test, test test, test >> okay. well to our special meeting july 11th. i'll be chairing this meeting. to my left is supervisor cowen and to my right is supervisor breed. the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sftv those folks record anticipate of

our meeting and make the transcripts available on line. mr. clerk any special announcements. >> yes, please silence all electronic devises. and submit any documents tote clerk >> thank you. at this time can you please call item number one >> appointing one member to the communication systems joint policy authority there's one applicant. >> captain would you like to take a statement. >> chairman yee thank you for this opportunity for submitting my qualifications to the board. september mark my 30th year with

the law enforcement. and over those thirty years i've been involved in a number of events throughout the city and county. one recurring theme t is the need for communication. the board is moving towards insuring that communications is available to all public safety and we can speak to each other it's crucial for the public safety in the city and county. i bring thirty years of experience and i was one of the developing team he members for the joint agreement so i have independent knowledge of the program and i understand that you were involved with creating

some training curriculum for the russian law enforcement. >> yes, sir. >> that was a hate crimes symposi symposium seminar we tailgate law enforcement executives how to develop a police model for tolerance. >> so not only do you have bay area regional experience but international. >> yes, sir. >> do you colleagues have any questions for the captain? >> thank you. >> thank you. at this point is there any public comments? >> okay seeing none, then public comment is closed. can we have a motion to wave the

residents requirement for this appointment? well any objection. now colleagues can we move this item to the full board. congratulations >> item number 2. >> consider appointing one member to the commission on the agency advisory counsel one seat available. >> ms. lal i didn't come on up. >> good afternoon. i'm asking for another term on the counsel on aging advisory counsel to the department of aging and adult services. i want to say that i've been on

this counsel for sometime. when i retired i decided my two main interests were aging and immigrants rights and so i work on actually, their both connected. many of the aging that are served by the department of aging are that immigrants from the various parts felt world so it's helpful to be interested and alerted to that. my background i've worked 3 years for the department of social services rep in chinatown and the tenderloin and that determined my neck 26 years of my employment i worked in chinatown for the elderly and in the tenderloin at the curry senior center.

now that i'm reserved i go to meeting and senior maeal sites. we talk about it i'm on a committee for that, too but i think that's going to be a long while the focus is on children. i go to the western senior center and the russian because we're required to do site visits. they treat us right in this right and i realize the most senior aging programs are the senior males and they help the

folks get assessable to other services and more people want to eat a more affordable meeting. i'm co- chair of the legislative committee. and this past term we've put together the people from the commission on aging as well as the advisory counsel and so we have a joint legislative committee. so we work on issues that are related to seniors and try to get people to change what they're doing often then they don't like we tried to keep the state from keeping the cost of living from the folks.

otherwise i work on the issues of homeless seniors needing shelters some of the private ones 6 hundred to $1,000 a month is outrageous so more seniors are needing homeless shelter avoidance and that's an ongoing effort we haven't successfully gotten anything done yet. and i lived in closing like to tell you you that have the right to appoint someone to the

advisory counsel from our district and we don't have appointees and so it's mandated by the government in the act the advisory counsel is set up so that half its members are appointed by supervisors and i appreciate supervisor mar now nominating me for this position >> any questions for ms. hail. >> one quick question i might have missed this. good afternoon how many years have you served and i was afraid someone would ca ask that. i was appoint when i retired in 1996 and so i served for 4 years and then appoint by willie brown to be on the commission and i

was there for about 5 years and newsom didn't like the position the commission took with a merger so i was reappointed to the advisory counsel in about 200 three or four so i guess that would make a number of years (laughter) >> more than adequate. any other questions. seeing none, none thank you. thank you >> any public comments at this point. seeing none, public comment is closed. ms. hail thank you for wanting to serve on this. i've seen you in the hallways

your willingness to serve so valuable and thank you for letting me know i assume the 67 doesn't have anna representative on the advisory >>right. >> i'll make sure i find someone. i realize there's so many advisories floating around it's hard to keep track of it especially for someone like myself that's new so it's helpful to remind us on the board of supervisors there are some vacant slots for those advisory committee. so colleagues any other thoughts? >> seeing none, none can we have this full appointment to

the board so move forward. >> item 3 is to consider one member term ending 2013 there's one seat and one applicant. >> okay. >> hello i am the director of the workers right caucus. thank you so much for the consideration for the vacancy. i'm interested in applying for the commission or be on the task force because we provided free legal services for low income workers and wage theft is by far the biggest issue we see the

workers we serve are ailing that are low income and work here in san francisco. i think it's a challenge what direct services we do it in a strategic way and that's the task force is trying to explore and san francisco is always a leader in this thinking i'm excited about what the task force is doing and could be a great access. my personal conversations i set up a caucus being the director of the workers right project i was an attorney there and have practiced many years at the union side. attorney on behalf of the immigrant workers and more low wage sector unions.

so, anyway thank you for considering my application >> there was recently maybe it's not so recent you get old recent seems to be 10 years but you've been there for 3 years. >> that's correct. >> it seems like there was a huge case that was in the courts were you involved. >> our program did resolve a big case in conjunction with the labor commissioners office involving a chain of recuperates of both chinese and vietnamese workers but that we're proud of the collaboration between us and the government and our office.

it's those kinds of collaborations and communications that the task force is talking about and exploring so that's the prospective we certainly understand >> what was the settlement for that. >> it was about $316,000 for the workers we represented 8 workers but it secured unpaid wages owed to a set of workers he who were two afraid to come down. >> any other questions supervisor breed. >> i want you to thank you for your willingness to serve and someone with our background is something that's needed in order to make sure we're making the right decisions. i plan on supporting this position and i know when you serve in those capacities it's a commitment and with all the

things you have on your plate as an attorney and with the asian caucus i know that adding an added responsibility can be channeling but your willingness to do this and commit tow it and help us in making decisions around this important issue will definitely make a difference >> thank you. thank you very much. at this point is there any public comments for this item? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues any other thoughts? on this? if not can we have a motion to forward this appointment to the full board with recommendation >> thank you congratulations. let's see where are reitem 4 >> item 4 consider appointing 3

members to the ballot committee there's 3 seats and 3 applicants. >> i believe the candidates are here today can we hear in the order their listed and i would like to be reappointed i think it's a valuable service we offer and makes the elect easier for the public. >> nice. thank you. lutz and then ms. packard

>> i guess i won't be quiet as simple i was called in 1997 by the director who said we need a quorum for the ballot simplification committee and that was in 1997 up for my 10th nomination. i guess i need to say when peep ask why do i do this and there are times when i go home from hearing paid lobbyists and attorneys i think when we provided a valuable service we're probably the most unknown committee in the entire city of san francisco. most people don't know we write

the handbook and we listen to ail people who have some kind of interest in the charter amendments to we can present to the public ann an unbiased capitalization of how they vote whether or not it's yes or no. and in doing so i don't get - i have charred the commission for the last 10 years and i don't get involved with community politics. for example, when my husband and i went to the christmas party supervisor cowen spoke to my husband and said hello and how are you and she had never seen

me. one of the reasons i don't go to the boefrts is because both sides come in and take and don't present all the fact that i have to listen and chair a group of very commented women who sit there with great concentration and great consciousness and don't want my thoughts to be colored by anyone else's. i'm up again for my 18th year whatever >> she didn't want her to his colored. >> we are at the assess cafe 0 would you say colored our thoughts but it's good to see you. i i know all the busters and

they know me >> you can see you're able to remain objective. >> yes. >> as tony can tell you i can say on more than one occasion i don't want to hear it. >> i've said that, too. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next. hello, i'm a - i was brought into this positions beleaguer of women voters and we try to make government more assessable to people and to encourage young voters and imply immigrants and so on to vote which is the work that the committee does so well,

to make our program understandable. it give us the feeling of accomplishment because it's very important reasoning that's why i want to serve for another term >> this is your second term or how many terms and a i've served on it for i think it's 4 years now uh-huh. >> supervisor cowen. >> i was wondering are there any men on this committee. >> pardon. >> are there any me up. >> no. >> i was attacked one day by someone who said there are no men that's because we've begged men to come we meet in the morning and men don't want