Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240714

SFGTV Government Access Programming July 14, 2024

And making sure that they can sustain an earthquake is so critical to protecting the lives of our citizens. In fact we are all reminded from last week, the major earthquake that happened in Southern California and the devastating impact it had on that community, we are reminded that we have to be prepared. Its not about if, its about when a disaster strikes. So what are we going to do to make sure that our Public Safety personnel can focus on the work that they need to do to save lives and not necessarily the challenge that exist with the buildings that house them and what could happen to people that we need to shelter in a disaster. Kezar pavilion is not seismically safe. It is one of the facilities that could qualify for additional revenues so that if necessary, we can use that as a shelter facility in case a disaster hits. We have to be thinking ahead in not only repairing the buildings that we know need to be repaired, like park station, which is currently undergoing some renovations like police and fire stations and Public Safety buildings, and 911 buildings where we send our dispatchers, all of these places matter, so when a disaster hits, their only focus is on saving lives of the citizens of San Francisco and not worrying about the condition of their buildings and whether or not theyre in a bad place themselves. So today, we are announcing a 628 million Public Safety beyond for earthquake safety and Emergency Response for the march ballot, as i said. And i am just so excited and so proud of the work that we did collaborating with the board, collaborating with the Capital Planning committee to do this in such an incredibly responsible way. And i just want to thank all of you for being here, joining us, because this is exciting for the future of San Francisco. We know that there are challenges in our city, and we have to make the right kind of investments, not only the issues that we face today but for the issues well face tomorrow. This is just taking one step further to doing just that, and so im really excited to be here with so many incredible people, including the supervisor who represents district 5 [applause] the hon. London breed many of you all know vallie brown. Shes been a Community Advocate in this district for so many years. Not only does she spend time cleaning it up, i mean, personally, literally in the morning, picking up track with her own picker, but she also spends a lot of time fighting for resources in this community. Whether its our Public Safety locations or our community locations, shes been a real advocate, and some of you know the work that was done here, also, the track that was repurposed. And commissioner buell, what was the location over here by the triangle . What is that called . Yeah, with public and private dollars, were transforming this area. And when i served as supervisor, the person who was really actively engaged in working with the community and helping to bring together public and private resources to get these projects done for this community was no other than your current supervisor for district 5, vallie brown. [applause] supervisor brown thank you, mayor breed. Im really happy to be standing here today and to be talking about this. Just a few months ago, we were at fire station 5, brandnew opened. Not only is it absolutely stateoftheart and beautiful, but it is going to be a hub if anything happens in this city. And when i think about we have so many other stations and buildings that we need to have this kind of bond money to be able to fix them up so if we do have earthquakes, if we have things that happen in this city, that were prepared. When we look at i know that mayor breed was talking about kezar and other places, but when we have a major earthquake, and if we think about the earthquake that just happened in Southern California, and how strong it was, but it was in the desert. But think about what if it was here, and what it could have done to our city. I think about that every day, and what i would do if my place was flattened in the city. I probably would be camping in the park unless i had someplace to go that was safe, right . I would. I know the notent rule, but i think they have a cot there for me. I asked them, can you put a cot . So i just feel that its so important that not only is this city ready for anything that could happen, unfortunately and we know it will someday, but we have to be ready individually. We have a responsibility. I actually just went to a fire in my district a few weeks ago. Everybody ran out of the building. There were, like, 12 people. The things they forgot when they ran out they forgot their i. D. , they forgot their medicine, all of those things, and it keeps going into my mind, am i ready . Am i ready for an earthquake . Am i ready for a fire or anything any other kind of emergency . So i went home, and i remembered an emergency kit that i had put together probably 12, 15 years ago, when i did nert, and nert was first starting. My water was expired, the batteries expired, the food expired. Im like, im not ready, and i didnt have the emergency little pack that youre supposed to have by your door to grab and run if something happens. I wasnt ready, and i think about that because i think about what about my neighbor thats elderly, and she has a hard time getting down the stairs . We should be going out, talking to our neighbors. We should be going out, training with nert. Please sign up. If youre not a member, its kind of fun. We need to start thinking about our neighbors and what we can do individually. Are you signed up for the alert, emergency alert, everyone on your phone . Your neighbor . This is the kind of thing that we need to do because it really takes us as an individual and our neighbors to really protect each other if this happens. And believe me if we have an earthquake, im heading down to cafe revelry, and if his coffee machine is working because these are the places were going to have to go to see, are they left behind . Do they need help . I say that because i appreciate all the work in this city that everyone does. Our police chief, fire chief, naomi kelly, and especially our mayor to say we need to look at this, we need to do this now, and being so creative for doing this. I want to thank everyone for coming to district 5. Its nice and foggy here, but cool you down a little bit before you go back to your job. So thank you, everyone. And the next speaker are you going to bring him up . All right. Thank you. [applause] the hon. London breed thank you, supervisor brown. And just a reminder, anyone can go to sf72. Org if you want to get prepared for any emergency situation in San Francisco. A lot of great information from emergency management. Sf72. Org. Now i want to introduce someone whos ae be whos been a 25year veteran of the San Francisco Fire Department and has a very thorough knowledge of how to deal with emergency situations and is why she is currently serving as the chief of the department. Please welcome jeanine nicholson. Good morning, everyone. I love our San Francisco summer weather. Speaking of nert, as supervisor brown just mentioned, i want to recognize, we do have some nert volunteers right here, and nert is going to be critical in the event [applaus [applause] in the event in the event of a disaster. We know its not if, its when. I want to recognize mohamed nuru. Hes been a great ally for us and working with us. In the event of a disaster, our Fire Department needs to respond immediately. Our firefighters and e. M. S. Workers work 247, 365, and we need to be able to respond immediately. And this bill will provide the funding that we need to invest in our Public Safety infrastructure so we can continue to bring the city and the citizens the best service that we possibly can, but especially during a disaster. So thank you all for being here today. Good day. [applause] the hon. London breed all right. Our last speaker for this program before we finally sign this legislation is the chief of the police department, bill scott. [applaus [applause] thank you, mayor. Ill be brief. I just want to reiterate what the mayor said. We have 13 San Francisco Police Departments and 14 other buildings. Many of our stations are over 25 years old. These stations, from the day that the doors open, they are open 247. They have always been in use, and many of them are in need of seismic improvements, significant seismic improvements. And we dont want in the time of an emergency, we dont want to have to worry about whether or not the station is going to be standing, even though we plan for that if it happens. Thats the last thing we want to worry about, so i, too, want to thank you all for being here. The vision of the mayor, city administrator kelly, and the vision of our city for looking forward so our city has the proper infrastructure to respond properly, so thank you for the leadership, and thank you, mayor. The hon. London breed thank you. And again, i want to thank all of you for being here. Again, this is only the beginning. The real work beginning when we have to begins when we have to campaign to get this ballot measure passed. We have been successful in 2010 and 2014 in getting almost 80 of the support of the voters for a previous eser bond, and i want to make sure that we top that, so im going to need your help. Its incredibly important that we shrine a light on the measure that will be going on the march 2020 ballot for voters to support. I appreciate you all being here, and also dont forget to vote for the housing bond on the ballot this november. All right. Lets get this signed. [applause] the hon. London breed 7, 11, 19, done. [applause] afternoon. Welcome to the july 23, 2019 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madame clerk, will you please call the roll . Thank you, mr. President. Brown present. Fewer not present. Haney present. Mandelman present. Mar present. Peskin present. Ronen present. Safai present. Stefani present. Walton present. President yee. President yee thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please join me 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. President yee so, on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgovtv, michael and kelowna, who record each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk, are there any communications . None to report, mr. President. President yee colleagues, today we are approving the minutes from the june 18, 2019 board meeting. Are there any changes to these Meeting Minutes . Seeing none, then can i have a motion to approve the minutes as presented . Made by supervisor walton, seconded by supervisor brown. And without objection, those minutes will be approved after public comment. Madame clerk, lets go to our special order for 2 00 p. M. Yes, the first order of Business Today is to welcome the honorable mayor, london n. Breed to present a fiveminute address to the board of supervisors. There have been no questions submitted by eligible districts. President yee all right. Welcome, madame mayor. Mayor breed, there are no topics submitted by supervisors today. Its your freebie. We welcome you. [laughter]. We welcome you to share your remarks. Mayor breed thank you, president yee, are you sure, nothing . Well, i know in the past ive come to the board and really talked about a lot of our differences and the challenges that weve faced in the city because of those differences. But today i want to talk a little bit about how were all working together. While there are and will always be places where we will have disagreements, there is plenty of room for us to come together for solutions. First i want to thank president yee for your support and leadership with the Affordable Housing bond. That bond came out of a collaborative process and we worked through all the issues on the agreement, whether it was the size of the bond or how much money we were going to spend. And while there were numerous opinions, we sat down, had the hard conversations and got the job done. So, thank you, president yee, and also happy birthday. Supervisor fewer, you were a fantastic partner on the budget, getting it out of Committee Earlier than scheduled and bringing all your colleagues together to fund our shared priorities and i want to thank you for your fairness, and your transparency and your hard work, every step of the way across every issue. Supervisor safai, i commend you for stepping up and finding us a location for the safe vehicle triage site in your district and leading that very difficult conversation in your district. Supervisor stefani, i know youve been working really hard on 3333 california Street Project and we all know that we need more housing in this city, in all communities. So thank you so much for your work on that. Supervisor mar, i want to thank you for your dedication to fully funding free city college. Your collaboration together with the trustee, the chancellor and the coalition helped us to remove a Charter Amendment that would have locked us in a ballot policy that we would not be able to adjust here at city hall. And anytime that we can accomplish something in city hall instead of the ballot, we should. And i want to appreciate supervisor ronen and supervisor haney for their willingness to sit down with my office and the department of Public Health to work on a Mental Health solution that involves support with Substance Abuse treatment for those that we all know are most in need. We know Behavioral Health is one of the top issues facing people in our city, particularly those sleeping on the streets. And i know i have a tremendous ally in supervisor mandelman and his commitment to helping those who continuously refuse treatment. I want to thank you, supervisor mandelman, for your leadership. We both share a sense of urgency to push these Solutions Forward now. I recognize that there is also a sense of urgency in district 10 where supervisor walton is dealing with the tremendous amount of issues around violence in the community and im committed to working with you to address those issues and to, of course, address issues around criminal justice reform. So thank you for your leadership. Thank you to supervisor brown for your hard work on legislation to streamline the business permitting process and to fight Vacant Store Front retail across the city. And for your work, together with supervisor fewer, to push for an office of racial equity. Supervisor peskin, your commitment to a clean ballot and interest in getting our gross receipts underhaul under way demonstrates your commitment to our responsible policy making for our residents and i truly appreciate that and your thoughtfulness. We all know that what our challenges we all know our challenges in the city, and i believe that weve proven we can come together to work in the best interest of the people of the city. Im willing to have these conversations and im truly glad you are, too. Ultimately, were here for the people of San Francisco and they, of course, want us all to Work Together towards solutions that are going to make the quality of life better for the residents of our city. Thats why im here. Thats why were all here. And i want to thank you all again for the work weve been able do to move San Francisco forward in a positive direction. Thank you. President yee thank you. In the time that youre allocated, so madame mayor, i want to thank you for joining us today and making those positive comments as we sort of end this session pretty soon and go into recess. And hopefully, in september, well continue having these collaborations. Thank you very much. Mayor breed thank you, president yee. President yee madame clerk, lets go to our regular agenda. Can you please call the first item . Item 1 is a resolution to establish renew and expand the property based Business Improvement district known as the Civic Center Community benefit district and levy assessments for 15 years to beginning 201920 and affirm the ceqa determination. President yee supervisor brown i think has made a motion to the Civic Center Community district . Supervisor brown yes. And id like it make that motion to renew and expand the Civic Center Community benefit district with amendments, specifically, i would like to remove parcel 0768021 through 71 on the northern westernmost edge of the cbd. The amendment and Management Plan and engineer report before you reflect the changes. And id also like to ask deputy City Attorney givner to confirm the timing of this process is correct and legal. Deputy City Attorney jon givner, yes, this is an appropriate time for the board to make amendment reducing the size of the proposed district by removing those parcels. The process is essentially set forth in state law and state law provides that the board can make this type of amendment at this point in the process. President yee supervisor peskin . Supervisor peskin thank you. And thank you for your the legal clarification. Which was all i wanted. I do have to say for the record, though, while it is in state law and he correctly advised the department and were now dually advised by our counsel, it seems a weird thing you can change it after the election. I realize that its legal and i will be voting for

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