>> the bottom of the page, the bottom of page 2, very last item, last bullet. >> yeah, i mean we did have 11 schools participate so that's not an insignificant number of schools. and then there was a launch activity at two of them just to promote it. >> yeah. >> this is not going to be a one-time thing, the idea is to do this on a regular basis to encourage carpooling to schools. it's kind of a follow-up to our safe routes to schools project. >> you're replacing it or in addition? >> it's an addition. we're still doing the safe route to schools, it's an addition. it's all aimed at getting away from single occupancy vehicles taking -- well, it will never be single occupancy vehicles if you are taking a child to school, but trying to combine trips so we are more efficient

in terms of getting children to school. so 11 schools, i mean there are 250 schools in the city, it may seem like a drop in the bucket but it was an initial attempt and i would assume that we will have a lot larger participation the next time we do it. >> great. >> yeah. >> it's one of these things it's one of many, many ways to try to encourage efficiency in transportation and it's a step in the process. >> then the other thing that i was interested about was the zero waste enforcement. >> uh-huh. >> i think we've spoken a bit about this before. what happens if buildings don't comply with sort of their zero waste obligations? >> ultimately fines are an option. we have not gone down that road yet but we certainly have that as a part of our tool kit to try to get those

buildings that are not participating to comply. so far voluntary efforts have been successful. >> great. >> when we get to the stage where we've gotten everybody to do it who is going to do it voluntarily then we will have to look at fines to be able to deal with those who just say we're never going to do this no matter what you say to us, and there are people like that. >> how much are the fines, are they enough? >> they are graduated. they start fairly small and go up. >> for the number of days you are noncompliant? >> it's not per day but per violation. i believe it's first time, second time, third time. >> any other comments? seeing none, item closed. >> public comment on all matters pertaining to subsequent closed session on department of the environment

executive director interviews. >> good evening, last time, eric brooks, san francisco green party and our city san francisco. just want to say that i don't know who you are interviews or what the interviewees are going to be like, but i want to bring this back to march of last year when our presentation on clean power sf was given to you and your staff and interim director assmann wisely and rightly said he and his staff were ready, willing and able to go forward with this office and this department doing extensive work on clean power sf, even above and beyond energy efficiency. and so my call on this is that if you have trouble deciding who to hire or you've got candidates that are not quite where you want them to be, i would just ask you to do everything in your power to

convince interim director assmann to stay on. i don't know what it will take to convince him to that, he probably is looking forward to getting up into the mountains and hiking and stuff but it sure would be nice to have somebody that is clear in their head about an important program like clean power sf to be staying on in the direction of the department. thanks. >> are there any other public comments to the closed session that we're about to have? seeing none, i will close public comment regarding the closed session and so that leaves us on item 9, while we're in the break i just want to say i've done everything except blackmail and extortion to keep mr. assmann. i'm a law-abiding citizen so i'm not willing to go there and mr. brooks apparently is asking too

much of us coming here asking us to keep mr. assmann against his will. but, hey, you know, we're the can-do department commission so what can i tell you? that being said, item 9. >> vote on whether to hold closed session to hold department of the environment executive director interviews. this is an action item. >> i move we go into closed session to conduct the interviews. >> second . >> public comment on the vote? you are now going to go into the closed session. >> let the record note that closed session will not occur here. >> and it is 4.40pm >> thank you. all right. >> the commission will be going into closed session pursuant to government code

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>> (clapping.) i'm kate i'm the cork of the event for homeless connect. >> i'm and i any i want to take a few seconds before kate announcements news. this is our first event for 2014 this is the tenth year for project homeless connect (clapping) a project that started it's humble beginning in community efforts love and passion has grown into what it is today, we can't say enough this would not be enough without you coming to

the event and giving your time and your ideas. this event wouldn't be what it is today, we started with 5 times a year and now we have a model people can come into the office in between our events. we're existing and we hope your excited and thank you. again so very much for coming out. as >> as amy said we're having a new shirt if are for the whole year on the fronted it has our log do and on the back all the services we've offend through the years and all the hair cuts and medical services and washing and pedestriany and lunch we've served so thank you.

(clapping.) also in thanks we're giving a shirt to all our speakers today so they can represent as well. >> good morning it's great to see everybody here how's it going. i had the privilege of working with mayor ed lee aaron homeless we partner with project homeless connect i want to share a couple of positive things it's intooirg to see san franciscans coming out everyday and giving of them. i'm equally desired how you make that experience happen. there have been changes this past month we shifted in how the city alternates shelter beds we have one hundred and the 8 in

san francisco. some of you may have seen at the 3 and 4 in the morning people line up because you don't know how many 7090 daybeds there are it's not safe for men and women to be out in the street. i'm glad to say we've shifted that we're moving toward a lottery people can call 311 and make a recreation for a bed now we're going to see that people don't have to be out in the middle of the night people can go and get a meal and go to their appointment and those beds are by lottery. we looked at the long-term beds users people are afraid to have

a seizures or episode in a small hotel room so we're making changes inform did system interest the amazing thing i think the way our world is changing the people that have made 311 restoration people can get a text message and know where you're going to have a bed that might. there the leadership we've opened two other shelters one hundred and 20 beds for chronically bed also between folsom we're opening 374, fifth street there are homeless people between the ages of 16 and 24

and this facility came about and people are moving into this building to have housing. so i want to take a moment and acknowledge people from houston steve and judy harris stand up and wave (clapping) we love the mayor houston not because thoes the lesbian mayor. in the a first time that we have this sponsor and it's inspiring to us that google is our sponsor for pa c for this event we're really, really pleased. lastly i'm wondering in any friends in hand dot can i see a waiver from hand dot.

if you get a chance stop and see the amazing organization we've been supporting. hand dot uss pretty much a sponsor of homeless someone who was approaching his forgetting reunion he was homeless. it's a principal to work for a mayor that's you should in an area not only of growth and prosper it in the morning where your problems are big or small mayor ed lee >> thank you good afternoon, everybody. happy 53 and tenth this is where the beautiful people have come

in morning i've been laborer looking for. those are the times when people need help and us. they need us with good hearts and smiles and a good connection this is what project homeless has been about for 10 years i've been happy to work with barbara garcia and supervisor farrell and the a other supervisors and new partners that are helping us improve our services. it's not just keeping the cycle that bev vin talked about how about in connection with people giving them a warm smile talking about how to get into long-term support and services. we also help build thirty thousand more unit in san

francisco. how about that you how about we race the minimum wage yeah. help people get a descendent job and work with people like sdoolg so people on the streets can use them launching sf late the other day how about thanking you for the impact grants and all those wonderful things that are happening in san francisco. ? the greatest city in the world but i and everyday now are proving it to be the greatest city people want to be looking at the views and riding great cable cars up to the stars and walk the block but we want to

touch people's hearts like that kid did. everyday we're doing our best. sth past year we've learned more youth that on the streets then we thought before more less obedience and gaze a population of 50 percent we reduce chronic homelessness by 38 percent that's good but we have more to do we always have more to do we invite the challenges and create new perspires that's why good looking is here we need the best of our city government workers and the best of our community to help folks.

we want to be astronomer active for them so when google said they're to come in a volunteer i smiled because they started with the affordability how about free muni for youth for the next 23 years how about wifiing our parks so monoanyone can use this afternoon how about the rally for life how about all the wonderful grants give to impact people's lives in a positive way and to join the volunteers. those are the wonderful things and supervisor farrell is going to talk about how hocking to improve project homeless connect is just the beginning of tropics it was never both going to be

the end when you touch people's lives and they start opening up their lives that's about the engagement how to grab the challenges and work with them that so thank you people from houston. one of the security staff said how did howe house the road i don't in houston we don't have that here we have tech rodeos; right? >> (laughter). >> right. but this is all my way of saying with outline sincerity you have a great deal mayor we're going to work hard with you to make people astronomer their lives i want to start the foundation and please continue to help and get

our employees and employers involved and your family and friends and let's make tropics a real vision and thank you. let's celebrate project homeless connect (clapping.) thank you so i just want to mention as i bring up the next speaker many of the key staff out here providing services are in from our department of public health we couldn't do this without them let's give them a shout out. now i have the opportunity to bring up our rock star of public health. barbara garcia has been in the front when it seemed like we

couldn't have health care there's things about the affordable health care it's going to cover health services and without coverage no better partner than our health advocate barbara garcia >> good morning how many are first time advocates. all right. so i see workday workday folks raise our hands. we hope you'll have 10 more years and hopefully by that time we'll have the opportunity to house many more people. one of the things we are going to be doing as you see the incredible amount of services but daily connect it wouldn't look like this it will be our

staff going to into the shelter for signing up people for my glasses and homes. we have the advantage of getting people into one hundred percent homes. it's going back going to be beneficial as mayor ed lee talked about also being able to get them housed and the department of public health i think we find it's worst a hand in order to complete somebody's health care and be in the best health they need a home. i want to thank you you you're going to have tired feet from walking in the concrete so make sure you come back and we're going to look for you in the

next 10 years thank you very much (clapping.) so it's been mentioned this the the tenth anniversary of project connect and also the tenth anniversary mayor newsom partnered with another colleague and pulled a plan together to end chronic homelessness. as the mayor indicated we've cut that in half 63 one hundred and others are chronically homeless. one of the main goals was to develop 3 thousand new units of permanent permanent howard's now we've got to 28 hundred and i