00:00:10 . >> OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON
00:00:14 EVERYONE. THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
00:00:15 WELCOME TO THE JUNE 1ST 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDS
00:00:18 AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
00:00:22 SUPERVISORS. I'M SUPERVISOR MARIN MELGAR,
00:00:25 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE JOINED BY VICE CHAIR CHEYENNE CHEN
00:00:28 AND SUPERVISOR BILAL MAHMOOD, THE COMMITTEE CLERK TODAY IS
00:00:32 JOHN CARROLL AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIGH
00:00:36 MATURITY AT S.F. CAPTIVE FOR STAFFING THIS MEETING.
00:00:40 >> MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
00:00:41 YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE
00:00:44 ENSURE THAT YOU SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER
00:00:45 ELECTRONIC DEVICES YOU'VE BROUGHT WITH YOU INTO THE
00:00:46 CHAMBER TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS TO BE
00:00:48 INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY OF TODAY'S FILES YOU CAN SUBMIT
00:00:49 THEM DIRECTLY TO ME. PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
00:00:52 TAKEN ON EACH ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA WHEN YOUR ITEM OF
00:00:56 INTEREST COMES UP AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS CALLED PLEASE SIGN
00:00:58 UP TO SPEAK ALONG YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS ROOM.
00:01:00 ALTERNATIVELY YOU MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING
00:01:03 IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
00:01:04 FIRST YOU MAY EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS TO ME AT G O H
00:01:07 AND PERIOD C R O L L S F G OF DORJI OR YOU MAY SEND YOUR
00:01:11 WRITTEN COMMENTS VIA US POSTAL SERVICE TO OUR OFFICE AND CITY
00:01:15 HALL AND THE ADDRESS IS ONE DR. CARLTON BE GOOD PLACE ROOM 244
00:01:20 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102 IF YOU SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT
00:01:23 IN WRITING IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS
00:01:26 COMMITTEE AND I WILL ALSO INCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS AS PART
00:01:27 OF THE OFFICIAL FILE ON WHICH YOU ARE COMMENTING.
00:01:30 ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN THE BOARD
00:01:32 OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA OF JUNE 9TH 2026 UNLESS OTHERWISE
00:01:35 STATED. >> OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:01:38 PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A
00:01:43 RESOLUTION URGING STATE OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA
00:01:46 STATE SENATE BILL NUMBER 436 THE KEEPING CALIFORNIANS HOUSE
00:01:49 ACT WHICH SEEKS TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT BY EXTENDING THE
00:01:53 NOTICE PERIOD FOR RENTERS TO PAY OR VACATE FROM THREE DAYS
00:01:57 TO 14 DAYS BRINGING CALIFORNIA IN LINE WITH OTHER STATES.
00:02:01 THIS ITEM IS ON OUR AGENDA AS A POTENTIAL COMMITTEE REPORT
00:02:05 AND IT MAY BE SENT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OF
00:02:07 SUPERVISORS TOMORROW DURING THEIR MEETING ON JUNE 2ND,
00:02:10 2026. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
00:02:13 COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF
00:02:17 LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY STATE SENATOR AISHA WAHAB.
00:02:19 >> THE BILL WOULD EXTEND THE NOTICE PERIOD FOR RENTERS TO
00:02:22 PAY LED LATE RENT FROM THREE DAYS TO 14 DAYS.
00:02:28 A THREE DAY PERIOD MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME RENTERS WHO
00:02:32 FALL BEHIND ON RENT TO ACCESS EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
00:02:36 SUCH AS WE HAVE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:02:40 TO GET HELP FROM FAMILY OR EVEN TO PAY WHEN THEY HAVE ALREADY
00:02:47 HAVE THE MONEY IN HAND SOMETIMES LATE RENT IS DUE TO
00:02:51 PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY OR WITH SECTION EIGHT
00:02:54 OR WITH SOME OTHER BUREAUCRACY THAT ALSO MOVES SLOWLY.
00:02:58 >> BACK IN 22 OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
00:03:02 A SIMILAR ORDINANCE TO EXTEND IT TO TEN DAYS.
00:03:05 >> HOWEVER, THE COURT DETERMINED THAT THE LOCAL
00:03:08 ORDINANCE WAS PREEMPTED BY THE STATE IN IN ORDER TO CHANGE
00:03:12 THAT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN STATE LAW.
00:03:16 SO THEREFORE AS BE AT 436 IS THAT STATE LAW STATE TENANT
00:03:20 ADVOCATES ALONG WITH THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COALITION HAVE
00:03:24 ASKED OUR OFFICE TO DRAFT THIS RESOLUTION SO THAT SAN
00:03:27 FRANCISCO WILL BE ON THE RECORD IN SUPPORT.
00:03:31 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CATHERINE, STEPHANIE AND MATT HANEY WERE
00:03:35 ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 22 WHEN WE SUPPORTED THAT
00:03:38 ORDINANCE. THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE
00:03:41 TO SUPPORT IT NOW THAT THEY ARE UP IN SACRAMENTO WHEN THIS
00:03:45 VERSION COMES TO THEM. >> CALIFORNIA HAS ONE OF THE
00:03:46 MOST CONSERVATIVE OF NOTICE PERIODS IN THE COUNTRY.
00:03:50 30 OTHER STATES ALLOW MORE THAN THOSE THREE DAYS.
00:03:54 THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR
00:03:57 CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT AND IF THERE'S NO OKAY.
00:04:01 SO I SEE SUPERVISOR MCCORMACK GO AHEAD.
00:04:05 >> THANK YOU. YOUR MOTHER FOR BRINGING THIS
00:04:08 ITEM TO US AND AND WRITING LEGISLATION I'M PROUD TO
00:04:12 CO-SPONSOR AS WELL BECAUSE AFFORDABILITY IS A MAJOR CRISIS
00:04:16 IN OUR CITY IN OUR STATE ESPECIALLY FOR RENTERS.
00:04:19 >> AND WHILE THE UNDERLYING MARKET FORCES CAN BE DIFFICULT
00:04:21 TO MANAGE LEGISLATIVE LI WE CAN REQUIRE OPENNESS
00:04:25 AND TRANSPARENCY FROM LANDLORDS TOWARDS THEIR TENANTS.
00:04:28 THREE DAYS AS I THINK ALL OF US CAN ATTEST IS NOWHERE NEAR
00:04:31 ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF TENANCY
00:04:33 AND IT'S NOT A FAIR SETUP TODAY WHEN A LANDLORD CAN INITIATE
00:04:36 EVICTION PROCEDURES AFTER A WAITING JUST 72 HOURS FOR THEIR
00:04:40 TENANTS TO RESPOND, FINDING FUNDS, BRINGING ON LEGAL
00:04:44 REPRESENTATION AND MAKING BACKUP PLANS IN THE CASE OF
00:04:48 EVICTION ALL TAKE TIME AND ALL TAKE A TOLL ON RENTERS WHO ARE
00:04:52 IN PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS WHICH I KNOW ALL OF OUR OFFICES HAVE
00:04:55 HAD TO DEAL WITH AS WE SUPPORT OUR OWN TENANTS GOING THROUGH
00:04:57 EVICTION PROCEDURES. SO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT
00:05:00 AND HOPE THIS BILL MAKES IT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
00:05:03 >> AND THANK YOU CHAIR MELGAR AGAIN FOR INTRODUCING THIS.
00:05:05 THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CHEN THANK YOU,
00:05:08 CHAIR MALKA I JUST ALSO WANT TO ECHO MY YOU AND ALSO SUPERVISOR
00:05:12 MAHMUD. THIS LEGISLATION PROVIDES A
00:05:16 COMMON SENSE AND COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO KEEPING PEOPLE
00:05:20 HOUSED AND I HOPE SAN FRANCISCO CAN GO ON RECORD TO EXPRESS OUR
00:05:23 SUPPORT TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS.
00:05:27 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:05:28 WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM PLEASE.
00:05:31 >> MR. CLERK THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
00:05:32 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT
00:05:35 RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
00:05:36 FOR THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE LECTERN AT THIS
00:05:38 TIME I SUPERVISORS THANK YOU CHAIR MELGAR FOR SPONSORING
00:05:45 THIS LED TO THIS RESOLUTION AND TO THE SUPERVISOR CHAN
00:05:49 AND TO MAHMUD FOR CO-SPONSORING IT SO EARLY.
00:05:53 AS YOU ALL KNOW EVICTIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO ARE AT A TEN
00:05:56 YEAR HIGH AND THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FOR NONPAYMENT.
00:06:00 >> WE HAVE A GENUINE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THAT MEANS
00:06:03 TENANTS ARE TOO OFTEN UNABLE TO PAY THE RENT.
00:06:04 >> BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE TENANTS NO ROOM FOR ERROR AND ONLY
00:06:08 THREE DAYS TO REMEDY A LATE PAYMENT.
00:06:12 >> SO MANY THINGS CONSPIRE TO MAKE THIS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
00:06:15 TENANTS DELAYED BENEFITS AND PAYCHECKS AS YOU ALL SPOKE
00:06:16 TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS REMOTE AND INACCESSIBLE PROPERTY
00:06:19 MANAGERS, BUGGY PAYMENT PORTALS, BAD ACTORS WHO ARE
00:06:23 INCENTIVIZED TO GET RID OF TENANTS EVEN IF THEY'RE ABLE TO
00:06:26 PAY FOR US EXTENDING THE NOTICE PERIOD TO PAY FOR QUIT IS A
00:06:31 COMMONSENSE NO COST INTERVENTION THAT WILL
00:06:33 IMMEDIATELY EASE SOME PRESSURE FOR TENANTS FIGHTING TO KEEP
00:06:35 THEIR HOUSING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS BILL
00:06:38 WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THIS
00:06:41 RESOLUTION COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A MORE CRITICAL TIME.
00:06:45 SB 436 NEEDS TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY BY THE
00:06:49 BEGINNING OF JULY OR ELSE IT WILL DIE IN COMMITTEE.
00:06:50 >> WE EXPECT THIS TO BE AN EASY YES FOR THE BOARD OF
00:06:54 SUPERVISORS GIVEN THIS BODY'S PAST SUPPORT FOR A SIMILAR
00:06:57 ORDINANCE AND ARE EAGER TO SHARE SAN FRANCISCO'S OFFICIAL
00:07:01 SUPPORT WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN SACRAMENTO
00:07:02 IN PARTICULARLY ASSEMBLY MEMBER STEPHANIE WHO CAN PLAY A
00:07:05 DECISIVE ROLE IN GETTING THIS BILL OVER THE FINISH LINE.
00:07:09 >> SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:07:11 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISOR
00:07:16 TALEB ARE IN TOW WITH THE RACE EQUITY PLANNING COALITION.
00:07:19 THE REP COALITION STRONGLY SUPPORTS SB 436 AND APPRECIATES
00:07:23 THIS RESOLUTION AND CHAIR MELGAR FOR HER LEADERSHIP
00:07:26 AND THIS COMMITTEE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-SPONSORSHIP.
00:07:30 THIS CHANGE IS LONG OVERDUE AND WILL PROVIDE AN ADDED
00:07:31 SAFEGUARD FOR RENTERS TO PREVENT AVOIDABLE EVICTIONS,
00:07:35 DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS. >> RIGHT NOW CALIFORNIA TENANTS
00:07:38 RECEIVE ONLY THREE DAYS NOTICE AS WAS JUST STATED TO PAY
00:07:42 OVERDUE RENT BEFORE LANDLORD MAY INITIATE EXPEDITED EVICTION
00:07:46 PROCEEDINGS IN COURT. ONCE THAT THREE DAY NOTICE
00:07:49 EXPIRES, A TENANT CAN BE EVICTED EVEN IF THEY'RE ABLE TO
00:07:52 PAY ALL OF THE RENT THAT'S DUE. IN JURISDICTIONS WITH RENT
00:07:54 CONTROL AND WITHOUT VACANCY CONTROL LIKE SAN FRANCISCO,
00:07:57 LANDLORDS HAVE AN INCREASE INCENTIVE TO EVICT RATHER THAN
00:08:01 ACCEPT THEIR TENANTS PAYMENT SO THEY CAN RESET RENTS TO MARKET
00:08:05 RATE. >> WE NEED TO DO ALL WE CAN TO
00:08:06 PUSH BACK ON THIS PRACTICE IF WE'RE A CITY THAT IS SERIOUS
00:08:09 ABOUT KEEPING FAMILIES AND TENANTS HOUSED
00:08:12 AND PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT AND FURTHER HOMELESSNESS.
00:08:13 >> SB 430 SIX MUST PASS AND SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION
00:08:17 IS ONE IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS REALIZING THAT GOAL.
00:08:20 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:08:21 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO.
00:08:27 GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELY MEJIA AND LEAD
00:08:30 ORGANIZER OF GEOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS WITH HOUSING
00:08:32 RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
00:08:34 >> I COUNSEL AND ORGANIZE TENANTS ALL OVER SAN FRANCISCO
00:08:38 IN NAVIGATING THEIR RIGHTS AND CONNECTING TENANTS WITH
00:08:39 RESOURCES ON HOW TO RESPOND TO A THREE DAY NOTICE PAY OR QUIT.
00:08:43 >> TENANTS ARE FACED WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND THIS
00:08:46 LEADS TO MANY TENANTS RECEIVING THREE DAY NOTICES TO PAY OR
00:08:50 QUIT. IT CAN TAKE MORE THAN THREE
00:08:53 DAYS FOR A TENANT TO BE CONNECTED WITH AN ATTORNEY THAT
00:08:54 CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. WE ENCOUNTER MONOLINGUAL
00:08:57 TENANTS THAT NEED SUPPORT IN TRANSLATING AND IT IS A TIME
00:09:01 SENSITIVE DOCUMENT. SB 436 WILL PROVIDE RENTERS
00:09:07 WITH 14 DAYS TO PAY RENT TO PRESERVE THEIR TENDENCY AND TO
00:09:10 AVOID EVICTION FILINGS. EXTENDING THE NOTICE PERIOD TO
00:09:12 PAY RENT OR MOVE OUT WILL ALLOW TENANTS AND LANDLORDS A CHANCE
00:09:15 TO RESOLVE THE LATE PAYMENT AND AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPENSES
00:09:19 AND CITY RESOURCES THAT BURDEN THE COURTS JUST BY ALLOWING A
00:09:23 TENANT A FEW EXTRA DAYS TO PAY. >> SB 346 IS THE INTEREST
00:09:30 IN PREVENTING MORE FAMILIES FROM FACING HOMELESSNESS ALL
00:09:34 BECAUSE THEY NEED A FEW EXTRA DAYS TO PAY RENT?
00:09:37 >> I URGE THAT ALL SAN FRANCISCO SUPERVISORS SUPPORT
00:09:40 THE RESOLUTION AND ENSURE AS BEFORE 3036 ADVANCES.
00:09:44 >> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:09:45 DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEM
00:09:48 NUMBER ONE? >> MADAM CHAIR OKAY.
00:09:51 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.
00:09:55 >> COLLEAGUES I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO SEND
00:09:59 THIS ITEM OUT OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD WITH A
00:10:00 POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION AS A COMMITTEE REPORT.
00:10:06 >> SECOND MOTION OFFERED BY THE CHAIR THAT THE RESOLUTION BE
00:10:11 RECOMMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT ON THAT MOTION.
00:10:12 VICE CHAIR CHEN CHEN I MEMBER MOHAMAD MY I CHAIR MELGAR I
00:10:17 MELGAR I AND I'M SURE THERE ARE THREE I'S THANK YOU THAT MOTION
00:10:21 PASSES AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO CAME AT
00:10:25 LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO PLEASE GENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS
00:10:29 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNING CODE TO MAKE
00:10:32 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BALBOA RESERVOIR A SPECIAL USE
00:10:33 DISTRICT THAT ALLOW FOR A CONNECTING ELEMENT BETWEEN TWO
00:10:37 BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO SOUTH STREET AND ACROSS FROM THE
00:10:41 BRIGHTON PASEO ESTABLISHING CERTAIN DESIGN PARAMETERS
00:10:44 AUTHORIZING RESIDENTIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER USES
00:10:45 AND ADOPTING A MAXIMUM HEIGHT AT THIS LOCATION.
00:10:48 AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S SECRET
00:10:52 DETERMINATION MAKING FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL
00:10:54 PLAN IN THE EIGHT PRIORITY POLICIES PLANNING CODE SECTION
00:10:56 ONE AND 1.1 AND ADOPTING PLANNING CODE SECTION 302
00:10:59 FINDINGS OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE AND WELFARE RELATED
00:11:03 TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. >> THANK YOU MR. CLERK
00:11:07 COLLEAGUES, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM THAT WE ARE
00:11:10 HERE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG ROAD
00:11:18 AND IT HAS TAKEN SOME TINKERING WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
00:11:22 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT CAN PROCEED.
00:11:26 JUST AS A REMINDER, THE BALBOA RESERVOIR IS LOCATED
00:11:32 IN DISTRICT SEVEN RIGHT OFF OF OCEAN AVENUE ON FORMER CITY
00:11:35 PROPERTY NEXT TO CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
00:11:37 THE OCEAN CAMPUS AND NEXT TO ARCHBISHOP REARDON HIGH SCHOOL.
00:11:41 >> THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE UP TO 1100 UNITS WITH 50% OF THEM
00:11:47 BEING AFFORDABLE INCLUDING EDUCATOR HOUSING A CHILD CARE
00:11:54 CENTER NEARLY TWO ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND A COMMUNITY ROOM.
00:11:58 THERE WAS A VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS
00:12:02 PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT IN 2020.
00:12:06 I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE MY PREDECESSOR,
00:12:10 FORMER PRESIDENT NORMAN YEE, ALSO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
00:12:17 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR
00:12:18 SPEARHEADING IT AND THE NEIGHBORS FROM SUNNYSIDE
00:12:22 WESTWOOD PARK IN INGLESIDE FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT OF THAT EFFORT
00:12:25 OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW YEARS. OF COURSE THERE HAD BEEN A
00:12:32 COUPLE DECADES WHERE PROJECTS HAD BEEN PROPOSED FOR THIS
00:12:36 PIECE OF LAND AND THEY NEVER CAME TO SO I AM SO GLAD THAT WE
00:12:40 ARE FINALLY HERE. LIKE MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS,
00:12:44 BALBOA RESERVOIR IS ALSO STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF RISING
00:12:48 BUILDING COSTS AND UNSTABLE MARKET LABOR COSTS.
00:12:51 ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT
00:12:55 IN SAN FRANCISCO AND IN OTHER PLACES WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE
00:13:03 THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE
00:13:06 LATE LAST YEAR WITH THE REJIGGER OF THE ORDER TO HAVE
00:13:11 THE AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS GO FIRST.
00:13:14 >> SO CONSTRUCTION IS NOW WELL UNDERWAY AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL
00:13:19 FOR THAT. TO GET THE OTHER BUILDINGS OF
00:13:22 THE PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT ONLINE THE THE PROJECT TEAM HAD
00:13:26 TO GET CREATIVE SO THEY LOOKED INTO ELEGANT SOLUTION TO BUILD
00:13:31 UNITS FASTER MORE AFFORDABLY. BUT THEY WILL NEED SOME MINOR
00:13:37 MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE
00:13:39 US TODAY SO THAT WE NEED TO AMEND THE BALBOA RESERVOIR A
00:13:42 SPECIAL USE DISTRICT, MODIFY SOME OF THE DESIGN NOT ALL TO
00:13:49 ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT NEW CONFIGURATION.
00:13:53 THE PROJECT TEAM IS TRYING VERY HARD TO GET EVERYTHING TEED UP
00:13:54 TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THESE BUILDINGS AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR
00:14:00 SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE.
00:14:01 I HAVE BEEN PROMISED THAT I'M GOING TO GET TO CUT SOME
00:14:04 RIBBONS BEFORE I'M OUT OF OFFICE AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT
00:14:07 THAT. IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL TO ME THAT
00:14:09 THE PROJECT TEAM CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH EXISTING NEIGHBORS.
00:14:12 THERE ARE SOME VERY ACTIVE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED
00:14:16 WITH THIS PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING.
00:14:20 BOTH THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ALSO THAT THE
00:14:24 NEIGHBORS THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE.
00:14:25 >> I APPRECIATE THAT THE PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN KEEPING
00:14:28 EVERYBODY APPRIZED OF THE CHANGES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
00:14:31 MORE ENGAGEMENT AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.
00:14:34 THIS IS A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SIDE OF
00:14:38 TOWN AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MANY YEARS.
00:14:42 I WANT TO THANK THE PROJECT SPONSOR AVALON AND WOOD FOR
00:14:45 THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PROBLEM SOLVE
00:14:51 AND COLLABORATE. I WILL INVITE JEFF HORN FROM
00:14:57 THE PLANE LEE DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT AND WE ALSO HAVE NORA
00:15:01 COLLINS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
00:15:05 SUPERVISOR CHEN DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE THE
00:15:09 PRESENTATION OF SAP? OKAY, GO AHEAD.
00:15:12 >> OKAY. YEAH.
00:15:13 THANK YOU, CHAIR MALKA. I JUST WANT TO SAY I EXPRESS MY
00:15:16 APPRECIATION FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MOVING THIS
00:15:19 PROJECT FORWARD. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE
00:15:20 CONSTRUCTION NOW UNDERWAY AND FOR THIS PROJECT AND ALSO
00:15:24 THE NEW STREET AND THE FIRST 200% AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS
00:15:27 AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE ALSO FOR THIS LEGISLATION TO HELP
00:15:31 ADVANCE THE NEXT PHASE OF WAR INCLUDING THERE AGAIN YOU
00:15:35 MENTIONED A NEW RENTAL HOUSING AND PUBLIC PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
00:15:38 PARTS AND OPEN SPACE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD MYSELF
00:15:43 AS A CO-SPONSOR FOR THIS LEGISLATION.
00:15:44 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERVISOR JEFF.
00:15:50 THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> OUR FELLOW SUPERVISORS JEFF
00:15:55 WARREN PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF JERRY MELGAR KIND OF
00:15:58 COVERED AND HIT ALL MY TOPICS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
00:16:02 BUT AGAIN A HIGH HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY.
00:16:06 >> THIS IS A MINOR MODIFICATION TO ALLOW OUR BUILDING C AND D
00:16:10 TO MARKET RATE COMPONENTS OF THE PHASE ONE TO HAVE A HAVE A
00:16:17 CHANCE TO TO GET CONSTRUCTION STARTED.
00:16:18 THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND HEARD PUBLIC
00:16:22 TESTIMONY ON THIS ITEM ON MAY 7TH OF 2026 AND AT THAT HEARING
00:16:25 THEY ADOPTED A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION
00:16:29 OF THE AMENDMENT AND MADE NO CHANGES AS THE LEGISLATION WAS
00:16:33 PROPOSED. >> THANK YOU.
00:16:36 >> OKAY. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO
00:16:41 WANTS TO ADD COMMENT OR QUESTION.
00:16:44 DID YOU GET MR. CLARK THAT SUPERVISOR CHEN WANTS TO
00:16:48 CO-SPONSOR? YEAH.
00:16:49 SO WITH THAT LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM PLEASE.
00:16:52 >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
00:16:56 AND NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
00:16:57 TWO. IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
00:16:58 THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE LECTERN AT THIS TIME.
00:17:00 AND MADAM CHAIR, TO PRESERVE THOSE SPEAKERS.
00:17:03 >> OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS
00:17:04 NOW CLOSED. COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO
00:17:07 MAKE A MOTION TO SEND THIS ITEM OUT OF COMMITTEE TO THE FULL
00:17:11 BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION ON THE MOTION
00:17:15 OFFERED BY THE CHAIR THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE RECOMMENDED TO THE
00:17:19 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VICE CHAIR CHEN CHEN.
00:17:23 I REMEMBER MY GOING BACK BUT I I MALKA I MEAN I'M SURE THERE
00:17:27 ARE THREE EYES THAT. MOTION PASSES.
00:17:29 THANK YOU ALL LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER THREE PLEASE.
00:17:34 >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING PUBLIC
00:17:37 INFRASTRUCTURE ON GENEVA AVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFFORDABLE
00:17:41 HOUSING PROJECT AT 2340 SAN JOSE AVENUE.
00:17:44 DEDICATING THIS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC USE
00:17:47 DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC
00:17:48 STREET AND ROADWAY PURPOSES, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC
00:17:52 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CITY MAINTENANCE AND LIABILITY
00:17:55 PURPOSES SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHING PUBLIC
00:17:58 RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH AND STREET GRADE.
00:18:02 AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1061 ENTITLED REGULATING THE WIDTH
00:18:05 OF SIDEWALKS TO ESTABLISH OFFICIAL SIDEWALK WIDTHS ON A
00:18:10 PORTION OF GENEVA AVENUE. ACCEPTING A PUBLIC WORKS ORDER
00:18:11 RECOMMENDING VARIOUS ACTIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC
00:18:15 INFRASTRUCTURE WAIVING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHAPTER 23
00:18:18 AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF
00:18:22 CITY PROPERTY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
00:18:23 DEVELOPMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS. AUTHORIZING OTHER OFFICIAL ACTS
00:18:27 AS DEFINED WITHIN AND ADOPTING SEQUEL FINDINGS AND FINDINGS OF
00:18:33 CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE PRIORITY POLICIES
00:18:36 OF PLANNING CODE SECTION ONE A 1.1.
00:18:37 >> THANK YOU MR. CLERK. WE ARE JOINED BY KIRA GUYMON
00:18:40 FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
00:18:44 DEVELOPMENT. BUT BEFORE WE GO TO YOU FOR A
00:18:45 PRESENTATION I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SUPERVISOR CHEN
00:18:48 WHOSE DISTRICT THIS IS IN. >> YEAH.
00:18:51 THANK YOU. CHAIR AMERICA.
00:18:54 IS THAT CLEAR? WHERE YOU AT?
00:18:55 ME AS A CO-SPONSOR FOR THIS LEGISLATION.
00:18:57 THANK YOU. >> OKAY, GO AHEAD.
00:19:02 THANK YOU. CHAIR MELGAR AND VICE CHAIR
00:19:05 CHEN AND SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD HERE TODAY TO REQUEST SIMILAR.
00:19:09 BALBOA RELATED ORDINANCE TO REQUEST RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION
00:19:13 AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER A MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
00:19:17 FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AT KAPUSO AT THE UPPER YARD
00:19:21 THIS IS A 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT THAT WAS
00:19:24 CONSTRUCTED BACK IN 2021 SPONSORED BY A MISSION HOUSING
00:19:28 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AND RELATED 130 UNITS FOR
00:19:32 MODERATE AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
00:19:36 AS IS TYPICAL, THE PROJECT SPONSORS INCLUDED NEW STREET
00:19:40 AND SIDEWALK PAVING AND CURBS BUT THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT
00:19:44 DIFFERENT KAPUSO AT THE UPPER YARD IS A TRULY TRANSIT
00:19:47 ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. >> THREE OF THE MUNI METRO
00:19:52 LIGHT RAIL OR LIGHT RAIL RAIL LINES AND AT THIS LOCATION AT
00:19:56 THIS INTERSECTION THERE IS A BART STATION AND IT IS AS WE'RE
00:20:03 EXCITED TO HAVE VICE CHAIR CHEN'S SUPPORT BECAUSE THIS IS
00:20:07 ONE OF THREE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WITH MORE THAN 40
00:20:11 UNITS IN DISTRICT 11 AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PERHAPS
00:20:14 DELIVERING MORE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
00:20:17 >> THIS IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE PROJECT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN I
00:20:22 HIGHLY RECOMMEND VISITING AS SOMEBODY WHO ATTENDED CITY
00:20:25 COLLEGE CLASSES AND WOULD WALK THROUGH THIS AREA.
00:20:29 I CAN SAY IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATION
00:20:32 AND AS A RESULT OF THAT WORK WE ARE HERE TODAY SEEKING TO
00:20:37 DEDICATE A PORTION OF THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS FOR
00:20:40 PUBLIC USE. THIS WOULD TRANSFER.
00:20:43 >> MAINTENANCE AND LIABILITY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
00:20:45 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. >> NOT SURE IF IT HELPS BUT WE
00:20:49 DID PULL UP ON THE COMPUTER A GOOGLE MAPS OVERVIEW.
00:20:56 >> IT SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE THIS PORTION HERE BY THE CORNER
00:20:57 OF GENEVA AND SAN JOSE AVENUE AND WITH THAT WE RESPECTFULLY
00:21:04 REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
00:21:08 PUBLIC WORKS SPECIFIC RELATED QUESTIONS MY COLLEAGUE ELI
00:21:12 FRENCH IS HERE AND CAN ANSWER THEM AS WELL.
00:21:13 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
00:21:18 SIMON. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
00:21:21 AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER WITH COMMENTS OR
00:21:23 QUESTIONS SO LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM PLEASE.
00:21:26 >> MR. CLERK THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
00:21:29 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT
00:21:30 RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC
00:21:32 COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD AND.
00:21:35 >> MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
00:21:37 OKAY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.
00:21:40 SUPERVISOR CHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION?
00:21:44 THANK YOU CHAIR MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE
00:21:47 ITEM NUMBER THREE TO THE FULL BOARD.
00:21:48 WHAT POSITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MOTION OFFERED BY THE
00:21:52 VICE CHAIR THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD OF
00:21:55 SUPERVISORS VICE CHAIR CHIN CHIN I REMEMBER MY MAN MAHMOOD
00:22:00 I TURN MELGAR I MELGAR. >> MADAM CHAIR THERE ARE THREE
00:22:04 EYES. THANK YOU.
00:22:05 THAT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
00:22:06 >> LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR PLEASE.
00:22:09 GENDER ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION ONE
00:22:12 OF THE TRANSPORTATION CODE TO REORGANIZE PROVISIONS GOVERNING
00:22:14 THE INTER DEPARTMENTAL STAFF COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC
00:22:17 AND TRANSPORTATION. AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF
00:22:21 TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE TEMPORARY STREET USE PERMITS
00:22:24 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
00:22:25 CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE
00:22:29 CERTAIN STREET CLOSURES PROPOSED BY COMMUNITY BENEFITS
00:22:32 DISTRICTS UNDER THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT EVENT ACTIVATION
00:22:36 PROGRAM AND AFFIRMING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S SECRET
00:22:40 DETERMINATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:22:41 WE HAVE A HARBOR KRONENBERG HERE FROM THE S.F. MTA TO TELL
00:22:45 US ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT
00:22:48 CURRENTLY IS. >> I'M GOING TO LOWER SOME
00:22:51 EXPECTATIONS FIRST OFF THANK YOU CHAIR.
00:22:52 SO AGAIN I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE TRANSPORTATION CODE
00:22:55 DIVISION ONE, ARTICLE SIX CHANGES THAT WE ARE PROPOSED
00:22:58 PRIMARILY FROM STAFF IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
00:23:02 SO JUST FOR CONTEXT THIS DIVISION ESTABLISHES ESCORT
00:23:06 WHICH IS THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS EVERY
00:23:10 EVENT AND STREET CLOSURE FIRE POLICE MANY OTHERS PARTICIPATE
00:23:17 IN REVIEWING THESE SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE DO HAVE AN AMAZING TIME
00:23:19 IN THE STREET IT'S SAFE AND AN EXCELLENT.
00:23:25 >> THIS IS A DUPLICATE FILE OF SOMETHING WE ALL CAME HERE A
00:23:29 MONTH AGO FOR WHICH WAS STREAMLINING ESCORT.
00:23:32 BUT AS STAFF WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WE REALIZE
00:23:36 THIS LEGISLATION IS VERY OLD AND IT'S REALLY WE'RE ALL
00:23:37 STRUGGLING STRUGGLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ITSELF.
00:23:40 AND SO WE REQUESTED AND THANK YOU ALL FOR AGREEING TO CREATE
00:23:44 A DUPLICATE FILE. SO WE'RE RETURNING HERE.
00:23:47 >> FOR US TO JUST ISSUE. REVIEW THESE ISSUES RELATED TO
00:23:51 ARTICLE SIX. SO THIS IS I ONLY HAVE NICE
00:23:55 THINGS TO SAY ABOUT ARTICLE SIX HERE BUT YOU CAN THINK OF
00:23:57 CARNIVAL INSTEAD WHILE I TELL YOU ALL I KNOW I'M NO I'M
00:23:59 PANDERING TO THE CHAIR. SORRY.
00:24:02 >> SO THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO CLEAN UP ARTICLE SIX WITH
00:24:05 JUST STRUCTURAL ONLY CHANGES TO FACILITATE FUTURE UPDATES
00:24:09 AND IMPROVEMENTS TO. TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE POLICY
00:24:12 . >> THIS IS LARGELY ALIGNED TO
00:24:13 PERMIT S.F. BUT ALSO THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF GOOD
00:24:16 GOVERNANCE LEGISLATION COMING THROUGH AND SO THIS IS WHERE
00:24:18 WE'RE ALL JUST TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN OUR HOUSE.
00:24:21 >> SO SOME OF THE ISSUES IF YOU'VE EVER HAD.
00:24:25 ARTICLE SIX WHICH I ASSUME THAT WOULD BE NO.
00:24:26 ONE. THERE ARE IN COHERENCE
00:24:29 STRUCTURE BUILT OVER DECADES OF VARIOUS CHANGES INCLUDING WHEN
00:24:32 THE MTA WAS ESTABLISHED OUTDATED REFERENCES, ANTIQUATED
00:24:36 CODE IT IS GENERALLY ILLEGIBLE AND SO JUST FOR THE PUBLIC IF
00:24:40 ANYONE'S WATCHING THIS. >> YOU KNOW AGAIN THIS IS A
00:24:41 VERY MESSY HOUSE AND PEOPLE KEEP ASKING TO PAINT THE WALLS
00:24:44 AND WE'RE LIKE I CANNOT PAINT THE WALLS.
00:24:45 >> WE NEED TO CLEAN THE HOUSE. >> SO SO SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS
00:24:48 IN FRONT OF YOU THEY ARE ALL PURELY HOUSECLEANING
00:24:51 OPPORTUNITIES. >> NOTHING MORE THAN THAT
00:24:55 INCLUDING WE I KEEP CALLING IT THAT INTERDEPARTMENTAL
00:24:59 COMMITTEE IN FACT. LAST LEGISLATION THAT PASSED
00:25:02 RENAMES IT COUNCIL SO THIS AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THAT CHANGE
00:25:06 AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT THIS LEGISLATION DOESN'T OVERWRITE
00:25:11 ANY OF THE FEES THAT ARE HAPPENED TO BE ESTABLISHED
00:25:13 IN ARTICLE SIX. >> OKAY.
00:25:17 SO WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU? JUST OVERALL RESTRUCTURING
00:25:21 MAKES THIS CODE MORE READABLE. WE'VE REMOVED ANTIQUATED
00:25:22 AND UNUSED CODE SECTIONS AND THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR
00:25:25 CLARIFICATIONS FOR READABILITY UPDATING TITLES AND REFERENCES
00:25:29 FIXING TYPOS. WHAT IT IS NOT IT CHANGES NO
00:25:32 PROJECTS, NO POLICIES AND NO PROGRAMS.
00:25:33 IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO MAKE FUTURE CHANGES AND SO
00:25:37 THAT'S IT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
00:25:40 AND I WANT TO SORRY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I APPRECIATE MY
00:25:43 COLLEAGUES FROM O IWD WHO HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT PARTNERS ON THIS
00:25:45 SO KERRY AND KATIE TING AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
00:25:49 WHO ACTUALLY CARRIED THE BULK OF THIS WORK SO MANY
00:25:52 APPRECIATIONS TO THEM. >> THANK YOU.
00:25:55 YES, THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE I
00:25:59 ACTUALLY ALWAYS I LOVE THIS I LOVE BEING ABLE TO CLEAN STUFF
00:26:00 UP THAT HAS GONE UP FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE THEN IT GETS
00:26:04 IN THE WAY OF LIKE PROGRESS ON THE ACTUAL THING.
00:26:07 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO IT.
00:26:10 >> I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THE ROSTER FOR QUESTIONS OR
00:26:14 COMMENTS SO LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM PLEASE.
00:26:17 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
00:26:18 AND NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
00:26:21 FOUR IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM PLEASE COME
00:26:22 FORWARD NOW AND MADAM CHAIR TO PRESENT THE SPEAKERS.
00:26:28 >> OKAY MS. CRONENBERG GO AHEAD.
00:26:29 YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR
00:26:33 THIS TO BE CONTINUED FOR ONE MORE WEEK JUST TO ALLOW FOR
00:26:35 GREATER PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS
00:26:39 SAID OUT LOUD AS WELL. >> OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD BUT WE'RE
00:26:40 GOING TO MAKE THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE.
00:26:43 YOU KNOW, SHARED WITH US AND THEN LET IT SIT FOR A WEEK
00:26:47 BEFORE WE YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY.
00:26:51 >> Q DID WE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
00:26:52 YES, YOU DO. YEAH.
00:26:53 OKAY. BUT THERE'S NO ONE SO A PUBLIC
00:26:55 COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
00:26:59 THAT WE ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
00:27:03 AND THEN TO CONTINUE IT FOR A WEEK.
00:27:09 THIS WOULD BE TO JUNE 8TH. YES TO JUNE 8TH.
00:27:16 >> MOTIONS OFFERED BY THE CHAIR THAT THE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED
00:27:19 AS PRESENTED AND THEN CONTINUED AS AMENDED TO THE JUNE 8TH,
00:27:22 2026 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
00:27:23 MEETING ON THOSE MOTIONS. VICE CHAIR CHIN CHIN I'M A
00:27:27 PERMANENT MAHMOOD I CHAIR MELGAR I MELGAR I MADAM CHAIR
00:27:33 THERE ARE THREE EYES. >> THANK YOU.
00:27:34 THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE
00:27:38 PLEASE GENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RESOLUTION IMPOSING
00:27:44 INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS FOR 18 MONTHS TO REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL
00:27:48 USE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW
00:27:49 CONVENIENCE STORE USES IN THE TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH OF MARKET
00:27:53 PUBLIC SAFETY ZONE AS BOTH TERMS ARE DEFINED WITHIN.
00:27:56 AFFIRMING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DETERMINATION OR TO
00:28:00 SEEK AND MAKING FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE EIGHT
00:28:03 PRIORITY POLICIES OF PLANNING CODE SECTION ONE A 1.1 OKAY WE
00:28:05 HAVE A DOMINICA DONAVAN HERE FROM SUPERVISOR DORSEY'S OFFICE
00:28:10 TO PRESENT. >> WELCOME.
00:28:13 THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR ELDER VICE CHAIR CHEN
00:28:16 AND SUPERVISOR MAHMUD MY NAME IS DIFFERENT ED DONOVAN CHIEF
00:28:20 OF STAFF TO SUPERVISOR MATT DORSEY AND I'M HERE IN HIS
00:28:21 BEHALF TO PRESENT ON THIS ITEM. BEFORE I BEGIN I WANT TO THANK
00:28:25 SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP AS A SPONSOR AS
00:28:29 WELL AS HIS OFFICE COLLABORATION IN HELPING
00:28:32 DEVELOP THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TODAY THIS RESOLUTION WOULD
00:28:36 ESTABLISH INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS REQUIRING THE
00:28:37 CONDITIONAL USE AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW CONVENIENCE STORES AS
00:28:43 DEFINED IN THE RESOLUTION. WITHIN THE TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH
00:28:47 OF MARKET PUBLIC SAFETY AREA FOR A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS WHILE
00:28:51 THE CITY STUDIES POTENTIAL LONG TERM LAND USE RESERVE
00:28:55 REGULATIONS, THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT STRICTLY PROHIBIT NEW
00:28:59 CONVENIENCE STORES NOR DOES IT AFFECT EXISTING PERMITTED
00:29:00 BUSINESSES. >> INSTEAD IT CREATES A
00:29:03 TEMPORARY REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT NEW CONVENIENCE
00:29:06 STORE USES ARE EVALUATED IN LIGHT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
00:29:08 CONDITIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, EXISTING USE
00:29:11 CONCENTRATION AND COMMUNITY NEEDS.
00:29:15 >> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DRAFTING
00:29:19 PROCESS IS THAT THE PLANNING CODE DOES NOT CURRENTLY DEFINE
00:29:20 CONVENIENCE STORES AS A DISTINCT LAND USE CATEGORY.
00:29:23 MOST ARE TREATED AS RETAIL SALES IN SERVICE USES AND ARE
00:29:27 GENERALLY PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED IN THE SUBJECT AREA.
00:29:30 AS SUCH WE HAVE INCLUDED AN INTERIM DEFINITION FOR
00:29:34 CONVENIENCE STORES WHICH WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO STUDY WHETHER
00:29:38 ADDITIONAL LAND USE CONTROLS SUCH AS ADOPTING A NEW
00:29:41 DEFINITION MAY BE APPROPRIATE. >> THE RESOLUTION IS INFORMED
00:29:45 BY THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES FACING THE TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH
00:29:46 OF MARKET. >> THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ALREADY
00:29:49 CONTAIN A SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATION OF CONVENIENCE
00:29:52 STORES MORE THAN 75 THROUGHOUT THE AREA INCLUDING EIGHT ON THE
00:29:56 SMITH STREET CORRIDOR ALONE IN DISTRICT SIX.
00:30:00 >> RESIDENTS, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SOME OF
00:30:01 WHOM ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS HAVE
00:30:04 RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT BOTH THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE
00:30:08 CONCENTRATION AND WHETHER EXISTING COMMERCIAL MIX IS
00:30:11 ADEQUATELY SERVING NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS.
00:30:14 >> AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY HAS DEVOTED SUBSTANTIAL
00:30:18 RESOURCES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TO ADDRESS OPEN AIR DRUG
00:30:22 MARKETS AND QUALITY OF LIFE CHALLENGES IN THESE
00:30:23 NEIGHBORHOODS AS REFLECTED IN THE RESOLUTION, LAW
00:30:26 ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS HAVE OBSERVED THAT
00:30:30 LARGE LATE NIGHT GATHERINGS ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG ACTIVITY
00:30:33 FREQUENTLY OCCUR NEAR CONVENIENCE STORES AND SIMILAR
00:30:34 RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
00:30:39 IDENTIFIED THAT THIS AREA IS ONE OF HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
00:30:42 CONCENTRATIONS OF NARCOTICS RELATED ACTIVITY IN THE CITY.
00:30:48 >> IN RESPONSE TO THAT THE CITY RECENTLY EXPANDED LATE NIGHT
00:30:50 RETAIL RESTRICTION ZONES FOLLOWING REPORTED IMPROVEMENTS
00:30:54 IN PUBLIC SAFETY CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENT
00:30:57 CRIME AND NARCOTICS INCIDENTS. >> THIS RESOLUTION WILL BUILD
00:31:01 ON THAT WORK BY PROVIDING TIME TO EXAMINE WHETHER ADDITIONAL
00:31:04 LAND USE TOOLS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF A BROADER
00:31:06 STRATEGY TO IMPROVE OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS.
00:31:09 >> DURING THIS INTERIM PERIOD THE PLANNING COMMISSION
00:31:13 AND DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIDER WHETHER PROPOSED NEW CONVENIENT
00:31:16 STORE USES SERVE A DEMONSTRATED NEIGHBORHOOD NEED CONTRIBUTE TO
00:31:21 A BALANCED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR SUPPORT POSITIVE STREET
00:31:24 ACTIVATIONS AND ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC
00:31:26 HEALTH GOALS. >> THESE TEMPORARY CONTROLS
00:31:29 WILL PROVIDE FOR THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
00:31:32 AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY
00:31:33 PERMANENT FRAMEWORK WHILE ENSURING THAT ONGOING EFFORTS
00:31:36 TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH OF MARKET
00:31:40 ARE NOT UNDERMINED DURING THAT PROCESS.
00:31:43 >> FOR THOSE REASONS I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
00:31:44 SUPPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT
00:31:48 HAVE. >> THANK YOU.
00:31:50 OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. DONOVAN.
00:31:51 SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR MELGAR.
00:31:55 AND THANK YOU TO DOMINICA AND TO ROSA DORSEY FOR LEADING
00:31:59 ON THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO GIVE CONTEXT AND THE
00:32:03 PERSPECTIVE OF DISTRICT FIVE AND THE TENDERLOIN AS TO WHY
00:32:07 THIS LEGISLATION IS DEEPLY IMPORTANT.
00:32:10 >> WE KNOW THAT LATE NIGHT CONVENIENCE STORES SELL TOBACCO
00:32:14 SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA PARAPHERNALIA THAT HAVE BECOME
00:32:15 GATHERING SPOTS FOR OPEN AIR DRUG SALES AND RELATED CRIME
00:32:19 PARTICULARLY IN THE TENDERLOIN SIXTH STREET CORRIDOR.
00:32:22 WE HAD A HEARING LAST YEAR WHICH THROUGH DATA DOCUMENTED
00:32:25 THIS TO ITS EFFECT. >> RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, WORKERS
00:32:29 AND BUSINESSES HAVE COME TO US ABOUT THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH
00:32:33 AND SAFETY CONCERNS INCLUDING DRUG ACTIVITY.
00:32:34 VIOLENCE LITTER VANDALISM AND UNSAFE STREET CONDITIONS.
00:32:38 WHEN WE HELD A HEARING LAST YEAR WE HAD FAMILIES WOMAN COME
00:32:42 HERE IMMIGRANTS FROM ALL OVER THE TOWN EXPRESSING TO US THE
00:32:49 CONCERN THEY FELT ABOUT FEELING UNSAFE IN THEIR OWN
00:32:52 NEIGHBORHOOD. >> ACCORDINGLY, THIS RESOLUTION
00:32:56 IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE THAT WOULD TIGHTEN APPROVAL
00:32:57 REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONVENIENCE STORES IN PORTIONS
00:33:01 OF THE TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH OF MARKET FOR 18 MONTHS WHILE THE
00:33:05 CITY EVALUATES AND DEVELOPS LONGER TERM POLICY SOLUTIONS.
00:33:08 >> EXISTING BUSINESSES WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED AND THIS
00:33:12 PROPOSAL DOES NOT BAN CONVENIENCE STORES.
00:33:16 INSTEAD IT PAUSES AUTOMATIC APPROVALS TO ENSURE NEW
00:33:20 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REVIEWED CAREFULLY WHILE MORE PERMANENT
00:33:21 TOOLS ARE CONSIDERED AS AS THE FIRST DORSEY'S OFFICE OUTLINED
00:33:27 . THIS WILL GIVE US TIME TO
00:33:28 EVALUATE EVALUATE FUTURE CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
00:33:32 SUCH AS DOES A PROPOSED STORE SERVE A GENUINE NEIGHBORHOOD
00:33:37 NEEDS SUCH AS A HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS.
00:33:38 >> DOES IT ADD TO OVERCONCENTRATION OF SIMILAR
00:33:40 BUSINESSES? DOES A STOREFRONT DESIGN
00:33:43 PROMOTE SAFETY AND VISIBILITY AND HAS APPROPRIATE OPERATING
00:33:47 HOURS THAT ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC
00:33:48 HEALTH GOALS? >> THIS TEMPORARY CONTROL
00:33:51 CREATES THE SPACE NEEDED TO ASSESS THE ADDITIONAL ZONING,
00:33:55 LICENSING ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES THAT MAY BE
00:33:58 APPROPRIATE FOR THE LONG TERM. AND THE RESOLUTION BUILDS ON
00:34:02 EARLIER TENDERLOIN PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES THAT HAVE
00:34:03 REDUCED VIOLENT CRIME AND NARCOTICS INCIDENTS IN THE
00:34:06 AREA. ME AND MY OFFICE SUPPORT
00:34:07 RESPONSIBLE LAW ABIDING BUSINESSES THAT SERVE
00:34:11 NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS. AND THIS LEGISLATION IS
00:34:15 INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS NOT INADVERTENTLY
00:34:16 STREAMLINING APPROVALS FOR BAD ACTORS THAT SEEK TO PROFIT FROM
00:34:20 THE CHALLENGES THESE COMMUNITIES ARE FACING.
00:34:23 OUR GOAL IS TO BALANCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
00:34:27 GIVING NEIGHBORHOODS IMMEDIATE RELIEF WHILE WE WORK TOWARDS
00:34:28 DURABLE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
00:34:32 SUPPORT IN TURN. THANK YOU.
00:34:35 >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
00:34:35 SUPERVISOR RAPID. >> I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE ON
00:34:39 THE ROSTER WITH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE THE
00:34:43 COLLABORATIVE NESS. LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON
00:34:47 THIS ITEM PLEASE. >> SURE.
00:34:48 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION AND NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT
00:34:51 RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU
00:34:53 HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
00:34:56 AND IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK YOU CAN LINE UP
00:34:58 TO LINE UP TO SPEAK ALONG THAT WESTERN WALL.
00:35:01 >> OKAY. NOT GOING THROUGH.
00:35:04 >> YEAH. PLEASE BEGIN.
00:35:05 HI, MY NAME IS DAN DRIVE, A RESIDENT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
00:35:08 I GUESS. YEAH.
00:35:11 I DON'T KNOW. I THINK I'M A BIT CONFUSED BY
00:35:12 THIS RESOLUTION. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW, THE
00:35:15 CONVENIENCE STORES AND THE TENDERLOIN THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
00:35:19 YOU KNOW THEY SERVE AN IMPORTANT FOOD ACCESS NEED FOR
00:35:22 PEOPLE WHO WORK LATE AND ALREADY THE CURFEW HAS BEEN
00:35:26 IMPACTING FOOD ACCESS. SO AND ALSO I THINK THE OTHER
00:35:30 THING I WOULD SAY IS LIKE YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY
00:35:35 SERVED AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE PROVIDING PPE AND SO LIKE, YOU
00:35:38 KNOW, THESE CONVENIENCE STORES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR
00:35:42 COMMUNITY AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT.
00:35:43 I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF LIKE URBAN DRUG USE IS AN ISSUE LIKE
00:35:47 WE NEED TO TREAT THAT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH THING AND IT
00:35:50 SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SORT OF USING A SLEDGEHAMMER WHERE A SCALPEL
00:35:54 WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. >> THANK YOU.
00:35:57 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO FOR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
00:36:01 HELLO, MY NAME IS SALMA. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF SAN
00:36:03 FRANCISCO AND I ALSO WANT TO PRESENT MY OPPOSITION TO THIS
00:36:06 MEASURE. I HAVE TO AGREE IT SEEMS LIKE
00:36:09 THIS MEASURE PUNISHES MAINLY IMMIGRANT BUSINESS OWNERS FOR
00:36:13 THE CITY'S FAILURE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE CITY'S
00:36:17 FAILURE TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH.
00:36:21 I DON'T SEE WHY SPECIFICALLY ARAB AND IMMIGRANT BUSINESS
00:36:25 OWNERS NEED WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT AND KEEP THEIR
00:36:28 BUSINESSES AFLOAT NEED TO BE PUNISHED FOR THE CITY'S FAILURE
00:36:32 . >> AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SAN
00:36:32 FRANCISCO BEING A SANCTUARY CITY, THAT ALSO MEANS
00:36:35 SUPPORTING ITS IMMIGRANTS AND SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT
00:36:39 BUSINESS OWNERS ABILITY TO TO MAKE A LIVING AND TO SUPPORT
00:36:43 THEMSELVES AND TO BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS OWNER
00:36:44 IN THE CITY. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE TARGETING
00:36:48 BUSINESS OWNERS SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT FIVE AND DISTRICT
00:36:50 SIX CONTINUOUSLY AND NOT JUST WITH THIS MEASURE BUT OTHERS.
00:36:53 >> AND I JUST BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO BE TREATING THEM
00:36:57 EQUALLY AND TO TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AS THEY
00:37:01 ARE NOT BY PUNISHING BUSINESS OWNERS.
00:37:05 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:37:06 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING SUPERVISORS
00:37:12 AND CHAIR MELGAR. >> MY NAME IS PRETTY BUT AGAIN
00:37:15 I WORK FOR THE NON HOUSING CLINIC.
00:37:16 I'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY.
00:37:19 IT WAS COMMUNITY WHO WANTED STRONG LEGISLATION SO THAT WE
00:37:23 CAN WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF CONTROL ESPECIALLY FROM 12 TO 5
00:37:29 A.M. WITH SOME OF THE CONVENIENCE STORES.
00:37:32 SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS RESOLUTION.
00:37:34 >> I THANK YOU SUPPORT AS A DOSES OFFICE DOMINIKA
00:37:37 AND SUPERVISOR BILAL MAHMOOD TO PUT THIS IN I THINK IT IS TIME
00:37:41 WE HAVE TO REVIEW AND SEE IF WE NEED FIVE CONVENIENCE STORE
00:37:47 IN ONE BLOCK OR WE NEED DIFFERENT KIND OF RETAIL THAT
00:37:48 SERVES THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD PAUSE
00:37:52 TO BASICALLY IF FOLKS WANT TO OPEN RETAIL CONVENIENCE STORE
00:37:58 THEY CAN COME TO PLANNING AND FIG. AND EXPLAIN TO US WHY
00:38:03 THEIR STORE WOULD BE DIFFERENT AND WHAT KIND OF HOURS THEY
00:38:06 WOULD BE OPENING. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE
00:38:07 SERVING THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
00:38:10 SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND I HOPE TO HOPE THIS
00:38:14 PARTICULAR INTERIM ZONING WOULD HELP US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND
00:38:18 OF STORES WE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
00:38:22 >> THANKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:38:23 TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AMERICA
00:38:29 VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISOR MAHMUD.
00:38:30 MY NAME IS FERNANDO PUJOLS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
00:38:33 THE MID-MARKET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WHICH SUPPORTS
00:38:35 BUSINESSES, ATTRACTS BUSINESSES TO VACANT STOREFRONTS ALONG THE
00:38:41 MID-MARKET CORRIDOR FROM FIFTH TO VENICE A LITTLE NORTH, A
00:38:42 LITTLE SOUTH WITHIN THE ZONE THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
00:38:45 I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS IS NOT TYPICAL FOR US TO
00:38:49 GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO TRY TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE
00:38:53 CHALLENGING TO DO BUSINESS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:38:56 WE WORK REALLY HARD TO EASE THAT RESTRICTION BUT THE
00:38:57 CONDITIONS AS AS YOU HEARD HAVE KIND OF FORCED OUR HAND.
00:39:01 WE'VE SEEN AN IMMEDIATE PROLIFERATION OF NEW STORES
00:39:04 THAT ARE ACTING QUITE NEGATIVELY ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
00:39:08 WHEN THE LIMITING HOURS LEGISLATION WENT THROUGH NORTH
00:39:11 OF MARKET STREET WE SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.
00:39:13 I GO TO THE STORES, I GO IN THERE MYSELF.
00:39:16 WE KNOW WHO'S ACTING WELL AND WHO'S ACTING NOT SOMETIMES
00:39:19 BY SOME DEGREES OF PAPERWORK SEPARATION.
00:39:20 THESE ARE THE SAME STORES THAT WE'VE SEEN ACTING NEGATIVELY
00:39:23 THAT HAD TO SHUT DOWN IN OTHER PARTS THROUGH STRONG
00:39:26 LEGISLATION. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
00:39:28 CREATE THAT PAUSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD ACTORS COMING
00:39:31 INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT ANY
00:39:34 BUSINESS TRYING TO COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MOVE
00:39:35 THROUGH THIS EXTRA BURDENSOME PROCESS.
00:39:38 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:39:39 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
00:39:44 MY NAME IS KATE ROBINSON WITH TLC PD.
00:39:48 I'M ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND I THANK
00:39:53 YOU FOR IT. >> WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO WE'RE
00:39:56 TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE STORES THERE THEY
00:40:00 ARE NOT ENHANCEMENTS. THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTIVE
00:40:04 CONTRIBUTORS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
00:40:05 THEY SELL CHIPS AND SODAS AND METH PIPES AND RUN ILLEGAL
00:40:08 GAMBLING RINGS. YOU KNOW, I'M SOMEBODY WHO HAS
00:40:12 WORKED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS STANDING SIDE
00:40:16 BY SIDE WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE
00:40:20 PREDOMINANTLY IMMIGRANTS, LOW INCOME IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE, YOU
00:40:27 KNOW, TRYING TO SURVIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU KNOW, IS
00:40:34 DICTATED FOR THEM. >> AND THE STORES THAT OPEN UP
00:40:38 ARE NOT MEETING THEIR NEEDS. THEY ARE A PART OF THE DRUG
00:40:43 TRADE AND THIS IS OF COURSE NOT EVERY STORE THIS IS NOT EVERY
00:40:47 STORE OWNER AND THIS IS WHY WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT IWD
00:40:51 AND BRINGING IN CREDIBLE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS TO
00:40:55 CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED
00:40:59 UNFORTUNATELY LEGISLATION LIKE THIS TO GET IN FRONT OF A REAL
00:41:06 PROBLEM THAT HAS BROUGHT THE NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY BACKWARDS
00:41:09 IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. >> SO I REALLY COMMEND YOU ALL
00:41:13 FOR THE LEADERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY AND AND I THANK YOU
00:41:17 FOR TAKING A STANCE LIKE THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:41:22 NEXT NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> ADVISORS CHAIRMAN MILLER MY
00:41:28 NAME IS KIM JACKSON. >> I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF
00:41:30 OF LOCAL TO THE HOTEL WORKERS UNION.
00:41:36 MANY, MANY, MANY HOSPITALITY WORKERS MEMBERS OF MY UNION
00:41:39 AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS HAVE
00:41:44 TO TRAVERSE STREETS LIVE IN IN IN THE TENDERLOIN AND IN SOUTH
00:41:51 OF MARKET AND HAVE TO TRAVERSE THESE STREETS LATE AT NIGHT
00:41:54 EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEY DESERVE TO BE SAFE AND GET HOME
00:41:59 TO THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND IT IS REALLY BEEN CHALLENGING
00:42:05 AND DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO THAT AND THAT'S NOT FAIR.
00:42:12 WE ARE OUR UNION HALL IS AT THE CORNER OF GOLDEN GATE
00:42:16 AND LEAVENWORTH HAS BEEN FOR 50 PLUS YEARS AND LIKE THE OTHERS
00:42:20 I LOCAL TOO IS GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.
00:42:25 THIS LEGISLATION ACTUALLY GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT
00:42:28 GOOD ACTORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO DO THAT AS WELL
00:42:36 AS CHALLENGE BAD BAD ACTORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
00:42:40 >> SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
00:42:41 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER
00:42:44 SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE?
00:42:47 OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
00:42:52 >> SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD MAKING SURE I'M OKAY I JUST WANT TO
00:42:55 THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
00:42:56 I KNOW THIS THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATE ON THIS ITEM AND AND BUT
00:43:03 I THINK WHAT REALLY WE'RE ALL HERE UNITED AND THINKING ABOUT
00:43:07 WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TENDERLOIN AND FUTURE WE MAY HAVE
00:43:10 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES BUT I KNOW EVERY PERSON WHO'S COME
00:43:11 OUT IN SUPPORT OR AGAINST CARES ABOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND AND
00:43:15 SOME AND CARES ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE IT'S A VIBRANT,
00:43:19 THRIVING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING
00:43:23 OUR IMMIGRANTS OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EVERYONE
00:43:27 WHO IS A RESIDENT. AND THESE ARE IN OUR
00:43:31 NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I, I
00:43:34 BELIEVE SUPERVISOR DORSEY AND OURSELVES HAVE REALLY FELT
00:43:37 THAT THIS FRAMEWORK IS A THOUGHTFUL SCALPEL TO TRY TO
00:43:42 FIGURE OUT THE FUTURE AND TO CLARIFY AGAIN THIS WON'T HAVE
00:43:45 ANY EFFECT ON EXISTING BUSINESSES ALREADY IN THESE
00:43:49 NEIGHBORHOODS EXISTING CORNER STORES AND EXISTING STORES WILL
00:43:53 CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AS THEY CURRENTLY DO.
00:43:57 THIS IS REALLY ABOUT PUTTING A PAUSE ON FUTURE OPENINGS SO
00:44:01 THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT SCALPEL AND REVIEW THROUGH LONG TERM
00:44:06 CHANGES POTENTIALLY TO OUR ZONING.
00:44:09 HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE MORE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IN THE
00:44:11 NEIGHBORHOOD? THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3500
00:44:15 CHILDREN AND YET WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLESALE GROCERY STORE.
00:44:19 WE DON'T HAVE A TOY STORE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE AN ICE CREAM
00:44:23 STORE. AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO LOOK
00:44:25 AT HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT TO
00:44:32 CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THE THE CHILDREN, THE FAMILY, THE
00:44:33 IMMIGRANTS WHO LIVE THERE WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY'RE
00:44:37 LOOKING FOR TODAY AND SO REALLY EXCITED AGAIN TO SPONSOR THIS
00:44:41 LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
00:44:44 A PAUSE AND LOOK AT HOW DO WE THOUGHTFULLY ARCHITECT THE
00:44:48 FUTURE OF THE TENDERLOIN AND SOMA AND IN PARTNERSHIP
00:44:52 WITH COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
00:44:56 SUPERVISOR MAHMUD WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION?
00:44:59 >> YES, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
00:45:03 SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FULL BOARD WITH A POSITIVE
00:45:04 RECOMMENDATION A MOTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MAHMOOD THAT THIS
00:45:10 RESOLUTION BE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VICE
00:45:11 CHAIR CHEN CHEN I'M MEMBER MAHMOOD MAHMOOD.
00:45:14 I CHAIR MELGAR I MELGAR I AND I'M SURE THERE ARE THREE
00:45:19 EYES THANK YOU THAT MOTION PASSES.
00:45:22 THANK YOU MR. CLERK DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON OUR AGENDA
00:45:26 TODAY? >> THERE IS NO FURTHER
00:45:29 BUSINESS. >> OKAY.
00:45:29 WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU