first time and have not had the opportunity to sit down and understand how the partnership is working, all of the details are being worked out as we speak. but we wanted to have the opportunity to share with you our vision and what we are trying to do to address some of the systemic problems. we want to talk about the programs and why we are excited about funding. i will ask connie to come up. >> connie ford, vice president of san francisco labor counsel, one of the partners. i just want to supplement a little bit about what the reverend said. we have been meeting night and day since we receive the money, which was in december of last year, six months, to try to

figure out strategically where this money could be spent and how it could be spent the most effectively. supervisor cohen: for the record, could you state the amount of money received? >> the first pot of money we have received from our community benefit agreement is half a million dollars, $500,000 -- $500 thousand. there are some problems structurally with a lawsuit, etc.. if the lawsuit is resolved and the project goes forward, we will be getting the $8.50 million to continue the work, plus another $27 million we will get for affordable housing. those are the components of the community benefit agreement. targeting the half a million dollars, we decided strategically to target youth,

youth in district 10 who needed the services right now, as fast as possible. the really exciting part of this project to me is that with this little bit of money we combined it to enhance the already existing programs the city has, and made them better and more specific to district 10. the ninth grader -- we have heard about the a to g program. we wanted it to be successful. so we added the things that ycd is built around, the stipend, the extra tutoring, the bus passes, all of those things. plus we will take an evaluative approach. we are monitoring the program as it goes up. we are going to evaluate it. we are going to have a post-

program evaluation and then see what we could have done better, what we did right, what we did not do right, to hopefully carry it on. there is another component that needs to be mentioned. for those youth who are successful and complete this, in the fall, as they go back to school and take other hard classes the commissioners were talking about, we will have another encouragement by giving them a 10 to 15 our job after school, paying minimum-wage, as they go to the fall semester to encourage them to move forward. 100 youths in district 10 have that. that is one thing. the other part is the critical element of trying to help the 18 to 25 year old.

we heard there were only going to be 50 youth in district 10 that were going to be served. with our funds, we can add another 60 youth. those applications are out now. they are due tomorrow. we are going to be selecting the people next week pretty randomly, throwing them in a pot and picking the names. we are sure we are going to get a couple of hundred applicants. we are going to do it randomly at this point. it will provide case management and critical analysis at the end. we will see what works and what does not so that hopefully these programs can continue because the money will be controlled by the implementation committee. we want it to be a successful, strategic, analytical, and structurally-sound program that will make a difference to people. that is what we are doing. we are very excited. supervisor cohen: before we go,

a question for you. commissioner maufas: thank you, ms. ford. i understand you have the implementation committee. are you working with the transitional-age youth? this was a task force. i think it has melted back into dcyf. are you working with them? >> we are working with them. commissioner maufas: you will have to come to the podium and state your name for the record. >> jacob moody, executive director, bayview hunters point foundation. as part of the 8010 group, i have a liaison with that group. it is separate from the steering committee, but we have a conversation going on.

commissioner maufas: thank you. that is what i was looking for. that is good to know. thank you. >> good afternoon. supervisor cohen: you have to move the microphone closer to your mouth or speak up. thank you. >> i am kind of excited right now. i am a resident of district 10. i also happen to be a youth member of ace. to be honest, i have been working with john eller. he is a head member of ace. we have been talking about this

program taking place being geared toward young adults, first 16 to 21, then 18 to 25. i happen to be in that category. more or less, i have been dealing with a lot of letdowns due to the fact of being a youth in san francisco. every summer, there is always a random program that pops up. you always get these promises. you get your hopes up and everything, and you get let down. being a part of this and seeing it take place, i am more or less really excited. it is a good opportunity. at the end of this, i expect to be part of it next year and have a major input within this, making decisions. it is good. it is taking a fresh step of

fixing programs. hopefully next year, and the summers after that, somebody my age will have a chance of making a difference in district 10. commissioner maufas: is it keith? and i think you very much for presenting. -- thank you very much for presenting. thank you for sharing that you were looking through the summer for employment and found employment through this but also participated in helping make it come about. you can speak first him to -- firsthand to what the program needs. i am sure you have many friends who have needs as well. that is something i experienced. my daughter is around that age. i hear from people beyond the

age of 18 and there are not a plethora of programs of summer employment for young people who have not finished college, who are still in school, who are trying to live on their round or with friends, or are still with family, and being a contributor. i hope this program can figure out how to nuance itself, after you do the evaluation and see how it runs, on how to incorporate young people who you may not know are undocumented. they may be your friends, but that is something in your background that exists. you may know many folks. if that goes on, and i will be certain that many of you will have a way to reach me -- i am curious. have you inc. a way to include formerly incarcerated young people so that they can

anticipate and five a pathway to take care of themselves in san francisco? i hear from folks going through this transitional age that san francisco is not a place to make a home because it is too difficult to live here. it is too difficult for somebody between the age of 18 and 25 and sustain yourself in san francisco -- the housing, the work, and try to go to school as well, to do anything you can to further yourself in san francisco. it is tough going for folks that age. i am curious to know how it goes and the outcomes after this summer, the reception. how many folks did you have to turn away? i am curious about this. you may have received hundreds

of applications and can only take so many. i am curious of how many you had to turn away and how many said they would come back next summer. i understand it is 50. you can take this summer 60. while your capacity before next summer? especially if you are trying to enhance our augment different programs in the city. i am very curious. i will definitely keep my finger on the pulse because i want to know, as a pass on messages, that here is an avenue for a young person to go to to find employment, but also if you can sit as you develop your program for other use to participate fully. thank you, keith. >> just real quickly, criminal

activity or criminal path is one of the categories we are targeting. that is a component we are very interested in. we would be happy to come back after we evaluate things and let you know what the result is, we have learned and how to do it better. the other thing is that the applications are due tomorrow. we have been working hard to pull it all together. tomorrow is the day the applications are due. supervisor cohen: thank you. are you part of the presenting team? i would open it up for public comment, but i did not know if this was -- people can speak.

i am not running him of his moment. >> i just wanted to say about the commissioner's. . a lot of the things are hypothetical. we will have that data analysis. i wanted to say something about recidivism and how we are addressing that with the data we will obtain from this pilot program. we would come back and feed you the numbers and information of what works and did not work and see how we can tweak things. we are looking for partnerships outside of the scope of service providers and to be in a situation where we can serve more than the 60 of the 65. we are in agreement. i am grateful we have this opportunity to serve that particular district. supervisor cohen: thank you. >> madam chair, board of supervisors, and trustees from the board of education, i am a

member of the chc. the doctor wanted to send her best to all of you. we are excited. we finally got this thing going. we have had it 2.5 years. we have finally kicked off the pilot. we are trying to -- i know you are the supervisor in that district. we are reaching out to visitation valley, public housing, the horseshoe around west point,, and we even went as far as down by the old boys' club and the new boys club. other christopher was there to distribute applications. we are hoping we get the pool of kids that never get touched by other people to get an opportunity, so they can get involved, get some work experience, get themselves out

of trouble, and be ready for the fall semester. we definitely appreciate your support in bringing this to everyone's attention. it has been our little thing out in the neighborhood. it is definitely something that is going to benefit all of district 10. hopefully this will carry on. i know there was a conversation about more money if everything else goes well. we are hoping that goes well. we definitely look forward to your response -- to your support. if there is anything i can respond to it -- commissioner maufas: i want to ask for verification. this is a different program but comes from the same pilot money. this is employment. they will get paid every two weeks? >> is the same structure system as the current program.

this is an extension, an add-on. we are hoping we capture a lot of the kids, a lot of the youth, that do not normally flow into the line. not belonging to a click, not association by affiliation. we'd know these are some of the kids who need this service. commissioner maufas: i appreciate you acknowledging that. a lot of times there are youth that know the system and how to navigate it. they get in quickly every time. that you are going to locate those young people who may be do not know the system and help them, i appreciate that. >> i appreciate your thoughts on that. we are looking at diversity. the kill is not all african- american, all agent -- the hill is not all african-american, not

all asian. we are hoping to touch all of them. as we do we development, we need to touch those people. that is why i took it on myself to make sure that application was distributed at the housing authority office on the hill, and went to the horseshoe where west point is. there is a lot of construction going on. i had to go back and look at some of the people there. we got the application. we are hoping to get it back. we hope that some of these youth do get selected so they can tell the other kids there is hope. just hang in there. commissioner maufas: where are they turning in the applications? they are due tomorrow, yes? >> they are. because of the time frame, we are going to try to work on monday morning if they are not

in by tomorrow. those applications are a little complicated. you have a parent's signature, verification of income, and other things. i want to make sure they have everything to make a solid decision. commissioner maufas: i did not want to cut you off. the applications -- an individual gets everything done. they get all the things necessary. they are going to turn it into what address? >> i can turn it into ycd, visitation valley. commissioner maufas: all the places listed before. they can turn them in by 4:00? >> 4:00. and i left my card. i will come up and get it. commissioner maufas: very generous. thank you. supervisor cohen: colleagues,

are there any other comments or questions? if not, i will open the floor for public comment. seeing none, i would like to invite anyone, a member of the public who would like to comment on item two. seeing no public comment, madam court, could you call the next item? >> this is it. thank you. i want to thank everyone for coming out and contributed to a spirited conversation. thank you for your work at sfgtv. supervisor cohen: this session is closed.

>> san francisco is home to a renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way for the public to get involved. the director of public affairs recently met with the founder and liquor -- local gallery owner to check out the first art care project.

♪ >> many san franciscans are not aware that there is a civic art collection of numbers almost 4000 works of art. preserving the collection and maintaining it is something being addressed by a new program called art care. it is a way for citizens to participate in the preservation of the civic art collection. with me is the creator of the art care program. welcome. the reason we wanted to interview you is that the artist in question is peter volkas. why is he so important to the history of san francisco art?

>> he is a very famous ceramic ist. knowing the limitations of clay, he got involved in bronze in around 1962. he was teaching at the university of california, berkeley. >> your gallery celebrated the 50th anniversary of continuous operation. you are a pioneer in introducing the work and representing him. >> i have represented him since 1966. i was not in business until 1961. he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the

work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for repair. it has slowly changed color. it was black. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no damage done to its. i do not think there were any holes made in it. they have been working on it for six or eight weeks. it is practically ready to go. i am very excited to see it done. >> over the course of the arts in richmond program, we have added almost 800 works of art

into the public space. maintaining that is not something that the bond funds allow us to do. this is why you came up with the idea of art care. >> i hope we get the community going and get people who really like to be involved. we will give them a chance to be involved. if you are interested in art, this is a marvelous way to get involved. there is work all over the city where every year ago. -- there is artwork all over the city wherever you go. my idea was to get people in the neighborhood to take care of the pieces and let the art commission have the money for the bigger pieces. >> i was talking to the former president of the arts commission yesterday. the 2% ordnance is something he

helped to champion. >> it is all over california and other states now. we really were the forerunners. it is a wonderful thing to bring the community into this now. people have seen art being put into the community. this has not been touched by any graffiti. it just faded over time. it is so open here. there is nobody watching this. i think that is a plus to the community. i hope the graffiti people do not go out there now that i am opening of my mouth. >> i want to thank you for the 50 years you have already given to the city as an arts leader. >> i started in to briberon, i's

only been 45. >> you have championed his work over these years. >> it has been exciting working with him. it is one of the highlights of my life. >> thank you for being part of "culture wire" today. >> to learn more about the program and the list of public arts in need of maintenance, visit the website. thank you for >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it

anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle.

>> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts

investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call