things. this degrades the neighborhoods and the quality of life. it is unreasonable to be disturbed by the entire card being put into a trap. there were a couple of fights on my short block last night that were violent and resulted in broken grass -- broken glass on the side wall. this is not a victimless crime. this is the most commonly witnessed crime, and lowers the respect for law enforcement, making use of stolen property that is left miles away from the normal location. scavenging is organized crime, and there are 100 trucks on the road every night, picking up everywhere that they use telephones, anyway, so, we

oppose the increase -- and i would actually like to see the elimination. >> thank you. >> good morning. i am on the same working group that he is on, and he has been working on that for about one year. i would repeat everything that he has just said. i have watched blue bins tipped into trucks, and money passed from the drivers to the people picking up the trash out of my bins, your bins, everyone in here. again -- i really welcome you opening this dialog.

there are a lot of parties brought to this. they are made aware of things they were not aware of. organized crime. the closing of the potential -- hayes valley, i was recently made aware of that. géi appreciate that you're opeg this dialog. thank you. >> john froy with netcycle recycling. we operate nine of those. thsoe 9 sites are overburdened. we support on exempting the exempt zones in san francisco, spanning the recycling for consumers. antying we can do to help, we're

here to help. >> thank you. >> my name is rod, i am the president of replanet. we operate three recycling centers, one free-standing on bayshore. i would echo what john said, we are more than happy to entertain a conversation with all the parties that are involved. the company i work with is the largest buyback operator in the state. we have 400 locations in california, employing 700 people. it is very difficult to work in the confines of the law. satisfying the neighbors and

constituents that we work with on a daily basis. it is important to remember the right and the convenience to recieve the redemption is a very important consideration. we have pushed over $40 million in redemption value back to the community, and we employed numerous employees during that time. we began with nine recycling centers back in 1996, and we only operate three of them today. we are overburdened and expanding in ways -- we're happy to help. >> thank you.

>> changing the keys on the city garbage cans, i see people with actual keys to an open them and recycle them. to educate the building managers and businesses, and bringing the recycling items -- this is a health issue. we see people walking around. also, more recycling options need to be created. so that as the population is growing, we have a million people coming into the community every day.

i want to commend the current immune system, they are doing what they can with the budget they have. since we created the cbd's, we say, let them take care of this problem. first it is the city -- the public works dealing with it. you may as well go through the cbd's and have them come up with the campaign. that's what they're for. what they are dealing with. >> from the haite-ashbury

council. i want to remind you of the march 8, 2011 ordinance that was passed by the board of supervisors, calling for a comprehensive parks recycling program, using the recycling center. establish and independent recycling center master plan. request that parks and rec negotiate in good faith with the recycling center. people picking up recyclables help keep the city clean. we need more local places to take those bottles and cans and other waste. recycling centers are an important part of the waste

goal. and in dealing with the redemption value -- they take materials that don't fit in new blue bins, and cooking oils not taken by the blue bins, and provide cash back to people as the state law says people can get their deposits back. thank you. >> my name is david -- and i am biased, but i want to express what green streets has done. we have had recycling issues that all failed, and we went from zero recycling compost, to 60%, all through the efforts of

green streets. a great public-private partnership. they have signed contracts to do this for five years. the young men and women developed this from the beginning. we deal with some of the core issues. i want to say "thank you" and i look forward to working with you. >> thank you. >> i am john nulty. the city took away all of the corner trashcans. we had dbw going through this, to see which businesses were

having their own trash. i am sure this continues today. this is one issue. we lost our trashcans. the community is not getting adequate information. there were disposable -- big containers for them to throw out there. big items. and this is once a month, whatevef. r. it doesn't reach into the buildings. also, you live at a private hotel -- you are entitled to get rid of the waste. then a fight with the property owner. trying to get rid of things they

don't need. besides -- the city was cleaning up the neighborhood. they can drop the cna, whatever it is. let's talk about pets. pet poo is the big problem in our neighborhood because we have more pets than children. >> is there na any additional public comment? public comment is closed. i see one person -- is there anyone else? i will clsose public comment after this --

>> i will drop what i'm going to say. i'm martha from the haight and i live a block fro mthe recycling center. i wanted to support that organization so much. i recycled there for years. the money that comes into that organization goes out to public services. he should get credit for the recycling program that saved the organization. it is a noutstanding service. i would like you to see the site. please protect it. >> so -- i will say it one last

time. and then we'll get on to the survivors hearing. >> i am larry stringer, the deputy director of operations. this problem represents a huge challenge. we are the ones who are called to clean it up. i believe this is a legislative issue. this is where we can focus. our hands are tied. we can go inside the property and say they need lock service. people are going in and have the tools to pop the locks. one idea that was excessive -- those popping in and doing the dumpster dives, the unlicensed

and unregulated monitors. other than that, i want to say i hope we do come up with something. the department of public works can be easier. we won't see this in the bin diving. >> i've called you several times about that. they call us, we call you. so, last call -- is there any additional public comment. public comment is closed. i think what we realized today -- is that this intersects with other issues, creating clean environments and there is the environmental factor. what we see is the job

component to train people for jobs. and really fill in gaps around that. and to train residents about recycling with hank. we've also seen a component around composting and native plants. there is a way around small businesses. we talk about different issues, adn thnd the public safety issus that is a critical issue as well. so i think what i would like to do is continue this item to the call of the chair. between now and the next hearing, i hope the office will talk with individuals who were here today, and we can look for

solutions outside of the hearing process. it may be hard to find solutions. i will review the march 8, 2011 resolution, and just want to say that i am impressed with the community agencies. the department, dpw, and the individual who spoke from the recycling center. i forget his name. we would like to talk to him about webster street's recycling center. perhaps we could check in with this gentleman from the filmore- heritage district. we have a lot of work to do.

when you see hank doing such incredible work, there is a lot of potential -- and just getting a lot of this resolved. i will continue this to the call of the chair, and take a fiv- eminute-minute break for the "survivors" hearing. >> we will sit in recess for 5:00.

>> mr. clerk, can you read item 2? >> the current policies an-- for the survivors to compensate those who -- >> we heard the impacts of violence and trauma on children. there is evidence proving trauam

has auma has -- untreated expose to trauma can lead to mental illness and long-term health effects. i hope to learn of the services for the survivors of trauma, for to help them deal with catastrophic incidents. we will have more from sf crisis care. i want to thank the chief of the fire department for participating today. we will start the hearing now and hear from the chief. >> good morning, suprvisor.

joanne, chief of the sf fire department. i am speaking in favor of the aditionaditional resources we my need. we respond to approximately 110,000 calls per year, 35% fire related. the medical calls that we respond to oftentimes, this is a crisis situation, an auto accident, or the sudden death of a child or adult. we provide medical services to treat the person and typically will be transporting. what i see is the services afterward for the family members, that what we