[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.