through a key part of this? i know that as budget cuts impacted some key child centers, they were cutting out more of the nutritious food. are those issues for these two different age groups? >> they were issues that rose to the forefront to our soliciting input about what needs are. in terms of the child-care programs and after-school programs, we know our partners fund, nutrition and providing healthy food and healthy snacks is typically a requirement. there are some federal, state, and local and federal funding streams to help support the in a lot of after-school and child- care programs, so it is something that is always at the forefront. it was not something that grows as a particular need in this process. moving on to the older age group, again, looking at mostly high-school students and the disconnected traditional age population, we heard loud and clear one of the biggest needs was for employment and training opportunities, which runs the

continue of apprenticeships, in trichet, job training to actual work placements and work-based learning. that was something we heard with particular emphasis on the transitional ag youth population. also in this category, a big concern around mental health issues. this is developmentally kind of the time when a lot of mental health in terms of interpersonal relationships and other things kind of bring up, and i know our school district is particularly interested in terms of cyber bullying for this age population. violence was also mentioned. our last population was looking at families -- supervisor mar: one question. i know we recently did an in memoriam for high school youth

who committed suicide, and the rippling effects from his school and copycat behavior. i just wondering -- what are the trends in older youth, that age group, suicides, and what protocol are we using to address that so that we are learning through the process and really trying to reduce that? supervisor avalos: i have heard about it through various connections to the schools throughout the district as well. it just reverberated throughout. having a good plan to respond. i think there has been a good plan to respond. >> in terms of response, will work closely with the school district to support the wellness center is at the high schools, and they do a lot of writing services, but including support groups and groups for different populations and a lot of referral to other resources in terms of counseling. there's a big focus on mental health needs of the high-school

students. the district does rely on in the california health taste survey. there are questions that relate to screening for depression and thoughts of depression and thought of suicide. i think it has remained relatively stable, but it is constantly concerned and priority. >> for this reason suicide i know there is a trend in high- pressure academic high schools and how it affects their entire family as well. >> particularly for a lowell high school, they are starting with stress free events. having bell this center staff and mental health staff, and either have all day, school wide event to help young people deal

with the stress of private -- graduating, but i also know that this that has also gone into each of the classrooms to make sure that all of the students are aware of the different services. that was in direct response of what happened to that young person. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> the population, families with children, we are interested in having details in the 2010 census on this. there are about 61,000 families with children. we did look at specific populations in terms of low- income, as well as those with special needs involved in various public systems. what we heard is that families of all income levels struggle with the high cost of living in

san francisco, which was a high -- which was a theme throughout. support groups, for parents, glasses on services available and languages in formats that were available. we also heard about the impact of violence throughout the community, mental health kept coming up. it could have a lot to do with the economic climate and stresses on individual family units at this time. those were the main findings. i can answer any questions if you have any specifics. supervisor avalos: how has the funding change for families and family support services? there was a reduction based on community development block grant monies. what has been done in place of that?

is the city going to back fill any of that loss of funding? >> we have made the commitment to continue all of our funding for family resource center is. we believe strongly, particularly after these findings, supporting family's is key to keeping social support intact for the city. we are not proposing any reductions to current providers. we do know that perhaps some of our partners might be undergoing funding pressures in terms of funding from the state and the mayor's office, holding some of our dollars for potential state reductions so that we can backfill child care services and family resource center is. once again, these are the areas that we feel are crucial for

supporting families in the city. supervisor avalos: as far as loss of funding, something that is not being planned, correct? >> i cannot speak for the city, but it is something you would have to ask the mayor's office. in terms of planning, we are working very closely with the human services agency, as these are the departments that currently fund the family resource center is. for those three departments, we are working closely but partners to make sure that current funding levels will stay whole. particularly for next year. supervisor avalos: i know that the family resource center has a good approach to meeting the diversity in san francisco. what about working with same-sex

parent families? >> we have one family resource center that is specific to lgbtq families. that particular center is run by the families coalition. once again, we are proposing that to the mayor's office. supervisor avalos: thank you both for the great report. i would like you to comment on this policy debate that has been going on. we have had limited resources and been trying to serve not just the most vulnerable families. looking at struggling, middle- class families that are trying hard to make ends meet. there is preschool and trying to be more flexible about other things, but i will just ask,

with limited resources, how do you plan to deal with that policy dilemma? >> dcys is mandated by the charter to be universal, in theory. we have funding programs for all of the services in the city, but we do have policies imbedded for allocation plans that ask us and require us to mandate or target services to highest need populations in high as need neighborhoods. within our own policy documents, we have outlined what those are, based on needs assessments, an index that we worked closely to develop with service agencies. so, based on that information, it is how we make our allocation plan. i realize the san francisco went through their planning process and during that time it was

determined that preschool for all initiative was to be universal. we were not going to be means tested. we believed in the framework and the idea that we would want to blend child care programs with children of all economic status. because we believe that it was and is the best practice. making sure that all of our children will learn and grow together. supervisor avalos: i am concerned that despite peerage in terms of preschool programs universally, there are kids that are low-income on the waiting list with access to funds and funding not being available. you have to wonder, if we do have a universal program for kids from very low income families who are not able to get into preschool, but it is not

universal. a way to assess that, whether it is the right policy, we can apply a universal child care program across all of our different populations based on their income. but the scale might be more effective in making sure that low-income families do not fall on the waiting list with programs that are universally applied. >> i agree. i think that the questions you are raising are particularly important, especially during the economic downturn that we have right now. i think that a conversation around how many slots we have available for high as need families, and the other part of this, the quality of those

slots. i think we're the psa initiative came in -- i think that where the psa initiative came in initially, i know that some commissioners have different opinions on this, but it was not to expand and increase slots. it was built upon available and existing slot. i would love to engage in a conversation about how we more effectively use funding for child care throughout the city so that we can make sure that we increase the number of slots, but also improve quality. i think that cassandra, in her leadership, has done just that, where we worked very closely with the school district and said that you have earned the funding that goes into the programs. so, if we work together to leverage those dollars, building

upon the school district dollars so that we can increase the loss and qualities of those slots. because at the end of the day one of the findings in the report is that only 57% of the can of artists are actually entering kindergarten ready. that is not ok. we have a huge problem in terms of quality and the number. i know that my peers would miss them under your leadership further. supervisor avalos: thank you. i appreciate your comments in your presentation. i know that deep down in your heart you wish that our society really cared about kids. based on the ways that we make decisions that on funding in all levels of government, i think it be better at the local level. i am glad that we have folks

like you doing the work. providers who are making these really difficult decisions about how we spend our resources. thank you for that. we will go on to public comment. we are open for public comment on item #6. seeing no one come forward, we will close public comment. this item we can move forward with recommendations and without objection. madam clerk, could you please call our last item? >> item number 7. ordinance amending san francisco transportation code, division i, by amending section 7.2.30 to establish a two hour maximum time limit for parking at inoperable or broken parking meters for on-street parking, and adding section 7.2.65 to establish a two hour maximum time limit for parking at inoperable or broken parking meters for off-street parking.

supervisor avalos: welcome. >> good morning. thank you for hearing this item this morning. we are here before you to change the policy for the city as we are implementing sf park. we are experimenting with time limits in certain areas that have no time limits at all. one of the issues we have identified it is the fact that if we are to do that, there could be broken meters with parking for more significant about the time. trying to tighten up, creating city-wide policies for parking meters that are broken, giving

you a parking cap. for example, if there is a 30 minute time limit in the city, this is particularly important for the areas that will not have time limits to create a use for a citywide policy to show that there is free parking in some of the areas and to issue fairness. we are asking for approval on this policy. we had originally recommended a 1 hour time limit, the board suggested two hours. supervisor avalos: was there discussion over this being implemented only in areas of the city where the park program was

in existence? >> there was some discussion, but we have expanded the citywide time limit. we have moved at the city wide standard to two hours across the city as well. we are trying to give citizens more time to do what they need to do. right now the city wide standard is two hours. supervisor avalos: under the current parking meter program that we have, outside of park sf, how long does it take for a leader to get fix medicared? >> it depends on the exact meter. it takes us about 24 hours to 48

hours, once we are notified that the meter is broken. right now we do not have the backup software to tell us, in the background, and someone has to call us to tell us that the meter's broken. on sf park we can tell immediately. timing for those are much shorter. for the other city-wide meters, it takes 2448 hours. supervisor avalos: how often according to a collection? >> it depends on the routes. some routes we go there daily. other routes, we go there less frequently. we deploy the forces as they fill up.

supervisor avalos: so, generally it is about one week? when does that go citywide again? >> we are working currently from project experience. that should be out in the next 12 months or so. we expect to see this parking program in the city as consistent within the next 18 to 24 months. supervisor avalos: what about a system without meters where there could be ways of paying online or with your credit card? where you would not have a physical leader doing the work, monitoring how long you are staying parked? how what with this policy

interact with that system? >> there are some areas, particularly england, that have experimented with broke ringleader -- removing meters complete. a space where they would propel through their cell phone. the important feature is that an individual must have access to a cell phone. so, it would have to be an area where individuals would not have that be available. it would be significant work for the citizens as many of them do not have the technology available. supervisor avalos: what is the

-- i do not know if it is an estimate, but the expectations of the mta of how many meters will be out at any given time? you have factor that into the cost of the program and what you can expect to get in terms of revenue in the change in law? >> what is so much better with these leaders is that you can tell easily when they are broken. the frequency is less and we are expected to see a much higher frequency. we actually have a pretty good track record of broken meters. several years ago there were a lot, but technology and the infrastructure has changed. 1.2% of broken meters is not a

lot right now. in we do expect that to go down over time. supervisor avalos: the most common ways that one will break down? >> the most common is someone puts something in their that does not belong. paper or some other kinds of calling. the biggest issue is someone putting something into the slot. not allowing anyone else to put anything into that leader. supervisor avalos: the meters in the program, do they have other common things? i have had some difficulty at some of them. others are fairly straightforward. >> i think that that is one of the things we are seeing. the sensitivity of the meters,

the credit cards, we have had similar complaints. there seems to be a jiggling of the card in some of the meters. this is why a pilot is so important. if you do want an upgrade program, we want them all to recognize credit cards affectively. the meter being tested right now is the only single space meter. vendors are working to figure out what is causing this sensitivity. hopefully that will be resolved by the time there is procurement. supervisor avalos: ok. supervisor mar: thank you for the proposal. i know the the december decision, you look at other variations and i am glad we are not taking a los angeles

approach. sounds like a los angeles bars people from parking at broken meters. we are taking a more san francisco approach. but i know it will have to be a cultural change. myself, like other drivers, i know that i feel like i have hit a jackpot when i come to a meter that appears to be broken. but i think that this will take a decent amount of education. i hope that there is a good community process that allows neighborhoods to know that this is a new policy. >> this was posted on various web sites. we have to find and of real estate on the meter to posted, but it will have a uniform policy. right now it could be a half- hour, two hours, three hours.

supervisor mar: i agree that this seems to be an equitable and fair approach that will help to bring in the revenue for the mta that is sorely needed. from the supervisors mentioning of the broken meters, most common experience is that it is the card slot that is getting jammed for some reason. so that using my mta card or credit card, sometimes it does not work. it is less of a cooling problem and now it is more with the cards. supervisor avalos: it is always something in san francisco. ok, we will stop for public comment. any member of the public? please come forward. seeing no one, we will close

public comment. this item, i would like to move forward with recommendations. without objection. madam clerk, are there any other items before us? >> no, mr. chairman. supervisor avalos: we are adjourned. thank you. is called to order. roll call. commissioner crowley: present. katz here. >> in two, approval of minutes

for the may 20, 2011 meeting. commissioner brandon: all those in favor? and the post? minutes are approved. >> item 3, public, an executive session. commissioner brandon: any, on executive session? >> >> second. >> all in favor? move not to disclose any of the items discussed in executive session. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> item six, please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the

ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or similar sound- producing electronic device. be advised that a member of the public has a to 3 minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter time on any item. 7a, executive directors report. >> good afternoon, president brandon, vice-president lazarus. welcome to the port. welcome to staff and probably many others i have forgotten. it is, as was said earlier today, a joy to see all five of you sitting up there. commissioner crowley, you are one lucky dude, man. use it on the only port commission in the country to have more women than men, to have female officers, a female executive director, and a female cfo, thank you for breaking

ground with all of us. we are honored to have you. most importantly, we are honored to welcome you, commissioner ho. commissioner ho comes to us with 35 years of banking experience, which is going to be terrific for us. her expertise includes a lot of things that we do, such as small businesses, commercial real estate. i love that you have experience in construction lending. i think that will be helpful for us. retail lending as well. some experience in marketing and branding, which is a never- ending challenge for all of us, and my favorite part is that you have experience as a guest commentator at cnn bluebird radio, which is now one of our tenants, and the famous cnbc closing bell and squawk box, so we look forward to having you do some commentating for all of us -- guest commentator at cnn/bloomberg ra