thursdays to sundays until 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. the. i would amend the language, so rather than all hours of operation from 3:00 a.m., and the operating hours until 7:00 until 3:00. supervisor olague: i would move to accept those recommendations. supervisor avalos: we will take that motion without objection. the amendments have been made, really to hours of operation. supervisor kim: i am glad i sat in for item number one, i am incredibly supportive of the police go.

between second and first, mission and howard, i was that of any that evening and i don't usually drive down town. i was surprised, i did not realize there would be no attendance on site. an hour after that, the shooting took place in the very parking lot. i think this is a very important thing that we need to do. we put a lot of regulations in terms of security on the nightlife of the news. our parking lots need to take responsibility in ensuring that the neighborhoods are safe as well. the way, it'll be an important step forward. i was really surprised to see something that had been the code prior to this amendment taking

place on page 6, subsection 12, lines 13-21. i appreciate that in the beginning of the of the ministry dakota that it is required that the operators and any members do have to list if they have pleaded no contest or have convictions on their record. it will be based on their existing criminal history. and the proceeding 10 years to being employed in the parking garage and parking lot. i'd think we have tremendous concerns on this board.

a flat out restriction, an absolute restriction on anyone being able to have a criminal record over the past 10 years, even if it is related to car theft, i think it is strong. i have questions about whether we should move forward with that piece. supervisor avalos: i appreciate your bringing that language forward and pointing out that language to us here. i agree, and i have a lot of difficulty in wanting to move this item forward. it was not part of the legislation that supervisor chiu is working on, but prior to his

work on the legislation. i want to move forward with the program for security and parking lots. if it is possible to divide this file, key one file here in committee and we can work on the amending that language or working with the police department on the language of moving it forward. which is duplicating this ordinance. >> duplicate the files and sending it forward to the board. i suggest leaving the duplicated version in committee and continue into the call of the chair. that way, a substitute version could be introduced and you don't have to go to the exercise of making an amendment and having to do a continuance.

what ever you want to see changed, he would introduce that as a substitute. supervisor avalos: at full board or committee? >> at roll call for a substitute legislation, that could be what the committee hears. supervisor avalos: i would like to be able to look at this issue which i don't think runs with policies around reentry and realignment. we can find other languages around the ordinance for the city and county that is similar to this that would bar people with past criminal records from being able to seek employment. those kind of restrictions don't fit the day, what we need to do to make sure that we are not creating a new jim crow system in san francisco. we'll duplicate this file, send one or to the full board and

adhere to the call of the chair. if we can take that without objection. on the underlined ordinance, we will agree to move to the full board with recommendation. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you, colleagues. supervisor avalos: we are going to go to item number four, i know folks are waiting for items 2 and 3, but lots of people are here to speak on item number four that we have lost in the process. item #5, excuse me. before we do that, can we take a three-minute break?

>> hearing on collaborations' -- experience and repeated exposure to violence and drama, review of current programmatic strategies to address posttraumatic stress in children and research from the child, research program. -- child tramua resaercearch program. supervisor olague: i want to apologize for the late start, but we are finally here. i think those of you that were able to stay and still be here providing testimony as we go through this discussion.

i hate will highlight the continue of care available to victims', child victims of violence. initially, i wanted to bring this widespread problem. children are expected to cope with extraordinary levels of violence. we must construct a system of support that eliminates of violence and, in their lives. whether a child with this is a dramatic scene or just encounters on his way to school immemorial -- these traumas affect him the rest of his life or her life. a system that protects and

shields exposure to the long- term effects of violence. my district in recent weeks, we see that violence can perforate particular areas of the city, dramatizes families, and destabilizes the entire community. as we take this month to reflect on child abuse prevention strategy, let's look at how violence affects the whole community, and how one child suffering reverberated at touches even those children that are not the direct victims. in supporting youth and families in san francisco, it is important to raise awareness of the resources available to people that have suffered violence related trauma. my hope is that we have a series

of conversations, and through these conversations, more use will become familiar with the opportunity for success instead of becoming to the occurence of violence, trauma, and death. it affects the flight of families in the out migration of african americans as well. we will hear from staff from the sfpd, the department of public health, and the department of children, youth, and their families. we will hear brief statements from the school district and human services agency today. understanding that we will have a deeper conversation about the interconnected role of schools and child welfare services. i want to thank the coalition of

advocates to identify solutions to the problem of violence. it is through the efforts of the effortssharon -- of people like sharon huett, katy albright, the magic zone team with cheryl davis, dr. maryanne jones, pastor aris with brothers for change, the family resource center and the y. i appreciate everyone's work on this issue. thank you. we do have a lineup of speakers. first, we will hear from the sfpd, lieutenant jason foxx.

>> good morning, supervisor avalos and supervisor olague. the department appreciates the opportunity to highlight some of the measures that it employs to address this vital issue of children exposed to violence. under the direction of the chief, we are keenly aware that the exposure to violence and victimization can and does occur in all city neighborhoods and across the wide spectrum of cultures and economic status. i am lt. jason foxx and i oversee the department's inspectors involved in juvenile victims. that area of investigations has recently undergone a dramatic transformation that includes cross-training with sexual assault investigators. that realignment has brought

about increased confidence the -- competency when investigating crimes. the department shares a wonderful collaborative and cooperative relationship with agencies that will be following me as soon as i leave the podium. we have worked closely with dcyf for the street violence prevention initiative that establishes a framework for at risk youth and community-based organizations that can provide culturally competent services in every neighborhood in the city. we also worked hand in hand. not only in the prosecution of those responsible, but dealing with the investigations. we participate in a framework, a memorandum of understanding. it stresses the cornerstone use of the disciplinary interview.

the process of insurers that all you've victims of crime are interviewed in a safe environment by a trained forensic interviewers. this process is also used to interview witnesses of violent crime and issues that are especially dramatic. -- traumatic. this inspector insures that all cross-reporting is occurring properly. it is between the city attorney's office, the district attorney's office, and the other affiliate's. the youth can and is exposed of violence. the responsible agencies participate in a bi-monthly meeting where cases are discussed to make sure that the

involve youth are being properly served. under the direction of the chief, the department has been active participants in the united states attorney general honchoed exposed to violence, including attendance in baltimore, md. at the headquarters of the national council on crime and ability. as highlighted by the speakers, the city agencies represented here have a rich history of cooperation and establish a meaningful relationships. supervisor olague: maria bee, chief of the victim services unit. >> good morning, supervisors. i am chief of the victim

services division in the da's office. before i start giving an overview of the victim services division and what we do, i want to reiterate what lt. fox said about the partnerships we have with both our system-based partners and our community-based partners. without those rich, streamlined partnerships, our work would not be possible. we would not be able to do what we do. the victim services division has 12 advocates, one restitution specialists, and eight claims staff. three of the advocates are specially trained to work with child victims. we send them to whatever training we can find that will teach them about child development and best practices, evidence-based practices. the advocates participate in the multidisciplinary interviews with the prosecutor, with the police inspector, with cbs, and with the forensic interviewer. while the interview of the child is going on, the advocates are

meeting with the parents and explaining the process and explaining what resources are available to them and their child so that the parents get some ground and in what they can expect, with the case is charged or not. the same resources are available to that family. the advocates provide a large range of services. they will orient the family to the criminal justice system so that they know what to expect. if the case is charged, they will keep them updated about what will happen in court, and timelines. how long they will have to wait for the case to be called, how long they will have to spend in court. working with children requires additional energy and time. for example, advocates often will take the child to the courtroom so that the child knows with the court room looks like before they have to testify. if possible, they will introduce the child to the judge so the judge will not be scary to them when they do have to testify.

additionally, the advocate can sit next to the child when they testify so they have had the -- added support. additionally, the advocates may visit with the family when they can. they may provide emotional support to both the child and parent. on-site, we have a room we call the teddy bear room that has teddy bears. has a vcr and a tv, and it is a safe place the child can go with the advocate to look over the mdi tape or to simply sit and wait for court. the advocates will also help the family applied for compensation so they can get therapy, reimbursement for medical expenses -- things of that nature. they will also help the family applied for restitution from the offender and will help the child to an impact statement before the court they choose to do that. in terms of therapy, we rely heavily on ksarc.

it is full, that is when we rely on victim compensation, and they will reimburse for sessions with private therapists. we have a long list of therapists who are experts at working with children, who are culturally responsive, have additional language capabilities, that kind of thing. there are some challenges with the victim compensation program. as of late, the interpretation of their guidelines has been much more restrictive, and many of the cases have been denied, so we rely more and more on the therapists. we also rely on state start. we rely on the child abuse prevention centers, the child research, project, a host of our partners to get therapy to these kids and their families. while most of our cases involve family violence is that a child abuse, sexual assault, kids who witnessed domestic violence, we also have children who have witnessed community violence. one of the efforts we have started doing there is having

office hours in the community so that families who do not want to come to the hall of justice for whatever reason -- it can be intimidating, because they do not trust law enforcement -- we have access to advocates in the community. currently, we have office hours in the mission, the bayview, and chinatown. we are currently partnering with the developing child advocacy center, which will also have a wellness center that will incorporate the medical component so that children will be able to get health care while they are doing the forensic work. as i said before, much of our work relies on cross referrals. we refer to our partners, and they will refer to us so we can help with victim compensation or orientation. we are currently developing protocols to get children therapy who witnessed violence. the victim compensation program only provides benefits to victims of crime, so if a child

has witnessed a crime, they would not be eligible for any benefits unless they are a relative of the victim. there is legislation that passed several years ago that will allow $5,000 worth of therapy for kids who witnessed. we have not been able to get much traction in getting community involvement to get the kids involved in the therapy, but we are reaching out to some community-based organizations to make another push to see if we can get kids come to the community and have the applications build out their as opposed to the d.a.'s office and get more kids into therapy that way. we do see kids that have been victimized more than once. what we try to focus on is making sure they are getting the therapeutic intervention that they need. many of the kids are suffering from complex, as a result of repeat victimization, so we focus on the therapy. some of the challenges that families face are as basic as

getting the kids to therapy. they did not have transportation, or the mother is working and has numerous kids with no money for muni. that is another reason we are trying to focus on our community partners, so they can get therapy without having to make a long trek. that is all i have unless there are any questions. thank you. supervisor olague: at this time, we will hear from dcyf's violence and prevention policy manager. >> good afternoon. i will be brief. pretty much you have known throughout the last year our main role is really to provide funding and to provide oversight and some of the collaboration's that are key to reduce and intervene in violence. we have produced a lot of that through our local action plan in the past. they work in collaboration

amongst different strategies that really are targeted to address the needs of 10 to 25- year-old, and they really provide partnerships across our agencies to provide alternative education, community behavior or health services, case management, and also after care reentry services. in terms of really dealing with,, we have a subset of different providers that work really closely not only with our department, but the department of health and specifically with their intensive community-based programs, and their units to really provide intensive supervision, intensive behavioral health therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy. our focus is once again to be able to provide the funding available, to provide the funding so that cbo's can provide this work in different communities that are impacted by violence. what you have in front of you -- i passed out a spreadsheet that gave you an overview of some of

the protocols we have also influenced. i mentioned earlier we work in collaboration to support partnerships to respond and intervene in violence. one of our biggest initiatives is the crisis response community response network. we work closely with dph at a moment when there is a homicide in san francisco police department and forms the crisis response services -- informs the crisis response services, we were quickly -- we worked quickly with our providers if there's a need to address the 10 to 25 year olds. this diagram i gave you all really spelled out the different incidences and the cases where we really rely on our partnership with dph to serve all families. you can see what our target age groups are, who we actually rely on, and where we focus in terms

of this response when it comes to any homicides and shootings. in a nutshell, i would say we definitely support longstanding partnerships through the multiple entities that exist in this city, which include sfpd, the district attorney's office, the public defender. definitely cph and some of the key city departments that were to look at how we intervene and really reduce violence in some of these hot spots. thank you. supervisor olague: thank you. a look like to call some others from dph. >> good afternoon. i am a clinical psychologist. i oversee the child and adolescent advocacy center.

i appreciate given the opportunity to tell you about the work we do with traumatized children and their families. will provide interviews and medical exams for children having been suspected of being physically or sexually abused. this takes place at san francisco general. we do this in partnership with the police department, the district attorney's office, the victim services agency, child abuse services. in addition, we provide mental health services to san francisco children and adolescents who were victims of interpersonal violence including victims of sexual assault, physical abuse, gang violence, and those who have witnessed severe domestic violence and other forms of community violence, including children and youths who were family members of a homicide victim. the majority of the children we see our pork and without resources. violence and poverty go hand in