Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

SFGTV Government Access Programming July 13, 2024

Making sure that rubicon stays in compliance with the i. P. M. Ordinance and implements that into their training opportunities. Over the last several years, they dont apply herbicide as part of their programs anymore. We felt that overall consistent with the citys i. P. M. Ordinance directives, which is to use application as a last resort that was an environmental benefit. We were able to work with them on changing it and hopefully to the benefit of everyone on the island. And then finally weve been working with them as i talked about earlier on the stewardship segment a variety of demonstration gardens on y. B. I. I think were trying to get more participation from different segments of the community, but if theyre driving by them and learning from them, thats a good thing, as well. Just this last weekend we had a removal party, removing the ivy from outside the Treasure Island gym and replacing them with natives. This is what they look like. We expect them to fill in and provide some nice environment there. This is one that we basically developed in a small little patch of otherwise unused land sort of right outside the g. A. A. Field and the Treasure Island playground outside from araceli cafe. Theres some blooming daisy some other ones as well that adds a little bit of curb appeal with y. B. I. Natives. And the one we did before the Treasure Island gardens last year was right outside the ship shape on sort of the Southern Side of the building. We worked with sherry and alex and cheryl at the ship shape to fill in this sort of southern walkway with y. B. I. Natives and thats coming along nicely as well. I think at this point, i know that peter has a few things to add, and so ill toss it over to him and then, well both take questions. Yeah. Peter, i did not know you were a naturalist. Every memo i get from you, fantastic. Nice presentation. Yeah. So jump in any time with questions. Peter brastaugh. Last week i did kind of my full whirlwind presentation to the board so its nice to dig in a little deeper. I think peter wanted me to cover just a few more things and highlight all of this work the way that this work on Treasure Island, yerba buena fits in in the context of the resolution that we passed last year. So peter has been coming pretty much religionly to our Interagency Working Group meetings around biodiversity for several years. Hes been a trafficerrific collaborator at the city level and talk about all of the work that were doing citywide. And he did highlight one of the things that were working on in the Biodiversity Agency working group, one of the things that we highlighted in our presentation was it last week . Yeah, last week or two weeks ago was the supply of our native local plants. So lets bring yerba buena down to Treasure Island. So if we do that weve got to figure out how were going to create that supply. So were going to focus on that problem and come up with solutions in the interagency group. And i think as it relates to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island its a really exciting opportunity. So the site where the building is now theres a buildout next to that diagonal building its nice and large. Theyve got space there but according to the Timeline Development and according to how the timeline proceeds, they may not be able to say there much more than a year. Its not totally clear. So wheres the next temporary location for that . And then also where can we think longterm in terms of this function and how do we arrange that mechanically and functionally and everything as peter alluded to . When you look at the ideas, the urban farm area, huge area, many acres, so we might want to think about that related to this function. Also just want to highlight the work that we did with writing that tenpage memo that was basically bob asked me to look at all of the documents related to sustainability and open space on Treasure Island so i did, and we expected it last week as part of the packet, but it really, again, highlights if we want to have this sustainability vision, this vision of sustainable Treasure Island and increased resident sense of place, we need to use native plants to do this. So the whole idea of a nursery ties in really well with putting that product forward and encouraging all of our partners to use that as a guide book for landscaping in the environment. So finally sorry if im talking too long. Peter gave you a nice thorough presentation but i also wanted me to fill in a little on the two of the sort of o. N. M. Habitats. So one is the ongoing maintenance of all these places for the invasive plants. So letters from brown justices contractor from the developer to grow plants for eight acres. Weve got the nimitz that came online. The whole island, its a gigantic disturbance which we love. Its a great opportunity because its a great opportunity to bring people to the island to get involved but its a real challenge chathat we have to rise to. So just want todayed to highlight that that thats why were making the effort for that on a small scale right now, but that need is going to increase exponentially as all this new space comes online. Its revegetated but its exploding exponentially. We talked about priorities in the near term where we want to do these projects once you complete the individual projects, whether an acre or two acres, so for example, the slope of clippers cove, we want to restore all of that. Theres a lot of nonnative in there, but its a priority because of the connection to the cause way. Its a great opportunity to do that and make it done right there, so yeah ill stop. Okay. Peter. Very exciting. Commissioner shen, please . Thank you both peters. You know this has been an area that im very interested in is the increasing the biodiversity and the sustainable vision for Treasure Island. I think that is really one of the hallmarks at Treasure Island which actually was recognized and given awards at different levels. I think we even received the reed platinum for new areas. Remind me peter what that was. There was a reed designation that we got as a in our land for sustaining sustainability on the island. Reed n. D. In addition to the platinum, yeah. So reed n. D. And also, the fact that we got from the clinton Climate Change award as well for our original master plan. So i think these are part of the vision. The question is when we implement, how are we going to do it . And i would say that yes that implementation and management is important for building the staff. The invasive plants, once they get a foothold which is why its so important at the beginning once they get a foothold then the effort and the manpower thats required rises exponentially, so you want to its front end, as these new areas are being reconstructed, that we have the right people and the right effort involved in keeping these invasives out of Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island. And i agree that the nursery is a great idea especially if theres an interest of how native plants are so important to biodiversity. I think more people not just us as the Public Entity but also private citizens and residents are wanting to do more about planting native piece hes species in their garden so theres a whole biodiversity of life. A nursery makes sense because there is an increasing demand and theres not enough places that are propagating these types of plants so i would really encourage us to look at that possibility on Treasure Island and what would it take . Well currently, its under the oversight of l. E. J. And l. E. J. Could you legacy for environmental justice. But definitely, we should look into explore how we can keep the nursery on the island and expand it. Especially after a year we might lose that site, lets look at other possibilities. We do have an area that was meant for an urban farm and i think this falls right into that category and so some of that space that can be looked at. So i hope that we would look into that and come back with those possibilities. Absolutely. But looking at the soil, looking at the hydrology, how we do stormwater, runoff all of that is part of the plan and certainly integrated Pest Management once we actually have the parks and gardens in operations is so very important. But the soil is particularly important at this time because we are building, and if you dont have the right soil the right soil mix the composition of soil youre never going to get plants to really thrive. So i think we need to work with the Landscape Architect i see somebody is here from c. M. G. To look into what are the specifications for that soil . You know we have native soil on Yerba Buena Island. Treasure island is disturbed soil because it was fill that was brought in but certainly, the experts on your team there should be an expert on your team whos looking at what type of soil is being brought in. Sometimes, its construction debris and they just bring any old soil in and thats not going to work for the 300 acres of parks and open space that were going to have. Lets make sure that we get the right type of material thats necessary there for this park to thrive. So these are a few of my comments, but i continue to be extremely interested in the topic. I think theres really incredible Educational Value here. We really can show what Treasure Island is doing here. We can collaborate with many institutions in our own stye. The academy of sciences weve got a board member thats from the academy, the botanical gardens, the exploratorium. I know that i already have collaborations with the Golden Gate Audubon Society and the Educational Value, not just for the city on the island but its a region and as a teaching model thats not just for the region but also perhaps nationally as well, that we are on the cutting edge of this. So thank you, the two of you, and look forward to hearing more as we progress. Thank you. Thank you very much. And i want to just follow up on my fellow commissioner. Everything i mentioned earlier and i think the commissioners also mentioned what we are doing at Treasure Island is unlike anything else going on or where or why, and we really need to underscore that. Building a small city within a city were taking all the problems, all these challenges, Lessons Learned from San Francisco development and we know that San Francisco is one of the most iconic cities in the world. We have Architects Engineers i just mentioned our Landscape Architect martin. We have people that are experienced for me getting the opportunity to redevelop Treasure Island has come full circle. I worked on the San Francisco environmental sustainability plan. And one of the commissioners and i we were talking about the sustainable Pest Management. The Treasure Island as a matter of fact is the only development that is only the sustainability plan. The late mayor lee actually reached out to all the region of the bay area to remind ourselves, why are we not extending Educational Opportunities to alameda, to all the other regions, to santa clara, to silicon valley. Let all these kids come out, this wonderful veltdevelopment of a lifetime for them to see what we are doing here. With regards to the native plant, we need to challenge all of them because yeah we will be building a north street. In San Francisco, i remember peter, in your last presentation to the commission for Treasure Island as you look around the bay area we have all these native plants. Yeah we could be a repozsitory now. We have all the experts and with all the enthusiasm of Peter Summerville and peter the other peter i see you guys are working i mean, all this stuff that we are getting from you all the time is less we convene. Less we convene, we interact more with the board of supervisors and everybody in the region. Why dont we convene and brainstorm how we can maximize all these great developments and everything that weve talked about here in order to have the maximum vision that the late mayor lee and including the new one mayor london breed can do this . So thats why were all excited about this development here is because when it is done it will make people want to spend time on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island that they do in San Francisco or sausalito or anywhere in north america. So keep us posted. And well work with you to do whatever he need. Let me ask Public Comment please on this wonderful presentation. Do you have any ideas you want to relate to us . Okay. None for now. Thats fantastic. Thank you all for your wonderful work on this important project. Kate the next thing on the agenda. Item 7, discussion of future agenda items for directors. Okay. We will reconvene and thank ahead. Thank you again for the presence of the museum Treasure Island museum and all of you for sitting through these deliberations. Now you get a glimpse of what we are doing here. We take our jobs here very seriously, our developments. There is no questions we can rebuild the island because we have the professional expertise. But we also know that in order to have a point of destination we need to look at the legacy and history and put all of those together and thats why all of you will continue to be our partners and much thank you for your presence here today. Meeting adjourned. You know ive always wanted to do this job that drives my parents crazy we want to help people i wasnt i did not think twice about that. I currently work as cadet inform the San Francisco Sheriffs Department ive been surprised 0 work within criminal Justice System field i had an opportunity to grow within that career path. As i got into the department and through the years of problems and Everything Else that means a lot i can represent women and in order to make that change how people view us as a very important part of the Vice President you have topanga you have to the first foot chase through the fight are you cable of getting that person whether large or small into captivity that is the test at times. As an agent worked undercover and prevent external and internal loss to the company it was basically like detective work but through the company from that experience and the people that i worked around Law Enforcement that gave me an action when i came to be a cadet i saw i was exploded to more people and the security he was able to build on that. Unfortunately, we have a lot of women retire to recruiting right now is critical for us we gotten too low faster the percentage of women in the department and us connecting with the community trying to get people to realize this job is definitely for them our Community Relations group is out attempt all the time. In other words to grow in the fields he capitalized any education and got my bachelors degree so i can current work at city hall i provide security for the front of the building and people are entering entering but within any security or control within the building and checking personal bags is having a awareness of the surrounded. There is so month people the brunet of breaking into this career that was every for easier for me had an on the with an before he cleared the path for laugh us. My people he actually looking at lucid up to poem like he joe and kim and merit made theyre on the streets working redondo hard their cable of doing this job and textbook took the time to bring us along. Women have going after their goals and departments line the San Francisco Sheriffs Department provide a lot of training tools and inspiring you to go into the department. They gave me any work ethics she spider me to do whatever he wanted to do and work hard at the intersection. If youre going to make change you have to be part of change and becoming Law Enforcement i wanted to show women could do this job it is hard not easy. Finds something our compassion about and follow roll models and the gets the necessary skeletals to get to that goal with education and sprirmz whatever gets you there. If this is what you want to do dream big and actually do what you desire to do and you can go vertebrae far it is a fast job i wouldnt do anything else. I would like to take roll. [roll call] commissioner brookter is excused. You have a quorum. Also present are chief william swot and director Paul Henderson from the department of police accountability. Thank you. Good evening, everybody. This is the november 13, 2019 meeting of the San Francisco police commission. We dont have an extensive agenda tonight. So well allow three minutes for Public Comment. And we are ready for the first item. Line item

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