missing. our social worker filed a police report. they found him on the street, he was sitting on a sofa. i immediately called a police officer and they came. they told the police officer that he did not eat for seven days. and that he did not take the medication. that is what they were very concerned about. he was put in a hospital. let me tell you. when they wanted to discharge him, they would discharge him back to the hotel. right now, he is sleeping in a

home. he is still coming to our center. [chime] president chiu: next speaker. >> i am the executive director for san francisco adult day services network. of the 11, for are the originals of started back in the early '80s when san francisco helped us make adult day health care. we worked with other partners to bring in the community base service. right now, they represent 1800 people that are served annually. if they were to be eliminated,

650 caregiver's would have to reduce their hours or reduced their jobs to take care of their loved ones. we appreciate this resolution because it is very significant when we can have meaningful voices and numbers take the same position. thank you. >> good evening, board of supervisors. i'm a community activist and human rights activist. tonight, the community of civilians and religious profiling. dear supervisors, i am an american that has lived in this

country for over 15 years. in all my time here, i have lived among many other arab- americans who along with me are being mistreated for no reason. just for no reason. just because of the way we look and who we are. we are being harassed and mistreated by the authorities. we were second-class citizens. i am an arab-american. if this citizen cannot protect my basic human rights, and dignity, we do not deserve this type of discrimination. we do not deserve this type of discrimination.

therefore, i urge you to act now and take a step towards resolving this crisis by passing and adopting an item 44. president chiu: thank you, next speaker? >> mr. president, mi am a a member of the gallery, i come here often. i am confused and i prefer to be in the audience. my district, for the first time ever, in the last election, not only was a progressive collected but the runner-up was also a progressive which is a unique thing for our district. it is positive, but things are

not quite settled as they were when it was chirris daly versus everyone. getting rid of that the way -- dead weight, thank god for term limits. i would like to make a belated welcome to the supervisors. my own supervisor kim, i live in probably the most dysfunctional area of the city, we are competing with a view -- bayview on that. we sue each other. it's hard to work with us. i welcome and hope our new lord of the flies -- i know the voters are not used to having to pick someone.

i appreciate you getting through that. desmond bishop, i know the bears won that game. today, we won that one. [chime] >> is there anyone else that would like to talk for public comment? if not, public comment will be closed. thank you. president chiu: if we can move to the next agenda item, committee reports. >> item 25 was considered at a regular meeting on thursday, march 3, 2011. a motion making appointments with terms ending february 23,

2013. and a term ending february 23, 2012 for community development. president chiu: colleagues, the item is in front of us. supervisor avalos: this is an item that supervisor kim was going to be discussing as well. i'll stand up. i had -- i was surprised to see the names come out. i worked very closely with them on the local hiring ordnance. peter cohen i worked with for new strategies in san francisco. there is work that she has already done.

i think it is important to recognize the work that she has done. i was also alarmed that charlie shamas was not put forward on the rules committee. it has been a strong voice for economic development and environmental justice. with community members, building the leadership, it is so necessary in the city with the economic downturn that has been working hand-in-hand with community members and has made the citizen's committee on community development a very meaningful experience for the community to take part in. in the past when there would be community meetings with cccd, they would have about two minutes for public comment with

the work of restructuring the committee and having a stronger approach on community development. they opened it up for the community to actually take part and there to be dialogue on how the city will be responding with its community development work. it is not some much a cut-down approach, it involves the community in a very interactive way. a couple years ago, there was a proposal that was working towards eliminating community development work in san francisco. my office convened a working group, working closely with him david -- pam david to write up the findings of the working group. they met at 8:00 in the morning and once or twice a month to come up with a plan for how we would be able to respond to a community problem work being

done in san francisco. we fought a new proposal where it now sits. we have revitalization efforts, changing our approach around poverty in san francisco. since that time, in my district, charlie has been involved with that effort that has not existed ever in district 11. there was a conscious discussion about how we are going to involve members of work force development. this is something that is new. we are working with the citizen's committee on community development to make this happen. it is really important to have the continuity of charlie's work on the committee and i like the motion that we add his name and i really hate to say to take

out rivera's name as part of the committee. it is about the work charlie has done and that others have done over the years in revitalizing the work in san francisco. that would be my motion to swap out charlie's name for nicole rivera. president chiu: supervisor avalos has made a motion to amend. is there a second? seconded by supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i just wanted to add that he has been active as supervisor avalos mentioned in community-based efforts. we need his experience on this advisory committee.

i know he has got tremendous expertise and community planning. there is tremendous knowledge of community-based organizations. building alliances and unity among other neighborhoods and a low-income neighborhoods in the city. i will be supportive of the motion. supervisor kim: i also support this amendment. i said on the rules committee. the board of supervisors gets to appoint four members. we reflect and advance the concerns and needs of our low- income neighborhoods.

it is to strengthen the social and economic infrastructure of the low-income neighborhoods. we have folks that work and represent folks in the communities. and now as an organizer, i think he complements peter cohen in being able to represent a diversity of neighborhoods. i am very impressed with nicole rivera, i would love to help her get appointed to another committee. she does a lot for the city and county of san francisco and is qualified to serve. the board of supervisors is trying to get representatives at work in the community, he is more appropriate for charlie.

supervisor cohen: the issue that i specifically want to speak to has to do with being in favor of cohen. i'm concerned about charlie. the reason i am concerned, one of those things that i have heard when speaking to my colleagues, the committee has spoken in support of charlie, and that is wonderful. i wanted to bring to people close the attention -- people's attention. it is only a matter of time. it is a last-minute amendment. and having adequate time, when they could also add equerry rally troops. -- adequately rally troops.

i am very concerned that what happens, people they characterized for who they work for on a short snapshot. they have written her off because of who she works for. i cautioned that you use to a person's employer is to evaluate their ability to serve san francisco. i am also concerned that the rules committee heard the issue, voted one way, and here we are. i see this is a slippery slope that we will continue to fly down. i hope we can get some kind of resolution to this particular issue.

supervisor wiener: i am not going to be supporting this amendment. specifically, when it comes to housing and community development, diversity is important. miss rivera is involved, younger than i am significantly. someone that brings that level of diversity. it is also important to bring a fresh perspective. across the political spectrum, we see people that are involved for a very long time. it is also important to bring fresh people. i was excited to see her name

for it from the rules committee. i know and respect her. i can't support this amendment. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. president. i can't say that this is an easy one for me. i will be supporting the motion my supervisor valos -- avalos, but it is not an easy one, not because of the individuals involved, but because you have two pretty impressive people that are here in the running for the seat. the from my perspective, this is a question about what is the right fit and what is the best fit. the think that in light of requirements on this body, but the experience charlie brings

makes this appointment at the right appointment. that said, i have to say that nicole rivera is the kind of individual you want to see on a city commission. this is a young woman who has pretty stellar qualifications. from my perspective, where she works is something that is positive and that adds to her credentials. i actually see it the opposite. i actually think this is the type of experience -- quite frankly, in thinking about this appointment, with respect to someone like nicole, there are prominent commissions were you want to see this kind of a talent. there are some openings coming up. i hope and then will be in consideration for those. i know there was exploration for a commission on the environment.

i can think of a number of commissions where i think she would have the expertise and talent to serve this city well, but i think it is unfortunate that we find ourselves in this position. but i will be supporting the motion. thank you. supervisor avalos: just a couple things i want to respond to. i am not sure. i'm not sure if charlie talked about his ethnic background, but he is egyptian american. he has ties to turkey. i think he adds a level of diversity to the committee. i think it is also important to note the work someone does in the community and the process about work. if you are someone who is part of bringing new views into the way that the cccd does its

deliberations, that is adding new input and dialogue from community members whose voice would not be part of that. that is part of the mission. charlie was part of the change in how the community has done its work. the thing that is really important to consider. i think a good community organizer, a good community worker -- that person's views change as community members are involved in the process. it is about dialogue and communication. i do not think a good community organizer is someone who shuns the ideas that come from the community. i think that is the value he brings to the cccd. lastly, it made it really hard to decide whether i was going to not select -- not vote for

nicole rivera or not. the fact that she was a staff member for nancy pelosi made it difficult to want to make this amendment because of that relationship. there is a lot of power in that relationship. there is also a lot of access to community people from a different perspective i think is valuable. it is based on the work turley has done in the community that has made me make this amendment. i hope you could change your mind and support me on that effort. thank you. supervisor elsbernd: as a member of the rules committee who did not support the gentleman being put forward today but actually supported the other candidate, maybe give me a few seconds to explain why. people have begun to nip around the edges. for me, the biggest concern i have about a community

development block grants is not whether enough communities are being served. we all recognize that is a challenge and we are all trying to do that. but i think any objective observer would recognize the biggest threat to community grant money right now is the federal government. it is the biggest problem. the federal government is constantly making cuts. it would seem to me if we are trying to preserve that funding have access to that money, we would take advantage of an applicant who has the connections that she does. going with my amendment here, the spreading the wealth among the communities are having community diversity is not more important than what i think is the biggest problem, and what any observer should see is the biggest problem, and that is the federal government.

we have the opportunity to have a great applicant. that gentleman can help his cause and do his thing. i think we are making a big mistake for the future of the community development block grant by rejecting an applicant of this caliber and with this experience. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. >> there are six ayes and five

nos. president chiu: motion to amend passes. on the motion as amended, if we could take a roll-call vote. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: no. supervisor cohen: [silence] president chiu: supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye.

supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. >> there are six ayes and five nos. president chiu: the motion as amended is approved. it could go back to item 22, please. >> a resolution requesting the recreation and park department and the department of the environment to establish a comprehensive parts recycling program. supervisor mirkarimi: colleagues, this issue is not unfamiliar to anybody here. there has been thorough hearings on this matter. but we have learned today is that the rec and parks department issued an unlawful detainer against the recycling center. i think that only escalates the matter in what i believe is an

unprincipled way. i think this resolution is ever more timely and signaling to all stakeholders in this discussion. that is to work with the hank recycling center, dude due diligence, and look for alternative locations. that had not been done under mayor newsom. we ask that it be done. that is what the essence of this resolution does. in short, there is no plan whatsoever to compensate for the loss of an industrial recycling facility that takes in

approximately 1,600 tons of recyclables per year. in lieu of that particular loss is a plan to have vending machines that would be distributed in 27 areas around grocery stores. if a think we are going to have a people traffic problem because people feel there is never heard this stress around the homeless, a guarantee that problem is going to escalate exponentially when you think you are going to put a soda machine vending system at a grocery store where people are simply feeding in bottles and cans to compensate for the loss of a recycling center in a much more rapid and efficient fashion. i think it is counterintuitive the way this has been handled by the city.

we understand they want to move on displacement. i suggest with this resolution that they continue with good- faith discussions in looking for alternate locations. here is the rub. puc wants to put a water recycling plant on golden gate property. it is a non-conforming use according to the golden gate master plan. neighborhoods have spoken up and said, "we do not want to hear it." that are moving to look for an alternate location. on the east end of golden gate park, there is retail like a laundromat and others that are also considered a non- conforming use. by law and by definition, they should be affected as well. there is an approach the city

has taken in singling out why hank should be moved, especially with an unlawful detainer. that is what is represented in this resolution. i realize some of you would like to see an amendment or tweak to this. but i do believe that we should move this forward, hoping that a resolution is achieved between all parties. >> i want to thank all our colleagues who have sent to this hearing. this has been difficult for a number of reasons.