that one can from past successes and failures, and vastly improving the proficiency of work and the likelihood of a meaningful outcome. i assure you that it has served me well. release 30 foundation for political involvements of the last couple of years. working steadily, the former subcommittee on cultivation, the berkeley chapter, they have enabled and accelerated acquisition of knowledge and practical experience, which i believe cannot be found in the medical cannabis community. my scientific degree has reformed cultivation techniques.

these qualities combined with my sophisticated understanding of a law feature a strong ability. the second and far more important reason is my willingness. it manifest itself in subtle ways, sometimes it is not appreciated until a large volume of activity is shown in hindsight. have strong relationships with the sensory operators and patients. this is a consistent willingness to offer my time and energy. i have been not only able but willing to listen to every patient that feels like they have something to communicate. willing to defend the rights of all cultivators. willing to place free service

for community members. willing to support berkeley cultivators by developing provisions of this successfully pushed for. but could not be here today. the first version of the nursery safety guidelines, to make the presentation during a police commission meeting in defense of safe access. i am a stranger to risk or hard work. i did not choose my friends based on income level. i love what i do. i mentally appreciate the support and have offered to the community. the issue is deeply personal to me. i also think it was very fitting that i was educated at the farm.

west and partly of all, you'll be certain that i will do this job effectively because in the senses, i already am. and you have any questions? supervisor kim: i was a different part of the farm, apparently. i would like to open up for public comment. please let up. make clear in your opening statement if there is an advocate you're speaking in support our opposition of. it helps when compiling the meeting minutes. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i will try to be brief. i support stewart for this. asked you to appoint him not for his education are that he is articulate or long winded, but

because he is persistent, which might be the most important asset he brings. >> i am a member of an advocate group, and i have seen stewart's work a lot. i cannot say enough good things about kathy and stephen the reality of life is that it is the number one cash crop. if we don't understand that, the pharmaceutical companies and big businesses are chomping at the bit. i have seen this guy do a lot of good work. this is a dear to my heart. i have a public access tv show.

and that we have a lot of people that he gets too. lived in a member of the -- we have been a member of the cannabis community. we are laughed at. i thank you for taking the time to listen to me. >> my name is theresa cooper, i have been a legal secretary for many years. i also studied a list of fields have also emphasized teacher. i masterwork in the access of love community. i was given the puppy who picked

out just for me. the puppy is very big now. i am forever grateful to store. i would listen to what mark says because the work for the center and set at the seats. the mark was there since the inception. as stewart has also been working with them. i would say i am paying attention to that and i am definitely for stewart roads because he is committed in the community and educated. >> i am a long time medical cannabis advocate.

and the co-founder of marijuana patients and supporters. i have been attending the task force meetings for quite some time now. i am speaking in support of stuart. i have not seen anyone that is more capable or dedicated. i think that as a patient advocate, i want to speak strongly in support of him because he supports us so strongly. >> i just want to say that i support stewart roads. i see him there participating.

of a very low income person. i have a very serious and ellis going on right now, and i know he has contributed to me actually getting medicine. in saying that, i am forever grateful. they are really, truly helping me in my life right now. i need that help. >> i am a homeless veteran, and i can honestly say in the medical marijuana movement, there are a lot of lies, a lot of veterans being left out even with the sunshine ordnance. one thing is true. stewart hopes of veterans.

he only wants to give his word and keep it. he is the only help us veterans are actually getting. please support him so you can support your veterans. >> i have a patient and a member of the collective. there is not much i can say. [unintelligible] [unintelligible] >> i represents low-income patients.

the team has to win. you need players that are involved. whether they are second string in the sideline, when they are needed, you bring that up. stewart has been there since the working group, since the subcommittee on cultivation. he is not going anywhere. we need him on our team. think you. -- thank you. >> i'm moved by the fact that stuart's speech, i'm a patient of access of love and hooppe ne. i met stuart five months ago, and he gave me hope. i can't take pain pills because the right side of my heart is dead.

he gives it unconditionally and he goes out of his way to not only deal with medical marijuana. he deals with the community into the people liked to work on this team. he is reaching out to people he doesn't -- that don't even know about medical marijuana. you're looking at a person that is facing a very serious operation. he has been there 100% for me. i will be here. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i have worked with stored for about a year-and-a-half. but he was chairman under the working group. he proved to be an extremely effective leader and concentrated on the issues that

were relevant to cultivation. he was involved in discussions of the way through the current topics. i cannot imagine someone that is better qualified. i have enjoyed and look forward to discussions on the come in the rest of the community. i'm also the vice chair of the cultivation committee. we had a vote that was made in favor and zero not in favor. >> i currently set on the task force and wanted to express my support for him as well.

>> i am also a car member -- core member. he has been a great advocate in he has also been coming to the americans for safe access meetings. thank you. >> i am a criminal defense attorney here in san francisco. i have had the pleasure of working with story roads -- stuart rhodes. i have had the pleasure of seeing his commitment to the actual issues. his expertise on the commit issues that he can bring forth, we are putting forth a home garden guide line. in his actual technical expertise was essential to bring that forward and pushing the discussion forward.

more than anything, i would like to reiterate the commitment that he has demonstrated just through the sheer number of hours at locations that i have seen him of her volunteer work to the medical community. i strongly support his nomination. supervisor kim: any more speakers? i asked to line up. >> i am a card holder and i don't have access to it all the time with my day schedule. it makes cities the and safe. supervisor kim: thanks for all the members of the public that came out to speak. is there any other further public comment? public comment is closed. i want to clarify my comment.

i meant social sciences and humanities. i have many smart friends that dropped out of the chemistry program, and it is a rigorous program. are there any comments or questions from my colleagues? i have gotten numerous letters and i want to give my support for stuart rhodes. i do want to thank mr. graham as well. it is nice to see many people focused on the issue of medical marijuana. it is important that we move forward. i have watched many of my friends that have gone through chemotherapy.

and they look for alternatives and to manage the pain and recovery. it is important for us to continue this conversation and dialogue. may we entertain a motion? supervisor elsbernd: to both of you, to john stuart, with the tremendous flood of support, we're happy to make a motion to support him on the task force. supervisor kim: i know that there are other seats available, and when they are up, we would like to work with you. the motion moving forward without opposition.

[applause] can you please call item no. 8? >> hearing appointing five members to the pedestrian safety advisory committee. there are five seats and nine applicants. supervisor kim: if you could take your conversations outside, thank you so much for being here. we currently have nine applicants. i am going to call for the applicants in the order that they are listed on the agenda.

>> i would like to say the other side of the farm was more pedestrian. i dunno what form your talking about. since it is a pedestrian 10, when of the originals that were appointed to the advisory committee back in april of 2003, it was under the bicycle seat because it was on the board for the bike program. there have been other seats. there were other staff people there for years. since 2005, also, i was the

president of the neighborhood committee for a least a couple of years. i moved from my favorite part of the neighborhood. i am in the soma area. that is one of the reasons why i still want to stay on the pedestrian safety advisory committee. thank you for bringing up about a week and a half ago, some of the issues regarding -- it is not safe. i come from a area that is pretty safe to an area that is not safe. another reason why i am here, we have a new group that i call the number generation. -- younger generation. they have really sparked the safety advisory committee. mr. basile lot of things happen,

and i appreciate -- i see things happening. i want to continue to be a part of that movement. i hope you will consider my application and he will consider serving on the pedestrian safety advisory committee. supervisor kim: think you for your interest in serving. >> i have a current member of the pedestrian safety advisory committee. i am asking that i'd be reappointed to the senior disability community. i was in seat 8 when i moved from district 1.

when i was appointed to the senior disability see, i did talk to susan and have gone through and disability council meeting at least twice. a member of the committee in reaching out. i have also talked to a member of senior groups. and if i am reappointed, we plan to reach out to more of the disability senior community. last year, i had the pleasure of serving as chair of the pedestrian safety advisory committee. that was the first time we presented a report to the board of supervisors that was heard by the city operations committee earlier this month. it took longer and was more involved than i originally planned. i am very happy for what we did and i want to thank all of the members of the participated in

this report. all the members of the committee that did this report was with very little staff input. it might not be perfect, but we hope this is the first of many reports. and during the year, the traffic co. of the police department started coming out a regular basis. it was my goal to see the pedestrian safety advisory committee be the clearing house for pedestrian issues in the city, and to bring up the level of pedestrian issues. this has happened in the last year when the hearing in district 6. i think they need to be raised and need to have the same funding and concern as any other mode of transportation. and asking for your support that

i continue on the pedestrian safety advisory committee. if there are any questions, i would be happy to answer them. supervisor kim: i have a question. first of all, thank you for your service on the committee. this is one of my priority issues for district 6. as a representative for a senior disabled organizations, any talk a little bit about how you plan to earn a broader community? >> i have not gone to as many meetings because i have had other commitments. i could go back to the visibility council, go to senior action, i am a member of all of those organizations. i will make time to go to those organizations.

bicycles in the crosswalk, making sure it is bringing up the issue. i was trying to get this report together, so i really concentrated much time on the big issue of making sure the committees met and that this report was done. i can concentrate more on the disability. and make sure that when departments come, they are aware of the disability issues and hope to reach out more to the disability community. supervisor kim: supervisor kim: thank you. next we have william ford. next, john lowell.

>> good afternoon, madam chair kim and supervisers elsbrnd and farrell, too. i come before you as a veteran, having served on it since august of 2006. twice i have been the vice chair of this and i wish to continue my service on the pedestrian safety committee, serving seat number four for the seniors disability organization. i first served this on the child advocate and school support organization, be it i represented the voice for injury promotion program through the injury prevention center of san francisco general hospital. that is no longer the aspect of my work. i do continue work through the brain injury association of california which i brought with

me certificates which i can hand to you to share with the supervisors. and have also been featured in several publications and tv news representing my personal experiences, having been 10 years ago a survivor of a pedestrian collision in san francisco of which i effectively described to you when i came before you in summer 2006 in the rules committee then. you see an effective need in our city -- i see an effective need in our city, the need for seniors and the cost of medical services through me --dcal. the cost for prevention is much smaller. for those in physical and mental needs, be it seniors and

people with disabilities, the effective areas that i know of and i agree of district six, district one and the marina boulevard and the development of dorrel drive and the compounding affect of the extension of the f line through your district will increase pedestrian -- [inaudible] and the stoplights, the pedestrian signals in that area need improvement. i also have witnessed not in person but have seen the affect through seniors and residents in district five and seven through which 19th avenue, which is highway one goes through, the affect in eight people in 2008 died and were injured on that road. the effective agreements between the state and city of california need to be further

represented on who and how we are responsible to maintain and improve that road, incorporating dual responsibilities on lombard street who is responsible for maintaining those -- street. who is responsible for maintaining those signals and the crosswalks? i further see points where we need to have effective cooperation which i do see in the executive directive and the task force that was created and also what the report we issued to you, the board of supervisors, and presented last week. of the city agencies working together, i see a component with the department of public works is engaging through a curb cut in street redevelopment program. by doing such they are creating safety hazards.

through barbara choi whose office in department of public works does -- or barbara moi whose office responds to impedestrianed sidewalks, we have notified her of several blockages and how it has been done to create curb cuts, effective dialogue needs to be created between city agencies and that is what i would do representing the issues for which i personally feel, as i sustain my disability from a pedestrian collision in district six, on march 23, 2001. supervisor kim: mr. lowell, thank you so much again for being here and for your passion and your advocacy. it's very clear and i really appreciate all the work that you've been doing on behalf of our city. since i asked this to the previous applicant, mr. rothman, since you will also be applying for the senior disabled organizational seat, coul