Hearing room today you will dial 4156550001 and use access code 2660 786 4322 and to raise your hundred to speak press star 3. Unless you are speaking under the general Public Comment note you must limit comments to the topic of the agenda item being discussed. If commenters dont stay on topic the chair may ask to you limit to the item at hand. We ask this Public Comment med in a civil and respectful american and refrain from profanity. Address your remarks to the commission as a whole not individual commissioners or staff. The public is welcome to submit comment in writing via e mail address public works. Commission sfgov. Org on behalf of the commission we extend thifrngs to sfgovtv Building Management and Media Service for help make sure this meeting is possible. Thank you. Before calling the next item of are there requests from the commission to amend the order of todays agenda in hearing none we gallon to the next item my announcements i have several. Prize. I of course, as i always do we are into yell. I would like to call the publics attention to the june issue of the news letter works. The features i enjoyed was the spotlight on the American Institute architects conference, which our commissionering wool afford oh straighteded capitol projects that the architects from around the world toured. In the works, profiled the departments partnership with the organization black forest. To plant tree in honor of black san franciscans who died of covid and improve neighborhoods who lack tree canopy. There was an attractive Pilot Project on page street as well as the downtown pride parade, roadway and sidewalk clean up the department under takes every june. And a prevow of the 500 blocks of streets to be repave instead new year we just started. Another feature was a video showing how sand at ocean beach is relocated to not intrued on the great highway and how this relocation work is scheduled not to disturb habitats. There was an oped in the chronicle regarding the cost and the futility of sand clearing. First looking at other alternatives for that city expanding the beach front to a full Service Public park. Unless and until that effort would happen, public works will continue this work. I have a question for director short on this topic. Does public works know or im sure, could you report today or in the future on what the cost is to the department of the on going sand removal from the great highway in terms of the departments labor, machinery costs and other costs. It would be interesting to know what we are paying to clear the upon sand every year. Yes. Thank you, chair post. Carla short. I have notes i could hair which includes some costs and happy to come back with a few more thank you we will wait. The last thing is i want to update regarding the Public Works Commission work to fulfill recommending a slate of 3 candidates for a permanent director to the mayor for her consideration. We work and careful low to recommend qualified candidates from a National Pool of applicants and recruits. With Summer Vacation schedules the process has been delayed we remain focused and hopeful that director short will return to the urban forestry senior rather than later. That concludes my announcements today. Do my colleagues have announcements today . Secretary fuller . Thank you i have a brief announcement an update on the activities of the sanitation and streets commission i share regularly. Public Works Commission know busy their activities and a share a somewhere update with the sanitation and streets commission on public wroshgs commission activities. This on from the bureau of building and street repair plus a report on street cleaning in response to the controllers may report on street conscience am and also the 2 sanitation and Street Commission members attended the montoya awards lunch on wednesday the 19th, which is a renude effort between both the department and the San Francisco building and construction trades to honor frontline and labor workers who have been nominated by piers. And so, they were honored by both the Department SanFrancisco Building and trades council as well as the sanitation and streets commission this concludes my announcements. Thank you. Are there questions for secretary fuller . Open the announcement portion to Public Comment. Members of public had wish to make 3 minutes on comment on item one. Lineup against the wall. If you are call nothing 4156550001, access code 2660 786 4322 we dom not have members wish to peek on this item. And sfgovtv is letting me know we dont have callers who have expressed interest in speak. We have not no further Public Comments. That concludes Public Comment. Why thank you very much. Secretary fuller call the next item. Item 2 is the directors report. And communications. And this is an informational item. Carla short is here to present her report. Thank you, bob, good morning carla short. I hope you are having a good summer. I have a few items including a lengthy update on the great highway. I hope that this is interesting and not too much information. Let me start by stating the great highway is jurisdictionally complex and politically charged. The great highway opened in 1929 before the Great Depression and under the jurisdiction of the rec and park department. Runs adjacent to ocean beach golden gate recreational area. Public works, sfmta and Public Utilities have interests in it. In 1992, rec and park entered in know agreement with public works to address maintenance responsibilities for the great hoichl under this agreement we are responsible for asphalt ask removal of sand from the road and the promenade between lincoln and sloat boulevard. The frequency is driven by resources and the need various yearly based on assume lagz of sand. We never had enough funds to always keep the sand off the roadway. Unplanned road closures last hours, days or weeks. Most years we had approximately 240,000 annually for the operation funding by the puc. Driven by complaintses about the closures have kick in the additional funding in the last couple years a high of 681 finished in 2022 to 23 public works 2 days every 23 weeks. We dont have staff to perform this work more frequently and sand clearing prioritized with crews other work including paving and potholes. Well cathed the costs for more roadway clearing operation. They range from 391ed for 2 days of removal every 2 weeks to 1. 3 million for real move 5 days a week mondayfriday. I want to note the estimates dont include the needed funding for annual relocation project that you mentioned this morning. That moves sand on the beach closer to the water and the goal of that to reduce sand that blows on the highway throughout the year that is the project we have to ensure we are working around the little snowy [inaudible]. Now. The question is should we be removing sand from the great highway and thats where the political side come inform some dont want it opened car and suggest the sand clearance operation is a waste of money and time. These are the same people who want it turned a park for walking and biking and other rec uses. And im sure are aware a pilot under way now that bans vehicles on weekends. Well are others who view it as an important north south corridor this keeps traffic off residential street in thes sunset district. People are passionate and vocal and contact us regularly. Either demanding we step up removal or keep the road closed. Weep dont have a position in this on going debate the decision is not ours to make. It is important to note if the city decides for a permanent closure we need remove sand from the road for bicyclists to travel and keep the sand out of the pucs wastewater system. Why hay have always given us funding. Their ocean side Sewage Treatment plant is 35 huh great highway south of the zoo. And i said, they funds our sand removal torous the amount of sand eversands entering the catch basins and man hole cover that connect to this plant. There is a whole report on south of sloat i will save that for another day. And i hope that provides information but im happy top provide more on funding if you like. Thank you. Very interesting. Question, is it not snaenl any way . Surely there must be a season or 2 there is more wind and more sand blows. Public works are we out there on a regular schedule or like clearing storm drains in the winter. Is is seasonal in terments of resource needed. It does vary on the year. This past year when we have, lot of rip that helps keep it down the work was mostly after the riseny season. It is pick up now. Other years the winter has been a big time we have had wind. Temperature depends on the year and the amount of wind and rain we are getting. When it is windsy we dont go to try to remove sand. Both for safety reasons and it is not makes no sense. If it is blowing back at you as you are clearing. Are there questions on this topic for director short before she continues with her report. Thank you. Condition. Next upipmented give you a quick update on our budget. This week the board of supervisors gave approval to the citys new 222 year budget final adoption expected next tuesday the mayor plans to sign at this time next dame cfo Bruce Robertson will provide you with a memo once adopted. You will receive information on changes to the departments budget that you adopt in the february. Highlighting impact and initiatives. As bruce and i reported previously the department is pleased with the outcome. I want to thank our budget team for the budget. Their work started last fall and will did a great job during a challenging budget cycle. I wanted to report on your Summer Internship Program off to a great start. Selected 53 ing attorneys out of applicant pool of 5,000. Of the 53 working with us this year twoor new. And 31 returning. Most are working in engineering and Landscape Architecture this is a handeys on program performing field inspections, preparing designs for would about and landscape and project cost estimates. Of thank you very much is great opportunity for opportunity students get a break from class studies to work along our staff in the field and the our office as they are think burglar their career paths. It is a welcomed opportunity for our staff to learn from student who is bring new ideas to the work place. A number employees started with us as interns. And today they are mentoring the next generation. On the operation side we run a summer youth will program focused on high School Aged Students work on landscaping, maintenance and tree plant and like our others they get world experience they explore careers. And a number of our landscape staff started as interns through this Summer Program as well. Director short. You said 5 thousand applications for internships just to the department of public works or the city as a whole for summer. I think it is just to public works. Citywide. Patrick is here. Only thats great. Yea. They are a great group. I had the privilege of meeting them at an intern coffee. As well as new orientation and im really hopeful for the future meeting the bright interns with us. Why do you think do you have a feel. Seems public works would be a nice summer internship if people want to be outside. Right . The weather is better and not in an office. Im pleased to see we have good interests in intern shps. I think there were a lot of opportunity of all different departments within public works for young people to look at. Yea. There are many of the interns get to do a combination of office and field work. It is a great opportunity to get both of those experience and being, on the operation side they are in the field every day. I was gog ask is there concluding ceremony or graduation process in we typically have ceremony or like a thank you at the end of the summer. I emdont know if we dont do a graduation, do we . No. President ric rivera is in addition to his many other responsibilities as a Division Manager has been involved with the internship program. We do have like a greeting we did this year a coffee meet and greet with them and at the end of the summer just a thank you wrap up. It would be possible to invite the commission ficould i would life to come. Why absolutely we would love to have you. Okay. 2 more u. S. I want to remind you love our city beautification day events. This mont july faejth had the monthly workday in the castro, noe valley, glen park and Diamond Heights planting trees. Weeding and introducing up. It was an events that drew dozens of volunteers working with urban forest, street and Environmental Services and Community Engagement teams the building that happens is inspiring and also fun. Next mont we will be in the sunset and park side neighborhoodos august 26. We will kickoff at sunset elementary at 9 a. M. And love it if you joined us. Chair post you asked for a brief sum row about a number of the projects on our restricted communication list. Yes , i asked director short on that report part of the documentation. There were several things that jumped out that struck me large capitol projects will be seeing contracts for at some point. I wanted a very brief sneak peek at what some are not for discussion just to get an idea what is manage would be helpful. Thank you. One of the projects is chapter 21, professional services. That one was the organizational develop and change management consulting. Our estimate is 111 thousand dollars for the project and the scope is organizational, development and change management for managers, supervisors and staff using lean sigma methods and excellence framework. And then the rest are chapter 6 Construction Projects so, you asked about the goldenigate park ninth avenue gateway this is 1. 16 million we received bids. The low bid was 1. 29 million. The scope landscape and utility improve ams to improve access ability at ninth avenue gateway to goldenigate park. Richmond play ground was 1. 5 million the low bid was 1. 78 million this involved demolition of the existing play ground and construction of a new play ground for school aged user. Sands play, plaza and entrance. Do you know where admit richmond it is located . If is in the critical i think i know iical not answer from memory. I will look it up and we have other projects that are advertising but have not received the bids those includes the folsom skate project and our i scrolled too far. The estimate for this is 34 million will from second to 11th. This is a complete Street Project consisted of paste. Sewer and upon braindrainage. The fire Safety System and environmental work. Landscaping and street scapeful street scape, over head contact system. And traction 4 work, Traffic Control and all related work. And then lastly you had asked about the sfmta Parking Enforcement headquarters project. So this is a project. The estimate is 49. 5 million to create a new headquarters for sfmta parking and Traffic Division at 1200, 15th street. After its rehab. The building will be seismic retrofit and mechanical, electric, plumbing and Fire Protection replaceed meet codes. Solar panel System Installed on the roof. The model will accommodate the new change of use the olds Animal Care Facility to be office and park. And retain character defining features of the Historic Resource building with the secretary of intearior standards. The upon ground floor for lookers and training with parking and vehicle charging station and it is second floor for office, conference room, lookers and a comprehend that concludes my report. Happy to take questions thank you for the over view of the capitol projects. Pointses to the depth of work that the department does for its sister agencies throughout San Francisco. Is patrick in the room you mentioned. Do you upon mind coming up . Good morning. Patrick rivera public works. Miosis to see you again. Director short gave us an over view for members of public this might have a child or friends would like to apply for an internship of San Francisco, explain that process and how the city gets interns every summer. This program that we have is specific low for college upon students. Freshmansenior and folk in graduate school. Application period Opening Statements first or second week of november and closed mid february. They apply through our smart recruiter system. And and for the entire city. Public works, sfmta, puc, the port. Dbi, rec and park the agencies do that pool of applicants and they filter for the students they wish to have work and go through the hiring process as if it remember a Permanent Civil Service hiring process. Short listed and interviewed. Required to submit unofficial transcripts. Resume and cover letter. And almost like they are applying for a permanent position. It is good experience if it is their first job and the fact they will go through an interview process if their first job tell be a good experience for them. Why thank you. Where can they access the smart recruit system you mentioned if somebody wants to on the citys website off the top of your head . D. Human resource. Okay. And what i will do is inform carla when the application period opens in november to include it in her directors report. Terrific. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thinking about the mta Parking Enforcement how do