Colleagues, i want to open this item up for Public Comment. Any member of the public, if you wish to lineup to my right, your left, youll have two minutes each, and feel free to come on forward. Sean davis. And im speaking on my behalf, but for identification purposes, im in the tenancy, and im kind of a bull dog, and lets face it. Im some support of this. The s. R. O. Task force has had to get involved in a lot of things around the s. H. Portion of the h. S. H. I would say it took 14 days into my Hunger Strike for them to actually admit that the rent issue was a problem. I also had to bring h. S. H. Before the task force when this controversial Wellness Check approximately happened in november, and its just really we really, really, really need this oversight. And ive also just found out that that protocols around Adult Protective Services and the h. S. H. Buildings are kind of a very mixed, kind of very depends on from agency to agency, so theres just a lot of issues that need to be addressed here, and im glad the commission will do this. Im okay with the amendments but i did bring this before the democratic socialists of america homelessness working group, and i will say they are kind of concerned that seven seats are going to be flipped from the board of education to the controller because the controller is also appointed by the mayor, and its just while im still going to, like, support this, im still going to vote yes, im still going to do a lot of volunteering for this. But im worried if this was compromised too much, there may not be as many boots on the ground for it. I think we really need sun light on h. S. H. Hi. My names mallory lynn hill. Im speaking today on behalf of San FranciscoHousing Action coalition. We appreciate the amendments and the Community Input that came with them, and were we want to create as much housing as possible and get as many folks into it as we can, and were concerned that this is going to be a wasteful measure. Thank you. Hello, supervisors. Paul monkay from San Francisco housing services. Last year, mayor breed said in response to proposition c, the city needs to you haudit the million that were spending on Homeless Services and that san franciscan deserve accountability for the money that weve already paid. Mayor breed recognized that the existing oversight structures are not sufficient, that there still needs work to be done on that end. This statement by the mayor is a call to action, and this proposal is a direct response to that call for action. Weve heard concerns that having a commission in place could slow down services, and believe me, we are the last people that want to see delays in contracting because it affects our ability to keep lights on and provide services, but in our community, there is a strong support for the commission because we believe there will identify delays in contracting and help us campaign for the most Critical Issues facing our city now. Good morning, supervisors, but thank you so much for the opportunity. My name is malia chavez, and im speaking in behalf of my role as director of hespa, the emergency providers association. I wanted to point out that this was an opportunity for us to really figure out what the budgetary process it for is for the department . There are a number of budgets that contribute to the overall budget of the department and its unclear what that separate set of budgets look like. And without going through a sunshine request or without asking for more details, the response from the department was that its a separate budget that doesnt actually appear through the board of supervisors process or the mayors budget . And so just again, one more better opportunity to under where all these resources are going . And so i know one of the requests here was around process and transparency and costs that might be able to go to service providers. It would be really great just to better understand what we currently have and be able to have oversight as well as an opportunity to provide feedback around prioritization or requests from a community standpoint, so thank you. Chair ronen thank you so much. Any other members of the public who would like to speak . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. I am happy, if my colleagues have no other comments, to make a motion to forward this to the full board as a committee report. Can i take that without objection . Without objection, that motion passes. [gavel]. Chair ronen thank you, supervisor haney. Mr. Clerk, can you please read item 3 . Clerk item 3 is a hearing appointing one member, term ending november 20, 2019 to the entertainment advisory committee. Okay. First, well hear from mr. Wells. Good morning. Hello. Good morning, chairwoman ronen, supervisor walton, supervisor mar. Very pleased to be here today to be reappointed by my supervisor to be the d10 rep for the bicycle advisory committee. Ive served for a couple of years. Im serving as the vice chair now, and in terms of what were working on, im very proud to say that the sfbac has become more of an active committee for the board. Were working more on being a watchdog on various issues for the city. Each of us are appointed by our supervisors for our districts to combine the needs in every district in terms of not just Bicycle Transportation but safety in regards to vision 2020 and how these pieces all work together. Bayview is underserved in a lot of ways and were looking for ways to take bicycle lanes that are suddenly disappeared, going nowhere and make a network of them so that its an easier trail. Plus the growth of Tech Companies down in Silicon Valley and down the peninsula has meant that theres now a shift of caltrain passengers, and a lot of them come from the potrero hill and Mission Bay Area that get on the caltrain and head to their jobs, so theres a much bigger need for better bike lanes. One of the things that we have done is were fully staffed for representatives for each districts. We come up with resolutions, we recently came up with a resolution that im quite happy with, Autonomous Vehicle and bike population. There was a push by a republican law maker from a state that doesnt have a high population, a push for auto nomous vehicles, so we made a push to have our own safety regulations. We are coming into a phase now where there are motorized vehicles and scooters, and we need to control that. And then, in the safety issues, in terms of what we have as a mission, the four parts of vision zero, education, engineering, enforcement, and evaluation. And evaluation is how are the things were doing working . How are they not working is just as important to know. Are we falling down or a plan that maybe engineering has to take another look and know that this right turn here or this left turn here is creating a dangerous situation. Im glad that were moving forward with protects bike lanes at a higher clip, and then also Education Needs to be stepped up for bicyclists as well as motorists as well as uberlyft drivers who need to feel the enforcement of the bike lanes so that they dont look at it as a passenger drop off and pickup lane, which often does. I was very happy to participate in bike to workday. I came off my bicycle at brannan and 9th and tore my rotator cuff, so i know how hard our streets can be. Ive been a resident of potrero hill since the 80s. Ive been a director of the San Francisco beautiful board of directors. Im on the vintage street cars, and im also on our events and outreach committee, so im very tied in with transportation in San Francisco with the health and future of the city, and in mobility permit harmonization, and im looking for ways we can continue to serve the city and bridge the gaps between different agencies and different committees, so thank you very much. Chair ronen supervisor walton, do you have any comments . Okay. Now for Public Comment. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for your willingness to serve and your knowledge on the issue. Were going to open this up for Public Comment now. Okay. Chair ronen if any member of the public would like to speak on this item, please come forward now. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel]. Chair ronen supervisor walton . Supervisor walton thank you so much, chair ronen, and thank you for coming in, mr. Wells. I know it took a moment to make the nomination. I want my colleagues to know your excitement about the issues. You have a passion for safe biking across the city and you have a plethora of ideas making sure that bicyclists are safe while we have to deal with all forms of transportation here in San Francisco. And the last thing ill say is definitely appreciate your excitement for serving on the b. A. C. , and someone who is persistent in your vision and your goals for what we can do to envision a safer safer opportunity for people who want to cycle through our city. And so thank you so much for your dedication and commitment, and i was excited to make this nomination. Yes. And i would like to move item 3 for seat 10 for the bicycle advisory committee, i move the nomination of mr. Paul wells forward with a positive recommendation. Chair ronen without objection, that motion passes unanimously. Thank you, mr. Wells. Thank you. Chair ronen mr. Clerk, can you please read item 4. Clerk item 4 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayors nomination of the reappointment of ben bleiman to the Entertainment Commission for a term ending november 21, 2023. Chair ronen thank you. Mr. Bleiman, welcome. President bleiman thank you very much for having me. Ill try to make my comments brief here. My name is ben bleiman. Ive lived in San Francisco for almost 16 years now, and ive been a bar owner, a father to a toddler now in the outer richmond, and a passionate organizer around nightlife for at least the last ten years, if not more. I am currently the chairman of the california music and culture association, which is the trade association that represents night clubs and bars and Music Festivals and music concerts. And as i said, ive spent years advocating for night life. But before joining the Entertainment Commission, but joining the Entertainment Commission has truly been one of the most rewarding experiences ive had. Im now the president of the commission, which allows me kind of some extra input into the direction that the office goes and what we do. And i cant say how pleasurable it is and how rewarding it is to work with the commission staff. Theyre extraordinary competent and care deeply about San Francisco night life as i do. I think my root of love for night life is night life is for everyone and shouldnt just be for the wealthy. In some cases, it seems thats the case, and i dont think that should be the case here. My philosophy around the Entertainment Commission is we want to push inclusive options for night live so that everyone in San Francisco can feel represented in our night time world, our nighttime economy, etc. I did show you some of my accomplishments during my tenure there, and i wanted to highlight some of the things im specifically excited for going forward. These may be a little geeky, but im truly excited about them. The first is were digitizing all of our permitting processes, but putting it online and allowing access to it, not only improves our offices ability to enforce it, but it also ensures access for people especially who dont have incredible amounts of wealth to handle the bureaucracy that we have. And then, were about to move the office of 49 south vanness and be a part of the first permitting center maybe on the west coast . Its exciting and increases access of the ability of the little business owner, the person doing a smaller cultural event to very easily get their permit rather than have to run around at great cost, relative cost to themselves. There is a special Event Steering Committee thats just been announced by the mayor. This is another thing that im very passionate about. This kind of goes into the permitting side, but if we can make special events easier to permit and less hassle, were going to have more cultural events, which im very excited about. And last, im always thinking of ways to promote, promote, promote, promote night life in San Francisco. Last thing, we need to find ways to pay gigs for musicians and performers in San Francisco. Theyre leaving the city in mass numbers, and its really terrifying and sad, and we need to find ways as a government to get them paying gigs. And this is associated with that, strengthening small and large venues in town who actually pay the performers. And it may seem robust right now, but venues are an endangered species right now. I keep sounding the alarm, but its a very scary time, and we need to figure out how we can best support venues to promote night life in San Francisco. With that, im happy to answer any questions that you have, and happy to be up here and very honored and respectful. Thank you. Chair ronen any questions . No questions. Okay. Well now open this up for Public Comment. Any member of the public who would like to speak, please feel free to come forward. Good morning. My name is dracori donaldson. Ive been a resident of San Francisco for over 12 years now. I met ben at big brothers big sisters. Through each role, ben has led me by example, and if theres one characteristic that i have always admired, it was his passion. Everything ben has done has been with a passion to succeed, inspire or get a net quality change. This makes ben a fit for a position such as the president of the Entertainment Commission. Thanks. Good morning, good morning. How you all doing . Damian posey. Might be all familiar with me. Ben has been like a big brother to me, as well, even though i think im older than him. But all the night life stuff is cool and everything, but at the end of the day, man, ben is a great person. You know, i was blessed to be the lead case manager for united players for five years, and im blessed to be over at y. C. D. , but when i came home from prison and was getting my life together, man, he was one of the individuals who seen that i had made a change and took a chance to me and gave me opportunity for some employment so that i could help take care of my daughter. He took a risk on me, and im grateful to that, and i hope that, you know, ive proved his guessing right, cause ive been out of trouble, staying focused, and hes been there every step of the way. Not only just with that, but helping me create a Good Relationship with my father and my community. And as i did more things in the community, he was always there, always volunteering. I have a workshop called uncommon youth that volunteers with the city. I bring it in so kids in the community can see that all things are possible from all standpoints. Each and every time ive asked him to contribute his time, money, resources to help the community, hes done it effortlessly, no charge, no i just did an Application Party at y. C. D. To get the kids ready for summer. You know, cause sometimes they be slacking. He donated 300 chicken wings. I know its chicken wings, but he was like no problem, come get it. When do you want to pick it up . Everything hes trying to do, i support. Chair ronen thank you so much. Thank you. Hi, manny. Hi. I just wanted to voice my support for reappointing ben to the Entertainment Commission. Ben is on my Advisory Board for mannys, and hes been a friend and mentor throughout the process. I knew him before he had ever gotten to know what i was doing. He immediately wanted to get involved in the project because he liked the idea of combining food and a bar with social justice. I helped me through every stage of the process, from where i should put the gas lines to who my contractor should be. He spent his own time to make sure that a new Small Business owner had a setup that would be beneficial to what he was trying to do, so it really just shows what kind of person he is. He also walks the walk. He doesnt just talk the talk, and it is amazing to me that he can do so much, and he does it with grace and authenticity, and a real love of San Francisco. I had never really bar tended before, and so he put me in a catering event in fort mason and put me in his team so i can learn the ropes. Im proud to be a member of his team and to know him, and i join damian and dracori in supporting him. Chair ronen thank you. Is there any other Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel]. Chair ronen supervisor walton . Supervisor walton i just want to say i support this nomination of ben bleiman. Ive known ben for years, and his focus on hiring locally, his focus on really supporting other businesses and making sure they have night liech success outside of his own, and you can see his night life success outside of his own. Its always good to see people excited about the roll that they have an opportunity to serve in. Chair ronen thank you so much. I couldnt agree more. This is one of those appointments where the mayor knocked it out of the park. Ben, i just want to thank you for everything you do for the community. I mean, the you know, the people who spoke during Public Comment said it best