Good morning.

The meeting will come to order.

Welcome to the April 21st, 2022 regular meeting of the government audit and oversight committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

I'm Supervisor Dean Preston, Chair of the Committee, joined by Vice Chair Connie Chan, who today is joining us remotely, and Supervisor Raphael Mandelman.

The committee clerk today is Victor Young, and we want to extend our thanks to the team at SFGov TV for staffing this meeting.

Mr.

Clerk, do you have any announcements?

Yes, the Board of Supervisors and his committees are now convening hybrid meetings that allow in-person attendance and public comment while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone.

The board recognizes that equitable public access is essential and will be taking public comment as follows.

First, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

Those intending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line.

For those watching either Channel 26, 78 or 99 and sfgovtv.org, the public comment call-in number is streaming across the screen.

The number is 415-65501.

Again, that's 415-655-0001.

Then enter the meeting ID of 249756546, then press pound and pound again.

When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only.

When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, those joining us in person should line speak.

And those on the telephone should dial star three to be added to the speaker line.

If you are on the telephone, please remember to turn down your TV and or all listening devices you may be using.

As already indicated, we'll be taking public comment for those attending in-person first, and then we will go to public comment telephone.

Then we will go to the public comment telephone line.

Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways.

Email them to the government audits and oversight committee clerk at JOHN.CARRROLL at SFGov.org.

If you submit public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and included in the file.

You may also send written comment via U.S.

mail to our office at City Hall 1 Dr.

Carleton B.

Goodlett Place, room 244, San Francisco, California 94102.

Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of May 3rd unless otherwise stated.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk.

Um and we are going to take item two first.

Uh take that out of order as we are awaiting uh Supervisor Peskin will be joining us uh when we return to item one.

So uh Mr.

Clerk, please call item two.

Yes, item number two is the resolution of intent to amend the management plan uh at Dog Patch and Northwest Petrol Hill Green Benefit District.

Members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this may line up to speak when we do call for public comment later in the meeting.

If you are joining us remotely, please call the public comment number at 415-655-0001.

Enter the meeting ID of 2497 756-8546, then press pound and pound again.

Once connected, you will need to press star three to enter the speaker line.

Assistant prompt will indicate you have raised your hand.

Please wait until the we take public comment and this on this item, and when the system indicates you have been unmuted, that would be your cue to begin your comment.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk, and um uh President Walton uh is joining us uh today and is the sponsor of this item.

I understand we also have uh Ramsey Alvarez from uh public works uh available uh and and planning to present as well.

So uh President Walton, welcome and uh would you like to make some introductory remarks?

Thank you so much, Chair Preston, and thank you to committee member Mandelman uh and Chan.

Uh currently the dog patch and northwest patrol hill green benefits district management plan requires the owners association to use the assessment funds for four categories maintenance, capital improvements, accountability, transparency, and citizen services, and operations and contingency reserves.

Maintenance comprises approximately 31 percent of the green benefits district budget, and capital improvements comprises approximately 32 percent of the GBD budget.

This resolution declares the board's intent to modify the management plan to combine the maintenance and capital improvements budget categories so that the dog patch and northwest patrail hill green benefit district has greater flexibility to allocate its funds.

This change to the management plan is supported by the Dog Patch and Northwest Petrail Hill Green Benefits District, Public Works, My Office, and the Dog Patch and Patrail Hill community.

This change will not impose a new or increased assessment on the residents in the district, and we have a certification from the registered engineer who prepared the original engineer's report for the GBD confirming that.

This is the first of two resolutions needed to make this change.

The first resolution outlines the intent to modify the management plan and sets a date for a public hearing at the full board of supervisors to discuss this change as is required by the charter for any change to a benefits district's management plan.

If the board passes this resolution, our office will introduce a second resolution to modify the plan according to this change.

The second resolution will be heard in the committee of the whole on June 7th.

And today we do have Ramses Alvarez from DPW for a brief presentation.

Welcome, Mr.

Alvarez.

Hello.