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>> good afternoon and welcome to the june 4, 2024 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> thank you mr. president. supervisor chan, present. supervisor dorsey, present. supervisor engardio, present. supervisor mandelman, present. supervisor melgar, present. supervisor peskin, present. supervisor preston, present. supervisor ronan, present. supervisor safai, present. supervisor stefani, present. supervisor walton, present.

mr. president, all members are present. >> thank you. the san francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. colleagues, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

>> madam clerk, do we have any communications or announcements? >> yes, the san francisco board of supervisors welcomes interested persons to attend this meeting here in the board legislative chamber within city hall, second floor, room 250. you may watch the proceeding on sfgovtv channel 26 or view the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org. you may submit public comment by sending an e-mail to bos@sfgov.org or submit in writing through the u.s. postal service to san francisco board of supervisors, the number 1 dr. carlton b goodlett place, city hall, room 244, san francisco california 94102. to make a reasonable accommodation request under the americans with disability act, or to request language assistance, contact the clerk's

office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184. thank you members. thank you mr. president. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, do we have a motion to approve the meeting minutes from april 23 and april 30 board meetings? motion made by supervisor dorsey, seconded by supervisor mandelman. on that motion made and seconded, a roll call, please. >> supervisor walton, aye. supervisor chan, aye. supervisor dorsey, aye. supervisor engardio, aye. supervisor mandelman, aye. supervisor melgar, aye. supervisor peskin, aye. supervisor preston, aye. supervisor ronan, aye. supervisor safai, aye. supervisor stefani, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> that motion will be approved

after public comment and the minutes approved as presented. madam clerk, please call the consent agenda. >> items 1-12 are on consent. these items are considered row teen. routine if a member objects a item may be removed and considered separately. >> would any member or members like a item or items severed from consent? seeing none, we'll take same house same call. these items pass first reading finally passed and resolutions adopted. next item. . please. can you read 13-16 together? >> 13-16 are four resolutions that approve grant agreements between homelessness and supportive housing with various agencies. item 13 approves the first amendment with urban alchemy for shelter services to extend the grant term by 12

months through june 30, 2025 and increase agreement amount by $3.5 million for total amount of $22.2 million. item 14 approve the second amendment to grant agreement for urban alchemy at 33 gough cabin program to extend the grant term by 9 months to increase agreement amount by approximately $2.1 million for new total amount of approximately $11.6 million. item 15, approves the second amendment to the grant agreement with the episcicul community service to extend the grant term for new total term through june 30, 2027 to increase the agreement amount by approximately $19.6 million and new total amount of approximately $29.5 million and for items 16, this item approves

the second amendment to the grant agreement with episple community service for administration of the housing navigation program to extend the grant term by 24 months for new term through june 30, 2026 and an increase to the agreement amount by approximately $6.7 million for new total amount of approximately $16.7 million. >> seeing no names on the roster we take the four items same house same call, the resolutions are adopted. madam clerk, can you read item 17 and 18 together, please? >> yes. item 17 and 18 are two resolutions that pertain to the airport commission leases. item 17 approves the harvey milk terminal 1 museum store lease between love from usa group inc. and city with 7 year term with two one year options and minimum annual guarantee of $205 thousand for the first year of

the lease. and for item 18, this item approves the third amendment to the terminal 3 coffee and quick serve concession lease between elevate gourmet brant inc. and aimhigh, doing business as elevate gourmet brands sfo group and the city for removal of the sf mack and cheese kitchen facility to include a 280 thousand reimbursem*nt to the tenant for unamortize construction lease related to sf mack and cheese kitchen facility and reduction from $375 thousand to $185 thousand and the annual promotion charge from approximately 2,000 to approximately $405 and reflect the reduction in the square footage of the remaining premises of the lease. >> seeing no names on the roster, we'll

take same house same call. the resolutions are adopted. >> item 19 is resolution to authorize adoption of the san francisco mental health service act three year program and expenditure plan for fiscal years 2023-2026. >> same house same call the resolution is adopted. can you read item 20and 21 together? >> item 20 and 21 are two resolutions that pertain to a real property lease located at 1145 market street known as the trinity center. 20 approve and authorize the director of property to execute a 15 year lease amendment agreement with one 5 year option with trinity center llc, a base rent of approximately $600 thousand per year with three percent annual rent increase and partial market reset in year 11.

item 21 approves authorizing the director of property to lease a portion of the real property located at 1145 market street for 10 year initial term and one 5 year extension option to renew for initial annual base rent of approximately $589 thousand with 3 percent annual increases. >> same house same call, the resolutions are adopted. >> item 22 is resolution to approve second amendment to grant agreement between the office of economic and workforce development and sf new deal for management of the small business grant payment support program to approve $2.4 million grant increase for new total amount of approximately $11 million through june 30, 2025. >> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item, please. >> item 23, an ordinance to amend the administrative code to amend

the language access ordinance. >> same house same call the ordinance pass first reading. would you read item 24-26 together? >> item 24-26 are three ordinances that pertain to the public utilities commission capital projects. item 24 appropriate all estimated capital project receipts and estimated capital project expenditures for the public utility commission for fiscal year ending june 30, 2025 and fiscal year ending june 30, 2026. item 25 auths authorize the issuance and sale of tax exempt wastewater revenue bonds and other foums of debt by the san francisco public utilities commission and item 26 is ordinance to authorize the issuance and sale of tax exempt or taxable power revenue bonds and other forms of debt in aggregate principal amount of $293 million.

item 25 is to finines the cost, which of the capital wastewater projects benefiting the wastewater enterprise and for item 26, these projects would benefit the power enterprise. >> same house same call the ordinances are all passed first reading. next item. >> item 27 is ordinance to amend the administrative code to adjust surcharges on fees imposed under the planning code section 350 and building code, section 110a for actions that may be appealed to the board of appeals to authorize the controller to make future adjustments to insure that the costs of the board of appeals services are recovered without producing revenue which is significantly more then such costs and to affirm the ceqa determination. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item. >> item 28, ordinance fooamend

to amend the building code to adjust fees charged by department of building inspection and affirm the ceqa determination. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item. >>etum 29, this is resolution to authorize the san francisco public library to accept and expend an approximate $1 million grant of inkind gift service and cash monies from the friends and foundation of the san francisco public library for direct support for a variety of public programs and services in fiscal year 2024 through 2025. >> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 30, this resolution to retroactively authorize theport of san francisco to accept and expend a $118 thousand grant awarmt through

august 31, 2024. >> same house same call the resolution is adopted. >> item 31, resolution to concur with the controller certification department services previously approved can be performed by private contractor for lower cost then similar work performed by city and county employees, such as security information and guest services, parking operations, shuttle bus services at the airport, citations, paratransit, parking meter collection, security thaoing transit shelter cleaning services for the municipal transportation agency and janitorial and security services at the port and other security service generally. and, same house came call, the resolution is adopted. could you read item 32 and 33 together? >> item 32 and 33 receive and approve

annual reports for calendar year 2022. item 32 is for central market community benefit district and item 33 is for the civic center community benefit district. >> same house same call, the resolutions are adopted. next item, please. >> item 34 is ordinance to amend the planning code to designate the gregangelo museum at 225 san lean roway as a landmark and affirm the ceqa deermation and make the appropriate findings. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next item, please. >> item 35 is resolution to affirm support of insan francisco municipal tans portation agency. the san francisco environment department, in their work with public works, the san francisco public utilities commission, the san francisco county transportation authority, climate and transportation

advocates equity groups and other relevant agencies and stakeholders to expeendiantly implement the curb side electric vehicle charging feasibility study and request a report containing recommendations cost estimates and funding strategies before the end of 2024. >> same house same call, the resolution is adopted. next item, please. >> item 36, this is resolution to approve the list of projects to be funded by fiscal year 24-25 for road maintenance and rehabilitation account funds established by california senate bill 1, the road repair and accountability act of 2017. >> same house same call the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 37, this is ordinance to approve the surveillance technology pails for the san francisco municipal transportation agency use of automated speed enforcement system.

>> same house same call the ordinance pass first reading. next item. >> item 38 is motion to approve the mayor nomination for reappointment of mark dun lop to the treasure island development authority board of directors. >> same house, same call, the motion is approved. next item, please. >> item 39, this is motion to reappoint supervisor catherine stefani to the reentry council term ending june 1, 2026. >> is fl there a motion to excuse supervisor stefani? take the motion without objection. supervisor stefani is excused. on item 39, a roll call, please. >> on item 39, supervisor walton, aye. supervisor chan, aye.

supervisor dorsey, aye. supervisor engardio, aye. supervisor mandelman, aye. supervisor melgar, aye. supervisor peskin, aye. supervisor preston, aye. supervisor ronan, aye. supervisor safai, aye. there are 10 ayes. >> the motion is approved. welcome back supervisor stefani. madam clerk, let's go to our committee reports. >> item 40, this item was not sent as committee report but was considered by the rules committee at regular meeting monday june 3. item 41, through 43, were considered by the land use and transportation committee regular meeting monday june 3. item 41 was recommended as committee report to clarify the wawona

street and 45 avenue special district height limit and principal permitted use for purposes of the local coastal program amending the local coastal program to add the wawona street and 45 avenue cultural center special u.s. district amending the coastal program to designate the principal permitted use within the city coastal zone for purposes of appeal to the california coastal commission and to affirm the ceqa determination and to make the appropriate findings. >> seeing no names-actually, roll call on item 41, please. >> on item 41, supervisor walton, aye. supervisor chan, aye. supervisor dorsey, aye. supervisor engardio, aye. supervisor mandelman, aye. supervisor melgar, aye. supervisor peskin, aye. supervisor preston, aye. supervisor ronan, aye. supervisor safai, aye.

supervisor stefani, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the ordinance is passed first reading. >> item 42 recommended with new title. reads, ordinance to amend the planning code to permit liquor stores in the buildings located on assessor block 1215, lots 018-089, within the divisadero street neighborhood commercial transit district and affirm the ceqa determination and make the appropriate findings. >> same house same call, the ordinance is passed firs reading. >> item 43 was recommendeds a a committee report. it is ordinance to wave specified requirements in the administrative code to allow a curb side shared space occupying both the parking lane and sidewalk space on the 100 block of clipper street at intersection with church street defined as a curbside shared space subject to certain

requirements and to affirm the ceqa determination and to make the appropriate findings. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. madam clerk, let's gee roll call for introduction. >> first member to introduce new business is supervisor walton. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, today i have two resolutions and two in memoriams. the first resolution is to urge all san francisco employers to recognize juneteenth as official federal holiday and to allow employees to observe this day off with paid time off. as we have learned not every emploeer allows employees to observe this holiday. juneteenth has been celebrated annually june 19th in various parts of the united states since 1865 as a time for reflection, resilience and empowerment within the african american communities. by acknowledging history and heritage. juneteenth also known as the

emancipation day, jube lee day and freedom day commemorate june 19, 1865 when union soldiers aprived in gav stn texas and announced the end of the civil war. which had been issued by president abraham lincoln january 1, 1863 more then two years prior. on june 17, 2021, juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday by president joe biden following the national independence day act by the united states congress. acknowledging profound significance in american history. the second resolution that i introducing is reaffirm san francisco's commitment to equitable language access for all residents through city services. san francisco is home to many

diverse immigrants communities and a national leader in providing language access services with one of the strongest and most comprehensive local language access laws. we just passed first reading our language access ordinance and looking forward to the final passage next week. along with the passage of this supplemental resolution that focuses more on the programmatic and implementation of the language access ordinance and partnership with the office of community engagement and immigrant affairs. thank you to the office of community engagement and are immigrant affairs, immigrant right commission, language access network, and other organizations that worked closely with my office on this. the first in memoriam is for mrs. francis marie mitchell. mrs. mitchell born april 7, 1940 in taylor texas and passed away

may 16, 2024 in san francisco. she lived a life dedicated to empowering those around her through self-less acts of kindness. mrs. mitchell attendeded first baptist church as a child where her grand father was a deacon. act ively involved in bible study and grew her faith. in 1952, her family moved to san francisco after receiving a letter from her grand mirther telling them about better opportunities in san francisco. once settled in san francisco, she attendeded mission high school where she first met walton johnson having her first daughter cheryl ann. she goes to marry ernest mitchell and raised 3 more children, kevin carl and kim. mrs. mitchell worked for the united states postal office for over 40 years building lifelong friendships with coworkers. mrs. mitchell always the life of the party and had a zest for life

enjoying many passions including traveling, shopping and casino trips. she was well known for her famous potato salad and gumbo. today we morn a loss but celebrate a life that touched ours so deeply. may the memories of love jenosity love and legacy be a source of reassurance she is still with us today, tomorrow and every day. and my last in memoriam is for mr. oscar maroan, a city worker with the san francisco public utility commission. born april 27, 1979 in mexico city mexico. oscar passed away at his home in antioch california may 28, 2024. a ray of sunshine to everyone quhoo knew and worked with him, oscar is remembered and honored by so many colleagues at the sfpuc after

18 years of service. to honor oscars memory, many have a story to share about him. his genuine warmth, compassion, contagious smile, his ability to bring a sense of calm and humor to everyone he worked with. oscar was a emergency planning and operation lead for the emergency planning and security team. his entire career was spenlt at the san francisco public utility commission. he joined us as a public service aid in 2006. from there promoted through the years to account clerk, then to junejure management assistant to management assistant to senior assistant. worked with tight nit group of colleagues and some called him o, short for oscar. many are trying to wrap their heads around this tragic loss, his colleagues shared heart felt words and memories. i personally had a opportunity

to play basketball at the ymca embarcadero many years with oscar in the mornings at 6 a.m. with the group of us and had a chance to speak with him outside of city hall a couple weeks ago and had no idea or no clue that that would be our last conversation. oscar was an adering husband, loving father, step father, wonderful son, brother and friend. he is survived by his wife, parents, children, siblings and friends. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor walton. supervisor chan. submit. thank you. supervisor dorsey. submit. thank you. supervisor engardio. submit. thank you. supervisor mandelman. >> thank you madam clerk. i have a few things today.

first, this morning the city administrator released a report in response request we put in for review of the city's low value contracting requirements and potential reforms. today i am announcing a drafting request the city attorney to implement those proposed reforms that require legislation. the goal is to enact a set of sensible low value contracting amendments that reduce the burden of contracting regulations on small businesses non profits in the city and encourage more competition for city contracts. san francisco is a uniquely challenging jurisdiction with which to contract. over time for many good reasons we added a lot of procedural hurtles to the procurement processes and often the hurtles are as high for small dollar contracts as the largest. san francisco is a place

executing a hundred thousand contract could be as involved and complicated as executing a $5 million contract. small contractors over $200 thousand make up 59 percent of the city contracts, but only 1.8 percent of the spending. since the process for large and small contracts are roughly the same, city sets staff and supplier then are responding a wildly disproportionate amount of time on small contracts. these processes are not getting the results we want. in the last year nearly half the office of contract administration solicitations received 1 or 0 responses. for contracts small and large, the complexity of the procurement processes does not currently beget competition. this also makes it harder to work with who we want. twentd 21 survey about the experience of trying to contract with the city, one respondent said, the red tape and bureaucracy make the

process--without attorneys or contracting professionals many small businesses and non profits lack the resources to figure how to work with us. if we care about the way we provide services to people of san francisco, and who provides those services, this is a important issue for us to work on. the city administrator work makes 5 recommendations to improve the process for chapter 21, low value contracts as well as the city overall procurement framework. first, the report recommends improvaling the informal procurement process. that is procurements under $200 thousand and intended to be a simplified process, but as it stands, the city lacks a standardized procurement process and these contracts can be nearly as rigorous and time consuming a process as formal solicitation. recommend simplifying the city terms and conditions. that is 30 odd pages part of every san francisco contract. other cities terms and conditions typically run 5 to 20 pages long.

again, ours are 30 plus and they are long and verbose and they can be simplified, so-third, the report recommend a-minding the procurement legislation to update and reconcile inconsistency and processes thresholds and triggers. some rules apply to all contracts, some apply to those $5 thousand or more and some don't kick in until 350 or $500 thousand and those are a few example thresholds. fourth, the report recommends we standardize future procurement legislation because the many different pieces of procurement legislation have been added over the years and by many different legislators. they are highly vary from each other how and when they apply. that contributes to the overly complex web we have today. moving forward, the report recommends that if and when the board adds a new procurement requirement we do

our best to sync the existing requirements so they are more easily applied. the report also recommends prior to adopting future procurement related legislation, the board consider requesting administrative review of potential impact to the city procurement process so we don't blindly add to the administrative birden without understanding the existing context which new requirements are being wedged. the final recommendation is increase interdepartmental coordination and contracting and align policy and administrative processes across departments and happily this recommendation is already being pursued by the government operation recovery initiative which is hard at work for the last year and a half on these challenges. i want to thank many people who worked long and hard on this report but of course i want to start with city administrator carmen chui and her staff. especially sophie hayway [indiscernible] calling out names] molly peterson [indiscernible] preparing the report.

i thank president peskin for your jenosity and time thinking through the recommend-what these folks were coming up and also considering potential legislative pathways and i want to thank henry and my office for his work to get us here, and we'll be back to you all with legislation. secondly, i am introducing ordinance today to expand the central neighborhood large residents special use district to coal valley. you may remember-district 8 supervisors have been waging war against monster homes decades now. back in march of 2022, we created a special use district for all of district 8 to try to address the challenges of monster homes. earlier this year, we made changes to that to recognize changes in state law

and try to regulate monster homes with a limit on the size of any dwelling unit to 3,000 square feet as opposed to relying on conditional uses. we have heard from folks in coal valley they will be interested having the special use district that applies to the pre-2022 district 8 also apply to coal valley. i want to thank audrey and planning department and andrea from city attorney office and calvin ho, in my office for all of their work on this. i am also introducing a resolution to declare san francisco a sank ware city for transgender gender non conforming non binary and two spirit people. 515 antilgbtq plus pieces of legislation have been introduced over 40 states in 2024 alone. many laws are direct attack on

the rights of transand jnder non conforming people making it harder to access gender affirming care use public restrooms participate in school activities and simp lay exist as their true selves. half the laws target youth. transand queer you're are more likely to accept suicide and these laws do not. parents of trans youth are forced into impossible position having to choose between raising a child in a hostile jurisdiction and relocating to another state with protections for their children and services that can meet their needs. trans immigrants and asileee face struggles in search of home to [indiscernible] anti-translegislation encourage i[indiscernible] 32 trans folks murdered last year in the u.s. and 15 this year already. as other cities and states turn up the hate san francisco needs to

turn up the love and we will reaffirm our city has been and continue to be a home for trans and queer siblings. cities like west hollywood and sacramento passed similar resolutions. san francisco international leader serving our transgender gender non conforming residents and visitors for decades. of course our fight for transvisibility and liberation began in 1966 with the compton cafeteria riots in 2017 the city commemorated this event created a transgender dist rict which is the first legally recognized transgender cultural dist rth in the world. the same year, mayor ed lee formed the office of transgender initiative and then 2022, mayor breed, oti the guaranteed trans income program and mayor breed initiated the plan to end

trans homelessness in san francisco by 2027. the city is home to a number of great organizations that provide life changing services to this community and so whether you need gender affirming care employment assistance or housing we have dozens of organizations that meet trans folks where they are open arms. i want to thank suzanne ford we pick up the resolution. i also want to thank honey mahogany cherry [indiscernible] and shane from oti and are then thank all the folks in the trans advisory committee who provided feed back to my office. [calling out names] i want to thank supervisor engardio for early cosponsorship and calvin ho for the work on the resolution and

finally colleagues, asking we adjourn today's meeting in memory of two queer women who made their mark on california political and cultural life in san francisco. before they lost their lives in a head on collision caused by a driver who swerved in their lane may 10. margaret peggy moore prominent strategist [indiscernible] wife hope wood a justice leadership and organizational development consultant more then 2 decades. over hur more 30 years in government and public affairs made significant countbution to the political corporate non profit sector building deep relationships across california and black and lgbtq plus communities. founder of sister stefen and pride, [indiscernible] took place during the last weekend of august in oakland. the event lasted more then a decade and attended by thousands with local food arts and craft vendors, musical

and dance performance and space for community. peggy was veteran political operative and worked on came pains for mayors [indiscernible] served as california political director for barack obama. [indiscernible] she ran the campaign in oakland and served mayor senior advisor. peggy met her wife hope. they founded hope action change in 2019, an organizational development coaching firm to focus on diversity and empower other women of color and protecting rights of same sex couples. hope wood was a former teaching fellow organizing action leading change in 2009 codeveloped the courage campaign deputy field organizer program helping to build local progressive coalition across california and the aftermath of prop 8. served as the organizing

manager and interim training director at new organizing institute training new and seasoned campaigners and labor union members to employ engagement organizing strategy and practices in work. also served as deputy managing director of campaigns at color of change and deputy director of color of change from 2015 to 2018 and helped build and support campaign teams, run digital campaigns and develop black leaders. left shocked and grieving friends up and down the state. [indiscernible] for many local communities recognizing contributions to lgbtq plus equality and lasting impact in california and beyond. rest in power peggy and hope. your memories are a blessing and the rest i submit. >> thank you madam clerk. why don't we go to 2:30 special order commendation and i'll begin. colleagues today i have the great pleasure welcoming a world champion into these chambers.

the one and only amy applehauns who became the 6th person ever in history to swim the nearly 30 mile stretch of ocean between the choppy waters. [applause] amy was the first ever to swim from the main land to the fair lawns.

that has never been done before, which is more difficult. she launched from the golden gate before dawn fighting what is really bone chilling waters of 43 degrees arriving at the faralans 17 hours later. everybody knows i'm a bay swimmer and done alcatraz a few times and love being in the open water, but what amy accomplished is truly super human and beyond what any of us can imagine or comphand. rehend. i have to brace myself to think about it, because part of amy's super powers is coldwater tolerance. during the 17 hour swim, the temperature got down to-i get out when it is 52, she was swimming in 43 degree water for hours. you are a true force of nature, and while amy has been training and training for years to tackle

this swim, she only made the decision to do it if you can believe it, just two days beforehand. [laughter] she is clearly a extraordinary person. given not only her accomplishments in the bay but achievement as a ucsf cardology nurse and think we can all draw inspirations outside the healing confines of the hospital and daunting waters of bay and ocean. an elite imswer one of 6 in the world to completed at threes 3 of the toughest 13 swim routes on the planet earth. i had the pleasure together with department of emergency management director mary ellen carol here today hanging out with all you south-enders a up canal weeks ago and amy came in a shark costume, so she has the dist distinction of the only real

shark at the rowing club. i want to welcome to the chambers and husband greg and say i think you are extraordinary and fascinating because it takes somebody special to do something so crazy, and i also want to thank all of the south-enders who have come down today, including our fire chief, jeanine nicholson. thank you for coming. we are honored to recognize you, and thank you for spreading the gospel of bay swimming on top of everything else you do and amy, the floor is yours. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i am honored to be asked her and i really appreciate that you are taking the time to acknowledge this great swim. for those who know me and those who don't, i find it much easier jumping into the dark waters of the bay at three a.m. then public

speaking, but i will take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the people that are really important that made this all happen. the first i like to thank is my family and my husband for the undying support and acknowledgment of this crazy idea that became a passion and then obsession, and so when it came to fruition we are grateful it is done, and so grateful for that. and then for all my friends and family at the south end rowing club. they are amazing group of individuals and they are all a part of my ability to completed this goal. i couldn't have done it without their love, support and dedication to being there every day, just to support swim with me, to be there in the sauna, just to be there as friends. i just can't thank them enough. i also wanted to thank the unique riders of the san francisco bay area.

fantastic headlines that captivated the world and inspired so many people. i think it unique we have a great group of people who took this accomplishment and took it to a level that sensationalized it and inspired so many and that i'm grateful for. i also just wanted to point out that we here in san francisco bay area are surrounded by the most incredible resources. our front yard and back yard have this beautiful natural resources that we can run, bike, hike. we can swim, surf and sail. all right here. to take the time to consider how lucky we are, all is no other place in the world that has this much beauty in such a isolated area. i just took the opportunity to swim 30 miles to a very mysterious captivating island that not many people get

the experience to see, but those islands intrigued me and i just hope that people understand there is so much depth and strength in each of you to find it and go and do something that makes the mark. makes a mark in your own individual life and the lives of your families, and your community. it is so important. the world right now needs some good feel good stories and inspiration. i'm happy to provide that and i'm really happy to be here and meet all of you, so thank you so much for your time. thank you. >> thank you amy, you are a inspiration. [applause]

>> supervisor dorsey. >> thank you acting president mandelman. colleagues, i have the honor acknowledging two individuals today who organizations are based in my district but impact spans across the city and beyond the boarders and hopefully endure generations to come and that is for their environmental leadership supporting and encouraging youth action to mitigate the cause and effect of climate change. i will read the commendation and ask department of environment to speak and ask you to speak, but first up is [indiscernible] the exective

director of yerba buena garden conservancy which is a 5 year old non profit overseeing the 87 downtown acres bounded my market and folsom streets and 3 and 4 street. the site includes center for the arts and ice arena, a bowling center, child care center, children museum which i'll talk about in my second commendation and free summer concerts and shows for community through the festival grew. group. the site of one 3 large scale national memorials to dr. martin luther king, jr. as the executive director of the conseverancy, focused on activating the space through events and programming, belding community and increasing access to the sites resourceand amenities for people of all ages income and abilities. more then 30 years of experience spearheading park and recreation programs and providing community services in major cities across

the u.s. he partnered with number of city departments on events and activities served by san francisco communities. most recently, he partnered with san francisco environment department to host our city largest climate action youth summit attended by nearly 1,000 people, including san francisco students, teachers, parents, community partners, mayor breed, sfusd dr. matt wayne and [indiscernible] mr. gauche, thank you for your leadership. next up it is also my honor to recognize dr. carol tang. dr. carol tang is executive director of the children creativity museum. located in san francisco yerba buena gardens the children museum is two floor non profit institution that offers multi-media experiences for families and children ages 2 to 12 with the goal. the museum was early adopter of

the san francisco museums for all program for low income families and children creativity museum is the most visited art museum in city and county of san francisco through sf museums for all. fully 25 percent of the visitors came for free through the access program. the highest rate for any cultural institution in the city and that is a lot to be proud of. under dr. tang leadership the museum was one of only two museums nationally to receive the american alliance of museums award for exemplary contributions in diversity, equity accessibility and incluz in the museum field. dr. tang is also a member of the board of directors of san francisco travel and colead for the san francisco arts alliance. dr. tang and creativity museum long partnered with the sfusd displaying student work, more recently dr. tang partnered with san francisco

environment department on the climate action youth summit and created a exhibit feature youth lead climate action projeths in the museum helping expand awareness of climate change and empower young people to take action to advocate and lead progress. sadly it is to the deadriment of youth and generations to come that our generation and those that came before ours too failed to do enough to mitigate the causes of global climate change that are within our collective control. even in the face of evidence that we needed to pay attention but didn't do enough. i think san francisco and california can take pride in our leadership in relative terms on the climate issues, but the work of empowering young people to lead change is essential for the environmental progress we all hope to see. for their commendable work to help accomplish that our gratitude and appreciation today go to mr. gauche and

dr. tang, congratulation to you both. thanks so much. [applause] i know that you can come on up. i know that environment department director tyrone jue would like to say a few words about the honorees before we present the commendations and turn it over to you. >> thank you supervisor dorsey. i wanted to come up to really thank for their work helping put on this amazing event with the first climate action youth summit as supervisor dorsey said, 800 public school youth of all ages coming together sharing their solutions of how we solve the global climate crisis and share with one another. their energy was palpable in the space and the space we held the event is yerba buena garden thanks to the leadership. this event doesn't happen if we dont have a village people pulling it together, so the thought leadership of carol contributing to making

this event successful actually was the reason we didn't need our director of department of emergency management or fire chief because we had a successful safe event for all the kids. i truly want to thank them for their leadership on behalf of my team from the environment department because we couldn't have pulled it off without them, so thank you. [applause] >> come up and say a few words. >> good afternoon. thank you tyrone. thank you supervisor dorsey and board of supervisors for the commendation. it is pleasure to be in san francisco. i have only been here about 18 months having work ed in park and rec around the country. it is a great opportunity here to partner and what i thrive on. connecting the dots and finding the solutions to common solutions to the problems that we face on a daily basis and the environmental challenges is a big one here in san francisco

having lived here 18 months i see it on a daily basis so the ability to help effect change and working with the youth is what i have done 30 plus years. combining all those factors this is where i thrive and i'm happy to be here and thank you for the commendation. [applause] >> thank you supervisor dorsey director and board of supervisors for this commendation. i was a geology professor in the 90 and back then we told people about climate change and yet fast forward today and still talking about the same issues. it is the children, the invasion of this city and the imagination of a better future that will take us out of this crisis. i'm privilege to colead the children creativity museum with brilliant staff and board of director and there are stakeholders across the bay and

city. the mission has never been more important then today, not just with environmental issues but the civic fabric needing to be rebuilt through time. we are grateful to be recognized today for the work our museum our non profit has been doing to make this the vibrant and beautiful city that it is. we look forward continuing to partner with all of you as well as with the community. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you mr. president.

gary, virginia and donna. [applause] come on down. happy pride colleagues. to kick off this pride month, it is my distinct honor to recognize two great queer san franciscans, gary virginia and donna sashe. [applause] i think everybody knows them, but i'll tell you. gary is former president of pride board of directors, a long time hiv aids survivor and activist. mr. leather 1996, fundraise for couptless lgbtq plus and broader community causes and making of good queer trouble.

donna, named first lady of the castro by mark leno, a title which she will hold for the rest of her life wherever she may live. she has been an iconic figure in san francisco lgbtq plus community. donna can be spotted throughout the castro, soma, the tenderloin, anywhere where queer people gather, perform, hold contests. she mc's events, cuts ribbons hosts parties and writes a biweekly column, donna chronicles and president of the rainbow honor walk and that is just a few things donna does. 25 years ago, gary and donna started the pride brunch with late chef rusty gespard at stars restaurant. it was a opportunity for the queer community to gather during pride weekend and raise funds for prc, then known as positive resource center.

from inception, gary and donna pride brunch was an essential and unmiscible stop on the pride weekend circuit and a major fundrazor. affording our community the opportunity to celebrate the grand marshal of the pride parade, injoid good food drinks hear from community leaders and elected officials and partake in live auction and raffle to benefit. last year pride brunch at the west saint francis set records. more then 350 guests attended and event proceeds netted $78 thousand for the beneficiary organization. but, all good things must come to an end. as event expenses continued to climb, gary and donna have found increasingly difficult to keep ticket prices at a reasonable level and wanted friends to be able to attend regardless of the personal financial situation

and in addition to climbing cost required time energy and volunteer assistance. operational challenges eclichsed resources. after careful consideration, gary and donna decided that they should quit while they are ahead and retire the pride brunch after an amazing quarter century. all in all, gary virginia and donna pride brunch raised more then $645 thousand in net proceeds since 1999 to support the life changing work of prc. donna and gary, we love you, we are so grateful to you and for you and i'm so happy i can offer you this special commendation as a token of san francisco's gratitude for your myriad contributions to this city and our queer community. and now, the floor is yours. [applause] >> donna insisted i go first,

so thank you rafael and fellow supervisors. in 1995, i all most died of aids and i watched 5 hundred friends of mine die of the disease and 2 agencies kept me in my apartment and helped me find benefits that was aids emergency fund and aids benefit counselors and now those two programs are under prc and once i was helped i said, i will always pay it forward and donna has been my comrade. we served on boards together and i owe a lot of thanks. it would have never happened without a good friend to donna and also the friends and businesses that helped us. it isn't a easy task to do an event on pride weekend attracting 300 people with so many people time taxed, so it has been a labor of love. if anybody is watching, we thank you from the bottom of our heart and shout

out to dear late mother, margie virginia from pittsburgh that taught me about integrity compassion and service. thank you. [applause] >> thank you supervisors. especially supervisor mandelman for this honor and recognition. i love san francisco and any efforts i made for the betterment of san francisco over the last 30 years i have been here have been nothing more then pleasure and i want to thank the people that make them succeed. the generous sponsors, the tireless volunteers, enthusiastic attendees. the staff of prc for the pride brunch and my partner, gary virginia. thank you. [applause]

[applause] >> our next special order commendation will be from district 9 supervisor hillary ronan. >> thank you so much president peskin. i would love to ask gary coleman to come to the front. [applause] today it is my great pleasure to honor veteran prosecutor jerry coleman. jerry worked as a prosecutor 45 years in the san francisco district attorney's office. he technically retired from the office 10 years ago, gary has worked as a consultant to our da office since 2014 where he specialized in

post-conviction immigration relief and been recognized as a state wide leader in the intersection of criminal and immigration law. jerry helped lead the charge to implement vital statutory protections for immigrants and helped countless immigrant families avoid deportation on it basis of unjust plea bargain. jerry is unsung hero. he is hero in our city. jerry graduated from stanford in 1974 and uc davis school of law in 1977. he clerked for the eastern district of california before first hired by the san francisco district attorney office in 1979. as a prosecutor, conducted nearly 80 jury trials and head attorney of several units including the career

criminal team, trial integrity units which handle police misconduct. retired as the chief attorney for the bridy appellate and training division and grand jury legal advisor. a recognize experts on grand jury process and brady rule. based on supreme court case that require prosecutors disclose information in the government possession of the defense. he is professor at usf school of law and developed trial advocacy programs both at the law school and da office where he trained practitioners and law students on skills and knowledge necessary to be a ethical prosecutor. now all this already makes for a remarkable career in public service, and yet what jerry spent doing since retired is most extraordinary to me. in 2017, after the election of donald trump, the california

legislature enacted california penal code, 1473.7. a law permitting non citizens to vacate convictions as legally invalid if they did not meanfully understand the immigration consequences of the charge. from the day the law was enacted, jerry was on the cutting edge of implementing the statute. including the legislative intent which is to insure non citizens not disproportionately punished if they unknowingly entered into plea garden. this is because some convictions can carry tragic punishment for immigrants. this means even immigrants convicted of a crime and serve criminal sentence are then subject to punished twice and far more surveerly then citizens, including with mandatory ice detention, deportation and life time banshment to

the u.s. too ahn immigrants unknowingly accept plea deals that trigger severe outcomes making the 2017 law the only recourse against unjust deportation. it is critical to understand that this new state law can only prevent unjust deportation if the district attorney office does not impose these motion. as a consultant to our da office for post conviction immigration relief, jerry reviewed nearly every single motion filed under penal code and not opposed many as long as they comported with legal requirements and set out meritorious claim. unlike other prosecutor others in other parts of the state, jerry practiced law with great attention to justice for all the parties. he was mindful of the posture of the

immigration cases, did not pause need lass subjection, seek delays nor place sanctity of the conviction over the humanity of the moving party. jerry also careful to never compromise or diminish public safety with any of his decisions. going to give you a example, because these are the cases that no one hears about. this is just one of the hundreds from san francisco alone. in 2019, carlos, a father of five children, two students at san francisco unified school district schools, was facing deportation after held for months in ice detention. eligible for two forms of relief but a plea he had taken in 1994 as a teenager prevented his eligibility. back then in the midst of the war on drugs carlos and other latino youth rounded up by the police in the tenderloin? sound familiar? charged with drug possession. the evidence against carlos was

weak but he accepted a plea explained to him as a way to leave jail early. no one explained any immigration consequences. carlos accepted the plea not knowing it would have devastating consequences for him nearly three decades later. fast forward to 2019 and carlos is fully rehabilitated and a proud father and provider for five children. the 1994 arrest as a teenager was carlos only conviction ever. none that mattered when ice was ready to deport him and that plea deal he accepted could not qualify for immigration relief. jerry carefully reviewed carlos case and non opposed his attorney 1473.7 motion. the judge granted the petition and carlos won relief from deportation a few months later. that is who this man is. this was only possible--i know. woo hoo!

this was only possible of the da action in the case and jerry, you just have done incredible work. jerry reviewed hundreds of other motions like this, hundreds both in san francisco and marin counties. the multiple attorneys told me you are a bit of hero in my household, jerry himself has sinshal handedly prevented more deportation then anyone else in san francisco. i'll say this again, jerry coleman part of san francisco district attorney office prevented more deportations and separations of families over the last 7 years then likely anyone else in san francisco. from his work teaching other attorneys and law students what it is to be a ethical prosecutor, to the incredible post quick relief work as a consultant, jerry is a embodiment of ethical prosecutor. he practices law with a

conscious. as a member of the california bar, i think it is safe to say that not every lawyer and not every prosecutor follows the same ethical guidelines. we are so grateful that jerry has practiced law in our da office for over 45 years. our district attorney has chosen to not renew jerry's contract for the first time in 10 years since he retired. jerry has been a prosecutor under 8 different district attorneys starting in july jerry will no longer be part of the san francisco district attorney office despite willingness to do so. it is a disappointsment to say the least and disservice to hundreds of families like carlos who i mentioned earlier who had benefited from the unique expertise of having jerry at the helm of the office post conviction immigration unit. we will miss you dearly jerry. thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a model prosecutor and exemplary public servant of

the city county of san francisco. congratulations on the commendation and want to mention some of your fan club that is in the audience today. we have chief gene roland of the da office. we have francisco, the head of the public defender immigration unit. we have anna herrera, my legislative aid, but who is also an accomplished immigration attorney and actually the attorney for carlos who shared the story with us today. we have kelly presser and rachel cees, both renowned immigration attorneys, and you know, not everyone gets to make such a difference in so many people's lives and jerry, you made a tremendous 1, so congratulations and are thank you. [applause]

>> thank you supervisor ronan. two events happen ed in january of 2017 that effected imgrants who comprise 1 of every 4 persons in california. one was a good event allowing immigrants to dismiss convictions if the convictions were causing them terrible federal immigration consequences like deportation and separation from families. the other event was very bad. the newly inaugerated president trump muslim ban and chaos and family separation at the airports. my wife and i watched that on television that first weekend and she said to me, you are a lawyer, do something about this. well, later in the spring of the same year, 2017, the san francisco da office asked me to handle the immigration relief motions under this new

statute. i have been assistant da then 36 years retired full time but working as part time anunative for 3 years and elected da george gascone, immigrant from cuba was supportive of the position to grant relief as much as possible and not find technical grounds to deny relief under the new statute. i did a little check and it turns out that i approved relief in 98.6 percent of all cases, which i consider to be pretty normal. i set up a program, i helped defense attorneys make their motions, coordinatedficiency and county clerks to streamline hearings and teach da state wide about the new law about the happiest moment i had in the hearings is when the conviction is vacated the imgrant can stay legally, and support their families and i would

shake each petitioner hand and wish them luck in their own language i tried to learn good luck in a lot of languages. i handleed over 350 such cases in the past 7 years. people from every continent and dozens of countries and most important as a prosecutor to realize none of this work negatively impacted public safety because the average numbers of years since the conviction was 21 plus years. so, let me end with this thought and jewish tradition of social service the concept of--which is hebrew to repair the world, i like to thank the 8da i worked for over my 45 year, especially the last 4 who allowed me to prolong the career the last 7 years doing the important work to serve

families [indiscernible] thank the defense attorneys like francisco and kelly and rachel who taught me the complexities of the legal world at the intersection of state criminal and federal immigration law. thank the board of supervisors for this honor and my san francisco office has decided to replace me in this work, i'm grateful for marine district attorney lori to hire me to do immigration relief work in that countsy. thank you very much. [applause]

>> madam clerk, let's go back to roll call for introductions. >> thank you. supervisor melgar. you are up next to introduce new business. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, today i am introducing a resolution congratulating mexico in electing the first female president who is a climate sciencetist, mother grand mother grand daughter of jewish holocaust survivors and mayor of mexico city and urging our city of san francisco to explore a sister city relationship with mexico city. so, mexico beat us to it colleagues. mexico is the number one trading partner as of the united states of america. it is number one country of origin of tourists to the city and county of san francisco. people of latin origin latin

american origin work as majority of workers in had hospital insurance industry in san francisco which is our number one industry of the city. san francisco has sister city relationship with 27 cities around the world. not a single one is latin america or caribbean. 40 percent of the population of california is latin origin, mostly of mexican origin. also women are under-represented in politics in san francisco, and in california, international in latin america, so this is really big deal. so, this resolution congratulates mexico, the new president while also officially urging our mayor to pursue a sister city relation ship with mexico, perhaps other latin american countries as well as they are our trading

partners, and the rest i submit. thank you madam clerk. >> thank you supervisor melgar. supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam clerk. today introducing resolution in opposition to governor newsom's may budget revision to eliminate adult acupuncture benefit as part of medi-cal. introduced to the american public in 1971 and more then 7,000 clinical trials on acpuncture have been conducted globally. widely utilizeds a treatment in medicine, particularly as therapy for cancer patients and people fighting infertility and affective pain management tool to address pain. san francisco and the country continue to tackle the drug overdose crisis and addiction to opioids, acpunkry is a important tool and need the state to

lead in investment of alternative treatment. leading studies have shown acaue puncture can serve as approach to pain management and component of overall strategy to address opioid use disorder. eliminating medi-cal benefit impact thousands of adults and increase barriers to care. thank you to supervisor engardio and chan for early cosponsorship and finally, i like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of special woman, ellen espunova who passed from combination of rare lung diseases. graduated from school of nursing in 1980 and are did rounds at sf general and saint lukes. a nurse at heart and in professional career, helen someone who felt called upon to take care of others. she always put the needs of others before her own, even at the end when she fought to overcome her

health conditions for the sake of her family. she was ever present source of strength for friends, lending empathetic ear and shoulder to cry on and coming up with a plan of action. a usf professor didn't care for because she pushed her so hard, profesher eleanor hine became her mentor and taught patient communication and leadership under pressure. these lessens served well at a time tb, hiv and hepatitis b were spreading. she was known to chase down homeless patients in the rain under freeway overpasses to make sure they did the full battery of medical treatment for tb. public service particularly for patients immigrants, indugent or did not speak english as first language. she believed access to affordable

healthcare and treatment was a human right. before health records digitized, helen would have to retrieve manually from the basem*nt of saint lukes hospital with power outage or flooding in the basem*nt so goes down with galoshes and flashlight. she loved being a nurse. she was the rock of her family who sholdered the responsibility taking care of her mother during cancer treatment and her father. she came out of retirement during the pandemic to assist with covid testing and vaccinations. always had a clear sense of is elf and purpose, a true boss lady. loved adventure and traveling with her husband she met in high school in stockton. michael was the love or life and loved taking care of him too. loved baseball and playing with grand kids. sharing strong margaritas and

gossip with sister susan her best friend. loving ain't and god mother and condolences to the tovar family and god daughter sonny and the rest i submit. >> thank you mr. president. supervisor preston. >> thank you madam clerk. no legislation today. i did want to take a second on the last day of school in the san francisco unified school district to congratulate all the students who are completing the school year and especially those graduating and all the families they are finishing up in many schools as we speak and hold this meeting, so congratulations to students, families, parents, caregivers and the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor preston. supervisor ronan. >> thank you colleagues. i am introducing resolution today but i wanted it make a comment on the record. i just think it is really a shame that district attorney brooke jenkens would fire a city contractor who is

beloved by the immigrant rights community and has given so much of his life and career to doing extraordinary work under penal code 1473.7. i think it is wrong, and i will be continuing to work on the issue, but it is a shame when a prosecutor bucks the trend by being so ethical and so considerate to a immigrant who many many years before was accused of a crime and then fulfilled the sentence and hasn't done anything else and cares about that individual as a human but apparently that doesn't mean much to our district attorney and it is outrageous. having said that, today this is my criminal justice day, i am

bringing forward resolution in support of senate bill 925 introduced by senator scott wiener that will help san francisco combat [indiscernible] several neighborhoods in san francisco including the mission in district 9 have been deeply impacted by fencing activities that bring along with them violence and impassable sidewalks. we had a long rich history of permanent street vending selling goods flowers and jewelry, a treasure we want to preserve, the livelihood of authorized street vendors and rich culture they create are threatened by illegal activities. it seems lay enforcement should be able to address the sale of stolen goods with existing enforcement tools, but state law prohibited law enforcement applying laws relate d to sale of sale on the streets regardless if acquired lawfully. restore law enforce mentd

authority to hold fencers accountable allowing law enforcement to issue infractions after multiple violations against those who sell stolen goods without a permit. colleagues you all know me, this wouldn't typically be legislation i bring to you for support, butime wrr i'm doing so because after working intensely on street conditions in the mission the past 2 years, i understand sb925 is a essential tool for restoring safe conditions to our streets and allowing our permitted street vendors small business and neighborhoods to thrive. not alone in the support. a large coalition of community organizations including the mission street vendors themselves, the association, the mission neighborhood, community business district, good sam, community resource centers, latino culleral district, i believe,

maybe wrong on that one. many of the critical og organizations in the mission support this bill, so i'm asking you in support for your advance. i want to thank supervisor or president peskin for early cosponsorship of the resolution and want to thank sheila chung from the bottom of my heart and my office who worked so hard together with bobby lopez from the mayor's office to really really address this really difficult situation of fencing on our city streets while at the same time respecting and protecting the legitimate immigrant street vendors that are just trying to survive. it has not been easy to do both of those things simultaneously, and because of sheila and bobby extraordinary work, we are getting it done. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor ronan. supervisor safai. submit. thank you.

supervisor stefani. >> thank you madam clerk. sorry, used to ahsha talking, so-- [laughter] okay. today i am introducing three resolutions 2 i'll talk about and one submit. the first is in support of assembly bill 2917 authored by rick suburr. gun violence prevention is passion and top priority dating back when i helped found the local chapter of moms demapd action for guns in america. policy failures at every level created reality of gun violence americans ender every day. as i repeatedly stated, i am sickened how our country is descentatized to weapon on the streets. we must use every tool available to curb this epidemic. one powerful tool is gun

violence restraining orders, which are a court order that prohibit dangerous individuals purchasing fire arms 1 to 5 years. ab2917 strengthen our state gbro system expanding what courts consider when determining whether grounds for fire arm restraining order exist. specifically, ab2917 allows courts to consider evidence of stalking cruelty to animals political hate speech, distrunkz of property and prior oral or written threats of hate speech decided whether to grant. in doing so, this bill addresses gaps that allow individuals to possess fire arms despite clear evidence pose dangerous. i will continue to lead efforts to implement the gun violence order program and while i'm proud of the strides made in recent years, our county lags behind others across the state with utilizing this gun

safety program. it is imperative we continue to bolster local investment and empower the city attorney to reduce gun vilnsh. violence. bolster the life saving efforts at the state level expanding the grounds issuing- a restraining order. join me in the piece of legislation and prioritize gun violence prevention at sacramento and home as well. i'm introducing resolution to recognize june 10 at [indiscernible] portugal day [indiscernible] i don't if i got that right, but in san francisco. celebration of portuguese culture, heritage and history. june 10 commemorates the death of louise, literary icon in 1580. this day is cherished in portugal and across portuguese communities world wide. the portuguese presence in san

francisco dates back to before the establishment of california as a state and incorporation of the city and county of san francisco. this community has been integral to city history, contributing to business, technology, government and culture. in 2024, we mark a particularly significant milestone. the 50 anniversary of the carnation revolution ended authoritarian rule in portugal. this anniversary under scores the spirit of the portuguese people and commitment to freedom and democracy. san francisco is also home to the consal al consul general of portugal. headquartered in the pacific heights neighborhood with the ties. recently pedro the former consul general apointed chief of staff

to portugal prime minister. recognizing june 10 [indiscernible] in san francisco, we honor the numerous portuguese american individuals and organizations who have enriched the vibrancy and prosperity of the city and broader bay area. this day celebrate enduring countbution and rich cultural tapestry they help weave in our community, and the rest i submit. thank you. mr. president, seeing no names on the roster that concludes introduction of new business. >> let's go to general public comment. >> for those in the chamber line up on your right side. you can speak to the minutes as presented. you may speak to item 46-49, and other general matters that are not on today's agenda. we are setting the timer for 2 minutes. welcome to our first speaker.

>> [indiscernible] it is today. the skies--june 4 is perfect, it is a frame. [indiscernible] to refuse to recognize the fact. pride is where we are at now. in total unintelligence. you pay taeckz. attention. you are in charge. to pass this message. we need in san francisco for the new system of education, we need engineers who are going to be able to develop [indiscernible] runs with

water, for the bus schools we use [indiscernible] number 2, we need-what was this? ? journalist if they still exist. because we create a newspaper linked to--you need to communicate that. i'll tell you more later. please, you pay attention. it is in your best interest. you are [indiscernible] this isn't a [indiscernible] the skies are clear. you have the service of unintelligence. do you know what it means? for that of your children. it is coming. i'll be nice, but only with iq under hundred, which isn't supposed to be the case here.

absolute incompetence, ai, have a good day. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. welcome. next speaker, please. come up, sir. >> my name is royy. roya. i was here february 2002. i don't have much time. i want to request public hearing and anybody-request a public hearing, because i was right now i contracted to more [indiscernible] where i stay at and i went to a human rights service and they are denying it. they deny when i came up here back in february. i have stitches in my eye and a head concussion and nobody to respond. i cry to you guys because my health is at stake and everybody is down playing it.

i want to get a public hearing and are want a public hearing and offering $500 for any tv station that tune in right now to interview me because i have documents and pictures and was played and a victim of a crime and a senior citizen, so tell me, when can you schedule me a public hearing? ma'am? speaker. can i get a public hearing? >> this is your opportunity sir to address the board. it is your time. you have 44 seconds left. >> what i'm saying here, i have been here since february and addressed the board then when i got stitches on my eye. they ignore me. when i got a head concussion they ignore me so all i'm saying, i want a public hearing. thank you ma'am. >> thank you for your comments, sir. next speaker, please. sir, if you hold on a second

i'll have a clerk come and get your information. >> okay. >> let's hear from our next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is [indiscernible] san francisco. i live in district 10 san francisco. i have two children. today i want to say baby prop c changed the life of providers children and families across san francisco. we also need care for parents who are not enrolled in child care. they need care for doctor visit and job interview and more. with your help, we look forward insuring baby prop c funding stays with children and families. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is [indiscernible] fer nandize and [indiscernible] i live in the mission district and baby prop c helped my family even with the help we

still need, and we still need prop c. especially for children with special needs. also, we also need respite care for families and so they dont have child care. so they could have time to go to the doctor, or do their own stuff they need to do, and also i wanted to thank the following supervisors, melgar and chan, ronan and safai and also mayor london breed. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. welcome. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is lourdes a resident of district 11. i'm also a member of parent voices and i'm here as a educator, also highlighting prop c. we like to see this funding

reflecting in the early child care of children with special needs. i have a child with special needs who will graduate tomorrow, and thanks to receiving the service s on time, because when they are from 0 to 5, it is the best time to teach and open their minds and connect their neurons, so please doing that wonderful work, and i'm also wanted to highlight supervisor melgar for sponsoring it and all the other supervisors who cosponsor. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors, my name is maria, organizer of parents voices and like to thank supervisor melgar introducing this resolution and supervisors chan, ronan, safai for cosponsoring it.

ment with your help we look forward insuring baby c stays with children and families. we worked hard to pass baby prop c. now instead of fighting for [indiscernible] we have dedicated source of revenue for early care and education . what does child care mean to me? it means after a full time three years i was able to have child care. it also meant that children learn-my children learn to socialize early. when my son was in kindergarten and his sister in preschool we walk to school and he is holding my hand and say mommy, are you happy today and i was touched this child learned how to empathize in child care in preschool. his kindergarten teacher said, he can tell the difference between children who went to preschool and those who didn't. i also have another story, a short one.

i met child care providers she does infant child care and her license is for infant care and she wants to maximize it, but when she applied for preschool for her child, she was disqualified because there is a state law that says, being a child care provider disqualifies for subsidized care. i think that is unfair and we should be able to wave that requirement because she is enrolling in els program so that is one thing we need to address. another is respite care for parents who cannot enroll in full time care. it is a live saver. i used as a mother for going to doctor visit or dental visit when my children can not come with me. that one thing that we can address. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> good afternoon.

i'm very happy to be here to have this opportunity again to advocate for children in san francisco. i like to thank supervisor melgar for introducing this resolution. i like to also thank supervisor chan, ronan and safai cosponsoring it. i believe together we can really look forward to insuring our baby c funding stays with our children and families. because baby c intended to make sure we provide quality care to make sure that it is inclusive and that we move towards equity and as well as universal child care. i helped support baby prop c in 2018. i'm glad today that baby prop c is able to provide funds for our children and it is able to provide funding that we need desperately for child care in san francisco. child care means to me a foundation for success. investment into our society. it is a setup for success, and

it contributes to building such a beautiful community in our city by investing in our children. it also means inclusive. i have a child with special needs and when i think of child care, i need to make sure child care also is inclusive. i need to know despite my daughter as cerebral palsy she gets quality child care and it isn't just about her being watched, that my daughter will thrive and do more then just survive. i want to say, because my daughter gets child care, it has been a tremendous investment in her success. my daughter is doing well in school and has a gpa over 3.0. i also want to say that child care also needs to be flexible. as a single parent with my own special needs, if i didn't have respite care, i don't know if i would be able to be standing up here now and able

to even speak on my situation. respite care was vital to my family and how-- >> thank you for your comment. thank you for your comments. apology for cutting you off. we are providing 2 minutes to everyone today. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is sierra fisher and i work in san francisco district 8. i want to start by thanking each supervisors who taken time out of their busy schedules to visit various child care sites in your respective districts. it is at the visits each of you reaffirm your commitment to baby prop c vision of universal child care. many got to hear directly from parents providers and families on the critical impacts of baby prop c dollars. from the improved retention of educators to expanded access for working class families and essential workforce development programs for staff, these baby prop c funds

are the foundation. as we move forward we must build upon successes with powerful reminder without child care san francisco does not work. they think to supervisor melgar for introducing this resolution as well as supervisor chan, ronan and safai and are cosponsoring and mayor london breed for her proposed investment. keep baby prop c with children and families so the city can reach the fullest economic potential. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon president peskin and supervisor s. i'm here today to update you on the status of the [indiscernible] quick build project. heat ccsf higher education action team a group working with students, faculty, staff and pored of trustees as well as concerned community members

appealed the decision of the sfmta to go ahead with the freddy callow way quick build. time is running out to get the 5 signatures necessary to proceed with the appeal. the appeal would allow us the opportunity to present discuss and evaluate our plan for freda calla way. the primary access road to ccsf. we have done the work and we have provided a safer and better plan for consideration. to date, we have no signatures after series of phone calls, e-mails and personal visits. why is our signature page blank? the answer given to us, protocol. apparently if the supervisor representing the district in which the

college is located does not authorize the appeal. other supervisors follow the lead. what a greatly disappointing discovery to say the least. we are asking you today to reconsider to sign our petition to go ahead with the appeal so that we can show a better safer plan for the community at city college. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> thank you. michael adams from district 7. as if that makes a difference. i work with colleague who just spoke to you and we have visited every office here and talked to your staff. they have been kind and helpful. compliments to them. thank you for us in listening to our concern about having the

opportunity to just appeal. not asking anybody to change their mind, we are asking an appeal so we can show that we have a different plan that we think is even safer for bicycles. many of us ride bicycles, some drive cars, some fly air planes, some have boat licenses. we understand the various means of transportation getting from point a to point b, including our students, staff and faculty who have to leave home in district x, go to school at city college, get back to the baby sitter, the part time job or the second part time job, and get around. sometimes the cars the fast est way to do that or delegate people to pay for uber. the plan we have, the evidence

of it is here and the packets that you have all received we painted it orange so it wouldn't get lost in all of your paperwork. so, it is very important to understand that the appeal is to offer a different plan. there is the evidence of it right there. that protects bicycles more then the mta plan will do. our deadline is tomorrow. i have to write the check for $250 if i can get 5 signatures from you all. in who's districts- >> thank you for your comments. thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is barbara walden and work for mission neighborhood center, a

multiserving child care agency with locations throughout san francisco. i want to extend grat itude for continued support orphece in san francisco. baby prop c helped our agency recruit and retain talented passionate and well educated teachers in classroom support personnel to help care for our children and families through the increase in wages and the aadditional support provided. our retention is at all time high. baby prop c changed the lives of provider, children and families across san francisco. we now laid the foundation needed to move forward baby c vision of universal ece and igree build on the accomplishments with bold strategy to support further investments in early care and education. without child care parents cannot work, our city cannot reach its full economic potential and our children cannot thrive.

we thank supervisor melgar for introducing the resolution, supervisors chan, ronan and safai for cosponsoring it, and also mayor breed for her proposed investment in child care. with your help, we look forward to insuring baby c funding stays with children and families. thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is liz rivasand work for mission neighborhood center. early education isn't just profession for me, it is a passion that drove my the last 10 years. i started of educator then transitioned into education coach and focusing on children mental health and early intervention. this journey has been deeply rewarding and committed to the continual success. supervisors, i want to express profound gratitude for understanding and holding space for the future of early

child education. your support not only has been invaluable for the children we serve and families, but also greatly shaped my journey from educator to advocate for early intervention. i thank you for your role. two years ago i master teacher at one of our campus and a children needed multilayer intervention. we provide family with social emotional early intervention, academic service to name a few. this experience was profound testament to the importance of early intervention in the success of our students. we are vital-you are vital asspect of education and intervention and support is crucial. we must focus on childhood education to secure the vision as we see now and in the future. with your support we could be a model in san francisco and other cities and the state.

early childhood education is not only about academic readiness, it is about shaping the future of our society and we have the power to make the future brighter. your ongoing support is not only important, it is essential to the endeavor. and i'm confidence that we'll make a significant difference together. i appreciate and thank you for your time. >> thank you for your comments. let's hear from our next speaker. welcome. >> thank you. my name is [indiscernible] and i come from family connection center. i'm working with families i have over 20 years working with families and here to advocate for them. the families really need child care. families depend on them. in order for them to work they are willing and seeking this child care for them to don't worry about it. they don't have to worry about

it and focus oen children when they are focusing on something else, so i'm here to advocate and really saying thank you for this time, so families they really need this. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. welcome. >> [speaking spanish]

>> welcome to the next speaker. >> my name is oscar tang, i live in district 9 and i am with family child care association of san francisco. san francisco has 800 plus

family child care providers, here to express support to expand child care support for workforce retention and economic revitalization. i come commend supervisors melgar, ronan, chan and safai for their efforts to extend child care services, particularly for workers returning to work in person in downtown areas and mayor breed's initiative on transitional hours care. the proposal to establish up to 400 new child care slots for providing evening and weekend service is vital. this will greatly benefit shift workers like city police, first responder and nurses who schedules require flexible child care outside of their

typical 9 to 5. the expansion of eligibility to include these essential workers providing them with access to flexible and after hours service is crucial. however, while we lay out this plan, it is essential to insure that the implementation of this new slots and services is handled efficiently and transparently. we need to make sure all eligible families are aware of and can easily access these resources. in closing, i urge our city leaders to insure our quick effective roll out of this essential service. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >>ed goo afternoon supervisors. alex with san francisco early care and education advocacy coalition. i want to thank supervisor

melgar for introducing the resolution regarding the department of early childhood and supervisors chan, ronan and safai for cosponsoring the resolution. many have seen first hand the impact early care and education has had as well as how critical baby c funding is. you joined for site visits in your district over the past number weeks and dc had great accomplishments since inception, which was not long ago, the workforce compensation initiative is a god send for many child care provider. look forward to department building on those accomplishments and are implementing a bold strategy to expand investments in ece and significant needs exist. we are heartened to see the mayor proposal to expand child care subsidy to more children andm families across san francisco and look forward continuing with you all to work on continued investment in child care and insure baby c money stays with

our children and namlies. families. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is liz, i work for low income investment fund as well as a member of cpac and ec coalition. baby prop c has transformed the lives of our edge s, children and families across the city. we established the foundation needed to advance baby c vision of universal ece and i believe that dec will build on the accomplishments with a bold strategy to support additional investments in early care and education. we all know without child care, parent can't go back to work our city will not reach its full economic potential, and our children cannot thrive. the big thank you to supervisor melgar for introducing this resolution and thank you supervisor chan, ronan and safai for cosponsoring and understanding the importance of early care and education. full board support we look

forward insuring baby c funding stays with children and families. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hello, allen wong, policy director for children council and partner with the sfec advocacy coalition and we like to thank supervisor melgar for sponsoring the resolution and supervisors chan, ronan and safai for being cosponsors. this resolution is a top policy priority for our ec advocacy coalition and children council. we want to fully build out baby proposition c and use it towards the tent and also very excited about the proposal by the mayor office and dec to use another $60 million in funds each next two years in order to expand child care access to our communities. thank you very much. we are looking forward to the resolution being passed. >> thank you for your comments. any other members of the public who like to address the board during general public daument?

comment? mr. president. >> [indiscernible] public comment is now closed. madam clerk, would you please read the adoption without committee reference calendar? >> yes. items 46 through 49 are offered for adoption without reference to committee. any member may send a item on first reading to committee, otherwise we'll take a roll call vote. >> seeing no names on the roster, we will take these items same house, same call, the resolutions are adopted. madam clerk, would you please read the in memoria? >> yes. today's meeting adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals on behalf of supervisor walton for the late mrs. francis marie mitchell and mr. oscar maroan. on behalf of supervisor

mandelman, for the late hope wood and margaret peggy moore. and on behalf of supervisor peskin, for the late mrs. ellen espinosa tovar. >> we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned]

>> once i got the hang of it a little bit, you know, like the first time, i never left the court. i just fell in love with it and any opportunity i had to get out there, you know, they didn't have to ask twice. you can always find me on the court. [♪♪♪]

>> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs. they provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are here for everyone. i think it is important for

people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make sure it is available, and that way people can no that people will be coming to play at the same time. >> we offer a wide variety of adaptive and inclusion programming, but this is the first time we have had our own equipment. [♪♪♪]

>> good morning everyone. we are excited to have it gathering today. i'm with self-help for the elderly. thank you mayor for coming and making a very very important announcement for all of us today. [speaking chinese] [applause] let's welcome our

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