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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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President Peskin: GOOD
AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEET OF TODAY,
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, PRESENT. SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR DALY, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR JEW, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, PRESENT.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, PRESENT.
The Clerk: THERE ARE 11 AYES.
President Peskin: PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
(RECITING PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.)
President Peskin: WOULD ANY MEMBER LIKE AN ITEM OR ITEMS
SEVERED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU READ THE CONSENT AGENDA.
The Clerk: 1 THROUGH 12,
ALL MATTERS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND WILL
BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE ROLL
CALL VOTE OF THE BOARD.
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, SUPERVISOR JEW, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE. SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
THERE ARE 11 AYES.
President Peskin: THOSE ORDINANCES ARE FINALLY PASSED
AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.: ITEM 3 13. ORDINANCE APPROVING CHANGES TO THE RESIDENTIAL INCLUSIONARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 315 TO CLARIFY THE REGULATIONS IN EFFECT FOR PARTICULAR PROJECTS AMENDING SECTION 315.1 TO MODIFY CERTAIN DEFINITIONS RELATED TO
INCOME AND SALE PRICE CALCULATION AMENDING SECTION 315.2 TO UPDATE FINDINGS AMENDING SECTION 315.3 TO CONFORM THE LEGISLATION TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ORDINANCE APTS OR MORE AMENDING SECTIONS 315.4 AND 315.5 TO ESTABLISH SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS OF 120 FEET IN HEIGHT OR GREATER,
TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS
President Peskin: ROLL CALL SORRY. SUPERVISOR DALY.
Supervisor Daly: CAN WE DIVIDE THE QUESTION, SAME WAY
President Peskin: OKAY. SO BY WAY OF BACKGROUND,
SUPERVISOR DALY IS ASKING THAT
THE QUESTION BE DIVIDED, AND
THAT, FIRST, WE WILL VOTE ON THE
SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH
ESTABLISHES A LOWER INCLUSIONARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT
FOR BUILDINGS OF 120 FEET IN
HEIGHT OR GREATER, THAT DO NOT
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ZONING CHANGES. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK.
Supervisor McGoldrick: JUST TO CLARIFY, ALSO FOR AREAS IN WHICH AREA PLANS ARE NOT
ADOPTED, AS WELL. BECAUSE THEY WILL BE BENEFICIARIES OFLIC ACTION
AND THOSE WOULD STILL HAVE THE HIGHER INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS ON THEM.
President Peskin: RIGHT.
IN ESSENCE BUILDINGS IN THE C3
IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. SO
Supervisor McGoldrick: GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU.
I WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
PLEASE VOTE WELL, MAYBE CLARIFY.
WHICH ONE ARE YOU VOTING ON FIRST
President Peskin: WE ARE VOTING ON THE SECTION
Supervisor McGoldrick: ONLY ON THAT SECTION
Supervisor Peskin: THE PORTION OF SECTION 315, WHICH
GIVES A LOWER INCLUSIONARY
THRESHOLD TO LITTLE OVER 120
FEET IN C3 THAT DO NOT REQUIRE
ZONING CHANGES OR NOT A PART OF ANOTHER AREA PLAN, AND TO BE
CLEAR, A NO VOTE WOULD KEEP THE PROVISION INTACT, A YES VOTE
MEANS YOU WANT THIS PROVISION DELETED.
Supervisor McGoldrick: I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO
PLEASE VOTE ON THIS ITEM AYE, OR YES, SIR.
President Peskin: THEN YOU
WANT THIS PROVISION DELETED.
Supervisor McGoldrick: NOT DELETED. I AM CONFUSED. LETS BE CLEAR. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR ELSBERND.
Supervisor Elsbernd: TO BE CLEAR, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, SUPERVISOR DALY IS DIVIDING THE QUESTION.
IF WE VOTE YES, THAT MEANS WE WANT THIS CHANGE.
IF WE VOTE NO
President Peskin: MY APOLOGIES.
I HAVE MISSPOKEN. THANK YOU. WITH THAT
Supervisor McGoldrick: VOTE AYE.
President Peskin: MY APOLOGIES.
ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, AYE. SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE. SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE. SUPERVISOR DALY, NO.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
. THERE ARE 10 AYES, ONE NO.
President Peskin: THAT PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS FINALLY PASSED.
SORRY FOR MAKING THAT SAME MISTAKE TWO WEEKS IN A ROW BUT
AT LEAST IM CONSISTENT ON THE BALANCE, A ROLL CALL.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE. SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: THERE ARE 10 AYES, ONE NO.
President Peskin: THE
ORDINANCE IS FINALLY PASSED.
The Clerk: ITEM 14 14. ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 6.13 TO THE SAN FRANCISCO PARK CODE TO PROHIBIT MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON SATURDAYS IN GOLDEN GATE PARK ON JOHN F. KENNEDY DRIVE BETWEEN TRANSVERSE DRIVE AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF HAGIWARA TEA GARDEN DRIVE AND STOW LAKE DRIVE BETWEEN STOW LAKE DRIVE EAST AND JOHN F. KENNEDY DRIVE FROM MAY 26, 2007 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MIDDLE DRIVE WEST BETWEEN TRANSVERSE DRIVE AND METSON ROAD REQUIRING REPORTS FROM THE RECREATION AND PARK DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO THE SATURDAY ROAD CLOSURES AND MAKING
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK.
Supervisor McGoldrick: COLLEAGUES A 30 SECOND RECAP BECAUSE WERE GETTING CALLS WITH SOME CONFUSION.
THIS IS A RESULT OF A WONDERFUL COMPROMISE, AND A RESULT OF STAKEHOLDERS COMING TOGETHER, SHAKING HANDS, AGREEING TO GIVE AND TAKE. AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
A SETTLEMENT OF SOMETHING THAT
GOES BACK NOT YEARS, BUT DECADES.
I THINK IT IS FINALLY ALMOST LANDMARK INASMUCH AS THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH
THIS FOR NOW TWO GENERATIONS PLUS, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME TOGETHER, AND RATHER THAN HAVE A BLOOD BATH AT THE BALLOT, ALLOW US TO DO OUR JOBS.
WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS, ELECT
TO LEGISLATE. FOR THE HANDFUL OF FOLKS WHO
THINK THIS SHOULD GO BACK WITH A
BALLOT MEASURE, I THINK ITS VERY CLEAR THAT THE PARTIES WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THESE
ISSUES FOR YEARS HAVE EMPHASIZED
THAT THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THIS COMPROMISE. AGAIN, I THANK THE MAYOR, THE
MAYORS OFFICE, HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, AND EVERYBODY CONCERNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
President Peskin: ROLL CALL.
The Clerk: ON ITEM 14, SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, NO.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: THERE ARE NINE AYES, TWO NOS.
President Peskin: THE ORDINANCE IS FINALLY PASSED.
The Clerk: ITEM 15 15. ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION
2A.87 OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO: REQUIRE THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND AIRPORT DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE STAFFING NEEDS AT THE AIRPORT BUREAU REQUIRE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO CREATE A STAFFING PLAN TO REDEPLOY SWORN AIRPORT BUREAU PERSONNEL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SET REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
President Peskin: ROLL CALL.
The Clerk: ON ITEM 15, SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE. SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: THERE ARE 10 AYES, ONE NO.
President Peskin: THE ORDINANCE IS FINALLY PASSED.
The Clerk: ITEM 16 16. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 28,050,000 OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE FROM FISCAL YEAR 20062007, INCLUDING 20,000,000 TO THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND REHABILITATION OF AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING, HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND HOUSING FOR PERSONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1824 YEAR OLD YOUTHS EXITING SYSTEMS OF CARE, WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR WHO AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS 5,000,000 TO THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR REPAIRS AND SERVICES AT PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS 2,500,000 FOR THE REAL OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ROOTS: 550,000 FOR THE MAYORS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A SITE FOR A HOUSING SERVICES COLLABORATIVE IN THE MISSION DISTRICTDOLORES PARK AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 20072008 AND RESERVING THE FUNDS PENDING REVIEW OF EXPENDITURE PLANS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR DALY.
Supervisor Daly: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, FIRST, LET ME THANK
THE COSPONSORS OF THE ITEM, AND THOSE IN COMMITTEE, WHO JOINED
US FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A VERY COMPELLING ONCE AGAIN, A VERY
COMPELLING HEARING, AND VERY FORCEFUL STATEMENT OF NEED ON
THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO, YESTERDAY, A RALLY WHERE A FEW OF YOU PARTICIPATED, THANK YOU FOR THAT, WHERE THAT COMPELLING NEED
WAS STATED FORCEFULLY. AGAIN, IT WAS ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL HEARING, AND A
BEAUTIFUL RALLY, IN MY OPINION,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, A DIVERSITY THAT I THINK MOST OF
US NOW IN THIS CITY ARE
COGNIZANT THAT WE ARE AT RISK OF LOSING.
AS IF YOU LOOK AT OR IF YOU COMPARE, LETS SAY, RACIAL
DEMOGRAPHICS WITH ECONOMIC
DEMOGRAPHICS, THAT THERES A
TREND AND THATS NOT SURPRISING,
GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS
COUNTRY, AND GIVEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN THE
WORLD IS NOT SURPRISING, THAT
WEALTH AND RACETRACK DEMOGRAPHICALLY.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN
SAN FRANCISCO, AS HOUSING INCREASINGLY OUTPACES WHAT
AVERAGE FOLKS ARE HISTORICALLY WHAT SAN FRANCISCANS IN TERMS OF MEDIAN INCOME CAN AFFORD, WHAT
WE SEE IS WE SEE AN EXODUS OF FAMILIES AND EXODUS OF PEOPLE OF
COLOR FROM THE CITY, CLEARLY.
ITS BEEN VERY PAINFUL. WEVE SEEN IT IN THE
AFRICANAMERICAN COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO BUT I DO NOT THINK ITS LIMITED ANY LONGER TO THE
LOSS OF JUST ANY ONE COMMUNITY
WITHIN THE CITY. COLLEAGUES, FOLKS HAVE COME
FORWARD WITH A MODEL TO HOUSE SAN FRANCISCANS FROM THIS
DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND THROUGH
A MYRIAD OF TYPES. THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
IN FRONT OF US, WHICH MIRRORS LAST YEARS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, IN AN ONGOING EFFORT, OUT OF OUR MAYORS
OFFICE ON HOUSING, IT PROVIDES
FOR THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY,
AT THOSE INCREMENTAL LEVELS
WHICH CANNOT MAKE IT IN THE PRIVATE MARKET OTHERWISE.
IM TALKING ABOUT HOUSING FOR
FAMILIES IN SAN FRANCISCO, UP TO
60 OF THE CITYS MEDIAN, THE
SUPPLEMENTAL GOES A STEP FURTHER AND SAYS HALF OF THOSE MONEYS,
HALF OF THE 10 MILLION, 5 MILLION, WOULD BE RESERVE FOR
FAMILIES WHO ARE LOWER INCOME,
AT HALF OF THAT INCOME AT 30 OF THE MEDIAN. THE SAME FOR SENIOR HOUSING,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, 5
MILLION FOR THAT, ANOTHER FIVE FOR HOUSING FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE.
WE KNOW, AS THE HOMELESS CENSUS
IS TAKEN, THAT HOMELESSNESS IS
UP IN SAN FRANCISCO, NOT FOR A
LACK OF EFFORT, IN MY OPINION,
ON THE PART OF THE CITY, BUT JUST THAT THE PROBLEM ITSELF
OR THE PACE OF THE PROBLEM, WE ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH, IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRAMMING. I THINK THIS, ALONG WITH LAST YEARS APPROPRIATION, WILL HELP TO TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS WITHIN
THE SUPPLEMENTAL, WEVE HEARD AND HEARD FORCEFULLY AS WELL FROM TENANTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO, ABOUT
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS AROUND
HABITABILITY, AROUND SAFETY AND
SECURITY. THIS APPROPRIATION HAS 5 MILLION TO SUPPORT EFFORTS, BOTH REPAIR
EFFORTS, AS WELL AS TENANT
SERVICES EFFORTS ON HOUSING SITES HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THIS IS A SOMEWHAT AN ADVANCED STEP TO COUPLE THE CITYS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROGRAM WITH THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY SERVICES WITHIN SAN FRANCISCO. ALSO, AN EXTENSION OF OUR
PROGRAM FOR LAND TRUST WITHIN
SAN FRANCISCO CALLED REAL
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TENANTS. OF COURSE THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL
MODELS IN CHINATOWN WITH THE
PRESERVATION OF THE TENANCIES IN
THE FONG BUILDING. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT
HAS RECEIVED I THINK MORE ATTENTION THAN PERHAPS IT
RECEIVED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A
STANCE TAKEN FROM THE MAYORS OFFICE, SAYING THAT IT DIDNT
FIT WITHIN THE PROCESS, OR THAT
FOR SOME REASON, BECAUSE OF MOUs THAT WERE LOOKING AT, WE DONT HAVE THE RESOURCES.
BUT I SAY TO YOU, WITH 126.6 MILLION IN THE BANK, A FIGURE
THAT WHEN WE SEE NINE MONTHS REPORT WILL PROBABLY BE BIGGER
THAN 126.6 MILLION, AND ASK FOR
28 MILLION ON ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING, IF NOT THE MOST
PRESSING ISSUE THAT FACES A
BROAD SPECTRUM AND DIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND THATS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE CITY, I THINK IS NOT SIGNIFICANT OR OUTRAGEOUS ASK.
I THINK THAT WE CERTAINLY HAVE
PROVEN THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DATE,
TO TAKE PUBLIC SPENDING, AND TO
DELIVER A HOUSING UNIT MONEYS
THAT THIS BOARD APPROPRIATED
LAST YEAR, IN COOPERATION WITH
THE MAYORS OFFICE, A 20 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION WHICH
HAS BEEN RELEASED, IS GOING TO DELIVER HUNDREDS OF UNITS, INCLUDING FAMILY UNITS, UNITS
FOR SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO HELP
FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO HOUSING MODELS. THIS IS THE BEST PRACTICE OF GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A PROGRAM WHERE
SAN FRANCISCO IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR SUCCESS. AND YET THE ONE SHORT COMING OF THE WHOLE THING IS THAT WERE NOT DOING ENOUGH OF THIS. THIS IS TAKING AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE, WITH BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, I REPEAT
126.6 MILLION FROM THE SIX MONTH REPORT THAT THE CONTROLLERS OFFICE RELEASED A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO, AND A 28 MILLION APPROPRIATION FROM THAT. I THINK ITS PRUDENT, I THINK
ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND IF YOU HEARD ANY OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING LAST
WEEK, OR ANY OF THE TESTIMONY,
VERY FORCEFUL, STRONG TESTIMONY
FROM MOTHERS RAISING FAMILIES, IN HOUSING, FROM FAMILIES
DOUBLED UP IN SRO HOTEL ROOMS, SENIORS LIVING IN SHELTERS.
I THINK THE IMPERATIVE IS THERE FOR THE CITY TO DO MORE.
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR JEW.
Supervisor Jew: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I AM SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
I AGREE THAT SOME BUT NOT ALL
THE FUNDING TARGETS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE SOUND.
I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS 11th HOUR APPROPRIATION OF THE
CURRENT YEARS PROJECTION BUDGET, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE 200708 BUDGET IS BEING PREPARED BY THE MAYORS OFFICE. THE MAYOR HAS INDICATED PUBLICLY THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL RESULT IN ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS CUTTING BACK THEIR
RESPECTIVE BUDGETS BY AN ADDITIONAL 3.
ON TOP OF THE 3 REDUCTION THEY STARTED WITH. SINCE THE ANTICIPATED SURPLUS HAS ALREADY BEEN ROLLED INTO NEXT YEARS BUDGET, IN OTHER
WORDS EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE SPEND TODAY HAS TO BE CUT FROM NEXT YEARS BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT A PRODUCTIVE WAY TO DO BUSINESS. WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET
PROCESS BEGINS, AND THEN
EVALUATE EACH FUNDING SUGGESTION BASED ON ITS MERITS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SORT OF
BUSINESS IS WHATS HAPPENING LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT
IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR POOR FISCAL
MANAGEMENT OF OUR TAX DOLLARS. I DONT DOUBT THAT SUPPORT FROM
VARIOUS INTEREST GROUPS, WHO STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE APPROPRIATION WILL PRESSURE MANY OF THE BOARD TO VOTE FOR THIS PASSAGE TODAY. BUT I MUST SAY THAT THIS PREEMATIVE STRIKE ON NEXT YEARS
BUDGET PROCESS DOES NOT BOAD
WELL FOR A PRODUCTIVE BUDGET SEASON.
I AM SAD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING
AND AM VOTING NO ON THIS. THANK YOU. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL.
Supervisor Sandoval: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS GOOD LEGISLATION. I THINK IT COULD BE BETTER.
I THINK IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE EQUITABLE.
THE PROGRAM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OF BMR UNITS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, BUT IT DOESNT HELP ALL PARTS OF
THE CITY IN EQUAL WAYS. ID LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. ID LIKE TO SUPPORT IT IF I THINK WE CAN MAKE A SMALL CHANGE
THAT WOULD MAKE THE PROGRAM
OR THE OUR EFFORTS MORE EQUITABLE.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE 5 MILLION OF THE 20 MILLION THATS CURRENTLY ALLOCATED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF BMR UNITS OR LOW INCOME HOUSING AND ALLOCATE THE 5 MILLION TO THE EXISTING
PROGRAM CALLED THE DALP PROGRAM, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SAN FRANCISCOS CURRENT PROGRAM
WAS FIRST FUNDED BY A BOND THAT
PASSED BY THE VOTERS IN 1998.
THE DALP PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO FIRST TIME
HOMEBUYERS EARNING UP TO 100 OF AMI, WHO ARE PURCHASING ANY SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THESE ARE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE PROGRAM IS ESSENTIALLY
SILENT SECOND MORTGAGE, ITS
HELD BY THE CITY, AND THE BORROWER MAKES NO PAYMENTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORTGAGE.
THE LOAN IS USUALLY DUE 40 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE, OR AT THE TIME OF RESALE.
I SHOULD SAY THAT YOU CAN
PURCHASE A HOME OR A CONDOMINIUM
UNIT OR ANY KIND OF OTHER UNIT
THAT PEOPLE DO WITH MORTGAGES.
THERES NO INTEREST IN DALP BUT
ON REPAYMENT THE INVESTOR PAYS THE EQUITY.
IF YOU PAY 10 OF THE PURCHASE PRICE THROUGH THE PROGRAM YOU
PAY BACK THE ORIGINAL LOAN PLUS
10 P RGS OF YOUR PROFIT OR THE AMOUNT OF THE HOME WENT UP. THE PROGRAM IS A GREAT PROGRAM BUT WE HAVE NOT PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT, I THINK AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ESPECIALLY AS COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY
THAT WEVE PUT INTO, AND RIGHTLY
SO, INTO INTRODUCTION OF BELOW MARKET RATE UNITS.
BUT THE PROGRAM HAS STILL BEEN A
IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE CITYS HOMEOWNERSHIP STRATEGY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT GOALS THAT OTHER PROGRAMS REALLY
DONT ALLOW.
FIRST, IT ALLOWS HOUSEHOLDS TO
BUILD ASSETS THROUGH BUILDING EQUITY. THIS IS IMPORTANT I THINK FOR THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, THE AFRICANAMERICAN COMMUNITY, THE
LATINO COMMUNITY, THE CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICS SHOW A VERY,
VERY WIDE DISPARITY OF WEALTH IN
HOUSEHOLDS IN SAN FRANCISCO, AS
COMPARED BETWEEN FOR EXAMPLE THE LATINO, AFRICANAMERICAN POPULATION AND THE WHITE POPULATION.
AS WE KNOW, AS MANY STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN, AMERICANS BUILD WEALTH PRIMARILY THROUGH THE HOMES THAT THEY OWN.
THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY THAT
AMERICANS BUILD WEALTH.
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BUY YOUR
OWN HOME OBVIOUSLY PREVENTS THIS. THE DALP PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS IT.
THE SECOND POLICY GOAL THAT THE DALP PROGRAM ALLOWS IS FOR
CHOICE AND ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS THEY WANT TO LIVE IN. THIS IS IMPORTANT I THINK FOR
THE AFRICANAMERICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES, THAT DO NOT WANT TO
MOVE INTO WHERE MUCH OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IN THE SOUTH OF MARKET NEIGHBORHOODS. THINK ABOUT IT. WHATS HAPPENING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE, YOU KNOW,
VISITACION VALLEY, OR EXCELSIOR OR INGLESIDE. LETS SAY IN INGLESIDE, THERE MIGHT BE AN AFRICANAMERICAN
SENIOR CITIZEN WHO LIVED THERE,
HAS LIVED THERE SINCE THE SECOND
WORLD WAR, HAS LIVED THERE, 30,
45, 50 YEARS, AND NOW CHOOSES TO
EITHER SELL THEIR HOUSE OR
PASSES AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY.
WHO DOES THE HOUSE GO TO
WHO IS THE NEW HOMEOWNER MOVING INTO THE INGLESIDE ITS NOT THE AFRICANAMERICAN COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOUVE SEEN
COMPLETE CUT OF ABOUT 50 IN THE POPULATION OF AFRICANAMERICANS LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY.
THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN THE
MISSION, THE EXCELSIOR AND SO FORTH. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CAN MOVE INTO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THATS WHAT HAPPENED. THE CHOICE FOR THE PERSON LIVING
DOWN THE STREET, IF IT IS LETS SAY AN AFRICANAMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD OR LATINO
NEIGHBORHOOD, IS TO MOVE INTO A
BMR UNIT SOUTH OF MARKET, OR TO
CONTINUE TO BE A RENTER. THATS A REAL CHOICE IN MANY NEIGHBORHOODS RIGHT NOW. IF YOURE LIVING IN THE MISSION
AND YOURE LATINO, YOUR CHOICES
ARE CONTINUE TO RENT OR BUY A BMR UNIT WHERE THEYRE BEING BUILT AND THATS NOT ALWAYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU LIVE IN. A THIRD AROUND IMPORTANT POLICY
IS THIS IS A WAY TO PRESERVE EQUITY AND ASSETS IN A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.
AS NATURAL, GENERATIONAL CHANGE
HAPPENS, OLDER FOLKS SELL THEIR HOMES TO MOVE INTO SMALLER HOMES
OR MOVE AWAY.
IN EXCELSIOR, BAYVIEW, AND IN
THE SENIOR PART OF SAN FRANCISCO SOUTHEASTERN
PART OF SAN FRANCISCO THATS
WHERE DALP HELPS.
DALP WAS FUNDED BY THE VOTERS AT 15 MILLION. ITS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING, THAT ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM, HAS
LENT OUT THE ENTIRE 15 MILLION, AND IT IS NOW LENDING FROM WHAT PEOPLE HAVE PAID BACK. THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING,
CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 2 MILLION IN
THE DALP POT AND ARE ISSUING
FROM EIGHT TO 10 NEW LOANS PER MONTH. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
MOST OF THE DALP RESIDENTS
PURCHASING HOMES ARE IN THE SIEWTH EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS
SOUTHEASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS I MENTIONED. THE TYPICAL PROFILE, MIGHT BE A
FAMILY, WITH ONE WORKING HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, A MUNI DRIVER OR
OTHER GOVERNMENT WORKER, ANOTHER
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AS A COOK, TWO KIDS IN THE FAMILY, TOTAL
COMBINED INCOME OF 80 AMI.
DALP LOANS CAN BE MADE WITH AS MANY OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AS
POSSIB FROM THE
CALIFORNIA HFA DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, A STATE PROGRAM.
SO THAT HOMEOWNERS ESSENTIALLY CAN LEVERAGE ALL THE FUNDS THAT
THEY HAVE, AND SO HOMEOWNERS CAN USE COUNSELING AGENCIES,
LIKE MEDA AND SF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPS, TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY CAN LIVE AND BEST BUY A HOME.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE
TAKE 5 MILLION FROM THE EXISTING 20 MILLION CURRENTLY ALLOCATED FOR THE BMR PROGRAM.
I KNOW THAT MONEY IS SPLIT UP
BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE THAT IT
BE TAKEN PRO RATA FROM EACH OF
THE PROGRAMS IN WHICH ITS SPLIT UP.
IN THIS WAY, I THINK THE SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE EVEN BETTER.
I THINK IN THIS WAY THE SUPPLEMENTAL WILL HAVE EQUITY
AND ALLOW MORE PEOPLE IN MORE NEIGHBORHOODS IN A FAIR WAY TO ACCESS THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRAM.
I HOPE WE ADD MONEY TO THE DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN THIS BUDGET.
I HOPE THE MAYOR DOES IT, I HOPE
WE DO IT, AND I HOPE YOU WILL ACCEPT THIS MOTION TODAY. THANK YOU.
President Peskin: THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO REALLOCATE 20 MILLION OF THE MONEY FOR ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION
NO, 5 MILLION OF THE 20 MILLION TO DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ELSBERND.
AND TO THE MOTION, SUPERVISOR DALY.
Supervisor Daly: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, I DO WANT TO THANK
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL FOR HIS
INTEREST IN THIS ITEM, AND HIS
SUPPORT FOR THE DALP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT I KNOW A GREAT DEAL ABOUT, AND I THINK A PROGRAM
THAT IS WORTHY OF SUPPORT. I WOULD SPEAK AGAINST THIS
MOTION, HOWEVER. COLLEAGUES, GIVEN THE TESTIMONY THAT WEVE HEARD, GIVEN WHERE THE HOLES ARE, WHERE THE REAL
GAPS ARE IN OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, I THINK THAT SUPERVISOR SANDOVALS INTEREST
IN THIS ITEM DIFFERS OR VEERS FROM THE INTENT THAT I HAD IN BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
THIS ITEM IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ITEM TO DELIVER HOUSING AT EVERY LEVEL. IT IS AN ITEM THAT IS INTENDED TO DELIVER HOUSING TO THOSE WHO
ARE MOST IN NEED IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND SPECIFICALLY
THOSE UNDER 60 OF THE CITYS
MEDIAN INCOME. IT ALSO HAS PROVISIONS WHERE NEARLY HALF OF THE ITEM ALSO GOES TO FAMILIES WHO ARE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME, UNDER 30
OF THE CITYS MEDIAN INCOME. COLLEAGUES, DUE TO WORK THAT
WEVE DONE HERE ON THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
LEGISLATION, GIVEN THE HOUSING BOON THAT WEVE SEEN OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS, ALBEIT A LOT OF THAT HOUSING BOON IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT, WE
ARE SEEING UNITS, AND LOSS OF
UNITS, AT THE 100 OF MEDIAN INCOME LEVEL.
WHILE A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER
MAY BE GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE
DEVELOPMENT IS HAPPENING, THAT IS NOT A HUGE THIS IS NOT A GAPPING HOLEYS DELIVERY SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT THE AREA WHERE THERE
IS THE BIGGEST GAP BETWEEN THOSE WITH NEED AND WHATS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.
BECAUSE OF OUR INCLUSIONARY WORK, THATS THERE. IM NOT SAYING THE DALP SHOULDNT BE SUPPORTED BUT I
THINK I WOULD INVITE SUPERVISOR
SANDOVAL TO INTRODUCE A SEPARATE ITEM, OR PERHAPS TO HOLD
HEARINGS OVER SUPERVISOR MAXWELLS HEARING, TO TAKE A
LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING PRODUCED
IN THE PIPELINE THROUGH THE INCOLLUSIONARY PROGRAM, WHAT WE
CAN DO TO BUTT RES FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THERES ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, FOR US TO DO MORE. I WOULD GUARD AGAINST TAKING
MONEY FROM THOSE WITH NO OTHER OCHTION, FROM THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OR THE MAYORS OFFICE
OF HOUSING, TO SUBSIDIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM TO
FUND MORE OF THE MIDDLE STREAM HOUSING, WHERE I THINK THAT THERES ALREADY SOME GOOD WORK GOING ON. WHILE I CONCEDE THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND SOME
ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL FOCUS, I WOULD INVITE COLLEAGUES, THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS ON
THAT, OR PERHAPS EVEN
CALENDARING A NEW ITEM THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. President Peskin:
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO TO THE MOTION.
Supervisor Ammiano: THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.
AND I FIND SUPERVISOR SANDOVALS
IDEA INTRIGUING, AND TO MY LIKING.
HOWEVER, I THINK THE INTENTION
OF THE ORIGINAL REQUEST IS WHERE
IM GOING TO GO IN TERMS OF SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT SOMETHING
LIKE THIS AS BEING IF NOT
PREEMATIVE, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
TO SUPERVISOR JEW, BUT ACTUALLY VISIONARY. ITS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN THOUGHT OF AND DELIBERATED ON YESTERDAY.
AND I DO THINK THAT THE BUDGET
PROCESS ALLOWS FOR MANY, MANY
THINGS, AND MANY, MANY IDEAS. THATS WHY ITS A PROCESS. AND TO SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, I
SAY THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY, THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, TO ADDRESS THAT 5 MILLION FOR FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS. I THINK SOME OF THE POINTS HE MADE, ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO
LIVE, AND WHERE THEYRE
UNDERSERVED IN THIS MATTER, IS
DEFINITELY DESERVING. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES IT REALLY TAKE
IS IT REALLY ROCKET SCIENCE TO GIVE LIP SERVICE TO THIS ISSUE,
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT NOT ACT I DONT GET IT. AND I DONT GET WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESNT COME OUT OF THE MAYORS OFFICE AS WELL, OR EVEN BEFORE IT CAME OUT OF THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I MEAN ITS NOT LIKE THERE ISNT AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AROUND THIS ISSUE. THIS IS THE ISSUE. WHEN PEOPLE SAY WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISSUES IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE TOP THREE ARE HOUSING, HOUSING, HOUSING.
BECAUSE AS SUPERVISOR DALY
ASTUTELY POINTED OUT, ITS
TETHERED TO MANY OTHER ISSUES.
AND WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER,
THATS NOT A HOMELESS SHELTER. AND, BY THE WAY, YOURE GOING TO HEAR ME IN THE FUTURE TALK ABOUT
THE STATE OF THE HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND WHY THE MAYORS OFFICE IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE QUARTERLY REPORTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED BY THE SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE THOSE SITUATIONS ARE EGREGIOUSLY BAD.
WE CAN START WITH TOILET PAPER. BUT I DIGRESS.
I THINK THAT THE RESOLUTION AND THE SUPPLEMENT IS NOT ONLY WELLTHOUGHT OUT. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED.
YOU KNOW, IM NOT THIS ISNT MY FIRST TIME AROUND THE BLOCK. I UNDERSTAND WHY IT LOOKS LIKE THE GAUNTLETS BEEN THROWN DOWN
AND WHOSE IS BIGGER WHO. BUT THE ISSUE IS BIGGER EVERYBODY. THE ISSUE IS HOUSING, THE ISSUE IS SHELTER.
I WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
VOTE FOR THE SUPPLEMENT, AND I
FEEL THAT THEY COULD DO SO IN GOOD CONSCIENCE.
President Peskin: SUPERVISOR DUFTY.
Supervisor Dufty: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO REFLECT ON MY COLLEAGUE, SUPERVISOR JEWS COMMENTS, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM,
I JUST CANT LET GO PASS. TO DESCRIBE THIS AS AN 11th HOUR MEASURE, I WOULD OFFER THAT ITS A FIRST HOUR MEASURE, THAT ITS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SET OUR PRIORITIES.
AND ONCE WE GET INTO THE FULCRUM OF THE BUDGET, WE ARE GOING TO BE PULLING APART HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS AND PAGES.
IF WE DONT SET THIS AS A
PRIORITY, ITS SIMPLY NOT GOING TO GET DONE. I HAVE SAT HERE AS A SUPERVISOR,
AND WATCHED MY COLLEAGUES FACE HUGE PRESSURES AT DEVELOPMENT,
WHICH NOW I FACE, BECAUSE OF THE MARKET OCTAVIA PLAN, BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ALONG MARKET STREET.
AND I HAVE RELATIVELY FEW TOOLS.
I BEGGED THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING, PLEASE BUY A PARCEL IN MY DISTRICT SO IM NOT LIMITED
TO 12 OR 15, AND THATS THE BEST I HAVE TO SHOW TO HELP PEOPLE. I FIND IT REALLY ASTOUNDING THAT
THE MAYOR HAS BEEN SO DISMISSIVE
OF THIS EFFORT, WHEN IN TRUTH IT
REPRESENTS A VERY HIGH COMPLEMENT ON THE PART OF CHAIR DALY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING. THIS ISNT PARTISAN. HES NOT GOING TO PROGRAM THE MONEY OR SELECT THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE. FOR YOU TO SAY SPECIAL INTEREST,
I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO ORGANIZING PROJECT.
50 CHURCHES ACROSS THIS CITY, LIKE THE ONES IN YOUR DISTRICT,
THAT HAS STOOD UP TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT HAVE SAID OUR FAMILIES DESERVE TO LIVE HERE AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT THESE HOUSING LISTS LOOK LIKE, HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT THE COMPETITION IS, WHEN
THERE ARE PRECIOUS FEW UNITS BECOME AVAILABLE AND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE APPLY FOR THESE THINGS. I REMEMBER A COLLEAGUE GOING TO DRAW FROM A LOTTERY, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT GO TO THAT.
I WOULD FEEL SO AWFUL, THAT LESS THAN 1 OF THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN A LOTTERY COULD
HAVE THE HOPE OF MOVING INTO HOUSING.
AND THIS IS A MODICUM OF 20 MILLION. AND THE MAYOR IS HERE TO LEAD THIS CITY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAVENT SUCCESSED IN PASSING A HOUSING BOND. I CHALLENGE ANYONE HERE, IF YOURE GOING TO VOTE AGAINST
THIS, GET OUT AND PUT A HOUSING BOND ON THE BALLOT. DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL.
WE HAVENT HAD ONE IN THE CITY FOR 11 YEARS AND I THINK IT
REALLY DEFIES RATIONALALTY. WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND AGAIN AND AGAIN EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. IF YOU DONT WANT PEOPLE DISPLACED, IF YOU DONT WANT TO
SEE STRICTLY MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HOUSING PROGRAM. THATS WHY I SAY TO THE CHAIR OF
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, I SAT BACK AND THERE WAS FEAR ON THE PART OF THE PEOPLE THAT THE
CHAIR MIGHT RUN A MUCH LARGER SUPPLEMENTAL AND TAKE PERHAPS SOME OF THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE MAYOR ON WHAT HE MAY OR MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO DO IN JUNE WHEN THE BUDGET COMES FORWARD. I AGREE THAT THERE WILL BE MORE GOOD NEWS. THESE GIANT OFFICE BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO CHANGE HANDS IN THE
CITY AND ITS AN AMAZING PHENOMENA THAT WE HAVE TO BE SO GRATEFUL THAT THESE BILLION DOLLARS BUILDING DOWNTOWN CHANGE
HANDS AND THE CRUMBS WE GET FOR
PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX ALLOWS US
TO DO THE GOOD THINGS AROUND HERE. I WILL VOTE FOR THE SPECIAL INTEREST THIS TIME, ILL VOTE
FOR PEOPLE IN CHURCHES ACROSS THIS CITY, WHO ARE SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY WATCH THE POLITICS AND WATCH PEOPLE, OFTEN TIMES IN SPECIAL INTEREST COMUNS, FIGHT COMMUNITIES, FIGHT HOUSING BONDS AND STAND UP BECAUSE IT IS SO EASY TO BEAT SOMETHING WHEN YOU NEED TWOTHIRDS AND WE LOST BY ONE PERCENTAGE. THESE PEOPLE WHO MAKE US COME
BEFORE THEM SAY ANSWER ME YES OR
NO, DONT PLAY GAMES, TELL ME, ARE YOU COMMITTED
MY ANSWER IS YES.
Supervisor Sandoval: THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PESKIN.
President Peskin: THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, COLLEAGUES, SUPERVISOR DUFTY HAS ARTICULATED
MUCH OF WHAT I CAME DOWN HERE TO SAY.
LET ME ADD A FEW WORDS.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CHARTER, THERE IS NOTHING
IN ORDINANCE, THAT SAYS THAT THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY CANNOT AMEND
THE BUDGET WITH SUPPLEMENTAL AL APPROPRIATIONS AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT
THIS PROCESS. INDEED, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. VIRTUALLY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN THERE WAS PLENTY OF FINANCIAL GOOD NEWS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND WE
VOTED ON A VERY, VERY SIMILAR PACKAGE. AND TO THOSE FOLKS WHO DO NOT WANT US TO PAY INTEREST, GOOD,
WE ARE PAYING AS WE GO FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. THAT IS WHAT WERE DOING THIS YEAR.
IT IS SOUND FISCAL POLICY. LET ME SAY, IVE BEEN ON THIS
BOARD NOW, THIS IS MY 7 TH YEAR.
WEVE BALANCED THE BUDGET EVERY TIME. WE CAN AFFORD THIS. OUR PEOPLE KNOW THAT, THE CONTROLLER KNOWS THAT, THE MAYOR KNOWS THAT, AND COMING ALONG WITH ALARMIST NONSENSE THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS TO REDUCE
THEIR BUDGET BY 3 WHEN IT IS NOT TRUE IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND ALL OF US AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS KNOWS THAT.
LETS VOTE THIS UP, AND DO WHAT
WE WERE SENT TO OFFICE TO DO. 65 OF THE VOTERS AGREED WITH IT
BECAUSE THEY VOTED FOR THE PROP A BONDS.
Supervisor Sandoval: THANK YOU. LET AMAZING.
THAT WAS NONAN INTENDED PUN. BUT IT COMES OUT THAT WAY.
HE CAIMS OUT THERE BECAUSE HE, AGAIN, A LEGEND OF THAT SPORT
THAT IS NOW IN SEASON, IN GREAT
SEASON, RECOGNIZED THAT WHAT SAN FRANCISCO NEEDS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS. YESTERDAY, IT WAS A REALLY PROUD
MOMENT TO HAVE ABOUT 250, 300 PEOPLE IN THE COLD WIND, STANDING THERE, AT AN INTERSECTION OF GEARY BOULEVARD,
ALL PROUD TO HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER, STAR OF THE SEA
CHURCH, SENIOR AKDZ NETWORK, A HOST OF FOLKS STANDING WITH THE
GIANT OF SPORTS IN AMERICA,
REALIZING THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL IN THE BATTLE TO SOLVE THIS
INCREDIBLE PROBLEM, AND THAT AS SUPERVISOR PESKIN SAID, WERE DOING THIS WITHOUT PAYING INTEREST ON THE MONEY.
SO 28 MILLION, OF COURSE WE KNOW LIBRITS IS MORE. AND PUT JOBS BEHIND THAT, PEOPLE
WORKING TO BUILD THIS, ALSO PUTTING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES BEHIND THAT, HELPING PREVENTION OF THE KINDS OF DIRE NEEDS THAT PEOPLE HAVE, AND YOU HAVE ACTION. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTION
AND WORDS IS HUGE. IF THEY WERE INDEED ONE IN THE
SAME, THEY WOULD BE CALLED THE PRAKSIS.
BUT THIS IS NOT A PRAKSIS. THIS IS FOR SOME FOLKS IN THE EVERYBODY SHOULD BE LINED UP IN SUPPORT OF IT, AS EVERYBODY WAS LINED UP YESTERDAY IN THE RICHMOND DISTRICT IN SUPPORT OF THAT PROJECT. THE TIME IT TOOK TO PUT THAT
PROJECT TOGETHER, ON HOUSING, MAYORS OFFICE OF HOUSING I WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE MAYORS OFFICE ON HOUSING
AND HE SAID NOT ONLY CAN THE PROGRAM THIS YEARS MONEY BUT WE
CAN PROGRAM SEVEN TO TEN TIMES MORE THAN THIS. THE PROJECTS ARE READY TO GO.
WE DONT HAVE TO INVENT THEM. EVERYTHING WERE DOING HERE IS REAL ACTION. ITS NOT PRESS CONFERENCES.
ITS NOT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES.
ITS NOT VAC USE VAC IEWOUS SPEECHES.
THATS WHAT WERE SEEING, UNFORTUNATELY. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH SOME OF THE
LEADERSHIP HERE, IS SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP BECAUSE IT KNOWS HOW
TO SELL ITSELF BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP BECAUSE IT
DOESNT GET ANYTHING DONE. EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS GETTING
SOMETHING DONE WITHOUT SEEKING HEADLINES OR CELEBRITY STATUS AND THE THINGS THAT DONT GO WITH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. I THINK THIS IS EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND THIS BODY HAS HAD TO BE THE LEADING BODY, THE LEADING PORTION OF THIS CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND IM PROUD TO BE PART OF IT.
I WOULD RATHER BE EFFECTIVE THAN SUCCESSFUL. President Peskin:
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND. Supervisor Elsbernd: SUPERVISOR PESKIN, A LOT OF THE COMMENTS, THE LAST FEW COMMENTS, HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THAT FIRST
MY COMMENTS ARE MORE GENERAL BUTI DONT KNOW WHERE YOU WANTED ITTO GO.
President Peskin: ITE ON THE5
MILLION FROM THE 20 MILLION
PORTION FOR ACQUISITION TO DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL TO THAT ITEM. ITEM.
Supervisor Sandoval: THANK YOU. ON THE MOTION, I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE
SAID, JUST NOW.
FIRST, IF YOURE WONDERING, I WAS ORIGINALLY THINKING THAT WE COULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT FROM
28 MILLION TO 32. SO AS TO NOT APPEAR TO BE TAKING
ANYTHING FROM ANYONE ELSE. BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT THAT
WOULD REQUIRE A CONTINUOUS OF THIS MATTER. CONTINUANCE OF THIS MATTER
AND FOR THAT REASON I CHOSE AS A PREFERENCE TO REALLOCATE SOME OF
THE MONEY WHICH WOULD NOT REQUIRE A CONTINUANCE.
SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A THAT
MOTION, I WOULD BE GLAD TO SUPPORT IT. THE REASON IM SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE FROM ONE DESERVING COMMUNITY AND GIVE TO ANOTHER DESERVING COMMUNITY. ITS SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE WHATS THERE AND SHARE IT IN A
FAIR WAY.
WITH REGARD TO THE BELOW MARKET
RATE UNITS, AND THAT EFFORT THAT WEVE MADE AS A CITY, I THINK
WEVE MADE VERY SIGNIFICANT
STEPS FORWARD.
FIRST, WE CREATED THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM.
THEN WE INCREASED THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM JUST RECENTLY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THE MEASURES THAT SOME OF THE ITEMS
BEING HEARD IN FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION JUST RECENTLY, SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS,
CONTEMPLATE THAT WERE GOING TO
INCREASE, EVEN FURTHER, THE
COMMUNITY BENEFIT, OR EXACTMENTS
FOR BMR UNITS. IN THE CASE OF RINCON HILL,
THERE WAS A VERY LARGE PAYMENT
THAT WAS MADE FOR BMR UNITS, NOT
ALL OF WHICH WAS FOR BMR.
BUT ITS A GOOD STEP FORWARD, A POSITIVE STEP.
LAST YEAR I BELIEVE THIS BOARD
PASSED A SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WAS
20 OR 25 MILLION, I CANNOT REMEMBER, FOR BMR UNITS. THOSE ARE ALL GREAT STEPS AND THINGS WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF. ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN TERMS OF THE DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, I DONT THINK WE HAVE DONE VERY MUCH. SO I SAY THAT NOT ONLY TO MOTIVATE YOU TO SUPPORT THE MOTION, BUT ALSO TO POINT OUT
THERE ARE THOSE OUT THERE WHO MIGHT FEEL THAT WERE TAKING
FROM PETER TO GIVE TO PAUL. NO. IT IS SIMPLY REALLY JUST A
QUESTION OF FAIRNESS. NOW, WITH REGARD TO THE INTENT
OF THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS SAID WAS TO AID THOSE WHO ARE AT
THE LOWEST RUNGS OF THE ECONOMIC
LADDER, ITS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACTUALLY,
AGAIN, IT IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE AT 100 OF AMI OR LOWER, BUT ON THE AVERAGE IT SAYS PEOPLE
WHO ARE AT 80 OR MORE OR LESS.
THATS JUST THE WAY IT WORKS OUT.
AGAIN, I THINK THAT, IN TERMS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MOST
BENEFITED BY THE DOWNPAYMENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE NOT A
VERY WELLORGANIZED LOBBY.
THEY TEND TO BE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS, HERE AND THERE, WHO LIVE IN AUTUMN THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, SO THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO SHOW UP AT A COMMITTEE MEETING OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE PART OF THE VERY NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT COALITION BUILDING THAT TAKES PLACE AS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
LIKE THIS COMES TOGETHER. WHEREAS, THERE IS A REASON WHY
THE COMMUNITY THATS AFFECTED BY
ALL THE BMR STEPS THAT I JUST
MENTIONED, ALL THE LOW INCOME INCLUSIONARY HOUSING MEASURES THAT WEVE TAKEN, WHY THAT
COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO MOABLZ A
LITTLE BETTER, BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFECTED, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO COME HERE TO CITY HALL. SO I BELIEVE, AND I SAY THIS
WITH GREAT MODESTY, THAT I
REPRESENT, AND THOSE WHO FEEL SIMILARLY, REPRESENT THOSE
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE SPREAD ALL OVER THE CITY, WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN BUYING A
HOUSE, WHO WOULD NEED A DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND IT IS OKAY. IT IS APPROPRIATE TO, AT THIS STAGE IN THE PROCESS, MAKE THIS KIND OF AMENDMENT, AND MAKE THIS
KIND OF ARGUMENT. THATS WHAT IM DOING.
AND LETS BE REALISTIC AS WELL. WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS, WHEN YOU HAVE LEGISLATION LIKE THIS THIS IS
THE TIME TO STEP IN, AND TRY TO BUILD A COALITION. THATS WHAT I AM TRYING TO BE A PART OF.
I AM TRYING TO BE A PART OF A
BROADER COALITION, AND AM ASKING YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
I ASK YOU TO VOTE FOR THE MOTION.
President Peskin: FURTHER COMMENTS TO THE MOTION, SUPERVISOR DALY.
Supervisor Daly: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST THROUGH THE CHAIR TO
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, ON YOUR
POINT AROUND PERHAPS AMENDING THE TOTAL UP.
I THINK THAT PROCEDURALLY, WHAT
I COULD SUPPORT IS A DIVIDING OF
THE FILE, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
DIVIDED FILE, MOVING FORWARD THE ORIGINAL FILE, AND THEN FOR US
TO HAVE A DISCUSSION EITHER NEXT
WEEK OR AT A FUTURE MEETING, ON
YOUR PROPOSAL, SUPERVISOR.
Supervisor Sandoval: POINT
OF ORDER, MR. PRESIDENT.
THE VOTE WOULD TAKE PLACE TODAY, OR BOTH MEASURES WOULD BE CONTINUED FOR A WEEK President Peskin:
SUPERVISOR DALY IS SUGGESTING THAT WE DIVIDE THE FILE, VOTE ON YOU CAN MAKE THE AMENDMENT
TO THE DIVIDED FILE, AND AMEND
IT UP FROM 27 TO APPROXIMATE 30 28 TO 32. GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR DALY. Supervisor Daly: PROCEDURALLY, IT WOULD BE TO
DIVIDE THE FILE, TO AMEND THE
SECOND FILE FROM 28 MILLION
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO A 5 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION FOR THE DALP PROGRAM. AND FUND THAT
President Peskin: FUND THAT ITEM ONE WEEK TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR REREFER TO THE
COMMITTEE AS YOU CHOOSE.
Supervisor Daly: CORRECT
126R789SDZ AS A POINT OF ORDER, I WOULD SUPPORT THE MOTION IF ML FILE AND THE NEW DIVIDED FILE
ARE VOTED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THATS NOT IF THATS NOT THE
MOTION, THEN
President Peskin: THE SPONSOR OF THE CURRENT MEASURE
DOES NOT SUPPORT CONTINUING THE 28 MILLION ITEM THAT IS BEFORE
US TODAY. DO YOU WANT TO DIVIDE THE FILE, EITHER ONE OF YOU GENTLEMEN ALL RIGHT. THEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO DIVIDE THE FILE, WHY DONT WE HAVE A
ROLL CALL ON THE AMENDMENT TO SUBSTITUTE 5 MILLION OF THE 20 MILLION FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. MADAM CLERK, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: ON THE AMENDMENT, SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, NO.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, NO.
SUPERVISOR
President Peskin: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE VOTE, MADE BY SUPERVISOR DUFTY. IS THERE A SECOND
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER. WITHOUT OBJECTION, ON THAT MOTION. THE MOTION BEFORE US,
SUPERVISOR, IS THE ONE MOTION,
WHICH WAS TO AMEND THE 20
MILLION DOWN TO 15 MILLION. THATS THE ACQUISITION REHABILITATION MONEY.
AND HAVE A 5 MILLION ITEM FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL MADE THE MOTION, SUPERVISOR ELSBERND
SECONDED. THAT IS THE ITEM BEFORE US.
IS IT TOO LATE TO DIVIDE THE FILE
President Peskin: WE HAVE SUSPENDED DB.
ID LIKE TO REQUEST
President Peskin: ANY MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO DIVIDE
THE FILE.
Supervisor Dufty: I MEAN I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE. I THINK THOSE OF US THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM ARE LOOKING INTO THE DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND LOOKING
WHAT THE POTENTIALITIES ARE HERE. I RECOGNIZE PROCEDURALLY WE CANT VOTE ON THIS NOW. I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD THE PENDING SUPPLEMENTAL BEFORE US.
BUT I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND SAY I
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND THIS IS NO INDIFFERENT ACT. I AM REQUESTING TO DIVIDE THE FILE.
President Peskin: YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIVIDE THE FILE. AS TO THE DIVIDED FILE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND
IT TO BE A 5 MILLION ITEM FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. IS THAT CORRECT
Supervisor Dufty: YES, MR. PRESIDENT.
President Peskin: SO AND YOU HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION FROM SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK.
SO WELL TAKE THE MOTIONS IN ORDER.
FIRST WE WILL VOTE ON THE MOTION
AS TO THE ORIGINAL UNDIVIDED ITEM, THE 28 MILLION APPROPRIATION BEFORE US, AND
THIS IS AGAIN A MOTION TO CHANGE
5 MILLION OF THE 20 MILLION FROM ACQUISITION REHABILITATION TO
DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
ON THAT MOTION, A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, NO.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, NO.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, NO. SUPERVISOR PESKIN, NO.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, NO.
SUPERVISOR DALY, NO.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, NO.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: THERE ARE THREE AYES, EIGHT NOS.
President Peskin: THE MOTION FAILS.
AND THEN WELL KEEP BOTH ITEMS
ALIVE FOR JUDGMENT A JUST A MOMENT.
ON SUPERVISOR DUFTYS MOTION TO
AMEND THE DIVIDED FILE FROM A 28
TO 5 MILLION ITEM FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE, A ROLL
CALL ON THAT AMENDMENT
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW
President Peskin: WELL SUSPEND THE ROLL CALL.
GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR.
SUPERVISOR JEW, IT MERELY MEANS THAT THERE IS IN ESSENCE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ITEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC COMMENT AT A FUTURE MEETING OF THIS BOARD, OR AT A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS, DEPENDING ON THE WILL OF THE MAKER.
THAT WOULD BE A 5 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL STAND ALONE
APPROPRIATION FOR DOWNPAYMENT
ASSISTANCE. ROLL CALL. SUPERVISOR ELSBERND.
Supervisor Elsbernd: AND
SUBSEQUENT TO THIS VOTE WE WILL THEN VOTE ON THE ITEM TODAY, AND
nt Peskin: CORRECT.
President Peskin: WELL DEAL WITH THE DISPOSITION OF THE SECOND ITEM AS TO WHERE ITS
HEARD AFTER THIS.
Supervisor Jew: POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS ITEM THAT
WERE VOTING ON IS A 5 MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR
President Peskin: ITS MERELY TO CREATE A 5 MILLION APPROPRIATION. WERE NOT VOTING ON THE APPROPRIATION TODAY.
WERE VOTING TO AMEND A PARALLEL 28 MILLION ITEM DOWN TO A 5 MILLION ITEM, WHICH WILL BECOME
ITS OWN STAND ALONE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Supervisor Jew: AND THEN WE
WILL VOTE ON APPROPRIATING THE INITIAL
President Peskin: THEN WE WILL VOTE ON APPROPRIATING THE ORIGINAL 28 MILLION. ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE
DIVIDED FILE TO 5 MILLION, A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, NO. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, NO.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE. SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, NO.
The Clerk: THERE ARE 7 AYES, FOUR NOS.
President Peskin: THE MOTION PASSES. NOW WELL GO TO THE ORIGINAL
ITEM THAT IS BEFORE US, WHICH IS
NOW NOT AMENDED, THE 2827,050
MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR REAL OWNERSHIP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. TO THAT ITEM, SUPERVISOR ELSBERND.
Supervisor Dufty: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PESKIN.
A FEW POINTS I THINK NEED TO BE RAISED, NOT JUST GENERALLY BUT IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
COMMENTS THAT WERE SAID EARLIER. WHERE TO BEGIN.
I THINK, FIRST, ITS KIND OF IMPLICIT IN THIS WHOLE DEBATE
HAS BEEN THIS COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR.
AND THERE ARE, I THINK, TWO A
COUPLE OF STARK DIFFERENCES.
ONE, I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE LOOKED IN YOUR PACKETS AND
YOUVE ALL NOTICED, NO BUDGET ANALYST REPORT. HOW IS THAT
NO BUDGET ANALYST REPORT ON A 28 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL OUT OF THE
GENERAL FUND RESERVE IN APRIL. NO BUDGET ANALYST REPORT.
I THINK IT WAS JUST SIX OR SEVEN
MONTHS AGO THERE WAS THIS LITTLE
TED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH BECAUSE THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WENT INTO
SCHEDULE A 4 MILLION UNTIL WE
GOT A BUDGET ANALYST REPORT.
BUT AT THE END UPON OF APRIL ITS OKAY TO DO A 28 MILLION WITHOUT THE BUDGET ANALYST REPORT. ID REMIND YOU, LAST YEAR WHEN
WE VOTED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL, WE HAD A BUDGET ANALYST REPORT ON EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE.
SO THERES ONE BIG DIFFERENCE. HERES ANOTHER BIG DIFFERENCE. ITS NOW THE END OF APRIL.
BY THE TIME THIS MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THE MAYOR HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER HES
GOING TO SIGN IT, VETO IT OR LET IT GO WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE IT
WILL BE THE MIDDLE OF MAY. LAST YEARS SUPPLEMENTALS WERE DONE THROUGH THE PROCESS BY EARLY APRIL. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE THERE NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE ALL
OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
THEYRE GOING TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS. THEY WERE TOLD WHEN THEY GOT
THEIR BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS IF WE TOOK THIS SURPLUS, THERE WOULD
ONLY BE A NOW I HOPE NO ONE
WOULD DISAGREE BY SPENDING WERE EXACERBATING THAT AND THAT MEANS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS HAVE LESS
THAN A MONTH TO FIGURE OUT, GOD, JUST A FEW WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEYRE GOING TO MAKE UP FOR THIS.
ANOTHER BIG DIFFERENCE RIGHT THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS
ALMOST APPLES AND ORANGES.
AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY AM
RELUCTANT TO COMMENT ON ONE POINT, OR ONE PARTICULAR SUPERVISORS POINT. BUT THERE WAS ONE POINT, IM
SORRY, THROUGH THE JAIR TO SUPERVISOR DUFTY I HAVE TO SAY, WHEN YOU SAID IF YOU VOTE NO ON
THIS YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT A BOND.
I DONT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EITHEROR. JUST BECAUSE YOU VOTE NO TODAY DOESNT MEAN YOU CANT VOTE FOR 20 MILLION IN THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS. THERES NOTHING THAT PREVENTS THAT.
ID REMIND YOU THAT I PERSONALLY SUPPORTED THAT BOND.
I SUPPORTED THE SUPPLEMENTAL LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A BUDGET ANALYST REPORT. AND WHEN THE DEPARTMENTS HAD MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY
WERE GOING TO HANDLE THIS BLOWUP IN NEXT YEARS DEFICIT. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BUT TRULY, THE TIMING OF IT IS WRONG. AND THINK ABOUT IT, WE CANT
EVEN WAIT AN EXTRA WEEK SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL WANTS AN EXTRA WEEK, BUT WE HAVE TO RUSH
THIS THROUGH
I REALLY JUST ON PRINCIPLE ALONE, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CONTINUE TO RAISE THE FLAG, GOT
TO WAIT FOR A BUDGET ANALYST REPORT, I THINK ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO RAISE THAT FLAG AND
VOTES YES ON THIS IS WAVING A HYPOCRITICAL FLAG. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR DUFTY
Supervisor Daly: LET ME
WAVE THE HYPOCRITICAL FLAG NOR A FOR A MOMENT. OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO DO MORE. THATS GAVIN NEWSOM SATURDAY.
IF WE WANT TO WAVE THE
HYPOCRITICAL FLAG, WAVE THEM. THROUGH THE CLARE TO SUPERVISOR ELSBERNDS POINTS. FIRST HE MENTIONED NO BUDGET ANALYST REPORT. HE IS CORRECT, THERE IS NO BUDGET ANALYST REPORT ON THE
ITEM IN FRONT OF US. THATS IN PART THE REASON WHY
THE ITEM IS DRAFTED TO THAT ALL
THE MONEYS ARE ON RESERVE.
AND IN ORDER TO TAKE IT OFF RESERVE, THERE NEEDS TO BE
FURTHER HEARING ON THE ITEM. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUDGET
ANALYSTS OFFICE, GIVEN THE
APPROPRIATION, THERE IS LITTLE THE BUDGET ANALYST OFFICE THERES LITTLE ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE THE BUDGET ANALYST
OFFICE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. THE ENTIRE APPROPRIATION
BASICALLY IS A SHIFT OF MONEYS
FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE,
TO BASICALLY A RESERVE DESIGNATED FOR HOUSING. WE WILL REREVIEW. I THINK THIS IS HARDLY SIMILAR
TO THE CASE OF THE POLICE OVERTIME SUPPLEMENTAL, WHERE THE MAYORS OFFICE IS SAYING THAT BASICALLY PUBLIC SAFETY WAS GOING TO BE COMPROMISED. SO ONE CONNECTION, I WILL SAY THIS THROUGH THE CLARE TO SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, BETWEEN
THIS ITEM AND THAT ITEM IS I WAS
ACCUSED OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH PUBLIC SAFETYW THAT ITEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE
WAS NO NEED FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AT THE TIME, WHICH
IS WHAT OUR POINT WAS, AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WANTED THE BUDGET ANALYST REPORT BEFORE CALENDARING THE ITEM.
LOOK, IF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS AT STAKE WE WOULD HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT A BUDGET ANALYST
REPORT, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
SO LAST WEEK, THE MAYOR OF
COURSE ACCUSED THE BOARD, AND I
ASSUME ME, OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY.
SO I GUESS THE CONNECTION HERE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE BUDGET ANALYST REPORT, BUT THE
ACCUSATIONS FROM THE MAYORS OFFICE THAT WE ARE PLAYING
POLITICS WITH THESE GAMES. YOU HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU HEAR THE NEED, THIS IS NOT
ABOUT PLAYING POLITICS. ITS ABOUT MEETING NEEDS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT TALK, THIS IS ABOUT ACTION.
I HEAR SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, WHEN HE SAYS THAT.
IN TERMS OF TIMING, COLLEAGUES,
THE SUPPLEMENTALS, LETS NOT
FORGET THE WHOLE SUPPLEMENTAL
PROCESS LAST YEAR WAS STARTED BY
MAN, WHEN HE HAD MAYOR NEW NEWSOM
AND SUPERVISOR MA HAD AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
THAT WAS GOING INTO THE CAMPAIGN SEASON, WHERE PROPOSITION A IN JUNE WAS ON THE BALLOT. VERY INTERESTING TIMES.
THE MAYOR ALSO A 25 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, THATS THE GENERAL HOSPITAL
REBUILD THAT HE TRIED TO SLIP IN
THE ITEM WERE GOING TO DISCUSS NEXT, A TECHNICAL CLEANUP ITEM
THAT COMES UP BECAUSE OF A
DIFFERENT CENSUS WITH OUR HOSPITAL OR LAGUNA HONDA. THE MAYOR TRIED TO SLIP 25 MILLION AND BASICALLY WAS A GENERAL FUND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN THAT ITEM SAYING IT WAS PART OF THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT, WHICH CLEARLY IT WASNT. WE FIGURED THAT ONE OUT. AT THAT POINT, I CALLED FOR
DELIBERATIVE PROCESS. SUPERVISOR PESKIN AND SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, YOU BOTH CAME FORWARD WITH SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
REQUESTS, WHICH WERE IN PART GRANTED, AS WAS THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST THAT I INTRODUCED ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THOSE SUPPLEMENTALS WERE FINALLY
ADOPTED APRIL 21 OF 2006, TODAY
IS APRIL 24 OF 2006.
IT SEEMS AS IF WE ARE A WEEK AND
A HALF OR TWO WEEKS BEHIND WHERE
WE WERE LAST YEAR, HARDLY WOULD
I SAY THAT THAT IS AN APPLES AND ORANGES COMPARISON. COLLEAGUES, ITS TWO WEEKS.
PERHAPS WE SHOULD HAVE PUSHED HARDER TO GET HERE TWO WEEKS
EARLIER SO WE COULD HAVE GRANNY
SMITH APPLE TO A GRANNY SMITH APPLE COMPARISON.
WERE TWO WEEKS BEHIND.
TO SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, THATS
APPLES AND APPLES.
President Peskin: ON THE ITEM A ROLL CALL PLEASE
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, YOUR RESPONSE, OR COMMENT.
Supervisor Dufty: THANK
JUST, SUPERVISOR IT REALLY IS ALMOST TALKING TO A WALL. I JUST I THINK WERE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE HERE. BUT WELL ALL REMEMBER THIS
DISCUSSION, THIS DEBATE, WHEN WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUDGET HEARING. AND WE HEAR ALL THE OTHER DEMANDS FOR WHERE MONEY NEEDS TO
COME FROM, AND WEVE MADE THIS A PRIORITY. FINE, ITS A PRIORITY.
BUT UNDERSTAND WHEN W E GOT TO
SAY WEVE GOT TO SAY NO, WEVE EXACERBATED THIS DEFICIT
BY 28 MILLION TODAY.
President Peskin: IS IT A
DEFICIT OR IS IT A SURPLUS. STAY TUNED. ON THE ITEM, A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, NO.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR NO.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, NO. SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE. SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE. SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, NO.
The Clerk: SEVEN AYES, FOUR NOS.
President Peskin: THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING. NOW, WITH THAT, SUPERVISOR DUFTY
AS TO THE DIVIDED AMENDED ITEM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO REFER THAT TO COMMITTEE, OR CONTINUE THAT TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
WHAT IS YOUR MOTION
SUPERVISOR DUFTY SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL.
Supervisor Sandoval: I WOULD ASK THE CLERK IF HE WOULD
LIST ME AS A SPONSOR TO THAT ITEM, FIRST. SECOND, I WOULD ASK IF EXCUSE ME, I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION NOW
THAT WE SIT AS A COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE NEXT WEEK ON THAT ITEM.
President Peskin: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR AMMIANO. COLLEAGUES, CAN WE DO THAT WITHOUT OBJECTION
WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
AND WHOEGETS TO FACE A SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
The Clerk: ITEM 17 17. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 27,376,664 MILLION, INCLUDING 16,123,659 IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUE, 2,364,847 IN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUE INTEREST EARNINGS, AND 8,888,158 IN BOND PROCEEDS TO SUPPORT LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM COSTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR
FISCAL YEAR 20062007. President Peskin:
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS
SEEING NONE, ON ITEM 17, A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, AYE. SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, NO.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE. SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: THERE ARE 10 AYES, ONE NO.
President Peskin: THE ITEM
IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 18 18. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 10,549,123, INCLUDING THE DEAPPROPRIATION OF 8,547,251 IN CURRENT PROJECT FUNDING AND APPROPRIATING 2,001,872 OF AIRPORTS CONTINGENCY FUND
BALANCE, FOR VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SFIA: CAPITAL PROJECTS TO REFLECT THE UPDATED SFIA FIVEYEAR CAPITAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 20042005 THROUGH
FISCAL YEAR 20082009.
President Peskin: ROLL CALL.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, AYE. SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE. SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: 11 AYES.
President Peskin: THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 19 INANCE NO. 20306 (ANNUAL SALARY ORDINANCE FY 20062007) TO REFLECT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO
ADM: , DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DPH: , DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
DPW: AND EMERGENCY
ECD: STAFFING BY DECREASING TOTAL
STAFFING BY 7.00 FTES.
President Peskin: ANY COMMENTS
SEEING NONE, SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL.
THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 20 20. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO OF AN EQUIPMENT LEASE SUPPLEMENT
SERIES 2007A BONDS: BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FINANCE CORPORATION, AS LESSOR, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, AS LESSEE, WITH RESPECT TO THE EQUIPMENT TO BE USED FOR CITY PURPOSES, A RELATED CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF LEASE REVENUE BONDS BY SAID NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 13,100,000 APPROVING THE FORM OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN PRELIMINARY AND FINAL FORM PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO OF CERTAIN CITY EXPENDITURES INCURRED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF LEASE REVENUE BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
President Peskin: SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
The Clerk: ITEM 21 21. ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 175.29 OF THE TRAFFIC CODE TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIRD STREET BETWEEN KIRKWOOD AND SHAFTER STREETS FROM 30 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, AND ESTABLISHING A 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON THIRD STREET BETWEEN JAMESTOWN AVENUE AND BAYSHORE
BOULEVARD.
President Peskin: SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL.
THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 22 22. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE COAST LIVE OAK AT 2028 ROSEMONT TERRACE (ASSESSORS BLOCK 3534, LOT 22) AS A LANDMARK TREE, MAKING FINDINGS SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION, AND REQUESTING OFFICIAL ACTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE LANDMARK TREE DESIGNATION. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR DUFTY, I BELIEVE YOU
HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Supervisor Dufty: A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE, YES.
I APOLOGIZE THAT MY RESOLUTION
MISTAKENLY NAMED ROSEMONT TERRACE.
IT SHOULD BE ROSE PHO FPBT
ROSEMONT PLACE AN THE TREES WERE
20 TO 28 WHEN ITS 20 TO 26. [NO AUDIO]
President Peskin: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR DUFTY, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR AMMIANO.
THE AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE IS ADOPTED. ON THE ITEM, SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL, THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING. READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 23 23. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE AT 730 28TH AVENUE (ASSESSORS BLOCK 1617, LOT 030) AS A LANDMARK TREE, MAKING FINDINGS SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION, AND REQUESTING OFFICIAL ACTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE LANDMARK TREE DESIGNATION.
President Peskin: SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL, THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 24 24. ORDINANCE WAIVING BANNER FEES UNDER SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS CODE SECTION 184.78 FOR UP TO 100 BANNERS TO BE PLACED BY THE MAYORS MEMORIAL DAY CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PUBLICIZE AN EVENT OR EVENTS COMMEMORATING MEMORIAL DAY 2007 IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
President Peskin: ANY COMMENTS
CAN WE DO THIS WANT A ROLL
CALL ON THIS, SUPERVISOR JEW NO OKAY. SAME HOUSE, SAME CALM, THE
ORDINANCE IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: ITEM 25 25. RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS AS STOP INTERSECTIONS.
President Peskin: ANY COMMENTS
SEEING NONE, SAME HOUSE, SAME
CALL, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
The Clerk: ITEM 26 26. ORDINANCE AMENDING PLANNING CODE SECTIONS 316.2, 316.3, 316.4, 316.5, 316.6, 316.7 AND 316.8 TO CONFORM THE PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODCOMMERCIAL AND SOUTH OF MARKET DISTRICTS AND FOR LIVEWORK UNITS IN RH AND RM
DISTRICTS.
President Peskin: SAME HOUSE, SAME CALL, THE ORDINANCE
IS PASSED ON FIRST READING.
The Clerk: THE NEXT ITEM IS ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS.
FIRST ON ROLL CALL, SUPERVISOR JEW. SUPERVISOR JEW WILL SUBMIT.
SUPERVISOR DALY.
SUPERVISOR DALY WILL SUBMIT.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY.
SUPERVISOR DUFTY WILL SUBMIT. SUPERVISOR MAXWELL.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL WILL SUBMIT. SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER. Supervisor AliotoPier: THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
FIRST, I AM SUBMITTING A HEARING
REQUEST TO SEEK INFORMATION REGARDING ST. LUKES HOSPITAL AND THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC
MEDICAL CENTERS PLAN REGARDING
THE SAME, AND THE IMPACT OF THOSE PLANS ON SAN FRANCISCOS HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE HEARING WILL ALSO EXPLORE IN DETAIL THE FUTURE OF ST. LUKES
AND ANY PLANS TO ELIMINATE OR REORGANIZE SERVICES, EITHER
PRIOR TO OR UPON THE COMPLETION
OF THE PROPOSED CATHEDRAL HILL LOCATION.
IN ADDITION THE HEARING WILL
EXAMINE HOW POTENTIAL CHANGES IN
THE SERVICES PROVIDED AT ST. LUKES WILL AFFECT
INDIVIDUALS SOUTH OF MARKET AND
WHETHER THERE ARE PLANS THAT
ST. LUKES IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA SEISMIC SAFETY ACT.
I AM ALSO SUBMITTING TODAY A REQUEST TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
AS WE ARE ALL AWARE, CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS A SERIOUS THREAT
TO SAN FRANCISCO IN A MYRIAD OFWAYS.
ONE WAY TO COMBAT CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE DEVASTATING EFFECT IS TO REQUIRE THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION MAKE SURE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEET ENERGY NEEDS THROUGH SOLAR POWER.
I AM ASKING THE SAN FRANCISCO PUC TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM
REQUIRING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
BECOME 100 CARBON NEUTRAL BY
2009 THROUGH THE USE OF SOLAR PANELS ON EACH SCHOOL.
THE LEGISLATION WILL ALSO MAKE CERTAIN THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS
ARE ALLOCATED TO REALIZE THIS
GOAL.
TO FURTHER COMBAT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING AND THE OVERALL CLIMATE CHANGE, IM ALSO
INTRODUCING A REQUEST FOR A CITY
TO BEGIN AN ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSET
PROGRAM THAT WOULD REQUIRE EVERY AIRLINE TRIP TAKEN BY A CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
EMPLOYEE, AND PAID FOR WITH CITY
DOLLARS, TO BE OFFSET THROUGH A CITY AUTHORIZED PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY MORE THAN FOUR DOZEN
COMPANIES OFFER CARBON CREDITS FOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS. THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PAYING FOR ATTENTION TO AND
PARTICIPATING IN MORE FULLY. FINALLY, I AM SUBMITTING A
HEARING REQUEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE. OUR DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO COMBAT THE SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES THAT THE CLIMATE
CHANGE PROPOSES TO OUR CITY, BUT MORE REMAINS TO BE DONE. IM CALLING FOR A HEARING TO EXPLORE THE MECHANISMS AND PROGRAMS CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO. IN ADDITION TO EXPLORE IN WHAT WEVE ALREADY DONE, THE HEARING
WILL ADDRESS WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE AT A LOCAL LEVEL, TO CONFRONT ITS DEVASTATING IMPACTS.
I WILL SUBMIT THE REST.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK. Supervisor McGoldrick: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IM INTRODUCING IM REQUESTING SOMETHING THAT IVE
BEEN REQUESTING IN RECENT WEEKS QUITE A BIT, AS OUR CITY
CONTINUES TO BE A CLUTTER OF
ILLEGAL BILLBOARDS, WHEAT PASTED POSTERS, GENERAL ADVERTISING
SIGNS, LOOKING FOR LIKE A CHEAP
GLOSSY MAGAZINE RATHER THAN A
WONDERFUL URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE EFFORT CONTINUES BY FOLKS WHO SHOULD BE FAR MORE RESPONSIBLE, FOLKS WHO I WONT
NAME TODAY BUT ARE GETTING TO BE
WELL KNOWN AS SCOFF LAWS AND LAW BREAKERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, PRETENDING THAT THEYRE CLEANING UP GRAFFITI OR PRETENDING SOMEHOW THEYRE ENHANCING AND BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY IN THE INTEREST OF THE KIND OF PROFITS
THAT THEY CAN MAKE, PLASTERING
WALLS ALL OVER OUR CITY, PLASTERING PLYWOOD AND CLOSURES
FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES WITH
THESE HORRENDOUS WHEAT PASTED POSTERS OF THE MOST CRASS POSSIBLE NATURE. I AM ASKING PLANNING AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF REMOVING
THE FOLLOWING GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS AND FROM THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, 547 AND 549 GROVE STREET, THERES FRAMES OF
THESE WHEAT PASTED POSTERS, AND
IF NOT USING WHEAT PASTE PERHAPS
THEYRE USING CORN PASTE OR ANY
OTHER PASTY KIND OF STUFF. 1398 CALIFORNIA STREET, ON THE
WEST FACING WALL, TWO ILLEGAL BILLBOARDS APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET BY THREE FEET. THATS JUST AT ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT INTERSECTIONS OF CHINATOWN.
NORTHEAST CORNER OF PINE AND GRANT, SOUTH FACING WALL, 50
FEET BY EIGHT FEET, WHEAT PASTED POSTERS.
359 CEERN KEARNY AT PINE, SOUTHWEST CORNER, NORTH FACING WALL, ILLEGAL POSTERS. 10 FEET BY SIX FEET. THESE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT I FIND IN MY VERY LIMITED TRAVEL AROUND THE CITY. I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE WILL TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL THESE
IN, CALL THEM INTO THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR, MR. BADNER, LARRY BADNER, IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, CALL THEM INTO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS WILL DEAL WITH THAT IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD. IT WAS REALLY A RESULT OF SOME
ACTIONS THAT WERE BEING TAKEN,
BUT SUPPOSEDLY TO FIGHT GRAFFITI THAT WEVE NOW GOT A PROBLEM
THATS WORSE THAN GRAFFITI.
ITS CRASS COMMERCIALISM.
ONE MORE, 1133, 1135 MARKET STREET.
THE OLD STRAND THEATER. JUST WALK ACROSS THE SERVICE
CENTER PLAZA, PAST THE UN PLAZA, YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE IT FROM YOUR WINDOWS IF YOURE FACING THAT WAY. ITS A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THAT
FRAMES MORE OF THESE WHEAT PASTED POSTERS. I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS I WILL SUBMIT. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN IN MEMORIAM FOR THE PASSING OF ONE
OF OUR GREAT AMERICAN
JOURNALISTS IN AN ACCIDENT
YESTERDAY, DAVID HALL BER STAM.
I REMEMBER HIS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND THE IMPORTANT WORK HE DID THERE WHEN HE WAS WITH THE TIMES, A
BOOK CALLED THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST.
IT BECAME A PHRASE IN OUR OWN LANGUAGE, THAT WAS PART OF WHAT
HE BORROWED FROM A QUOTE FROM
JOHN F. KENNEDY WHEN KENNEDY THOUGHT HE WOULD BRING IN YOUNG,
BRIGHT PEOPLE INTO HIS ADMINISTRATION, AND REALIZED
THERES A LOT MORE TO GOOD GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP THAN
JUST BRINGING IN A IVY LEAGUE, INTELLECTUALS. LIFE IS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED
THAN THE ACADEMIC WORLD, NOT TO BELITTLE OR DECREASE THE VALUE
OF THE ACADEMIC WORLD WHO MAKE
IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR PUBLIC LIFE. HE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY IN THE BAY AREA. HE WAS ON A REPORTING JOB, AND
HE WAS WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT WAS AN INTERVIEW WITH A VERY
FAMOUS NEW YORK GIANTS QUARTERBACK. HIS SPAN OF INTEREST IN THE
WORLD OF JOURNALISM WENT MANY WAYS, WHETHER IT WAS WRITING
ABOUT THE KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM WAR, WRITING ABOUT SPORTS.
HE WAS VERY, VERY ENGAGED IN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO
EXPLAIN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK WEVE ASKED THIS BE DONE ON
BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, IF IVE UNDERSTOOD.
Supervisor Mirkarimi: IF THERES NO OBJECTION WHY DONT
WE SUBMIT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. Supervisor McGoldrick: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Supervisor Ammiano: I HAVE
A FEW ROLL CALLS TODAY. AND WHICH I WILL DISPENSE WITH QUICKLY. RESOLUTION URGING CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE ASSEMBLY BILL 815 THAT WOULD
REPEAL EXISTING LAW THAT
AUTHORIZES JURISDICTIONS TO
LIMIT HUNTING, TRAPPING, FISHING
THROUGH LOCAL PGE WE DIDNT PAY THE BILL AGAIN. IF WE HAD PUBLIC POWER, WE WOULD BE FINE.
LOCAL ORDINANCE OF REGULATION,
PROTECTION OF HUMAN SAFETY AS NARROWLY DEFINED. THIS BILL WOULD TAKE AWAY OUR JURISDICTION OVER HOW TO PROTECT
THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS
IMPACTED BY THESE ACTIVITIES AND
COULD ACTUALLY LEAD TO LESSENING
OF PROTECTION ABOUT OUR DOMESTIC
ANIMALS AND HARM RESULTING TO THEM.
ALSO, A RESOLUTION COMMENDING HORIZONS UNLIMITED FOR THEIR WORK WITH YOUTH.
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AB1358, THE CALIFORNIA COMPLETE STREETS
ACT OF 2007.
AND, FINALLY, SADLY, AND RATHER
SHOCKINGLY, AN IN MEMORIAM FOR
MICHAEL SPEWEN, A CREATIVE LIFE, A DELIGHTFUL PERSON, WHO I HAD
THE OCCASION TO MEET A FEW
TIMES, EXTREMELY WARM, AND AN EXCITING PERSONALITY, A PERSONALITY PROBABLY NURTURED BY WHO WE ARE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW,
HE SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK
WHILE HE WAS TEACHING A CLASS
AT A DANCE CLASS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
ITS QUITE A LOSS TO OUR ARTISTIC COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
SAN FRANCISCO AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU.
Supervisor Mirkarimi: SHALL
WE SUBMIT THAT ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE BOARD
Supervisor Ammiano: THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
Supervisor Mirkarimi: IF THERES NO OBJECTION.
The Clerk: THAT CONCLUDES ROLL CALL.
NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT 28. PUBLIC COMMENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING ITEMS BEING CONSIDERED TODAY WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN CONSIDERED BY A BOARD COMMITTEE AND EXCLUDING ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY A
BOARD COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES. EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOTTED THE SAME NUMBER OF MINUTES TO SPEAK, EXCEPT THAT PUBLIC SPEAKERS USING TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TESTIFY FOR TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TIME LIMIT. IF SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE USED, SPEAKERS WILL
BE GOVERNED BY THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY TIME LIMIT APPLIED TO SPEAKERS NOT REQUESTING
TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE. THE PRESIDENT OR THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TESTIMONY TO 30
MINUTES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANT A DOCUMENT PLACED ON THE OVERHEAD FOR DISPLAY SHOULD CLEARLY STATE SUCH AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVE THE DOCUMENT WHEN THEY WANT THE SCREEN TO RETURN TO LIVE
COVERAGE OF THE MEETING.
President Peskin: FIRST SPEAKER PLEASE.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD,
MR. AARON PESKIN, AND HIS TEAM.
GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU.
MY NAME ABDULUM GAY.
THREE DAYS AGO, SATURDAY, I 65 YEAR OLD.
I AM REALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU GOD EVERY DAY I WAKE UP.
THAT IS MY MEDICINE, AS YOU SEE.
BUT LOOK LIKE OUR MAYOR, GAVIN NEWSOM, MAYBE HE DONT KNOW HOW
TO READ ENGLISH, OR MAYBE HES
BLIND, TO SEE MY MEDICINE.
THE MAN, HE BECOMING BLIND TO SEE HIS CITY.
BUT HE IS NOT BLIND TO SEE A
GOOD AS HE RUN BEHIND THEM.
I KNOW THE MAYOR MORE THAN YOU KNOW HIM.
AND I COMING HERE TO TELL HIM,
WAKE UP, SMELL THE COFFEE, THE
PEOPLE BEAT EACH OTHER BESIDES
MY BED IN NEXT DOOR SHELTER, BY
BROOM, DAY AFTER DAY.
PEOPLE SMOKE WEED AND DRINK
ALCOHOL IN THE SHELTER, AND HES BLIND.
AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND HIM, LIKE
HIM, BLIND.
WE COMPLAIN AND WOULD GIVE
HIS OFFICE, AND THEY ARE BLIND.
WHAT I CAN DO FOR THIS MAN. WHAT WE CAN DO.
EACH ONE OF YOU DOESNT LIKE
WHATEVER HE DO.
HE MAKE HIS RULES. FOR HIS RULE.
I AM HERE TO CHALLENGE HIM, AND
I MAKE TO HIM, BECAUSE HE
DONT SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE LIKE
ME, I FIGHT FOR THIS CITY 24 YEAR.
NOW I FIGHT FOR MYSELF, AND HE
MUST FACE ME, TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT NO ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS
AGREE WITH HIM, FOR
President Peskin: YOUR TIME
US UP IS UP.
GRAB YOUR VIALS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. STOP THE CORPORATE RAPE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, DONT GIVE MONEY
TO FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION, DONT
ACCEPT MONEY FROM FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION. LAST WEEK WAS THE 11th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE MAIN LIBRARY.
I WAS ALSO, BY COINCIDENCE, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. WHAT DID THE SAN FRANCISCO LIBRARY COMMISSION DO TO
COMMEMORATE THESE EVENTS
INDEED, WHAT COULD THEY DO. IF YOU ARE INTELLIGENT AND PAYING ATTENTION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE LIBRARY. THE PUBLIC APPROVED MONEY FOR HOURS AND LIBRARY MATERIAL.
THAT MONEY HAS BEEN DIVERTED. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE PUBLIC
WAS TOLD THAT THEIR MONEY WAS ON
A PRIORITY FOR HOURS DUE TO
INFLATION, THE LIBRARY FUND HAS INCREASED 160.
THE HOURS IN THE LIBRARY HAVE DECREASED 15.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT MONEY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 10 MILLION
WENT TO AUGMENT THE LIBRARY BOND PROGRAM. I CONSIDER THAT AN ILLEGAL EXPENDITURE.
THE PROGRAM WAS ALSO BOARSTED
WITH BOLSTERED WITH SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 10 MILLION WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PROP 14 PROGRAM.
THIS MEANS WHEN THE CITY SAYS IT NEEDS ANOTHER 50 MILLION, THAT
ACTUALLY MEANS THAT THEY ARE 70
MILLION OVER THE PROGRAM, AS IT
WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED.
DO WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WITH A 100 MILLION PROGRAM TURNS UP 70 MILLION OVER BUDGET DO YOU SEE A CONSISTENT THEME HERE WHEN THE CITIZENS ARE ASKED FOR MONEY, THEY ARE TOLD THAT
THE MONEY IS FOR LIBRARIES.
ONCE THE LIBRARY HAS THE MONEY,
IT IS ALL OF A SUDDEN CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY, AND PROOF THAT DEMOCRACY IS DEAD. BELIEVE ME, IF SAN FRANCISCO
DIDNT HAVE JIM SUTTON, JACK ABRAMOFF WOULD BE SELLING
ITS ALL BECAUSE OF THE DENIAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HONORABLE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS,
RICHARD ROBINSON.
BECAUSE NATURE AND FUTURE, THE
WORLD, GOD, THIS PLANET IS
WAITING UPON THOSE WHO DO NOT
REPEAT PAST MISTAKES, I ASK THAT
YOU NOT JUDGMENT VISAVIS
THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS. LOS ANGELES HOME, AND THOSE OF
US WHO ARE WORKING WITH HOMELESS
PEOPLE, THERE, HERE, ARE HOPING
THAT YOU WILL NOT REPEAT THE
MISTAKE OF NOT PREPARING FOR WINTER, WITHOUT SHELTERS FOR
HOMELESS PEOPLE.
ADEQUATE SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS
PEOPLE.
WITH RESPECT TO CATS, COMMUNITY
AWARENESS AND TREATMENT SERVICE
AND ITS MOBILE ASSISTANCE
PATROL, MAP, SERVE THE PROCESS
CAN BE EFFECTUATED MORE
EFFECTIVELY TOWARD SUCCESS
BEFORE THE COLD. THANK YOU.
President Peskin: THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, MY NAME IS EUGENE GORDON JUNIOR. THE STATE SO MUCH EFFORT TO
CONVINCE AS ITSELF DESTRUCTS, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA POLICE
CHIEF FONG, YOUR EDUCATION, SCHOOLING, WHERE IT HAS TAKEN YOU, AND YET THIS ONE WAITS TO
HEAR DEBATES ABOUT AN INEPT
SOCIAL CULTURE, WHICH INTERFERES WITH ITS POLICING.
AFTER HUNDREDS OF YEARS INSENSITIVEITIES FOR GROWTH,
OUTRIGHT FASCISM, KNOWS A US OF A PLATFORM. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO A
SOCIAL CULTURE BASED ON CAPITAL CURRENCY, CLASS RANK DIVIDE, WHICH PROVES ONLY TO CORRUPT
EDUCATION, SCHOOLING, ON HOW TO
FRUSTRATE ITS FRAUDULENT BIRTH RIGHT.
COMMODITY VALUE EXCHANGE, CLASS
SYSTEM, RACISM, CHAUVINISM, MILITARISM, MATERIALISM, DEFAMATION, FRAUD.
AND YOU PRESENT, LISTEN TO
ISSUES, PUT TO THEIR RESOLUTION,
AS IN YEARS PAST, WHO OWNS THE
MEANS OF PRODUCTION, SETS A
COURSE OF SOCIAL CULTURES.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OF EXCHANGE, CAPITAL CURRENCY, FROM
WHICH IS CORROBORATED HOME
SAPIEN NEED TO ANSWER AN
INABILITY OF THE STATE TO ORIENT MINIMAL WORK TIME, A MEDICAL HEALTH DISABILITY RECOGNITION,
IN EXCHANGE FOR ALL HEALTHY
BASIC NEEDS, THAT IS TO END THE
SUPPORT BASE OF THE STATE.
CAPITAL CURRENCY AND CLASS SYSTEM.
WHAT AN ELEVATION FOR YOUR
EDUCATION AND LIFEWORK, TO
BALLOT, ELECTORATE REVOLUTION, AND YOU SHOULD KNOW ONE IS IN
THE TYPEWRITER TO WAIVE FIELD POLITICAL ECONOMICS.
WE HUMANS WHO EDUCATE LABOR TO
MECHANICS AND INTRODUCTION [BUZZER SOUNDING.]
President Peskin: THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
IM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT
THE MARCONE CASE, THAT HAPPENED
SOUTH OF MARKET CLUB A YEAR OR TWO AGO.
THERES A GAY MAN THAT WAS USING
THE BATHROOM IN THE ALLEY WITH A FRIEND OF HIS THERE, THREE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS,
INCLUDING A SERGEANT, STUMBLED
ACROSS THE MAN URINATING IN THE ALLEY. SOMEBODY ONE OF THE THREE
OFFICERS PROCEEDED TO CALL HIM A
RAG ON THE AND RAG O T AND AND CLEANED UP THE URINE ON THE WALE WITH HIS HAIR.
IM NOT SURE IF HE WAS
TRANSGENDER OR A GAY GUY WITH LONG HAIR.
THE HA RSMENT STOPPED WHEN THE GAY GUY SHOWED THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS HIS BADGE.
THEN THE INCIDENT ENDED AND THE POLICE WENT AWAY.
THERE ARE TWO SIDES. WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
ON EACH SIDE. SOMEBODY IS LYING.
THE CITY, LAST WEEK, APPROVED
THE 83,000 SETTLEMENT. THIS IS MY TAX DOLLARS THAT THE CITY IS PAYING OUT. EITHER IT HAPPENED OR IT DIDNT.
IF IT HAPPENED, 83,000 IS FAR TOO LITTLE MONEY.
FOR INSTANCE, IF MR. PESKIN WAS
THE PAN SEEING IN THE ALLEY THE
SETTLEMENT WOULD BE HIGH.
IF MR. JEW WERE IN THE ALLEY THE
SETTLEMENT WOULD BE HIGHER.
IF MAXWELL WAS IN THE ALLEY, THE SETTLEMENT WOULD BE FAR HIGHER THAN 83,000. NOW THERES A CHANCE THAT THIS MAN IS LYING.
HE COULD BE LYING. BUT I DONT THINK SO BECAUSE IF HE WAS, THE CITY WOULD NOT BE
GIVING HIM 83,000 OF MY TAX DOLLARS.
THIS THING HERE HAS BEEN COVERED UP. IT WAS PRETTY MUCH
SUFFICIENTLIED UNDER THE
SHUFFLED UNDER THE ROG. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND HIS NOTIFICATION DISAPPEARED, FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.
President Peskin: THANK YOU.
YOUR TWO MINUTES IS UP.
WE ARE AWARE OF T OBLIGED TO SAF THINGS.
President Peskin: THANK YOU.
Supervisor Dufty: FIRST OF ALL, TO THE SPEAKER, THE
BEGINNING OF YOUR REMARKS I APPRECIATED, AND I APPRECIATE YOU DRAWING ATTENTION TO THIS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT
SEVERAL OF US ON THE BOARD HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE, IN ANY CASE, WHERE THERES A CIVIL ACTION PENDING AGAINST OFFICER CONDUCT,
THAT IT HAS TO BE ALERTED TO THE OFFICE OF CITIZEN COMPLAINT, AND IT HAS TO BE ALERTED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
AND I THINK THATS FULLY LEGITIMATE.
I DO HAVE TO REALLY DRAW DISTINCTION IN THE ANALOGY AND
THE PICTURE YOU TRIED TO PAINT. AND I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU THAT,
AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE
RESPECTFUL TO YOU, I THINK THAT
REPEATING HATE SPEECH IS ABSOLUTELY OFFENSIVE.
WHAT YOUVE SEEN TRANSPIRE IS THE REVULSION OF THIS COUNTRY AT
WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN, THOSE ARE WORDS NOT TO BE REPEATED.
THOSE ARE DISGUSTING WORDS MUCH
LESS TO APPLY THEM TO ANY MEMBER
ON THIS BODY, ANY PERSON IN THIS CITY.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM
DISGUSTED AND DISTURBED THAT IN ANY WAY YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD ADVANCE ANY ARGUMENT THAT YOURE MAKING. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I AM ADDRESSING THE POINTS YOURE MAKING BUT I AM SAYING FOR YOU AND ANYONE ELSE
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President Peskin: HEY.
Supervisor Dufty: THANK YOU.
President Peskin: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SUPERVISOR. I APPRECIATE THAT.
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
THIS IS ABOUT ARRANGE. ANGER. WOULDNT YOU KNOW IT. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANGRY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD.
IT IS PART OF HUMAN NATURE.
PEOPLE CAN BE ANGRY ABOUT LOST
LOVE OR TRANSGRESSION AGAINST
THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, ABOUT BEING POOR, OR BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.
IT ISNT NORMAL HUMAN IS A NORMAL HUMAN REACTION.
A SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES THE TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR THE
DIGNITY AND WORTH OF EVERY HUMAN
BEING WILL MODERATE THAT ANGER TO A CIVILIZED LEVEL.
A SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES AND GLOR
FIEZ EXTREME ANGER WILL SEE THAT ANGER MANIFEST ITSELF INTO
EXTREME VIOLENCE.
THE GLORIFICATION OF HATE OR
SHOCK JOCK SPEECH UNDER THE
GUISE OF FREE SPEECH WILL
EVENTUALLY CREATE A CRUDE, RUDE, AND CRUEL CULTURE.
A SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES IN THE
SENSE OF INDUSTRY, THE CASUAL
KILLING OF OTHERS, WHETHER IT BE
IN HOLLYWOOD FILMS OR VIDEO
GAMES, MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO
CONSIDER KILLING PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE.
AND IT IS NOT POVERTY ALONE THAT
DRIVES ONE TO THAT EXTREME.
THE KILLING THAT HAPPENED AT
COLUMBINE HIGH AND VIRGINIA TECH
DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF POVERTY.
THE ANGER AND FALSE PRIDE IN
GANGSTER RAP AND HIPHOP THAT RESULTS IN REAL VIOLENCE DOES
NOT ENTIRELY COME OUT OF POVERTY.
IT COMES OUT OF A DISREGARD AND
DISRESPECT FOR THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN BEINGS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. President Peskin:
MR. PRESIDENT, I AM SANDFER. RECENTLY, I LISTENED CAREFULLY
TO THE MAYOR ADDRESSING THE CITY.
IM PROUD OF HIS REMARKS, THAT
IT WAS HIS INTENTION TO CLOSE THE SHELTERS.
THE QUESTION THAT IM FACING
TODAY ON THE TABLE IS WHEN THAT
HAS HAPPENED, WHERE ARE THE
PEOPLE GOING TO GO.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I HEAR
POLITICIAN TALKING TO THE
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT QUALITY OF
LIFE.
THERE IS A SURPLUS IN THE
BUDGET.
THEREFORE, GIVE THE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 6
THE MONEY THAT HE IS ASKING FOR
SO EVERYBODY PEOPLE WHO ARE
AT THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE
ECONOMIC LADDER WILL HAVE DECENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND HAVE A
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
THAT IS ALL THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR.
IF YOU DO NOT DO THAT
President Peskin: SIR, I HAVE TO REMIND YOU OF A BOARD RULE THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF, WHICH IS THAT YOU CANNOT
SPEAK TO ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE THE BODY TODAY, THAT HAVE BEEN
THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC COMMENT PREVIOUSLY.
SO IF YOU CAN LIMIT YOUR REMARKS NOT TO THE ITEM THAT WAS EARLIER DEBATED BY THIS BOARD, THAT WAS
THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC COMMENT IN COMMITTEE.
MY HUMBLE APOLOGY, MR. PRESIDENT.
JUST LET ME REMIND YOU ILL REMIND THIS CHAMBER, MEMBERS OF
THIS CHAMBER, THAT WHEN MARC MARC AN
TONY SPOKE OVER THE BODY OF
CESAR, HIS REMARKS WAS ON JUDGMENT, THOU HAS AND MAY HAVE LOST A REASON. THANK YOU.
President Peskin: THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS.
MY NAME IS JOHN HAMMOND.
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THERE IS A SPECIAL TRACK MEET THIS WEEKEND, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO
ATTEND TO GIVE OUT AWARDS. PLEASE DO.
THIS SATURDAY, FROM 8 TO 2.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS.
President Peskin: THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MY NAME IS TED CARVER. ID LIKE TO PROPOSE TO YOU THAT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD LEAD THE
NATION IN TERMS OF A MODEL GOVERNMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NATIONS SPOTLIGHT HAS BEEN LAGGING IN REGARDS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE A PROPOSAL TO EMPOWER THE CITIZENS OF SAN FRANCISCO TO
REFORM THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT BY HAVING A DISTRICT ELECTED POLICE COMMISSION THAT
WOULD BE A FUNDED AND PAID POSITION. THE FUNDING WOULD COME FROM THE
SAVINGS OF PAYING FOR LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
BY HAVING STATE OF THE ART
POLICING STANDARDS. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE COMMISSION, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO CREATE A MODEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH DIRECT INPUT FROM CITIZENS WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO APPROACH THE POLICE COMMISSION AT A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE LEVEL.
THIS WOULD ALLOW POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE FOR THE POLICE COMMISSION TO DECIDE WHICH
PRIORITIES ARE NEEDED FOR THE
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME DELAYS
FOR ISSUES AFFECTING THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BY HAVING AN ELECTED FUNDED POLICE COMMISSION IT WOULD ALLOW FOR DEDICATED FULL TIME IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WOULD ALLOW IT
TO BECOME THE NATIONAL STANDARD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THANK YOU.
President Peskin: ARE THERE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
CLOSED. AND WE WILL GO TO OUR 3:30 SPECIAL ORDER COMMENDATION.
FIRST IN ORDER IS SUPERVISOR AMMIANO.
Supervisor Ammiano: THANK YOU, CHAIR PESKIN.
AND, COLLEAGUES, ID LIKE TO
PRESENT THIS SPECIAL
COMMENDATION TO HORIZONS UNLIMITED WHO HAS SERVED THE BAY
AREA COMMUNITY FOR OVER 40
YEARS, ENGAGED IN EDUCATION AND
INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IS
THE OUTGROWTH OF THE MISSION
REBELS, COFOUNDED BY REVEREND
JESSE JAMES AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY TEACHING THEM
THEIR INNATE VALUE AND IMPROVING
OUR COMMUNITY BY PRODUCING PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. THEY HAVE GIVEN MANY YOUNG
PEOPLE THEIR FIRST EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE AND THE MANAGEMENT
TEAM, AND STAFF, CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE, AND WHEREAS HORIZONS UNLIMITED PROVIDE SERVICES THAT
INCLUDE YOUNG WOMEN, HIV AIDS
EDUCATION AND EARLY PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION, THE MAYORS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, SUBSTANCE
ABUSE TREATMENT, CITY STUDIO, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOUNG PARTICIPANTS SAY HAVE KEPT THEM ALIVE AND EMPOWERED. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COMMENDS HORIZONS UNLIMITED THIS
DAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, AND ENCOURAGES THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE TO LOVE, CARE FOR, AND CHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR YOUNG CITIZENS WHO ARE LEADERS TODAY,
AS WELL AS IN THE FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE.]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR AMMIANO. AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THANK YOU.
HORIZONS ESTABLISHED IN 1965, IS A COMMUNITYBASED ORGANIZATION,
ATION YOU KNOW, LOCATED IN THE MISSION DISTRICT. WE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR HIGH AT
RISK YOUTH AGES 11 TO 126 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
AND THE RESOLUTION DETAILS THE
TYPE OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. BUT ID LIKE TO ALSO BRING TO
YOUR ATTENTION IS THAT WERE CELEBRATING 40 PLUS YEARS OF RICH HISTORY, AND BEING OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WERE HAVING THAT EVENT THIS
UPCOMING THURSDAY AT SUPPER
CLUB, STARTING AT 7, AND EVERYONE HERE IS INVITED.
ITS ALSO A KICKOFF OF A YEAR OF FUNDRAISING BECAUSE WERE
DREAMING, AND WERE DREAMING BIG. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU
CAN LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HORIZONSSF.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR HONORING HORIZONS S AND ITS RICH HISTORY. THANK YOU.
President Peskin: THANK YOU
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE.]
President Peskin: I BELIEVE SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER HAS A SPECIAL ORDER COMMENDATION.
SUPERVISOR, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. Supervisor AliotoPier: GOOD AFTERNOON. ITS NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.
Supervisor AliotoPier: AS THE NATION CELEBRATES THEIR HOUSING MONTH, ID LIKE TO HONOR SHIRLEY CARPER FOR SECURING ONE
OF THE HIGHEST FAIR HOUSING
SETTLEMENTS IN OUR NATIONS HISTORY.
SHE IS A SENIOR CITIZEN LIFLG IN A RENT CONTROLLED ZONE.
SHE SUFFERS FROM SEVERE DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AND DUE TO HER MEDICAL CONDITION, SHE REQUESTED A PARKING SPACE NEAR
THE ELEVATOR IN HER COMPLEX, BECAUSE THE PARKING SPACE SHE
HAD REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE PARKING SPACE SHE HAD REQUIRED
HER TO WALK UPSTAIRS TO THE ELEVATOR, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT IN HER CONDITION.
UNFORTUNATELY, HER REQUEST WAS
DENIED. UNDETERRED SHE MET WITH THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION INION
2002 TO LEARN ABOUT HER RIGHTS
UNDER FAIR HOUSING ACT AND STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
THEY DIRECTED HER TO PROJECT SENTINEL, A NONPROFIT FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATION.
PROJECT SENTINEL FOUND THAT HER LANDLORD TREATED HER WITH MALICE.
THEY DECIDED TO PRESENT HER AND PURSUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS REFUSED
TO SETTLE THE MATTER, DFED SUED ON MS. CARPERS BEHALF. WHEN THE CASE WENT TO TRIAL IN
OCTOBER OF 2005, THE JURY FOUND
THE OWNERS LIABLE FOR HARASSMENT
AND DENIAL OF A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, AWARDING
MS. CARPER 250,000 IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES PLUS
POSSIBILITY OF PURSUING PUNITIVE
DAMAGES DUE TO EVIDENCE OF
MALICE, OPPRESSION, AND FRAUD.
BEFORE THE JURY REACHED THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES IT WAS SETTLED FOR A MILLION. HER PERSEVERANCE RESULTED IN THE HIGHEST FAIR HOUSING SETTLEMENT
MENTIN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUN.
SHE SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR HER EFFORTS. THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, I
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF HONOR TO YOU IN
RECOGNITION OF YOUR VICTORY IN
THE CASE OF CARPER VERSUS GLOBEUS ENTERPRISES. COLLEAGUES, ONE THING I WANT TO
SAY IS, I THINK IT IS EASY TO SIT BACK AND TALK ABOUT
LAWSUITS, BUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH IT IS QUITE A DIFFERENT MATTER. IT IS BECAUSE OF ACTIONS LIKE THIS THAT WERE ABLE TO ENFORCE THESE LAWS THAT SOMETIMES DONT
GET ENFORCED PROPERLY.
SO, MS. CARPER, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. COLLEAGUES, ID ALSO LIKE TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU, AND ID LIKE
MS. CARPER TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT ID ALSO LIKE TO
CHUCK HOW THEMAN, REGION NINE,
FAIR HOUSING DIVISION, AND SUSAN
CHEFFIELD, DIRECTOR OF FAIR HOUSING. President Peskin: CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE BOARD. [APPLAUSE.] THANK YOU.
.THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER. I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR WORDS
AND YOU HELPED ME OUT A LOT.
LAST YEAR, AT THIS TIME, I WAS
IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AT HUD HEADQUARTERS.
THEY HAD PREPARED AN AMAZING
EXHIBIT, CHRONICLING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KINGS HISTORY. IT BROUGHT BACK ALL THOSE MEMORIES TO ME, AND I KNOW ALL
OF US THAT WERE AROUND THEN REALLY DO REMEMBER THAT.
AND TRAGICALLY, YOU KNOW, ON
APRIL 4, 1968, HE WAS ASSASSINATED. AND NOTHING, NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY
THIS KIND OF BRUTAL
ASSASSINATION AT THE AS A RESULT OF THIS, 10 DAYS LATER,
THE FAIR HOUSING WAS ENACTED IN WASHINGTON AND WENT THROUGH THE CONGRESS, IT SILENCED ALL THE OPPOSITION TO IT, AND THIS WAS
IN HONOR OF HIS EFFORTS.
SO THATS REALLY WHY WERE HERE TODAY. APRIL IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH CELEBRATION.
WE CELEBRATE IT EVERY YEAR.
AND WITHOUT THESE LAWS, WITHOUT
THIS BEING PASSED, AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, THESE AGENCIES WOULDNT EXIST.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY UTMOST
RESPECT AND APPRECIATION TO THE AGENCY THAT HELPED ME.
IT TOOK A LOT A LOT, LOT, LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND A
LOT OF MONEY.
AND SUSAN WAS LEAD COUNCIL
FOR COUNSEL FOR ME, ED WAS BY
ME ALL THE WAY, ANN, DIRECTOR OF
PROJECT SENTINEL, AN AMAZING
DISCRIMINATION ORGANIZATION. AND THE FIGHT THAT GOES ON FOR THESE PEOPLE GIVES ME JUST A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO SAY HOW MUCH
THAT I APPRECIATE AND REALLY DEPEND ON THIS.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU
PEOPLE THAT WORK SO HARD, TO
KEEP INVESTIGATING, KEEP GOING
AFTER THESE UNLAWFUL POLICIES
THAT WE ARE SUFFERING FROM.
I MUST SAY THAT, TODAY, AS A
RESULT OF THIS CASE, MY LIFE IS
DIFFERENT, IN A LOT OF WAYS.
THE LANDLORD AND THE MANAGEMENT,
BY LAW AND BY COURT ORDER, DID
ATTEND FOR HOUSING AT I BELIEVE PROJECT SENT NEL.
THEY WENT TO FAIR HOUSING TRAINING. THEY WERE ORDERED ALSO TO PUT IN
PLACE A POLICY AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PARTICULARLY
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THOSE BUILDINGS
THAT THEY OWN STILL HAVE THIS
POLICY IN PLACE.
AND, FINALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
REALLY DO KNOW ABOUT THIS CASE. A LOT OF TENANTS AND A LOT OF
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE, SO THAT THEY REALLY HAVE BENEFITED FROM IT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY LIFE HAS
REALLY CHANGED BECAUSE I NOW KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE SHOCKING
AND SURPRISING AMOUNT OF THIS
AWARD, THAT I CAN LIVE INTO MY 90s WITHOUT RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.
AND FOR ALL THIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, I JUST WANT TO SAY FROM MY HEART, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE.]
President Peskin: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
MY NAME IS SUSAN, THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR RECOGNIZING FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
ALL THIS MONTH, THERE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HARD WORK. THERE ARE SEVERAL OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE, WHOSE LIFEWORK
IS DEDICATED TO DEFEATING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
President Peskin: THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE.] IS CHUCK, DIRECTF HUDS OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN REGION NINE WHICH COVERS SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA. THERES BEEN A LOT OF GREAT WORDS SAID. A MILLION DOLLARS BUYS A LOT OF
JUSTICE BUT IT DOESNT COME
CLOSE TO REPATRIATING THE HARM AND THE FRUSTRATION OF MS. CARPER FACED DURING HER LONG
PERIOD OF DISCRIMINATION.
THE FAIR HOUSING ACT NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED, DUE TO THE EFFORTS AND
THE COURAGE OF SOMEBODY LIKE MS. CARPER, FAIR HOUSING
COMPLAINTS ARE UP AT AN ALL TIME HIGH THIS YEAR. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE CONVERSATION AND THE PUBLIC, AND
THINGS WEVE HEARD TODAY, ITS
NECESSARY THAT WE CONTINUE TO FORCE ENFORCE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.
I THINK THAT MS. CARPER HAS BEEN
A GREAT SPOKESPERSON FOR ENFORCEMENT. OVER 80 OF THE PEOPLE IN THE
COUNTRY WHO FACE DISCRIMINATION NEVER REPORT IT AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF SOMEONE
LIKE MS. CARPER IT WILL.
KEEP IN MIND OUR MOTTO FOR FAIR
HOUSING, ITS NOT A MOTTO, ITS THE LAW.
ANN WITH THE PROJECT SENTINEL.
I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK SHIRLEY FOR THE GENEROUS DONATION SHE
MADE OUT OF HER SETTLEMENT.
I HAVE A HANDOUT WITH A LISTING
OF CASES THAT WE HAVE INVESTIGATED OVER THE PAST. I THINK THAT REPRESENTS FIVE YEARS WORTH BUT ITS A LISTING
OF CASES THAT W E BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN SETTLEMENT IN.
THROUGH THE HELP OF AND LETS
SAY THE GOOD HELP OF HUD AND SOME PRIVATE ATTORNEYS IN THE AREA.
AND YOULL SEE SHIRLEYS IS ONE OF THE MANY CASES LISTED ON THAT PAGE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
AGAIN ALSO TO IN RECOGNIZING APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
President Peskin: FOR PEOPLE WATCHING, IS THERE A
PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT YOUR OIRTION YES, PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO
CAN DIAL THE NISHES INITIALS
OF HOUSING, AND THEYLL REACH OUR OFFICE.
President Peskin: THANK YOU
FOR THAT AND FOR YOUR WORK, AND MS. CARPER FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER FOR ACKNOWLEDGING FAIR HOUSING MONTH
ON THE DAY THAT WE PADDLE A PASS A FAIR HOUSING APPROPRIATION. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COLLEAGUES,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
COMMEND AND RECOGNIZE AN ORGANIZATION AND THE VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED WITH IT, WHO HAVE BEEN
DOING INCREDIBLE WORK IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, A SCOURGE THAT AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
IN OUR NATION, AND IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE
APPROXIMATELY 3600 PEOPLE WILL
BE IN THIS CITY ALONE, DIAGNOSED
WITH CANCER THIS VERY YEAR, AND ALMOST 1500 SAN FRANCISCANS ARE
EXPECTED TO LOSE THEIR LIVES WITH THEIR BATTLE AGAINST CANCER THIS YEAR. LAST WEEK, WE PASSED A
COMMENDATORY RESOLUTION,
RESOLVING TO PROCLAIM MAY 1 AS
RELAY FOR LIFE PAINT OUR TOWN DAY.
THE PAINT OUR TOWN PURPLE
ANTICANCER CAMPAIGN IS A CHANCE TO HANG UP PURPLE DECORATIONS OR WEAR YOUR FAVORITE PURPLE SHORT FOR SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CANCER AND HONOR
THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY DUE TO THIS DREADED DISEASE.
OUR RESOLUTION PROCLAIMED APRIL
28 AND 29 AND JULY 14 AND 15 AS SAN FRANCISCO RELAY FOR LIFE DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR.
IM SORRY, MS. JILL FORD TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT AND ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION FROM
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WELCOME. [APPLAUSE.]
ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ANY WAY TO PROMOTE OUR EVENT IS AN AMAZING THING TO HELP PROMOTE
WHAT WERE TRYING TO DO.
RELAY FOR LIFE IS A 24 HOUR TEAM EVENT.
ITS VOLUNTEER DRIVEN, VOLUNTEER PLANNED AND ORGANIZED.
TEAMS ARE FORMED AHEAD OF TIME, BETWEEN EIGHT AND 15 PEOPLE. THEY DO FUNDRAISING AHEAD OF TIME AND COME TOGETHER AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY CAMP OUT, HAVE FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, AND THEY WALK
AROUND THE TRACK, FOR 24 HOURS, IN REPRESENTATION THAT CANCER IS
A 24 HOUR DISEASE, NOT NINE TO FIVE, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
IT IS OPENED WITH A SURVIVOR LAP
THAT HONORS OUR SURVIVORS, ITS A CELEBRATION OF THEIR LIVES AND THE FIGHT THAT THEVER BEEN
PUSHING AGAINST CANCER AND WE
HAVE A LUMINARY CEREMONY AT NIGHT WHERE WE LIGHT BAGS WITH NAMES ON THEM IN MEMORY OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR FIGHT AN ARE STILL FIGHTING CANCER. WE ARE HAVING ONE THIS WEEKEND
AT LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, APRIL 28
AND 29, OUR SAN FRANCISCO SUNSET
EVENT, AND HAVING JULY 14 AND 15 AT CHRISTY FIELD.
AS THE PRESIDENT SAID, MAY 1 IS
A STATEWIDE PAINT THE TOWN PURPLE. YOU CAN DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE STATE AND COMMUNITIES ALL OVER,
YOU WILL SEE PURPLE EVERYWHERE,
STREAMERS, BALLOONS, STORE
FRONTS, CITY HALLS.
ITS TO HAVE A HUGE SURGE OF
PURPLE SO ON THAT DAY WE HAVE AN IMPACT STATEWIDE ON HOW BIG THIS EVENT IS.
LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 5,000 OF THESE EVENTS.
IN CALIFORNIA ALONE LAST YEAR
RAISED 33.1 MILLION FOR THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WHICH
GOES TO RESEARCH, ADVOCACY.
WE HAVE A GOAL BY 2015 AS TO
REDUCE INCIDENTS OF CANCER BY
25, REDUCE MORTALITY BY 50 AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
THOSE LIVING WITH CANCER. THERES ONE IN TWO MEN AND ONE
IN THREE WOMEN WILL HEAR THE DISYOU HAVE DIAGNOSIS YOU HAVE CANCER.
AND EVERY DAY WE WAKE UP SOMEBODY PASSES AWAY FROM CANCER.
THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE EFFORT.
HONESTLY, ITS A FUN EVENT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A
DOWNER AND PARTS ARE, BUT ITS
AN EVENT WHERE FOR 24 HOURS YOU FEEL EVERY EMOTION. YOU WILL LAUGH AT SOME THINGS,
YOU WILL CRY, I MEAN ITS SUCH A
FUN EVENT AND FUN TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER WITH SPONSORS AND TEAM.
WE INVITE YOU. WE HAVE BROCHURES.
COME AND SEE THE LUMINARIES, AND
THE SURVIVORS ON HOW PROUD THEY ARE TO BE HERE.
President Peskin: IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET IN TOUCH, DO YOU HAVE A PHONE NUMBER OR WEBSITE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.
WWW.CANCER.ORG, CLICK ON RELAY FOR LIFE, TYPE IN YOUR ZIP
CODE AND FIND THE CLOSEST ONE TO YOU. I HAVE BROCHURES FOR BOTH OF THESE.
ALSO 1800ACS2345.
ITS AVAILABLE IN 107 DIFFERENT LANGUAS. ASK ANY QUESTION ABOUT ANY WAY
TO GET INVOLVED OR ANY CANCER TREATMENT. I HAVE BROCHURES SO WERE HAPPY TO HAND THOSE OUT. President Peskin: SUPERVISOR DALY WILL PRESENT YOU
WITH A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FOR
YOUR WORK. [APPLAUSE.]
President Peskin: MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE CALENDARS.
The Clerk: ITEMS 29 THROUGH 44 29. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 5, 2007 TO MAY 11, 2007 SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IN SAN FRANCISCO. 30. RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OUTLETS IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT ACCEPT VARIOUS TYPES OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND UNIVERSAL WASTE, AND URGING SAN FRANCISCO RETAILERS, INCLUDING THE NEW HOME DEPOT, TO SERVE AS DROP OFF SITES, AND TO SUPPORT AB1109, WHICH HOLDS MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF THESE PRODUCTS AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE. 31. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 1, 2007 AS IMMIGRANT WORKERS DAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO. 32. RESOLUTION URGING THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL SECTION 1569147 OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LIMIT THE ANNUAL RENT INCREASE IMPOSED ON OCCUPIED UNITS OF LICENSED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR
THE ELDERLY. 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AIDS OFFICE
DPHAIDS OFFICE: , TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 20,030 FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, CROATIA, FOR THE TIME LOCATION SAMPLING TRAINING MODULE FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2007, THROUGH OCTOBER
31, 2007. 34. RESOLUTION URGING SAN FRANCISCOS STATE DELEGATION TO SUPPORT EFFORTS REQUIRING TESTING AND INGREDIENT
DISCLOSURE IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS, AND TO SUPPORT SB 578, WHICH REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS TO DISCLOSE CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS IN PRODUCTS AS WELL AS THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CHEMICALS. 35. RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 24, 2007 AS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION DAY IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
36. RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE LANDMARK TREE DESIGNATION REVIEW PERIOD FOR A CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE AT 730 28TH AVENUE (ASSESSORS BLOCK 1617, LOT 030) FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC WORKS CODE SECTION
D: AND REQUESTING OTHER OFFICIAL ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXTENSION. 37. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 25,000 THROUGH THE BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION, FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED PLANNING GRANT FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO WITNESS VIOLENCE FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 2007 TO DECEMBER 1, 2007.
38. RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO DEVELOP A PILOT PROJECT TO DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF PLUGIN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN SAN FRANCISCO, AS PART OF THE
MUNICIPAL VEHICLE FLEET. 39. RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE LIFE AND OPERATION OF WESTERN SOMA CITIZENS PLANNING TASK
FORCE.
40. MOTION APPROVING FINAL MAP 3428, AN EIGHT UNIT MIXEDUSE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, LOCATED AT 3165 MISSION STREET BEING A MERGER AND RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 14 AND 15 IN ASSESSORS BLOCK NO. 5518 AND ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND CITY PLANNING CODE SECTION 101.1. 41. MOTION APPROVING FINAL MAP 3849, A 246 UNIT RESIDENTIAL MIXEDUSE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, LOCATED AT 1160 MISSION STREET BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 37, 38 AND 56 IN ASSESSORS BLOCK NO. 3702 AND ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND CITY PLANNING CODE SECTION 101.1. 42. MOTION APPROVING FINAL MAP 3766, A 130 UNIT COMMERCIAL
CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, LOCATED AT 490 POST STREET BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 10 IN ASSESSORS BLOCK NO. 0296 AND ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND CITY PLANNING CODE SECTION 101.1. 43. MOTION APPROVING FINAL MAP 2585, A 36 UNIT LIVEWORK CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, LOCATED AT 542 BRANNAN STREET BEING A
SUBDIVISION OF LOT 72 IN ASSESSORS BLOCK NO. 3777 AND ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND CITY PLANNING CODE SECTION 101.1. 44. MOTION APPROVING FINAL MAP 2592, A 32 UNIT LIVEWORK CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, LOCATED AT 530 BRANNAN STREET BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 71 IN ASSESSORS BLOCK NO. 3777 AND ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND CITY PLANNING CODE SECTION 101.1.
President Peskin: WOULD ANY MEMBER OR MEMBERS LIKE AN ITEM OR ITEMS SEVERED SUPERVISOR JEW.
Supervisor Jew: ITEM 32, PLEASE.
President Peskin: ON THE BALANCE OF THE CALENDAR, EXCLUDING ITEM 32, A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
The Clerk: SUPERVISOR JEW, AYE.
SUPERVISOR MAXWELL, AYE. SUPERVISOR MCGOLDRICK, AYE. SUPERVISOR MIRKARIMI, AYE.
SUPERVISOR PESKIN, AYE.
SUPERVISOR SANDOVAL, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ALIOTOPIER, AYE.
SUPERVISOR AMMIANO, AYE. SUPERVISOR DALY, AYE. SUPERVISOR DUFTY, AYE.
SUPERVISOR ELSBERND, AYE.
The Clerk: 11 AYES.
President Peskin: THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED AND MOTIONS APPROVED. ITEM 32.
The Clerk: ITEM 32 32. RESOLUTION URGING THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL SECTION 1569147 OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LIMIT THE ANNUAL RENT INCREASE IMPOSED ON OCCUPIED UNITS OF LICENSED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY.
Supervisor Jew: COMMITTEE.
President Peskin: SHALL BE REFERRED. PLEASE READ THE IN MEMORIA.
The Clerk: YES. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD
FOR THE LATE DATED HALL BERTAM,
FOR THE LATE JIM OCONNELL,FOR
LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS KEVIN DAVIS.
President Peskin: BY UNANIMOUS VOTE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS ADJOURNED.