Us. My name is patricia. I did not finish college because i couldnt pass public speaking. But im standing here right now in city hall, speaking, because this is so important to me. As an older adult, i have been taking classes at the senior center. And ive learned a little bit of public speaking and also computers. And that is how i found out about it last night, googling and hearing the news. So this is very important to me that these classes stay. Ive been shocked and awed the last few years with whats been going on. I thought i was numb to a lot of the everymorning upsets. But today, i was mad. And i decided to do something about it. And thats why im speaking today. Please vote with your heart and not with your pocketbook. I thank you for your time. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi. My name is candice fault. Im a resident of our fine city of San Francisco. And im also one of the coleaders of the San Francisco chapter of citizens climate lobby. I would like to thank all of you for the time and attention youve already given to the climate crisis. I really appreciate the work that you have done. And that you continue to do. But we need to do more, we always need to be doing more. And right now, we need to be focusing on solutions that help the most vulnerable among us at the same time. And fortunately, the resolution endorsing hr 763 can help do just that. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend act would allow for more Just Transition to a greener economy and would make sure that a very, very necessary monetary support would be provided to vulnerable populations. I think that San Francisco can continue to do what we do best and continue to lead into the 21st century by sending a message that we support a carbon fee. And i think that there are theres much more to be done beyond just this policy, but i think that this is a very necessary first step. So i encourage and appreciate all the support that you can give to this resolution. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. My name is sue as a in atwoo. My mother went to city college, my nephew went there, i went back to school when i was 40 to become a cpa and took the accounting classes. Then i became an internal auditor at the university of california full time. But in the evenings and on saturdays, i taught accounting and auditing at city college for 12 years. Theres a lot of issues on the table here today, reparations for destruction of the black community, i support nurses in the e. R. , i support taxi drivers, i still take taxis. I will not take uber or lyft because im a union person. It seems like the people here in San Francisco are hurting. And thats what im hearing from everybody today. So i know that you guys are not god, and you cant solve all the problems, but to the extent that you can, im asking for help. You are probably tired about hearing of city college needing help because weve been at this for eight years one way or another. Ive been campaigning for several things to get more funding for probably at least eight years if not longer than that. But what i want to say is this midnight massacre of this last 300 classes, its like the straw that breaks the camels back. So we really need your help on this. And a lot of other people in this room need help as well. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you for your patience and good humor. My name is kat. Ive been a teacher at city college for 40 years. And since this happened, im going to have to repeat myself. Because its been so devastating, i cant remember the end of the sentence most of the time. So the most important thing i have to say is that i know its hard to pick your battles at city hall. And this is a battle we are fighting, because so many of the programs that you fund intersect at city college just like all the concerns from healthcare to the environment to the taxis intersect here today, from Child Development to older adults, i wanted to be a nurse, so i really felt i couldnt take it back in the 70s but one day walking to work at city college, i realized you made it, you are in public mental health, teaching dance classes. I have 25 classes were taken out of my department. In the dance teachers, how it looks like they made a decision, it wasnt about how good the teacher it was, it wasnt about the program that was needed, it didnt matter that the teachers class was packed. They went after the part timers who had Healthcare Benefits who are the most popular teachers in our department cut back from one class from five classes to one. 100 students signed a petition that day because they were so devastated about the attachment they have to that teacher. The worst thing is she is the future of that program. And one of the most important things for me to do right now is Keep Community and college and 2. 7 million is a really good investment in the lives that thats likely to change. So if you havent made up your mind yet, please get on board. 2. 7 million, its invaluable in the number of lives its going to affect. Thank you. Good evening. My name is hamus found. I serve as president of the San Francisco branch of the National Association for the advancement of colored people. Im also honored to have served up to this point, for 43 years, as Senior Pastor of the Historic Baptist Church of San Francisco. I set, mr. President , members of the board, like you, through now, three hours and six minutes. [off mic] what i sat through. The thing that concerns me is that on april 14th, 1858, 600 africanamericans gathered at the first Ame Zion Church at sacramento and jackson streets. Way back there, they were complaining about the racialized treatment of blacks in San Francisco. Blacks couldnt serve on juries, couldnt get housing, couldnt get jobs, no school. [off mic] San Francisco. So we will be able to live in peace. And you did the same. [off mic] the africanamericans [off mic] we are talking about humane treatment. [off mic] please wrap it up. Ive extended you the courtesy. Im not speaking for myself. [off mic] some were here this afternoon. Among them, the pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Rob strong of and you heard earlier [off mic] longest serving black [off mic] of this town thank you, sir. [off mic] we are going to stand up the interest of government thank you. [off mic] why cant San Francisco do the same . [off mic] we invite you to join us and do the right thing and not make a mistake that was made years ago. [off mic] please, ive extended courtesy. Thank you very much. Reparation to make sure [off mic] thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. [off mic] thats right, tell them reparations now. Reparations now. Thank you, young man. Good afternoon, supervisors. Thank you for your work. My name is nick. Im a chair of the restore the male notices committee. Weve spoken to you before about this subject. You have to ask yourself, what are the consequences of the exclusion of seniors, low income and disabled from public and educational participation in the life of San Francisco. There have been recent unjustified these recent unjustified cuts to continuallyneeded courses at city college are part of the latest unrelenting wave of gentrification to sweep San Francisco. At the same time as our Public Library has gotten closer than ever to becoming privatized. Gentrification and equity issues are on the table as never before. Im going to read you a proposed resolution that we expect to put before two other public bodies in San Francisco. The San Francisco county Democratic Central Committee and the Central Labor Council of San Francisco. Whereas the San FranciscoPublic Library is severely pen liesing thousands of Library Users who dont have access to the internet in their homes and whereas in midseptember 2019, without any prior public notice, the San Francisco library eliminateed mail notes limiting access to Borrowing Library materials and whereas the San FranciscoPublic Library made changes in its procedures that adversely affect the most vulnerable patron population, seniors, low income and disabled users, therefore it be resolved the Central Labor Council usuals the Library Commission to restore the option that all library pray tons may choose to have patrons may choose to have library [off mic] thank you very much, sir. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello. My name is pepper. Im speaking in support of restoring of the cuts to ccsf. So when i transitioned, i lost both my job and my housing, and ccsf helped me build a career and become housed again in this city. And one thing about they seemed, at least to me, to be very targeted towards programs that people, i guess the calculation was people thought they wouldnt matter, i think, like the arts. The arts really matter to me. Its actually the only program in the whole area that actually makes really concerted outreach to trans artists to represent trans people and trans bodies in their figurative drawing classes. So its really a resource that the city has. And the cuts are quite savage to all aspects of the arts. And i really hope that, you know, to affirm the fact that this is a city for everyone, that the supervisors role is to come and support fully the restoration of those programs. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello. My name is lee ellen shoe maker. And im on the faculty of city college in the older adults department. Ive been teaching there 12 years, since i retired as a Hospital Administrator at cpmc. And i do love teaching there. Ive taught beginning computer, beginning internet, Microsoft Office and my class is renaming my one class thats left that will not continue next semester, is called art and photography using digital media. And mostly what we do is teach people to use their cell phones. Im asking you to support the classes. We are not just for older adults. Anyone in the adult can take our classes. And i often get students who find the usual speed of classes for learning computers or learning photoshop elements being paced too fast for them. So i get a lot of english as a second language students as well as people who may have other difficulties or disabilities. I ask for your support to continue these classes. I think they are an asset to the community and to our city. And i appreciate your support on this. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi, folks. My legal name is matula. My given name is patricia ann cart farrell as in ofarrell street. I was kicked in the face sunday morning as i lay at council of human services, supposedly, quote, unquote, homeless. I would like my money. I am being held hostage. I was sold a dream five years ago and i dont have a problem with it. I came out of a Charming Hotel in a charming studio in charming matt haneys district, and i enjoyed every minute of it because i did what i liked to do best, clean up the block, start by cleaning up your own home. Start by cleaning up your own block. Start by teaching your kids how to read if they dont know how to read, take them to the library and check out the books that are there. My mother taught me to read as her mother taught her. I have a formal sixth grade education. And thats not why i came here. I would like my money. I am being held hostage in San Francisco. And i could be anywhere other in the world. My passport has been confiscated. My drivers license has been confiscated. I got an address im using of 2111 jenkins, 94124 that tells me its a privilege to receive mail there. Now my address is opera plaza. I would like my money. And if somebody would be kind enough to call over or walk over to Social Security and say give her her money so she can get her passport so she can get her california drivers license, so she can get the m uk on, because i dont care about [off mic] thank you. Next speaker. Okay. Im coming because ive been a student at city college on and off for about 20 years. Right now i work as an Early ChildhoodEducation Teacher and i take classes for professional development. But i also take other classes that im entrusted in. When i have classes on the campus, i like to go have dinner in the cafeteria, and i was shocked to find out we wouldnt be having dinner there next semester because theyve cut all the night classes for the culinary arts students. This is a program thats vocational, teaching people how to cook. People need to be able to take classes at night when they work. I think its terrible they are cutting the classes. Thank you. Next speaker. Im gloria, and im here to support getting reparations. People probably already said it but in case you dont know the history of black people is to bring us over here for labor. The history of black people is to bring us here to San Francisco for labor at the shipyards. One that shut down, no one wanted us to be here anymore except to drive the buses and to serve as security in the buildings throughout the city. So there needs to be something done, because otherwise theres time with the budget trying to find how to fix the symptoms of what happens when you dont do whats right. Also i want to speak about city college. My mother, back when she went through domestic violence, she got out of that relationship, went on welfare, went to city college, got her aa degree, got a federal job and she was retired from that until three years ago. She worked like 50 years based off city college education. Also for myself, my years in the service, i got my degree at city college. Also my daughter who went to San Francisco state, who also has problems with college classes, went to city college during the summer session to compensate for the classes in art that she could not get at San Francisco state and still took her six years to get her degree because there was a problem everywhere. San francisco used to be the leader on fixing this. And other than that, we need to do better and as board of supervisors cant always just depend on the boards or the trustees over there to do what is necessary. Its got to be a citywide effort. Thank you. Thank you, maam. Next speaker. Hello. Possibly individuals might be more willing to comply and cooperate with restraining order requirements if they were able to deposit their firearms with a gun dealer for a set time period. A reasonable fine as penalty instead of submitting their weapons directly to the Police Department which many fail to comply with. The firearms could then be picked up by cooperating Sheriffs Department from whom the weapons could be retrieved by the owner at a later date as per judicial requirement. So thats just something to think about. Okay. Any other speakers . Seeing none, then Public Comment is closed. Thank you very much for the public for coming today to express all the concerns that you have. Lets continue with our agenda. Call items 54 through 65. Items 54 through 65 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. A anonymous vote is required for resolutions on First Reading today. Alternatively, any supervisor may require resolution to go to committee. Would any colleagues like to sever any items . 55. Supervisor stefani . 54, please. And also sever 57. Supervisor ronen . 58. So lets please call items the roll on the remaining balance of the items. On the remaining . Minus 54, 55, 57, 58 supervisor mandelman. We can take a call. So for the remainder of the items then, can we take a call . Seeing no objection, then these motions are approved. Lets go back to item i want to take this out of order. My colleagues dont mind. With 55, 57, 58 first. And then to 54 last out of this bunch. Okay . Madame clerk, call item 55. Item 55 is a resolution to support United StatesHouse Resolution no. 463, authored by representative theodore deutch, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend act of 2019 to encourage marketdriven innovation of Clean Energy Technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier more stable and more prosperous nation for future generations. We heard about this in Public Comment. This is a resolution to put San Francisco on record in support of the act, hr763, a bill for tax carbon emissions. Los angeles, richmond and other cities have approved resolutions of their own. Bipartisan Climate Change bill sponsored by representative deutch. Having led on so many Environmental Issues and so many areas, i believe San Francisco should join these other cities in supporting the bill. If passed, the bill will place a fee on fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas and the money will be