Transcripts For SFGTV Full Board Of Supervisors 8216 20160909

Residential building requirements] 160946 [electrical code repeal of existing 2013 code and enactment of 2016 edition sf 47 sf 48 sf 49 supervisor london breed good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors for september 6, 2016. Madam clerk, please call the roll. Clerk, please call the roll. Supervisor avalos, present, breed present, supervisor campos, present, supervisor cohen, present, supervisor farrell, present, supervisor kim, present, supervisor mar not present. Supervisor peskin, present. Supervisor tang, present. Supervisor wiener, present. Supervisor yee, yee not president. Madam president , you have a quorum. Supervisor london breed thank you, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Madam clerk, are there any communications . I have none to report. Supervisor london breed colleagues any changes to the minutes of july 12th, july 19th, july 26th, august 2, 2016, regular Board Meeting minutes shall or july 19th, july 28th, july 28th, july 29th, july 29th, or july 29, 1035, a. M. Special Board Meeting minutes . Seeing none, is there a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor mar and peskin. Can i take those without objection. Those Meeting Minutes are passed after Public Comment. Now, madam clerk, lets go to the consent agenda. Items one and two comprise of the consent agenda. These items are considered routine unless removed separately. Please call the roll. Clerk on items 1 and 2. Supervisor tang, aye, wiener, aye, supervisor yee, yee aye, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor breed, ay campos, supervisor farrell, ay supervisor mar, ay supervisor peskin, ay . 11 ayes. Those ordinances are passed. Item 3 clerk reading code . Supervisor london breed colleagues can we take this colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item is approved. Item 4. reading code . Madam clerk, please call the roll. Clerk supervisor tang, aye, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor avalos, no, campos aye, breed aye, farrell aye, supervisor kim, aye. Supervisor mar, aye. Supervisor peskin. Aye. There are 10 ayes and one no with supervisor avalos in the dissent. The motion is approved. Please call item 5. reading . reading code . All right, seeing no names on the roster call the role. Clerk [roll call vote taken] there are 11 ayes. Supervisor london breed the motion is approved unanimously. All right. Lets go to madam president . Supervisor yee . Supervisor norman yee seeing that we are ahead of schedule, i would like to ask that we take the consent votes. Agenda votes. You voted on the consent agenda, supervisor yee, you did not vote on the Meeting Minutes. We can rescind that vote. Please. Supervisor yee has made a motion to rescind the votes on the Meeting Minutes. Colleagues, can we take that without objection. The vote on the Meeting Minutes have been rescinded. Is there a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor mar, second by supervisor yee. Colleagues, can we take that without objection. Without objection those Meeting Minutes for the Board Meetings and special meetings will be passed after Public Comment. All right. Madam clerk, lets skip over to Committee Reports. Clerk items 12 and 13 were considered by a special meeting at 9 30 a. M. The committee forwarded these two items as Committee Reports. Item 12. 10. 160880 [hearing street vacation order parkmerced development project] hearing to consider an ordinance file no. 160851 item 13, madam present . No. Item 12 is fine. Colleagues, can we take this colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item same this is adopted. Item 13. Clerk 13. 160900 [assessment ballots for cityowned parcels Central Market Community Benefit district modify the Management Plan and engineers report] sponsor kim supervisor london breed colleagues can we take this item colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item is approved. Supervisor wiener. Supervisor scott weiner thank you. Today im introducing legislation that is part two of legislation that i authored and the board unanimously passed this year. The solar rooftop mandate. You will recall that the legislation requires that for buildings between one and 10 stories, the roof tops must be covered by solar panels. This is a first step in the future for the city to adopt this requirement. The other part of the legislation is that we initially intended to combine the 2 pieces of legislation and for a variety of reasons, we split it into two. This particular legislation will allow the solar rooftop requirements to allow for a green roof instead. The solar roof requirement requires that 15 be covered by solar panels. This legislation allows that instead of the solar panels, that 30 of the rooftop can be covered with a green roof. We expect that many of the developers will have a combination of solar and green roof tops. Green roof tops are an in incredibly important piece of viable sustainment in the future in San Francisco. Using rooftop space to have more greenery will have many benefits. It will help clean the air and absorb carbon and in addition green roof tops absorbs storm water in order to reduce the amount of storm water run off for the combined sewer systems and solar increase the Energy Efficiency in buildings. We worked closely with the department of the environment and the Planning Department on this legislation as well as other stakeholders including spur and i like forward to moving this legislation forward. I want to thank my office for working on this and in particular on this power and the rest i submit. Thank you. Supervisor yee . Supervisor norman yee i just want to say some good news since we met the last time that im now a first time grandparent of a granddaughter born august 18th. [ applause ] the rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor yee, supervisor avalos . Submit. Supervisor campos. Supervisor david campos i have a bill senate bill 489 to prevent properties in detention facilities that require them all to provide human rights. Since 2003, more than 100 people have died in immigration detention here in the United States. Many of these deaths were caused by a lack of medical care, including a failure to adhere to basic detention standards. Privatization is driving over in incarceration to maximize their profits. 72 of beds in the u. S. Are operated by private business companies. Local lock ups where facilities are incentivized to fill beds are written into contracts including here in california. Heavy lobbying in california by private corporation such as cca have increased this detention and throughout the country. This bill will show those more accountable and legal standards for immigrants that are suffering under these conditions. This bill 1289 will make california the first state in the country to create enforceable standards related to immigration in detention facilities. Sb 89 and lgbt rights and other arenas. When it comes to lgbtq detention they are cast to the side. They are subject to the same abuses as other immigrants and higher rates of solitary confinement and sexual abuse. This provides additional protections for the members of the lgbtq facilities. 1289 will be able to protect those who are regularly submitted to this type of treatment and transgender detainees. Such practices affect Mental Health and other traumas. I ask you to support this bill. I would like to thank avalos, mar, cohen for your support. The second item. I would like to remember gloria best. She was born in detroit, michigan, september 6, 1927. She has three brothers, two sisters, three children as well. Allen, dana, paul and two grandchildren. Jerald and doreen. Gloria loved going to church and dancing and arts. She worked as a medical assistant and raised her three sons. She was crowned in 1951. Sadly she developed lung cancer a few years ago and passed away friday august 12th. She was a Community Leader who dedicated so much time to the holly Courts Community and served for many many years. She always had a smile on her face and a biggest heart for her neighbors. She always attended the meetings until she was no longer physically able to. Her presence will be missed by that community especially by residents of the council team and our committee in holly ports. Her memorial is wednesday at 5151 court land avenue. Rest in peace gloria. Lastly, in memoriam a legendary artist from mexico, an icon really of mexican culture. Juan gabriel. He passed away a few days ago. He was born Alberto Aguilera in michoacan. His mother was committed to a hospital and unable to support her family, she placed juan gabriel in a home when he was 5. He met juan contreras, a deaf musician who played in a band. He chose the stage name in honor of both his father and mr. Contreras. Juan gabriel said the pain of his childhood was through his music. I think its hard to explain to people who dont know who juan gabriel was. How in a country that is so macho and has very typical views of what it means to be male, straight, to be a man and what it means to be human, that in that country, someone as flamboyant who was essentially as gay as you got would become a national hero. And even though he never technically came out, through his his work in a very subversive way. He challenged our notions of sexuality, masculinity and femininity and to really educate an entire country. What is remarkable about juan gabriel is you see in a family generations that have been impacted by him. Even though he was a mexican artist, his influence went beyond mexico and its safe to say that the entire Spanish Speaking world has been mourning his loss. I have had the pleasure and honor of seeing juan gabriel in concert. I could never understand how, and i think as a gay man, i can say this word. One of the biggest queens that i have seen have had the following of some of the most macho tough guys around. That was really the artistry, the humanity and the unique nature that juan gabriel was about. I know that a lot has been said about him, but as a gay man and as a latino gay man, i especially want to thank him for making it possible for so many of us to actually be accepted in a culture that at times seemed apprehensive about sexuality and certainly questioned whether or not you could be a man and still be effeminate and flamboyant. Juan gabriel was an example at how at the end of the day, the connection that we as humans have with one another and the ability to relate to ones experiences really transcends our own biases and stereotypes. With that i want to do an in memoriam to juan gabriel for when he meant in mexico and music throughout the world and art throughout the world. May he rest in peace. Thank you, supervisor campos. Supervisor cohen . Supervisor farrell, supervisor kim, supervisor mar . Supervisor eric mar thank you, i want to congratulate the new grandpa, norman yee. Congratulations. Coming up this sunday is the annual 5k run by kaiser permanente. Sunday september 11th from 8 00 a. M. To 11 00 a. M. Its in the Beautiful Mountain lake park thats been upgraded thanks to neighbors. They run along the sea cliff to the edge of the richmond to linkin park. Please join us. It raises money for Richmond Community based organizations like ymca. Its fun. Many people walk it as well with family. Enjoy one of the most beautiful places on earth in San Francisco. Also jog in the fog. Com. I want to give a special shout out to christy, and the staff from ymca and many of us putting the effort into building this community in richmond. And i want to thank supervisor wiener and peskin for championing this issue of other periods on this board. These Management Plans are critical in ensuring that large special events for example the outside lands and the upcoming Bluegrass Festival dont create unpleasant traffic jambs and delays for residents in the district around the park. In march of 2015, this board passed a similar resolution to adopt the commuter shuttle operators. San francisco parks and recreation has in its application process for a transit Management Plan. The mass transit vehicles have a significant effect provided that operational cost and permitting be enforced and monitoring the events are put in place. Transportation plans that shuttles must not adversely affect transportation. Shuttles that have participated to and from large events will likely result in the disruption of ordered mass Public Transit and prevent rider access to mta vehicles because there is a likelihood of a disruption of a labor dispute involving a private Shuttle Service as is providing for labor harmony with respect to their shuttle amenities. The goal is to prevent unnecessary disruption. Im urging this resolution to speculate the process in requirement of labor harmony conditions with respect to the shuttle providers and completion of the application process to where an applicant can ensure labor harmony to minimize Public Transit. It also urges the recreation and Parks Department to label it broadly so its not affected by the method of labor harmony. I urge your support. The rest i will submit. Thank you, supervisor mar. Supervisor pes kin . Supervisor aaron peskin thank you. Today im submitting a resolution to provide for earthquake relief to communities of italy in the wake of the devastating earthquake in central italy that took almost 300 lives. As a city that is situated on the san andreas fault, we know the outpouring that we received from all over the world, we have the history of coming to the aid in cities around the world in 1991 and in 2001 where we appropriated funds for earthquake relief. What comes around, goes around. Today, im introducing a supplemental ordinance for the amount of 100,000 for earthquake relief to be vetted out by experts of the department of emergency management. I know we have a representative from the italian consulate today. I would like to acknowledge him for his work and his colleagues work in acting quickly in organizing relief efforts here in San Francisco and around the world. I ask for your support for this appropriation and please help spread the work about the on going relief efforts that are happening in San Francisco. I specifically want to acknowledge those who put together in the italian Athletics Club which was very well attended where i was asked to identify how our city could help in the relief efforts and this is my answer to that. Speaking of earthquakes and seismic safety, i think we are all aware of the revelations in regard to the building tower and asking for seismic fitting in all the zones. The city has rezoned city for height and death depth and would like to know about the city requirements and would like to have everything done to the highest of building standards. Finally i would like to adjourn this meeting in the memory of three individuals. First one of San Franciscos characters warren hinnkle, his Memorial Service was last week. It was a vivid reminder of the indelible mark he left on our city. He was a raucous and flamboyant editor and left a powerful voice in the 1960s and later champion the voice of the investigative and satirical journalism. He was 77 years old and survived by his daughters hilary and pia. I would like to also adjourn this meeting in the memory of delia, a great philanthropist and involved in many San Francisco causes. And finally, a nun, who spent decades organizing support for refugees as well as organizing protest against the United States military Training Center for latin American Military leaders and the rest i will submit. Thank you. Madam president , no other supervisors on the roster. Thank you, add my name to the warren hinnkle in memoriam. Can we do the in memoriam for warren hinnkle on behalf of the entire board . So moved. Without objection, we will adjourn on behalf of warren hinnkle. With that, this brings us past 2 30. That brings us to commendations. Im happy to present the first commendation. We have a special guest of the San Franciscos team. The San Francisco giants, the president and ceo larry baird is here today along with other members of the giants for this special presentation. Im going to ask mr. Behr to come up along with the special director and counsel for the giants, jack behr along with the Government Relations manager. Thank you all for being here. Now, we are not here to present the San Francisco giants with an award because they continue to win world series, we are here to present them with an award because of the work that they do for the community on occasion of the San Francisco giants named humanitarian awards for San Francisco. The board and county of San Francisco extends its highest commendation in San Francisco to the giants for a decade of Community Outreach including those through the Junior Giants Program. Today, the San Francisco giants as we all know, they are an integral part of an institution in the city arriving here in 1958. An mlb Baseball Team has the opportunity to be an informative voice to create improve human life across the city. It established the nonprofit Giants Community fund in 1991. The Giants Community fund collaborates with San Francisco giants in the use of baseball as a form to support under served youth and their families to promote a health life. This is a great Baseball Program with 25,000 participants statewide and over 1300 of them in San Francisco. The Flagship Program of the Giants Community fund, called the junior giants, was created as a free noncompetitive program for under served girls and boys and girls ages 518 to specifically help in the cycle of violence and in impoverished areas in the city. While baseball participation has increased since 2008, has increased 52 in participation since that time. That is truly amazing. The Junior Giants Program offers a chance to learn the basics of baseball while discovering the importance of selfesteem and respect and educating and which includes confidence, integrity, leadership and teamwork. In incorporating fundamental life lessons and removing bullying. The program is implemented thanks in partnership to the bayview Hunters Point ymca, the mission ymca and the San Francisco recreation and Parks Department as well as many other Community Organizations. Giants, posey serves as a junior giants commissioner and the other giants players alumni and Front Office Staff contribute to the success of the program. It is because of this extraordinary success of the Community Fund and the reach of the junior giants that the San Francisco giants was named the recipient of the 2015 commissioners award for a philanthropic for manford jr. This program was recognized once again this year when the San Francisco earned the 2016 sports man of the year award presented by espn that honors legends, teams, individuals and those that use the power of sport to make an impact on communities. It was an amazing honor. We are so fortunate to have not just an amazing team, but amazing folks who care about doing whats necessary to give back to the community. So on behalf of the city and county of San Francisco and the board of supervisors, we commend the San Francisco giants for its work in this regard. Thank you very much for being here today. [ applause ] thank you very much, president breed. I would like to thank president breed and the board. Its a humble and honor to receive your commendation and the humanitarian award. It really is a testimony to the people that we have as giants. I think many of you have worked with them. These three wonderful folks on the frontline. Peterson, as mentioned the head of our foundation, roscoe maps, who does a lot of work for us in the community, we have jack behr who handles the general counsel and works with our board and city hall. I think that one of the things that really stands out to us in todays world and its a world that has a lot of challenges to be sure. Is that sports has a unique role and opportunity to inspire and in communities. Its a spirit of gathering in town square, a Community Center. There are numerous occasions where people come to our ballpark not just to celebrate games or championships but also to support for aids epidemics, the human tragedies and to honor tens of thousands of kids that come to many games with the junior giants. These are kids from low income neighborhoods. They have experienced not just the joy of baseball but life lessons of growing up in a challenging environment. When i think about all the heart wrenching events that occurred in our country and in San Francisco, that we as an industry have the responsibility to step beyond our comfort zone and to do more than the games, but ask the question, how can we help, how can we unite communities . Im very proud of the giants who are constantly asking questions. We ask that you come with whatever needs you have so that we can help the community. Thank you very much. [ applause ] [ applause ] supervisor london breed all right. Now we will have our second commendation from supervisor john avalos. Supervisor john avalos thank you, president breed. Now i would like to commend president berl. Please come to the podium. [ applause ] berry has worked for the city for 33 years with the last 20 at the San Francisco Public Utilities reviewing commission and complying with complex rules and environmental regulations and something that we here at the board of supervisors are very familiar with. Categorical exemptions under ceqa. He started in november of 1983 in the Planning Department where he followed leads to verify complaints such as illegal commercial uses in residential areas and other property inspections. Over the years, he has helped the city and reviewed every city complex rules and regulations. When he first started working at planning, the planning code was one volume with about 400 pages, and today its three volumes covering more than 2,000 pages and counting thanks to many of the board of supervisors. In 1996, barry moved to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Environmental management where he deals with Environmental Review documents for a variety of San Francisco Public Utilities commission projects. He also prepared permit applications for the citys Planning Department in regional and state resource agencies permits such as the bay conservation and the valley commission. Before joining the city, barry worked for the u. S. Department of interior at the Heritage Conservation and National Park Regional Office in San Francisco. He was the regional Environmental Review officer assessing Environmental Impact statements for compliance with the Historic Preservation act in land and Water Conservation fund. Barry is a Third Generation native san franciscan with 2 degrees. A masters degrees in Public Administration earned at the age of 50 and a bachelors degree in theology. He lives in ingleside with his wife and four cats. Nina, margaret and goldie. Are they here . They are working in the district helping to build a nonprofit with home safety and repair projects. In district 11 there have been so many projects helping so many elderly and disabled residents. Its great that you have been involved in this work. He also leads free tours through San Francisco city guides. With his retirement, we hope to see more of you out there as volunteer and with lending your expertise. You are welcome to say a few words. Thank you very much. Thank you president breed, supervisor avalos. I would like to thank the members of this board for this great honor today. As a son of a commissioner and the security administration, i was destined to serve the city that i love. Those that i have known for 30 years in the county of San Francisco. Its been a privilege to be a member of this government. In my retirement, i will continue to be a volunteer to serve this community, not only with city guides and rebuilding together but involved in other activities every time i turn around. I do have to say it was a little hard act to follow the San Francisco giants, but i am definitely honored and humbled by your recognition of my service to the city. Thank you again and i will continue to help this community as much as i can. [ applause ] side supervisor london breed thank you again for your service mr. Pearl and congratulations on your retirement. [ applause ] okay, now we will return to our regular business and go back to, madam clerk, lets go to Public Comment. Clerk at this time the public may now address the entire board of supervisors for up to 2 minutes on items within the just jurisdiction of the board. Without addressing items 1621. Pursuant to the boards rules, please direct your remarks to the board as a whole, not to individual supervisors and the audience. Speakers using translation will be given twice the amount of time. If you would like to use documents on the overhead projector, please take it to sf govtv. First speaker . Public speaker on the screen, is from your own website, the San Francisco charter section 2108 states that the board of supervisors will liberally provide for the publics access to their government, meetings. That is an example of Frank Herberts quotes politics is the art of appearing candid. It was reported in june that this question was asked by supervisor cohen. I would like to take this opportunity to answer the supervisors question sharing it with all members of this board. Sometimes when dealing with city representatives and they are antagonistic condescending and over all it is necessary to reply in kind. This including five board of supervisors, it is the publics right to access documents which is completely critical. President breed, supervisors farrell and mar dont give a damn about your rights under the law. If you make a public records request, they will not apply. When you file a complaint, they wont reply to the task force. They wont show up to the hearing. The only time they show up when they go to the ethics commission. Next speaker, please. Public speaker our people leading them to followup the holy way and to engage onto holy works of mission. Therefore with collective efforts come to save the peaceful kingdom. Certainly we can depart from human forces of destruction and stopping forward to joyful true success. The recovery of true self nature and spiritual accomplishment of family, social are prisoners of all aspects of achievement as well as two principals. With the protection of human nature. Good virtues and true principal. An establishment of great one holiness. To enhance people. We can achieve great prosperity for holiness for the new century. Amen. Next speaker, please. Public speaker sf govtv. Please begin, sir. I will start the timer. You know what im thinking . I wish i could find a way where i could give this book into the hands of everybody in the United States. Thats what im thinking. And honestly, roger stone is the answer to my prayer. Roger stone has known donald trump for 40 plus years. Hes the guy that actually got him to run for president. You say how is he the answer to my prayers . For years i have been holding up a sign on street corners asking the public to google the interview with senator john decamp. The Franklin Cover up has been quoted four times in chapter 27. Praise god, thank you, lord jesus. When you pray, shut the door and pray to thy father. I have been selling this book in salas. We have a situation here where basically hes going to indict the four president s. I pray that you protect donald trump and i pray that you make him the next president. Lord, i pray that the christians will get out and preach the gospel. Next speaker, please. Public speaker my name is charles kessler. I live in supervisor kims district. Over the weekend i had a Domestic Violence issue. I called 911 in the afternoon. Where i had an individual holding a knife to my neck. On my right and lefthand i have visible wounds from pulling the knife from the individual. No officer responded to this. I walked to the Police Station where i verbally assaulted the officer where i found out that only 4 were assigned to the beat. Ms. Breed, i called your office. I have spoken to her numerously. I want to know why the officers are being transferred out of the station . I cant give you names because the officers are afraid for retaliation. I have gone to the Police Commissioner and the police union and how you can over ride their contract amazes me. No individual should have to do that. Because of this incident and because of this report, i will probably lose my housing. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Public speaker hi, good afternoon. My name is kate west. I live in the upper haight. In june i was given a notice that my rent was going up from 3105 to 8500. That happened august 6th. Some friends pitched in. I got a 3day to cure for august. I havent been able to come up with the difference from 3,000 to 8500 for this month. Im expected to and this is unlawful. I have been in my apartment for 22 years. In my neighborhood i have given lots and lots of hours of Community Service for that time. I help babies at San Francisco general intensive care unit. I was in that program. I sat with dying people at john hospice for years. In that program, i have given a lot of service because i believe in it. But i dont know how do you justify taking a womans rent. Its just a railroad plot. Its not a special big deal thing. How do you justify 8500 from 3105. Im going down. I have no more money to give my attorney and he cant work anymore without money. He cant do anymore bono for me either. Im terrified. Im just a woman trying to keep her home. I came here because i want you to see me. Thank you, mam. Next speaker, please. Public speaker thank you, president breed and all. My name is Christopher Dall and i live at 600 howard. Still above sea level. Your crohnsey faction has lost consistent supportive members from the mayor to the super kroeney is losing goals. Of course painfully reserve the National Coalition testimony Republican Party and complaint they have lost their majority but thought they still deserve to rule. Member wiener was loudly shocked and dismayed by arithmetic by democracy that he is comfortable with. I speak with charming consortiums of arguments in the bay Police Accountability measures. The crohnseys try to hold sf p. D. Liable. The anticrohnsey tried to strip him of the powers. In the process, the city were the losers. We the people in general and the Police Community in particular all deserve to be able to share confidence in a police force that is civil, sustained, professional and prepared. But you didnt even come close. We all lost. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Public speaker good afternoon, all ladies and gentlemen. Mam, please speak into the microphone. Thank you. Public speaker im here to protest and tell all the supervisors how this law no transparency is deadly. My neighbor doesnt let my contract to finish their work on do their job. It has been holding for almost 3 years since my house was in renovations. Most San Francisco residential houses are built side by side and attached to each other. If some ill or unreasonable neighbor are using this law to prevent people to maintain the other peoples property, its not right. One of the inspector of the department told me there is a chapter 14 on first floor. That is called California Building maintaining code. But i cant find any supportive information beyond the department. Im the property owner. I have the right to maintain my building. I dont have my house to be damaged. Please help me to my contractor get this done. I need the painting and repair. These are the pieces that are missing. I need to fix it. My neighbor to cross the line. Maam, please use the microphone. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Public speaker hello, i think you guys all know me. A lot of you do. Here is the conundrum real quick that i ran into. It took me a long time to get my ssi money on a card. Someone stole my card, right . So i have been trying to recertify my ssi. They are telling me i need to have an address and i tell them i dont have an address. They say without an address i cant get my ssi anymore. And without money, how can i get an address . They told me there is nothing i can do. The money is in the account but i cant get it because i dont have an address. So some of the things i would like to say, you always support the Fire Department because lets see, yeah, can you do a quick thing on here if i put it down. The Fire Department, they are the guys that take care of the fires. There is one guy outside. Nobody gives him a commendation. He was the guy that marches outside. His name is dennis. I like him. Hes a good cop. And then i do cartoons. This is my take on kaepernick. I dont know if you saw it. For sports fans, that makes him look kind of skinny. Anyway, all of these things i do just running around for months because i havent been able to get my ssi completely back. Its a conundrum. I have no idea how to solve it. Im not politically conscious. Can someone give me a trump button. I dont have one. Does anyone have a button in their office. I love you all. I really do. By the way, i like the mayor too. Thank you, sir. Next speaker, please. Public speaker good afternoon, supervisors, peter war field, executive director of the library association. On april, the Library Commission met and as part of the report heard about a little thing called 750 bran street lease. They didnt vote to approve this deal which is good for 25 years at a Million Dollars a year rent and a Million Dollars of improvements. The minimum term initially is 10 years with 35year renewels. We have this handout that came to the Library Commission meeting on august 18th which i would like to show you. Well, it needs to be blown up. One of the bullet items say potential space for friends of the library. And then it goes on to say that the lease was approved 2 weeks earlier by the board of supervisors on august 2nd. And thats all we know about the fact until we look at the board of supervisors agenda and find out that yes, it was on the agenda august 12th, and presumably passed. This was a sweetheart deal to bailout to friends who your legislative analyst said were facing a major rent increase. What your harvey rose report did not say was something they brought up at the commission. They plan not to only have their executive offices there, they plan to do their book collection and book sales from that location which is not a Public Library publically open space. I think thats an outrage and i think that you need to know whats going on and so does the public. The library is not telling. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Public speaker tom gilberte. I just recently heard somebody say that they had some consternation about some words that i spoke here. They were never meant that way, they were never aimed that way. In an area of this part of the season and the opera coming up again. We move on. When i was a kid 5, 6, 7, 8, growing up in doctrine aetd. I still have a consternation of freedom of speech, what we do here. One of the few places we can do this. And the people that lined up today, you know. They are part of us. This is the only avenue basically you can have for 2 minutes, two 1 2 minutes i would prefer. A voice is important. Twitter, whatever the screens. I was raised with a screen, howdy and mickey mouse. Having this avenue unrestricted. If you want to campaign for yourself, you have more experience here in this chamber in the Government Office than i do. I dont think it would be harmful. It was good stuff that we got here today. I want to thank the clerk for being as generous as she is. I would also disagree. I would like to sign a petition. 28 mayor doesnt ring. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker, please. If there is anyone else who would like to address the board under Public Comment, this is your opportunity. Madam president , i dont see anyone else lineup for Public Comment. Supervisor london breed all right. Public comment is closed. Lets go to the first 3 00 p. M. Order. Clerk item 69. 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. 21. 160951 [final map 8594 100 van ness avenue] 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. 21. 160951 [final map 8594 100 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. 21. 160951 [final map 8594 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. Sf 2112349. 141021 [preparation of findings related to the tentative parcel map 639 peralta avenue] motion directing the clerk of the board to prepare findings relating to the board of supervisors decision to disapprove the tentative parcel map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. No. 014. Sf 2112349. 141021 [preparation of findings related to the tentative parcel map 639 peralta avenue] motion directing the clerk of the board to prepare findings relating to the board of supervisors decision to disapprove the tentative parcel map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. clerk of no. 014. Sf 2112349. 141021 [preparation of findings related to the tentative parcel map 639 peralta avenue] motion directing the clerk of the board to prepare findings relating to the board of supervisors decision to disapprove the tentative parcel map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. clerk of the board you have issues that involve questions that should properly be resolved by a court. The continueances that have happened have been done in anticipation that at some point those issues would be resolved by the court. Unfortunately the timing hasnt worked out as we expected and procedurally there are still open questions as to when a substantive decision would be issued. With that in mind, it appears its going to take a lot longer for us to have a court resolve the underlying legal issues that need to be resolved. So my goal and my intent would be to continue this for as long as possible to give the legal proceeding an opportunity to go forward. As i understand it from the parties, its going to take actually a long time, several months, for us to have that resolutions and after checking with the clerk of the board, it seems that even though, the appropriate thing would be to continue it for a long period of time, that the longest we can continue at this point is to december 13, 2016, because at that point well have a better sense of what the calendar for the board will be beyond that. With that in mind, i move to continue this item open december 13, 2016. And again, i thank my colleagues for their understanding of this very interesting and complicated matter. Thank you, supervisor, campos. Has made a motion to continue this item until december 13, 2016. It was seconded by supervisor peskin. Is there any Public Comment on the continuance . Seeing none, Public Comment is now closed. On the continuance, madam clerk, can you please call the roll. Clerk supervisor tang, aye, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor yee; supervisor avalos, supervisor breed, supervisor farrell, aye, supervisor kim, aye, supervisor mar, aye, supervisor peskin. Aye, there are 11 ayes. That is continued to december 13, 2016. Madam clerk, lets go to our next 3 00 special order. Items 10 and 11. Clerk items 10. And 11. The 10. 160880 [hearing street vacation order parkmerced development project] hearing to consider an ordinance file no. 160851 reading code . Supervisor london breed okay, colleagues, we are discussing this as a committee as a whole discussing the vacate order of this development project. Lets open up the hearing. Supervisor, would you like to make opening remarks . Supervisor norman yee thank you, supervisor breed. As most of you know, this development has been in the books for a few years now. For several years, it had not gone too far. But more recently there is a movement in this and there has been Community Meetings around different issues that are presented to the residents at this moment. The other thing is once this is getting started, its not one of the these immediate completion of a project. Its going to take many many years to complete. So, this particular item is something that has always been in the Development Plans or the agreement. So, i see this as more of a procedural issues that we need to take. The only emails i have gotten from residents on this particular issue is that they didnt quite understand what it really was, and we tried to explain to them and it seems okay to them. But i would urge the management of apartments to maybe do a better job in reaching out to the residents and explaining these little steps because i think once you explain it, they will be fine. I urge that we will hopefully pass this resolution. Supervisor london breed thank you, supervisor yee. And seeing that there are no names on the roster, we will open this item up to Public Comment. Is there any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. All right. This hearing has been held and is now filed, and we will reconvene as the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, lets going to the item. On item no. 11. Can you please call the roll. Clerk item 11. Supervisor tang, aye, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor yee, aye, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor breed, aye, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor cohen, supervisor farrell, supervisor kim, aye, supervisor mar. There are 11 ayes. This ordinance is passed. Lets go to items 1621. Supervisor mar . Supervisor eric mar i would like to continue 16, 17, 18. I think we will call these all individually at this point. Item 16. Clerk 160902 [supporting california state proposition 55 california tax extension to Fund Education and healthcare initiative] sponsor ma reading code . Supervisor london breed supervisor mar . Thank you. I would urge the board to continue this from back in 2012 to ensure up to 9 million a year to k 12 schools and Community Colleges. Its about 10 to Community Colleges and some years where Health Equity where low income kids and families are supported. Its a millionaires tax for education and an equitable tax that would help so many schools. Thats why its supported by our School Districts and School Boards and medical professionals. I want to give a shout out to the chinese production, in San Francisco and ace and many on the grass roots level for this millionaires tax break. I urge support. Madam clerk, on item 16. Please call the roll. Clerk item 16. Supervisor tang, aye, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor yee, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor breed, aye, supervisor campos, aye, supervisor farrell, aye, supervisor kim, aye, supervisor mar, aye, supervisor peskin, aye, there are 11 ayes. Supervisor london breed the resolution is adopted. Item 17. Clerk 17. 160903 [supporting california state proposition 56 california healthcare, research, and prevention tobacco tax amendment] sponsor mar supervisor london breed supervisor mar . Supervisor eric mar thank you, i want to thank supervisor campos and farrell and wiener. This is a no brainer, increasing the tax on a pack of cigarettes by 0. 87 including ecigarettes and nicotine. While the American Heart Association and many medical entities support this. Its holding Tobacco Companies accountable while its hooking teens on tobacco products. Dont be fooled potentially by misleading ads. I urge your support. And want to thank the Tobacco Youth coalition. I urge support. Supervisor london breed thank you, colleagues. Colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item is approved. Item 18. Clerk 141018 [public hearing appeal of tentative map 639 peralta avenue] hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works, dated september 18, 2014, approving a tentative map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014. Clerk sf 18123418. 160904 [supporting california state proposition 58 Multilingual Education act] sponsor mar supervisor eric mar another important statewide proposition. The urging of language education on this multilanguage initiative. This is an anti bilingual bilingual measure. Now introducing a measure that would increase local control so that districts with large numbers of ell or English Learners can have enough funding, local control funding and removes mandates including expensive waiver requirements for multilingual and bilingual education programs. San francisco has been stated by numerous resolutions and policies. We want to provide our students with the highest quality of education and promote language equality so immigrants can main tain their language. Prop 58 supports english instruction for all students and broader opportunities to offer multilingual programs and to be Bridge Builders and successful people for the 21st Century Global economy. I want to thank the cta, the California Association of administrators, the Latino School Board members and the latino, the latin America Teachers Association along with many others that have been advocating for language equality for many years. I urge your support for putting this on the record for the prop 58 and Multilingual Education. Supervisor london breed colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item is approved. Item 19 and 20 together. You are going to ask for a continuance on both on the same date. Please call them together. Clerk 141019 [approving decision of public works and approving the tentative parcel map 639 peralta avenue] motion approving decision of public works and approving the tentative parcel map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101. 123419. 160905 [supporting california state proposition 67 referendum to overturn ban on singleuse plastic bags] sponsor mar 141020 [disapproving decision of public works and disapproving the tentative parcel map 639 peralta avenue] motion disapproving decision of public works and disapproving the tentative parcel map for a 2unit new construction condominium project located at 639 peralta avenue, assessors block no. 5634, lot no. 014; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of sf 201234 supervisor eric mar i want to thank former supervisor kraemey and former sheriff and our Environmental Coalition for taking the lead and now a statewide protecting our environmental policy like the plastic bag ban. I urge continuation until september 13th meeting. For item 20, i want to thank supervisor tang for raising some questions that we are waiting for the school to provide how they have operated in the past. We are waiting for more information. I urge that we move these items 19 and 20. Supervisor mar, you submitted amendments to us . Yes. Did you want to wait on those amendments or do you want to introduce them today . If they havent been formally introduced, i will wait to look at them and probably introduce them between now and next week. Supervisor london breed supervisor mar has made a motion to continue item 19 and 20 for a meeting in september. 13. 2016. Without objection, that will be continued to september 13, 2016. Clerk thats a motion to approve final map 8590 in a two lot locations at 100 van ness. Supervisor london breed colleagues, can we approve the motion. Colleagues, can we take this item same house same call. Without objection this item is approved. Colleagues, i without objection will reopen Public Comment. Are there any members of the public who would like to provide Public Comment who have not done so previously. Public speaker yes, thank you for hearing me today. I have been living in an sro for almost 4 years. In that four years4 years i feel like my body and my life has been abused more than i ever imagined were to happen to myself. I can handle the sro, rules and regulations they put on people, but at the end of the day, the tennants are the ones who are living in those buildings. I applaud what we have. I love what San Francisco does for the people and for housing them. Who is counting the number of people who die earlier unnecessarily in the housing that they are given . Politics is something i know nothing about, but im eager to learn to protect the people. The eta, doesnt think about the people of San Francisco. Even though we have an office here. The building sick syndrome. Thats the same as my building. Thank you. Someone will talk to you. Are there any members of the public who havent had a chance to speak previously . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Madam clerk, will you please read in memoriam . Clerk yes, for the late gloria best, juan gabriel, judith lipke, and on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, for the late warren james hinnkle the third. Supervisor london breed colleagues, this brings us to the last of our agenda. Are there any business to attend to today . Madam clerk, that concludes the agenda. Supervisor london breed we are adjourned. [ meeting is adjourned ]. My name is jan an wong a regional paralyzing in the bureau i did not see might have as at management in the beginning which my career i have a master in Civil Engineering i thought ill follow a technical career path i scombrie being able to create a comprehensive plan implement and shape it into realty love the champs of working through cost quality schedule political and environmental structuring and finding the satisfaction of seeing the project come into fruition ive also take advantage of the sfpuc Training Program yunt my certification i see the flow from the pipeline into the tunnel one by one and i also had several opportunities to attend and make presentations at conferences also as a tape recording San Francisco resident authenticity rewarding to know the work i do contribute to the quality of life my life and those around me good morning Everyone Welcome back to the San Francisco board of supervisors budget and finance Committee Meeting for wednesday, september 7, 2016. My name is mark farrell chairman of this committee joined by supervisor katie tang and supervisor norman yee. I want to thank sfgov tv for covering this meeting as well as the clerk of our committee. Mdm. Clerk any announcements . Please sounds cell phones. Sector. Thank you. Mdm. Clerk please call item number one. Item number one, except and expend a grant for state vocational Rehabilitation Services. Thank you very much. Do we have dph person to speak on this item . Please, come on up. Good morning supervisors. My name is jenny wong in him the occasional Program Manager for Behavioral Health Services Within the department of Public Health. There two actions included in this proposed legislation with the state department of rehab. Also known as the award. The first action is to provide dioguardi with the board of supervisors approval to enter into eight threeyear agreement with you are by the county provides por with matching funds. Which you are uses to draw down federal funds to support Vocational Services in San Francisco. The board of supervisors has approved this agreement since 1992. The second action is to expend dear warren and funds over that threeyear agreement to support a Civil Service position in fiscal year 1213. The state added this component to its agreement with the city to which the amendment was approved by the San Francisco board of supervisors. To provide the city with funds to provide and support a position to act as a Program Coordinator for the vendor. This position will fit in planning organizing coordinating developing and evaluating the work of the vendors in this agreement. The department of Public Health has at the same relationship with the oh are the past way for years. You are as this relationship in 21 counties in california. In this relationship the department of Public Health is entered into an agreement with gor to provide matching funds for the purpose of supporting the expansion of Vocational Services using state funding and state contracts. The large contracts directly with Community Organizations for the delivery of Vocational Services. The amount of the awards Program Funding is dependent on how much matching funding is provided by counties. Dioguardi is able to county funds by a ratio 41. Which amounts to a county match up 21. 3 in the department of Public Health supports this agreement because it allows the expansion of Vocational Services in San Francisco with only a 21. 3 county investment in the state needs a county match in order to draw down and match from the federal government. Dph supports dois infrastructure as if significant supports the San Francisco residence and Behavioral Health services clients. Providing services that dph would not otherwise be able to afford. In short, the department pays only 21 of the budgeted however, 100 of the clients are benefiting from it. The state contactor contacts with the vendors. The current vendors are rich and multiservices, ucsf citywide, Occupational Therapy Training Program and to works. The vendors provide a specialized locational and limited support services to the clients of dhs. All experiences with mental severe mental illness. The Services Include rents of assessment services, vocational planning, career exploration, job placement and retention support and Vocational Training across several workforce sectors. Overall, this program has proven to be very successful. Over the past several years, is been a consistent improvement of productivity year after year. This success has resulted in a significant increase of Behavioral Health clients securing and retaining employment within the comparative workforce. Thank you very much for your time. Lisa may know if i can insert questions. The checks thank you. Any questions or comments you will move on to Public Comment. Anyone wish to comment on item 1 . Please step on up. Everyone will have 2 min. To speak. I just want to share that i approve of this program and have personally been affected by it and im thrilled the city is supporting it. Thank you get thank you very much. It appeals wish to speak on Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] rejects mr. Rose can we do your report for item 1 . No apologies mr. Chairman whatsoever. On page three of our report mr. Chairman and members of the committee, we report the total state locational Rehabilitation Services program for the city is 11,000,000. 5 33. 452 and that includes two factors. One is the 11,262,000 in direct state funding to the five contractors and then the subject to 71 point 22 grant funds to dph was the subject of this resolution. As shown in table 1 on page 3 of our report, the proposed grant requires 2 million in matching funds from dph to leverage the state vocational legal Patient Services Program Funding of 11 million. So that is the 21 3 the department we recommend you approve this resolution thank you. Colleagues, any questions the one comments . Any motion . Avec a motion to move forward i dont want with positive recommendation to the full board moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] mdm. Clerk please call item 215. Item number two, multifamily housing revenue note a multifamily rental Housing Project at located at 938 ellsworth st. Item number three, 2451 sacramento st. Item number four spiel [reading ordinance] thank you very much. We have the Mayors Office of housing to speak on these items . Rejects good morning. Im lydia ely senior project manager with the Mayors Office of housing and community development. Im very pleased to be here today to present these 14 resolutions to you all. These represent the culmination of about three years of work on behalf of the Mayors Office of housing and San Francisco Housing Authority. To convert 3500 units from Public Housing to privately owned and managed refurbished units that are sponsored by most of our communitybased nonprofit Affordable Housing developers. The work that is being done on these properties today, the issuance of resolutions that you are reviewing in total over 700 million in Construction Resources for these projects will focus on really restoring these units to habitability. As you all know the Housing Authority has suffered under funding for many many years and as a result these units have phone into disrepair. They are going to receive about 500 million in rehab among the 35among the 2000 units that we are addressing today. The work that will take place addresses five deficiencies in the building. Like safety deficiencies. In other words, fire safety and sprinklers. The work will also address building envelope deficiencies. That means roofs, windows, etc. And of course of the units will receive upgrades to provide updated amenities for the residents benefit. This work has really been a collaborative effort with about 10 different city departments. Led by our our office but mostly involving the Planning Department the building department, department of environment, dpw, working with us, puc, Human Services agency, this is really an all hands on deck effort. I think the city should be very proud of it. Of course, the center that is a partnership with the Housing Authority which currently owns and manages the properties. On the financial side, the city is putting in about 100 million into these projects across both phases. Again this is 3500 units. It may sound like a lot but in phase 2 alone were leveraging 330 million in private debt and 814 million in private equity. So, we are leveraging about 1021 the citys investment in these properties. These properties are located across the subject of their 9 11 of our supervisorial district of this is unusual to have a presence and have such great activity and improvement of our housing across the whole city. Today, we have representatives of a number of the developing teams. Seven developer teams doing these 14 projects. A number of them are here if there are questions from you all about individual projects. Otherwise ill be happy to provide more detail and projects themselves or the financing if you wish . Thank you very much. Colleagues, any questions . Just a quick question. In terms of your assessment and the amount needed to refurbish or rear renovate or fix, was it done on a sort of individual oneonone or is this a 10 units thats probably on average cost about that much . Well the property as you would imagine some were built in the 40s commit some of them were built in the 90s. Across projects it was really a variation on what is needed. Theres some very large ticket items that increase the cost per unit and for example seismic work that has to be undertaken for the whole building at a lot of cost per unit. But to answer question, it really does very a lot good i will say, in this phase 2, we are doing about 240,000 in rehab per unit on average. Again that will vary depending on the property. Some of them are in better shape because of the way they were constructed. Some are in better shape because they are younger. But, yes, in phase 1 we had 14 projects also in our average was 150,000. So the units that were doing now are much greater need of repair. Do you happen to have a breakdown of the units in regards to number of bedrooms . Like, how many of these units are two bedrooms, how many are one and so forth . I dont have that on the bit i can tell you that the 14 projects, three of them are family project at 11 are was called senior disabled project. Those of zero bedrooms studio bedrooms studio units and one bedroom. So, on the other hand, the family projects tend to have more units. We one project with 234 projects in time the town. We one of a similar size in the bayview. So, i can say generally we have more smaller units than family units, but i can get to that breakdown i really would appreciate that. I have a focus on family units and how we develop and support it so that information would be useful. The three family projects are a la many which are 150 units and thats in district 9. Then [inaudible] north. 200 units in chinatown and that we have westbrook in the bayviewHunters Point and that is 223 i believe. Thank you colleagues, any further questions . Will move on to Public Comment. Anybody was to comment on items 215 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] rejects any last comments or questions . Can have a motion . I like to make a motion to move items 215 moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] please call item number 16 mdm. Clerk items 16, [reading ordinance] thanks. Mayors office of housing is here again to speak im here to present the issuance resolution to fund rehabilitation work at st. Francis of sissy senior community. The transaction does not change. So that presented the resolution for the project to the committee back in november of last year. In addition to still conduit financing with no records of the citys general fund. The all 110 units of the project will continue to serve seniors earning a more than 50 of area Median Income and this girl of the replication still include significant repairs and upgrades which are outlined in the project review in that report talk it into what change, they secured allocation from the california allocation committee. The developer in the city attend by the financing fee including construction permanent mortgage lenders tax Credit Investors on counsel and other attorneys in the citys municipal advisor. The Financing Team is that several times and developed substantially bundled on documents that appear in the issuance back before you. As for timeline we anticipate upon closing to occur by the end of this month. With construction beginning shortly there after a construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. On behalf of the developer for the project mercy housing california Mayors Office of housing and community velma would like to thank you for reconsideration you today with afford to your continued support and without i like to conclude the staff report and answer any questions. Thank you. Any questions on items 16 . Seeing none, beaumont to Public Comment. Anybody was to comment on items 16 z1 seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] i moved to the full board for positive recommendation moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] mdm. Clerk please call item 17 and 18 together, please item 17, [reading ordinance]. Item 18, [reading ordinance] item number 19, [reading ordinance] thank you very much. We have tida her to speak. The three leases in front of you today are requested for approval to extend the term of the master lease between [reading ordinance] United States navy for Treasure Island child care ctr. , south waterfront parcels in the landing instruction parcels. The amendment in front of you request an extension of one year. Theres no additional changes to the terms of the master lease in these amendment and the snow expenses or revenues associated with these leases. Tida approval and am available for questions. Thanks. Colleagues, any questions . Supervisor yee wife 01 year exclusion versus not just turning it over . Why do we come back for extensions of your . Yes. Historically that has been the case. The master lease on your twoyear term. In previous years that in parcels that been removed from the master lease or added to the master leases. So historically they have been on a yeartoyear term. Associated subleases and that we have in place with businesses on commercial tenants under the subleases are on a yeartoyear term. Theres not really too much more of a next mechanical answer than that at this point. The checks doesnt make sense to operatei mean, this is a new wave of business. What is operating on a yeartoyear term . Those are the terms that are in the lease that the navy presents. I will remind the board last year we did execute a similar amendment with a cooperative agreement to extend a multiyear basis until would sunset so we do not need to keep coming back each year. That is certainly something that we can talk with the navy about and see if with next years amendment they would be amenable to further term which, im not sure if that is what youre asking, but we are willing to see if thats the case. To not have to amend it every year. It just makes more sense not to do it every year. Unless you have it for many years. Okay. Seeing no other questions thank you very much. Will move on to Public Comment. Anyone wish to public on these comments seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] i like to make motion to move this 1719 with a positive recommendation to the full board moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] mdm. Clerk please call item 20 item 20, [reading ordinance] thanks. We have jamie with it to speak on this item good morning. My name is jimmy whitaker. Property tax manager and the comptrollers budget analysis division. He with the annual property tax rate ordinance and pass through. As you probably know, the base 1 property tax rate is set by proposition 13 passed by california voters in 1978. The portion above 1 is determine each year so that we collect enough property tax revenue to pay for the general Obligation Bond principal and interest do that fiscal year. The original ordinance is submitted august 2 prior to the bart board determining the three county tax rate factor. So, the number included for the bart general Obligation Bonds and original ordinance is an estimate good i like to ask that the committee amend the original legislation to reflect what the bart board determined would be the tax rate factor and that is 0. 008 0 . For bart geo bonds and that would bring the composite property tax rate per 201617 up to a little bit what, was estimated to 1. 1792 . I do have just a couple of slides to put on the overhead. So, the last years property tax rate was 1. 82 1. 1826 . This year its going down slightly. 1. 1792 . Thats based upon the schools and special district collective rate for their geo bonds go down just a little bit. To provide a comparative tax bill for last year compared to this year, the median taxable values not the market value, but the median assessed taxable values is about 500,000 for singlefamily single dwelling home in San Francisco. So, that is the reason you see 500,000 from last year to this year the inflation that allowed by proposition 13, the inflation increases 1. 5 to 5 . Thus, the typical property tax bill for this evaluation could go about 73. 14. If you have any questions or be happy to answer them. Thank you for that expiration. Colleagues, any questions . We do i pass out the amendment already sold we have him and him and the court has them as well. Mr. Rose can we get your report on item 20 . Rejects mr. Chairman i would at we recommend that you approve this legislation. Thank you very much. With that will open up to Public Comment. Anybody wish to comment on item 20 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] be checks on make a motion to send the fourth item 20 as amended per the as stated on the record with positive recommendation to the full board , commotion was to adopt the amendment. Moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] also motion by supervisor tang we take that be without [gavel] thank you limited because please call item 21 item 21, [reading ordinance] thank you very much. Do we have hsa here or who do we have to speak on items 21 . Good morning. My name is robert walsh acting director of the facilities and operations. Human services agency. We are here today to renew the lease at 165 cap street. The building is currently occupied by the Mission Neighborhood resource center, which is a vital part of the community and they provide various Services Like drop in services for folks. Our very critical to helping the community especially with regard to the homelessness. This lease is for, i believe, its five years right. Five years and it is a little below the market value. Let me grab my notes, here. So, the total five your cost would be 1,276,000. 847. The first year of the lease would be 240,000, which is actually very close to the price we are already playing. Given is this a question so be happy to answer them. Okay colleagues any questions right now . Mr. Rose, can we go to report on item 21, please yes mr. Chairman and members of the committee. On page 11 of our report we note hsa currently pays the annual rent for the 165 cap st. At two and 22,000. 37 so that would increase in the first year by 8. 3 or 18,000. 463 two 240,500 yard according to the real estate division, that 8. 3 increase in rent is reasonable because the landlord has not increase the rent since expiration of the original lease in december 2010 and the proposed rent represents their market value. As the department as indicated, the total rent payments for the initial five year lease terms are 1. 2. That shown in table 2. On page 12 of our reports. We do recommend you approve this resolution. Thank you mr. Rose. Colleagues any questions for our analyst . Seeing none, will move on to the public. Anyone wish to comment on 21 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] denied a motion to move this toward moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] mdm. Clerk can we call item 22, please item 22, [reading ordinance] rejects thanks very much. Mayors office of housing is a. Thanks for having my name is Stacy Patrick project manager and the Mayors Office of housing and community development. Before you today is that a resolution authorizing the acquisition of 5000 squarefoot lot located at 25th st. And connecticut street for the purpose of building Affordable Housing. The purchase we made pursuant to the option agreement for purchase and sale of Real Property between the city and owner of the land the San Francisco Housing Authority and that is stated dated june 1 26. All went out to key terms from that agreement. One is that the Purchase Price is one dollar. Thats made in consideration for the future use of the Affordable Housing and the partnership between the San Francisco Housing Authority and the potrero hope sf project. Which the site is adjacent to. The second term is that the closing will happen 30 days after the board of supervisors approves exercising the option to purchase and that will facilitate the project meeting its construction schedule. Were hoping to close on financing in the next couple months and Start Construction by the end of the year. The city will merge this 5000 ft. 2 lot with the 25,000 squarefoot adjacent lot located 1101 connecticut st. Which we already purchased earlier this year. Weve entered into an option to ground lease for the entire 30,000 squarefoot lot with rich housing. That is so that they construct 72 units of Affordable Housing on the site. The site is known as block x which is part of the larger potrero hope sf revitalization plan. The site is currently vacant and will require no relocation. Which helps meet the larger potrero hope sf goals of achieving minimal displacement of residents while we revitalize the whole site. Of the 72 units, 53 of those units we made for residents made available for residents of the potrero hope sf site. In conclusion, the acquisition of this parcel will enable the Land Assembly needed to create 72 units of Affordable Housing block x and the the project schedule starting construction on his much needed housing by the end of the year. This concludes my presentation good if you any questions, i am available rejects thank you. Colleagues, any questions the one we will move on to Public Comment on item 22. Anyone wish to speak . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] denied a motion . Moved and seconded. We can take that without objection [gavel] thank you everybody. Mdm. Clerk any other business in front of us . Detects no mr. Chairman. Okay. We are adjourned. [gavel] [adjournment] [gavel] hello good morning everyone and welcome to our exciting rules Committee Meeting of thursday, september 8, 2016. Im Grady Katie Tang chairman of the committee and to my left is cohen. Mar will be joining us shortly. From sfgov tv would like to thank charles kremenak. We have any announcements speed tends thank you. Thanks. Please sounds all cell phones [reading ordinance] at this time i think oregon about skip over item 1. If we can go on to item 2 item number two, [reading ordinance] so, this is one of the i guess routine appointments to the reentry counsel and am happy to support supervisor avalos on the. See no other questions or comments on open item number two to Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] we will do that without objection [gavel] lets call item 35 together item 35 [reading ordinance] great, thank you. So, at this time i believe that colin kelly from our puc would like to make a few remarks there will although commissioners in the order appears on the agenda for the presentation. Good morning supervisor. Im here to offer my support for the reappointment of the three commissioners to the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. Francesca hitler was squarely and [inaudible]. I would like to give you a little perspective of each one of them. Quickly. First, i like to start with Francesca Vidor can in fact, our history goes back to 1996 when she was a Department Head of environment and i was City Engineer where she was trying to introduce Green Buildings which i thought she was crazy at the time. But, now its industrystandard. Working with her, i really understand her a little better, not holy but a little better. She is really pushed our organization. First Major Organization with Community Benefit policy and Environmental Justice policy, which we advocate nationally. She is really pushing on sewer System Improvement Program, Green Infrastructure, and how we plan to protect the environment and i think her drive to help us successfully launch clean power sf is a testimony to her tenacity. I just want to support her in a reelection. The next commissioner i would like to give my support to is in court egypt was courtney and i share a lot of the same vision about creating jobs. And how we not only provide opportunities for communities in these jobs that were created but how do we build a pipeline for people in the community to get these union jobs with benefits and how they also can become City Employees as well. So, he has really focused his efforts on our sewer System Improvement Program, i wonder system Recruitment Program and also clean power sf from the perspective of how we can provide jobs to the community and i think he has been very valuable in his contribution. The last one, commissioner is in molar tainted and miller king has been there for 19 years and she has been a voice of reasoning that she has what we call the jesse water running through her veins. She knows everything. She documents on every conversation we had were for the last 19 years, every time we talk about a subject she pulls out a piece of paper i was talking out 16 years ago and shares that with me. So, at a minimum, she is a great filing system. She has been really the sort of the foundation of making sure our organization is financially responsible get on the Water System Improvement Program and sewer System Program and also clean power. She is focused on how can we protect our ratepayers, financial. She needs our financial or actual our budget process every other year. She has been really thorough and as she reviews our budget. So, one promise that in and i made is that we are going to stay on until we actually built the digester and southeast Treatment Facility and so i want to make sure that i help her and shes going to help me say when those with that project is complete. So, in closing, i would just say im very fortunate to be the general manager with an allstar team as commissioners and i would hope that you support the three reappointments here today. They give a much thank you very much. So at this time will call up each of the commissioners in the order that you appear on the agenda. Come on up. Thank you. Hello kitty good morning. Im Francesca Vidor. I really appreciate your consideration of my reappointment to the puc. I been on the commission for eight years now and i feel very proud of all the work weve accomplished so far and Environmental Justice Environmental Policies pasted i feel like to puc graduate years ago is really institutionalized a lot of its green programming initially recognized nationally and internationally as an environmental steward. So i just hope that i can continue to serve in that capacity. More specifically, im really looking forward to being able to assist with the limitation of the sewer System Improvement Program. And as harlan mentioned, the Green Infrastructure i think is huge potential budget from an environmental perspective but multitude of benefits that can provide jobs to storm Water Management to beautify neighborhoods throughout San Francisco. I am also looking for to continued success of clean power sf which another weve got launched i think is gone beyond our expectations as far as success of enrollment into the next big push is critical and i hope to be able to assist with that. So thank you for your consideration. Thank you could just some general questions off all of the appointees to just either speak to in your remarks or insert if you havent already addressed, but wanting to know, why you would like to continue which i think i got out of your statement here, but what are some of the challenges that you see facing the that the puc will be facing in the future and how do you expect to work to address that . I think a couple of the challenges were going to face the drought is going to continue i believe. I think Climate Change is on a trajectory where water is going to continue to be scarce. So were going to really need to be much more aggressive about that person find our water system. We are bringing on groundwater. We are bringing on recycled water and i believe its not a moment too soon because Water Management is that a critical issue for the puc. We also be seen our rates go up so i think its going to be really important, especially from Equity Perspective to make sure that a low income communities and communities already struggling to stay in the city are going to be able to afford their utility services. As we enter into the rebuild of our sewer system. So, its credited a lot of documentation and Community Engagement to make sure especially those most vulnerable financially will be able to pay the increased rates and will be able to rebuild our system. With that in mind. Thank you. Any questions from other Committee Members spewing commissioner cohen thank you for your interest and willingness to serve. Theres been a lot of call, date conversation about the Wastewater Treatment plant government usually try to rebuild it. Do you feel any strong or i would imagine that you do feel strongly about the rebuild process. What are some of the feedback to hearing from the neighbors in the neighborhood around the looming the development of the Treatment Plant . Welcome i think change is hard and i think its overdue. So i think the neighbors have a lot of questions. I been really proud of pucs involvement at the neighborhood level the engagement level. Theres been a lot of outreach to communities to participate in the beginning of what theyd like to see in the community. I its been a long time since the 50s synth that plant was built and theres been a lot of negative impact, and i feel like were on the brink here of really being able to create a destination place with the Treatment Facility and without reenvisioning and rebuild of the Community Center that. I think its going to be a place of pride for that community thats long overdue people can gather, we are people 10 x. The neighborhood in a whole different level than they have been able to for these last years. I think that by focusing most of our dollars and most of our attention in district and interview and that site, that its going to be an opportunity to really galvanizing reinvigorate and i live in the community thats not happened historically, really. Since maybe it was first done years ago to look for to that effort. I know my commissioners share the commitment to making sure that budget is really done right and is really led by the community. One thing i want to, and not just you but the entire commission, you guys have done a fantastic job in bringing summer interns and on board and to the department whether their young engineering students or students dont even know they want to the engineers and results of the end of the summer to their placement they have found themselves on the pathway to a new career. I think that really has to do with the strength of the and the direction not only of harlan and his executive and also the commission being in sync with the overall vision of exposing young people to careers they would not normally be think about it when you think about the environment. When you say about empowering people to be more than an activist but actually rolling up the sleeves, learning the science to save your participant and be a part of the rebuild. The project will be going on for a long time. [laughing]. Theres room for a lot of room for opportunity to inspire other people. Coming on board i think that is right. One of the challenges we are seeing retirement the silver tsunami is coming but one of the opportunities is to engage our youth and get them excited about these jobs and break the pipeline for them to become the next generation of utility leaders, really think. I know other questions. Thank you for your presentation and answering the question. Commissioner supervisor mar is not here. He might have questions before this is over. Thank you. Well commissioner king good morning. I certainly have any of you times before. Im here to certainly ask for reassignment to the commission for the next four years. I think im just going to jump over eight accomplishments because ive been vicechairman ive been on the commission for so long and we have done so much of the infrastructure, and the birth of the water system, the 4. 8 billion that is almost completed now, 90 completed, and the beginning of our waste water system. So, we are now 11 completed on that. That is 2. 9 billion. So, i would really like to jump to what i see are our problems Going Forward and what i would like to do about them. First of all, i want to keep a very sharp eye on our sewer Improvement Program. It has to be on budget and on time. I have been very involved with digesters even ever since isaac came on this commission in 1997 and so they are part of me. I cannot wait until theyre in the ground and functioning so that is my true goal. Secondly, another concern i have is the fact that weve been so good about conservation and consequently, already bizarre way off. We have dropped 17 in the last 10 years in revenues. So, we have to really look at our system and how we are going to change that. So that is a top priority for me. Dr. Priority for me is to keep a very watchful eye on the clean power program. We have to also look to build out that we can do to complement that system. And just for your information, in november we have 765 new signups and out of that 70 are [inaudible] so thats very good news because thats what were looking forward to. My fourth feeling in terms of priorities is to make sure that we get our reset program completed. We have three outstanding projects and they face different problems in their development. So, i see, for sure, we have cavities completed within the next four years. The three projects their Major Projects do you think we can get them done in the next four years . The next yes, definitely there under construction now. It just we had some problems with the land situation. We had to change motion and so on and so forth. Lastly, my concern is to really forcefully look to other water sources, how we are going to do that and move forward with that. Because we certainly cannot rely on our snow melt, which might not be occurring in years to come. So, lastly, i just wanted to make some remarks about my last 19 years and the changes i have seen. First of all, i want to complement our utility. I think its a very fine fine well run utility and i would compare to any publicly held utility. Under rgm kelly and deputy gm michael carlin, it is really so just beautifully run. We should be very proud of it. And you, supervisors, should be very proud of the fact, two. Secondly, i want to remark about our relationship with boss called. Bart the is a Water District we have 26 Water Districts to which we so water and when i came on the commission there was no communication. It was just no. Now we have a very fine working relationship with them, with their staff, our staff and i would like to point out to the ceo, nicolehas been a great leader overtaking the retirement from arts johnson. The third point i like to make is that our commission is very well functioning. We worked together very well. Way back in 2008 the whole commission was dismantled and i was the only commissioner at the time, and the seats were assigned. The environmental sees the financial seats so on and so forth. So, i want to say that this stems from actually the board of supervisors and was a very good idea and i think it functions very well that we do have these assigned seats, but we all have broad vision to Work Together and i really want to complement my fellow commissioners. Lastly, what has not changed is the communication and the weight we have worked and you have worked with oscar the board of supervisors, i know the five times ive served as president for some reason theres always been some trauma. Its been a very rewording to have great help from the board. I appreciate that. So, with that, any questions and . Thank you very much for your very laser focus presentation to colleagues, any questions or comments . Supervisor mar has joined us now i just want to say i dont think you necessarily need people speaking out for you but ed harringtons letter in support acknowledging your focus on infrastructure and core water and sewer wastewater efforts. I think its important. I really appreciate you talking about clean power sf and ensuring that local buildout is so critical and we maximize the number of super green customers as well. Then, from a regional perspective come i think the dq tosca with the bay area water supply conservation agency, a letter of support showing the understanding of the regional vision of San Francisco and our partner counties and Water Systems but i really appreciate historical memory that you always provided and helping to educate me on the issues and ill look forward to more years of your leadership on the puc can i want to thank commissioner theater, also for the service and really focused on sustainability and the environment, but commissioner diane, your history with the with our Enterprise Department and the puc and the city is really amazing and im just so happy youre going to be serving again. This is entering your third decade, i think of service to the city but thank u so much. Thank you very much thank you. I do also you know as someone who cares a lot about finances as well want to thank you and commissioner before opening up the rate issue and how the revenues are defining the good and bad problem as we spoke about before in terms of how we are doing better with conservation but that impacts us in other ways. So i look forward to working with all of you to address that as well. Chairman tang, i forgot to mention i never met someone who is so interested in digest. Because of the severe need in the southeast neighborhoods to have clean and new technology but i appreciate you traveling globally to understand the technology from the workers that implement them to the technology and other things, that is really is a something about your leadership on the puc as well well it is a passion. I must say you become an expert in sludge and so they we should call you the grand madame as well as the down from hetch hetchy. I think youre incredibly good example for many women across San Francisco what leadership looks like. You walk it and talking and you done it for a very long time and were grateful for your service. You do it with a tremendous ease and is a sense of elegance particularly when youre thinking about engineering terms and you could probably really give some of these young engineering students a run for their money on terms, terminology as well as your know how your technological knowhow around different systems. I, too, just one comment and recognize you are exceptional in the sense that you get out. You walk the plans. You meeting with the consultants doing the tourist. Attending the conferences on the front line learning about the latest technology and that is to be admired and commended. Thank you for your service. Im happy to support your state gmac thank you so much the next thank you very much for your presentation. So, now we will move on to commissioner courtney junior. Good morning supervisor. Thank you for having to get my name is Vince Courtney. Im from San Francisco. I was born and raised in. Im honored mayor lee was appointed to this commission i served on the commission since 2010. I never thought i would do anything like this. I think one of the reasons im still there and still interested in your support is because the Community Workforce that place on high priority on. We heard a little bit about clean power. Obviously, the water system improvement with i can get into those things if you want to get into those things but i do want to talk a little bit about the workers and the people and then obviously the sewer System Improvement Program, which is underway. I have a lot of respect for my colleagues. I rise in support of them as well. Obviously, i am proud of my affiliation with organized labor. Im proud of the men and women of the San Francisco Labor Council and leadership we have their, jim paulson was in the room. Im especially proud the building and construction trades confident that youll hear from later on another item. Especially mike calio who were integral in development of the project Labor Agreement that covers this sewer System Improvement Program to commissioner science point the well was completed job on time and on budget. Obviously, the men and women of the Labor International union im proud of them as well because they just have the fight in them. I think most of you are aware of my record when it comes to the Career Pathways Community Workforce development specifically in areas underrepresented and underserved. Pretty much made it my lifes work to advance those Career Pathways through action instead of just words. We did together the first the apprentice ship program we run the mayors preoperation program on the west side of San Francisco. Some of those candidates are here today and the purpose of doing that is to make sure local residents the best crack at these fulltime jobs in both public and private sectors. Weve already graduated probably 70 individuals. A number of gone into the Public Sector pathways and a number have gone into the private sector pathway. Im honored by the and kelly will rise and supported me. Ive the most respected public objective is a true leader. I think its incredible vision and today we had a conversation with harlan, j ellis and michael and its amazing how much work the utility has managed to just complete the last year. It happens and you guys know this as well as anybody, it happens to you when youre reminded about all the things that you did in the year it shocking volume of work. So, im asking that you consider my reappointment to the commission. Every promise that we made weve capped could we kept our word. We been honest and transparent. With a lot of work to do moving forward so ill take any questions. Thank you very much for your presentation at supervisor cohen the next i probably less questions and more of a statement. What i admire most about you, vince is you are a leader. Whether you are a commissioner or not a commissioner even part of San Francisco in a leadership role in a very thoughtful and profound way. United Work Together with a wrecking part on glen eagles project. And connecting the local 261 to apprentice ship programs and to the neighborhood. I think that those stated because i think you would be the type of leader if youre going into battle you want a guy like this on your team. The right. The right witty. He will take a couple hits and will even throw a few for you. [laughing] at the said but thats a big knowledge. Not everybody even on the drawnout rules committee not every commissioner acted out. Even a leader before being a commissioner. You build helping people before being a commission. This is almost like a feather in the capt. Something you dont even need. Its an acknowledgment about singing readership. But i think its a testament to your personal character and there are few people that come before us for Commission Appointments they really have that innate leadership ability. A major turnout room like this. Thats quite a commendable. To have top levels of labor leadership in the city as well as regionally to turn on your support that incredibly good i dont see that here but im sure hes somewhere close by. That is. Your mom is here. See, that the other thing i like it because of the fire without mom or dad. Go there every step of the way. [laughing] executive probably would have kids here. I know you got it some are around. Nonetheless, making light of the situation but i really want to just publicly acknowledge the work youve done quietly when people are not paying attention but when youre public setting you hitting yourself in a very professional way. Sometimes it can get a little contentious when ratepayers find out have to pay more for services, but you been able to bring a measure and professional perspective to the board and you never leave labor behind. Never forget about the men working men and women and i commend you for that get that incredible and we need more people in leadership positions like you. Thank you very much supervisor cohen [applause] supervisor mar i want to thank commissioner courtney and i appreciate what youre saying about the pcs great opportunities for getting people especially are low income southeast and other communities jobs in a new sustainable economy. As we transition to a from a fossil fuel economy to a hopefully, cleaner greener economy as well. I know as clean power as it moves forward were some concerns that some commissioners like you had but i appreciate now everyone is on board supporting clean power as ethanol local buildout as you mentioned it so critical for getting many of our workers from our communities to work as we build this Incredible Program out on a very large scale compared to other counties. But im wondering if you talk a little more about the local buildout and how you envision that along with other commissioners as well . The next i appreciate at supervisor mar production down memory lane given those comments it is really organized labor its been so performed now. The primary conversation that myself , my karaoke jim paulson were we were all having was about the buildup. That was a priority. It was about where the workers would benefit into the program and we set that aside. So, were still working on that piece could we set that aside in the interest of the clean power program. We feel confident that working to get more into the weeds in that but once we were able to get organized labor on the same page, which was the last and heaviest lift, thats when they were able to secure the threshold number of votes to get that done. I actually look forward to having those conversations. Im impressed with the numbers. Im impressed the amount of folks that are withdrawn. I think its 1. 8 when a prediction was 8 . In the next phase, we will see expanding it expanding it and expanding it. Its delicate given some of the issues we have with for someone i percent in support of the program. Im enthusiastic in particular, about the buildout. And havoc with the men and women of the construction trades but also local 21 seiu you on the ministry decided how that puts folks Work Together for a long long time before. Yes i was in a mansion with the leadership of puc staff j ellis, others theres a Strong Social justice and Equity Perspective. Could you talk a little bit about how you see social justice and equity in him anyways in the Career Pathways that you talked about earlier . Next thank you again. Thank you again. Those are nicely done the middle. I was here yesterday talking about proposition b john avalos is called hearing supervisor avalos it called a hearing about equity in the matrix for back and parked after proposition b. Those kind of amazed to go through that and ive been back in your area in district 1. There is a hot zone there. I did not know from the lesson. Died like it you look more and more every day you go through that did not take the time to get into those weeds. When it comes to j, j is as good as it gets. Shes thoughtful. She delivered shes always willing to meet with me but also talking to massoud. Massoud has responsibly as relates to the sewer System Improvement Program moving forward. I mean, thats my wheelhouse is the equity particularly the labor peace but making sure that folks want to be electricians have a Clear Pathway to be an electrician. Joe koppel is in the room we also supported folks want to be plumbers. The plumbers, the pcs all about the plumbers. At the fact. Everybody knows that so making sure theyre in line with those Career Pathways, whatever training you have to administer, whether nationally recognized multicolor craft curriculum of the Building Trades we do administer whatever programs their administering in else with the changes in technology the changes in tools, doing with those safe work practices and it is changing. These labor organizations are experts when it comes to that work. The doors are swinging wide open. We really want local higher in the Public Sector. It just about outreach. So every opportunity i get you mentioned dpw and you mentioned back and parked. Every opportunity at and theres a few people in the room right now to make sure that we reach into communities to get those folks interested. We actually had a meeting at the union hall a few weeks back where we laid out all those job classifications. We told them exactly what they were and exactly how they fit into the Clear Pathway. Theres a little more to it than just the general Civil Service application process. You have to explain what the wage rates are. Not expand with the benefit packages are. You have to talk about the barriers. You have to talk about union dues. Its about drug tested that that those conversations before i leave, only to see that we integrate those conversations into the city programming at a judge i know donna is it. She does workforce in hr but those are the kinds of impact were trying to have weathered that the puc whether to the Building Trades council, whether Labor Council, whether its through our own collective bargaining agreement, its exact overtime to accomplish. Thank you thank you very much. I just want taking up her juju at all the comes made by supervisor cohen and mar. I know see five which you occupy is an atlarge seat but i would not be surprised in the future we have changes because i think its incredibly important as were talking about all the work puc is engaged in without labor components and mindset for everything is the department does. So i just wanted thank you for everything youve done. In fact i have not had to meet with you before this rules committee because i know exactly what youre doing. Youre out there working hard with not only existing people part of your organization but also young people who are seeking to be where you are. So, with that said, i just want to thank you for your service as well. At this time, then i dont have any questions. I dont see any other comments. We have backed up the presentations from all three commissioners. So, at this, i know youre all you to get to work and open up Public Comment for item 35. I have a couple of common cards im going to call. I also understand we have a large number of people here in support of commissioner courtney we will asked to stand in a moment. At the moment, i have eight card. [calling Public Comment cards] first, its great to have dinner with three leading to a my favorite councilmembers. Supervisor eric mar and melia cohen. Eric and i sit on the bay area Quality Management district great seeing you advocate raising your mother. Im here to rise in support of his courtney and at the same time thank harlan kelly. As you know, daly city and a number of cities, we get our water from the puc. Its been very very collaborative,. Visit i had the opportunity to talk about numerous issues relative to San Mateo County in terms of job creation. I think you brought up a great point commissioner mar supervisor mar terms of social equity. These are the issues by billy vitally important and i think one thing that is always does, mr. Courtney always does hes always accessible. Whenever of questions about infrastructure were Different Things happen around in San Mateo County, its always been there to answer very clearly. I think he representsi know hes your commissioner please always been accessible to the elected family in San Mateo County. I incurred you to support mr. Courtney in his appointment. Thank you very much thank you very much for being here. Next speaker, please. Good morning commissioners. My name is tom harrison. I come here to support mr. Courtney for reappointment to the puc commission. I stayed up late last night trying to think of something nice to say about him. But youve already said these things. I just will say one thing that someone once said that this is a doer. If you want something done, ask vince. He gets these things that. As example with the Apprenticeship Program in the preApprenticeship Program. In my opinion hes a great guy. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Supervisors, jim paulsen executive director of San Francisco of Labor Council. We represent over 100,000 men and women in Public Private sector here in San Francisco and chair katie tang is music to my ears when you talk about labor seats. We are very very proud of having commissioners who come from the ranks of organized labor on some of our commissions and we believe that should be a policy of the Labor Council and of the supervisors. Is what i should say. We are very proud to have Vince Courtney representing us at the puc in that wonderful speech that you gave supervisor cohen that i will vote for you last night was incredibly [laughing]incredibly to the point and i dont think i couldve said any better but this courtney represents organized labor. He sits on the boards of both the Building Trades council and the Labor Council and is the commissioner jeff says, he gets things done. We really are proud to have him on board so Labor Council supports his reappointment. Thank you thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning commissioners. Larry mazzola junior local 30 Plumbers Union also president of San Francisco Building Trades. I dont Vince Courtney for about 10 years. Weve been friends the last six months of those 10 years. [laughing]. In all seriousness, i urge you to reappoint vince. You can find a more dedicated guide for what hes doing for the commission. He weve heard from him what hes been doing and ways going to continue to do. He fights for all workers. He fights for neighborhood people getting those jobs. He fights for the city itself. You could not find a more dedicated person to be on the commission in a really appreciate it if you would reconsider putting them back on as commission because he is a very smart guy. Is he undid all those older than i am. But he has a long time in this business and he knows what he is doing and really cares about the residence of San Francisco so i really urge you to reappoint him. Thank you thank you. Supervisors [inaudible]. Theres an ethic in the Building Trades of living our work speak for its oh. You can look around town and see how the workspace for itself but that we can get in a very real way this commission latest iteration of the Public Utility Commission speaks for itself. Using the real level of accomplishment the commission has shepherded in the last couple of years. The green cut clean power sf near completion of the water System Program and if there were not for few surprises with even closer to completion. The start of the sewer System Program. That last regard, particularly commissioner courtney as folks have said, his involvement on the commission is important process we again because of his passion for creativity in and knowledge about Workforce Development. As we try to engage the southeast part of San Francisco in projects that affect it so many ways, it will be important that we draw heavily on the workforce there. To do that work and to come into our trades and commissioner courtney is the right person to have in place to help that along. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning supervisor. Lynn cafe from the assessor recorders office. Im here on behalf of Councilmember Carmen chu. She want to be an issue as they do share some words. Carmen has great support for james. Hes been outstanding dedicated commissioner serving as a top leader. He listens to the public various constituencies and takes action to prove the lies surrounding. I think its proven by the number people in the room to get sure theres a bigger room and be a bigger audience. These are the qualities that cannot and should not be overlooked as the puc commissioner and we urge you to vote in support of reappointment having this service commissioner. Thank you so much thank you so much. Next speaker, please. Im robert watkins. Im a longtime employee of the city. The work for parking that over 35 years. Thats been involved in labor and my moms involved in late. Im here to sport this courtney for reappointment. He is, like the supervisors hes right or that. Hes for working class people. And creating jobs. Im also on the friendship board and i watch what he does. Hes a great guy. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning hon. Supervise. My mysteries of program with local 261. David opportunity to speak in support of the reappointment of Vince Courtney. That the pleasure working with events for over a decade now. He brings a lot of assets to the table. One is he has a unique ability to think outside the box. He can listen to both sides of an issue and come up with Creative Solutions that usually exceed both sides expectations. I echo the sentiments of everybody who spoke before me in support and his dedication to Workforce Development and providing Job Opportunities to the citizens of San Francisco is unmatched in the city. So, deeply supporting a reappointment thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning supervisor. My name is bruce i get. Im involved in the community in district 6. Here today speaking on behalf of myself. Im speaking in support of reappointment for Vince Courtney junior. This has represented thousands of workers and thousands of classifications both public and private sectors in Northern California for decades. His experience in the Construction Industry in general and connection with his work with the Building Trades will be invaluable as the sea cf puc loses 7 million sewer Improvement Program for. In the strong record your pension and heard about the Community Workforce, Workforce Development and Career Pathways is a benefit to residents and rate payers alike. One key thing for me i just like to sum up. Ive not known this that long maybe a year or two but ive seen in those couple of years is just amazing what hes accomplished and the relationships he has built. That doesnt mean agreeing with everyone, every time to avoid conflict really having meaningful and thoughtful discussions on an issue by issue basis. Thats really special quality. Thank you for the opportunity providing comments and again speaking in support of Vince Courtenay junior. Thanks thank you very much. Before i am bring up the next speaker im going to call somewhere speaker cards. [calling Public Comment cards] thank you. Good afternoon. My name is monica wasnt a second objective Young Community developers as was Vice President of the San Francisco board of education. I was given strict instructions by mr. Courtney to talk for 30 seconds. Im going to read my statement but first i want to say im here to support all three commissioners. I definitely appreciate the commitment and dedication of commissioner mueller as well as the expertise commitment and dedication of commissioner viator as well. Pathways and pipelines to careers as a result of Community Benefits are very integral for realizing the promises on the sewer system improvement project, on a continued infrastructure of our water system in relation to clean power. As of opportunities available here in San Francisco. Commissioner courtney embodies all of the innovation dedication needed to help sf puc and the commission gave its promises while completing these projects and more. We have heard of the great things that vince has been innovative in terms of creating good we often talk about some of the things that we could altogether and its always about providing pipelines and opportunities much as the labor but for young people so they can feed into building and construction trades and opportunities available. So, thank you and i hope to reappoint him to the sf puc commission and also just want to say, i support the appointment of [inaudible] to the Planning Commission. Supervisor mar thank vp walter for a limited much within School District as well, to this body thank you for being here today. Commissioners, donnadepartment of Human Resources Workforce Development director. Part of our job is to bring in people to ensure our citizens receive adequate services, Great Services and i have to say vince has been such a big part of that through helping us working on a pernicious, preoperation program bringing in people from the community to learn new skills and to eventually become City Employees to up us deliver those important services. Im here to support vince. I dont know what else i can to get everybody else has spoken about all the great qualities he has but i encourage you to support his reappointment. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon commissioners. My name it isim here as a member of numerous california board of directors. The former manager of contractors outreach for the puc. Im proud to stand with commissioner courtney and his commitment to his the city his commitment to those with degrees and without degrees. We need a voice on the puc whose passion and fight for between job training and placement, work list of element, housing, the environment not only his job but this is his way of life. As part of the foundation of our city and ability to mobilize resources and Diverse Communities is commendable and out unmatched. Thank you for consideration for reappointment to the puc commission. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. High commissioner. Jesuit civil rights attorney at about number of literacy union or 261 gallon speak in support of all the appointees to the puc commissioners. Viator gaylor came at commissioner courtney. Just on a meet the puppy when you look at the roster and ready to look at with labor day on monday and always candidates done great things for workers and look down the rest three of tida he runs the first portable housing nonprofit in the country to endorse all union labor on construction. [inaudible] is a hot chill call will return legacy to the Planning Commission for the First Time Since the great kevin hughes and so i support everybody but pertinent to this item, of course, is the fact that there is a Something Special happening about the convergence of the environment and with the puc does the community and local entrepreneurs, workers everything thats happening that weve heard about all the appointees and particularly my brother Vince Courtney, i was just thinking what else can i say. Physical the things i just want to point out with respect to my brother because he is my brother. He has a big family. But the fact is, our organization otherwise within organized labor seeking to create partnerships with the Community Run the environment around Affordable Housing run all these Different Things. One of the things i was about to work with commissioner courtney on with the idea that we did take two years to get past some of the challenges within our house with the clean power as a program and other were there we are good. We started offering early enrollment to our members and local labor 261 became the first members of organized labor and the maybe theres many many more were the first to endorse the rights of immigrant families to vote in this is under the leadership of vince quinn. He thinks outside the box in more ways than we even know that i learned all the times. So i support all the different candidates, especially my brother bens courtney from 2621 on behalf of our members. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon commissioners. My name isnixon and im the Public Employee chairman for labor local 261. I do support you guys in reappointing Vince Courtney to the commission. This courtney is a labor leader. He is also a visionary and he is held up ine are intriguing Public Employee labor Apprenticeship Programs. With that being said, i have worked with Vince Courtney for the past 10 years on different labor issues in he is most definitely a solid choice for you guys to reappoint him to the commission. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning mdm. Chairman and members of the committed by james amelio close representing myself. They for the opportunity to speak about the honor and privilege of working as a City Employee for over a dozen years in my career. In addition to being an employee of also served a number of boards workforce Investment Board caltrans joint Power Authority vested with supervisor mar on board of education slanders in the perspective both the employee and board member trying to set policy. I last position was assistant general manager of San Francisco public utility responsible for their infrastructure program. I can tell you the puc is windows forward thinking agencies have ever seen they lead by example. They lead in environmental stewardship. The First Organization of a platinum headquarter building. Was an article in 2012 identifying the puc is having the first lien this Building Office building north america. Congratulating them on that. Now were moving into clean power San Francisco. We lead by example. As far as ratepayer value, the commission is always looking at optimizing operational over cost. Always looking at a triple bottom line to make sure every dollar spent is a dollar that gives service and gives to the community. What i think what separates the puc for most excellent utilities at their community empowerment. Benefits agency to do a Community Benefits Program Program pumped billions of dollars into very important programs in our communities. Theyve done as supervisor hasz at the manager is a program that brings hundreds of kids that would otherwise know they have an interest in technical careers good paying careers and introducing them to them. They also do at risk youth. Elastomer 50 work in doing valuable work on grounds. And they do it preoperation Training Program that supervisor that commissioner courtney was able to work with labor to allow for people from our community to work with labor and get [inaudible] on important programs you in closing i would say that the commission the general manager and staff at the Public Utilities commission are among the best in the world. Now that im in the private sector i go about and working with other agencies. I find it interesting they not only asking about the technical side of things but chicago asked me how did San Francisco bring that many interns in every summer when la asked me how to speak into the Community Benefit program. Its a testament to the commission. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning supervise. I am the very ordinary kevin hughes from electrical workers local subject thank you josh for the totally on one. Speaking as one of Vince Courtney juniors recommendation with approval to the planningto the Public Utilities commission, we represent people both in Public Sector private sector and in public city and county is San Francisco at the puc from moccasin the three powerhouses up there in the distribution and Transmission System all the way down which includes the new or in process clean power sf program. So, i am here just to verify that everything that you have heard and no as it relates to a need for Workforce Development, shortterm and longterm perdition programs, we work with margot reid. Margots work with vince setting up examples of punishing programs that have been very successful. A couple of bumps along the way. Its helped us as it relates to setting up a punishing programs within the city and county of San Francisco four line workers, electricians, and other electrical related classifications. So we encourage your support. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning commissioners. Margot reid. Im not officially representing any particular department but i come to you with the position of being in charge of the cities of punishing program. I also come to you with the background of over 10 years of working with this courtney and i strongly stand in strong support of his reappointment. Whether working with seiu and working alongside to 61 to move Critical Issues forward the workers of San Francisco or whether its been now working with a precious and because of vince and because of his passion, i have been able to garner the support of people you just heard from by kevin hughes could local six has been standing right there with me. Local 38, you saw that we had that person here what did he say, six months friend with him and i understand that. Weve had similar conversations. [laughing] but it is its the passion and drive. Its the way that he is able to coordinate and bring mutual beneficial situations for every one that is what you need on the commission got to have that person that can drive all sides together for common goal and vince has been absolutely been able to do that. I would also say its this that help me work with local 39 along with local 38, local 22 which is a carpenters is not part of our punishing program, but were trying desperately to figure out to make it work. Its his leadership and his support that allows me to do my work. So i appreciate it. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon commission. Jackie flynn executive director of the a Philip Randolph institute here in San Francisco. Ive had the pleasure of knowing vince for the last five years. As ive served a pri. He is one of the most hardworking powerful people i know. Hes very much committed to working families. Im proud to be union strong. Family for us is very important. What i think vince and i have in common other than being labor rats is that we both grew up with a mantra to fight for justice and equality. Just always been ingrained in our lives. So i applaud how passionate he is good hes fearless to be himself. Young, ambitious and gorgeous. [laughing] vince definitely cares about our city does that make you blush . Been said that only cares about our city. In all seriousness gave you is about to go under major improvement with the sf project and whatever endeavors the puc has in the future, that community is going to be directly impacted. We need an agency that continues to deliver outstanding service. Vince has shown the ability to work with multiple departments, create sustainable jobs and im just very much proud of not only being a colleague but also being vince is fine. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good morning supervise. Eddie on a set of dr. Of [inaudible] of policy nonprofit dedicated to the southeast. Could you speak in support of commissioner courtney commissioner vidor in particular the long time what. Commissioner courtney has been a longtime advocate for local hiring as well as making sure jobs of good paying jobs. Not just any old job at jobs that are available for low income communities could should create pathway to the middle class which is informed of pipeline advocacy as we move into the state level as well. Prince is the Public Utility Commission and California Energy commission. More recently, actually yesterday, but outlines convened a policy summit in bayviewHunters Point wood keynoted by supervisor cohen and talk about the need of district 10 and figuring out where the best workforce opportunities that can be presented for local income residents. That also brings me to the second key point which is the issue of Environmental Justice. Which commissioner viator embodies the perfect. More recently again at the state level is been a definition thats been developed for disadvantaged communities. Which basically targets through legislation how monies public monies at the state level will be spent channeled towards it now in the last iteration this tool and is 2. 0 version did not include bayviewHunters Point which is an extraordinary challenge. Luckily our San Francisco delegation a similar number two and king have in their son in terms of advocating for bayviewHunters Point to be included and more recently in the next version we see improvement and will continue working on this. Commissioner viator has been a key advocate again making sure San Francisco is included and goes to show when we work on these issues in the environmental [inaudible] we need strong commissioner advocates and thats perfectly embodied by these two. Thank you very much. If theres any of the members want to speak or did not submit a speaker card please come up to the walter good morning commissioners. I appreciate the ability to speak over. Everyone has said was thinking and going to say. In that light other two because of the graphs do not know. At the forum that his spoke of, one of the focus populations with the populations from the Housing Development. We do not get much attention in terms of workforce career path and opportunities of engagement. During that particular firm, we were able to sit down and actually speak for the first time for many of those Housing Development residents. When we talk that the commitment and passion for what was developed, it is legal. It is working and he is moving through the community in a more diverse way than we have seen many other institutions that come through in the past to do. In that light, ive also got a letter very thick letter, from united players that is also advocating the reappointment of Vince Courtney. One more thing. To understand that is absolutely unique tablet personality and person that has a passion, the drive, the wherefore and at the end of the day, the institution to provide outcomes for Community Members is indeed rare and precious. I encourage you to keep this man on your commission faith. I think although most of us know who you are would you mind stating your name be one my name is always patented and him here as a representative of bayviewHunters Point. Im also the workforce and Community Liaison to the Community Training funds for local 261. Most of the policy advisor for the Southeast Community consortium for equitable partnerships. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is jacqueline holiday. Im holding it down for the mission here on the death of environmentalism people care about the planet. Who supports the reappointment of commissioner courtney. There you cannot find a harder one dedicated fight on behalf of our planet. Behalf of the environment on behalf of clean green jobs and i highly highly recommend that he stays in this position because he is a wonderful asset and deftly needed to fight on communities of color low in communities and just all of us. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon commission. My name is javier florez. The labor local 261. We are here obviously to cover support of my brother Vince Courtney to be reappointed to the puc. Thank you. At this time maybe since you are here with her lovely tshirt bypass sfgov tv to banter the audience and of all of those like to stand in support of commissioner courtney. Take a look. Thank you very much for being here. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is victor prada. On the business mentor labor local 267. Im here to support the reappointment of mr. Courtney. At the same time i really want to take the time since i drove 100 miles to be here and have the honor and pleasure to say a few words about mr. Courtney. I love him as a brother. He is ai love his desire and his fire and i really look at him as someone who has the capacity to continue to make organized labor a better place to live on planet earth. Without i just want to let you know please consider the reappointment of mr. Courtney. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. And hope hello. My name is [inaudible] wilson could i would think mr. Courtney for creating gleneagles program which is been able to open up doors for the young people. So i think you should reappoint him. Thank you thank you. At this time are there any other members of the public would you comment on item 3, four, five sp1 seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] now the matter is before this commission. This committee. Supervisor cohen i think it was a much of who is tim paulson or mike terry. I think mike said, the work let the work speak for its up. I think when you see the show of support thats turned out for not only mr. Courtney, but for Francesca Viator and indicating i think its incredibly important for us to honor the request we hear from the general public. I like to make a motion that we accept the mayors reappointment and reappointing to the Public Utilities Commission Commissioner Francesca Viator, commissioner and moeller came and commissioner Vince Courtney junior. Thank you. Supervisor mar before seconding that, i did want to say thank you to everyone for speaking so highly of the puc staff and workers but also the leadership of the commission as well. Three incredible people that put so much time into ensuring that we have as emilio crusade, one of the most highly regarded utility systems in the country. I want to just say, despite all the accolades to vince, i want to say Francesca Viator leadership has been stellar for 20 years. And i mentioned j ellis earlier but i think we would not have the commitment of Community Benefits and social justice and equity without francesca. Was leadership. As a want to say the convergence of environmental sustainability and movements within governmental justice, i think, commissioner viator to the San Francisco foundation would have low income communities on a regional level has been incredible and bringing that expertise of regionalism also to our puc has been really beneficial as well. Only to acknowledge the 20 years of work that really bringing together environmentalists mostly white environmentalists with low income camisa color to fight together for a Just Transition to more sustainable economy and we would not have sf working power sf without commissioner viator tremendous leadership on the commission as wicked so i want to thank her and really give props to all three of the commissioners in courtney and viator as good a second the motion and we strongly support them. Thank you very much. That is been seconded and i want to again thank all three commissioners. But general manager and everyone at the puc. We are proud of just what a wonderful Utilities Commission we have here really worldclass and so far theyre not turn down any ideas have had. Complete outlook continue. What thank you for supporting all of our wonderful Community Organizations fostering young people to be able to develop careers to continue to a better world, religion but just the same. So, with that said we can do that without objection. Congratulations to all the commissioners. [applause] well deserved. Bill 7 reappointed to the full board with positive recommendation concerning the mayoral reappointment. Thank you. [gavel] mr. Clerk if we can move on to item, lets see, item 6 mr. Clerk item number six, motion to of confirming mayoral appointment of san loss to the tida [reading ordinance] thank you. I know theres a lot of excitement in the room. If we could just wait a few minutes while i exit the room. [pause. ] i think it is quite enough now. Welcome. Mr. Moss thank you. I just want to say, first and foremost, side. I know its very exciting but we have to continue our matters. At the rules committee. If we connected the room quietly, please . Almost there. No problem. Thank you mr. Moss for being patient thank you. I want to say what an honor it is to come speak before you today. I think the mayor. To honor to be nominated for this appointment. We have an opportunity to do something really great at Treasure Island. Its an unused large piece of land that has limitless spotless possibilities in a certain sense but from my perspective, especially in the last four years as executive director at Mission Housing, we have to do it in an equitable way. Doing that supports the low income residents that live there, those that will eventually live there in the workforce and marketrate residents back and live there. I believe that i bring a unique perspective and skill set to the Treasure Island board could one thing that Mission Housing the Government Corporation believes in more than anything else is instilling a sense of ownership in our buildings that we are stewards for that land and a residence in the surrounding neighborhoods on that land. I believe Treasure Island would benefit greatly from that type of perspective. And tactical focus. When you talk about building out the infrastructure, utah 28,000 units of housing, is easy to grow the numbers out there but its important to remember that human beings living there already. They need to have a say in how and what we do and how we go about building things and i would just want to say im truly honored to have the opportunity to serve on the Treasure Island development of good authority. Before i miss work on Mission Housing i used to help with Real Estate Investment for Union Pension funds for many Building Trades of Northern California. I can say units for me to college for lack of a better term. So, i really do believe that i bring a unique perspective but for my previous life occurrence one. That is, equitable Union Construction and perseverance to ensure that everyone in San Francisco deserves it does deserve housing gets the type of Quality Services and housing they deserve. So, ill keep it brief. But with that i do want to just say thank you again for the opportunity. Thank you very much for your presentation. You are also one of those individuals who again not need to meet with me because i know were doing in our community what you stand for and what you will be able to accomplish if youre pointed to this. So i dont have any questions were other issues. Colleagues . Supervisor mar vmax oh i thank you, sam, for stepping up to serve on the tiger i know as the development was for,i know the low income residents on the island i figured person to measure as the development was worth it doesnt leave behind the people there. Many formerly homeless and low income families as well. I appreciate your leadership in stepping up. Thank you. So, at this time were actually do note open items six to Public Comment. [calling Public Comment cards] whoever else is in line, please come on up. Thank you. Hello again. Id like to find. Itll disclose i recently joined the board of directors for Mission Housing as well. I would not have done that lately actually because im enough on my plate. As is but i really believe in sam moscow that its been terrific making Mission Housing a Strong Institution and ensuring everything from a photo housing in the Mission District is insured on their newer projects as well as ensuring that the labor that both that of former housing is of quality. Ensuring the local hiring placements as well. So, again is on support of same thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervise. My name is erica bueno [inaudible] cultural district in on here speaking on behalf of sam moss for this commission. Ive been honored to work with sam for the last two years. We manage buildings long 24th is to get sam has expense thats needed to do this type of work. He is a broad background. Hes able to work with everyone and build consensus. He has helped put Mission Housing back on track and understand the community which is important to a lot of us. We hope that you support him also. Thank you thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is near to the old guard have been involved in Affordable Housing issues in San Francisco for many many years. The mission and protective. Im here to support the leadership of sam moss in a you support him for this appointment. So, sam is someone who stepped into a really difficult situation and been able to be respectful in the winters step back and went to step forward to really appreciate it. His leadership style and hes been able to do Mission Housing. I hope that we have more of that. Thank you think it was you later in the agenda. Next speaker, please. Hello supervisors from supervisor kims often i want to be very brief and we are in support of sam moss. Obviously, the appointment to speak that are important to us did it on this subject its been over go and undergo a lot of transformation. So existing residence and how we make sure they have access to the process is of paramount and i think sam we had the pleasure of meeting with him, our office did it was good to us his perspective on equity in Affordable Housing the great addition to the board. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. Peter cohen also here to support sam. Is that the technical chaps that hes a real professor. Importantly, sam follows in the line of some really solid folks john Jeff Kaczynski former executive director of community partnership. Sam moss now for Mission Housing to moment corporation. Its been essential in these big Master Plan Development static communitybased housing departments perspective. Because were not just builders out there. Rising china Great Community and i think thats something that sam said himself he brings to that of the institution Mission Housing been around for 35 years but also same. So you pick a good person. Thanks thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Hi. Scott balko and a banana for browsing to moment in all those in favor say, aye over 15 years. I miss him four years ago when he started at Mission Housing and i were together founding found him to be a strong leader and good team member. Sam understands the Broad Community impact that these development seven and weaver on several relocation and construction of Affordable Housing development. Interstate the financial structure as well as the design and construction consideration also the longterm operation issue. Im in strong support of sam for the tida ward. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. And any other members that wish to speak on items six please come on up my name is [inaudible] i really hope you support sam in this appointment. I have i live at hampshire and 24th and ive watched under his umbrella we have the apartment thats at that Mission Housing has a 24th. And hampshire get what i want to say about is and it really shows sam is best as a neighbor it was very efficiently done. It looks fantastic. It was quickly done. Theyre having an open house next week. I can hardly wait to go see the new units, but he is somebody that can really move things forward and thats what i really look forward to for Treasure Island. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervise. My name is oscarorganized with people organizing [inaudible]. Im here to support sam mosss appointment. Ive had the pleasure of working with him for the past couple of years and really impressed as he taken the reins of Mission Housing the some of the partnerships we created in the neighborhood. Restore some of the capacity that organization. Justice approach on Building Community surrounding himself with confidence people. People who know the neighborhood and the community. Im really impressed and we have a saying, right right who you run with that tells a lot about who you are. I think youll do a great job. So im in support. Thank you. At this time other any other members of the public was to comment on items six . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] colleagues, do we have a motion or any other further comments or questions supervisor cohen thank you, sam. Good to hear all the things people have to say about you. Im happy to make a motion that we move your name forward with positive recommendation to the full board in this for the appointment to the Treasure Island Development Authority board of directors. Next speaker, please. They. When the second by that moved and seconded. Also for that motion has look. Thank you for everything youve done already in our city. Were that to the full board. [applause] now, we are moving on to item 7. Item number seven, [reading ordinance] thank you. Welcome mr. Mill guard. Ms. Good afternoon again supervise his. I am very honored to have been nominated by pres. Breed good im somebody who comes with many hats to this nomination. I bring technical expertise. I have a masters degree in urban planning. I have studied Affordable Housing in landuse development and consider myself sort of a geek when it comes to those things. But i also bring the perspective of a mother who is raised three girls who graduated from San Francisco schools and i desperately want them to be with me when they get out of college. At uc santa barbara. It is difficult to do that in the city. Seven by 7 mi. 2 with lots of interesting and Challenging Development issues. So, i want to do my part and spend my thursday and many other days dedicated to helping our city make progress on the issues that are so challenging to us. I also have a background that is very deeply rooted in community. I spent nearly part of my career as a Community Organizer working with a look at Mission Housing Department Corporation it was my first job after college. Worked labor. I work for the aflcio and Carpenters Union as a researcher. Researching development and building could ive spent the last four years as a commissioner for the Building Inspection Commission. And have become really immersed in that world. And what it takes to create an infrastructure that will support the utility of our city and at the same time safety. Im somebody who stalked somebody believes an Affordable Housing and revelatory infrastructure that will allow that to happen. In particularly, when it comes to what low income communities in need and committees of color. I currently work as an executive director for Youth Development agency in the mission and ive seen first hand what has happened to the community. As young families can no longer afford to stay here. So, want to do my part to solve some of those issues. I am very excited. I was nominated by pres. Breed because i think that i really share her support of wanting to have neighborhood patterns and the will to stabilize things in our community. So, with that, i will answer any questions and i thank you very much for considering my nomination. Thank you very much. Just a question user touch upon in which ill ask our other nominee as well. But some of the challenges that we face here in our city and how it is that in your role as Planning Commissioner, what you think you can do to help address that . I know there are obviously, certain types of issues that will come before you and i know the Planning Department itself is also working to address a lot of the social challenges that we are facing at the moment in San Francisco. So, what do you how do you see yourself in the role as a Planning Commissioner to be able to help address those . I see myself as somebody who can look at difficult technical challenges but with a social justice and racial Economic Justice lands. I do believe that San Francisco has a very long history with development with the redevelopment, the displacement. Also, we are a fantastic city with some actual richness and diversity. So what i would do in looking at typical planning questions is listen but also bring to the table my experience and my background as an organizer. For communities of color. Supervisor mar questions. The macs i appreciate that answer. The lens that you see planning when using other issues through that only base and class but i think you mentioned earlier as a mom wanting her three children to be able to stay in the city and be able to afford it, and then also your lens as an organizer that allows people to build their own power they can have a say within the Planning Commission and structure of government. You did mention also that the Mayors Office of housing that you were the director of homeownership. So really getting people to be able to afford to buy a home especially in low income communities did i think would you do at jamestown in other places is about empowerment and i think youre such a wellrounded experience to bring to the Planning Commission did i figured to be a tremendous voice experience on the Building Inspection Commission i think is one thing but even this will districts bilingual Committee Counsel that you served on is another thing. You had all the seven groupings of people youve worked with but to me, as we do with the fear of displacement and fear of gentrification, i think that sensitivity to families in low income communities that so important and your experience as an organizer from labor to housing rights and housing justice to help you understand how different groups and come to the Planning Commission so that you will be fair. I knew and bring all that experience with you but im just so happy that youve been nominated pres. Breed and looking forward to what people will say unto also support your appointment as well. Thank you soontobe commissioner mel guard thank you very much. Im really glad supervisor mar without your work at this office of housing where i first met you and got to know your work. I was wondering if you mentioned that. Wait a second. Jeter got in any case, i just cannot think of a better appointment the president breed made to the Planning Commission is all the different perspectives you bring technical, with all the different lenses supervisor mar mentioned that you spoke of it is critical especially at this difficult juncture i think we are facing in San Francisco right now. So, i again am very supportive as well. Among thank you for stepping up to the occasion you because i know you got very long meetings. Supervisor cohen thank you. What are most attracted to about you mirna, your wellrounded you know the city from being a former employee. You know the nonprofit world. Its onboard service. Your active in the political womens community. Mother, knowing the struggles to remain in the city. I mean the list goes on and on. I dont think you could find or ask for more perfect person to fill a very important role. I know president breed deliberated for weeks on the appropriate appointment and will be able to strike the right balance and be able to cut through the noise that you hear on the moderate and Progressive Side of the political spectrum. Really need someone that can steady the ship in particularly when would talk about planning Land Use Development which i think is one of the most pertinent issues the city is doing with today. So, i am enthusiastic supporter of yours for this Commission Appointment and i wish you the best of luck as you go through the prostate thank you very much great. At this, amanda open up item 7 to Public Comment anyone hereto speak on this item, please come on up. Im very sorry sparrow ive been doing tons of Clinic Commission meetings its really nice to have somebody that has the background that has the true wherewithal to sit on the board , like we just got rid of a dentist. I dont know how they appoint these things, but its really nice to have somebody that has an urban planning background to understand the inns and outs of exactly what goes on in the Planning Department. I am thrilled to support her. Please, vote for. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervisor. My name is oscar grundig. I am hereto will heartedly support mirna millibars nomination. Ive got a list of accolades this impressive list of accomplishments did you guys touched on it. She touched on it but you know it was me the most about her and really tells the story of her experience . And her readiness is her role as a mother, as a mentor, as a mother glazing San Francisco kids. Its not easy. As a father of four, living during one of the worst housing crises and having a nonresponsive Planning Commission that really doesnt care for working folks. Doesnt care for low income population doesnt care for our middle class. Murdoch brings that notches from a theoretical basis, but from a knowhow from raising kids. Not only her own blood but gives that jamestown. The hundreds of kids become through that door that rely on jamestown for the services. These are city kids. These are our kids get permission from the excelsior from bayview. From other neighborhoods. So, to me that is, in addition to our having the urban planning background that Housing Development the work she did, shes done at moh, or work as a dbi commissioner, it goes on and on. Its about time we bring back that Equitable Development voice to the Planning Commission. That voice for the rest of us because for a long time it has not been represented in im super proud to talk about her. As a mentor as a comrade and i hope you all pastor nomination. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is lauraorganizer with. Im here today in front of you to support the nomination of mirna know god. She not only about she is extremely competent and overqualified to be a commissioner i also think, as you heard from her directly, she brings the heart into the work ethic as a commissioner with an ever we need people that can do the smart and Technical Work but also bring people with compassion that a caring and are going to look after working families here in San Francisco. Im here to support her because i truly believe that she is our voice and ensuring [inaudible] remains culturally and ethically diverse. I urge you and respectfully ask you to speak please consider mirna bogarde as the nominee to become a Planning Commissioner. Thank you so much thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon commission did my name isim also witho2 echo what my coworkers of, peer to say. We are definitely here to support mirna and rick said about the nomination. The Planning Commissioner. She has years of experience working in a community thats why we know shes the right person to represent us. Shes done Affordable Housing Public Health Innercity Development tenant protection as you heard she worked with a lot of youth. So we know its vital to have an individual who believes in a Community Planning prospect and that is working class people of color a voice in the communitys ernesto organizer she knows firsthand what that is like not to engage the community. We know that she is the right person for this, so we reask that you respectfully consider our concerns our needs and our nominate myrna. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Hello. My name is [inaudible] im also with [inaudible] contingent. Im really excited for mirna medgar and just really want to echo what everyone has been saying that shes wellrounded in aspects of the community. I went through jamestown and i am a Community Organizer was of the two places of seeing her as a role model. And being a voice for community a lot of the times the committee does not see the presentation on these commissions or other different boards and its really inspiring to see her have an opportunity beyond the Planning Commission. So i urge you to appoint her aunt thank you so much for listening. Im excited for her. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. [inaudible] im here in support of me and if the Planning Commission is a great back on expensive dbi. Whatever the Mayors Office of housing. Shes a woman and a latina and we add diversity to the diversity of San Francisco. She knows the city in the Mission District very well never stand shes around housing. And how that affects everything and everyone. Shes knowledgeable articulate and works well with everyone and is well respected by everyone. President text from past commissioner bustos supports are appointment. Hes in washington dc otherwise he would be. Please support her nomination. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Vmax my name is percy. I support of ive had opportunity work with her personally and found her insightful individual who brings a great lens that focuses on low income and middle income families and really is such an activist with specific lens in planning and understands that only intricacies of planning but also mentorship and that shields mentor the maturation of folks for low income and folks of code. She understands planning and truly get involved in the capacity of government. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Briefly comments on supportive mirna mel god. Appreciate your committee organizing expense interpersonal background and in addition samos executive director mission is greatest about what he asked me to voice his support as well. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Supervised, peter cohen very supportive of me a. I worked with her for many many years. She is very highly qualified. She meekly brings an incredible blend of experience as a commission. We look at this as a Community Perspective but she has also the technical skill in the kind of wonky planning knowledge and view from inside and outside City Government that will round out the committee perspective. They will also say and i say this man up completely respectfully, shes no pushover. We can finish each others sentences and we can argue. I think thats really good we want commissioners who can be up there making some independent decisions and she has her principles and values which are very important for us. The commissioners and i have to leave it to go testify at the commission do with such a range of projects and issues and policies and stakeholders that you really have to be able to say no to folks you to be able to support them and i think mirna has that ability to be tough when she needs to. Since i cant stay, i want to put a plug in. Give a triple play here. Its appointed samos to the Treasure Island. Mirna hopefully supporting to the Planning Commission and joel [inaudible] grind ever met you have a labor guy coming onto the commission and i think that brings a really interesting balance to the commission. So, i think thats a Good Opportunity for you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. I just want to speak to mirna bogardes appointment. I feel it shares this dynamite triple combination of integrity, community credentials and noel. I think those three qualities we speak to themselves that you heard lots of stories and its been weve had too few voices over the years over the last generation that are speaking to issues of equity and Equity Development the Planning Commission we really hope the update to bring a fresh perspective to the commission. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. I am here with [inaudible] and really really in strong support of mirna mel god. I think when the most important things everybodyditto what everyone has said that one of the most import things as a person that works with youth is development and making sure the youth born and raised in the city are able to part of this commission unable to be a part of city hall have a voice your. So really, i want to support me or not and her commitment because not only is her hard and here in the community but shes from the community shes representing us and shes bringing us all of us with. Also, i want to bridgetrepresenting San Francisco state zero there. She had to leave and she also wanted to voice her support for mirna. The appointment. Thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervised. Aprilsupervisor kims office here on behalf of mirna bogardes appointment wanted to thank president breed for this appointment to the Planning Commission. As you know, district 6 has the majority of new developments happening in the city and having somebody with mirnas perspective both in the community and in government and on most recently as a dbi commissioner, also very difficult commission, i think it has a lot to the perspective of the Planning Commission and we are enthusiastic about this appointment and look forward to getting to know tool couple as well. Will be speaking with this afternoon. Its wonderful to have mirna in this appointment. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Perfect timing. Yes. My name is[inaudible] nothing terribly prepared. Lifelong resident of San Francisco. Founder of [inaudible] environmental rights. Mirna was one of my first hires so ive known her for over 25 years. Im also currently on the Equity Advisory Committee of human rights commission. So i am aware of what is involved in part of these committees and i highly highly recommend mirna as a person with an immense amount of passion and integrity, knowledge in this area. Highly recommend her. Thank you. Thank you. Any other members of the public who wish to comment on items seven . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] supervisor mar i want to say we support on his back there that says hold family thats here today. But i think its an example of struggle with the Planning Commission and how now at this board of supervisors appointment of someone of such stellar quality, wellrounded with a heart but knowledge and knowhow as charlie said, and coming from the community during the Planning Commission i feel really proud to be one of these three members of this committee to support mirna and bringing a voice and a heart to the Planning Commission and i cant wait until we hear about joel koppel in a moment but i know that mirna will be a tremendous addition to our citys Planning Commission and really thank everyone for coming out to speak on her behalf as well. Thank you supervisor mar. I would just say in hearing what the specimen the Public Commenters said, i think that sums up the snow guard that she has that technical Background Experience but she also has a heart. I really i think thats such so much needed on the Planning Commission. Not just at this time but really always. So, again i want to thank president breed for coming up with is a great appointment when i first heard of this i thought wow, just perfect. At this time to we have a motion to move forward to the board i like to make a motion that we move with positive recommendation to the full board the name of mirna bogarde to the Planning Commission is will have a motion to prove that. Moved and seconded. We will do that as a Committee Report to the full board so you can start your service as soon as possible. We will do that without objection [gavel] congratulations. [applause] item 8 mr. Clerk item 8, [reading ordinance] welcome mr. Koppel. Good afternoon. Ms. Bigelow but off the copy i do have some prepared remarks today. Good afternoon again. My name is joel koppel. The director of Sustainable Energy solutions. The San Francisco electrical Construction Industry. Amia today to ask for your positive recommendation of my appointment to the San Francisco Planning Commission did site. On but have asked either close the door or enter cloud. Sorry about that. So we can hear your presentation. Alright. You may continue to be an expert slimming talk my disk space but when it comes to planning and landuse dispute since 2008 of attempted numerous Planning Mission hearings board of appeals landuse and full board. Im involved in many hearings and project approvals with respect to the bayviewHunters Point Shipyard Development Treasure Island, the Golden State Warriors arena and multiple large hospital projects such as both cmpc campuses and General Hospital. I like to quickly expand on my involvement with the bayviewHunters Point shipyards project and explain how this helped the Community Members needs being met while also creating jobs for San Francisco. When i first attended Hunters Point meetings i was speaking on behalf of electrical workers local six and specifically San Francisco residents. I took this one step further shutdown our members that lived in the 1 to 4 and 134 zip codes in San Francisco for more authentic input. I was able to contact our premises and journey persons and encourage them to attend the hearings. They were excited to be part of the process because it involved her neighbor them because of their addresses their voices meant more than mine. This eventually led to the formation of electrical workers minority caucus San Francisco chapter. This Group Advocates for Economic Justice, socially quality, while defending the interests of minorities, women, youth and the lgbtq community. Im proud to stand here today to say im a part of that group. Ive worked with the business community, Labor Community and neighborhood communities to see projects to see their eventual entitlements. Because my years of expensive gain the support of nonprofit Housing Developers such as the Mission Housing, forprofit Housing Developers such as an world son, landuse attorneys, commercial Real Estate Developers can also including Community Groups such as united players. Ive also been very involved member in San Francisco Housing Action coalition serving on their Regulatory Committee advisory board. I know that serving as a San Francisco Planning Commissioner is an enormous Time Commitment and im fully prepared to make that commitment to review all documentation provided for perspective projects to visit site addresses an adequate understand the topics at hand. Im going to meet with both parties project sponsors and impacted Community Members so i can make a wellinformed decision. Michael was a Planning Commissioner would be to positively impact the landscape and the people San Francisco. Im excited to have the opportunity to participate in the discussion that shapes the future of the city. Today, we see theres lots of construction and development of currently underway. However there still areas of the city that a potential to become even more extremely vibrant neighborhoods. I feel my background in the Construction Industry my ties to the local communities will offer better Construction Projects in San Francisco. If we can form our development to work seamlessly with the residents and the citys infrastructure we will help. Im very excited to be part of this process and grateful to have the opportunity to stand before you today and urge you to support my appointment. Thank you and am happy to answer any questions you may have thank you very much for your presentation and asked the same question i asked of commissioner mel god soontobe commissioner bogart which is easily to face a lot of challenges here in San Francisco right now and how do you see yourself in the role as a Planning Commission to address that . Thanks for the question. I plan to as earlier buses as possible bring everyone to the same table. Sometimes when not on the same page. We can get creative and figure out a way to resolve all of our differences before hand and set up sometimes at the Commission Last minute and i literally am in doing this this very thing for years and years now. Dealing with project specific instances depending on what part of the city but Community Groups are in those neighborhoods and what the potential impact to those Community Members will be. So, i really think that got all the bases covered as far as labor, business community, i can sit down at the table with all these groups and figure things out. Supervisor cohen joe, i was delighted to see your name on the list as potential Planning Commission. I think you could fill a very important role. Given your work that youve done in with the electrician specifically but larger in the building and trades in the movement of San Francisco. Im excited to see a lot of potential in you. You saw the lovefest prevents courtney. That was years and years of work and ive come to know you probably in the last 23 yearsfour years, and i knew to be moving in that same vein. What really touched me is your commitment that youve demonstrated working with electricians typically those electricians that want to get back into the Bayview Community that come from the committee. I think thats incredible. I want to recognize your leadership in that. The thing that ive learned about the Planning Issues period is that their multiple sides to the story. Right . Because the people looking to build something you got people looking to prevent something from being built. What i want to just encourage you is always remember as you know its a luxury to come down to testify and wait hours and hours to give 2 min. And always remember when Community Members reach out to you i think you ever sponsor billy to reach back do your due diligence. I want to see more Planning Commissioners getting off their stuff and try to keep it pgand walking the proposed project site, getting the look and feel of the neighborhood of these impacts. Thank you. I think thats absolutely critical to not be active from your armchair but actually out there in the streets you connect with the community. Thats a really tough thing to do because you will have a limited mind of time to do it in. But to have that personality is able to connect and listen anyone be a listener, a strong listener and a facilitator to bring communities together. Whats unfortunate these develop projects that have come before us, many of them and you dont even on the fight inside of them they really tear communities apart as opposed to bringing them together in these developers should be uniting communities. I want you to Pay Attention to the look feel and character of the buildings existing buildings is when you propose are coming there complementary and not something that is ugly or something may be a thing of beauty but only two of those that are creating the building. When i think about potrero hill in particular, i want you to think about how these not just one project that of an impact but having impact on the entire biodiversity of a neighborhood. Of a sector. What is happening on the northern slope of potrero village is a development is in effect on the southern slope of potrero hill where Public Housing is located has an effect on the northeast mission and mission bay. Will he take that ecosystem into consideration this is not just one individual project a look at the entire mass of projects going to the pipeline. Pay attention to the impact. Height, paul, density setback pedestrian friendliness, walkway of course, of course, making sure that these projects are that union labor is being built is used to build these projects. I know i dont need to impress upon you that. Also, paying attention to minority contractors. Its a very interesting that verse ecosystem that exist within the Planning Departments. You are going to have to be able to balance all of this. Dont you feel like im singling you out i just work with me a note longer than i know and feel comfortable she has that ability. The sooner demonstrate it. You have demonstrated certainly a likeliness and willingness to learn and i love that about. I think you be fantastic you have my support. I think you have also you be bringing the voice of labor which is been missing in the Planning Commission and in the process. Its going to be i think a dynamic shift there were going to see on the Planning Commission with both you and hopefully, mirna bogart on a body. So very interesting. I just hope its not too late for us to have positive impact on the changing housing dynamics of what San Francisco is going to. Thank you thank you supervisor cohen for your comments. Supervisor mar i want to thank the mayor for nominating and appointing you mr. Koppel. I think you me a great addition to the Planning Commission at i think the thing off when supervisor cohen just said, i think your work with not only his apprentice amir through the ranks as an electrician and working on projects from the bayview to lower haight to the fillmore somebody Different Things and even the forming of General Hospital you bring tremendous expanse. I think your work in helping to build the logical workers minority caucus and low income communities is really important as we sat and talked i think you find a commonality with people and i think your mentors like commissioner hughes to others you would be a great mentor for others, too, i know. I also want to say lastly, i think as we talk about the puc and departmental sustainability by mental justice can i think you bring this awareness of what a Just Transition to a new economy is and in planning projects and other things you bring a new lands that near the doesnt necessarily bring or others to that. But think about Sustainable Energy solutions. The thing about local buildout and how we get young people from our specially low income committees into this pipeline for living wage green jobs as you think about the development and then you stuff, but thank you for putting yourself out there is stepping up to be a i think, a great member of the Planning Commission as were. Thank you thank you supervisor mar. With the planning Commission Appointments, it is important we have on. It not only literally but thats the changing landscape of San Francisco but its also partly due to the community. The impact whether positive or negative. I know that you wear many hats and bring many perspectives to this commission. Not only in your day job but also as someone is from the west side. I think its incredibly important because without losing someone who represents the west side whether we agree or not and so forth and i think that the various was that supervisors also different perspectives on development on that part of the town. I do believe in opportunity that have not been fully utilized yet. Especially on the transit and commercial corridor where we could see a lot more to help middle income families who income families building families units. There are again, many opportunities on the west side so i think thats a perspective that you bring which i appreciate and even though most of the development is happening in the majority of us a district 6 or even parts of district 10, i think we have to have that perspective on the Planning Commission. So, i e all the comments of my colleagues may. I think lily the mayor. Great choice here. I think that with you and commissioner to be commissioner no gardeners can be such a big much more wellrounded Planning Commission that were going to see. So, this am to have any other questions or comments from Committee Members is. Seeing none, world of this item to Public Comment. If anyone is here for item 8, please come on up but i took of cummins cards. [calling Public Comment c [calling public [calling Public Comment cards]s anyone knows please line up. Supervisors thank you again compulsive executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council and would please the mayor has put joel koppel zoning forward. As you know we have many different unions in the San Francisco Labor Council and they all have their own form of unique form of government. Besides working on collective bargaining and representing members this and many other things labor unions contribute to on behalf of their members whether thats what was the moment partnership, political issues legislation the list can go on and on. I do want to point out in i dont know what the fancy title joel has the Development Coordinator or what have you, but ibew local six actually like other unions is one of unique in that it does have a different position. It was creative joel used himself that he sees out there looking at ways to make sure that theyre better jobs and their good jobs for members. Its not just working within the members of representing them but also looking out into the Community Whether not going to the Planning Commission were working with some of the contractors to say, what is the best way we can move forward in San Francisco. This unique position that joel has been not every unit has. Its not just a member of labor thats going to be pushed for. To be on the commission, but a particular person joel koppel is uniquely experienced to get into the Development World and planning world and i know its because we had former commissioner kevin hughes who is here the wonderful job three years. Windows heavy load to move that forward work out in the Labor Council to support joel moving forward at the next Planning Commission to represent labor. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Supervisors Michael Taylor San Francisco Building Construction trades council. The newspapers have cultural unit leader and was certainly is a leader so the more accurate description of what he does. Tim hutchinson is a little bit but joel works even a electrical interceded that is a joint Labor Management organization. So he represents business and labor in that regard and there are organizations like that otherwise in the Building Trades this and not someone called impact. This evening and that theres a balance that has to be struck when you work in that sort of situation. Its a balance week spirits in the Building Trades generally. Where, our employers have to succeed for us to succeed but that doesnt mean we dont advocate seriously on behalf of the part of the community that we represent. Things have to happen at the same time. As athens a, Business Leaders and Business Needs to make a living doesnt mean it has to make a killing. That kind of balance is a key thing to have on the Planning Commission at that understanding that drives the development and economy of San Francisco Business Needs to succeed. At the same time the committee of San Francisco have to be served by the business and by success. Commissioner hughes preaches in our own deliberations the gospel of Community Benefits. I know joel has been there and assert that gospel from commissioner hughes. So, i count on is doing well for you in the Planning Commission and i ask for your support. Thank you. The legendary commissioner hughes. [laughing] good morning. Thank you again kevin years with electrical workers local spirit ive got to come in this room more often. So, im just thrilled that first of all like to think the Mayors Office for dancing joels name for consideration. Thank you so much for your comments this morning. I could not agree more. So till you know his back on you know the organization he comes from a new core values and principles that he has lived with and demonstrated to you all. With that skill set and education and background, he will sit on a commission that will make decisions as to not only just buildings but to the fabric of San Francisco. That goes far beyond concrete and steel and work and what have you. From the retail, for example. Planned Unit Development for example. There are many things that are codified in codes that are very definitive and then youre going to wander into the last definitive standards that apply for a conditional use. Things you on the. Conditional use, is it necessary and desirable . A decade of i mental review is it adequate . And accurate . Therell be arguments on both sides. These are judgment calls that, as a seated commissioner and you know better than anyone, you have to have findings on that. Those findings have to be linked on why was it necessary and desirable . Why was discretionary review taken on this project be when the six optional were extraordinary and if so what were those exceptional or extraordinary circumstances . Quickly, when you have those findings, you explain those. To the people to the project sponsors and project sponsors will be people from the Outer Richmond or Community Organizations from the outer sunset potrero go all over San Francisco and you Pay Attention to the board of supervisors board of appeals, to get overturned you want to know why and what you do that . Because the people at the podium the project the owners of their homes and buildings are owed that from the city. So, thank you for a much for your insight did thank you thank you very much. Next speaker, please