Supervisor walton thank you. Any other Public Comment on item number six . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Again, i definitely just want to take this time to tell you it is very difficult when you do have two good candidates in front of you, working, like daily said, to volunteer. These roles are volunteer roles, but theyre very important roles, so i just want to take the at the satime to t candidates for showing up this morning and being prepared and for having a conversation in why you would be prepared to take this role. Supervisor mar, do you have any comments . Supervisor mar yes. I would like to thank both candidates for your leadership that youre already showing and contributions to our city in your respective areas and still young leaders, yeah, its just great to have you, you know, so actively involved in our city and our communities. I appreciated mr. Williams perspective on how entertainment is important to our communities in improve our quality of life, especially for those facing gentrification and quality of life issues. But i think im inclined to support the reappointment of miss caminong just given her depth of experience on the Entertainment Commission and her experience in these communities. I would like to make a motion that we recommend the reappointment of Dori Caminong to the Entertainment Commission with positive recommendation as a Committee Report. Supervisor walton thank you, supervisor mar. Were on the same page, so well take that motion, move it forward without objection. Clerk this item will be recommended as a Committee Report with the for the appointment of Dori Caminong to seat one. Supervisor walton i do want to take the time to say to mr. Williams, you said you do live in district ten. I liked what you said. One, my door is always open. Love to have a conversation to hear what we can do to improve district ten, even without you being successful in this appointment at this time. You dont have to be on the commission for us to work together, and congratulations miss caminong for your name to move forward. With that, mr. Clerk, we will go back and take item number four. Item numb clerk item number four is a motion rejectingapproving ruby deleon to the Treasure Island board of directors for a term ending february 26, 2022. Supervisor walton thank you very much. Is miss valeria shiffrin here . Okay. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Well move to item number seven and come back to four. Clerk item sev [agenda item read]. Im with the port of San Francisco finance team. Im working on the mission rock and pier 70 project specifically, and im here to talk about the local special tax financing law amendments. It is a local law already existing, and were adding in some amendments related to these projects. So just as a little bit of background, i will start by giving a brief overview of the two projects for pier 70, which is in district ten. Its around 23 and 3 street on the waterfront. This was the historic ironworkers district. Been closed for several decades and welcome to revitalize this space adding a mixeduse neighborhood with housing, commercial space. So the space was entitled in fall 2017. It is 35 acres. Were looking at 1600 to 3,000 units of housing, and 1. 5 to 1. 75 million square feet of housing. Public benefits, 30 of the housing will be affordable onsite . Well be using local labor with prevailing wages. We will be rehabilitating several of the buildings, which is part of the amendments here today . So you can see in a couple of the pictures the Historic Buildings that were warehouses for the ironworkers, well be taking several of them and retrofitting them and raising them up and preparing them for future uses . Well also be building sea level protection into the area to plan for the year 2100 Sea Level Rise in an extreme event. There will be an arts facility onsite and child care, as well. For mission rock, this is currently the San Francisco giants parking lot . So you can see on the top what it looks like right now, and the bottom what it will look like when it is complete. It will be done in four phases and this site wass entitled in 2018. Were looking at 40 acres. There will be eight acres of open space, the current china basin park, which is right along the water alongside the stadium will be significantly expanded. There will also be a Market Square in the middle of the neighborhood. 40 of the housing is affordable, 40 to 45 prz p to. Local hires. It will have on sisite child care. So the reason im here today is for the special tax financing law amendments oh, one more thing. So the financing around this that we need the amendments for . So the initial investments will be made by the developer, end port capital, and these are horizontal improvements like streets, power, sewer, water so we can build buildings on the site . Well fund these officially with capital from the developer and the port which will be paid off using Community Facilities districts and infrastructure financing district taxes . What we do there is we capture the taxes on the site and add a special tax district to fund this work which will pay for the parks, the roads, the sewers. And when thats not available, well use value of the land, so leasing or selling certain parcels to fund the project. And then, eventually, we will use the taxes to issue bonds, and that will payoff the remainder of the project. So what is the special tax financing law, the reason were here today . Its used to create special tax districts, more commonly known as community districts. These are allowed by the melloroos laws, passed in the 1980 1980s. And in San Francisco, it was originally adopted as part of the green finance s. F. Program, and it was recently amended in november 2018 as part of the central soma plan adding in some parks and other uses there. For the pier 70 and mission rock, theres two buckets of amendments. The first is just clarifying the existing law and clarifying any ambiguities . And then, the second is requesting that you authorize certain improvements that are not currently permitted . The three that ive highlighted here, the first is Historic Buildings, so paying to rehabilitate the Historic Buildings for future uses, market housing, and then seismic improvements, so making sure those buildings are seismically safe. And then, the last major one is entitlement costs, so the cost that went into planning the entire site of both projects. Those are the main three things that will be added in, and then, clarifications. So later this year, youll be seeing the members of the port again to continue financing these projects. Theres a twostep process for the Community Facility district which is the special type of tax district were looking to form here. So first, we will declare the intention. This is a Public Notice of the intention . And then, we will form the Community Facilities district by special election. It is done by either the residents, and if there are no residents on the site, then, the landowners on the site. And its done by a vote at the board of supervisors. And then, after that, we will issue the bonds on the taxes there and this will pay for the initial Capital Investments of parks, sewer, roads, all the horizontal infrastructure and then continuing on to pay for the maintenance, as well so that the taxes fully fund the neighborhood and all those benefits that it provides to the community. And eventually, we will leverage the infrastructure financing tax to pay for additional improvements or future bonds. And that is all i have. If there are any questions, thank you, supervisor walton and supervisor mar for your time, and im happy to answer. Supervisor walton do i hyo have any questions, supervisor mar . Supervisor mar well, thank you for this presentation. It all sounds great. Im sorry. Im just trying to get an idea of these complicated financial ideas. Yeah. Its very complex. Supervisor mar whats the difference between the c. F. D. And the i. F. D. Sure. So the infrastructure financing district is a special district. Theres actually one along the entire embarcadero and we create subproject areas. What that does, that captures the tax increment . So the property taxes above and beyond what was initially existing, and that tax increment, the additional, the portion of the city stays onsite so we can issue bonds or pay for future improvements on that site. And then, the second is the Community Facilities district, which that is an additional tax that is leveed. Sometimes it can be offset, but that is used to traditionally develop under utilized areas, and thats what were doing here, so thats done by voter initiative. Anything else i can clarify there . Supervisor mar so this the Community Facilities district, when you say by voters, you mean the the in the case of in the case of both of these, i believe it will be the Property Owners since there are no voters there, but i believe its usually done by voters, and if theres less than 12 voters, then, its done by Property Owners. Supervisor walton also, none of the resources will be dedicated for transportation improvements or infrastructure . So there is funding there for the roads and streets. I believe as part of the development agreement, there was a transportation plan, but i can get back to you on that if you want to know more about the specific transportation . Supervisor walton i know its in the d. A. But i want to so ill get back to you to know exactly whats in the transportation plan. Supervisor walton thank you. With that, we will hear Public Comment on item number seven. Mr. Wright . Im going to take the consideration of Affordable Housing out of the Mayors Office of Affordable Housings hands. It needs to be in the hands of a federal judge. You violate the law, due prosper taining to equal application of the law pertaining to the Homeless People out on the due process, pertaining to equal application of the law pertaining to Homeless People out on the street. You can price gouge and price fix and let that 30 of affordable let it be for people in high income brackets. 40 at 45 to 50 of a. M. I. You do not use the [s thbrackets on the a. M. I. Back on me, camera man. Jane kim price fixed and price gouged. 40 of that apartment complex is supposed to be Affordable Housing, and only 2 is accepted to apply at an income of about 45,0 45,000 to 50,00. Youve got inclusionary law where people in the lowincome is supposed to be drunkinclude the housing opportunity, but yet, when you do the documentation, you do not include them. Supervisor walton thank you, mr. Wright. Is there any other Public Comment on item number seven . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Supervisor mar, did you have any questions or statements . Thank you. With that said, i will make a motion to refer to the board of supervisors with positive recommendation. Well take that without objection. At this time, we would like to id like to make a motion to recess until 11 15. Going to give our nominee for item number four an opportunity to get here by 11 15. Supervisor walton back in session. Thank you so much. Mr. Clerk, would you please call item number four. Clerk item number four is the motion approvingrejecting the mayors nomination for ruby bolariashifrin for a term ending february 26, 2022. Supervisor walton thank you so much. Miss bolariashifrin, you have the floor. You know, when you cant get rid of your maiden name. So my name is ruby bolariashifrin. Im honored and humbled that the mayor has nominated me to be on the board. San francisco has been my home for most of my adult life. I started my career in the Environmental Movement in earth justice and after working with the Obama Campaign in 08 i bam an Event Organizer working with water and food rights. I wanted to learn more and went to ucla to earn my masters in urban and regional planning. After graduating, i worked in Real Estate Development in San Francisco both in the Office Market and as a regional manager for fi5point. My current role allows me to blend my Mission Driven roots and experience with my more technical housing knowledge. Besides visiting island for my birthday, i went to Treasure Island to learn about its rich history including the emergence of San Francisco as a force, including the navy was fascinating. I learned about the climate impaction plan. I am familiar with the island, its conditions, and history. Should i be appointed, my goals would include helping ensure Treasure Island development delivers on its promises so both current and future residents can enjoy the community. Im committed to learning the desires of the current residents and make sure theyre heard. We must think about the communities impacted with the development. It is my goal to promote transparency so that the outcomes are well understood. Throughout my career, i have sought to promote equity and believe the built environment, housing in particular, are key to building Thriving Communities where everyone has access to opportunity. I believe my experience working with impacted communities, development, and supporting policy change would be put to good use to supporting the public in this role. Treasure island will become a destination for bayarea residents and tourists around the world. I would work with the board to building Treasure Island into a better place for our city. I thank you for your support. I also have some letters inform are your support letters for your support. Supervisor walton do you have any questions, supervisor mar . Ye supervisor mar i did have some questions well, just to say youre youre youre a really impressive candidate, and you bring a lot of of great per spspectives and to t great work happening around the development. I was just wondering if you could elaborate a little bit more maybe on how you would approach working with the current residents to ensure their concerns and their voices are included, you know, as this important work moves forward. Yeah, absolutely. One of the things ive been able to do is work with supervisor haneys office to identify some of the Community Leaders and activists on the island, so ive setup meetings with them to meet with them and hear more of what their concerns are, not only with the island Bohemian Rhapsody their engagement in the gorchsance and process . So one, just listening, theyre the experts, theyre the impacted community. Theyre the ones that should be proposing both the concerns and their solutions. And i think that what i would like to do, some of the concerns that i have heard about are the residents post d. D. A. And what happens with them . The toll and congestion pricing, and the desperate impact it has on lowincome folks. So i think both of those issues are solvable . But making sure that the current residents are have a seat at the table in coming up with those policy decisions i think will be critical, so thats something that i hope to bring. Supervisor mar thank you. And i think for this project and others that that are potentially contentious, and theres different interests, sometimes competing interests, i think Building Trust among the different stakeholders is really key, do you have any thoughts about how we can continue to foster and built more trustine tida and the residents and the businesses . Yeah, in my current job, i would say that 90 of my job is Building Trust, so i think that this would be a very similar situation and a similar use of my skills in that way in engaging with folks especially oneonone and on us the realm of and outside the realm of a courtroom, having more of informal conversations. And proof is in the pudding, right . So i think step one, listening, talking, engaging, bringing those concerns up within the tida board but also acting on that, right . Talk is cheap, and so itll be really important that the board is able to take action that reflects the concerns of the community. Supervisor mar great. Thank you, and just maybe one more specific question as an example. What are your thoughts on the proposed tolls. So congestion pricing is not new. It exists in london, singapore. So i think there is a model and by the way, there are exemptions for lowincome folks. So there are model that we can look to to try to find the most equitiable solutions here . So i think there needs to be some carve outs, but what that looks like the devil is in the details . But i think that is a conversation that needs to be on the table. Supervisor walton so you mentioned a little bit on talking about what concerns residents have for their rights postd. D. A. What kinds of ideas are you thinking about working with the residents on so that they can keep their rights . Yeah, absolutely. So the d. D. A. Was signed almost ten years ago, right . So, like, this is not something where you sign the d. D. A. And then, a year later, right . This is now something where youve had folks living in the community for a while, so we need to be looking at something that include them in an equitiable way but dont threaten their housing. In another job, we had folks eligible for considerable upgrades, and folks were moving in not considered under that same agreement. So we had to work there was the government side, and an n. G. O. That we were working it, so we worked together to find a solution to incorporate these residents and what that would look like. And what that was based on was Community Participation and engagement. So i think one thing to figure out is what that looks like for folks in the community and then figure out whats possible. Supervisor walton how would you work with the residents to make sure that the site is clean, there arent any radiological hazards, health issues. How would you make sure we do the right thing in that area . Absolutely. So one of the main things and this is where i think communication and transparency is key. A lot of times, folks say trust me or do it in a way that doesnt resonate. Step one is understanding and then tida could be involved in the communitien gamgment process to get Community Results and get community buyin. So gaugement process to get Community Results and get community buyin. This goes back to what supervisor mar was saying about Building Trust and Building Trust in the community. Supervisor walton theres always communication concerns particularly when were talking about development, and we know that there are populations of folks that english is not their first language. How are you going to ensure that information gets out to residents where english is not their first language . Absolutely. I think we need to have demographics around the community and stuff so we know what were dealing with in terms of how to communicate . Because theres other things to deal with. And then, the second step is to work with i mean, i would probably hire a consulting firm, also, that can put together either consulting probably more appropriate would be, too, Community Groups that exist in the city . I think Treasure Island sometimes feels isolated, and theres a lot of amazing Community Groups that exist in San Francisco that if given a Little Community support would be happy to lend their services to Treasure Island, and so thinking about how we can share our resources in San Francisco. Supervisor walton thank you. Any other questions, supervisor mar . With that said, we will open this item up to Public Comment. If anyone would like to speak, you can lineup to my left, your right, and you have two minutes. I want you to pay real close attention. First of all, theres no concrete test results on that r radio active material at Treasure Island. I recommend you getting hired, but theres a recommendation to getting those samples tested. Theres an example of a black man coming to the offices of jane kim to talk about the cancer that he was diagnosed with, and jane kim slammed the door in his face. This complex on my right is a threestory Apartment Building apartment of 144 units, and the price is 56 million per 144 units. Its the best bargain in construction of apartment complex in the whole god damn city and county of San Francisco. Im upset that youre not taking advantage of my information. Theres another apartment complex, as well. Its an 87unit apartment complex. Its being built and sold for 57 million complex. Three times nine is 29. Th 27. That means you could build three complexes and use the same technique as this 87unit apartment complex and take chunks out of the homeless. Weve got a rule that says 15 of all Apartment Building complexes are supposed to be for lowincome and very lowincome and youre not using it. Thats why youve got supervisor walton thank you, mr. Wright. Any other Public Comment . And please feel free to lineup over there if you plan to speak. Hi. Im katelyn fox. Im a resident of San Franciscos district ten . And i work with ruby, and she managed our housing portfolio which is within the justice and opportunity initiative. I believe ruby would be an excellent member of the Treasure IslandDevelopment Authority for three reasons. First her passion for housing is undeniable. Her career speaks to this issue, and seeing it from multiple points. She has helped craft a comprehensive nuanced strategy to develop housing in our region and in our state. She is able to push for very Bold Solutions for our housing. Ive seen firsthand that ruby does this beautifully. Third, she is committed to ensuring equity and addressing the consequences that may impact the most vulnerable residences. She makes sure that no one is left out of living in the city and benefiting from our regions growth. So i think that ruby would be an excellent addition to the committee and i fully support her recommendation to the committee. Thank you. Supervisor walton next speaker. Hi. Im anna lee gould. Ive known ruby over a decade as well and her commitment not only to the members of San Francisco but to the members of this most Vulnerable Community is something thats truly drawn me and others to her. I started working with her back in 2009, i believe, as a Domestic Violence crisis counselor for womens inc . She has continued to show her dedication to the womens rights issues. Global fund for women is another project that she dedicates her time to that ive seen firsthand how effective she can be. Shes clearly empathetic and passional but above all, pragmatic which will serve her and the other Community Members well. So i strongly support the nomination, and i appreciate the time. My name isally jones. Im a tenyear resident of San Francisco. Im here today to offer my personal recommendation for ruby bolariashifrin to the Treasure IslandDevelopment Authority. Ive been lucky to know ruby over 20 years. We grew up in sacramento. Ruby takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world and inspires those lucky enough to be around her to do the same. I know she would excel as a board member because she represents everyone in Treasure Island. Her determination and passion to make a difference, and her commitment to use housing as a tool to create opportunities in San Francisco, across california, and as you heard internationally where she worked to approve housing settlements in johennesburg, south africa. I know she will take this position seriously and create a Treasure Island that is equitiable and offer opportunities to those who face the greatest barriers. I ask that you support mayor breed aways recommendation and appoint ruby to the Treasure IslandDevelopment Authority. Thank you. Supervisor walton thank you. Next speaker, please. My name is j. D. Baselco. Ruby and i met seven years ago at ucla. We took many of the same classes, including those focused on Affordable Housing development and planning. She was always speaking out for those who dont have a joyce. This stems from her own personal experiences and experience in personal justice. Ruby is unwaivering in this, regardless of the situation she finds herself in both personally and professionally. Shes not afraid to speak up and asks the hard questions when evaluating a situation which i think will make her especially value for this commission. Lastly, ruby is an active member of all of her various communities that she finds herself in. For example, she initiated ucla Alumni Association in the area. I have no doubt that ruby will bring a Community Oriented and technically sound perspective to this board, and i urge you to support her nomination. Thank you. Supervisor walton thank you. Do we have any other speakers on this item . Hello. My name is lala hume, and i am here to support the nomination of ruby bolariashifrin to the Treasure IslandDevelopment Authority. I practice land use law, and clerked for federal judges including here and the Northern District of california. Im a graduate of u. C. Berkeley school of law. Im a proud resident of the Mission District in San Francisco. Ive known ruby almost two years in personal engagement as well as professional capacities. Given my past experience and the contacts and interests i maintain in these areas, ive had the opportunity to learn about rubys work in a professional context. She has a thoughtful approach to solving problems to ensure all voices with heard. In many situations she has proven herself to be the most engaged and impactful when shes helping others. I support rubys nomination to the Treasure IslandDevelopment Authority and i urge you to do the same. Supervisor walton thank you. Is there any other Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Thank you so much for coming in and step forward to want to serve in this role. The work on Treasure Island is really important. We have a lot of work to do to make sure that we do the right thing. I am working very hard to do some of the same things on the shipyard, so this role is not to be taken lightly. Supervisor mar, do you have any comments . Supervisor mar yeah, would just echo your thanks, you know, to miss bolariashifrins willingness to step up to one of the most important roles in the city, and i thank you for the willingness that you expressed in working with the community to make sure that their voices are heard and their interests are considered in the work thats going to be moving forward on Treasure Island and also your commitment to ensuring equity, you know, in the new development. So i would like to make a motion to approve the mayors nomination of ruby bolariashifrin to the full board of supervisors as a Committee Report. Supervisor walton i second that motion, and we will take that without objection. Clerk that matter will be recommended as amended to the Board Meeting scheduled for tomorrow. Supervisor walton and mr. Clerk, do we have anymore items . Clerk that completes the agenda for today. Supervisor walton thank you. Seeing no more business, this meeting is adjourned. When i open up the paper every day, im just amazed at how many different Environmental Issues keep popping up. When i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. It was really easy to sign up for the program. I just went online to cleanpowersf. Org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. Now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg e and i dont see any difference in paying now. If youre a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, its not going to change your bill at all. You can sign up online or call. Youll have the peace of mind knowing youre doing your part in your household to help the environment. Good morning, everyone. Lets secelebrate. [ cheering and applause ]. Im going to get you moving. I want you to follow my lead. When i go like this, were all going to say secelebrate and were going to do it three time s. Secelebrate. Loud er. Secelebrate. Secelebrate. Fantastic. I cant even begin to tell you how shocked i am. Im standing here at this gro d groundbreaking. Im ashly mccumber. Im the executive director of meals on wheels in San Francisco and have been for the last 12 years and im really excited to welcome you here this morning. Obviously were here to do a ceremony where were going to throw some sand and mark the beginning of construction, and that in and of itself would be a michiganiraculous thing to selc but frankly were secelebratingo much more this morning. I believe that were putting another mark er i eer and stake ground in support of this mission, and thats why were here today, to secelebrate. [ applause ] it. Its certain dserendipitous projected opening of the building on this project in 2020 aligns with our 50th anniversary of our founding. [ applause ]. So today we are absolutely secelebrating five decade s of service here in san franciscaning San Francisco. Were secelebrating a mission tt started with a handful of people 50 years ago who recognized they had neighborhoods who needed help and were elderly elderly and needed food. They volunteered to cook food and morphed into an organization that today is one of the largest meals on Wheels Organization in the country and definitely in my opinion is wumone of the best ig services in San Francisco and in the country. [ applause ]. Were also secelebrating sin that founding count leless vo volunteers, board members, Staff Members who have carried that submissi Mission Forward and creatueach made it stronger and bigger and more responsive. We were secelebrating partnership with adult aging and county services in the city of San Francisco to make sure that we can do what we need to do and were currently grateful to our current mayor and board of supervisors to seasocontinuing mission and seascontinuing to d that. Were secelebrating thousand s doe scenarinors and foundations allow us to realize 50 of our budget each other year. We secelebrate the restaurant sd vit answers tha s s vintners. I want to call out chef in nanc oak for your leadership and that effort. Were secelebrating also that w have embraced our responsibility to affirmfy the emphasis voice of seniors and make San Francisco all it can be for t m them. All of us together have embraced some very important and simple values of san fran siciscan s. No considsenior or no person sh ever go hungry because they are home bound or without the resources and support that they need. Number two, no senior should be in vvisible or alone. Number three, that all senior s have the right to live in their community and neighborhoods that they helped build, they raised their familyies in and have the right to selfdetermination and ha to live with dig nity. Lastly, that cityies and communityies should be judged b how it treats the elderly and we need to work every single day to make San Francisco the number one agefriendly city in amer a america. [ applause ]. So today we secelebrate a mar milestone, but this day has been a long, long, long time in coupcom coming and we secelebrate the hd work thats kind of led us here. The path has been extensive to say the least, but one mietric that led us here is simple. In 2007 as an organization we decided that no senior should have to wait longer than 30 yda s to receive our service and we partnered with the department of aging and Adult Service s to mae sure that anyone who is in emergency is served within two to five days. That simple commitment has driven us to the growth that weve seen thats brought us to this need today to build this new kitchen. In 2007, just to give you an idea, we served 523,000 meals in the city and delivered them, and this year 2 2. 1. Think about that growth. We were touching the lives of about 2,000 individuals u unduplicated in the city. Now were touching over 5,000 a year. That growth has been predominantly in seniors, but weve also in that tenyear period worked with the department of aging and Adult Services to serve those people who are under 60 represents about 50 of our population and also were partnering with the food bank to deliver groceryies to about 500 people a week in the department of aging and also working with this mayor and administration to make sure that people in inactinavigation cens have meals. Were very grateful to be a part of that effort as well. It mabelibecame quite clear abo years ago that we needed a plan to deal with this. We first conducted a fullscale operation ental review. Is there any way that we dont need to build a new kitchen . Is there anything else we need to do . That plan basically was Pretty Simple and straightforward and said, hey, you need to get out of this kitchen pm. So that began the process that were committed to the fact that we need to build something new, and we designed the kitchen with the help of kitchen concepts ionic that ionic inc. That will carry us forward for 30 years. Thats the second step. Then we got to the hard work. Where the heck can we afford to buy a piece of labbed land in San Francisco and where can we find that. We originally wanted to keep our operations in one place, but un fortunately that wasnt in the cards. We have an amazing plan b. We will build our kitchen and Distribution Center and keep our site three minutes away on the other side of 3rd street in the bay view as our Office Production facility. So were going to have a tw twocampus operation. So we purchased this site from l luxor cap. Does anyone remember this as that site . Were about to make it differe t different. At the end of the day the price tag is going to be about 41 million and well tell you a little bit more about how were doing in that goal in raising, but you can rest assured that weve done well enough that were here today and we still have some work to do and so forth and well secelebrate tho ha who have carried us so far. Heres what were building and the great features were building. On this site will be a 34,700 square foot facility, slug including a state ooftheart cook chill area, freezer, storage, assembly production, distribution yard and receiving docks. This is the big news in this construction. Were going to move our daily constructi production from 8,000 meals a day to 20,000 meals a day. [ applause ]. It will be one of the only facilities in the region and we think in San Francisco that use s this cook chill equipment to produce bulk food and used in meals. The other thing im very excited about is where we are. Were in the middle of the San Francisco wholesale product district. Were food. Were great partners with th s e michael gentlemjanice, and loo forward to partnering with these businesses in this neighborhood and working to continue the efforts that are here in the neighborhood. It also will have a test kitchen that will help us improve the quality and choice for our clients and tailor meal s as we look to improving our service s for clients. Maximumly ally were doing solar on the building so we can save the planet. Isnt that a great facility . [ applause ]. So were excited to have with us this morning mayor london breed. Before inviting her to speak, i just wanted to take a moment to recognize a few other elected officials who are going to be here shortly or are here alre y already. Hope fulfully soon, supervisor gordon mar from district 4 and supervisor waltshamann walton f this district will be with you and hope fulfully you get a cha to chat with them. We want to welcome the form er district 10 supervisor who is now chair of the board of equ equalization, malia, and representing state isnt that right scott weiener is rose gu i guiliano and representing is n kenneth chan. Thank you for your service. And lastly, i think that the new captain of the Bay View District is here. I want to just give a shout out and a welcome to captain Troy Dangerfield who has taken on as chief of the bay view station. Hope fulfully well get chance meet with him. I was one of the lucky people who last year on july 11th was at a historic event where this city welcomed its first africanamerican mayor in the citys history, frisk nati sfri San Francisco native london breed. It was an absolutely Beautiful Day and i have only one regret. I should have worn a big hat because it was sunny and it was a long time out there with a lot of fun. Its hard to believe it was only 12 months ago that that occurred because this mayor has hit the ground running. It feels like years of work has been done. Shes out there with laser focus trying to tackle the issues fa e facing our city, tackling the home leless crisis, adding more beds, expanding Mental Health and substance deuabuse programs creating more housing for all san fran sciscan s and keeping city streets safe and clean. It is my sincere pleasure to introduce and welcome to the stage lamayor london breed. [ applause ]. Mayor breed thank you so much, it is great to be here and i want to recognize alex ran doff, thank you so much for joining us today. Ive got to start by staying ths is probably one of the most organized and neat groundbreak s ings ive ever been to. Just the gravel on the ground, the need and structured system here. I mean, this is absolutely i indecreed able because ive been to a lot of groundbreakings and you know, malia, how many gro d groundbreakings weve been to. This is probably the nicest one weve ever been to. Thank you all for creating this wonderful environment for what i think is one of the mobest programs we have in San Francisco. I want to start by thanking a ashly and all the people who work for meals on wheels because you do the hard work. I know from experience how amazing the employees at meals on wheels are because they served my grandmother for so many years. They did it with kindness. They always asked how she was doing today. They can tell maybe when she wasnt having a great day. So they would spend time and put forwa forth effort and talk about the food they were bringing over. It really for seniors who are living in isolation, how amazing to have at least if no one else is coming to see you, that person whos delivering those meals sometimes is the only contact that so many of our Senior Community has when that feel meal is dropped off. This program and what it has done since 1970 has been absolutely amazing. This analyticfacility, to go fr meals a day to over 20,000 meals a day will make sure that we get rid of that wait list once and for all so that no one is left off the list moving forward in the future. You all, the contribute entor s people on the board, the folks who have supported this program over the years, the investmens s that you have made have had a pro foufound impact on so many indecreed able lives and you know this because thats why you support this program. I had the opportunity because i visited over the years since ive been an elected official various clients for the progra s and have had great kfingss, including the one i just had with mrs. Lee earlier this year. She was just so grateful and so excited and so happy and just talked about her experience and how she probably wouldnt honestly she said i probably wouldnt be as big as i am if meals on wheels didnt deliver these programs. She was not big. She was a tooiny laidy, but shes so very happy and food really brings people together. We help and support our Senior Communities in this way. And another way were going to be supporting our Senior Community is the housing bond, a 600 million housing bond without raising property tax es with the largest amount ever dedicated to Senior Housing and this is the largest housing bond weve ever done in the history of this city. So im really proud of the investments, the deliberate investments that we are making to support our senior populat n population, our dis ababled population, and also again thank you to meals on wheels for supporting our inactinavigationr s because we know that home l s homelessness is one of the the number one issue that we face in San Francisco. We have a lot of people is it truing ling sw Mental Health and Substance Abuse dis ororder. We are changing how we provide support and services and it involves making sure we have i indecreed able partners and whee meals on wheels has been pushing the envelope and doing the great work for years and this facility that will be absolutely amazing is just one step forward in it happen ing continuing the great work theyve done for decades. Im so excited to be here and cant wait to cut the ribbon when we open. Thank you all so much. [ applause ]. Thank you so much, mayor breed. You know, nothing this monument al happens without a lot of effort, gathering the skills and leadership necessary to make Something Like this happen. So we want to acknowledge how weve gotten to this day and acknowledge the team thats going to help us finish this up. First and foremost, i want to thank my board of directors and the many boards of directors who have been engaged in this conversation. I was talking to someone about this earlier. You know, boards by design are the kooerps of the mission and frankly very hesitant to take on risk. This group of people did their job. They made sure that we were taking on something that we could accomplish and the fact that were sitting here today is a testament frankly that they xem pexemplify the type of leadp and stewardship we