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Was more flexibility. I think to meet those needs. So just so i understand. So the reason that so much, um overtime is used in central is because of the robberies, primarily well robberies. Right now or one of the issues that we have to contend with. There is the other thing we know about the retail staff. Of course, we do still have um, safe shopper depart deployment and union square. Weve cut it down significantly from where it was, you know, a year ago year and a half ago, but its still there. Ah i think we have 10 officers. Now last assistant chief has already come up in a second. But there is a need and then you we hate. We ran tourism deployment for over a year. Ah lot of the spots that people go to when they come to San Francisco or in the Central District union square fishermans war. Embarcadero at least the central part district part of embarcadero lombard street. So what our experiences told us is that theres a lot of victimization in those places. So weve cut that down so we can do a better job distributing overtime to different parts of the city. But theres still a need there, so we just have to constantly reassess and do what we can until we get our staffing back up, so let me see. Im going to ask if you dont mind assistant chief bazaar if you have anything to have their good afternoon chair chan and members of the board of supervisors budget committee. Um so yeah, just to add that you know when we think about central station, its not just union square. Chinatown we have a pretty good deployment there as well. Um union school he mentioned fishermans were chief mentioned Fishermans Wharf and then also backfill trying. Thats all i believe, combined in there the backfilled to make sure that we have adequate staffing for patrol. But one of the things we pivoted on from the last time we were before you when we received the supplementals just making sure that every Police District had overtime and deployment. Um. Put forth so that we can make sure that the whole city is covered and so i have that. For you. If you have any questions about that, thank you. Thank you, supervisor. Self chief. I dont i dont want you to respond. I just want you to bring the information next week. Okay so your budget calls for Community Ambassadors go from 75 to 100. Um weve been asking for foot patrols for seven years. We havent gotten any. I know weve walked a few times and weve got them period would like to know how youre going to deploy those additional Community Ambassadors citywide. You have 100 of them. Theyre retired. Um so id like to see where youre deploying them and what neighborhoods i id like that information next week, okay . Second id like to know how um, i understand that theres a focus on recruitment and retention chair. Chan already talked about that. Just want to know what the projected the size of your projected academy academies are the number that are funded in the budget and what youre anticipating to be in them. I know you have the sizes. I know youre doing the recruitment but um, i know it varies until you get closer. So you can give me that information next week, okay . I dont need you to respond right now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor saffy and to conclude that chief i just again. Like were not expecting. We will see you again for your second appearance. Here is the list of things that we expected to see. And i just want to conclude sort of, uh, from both president s to supervisor ronan to supervise yourself ie and what this body would like like to see. And uh so first, i think that for board president has mentioned i think, after all, were just really trying to understand the leadership. Uh of the structure , leadership number of folks that as are in leadership role and how how do they impact the rank and file . You know it within the Police Department, and so heres a bit more. I technical ask, um, of what really board president has eluded to or have discuss with you would love to see um and here i can see about a 15 fte s deputy chief, three and commander, three, which is zero. 402 p and 0490. Dont worry, i will think that list. And uh and this is the same thing with the budget and legislator analyst that we have actually asked all across different city departments. Im i have given you that example before as, Like Department of public works, trying to understand how many streets supervisors versus how many street cleaners and your case and trying to understand not just the deputy chief and commander positions that you have, which i think from from my account here, its about 15 fte s but also wanted to understand, um managers, which is the 0 900 series. I can see that theres in in the administration alone. You have 17 managers and Deputy Directors at in those numbers 0 900 series so also looking for those numbers and meaning not just the numbers but understanding their roles within within the structure and help us better understand, uh i so essentially, its kind of your or char but specifically breakdown with those. So thats thats one but thankful that you are providing at least supervisor ronan for that bi weekly report of your overtime spending. But as as i have said its a commitment to work with the budget and legislative analyst as well as the controller should start exploring the how do you you know . Is there a way to put your overtime spending or your budget on reserve and then on a quarterly basis that we help us understand the incident that you spend your overtime ends the number and, um, arresting clearance rates that produced out of those and, of course, the number officers that that accrued those over time and then locations which is in your in this case, its just breaking down with the Police District station we are looking for with supervisor safa you mentioned were looking for the retired Police Officer slash ambassador , you know deployment. Um you know the list of them how many are there and then what . What is your deployment plan . Um anything else . Im missing colleagues seeing nine, okay . Thank you for being here today. We appreciate it. I cannot believe that its only 50 clock. Dont dont speak too soon because we have Public Comments coming. Thank you. Chair chan. Thank you. Committee and president peskin. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Click, i guess, uh, i think that is all the presentation for today from city departments. Lets go to Public Comments for item one and two. Very good. Thank you, madam chair. This will be the last time that we take Public Comments during todays meeting. This is Public Comment on agenda items one and two, the annual appropriation ordinance and the annual salary ordinance for fiscal years. 2023 24 24 25. As well as all the Department Presentations that weve heard throughout the course of the day today if you are here to provide Public Comment on agenda items, one and two, please line up to speak along the curtain wall of this room. Thats to my left to your right. The chair has set Public Comment period for one minute today. If youre connected to our meeting remotely, please dial star three and that will lead you to the q and well hear from you after we hear from the folks. Who are physically in the chamber. Im going to give the room just a moment so we can empty out before we hear from the first speaker. For speaker please come forward to lectern. For Public Comment on agenda items one and two. Good afternoon supervisors. Im accredo manager with the latino task force. Uh thank you for holding the hearings. Its been a pleasure to be here with everyone. As you can see, you know, theres definitely a great need to invest in families 0 to 5. Children and community. We just have the opportunity to make sure that those investments are preserved. So please, please , please protect all the voices of the families and the services that are critical to the city. Its an opportunity for us to invest in services that can help our families continue to thrive , and theres an opportunity for them to contribute so again. Lets invest in 0 to 5, children , families and community services. Uh we can definitely make sure that, um you know, the city gets to a place that its always been, uh, we can change the narrative because the narrative on in the community is very different than whats being told in somebodys hearings. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Thank you. Ivan prado for sharing your comments. Can we have the next speaker, please . Hello supervisors. Good to see you. On a friday afternoon. David more off with San Francisco pretrial. We just like to thank that the Sheriffs Office for, uh, supporting us with the ad back request. And you know, as weve had a lot of discussion about prosecution and enforcement today, all those all those actions come downstream to us, um, and our caseloads and our workload or historical highs. Um and were still at the same capacity when we were at half the work, so i just wanna thank you all you all have been very supportive over the years and theres anything we can do. Please let us know. Thank you, david. More off for sharing your comments. Can we have the next speaker, please . Supervisors jamie lang Homeless Prenatal Program treatment on demand coalition, do you six voter my neighborhood is pretty sketchy right now. I live in some, uh i used to live on the streets. Ive never felt in danger. Until recently. I worry for my child safety. I wait for my neighbors , including my own housed neighbors. My safety and my daughters safety are no more important than anyone elses, including people who use drugs. I can see lots of action from my window all the time. I could see 10 cop cars pull up to officers in each car responding to a person with a psychiatric emergency, the police need to budget their time. Better jailing drug users will end in depths. We know that for a fact , i want to see more investment in community and less policing. I want to save San Francisco for everyone, not just folks of privilege. But for folks in poverty as well. Thank you. Thank you, jimmy lane for sharing your comments with the committee. Could we have the next speaker, please . Hi im Sarah Greenwald with 3, 50, San Francisco and San Francisco Climate Emergency coalition. We support the department of environment request. We thank the mayor for funding some of what sfe needs. The other key need is the Climate Equity hub so the city can best make the switch from natural gas to electricity. You all know, methane and explosive climate destroyer and the terrible diseases that burning it causes. Especially to children. Asthma, heart and lung disease, cancer and so forth. You know, also, the regional air board back mud will forbid the sale of any non electric water heaters in 2027 and furnaces in 2029, so when they were out, we are retrofitting, ready or not. The Climate Equity hub will get us ready to do this efficiently, equitably plus get jobs for the historically underserved residents to do this critical work. Thank you. Thank you, Sarah Greenwald for sharing your comments with the committee. Thank you for your patience and sticking it out until we get to Public Comment on one and two can we hear from the next speaker, please . Good afternoon supervisors right into that microphone, please. So we can hear you right in the mic. Please speak loud into the microphone. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is richard farina. Im 77 years old and lived all my life here in San Francisco. I now live in Lower Nob Hill. Im representing the Lower Nob Hill neighbors alliance. The stop crime, sf and other organization as a senior. Im here to advocate for, um, d a, um jenkins and her office to fully staff her. Office because i believe we need um, better prosecution of. The crimes that are infecting our community these days, and also im advocating as a victim of two muggings in the last seven years, seven months and so i would like to see, uh some justice done. Thank you very much for your attention. Thank you for your comments. Richard green can we hear from the next speaker, please . Hi supervisors. Im ken lamba ds a president. Um and you know, i thank you for your time. First of all, and you brought up some very good concerns with staffing with the Sheriffs Department. And so have some of the speakers are residents here . Theyre in fear for their safety. Um some of them have been violently attacked in the have family members that are in danger in the city. Um the Sheriffs Department spoke and he stepped up and he activated the Emergency Service unit to assist in the tenderloin. Ah um which is a great thing, and we support that. But also we have a staffing problem, which could be resolved. Now with the longevity incentive. The mayor denied it recently. And its frustrating to hear when the Police Department comes in and gets civilian positions where Police Officer positions are civilian ized. And they get that, but the mayor denies Law Enforcement. Positions to the Sheriffs Department, where they could retain them. It makes absolutely no sense theres the ability to arraign to retain about 50 to 70 mamba for sharing your comments with the committee. Weve reached the minute limits we have to hear from the next speaker. Those will be the speakers that are connected remotely. Thanks for sharing your comments. Could we please be connected to the first of our remote callers . Hello supervisors. My name is michael alexa. So im here in support of the San Francisco Climate Emergency coalition. And they request for the supervisors to put back the ad back for a Million Dollars for the department environment. Um federal government has reduced has released a large trunk of money about 600 billion from the i. R. A from the chips and science act and the Infrastructure Investment jobs act. If we dont get with it, and we dont supply this money to this hub. Ah, we may lose out on a large first the money. Were already losing out on some of the other cities have already gotten to thank you for your time. Thank you, michael. Alexa for your comments. Can we have the next speaker, please . My names deputy, rocky jovan etienne with the San Francisco Sheriffs Office. Just speaking in regards to, um staffing myself and the fellow deputies are overworked over tired and i know that your whole miyamoto and his administration are doing their best for us. But in terms of overall mental well being our physical health or Mental Health and our relationships with our loved ones. Are being impacted by the mandatory over shift and just trying to meet the needs of the incarcerated individuals in this city and county in separate cisco, so with the longevity incentives, it would be nice to see the mayor have the back of the Sheriffs Office like she does. With the Police Department, and it would be nice to see your work. Alongside with chair paul miyamoto. And can laba take care of the deputies. As you know, like, he said, were the csu is stepping up to help with the tender one. I mean, the youre lying staff in the jails working with incarcerated people need support to and need a break. Time is okay. Thank you. Thank you, speaker for sharing your comments with the committee. Can we have the next speaker, please . The Police Department asked the money every year, and with every increase, there is an increase in harassment, criminalization and murder of our Community Members, specifically black brown ports, young lgbt q working class communities, the mayor is setting Early Childhood Development Community Spaces Program specific System Impact that you can housing. There are massive cuts to basic needs and preventative measures to impoverishment and criminalization. The murder of banco brown was preventable. The city has failed not only him, but the youth and families. Francisco the city like the political will to invest and prevention if the Police Department cant operate. With his current budget of 713 million. How will it manage 775 do not increase their budget. Katie miller also failed to mention that during the pandemic by the sea, on average, only had 3 to 7 young people locked up at any given time. The reopening guys would be there was a huge spike of juvenile detention, invest in prevention by housing the homeless by providing clean cars and investing in arts and culture by not waiting for young people to come in contact with Law Enforcement, but instead create safe, supportive environment. Hummingbird farmer staple in excelsior also just lost all of its funding, along with many other crucial elements of Community Safety and well being moving spaces tha