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Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting - October 22, 2020

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee — Thursday, October 22, 2020
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionPublic Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
DateThursday, October 22, 2020
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0:00

Good morning, everyone.

0:02

Good morning, everyone.

0:03

The meeting will come to order.

0:04

Welcome to the October 22nd, 2020 regular meeting of Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee.

0:10

I am Supervisor Raphael Mandelman.

0:12

I'm the chair of this committee.

0:13

We're joined by our vice chair Catherine Stephanie and Supervisor Shaman Walton.

0:19

We are also joined here by Supervisor Aaron Huskin.

0:23

We'll be talking about one of his items later.

0:25

Our clerk is John Carroll.

0:27

And I want to thank the uh folks at SFGTV, of course, as always, for um staffing and uh as well the uh Board of Supervisors Operations and IT for all of your excellent work.

0:39

Um Mr.

0:40

Carroll, do you have any announcements?

0:42

Yes, I do, Mr.

0:43

Chair.

0:43

Thank you.

0:44

In order to protect the public, board members, and city employees during the COVID-19 health emergency, the Board of Supervisors, Legislative Chamber, and Committee Room are closed.

0:53

This precaution is taken pursuant to all various local, state, and federal orders, declarations, and directives.

0:59

Committee members will attend this meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present.

1:06

Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda.

1:09

Both Cable Channel 26 and SFgovTV.org are streaming a public comment call-in number across your screen at this time.

1:16

Your opportunity to speak and provide comments during the public comment period are available via phone by calling 415-65501.

1:26

Once connected and prompted, enter the meeting ID for today's meeting.

1:30

Today's meeting ID is 14604940.

1:38

Then press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting.

1:42

Once connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you'll be muted in in listening mode only.

1:47

When your item of interest comes up, dial star, followed by three to be added to the speaker line.

1:52

A system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand.

1:55

Please wait until the system indicates that you've been unmuted, and that will be your opportunity to begin your comments.

2:01

Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television, your radio, or your streaming device.

2:10

Everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepancies that we may encounter between live coverage and streaming.

2:16

Alternatively, you may submit your public comments in either of the following ways.

2:20

You may email me.

2:22

My name is John Carroll, and I'm the clerk of the public safety and neighborhood services committee.

2:26

My email address is J O H N period C A R R O L L at S F G O V dot O R G.

2:38

If you submit public comment by email, it will be included in the legislative file as part of the matter.

2:43

Your written comments may also be sent by U.S.

2:46

Postal Service to our office and city hall.

2:48

The address for our office is one, Dr.

2:50

Carlton B.

2:51

Goodlake Place, room 244.

2:54

San Francisco, California, 94102.

2:58

Finally, items acted upon today will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of November 3rd, 2020, unless otherwise stated.

3:09

Thank you, Mr.

3:10

Clerk.

3:10

Please call our first item.

3:12

Agenda item number one is a hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to ElectroKelt Promotions Incorporated.

3:23

Doing business as SWIG at 553 to 561 Geary will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county.

3:32

Members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this hearing should call the public comment number now.

3:36

It is 415-655-0001.

3:40

Enter the meeting ID for today's meeting of 146-044-540.

3:47

Press the pound symbol twice to connect to the meeting and then press the star key followed by the number three to enter the queue to speak.

3:52

A system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand.

3:55

Please wait until the system indicates that you have been unmuted, and that's your opportunity to begin your comments, Mr.

4:01

Chair.

4:03

Do we have our uh representative from the ALU here?

4:08

I believe that Pat Mackie is on the line.

4:10

Good morning, Supervisors, Officer Mackey here, uh representing AOU.

4:14

And uh yeah, before you a PCM report for SWIG.

4:18

They have applied for a type 48 and type 47 license, and if approved, this would allow them to sell on sale beer, wine, and distilled spirits.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Health████████████████████████████████████████████44%
Public Comment████████████████16%
Liquor License Transfer█████████9%
Budget and Finance████████8%
Food Delivery Regulation█████5%
Community Engagement████4%
Public Finance████4%
Procedural███3%
Public Education███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting - October 22, 2020

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors met remotely on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at approximately 11:00 AM PDT. The meeting was chaired by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, with Vice Chair Catherine Stefani and Member Shamann Walton present. Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Hillary Ronen, and others also participated for specific items. The agenda included four liquor license transfers, an ordinance regulating third-party food delivery services, and two hearings on COVID-19 response in the Latinx community and testing protocols. Due to the pandemic, all participation was via video conference and phone.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar was designated; all items were considered separately.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 1 (Swig liquor license): Michael Nolty, executive director of Alliance for a Better District 6, expressed full support for the license transfer, noting community outreach and the applicant's history.
  • Item 5 (Food delivery ordinance): Two callers supported the ordinance: Chubby Fani (Golden Gate Restaurant Association) thanked Supervisor Peskin for engaging stakeholders, and Michael Nolty (North and Market Business Association) supported the measure to help small restaurants and clarify pricing for customers.
  • Item 6 (Latinx COVID-19 response): Multiple callers testified:
    • Peter Corey (data scientist) urged DPH to partner with community organizations like the Latino Task Force (LTF).
    • John Jacobo (health committee chair, LTF) criticized DPH for failing the Latinx community, noting 170,000 tests at Embarcadero/SOMA vs. 4,000-6,000 in high-impact areas, and demanded funding.
    • Michael Nolty (former DPH employee) echoed frustration with bureaucratic delays.
    • Marco Montenegro (Excelsior Works/Excelsior Strong) highlighted that community organizations have added COVID-19 response to core services without extra funding and called for long-term plans.
  • Item 7 (Testing protocols): Two callers questioned transparency and favoritism in testing contracts, specifically regarding Color Genomics.

Discussion Items

Liquor License Transfers (Items 1-4)

All four transfers were presented by ABC Officer Pat Mackie with no protests. Each applicant spoke briefly. The committee unanimously approved resolutions finding public convenience or necessity for each:

  • Item 1 (Swig): Type 48/47 license at 553-561 Geary St. The applicant, Brian Shee, described combining Swig (operating since 2004) with the adjacent Olympic Cafe to offer dinner service. Conditions included hours 10am-2am, no noise, no loitering, no off-sale.
  • Item 2 (Grab & Eat): Type 21 off-sale license at 3499 Mission St. No applicant present; committee approved with conditions (monitor area, no loitering). Supervisor Ronen supported.
  • Item 3 (Luke's Local): Type 20 off-sale beer/wine license at 2190 Union St. Luke’s owner described their grocery concept. Vice Chair Stefani praised the business for filling a commercial vacancy and providing jobs. Conditions included monitoring and litter cleanup.
  • Item 4 (Sool Bar): Type 48 license at 321-323 Grant Ave for Hotel 321. Applicant Sandy Chun requested approval to combine lodging and food/beverage. Conditions included no noise, no loitering, no off-sale. Supervisor Peskin supported.

Ordinance: Third-Party Food Delivery Services (Item 5)

Supervisor Peskin presented amendments to the proposed ordinance, which caps fees at 15%, prohibits delivery services from restricting restaurant pricing, allows restaurants to terminate contracts within 72 hours, and bans unauthorized delivery. Key amendments: removed the additional 3% point-of-sale fee and changed the sunset to 60 days after the health officer allows 100% indoor dining (instead of two years). Also removed administrative revision language. The committee adopted the amendments and forwarded the ordinance to the full board with positive recommendation (3-0).

Hearing: Public Health Response to COVID-19 in the Latinx Community (Item 6)

Supervisor Ronen convened the hearing, noting that despite a UCSF/LTF study in April showing disproportionate infection rates, the situation has not improved significantly. DPH presented through Isela Ford (Latinx COVID response lead) and Dr. Navina Baba.

  • Key data: 36% of DPH’s FY2021 COVID spending is estimated to serve Latinx individuals. The city announced $28.5 million for Latinx community support, but Supervisor Ronen questioned where the money is and why the Latino Task Force has not received promised funds. DPH explained that $7.3 million of that is from DPH, with $3 million for essential hubs (Mission, Excelsior, Bayview) allocated through OEWD contracts, which have been in process for about six weeks. Supervisor Ronen and Walton expressed frustration that volunteers at the Mission Hub have not been paid and that testing resources have not been prioritized in high-positivity areas.
  • Testing: DPH reported that 78% of tests at the Mission Hub are Latinx, but overall positivity in the Latinx community remains high (13-25% at some clinics vs. 1-3% at Embarcadero). DPH is moving the SOMA test site to Alemany (starting November 17, Monday-Friday) to better serve the southeast sector. Supervisor Ronen called for immediate fund release, reallocation of testing to hardest-hit areas, and city funding for the “Right to Recover” income support program (which ran out of funds and paused for a month).
  • Outcome: The committee voted to continue the hearing to the call of the chair (3-0) to allow further follow-up.

Hearing: COVID-19 Testing Protocols (Item 7)

Supervisor Peskin held a high-level review of DPH’s testing strategy and contracts. Dr. Baba and Deputy Finance Drew presented:

  • San Francisco has 31 testing sites, conducting ~5,000 tests/day (50-60% city-provided). Testing budget for FY2021 is $58.9 million, with $17 million incurred since July. An RFP for continued testing services was released September 1; award expected late October.
  • DPH’s “adaptive test and response” strategy prioritizes hot spots, but there is a mismatch between testing volume (south of Market) and positivity (southeast quadrant). Efforts include mobile testing and partnerships with Chinese Hospital.
  • Supervisor Peskin raised concerns about timely payment to Chinese Hospital and overall transparency. No questions were posed due to earlier hearing overlap.
  • Outcome: The hearing was filed (3-0).

Key Outcomes

  • Liquor License Transfers (Items 1-4): Approved unanimously with conditions.
  • Third-Party Food Delivery Ordinance (Item 5): Amended and forwarded to full board with positive recommendation (3-0).
  • Latinx COVID-19 Response Hearing (Item 6): Continued to call of chair (3-0). Supervisor Ronen requested detailed accounting of the $28.5 million allocation. DPH committed to releasing hub funding through OEWD.
  • Testing Protocols Hearing (Item 7): Filed (3-0).

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the October 22nd, 2020 regular meeting of Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. I am Supervisor Raphael Mandelman. I'm the chair of this committee. We're joined by our vice chair Catherine Stephanie and Supervisor Shaman Walton. We are also joined here by Supervisor Aaron Huskin. We'll be talking about one of his items later. Our clerk is John Carroll. And I want to thank the uh folks at SFGTV, of course, as always, for um staffing and uh as well the uh Board of Supervisors Operations and IT for all of your excellent work. Um Mr. Carroll, do you have any announcements? Yes, I do, Mr. Chair. Thank you. In order to protect the public, board members, and city employees during the COVID-19 health emergency, the Board of Supervisors, Legislative Chamber, and Committee Room are closed. This precaution is taken pursuant to all various local, state, and federal orders, declarations, and directives. Committee members will attend this meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda. Both Cable Channel 26 and SFgovTV.org are streaming a public comment call-in number across your screen at this time. Your opportunity to speak and provide comments during the public comment period are available via phone by calling 415-65501. Once connected and prompted, enter the meeting ID for today's meeting. Today's meeting ID is 14604940. Then press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting. Once connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you'll be muted in in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, followed by three to be added to the speaker line. A system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. Please wait until the system indicates that you've been unmuted, and that will be your opportunity to begin your comments. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television, your radio, or your streaming device. Everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepancies that we may encounter between live coverage and streaming. Alternatively, you may submit your public comments in either of the following ways. You may email me. My name is John Carroll, and I'm the clerk of the public safety and neighborhood services committee. My email address is J O H N period C A R R O L L at S F G O V dot O R G. If you submit public comment by email, it will be included in the legislative file as part of the matter. Your written comments may also be sent by U.S. Postal Service to our office and city hall. The address for our office is one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlake Place, room 244. San Francisco, California, 94102. Finally, items acted upon today will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of November 3rd, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Please call our first item. Agenda item number one is a hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to ElectroKelt Promotions Incorporated. Doing business as SWIG at 553 to 561 Geary will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this hearing should call the public comment number now. It is 415-655-0001.

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