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people they had thank -- thanksgiving with, people they went on vacation with, people they planned on growing old with, 85 percent of the hands are raised at that time and everybody is weeping. this group relies on their homes, relies on the services that these people who have been heroes in our community, some for 30 years, we rely on this to stay alive. the biggest challenge we have in san francisco for long-term survivors is for people to stay tethered. they are isolated, depressed and alone. to lose their contact with the only home they know with their services, with their medical services, to lose that is to lose everything, is the difference between life and death. we liken this community to veterans, that these are
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people who helped build this very city. many of these guys living on disability, living in sro's, are homeless, every single one of us out here knows dozens of people that had to leave this city after an entire lifetime here. thank you so much for the work you are doing. thank you. and thank you guys. >> thank you very much. >> hi, i am ted anderson, the ass stands for aids survivor syndrome, the fear, stigma we experienced. in my case 33 years. i think two things that -- there have been very articulate people today, i'm not going to repeat what they said. we still have a contribution to
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make, long-term survivors. we have a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge, a lot of talent that's not being utilized because we feel like we don't have a purpose any more. i think it's important we be given a leg up. we went through what was considered a war by most people and it was a war zone. san francisco in those days, we all know what it was like. if you didn't live through those years you may not understand how horrific that was. it was also a time for us coming together in a way that was remarkable. we're doing it again. 50 plus, greg's group was an extraordinary experience, are bringing people together. we're hearing stuff from people about their lives. housing is a huge issue. so is economic insecurity. we are not, we don't have the kind of resources to live in an expensive city like sfkts, so -- like san francisco so anything we can do to help us
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live longer would be awesome. the thing i want to throw in here is data. every time we come in one of these meetings we are making up statistics. we need to do a survivor survey, a survivor census, to learn who these people are and how to treat them. thank you for holding a meeting on long-term survivors, it's awesome to be here. thank you. >> any additional public comment on item 1? seeing none, mr. chairman, we can close public comment. >> public comment is now closed. >> colleagues, thank you for hearing this item today. it's one piece of the broader issue and challenge we face around our aging lgbt population. yesterday, colleagues, and i want to thank you for this, we unanimously passed our
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legislation to address discrimination and other needs of lgbt seniors living in long-term care facilities. we have other legislation in the works to begin moving forward with implementation of the lgbt aging task force's recommendations, we will have several budget proposals around aspects of that report. and this issue is certainly an issue we need to grapple with. the good part about it, in addition to the fact that people are living longer and living healthier lives, the positive here is that this is not one of those issues that is perpetual and has no boundaries around it. this is a very discrete, defined population of long-term survivors who we need to address so we don't have large numbers of people with hiv losing their housing and either becoming homeless or
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housing to leave the city. i know we can address it working to the and i look forward to that work. with that, mr. chairman, if there are no additional comments or questions i would ask that we file item no. 1. >> thank you, supervisor wiener, thank you to everyone to came out to speak on this item today and our budget analyst for their hard work. may we have a motion to file no. 1. >> so moved. >> and we will take that without objection. >> thank you very much, colleagues. item 2, resolution authorizing the general manager of the sf public utilities commission to negotiate and execute a modification to the memorandum of understanding with the u.s. department of interior national park yosemite national park to supply additional funding in an amount of approximately 6.6 million. >> thank you, madam clerk, we have steve richie from our puc to speak on this item.
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>> thank you, chairman farrell, committee members, this moa allows us to pay the park service for some very valuable services they perform to us relating to surface water quality protection, for dam security, also working closely with them on environmental stewardship on the tuolome river. we are looking for a one year extension to get this on to the two year budget cycle. the original moa was for 5 years, this would make it a 6th year, we want to have it match the two-year budget cycle. >> mr. rose, why don't we go to your report, please. >> yes, mr. chairman, members of the committee, on page 4 of our report we say as shown in table 2, the puc has already
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incurred 27 million under the existing memorandum of understanding which is 466,892 authorizing the prior resolution approved by the board of supervisors board of supervisors in 2010 on page 5 of our report we show the one year extension plus the 466,896 which i just referenced, that equals a total increased amount of $6,586,880, and adding that add, that 6.6 million to the existing total authorization of 27.5 million, results in a total revised not to exceed request of 34,073,084.
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we note the proposed amendment does not (inaudible). >> okay, thank you, mr. rose.
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to our city attorney making this change substantive, do we have to hold it over or can we do it today and pass it out. >> deputy city attorney john geberra it's not substantive. just to clarify, the board can't amend the agreement, only the puc can, but if the puc intends to include this in the agreement you can note it in the resolution or, as the budget analyst, you can urge the puc to include a not to exceed in the resolution. >> maybe we should just talk about that topic itself. do you have an issue? >> i have no issue, frankly i was mortified when i found out we had overextended and tried to find out where was the control that should have been in place. this is a very simple and effective resolution of that so we are in total agreement with it. >> supervisor. >> my question was actually just about that very same topic, making sure that moving forward that there are the internal controls that the
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budget analyst had recommended. i'm not sure why it wasn't in there in the first place. >> i'll be careful it won't happen again. >> thank you. if no other questions, colleagues, we will open up to public comment. anybody wish to comment on item 2? seeing none, public comment is closed. so, colleagues, we have a recommendation by our budget analyst. >> i will move to amend the proposed resolution to make that change in the moa to a total not to exceed amount of 34,072,384 in the related memorandum of understanding with the national park service and in support of the resolution as amended. >> we have a motion by supervisor march and we can take that without objection. >> item 3, resolution that agencies qualified to participate in the 2015 annual joint fund raising drive for
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officers and employees of the city and county of san francisco. >> okay. >> good morning, chair farrell, members of the committee, joan lugamersky from the office of the city administrator. we have reviewed the applications from the 7 federations that applied and found all are in compliance with the administrative code requirements. >> thank you very much. colleagues, any questions? okay, we do not have a budget analyst's report so we will move on to public comment. anyone wish to comment on item no. 3? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor tang >> thank you, i'm really glad to see the various numbers of nonprofits that are going to be added to this so we can participate and contribute to these organizations through this program that we have. so i am happy to move this resolution to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> okay, we have a motion by supervisor tang, we can also take that without objection. okay, we've done item 4, so
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item 5. >> resolution approving a funding agreement with the bay area air quality management district for the sfmta's electronic bicycle lock project for a term in excess of 10 years following board approval. >> okay. >> good morning, subcommittee members, my name is joel goldberg, i'm the manager of capital procurement and management at sfmta we are excited to get this modest but interesting project launched, it's electronic bicycle lockers. the district expects the board of supervisors to take a look and approve the grant agreement because the duration of the asset is longer than 10 years. we agree with the small linguistic change presented by the budget analyst staff and i'm happy to answer any questions about this grant opportunity. thank you. >> thanks very much. supervisor mar. >> thank you mr. goldberg and
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mr. oliang for being here. i wanted to thank the air quality management board for this, i think the 28 electronic bike lockers are really needed. we need much more, though. i wanted to appreciate the clean air regional fund and all our efforts to increase bicycling and different levels of multi modal transportation in our city, but thanks so much to the mta for this. >> thank you very much. we similarly do not have a budget analyst report on this item? >> chair farrell, i wanted to say there's a minor amendment, just one word change, i believe. >> mr. rose? >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, on page 23 we note the total estimated project cost for the 28 electronic bicycle lockers is $117,828 and that's shown in table 2. the funding sources
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are shown in table 3, both on page 24 of our report, and as supervisor mar has indicated we have a minor typo change going from the word, to change the word clear to clean as specified on page 25 of our report and we recommend you approve the proposed resolution as amended. >> thank you, mr. rose. colleagues, no other questions, why don't we do public comment real quick and then look at those amendments. seeing nobody in the chambers we will close public comment. >> i will move the amendment and support for the resolution as amended. >> okay, we have a motion by supervisor mar and we can also take that without objection. okay, madam clerk, do we have any other business in front of us? >> no, mr. chair. >> thanks, everyone, we are adjourned. (meeting adjourned).enough?
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good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the sxhvrdz of march 31, 2015, and if you can't find a seat in the chamber we have an overflow room in room
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263 timed madam clerk call the roll >> thank you supervisor avalos supervisor president breed supervisor campos supervisor christensen supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar not present pursue supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee not present madam president we have quorum. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
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okay. >> madam clerk any communication. >> yes. madam president two communications dated march twhith one from supervisor yee they'll not been able to attend and request to be excuses eye is there a motion to excuse supervisor mar and supervisor yee we'll take that without objection. those two are excused okay and colleagues before we move on supervisor christensen i see you think the roster supervisor christensen do you have comments. >> no. >> colleagues, any changes to the march 24th seeing no changes a motion by supervisor farrell and seconded by supervisor campos
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we'll take that without objection. those minutes will be approved after the minutes public comment. >> after public comment. >> madam clerk call the first item. >> item one an issuance to amend the administrative review for the balboa rectify to advise the mayor and board for any promoted development burglary the public lafrndz and setting forgot the duties of advising committee. >> call roll. >> supervisor wiener supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos supervisor christensen supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor tang there are 9 i's. >> okay. this item is finally passed unanimously madam clerk call the next item and item 2 an
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ordinance to amend the administrative code for the health care trust fund as city officers providing the members with health care and insurance and for the trust fund for the provisions felt administrative code. >> colleagues, same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this item is passed unanimously on the first reading next item and item 3 the resolution to give the administered for the proud patterson program for the community of corrections. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adopted national anthem. >> item 4 to authorize the fire department to accept a gift of one xl interest the benny hoff valued at approximately 50 thousand 5 hundred for marin
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operations same house, same call? this is adopted unanimously next. >> to authorize the police department to accept a gift of s l if mr. benny hoff for 50 thousand 5 hundred for do police department maifrn unit. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adopted unanimously next item, please. >> item of a resolution to approve on airport contract for the support services for the international terminal 1-b project between t one to the joint have you ever seen consisting have been sprinkler and not to exceed ann in the amount in the $69 million. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this is adapt unanimously. >> item 7 to approve on airport contractor 0 for the terminal one central renovation at the
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international airport between the city and the not to exceed $23 million with a contractor durable of 5 years. >> same house, same call? week to week this is adopted unanimously item 8. >> resolution to authorize the general manager of the public works to execute an water system improvement program opportunity agreement with black and beach corporation for going on support for the cal versed dam and increase the agreement by $29 million not to exceed $68 million and an extension up to 2 years and 10 months for a duration of 10 years plus. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adopted unanimously item 9. >> resolution to authorize the general manager of the public works to execute amendment number 2 to the new tunnel
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project construction management with hatch mcdonald to continue providing contradiction for the construction of the tunnel increasing the agreement by $2 million for a total invited $9.5 million in an extension of one year for a total duration of seven years. >> same house, same call? week to week this resolution is adapted unanimously item number ten. >> a resolution to approve the contract with cypress security for armed and unarmed for the mta in an amount approximately $23 million commissioner avalos. >> thank you supervisor president breed so based on the controversy surrounding this contract that is swirling around the contract would like to continue this is to the april 14th meeting.
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>> supervisor avalos has made a motion to continue to the april meeting second by supervisor farrell we'll take that without objection. this item is continued to the april 14th meeting of the board of supervisors madam clerk call item 11. >> a resolution to retroactively authorize the public health department to expend $33,000 plus for the mental abuse for the support for the period of september 2014 to 2015 and wavering any direction costs. >> same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution ask adapted unanimously madam clerk item 12. >> item 12 an ordinance to overwhelmed the police code for discrimination against people's gender identity for people the right to get mitigation from the
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human services and to impose trouble damages. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president and colleagues this legislation was co-sponsored by myself and supervisor campos is the first item coming before us based on the representation of the lgbt aging task force colleagues our lgbt senior population is growing in san francisco this is a good thing for many years we had too many landlord/tenant people not making it to the senior years given the hiv and the aids emancipation proclamation he desk people are living longer and that's a very, very good thing it creates challenges many challenges around seniors in general in terms of making sure
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that people live in dignity and remain part of the community there are specific challenges that lgbt seniors face they are less likely to have adult children to care for them and likely to not be near their bio california family more likely to have gone through life with a stigma and isolation with the discrimination we need to make sure we are trooth the specific needs of our lgbt seniors and treating them with complete respect and embracing them in 2012, we passed legislation to create the lgbt aging task force that task force did terrific of e treveng work and produced a
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very, very good result and the lgbt seniors and making a number of recommendation for the board of supervisors and for the city departments to take to address those needs and this is the first item not the last but definitely the first, this legislation is a bill of rights for lgbt residences long term car facilities whether nursing homes or another long term care facilities putting in place specific protections for the landlord/tenant seniors it is currently illegal under state law to discriminate against them this puts in place a much more specific requirement and protections to make sure those falthsz as well as the seniors and families understand when was expected of the facilities that are working with lpt seniors the
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legislation does a number of things for example requires the facilities to speth designate a liaison that under goes training and requires the facility to respect the pronoun of their choice eye requires two residents to share a room and for bids the redetainment of another residents sexual origins or identity to have appropriate medical door and requires did residents use restrooms available for other gender identity and those are a few of the requirements in the legislation the legislation will provide a grieved persons with the right
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to seek investigation and mitigation with a human rights commission and publish a mantel in etcetera with the law and the legislation will create a private right of action to importing their rights there this legislation the legislation it designed not only to protect the lgbt seniors but giving them the tools and the family members advocates i want to note that we have received strong support for the legislation including national center for lesbian rights and the legal national transgender equality board and transgender aging networked and the aclu and justice in aging and others i want to thank the
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landlord/tenant aging task force for its tremendous work and the formation of the report and following up with myself eye supervisor campos and others to move those recommendations forward thank you daniel redman that did a lot of work and colleagues that is first of its kind around breaking legislation i urge your support and also thank adam taylor in my office. >> thank you, supervisor wiener colleagues, can we take that same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this ordinance is passed on the first reading 13 to amend the transportation code for the tour buses not registered for the charter carries from narrating while driving under the california
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environmental impact supervisor avalos the author is not here we've excused him we want to continue to the next item april 7th for his return. >> okay supervisor avalos made a motion to continue this item to april 7, 2015, is there a second. >> seconded by supervisor campos we'll take that without objection. item number 13 is continued to the next board meeting madam clerk call item 14 a resolution to receive and approve the annual reports for the greater union business improvement for the madam clerk 2010 through 2014. >> colleagues, same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this resolution is adapted unanimously next item, please. >> item 15 to receive and approve the annual report for the fisherman's wharf for the