I started working for the Public Works Department 15 years ago. We are like a family. It is a very closeknit group. I think, because of that, we get the best out of people. One of the problems we encountered in the city was we were not able to pay our vendors and contractors. People were entering data inconsistently. Documents were always getting lost. Payments were not going out. The numbers do not add up. Everything has to flow horizontal and vertical leap. We created several modules to make it easier for contractors to attach the documents in a standardized format. We do not have to go deeper anymore. I dont have a formal education in i. T. , however, i have deployed some systems when i was working for the industry, and i brought in young, energetic staff to help. We implemented this. It took three months. People knew when they were going to get paid. I think we have a happy contractor community. These system improvements have really it increased service to our clients and reduced costs and really improved the bidding environment for our contractors. Its remarkable what she has done. Been a Public Service being a Public Servant is a good thing. I love my job. I would Never Exchange it for anything else in the world. [applause] [applause] i am from the department of public works. I have the honor of introducing jocelyn quintos. I will just a real quick, jocelyn works very hard. Through her work, a lot of contracts and a lot of work that she does she has brought new systems that have saved a lot of tand time and allowed us to give contracts and make payments very fast. Please meet jocelyn. [applause] first of all, i just want to thank spur and mfac for giving me this honor. Ive never really won an award. It does feel like you won the oscars. Its different when you are standing here. I do not even have a written speech. I will speak from the heart. Today is a very important day for me and my family because this happens to be my fathers death anniversary. I want to dedicate this to my father. My mom flew in tonight. My brother, who works for bart. [applause] i have my nephew, who is here tonight. I want him to see me so he can follow my footsteps sunday to give back to the community. With me here are my managers and supervisors. I also have my longtime friend, jamie, who has been here. I see my former boss here. I have been nominated so many times. It really feels like you won an oscar. Lastly, i wanted to thank my husband, who has been not just a husband to me, but he has been my chauffeur [laughter] mike coy cook, personal photographer, and no. 1 critic. I know i forgot so many people tonight. You know who you are. If i can give more to the city, i will. Thank you. [applause] they have extra photographers that travel with them. Lets hear it one more time for jocelyn and her family. Thank you very much. [applause] i graduated from the university of california berkeley with a degree in civil engineering. I started with the department of public works in 1984. In 2003, i was asked to come to San Francisco Public Utilities commission to take the meat on the program. Im responsible for all the Large Capital projects for water, waste water, and power. Its about 12 billion of capital projects. We have a lot of projects. Our water system improvement program, 80 products that span seven counties. We have a staff of about 400 City Employees and about 500 consultants. Puc is really embracing technology. We wanted to make sure we really had a system that would elevate all issues so we could address them in a timely manner. As you know, time is money. We have a Construction Management information system. It is a great tool to help us address construction and make it successful, as it is today. Cmis is one of the first major tools we put in place. The next one is the San Francisco online invoicing, where we are now working with the contractor and consultant to have them submit their invoices online. We are also working on electronic bidding systems. Another way we can reduce the paperwork and all the other issues tied with the procurements. I live in San Francisco. I am a ratepayer. I really care about the way we spend our money. Systems like this that will allow transparency, clarity, accountability, and efficiency i think systems like this need to be applied to all parts of the city. We really strive to lead and embraced technology so we can be ahead of the game. [applause] we are spending 15 million per week just on our water system. That does not happen without incredibly good management, Personnel Management and i. T. Systems to make it work. Harlan kelly is responsible for all of that. [applause] good afternoon. First, i would like to thank spur and mfac for this prestigious award. Also, Ed Harrington for nominating me. Also, a special thanks to my family. Mason, kelly, tray, my wife, naomi, my sister joy, and my motherinlaw. They have been supporting me for a long time. Behind this individual all board, theres a team of people that are responsible for making things happen. Just for a moment, i want the puc to raise their hand and give a shout. We have a lot of folks who really committed in making the systems wwork. Again, we have billions of dollars that we are entrusted with delivering in a timely way, which needs to be within budget. Systems like this will really elevate and make it really transparent that we are delivering these programs in a very conscious and deliberate way so we can save the ratepayers money. With that, i just want to thank you guys for this award. Thank you. [applause] [applause] if you are a consultant or you work for a company that does work for the puc, raise your hand. Thats about half the room. Thank you, harlan kelly. It does not matter just where youre going to go. It matters how youre going to get there. Our team came together in 2008 and we started looking at procuring something to navigate us away from paperbased to on line filing. We collect the majority of the citys revenue. All of those payments were made by piper until we undertook this project. We asked the team how do we modernize how we do our work and provide Better Customer Service of the same time . That made for a lot of work in our office. The team is an interesting combination of talents and personalities. We have a lot of people who stepped up and became real leaders for the project. Ive been working for the city for almost 20 years now. Ive seen data entry, a paper form scanning, to online filing. We made it easier for the taxpayer to file. We were able to save a lot of money. The amount of support in this organization around change and each other is really incredible. You have senior managers who were just so open to the learning process. It makes the process so much easier. It is such a pleasure to go through. We have seen a reduction in paper that has been dramatic. We have converted nearly 100 of all of our paper filings to online filings. This work is critical to the city and county of San Francisco. They delivered. They made it work. They succeeded tremendously. It has benefited the city and taxpayers. Everything we do tgoes to scale. It speaks volumes to what we have to do every day. I live in San Francisco. I walk down our streets. I take our buses. I make use of the resources here. Knowing that the work that i do contributes to everything around me is very fulfilling. [applause] [applause] hi, everyone. In the city treasurer in San Francisco. Its my honor to introduce to you the team that brought the treasured Tax Collectors Office to the 21st century. The municipal tax automation team, darrell ascano, tajel shah, and Rebecca Villareal mayer, come on up. [applause] ive been anointed to speak for us. Jose has asked me to use my outside voice. We are so lucky. Very rarely in your life to you get a blank canvas with leadership to tell you to find problems and solve them. I want to thank our leadership for doing that and giving us not only the opportunity to make change, but also to really make mistakes. I think thats a rare thing, to be able to make mistakes in this environment and continue to proceed and be successful. I mean it when we say what we end up doing is so different. We work to scale every day. We invite the people that we serve every day. Thank you to the nominees. To our leadership, thank you. Thank you to all the winners and to all the people we get to work with and serve. Thanks. [applause] lets hear it for the tax team. [applause] parking is a universal quality of life issue. It touches on so many different parts of the transportation system. We were looking for ways to make parking easier and more convenient. In the beginning, we looked at parking throw San Francisco, and her desire to price parking based on demand is how it started. For 70 years, weve used flat meter rates and short time limits. That did not always work so well. It did not make it easier to find a parking space. Sf park has two main components. The whole point is to get them off the road quickly. And to create more of an spaces. Were doing the manresponsive pricing. Were obligated to find the lowest rate possible. Generally, most of the time, there is one Space Available on every block. Anything that allows muni to move more smoothly throughout the city is a great thing. If you manage parking effectively, then youve got fewer people circling around. It not only benefits folks that are parking, but it benefits folks riding muni, as well. Continuously monitoring occupancy. Thats what we used to make our android and iphone apps. Its open to everyone. Lots of people can help get that information out there for the broader social benefit possible. The first city in the world to have that kind of data available. Other cities can take elements of sfpark and implement it in the cities. Los angeles is working on it. Berkeley is working on a project. Washington, d. C. Is, too. Cities are looking at Parking Management differently than the have in the past. Later this year, we are gathering all the data we need to evaluate rigorously all our expectations of how this can reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions, congestion, improve transit speed, reliability, reduc. [applause] good evening. Im the director of transportation. For me, this is not the academy awards. This is the allstar game. The folks sitting over here are truly the all stars of the city. Ive had an opportunity to work with ed, harlan, and jocelyn. Behalf of all of us. We are also very lucky to have a bunch of people from sfmta, many of them are here. My job is to introduce the awardees. Please join me and give a hand for jay primus, george reynolds, steven lee, and lorraine fuqua. Thank you. This is a tremendous honor. It really does feel fabulous to be recognized. One of the relief fund things about this project is that it is just complex enough and just big enough that it is truly a case where hundreds of people were required to really get it off the ground. Theres really nothing thats the kind of thing we dream about. Working shoulder to shoulder with that many people to make something happen. It has never happened before. What a pleasure. Unfortunately, the mfac award is limited to four people. We are up here representing an entire team. Some of that court team is here tonight, including lauren, alex, lisa foster, hank wilson, lesley, jason lee, and brendan monaghan. [applause] those are some of the folks those are just some of the folks that really made sfpark happen. I hope you have a chance tonight to meet and congratulate them. These incredibly dedicated, hardworking people. I also want to especially acknowledged the tmamtas cfo. [applause] without her vision and strength, we almost certainly would not be here tonight to celebrate sfpark alongside these other achievements. Thank you. Thank you for this honor. [applause] lets hear it for the sfpark team. [applause] that ends the awards, but the bar is open. Lets give one big round of applause for our sponsors, our award winners, and all of our friends and family. See you next time for the 33rd annual. Hello, my name is jamie harper. In this episode, we are featuring the park locations in your very own backyard. This is your chance to find your heart in San Francisco with someone special. Golden gate parks largest body of water is this lake, a popular spot for strolling and paddling around in boats, which can be rented. Created in 1893, it was designed foreboding and for boating. It is named for the wild strawberries that once flores. A pleasant trail follows the perimeter past huntington falls, 110 foot waterfall. Two bridges connect the trail to the island. The climb to the hills summit, the highest point in Golden Gate Park at more than four hundred feet. You can get quinces of the western side of the city through glimpes of the western side of city through a thick trees. The lake is ada accessible. It has a peaceful atmosphere where you can enjoy a warm day. Walk along the lake and watched many ducks, and swans, and seagulls. It is a tranquil spot to stroll, enjoy each others company, and sail away. Many couples come here to take a ride around the lake, floating under the bridges, past the pavilion and waterfall. For a quiet getaway, it makes for a memorable and magical experience. Located on 19th avenue, this grove is the place to wear your hiking boots, bring your family, and bring the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. It is a truly hidden gem in the city. The part is rich with eucalyptus trees. Long paths allow you to meander, perfect for dog walking in a wooded environment. I enjoy this base and the history behind it. The diversity that exists in such an urban city, the concrete, the streets, cars, we have this oasis of a natural environment. It reminds us of what San Francisco initially was. This is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. Transit is available to get you there easily. And the part is ada park is ada accessible. There is also a natural lake. This is your chance to stroll and let the kids run free. It also has many birds to watch. It is the place to find some solitude from the city and appreciate what you share with a wonderful breath of fresh air. , an experienced this park and enjoy the peoples, picnics, and sunshine. This is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved one hand in hand. Located in the middle of Pacific Heights on top of a hill, Lafayette Park offers a great square a of a peaceful beauty. Large trees border greenery. It features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. There are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. It is very much a couples part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. Bring your dog and watch the mean go with the community or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all of the park has to offer. Many couples find this is the Perfect Place to put down a blanket and soak up the sun. It is a majestic place you can share with someone you cherish. It is located along the 1 and 10 buses and is accessed from the 47 and 90 buses. It is ada accessible. For more information about reserving one of these locations, call 8315500. This number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. For any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 8315510. You can also write us. Or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, Golden Gate Park. And of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark. Org. 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe Neighbors Park Fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that Public Investment has transformed our neighborhood. The playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the childrens play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. The playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. We want kids to be here. We want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. We are given a real responsibility to insure that the publics money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. We generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. And it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. We have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp
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