>> i'll put on the overhead that shows i went up on the roof and stood where the back wall would be where the window would be and took my photo and went straight this way this is what you see the dr requester is over here i took another photo and pitting it in context this is behind the trees that's his unit. it's hard to understand he's legislature 60 feet away hue this is going to hurt emphasis privacy we won't be able to see into his unit. the last thing we reached out to him to offer to put the glass in the toilet embarrassment i'll

say our planner told us the preponderance of the evidence legislation the project wouldn't come before you because there are no extraordinary or exceptional circumstances. so that's all thanks >> thank you. with that, the public hearing is closed >> commissioner antonini project sponsor a question for your please. architect or. >> either one you can answer that i'm sure i would expect the bathroom and bedroom has some sort of window coverings in the future when appropriate to close them is that the case. >> we believe in curtains we did this at the drs requesters apartment we have curtains he didn't. >> i thought that living in a

single-family home home i that this is not far from our bathrooms that faces the streets towards the neighborhoods it is closer 65 feet i think almost anyone in the city has the situation that is going to be less than that so i presenter the concerns for privacy but i think the answers are just window covers they can be opened or closed so i don't think we need to take dr i'll hear the other commissioners. >> commissioner moore. >> even with 20/20 vision 60 feet is too far away i don't think we've had a dr a that's got that large of distance we've discussed 3 foot corridors so i

think that given that we honor obscure angles to state is not having a front vision by obscuring window to do with this is not raising itself to a level of dr or any concern for this commission i think it's an approval of a project that's kind of modest i move to approve. >> second. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you very much are we making the motion to not take the dr. >> commissioners, we have a motion and a second to not take dr and approve the project commissioner antonini. commissioner hillis. commissioner johnson. commissioner moore. commissioner richards commissioner fong. and commissioner president wu so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and places you on general public comment for which i have

in speaker card >> any general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed meeting adjourned so, same time next week? well, of course.

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>> >> good morning, good morning. >> good morning. >> >> the department of aging and adult service commission, could we have the roll, call? >> president sullivan. >> yes. >> commissioner itani. >> here. >> commissioner loo. >> here. >> commissioner ow. >> here. >> roy. >> here. >> commissioner similars. >> thank you. >> and could we have the approval of the september third 2014 agenda? could i have a motion it approve? >> so moved. >> second. >> is it moved, and seconded that we approve this september

third, 2014, agenda, all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? >> aye, and the motion is carried. >> and could we have approval of the august 6, commission meeting minutes in >> so moved. >> second. >> it is moved and seconded that we approve the august, 6, 2014, commission meeting, all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? >> motion carries, we have at proval of a consent agenda. >> could i have a motion? >> so moved. >> moved and seconded that we approve the consent agenda, all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? aye haves it and so the motion is carried. >> thank you. >> the reports? and we have the special employee recognition department of aging and adult services and recognize chun yin law from

inhome support service, as a september employee of the month. >> so today we are honoring chun lin law who works in the ihss program and he is a supervisor there. >> and so the folks that come to provide the excitement and the support, and could you stand up, please? maus plause

[ applause ] >> okay. >> and okay. >> so. just in case, the folks don't know, i just asked is the biggest problem in the department of aging and adult services and so being at least 22,000 older adults and disabled adults every year. and with what? about 18,000 independent providers. we also have in that 22,000, i don't know, megan, how many people in the contract? >> 4,000. 4,000? >> right. >> and 500. >> yeah. >> okay. >> and so the work in ihss just like all of the other programs, in the department of aging and adult services is really essential, because when you think about what happens when the folks stay at home who have chronic disease and who have problems with their mobility, or cooking, or any of the personal care, and things, and

the old, old days, before there were programs like home care, stuff like that, and ended up in institutions and i worked in one when i was a kid and that velly what put the people there when they could not manage the things themselves and now here we are all of these many, many years later and home care is something that we have just all think belongs in the world and it is in the world except for those people in the middle who have trouble paying for services, and it is pretty attain able for the folks. >> and so, as a said, ihss we are a 300-plus department, of employees, and about 150 of those are in ihss and to be honored by your peers out of that many people is quite a thing, i think. yeah. >> so, i want to read a little bit about you. because i think that it is important what people say about their peers and how they honor them. and one of the, and there are many things and so you will get

to have this when you leave today, but there are several things in here, that really, really caught my eye, and were insightful. and one was, that you have a wonderful attitude, which it is really an important when you in a working environment, working with the other folks and also, working with consumers, around the difficulty issues. and also, helping as a supervisor, to help to guide your team, all right? >> and so a smile on your face that says no complaints. >> no complaints. no complaints. and inside, inside, and inside. and but, it also says that he is really great at sharing his management with what workers and consumers are experiencing in the field and in their homes, and how else do we know, how do improve or do things differently unless the folks who are in the field come back and tell us and or unless the consumers share their thoughts

with their workers and that information comes back to us and really it is pretty critical and it is another piece of quality assurance work that goes on. he is assessing 200 to 250 people every month. and that is with only 7 people in his unit and so if you think about those assessments they are actually long, and i mean over the years i have tried to add things to that assessment and i am always 12. no, no, because it takes so long to do those assessments so it is time consuming but it is really good work. and it is rewarding work. and so today, we honor you, and i would be, remiss if i didn't add that, you seem to have amazing computer and analytical skills that i think that the folks have put to use, and ihss. and so, we are grateful for that because there is a lot of us in the world have no ability in that regard at all.

no ability and we are stuck in the e-mail and that is how it is. any way, thank you, very, very much. >> and i didn't know if you wanted to say a few words or not, it is not mandatory. but if you don't, then have you to dance or something. >> i will talk about this. >> okay. >> thank you. >> first off i want to thank the city for giving me the opportunity to be or to serve the community and also the community, and also to give the opportunity to do what i love which is to help people and i would like to thank them for the leadership and thank you. and that we have it here for the mentoring and coaching. and of course, i can thank my team, and they do all of the hard work, really, and they are serving hard is what make the program work, and they are the front line worker and going into that kind of

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>> >> the commission also thank you for your hard work too. next on the agenda is the director's report. and anne hinton. >> good morning, president james and commissioners, a couple of things this morning, just want to draw everyone's attention to the fact that we are being televised for the very first time. this comes to us for a number of reasons. one is that the commission itself has been very interested in making sure that the really

to and that is all that i have today. >> yes the one that you are going to work on is about justice for those two work, can you explain it to us? what that encompass? >> so, in adult and in the

world of adult protective services, >> justice. >> right. >> yeah. >> and so, yeah. >> in the world of adult protective services, for many years now, we have had the country, has had the opportunity to fund the other justice act. and the other justice act is a national piece of legislation, that would provide focus, to local communities, and to states, ultimately it is to provide the funding for the states, to really deal with protective services issues and we have been stalled and the other justice, act is i am place.

>> give us an idea of how many people are working, if this is increased there will be more people work ng that department. >> we don't see any increase coming. the news on the horizon is that there has not been money, and it is not looking like there will be money, and if the money should come right now, it is only ten million dollars, for the whole country. so just given the california size, and we think that the dollars here would be pretty minimal, if it is anything and we are very fortunate in san francisco that we have a city that has believed, that this is an important issue. and so, we have been able to staff, in a way that many other counties in our state have not staffed and i can't tell you, do we have 50 people in aps? >> about 40 to 50 people are in

the adult protective services but we are speaking specifically of the adult protective services right now. >> and any other questions? >> and okay. >> i just had one follow up on that. and what department was that funding coming from? >> what department? >> the department of justice? >> or do you... >> actually, i thought that the money eventually was coming to the aoa, but i could be wrong about that. >> okay. >> i just wondering, what department did it come from, in the federal department, and i know not human services, but maybe, some other department? >> well, i think that ultimately, it is part of the president's budget request, to congress and it was my understanding that it would come in under the aging administration, and maybe part of the human services. >> all right. >> thank you.

>> next, could we have the advisory council report, and vice president? >> good morning, president james, and commissioners and the executive director hinton. i am the vice president and i am filling in for mrs. perina who is out of the area. the advisory council met on wednesday, august 20th, 2014. and the media was conducted and in remedy of mrs. vera hail. and the president report was given by mrs. (inaudible) and they reported that the elder scams are on the rise and, she reported that she had received several calls from english-speaking well educated individuals and that those people and their peers are now the targets of the scams and

calls. the calls, originate around a young person in some time of trouble and they have the name and the location that have particular individual, and when they called, the person, they have all of the accurate information. and the theme is that the young person is in some type of trouble, and they can resolve the issue if you send via western union, between the amount of $1,000 and $3,000. and these are folks who as i stated, are very well educated and they don't feel that they would fall for a scam, but unfortunately, they are not a target of this type of a scam. and elder abuse. and they also have the phone numbers of the people who were calling, untrackable and so somehow they have worked out a system that we can call you but you can't trace the calls back.

>> the reports in the field, from our membership committee and mrs. cathy ruso, and announced that mr. benny wo ng is nominated by the commission to become an additional member of the advisory council and we also have reports from the field, both are parts of the aging and adult service came to clarify the guidelines to the advisory council, regarding the site visits that we make to the agencies that are funded by the department of aging adult services. the presentation was very informative, and the packets that they gave us was very or had, showed the questions that they asked, so as to when we as the council members go out will not duplicate and ask the same types of questions and we as

council members go as consumer and not as a staff member from the department. our education committee trains at the center, and that is part to develop, to mr. mario and narara of the department of aging and adult services, this is, marcy, myself, and also, mrs. patty clement, are doing very well and they are well and attended and our next training will be in october. and we had a call for a nominating committee, for the incoming officers and that will take place in november. that is my report. >> any questions? >> any questions? >> commissioners? >> thank you, very much, mr. schmidt that was helple and one minor, that they voted to recommend the appointment, and we will be voting on later on in this morning's proceedings. >> thank you.

>> any other comments? >> questions? >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. next, is the advisory council joint legislative report commissioner richard ow. >> yes. i am happy to announce that the governor last week signed sb 997. that is the starting in 2015, when we file our state franchise income tax for the years of 2014, we can indicate in one of those line items, that how much money we recommend or actually do not recommend, we actually appropriated by the tax payer, and how