[0:42] city council meeting.

[0:43] >> good evening, everyone,

[0:44] thank you for joining us, I

[0:47] would like to call the

[0:47] regular

[0:50] meeting of the city of south

[0:52] san francisco for NOVEMBER

[0:53] 12th.

[0:54] >> councilor member coleman?

[0:55] >> here.

[0:56] Frnts counsel neb nagales?

[0:58] >> here.

[0:59] >> councilmember nicolas

[0:59] ?Frjts present.

[1:01] >> councilmember addiego

[1:03] ?Frjt

[1:04] here.

[1:05] >> mayor flores?Frjts here.

[1:06] Er

[1:06] >> next item?

[1:09] >> we'll mover to along to

[1:11] pledge of leansbacker

[1:11] allegiance

[1:13] >> tonight is a district one

[1:16] resident and member of our

[1:17] anti-displacement citizen

[1:19] advisory committee which we

[1:21] will be hearing on later

[1:24] tonight, please welcome

[1:27] michele alvarez, if you're

[1:30] able, please stand and place

[1:31] your right hand over your

[1:32] heart, after you, MS. Alvarez.

[1:33] >> thank you.

[1:34] >> I pledge allegiance to the

[1:35] flag of the united states of

[1:35] america and to the republic

[1:36] for which it stands one

[1:37] nation

[1:37] under GOD, indivisible, with

[1:43] liberty and justice for all.

[1:46] >> thank you, you MAY be

[1:46] seated.

[1:47] Next item, please.

[1:50] >> agenda review.

[1:51] >> mayor flores, we do have a

[1:52] change to the general abasing

[1:54] I would like to mover item 15

[1:56] and 15a to administrative

[1:59] business, the last item, with

[2:01] some late breaking news

[2:02] regarding the snap program.

[2:05] >> thank you very much.

[2:06] Dually noted.

[2:08] Next item.

[2:11] >> levine act disclosures,

[2:13] does the council have any

[2:13] reporting?

[2:15] No report, so we can mover

[2:16] along to announcements from

[2:17] staff.

[2:25] >> great.

[2:28] >> good evening, mayor, vice

[2:30] mayor and councilmembers,

[2:31] name

[2:33] is devon stenhouse, the

[2:34] equity

[2:35] and diversion officer, this

[2:38] evening I have three

[2:39] announcements, this friday

[2:40] NOVEMBER 14, the city of

[2:40] south

[2:42] san francisco will be

[2:43] celebrating ruby bridges day

[2:43] a

[2:47] at city hall at 7:30 A.M.

[2:49] Along with hundreds of

[2:52] students, families and family

[2:53] administrators from sunshine

[2:56] gardens, spruce and a few

[2:57] enthusiastic personalities

[2:59] from martin elementary school

[3:01] where I believe who is in

[3:02] attendance this evening.

[3:05] Just so that we can pay prom

[3:07] homage to one of the youngest

[3:09] pyre near ins the american

[3:10] civil rights movement, ruby

[3:13] bridges who was among the

[3:17] first to break the jim crow

[3:21] ware barrier ins the state of

[3:24] louisiana in 1960, I believe

[3:25] you MAY have more to hear

[3:26] about this particular topic

[3:28] later on this evening but for

[3:31] now, I wanted to invite

[3:33] councilmembers, the community

[3:35] and all schools and students

[3:36] throughout south san

[3:37] francisco

[3:39] to join us at ruby bridges

[3:43] walk the school day.

[3:45] Additionally, according to

[3:46] the

[3:47] federal trade commission monk

[3:50] among the millions of

[4:03] americans who scammers?

[4:04] N2024, learn thousand protect

[4:07] yourself from fraud at

[4:07] tuesday

[4:11] NOVEMBER 18th at 6:30 P.M. To

[4:12] 8:00 right here in the park

[4:13] and is recreation center and

[4:15] in the social hall.

[4:17] Please scan the qr to learn

[4:18] more and the register for

[4:19] this

[4:20] free seminar.

[4:22] And finally I would like to

[4:23] notify the public that city

[4:24] pa

[4:25] silts will be closed on

[4:28] thursday and friday NOVEMBER

[4:31] 27 and 28 with the exception

[4:32] of our quality control plant

[4:34] and our police and fire can

[4:35] departments, thank you.

[4:41] >> thank you very much.

[4:42] Any ohers?

[4:43] That's it?

[4:44] One more, okay.

[4:46] Excellent, welcome.

[4:49] >> yes, good evening, mayor

[4:52] flores, vice mayor addiego,

[4:53] city councilmembers, library

[4:54] director valerie sommer and

[4:55] I'm pleased to invite our

[4:58] community to two upcoming

[4:59] library programs this friday

[5:01] and saturday NOVEMBER 14th

[5:01] and

[5:03] 15th, the south san francisco

[5:04] friends of the library is

[5:07] holding its fall book sale,

[5:09] come find books, dvd's and

[5:10] cd's for your home libraries

[5:14] as well as for holiday gift

[5:16] giving, all proceeds fund

[5:18] children and adult programs

[5:19] and special library

[5:20] collection, the sale I held

[5:21] here on this build ining the

[5:24] second floor in the community

[5:27] room and is scheduled from 10

[5:28] A.M. To 4 P.M. On both days.

[5:30] Thank you.

[5:33] And second, I'm also happy to

[5:33] announce a special program

[5:37] here many the city council

[5:39] chambers tomorrow night,

[5:40] amjan

[5:42] scientists will speak on the

[5:46] fascinating topics human

[5:49] genetic, the 3-d genome

[5:50] crisper for the palgts of

[5:56] disease, it starts at 6:30

[5:59] P.M., I hope to see you all

[6:01] here, thank you very much.

[6:03] >> good evening, greg

[6:03] mediati,

[6:05] director of parks and rec,

[6:05] all

[6:08] are invited to join us

[6:14] NOVEMBER 22 for our 52nd5k

[6:18] fund run, the run will begin

[6:21] at 5 A.M. Sharp, there will

[6:21] be

[6:23] top finishers in each age

[6:27] group and be entered into

[6:31] drawings with prizes, the

[6:31] last

[6:32] day to register is NOVEMBER

[6:32] 15.

[6:33] And next slide, all r welcome

[6:36] to join us for our annual

[6:37] santa comes to town event, it

[6:39] takes place saturday DECEMBER

[6:41] 6 from 10 A.M. To 2 P.M. At

[6:44] city hall, santa will be

[6:49] joining us, board, one of our

[6:54] own fire trucks, participants

[6:56] will receive a dedicated with

[6:58] dedicated reserve time to

[6:58] take

[7:01] a picture with santa, rain or

[7:03] shine.

[7:03] Er

[7:05] >> remind your parents 10

[7:07] A.M. On DECEMBER 6.

[7:09] >> good evening,

[7:10] councilmember, matt samson,

[7:11] your fire chieffinger here to

[7:12] remind everybody after they

[7:15] had a chance to recover from

[7:17] the fun run, we're inviting

[7:19] them to fire station 61 for

[7:20] an

[7:21] afternoon with santa and it's

[7:24] an opportunity to take

[7:24] picture

[7:26] widths santa on a fire

[7:26] engine,

[7:29] he'll be there from 1-3, the

[7:32] event is open to the public

[7:36] and is free.

[7:37] The event is free, we are

[7:39] asking family that is are

[7:39] able

[7:41] to, to please bring diapers

[7:41] to

[7:43] dough mate to support the

[7:43] diaper drive.

[7:44] Thank you.

[7:46] >> thank you very much.

[7:48] Thank you to all staff and

[7:49] lots of great announcements

[7:51] and lots of good events

[7:51] coming

[7:52] up in the next few weeks.

[7:54] Thank you very much for that.

[7:55] Next item.

[7:56] >> we'll mover along

[7:59] presentation, item 1 is a

[8:00] certificate recognizing fizz

[8:03] seek imaging any faoek on

[8:05] their 28th anniversary and

[8:05] regrand opening.

[8:08] >> it is my honor to

[8:08] recognize

[8:13] a true pillar of our san

[8:18] francisco community fizz seek

[8:19] magnifique is celebrating

[8:20] body

[8:22] and wellness, they celebrate

[8:24] an incredible 28 years of

[8:25] wellness in south san

[8:26] francisco.

[8:28] Since oening their doors in

[8:35] 1997, jim and the entire team

[8:37] at fi seek magnifique, they

[8:41] have built a cmmunity around

[8:45] the grand downtown avenue,

[8:45] all

[8:48] ages and all backgrounds and

[8:49] all fitness levels are

[8:51] supported and empowered to

[8:53] become the best version of

[8:55] chessmen we're proud to have

[8:57] fizz seek magnifique as one

[8:58] of

[9:00] our local gym, while it's

[9:01] personal training or group

[9:03] classes or the warm

[9:04] encouragement that greets you

[9:09] t the door, fizz seek

[9:10] magnifique has helped people

[9:12] lead confident and healthy

[9:13] lives, they continue to

[9:14] evolve

[9:15] and to inspire.

[9:19] On OCTOBER 11, they hosted a

[9:21] fantastic regrand opening

[9:23] breathing new life into their

[9:25] space and reaffirming the

[9:25] commitment to serving south

[9:27] san francisco for many more

[9:27] years to come.

[9:29] It was a celebration of

[9:31] resilience, of renewal, of

[9:33] community spirit, the values

[9:34] that really reflect here in

[9:35] south san francisco, so

[9:37] tonight on behalf of this

[9:38] city

[9:40] council, I am proud to

[9:40] present

[9:42] the certificate of

[9:42] recognition

[9:44] on their grand opening and

[9:45] the

[9:51] celebration anniversary to

[9:51] physique magnifique, thank

[9:52] you

[9:54] for what you continue to do

[9:56] here to keep south city

[9:56] strong

[9:59] in mind, body and community.

[10:02] Help me welcome jim and

[10:03] futaba

[10:05] to the podium to accept tis

[10:08] certificate.

[10:23] [Applause].

[10:42] (Taking photograph).

[10:50] [Applause].

[10:54] >> thank you so much, we

[10:55] appreciate -- we truly

[10:58] appreciate this.

[11:01] Especially because we really

[11:02] didn't, you know, really

[11:03] thinking we would get

[11:03] anything

[11:05] like this, we truly

[11:05] appreciate

[11:06] your support.

[11:09] I would like to say thank you

[11:11] to all the people in south

[11:12] san

[11:15] francisco tat have really

[11:17] supported us throughout the

[11:17] 28

[11:19] years including during the

[11:20] pandemic when alot of

[11:20] people,

[11:23] we were closed for a little

[11:25] bit over a year and even

[11:25] then,

[11:27] people said we're not going

[11:28] cancel our membership because

[11:30] we want you to stay in

[11:31] business when everything

[11:31] opens

[11:33] up again, so we have

[11:33] wonderful

[11:34] people, like you said, a

[11:36] community and a community

[11:36] that

[11:40] really supports us, so we're

[11:42] very grateful and like you

[11:44] said, we completely redid our

[11:46] down stairs and now we have

[11:49] more things to the offer and

[11:50] yes, we want to be here for a

[11:57] long, long time, as long as we

[11:58] 're able to, able-bodied to.

[11:58] Thank you so much.

[12:00] >> thank you, both.

[12:05] [Applause].

[12:06] >> I would just like to say

[12:08] thank you to the city of

[12:09] south

[12:11] san francisco for allowing us

[12:13] to operate our business in

[12:15] this community, as an asian

[12:20] and african american male, it

[12:24] is quite a move for us to be

[12:26] in south san francisco for 28

[12:26] years.

[12:29] We came here from a mom and

[12:31] pop business from a garage

[12:31] and

[12:34] we started here 28 years ago

[12:36] and now we look up and hope

[12:36] to

[12:40] be here another 28 years I

[12:41] we

[12:42] can make it that long, so

[12:45] thank you all for allowing us

[12:47] to again own and operate our

[12:50] business in a predominantly

[12:51] spanish speaking community

[12:51] and

[12:53] thank you, thank you so much

[12:54] for allowing us to be here.

[12:56] We really appreciate that.

[12:56] [Applause].

[12:58] >> thank you again.

[13:00] Congratulations, thank you,

[13:00] again.

[13:05] >> thank you so much.

[13:05] [Applause].

[13:07] >> thank you, both,

[13:07] congratulations again.

[13:08] Next item.

[13:11] >> item number 2 is a

[13:12] proclamation recognizing

[13:14] NOVEMBER 14, 2025 as ruby

[13:15] bridges day.

[13:18] >> tonight is also a very,

[13:19] very special night.

[13:21] I love when the energy is

[13:26] here, so, if you are a martin

[13:27] meteor, make some noise

[13:31] tonight, let me hear you.

[13:35] [Applause].

[13:37] So, it's not just for our

[13:38] city

[13:39] and I think the scholars in

[13:41] this room know this story but

[13:43] for the rest of the audience

[13:45] members and those watching at

[13:48] home, it's for our entire

[13:49] country because we're

[13:50] recognizing a movement that

[13:52] started right here in south

[13:54] san fancisco in a fifth

[13:55] grade

[13:57] classroom at martin

[13:57] elementary

[13:59] school and has now grown into

[14:00] a nationwide celebration of

[14:03] courage, of justice and of

[14:03] hope.

[14:05] The ruby bridges walk to

[14:06] school day, yes, was started

[14:08] by a group of fifth graders

[14:14] and by a student named

[14:16] madeline, we call her maddy

[14:20] who I completing her senior

[14:22] year in southern california,

[14:25] the movement began in

[14:26] 2017-18,

[14:28] that school year, after maddy

[14:34] asked her teacher, MRS. Debra

[14:36] carlino if there was a a day

[14:41] to honor ruby bridges, and

[14:42] when she found out there

[14:44] wasn't any, the class

[14:44] launched

[14:46] on a full campaign and

[14:47] started

[14:50] minimizing, the students

[14:51] collected over a thousand

[14:53] student and is petitioned the

[14:54] south san francisco school

[14:57] board, the south san

[14:57] francisco

[15:01] unified school district to

[15:03] designate NOVEMBER 14th as

[15:04] ruby bridges day.

[15:06] They didn't just stop there,

[15:08] the initiative spread and

[15:09] their advocacy continued and

[15:11] it then went on to the san

[15:12] mateo county office of

[15:14] education and the city of

[15:16] south san francisco in

[15:17] adopting and recognizing that

[15:18] day.

[15:25] The first walk took place in

[15:28] 2015, -- 2017.

[15:30] and josh becker then passed a

[15:31] a resolution the make

[15:32] NOVEMBER

[15:34] 14 the official ruby bridges

[15:36] walk to school day troughout

[15:38] the state of clifornia.

[15:41] And this friday, we have the

[15:42] opportunity to proudly

[15:44] celebrate starting at 7 A.M.,

[15:45] so you all have o go to sleep

[15:47] early on thursday evening to

[15:51] show up with support of this

[15:52] powerful walk in the steps of

[15:53] city hall.

[15:55] But I want to tll you what

[15:57] this really is all about.

[15:59] It's really a moment to

[16:01] celebrate and recognize MS.

[16:03] Ruby bridges who I had the

[16:04] pleasure of meeting right

[16:07] before the pandemic in

[16:07] JANUARY

[16:09] of 2020.

[16:11] In 1960, at just six years

[16:12] old, ruby became the first

[16:15] black child to integrate in

[16:15] an

[16:17] all white elementary school

[16:17] in

[16:21] new orleans, she ws met with

[16:24] angry crowds, escorted by

[16:25] federal marshals and spent

[16:25] her

[16:26] first day in the principal's

[16:27] office, no, not because she

[16:27] did something wrong but

[16:28] because se

[16:29] f she did

[16:30] something right, she was

[16:32] making history.

[16:32] Ruby's br

[16:34] ifr ri was capture

[16:36] ined a famous paint, the

[16:37] problem we all liver with,

[16:38] but

[16:40] her courage sparked change

[16:41] throughout the country and

[16:42] she

[16:44] never stopped walking

[16:44] forward,

[16:46] she graduated, became an

[16:48] advocate and founded the ruby

[16:50] bridges foundation to promote

[16:51] tolerance, to promote respect

[16:52] and appreciation of all

[16:54] difference and is now thank

[16:56] tos the incredible scholars

[16:59] back then, MS. Debra car lean

[17:00] know's fifth grade class,

[17:01] what

[17:02] started as a class project

[17:04] became a county and a

[17:05] statewide resolution and now

[17:06] schools all across the

[17:08] country, you could go into

[17:10] social media and look at high

[17:11] schools and look all over and

[17:13] they now hold and participate

[17:14] on a raoub ri

[17:15] f b bridges

[17:16] walk to school day.

[17:17] That's the power of our young

[17:19] people tha,'s the power of

[17:19] our

[17:20] leaders, that's the power of

[17:21] their voices.

[17:23] As a former educator and a

[17:24] former school board PRESIDENT

[17:26] Myself, this moment means so

[17:28] much, I's full circle times

[17:30] because I reminds us how we

[17:32] need to continue to preserve

[17:34] history and stand up for

[17:38] what's right and to protest

[17:40] and say it in peaceful and

[17:41] powerful way and is it

[17:42] reminds

[17:43] all students including fifth

[17:46] graders can lead movement,

[17:47] can

[17:48] mobilize to change this

[17:49] world,

[17:51] so on beof this city council,

[17:54] aoem proud to present this

[17:56] proclamation to the fifth

[18:00] graders under the ladership

[18:03] of principal jonathan kav acc

[18:08] a and with the board of

[18:09] trustees, superintendent

[18:09] shontera moore and teachers

[18:11] and staff at that school.

[18:13] Let me read it into the

[18:15] record, now it is therefore

[18:17] resolved the city council of

[18:18] south san fro

[18:19] ns does

[18:19] proclaim

[18:21] NOVEMBER 14, 2025 as ruby

[18:23] bridges walk to school day in

[18:25] south san francisco ad

[18:27] commends all students,

[18:28] families and educators for

[18:30] participating in this

[18:32] significant day to honor the

[18:33] civil rights activists.

[18:39] The students here tonight,

[18:40] they remind us of so much and

[18:42] as you see their green martin

[18:43] uniforms, it's baouz ne ear

[18:45] also part of a safety patrol

[18:48] group that really helps and

[18:50] supports their fellow peers

[18:50] in

[18:51] morning drop off and

[18:52] afternoon

[18:52] pick up.

[18:53] When I was on the school

[18:55] board, I mentioned that and I

[18:58] was so moved that there was

[19:00] schools still moving with

[19:01] safety patrols.

[19:03] This was in 2018, almost 7

[19:04] years ago, and at that point

[19:06] in time, I was so excited

[19:06] that

[19:08] guess what happened at that

[19:11] time, the whole class decided

[19:12] to give me right there and

[19:14] then on te dais one of their

[19:17] hats and I've kept it ever

[19:19] since, so, to the students

[19:21] here tonight, thank you for

[19:24] reminding me what it means to

[19:28] be leaders.

[19:28] [Applause].

[19:30] Thank you for keeping this

[19:32] legacy alive and we are so

[19:34] proud of every advocacy

[19:34] effort

[19:36] that you are doing.

[19:37] so, without further adieu,

[19:38] please put your hands

[19:38] together

[19:40] and welcome the fifth graders

[19:41] from martin elementary school

[19:43] up to the front to accept

[19:44] this

[19:47] proclamation.

[19:56] [Applause].

[19:58] >> good evening, my name is

[20:00] ally MAY, on behalf of martin

[20:01] elementary websinger are

[20:02] thankful for this opportunity

[20:05] to be here with you to show

[20:06] our continued effort despite

[20:09] the courage and resiliency of

[20:11] MS. Ruby bridges.

[20:12] Before my friends start with

[20:15] the proclamation, I want to

[20:18] enviet you to ruby bridges

[20:19] celebration websinger will

[20:20] walk to our shool websinger

[20:23] will have our school assembly

[20:25] to present what each grade

[20:30] level we'll be working on, we

[20:32] will start our assembly at

[20:36] 8:45, we hope to see you

[20:39] there.

[20:42] >> we ae as ruby bridges an

[20:43] american civil activist, at

[20:46] the age f 6 was the first

[20:49] black to disaggregate in the

[20:51] elementary school in

[20:52] louisiana

[20:55] during the new orleans

[20:57] disaggregation crisis in

[20:57] 1960.

[20:59] And --

[21:02] >> whereas ruby bridges walk

[21:04] to school almost every day

[21:05] and

[21:10] on her first day at william

[21:12] france elementary school was

[21:15] escorted by four federal

[21:17] marshals and spent the entire

[21:20] day in the principal's office

[21:24] as angry parents marched into

[21:26] the school to remove their

[21:30] children and --

[21:32] >> whereas ruby bridges first

[21:34] day of school experience as a

[21:40] resource of the core or the

[21:42] judge jay kelly wright U.S.

[21:47] Circuit judge of the U.S.

[21:52] Court of appeals for the

[21:56] district of colombia circuit

[21:58] was commemorated by norman

[22:00] rock we will in his painting,

[22:05] the problem we all live with

[22:08] and --

[22:09] >> attending great schools

[22:12] through high school

[22:12] graduation

[22:14] and becoming an advocate for

[22:16] equal rights for all students

[22:19] and whereas ruby bridges

[22:21] founded the ruby bridges

[22:24] foundation in 1999 to promote

[22:28] the values of tolerance,

[22:33] respect and appreciation of

[22:35] all [Inaudible] And --

[22:42] >> whereas the [Inaudible] In

[22:43] 2017-2018 fom martin

[22:44] elementary school in the

[22:45] south

[22:47] san francisco unified school

[22:48] district learned about the

[22:50] life of ruby bridges and as a

[22:55] way to honor the civil rights

[22:56] activist proudly founded ruby

[22:58] bridges walk the school day

[23:00] and --

[23:05] >> whereas at the request of

[23:06] martin elementary school of

[23:08] the south san francisco

[23:10] unified school district, the

[23:13] san mateo county board of

[23:15] education and superintendent

[23:20] of schools adopted a

[23:23] resolution number 1852 on

[23:25] OCTOBER 17, 2018 creating

[23:25] ruby

[23:27] bridges walk to school day in

[23:29] san mateo county to be

[23:30] honored

[23:35] annually on NOVEMBER 14.

[23:40] >> now therefore be it resolve

[23:41] d that the city council, the

[23:44] city of south san francisco

[23:45] do

[23:48] hereby proclaim NOVEMBER 14,

[23:50] 2025 as ruby bridges walk to

[23:53] school day in south san

[23:56] francisco and commend all

[23:58] students, families and

[23:59] educators for participating

[24:00] in

[24:01] this significant day to honor

[24:08] the civil rights activist.

[24:09] [Applause].

[24:13] >> let's give them a warm

[24:14] round of applause, good job,

[24:15] you all did great.

[24:16] If I could have all the

[24:17] students come back, we're

[24:19] going to take a a picture,

[24:21] we're going to take a full

[24:23] photo, all the students from

[24:24] martin, please come up, and I

[24:25] would like my council to join

[24:28] us in the platform many the

[24:30] back so we could take a full

[24:33] picture, please.

[24:38] [Applause].

[25:26] (Taking photograph).

[25:36] [Applause].

[25:37] >> thank you, all.

[25:38] Great job.

[25:39] Next item, please.

[25:40] Er

[25:42] >> item number 3 is a

[25:42] proclamation recognizing

[25:44] NOVEMBER as lung cancer

[25:44] awareness month.

[25:45] >> thank you, and I have

[25:46] asked

[25:47] my colleague, councilmember

[25:50] flor nicolas to present this

[25:51] proclamation tonight.

[25:53] >> thank you, mayor, every

[25:55] NOVEMBER, we observe lung

[25:56] cancer awareness month.

[26:00] Lung cancer is currently

[26:01] considered the deadliest

[26:03] cancer in the united states

[26:06] and in the world, two of my

[26:07] closest friends have come to

[26:09] lung cancer so I deeply

[26:11] appreciate this proclamation

[26:13] and the work being done with

[26:15] the american lung cancer

[26:16] screening initiative.

[26:19] A team of over 200 doctors

[26:19] and

[26:20] students working to raise

[26:23] awareness for lung cancer and

[26:25] lung cancer screening.

[26:26] Professionally, I am very

[26:34] familiar with the plight

[26:34] lung

[26:36] cancer therapies, it is a

[26:40] small cell lung cancer is for

[26:42] small cell lung cancer

[26:46] harboring ep deer mall growth

[26:51] factor receptor and 2, exom20

[26:52] eaton, thus far or product

[26:53] is

[26:56] still in clinical trials and

[26:58] has demonstrated superior

[27:01] anti-proliferation and

[27:04] anti-tumor effects in vitro

[27:09] and in vvo, early diagnosis

[27:10] improves survival rates.

[27:15] Anyone with lungs can get

[27:16] lung

[27:17] cancer, regardless of your

[27:19] age, gender or smoking

[27:20] history.

[27:24] Both of the friends I lost

[27:26] were smokers.

[27:27] For high risk individuals,

[27:28] you

[27:33] could be a eligible to a low

[27:34] dose tomography screening and

[27:37] I'm proud to present on

[27:37] behalf

[27:41] of the bier city council the

[27:41] proclamation recognizing

[27:44] NOVEMBER as lung cancer

[27:47] awareness month, the

[27:49] [Inaudible] Hannah, she is an

[27:51] education and pub licity

[27:52] chair

[27:54] of the screening initiative

[27:54] of

[27:59] the uc berkeley chapter and

[28:03] is a fourth year student in

[28:05] pharmacology, MAY I call

[28:07] benjamin and hannah to the

[28:08] podium, please.

[28:08] er

[28:09] >> let's welcome them

[28:12] tonight.

[28:37] [Applause].

[28:41] >> hello, my name is hannah.

[28:43] >> I'm benjamin.

[28:43] We

[28:47] >> we ae the members of the

[28:49] lung cancer screening, it's

[28:51] national non-profit that's

[28:52] composed of student and is

[28:54] physicians to raise awareness

[28:56] on lng cancer and lung

[28:56] cancer

[28:57] screening.

[28:57] Er

[28:58] >> we would like to thank

[29:00] the

[29:01] south san francisco council

[29:03] for recognizing lung cancer

[29:04] awareness month this NOVEMBER

[29:05] 2025.

[29:07] It's an honor to be here

[29:07] today.

[29:09] >> lung cancer is now the

[29:11] leading cause of cancer

[29:12] related deaths worldwide,

[29:13] tiets second most common

[29:15] cancer in the U.S. With an

[29:18] estimate of over 230 thousand

[29:22] diagnoses in over 127

[29:23] thousand

[29:26] deaths this year alone, and

[29:29] prostate and colon cancers

[29:30] combined, lung cancer has

[29:33] become the lung cancer in the

[29:34] U.S.

[29:35] >> however it doesn't have to

[29:38] be, early screening can catch

[29:40] lung cancer early and

[29:40] survival

[29:41] rate ares higher.

[29:42] The national screening rate

[29:42] is

[29:45] as low as 18% and only 16% of

[29:46] high risk californians are

[29:48] being screened.

[29:51] We strongly encourage all

[29:52] individuals aged 50-80 with a

[29:54] smoking history to ask their

[29:55] doctor about lung cancer

[29:56] screening.

[29:58] It is also important the

[29:59] spread the word to anyone who

[30:00] MAY benefit from screening.

[30:03] >> by advocating together, we

[30:05] can remove the stig ma

[30:07] surrounding it by

[30:08] disseminating together

[30:09] websinger can increase

[30:11] screening rate and is

[30:11] decrease

[30:13] mortality, together we can

[30:15] help save lives.

[30:15] Thank you.

[30:16] Er

[30:17] >> thank you to both of you,

[30:20] we appreciate it.

[30:21] [Applause].

[30:23] Thank you for your advocacy

[30:26] and go bears.

[30:27] Alright.

[30:28] Next item, please.

[30:30] >> item number 4, state of

[30:30] the

[30:43] city preview.

[30:45] >> so, this is a special

[30:46] night

[30:48] for many multiple reasons and

[30:50] this also speaks to the heart

[30:53] of why it's so important to

[30:53] be

[30:55] able to have our scholars,

[30:55] our

[30:57] young generation here, but

[30:58] we're also testing something

[31:00] different here which we're

[31:02] looking into moving forward

[31:05] next year and that's

[31:06] simultaneous interpretation,

[31:07] language interpretation, we

[31:09] have a few members of our

[31:11] spanish speaking monolingual

[31:13] community here that are going

[31:16] the hear this state of the

[31:17] city in spanish, so I will

[31:17] try

[31:19] to be slow for the

[31:20] interpreters, I have learned

[31:21] that lesson working with you

[31:24] all, but I really want to

[31:26] welcome you all this evening

[31:27] for this section of tonight's

[31:29] meeting and that's to honor

[31:30] and to really stand before

[31:31] you

[31:33] and showcase what south san

[31:34] francisco truly is.

[31:36] What we have become and

[31:37] reflect on this wonderful

[31:40] state of our great city and

[31:41] reminisce and be able to

[31:41] share

[31:43] with each one of you our

[31:45] progress, our challenges and

[31:47] most importantly, our people,

[31:49] our community and our staff,

[31:52] so we gather today, tonight

[31:52] as

[31:55] south city which is really a

[31:57] diverse community and culture

[32:00] in experiences but united in

[32:01] purpose.

[32:02] The theme of this year's

[32:02] state

[32:05] of the city address is

[32:05] simple,

[32:08] it's unity, it's resilience

[32:09] and innovation because our

[32:11] strength as city has always

[32:14] been and has been found in

[32:14] our

[32:17] people but before I move on

[32:17] in

[32:18] this presentation, let me

[32:18] tell

[32:20] you a little bit about what

[32:21] you can expect.

[32:23] We will showcase some of the

[32:25] different departments and

[32:26] initiatives and program wes

[32:27] ear proud to have been

[32:28] working

[32:30] on and achieve great

[32:31] milestones throughout the

[32:33] course of this year.

[32:35] This is a very important

[32:36] piece

[32:37] of our city to be able to

[32:40] report back to the community

[32:41] and showcase the state of our

[32:43] wonderful city.

[32:44] That being said, let's mover

[32:46] on to one of the first

[32:47] topics,

[32:52] everyone say you it with me,

[32:53] it's adelante.

[32:55] And that's really means

[32:56] moving

[32:58] forward, we're moving

[32:59] forward,

[33:02] and that will be the theme

[33:02] for

[33:04] tonight, we're united in our

[33:06] diversity, over the past

[33:06] year,

[33:08] south san francisco has

[33:10] faceted challenges but we've

[33:11] responded with creativity and

[33:13] with compassion.

[33:17] We've built new partnerships,

[33:19] we've strengthened our

[33:20] neighborhoods and continued

[33:21] to

[33:21] invest in the wellbeing of

[33:22] every single resident.

[33:26] Every resident.

[33:29] Together we're building a

[33:29] city

[33:30] where innovation really meets

[33:31] also community, where

[33:31] opportunity is accessible to

[33:34] all and every single one.

[33:35] Where every voice has a pace

[33:37] in our community and it's

[33:40] helping to shape our future.

[33:43] As the city's first

[33:43] salvadorian immigrant mayor,

[33:45] it hs been my duty and my

[33:47] honor to stand shoulder to

[33:49] shoulder with you in

[33:50] navigating these very

[33:52] interesting times to say the

[33:54] least but also helping to

[33:55] preserve everything and

[33:56] anything that makes suth

[33:57] city

[34:00] the place we're all proud to

[34:01] call home.

[34:04] this past year, we've

[34:05] reaffirmed what makes south

[34:06] city special, our diversity

[34:07] and our ability to come

[34:09] together for one another.

[34:12] Through our promotores

[34:14] program, we've reached more

[34:17] than 120 residents with

[34:18] multilingual assistance,

[34:19] connecting neighbors to

[34:21] housing, to resources, to

[34:23] health care and to legal

[34:24] resources in english, in

[34:27] spanish, in ta gal low, in

[34:28] mand r

[34:30] in rin, in cantonese,

[34:32] and through partnerships like

[34:34] cora and the ymca community

[34:37] resource center, we've

[34:39] supported family with rental

[34:44] assistance, with domestic

[34:52] violence prevention, with

[35:14] [Inaudible].

[35:21] We hosted story times and

[35:22] film

[35:28] showings.

[36:53] (Audio choppy and unclear).

[36:55] While we expanded child care

[36:57] programs that have created

[36:57] 120

[37:00] new after shool spaces at no

[37:01] cost to families, through our

[37:02] expanded learning

[37:03] opportunities program in

[37:05] partnership with our school

[37:05] district.

[37:07] Also in partnership talking

[37:08] about our school district,

[37:10] this year we also helped

[37:12] distribute bicycles, that's

[37:14] right, 200 of our students

[37:16] through our award winning

[37:18] program every kid deserves a

[37:19] bike.

[37:22] Since it first started in

[37:24] 2022, we've equipped over

[37:24] 1400

[37:26] students from low income

[37:29] families with a free bicycle,

[37:31] free helmet, free safety gear

[37:32] and training in how to do and

[37:34] how to ride a bike.

[37:36] Imagine the life skill when

[37:36] we

[37:37] ear teaching someone how to

[37:39] ride a bike for the rest of

[37:40] their lives.

[37:41] At the other aiming of the

[37:43] spectrum t city has adopted

[37:44] its first age-friendly action

[37:47] plan, a road map to outlining

[37:49] clear goals tos increase

[37:51] livability for older adults,

[37:52] across nine key areas, and

[37:53] the

[37:54] council was able to receiver

[37:54] a

[37:58] full report of that plan

[37:59] which

[38:01] includes house, includes

[38:02] transportation, social

[38:03] participation and what really

[38:06] means a lot to our community.

[38:10] Our seniors have enjoyed and

[38:13] expanded services with

[38:14] extended hours at our teglia

[38:15] senior center, new programs

[38:15] at

[38:16] the bulos community center up

[38:18] in westborough, we have

[38:19] continued to demand and

[38:20] continued to grow and

[38:20] continue

[38:22] to take feedback and ideas to

[38:23] increase programming,

[38:26] including our congregate

[38:27] nutrition program, imagine

[38:28] that, there's seniors that

[38:30] every week that depend on

[38:31] that.

[38:34] We've served over 8 thousand

[38:35] meals this year, together

[38:37] these efforts really reflect

[38:39] that here in south san

[38:41] francisco, we're a city where

[38:42] cultures are important, we're

[38:44] also a city where we come

[38:47] together to create something

[38:49] uniquely, inclusive and

[38:52] connected community goals and

[38:52] whatnot.

[38:54] Our parks and rec also and

[38:55] our

[38:56] libraries continue to be here

[38:57] in south city and they

[38:59] continue to connect our

[38:59] community.

[39:01] At the library and parks ad

[39:03] rec center where we're all

[39:03] at,

[39:04] the city's largest community

[39:06] hub bringing two departments

[39:07] under one roof, we've seen

[39:09] just how much our residents

[39:10] value these shared spaces.

[39:12] This past year alone, we've

[39:17] welcomed more than 277

[39:19] thousand folks, visitors from

[39:21] 65 thousand unique visitors,

[39:22] there's people that actually

[39:24] come here and study and say I

[39:27] want to go work out of your

[39:28] library, your center.

[39:30] Our library continues to be a

[39:33] corner stone of learning, of

[39:34] creativity and connection

[39:34] with

[39:37] more than 2 thousand programs

[39:39] reaching 51 thousand

[39:39] attendees.

[39:41] These programs include our

[39:43] stem workshops, our many

[39:43] which

[39:44] are sponsored by some of our

[39:47] community leaders and biotech

[39:50] leaders here in oyster point,

[39:51] comic art festivals very well

[39:53] known as well as story times.

[39:55] Our learning program has more

[39:57] than ten thousand books

[39:58] placed

[40:00] right here in the hands of

[40:01] young readers helping kids

[40:02] build a lifelong love for

[40:04] reading but here's the

[40:05] exciting part.

[40:08] Our library just alone this

[40:10] year has secured more than

[40:11] 500

[40:13] thousand dollars in grants

[40:13] and

[40:15] donations bringing new

[40:16] creative opportunities and

[40:18] programming for our youth and

[40:21] our teens to continue to

[40:22] succeed.

[40:24] And our stress continues in

[40:26] community spaces with the

[40:27] parks and recreation

[40:29] department, our commitment to

[40:29] creating vibrant public

[40:30] spaces.

[40:31] Construction is well under

[40:31] way

[40:33] for the orange memorial park

[40:35] aquatic center which we will

[40:38] be doing a grand.Ribbon

[40:39] cutting nester year.

[40:40] The design has moved forward,

[40:44] also on our westborough fre

[40:46] school, the park at linden

[40:47] and

[40:48] pine, the dundee park ren

[40:50] nation websinger ear also

[40:51] designing centennial way park

[40:54] north to start to address the

[40:55] park deficit around our

[40:56] communities including in

[40:57] sunshine gardens neighborhood

[40:59] and we've added new

[41:00] pickleball

[41:01] court tos orange memorial

[41:02] park

[41:03] so lots to get excited about

[41:05] when it come tos outdoor

[41:05] activity.

[41:08] As part of our all all the

[41:10] churl arts program, we're

[41:12] expanding south city's public

[41:13] art collection integrating

[41:14] art

[41:14] installation into new park

[41:15] and

[41:17] is facilities so creativity

[41:18] and community pride are woven

[41:20] into every day of our spaces.

[41:22] Our parks continue to be more

[41:23] than just buildings or

[41:24] spaces,

[41:26] they continue to be an

[41:28] investment here in south san

[41:29] francisco.

[41:30] The orange memorial park

[41:33] sports field which I hear so

[41:35] many families participating

[41:35] in

[41:36] and so many families coming

[41:38] and practice and joining

[41:39] their

[41:40] soccer clubs and leagues.

[41:42] A quarter of a million

[41:43] visitors just this past year

[41:44] alone.

[41:46] The new centennial way park

[41:49] south saw 50 thousand

[41:51] visitors

[41:52] in the recently open phase

[41:53] two

[41:56] of oyster point shore line

[41:58] park has seen one00 thousand

[42:00] new visitors and of course we

[42:01] celebrated I community this

[42:03] past SEPTEMBER in concert in

[42:05] the park where nearly 7

[42:07] thousand people came together

[42:10] to enjoy grammy award winning

[42:11] band, community performance,

[42:12] vendor and is family

[42:13] activities.

[42:14] This is what we're about in

[42:16] our parks and recreation

[42:17] department but you know we're

[42:19] also thinking for the future

[42:21] and those times that perhaps

[42:23] might not be so strong, when

[42:25] it comes to public safety,

[42:27] both our fire and our police

[42:28] departments continue the

[42:31] really set the standard of

[42:33] service, of safety and

[42:34] innovation throughout our

[42:35] city.

[42:36] This year, the team completed

[42:39] a 2 million dollar upgrade to

[42:40] the fire training tower

[42:42] replacing aging systems

[42:43] adding

[42:44] critical safety features and

[42:47] installing a new technical

[42:49] and

[42:50] realistic saving life

[42:51] training, our emergency

[42:52] operation center received a

[42:54] 350 thousand dollar upgrade

[42:54] to

[42:57] its audio-visual to support

[42:59] enhancing, so whenever a

[43:02] disaster strikes, we're ready

[43:03] to address it.

[43:04] They've also placed into

[43:07] service a new 34 foot fire

[43:09] boat which we were able to

[43:11] christen earlier this year

[43:12] delivering more than 200

[43:15] gallons of water per minute

[43:16] and transporting personnel

[43:16] and

[43:18] supplies throughout the bay

[43:19] during regional disasters.

[43:21] Knock on wood, should a plane

[43:22] ever go down around this

[43:23] area,

[43:25] guess who would respond first?

[43:26] Our fire department, our

[43:27] team,

[43:29] our crews and this fire boat

[43:31] is essential to making sure

[43:32] that lives get saved.

[43:35] Another major step forward,

[43:37] the department launched its

[43:40] drone program with three

[43:42] certified operators now

[43:43] providing real-time support

[43:44] during emergency tos be able

[43:45] to identify and analyze the

[43:48] extent of a fire.

[43:50] All together our firefighters

[43:53] have responded to more than

[43:54] 8400 emergency incidents,

[43:55] while our three ambulances

[43:57] have transported more than 5

[43:59] thousand patients to care.

[44:00] Our crews have also answered

[44:03] the call to assist major,

[44:05] major wild fires throughout

[44:07] the stit and I'm so humbled

[44:09] and so proud when I get tose

[44:11] e-mails saying that our crew

[44:13] has been launched to assist

[44:14] our neighbors in the north,

[44:15] in

[44:17] the south of the state

[44:18] throughout the wild fairs

[44:19] that

[44:20] have spread throughout

[44:21] california since the

[44:22] beginning

[44:24] of JANUARY icluding the

[44:25] palisades fire in la county

[44:27] earlier this year.

[44:30] Looking ahead, our new fire

[44:32] engines are under new

[44:33] construction and our new fire

[44:34] station is also moving

[44:34] forward

[44:35] here in south san francisco.

[44:37] The department is

[44:37] implementing

[44:39] new records, being more

[44:41] efficient and bing really

[44:43] with an eye on promoting

[44:45] equipment that will be ready

[44:55] for the challenges of tomorrow

[44:56] we're also proud of our

[44:57] police

[44:57] department, it leads with

[44:59] compassion and innovation and

[45:00] compassion, when I see them

[45:02] out in the it is with

[45:03] community partnership.

[45:04] This year alone and I'm going

[45:05] the repeat it so people can

[45:07] hear it because sometimes

[45:08] it's

[45:09] startling to understand that

[45:11] concept, but this year, crime

[45:14] in south san francisco has

[45:15] dropped significantly across

[45:19] the board in every single

[45:20] category.

[45:21] Crimes against persons,

[45:23] individuals or persons are

[45:26] down 27%, property crimes are

[45:28] down 31%, crimes against

[45:29] society, individuals and

[45:31] groups are down nearly 30%,

[45:32] compared to last year.

[45:34] In addition to our improved

[45:38] technology and our suck says

[45:40] flock cameras or our license

[45:41] plate read etcherfinger we

[45:43] have now really reached

[45:43] strong

[45:44] collaboration between our

[45:45] officer and I the community

[45:46] they serve.

[45:47] We have more officers that

[45:48] have grown up here in the

[45:49] community that have attended

[45:51] our local high schools and

[45:54] middle schools and that's not

[45:55] by just coincidence, the

[45:56] department continue tos

[45:58] embrace new technology ad

[45:59] modern approach ts public

[46:02] safety and this is what

[46:03] really

[46:04] mat and he iser we mover

[46:05] forward.

[46:07] I'm most excited too it's

[46:09] become a practice in our

[46:10] police department, we now the

[46:13] city has hired a full time

[46:14] mental health clinician to

[46:16] support officer and is go out

[46:18] there in many of the calls

[46:19] for

[46:21] behavioral related calls,

[46:22] ensuring that residents when

[46:22] -

[46:24] they are in cisis, they have

[46:26] someone that can receive

[46:27] appropriate attention and

[46:28] could listen to them and

[46:30] dialogue with them with

[46:32] compassionate care.

[46:34] This includes and gives our

[46:36] residents direct acess to be

[46:38] able to have the opportunity

[46:40] to get the resources that

[46:40] they

[46:42] need as well.

[46:44] Finally the department has

[46:46] welcomed 15 new officers and

[46:48] six new professional staff

[46:49] members so already looking

[46:51] ahead to new recruitment

[46:52] efforts early in 2026, our

[46:54] police and fire department

[46:57] will soon co-host a well

[46:58] expanding the blue and red,

[47:00] it's going to be a

[47:00] recruitment

[47:01] event encouraging more women

[47:03] as well and people of color

[47:03] to

[47:05] join our public safety

[47:05] careers

[47:08] here in south san francisco.

[47:11] We're invest ining our

[47:11] infrastructure, we realize

[47:12] the

[47:13] city is growing and for that

[47:14] effort, our pub luck works

[47:15] and

[47:16] our engineering teams

[47:16] continue

[47:18] to strengthen te foundation

[47:20] of our city keeping south

[47:21] city

[47:26] safe, keeping south city

[47:29] resilient and ready for the

[47:29] city, we invested 5 million

[47:31] through our pavement

[47:32] management system, so you

[47:32] have

[47:33] seen them on your street and

[47:35] is around time, improving

[47:37] streets across the city,

[47:39] making our daily commute

[47:41] smoother for everyone, we

[47:44] added two miles of bike lanes

[47:53] across saoun per row

[47:54] junipero

[47:54] serra.

[47:58] We up grated 220 led street

[47:59] lights around grand avenue,

[47:59] no

[48:00] more is fwrand avenue going

[48:01] to

[48:03] be dark and scary, now grand

[48:04] avenue and linden avenue as

[48:06] you can see will be lit, will

[48:09] be bright, will be welcoming.

[48:11] We've built 80 new ada curb

[48:14] ramps including a new

[48:18] accessible path at cypress

[48:18] and

[48:21] pine park, we continue to

[48:22] build on resilience against

[48:23] climate change as well.

[48:23] We understand that climate

[48:24] change is real and we're

[48:25] leading the way in resilience

[48:26] and sustainability.

[48:28] Our award winning water

[48:30] quality control plant has

[48:32] installed advanced sludge

[48:33] dewatering technology,

[48:35] savoring more than 100

[48:37] thousand dollars annually in

[48:38] hauling and chemical costs

[48:39] and

[48:40] we began to design a flood

[48:43] wall project to protect the

[48:45] plant from sea level rise

[48:45] with

[48:47] 11.5 million dollars in

[48:48] federal funding expected

[48:50] through the U.S. Army corps

[48:51] of

[48:52] engineers websinger eve also

[48:52] ko

[48:54] frnted to expand our

[48:56] electrical vehicle fleet,

[48:58] reduce organic waste through

[48:59] the free compost pilot

[48:59] program

[49:02] and we have engaged our

[49:03] residents in sustainability

[49:04] education through our san

[49:05] francisco partnership with

[49:06] our

[49:06] ska

[49:07] f jers.

[49:09] What I'm most excited about

[49:10] and many of our community

[49:11] members is our south san

[49:13] francisco free shuttle.

[49:15] We have a free shuttle here

[49:16] in

[49:17] south city, it's helping lead

[49:19] the charge in our

[49:20] sustainability effort, what

[49:22] began as a single route and I

[49:25] want to give kudos to carol

[49:27] matsumoto back in 2014 and

[49:27] the

[49:28] entire council at that time,

[49:31] it really has grown now into

[49:32] three full routes serving

[49:33] every part of our city.

[49:35] In the past year alone, the

[49:38] shuttle carries more than 80

[49:39] thousand passengers, that's

[49:40] thousands of traipses that

[49:41] might otherwise have been

[49:42] made

[49:44] by car so we're helping

[49:45] reduce

[49:46] traffic, cutting emissions

[49:46] and

[49:49] keeping our air cleaner.

[49:50] The shuttles are free, folk,

[49:52] you can welcome anyone,

[49:53] they're ada accessible and

[49:55] they're open to everyone with

[49:57] the south city shuttle app,

[50:00] you can check in and see when

[50:01] the next ride is going to

[50:03] happen, and we thank the san

[50:05] mateo county transportation

[50:06] authority who awarded us over

[50:09] a million dollars to fund

[50:10] this

[50:11] continued extra lines and

[50:12] operations of our free

[50:13] shuttle

[50:13] program.

[50:14] South san francisco, we're

[50:15] not

[50:17] waiting for the future, many

[50:19] of our colleagues and local

[50:20] mayors, they always ask, how

[50:22] did you guys do that shuttle,

[50:25] it's te envy of folks around

[50:25] town.

[50:26] The last year alone, our

[50:28] public works department has

[50:30] also completed many of the

[50:32] requests from the community

[50:34] with an average response time

[50:36] of two to three day and is

[50:36] let

[50:38] me tell you as you will see,

[50:41] everything from repairing

[50:43] pothole, yes websinger ear

[50:44] repairing potholes and

[50:46] clearing up the street lights

[50:48] and cleaning up illegal

[50:49] dumping, going out to the

[50:50] street ins our neighborhoods

[50:52] to try to combat and attack

[50:54] any form of blight.

[50:55] We're keeping our

[50:56] neighborhoods safe, we're

[50:57] working together to make sure

[51:00] that our streets run smooth

[51:02] and our amazing public works

[51:04] team has done it through our

[51:06] engage ssf app, you snap a

[51:09] picture of a sofa or a

[51:10] refrigerator that's been left

[51:10] o

[51:12] ut of a corner, I got an

[51:13] e-mail from a resident u in

[51:14] this area of town saying

[51:17] there's a large tv screen and

[51:18] then immediately within an

[51:20] hour, she said, never mind,

[51:21] it's gone, public works came

[51:22] and picked it up.

[51:27] And that's the ddication of

[51:31] our staff, of our committed

[51:31] who know it's important the

[51:32] keep our city clean and

[51:34] beautify it.

[51:35] San francisco, we took action

[51:40] to improve safety and access

[51:44] to oyster point, with the

[51:44] remao

[51:46] ufrl of abandoned and

[51:47] blighted vessel, old boat

[51:48] that

[51:52] is were left abandoned, this

[51:54] progress follows the city

[51:55] council's approval of a new

[51:57] mooring odinance, I want to

[52:02] give kudos the vice mayor

[52:04] addiego, who provided t

[52:04] staff

[52:06] to really address the

[52:07] derelict

[52:09] boats in the city's navigable

[52:11] waterways because previous

[52:13] vessels could remain idle out

[52:14] in the water for months on

[52:17] out, and our guests and our

[52:19] hotels were saying what's

[52:21] going on there on the

[52:23] waterfront so the city can

[52:24] issue a notice and proceed

[52:25] with remao

[52:26] ufrl within ten

[52:27] days of these vessels to be

[52:32] able to remove them and this

[52:35] ordinance represents a

[52:35] critical step in moving

[52:36] forward, thinking outside the

[52:37] bock, not waiting for what

[52:38] else is someone else going to

[52:41] do but revitalizing south san

[52:42] francisco's waterfront and

[52:43] ensuring that our oyster

[52:44] point

[52:45] remains a a resource for all

[52:47] to enjoy.

[52:48] Toipt talk a little bit about

[52:49] what's happening around town

[52:53] in terms of our innovation,

[52:57] our economic vitality.

[52:59] Our economic vitality in our

[53:02] area of business continues to

[53:04] evolve blending our

[53:04] historical

[53:06] roots with cutting edge life

[53:07] sciences and small business

[53:07] innovation.

[53:09] I want to congratulate and

[53:11] thank the south san francisco

[53:12] chamber of commerce for being

[53:14] a support for our small

[53:16] businesses and our local

[53:17] businesses here, our economic

[53:19] advancement center, if if you

[53:20] haven't visitor on grand

[53:21] avenue, make sure you take a

[53:23] look and go visit, it has

[53:25] supported more than 2

[53:25] thousand

[53:27] people with workforce

[53:28] training, small business

[53:31] development as well as

[53:32] entrepreneurial support

[53:33] delivered in partnership with

[53:34] our local non-profits.

[53:36] We developed a new program as

[53:38] well, we didn't just want to

[53:40] keep old storefronts or

[53:41] vacant

[53:43] properties, we created the

[53:45] city's launch local program

[53:47] which activates vacant

[53:48] storefronts with pop-up

[53:49] businesses, new businesses

[53:52] while the proposed downtown

[53:52] imprao

[53:52] ufrment district

[53:54] continues to evolve and we're

[53:56] hopeful to continue to have

[53:56] conversations on that.

[53:58] And because of this great

[54:00] program, south city will now

[54:02] have its first bike shop,

[54:02] mrao

[54:03] ef it or not, a city

[54:03] this

[54:06] big and we don't have a bike

[54:07] shop, well, folks, thankful

[54:08] to

[54:09] this council and staff's

[54:10] support through our launch

[54:11] local program, that will be

[54:13] coming soon.

[54:17] And we hosted a lunar new

[54:17] year

[54:19] night market drawing nearly a

[54:21] thousand attendees from all

[54:23] cities and neighboring cities

[54:25] who took and came in right

[54:27] here to south san francisco.

[54:30] We're continuing to expand

[54:30] our

[54:32] efforts and as the birthplace

[54:34] of biotech, south san

[54:35] francisco remains a fwloebl

[54:38] leader in science and in

[54:39] innovation, many folks didn't

[54:40] know what is happening on the

[54:43] east of 101, so thank tos the

[54:44] leadership of our city

[54:44] manager

[54:47] two years ago, we created a

[54:48] speaker's series, what's

[54:50] happening east of 101 where

[54:52] folks like yourself and is

[54:53] myself can go and visit and

[54:56] hear what these amazing

[54:59] cutting edge life science and

[55:00] biotech companies are doing

[55:00] to

[55:02] find the next cure for cancer

[55:04] as my colleague said earlier,

[55:06] for lung cancer and other

[55:08] illnesses and diseases too.

[55:11] We're happy to partner with

[55:11] new innovative companies that

[55:12] have compose south san

[55:14] francisco to come in.

[55:16] Meanwhile also our small

[55:19] businesses continue to be

[55:20] supported and trive, along

[55:23] grand avenue and spruce, we

[55:24] continue to -- I can't tell

[55:26] you how many ribbon cuttings

[55:26] I

[55:27] have attended this year

[55:28] alone,

[55:31] we welcome new restaurants,

[55:33] coffee shop, wild fire bakery

[55:37] for example at the carol

[55:39] matsumoto plaza, where it's a

[55:41] hub, people can get a bite to

[55:42] eat, a cough tee if the

[55:44] morning and a beer in the

[55:44] afternoon.

[55:46] Our small businesses continue

[55:48] to thrive to feel supported

[55:50] and choose south san

[55:51] francisco

[55:54] including brew kha which has

[55:56] gone viral over social media

[55:59] to come and go get your boba,

[56:02] they could pick any city in

[56:03] the peninsula, they choose to

[56:04] come to south san francisco

[56:05] for what's happening here in

[56:07] our community and in our

[56:08] neighborhoods and here you

[56:10] are,.If you are wondering or

[56:11] still wondering what is

[56:13] happening in the intersection

[56:15] of spruce and el camino real,

[56:18] let me be the frst to remind

[56:19] you or probably reshare the

[56:23] news that we have a brand new

[56:24] safeway currently under

[56:26] construction on spruce and el

[56:27] camino, they're making great

[56:28] progress.

[56:30] I'm sure some of you have

[56:32] driven by, it's developed by

[56:34] steel wave, this 68 thousand

[56:36] square foot store will anchor

[56:38] a new retail, new dining

[56:41] center and it's -- hopefully

[56:42] completed early next year

[56:44] websinger ear looking forward

[56:46] to more new innovation and

[56:47] new

[56:48] businesses coming to south

[56:49] san

[56:50] francisco.

[56:54] But with businesses, with

[56:56] retail, with having a xwraet

[56:57] community, we also need to

[56:59] address some of the

[57:00] challenges, and some of the

[57:01] challenges is housing, and

[57:05] where is is housing leading?

[57:06] We remain steadfast in our

[57:07] mission to keep families

[57:08] housed and to build new

[57:10] opportunities for residents

[57:10] at

[57:11] all levels of income.

[57:15] This year alone, the city

[57:16] accepted 890 thousand dollars

[57:19] from the state's prohousing

[57:20] in.Sent tif program to

[57:21] support

[57:22] affordable housing

[57:23] initiatives.

[57:25] We've also increased

[57:25] financial

[57:27] support to developments, new

[57:28] developments that are coming

[57:30] like rotary gardens on linden

[57:33] avenue, the bridging at the

[57:35] puc site on mission road

[57:36] totaling nearly 6.3 million

[57:37] in

[57:38] city funding alone.

[57:41] We've made progress on other

[57:44] developments on linden avenue

[57:45] including an approved

[57:46] affordable housing project by

[57:49] san mateo county and advanced

[57:50] planning for 500 rail rode

[57:52] avenue which will bring home

[57:55] ownership, not just rented or

[57:56] leased, home ownership

[57:57] opportunities to lindenville

[58:00] air a ya here in south san

[58:01] francisco.

[58:02] Through ymca, our social

[58:03] services core agency here in

[58:05] the county, we've provided

[58:07] rental assistance and

[58:08] community partnerships, we've

[58:11] helped 37 above households

[58:12] representing 81 individuals

[58:15] stay in their homes

[58:15] preventing

[58:16] displacement which we know

[58:16] can

[58:18] can lead to homelessness and

[58:19] you will hear more about that

[58:20] later tonight.

[58:23] But we're not stopping there,

[58:24] we're continuing to identify

[58:27] and continue to support

[58:28] affordable homeowner projects

[58:29] that will help families plant

[58:30] root and is thrive here in

[58:32] south city.

[58:34] We're connected on our

[58:35] planning division to ensure

[58:37] we're thoughtful in the

[58:41] sustainable growth of south

[58:42] city, we've streamlined

[58:44] dwoment, review process and

[58:45] our permitting standards and

[58:47] updated our building codes as

[58:48] well to align with state

[58:49] standards as well.

[58:52] And we're kicking off the el

[58:54] camino real mobility plan

[58:56] which we will reimagine what

[58:58] el camino real will look like

[59:00] in our city's most important

[59:01] corridor up and down, making

[59:04] it safer, make it walkable

[59:05] and

[59:06] transit while in terms of

[59:07] transit as well so we could

[59:09] reflect on what really is

[59:11] happening in our vision

[59:12] continues, you could still

[59:14] weigh in on what the comments

[59:16] and provide feedback on this

[59:18] great plan so I encourage you

[59:20] to scan that qr and be able

[59:20] to

[59:22] participate in that projts.

[59:24] Invest ining our parks and in

[59:27] our spaces is important,

[59:27] construction is underway like

[59:30] I mentioned ined our new park

[59:31] on linden avenue and pine

[59:33] avenue or soon to be underway

[59:34] websinger ear moving forward

[59:36] on upgrades to dundee park

[59:37] and

[59:38] the new westborough preschool

[59:40] thanks again for the strong

[59:41] advocacy of my colleague,

[59:43] councilmember mark nagales.

[59:45] But most of you have already

[59:47] seen it around town, one of

[59:48] our most anticipated projects

[59:51] is the orange memorial park

[59:55] aquatic center, it features

[59:57] two new all electric swimming

[59:59] pools, one indoor and one it

[1:00:01] is the frst of its kind in

[1:00:03] the peninsula and also we're

[1:00:04] scheduled to open it next

[1:00:05] year.

[1:00:07] We continue to expand our

[1:00:09] urban tree canopy program,

[1:00:11] many cities have asked how do

[1:00:13] you increase trees around,

[1:00:15] well, many partnership with a

[1:00:16] non-profit rise south city

[1:00:18] websinger ear giving out free

[1:00:20] tree tos paout fi our

[1:00:20] neighborhoods, to strengthen

[1:00:22] that while reducing our

[1:00:23] carbon

[1:00:23] emissions.

[1:00:25] This is all part of our park

[1:00:26] and rec master plan to

[1:00:28] continue to make south san

[1:00:29] francisco greener.

[1:00:31] Our innovation and technology

[1:00:32] and communication remains

[1:00:34] strong here within the city.

[1:00:36] If you probably have typed in

[1:00:39] the city website or whatnot,

[1:00:42] we're no longer ssf.Net, we

[1:00:43] have merged and transferred

[1:00:49] over to ssf.Ca.Gov so that

[1:00:50] is a really exciting

[1:00:52] opportunity to be able to

[1:00:54] engage with our

[1:00:55] constituencies

[1:00:56] in our communities.

[1:00:58] And we've expanded our fiber

[1:00:59] optic cable project in

[1:01:01] westborough to be able to

[1:01:02] continue to provide it and

[1:01:03] all

[1:01:03] of this.

[1:01:05] And all of this that we do,

[1:01:06] we

[1:01:07] continue as our city remains

[1:01:09] strong and we continue to be

[1:01:11] transparent about our

[1:01:12] financial footing, thanks to

[1:01:14] the helpful planing and

[1:01:15] responsible stewardship of

[1:01:16] our

[1:01:16] public funds.

[1:01:17] This year our finance

[1:01:19] department as well, once

[1:01:21] again, received national

[1:01:23] recognition earning both the

[1:01:24] distinguished budget

[1:01:25] presentation award and the

[1:01:27] award for excellence in

[1:01:29] financial reporting from the

[1:01:31] government finance officers

[1:01:32] association.

[1:01:33] We've implemented several --

[1:01:36] the 2024 measure w, we've

[1:01:37] modernized our business

[1:01:39] license tax to ensure that

[1:01:40] there's fairness, that

[1:01:40] there's

[1:01:41] long term stability and that

[1:01:43] we continue to invest in

[1:01:44] vital

[1:01:45] community services.

[1:01:47] Looking ahead, we're looking

[1:01:49] forward to implementing new

[1:01:50] programs and internal

[1:01:51] platforms within the city to

[1:01:55] be more efficient, to be more

[1:01:56] conducive for efficiency in

[1:01:58] our city processes, we're

[1:01:59] building a stronger future.

[1:02:01] This is where I want to end

[1:02:04] with this state of the city,

[1:02:05] across every single

[1:02:08] department, our city is

[1:02:10] defined by collaboration, by

[1:02:11] innovation and a shared

[1:02:13] commitment to progress.

[1:02:14] We've secured millions of

[1:02:16] dollars in grants, we

[1:02:16] continue

[1:02:19] to write these grants,s we've

[1:02:21] strengthened our ina

[1:02:22] structure, we've invested

[1:02:23] that

[1:02:24] connect family and is

[1:02:24] opportunity.

[1:02:25] We've listen today the call

[1:02:26] and the request of our

[1:02:28] community and our residents.

[1:02:30] Our parent and is our youth,

[1:02:32] when they say we want an

[1:02:33] outdoor festival and

[1:02:33] activity,

[1:02:36] we want more program, we've

[1:02:37] implemented technologies that

[1:02:39] make the city feel safer and

[1:02:42] faster and more transparent

[1:02:43] but above all, this is not

[1:02:44] just me saying we did it,

[1:02:45] this

[1:02:47] is not just the city council,

[1:02:49] we've done it all together as

[1:02:51] a community, as a community

[1:02:53] that listens, that adapts,

[1:02:55] that leads and does it with

[1:02:56] purpose and with heart.

[1:02:58] As we look into the future,

[1:03:00] we'll continue to prioritize

[1:03:05] what matters most and that's

[1:03:06] the wellbeing of our people,

[1:03:06] the safety of our community,

[1:03:08] the sustainability of our

[1:03:09] neighborhoods and the unity

[1:03:12] that makes south city unlike

[1:03:13] anywhere else.

[1:03:16] This year alone, we've headed

[1:03:17] and we've raised some

[1:03:19] challenges but we've also

[1:03:20] braised and encountered a lot

[1:03:22] of opportunity.

[1:03:23] We'll continue working to

[1:03:25] ensure that every single

[1:03:27] resident, that you feel seen,

[1:03:28] that yu feel heard and that

[1:03:30] you feel also supported.

[1:03:31] That every neighborhood that

[1:03:33] safe street and is accessible

[1:03:35] transit, that every youth and

[1:03:37] child has a place to play and

[1:03:39] learn and that every family

[1:03:42] can afford to call south city

[1:03:42] home.

[1:03:44] It's by unity, mitoses by

[1:03:45] resilience, it's by

[1:03:47] innovation, these aren't just

[1:03:48] words on a paper or things I

[1:03:50] like to say on a a mic.,

[1:03:51] they're the fundation of who

[1:03:53] we are and why we are in this

[1:03:55] business of public service.

[1:03:58] From our front line workers

[1:03:58] to

[1:03:59] our entrepreneurs, from our

[1:04:01] teachers to our seniors, from

[1:04:04] our volunteers to our youth,

[1:04:07] from our immigrants, south

[1:04:07] san

[1:04:09] francisco thrives because of

[1:04:10] you.

[1:04:11] We have pover time and time

[1:04:13] again there is no challenge

[1:04:15] that is too great when we

[1:04:15] face

[1:04:16] it tolgt, whether it's

[1:04:17] responding to to emergency,

[1:04:19] being adaptable and molded

[1:04:21] fied, reimagining our

[1:04:22] streets,

[1:04:24] building homes or expanding

[1:04:25] opportunity, our strength is

[1:04:28] and will always be working

[1:04:29] together in collaboration and

[1:04:31] in unity, bringing tgether

[1:04:34] ideas that move us forward,

[1:04:35] not complaints, not ideas

[1:04:36] that

[1:04:38] set us back but as we move

[1:04:39] forward, we mover forward

[1:04:40] with

[1:04:41] resilience.

[1:04:43] And as we do enter this next

[1:04:45] chapter in south city's

[1:04:45] story,

[1:04:47] let's hold fast to what

[1:04:49] defines us, again, it's our

[1:04:52] unity, folk, it's our

[1:04:52] resilience, many people

[1:04:53] throughout the peninsula,

[1:04:54] when

[1:04:57] we go to conferences say, but

[1:04:57] there's something about south

[1:05:00] city televising's a

[1:05:01] uniqueness, besides bag city

[1:05:03] that's truly blessed time and

[1:05:04] time again, I will tell you

[1:05:04] we

[1:05:06] have a a commitment to each

[1:05:07] other.

[1:05:12] I want t end by thanking our

[1:05:17] powerful, amazing staff, by

[1:05:17] thanking also the four

[1:05:18] individuals that stand behind

[1:05:20] me, our city council, who I

[1:05:23] could unequivocally say have

[1:05:24] passion, have love and have

[1:05:27] purpose for this community.

[1:05:28] Our community partners who

[1:05:30] have stood with us when we've

[1:05:33] reached out and at every

[1:05:35] resident, I speak to you

[1:05:37] tonight, young and old, new

[1:05:39] that just came in maybe a

[1:05:40] week

[1:05:41] ago or those who have lived

[1:05:44] here over 60 or 70 years, you

[1:05:47] are what makes south san

[1:05:48] francisco shine every single

[1:05:50] day, south san francisco will

[1:05:52] continue to grow, not just as

[1:05:54] a city of industry or as the

[1:05:55] industrial city, but a city

[1:05:55] of

[1:05:57] innovation, a city with

[1:05:59] compassion, as a city with

[1:06:01] connection, as a city with

[1:06:03] possibility, and most of all

[1:06:07] remember this word, as a city

[1:06:13] of kindness, kindness.

[1:06:14] Reimagine the word kind and

[1:06:16] what that means to each other

[1:06:18] and to your neighbor.

[1:06:20] Folks, it has been the

[1:06:23] greatest honor to be able to

[1:06:25] lead this council and be able

[1:06:28] to lead this city as an

[1:06:30] immigrant and the majority o

[1:06:31] this council, also

[1:06:32] immigrants,

[1:06:33] we're very proud to stand

[1:06:34] with

[1:06:35] our immigrant community.

[1:06:40] A city built by immigrants a

[1:06:42] city that continues to run by

[1:06:43] immigrant and is we're

[1:06:45] appreciative of the

[1:06:46] resilience

[1:06:48] that brings, it's my honor to

[1:06:50] serve as your mayor and to

[1:06:52] share this t state of the

[1:06:53] city

[1:06:54] with you tonight, the state

[1:06:55] of

[1:06:56] south san francisco is

[1:06:56] strong,

[1:06:57] thank you, thank you, south

[1:06:59] san francisco and let's keep

[1:07:00] moving forward.

[1:07:03] Gracias.

[1:07:11] [Applause].

[1:07:13] And with that to reposition

[1:07:14] our chambers, we're going to

[1:07:16] take a five minute recess,

[1:07:18] MADAM City clerk, we'll

[1:07:19] reconvene in five minutes.

[1:07:23] Thank you.

[1:14:08] (Meeting in recess).

[1:14:10] >> thank you, all, we will

[1:14:12] resume back from recess.

[1:14:13] Next agenda item, please.

[1:14:14] >> we'll move along to

[1:14:15] council

[1:14:16] comments and requests.

[1:14:17] >> great, thank you, who

[1:14:17] would

[1:14:20] like to start us off tonight

[1:14:21] from my colleagues here?

[1:14:22] >> aisle go.

[1:14:25] >> thank you, vice mayor.

[1:14:27] >> MR. Mayor, I wanted to

[1:14:29] report out, one event that I

[1:14:31] attended last month, it was

[1:14:33] the 100th anniversary

[1:14:34] luncheon

[1:14:37] celebration for the icf which

[1:14:40] an acronym is the italian

[1:14:41] catholic federation which ws

[1:14:43] a very big deal in south san

[1:14:44] francisco many the 30's and

[1:14:47] 40's and it did begin had

[1:14:49] this

[1:14:50] town in 1925, I think it

[1:14:53] started in san francisco in

[1:14:55] 1924, branch one, in south

[1:14:55] san

[1:14:57] francisco it's branch number

[1:14:59] .So it was pretty early in

[1:14:59] the

[1:15:02] creation of those fraternal

[1:15:07] organizations and just as we

[1:15:09] -- see what is happening to

[1:15:10] immigrants and not always

[1:15:11] being welcomed in other

[1:15:12] communities, it was the same

[1:15:14] for people back in the 20's

[1:15:16] and the 30's, so they banded

[1:15:17] together to be able to take

[1:15:20] good care of their respective

[1:15:20] communities.

[1:15:24] It's a much older club now.

[1:15:26] I think I am one of the

[1:15:27] younger members of the club,

[1:15:28] I

[1:15:31] was just with them for dinner

[1:15:36] tonight at the santo christo

[1:15:37] hall, I think the membership

[1:15:40] is down to 30 like so many

[1:15:40] s

[1:15:41] frs organizations in any

[1:15:42] community, yet that the

[1:15:45] luncheon, there was over 125

[1:15:46] people to celebrate and they

[1:15:49] came from many other

[1:15:50] communities and some were

[1:15:52] multiple generations of

[1:15:54] italian catholic federation

[1:15:54] members.

[1:15:57] The real sad part of the

[1:15:58] story

[1:16:00] is not that they're down to

[1:16:00] 30

[1:16:02] members because they still

[1:16:05] enjoy each other's company

[1:16:07] like they were tonight at the

[1:16:08] scepter crystal hall which

[1:16:08] was

[1:16:09] recently made available to

[1:16:11] them because for 100 years,

[1:16:16] the icf was at all souls

[1:16:18] catholic church and in recent

[1:16:20] time, two successive priests

[1:16:21] have decided they don't have

[1:16:23] room for them anymore and

[1:16:24] these are people that for

[1:16:26] decades did the work on

[1:16:26] behalf

[1:16:28] of the church, raised money

[1:16:29] at

[1:16:30] the festival, scholarships

[1:16:30] for

[1:16:31] the young people in their

[1:16:33] schools and today there is no

[1:16:35] room for those 30 older

[1:16:35] people

[1:16:39] in the catholic church.

[1:16:41] I've been a catholic all my

[1:16:43] life, it's not the first time

[1:16:45] I've been disappointed in the

[1:16:46] catholic church but this time

[1:16:48] I'm a little angry.

[1:16:50] I had a brief qu

[1:16:51] ftion the

[1:16:52] chief of police, every day we

[1:16:54] get a watch report of what's

[1:16:55] occurring in south san

[1:16:56] francisco, these are

[1:16:58] confidential reports because

[1:16:59] they include name and is

[1:17:00] addresses that can't be in

[1:17:01] the

[1:17:03] public, but recently there

[1:17:03] was

[1:17:06] an event -- an incident that

[1:17:07] started off in grand avenue

[1:17:09] but I will let the chief tell

[1:17:11] the story because it is a

[1:17:12] marvelous example of how our

[1:17:18] technology is changing the

[1:17:20] police work in south san

[1:17:21] francisco.

[1:17:23] >> good evening,

[1:17:23] councilmembers, scott

[1:17:26] campbell, chief of police.

[1:17:28] Let me -- I a am proud of our

[1:17:30] community, I'm proud of our

[1:17:31] department and I'm proud of

[1:17:35] all of you for supporting

[1:17:36] modern 21st century policing

[1:17:37] as it relates to technology.

[1:17:39] Over the weekend, our

[1:17:39] officers

[1:17:40] received a report of a hit

[1:17:41] and

[1:17:44] run involving a vehicle and

[1:17:44] sort shortly after that, a

[1:17:45] hit

[1:17:46] and run involve ago

[1:17:51] pedestrian, our newly

[1:17:52] launched, our drone got there

[1:17:53] within 30 seconds, was able

[1:17:54] to

[1:17:56] identify the vehicle

[1:17:57] responsible, our officers

[1:17:57] were

[1:17:59] able to follow and track that

[1:18:00] to where the suspect vehicle

[1:18:03] was located, we deployed a

[1:18:04] star chase tracking device on

[1:18:06] the vehicle which whe were

[1:18:08] were able to track that

[1:18:10] vehicle via computer instead

[1:18:14] of getting into a high speed

[1:18:15] purrsuit and creating damning

[1:18:16] tore our community.

[1:18:17] They were able to follow that

[1:18:19] vehicle to home depot in

[1:18:19] colma

[1:18:23] where they were boxed the

[1:18:27] vehicle in a and safely took

[1:18:29] the suspect in custody.

[1:18:32] He was a parole at large.

[1:18:35] It was a win, win for south

[1:18:37] city and a win, win for our

[1:18:38] police department.

[1:18:39] Ffrjt the chief could change

[1:18:41] that into a script, he could

[1:18:42] sell it to any number of

[1:18:43] police programs.

[1:18:44] >> thank you, vice mayor,

[1:18:45] thank you, chief.

[1:18:49] Who would like to go next?

[1:18:50] Councilmember coleman?

[1:18:52] >> sure, I'll go next.

[1:18:54] So, I'll start with today and

[1:18:56] then I'll go backwards in

[1:18:56] time.

[1:18:59] So, I had the opportunity to

[1:19:01] tour our south san francisco

[1:19:03] bart station with the mayor

[1:19:05] and I saw her in the

[1:19:06] audience,

[1:19:09] bart director victor flores,

[1:19:11] no relation, but how do I

[1:19:11] say,

[1:19:13] we don't have a bart board

[1:19:14] representative in san mateo

[1:19:15] county and e

[1:19:15] f we should and

[1:19:17] maybe we can work towards

[1:19:18] that.

[1:19:20] For the meantime, our bart

[1:19:21] director is adopt thing south

[1:19:22] san francisco station and we

[1:19:24] had an opportunity to tour

[1:19:25] the

[1:19:27] station and think about ways

[1:19:27] way

[1:19:29] f we can improve the

[1:19:30] area

[1:19:31] there, better cleanliness,

[1:19:33] better vegetation and so on,

[1:19:35] better service and so on.

[1:19:36] After that, I drove all the

[1:19:40] way down to redwood city to

[1:19:41] see the swearing in of our

[1:19:42] new

[1:19:44] san mateo county sheriff, ken

[1:19:46] binder, we got a new sheriff

[1:19:49] in town as they say, and

[1:19:53] hopefully this is closing a

[1:19:55] chapter of our sheriff's

[1:19:56] department and starting a new

[1:19:59] chapter, one of

[1:19:59] accountability

[1:20:01] and public safety and success

[1:20:03] and I wish the san mateo

[1:20:04] county sheriff's department a

[1:20:07] lot of success in the future.

[1:20:09] now going back in time, I was

[1:20:11] able to attend last waoeblg

[1:20:13] the boys and girls club

[1:20:16] groundbreaking, as you all

[1:20:16] MAY

[1:20:21] know w ve a clubhouse on --

[1:20:22] right beside orange memorial

[1:20:22] park.

[1:20:24] They will be doing a complete

[1:20:26] rebuild, almost a a complete

[1:20:27] rebuild, tublbacker doubling

[1:20:28] the amount of space from 20

[1:20:30] thousand to 40 thousand

[1:20:31] square

[1:20:31] feet, accommodating almost

[1:20:33] twice the amount of students

[1:20:34] including high school student

[1:20:35] programming for the first

[1:20:36] time.

[1:20:37] We're excited about that and

[1:20:40] lastly I wanted to give a a

[1:20:41] big shout out to our city

[1:20:43] staff who were able to in the

[1:20:47] midst of the government

[1:20:51] shutdown get together a

[1:20:52] program to purchase hundreds

[1:20:53] of gift cards to give to

[1:20:54] those

[1:20:55] who MAY not have received

[1:20:57] their snap benefits in time.

[1:20:59] And what I learned throughout

[1:21:01] this process is there were

[1:21:02] other councilmembers from

[1:21:03] other cities who reached out

[1:21:06] to me and asked how we did

[1:21:08] this because their city staff

[1:21:12] were very, very reluctant to

[1:21:14] act quickly and I compare the

[1:21:16] reactions of staff from other

[1:21:18] cities to the reaction of

[1:21:20] staff here and how fast they

[1:21:22] worked and how they made it

[1:21:25] possible and also the

[1:21:27] enthusiasm they had to help

[1:21:29] the community in south city

[1:21:29] especially those who needed

[1:21:31] the help the most and I want

[1:21:32] to give a big round of

[1:21:34] applause the our cty staff

[1:21:37] for making that half.

[1:21:38] [Applause].

[1:21:40] And I would be remiss to not

[1:21:43] also give a big shout out to

[1:21:44] ymca, the community resource

[1:21:46] center who also was able to

[1:21:48] support and collaborate with

[1:21:49] our city in making it

[1:21:51] possible, thank you.

[1:21:54] >> thank you, councilmember,

[1:21:55] councilmember nicolas?Frjts

[1:21:55] thank you, mayor.

[1:21:56] I would just like to say

[1:21:56] thank

[1:22:04] you to our fire marshal ian

[1:22:06] hardage and the entire fire

[1:22:08] department for treating our

[1:22:08] fire prevention poster

[1:22:09] winners

[1:22:13] and their family tos a lunch

[1:22:15] from antying wah last OCTOBER

[1:22:17] 23rd, all winners received

[1:22:19] individual custom plaques

[1:22:19] that

[1:22:21] made them all feel special.

[1:22:23] Thank you to sharon, marie,

[1:22:25] rich and ernesto for the

[1:22:26] assistance on the council of

[1:22:29] cities held at the fair winds

[1:22:31] at kilroy phase 2,ern who

[1:22:33] attended seemed to have a

[1:22:35] great evening.

[1:22:43] I am grateful to stacey for

[1:22:46] the filipino american history

[1:22:47] month act t

[1:22:48] it, the

[1:22:49] documentary fill k sloping of

[1:22:50] the fire flies was well

[1:22:52] received by te community,

[1:22:53] councilmember nagales was

[1:22:55] there for the 11 A.M.

[1:22:57] Screening and shared our

[1:22:57] pride.

[1:22:59] Shout out to the new

[1:23:00] graduates

[1:23:01] of our citizens academy.

[1:23:04] Kau dose to devon ten house

[1:23:05] and to all of our

[1:23:05] departments,

[1:23:07] I hear great things from all

[1:23:10] of the graduates whenever i

[1:23:13] meet them and their

[1:23:15] willingness to remain engaged.

[1:23:16] Another great senior holiday

[1:23:19] fair is in the bookers,

[1:23:21] congratulations to our parks

[1:23:23] and rec who worked hard but

[1:23:24] with great review, it was

[1:23:25] well

[1:23:26] worth your efforts.

[1:23:28] Like councilmember coleman,

[1:23:28] we

[1:23:30] attended the boy and is girls

[1:23:33] club by the orange memorial

[1:23:34] park groundbreaking and it

[1:23:34] was

[1:23:36] really a wonderful event.

[1:23:38] We look forward to the ribbon

[1:23:40] cuting and the new buildings

[1:23:41] that will serve our young

[1:23:42] residents here.

[1:23:46] Con garage laix --

[1:23:47] congratulations tos the south

[1:23:48] san francisco camber of

[1:23:50] commerce x the winners of the

[1:23:52] taste of south san francisco,

[1:23:55] as usual, we saw the ester in

[1:23:56] what our city has to offer

[1:23:56] and

[1:23:59] thank you to all who

[1:23:59] participated.

[1:24:00] Congratulations tos the dream

[1:24:02] team and the educated guesses

[1:24:03] headed by councilmember

[1:24:05] nagales and mayor flores who

[1:24:08] made it to the second round o

[1:24:08] the read tr

[1:24:09] ifr ya contest,

[1:24:09] it

[1:24:11] was a fun event with proceeds

[1:24:13] going to a worthy cause.

[1:24:15] Earlier today, I joined our

[1:24:18] dedicated parks and rec team

[1:24:21] which included laura, angela,

[1:24:25] casey at the age-friendly

[1:24:28] workshop in brisbane, casey

[1:24:30] gave a gret presentation of

[1:24:32] our adult daycare,

[1:24:34] age-friendly task member

[1:24:34] lydia

[1:24:36] and parks and rec

[1:24:36] commissioner

[1:24:37] bill was there to support.

[1:24:39] And I would like te request

[1:24:42] our meeting today to be

[1:24:45] adjourned in [Ph-epl/]Memory

[1:24:45] of the following, we have

[1:24:46] lost

[1:24:47] so many, first is theresa

[1:24:52] anne, mother of our parks

[1:24:54] supervisor, theresa was a

[1:24:56] longtime south san francisco

[1:24:58] mall tease american social

[1:25:00] club member and a san bruno

[1:25:02] neighbor, but a a resident of

[1:25:03] our brentwood neighborhood

[1:25:05] here in south city, she was

[1:25:07] the beloved wife of joseph,

[1:25:10] her husband of 51 years, they

[1:25:11] had another son named brian,

[1:25:13] she was also the grandmother

[1:25:21] to blake and skyler.

[1:25:24] Second was richardo carlos, a

[1:25:26] a longtime south city

[1:25:27] resident

[1:25:31] in westborough area.

[1:25:33] Lunila, she hd live ined the

[1:25:35] same area up in north spruce

[1:25:40] for around 50 years,

[1:25:43] polycarpia who died at 102,

[1:25:46] she used to be a resident of

[1:25:47] the westborough real for some

[1:25:47] time and he

[1:25:49] f she used to be

[1:25:53] the official caterer in the

[1:25:54] philippines.

[1:25:55] Alfred who lost his long

[1:26:00] battle of cancer at 54.

[1:26:02] MAY all their souls rest in

[1:26:02] peace.

[1:26:03] Thank you.

[1:26:04] >> indeed, thank you,

[1:26:05] councilmember, for providing

[1:26:07] that list, we'll make sure to

[1:26:10] send our condolences to those

[1:26:11] families.

[1:26:11] Councilmember nagales?

[1:26:13] >> let me first start off

[1:26:13] with

[1:26:14] some thanks.

[1:26:17] I want to thank public works,

[1:26:20] there's a stretch of king

[1:26:21] drive that's shared by south

[1:26:23] san francisco and daly city

[1:26:25] and there's been trash that

[1:26:27] has been piling up on kind of

[1:26:29] the -- under the overpass and

[1:26:31] that's kind of on the daly

[1:26:32] city side.

[1:26:35] But it's encroaching to the

[1:26:36] westborough side of my

[1:26:38] district and I got tired of

[1:26:40] seeing it and I want to thank

[1:26:41] public wrks, they have gone

[1:26:43] out tere numerous time tos

[1:26:44] clean up the trash even

[1:26:44] though

[1:26:47] it's not in our district, in

[1:26:49] our city, but they've gone

[1:26:50] out

[1:26:51] there and cleaned it and I

[1:26:52] want to say thank you for

[1:26:53] doing that, it has made a

[1:26:54] difference n the community

[1:26:56] there and I know our staff

[1:26:56] has

[1:26:57] reached out to the daly city

[1:26:59] staff to ensure they keep an

[1:27:00] eye on that area, so thank

[1:27:01] you

[1:27:02] to public works, thank you to

[1:27:03] assistant city manager and

[1:27:05] city manager for making

[1:27:07] sthaour that daly city does

[1:27:09] its job in terms of cleaning

[1:27:12] up the streets.

[1:27:14] I want today give a shout

[1:27:14] out,

[1:27:17] we all went to what's called

[1:27:17] -

[1:27:18] the counts of cities event

[1:27:19] and

[1:27:21] we just recently hosted that

[1:27:24] event and basically it's

[1:27:25] where

[1:27:27] city councilmembers, staff

[1:27:28] come and visit different

[1:27:30] cities I san mateo county

[1:27:30] and

[1:27:32] learn what's happening and I

[1:27:36] want to give a shout-out to

[1:27:39] staff, ernesto and rich, who

[1:27:41] else was presenting, and

[1:27:41] -

[1:27:44] sharon, I was sitting with

[1:27:45] several councilmembers around

[1:27:46] me and they were basically

[1:27:48] kind of giving an update of

[1:27:49] what's happening in south san

[1:27:51] francisco and all I could

[1:27:52] hear

[1:27:56] from te councilmembers was

[1:27:59] wow, wow, south city's doing

[1:28:00] it right, wow.

[1:28:01] I wish we can do tat.

[1:28:03] And that is a testament I

[1:28:05] think to all of us here and

[1:28:07] also the staff of the amazing

[1:28:09] work that we're doing here in

[1:28:11] south san francisco because

[1:28:13] when other councilmembers are

[1:28:15] jealous of the work we're

[1:28:16] doing, that speaks volumes to

[1:28:18] the work that we're doing

[1:28:18] here

[1:28:20] in south city, so I wanted to

[1:28:22] also congratulate the mayor

[1:28:24] for hosting that great event

[1:28:25] because afterwards, people

[1:28:28] were just like, how can we do

[1:28:32] that, you know, so way to go,

[1:28:35] staff.

[1:28:39] Citizens academy also enjoyed

[1:28:39] it.

[1:28:40] Residents learn more about

[1:28:40] the

[1:28:41] city and how they can get

[1:28:42] involved and it's just

[1:28:43] another

[1:28:44] step for people to learn

[1:28:44] about

[1:28:45] the different departments

[1:28:46] from

[1:28:49] the police to public works to

[1:28:50] city council, in a lot of

[1:28:52] ways, a lot of those

[1:28:53] individuals who graduate from

[1:28:58] the sins -- citizens academy

[1:28:59] end up applying tog various

[1:29:00] commissions because they want

[1:29:01] to continue to be involve

[1:29:01] ined

[1:29:05] the city and encourage those

[1:29:06] who graduated to keep looking

[1:29:07] for opportunity tos volunteer

[1:29:09] within the city.

[1:29:11] As councilmember nicolas

[1:29:11] said,

[1:29:13] I attended the song of the

[1:29:15] fire flies which was an

[1:29:18] amazing movie that was played

[1:29:18] during filipino history month

[1:29:20] which was about a true story

[1:29:22] of this choir group in the

[1:29:24] philippines that's become

[1:29:26] world famous and it was like

[1:29:27] an origin story, soy learned

[1:29:27] a

[1:29:32] lot in terms of my country

[1:29:32] and

[1:29:35] this amazing group of singers.

[1:29:37] Went to the taste of south

[1:29:37] san

[1:29:38] francisco, always a great

[1:29:41] event, thank you t the

[1:29:42] chamber of commerce for

[1:29:44] putting together another

[1:29:45] successful event, the boys

[1:29:45] and

[1:29:46] girls club.

[1:29:47] If you haven't seen the

[1:29:47] design

[1:29:48] of what it's going to look

[1:29:50] like, it is night ad dy

[1:29:51] compare today what we have

[1:29:52] right now and I'm telling

[1:29:53] you,

[1:29:56] it's going to be an envy for

[1:29:58] people that are going to want

[1:30:01] to flock to the new boy and

[1:30:02] is

[1:30:04] girls club when it opens.

[1:30:06] I forget who I was talking

[1:30:06] to,

[1:30:07] they were saying when they

[1:30:09] opened the east palo alto

[1:30:11] site, they were able t get

[1:30:14] will I am, the celebrity from

[1:30:15] black eyed peas so I

[1:30:16] challenge

[1:30:17] them now, now you have to

[1:30:20] bring someone when we open in

[1:30:21] 27, so, I'm going the keep

[1:30:23] them to that, and then again

[1:30:26] to the project read trivia, I

[1:30:29] was joined by our youth

[1:30:30] commissioner sonia and our

[1:30:31] own

[1:30:34] director of capital project,

[1:30:36] jacob gilcrhist, I was on the

[1:30:38] team call ted deam team, the

[1:30:39] goal is always get past the

[1:30:40] first round.

[1:30:42] We're not going to talk tabt

[1:30:44] second round because that

[1:30:45] doesn't really count, it

[1:30:45] taoes

[1:30:47] first round that really

[1:30:48] matters, when you make it

[1:30:49] past

[1:30:51] the first round, if we can

[1:30:53] show the scores, I don't want

[1:30:54] to embarrass the mayor on

[1:30:55] that

[1:30:59] one, no, I want to thank the

[1:31:02] mayor's team, the educated

[1:31:03] guessers, that's great, I

[1:31:03] also

[1:31:09] want to thank the sherlock

[1:31:10] homies which is the police

[1:31:11] officers that participated

[1:31:11] and

[1:31:15] scott, you should be proud,

[1:31:17] your redwood public lw also

[1:31:19] made it past the first round

[1:31:21] so this city know thousands

[1:31:24] have a lot of fun and we

[1:31:27] raised for an important cause.

[1:31:29] Lastly, as a south city

[1:31:34] graduate, I had to go to the

[1:31:37] bell game, as my colleagues

[1:31:38] in

[1:31:40] el camino graduate,

[1:31:40] congratulations to all the

[1:31:42] players out there, it's great

[1:31:45] watching those kids play, and

[1:31:47] I'm probably excluding all my

[1:31:50] el camino residents now, but

[1:31:52] south city did win both the

[1:31:53] jv

[1:31:54] and the varsity games.

[1:31:57] >> thanks, but educated

[1:31:59] guessers did really well.

[1:32:01] In any case, I also wanted o

[1:32:03] start off by thanking our

[1:32:03] city

[1:32:04] staff.

[1:32:06] Many times we come here to

[1:32:09] this event, sorry, to this

[1:32:10] venue, we automatically see

[1:32:11] it

[1:32:12] arranged for a certain

[1:32:16] ceremony or a private event

[1:32:16] or

[1:32:18] whatnot on the two event

[1:32:20] spaces right behind us but it

[1:32:22] takes a lot of work,

[1:32:25] especially our park and rec

[1:32:28] and our library staff in all

[1:32:33] the spaces that we hold for

[1:32:33] community events, turning

[1:32:34] them

[1:32:35] around, getting them set up,

[1:32:35] many times I'm walking in or

[1:32:37] walking out, I see tem

[1:32:39] cleaning, putting chairs out,

[1:32:40] again, pushing out for a new

[1:32:41] event.

[1:32:42] I want to acknowledge many of

[1:32:45] these events, many of them

[1:32:46] happening here, it's because

[1:32:47] of the great job of our

[1:32:48] staff,

[1:32:49] we're proud and honored and

[1:32:51] even in council meeting

[1:32:55] nights, they stay until 11 or

[1:32:57] midnight and walk us out and

[1:32:59] make sure we're ushered out

[1:32:59] as

[1:33:00] well, so also thank you for

[1:33:01] all of that.

[1:33:03] You know, it's exciting, I

[1:33:04] shared a little bit earlier

[1:33:05] of

[1:33:06] what's happening and you can

[1:33:08] hear it, I don't have to even

[1:33:10] share it myself because it's

[1:33:11] been resonating from my

[1:33:12] colleagues here.

[1:33:14] I don't like to use the word

[1:33:16] envy, I like to use the word

[1:33:18] of being in partnership with

[1:33:19] our colleagues throughout the

[1:33:20] city but I do want to call

[1:33:21] out

[1:33:23] the initiative that council

[1:33:24] helped mover forward to

[1:33:25] support our communities that

[1:33:28] are affected by the federal

[1:33:32] shutdown and the snap delay

[1:33:33] and

[1:33:34] snap benefits, it not only

[1:33:35] did it motivate ere elected

[1:33:38] and I did get calls from

[1:33:39] other

[1:33:40] statewide elected of how did

[1:33:42] south city do I and how

[1:33:42] could

[1:33:44] we replicate or partner on

[1:33:47] that, but what most touched

[1:33:48] me

[1:33:49] was that I got e-mails from

[1:33:51] many of you, the residents,

[1:33:54] saying how can I help.

[1:33:56] How can I volunteer.

[1:33:57] Where can I donate.

[1:33:59] I want to roll up my sleeves,

[1:34:02] how can I start afood bank,

[1:34:04] where can I help, and that

[1:34:06] really spoke to what I just

[1:34:07] mentioned, it's the unity,

[1:34:09] it's not saying, hey, how can

[1:34:11] I get a free thing, it was

[1:34:14] hey, I have experience as a

[1:34:15] social worker, can I

[1:34:16] volunteer

[1:34:18] at the yca and help them

[1:34:20] distribute something, so it

[1:34:21] was a call that we didn't

[1:34:21] even

[1:34:23] put the call to action but

[1:34:24] the

[1:34:25] community responded in so

[1:34:25] many

[1:34:27] beautiful ways and I do want

[1:34:29] to thank staff under the

[1:34:31] leadership of course of our

[1:34:33] city manager and her city

[1:34:34] manager team but to nell

[1:34:36] selander for being creative.

[1:34:39] As I walked through the

[1:34:40] avulses at city haul, she

[1:34:41] said

[1:34:43] this is what we're passionate

[1:34:44] about and that's how every

[1:34:46] single member of this staff,

[1:34:47] our employ

[1:34:48] f employee, they

[1:34:51] care about our community,

[1:34:54] kudos to you, putting events

[1:34:56] on like project trivia night,

[1:34:58] project read to be able to

[1:34:58] support.

[1:35:00] Over 300 attendees on friday

[1:35:02] night supporting the efforts

[1:35:03] of our library efforts that

[1:35:04] we

[1:35:05] move forward.

[1:35:08] City of brisbane, city of

[1:35:10] colma, city of san bruno

[1:35:11] moving forward, the taste of

[1:35:13] south city also, we had

[1:35:16] several other mayor, san

[1:35:17] bruno, burlingame came over

[1:35:18] to

[1:35:19] taste of south city and I

[1:35:20] said, this is great, maybe we

[1:35:22] can hold it at some point in

[1:35:24] time in burbling game, he

[1:35:25] looks to me and says, no, you

[1:35:27] keep it here and I will keep

[1:35:28] coming.

[1:35:29] Mayor of burlingame, great

[1:35:31] friend and colleague, so a

[1:35:31] lot

[1:35:33] of actinviter, a lot of

[1:35:33] shared

[1:35:35] partnership with all of this

[1:35:37] that continues to happen.

[1:35:39] And I don't want to talk a

[1:35:40] little bit more, I think many

[1:35:42] of my colleagues touched op

[1:35:44] the events that I al joined

[1:35:45] them and I want to be

[1:35:47] sensitive to timing but

[1:35:49] grateful to the invitations

[1:35:50] and those events that

[1:35:51] happened.

[1:35:52] Lastly I want to take a

[1:35:52] moment

[1:35:53] of course of privilege and

[1:35:54] honor because this is also

[1:35:56] about our community and I

[1:35:57] love

[1:35:59] the history of south city and

[1:36:04] how it played important in

[1:36:04] the

[1:36:05] different aspects and that's

[1:36:05] to our veterans.

[1:36:07] Yesterday we celebrated

[1:36:08] veterans day, you know, a day

[1:36:10] that reminds us of the

[1:36:11] extraordinary courage, of the

[1:36:13] extraordinary scrifice and

[1:36:15] the love for our country

[1:36:16] shown

[1:36:17] by men and women in who

[1:36:18] have

[1:36:21] served in our armed forces

[1:36:23] throughout, mny are in our

[1:36:24] own public safety team ins

[1:36:25] our

[1:36:26] city, many are probably

[1:36:26] within

[1:36:29] your own family, many are

[1:36:32] neighbors, many our uncles,

[1:36:33] many are grandparents or

[1:36:34] parents and I know I wouldn't

[1:36:36] be sitting in this chair

[1:36:36] today

[1:36:38] and none of us would be

[1:36:39] enjoying the freedoms we do

[1:36:41] without the efforts of those

[1:36:43] who stood up to protect them

[1:36:46] and we owe or veterans not

[1:36:47] just our grat taout and not

[1:36:50] just taking a a day off for a

[1:36:51] holiday but really our

[1:36:52] continued commitment the

[1:36:53] remembering their service.

[1:36:55] With this federal shutdown as

[1:36:58] you know, we have a national

[1:37:00] cemetery here in san bruno,

[1:37:02] the mayor of san bruno put

[1:37:04] something together to

[1:37:05] celebrate because of the

[1:37:07] federal shutdown, the

[1:37:07] cemetery

[1:37:09] and the ceremony that happens

[1:37:11] every year was not able to

[1:37:11] happen, however, he was

[1:37:13] resilient and a group of

[1:37:15] veterans came together and

[1:37:16] celebrated at his local

[1:37:17] community center there

[1:37:19] yesterday, so I want to

[1:37:21] recognize and applaud to

[1:37:21] every

[1:37:22] veteran, past and present, we

[1:37:24] thank you, we honor you and

[1:37:24] we

[1:37:27] will never forget your

[1:37:28] service, and with that, let's

[1:37:30] move on to the next item,

[1:37:31] MADAM City clerk?

[1:37:32] >> thank you, mayor, we'll

[1:37:34] mover along the public

[1:37:35] comments.

[1:37:37] At this time, we have a total

[1:37:39] of 16 signed up to speak for

[1:37:40] general public comments.

[1:37:41] >> okay, we're going the move

[1:37:43] it to two minutes, pease.

[1:37:45] We have to get to the agenda.

[1:37:46] Before we proceed with public

[1:37:47] comments, I want to state

[1:37:50] that

[1:37:52] the cty akcknowledges that

[1:37:53] members of the public have

[1:37:53] the

[1:37:54] right to be heard but the

[1:37:54] city

[1:37:55] also wants to emphasize

[1:37:57] clearly and sharply that we

[1:38:00] have a zero tolerance policy

[1:38:02] for discriminatory and for

[1:38:03] harassing conduct.

[1:38:05] The city denounces any hate

[1:38:08] speech that MAY be vocalized

[1:38:09] during public comments and

[1:38:11] speakers making public

[1:38:14] comments are not-I repeat,

[1:38:15] are not express thing views

[1:38:16] of

[1:38:18] the city council or of the

[1:38:18] city.

[1:38:18] Let's proceed.

[1:38:20] >> thank you, mayor, I do

[1:38:20] also

[1:38:22] want to note there was one

[1:38:23] e-comment submitted for

[1:38:24] public

[1:38:25] comments which has been made

[1:38:27] available to you gies.

[1:38:32] We'll proceed with eric

[1:38:36] coleto.

[1:38:40] >> and then following eric,

[1:38:49] we'll have tom trier.

[1:38:51] >> good evening, city

[1:38:51] council,

[1:38:53] city staff, my name is eric,

[1:38:53] a

[1:38:55] a journeyman carpenter out of

[1:38:58] local 217, I do wood framing,

[1:39:00] concrete form work, finish

[1:39:02] work and many other facets of

[1:39:06] the construction and building

[1:39:06] process.

[1:39:09] I've been part of te

[1:39:10] community, worked locally and

[1:39:12] contributed to the local

[1:39:14] economy for about 8 years now.

[1:39:17] And im here tonight to touch

[1:39:22] base on the cwa that san

[1:39:22] mateo

[1:39:23] county recently adopted which

[1:39:26] does not cover me nor my

[1:39:27] craft.

[1:39:29] How is it that language like

[1:39:30] the cwa can be considered a

[1:39:33] good thing for the city when

[1:39:35] thousands of union workers

[1:39:36] and

[1:39:39] their families are not

[1:39:39] represented.

[1:39:43] I urge this panel of leaders

[1:39:49] to consider the cooperate

[1:39:50] tor's prequalification

[1:39:51] language that covers

[1:39:52] carpenter

[1:39:53] crafts bt all contractors,

[1:39:54] it

[1:39:56] is a flexible tool that

[1:39:57] provides opportunities for

[1:39:57] all

[1:39:58] contractors bidding for work

[1:40:00] in the city.

[1:40:01] It keeps them responsible and

[1:40:02] accountable to our area

[1:40:04] standards and keeps many

[1:40:05] local

[1:40:09] workers busy close to home.

[1:40:10] The carpenters

[1:40:11] prequalification language

[1:40:12] will

[1:40:13] raoe yait more job

[1:40:14] opportunities for all to

[1:40:15] benefit from.

[1:40:17] I'm grateful for tis

[1:40:19] opportunity to come to you

[1:40:20] tonight, to help raise

[1:40:23] awareness of the potential

[1:40:24] benefits this

[1:40:25] prequalification

[1:40:26] language can bring to working

[1:40:30] class in the city.

[1:40:32] Please consider the

[1:40:33] carpenters

[1:40:33] prequalification language.

[1:40:34] Thank you.

[1:40:43] >> thank you.

[1:40:44] >> hello, councilmembers,

[1:40:45] staff, thank you for allowing

[1:40:46] me to speak to you tonight.

[1:40:48] I would also like to point

[1:40:49] tout lovely building we're

[1:40:51] speaking in was build by the

[1:40:54] proud members of sheet metal

[1:40:56] workers of local 104 that I

[1:40:59] myself am a proud member of.

[1:41:01] Sheet metal workers local 104

[1:41:05] was started in 1903 in san

[1:41:07] francisco however we proudly

[1:41:09] call south san francisco our

[1:41:11] home in the former historic

[1:41:14] and world famous cotelli

[1:41:14] speed

[1:41:15] shop.

[1:41:19] I was speak at the college

[1:41:19] of

[1:41:21] san mateo to a group of 30

[1:41:23] young people who was

[1:41:24] interested in getting into

[1:41:24] all

[1:41:25] kinds of different trades.

[1:41:30] Those students were really

[1:41:31] excited to know about the

[1:41:32] opportunities these project

[1:41:32] labor agreements could offer.

[1:41:33] As much as I would like to

[1:41:33] see

[1:41:34] apprentices come in and give

[1:41:35] the same opportunities I had

[1:41:37] in the trades, it's important

[1:41:38] to take boo sbao

[1:41:39] account

[1:41:39] safety websinger mentioned

[1:41:40] the

[1:41:41] safeway, I have to be honest,

[1:41:46] I have to file several osha

[1:41:49] klaentbacker -- complaints

[1:41:49] on

[1:41:51] that job.

[1:41:53] When I saw members working on

[1:41:55] that job site, unsafely

[1:41:57] hanging off a second story

[1:41:58] build witching no safety tie

[1:42:00] off ins the rain and no

[1:42:00] railings.

[1:42:03] Project labor agreements have

[1:42:06] 31% less recorded safety

[1:42:08] incidences to the jobs

[1:42:08] without

[1:42:09] project labor agreements.

[1:42:11] I want to see them getting

[1:42:14] home with their families as

[1:42:14] well.

[1:42:16] Please consider a project

[1:42:18] labor agreement a as a great

[1:42:21] avenue to bring apprentices

[1:42:23] into these trades to GOD,

[1:42:24] healthy middle class jobs

[1:42:26] allowed them to live and work

[1:42:27] in the communities that they

[1:42:27] want to.

[1:42:29] >> thank you for your time.

[1:42:33] >> thank you, next speakers

[1:42:37] are marcus al rar -- alvarez

[1:42:40] and cynthia markopoulos.

[1:42:44] >> my name is marcus alvarez,

[1:42:48] the organizer with the

[1:42:49] elevator constructor's union,

[1:42:51] I'm here today to share why

[1:42:52] project labor agreements is

[1:42:55] one of the smartest,

[1:42:57] responsible steps south san

[1:43:01] francisco can take.

[1:43:03] This act as a job site

[1:43:04] constitution that sets clear

[1:43:05] expectations and safety

[1:43:06] wages,

[1:43:07] schedules and dispute

[1:43:08] resolutions before boots hit

[1:43:12] the ground.

[1:43:13] Pla's prevent costly delays

[1:43:16] and keep projects on track.

[1:43:17] Peer reviewed research

[1:43:19] including uc berkeley studies

[1:43:24] showed that pla's do not rise

[1:43:24] costs.

[1:43:27] California pla projects

[1:43:27] finish

[1:43:28] 15-19% faster than those

[1:43:29] without them.

[1:43:32] It's better use of public

[1:43:33] dollars.

[1:43:34] Also pla's strengthen

[1:43:35] accountability, they include

[1:43:37] built in compliance to ensure

[1:43:38] prevailing wage and training

[1:43:40] requirements are followed in

[1:43:45] real-time and because pla's

[1:43:46] guarantee highly skilled

[1:43:47] local

[1:43:48] workforce, they reduce

[1:43:48] errors,

[1:43:50] reworks and hidden costs.

[1:43:51] Pla's invest in our

[1:43:52] community,

[1:43:55] they open doors to long term

[1:43:56] careers by requiring

[1:43:58] participation in state

[1:43:59] certified apprenticeship

[1:44:00] programs.

[1:44:03] These produce nearly 80% of

[1:44:03] california's aprentices

[1:44:04] including large numbers of

[1:44:06] women and workers of color.

[1:44:09] Right here in our region, san

[1:44:11] mateo has prepared more than

[1:44:13] 300 local residents for union

[1:44:14] construction careers since

[1:44:14] 2014.

[1:44:17] This is a real example of how

[1:44:20] pla's help uplift local

[1:44:21] families.

[1:44:24] Pla's create a pathway for

[1:44:26] veterans, women in

[1:44:27] unrepresented workers while

[1:44:29] ensuring safer job sites and

[1:44:32] reduces the injury rate to

[1:44:35] lower injury rates by 31%.

[1:44:36] Adopting a pla position in

[1:44:37] south san francisco makes us

[1:44:40] leaders, it protects

[1:44:44] taxpayers' investments,

[1:44:45] equity

[1:44:47] goals, strengthens local

[1:44:49] workforce pipeline, ensures

[1:44:50] infrastructure is built

[1:44:52] efficiency and responsibly.

[1:44:54] >> in 2010, fema did grant

[1:44:54] the

[1:44:56] money to conduct seismic

[1:45:03] repairs identified by biggs

[1:45:06] cardoza in 20 ot report but

[1:45:08] the 2015msb facility report

[1:45:08] verifies these still need to

[1:45:09] be done.

[1:45:11] Five years after receiving

[1:45:22] fema funds, the [Inaudible]

[1:45:24] What did the city buy with

[1:45:34] millions in fema funds, is

[1:45:35] this the political suicide

[1:45:39] vice mayor addiego and

[1:45:40] COUNCILWOMAN Matsumoto

[1:45:41] referred in that crucial

[1:45:44] meeting in on AUGUST 24, 2011

[1:45:46] accepting the fma grant

[1:45:49] solicited by a a rogue fire

[1:45:51] captain that no city staff

[1:45:54] knew about is the award of

[1:45:55] construction contracts

[1:45:55] ongoing

[1:45:56] in exchange for the political

[1:45:57] favors to donors.

[1:46:00] Where are the permits for the

[1:46:01] work allegedly performed by

[1:46:01] f

[1:46:03] with the fema millions.

[1:46:04] Where are the inspection

[1:46:05] reports for the work

[1:46:06] allegedly

[1:46:07] performed by with the fema

[1:46:12] millions since DECEMBER

[1:46:12] 2022,

[1:46:14] we have been requesting all

[1:46:15] reports concerning the msb

[1:46:16] and

[1:46:19] no wonder the 2009 biggs

[1:46:20] cardoza report I'm holding

[1:46:21] was

[1:46:22] not forthcoming.

[1:46:24] It says the estimated

[1:46:25] probable

[1:46:26] cost t strengthen the

[1:46:27] existing building, that's the

[1:46:29] entire build, based on the

[1:46:31] preliminary evaluation is 2.5

[1:46:33] million dollars and in

[1:46:35] general, the wild building

[1:46:36] was

[1:46:38] observed to be in relatively

[1:46:39] good condition and minor

[1:46:40] signs

[1:46:41] of distress or damage, the

[1:46:43] condition of the building

[1:46:44] indicates it has been

[1:46:45] maintained over the years.

[1:46:50] >> thank you.

[1:47:13] >> david, scott, nels.

[1:47:14] >> good evening, mayor,

[1:47:18] councilmember and is staff.

[1:47:21] I'm david alas, a journeyman

[1:47:23] carpenter for 35 years in the

[1:47:23] trade.

[1:47:24] I build projects up and down

[1:47:27] the bay area and I'm proud of

[1:47:29] the work I do.

[1:47:32] I like working alongside my

[1:47:33] brothers and sisters.

[1:47:36] I'm here tonight to talk

[1:47:37] about

[1:47:38] the reunifying language

[1:47:40] standard wages, health care,

[1:47:44] apprenticeship and why I

[1:47:47] believe the cwa/pla's are no

[1:47:49] longer the best forward ways

[1:47:53] for our city.

[1:47:55] First met me be cear, I

[1:47:57] believe in high standards for

[1:47:58] wage, training and safety.

[1:48:01] Every worker on a public

[1:48:03] project deserves fair pay,

[1:48:05] good benefits and a safe job

[1:48:05] site.

[1:48:13] I spent my creer earning my

[1:48:14] journeyman card monitoring

[1:48:16] apprentices and helping young

[1:48:18] workers learn the trade.

[1:48:19] that's what makes our

[1:48:20] industry

[1:48:22] strong but the cwa/pla don't

[1:48:24] reflect today's workforce or

[1:48:24] economy.

[1:48:28] They do not cover me.

[1:48:31] That doesn't serve south san

[1:48:32] francisco taxpayers where the

[1:48:34] next generation of carpenters

[1:48:36] we're trying to bring in.

[1:48:44] Instead of qualifying a

[1:48:45] cwa/pla, the city council

[1:48:45] -

[1:48:47] should adopt a fair,

[1:48:48] prequalified anointing wamg

[1:48:49] that makes sure every crack

[1:48:53] toer meets the same high bar,

[1:48:57] pay standard wages, provide

[1:48:59] health care, use certified

[1:49:00] apprenticeship programs that

[1:49:01] give young people a path to a

[1:49:03] real career.

[1:49:05] Commit to safety and training

[1:49:08] standards we can all be proud

[1:49:08] of.

[1:49:11] Those are the things that

[1:49:12] matter.

[1:49:15] We can protect workers,

[1:49:17] support apprenticeship and

[1:49:17] build responsibly.

[1:49:18] Thank you for your time.

[1:49:27] >> thank you.

[1:49:32] >> good evening, my name is

[1:49:33] scott rathjen, council

[1:49:34] peoplefinger thank you for

[1:49:35] this opportunity.

[1:49:38] I am a proud jaourn neman

[1:49:40] carpenter from the 217, my

[1:49:42] craft is window coverings, I

[1:49:44] personally installed the

[1:49:48] window cover ltion venetian

[1:49:49] styles you have in your

[1:49:50] library.

[1:49:51] My wife and I have lived in

[1:49:53] san mateo county all of our

[1:49:55] lives, I have two children

[1:49:55] and

[1:49:56] my wife -- my children are

[1:49:57] now

[1:49:59] 18 and 16 and my wife was a

[1:50:01] stay at home mom for ten

[1:50:03] years, so the first decade of

[1:50:05] their lives, that was only

[1:50:06] possible because of the

[1:50:07] carpenter's union, so I

[1:50:07] f

[1:50:09] what I'm asking I you guys

[1:50:12] please consider our language

[1:50:13] in the bidding process

[1:50:14] because

[1:50:16] it does ensure that

[1:50:17] contractors stay honest and

[1:50:17] it

[1:50:19] keeps the bad actors out and

[1:50:20] keeps my job secure.

[1:50:20] Thank you.

[1:50:24] >> thank you.

[1:50:26] >> next speakers will be

[1:50:30] annie

[1:50:33] low, patricia alhas and bart

[1:50:34] bandoja.

[1:50:36] >> good evening, city

[1:50:36] council,

[1:50:38] city staff, for those would

[1:50:41] don't know me, my names is

[1:50:43] nels, I'm a field

[1:50:47] representative of carpenter's

[1:50:49] local 217, the city is where

[1:50:49] I

[1:50:51] ly, it's who iam, my dad

[1:50:53] graduate framed el camino

[1:50:53] high

[1:50:56] school in 1967, my mom from

[1:50:58] south cty high school?

[1:51:00] 1970, my grand what worked

[1:51:02] here for the city of south

[1:51:02] san

[1:51:03] francisco her whole career.

[1:51:10] Proud to be a south san

[1:51:10] francisco resident.

[1:51:15] I want to thank you you for

[1:51:15] your leadership, protecting

[1:51:17] labor, pushing for affordable

[1:51:18] housing and working to make

[1:51:19] sure that south san francisco

[1:51:22] is a better place for us all.

[1:51:23] Tonight I want to share

[1:51:24] something critical, when it

[1:51:27] comes to construction, the

[1:51:30] carp there's 11 crafts make

[1:51:30] up

[1:51:32] 70% of the work on any

[1:51:32] project.

[1:51:35] Yet the community workforce

[1:51:36] agreement, the cwa, also

[1:51:38] known

[1:51:39] as the pla that te san mateo

[1:51:41] county passed does not cover

[1:51:42] carpenter crafts.

[1:51:44] Thousands of brother and

[1:51:45] sisters, hardworking men and

[1:51:46] women who build these

[1:51:47] projects

[1:51:47] are left out.

[1:51:49] That's way

[1:51:50] f why

[1:51:51] prequalification language

[1:51:52] matters.

[1:51:54] It doesn't just cover 30% of

[1:51:55] workers, it covers 100% of

[1:51:56] all

[1:51:56] trades.

[1:51:58] It ensures contractors

[1:51:58] provide

[1:51:59] health coverage, participate

[1:52:01] in state approved

[1:52:02] apprenticeship programs and

[1:52:04] hire at least 25% of local

[1:52:04] residents.

[1:52:05] These are basic standards to

[1:52:07] protect workers and

[1:52:07] strengthen

[1:52:08] our community.

[1:52:09] If a the contractor can't

[1:52:09] meet

[1:52:11] the standards, they should

[1:52:12] not

[1:52:14] be bidding on these prompting.

[1:52:17] We have seen waste, tax fraud

[1:52:20] and misclassification of

[1:52:20] workers.

[1:52:22] South san francisco deserves

[1:52:23] better, our workers deserve

[1:52:24] better, let pass lang wamg

[1:52:26] that protects every single

[1:52:27] worker, not just a fraction,

[1:52:29] let's make sure public

[1:52:31] projects reflect our values,

[1:52:32] fairness, integrity and

[1:52:33] opportunity for local

[1:52:34] families

[1:52:34] to thrive in our city.

[1:52:35] Thank you.

[1:52:53] >> thank you.

[1:53:01] >> what other lies filling

[1:53:01] the

[1:53:04] air, it is 357 oyster point,

[1:53:06] it is woman of the year,

[1:53:06] trash

[1:53:09] on the streets, msb, what the

[1:53:12] the heck is is going on in

[1:53:13] our

[1:53:15] city.

[1:53:18] We are residents of south

[1:53:21] city, we deserve to know the

[1:53:23] truth, s stop lying and

[1:53:24] start

[1:53:27] telling us the truth, do your

[1:53:29] job or pack your bags and go.

[1:53:31] This was exactly how I felt

[1:53:31] at

[1:53:33] the last council meeting on

[1:53:36] OCTOBER 22.

[1:53:39] I applaud vice mayor addiego

[1:53:41] for clinging out the city

[1:53:41] manager for blatantly lying

[1:53:42] to

[1:53:44] us that many people found the

[1:53:45] meeting when in fact no

[1:53:46] members of the public were

[1:53:47] present at that special

[1:53:51] council meeting on OCTOBER 4.

[1:53:51] MR. Flores, during your state

[1:53:53] of the city address, I

[1:53:55] listened to you earlier, you

[1:53:56] mentioned that you want all

[1:53:56] of

[1:53:59] our voices to be heard and

[1:54:03] that the el camino real

[1:54:04] envisioning project, we still

[1:54:05] have a chance to weigh in on

[1:54:06] that.

[1:54:08] I hope that is the case.

[1:54:10] I hope this is not going to

[1:54:11] be

[1:54:13] another women of the year

[1:54:15] event where we e were told to

[1:54:17] put your nominations in and

[1:54:20] I'll look at it ad I'll put

[1:54:22] someone -- I'll pt forward

[1:54:23] the awardee, but in fact you

[1:54:26] did not like most of the 44

[1:54:27] nominations and decided to

[1:54:28] put

[1:54:31] in three women in your inner

[1:54:33] circle as your awardees, so I

[1:54:34] hope this el camino real

[1:54:36] project is is not just

[1:54:36] another

[1:54:39] fake democracy facade of

[1:54:40] soliciting public's input but

[1:54:41] in reality you and the rest

[1:54:42] of

[1:54:43] the council as well as your

[1:54:44] inner circle have already

[1:54:45] decided on the changes that

[1:54:47] you want to make.

[1:55:06] So, thank you.

[1:55:10] >> evening, mayor,

[1:55:11] councilmembers, staff, I'm

[1:55:13] here on behalf of ten

[1:55:13] thousand

[1:55:15] men and women in construction

[1:55:16] in the building trades

[1:55:16] council

[1:55:17] who live and work in san

[1:55:18] mateo

[1:55:19] county including many who

[1:55:21] reside here in south san

[1:55:22] francisco, we've been having

[1:55:24] conversation widths city and

[1:55:25] staff for more than a month

[1:55:27] now and had hoped to see a

[1:55:28] request, see the request by

[1:55:30] council for a pla to be an

[1:55:32] item on the agenda in

[1:55:32] previous

[1:55:33] meetings.

[1:55:35] So, it seems there was a bit

[1:55:38] of a recurring breakdown in

[1:55:39] communication, but there's

[1:55:41] some hope because I did

[1:55:42] receive an e-mail while out

[1:55:42] of

[1:55:44] the office traveling fr the

[1:55:46] holiday weekend from staff

[1:55:46] and

[1:55:47] I'm looking forward to

[1:55:48] meeting

[1:55:52] with staff to address the

[1:55:54] concerns and discuss how we

[1:55:55] can move forward with the pla.

[1:55:57] As we all know, it's much

[1:55:59] easier to do things in

[1:56:00] discussion face to face than

[1:56:02] via e-mail.

[1:56:04] The constituent who is work

[1:56:04] in

[1:56:04] -

[1:56:05] construction and the families

[1:56:07] they support are resolute to

[1:56:08] see an agreement come before

[1:56:11] the city council.

[1:56:13] Some recent public pla's as

[1:56:15] some have mentioned, county

[1:56:16] of

[1:56:19] san mateo, s.Fo, samtrans

[1:56:21] district and daly city, some

[1:56:22] standing pla's that have

[1:56:24] existed for a long time and

[1:56:27] have been renewed are sfo

[1:56:30] since 1996, we've renewed p

[1:56:32] will recollect a's with sfo

[1:56:35] for all teir infrastructure

[1:56:35] work.

[1:56:36] The college district under

[1:56:43] several bonds now.

[1:56:45] This building was built under

[1:56:46] a project labor agreement and

[1:56:49] it sounds like my brother and

[1:56:51] sisters also worked on this

[1:56:52] building under a project

[1:56:54] labor

[1:56:55] agreement.

[1:56:56] No one's excluded,

[1:56:57] everybody's

[1:56:59] invited, some people just

[1:57:00] don't want to participate.

[1:57:01] It's up to them.

[1:57:10] Thank you.

[1:57:18] >> hi, my name's pra the --

[1:57:19] patricia, good evening, I

[1:57:19] want

[1:57:21] to thank the city council

[1:57:23] employee and is my neighbors

[1:57:25] for creating a city of

[1:57:27] inclusivity where all people

[1:57:28] feel welcome.

[1:57:30] We are a diverse community

[1:57:31] and

[1:57:32] that not only makes uss

[1:57:35] special and makes us strong.

[1:57:38] In the coming month, we MAY

[1:57:38] be

[1:57:39] facing more forces to remove

[1:57:41] members of our community.

[1:57:43] We know federal agents have

[1:57:45] been given permission to

[1:57:46] racially profile citizens,

[1:57:47] our

[1:57:48] neighbors could be detained

[1:57:50] and deported based on the

[1:57:52] language they speak or the

[1:57:54] color of their skin.

[1:57:56] Some federal agents have been

[1:57:58] flown to ignore the

[1:57:59] constitution of our bill of

[1:57:59] rights.

[1:58:01] There are ways we can help

[1:58:05] protect our neighbors.

[1:58:07] Everyone should have the san

[1:58:09] mateo rapid response phone

[1:58:15] number in their phone, it's

[1:58:16] (203) 666-4472, if you see

[1:58:18] something that MAY be an ice

[1:58:21] action, you can call that

[1:58:22] number and verify they'll

[1:58:22] come

[1:58:23] out and check.

[1:58:25] This information can

[1:58:25] alleviate

[1:58:27] worries for our neighbors if

[1:58:27] the information is fa

[1:58:28] l false

[1:58:29] and also protect our

[1:58:29] neighbors

[1:58:30] if it is not.

[1:58:32] Additionally I have some

[1:58:32] ideas

[1:58:35] for you as a city council.

[1:58:40] Let's not be reactive but

[1:58:42] proactive, like san jose, you

[1:58:43] can pass an ordinance stating

[1:58:45] that ice agents must show

[1:58:47] their faces and show

[1:58:47] identification.

[1:58:49] They also passed an ordinance

[1:58:54] saying that ice is banned

[1:58:56] from certain public

[1:58:57] facilities.

[1:58:58] like chicago, allows our

[1:59:00] police department to arrest

[1:59:01] ice agents when they are

[1:59:04] working outside the law.

[1:59:06] Finally it's possible to pass

[1:59:07] a an ordinance that states

[1:59:07] ice

[1:59:08] cannot be within certain

[1:59:10] distances of schools or

[1:59:11] places

[1:59:12] of worship or public

[1:59:14] buildings, these are some

[1:59:15] ideas that maybe our city

[1:59:16] could take to help protect

[1:59:16] our

[1:59:17] neighbors.

[1:59:17] Thank you.

[1:59:20] >> thank you.

[1:59:25] >> ryan, joseph lopez and

[1:59:32] fianola.

[1:59:34] >> good evening, my name is

[1:59:36] ryan montgomery, I represent

[1:59:38] sprinkler filters local 483

[1:59:42] and I'm with the building

[1:59:43] trades.

[1:59:45] Pla's promote predictability,

[1:59:47] coordination and effective

[1:59:49] efficiency on infrastructure

[1:59:49] projects.

[1:59:52] Pla's will also strike l

[1:59:52] avoid

[1:59:58] strikes and lock outs to

[1:59:59] ensure uninterrupted supply

[1:59:59] of

[2:00:02] quality labor and pla's will

[2:00:03] provide construction

[2:00:05] management tools for planning

[2:00:06] projects controlling costs

[2:00:07] and

[2:00:08] ensure workforce

[2:00:09] sustainability.

[2:00:10] Pla's are a value add to the

[2:00:12] city, the taxpayers and the

[2:00:13] local workforce.

[2:00:22] Thank you.

[2:00:22] >> good evening,

[2:00:23] councilmember

[2:00:25] and is saff, my name is

[2:00:27] joseph lopez, a field

[2:00:28] representative of local 217 i

[2:00:30] would like to say thank you

[2:00:32] for being proagent tif

[2:00:32] supporting prolabor and

[2:00:33] policy

[2:00:33] and is prohousing.

[2:00:37] As you heard from your

[2:00:38] residents, language that does

[2:00:40] not cover 70% of the working

[2:00:41] class is a red flag.

[2:00:46] Those trades not covered are

[2:00:49] pile driving, carpenters, dry

[2:00:51] wall lath, acoustical

[2:00:54] ceilings, mill wright, mill

[2:00:57] cab, modular install,

[2:00:57] scaffolding, insulation,

[2:01:00] hardware floor laying and

[2:01:02] shing ers, fom start to

[2:01:04] finish that's our 70%.

[2:01:06] The carp the ers are no

[2:01:06] loping

[2:01:08] affiliated with the building

[2:01:10] trades and they do not have

[2:01:11] the authority to speak for or

[2:01:15] negotiate on our behalf.

[2:01:17] The carpenter's union has put

[2:01:18] together prequalification

[2:01:19] language that benefits all

[2:01:20] contractors.

[2:01:23] It keeps the playing field

[2:01:24] level, it provides

[2:01:25] opportunities for anyone to

[2:01:27] have a better life right here

[2:01:29] in south city and san mateo

[2:01:29] county.

[2:01:30] Our goal is to raise

[2:01:30] everybody

[2:01:33] up ask to see our residents

[2:01:34] build housing, commercial

[2:01:35] buildings and infrastructure

[2:01:36] in our own backyard because

[2:01:39] there is no shortage in

[2:01:40] construction workers, there's

[2:01:43] a shortage in construction

[2:01:43] job

[2:01:45] opportunities, so please

[2:01:46] consider our prequalification

[2:01:48] language which covers is00 %

[2:01:50] of all construction work e

[2:01:51] not

[2:01:52] just 30% scope of work that

[2:01:54] can't start until we start,

[2:01:54] thank you.

[2:02:16] >> thank you.

[2:02:18] >> project labor agreements

[2:02:20] deny 85% of construction

[2:02:20] workers' jobs.

[2:02:23] And for the record, MR.

[2:02:24] Flores, bill gates has

[2:02:25] already

[2:02:29] debunked climate change or

[2:02:30] global warming, calm it what

[2:02:31] you want.

[2:02:34] In 2007, we had the south

[2:02:35] city

[2:02:37] fire chief running a 3

[2:02:38] million

[2:02:39] a week illegal l gambling

[2:02:42] racket on the clock on

[2:02:42] taxpayer equipment.

[2:02:44] You remember, you were there,

[2:02:46] MR. Samson sx, so was your

[2:02:49] deputy fire chief, devin flan

[2:02:52] ri, and who suddenly had

[2:02:54] temporary memory loss unable

[2:02:56] to give evidence to the

[2:02:57] prosecution against suspects

[2:02:58] threaten tog throw you from

[2:02:59] the top of the building and

[2:03:02] kill you if you didn't pay

[2:03:03] your 40 thousand dollar

[2:03:04] gambling debt.

[2:03:06] And like like a p in the

[2:03:10] public pool, you just can't

[2:03:12] get away from south san

[2:03:14] francisco public officials

[2:03:15] committing serious felony

[2:03:19] offenses on the clock at

[2:03:21] taxpayers' expense continues

[2:03:24] but that msb fema fraud

[2:03:24] thing,

[2:03:25] it's everywhere you look

[2:03:30] across the country, a rash of

[2:03:31] embezzlement, fraudulent

[2:03:32] applications, lying by

[2:03:34] omission, from fema funds and

[2:03:35] particularly in california,

[2:03:37] it's stun, from south of los

[2:03:39] angeles to northern

[2:03:41] california, here's a snapshot

[2:03:42] of the headlines and the

[2:03:42] praos

[2:03:44] cushions that have followed.

[2:03:48] Under fire chief matt samson,

[2:03:49] south san francisco fire

[2:03:50] department is running an

[2:03:53] illegal motel 6 in taxpayer

[2:03:54] funded fire stations to house

[2:03:56] out of area south san

[2:03:57] francisco department

[2:03:58] personnel

[2:03:59] in illegal bedrooms built in

[2:04:00] the vicinity of MR. Samson's

[2:04:01] office.

[2:04:03] Do you have permits and

[2:04:04] inspections and certificate

[2:04:05] of

[2:04:07] occupancy, MR. Samson, or is

[2:04:09] that just another wink and a

[2:04:10] nod with permits that don't

[2:04:12] exist for the msb.

[2:04:15] Let's be clear how the pd and

[2:04:16] fire department personnel

[2:04:17] sleep at night.

[2:04:19] >> you cut me off, I will add

[2:04:24] to this next time.

[2:04:34] >> moyses, al -- a alphonso

[2:04:50] and rami.

[2:04:52] >> good evening, I'm a field

[2:04:54] representative of carpenter's

[2:04:59] union, I want to get my brain

[2:05:01] straight, let's see, mayor

[2:05:05] flores, I want to say I agree

[2:05:08] with you, sm. Speaking

[2:05:08] spanish

[2:05:08] ).

[2:05:10] I too know what the it is to

[2:05:11] migrate to this country

[2:05:14] seeking a better life.

[2:05:17] I also worked, exploited

[2:05:19] underpaid, hurt and paid out

[2:05:21] of pocket while

[2:05:22] underrepresented, then I was

[2:05:25] introduced to the union,

[2:05:26] that's when my life changed.

[2:05:28] Let's move these forward and

[2:05:30] let's not stay in the past,

[2:05:32] let's not work with outdated

[2:05:35] mechanisms from decades ago,

[2:05:37] that also invite

[2:05:38] non-responsible contractors

[2:05:38] to

[2:05:40] participate in project labor

[2:05:41] agreements, taxpayers funds,

[2:05:43] all they have to do is sign a

[2:05:45] a letter of assignment and

[2:05:46] they get awarded a project,

[2:05:47] then once that project is

[2:05:49] done, they go back to their

[2:05:50] bad practices, why should

[2:05:51] they

[2:05:52] be awarded that?

[2:05:53] It makes no sense to me.

[2:05:56] I agree, let's move it

[2:05:56] forward.

[2:05:58] Let's empower everybody, not

[2:06:00] just a select few, not just a

[2:06:00] small group, 25%.

[2:06:03] We are the carpenter's union,

[2:06:05] we like to elevate everybody,

[2:06:07] my colleague said, yes, there

[2:06:09] isn't a shortage of

[2:06:09] workforce,

[2:06:11] there's a shortage of

[2:06:13] opportunity, only when we

[2:06:14] adapt prequalification

[2:06:17] language and invite other

[2:06:18] workers ore other contractor

[2:06:20] dos do what's right when they

[2:06:21] come into our city, you're

[2:06:22] going the come to our city,

[2:06:24] you're going to do what's

[2:06:26] right, you're going to pay

[2:06:28] proper wages, livable wage,

[2:06:30] access to medical coverage

[2:06:31] and

[2:06:32] you will do local hiring.

[2:06:35] Let's unite ad elevate all

[2:06:36] together.

[2:06:39] Will you be the champion of

[2:06:40] the people, mayor flores,

[2:06:41] will

[2:06:43] you lead the way, show san

[2:06:45] mateo county how it's done,

[2:06:48] not through a pla bt through

[2:06:49] the prequalification language

[2:06:50] like you wouldn't let me pull

[2:06:59] your teeth out with pliers

[2:07:00] because I'm not a dentist,

[2:07:04] let

[2:07:07] do the prequalifyication.

[2:07:09] >> good evening, mayor,

[2:07:09] council.

[2:07:12] My name's alphonso, a proud

[2:07:14] member of the carpenter's

[2:07:16] union local 217, I'm a local

[2:07:17] resident of south san

[2:07:19] francisco and just like our

[2:07:20] young scholars that we had

[2:07:22] here, I was once a young

[2:07:23] scholar.

[2:07:26] I went to spruce school

[2:07:27] elementary, parkway heights

[2:07:30] middle school and just like

[2:07:32] mark, I'm a south city

[2:07:33] alumni,

[2:07:33] let's g warriors,.

[2:07:35] So, I stand here before you

[2:07:35] in

[2:07:38] front of my union brothers

[2:07:39] and

[2:07:41] sisters that you guys review

[2:07:44] and consider our prequalified

[2:07:45] language and, you know, we

[2:07:46] get

[2:07:50] this moving forward and that

[2:07:50] the's all I got.

[2:07:51] Thank you for your time.

[2:08:00] >> thank you.

[2:08:01] >> good evening, city

[2:08:02] council,

[2:08:03] I want to start off by

[2:08:07] shouting out the union folks.

[2:08:08] City council, last MAY, you

[2:08:10] soaked with your constituent

[2:08:11] and is passed a resolution

[2:08:13] calling for an immediate

[2:08:14] seize

[2:08:16] fire in gaza, since that day,

[2:08:17] your palestinian community

[2:08:18] has

[2:08:20] been actively and obsessively

[2:08:21] trying to further the

[2:08:21] struggle

[2:08:22] for justice and peace and I'm

[2:08:23] here to express my

[2:08:24] appreciation for that work

[2:08:27] that you guys put in last

[2:08:27] year.

[2:08:29] In the time that followed

[2:08:29] that

[2:08:32] resolution, a very fragile

[2:08:35] cease fire was announced and

[2:08:37] yet MISS Sills stale reign on

[2:08:40] the civilians in gaza and on

[2:08:42] the west bank.

[2:08:44] Your palestinian have lost

[2:08:46] countless family members to

[2:08:48] the bombing, famine and

[2:08:50] starvation in the genocide,

[2:08:53] yet despite the tremendous

[2:08:54] crimes against humanity, a

[2:08:56] strong snse of seadfastness

[2:08:58] in our xaount ases we seek to

[2:09:00] rebuild our lives, heal

[2:09:01] ourselves, heal our land and

[2:09:01] tha

[2:09:05] we are indigenous to and

[2:09:07] most importantly heal our

[2:09:08] children in gaza.

[2:09:11] Your actions aided us in that

[2:09:11] steadfastness.

[2:09:12] I remember in those

[2:09:13] discussions there was a point

[2:09:15] of cntention in discussing

[2:09:16] that resolution because there

[2:09:19] was a doubt in level of

[2:09:19] impact

[2:09:20] it would have.

[2:09:21] And while it alone did not

[2:09:24] force the cease fire in gaza,

[2:09:27] it did not play an essential

[2:09:27] role.

[2:09:29] It holds us accountable as

[2:09:30] leaders of the community.

[2:09:31] I extend my appreciation for

[2:09:34] the diligence and humanity as

[2:09:35] you engaged us in difficult

[2:09:41] yet candid and productive

[2:09:41] conversations and ultimately

[2:09:42] made a historic vote.

[2:09:43] Your palestinian constituent

[2:09:45] wills remember it and feel a

[2:09:45] connection to you as we

[2:09:47] continue our struggle for

[2:09:48] liberation and collective

[2:09:49] healing.

[2:09:49] Thank you, all.

[2:09:52] >> thank you.

[2:09:54] >> mayor, I believe that

[2:09:55] concludes our public

[2:09:55] comments.

[2:09:56] >> great.

[2:09:59] Let's move on to next item,

[2:09:59] please.

[2:10:01] >> we'll mover along to our

[2:10:02] consent calendar, item number

[2:10:03] 5 is a motion the approve

[2:10:06] minutes of the meetings of

[2:10:09] OCTOBER 18, OCTOBER 22,

[2:10:11] OCTOBER 28, OCTOBER 29 and

[2:10:12] NOVEMBER 3, 2025.

[2:10:14] Item 6 is a motion to cancel

[2:10:16] the regular city council

[2:10:18] meetings of NOVEMBER 26,

[2:10:18] 2025,

[2:10:20] and DECEMBER 24, 2025.

[2:10:22] Item number 7 is a motion to

[2:10:23] accept the construction

[2:10:25] improvements of the community

[2:10:26] development block grant ramps

[2:10:29] and patsies project as

[2:10:30] complete in accordance with

[2:10:31] plan and is specifications.

[2:10:33] Item 8 is a report regarding

[2:10:36] a

[2:10:37] resolution accepting

[2:10:37] $5,263.11

[2:10:38] from the south san francisco

[2:10:40] friends of the library to

[2:10:41] support library collections

[2:10:42] programs and services,

[2:10:44] amending the library

[2:10:45] department's fiscal year

[2:10:46] 25-26

[2:10:48] operating budget and

[2:10:49] approving

[2:10:51] budget amendment number

[2:10:52] 26.032.

[2:10:54] Item 8a is the resolution.

[2:10:55] Item 9 is a a report

[2:10:55] regarding

[2:10:56] a resolution approving the

[2:10:59] grant of a utility easement

[2:11:00] on

[2:11:01] city of south san francisco

[2:11:03] property located at 201 west

[2:11:05] orange avenue for the

[2:11:10] broadband expansion project

[2:11:10] to

[2:11:12] intermountain infrastructure

[2:11:13] group for conduit and fiber

[2:11:15] optic line and is authorize

[2:11:16] thing city manager to execute

[2:11:18] a utility easement.

[2:11:20] Item 9a I the resolution.

[2:11:21] Item 10 is areport regarding

[2:11:23] a resolution authorizing the

[2:11:25] submittal of a grant

[2:11:27] application for caltrans

[2:11:28] sustainable communities grant

[2:11:29] multimow dad transportation

[2:11:31] action plan.

[2:11:32] Item 10a is the resolution.

[2:11:35] 11 is a report regarding a

[2:11:36] resolution accepting a 10

[2:11:38] thousand dollar grant from

[2:11:43] genentech for the 2026 south

[2:11:43] sans fra

[2:11:44] ns lunar new year

[2:11:46] night market and approving

[2:11:49] budget amendment number

[2:11:50] 26.033.

[2:11:52] Item 11a is the resolution.

[2:11:54] Item 12 is a report regarding

[2:11:56] a resolution amending an

[2:11:57] existing shuttle services

[2:11:58] agreement with parking

[2:11:59] company

[2:12:02] of america llc for a total

[2:12:02] not

[2:12:05] to exceed amount of 4 million

[2:12:07] 887 thousand 705 dollars for

[2:12:09] the operations of the free

[2:12:11] south city shuttle program.

[2:12:14] Item 12a the resolution.

[2:12:16] Item 13 is a report regard

[2:12:17] ago

[2:12:18] resolution report regarding

[2:12:19] award ago construction

[2:12:21] contract to express plumbing

[2:12:24] inc. For the escanyo drive

[2:12:25] sewer main line repair in an

[2:12:28] amount not to exceed 168

[2:12:29] thousand 385 dollars

[2:12:30] authorize

[2:12:31] ago total construction

[2:12:33] contract authority budget of

[2:12:35] 193 thousand 650 dollars.

[2:12:36] 13a is the resolution.

[2:12:39] Item 14 is a report regard

[2:12:39] ago

[2:12:40] resolution approving a first

[2:12:43] amendment to a construction

[2:12:46] contract with hp

[2:12:47] communications inc. For the

[2:12:49] installation of conduit and

[2:12:50] fiber optic cables with&a

[2:12:51] second amendment to sa

[2:12:54] services agreement with

[2:12:54] kimley-horn and associates

[2:12:55] and

[2:12:56] a second amendment to a

[2:13:01] services for a fiber optic

[2:13:01] infrastructure design

[2:13:03] authorize thing city manager

[2:13:08] to execute both amendments.

[2:13:10] 14a is the resolution.

[2:13:13] Tr there item that is you

[2:13:14] wish to be removed.

[2:13:20] Er I I mover for the items 5

[2:13:21] to 4.

[2:13:22] >> mayor nroez florbacker

[2:13:25] flores?

[2:13:27] >> (Roll call).

[2:13:27] >> yes.

[2:13:29] >> thank you.

[2:13:31] >> great.

[2:13:33] We'll mover along t

[2:13:34] administrative business, item

[2:13:36] number 16 is a report on

[2:13:38] acceptance of the

[2:13:53] anti-displacement roadmap.

[2:13:58] >> welcome, MR. Rozzi.

[2:14:02] >> tony rozzi with your ecd

[2:14:03] department.

[2:14:06] I'm home -- hoping this

[2:14:07] worses.

[2:14:12] I'm here tonight representing

[2:14:12] the anti-displacement

[2:14:13] roadmap,

[2:14:13] -

[2:14:14] we're going the tell you what

[2:14:18] that process looked like over

[2:14:20] the past year and

[2:14:21] recommendations from our

[2:14:21] communities advisory

[2:14:22] committee.

[2:14:22] Who

[2:14:23] are joining us tonight.

[2:14:26] Toipt point out that this is

[2:14:26] a

[2:14:29] special sort of translation

[2:14:32] experiment we're using

[2:14:32] tonight.

[2:14:34] We have simultaneous

[2:14:37] translation, so if anyone

[2:14:42] needs

[2:14:44] a translation from english

[2:14:45] to

[2:14:46] spanish, that is available

[2:14:47] and

[2:14:49] as a reminder to myself and

[2:14:54] all other speakers, use the

[2:14:56] microphones so our

[2:14:56] translators

[2:14:57] can hear you and speak slowly.

[2:14:58] Here's what we're going to

[2:14:59] cover tonight.

[2:15:02] I'm going to introduce you to

[2:15:03] what displacement is, also

[2:15:05] what this council has been

[2:15:06] doing for the last several

[2:15:08] years to try and manage rez

[2:15:11] terrible and commercial

[2:15:11] displacement.

[2:15:12] We're going the talk about

[2:15:12] the

[2:15:14] way we've engaged with our

[2:15:15] community over the last year

[2:15:16] as we studied this issue and

[2:15:19] then present to you sme

[2:15:20] facts

[2:15:22] and findings about what south

[2:15:23] city faces on both

[2:15:24] residential

[2:15:25] and commercial displacement

[2:15:27] before we highlight some

[2:15:35] strategies to combat that.

[2:15:39] As a reminder to the council

[2:15:41] and to folks here and at

[2:15:42] home,

[2:15:43] in 2024, city council gave

[2:15:46] guidance to study this issue

[2:15:47] of displacement.

[2:15:50] We had heard it through both

[2:15:51] the general plan outreach,

[2:15:55] through our housing element,

[2:15:57] adoption process, my

[2:15:58] advocates

[2:15:59] who said this I happening in

[2:16:02] your community, in our

[2:16:03] community, what are you going

[2:16:05] to do about it.

[2:16:08] And the city hired hrna,

[2:16:10] they're a national firm, they

[2:16:12] specialize in these kinds of

[2:16:13] study and is economic

[2:16:14] analysis

[2:16:17] and they also brought in a a

[2:16:24] partner, earns -- kearns and

[2:16:26] west to lead the community

[2:16:27] engage sxment the

[2:16:28] facilitation

[2:16:29] pieces of this effort.

[2:16:32] So, what is displacement?

[2:16:38] At its simplest, it is

[2:16:39] defined

[2:16:40] as an involuntary relocation

[2:16:42] of aresident or a business.

[2:16:44] There are permutation, it can

[2:16:46] be forced, it can be

[2:16:48] pressured, it can be fear

[2:16:51] based, but it has the same

[2:16:52] result, someone's lifelong

[2:16:55] business leaves your

[2:16:56] community.

[2:16:57] As I mentioned before though,

[2:16:58] this is not something that

[2:16:59] the

[2:17:00] council has ignored, this is

[2:17:02] something that the city staff

[2:17:03] has ignored.

[2:17:05] I want to highlight some of

[2:17:06] the effort that is have been

[2:17:09] done over the last several

[2:17:09] years.

[2:17:12] The roadmap layers on

[2:17:13] anti-displacement policies we

[2:17:16] already have in place.

[2:17:18] There's a substandard housing

[2:17:20] displacement ordinance, we've

[2:17:22] also refried to ate as a red

[2:17:24] tag ordinance in discussing

[2:17:24] it

[2:17:25] with council, what that does

[2:17:28] is make sure there is tenant

[2:17:29] relocation that is required

[2:17:30] if

[2:17:33] a building or a unit is

[2:17:34] deemed

[2:17:36] inhabitable due to code

[2:17:39] enforcement issues.

[2:17:39] Loo tl

[2:17:40] 's also an emergency

[2:17:41] rental assistance program.

[2:17:43] That was adopted just before

[2:17:45] the pandemic with you

[2:17:47] obviously became a critical

[2:17:51] tool in combating the massive

[2:17:52] spike in unemployment just

[2:17:59] after the pandemic was struck

[2:18:01] the bay area, the united

[2:18:01] states as whole.

[2:18:04] The council was able to use

[2:18:05] and leverage federal funds to

[2:18:07] keep people in their homes

[2:18:08] and

[2:18:09] not displace while they were

[2:18:10] not working.

[2:18:12] There's also a live work

[2:18:13] preference for affordable

[2:18:13] units.

[2:18:15] This iss on our books and a

[2:18:17] policy whenever an affordable

[2:18:18] unit is raffled, there is

[2:18:19] preference to someone who

[2:18:21] lives in the city, used to

[2:18:22] live in the city or works in

[2:18:26] the city.

[2:18:30] And then finally there was a

[2:18:32] recently adopted sro, single

[2:18:34] room occupancy hotel and a

[2:18:35] mobile home park conversion

[2:18:36] ordinance, we did them

[2:18:38] separately but they really

[2:18:39] act

[2:18:41] the same which is mandating

[2:18:43] very early notification and

[2:18:43] relocation assistance for

[2:18:45] these folks in these types of

[2:18:47] units which are particularly

[2:18:52] vulnerable to displacement.

[2:18:54] Aon the commercial sited, our

[2:18:55] economic development team has

[2:18:58] led the way by negotiating

[2:18:58] for

[2:19:00] commercial space in community

[2:19:02] benefit agreements for some

[2:19:02] of

[2:19:04] our life science businesses,

[2:19:06] creating new space for

[2:19:08] commercial businesses either

[2:19:09] displaced or interested in

[2:19:10] expanding.

[2:19:13] The planning division led an

[2:19:15] effort in the lindenville

[2:19:17] specific plan to enact a

[2:19:19] lindenville art and is makers

[2:19:21] overlay, what that does is

[2:19:22] preserve some industrial

[2:19:23] space

[2:19:25] in lindenville for creative

[2:19:27] uses and then finally and

[2:19:31] most

[2:19:32] recently, launch local has

[2:19:35] start and had that's

[2:19:37] leveraging city asset, city

[2:19:39] commercial assets for below

[2:19:41] market rate rents with some

[2:19:42] tenant improvement funding to

[2:19:44] give a business a chance to

[2:19:47] test their brick and mortar

[2:19:49] concept.

[2:19:52] So, with the roadmap, there

[2:19:53] were three critical elements,

[2:19:56] a community advisory

[2:19:57] committee, interviews with

[2:19:59] experts and business

[2:20:00] operators

[2:20:01] and then pop-up events where

[2:20:03] we can engage with the

[2:20:06] community and find out their

[2:20:09] feelings and thoughts.

[2:20:11] At this moment, I want to

[2:20:13] invite anyone who is on our

[2:20:13] community advisory committee

[2:20:18] to just stand up for a second.

[2:20:22] I want you to be appreciated.

[2:20:24] Broadly this process rally

[2:20:26] was guided by these folks.

[2:20:27] They've been studying the

[2:20:28] issue for over a year and

[2:20:29] they

[2:20:32] represent a very diverse

[2:20:32] group

[2:20:36] of input for the council.

[2:20:37] These are lifelong residents

[2:20:39] of south city, some are

[2:20:39] recent

[2:20:41] arrivals, we do have one

[2:20:42] non-resident who is also a

[2:20:44] representative of the real

[2:20:46] estate interest.

[2:20:48] They're a mix of home owners

[2:20:51] and tenants the, are real

[2:20:52] estate specialist, small

[2:20:53] business owners, individuals

[2:20:54] that work with small

[2:20:56] businesses, they have

[2:20:56] commercial landlord

[2:20:57] experience

[2:20:59] and they're also of very many

[2:21:01] different life stage, some

[2:21:03] have young families, some are

[2:21:04] single, older adult, some are

[2:21:06] care takers and we had

[2:21:07] spanish

[2:21:09] and english speakers on the

[2:21:10] community advisory committee.

[2:21:14] >> thank you, guys, for being

[2:21:14] here.

[2:21:16] Let's give them a hand, thank

[2:21:19] you guys for being here.

[2:21:21] [Applause].

[2:21:24] >> so, this slide's a lot of

[2:21:24] information, it's just

[2:21:25] showing

[2:21:26] this is what they've been up

[2:21:30] to for the last year, they've

[2:21:31] been coming fluent,

[2:21:32] semi-expert and is a lot of

[2:21:35] topics related to

[2:21:35] displacement, understanding

[2:21:37] terminology, understanding

[2:21:37] the

[2:21:39] economic forces and pressures

[2:21:41] facing the bay area as a

[2:21:41] whole.

[2:21:42] These are just smap shots of

[2:21:46] some of the hinges --

[2:21:49] wantoning we've been studying

[2:21:51] the first monday of nearly

[2:21:53] every month for about a year.

[2:21:55] They studied these issues and

[2:21:56] it makes sense because this

[2:21:57] is

[2:21:58] how you get a roadmap of

[2:21:59] policies that are appropriate

[2:22:00] for south san francisco that

[2:22:02] are not cookie cutter.

[2:22:06] just an image of some of the

[2:22:08] pop-up events, we went to

[2:22:11] lunar new year, we went to

[2:22:13] martin elementary for an open

[2:22:14] house, we spent a couple of

[2:22:16] hours at the senior health

[2:22:17] fair getting input.

[2:22:19] Here's just a smap shot of

[2:22:21] some of the things we heard,

[2:22:21] priorities of fr

[2:22:22] the

[2:22:23] community included

[2:22:24] preservation and construction

[2:22:26] of affordable house, keeping

[2:22:28] commercial businesses in

[2:22:28] south

[2:22:31] city and supporting our

[2:22:35] commercial core downtown.

[2:22:36] Okay.

[2:22:38] That's the background on

[2:22:39] engagement.

[2:22:39] Why we're doing this.

[2:22:41] I'm going to show you a few

[2:22:44] slides on what our kument

[2:22:44] tant

[2:22:47] -- consultant and our cnc

[2:22:48] found out and discovered

[2:22:49] together.

[2:22:53] Thank you.

[2:22:55] There's big forces at work

[2:22:56] causing displacement.

[2:22:59] This is not an isolated issue

[2:23:00] for south san francisco, but

[2:23:03] the local transformation has

[2:23:07] been quite traumatic here

[2:23:08] locally, particularly over

[2:23:08] the

[2:23:10] last decade and a lot of the

[2:23:12] data you're going the see

[2:23:17] tonight and the roadmap are

[2:23:18] really looking at the last

[2:23:19] decade and that's where we

[2:23:20] had

[2:23:21] the most valuable data from

[2:23:23] various sources fms I don't

[2:23:24] think it's a surprise we've

[2:23:26] seen a shift in our

[2:23:26] commercial

[2:23:28] base and in our industries

[2:23:28] fms

[2:23:29] over the last decades, we

[2:23:30] have

[2:23:32] seen a ton of industrial

[2:23:32] space

[2:23:34] transformed into life science.

[2:23:36] This is super charged rents

[2:23:38] and it's creating much higher

[2:23:41] paying jobs than were typical

[2:23:42] of industrial businesses and

[2:23:45] there's a mismatch, those

[2:23:45] jobs

[2:23:47] being created aren't

[2:23:48] necessarily always connecting

[2:23:49] or going the local residents.

[2:23:52] A lot of them go to

[2:23:54] non-resident commuters.

[2:23:56] On the housing side,

[2:23:56] obviously

[2:24:03] everywhere demand has out

[2:24:08] paced demand, it's compounded

[2:24:14] by a renal issue, a higher

[2:24:15] income earners are able to

[2:24:15] mover into south san

[2:24:16] francisco

[2:24:17] and many of our middle and

[2:24:19] lower income earners are no

[2:24:20] longer able to afford to live

[2:24:22] in south city.

[2:24:24] The city's become

[2:24:24] unaffordable

[2:24:26] both to renters and aspiring

[2:24:28] home owners and that's really

[2:24:30] what this slide is saying.

[2:24:32] At the same time we've had a

[2:24:34] change in demographic, folks

[2:24:36] makes less than 150 thousand

[2:24:38] dollars are leaving for more

[2:24:42] affordable locations those

[2:24:42] who

[2:24:43] are maiming more than 150

[2:24:45] thousand dollars represent

[2:24:45] the

[2:24:47] large portion of new

[2:24:48] residents

[2:24:50] coming into south san

[2:24:51] francisco.

[2:24:52] There's a big slide, a lot of

[2:24:54] stuff going on hre but it's

[2:24:56] really helpful because what

[2:24:59] the dark blue is showing you

[2:25:02] is demand, the light blue is

[2:25:04] showing supply and for a big

[2:25:06] swath of folks in the

[2:25:06] moderate

[2:25:09] and lower income areas, the

[2:25:11] demand far out paces the alt

[2:25:13] of housing we've been able to

[2:25:14] produce over the last decade.

[2:25:18] A lot of the housing that has

[2:25:20] been built actually eceeds

[2:25:21] demand because it is market

[2:25:27] rate, it is more expensive.

[2:25:29] This slide is showing where

[2:25:31] we've seen the biggest and

[2:25:34] most dramatic change in

[2:25:35] population and demographics,

[2:25:39] so almost to 40% reduction in

[2:25:42] latinos in the old town

[2:25:46] district.

[2:25:48] You know, on the commercial

[2:25:51] side, there's probably three

[2:25:52] critical elements that have

[2:25:54] been driving the changes

[2:25:54] we've

[2:25:56] been seeing.

[2:25:57] Redevelopment of industrial

[2:25:58] into life science primarily,

[2:26:01] lower rents in the east bay

[2:26:02] that represent an opportunity

[2:26:04] for businesses to relocate

[2:26:04] and

[2:26:07] lower their cost as well as

[2:26:09] perhaps be closer to a number

[2:26:11] of their employees who are

[2:26:13] commuting, thep the other one

[2:26:17] which was new to everyone on

[2:26:18] the community advisory and

[2:26:21] staff is the retirement of

[2:26:22] business owners either

[2:26:22] through

[2:26:24] the sale of their business or

[2:26:25] their building representing

[2:26:25] an

[2:26:27] opportunity to exit but also

[2:26:28] the loss of a business that

[2:26:30] MAY have been here for 30,

[2:26:30] 40,

[2:26:35] 50 years.

[2:26:37] Real estate and economic or

[2:26:42] employment trend analysis by

[2:26:43] hrna showed that almost all

[2:26:44] the job growth has been in

[2:26:46] life science so you see the

[2:26:48] big numbers here, we've added

[2:26:50] 6, almost 7 million square

[2:26:53] feet of r & d and office

[2:26:54] space, we've lost over a

[2:26:55] million and a half square

[2:26:56] feet

[2:26:56] of industrial space.

[2:26:58] That's important because

[2:26:58] we're

[2:27:00] goipg to get too another

[2:27:00] slide

[2:27:03] showing how it fits our

[2:27:04] workers.

[2:27:08] Local workers are

[2:27:08] representing

[2:27:11] a number of those industrial

[2:27:12] jobs and far less in our

[2:27:14] office and r & d jobs.

[2:27:16] Almost all of te new jobs

[2:27:17] are

[2:27:19] going to commuters and a lot

[2:27:21] of the joshes where our local

[2:27:23] workforce is well

[2:27:23] represented,

[2:27:27] that square footage is

[2:27:29] dwindling or being

[2:27:29] redeveloped.

[2:27:31] That's the trend we've seen

[2:27:33] over the last decade.

[2:27:35] >> one question, what do you

[2:27:38] define as local workers.

[2:27:41] >> rsidents of south san

[2:27:41] francisco.

[2:27:44] >> okay.

[2:27:44] That wasn't too painful,

[2:27:45] we've

[2:27:46] gotten to the roadmap, the

[2:27:47] strategies we're going to

[2:27:50] present a few strategies the

[2:27:51] cac is going to come up in a

[2:27:52] minute and speak to them.

[2:27:55] They were evaluated based on

[2:27:56] a

[2:27:57] criteria matrix prided to us

[2:27:58] by our consultant.

[2:28:00] That was a way to understand

[2:28:02] what made sense to adopt and

[2:28:03] could we afford it, would we

[2:28:06] need to the find new funds,

[2:28:06] is

[2:28:07] staff available, would we

[2:28:08] need

[2:28:09] to staff up and then how

[2:28:12] quickly could this have an

[2:28:13] impact and slow the effects

[2:28:14] of

[2:28:16] displacement for residents,

[2:28:18] commercial business operators

[2:28:20] so tla's the rubric we're

[2:28:21] trying to reevaluate all the

[2:28:22] strategies that were brought

[2:28:29] forward to you.

[2:28:31] I apologize, tere's a lot on

[2:28:32] this slide.

[2:28:32] What we try today do is

[2:28:33] highlight in bold the one

[2:28:34] that

[2:28:34] is the cac thought made the

[2:28:36] mobster sense dp that they

[2:28:38] thought were priorities to

[2:28:41] present or to flag for

[2:28:42] council's consideration, so

[2:28:44] we're going to touch on a few

[2:28:46] of them tonight but broadly,

[2:28:49] there's a big gap in

[2:28:50] education

[2:28:51] and information, there's a

[2:28:51] lot

[2:28:54] we can do for technical

[2:28:55] assistance, there are

[2:28:56] opportunities to produce new

[2:28:58] housing but also protect and

[2:28:59] preserve the housing we have

[2:29:01] and then there's some

[2:29:02] strategies on the commercial

[2:29:05] side that could be fairly

[2:29:08] effective.

[2:29:10] So, with that, I want to

[2:29:12] invite michele alvarez and

[2:29:13] margarie blend to come up and

[2:29:16] speak the yu on a cup ofl

[2:29:19] items and we'll go through.

[2:29:19] >> thank you, welcome.

[2:29:22] >> thank you.

[2:29:23] Thank, mayor flores, vice

[2:29:25] mayor addiego and councilmen

[2:29:26] for allowing this opportunity

[2:29:27] to come here and present.

[2:29:30] My name is nichelle alvarez a

[2:29:31] lifelong resident of south

[2:29:33] city, I'm going the speak

[2:29:34] about the communication of

[2:29:34] the

[2:29:35] responsibilities and rights

[2:29:35] to

[2:29:39] landlords and renters, I'm

[2:29:41] gieng the touch ton find

[2:29:43] advising the recommendations.

[2:29:46] The cac recognize and is

[2:29:47] landlords are nt familiar

[2:29:49] with the requirements for

[2:29:51] leases, repairs and rent

[2:29:52] increase under state law.

[2:29:53] There are existing resources

[2:29:55] but it's hard for people to

[2:29:56] access.

[2:29:58] Given that our

[2:29:59] recommendations

[2:30:00] included informing tenant and

[2:30:02] is landlords about their

[2:30:03] rights regarding

[2:30:03] affordability

[2:30:04] and housing quality, to

[2:30:05] empower community members to

[2:30:08] feel safe to engage with

[2:30:08] their

[2:30:12] property embower to make

[2:30:15] necessary repairs to consider

[2:30:16] outlining landlord and tenant

[2:30:17] right and is responsibilities

[2:30:20] and then for the city to

[2:30:21] coordinate and possibly host

[2:30:23] quarterly know your rights

[2:30:24] workshops with project

[2:30:24] sentinel.

[2:30:26] I'm excited to speak about

[2:30:27] this recommendation to

[2:30:27] provide

[2:30:28] landlords and tenants

[2:30:31] education on their rights and

[2:30:32] responsibilities.

[2:30:34] This resonates with me and

[2:30:38] would have been beneficial

[2:30:38] for

[2:30:39] me during the time that I was

[2:30:39] renting out my property.

[2:30:40] During that time, I had to

[2:30:42] independently seek out san

[2:30:43] mateo county housing laws and

[2:30:45] network with real estate

[2:30:48] contacts in order to make

[2:30:49] sure

[2:30:51] I was in compliance.

[2:30:52] I believe that most landlords

[2:30:52] want to act in accordance

[2:30:53] with

[2:30:54] laws but with a lack of

[2:30:57] education on those laws can

[2:30:59] prevent that from happening.

[2:31:00] In addition, when tenant ares

[2:31:02] not educated with their

[2:31:04] righters, they MAY be

[2:31:07] resistant or even neglect

[2:31:08] communicating needing repairs.

[2:31:10] It's important to provide

[2:31:10] this

[2:31:11] information to both party and

[2:31:14] is it can be done possibly

[2:31:18] during the time now.

[2:31:19] Thank you for your time.

[2:31:22] >> thank you.

[2:31:24] >> hi, my name is margarie

[2:31:26] bland and I'm leer as south

[2:31:28] san francisco resident and as

[2:31:31] a pa parent who cares deeply

[2:31:32] about our public school, our

[2:31:33] essential workers and te

[2:31:34] stability of our community.

[2:31:36] Tonight I'm asking the

[2:31:36] council

[2:31:38] to take serious look at using

[2:31:40] city owned land to build

[2:31:42] workforce housing with

[2:31:42] initial

[2:31:44] priorities for teachers in

[2:31:45] future phases for other

[2:31:47] essential service providers

[2:31:49] like firefighters, emt and

[2:31:50] nurses.

[2:31:50] South season fra

[2:31:51] ns has

[2:31:51] become

[2:31:52] a a high cost city, the

[2:31:53] average rent for a one

[2:31:54] bedroom

[2:31:56] apartment is now a little

[2:31:59] over

[2:32:03] 3100 per month, even a decent

[2:32:06] salary, many of our toppers

[2:32:08] can't afford to live here.

[2:32:11] My son was in the 8th grade

[2:32:11] in

[2:32:13] south san francisco high

[2:32:15] school last year, one of his

[2:32:16] teachers was commuting an

[2:32:16] hour

[2:32:18] and a half each way just to

[2:32:20] come and teach in this

[2:32:20] community.

[2:32:22] That's three hours on the

[2:32:22] road

[2:32:24] every day before grade,

[2:32:24] before

[2:32:26] lesson plans, before

[2:32:27] supporting student and is

[2:32:28] family.

[2:32:30] We know long commute leads to

[2:32:32] chronic stress, sleeping

[2:32:34] disruption, teaching critique

[2:32:37] and all those issues wetly

[2:32:38] increase burnout, turn over

[2:32:39] in

[2:32:41] the education profession,

[2:32:43] teacher fatigue isn't just

[2:32:45] staffing issue, the it is an

[2:32:46] academic issue, it impact it

[2:32:47] is quality of our

[2:32:48] instruction,

[2:32:49] the stability of the

[2:32:49] classroom

[2:32:51] and ultimately the success of

[2:32:52] our students.

[2:32:54] High trn over also disrupts

[2:32:56] learning school wide when the

[2:32:58] new teacher comes in every

[2:33:00] months because the last one

[2:33:01] burnt out or moved away.

[2:33:03] The students feel it, and it

[2:33:05] oafs the relationship and

[2:33:07] trust an academic outcome in

[2:33:13] south san francisco wants

[2:33:14] children younger, innovative

[2:33:15] teachers.

[2:33:16] We have to give them a reason

[2:33:18] to teach this city.

[2:33:19] Passion alone doesn't allow

[2:33:22] them to pay 300 otherwise in

[2:33:25] rent or compete with silicon

[2:33:27] valley husing costs.

[2:33:30] We know workforce housing

[2:33:40] works.

[2:33:42] San francisco village with

[2:33:42] 135

[2:33:45] units and many reserves for

[2:33:48] sfusd educator and is staff.

[2:33:49] Every education workforce

[2:33:51] housing project in california

[2:33:53] has a waiting list in demand

[2:33:54] extremely.

[2:33:56] South san francisco can build

[2:33:59] a momentum and do it in a way

[2:34:02] that reflects our community

[2:34:02] values.

[2:34:03] I'm asking council to dwrekt

[2:34:04] staff to identify activity

[2:34:05] owned land that wouldbacker

[2:34:07] could spport teachers in

[2:34:09] essential workers house, two,

[2:34:11] prioritize first phase focus

[2:34:12] on educators because stable

[2:34:14] schools are a foundation for

[2:34:14] a

[2:34:16] stable neighborhood.

[2:34:18] Three, coordinate with south

[2:34:19] san francisco unified school

[2:34:22] and san mateo county and

[2:34:23] experience affordable housing

[2:34:26] developer to bring forward

[2:34:27] financial visible plan.

[2:34:29] Number 4, ensure units offer

[2:34:29] a

[2:34:30] be

[2:34:31] f below market rent to

[2:34:31] make

[2:34:33] living in our community

[2:34:34] realistic for people who

[2:34:35] serve

[2:34:36] it.

[2:34:37] When teachers, firefighters

[2:34:39] and nurses can liver near

[2:34:40] their jb, they have more

[2:34:41] time,

[2:34:42] more energy, more connections

[2:34:43] to the community.

[2:34:46] They spend less time in trfk,

[2:34:47] more time supporting

[2:34:47] students,

[2:34:49] responding to emergency or

[2:34:50] caring for patients.

[2:34:53] They stay longer, they build

[2:34:54] relationships, they

[2:34:55] strengthen

[2:34:56] our city, this is not just

[2:34:57] about house, it's about

[2:34:59] protecting the quality of

[2:35:01] education, reducing burn out,

[2:35:03] creating cities where

[2:35:05] essential workers belong.

[2:35:07] Dedicating city land owned

[2:35:07] for

[2:35:09] workforce housing is one of

[2:35:10] the immediate immediate

[2:35:12] impactful step tos support

[2:35:12] our

[2:35:13] educators, protect our

[2:35:13] student

[2:35:15] and is ensure our community

[2:35:16] stases strong.

[2:35:18] Thank you for your time and I

[2:35:21] hope you're willing to make

[2:35:23] educators, esessential worker

[2:35:24] housing a priority.

[2:35:27] >> should we wait for that

[2:35:30] presentation for questions?

[2:35:31] >> to staff or to the

[2:35:32] presenter.

[2:35:34] >> to staff, but I can wait.

[2:35:38] >> we have a couple more

[2:35:38] slides.

[2:35:43] I'm going to invite bertha

[2:35:43] and

[2:35:43] -

[2:35:45] jennifer to be our two next

[2:36:01] cac speakers.

[2:36:04] >> good evening, city

[2:36:06] councilmembers and staff, my

[2:36:13] name is bertha benton, I

[2:36:16] want to discuss about the

[2:36:17] rental inspections and I

[2:36:18] think

[2:36:20] it's very needed here

[2:36:22] especially in south san

[2:36:22] francisco.

[2:36:24] The city of south san

[2:36:27] francisco does have some

[2:36:30] affordability but we want to

[2:36:33] ensure the units do not fall

[2:36:34] in disrepair.

[2:36:37] This is why rental

[2:36:38] inspections

[2:36:38] is so important.

[2:36:40] Rent it will inspection

[2:36:41] program in collaboration with

[2:36:44] tenant and is landlords could

[2:36:45] prevent displacement.

[2:36:47] San mateo cunty has a

[2:36:47] program

[2:36:51] that could serve as a template

[2:36:53] or a partner agency for

[2:36:57] instance like they have a

[2:36:58] program, weatherability of

[2:37:00] section 8 that does

[2:37:03] inspections also as well but

[2:37:06] the landlords also need their

[2:37:09] own inspections as well as

[2:37:11] affordability of any other

[2:37:12] program.

[2:37:13] Any rental inspections

[2:37:14] program

[2:37:17] adopted could have a few

[2:37:21] simple requirements to ensure

[2:37:23] habitability and safety

[2:37:27] without being a burden.

[2:37:30] So, interestingly that I just

[2:37:34] recently moved to affordable

[2:37:38] housing but my old landlord,

[2:37:41] he had accidentally text me,

[2:37:45] there was a tenant that lived

[2:37:47] downstairs, similar to my

[2:37:51] name, and this is why it's so

[2:37:54] important about inspections,

[2:37:58] so, this is what the old

[2:38:00] landlord said, h, thanks for

[2:38:01] letting the housing fire

[2:38:04] inspector come and check the

[2:38:07] water heater the other day.

[2:38:09] They dd have some things

[2:38:09] that

[2:38:12] needed to be changed for fire

[2:38:13] safety.

[2:38:14] Aisle need you to get rid of

[2:38:16] the tires, the back of the --

[2:38:18] and put them in the garage

[2:38:19] this week.

[2:38:20] Can you send me a picture

[2:38:21] once

[2:38:23] the tires are gone so I can

[2:38:25] provide to the housing

[2:38:26] authority.

[2:38:28] Could you also make sure not

[2:38:30] to the put anything at all in

[2:38:32] the closets with the water

[2:38:33] heater.

[2:38:37] Please send me a picture as

[2:38:39] well showing empty and need

[2:38:40] to

[2:38:43] be checking that -- also like

[2:38:45] he said, I'll need to be

[2:38:47] checking that annually moving

[2:38:48] ahead.

[2:38:50] So, this is why it's really

[2:38:53] important for the inspection

[2:38:55] because if he had inspected

[2:38:55] it

[2:39:00] prior, it wouldn't be

[2:39:00] probably

[2:39:01] the fire department or fire

[2:39:04] safety people to come out and

[2:39:06] check, certain items can

[2:39:06] cause

[2:39:08] fire safety or are fire

[2:39:09] hazardous, and interestingly,

[2:39:12] he had said annually that he

[2:39:15] would be checking it annually.

[2:39:17] And so this was a private

[2:39:19] owner, so I know there's new

[2:39:22] developments are coming up

[2:39:26] that needs to be more of

[2:39:28] inspections so we can -- the

[2:39:34] tenants can live in a safe,

[2:39:39] not being in a displaced

[2:39:40] area

[2:39:41] where something can happen

[2:39:42] and

[2:39:43] the landlord is really

[2:39:45] overburdened that the tenants

[2:39:46] are putting things there

[2:39:47] without their knowledge so

[2:39:52] this is what we represent as

[2:39:53] a

[2:39:54] community to -- wanted to

[2:39:57] present this to the city

[2:39:58] council aout the

[2:39:59] inspections,

[2:40:00] it's very important

[2:40:00] especially

[2:40:05] if you put new developments

[2:40:06] and in and also tosed ed de

[2:40:07] f

[2:40:08] daoe, mayor eddie explained a

[2:40:10] little bit of this and he

[2:40:11] touched a little bit about

[2:40:13] this, about more of the

[2:40:14] affordability and especially

[2:40:15] at bridge housing.

[2:40:18] I was one of the bridge

[2:40:21] housing tenants and they make

[2:40:26] sure there was one side was

[2:40:29] for the affordability and the

[2:40:30] other side was not.

[2:40:32] At this point, all tenants

[2:40:32] had

[2:40:35] o to sign a lease that they

[2:40:38] were -- had to have proper

[2:40:41] inspections and that means

[2:40:43] that not only if the

[2:40:45] affordability people had hair

[2:40:46] own inspection but the

[2:40:48] apartments also had their

[2:40:50] ininspection so some get it

[2:40:51] twice a year with the

[2:40:54] affordability of the home

[2:40:55] from

[2:40:56] the program and then there

[2:40:58] was

[2:41:01] some that had it, others as

[2:41:02] well, it's just apartment

[2:41:13] owners that did it themselves.

[2:41:17] Like to thank nell selander,

[2:41:19] tony rozzi, even mayor eddie

[2:41:21] for putting me on this

[2:41:25] committee also as well,

[2:41:33] elected meto pult me here.

[2:41:34] We wanted this presented to

[2:41:37] the staff and also to the

[2:41:40] councilmembers that tis will

[2:41:43] also help the tenants to live

[2:41:45] in an affordable and just

[2:41:46] like

[2:41:47] what tony just said, that

[2:41:52] there's a lot of people are

[2:41:57] leaving and we hasn't to have

[2:41:58] the input having them to say

[2:42:01] instead of the rent rising up

[2:42:03] and we all know that this is

[2:42:04] local.

[2:42:10] it's not just here, but in

[2:42:11] case we as a community in

[2:42:12] south san francisco, if we

[2:42:13] see

[2:42:14] something that is really

[2:42:15] important to help the tenant

[2:42:19] and is help the landlord, it

[2:42:22] needs to be addressed and

[2:42:22] hope

[2:42:23] you take that under

[2:42:24] consideration.

[2:42:26] I also want to thank the

[2:42:30] committee who is part of what

[2:42:32] we do also, that we all have

[2:42:34] to have ideas and putting up

[2:42:35] with one another also as

[2:42:36] well,

[2:42:37] so I thank all of my

[2:42:39] committees also as well, so

[2:42:42] hopefully that this will work.

[2:42:53] >> thank you.

[2:42:54] >> good evening,

[2:42:55] councilmember

[2:42:57] and is mayor flores, my name

[2:42:59] is jennifer, as a newer

[2:43:00] resident of south san

[2:43:01] francisco, I was honored to

[2:43:03] have this opportunity to

[2:43:04] participate in this committee

[2:43:07] and to help shape these

[2:43:09] strategies that supports

[2:43:09] small

[2:43:10] businesses and the

[2:43:11] neighborhoods of south san

[2:43:13] francisco so, thank you for

[2:43:14] allowing me to be part of

[2:43:15] this

[2:43:15] committee.

[2:43:17] I would like to share two

[2:43:18] ideas that were recommended

[2:43:19] by

[2:43:20] the committee, these are

[2:43:22] strategies that can

[2:43:22] strengthen

[2:43:24] south city's small

[2:43:24] businesses,

[2:43:27] the small business ecosystems

[2:43:28] and activate underutilized

[2:43:30] commercial spaces.

[2:43:34] Mayor eddie had touch on the

[2:43:36] launch local program in his

[2:43:37] adrez earlier today.

[2:43:42] As you know, this program has

[2:43:43] already shown success in

[2:43:45] activating city owned sites,

[2:43:47] city owned properties and we

[2:43:49] recommend offering this

[2:43:52] program for long vacant

[2:43:53] privately owned commercial

[2:43:55] spaces so here's a vision.

[2:43:56] If property owners are

[2:43:57] willing

[2:43:59] to adopt the launch local

[2:44:00] guidelines such as offering

[2:44:02] reduced rent and tenant

[2:44:03] improvement trent credits,

[2:44:03] the

[2:44:04] city staff could take the

[2:44:05] lead

[2:44:06] in promoting this program and

[2:44:09] managing the process of

[2:44:11] identifying potential tenants

[2:44:12] for those locations.

[2:44:14] This could create a

[2:44:14] streamline

[2:44:17] pathway to fill empty spaces

[2:44:18] with vibrant community

[2:44:18] serving

[2:44:20] businesses and frankly we are

[2:44:22] really excited some of the

[2:44:23] real estate expert that is

[2:44:23] are

[2:44:25] part of the committee were

[2:44:26] strongly supported this idea

[2:44:28] as well.

[2:44:29] They recognized that staff --

[2:44:31] the city staff could play a

[2:44:32] pivotal role adds a

[2:44:33] connector,

[2:44:35] connecting and bridging tat

[2:44:37] twap between property owners

[2:44:38] and these sbren neurowho is

[2:44:39] are ready to bring their

[2:44:40] small

[2:44:43] businesses to the community.

[2:44:44] Secondly, the committee

[2:44:45] really

[2:44:47] supports the creation of a

[2:44:48] small business

[2:44:49] anti-displacement emergency

[2:44:51] fund, so we've seen firsthand

[2:44:52] how the city stepped up in

[2:44:54] times of need to provide

[2:44:57] critical support to small

[2:45:01] businesses such as funding

[2:45:02] for

[2:45:03] facade improvements, recovery

[2:45:06] from vandalism and even

[2:45:07] helping businesses navigate

[2:45:09] ada lawsuits.

[2:45:11] Lawsuit threats, we know

[2:45:11] those

[2:45:12] challenges don't necessarily

[2:45:14] come with a warning, they can

[2:45:15] be sudden for small business

[2:45:17] and is that's why a permanent

[2:45:19] emergency fund is extremely

[2:45:19] important.

[2:45:22] This would allow a rapid

[2:45:23] response to unforeseen

[2:45:23] shocks,

[2:45:25] it could be a natural

[2:45:26] disaster, economic

[2:45:26] disruptions

[2:45:28] as we've seen in the past few

[2:45:32] years or other crisis, this

[2:45:34] could prevent small business

[2:45:35] closures resulting

[2:45:37] displacement before they

[2:45:38] occur.

[2:45:40] I have previous experiences

[2:45:40] as

[2:45:43] a lender for a small business

[2:45:44] loan fund.

[2:45:46] We provided micro loaners,

[2:45:48] some as small as $500 ad up

[2:45:50] to 4 thousand dollars,

[2:45:52] sometimes a really small

[2:45:53] amount, even as small as a

[2:45:54] thousand dollars could be

[2:45:56] enough to need an immediate

[2:45:58] need and provide a lifeline

[2:45:59] to

[2:46:01] a small business at a

[2:46:01] critical

[2:46:02] period.

[2:46:04] To make this emergency fund a

[2:46:06] reality, the city should set

[2:46:09] aside resources right now but

[2:46:11] would also need to identify

[2:46:12] sustainable funding sources

[2:46:13] for the future and obviously

[2:46:15] that would be the greatest

[2:46:16] challenge but we know when

[2:46:17] our

[2:46:19] small business can survive

[2:46:19] and

[2:46:21] to thrive, the whole

[2:46:21] community

[2:46:23] will thrive.

[2:46:25] We believe these ideas are

[2:46:26] really practical and align

[2:46:28] with the goals of the cty to

[2:46:30] build a resilient and

[2:46:31] inclusive and a vibrant

[2:46:32] community, so thank you to

[2:46:39] staff and thank you to the

[2:46:41] councilmen here for your time

[2:46:42] and leadership and really

[2:46:42] we're excited to see more

[2:46:43] businesses grow and trive

[2:46:44] here in south san francisco.

[2:46:45] Thank you.

[2:46:50] >> thank you.

[2:46:53] >> to keep it exciting, we

[2:46:55] have one last speaker come

[2:46:55] tog

[2:46:56] you by video.

[2:46:57] Couldn't join us tonight

[2:47:00] because he's at a taping of

[2:47:02] wheel of fortune.

[2:47:03] >> hello, how are you?

[2:47:04] Thank you for the opportunity

[2:47:06] to be on the community

[2:47:07] advisory committee.

[2:47:08] The committee was very

[2:47:09] diverse

[2:47:11] group of people, had business

[2:47:14] people, real estate people,

[2:47:15] property owners, tenants, it

[2:47:16] was just great.

[2:47:17] Often the substitutions were

[2:47:18] a

[2:47:21] wake up call for others.

[2:47:23] We reached full consensus

[2:47:24] that

[2:47:25] overall tenants and landlord

[2:47:26] are good people.

[2:47:28] They need to communicate and

[2:47:31] understand the law and their

[2:47:32] obligations better.

[2:47:34] It was an overwhelming

[2:47:36] decision to support education

[2:47:38] for both parties and to give

[2:47:40] access to additional support

[2:47:40] if necessary.

[2:47:42] We thought it would be great

[2:47:45] to have project sentinel and

[2:47:47] legal aid san mateo county to

[2:47:48] meet here locally once in a

[2:47:49] while.

[2:47:52] We do not support free legal

[2:47:53] council.

[2:47:54] The communication would be

[2:47:56] landlord and tenant must

[2:47:57] improve.

[2:47:59] Group sessions MAY help that.

[2:48:03] On the commercial side,

[2:48:05] education -- something --

[2:48:06] education was also something

[2:48:08] agreed upon.

[2:48:10] Grow the business culture

[2:48:12] program at a minimum cost

[2:48:14] through retired business

[2:48:15] people and students at san

[2:48:17] francisco state and sigh line

[2:48:18] college, we all agree to

[2:48:21] support and continue to grow

[2:48:23] launch local and business

[2:48:26] bucks local.

[2:48:29] We all support inspections of

[2:48:30] rental properties,

[2:48:31] self-certification was

[2:48:31] brought

[2:48:32] up and I think will work the

[2:48:34] best and I think least

[2:48:35] costly,

[2:48:36] both the landlord and tenant

[2:48:37] can can complete it but it

[2:48:38] has

[2:48:41] to be kept basic, hot and

[2:48:41] cold

[2:48:45] water, no mold new york city

[2:48:46] rodents, insulation, heating

[2:48:48] work, very simple.

[2:48:52] And probably done every two

[2:48:53] years, every three years,

[2:48:55] whatever, all of our

[2:48:58] discussions were reality

[2:48:59] based.

[2:49:01] how we are going the pay for

[2:49:02] this new program, we tried

[2:49:04] haseder to keep costs down,

[2:49:05] we

[2:49:10] realize if property owners

[2:49:11] face higher cossets, those

[2:49:12] costs are going to be passed

[2:49:12] on to the tenants and only

[2:49:13] increase the rent.

[2:49:14] So, once again, I got a lot

[2:49:15] out of it, I hope everyone

[2:49:18] else did, the group was a a

[2:49:19] phenomenal group, everyone

[2:49:19] got

[2:49:20] along well, respected and it

[2:49:22] was so diverse so we really

[2:49:24] heard some real life stories

[2:49:25] from everyone involved.

[2:49:34] Thanks and have a great day.

[2:49:35] >> okay, I want to thanking

[2:49:38] the council for your time and

[2:49:40] ability to give our cac a

[2:49:41] moment to speak on this

[2:49:41] effort

[2:49:43] over the last year.

[2:49:44] Staff's here for questions,

[2:49:47] we

[2:49:50] have our cac members, also

[2:49:51] anna from hrna who's

[2:49:52] available

[2:49:52] for questions as well, so

[2:49:54] happy to have a conversation.

[2:49:59] >> thank you, tony, fr the

[2:50:00] presentation, sometimes I

[2:50:00] know

[2:50:02] it's challenge speaking in

[2:50:03] public s I appreciate

[2:50:05] everyone who came toup the

[2:50:06] podium and delivered your

[2:50:07] presentation as well.

[2:50:09] I'll open it up for comments

[2:50:11] or questions from my

[2:50:12] colleagues.

[2:50:13] >> MR. Mayor?

[2:50:14] >> please.

[2:50:16] >> I work for project

[2:50:16] sentinel

[2:50:18] and toipt check with our city

[2:50:19] attorney that I'm okay to

[2:50:19] kind

[2:50:22] of talk about tem, it's been

[2:50:23] two years since I've left.

[2:50:25] >> yes, under the political

[2:50:28] reform act and fppc

[2:50:30] regulation, as long as you

[2:50:31] have not sao

[2:50:32] ed income from

[2:50:34] them within 12 months yu, ear

[2:50:36] free to then talk about the

[2:50:38] possibility of them

[2:50:39] participating in city

[2:50:40] programs.

[2:50:43] >> okay, so when I worked for

[2:50:43] project sentinel, I was in

[2:50:45] charge of san mateo county

[2:50:47] outreach, I couldn't do south

[2:50:47] san francisco because

[2:50:49] obviously I worked on the

[2:50:49] city

[2:50:51] council, but what I can tell

[2:50:53] my colleagues and what the

[2:50:55] folks here is education is

[2:50:56] the

[2:50:57] number one thing that I would

[2:51:00] always hear about from tenant

[2:51:02] and is landlords.

[2:51:03] They wanted to know what

[2:51:03] their

[2:51:06] basic rights and

[2:51:07] responsibilities were and

[2:51:07] it's

[2:51:09] just a simple question of

[2:51:09] like

[2:51:13] I have mold, what do I do.

[2:51:15] Well, I would first ask, have

[2:51:17] you spoken to your landlord,

[2:51:20] if you have, has your

[2:51:21] landlord

[2:51:21] done anything.

[2:51:23] If not, there's all these

[2:51:24] other steps you can do in

[2:51:26] terms of trying the fix that

[2:51:28] situation, like maybe speak

[2:51:30] tog a code inspector, then

[2:51:31] the

[2:51:32] code inspector would go down

[2:51:33] and look at the situation to

[2:51:36] see if it's hbitable, if

[2:51:37] it's

[2:51:38] not, that code inspector

[2:51:39] would

[2:51:40] have a conversation with the

[2:51:44] landlord and try to fix that

[2:51:44] situation.

[2:51:47] Education I so important in

[2:51:48] terms of understanding just

[2:51:49] the basic rights that you

[2:51:49] have

[2:51:53] as a tenant and your

[2:51:56] responsibility as a landlord,

[2:51:57] the difference between at

[2:51:58] fault and no fault evictions

[2:52:00] and what te new state law

[2:52:01] ares.

[2:52:02] There's a new state law that

[2:52:04] says you have to pay one

[2:52:07] month's rent for a security

[2:52:09] deposit, before it used to be

[2:52:14] two to three months.

[2:52:15] Ab1482, it provided a

[2:52:17] guideline in terms of what

[2:52:19] your rights are as a tenant

[2:52:22] but not everyone knows that

[2:52:23] and I think there is an

[2:52:24] opportunity here and I'm glad

[2:52:26] you brought this up where I

[2:52:29] think an organization like

[2:52:31] project sentinel can come

[2:52:32] here

[2:52:33] and provide education to our

[2:52:35] tenant and is landlords.

[2:52:38] When I left project sentinel,

[2:52:40] I had started a conversation

[2:52:42] with redwood city where they

[2:52:44] were partnering with project

[2:52:45] sentinel on basically what

[2:52:45] you

[2:52:50] were asking for.

[2:52:52] Workshops, mediation, those

[2:52:53] are things that project

[2:52:56] sentinel on the

[2:52:57] tenant/landlord side offers,

[2:53:00] plus there's another side

[2:53:00] they

[2:53:02] work, on fair housing.

[2:53:05] Tony, did you reach out the

[2:53:06] redwood city to see where

[2:53:07] they

[2:53:11] are or how successful they

[2:53:11] are

[2:53:14] kind of the collaboration

[2:53:14] with

[2:53:15] redwood city?

[2:53:16] >> we did t fun part of the

[2:53:19] story is it was one of our

[2:53:19] cac

[2:53:21] members who came with a flyer

[2:53:25] from a recent redwood city

[2:53:27] project sentiel outreach and

[2:53:28] said why are we doing this,

[2:53:29] can we do this, should we do

[2:53:31] this, jump started this

[2:53:31] conversation.

[2:53:33] >> here's my suggestion.

[2:53:37] I think we can -- one of the

[2:53:38] wins we can do right away is

[2:53:41] to jump on this workshop

[2:53:42] opportunity and to really

[2:53:43] work

[2:53:45] with project sentinel because

[2:53:47] honestly, I think after I

[2:53:48] left, I don't know how much

[2:53:48] they th

[2:53:49] e ear doing in terms

[2:53:52] of south san francisco but I

[2:53:54] can tell you right now, by

[2:53:56] doing that on a weekly basis

[2:53:57] and having a site, like the

[2:53:59] cac where you have someone

[2:54:00] that can come in for a couple

[2:54:04] of hours, where a tenant or a

[2:54:05] landlord can come in and say

[2:54:06] I

[2:54:07] have these questions, can you

[2:54:08] help me out, that will

[2:54:09] resolve

[2:54:11] a lot of issues right off the

[2:54:12] bat in terms of emg kaition

[2:54:14] and then providing workshops

[2:54:15] which they're supposed to be

[2:54:17] doing because they get grant

[2:54:18] money and they're supposed to

[2:54:20] did a certain number of

[2:54:22] workshops and especially

[2:54:23] since

[2:54:25] they have cdbg money from us,

[2:54:26] I think on the fair housing

[2:54:28] side, I want to see them do

[2:54:30] more in terms of the tenant

[2:54:31] landlord side of things s i

[2:54:32] think we should reach out to

[2:54:35] them and find out a way to

[2:54:37] partner with them to say we

[2:54:38] had this opportunity to do

[2:54:40] something similar in redwood

[2:54:41] city, I think that's the

[2:54:42] first

[2:54:44] step we need to do.

[2:54:47] In terms of legal advise, the

[2:54:49] other question I would get is

[2:54:51] can yu provide me legal

[2:54:52] right,, I can only tll you

[2:54:53] your right and is

[2:54:54] responsibilities, what they

[2:54:56] are, I would refer countless

[2:54:58] resident tos the legal aid

[2:54:59] society bcause they would

[2:55:00] provide free legal advice.

[2:55:02] The problem is if you wanted

[2:55:03] to meet with them, you would

[2:55:05] have to go to their monthly

[2:55:09] clinic and it was always

[2:55:09] full,

[2:55:10] always.

[2:55:11] Now if we can probably do the

[2:55:16] same thing in terms of legal

[2:55:17] aid society and give them the

[2:55:18] space, that also would help

[2:55:19] our tenant and is landlords

[2:55:19] in

[2:55:23] terms of, okay, what is my

[2:55:24] legal responsibility to do

[2:55:25] these things or as a tenant,

[2:55:26] I

[2:55:28] have done all these thing ins

[2:55:29] terms of trying to resolve

[2:55:30] it,

[2:55:32] try to do mediation, what are

[2:55:33] my legal rights.

[2:55:36] Those are things we can do

[2:55:38] needily to try to solve or at

[2:55:39] least help with this issue

[2:55:39] and

[2:55:41] I think it's a short term

[2:55:43] problem we can do right away.

[2:55:45] So, I hope we can have -- my

[2:55:46] colleagues would agree it's

[2:55:48] something we can do like that.

[2:55:49] The oher thing that I wanted

[2:55:51] to talk about and I'll stop

[2:55:52] here because there's so much

[2:55:56] issue wes can talk about is

[2:55:57] affordable housing.

[2:56:00] I've been watching the school

[2:56:04] district kind of sit on

[2:56:05] property on the sarah vista

[2:56:07] property and the fox bridge

[2:56:10] property at least for ten

[2:56:11] years, decades, councilmember

[2:56:15] -- vice mayor addiego and I

[2:56:17] have been following this

[2:56:18] they've been sitting on

[2:56:22] property that they own and

[2:56:25] they still don't have a

[2:56:26] timeline o what they're

[2:56:26] going

[2:56:27] to do.

[2:56:27] Noi

[2:56:28] f now therk have said

[2:56:29] they want to do certain thing

[2:56:30] widths the bond money with

[2:56:32] schools which is important,

[2:56:34] absolutely important, but

[2:56:35] you're absolutely right as

[2:56:38] well, that we have a teacher

[2:56:40] shortage and we have to build

[2:56:42] more affordable housing and

[2:56:44] the daly city model and also

[2:56:44] the community college

[2:56:45] district

[2:56:47] also has a model in terms of

[2:56:50] building affordable housing

[2:56:51] so

[2:56:53] my colleagues who sit on the

[2:56:54] school liaison, I think one

[2:56:54] of

[2:56:57] the next things you guys talk

[2:56:58] about is telling the city

[2:57:01] council what I your timeline

[2:57:03] to build housing on those

[2:57:06] sites because I'm tired of

[2:57:07] waiting because guess what,

[2:57:08] there needs to be a

[2:57:09] partnership.

[2:57:10] At some point when they have

[2:57:11] to build affordable house, it

[2:57:15] has to come to us to rezone,

[2:57:15] right.

[2:57:18] So, I'm tired of the excuses.

[2:57:22] I want to see them step up

[2:57:22] and

[2:57:24] build housing for the

[2:57:24] teachers

[2:57:27] there for our community.

[2:57:29] In terms of property yes, we

[2:57:32] need to look at building

[2:57:33] affordable housing on our

[2:57:34] property.

[2:57:36] I know we've talked about the

[2:57:38] msb and there are some other

[2:57:39] sites but I'm going to

[2:57:41] continue to talk about those

[2:57:43] sites because affordable

[2:57:44] housing is absolutely

[2:57:45] important and we have the

[2:57:46] opportunity to kind of

[2:57:46] dictate

[2:57:48] the terms of building

[2:57:48] affordable housing.

[2:57:51] The fact that we own the

[2:57:54] property we potentially could

[2:57:56] build 100% affordable units

[2:57:58] and that's something we can

[2:57:58] do

[2:58:01] and so I'll just leave with

[2:58:03] that.

[2:58:04] >> thank you.

[2:58:07] >> I will say and the mayor

[2:58:08] can corroborate, we both st

[2:58:12] ton school and city liaison

[2:58:14] subcommittee and we have

[2:58:14] tried

[2:58:18] to bring up the issue of the

[2:58:21] vacant properties and even

[2:58:23] with the fox ridge parcel can

[2:58:25] which they initially had

[2:58:28] planned to build teacher

[2:58:30] housing, they have

[2:58:32] deprioritized it.

[2:58:36] I forget, it was a, b, c, d.

[2:58:37] It was at the bottom, they

[2:58:40] wouldn't even cnsider it

[2:58:40] until 2028.

[2:58:41] And I will say and I'm very

[2:58:43] thankful for staff for making

[2:58:46] sure we are well prepared

[2:58:46] when

[2:58:48] we present at these liaison

[2:58:49] meetings.

[2:58:51] I would like to see the same

[2:58:52] respect when we attend as

[2:58:53] well

[2:58:57] from the other side.

[2:58:58] >> councilmember nicolas?

[2:58:59] >> thank you, thank you for

[2:59:01] the service of our committee

[2:59:02] and everybody who had worked

[2:59:03] on this.

[2:59:06] I have a few questions on the

[2:59:07] report, tony.

[2:59:09] It says here under the

[2:59:10] residential housing

[2:59:13] displacement, it says here

[2:59:14] higher income asian

[2:59:15] households

[2:59:17] are moving into south san

[2:59:19] francisco, latino and black

[2:59:20] household ares leaving the

[2:59:22] city and specifically

[2:59:24] district

[2:59:24] 5.

[2:59:28] I would like the suggest that

[2:59:31] we don't use groups of people

[2:59:32] pitting against people.

[2:59:34] I agree there MAY be higher

[2:59:36] income -- and this is one of

[2:59:37] the issues that asian

[2:59:38] americans have been fighting

[2:59:41] for, we have always been

[2:59:44] looked at as the model

[2:59:45] minority and higher income

[2:59:47] people but it's not a

[2:59:48] monolith, there are people

[2:59:51] that are asians who also need

[2:59:51] services like this because

[2:59:54] some of them are not in the

[2:59:55] higher income level.

[2:59:57] So, I wuld like to revise

[3:00:01] this and take out those asian

[3:00:02] households moving and

[3:00:08] displacing latino and black

[3:00:09] household, I would say that's

[3:00:10] a little disrespectful when I

[3:00:13] looked at it.

[3:00:17] So, on the second one, on the

[3:00:20] same page under the

[3:00:20] commercial

[3:00:21] business displacement,

[3:00:23] industrial rents across the

[3:00:24] city MAY have more than

[3:00:27] doubled over the last decade.

[3:00:31] Pricing out legacy businesses

[3:00:33] who have opted to east bay

[3:00:35] where rents are lower and a

[3:00:36] larger workforce is available.

[3:00:38] Now, in the next one, it was

[3:00:41] talking about our educational

[3:00:43] attainment here in te city,

[3:00:46] that we need more people who

[3:00:49] are at least a four year

[3:00:51] degree holder.

[3:00:55] So, if these people -- why is

[3:00:56] the larger workforce

[3:00:56] available

[3:00:59] in east bay when I'm sure

[3:00:59] it's

[3:01:00] also available here.

[3:01:01] I mean, that should not be

[3:01:02] one

[3:01:04] of the reasons, it could be

[3:01:07] just the lower price rent,

[3:01:08] right?

[3:01:09] Because if we have people who

[3:01:11] are not as educated which is

[3:01:14] one of the reasons why, you

[3:01:17] know, people are out -- are

[3:01:19] displaced, why would -- so,

[3:01:20] the larger workforce that's

[3:01:22] available who are not very

[3:01:23] educated, they're available

[3:01:23] to

[3:01:27] work, right?

[3:01:30] I would assume that that's --

[3:01:32] >> happy to answer that.

[3:01:34] To your first point, we'll go

[3:01:40] back and take a look at the

[3:01:44] word, I apologize for that

[3:01:49] inappropriate lump of trend

[3:01:50] definition, on the second

[3:01:51] question, there's two,

[3:01:51] there's

[3:01:53] two pieces at play, do we

[3:01:53] have

[3:01:54] an employee base that meets

[3:01:56] many of the industrial job

[3:01:57] demand, absolutely.

[3:01:59] Does the east bay have many

[3:02:00] folks who also meet the

[3:02:00] demand

[3:02:02] of industrial jobs?

[3:02:03] yes, they do.

[3:02:05] There's an affordability of

[3:02:07] housing that comes into where

[3:02:09] your workforce moves around.

[3:02:10] Affordability for housing has

[3:02:11] as much to do when you

[3:02:12] started

[3:02:13] working as the price today,

[3:02:13] so

[3:02:14] folks that have been working

[3:02:18] industrial jobs in south san

[3:02:20] francisco since 1990 have

[3:02:20] been

[3:02:21] able to remain here in a way

[3:02:23] that someone who has start

[3:02:28] ined that job in 2020 just

[3:02:31] cannot so they look for lower

[3:02:32] cost housing further out,

[3:02:32] east

[3:02:33] bay, south bay, and that's

[3:02:36] part -- that's not the only

[3:02:38] explanation, it's part of te

[3:02:40] reason we've seen major

[3:02:41] industrial businesses

[3:02:41] relocate

[3:02:43] to the east bay for price of

[3:02:45] land and availability of a

[3:02:47] workforce that is stable and

[3:02:48] living out there already.

[3:02:51] It's not the only reason

[3:02:51] though.

[3:02:56] >> so, if we have only 39% of

[3:02:57] our residents having at least

[3:03:00] a four year degree, I noticed

[3:03:02] that one of -- the steps that

[3:03:04] you think we e can help

[3:03:05] prevent displacement x why

[3:03:09] don't we have a four year or

[3:03:09] a

[3:03:11] scholarship, imean,

[3:03:11] endowment

[3:03:12] program is one of the things

[3:03:13] we can also do.

[3:03:17] It's for those who are not --

[3:03:18] who don't want to get a

[3:03:20] college degree, we can also

[3:03:21] offer scholarships for them

[3:03:22] to

[3:03:24] get skills or trades, get

[3:03:25] into

[3:03:25] trade.

[3:03:27] I didn't see that as one of

[3:03:28] the recommendations.

[3:03:30] Perhaps I mean with all the

[3:03:32] other resources we have, we

[3:03:34] can have an endowment program

[3:03:35] for scholarships so we can

[3:03:38] help the people who are here

[3:03:39] o

[3:03:40] who would like to stay here

[3:03:41] and work in the industries

[3:03:43] that surround here to uplift

[3:03:44] economic -- their economic

[3:03:46] mobility.

[3:03:49] >> I absolutely agree.

[3:03:51] >> I think that's all I have.

[3:03:53] >> great, thank you.

[3:03:54] Councilmember?

[3:03:57] >> sure.

[3:03:58] Alright.

[3:04:01] First I want to ground us a

[3:04:05] bit in what we're loking for

[3:04:09] now in the kind of trends

[3:04:11] we're seeing and I say this a

[3:04:15] a lot, the san mateo county

[3:04:15] --

[3:04:16] well, san mateo county

[3:04:17] released a report about a

[3:04:18] year

[3:04:20] and a half ago that stated

[3:04:22] that the fastest growing

[3:04:24] homeless population in our

[3:04:28] county is unhoused seniors

[3:04:28] and

[3:04:30] it's not unique to san mateo

[3:04:34] county, it is a trend we're

[3:04:36] seeing throughout california

[3:04:38] and the country, it's not

[3:04:38] just

[3:04:41] seniors, it is our youth to

[3:04:41] go

[3:04:43] through k-12 school and are

[3:04:47] looking for place tos move

[3:04:47] out

[3:04:49] and grow their family.

[3:04:52] Far too often I see my

[3:04:54] classmates I went to school

[3:04:56] with have to move out and

[3:04:58] sprawl into stockton and

[3:05:00] outside sacramento and into

[3:05:00] the central valley were

[3:05:02] housing is still expensive

[3:05:03] but

[3:05:04] much more affordable than it

[3:05:05] is here.

[3:05:06] It's about ensuring that our

[3:05:07] family and is our workers

[3:05:08] have

[3:05:10] a place to live, our

[3:05:10] teachers,

[3:05:13] our nurses, our firefighters,

[3:05:17] our public safety officials,

[3:05:19] everyone, if the workers that

[3:05:22] make south city run are

[3:05:22] unable

[3:05:27] to afford to live in south

[3:05:28] city, everyone suffers, that

[3:05:29] is a fact.

[3:05:32] And that is not even to

[3:05:35] mention the homelessness

[3:05:35] crisis we're experiencing

[3:05:36] here

[3:05:36] in the bay area.

[3:05:41] I had the opportunity to

[3:05:43] attend housing leadership day

[3:05:44] hosted by the housing

[3:05:45] leadership council, it was in

[3:05:47] the south san francisco

[3:05:48] conference center.

[3:05:50] They unveiled some data that

[3:05:51] showed that in the bay area,

[3:05:55] we are making a lot of

[3:05:58] progress with reducing

[3:05:58] homelessness.

[3:06:00] Last year about 20 thousand

[3:06:02] people moved off the streets

[3:06:04] and into permanent housing in

[3:06:08] the bay area, but at the

[3:06:08] same

[3:06:11] time, about 40 thousand

[3:06:12] entered homelessness last

[3:06:12] year

[3:06:13] so we are making progress,

[3:06:14] but

[3:06:15] the number of people being

[3:06:17] pushed into homelessness is

[3:06:18] outpacing the number of

[3:06:19] people

[3:06:21] who move back into housing

[3:06:22] from homelessness every year.

[3:06:23] if we want to address this

[3:06:25] issue, we have to pevent

[3:06:26] homelessness in the first

[3:06:27] place, that is key.

[3:06:29] And if we are not addressing

[3:06:31] displacement, then we are not

[3:06:33] treat thirsting crisis

[3:06:34] seriously that -- as

[3:06:35] seriously

[3:06:37] as this moment in time

[3:06:38] warrants.

[3:06:40] Ipg education here is so

[3:06:40] critically important, let me

[3:06:43] back up a bit and say I'm so

[3:06:45] thankful for staff and for

[3:06:45] the

[3:06:46] committee because oftentimes

[3:06:48] these conversations can be

[3:06:51] very contentious, what we

[3:06:51] have

[3:06:52] shown is that we can have

[3:06:53] these conversation and is we

[3:06:55] can respect each other and we

[3:06:58] can agree on a balanced plan,

[3:07:00] I think that this roadmap

[3:07:00] here

[3:07:02] is incredible, I'm very

[3:07:02] impressed and especially with

[3:07:04] some of the actionable steps

[3:07:05] I

[3:07:06] hope our council will

[3:07:13] undertake in the coming years.

[3:07:15] And so education's critically

[3:07:17] important, I agree with my

[3:07:20] councilmember mark nagales,

[3:07:21] tenant/landlord law is

[3:07:24] extremely complex and it

[3:07:28] changes year to year.

[3:07:30] And this information --

[3:07:31] education and informing our

[3:07:33] community goes both wayser it

[3:07:35] means ensuring our landlords

[3:07:37] understand the law as well as

[3:07:38] the tenants understand our

[3:07:38] law

[3:07:40] and they should both benefit

[3:07:41] from our programs.

[3:07:43] Last year we pass add

[3:07:43] business

[3:07:45] license tax that included

[3:07:46] rental properties so now we

[3:07:49] have this handy dandy list of

[3:07:50] all the rentals in our city

[3:07:52] and we should be using that.

[3:07:54] To be honest, when I proposed

[3:07:58] last year to include rentals

[3:07:59] in the blt, this was what I

[3:08:02] had in mind is that now that

[3:08:05] we have this d facto

[3:08:05] registry

[3:08:06] of rentals, now we have the

[3:08:08] ability to do targeted

[3:08:11] outreach and ensure that our

[3:08:13] entire community whether they

[3:08:16] be owners or renters have the

[3:08:17] information necessary to

[3:08:18] truly

[3:08:19] thrive ad ensure all of our

[3:08:20] rules and regulations are

[3:08:22] being followed.

[3:08:25] I would propose we send an

[3:08:27] annual mailer to these

[3:08:28] households with general

[3:08:28] rights

[3:08:30] of both rent and he iser

[3:08:33] landlords as well as changes

[3:08:34] in state law.

[3:08:36] I would propose we include

[3:08:38] contact information for legal

[3:08:39] services if needed and that

[3:08:40] we

[3:08:42] have this information

[3:08:43] available in spanish as well

[3:08:46] as chinese.

[3:08:47] I saw in the presentation and

[3:08:49] this is a question I have as

[3:08:54] well is adding a lease

[3:08:56] addendum with rights, is that

[3:08:57] the disclosure of rights at

[3:08:58] the time of lease whenever

[3:08:58] the

[3:09:01] lease agreement would be

[3:09:02] signed?

[3:09:04] >> yeah, I think the vision

[3:09:07] from the cac is a a one pager

[3:09:10] that is accurate to that year

[3:09:12] goes out with that sort of

[3:09:13] targeted list we now have.

[3:09:15] >> it would go out at the

[3:09:16] beginning of each lease?

[3:09:19] >> the idea is that the

[3:09:20] easiest process would be to

[3:09:24] send it out on the annual tax

[3:09:25] mailers that would be once a

[3:09:28] year and it would really be

[3:09:29] going to the property owners

[3:09:31] at this point, tenants, we

[3:09:35] have to find a different path

[3:09:36] to get our information to.

[3:09:36] .

[3:09:38] Er it would probably be

[3:09:40] through mail.

[3:09:45] Not everyone is online, not

[3:09:48] everyone knows how to scan a

[3:09:49] qr code.

[3:09:50] If they're struggling to pay

[3:09:52] rent, maybe they don't have

[3:09:53] the technology and making

[3:09:53] sure

[3:09:55] this information gets to

[3:09:56] households through physical

[3:09:58] copies that you can hold in

[3:10:00] your hand, I think tla's very

[3:10:00] necessary.

[3:10:02] Next I also want to just

[3:10:04] support councilmember

[3:10:04] nagales'

[3:10:06] idea of I believe what would

[3:10:09] be a version of office hours

[3:10:10] in south city and I believe

[3:10:12] they host us in other parts

[3:10:12] of

[3:10:15] the county but just having

[3:10:19] there be some professionals,

[3:10:20] probably project sentinel,

[3:10:23] maybe legal a aid society or

[3:10:24] a

[3:10:26] version of klespa that's able

[3:10:28] to be there maybe once every

[3:10:31] week or so and be able to

[3:10:31] provide that dr

[3:10:32] etion and

[3:10:35] legal advice if needed and

[3:10:36] this goes both ways of

[3:10:37] course,

[3:10:38] both for renters as well as

[3:10:40] owners that they have that

[3:10:41] legal advice available to

[3:10:41] them.

[3:10:45] I also want to highlight that

[3:10:47] proactive ispection program

[3:10:49] is going to be very important.

[3:10:49] If wi

[3:10:52] f we allow for

[3:10:53] potential code violation tos

[3:10:57] go on longer, that could pose

[3:10:59] -- if we alow these to

[3:11:01] fester, it could be worse and

[3:11:03] we want to make sure we keep

[3:11:04] our homes as safe as possible

[3:11:07] for the community that lives

[3:11:08] there.

[3:11:09] And I also just want to say

[3:11:11] one last thing which is we

[3:11:15] need t move also on the

[3:11:17] production of affordable

[3:11:18] housing.

[3:11:21] We as a city do have public

[3:11:25] land that can accommodate

[3:11:27] mixed income, affordable

[3:11:28] housing, our school district

[3:11:29] also has land and I believe

[3:11:29] it

[3:11:32] MAY be time to engage the

[3:11:33] community in those

[3:11:33] discussions

[3:11:35] to see what we find is

[3:11:36] appropriate for our city.

[3:11:37] Thank you.

[3:11:39] >> great, thank you.

[3:11:41] Vice mayor, any comments?

[3:11:45] >> so, I appreciate the

[3:11:50] comments, we're mostly in

[3:11:52] agreement especially with

[3:11:53] councilmember nagales,

[3:11:53] there's

[3:11:55] an element of deja vu, this

[3:11:59] committee has been doing some

[3:12:01] fantastic work but it seems

[3:12:03] we've covered some of this

[3:12:05] prior to the committee coming

[3:12:10] into consist tense and I was

[3:12:10] disappointed, greatly

[3:12:12] disappointed by the last

[3:12:15] comment, by MR. Gins berger

[3:12:18] that we do not support free

[3:12:25] legal assistance, what I'm

[3:12:27] readinging and understanding

[3:12:29] and understanding that

[3:12:31] displacement which many times

[3:12:33] is homelessness, might be

[3:12:35] between landlord and tenant

[3:12:36] dispute, the person MAY have

[3:12:38] handed trouble with an

[3:12:41] employer and let go

[3:12:41] illegally,

[3:12:42] inappropriately without being

[3:12:43] able to to exercise their

[3:12:44] right and is if you want to,

[3:12:46] if you want to change that, I

[3:12:49] mean, you can send mailers

[3:12:50] and

[3:12:52] you can educate the masses

[3:12:52] but

[3:12:56] you've got to be able to

[3:12:59] rescue people and the way

[3:13:00] you're going the rescue them

[3:13:00] is with the legal system.

[3:13:01] So, I'm not willing to walk

[3:13:04] away from the idea of no

[3:13:06] support for free legal

[3:13:06] assistance.

[3:13:08] I mean, it's great to invaoet

[3:13:09] thm here, but they might need

[3:13:12] algt bit more support o do

[3:13:13] something meaningful for our

[3:13:14] citizens.

[3:13:16] >> sorry, I know I spoke, I

[3:13:17] also want to add that comment

[3:13:19] did also take me off guard

[3:13:21] because it was included many

[3:13:22] the plan, it was included as

[3:13:22] a

[3:13:24] long term plan so I believe

[3:13:24] we

[3:13:25] will pursue it.

[3:13:28] And I also want to -- sorry,

[3:13:28] I

[3:13:30] also want to say that legal

[3:13:31] services have been

[3:13:32] implemented

[3:13:34] in other cities and in other

[3:13:36] states and what they find

[3:13:36] with

[3:13:40] the data is that when tenants

[3:13:42] are represented during

[3:13:43] evictions proceedings,

[3:13:44] anywhere between 70 and 90

[3:13:47] percent of those asepses,

[3:13:48] tenants stay in their homes,

[3:13:49] it is necessary.

[3:13:49] >> alright.

[3:13:50] Thank you.

[3:13:51] , thank you, all, for your

[3:13:52] comments.

[3:13:54] I want to start off again

[3:13:55] thanking saff, this didn't

[3:13:57] just happen last night, each

[3:14:01] one of you on a monday night

[3:14:03] devoted your time, each one

[3:14:03] of

[3:14:05] your households, each one of

[3:14:07] your residents for coming,

[3:14:08] many of you brought your kids

[3:14:10] to city hall and had dinner

[3:14:12] with us, with them as part of

[3:14:13] this committee.

[3:14:16] That takes a lot of courage

[3:14:19] and boldness because you all

[3:14:20] care about south san

[3:14:20] francisco

[3:14:23] and you want the best for

[3:14:23] your

[3:14:24] fellow resident and is

[3:14:25] neighbors and I want to call

[3:14:26] that out.

[3:14:28] I saw I at every point and

[3:14:28] turn and I want to

[3:14:29] acknowledge

[3:14:29] the work.

[3:14:31] I want to ak nonl the work of

[3:14:32] staff and our consultant and

[3:14:33] is being able to select

[3:14:36] individual that is were truly

[3:14:37] representative and inclusive

[3:14:39] of what south san francisco

[3:14:40] is.

[3:14:42] It wasn't just a monolith, it

[3:14:44] was diverse voices with

[3:14:45] different opinions and

[3:14:46] different experiences and I

[3:14:47] want to appreciate it and

[3:14:48] uplift that as well.

[3:14:50] I aso want to call out that

[3:14:51] this really started because

[3:14:56] folks had this idea that all

[3:14:58] this building, housing,

[3:15:01] biotech, etc., we weren't

[3:15:01] take

[3:15:02] kayoing of our long legacy

[3:15:03] neighbor and is community and

[3:15:06] is families and bsinesses,

[3:15:07] the word gentrification was

[3:15:09] tossed around wthout really

[3:15:11] any concrete evidence and

[3:15:11] this

[3:15:13] provided the technical data

[3:15:14] points for us to really

[3:15:16] understand what is happening

[3:15:17] with our business owners that

[3:15:19] we've had here for decades

[3:15:20] and

[3:15:22] why do they note want to

[3:15:24] continue in south san

[3:15:25] francisco.

[3:15:27] It wasn't simply because a

[3:15:27] new

[3:15:28] housing development on

[3:15:29] cypress

[3:15:31] or airport is kicking out x,

[3:15:31] y

[3:15:32] or z business but we were

[3:15:33] able

[3:15:34] to understand through data

[3:15:40] that many of those legacy

[3:15:41] business owners wanted to

[3:15:42] pass

[3:15:43] down their businesses to

[3:15:43] their

[3:15:44] family members or sometimes

[3:15:45] their own sons and daughters

[3:15:47] and the family members said,

[3:15:49] no, we're not interested in

[3:15:50] continuing this business

[3:15:51] model

[3:15:53] and we're interested in

[3:15:55] e-commerce or other

[3:15:55] investment

[3:15:57] that our family can continue.

[3:16:00] These were lighting or

[3:16:02] shedding light on myth that

[3:16:03] is

[3:16:03] have gone around our

[3:16:04] community

[3:16:05] saying it's because of x,

[3:16:06] it's

[3:16:08] because of y, it's because of

[3:16:08] z.

[3:16:10] I want to bring forth the

[3:16:12] idea, we have a roadmap, what

[3:16:14] this roadmap looks like, we

[3:16:16] have lower tier, middle tier

[3:16:17] and higher cost tier, we

[3:16:18] can't

[3:16:21] move things forward without

[3:16:22] obviously additional monetary

[3:16:23] resources and I appreciated

[3:16:26] the fact we were able to grab

[3:16:28] the low hanging fruit, the

[3:16:29] policy making aspect of this

[3:16:31] body as well as new ideas we

[3:16:32] could further explore like my

[3:16:34] colleagues to my right have

[3:16:34] so

[3:16:35] brought it forth, so I think

[3:16:37] this is the start, this is

[3:16:37] not

[3:16:38] the conclusion.

[3:16:42] I dn't like to say this iss

[3:16:43] the end, this is a a living

[3:16:43] tombing.

[3:16:44] We could refer back to

[3:16:46] additional ideas when we have

[3:16:47] additional resources or fnds

[3:16:47] or grants websinger could

[3:16:48] look

[3:16:49] back at this and implement

[3:16:49] this.

[3:16:52] This is one part of our big

[3:16:53] portfolio to continue the

[3:16:54] dialogue, to continue the

[3:16:55] conversation.

[3:16:56] I appreciate everyone's input

[3:16:57] on this.

[3:16:58] Within that, I want to go to

[3:17:00] our city clerk to see if we

[3:17:01] have any public comments on

[3:17:02] this.

[3:17:03] >> no public comments, mayor,

[3:17:05] but there was one e-comment

[3:17:05] submitted.

[3:17:06] >> thank yu very much,

[3:17:07] again,

[3:17:09] I want to thank the members

[3:17:09] of

[3:17:11] the cac, I want to thank

[3:17:12] staff, this is a report only,

[3:17:14] so we do accept the report

[3:17:17] find advising with the

[3:17:19] additions and recommendations

[3:17:23] of -- that were provided by

[3:17:23] my

[3:17:29] colleagues here, and thanks

[3:17:30] for your effort and is your

[3:17:31] time in serving south san

[3:17:32] francisco on this project.

[3:17:34] >> item number 17 is a report

[3:17:37] regard ago resolution

[3:17:38] approving a reimbursement

[3:17:41] agreement with in-n-out

[3:17:42] burger

[3:17:44] restaurant for if a new

[3:17:46] signalized intersection at el

[3:17:50] camino real and southwood

[3:17:51] drive/1st sreet in

[3:17:51] connection

[3:17:53] with the new restaurant

[3:17:54] project at

[3:17:58] f 932 and 972 el

[3:17:58] camino.

[3:18:06] Item 17a is the resolution.

[3:18:07] >> welcome, nll.

[3:18:09] >> sorry, let me fiebd the

[3:18:12] beginning of my presentation.

[3:18:14] Good evening, councilmembers,

[3:18:15] nell selander here, economic

[3:18:17] and community development

[3:18:18] director and stephanie who is

[3:18:22] is one of our senior planners

[3:18:26] is sorry not to be here this

[3:18:28] evening, she is not feeling

[3:18:30] well, she shepherded this and

[3:18:32] I want to acknowledge all her

[3:18:35] hard work on this.

[3:18:37] Tonight we're dosing an

[3:18:38] already approved project, the

[3:18:40] planning commission had the

[3:18:41] authority granted by the city

[3:18:44] council to approve a project

[3:18:46] like this but what's coming

[3:18:48] forward to you this evening

[3:18:48] is

[3:18:49] reimbursement agreement since

[3:18:51] it has to do with utilizing

[3:18:53] city funds, it comes to city

[3:18:55] council for approval.

[3:18:56] That reimbursement agreement

[3:18:58] document, we did want to give

[3:19:00] the council the benefit of a

[3:19:01] brief presentation about the

[3:19:03] project and also for the

[3:19:04] community because we know

[3:19:06] there are concerns about

[3:19:08] traffic and queuing with a

[3:19:12] project of this magnitude.

[3:19:14] So as I mentioned t projts

[3:19:14] was

[3:19:16] approved by planning

[3:19:19] commission on JULY 17th of

[3:19:19] this year.

[3:19:21] I'm going the give a very,

[3:19:24] very brief presentation but

[3:19:28] brigette williams with in? --

[3:19:32] in-n-out and will a mor

[3:19:32] thorough discussion of the

[3:19:35] project design and then matt

[3:19:37] ruble, our principal engineer

[3:19:38] in public works is here to

[3:19:41] help us as well with the q &

[3:19:42] a.

[3:19:46] So, the project is located at

[3:19:50] 932-9672 el camino where the

[3:19:51] disht's walkable to here

[3:19:51] which

[3:19:53] is pretty exciting for all of

[3:19:54] us to have late night

[3:19:55] meetings

[3:19:58] and centennial way to the

[3:19:58] east.

[3:20:01] So t approved project is for

[3:20:01] a

[3:20:02] new nearly 4 thousand square

[3:20:04] foot building with quite a

[3:20:05] bit

[3:20:06] of indoor seating as well as

[3:20:09] outdoor seating.

[3:20:10] And drive-thru you queuing

[3:20:10] for

[3:20:12] 39 cars, brigette is going to

[3:20:14] walk us through this.

[3:20:15] It's really a hallmark of

[3:20:16] this

[3:20:17] project.

[3:20:18] Notable here is that all of

[3:20:19] the buildings on the property

[3:20:21] will be demolished as part of

[3:20:25] this once in-n-out has site

[3:20:28] control and a demo perm in

[3:20:29] --

[3:20:32] permit in hand.

[3:20:33] the approved project also

[3:20:36] includes some circulation

[3:20:38] amenities, most notably a new

[3:20:40] traffic signal at el camino

[3:20:42] real and southwood first

[3:20:43] drive, that is what is the

[3:20:44] summating of this

[3:20:47] reimbursement agreement.

[3:20:50] There is also a pedestrian

[3:20:52] pathway built from just on

[3:20:52] the

[3:20:54] project site from el camino

[3:20:55] up

[3:20:57] to a gate that will be

[3:20:58] accessible to the sort of

[3:20:59] bart

[3:21:02] right of awhere we have

[3:21:03] centennial trail.

[3:21:04] If the city wanted to

[3:21:04] complete

[3:21:06] that connection to centennial

[3:21:07] trail, there could be a a

[3:21:08] nice

[3:21:10] easy access from el camino

[3:21:13] over through the in-n-out

[3:21:14] site

[3:21:14] to centennial trail.

[3:21:17] Once the in-n-out burger

[3:21:19] restaurant is built, there

[3:21:21] will be interim traffic

[3:21:25] control measures, no u-turn

[3:21:29] signage, for folks traveling

[3:21:31] southbound on el camino real

[3:21:34] trying to loop around

[3:21:37] northbound to access the site.

[3:21:39] Here are a couple of

[3:21:40] renderings, again, brigette

[3:21:43] will go into more detail on

[3:21:44] this.

[3:21:47] In the interest of time, I

[3:21:50] won't belabor this, I-n-out

[3:21:54] did a great job in engaging

[3:21:55] the community, they had a

[3:21:56] large community meeting on

[3:21:58] JANUARY 13, a I believe a a

[3:22:00] number of you were in

[3:22:01] attendance followed up with

[3:22:03] attendees with sort of a

[3:22:05] report of how the meeting

[3:22:06] went, invited them to the

[3:22:08] planning commission and then

[3:22:10] had more targeted meetings

[3:22:11] throughout the approval

[3:22:13] process with the immediate

[3:22:13] neighbors.

[3:22:15] And you really saw that at

[3:22:15] the

[3:22:16] planning commission hearing,

[3:22:19] there was public comment but

[3:22:20] it wasn't nearly to the

[3:22:20] extent

[3:22:21] of the original community

[3:22:25] meeting where some big issues

[3:22:27] were raised that in-n-out

[3:22:28] really incorporated into the

[3:22:28] design.

[3:22:29] The subject of this meeting

[3:22:32] and this action by council is

[3:22:33] the traffic signal

[3:22:34] reimbursement.

[3:22:35] Why this traffic signal is

[3:22:37] important and particularly

[3:22:38] important with this

[3:22:40] development of the in-n-out

[3:22:43] burger is that there's

[3:22:44] already

[3:22:46] warrants for a signalized

[3:22:49] intersection at el camino

[3:22:49] real

[3:22:52] and southwood first.

[3:22:54] What in-n-out would a is

[3:22:55] additional traffic volumes

[3:22:56] but

[3:22:58] most notably a a u-turn,

[3:22:58] folks

[3:23:02] are going to be traveling

[3:23:05] southbound, they're going to

[3:23:07] want to hang a u-turn and

[3:23:07] come

[3:23:10] into that site, and having

[3:23:11] that protected intersection

[3:23:12] is

[3:23:14] safety for not just vehicles

[3:23:17] but pedestrians and bike

[3:23:17] kliegs.

[3:23:19] They started talking to

[3:23:20] in-n-out about how important

[3:23:21] a

[3:23:23] signal would be here and how

[3:23:27] we could partner to get it

[3:23:28] done.

[3:23:29] What we've negotiated over

[3:23:29] the

[3:23:32] past many months is an

[3:23:35] agreement where in-n-out

[3:23:35] takes

[3:23:37] on all of the responsibility

[3:23:40] for designing and building,

[3:23:43] installing that signal.

[3:23:45] The city's financial exposure

[3:23:48] is limited to 600 thousand

[3:23:49] tlars which does sound like a

[3:23:51] lot of money, it's from our

[3:23:53] transportation impact fee and

[3:23:55] the city can -- there's a

[3:23:57] schedule laid out in the

[3:23:58] agreement to repay in-n-out

[3:23:59] as

[3:24:00] we receive transportation

[3:24:02] impact fee sos that it's not

[3:24:06] an all at once payment and it

[3:24:08] limits city's cost exposure

[3:24:08] on

[3:24:10] the signal improvements as

[3:24:12] contemplated in a conceptual

[3:24:14] plan our public works

[3:24:15] engineering division worked

[3:24:17] out with in-n-out, and right

[3:24:19] now in-n-out is is estimating

[3:24:21] the signal will cost about

[3:24:21] 1.2

[3:24:24] million dollars, so in-n-out

[3:24:25] is spo

[3:24:25] nd responsible

[3:24:26] financially for that

[3:24:30] additional 600 thousand and

[3:24:33] then any cost overruns to

[3:24:34] implement that conceptual

[3:24:36] design, so we've sort of

[3:24:37] agreed to aconcept design.

[3:24:39] Right nw today, it sounds

[3:24:40] like we'll be splitting costs.

[3:24:42] The nice part about this

[3:24:44] agreement, staff recommends

[3:24:47] it, it does limit the cty's

[3:24:48] cost to 600 thousand.

[3:24:52] We've also worked out

[3:24:54] provisions, this is a

[3:24:54] caltrans

[3:24:56] corridor so it require as

[3:24:58] caltrans permit, that is a

[3:24:59] lengthy process, if council

[3:25:01] has questions about it, I'm

[3:25:03] going to ask mats t ruble to

[3:25:06] come talk about it.

[3:25:08] We anticipate we lp get an

[3:25:09] approval and there will be a

[3:25:09] a

[3:25:13] permit for this intersection

[3:25:15] but tere are -- there is a

[3:25:17] process in the agreement of

[3:25:18] what happens if we can't

[3:25:19] reach

[3:25:21] agreement with caltrans and

[3:25:23] the issue of that permit, so

[3:25:25] that includes working

[3:25:25] together

[3:25:27] on design for a period of

[3:25:29] time and then a payment of an

[3:25:32] in lieu fee if caltrans for

[3:25:33] whatever reason would never

[3:25:34] issue that permit.

[3:25:37] We don't think that is likely.

[3:25:38] Again, matt can speak to

[3:25:38] that,

[3:25:41] we wanted to note it as this

[3:25:43] is a process that we have to

[3:25:52] go through with caltrans.

[3:25:55] So, as I mentioned earlier,

[3:25:56] brigette williams is here to

[3:25:58] give a a more detailed

[3:25:59] presentation on the queuing

[3:26:03] and the traffic flow of this

[3:26:03] project.

[3:26:05] Matt ruble is here to help

[3:26:05] answer questions.

[3:26:06] I don't know if we want to

[3:26:07] the

[3:26:08] move into brigette's

[3:26:09] presentation and then we'll

[3:26:11] come back for request & a.

[3:26:22] >> thank you, nell.

[3:26:23] >> good evening,

[3:26:24] councilmembers and staff, my

[3:26:25] name is brigette williams,

[3:26:27] the

[3:26:29] development manager

[3:26:31] representing in-n-out burger

[3:26:31] tonight.

[3:26:32] First we'd like to thank

[3:26:33] staff

[3:26:34] for working with us on this

[3:26:35] project, we appreciate all

[3:26:35] the

[3:26:41] efforts to get us here today.

[3:26:44] In-n-out was founded in 1948

[3:26:46] by hairy and ester schneider,

[3:26:52] more than 77 years after

[3:26:52] opening that first location

[3:26:53] have over 400 stores

[3:26:54] operating

[3:26:56] in nine state ad is still a

[3:26:59] family owned business, h

[3:26:59] et

[3:27:02] and heres ear's grand daugt

[3:27:04] ser the owner and PRESIDENT

[3:27:04] Of

[3:27:09] in-n-out and she continues the

[3:27:10] legacy and core values of

[3:27:11] quality service and community.

[3:27:12] In-n-out burger operates from

[3:27:13] a three pronged mission

[3:27:15] statement, it is a a guiding

[3:27:16] principle that shapes

[3:27:18] everything we do, it

[3:27:19] governing

[3:27:21] all of operations, hiring

[3:27:22] practice, company culture and

[3:27:24] ensures we stay grounded to

[3:27:25] our founding pribs + and

[3:27:26] values.

[3:27:28] Our motto is quality you can

[3:27:29] taste, all our food is made

[3:27:29] to

[3:27:32] order, there isn't a single

[3:27:33] heat lamp, microwave or

[3:27:35] freezer in our

[3:27:35] kitchensbackerens.

[3:27:38] We are committed to only the

[3:27:39] freshest ingredients that are

[3:27:41] delivered fresh, never

[3:27:41] frozen,

[3:27:44] to each of our stores.

[3:27:46] In addition to a quality

[3:27:48] product, we are renowned for

[3:27:50] our emphasis on customer

[3:27:50] service.

[3:27:52] Our associate ares the corner

[3:27:55] stone of success, we foster

[3:27:58] team oriented at mos fer that

[3:27:59] encourages growth, provides

[3:28:00] extensive training and

[3:28:01] ensures

[3:28:02] that every associate feels

[3:28:04] valued and supported.

[3:28:05] This commitment translates

[3:28:07] into a a positive environment

[3:28:08] that benefits not only our

[3:28:11] team but the service we

[3:28:12] provide every customer.

[3:28:14] In 2025, glass door unamended

[3:28:15] in-n-out the number 3 best

[3:28:17] place to work.

[3:28:18] In-n-out burger is proud to

[3:28:21] contribute to the economic

[3:28:23] vitality of the communities

[3:28:24] where we operate.

[3:28:29] Our new location in south

[3:28:29] san

[3:28:30] francisco will create

[3:28:31] numerous

[3:28:32] local job opportunities,

[3:28:34] including over 45 store

[3:28:36] associate positions, plus

[3:28:36] additional support

[3:28:37] opportunities such as

[3:28:38] maintenance and landscaping.

[3:28:40] It will also provide

[3:28:41] competitive wage and is

[3:28:43] comprehensive benefit and is

[3:28:44] support career growth and

[3:28:45] stability.

[3:28:48] Beyond employment, our

[3:28:51] operations simulate local

[3:28:52] economic activity.

[3:28:53] The economic benefits extend

[3:28:56] further as the revenue

[3:28:58] generated by our business.

[3:29:01] Help support public service,

[3:29:02] infrastructure improvements

[3:29:05] and community involvement.

[3:29:06] That is business that plays

[3:29:07] an

[3:29:09] act tef role in bolstering

[3:29:09] the

[3:29:11] bingeing nomg I can health of

[3:29:12] south san francisco.

[3:29:14] Our investment in the city

[3:29:16] translates to sustained

[3:29:16] fwro

[3:29:17] et and prosperity for

[3:29:18] its

[3:29:19] residents ad cmmunity.

[3:29:21] Community is what has shaped

[3:29:22] in-n-out as part of our

[3:29:24] mission statement, we are

[3:29:25] committed to assist all

[3:29:26] communities in our

[3:29:27] marketplace.

[3:29:31] We work with a var viet of

[3:29:32] organizations seeking support

[3:29:34] with their fundraising

[3:29:35] efforts, including

[3:29:36] non-profits, schools, youth

[3:29:40] sports and more, in 2024,

[3:29:41] in-n-out gave over 3 thousand

[3:29:45] dollars worth of valued guest

[3:29:47] cards, youth recognition

[3:29:49] awards and in-kind donations

[3:29:52] in san mateo county alone.

[3:29:53] Additionally the company

[3:29:57] operates three foundation,

[3:29:58] in-n-out burger underwrites

[3:29:59] the administrative costs of

[3:30:01] all of these foundations.

[3:30:03] We consider ourselves members

[3:30:04] of every community we operate

[3:30:06] in and we are proud to give

[3:30:07] back in the ways we can.

[3:30:09] As part of our development

[3:30:10] process of this project, we

[3:30:11] met with stakeholders

[3:30:12] throughout the xlaount and

[3:30:15] listened to their concerns.

[3:30:19] We spoke with local

[3:30:19] merchants,

[3:30:20] we met with the community

[3:30:25] director of the 988

[3:30:26] apartments, we had one

[3:30:28] resident attend the community

[3:30:31] meeting who expressed a

[3:30:32] concern with traffic.

[3:30:35] We met with members of the

[3:30:37] leadership team, the mall

[3:30:39] tease american social club on

[3:30:42] multiple occasions, since

[3:30:44] NOVEMBER of 204, including

[3:30:45] providing a tour of the site

[3:30:46] and copies of plans.

[3:30:49] we've met with board and

[3:30:50] committee members and

[3:30:52] discussed the club's concerns

[3:30:53] with the project.

[3:30:55] We held a community meeting

[3:30:56] in

[3:30:57] JANUARY of 2025,

[3:30:57] approximately

[3:31:01] 70 community members attended

[3:31:02] the meeting.

[3:31:03] We displayed poster boards

[3:31:06] that includes project backs,

[3:31:08] design detail, building

[3:31:09] elevations, both currently

[3:31:09] and

[3:31:11] proposed site plans.

[3:31:14] Participants receive fact

[3:31:16] sheets at frequently asked

[3:31:17] questions documents.

[3:31:19] We sent follow-up e-mail and

[3:31:21] letter to meeting attendees

[3:31:22] with a meeting summary.

[3:31:24] And we sent direct mail to

[3:31:25] neighbors announcing updates

[3:31:27] to the project prior to the

[3:31:28] planning commission hearing.

[3:31:29] The neighborhood had a few

[3:31:30] concerns, specifically the

[3:31:32] largest and most important

[3:31:33] concern we received was

[3:31:34] regarding the traffic at the

[3:31:36] intersection of el camino

[3:31:37] real

[3:31:39] and southwood and first

[3:31:40] street, the request to

[3:31:40] connect

[3:31:42] the site the centennial trail

[3:31:43] that were presented at both

[3:31:44] design review and the

[3:31:45] neighborhood meeting and the

[3:31:47] other concern was drive-thru

[3:31:48] queuing and management of

[3:31:49] traffic.

[3:31:50] We listen today our neighbors

[3:31:52] and community groups.

[3:31:53] And have addressed the issue

[3:31:56] ins the following ways.

[3:31:57] Traffic safety was the

[3:31:57] highest

[3:31:58] priority of concern that was

[3:32:01] expressed at the neighborhood

[3:32:02] meeting, we've worked closely

[3:32:04] with staff to address these

[3:32:04] issues.

[3:32:08] In-n-out has agreed to

[3:32:10] construct and install a

[3:32:10] traffic signal with

[3:32:11] crosswalks

[3:32:11] at the intersection of el

[3:32:14] camino real and first

[3:32:14] street/so

[3:32:15] ud wao

[3:32:16] t, the

[3:32:17] installation of this signal

[3:32:17] is

[3:32:18] a benefit to the community

[3:32:21] that in-n-out and the city

[3:32:22] work together to bring to the

[3:32:23] neighborhood.

[3:32:25] This city has provided the

[3:32:26] conceptual design for the

[3:32:27] interis section that includes

[3:32:29] a four way traffic signal,

[3:32:31] pedestrian crossings,

[3:32:32] pedestrian push button,

[3:32:35] improved medians and improved

[3:32:40] ramps at nearby sidewalks at

[3:32:42] each corner.

[3:32:44] The signal will include

[3:32:46] features such as video

[3:32:47] detection, emergency vehicle

[3:32:48] preemption and signal

[3:32:49] controllers, the stein will

[3:32:50] be

[3:32:50] finalized by caltrans as it

[3:32:51] is

[3:32:53] in the caltrans right of way.

[3:32:55] For improved pedestrian

[3:32:57] access, the site added a

[3:32:59] pedestrian great at the

[3:33:00] northeast corner of the

[3:33:01] property to allow pedestrians

[3:33:04] to walk to our site and op to

[3:33:06] el camino real, this was

[3:33:07] requested by both the

[3:33:08] neighbors and the design

[3:33:09] review board.

[3:33:11] The site has 51 dedicated

[3:33:13] parking stalls which exceeds

[3:33:14] the city's maximum

[3:33:15] requirement

[3:33:17] of 27 spaces.

[3:33:19] This parking lot is designed

[3:33:19] with optimal circulation with

[3:33:22] no dead end parking aisles.

[3:33:23] This additional parking

[3:33:23] allows

[3:33:25] associate and is parking to

[3:33:26] park on-site minimizing

[3:33:29] impacts tos the neighborhood.

[3:33:32] This site lan has an on-site

[3:33:33] dedicated driver tl

[3:33:34] u queue

[3:33:37] of

[3:33:40] 39 cars, the store in

[3:33:42] millbrae has a a 10 car

[3:33:44] dedicated quau and the two

[3:33:46] store ins daly city have a 10

[3:33:49] car and a 17 car dedicated

[3:33:53] queue.

[3:33:54] Our traffic study surveyed 8

[3:33:58] existing stores in northern

[3:34:00] california, on average, the

[3:34:02] peak queues observed were 18

[3:34:03] vehicles during weekday

[3:34:05] evening and is 25 vehicles

[3:34:06] during the saturday midday

[3:34:08] peak period.

[3:34:10] That data shows a minimum

[3:34:12] storage capacity of 25 cars

[3:34:12] is

[3:34:13] sufficient for this site.

[3:34:16] Of those stores srveyed, the

[3:34:17] maximum queue length observed

[3:34:18] was 33 cars.

[3:34:20] This project has a storage

[3:34:24] capacity of 39 cars, this

[3:34:24] site

[3:34:25] provides more than sufficient

[3:34:26] queuing.

[3:34:27] Also the dedicated queue

[3:34:28] begins towards the rear of

[3:34:29] the

[3:34:29] site.

[3:34:31] The site can hold

[3:34:33] approximately 8 cars twaoep

[3:34:34] the dedicated drive-thru lane

[3:34:37] and the south entrance on el

[3:34:37] l

[3:34:39] camino real bringing the

[3:34:41] on-site queuing capacity to

[3:34:43] nearly 50 cars.

[3:34:45] Our queue management system

[3:34:47] begins when the stack reach

[3:34:48] it

[3:34:49] is menu board at car 10.

[3:34:50] A a

[3:34:51] t this stage, associates

[3:34:53] are deployed with hand-held

[3:34:57] devices to take orders

[3:34:58] outside.

[3:34:59] Awareness of the queue reach

[3:35:01] thing 10th car is enhanced

[3:35:03] with outdoor cameras and

[3:35:05] indoor monitors.

[3:35:06] These cameras display on

[3:35:08] multiple mon toser located

[3:35:09] inside the restaurant

[3:35:15] including at the manager'ser

[3:35:17] office.

[3:35:18] This rest raont will be

[3:35:20] equipped with three burger

[3:35:22] grills, two grills will

[3:35:24] operate a at all time,

[3:35:27] activation of the third fwril

[3:35:30] will be used for typically

[3:35:36] high drive-thru queue demand.

[3:35:37] With these practices and the

[3:35:39] site design, we were

[3:35:40] intentional aout minimizing

[3:35:41] impacts to the neighborhood

[3:35:43] and getting customers on to

[3:35:47] our site as efficiently as

[3:35:48] possible.

[3:35:49] The mission of dpsh te

[3:35:51] statement of south san

[3:35:53] francisco is to provide a

[3:35:55] safe, attractive and well

[3:35:56] maintained city through

[3:35:57] excellent customer service

[3:35:57] and

[3:35:58] superior program and is to

[3:36:00] have a work ethic that will

[3:36:01] enhance the community's

[3:36:03] quality of life.

[3:36:05] At in-n-out, we share in this

[3:36:06] vision of south san francisco

[3:36:08] and our project will spourpt

[3:36:09] these goals.

[3:36:11] We provide safe, attractive,

[3:36:13] and family friendly

[3:36:15] restaurant, with high quality

[3:36:16] ingredients, excellent

[3:36:18] customer service, we create

[3:36:18] -

[3:36:18] an

[3:36:19] inviting space where family

[3:36:21] and friends can gather far

[3:36:22] meal we. Are thrilled to be

[3:36:23] part of this community.

[3:36:23] Thank you.

[3:36:35] >> thank you very much.

[3:36:36] >> any questions?

[3:36:37] >> great.

[3:36:39] Thank you, thank you for that.

[3:36:40] I'll go to my colleagues here

[3:36:41] for any additional questions

[3:36:45] or comments.

[3:36:47] >> MR. Mayor, I felt it was

[3:36:48] only appropriate that I

[3:36:49] tested

[3:36:51] out the queue and is go to

[3:36:52] the

[3:36:55] various in-n-out -- no, but

[3:36:56] in

[3:36:58] all seriousness, I had a

[3:37:01] question about the sop light.

[3:37:06] So, it's two years, right,

[3:37:10] that's what I'm understanding

[3:37:10] ,

[3:37:12] and they can also deny the

[3:37:13] permit but we still can build

[3:37:18] it even if they deny it?

[3:37:20] I'm trying to understand n

[3:37:20] the

[3:37:21] staff report, you're going

[3:37:21] the

[3:37:23] work something out with

[3:37:24] in-n-out in terms of next

[3:37:26] steps in terms of the light.

[3:37:27] >> caltrans.

[3:37:30] >> sorry.

[3:37:32] >> matt ruble, principal

[3:37:34] engineer, we worked closely

[3:37:37] with in-n-out of on the

[3:37:37] reimbursement agreement

[3:37:38] recognize hating we are nt

[3:37:40] the only parties that are in

[3:37:41] control of whether this

[3:37:42] signal

[3:37:44] gets built or not, we know

[3:37:44] how

[3:37:46] long that process can take so

[3:37:48] we just put provisions in

[3:37:49] there that if caltrans were

[3:37:50] to

[3:37:51] deny the signal, that we

[3:37:51] would

[3:37:54] meet and work with the

[3:37:55] applicant in-n-out to find a

[3:37:56] a

[3:37:58] way to mitigate for their

[3:38:00] concerns, that said, we don't

[3:38:01] anticipate caltrans staining

[3:38:03] no to this.

[3:38:06] Caltrans there l have the

[3:38:07] requirement, they'll have

[3:38:09] things that they want to

[3:38:14] include in the stein and --

[3:38:15] design and how they want it

[3:38:16] built.

[3:38:17] We have current bus stops on

[3:38:21] either side of el camino at

[3:38:22] that location that do not

[3:38:23] have

[3:38:24] safe pedestrian crossing.

[3:38:25] We have a chance to bring it

[3:38:26] to the community.

[3:38:31] >> I think it -- it's

[3:38:32] unfortunate we're going to

[3:38:34] have to potentially wait two

[3:38:35] years.

[3:38:37] You're putting temporary no

[3:38:38] u-turn signs there, we're not

[3:38:40] going to have pd out there

[3:38:40] the

[3:38:43] whole time looking at if

[3:38:45] somebodybacker someone's

[3:38:45] going

[3:38:49] to u-turn.

[3:38:50] >> currently it's allowed

[3:38:55] there, it warrant as a signal

[3:38:58] but it noes not a particular

[3:39:03] hazard at this time.

[3:39:05] They'll be continually

[3:39:06] monitored by pd and public

[3:39:08] works and if it becomes an

[3:39:09] issue during that design and

[3:39:10] construction phase, we'll

[3:39:11] meet

[3:39:13] with in-n-out and figure out

[3:39:14] other reasonable step that is

[3:39:16] can be taken.

[3:39:17] To in-n-out's credit, they've

[3:39:19] engaged caltrans and have

[3:39:24] submitted plans at their own

[3:39:25] risk and are going through

[3:39:26] the

[3:39:27] process to do everything

[3:39:28] possible to accelerate that.

[3:39:29] We're trying to be

[3:39:30] transparent

[3:39:33] as we can to say we can't

[3:39:35] control how fast the state

[3:39:36] provides that permit.

[3:39:38] >> I have to speak to

[3:39:38] in-n-out

[3:39:39] now.

[3:39:41] In terms of general ukeep

[3:39:41] for

[3:39:42] the site, what are you doing

[3:39:46] in thermoses of making sure

[3:39:53] you're clearing out niz

[3:39:57] vegetation or debris now, no

[3:39:59] you it's fenced off.

[3:40:01] >> in-n-out does not have

[3:40:03] control of the property when

[3:40:04] we get notice, our

[3:40:06] understanding is the property

[3:40:10] owners are working with the

[3:40:12] code enforcement to do site

[3:40:13] cleanups, there was a cleanup

[3:40:16] that went out last saturday,

[3:40:18] there was a clean tha

[3:40:18] up went

[3:40:23] out a couple of weeks ago, if

[3:40:23] we hear about it, we engage

[3:40:24] and let the appropriate

[3:40:25] parties know.

[3:40:25] >> okay.

[3:40:26] >> thank you.

[3:40:29] Go ahead.

[3:40:31] >> brigette, please come back

[3:40:34] to the podium.

[3:40:35] MS. Selander, you used the

[3:40:38] same term, you said once

[3:40:40] there's site control, so I'm

[3:40:43] going to interpret that as

[3:40:43] you

[3:40:44] don't own the property?

[3:40:45] >> correct.

[3:40:47] >> so, you got approval on

[3:40:48] JULY 25.

[3:40:50] How long does it usually take

[3:40:55] you to finalize a deal for

[3:40:56] land acquisition?

[3:40:57] I mean, this is a a family

[3:40:58] owned operation, right so,

[3:41:00] there's not a massive

[3:41:01] corporation, there's people

[3:41:02] that can make decisions,

[3:41:02] right.

[3:41:03] >> we are --

[3:41:05] >> how long does it take?

[3:41:06] >> I do not know the answer

[3:41:07] to

[3:41:07] that question.

[3:41:09] >> I'm sorry that you didn't

[3:41:10] come with an answer for that

[3:41:12] because I'm not really

[3:41:13] interested in much else

[3:41:14] except

[3:41:16] the blight that that ste has

[3:41:17] become and it's not the only

[3:41:19] one on that strip of el

[3:41:20] camino

[3:41:21] real, there's another one

[3:41:22] that

[3:41:23] bothers me because it's been

[3:41:25] ten years but I don't want

[3:41:25] you

[3:41:28] to put your toe in the water

[3:41:29] and then splash around a

[3:41:31] little bit and not make a a

[3:41:31] commitment.

[3:41:33] I don't understand why you

[3:41:35] haven't bought the property

[3:41:37] and I'm not going the vote on

[3:41:38] the reimbursement.

[3:41:39] Are we expected to vote

[3:41:41] tonight on the reimbursement

[3:41:44] agreement because I'm losing

[3:41:47] interest rapidly.

[3:41:48] It's funny because your sign,

[3:41:50] I don't know if it's retro

[3:41:53] sign or currently it said

[3:41:55] in-n-out burger, no delay, I

[3:41:57] suspect or suggest that there

[3:41:58] be no delay in acquiring the

[3:42:00] property and raising that

[3:42:01] building.

[3:42:02] And then I'll be interested

[3:42:02] in

[3:42:03] what you want to bring to

[3:42:04] south city.

[3:42:06] >> thank you.

[3:42:07] Councilmember nicolas?

[3:42:09] >> yeah, I want a

[3:42:11] clarification from matt,

[3:42:12] matt,

[3:42:14] you said in-n-out has

[3:42:16] submitted the designs at risk

[3:42:16] to caltrans, right?

[3:42:18] >> yes.

[3:42:21] >> and so for caltrans,

[3:42:23] usually what is their usual

[3:42:25] length of time to look into

[3:42:27] this in the past?

[3:42:29] Have we done something like

[3:42:30] this before wth caltrans?

[3:42:32] >> yeah, we've done extensive

[3:42:33] work at caltrans right of way

[3:42:37] & so the most -- a very

[3:42:37] simple

[3:42:38] project which I would

[3:42:39] consider

[3:42:40] a signal to be, it could be

[3:42:42] anywhere from 12 months to

[3:42:43] get

[3:42:45] a review and approval through

[3:42:47] their process and then so te

[3:42:48] two year timeline would

[3:42:50] recognize, it would be about

[3:42:50] a

[3:42:51] year construction once they

[3:42:53] get the approval to procure

[3:42:54] the material and is do the

[3:42:56] site work.

[3:42:58] >> okay, thank you.

[3:42:59] >> councilmember coleman?

[3:43:01] >> yes, so councilmember

[3:43:04] addiego or sorry, vice mayor

[3:43:08] add yoeg -- addiego, your

[3:43:09] line

[3:43:11] of questioning intrigued me,

[3:43:13] when the construction

[3:43:14] expected

[3:43:16] to start on in-n-out.

[3:43:21] We don't have

[3:43:22] >> we have no interest in

[3:43:23] delaying construction but we

[3:43:24] need permit ins hand before

[3:43:25] we

[3:43:26] can get going.

[3:43:26] >> this DECEMBER?

[3:43:27] >> yes.

[3:43:29] >> and how long do yu

[3:43:30] estimate this project will

[3:43:31] take until completion?

[3:43:33] >> typically our projects

[3:43:34] take

[3:43:36] about 8 months once

[3:43:36] construction starts.

[3:43:36] Er

[3:43:39] >> so we're looking for a

[3:43:43] lovely ribbon cutting late

[3:43:44] 2026.

[3:43:45] And the intersection is going

[3:43:49] the take two years?

[3:43:51] >> that's what the agreement

[3:43:53] allows more, at that time in

[3:43:53] time we're already in

[3:43:55] permitting with the city of

[3:43:57] south san francisco, the

[3:43:58] caltrans design was longer

[3:44:00] than we were ale to get plan

[3:44:01] ins.

[3:44:02] That timeline includes the

[3:44:05] fact we can cannot include

[3:44:07] caltrans ask they tend to

[3:44:09] mover slower than city review

[3:44:11] sos that includes their plan

[3:44:11] check process and

[3:44:12] construction

[3:44:14] of the signal.

[3:44:15] >> right, believe me, our

[3:44:16] council dwets a lot of e-mail

[3:44:18] and is social media comments

[3:44:20] and there is a lot of concern

[3:44:21] about the traffic and my

[3:44:22] worry

[3:44:24] is we open that in-n-out and

[3:44:25] the traffic signal is not

[3:44:29] there yet and people say,

[3:44:30] look, they didn't fulfill

[3:44:32] their promise and they get

[3:44:32] all

[3:44:34] upset in addition to who

[3:44:35] knows

[3:44:37] how many months of there

[3:44:37] being

[3:44:39] worsened traffic at that.

[3:44:43] So, what can we could to

[3:44:44] ensure that the construction

[3:44:45] of the intersection is timed

[3:44:46] well to where it is open by

[3:44:49] the time the in-n-out and

[3:44:49] complete.

[3:44:50] W redoing everything in our

[3:44:52] power we can, we started

[3:44:53] talking with caltrans in

[3:44:54] MARCH

[3:44:56] of 2025, so well before we

[3:44:56] had

[3:44:58] even established we were

[3:44:58] going

[3:45:01] to be working on this traffic

[3:45:01] signal.

[3:45:02] We started initial

[3:45:04] conversations with them,

[3:45:05] we've

[3:45:07] launched dine already at risk

[3:45:11] to start the plans of this

[3:45:12] traffic signal and we're

[3:45:13] submitting into caltrans so

[3:45:13] we

[3:45:14] are getting this moved as

[3:45:16] quickly as possible and we're

[3:45:18] trying to escalate and get us

[3:45:21] quick reviews as we can by

[3:45:27] caltrans, they just move

[3:45:28] sloily

[3:45:28] slily.

[3:45:29] >> that is a question to

[3:45:30] staff, is there anything we

[3:45:31] can do bet tore ensure this

[3:45:31] intersection gets cued in

[3:45:32] time?

[3:45:33] >> if I could just in before,

[3:45:35] I had provided thoughts, I

[3:45:36] believe it was nell or

[3:45:38] someone, we have the great

[3:45:40] benefit of south san

[3:45:40] francisco

[3:45:43] to be able to have two state

[3:45:45] senators and two state

[3:45:46] assembly members and I

[3:45:47] encourage staff as well as I

[3:45:50] was willing to put a letter

[3:45:53] forth to caltrans, as well as

[3:45:54] utilize our state legislators

[3:45:56] to be able to expedite this

[3:45:58] and make it a top priority

[3:46:02] being ecr is such a commuted

[3:46:03] and high desirable street

[3:46:06] area, so I want today see if

[3:46:08] that's moved anywhere, if

[3:46:10] that's in consideration, if

[3:46:12] either in-n-out has had --

[3:46:13] just saying we can't do

[3:46:15] anything because caltrans is

[3:46:17] caltrans, we can't -- that's

[3:46:19] not something that we could

[3:46:20] just accept I guess.

[3:46:23] >> no, we agree to that, as a

[3:46:24] staff perspective, we write

[3:46:26] the agreements tos recognize

[3:46:29] what we and can't control, as

[3:46:31] a staff level, we are engaged

[3:46:33] with caltrans and in-n-out in

[3:46:34] conversation widths the

[3:46:34] state,

[3:46:37] at various levelers we're

[3:46:38] leveraging existing city

[3:46:40] relationship widths our

[3:46:41] counterparts at the state in

[3:46:43] order to streamline the

[3:46:44] process where possible and

[3:46:45] help move through the process

[3:46:48] so we're not passively just

[3:46:49] waiting for caltrans, we're

[3:46:51] working in partnership to see

[3:46:52] this come to fruition as fast

[3:46:55] as possible.

[3:46:59] >> great.

[3:47:02] >> my next question is so

[3:47:03] last

[3:47:06] council meeting, we received

[3:47:06] a

[3:47:08] report, was it from caltrans,

[3:47:10] I think it was from caltrans,

[3:47:11] they're potentially going to

[3:47:15] have a bus lane, maybe a bike

[3:47:15] lane.

[3:47:16] >> megan's still here,

[3:47:17] mobility.

[3:47:17] >> great.

[3:47:20] This is a question to

[3:47:20] in-n-out

[3:47:21] but up the street, we're

[3:47:21] going

[3:47:24] to get a new bike shop is so

[3:47:26] the idea is there's going to

[3:47:28] probably be more bikers, more

[3:47:30] psych ers going up and down

[3:47:33] camino real and I do not see

[3:47:35] bike parking on in-n-out

[3:47:35] site,

[3:47:36] is that something you can

[3:47:39] commit to?Frjts we have

[3:47:39] short

[3:47:40] term and long term bike

[3:47:42] parking on our site.

[3:47:43] .

[3:47:43] Inger you do, thank you, I

[3:47:44] appreciate it.

[3:47:45] That's my questions.

[3:47:48] >> anyone else?

[3:47:48] Alright.

[3:47:49] Do we have any public

[3:47:50] comments

[3:47:50] on this?

[3:47:52] >> no public comments, mayor.

[3:47:53] >> alright.

[3:47:55] We are looking for -- this is

[3:47:58] an action item, this is to

[3:47:58] approve the resolution so

[3:47:59] I'll

[3:48:02] open it up, I there a motion

[3:48:05] to move the resolution

[3:48:09] forward?

[3:48:12] >> okay, admittedly I did a

[3:48:13] little grand standing there

[3:48:14] because I wanted to make a

[3:48:17] point, the reality is we've

[3:48:19] approved the project, so

[3:48:22] whether or not we get a a

[3:48:23] signalized intersection is

[3:48:25] really all on this agreement,

[3:48:27] but I'm really not happy with

[3:48:29] the fact that building is

[3:48:30] still standing but I'm not

[3:48:32] going the shoot myself in the

[3:48:34] foot on the reimbursement

[3:48:35] agreement, so ill make the

[3:48:36] motion.

[3:48:36] >> second.

[3:48:37] >> I have a first and a

[3:48:38] second.

[3:48:40] can I please have roll call.

[3:48:40] >> mayor flores?

[3:48:41] >> yes.

[3:48:42] >> councilmember nicolas

[3:48:43] ?Frjts aye.

[3:48:44] >> councilmember nagales?

[3:48:46] >> aye.

[3:48:48] >> vice mayor addiego?

[3:48:52] >> yes.

[3:48:53] >> councilmember coleman?

[3:48:56] >> yes.

[3:48:57] >> mayor flores?

[3:48:57] >> yes.

[3:48:59] >> can I have item 15 come up

[3:49:02] now before we do the last

[3:49:03] final item, MADAM City

[3:49:05] angering and nell?

[3:49:07] >> it's a short explanation

[3:49:08] of

[3:49:11] the errata sheet we've

[3:49:11] prepared.

[3:49:13] >> will you read that.

[3:49:13] Er

[3:49:15] >> item 15 is a report

[3:49:15] regard

[3:49:16] ago resolution approving

[3:49:21] budget amendment number 26

[3:49:22] .035 appropriating 17 o 0

[3:49:24] thousand dollars for

[3:49:24] emergency

[3:49:27] food assistance for south san

[3:49:28] francisco supplemental

[3:49:30] nutrition assistance program

[3:49:30] recipients.

[3:49:31] Item 15a is the resolution.

[3:49:38] >> thank you.

[3:49:40] >> nell selander, economic

[3:49:41] and

[3:49:42] community development

[3:49:44] director, sorry, it's late,

[3:49:44] on

[3:49:46] OCTOBER 29, city council

[3:49:48] authorized staff to move

[3:49:49] ahead

[3:49:51] with an emergency food

[3:49:52] assistance program for snap

[3:49:55] recipients that were not

[3:49:58] getting their usual snap

[3:50:00] benefits for NOVEMBER, city

[3:50:02] staff worked closely with

[3:50:03] ymca

[3:50:04] on program guideline and is

[3:50:06] held a distribution event on

[3:50:09] friday NOVEMBER 7 serving 269

[3:50:11] households with $100 in gift

[3:50:12] cards.

[3:50:16] The ymca currently has $3,100

[3:50:18] on hand in gift cards tha,'s

[3:50:20] from that fser allotment we

[3:50:21] delivered and late last week,

[3:50:22] it was still very unclear

[3:50:24] whether or not those NOVEMBER

[3:50:26] payments were going to come

[3:50:27] in, in full.

[3:50:30] There was some feeling that

[3:50:34] maybe recipients would get a

[3:50:34] partial payment so we made a

[3:50:35] a

[3:50:35] decision to mover ahead with

[3:50:37] buying another tranche of

[3:50:38] those gift cards so we would

[3:50:39] be ready for a distribution

[3:50:40] event today.

[3:50:42] Well, as you all MAY have

[3:50:43] received a ding on your phone

[3:50:45] during this meeting, the

[3:50:46] house

[3:50:49] voted to approve the senate

[3:50:51] funding package and the

[3:50:54] PRESIDENT Signed it, so one

[3:50:55] of

[3:50:58] the great -- one of the good

[3:51:00] things enshrined in that is

[3:51:01] that tlas new funding cliff

[3:51:01] at

[3:51:02] the end of JANUARY but it

[3:51:03] does

[3:51:05] not apply to snap benefits so

[3:51:06] there are some carve outs for

[3:51:08] specific programs to not be

[3:51:09] impacted by another shutdown

[3:51:10] like this.

[3:51:13] So, right nw we don't see an

[3:51:15] immediate need for those

[3:51:16] cards

[3:51:19] which are non-refundable.

[3:51:22] So, we want to -- with this

[3:51:24] council action take -- make a

[3:51:26] couple of tweak tos the

[3:51:29] language, originally the

[3:51:30] appropriate had been set up

[3:51:31] to

[3:51:32] appropriate yait that full

[3:51:32] 170

[3:51:33] thousand tla council

[3:51:35] authorized a the OCTOBER 29

[3:51:36] meeting.

[3:51:38] We recommend reduce hating to

[3:51:40] 85 thousand, so that would

[3:51:41] cover 80 thousand and the

[3:51:43] direct costs for those gift

[3:51:46] cards and then 5 thousand for

[3:51:48] reasonable administrative

[3:51:49] expenses incurred by the

[3:51:50] ymca,

[3:51:51] they took about 11 staff

[3:51:52] members off-line for most of

[3:51:53] a

[3:51:54] week to prepare for this

[3:51:55] program and then actually

[3:51:59] deliver it to the public.

[3:52:01] So, that is what we recommend

[3:52:02] is just to change the number

[3:52:06] in the resolution from 170

[3:52:08] thousand to 85 thousand.

[3:52:09] There are a couple of things

[3:52:13] happening at the county level

[3:52:15] with the food distributions

[3:52:18] that normally occur t county

[3:52:19] has committed a good amount

[3:52:20] of

[3:52:22] funds to emergency food

[3:52:24] relief, food assistance and

[3:52:24] so

[3:52:25] my understanding in speaking

[3:52:28] with staff at the ymca is the

[3:52:30] county will come through and

[3:52:33] provide the protein in the

[3:52:35] NOVEMBER thanksgiving and

[3:52:37] DECEMBER sort of

[3:52:38] christmas/new

[3:52:39] year's food distributions but

[3:52:41] it is not clear what is going

[3:52:43] to happen into the new year

[3:52:45] and so staff at this point is

[3:52:47] recommending to wait and see

[3:52:48] how the county decides to

[3:52:51] spend that nearly million

[3:52:53] dollars appropriated which we

[3:52:54] should know in the month or

[3:52:56] two and then make a decision

[3:52:57] about how to spend those gift

[3:53:00] cards that we have on hand

[3:53:01] because there is such an

[3:53:03] immediate need right now but

[3:53:06] there MAY be in the coming

[3:53:07] months.

[3:53:09] The one caveat I would give

[3:53:09] is

[3:53:14] the ymca does have $3,100 on

[3:53:15] hand and staff would

[3:53:15] recommend

[3:53:18] that we allow them to use

[3:53:18] that

[3:53:21] to fill their emergency

[3:53:22] pantry

[3:53:23] through the month of JANUARY,

[3:53:24] so sort of using those funds

[3:53:26] as they need to make sure

[3:53:27] that

[3:53:28] they always have a certain

[3:53:29] number of staples on hand

[3:53:32] which is something that

[3:53:33] occasionally second harvest

[3:53:33] or

[3:53:35] the county will provide and

[3:53:36] that's usually about a

[3:53:40] thousand dollars a month.

[3:53:41] And that is the staff

[3:53:42] recommendation.

[3:53:43] >> thank you.

[3:53:45] Let's hear from everyone on

[3:53:46] this topic.

[3:53:47] I have some thoughts but I

[3:53:52] would like to hear everyone

[3:53:55] else.

[3:53:56] >> I'm ready.

[3:53:59] >> I wanted to roll back to

[3:54:01] the 29th, the 29th, I

[3:54:03] recognize the emergency

[3:54:04] situation and that the mayor

[3:54:06] wanted to get out in front of

[3:54:08] this and it was ultimately a

[3:54:11] good move although

[3:54:11] unbeknownst

[3:54:13] to any of us, not necessary,

[3:54:15] but when emergency action is

[3:54:17] needed, my understanding is

[3:54:20] that the city manager has

[3:54:20] some

[3:54:21] availability and I think we

[3:54:23] give you a maximum amount of

[3:54:25] dollars that you can expaned

[3:54:27] in a direction given in an

[3:54:28] emergency, what is that

[3:54:29] number?

[3:54:31] >> I believe I can spend up

[3:54:31] to

[3:54:32] 150 thousand.

[3:54:33] >> yeah tha,'s what I

[3:54:33] thousand

[3:54:34] dollaring thought, that would

[3:54:36] have been one way to go.

[3:54:39] Quite honestly, I was a

[3:54:39] little

[3:54:40] unappreciative the way it

[3:54:40] went

[3:54:44] down because I'm sitting up

[3:54:45] here flat footed not knowing

[3:54:48] how to respond but maybe

[3:54:48] we'll

[3:54:49] have a conversation another

[3:54:50] day.

[3:54:52] As far as the money that was

[3:54:55] expended, a little less than

[3:54:56] 30 thousand dollars, is that

[3:54:57] what the five thousand

[3:54:58] dollars

[3:54:59] covers their cost for giving

[3:55:02] away 269 cards?

[3:55:03] >> so, --

[3:55:04] >> is that correct?

[3:55:04] >> yes.

[3:55:08] >> tla's about $10 a card?

[3:55:09] >> so, --

[3:55:12] >> $10 on a $50 card to give

[3:55:13] away money, is my math

[3:55:14] correct?

[3:55:26] >> so, it's -- with ymca

[3:55:27] request requested is 18%

[3:55:28] which

[3:55:28] is an administrative fee when

[3:55:30] they run our other programs.

[3:55:30] Er

[3:55:32] >> I think I had this problem

[3:55:34] before with the y, I was

[3:55:36] maybe exactly that 18%, I

[3:55:37] can't believe there's not a

[3:55:39] better way to do that and

[3:55:40] these emergencies can happen

[3:55:42] at any time and we have to be

[3:55:44] able to mover quickly, but

[3:55:46] giving up 18% of te funds to

[3:55:47] get some food in people's

[3:55:50] hands and now you want to

[3:55:50] take

[3:55:52] $3,100 and give it to them

[3:55:52] for

[3:55:55] their pantry but they have to

[3:55:57] use a safeway card at retail

[3:55:59] prices in a safeway?

[3:56:00] That's how we're going to

[3:56:01] fill

[3:56:02] their pantry?

[3:56:04] >> this MAY seem odd, that is

[3:56:05] how second harvest and the

[3:56:06] county are currently --

[3:56:11] >> they go ta -- a retail

[3:56:12] establishment t buy food?

[3:56:17] >> the second harvest, the

[3:56:18] large deliveries that come,

[3:56:21] those are all bulk prices,

[3:56:21] that's my understanding,

[3:56:22] those

[3:56:24] are all negotiated bulk

[3:56:25] price,

[3:56:26] when they buy protein for all

[3:56:29] the core service agencies.

[3:56:32] Very specific items for their

[3:56:33] panty in there that are just

[3:56:34] emergency items.

[3:56:36] If somebody comes in without

[3:56:37] diapers, we have the diaper

[3:56:39] program, they can have

[3:56:41] diapers, if somebody comes in

[3:56:43] and doesn't have formula,

[3:56:43] it's

[3:56:44] just emergencies, it's a

[3:56:47] different sort of set of

[3:56:47] products.

[3:56:49] >> you know, when you are

[3:56:50] approached by non-profits to

[3:56:54] donate money for a good cause

[3:56:56] and you like that good cause,

[3:56:57] one of the smart thing tos do

[3:56:58] is to go online and see how

[3:56:58] much administrative costs

[3:57:00] there are and quite frankly

[3:57:00] fi

[3:57:03] aoem going to give $100, I

[3:57:10] don't want $18 of it for

[3:57:11] those fees, I won't give

[3:57:12] money

[3:57:14] to an organization like that.

[3:57:15] I think we need to find

[3:57:17] better

[3:57:17] way.

[3:57:19] I was having a brief ksing

[3:57:21] with the city manager at our

[3:57:23] weekly meeting, we had 269

[3:57:25] families show up I guess on

[3:57:26] that one day.

[3:57:31] If you have a job between

[3:57:31] 8-4,

[3:57:32] you couldn't get in line to

[3:57:34] get assistance because it was

[3:57:36] shut down at 4:00, that's --

[3:57:39] again, I'm saying there are

[3:57:40] some clumsy thing ins this

[3:57:42] that we maybe moved too fast

[3:57:42] t

[3:57:45] spirit ws right, but it was

[3:57:45] clumsy.

[3:57:46] Imagine the other scenario

[3:57:48] where you really got the

[3:57:49] information o

[3:57:50] ut to everybody

[3:57:53] that needed 100 buck and is

[3:57:55] all 1700 were on that corner,

[3:57:57] the pd would have had a

[3:57:59] tremendous problem with that

[3:58:00] situation, so there's lessons

[3:58:02] to be learned here moving

[3:58:02] ahead.

[3:58:04] I think we have to take

[3:58:05] things

[3:58:07] in our own hands bcause this

[3:58:10] could have gone sideways in a

[3:58:13] real bad way, so I'm not -- I

[3:58:15] appreciate how fast you acted

[3:58:18] and I know that other

[3:58:18] communities are envious of

[3:58:21] what we were able to --

[3:58:21] that's

[3:58:22] thank tos you, nell, and

[3:58:22] thank

[3:58:25] it I to the y, but

[3:58:25] ultimately

[3:58:26] there has been to a better

[3:58:27] way.

[3:58:41] >> I agree.

[3:58:43] >> it's a program where

[3:58:44] you're

[3:58:48] exec checking -- checking, I

[3:58:50] don't think that warrants 1%.

[3:58:51] There's a reason why we asked

[3:58:54] to donate to second harvest

[3:58:55] directly and not necessarily

[3:58:57] -- there are a lot of

[3:59:00] advocates out there that say

[3:59:02] you should donate to second

[3:59:04] harvest, don't just bring

[3:59:09] whatever's in your pant --

[3:59:10] pantry.

[3:59:13] As much a we can insure that

[3:59:16] bulk pricing is used, that

[3:59:19] means more mouths can be fed,

[3:59:20] so ill appreciate if we could

[3:59:21] use those excess funds in

[3:59:22] that

[3:59:22] way.

[3:59:22] .

[3:59:24] Er I concur with both of my

[3:59:25] colleagues from mill right

[3:59:26] and

[3:59:26] left.

[3:59:27] I believe that there was

[3:59:30] probably a need but pulling

[3:59:30] in

[3:59:33] 11 I guess staffers from

[3:59:35] whatever they were doing and

[3:59:37] 18%, that-I would not have

[3:59:38] moved forward.

[3:59:39] Let's put it that way with

[3:59:39] that.

[3:59:41] >> is that an agreement we

[3:59:43] have with them?

[3:59:45] >> it's not, it was a

[3:59:45] request,

[3:59:46] they would do it either wy

[3:59:48] and they did, they completed

[3:59:50] that task, so n commitment

[3:59:51] was made, tafs request which

[3:59:52] I

[3:59:55] have conveyed to council, the

[3:59:57] reason why I think it is

[3:59:59] reasonable is is typically --

[4:00:01] so, for sort of background

[4:00:04] that I think might help frame

[4:00:09] that request is as the cdbg

[4:00:11] subcommittee kows tymca has

[4:00:13] come to the city in the past

[4:00:15] for larger operational

[4:00:15] support

[4:00:17] the sort of steal them for

[4:00:18] things like this, so they're

[4:00:20] not asking for that

[4:00:21] administrative fee on

[4:00:22] individual programs but can

[4:00:23] be

[4:00:26] a more meaningful partner and

[4:00:27] staffed to be more nimble

[4:00:28] when

[4:00:29] they're not right now tha,'s

[4:00:31] like the background to this,

[4:00:32] there has been a larger asks

[4:00:33] sk

[4:00:35] in the past, so in the

[4:00:38] programs that we are running

[4:00:43] through the ymca which are

[4:00:45] very staff intensive, I don't

[4:00:46] have a problem recommending

[4:00:48] that as a reasonable expense

[4:00:49] related to the program we're

[4:00:52] asking them to run.

[4:00:54] >> I have to interject, we're

[4:00:56] talking about 11 people and

[4:00:58] it's five thousand dollars,

[4:01:00] what did they get paid?

[4:01:02] What did their staffers get

[4:01:04] paid on that day, nothing

[4:01:05] near

[4:01:07] 5 tho, d thousand dollars.

[4:01:07] Er

[4:01:09] >> if I can just interject,

[4:01:10] I

[4:01:12] think one of the lessons

[4:01:15] learned is we did act very

[4:01:17] quickly and without as much

[4:01:18] consideration as staff wanted

[4:01:20] to provide, the direction was

[4:01:23] just do it and we did it and

[4:01:25] so with respect to lessons

[4:01:26] learned, I think if we don't

[4:01:29] want the continue the pay the

[4:01:32] 18% administrative fee to ymc

[4:01:33] ark, wi don't have to spend

[4:01:37] the other 50 thousand dlu the

[4:01:38] ymca, that's why we're

[4:01:40] recommending the pause, we'll

[4:01:41] see what happens with the

[4:01:41] rest

[4:01:43] of the program and we can

[4:01:43] give

[4:01:45] you more option ins a more

[4:01:46] thoughtful sort of way.

[4:01:49] I think there was more for

[4:01:49] the

[4:01:50] ymca han just has appending

[4:01:52] out cards, they had to

[4:01:52] develop

[4:01:53] a tracking system and how

[4:01:54] with

[4:01:55] regoing to keep track of

[4:01:55] these

[4:01:57] cards and the document had to

[4:01:59] be vvisible to all of us

[4:02:00] because the city wanted

[4:02:01] fiscal

[4:02:03] control, we wanted to make

[4:02:04] sure all of those cards were

[4:02:09] not going to be put in

[4:02:11] somebody's pocket.

[4:02:12] Nell and ymca worked that

[4:02:13] out,

[4:02:14] I think one of the lessons

[4:02:18] learned is certainly given

[4:02:20] more time to be

[4:02:20] thoughtfulfinger we could

[4:02:21] certainly be more efficient.

[4:02:23] >> I don't want the down play

[4:02:25] what staff did, I think we're

[4:02:27] thankful that it happened and

[4:02:29] it's just lez sons learned,

[4:02:30] next time something happens

[4:02:31] and hopefully it doesn't, who

[4:02:33] knows what the federal

[4:02:35] administration, like we will

[4:02:37] know better, and I also want

[4:02:38] to say there were comment

[4:02:39] from

[4:02:40] the community about this be

[4:02:42] open from 8 A.M. To 4 P.M.

[4:02:42] And

[4:02:44] then I think I sent you a

[4:02:44] text

[4:02:46] and then the next week's

[4:02:46] times

[4:02:48] were again on a weekday from

[4:02:48] 8

[4:02:53] A.M. To 4 P.M..

[4:02:54] I think moving forward, we

[4:02:57] have to be cognizant of that.

[4:03:00] >> you've heard what you

[4:03:01] need,

[4:03:01] yeah?

[4:03:04] >> so, you need --

[4:03:06] >> we always intended to have

[4:03:08] this resolution come at this

[4:03:10] meeting to formalize what the

[4:03:12] council direction was on

[4:03:14] OCTOBER 29 which was to make

[4:03:17] -- set these monies aside for

[4:03:18] this purpose, so the amended

[4:03:20] resolution would be to

[4:03:22] decrease that, so if yu want

[4:03:23] to decrease it to just the

[4:03:26] city's direct costs of 80

[4:03:27] thousand dollars, if you want

[4:03:29] to decrease that to 85

[4:03:31] thousand to account for some

[4:03:32] administrative fees, that's

[4:03:33] really at council's

[4:03:35] discretion, but I would

[4:03:36] recommend that you do

[4:03:36] decrease

[4:03:38] the amount of the

[4:03:40] appropriation to what we've

[4:03:41] spent, to what we know we

[4:03:42] need

[4:03:44] to spend.

[4:03:46] >> and that is again?

[4:03:48] >> 80 tousand dollars, 85 if

[4:03:50] you would like the include

[4:03:51] the

[4:03:51] administrative fees.

[4:03:54] >> alright, so we're going to

[4:03:57] mover the resolution with an

[4:04:01] amended cost, not the 170, to

[4:04:05] mover it to 85 thousand as

[4:04:08] recommended by staff.

[4:04:14] Is there a motion to approve

[4:04:16] this?

[4:04:19] >> I think again we probably

[4:04:22] sent a message, I think there

[4:04:25] most likely was given on past

[4:04:26] performance, there was

[4:04:28] probably an expectation and

[4:04:28] we

[4:04:30] have to keep a good working

[4:04:34] relationship between our

[4:04:34] staff

[4:04:36] that worked so efficiently

[4:04:37] and

[4:04:37] the yrk who was able to carry

[4:04:38] something out at a moment's

[4:04:41] notice but it eats much too

[4:04:42] expensive for a food give

[4:04:43] away

[4:04:47] and the retail, you know,

[4:04:49] buying retail, it doesn't --

[4:04:51] anyway, it wasn't the most

[4:04:52] efficient, but I can support

[4:04:54] the 85.

[4:04:58] >> like you said, it's always

[4:05:00] -- the spirit was good, so

[4:05:00] yeah.

[4:05:01] Frngt there's a -- is there a

[4:05:03] a motion?

[4:05:04] Yes?

[4:05:06] >> mike moved it.

[4:05:08] >> I said I can support it,

[4:05:09] someone else can make the

[4:05:09] motion.

[4:05:09] .

[4:05:14] Er I have a first from

[4:05:15] councilmember nagales, second

[4:05:15] -- did you want to make the

[4:05:16] second?

[4:05:18] >> yes, I'll go second.

[4:05:20] >> I have a first from

[4:05:21] councilmember nicolas.

[4:05:23] >> yes.

[4:05:27] >> this is like getting

[4:05:27] pregnant.

[4:05:29] >> wow.

[4:05:32] >> okay, first from

[4:05:32] councilmember nicolas, is

[4:05:33] there a second?

[4:05:34] >> I can second this.

[4:05:35] Er

[4:05:36] >> I have a first and a

[4:05:36] second.

[4:05:37] Roll call, please.

[4:05:38] >> councilmember nagales?

[4:05:40] >> yes.

[4:05:41] >> councilmember nicolas

[4:05:42] ?Frjts aye.

[4:05:42] >> vice mayor addiego?

[4:05:44] >> yes.

[4:05:45] >> councilmember coleman?

[4:05:46] >> yes.

[4:05:47] Er

[4:05:47] >> mayor flores?

[4:05:48] >> yes.

[4:05:51] >> thank you, nell and staff.

[4:05:53] Next item, please.

[4:05:55] >> item 18 is a report regard

[4:05:56] ago a resolution approving an

[4:05:57] employment agreement between

[4:05:59] the city of south san

[4:06:00] francisco and laura snideman

[4:06:02] for service as city manager

[4:06:04] and amend thing fiscal year

[4:06:05] 25-26 salary schedule t

[4:06:07] reflect changes in the salary

[4:06:09] for the city manager position.

[4:06:11] Item number 18a is the

[4:06:12] resolution.

[4:06:14] >> good evening, mayor and

[4:06:16] city council, as you know,

[4:06:17] earlier this year, city

[4:06:19] manager sharon ranals

[4:06:21] announced her intention to

[4:06:22] retier after more than 40

[4:06:23] years of sto

[4:06:23] fs the city.

[4:06:25] Her last day of active s

[4:06:25] frs

[4:06:28] as city manager will be

[4:06:28] DECEMBER 30th, which will

[4:06:29] also

[4:06:30] be her last day of employment

[4:06:33] with the city.

[4:06:35] Upon MS. Analyses'

[4:06:36] announcement, city council

[4:06:41] initiated a recruitment for a

[4:06:42] new city manager, and that

[4:06:43] process started in JULY and

[4:06:43] that included retention of

[4:06:44] professional executive

[4:06:45] recruiting filler.

[4:06:46] The city received over 60

[4:06:47] applications for the position.

[4:06:49] There was an initial

[4:06:49] screening

[4:06:51] and interview widths

[4:06:52] recruiter, and review by the

[4:06:53] city council.

[4:06:56] a short list of candidates

[4:06:57] was

[4:06:57] prepared for interview widths

[4:06:59] the full city council,

[4:07:00] following that interview

[4:07:01] process, council identified

[4:07:05] laura snideman as the top

[4:07:06] candidate, a an a ad hoc mitt

[4:07:09] taoet of vice mayor add yoeg

[4:07:11] goe and councilmember nagales

[4:07:13] began the process of offering

[4:07:14] MS. Snideman the position and

[4:07:16] negotiating the terms of

[4:07:17] employment conditioned on a

[4:07:18] braque ground and reference

[4:07:20] check and final approval by

[4:07:20] the full council which is

[4:07:22] before you tonight.

[4:07:23] MS. Snideman has previously

[4:07:25] served as the city manager of

[4:07:28] the cities aof cal stowing

[4:07:28] ga,

[4:07:32] richmond and half moon bay

[4:07:32] and

[4:07:33] has held positions with other

[4:07:34] cities as well.

[4:07:35] Just going through the

[4:07:36] proposed terms of the

[4:07:37] employment agreement, her

[4:07:39] first day of employment would

[4:07:40] be JANUARY 5, 2026.

[4:07:42] The base salary that's

[4:07:44] proposed is 380 thousand 400

[4:07:45] dollars this accidenter

[4:07:45] amount

[4:07:48] is in line with that of other

[4:07:49] city managers within san

[4:07:49] mateo

[4:07:51] county and the surrounding

[4:07:54] area with consideration give

[4:07:58] to the size of the city, the

[4:07:59] incumbent's tenure and prior

[4:08:00] experience.

[4:08:01] Benefits would be the same as

[4:08:03] for other employee who is are

[4:08:04] part f the exec tier

[4:08:08] management units as provided

[4:08:12] for in the executive

[4:08:14] management compensation plan.

[4:08:15] The agreement allows ms.

[4:08:17] snideman to ge bin with

[4:08:19] compliment with leave banks

[4:08:19] of

[4:08:21] 80 hours of vacation and 40

[4:08:24] hours of sick leave and would

[4:08:25] accrue vacation at four weeks

[4:08:26] a annually.

[4:08:28] She will not receive a a car

[4:08:32] allowance but will receive

[4:08:32] mileage we ambushments for

[4:08:33] use

[4:08:34] of personal vehicle at the

[4:08:35] standard irs rate.

[4:08:38] The agreement is neshlly for

[4:08:43] one year.

[4:08:44] There is an initial

[4:08:45] evaluation.

[4:08:46] The resolution before you

[4:08:48] would approve the employment

[4:08:49] agreement appointing MS.

[4:08:51] Snideman as city manager and

[4:08:53] amend the fiscal year 25-26

[4:08:54] salary schedule, a a all aof

[4:08:56] these would be effective as

[4:08:59] ofp JANUARY 5, 2026.

[4:09:00] I'm available for any

[4:09:00] questions.

[4:09:02] >> thank you, MR. City, I

[4:09:03] appreciate that.

[4:09:05] Would members of the ad hoc

[4:09:06] must be subcommittee like to

[4:09:07] provide comment?

[4:09:09] >> well, I would like to

[4:09:10] point

[4:09:11] out that MS. Snideman is in

[4:09:13] the audience tonight and she

[4:09:14] sat through most of this

[4:09:16] meeting and she didn't rn

[4:09:18] away, so she already passed

[4:09:20] the first test and I'm not

[4:09:22] usually like this, I'm a lot

[4:09:23] more quiet so I don't know

[4:09:24] what happened tonight but

[4:09:25] this

[4:09:27] is not always me.

[4:09:30] I have done this -- these

[4:09:35] searches four times and

[4:09:36] they're never easy.

[4:09:40] There is always people that

[4:09:42] criticize your choice and

[4:09:46] we've had in the past, we've

[4:09:47] had an occasion when there

[4:09:48] was

[4:09:51] so much criticism that the

[4:09:54] council caved and gave us a

[4:09:55] very good applicant.

[4:09:58] This is way in the past and

[4:09:58] so

[4:10:00] I think that I'm looking

[4:10:03] forward to the change canning

[4:10:04] at city hall.

[4:10:07] I am excited about her

[4:10:10] background, her depth of

[4:10:12] experience and I will be

[4:10:20] working with her for cal one

[4:10:21] year but I think it will be a

[4:10:24] a productive and gratifying

[4:10:26] year for all of us.

[4:10:29] >> first let me thank sharon

[4:10:32] though for her 45 years of

[4:10:35] service to the city.

[4:10:38] I want to say thank you,

[4:10:39] aisle

[4:10:40] have more words tat reorg, I

[4:10:42] wanted to recognize you and

[4:10:44] say thank yu for your

[4:10:44] amazing

[4:10:46] work and I know that your

[4:10:47] staff loves you and adores

[4:10:47] you

[4:10:49] and people in this community

[4:10:53] adore you as well, so to

[4:10:54] laura, you know, what I

[4:10:55] really

[4:10:56] appreciated was the one on

[4:10:57] one

[4:10:59] conversations I had with her,

[4:11:01] just trying to get to the

[4:11:01] know

[4:11:04] her better, kind of

[4:11:06] understand, kind of her

[4:11:08] thinking and what I got from

[4:11:11] it is that she is an

[4:11:12] extremely

[4:11:15] hard worker and that she is

[4:11:18] going to make herself

[4:11:20] available to staff and to

[4:11:21] work

[4:11:23] with everyone here, to really

[4:11:24] continue the progress that

[4:11:27] we're doing here in south san

[4:11:29] francisco because a I said

[4:11:35] earlier, we

[4:11:37] people are pretty envious of

[4:11:40] what we have done, I made

[4:11:40] sure

[4:11:44] laura understands that, and

[4:11:47] we're a team and you're only

[4:11:48] as amazing as your team and

[4:11:49] we

[4:11:52] have amazing people here.

[4:11:54] I know the mayor will guide

[4:11:56] her and I know all of us will

[4:11:58] work with you and provide

[4:11:59] direction, so you have some

[4:12:01] big shoes to fill but I look

[4:12:03] forward to working with you.

[4:12:04] >> thank you.

[4:12:06] Let's go to this side,

[4:12:07] councilmember nicolas?

[4:12:12] >> you know, sharon, how I

[4:12:13] feel about you, it was during

[4:12:14] my tenure as mayor even right

[4:12:16] after mike ka tr

[4:12:16] el announced

[4:12:18] he was going somewhere else,

[4:12:18] I

[4:12:21] walked with you through that

[4:12:24] fun run and we had fun, so

[4:12:27] thank you very much.

[4:12:29] Doing the initial interview

[4:12:31] process of the finalists, I

[4:12:32] posed a question that I would

[4:12:35] like to see introspection, so

[4:12:37] I asked, I proposed to ask

[4:12:40] what keeps you up at night on

[4:12:41] the decisions that you have

[4:12:44] made and what lessons have

[4:12:44] you

[4:12:47] learned and what would you do

[4:12:47] differently.

[4:12:51] So, all of the finalists

[4:12:52] answered that question.

[4:12:55] During the second interview,

[4:12:57] one of laura's question was

[4:13:01] how would I measure success

[4:13:03] and I know distinctly that I

[4:13:07] told you that I would like to

[4:13:08] see employee retention

[4:13:08] because

[4:13:12] as we all know, our employees

[4:13:14] here is the life blood, we

[4:13:17] can't do anything here

[4:13:17] without

[4:13:20] our employees.

[4:13:22] Success for you would mean

[4:13:24] you

[4:13:25] will have a high retention

[4:13:26] rate.

[4:13:30] I understand and have read

[4:13:31] many things, iternet nrftion

[4:13:33] is all over the place, but

[4:13:39] during my own career, I had

[4:13:43] how many team members and had

[4:13:43] experienced wins and losses.

[4:13:46] I believe that we all evolve,

[4:13:49] I am not the same person I

[4:13:49] was

[4:13:52] ten years ago or even just a

[4:13:54] couple of years ago.

[4:13:57] Laura seemed to have the

[4:13:59] technical skills required for

[4:14:01] the job during our interview,

[4:14:05] that's based on my evaluation.

[4:14:08] My fervent hope is for you to

[4:14:09] apply those skills that I

[4:14:10] have

[4:14:13] observed while making sure

[4:14:16] that it is also a good fit,

[4:14:20] upholding our values and

[4:14:23] norms, it is not just how

[4:14:23] much

[4:14:26] and what you have done but

[4:14:30] also how it was done,

[4:14:31] communication, appreciation

[4:14:35] of

[4:14:36] leadership and team work.

[4:14:38] This is a very small, even

[4:14:41] though we're a city of 6

[4:14:44] people, this is still a very

[4:14:45] small community, we know

[4:14:48] what's going on, everybody

[4:14:50] talks and it's really hard

[4:14:52] not

[4:14:55] to know, so ihope employees

[4:14:58] should still remain engaged,

[4:15:00] productive and have high job

[4:15:01] satisfaction, so I'm just

[4:15:03] really have high hopes that

[4:15:08] this will work hopefully.

[4:15:10] >> councilmember coleman?

[4:15:12] >> so, first I want to thank

[4:15:14] sharon for her 45 years of

[4:15:18] service to the south city

[4:15:19] community.

[4:15:22] It's very sad to see you go,

[4:15:22] I

[4:15:24] know be active in the

[4:15:27] community, maybe you will be

[4:15:28] giving public comment like

[4:15:30] everyone else I'm opining but

[4:15:34] really you have big shoes to

[4:15:36] fill and many of my

[4:15:37] conversations with you, I

[4:15:38] have

[4:15:39] louvered the substitutional

[4:15:39] knowledge that you bring and

[4:15:40] the h

[4:15:41] us ri that you bring to

[4:15:44] the leadership of this city

[4:15:48] and I fear after next year,

[4:15:50] we're losing you and we're

[4:15:51] losing mark, who's going to

[4:15:52] be

[4:15:54] the historian on our city

[4:15:55] council, I don't know, it

[4:15:55] will

[4:15:59] be mark nagales and flor

[4:16:01] nicolas, looking forward, I'm

[4:16:03] optimistic, I know that there

[4:16:06] is -- I would be remiss to

[4:16:09] mention there is some anxiety

[4:16:11] amongst staff and among the

[4:16:13] community and I think that's

[4:16:15] natural.

[4:16:18] Whenever you see a new leader

[4:16:19] in your organization, it's

[4:16:21] natural to feel that way.

[4:16:24] But I will say that dring

[4:16:24] the

[4:16:27] multiple sper viewers we've

[4:16:29] -- interviews we had with oun

[4:16:30] our candidates with laura, I

[4:16:32] had a a one on one phone call

[4:16:33] with laura sell and many of

[4:16:38] the concerns we once had were

[4:16:38] addressed.

[4:16:40] And I believe that we will

[4:16:42] have a very productive year

[4:16:45] next year, I urge everyone to

[4:16:47] give laura a chance, I know

[4:16:49] laura comes with a lot of

[4:16:51] experience, with michael len,

[4:16:53] many skill and is with a lot

[4:16:55] of south city as well with

[4:16:55] and

[4:16:56] for the community we have

[4:17:00] built here.

[4:17:01] I'm looking.Er ward to next

[4:17:04] year and hopefully many more

[4:17:06] year toser come in the city

[4:17:06] of

[4:17:07] south san francisco.

[4:17:09] .

[4:17:11] >> I want to thank sharon

[4:17:12] for

[4:17:14] her many year, she started a

[4:17:15] junior in her career here in

[4:17:17] south san francisco and that

[4:17:19] speaks to what the culture of

[4:17:22] south san francisco has been

[4:17:24] with employees, many of our

[4:17:24] employees that have been here

[4:17:25] for decades started junior in

[4:17:27] their career, perhaps right

[4:17:29] out of kleng or as intern and

[4:17:30] is I have seen during the

[4:17:31] time

[4:17:33] that I have been here in

[4:17:34] relation to park and is rec

[4:17:36] and all other departments,

[4:17:36] see

[4:17:39] that evolution and growth and

[4:17:40] that maturity level and has

[4:17:42] expertise level and that

[4:17:42] level

[4:17:44] of context and provide

[4:17:44] framing

[4:17:45] and being able to care about

[4:17:47] our community and is being

[4:17:48] able to respond and act

[4:17:51] quickly when we know that

[4:17:53] there is an important request

[4:17:58] to public works or to parks

[4:18:00] and rec, we're a city of

[4:18:02] opportunity and is I want to

[4:18:04] thank sharon on her tenure, I

[4:18:06] want to thank all the

[4:18:06] numerous

[4:18:08] little sharon she will leave

[4:18:09] behaind a also because your

[4:18:11] leg is si will continue even

[4:18:13] though we don't see you every

[4:18:16] day, her training, her jokes,

[4:18:18] her mannerisms, her ability

[4:18:18] to

[4:18:22] be able to to love the city

[4:18:22] as

[4:18:27] much as she has loved it for

[4:18:29] for so many years, I want to

[4:18:30] thank sky and I want to thank

[4:18:32] leah and toipt thank the

[4:18:33] recruiting team that have

[4:18:34] been

[4:18:35] able to mover this forward

[4:18:36] and

[4:18:37] so instrumental with such

[4:18:38] caution and maturity and

[4:18:40] understanding that this is a

[4:18:40] sensitive issue.

[4:18:42] I want to thank the members

[4:18:43] of

[4:18:45] the ad hoc committee here,

[4:18:48] they did a lot of heavy

[4:18:48] lifting from pulling

[4:18:49] questions

[4:18:51] to bringing town 60

[4:18:52] candidates

[4:18:54] down to the now finalists

[4:18:54] that

[4:18:55] we have before us.

[4:19:00] I also want to say we are an

[4:19:01] inclusive city, we are a city

[4:19:02] of opportunities, not one but

[4:19:03] even two opportunities, w're

[4:19:06] not a city that dives into

[4:19:08] council culture.

[4:19:10] We don't counsel people

[4:19:10] immediately without knowing

[4:19:12] them, we give them an

[4:19:14] opportunity, we give them a

[4:19:15] chance.

[4:19:16] We're not any of the other

[4:19:17] cities that perhaps could

[4:19:18] have

[4:19:21] been mentioned or looked up

[4:19:21] on

[4:19:24] a google link or whatnot, you

[4:19:26] see the five of us, we care,

[4:19:28] we love, and you see our team

[4:19:30] who lover and care also,

[4:19:32] that's what has driven at the

[4:19:33] center of they l

[4:19:34] ex process

[4:19:35] with trust and also thinking

[4:19:36] about our community members

[4:19:38] and thinking about our staff

[4:19:41] that have been here for

[4:19:41] decades, longer than many of

[4:19:43] us perhaps have been here as

[4:19:43] well.

[4:19:45] So I want to appreciate all

[4:19:46] of

[4:19:49] those effort, I want to

[4:19:53] appreciate the time we

[4:19:55] recently hve gone televising

[4:19:55] tl

[4:19:55] u t sl

[4:19:56] etion of a

[4:19:58] chancellor at the college

[4:20:00] district, a selection of a

[4:20:01] PRESIDENT At college of san

[4:20:04] mateo selection of another

[4:20:06] PRESIDENT At skyline college,

[4:20:09] I've seen this, I've seen

[4:20:11] hiring committees, and like

[4:20:13] councilmember coleman said,

[4:20:14] it's brought anxiousness and

[4:20:16] change can be good, I

[4:20:17] challenge everyone to not

[4:20:18] only

[4:20:19] give an opportunity but allow

[4:20:21] yourself tos learn and all of

[4:20:24] us to be able to be hmble in

[4:20:25] this new chapter that south

[4:20:27] san francisco enters and

[4:20:27] again

[4:20:28] I couldn't be more

[4:20:29] appreciative of this council

[4:20:33] for the support and with

[4:20:33] that,

[4:20:34] is there any public comments

[4:20:35] on there?

[4:20:38] >> no public comments, mayor,

[4:20:41] but we did receive

[4:20:42] secondments.

[4:20:43] >> noted, thank you very

[4:20:43] much,

[4:20:45] I would like to maouf forward

[4:20:48] and make a a notion approve

[4:20:50] item 18a as state ined the

[4:20:50] resolution.

[4:20:51] Is there a second?

[4:20:52] >> I'll second that moex.

[4:20:54] >> thank you, I have a first

[4:20:55] and a second, can I have a

[4:20:56] roll call, please.

[4:20:57] >> councilmember nicolas?

[4:20:59] >> aye.

[4:20:59] >> vice mayor addiego?

[4:21:00] >> yes.

[4:21:01] >> councilor member coleman

[4:21:02] ?Frjts yes.

[4:21:02] Er

[4:21:03] >> councilmember nagales

[4:21:04] ?Frjts yes.

[4:21:06] >> mayor flores?Frjts yes.

[4:21:10] >> thank you, sky, and

[4:21:10] congratulations, MS.

[4:21:11] Snideman,

[4:21:11] welcome to the team.

[4:21:13] Thank you.

[4:21:13] Alright.

[4:21:15] Moving on and wrapping up.

[4:21:16] Next item.

[4:21:17] >> items from council,

[4:21:19] committee reports and

[4:21:19] announcements.

[4:21:22] >> any committee reporters?

[4:21:22] Go ahead.

[4:21:25] >> not wraoelly committee

[4:21:29] report, I am leaving to asia

[4:21:34] tomorrow and coming back --

[4:21:36] >> you're traveler.

[4:21:39] >> I'm leaving to taiwan to

[4:21:40] visit the homeland because

[4:21:41] that's where my mother's side

[4:21:44] is from and then to japan and

[4:21:46] then I will be gabbing

[4:21:48] DECEMBER 9 in time for the

[4:21:50] reorg, I timed it perfectly e

[4:21:52] I hope.

[4:21:54] If you're mad at me, contact

[4:21:55] the mayor.

[4:21:57] >> or the soon to be mayor.

[4:21:59] >> the harbor district

[4:22:00] liaison

[4:22:02] committee by councilmember

[4:22:05] coleman and myself, we met,

[4:22:06] the standard procedure of

[4:22:08] being able to present before

[4:22:09] us the police reportbacker

[4:22:10] report t work they're doing

[4:22:10] in

[4:22:15] our oyster point marina t

[4:22:16] harbor district w ve a

[4:22:16] liaison

[4:22:17] committee that meets

[4:22:17] quarterly

[4:22:20] o so that continues to exist.

[4:22:21] Any other report from my

[4:22:23] colleagues, if not, next item.

[4:22:24] >> we'll mover along to

[4:22:25] closed

[4:22:26] session, item number 19,

[4:22:28] conference with legal

[4:22:29] counsel,

[4:22:30] anticipated litigation,

[4:22:32] significant exposure the

[4:22:33] litigation pursuant to

[4:22:37] government code section

[4:22:38] 54956.9d2, one potential case.

[4:22:39] >> thank you, happy thantion

[4:22:40] give, everyone, this is the

[4:22:42] only meeting here in

[4:22:42] NOVEMBER,

[4:22:44] we will see each other back

[4:22:44] in

[4:22:46] DECEMBER for our regular city

[4:22:46] council meeting.

[4:22:48] We are now adjourned to

[4:22:49] closed

[4:22:49] session.

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