the animals dancing in the moon light all the animal. feeling good and right. and the items going to turnout right. and we're going to see the animals right in the light. sdaung in the moon light. make the animals rights that turnout right. it's a fin and city nature site. all the animals sdaung in the moon light. i know you'll control them and make sure they dead on arrival won't bark and bite. dancing in the animal moon light. make them turn this item right >> thank you. any other public comments. seeing none, public comment is

closed. colleagues once again, we're faced with some hard decisions we have more applicant then seats available. any thoughts. maybe i'll start it off. there are two people bob stevens and ryan young who are here on this list to be reappointed and i'm willing to support both of their appointments and if there's any agreement we can try to figure out the other two seats. i had a chance to sit down but ryan didn't reach out but i'm in favor of sporting dr. caylee

stevens. i make a motion we move sally stevens for seat 5. all right. i second, that motion >> can we take each seat one at that time. >> i can do it either way. there's a motion for seat 5 i guess for dr. stevens. while any objection that motion is moved >> i'd like to make a motion we support mr. marks for seat number 3. >> is there a second for that? >> is a i make a comment please first. so after refusing t resisting t

applications and hearing from the folks that have been here i definitely seeing the things mr. marks would do well, but i don't want to miss out on the opportunity to appoint jennifer and russel i'm sorry. i'm not pronouncing his name. i think i appreciate those two in particular is the volunteerism around relishes as that relates to things that are important when dealing with animal welfare in our city. i i know that stray cats and a stray animals can get completely out of control so the fact that she's been volunteering in this xament during her own time says

a lot about her desire and she can create the kind of policies that would make a difference. the same with russel. so i want to make sure because i look at those two as you know, my top choices of people who should be serving on this particular body and i would definitely entertain, you know, after those two i would entertain any other candidates that we have listed here. so supervisor breed i'd like to suggest we consider marks for seat 3 and jennifer for 6 and mr. ruling he will for seat 4. is that a motion

>> it passes. and those of you who doesn't get the appointment please consider other years. it's tough to sit up her and congratulations to the folks who got the seats. let's move on to item number. it will going go to the full board and they'll vote on that and then we'll forward our appointment >> okay. let's move on to item

number 3. >> motions ordered submitted to the pun and to allow san francisco employees to have flexibility in work capacities to have benefits for the caregivers. and inform the employees of their rights and have the employers to comply and authorize the provision of the ordinance in a collective agreement and make the voters be able to vote on september 18th. we see president chiu >> thank you mr. chair and to

members of the public for your consideration on our friendly family with that ordinance. as you know it would help to establish in san francisco the employees or an employee's right to potentially request flexible working arrangements. the opportunity for employees to ask for changes in shifts. the right to request is balanced by an employers right to defining deny for bona fide good business reasons. if there's not enough customers in that block of time then it could be denied. there have been a number of

concerns raised by business community. i introduced a number of all the times and i want to thank the business community that they won't oppose this measure. first of all, i want to thank supervisor yee for indicating his co- sponsorship. and i also have a couple of additional amendments that dealt with a couple of quick you things. first? for technical we've added a physician and surgeon position to all the measure. secondly, we had heard from representatives of the hospital world about the fact we had american people expectation for pun sector employees in health and safety positions but we didn't have the exemption for

our local hospitals. we've added language that would allow inclusion for the health and safety profession. and we have language that deal with other things. it's been suggested to us in the first year of the implementation of this if it turned out the office of labor standard petition found out there were issues around the employer rather than moving to the sanction of the fine that we allow to issue a warning or the employer can cure the situation during the first year of the implementation of this

ordinance. and then we have also reduce the time that an employer need to keep reported from 4 years to 3 years to reduce the recordkeeping burden for the employees. colleagues unless they're another additional questions i'd like to go to the public. if there are folks who wish to speak on the issue please submit comment cards and i'll start calling cards. we have one city staffer and let me call out - (calling names) >> good afternoon board of supervisors. really appreciate our time and i'd to clarify some of my comment in last week and

emphasis some news new ones as well. first of all, i want to thank for our collaboration to improve the health and physical well-being of infants. i want want though reemphasize the numbers this policy can potentially effect the 9 thousand resident who you give birth and those wom women workup until the time of giving birth. so 6 thousand women are going to be effected for asking for a flexible schedule. young women who are returning from maternity leave are the

ones that face inshutter that can effect their lives and the lives of the baby. this is why 20 to thirty percent will suffer from posting depression. so there's a bump of literature that show that the workplace policies can effect the emotional attachment and anxiety and breakfast feeding. i want to convey of my practicing medicine in san francisco as a pediatrician. what i explained to this one

typical afternoon happens month afternoons i see a mother who works in a white collar job as a professional, you know, does have those opportunities for a parental leave and telling culminating. where i see a mother who is required to go back to work. sometimes that's fine there are some mothers who are very, very healthy but some mothers do need additional time to bond with their baby. they do need more than 8 or 12 weeks to be with their child. so they're not away from their

home from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. i really appreciate whatyou've done to raise the awareness and start thinking how to rise be flexibility in the workplace. i appreciate that many industrialized countries and many, many workplaces in san francisco this makes me believe it's feasible in other countries and many employers in san francisco but this gives us an opportunity to level the playing field for moms and babies. how do we insure that babies have a equal or nearly equal opportunity to be safe and have good development in the first phase of their lives. thank you for your leadership

and i look forward to answering any questions now or in the future. >> you mentioned quite a few times the mother should have time to bond. i'm hoping we could take that concept to all folks i think we need to take another position that all parents get the same opportunities. >> and i'm glad your policy is the family that i agree so many children in our country have the same gender parents. >> thank you let's hear from

our next speaker. >> good afternoon i where i know you greetings from the united food and commercial workers union. secretary and treasure. we support this ordinance and we support it because our workforce is changing tremorsly. as a matter of fact, we're moving from anna full-time industry to o a part-time industry. so the flexibility of the skefld will help our members and employers as well. our members would have is a chance to be flexible in order to move around from the varies actual sites in san francisco. thank you for your endeavor and your combliement

>> specifies i'm jonathan lions i'm a be passionate advocate. i want to say thank you to president chiu and the co- sponsors of this measure particularly cowen and supervisor mar who come out for this legislation. i think the community sees i as good friends. there's been a lot of discussion about this measure and the reagan of children. rather than echo past comments i want to reframe the duration how

to impacts the community. for those of us who are blessed to have happy and healthy families. it can go away in the blink of an eye. those are often life khan. and i personally believe that, you know, those of us who, you know, have the rights of, you know, happen to be working phenomenon arrest employer who has, you know, is providing those xhoomentsz don't entire any more rights then others. i ask you to think about that when considering this legislation and a >> thank you. next speaker, please and a hello i work with the california work, work and family

coalition. i am a single mother of 3 kids. this legislation is important because as a single parents i need the flexibility. in my work i meet a lot of workers who don't have that. having 3 kids you know, i had one day where my son get hit with a basketball and i had to rush back a he get the other kids. you have those situations. but in our work more men have those issues. we have siblings that care for other folks and the diverse families have to come first. thank you.

>> >> thank you. next speaker, please . let me call up more names >> good afternoon. i'm andrew. and we're very glade to see this work thing move forward. and we appreciate that other supervisors have joined in support of them. we appreciate the comments about having been nonprofit leaders and the flexibility they demonstrated to their workers in the workplace. it would be great to have this across the city. also with so many competitions is this not one more thing we're

adding on but again given our example this is the reason why we're paying attention to the needs of their workers and families with this kind of compassion. also last week supervisor breed asked an important question about how does this change lives. the legislation might not change lives by it's the education that helps us move forward. it's the mom who works the double shift at save way we care about her seeing her family. those are the kinds of things we have to support our children and

their parents their caregivers and our families thank you very much >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon supervisors i'm jan i'm with the san francisco democratic women in action i've lived her thirty years or more. i want to say indict to what's been said so far. especially to the mimgs and social concerned that brought this supposed policy and a legislation again. i'm grateful to the supervisors who helped fashion it. and to those who came on board. and to those we hope will join it after careful consideration. and also the opportunity for

loyalty opposition to say okay. let's look at this. i want to acknowledge having come from the midwest living no san francisco has been a good experience and the recognition this is a city that launched out for its citizens and thinks about the legislation that's going to effect the individuals lives. also want to point out in thinking about places or movement that i sense this concern for family articulated by clinton reflected in other nations is really an indication that this train is out of the station it's on its way. it's up to us in san francisco, the public and the supervisors and people working in government to help us figure out how we're

going to make this happen. f this family friendly flextime. a recent article in the new york times at any time for men and for everything. thank you very much >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> first, i wanted to thank president chiu and all his supervisors for your indescribable i incredible openness to get the best legislation for the people of our city. san francisco hospitals are outline committed to a family friendly situation. for example, the hospitals provided full-time benefits for hauchlt workers.

but we have to make sure that in an emergency those family members are taken care of. we have to hire the nurses at the moment. the hospital can't accept a patient unless it's 1 in 4 and sometimes one-on-one. this to me this language looks just fine and urge tow reconsidering on, on tuesday, i want to share it with our hospital leaders but i want to thank you. again for your tremendous help to make sure that all san franciscans get the best health care. >> i want to slavery that one of the minutes we made at the request of our department of

human resources wanted to talk about the legislation for the hospital and other folks who represented private hospitals asked for similar consideration for them. so i proposed that would the similar process that potentially no non-city employers bans operational resources such criteria to promote efficiency in vans public health that there be a exception for those categories. i'll say that the employees working in those situations i want to make sure their exemption interest if you have cafe workings are health care

workers not gaenldz in those situations they be able to take advantage of the right to request >> thank you for briveng that up. we in san francisco look at all the hospitals as together serving all the hospitals. which one hospital is filled we move toefsh the next one. we have to promote that attitude we're one family trying to care for all our residents. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm the new director of women's policy on the status of women. thank you for hearing from me. i've been at the department for 4 weeks and i was or attorney

before that and represented family law cases. i was fortunate to have a flexible work schedule and i had a son and daughter and stayed there for fourteen years. it was a win-win for me and i was able to stay home with a sick child and i was able to do a fairly non-suppress full workload. i stated there for fourteen years and i was able to do high quality work for them because i had that balance in my life. i was able to ask for that flexibility i don't have a problem standing and saying what

i want but parents may feel not comfortable to request that flexibility first year let people who may be intimated maybe in fear of they're losing their jobs at least being able to request it because it's a win-win for the employers and employee >> i want to call up the final cards. anyone he will who wishes to speak, line up behind them >> good afternoon. i'm pat. i'm a partner here in a living room in san francisco. our entire work style is to create a flexible work schedule and because of that i will say i

support the family friendly ordinance. more than 80 percent of our attorneys and staff come to our firm because of that flexible arrangement. the legislation as amended to date has provided for a fairly low impact law that will help create a more modern workplace here in san francisco. ? one off the a piece of in the puzzle. i know the concerns by supervisor breed raised about yet another layer of regulation. i see this is completely easy to apply with and i don't know if i call it free but it certainly gives the employers flexibility it's a