The next item . Are we taking a vote on this . Do we need a vote on this . To approve . If we need to vote so be it. Do i have a motion to approve the report. Commissioner covington. Thank you. I will yield to a question before voting. I have a question. What exactly are we voting on, to approve the budget or voting to approve it before it goes to the board. Before it goes to the Capital Planning committee and the it before the committee on information technology. Yeah. So were voting on two budgets. And the fleet as well before the mayors office. Three budgets. Three budget proposals. Are you comfortable doing that . I just wanted clarity on what we were doing. Commissioner covington. Thank you mr. President. Mr. Corso can you point out the three in the terms of the paperwork. For the departments capital budget, department requesting 33 and 15 million for the capital budget. For information technology, 1. 25 million sca 1. 25 million and the fleet department, 36 million. Thank you. I would like to move this item that we approve the budget as submitted by mr. Corso and the rest of the staff. Do i have a second . Second from commissioner hardeman. All in favor . Aye. Unanimous. Report on current issues, activities, events in the department from chief hayeswhite including special events, communication and outreach to Government Agencies and public and report from operations. Chief Mark Gonzalez on emergency medical services, bureau of Fire Prevention and investigation and airport division. Good morning chief. Good morning president cleaveland, commissioners. Happy new year. I hope the holidays went well, congratulations president cleaveland on your retirement and birthday as well. Before i start my report, i did want to introduce and welcome our new deputy chief of administration, Janine Nicholson and as you know, chief Ramona Williams retired on december 29th and i promoted chief nicholson to her new role, she left battalion one working as a battalion chief, 24 years of service with the department and started downtown january 2nd. Shes off to a great start and being well supported by the divisions who report to her. I wanted to give her the opportunity to say hello and she will have her first report on the 24th. Welcome chief nicholson and congratulations. Thank you commissioners and thank you chief hayeswhite. Im honored and humbled to serve in this position. And i would like to thank deputy chief Mark Gonzalez for helping to ease the transition and my deputy chiefs who have been wonderful in passing information on to me. I have met most of you, not all of you. Thank you for all the work that you do. I do look forward to carrying out the mission and vision of our department. While i have hit the ground running, i appreciate your patience with me while i grow into this role. Just a couple of things i want to add from some of the things said earlier, someone asked about the station 49 update from dpw, our ambulance ems facility. Dpw will give the commission an update on february 14th. So you know that. And just about the new ambulances, commissioner covington, if you can just visualize, if you have seen a king american or private ambulance or printer vehicle, thats what the vehicles look like, theyre i believe 40 cheaper than what we currently have. They do get better mileage and they also meet our the mayors vision zero program. You have much better the chief can atest, she drove one. You have much better visibility and tend to get in fewer accidents. I just wanted to give you a headsup about that and i look forward to working with you all. Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. So you heard at length mr. Corso related to the budget. We are midway through this fiscal year as you know and were on track for revenue and expenditures. Good work to our division of fi fire. In the coming meetings which i know well talk about future agendas, there will be a budget item in each one and i know we contemplated a special meeting if needed i believe for february 20th prior to the submission of the budget which is in the third week of february, i believe the 21st it has to be submitted. Related to our division of training, our 123rd class is in week 16 out of 20. We started with 54 recruits and we have 47 we anticipate to be graduating on february 8th. And then we are working towards selecting 54 members for the 124th academy that starts march 26th. 42 of the members off the htnta list and 12 from the station 49 into the academy, two weeks after the start date of march 26th to join the academy. I want to acknowledge staff for dedicated work they do each and every day training new recruits, the future of the Fire Department here in the city. Also like to acknowledge hr and department of physicians office, they have been very busy because well begin entree level emt class. Well have 36 emts are anticipated to start on january 29th in their academy. And the final selection process, weve had many people go through interviews, backgrounds with our department physician. I wanted to recap on our last meeting december 13th, my activities and the activities of the Chiefs Office on the 14th, 15th and 16th of december i participated in three different toy program events, one with the hotel council, one with st. Marys medical center, both entities made some financial contributions to the San FranciscoFirefighters Local toy program and i think many people in the audience may have participated or attended a basketball tournament. Its a great place to have a basketball game where we played. We had our Basketball Team from the San FranciscoFire Department. Versus toy Program Volunteers and mr. Flaherty i think helped organize it, it was to bring the incumbent firefighters together with some of the toy volunteers, the cause is great to contribute money to the toy program. I left at half time. Score board stopped working. I will say laughter to the toy volunteer credit, they had never played together as a team and our team is very, very good. I think the incumbents may have prevailed toward the end but not quite sure. Many of us paid final respects to mayor lee here and to his great Public Service here in the city and county of San Francisco and many of us pledged i know i had a premeeting with president and Vice President of the commission and i think all of us had the same sentiment, carrying on his legacy and the work he wanted to see through at least through his term, through the end of 2019. I think were all committed to that legacy. December 19th, the deputies and i participated in a Labor Management meeting, we do that monthly as you know. There was a Department Head meeting that day. On the 20th of december, it was timely actually, there was a policy Group Workshop and basically those of us who oversee departments that would come together in the event of an emergency. The scenario was an earthquake. Acting mayor breed participated with us and we sort of went through the play book if you will of roles and different scenarios, decisions that might need to be made in a large earthquake here. It was a table top exercise, mostly discussion based but felt that was timely given what occurred on january 4th with the earthquake we had here. It was a good dry run. On december 31st new years eve, everyone stepped up and did a great job to make sure it was a safe holiday for everyone to celebrate. There was a great fireworks show. A lot of members participated in not only working extra hours but coming up with the plan to ensure the safety. Id like to acknowledge assistant deputy chief who took the lead in the event action plan. Deputy chief gonzalez was at his office and we had many other folks roaming around the city. I was able to visit the department of Emergency Management as well to thank everyone that was giving up their holiday to ensure a safe night. Earlier that night and i wanted to acknowledge chief tony revere, december 31st the Little Sisters of the poor at st. Annes home, they have a new years eve event, a party and dance, and the chief is very light on his feet and had many dance partners that night. We were joined by battalion 7 and engine 31, the joy you bring to the elderly residents is the gift we get when we attend. I wanted to thank you for that. We rang in the new year with them at 8 00 and that was enjoyable. Thank you tony for that. On the 8th i designated chief Mark Gonzalez to sit at the table with the negotiations with local 798 with their contract due to expire. Those negotiations are underway and there will be several meetings between now and midmay regarding that contract. As eluded to earlier, we are looking forward to the pilot program, it is very much a pilot program, as it relates to the new style ambulances, certainly that our members give us constructive feedback. I was able to drive it myself and i think one of the things you talked about commissioner hardeman, the amount of time spent in the ambulance, it is important to have a comfortable ride and seat. Unlike the firefighters, by and large theyre working out of their vehicle between 1012 hour shifts. So the front part of the ambulance is a much better improvement over the current configuration. To be determined regarding the back of the ambulance, which is smaller than our ambulances that were currently using. Ems and Sports Services have put together a great plan to have teams of two partners sort of test drive and put these vehicles in Service Related to code two and code three emergencies. I think were off to a good start. Im casually optimistic the crews will be enthusiastic about them. Change is difficult, i get it, but i think commissioner covingtons idea is a great one, im a visual person too, to get in the vehicle and compare them side by side i think is a great idea. I dont know if that requires for the Commission Secretary a special meeting to note that four or five of you together or you can do it separately at station 49. Whatever works best for you. Were excited about it. And deputy chief nicholsons point, theyre environmentally friendly and better gas mileage and navigating through the streets moring more maneuverab. We did have the earthquake, with minimal damage. I think between the hour following the earthquake, which came in the 2 00 hour, typically there are 30 calls and there were over 130 over that hour. We had a spike in building alarm calls, i believe there was a gas leak, they were all managed and no injuries were associated with the earthquake. That morning there was a press conference that acting mayor breed called regarding its always a perfect opportunity following seismic opportunity to put the message out about being prepared, to have a plan. As we know Emergency Services will be slower than usual when we have a higher call volume. I participated in that press conference and as well later that morning a vision zero press conference related to not necessarily celebrating but acknowledging that there were fewer traffic fatalities in 2017 since there have been since they tracked it, i believe it was 20, an all time low. I think everyone who spoke myself included acknowledged one is too many. Having engines that are more in alignment with vision zero goals and bance ambulances, i think is doing our part to embrace the vision zero goals. We had our first meeting of the Budget Committee on january 4th, appreciate Vice President nakajo participating. And at that meeting we discussed where we are at, mark corso gave the budgets. We talked about our priority list we have come up with in previous years which i anticipate to go out again to Committee Members to get refreshed. Some have been funded in previous years but well come to you at subsequent meetings to discuss thoughts and get feedback prior to budget submittal next month. On the 9th, just yesterday, the deputy chiefs and i met with one of our employee groups, rescue. Lgbtq employee group, to just engage, talk about some of the issues they wanted to discuss and just update where the department is, goals for 2018, so forth. On january 15th, monday is a holiday but many of us will be in the Martin Luther king march starting at 11 00 a. M. At the cal tran station and this follows the meeting on the 24th but on the 26th, if anyone is interested, station five and youll get at the next meeting deputy chief nicholsons report where shell talk about work with the puc, some of us are meeting with them on awss issues, different options. I believe theres a hearing for awss president cleaveland, your concerns and points. But on the 26th station five will have the topping off ceremony, basically when the steel has the steel completion of the project. Thats our division two house. Many of us will be there at 1 00 p. M. Well provide you further detail. Its something that department of public works does with the contractor. But we have been invited as well. Its a milestone if you will related to the project. At the next meeting youll get an update on where were at with station five, 16, 35, the adf, all that will come in that report. That concludes my report. I wanted to ask for consideration at the end of the meeting, we had two members pass away since the last commission meeting. Chief aid, he retired after 28 years of service passed away december 19th, 2017. And more recently, we had battalion chief bill corel, he passed away january 6th, 2018. That concludes my report. Appreciate it. Any Public Comment on the chiefs report . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner veronese. Quickly i wanted to welcome you to the job. You have big shoes to fill. I dont know you, but i look forward to working with you and you have a great support system here. Congratulations and welcome to the job. Is that it . Thats it. Commissioner covington. Thank you mr. President. Chief nicholson, i also would like to welcome you. Its been a pleasure to interact with you in the times we have met previously in the field. Im glad youre here. Now chief hayeswhite, did you give us a breakdown of how many people are in the current class . There are 47 that we anticipate graduating on february 8th. Thursday 6 00 p. M. Thats at reardon . Correct. Thank you. And also the topping off ceremony, you said is at 1 00 p. M. At station five. Correct, on january 26th. Okay. Great. So chief, i know we talked briefly during another portion of this meeting regarding the chiefs residence, can you tell us about the things you feel need to be addressed this the chiefs residence . Certainly. If you need greater detail, ill defer, but basically its an older residence. Its beautiful but aging residence. I would say at some point its in need of electrical and plumbing work. Significant. Over the course of many years the maintenance similar to our stations which we prioritize theres been maintenance. We have done some work, more aesthetic work for the neighbors, including full exterior paint job. I think many of you have been inside, were happy to show it to you again, but i would say deferred maintenance overtime, the building is in need of some modification. Its to be determined, i think what Vice President nakajo put out there, open to discussion. There were Department Heads that had been allowed to stay there in the earlier parts of when i became the chief. There were some issues because many had problems with electrical and plumbing issues, that sort of thing. I dont want to say its unique but only about 33 of us live in the city. Would i envision that a successor of mine may make use of the residence . Yes. But it is something that has come under scrutiny in terms of allowing someone to live in a residence, sort of is it something that needs to be declared, an additional benefit if you will that i think will be looked at if someone moves back in to the residence, whether theres an offset to the salary or rent agreement. But that would be somewhat down the road. I feel at least at this point, im sort of the caretaker if you will. Or just to make sure that the building that is a part of our in our profile if you will, is maintained and it is maintain. Ed. I would say down the line it would need renovation. Do you have a process in mind as to how to get to that point . One of the processes is we have asked for funding through the Capital Planning. So it remains on the radar if you will. So that would be one of the ways to address what youre asking. Well, its very important that the official residence of the chief of the Fire Department is brought up to snuff. As you know, an empty house is not a happy house. So for 15 years now, the house has been vacant essentially, except during the daytime when theres meetings and that sort of thing. The official residence has sten substantial grounds maintained by rec and park still . As long as i have been chief it has not been maintained by rec and park. I would say for at least 20 years. When the chief had has it been maintained by anyone . Yes. Yes. We have had some of our own members and department of public works go in to maintain and trim and so forth foilage and vegetation. Its not maintained by park and rec like it used to be. And it was managed and maintained also by the h10 support specialist assigned to the chief of the department which i do not have. Periodically we make sure we maintain it but not regularly to the extent it used to be. Thats too bad. In my mind i assumed that rec and park continued to maintain the grounds at least. I think its been since the mid 90s they have not. Maybe late 90s. So interior and exterior tender loving care. Yes. Okay. Our chief to my fellow commissioners, our current chief has been chief of the department for 15 years, she is still a fairly young woman, but at some point, you know, there will be a new chief.