dealt with, that we place these funds on full board [speaker not understood] so all of us have an opportunity to hear the detailed plan from the department prior to the funds being spent. so, we did this last week with the nonprofit supplemental and i ask that we consider doing it again for this particular supplemental. and i also want to just also acknowledge the importance of providing services, much as supervisor kim alluded to, typical health screenings are an important part of providing services, but there is also mental health. want to make sure our veterans are getting the services that they're needing. and one of the challenges this i'm also announcing is people have immigration and/or legal challenges that also have led them to -- on the path of homelessness. so, when we're thinking about service providers, we need to think holistickly and include services that i mentioned

before. and also contract with good people, people that are professional. i'm happy to see bevan dufty here in the audience. thank you for your leadership on this. that we contract with professional people that are able to manage not only their shelter, but the occupants. i have constituents e-mail me today of a homeless man peeing in front of their business. so, we have a lot of work to do to get to address the challenge. thank you. >> supervisor farrell. >> thank you, president chiu. and colleagues, i want to thank everyone for their comments. and quite frankly, the discussion as well. they weren't here when i first started talking, but i want to acknowledge bevan dufty, [speaker not understood] who runs the outreach team. thank you for all your efforts in this regard. and for working together and offering to continue to work together on what we're discussing here today. so, thank you both. you are indisposable for our city, and thank you so much. i also want to acknowledge

something i believe supervisor kim mentioned. part of the supplemental as well to enhance the current level of our homeless outreach team as well to add the skilled nurses and so forth to have hopefully greater impact in our neighborhoods and on the streets. and the broader point as well to supervisor avalos's comments, you know, from my perspective, and supervisor campos said it as well, this is the beginning of the conversation. and absolutely you are my support, you know, to having the conversation during our budget process as well around all services we need to provide here. from my perspective, the first thing we need to do, though, if we're going to have an impact on our streets is get people off our streets. this is a targeted supplemental to impact our streets right now and hopefully have better outcomes for homeless individuals on our streets. i am very much commit today this working group. it's something we've had [speaker not understood] leading up to this and something i'm very much commit today doing going forward. i know dph has commit today

that as well as is bevan dufty and i think that is something that is very important. and to one other comment as well that i will say, and supervisor cohen mentioned, certainly there are people, individuals that don't want to accept services and that's part of it, but there are so many on our streets that will accept services. you know, a quick anecdote and part of the drill conversation months ag i was with my children on a sunday morning close to our house grabbing coffee. there was an individual that clearly needed some help. i called bevan dufty at 8:30 on a morning on sunday and said, sorry, i hope i'm not waking you up, first of all, but is there something we can do here? and in three hours later mr. dufty called back and said, you know what, this person is in a shelter right now. thanks for calling. i think there are so many people out there that do want the help and there is a subpopulation that is a little more challenging, but i think an example, a very personal example from my perspective if

we have homeless outreach on our streets, we can have an impact for those individuals as well as in our neighborhoods which is something i think we're all cognizant of and want to be responsible for. so, i want to thank everyone for their comments and their support as well. >> supervisor tang. >> thank you, president chiu. and first of all, thank you, supervisor farrell, for really trying to tackle this very difficult issue. and thank you, mr. bevan dufty. i know that he we work very closely with you on some of our neighborhood issues. our district being the border of golden gate park and ocean beach. we certainly have our share of issues as well. i do, i do not disagree with the goals and intentions behind this supplemental. i think that my only hesitation today and really what i expressed as well during the supplemental discussionses from last week, is that like supervisor cohen mentioned, i really do wish that these conversations could be happening in the context of a greater context of our entire

budget process, which is only just a few months away. i do believe that there are other continued dialogs to be had, which many supervisors have mentioned today about what is the right mix of services, what is the right way that we should put these dollars to achieve our goals. and, so, i think that what differentiates for me today this particular supplemental between what we had approved last week is this one does come with an annualized cost, a significant one, and what is that going to look like. and realistically, what will be spent down in this particular current fiscal year. so, with that said, again, i want to acknowledge that i do absolutely agree that more needs to be done in terms of our homeless outreach. i sat through a gao committee hearing with other supervisors where we heard firsthand just how significantly short staffed our outreach workers are. and, so, again, today my only hesitation would be around the process and the way that when we consider individual

supplementals, we are pitting different issues before one another and creating a significance around certain issues over others and that's the only thing that i have an issue with. so, but with that said, again, i do want to acknowledge supervisor farrell's leadership on this as well as bevan dufty and your office and all that you've done on this. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you. i did -- i think it's really good that we're having this conversation, as always, at the full board. i did want to address the issue of individuals that don't want help. and i've talked to a lot of folks on the street and i've asked them why they refuse services. and in large part the answer i got is because they don't want a stabilization bed at the julian hotel or the civic center hotel or the page hotel. and if you have visited any of these hotels, they suck. they're horrible places. i would rather sleep on the street than be in a bed bug ridden stabilization bed in one of these hotels which are poorly managed and have tons of dpi violation and it's shocking

to me that we he spend city dollars supporting terrible landlords. so, that is why one of the things that i talked about, supervisor farrell, there is a strong commitment from dph that we really contract with responsible property owners that are going to offer clean, safe places for people to live. and once we are able to showcase that to a lot of folks on the street, a lot more people are going to be willing to accept the services and help that we're offering. but frankly, some of the things that we've been offering in the past are just not places that i think any of us would want to spend a night in. so, that's one thing. the second issue with the medical respite center that we've had kind of longer discussionses with dph about is how do you create welcoming spaces for people? a lot of concerns that people have who are struggling with mental health is that they actually know that they're struggling with mental health and they actually want support and services, but the way that we provide the support and services are often in these very cold mandatory like we're forcing you to do this, this,

and this. and none of us in this room want to be forced to do anything. like if we were in that situation, we wouldn't want to walk into an environment where we knew against our will these are the things we had to go through in order to get services. so, how do we provide a different type of environment that's more opening and welcoming that's a 24-hour center that can be a respite where we can build relace ship and trust with people on the street that are struggling with mental health and know that they're struggling with mental health? i think there are actually very few individuals that don't want to accept services. i think that's something we often stereotype but it's actually a result of the type of services that we have. so, i think that's an important part of the work group conversation, how can we pro he vied high-quality services and high-quality housing that is really something that's going to address the needs of people. and it's better than what they're currently getting. that's the one issue i wanted to address. the second is i do want to concur with a lot of my colleagues about how this

process should normally take place in the budget cycle. i think that we're coming close to the june budget and i completely get that this is normally a conversation we would have then. we have so many priorities as a board. homelessness is one of them, affordable housing, public education, street cleaning, trees, all of these things come up pitted against each other in the june cycle. so, my philosophical preference is we would have this conversation then and we would have a solid plan in place in terms of the types -- the menu of options that we're providing through this. in the end, i think i came to the decision to support this today because i would support this dollar amount in june. and in many ways i feel we're setting aside a dollar amount and hopefully the next couple months we'll have the conversation in terms of what is the most effective way to spend down those dollars. but i did want to acknowledge the concerns that came up. if that's a motion that supervisor cohen is making, happy to have the discussion on that motion. >> supervisor wiener.

supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much. actually, i wanted to make a formal motion at the full board -- excuse me, that these funds go to the full board reserve so that we can all have an opportunity to, to, to discuss a detailed plan and actually if you think about the conversation we've just been having here in the last 20 minutes, it's been very fruitful. so, i'd like to make that motion that these funds be placed on the full board reserve. >> supervisor farrell. >> and i'm happy to support that motion. i think dialogue amongst the 11 of us is awesome on this issue so i'm happy to support that. >> thank you. >> so, supervisor cohen has made a motion to put these funds in reserve, seconded by supervisor farrell. is there any discussion on this? supervisor wiener? no? colleagues, can we take that motion without objection? without objection that should be the case. [gavel] >> supervisor wiener.

>> thank you. i want to also thank supervisor farrell for bringing this forward. one thing, and we talked about this as a committee. i want to say it as well today, that clearly we have a lot of different areas of approach to homelessness that we need to address and do better and resource better, at least for the areas that are working and not just assume that we need to increase resources for everything. we need to be very, very strategic about what's working and what's not working and focus our resources on the approaches to homelessness that are actually working. i think sometimes in our budget process we have trouble doing that because it's hard to say no, but we need to be, i think, more strategic about how we fund homeless serve is he. and i am glad that supervisor farrell is really taking a fresh look at the ten-year

homeless plan as well as the number of specific issues to i hope move us in a more strategic coordinated direction. but even though this supplemental is clearly not addressing every single issue that we need to deal with, it is clearly addressing a very urgent issue we have around homeless outreach. i know that i'm not alone in terms of what's happening in my district about where the crisis on our street and what we're seeing every day. and i am a big fan of the hot seat. when i came into office, one of the first pieces of advice that bevan dufty gave me was to make sure to work with the hot team and the budget process because they do such amazing work in terms of what people are really experiencing on the street. and they don't have enough resources. and when you talk to them, they don't have the capacity to respond to everything that needs to be responded to. and i know that there are different parts of the city that experience this differently. and i will say that particularly in the castro

upper market area, we do not get enough attention. i know there is so much going on a little further east that that takes up a lot of the capacity, the limited capacity we have. and so, we end up having just a lot of really problematic behavior on our streets and people who are in crisis that they need help, whether it's mental health care or health care in general or some sort of intervention, and we he don't seem to have the capacity to do that and so it falls to the police and the police try their best, but the police are not homeless outreach workers. and then you end up having to have a police officer sit with someone at s.f. general for hours and hours, which is not the best use of limited police resources. so, i think that this is very, very important. i do agree with supervisor tang and supervisor kim that ideally we handle these in the broader -- in the broader budget process. i could think of a number of supplementals i'd like to bring like the fact we have homeless -- no park patrol officers in

the city. so, our parks are getting trashed. i would love to do a supplemental to have more park patrol. i'm going to wait for the budget process, but i do believe that in this particular issue we are in crisis on our streets and we he need these outreach workers out there yesterday. so, i'm happy to support this. >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much, mr. president. there are two things that i wanted to interject in the conversation about folks, some of the feedback that i've heard and agree with from my time in the shelter, is that we've got to begin to address safety. not only people's personal safety, but their physical belongings and ensure that we've got workers, staff persons that are in the shelters and doing the outreach that are culturally competent and that they're able -- that they're also speaking multiple languages. i know that they are, but i also know that sometimes it's a challenge to find talent in that area.

and we need to figure out a way and see -- it's not a regional strategy of homelessness. there are counties around us that don't have a strategy and they send their folks to us for us to address. and if we develop an outstanding model, that's wonderful, but maybe we should be sending other counties our bill, but that's just an opportunity for the worker to begin to figure out and put some good thought to, and we need to also -- i just want to stress cultural competency and safety as a number one priority as we begin to move forward in this discussion. thank you. >> supervisor yee. >> thank you, president chiu. i just want to say for the record that i really appreciate my colleagues' compassion and concerns about this issue. it's pretty obvious, everybody

cares about this issue. and for anybody outside of this chamber to state otherwise, i think they're making a big mistake. i just wanted to support this supplemental request, and i think it's appropriate. >> any other comments, colleagues? with that, can we take a roll call vote on item 11. >> on item 11 as amended, supervisor campos? campos aye. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang no. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. there are 10 ayes, one no. >> the ordinance is finally passed. item 12. >> item 12 is an ordinance appropriating $3,243,752 of library preservation fund balance to the public library

for the teen center project in fiscal year 2013-2014. >> roll call vote. >> on item 12, supervisor campos? campos aye. supervisor chiu? mr. president? >> i'm sorry. aye. >> 12 aye, chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the ordinance is passed on first reading. [gavel] >> colleagues, why don't we now go for a moment to a 2:30 special commendation that supervisor campos will provide. >> great, thank you very much, mr. president. and it is my honor to call upon

norman w.salcedo. if he can please come up to the podium. ~ thank you. thank you, mr. salcedo, for being here. and i also want to acknowledge that his family is here. they're in the chamber and it's great to see them here. it is my great pleasure and honor to recognize norman w. salcedo today for more than 30 years of work as an attorney, immigrant rights advocate, and philanthropyist here in the san francisco bay area. norman is a true pioneer in the legal profession. he was one of the very first mexican-american attorneys in the bay area, and now has become one of the most successful and well respected attorneys in the entire bay area. the california bar association named him one of the state's best 100 trial lawyers and he

has received numerous awards for his contributions to the legal profession. norman william salcedo was born and raised in san francisco. his parents theresa manuel immigrated from mexico and lived in different parts of the city until they settled in norman's beloved mission district. norman attended saint peter's elementary school, sacred heart high school and university of san francisco law school. he was admitted to the california bar in 1963. today norman salce he do is a member of the inner circle of advocates which is an exclusive and prestigious trial lawyer organization that is limited to 100 of the best plaintiff trial attorneys in the country. he is also a member of the american college of trial lawyers, a professional association of lawyers that is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of

trial practice in this country. norman has also had a strong and consistent advocacy for workers rights and immigrants rights. he has for many years expressed his love for san francisco by giving generously to various organizations and institutions including institutions like usf law school, [speaker not understood], the san francisco day laborer program and other immigrants rights organizations. he raised his three children to value humility, cultural pride, respect for workers, and the importance of giving back to a community that has given them so much and certainly the salcedo family is grateful for all they have received from the community. today norman is accompanied by his beloved wife, his sister armeda, two of his three children and their partners and grandchildren. so, it is my honor as the

supervisor for district 9 to mr. salcedo, to present this certificate of honor on behalf of the board of supervisors. and the honor -- the certificate of honor reads as follows. the board of supervisors commends mr. salcedo for his tireless work as a lawyer, immigrant rights advocate and philanthropyist for more than 30 years. born and raised in san francisco's mission district, mr. salcedo became one of the first mexican-american lawyers in the bay area and has since won numerous awards for his contributions to the legal profession. we thank you, mr. salcedo for your lifelong commitment to improving the lives of people in our community. thank you. muchas gracias. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. thank you very much. if i fall over dead now, i'll

die happy with all you said about me and my family. i just want to say this award really belongs to my mother and father. they came here in 1931. san francisco, angel island two week. why did they come to san francisco? i don't know, and they never really told me. they didn't know the answer. but they stayed here for 60 years because of the warm welcome they received. because of the jobs they obtained. and this is the result of my family and, by the way, this is a beautiful room. thank you so much, really. thank you so much. >> thank you. (applause)

>> congratulations, mr. salcedo. (applause) >> with that, why don't we go back to our regular agenda. first of all, i just want to mention on 11, item 11 as our clerk just pointed out, it states in the agenda that this ordinance is finally passed, this is actually the first reading of the agenda. i want to let the public know we will have a second reading next week. we have already moved through item 12. so, madam clerk, why don't we call item 13. >> item 13 is a resolution approving an emergency public work contract under administrative code, section 6.60, to replace elevator 27 and modernize and repair elevators 26 and 28 in san francisco general hospital buildings 80 and 90 with a contract amount not to exceed $2,500,000. >> colleagues, the last item being unanimous, can we do this

item same house same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> items 14 through 17. >> items 14 through 17 are the motions that respond to the civil grand jury on the status of the responses to recommendations contained in the 2012 through 2013 civil grand jury report entitled are the wheels moving forward? a follow-up to the 2009-2010 grand jury report, from confrontation to conversation. optimizing the use of publicly owned real state, achieving transparency and accountability [speaker not understood]. and building a better future at the department of building inspection and finally the log cabin ranch, planning for the future, a continuity report. >> colleagues, can we take these items same house same call? without objection these motions are approved. [gavel] >> item 18. >> item 18, resolution urging the state community college chancellor brice harris to restore the voice of san francisco voters and bring democratic decision-making, transparency, and public accountability back to city college of san francisco by restoring the duly elected board of trustees.

>> colleagues, can we take this item same house same call? without objection this resolution is adopted. [gavel] >> colleagues, i think we have three minutes before 3 o'clock. why don't we start with some of our roll call and i will probably end it around 3 o'clock. madam clerk. >> mr. president, supervisor campos is the first supervisor to introduce new item. >> re-refer. can we come back? >> okay. mr. president. >> next item. >> supervisor cohen. you're next to introduce new business. >> thank you. thank you very much. i have a humble request actually today that we close today's meeting in memory of ms. [speaker not understood] young.

ms. young was the woman that we read about last week that was hit by a car -- by a car and was struck by hit and run. this occurred in the visitacion valley neighborhood. ms. young was 82 years old and a resident of the neighborhood. unfortunately she mark the sixth person tragically struck down by a vehicle. so, needless to say that we are going to continue to move forward and working closely with the police department and the mta to identify the assailant and also more importantly in a positive way, to continue to work towards improvements for this particular corridor. the rest i submit. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. >> thanks, madam clerk. colleagues, today two in memoriams. first for mr. william ferraro. he was a city docent since january 5th, '99 and did it till he died recently at the

age of 82. san francisco nate i., coach at washington high school here in san francisco, saint ignatius graduate. will be missed by his wife, children, grandchildren, friends, students, and beloved family dog. as well, an in memoriam for mr. william calanan. someone who i got the chance to know briefly. he was a graduate as well at saint ignatius here in san francisco, raised in the sunset district, ended up graduating from u.c. berkeley, worked in banking and insurance, he was a try athlete, a big giants fan, very passionate about the outdoors, music, family and friends. a very he loyal and loving husband, father and brother and passed away tragically at the young age of 51 very recently. so, i'd like to adjourn the meeting in their honor. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. >> thank you.

i have a couple of items, but first keeping with the issue of supporting vulnerable populations in the city and my work with many senior organizations over the years, facing the displacement crisis right now, i think seniors are facing a really uncertain future and face extreme financial hardships right now. i'm submitting a budget and legislative analyst request to analyze the economic impacts of free muni for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. there are over 140,000 seniorses in san francisco and that population will have doubled within the next 10 to 20 years. 27% are well over one in four live in poverty and about 31% live alone are totally isolated and have very little contact with others. thousands of them live in subsidized housing including sros in our city. the city's improved revenues are directly related to the tech boom, i think some say

which is also making san francisco less affordable by the day for many seniors and people with disabilities. that's why it's imperative that we look at our revenues to help the most vulnerable, especially within the public transit system. so, the budget and legislative analyst requests, will call in the mta to approve a proposal for free muni for low and moderate income seniors and disabled people. we will ask the budget and legislative analyst to report on the cost of economic impacts. i'm proud to stand with seeneriers and disability action network and many senior and disabled transit riders were following in the footsteps of the grassroots campaign led but the youth commission and many others for social justice and transit equity for younger riders. now it's time to support older riders as well. the current mta budget right now plans for about a 10% increase in services. i think we can run a high quality transit system that's equitable.