00:00:09 . >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE
00:00:10 AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 20TH, 2026 RULES COMMITTEE MEETING.
00:00:13 >> I AM YOUR CHAIR SUPERVISOR SHERMAN WALTON I'M JOINED BY
00:00:17 VICE CHAIR STEPHEN CHAIR AND PRESIDENT RAFAEL MEHLMAN
00:00:23 AND WE ALSO ARE JOINED TODAY BY SUPERVISOR MAHMUD.
00:00:27 OUR CLERK TODAY IS VICTOR YANG AND I WANT TO THANK JAMES
00:00:31 KAWANA FROM S.F. GOV TV FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS MEETING
00:00:35 IS PUBLICIZED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
00:00:38 >> MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING?
00:00:42 >> YES. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON
00:00:43 EACH ITEM ON THIS AGENDA WHEN YOUR ITEM OF INTEREST COMES UP
00:00:46 AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS CALL PLEASE LINE UP TO SPEAK ON YOUR
00:00:50 RIGHT. ALTERNATIVELY MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC
00:00:51 COMMENT IN WRITING IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS EMAIL THEM
00:00:54 TO MYSELF THE RULES COMMITTEE CLERK AT VICTORIA DOT Y O U
00:00:58 AND G AT S.F. COBALT IF YOU SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL
00:01:05 IT WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FILE MAY ALSO SEND YOUR
00:01:06 WRITTEN COMMENTS VIA A U.S. MILITARY.
00:01:09 OFFICE IN CITY HALL WHEN DR. CARLTON BE GOOD PLACE ROOM 244
00:01:13 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA NINE FOR 1 OR 2 PLEASE MAKE SURE
00:01:17 THIS HIGHLIGHTS ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
00:01:20 ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON THE BOARD
00:01:24 OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA OF JULY 28TH.
00:01:25 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED THAT COMPLETES MY INITIAL
00:01:29 ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:01:30 WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL I DON'T KNOW NUMBER ONE ITEM NUMBER ONE
00:01:33 IS A MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE MAYORS NOMINATION FOR THE
00:01:36 REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA. OUR CITY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
00:01:40 COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING AUGUST 1ST, 2030.
00:01:43 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND COMMISSIONER, I SAY WOULD
00:01:47 YOU PLEASE COME AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU WANT
00:01:50 TO CONTINUE? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR
00:01:51 WALTON SUPERVISORS AMANDA MIN CHERYL MAHMOOD MY NAME IS
00:01:55 JOSHUA R SAY AND I'M GRATEFUL TO MAYOR LAURIE TO BE NOMINATED
00:01:59 FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO AN ADDITIONAL FOUR YEAR TERM AT
00:02:03 THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION I.
00:02:07 COMING UP THIS OCTOBER NOVEMBER ON WHAT WILL BE THE MY THIRD
00:02:12 YEAR AND THE UNEXPIRED TERM FROM MY PREDECESSOR
00:02:18 COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WHO LIKE ME SERVES IN THE RATEPAYER
00:02:22 ADVOCATE SEAT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
00:02:24 FOR ME IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN I WAS RATIFIED AND FIRST
00:02:29 NOMINATED BY MAYOR. PREVIOUS MAYOR MAYOR BREED
00:02:33 AND CONFIRMED BY THIS BODY. I'M GRATEFUL DURING THE THE
00:02:37 NOMINATION FROM FROM MAYOR LURIE TO CONTINUE TO
00:02:38 ADVANCE WHAT I THINK ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AT
00:02:42 THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION NAMELY AS THE RATEPAYER
00:02:45 ADVOCATE. THREE THINGS THAT I'VE SOUGHT
00:02:49 TO FOCUS ON PARTICULARLY IN THE CURRENT YEAR THAT I'VE SERVED
00:02:52 AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT IS REALLY ADDRESSING THE CORE
00:02:55 INTERESTS OF RATEPAYERS AROUND AFFORDABILITY AND RATES.
00:02:57 I KNOW THAT CHAIR WALTON YOU ASKED US TO BE CONCISE IN OUR
00:03:00 REMARKS BUT I'M HAPPY TO TALK. INTO SOME OF THOSE HEADWINDS
00:03:04 AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED WHETHER IT COMES TO
00:03:08 RATES, SOME OF THE WAYS WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITH
00:03:11 OUR GENERAL MANAGER AND STAFF TO MAKE THOSE RATES AS
00:03:14 AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE AND EVEN BRING THEM DOWN ON THE SHORT
00:03:16 TERM. WE HAVE LONG TERM CHALLENGES
00:03:18 THERE AND IF. REAPPOINTED AND CONFIRMED BY
00:03:22 THE RULES COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD I LOOK FORWARD TO
00:03:23 CONTINUING TO ADDRESS IN THE LONG TERM BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
00:03:27 LONG TERM HEADWINDS AND CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF US.
00:03:30 SECOND HAS REALLY WORKED TO REALLY ALIGN OUR FOR THE THE
00:03:34 IMPACT THAT WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR
00:03:38 INVESTMENTS. TO REALLY LEVERAGE THEM AND TO
00:03:39 GO AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO RESPECT TO JOBS THAT WE CREATE
00:03:42 IN RESPECT TO CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR LBB
00:03:45 POLICIES AND LOCAL HIRE ORDINANCE WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY
00:03:49 MOVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND JUST THE INVESTMENTS WE
00:03:54 MAKE WHICH ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
00:03:55 WE HAVE A $12.5 BILLION. TEN YEAR CAPITAL PLAN THAT THE
00:03:57 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CAN DO SO MUCH GOOD IN TERMS OF THE
00:04:01 ECONOMICS ALONG THE WAY I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE
00:04:02 INCREASED OUR INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH S.F.
00:04:06 ENVIRONMENT. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THAT
00:04:09 AGENCY'S COORDINATION OF THE CITYWIDE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
00:04:13 I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ALSO NOT JUST
00:04:14 LEVERAGING. FOR THE PEOPLE BUT OUR CLIMATE
00:04:16 OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY.
00:04:17 AND LASTLY, I'VE REALLY TRIED HARD TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY
00:04:21 PRESENCE OF THE OF THE COMMISSION AND THE AGENCY I'VE
00:04:25 BEEN TO OH GOSH A FEW DOZEN COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND WHETHER
00:04:29 THAT'S INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES WHO INVITE ME TO GO JOIN A
00:04:32 COMMUNITY MEETING LABOR UNION. CONVERSATIONS I'VE BEEN TO
00:04:36 PLACES LIKE MILLBRAE BURLINGAME FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW THIS WELL
00:04:43 YOU PROBABLY DO HEAR THE SUPERVISORS BUT WE'RE THE SAN
00:04:44 FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION BUT ONLY ONE THIRD
00:04:48 OF OUR WATER CUSTOMERS ARE SAN FRANCISCANS AND TWO THIRDS OF
00:04:52 ALL OF OUR. >> 2.5 ROUGHLY MILLION WATER
00:04:55 CUSTOMERS ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY DOWN THE PENINSULA SAN MATEO,
00:04:59 SANTA CLARA EVEN INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE EAST BAY.
00:05:02 SO I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET OUT THERE, SHOW FACE TO THE
00:05:04 REGIONAL RATEPAYERS AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS AND I
00:05:08 BRING THAT BACK TO STAFF AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH
00:05:11 FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. I COULD PROBABLY STOP THERE ON
00:05:14 BE CONCISE I KNOW YOU GOT A LONG AGENDA, HAPPY TO ANSWER
00:05:15 ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF ME SUPERVISORS AND I WOULD
00:05:18 BE HONORED TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT HERE IT RULES COMMITTEE AND THE
00:05:22 FULL BOARD. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ROSÉ
00:05:25 PRESIDENT MADAM. THANK YOU CHAIR WALTON I DON'T
00:05:30 HAVE ANY HARD QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT
00:05:33 OUR FOR YOUR SERVICE ON ON THE P U C AND TO SAN FRANCISCO OVER
00:05:37 THE LAST DECADE PLUS AND OF COURSE I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
00:05:41 YOUR REAPPOINTMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW
00:05:44 GIG AT THE ALLIANCE. >> THANK YOU.
00:05:45 PRESIDENT MANUEL AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL.
00:05:49 >> COMMISSIONER SAY I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HOPE TO SEE THERE
00:05:53 WAS ONCE UPON A TIME WHERE THE P U C WAS PROVIDING TOURS FOR A
00:05:57 LOT OF CITY LEADERSHIP, A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SEE
00:06:00 OUR WATER SYSTEM AS YOU MENTIONED AND TO LEARN ABOUT
00:06:04 WHAT THE PUC ACTUALLY DOES. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
00:06:08 SOMETHING LIKE THAT COME BACK. I THINK THERE'S AN URGE FOR
00:06:12 WHOEVER THE LEADERSHIP NEXT LEADER MAY BE FOR BEFORE THE
00:06:19 DEPARTMENT BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS EXCITING
00:06:20 AND IT ALSO JUST GAVE A LOT OF FOLKS INSIGHT AND PROVIDED A
00:06:24 CONNECTION TO THE P U C WITH WITH THE REGULAR COMMUNITY.
00:06:28 SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE
00:06:31 THAT COME BACK. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS
00:06:35 OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:06:38 >> YES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THE
00:06:42 SIGNAGE SHALL I SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED
00:06:45 TWO MINUTES. >> HELLO MY NAME IS FOREST
00:06:53 AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF JOSH R C.
00:06:54 S REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
00:06:57 I'VE KNOWN JOSH FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND I THINK HE'S AN
00:07:00 INCREDIBLE BRIDGE BUILDER ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN OUR CITY
00:07:03 WHO I THINK CAN WORK WITH MANY DIFFERENT SIDES TO BRING THEM
00:07:07 TOGETHER. I THINK HE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE
00:07:08 PUBLIC SERVANT AND I THINK THAT OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE.
00:07:11 >> I DON'T KNOW THAT I FEEL REASSURED THAT JOSH IS THEIR
00:07:15 STEWARD SO PLEASE REAPPOINT HIM.
00:07:17 THANK YOU. >> NOT THAT I'M TELLING HIM
00:07:28 WHAT TO DO. GOOD MORNING.
00:07:32 MY NAME IS OLGA MIRANDA. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF SEIU LOCAL
00:07:36 87 AND I REPRESENT THE JANITORS IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR
00:07:40 AND I'M ALSO THE SECRETARY TREASURER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:07:41 LABOR COUNCIL. I STAND HERE TODAY WITH MY MY
00:07:45 BROTHER ABDO, ONE WHO IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT.
00:07:49 AND I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING YOU'RE WELCOME.
00:07:51 WE DIDN'T IMPACT THE ROOM WITH ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND OUR
00:07:53 UNION MEMBERS TO HAVE LONG, LONG LINES OF FOLKS WANTING TO
00:07:59 TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THIS BROTHER.
00:08:00 NOW PEOPLE SAY MEXICANS LOVE TO WORK.
00:08:03 THIS BROTHER WILL WORK FOR FREE ON ANY COMMISSIONS THAT YOU
00:08:06 THINK ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BETTER THE CITY AND THE COUNTY
00:08:10 OF SAN FRANCISCO. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
00:08:11 A BROTHER THAT'S DONE NOT JUST THAT BUT HAS ALSO STOOD UP FOR
00:08:15 THE COMMUNITY IN MANY MORE WAYS THAN JUST THIS IS ROY, THE
00:08:19 PIECE TODAY I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN BEING ABLE TO RE
00:08:23 APPOINT HIM TO THE POSITION HIS POSITION AT THE PSC AND I CAN'T
00:08:28 THINK OF ANOTHER COMMISSIONER THAT HAS WORKED AS HARD ON HIS
00:08:34 OWN TIME. YOU ALL KNOW AS ELECTED
00:08:35 OFFICIALS THAT YOU SACRIFICE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY TO BE A
00:08:38 BETTER MAKE SURE THAT THE THE CONSTITUENTS SEE IS SERVED.
00:08:42 BUT A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T KNOW THAT YOU GAVE UP A BASEBALL
00:08:44 GAME OR A MOM'S BIRTHDAY OR A HOLIDAY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
00:08:50 MEET YOUR COMMITMENTS. THERE'S NO OTHER HARDWORKING
00:08:53 COMMISSIONER THAT I'M AWARE OF THAN JOSH I'D SAY THAT COULD
00:08:57 SERVE THE ROLE AND I ALSO NEVER TALKED TO ANYONE BEFORE 10 A.M.
00:09:00 ON A MONDAY MORNING FOR A COMMISSION EXCEPT FOR JOSH
00:09:04 THAT'S WHO I SAID I WILL ANSWER THE CALL.
00:09:05 THANK YOU SUPERVISOR YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
00:09:08 >> APPRECIATE YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON
00:09:12 THIS MATTER? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
00:09:15 SPEAKERS THANK YOU SAY NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
00:09:19 PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
00:09:23 AMEND ITEM ONE AND STRIKE REJECTING REPLACE WITH
00:09:27 APPROVING AND SEND TO THE BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION.
00:09:31 >> YES AND THE MOTION TO AMEND TO APPROVE AND TO RECOMMEND TO
00:09:36 THE FULL BOARD. VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I
00:09:39 MEMBER MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON I WAS IN I THAT
00:09:43 MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION THANK YOU MOTION CARRIES
00:09:47 CONGRATULATION LINES MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER TWO TWO
00:09:53 IS A MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE MERO NOMINATION FOR THE
00:09:55 REAPPOINTMENT OF LYDIA SO TERM ENDING JUNE 30TH 2013 TO THE
00:09:58 PLANNING COMMISSION THERE IS A REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER BE
00:10:03 SENT OUT AS A COMMITTEE REPORT .
00:10:05 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND COMMISSIONER SO WOULD YOU
00:10:09 COME TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE AND THANK
00:10:21 YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER AND GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
00:10:30 >> THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SAN
00:10:33 FRANCISCO PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE
00:10:37 ON THE COMMISSION SINCE APRIL 2024 TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE
00:10:41 OF THE CITY THAT I DEEPLY LOVED.
00:10:44 >> SAN FRANCISCO STRENGTH COMES FROM ITS DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS
00:10:48 ,ITS PEOPLE AND ITS ABILITY TO GROW WHILE PRESERVING WHAT
00:10:51 MAKES IT SPECIAL. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS MY
00:10:52 CAREER HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON CITY PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE, REAL
00:10:56 ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ARTS EQUITY
00:10:59 AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. AS THE ONLY ASIAN AMERICAN
00:11:03 WOMEN CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE COMMISSION, I BRING A
00:11:07 PERSPECTIVE SHAPED BY BOTH MY PROFESSIONAL AND LIVED
00:11:10 EXPERIENCE. TODAY MY WORK SPANS
00:11:11 ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
00:11:14 STRATEGY ACROSS THE BAY AREA. MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HAS
00:11:18 GIVEN ME AN APPRECIATION FOR THE BALANCE BETWEEN THOUGHTFUL
00:11:22 DESIGN, ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY AND PUBLIC INTEREST THREE
00:11:26 CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERY PLANNING
00:11:30 COMMISSION DECISION AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER I HAVE
00:11:33 WORKED TO ENSURE OUR DECISIONS REFLECT THE VOICES FOR ALL SAN
00:11:37 FRANCISCAN DURING THE FAMILY ZONING PLAN I JOIN OUR PLANNING
00:11:41 STAFF AND DIRECTOR SARAH DENNIS PHILLIPS AT A SUNSET COMMUNITY
00:11:45 TOWNHALL CONDUCTED ENTIRELY IN CANTONESE.
00:11:48 THAT EXPERIENCE REINFORCED MY BELIEF THAT GOOD PLANNING
00:11:53 STARTS WITH LISTENING AND MAKING SURE EVERY COMMUNITY
00:11:57 HAS A VOICE IN THE PROCESS. >> I'M PROUD TO HAVE SUPPORTED
00:12:01 PROJECTS AND POLICY THAT ARE HELPING MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.
00:12:05 THAT INCLUDES APPROVING THE STONES TOWN REDEVELOPMENT WHICH
00:12:08 BRINGS MORE THAN 2500 HOMES FOR RESIDENTS AND ALL INCOME LEVELS
00:12:14 ADVANCING OFFICE TO HOUSING CONVERSIONS AND ADAPTIVE REUSE
00:12:18 TO HELP REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH
00:12:22 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND OUR PARTNER
00:12:24 CITY AGENCIES TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF OPENING NEW
00:12:27 BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTING THE HOUSING TRUST FUND AND TO
00:12:31 CREATE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
00:12:36 FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I BELIEVE GOOD PLANNING IS NOT
00:12:42 ABOUT CHOOSING BETWEEN GROWTH AND PRESERVATION.
00:12:43 IT IS ABOUT FINDING THOUGHTFUL SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW US TO
00:12:47 ACHIEVE BOTH. IF I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE
00:12:51 REAPPOINTED I WILL CONTINUE TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO
00:12:54 BUILD MORE HOUSING SUPPORT THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS
00:12:58 AND SMALL BUSINESSES MODERNIZE OUR PLANNING PROCESS AND ENSURE
00:13:02 EVERY SAN FRANCISCAN HAS A MEANINGFUL VOICE IN SHAPING THE
00:13:06 FUTURE OF OUR CITY. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION
00:13:09 TODAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
00:13:11 WITH YOU ALL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
00:13:15 AND OUR COMMUNITIES TO HELP BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE, VIBRANT
00:13:21 AND RESILIENT SAN FRANCISCO. >> THANK YOU.
00:13:22 THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. SO PRESIDENT MINIMAL.
00:13:26 THANK THANK YOU, CHAIR WALTON AND AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE
00:13:30 COMMISSIONER FOR HER PRIOR SERVICE AND HER WILLINGNESS TO
00:13:33 CONTINUE. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN
00:13:37 STRUCK ABOUT, COMMISSIONER SO IS THE BREADTH OF HER SUPPORT
00:13:40 ACROSS DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES PEOPLE WHO DON'T ALWAYS AGREE
00:13:42 WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS DO BELIEVE THAT SHE IS A
00:13:48 GOOD CAPABLE PLANNING COMMISSIONER WHO IS SERVING OUR
00:13:51 CITY WELL AND WHO MAINTAINS IMPORTANTLY MAINTAINS
00:13:55 RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE HAS THE
00:13:59 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO TO ASSIST HER COLLEAGUES ON THE
00:14:06 COMMISSION IN MAKING GOOD DECISIONS.
00:14:07 >> SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I WOULD JUST DITTO
00:14:10 PRESIDENT MANDELL MEANS COMMENTS AND SEEING NO OTHER
00:14:14 SPEAKERS I WILL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
00:14:18 >> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
00:14:22 TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHE LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH
00:14:26 SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES.
00:14:28 >> HELLO FOR US AGAIN I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT THE
00:14:35 REAPPOINTMENT OF LYDIA SO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION I'VE
00:14:36 ALSO KNOWN LYDIA FOR FIVE YEARS.
00:14:39 I THINK THAT SHE IS INCREDIBLE LEADER AND OUR COMMUNITY AS
00:14:42 WELL AS THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT HAVING ASIAN
00:14:46 REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IS VERY
00:14:50 IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY WORK AND LYDIA HAS BEEN ON MANY
00:14:53 COMMISSIONS AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ON ALL OF THEM AND I
00:14:55 THINK THAT ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING WOULD BE WELL
00:14:58 SERVED WITH HER LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.
00:15:08 GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE.
00:15:09 MY NAME IS BRIAN QUAN AND I'M A SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT ON THE
00:15:13 WEST SIDE OF THE CITY ORGANIZER ON A FEW DIFFERENT DEMOCRATIC
00:15:19 CLUBS AND AMONGST THE ASIAN COMMUNITY.
00:15:23 I'M HERE TODAY TO STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
00:15:24 REAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER LYDIA SO TO THE PLANNING
00:15:28 COMMISSION. WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT THE NEED
00:15:31 FOR BALANCE AND EQUITY IN CITY HALL BUT LYDIA ACTUALLY
00:15:32 DELIVERS IT AS A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT OF THE FORMER
00:15:36 PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION. >> SHE BRINGS AN INVALUABLE
00:15:40 LEVEL OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE DAIS.
00:15:43 SHE DOESN'T LOOK AT JUST THE ABSTRACT ZONING MAPS.
00:15:47 SHE UNDERSTANDS THE STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC AND PRACTICAL
00:15:51 REALITIES OF BUILDING A CITY. SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY CHAMPIONED
00:15:55 COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE
00:15:59 WHILE ACTIVELY PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN BUSINESS
00:16:02 AND SMALL BUSINESSES. BEYOND HER PROFESSIONAL
00:16:04 CREDENTIALS, LYDIA'S VOICE IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR
00:16:07 REPRESENTATION. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY
00:16:10 CHINESE-AMERICAN SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
00:16:13 MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE BRINGS A RARE DEEP CULTURAL EMPATHY AN
00:16:15 ADVANCED NATIVE LITERACY IN BOTH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN
00:16:18 CANTONESE. LYDIA DOESN'T GOVERN FROM AN
00:16:22 IVORY TOWER. >> SHE IS OUT ON THE GROUND
00:16:26 WHETHER ON STOCKTON STREET OR ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OR IN THE
00:16:27 MISSION ENSURING THAT OUR HARDWORKING MONOLINGUAL
00:16:30 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL MERCHANTS ARE NEVER LEFT OUT OF
00:16:34 THE PLANNING PROCESS. AT A TIME WHEN SAN FRANCISCO
00:16:38 FACES MASSIVE HOUSING MANDATES AND CRITICAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
00:16:41 CHOICES, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE HER CITY EXPERIENCE
00:16:43 AND DEEPLY COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP.
00:16:46 LYDIA BALANCES A FORWARD LOOKING VISION FOR OUR CITY'S
00:16:49 INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AN UNWAVERING RESPECT FOR OUR
00:16:50 NEIGHBORHOODS CULTURAL HISTORY. PLEASE MOVE HER REAPPOINTMENT
00:16:54 FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
00:16:58 >> THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS
00:17:04 ON THIS MATTER? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
00:17:05 SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
00:17:05 SEEING OTHER SPEAKERS PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
00:17:11 AND MR. CLERK I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM
00:17:15 NUMBER TWO. STRIKE REJECTING REPLACE WITH
00:17:16 APPROVING AND MOVE TO THE FULL BOARD AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
00:17:21 WITH RECOMMENDATION YES ON THAT MOTION.
00:17:25 VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER AMENDMENT ACT AND I
00:17:29 MEAN I CHAIR WALTON I WALTON I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT
00:17:33 OBJECTION. THANK YOU.
00:17:35 >> MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLERK,
00:17:37 PLEASE CALL ITEMS THREE AND NINE TOGETHER.
00:17:40 >> YES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A MOTION
00:17:43 ORDERING SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS HAD AN ELECTION BE HELD
00:17:45 ON NOVEMBER THIRD, 2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
00:17:48 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO CREATE A FUND TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND
00:17:51 MONIES APPROPRIATING APPROPRIATED AND ANY GIFTS
00:17:54 GRANT OR DONATIONS TO BE USED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
00:17:58 NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR CITY RESIDENTS.
00:18:02 >> ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A MOTION CALLING FROM THE BUDGET
00:18:07 AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO BOARD RULE 3.38 THE PROPOSED
00:18:11 INITIATIVE ORDINANCE FILE NUMBER 260693 TO IMPOSE AN
00:18:18 EXCISE TAX COMMENCING IN TAX YEAR 2027 ON PERSONS KEEPING
00:18:22 VACANT OR USING DIFFERENT ALLEY PARCELS LAST USE IN WHOLE OR
00:18:26 IN PART AS FORMULARY RETAIL GROCERY STORES OR FORMULA
00:18:30 RETAIL PHARMACIES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2017
00:18:34 AND SCHEDULING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SIT AS A COMMITTEE
00:18:37 OF THE WHOLE AT A MEETING ON JULY 1ST, 2026 AT 3 P.M. TO
00:18:41 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PERSPECTIVE
00:18:45 INITIATIVE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CLERK
00:18:48 AND WE ARE JOINED BY SUPERVISOR MAHMUD.
00:18:52 >> THANK YOU CHAIR WALTON AND COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU TO
00:18:57 ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO HEAR THIS ITEM TODAY.
00:19:00 BEGINNING TODAY'S REMARKS I WANT TO NOTE THAT ACROSS THE
00:19:03 CITY THERE IS ONE TOPIC ON EVERY SAN FRANCISCANS MIND IT'S
00:19:07 AFFORDABILITY PORTABILITY OF HOUSING, OF UTILITIES AND OF
00:19:11 FOOD. I CONSTANTLY HAVE CONVERSATIONS
00:19:15 WITH CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY ABOUT THE
00:19:16 IMPOSSIBLE DECISIONS THEY ARE FACING.
00:19:19 DO THEY PAY FOR THEIR FOOD OR DO THEY PAY FOR THEIR RENT?
00:19:23 THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS STILL FORCING OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE
00:19:27 THAT CHOICE IS A POLICY FAILURE .
00:19:30 WE INTRODUCED THE AFFORDABLE GROCERIES ACT TO PROVIDE A
00:19:31 COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS THIS FAILURE HEAD ON.
00:19:37 THE PRICE OF GROCERIES IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY YEAR OVER
00:19:38 YEAR. >> MILK, TOMATOES AND MORE.
00:19:42 THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM BUT ONE THAT OTHER CITIES ARE
00:19:45 BOLDLY TACKLING. COMPOUNDING MATTERS IS THE
00:19:50 EXPANSION OF FOOD DESERTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:19:52 WE SEE HOW LARGE AND CORPORATIONS ARE LEAVING
00:19:53 OUR CITY. THEY CAME IN YEARS AGO PRICED
00:19:57 OUT LOCAL GROCERS THE RAISE PRICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
00:20:01 AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN NOW TODAY.
00:20:04 >> AND THEN THEY LEFT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY CLAIM TO
00:20:08 SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE PROPERTIES THEY LEFT AS ZOMBIE
00:20:09 STORES TO DETER COMPETITION. >> THE AFFORDABLE GROCERIES ACT
00:20:12 WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THESE CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS
00:20:18 FOOD INFLATION. WE PROPOSED THE CREATION OF AN
00:20:20 AFFORDABLE GROCERY FUND ONE THAT CAN SUBSIDIZE THE
00:20:23 CONVERSION OF CORNER STORES TO AFFORDABLE GROCERY STORES OR
00:20:26 COVER GRANTS FOR THE BUILDOUT AND TENANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR NEW
00:20:30 STORES OR BUY PROPERTY. AND WHEN WE SET OUT TO GROCERY
00:20:31 STORES THAT PROVIDE AFFORDABLE PRICING LIKE MAYOR MAMDANI IS
00:20:34 DOING IN NEW YORK TO ADDRESS THE FOOD DESERT PROBLEM, WE HAD
00:20:38 PROPOSED THE ABANDONED PHARMACY AND GROCERY TAX.
00:20:41 IT WOULD TAX LARGE U.S. CORPORATIONS AND OPERATORS THAT
00:20:45 INTENTIONALLY HOLD THEIR ZOMBIE STORES VACANT UNTIL THEY
00:20:47 REACTIVATE THE STORE AND HELP COMBAT CORPORATE LAND SQUATTING
00:20:51 AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR. >> WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE
00:20:55 SOLUTIONS ARE NEW IDEAS TO SAN FRANCISCO.
00:20:58 WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL OF US MAY AGREE ON THE APPROACH
00:21:01 TO ADDRESS THEM. THAT IS PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC
00:21:03 PROCESS AND ONE WE ARE ELECTED TO PUT FORWARD DEBATE
00:21:06 AND DISCUSS THE MERITS. >> UNFORTUNATELY A COUPLE OF
00:21:10 WEEKS AGO THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE ABANDONED PHARMACY
00:21:12 AND GROCERY TAX WAS BLOCKED BEFORE IT COULD BE HEARD AT THE
00:21:14 BUDGET COMMITTEE A CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH HAS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NOT
00:21:17 HAPPENED FOR A BALLOT MEASURE BEFORE THE BOARD, BEFORE.
00:21:21 I APPRECIATE PRESIDENT MANDELBLIT AND CHAIR WALTON FOR
00:21:22 ALLOWING THE MOTION TO BE JEOPARDIZED THIS MORNING SO WE
00:21:26 CAN DISCUSS THE ISSUES OUR RESIDENTS FACE ON A DAILY BASIS
00:21:29 . THAT SAID, I UNDERSTAND THAT AS
00:21:30 OF TODAY WE NO LONGER HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS THE FUND OR THE
00:21:33 MOTION OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY. AND SO AS A RESULT I'LL BE
00:21:37 REQUESTING THAT BOTH ITEMS BE CONTINUED TO THE CALL.
00:21:40 THE CHAIR AND I RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS
00:21:42 IN CITY HALL ON HOW TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TODAY DUE TO
00:21:45 IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES ON THE UTILITY OF TAXATION
00:21:48 AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY A SOLUTION FRAMEWORKS I KNOW
00:21:52 AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A WILL IN OUR CITY TO STILL
00:21:53 ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY.
00:21:56 THE PEOPLE DESERVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF WHICH IS WHY TOMORROW AT
00:22:00 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I'M ANNOUNCING A NEW AFFORDABLE
00:22:01 GROCERIES ACT WITH THE DRAFTING REQUESTS FOR LEGISLATIVE
00:22:04 PROPOSALS FOCUSED ON COMPONENTS THAT ARE IN OUR ORIGINALLY
00:22:08 PROPOSED AFFORDABLE GROCERY FUND.
00:22:08 THESE MEASURES WILL INCLUDE NEW IDEAS AND EXPANDING ALREADY
00:22:12 EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT WE KNOW MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
00:22:15 FIRST CORNER STORE CONVERSION RESTORING FUNDING TO THE
00:22:18 HEALTHY RETAIL PROGRAM TO CONVERT CORNER STORES INTO
00:22:22 AFFORDABLE PRODUCE STORES BASED ON A PROGRAM THAT FORMER
00:22:23 SUPERVISORS JANE KIM EMILY ACKERMAN HAD AUTHORED MANY
00:22:27 YEARS AGO GROCERY STARTUP INCENTIVES EXPANDING THE FIRST
00:22:33 YEAR FREE PROGRAM TO EXEMPT GROCERY STORES FROM BUILDING
00:22:34 AND PLANNING PERMIT FEES AS WELL AS THE EXPANSION OF THE
00:22:38 STOREFRONT OPPORTUNITY GRANT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL
00:22:41 BUILD OUTS OF NEW GROCERY STORES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
00:22:42 LACK A FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORE AND ZONING REFORM
00:22:45 LEGISLATING NEW DENSITY BONUSES FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT
00:22:49 INCORPORATE NEW GROCERY STORES AND GROUND FLOOR MODELED ON NEW
00:22:52 YORK CITY'S OWN FRESH PROGRAM AS WELL AS REFORMS TO MAKE
00:22:56 SUBDIVISIONS OF EXISTING VACANT PARCELS EASIER FOR NEW GROCERY
00:22:58 STORES. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS
00:23:00 WITH DEPARTMENTS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ON THESE
00:23:02 RESPECTIVE SOLUTIONS ALREADY AND NOW HOPE TO LEGISLATE THEIR
00:23:05 RESOLUTION WITH THE BROADER. >> ULTIMATELY I BELIEVE THAT
00:23:08 HOLDING LARGE CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE IS WHERE THE
00:23:12 CONSENSUS WITHIN CITY HALL IS TODAY.
00:23:13 THAT'S OKAY. ULTIMATELY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT
00:23:16 RESULTS OVER IDEOLOGY AND I INTEND TO PUSH FORWARD
00:23:17 AND UNITE AROUND THE PROGRAMS AND TOOLS WE ALL KNOW AND AGREE
00:23:20 CAN HELP. >> ULTIMATELY THE AFFORDABLE
00:23:23 GROCERIES ACT HAS SHOWN THAT SAN FRANCISCANS ARE HUNGRY FOR
00:23:27 BOLD IDEAS TO TACKLE AFFORDABILITY.
00:23:28 I REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH ANYONE AND EVERYONE TO
00:23:31 ADVANCE THE SOLUTIONS WE AGREE ON TODAY WHILE CONTINUING TO
00:23:34 PUSH FOR THE BIGGER CHANGES OUR CITY NEEDS.
00:23:35 I WON'T STOP FIGHTING UNTIL EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS RELIABLE
00:23:39 ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOOD.
00:23:42 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH SUPERVISOR
00:23:45 MAHMUD AND I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO TRY TO
00:23:49 COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO MAKE GROCERIES MORE AFFORDABLE TO
00:23:53 OUR COMMUNITIES. I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE TALKED TO
00:23:56 FORMER SUPERVISORS HAVE IDEA ABOUT A FUND HE AND I PUSHED TO
00:24:00 MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC GROCERY
00:24:03 STORES THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY BUILD
00:24:07 OFF OF. I KNOW YOU WANT TO ASK FOR
00:24:11 CONTINUANCE BUT I SEE NO REASON TO CONTINUE ITEMS THAT WE WON'T
00:24:15 BE HEARING ANY MORE. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION
00:24:16 TO TABLE AFTER WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE TWO ITEMS.
00:24:20 >> YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM
00:24:24 SHOULD LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED
00:24:27 TWO MINUTES. PLEASE NOTE THE COMMENTS ON
00:24:31 ITEM NUMBER NINE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE DISCUSSION OF
00:24:34 THE MOTION ITSELF AND NOT ON THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE.
00:24:38 YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM I. >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS
00:24:44 AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
00:24:47 I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS EXTREMELY BRIEF BECAUSE I
00:24:50 FORGOT MY NOTES. BUT WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
00:24:53 TAKING UP THIS MATTER. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
00:24:54 SUPERVISOR MAHMUD FOR ALL THE WORK AND EFFORT HE'S PUT INTO
00:24:58 THIS AND WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD AND THAT SOME
00:25:02 MEANINGFUL AFFORDABLE GROCERY LEGISLATION WILL COME OUT OF
00:25:06 THIS PROCESS. YOU REFERENCED THE
00:25:09 AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND I WAS JUST READING THE OTHER DAY THAT
00:25:13 ZILLOW HAS REPORTED THE MEDIAN RENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO HAVE
00:25:17 RISEN 19% IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS FAR OUTPACING ANY OTHER CITY
00:25:21 WE'RE IN. ONCE AGAIN, NUMBER ONE IS THE
00:25:24 MOST EXPENSIVE RENTAL MARKET IN THE COUNTRY.
00:25:26 SO DOING SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
00:25:28 AND HOW IT AFFECTS WORKING CLASS FAMILIES IN OUR
00:25:32 COMMUNITIES IS SOMETHING THAT WE AT INDIVISIBLE ISF HAVE
00:25:39 ENDORSED AND FULLY SUPPORT TO PLACE THE IMPORTANCE ON
00:25:46 RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEALTH, NUTRITION
00:25:47 AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:25:51 WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRIORITIZING
00:25:55 CORPORATE INTERESTS AND WE THINK THAT A FAILURE TO DO SO
00:25:59 IS IMMORAL. SO WE URGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT
00:26:03 THING AND HELP MAKE CITY SAN FRANCISCO A MORE VIBRANT
00:26:06 AND AFFORDABLE CITY FOR ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS.
00:26:09 >> THANK YOU. >> GREETINGS SUPERVISORS.
00:26:17 GOOD MORNING DAVID ELIOT LEWIS CHAIR OF TENDERLOIN PEOPLE'S
00:26:21 CONGRESS. WE'RE A TEN YEAR LONG RESIDENT
00:26:22 ADVOCACY GROUP. WE WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE NEED
00:26:25 FOR THIS KIND OF ACT WITH WANT TO THANK THE SUPERVISOR BUT MY
00:26:29 MAHMUD FOR PROPOSING IT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THE TENDERLOIN HAS
00:26:33 FOR YEARS ACTUALLY DECADES BEEN UNDERSERVED IN A LOT OF WAYS.
00:26:36 WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE PHARMACY WE DON'T HAVE ANY GROCERY FULL
00:26:40 SERVICE GROCERY STORES THE KIND OF GROCERIES WE HAVE IN THE
00:26:43 TENDERLOIN OUR SMALL CORNER STORES THAT SELL HIGH SALT,
00:26:47 HIGH SUGAR, JUNK FOOD, UNHEALTHY FOODS WE DON'T HAVE
00:26:51 THE KIND OF NUTRITION WE NEED TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
00:26:52 HEALTHY. WE DESPERATELY NEED THIS.
00:26:55 WE'RE NOT THE ONLY FOOD DESERT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
00:26:57 THERE'S OTHER PARTS OF DISTRICT FIVE OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY
00:27:00 THAT HAVE BECOME FOOD DESERTS WITH THE WITH THE CLOSURE OF
00:27:03 MAJOR GROCERY STORES ESPECIALLY IN THE FILLMORE, WE DESPERATELY
00:27:07 NEED ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.
00:27:08 WE HAVE OUR CONGRESS HAS BEEN ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO HELP
00:27:11 GROCERY STORES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THE
00:27:15 SUPERVISOR HAS TAKEN THIS UP. AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
00:27:18 THAT IF I'M WHAT ABOUT TO SAY IT'S WRONG?
00:27:21 I HOPE YOU GO ON THE RECORD AND TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG BUT
00:27:24 IT APPEARS THAT BECAUSE PART OF THIS ACT WOULD INVOLVE ATTACKS
00:27:28 AGAINST AMAZON A VERY LARGE 54,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY ON
00:27:32 MARKET STREET, THE CLOSED GROCERY STORE WHOLE FOODS THAT
00:27:35 THEY PUSH BACK ON THE MAYOR TO KILL THIS AND THE MAYOR PUSHED
00:27:39 ON AND CHAN A SUPERVISOR CHAN WHICH NOW COMES FULL CIRCLE TO
00:27:44 KILL THAT KIND OF KILL THIS LEGISLATION IF WHAT I'M SAYING
00:27:48 IS WRONG I'D LIKE TO BE CORRECTED AND BE TOLD THAT I'M
00:27:52 SAYING SOMETHING INACCURATE BUT I DON'T THINK I AM.
00:27:55 I THINK CORPORATE INTERESTS HAVE TRIED TO KILL THIS MEASURE
00:27:56 A MEASURE THAT DESPERATELY NEEDED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
00:27:59 OUR NUTRITION, FOR OUR HEALTH, FOR OUR WELL-BEING.
00:28:03 AND I HOPE YOU'LL FIND IT WITHIN YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
00:28:06 AND MOVE THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND LET THE
00:28:08 FULL BOARD VOTE ON THIS AND THEN LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
00:28:11 IF THIS IS THE KIND OF TAXATION AND LEGISLATION WE NEED.
00:28:17 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:28:21 ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THE MATTERS?
00:28:24 >> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
00:28:25 THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED
00:28:29 AND I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS THREE AND NINE ON
00:28:34 THE MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS THREE AND NINE VICE CHAIR CHERYL
00:28:36 CHERYL I MEMBER MANAGEMENT RIGHT MADAM AND I CHAIR WALTON
00:28:41 I WALTON I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION THANK YOU
00:28:44 MOTION CARRIES MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
00:28:47 >> ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A HEARING TO CONSIDER APPOINTING
00:28:51 ONE MEMBER TERM ENDING JULY 1ST 2030 TO THE SANITATION
00:28:55 AND STREETS COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:28:58 AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE KIMBERLY HARTWICK.
00:29:01 >> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR WALTON AND SUPERVISOR CHERYL
00:29:05 AND PRESIDENT MURKOMEN FOR CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT TO
00:29:09 THE SANITATION AND STREETS COMMISSION.
00:29:10 I'D BE HONORED TO CONTINUE SERVING AT THE COMMISSION.
00:29:14 >> I HAVE CALLED SAN FRANCISCO HOME FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS
00:29:18 AND HAVE WORKED FOR SAN FRANCISCO NONPROFITS FOR THE
00:29:22 PAST 17, INCLUDING TEN YEARS AT COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICTS
00:29:25 AND THROUGH THAT WORK I DEVELOPED A DEEP APPRECIATION
00:29:29 FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN, SAFE AND WELCOMING PUBLIC
00:29:33 SPACES AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS
00:29:37 AND QUALITY OF LIFE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE HAD THE
00:29:41 PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE
00:29:44 SANITATION AND STREETS COMMISSION.
00:29:47 DURING THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE COMPLEX
00:29:51 CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY AND THE CRITICAL WORK PERFORMED
00:29:55 EVERY DAY BY THE DEDICATED STAFF AT PUBLIC WORKS.
00:29:59 I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HELP PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY
00:30:03 AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC WHILE SUPPORTING PUBLIC
00:30:04 WORKS AND ITS MISSION TO SERVE SAN FRANCISCANS.
00:30:07 I BELIEVE THE COMMISSION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENSURING
00:30:11 RESIDENTS HAVE A VOICE AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT REMAINS
00:30:15 RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY. IF REAPPOINTED I WILL CONTINUE
00:30:19 TO APPROACH THIS ROLE WITH FAIRNESS, CURIOSITY
00:30:23 AND COMMITMENT TO LISTENING ASKING THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS
00:30:27 AND MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
00:30:30 PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
00:30:31 YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE I
00:30:34 RESPECTIVELY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MY APPOINTMENT.
00:30:41 THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT MILLIMAN.
00:30:45 >> THANK YOU CHAIR WALTON. I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER
00:30:49 HARTWIG SHULMAN FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THIS ON THIS
00:30:53 COMMISSION WHICH IS IS IMPORTANT.
00:30:57 EVEN IF YOU ARE OVERSEEING A DEPARTMENT THAT NO LONGER
00:31:01 EXISTS BUT STILL THE ISSUE OF STREETS AND SANITATION MATTERS
00:31:04 AND IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS COMMISSION, WE NEED TO
00:31:06 HAVE GOOD PEOPLE ON IT. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE VOTERS
00:31:09 WANT TO SAY IN NOVEMBER ABOUT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE
00:31:10 COMMISSION. >> BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
00:31:12 DILIGENCE IN GETTING AND SERVING AND AND GETTING US
00:31:16 TO REAPPOINT YOU. >> YEAH, THANK YOU.
00:31:19 THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT WE WILL CALL FOR
00:31:20 PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
00:31:23 SPEAK ON THIS MATTER LINED UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
00:31:27 EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES.
00:31:28 ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON
00:31:31 THIS MATTER? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
00:31:32 SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER. >> THANK YOU.
00:31:35 SEEING NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED
00:31:38 AND I LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATION TO
00:31:40 THE FULL BOARD. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO
00:31:46 APPOINT KIMBERLY HARTWIG SHULMAN TO SEAT NUMBER TWO
00:31:49 AND FOR THAT TO THE FULL BOARD ON THAT MOTION THE VICE CHAIR
00:31:54 CHERYL. HI CHERYL.
00:31:55 I REMEMBER MENEM IN MENEM AND I CHAIR WALTON.
00:31:58 I WATCHED IN I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:32:02 >> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.
00:32:02 CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLERK. >> PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER
00:32:06 FIVE. YES.
00:32:07 ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE OF REJECTING THE
00:32:10 MAYOR'S NOMINATION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LINDSAY MCLEAN
00:32:13 TO THE BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING
00:32:17 JULY 1ST, 2028. >> THANK YOU.
00:32:19 COMMISSIONER MCLEAN IS HERE AND PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU WANT
00:32:24 TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. >> YES.
00:32:28 SO I'LL START OFF BRIEFLY ABOUT MY HISTORY SINCE I'VE HEARD ALL
00:32:32 THE OTHER SPEAKERS TALK ON THAT.
00:32:33 >> I HAVE AS OF THIS SUMMER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LIVING
00:32:36 AND WORKING AND PRACTICING IN SAN FRANCISCO AS A
00:32:40 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. I AM COMPLETING THE PRIOR TERM
00:32:43 SO I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS SO I'LL
00:32:46 SAY MY DESIRE TO CONTINUE IS BOTH.
00:32:50 >> YOU KNOW JUST GETTING MY FEET WET AND STARTING TO LEARN
00:32:53 THE PROCESS BUT ALSO A STRONG INTEREST IN THE PLANNED MERGER
00:32:57 AND HOW THAT WILL IMPACT SERVICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
00:33:01 I'M A USER OF THE SYSTEM. >> I ACTIVELY GET PERMITS FROM
00:33:06 DVI. I THINK I ALSO BRING TO THE
00:33:09 COMMISSION THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING PERMITS IN A LOT OF
00:33:13 OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND HOW THOSE PROCESSES ARE AND KIND OF
00:33:17 HOW THAT CAN PLAY IN HERE. >> I'VE BEEN CHAIR OF THE
00:33:21 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION.
00:33:24 I'M CURRENTLY A CHAIR FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH
00:33:27 AND JUST TO ADD A CHAIR AT UC BERKELEY.
00:33:29 SO I ALSO HAVE THAT PUBLIC EXPERIENCE THAT I BRING.
00:33:32 >> SO I'LL KEEP THAT BRIEF AND THAT'S IT.
00:33:36 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONER AND I DON'T SEE
00:33:39 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL GO TO
00:33:42 PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM FIVE. >> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH
00:33:47 TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. YOU LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS
00:33:48 TIME EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES.
00:33:52 ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO LIKE TO COMMENT ON
00:33:53 THIS MATTER? >> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
00:33:55 SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU SENIOR SPEAKERS
00:33:59 PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
00:34:02 TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO REMOVE, REJECT AND REPLACE WITH
00:34:06 APPROVING AND SEND TO THE FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION YES
00:34:08 ON THAT MOTION. VICE SURE.
00:34:11 CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER MANAGEMENT I MEAN I CHAIR
00:34:15 WALTON I WANT IN I THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:34:18 >> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.
00:34:19 CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER SIX.
00:34:22 >> ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A MOTION FOR IMPROVEMENT REJECTING THE
00:34:26 MAYORS NOMINATION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ELEANOR BLUHM
00:34:30 TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING JULY 2ND,
00:34:33 2030. >> THANK YOU.
00:34:37 AND I BELIEVE MS.. PLUM IS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
00:34:41 >> SHE'S OUT OF STATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:34:43 WOULD THANK YOU. >> WE WILL CALL FOR PUBLIC
00:34:49 COMMENT ON THIS ITEM YES MEMBERS THE PUBLIC WISH TO
00:34:53 SPEAK ON THIS ITEM JUST LINE TO SPEAK EACH SPEAKER BE ALLOWED
00:34:56 TWO MINUTES ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS PUBLIC WHO WANTS TO
00:34:58 SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? >> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS THANK
00:35:01 YOU. THIS IS A REAPPOINT MENT
00:35:04 AND WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO EITHER HAVE CONVERSATIONS OR
00:35:08 HAVE OUR TEAMS HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMISSIONER
00:35:09 BLOOM SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER SIX STRIKE
00:35:16 REJECTING REPLACE WITH APPROVING AND MOVE THIS ITEM
00:35:19 FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION.
00:35:20 >> YES AND ON THAT MOTION VERY SURE.
00:35:23 CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER MADAM IN RIGHT MANAGEMENT I CHAIR
00:35:28 WALTON I WANT TO KNOW THAT MOTION IS APPROVED WITHOUT
00:35:31 OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU.
00:35:32 MOTION CARRIES. >> MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:35:35 NUMBER SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A MOTION
00:35:39 FOR APPROVAL REJECTING THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION FOR THE
00:35:42 REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN FRIEND TRANSMITTING TRASVINA TO THE
00:35:46 BOARD OF APPEALS FOR A TERM ENDING JULY 1ST, 2030.
00:35:50 THANK YOU. AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER
00:35:51 TRANSVENOUS HERE SO PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO
00:35:55 SERVE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN WALTON,
00:35:58 PRESIDENT MADAM AND SUPERVISOR CHERYL, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
00:36:01 BEFORE YOU. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS
00:36:05 HEARING. I WAS HONORED TO BE NOMINATED
00:36:09 BY MAYOR LURIE FOR AN ADDITIONAL FOUR YEAR TERM TO TO
00:36:12 THE BOARD OF APPEALS. I'VE DEVOTED MY CAREER TO
00:36:16 PUBLIC SERVICE HAVING SERVED UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON,
00:36:19 PRESIDENT OBAMA, PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED
00:36:23 BY MAYOR FEINSTEIN AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE
00:36:27 BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VARIOUS POSITIONS OVER THE YEARS.
00:36:29 THIS ONE I THINK IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THE
00:36:30 BOARD OF APPEALS WE LARGELY COVER LAND USE MATTERS AS YOU
00:36:34 KNOW. I'M HAPPY TO SEE OUR OUR
00:36:38 ALUMNUS HERE AS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE THREE OF THE
00:36:41 COMMITTEE THIS PAST YEAR WE HELD WE HAVE 53 APPEALS THAT'S
00:36:47 DOWN BY 50% OVER OUR TEN YEAR AVERAGE AND IT'S INDICATIVE OF
00:36:51 THE LEGISLATION BOTH AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL
00:36:55 THAT YOUR PASTOR TO REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR THE
00:36:58 PUBLIC TO CHALLENGE VARIOUS MATTERS.
00:37:02 AS I SAID 90 ABOUT 89% OF OUR MATTERS ARE LAND USE MATTERS
00:37:05 87% OF OUR OUR CASES ARE DECIDED WITHIN 75 DAYS.
00:37:10 SO WE REACH OUR GOALS TO BE EFFICIENT AND MAKE SURE THAT
00:37:17 PEOPLE HAVE SOME FINALITY THERE .
00:37:20 THE OTHER DAY SOMEBODY ASKED ME HOW ARE THERE ANY BIG CASES
00:37:22 COMING BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEALS?
00:37:25 THE REALITY IS THAT EVERY CASE IS A BIG CASE.
00:37:28 IT'S EITHER A DECISION ABOUT SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO PUT AN
00:37:33 ADDITION ONTO THEIR HOUSE THAT ENABLES THEM TO STAY AS SAN
00:37:36 FRANCISCANS OR IT IS OR IT IS A CONCERN RAISED BY A MEMBER OF
00:37:40 THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE OR
00:37:43 IN ADDITION TO AND TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
00:37:44 >> SO ALL OF THESE MATTERS ARE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE.
00:37:48 MARY AGNES TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HIS FAVORITE COMMISSION BECAUSE
00:37:51 IT WAS CONSIDERED AS THE PEOPLE'S COURT AND THAT'S THE
00:37:53 PHILOSOPHY THAT WE TAKE. AND AS AS I HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT
00:37:56 THIS PAST PAST YEAR ABLY SERVED BY OTHER OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
00:38:00 BOARD AND IN A VERY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO MAKE
00:38:04 SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE HEARD AND THAT THERE IS FINALITY TO
00:38:07 DECISIONS. SO WE WANT TO INCREASE
00:38:10 COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE DECISIONS THAT
00:38:14 ARE QUICK AND UNDERSTANDABLE ALL TO THE PEOPLE.
00:38:19 >> HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
00:38:20 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
00:38:22 TRANSVENOUS PRESIDENT MILLIMAN THANK YOU CHAIR.
00:38:24 >> WELCOME. I AM AN ALUM OF THE BOARD OF
00:38:27 APPEALS AND ACTUALLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THE
00:38:30 BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION AND I NEGLECTED TO THANK
00:38:33 COMMISSIONER MICHALIS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
00:38:37 I ALSO DO WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK ARE YOU COMMISSIONERS
00:38:41 APPEAL BOARD BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBER TRASVINA FOR ALL
00:38:45 OF YOUR SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE
00:38:49 BOARD OF APPEALS WHICH IS THE PLACE WHERE SAN FRANCISCANS GO
00:38:53 WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS THE CITY IS DOING SOMETHING
00:38:54 WRONG AND THAT'S THE LAST STOP TO TO TRY AND GET IT RIGHT.
00:39:00 >> SO IT'S IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO
00:39:02 CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU.
00:39:05 THANK YOU PRESIDENT MADAM AND AND I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
00:39:09 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL GO TO
00:39:13 PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
00:39:14 >> YES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM
00:39:17 SHOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
00:39:20 ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. >> WELL GOOD MORNING.
00:39:24 MY NAME IS REBECCA SAROYAN. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
00:39:27 BOARD OF APPEALS AND I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND DISTINCT PLEASURE
00:39:31 TO SERVE WITH PRESIDENT TRASVINA FOR THE LAST YEAR
00:39:35 AND MAYBE TWO MONTHS. >> AND WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS
00:39:37 THAT I THINK THAT THIS REAPPOINTMENT FROM THE MAYOR IS
00:39:40 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE BOARD AND THE
00:39:44 CONTINUITY OF THE BOARD. PRESIDENT TRASVINA LISTENS VERY
00:39:50 WELL. HE'S ORGANIZED.
00:39:51 HE ALLOWS ALL LITIGANTS TO COME FORWARD.
00:39:55 BUT BEFORE US WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND HONOR OF THE LAW.
00:39:59 SO I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T APPEAR ON HIS BEHALF
00:40:06 TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING THE BEST TUTOR AROUND.
00:40:10 I HOPE THAT HE CONTINUES AND I WILL SAY THAT PRESIDENT
00:40:14 TRASVINA HAS A PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR EVERY
00:40:18 BOARD MEETING AND THAT IS HARD TO DO.
00:40:22 >> I DON'T KNOW YOU MIGHT TAKE CHRISTMAS OFF THIS YEAR.
00:40:23 MAYBE WE'LL LET HIM TAKE CHRISTMAS OFF BUT HE HAS A
00:40:26 PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD AND IT'S JUST MY DELIGHT
00:40:27 AND PLEASURE TO SUPPORT HIS RENOMINATION FOR MAYOR.
00:40:30 >> LARRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LARRY.
00:40:36 I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT JOHN FOR THE UNION'S REAPPOINTMENT
00:40:41 TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS. I'VE ALSO KNOWN JOHN FOR FIVE
00:40:44 YEARS AND HAVE WORKED WITH HIM ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES ACTUALLY
00:40:48 DIRECTLY RELATED TO STOPASIANHATE LOL AND ALSO THE
00:40:52 MURDER OF NAPA WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
00:40:56 I THINK HE'S A GREAT ALLY TO THE CAUSE AND I THINK HE'S
00:41:00 DOING A GREAT JOB ON A BOARD OF APPEALS AND IS A GREAT PUBLIC
00:41:03 SERVANT TO OUR CITY. SO PLEASE I DON'T KNOW.
00:41:07 FORWARD HIS NOMINATION TO THE BOARD WITH YOUR FULL
00:41:08 RECOMMENDATION PLEASE. >> THANK YOU.
00:41:10 THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS
00:41:14 FOR THIS MATTER? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
00:41:15 SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
00:41:18 >> SAY NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSE
00:41:21 AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TO
00:41:24 STRIKE REJECTING AND REPLACE WITH APPROVING AND MOVE FORWARD
00:41:29 TO THE FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION.
00:41:32 YES ON THAT MOTION VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER MADAM
00:41:36 IN MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON I WALTON I.
00:41:40 THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:41:43 >> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.
00:41:44 CONGRATULATIONS MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER EIGHT
00:41:48 ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE
00:41:52 PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REFERENDUM
00:41:54 AND NOMINATION OF ROBIN ABED A BILL FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO A
00:41:59 BOARD OF APPEALS TERM ENDING JULY 1ST, 2030.
00:42:02 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LET'S HEAR FROM ROBIN.
00:42:06 I COULD BE HERE AND SEE WHY YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
00:42:11 >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR WALTON PRESIDENT MOUNT PLEASANT
00:42:15 SUPERVISOR CHERYL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.
00:42:18 IT'S AN HONOR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SAN
00:42:23 FRANCISCO BOARD OF APPEALS. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF.
00:42:26 I AM AT THE END OF YOUR LONG AGENDA BUT IT'S AN INCREDIBLE
00:42:33 GIFT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE CITY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH
00:42:37 IN THIS CAPACITY. AS YOU MAY KNOW, I WAS FORMERLY
00:42:41 WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR OVER TEN YEARS
00:42:45 SERVING IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ROLES PRINCIPALLY PUBLIC POLICY
00:42:52 AND AREA PLANNING WITH A FOCUS ON PUBLIC SPACE.
00:42:56 SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNANCE AND A LONG RECORD
00:43:04 OF COMMUNITY WORK AND SO TOGETHER BRING ALL OF THOSE TO
00:43:07 THIS ROLE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF APPEALS I'M HERE TO
00:43:11 ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF ME.
00:43:12 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. PRESIDENT ME THANK YOU CHAIR
00:43:16 WALTON I FELT WHEN WHEN WE WHEN I FIRST NOMINATED BOARD MEMBER
00:43:25 HBO BACK IN DECEMBER I REMEMBER BEING JUST STRUCK BY THE
00:43:33 BREADTH OF HIS EXPERIENCE DOING VARIOUS THINGS IN VARIOUS PARTS
00:43:38 OF SAN FRANCISCO AND ACROSS THE BAY AND OAKLAND AND I REFRESHED
00:43:44 MY MEMORY ON THOSE THINGS. IT'S IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE TEN
00:43:48 YEARS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WORKED OF COURSE ON
00:43:50 OUR SHARED SPACES PROGRAM AND OUR AND OUR RESPONSE TO THE
00:43:56 COVID EPIDEMIC. WORKED ON THE CENTRAL
00:43:57 WATERFRONT DOCK DOGPATCH PUBLIC REALM PLAN COORDINATED THE
00:44:04 EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND IS
00:44:05 CURRENTLY AN OMBUDSMAN. THE CITYWIDE OMBUDSPERSON
00:44:09 WITHIN THE OAKLAND CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE WORKING
00:44:13 ON PERMITTING REFORM OUTDOOR VENDING AND VACANT STOREFRONTS
00:44:16 AND LOTS AND THEN YOU KNOW PRIOR TO BEING WITH THE CITY
00:44:21 HE'D BEEN WITH THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
00:44:24 WORKING ON ALL SORTS OF WORTHY PROJECTS AND THEN AND THEN
00:44:31 IN HIS FREE TIME HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARDS OF THE BICYCLE
00:44:32 COALITION LYRIQ HE VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY WITH THE PINK
00:44:38 TRIANGLE FOLKS ON TWIN PEAKS AND FRAME LINE FOUR.
00:44:40 HE'S DONE THAT FOR ABOUT TWO DECADES.
00:44:42 IT'S A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF HARVEY MILK PLAZA
00:44:45 HAS SERVED ON THE BOARDS OF THE YOUTH ART EXCHANGE ILLUMINATE
00:44:50 THE ARTS YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS PHENOMENAL SAN
00:44:54 FRANCISCAN AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE WILLING TO CONTINUE SERVING ON
00:44:58 THE BOARD OF APPEALS. >> SO THANK YOU.
00:45:01 THANK YOU SO MUCH. PRESIDENT MELAMINE AND WITH
00:45:05 THAT WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:45:06 YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
00:45:09 SHALL I SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO
00:45:12 MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
00:45:16 JOHN QAZWINI AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS.
00:45:17 I WANT TO GIVE MY ENTHUSIASTIC ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT OF MY
00:45:21 COLLEAGUE ROBIN ABOUT OCHILVIEW TO BE RENOMINATED FOR FOR A
00:45:27 FOUR YEAR TERM. HE JUST COME ON BOARD IN THE
00:45:28 PAST YEAR AND REALLY ADDED A LOT TO OUR WORK WHILE WE WORK
00:45:32 AS A TEAM AND I CAN SAY CONSISTENTLY WHEN WE GET 250
00:45:37 400 PAGE BRIEFS ON VARIOUS MATTERS FOR EACH MEETING WE ALL
00:45:41 COME PREPARED. WE ALL A NUMBER OF US ARE
00:45:44 LAWYERS. WE ALL I THINK HAVE A
00:45:45 CONSISTENT VIEW OF MAKING SURE THERE IS ACCESSIBILITY TO THE
00:45:50 PUBLIC. BUT ONE THING THAT ROBIN ADDS
00:45:53 IN PARTICULAR IS HIS EXPERTISE IN THE PLANET PLANNING WORLD
00:45:56 PONY WALLS, FIRE GRADES, EXCAVATION AND VARIOUS FINE
00:46:03 POINTS AND PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL POINTS.
00:46:07 HE BRINGS THAT EXPERTISE IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER VALUES
00:46:11 THAT YOU THAT YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY KNOWS AND THAT HAD
00:46:15 BEEN EXPRESSED THIS MORNING. SO I WANT TO ADD MY SUPPORT FOR
00:46:18 HIS HIS CONTINUATION AND THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING HIM IN THE
00:46:22 FIRST PLACE. >> THANK YOU.
00:46:23 THANK YOU SO MUCH. BACK AGAIN AGAIN.
00:46:29 GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO SUPPORT MY FELLOW
00:46:32 COMMISSIONERS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE
00:46:34 THERE IS A BEFORE AND AN AFTER SO I HAVE A LEGAL BACKGROUND
00:46:40 BUT I DO NOT HAVE A PLANNING BACKGROUND.
00:46:42 THAT IS WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE BOARD AND SO IT IS SUCH A
00:46:45 PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON A BOARD MEMBER WITH SUCH A DEEP
00:46:49 KNOWLEDGE OF PLANNING, BUILDING INSPECTION AND HOW IT WORKS
00:46:56 IN SAN FRANCISCO. SO IT IS A WONDERFUL ASSET TO
00:46:57 THE BOARD AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU REAPPOINT
00:47:00 COMMISSIONER ROBIN HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR LAST NAME ABOUT A
00:47:07 WHISTLE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:47:11 >> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS FOR THIS MATTER?
00:47:15 THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS THANK YOU SEE NO
00:47:19 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED
00:47:21 AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER
00:47:25 EIGHT AND STRIKE REJECTING REPLACED WITH APPROVING
00:47:26 AND SEND TO THE FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION.
00:47:29 >> YES ON THAT MOTION. RIGHT.
00:47:34 SURE. CHERYL CHERYL, I REMEMBER
00:47:37 MANAGEMENT HIGH MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON I WILL DENY THE
00:47:41 MOTION TO APPROVE THE AND RECOMMEND TO THE FULL BOARD
00:47:45 IS PASSED WITHOUT OBJECTION. THANK YOU.
00:47:49 MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLERK.
00:47:53 >> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE ITEMS BEFORE US THIS MORNING?
00:47:54 THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
00:47:57 >> THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED
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