00:00:10 THIS MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
00:00:11 WELCOME TO THE APRIL 22ND 2026 MEETING OF THE BUDGET
00:00:15 AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
00:00:18 SUPERVISORS. HAPPY EARTH DAY EVERYONE.
00:00:20 I AM VICE CHAIR MATT DORSEY AND WE WILL BE CHAIR AND I WILL
00:00:22 BE CHAIRING THIS COMMITTEE. TODAY I AM JOINED BY
00:00:25 SUPERVISORS DANNY SAUTER AND CHEYENNE CHEN.
00:00:28 OUR CLERK TODAY IS BRANT ALPER AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
00:00:31 KALEENA MENDOZA AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AT S.F. GOV TV FOR
00:00:35 BROADCASTING AND FACILITATING TODAY'S MEETING.
00:00:37 MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
00:00:40 >> THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO
00:00:42 THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SILENCE ALL CELL
00:00:44 PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO PREVENT INTERRUPTIONS TO OUR
00:00:47 PROCEEDINGS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED AS
00:00:51 PART OF THE FILE THEY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MYSELF THE CLERK.
00:00:54 PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON EACH ITEM ON THIS AGENDA.
00:00:57 WHEN YOUR ITEM OF INTEREST COMES UP AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS
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00:01:20 MYSELF. >> THE BUDGET AND FINANCE
00:01:21 COMMITTEE CLERK HAD B R N T I J L IPA HAT S.F. G O V DAWG IF
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00:01:38 COMMENTS BY A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO OUR OFFICE IN CITY
00:01:41 HALL AT ONE DR. CARLTON BEGA THAT PLACE ROOM 244 SAN
00:01:46 FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA NINE FOR 1 OR 2.
00:01:48 AND FINALLY MR. VICE CHAIR, ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY ARE
00:01:51 EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA OF APRIL
00:01:55 28TH. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
00:01:57 >> MR. VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
00:01:58 BEFORE WE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
00:02:01 TO EXCUSE OUR COLLEAGUE BUDGET CHAIR CONNIE CHAN FROM TODAY'S
00:02:05 MEETING. MR. CLERK, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL
00:02:06 CALL AND THAT MOTION? >> YES.
00:02:09 AND ON THAT MOTION THAT WE EXCUSE A SUPERVISOR CHANGE FROM
00:02:12 TODAY'S. FROM ATTENDING TODAY'S MEETING
00:02:13 MEMBERS ORDER SAUTER I REMEMBER CHEN.
00:02:17 CHEN I. VICE CHAIR DORSEY I SEE WE HAVE
00:02:22 THREE EYES. THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE MOTION
00:02:24 PASSES AND BEFORE WE CALL ITEM ONE I WANT TO REMIND THE
00:02:28 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HERE TODAY AND WATCHING ON TV
00:02:31 WE HAVE THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST REPORTS
00:02:35 FOR ITEMS NUMBERS ONE, NINE AND TEN ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
00:02:38 >> FOR THOSE ITEMS WE CUSTOMARILY HAVE THE DEPARTMENT
00:02:41 PRESENTATION FIRST AND THEN IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE BUDGET
00:02:45 AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. WE THEN TAKE QUESTIONS USUALLY
00:02:46 FROM COLLEAGUES AND THEN INVITE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:02:50 MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE?
00:02:53 >> YES. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION
00:02:56 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY ON BEHALF
00:02:59 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO AMEND THE LEASE OF A
00:03:03 PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 845 JACKSON STREET
00:03:06 ON THE FOURTH FLOOR WITH CHINESE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
00:03:09 SERVING AS THE TEMPORARY LOCATION OF CHINATOWN PUBLIC
00:03:13 HEALTH CENTER. CHANGING THE LEASE EXPIRATION
00:03:17 DATE FROM OCTOBER 29TH, 2028 TO THE THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF
00:03:20 THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF A CHANGE OF USE PERMIT BY THE
00:03:24 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION
00:03:28 WITH NO CHANGE TO THE TOTAL LEASE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY
00:03:30 3.9 MILLION INCREASING THE CONSTRUCTION TO LEASEHOLD
00:03:34 IMPROVEMENTS REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO
00:03:38 EXCEED 400,000 FOR A NEW TOTAL MAXIMUM OF 800,000.
00:03:42 AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS,
00:03:46 MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS THAT
00:03:47 DO NOT MATERIALLY INCREASE THE OBLIGATIONS NOR LIABILITIES TO
00:03:51 THE CITY AND ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THE
00:03:54 LEASE AMENDMENT OR THIS RESOLUTION.
00:03:58 >> MR. VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
00:03:59 WE HAVE JEFF WHO'S HERE FROM THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION WHO IS
00:04:02 THE TRANSACTION TEAM MANAGER AND I KNOW YOU ARE JOINED BY
00:04:06 KAY KIM, THE PROJECT MANAGER IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
00:04:10 WELCOME BOTH OF YOU TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
00:04:13 THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:04:15 VICE CHAIR DORSEY AND GOOD MORNING SUPERVISOR CHEYENNE
00:04:18 SUPERVISOR SOUDER. YEAH, I'M PLEASED TO BRING YOU
00:04:22 THIS. WE BROUGHT YOU THIS LEASE
00:04:25 IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR TO APPROVE THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE
00:04:29 BACKGROUND AND REMINDER IS THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE USING
00:04:32 CHINESE HOSPITAL AS A TEMPORARY SITE WHILE WE GO THROUGH THE
00:04:36 RENOVATIONS OF THE OF THE CITY OWNED, YOU KNOW, CHINATOWN
00:04:40 PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER TO ADAPT THE HOSPITAL TO BE ABLE TO BE
00:04:44 USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE NEEDED TO GET A STATE CHANGE
00:04:48 OF USE FOR FROM HOSPITAL TO CLINIC LEVEL AND AS WE WENT
00:04:52 THROUGH THAT PERMITTING PROCESS WE FOUND THAT THEY HAD MODIFIED
00:04:56 THE REQUIRED MENT'S TO MEET THAT IN UPGRADING THE FIRE
00:05:01 SAFETY SYSTEM. SO THAT EXCEEDED THE BUDGET
00:05:04 THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU
00:05:07 BACK IN OCTOBER AND WE'RE NOW COMING TO YOU TO SOMETHING WE
00:05:11 TRIED VERY HARD NOT TO DO IS COME BACK AND ASK FOR MORE
00:05:13 MONEY. BUT HERE IT'S REQUIRED BY THE
00:05:15 STATE AND WE'RE ASKING TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED
00:05:19 AMOUNT FROM 300,000 TO 800,000 WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO THAT.
00:05:22 WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO ALIGN THE LEASE TERM TO THE TO RECEIPT OF
00:05:30 THE SIU FROM FROM THE STATE WHICH IS ALSO WHEN RENT
00:05:34 COMMENCEMENT IS SO THERE'S NO INCREASE IN RENT BUT IT'S GOING
00:05:37 TO EXTEND THE LEASE FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS TO ALIGN WITH THE
00:05:41 DELAYS THAT WE'VE HAD IN GETTING THE PROJECT STARTED
00:05:44 AND GETTING THE SPACE PREPPED SO THOSE ARE AND I BELIEVE WELL
00:05:48 I BELIEVE THE BOARD OF BALLET WANTS US TO MODIFY THE THAT THE
00:05:55 RESOLUTION AND I'LL LET NICK DO THAT PART.
00:05:56 OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS?
00:05:59 NO. >> LET'S HEAR FROM MR. NORD.
00:06:03 GOOD MORNING. NICK MÉNARD FROM THE BUDGET
00:06:07 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. ITEM ONE IS A RESOLUTION THAT
00:06:08 WOULD APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO A LEASE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
00:06:11 PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHINESE HOSPITAL.
00:06:14 THE EXISTING LEASE HAS RENT IN THE FOURTH FLOOR OF CHINESE
00:06:18 HOSPITAL TO RELOCATE CHINATOWN PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER WHILE THEY
00:06:22 UNDERGO RENOVATIONS AND SO THE CLINICAL SERVICES WILL BE OUT
00:06:25 OF THE HOSPITAL FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WHILE THOSE
00:06:30 RENOVATIONS TAKE PLACE. THE CITY IN ADDITION TO PAYING
00:06:33 TO RENT IS PAYING FOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS TO CONVERT THE
00:06:37 FOURTH FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL FROM HOSPITAL BEDS TO CLINICAL
00:06:38 USES. THERE'S AN EXISTING TENANT
00:06:42 IMPROVEMENT BUDGET OF $300,000 THAT'S BEEN INCREASED TO
00:06:47 $800,000 AND THIS AMENDMENT TO A TO DO ADDITIONAL FIRE ALARM
00:06:51 INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
00:06:55 THOSE COSTS ARE FUNDED BY THIS GENERAL FUND AND THEN THE THE
00:07:00 ITEMS WILL BE PART OF CHINESE HOSPITAL AFTER THE LEASE AND WE
00:07:04 DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO CORRECT THE LONG TITLE OF THE
00:07:11 RESOLUTION TO REMOVE THE PHRASE QUOTE WITH NO CHANGE TO THE
00:07:14 TOTAL LEASE AMOUNT OF $3.88 MILLION AND WE RECOMMEND
00:07:17 APPROVAL AS AMENDED. THANK YOU MR. MACARTHUR
00:07:22 SUPERVISOR SAUTER THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISOR DORSEY.
00:07:28 I WILL CERTAINLY BE SUPPORTING THIS.
00:07:29 THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH REAL
00:07:32 ESTATE AND DEEP H AND CHINESE HOSPITAL SINCE TAKING OFFICE
00:07:35 AND THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW THAT DURING THE TIME THAT THE PUBLIC
00:07:40 HEALTH CENTER IS CLOSED THAT WE STILL HAVE THOSE SERVICES
00:07:44 AVAILABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE
00:07:47 HOSPITAL. SO I THINK IT IS EXCELLENT.
00:07:48 WE'RE ALL EXCITED TO GET THIS UNDERWAY AND VICE VERSA.
00:07:54 I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT
00:07:58 . >> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SAUTER
00:07:59 I WOULD JUST SAY IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO AN EVENT AT CHINESE
00:08:03 HOSPITAL IT'S I THINK EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
00:08:06 SUPERVISORS HAS REGARDS THIS AS A REALLY SPECIAL INSTITUTION
00:08:10 AND I KNOW I WHEN I WAS BACK IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE I
00:08:14 THINK 20 YEARS AGO WE HAD A CASE AGAINST SOME OF THE
00:08:18 DOCTORS GROUPS THAT WERE REALLY PUTTING CHINESE HOSPITAL IN A
00:08:21 DIFFICULT SITUATION AND WE HAD A CONSUMER PROTECTION CASE THAT
00:08:25 STOOD UP FOR THEM SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ALSO I DON'T
00:08:29 HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER
00:08:32 WITH THEM SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND WHY DON'T WE
00:08:34 INVITE UP NOW PUBLIC COMMENT? >> YES WE'RE NOW OPENING PUBLIC
00:08:37 COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM NUMBER ONE IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF
00:08:40 THE PUBLIC HAVE JOINED US TODAY WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE
00:08:44 . >> MR. VICE CHAIR WE HAVE NO
00:08:45 SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU MR. CLERK.
00:08:48 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.
00:08:50 SUPERVISORS ORDER! THANK YOU.
00:08:52 I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT AS
00:08:56 RECOMMENDED BY BILL WHICH IS ON PAGE ONE LINES TEN THROUGH 11
00:08:59 DELETING WITH NO CHANGES TO THE TOTAL LEASE AMOUNT OF 3,000,880
00:09:06 $292.20 MR. CLERK MAYBE TAKE A ROLL CALL ON THAT MOTION AND ON
00:09:13 THAT MOTION TO AMEND THIS RESOLUTION AS SO STATED BY THE
00:09:17 BAILEY AND MEMBERS CHARTER MEMBER SANDRA SAUTER I MEMBER
00:09:21 CHEN CHEN, VICE CHAIR DORSEY AND DORSEY HI.
00:09:25 >> WE HAVE THREE EYES. >> THANK YOU MR. CLERK.
00:09:29 WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE DONE THAT IS ONE THING BUT NOW YOU
00:09:31 WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THAT OUT WITH OUR POSITIVE
00:09:32 RECOMMENDATION TRY TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THIS TO THE FULL
00:09:36 BOARD WITH POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION AND ON THAT
00:09:39 MOTION TO FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FULL BOARD
00:09:43 WITH THE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED IF AMBASSADOR SAUTER I
00:09:46 MEMBER CHEN CHEN I VICE CHAIR DORSEY HI DORSEY I WE HAVE
00:09:52 THREE EYES THREE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED AS AMENDED TO THE FULL
00:09:54 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT ARE POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION MR.
00:09:59 CLERK MAY YOU CALL ITEMS NUMBERS TWO THROUGH FIVE
00:10:04 TOGETHER? >> YES.
00:10:06 ITEM NUMBERS TWO THROUGH FIVE ARE RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE
00:10:07 FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 PROGRAMS AUTHORIZING THE
00:10:14 MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT
00:10:15 AND EXPEND THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 PROGRAM
00:10:20 ENTITLEMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
00:10:24 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND 2222 TO DO GREAT ALL ON CNN
00:10:31 AND EXPEND THAT ARE TO FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1ST 2026.
00:10:37 ITEM NUMBER TWO APPROVES THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
00:10:39 GRANT CDBG PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 19.4
00:10:43 MILLION AND TO SPEND ESTIMATED PROGRAM INCOME IN THE AMOUNT OF
00:10:49 2.1 MILLION FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 21.5
00:10:52 MILLION THROUGH THE DATE WHEN ALL FUNDS ARE EXPENDED.
00:10:53 ITEM NUMBER THREE APPROVES THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
00:10:57 HOME PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 4.6 MILLION
00:11:00 AND TO EXPAND PROGRAM INCOME IN THE AMOUNT OF 2 MILLION FOR
00:11:04 A COMBINED TOTAL OF A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 6.6 MILLION
00:11:09 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2031. ITEM NUMBER FOUR APPROVES THE
00:11:11 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS OR ESG PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF
00:11:18 APPROXIMATELY 1.7 MILLION FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD.
00:11:21 AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE APPROVES THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
00:11:25 PERSON WITH AIDS OR HOTPOT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF
00:11:27 APPROXIMATELY 7.5 MILLION AND TO EXPAND PROGRAM INCOME
00:11:30 AND REPROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 202,000 FOR A TOTAL
00:11:34 OF APPROXIMATELY 7.7 MILLION THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2029.
00:11:40 >> MR. VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK AND FROM
00:11:43 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WE
00:11:45 HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JULIA SAVORY.
00:11:49 MS. EVERY WELCOME TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
00:11:52 >> THE FLOOR IS YOURS. YOU GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE
00:11:55 MEMBERS I'M JULIA SEABURY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMMUNITY
00:11:59 DEVELOPMENT MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
00:12:03 DEVELOPMENT. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ACCEPT
00:12:04 AND EXPEND RESOLUTIONS FOR FEDERAL HUD FUNDING FOR FISCAL
00:12:08 YEAR 2026 AND 2027. THESE RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZE THE
00:12:15 CITY TO RECEIVE AND DEPLOY FOR KEY FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES
00:12:18 THAT SUPPORT SAN FRANCISCO'S VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.
00:12:26 EACH YEAR SAN FRANCISCO RECEIVES FOUR FEDERAL
00:12:27 ENTITLEMENT GRANTS FROM HUD, CDBG ESG HOME AND HALFWAY.
00:12:34 THESE ARE FORMULA BASED FUNDS DRIVEN BY POPULATION AND NEED
00:12:37 AND FUNDING LEVELS ARE GENERALLY STABLE YEAR OVER
00:12:41 YEAR. MOST CD SERVES AS THE LEAD
00:12:46 AGENCY WITH FUNDS ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH O IWD
00:12:49 AND HSA EACH THE AMOUNTS IN THIS RESOLUTION ARE
00:12:54 ESTIMATES BASED ON PRIOR YEAR AWARDS AND TYPICALLY VARY BY
00:12:57 LESS THAN 5%. BEFORE GETTING INTO THE NUMBERS
00:13:00 IT'S IMPORTANT TO GROUND THIS IN IMPACT LAST YEAR THESE FUNDS
00:13:07 SERVED OVER 13,000 RESIDENTS THROUGH JOB TRAINING, EVICTION
00:13:12 PREVENTION AND HOUSING COUNSELING SUPPORTED NEARLY
00:13:15 1500 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ASSISTED OVER
00:13:19 A THOUSAND RESIDENTS LIVING WITH HIV AIDS.
00:13:23 THEY ALSO HELPED PRESERVE AND DEVELOP HUNDREDS OF
00:13:24 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ACROSS THE CITY.
00:13:30 >> THIS YEAR WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING $21.5 MILLION IN CDBG
00:13:39 1.7 MILLION AND ASG 6.6 MILLION IN HOME 7.7 MILLION IN HAPPIER
00:13:46 TOGETHER THESE PROGRAMS WORK TO ADDRESS HOUSING STABILITY,
00:13:49 HOMELESSNESS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
00:13:53 THESE FUNDS CANNOT REPLACE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS BUT THEY
00:13:57 ARE CRITICAL IN REDUCING PRESSURE ON LOCAL RESOURCES.
00:14:03 BEFORE WALKING THROUGH THIS YEAR'S PROPOSAL I WANT TO
00:14:04 BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT WHAT THESE INVESTMENTS DELIVERED LAST YEAR
00:14:10 . CDBG SUPPORTS BOTH HOUSING
00:14:11 AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. ON THE HOUSING SIDE IT HELPED
00:14:16 PRESERVE AND ADVANCE MAJOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
00:14:19 INCLUDING NORMANDIE APARTMENTS AND TO 49 PENNSYLVANIA.
00:14:22 ON THE SERVICES SIDE IT'S SUPPORTED OVER 13,000 RESIDENTS
00:14:27 WITH TENANT COUNSELING, EVICTION PREVENTION AND JOB
00:14:30 TRAINING. HOME FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY USED
00:14:34 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
00:14:37 IN FISCAL YEAR 2425 HOME FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO THE SUNNYDALE
00:14:43 HOPE ESF SITE AND AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING SITE
00:14:47 IN CHINATOWN AT 77 TO PACIFIC WHICH WILL BUILD 359 UNITS OF
00:14:52 HOUSING. HOME ALSO SUPPORTS PROPERTY
00:14:55 OVERSIGHT ENSURING THAT BUILDINGS ARE SAFE,
00:14:59 WELL-MAINTAINED AND MEETING STANDARDS.
00:15:02 >> ESG FOCUS IS ON HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.
00:15:06 LAST YEAR IT SERVED OVER 1400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SHELTER
00:15:10 AND SERVICES. IN TERMS OF PREVENTION EFFORTS,
00:15:13 IT HELPED NEARLY 3000 HOUSEHOLDS AVOID HOMELESSNESS.
00:15:19 HOPPA PROVIDES HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING
00:15:23 WITH HIV AIDS. LAST YEAR IT SUPPORTED OVER
00:15:26 1000 RESIDENTS WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND CARE
00:15:30 COORDINATION. STABLE HOUSING IS DIRECTLY
00:15:31 LINKED TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THIS POPULATION.
00:15:37 >> BUILDING ON THESE OUTCOMES I'LL NOW WALK THROUGH THE
00:15:41 PROPOSED INVESTMENTS FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
00:15:45 CDBG TOTALS APPROXIMATELY $21.5 MILLION INCLUDING BOTH FEDERAL
00:15:52 ALLOCATION AND PROGRAM INCOME. THE MAJORITY SUPPORTS HOUSING
00:15:55 PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION DIRECT SERVICES THAT PROMOTE
00:16:00 HOUSING STABILITY, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
00:16:03 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS SUPPORT THE STAFFING REQUIRED
00:16:08 TO OPERATE THESE FEDERALLY REGULATED PROGRAMS.
00:16:14 ESG PROVIDES ABOUT 1.7 MILLION FOR FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS
00:16:17 RESPONSE FUNDING SUPPORTS EMERGENCY SHELTER OPERATIONS
00:16:24 AND SERVICES. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
00:16:25 INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE. HMAS DATA SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY
00:16:32 HUD AND THIS FUNDING IS TIGHTLY REGULATED AND TARGETED TO
00:16:36 CRISIS RESPONSE. HOME PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY
00:16:46 $6.6 MILLION PRIMARILY SUPPORTING NEW AFFORDABLE
00:16:50 HOUSING CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE.
00:16:58 HUD'S GOAL FOR HOPPER PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING
00:16:59 ASSISTANCE WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW AND MODERATE
00:17:03 INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV AND THEIR FAMILIES
00:17:07 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL HOPPER REGULATIONS.
00:17:10 HOPPER FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED BY FORMULA TO ELIGIBLE STATES
00:17:15 AND METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE HUD DESIGNATED SAN
00:17:16 FRANCISCO MSA ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
00:17:20 INCLUDES THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES.
00:17:24 THE HOPPER FUNDED RENTAL SUBSIDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG
00:17:30 TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES AND HOUSING ADVOCACY FOR
00:17:31 PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV. THE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE
00:17:35 SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES OPERATION OPERATIONS FUNDING TO
00:17:42 RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR CHRONICALLY ILL
00:17:46 AND TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES.
00:17:49 THE PROGRAM CONTINGENCY LINE IS INTENDED FOR RENTAL SUBSIDIES
00:17:54 AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO HOPPER FUNDED FACILITIES
00:17:58 AND OTHER HOPPER FUNDED PROGRAMS.
00:18:02 SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
00:18:03 THESE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MANAGE TO
00:18:06 MAINTAINING HOUSING STABILITY BY REDUCING HOMELESSNESS
00:18:09 AND SUPPORTING VULNERABLE RESIDENTS ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO.
00:18:13 THANK YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
00:18:15 SURE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS
00:18:18 IN THE REFERENCES TO EVICTION PREVENTION AS EVICTION DEFENSE.
00:18:22 PART OF THAT IS THAT AN ELIGIBLE USE OF THE FUNDING OR
00:18:28 ONE THAT'S CUSTOMARILY. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:18:35 HELEN HALE, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING SERVICES OF EVICTION PREVENTION
00:18:39 IS IN MY PORTFOLIO. SO WE HAVE A MIXTURE OF FUNDING
00:18:42 THAT GOES INTO A NUMBER OF OF OUR PROGRAMS.
00:18:43 WE DO USE SOME OF THE CBD BUT A SMALL PORTION OF THAT WE ALSO
00:18:50 USE USE SOME OF THE MONEY. AND ALSO THERE'S SORT OF A
00:18:52 MIXTURE IT DOESN'T FULLY FUND THAT ALONE.
00:18:54 >> OKAY. OKAY.
00:18:57 >> ARE WE I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE THIS IS A
00:19:01 CONCERN I THINK THAT MOST OF US ON THE BOARD SHARE IS JUST
00:19:05 MAKING SURE. USUALLY EVICTION DEFENSE
00:19:08 AND EVICTION PREVENTION IS ALWAYS INVESTMENT AND MAKING
00:19:12 SURE THAT WE'RE NOT EXACERBATING HOMELESSNESS.
00:19:16 SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IF WE'RE SEEING ANY AS WE'RE
00:19:20 COMING INTO ANOTHER BUDGET SEASON IS THIS SOMETHING THAT
00:19:21 YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE IN AN AREA OF NEED?
00:19:27 >> I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS ALWAYS MORE NEED BUT I DON'T
00:19:31 SEE A GAP AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR PARTICULARLY WITH THIS
00:19:35 SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS ITEM WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING.
00:19:39 >> NO, NOT AT ALL. OKAY.
00:19:42 >> OKAY. I THINK THAT IT.
00:19:46 THAT'S IT FROM ME AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROSTER
00:19:47 WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO MR. CLARK, WHY DON'T WE OPEN
00:19:50 UP PUBLIC COMMENT? YES RIGHT NOW OPENING PUBLIC
00:19:53 COMMENT FOR ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF
00:19:57 THE PUBLIC WHO WISH YOUR DRESSES COMMITTEE.
00:20:00 >> MR. VICE CHAIR, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
00:20:03 THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS
00:20:05 NOW CLOSED AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEND ITEMS TWO
00:20:10 THROUGH FIVE OUT TO THE FULL BOARD WITH OUR POSITIVE
00:20:12 RECOMMENDATION. MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THAT
00:20:15 MOTION AND ON THAT MOTION THE TER FOR ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE
00:20:21 TO THE FULL BOARD MEMBER SAUTER SAUTER I MEMBER CHEN CHEN I
00:20:26 VICE-CHAIR DORSEY AND DORSEY I WE HAVE THREE EYES.
00:20:29 >> THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE MOTIONS PASSED.
00:20:33 >> MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ITEMS NUMBERS SIX, SEVEN
00:20:36 AND EIGHT TOGETHER? >> YES.
00:20:37 ITEMS SIX THROUGH EIGHT ARE ORDINANCES ADOPTING
00:20:40 AND IMPLEMENTING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
00:20:44 CITY AND COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY
00:20:47 1ST 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2030.
00:20:50 ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN IS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:20:53 FIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL 798 AAF AFL-CIO UNITS ONE AND TWO
00:21:00 HYRUM NUMBER EIGHT AS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS
00:21:04 ASSOCIATION. >> MR. VICE CHAIR THANK YOU MR.
00:21:07 CLERK. AND WE ARE JOINED BY THE
00:21:08 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL AIZEN
00:21:12 AND SHE IS JOINED BY SOME FOLKS WHO ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR
00:21:16 QUESTIONS. ARTIST GRAHAM JONATHAN WRIGHT
00:21:19 AND JUJU WHITLEY. DIRECTOR EISEN, WELCOME TO THE
00:21:26 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
00:21:27 GOOD MORNING CHAIR DORSEY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THANK
00:21:30 YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. MY NAME IS CAROL EYES AND I'M
00:21:34 THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.
00:21:37 >> WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE SUCCESSOR MEMORANDA OF
00:21:41 UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS
00:21:45 ASSOCIATION AND THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL 798.
00:21:52 THESE THESE AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST
00:21:55 UPON YOUR APPROVAL ARE FOUR YEAR AGREEMENTS.
00:22:00 THEY COVER THE THREE BARGAINING UNITS THAT ARE AT IN QUESTION
00:22:06 HERE WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THREE ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA THESE
00:22:09 AGREEMENTS BEFORE YOU ESTABLISH WAGES, BENEFITS AND WORKING
00:22:14 CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF THE SWORN MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE
00:22:18 DEPARTMENTS. AND THEY INCLUDE NEGOTIATED
00:22:22 UPDATES TO COMPENSATION AND TO PREMIUMS FOR THE NEXT FOUR
00:22:26 FISCAL YEARS. >> THEY WERE REACHED AS A
00:22:30 RESULT OF EXTENSIVE GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY
00:22:33 AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO
00:22:38 REPORT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REACH THESE AGREEMENTS THROUGH
00:22:41 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND WE BELIEVE THAT THEY PROVIDE
00:22:46 SUPPORT FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY WORK OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
00:22:50 >> IF I HAD TO PICK A COUPLE OF WORDS TO CHARACTERIZE WHAT
00:22:54 THESE AGREEMENTS ARE REALLY ABOUT, THEY PROVIDE BOTH
00:22:58 STABILITY AND CERTAINTY FOR THE CITY OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
00:23:05 AS YOU'RE APPROACHING I THINK A VERY DIFFICULT BUDGET CYCLE
00:23:08 OVER THE NEXT TWO. >> WE DID THIS AT
00:23:11 MAYOR LAURIE'S DIRECTION TO REACH BOTH FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE
00:23:15 AGREEMENTS AND I THINK THAT THEY THAT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF
00:23:20 YOU HAVE ACHIEVED BOTH THE SWORN MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
00:23:27 AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIED THESE
00:23:28 AGREEMENTS. WE'RE JOINED HERE TODAY BY THE
00:23:31 NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FROM THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
00:23:35 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PRESENCE
00:23:41 AND I THINK IT'S THE BEST INDICATION THAT THE MEMBERS OF
00:23:43 THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE HEARD AND UNDERSTAND THE
00:23:46 CITY'S CONCERNS ABOUT ITS FISCAL POSITION AND YET THAT
00:23:53 THESE AGREEMENTS ALSO PROVIDE STABILITY AND CERTAINTY FOR
00:23:56 THEIR MEMBERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
00:23:57 >> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ARTIST GRAHAM WHO'S OUR
00:24:01 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIRECTOR TO COVER THE DETAILS WITH YOU.
00:24:04 >> I'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BUT I
00:24:08 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE BELIEVE THAT THE
00:24:12 OUTCOME IS REALLY QUITE EXCELLENT FOR EVERYBODY
00:24:16 CONCERNED THAT THE VOTE FROM THE MEMBERS WITH 95% PLUS YES
00:24:20 VOTES SENDS A SIGNAL LOUDLY THAT OUR MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE
00:24:28 AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY'S ELECTED
00:24:30 OFFICIALS AND THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP SUPPORT THE WORK
00:24:35 THAT THEY'RE DOING AND ENDORSE IT.
00:24:36 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR EYES AND I
00:24:39 REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DID AS WELL AS THE
00:24:42 NEGOTIATING TEAMS FOR THE BARGAINING UNITS FOR THEIR WORK
00:24:45 FOR ALL WORKING TOGETHER. MR. GRAHAM THANK YOU FOR BEING
00:24:50 AT THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
00:24:51 THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
00:24:54 ME. >> SUPERVISOR.
00:24:54 GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
00:24:58 MY NAME IS ARTIS GRAHAM. I'M THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
00:24:59 DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND I'M VERY
00:25:02 EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU THESE EMUS.
00:25:05 AND SO FIRST THING AS CAROL SAID, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE
00:25:09 THAT WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THESE
00:25:12 AGREEMENTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REACH ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
00:25:16 FOR THE CITY AND ALSO HELP SUSTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS FOR
00:25:19 BOTH OUR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER UNION OVER THE LONG TERM OVER
00:25:23 THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO
00:25:27 AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS THAT WE THINK IS
00:25:31 IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY BOTH OUR CITIZENS,
00:25:32 EMPLOYEES ETC.. >> SO IF YOU DON'T MIND WELL
00:25:35 WE'LL GO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE OF THE
00:25:38 MOU. >> CAN PULL UP THE POWERPOINT
00:25:42 OR THERE YOU GO. PERFECT.
00:25:46 >> OKAY. SO JUST TO TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF
00:25:50 OVERVIEW, THE BOTH OR ALL THREE OF MO USE HAVE WAGE PERIODS OF
00:25:55 FOUR YEARS WITH 3% INCREASES EACH YEAR WITH A 2% INCREASE ON
00:26:00 THE LAST DAY OF THE CONTRACT. SO FOR A TOTAL OF 14% INCREASES
00:26:04 OVER THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD. >> AND IN THE NEXT SLIDE WE CAN
00:26:10 TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF PLAY IN THE PLAY AGREEMENT
00:26:14 WE ADDED RETENTION PAYMENTS AT SOME REALLY TARGETED YEARS AT
00:26:18 EIGHT AND TEN YEARS BECAUSE HOLDING ON TO MID CAREER POLICE
00:26:23 OFFICER PROFESSIONALS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
00:26:26 IT HELPS US SUSTAIN OUR OUR POLICE FORCE.
00:26:27 WE'VE ALSO MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF HOW WE
00:26:31 RECRUIT OUR POLICE OFFICERS IN PARTICULAR THERE'S A FOCUS
00:26:34 HERE ON LATERAL OFFICERS AND SO WE MADE WE INCREASE THE SIGNING
00:26:41 BONUS THANKS TO A ONE TIME GRANT THAT THE CITY HAS
00:26:42 RECEIVED. AND SO ALTHOUGH WE WILL HAVE A
00:26:45 SIGNIFICANT SIGNING BONUS OF $25,000 FOR MID-CAREER OFFICERS
00:26:49 THAT LATERAL INTO OUR DEPARTMENT, IT DOES NOT CREATE
00:26:52 AN ONGOING FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE CITY.
00:26:55 IN ADDITION WE CREATED A ONE TIME FIVE ADDITIONAL FLOATING
00:27:01 HOLIDAYS FOR FOLKS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS A MID-CAREER
00:27:03 PROFESSIONAL OFTENTIMES YOU MAY HAVE VACATION PLANS ETC. WITH
00:27:07 YOUR FAMILY AND PEOPLE WERE SACRIFICED ASKING THAT OR NOT
00:27:10 WILLING TO COME OVER BECAUSE OF THAT.
00:27:11 SO WE TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT WITH A ONE TIME FIVE YEAR OR
00:27:16 FIVE DAY FLOATING HOLIDAY ADVANTAGE FOR THOSE OFFICERS
00:27:17 AND THEN IN ADDITION WE FORGET THE LESSER OH YES, WE ENHANCED
00:27:24 OUR FIELD TRAINING OFFICER COMPENSATION BECAUSE FIELD
00:27:28 TRAINING OFFICERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DEPARTMENT
00:27:31 PARTICULARLY AS WE BRING OVER OFFICERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS
00:27:35 AND BRING PEOPLE UP THROUGH THE ACADEMY TO RE STAFF OUR POLICE
00:27:36 FORCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
00:27:39 EXPERIENCED OFFICERS HAVE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE
00:27:42 KIND OF SUCCESSION PLANNING WE NEED AND TO FAMILIARIZE THEM
00:27:47 WITH THE INTRICACIES OF OUR CITY AND THE COMPLICATIONS OF
00:27:48 OUR CITY. ON THE 798 AGREEMENT WE
00:27:51 SIMILARLY TOOK A PROACTIVE STANCE TO INVEST IN TRAINING OF
00:27:55 OUR OFFICERS AND FOR HERE WE CREATED AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM
00:28:02 TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAN FRANCISCO SPECIFIC TRAINING
00:28:06 PROGRAM. SO AS YOU MAY KNOW EARLIER I
00:28:10 GUESS LAST WEEK SO EARLIER THIS MONTH WE BROKE GROUND ON A NEW
00:28:14 FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FACILITY PART OF THE PLAN TO USE THAT
00:28:18 FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FACILITIES TO HELP REPAIR OUR DEPARTMENT
00:28:21 TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BIG EARTHQUAKE OR HEAVEN FORBID WE
00:28:25 HAVE A SITUATION LIKE LOS ANGELES WITH THE HUGE FIRES
00:28:27 AND SO WE HAVE SOME VERY SAN FRANCISCO SPECIFIC DYNAMICS
00:28:30 LARGE WOODEN STRUCTURES WE SHARE A LOT OF WALLS IN THIS
00:28:34 CITY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR CHIEF
00:28:37 REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A HIGHLY TRAINED
00:28:44 FIREFIGHTER FORCE THAT WAS READY TO DEAL WITH THE SAN
00:28:45 FRANCISCO ISSUES AND THE MAYOR WAS COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE
00:28:48 OF THAT ENDEAVOR. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WORK TO
00:28:50 DO IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE AND TO THAT REGARD WE WANTED TO
00:28:52 PROVIDE FOR EXPERIENCED OFFICERS TO WORK ON A SEVEN DAY
00:28:58 A WEEK SCHEDULE SO WE CREATED AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO TO
00:29:02 TRAIN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AT OUR NEW TRAINING FACILITY ON THESE
00:29:06 SAN FRANCISCO SPECIFIC CRISIS INTERVENTIONS.
00:29:10 >> WE ALSO CREATED A WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS
00:29:14 SIMILAR TO THE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN THE PLAY
00:29:15 AGREEMENT WHICH WE HOPE WILL HELP SUPPORT FIREFIGHTERS
00:29:18 IN THEIR ONGOING WELLNESS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BOTH ARE
00:29:22 VERY PHYSICALLY DEMANDING AND DIFFICULT JOBS SO THIS WAS
00:29:25 A WAY THAT WE COULD SUPPORT THEM.
00:29:26 IN ADDITION, WE HAVE COMMITTED FUNDING FOR OUR BEHAVIORAL
00:29:29 HEALTH UNIT WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS WE HAVE
00:29:33 ADDITIONAL TUITION REIMBURSEMENT MONEY FOR THEM SO
00:29:36 THAT THAT WAY AS THEY CONTINUE TO LEARN AND PROGRESS
00:29:40 AND DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS WITHIN THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
00:29:42 DEPARTMENT. >> LASTLY, JUST TO GIVE YOU A
00:29:45 KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
00:29:49 RESOURCES CONSIDER HOW WE BARGAIN AND WHAT WE USE IS THE
00:29:53 FACTORS THAT ARE IN THE CHARTER.
00:29:57 AND SO THE CHARTER FACTORS DEAL WITH THE ISSUES OF CPI.
00:30:01 WHAT DO OTHER EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE CITY HAVE?
00:30:04 WHAT IS THEIR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE?
00:30:05 WHAT ARE SIMILARLY SITUATED EMPLOYEES IN THE REGION?
00:30:09 WHAT'S THEIR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE SO WE TAKE THOSE
00:30:13 THINGS INTO ACCOUNT AND WE BELIEVE WE WE WERE SUCCESSFUL
00:30:16 IN DOING THAT AND WORKING WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS.
00:30:17 WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO CONSIDER ALL OF THAT AS WELL AS THE
00:30:21 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY AND CREATE A AN ONGOING
00:30:25 RELATIVELY LONG TERM AGREEMENT THAT CREATES JUST, YOU KNOW,
00:30:29 SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE CITY'S WORK SAFETY WORKFORCE AND I'M
00:30:32 AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
00:30:36 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON
00:30:41 THE FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INVESTING
00:30:47 IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS WORK I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
00:30:51 FOR JOBS THAT ARE JUST I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WHO ARE AREN'T
00:30:55 IN THESE KINDS OF POSITIONS FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF
00:30:59 STRESS THAT WE PUT PEOPLE UNDER WHO DO THIS AND I THINK THIS IS
00:31:03 REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. IT'S MY DO I UNDERSTAND
00:31:07 CORRECTLY IT'S $20,000 THAT'S REALLY PER YEAH JUST FOR THE
00:31:10 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THEM
00:31:11 DOES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GET SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT IS OR
00:31:15 IS THAT ALREADY IN ITS BUDGET? >> I BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY
00:31:18 IN ITS BUDGET. THEY ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM FOR
00:31:19 THAT. >> OKAY.
00:31:21 THE YOU MENTIONED COMPETITIVENESS AND I THINK
00:31:28 THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT.
00:31:29 I KNOW THAT WE OFTEN AND CERTAINLY I HAVE
00:31:32 PRIORITIZED THIS POLICE UNDERSTAFFING IN SAN FRANCISCO
00:31:36 HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHERE ARE WE WITH FIRE STAFFING?
00:31:41 ARE WE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE? YES, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
00:31:44 FULLY STAFFED. >> OKAY.
00:31:45 IS THERE A PROSPECT OF THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU OR MAYBE I
00:31:49 COULD SOMEBODY HERE COULD GIVE ME JUST TO GIVE ME SOME
00:31:52 VISIBILITY ON THE LABOR MARKET FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
00:32:00 >> IS THIS AN MOU THAT IS GOING TO PUT US IN A BETTER
00:32:01 COMPETITIVE POSITION FOR NEW RECRUITS AND FOR LATERAL HIRES
00:32:07 ? >> YES.
00:32:08 SO I'LL I'LL SAY THAT FOR JUST FOR SAKE OF CONTEXT.
00:32:12 >> WE DO THE SURVEYS ABOUT ONCE A YEAR.
00:32:16 SO OUR EARLIEST SURVEY OUR MOST RECENT SURVEY RATHER WAS BEFORE
00:32:20 THESE EMAIL USE WERE AGREED TO. SO THE EXACT IMPACT OF THESE
00:32:23 INTERVIEWS IS UNCERTAIN IN TERMS OF THE COMPETITIVE
00:32:24 LANDSCAPE BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS
00:32:28 THAT ARE ALSO IN BARGAINING WITH THEIR POLICE OFFICERS
00:32:30 ASSOCIATION SO WE DON'T FULLY KNOW HOW TO WORK OUT IN THE END
00:32:34 BUT IN SHORT WE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE WITHIN THE POLICE
00:32:38 RANKS WHEN YOU TAKE OUR FULL COMPENSATION TOGETHER THERE ARE
00:32:42 ONLY TWO CITIES THAT PAY MORE THAN WE DO AND THAT'S THE CITY
00:32:46 OF SANTA CLARA WHICH PAYS MORE THAN WE DO FOR EVERYTHING
00:32:50 AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. AND I THINK THAT WE AS A CITY
00:32:53 BEING AN EXCITING AND INTERESTING PLACE OFFER A
00:32:57 LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR POLICE OFFICERS THAT
00:32:59 THOSE CITIES DON'T OFFER. >> SO WE ARE COMPETITIVE
00:33:01 IN THAT WAY AS WELL. OKAY.
00:33:02 THE REASON IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY FOR
00:33:09 ME AT LEAST POLICE UNDERSTAFFING I THINK WE
00:33:12 FINALLY HAD SOME GOOD NEWS AND THAT WE ARE STARTING FOR
00:33:16 THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS TO HIRE MORE POLICE OFFICERS THAN
00:33:19 WE ARE LOSING TO RETIREMENT AND ATTRITION.
00:33:24 BUT WE ALSO HAVE A METHODOLOGY THAT WAS INDEPENDENTLY
00:33:27 DEVELOPED THAT VOTERS APPROVED BACK IN 2020 OF HOW MANY POLICE
00:33:31 OFFICERS WE NEED. AND SO WHILE WE'RE WE'RE
00:33:32 NETTING MORE THAN WE'RE LOSING, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.
00:33:36 THE BAD NEWS IS OUR NEED ACTUALLY WENT UP I BELIEVE
00:33:39 SOMETHING LIKE 200 PLUS FULL DUTY OFFICERS.
00:33:45 SO WE'RE IN ACTUALLY WORSE SHAPE THAN WE WERE EVEN WHEN I
00:33:48 WAS TRYING TO PUSH A COUPLE OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS A COUPLE OF
00:33:50 YEARS AGO ON THIS. SO I'M WORKING WITH THE
00:33:53 MAYOR AND YOU KNOW, DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO WORK WITH
00:33:57 PEOPLE. I DO FEEL THAT THIS IS JUST
00:34:01 I'LL GET ON MY SOAPBOX FOR A MINUTE MANY ONE THING THAT I'VE
00:34:05 JUST EXPERIENCED AS SOMEBODY WHO REPRESENTS A DOWNTOWN
00:34:09 DISTRICT, IT IS EXASPERATING THAT SO MANY OF THE RESPONSES
00:34:13 THAT I HAVE TO CONSTITUENT CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE
00:34:17 PLAYING OUT WITH STREET CONDITIONS IN THEIR
00:34:20 NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE TO INCLUDE SOME EXPLANATION THAT WE DON'T
00:34:25 HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS FOR THAT.
00:34:28 AND WHILE I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
00:34:29 CHALLENGES THAT CAME BEFORE US THAT WE DIDN'T SEE COMING, I
00:34:36 THINK WE CAN BE DEFENDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR NOT
00:34:37 KNOWING THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A ONCE IN A CENTURY
00:34:40 PANDEMIC. I THINK WE CAN BE DEFENDED FOR
00:34:43 NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A DRUG THAT WAS
00:34:45 MORE POTENTLY ADDICTIVE AND DEADLY LIKE FENTANYL.
00:34:48 WE DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING BUT WE KNEW WE KNEW POLICE OFFICERS
00:34:51 RETIRE AND IT IS SORT OF CONTINUALLY FRUSTRATING TO ME
00:34:55 THAT WE AS A CITY DIDN'T DO MORE OR SOONER TO GET AHEAD OF
00:34:59 THAT. SO ANYWAY, I I'LL BE CONTINUING
00:35:03 TO WORK ON THAT AND YOU KNOW I MAYBE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR
00:35:07 YOU KNOW I'D LOVE TO HEAR SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT I'M INTERESTED
00:35:11 IN IN JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE
00:35:14 THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME
00:35:16 REAL PROGRESS THAT WE NEED. >> SUPERVISOR DARCY I'M ALSO
00:35:23 LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT THE POLICE OFFICERS
00:35:26 ASSOCIATION'S COMMENTS ARE ON THE POINTS THAT YOU RAISED.
00:35:30 I JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
00:35:33 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE
00:35:37 CAN TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ITS RECRUITMENT
00:35:39 AND RETENTION EFFORTS THE LAST AGREEMENT THAT IS NOW EXPIRING
00:35:42 PLUS THIS NEW ONE I THINK HAS ADDED VERY SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE
00:35:48 DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT MID-CAREER POLICE OFFICERS FROM
00:35:53 OTHER AGENCIES. THE LABOR MARKET YES, WE CAN DO
00:35:57 A SURVEY. WE CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH
00:36:00 EVERYBODY PAYS BUT ONE CRITICAL FACT IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT IS
00:36:06 REALLY UNRIVALED IS JUST THE SIZE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
00:36:07 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TO HAVE YOUR CAREER GO IN A
00:36:14 LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. >> WE CAN OFFER THAT HERE
00:36:15 IN THE CITY. THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE
00:36:19 WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON IS TO MAKE SURE
00:36:23 THAT OUT IN THE LABOR MARKET THAT THERE'S A GOOD
00:36:26 UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE CITY'S PENSION WORKS.
00:36:27 IT IS FOR FOR NEW OFFICERS FOR AN EMERGING POLICE OFFICERS OUR
00:36:33 PENSION IS BETTER. IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE TOP CONCERN
00:36:37 OF 25 OR 26 YEAR OLD THINKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO
00:36:41 IT THEMSELVES. BUT 20 YEARS LATER THEY'RE
00:36:44 GOING TO FIND OUT THAT IF YOU COME TO WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO
00:36:47 AND WORK IN OUR UNDER OUR SPURS SYSTEM, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
00:36:48 SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER OFF THAN YOU ARE UNDER THE PEERS AND THE
00:36:54 PEPRAH ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE WHAT MOST OF OUR COMPETITORS
00:36:58 ARE IN. SO I THINK THAT'S CRITICAL.
00:37:03 WE'VE ADVERTISED THAT IT'S HELPED A LOT.
00:37:04 WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF LATERAL TRANSFERS AND NOW YOU CAN SEE
00:37:07 IN THIS AGREEMENT WE'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT
00:37:10 THOSE LATERAL TRANSFERS WANT TO STAY IN AND AT THE SAME TIME
00:37:14 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY DRIVING TOWARDS EXPANDING THEIR
00:37:18 ACADEMIES AND YOU COULD SEE IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE
00:37:22 CREATED INCENTIVES FOR EXPERIENCED OFFICERS TO BE MUCH
00:37:25 MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THOSE ACADEMIES TO HELP BRING UP A
00:37:28 NEW GENERATION. >> SO THE WORK IS CONTINUING.
00:37:30 WE HEAR YOU. WE SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AND IT'S
00:37:33 A CENTRAL DRIVER FOR OUR IN OUR WORK IN OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
00:37:37 TEAM. THANK YOU.
00:37:40 I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM AND THANK YOU.
00:37:41 I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WORK.
00:37:43 AND BEFORE I SEE THE REPRESENTATIVE THE PLAY IS HERE
00:37:48 BUT SUPERVISOR SAUDER THANK YOU CHAIR AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE
00:37:51 THAT THERE'S A CLEAR PATH TO TWO RESOLUTION HERE.
00:37:55 YOU KNOW IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET CLIMATE IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT
00:37:59 EVERYONE CAME TO THE TABLE AND WAS REALISTIC AND WORK
00:38:02 TOGETHER TO FIND AN AGREEMENT HERE.
00:38:05 ONE THING THAT JUST TO GET ON THE RECORD HERE AND I KNOW I'VE
00:38:07 HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH D H R AND THEN UNION LEADERSHIP AS
00:38:10 WELL SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE US GO FURTHER IN EITHER IN THIS
00:38:14 IN THE FUTURE OR IN IN A FUTURE AGREEMENT WHICH IS MORE WORK
00:38:20 SPECIFICALLY HIGHER BONUSES AROUND BILINGUAL RECRUITMENT
00:38:24 AND CERTIFICATION. I THINK THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE
00:38:29 ON MAKING SURE THAT THE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PIECE IS
00:38:32 REALISTIC AND IS ACCESSIBLE AND THEN ALSO JUST THE THE
00:38:37 DOLLARS THEMSELVES PARTICULARLY FOR FIRE I KNOW WE'RE QUITE LOW
00:38:42 WHEN YOU COMPARE TO SOME OTHER COMPARABLE CITIES.
00:38:46 SO JUST STATING IT HERE ON THE RECORD THAT'S SOMETHING I
00:38:49 CONTINUE TO TO HOPE TO WORK WITH ALL PARTIES TO GET PASSED
00:38:53 IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU CHAIR THANK THANK YOU
00:38:56 SUPERVISOR SAUTER I DON'T I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY MORE
00:38:59 QUESTIONS FOR YOU BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET IF IT'S OKAY I'D
00:39:01 LIKE TO CALL UP LOUIE WONG FROM THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
00:39:07 AND IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS I WOULD VALUE ANY
00:39:08 PERSPECTIVE YOU HAVE. I MEAN YOU KNOW AT THE END OF
00:39:12 THE DAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MORE COMPETITIVE
00:39:14 THAN JURISDICTIONS THAT MAY BE HIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT
00:39:18 PERSONNEL THAT WE WANT TO HAVE WORKING FOR US.
00:39:19 >> AND I HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU SO GOOD MORNING
00:39:22 SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS LOIS WONG.
00:39:27 I AM THE PRESIDENT FOR SCHOOL POLICE ASSOCIATION.
00:39:30 I'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BEEN WITH
00:39:36 THE POINT FOR 14 YEARS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
00:39:37 THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP WE ARE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT JUST
00:39:45 HAD AN AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 30 YEARS.
00:39:48 I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST CONTRACT I HAVE EVER BEEN A
00:39:52 PART OF. >> I CAN TELL YOU AS REGARDS TO
00:39:56 STAFFING LEVELS I JUST MET WITH THE SAME TELL SHERIFF CARLOS
00:40:00 TAPIA YESTERDAY I HAD LUNCH WITH HIM.
00:40:04 HE WANTS OUR INSIDE INFORMATION WHICH I WON'T GIVE TO HIM
00:40:07 REGARDING HOW DO YOU GUYS ATTRACT ALL THESE OFFICERS?
00:40:12 >> WHAT DO YOU HAVE? THAT IS CORRECT.
00:40:13 WE HAVE RETENTION BUILT IN BUT THEY WANT TO DO I HAVE I WAS ON
00:40:18 FACE TIME WITH THE HAWAIIAN PRESIDENT YESTERDAY, DON.
00:40:22 HE WAS ASKING ME HE WANTED TO SEE OUR OLD AMMO USED TO SEE
00:40:24 HOW THE BETTER HIS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE STAFFING IS IS BAD
00:40:27 EVERYWHERE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE
00:40:31 BEEN WORKING WITH CHIEF LEW MEMBERS OF RECRUITMENT WHERE WE
00:40:35 HAVE A LOT OF LATERALS THERE ARE WAITING TO COME.
00:40:38 WE HAVE ACTUALLY 19 LATERALS FROM THE SOUTH BAY WAITING TO
00:40:41 COME HERE. WE'VE HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
00:40:47 GRADUATION OF RECRUITS SINCE TWO DOWN 17 OF 41 JUST TWO
00:40:50 WEEKS AGO. THERE WAS AN INCENTIVE INSIDE
00:40:51 OUR CONTRACT GIVEN TO US TO ATTRACT LATERALS FROM PRIVATE
00:40:55 DONORS AND I'M TELLING YOU IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
00:40:59 IF YOU GUYS DO PASS THIS THIS TENANCY AGREEMENT.
00:41:05 I WANT TO ALSO THANK MY NEGOTIATION TEAM WHO'S HERE ON
00:41:09 CHICAGO RECESS GAETANO PAVEL, ROB, PALOMA AND ASHLEY BEHIND
00:41:13 ME AS WELL AS OUR LABOR ATTORNEY ROCKY HERE.
00:41:17 AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE OLDER OFFICERS, OFFICERS,
00:41:23 MID-LEVEL AND NEWER OFFICERS. WE EVEN HAVE TWO FEMALES ON MY
00:41:26 NEGOTIATION TEAM BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW IN LIFE WE NEED A FEMALE'S
00:41:31 PERSPECTIVE INTO THIS AND I THINK EVERYONE BROUGHT
00:41:33 SOMETHING TO THE TABLE AND IT WAS A FAIR AND PROFESSIONAL
00:41:38 NEGOTIATION. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DONNA
00:41:41 WONG WHO'S THE CHIEF NEGOTIATOR .
00:41:45 I WANT TO THANK ALSO CAROL AIZEN WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY
00:41:48 WITH US AT 10 P.M. ON A FRIDAY NIGHT TO HELP HELP WITH THIS
00:41:53 CONTRACT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS
00:41:54 OF THE COMMAND STAFF THAT WERE HERE DEREK CHIEF LIU WHO
00:42:00 ATTENDED SOME OF THESE MEETINGS AND NICOLE JONES UNDER THE
00:42:03 DIRECTION OF MAYOR LARRY I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY
00:42:07 CONFLICTS DURING THIS NOT EVEN ONE LITTLE DISPUTE BECAUSE WE
00:42:10 ALL HAD A COMMON DENOMINATOR WHICH IS PUBLIC SAFETY.
00:42:14 THIS CONTRACT IT WILL IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE POLICE AND FOR
00:42:18 FIRE. >> IT'S FOR THE CITIZENS.
00:42:21 WE CAN ATTRACT MORE COPS HERE. IT'S GOING TO BRING THE CRIME
00:42:24 RATE DOWN EVEN MORE THAN WE ARE AND IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH THE
00:42:28 WITH THE PUBLIC. >> BUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY
00:42:31 AND THE MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION THAT WE HAVE HERE AND THIS
00:42:35 CONTRACT ALSO WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE BUDGETARY CRISIS THAT WE'RE
00:42:40 IN. THAT'S WHY WE HAD A FOUR YEAR
00:42:42 CONTRACTS THAT STRETCHED OUT TO THREE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD
00:42:45 AND WE WANT TO HELP OUT THE CITY THE LIKE THE LIKE CAROL
00:42:50 EYES AND SAID THE MEMBERSHIP APPROVED THIS OVERWHELMINGLY IT
00:42:54 SHOWS THE SUPPORT TO THESE OFFICERS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
00:42:58 YOU KNOW, WHEN I MET WITH YOU GUYS WHEN I FIRST BECAME
00:43:01 PRESIDENT I MET WITH YOU GUYS ONE ON ONE IN YOUR OFFICE
00:43:03 AND YOU GUYS SAID HEY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE.
00:43:05 I TOOK DOWN CONSIDERATION AND I APPLY THAT INTO UNTIL THIS
00:43:10 CONTRACT AND ALSO STATED I ALSO SAID THAT THIS THIS THE MAIN
00:43:15 TOPIC IS IS RECRUITMENT RETENTION AND I CAN TELL YOU IF
00:43:19 THIS IS RATIFIED WE'RE GOING TO GET WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK ON
00:43:23 TOP IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. YOU GUYS GOT TWO QUESTIONS FOR
00:43:25 ME. >> I DON'T AND I DON'T SEE
00:43:26 ANYBODY ON THE ROSTER BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I COULD
00:43:31 ASK IF IT'S OKAY I THERE'S A FOLLOW UP BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE
00:43:34 HAVE AS A CITY EXPRESSED OUR ASPIRATION FOR A 30 BY 30
00:43:40 HIRING MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING MORE TO HIRE FEMALE
00:43:44 OFFICERS CORRECT I'M INTERESTED IF THERE'S ANY PERSPECTIVE ON
00:43:47 THAT HOW ARE WE DOING AND WHAT COULD WHAT MORE COULD WE DO?
00:43:52 >> I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL AND ACTUALLY BEHIND ME CAN
00:43:54 SPEAK TO THAT. BUT WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP
00:43:56 COMMITTEE THAT WE ESTABLISHED WITH THE POISE AND NEW
00:43:59 LEADERSHIP GROUP TO ATTRACT MORE FEMALES.
00:44:02 WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP WE JUST HAD A LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON WHERE
00:44:07 WE ATTRACTED MORE AND MORE FEMALE OFFICERS AND I THINK
00:44:14 THIS PROFESSION IS CHANGING TOWARDS THAT.
00:44:15 WHEN I CAME IN THERE WAS 95% MALE.
00:44:17 NOW WE SEE MORE AND MORE COMMAND STAFF, FEMALE OFFICERS
00:44:24 AND WE ARE ATTRACTING MORE. WE ARE HAVING A LOT MORE
00:44:25 LATERALS COMING THAT ARE FEMALES.
00:44:28 THEY'RE JUST ATTRACTED BY THE FACT THAT COMMAND STAFF WE HAVE
00:44:32 WOMEN LEADERS BECAUSE THEIR DEPARTMENTS DON'T.
00:44:35 >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
00:44:36 SUPERVISOR CHEN THANK YOU. CHAIR DARCY I WOULD ALSO LIKE
00:44:42 TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT RETENTION.
00:44:46 I KNOW RECRUITMENT AND WE'VE BEEN POSTING WITH LATERAL ALL
00:44:49 THE ACADEMY BUT WHAT ABOUT RETENTION AND KEEPING OFFICERS
00:44:53 IN KEEPING OFFICERS? >> WELL THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE
00:44:56 FOURTH YEAR AND THEN THE FOURTH YEAR WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MOU,
00:44:59 THERE'S A HIGHER PAY RATE AT THE END.
00:45:00 THAT'S THE KEY. >> THE OFFICERS THE MAJORITY OF
00:45:07 OF OUR DOES CONTRACT AFFECT THE MAJORITY OF THE OFFICERS WHICH
00:45:12 IS 86% AND IN OUR YOUNGER 14% ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO CAME
00:45:17 IN THE 1995 WHO ARE RETIRING. SO IN REGARDS TO LOSING
00:45:21 OFFICERS WE'RE NOT LOSING OFFICERS BECAUSE AT THE PLAY
00:45:24 I'M I'M NOT MAKING ANY RETIREMENT PLAQUES THAT OFTEN
00:45:28 LIKE I USED TO. SO IN REGARDS TO KEEPING OUR
00:45:31 OWN OFFICERS WE ARE BUT WE'RE GAINING A LOT MORE.
00:45:35 GREAT THANK YOU AND I I APPRECIATE THAT.
00:45:39 >> SUPERVISOR DORSEY YOU TALKED ABOUT FEMALE OFFICERS AND I
00:45:40 ALSO REMEMBER THAT I ASKED THE QUESTIONS ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS
00:45:46 AND I THINK SAN FRANCISCO'S VERY DIVERSE IS THAT ANY EFFORT
00:45:50 IN CONTINUE TO ALSO RECOUP BILINGUAL TRILINGUAL OFFICERS
00:45:54 INTO THE ACADEMY OR INTO AND INTO INTO THE DEPARTMENT?
00:46:01 >> YES. THANK YOU.
00:46:02 IS THAT OH, I'M SORRY. >> THAT WAS A QUESTION.
00:46:06 OH, I AM SO SORRY. YEAH.
00:46:07 IS THAT FOR ALSO BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT RECRUITING
00:46:13 MORE LANGUAGE? >> YES.
00:46:13 CAPACITY. I'M IN CONSTANT TALKS WITH ONE
00:46:17 OF THE RECRUITMENT OFFICER MICHAEL TO USE HIM ALL THE
00:46:21 SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVENTS WHERE WE ARE TARGETING SCHOOLS OF
00:46:25 WITH BILINGUAL DIFFERENT RACES WE ARE GOING DOWN TO MILITARY
00:46:31 BASES. WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO
00:46:32 ATTRACT OUTSIDE LATERALS FROM DIFFERENT STATES THAT HAVE MORE
00:46:37 OF A BILINGUAL ATMOSPHERE FOR OFFICERS.
00:46:41 >> SO WE I AM IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH HIM.
00:46:44 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR CHEN
00:46:49 AND DO I DO WE WANT TO HEAR IT WAS THE OFFICER?
00:46:52 >> YES. SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND RICHLAND.
00:46:56 >> WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
00:46:57 GOOD MORNING. COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
00:47:00 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. >> MY NAME IS ASHLEY SLUMLORDS
00:47:03 . I AM AN OFFICER HERE WITH THE
00:47:04 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'VE BEEN IN FOR ABOUT TEN
00:47:07 YEARS NOW. I'M ALSO ON OUR BOARD OF
00:47:11 DIRECTORS WHICH I JOINED BACK IN 2023 AND I WAS REELECTED.
00:47:14 I REPRESENT CENTRAL STATION WHICH IS MY CURRENT ASSIGNMENT.
00:47:18 I'VE BEEN AT CENTRAL STATION SINCE ABOUT 2020 AND MY CURRENT
00:47:21 JOB ROLE IS I'M ON PATROL AS A FISHERMAN'S WHARF FOR PEOPLE.
00:47:26 >> PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A LOWER HILL FOR BE IN DISTRICT 3 OR 2
00:47:29 SUPERVISORS ORDER THIS WAS MY FIRST NEGOTIATION.
00:47:33 I WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM AND I WILL AGREE WITH WHAT
00:47:37 OUR PRESIDENT WANG STATED HERE IS THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM
00:47:41 HAD A VAST SPECTRUM OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
00:47:44 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REPRESENT OUR MEMBERS WHO HAVE
00:47:46 LIKE 25 YEARS, 30 YEARS AND WE HAVE OFFICER OSPITAL HERE HAS
00:47:52 SIX YEARS AND ABOUT SO JUST AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.
00:47:55 SO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR BASES WERE COVERED AND THAT THE
00:47:57 INPUT WE GOT FROM OUR MEMBERS WAS AUTHENTIC AND REPRESENTED
00:48:02 AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT OUR MEMBERS WANT.
00:48:06 WE HAD TRUE BUY IN FROM BOTH SIDES.
00:48:10 IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS
00:48:11 PROCESS BUT TO SEE HOW THE CITY TEAM AND THE AS A TEAM OPERATED
00:48:17 WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL. WE HAD A LOT OF VERY CANDID
00:48:19 CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING A LOT OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
00:48:22 INVOLVING THE REALITY OF OUR STAFFING SHORTAGES AND THE NEED
00:48:26 FOR A ROBUST COMPENSATION PACKAGE AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON
00:48:30 IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS. >> THOSE WERE OUR CORE GOALS
00:48:34 AND WE WERE VERY FRANK ABOUT THAT AND I DO CREDIT THAT WITH
00:48:38 HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THE WAY
00:48:41 THAT IT IS THOSE CONVERSATIONS SHAPE THAT AND THAT THIS IS A
00:48:45 SOLID FOUNDATION TO REBUILD OUR RANKS WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE
00:48:50 CITY AS WELL AS OUR DEPARTMENT GOING FORWARD TO THE ECHO AS
00:48:56 WELL AS WHAT CAROL IS AND MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT
00:49:00 STABILITY AND CERTAINTY. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CORE OF
00:49:03 THIS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WE SOUGHT TO ADDRESS ITEMS OF
00:49:07 IMPORTANCE AS WELL AS URGENCY AND TO STOP THE BLEEDING OF
00:49:12 LOSING COPS AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON ISSUES INCLUDING AFTERPAY
00:49:19 WHICH WAS AN ITEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED IN 20 YEARS 20
00:49:23 YEARS WITHOUT INCREASING COMPENSATION FOR EFTPOS.
00:49:27 >> I'M JUST SURPRISED IT WENT THAT FAR SO I'M GLAD IT WAS
00:49:31 ADDRESSED HERE. >> AS WE'VE JUST BEEN SPEAKING
00:49:32 ABOUT WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF RECRUITS AND FTO BURNOUT IS
00:49:35 REAL. OUR OFFICERS HERE DO PROBABLY
00:49:39 MORE WORK. THE CALLS THAT WE SEE IN A
00:49:43 REGULAR WEEK OF PATROL IS PROBABLY ON PAR WITH WHAT
00:49:46 SMALLER AGENCIES MAYBE SEE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THAT IS
00:49:48 MAGNIFIED BY WHAT PHOTOS FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS HAVE TO GO
00:49:51 THROUGH BY GUIDING RECRUITS NOT EVEN JUST NEW OFFICERS BUT
00:49:55 LATERALS WHO ARE COMING FROM OTHER AGENCIES WILL HAVE TO
00:49:58 LEARN OUR POLICIES AND ENSURE THAT THEY ABIDE BY THEM.
00:50:02 >> SO OUR PAY INCREASE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD
00:50:06 THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS TIER AND ASIDE FROM HOW
00:50:10 THIS DAY WILL AFFECT OUR DEPARTMENT, I THINK ABOUT THE
00:50:12 COMMUNITY MY MOM WORKS IN THE CITY HAS WORKED IN THE CITY MY
00:50:15 ENTIRE LIFE. SHE'S AT WORK RIGHT NOW IN SOMA
00:50:18 AND I THINK ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME.
00:50:19 YOU KNOW, WHERE IS SHE? >> IS SHE SAFE RIGHT NOW?
00:50:23 WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO GO OVER AND HELP MY AUNT
00:50:26 AND UNCLE ARE HERE? MY COUSIN WORKS HERE.
00:50:29 I CARE ABOUT THIS CITY. OUR NEGOTIATIONS TEAM CARES
00:50:31 ABOUT THE CITY AND OUR MEMBERSHIP CARES ABOUT THIS
00:50:34 CITY AND THIS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
00:50:38 WE ARE FULLY STAFFED OR IN HEADING THAT WAY AS WELL AS
00:50:42 TO KEEP PUBLIC SAFETY STABLE AND GIVE THE CITY THAT
00:50:45 CERTAINTY THAT IT NEEDS. I DO WANT TO SPECIALLY THANK
00:50:52 CHIEF LEW AS WELL AS OUR COMMAND STAFF WHO WERE PRESENT
00:50:54 FOR OUR NEGOTIATIONS ASSISTANT CHIEF JONES AS WELL AS DEPUTY
00:50:57 CHIEF SAWYER. THEIR INPUT WAS AGAIN VERY
00:51:01 CANDID AND I THINK THOSE REAL CONVERSATIONS IS HOW WE
00:51:04 ACTUALLY GOT A LOT OF OUR GREAT MOU POINTS THE SECTIONS OF THE
00:51:12 MOU THAT WE NEEDED TO INCLUDE HERE A LOT OF THAT WOULD NOT
00:51:15 HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT BUY IN FROM OUR COMMAND STAFF
00:51:17 AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PERSPECTIVE AND THE REALITY OF
00:51:21 WHAT WE'RE FACING ON THE STREET .
00:51:23 SO AGAIN, BIG THANKS TO THEM. THANK YOU TO MAYOR LAURIE,
00:51:27 THANK YOU TO DA AND ALL THEIR TEAMS WORK.
00:51:30 >> I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
00:51:34 I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER.
00:51:35 I JUST EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU.
00:51:38 OFFICER SHLOMO IT'S FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
00:51:39 THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO EXPAND THAT JUST
00:51:42 TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.
00:51:45 I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROSTER FOR QUESTIONS OR
00:51:47 COMMENTS. SO MR. CLERK, WHY DON'T WE OPEN
00:51:51 THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE'RE OPENING PUBLIC
00:51:54 COMMENT FOR THESE ITEMS SIX THROUGH EIGHT IF WE HAVE ANY
00:51:57 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE WELL
00:52:01 I GUESS I COUNT AS THE PUBLIC HERE IN THIS SCENARIO BUT I
00:52:06 JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND LEND MY SUPPORT TO TO THE CONTRACT
00:52:11 AND FIRST OF ALL THANK THE OWNER AND LICENSE TEAM AND OF
00:52:13 COURSE THE PLEA NEGOTIATING NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATION TEAM
00:52:17 LOUIS FOR I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS AND I THINK FROM
00:52:20 THE ONSET I WENT IN THE FIRST MEETING AND ASKED FOR ALL WE
00:52:24 WANTED WAS SOMETHING FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO BOTH THE
00:52:27 MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS THE ABILITY FOR ROMANCE STAFF TO
00:52:31 PROPERLY MANAGE THE THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AND I THINK
00:52:34 THAT'S WHERE WHERE WE GOT SO I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK
00:52:38 THAT WENT INTO THAT AND SO VERY THANKFUL FOR FOR HOW THIS ALL
00:52:45 TURNED OUT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK
00:52:46 THAT WHAT CONCLUDED WAS WE GOT SOMETHING VERY REASONABLE IT
00:52:50 PROPERLY I THINK REWARDS OFFICERS THE MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU
00:52:57 KNOW ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE UP TO THIS POINT.
00:53:00 I THINK THE PUBLIC SAFETY NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
00:53:01 WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND I
00:53:05 THINK THAT IT'S AN ALL HANDS ON DECK SITUATION FOR THE ENTIRE
00:53:12 CITY. BUT OUR OFFICERS ARE A HUGE
00:53:15 PART OF THAT 14,000 DRUG RELATED ARRESTS ARE A BIG DEAL.
00:53:20 AND THEN ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THE OTHER
00:53:24 THINGS THAT WE DO TO GO WITH THAT SO I CERTAINLY FEEL LIKE
00:53:28 THAT'S BEING RECOGNIZED. THE OTHER PART OF IT IS IS FOR
00:53:32 THE DEPARTMENT FOR US TO MOVE ALONG AT THIS TRAJECTORY
00:53:38 AND THIS I THINK LEVEL OF SUCCESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON OUR
00:53:42 ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN. I THINK THIS ACHIEVES THAT.
00:53:46 I'LL JUST SPEAK TO LATERALS FOR EXAMPLE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE
00:53:50 THE TRUE BAROMETER OF WHETHER PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE
00:53:54 AND WORK. THEY ALREADY HAVE JOBS.
00:53:55 I THINK THAT PART OF THAT IS LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL
00:53:57 PACKAGE ALONG WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CITY AND BEING
00:53:59 PART OF THAT AND I THINK THIS CONTRACT ADDRESSES THAT SO I'LL
00:54:03 STOP THERE. >> ALL RIGHT.
00:54:05 THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU.
00:54:09 OH, AND IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.
00:54:13 OH, THANK YOU, CHIEF LOU IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.
00:54:18 >> MR. VICE CHAIR, THAT COMPLETES OUR Q THANK YOU, MR.
00:54:19 CLARK. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ON THESE
00:54:21 ITEMS IS NOW CLOSED AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROSTER I
00:54:25 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THESE MEMO USE ITEMS SIX,
00:54:29 SEVEN AND EIGHT TO THE FULL BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH OUR
00:54:33 POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. MR. CLERK, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL
00:54:34 CALL NOT MOTION AND ON THAT MOTION ARE FOR ALL THREE
00:54:39 ORDINANCES FOR THE FULL BOARD AS RECOMMENDED MEMBERS
00:54:40 AMBASSADOR SAUTER I MEMBER CHEN CHEN VICE CHAIR DORSEY I DORSEY
00:54:46 I HAVE THREE EYES. THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE MOTIONS
00:54:50 PASS CONGRATULATIONS AND NEXT UP MR. CLERK CAN WE CALL ITEM
00:54:58 NINE? >> YES.
00:54:59 ITEM NINE IS OUR HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF
00:55:02 RESERVED FUNDS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
00:55:06 PLACED ON BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE RESERVE BY BOARD OF
00:55:09 SUPERVISORS ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR
00:55:10 FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 AND 2026 TO 2027 IN THE AMOUNT OF
00:55:19 APPROXIMATELY 537,000 FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
00:55:22 MR. VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
00:55:23 WE HAVE THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S GOVERNMENT
00:55:26 AFFAIRS MANAGER CARL AND THE SEATO WITH US.
00:55:30 MR. NISHIDA, WELCOME TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
00:55:31 THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
00:55:34 GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR DORSEY SUPERVISOR SAUNDERS.
00:55:35 SUPERVISOR CHEN AS YOU JUST SAID I AM CARLO ANICETO,
00:55:38 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
00:55:40 THIS ITEM REQUESTS RELEASE OF $537,583 AND FISCAL YEAR 2526
00:55:49 GENERAL FUND OVERTIME THAT WAS PLACED ON RESERVE IN JUNE 2025
00:55:53 BY THIS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL $652,130 FOR FISCAL
00:56:02 YEAR 2627 FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1.19 MILLION ACROSS THOSE TWO
00:56:06 YEARS SINCE THEN, AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE BOARD JUST APPROVED
00:56:11 A $28.5 MILLION INCREASE IN SPD'S 2526 GENERAL FUND
00:56:17 OVERTIME APPROPRIATION BY APPROPRIATING SALARY SAVINGS
00:56:20 FOR OVERTIME. THIS ITEM RELEASES THE 537,583
00:56:26 RESERVE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO SUPPORT OVERTIME COSTS
00:56:30 FOR THE REMAINING PAY PERIODS INCLUDING MINIMUM STAFFING
00:56:34 REQUIREMENTS. RELEASING THIS RESERVE HELPS
00:56:38 THE DEPARTMENT GET THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR WITHOUT
00:56:39 NEEDING ANOTHER MID-YEAR APPROPRIATE ATION.
00:56:42 IN SHORT, IT IS A RELEASE OF THE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED
00:56:45 OVERTIME FUNDS THAT WERE HELD ON RESERVE TO HELP THE
00:56:47 DEPARTMENT MANAGE THE REMAINING PAY PERIODS IN THIS FISCAL
00:56:50 YEAR. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
00:56:54 THANK YOU. MR. NISHIDA THERE WAS I MEAN
00:56:57 ONE THING I WILL JUST ASK FOR JUST GENERALLY IT WAS
00:57:01 REVELATORY TO ME WHEN YOU KNOW, I HAD ASKED ABOUT HOW MUCH
00:57:06 MONEY WOULD IT COST US TO FULLY STAFF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
00:57:09 AND TO FIND OUT THAT THAT THE COST SAVINGS FROM OVERTIME
00:57:13 WOULD ALMOST MAKE IT A WASH. IT JUST REALLY ELEVATES THE
00:57:17 URGENCY OF DOING MORE AS A CITY JUST TO GET TO SO THAT WE'RE
00:57:23 NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE SPENDING THIS MUCH ON OVERTIME
00:57:27 . MY MY THINKING ON OVERTIME
00:57:28 AND I THINK WHAT I HAVE SAID WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN A
00:57:32 BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL OR ISSUE THAT COMES BEFORE US WHETHER
00:57:35 IT'S FOR THE FULL BOARD OR AS A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
00:57:39 IS YEAH, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS
00:57:40 UNTHINKABLE BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE I'M NOT
00:57:44 PROUD OF IT EITHER WHEN WE'RE SPENDING THIS MUCH THERE'S WE
00:57:47 SHOULDN'T BE ASKING TAXPAYERS TO SPEND MORE MONEY FOR LESS
00:57:51 POLICING BECAUSE OF THE OVERTIME NEEDS.
00:57:52 SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT FULLY FULL STAFFING HAS
00:57:56 BEEN A PRIORITY FOR ME IF IF IN YOUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
00:57:59 MOVING FORWARD IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE A SLIDE OF
00:58:03 JUST SORT OF JUST JUST TO REMIND US I'M JUST YOU KNOW,
00:58:07 MAYBE MY THIS IS JUST MY POLITICAL ADVICE MAYBE WHAT
00:58:11 WHAT WHAT A FULLY STAFFED DEPARTMENT MIGHT COST COMPARED
00:58:15 TO JUST JUST SO THAT WE'RE REMINDED OF THE ADDED COSTS OF
00:58:19 OVERTIME. AND I ALSO WORRY AS YOU KNOW
00:58:22 SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN AROUND CITY GOVERNMENT FOR A LONG TIME WHEN
00:58:26 WE ARE RUNNING SOME OF OUR WORK OR OUR WORKFORCE RAGGED WITH
00:58:30 REALLY STRESSFUL JOBS. SO I'M SENSITIVE TO THAT TOO.
00:58:33 I HAVE NO QUESTIONS BUT OTHER THAN TO JUST GET THAT OFF MY
00:58:37 CHEST I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE ROSTER WITH QUESTIONS OR
00:58:41 COMMENTS. WE HAVE A BALLET REPORT ON THIS
00:58:47 . >> ITEM NINE IS A REQUEST FROM
00:58:52 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE ABOUT $500,000 FROM
00:58:54 BUDGET AND FINANCE OUR BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
00:58:56 RESERVE. THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY
00:58:58 IN THE POLICE BUDGET BUT CAN'T BE SPENT AND SO THE COMMITTEE
00:59:02 LIFTS THE RESERVE. AND SO AS WE DISCUSSED ON PAGE
00:59:05 TEN OF OUR REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT'S PROJECTED SALARIES
00:59:09 SURPLUS OF JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.
00:59:10 SO THIS IS OVER HALF OF THAT THAT DOES ASSUME ONGOING
00:59:13 REDUCTIONS IN THEIR OVERTIME USE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
00:59:17 FISCAL YEAR. AND SO I THINK GIVEN THAT THIS
00:59:21 IS OVER HALF OF THEIR PROJECTED SALARY SURPLUS, IT'S CUTTING IT
00:59:24 PRETTY CLOSE AND I THINK THEY WILL NEED THESE FUNDS.
00:59:28 AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU RELEASE THE RESERVE.
00:59:32 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BERNARD.
00:59:36 I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER WITH QUESTIONS OR
00:59:39 COMMENTS. MR. CLERK MAY WE OPEN THIS ITEM
00:59:40 UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE'RE OPENING PUBLIC
00:59:43 COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM NUMBER NINE IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF
00:59:45 THE PUBLIC QUESTION ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE.
00:59:47 MR. VICE CHAIR WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
00:59:51 THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS
00:59:52 NOW CLOSED AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND ACTUALLY MR.
00:59:59 CLERK, MAY I DO THESE AS ONE MOTION?
01:00:00 YES. OKAY.
01:00:02 I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS HEARING TO BE HEARD
01:00:03 AND FILED AND THEN MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE FULL BOARD WITH OUR
01:00:07 POSITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON
01:00:11 THAT? I'M ACTUALLY MR. VICE CHAIR,
01:00:14 THIS IS A HEARING THAT WE DON'T PUSH TO THE FULL BOARD.
01:00:16 SO YEAH, IF WE COULD JUST DIRECT THAT WE RELEASE THE
01:00:18 FUNDS THEN LET'S ADD THE MOTION IS TO HAVE THIS HEARING HEARD
01:00:22 AND FILED IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS.
01:00:29 >> OKAY. AND ON THAT MOTION THAT WE THAT
01:00:33 THIS COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RELEASE OF THE RESERVE FUNDS TO
01:00:36 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ITS HEARING BE HEARD AND FILED
01:00:38 MEMBERS ORDER SAUTER I MEMBER CHEN CHEN I'M VICE CHAIR DORSEY
01:00:44 HI DORSEY I HAVE THREE EYES. THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE MOTION
01:00:45 PASSES. MR. CLERK CAN WE PLEASE CALL
01:00:50 ITEM NUMBER TEN? YES.
01:00:51 ITEM NUMBER TEN IS AN ORDINANCE RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE
01:00:54 POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE GRANT IN THE
01:00:58 AMOUNT OF 6.25 MILLION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE
01:01:02 OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES OR COPS UNDER THE
01:01:09 FISCAL YEAR 25 COPS HIRING PROGRAM TO FUND 50 NEW POLICE
01:01:14 OFFICER POSITIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR FOR THE
01:01:17 PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2030
01:01:20 AND AMENDING THE ANNUAL SALARY ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025
01:01:25 TO 2026 AND 2026 TO 2027 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITION OF 50
01:01:31 GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS IN CLASS Q002 POLICE OFFICER MR. VICE
01:01:34 CHAIR, THANK YOU, MR. CLERK AND WE WELCOME BACK MR..
01:01:39 >> AND THIS ITEM THANK YOU AGAIN ITEM TEN RETROACTIVELY
01:01:42 AUTHORIZES SFPD TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND A $6.25 MILLION DOJ
01:01:49 COPS HIRING GRANT AND ADDS 50 GRANT FUNDED Q2 POLICE OFFICER
01:01:53 POSITIONS TO THE ANNUAL SALARY ORDINANCE IN JUNE OF 2025 AS A
01:01:58 PD APPLIED FOR THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE NATIONAL GRANT THAT
01:02:02 SUPPORTS HIRING OF FULL TIME SWORN OFFICERS TO EXPAND
01:02:06 COMMUNITY POLICING CAPACITY AND CRIME PREVENTION IN OCTOBER
01:02:10 OF 2025 THE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED THE 6.25 MILLION WHICH
01:02:13 IS THE MAXIMUM AWARD IN A SINGLE CYCLE TO SUPPORT 50 NEW
01:02:17 FULL TIME OFFICERS. THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT
01:02:21 DEPARTMENT'S SECOND SUCH AWARD WITHIN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING A
01:02:25 SIMILAR AWARD IN 2021. THE GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR
01:02:31 UP TO 75% OF ENTRY LEVEL SALARY AND BENEFITS OVER A THREE YEAR
01:02:35 PERIOD CAPPED AT $125,000 PER OFFICER AND INCLUDES A 12 MONTH
01:02:41 RETENTION REQUIREMENT AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING ENDS.
01:02:45 THESE ARE 50 NEW OFFICERS AND THE GRANT IS BEING
01:02:49 IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BROADER HIRING
01:02:50 STRATEGY AS OF APRIL 20TH 2627 OF THE 50 POSITIONS HAVE
01:02:56 ALREADY BEEN FILLED WHICH IS WHY THIS IS RETROACTIVE WITH
01:02:59 THE REMAINING HIRES COMING THROUGH UPCOMING ACADEMY
01:03:01 CLASSES, THE GRANT REQUIRES A LOCAL MATCH AND THE
01:03:05 DEPARTMENT'S APPROACH IS TO SUPPORT THAT MATCH THROUGH
01:03:08 VACANCY SAVINGS WITHIN THE SALARY BUDGET CONSISTENT WITH
01:03:12 OUR PRIOR COPS GRANTS WHILE ADDING OFFICERS RATHER THAN
01:03:16 REPLACING PLANNED HIRES. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITY
01:03:19 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CHALLENGE CERTAIN UNLAWFUL CONDITIONS
01:03:20 ATTACHED TO THIS GRANT AND THE CITY OBTAINED A PRELIMINARY
01:03:24 INJUNCTION IN JANUARY BLOCKING THOSE CONDITIONS.
01:03:27 THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS SEEKING A PERMANENT INJUNCTION
01:03:30 AND UNTIL THEN THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION REMAINS IN PLACE.
01:03:34 IN SHORT, THIS GRANT ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL
01:03:38 FUNDING TO ACCELERATE HIRING INCREASES, SWORN STAFFING
01:03:39 AND SUPPORTS VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS WHILE
01:03:42 MAINTAINING THE CITY'S OVERALL STAFFING INVESTMENT.
01:03:46 >> HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
01:03:47 THANK YOU, MR. NOSSITER. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
01:03:50 AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE ROSTER WITH QUESTIONS OR
01:03:53 COMMENTS. WE HAVE A BALLET REPORT.
01:03:56 MR. BARNARD THANK YOU. >> ITEM TEN IS AN ORDINANCE
01:04:00 THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND
01:04:04 $6.25 MILLION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND ALSO
01:04:08 A MEASURE SALARY ORDINANCE TO ADD 50 POSITIONS TO THE POLICE
01:04:11 DEPARTMENT BUDGET THIS YEAR. AND SO AND THEN THE UNDERLYING
01:04:15 GRANT AGREEMENT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 2025.
01:04:19 SO IT'S RETROACTIVE I'M SORRY AS WE DISCUSSED ON PAGE 15 OF
01:04:23 OUR REPORT, THE WAY THAT THIS GRANT WORKS IS THAT THE DOJ
01:04:26 PROVIDES THE CITY FUNDING UP TO $125,000 PER OFFICER OVER A
01:04:31 THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE CITY HAS TO THEN PROVIDE A
01:04:35 MATCHING FUND OF AT LEAST 25% AND THEN KEEP THOSE PEOPLE ON
01:04:40 PAYROLL FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE THREE YEAR GRANT PERIOD OVER
01:04:46 THE THREE YEAR PERIOD BECAUSE THE $125,000 IS REALLY JUST THE
01:04:49 BASE ENTRY LEVEL SALARY COSTS OF AN OFFICER.
01:04:53 THE CITY WILL PAY THE REMAINING COSTS FOR THE TWO YEARS WHICH
01:04:57 FAR EXCEEDS THE 25% MATCH. MOST OF THOSE COSTS WILL LIKELY
01:05:01 BE FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN ANY ADDITIONAL NON
01:05:04 PERSONNEL COSTS SUCH AS A NEW CAR OR OVERTIME ARE NOT PART OF
01:05:08 THE GRANT AS WELL. SO THE CITY'S PROJECTED $80
01:05:11 MILLION IN MATCHING FUNDS ARE JUST TO PAY FOR THE BASE WAGES
01:05:16 AND BENEFITS FOR THE OFFICERS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD.
01:05:22 AND THAT'S IT. I THINK WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL
01:05:25 OF ITEM TEN. >> GREAT.
01:05:26 THANK YOU, MR. MAYNARD. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
01:05:29 MYSELF AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER WITH QUESTIONS.
01:05:32 >> MR. CLERK, CAN WE INVITE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM?
01:05:36 >> YES, WE'RE OPENING PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM NUMBER
01:05:38 TEN. IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
01:05:40 PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE AND MR. VICE CHAIR,
01:05:44 WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK FOR THE
01:05:46 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED AND I WOULD LIKE TO
01:05:48 MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FULL BOARD WITH OUR
01:05:52 POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THAT
01:05:56 MOTION AND ON THAT MOTION TO REFER THIS ORDINANCE TO THE
01:05:57 FULL BOARD AS RECOMMENDED. AMBASSADOR SAUTER I REMEMBER
01:06:03 CHEN CHEN I STARTED DORSEY HIGH.
01:06:04 DORSEY HIGH. WE HAVE THREE EYES.
01:06:08 THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE MOTION PASSES.
01:06:10 MR. CLERK WAS THERE ANY MORE BUSINESS BEFORE US TODAY?
01:06:12 MR. VICE CHAIR THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS.
01:06:15 THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES
01:06:16 AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED TODAY THERE BEING NO FURTHER
01:06:18 BUSINESS WE ARE ADJOURNED