Transcripts For SFGTV Mayors Press Availability 20240713 : v

All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Im london breed, im mayor of San Francisco. And today we are joined by the department of Emergency Management, director carol as well as the department of Public Health director, dr. Grant coal fashion. Colfax. We are joined by police chief scott as well as our sheriff and the director of homelessness and housing services, abigail kahn. Today we want to provide a few updates of where we are and and some very serious challenges that we face. So far as of today, we have confirmed 797 cases and sadly 13 people have lost their lives due to the virus. The covid19 virus. And we had said all along that this would be very challenging, and in fact, in the past week or so, dr. Colfax and i continued to make it clear that it is of course important to stay at home as much as possible. Because the fact is the worst is yet to come. And today, unfortunately, we have a situation that we knew could potentially happen in one of our congregate living settings. An outbreak occurred at msc south, one of our shelters. And the real challenging situation that we know could have been worse will be a little bit better because of the work that we were preparing to do in order to make sure that we were able to respond quickly. Today we want to announce that we have identified 70 people, 68 members of the shelter as well as two Staff Members who tested positive for covid19. This is one of the larger shelters in San Francisco with on any given night, over 340 people that are located in that shelter. Part of acquiring hotel rooms and vending out our shelters has truly helped in this particular case because there were only 100 residents in the shelter last night which provided us the flexibility to turn this from a shelter to a medical facility. So dr. Colfax will talk more about what that means but the fact is we were on top of it. We know that there are a number of people who tested positive. And we are going to reroute our medical Health Experts and people, our nurses and other Health Support to this facility to help manage and maintain and support the people who tested positive. The reason why we are able to act fast is number one, we had hotel rooms available. And we had plans to staff up hotel rooms as rapidly as we possibly can in case an outbreak occurs. But number two, because so many of you are staying at home, our hospitals are not as overwhelmed as they could be, giving us the flexibility to handle an outbreak of this nature. We know that from the very, very beginning, congregate living settings like our shelters, like laguna hospital, like our single room occupancy hotels, we knew those had the potential of being hot spots. And so we have been preparing for that. We have been preparing for that by acquiring a number of hotel rooms, making sure that we have the Supportive Service necessary, making sure that we can keep the people that we are asking to work at these hotels safe, making sure that we can see people, that we can clean the rooms, that we can do the laundry, that we can do all that it takes to manage the situation in any place that we acquire under the new orders that weve put forward to obtain as many hotel rooms as possible. So although the news of this outbreak was definitely very troubling, the fact is i am so grateful and proud of this hardworking city workforce, the department of Public Health to the department of Human Services to the department of housing and home homeless services, the folks who work for these departments who are showing up, putting their lives on the line and working every single day with the nonprofit providers who help to manage these hotel rooms, they are the ones who are on the front lines, trying to make sure that they not only protect themselves, but they want to make sure that they protect others. And so we were prepared for this. We are managing the situation. And dr. Colfax will provide more information as to what is happening at this particular facility and where we go from here. I want to also talk a little bit about another very troubling situation that we know exists and because so many people are being asked to shelter at home, we know that, sadly, some people who are sheltering at home may not be in safe environments. We know that Domestic Violence doesnt stop because of a pandemic. And it is important that we continue to provide support, we continue to provide services, so that we can help the people who we know need it the most. And i know that so many Domestic Violence survivors out there are probably thinking about what we are doing as a city to protect others who have not been able to escape those very challenging situations. And i am grateful to ending Domestic Abuse and so many of the folks who work tirelessly on helping to end Domestic Violence and the work they have continued to do. They have sadly seen an uptick in the calls that they receive for help, for assistance, for their shelters. And as a result, we teamed up with the District Attorney and veritas, a Property Owner in San Francisco, to provide 20 new units that are fully furnished so that when we need to get people out of a situation, we can move quickly. So i want to thank veritas, and i want to thank our District Attorney for working with us to recognize this very serious issue and reacting quickly to provide resources in addition to the shelters and the other support that we have been able to work with nonprofit providers to provide to families who are experiencing Domestic Violence. But we know its not just about making sure we have places for people to stay. If you are in a situation at home, and you cant pick up the phone and call 911, what do you do . Its hard enough feeling like you are trapped and you cant escape. And what we have been able to do here in San Francisco, and i am so, again, grateful to the department of Emergency Management and dedicated people who work for the city who have been able to have our system and our city so if you text 911 and say help or if you are able to say what the situation is and you are in trouble or what have you, you will receive a response. And i think this is an incredible tool, because, again, we know that if theres an attack or if there is something going on, and you cant necessarily talk out loud or what have you, it is definitely difficult in order to reach out for help. So to anyone who might be hearingimpaired or others in our communities who are struggling and may be attacked or may need 911, now here in San Francisco, the option to text 911 is available. And so especially at such a really challenging time for all of us, we know that having access to support to safety is critical to being able to survive this pandemic. And so, again, thank you so much to carol and the department of Emergency Management. I also want to say to those who are looking for help and support, we are here for you, you are not alone. And we will do everything we can to support and protect you during this pandemic. If you need help or you need assistance, please call or text 911. If you need someone to talk to or you are looking for resources, you can call 311 and we can direct you to some Services Including the national Domestic Violence hotline as well as la casa, amazing organizations that continue to uplift and help those who are not only in Domestic Violence situations but also survivors. So thank you so much for your work on helping those who are struggling during this pandemic. We also want to talk a little bit about whats happening with our restaurants here in the city. Some of you during, when we werent in the pandemic, many people, including myself, used a lot of apps to get food delivered. And after we had to unfortunately close restaurants, and basically not allow them to have inhouse dining, we still allowed pickup and delivery and some restaurants chose to close because sadly, it was too expensive to even have that level of service. And others who are struggling even now with their delivery and pickup service, theyre still in business, but the fees in some cases very outrageous fees that are charged to them, basically in some cases may not allow for them to continue with their Delivery Services because they are not even breaking even in some cases. And so unfortunately with the Delivery Services there is a fee thats assessed. Sometimes theres free delivery as you see on the apps but the restaurant is still charged a specific fee as it relates to the Delivery Service which usually happens with a third party. And we have seen those fees basically go up and down. The restaurants have experienced it. And it has been hard. They want to remain open for all of you. They want to be available for all of you but they are struggling because the delivery costs are making it unsustainable. So thats why after working with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association and carefully evaluating the situation, ive decided to execute an emergency ordinance to cap the amount of fees that a third party can charge to restaurants for Delivery Services at 15 . And what this will do is to make sure that our restaurants are protected, because we know during this pandemic, which we are not certain as to how long it will last, there are going to be a lot of restaurants who may not come back from this. And we want to make sure that when we identify a situation thats problematic, we address the situation and the goal here is to address the situation with putting a cap on the amount of the percentage of which the Third Party Delivery entities could charge restaurants for Delivery Service. And i want to thank the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, and i also want to thank supervisors ahsha safai and aaron peskin for working with my office oncoming up with something that would be fair and more helpful to our restaurant community. So i also want to take this opportunity to talk about just, again, the importance of staying at home. Now, i know, having these conversations here every time theres a press conference, it reminds me of my grandmother and oftentimes because, you know, sometimes i was a difficult kid to discipline, and my grandmother would say to me over and over again, no, you cant have that, no, you cant have that or no, you cant go outside, no, you cant go outside. And i would say please, mama, please can i go outside . And my grandmother would just say no, no, no, for whatever reason. And she had to tell me that over and over again sometimes. And eventually i gave up or she gave up, who knows. But the fact is youre hearing this beating drum from me, from so many other people. Were asking you to stay inside, to stay inside, to stay inside. And i know that its hard. I know that so many of you are getting restless and getting frustrated and wondering when it would come to an end. And really what difference it does make. And let me just go back to what i said earlier about our shelter system. The fact is because so many of you are social socially distancing yourself from one another, whats happening is you are not getting infected, you are not showing up at our hospitals. We have seen a slight reduction in the number of people who are occupying our beds. And even though we know the numbers will continue to go up, even though we know this outbreak at one of our shelters has been challenging, the fact is because of what you are doing, we are able to move quickly to address an outbreak. Because of what you are doing, we are able to redeploy medical Health Professionals to one of our Shelter Systems in order to provide the resources necessary to take care of those 70 people that have been infected, because you are staying at home, you are making a difference. And when you look at other places all over the world, im sure youve seen some of the videos of the hospitals in new york, youve seen the videos of some of the hospitals in italy. Youve seen some of the videos of people who cant bury their family members. To think about it. Because you are following the order, you are making a difference for others in this city. So i just want to ask you, again, because we know that the weather is going to be really nice this weekend. We know that its so tempting, especially because its also easter, today is good friday, its easter, its its a very spiritual time for so many people who are religious. And folks are probably thinking just this one time, i miss my friends, i miss my family members. I want to have dinner together. I just want to sit down and enjoy their company. And as hard as it is to be isolated in your home, im going to ask just one more time that you dont tempt yourself, you dont do it this one time. Because that one time could be problematic. I saw on the news this past week a family that got together for Birthday Party for one of their family members and now every one of them are infected. They dont know how, they dont know where it came from, but the fact is they are all infected. We all heard about the choir in washington state. They practiced social distancing at choir rehearsal. The order was already in place there, 45 members were infected and two died. And so as hard as it is to stay at home, to continue life in a world thats not normal for us, its necessary. It does make a difference. It does save lives. And some of the things that you can continue to do is call people, you can zoom call with folks if you have that level of technology. And you can just reach out and check on folks. I also talked about the note i got from a neighbor with their email and their phone number, asking if i needed any errands to be run or just someone to talk to. Thats going to be critical to getting through this is how and social distancing is probably not the best term developed to talk about this. Its really about physically distancing ourselves of my its important that we physically distance ourselves but we continue to engage with one another. We continue to reach out to one another for help, for support, or what have you. So as we go into the weekend, we are going to be watching closely and monitoring our parks. We are going to be monitoring various locations where we know large groups of people gather. And i hope that we wont be forced to close any parks or make any adjustments because people are not following the order. We want you to get fresh air, we want you to get outdoor exercise in whatever way you feel is appropriate. We want you to walk your dog. We want you to be able to do some of the basic things of Grocery Shopping and what have you. But as you do those errands, make sure that you keep your distance from others that are not a part of your household. Make sure that after you are done, you go home. Make sure that youre not driving to locations that arent near where you live because that creates a bigger problem than what we want to happen in our city. And then it forces us to make adjustments in order to keep you safe. And i want people to have the ability to just go outside and get some fresh air and because so many of you have cooperated with this order, we are here. And as i said, as we go into easter sunday, i want to again thank folks from the interfaith counsel, michael was here on wednesday, and i continue to be grateful for your prayers and your support during this difficult time. So many people who are spiritual are really not only struggling themselves but so many are reaching out and praying for others and this is definitely a time to just remind us of how challenging it has been with so many folks who are part of our community, but also the acts of kindness, the acts of love, the things that people in the city have continued to do to just really amaze me and others has been truly tremendous. And we want to thank you all again for just being good neighbors, being good citizens of the city, continuing to put out positive messages and hope and inspirations. We need it now more than ever. And yes, we are in this together. Which is why we will get through this together. And with that, i would like to take this opportunity to introduce the director of the department of Public Health, dr. Good afternoon. Im dr. Grant colfax, director of health for the city of San Francisco. Thank you, mayor breed. I would like to start by thanking everyone in San Francisco for your cooperation, your sacrifices, and your community spirit. As we join together, we are helping fight the spread of the coronavirus. When you stay home, when you keep 6 feet apart, when you wash your hands and when you cover your nose and mouth when you cough, you are literally saving lives every day. Today i would like to update san franciscans on a few developments in our ongoing work to respond to the coronavirus and to protect our community. Todays data tracker shows there are 797 San Francisco residents with confirmed cases of coronavirus. Sadly, 13 san franciscans have died of the disease. My condolences to their families and loved ones. There are 88 patients reported in the hospitals across San Francisco with coronavirus and approximately onethird of those are in the intensive care unit. Our hospitalization numbers had been holding relatively steady over the past few days, which is positive and good news. But, and i emphasize, but, that number could change at any time. Please stay at home and do your part to keep these numbers steady. At this time, our San Francisco San Francisco<\/a>. And today we are joined by the department of Emergency Management<\/a>, director carol as well as the department of Public Health<\/a> director, dr. Grant coal fashion. Colfax. We are joined by police chief scott as well as our sheriff and the director of homelessness and housing services, abigail kahn. Today we want to provide a few updates of where we are and and some very serious challenges that we face. So far as of today, we have confirmed 797 cases and sadly 13 people have lost their lives due to the virus. The covid19 virus. And we had said all along that this would be very challenging, and in fact, in the past week or so, dr. Colfax and i continued to make it clear that it is of course important to stay at home as much as possible. Because the fact is the worst is yet to come. And today, unfortunately, we have a situation that we knew could potentially happen in one of our congregate living settings. An outbreak occurred at msc south, one of our shelters. And the real challenging situation that we know could have been worse will be a little bit better because of the work that we were preparing to do in order to make sure that we were able to respond quickly. Today we want to announce that we have identified 70 people, 68 members of the shelter as well as two Staff Members<\/a> who tested positive for covid19. This is one of the larger shelters in San Francisco<\/a> with on any given night, over 340 people that are located in that shelter. Part of acquiring hotel rooms and vending out our shelters has truly helped in this particular case because there were only 100 residents in the shelter last night which provided us the flexibility to turn this from a shelter to a medical facility. So dr. Colfax will talk more about what that means but the fact is we were on top of it. We know that there are a number of people who tested positive. And we are going to reroute our medical Health Experts<\/a> and people, our nurses and other Health Support<\/a> to this facility to help manage and maintain and support the people who tested positive. The reason why we are able to act fast is number one, we had hotel rooms available. And we had plans to staff up hotel rooms as rapidly as we possibly can in case an outbreak occurs. But number two, because so many of you are staying at home, our hospitals are not as overwhelmed as they could be, giving us the flexibility to handle an outbreak of this nature. We know that from the very, very beginning, congregate living settings like our shelters, like laguna hospital, like our single room occupancy hotels, we knew those had the potential of being hot spots. And so we have been preparing for that. We have been preparing for that by acquiring a number of hotel rooms, making sure that we have the Supportive Service<\/a> necessary, making sure that we can keep the people that we are asking to work at these hotels safe, making sure that we can see people, that we can clean the rooms, that we can do the laundry, that we can do all that it takes to manage the situation in any place that we acquire under the new orders that weve put forward to obtain as many hotel rooms as possible. So although the news of this outbreak was definitely very troubling, the fact is i am so grateful and proud of this hardworking city workforce, the department of Public Health<\/a> to the department of Human Services<\/a> to the department of housing and home homeless services, the folks who work for these departments who are showing up, putting their lives on the line and working every single day with the nonprofit providers who help to manage these hotel rooms, they are the ones who are on the front lines, trying to make sure that they not only protect themselves, but they want to make sure that they protect others. And so we were prepared for this. We are managing the situation. And dr. Colfax will provide more information as to what is happening at this particular facility and where we go from here. I want to also talk a little bit about another very troubling situation that we know exists and because so many people are being asked to shelter at home, we know that, sadly, some people who are sheltering at home may not be in safe environments. We know that Domestic Violence<\/a> doesnt stop because of a pandemic. And it is important that we continue to provide support, we continue to provide services, so that we can help the people who we know need it the most. And i know that so many Domestic Violence<\/a> survivors out there are probably thinking about what we are doing as a city to protect others who have not been able to escape those very challenging situations. And i am grateful to ending Domestic Abuse<\/a> and so many of the folks who work tirelessly on helping to end Domestic Violence<\/a> and the work they have continued to do. They have sadly seen an uptick in the calls that they receive for help, for assistance, for their shelters. And as a result, we teamed up with the District Attorney<\/a> and veritas, a Property Owner<\/a> in San Francisco<\/a>, to provide 20 new units that are fully furnished so that when we need to get people out of a situation, we can move quickly. So i want to thank veritas, and i want to thank our District Attorney<\/a> for working with us to recognize this very serious issue and reacting quickly to provide resources in addition to the shelters and the other support that we have been able to work with nonprofit providers to provide to families who are experiencing Domestic Violence<\/a>. But we know its not just about making sure we have places for people to stay. If you are in a situation at home, and you cant pick up the phone and call 911, what do you do . Its hard enough feeling like you are trapped and you cant escape. And what we have been able to do here in San Francisco<\/a>, and i am so, again, grateful to the department of Emergency Management<\/a> and dedicated people who work for the city who have been able to have our system and our city so if you text 911 and say help or if you are able to say what the situation is and you are in trouble or what have you, you will receive a response. And i think this is an incredible tool, because, again, we know that if theres an attack or if there is something going on, and you cant necessarily talk out loud or what have you, it is definitely difficult in order to reach out for help. So to anyone who might be hearingimpaired or others in our communities who are struggling and may be attacked or may need 911, now here in San Francisco<\/a>, the option to text 911 is available. And so especially at such a really challenging time for all of us, we know that having access to support to safety is critical to being able to survive this pandemic. And so, again, thank you so much to carol and the department of Emergency Management<\/a>. I also want to say to those who are looking for help and support, we are here for you, you are not alone. And we will do everything we can to support and protect you during this pandemic. If you need help or you need assistance, please call or text 911. If you need someone to talk to or you are looking for resources, you can call 311 and we can direct you to some Services Including<\/a> the national Domestic Violence<\/a> hotline as well as la casa, amazing organizations that continue to uplift and help those who are not only in Domestic Violence<\/a> situations but also survivors. So thank you so much for your work on helping those who are struggling during this pandemic. We also want to talk a little bit about whats happening with our restaurants here in the city. Some of you during, when we werent in the pandemic, many people, including myself, used a lot of apps to get food delivered. And after we had to unfortunately close restaurants, and basically not allow them to have inhouse dining, we still allowed pickup and delivery and some restaurants chose to close because sadly, it was too expensive to even have that level of service. And others who are struggling even now with their delivery and pickup service, theyre still in business, but the fees in some cases very outrageous fees that are charged to them, basically in some cases may not allow for them to continue with their Delivery Services<\/a> because they are not even breaking even in some cases. And so unfortunately with the Delivery Services<\/a> there is a fee thats assessed. Sometimes theres free delivery as you see on the apps but the restaurant is still charged a specific fee as it relates to the Delivery Service<\/a> which usually happens with a third party. And we have seen those fees basically go up and down. The restaurants have experienced it. And it has been hard. They want to remain open for all of you. They want to be available for all of you but they are struggling because the delivery costs are making it unsustainable. So thats why after working with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association<\/a> and carefully evaluating the situation, ive decided to execute an emergency ordinance to cap the amount of fees that a third party can charge to restaurants for Delivery Services<\/a> at 15 . And what this will do is to make sure that our restaurants are protected, because we know during this pandemic, which we are not certain as to how long it will last, there are going to be a lot of restaurants who may not come back from this. And we want to make sure that when we identify a situation thats problematic, we address the situation and the goal here is to address the situation with putting a cap on the amount of the percentage of which the Third Party Delivery<\/a> entities could charge restaurants for Delivery Service<\/a>. And i want to thank the Golden Gate Restaurant Association<\/a>, and i also want to thank supervisors ahsha safai and aaron peskin for working with my office oncoming up with something that would be fair and more helpful to our restaurant community. So i also want to take this opportunity to talk about just, again, the importance of staying at home. Now, i know, having these conversations here every time theres a press conference, it reminds me of my grandmother and oftentimes because, you know, sometimes i was a difficult kid to discipline, and my grandmother would say to me over and over again, no, you cant have that, no, you cant have that or no, you cant go outside, no, you cant go outside. And i would say please, mama, please can i go outside . And my grandmother would just say no, no, no, for whatever reason. And she had to tell me that over and over again sometimes. And eventually i gave up or she gave up, who knows. But the fact is youre hearing this beating drum from me, from so many other people. Were asking you to stay inside, to stay inside, to stay inside. And i know that its hard. I know that so many of you are getting restless and getting frustrated and wondering when it would come to an end. And really what difference it does make. And let me just go back to what i said earlier about our shelter system. The fact is because so many of you are social socially distancing yourself from one another, whats happening is you are not getting infected, you are not showing up at our hospitals. We have seen a slight reduction in the number of people who are occupying our beds. And even though we know the numbers will continue to go up, even though we know this outbreak at one of our shelters has been challenging, the fact is because of what you are doing, we are able to move quickly to address an outbreak. Because of what you are doing, we are able to redeploy medical Health Professionals<\/a> to one of our Shelter Systems<\/a> in order to provide the resources necessary to take care of those 70 people that have been infected, because you are staying at home, you are making a difference. And when you look at other places all over the world, im sure youve seen some of the videos of the hospitals in new york, youve seen the videos of some of the hospitals in italy. Youve seen some of the videos of people who cant bury their family members. To think about it. Because you are following the order, you are making a difference for others in this city. So i just want to ask you, again, because we know that the weather is going to be really nice this weekend. We know that its so tempting, especially because its also easter, today is good friday, its easter, its its a very spiritual time for so many people who are religious. And folks are probably thinking just this one time, i miss my friends, i miss my family members. I want to have dinner together. I just want to sit down and enjoy their company. And as hard as it is to be isolated in your home, im going to ask just one more time that you dont tempt yourself, you dont do it this one time. Because that one time could be problematic. I saw on the news this past week a family that got together for Birthday Party<\/a> for one of their family members and now every one of them are infected. They dont know how, they dont know where it came from, but the fact is they are all infected. We all heard about the choir in washington state. They practiced social distancing at choir rehearsal. The order was already in place there, 45 members were infected and two died. And so as hard as it is to stay at home, to continue life in a world thats not normal for us, its necessary. It does make a difference. It does save lives. And some of the things that you can continue to do is call people, you can zoom call with folks if you have that level of technology. And you can just reach out and check on folks. I also talked about the note i got from a neighbor with their email and their phone number, asking if i needed any errands to be run or just someone to talk to. Thats going to be critical to getting through this is how and social distancing is probably not the best term developed to talk about this. Its really about physically distancing ourselves of my its important that we physically distance ourselves but we continue to engage with one another. We continue to reach out to one another for help, for support, or what have you. So as we go into the weekend, we are going to be watching closely and monitoring our parks. We are going to be monitoring various locations where we know large groups of people gather. And i hope that we wont be forced to close any parks or make any adjustments because people are not following the order. We want you to get fresh air, we want you to get outdoor exercise in whatever way you feel is appropriate. We want you to walk your dog. We want you to be able to do some of the basic things of Grocery Shopping<\/a> and what have you. But as you do those errands, make sure that you keep your distance from others that are not a part of your household. Make sure that after you are done, you go home. Make sure that youre not driving to locations that arent near where you live because that creates a bigger problem than what we want to happen in our city. And then it forces us to make adjustments in order to keep you safe. And i want people to have the ability to just go outside and get some fresh air and because so many of you have cooperated with this order, we are here. And as i said, as we go into easter sunday, i want to again thank folks from the interfaith counsel, michael was here on wednesday, and i continue to be grateful for your prayers and your support during this difficult time. So many people who are spiritual are really not only struggling themselves but so many are reaching out and praying for others and this is definitely a time to just remind us of how challenging it has been with so many folks who are part of our community, but also the acts of kindness, the acts of love, the things that people in the city have continued to do to just really amaze me and others has been truly tremendous. And we want to thank you all again for just being good neighbors, being good citizens of the city, continuing to put out positive messages and hope and inspirations. We need it now more than ever. And yes, we are in this together. Which is why we will get through this together. And with that, i would like to take this opportunity to introduce the director of the department of Public Health<\/a>, dr. Good afternoon. Im dr. Grant colfax, director of health for the city of San Francisco<\/a>. Thank you, mayor breed. I would like to start by thanking everyone in San Francisco<\/a> for your cooperation, your sacrifices, and your community spirit. As we join together, we are helping fight the spread of the coronavirus. When you stay home, when you keep 6 feet apart, when you wash your hands and when you cover your nose and mouth when you cough, you are literally saving lives every day. Today i would like to update san franciscans on a few developments in our ongoing work to respond to the coronavirus and to protect our community. Todays data tracker shows there are 797 San Francisco<\/a> residents with confirmed cases of coronavirus. Sadly, 13 san franciscans have died of the disease. My condolences to their families and loved ones. There are 88 patients reported in the hospitals across San Francisco<\/a> with coronavirus and approximately onethird of those are in the intensive care unit. Our hospitalization numbers had been holding relatively steady over the past few days, which is positive and good news. But, and i emphasize, but, that number could change at any time. Please stay at home and do your part to keep these numbers steady. At this time, our San Francisco<\/a> Hospital System<\/a> has enough beds to care for all of our current coronavirus patients as well as patients who are hospitalized for other reasons. We continue to make progress expanding hospital bed capacity for an expected surge of coronavirus patients. The worst is still yet to come. And sadly, as the mayor mentioned, we have troubling news to report with regard to an outbreak. Tomorrows case of coronavirus, case numbers of coronavirus, will be significantly higher once we factor in new test results from the msc south shelter. On sunday, we confirmed that two guests at msc south, San Francisco<\/a>s largest homeless shelter, had tested positive for covid19 and were moved into Isolation Hotels<\/a> where they are in Good Condition<\/a>. Those first steps, my Department Took<\/a> immediate action to contact investigations and test people who were close contacts showing symptoms or atrisk exposure. As the test results started to come back and we saw these t extent of the spread, we moved on wednesday to test all guests and staff at the shelter. On wednesday, there were five positive cases at msc south. Today, there are 70. There are currently 71 test results that are negative and 3 results are still pending. We have always known that from the data that this virus can take off quickly. And we are prepared to provide aggressive responses, especially in congress regatt settings in congregate settings. From the beginning, a prioritized population. Unfortunately, the moment is now upon us. I would like to assure san franciscans that this outbreak does not mean there is significantly greater risk to the general public. However, it is a very serious matter. Though not expected, we are very concerned about the health of the people at msc south. Many of them have Chronic Health<\/a> conditions and are vulnerable to getting very sick or even dying from coronavirus. We are doing everything we can for them and to reduce the size of the outbreak. We have taken and will continue to take aggressive action to prevent health and safety. Every step of the way, the department of Public Health<\/a> has been working closely with the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> and with the operator of msc south to follow our congress congregate setting protocols and identify the contacts of the people who tested positive. These efforts continue and are intensifying as the situation changes. Currently, my department is conducting a mass testing strategy at msc south, testing all guests and staff for covid19, whether they are showing symptoms or not. Again, as of this morning, dph tested 144 guests and staff. Of these, 68 guests and 2 staff have tested positive for covid19. At this point, none of these people are seriously ill. One former guest of the shelter is in the hospital. We are now converting msc south into a medical facility to care for people who are living with coronavirus. This new Recovery Center<\/a> will be staffed by the department of Public Health<\/a>, nurses and doctors, experts, who will provide care, monitor patients and arrange transport to hospitals if their conditions worsen. The solution has been part of our Emergency Planning<\/a> scenarios from the beginning. And its the best one to preserve the health and safety of the shelter community. It will reduce transports and patients with a dedicated stuff of Healthcare Professionals<\/a> staff of Healthcare Professionals<\/a> who are attend their needs. Staff members who have tested positive are being offered places in Isolation Hotels<\/a> if they do not have a safe alternative in their own homes. This offering of hotel rooms will continue for staff who test positive at this and other shelters across the city. Other guests are being moved out to hotels as well. On a case by case basis, depending on the guest condition and exposure, we are working with our Partner Agencies<\/a> to place each person in an appropriate setting, whether its in isolation or quarantine site or a shelter in place hotel. This is a 24hour round the clock operation and the situation and numbers are changing. Department of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> and the Human Service<\/a> agency are leading the effort to move guests out of msc south while the department of Public Health<\/a> will continue to focus on providing excellence, experts, medical care, testing and Contact Tracing<\/a>. Now i would like to take a few minutes to talk about equity, specifically Health Equity<\/a> and how it relates to the coronavirus pandemic. As we prepare our hospitals and our City Healthcare<\/a> system to care for former patients, we are closely examining neighborhoods and Community Members<\/a> that may need more access to care in this rapidlychanging and evolving situation. That is one of the reasons why we opened our first field care clinic this week in the bayview. We have also opened screening and testing sites in the Castro Mission<\/a> neighborhood and the zuckerberg General Hospital<\/a> in the heart of the mission and potrero hill. We know we know that the Health Disparities<\/a> and economic inequalities in our community are only made worse, unfortunately, only made worse by this pandemic. Global and National Data<\/a> are already showing the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color. In San Francisco<\/a>, we are seeing and expect to continue to see these inequities as well. Although our current case data doesnt reflect major disparities yet, that data are also incomplete. We do not receive ethnic or race information for about a third of the test results that are reported to us. However, we have seen situations in the Latinx Community<\/a> where people who live in multifamily or multigenerational homes are unable to self isolate. We have seen people in those households who must leave home to work and who have to make several trips a week for other essential supplies in small amounts due to their income stream. People in such circumstances are going to be more at risk. And we are being responsive to those needs to help mitigate those risks. We have been working with leaders in the Latinx Community<\/a> to ensure that people have the information they need, that they are aware of the available resources that San Francisco<\/a> is a sanctuary city where everyone will receive the best care possible regardless of immigration status. And that people continue to receive outreach in their own language in a culturallyappropriate way. Meeting our citys equity efforts, director davis of the San Francisco<\/a> human rights commission, has established Community Roundtable<\/a> weekly meetings. The roundtable is a Dynamic Group<\/a> of Community Stakeholders<\/a> who elevate concerns about the citys response and communication with communities of color, lowincome people and the lgbtqi community, specifically around covid19. We would like to thank director davis for her leadership. With this corroboration, we can and are taking action on issues based on Community Input<\/a> and practices. Some of these issues include food insecurity, discrimination, appropriate culturallyfocused outreach, Financial Resources<\/a> and improved communication and support. San francisco is also one of the few counties in the country that has an equity officer embedded in its Emergency Operations<\/a> centerrer. The goal of this team is to mitigate inequity it is in the citywide response to coronavirus for our communities of concern including latinx, black africanamerican, asianpacific islander and lgbtqi communities. We will continue to listen to community partners, improve our response and continue to use data to guide decisions. We, i, am committed to the health and wellbeing of San Francisco<\/a>s and doing everything we can to support health and full recovery for all communities in our city during and after this pandemic. Now i would like to provide a brief update on the outbreak at laguna honda hospital and the steps we are taking to protect the health of residents and staff. We have 17 confirmed cases of coronavirus at honda hospital, 13 of the confirmed cases are among staff and four are among residents. Of the staff, ten have been in patient care positions and three have not. All four positive resident cases are in the south five neighborhood. Testing of that neighborhood is currently complete. We have also completed testing for south residents, and im happy to say at this time we have not detected an additional case. Overall, to date, 301 honda hospital staff have been tested, either by the Health Department<\/a> or by their own provider and 208 residents have been tested. As part of our ongoing response, we continue to test staff and patients throughout the hospital that had been identified as being exposed to contact investigation or have other risk factors, including showing symptoms of the virus. Unfortunately, we do expect more positive cases. But it is crucial that we know the facts so that we can continue to take evidencebased informed action to preserve the health and mitigate the spread of the virus in the institution. We continue to work with the cdc experts on the ground to reinforce and inform our aggressive response. As we continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic, i would like to remind you that our Top Priorities<\/a> continue to be reducing the spread of the virus in the community, flattening the curve through the physical distancing that we are continuing to enforce and ask you to do, protecting vulnerable populations, healthcare workers and First Responders<\/a>, preparing our Healthcare System<\/a> for the expected surge of hospital patients and expanding testing capabilities. In all of this work, we seek to continually do better as we incorporate the latest science, data and facts into actions and recommendations. We are working quickly to integrate new information all the time and adjust our recommendations accordingly so that we are providing the very best most up to date advice to you to the community that we can. Thank you. And director of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> will now provide remarks. Hello. The city and our nonprofit partners are battling two simultaneous health emergencies. The ongoing crisis with homelessness and the compounding issue of covid19 pandemic. This has taught us time and time again that everyones health is intertwined, the homeless and the housed. Protecting the health of people experiencing homelessness is essential to safeguard their health and all of our health. Therefore we must focus not only on improving the health and safety of our shelters and programs but also moving people to safety as quickly as possible. When people do not have homes to reside in and reside instead in Public Places<\/a> and congress congregate shelters, they have less access to healthcare. People who are homeless and unsheltered are far more likely to have Underlying Health<\/a> conditions. The city has taken many proactive steps to improve the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness. Today i want to focus as dr. Colfax did on msc south. Thank you to our staff at hsh provider st. Vincent depaul and all our City Partners<\/a> who under the mayors leadership have wrapped their arms around this site its guests and its staff. For the last many days, we have been working on this, both preventively and since we had our first positive test. This is a large shelter, with 340bed capacity and a 70person dropin center. Due to our early and Rapid Actions<\/a> to limit the spread of covid by pausing shelter intakes, we reduced the census to approximately 175 people. Before and since our first positive test at this site, we have moved over 70 people out and now have a census of approximately 100. Our partner staff are focused on the site 24 7. As you have heard it is now a medical shelter. We are also moving Vulnerable People<\/a> from other sites rapidly and have been for the past several days and ahead of positive tests. We are deploying the plan we have created, and while this virus is dangerous, we are working urgently and taking all the necessary steps. I also want to provide you an update on our first covid positive test family shelter. This one is operated by hamilton families. The same plan that has been in place for Division Circle<\/a> and for msc south is in effect with this site. The individual who has the positive test is in Good Condition<\/a> and is off site already. Our thoughts are with Division Circle<\/a> msc south and hamilton and our gratitude is with every san franciscan today. Thank you. Good afternoon. I want to start by first thanking mayor breed, her team, the team of our District Attorney<\/a> bodine and Mary Ellen Carol<\/a> and her team at the Department Department<\/a> of Emergency Management<\/a> for allowing us to have the resources to help our Domestic Violence<\/a> victims. We think the text 911 will be a game changer and will enhance Public Safety<\/a> in our city. So i want to thank and and applaud the mayor and director carol and our District Attorney<\/a> for making that happen. To be able to provide the lifeline for those who are distressed but cant call 911. Often people who arent in a safe place cant call 911 so this resource is a game changer. Our citys Public Safety<\/a> dispatcher at the department of Emergency Management<\/a> do a fantastic job every day. And they do the dispatch of our Police Officers<\/a> to particularly Domestic Violence<\/a> calls are critical. Those situations can be time is of the essence. So we are very thankful for them and for the partnership. We also want to thank the people who made this come together, the text 911 service will provide an important way for people to reach out for help. And it will help us to effectively respond to those calls for help. So whether you use text 911 or call directly, we want you to know our city Emergency Responders<\/a> will be there for you and be ready to respond. I want to emphasize, though, that calling 911 is always the best course of action if it is safe for you to do so. If you cant, you can use the new text 911 feature. Next i want to talk about enforcement over the easter weekend and resen forcement, let me resident enforcement. Let me frame that in the context of compliance. As the mayor and doctor said that by and large, san franciscans are complying with our Public Health<\/a> orders and thats really good news but we need to keep going. We need to keep in. We are not out of the woods yet. Please listen to the Public Health<\/a> officials. We need to keep this going. So what you can expect to see from the San Francisco<\/a> Police Department<\/a>, you will see us out. You will see us in the parks with park rangers. You will see us in the business corridors and your residential communities. And we are going to continue to spread the message of social distancing. And as i said in other conferences, news conferences, for those that have been warned, we are making a record so we will not warn you twice. Today we have had notifications and a number of those have been nonessential businesses that have been, we make sure those businesses stay closed when they are supposed to be closed. We have not had an issue with businesses reopening. We are still issuing citations we have not issued any citations since the first two. I want to reemphasize what mayor breed said, please, this is going to be an easter weekend where we are used to family gatherings, attending religious services, being around people, going to restaurants and really socializing. We know its hard. And this is a change for all of us, believe me. But we need to adhere to the Public Health<\/a> orders. This is a matter of life and death. So please comply and lets all make San Francisco<\/a> safe. As the mayor said a number of our religious organizations supported this effort. Michael pompas from the interfaith counsel is very supportive. I know this weekend is a holiday, and thats difficult for people, but again, the religious organizations are asking that everybody comply. Shelter in place throughout this weekend. We are still seeing a downward trend. We have had some burglaries and we are going to be in those areas to make sure that our Business Owners<\/a> are safe. We ask you to all 911 if you see crimes occurring, particularly violent crimes. You can also call or utilize our website to file police reports. We are taking reports. We have a call center. Do not let people of this nature into your homes. Somebody asks to come into your home to inspect or give away masks, they are not legitimate, we are not doing residential inspections to peoples houses. You will see our Disaster Service<\/a> workers passing out fliers and information pamphlets but they are not going to anybodys home so if you see that happen, please call 911 because it probably is a scam. Information is key and we want to make sure that the public is informed. That distribution of information does not include us asking to come into your home. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So for those people that are offering something that sounds too good to be true, please get a second opinion, investigate it before you act. Dont carry large sums of money. We have seen a couple of Home Invasion<\/a> robberies. Please dont have large sums of money in your house. We ask that you use your Financial Institutions<\/a> for that. And dont open your doors to people that you dont know. Its as simple as that. Use simple, basic safety precautions to keep yourself safe. The last thing we need is for people with all the anxiety of this Public Health<\/a> pandemic to be worried about their safety. So use good, sound Safety Practices<\/a> and good common sense and lock your doors for people you dont know and keep your doors locked. With that i ask that you please help us this weekend, help yourselves, keep your family safe by complying with the stay at home orders and social distancing requirements and have a happy and great easter weekend. Thank you. Dr. Grant colfax. Good afternoon. The city considered closing some residential streets off to traffic in order to provide more safety and social distancing for residents who like to go out to walk, jog and bike. Its very important that we keep physically distancing from each other. And while we understand, and i wont encourage people to get out and exercise i will encourage people to get out and exercise and get fresh rare, we want to make sure that crowds do not congregate those areas. As the mayor said, over the weekend, its very important that people respect and have no plans but to stay in quarantine. Question from tan with nbc bay area. Can the bay area afford to send resources such as doctors to other areas such as new york to help . How quickly could we get resources back if we have a surge of cases . I cant speak for the institutions that are sending aid there. As a provider myself, i respect the need for them to do that. And i certainly would also respect if the situation worsens here that we would be able to respond to the cases we have here and keep the resources in San Francisco<\/a>. We have an ongoing need for testing supplies in order to increase our testing capacity. We have a great need for personal protective equipment to protect our Health Workers<\/a> and First Responders<\/a>. Those are dire shortages in San Francisco<\/a> across the country. So we need to ensure that we are meeting our local needs as well as when we have the ability to help our colleagues who are struggling with the pandemic in certain regions across the country. Another question from nby bay area. N nbc bay area. Are the rest of the staff and guests there being [off mic] is the department of Public Health<\/a> tracking the cases in hotels. The cases we know about are really through contract investigations. So that person either tested positive or we find a case that was tested as a result of a contact of another case. So we will be recording those data and ensuring the data if and when they are accurate. A followup to that, how is department of Public Health<\/a> handling any positive cases at sros in terms of Contact Tracing<\/a> and isolating vulnerable residents . We are aggressively Contact Tracing<\/a> residents in sros and we are ensuring that if necessary they are providing with hotel rooms to self isolate and protect themselves and their families and the rest of the members in that sro. A question from janey at associated press. Are the 70 people who tested positive at msc south connected to the two people who tested positive on sunday . Tested positive on sunday i need a clarification, what two people . I believe what shes trying to ask is we announced at some point last week that the original two cases at msc south are these cases related . Yeah, i think its i really i certainly cant say affirmatively that those two cases are directly related to all the remaining cases that we detected. The point is from a Public Health<\/a> perspective when we assess the situation, when we look at the patterns of engagement and interaction at the shelter, and as we tested more people, it became clear that the outbreak was widespread, and thats why we are testing everybody in the shelter and made the decision to test everybody in the shelter at the time as well as staff to ensure that the people knew their status, that we can monitor them appropriately, house them and ensure that they get the best medical care possible as well as taking aggressive steps to protect other people from potential infection. A followup to that question, which i hope im clarifying correctly. The two we previously talked about, we understand those folks were moved out of shelter. The remaining 68 guests, where are they now . So, again, its a rapidlyevolving situation and as we talked about, the msc shelter is now going to become a covid19 Recovery Center<\/a>. So many of the people who are of the guests who tested positive at south will be in that shelter being taken care of by expert medical professionals, our excellent doctors, nurses, and social workers from the department of Public Health<\/a> with support from the department of department of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> as well as the Human Service<\/a> agency staff. Question from john king of the San Francisco<\/a> chronicle. Will testing now be done on all of the residents in all shelters given the number s found at south . We are again looking at the evidence and Contact Tracing<\/a> cases and shelters and will make a decision on how many people need to be tested depending specifically on the case and really using Christian Science<\/a> monitor in terms of how best really using science in terms of how best to trace and when Contact Tracing<\/a> is needed a followup question to that from mr. King. Given the turnover at shelters from night tonight, how are you finding people to test if they are no longer sleeping at the shelter . So, again, we are working with the experts on that shelter system. Our colleagues at the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> are colleagues at the Human Services<\/a> agency, as you know, they run the shelters and the support systems for those shelter across the city along with our contact investigation teams. We are literally going through, case by case contact by contact to take sure that we are doing everything we can to find people who are at high risk to ensure people who are at high risk for bad outcomes are placed in hotels and to ensure people who had a high risk exposure for covid19 are receiving testing. The final question for you from Wilson Walker<\/a> at kpix. With the outbreak in the shelter does that give you any added concern that you also have spread among the unsheltered population on the street as well . Well, i think really if you take if you think about where we started when we were when we started talking about this pandemic in february i always said that vulnerable populations were most potentially affected by coronavirus and would unfortunately suffer the greatest consequences based on data from interNational Data<\/a> sources, china, italy. We have seen whats happened unfortunately in new york. Im very concerned when we talk about flattening the curve and when we talk about our current hospital capacity, i am very concerned about the spread of coronavirus in the population experiences homelessness. Unfortunately we know this population suffers from greatest Health Disparities<\/a> without a pandemic, higher rates of chronic respiratory diseases, higher flu rates, higher rates of hospitalization. Unfortunately, this pandemic will only put those inequities, those disparities in greater relief which is why my department is working as hashed as we can with Key Community<\/a> partners, other key departments to ensure that people are getting the testing they need, the care they need, and with hsa and with hsh, that people who are at greatest vulnerable from bad, bad outcomes from this business are placed in hotel rooms to protect them and our community. One final question from the San Francisco<\/a> examiner. To we know how many of those 70 people testing positive at msc have had underlying conditions or in the age range to be more vulnerable . I do not have those numbers yet but certainly some of them have those chronic conditions and we are looking through those numbers right now. I want to emphasize that we are deploying our team of medical experts to ensure that people who have tested positive, whether or not they have a chronic condition, are getting the best care possible and certainly if need n need of greater levels of care they will be transported to the appropriate medical facility. Thank you dr. Colfax. The next questions are for abigail stewartkahn. A twopart question and a followup from nbc bay area. Inside city shelters are Homeless People<\/a> now being sheltered in a way that allows for safe social distancing . If shelters need to be thinned out to achieve that, when do you expect that to be complete . Days, weeks, months . Thank you. Just to clarify, so we are following guidance from the federal state and local authorities around creating six feet of distance, physical distancing in our shelters. And as the journalists notes, this is very difficult to accomplish. Our shelters are very close and compact, and they vary significantly from site to site. We just know that that puts these folks at more risk. We began implementing creative physical distancing at all of our sites several weeks ago. And i really want to thank our providers who found space where there was no space to make this possible, even before we were able to start moving people out of sites. We are well on our way to reaching what i am calling shelter equilibrium which involves moving the most vulnerable individuals out into hotels. And we should be able to accomplish that very shortly. A followup, what is the total amount the city has spent so far on hotel rooms for the homeless and what is the range of the daily Hotel Room Rates<\/a> . Thank you. So i will take this question on behalf of director ror, the director of Human Services<\/a> agency. As we have articulated at past press conferences, under an emergency, Human Services<\/a> agency is responsible for mass care and shelter so im happy to provide this response on behalf of the Human Services<\/a> agency. So the numbers that have been shared with me are that for the first three months of all of the hotels that have been brought online and under contract by the Human Services<\/a> agency, is a total cost of approximately 35 million. Much of this is reimbursable by fema and other sources of information. And i think there was another question in there. I apologize. I think thats it. There is a related question from robert of nbc bay area about those hotel rooms. What is the current number of leased rooms for unsheltered people and how many have checked in . Thank you, robert. So ill give all the hotel numbers briefly because i think its important to understand the scale and magnitude of this challenge. Again, these are numbers from the Human Services<\/a> agency not from my department. The hotel rooms for all priority populations that are under contract right now is 1,892. Approximately 880 are for First Responders<\/a> and approximately 1,012 of these are for vulnerable populations as we have articulated in the past. Thank you. And another question from robert compos of nbc bay area. To date, how many Homeless People<\/a> from tested positive with the coronavirus and what is their condition . Thank you for that question and for your care for our unhoused neighbors. The department of Public Health<\/a> is not analyzing and separating their data in that way in particular. And so we may have other we likely have other individuals who are experiencing homelessness and are also covid positive but are at isolation and quarantine rooms. We know the majority of people are either from sros, semi congregate sites or shelters or the unsheltered population. What we know now is what we cant speak to is who is positive in our shelter sites and that is one at Division Circle<\/a>, one at hamilton and the 70 that have been discussed today at msc south. Thank you. Question from kerry. Is there an effort to move unhoused residents off crowded sidewalks, especially in the tenderloin, into public open spaces that are currently underutilized . Yes. Thank you for that. So immediately at the beginning of this pandemic, and ill speak here on behalf of the department of Emergency Management<\/a>, which oversees our unsheltered operations but we are in partnership with them. So immediately at the beginning of this epidemic we know our unhoused neighbors are vulnerable. So all removals of tents, what people refer to as encampment resolutions were paused and the operation went into a mode of educating and providing services. As things back to shut down, access to restrooms and food, it became the job of our outpreach providers to outreach providers to be the voice of education, knowledge and linkage for people who are unsheltered and experiencing homelessness. We know that more people have become unsheltered because of our need to pause shelter intakes. This is a significant and important population for us. What we want to do critically and urgently is to move the vulnerable individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness into hotels and we will get to work on that and we are working on that as we speak and we are also working on continuing to remind people will social and physical distancing while unsheltered and looking at and starting to explore possibilities for safe places to be. More to sharon that in the coming days. Final question from kat of kcbs. You have talked about the group of unsheltered people who will be prioritized when it comes to moving to hotel rooms. Will that change now because of the news of the outbreak and will more people be moved quickly into hotel rooms . Thank you for that question. I said from the beginning that we are very concerned with individuals living in congregate living. We are talking about thousands of people. And if you include sros we are talking about tens of thousands of people. So this is a task, moving these individuals into shelters is a task that has never before faced our city in the scale and magnitude. So i want to use this opportunity to talk a little bit about what it takes to take on this massive undertaking. So first Human Services<\/a> agency has secured sites and rooms, youve heard about the scale they have been able to reach there. For each site, the city and nonprofit staffing has to staff up immediately, visit the site, understand the site, staff enough people, everything from monitoring to security to medical to counselors to all of the supplies that need to be onsite, thinking about meals and hygiene, thinking about things like accessibility for people in wheelchairs and with other accessibility concerns. We have to do a screening for vulnerable vulnerability to understand who should be moving in when we arent sure. We have to do an assessment of ability to self care. What that looks like is if you cant self care, you are still going to come inside but we need more care wrapped around you. We have to work on transportation which has proven challenging because of the physical and social distancing required. So the buses have to be big with very few people in them. We have talked about meals and hygiene kits. We have to look at things like individuals with Substance Use<\/a> issues and we have to look to support people with Mental Health<\/a> concerns in a Harm Reduction<\/a> environment. And then we have to think about what comes after this, where do people step down when they are able to step down to a lower level of care and what do we do after we move through this pandemic . All these things have to happen for every site to come online so its really a massive undertaking that has the citys entire focus now. Thank you. That concludes our press conference. Thank you. Great, good morning, everyone. The meeting will and to order. Welcome to the meeting of the Public Safety<\/a> and Neighborhood Services<\/a> committee. Im supervisor rafael mandelman, the chair. And were joined by vice chair supervisor stefani and supervisor walton and i want to thank the fine folks for staffing this meeting as well as the operations and i. T. For lending their support to this first remote meeting of our committee. And for all that you are all doing to keep all of our meetings running smoothly, which i know that is challenging in these times. And mr. Clerk do you have announcemented . Clerk due to the covid19 Health Emergency<\/a> and to protect city employees, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and the Committee Room<\/a> are closed. The members are participating in the meeting remotely, the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda, both cable channel 26 and sfggovtv. Org are streaming. And the ability to speak during the Comment Period<\/a> are available by calling 8882045984. And you can utilize an access code. The code is, 3501008. Ill repeat those numbers, the calling number is 8882045984. And the access code is, 3501008. And once callers are connected they s3501008. And once callers are connected they should press the pound symbol. 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If you submit Public Comment<\/a> by email its in the legislative files as part of the matters. Written comments may be sunday by u. S. Postal service to city hall room 244, San Francisco<\/a>, california, 94102 and that address is available on the agenda for this meeting. And, mr. Chair, the items today are expected to appear on the. The agenda of april 21st agenda unless otherwise noted. Can you call our first item. Clerk agenda one is a hearing to consider the issuance of a type 21 offsale general beer, wine and distilled spirit Liquor License<\/a> for the epicurian trader l. L. C. And located at 1 Ferry Building<\/a>. And it will serve the public convenience or the necessity of the city and county. The members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment<\/a> on this item call the number that i mentioned earlier and printed on your agenda and dial 1, 0 now to be added to the queue. I believe that we have the officer here to present on this item . Yes, good morning. Good morning. Okay. So you have before you a report for the epicurian trader and they have applied for a type 21, 41, 86 license and if approved this allows them to separate in offsale general to sell beer and wine anyplace and a tasting type license. There are zero letters of protest, zero letters of support. They are located at plot 216, which is considered a high crime area. And they are in a high saturation area and no opposition. And recommends approval on the following conditions number one, winetasting is conducted there should be signs in a conspicuous space, that the entrance and or the exits of the premise as depicted on 257 which state no alcoholic beverages beyond this point. Said times shall be no less than 7inch by 11inch in size and contain letters no less than one inch in sign. Two, signs posted that no minors are allowed in the tasting area as of april 1st, they have not agreed formally to the conditions. They have and they have not . They have not as of april 1st. Okay. And if we could ask the applicant about that. Thank you, officer. Do we have matt pawns on the line . Or another representative of the applicant . The applicant is matt pond and matt pond is on the callin line and our Operations Team<\/a> could unmute mr. Ponds phone number so he can speak to our committee now. He is ready to speak. Clerk mr. Pond . Hi, guys. Everybody hear me . Clerk yes, we can. Okay. So first of all, thanks for the meeting and i know that its been difficult for everybody to try to push things forward and we appreciate everybody working hard to keep the process moving forward. Firstly, as it provides to the conditions, you know, i think that in the hustle and bustle of shelterinplace and trying to run a business that just was missed but were fully supportive of the conditions and we have no objection and were more than happy to put that on the record and anything that is required. And just everybody on the phone call knows, the epicurian trader and the suggestions hopefully that will clear that matter up. And, secondly, you know, as i sort of think about, you know, the essence of this topic which is whether its a public convenience and a necessity, i think about our other locations and in moments like this i think that its very paramount and clear that we are a necessity to these neighborhoods. If we were not currently opened, you know, the residents would have very limited or zero access to Fresh Produce<\/a> and milk, eggs, fresh bread. And so i think that, you know, i think that its highlights how big a necessity that having a quality grocer, San Francisco<\/a>run, and locally owned and operated, you know, how critical it is for the residents of those neighborhoods. You know, and the financial district is in a similar pocket. Theres very limited access to quality grocers in that part of town. And, you know, we strive to offer a similar selection as we do in the neighborhoods and try to become a convenience for the people th that work in the aa or use the Ferry Building<\/a> as a means of transportation. And so, you know, we hope that you guys recognize that what we do, we do things by the book. We definitely strive to try to adapt and to become part of the neighborhood and hopefully some of the board of supervisors who have had other locations in the neighborhoods have experienced that either firsthand or through, you know, comments from the constituents. Thank you, mr. Pond. I dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. So we can open this up to members of the public if any have called in. Mr. Clerk, are there any callers on the line . Clerk mr. Chair, staff is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. One second, please. Clerk thank you. A reminder for anyone who may have called in, if you want to speak on agenda item 1, you dial 1, and then 0, after you have connected to our public line and entered the access code. There appears to be one caller. Clerk great. I will say some things about Public Comment<\/a>. We give our speakers two minutes and we ask that you state your first and last names clearly. Okay. Im going over Public Comments<\/a> and the speakers will have two minutes and we have to hear your first and last name clearly and speak directly into the phone. If you have a written statement that you have prepared, you are encouraged to send a copy to the Committee Clerk<\/a> for the official file. And in the interest of time we ask that speakers avoid repetition of previous statements, though we only have one Public Comment<\/a>er, thats not going to be a problem. So, please, go ahead. You can begin now. Have we connected the first caller . Yes, we have. Hello, caller, can you hear us . That caller is not mr. Pond, right . Clerk it shows mr. Pond all right, well, we already heard from mr. Pond. So it sounds like we dont have any additional Public Comment<\/a> on this item. And so im going to close Public Comments<\/a> now. And bringing the imaginary gavel down. And so, again, no comments or questions i dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. I understand that supervisor peskin is supportive of this item. Moving forward, i think that it is reasonable to expect that the applicant can meet the conditions and formally agreed to the conditions before this gets voted on with the board of supervisors. Im hoping that will happen. And ill probably ask to confirm our office will make sure that has happened before this is voted on, board of supervisors. But with all of that said, i think that we can direct our clerk to prepare resolution determining the issuance of the license to serve the public necessity and i will make a motion to send that forward to the full board with positive recommendation. And, mr. Clerk, can you call the roll. Clerk on the motion to recommend a resolution to the full board of supervisors, that finds that the service premise would meet the public convenience or necessity, vice chair stefani . Aye. I got it. Thank you. Clerk stefani, aye. Member walton. Supervisor walton aye. Clerk walton, aye. Chair mandelman . Supervisor mandelman great, the motion passes. Thank you, everyone. We got through one, one more to go. Clerk, call the next item. Clerk pardon me, just a moment. Agenda item 2, is a hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 20 offsale beer and wine Liquor License<\/a> to d. P. And d. K. Investments incorporated doing business as kal neighborhood maisht at 19th avenue, will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of the and the members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment<\/a> on this item should call the Public Comment<\/a> line and enter the access code and then queue up by pressing 1, and then 0. You should do so now. Mr. Chair. Supervisor mandelman great. Thank you. And, again, well start with officer samuelson from the a. L. U. All right, you have before you a report for d. P. And d. K. Investments inc, and applied for a type 20 license and this allows them to operate in an all ofsale beer and liquor premise. And zero letters of opposing and they are in a low crime area, they are in census track 32601, which is considered high saturation, and no opposition. A. L. U. Recommends approval with the following conditions. Number one, sales, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between the hours of 8 00 a. M. And 10 00 p. M. Each day of the week. Number two, the participants shall monitor the area under their control to prevent the loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the licensed premise as depicted on the most recently certified form. And number three, the petitioner shall be responsible for maintaining it free of litter area adjacent to the premise over which they have control as depict. And noted as of april 1st, the applicant had agreed to the above listed conditions. Supervisor mandelman thank you, officer samuelson. And then we will hear from the applicant. Is jodie knight or the applicant on the line . Clerk we have sabrina shaggy on the line. If you could unmute her mike so she can her mic so she can address the panel. Good morning, supervisors. We appreciate you hearing we appreciate you hearing this item today. Im sabrina shaggy and im speaking on behalf of the project sponsor. And the gas station has been operating at the site for decades and includes a building with an awtdo repair station and a small food mart. The owners propose to put the auto repair station to a more beneficial use by expanding this into the rest of the existing building. The Planning Commission<\/a> unanimously approved the project on consent. Although this is a chevron gas station its a familyowned and operated franchise where the owners take great pride in being part of this community. Their goal is to provide a true neighborhood serving market in response to the needs of their customers. The expanded food mart will include the sale of general grocery items, fresh coffee, mademade food and personal items, as well as beer and wine. So that the local residents can conveniently pick up most of the items they need while stopping for gas. 37 neighbors and customers have signed a petition or written letters in support of the project and stating that this type of market would be beneficial to the neighborhood. Aside from providing a onestopshop for customers, the addition of beer and wine sales will provide a muchneeded increase in revenue which is crucial for the longterm viability of the gas station. In turn, this will help to preserve jobs for current employees and to provide new Employment Opportunities<\/a> in the neighborhood. Given the current economic crisis, its imperative that the city support neighborhood serving and familyowned businesses. Aside from the conditions that the Police Department<\/a> has imposed and the owners have agreed to, the owners are also taking a number of other safety precautions. Theyre not providing any beer or wine near the entrance, theyre requiring all employees to complete abcs Online Training<\/a> course and the site will be monitored at all times for the insulation of 11 security cameras. And the owners have no tolerance for any loitering and they take the maintenance of the property seriously. And the addition of this type 20 license will ensure the continued viability of the gas station and most importantly it will look at the needs of those that live and work in the neighborhood. For these reasons we respectfully request that you forward this to the full board for positive recommendation. Thank you and im available for any questions. Supervisor mandelman thank you. I dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. So i will open this up to Public Comment<\/a>. Do we have any callers in the queue . Clerk mr. Chair, staff will check to see if theres callers in the queue. Mr. Chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. Supervisor mandelman great. I will close Public Comment<\/a>. And, colleagues, i understand that supervisor mar is not in opposition to this license, he supports sending this item forward to the full board. Given that, i think we can direct our clerk to prepare a resolution to determine the issuance of the license for public convenience and subsidy and ill make a motion to send that resolution to the full board with positive recommendation. Clerk, please call the roll. Clerk on the motion to amend the resolution pending public convenience or necessity findings for the applicant, vice chair stefani. Supervisor stefani aye. Clerk stefani, aye. Supervisor walton. Supervisor walton aye. Clerk walton, aye. Is it chair mandelman . Supervisor mandelman aye. Clerk theres no further business. Supervisor mandelman then we are adjourned. Thank you, everyone. Clerk thank you. Thank you, chair mandelman. All right. Hello, everyone. My name is Phil Ginsburg<\/a>, and im the director of your San Francisco<\/a> park and recreation department. In just 68 days, Golden Gate Park<\/a> will celebrate its 150th birthday. On april 4, 1870, the California State Legislature<\/a> passed a law creating the framework for this amazing park and San Francisco<\/a>s own park system. For 150 years, San Francisco<\/a>s parks have highlighted the importance of place in San Francisco<\/a>, and Golden Gate Park<\/a> might just be San Francisco<\/a>s most important place. Since the gold rush, its borne witness to our remarkable history. From the post gold rush years to the 1906 earthquake and fire, from the International Exposition<\/a> to the summer of love, from the aids epidemic to the explosion of technology, business, and jobs, Golden Gate Park<\/a> has served as the citys pastoral oasis through its joy, sadness, and majestic restoration. Stories wi stories aboutratio race, relig and equity, stories about nature and suffering, stories about art, music, food. Stories about large gatherings and solitary strolls. Stories about communities, neighborhoods, families, stories about each and every one of us. Amidst this parks awe inspiring trails, meadows, lakes and groves, its ball fields and playgrounds, its museums and institutions, its amazing activities, both large and small, and amidst a few hundred of the 25 Million People<\/a> who visit this treasure every year and make it part of their lives, were here today to officially kick off the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park<\/a>. [applause] over the course of this year, well be joined by 150 park partners. Well undertake park projects both big and small, and on april 4, well host 150 activities, including free admission to our cultural specialties and gardens. Today, we begin with one of those 150 projects. Well be planting 150 trees in this beloved park. Today, were joined by our mayor, london breed, our district one supervisor, sandy fewer, or paur Park Commission<\/a> tod todd anderson, and were also joined by our partner, drew becker from the San Francisco<\/a> Parks Alliance<\/a>, and i saw liz farrell, president of the sex alliance board. Were proud to stand with our volunteers in our organizations. Its our volunteers that make our parks beautiful yearround, and today, they will leave a legacy for the next generation by planting 150 trees that will thrive in Golden Gate Park<\/a>. I want to thank our mayor for asking Parks Alliance<\/a> to lead golden gates 150th anniversary celebration, for remembering whats right and important and for honoring our team of volunteers who ensure that Golden Gate Park<\/a> continues to thrive for the next 150 years. Im very proud to give you our mayor, london breed. [applause] the hon. London breed well, first of all, phil said were celebrating 150 years of Golden Gate Park<\/a>, and we have a laundry list of things we should be things about doing to highlight this significant milestone. And let me tell you, of course, what could i say but lets do it. Lets do it because phil cares about making sure our parks are thriving in San Francisco<\/a> all over the various neighborhoods, issues around equity that he talked about include making sure that we are investing in communities throughout San Francisco<\/a>. And as we are celebrating such an incredible milestone in Golden Gate Park<\/a>, we are reminded that so many different people use this park for so many different things. And im so glad that miles is here today from the church of eight wheels because he actually uses regular roller skates. I dont know if any of you have experience with regular roller skates where theres two wheels in the front and two wheels in the back. So some of my fondest memories of Golden Gate Park<\/a> is when my aunt, who was attending high school, would bring me to Golden Gate Park<\/a> because thats where she and her friends would roller skate. Really, there were hardly any bikes. There was mostly people roller skating. The hon. London breed so im so glad i wasnt alive 150 years ago because i wouldnt be here today to celebrate, but im glad that im here with so many people to mark this incredible milestone. It is significant. This park has seen so many changes in our city, and as phil talked about, just our history, and how significant that is. And so that is a time we take a moment to reflect and pause to remember how far weve come, and to use this as an opportunity to celebrate, to celebrate with, yes, a large ferris wheel, with like it or not, im excited about it. Yes, to celebrate with free activities on april 4 to allow people from all over San Francisco<\/a> to come and enjoy the park. But really, im excited about the shuttles that will bring people from the various communities from the bayview and Hunters Point<\/a> neighborhood who will friday families here throughout the year. I want to thank the 150 organizations who joined this effort. I want to thank all the folks that are planting 150 trees here at Golden Gate Park<\/a>. But you have to stop at 150. Theres opportunities to plant other trees at other locations in San Francisco<\/a>. I want to thank everyone, especially Nancy Bechtel<\/a> whos going to be chairing the committee, the Parks Alliance<\/a>, and everybody whos concerned about maintaining these parks, including the Golden Gate Park<\/a>s, so in 150 years, theres another group of people celebrating 300 years of this incredible milestone. Thank you so much for being here today. [applause] so we couldnt be luckier to have the supervisor representing Golden Gate Park<\/a>. She is a fourth generation san franciscan. Golden gate park is woven into her own childhood memories. Shes an advocate for kids, and knows how important parks are for kids to remain healthy. And 70 of the park is within her district, and we have walked trails together and the smallest of spaces to learn how to make this park more accessible for people from all communities. Its my pleasure to welcome supervisor sandy fewer fuia. Supervisor fewer im thrilled that we are going to be kicking off the 150th anniversary of San Francisco<\/a>s Golden Gate Park<\/a>. I am supervisor of district 1, and as phil said, 70 of the park is in my jurisdiction. We know how important Golden Gate Park<\/a> is to all San Francisco<\/a> residents and to our city. We are looking forward to the yearlong celebration to highlight the beauty of the park and also as its legacy as a San Francisco<\/a> institution that demonstrates not only our commitment to open space, nature, and our natural environment, but also has this park has remained a free and accessible asset to all who wish to enjoy it. It is true that i have lived out here for over 60 years, and this park is where i grew up. This is where i learned to ride a bicycle. This is where my children were raised, in this park, going to the academy of sciences. And i, like london breed remember field trips out here, family gatherings out here, indeed, many more memories that are soon to be added to our collection of memories as we embark on all these festivities. Id like to thank the staff for rec and park for all its hard work and all of our organizations and volunteers to help make the park the wonderful place it is for everyone. Thank you. [applause] thank you, supervisor. So this celebration wouldnt be possible without the organizations that are joining together to make this a reality. Were so thankful to kaiser permanente, and target, and the more than 150 organizations that are so important to this cause. Thank you very much. [applause] i want to also recognize i see ike kwan here from the academy of sciences, and scott mason, making the academy free here on april 4. Thank you very much. [applause] and a word about another planet, about last years outside concert, they worked with paul simon to make a donation to the friends of the urban forest and San Francisco<\/a> parks department. And because of that donation, part of that is funding the 150 trees that were planting today, so thank you very much to gregg and allen and other planters. [applause] of course, none of this happens without amazing civic leadership, and leading this is some of the most amazing cochairs who have some of the most undying love for San Francisco<\/a>, and are committed to making it a better place to live, work, and play. Please welcome to the lectern nanny bechtel and robert fung. Were just negotiating whos going to go first. Any ways, it is amazing that were celebrating 150 years of Golden Gate Park<\/a>. When the mayor talked about roller skating in the park, i roller skates here as a kid, too. I dont know if anybody remembers this, but it used to have a lot of horses, and this is where you would go to ride horses. Anyhow, Golden Gate Park<\/a> had a rather auspicious start, when they invited olmstead who designed central park. Well, he took a look at this terrible place, and he said, its not going to happen, so that was not going to be the end of the park because the city leaders wanted to have a park here, so they turned to John Maclaren<\/a> who had a friend, john mueller, and he designed this absolutely beautiful park oh, here comes the rain. Liquid fog. Oh, its just liquid fog. We as san franciscans know its liquid fog. I have an umbrella here if anybody needs one Everybody Needs<\/a> one. So when maclaren saw the park or this land, he thought this would be an absolutely great place to have a park, but he felt very strongly that it would never be a great park if there was ever a sign saying keep off the grass. So i think you all know there has never been and will never be a sign that says keep off the grass. So any way, its an honor to be involved with the celebration, the 150year celebration of Golden Gate Park<\/a>. And i want to thank our sponsors, our volunteers, the tree planters, everyone whos involved with our park because it is a city treasure. Thank you. [applause] ill be very quick here because the rains starting to come down, but but like many people here have grownup in this park, skinned my knee on that hill bike riding, skinned my other knee over here, skate boarding. Like many of us, i love this park. I think Phil Ginsburg<\/a> has done an amazing job of transforming and growing this park, and i think hes going to do great things, so i just want to say thank you so much. [applause] thank you for supporting our mayor coming out and supporting us. I see ben davis whos made contributions to this park, as well. I want to say go Golden Gate Park<\/a>, go San Francisco<\/a> 49ers. [applause] thank you, nancy, and rodney, representing your other cochairs, charlotte schultz, mayor willie brown, and park and rec president mark buell who couldnt be here today. Nancy, you should know that horseback riding exists. And on april 4, we will have free pony rides. Next, i want to introduce another person who understands that parks are a power for social good. He and his organization have become such incredible partners and enable us to, you know, really, really, really enable us to do great things. Hes the chair of the Parks Alliance<\/a>, and our partner in transforming all of our city parks and infusing our parks in every neighborhood with love and attention and resources that they need. I want to thank him for and the organization for their creativity and for always encouraging community. Please welcome drew becker. Thank you, phil. Thanks, phil. [applause] i always like being introduced by phil. Its better than being introduced by my mother. Its awesome. Thank you, mayor breed and everyone who have been involved in making this yearlong celebration a reality. Heres to more than 150 partners and Community Groups<\/a> who have come together to honor this amazing park we call Golden Gate Park<\/a>. Today, our city has a narrative that is not as positive as it could be. Today, we start changing that. I believe the 150th celebration for this iconic piece of land that we call Golden Gate Park<\/a> is just the piece we need. We need this 150year celebration of what we do right. Golden gate park is San Francisco<\/a>, and we need a model of this in every single neighborhood. [applause] i love all of our partners, and we look forward to working with you all year to making this a very special event. We look forward to working with the men and women of the San Francisco<\/a> park department, and thanks, and may the parks be with you. Board member laverdelevine [applaus [applause] all right. What makes Golden Gate Park<\/a> so special is it holds the love and spark of our city. There is truly something for everyone here, from the individuals and families who explore every day, to the many cultural and exploration groups. Weve got soccer, and boat enthusiasts, and yes, roller skaters. Somebody who embodies this, yes, indeed is david miles, better known as the god father of skate, and an important part of our park and history. Roll on up here, david. [applause] what about this weather. You love it, right . You love it because youre in the most fantastic place that you could possibly be. I have been skating in this park for over 40 years. This is my granddaughter here. Im trying to get her to carry it on the next 150 years in Golden Gate Park<\/a>. [applause] but what i want to say, when you come to San Francisco<\/a>, when you get involved in San Francisco<\/a>, theres a special energy about it that i think that ive tapped into it, and each and every sunday, right down the street here, i met my wife, rose roll, roller skatin years ago. And to this day, we still come out, we still have a fantastic time. The energy is just as strong now as it has always been. So when we do that celebration in april, oh, yes, we will have a skaters showcase in april. You will see skaters showing off their best talents, just an honor of being here, and honor of being in the best place, in San Francisco<\/a>. [applause] actually, you look right across the street there. This is one of two outdoor roller skating areas in the country, but of course, we lead the way, San Francisco<\/a>. You can come here and skate each and every day, but we come out here on sundays from about noon to 6 00, and on saturdays, as well. And if you want to go inside, we lead by example. Church of eight wheels, everybody. [applause] all right. So you want to join me back up here . Before we kick off this amazing celebration with the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon of vines you can find here in this park, we want to thank everybody in making this yearlong celebration a reality. Im going to miss people, but i see Stephanie Linder<\/a> from the San Francisco<\/a> botanical garden. I see steven, i see John Cunningham<\/a> from the aids group, Michael Lambert<\/a> from the library whos going to be having an exhibit at the library, and i think our Summer Reading<\/a> program involves parks. Were going to have exhibits from the airport, tom campbell deyoung. Were going to have over 150 of them, and our support and leadership have been support so we can come together for Golden Gate Park<\/a>, and show how much we love it and how much we can invest in it for the next 150 years. Our next thanks is for staff. Youre the heart of Golden Gate Park<\/a>. If it werent for you [applause] if it werent for our working men and women who have cared for it for 150 years think about that. And for the sweat and tears our volunteers have put into this for 150 years, it wouldnt be the park that it is, so lets cut our garland. Thank you all. [cheers and applause] ssion remote hearing for thursday, april 9, 2020, before we begin, i would like to enter into the record the following announcement and acknowledgements. On february 5, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid19. Since that declaration, the county Health Officer<\/a> has issued a number of Public Health<\/a> orders related to covid19, including a st stayathome order. The governor and state Health Officer<\/a> have issued an overlaying stayathome order. 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