doesn't trigger the cause of truancy or poor performance, or lack of appropriate behavior? it might be linked to a child over exposure to violence. at what point does the red flag go off in the school district? >> the first would be if the child isn't performing to grade level. the second would be the truancy issue. we have a parent liaisons' of our school, too. if contact with the parents or guardians is not successful, it would be another trigger that could lead to some response. we have the student assistance program, so an administration and teachers would talk about, with each other, out of a prescribed time about a particular list of students and that students would then be referred to services onsite or we would try accessing services.

that is worthy social workers and district nurses would work to try to create a comprehensive plan or a safety net for that person at school. >> the teachers or whatever, is there some kind of education? >> we are working within the hearts program, and we have provided professional development to a number of our schools. the most recently, the staff is high-school based, and most of the focus has been around the under children. all of our well as staff has received about 12 hours of professional development and students affected by,, how to go back and provide professional development to teachers on what to look for in the classroom. and we're doing that with the other great levels as well.

>> finally, i have a question for stephanie. one of you to. i was wondering, why cognitive based therapy? are there other options provided? or approaches? >> of the reason for the coveted and behavioral service pitches, it is used on the children because that is what the staff is trained and and evidence based out of washington. and it was also devised, specifically, taking a group of youth to be started off asking them what type of services and the language was developed specifically with youth employe. that is why.

>> finally, i guess i have some concerns about the cultural sensitivity issues. i am wondering, this is probably a question that would be for all of the above, but what level of cultural competency training. >> we have people from different backgrounds and ethnicities as well as cultural.

supervisor olague: one last question, i guess. sorry about this. i was going to ask a quick question, if you don't mind. thank you for being here and listening to this hearing. this is something that we experienced recently, and i won't go into a, but what is the transfer policy as it relates to people who are either victims or threatened with violence? i am just curious. >> it is a pleasure to be here. the transfer policy is really fairly simple. individuals that need transfer

for public safety reasons or medical reasons are offered a transfer immediately. we typically don't have units where folks feel they are comfortable moving to. we may have a vacant units in the bay view or southeast sector of the city. a family member might say that they can't live there because i have some issue, previously, with five years ago, 10 years ago, and even now, i may have some concerns. take a break highway, north beach, which may not have vacancies there. more often than not, we have vacant units and it takes a little longer for us to move them. >> what is the prevalence of homicides in 2012 so far?

i can think of to better with residents, are you familiar with that? dodge that is probably a question and better for these and the it is police department. as opposed to us track of that activity. i am familiar with the instances. >> in the past three weeks, the young man that was murdered, i just lived with his mother the clause very well respected member of the community, and this other young gentleman obviously had ties. >> those are tragic events, we have a public safety protocol, but we tried desperately to avoid those that all costs.

we live in an urban center and unfortunately, we can't stop them all. at least in my tenure, there has been a reduction in the instances of crime in the community as well as an overall reduction in the city. we agree that there has been some improvement. supervisor olague: i think that's -- yes? >> [inaudible] supervisor olague: ok. ok. thank you for responding. what is the prevalence of homicides this year? >> this year was down, last

year was down. 2008 was 100, last year was half that. we use com-stat data and getting notified by the police department when there is a homicide or a shooting. we have also been working closely with dcyf on the crisis response services. so we can try to coordinate the services. we're really talking about violence and how to create a healthy communities. it is a much broader discussion, there are other strategies we can put into place. >> since i have been dealing with this, many years now, the

difficulty is that it is a very complex issue. folks often work for a singular solutions. >> i think that the issue of mental health is the focus of a lot of our discussion. there are some cultures that have issues responding to that. i think there is still a lot of work to do and a lot of education to do. i want to thank you all for being here. for all the work that you do. i know that i'm hoping to have

continued conversations with all of you, but i want to thank you all for your work. the wellness is a question that should come now, even just among a wall. had imagined the nature of the work is very stressful at times and heart wrenching. i want to thank you for your work and thank you for being part of this first conversation. supervisor avalos: would you like to file it? supervisor olague: sure. supervisor avalos: we will file this item. thank you. items 2 and 3. wtwo, please. >> authorizing the police department to retroactively spend $1 million for fiscal

year 2011 port security grant program funds. supervisor avalos: if you want to share with us a review of this grant will? >> this is from the port security grant program that is a former fema grant program that this is the fourth iteration. there were three projects that were submitted and accepted and funded. waiting for approval from the city, but the first project was a vessel amounted infrared

system at $320,000 that provides all-weather -- ranging gyrostabilizers thermal imager that allows us to provide a high resolution infrared images of the maritime environment in both in daylight and in low light conditions. it is not a night-vision camera, but we can pick up heat signatures of the their vessels or suspects or victims and the water. this will aid us in homeland's security. this is a number of different systems for use on our vessels out there in the maritime environments. the sentences the police department is a leader in preventative nuclear detection in the maritime environment. we have systems that will

greatly increase our capabilities of all of our vessels hall of the gamma and neutron detection systems, backpacked non-insistence so we can detect a list of sources of radiation. we can tell what type of nature is, and personal radiation detectors that will allow us to transmit data and video pictures and to land-and based capabilities to identify and help us determine if it is going to be an undetermined source of air and water. and with our partners, they can tell us what that is an something that we might need to investigate further.

and what this system is, it amounts us -- it allows us to mount six mounted cameras and that will have low-light video sources recorded on the hard drives, and it will allow us to transmit that video signal real time back to our land-based units. possibly of nefarious activity on one of the infrastructures, will also be able to communicate that data stream back to other vessels hunted with the same system of relay antennas to they can see what picture we're looking at and not have to bring assets to bear unless in calls for that situation. it will be a very robust system on vessel's hot and allow us to keep everybody apprised with

protecting the port. supervisor avalos: andpublipublc comment? motion to move forward wirth th recommendations. >> authorizing the department of emergency management to expand the fiscal year protection program grant in the amount of $585,000 from the u.s. department of, and security through the california emergency management agency to find a critical infrastructure protection needs. >> last but not least, this legislation before you is an accept and expand resolution that authorizes the city and county to accept 2010 but for some protection grant funds for

protection of critical infrastructure and key resources in the city and county. three sites have been identified. it will be spent for $535,000 management and administration. >> are unable to discuss where -- are you able to discuss where those sites are? >> i am not. supervisor avalos: i understand. public comment? we will close public comment. if we can move this item forward with recommendations. do we have any other items before us? we are adjourned.

supervisor kim: reading na[readg names] >> good evening, commissioners. thank you for this opportunity to speak. as the and executive director

of human rights commission, he was appointed in 2004. i think she will make a wonderful health commissioner, and we are at a loss to use her. she is the artist, chaired a multiple work groups. she chaired the human rights commission for a number of years and was a very hard worker, the individual you are contemplating will be -- that is a wonderful appointment for this

commission. you also need to know, commissions dealing with the federal government and with the state government when dealing with yourselves on the board of supervisors should least understand the techniques, rules, and ways in which to lobby and advocate for positions without incurring the person they are advocating for were speaking poorly about someone. she has the skill, she has worked in this capacity for many years, she travels to the cdc to speak with them, she has everything you need and everything you are looking for as far as the san francisco health commission. thank you for this opportunity. supervisor kim: thank you for making time to be here today.

>> hon. supervisors, i am glad to be here to speak for the appointment of commissioner chung. i have known her for decades, a devoted member of the council and a strong voice for people with aids. i have been living with aids for decades, i know how expensive and how difficult it can be. i think it is a wonderful appointment to have somebody like commissioner chung there to speak for people with aids and the many communities she has been involved with. not to demean your jobs, but how

with the city run without cecilia chung? an incredible at a nonstop -- i hope he will appoint her. >> i think some of you folks have known me. i am here to speak on behalf of cecilia chung. i have had the opportunity to work with her a lot of years now, and i had the opportunity to work with her recently and because she was contacted by the agency to conduct one of our programs with the transgendered

youth of color. she speaks the truth, she speaks about justice, and she also speaks about equality. i think her appointment would be of great erudition and will be consistent with all the great work that we do here in san francisco. i will be proud to make sure that we have someone that is representing different communities. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the executive director of the asian and pacific islander wellness center and president of district 10. i am here to speak in support of her appointment to the health commission. i want to convey my unwavering support for her. all that you have heard, in a

capacity, we have done much work locally. i have done work statewide, and i worked with her nationally on the asian and pacific islander hiv issues. she comes back to the city to improve and strengthen our system to protect the health of our most vulnerable and sentences go. if someone has the experience to truly understand the critical and unique health needs of our residents of the san francisco, and how the public health system can continue to work to meet these needs, i believe this is -- it is miss chung. she has a proven track record of knowing how to hold these experiences as she governs and leads the committees and commissions she has been on. if there is someone in the city that i trust to