Environment. Ive felt unbounded and inspired to pursue a lot of things over time i recognize to be cricked in ways i didnt anticipate you know ive followed the calling but now put me in a position to spend most of my time doing things i love this is the whole point; right . You ought to feel inspired in our work and found opportunities to have youre work put you in service for others and happy doing what youre spending so much time. My father was a journalist lift and my mom a teacher when we finally decided to give up their lives because of me and now i actually get to serve the city and county of San Francisco it makes me feel really, really good not this didnt happen overnight ive worked my entire life to get to this point and much more to learn and i have a lot of changes ahead. Really think about what moves you what youre pats about and trust that you are sufficient and enough where you are to begin and then is her that you are being tenacious about getting to the next place in the evolution but by all means start with you are and know thats enough good afternoon everyone and welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, march 21, 2017. Mdm. Clerk, please roll call thank you. Breed, here, cohen, cohen, here. Farrell, present, fewer, present, kim, present, peskin, present, ronen, present, safai, present, sheehy, present, tang, present, yee, present. Mdm. Pres. On matters are present tida. Ladies and gentlemen these, join us in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you everyone. Mdm. Clerk, do you have any communications . Ive known to report mdm. Pres. Colleagues any changes to the february 2017 Board Meeting minutes . See no changes, is her motion to approve those minutes . Will by supervisor used second bite supervisor safai. Can we take that without objection without objection those Meeting Minutes will be passed after Public Comment [gavel] mdm. Clerk next item item at 2 pm is the mayors appearance in this chamber. Hon. Mayor edwin lee, the be no questions omitted from supervisors the mayor may address for up to 5 min. The thank you mr. Mayer for being here today. Since the were no questions were semitic would like to make any remarks . Supervisors thank you for inviting me here and to the public, thank you for being here this afternoon. Would like to followup on the state of the city speech by discussing how we Work Together in our city. On thursday, the president signed a blueprint for his proposed 2018 budget. If the president gets his way, housing him a homeless, arts programs will be cut in 2030 . Around the nation, Critical Services will face severe funding shortages, including meals on wheels, Free School Lunches for children after school, programs, legal aid to the poor, good while it may seem that we are under attack by all sides, we have a proven track record that we are stronger when we stand together. We in the city Work Together to build a budget that helps and not arms are poor or working in the class families. We know that San Franciscos has been successful because we invest in our children might in our people in our communities. Became together to establish programs like, the dignity fund, the childrens fund, Affordable Housing fund. We have made investments in our job training, our afterschool programs, in our small businesses. We protect our seniors to march 11 and our families and that is why we sit here and why we will continue to succeed. We helped the day of action and february to support the american care act. The last week, we learned the proposed replacement plan for the aca will deprive 24 Million People of insurance by 2026, an estimated 52 Million People across the country could be uninsured. We know that could be disastrous for our city has more than 240,000 residents depend on some form of the aca or medicaid. We are urging congress to take action and fight back against these harsh policies. Today, i joined other mayors across the nation to demand comprehensive immigration reform, not walls and travel bans and random id checks. Many of you join me and members of our immigrant communities as we celebrated San Franciscos refusal to join any National Registry based on religion or ethnic city. So working together, are able to provide representation for san franciscans a deportation hearings, and we are committed and we have committed 14 million over the next two years for immigration [inaudible] cost. We are supporting the San FranciscoInterfaith Council on Immigration Defense Fund which will provide resources for Nonprofit Organizations fighting for immigrant rights throughout the bay area. Last week, hundreds of people gathered at st. Peters church in the south of market district to learn how to offend their immigrant neighbors. This is what we mean when we say we stand shoulder to shoulder. It is also National Arts advocacy day today. On our front steps of city hall, we been rallying with artisan advocates to protect vital art and cultural programs that makes San FranciscoSan Francisco. So when we stand together and Work Together, we are the city that solves problems together. We show that earlier this year when we worked with our labor groups to agree on twoyear contracts that are equitable and fair. I coming together, those groups help ensure our Fiscal Health remains in good order and their residents will receive vital City Services. So as we develop the next years budget, we must be responsible and disciplined due to the uncertainty on the federal level of threat store Vital Services and programs. But we will also not allow misguided policies to define who we are. We will prepare ourselves with plans that work for our residents. We will persist in the fight against discrimination and intolerance, and together as a city we will achieve progress towards a better future. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you mr. Mayer. With that we will return to our regular agenda. Mdm. Clerk, please read the Consent Agenda. Items one through four are on the Consent Agenda these are items considered to be routine. The member objects and items may be removed and considered sadly. Roll call out items one through four sheehy aye, tang aye yee aye breed aye, cohen aye, farrell aye, fewer aye, kim aye, peskin aye, ronen, aye, safai aye. There are 11 aye those items are passed unanimously. [gavel] next item item number five and ordinance to adopt amendment number one for fiscal year 1470 memorandum of understanding to the city and Municipal Attorneys Association to england base wage increases for fiscal year 17, 18, and 1819 and a extend the terms of all this agreement to june 30, 2019. He was collects, take this same house, same call . Be without the ordinances finally passed unanimously [gavel] next item item six experience woman the planning code and zoning maps to read that integrate and reflect the speed of the special use district generally bounded by 20 2nd st. , potrero avenue easter solders and cassius was 24th 2 barlett st. And to approve the ceqa dirt termination and make appropriate findings same house, same call the house . Without objection the ordinances passed unanimously. [gavel] next item item number seven is a ordinance to amend the ministers go to all cash out proceeds received by an owner of an Affordable Housing development aborted by in whole or part taxpayer funds should be used for only for residential or Tenant Services and Creation Development and preservation of Affordable Housing supervisor farrell colleagues, theres a number of amendment that are handed out that i get your offices yet. I would like toim happy to discuss if you theres any question. Very much so but otherwise like to motion to adopt those amendment before we get to the meat of the item. Supervisor farrell, i apologize. You have an expiration of the amendment be sure. So a few sure. A few demented person while there were concerns about it about percy being restricted to remove any reference to the property to make baltimore cricket was never intent to regulate about herpes and i want make sure that was stricken from the record. There was concerned that the legislation did not allow for Broader Community development. To that end specifically nature that any spending in accordance with virus i when c3 was permissible. And it allows for any kind of spending cash out proceeds just want political spending could then there were concerns about implementation was a lot of backandforth between Mayors Office of housing and Community Development and the developers as we just took out the any references out these funds would be restricted and would be that of two policy discussions between our Mayors Office good so it was three simple amendment and response to a lot of the needs over the last week i want make sure on the record okay. Cc no comment specific about the amendment,okay. So supervisor farrell, has made a motion to amend. Is there a second . Second by supervisor tang before we adopt the amendment supervisor farrell, before i move on to other members of the board, is that all you want to say . No. I like like to say a few things okay. I think is an questions on the amendment. Supervisor peskin thank you madame president. For the sake of procedure, if im fine with adopting the amendment. In i will speak further to why i would vote against this as amended or not as amended but there is one issue relative to the amendment that i think is selfevident and unnecessary and already a matter of law. Which is on page 3 the amendment that says, may not be expended for participation in supporting or attempting to influence a Political Campaign for any candidates or ballot measure. The law is already abundantly clear that Nonprofit Organizations cannot support or oppose any candidate for any office at the state local or federal level. So i just think that language any candidate, is already the law. So i think its really specific to ballot measures but im going to vote against the item amended or simon and happy to speak to wipe out about language was unnecessary thank you supervisor farrell that is fair enough and were happy to strike that from them amendment. Okay. With that, colleagues, can we take the amendment specifically, without objection . Without objection the amendments pass [gavel] supervisor farrell okay. So colleagues, to me the item at this point everyone knows where im coming from on the issue but i want to reiterate in the last year we saw Affordable Housing developers we finance Affordable Housing projects that would mix of taxpayer dollars make millions off these transactions and spend the money and private Political Campaigns. Call me crazy, but it seems to me common sense to dictate precious local portable housing dollars should be spent on Affordable Housing needs and priorities. Its not the case on the ground today. Local Affordable Housing overs are refinancing buildings. Building with multiple notice of violations and these buildings including low income seniors going without hot water for months and publicly reported fears about innovated forward porting those issues and using these refinancing ocs for the political bands and self pride how water for residents to me its appalling to think with the developers under investigation. I firmly believe we should ensure every penny of able for Affordable Housing in San Francisco is been so useful for browsing needs. This legislation is up with the standard legislative process as my colleagues will test the Land Use Committee to zero opposition publicly until this board was getting me to vote on it two weeks ago. I want presented out to committee after the bill is set for months in the past few weeks however, as ive heard some concerns and those amendment address them, as much as we can find Common Ground on the issue, at a meeting with the developers, and others in the community, to come up and try to find common language that meets the goal. Now i know most of developers are doing the hard work of structuring financing deals, building of fort housing provided Tenant Services bring allies of the communities they represent should i support this work immensely. I think we all to see it continue. I tend with the policies to ensure the public dollars in Affordable Housing continue to be used for Affordable Housing. Neither priorities that we all know we must address. When the as a City Government out the money for a formal housing, we are very clearly say that solely as represents of the Public Interest leaves the best use of those funds. Plan simply commotion beginning of any taxpayer dollars 11 a formal Housing Developers are quite frank that think this is were anybody else that we received Public Policy these funds for private Political Campaigns. Attackers demand more from us than they should. We already of section 12 in a code which is that public funds during the budget process are being used for political purposes without a loophole now. Its been exploited and we need to close it. I want to go over a few issues raised by some these brokers or the past weeks First Parliament in the ordinance was 12 without the input of nonprofits. First of all, which we very clear that private to introducing the legislation did discuss the policy with a number of local developers a formal housing overs twitter this would not harm the production of badly needed Affordable Housing. I believe the ordinance appropriate dress their spending needs short of allowing direct political contributions which is the core of what the issue is right now. My conversations began very clear we differed philosophically on whether cash out proceeds she retrieves public dollars or not. I, do not believe that public funds should the user private campaigns. Period. Some people say privately they should be able to use the Mayors Office of housing and Community Loan dollars for non04 the Housing Needs to simply disagree with that. They said second, they need flexibly without burdensome government regulations. Again, this ordinance and appreciates brush peskins commentswell spending to be done in accordance with 501 c 3 under the federal tax. That is fine. I want to make sure that we included that. These people have Incredible Missions and we want to support them. They said their Broader Communitythese funds for Broader Community purposes. I had a provisions again in accordance with 501 c 3 to approve Community Services. With the amendment introducing today this extensive uses to all Community Service just not Political Campaigns. Finally, they said they should not be a ordinance this is what i think is and should get with the sound to be some of the developers were actually be willing to support this policy was not an Administrative Law that we passed but a policy implemented by her Mayors Office of housing and Community Development. Developers are asking for the not to be a ordinance because they feel unfairly aligns them other asking for the Mayors Office of housing a community developed to help a policy instead. Welcome i encourage all members of Housing Committee devoted to develop these policies on anything that they issue. Anytime wes public dollars especially for Affordable Housing should not go go to private political paint again, period. To me, as a legislative body we should be signaling parameters in which public dollars should be spent. I think its the height of hypocrisy to say we dont want a law will support a policy on this issue. I also want to repeat them i commend the work all these organizers into. We simply very much differ that these organizations were any organization for the matter should be able to leverage public dollars, refinance properties, and use t