Charter amendment. Item 1 is hearing to consider one member term ending jan 6, 2020 student the Small Business commission. First up is item 2 is hearing to consider appointing member term ended february 1, 2017 to the advisory committee. Very good. Calling up steffan franz. Welcome. Good morning. Thank you. Good morning, supervisors if you want totalk about your interest in the committee and spend a couple minutes and your experience in the parks. Absolutely. Thank you it is a pleasure to serve on [inaudible] now 5 years. I sat at the vice chair 2 year now t. Is a wonderful experience because it is truly hand on. I love my park and i feel like this committee allows me to represent other stakeholder kwrz be a part of makeic our parks better. It is a joy i have seen so much progress over the years and would like to continue my role. Thank you, what is your park . My park is Lafayette Park. You know i spend plenty of time inmic lairen. Lafayette was amazing to see what opened up in terms of the formation of water. What do you see the progress as been over the past few years i feel [inaudible] represents the entire city. We represent the supervisors district and also represent stakeholders and as a stakeholder and friend of Lafayette Park there are items i see just items with recreation park and department and maintenance, areas where i feel i can be a liaison between rec and park and the stakeholder and to be that is my role. No other questions. Thank you for being here today and the service on the committee and well go to Public Comment. Any member the public who would like to comment please come forward. Good morning. My name is dens [inaudible] i serve on frosc representing district and ask you to reappoint steffan franz. He has been a serious and dedicated advocate for the park system and his own park. One thing he pushed and several other members pushed and made it a issue is the issue of the connection between the Capital Development and pass to operations where there has been a fall down or let out. Also on the issue of long time defered maintenance we pushed and push and pushed and now see today that issues come up around the Charter Amendment and steffan is a voice that pushed that well. Anyway, i ask you reappoint him. Thank you very much. Next speaker good morning supervisors. I am may from acsels yrb. Steffan doesnt represent me or my district i worked with him in mclairen park. He is a pleasant person to work with and very efficient and kind. I hope you will consider his years of service and continue to have him there, he is a great leader. I expected he lived in certain part of San Francisco. Im linda [inaudible] and serve as chair of park and rec open space advise rea committee and support the reappointment of steffan fraunz as a mib of the committee and first vice chair. I will not always be chair and my hope is steffan will consider remaining on board and perhaps running for chair and continuing the work we started to keep the impetus going. Many of the comments today have been dealt with directly with members such as steffan particularly the new park squz how when they open up many issues arise around maintenance and the question about who handles them and whether there are funds sufficient to keep the park running. Thank you any other member of the public who would like to comment . Seeing none well close Public Comment. A motion so moved there is a second [inaudible] we take that without objection. We are also still on item 1, so if miriam is ready. Hello. Honorable Committee Members, thank you for having me. Ill try not to reiterate what is before you and that is my credentials and the different city sponsored initiatives i have been involved ichb. I want to give a sense of my intention. I try to operate from honestly and intrigue. There is so much going on in the city that is all connected so look forward learning more about other taskforce squz committees and finding opportunity for progress. I believe in direct democracy and setting up practical channels between community, policy makers and those that have a disproportioninate influence on the e market. I have a interest in economic theory. I am constantly thinking about the future. I know how to engage in formal network squz appreciate debate and negotiation. I have a rare Historical Perspective not only in the [inaudible] sector but also the political history of how the city has engaged with the Business Community as a whole. At this point i have experience in legislative processes and a literacy at the city level but most of my knowledge about how things work is coming from my day to day interactions with elders, youth, other business owners, workers, vendors, customers. For example, paratransit driver park in fronts of our store and my families business is on 11th and howard in the south of market district. One of my buddies became the shop studered and told me about the subcontracting battles. I amave aibl to give advise because i have experience with con tractionual stuff and Regulatory Affairs trying to make my families own business citythrough the process of being city vendor and certified city vendor. Another example, we have catering delivery so it is my dad and i going to Different Company squz all sorts of different businesses. We went to lagoona hospital. The [inaudible] telling us ghost stories. I grew up bearing witness to the folsom street fair as well. The kids taught me and learned personal narratives of help access and Racial Justice and people power and historical moment that led to political precedence. I had cops come in the store and recognize me from protests the week before. I have [inaudible] calling me freaking out when they get letters to business about change in recycling law or trying to understand why my generation is so obsessed with animals and how a customer made him turn off the lights and create sanctuary when a humming bird glue flew in the door. Those are examples of day to day experience squz move around the sit aetd and talk to people and businesses and relate things going on at a city level and communicate them to folks that otherwise may not have access or understanding. As a Third Generation of a business i have been exposed to both ends of the business model. Dad really loves the fax machine but uber can use smart analytics to deliver our food. It makes things exciting but it isnt without struggle. This is the experience of many the Small Businesses who operate from the box, brick and mortar, durable product side of business. Im participating in a tech divide training for Small Businesses and i look forward to the continued efforts both coalitional and through the city for that will help people and businesses get access and remain cue competitive and explore change because to get my families business pasted sustenance and towards creativity is a haun rbl cause ill work for. With that said, if you have questions about the more substantative committees and Advisory Boards i have been a part of up until anow you can ask me. Thank you i had the opportunity to talk with you and impress would sth work you have done behind the scenes especially working with the small corner shop business. Good morning. Colleagues i will support mrs. [inaudible] i met them at a small mixer reception several years ago and left a favorable impression. We meet many people and think miriam has the ability to stand out and has a curiosity to do the right thing and support business. Small businesses are feeling the pressure of the decision that we are making, increasing minimum wage is one example. You mentioned about pets in stores and food establishments. It is a interesting mix of issues so im happy to see you before us today and have my unwavering support. Thank you. Thank you. You have my support as well but before that well have Public Comment. Public comment is open on item 1. I have 3 cards. If you can come up in the order you are called. David [inaudible] henry [inaudible] and debbie long. You can come up in any order actually. Honorable supervisors. My name is david [inaudible] miriams father. My parents started teds market in 1967. They were both born and raised in San Francisco. When my father and mother opened teds market got a lot of opposition from neighbors and relatives and said he would never last there. In those days it was called skid row. Ted and penny opened up for 30 years after day. Holidaysi began working at teds market at age 12. In 1997 my father passed away and Third Generation was called upon and that was miriam. Miriam came to work with me 5 a. M. And coffee for the customers and stand on a bagel andshe has been a really helpful in our business. She is tearing me away from the fax machine z says dad, no one uses those anymore. She helps in many ways to bring my business up to speed for the new generation. My mother on her buthday june 16, 2013 received a certificate of honor on her 90th birthday in recognition for her contribution of south of market. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning. [inaudible] supervisor jane kims office. We are supporting mrs. [inaudible] i met her a couple months ago and really impress jd more impressed knowing her the couple months i have. It leaves everybody else is able to state their support better than i am, so okay, thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning supervisors. My name is [inaudible] Committee Member in south of market. I had the pleasure to work with miriam for ever a year and half with south of Market Business Association. She sits on the Energy Efficient committee and Advisory Board for Healthy Retail sf and she has a passion and dedication to really serve the Small Businesses in the area. She is smart, energyetic and will be a asset to the Small Business commission so hope you support her and she is a great candidate. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning. Michael [inaudible] i am officer with the south of Market Business Association. I have my card here. I have got toon know miriam over the last couple years where she served on the board of directors for sam bah. I can appreciate her vision and commitment to the Small Business community and believe she will be a asset to the the Small Business commission and want to voice my support in her faurfb. Favor. Great, thank you very much. Good morning supervisor, henry [inaudible] south of Market Business Association and i have beenit is a hundreder to work with miriam. She is on the board of directors she is very keen, dedicated, honest and reasonable and involved in Small Business. She will bring diversity to the Small Business commission which i feel we dont have. Her age and background. She is a marvelous person [inaudible] i mean it from my heart so i hope she gets the position. Thank you. Very good thank you very much. Any other member who would like to comment . Seeing none well close Public Comment. Supervisor tang thank you very much to everyone who came out. I really love seeing a young person with a lut of experience will join the Small Business commission so great that i think i have seen you before actually and glad that you came back and decided to apply again based on your previous experiences. Im so happy to recommend her to the Small Business commission. Thank you very much. I have a motion and support as well. I think a young person who has done a incredible amount of work in her Small Business since 1997. You must have been very very young at the time. Your father says you run a soap box. You are networking with a lot of Small Businesses here as well and like your level of diversity to the Small Business commission as well so whole heartedly support. If we can take mysecond. We heard from sfr visor cohen so take that without objection. Congratulation. [applause] item 3, please. Charter amendment first chapt to amend the chart of of city of San Francisco [inaudible] based on city spending for park and recreation purpsh for fy 2015, 16. [inaudible] election to be held june 7, 2016. Okay, very good. Supervisor farrell. Thank you chair avalos and colleagues for hearing this item today and all my colleagues who worked with me on this. Our park squzopepen space drive high equality of life we join as san franciscan, from golding gate park to chrisy field and mcclaren and deloris park. They are the great equalizer. Our parks cut across every age boundary and demo graphic boundary we can think of. From every persons perspecktdive their ability to access use and enjoy which ever city park they prefer is a huge deal. Asour city grows the use of the parkerize at a all time high. The recreation and Park Department work to address the [inaudible] over the years funding for the reck and Park Department hasnt kept pace with needs and issues that need to be addressed. The reason [inaudible] Park Alliance has shown reck and Park Department has lagged. In 2000 the reck and Park Department received 2. 1 percent the general fund in and in the past year 1. 3 oof the general fund. Analysis from the Controllers Office show reck and Park Department is [inaudible] emergency driven with maintenance. 97 percent of the calls are done on a emergeacy basis. In september we embarked on a process with Neighborhood Group close to 30 neighborhood meetings in different jurisdirkzs to make sure be see how they use the Neighborhood Park squz what they wanted to see done if they can do it better. Meeting after meeting we herd concerns about maintenance and safety and the potential to acquire new space as our city continues to grow. We took the Community Feedback that we heard in meeting after meeting to form the Charter Amendment and i want to the thank you a number of partners in particular the park appliance there from the beginning. I see many people here from kelly and matt and phil and everyone im blocked from seeing at that this point but i want to thank you for your support. They have been every step of the way making sure what we craft is based on Community Input and improve the park experience for all San Francisco residence. I want to thank supervisor wiener, tang, mar, yee, christensen and cohen and breed. Even if we are not cosponsor, i thank all my colleagues. Since introducing it is clear parks matter to everybody in the city and every supervisor and dont think you find any supervisor on the board that isnt a 5d voicate for there park system and have a interest for getting it right. This Voter Initiative is a Charter Amendment that guarantees 350 Million Dollars in new fundsing for the reck and Park Department to address the structural short fall and inshrure safe and clean parks not only today but the children moving forwards. It establishes a baseline funding that increases year aryear. It provides for guide squns Accountability Measures as well. The measure mandates the department periodically update the Strategic Plan and [inaudible] review and approve the departments Operational Plans which allow for appropriate feedback and input not just here at the board of supervisors. To insure these new dollars are spent wisely and efficiently the measure mandates a auditor perform a audit to make sure the goals are met in the plan. Since introducing it we worked with Neighborhood Groups and community advocates, want to thank prosc a number of other parks leaders so we vanumber of amendments that are reflected here and reflective of conversations. I want to thank supervisor avalos who is a huge park advocate. I want to thank you for his input, it is very meaningful. A number of the amendments i want to highlight them here, the First Amendment clarifyathize baseline funding trigger can only be suspended in the fis clt year the budget deficit is projected. Second, the amendment clarifys protects baseline appropriations against cost of mew suvss from other City Departments. Third u clar dpieing reck and park keeps any general fund or additional revenue to enhance the park any year the sur pluses may occurment fo mandate reck and park adopt a fuls spend any fund in the reserve and report to the mayor [inaudible] we clarify the Acquisition Fund dpls are only used for site acquisition and n