is kenzi robi. i think this other mic robi. >> hello. can you hear me all right? >> yes. >> hello. i want to thank you for allowing me to be here today, and i just basically am really looking forward to serving on the public authority's governing board again. i was reelected as president of the governing board, and i've gotten a lot of experience within the last couple of years and sort of baptism by fire. it's been a hands on learning job that sort of came naturally but it took me a while to get it, so the time i have invested as far as being on the chair is so very, very, very important to me because there is no monetary amount i could put

on it. it's something i like to do from my heart and basically as a moderator i can understand the necessity for strong leadership and i feel myself growing stronger and stronger in my skills as far as speaking and working with individuals. i just recently went to capital action day and another experience working with the staff and the senator's staff as far as getting our point across as far as what we need and what we would like them to support, and i found it very, very useful and i plan to make more trips to sacramento, and to encourage others to advocate for themselves. >> thank you mr. robi. what job do you think you had the most influence on or learned the

most about in your time serving on the authority? >> well, i guess it would probably be the fair labor act -- please forgive me -- as far as them -- the department of labor offering to give the care providers overtime, but then having the rug snatched from under them. i thought it was a great waste of time and a waste of resources, but mainly as a board member i have been working to try to get people to come out and express what they need as consumers, and i have been strongly working with the mentor program which is a new program. we revamped it recent lie

because the old program. >> >> wasn't as efficient and we're attempting to optimize that now and as far as keeping people in the community safe and active and productive which is one of my main goals is to see to it that people who are disabled, elderly, aging that they realize they can make a difference and not just to stay in a house but actually be productive. >> great. and then so it touches upon one of the issues that consumers face. what do you say are some of the main issues that consumers face? >> i guess it would -- it would be the time sheets. they change the format and some people are having problems with that, and i guess maintaining their care providers. that would most

likely be the main issue. i know people who are constantly searching for a care provider and it's difficult when they have to wait several weeks in order to get paid. i have people who work for me and they had to pay the rent so they had to quit because they had to wait too long. it's un realistic to have someone wait more than four weeks to get paid. that's the main issue i have seen as far as consumers. >> is that under the jurisdiction of the authority to remedy or state or government control? >> we're definitely working with the consumers to be a good employer and helping them to be more efficient. we actually have a one stop shop at the public authority and it was a

great individual where individuals can come in and spop by. they have access to computers and access to information and training whether it be medical or [inaudible]. we're basically trying to cover everything or as much as possible to educate the consumer and the provider. >> great. thank you. there are no other questions right now so will hear from all the applicantses for the seat and open up public comment. not yet. we will hear from the other applicants first. thank you mr. robi. thank you for your service on the authority. >> thank you. >> so next up is gustavo serina. >> good morning. my name is gustavo serina. i have served on the commission for aging and

adult services for a number of years. i was the first openly gay president and as a consequence of serving on the commission i have been serving on the ihss governing body public authority. previously i was president of the eureka neighborhood association and president when we created the ping triangle park memorial, the first open air memorial in america to victims -- gay and lesbian victims of the nazi regime. i'm a founding board member and previous president of the castro market benefits district. i'm a founding member and vice president of the rainbow honor walk committee that installed 20 plaques along castro street to honor important lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals and previously i had a 19 year

career as bank of america ending as chief of staff to the head of global finance. >> great thank you so you have actually through the work on daas had a seat on the ihss authority? >> yes. >> how long had you have the seat on the authority now? >> eight years. >> so it's been a while so curious on things you have seen under your time on the authority. what are the things that you weighed in most where you had the most influence where you have seen the most important work achieved? >> i think both on the commission and on ihss i have played a part in raising awareness of the issues affecting members of the lgbt community as they age. many of those issues are unique. the generation that came before me for understandable reasons were quite closeted and as they get

older and cultural sensitivity and the situations they have faced becomes very important. daas has done a wonderful job of addressing those issues and ihss is doing the same thing. >> great. so when it comes to the work of the authority and understanding the needs of lgbt aging population what do you see as the policy changes you have been aware of in that effort? >> one has been addressing the privacy issues so that people now are willing to disclose their sexual orientation. in the past we couldn't ask those questions but now we're able to ask people to volunteer that information, and we helped study that was recently completed under the leadership of supervisor wiener and campos to address issues in san francisco, help dispel many of the mitts exist that regard the financial situation of lgbt seniors.

seniors in general suffer from social isolation as they get older and that particular problem affects the lgbt population, particularly the generation -- my generation and those that came before me because so many peers were killed during aids crisis so those situations are unique. we also face a large number of seniors who have been living for a long time managing aids and we don't know what issues they're going to face as they get older that are not typical of the senior population at large. >> very good. thank you. any other questions from the committee? no. we will go on to the next applicant, luis calderon. >> good morning commissioners. thank you for having me. my name is luis calderon. i serve at the public authority bill

for now two terms. i will just try to intr some of your questions. one of the important role this committee for the new executive director for the public authority. this is the only second executive director for the public authority. i have also served in the committee to work with the union to represent the public authority and represent the voice of the consumers. in interest of what advocacies we could do to improve the ihss program and providers and addressing the needs for consumers [inaudible] and the changes coming from the state level. all the time sheet issues that have been going on and also to address the need for training for our providers and i think that was some of the most important roles that i have

played in the last few years for the public authority. personally i have interest -- i have been working with advocacy for 20 something years. i was a former employee of the public authority, and i see the growth of our agency as a key element to educate the consumers to maintain the independent provider mode which is where the consumers have the right to hire and fire the providers that come into the home and making that choice where in other states and other situations that choice has been taken away so that's the -- i see that as my primary role to maintaining and reminding everyone of the point of having this particular mode of service, the independent provider mode is maintain the independence for consumers. >> thank you. i know there is a balance between the needs of

consumers and also the rights of workers as well, and could you touch upon just how you want -- how you see that balance being worked out? for instance as mr. robi touched upon the providers having a sense of certainty about pay or about conditions, help to keep them engaged with their clients and having a long-term provider for each client, something that clients, consumers really want to maintain so what would you say are some of the main issues that are really going to affect the providers' experience that will actually enable the consumers to have a good experience as well? >> i think from the beginning of the public authority and and maybe before one of the biggest issues was enrolling and paying the providers in a timely manner

and to this date it's still not being solved and it's a state issue. the state runs the whole payroll system for the in-home supportive services providers. most recently they have tried to make changes with direct deposits for checks but it still takes by the time the consumer and the provider make the agreement they have to request a packet. they have to send it to the county and then to the state and approved and they send it in and time to get paid takes three to four weeks or more. if there are mistakes in there the process is sent back to the consumer and provider to complete so sometimes it's over two months to get a paycheck and that's a huge concern because no provider can work for that long with that uncertainty. only providers that have multiple commissioners already getting a paycheck with have the luxury to

wait and the last thing i would say in the interest of providers and raising wages and benefits has been a goal for the public authority and trying to improve the work force and that has shown to be successful but also giving the consumers the voice to say this is the work force we want to support, but also we need to main that independence and doing that is difficult and a matter of education and we have an input into the educational curriculum for providers and yes you're working for this consumer and getting paid by the state but the consumer maintaining the independence and doing what needs to be done and that's the balance we're trying to maintain and remind everyone that we have to do that. >> thank you. i appreciate your response. any other questions from the committee? seeing none we will go on to public comment. thank you.

>> [inaudible] let them be. i mean it's all material things i mean pleasure for each individual choice oneself. it's material things. [inaudible] i mean [inaudible] human being. i mean [inaudible] government time or this money. let them be. [inaudible] let them be. don't waste our time and this discussion and [inaudible] congress and senate -- [inaudible] >> any other members of the public like to comment please come forward. >> hard act to follow but my name is patrick and i'm the executive assistance at the public authority to the ed kelly

deerman and i wanted to add that kenzi and gustavo and luis served with distinction and have the support of the public authority and staff. thank you. >> thank you very much. and i really appreciate all of you being here to present and thank you for the service on the authority. we will make a decision now. supervisor cohen. >> thank you. i just wanted to go on record publicly thanking the gentlemen for the long service to san francisco. we are grateful to your service and i wanted to make a motion to move to the full board with a positive recommendation to place kenzi robi in seat five. gustavo serina in seat seven and luis calderon in seat 13. >> okay. >> second. >> second by supervisor tang and we will take that without objection. [gavel]

thank you. okay. item number 7 please. >> item 7 is an ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the last 10 days of january each year as restaurant week and amending the health code to eliminate the department of public health restaurant appreciation month. >> thank you. i'm not sure if we have a presentation on this. i believe it's pretty civil explanatory. i am supportive of this change so let's go into public comment. any member of the public like to comment on item 7? >> [inaudible] >> okay. we will close public comment for lack of a commenter and colleagues we have this before us. supervisor tang. >> all right. so i would like to make a motion and we establish restaurant week from the last 10 days of january and eliminate the department of public health's restaurant appreciation month to align it with looks like the state and make a motion to move it

forward with a positive recommendation from the full board. >> very good. motion by supervisor tang and second by supervisor cohen and we will take that without objection. [gavel] okay so i believe that is our last item. i would like to thank our clerk alisa somera for her work and sfgtv staff for broad casting today's meeting. we are adjourned. [gavel] food in san francisco isn't

just about expensive eat but food for everyone and there's organizations in the city that are doing really good work making sure that healthy food it assessable to everyone. more and more as follows are are becoming interested in upper arlthd they want to joy the open green pace sea know where their food it coming from we'll look at 3 programs talking ushering agricultural and garden to new heights. so what exactly it, your honor agricultural >> it the growing food or flowers within city limits

traditionally we've been referring to communities gardener that is a raised bed over and over upper argument has a more a farming way of farming. >> so tell me 0 what's growing in this garden. >> a really at all plant. in the one of the rare places, you know people have access to green space 24 is one of the places to grow things like the purple floor. it is sort of recognizing that the more diversity in given space the better not to just have one thing by everything supported each another >> it provides the community

with an opportunity to get their hands dirty and reach 0 out and congressmen with the community in ways they might have not otherwise to engage with one other. >> now the dpw urban planning program so see how the garden community. >> so i grew up on a farm in air force base we picked the foods open the trees and share with other families and as i drive around san francisco i see any trees with apples or mrumdz and lemon trees i can see the food going to waste and brought that idea back to the department many of the trees where the fruit would go to waste we origin or crop and pick other fruits and delivery this to food

banks or shelters to people who need them. >> i'm here with nang wong hello nang. >> hello. >> i need to understand house this gleaning work. >> we come and harvest like for example, we'll come over here this is the lemon and plug it like this. >> (laughter). >> made that good, good and ease. >> the trick is how not to hurt the branches. >> like the thing. >> i'm so excited about this. the people are so passionate about where the food goes to the

private property owners give us the food they're happy that no of a t is going to waste >> oh. thank you. thank you. again job aura natural >> (laughter). >> from backyards to back lots let's take a look at the food and community bonding at the free farm. >> my idea was to start growing food and giving it away. and getting my neighbors to who had space and having a kind of event that brings people together not to run our food program this time around but to share the wealth of the abundance of our welfare.

we were all divorce and as part of our philosophy of working together and working together. >> what's the most rewarding aspect of volunteering for the free farm stand. >> well, we could is a generalic satisfaction but something about giving food away it's giving something i brought that in and sort it and gave it to you it's primitive to be able to give something some basically to someone else. >> now serving number to 49 come on down. >> we have the capability of producing this food and in san francisco you can grow food all year round so the idea we're capable of prougdz food in our own backyards we're here to

demonstrate an bans of food and i think that giving it away for free we show individuals it in have to be a comedy. >> we build time together and it's the strength of any ideas of the connections we'll turn that connection and the more connections you make no mistake about it the more you can have a stronger power and not have to rely on money that's the people power. >> in this episode we've seen the urban farms and gardens provide more in fruits and vegetation people can have the

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