00:00:10 . >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE
00:00:14 AND WELCOME TO OUR JULY 13TH 20 26 RULES COMMITTEE MEETING.
00:00:17 >> I'M YOUR CHAIR SUPERVISOR SHERMAN WALTON AND I'M JOINED
00:00:22 BY PRESIDENT MENDHAM IN A SOON TO BE JOINED BY VICE CHAIR
00:00:25 STEPHEN SHERRILL. TODAY'S CLERK IS VICTOR YOUNG
00:00:29 AND I WANT TO THANK JAMIE AS VERY WITH S.F. GOV TV FOR
00:00:33 MAKING SURE THAT THIS MEETING IS MADE PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE TO
00:00:37 EVERYONE. >> MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY
00:00:40 ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? >> YES.
00:00:41 PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON EACH ITEM ON THIS AGENDA.
00:00:44 WHEN YOUR ITEM OF INTEREST COMES UP AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS
00:00:48 CALLED PLEASE LINE UP TO SPEAK ON YOUR RIGHT.
00:00:49 ALTERNATIVELY MR. WILL PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING IN EACH OF
00:00:53 THE FOLLOWING WAYS EMAIL THEM TO MYSELF THE RULES COMMITTEE
00:00:57 CLERK AT VICTOR DOT Y O U AND AT S.F. CONCORD.
00:01:01 IF YOU SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL IT WOULD BE INCLUDED
00:01:04 AS PART OF THE FILING. YOU MAY ALSO SEND YOUR WRITTEN
00:01:08 COMMENTS VIA U.S. MILLER TO OUR OFFICE IN CITY HALL ONE DR.
00:01:12 CARLTON B GOOD PLACE ROOM 244 SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA NINE
00:01:17 FOR 1 OR 2 PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES
00:01:18 AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ITEMS THAT HAPPEN TODAY ARE
00:01:21 EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON THE BORDER SUPERVISOR'S AGENDA OF
00:01:28 JULY 21ST UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
00:01:28 THAT COMPLETES MY INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
00:01:31 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CLERK.
00:01:32 AND LET'S TAKE THIS AGENDA OUT OF ORDER AND ITEM NUMBER TWO,
00:01:38 PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A HEARING
00:01:42 TO CONSIDER APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS TERMS ENDING NOVEMBER
00:01:45 30TH, 2026 TO THE BALLOT SIMPLIFICATION COUNCIL.
00:01:49 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA
00:01:51 THIS MORNING AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ALWAYS CALL
00:01:56 INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER THAT THEY APPEAR AND PLEASE TAKE ABOUT A
00:02:00 MINUTE AND A HALF TO TELL US WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE AND YOUR
00:02:04 PURPOSE. >> AND SO FIRST I AM GOING TO
00:02:07 CALL FOR BEN LANDO TAYLOR. GOOD MORNING.
00:02:18 THANK YOU. ONE MOMENT.
00:02:22 MY APOLOGIES. PLEASE PROCEED.
00:02:26 >> THANK YOU. I'M A WRITER AND SOCIAL
00:02:30 SCIENTIST AND RESEARCHER AND I'M INTERESTED.
00:02:34 I'M I'VE LIVED IN THIS CITY FOR 13 YEARS NOW AND I'VE BEEN
00:02:37 INVOLVED IN A BUNCH OF CIVIC GROUPS AND YEAH, I HAVE A LOT
00:02:44 OF EXPERIENCE WITH TAKING COMPLEX ISSUES IN SOCIAL
00:02:48 SCIENCE, IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND CIVICS,
00:02:51 IN HISTORY AND THEN WRITING THEM UP FOR A PUBLIC AUDIENCE
00:02:55 AND TAKING THE OFTEN VERY COMPLICATED ISSUES
00:03:00 AND PRESENTING THEM IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE NON
00:03:01 SPECIALISTS CAN UNDERSTAND. I'VE BEEN PUBLISHED WITH THE
00:03:05 VOICE OF SAN FRANCISCO AND WITH PALLADIUM MAGAZINE QUITE
00:03:08 FREQUENTLY AND I THINK I'D BE DOING A GOOD JOB OF TAKING A
00:03:15 LOT OF THE VERY COMPLEX CIVIC ISSUES THAT GET THAT SHOW UP ON
00:03:19 THE BALLOT AND PUTTING THEM IN UNDERSTANDABLE AND NEUTRAL
00:03:23 LANGUAGE. THANK YOU.
00:03:24 THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE BETTY PACKARD.
00:03:36 >> GOOD MORNING. MANY OF YOU KNOW BECAUSE I'VE
00:03:41 BEEN CHAIRING THIS COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
00:03:44 YOU HAVE MY RÉSUMÉ. I'VE BEEN A JOURNALIST FOR 60
00:03:47 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN VERY PROUD OF THE JOB THAT THE THAT THE
00:03:52 COMMITTEE HAS DONE. >> I'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO
00:03:56 MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE BEEN EXTREME, NON-BIASED, THAT WE'VE
00:04:00 PRESENTED LITERATURE, LITERATURE AND A VOTER HANDBOOK
00:04:04 THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC AN UNBIASED LOOK AND A LOOK THAT
00:04:11 CAN BE UNDERSTOOD ON AN EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL.
00:04:12 I'VE MADE MANY ENEMIES IN THIS IN THIS BUILDING BETWEEN
00:04:16 LAWYERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EVEN SUPERVISORS BECAUSE
00:04:22 WE'VE NOT ACTUALLY TAKEN THEIR VERBIAGE AND AND PUT IT IN AS
00:04:27 THEY WANTED IT IN. BUT WE DID TAKEN THE LANGUAGE
00:04:31 DETERMINED THAT IT'S SUCH THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN LOOK AT
00:04:34 IT AND SAY YES, I'LL VOTE YES OR NO.
00:04:38 I'LL VOTE NO. AND THAT'S BEEN MY CRUX WHEN
00:04:42 I'VE SPENT THE LAST MONTH LAST TWO MONTHS NOW REALLY ON THE
00:04:45 SCHEDULING AND THE ROOM RESERVATION AND STUFF WITHOUT
00:04:50 EVEN KNOWING THAT I'M GOING TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.
00:04:51 SO I, I APPRECIATE THE HONOR THAT THIS CITY HAS GIVEN ME BY
00:04:57 HANDLING THIS THIS TASK. >> AND I HOPE THAT I GET TO
00:05:02 CONTINUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:05:05 PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE REFRAIN FROM LOUD APPLAUSE IN HERE
00:05:12 BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR THE NEXT PERSON OR WHAT'S
00:05:14 COMING NEXT. YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO HAND
00:05:16 MOTIONS. IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEONE
00:05:20 . >> NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE
00:05:20 ANDERSON. I DID RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT
00:05:24 MS. ENTER MS. ANDERSON IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S
00:05:27 MEETING AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW HER APPLICATION.
00:05:29 >> THANK YOU, PAMELA TROY. >> MY NAME IS PAMELA TROY.
00:05:42 I HAVE SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE IN 2024 MY BACKGROUND I'VE
00:05:45 LIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO SINCE FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS AND MY
00:05:49 BACKGROUND AS A WRITER INCLUDES WRITING ARTICLES AND WRITING
00:05:56 COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION I HAVE FOR MUCH OF MY LIFE DEDICATED
00:06:00 IT TO WRITING, MAKING EVEN OBSCURE SUBJECTS UNDERSTANDABLE
00:06:08 TO THE AVERAGE PERSON AND IT IS SOMETHING I'M SOMEWHAT
00:06:12 PASSIONATE ABOUT. >> I HAVE LONG HAD AN INTEREST
00:06:13 IN CIVIC AFFAIRS AND I CONSIDER IT VERY IMPORTANT THAT BALLOT
00:06:20 BE WORDED IN A MANNER THAT IS CONFUSING TO THE POINT
00:06:24 AND COMPLETELY UNBIASED. I WOULD CONSIDER IT AN HONOR TO
00:06:32 SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
00:06:36 WITH CITY HALL IF YOU WILL POSSIBLY ACCEPT ME AS A
00:06:40 CANDIDATE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:06:44 >> AND NEXT WE WILL CALL UP RUTH GRACE WONG.
00:06:50 >> HELLO, I'M RUTH GRACE WONG. >> I SERVED ON THE BALLOT
00:06:55 SIMPLIFICATION COMMITTEE SINCE 2024.
00:06:57 I BROUGHT TO THE COMMITTEE MY EXPERIENCE AS A FREELANCE
00:07:01 TECHNICAL WRITER AS WELL AS A WIKIPEDIA EDITOR WHICH USES A
00:07:02 SIMILAR DELIBERATIVE OF COLLABORATIVE WRITING PROCESS.
00:07:06 I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINT ME
00:07:10 TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL HAS DIVERSITY AND AGE RACE AND BOTH
00:07:13 PROFESSIONAL AND LIVED EXPERIENCE.
00:07:16 THE FIRST BALLOT SUBCOMMITTEE BALLOT SIMPLIFICATION COMMITTEE
00:07:18 SESSION I JOIN AS SOMEBODY SAID WE DON'T HAVE TO DEFINE THE
00:07:21 WORD PENSION DO WE? AND I HAD TO RAISE MY HAND
00:07:25 BECAUSE BEFORE I JOINED THE COMMITTEE I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY
00:07:28 WHO HAD A PENSION. ON THE COMMITTEE I WAS THE ONLY
00:07:31 PARENT WHOSE KIDS ARE STILL KIDS.
00:07:32 I WAS THE ONLY CYCLIST. I WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE
00:07:36 PAYING MARKET RATE RENT. MY APPOINTMENT WOULD STRENGTHEN
00:07:38 THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO MAKE BALLOT MEASURES DIGESTIBLE FOR
00:07:40 ALL SAN FRANCISCANS. >> THANK YOU.
00:07:43 THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO
00:07:46 THANK EVERYONE WHO DECIDED TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION.
00:07:50 OBVIOUSLY WE ONLY HAVE TWO SEATS AND WE HAVE FIVE
00:07:53 APPLICANTS SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE
00:07:57 APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IF FOR SOME REASON YOU'RE
00:08:02 NOT CHOSEN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PUT
00:08:05 IN APPLICATIONS BECAUSE WE LOVE WHEN WE HAVE A POOL OF
00:08:09 QUALIFIED PEOPLE THAT WE CAN CHOOSE FROM.
00:08:10 AND AGAIN WE HAVE MORE SEATS EXCUSE ME MORE PEOPLE IN SEATS.
00:08:17 SO APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
00:08:21 COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE ARE GOING TO CALL FOR PUBLIC
00:08:25 COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. >> YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
00:08:29 WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHALL LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS
00:08:32 TIME. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED
00:08:33 TWO MINUTES. THERE'LL BE A SOFT CHIME WHEN
00:08:36 YOU HAVE 30S LEFT AND A LOT OF TIME WHEN YOUR TIME HAS
00:08:39 EXPIRED. AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK PLEASE
00:08:40 LINE UP TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:08:46 >> HI, I'M KATE DEANGELO PIERCE, CO-PRESIDENT OF THE
00:08:50 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SAN FRANCISCO, A GRASSROOTS
00:08:51 NONPARTISAN NONPROFIT THAT EMPOWERS VOTERS AND DEFENDS
00:08:54 FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN OUR CITY.
00:08:57 AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF RUTH GRACE WONG'S
00:08:59 NOMINATION TO THE BALLOT SIMPLIFICATION COUNCIL.
00:09:01 SHE HAS SERVED CAPABLY AND ABLY ON BALLOTS AMPLIFICATION SINCE
00:09:05 2024. SHE'S ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
00:09:06 AND DISTILL THE LEGAL TEXT OF SOMETIMES COMPLICATED BALLOT
00:09:09 MEASURES INTO SOMETHING THAT YOU AND I CAN EASILY
00:09:13 UNDERSTAND. ADDITIONALLY, SHE BRINGS MUCH
00:09:16 NEEDED DIVERSITY TO THIS COMMUNITY COMMITTEE.
00:09:17 SHE CAN SEE WHAT MIGHT CONFUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NEWER TO THE
00:09:21 CITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE VOTING
00:09:22 FOR OR AGAINST. >> I HOPE YOU WILL APPOINT HER.
00:09:25 THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:09:27 >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTERS ON THIS MATTER?
00:09:33 THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
00:09:34 THANK YOU. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
00:09:37 PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. >> MR. CLERK I WOULD LIKE TO
00:09:40 MAKE A MOTION TO SEND BETTY PACKARD'S NAME FORWARD FOR SEAT
00:09:45 ONE AND RUTH GRACE ONE FOR SEEK TWO TO THE FULL BOARD WITH
00:09:49 RECOMMENDATION. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND THAT
00:09:53 AS A COMMITTEE REPORT? YES, AS A COMMITTEE REPORT.
00:09:55 >> MY APOLOGIES. YES.
00:09:56 BETTY PACKARD. SEAT ONE.
00:09:59 RUTH GRACE WONG. SEAT TWO.
00:10:01 RECOMMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT ON THAT MOTION ON THAT
00:10:09 MOTION. VERY SURE.
00:10:10 CHERYL. CHERYL, I REMEMBER MADAM AND I
00:10:14 MADAM AND I CHAIR WALTON. I WANT IN I THAT MOTION PASSES
00:10:18 WITHOUT OBJECTION. THANK YOU.
00:10:21 MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS.
00:10:22 AND AGAIN THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUBMISSION.
00:10:25 I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CALL ITEM NUMBER THREE MR. CLERK.
00:10:32 >> YES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A MOTION
00:10:35 ORDERING SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
00:10:37 HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
00:10:39 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO CREATE A FUND TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND
00:10:44 MONIES APPROPRIATED AND ANY GIFTS, GRANTS OR DONATIONS TO
00:10:48 BE USED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE AFFORDABLE NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR
00:10:54 CITY RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:10:55 AND WE HAVE SUPERVISOR MAHMUD WITH US HERE THIS MORNING
00:11:01 AND SUPERVISOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
00:11:02 >> THANK YOU CHAIR WALTON FOR HEARING THIS ITEM THIS MORNING.
00:11:07 TODAY WE'RE CONSIDERING THE AFFORDABLE GROCERY FUND WHICH
00:11:10 IS ONE PIECE OF THE BROADER AFFORDABLE GROCERIES ACT AT A
00:11:13 TIME WHEN GROCERY PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE
00:11:15 AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO HAVE LOST GROCERY
00:11:19 STORES AND PHARMACIES, THE CITY NEEDS MORE TOOLS TO MAKE FRESH
00:11:22 FOOD AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE .
00:11:25 THIS MEASURE CREATES ONE OF THOSE TOOLS.
00:11:26 IT ESTABLISHES THE FUNDS STRUCTURE NEEDED TO HELP BRING
00:11:30 AFFORDABLE GROCERY OPTIONS BACK TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
00:11:33 LEFT BEHIND. THIS FUND IS A VEHICLE IT
00:11:37 CREATES A PLACE FOR PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS
00:11:38 AND MAYORAL OR BUDGET BOARD BUDGET ALLOCATIONS TO BE
00:11:41 DIRECTED TOWARDS AFFORDABLE GROCERY STORES.
00:11:44 >> ONCE WE'RE RESOURCED IT COULD HELP EXISTING CORNER
00:11:48 STORES STOCK AND SELL MORE FRESH HEALTHY FOOD RESURRECTING
00:11:52 THE HEALTHY RETAIL ACCESS PROGRAM THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL
00:11:54 IN DISTRICTS FIVE AND TEN BEFORE IT WAS UNFUNDED IT COULD
00:11:58 SUPPORT NONPROFIT AND WORKER OWNED GROCERY MODELS WITH
00:12:00 GRANTS FROM THE CITY SUPPORTING MODELS LIKE WHAT'S GOING TO
00:12:04 HAPPEN LATER THIS YEAR WITH SUNNYDALE AND BY RIGHT.
00:12:07 OR IT COULD HELP A NEW GROCERY OPERATOR START UP AND HELP
00:12:11 ACTIVATE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES BY PARTNERING WITH
00:12:12 GROCERY OPERATORS COMMITTED TO KEEPING THOSE PRICES
00:12:15 AFFORDABLE. >> THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING THE
00:12:18 MECHANISM FOR INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
00:12:20 CORRIDORS, IN FOOD SECURITY AND IN AFFORDABILITY FOR
00:12:23 WORKING FAMILIES SENIORS AND ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH THE
00:12:26 RISING COST OF EVERYDAY NECESSITIES.
00:12:27 >> THE CITY HAS BUILT DEDICATED FUNDING STRUCTURES FOR HOUSING,
00:12:31 FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOR SMALL BUSINESS BECAUSE WE KNOW
00:12:34 THOSE INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
00:12:37 >> FOOD ACCESS DESERVES THAT SAME LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.
00:12:40 >> THE AFFORDABLE GROCERY FUND GIVES SAN FRANCISCO AND ITS
00:12:42 PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS A PROACTIVE MECHANISM TO SUPPORT
00:12:46 GROCERY STORES THAT ARE WILLING TO SERVE COMMUNITIES RATHER
00:12:49 THAN SIMPLY REACTING AFTER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE ALREADY
00:12:51 BECOME FOOD DESERTS. >> I KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT
00:12:54 PERSPECTIVES ON OTHER PORTIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE GROCERIES ACT
00:12:57 BUT TODAY'S ITEM IS ABOUT ESTABLISHING THE TOOL THAT WILL
00:13:00 EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE GROCERIES AND GIVE THE CITY
00:13:04 AND OTHERS THE ABILITY TO INVEST IN FOOD ACCESS WHERE
00:13:05 IT'S NEEDED MOST. >> BEFORE WE VOTE, I'D LIKE TO
00:13:09 MAKE A SMALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ON PAGE THREE, LINE
00:13:11 13 UPDATING THE AFFORDABILITY CONDITION TO INCLUDE FOOD
00:13:15 AND GROCERY PRODUCTS OFFERED AT NO COST OR AT A LOWER MARKUP
00:13:19 AND OFFERED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL RESIDENTS.
00:13:20 >> I APPRECIATE THE MARIN FOOD BANK FOR PROVIDING US THESE
00:13:24 SUGGESTIONS TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSITY OF FOOD ACCESS
00:13:27 OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND SO THAT THIS FUND CAN
00:13:29 SUPPORT THEM AS WELL AS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LARGE
00:13:32 CORPORATIONS HAVE ABUSED DYNAMIC PRICING TO ACTUALLY
00:13:35 DISCRIMINATE WITH PRICES WITH CONSTITUENTS.
00:13:39 AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT THIS FUND DOES NOT SUPPORT SUCH
00:13:42 PRACTICES. >> I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
00:13:43 SUPPORT FOR THIS MEASURE. CAN CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE
00:13:46 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND BE CONTINUED TO THE RULES
00:13:47 COMMITTEE AGENDA NEXT MONDAY, JULY 20TH.
00:13:50 >> I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
00:13:51 THANK YOU SO MUCH SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD PRESIDENT MADAM CHAIR
00:14:00 WALTON AND THANK YOU SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD FOR THE PRESENTATION.
00:14:07 I HAVE ONE BIG I MEAN I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE INTENT OF THIS
00:14:11 LEGISLATION. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IT
00:14:15 HAS A PROVISION THAT IT CAN BE AMENDED BY A MAJORITY OF THE
00:14:19 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
00:14:22 OVER THE LAST YEAR TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AND MEASURES
00:14:26 GO ON THE BALLOT AND AND THEN DO NOT HAVE PASSAGE DO ADAPT
00:14:31 OVER TIME AND YOU'VE ADDRESSED THAT.
00:14:34 BUT THERE IS SORT OF A MORE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF
00:14:35 WHY DOES THIS NEED TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
00:14:39 >> SURE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
00:14:42 AND TWO REASONS ONE, IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE LEGISLATION WE
00:14:45 HAVE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THAT WE WANT TO GIVE VOTERS THE
00:14:49 OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THAT THEIR INTENT IS THAT THIS
00:14:51 MEASURE BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS FROM THE A COMPLIMENTARY
00:14:56 TAX. SO THIS BALLOT MEASURE HAS THAT
00:14:57 LANGUAGE IN THERE. IT'S A NONBINDING INTENT BUT IT
00:15:01 ALLOWS THE VOTERS TO EXPRESS THEIR INTENT THAT THE TAX FUNDS
00:15:04 BE FROM THE ABANDONED PHARMACY GROCERY STOCKS BE ALLOCATED TO
00:15:08 THIS FUND. SECOND IS THAT WE FEEL THAT
00:15:09 IN THIS MOMENT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE PRESENTED AS A PACKAGE
00:15:13 WITH THE OTHER MEASURE THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED AS PART OF THE
00:15:16 AFFORDABLE GROCERIES ACT. AND SO HAVING THEM BE PRESENTED
00:15:18 TOGETHER ON THE BALLOT AT THE SAME TIME PRESENTS THE
00:15:21 COMPREHENSIVE NARRATIVE THAT VOTERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE
00:15:22 THEIR DECISION ON. AND THIRD, IT'S ABOUT GIVING
00:15:24 VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR MANDATE CLEAR THAT THIS
00:15:28 IS WHAT THEY WANT AND NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD OF
00:15:29 SUPERVISORS IS REQUESTING. AND VOTER CHOICE IS IMPORTANT
00:15:32 THIS TIME. BUT THAT IS THAT IS THE
00:15:35 REASONING FOR WHY WE'RE PROCEEDING THIS WAY.
00:15:39 >> THAT IS WHY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:15:40 AND I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A
00:15:43 CO-SPONSOR TO THIS ITEM. I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH
00:15:46 SUPERVISOR MAHMUD THAT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE VOTERS
00:15:50 GIVING THEM THE CHOICE TO DECIDE.
00:15:52 BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE
00:15:56 ESPECIALLY SINCE OTHER SOURCES HAVE SUNSETTED.
00:16:01 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH SUPERVISOR MARK MOVE FOR BRINGING THIS
00:16:04 FORWARD. I DON'T SEE OTHER STATEMENTS OR
00:16:05 QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:16:09 YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM
00:16:13 SHOULD SPEAK AT THIS TIME. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED
00:16:16 TWO MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS PUBLIC
00:16:17 WILLING TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER?
00:16:19 >> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
00:16:23 NO SPEAKERS. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
00:16:24 CLOSED. VICE CHAIR CHERYL THATCHER
00:16:27 WALTON AND AS YOU RISE MAHMUD I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TOUCH
00:16:32 ON ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS YOU ARE LOOKING AT TO CIRCULATE
00:16:35 THERE OR ON THIS ITEM. FURTHER I ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT
00:16:42 THEM. >> IF YOU WANT YOU DON'T WANT
00:16:43 TO TOUCH FURTHER UPGRADE. EXCELLENT.
00:16:46 >> SORRY THAT WAS UNCLEAR. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
00:16:49 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.
00:16:53 I WAS JUST AT THE PRODUCE MARKET THIS MORNING.
00:16:54 SO THE REASON I WAS RUNNING A LITTLE LATE ACTUALLY AND I
00:16:58 THINK WHAT IS UNQUESTIONABLY CLEAR IS THAT THERE ARE MANY
00:17:04 COMMUNITIES IN THIS CITY WHO DESPERATELY NEED MORE ACCESS TO
00:17:08 FRESH PRODUCE TO HEALTHY FOODS AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE.
00:17:12 SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND THE FILE AS CIRCULATED BY
00:17:16 SUPERVISOR MAHMUD AND THEN MOVE TO CONTINUE THE AMENDED ITEM
00:17:20 FOR ONE WEEK TO THE RULES COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 20TH,
00:17:27 2026. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE CHAIR
00:17:28 CHERYL. ON THAT MOTION MR. CLERK YES,
00:17:31 ON THAT MOTION TO ACCEPT AMENDMENTS AND TO CONTINUE THE
00:17:36 MATTER AS AMENDED TO JULY 20TH 2026 ON THAT MOTION FIRST VICE
00:17:43 CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I MEMBER AMENDMENT I MADAM AND I CHAIR
00:17:50 WALTON ALL RIGHT. WELL TONIGHT THAT MOTION PASSES
00:17:53 WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU.
00:17:54 MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR REMARK
00:17:58 MOVED MR. CLERK LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.
00:18:04 >> YES. >> ITEM NUMBER ONE IT'S A
00:18:11 HEARING TO CONSIDER APPOINTING SIX MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR TERMS
00:18:14 TO THE FIRE KOTEK FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.
00:18:21 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHAIR WALTON THANK YOU.
00:18:25 >> THANK YOU FOR SCHEDULING THIS AND TO ALL THE APPLICANTS
00:18:28 WHO'VE RAISED THEIR HAND WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
00:18:31 THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
00:18:35 WILLING TO SERVE THE CITY. >> THIS SUBJECT IS OBVIOUSLY
00:18:40 ONE THAT IS NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY.
00:18:43 IT HAS NOT BEEN WITHOUT AN INTEREST INORDINATE AMOUNT OF
00:18:47 EMOTIONAL STRESS BASED ON REAL FINANCIAL REALITIES AND I THINK
00:18:51 IT'S BEEN A LEARNING LESSON FOR MANY OF US IN THE CITY ABOUT
00:18:55 HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ENSURE THAT SOLUTIONS ARE TARGETED AT
00:19:03 PROBLEMS AND THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROPOSED
00:19:07 SOLUTION AND THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM IS VERY, VERY CLEAR
00:19:08 AND VERY, VERY DIRECT IN WORKING THROUGH THIS.
00:19:14 I THINK MANY OF US HAVE SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF RESIDENTS
00:19:18 AREN'T CENTERED IN THE CONVERSATION FROM THE VERY
00:19:20 BEGINNING IN THE MIDDLE AND AT THE END AND I AM VERY
00:19:27 OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS TACK IS GOING TO COME UP WITH SOME REAL
00:19:31 SOLUTIONS TO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE SAFER BUT
00:19:34 WILL ALSO KEEP PEOPLE SAFER IN THE HOMES THAT THEY HAVE
00:19:38 TODAY. IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
00:19:41 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MANY WAYS THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSE THAT
00:19:44 ONE HAS IS THE HOUSE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.
00:19:45 AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MARRY SOLUTIONS THAT
00:19:48 ARE REASONABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE WITH POTENTIAL
00:19:53 PROBLEMS AND THAT WE ENSURE THAT THE STATISTICAL
00:19:57 SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE PROBLEMS ALSO MATCHES THE POTENTIAL
00:20:01 SOLUTIONS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK
00:20:05 EVERYONE HERE FOR THEIR WORK. OBVIOUSLY THE WORK WILL
00:20:08 CONTINUE BY NO MEANS IS TODAY A FINAL WIN BUT IT IS A STEP
00:20:12 FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT MANY OF
00:20:16 YOU HERE AND MANY OF YOU WATCHING DO NOT CONSIDER THIS
00:20:19 VICTORY AT ALL AND I THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE POINT OF VIEW.
00:20:23 AND SO I THINK THIS IS ABOUT THE NEXT STEP IN THE WORK
00:20:26 AND MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS A BETTER SOLUTION EVEN IF IT'S
00:20:31 NOT A PERFECT SOLUTION TODAY. SO WITH THAT CHAIR WALTON,
00:20:37 AGAIN I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
00:20:42 YOU WHO ARE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE CHAIR
00:20:45 CHERYL. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SIX SEATS,
00:20:49 TEN APPLICANTS. >> I WILL GO IN ORDER OF HOW
00:20:52 EVERYONE APPEARS ON THE AGENDA IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.
00:20:56 >> YEAH, THAT WORKS RIGHT. >> SO WE WILL CALL UP
00:21:00 AND PLEASE COME UP AND SPEAK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF
00:21:04 TWO MINUTES ABOUT WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE AND YOUR PURPOSE.
00:21:07 >> AND FIRST WE HAVE JAMES EDELMAN.
00:21:21 AH, YOU CAN LEAVE IT THERE. I'LL COME PICK IT UP.
00:21:22 THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS.
00:21:29 MY NAME IS JIM EDLUND. I AM A HOMEOWNER RESIDENT
00:21:33 AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE 150 UNIT 15 STORY CONDOMINIUM
00:21:36 BUILDING BUILT IN 1963 BY JOSEPH EICHLER AT 66 CLEARY
00:21:42 COURT IN THE CITY A BUILDING AFFECTED BY THE SPRINKLER
00:21:46 MANDATE. MY OWN TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS
00:21:49 IN COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET. NOW YOU MAY WONDER WHY SOMEONE
00:21:54 WHO'S TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS IN COMPUTERS RATHER THAN SAY
00:21:57 FIRE SAFETY OR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IS APPLYING FOR
00:22:02 THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL. WELL IT IT MAY PROVE TO BE
00:22:08 RELEVANT. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF MY LETTERS
00:22:09 OF SUPPORT IS FROM A COMPANY THAT MAKES CEILING MOUNTED AIR
00:22:13 CONTROLLED SMART FIRE EXTINGUISHERS THAT THEY SAY CAN
00:22:16 SUPPLANT PIPE SPRINKLERS. BUT THE PRIMARY RELEVANT
00:22:21 EXPERTISE I HAVE FOR THIS COUNCIL'S CONTEXT IS AS A
00:22:28 CO-FOUNDER OF TWO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES PLUS A SECOND CAREER
00:22:32 IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD AND THAT IS A KEEN EYE FOR COST BENEFIT
00:22:36 ANALYSIS THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE CRUCIAL TO THE WORK OF THIS
00:22:41 COUNCIL. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH
00:22:44 SUPERVISOR CHERYL THAT MY BELIEF IS THAT WHAT WAS NEEDED
00:22:48 WAS NOT PURELY A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COUNCIL BUT A
00:22:55 FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS COUNCIL ONE THAT COULD EVALUATE
00:22:58 FINANCIAL LOGISTICAL AND HUMAN CONCERNS AS WELL AS TECHNICAL
00:23:05 IF NAME TO THE COUNCIL. >> THAT IS THE PERSPECTIVE I
00:23:07 WILL BRING TO ITS PROCEEDINGS. THE COUNCIL ALREADY SEEMS
00:23:13 LIKELY TO INCLUDE MEMBERS WHO CAN HOLD FORTH AT LENGTH ON
00:23:17 FIRE SAFETY AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATTERS AND I HOPE
00:23:21 IT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO OUTSIDE EXPERTS AS WELL.
00:23:25 ME THINK I'M MR. FEASIBILITY AND I HUMBLY SUGGEST THAT'S A
00:23:29 ROLE THAT'S NEEDED IN THIS COUNCIL.
00:23:30 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:23:32 NEXT WE HAVE JOHN O'BANION YOUR GOOD MORNING.
00:23:42 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS JOHN O'BANION AND I
00:23:49 LIVE AT 1201 CALIFORNIA STREET WITH MY WIFE PAMELA OR 51 YEARS
00:23:52 WHO WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO. WE ARE DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO
00:23:56 THIS COMMUNITY. >> WE ARE SHAREHOLDERS IN 1201
00:24:01 CALIFORNIA. I HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF
00:24:02 DIRECTORS. I'VE SERVED AS THE TREASURER
00:24:05 AND I'VE ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
00:24:08 APPLYING FOR POSITION ON TAC BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT MY
00:24:11 EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE CAN HELP THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD
00:24:13 WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT IS RATIONAL AND BASED ON COMMON
00:24:19 SENSE. >> THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
00:24:20 TAC CHARGES TAC WITH IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING
00:24:26 CERTAIN TERMS AND ALTERNATIVES TO VARIOUS FIRE PROTECTION
00:24:30 TECHNIQUES. I HAVE OVER 50 YEARS OF
00:24:34 EXPERIENCE THAT I BELIEVE WILL ASSIST TAC WITH DEVELOPING
00:24:38 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAKE SENSE TO THE BOARD.
00:24:43 >> I'M A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER BY THE
00:24:47 STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I'M ALSO AN ATTORNEY LICENSED
00:24:48 TO PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
00:24:51 I'M A REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY PRACTICING FOR THE
00:24:55 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.
00:24:58 >> I SPENT 15 YEARS IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY
00:25:01 IN PROGRESSIVELY ADVANCING POSITIONS AS AN ASSISTANT
00:25:05 ENGINEER, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER, SENIOR ENGINEER, SUPERVISING
00:25:06 ENGINEER AND EVENTUALLY DEPARTMENT MANAGER.
00:25:10 IN MY UTILITY TENURE. >> I NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS.
00:25:18 I DESIGNED INFRASTRUCTURE. I EVALUATED PROJECTS AND I
00:25:21 REPRESENTED PUBLIC UTILITIES IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRIVATE
00:25:24 UTILITIES TO CONSTRUCT THE CALIFORNIA OREGON TRANSMISSION
00:25:26 PROJECT WHICH IS A TRANSMISSION LINE THAT BRINGS SURPLUS POWER
00:25:30 FROM THE NORTHWEST TO CALIFORNIA.
00:25:33 I'VE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
00:25:37 COMMISSION AND I'VE INTERPRETED UTILITY CONTRACTS IN MANY
00:25:41 INSTANCES. I CURRENTLY PRACTICE AS AN
00:25:42 ATTORNEY IN A FIRM THAT I FOUNDED 36 YEARS AGO.
00:25:45 >> MY PRACTICE FOCUSES ON PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL
00:25:49 PROPERTY THROUGH PATENTS, TRADE SECRET AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL
00:25:53 PROPERTY PROTECTION. >> IN MY PRACTICE I WORK ALMOST
00:25:56 EXCLUSIVELY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTERPRET
00:26:00 IN DEFINING AND WORKING WITH REGULATIONS CODES AND RULES.
00:26:05 I'M THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA'S
00:26:06 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:26:09 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:26:15 NEXT WE HAVE MARK PUCOVSKI AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I'D
00:26:19 MISPRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME. >> NO, THAT'S FINE.
00:26:22 THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD MORNING.
00:26:23 MY NAME IS MARK POLSKY AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FOR
00:26:26 DC. SO I HAVE A BUILDING STOCK OF
00:26:31 ANYWHERE FROM 126 YEARS OLD TO TOMORROW.
00:26:33 I HAVE 38 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FACILITIES, OPERATIONS
00:26:38 AND MAINTENANCE. AND ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
00:26:41 THAT I HAVE AND I CARRY THE TOOLS AND I'VE TRAINED PEOPLE
00:26:44 ON HOW TO USE THE TOOLS. >> BUT ONE OF THE
00:26:47 ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE HAD RECENTLY TEAM DC WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE
00:26:49 OUR KITCHEN FIRES BY 75% BY EMPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
00:26:51 WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS. WE'RE EXPANDING UPON THAT
00:26:55 TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE FIRE RISK WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS EVEN
00:26:59 GREATER. >> SO WITH THIS WITH THIS
00:27:02 INITIATIVE I SEE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO
00:27:03 COMPROMISE TO WORK ON DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS, DIFFERENT
00:27:06 TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE CAN BRING FORTH TO HELP BUY US SOME TIME
00:27:10 SO WE CAN THEN FIND THE FUNDING THAT'S REQUIRED.
00:27:14 I BELIEVE IN SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE A
00:27:18 VALUABLE LIFE SAVING TECHNOLOGY.
00:27:19 I'VE SEEN THEM AT WORK PLENTY OF TIMES IN MY BUILDINGS
00:27:21 AND AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US FIND A WAY TO COMPROMISE TO HELP
00:27:26 THESE TENANTS REALIZE THAT WITHOUT THE FINANCIAL STRESSES
00:27:29 THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNDER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
00:27:33 CONSIDERATION AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS.
00:27:36 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ALSO SERVED ON THE SFE TECHNICAL
00:27:39 ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION MANDATES.
00:27:43 >> SO A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA.
00:27:45 THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
00:27:47 >> NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT EATON EXCUSE THE UNIFORM.
00:28:02 IT'S A WORKDAY FOR ME SO I'M HEADING OFF AFTER THIS.
00:28:05 MY NAME IS ROBERT EATON. I'M A RESIDENT OF 1201
00:28:07 CALIFORNIA. I'M RETIRED DIVISION FIRE CHIEF
00:28:11 FROM CITY VALLEY ALAMEDA COUNTY.
00:28:15 I'M ALSO A WORKING FIRE INSPECTOR TOO FROM THE CITY OF
00:28:18 SAN RAFAEL. I HOPE TO I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH
00:28:23 MANY CODES AND IMPLEMENTING MANY CODES WITH ARCHITECTS
00:28:26 BUILDERS, CITIES AND OWNERS OF BUSINESSES.
00:28:30 SOMETIMES THEY NEED HELP EXPLAINING WHY THINGS ARE THE
00:28:34 WAY THEY ARE AND THERE ARE ALSO ALTERNATIVES TO GETTING THE
00:28:38 CODES DONE AND LIFE SAFETY IS ACHIEVED.
00:28:44 MY HOPE IS TO HELP THE COUNCIL ACHIEVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
00:28:52 IMPROVE LIFE SAFETY BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THE REAL ISSUES WITH
00:28:57 FEASIBILITY AND LOGISTICS. THIS IS GOING TO IF IT GOES
00:29:03 THROUGH AS IT'S IMPOSED IT'S GOING TO FINANCIALLY HURT A LOT
00:29:10 OF PEOPLE AND DISPLACE A LOT OF PEOPLE AS I UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S
00:29:14 GOING NOW. SO I JUST HOPE TO HAVE A LITTLE
00:29:18 BIT OF COMMON SENSE AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH
00:29:21 THE COUNCIL. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
00:29:23 YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:29:29 >> NEXT WE HAVE GIL GEARY. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:29:36 MY NAME IS GAIL GEARY AND I'M APPLYING FOR SEAT NUMBER TWO ON
00:29:40 THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL .
00:29:43 >> I HAVE I AM HERE BECAUSE TENANTS IN MY BUILDING THOUGHT
00:29:48 I WAS BEST QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT THEM ON THIS COUNCIL
00:29:52 . >> MY HUSBAND AND I RENT AT
00:29:53 WASHINGTON TOWER WHICH IS THE BUILDING AT 2190 WASHINGTON
00:29:57 STREET. WE MOVED BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO
00:30:01 AFTER A SHORT STINT IN SONOMA WHERE WE WERE EVACUATED THREE
00:30:05 TIMES DUE TO FIRES. SO I UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF
00:30:09 FIRES, UNCONTROLLED FIRES AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE COST
00:30:16 AND EMOTIONAL HARM OF DISPLACEMENT FROM MY HOME.
00:30:20 I'M A RETIRED PARTNER FROM AN AD AGENCY WHERE I WAS
00:30:24 RESPONSIBLE FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING.
00:30:27 >> I LED A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WHERE WE ANALYZED DATA
00:30:32 AND INFORMATION TO COME TO THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS.
00:30:35 >> I AM VERY CAPABLE OF EXAMINING INFORMATION AND DATA
00:30:43 AND GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
00:30:44 I'M NOT AFRAID OF ASKING QUESTIONS THAT I DON'T
00:30:48 UNDERSTAND WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
00:30:52 >> AND I HAVE DEALT WITH PEOPLE WITH DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW
00:30:56 AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
00:30:59 >> I'VE BEEN IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION BOTH IN MY
00:31:03 PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFIT WORK AND HAVE BEEN A TEAM PLAYER
00:31:07 AND BUILDER. >> I AM NOT A CONTRACTOR BUT I
00:31:11 HAVE RENOVATED HOMES FIVE HOMES THAT I HAVE LIVED IN OVER TIME
00:31:17 AND I BECAME HOA PRESIDENT AND WORK CLOSELY WITH RESIDENTS
00:31:22 AND THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN ONE OF THE CONDOS I
00:31:25 OWNED. MY GOALS ARE TO BE PART OF A
00:31:28 TEAM THAT DETERMINES THE BEST PATH FORWARD IN THE SPRINKLER
00:31:32 MANDATE TO COLLECT AND EXAMINE DATA TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH HOW
00:31:36 WIDESPREAD THE MANDATE SHOULD REACH WITH THE SPRINKLER
00:31:40 MANDATE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED
00:31:43 TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON PROPERTY OWNERS AND RENTERS
00:31:50 AND WE OWE IT TO ALL INVOLVED TO THOROUGHLY EXAMINE
00:31:54 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO LIVE SAFELY IN OUR HOMES.
00:31:58 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:32:00 NEXT WE HAVE KATHRYN MILLER. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:32:13 I'M KATHERINE MILLER BUT I GO BY AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE HOA
00:32:17 BOARD AT FONTANA. WE'RE 136 UNITS AND OUR
00:32:22 RESIDENTS ARE MOSTLY RETIRED LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES AND THE
00:32:26 MAJORITY HAVE BEEN IN THESE HOMES FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
00:32:29 THEY INCLUDE TEACHERS FROM THE S.F. ASTI AND LOCAL COMMUNITY
00:32:34 COLLEGES, FIREFIGHTERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FORMER
00:32:38 EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND THE FINANCES OF
00:32:41 THE ASSOCIATION. OUR BOARD CREATES THE ANNUAL
00:32:45 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE ANNUAL FUNDINGS FOR RESERVE ACCOUNT
00:32:49 AND MAINTAINS THE BUILDINGS AS WELL.
00:32:52 ASSOCIATIONS WALK A FINE LINE WHEN SETTING HOA PAYMENTS.
00:32:56 OPERATING COSTS ARE SKYROCKETING AND BUILDINGS ARE
00:33:00 AGING AND THE MANY UNFUNDED AND UNPAID CITY MANDATES WE
00:33:04 HAVE TO PLAN WE HAVE TO DO FOR SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES OR
00:33:08 YOUNGER OWNERS WHO PENCILED OUT A HOME THEY CAN FINALLY AFFORD
00:33:12 AN UPSET OF THAT BALANCE AND PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO
00:33:16 MOVE. I UNDERSTAND HOW THESE
00:33:17 BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND POTENTIAL RISKS.
00:33:20 I AM ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING'S DAY
00:33:24 TO DAY MAINTENANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MAJOR
00:33:28 PROJECTS IN THE SOUNDER PROJECT.
00:33:31 I ACTUALLY WAS LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS TRYING TO PUT THE FLEX
00:33:35 TUBING THROUGH THE UNITS THROUGH THE CONCRETE AND STEEL
00:33:40 TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE MANDATE AND IT WASN'T POSSIBLE AND HAD
00:33:44 TO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES. >> I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE
00:33:50 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE COALITION REPRESENTING A
00:33:51 HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THE SPRINKLER MANDATE.
00:33:55 THE COALITION HAS MADE SURE THAT OUR VOICES HAVE FINALLY
00:33:59 BEEN HEARD. YOU'VE SEEN US AT MEETINGS FOR
00:34:04 MORE THAN 400 AT FORT MASON. OVER 400 HERE AT THE COMMITTEE
00:34:08 MEETINGS AND AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING FOR RULES I THINK THERE
00:34:14 WERE OVER 200 PEOPLE AS WELL. THEY HAVE A VOICE.
00:34:15 THEY HAVEN'T BEEN HEARD. THEY WANT TO BE HEARD.
00:34:19 I FEEL IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT I AM A RATIONAL PERSON.
00:34:23 I KNOW WHERE I STAND ON THIS ISSUE BUT I'M WILLING TO HEAR
00:34:27 PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND OUR COMMITTEE HAS DONE A LOT OF
00:34:31 VALUABLE RESEARCH. THANK YOU.
00:34:32 SO WE ARE HOPING THAT A SOUND AND SENSIBLE SOLUTION CAN BE
00:34:35 FOUND. THANK YOU.
00:34:38 NEXT WE HAVE NEW BARDACH. MR. BARDACH HAS GIRARDI TODAY
00:34:45 BUT IS STILL INTERESTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:34:48 >> CHRISTOPHER INGRAM GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
00:35:03 BOARD THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND CONSIDERATION
00:35:07 FOR MY APPOINTMENT TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
00:35:11 >> I AM A LICENSED FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR.
00:35:15 >> I'M THE OWNER AND CEO OF INGRAM FIRE PROTECTION.
00:35:19 WE DESIGN AND BUILD FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT
00:35:20 THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. I'VE PERSONALLY COMPLETED OVER
00:35:26 40 PROJECTS IN SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
00:35:27 INSPECTION AND WORKING IN HAND WITH SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
00:35:31 DEPARTMENT. >> I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT SAN
00:35:34 FRANCISCO AND I AS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN
00:35:39 FRANCISCO. I'M ALSO A FIFTH GENERATION SAN
00:35:41 FRANCISCAN AND I HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF FAMILY HERE
00:35:44 AND HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THE CITY.
00:35:45 >> I HAVE A STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAN FRANCISCO
00:35:49 FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM ON NUMEROUS
00:35:53 PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN A SUCCESSFUL MANNER.
00:35:56 THIS IS A HIGHLY, HIGHLY TECHNICAL UNDERTAKING THIS
00:36:00 PROJECT AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD FOR PUTTING TOGETHER
00:36:07 A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT IS EXCEEDINGLY COMPLEX.
00:36:11 I'VE DONE TWO FULL BID ANALYSIS ONE FOR FONTANA AND ANOTHER
00:36:14 BUILDING ALREADY AND DONE A THROW DIVE AND IT'S A VERY
00:36:18 TECHNICAL BUT SOLVABLE ISSUE. SO I'M GOING TO BE BRINGING TO
00:36:22 THE TAC A CONTRACTOR'S PERSPECTIVE BUT ALSO A BALANCED
00:36:26 PERSPECTIVE WITH FOCUS ON THE COSTS THAT AND THE VERY
00:36:30 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FOR THE HOMEOWNERS.
00:36:34 >> I'M FORMERLY A CONDO OWNER AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES
00:36:37 ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST AND FINDING A BALANCED
00:36:42 SOLUTION. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:36:42 CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD. >> I LOOK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
00:36:46 TO SERVE. THANK YOU.
00:36:49 NEXT WE HAVE BRANDON BRACAMONTES.
00:37:00 >> GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
00:37:04 MY NAME IS BRANDON BROCK. MONTE AND I HAVE BEEN A
00:37:07 SPRINKLER FITTER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS WORKING IN THE FIELD
00:37:10 INSTALLING, INSPECTING AND SERVICING FIRE PROTECTION
00:37:12 SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA.
00:37:15 THANK YOU FOR MY. THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION
00:37:18 AND TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE HIGH RISE FIRE SAFETY TECHNICAL
00:37:20 ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I'VE SEEN
00:37:23 FIRSTHAND THE DIFFERENCE A PROPERTY DESIGNED
00:37:26 AND MAINTAINED FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM CAN MAKE.
00:37:27 THESE SYSTEMS SAVE LIVES, PROTECT FIREFIGHTERS, REDUCE
00:37:30 PROPERTY LOSS AND GIVE PEOPLE PRECIOUS TIME TO ESCAPE DURING
00:37:34 EMERGENCY. >> THAT IS WHY THIS WORK HAS
00:37:38 ALWAYS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. TODAY I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
00:37:41 REPRESENTING HUNDREDS OF SPRINKLER FITTERS THROUGHOUT
00:37:43 THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. I WORK EVERY DAY WITH
00:37:46 CONTRACTORS DEVELOPERS BUILDING OWNERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES,
00:37:50 INSPECTORS, APPRENTICES AND THE SKILLED MEN AND WOMEN WHO
00:37:54 INSTALL THEM MAINTAIN THESE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS.
00:37:57 THAT EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN ME A PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH
00:38:00 THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF OUR INDUSTRY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
00:38:02 COLLABORATION TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER PROJECTS THAT PROTECT
00:38:05 THE PUBLIC. >> IF APPOINTED I WILL BRING A
00:38:09 PRACTICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE, A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND A
00:38:12 COMMITMENT TO WORKING ALONGSIDE MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
00:38:16 HELP THE CITY MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT ARE TECHNICALLY
00:38:19 SOUND PRACTICAL TO IMPLEMENT AND FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE
00:38:24 PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO. IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO SERVE
00:38:27 ON THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CONTRIBUTE TO
00:38:28 THIS IMPORTANT WORK. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,
00:38:31 CONSIDERATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
00:38:33 >> THANK YOU. >> AND NEXT WE HAVE LINNAEUS
00:38:38 STAMP USES. >> AND AGAIN PLEASE FORGIVE ME
00:38:45 IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANY OF YOUR NAME.
00:38:49 >> NO WORRIES. MY NAME IS LINUS STAMP
00:38:54 PREJUDICE AND I AM AN ARCHITECT WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF
00:39:00 EXPERIENCE AND WELL OVER $3 BILLION OF PROJECTS THAT I
00:39:03 PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH.
00:39:06 I'M ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE HOA AT 1835 FRANKLIN STREET.
00:39:14 AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR OWN ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE REALM OF
00:39:18 THE SPRINKLER MANDATES. SO I'M VERY WELL AWARE OF
00:39:21 WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR BUILDING AND TRY TO NAVIGATE TO SOLVE
00:39:25 THE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO THOSE.
00:39:28 >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT PERHAPS 3 TO 5%
00:39:32 AND THAT'S BEING GENEROUS OF THE EFFORT THAT ARCHITECTS
00:39:36 UNDERTAKE IS REALLY INVOLVED WITH DESIGN.
00:39:41 THE REST OF IT IS DEVELOPING BUDGETS, NAVIGATING EXTENSIVE
00:39:49 REGULATORY ISSUES AND REQUIREMENTS AND THAT PIECE
00:39:52 AND THAT PIECE OF THE PIE GROWS IT SEEMS ANNUALLY.
00:39:57 SO THERE'S MORE ENERGY TOWARD THAT AND THEN THE TECHNICAL
00:40:00 DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDINGS ALL THAT LEADS TO A NEED FOR
00:40:07 MANAGING THE PROCESS AND THAT'S CERTAINLY AN AREA THAT I
00:40:11 GRAVITATED TOWARD PROFESSIONALLY.
00:40:14 I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN PHASES OF PROJECTS EARLY
00:40:22 ON IN MY CAREER WHICH GRAVITATED TOWARD MANAGEMENT
00:40:26 AND MORE RECENTLY TOWARD IN THE LAST 2025 YEARS BEFORE I
00:40:31 RETIRED I GOT CERTIFIED AS AN OCCUPIED INSPECTOR FOR HOSPITAL
00:40:37 PROJECTS AND THOSE BUILDINGS HAVE A LOT OF REGULATORY ISSUES
00:40:42 AND I'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S
00:40:43 OFFICE IN RESOLVING TECHNICAL ISSUES IN THE FIELD IN THE
00:40:50 INSTALLATION OF FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDES
00:40:53 SPRINKLERS. >> SO I'M GLAD THAT COMMITTEE
00:41:00 IS SAW FIT TO INCLUDE AN ARCHITECT ON THE COMMITTEE
00:41:04 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE COLLABORATIVELY
00:41:08 AS I HAVE THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE CAREER TO COME UP WITH A GOOD
00:41:13 SOLUTION. >> THANK YOU.
00:41:13 THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE HEARD
00:41:17 FROM EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED OR WHO IS PRESENT THIS MORNING.
00:41:21 I WANT TO APPRECIATE AGAIN EVERYONE WHO DID SUBMIT TO
00:41:27 SERVE. >> OBVIOUSLY WE APPRECIATE IT.
00:41:28 AND AGAIN, THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS TO SERVE IF YOU ARE NOT
00:41:32 CHOSEN TODAY AS WE HAVE MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE DO SEATS.
00:41:39 >> AND WITH THAT PUBLIC COMMENT ,MR. CLERK.
00:41:43 >> YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM
00:41:47 SHOULD LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
00:41:50 EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
00:41:53 ON THIS MATTER. YOU CAN LINE UP AT THIS TIME.
00:41:54 THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER.
00:41:58 >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:42:01 PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. VICE CHAIR CHERYL.
00:42:05 >> THANK YOU CHAIR WALTON AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR
00:42:06 EVERYBODY COMING OUT HERE TODAY.
00:42:09 BOTH THE APPLICANTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO ADVOCATE FOR
00:42:13 THEIR PEOPLE OF CHOICE SHALL WE SAY THERE ARE MORE APPLICANTS
00:42:17 THAN THERE ARE SEATS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S
00:42:21 WHO'S COME FORWARD AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO
00:42:24 MAY END UP NOT GETTING MOVED FORWARD.
00:42:27 THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING WILLING.
00:42:28 AND I KNOW YOU ALL WILL CONTINUE TO TO STAY TO STAY
00:42:35 INVOLVED. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, BEEN
00:42:36 EXTREMELY HARD TO PICK AMONG A GROUP OF VERY QUALIFIED
00:42:40 AND DEDICATED APPLICANTS. >> BUT WE REALLY TRIED TO WORK
00:42:44 IN THERE AND INTERVIEW EVERYBODY AND SO CHAIR WALTON,
00:42:47 I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON FIVE OF THE SEATS AND THEN ON
00:42:50 THE SIX SEATS I'M GOING TO MOVE TO CONTINUE IT LOOKS LIKE WE
00:42:54 HAD ONE GREAT APPLICANT BUT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY LATE
00:42:57 AND THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME TO JUST
00:42:58 INTERVIEW AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION NOT AN INDICATION
00:43:02 OF THAT APPLICANT'S GREAT QUALIFICATIONS MORE JUST JUST
00:43:05 BECAUSE OF THE LATE APPLICATION.
00:43:06 >> SO WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD.
00:43:09 ROBERT EATON FOR SEAT ONE GAIL GEARY FOR SEAT TO KATHERINE ANN
00:43:13 MILLER FOR SEAT THREE. CHRISTOPHER INGRAM WITH A
00:43:17 RESIDENCY WAIVER FOR SEAT FOUR AND BRANDON BRACAMONTES WITH A
00:43:19 RESIDENCY WAIVER FOR SEAT FIVE. AND I ALSO MOVE THAT WE CAN
00:43:23 CONTINUE THE APPOINTMENT OF SEAT SIX TO THE CALL THE CHAIR
00:43:27 TO ALLOW FOR MORE CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT.
00:43:33 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH ON THAT. >> YES AND THE MOTION TO
00:43:37 APPOINT ROBERT EGAN SEAT ONE GAIL GARY TO SEE TO KATHERINE
00:43:42 MILLER TO SEAT THREE, CHRISTOPHER INGRAM TO SEAT FOUR
00:43:47 AND BRANDON BAR COMMITTEE TO SEAT FIVE SEAT FORM FIVE WITH
00:43:53 RESIDENCY WAIVERS ON THAT MOTION VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL
00:44:00 I REMEMBER MANAGEMENT I MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON I
00:44:04 WANT IN I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:44:05 THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOTION CARRIES.
00:44:08 THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY HERE IN ATTENDANCE AND WHO CAME
00:44:12 TO SPEAK THIS MORNING MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH
00:44:19 IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR ACTUALLY PLEASE CALL ITEMS NUMBER FOUR
00:44:24 THROUGH SEVEN TOGETHER. >> YES.
00:44:25 ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE MAYOR'S
00:44:29 NOMINATION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PAUL WOLFER TO
00:44:32 THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING JULY 2ND, 2030.
00:44:35 ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE MAYOR'S
00:44:41 NOMINATION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT
00:44:44 LEONARD POGGIO TO THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION TERM
00:44:47 ENDING JULY 1ST, 2030. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A MOTION
00:44:50 APPROVING REJECTING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF JAMES PAPPAS TO
00:44:53 THE REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY OVERSIGHT BOARD TERM
00:44:57 ENDING JANUARY 24TH, 2030. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A MOTION
00:45:01 TO APPROVE AND REJECTING MIERS NOMINATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT
00:45:05 OF VANESSA HARKIN TO THE PORT COMMISSION TERM ENDING MAY 1ST,
00:45:09 2030. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:45:14 FIRST WE WILL CALL UP PAUL FOR GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
00:45:22 NICE TO SEE YOU. I'M PAUL WOOLFORD, A LICENSED
00:45:23 ARCHITECT AND AND ONE OF THE PRACTICE LEADERS FOR OKAY WHICH
00:45:27 IS AN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING FIRM HERE
00:45:31 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
00:45:34 I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME RESIDENT. IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO HAVE
00:45:38 BEEN OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY IN DIFFERENT WAYS
00:45:39 BEGINNING ON TASK FORCES AND THEN SERVING ON THE ARTS
00:45:43 COMMISSION AND CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE THE PUBLIC WORKS
00:45:46 COMMISSION. I'VE BEEN APPOINTED BY MAYORS
00:45:49 NEWSOM MAYORS LEE MAYORS BREED AND NOW MAYOR LURIE.
00:45:53 SO I'M HERE TO PUT MY NOMINATION MY NAME
00:45:55 IN NOMINATION FORWARD AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT.
00:45:58 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE WILL CALL UP LIEUTENANT
00:46:03 LEONARD PADILLA, CHAIR WALTON VICE CHAIR CHERYL BOARD
00:46:15 PRESIDENT MANDOLIN. MY NAME IS LEONARD POGGIO.
00:46:19 I'M GOING TO FIRST BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE THANKS TO
00:46:21 THE MAYOR FOR HAVING THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST
00:46:24 AND RENOMINATING ME FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION'S LAW
00:46:27 ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE SEAT.
00:46:28 I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT I CAN AGAIN
00:46:32 RECEIVE THIS COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL AS PART OF THIS
00:46:35 IMPORTANT NOMINATION PROCESS. >> I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIRST BE
00:46:39 APPOINTED TO THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION IN APRIL OF 2024.
00:46:43 DURING THIS TIME I HAVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING SAN FRANCISCO
00:46:47 MAINTAINS A SAFE, VIBRANT AND THRIVING ENTERTAINMENT
00:46:51 INDUSTRY. I TRULY FEEL THIS INDUSTRY IS
00:46:54 WHAT MAKES SAN FRANCISCO A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION
00:46:57 AND BELIEVE THAT STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY IS TRULY ESSENTIAL.
00:47:01 >> I HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO WHERE I
00:47:05 AM BORN AND RAISED AND CURRENTLY LIVING.
00:47:08 I AM A PRODUCT OF THE CENTER SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
00:47:10 I LATER OBTAINED MY BACHELOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
00:47:13 AND MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MASTER OF PUBLIC
00:47:17 ADMINISTRATION DEGREES. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN THE TWIN
00:47:21 PEAKS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I LIVE WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG
00:47:24 CHILDREN. >> I HAVE OVER 24 YEARS OF
00:47:28 SWORN SERVICE WITH THE SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M
00:47:29 CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS A PATROL LIEUTENANT WITH NORTHERN POLICE
00:47:32 STATION. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I HAVE HAD
00:47:35 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN MANY DIVERSE ASSIGNMENTS
00:47:39 AND I'M SERVING THE DEPARTMENT ALSO AS A CERTIFIED SPANISH
00:47:42 INTERPRETER. MY ASSIGNMENTS HAVE INCLUDED
00:47:43 SERVING AS A FULL SPEED OFFICER AND MOTORIZED PATROL OFFICER, A
00:47:47 SERGEANT NOW A LIEUTENANT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN
00:47:51 FRANCISCO. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
00:47:54 CONSIDERATION AS I WOULD BE TRULY HONORED TO CONTINUE
00:47:55 SERVING IN THIS ROLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
00:47:58 LIEUTENANT. AND NOW WE HAVE JAMES PAPPAS.
00:48:08 GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. I'M JAMES PAPPAS.
00:48:13 I'M HERE SO YOU CAN CONSIDER MY NOMINATION TO THE OCI OVERSIGHT
00:48:17 BOARD. THE REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
00:48:21 AGENCY FOR THE SEAT TO BE FILLED BY AN IFP UNION MEMBER.
00:48:25 I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.
00:48:29 I'M CURRENTLY A PRINCIPAL PLANNER AT THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:48:32 PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHERE I'VE WORKED FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS
00:48:35 ON HOUSING POLICY AND COMMUNITY PLANNING.
00:48:39 PRIOR TO JOINING THE CITY I WORKED AT A NONPROFIT
00:48:40 ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH ON
00:48:44 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING AND POLICY IN CALIFORNIA.
00:48:47 I'M ALSO BORN AND RAISED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SO THE ISSUE OF
00:48:51 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND SUPPORTING THE STABILITY
00:48:54 AND VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MOTIVATION
00:48:58 FOR MY WORK. I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON
00:49:01 THE OVERSIGHT BOARD BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE ROLE THAT OCI
00:49:05 AND FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES HAVE HAD IN FUNDING
00:49:06 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER KEY INFRASTRUCTURE.
00:49:12 IN FACT MY FIRST PLANNING JOB WHEN I WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL WAS
00:49:14 AT THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
00:49:17 IN THE YEAR THAT REDEVELOPMENT WAS ENDED.
00:49:20 SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING VIEW INTO THAT PROCESS AND IN MY
00:49:24 WORK IN NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING
00:49:28 AND POLICY. I WAS WORKING WITH MANY CITIES
00:49:29 AND COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE AS THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND
00:49:33 FIND NEW STRATEGIES TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
00:49:36 FOR EXAMPLE, HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO WE CREATED THE
00:49:39 HOUSING TRUST FUND IN 2012 AND PASSED OUR FIRST GENERAL
00:49:43 OBLIGATION BOND ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2015.
00:49:45 CURRENTLY IN MY WORK AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT I CONTINUE
00:49:49 TO SEE HOW OCI IS COMMITMENTS AND TOOLS TO FUND AFFORDABLE
00:49:53 HOUSING ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF HOW WE MEET OUR AFFORDABLE
00:49:57 HOUSING NEEDS AND DELIVER OTHER IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE.
00:50:00 SO I'M HAPPY TO HELP SUPPORT THE WORK OF OCI IN DELIVERING
00:50:04 HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INVESTMENTS AND I'M
00:50:08 HAPPY TO SERVE ON THE OVERSIGHT BOARD IF SELECTED.
00:50:10 THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
00:50:13 QUESTIONS. >> OH THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:50:16 >> AND WE HAVE VANESSA HARTIGAN .
00:50:26 >> GOOD MORNING. CHAIR WALTON VICE CHAIR CHERYL
00:50:31 AND SUPERVISOR MENDELSOHN. I'M NESSA HARTIGAN.
00:50:34 >> I AM VERY HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PORT
00:50:38 COMMISSION. >> I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A
00:50:39 LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND AND ALSO WALK THROUGH SOME OF
00:50:43 THE REASONS WHY I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING.
00:50:46 >> I STARTED MY CAREER MANAGING LARGE SCALE INSTITUTIONAL
00:50:48 CLIENT PORTFOLIOS AT BANK OF AMERICA AND GOLDMAN SACHS.
00:50:51 >> SINCE THEN I'VE CARRIED THE SAME DISCIPLINE INTO SERVING AS
00:50:54 CFO AT BLUE X TRADE, WHICH IS A LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
00:50:59 AND SCALING STARTUP VENTURES LIKE MUSE.
00:51:02 >> I BRING THAT SAME DISCIPLINE TO GOVERNANCE AS TRUSTEE
00:51:06 AND TREASURER AT THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY
00:51:10 WHERE I HELPED THE ORGANIZATION WE BUILT FINANCIAL RESILIENCE
00:51:14 AFTER COVID. >> AND THROUGH BOARD SERVICE
00:51:17 WITH THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
00:51:21 WHICH FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS AS
00:51:22 WELL AS THE STANFORD LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD.
00:51:28 >> WHAT DRAWS ME TO THE PORT IS THE SCALE OF THE CHALLENGE.
00:51:31 >> THE PORT FACES A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR SHORTFALL ALONGSIDE
00:51:33 URGENT SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL RISE RISK WHICH IS THE KIND OF
00:51:40 HIGH STAKES FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC PROBLEMS I'VE
00:51:41 SPENT MY CAREER ON. >> I LOVE THE CITY AND I WANT
00:51:45 TO HELP PROTECT THIS STRETCH OF LAND FOR EVERY SAN FRANCISCAN.
00:51:48 >> EQUITY HAS ALSO BEEN A THROUGH LINE IN MY WORK.
00:51:52 >> THE PORT'S OWN STRATEGIC PLAN NAMES EQUITY AS A CORE
00:51:56 PILLAR AND I'M ESPECIALLY DRAWN TO BROADENING ACCESS TO THE
00:52:00 SOUTHERN WATERFRONT. THE BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT
00:52:03 AND ESLAKE CREEK WHICH HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD THE LEAST
00:52:08 ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT. >> I DO NOT SEE EQUITY
00:52:12 AND FISCAL DISCIPLINE AS COMPETING PRIORITIES.
00:52:15 DONE RIGHT. THEY'RE THE SAME INVESTMENT.
00:52:18 IF CONFIRMED I WANT TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE PORT'S LONG TERM
00:52:20 PLANNING WITH THE SAME FINANCIAL RIGOR I'VE APPLIED
00:52:23 THROUGHOUT MY CAREER INCLUDING HELPING BRIDGE THE FUNDING GAP
00:52:28 WHILE KEEPING EQUITY EMBEDDED IN EVERY DECISION.
00:52:31 I'VE BEEN A MISSION DISTRICT RESIDENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
00:52:34 I'VE RAISED MY FAMILY HERE AND I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE
00:52:38 CITY. THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR TIME
00:52:41 AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
00:52:42 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JUST ONE QUICK STATEMENT
00:52:49 IN QUESTION. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND
00:52:50 AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GRADUATION ON THURSDAY WHERE
00:52:54 THE PORT IS ACTUALLY PROVIDING INTERNSHIP FOR MEMBERS TO GO
00:53:00 INTO LOCAL TO 61 AND WORK ON THE PORT AND THE INTERNSHIP
00:53:04 ALSO PROVIDES JOBS. >> AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING
00:53:10 HOW EXCITED YOU ARE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT AND IF
00:53:14 THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THAT
00:53:15 IS HAPPENING WITH THE WITH THE PORT?
00:53:18 >> I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT IT AND I'M VERY EXCITED.
00:53:21 I THINK AGAIN THE MORE ACCESS WE HAVE WHICH INCLUDES BEING
00:53:25 ABLE TO HELP TRAIN AND TO HELP PROVIDE WORK OPPORTUNITIES
00:53:29 IN ADDITION TO JUST THE PHYSICAL ACCESS AND YOU KNOW
00:53:33 ACTUALLY ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
00:53:37 I THINK IS SO ESSENTIAL. >> AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO
00:53:39 THAT AND MAKE OUR CITY OPEN TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
00:53:42 INCLUDING YOUNG FOLKS WHICH IS THE FUTURE IS SOMETHING I WOULD
00:53:46 BE VERY EXCITED AND PART OF MY PASSION HAS BEEN MENTORSHIP
00:53:49 AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO HELP YOUNG FOLKS EITHER GET INTO
00:53:53 BANKING POSITIONS OR HELP THEM AS THEY GRADUATE.
00:53:57 THAT'S PART OF THE WORK I'VE DONE SEVERAL LATINO ALUMNI
00:54:01 ASSOCIATION. SO AGAIN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
00:54:02 I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AND SEE HOW I COULD
00:54:05 HELP HELP IN ANY WAY. QUITE FRANKLY.
00:54:08 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT I DON'T SEE VICE
00:54:12 CHAIR SURE I JUST. >> NOT FOR YOU UNFORTUNATELY.
00:54:16 BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK LIEUTENANT PUJO, A VERY VALUED
00:54:19 MEMBER OF NORTHERN STATES OCEAN FOR STEPPING UP ONCE AGAIN.
00:54:24 SO ESPECIALLY TO YOU AND I GUESS TO CAPTAIN MCCORMICK FOR
00:54:28 LETTING YOU, YOU KNOW, MOONLIGHT.
00:54:29 BUT SERIOUSLY, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
00:54:32 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHOW AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
00:54:35 APPOINTED INDIVIDUALS. >> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
00:54:40 QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
00:54:44 SO MR. CLARK, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:54:45 YES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
00:54:48 TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS SHOULD LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME
00:54:51 BY THE WINDOWS. >> EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED TWO
00:54:53 MINUTES. >> MORNING SUPERVISORS.
00:55:00 I'M BRANDON SCALE AND SPEAK TO YOU IN SUPPORT OF LEONARD POGOS
00:55:03 NOMINATION TO THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION.
00:55:06 I SERVE AS INVESTMENT DIRECTOR AT STANFORD'S GRADUATE SCHOOL
00:55:11 OF BUSINESS. THOUGH TODAY I SPEAK TO YOU AS
00:55:14 A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
00:55:18 UNIVERSITY. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE
00:55:20 SUNSET DISTRICT WHERE I STILL LIVE.
00:55:23 I'VE KNOWN LEONARD SINCE WE WERE IN FIRST GRADE AT
00:55:25 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTELLIGENT,
00:55:28 HARDWORKING, GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME DRIVEN AND ACCOMPLISHED.
00:55:33 HE HAS CONDUCTED HIMSELF WITH HUMILITY AND IS GUIDED BY A
00:55:37 STRONG MORAL COMPASS. LEONARD IS WIDELY RESPECTED BY
00:55:40 HIS PEERS AND IS SOMEONE PEOPLE OFTEN TURN TO FOR THOUGHTFUL
00:55:44 COUNSEL ON COMMUNITY MATTERS. HE IS A DEDICATED KID
00:55:48 AND CARING FATHER WHO COACHES HIS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN
00:55:50 AND THEIR TEAMMATES AND SPORTS. HE IS A LEADER WHO UNDERSTANDS
00:55:53 THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING AND CONSIDERING DIFFERENT
00:55:57 POINTS OF VIEW. I'M INSPIRED BY HIS WILLINGNESS
00:56:00 TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE COMMISSION, BRINGING THE
00:56:01 PERSPECTIVE OF HIS VAST AND VARIED LIFE EXPERIENCE TO
00:56:04 THE ROLE OF ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE.
00:56:07 I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT LEONARD'S NOMINATION
00:56:11 FOR ANOTHER TERM ON THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION.
00:56:12 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:56:15 >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC
00:56:19 COMMENT? IF YOU ELECT ME COME IN PLEASE
00:56:20 LINE UP AT THIS TIME. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR WALTON
00:56:34 VICE CHAIR CHERYL SUPERVISOR MAILMAN.
00:56:38 I HAVE THIS WONDERFUL SPEECH HERE THAT I WAS GOING TO READ
00:56:42 THAT I PRACTICE THIS MORNING. I PROMISE I PRACTICE IT OVER
00:56:44 AND OVER. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE
00:56:46 APPOINTMENT OF VANESSA HARTIGAN TO THE PORT COMMISSION BUT I'M
00:56:49 GOING TO SPARE YOU THIS WONDERFUL SPEECH AND JUST TELL
00:56:50 YOU THAT IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, CHAIR WALTON WHEN YOU
00:56:54 ASK VANESSA HARTIGAN ABOUT HOW SHE FELT ABOUT THE ABOUT HER
00:57:00 EXPERIENCE AND HER HOW EXCITED SHE WOULD BE ABOUT SUPPORTING
00:57:03 JOBS CHILDREN I CAN TELL YOU HAVING KNOWN HER FOR TEN YEARS
00:57:07 THAT SHE WILL SHE SHE DOES THAT SHE WILL DO THAT.
00:57:12 SHE HAS A HEART OF GOLD BUT SHE'S ALSO BRILLIANT AND SHE
00:57:15 WILL ENGAGE IN WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SUGGEST THE THE IDEA OF
00:57:17 SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY I WITNESSES OVER THE
00:57:22 TEN YEARS SINCE I'VE KNOWN HER SINCE LITTLE LEAGUE YOU KNOW
00:57:24 BEING A LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD YEARS AGO AND SHE IS SHE'S
00:57:26 EXTRAORDINARY AND THE CITY WILL BE LUCKY AND THE WATERFRONT
00:57:30 WILL BE THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY LUCKY LUCKY TO HAVE HER.
00:57:33 MY NAME IS MARK PURCELL. I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN
00:57:34 FRANCISCO. FOR MANY YEARS.
00:57:37 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR HAVING US AND LISTENING TO US.
00:57:44 >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR WALTON VICE CHAIR CHERYL SUPERVISOR
00:57:48 MANDOLIN CLARKSON COMMUNITY MEMBERS I AM MY NAME IS REGAN
00:57:52 PRITZKER AND I'M A SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT.
00:57:53 VANESSA HARTIGAN AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 30 YEARS
00:57:56 SINCE OUR DAYS TOGETHER AS UNDERGRADUATES AND IT IS AN
00:57:59 HONOR TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF TODAY.
00:58:00 >> IN ALL THAT TIME WHAT STOOD OUT MOST IS HER CHARACTER, HER
00:58:03 WORK ETHIC, HER PROFESSIONAL ISM AND THE FACT THAT WHATEVER
00:58:08 SHE TAKES ON SHE COMMITS TO FULLY AND SEES ALL THE WAY
00:58:11 THROUGH. SHE HAS AN INTEGRITY THAT IS AN
00:58:12 INSPIRATION TO ME AND TO ALL WHO KNOW HER.
00:58:16 >> VANESSA IS AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR AND SHE IS CLEAR,
00:58:20 DIRECT AND SOMEONE PEOPLE TRUST.
00:58:21 SHE HAS A SERVANT LEADERS HEART AND SHE GENUINELY CARES ABOUT
00:58:24 THE COMMUNITY AND ABOUT PEOPLE AND IT SHOWS IN HOW SHE LEADS.
00:58:27 THAT DISCIPLINE COMES FROM REAL EXPERIENCE.
00:58:31 AS YOU'VE HEARD, SHE BUILT HER CAREER IN INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE
00:58:35 AT FIRMS LIKE BANK OF AMERICA AND THEN WENT ON TO FOUND
00:58:39 AND SCALE HER OWN VENTURES. >> BUT HONESTLY WHAT I WOULD
00:58:40 WANT THIS COMMITTEE TO KNOW IS SIMPLE EVERYTHING VANESSA
00:58:44 PARTICIPATES IN IS MADE BETTER BY HER DEDICATED INVOLVEMENT
00:58:48 AND I HOPE YOU WILL CONFIRM HER TO THE PORT AUTHORITY.
00:58:52 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:59:02 I'D LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE GLOWING SUPPORT OF VANESSA.
00:59:10 MY NAME IS SEAN O'MALLEY AND I'M A SAN FRANCISCO
00:59:14 RESIDENT. I'VE KNOWN VANESSA HARTIGAN FOR
00:59:15 MANY YEARS. >> I WAS HER CEO AT BLUE X
00:59:18 WHICH WAS A TRADE AND LOGISTICS FINTECH COMPANY WHERE SHE
00:59:22 SERVED AS CFO. >> VANESSA'S THOUGHTFUL, HIGHLY
00:59:26 CAPABLE AND EXTREMELY COLLABORATIVE LEADER.
00:59:29 >> WE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER ON FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, PRODUCT
00:59:34 DEVELOPMENT AND I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW SHE HAS EXTREMELY SOUND
00:59:38 JUDGMENT, INTEGRITY AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM UNDER
00:59:42 EXTREME PRESSURES. OUR COMPANY WORKED DIRECTLY
00:59:45 WITH OCEAN CARRIERS BUILDING ELECTRONIC BOOKING PLATFORMS
00:59:47 AND FINANCIAL FINANCING FREIGHT TRANSACTIONS.
00:59:50 THROUGH OUR WORK, VANESSA DEVELOPED A PRACTICAL
00:59:53 UNDERSTANDING OF MARITIME COMMERCE AND THE BUSINESSES
00:59:55 THAT DEPEND ON IT. I ALSO KNOW VANESSA THROUGH THE
00:59:58 STANFORD LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WHERE SHE SERVES AS
01:00:01 THE BOARD. SHE HAS A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO
01:00:05 EQUITY ACCESS AND TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
01:00:08 I STRONGLY SUPPORT AND CONFIRM VANESSA HARTIGAN TO THE PORT
01:00:12 COMMISSION. THANK YOU.
01:00:15 >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
01:00:20 SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
01:00:21 SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
01:00:24 SEEING NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSE.
01:00:30 MR. CLERK. I WILL TAKE EACH ITEM
01:00:34 SEPARATELY IN TERMS OF MOTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
01:00:38 MOTION TO FOUR ITEM FOUR TO WAIT A MINUTE.
01:00:45 I'M ON OUR OWN AGENDA. MY APOLOGIES.
01:00:48 >> I'D LIKE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION TO ITEM FOUR TO AMEND
01:00:52 AND REMOVE REJECTING AND REPLACE WITH ACCEPTING FOR
01:00:59 PAUL WOOLFORD TO MOVE FORWARD FOR PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.
01:01:04 >> YES ON THAT ON THAT MOTION TO RECOMMEND AS AMENDED.
01:01:11 VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER AMENDMENT II.
01:01:14 MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON I WANT IN I THAT MOTION PASSES
01:01:18 WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU MOTION CARRIES
01:01:19 CONGRATULATE US MR. CLERK I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE SAME MOTION
01:01:23 FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO REMOVE REJECTING REPLACE WITH
01:01:27 ACCEPTING FOR LIEUTENANT LEONARD PASO AND MOVE FORWARD
01:01:34 WITH RECOMMENDATION. YES ON THAT MOTION VICE CHAIR
01:01:35 CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER AMENDMENT ALL RIGHT AND I'M
01:01:39 IN I CHAIR WALTON I WHILE DENY THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT
01:01:43 OBJECTION THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS AND MR. CLERK I
01:01:49 WOULD LIKE TO FOR ITEM SIX MOVE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND
01:01:55 AND STRIKE REJECTING AND REPLACE WITH APPROVING
01:01:59 AND MOVE FORWARD THE NAME OF JAMES PAPPAS FOR THE
01:02:03 REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY OVERSIGHT BOARD.
01:02:07 >> YES, ON THAT MOTION VICE SURE.
01:02:08 CHERYL CHERYL I MEMBER AMENDMENT ALL RIGHT MAN I MEAN
01:02:12 I CHAIR WALTON I WANT IN I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION
01:02:18 . >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
01:02:19 AND FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN FOR THE PORT COMMISSION I WOULD
01:02:22 LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND AND STRIKE REJECTING REPLACE
01:02:25 WITH APPROVING AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD WITH
01:02:30 RECOMMENDATION. >> YES ON THAT MOTION TO FOUR
01:02:34 ITEM SEVEN TO RECOMMEND AS AMENDED VICE CHAIR CHERYL
01:02:40 CHERYL I REMEMBER AMENDMENT I MEAN I CHAIR WALTON I WILL DENY
01:02:45 THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
01:02:46 THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.
01:02:49 CONGRATULATIONS. AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
01:02:53 WHO IS WILLING TO SERVE HERE TODAY AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
01:02:54 YOUR APPOINTMENTS, MR. CLERK. >> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE BUSINESS
01:02:58 THIS MORNING THAT COMPLETES THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
01:03:01 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE ADJOURNED