supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: yeah. mr. chair, just real quick, ms. robertson, are we clear? i was going to ask a question about the retroactive nature. i think you explained it. can you say it one more time or at least say it for the record. >> well, this is retroactive because the state didn't actually approve the extension of whole person care until the spring of this year and at the point it was approved by the state, we were unable to actually get on to your schedule until today because it was the budget season and there was other more pressing things that needed to be heard. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you so much. i'm full aware of this contract and in full support. thank you. >> thank you. >> chairman: i want to make a motion to move this item to the full board. can we have a roll call, please. >> clerk: yes. on that motion, [roll call] there are two ayes. >> chairman: we'll go to the full board with a positive recommendation and thank you so much ms. robertson. >> thank you. >> chairman: madam clerk, will you please call item five.

supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: yeah. mr. chair, just real quick, ms. robertson, are we clear? i was going to ask a question about the retroactive nature. i think you explained it. can you say it one more time or at least say it for the record. >> well, this is retroactive because the state didn't actually approve the extension of whole person care until the spring of this year and at the point it was approved by the state, we were unable to actually get on to your schedule until today because it was the budget season and there was other more pressing things that needed to be heard. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you so much. i'm full aware of this contract and in full support. thank you. >> thank you. >> chairman: i want to make a motion to move this item to the full board. can we have a roll call, please. >> clerk: yes. on that motion, [roll call] there are two ayes. >> chairman: we'll go to the full board with a positive recommendation and thank you so much ms. robertson. >> thank you. >> chairman: madam clerk, will you please call item five.

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: yes, thank you, mr. chair. i know this item will be continued, but it would be good to have someone that can come and answer questions that actually manages the performance of this contract, what it does, and the evaluation. i have a series of questions with regard to the algorithm, how it affects bipoc communities, and how bias is implicit in how this particular contract is utilized, so if you could have someone from your team prepared next week, we have a series of questions that we want to get on the record with regards to this particular software management tool. >> absolutely. we'll be here with the right team members to respond to any questions you may have. >> supervisor safai: and then just quickly, even though i know we're going to be here next week, but why is this retroactively? this is the fifth amendment to this contract? >> right. honestly, we had every intention to get this item approved through the right channels and on time, but we had to do a number of reviews by the department of technology,

supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: thank you, madam clerk. today, colleagues, i am introducing a resolution in support of california's proposition 12. as you know in july, i conveyed to this board and us as legislators the desire to create and reimagine food security, food distribution, and the quality of food that we give every day san franciscans, but particularly the most vulnerable in our city. with your help, this board also unanimously passed the reauthorization of the food security task force and we created a food empowerment market fund. and a biannual food equity report. these ordinances were truly a monumental first step in reimagining food security in our city. california's proposition 12 passed in 2018, it was revolutionary in the sense that it mandated how we treat our animals and livestock for consumption in this state. it was passed by nearly 75% of the voters and it was a statement that californians deserve good quality food. this aligns with my objective of reimagining food security, because it makes the humane treatment of a

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you, president walton. the report by the budget and legislative analyst office was reported nine months ago, and our recovery efforts have continued to be stifled by the pandemic. as of today, my office asks the budget and legislative analysts to do an updated estimate, which we received, and the number came in at $600 million, that's over half a billion dollars in unpaid rent. with businesses in san francisco pleading for more support that is not in the form of government loans, my question to you, mayor breed, is what are you doing and what do plan to do to avoid this potential avalanche that will occur when the moratorium expires at the end of this month? >> the hon. london breed: well, there's no doubt that our businesses are suffering as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, but to be clear, our businesses were suffering before that, and it's why i've tried to continue to -- [inaudible] >> the hon. london breed: we have provided over $63 million in grants and loans for our small businesses so far, so tell

supervisor safai. >> supervisor safai: thank you, madam clerk. today, colleagues, i am introducing a resolution in support of california's proposition 12. as you know in july, i conveyed to this board and us as legislators the desire to create and reimagine food security, food distribution, and the quality of food that we give every day san franciscans, but particularly the most vulnerable in our city. with your help, this board also unanimously passed the reauthorization of the food security task force and we created a food empowerment market fund. and a biannual food equity report. these ordinances were truly a monumental first step in reimagining food security in our city. california's proposition 12 passed in 2018, it was revolutionary in the sense that it mandated how we treat our animals and livestock for consumption in this state. it was passed by nearly 75% of the voters and it was a statement that californians deserve good quality food. this aligns with my objective of reimagining food security, because it makes the humane treatment of a

>> supervisor safai: yeah. but it also. i thought we had a line in there that this would not apply to or allow for formula retail. i'd have to go back and check the legislation, but i think we were kind of purposeful in that formula retail would not be allowed. >> vice president zouzounis: yeah. maybe because of city attorney, you weren't allowed to put that in explicitly because i didn't find it, but i feel like the gross receipts cap will probably solve for that. >> supervisor safai: okay. we'll double check. i think we put it in there before. we're able to say specifically this will not allow for businesses that fall under formula retail. >> vice president zouzounis: okay. right on. thank you so much. >> supervisor safai: we'll double check that. thank you for the good point. >> president laguana: supervisor, quick question. the $400 million not in terms of the amounts, but in terms of the actual number of businesses, i remember seeing that controller report. have you seen anything on the break down of where businesses a

supervisor safai? are you there? >> supervisor safai: sorry about that. thank you chair haney. just couple of things. i think you might have touched on this. one of the things we were concerned about in the past was the breaking mechanism and how the breaking mechanism impacted the life of the wheel life. before we were using the mushroom and using the emergency brake system, you say really briefly, has that been solved for these lrv4s going forward? >> yes, that issue has been solved about we have retrofitted the existing vehicle and the new vehicles will come with the updated design. we've also are in the process of implementing a larger monitor. we've had a lot of input and some really good buy-in now with our operators getting bigger monitors on the vehicles. in phase 3, hopefully, vehicles also address lot of other feedback that we've gotten about how the dash is laid out and other things to make their trip easier. >> supervisor safai: great. that's great to hear. the second thing was, we spoken with your team about doing an amendment that is essentially would say, we're h

safai. madame clerk, please call item 15. ordinance to amend the planning code to designate ingleside aces sundial as a landmark and to make the appropriate findings. >> president walton: thank you so much. >> supervisor melgar: thank you, president. i, unfortunately, have to recuse myself from this item as i live a few feet from this landmark. >> president walton: thank you so much. we'll entertain a motion seconded by supervisor stefani. please call the role. >> on the motion to excuse supervisor melgar? >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> supervisor walton: aye. >> supervisor chan: aye. >> supervisor haney: aye. >> supervisor mandelman: aye. >> supervisor mar: aye. >> supervisor peskin: aye. >> supervisor preston: aye. there are 10 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. and without objection, supervisor melgar is excused from item 15. seeing no one on the roster, madame clerk, please call the roll for item 15. >> supervisor ronen: aye. >> supervisor safai: aye. >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> su

supervisor safai here. in the past, i have to say and truthfully, i've been a big critic of the sfmta and a lot of that has been justified, but today i want to focus on the positive. i think within the last year, even in the midst of this pandemic, there's been a lot of improvement. there's still a lot of room to grow. there's still a lot of improvements to be made. despite all of the challenges and a virus that's spreading rapidly via air internally, our operators showed up to work. many of those operators live in my district in the excelsior, omy and outer mission and they don't complain. i mean, they do complain, julie, i know you know that, but justifiably, they show up. and, if they have complaints, they make it known, but they still show up and do their job every single day. so i had an awesome driver today on the 14r. her name was "dee." we got from geneva and mission all the way to the inner mission and 14th. my daughter rode with me, got her to school in less than 20 minutes. it was a wonderful rid

supervisor safai, is there anything you wanted to add? >> supervisor safai: yeah, i just want to appreciate the experience and perspective that supervisor melgar is bringing to the table. having been a former commissioner herself and former legislative aide, i think she has brought that personal experience as a mother, as a care giver, as a daughter to the table and i think it's something that we should be proud of here in san francisco. she mentioned the other supervisors that came before her that were doing this type of work and how long it's taken, but this is something that's really monumental for our city and it's important and i think over the past year that we all have dealt with covid, we saw how we were negotiating and working with the city to ensure people have the appropriate time off even for that, even in a pandemic. it was a bit of a struggle at times and ultimately, i think we were able to land in the right place to give people the appropriate time off. so this is really monumental, i want to thank supervisor melgar for mit

>> supervisor safai: yeah. but it also. i thought we had a line in there that this would not apply to or allow for formula retail. i'd have to go back and check the legislation, but i think we were kind of purposeful in that formula retail would not be allowed. >> vice president zouzounis: yeah. maybe because of city attorney, you weren't allowed to put that in explicitly because i didn't find it, but i feel like the gross receipts cap will probably solve for that. >> supervisor safai: okay. we'll double check. i think we put it in there before. we're able to say specifically this will not allow for businesses that fall under formula retail. >> vice president zouzounis: okay. right on. thank you so much. >> supervisor safai: we'll double check that. thank you for the good point. >> president laguana: supervisor, quick question. the $400 million not in terms of the amounts, but in terms of the actual number of businesses, i remember seeing that controller report. have you seen anything on the break down of where businesses a

safai. >> supervisor safai: good morning everyone. supervisor safai here. in the past, i have to say and truthfully, i've been a big critic of the sfmta and a lot of that has been justified, but today i want to focus on the positive. i think within the last year, even in the midst of this pandemic, there's been a lot of improvement. there's still a lot of room to grow. there's still a lot of improvements to be made. despite all of the challenges and a virus that's spreading rapidly via air internally, our operators showed up to work. many of those operators live in my district in the excelsior, omy and outer mission and they don't complain. i mean, they do complain, julie, i know you know that, but justifiably, they show up. and, if they have complaints, they make it known, but they still show up and do their job every single day. so i had an awesome driver today on the 14r. her name was "dee." we got from geneva and mission all the way to the inner mission and 14th. my daughter rode with me

commissioner safai has raised his hand. >> supervisor safai: thank you, chair mandelman. i wanted to take a moment to thank commissioner duffty and executive director powers for their collaboration on our affordable housing transit oriented development there in the upper yard. it is under construction. yay, baeven. yay, director powers, we're excited about the affordable housing getting built. we're exited about the collaboration on the plaza and all of the work that you all did with sfmta with my office, with the mayor's office of housing. we appreciate it. we have to major hubs, the balboa and the glen park that serve our residents, so we care deeply about the effort and energy that you all have put into that. the support you've given on supporting affordable housing and the applications we put in to get the additional support. i want to take a moment to say i really appreciate the collaboration. really am thankful for the commissioner for his work. at least from the perspective of being elected official since i've been in office. he's been super proactive and engaging

supervisor safai here. in the past, i have to say and truthfully, i've been a big critic of the sfmta and a lot of that has been justified, but today i want to focus on the positive. i think within the last year, even in the midst of this pandemic, there's been a lot of improvement. there's still a lot of room to grow. there's still a lot of improvements to be made. despite all of the challenges and a virus that's spreading rapidly via air internally, our operators showed up to work. many of those operators live in my district in the excelsior, omy and outer mission and they don't complain. i mean, they do complain, julie, i know you know that, but justifiably, they show up. and, if they have complaints, they make it known, but they still show up and do their job every single day. so i had an awesome driver today on the 14r. her name was "dee." we got from geneva and mission all the way to the inner mission and 14th. my daughter rode with me, got her to school in less than 20 minutes. it was a wonderful rid

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you. just wanted to say thank you for looking at alternative sources of funding. i know that there was a lot of frustration in the city last year, so anything that's going to increase the affordable housing financing options, anything in the short run and that gains momentum over time and has zero to little exposure for our city i think is a really creative way to step forward, so i appreciate you, director eli, for all the work that you are doing and others, and thank you for your presentation, miss chen, so we will be in full support. thank you. >> chair haney: thank you, vice chair safai. can we go to public comment. >> clerk: yes. operations is checking the queue. for those who have not done so, press star, three to enter the queue. if you have already done so, please wait until the system indicated you have been unmuted. operations, do we have any callers in the queue? >> operator: madam clerk, we have no public comment. >> chair haney: thank you. seeing no public comment, public comm

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: yes, thank you, mr. chair. i know this item will be continued, but it would be good to have someone that can come and answer questions that actually manages the performance of this contract, what it does, and the evaluation. i have a series of questions with regard to the algorithm, how it affects bipoc communities, and how bias is implicit in how this particular contract is utilized, so if you could have someone from your team prepared next week, we have a series of questions that we want to get on the record with regards to this particular software management tool. >> absolutely. we'll be here with the right team members to respond to any questions you may have. >> supervisor safai: and then just quickly, even though i know we're going to be here next week, but why is this retroactively? this is the fifth amendment to this contract? >> right. honestly, we had every intention to get this item approved through the right channels and on time, but we had to do a number of reviews by the department of technology,

. >> well supervisor safai's trying to help. and he's doing what he can to help people to help the situation. this is a part of that conversation not the cause of it and this direction was clearly from the mayor in term officer making sure that we pulled all this work together. but what supervisor safai's doing is trying to add value to this process by helping bring us together and talk through these issues and hopefully providing the resources we need to actually do something. this has to come with resources and the mayor mentioned it and i'll emphasize it. we can say all we want to say about the plans, but if we don't have the people to do it and the resources to do it, it's not going to work. so we have to commit the resources to this. >> were they now hires to sfpd? >> no they're seasoned investigators. >> does that mean they're off some others? >> yeah. we have to make adjustments and that's the trade-off. we have to make adjustments and that's apart of policing and police management and different trends will happen and we

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you, mr. president. thank you, colleagues, and thank you to all the callers that called in today, both for and against. these are not easy decisions. as many of you know, we've been through this before on these types of topics, and this is a particularly -- this appeal is a particularly tough decision for me for many reasons. initially, when i ran for office, i heard from all different segments the community, many of whom you heard from today. black, white, young, old, chinese, latino, filipino, the broad spectrum of my community who asked for no more dispensaries to come to my community. not because they were in opposition of the business but because of the number and the types of business in the corridor. since then, i've worked with the community members to uphold these desires throughout the years, and we were personally involved in stopping at least six or seven additional dispensaries at the time, two of whom were some of the [inaudible] and one that was -- that predated this particular application

supervisor safai? are you there? >> supervisor safai: sorry about that. thank you chair haney. just couple of things. i think you might have touched on this. one of the things we were concerned about in the past was the breaking mechanism and how the breaking mechanism impacted the life of the wheel life. before we were using the mushroom and using the emergency brake system, you say really briefly, has that been solved for these lrv4s going forward? >> yes, that issue has been solved about we have retrofitted the existing vehicle and the new vehicles will come with the updated design. we've also are in the process of implementing a larger monitor. we've had a lot of input and some really good buy-in now with our operators getting bigger monitors on the vehicles. in phase 3, hopefully, vehicles also address lot of other feedback that we've gotten about how the dash is laid out and other things to make their trip easier. >> supervisor safai: great. that's great to hear. the second thing was, we spoken with your team about doing an amendment that is essentially would say, we're h