years to run for periphery in the district and you said no, no, no and essentially forcing me to do that administrative review you promised me youll stick with me every step of the way and the move forward to San Francisco to help me run you stick with me every step of the way to the campaign and stayed to contribution me over close to 15 years ive walked and learned from you become not only a better advocate for our community but a better person because youre one of the best people ive ever met in my life and supervisor kim said working with our best friend is one of the biggest privileges and working with you has been that i see you every single day and proud of you before you worked at city hall and City Government and cannot wait to see what you do afterward i want her to take 5 hundred jobs in the community cant wait to see which one you choose but thank you and tell you how much i love you on behalf of me and the entire District Office a proclamation ill read part whereas sheila has provided brilliant brainstorming services for her friends and board of supervisors and payroll born about brightly born colored eraser and sheila charm and smile will be defining what that means have to rb f resting and sheila in San Francisco with her spirit spreads the joy throughout city hall and her love for green brings freshness to daily life and whereas shell last humor for calm in a storm is incredibly, incredibly missed by her colleagues and whereas shell last dedication to improving the lives for immigrants clearly the fierce advocacy for fundamental services assessable for all and whereas every legislative aide and supervisor currently working anothers centralized requests the early birds to the retreat located in the mountain shell run balancing with a child on each hip and currently supervisor ronen is thankful she survived the hiring process used developed by halloween that had dancing over red line paper with defense of the therefore, be it resolved the board of supervisors hereby declare april 11 to be shell last day in recognition of her invaluable contribution. clapping. supervisor yee wants to make some brief comments. Ill miss you you were the only person i knew at city hall that is bizarre i knew maybe two supervisors and no i would an insider it was nice to see familiar faces and by the way, i know shell be a tango teacher laughter . Thank you very much i wanted to say hillary you passed with underlying colors and so glad we selected you at the district 9 office and thrilled youre a supervisor thank you all for this honor you know when i started as a legislative aide for supervisor campos i dont think i knew with was getting myself into you, you look at the Job Description and dont understand until youre doing the work and it really is one of the best possible jobs that you can have the place where your xhavn learning and in everyones best interest to understand the information it is also a place you can make tremendous change and it is a place where despite the fact that maybe on different sides of the aisle at the end of the day, we know that everyone is seated working with the office of the city clerk or inside of the office trying to make San Francisco a better place i appreciate that i guess ill say some parting words a lot of new supervisors and if i can share arrest 3 things that maybe you you can takeaway sharing from my experience is one to find the gem and city departments there are so many and the folks that really makes that happen and goes 0 above and beyond they care and two is remember to keep some balance that is hard because we get consumed by the work and create enough fires but dont let it con assume and the last thing something my husband asked they at the end of the day he asks did you make the city a better place i hope youll answer yes helping a constituent or working towards the legislation that will make things better thats what we should be striving for and thank you to all the supervisors and my fellow legislative aides the folks in the city departments did City Attorneys office and Mayors Office the office of the city clerk and others for making my time special i think im done but just know that im here always here and happy to support the work of the board and especially at the district 9 office and my last thank you to the district the staff and to all of the volunteers who helped us to make this such a special district and place thank you very much i love you guys dearly your in my friends and colleagues and to existed about the work youll continue to do thank you. clapping. congratulations on our leave of city hall and thank you for your service sheila clapping. were at the end of the agenda. Theres no further business. Before us i know there was confusion around Public Comment and i am going to open up for Public Comment for members of the public who want an opportunity to speak please come forward. Yes. He was ignorant how that will take place but ask supervisor peskin. Sir hold on a second so i can get clarity on something please. So unfortunately, we have to take care of business before Public Comment bus the items that you were speaking on were actually already slowed on well rescind that vote before we allow Public Comment so hold on a second please. So colleagues some confusion around Public Comment and i know that members of the board expressed the interest in reopening Public Comment even though weve previously opened Public Comment so with that the adoption of without reference to Committee Items im going to ask in a members of the public can have an opportunity to speak on them ask if someone is willing to make a motion to rescind commissioner peskin and seconded by supervisor ronen colleagues, can we take that without objection . Those are items 9 through 18. Supervisor yee. Would that be with the assumption of 14 so we dont have it go through the mainstreams. Madam president republicans send on item 14 but not the amendments. So colleagues, can we take that without objection . Without objection that vote is rescinded and now open up for Public Comment first speaker. Thank you sorry to make all that more complicated than it needs to be next time ill wear my sprinting shoes. Simulate bill heather california which people ask me all the time do you believe that healthcare is a human right dont believe that is absolutely is a human rights if we on the life and liability how can we continue the healthcare so many died needlessly i was a social working and can tell you the suffering of people that be tremendous under the recent care act i dont want to call it Affordable Health care act people cant afford still to see their doctors and specialists it is impossible only one solution solution that is sampair we have to rolls release that all Health Connected would everyone someone on the bus with with tuberculosis people cant live in fear of i want to thank the for endorsing senate bill 562 you have continued a long tradition of this city in supporting sampair healthcare in 1994 San Francisco was first time couldnt in the state to vote for a sampainglepayer hea bill we have support from fiona moss to support the single healthcare bill and enforced by gavin newsom and senator leno leno with the singlepayer healthcare and many times the Mental Health board in San Francisco the Health Commission has supported the single payers bill and 80 percent of democrats in the country support the singlepayer bill and the majority of professionals support it thank you for being in the for the most part. Thank you thank you for the opportunity to speak that is very important it is important to our citizens and important to everybody no matter what the age is im glad to see california taking the initiative to try to do something do we have to wait every time a president gets protected for a healthcare and plan do we say to wait for everyone to read of thousand page i was a finance director i paid the sprurns companies for 20 to thirty years 200 a month for respond that was 55 to 60 i paid 600 a month that is discrimination now they are we going to hire someone are we going to hire someone that will be paid 600 a month or 200 you know in england they droishd and its never been changed universal healthcare or singlepayer but dont you think that is high time to wise up and doing it for everybody and take selfout of the hands of our employees employers that decide which Healthcare Plan you lose our job go to another Corporation Read another 3,000 pages lets get a preefshg i support you supporting it and please do. Thank you. Next speaker, please. My name is ray im a prosecution always the music director of marching banned in the u. S. West division here, here we were included from Chinese New Year Cherry Blossom parade fund by the city exhibited of this this at an go marching band one plus members were connected and share the practice of this this is free principle of truthfulness and for banners in the past 10 years we joined parades and one many first place and here San Francisco italian heritage parades San Francisco marries veteran day parade and respect to seattle for the macys and portland and Rose Festival and grant and hollywood and christmas paired and the calvary parade last year about this time on april 17th we came here for japantown Cherry Blossom parade we are fully preponderance of the evidence and received from an organizer number 4, 1 for the parade and something just happened it is shocking to me and all the members which is were excluded from the parade and i still cant understand and more details thank you very much next speaker, please. Dear anticipate and supervisors id like to continue at 12 30 right before the parade was ready to start one held a loudspeaker and all of a sudden announced youre a difficult religious organization that is not allowed to join our parade unquote were very shocked and trying to makes sense of what happened our parade leader went to talk with the organizationer she couldnt answer we didnt apply where we applied then our leader beside that quote not only we indicated so clearly in the application i also wrote a separate email implicit explaining that all band members practice fallen goal unquote when confronted the applications director for the parade did agree that we clearly identified that we shared the practice of fallen goal ignored some of the members started to cry wish you understand if you know the story of fallen goal. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Supervisor. speaking foreign language. supervisors im a single march band captain and suffering here. speaking foreign language. since 1999 millions sorry is a mediation on truthfulness and for banners theyre known as prosecuted by the Chinese Government that is theyre afraid of the definition. speaking foreign language. since 1999 millions of people were thrown into the conversion camps. speaking foreign language. some practitioners managed to arrive in the United States to them this is a free land whereby we are resume their practice of fallen goal and live a life without mistreatment. speaking foreign language. for that reason they joined the marching band and paying for the uniforms and the instrument all by themselves and wish to show the world the beauty of fallen goal through the marching band music. speaking foreign language. however, when they were suddenly denied the right to join the parade in such a rude way it hurt them as reminded them that the people are suffering they went throw in china. speaking foreign language. San Francisco them the unavoidable question is here why is this happening am i in the United States of america . Thank you. Next speaker, please. I will continue. After the incident we followed through with the organizers and got two reasons verbally one is Chinese Chamber of commerce who excluded us from chinatown new years influenced them and japanese government pressured them we dont know new details but know that is not rare that the Chinese Government had pressured many governments to stop the voices to cover up the prosecution in fallen goal and now new years we got a one line recreations youre not approved for the parade no reason given weve asked the organizers for the reasons but got none lets think about it for a second if they have a legitimate reason why not just state it to give us a reason for the retion were looking at a total telethon reaching into our community and one group to miss treat another group should this be tolerated on San Francisco this year, the jeans Cherry Blossom parade excluded us were hoping we can participate in the parade which will happen next sunday april 16th if you are able to help us we will be deeply appreciative of our action in the meanwhile we wish to keep you updated here and building this is the matter of moral principles of the city and thank you if you can help us. Thank you for your comments and. Next speaker, please. Good morning, everyone supervisors members of the public id like to drawing your attention to some of the comments made by some of the supervisors here today and their aids they adamantly proclaimed that each day to make San Francisco a better place it wouldnt be further from the truth in fact, is San Francisco politics has been on a roller carrot ride where light threatens the San Francisco and religion threatens the politics of San Francisco where working white males threaten the politics of San Francisco. That has been the agenda of the board of supervisors but so blatantly their aid and certain privy members of the public come to their defense to proclaim oh, yes, we work with good intentions nothing can be further from the truth the gap between the rich and the poor in this city is so wide you can fly two jump both jets through that there is nothing in this city that even resembles what that was like as a city prior to this democratic registration fell political agenda california that will describe the place you hear previous speakers talking about fallen going on you dont see this in any of the parades so interest has gone way too far. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors speaking on items 12 in support im charles and today, i speak as one of the thousand of persons mostly local household and most of us seniors we obtained your none transferable taxi permits over a period of many decades when the medallions were awarded to look at taxi drivers we operate in the correspondence with regulations that includes the payment of fees and normal times ive felt that the fees were reasonable now were at different times yellow cabs dissolution a seismic potential as disruptive as the bankruptcy of old yellow cab in the 1970s and have ripple effects that plays financial pressures on everyone in the business that is in addition to the ever increasing pressures from the tens of thousands of tmc so, please vote yes an item 12 that is the resolution urging the mta to entrapment the lease by waving fees during this exceptional difficult year for the taxis. Thank you for your comments. Thank you to supervisor peskin and we have item 12 taxi medallion values down 75 percent compared to two years ago 45 thousand unregulated and unlisted medallions the companies subsidies the directives with money so tmc spend magnificent Capital Resources for the sustainability of their Business Model every year in the billion dollars and taxi drivers pay that hundred dollars fortions and tmc pay one hundred lying to the carriers and the appointed officials we forbode you to do something schedule a Committee Meeting for a policy tmc are popular their cheaper than taxis and the consequences for the pricing will surface already major traffic congestions reducing the disfranchised citizens also you can raise one billion dollars by issuing and selling 4000 taxi medallions only if you get the tmcs off the road when we communitybased in front of the bodies they say they dont have jurisdiction to say how many tmc for the but the jurisdiction and the responsibility inform endorse status of women on city streets and a car cant grow a red light were told so i hope all are a Committee Meeting and approve item 12 thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Im terra im a caregiver and medallion holder youll see that we have a Small Community your grateful because but the economics are such every cab driver needs to be grinding cannot afford to come here but there are over one thousand directives in the same position as my colleagues and i in previous years over the decades the taxi permit has amounted to 3 housing unit 75 to 5 percent of my yearly medallion income because of the uber and lyft now im getting 500 a month from anywhere medallion therefore one plus opposed to renew my preliminary and 18. 9 percent of my gross that is even before i irs and Social Security and whatever other fees and taxes and insurance i have to pay and things are so dire people think we live on the medallion income we dont my on and on cost refuses to let me drive i have to i have to keep a roof over my head even though ive had steady rent for a long time please, please vote yes on item 12 it is only fair and shouldnt be paying over 1,100 a month when we getting 6 thousand a year from this. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors my name is dave im a long time taxi driver in San Francisco. Sir pull the microphone closer thank you. David a long time taxi driver in San Francisco former chicago legal aid lawyer amateur all that good stuff regarding item 12 i can support that i think that is pretty good i think the sfmta passed that but i may be wrong you can double check but, however, a glitch in the formula awhile that covers medallion holder it didnt cover the front line worker that kick up to the medallion holders and the companies so theres another fee called the medallion renewable fee the 8 card that the sfmta charges they take drivers license for all cab drivers and costs just over one hundred and telephone bucks i like to include this in our legislation that those fees be deferred too because a lot of lines and sharecropping workers that are by the way, incidentally i drove during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake after the giant were playing i thought on my way to work its a my job im going to drive during the earthquake and combrvl people told us what was going on thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors my name is michael bear a resident of district 3 and i am here to request that the board of supervisors consider crafting a resolution to speak out against what is going on i reached out to my protections their rouventd up in concentration camps and with the history of San Francisco hoping that we can have a a resolution that we can you know push the San Francisco general out what was going on so more people will take up the cause and know what is happening thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Id like to hand those out to the supervisors is that possible. Yes. The sergeant will be there in a moment. Thank you honorable supervisors for allowing me to speak im the president of the leadership fountains a nonprofit in the fillmore and we wanted to notify you all to the Community Meeting were having this upcoming monday and Fillmore Heritage Center inside Screening Room and well be discussing our Community Benefit plan we submitted in 2015 for the building and also, we also will be talking about how to insure applying on the Community Benefits and we definitely want to give honorable supervisor supervisor breed for this historical rfp and the rfp Community Benefit was mentioned i believe 13 times but nevertheless, we city do have concerns with the Community Benefit and one of the letters stipulated 7 Critical Issues we have one of the main concerns enforcements is not as strong and historically theres been no enforcement of the Community Benefits in the fillmore as a result of urban obviously so the communities has not bend and the time has passed the opportunity to benefit and another concern we have there was only a less than two most timeframe for the community to rely we got a 3 week suspension but not enough time so the first letter a letter of coalition of black organizations in the fillmore that requested more time the deadline is i believe the 21st of this month so we want to notify everyone out thank you for your time. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon president of the board and board of supervisors every time he come to this mike everybody glasses over id like your attention not looking at your cypresses but your attention my aunt is dead as a result of failure of your department and your agency we recorded the break in of peter owen to the Police Department and recorded the change of locks by peter and or to the Police Department and reported the cameras on the front door and backdoor and other ticking owners the 12 indictments that were attacking her i came here several times to report that they stalked and done everything and andrew zach that fought the city and the judge who ruled it tickings were legal that was who the judge that were under not a chance of hell in winning that case the things that went on were illegal not addressed by the Police Department or the department of aging Adult Services by our special victims unit and District Attorneys office ive seen tweets that people tried to help us because dont degrade the name of my aunt or mitchel we fought and fought and fought peter oh, wednesday launched that lawsuit in a way for the process for condominium conversion it your guidelines not hers he utilized to the press hes allergic to the truth important more importantly we moved everything out of my aunts property everything that she owns and paid for her body is rotting in our mortgage i shouldnt have to buyer her the mortgage costs were 18,000 thank you for your comments maam. Thank you, maam. Next speaker, please. The mayor of our great city of San Francisco im barbara ive lived in district 7 im a retired r. N. And also a counselor ive helped people with medicare and medical im here to thank you for your earlier endorsement of 562 this is such an important step for this legislation we tried many times but with all the threat of appeal with the Affordable Health care act and things accomplished i feel this is the time that we tried real healthcare reform and i really appreciate our support at this time thank you very much. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors my name is maria im an activist of local 1021 thank you for supporting a holistic approach thank you for being smart and extending our humanity i support sb 562 because the healthy california act will be comprehensive if combaekd cover vision and dental the whole person i long building that healthcare is a right and also building that the right way to provide care is to be holistic sb 562 promises to support the whole state of california awhile we in San Francisco have the open myself to see that become a reality please over my lifetime that are the that he is any of that on the letter on the other hand, issues is the last letter of score instead of the first letter in opportunity we have to opportunity to promote healthcare for all thank you thank you and before the next speaker ill innovative mrs. Nancy cross in our interested in making our comments maam, youre welcome to come. To the podium. Thank you for the courtesy im anxious to bring it to your attention someone that has not been put on our agenda but ingressiveus it is city shelters beginning in midjanuary ive been subject to a series of the city shelter many people have never been insisted a shelter and they cream it like their own bedroom or their cots but everything is secure and safe maybe not a k34067b9 level but a secure place ive had been subject to serial theft person in the shelter who is saved by sanction in the sense that the police are not allowed in the people in who carry out to with search warrant they examined the theft of property they knock on the door and maybe someone comes out of shelter but the person that is the victim and the thief is inside and the police have no access to their room and last time i had several hundreds of money theft as well as theft of the Police Reports that i was being asked to inducement id like and not just from the federal agents and does have a secure and 86. Thank you, ms. Cross thank you so much for you patience. Thank you, supervisors im ed, i retired from the department of health a furious worked through thirty years and the i was working i saw a Healthcare System that needed a lot of repair im happy youve voted once today to support the senate bill 562 and thank you for doing that again there are many reasons to support in kind of medicare for all but mention some of the reasons why it is important simply for the finances of the city one is that the provision of healthcare for the employees of this city will cost less for the city second we wont all including the city be wasting as much money as they are right now as you may know 0. 20 to 0. 25 of every healthcare dollars goes to for Profit Insurance Companies that from my perspective working in the healthcare field provides no care dont provide anything theyre a middleman set up for profit nothing else they bring to the table another thing that is important for the city to consider that the citys contribution to the department of health will be able to be stabilized and minimized because of reimbursement that the Public Hospital will get will be equal under that kind of a system thank you for your time and appreciate your vote. Thank you for your comments. Sir. Madam president good afternoon members of the board im jim senior a native san franciscan born and raised in the Mission District and lived in San Francisco my entire life supervisors im here during the last couple of years ive watched the Northern California union theyve brought in ranges and file members of the public meshes theyre not here because of jobs or union principles and not the most ideal ethic but theyre here lowerincome in their contractors if this is not the saying case tell me why the last two years carpenters local 22 my local the most preservation local the unions that started it all had approximately 4000 members weve lost 11 hundred during the greatest construction boom in the city and county of San Francisco and thats because the emphasis is not on San Francisco if union bosses dont live here and not part of community dont care i watched that tactic as a Planning Commission and the on the commissions including that body here the problem is it frustrates the stakeholder we the Homeland Security we are the taxpayer have to suffer over development are the ones that deal with that they dont they dont live here they can care less about San Francisco we can do alert the vendors to the fact that when you come in here we expect the Community Benefits those are the apprenticeship jobs they stay in the brown and black i know that is the truth thank you, supervisor and thank you for all your hard work and thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. My name is james a resident of the open neighborhood in a constituent of commissioner borden i want to repeat what some of the other speakers stated about sp 562 under sp 562 healthcare in california will a public good and not a commodity to be bought and sold for profit the health of california under no longer be in the control of Insurance Companies thank you for your support of spks 562. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. speaking foreign language. hello, everyone im speaking foreign language. im currently retired when was the working and had Health Insurance and now i dont have this kind of insurance now that im retired. speaking foreign language. i currently have medicare and bus this only covers major ills not hospitalization. speaking foreign language. when i went to go to the doctor and get medication he need to pay outofpocket. Have to purchase speaking foreign language. as a senior we all worry we can we all worry if he can afford it for tomorrow. speaking foreign language. i think i thank all supervisors for supporting sb 562. speaking foreign language. prupt said the United States is number one, i hope that we will be number one, in providing healthcare. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Sxoed and supervisors good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speaker today my name is marseille ive lived in San Francisco for 33 years ive been driving a taxi fulltime for 28 years a prop k medallion holder and here to support item 12 supervisor peskin resolution urging the mta to waive the medallion renewable fees for all medallion holders i understand folks about their medallions are struggling more than anything else but the truth it all medallion holder all taxi drivers are having a tough time to extradite with 45 thousand tmcs and making ends meet the mta is a billion dollars agency they cant afford to show some compassionate to all members of the taxi industry so i kind ofly ask you to support that resolution and kindly ask you for your vote and ask you not to net the taxi industry we take a lot of pride in what we do. Thank you. Next speaker, please. My name is jim im speaking to item 12 supervisor peskins to waive the medallion fees well, you know, i graduated from a privilege law school and came to San Francisco and went into a deep expression driving a taxi i was fortunate to invest in the coopt before they went out of business but supervisors im not sure if you or others were here during the time when the where the rubber meets the road when uber and following lyft start rioting in the streets of San Francisco and did anyone on the board of supervisors im not aware of it lift a finger we know that the mayor would not lifting a finger because he was support financially by the billionaires from Silicon Valley but ill ask that that you consider this last year after making any investment in yellow cab which allowed me to drive and goat through the deep depression i was fortunate to have this monthly check we want to say as it is now last year, i made zero, zero so as i reached 7 is years old i got zero living off Social Security and handling pro bono law cases ill also recommend to the board and to supervisor peskin to set up some kind of subcommittee on tmcs or taxicabs to should issue cant be brought thank you, thank you for your comment thank you, sir. Next speaker, please. Hello supervisor breed and supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco my name is carolyn im working for the California Nurses Association and i want to thank every single one of you for your support of sb 562 the California Nurses Association has been fighting for a singlepayer for 20 years this is our real opportunity unfortunately, the orange one is d. C. Has given us a negative of trying to destroy the ac a we can take the opportunity to move forward with Something Better and that will provide healthcare for all i think that most of us in the room and the california indoors association believes that healthcare is a human rights and that will solve Public Health and our seniors i want to thank you for your leadership and for being in the forefront and supporting sb 562. Before the next speaker if there are any other members of the public that wants to address the before mentioned please step forward. Next speaker, please. Good day 100 percent years ago this week were celebrating or not celebrating the one hundred anniversary of our entry into world war one a great educator and a leading spokesman for the pays off tried to visit wilson in the white house but he was too busy to see him the next day in baltimore a large meeting and passivists occupied by rabbi genus and berkley this meeting and a major baltimore auditorium was attacked by a mob of thousands of cold war people led by prominent businessmen from the John Hopkins University and hundreds of police their star speaker the opposite or the proponents of war were able to go surrounded the throat and break into side entrances and charge up to the podium and they said this is just as jordan was in the middle of his talk declaring for peace that meeting stops now and they absolutely shut him down and the whole meeting and by the way, the cops also booshd a number of heads of the pro war protesters thank you. Thank you, sir. Next speaker, please. Reading from the first church of god and capitalism i read this before well do it again, a great searching inform great justice and the tests was your driving a truck loaded with frozen meat in the winter mountains of colorado and our whos also on the trail were frozen you called corporate and they said stay with your load well send a repair and the man stayed and woke couldnt them his feet he wasnt thinking clearly he couldnt get warm and called corporate they said stay he got warm he ran the engine and saved his life and contact on his load that was a test for the great justice and the great justices said no the company if center the right to fire a man who was ahsha safai his life until the 7 judge the judge said corporate orders supercede ahsha safai our life and the ministers of capitalism decided that was good court rings supreme a capitalist the mayor promoted 8 washington to one and turns it down and in sacramento former member pressed a court case said lets nullify the vote it restricts financial growth whose financial growth Real Estate Developers the rich the rich the rich pier 70 thank you mr. Gilberty next speaker. Mr. Gilberty said something that is the case that is the actual we all realized lake that the Actual Center of power in the United States is in the congresss not the white house and when i point out is that the two times that the white house has changed from democrat from republican massive changes over healthcare first Hillary Clinton and president obama in an opportunity to dispute u put Something Better 2, 3, 4 colonel 65, 52 in San Francisco and throughout california the primary Safety Net Health system medical is underfunded and over prescribed and have is to be crazy not to notice that the other thing ill say we were when in hard times and people came up with healthy San Francisco and people on the board who have important in that organization and april as well ill always remember that, of course, the labor council. Thank you for your comments. Thank you members of the public that want to provide Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed. And colleagues on the items for adoption without respect to committee including item number 14 has easement sam without objection those objections are approved unanimously and mr. Clerk, please read the millenniums. Todays meeting in in memoriam on behalf of supervisor breed our jan, and ms. Mann i cant think and on behalf of the supervisor sheehy for the late victor moe. Colleagues the end of the agenda madam clerk, is there any other business before this body . Theres no further business. For today were adjourned thank you, everybody, were here to raise awareness and money and fork for a good accuse. We have this incredible gift probably the widest range of restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why dont we capture that to support the mission youths going to college thats for the food for thought. We didnt have a signature font for our orientation thats a 40yearold organization. Mission graduates have helped me to develop special as an individual theyve helped me figure out and provide the tools for me that i need i feel successful in life their core above emission and goal is in line with our values. The ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand they were on top of that its a nobrainer for us. Were in and fifth year and be able to expand out and tonight is your ungrammatical truck food for thought. Food truck for thought is an opportunity to eat from a variety of different vendor that are supporting the mission graduates by coming and representing at the parks were giving a prude of our to give people the opportunity to get an education. People come back and can you tell me and enjoy our food. All the vendor are xooment a portion of their precedes the money is going back in whats the best thing to do in terms of moving the needle for the folks we thought Higher Education is the tool to move young people. Im also a College Student i go to berkley and 90 percent of our folks are staying in college thats 40 percent hire than the afternoon. Im politically to clemdz and ucla. Just knowing were giving back to the community. Especially the Spanish Speaking population it hits home. People get hungry why not eat and give the city of San Francisco, board of supervisors of budget and finance Committee Meeting for thursday board of supervisors of budget and finance Committee Meeting for thursday, april 13, 2017 will begin shortly