coming back to serve in a professional role. it has been a privilege to be a part of this program. coming from a relationship-based program, where i am allowed to parallel that process with families that i work with. i have noticed some collaboration of we have. basing their relationship in the community is where it starts. leading the families where we are is the hardest part, but it has been a part of the mission of the clinic to meet the families where they are. i am here in support of cyw and where it would be located, because access to services is huge. a lot of times they will not go to where they need to to get services.

they are spread out in every direction. part of what we want to do is not just work with the children, but the parents and family as a whole. that is a huge step. supervisor cohen: thank you. next, we have [read names] >> hello. my name is helen edward. i work in the bayview. i have a teenager in the bayview. i have two foster kids that i raised there. yes, this is a must. even with all of the schools, my kids at the academy, and everything that is coming to the school.

the access to it, you could take your teeth to this place. it is accessible to everyone. if my daughter did not have a test today, she wanted to be here like she was at the last meeting. she sees what they need in the bayview. also, the parking, there will always be meters. that is what san francisco is. there is a parking structure going up across the street. it is not like it is not accessible or parents cannot get to it. i think that people need to fight the good fight, instead of just wanting to have an argument. thank you. [applause] >> next we have -- supervisor cohen: thank you.

next we have lark. is she here? meghan, c'mon. [reads names] >> i currently live in the bay view area. i have lived there for a little over three years now. i have five small children that go to the childhood center. their ages are six, one of them will be 5 in february, then four, then twins. we all go there on the boss. having to go other places for different things -- i have some kids with behavioral issues right now. we have been to a lot of things. we come there often. to have to go other places, if i am referred somewhere else, i just do not go. on the bus i cannot control my kids. it is dangerous.

me traveling with them on the bus, they would be more susceptible to being hit by a car. for me, it is a lot safer. i do not really take the kids out of the area. either way, it is dangerous for me to go farther than stay in one place. i just think that it would be a good idea to have to go through. >> thank you. -- supervisor cohen: thank you. miss mavis? >> thank you for the opportunity. my name is made this pita -- mavis pita. i am the mother of six children who have been with bayview since they opened their doors. this is probably the very best clinic my kids have ever been to. they have been to three other

clinics before coming here. the doctor and her staff are very good with them. whenever they are sick, even if they are fully booked, they find a way to see them. i have a 14-year-old with type 1 diabetes. her specialty doctor is on california street. sometimes we miss her diabetes appointments because we always do not have money for gas to get there. having this new clinic that they are trying to open now will help us get to her doctor. hopefully and a crane special ability -- specialties -- and a crime -- and the queen -- en dochrine will be the next specialty. my oldest daughter's asthma was never controlled. dr. burke has found a way to control it.

i live one block away from the bayview health center. it is very convenient for me and my family. i always tell people to go to dr. burke, the bayview health center. they provide you not only with medical care, but they help you when your children need counseling. they helped me. we have our own rooms. it was called the latina room. they are very good people. the clinic, i think that our community really needs more offices like this. supervisor cohen: thank you. sharon [unintelligible] [leads names] thank you. >> i worked at the bayview child health center. i also bring my children there.

i have been there since they won. i remember how excited i was. i used to work at pacific heights. i had a lot of people that tried to persuade me not to go. they said it was a bad area and i would have people in my face, that it was violent, but i would never change the fact that i have moved over to bayview. the things that we have done for these families, just being in that neighborhood, there are so many stories that i could sit here and tell you. six minutes would not be enough time. although we have done for this community, so many times i have had patients calling up today saying -- i need to be seen. i cannot get to my specialist. they are too far away. time and time again, the doctors say just to bring them down. we have increased the number of people coming in for emergency

room visits. so many people come down and they are just like -- we have had people go to the emergency room and leave the emergency room because they could not stand to wait or because they had other kids at home with no one to watch them. it is great to hear people say that even though the bus is late, it is easy to walk to the clinic. our community is in pain. the doctors are just trying to collaborate with other partners to help their pain and suffering. we have parents who have gone through so many -- who have had so many traumas and never had the resources for themselves. now we are bringing them for their children in their children's children. why would we try to stop this? you say that there are so many issues about traffic, the train, the smell.

all these years, what did you guys do? why are you waiting until now to bring this to the community? where have these issues been for these past years? supervisor cohen: thank you. >> why is it now an issue as we try to bring help to this community? you talk about this and that, but what are you doing for the community? for the children? supervisor cohen: thank you. >> i live in south san francisco. i bring my children here. why? i trust the doctors. supervisor cohen: thank you. >> i highly recommend that you support this. if you really care about the future of this community, the children, please support what it is that we are doing. supervisor cohen: thank you. [applause] >> my name is [unintelligible] chandler. i am also a community activist. this is a major concern to me.

it was brought to my attention by [unintelligible] jackson, who has been a civil rights leader in my community for many years. she is our library and history. i respect her. i am in a neutral zone. i am very concerned. number one, dr. nadine has been my doctor and the doctor of my children. i met her at brown elementary school, where she came for outreach. it is in excellent health center. whenever in there, they assist me and my two children. my concern as an activist is that we know the concerns of bayview hunters point. the toxic issues, the smell, it is always there. the fact that we have not did anything about it -- i do not know why these so-called

activists, whoever they are, have not been able to do anything about this sewage smell, but it is there. i do not know that element, particularly. i do not know the history. according to what is being told to me, this is the area where the sewage plant is. if that is the case, then we really need to leave look at the situation -- relook at the situation and deal with making sure that we stop up putting -- not having our children to be put into that environment. that is the outcome. it is not about the child advocacy. she is excellent. i know that she will bring the greatest resources. but that solution, if that talks and is there, we need to deal with that. supervisor cohen: thank you. [reads names]

>> good afternoon, supervisors. i simply want to tag on to the folks who are suggesting that we hold this off for a little while and explore other options in terms of location. i come from as far back as 1969. i actually worked at that location, evans and third street. i know that that is the cross- section of functionally a freeway. you have big rigs rolling through there. i was shocked to hear mr. schmidt said that there are trains, locomotives that roll up to that building. i am not certain what is going to happen in the rezoning of that facility. where trains can actually still roll up to it. it seems to me that that is a

very awkward condition for a facility that is designed to be on the health care matter. i would also say that, you know, when you look at where that location is, it seems to me that it is more -- i am all for that project. but it seems to me that it is more for the people who are going to come from out of town, or different parts of san francisco, who lived in different parts of san francisco, to come to work there and have easy access to get to work, as opposed to the folks coming from eight, 12, 15 blocks from third street. no one in hunters point,

bayview, comes to evans and cargo accepted the gas at those stations. supervisor cohen: thank you. >> let's look at it differently. supervisor cohen: [leads names] >> supervisors, my name is david [unintelligible] i am from the railroad. huwe have a herd of 60 goats up there as well. the first that i read of dr. burke was in "the new yorker," one year ago. i was incredibly impressed by the work that she is doing in her commitment to her children in her care. let me say, from the outset, i am very supportive of the project for child wellness and advocacy. i am here to express strong reservations and concern over the compatibility of this location.

as a railroad operator, neither i, who is about 200 feet across third street, nor a lot of interested parties learned of this until after planning commission approval. i read the staff report and it makes no mention of any trains are trucks in the area. i think that there was some problem in terms of due diligence in the part of the planning department staff in laying out the setting of the location. supervisor mar, i do not think that your question to the representative from the department of question -- public health was adequately answered. she said they needed to explore the suitability of the site regarding industrial uses. between that and the planning department staff, i think the mantra of doing no harm to children, i think, no one in

this room disputes the efficacy or the need and commitment of this project. pai think that the problem is te compatibility of this site. i am concerned about parents walking children. if there is anything that you can do about the parking situation and making sure that parents holding on to the hands of children are not walking and putting themselves in harm's way, i would appreciate that. supervisor cohen: ok. [reads names] and if there are any other members of the public that would like to speak, just line up. >> hello. my name is allison francis. i am a mother of three children who attend the bayview child center. i was actually there today for my four and half year-old's well visit. i think that this is very

important. my children have received a lot of services there. my husband was actually involved in a horrible accident. we were going through a horrible eviction. my children and i were able to receive counseling services, which were free to last. a program through ucsx. i was able to go there with my child in able to attend class is, parent education class is, amongst other things. and i have moved to san the tail. -- san mateo. i come to bayview all of these years. there is something about it that draws me in. it is like a family. this place that they are opening is not far from where it is now. i used to what my children to the clinic all the time.

we could walk straight there. teach them to look across the street. look both ways before they cross. as far as i know, a railroad track -- [tone] thank you. supervisor cohen: thank you. mr. francis? >> my name is michael francis. i am a worker on a fixed income. i have no insurance provided for my kid other than the medicare they are on through the church and my wife. i am not interested in in ventilation. i do not care about all of that other stuff. all that i know that i care about is dr. bert as our kids' interests at heart. she is not going to take them into a situation that is going to make them sick. exposed to toxins, or whenever.

that smell? i smell it all the time. what has that got to do with that? if you even consider trying to shut down this expansion, this consolidation -- it is beautiful. it is perfect. what could be wrong with being able to take your kid to this place and getting the services? however many exam rooms, without going through the problem of reappointment violations. dr. bert's office always came as soon as possible. with the expansion and consolidation of other services, it is a no-brainer. just going for it is an improvement. go for it. bayview is an improvement.

we need help in the services that they offer us. the only thing to go against us is our kids. that is all that i have to say. thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is leona hunter. i have been a foster parent for 21 years. i met dr. burke three years ago. i was in the hospital, in the waiting room for an hour and a half without being seen. i call her office and they said that they could see me. i take care of high risk kids who have had open-heart surgery. dr. burke has a passion for these children. the best thing about it is she listens to these patients.

we know that, no matter the questions we have, she is there to support us. for her to open the bigger -- i told her that all that you really need is an eye clinic and a dentist. the need this -- it should be a one-stop for the bayview. they have the most kids coming out of bayview into foster care. she is there for referrals. whenever they need, they're they're to do it. it should be hands down. children in the bay view need their support. i would like to thank dr. burke, because she is there. i would never go anyplace else except bayview. thank you. i support her. [applause] supervisor cohen: thank you.

>> hello, my name is jim abrams, from abrams crusher. i want to mention a couple of aspects of the notice requirements that came up in the hearing, and to clarify a few things. a notice was sent out to property owners within 300 feet of the property. that was in december. all of the property owners in the database were notified according to the address in the database. supervisor wiener: so, you are certain that mr. santana was notified? >> if he was listed at the correct address, he would have received a notice. i know that i received many notices from the city. sometimes we paid closer attention to them than others.

we did also have a meeting with the age away of the building itself. -- hoa of the building itself. we met with the board in discuss the matter with them. we have done numerous outreach with the various owners of the commercial condominiums within the building. i wanted to mention a couple of other items. the truth foster care organization was located here for many years. i think that one of the reasons that the compatibility issue was a surprise to us was that the m1 and 2 zoning until 2009, just a couple of years ago, permitted all sorts of uses. that is precisely why they were there. it seems as if this building has

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thank you for your kind heart don't speak, make it better make it start ♪ [applause] supervisor cohen: mr. maloney? thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is jim maloney and i just want to say that the port is very supportive of this project. we have had the opportunity to meet with the executive director, and dr. burke. we had the opportunity to express concerns with the location. we will be working closely -- we have offered to work closely with the wellness center to mitigate the concerns of the community, the rail and truck traffic.

investigating this project working. supervisor wiener: i just visited iper 80 -- pier 80. i know that more activity will be coming up as the america's cup comes through. what will be different in that vicinity in terms of activity? >> some of the other america's cup teams may be there. supervisor wiener: can you explain how close the site is to appear 80 -- pier 80? >> it is about half of a mile from the site. the more intensive use that we

expect to the site would be where the port is looking to potentially export the ball products -- bulk products. there may be more trains coming through there. we express that through the community and the wellness center. we will do our best to help mitigate the issues surrounding the proposed increase in rail traffic. [applause] supervisor cohen: thank you. are there any other members of the public that would like to speak on this matter? no? not seeing any, we can close public comments. thank you very much, supervisor. i just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out to speak for and against this project.

it is important that we continue to have transparency, and an open process. the responsibility falls on the government in noticing, as well as residents in the city and county of san francisco that must remain awake and vigilant. remaining aware at all times of when changes are happening, paying attention to the notices that are going out. i understand many of the concerns that have been raised are about compatibility with this particular use. i am here to assure you that i am in contact with the project sponsor and lead stakeholders, like the port, constituents, and residents. i would imagine that even dog patch could be utilizing services