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SFGTV BOS Rules Committee July 12, 2024

Incredibly vulnerable communities are facing just great challenges right now, so i think that the work of the ihss Public Authority is more important than ever. So, thank you so much. And i also just wanted to really thank sascha who i have known for many years and worked with on campaigns for supporting seniors, people with disabilities, and also the care workers, the people who provide the care. So im so excited, yeah, to hear from sascha. And i have known Daisy Mcarthur for years. And a leader in seniors and homecare worker issues. So what a great group of folks stepping into this important role. Thank you so much. Chair ronen thank you. Supervisor stefani, do you have any comments . Supervisor stefani yes, thank you, chair ronen. I just want to echo what both you and supervisor mar said about miss bittner and knowing her work over the years. I want to also thank all of the candidates. This is such important work and its always so good to see such good people willing to serve San Francisco and to really give of yourselves to help others. So, thank you for being willing to serve and im very excited about being able to confirm these appointments and these applications. Chair ronen thank you so much. And i just wanted to add that during the time of covid that the work of being able to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities are allowed to stay in their homes and live and thrive in their homes is so important. And thats the preferred way almost all of the time but weve seen during this crisis that its also very important for health reasons. So the work of ihss is so important, now more than ever, and your willingness, all four of you, to serve in this capacity is so appreciated and so important because we need to make sure that this system and this institution continues to be strong and thrive and that all parts of it work well. So to do this, and to alex and daysing daisy and sascha and robin, we appreciate you and we appreciate your service. I would like to make an official motion to forward the appointments alexander madrid to seat nine and sascha bittner to seat 11, and Daisy Mcarthur to seat 12, and robin wilsonbeattle is it bettle . Or . Beattle. Chair ronen thank you. To seat 13. And to the full board with recommendation. Can we take a roll call vote. Clerk yes. On that motion [roll call] the motion passes without objection. Chair ronen thank you so much. Thanks again, everyone, and congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Chair ronen mr. Clerk, please read item number 2. Clerk yes, item 2 is a hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending september 6, 2021, and two members, terms ending september 4, 023, to the assessment appeals board number one. We have three seats and three occupants. Chair ronen thank you so much. And is miss robinson here . Im here. Clerk shes here. Chair ronen good morning. Nice to hear you and wondering if you had any comments for this committee . Yes, i have been on the board for a long time, probably the longest member there. And i have always gotten a great deal of satisfaction from lending my real estate skills to the city. And i have a background as a commercial real estate appraiser, which makes the board a very good fit for me. And i enjoy working with the people at the assessments appeal board, its been a very great experience. Chair ronen thank you for all of your years of service. We appreciate it and i just want to see if any of my colleagues have questions . I dont think so. Thank you so much. Thank you. Chair ronen and next we want to see if Elizabeth Zareh is here . Good morning, everyone. Elizabeth zareh here. Chair ronen hi, good morning. Do you have any comments to share with us . Sure. I am an attorney. I have been practicing law for the past 24 years and one of the areas which i work in is real estate. In addition to that i am a Real Estate Broker and so i bring in both the legal background and the real estate background to the commission and this will be a second term. Previously i worked as an alternate, served as an alternate in board three and now im trying to switch to board one. Chair ronen fantastic. Thank you so much. And i dont see any questions. I love to see where an alternate is moved to the main seat. So, thank you so much. Thank you. Chair ronen and is mr. Lee here, for alternate seat 7 . Yes, good morning. Chair ronen good morning. How are you . Great, how are you . Chair ronen great. Yes, thank you. Hello, supervisors, thank you for all of your hard work and taking the time on hearing from the potential appointees. So, yeah, my name is richard lee and have been enjoying my time working as a board member on the estimates appeal board. I believe that i would bring valuable expertise to the board through my daytoday work. I work in union square representing several commercial buildings, retail and office, and i have also had i had a background in residential, including rent control, some project management, and i feel that i would be a fair and analytical member to the board. I would continue to be diligent in my role here if i get reappointed. Im a short skip away, you know, to and from my day job, down to union square and back. So im accustomed to the route. I miss coming to city hall. I know that 2020 has been a very volatile year, not only for our lives, but revenue too, and how thats going to impact our cities and states. And nationwide, and just for the local board, yeah, its going to change how 2020, and 2021 and 2022 is going to look. So im willing to continue to lend my services to the board. And i know that its going to be a very different year. I know that the Tax Collector and the assessors office, were all gearing up for whats to come. So now i have seen a few recessions and this one coming up, yeah, i look forward to staying on and contributing. Thank you. Chair ronen thank you so much. I appreciate it. Seeing no questions, can we please open this up for Public Comment. Clerk yes, the members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment on this item should call 1 415 6550001. And the meeting i. D. Is 1464986060. Then press pound, and pound again. If you havent already done so, please dial star, 3, to line up to speak. A system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. Please wait until the system indicates that you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. Mr. Coe, do we have any members of the public for Public Comment at this time . Madam chair, there are no callers in the queue. Chair ronen okay, thank you, and Public Comment is closed. I just want to thank you all for your service as mr. Lee said, that we anticipate were going to be very busy. And so we appreciate you spending your time and lending your expertise to the city in this voluntary role. Thank you. Any other comments from my colleagues . Supervisor mar i just wanted to thank the applicants for your willingness to serve on the assessment appeals board. Yeah, and the work of the board is going to be incredibly important. Looking ahead with the impacts of covid and the economic crisis, and the dramatic changes to how and where we live and work. So i think that having really experienced and fair and committed members of the assessment appeals board is really important. So thank you, all of you. Chair ronen thank you, supervisor mar. Supervisor stefani, did you want to mention anything . Supervisor stefani just a huge thank you for being willing to serve. Its amazing that theyre willing to give so much of themselves for this, because it takes a lot of time. So, thank you. Chair ronen so with that i will make a motion to forward the appointments of Diane Robinson to seat three, and Elizabeth Zareh to seat five, and richard lee to seat seven to the board with recommendations. Can we have a roll call . Clerk yes, on that motion [roll call] motion passes without objection. Chair ronen thank you so much, and thanks again to everyone. Congratulations. Mr. Clerk, please read item number 3. Clerk yes. Before i make that announcement i would like to let the members know whose items we have already acted upon that you need not to wait on the line. Thank you very much for attending. And item number 3 is a hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending september 4, 2023, to the assessment appeals board number 3. We have one seat and one applicant. Chair ronen thank you so much. And is mr. Jeffrey lee here . Mr. Clerk, is mr. Jeffrey lee on the line . Madam chair i was informed that we had been experiencing some technical issues, and perhaps he got bumped off. Chair ronen i see. Okay. Well, why dont we open this up for Public Comment then, so he has a chance to get back on. Mr. Clerk, can we please hear Public Comment. Clerk yes, the members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment on this item should call 1 415 6550001. And the meeting i. D. Is 1464986060. And then press pound, and pound again. If you havent already done so, dial star, 3, to line up to speak. A system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. Wait until the system indicates that you are unmuted and you can begin your comments. Do we have any Public Comments for item number 3 . Yes, i have one caller in the queue. Clerk hi is that you, mr. Lee . Caller yes, good morning, my apologies. Chairman ronen and members, i am, unfortunately, unable to get to the Microsoft Team but i can see you on sfgovtv, and i am happy to testify by telephone if that is acceptable. Chair ronen thats perfect. Thank you so much. Very creative. Go right ahead. Caller okay. Well, first of all, thank you for having the meeting this morning and inviting me to speak. So i am an applicant for assessment appeals board number 3, seat number 3. Under ordinance 39398. And my qualifications to serve on the assessment appeals board include 19 years of professional experience as a practicing attorney in california in 2001. And 27 years as a trial litigation attorney. I have appeared both in and observed the proceedings. Currently i live and work in San Francisco, where i have my own law firm. J. K. L. Law consulting. Previously i was a partner at g. C. A. Law partners, a silicon valleybased law firm. And i have served as a temporary judge on the superior court of california while i was practicing down there in santa clara. And i graduated from law school and worked for a federal judge and also spent five years with the department of justice and worked for an International Law firm and various firms here in the bay area. So i am very happy to serve and its considered an honor. And my goal for serving is to ensure to improve the public trust and confidence in our San Francisco government. I also believe that it is the assessment appeals board function as an historical and crucial part of californias Property Assessment and Quality Assurance program. So if appointed i would seek to serve and to live up to the highest standards of judicial and professional conduct and to make the board of supervisors and our county very proud. Thank you very much. Chair ronen thank you so much. And thanks for finding a way to get into this meeting. We appreciate it. Is there any other callers . Clerk madam chair, that completes the queue. Chair ronen okay, thank you very much. Any comments from my colleagues . Nope. Then i am happy to make a motion to forward the appointment of jeffrey lee to seat 3 to the board with recommendation. Can we please have a roll call vote. Clerk yes on that motion [roll call] ronen aye. The motion passes without objection. Chair ronen thank you so much. Is there any other items on this agenda . Clerk that completes the agenda for today. Chair ronen then the meeting is adjourned. Have a good day, everyone. Thank you. Bye. Hi. My name is supervisor aaron peskin, and its been an honor to represent the people of the Northeast Corner of San Francisco, known as district 3, the oldest and most iconic collection of our neighborhoods for 13 of the last 20 years. This has not been a political career for me or about running for higher office. That is totally true, and i take my role as a Public Servant and a policy maker for the entire region and city extremely seriously. And i do it because of the Diverse Communities that we live in, that we work for, and that love this part of San Francisco. And ultimately, i decided to run for one final term because were at a remarkable cross roads in our city and our country at large, and this is a moment where we all have to come together. And i actually have the tested governance experience to help us weather the storm and hopefully come out stronger, and i have a track record for fighting for everything from Public Housing to Public Transit to a publicly owned clean power system. I dont recall a time in this city where weve been so unified, whether its getting covid testing in chinatown, revitalizing north beaches business corridors or securing the first Youth Navigation Center in north polk. Ive been working he have beef because of you, because of all of us. When we see the damage caused by this federal administration, its a reminder that were all in this together. We can do better, and we have to. From the pandemic, wildfires, unemployment, police officers, and the looming shortfall in our budget. These are the battles that i am 100 prepared to take on, and these are the reasons that i am running. Thank you. Hi. My name is danny sauter, and im running because i love San Francisco. We have to be honest and face the reality that our city is at risk. I believe when you love something, you fight for it. We cant continue to vote for the same leadership and expect it to bring the same results. Since 2015, homelessness is up 40 in our district. Our Police Department has not taken the steps needed to be reformed, and our streets continue to be dirtily, unsanitary, and an dirty, unsanitary, and an embarrassment on the national stage. But we have a chance, where we charge forward, and fix broken bureaucracy and corrupt City Departments. As the president of north beach neighbors, i brought our Community Together to hold officials accountable. Thats what ill do as your next district three supervisors. Address your concerns and driver Real Progress for our neighborhoods. Were covid19 threatening our communities ill add covid19 testing sites, and ill create more open space, especially foreseen i dont remembers, sro residents, and families. I know that going back to normal wasnt good enough. It wasnt working for most of us. I want our neighborhoods to be liveable, safe, vibrant neighborhoods. We are proud to be backed by dozens of Community Leaders including the chinese American Democratic club, San Francisco renters alliance, and the San Francisco democratic club. Thank you, and i look forward to your support. My solutions have always put outcomes for our city and its residents first. This outcome driven philosophy will govern my work as your supervisor. As a San Francisco Small Business owner, i started a company to provide thousands of lowincome individuals access to the Justice System and worked with some of our incredible local legal aide nonprofits. Today, i help provide seniors transportation, meals, and groceries, enable them to stay safe and maintain their independence. The programs that ive helped start have delivered hundreds of thousands of free meals to seniors impacted by covid. My proven track record that shows as your supervisor, i can get our city back on track. These are my reports to you to help our district thrive post covid. Ill push to update our city sewning laws to create housing everyone can aafford. Ill build housing, auditing city funds, addressing conservatorship laws and supporting our local service providers. Ill support Small Business by streamlining permitting a, reducing fees, and getting rid of red tape. I believe we must overcome the rigid policies that have delayed meaningful progress in our district for decades. Now is the time we can either choose to make a change with new leadership or continue down the path that weve taken the last 20 years. Learn more at votesimonsen. Com, and id be honored to have your vote this november. [ ] hi. Im vallie brown, and im running for supervisor in district 5. I have fought tirelessly to better my community and solve the challenges we face. Improving quality of life in district 5 is personal. After losing my parents before age 14, i was raised by the community, so fighting for Affordable Housing, environmental protection, and homelessness has been my principle goal as an activist, as a legislative aide for ten years, and as a supervisor. Ive served two previous district five supervisors, and ive served the city and our neighborhoods in previous times of crisis. As your former supervisor, ive passed over 30 pieces of legislation, to build new housing, protect a womans right to choose, and create a more equitable and just San Francisco. Our neighborhoods face huge challenges. On homelessness, we need a real plan to get people off the streets and into housing and supportive services. We cant just handout tents and call our work done. We cant let this moment for change pass, with black lives matter remaining just a slogan. Well move more funding from our Police Departmen

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