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]

issue. >> homeless in san francisco is a challenging issue that effects owner in the city in many different was as of the 2014 homeless census over 64 homeless in individual in the city to try to address the issue we've got a program for chronic homeless

welcome to the navigation center. >> this pilot project is for people living on the street what makes it different the navigation center is able to accommodate homeless encampments lowell u allowing people to keep their pets and bring their personal bloonlz. >> the full realization that people don't want to be homeless not refuse services but from the services don't meet them and not relevant they're not going to be successful if you look at the budget losses we've got a community sacrifice important people to get food and laundry we're standing next to the bathrooms it is designed to be a dynamic and brief residential experience where right of on

this site city staff to connect you to homeless places to return to family dine is up for medi-cal and all those things that are complicated for people. >> the other exciting thing city agencies come on site and provided the services for folks this is existed to see when the goal of streamlining a a whole processes of getting people on go gentle assistance into housing as much as possible. >> way totally different you can come and agree as please and get laundry services and showers any time of the day and night it's twenty-four hours a day whatever and twhefr it's not like any other she recalls. >> they come and help people for what it is they're required the issues they need and reach

out and do what we can to say okay how can we accommodate you to get you set up and straight never in my mind imagined a program like this this place it different and a a lot a lot that better it works. >> the navigation is center is a collaboration of partnerships too city departments one is the homeless outreach team managed by the san francisco distributing i look forward to the navigation center we'll have our agents go out and help and say don't go anymore over and over send our dayshift out they've meet the population and hang out and hang in the encampment and transport people and be with them and make

immediate impacts with me and my staff. >> bringing our wloongz whatever you go presents a problem this place their help with the storage i don't have to worry about it staying here you know you're getting things done they need to get things down done to get off the street avenue of the hope alsoness is gone. >> they help you if you're hungry go eat if e you need to go places go. >> they're 4th district it awe auto. >> it was funded through a unanimous donation and of may 2015 an additional $3 million to help to continue the program beyond 18 months. >> you see people coming out

they're ready to being so the future homes you know how variable the navigation center is my message for the constituents yes something can be done do break chronic homelessness it is being done. >> this is a community that sets an example but i how to pick an area that was funky they've seen we're trying to do is help their neighbors they've seen getting sicker and more frail and broken down on the streets and welcomed us that's a powerful statement people are exist and president in they're becoming to see the movement for folks and people on the streets are only survival modes where is there next meal and their itch more carefree. >> the staff here is

interpretation the first day i have a appointment and everything was made all you do is go through them this makes a huge difference. >> to get settled in a helping hand to get on my feet take care of the issues i have and get out of bed and help. >> even though the navigation center has been up in march 2014 the program is creating successful outreach for it's clients. >> a month ago they came to me and asked me to go into a new program i moved into here and now 3 months later i have my own place it is mine i lock my door

don't worry about my stuff it feels human again