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[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the 03/04/2026 meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee. I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Matt Dorsey. And today, our clerk is Brent Haliba, and I would like to thank Eugene Labadia for from SFGOV TV for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clark do you have any announcements?

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Thank you Madam Chair just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings. Should you have any documents to be included as part of the file that should be submitted to myself the clerk, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. When your item of interest comes up in public comment is called, please line up to speak on the west side of the chamber to your right, my left, along those curtains. And while not required to provide public comment, we do invite you to fill out a comment card and leave them on the tray by the television to your left by the doors if you wish for your name to be accurately recorded for the minutes. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. Email them to myself, the Budget and Finance Committee clerk at brent.jalipa@sfgov.org. If you submit public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file. You may also send your written comments via US Postal Service to our office in City Hall at 1 Doctor. Carlton Beglewood Place Room 244 San Francisco California 94102 and finally madam chair items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of March 10 unless otherwise stated Madam chair.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And so with that, we have two items today. And so let's go to please, item number one, Mr. Clerk.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Item number one is an ordinance amending the health and business hand tax regulations codes to revise the definition of a mobile food facility permit had definitions for compact mobile food operations mobile support unit and permitted auxiliary conveyance permits to reflect recent amendments to the california retail food code revised existing definitions of various other terms to reflect state law definitions in that code and expand the definition of stadium concession to include food facilities and stadiums with a seating capacity of 5,000 or more establish annual permit and plan check fees for auxiliary conveyance compact mobile food operation and mobile support unit permits, and waive license and permit fees for compact mobile food operations amending the public works code to include a definition for compact mobile food operations and to expand the department of public works street vending authority to include regulation of compact mobile food operations and to require that department to consult with the department of public health and the fire department when issuing rules and regulations that regulate street vendors. Madam Chair.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Thank you. Supervisor Jackie Fielder has requested for continuance to next week and I just want to express my gratitude to Supervisor Fielder and the Department of Public Health for continuing the conversation to ensure no vendors are being left behind or penalized by this legislation. I really appreciate their effort and so with that let' go to public comment on this item.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Yes we' now taking public comment on this item number one if we have any members of the public who wish to address this committee regarding the continuance of this item. Madam Chair we have no speakers.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed. I would like to make the motion to continue this item to March 11 meeting.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Actually, ahead of that vote, Madam Chair, should we excuse Supervisor Sauter?

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Yes. So, my apologies. First, I would like to make the motion to excuse Supervisor Sauter from this meeting. Roll call,

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: And, on that motion to excuse Member Sotter from attending today's meeting, Vice Chair Dorsey. Aye. Chair Chan.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Aye.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Chair Chan. Aye. We have two ayes and Member Sotter excused.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: The motion passes. And now I'd like to make the motion to continue item number one to our next budget and finance meeting on March 11 and a roll call please.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: And on the motion that we continue this ordinance to the March 11 meeting of this committee vice chair Dorsey. Aye. Dorsey aye. Chair Chan. Aye. Chan aye. We have two ayes with member sotter excused.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: The motion passes. Mr. Clark please call item number two.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Yes item number two is a resolution approving the fourth amendment to a contract armed and unarmed security services agreement between the city and county acting by and through the municipal transportation agency and universal protection service l p doing business as allied universal security services to extend the term by one year from 03/31/2026 for a total term of 04/01/2020 through 03/31/2027 to increase the amount by approximately 5,900,000.0 for a total not to exceed amount of approximately 64,900,000.0 and to authorize the mta to enter into any amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations nor liabilities to the city and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this resolution. Madam Chair.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Thank you and today we have sfmta here.

[Kimberly Burris, Chief Security Officer, SFMTA]: Good morning thank you madam chair and thank you for having me board members of the committee. I am Kimberly Burris, the Chief Security Officer with SFMTA, and I come before you today seeking an approval for an extension of our security contract. Just wanted to give some background of our security program. The actual security contract is only one element of our overarching security program. We also have as a part of our security program our MOU with SFPD. We have our non our uniformed non sworn staff through our fare inspectors as well as our MTEP ambassadors. We work very closely with TSA to ensure that our critical infrastructure is secured properly. And then we also have our contract security that I'm going to go over with you today. Okay, gotcha. Okay, so through this contract with Allied Security Universal, This contract actually supports the SFMTA by providing services at over twenty four twenty five of our transit locations including our transit division, our subway, and revenue locations. Allied Universal Security actually oversees a network of three subcontracted security companies and coordinates all security services for MTA citywide. At some of our critical sites we have 20 fourseven coverage. We have coverage that includes system wide surveillance and it provides armed guard protection reserved only for revenue collection. We do not use armed guards anywhere else in the system. Our unarmed and armed guard service is essential because it serves as the first line of defense for inappropriate activity and it helps to ensure the safety of our staff and of the public. It guards against vandalism, breach of our non public facilities that can of course lead to bodily injury and property damage and it acts as a visible deterrent for our revenue operations at our various sites throughout San Francisco. Guards also protect in our subway stations at open and closing. They assist our station agents in monitoring passengers and asset risk. And guards respond to incidents to assist and run interference if needed. They provide situational awareness and through our security operations center we are able to centralize and manage our operations remotely. And because we've improved our communications and capabilities, we have improved our response and our reporting.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Did it again.

[Kimberly Burris, Chief Security Officer, SFMTA]: I did it again. I'm sorry. That's all right.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Let's see.

[Kimberly Burris, Chief Security Officer, SFMTA]: To give you an overview of the contract itself, the existing contract went through a competitive bidding process and the contract was awarded through the mta board resolution and the board of supervisors resolution in December 2019. The contract started in 04/01/2020 it was a three year term with three one year options We have exercised our options and we are currently in the third option right now that is set to expire on 03/31/2026. Spending has some flexibility in our contract because our contract is based on actual cost and expenses are not standard or fixed. And so monthly invoices reflect our actual service provided. The ask of the board today is to extend the term by one year, actually fund the extended term with contract revisions and modifications, and increase the contract amount by a net of 5,900,000.0 for a not to exceed amount of 64,000,000. MTA negotiated a reduction in management fees by 10% for the extended term. We increased service levels due to additional guard patrol requirements at central subway platforms and then there's an elimination of contract cost escalations for the remaining term and the use of the contract contingency and we use the contract contingency to offset the authority of the contract extension. So our projected expenditure for the extension year is $10,900,000 That is the $10,500,000 to fund the additional year or service with an additional $4.31 ks due to increase service levels due to the central subway. MTA and allied agreed to apply most of the existing contingency amount to to offset the cost associated with this extension while the remaining 800,000 in contingency for the extended is going to be used for the extended term. We were very conscious of our we are very conscious of our financial outlook and we are being very intentional in stabilizing contract costs in in such uncertain times. And so staff is conducting a comprehensive reassessment of our armed and unarmed guard security structure as a part of an agency wide initiative to identify some additional cost savings in response to our severe budget constraints. One of the things that we're doing is we looked at we made an RFI request, a request from information to the actual industry, and hoping to use that information to evaluate and to actually redraft an RFP that we plan to submit this spring into the summer. And we're also taking on a site hardening project that will eventually help us reduce guard fixed guard costs so that we can reduce the cost of the contract overall. This is the timeline. And so if we extend the contract beyond the March 26 and extend it to March 2027, that will have to be done through our MTA board as well as the board of supervisors. We are going to review our RFI and make changes to the RFP. And then in 2027 we will finalize a new agreement. And at the end of the requested extension we will be ready to go into a new contract. This is the end of my presentation and I will remain for any questions.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Thank you.

[Christina Malamet, Budget and Legislative Analyst]: Good morning, Madam Chair, Supervisor Dorsey. Christina Malamet from the Budget and Legislative Analyst Office. The proposed resolution would approve an amendment to an existing agreement for security guard services between the SFMTA and Allied Universal Security Services to extend the term by one year through March 2027 and to increase the not to exceed amount by an estimated 5,900,000.0 for a total of approximately 64,900,000.0. The agreement is for armed and unarmed security guards at SFMTA transit locations and facilities. The proposed amendment reflects an increase in unarmed security guard staffing for the central subway and maintains that staffing in the extension year. Exhibit three on page seven of our report shows the basis of the not to exceed amount. The proposed budget in the extension year of approximately $10,500,000 reflects the increased staffing as well as a approximate 10% reduction in the management fee. MTA is proposing to extend the agreement by additional year to evaluate additional cost saving strategies. The contract is funded by the SFMTA operating budget, and we recommend approval of item two.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Thank you. I don't have additional questions. Let's go to public comment on this item.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Yes. And if we have any members of the public who have joined us today who wish to address this committee regarding this item number two, now is your opportunity. Madam Chair, we have no speakers.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed. I don't have any additional question, actually, but I do have maybe I'm missing it from the BLA report or from your presentation. I know that you're actually having a process for a request for information. How long is that process going to take? What is

[Kimberly Burris, Chief Security Officer, SFMTA]: the So, process has concluded. We submitted it in October, And so we do have the responses. And right now, we're evaluating the responses. And so we are looking to going into the RFI draft within the next couple of weeks.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Next couple of weeks. And then what is your and so you're anticipating that in 2027, which is prior to March 2027, that you will have a new vendor, a new agreement?

[Kimberly Burris, Chief Security Officer, SFMTA]: Yes.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: Okay. Thank you. And so with that, would like to move this item to full board with recommendation and a roll call please.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: And on that motion that we refer this resolution to the full board with a recommendation. Vice chair dorsey. Aye. Dorsey aye. Chair Chan

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: aye.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: We have two ayes with member sotter excused.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: The motion passes. You Mr. Clerk do we have any other business before us today.

[Brent Jalipa, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk]: Madam chair that concludes our business.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (Chair)]: The meeting is adjourned.