good afternoon. i'm mark ann anthony i was once homeless 14 years ago i can tell you horror stores in the shelters the staff was not formally trained - oh it's this one excuse me. i'm so sorry the staff was not trained a lot of horrendous things going on and basically staff worked enabling a lot of the clients to do negative things i want to frame the word solutions i wish they were happening when i was once homeless

i like to see some place do some creative financing to make something positive happen with this health care we have going on with mental health going on in the shelters i'd like to see more beds than 60 mercy a lot of my colleagues have said a lot of words but i want you to think about the right thing to do for the community we're part of the human race and deserve a fair chance for housing. >> i'm manual jenkins i'm trying to touch basis with the board of supervisors type of thing thank you for assisting the homeless coalition and everything you you know thinking back when i was younger my

grandmother was overly influential throughout the community a pillar to the america he name was mary baker and had property throughout california and nevada everything that was stolen by the federal government and also put a plaque on the streets it's crystal methamphetamine mixed with tiger substance and it equals up to hiv and aids this is how it is made and i've done the research long story short my grandmother left me bans of the property and

next across the street to emergency south i'm having a hard time claiming this property i want to let the supervisors know if you guys can help me i'll not have a problem with assisting the homeless i am key to a lot of the stuff that was taken in oakland and richmond it is really under my name to the treasure island was also my property my sister sold it with someone else that was not speed limit to my gather was robert henderson a strong part of history it falls along the line of the civil government turning san francisco the federal

government and thank you kim for being who you are and also i want to ask you if you ever receive writings that i left on our computer i'm going to leave some more stuff if you ever need me i can get in touch with me i do volunteer work here okay. thank you. >> thank you are there is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak please come up. >> here i am thank you for having the meeting and bringing this to the table there was other rules that had me bothered because rules about tape recording i know you have to follow the california laws by it seems like they're trying to take away measures that the shelter workers would be -

they're taking away measures where the homeless low document them being abused so we we were - i mean, i seriously digitally doubt of the homeless in the sherltsdz being going away should be addressed i feel like the council on homeless that was one won those are people that should be dealing with this i don't know if they even meet anymore so the other thing i'd like to continuance so we can where i know this back and get the information they say their giving and i think the other thing i'd appreciate if someone takes an action you're saying the schools could be cited it sound like joyce crumb is giving

excuses that's my main problem do better to hope i mean put passion and concerns to help people live better give them tools to live their life better all we get is excuses i think we need to hear from the high team the high team are laying it down and doing it and it seems like they're very important on this hearing i'm also concerned how this meeting was posted to my type of notice as to whether this was going on so i think i have thank you. >> can i mention the tech companies they're giving out they're giving out some monies for this i want the tech companies could be reminded to invest some money into our shelter systems. >> i apologize your time is up

if you want to wrap up with our last sentence. >> this is probably a long photograph. >> you're welcome to submit our comments to members of the committee separately. >> i just i'd like to continuance so we can get to the solutions we need more people in the department of public health the department of human services are that are serious more dehumanizetion kcmo from the department - >> thank you thank you very much. >> okay i don't see my other members of the public that want to speak so ask our vice chair if we can close public comment. >> public comment is closed. wanted to give time to colleagues to make my closings comments. >> thank you, supervisor kim

and for her ongoing efforts around this very important issue i thank you the h s a and the department of public health for their presentation i know that ms. crumb and mr. walling ton are conscious and the last thing i'll is to the department of public health is that further analysis of the data that i have i think would be really helpful and if there are ways to create additional strategies in terms of how to address the needs of the some of the populations is very helpful to i supervisor kim. >> thank you supervisor campos i just wanted to thank the members of the public that came today it was a lengthy hearing as also an important issue and an issue with a lot of different angles and i think that you know beyond the meetings we've been

engaging in it is important to have the members of the public to active gave me and an opportunity to educate the rest of the board as well as the public that are watching and wanting to learn more about how to address homelessness in our city thanks to the public for shareing their stories so thank you for spending our time to advise us on the issue i wanted is to reiterate this of the called because of the rules it caused you know a really big conversation dialog around issues that have been long-standing within our shelters how we provide care to yields that live on the streets this conversation as evolved to something far bigger than whether or not we should have

uniform rules a conversation of what do schools impose in terms of the godmothers gaps in the shelters one of the largest ones is the ability to provide health care services and housing for folks after the shelters i want to summarize some of the next steps one, of course, is what we've talked about creating a different model from the conversations, of course, addressing to the work this is happening 3 full-time nurses and having enhances medical professionals on our hot team is a welcome edition and the medical respite it was put in the agenda and to do the plans this fiscal year to open up an additional 20 bed rest pit shelters next year and hearing on and on on top of we would like to enhance the services in

our existing shelters i said over 50 percent of our homeless or sheltered residents are older actually, it is b 7.2 percent between 40 and 59 57 percent between 40 and 4 or 59 and 40 below 60 we're talking about folks over the age of 40 and not thinking of a place where the seniors is staying how can we think that what i'm hearing from the community a need for the additional services we expect our shelters to provide looking at restorative practices within our shelters i know this is something that supervisor mar and i and supervisor campos are familiar with with the work skill i actually, the school district as an alternative to the

suspensions to keeping our kids inside the classrooms that is a similar look we're talking about here and also opportunity for more radical housing it is unfortunately getting more and more expensive and finally i'll mention former supervisor duffey is working on a new application for a center restore prying trying to intact individuals that have not been traditionally in our system in wheelchairs and comes up and hopefully that will you know learn interesting things from that pilot so this conversation continues really looking forward to working with human services agencies department of public health and the mayor's office on disability and all of our stakeholders both the service provider and our clients in the industries that

are on the streets to continue to refine and work on a better quality system i think that is important it is not a blame game everyone is a resource between human services agencies or department of public health those policymakers need to think about how better to resource our agency to provide the quality services that you expect and deserve as a form of respect and acknowledging did you humanist i think this feels important our office would love to take the names of folks that are not invited we'll take our contact information please come to my office to add our name so we can include you in further conversations. >> supervisor kim would you like to file this item. >> i'll make a motion to file

at this point if we need a new request it will be different than the rules it was what the agenda was but deserves another conversation if under another title. >> supervisor christensen do you have a motion by supervisor christensen we can we'll take that without objection. again, we want to thank everyone for coming out and thank you for your time you said you know that the h 40 is pretty young we want to thank everyone for coming out and madam clerk, any other business before this commission? >> there are no more items mr. chair. >> thank you. the meeting is ok,

well remember last week when you hit vinny in the head with a shovel? [chuckling] i do not recall that. of course not. well, it was too graphic for the kids so i'm going to have to block you. you know, i got to make this up to you. this is vinny's watch.

week. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the san francisco. the reporter: has many opportunities to get out and placing play a 4 thousand acres of play rec and park has a place win the high sincerely the place to remove user from the upper life and transform into one of mother nachdz place go into the

rec and park camp mather located one hundred and 80 square miles from the bay bridge past the oakland bridge and on and on camp mather the city owned sierra nevada camping facility is outings outside the gate of yosemite park it dates back before the area became is a popular vacation it i sites it was home to indians who made the camp where the coral now stands up and artifacts are found sometimes arrest this was the tree that the native people calm for the ac accordions that had a

high food value the acorns were fatally off the trees in september but they would come up prosecute the foothills and were recipe the same as the people that came to camp camp is celebrating it's 90th year and the indians were up here for 4 thousand we see every day of them in the grinding rocks around the camp we have about 15 grinding sites in came so it was a major summer report area for the 92 hawks. >> through there are signs that prosperity were in the area it was not until the early part of the century with the 76 began the construction of damn in

helpfully a say mill was billed open the left hand of the math for the construction by which lake was used to float logs needed for the project at the same time the yosemite park and company used the other side of the camp to house tourists interesting in seeing the national park and the constructions of damn when the u son damn was completed many of the facilities were not needed then the city of san francisco donated the property it was named camp mather the first director it was named after him tuesday morning away amongst the pine the giant sequoia is the giants inventories first name if our title is camp

means there's going to be dirt and bugs and so long as you can get past that part this place it pretty awesome i see i see . >> with a little taste of freedom from the city life you can soak up the country life with swimming and volley ball and swimming and horseback riding there you go buddy. >> we do offer and really good amount of programming and give a sample p of san francisco rec

and park department has to offer hopefully we've been here 90 years my camp name is falcon i'm a recession he leader i've been leading the bill clinton and anarchy and have had sometimes arts and crafts a lot of our guests have been coming for many years and have almost glutin up, up here he activity or children activity or parent activity here at camp mather you are experiencing as a family without having to get into a car and drive somewhere

fill your day with with what can to back fun at the majestic life the essence of camp mather one thing a that's been interesting i think as it evolves there's no representation here oh, there's no representation so all the adults are engine i you know disconnected so there's more connection the adults and

parents are really friendly but i think in our modern culture i you know everyone's is used to be on their phones and people are eager to engagement and talk they don't have their social media so here they are at camp mather how are i doing. >> how are you doing it has over one hundred hundred cabins those rustic structures gives camp mather the old atmosphere that enhances the total wilderness experience and old woolen dressers and poaches and rug i do lay out people want to decorate the front of thaifr their cabins and front poefrnz their living room is outside in

this awesome environment they're not inviting their guests inside where the berms are people get creative with the latin-american and the bull frogs start the trees grow and camp mather is seen in a different light we're approaching dinner time in the construction of the hetch hetchy damn the yosemite park built jackson diane hauling hall to serve the guests it does was it dbe does best service s serve the food. >> i'm the executive chef i served over 15 hundred meals a day for the camp mather folks

breakfasts are pancakes and french toast and skranld eggs and hash brown's our meal formulate is we have roost lion it's reflecting of the audience we have people love our meals and love the idea they can pick up a meal and do worry about doing the dishes can have a great time at camp mather after camp people indulge themselves everyone racks go in a place that's crisis that i air after the crackinging of a

campfire a campfire. >> the evening is kept up with a tenant show a longed tradition it features music i tried this trick and - this talent show is famous for traditional things but we have new things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the first 7, 8, 9 being on stage and being embarrassed and doing random things >> unlike my anothers twinkling

stars are an unforcible memory ♪ ♪ ♪ admission to camp mather is through a lottery it includes meals and camp programs remember all applicant registration on line into a lottery and have a rec and park department family account to register registration typically begins the first week of january and ends the first week in february this hey sierra oasis is a great place to enjoy lifeiest outside of the hustle and bustle and kickback and enjoy and a half >> everything is so huge and

beautiful. >> the children grew up her playing around and riding their bites e bicycles it's a great place to let the children see what's outside of the city common experience is a this unique camp when you get lost in the high sierra wilderness camp mather is waiting and we look forward to city manager's office you here soon ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> the program will be continued by the remarks of our special guests. first of all the honorable mayor of san francisco. please welcome our mayor. [applause] >> thank you very much. happy luna new year everyone. [applause] it's my pleasure again to join our senator leno, our supervisors kim and scott wiener and the entire committee that has worked so hard to put on this wonderful, wonderful festival for our entire city. i just love this time of the year.