it is basically a self identification and an affidavit. very different form, but similar in structure to the way we administer the free and reduced lunch forms. supervisor supervisor mar: i know a lot of the youth in the district are limited english-speaking, so i hope there is the process to raise awareness in the communities of color that this be available. can you explain how a community outreach will be done? >> it has been put on our website. as i said before, we will send it out to all of our partners. one reason for the delay is because we wanted to get the cover letter translated into spanish and chinese. that is available there. the office to which this is directed -- we do not have a chinese speaker. we do have a translator in spanish.

we will do outreach using the monday reminders to our principal at the secondary level. we will figure out the best way to get this word out. supervisor mar: i know a number of the organizations that are here from communities of color can speak to this up for the last three months of the fiscal year. i support supervisor campos's vision that this free muni pass be available much more broadly beginning the next fiscal year. thank you. supervisor campos: before we turn it over to the mta, i see commissioner fewer is in the

audience. i do not know if you wanted to add anything to the presentation from the school district, but the main thing from this end of the aisle is simply making sure that the school district sees that all steps are taken to make sure this program is implemented as quickly as possible. welcome to the chamber, and welcome -- and thank you for being here. >> we passed a similar resolution supporting a resolution to have a youth lifeline pass for low-income students. i would like to also add another part of our resolution, our concern for our students and students of private schools. when the have turned 18 but still working on their high- school diplomas, we have had an issue with many of our students being issued tickets -- not just

one, but two tickets, amounting to $150. these are high school students. they have turned 18 before their graduation date. we feel the m.t.a. should grant them immunity -- i mean an exception. they should not have to buy an adult pass. they are full-time students. as you recognize in your resolution, we have a lot of low income students, including students who rely every day on writing muni to schools, work, and home. the board of education is working on a transportation plan that will eliminate a lot of our high school bus transportation. we would appreciate the board of supervisors looking into and asking mta if they might make exception for students who have

turned 18 but are still working on high-school diplomas. supervisor campos: if i may ask janet martinson of the mta -- of want to thank her and the entire mta staff for working so diligently in the last two months to try to make this happen. i also want to think the director and executive director for their efforts. >> thank you for bringing this resolution for us. i am janet martinson. i am mainly here to voice mta support for this resolution and to talk a little bit about the mta's actions.

the mta has been working collaboratively with supervisor campos's office and the school district to support implementing the youth level and program. in regards to the mta action moving forward, since the mta board did previously approved the allocation of 12,000 monthly passes per month to low-income youth at $10 per month, it will need additional approval by the mta board in order for the mta to be able to provide the same passes for free for the remainder of the fiscal year. we are planning to have that heard at the march 1 mta board meeting. that is all up i had to say. i am available to answer any questions. supervisor campos: i do want to thank you and the rest of the staff for moving so quickly to put this item on the agenda. this is something that has been moving very quickly.

we greatly appreciate that. it was not an easy thing to do. i would encourage you to continue to do what you have to do to work collaboratively with us and the other sister agencies and the community. thank you very much. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor campos: if i may ask the director of the department of children, youth and their families -- thank you for being here. i also want to reiterate my thanks to the mayor for his interest in this and for moving so quickly to make sure that all of the city resources were made available to expedite the implementation of this. thank you and welcome to the committee. >> good afternoon, members of the committee. i fully support this resolution.

i am here to avail myself to work with mr. r metro -- armitraud, the youth commission, and ms. martison to develop a discounted past delivery system for next year that is going to be streamlined, sensitive to the needs of our youth and families , and something that is administratively sound and sustainable. winter -- we participated in this process closer to the end of this process, after many months of conversation between the school district, mta, and members of the board, primarily so we can call the school district develop a system for next school year that will meet the needs of our families.

we will make the commitment to work with our partners in developing the planning process and creating a delivery system that will work from all of us so that come august, when school starts again, we will be able to have, once again, a streamlined system. we actually do partner very closely with several institutions that are housed in said the school already, which i believe will help us facilitate the delivery of these fast passes, namely the wellness centers. we operate those in all of the public high schools. we have many after-school programs throughout the city in all of our schools. we also have family resource centers that we operate throughout the city. i think there will be lots of options for us to meet the

needs of the community. i look forward to working with our partners in doing this. supervisor campos: thank you come and director. if i may add, i think it was a great idea for the mayor to include the bcyf in the discussion. as part of your ongoing work, you have a -- established relationship with many people in the school district. i think working with the mta will help move this forward a lot more quickly. i think it is a great idea. thank you very much. that is it in terms of the presentation. i know we have a number of speakers who are here. with the chair's commission -- permission, we will move to public comment. i know it is valentine's day. we appreciate the comments, but i know people want to get home at some point to their loved ones. so two minutes per speaker.

if i call your name, please come up. i apologize if i mispronounce any names. maria gonzales, frank lara, olsen martinez, carmen lee, norah calderon, jonah abernathy. if you can please come forward and speak, you each have two minutes. thank you. >> good afternoon, a supervisor. my name is joanne and i am a member of power. i want to make a quick comment. i would like to see the comments come first for the experts come and speak. sometimes, we do not get our answers from the experts. we take our comments and leave, but we do not get there in point

-- that their input on what we commented on. i have three kids and one adult child. i have a budget of $980 a month. i spend $450 on rent. i spend a $200 on fast passes to get on unique a month. -- get on muni a month. this is for a family of four. the would like free passes. it would stop the children from getting on the back door to try to get their education. also, i would like to see it because 80% of my neighborhood does not know anything about what is going on down here. i would like to see some of the outreach go into my neighborhood so they would know what is going on about these test passes. i did hear one of the supervisors mention a unified school district.

one of my daughters goes to a charter school, and they do not give this kind of information. i would like to see it go into the tractor schools. more parents are putting their kids into charter schools. my other comment is that i agree that the passes should all look the same. i do not think they should make low-income versions of the passes. the reason for that is because a lot of kids can be cruel. like they said, you can put somebody into a low-income category and put somebody in to a higher category. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> [speaking spanish]

>> good afternoon. i am a member of power, and i am a grandmother to three. sometimes, we do not have the money to pay for the fast passes. we want to ask you to please support us and support our families. please pass a resolution to support the fast pass.

>> thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. >> feliz valentines. supervisor campos: next speaker, por favor. >> [speaking spanish]

>> good afternoon. my name is theresa molina. i am a member of power. i have five beautiful children and two grandchildren. sometimes, i do not have a lot of work. i want to ask you support the implementation of the money so we can have these best passes, which are definitely needed. sometimes i have to choose between getting a fast pass or buying food. i do not think it is fair my children would have to miss school because the cannot afford a fast pass. thank you very much, and happy valentine's day. supervisor campos: gracias. siente, por favor. gracias. >> [speaking spanish]

>> i am norah calderon, and i am a member of power. i am the mother of a high-school student right now. today is february 14, and it is very difficult for me. i have not been able to buy a fast pass for my son for this month. the reason i have not been able to afford a fast pass is i live in public housing and have an older son who works. my rent right now is almost $1,300 a month.

when not to ask that you pass these free fast passes. we are tired of empty promises. it is really important that our actions speak louder than promises. i think it is important that we think about the students that are not just in public schools, but private schools. a lot of them are low income. they have gotten scholarships to attend these schools.

there are a lot of people who have more resources, and the cannot imagine what poverty is really like when you cannot even buy a gallon of milk. it is really important that we get these fast passes. our use of getting punished.

police are ticketing them. they are causing students to miss school. they are ticket and parents. there is not that consciousness about what is making it so people cannot pay, so that students miss school, and what we can do to prevent these things from happening and to support low-income families. it is really important that the

word spread in different neighborhoods and low-income communities that we need at 10,000 to 12,000 fast passes. people are not able to get to school if the cannot eat and do not even have breakfast. i think the city has a lot of money. we need to make sure these are implemented. supervisor campos: next speaker. i am going to read a few more names. pilar gonzales, who i think already spoke, emily lee, and others. >> if you do not mind, we have a presentation on behalf of more public transit the we are going to give.

supervisor campos: the need any help with that? >> oh no. supervisor campos: is the audio working?

i don't think it is working. someone is coming. why don't we go to the next speaker while we figure this out? next speaker, please. >> my name is carmen lee. i am a san francisco housing authority member in hunters point and a member of power. i urge you to support this, to pass this resolution calling for free fast passes. not only do i think that youth, low-income youth from all over the city, should get frites fast passes. i think all youth should get free fast passes, considering they already have enough stress getting to and from school.

the kids do not need any more stress, getting citations and that kind of thing. i think all of them should have free fast passes and an easy way to get to school. i have two children of my own. they are 6 and 8 years old. they are on school buses every day. i know next year the school buses are going to be cut quite a bit. i will be in the same boat as all of my members from power. i urge you to pass that. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is michelle. i am with more public transit, and for operators and writers expanding public transit. we have been organizing. in this economic crisis, the use of the city, especially youth of color, are hit very hard.

they represent some of the most honorable in our society. many public resources for youth have been cut. put together with their parent'' experience and economic hardship, the availability for youth to get to school and access public services such as after-school programs, library services, etc., have diminished. some families have to choose between spending money for food and spending money for transit, as some women have already spoken about. more public transit things this is a crime. no one should have to make that choice. transportation is a right and should be free for all. the beginning of that is free youth passes. we would like to see free youth passes for all youth, not just low-income news. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon.

my name is of his martina's -- is otiz martinez. all you see behind you is color and struggle. we have taken a chance for the youth. we have taken a dream and they hope. if they do not have a pass, they get fined. they get sent to jail. this is opportunity. give them a chance. use that chance. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. i am going to read a few more names. ava benetra, hillar liang, gloria esteban. >> [speaking chinese]

>> my name is ho. i am from chinatown and am a pier or the buzzer. every month, a lot of our families have to pay for three or more test passes. it is a heavy burden, especially for new immigrant families. i hope supervisors will pass this resolution so they can have free fast passes. supervisor campos: are we ready? i think we are ready now.

>> what is your full name? what school do you attend? >> bling vista -- buena vista. >> do you like muni? >> yes. it takes a lot of time, and too many people, and it costs a lot of money. >> the you have something to say to these people that could make the money -- the newly free for you and your family? >> please. >> what is your full name? and what school do you attend? we are trying to push for free

muni. do you use it often? do you like me? >> yes. [unintelligible] i can get to school. >> what do you use me for? -- muni for, and why you think it should be free? >> because sometimes you do not have money and you cannot pay. >> what would your message be to the people who can make muni pretax -- free? >> sometimes you do not have money and cannot pay. >> my name is alicia pineras. >> where do you work? >> i work at buena vista as a custodian. >> why do you think of muni should be free?

>> some of us have three or more kids. it is very hard to afford passes for everybody. >> what would your message be to the people who could make it free? what would you say? >> i think the passes should be free for all kids, because we are paying a lot of money for our passes for kids. i think we should allow all of our kids passes to be freed. >> good morning. what is your name? what school do you attend? we are trying to push for free passes. do you use many of the index do you like manny? -- we -- do you use muni?