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A Charter Amendment to amend charter is and i to raise the department of sanitations and streets and to succeed the duties performed to create the sanitations and streets commission, to oversee the department of sanitation and streets and create a Public Works Commission to oversee the department of public works and require an annual performance audit and waste analysis and confirming under the california quality act and election to be held on november 3, 2020. Supervisosupervisor hainey, y comments . Yes. I believe this is the fourth time in front of your committee. Let me say thank you for hearing this item, for engaging thoughtfully with it and as you know, weve had a whole string set of amendments that have really, i think, addressed a lot of the questions and issues and concerns and improvements in strengthening it in various ways. The goal here is to create a structure that can better ensure both clean government and clean streets and this is over at this point nearly a year in the making with stakeholders, i employees at dpw and with our residents, with our cdd and with so many who know that the current structure is failing and its failing to ensure cleanliness and health when we need it more than ever. Matt, i think you are on mute. Sorry. And during this pandemic, we really more than ever need to make sure we have cleanliness and health on our streets and sidewalks. This is a structure more focused, with the expertise to get the job done and provide a structure that provide for better transparency over some of the most important work that is happening in our city. And so, just to reiterate is couple of things we cant hear you again. Your sound went off, supervisor hainey. Im not sure whats going on here. Ill try to wrap up quickly. And so we took a couple of amendments that really, i think, addressed some of the issues around costs that have come up again and again and youll see that theres a new controllers letter that brings down the estimated costs to 2. 5 million at the low end, up to 6, which is a significant reduction from the initial estimates. And i believe we can reduce it hurt than that based on the decisions that the board makes when the departments create it. We put in there the board will adopt an ordinance that can lead to shared Administrative Functions between current dpw and the new department as well as the city administrators office. There is no cost associated with this. We know we will have challenges around our budget and this is a miniscule cost, two years from now, for a much better structure and tens of millions of dollars were contracted out alone by the former director whos been charged with the u. S. Attorney, tremendous waste in efficiencies that this new structure will address. We are also requiring the new commission and the controller to do a regular analysis to identify opportunities to further reduce costs and reduce inefficiency says and so this is a much better structure. Its more started, more accountable, providing greater oversight. And also, theres one more amendment that we took, you know, in the case that in july of 2022, that the board decides that were still in too to dire odire ofa fiscal situation, to t even further out. And so that allows us flexibility in terms of how thi we cant hear you again. And we were able to bring on a final cosponsor and so there are six of us supporting this and we want to just ask in this rules committee put this forward to the full board to send this forward to the ballot so that voters can have their say and hundreds who emailed saying they support and this i believe the voters will support in november and i hope we can put this forward to the full board with a positive recommendation for a vote to send it to the ballot and thank you for your time and input. Colleagues, any remarks . Any member have two minutes to speak. Members should call 415 6550001. And the meeting i. D. 41665309 and press pound and pound again and if you have not done so, dial star 3 to line up to speak. Assistant prompt will indicate youve raised your hand. Please waitl wait until youre d and you can begin. Is there any Public Comment . Operator madam chair, there are no speakers in the queue. Then we will close Public Comment. Supervisor stephanie. Thank you, chair ronen and thank you supervisor hainey, for being here at committee here today. While i appreciate the discussion we had in Committee Last week and the arguments and amendments the sponsor has made and your clear commitment to this issue, i feel im in a position where i cannot support the item and i do believe that transparency, more accountability and a change to the culture at the top of public works is necessary. We definitely agree on that. And i know that director breed has made some of the changes and has really begun to do that. The controller recently recommended additional changes i would like to see and i know you all would, as well. I do agree, as i said last week, a Public Works Commission would be a positive change to the structure of our deposit and to. Thats why i proposed the public works structure be remained. Retained. I believe the condition of San Francisco streets is unacceptable and we all agree on that. And that we need more urgency around this issue. In 2018, when i became supervisor, i asked the budget and legislative analyst to compare our streetcleaning to those in other comparable cities. They surveyed 11 cities, including baltimore, chicago, long beach, los angelos, portland, act hav sacramento ann diegsandiego and we spent more n four times as much on street cleaning per capita than the cities and seven times the amount of streetcleaning positions than those cities. We had more Service Requests than those cities and provided more services, more frequently than those cities. But despite having more requests for service, we did not have a lower Response Time than those cities. So, obviously, there are areas where we could improve and, of course, we can always improve and we absolutely should. But for more, a Second Department and second commission, i dont believe will make our streets any cleaner. And thats where we differ. We dont differ in the reality of what were all seeing on our streets. I understand the most recent changes you have made, supervisor hainey, but for me, i have to stick to how i see things, that we are facing that 2 billion budget shortfall over the next two years and we dont know when the recession will end. So when were talking about cleaning up San Francisco, which, again, has been a priority of mine one find it hard to believe that what we need most is more managers or it, hr or finance professionals and so for me, investing in your bureaucracy will not be the best use of our resources for the foreseeable future and even though the costs have been brought down, theres still costs there and we dont have the foresight to understand when the pandemic will end. Im not able to vote for it today. I admire your passion. I wont be able to vote for it today, but thank you for your hard work in calling attention to a very important issue. Thank you. Supervisor hainey, did you want to say anything . Can you hear me me ok now . Yes. While i appreciate those comments, supervisor stephanie, and thank you for your commitment on this issue, as well, and whatever happens, well Work Together to improve the results and the outcomes. I think the story you shared there, i think thats exactly why we put this forward. I do not believe that continuing to spend more and more in the structure that we have is going to get the outcome and results we have. We have to be more focused intentionally, the strategy based on services, we need oversight and each if we spend tens of millions of more under dpw, i dont believe the job will get done and thats exactly what is motivating a change in the structure, more oversight and focus which i think can get it done and so, you know, respectfully, we can disagree on how to get it done. We need in so badly in district 9 that as i always say, the definition of the sanity is doing the exact thing and expecting different results. The people of San Francisco will have the ultimate say and so with that, i would like to make a medication to move this to the full board as a committee report. If we can take a role call vote. On the motion, i assume to recommend this as a committee report. Yes. On the motio motion for july 14. Supervisor stephanie. No. role call . The motion passes with supervisor stephanie dissenting in committee. Thank you. Can you please read item number 2. Yes. Item two is a Charter Amendment to amend the charter en to set advocates public duties and to review the administration of the city programs and Services Including programs for transmitting information to the public and department, Customer Service plan and to receive, investigate in an attempt to resolve complaints resolving City Services and programs authorizing the public advocate to receive and investigate specific complaints and provide the public advocates, elections and salary at an election on november 3, 2020. Supervisor mar. Thank you, so much, chair ronen and supervisor stephanie, for allowing us to be here. I think were aware that the Ongoing Investigation by the u. S. Attorney and fbi into widespread corruption in City Government continues and the scope of Investigation Continues to widen and now, in addition to our departments of public works and building inspection as well as the Mayors Office of neighborhood services, the federal investigation is now looking at the public utilitys commission and so, again, the need for the public advocates, the office of the public advocate is clear, San Francisco needs a public advocate and people in San Francisco deserve a public advocate. We need structural eform to address the culture of casual corruption and make our City Government more accountable, and we need to be proactive and we need a longterm solution for this longterm problem and thank you for your consideration and so, i urge us to move this forward to the board and move it forward to the voters to decide on that in november. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor stephanie, do you comments now . Again, ill wait until after Public Comment. Perfect. Can we please open this up for Public Comment. Each speaker will have two minutes. Members who wish to provide Public Comment should ca 415 6550001 and the meeting i. D. Is 146 6615309 and then press pound and pound again and if you havent done so, dial star 3 to line up to speak and the system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand and please wail until the system waits you have been unmuted. Are there any members the public on the line . Operator yes, there are two callers waiting to speak and ill unmute the system. Question i reget i didnt have an opportunity to see what revisions have been made. So, you know, maybe this is somewhat repetitious. My concerns are the less that should be there. The assignments can be made after this and then there are regulations and in this case, there could be mous. Even if later, the assignments are made, you know, internally in the course of implementation. The access to records absolutely, you have to follow the evidence where it leads. And its there are some records that should be consulted, maybe Mental Health records. lost member audio connection . The 11 members of the board of supervisors and our 44 Staff Members and we voted to increase the subpoena power in the government on an oversight committee, the controller, city attorney, Ethics Commission and more already execute these essential functions of government. So for me, i struggle to understand how creating another elected office to introduce legislation, hold hearings and issue subpoenas would be anything anything but legislated for those of the offices i have mentioned. People in San Francisco already elect dozens of elected officials and safeguarding public funds and trust should be our top priorities. In all my year working for the city, i have never heard the answer to sanfranciscos problems is more politicians. During what could bthe last thin francisco should have to pay for is another platform. While i increase transparency and integrity in our local government, this is something i admire, supervisor mar, for you bringing this forward were, but this measure will not accomplish those goals. Soy have faith in our controller, our city controller and our own oversight, and i will be voting against this measure today, if you. Supervisor mar, did you want to respond in any way . Yes, thank you, chair. And i would like to respond. I would say that, you know, the need, again, the breadth and scope of corruption in our City Government, right now theyre looking at document fraud and taxpayer money for city departments, including the Department Heads of those departments, as well as a number of appointed commissioners and contractors and city contractors and even permanent expediters and it is shared that our existing systems of investigating and not working. It will be between 725,000 and 925,000 a year. This is not a defending measure and costsaving measure because corruption costs taxpayer money. I would look at putting this forward in november. Thank you, supervisor m l. A. Ar. You would be a consistent leader on Good Government and ensuring that our ethics and integrity in the city are strong and forthright and that we really stand up as an example. Of how to be stewards of taxpayer dollars. The Ethics Commission are incredibly underfunded and have a responsibility to educate and assist candidates to run for office and follow the rules. We do not have a Single Person whose full responsibility, focus and attention is on ensuring that theres no corruption in the city and no fraud and waste. And if the fbi coming in and announcing a new investigation and a new indictment every couple of months or so isnt enough to tell you that something has to change in the city and county of San Francisco so that we can police ourselves and so the public feels comfortable that its not you know, its not necessary for the fbi to come into our city, to root out all of this corruption. It gets more and more shocking as the days go on and the fbi has made it clear that they have not even begun their finish. And i dont know what that means and thats a problem, the fact that we dont know what that means and we are leaders in the city. Its because we dont have someone whose fulltime responsibility it is to investigate and root out this corruption. People in San Francisco deserve no less and i have a strong feeling, supervisor mar, when the voters get to decide this time around given that the situation were currently facing, that they will be enthusiastically voting for this. I, too, am looking forward on being the campaign trail with this legislation and, again, supervisor mar, thank you for being such a leader in this area. And with that, would you like to do the honors or shall i . Yeah, i would be happy to do it. I would make a motion that we move this forward to the full board with positive recommendation as the committee report. Ok, cap we hav can we have al vote in. On the motion to recommend this as a Committee Vote to the july 14th, board of supervisors meeting role call the motion passes with supervisor selfny dissenting in committee. Thank you, so much, can you please read item number 3. Item number 3 is a hearing to consider the proposed ordinance by the mayor for the november 3, 2020 elections entitled amendment to the planning code and business and tax regulation code to adopt to implement the save our Small Business initiative to simplify greater flexibility for certain kinds of businesses. Now. And we are joined by sophia from the mayor office and i wanted to check to see if there were any comments. Looks like not. Good morning, miss kitler. Good morning to all. Thank you so much for having me this morning and i am joined by aaron star, dan snyder and Diego Sanchez from the Planning Department and lauren from oewd as they are a little bit more in the details on questions you may have. But i have a brief presentation that i will share with you in the meantime. , assuming that i can oh, i dont have the ability to share. I will speak through it and send it to you if that is preferable. I dont know, maybe if the clerk could help you share . Yes. Is there a way to give miss kitler the ability to share . I apologize for this. We will check on that ability. If you would like to forward your presentation to us, we can share it with you. I apologize for the inconvenience. No problem. Just wait for one minute while she sends the presentation to the clerk so we can share it with the public. Miss kitler, if you dont mind sharing your documentation again, i believe we have changed