are passed. Item 19. [Administrative code- amendments to residential rent stabilization and arbitration ordinance]
Sponsors: kim, campos, mar and avalos ordinance amending the administrative
code to: 1) Prohibit, with certain exceptions, rent increases based on the addition of occupants even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease permits such an increase; 2) Prevent evictions based on the addition of occupants if the landlord has unreasonably refused the tenant' s written request, including a refusal based on the amount of occupants allowed by the rental agreement or lease; 3) Require landlords, after certain vacancies, to set the new base rent, for the next five years, as the lawful rent in effect at the time of the vacancy; 4) Require that there be a substantial violation of a lawful obligation or covenant of tenancy as a basis for the recovery of possession; 5) Require a landlord, prior to seeking recovery of possession, to provide tenants an opportunity to cure the unauthorized addition of the tenant' s family members to the tenant' s unit; 6) Require that if a landlord seeks to recover possession based on a nuisance, substantial damage, or substantial interference with comfort, safety or enjoyment, the nuisance, substantial damage, or substantial interference be severe, continuing or recurring in nature; 7) Prevent a landlord from seeking recovery of possession solely because the tenant is occupying a unit not authorized for residency; 8) Require landlords to state in notices to vacate for certain good cause evictions the lawful rent for the unit at the time the notice is served; 9) Require the rent board to prepare a form in english, chinese, spanish, vietnamese, tagalog, and russian stating that a notice to vacate May lead to a lawsuit to evict and stating that advice regarding notices to vacate is available from the rent board; 10) Require landlords to attach a copy of the rent board form in the primary language of the tenant to each notice to vacate; and 11) Require landlords to plead and prove in any action to recover possession that at least one of the grounds of administrative code,
A: -(B) Stated in the notice to vacate is the dominant motive for recovering possession. 1234 colleagues can we take this item same house. Supervisor wiener
>>supervisor scott weiner: we can separate the question the way we did it last time. So I would like to do that.
Supervisor london breed: okay. >>clerk, please Madam President, it's my understanding that supervisor wiener would like to divide the question.
>>supervisor scott weiner: I would like to duplicate the following and I would like to make the following motion. The motion for version no. 1 to
remove page
8 line 9 through line 19 and version 2
to remove all language except
for page
8 line nine, page 9, through line 19. To divide this ordinance into two ordinances.
Awe you will recall last week we passed
the lion share of this
ordinance
unanimously including the ones that are the significant portions to the gotcha evictions and the moving evictions and
we had a split vote on the rooming.
This would divide this into 2 pieces of legislation.
One the roommate provisions on the
pages and lines I indicated and the
other version will be everything else. Presumably if the vote is the same,
would it be 11-0 on one and 7-4 vote. If those votes were the same they will
both pass. That is my motion to amend
on those two duplicate or files.
Supervisor london breed: okay, supervisor wiener has made a motion. Is
there a second? Supervisor tang, no
discussion.
>>supervisor jane kim: to clarify, the
motion is to privilege any member on the floor. >> yes.
>> what motion are we voting on?
>>supervisor scott weiner: it would be
the motion to amend them so the net effect would be that you have one version that is only the roommate provision and the other version would be everything else and it would
be 2 pieces of legislation. >> okay, I just want to clarify for members of this board.
In splitting these pieces we can put this provision at risk of not having a veto proof majority.
So that wasn't the case when the
question was divide but is now the case
with two different ordinances.
>>supervisor london breed: okay.
At this time, Madam Clerk on the
divided question, on the specific
ordinance that was recommended for an amendment we are going to be voting on
the ability to amend -- I'm sorry, the motion to amend. Can you please call
the roll on the motion to amend.
>> on version one, we are removing page
8 line nine through page 8 through line 19. >> yes.
You want to take the version 2
where we
are striking all except page 8 through line 19.
>> one motion.
City clerk: supervisor kim, supervisor cohen?
>>supervisor malia cohen: to be maker, maybe you can talk about why you are
doing this so everyone is on the same page because I felt like we dealt with it.
Walk us through it.
>>supervisor scott weiner:
absolutely. The overwhelming majority of this legislation, some people are opposed to
a lot of portions of this, but in this
body the overwhelming majority passed without any conflict.
As stated the core pieces are the nuisance and gotcha provision and as
well as the provision having to do with
vacancy control and owner move in
evictions and those are part of the
11-0 non-controversial.
The items proven on this board which are controversial and has a fair amount
of concern in general that we've heard
has to do with the roommate provision that would effectively eliminate the
ability of landlords to limit the number of residents in a unit based on
numbers in the lease.
So, given that divide, instead of
sending this full thing forward together, it's either rise or fall together. It makes sense to send it separately
and to ensure the
non-controversial overwhelming majority moves forward and
the mayor can sign or veto the roommate provision. That's the rational. You only have one section that is really controversial anymore and the idea is to separate it out.
>> my question is why would we give the mayor that privilege to weigh in on the legislation when we have already
discussed it?
>> I don't view it as the mayor's privilege. I view it as a member of this board
because I strongly support the overwhelming majority on this and I
want to make sure that it's enacted and I don't support and others don't support. People can still vote to be whatever
they want to vote for but this gives us
the option to consider the roommate provision separately. >> thank you. Supervisor london breed: supervisor campos. >>supervisor david campos: thank you. I will be voting against that effort. I
think in any legislation we consider there are things we like and do not like about the legislation and we have to take the total of the legislation to decide on whether or not on balance to move it forward or not. So I will be
voting against that and I hope my
colleagues join on that. >>supervisor london breed: supervisor kim.
>>supervisor jane kim: thanks, I agree with supervisor campos. I will be voting against the moment. I believe the ordinance should be moved together as 1 piece and be passed as
one legislation that will be protecting tennants across the city.
>>supervisor london breed: I see no
other names on the roster. Madam Clerk,
on the motion. Supervisor cohen?
>>supervisor malia cohen: forgive me
Madam Clerk, I'm not sure on the exact procedure. I'm not quite ready to vote on this item.
Is there a way we can put this at the
tail end of the agenda and deal with this later. I need more time to process this.
>>supervisor london breed: yes, we'll
come back to this item later on in the agenda.
Madam Clerk please call item 20.
City clerk: [Accept and expend gift- estate of nguey woo-police department - $54,972.09]
Sponsor: mayor resolution authorizing the san francisco police department to accept and expend a donation of $54,972.09 pursuant to the order of final distribution of the estate of nguey
woocity clerk: [Accept and expend gift -estate of nguey woo-police department- $54,972.09]
Sponsor: mayor resolution authorizing the san francisco police department to accept and expend a donation of $54,972.09 pursuant to the order of final distribution of the
estate of city clerk: [Accept and expend gift-estate of nguey woo- police department- $54,972.09]
Sponsor: mayor resolution authorizing the san francisco police department to accept and expend a donation of $54,972.09 pursuant to the order of final distribution of the estate of nguey woo >>supervisor london breed: colleagues 1234 can we take this item same house same call? It will be taken without objection. Item 22.
City clerk: [Multifamily housing revenue note-491-31st avenue -not to exceed $16,227,000]
Sponsors: mayor; mar resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a multifamily housing revenue note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,227,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 75-unit multifamily rental housing project located at 491-31st avenue; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the forms of and authorizing the execution of certain loan documents; authorizing the collection of certain fees; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the note and the project, as defined herein; granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and related matters.
City clerk: sf 221234 >> same house same call. Without objection this item is adopted unanimously. Madam Clerk call items 22-35.
City clerk: item 22-35.
Item 22, for 49 #-31 avenue.
Item 23, [Multifamily housing revenue note-345 arguello boulevard- not to exceed $18,047,000]
Sponsors: mayor; mar resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a multifamily housing revenue note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,047,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 69-unit multifamily rental housing project located at 345 arguello boulevard; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the forms of and authorizing the execution of certain loan documents; authorizing the collection of certain fees; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the note and the project, as defined herein; granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and related matters. 1234 item 24. [Multifamily housing revenue note-990 pacific avenue-not to exceed $38,633,000]
Sponsors: mayor; christensen resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a multifamily housing revenue note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,633,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 92-unit multifamily rental housing project located 990 pacific avenue; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the forms of and authorizing the execution of certain loan documents; authorizing the collection of certain fees; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the note and the
project, a
>> thank you Madam Clerk.
Colleagues, the mayor has asked for 1
week extension on this item. Is there
any member on the board who would like to continue this. Motion by supervisor christensen, motion by supervisor farrell. Can we take this motion to continue 1 week without objection? Without objection the motion passes this item.
This item will be continued 1 week
until October 6, 2015, board
meeting.
Madam Clerk, please call item
36.
City clerk: [Multifamily housing revenue bonds-1035 folsom street and 21 columbia square street-not to exceed $16,000,000]
Sponsor: kim resolution declaring the intent of the city and county of san francisco (The " city" ) To reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the director of the mayor' s office of housing and community development (The " director" ) To submit an application and related documents to the california debt limit allocation committee
Cdlac: To permit the issuance of residential mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,000,000 for 1035 folsom street and 21 columbia square street; authorizing and directing the director to direct the controller' s office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with cdlac procedures; authorizing the director to certify to cdlac that the city has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the state of california if the city fails to issue the residential mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of residential mortgage revenue bonds by the city in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the project, as defined herein, and the application, as defined herein. 1234 >>supervisor london breed: colleagues can we take this item same house same call? This item is proven unanimously. Next item [Public utilities commission new clean renewable energy bonds issuance- not to exceed $4,100,000]
Sponsor: breed resolution approving the issuance of not to exceed $4,100,000 aggregate principal amount of new clean renewable energy bonds to be issued by the city and county of san francisco, acting through the san francisco public utilities commission; approving the execution and delivery of an equipment lease/purchase agreement, a direct purchase agreement, and a filing agent agreement; and authorizing related actions, as defined herein.
>>supervisor london breed: same house same call? Without objection this ordinance is passed unanimously
on the
first reading.
City clerk: [Settlement of lawsuit- mountain cascade, inc.- $3,200,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by mountain cascade, inc., against the city and county of san francisco for $3,200,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2013, in san mateo county superior court, master file no. Civ 519255, entitled in re: mountain cascade contract litigation, related to the public utilities commission' s construction of the bay division pipeline no. 5-peninsula reaches project. (City attorney)1234
supervisor london breed: same house same call. This matter is approved without objection. Item 39 [Planning code- inclusionary housing requirements in the eastern neighborhoods]
Sponsor: kim ordinance amending the planning code to eliminate the rental incentive from the eastern neighborhood urban mixed use districts that permits project sponsors to lower their inclusionary affordable housing requirements and applicable eastern neighborhood public benefit fee by agreeing to maintain the units in their market rate development as rental units for 30 years; and affirming the planning department' s determination under the california environmental quality act, and making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. 1234 supervisor london breed: supervisor kim?
>>supervisor jane kim: thank you, colleagues. Before you today is an amendment to change a part of the planning code that reflect a different housing market than the one we had today. Since 2009, this city has offered and incentive to project sponsors in the eastern neighborhood area in the urban mixed use district. To encourage rental unions, this
amendment was passed in 2009 to reduce
obligation of developers. When
this
amendment was passed it represented all
eastern units in the residential. Now it represents 84%.
The dramatic increase in the delivery of rental units is not the result of
this incentive, but after very strong
rental market san francisco has seen. This amendment before us today is
updating the planning code to to remove
this incentive because we are building
rental house without it and
building in the current housing market.
I appreciate your support and glad to
see this amendment was recommended for approval. >>supervisor london breed: thank you.
Colleagues, can we take this
item same
house same call. Without objection
this item is approved.
City clerk: [Public works code -public right-of-way occupancy fee exemption]
Sponsor: campos ordinance amending the public works code to provide that floodwater management projects that are located within public rights of way, requiring a minor encroachment permit, and funded by san francisco public utilities commission grant funds, are exempt from payment of public right-of-way occupancy assessment fees. 1234 supervisor london breed: supervisor campos? >>supervisor david campos: thank you, the amendment before you will help small businesses and property owners in flood prone areas.
It will help them make changes to the
property to help prevent flooding.
It amends the code so if a property
owner is doing a flood water management project funded by the san francisco
public utilities commission grant funds
they will not be charged a public right-of-way occupancy fee should they
encroach into the sidewalk. On March
19th, I held a hearing on the issue of
flooding at the intersection of folsom which is the lowest point in the city which is in my district. It is an area
that has the worst flooding of any
part of the city.
Puc, staff, local residents,
business
owners created a working group for ideas to deal with this problem. One of the ideas is the amendment of this code so that those who wanted to address this issue did not have to pay fees on
top of that.
So, the point here is it will make it
easy for tennants to apply for flood
assistance and will incentivize the
flood water program to prevent damage to their property in the event of a
storm and this will help to ease the administrative burden on puc and staff when participating in the program when they are hit with unreasonable fees that the puc has had to deal with in
the past and the past puc has had to intervene on behalf of these folks. I
want to thank the puc and the staff for
working on this item as well as the
department of public works and my aid. Thank you for all the work that has
gone into it. I respectfully ask for
your support, thank you.
Can we take this item same house same call? >> this item is approved.
>> can we discuss the same item.
>>supervisor scott weiner: I withdraw
the motion from the file to the original version we voted on last week.
I want to request that we separate the questions in the same manner that we
did last week voting on the roommate provisions separately from the rest but
still be all one file.
I will say that I do believe in flexibility and adding roommates and
being able to swap a roommate when a
roommate leaves. I would support one non-family member. People have a
reason to do that whether it's a boyfriend or girlfriend.
That's fine with me. I just think this current provision goes too far in terms of a large number of people wanting to be added without any consent from the
owner and I will be voting against that separated part of the file. >>supervisor london breed: okay,
colleagues on the ordinance without the roommate provision, can we take that
item same house same call? Without objection the ordinance finally passes unanimously. Madam Clerk, can you please call the
roll on the remaining question of the roommates provision of the ordinance.
City clerk: on the balance of the ordinance? >> yes.
City clerk: Madam President,
your first
vote was the severed portion pages 8 line -- >>supervisor london breed: actually no. That was withdrawn by supervisor wiener. We are looking at the ordinance similar to what we did last week when we separated out the component of the ordinance that were supported by all
members of the board and more
specifically the component of the ordinance. Supervisor wiener do you have the section of the area we are talking about? >>supervisor scott weiner: point of information. My understanding is that we just unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance minus the roommate question
and we'll vote separately which is for
clarification page 8 line nine through page nine line 19.
>> that is what we are voting onto the
voters provision for the roommate.
Seeing no other names on the roster,
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
City
clerk mar, wiener no, avalos, aye,
breed aye, campos, aye, christensen,
aye, supervisor cohen, aye, supervisor
farrell, no, there are 7 ayes
and 4 no with supervisors tang, yee, farrell on the dissent.
>>supervisor london breed: the
ordinance is finally passed.
Madam Clerk can we go with commendation
given by supervisor mar?
>>supervisor eric mar:
>>supervisor eric mar: thank you.
I would like to ask legal outreach to
come forward. I'm honored today to
recognize an amazing organization, asian pacific legal outreach. We are
here with one of it's founders taylor
who has led so much that I will talk
about in a moment different movements
for social justice and empowerment not
just for asians and pacific islanders
communities but all asians. I think it represents client and communities not only immigrants but citizens and youth and the types of legal services they
have been able to develop have been tremendously except based on
grass routines and organizing advocates
within our community and grass roots
approach to the most vulnerable in our communities.
They are expanded beyond japantown operation of law students that founded
it in 1975 to a wide range of different movements they support across the different communities and
neighborhood lines.
Since '75 they have been able
to break down legal barriers.
The clients are marginalized based on
low income status, gender, age,
ethnicity, race, nationality or language. The parts they serve are strictly in need of services they provide. I want
to also say they provide services in a
number of languages not only cantonese
and hindi, tagalog, taiwanese and spanish.
It's a multilingual service they have created.
I want to give a shout out to director taylor. He didn't want know do this.
I'm doing this against his wishes. A san francisco neighborhood
legal assistance foundation supervising
attorney, he worked with many others to found the association legal outreach. I was his law clerk years and years ago. They really worked to empower japanese americans and asian pacific islanders
from their work from retrust reparation
and the cases for the japanese american
community to freeing the racial justice
campaign years ago but also today they
are linked with broad social justice movements like human trafficking.
They have led the creation of new alliances against domestic violence,
not only in san francisco but also the oakland battered women's clinics and other organizations as well. Tremendous
alliance building and coalition building. Largely because the dean and
the staff have worked to build broader movements.
In the past 40 years, taylor, suzuki,
the first staffer they build it into an amazing organization to work across so many different lines.
I wanted to say too that their elder
abuse project and the youth violence
prevention program are a great model in san francisco as well.
Lastly a couple of notable accomplishments, they have been honored
by other groups.
I did want to acknowledge social services. There are projects dealing
with abuse and elders and seniors in our community and to promote their independence and aging in place with dignity in our communities.
They also have as I mentioned work not
only in domestic violence but also
developing new projects to support lgbt survivors of domestic violence as well. But really cutting edge in the types of
legal work they do that is
empowering
to people.
I wanted to say that my experience
helped guide as an activist and social justice person and that they don't get enough credit in the work they do and
how much they have changed the lives of youth and people like me, I want to thank dean and his staff and the board
and all of those that have supported
and empowered and given a voice to over the years.
Before dean makes some comments
supervisor jane also wanted to give
some props to them as well.
>>supervisor jane kim: I just want to
say a few words to this legal outreach.
It's been an amazing 40 years.
I think supervisor mar said it all but many people don't realize that it is the largest services for victims of
domestic violence in the bay area serving multiple language groups and
not just the leadership but the amazing
staff with over 22 attorneys coming out
of law school education providing front line services for residents across the
bay area that would normally not get the caliber of this legal services. I will just recognize a few because we
know them here victor huang who is our deputy director and price who
is also our immigrant commissioner and I know
many of your attorneys worked
with us also have passed legislation
due to the
work that api legal outreach does
throughout the city. I think it speaks
highland -- highly to the dedication
of the team and staff and works on the
field to serve on these front line services.
It's developing the leaders and the
pipelines for our asian american communities and communities of color.
I would like to thank api for
my
office, ivy lee who has done in
credible work and api legal outreach not only provides the service to the most vulnerable in our community but the people of today and tomorrow and public servants of today and tomorrow in the bay area and that is why this is so important.
We look forward to the gala on friday. The academy of sciences and we hope
that many people come out to support and look forward to another 40 years of
these incredibly vital services but
also continue to go develop the
pipeline services in the asian american community.
>> thank you so much, supervisor mar for your kind remarks and supervisor
kim for your kind remarks. You know, it's difficult for me to come and admit how old I am and thank you
for reminding me how ancient we
are becoming.
But, also it's difficult for our organization to be recognized
in public. It's not something that we do. It's not what we are about.
Thank you for this recognition and
honor. We have partnered with you
supervisors and a city as a whole in providing services to those folks who don't of a voice today whether they be
seniors or youth, tenants, recent immigrants, survivors of violence. Communities of color. We will continue
do that with your support. I want to
just thank you on behalf of our staff. Our staff does all the work.
I just kind of make public appearances.
It's our staff that should be recognized today and we thank you all again for your support.
[Applause]
Supervisor london breed: thank you and congratulations. The final commendation will come from
me. It's a surprise commendation. It's in regard to a really pressing issue
facing the western addition community today. More specifically right now longstanding affordable housing developments that are in jeopardy of
losing their affordable housing status in the western edition
community is one such issue. One affordable housing
site, the frederick douglas housing was
built in the 70s and they recently paid
off their mortgage making them vulnerable to developers in agreed. I
have been working with the mayor's
office to work with a plan for this
affordable housing and meeting in
washington and our congress nancy
pelosi to approve this garden.
In the next month I will be working to improve affordable housing. As the city
moves forward to addressing san
francisco's housing crisis, we need
leaders to work with us. I have a
surprise commendation for such
leader.
Reverend brown. I would like to recognize him for leader in all of san francisco.
He was instrumental in creating frederick douglas gardens for our
community and he also sounded
the alarm
when frederick douglas housing was being
sold. And his support for affordable housing
and his advocacy and our first african american board of supervisors President
Who is in the audience today, doris ward.
[Applause] Trail blazers who have paved the way to
make sure that those who are need are taken care of and are supported by the
powers of this city.
The baptist church is led by amos brown
and he is leading this by the plague that affects our city.
Before I bring reverend brown
up, the
grandson of frederick douglas who is
the pastor of first friendship baptist church in dallas,( This text is a rough draft format. Communication access
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1234 texas. His grandfather was instrumental in not
only purchases the lot where douglas
gardens -- sits but he was the first african american to run for
board of supervisors.
Dr. Cane the third can you please come
forward and say something about reverend amos brown. [Applause]
[Cheers and applause] >> thank you very much.
Let me thank you, President London breed for the wonderful leadership that
you continue to model not only in san
francisco but around this
nation. I'm
preaching to dallas texas and whenever
you want to speak on that, I brag that I'm from san francisco and san
francisco made sure there was a leader
of london breed competence and charisma is giving leadership to this board. Thank you very much for your sterling leadership and never forgetting where
you have come from as it relates to our
community and how the fact that our community and the welfare of our
community and a real sense says a lot
about san francisco as a whole. So
being in dallas, I'm always proud to point to san francisco as a city of progress, a city that cares.
So I hope and pray that we will hold on
to that because as far as I'm
concerned, san francisco is ground zero
when it comes to addressing income inequality in these yet to be united
states of america.
So san francisco if it is to
live up to
its lofty of aggressive city it must seek responsibility to fight for the
middle class, to fight for vis a vis
because it's all of those who are the most vulnerable. We can shout about
google and we are glad about
thatcious
, but my -- thing is if we
could not google those and those that do not have
the opportunity, we live
beneath that. My grandfather, frederick douglas senior was the first african american to run for the board of supervisors here in san francisco.
And so I am so proud of the fact that
Dr. Amos c brown took that baton of
progressive and prophetic leadership
and with the pride of the
witness of
amos brown to leading the fight to ensure that we have affordable housing right here in san francisco,
california. I join with you in saluting and appreciateively applauding Dr. Amos
c brown, you about I say this to you,
let's not just talk about it. Let's be about it. Let's not just talk the talk. Let's
walk the walk. The best way to salute
Dr. Amos c brown. Is to recognize the national board
member of the naacp, the leadership of
the san francisco branch of the naacp.
One of the most clear prophetic voices
in this world is Dr. Amos brown, if we
are going to shown of Dr. Amos c brown let's do that in san francisco
so I can
go to dallas to say as we go as a model to ensure that america is one of liberty and justice for all. I salute you for having the
sense to salute Dr. Amos brown. If you have enough sense let's take it
from hallelujah! About what he's doing
to do you lulia. Congratulations, Dr. Amos c brown.
[Cheers and applause]
>>supervisor london breed: supervisor cohen?
>>supervisor malia cohen: thank you. Good afternoon.
It's a pleasure to be here and hear
President Call Dr. Amos brown.
Even he sat up in his seat with pride.
I'm not sure what we can expect here. It looks like we might have a church service.
We have handful of ministers in the audience today. First I want to take a
moment to also recognize the ever so lovely talented beautiful courageous
doris ward for whom all of us stand on her shoulders. Thank you for loving us
and guiding us and giving us the inspiration and reminding people that we do have a place in this city.
Thank you very much. And the other thing that I wanted to
just acknowledge is to reverend brown
who has been a leader for generations, for many people in this city, he's been outstanding. The one thing that I admire most about
this man is that he's never run from a
fight. This is a man even when the odds
were stacked up against him he stood up
in the face of adversity here and in the south. Reverend brown, I hope that you will
continue to work with President Breed
and myself not only on affordable
housing but unsolved crimes and murders.
And also foster peace for the mothers and families who have lost dear loved
ones and make sure we do not brush over
lightly the light of this very precious life w that, I welcome you to come up to the board, thank you. Thank you.
[Applause]
>> Madam President, supervisor malia
cohen, to all of you who comprise the legislative body of our
government.
Good afternoon.
This is one time that I am speechless. [Laughter]
I said it in an earlier meeting
at 5
years ago unfortunately.
I suffered an ischemic stroke.
The one thing that I always marvel
about since that day is that God as you
will recognize spared my mouth
and my
mind.
My mobility was just compromised a bit.
I will submit to you before I take my
seat that I'm not here alone
today.
That it's very much a touching moment,
a tender moment when our son in the
ministry, the reverend Dr. Frederick
douglas hanes the third.
The grandson of my predecessor spoke
before the podium and gave some words of commendation. San francisco should be proud of him.
He is a world, a global citizen. He's
in demand all around this globe and
behalf of not just civil
rights, one
would take advocacy only for blacks.
Dr. Hanes is a champion for human rights. Respecting the worth and
dignity of all
human beings.
Whether it be gay rights, women's rights, workers rights, you
make --
name it. This brother has been morally consistent and I say today
though I
accept this surprise citation that I
wish my wife to come and share,
that it
can be a do alulia. Not just a hallelujah!.
It will be a do alulia when we
stop
this hemorrhaging this atrocity of black americans, that the report that
will come out in the chronicles that
the median income for african americans
is $29,000.
But for whites, it's between $101-110,000 a year.
Shame shame shame on san
francisco. It's a shame on san francisco that
every week I have been presiding
practically over funerals of young african americans who are dead before their deadline.
The bible promises us 70 or 80 years if by reason of strength, but too many of
our young people are dead at
the ages
of 15-35.
That is a blight on san francisco. [Applause]
Just the other day his holiness was here in this country.
And he spoke to the legislative chamber of our national government.
And the one thing that he under scored
among many other great things he said,
was that we should all just live the golden rule. Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you. If you don't want to be
out of a house, don't let african
americans be out of a house and experience no affordable housing in this city. If you don't want to have that he
would, make sure that you have
healthcare for african americans and culturally sensitive doctors.
If you don't want anybody shooting in
your community, make sure that you have police personnel that knows how to really provide public safety for all of the people of this city.
[Applause]
And when we do that, as I always say, we will never apologize about san
francisco or who we are as decent human beings, but we will all feel good and proud about ourselves and be able to
say, I'm black and I'm proud. I'm brown
and I'm sound.
I'm yellow and mellow and I had red and
I ain't dead.
I'm white and I'm all right.
I gay but I'm great.
That's what san francisco is. God bless you and thank you.
[Applause]
>>supervisor london breed: all right.
Now that we had church at the board of supervisors.
We can get back to business. Madam
Clerk, can we please go to roll call for introductions.
City clerk: to introduce new business is supervisor kim?
>>supervisor jane kim: thank you Madam Clerk, I have two items today. The
first is a resolution. Erlg -- earlier
this month members of the house tried
to defy planned parenthood, one of the largest providers of family care and family planning services.
Over the last five 5 years they
have
cut 10% of federal budget for family
planning and it's been eliminating
family planning funds.
This is unidentical to society that
serves women.
I would like to thank
supervisor camps
and yee.
To help support the -- to allow to control a woman's body.
This is critical the ability to affording women to store in
their lives and granting unmarried access to the
pill at ages 17 instead of 21 to employment, increase their earning
power and narrow the gender gap in pay and later contributing to more enduring marriages. Contemporary studies indicate that teen pregnancy interferes with a young woman's ability to graduate from high school and enroll and graduate from
college. Conversely planning delays and
spacing birth appear to have helped women achieve career goals. Delaying a
birth can also reduce a gap in pay that
typically exist in working mothers and
reduce the chance of needing public assistance.
The fact is when women have better control of their bodies they have
better control of their lives and a
stronger society for it. A
health
concern is important as well and for
the nations largest providers in
healthcare including cancer
screening,
prenatal test and women's health services.
In a case with roe versus wade that
would support planned
parenthood,
oppose any defunding of planned
parenthood of any level and the san
francisco -- regardless of federal support.
Second, today I am calling for a
hearing and actually substituting and
augmentment a hearing called by john
avalos in the spring of this year. For
most people tickets or tow away are a
financial hassle. I have myself been
ticketed and tow aways, while
my budget
has enable to pay for this, many people
living paycheck to paycheck can have far more consequences.
In June when san francisco discussed
this issue with sf mta and discussed
further discussion prior to approving a
new contract to begin in April 2016. If san francisco was on par with other cities, I would no question the cost for recovery fees that have been associated.
But the fees our office have researched are considerably lower than other
cities. For example we looked at chicago, seattle, los angeles and new york.
In chicago a tow away fee is $150 plus
$20 for the night.
Seattle $114 and additional fee per
day. Los angeles $120 and additional fees.
New york city $185 per tow plus $20 per fee. No additional fees.
Here in san francisco, our base
tow fee is $491.75 more than double of any of
these large cities. Plus $68.25 per
night. More than 3 times any of these
cities. Including we are one of the
cities that also can charge additional
fees on top of these charges. While I
understand that sf mta has to recover
from these cost I would question why these fees are higher and private contractors are structured to ensure
cost recovery only. If a number of tows
per month does not cover rent and
staff, what does it cover for monthly
fees. When fees exceed the staff, what
happens to that additional revenue, who
gets to see it and how much does a tow
away allow to incur. I'm glad
that san
francisco is waving the fees for stolen
vehicles, but it maybe one's meal budget, a significant portion of your
rent and any part of living expenses.
Currently we have no program to help
anyone with this fee similar to parking tickets.
We also do not have a cap on towing
prices. While my roll call vote focuses
on today's fees and sf mta will be
exploring I'm also concerned
about our
municipal fines and what programs cannot afford these find and how much
should balance our books on the backs of residents. I'm joining with
supervisor john avalos who made this
request on this past spring on drivers license suspension.
Organizations such as poverty center,
aclu, lawyers for civil rights
and department of justice are examining this now and what is the purpose and
how does it impact communities across the country.
In one data has surfaced as
much as 60%. And ferguson the department of justice
found a pattern and practice of racial discrimination.
With every police, municipal court,
city hall participated in unlawful targeting of african american residents leading to millions of dollars in fines
and fees by african american residents
to satisfy revenue needs rather than
public safety needs initially for which
these funds were created. There are
lives ruins because of lives they can
afford to pay. A one woman
could not
afford a $41 ticket and was put on a
plan to incur $30 a month to incur the ticket. After 1 year she had not paid off this $41.
There was a working class man who stole one can of beer and was thrown in jail
because he could not afford the ticket associated with it.
There was a mother who is taken away here drivers license. When she was unable to pay the fine she was sent to 2 years probation which cost her an additional $200 to participate in the
program. While these are not necessarily classes in san francisco.
San francisco should be ahead of curve
in examining this issue. While our fees
make-up a percentage of revenue, unbalanced with it's original purpose
whether it's increasing public safety, ensuring adequate street cleaning, all legitimate public goals. We should examine the desperate impact it has on
our residents based on income and how
we can provide relief to residents who cannot afford these fines and fines can lead to devastating financial and criminal consequences and finally lowering san francisco fines for all residents. I look forward to this hearing and I
want to thank supervisor avalos for his
office on the work intially already and the rest I submit. >> thank you.
It's not after 3:00 P.M..
We will return to the new business
after the 3:00 P.M. Special orders.
>> Madam Clerk, can you call items
49-52.
City clerk: special orders. [Public hearing-appeal of tentative map-40 bernal heights boulevard] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works dated August 24, 2015, approving a proposed four-lot subdivision located at 40 bernal heights boulevard, assessor's block no. 5640, lot no. 010; and making environmental findings under the california environmental
District 9: (Appellant: betsy brown and chris witteman, on behalf of bernal/powhattan neighbors) (Filed September 3, 2015).
Clerk of the board: 1234
>>supervisor john avalos: thank
you. I would like to continue this item and
hope to resolve the appeal that is before us.
The mediation is scheduled for October 13th so there can be a
resolution, I
hereby move these items to October 20, 2015.
>>supervisor london breed: supervisor
avalos has moved to move these items to October 20th. Are there any members of the public who would like to provide public comment on the continuance. Seeing none, public comment is closed. Colleagues can we take the motion to
continue the meeting of October 20th, without objection.
Without objection the motion
passes. >>supervisor london breed: Madam Clerk
can we go to our special order item
41-44. [Public hearing-appeal of final negative declaration-recology landfill disposal agreement-hay road landfill in solano county] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the adoption of a final negative declaration under the california environmental quality act for a proposed agreement for disposal of municipal solid waste at recology hay road landfill in solano county, issued by the planning commission on May 21, 2015, and adopted on June 1, 2015.
(Appellant: joshua n. Levine, on behalf of solano county orderly growth committee) (Filed June 30, 2015). (Clerk of the
board) [Affirming the approval of a final negative declaration- recology landfill disposal agreement-hay road landfill in solano county] Motion affirming the approval by the planning commission of a final negative declaration under the california environmental quality act for the proposed agreement for disposal of municipal solid waste at recology hay road landfill in solano county.
Clerk of the board: 1234 [Reversing the approval of a final negative declaration-recology landfill disposal agreement-hay road landfill in solano county] Motion reversing the approval by the planning commission of a final negative declaration under the california environmental quality act for the proposed agreement for disposal of municipal solid waste at recology hay road landfill in solano county.
Clerk of the board: 1234 sf
431234 sf[Preparation of findings to reverse the approval of a final negative declaration-recology landfill disposal agreement-hay road landfill in solano county] Motion directing the clerk of the board to prepare findings reversing the planning commission' s approval of a final negative declaration under the california environmental quality act for the proposed agreement for disposal of municipal solid waste at recology hay road landfill in solano county. (Clerk of the1234 1234
>>supervisor london breed: we will consider the following. Up to 10 minutes to speak for the appeal. Up to 10 minutes for representative of the planning department to present it's analysis of certifying the negative D.C. Largs. Up to 10 minutes for real party
interest to present their case for
certification of the negative
declaration and up to 2 minutes for public commenters to speak in support
of the issuance of the negative declaration. Finally, the appellant will have up to
3 minutes for rebuttal
argument.
So with that we will open up the hearings to move forward with the appellant.
You will have ten minutes. 10 minutes.
>> thank you, Madam President and board of supervisors.
I want to support supervisor
kim. I am a supporter of planned parenthood and
for a number of years. I would like to thank this board for what you have done
for the clinic on valencia street. It's remarkable your support. So the matter at hand.
My name is dwayne crown, former solano board of supervisors.
We are the appellant of the landfill decisions to not do an environmental analysis of the proposal to
ship the garbage that is going into
sooner or -- solano county. I find it difficult to understand that
a county that is doing so well with
social justice issues has a blind eye
to not see they are shipping 50 trucks
to solano county. They all go
to contra costa county.
That delta is a fair number, but it's
not roughly the 60 miles each way into
solano county all of which is new to solano county.
To say there is no environmental impact
is mind boggling to me. As a representative of solano county, I hope you will reconsider the decision made by the planning commission and the
planning staff to not do full
environmental analysis. Incredibly I find they didn't
even find a mitigated negative
declaration that
someone in contra cost a county and
alameda county with making new trips. They would at least consider what are the impacts in the region that these trucks are now going to.
You are silent on that. Absolutely silent.
I would hope that you would
reconsider.
>> good afternoon.
I represent the solano county community. Thank you for the opportunity to speak.
We are lthe best environmental review. The greatest thing about ceqa is that
you have these levels once you have identified the project.
You can do the bare minimum and say
there is nothing happening here and you
can bring it up and do a negative declaration or environmental review.
Our issue is taking issue with a negative declaration for many many reasons.
First of all, this is not the delta between what is happening and what is going to happen.
This is between 640,000 additional miles per year that we are going to be driving these trucks.
Additionally there is a huge fair
argument based on the amount and testimony and expert report coming back on both sides that requires additional review. So the other thing is we are only looking at the project as this
contract. That's not what it is.
The project is that disposable of solid
waste. That's up to 5 million tons of
waste. This piece mealing is not only
unlawful under sea equal but has been
happening throughout the entire process. Right now we have this issue of what is actually going to be deposed
of at the hayward landfill.
Some say it a certain amount of tonnage and certain capped and the recent response to our appeal that it could be
up to 94 trucks per day. That's round
trip truck loads. So 60 trucks per day
versus 94. Additionally the hayward
landfill can only accept 4600 tons of waste per day.
If we have up to 94 trucks, basically
san francisco would be taking up the capacity per day. We haven't talked about what's going to
happen if we go over that and we don't know where they are going to
store it.
Additionally all the neighborhoods
that surround this landfill use that landfill. It was there for all the other communities to bring their waste to. Thus san francisco starts trucking thousands of miles to take
their msw to
the hayward landfill, at what point
does their own community does not truck
their items there. People will move their trash around and
the landfill has a certain capacity to 2050. If we are increasing the amount of solid waste that goes in there, they are going to reach that capacity much sooner and thus everybody is going to
be looking for their trash.
The recology wants you to review this.
That is huge.
They have concluded the project relies on data that isn't there. For example we have the appeal that you have not taken into account that san
francisco's population is steadily increasing. Thus if a population
increases, of course waste increases,
of all types, municipal and solid waste. They want us to believe that waste is going down. But if you look necessity
past 4 years it's leveled off or
slightly increasing.
This is data coming from the landfills.
These are raw numbers which is
in
congruent with the data to say it's
going down. For efs they attach, they grant application that you have been given a grant.
Kudos, we all want less waste. We want
more programs and that sounds great in theory, but what an environmental needs to review is assess those numbers. If
we are going to assess those are are
they going to be flementd. -- implemented and how much are we going to be able to divert and how much does
it compare to san francisco's rising population. There is a lot of data not taken into account and the reason is
because this is a negative declaration. All we are asking is you
have to take it to another review.
There are significant impacts on the environment. There are completely fair arguments
that is completely understandable that that is happening.
To basically ignore every other experts ignore that don't fulfill what you want
to hear is a problem. All we are saying is please take another look at this. People are there to protect the people
and not only who I represent solano county residents but everyone.
You have thousands of miles of trash
and that is what we call piece mealing under ceqa.
I think it's unlawful and dangerous. I
speak on both sides of law for this.
I typically municipalities.
I look at review and say what is the
standard we need here.
I would say that a negative declaration is small.
If you want to flat line and possibly change a zoning ordinance that doesn't have an impact.
This is not one of those. [Inaudible] Implication of a review but you have to protect the people. That's why the ceqa law is there and that's what we are asking to you do. Thank you.
>>supervisor london breed:
thank you. Okay.
We will now open it up to public commenters who would like to speak in
support of the appeal.
You have up to 2 minutes each.
Public speaker: Madam President and
board, my name is finestein.
From the sierra club.
Nice to see you all again. We sent the letter expressing that you really do
need to do a full eir. The examples presented to you make it
very clear that it's appropriate for this. There are several issues for the sierra
club. One which is not a negative declaration issue that landfills do
have impact. They take open space and destroy
resource and we asked for mitigation for that. We got mitigation at the landfill where there is a fee for open space as well as recycling which san francisco benefits from.
The new landfill that recology is proposing to you will not have such a
fee so we will not be mitigating the
loss for the resources at this landfill.
I would like to emphasize so it could strike home to san franciscans that we
are not just proposing a large amount
of truck traffic along the west contra
costa, west alameda corridor which is usually a berkeley community that are disadvantaged low income communities.
We are going to be inflicting a great
degree on those pollution areas where
we have the highest asthma rate in the
city because of those highways, 101 and 280. Now we are putting more trucks right next to communities similar to the bayview and we are saying there is no impact. There has been no study on that.
I think it's unconscionable for san
francisco not to look at that.
Public speaker: we have to ask with
all the facts you heard, was there any
science done? There was no evidence
of that.
Then how was that done? When we are in
the back end with all the garbage on tunnel in san francisco.
There was no environmental review done
when that project was built.
We have done this for over 50 years. The mayor and board of supervisors has
done to try to mitigate the negative impact that we suffer there. What's going on now.
We have a negative declaration about
recology adding another 13500
feet to the transfer station and now they want another issued for this landfill. It doesn't make sense and leadership
demands on your part, fairness and integrity. That's all we are asking to
you show us. Just show us some fairness integrity. Do the eir.
Reverse this vote.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
Public speaker: good afternoon, I'm a san francisco resident and ratepayer.
I'm here in support. We need an environmental impact report
to dispose of our garbage responsibly. This is paramount, this is san
francisco, we are a green city.
How do we do it? I have been involved
with this issue for 5 years. First it was the landfill and now we
are going to try to ship it again without an environmental impact report.
Why are we doing this is this?
This is irresponsible. Landfills should be a
thing of the pass. Europe is
ahead with
a mass -- please think about it.
We should be working on a mass incinerator plan.
I would ask you to reverse this
and --
review this.
Public speaker: I'm a san francisco resident also.
I have a question, how many board of
supervisors have visited these two
landfills, the one in solano county. I'm concerned what landfill is closer
to people to maybe agricultural land
and I wonder about the water table.
I think that's significant.
It was in the wheat land one 24 124
feet from the surface.
I would like to see an eir.
Thank you very much. >>supervisor london breed: thank you.
Next speaker.
Public speaker: I live in the
neighborhood nearby. It happens that I happened to
put on my hiking shoes coming here.
I don't know if it's appropriate for
the tenderloin because stuff gets stuck
on the bottom. Nonetheless I'm going
with the sierra club today. I find it
telling it that it impression would be
pointed out that not requiring a report is illegal. But that was insufficient.
They had to give other reasons than
that, normally being illegal is a pretty strong argument.
In this board it doesn't always carry.
>> thank you, next speaker, please.
>> my name is david chan.
An acronym stands for sustainability, parks, recycling and defense fund. First of all I have been involved with
this struggle for 30 years. We urge you
to uphold the appeal in solano county
and require an environmental impact report. I have prepared a one page document which I have provided cops for members of the board of supervisors. I would divide it into two parts. One is highlighting what is an
environmental benefit now in the existing agreement which is bolded on
your piece of paper.
It's basically open space fees already
over 10 $10 million have been expended
to acquire more biodiverse in
the wild
life corridors between mount diablo in alameda county.
That's beneficial to san francisco
residents. But these areas are to san francisco.
The rest is in the mountain view. It's not an environmental benefit.
The second is jobs in environmental
education fund.
$400,000 to $500,000 a year has been expended. I don't know the details on that finally they are under the agreement,
there are two things.
When this deal was made in 1998 as the
result of a settlements of a lawsuit
which in san francisco that it did not
have one that it will have one and it ruled out the implication of this waste.
Thanks to the neoliberal judges, that's no longer operative law.
Finally there is a community monitored community which I serve.
>> thank you very much. I'm sorry, everyone gets the same
amount of time. I'm sorry. Next
speaker.
>> having these have got to
avenue --
have an impact. Healthy communities and stretch this as far as we have a dumping and when we
have a fire, how far does smoke goes. We need to be a little bit more integrated. We are looking for
a health equilibrium.
And let's go in favor of the progress
and diversity for our community.
I need the rethink.
Thank yo
>> Madam President. I represent san francisco.
We agree that doing an eir makes a lot of sense.
The reason is there is not enough
science supporting the final decision
made here. Science would help us get
to the bottom of the solution and it May not turnout.
Trucks May use more gasoline and spew greater emissions overall despite the lower mileage going up there. So there is issues like that that we are concerned about that. We are also concerned that the two
stakeholders in this debate have done everything they can to get
vovltd -- involved in the political process and
we are concerned that we do not have objective scientific information to make this decision for the city. >> thank you, next speaker, please.
Public speaker: good afternoon, peter.
Also known as cactus pete. I have more than one trick. The bad guys call me a prick. This is a serious issue but I
see so many people here an probably as frustrated as I have been.
It seems like the political process doesn't work for us. I have to share that the reason that we
have not been able to be there with a people group with king and
demandey and caesar chavez did to shut you all down to working with common sense is because
there has been over 100 patented mind
control programs which allows for
freedom and speech and free will as
long as we don't do what steven and gandhi did.
I came back from bakersfield, long
beach and all of los angeles, I handed about 2,000 of these flyers. That I did a rope a dope with the pope and
I don't
prove with your pump among and
muhammad alley and we walk into
the
promise line.
And so the power is to know that we are
going to get off the fence, stop paying
our mortgages and rent starting today
and we heard about carlos santana and his album and we are going to look at
each other in the eye and say we are going to hold on to property taxes and
we are looking to politicians and
working. >> thank you. Your time is up. At this time we will
have up to 10 minutes from representative. Sorry.
Public speaker: steve zelcher united workers for action.
Why hasn't there been an environmental study? Well, I think it's because of
the role of recology. Recology supports a lot of the politicians on this board
in this city and they don't want an environmental study. With the effect of
more trucks on the streets that the
highways need for people and particularly people of color who live
in pocommunities. I'm also objecting to supporting this appeal because there
have been a series of incidents in recology. Recology has covered them up
and refused to take action of racism in this country. They refuse to report to
the city and county of san francisco.
New incidents although they are
required to under the new contract. Who gets away with this who gets away
with the contract in city of san
francisco and retaliates against an african american worker.
Who is this company and why are the board of supervisors saying
their not
required to run an environmental review.
Are you being run by this recology. Who do you represent the working people of
san francisco or another being affected
by recology. Thank you. >> Madam President, I will remind the
members of the audience that you are
allowed to use silent fingers but no vocal expression. >> thank you.
Public speaker: I am actually a recology worker.
I am the person who September
-- sent
you all supervisors an e-mail explaining the issues happening
at the and the retaliation that has
happened. As a result of me basically reporting the nuisance incident. I sent it out to the mayor, sent it out
to you all. I have heard back a
from a
couple, malia cohen and sent at the
mail back stating that they had a lawyers number which I don't know why
that was even given. Whatever.
The company really is full of bs as far as I'm concerned and I feel like
basically they need to do some sort of environmentalist study of what they
have going on. I also want to point
out that I don't have to take a look further with things happening with the racial issues.
There was another employee who came out
recently who is a driver speaking out against a supervisor at the
company who is racist.
So I don't know what the franchise agreement is. I would assume that they need to report
issues of race or issues of nuisance to
you all to the city or whom ever else.
I would like something to be
done.
I know it's transporting garbage down the highway.
I don't think you would like to have it
shutdown and have it backed up on your freeways.
The people May decide they want to do something. I would hope you will do something. If not, it's on you all and
it will be in your hands. >>supervisor london breed: thumb. -- thank you very much. Are there any other members who would like to speak
in support of the appeal.
>> next speaker, please. This is about the appeal. Thank you.
Next speaker, please. Ma'am, would you like to comment in
support of the appeal? >> okay.
We are waiting. We apologize. We have an interpreter.
We have to wait until they are able to
provide interpretation.
They left? Okay.
So we are going to need to take a
recess until we can find and
interpreter.
>> maybe I will speak in simple english.
>> before we get started I need to
bring the meeting back from recess.
Excuse me, ma'am, are you going to
interpret for her?
Public speaker: I complain about
recology. The flies come in my house
and sometimes I smell bad and sometimes
I smell something burning.
It makes me feel just like I live
besides a garbage can.
Sometimes I find a mouse in my house.
It's getting worse and worse.
I can't stand it.
It's really bad.
I wish recology can move far away. >> thank you very much. Are there any other members of the public? >> good afternoon.
How are you? My name is eva.
I live there for over 25 years. I moved
here in 1990 little hollywood. It
really beautiful.
Only list for the vacation.
10 years ago. Everyday.
Why not the owner has a few --
[Inaudible] In -- one more
time. [
Indiscernible]
>> >>supervisor london breed: stick to the subject matter if you are going to speak.
Public speaker: I don't know how to
make money for the stock market and
cannot support somebody to be -- and I cannot.
>>supervisor london breed: you can't
speak about any public campaign related matter.
>> back to the sidewalk. Please
understand. Test
>> >> >> city of san francisco
>> >>
>> board of supervisors
>> please stand by... >>
>> city of san francisco >> >> board of supervisors >> >>
>> please stand by... >>
>>ey we would appreciated more. A couple of points. The mention about two elephants in the
room. I represent the solano county committee.
We have worked long and hard to protect solano county.
I don't care if it's waste management.
The only elephant in the room is the waste industry. That's one giant elephant.
Solano county has been trampled by that elephant.
We have been supporting this
implementation and one of your board of
supervisors has worked to invalidate
and to imply that we are in some
fashion weighing against each other I
resent. In trade I'm a cpa.
C pa's learn very early that you can
not audit yourself. You have an
analysis work done by san francisco. It's it independent study. You look at
your own work, oh, we've done a fine job.
You cannot dut your work and review
your own work. You have never had a project.
You would not accept that, do eir work for your own commercial developers.
While you do your own eir for your own project balance of me. I'm going to turn it over to our attorney.
>> I'm going to speak fast about a few viewpoints that were made.
When you talk about an environmental review, it was done. You go down and check boxes. When those checks end up
in the wrong boxes maybe you will look into something a little bit more. To
say it was fair, it was a little bit misleading. This is not complicated.
This is a bunch of trucks going way farther than they need to be without looking at what's going to happen when
you look at that waste at that landfill. What's going to happen when
you increase the tonnage beyond that landfill. We are relying on several
future praments -- programs to expect
to go down in municipal ways. Of course
I want everyone to have better
disbursal. It's not used in science.
So me some numbers on how that actually
affects the bottom line. No one disputes the fact that you are using environmental analysis about the transfer statement that they are going to need it and this is part of it.
I understand there is environmental review. >>supervisor london breed: thank you, your rebuttal time is ended. Thank you very much.
This hearing has been held and is now
closed. This matter is in the hands of the board of supervisors. Colleagues, any comments or questions. Supervisor wiener? >>supervisor scott weiner: thank you, Madam President and thank you to all
the members of the public on both sides that came here today. I think it was a helpful discussion, but in the end, I don't think there is a ceqa issue here.
I think that this negative declaration was appropriately issue. I don't think that additional environmental review is
warranted and I think fundamentally this debate is really about the merits
of the issue not about ceqa and
so I
will move that we reject this appeal specifically that we move item 42 and table items 43 and 44. >>supervisor london breed: supervisor
wiener has made a motion to approve 42
and table 43 and 44.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
City clerk: supervisor kim, aye,
supervisor mar, aye, supervisor tang,
aye, wiener aye, yee, aye,
supervisor
avalos, aye, supervisor breed, aye,
campos, aye, christensen, aye, farrell aye.
>>supervisor london breed: the mitigated negative declaration
has been approved.
Next special order.
City clerk: a special order approving a
tentative map for a lot and condominium for the project and make environmental findings of ceqa. Item 46 is the motion to approve the
decision and approve the tentative map
item 47 is a motion to disapprove the public works disapproving the tentative
map and item 48, preparation of
findings related to the tentative map. >>supervisor london breed: members of the public, we have more business to conduct.
Can you please exit quietly. >> colleagues this is an appeal for the project. For this hearing we will
consider whether the tentative map aforesaid project is consistent with
the general plan for any specific plan that applies. Without objection we will
proceed as follows: up to ten 10
minutes for the appellants to
describe
their appeal, up to 10 minutes for
support of the appeal, and ten 10 minutes for the department of public works for the planning commission department of the approved maps and the parties to represent and 2
minutes for public commenters to speak in support and finally the appellant will have up
to three 3 minutes for a rebuttal. Without objection this hearing is
opened and that's how we will proceed. First up is the appellant.
You have ten minutes. 10 minutes.
>> good evening, supervisors, I'm diane
carpal oi z map coalition. Sorry for
the late submissions of all the issues.
It's quite complegz and I did my best to reconcile prior to this hearing. First I would like to start off with the agenda.
It's got three motions there.
That should be corrected.
It only addresses four of the blocks and lots associated with the three tentative maps that have been conditionally approved by the
planning department.
So, if you wouldn't mind looking at the three motions that can be made at the end of the presentation that
would be
great. I would like to request additional
time. There were three projects, almost
60 blocks and lots at issue.
And, lots of paperwork and
applications.
I'm guessing that's not going
to be allowed.
The information provided, inadequacy for approvals and community benefits.
Questions about project
ownership and
tax liability as an item.
So, on August 24, 2015.
Residents at merced received a notice
identifying. Can I have an overhead please.
Almost 60 blocks and lots, hundreds of addresses and three projects tied to the conditional approval.
There are several inconsistencies with this notice.
It says it is an approval of the subdivision maps, it says down here
it's a tentative approval and it's an
approval on the tentative maps. Now, technicalities are boring and tedious and I understand that, but it's garbage in garbage out an these items
need to be addressed before we can even
understand what we are
appealing.
So, we have communication from project sponsors from their tentative
maps and communication from department of public
works and tentative from frank lee that
they said they have not received the
final map yet when we picked it up from
city hall on September 21, one of the
pdf files, three of them were actually application for final checklist maps.
We are getting a lot of conflicting information and confusion from the city
and from the bare minimum notice
basically when resident side received
this notice they didn't know they were
going to be impacted.
It's an enigma in itself. It's 52
acres. Started out as 200, they are
using the name park merced and technically the state owns some and they didn't know the feedback
we are getting. 800 summit. It looks like the notice didn't go to them.
I'm not sure the due process was in
noticing happened accurately. The other, there are questions with due process. We are not going to focus on that.
We basically want to focus on the
points that this notice in and of
itself is erroneous and not clear and
doesn't serve as a notice to people
living in and around the area.
This did not accompany any map. This project is associated with a map. This area is highlighted and there is a duplicate block listed.
So if this block is supposed to be something else, which I believe it
should be probably I'm assuming here, I haven't heard anything different or but
7235 is not their property, but
7325 so
it May. That warrant clarification.
A ton of information to review.
We have been given ten calendar days
to appeal where the city allows up to 10 business days to provide information on information request and going off
simply this notice is unreasonable and
inadequate especially for three projects.
So, when we did request the tentative
maps they were sent on monday the links
to the maps and those we had to
register to the website to get it.
These actually don't even give a clear
understanding of what we are looking
at. But we have development block one with
4 blocks listed, block tentative map
with 1 block listed and 21-22
with 7
blocks listed.
So this is essentially three
development blocks in one. And 21 s has not been identified. Even
so we requested them and we got those.
So with asked for, we did appeal based
on there is zero information provided that people didn't know.
They were panicking.
And we had a lot of questions.
We received the dpw work order these are labeled, the final map
which lays a
confusing element, a further confusing element to this process. In the order regulations signed in
March 24th, this year to replace old regulations, we haven't reconciled what's been changed and what not.
There is no tentative final map.
There is a tentative map and processes related to that.
There is a processing map and a final map, final checklist map and final processes and milestones that must be met in relationship to that. There is no at the present time tive final map. This is a great concern.
I only have a minute 1/2 left and the thing I really want to
emphasize is
that there were, the letters submitted into this board of supervisors that no final checklist map has been submitted,
it actually has been submitted.
It was received by news our record
request on September 21st. There are several questions related to
that as well.
So shall -- here we go. It's really
not enough time to go through everyone
I submitted 11 page brief trying get
everything that I have caught thus far, but it's really no public hearing was
provided prior to conditioning the conditional approval.
So the public had no input related to
any of this.
So you have to not approve this.
You must deny this conditional
approval.
Thank you.
>> thank you, supervisor yee, you have questions?
>>supervisor norman yee: yes, this was approved before I got into
office. I
respect the residents of the apartment long fight in this development.
I appreciate the thoughtful and well research brief they submit to support their appeal. I also completely
understand the feeling of worry and
uncertainty that residents feel before a construction phase. I have a few questions for the department of public works. >> would you like to wait until they finish their presentation? >> I think this is related to the statements? >> okay. >> can you describe the noticing procedures for the subdivision
required
by law?
>> good afternoon, supervisors, bruce
dorse city and county surveyor.
I'm going to let him respond to your questions.
>> good afternoon, supervisors.
Paul naebing public works.
In response to your question we have promulgated a subdivision code and regulations that specify that consistent with state law. We noticed all resident side within 300
feet of a subject property. We required the
property to show a map what are that
boundary line would be n this case, we decided that since the project does
have such a large impact for the development agreement even though there
was not sort of the state
requiremnotice as many people as we did, we
did notice all the residents for the
development area out of an abundance for caution.
>> in your notice, why was there
discrepancy between the assessors parcel number in the ones noticed in
the subdivision sn I'mly -- similarly
out of an abundance of caution, it only
covers 4 blocks however the cities conditions of approval, there
are many other streets as part of our requirement to approve in this city map. Those are listed in conditions of approval, all of those blocks that we have listed are affected by this
approval. That's why they were included.
>> in regards to supporting documents, how were they made available to the public when they are not included in
the mail and public notices?
>> on our notice we state that the
public can contact us. They are
available for pick up at 1155 market street third floor at our
office or we
do attempt to make them available via
e-mail where the lot size is larger we
do a mail receipt for provided on an
ftp site on the internet. >> thank you.
There was an you should of the property
owners site that sort of changed hand. When was the last change and what are the requirements around notices are for
such a change oh for this basically a different owner?
>> yeah, that is a contention raised by
the appellate. We will verify ownership
prior to approval any final map, but at
the time of tentative application, we
ask the applicant to sign a statement basically under perjury they do have an
interest in the property their asking
to subdivide and that suffice our
condition to get the title and guarantee.
>> also the appellant sort of noticed
that there were some back taxes
owed in
one of subdivisions 186001.
>> I can't speak to back taxes, we require proof of payment and that would be something we would address in the future.
>> is that part of park merced at all?
>> I haven't verified this myself, but
I heard that is owned by the san francisco state university and not part of this development.
>> thank you. >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
with that, we will open this item up to
public comment for those who
support
the appellant. Mr. Yip?
Public speaker: the item for the side. I don't know what we are talking about.
I support that anyhow.
But if I have a chance for public comment --
>> no, Mr. Yip.
Okay, next speaker, please.
>> I live near this apartment.
This year I have had a chance to we
knew it was supposed to be a freeway.
It's evident, it's more cars
and they
come close during high morning and
evening hours. It's impossible.
Current planning and construction with more high rises. With people with the cars.
These people in the high rises don't give access to the bart
station, not to
the cal trains.
They will use cars and it will again be
more cars.
There is very high pricing in san francisco.
You can see the prices.
The prices will never go down. There is enough globalization
in san
francisco.
The streets in san francisco -- by car.
That will happen if you continue to approve high rises in san francisco. Thank you for your attention. >>supervisor london breed: thank you. Next speaker, please.
>> yes, my name is jarrod faulkner.
I'm not for this appeal, but I can tell you about merced. The management is
horrible. They have shown so much bad
faith and so many hands it's a joke. I
was part of the residents associations of the merced coalition. As a result of the activities at the park merced management.
They got to an individual, daniel
flichs phillips who was dead now.
He sent is us as the membership committee and through us out and if
anyone of us tried to go there we would
be arrested fortress pass many we took
the letters we got from him and had the
rest of the board sign for impeachment
under roberts rules of order.
We have a terrible rodent problem. It's
to bring the garbage to central locations. The rodent problem has exploded.
We had a big problem in our place and
the next door neighbors did too.
It was one problem after
another. They
did everything they could. Frankly an investigation by this board
would be very good as to the tactic
that we used. It's very reminiscent of the work we
have done and the struggles by the race itself.
In this case it's an economic situation rather than a racial situation. Thank you. >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
next speaker, please.
Public speaker: hi.
I am a long term park resident. I
received that little map in my mail. It
showed the surveyors names. All the residents didn't know what
streets that they went to.
I feel I'm very worried about what's
happening and it seems that things are
given to us quickly, ambiguous and unclear.
A lot of residents are worried.
I wonder why there is such lack of
clarity in the notices special lau if
they are going to charge in our community.
There is 3-4 construction sites happen. It's a very large piece of land.
It's just very confusing to the residents.
I would like to request more
information for the residents. We did
get for example in April a newsletter and they said that's when they were going to do the phases and later they
said they were going to go, muni was going through -- but then it didn't
happen so we weren't noticed that this wasn't happening.
So when we get these newsletters, it doesn't seem like solid information. It changes. Anyway, I would just like to
have a
little more clarity in the notices
since it affects us all deeply. I'm
just questioning why is there such am ambiguous information. Thank you.
>> thank you, next speaker, please.
>> hello supervisors.
My name is glen rodgers. I want to mention that behaviors similar to this
by the city was recognized by the north beach neighbors.
They were shocked to learn of a
contract to tear up columbus street for
the roadway and this was signed years
earlier with no public disclosure. This led to the plan when it was
brought to the board of supervisors. Behavior like this, including secrecy,
violation of due process in consistency
between notice and maps inadequacy of documentation of approval.
Questions about ownership and lastly tax liability lapses should not be
rewarded.
Thank you. >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
are there any other members of the public who would like to speak
to the appeal? Seeing none, public comment for that component of this hearing is now closed.
And we will have up to ten
minutes for
10 ten 10 minutes for the representative of department of public works and planning commission to
describe the issuance of the map.
>> Madam President, supervisors. I will be brief. To follow up on the questions that you raised I would like
to clarify for the board that the map
has controls that we follow at the
department of public works.
The appellant raised quite a few
legitimate issues, however, the department's response to those comes in
the conditions of approval that we have
issued and for instance, the issue about ownership, that is something that we will verify.
It is a conditional of approval for this map. Questions about taxes, same
thing. So in some cases, these are
real, they are good questions, but they
will be addressed in the future. Another, the question about the at the
present time tive -- tentative map and
final map process and the term final map mean as opposed to tentative map. Those are terms that we require the appellant to use to be very clear that
this is a tentative final map as
opposed to a tentative parcel map which
is easier and generally easier to get approved.
This is the highest level of scrutiny
for our department. The confusion over noticing, that is a bit confusing and
again that was done out of an abundance of caution to make sure that any
resident who might have an interest in
this map could contact us to request additional information or to appeal
that to this board.
So, because of the development agreement that this first phase
of maps
is processed under covered the entire merced park area we include any of these areas that might touch
the blocks in this noticing requirement and to all the residents in the park. To my knowledge this is the largest notice circulation of notice
that the department has ever done.
Other than that this map was processed
per our usually and conforms with our
state law and local municipal codes. >>supervisor london breed: supervisor
wiener, you had a question? >>
>>supervisor scott weiner: yes, for the department of public works.
As I understand this is a first of
series of division maps that will be issued with respect to the project? >> that's correct, supervisor.
This is the first of many possible subdivision maps per the development agreement. However the developer has no obligation
to apply for future subdivision maps.
>> in one or more of those, the
dimension of streets is covered
by a subdivision, map, eventually; is that
right? >> in our conditions of approval we have specified the developer will need additional street improvement plans
which have not been approved complying with the development agreement and that covers streets.
>> that will be pulled into a
subdivision map?
>> the subdivision map only covers the right-of-way.
It doesn't get into specificity about the street.
>> it will cover the subdivision map? >> that's correct.
>> does this subdivision map cover street width? >> yes. >> today? >> yes, sir.
>> what are the widths. That was not my
understanding. What is the width
covered by the streets?
>> I don't have the map in
front of me.
I think it's over 100 feet wide and
other streets are more like 60 feet wide.
>> I'm talking about more of the neighborhood streets within the development.
As you know and I have had disagreements with your department
about for example on the hunters point
shipyard and candlestick project where the department of public works had
streets that were dangerous because
they were so wide and we had traffic. I
want to make sure we are not having the
same situation on merced. My understanding that that issue was not
before us in the current subdivision maps?
>> I believe your concerns are delayed
in that we issued a conditional
condition of approval that would
require in particular mta and planning department and dpa.
We are going to need basically
a
unanimous consent on the issues.
>> I'm still a little confused then.
In terms of the streets running through the projects, how many are included in
the subdivision map before us today? >> the streets adjacent to the subdivisions are shown. For instance between blocks 20
and 21, there is boulevard, that's shown in its entirety.
There is a number of other streets in improvement, community benefits that
will be required to be shown on future or current.
>> I'm talking about street widths? >> the street widths where they are
shown they have a dimension.
>> so as of this subdivision map if
it's approved today will log in the street widths for the project?
>> they would need to be in substantial conformity with this map.
>> that's not what the department informed us. We asked for the appeal because we have
a potential dispute with the fire department and department of public works about the widths of the streets because we had been informed that there
was another push yet again to have
extra wide streets that are not
conducive to safe residential use.
So I'm sort of concerned that after we were informed of that by the department that you are now saying the streets are part of this. I don't know.
>> I think maybe the misunderstanding
is the overall street right-of-way. That's pretty much final. However the
allocation of that use of that various
street width, the travel way or pedestrian friendly zones, is the
question that is being worked out right now on the business improvement plan.
>> so in terms of how wide the curb to curb that's not before us today? >> no, sir. >> so in terms of whether it's going to be 26-foot clear or 20-foot
clear on the parking subjects that's not before us today?
>> that is not part of the
subdivision maps.
>> will it be part of the future maps?
>> that will part of the process that is being circulated to the planning
department and to all the other concerned agencies and getting consensus that this is the correct use of the public space. >> that final decision would that be
folded into a final map nor project?
>> it would be folding into a future
board action to accept the built out
public streets. >> for the board of supervisors? >> yes.
>> because in the project it
was folded
into the subdivision map.
>> I don't want to be labor the point
but it was on the overall street right-of-way and that was not an issue here to my understanding.
>> in terms of the over all allocation to street versus sidewalk, in terms of whether we are going to have
sort of
wide raceway streets or residential
streets that will be based on board of supervisors approval? >> yes.
That will come to be on the department
and public improvement agreement.
>> and we have the option to reject it
at that time? >> presumably so. >> we have the power to do that and
that's not before us today? >> no, sir.
>> thank you very much.
>>supervisor london breed: okay. At this time seeing no other names on the roster.
We will have up to ten 10 minutes for
the real party interest to
present.
>> good evening, President Breed and supervisors.
I'm jay abrams from the law office. I
would respectfully request that
you --
reject the provisions here because what is connected to the appeal because of
the department 's desire to over notice
to more residents which was not
required by law. We thought it it was appropriate thing to do as background this board approved
the project in 20 11. There was a development agreement at
that time. The merits of the project
were gated debated. -- after they
filed litigation challenging the city's certification of the eir.
That was litigated in superior court
where they lost in appellate court where they lost and california supreme court where they lost again.
So the merits of this project
have been
discussed and debated quite significantly.
What we are here tonight is the
subphases 1a and 1b.
Related to those subphase approvals.
The maps are conditional approvals.
There are about three hidden
-- 300 conditions before approval. That will
come for you for approval.
There will be supervisor wiener asked, there will
be future maps coming before you for future subcases of the project. We submitted a letter responding to the
appellants claims and I just want to reiterate the notice requirements per state and local law that the
noises --
notices are sent to property owners.
What dpw did was sent the notices to
all residents within 300 feet.
>>supervisor london breed: I'm going to pause your time. Supervisor wiener has a question.
>>supervisor scott weiner: you
just referenced my colloquy, do you agree
with their assess ment.
My understanding that it's appealable before the board of supervisors in
terms of the curb and how much is allocated as opposed to the people. >> I believe that he is correct. However, by the time it reaches you
all, there is going to be several rounds. Street improvement permits that
will have been reviewed by the various
agencies. Currently we are preparing
95% version of the plans. We are responding to those comments now
ernest. In some instances the comments are not consistent with each other.
We are doing our best the help of dpw
which has been fantastic in trying to resolve the conflict among those comments and right now we are working on the plan to be submitted to the city within a few weeks that will
then be
provided to the committee again.
By that time it will be three or four times. I believe it's confirmed, but I
believe the public improvement
agreement can be approved or
disapproved. It can be by dpw. >> that is not before us today? >> no.
>> and when it does come before us we
can accept it or reject it?
>> that's correct. Also to clarify his comments which was correctly stated which is what's being shown in these maps is the area of the total streets,
the area dedicated to sidewalks, bike lanes, automobile listens. That's what determines. These maps don't determine any of that. >> okay, we are going to start your time again.
>> okay, thanks.
The second point to make that all the
related to the project related
to the
two first subphases of the project which is something to do which is the
map of the totality of the project.
Finally I want to address the chain of
title issues prior to the agreement of
title 11 project sponsor were required to review and since then there is a
legal requirement that tefrt city
transfers the city is notified.
That's happened and that's been fully addressed with the city. Finally I just want to note that this
is a large project. There is a project sponsor that has a
great responsibility to inform the residents with what's happening with the project.
Given the size of the project this is a challenge concerning whether or not to provide too much information, a little bit of information here and there.
What we have been doing is submitting
resident newsletters on a
quality bases
that are very detailed and shows the scale and the project and the various approvals that are happening. There is
also a map that shows the areas of
subareas 1a and 1b.
There has been quite an amount of information explaining the project and what's happening with it.
I just want to make it clear that we've been taking that very seriously. So we are here for questions.
Thank you very much. Breed
>>supervisor london breed: okay, with that, supervisor yee, do you have any questions in
>>supervisor norman yee: yes. This subdivision starts really impact
is those that will be moving first or
possibly moving first and the question
I have is what are you doing
specifically to those residents that might be relocated in this first phase
of your development? >> good afternoon, supervisor yee and supervisors and President Breed, staff mall on with project sponsor.
What we have in addition to resident
newsletters, we had the ability for the
residents to be relocated. That meeting on September 9th where we
invited all of them to walk with us through the project and procedures and to the relocation plan and how
it would
impact them. Our relocation map will
enable us to construct new homes. Our
main offer is to construct the new homes.
>> and if it goes when would the resident have to give you notice that
they want to move into new places?
>> the notice provision are redetails in the development agreement with the
relocation plan. Our noticing to the
residents the meeting we held to talk
to the place many noticed before to be
placed residents are in 2b.
That meeting had to take place before
any building permits were submitted.
The next notice is within 60 days of start of construction of the building that we'll house to be relocated
residents. We have to let them know when construction will start on their home and we anticipate construction to take an x period of time and we'll give them notice at that time. Within the expected 6 months prior to completion
of that building, residents will be
noticed again and there are a series of notices that will happen.
It's no greater than 1 year and
no less
than 6 months prior to the completion
of that building. It allows
them to tour the building and rank their choice
of home by unit type.
Each resident is able to select
a unit
type and we'll show the homes
that
match the money -- minimum or
greater corresponding size. There is a first
notice, a second notice and ultimately a decision is required before they move to relocate. They do have the option to elect to move. They also have the option to stay in
their home and take relocation
assistance as designated by the
rent board.
>> so when is the last moment when they can decide whether they want to move or not? >> the last time, after, technically if they want their preferred unit.
It's within that second notices provision up to that point. However if they change their mind at
the last minute and I want to move and I don't want to move off sight, I want to stay, then they will be given one
that is still available and
they will
buyback with seniority.
In talking to residents, it seems what's unfair or unknown, they don't
know what to expect when construction starts happening. Can you describe what's going to happen?
>> we all know construction can be disrupted.
We never tell anyone to the contrary. Our goal is to work with contractors
that we have worked with impact on
noise, dust control, air monitoring systems. There will be noise. I will not tell anyone there is not going to
be noise. Construction is a noisy and dusty process. We'll do our best to
mitigate and control that and address concerns as much as possible.
>> what will be the process or
procedure if residents have some
specific issues of our own construction. Who will they go to and who can they actually launch the complaint. >> there is various ways. We
have a direct website.
Info parks and vision.Com and we have a
phone number for that access. Residents contact us through that all the time
and we respond to that directly.
Parks and recreation and services department also have the ability to contact people.
They have the same access through
portals and web mail and addresses also. >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
supervisor yee. At this time we will open it up for public comment for those
who want to speak in support of
the
rio part and interest. If you have a public comment please come forward.
You have two minutes each. >> hello.
I have been in support of this project since it started.
I have lived here for 12 years.
They have been very good about notices
and I have come here to talk in
favor
of it.
I'm not confused. Recently I got a really well informed.
I was well inform frd from what I received from them. It will be affected
by all the noise and trucks and
everything. So when I got this letter
to say that there is another
appeal, I
was
>> looking forward to an apartment.
And I heard about all of these issues
and this is where I would be living if
this can go forward. Please.
I'm appealing to you to let this go forward. >> san francisco department of public
works and I have been listening to the appellant and department residents and you understand where there are real issues they will be dealt with down the
road, with the classification of ownership. Where there are issues otherwise they
seem to result instead instead either from legal language to obscure as much
as it clarifies and from a tendency to over notice rather than to over notice
so there was not a failure to notice.
It was adequate in itself. We ask you to approve it. There are a few of us in the audience I would ask you to understand of the building trade. We continue our support for the project.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
>> good evening, supervisors brook
turner, executive director for better housing coalition. Thank you, we appreciate your interest and your discussion of it. We want to
applaud our colleagues in the rental
housing industry of park merced to
establish new homes of san franciscans
and badly needed new homes and we'll continue to work with them to make sure that the needs of the community and the
city and tennants are addressed as we
know they will be. We respectfully
request that you affirm the approval, the tentative subdivision map. Thank you.
>>supervisor london breed: thank you, is there any additional public comment? Seeing none, public comment is closed. Now the appellant will have up to three
3 minutes for a rebuttal. >> thank you.
We heard a lot about having the notices accurate but actually we don't know
what this is for, if it's for condos,
the fact that they were building condos
for sale was not in the newsletter.
Any kind of subdivision, if it's residential they have to notice.
The fact they went above and beyond is not true.
They requirements for governmental codes.
The entire.
The final checklist and map has been submitted.
So, I'm not sure here is a letter saying please accept this final map and checklist.
This is in January 29th.
Dpw did not hold a public hearing for people to address concerns there. I agree with that lady. I don't want to deal with another appeal. I don't know
the to deal with city hall.
I would like an informational meeting
so we can tackle issues prior to them
being approved and ultimately appealed and not everybody is going to be happy, but let's try get this, include people so that there is a clear understanding
about how we are going to move forward. Another issue is that there is 400 vacant units at park merced right now and there is an affordable housing crisis.
So, they are not being forthright about that or they are actually
contributing about having the rental
rate way too high for what the apartments are. Finally I included in
the attachment a reconciliation of who was noticed and what the deed says and
what the blocks and properties are at issue on this hearing. I want you to
focus on the subdivision map approval
of three maps which notice went out erroneously. There are issues.
It seems back wards to be able to
provide proof of ownership after the
city does this work. It does not make sense to me as well as making sure the taxes are paid. On that issue. I did go
back and review after jim ab rams
letter was received that they did owe
$76,000 on it. It is the city's
responsibility. This item highlighted
in red are notices that didn't go out.
They were not included in the notices. The yellow are the development blocks.
>> thank you, ma'am. Thank you very much.
>>supervisor london breed: this hearing
has been held and is now closed.
This item is in the hands of
the board
of supervisors for items no. 46, 47, 48. Supervisor yee in
>>supervisor norman yee: thank you, President Breed. Colleagues as I said at the beginning of the project. The project is not what is in front of the board today. What is in front of us is
a subdivision map appeal. And my conclusion is I do not feel that the appellant have shown enough evidence to over turn the
department of
public works decision. Colleagues I
motion to move forward no. 46 and table
items no. 47, 48.
>> supervisor yee has made a motion to
support item 46, table 47 and 48.
>>supervisor scott weiner: I will be
supporting it.
With the information from the colleague in terms of department of public works, with the issue of street clearance is a
very important one. It does ultimately feed into the final map. I don't know, it seems a little bit unclear right now whether it's going to
come to the board onnor -- or
not in
terms of our discretion to approve. We've heard some concerning things about the decisions that the department
has taken in terms of wanting wider
streedz -- streets and streets that
are less safe but that does not appear
to be before us today. My understanding
that the current property line width in
this map are the same within the development agreement and today we are
not making any decisions with this appeal about street versus sidewalks in terms of whether sidewalks are starting
to shape back to have wider streets. So
that is an issue I'm going to be very carefully monitoring because
this is a major development with the
city, a new
neighborhood effectively, a significantly revised and expanded neighborhood and it's important we get it right in terms of design.
But as far as this appeal, I will be supporting to reject it. >>supervisor london breed:
thank you,
supervisor cohen? Cohen cone
thank
>>supervisor malia cohen: thank you very much.
I will be supporting this project.
In district 4 and 5. It's nice to share that responsibility
with the west side.
>>supervisor london breed:
>>clerk, please call the roll.
City clerk: supervisor kim, aye,
supervisor mar, aye, supervisor tang,
aye, supervisor wiener, aye, supervisor
yee, aye, supervisor avalos, aye,
supervisor breed, aye, supervisor
campos, aye, supervisor christensen,
aye, supervisor cohen, aye, supervisor farrell. Aye. There are 11 ayes.
>>supervisor london breed: the
tentative map is finally affirmed unanimously. Madam Clerk, can we go to
the next item on our agenda.
City clerk: we were in the middle of new business. We will begin
with
supervisor mar.
>>supervisor eric mar: thank you, as
people exit the chambers, let me say
that san francisco has the best music festival. It's the bluegrass festival. I wanted
to say thanks so much to warren hell
man and the hell man family in district one.
It immaterial -- impacts my district. We expect hundreds of thousands of
people to come in and enjoy the park.
Hopefully it's a beautiful we can't saturday and sunday October 3rd and 4.
It's in hell man hollow and meadows as well. It's really thanks to 14 years of
a vision of warren hell man to bring such incredible musicians to our city.
It's internationally renown bluegrass,
rock n roll, alternative, post punk bands and this year's lineup as a small
taste of what's coming up, bob skaggs, welch, steve earl, paul from
the jam,
joe jackson, little feet,
michael fram
ton, loss lobos and tremendous lineup this year.
For more information go to www.
Hardly
strictly bluegrass.Com. Also when john
paul jones from led zeppelin appeared
and bob of the grateful dead
appearances, we are always
looking for incredible surprise performances and
I'm always looking for turner klondike and if residents have immediate concerns about blocked drive
ways,
increased traffic and lack of public
traption, they can call the harvick
bluegrass community hotline.
415, 702-6727.
Or my office.
The hotline becomes operational friday October 2nd.
I hope to see everyone out there friday
through sunday at the harley strictly bluegrass festival. Thank you.
>> thank you, supervisor mar, supervisor wiener. >>supervisor scott weiner: thank you, colleagues today I'm introducing legislation to reform and restructure
the committee that deals with street closures in san francisco.
This committee which is currently
basically interest departmental
committee without community representation plays an important role
in terms of short-term closures or block parties or street festivals as
well as more permit closures such as
the pavement to parks program. It's
important that this body be
expanded to
go beyond city departments and also to include representative of the public
who are knowledgeable in areas of
whether it's pedestrian access, entertainment and so forth.
So the legislation will formalize which
right now operates in a very informal
manner without clear rules without
consistently applied rules and will
formalize which department will have votes and department representative and right now departments will send people who are not even familiar with what is before the body.
And will provide four appointments for
the board of supervisors for the community representation.
The legislation will also require that
hearings be properly noticed and
sometimes they don't even vote. They
will just kill a project without casting any votes. They will be required to issue and annual report
including information about the number
of applications and number of
applications approved or denied.
And will also require to
develop a
survey requesting applicants requesting anonymous feedback. A number of space projects in terms of the parks will
continue to be permitted byes scott and the project must be preapproved by the
department and mca in letterhead by the
chief from the department and department of transportation
and
scott wito
issuance of any permits. We need to have a body
over seeing those events that are actually up to the task and the rest I submit. >>supervisor london breed:
thank you,
supervisor wiener, supervisor yee.
>>supervisor norman yee: I submit. >> supervisor avalos? >>supervisor john avalos: tomorrow I will be going to washington D.C. To
meet with hud and the federal financing agency and we are also taking part in
an event with mooup municipal leaders and senate leaders across the country
as part of a homeowners day of action
in washington D.C..
Tomorrow's goal for me will be
to talk
to hud and fannie May and freddie mac leaders asking them that here in san
francisco we passed a resolution, here at the board of supervisors and several mayor's at the conference of mayor's here in the city passed a resolution as
well urging hud and fannie May and
freddie mac to sell loans not wall
street where they sell to wall street investors who just take those mortgages
and they make money off them but don't
put any conditions on how those
mortgages will be kept in the hand of working people especially latinos and african americans across the country
that have been hit by the down turn in
our economy and that's across the country. So I'm actually reexcited about the opportunity.
I think here in san francisco as we
have heard today from reverend brown as to the economic conditions that we find ourselves in. I have worked diligently to tree to see
what we can do to help.
I have put in the trust fund that is supposed to create programs from the
mayor's of housing to be able to support homeowners and there is such indifference in that department that we
have not been able to see anything come
forward that has enabled people to keep
their homes and wealth and their
families and it's keeping latinos and african americans from living in this city in san francisco. Even with our economy booming we don't have that
experience of being able to maintain or
maximizing our wealth.
Hopefully hoping to get a good response from fannie May or freddie mac. If we
are not able to sell to wall street and financial institution we have
organizations that will work towards
achieving principal reduction for homeowners, helping homeowners to have
a property they are able to pay for
with a better mortgage with a lower
interest rate and the goal is to make sure working people can hold their
wealth in their homes and households to be able to support a middle class that
can actually grow across the country and here in san francisco. The rest I will submit.
>> thank you, supervisor avalos.
Supervisor breed? >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
colleagues. I have one in memorial for
tracy dyson, born on September 21,
1968, and passed away September 20, 2015.
She was a graduate from balboa high school and attended contra costa
college where she study social work.
She dedicated her time to work with
social services. She suffered from lupus and multi-sclerosis.
She was extremely talented in home
decorating and it was her
hobby. She constantly watched hgtv and her family
she would have been seriously involved
in design were it not for her illness.
She is survived by her two sons, anthony 24 and aaron 17.
She was an amazing mother and friend to
all who knew her and she will be missed
by her family and loved ones. The rest I submit.
>> thank you. Supervisor campos.
>>supervisor david campos: I have a few items. The first item is a follow up of
a packet of reforms that I introduced
last week which I am calling the safety
not scapegoating package which
addresses the very tragedy incident that happened at pier 14. As we know there are people like donald
trump and others trying to score political points affecting an entire
community as a result of this tragedy. Today I'm introducing a third part of
this package, an ordinance that
requires off duty peace office to ensure weapons in a lock box or to lock
them in their trunk of the vehicle. I
want to thank supervisor mar for cosponsoring this ordinance.
The fact is that having guns
end up in the wrong hands has been an issue for years.
Currently there are between 270-330 million firearms in the united states. Enough for every man, woman and child
in this country. Between 2005-2010.
1.4 million guns were reported stolen
in this country.
Right now there is no public tracking
in annual gun thefts including guns
that belong to law enforcement.
An audit that was done by the U.S.
County general's office found that fbi and 14 reporting agencies reported more
than 1,000 guns lost or stolen between
September 1998-July 2002.
Something the gao says need reform.
Recently in the bay area, guns from officers, the last people you would
think a gun is pulled from.
We had a bureau agent here in san francisco in late June.
That individual left his gun in his backpack inside the car. It was visible
in plain sight.
An unknown person stole that weapon,
and low and behold 4 days later the
shooting occurred at pier 14 and
resulting in the tragedy death.
Last month a gun was also stolen in the
backseat of the chief of police vehicle.
And only 5 days later a hayward police
officer had his gun stolen from his car
that was parked near starbucks.
We must make sure that weapons issued by the city do not fall in the wrong hands. We need to ensure that we do everything
we can to protect our citizens. The ordinance that I'm introducing today will ensure that we will do better to secure guns when stored in vehicles.
I actually hope that this is the
beginning of a change in policy and attitude around this issue and that other bay area counties including
federal and state agencies will follow suit.
The second item that I have is simply
an introduction of interim prohibition
extension on commercial mergers and the 24th street special use district. This is simply an extension of what we have done before. I want to thank my colleagues who
supported the original interim controls. And today, the mayor and I are asking
for a 10-month extension to the original 45 days controls so we can
complete the community process and finish drafting permanent controls for that area.
>> the last item that I have is a hearing request about resulting from a
very sad incident that happened in my neighborhood, one of my neighborhoods
that I represent in vernal heights
where I live.
We had a transformer owned and operated
by pg & e that exploded.
It injured two residents in my neighborhood.
Today I'm calling for a hearing from pg
& e to talk about what happened here and what we can do to prevent an incident like this from happening again.
I want to know how many transformers
there are not not only in vernal
heights but quite frankly throughout the city. How is the infrastructure
that pg & e run maintain. What is it that happened and the idea
that in this day and age, in 2015, in
this country, in this city, you can
have that kind of explosion is pretty scary.
I know that many people in my
neighborhood in vernal heights but quite frankly through other parts of
the city are scared and the one thing I cannot guarantee to people right now
that I know we are doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. The purpose of this hearing is to ensure that. I also want to thank the california
public utilities commission which quite frankly has led the utilities including
pg & e do whatever they want. I'm grateful to the c puc that they are doing a full investigation over what happened.
We have to ensure the safety of our residents. The rest I submit.
>>supervisor mark farrell: one comment today. Our city provides jobs and
revenue for our city and a huge
contributing factor to our neighborhood.
We ask a lot of our small
businesses in
the community for respect and paying fair wages. These businesses and their employers comply with local state and federal
laws and are forced to adopt their
businesses at all levels of government to continue these policies. I think we
all agree when we put these policies in place we want to make sure they are followed and implemented
correctly an
it's time to see what effects they will have.
Given the time to do this right, my
staff has been working and I want to
thank them for their support. I'm introducing a piece of legislation to
add more regulations process
for employees and employers. The legislation will provide that it's
empower and implement to enforce will
become operated unless a new ordinance
passes a different date.
This 180-day rule would not apply to
ordinance existing that is currently in
power to remain in force. Also requires
that days in the enactment that issues
a renotice on their website for add straighting rules and guidance. On any
amendment that takes place that oolc, the same 30-day advance notice on the
website would apply. These 60-30 days enforcement period
will not relate to cases currently pending an will not hurt any employees at all.
And will be provided by all of
our policies.
Lastly osc required to give notice relating to their rules and guidance
and requires that it encompass on the
new rules and guidance. I want to
thank you for the report and taking the
time to get it right.
This law will law to put the law of osc
and employers to adopt new laws without hurting their businesses. I look forward to the discussion ahead and the
rets -- rest I submit.
>> that thank you.
>> that concludes new business. >>supervisor london breed: please
address public comment. >>
city clerk: at this time the public comment will include matters that are not on the board. Public comment is not allowed on those items where public
comment has been satisfied as is the case items 1-18.
Pursuant to the rules board of orders
please direct your remarks to the board
and not to the audience. People needing translation,
will be
loud extra time. If you have a
document, please inform sf govtv. >>supervisor london breed: those with disabilities May move forward
and speak first.
First speaker, please. >> I would like to use the overhead. My name is colette brown.
I always come here concerning
my son.
Aubrey abrakasa.
He was killed by a gun.
Today there is no solving of his homicide. We are also with an organization called
the hilly circles. -- healing circles for mothers and fathers who have lost
their children to homicide.
I also want to bring up the
fact that
the young lady killed at pier 14.
Mayor lee is honoring her with a
placard but not other murdered victims.
What about our children. I brought that item up last time. I
think he owes us an apology for the
mothers and fathers who lost their children. I still remember him saying
we can't give dead people jobs.
I was traumatized by that and I think
there should be an apology for that we
are out here every tuesday and thursday, mothers and myself. Asking ed
lee to talk to us, to give us some acknowledgment that we are out here.
Also we fight for other young men and mothers and fathers who have lost they
are children to homicide. Gave in news some said I know who killed your child, the police know who killed your child
and they have names and they can name
addresses. So these are the
names that
mayor former mayor has. Thompson
hannibal, paris moffat, andrew
videau, jason thomas, anthony hunter. These are all people involved with
killing my child. These names didn't
get pulled out of a hat.
Chief suhr gave these to me.
>> next speaker, please. >> tom gilberte. I'm going to
use my wheelchair.
My mother's birthday is today.
And 7:00 is coming up weekly. Last week
we recognized two commendations the two
workers. At south beach marina, we don't get that luxury. Everybody is gone.
There is no 10-15-year
residents. Even
the techies can't afford it. A long
term resident is important for any neighborhood. Market rate apartments is
like a cavity in a neighborhood.
Any neighborhoods, all neighborhoods
in the city.
In my housing plan, part 3, freeze
market rate rents, reset rate rents.
Old focus -- folks matter.
I remember when I pop my knee and
instead # -- stayed in the ocean.
Froze my knee and these old ladies
would look out of their windows between these soap commercials and they said he
is still there and they gave me my
first jobs when I was on my crutches.
They showed me what life is relevant
when it's passing you by. It's kind of
me in a wheelchair. After part 5, I'm going to run out of time.
I'm going to ask for myself and others,
can we have more second,
please. >>supervisor london breed: thank you, next speaker, please.
>> I'm going to start.
Who murdered my grandson. Who killed my
grandson. I'm with the san francisco
unified school district for 38 years. I'm the grandmother.
He was 28 years old. Shot and murdered
before his 22nd birthday.
That quadruple homicide in January 9,
2013. We want justice for the four who
were murdered January 9, 2015. We need this justice. We need to you
make an arrest. There is evidences in
this case.
There was subject and you know who it
is, but no one wants to make this
arrest. It has been made, several,
excuse me, we know, that the press have
notified that the police department
knows who murdered my grandson and the
other three young men with several homicides regarding our people of color.
It is evident that this is no care for the so-called african american people here in san francisco.
A people who have their culture and their language stripped in effects or evidence.
Well, we the hebrew hebrew culture community know our history and we continue to demand that this city be
held accountable for the unsolved murders. We want justice.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
>> I'm in a state of shock because of
the horror of this board and the
organizations in san francisco who are not prioritizing the murders of our african american children.
Here it is that mayor lee made a statement concerning katie styleey
which I bless their family.
I'm thankful for what they are receiving. She was somebody. What our
black boys not nobody. C'mon, let's get
real, why do I have to sit here for 4-5
hours. No reward is given to these boys for the murdersment we are fighting every tuesday and thursday.
Not one black person came from these
organizations to help us every tuesday and thursday at 1:00.
When I tried to find out what the meeting was today t leader of the
organization shut me up. I just talked
to the people outside who said it was embarrassing with the way I was treated.
I went to washington D.C. And treated
lie a -- like a dog by this woman
named maggie scott. Everyone of
you are
going to be persecuted. She represented hers.
You are going to represent ours. You are going to represent san francisco. I just talked to ward. There want no districts. They are unified. How many more african american boys have to be killed. This woman got a plaque and everybody is
talking about.
Our children were murdered 9 months ago.
When is it going to take understanding.
He knew what time it was, gave names. But did they call that her son was
getting a reward? What's going on around here. I'm not playing a political
game with
you. >>supervisor london breed: thank you.
Next speaker, please.
Public speaker: Madam President,
members of the board, I waited on my hopefully temporary disabled privilege because I didn't want to come
in front of these mothers because I believe they have been disabled as well. I don't
believe you lose a child and
remain the
same.
I don't think you lose a child and remain very logical. I don't know how you approach that loss
in a way that you can always make everybody happy when you are hurting. So I wanted to just wait until they
were finished to just say a couple of
things as some of you May or May not know.
I live at frederick douglas haynes garden. What's happening is real personal to me. It is of tremendous concern.
But the concern is larger than frederick douglas hanes.
I have said it before and if I haven't
let me say it now. We live not only san francisco but all over the country.
We live in a period in the country
where the wealth cover the neighborhood of the poor.
If we don't take action to protect
them, the leaders will be there.
We always welcome the wealthy. We couldn't do anything about it because we didn't have any money.
They are doing what they want because they have the money. We are never going to solve it.
There is an article that I will send to
all of you that talks about
that 8 or 9
most progressive cities in the
country and how racist they are according to
san francisco, seattle, wisconsin,
portland. Austin texas, the most progressive cities.
>> thank you, next speaker.
Public speaker:
>> thank you, President Breed.
My name is christopher dall and I live
14 meters from sea level here to comment on environmental impacts.
Compared to the congress, the factual
lapses of some of you to at leaster on
the side of caution with the house energy committee asserts that humans have no impact on the environment.
It would be so easy and so very
emotionally satisfying if karmically disasters on her directly.
All I would have to do is
encase her in
a bubble. A bubble impervious to any change above the environment.
A bubble which would trap her in her own exhaust fumes. What would be the result. In a few
minutes she would pass out and in
another she would lose higher brain
functions such as though maybe and
finally she would die.
How is that for one human being's environmental impact. This wouldn't be necessary but for people to understand
what we need is energy, fresh water and
new trees and translated for a recent
visitors, this is -- [
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And to >> thank you.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
>> not another country in the world is in the streets.
It's a death sentence. Very nice.
Like hitler sent to concentration camps.
This is united states and on
the street.
People eating from the garbage can,
drinking from the garbage can.
Never saw doctors.
It's fascist country, united states in
san francisco.
God punished them. >>supervisor london breed: thank you.
Next speaker, please.
Public speaker: good evening.
I know you are tired and so am I. Another problem.
I digod. I guess
I'm on the wrong wavelength.
Anyway, this is about legs. I never realized how many people have leg
problems young and old and can't stand
in an up right balancing
position for
long periods of time. In a study they provide ample places where people can
sit and rest their sore and swollen legs. They are called parks where they can
gatsd gather in parks like new york city central park. We have
union square
but we need scattered seating where we
can sit and rest especially the
homeless and those that live in one bedroom apartments. Yes, they do need
to be maintained, the parks and benches
of course. That's part of a living society.
We spend thousands of dollars providing footraces in the city but very little
for rest stops. Oh yeah, I know, but how about the homeless.
But they need the rest too.
They can't step on the sidewalk because that's illegal. I guess it still is. I don't know. Thank you for listening.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
Public speaker: my name is marion jackson.
She wanted know talk about the african american community relations board. It was established on mayor willie brown
when he was in office and we would like
to see that again because it actually address the crisis in the black
community whether it was police or housing, the black community needs a
say so in how we are treated in the community. The african american community
relations board was one of the ways we addressed those issues. We also want to talk about community policing. We think community policing
need to be in our communities because that's the wave of the future and it gives the community an opportunity to
participate in how they are policed. We want to involve in the training of our new police officers and we want to
get the community more involved
in
community activities. I want to thank President For letting me speak today. Thank you, President Breed.
>> thank you, Mr. Jackson.
Next speaker, please.
Public speaker: good evening, my name is fred jordan. I'm the President Of the san francisco african american chamber of commerce
and I would imagine some of you have
heard a little bit about the chamber.
We've been around since 1973. This is my third term.
I know that we are very as astounded about this bustling economy in the
city. They say that high waters raise
all votes, but it hasn't raised the
votes of the black community.
Jobs and contracts and we do have an out migration here and I know that many
of you have heard about this out migration.
We are not doing anything about it. The out migration continues. It's gone from 18%, I don't care what
they say about 14%.
18%. I came here in 1973 from school. I
know it's down, way down. 6, 5. We need to do something about this as a
body. You have probably heard about the threatened boycott of the chamber, of the black chamber. We had 62 people that came together to try to address that. They are not really hearing that much
from the board. They promised a hearing. We were promised that
we would
get 1.5% of the wholesale tax
to try to address the problem with the black community.
We got nothing. There are grants all
over the place, we got nothing. Yoshi
is our last culture. Taken away. That's a business. You got nothing.
I'm asking this body to please pay attention to some of our problems. Thank you.
>> thank you, next speaker,
please.
>> good evening, President
Breed and members of the board.
Public speaker: I'm with founders of
the nation and san francisco grady campaign. President I stand before you
today standing on the heroes of our former ancestors to let you know that
it feels like jim crowe in san
francisco. It really does. It's very sad that we are in the state that we are in. Thank you supervisor avalos about your report. That is so
true and
so needed.
With the outward migration with the
black and brown. Our city and our communities are being
taken over by developers and we have no opportunity and the mayor has closed it's door.
Today we went to the mayor's office and
once again the door was shut.
This really is a sad day for me because
it does feel like jim crowe in san
francisco.
That's what it feels like. I come to
speak on behalf of the lost ones. There
was not a plaque given in honor of
these two people. Demario
killed the
same month as katie style us.
He was the grandson. It will be 20
years next year that I will be celebrating my son's anniversary and
speaking of the four homicides taken last year.
We hit the streets in January. I expect the board to be sensitive to
this issue that our community are
hurting and suffering.
I know you have done an excellent service in serving us at the conference center.
Friday past was a national day
of remembrance. >>supervisor london breed: thank you.
Next speaker, please.
Public speaker: good evening,
board of supervisors, President, and all the
people who stayed in the midst of this long meeting. I know everyone is tired.
My name is carlotta jackson.
I'm with true foster family services agency. What I want to say to the board is that
we are actually suffering from a stat of emergency. The actual
violence in
san francisco an we need a partnership including the mayor. What I want to say is our agency has
been at this for 26 years here in san
francisco and we service the poorest of the poorest families.
So for example in district 10, there
are multiple at least 5 hud housing complexes and the families there are
babies and children who are put in positions where they are in what else
can I say but poorhousing situation.
The reality is that because of the economic divide, I know san francisco is a beautiful city. We all want to
live here, but because of the booming of the economy, the reality is that we
have families who who are white are
$110,000 and the median families are $29,000. There are mother with their babies in
the street. There need to be a better connection with the community and our government officials. I'm begging that you would touch your heart.
>> thank you. Thank you very much.
Next speaker, please.
Public speaker: my name is richard dickson.
Good evening, I would like to thank Dr. Breed for honoring Dr. Brown. It's an
honor to be here on this day and to
honor our true civil rights pioneer.
I'm also deputy director of
california's congress of racial
equality. We participate in the martin
luther king Jr. Parade every year. I would like to invite you all to los angeles on his birthday. I'm also on
the board of inner city youth.
We try to prepare young men to be
responsible citizens and not
suffer
atrocities of being in prison,
jail
and not supervised by public defenders
and this is the cottage industry on our youth.
I'm fighting with Dr. Brown for our
economic rights and it is a true crisis
in san francisco.
I'm ceo of a pharmaceutical company, the only licensed pharmaceutical company in america right here in san francisco.
We tried to negotiate with the city.
He spent $26 million on pharmaceuticals
and not anything in the african
american community.
We buy a lot of the pharmaceuticals. We need your support.
I'm going to be talking to all of you. We are negotiating with the san francisco general at the present time.
When we come to you, I hope you give us your support. Thank you.
>> thank you, next speaker, please.
Public speaker: good evening,
supervisor breed and other supervisors. I'm really appalled at how this meeting was carried out.
Personally I have been here since 1:15.
Everybody is exhausted. Supervisors are laying around. You don't want do hear us. Here we are at the end. Redevelopment I can't stand.
They lie and they come in to destroy, take away, and I say destroy, that's what I mean.
To take away our livelihood, our homes. They want to come in and build it up.
We can't afford it. The majority can't do that. They say we are going to do this and that. They are lying. They are not going to do it. When you go e to washington D.C. To
talk to hud ks you let them know that the hud representative in san francisco are lying to us too.
They are trying to take our homes. They
want to take our homes and take it back to the city and the county of san francisco. It's wrong. It's a process they go through to get
it back in their hands so you will control everything. Ed lee, I'm not going to
teacher's -- call him the mayor
anymore, he's not my mayor.
He didn't come to our classes.
He's not my mayor. I will not
vote
the of town, china, new york city and wherever they come from to take over our community.
The black community, the black porter, we are going to do everything we can to stop them. We are not going to support them and that's the way we feel in the
black community. Please, if you will stop giving this redevelopment all this lead way. You know what you are doing. You can
talking to them behind closed doors, there is money moving around but we are not being benefited by it. We can't get this in our community.
>> thank you, next speaker, please.
>> good evening, Madam --
public speaker: my name is turner at the baptist church.
As we know the san francisco is
challenged with rent which is skyrocketing. Apartments are held like the garden which was developed specifically for
these families displaced during the
urban renewal. Those apartments must be
preserved. The petition to
support the
board of supervisors and also mayor ed
lee to ensure the commissioners
are fired and returned to the baptist church.
The board of supervisors need to
prevent them from selling this as additional property. Additionally we request the board of supervisors, mayor
ed lee and hud to work with baptist to
assure that hanes garden remains affordable and to help renovate this
complex as well. Our prayer is that
this city of saint francis recognize
that this is an opportunity to lead and
influence the nation regarding this request.
Lastly we request a meeting with the
mayor to work on these departments together we need to hear his plan in
preserving and rebuilding in diversifying.
If he's listening, we need a meeting.
We need a vision to restore and rebuild
affordable housing. Lastly we invite
you to join us to hear Dr. Hanes as we
are in revival tonight. >>supervisor london breed: thank you very much. Next speaker.
Public speaker: I know how we live in
a society where there is all kind of
possibilities of how the fine points are affected on the housing outcome. For example I know when we try to control crime in the
tenderloin, I know
the possibility exist it May create
stress in the other neighborhoods in
the bay area.
We are seeing some effects for
something that is like an economy.
Part of that economy is a very low interest and causing our unstable economy.
If I'm the first one to say, to be
yelling at janet, damn it, janet. I
will do it. One other thing I heard
today which is a little bit inaccurate.
Someone said our garbage collection is
the best system in the world. It's certainly a misstatement. We have a
high resource consumption level
concerning the rest of the world. When
we are considering our garbage, we are
basically flat on the amount of garbage
we producing and the recycling process itself creates a lot of pollution and again rates a lot of energy consumption.
We are no where near having the system
that is the answer, that you know that's all I got. >>supervisor london breed: thank you,
next speaker, please. >> President Breed, members of board.
I was listening to the alex jones show
and he was interesting congressman walter jones who I pray will be the next speaker of the house.
And I literally went door knocking
around my neighborhood and told people
to tune your radio I was hoping he was
going to interview walter joevenlts but
sealed up for reasons of so-called national security.
There is nothing in there about national security.
If you want to know about what national
security means, study jessie ventura
who studied jfk assassination. He knows
what he's talking about.
All fingers point to the prince in saudi arabia which is quarterbacking that.
And he removes his kings that walter jones be the next speaker of the house. Jesus was the speaker of the house in
the temple and he sfed anyone man --
let him come to me and drink.
He that
believe in me shall flow.
In other words jesus had to die on the
cross for our sins and raised from the
dead in order for the spirit to be poured out.
God can only have mercy on the death. Jesus pointed it time and time in the scripture.
It shall be that day that living water
shall go from jerusalem half from sea. >>supervisor london breed:
thank you. Is there any additional public comment? Seeing none, public comment is
closed.
Madam Clerk can you please read the
item for adoptions without
reference to
committee.
City clerk: item 55, approval of a 60-day extension for planning
