2026-10-05 - Rules Committee

AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 5TH, 2026 RULES COMMITTEE MEETING. >> I AM YOUR CHAIR SUPERVISOR SIMON WALTON I'M JOINED HERE BY VICE CHAIR SHELL AND WILL SOON BE JOINED BY

PRESIDENT MANDO MIN. THIS MORNING'S CLERK TODAY IS VICTOR YOUNG AND I WANT TO THANK SUSAN ENOS FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS MEETING IS TELEVISED AND THAT THE TRANSCRIPTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

>> MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? >> YES, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN AND EACH ITEM ON THIS AGENDA WHEN YOUR ITEM OF INTEREST COMES UP AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS CALLED PLEASE LINE

UP TO SPEAK. ALTERNATIVELY MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS EMAIL THEM TO MYSELF THE RULES COMMITTEE CLERK AND TO YOUR DOT Y O U AND G AT S.F. GOV DAWG IF YOU

SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT BY EMAIL IT WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FILE. YOU MAY ALSO SEND YOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR US MAIL TO OUR OFFICE IN CITY HALL ONE DR. CARLTON BE GOOD PLACE ROOM 244 SAN

FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94102 PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SILENT ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA OF OCTOBER 20TH UNLESS

OTHERWISE STATED. THAT COMPLETES MY INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE? ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A MOTION APPROVING REJECTING THE CITY COMPTROLLER GREG

WAGNER'S NOMINATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY RIVERA TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION TERM ENDING JULY 2ND, 2028. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CLERK AND I BELIEVE MR. RIVERA IS HERE WITH US THIS

MORNING AND WHY DON'T YOU COME UP TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME'S ANTHONY RIVERA. I'M A BORN AND RAISED HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. I'M A

RETIRED FROM SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> OVER 28 YEARS I ALSO WORKED AS A LIAISON ON TO PUBLIC WORKS PUC. I SERVED AS A COMMISSIONER ON PUC AND JUST AS A CITIZEN I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ON THIS

BOARD TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY ,EFFICIENCY AND ENSURE THAT A LOT OF THE THE WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY IS DONE IN A PROPER MANNER. I'M ALWAYS TAKEN INTO THE INTERESTS OF THE

CITIZENS OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. RIVERA. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. >> YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK

ON THIS ITEM SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? THERE ARE NO COMMENTERS ON THIS

MATTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE-CHAIR SURE, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE. >> YES, SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> ACTUALLY ONE QUICK QUESTION. YES SIR. >> YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE

INTERACTION WITH THE STREETSCAPE. >> HOW HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR KIND OF YOUR EXPERIENCE IN IN ACCESSING THE CURBSIDE ACTIONS IN THE ROADSIDE AS A AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFLUENCING YOUR WORK

ON PUBLIC WORKS IN A WAY THAT THEY MAY LOOK AT CURB CUTS OR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS OR ANY OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT? >> YES, SIR. SO I THINK I HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE WHEREAS YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT

THERE'S PUBLIC ACCESS. THERE'S YOU KNOW, MERCHANT ACCESS, COMMERCIAL ACCESS. BUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE. AND I THINK THAT WE DO NEED TO HAVE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. YOU KNOW, OUR OUR CITY

IS SET UP PAYABLE TO EARTHQUAKES, LARGE FIRES, ETC. AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS AREAS WHERE WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE, LARGE GATHERINGS OR MAYBE LARGE APARTMENT BUILDINGS. >> AND SO

IN MY OPINION I THINK THAT THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN IMPLEMENTING THESE PROCEDURES. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT FEATURE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION STRAIGHT STRIKING,

REJECTING AND KEEPING APPROVING MR. RIVERA'S NOMINATION TO MAKE A MOTION APPROVING MR. MR. RIVERA'S NOMINATION STRIKING REJECTING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> VICE-CHAIR SURE, MR. CLERK ON THE MOTION YES

ON A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINATION AND TO RECOMMEND IT TO THE BOARD AS AS AMENDED ON THAT MOTION. VICE CHAIR CHERYL. HI CHERYL. I REMEMBER IN HIGH MANAGEMENT I CHAIR WALTON HIGH

WALTON I. >> THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CLERK. PLEASE CALL OUT A NUMBER TWO. >> ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A HEARING TO CONSIDER APPOINTING TWO

MEMBERS TERM ENDING JULY 1ST, 2027 AND TWO MEMBERS TERMS ENDING JULY 1ST, 2028. TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES OVERSIGHT AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CLERK AND I DON'T BELIEVE I

SEE OUR CANDIDATE HERE THIS MORNING. >> I DO NOT SEE HER. I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE CANDIDATE ON FRIDAY STATING THAT THEY WOULD BE HERE IN PERSON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL LET'S GO TO PUBLIC

COMMENT ON THIS ITEM BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. YES, OUR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHALL LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. ARE

THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? >> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. >> SENIOR SPEAKERS PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CLOSED AND I LIKE TO MAKE A

MOTION TO. >> CAN YOU CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE CALL? THE CHAIR YES ON THAT MOTION TO CONTINUE THE MATTER TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR VICE CHAIR CHERYL CHERYL I REMEMBER MANAGEMENT MADAM AND I CHAIR

WALTON I WILL DENY THAT MOTION IS APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER THREE. >> ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SURVEILLANCE

TECHNOLOGY POLICY. GOVERNING THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING SOFTWARE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. MARK CORSO HERE FOR THIS ITEM WITH THIS. >> GOOD

MORNING SUPERVISORS MARK CORSO AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE TO SPEAK ON THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS A SOCIAL MEDIA PULSE MONITORING POLICY AS PER THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY LEGISLATION. APOLOGIES AND

GETTING THIS THROUGH. THIS WAS APPROVED BY QUITE A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND NEVER MADE ITS WAY ALL THE WAY TO THE FULL BOARD. >> SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF. >> THIS IS FOR A SOCIAL

MEDIA MONITORING PLATFORM CALLED CRITICAL MENTION THAT WE USE ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS WE USE IT TO. IT'S MORE OF A MEDIA ANALYTICS PLATFORM. WE USE IT TO MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA AS

WELL AS NEWS MEDIA FOR MENTIONS AND STORIES ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> WE DO NOT TRACK ANY INDIVIDUALS ON THIS. THIS IS DONE IN AGGREGATE. WE USE IT TO MONITOR ENGAGEMENT AMONGST DIFFERENT

PLATFORMS AND SEE WHERE OUR MESSAGES REACHING. WE DO RUN ANALYTICS FOR REPORTING TO OUR SUPERVISORS AND THE CHIEFS IN THE DEPARTMENT BUT IT'S NOT ANY INDIVIDUAL DATA. >> THIS IS ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

DATA THAT'S BEEN POSTED ON WEBSITES OR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. SO WE ARE NOT MONITORING ANYTHING INDIVIDUALLY. WE CAN DETERMINE BY U AS A PRACTICE AND WE POST NOTICE IN EACH OF THE CAMERAS WHICH

ALSO INFORM PEOPLE OF A PARTICULAR CAMERA RECORDING ACTIVITY AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DIRECTOR ARTS I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES SO

LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHE LINE UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES ARE THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE

PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU SENIOR SPEAKERS PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD WITH

RECOMMENDATION. >> YES ON THAT MOTION VICE CHAIR CHERYL. HI CHERYL. I REMEMBER AMENDMENT AND I MEAN I CHAIR WALTON I WANT DENY THAT MOTION PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION . >> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. THANK

YOU DIRECTOR MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE BUSINESS HERE BEFORE US? THAT COMPLETES THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED