Supervisor mar yeah. I make a motion to excuse supervisor walton. Chair ronen and without objection, that motion passes. [gavel]. Chair ronen first, let me thank jessie and maya from sfgovtv for staffing this meeting, and our clerk today is victor young. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Please make sure to silence any phones and electronic deviced, a devices, and be sure to submit any speaker cards to the clerk. Items today will appear on the october 27 board of supervisors agenda. Chair ronen thank you. Will you read item number one. [agenda item read]. Chair ronen thank you. And i will open this up for Public Comment. Any member of the public wishing to speak, please come forward now. Good morning. Im a district eight tenant, anastasia manopolous. Currently, the policies offer a bare minimum and safety nets for tenants being displaced, and some owners and landlords abuse the right for evicting for repairs. I believe these proposed in these proposed amendments. However, you have to acknowledge that the relocation payments are not sufficient to cover the first and last months rent, moving expenses, and the cost of moving at market rate. The relocation amounts need to be revised, and if landlords cannot provide relocation funding, because reconsider because it not on impacts the tenants, it impacts the wellbeing of the citys neighborhoods. Thank you. Chair ronen thank you. If anyone else would like to speak, please lineup so we can take Public Comment one right after the other. Thank you so much. Im holly richardsbabcock. Im a resident of district five. Im speaking on behalf of tenants that are trapped at home during the construction of a. D. U. Units and the construction of units around them. Its utterly unconskionable that tenants have to endure this. Corporations own thousands of units in the city, no doubt some of which are vacant and can be refitted for those who are disabled or always at home. Dur during the a. D. U. Construction below my unit i applied for and received a small rent reduction. I cannot make plans for my grown children to visit in a construction zone. Since last january ive been plagued by the din of demolition. There are bob cats, drills, and generators that crack and shake things off the walls. We need to start a discussion on how to expand the existing temporary relief to enable tenants to apply for temporary respite. Theres no way to overstate the held subject hell endured by tenants who are subjected to this abuse. Chair ronen thank you. Anyone else wishing to speak, come on up. Don fujioka. I wanted to thank the comments of supervisors in previous hearings as well as working with the rent board on these amendments. We agree theres still work to be done on this issue. Thats why the file was duplicated and well continue to work with you and your staff on looking at how we can deal with both the inadequacy of Relocation Assistance and also the need to work with longer term displacement when its code required, so thank you. Chair ronen thank you so much. Thank you. Hello, miss landers. Good morning. I just want to reiterate what dan fujioka just said as well as the other two speakers. Yes, i am in support of this and there is more that could be done and should be done, but there is a really great start. This will mean so much for so many, so thank you very much. Chair ronen thank you very much. Seeing no more Public Comment, Public Comment is closed. Supervisor mar, did you want to make any comments . Supervisor mar well, i just wanted to thank the Community Advocates for working on this. I think from all the discussion weve had about this legislation over the past sever make a motion that we pa the current amendment. Chair ronen and that motion passes without objection. [gavel]. Chair ronen and would you read the next item, please. Hearing to consider appointing seven members, terms ending november 18, 2020, to the urban Forestry Council. Chair ronen thank you. And everybody that were going to hear from, if you would lineup. Good morning. Good morning. Id like too reup. As youll id like to reup. The fact that the nexus between Climate Change and trees is becoming more and more in focus, and so i do think the urban Forest CouncilGoing Forward is going to be extremely important as we try to influence not only you folks but also the mayor of the importance in not only protecting street trees, but our back yard and apartment trees. I want to speak on behalf i dont think that Andrew Sullivan is here. He has been an amazing member of the urban Forest Council. Actually, i dont think hes missed any meetings, so id like to strongly reinforce that he be reassigned, and also, Michael Sullivan that is the author of trees of San Francisco. He knows more about trees than probably anyone in this courtroom, and thats why hes so valuable on the council. I think there was a mistake. Michelle loyatalamantas has just pulled her name and she worked in poder, and she was trying for seat number seven. I would hope that edgar flores could be considered for that seat, seat number seven, because we really do need the representation from that part of the city, and thats it. Thank you very much. Chair ronen thank you so much. Next applicant. Good morning. Good morning, supervisors. My name is name is zah zahra ghayourkelly. My work as policy coordinator and project manager for nature in the city, a local nonprofit, has involved in greening the city spaces. If youre not familiar with it, greening the city is a great local nonprofit in helping the residents restore the canopy and the habitat. Im also currently serving a fouryear term on the San Francisco bay restoration committee. You might wonder why i want to serve on the urban Forest Council. I would like to help enhance the health of the San Francisco urban forest street tree canopy. I believe better informed residents can be great asset and partners in a mission to have healthy citywide tree canopy. I would also like to find solutions to have needed resources to have reliable and systemic maintenance for the citys trees. My daughter and i both have planted over 20 trees in the city. We think its a joy that can be enjoyed by so many, including by birds and animals. Friends of urban forests has given me rich experiences, and reminds me of the diverse work thats being done to build a sustainable city. I have an economics and management background with a masters in environmental management. With all that background, i hope to contribute to the San FranciscoForest Council. Thank you for considering my application. Chair ronen thank you so much. Next speaker. Good morning. My name is pamela nagle. I am applying for seat number three on the urban Forestry Council. This position requires certification by a professional tree management organization, and i am an i. S. A. , International Society of arborists certified arborist. I am a certified architect in the state of california, and i am in construction. This is my 23rd year in San Francisco. I started planting by putting a purpleleaf plumb in front of my house in 2002. I really enjoy working with neighbors and volunteers over the last 17 years, and having them see what a difference that makes to just plant one tree in a space on the sidewalk. Im interested in serving on the council to help further their role in assisting the assist with care and development of the urban forests of San Francisco. Very interested in education on the trees in our parks, streets, and back yards, and id like to increase Public Awareness of their benefits as well as challenges and what a tree needs to survive in a tough urban environment. Id also like to assist this council on their current agenda to increase street Tree Planting, planting in general, and to help offset Climate Change, enlarge the overall canopy of the urban forest as well as diversity of species. And thank you for your consideration. Chair ronen thank you so much. Next speaker or our next applicant, i should say . Good morning. Good morning. Thanks for having me. I am ildiko polony. One thing that id like to bring to this council is not only my years of experience in this but also a unified vision for recognizing that the city already is a habitat for people and for wildlife, and that what we need to do is expand that in ways humans have a really beautiful opportunity to engage with local nature, become a part of local nature, and watch it fluorish, and that is something gran orientifying to who are six months old up to 60 years old. It is something thats available to everybody, and its something that can othuni us in San Francisco. Ive been involved in climate restoration. Im excited to learn from everybody on this council, im excited to learn from pending members. Im excited to learn from those of you in front of me today, including all of you and really work towards a unified vision. I see conflict and an opportunity for greater understand, and i dont shy away from it, and i really listen to all voices because i think everybody has something valuable to say, and especially if we really listen for that. And sort of come out of our boxes. I guess in conclusion, i just come with a tremendous amount of hope, that in a time when things seem dire, speaking of Climate Change and increased costs of living, there are things we can do, and the urban Forest Council is definitely part of that. And i would really like to play a role that engages citizens, that isnt sort of a myopic view but really connects with people where were at, to educate, to inspire, to motivate them to also bring their vision. So i really appreciate my time speaking with you today, and thank you. Chair ronen thank you so much. Im applying for seat five. I dont know if i said that. Chair ronen okay. Good morning. [inaudible] chair ronen good. How are you . My name is David Christopher kerby. For the last two to three years, ive been an urban canopy and Climate Change activist in San Francisco. As far as what i can offer this committee, im going to highlight three specific areas. I think theres a whole lot of areas that i can offer, but im going to highlight three. One is as a Community Activist protesting the citys whole sale removal of trees rather than alternative actions, including strategic pruning or phased removal. What i want to bring to your attention is as to everett middle school, which i live near, i was walking by, i saw a removal sign and was shocked to see there were going to be ten beautiful 50yearold trees that were slated for removal. I then filed a protest, spoke with the bureau of urban forestry, said what are you doing, and discussed possible solutions. Ultimately, we negotiated with the d. P. W. S bureau of urban forestry. We negotiated a oneforone replacement, in other words, take one tree, put another back. We also negotiated they would plant trees larger than a sapling. These would be larger trees. We also have a threeyear commitment by the School District to hand water those when theyre being established. And also, at the same time, we negotiated with the School District to plant six red maples. Theyre gorgeous trees on the campus groups. So i think that highlights some of the very specific things that i can offer. The second is im an executive member of the San Francisco n. A. G. Or neighborhood action group. We are bounded by Church Street on one side, castro on the other, Market Street up to 19th street, so thats our footprint. And we try and solve a lot of problems in that particular footprint. And every i would say every other month, we hold monthly meetings with supervisor mandelman, and within n. A. G. , as its called, i am essentially the tree person and tom temprano and supervisor mandelman call me the tree man affectionately because im an expert in tree issues. Through n. A. G. , weve gotten a couple of things. We now have supervisor mandelman, i think has committed 90,000 of his discretionary funds for sidewalk gardens, so i think its a san francis its a terrific weve had terrific opportunities. I see dan flanagan has also spoken today. Ive arranged for dan to come to our january meeting, on january 26 to address urban Climate Change. And the three questions that ive asked dan to address are number one, in this era of Climate Change, how is the city changing the way it addresses our urban canopy, if at all . Second, what are city officials doing to improve tree canopy and watering . And third, what can i, you, city officials, what steps can i take to improve our urban canopy . The third issue id like to address which is indicative of my qualifications, i am in the n. A. G. Footprint, lets say, a key role in motivating people to plant sidewalk gardens. And as a result of that, the neighborhood had the largest sidewalk beautification project to date. We greened 2,500 square feet of sidewalk square garden, versus the typical projects, which are on 1,000 square feet. And i put in my packet, and id love you to read the article, it takes a village to raise an urban forest which highlights our gardens. A couple of small things which i will want to mention, obviously, the board passed the client emergency proclamation, and i was an advocate of that. And at the same time, i urge the board of supervisors to include in that a reforestation efforts provision to limit Climate Change. Unfortunately, that provision wasnt added, but none the less, i was an advocate for that. Im also a Community Advocate for increased city funds for Tree Planting and in the face of extensive removals, as you know, trees are being cut down all along. Ive been working with supervisor mars office, hoping we will have a hearing on the nature of urban canopy and expansion, as well. Like some of the others, ive worked with friends of the urban forest doing Tree Planting as well as sidewalk planting as well as being a team leader, as well. One of the things that i do want to emphasize is i am a regular member or attendee of the urban Forestry Council representing communities. I offer their Public Comments, which i think is very useful, and hopefully, the council agrees. Id now like to switch gears a minute and talk about the urban Forest Council itself and talk about its roles and responsibilities. And as described, the urban Forestry Council advises all the city departments, including the board of supervisors and the mayor and its tasks are fourfold, which id like to mention briefly. One is to develop an urban forest plan and to educate the board and the public. Second is to develop tree standards, identifying and funding programs for urban forest programs. Third, obtain resources for urban forest program, and facilitate urban forest responsibilities among the different agencies. And among part of that, one of those is to present a report on the state of the urban forest, and that is presented to the mayor as well as the board of supervisors. Now i hope that you know the urban forest plan that weve talked about and the city has adopted calls for an increase of street trees in the population for an additional 50,000 trees going to the year 2035, and thats an extensive expansion of Tree Planting in the city which is necessary. As im sure you know, the city has absolutely no many to do that. The city needs, even to maintain a removal planting ratio of 1 1, a minimum of 2 million. Even with that, the city has the smallest urban canopy of many of the cities in the country. Now many of tus know that tree sequester Carbon Dioxide and release oxygen into the environment. One of the things i do want to mention is ive looked at the annual urban forest report from last year and essentially given the removals and the planting, there was an increase of one tree to the city. Ive looked at last years number, and essentially, there was a net loss of 2,781 trees. So essentially given the plantingremoval, which i think we need to focus on, there was a net loss of almost 3,000 trees, and thats appalling in this era of Climate Change. So what id like to do is kind of jump start the education process not only the board but city officials and the public about the need for more money. You may know, in the recent budget fights, they were initially, the mayor started with zero funds, and through some push and pull, it finally got up to 2 million, which clearly, its not nearly enough. I think the urban plan, if im not mistaken, calls for, to meet its goals, 14 million. Dan knows the numbers better than i. But i think part of what i would like to see with the urban Forest Council is it seeks to educate the moy i cant remember mayor, the board, and the public about the huge deficit of trees in the city, the huge needs to grow the citys canopy and talk with the council about how it and we can take a stronger advocacyeducational role. Now hopefully and i know it will be in your packets, there have been, i think, at least eight emails prov