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>> with a scheduled closed session on the matter at the full board seconded by supervisor wiener and before we approve that stuns i want to express to my colleagues supervisor peskin and he and i sits on g a organization with differences of opinion and passed this out amounting comedy and there is definitely a reason brown behind that we'll discuss in closed session. >> supervisor wiener an additional commitment comment. >> i'm happy to support it in closed session additional millionaire parties can workout something i'll support that you know, i think - i wrote the settlement and recommended 9 board of supervisors approve the settlement tort related claim i know is a deputy city attorney
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my role to give my best advise approving or disapproving we can vote for or against any settlement so obviously the utmost respect for mayor colleagues and has nothing to do with not critical of their position i completely i get it why they would take this position extremely reasonable but we play a different role as clients deciding whether to pay a settlement. >> thank you, supervisor wiener supervisor yee. >> i want to states for the record at the last rules committee it was i was not in the attendance because a as a gao committee. >> yes. >> thank you for your clarity colleagues on the continuance to the meeting of july 12, 2016,
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can we take that without objection without objection that continuance passes unanimously all right. it is not 2:30 so and almost every colleague on the board has an accomodation can you say that i put mine in first, as president i'll go first. >> it gives me great pleasure to give in accommodation to someone who's i guess i'll consider the father of western edition mr. earl hall please step forward (yelling). >> (clapping.) >> see earl is one of those
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unspoken heroes that oftentimes he stays in the background quieting doing his job and quietly giving advise to some young person and quietly resolving a conflict and slipping people money to get a sandwich doing the kinds of things that ma of us for so many years have taken for granted and now he's retiring this is our incredible opportunity to show you him love and appreciation earl is retiring from the african-american art and culture complex where i served for 10 years at the executive director and currently mohammed is the executive director there he is so special to our community and it was really important that we acknowledge
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not only his commitment to the african-american art and cultural complex but we acknowledge his doesn't the to the city and county of san francisco so for everybody who visits the african-american art and cultural complex on a regular basis whether an events, a program whether a class we always look forward to seeing earl he know if there's a problem he is the one that to go to solve and earl i'll talk about our history it is important not to talk about how old you are but. >> that's okay too. >> to talk about how far you've come born in chicago earl moved to san francisco in 1942 as as young child and want to
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galileo high school and after graduation from gunshot to city college of san francisco earl entered into the graphic arts in 1958 a graphic designer for protecting coal advertising agency from 1968 to 1988 owning and operating his own company called black and white and montgomery street in the financial district during this time earned a jazz club on bayshore boulevard and leeland avenue called he hoe lounge people come to the african-american collection to talk about the good ole days of key hole lounge and the great times in san francisco when earl had those establishments that to him was the will the of his life in 1988 opened a
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greatly called bmw on fillmore street that is when i met earl and his wife helen not only delayed art but offered fraimz for customers and if you knew we were returning short on money like i was he'd offer you a discount do you wish more people would do that. >> (clapping.) >> earl retired from the graphic arts world in 2001 his talents didn't go to waste that same year worked at the african-american collection where he was invited to teach graphic art and affirmative when i become the executive director in 2002 earl was the person that turned this around as you may
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know the african-american cultural was in a state of disrepair because of earl we did so much to turn that place around whether the repairs of the bombards the pipes the light fixtures the plumbing all united states things we take for granted earl was able to fix it all i am not he put conduit in one of the locations and we didn't steel power from anyone but created a power source in order to get our reporting studio the upcoming the right amount of electricity and the kids loved that recording studio it is heavily used. >> (clapping.) >> earl did it you'll he was a problem solve he was a mentor, a
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father, he was so much to so many people he oftentimes use earl as an example of what many of our organizations need that stable person that stable figure who lawsuits for the community and takes care of of things and takes care of of people and leads by example i know that so many of our young people that have gone on to be adults as visit they say how much they especially\appreciate you when they were younger but so appreciate the advice you give them the push you gave them all the knowledge and support and encouragement the inspiration when they were kids and earl i don't think i would have been able to do half the stiff with the african-american cultural context without you by my side. >> (clapping.) >> thank you for all
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overseeing kind words that was a mission of love you're like my granddaughters we've bonnet and be together to the end i really appreciate all the things you've done and the kind worlds you've expressed today but i'm the one i feel that i owe the city and city and county of san francisco the opportunities that were afforded me growing up here i went to emerson school and went to a school that probably none of the people in the audience knows john w geary behind the theatre and from there galileo high school and from george washington we walked to school everyday i want to gunshot and i think that was a bit much so that was i don't know what i'll - i thought i was out of here
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but something about this city that keeps like in the godfather keeps on grabbing you back in i love the challenge here so i don't know what i'll do i won't go quietly into the night, you know, i'll san francisco do something to make you more proud of me than so for thank you to the board members and london and all my friends and everybody else in the gathering here thank you. >> (clapping.) >> so it you're here for earl hall please stand up. >> he has changed so many lives. >> (clapping.) >> i know, you know the shakespeare and all from the african-american cultural soernth and arnold one of the board members and some of the
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former board members and the current employees erica i see the twins melanie eye others from the players and judy if the arts commission this is what oh, thomas over there from solo this community is here because we appreciate this man so much being consistent for being good and kind an, an inspiration and just for being full of love and taking care of all of us on a regular basis our community our center is better because you were an important part of making that happen so on behalf of the city and county of san francisco it is truly my honor to give you one the highest k340789sz from the san francisco board of supervisors thanking for your service and commitment to the
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and congratulations again, thank you for everything i do to the gentleman i want to call upon kathy wolf yes kathy as we continue with the celebration of pride i'm so excited to be honoring kathy wolf today kathy has made great contributions to the lgbt both locally and globally educated has fought for the representative of the lgbt in the cinema and helped make lgbt films more assessable to audience not only across the country but quite frankly across the world and kathy is well known to the community as the founder of newcomers commercial and cultural ventures with wolf video and wolf releasing and wolf on demand and lesbian.org
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wolf video established in 1985 as enjoyed a remark presence in the misrepresent marketplace always the executive district of lgbt theme films wolf on demand has made it possible for audience throughout the world to joy lgbtq cinema those media platforms not only given a voice to the lgbt community but also impoverished individuals across the world imagine how many young people because of access to those films have been inspired in different parts of the world to fight for the right of their community kathy has shaped lgbt film and media in profound ways and deserving of her newcomers
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awards amongst them the frame line the national administration for women obsolescence in media and forbes magazine reorganization as to be routine by the planning commission, and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote up and comer reflects the values of lgbt and epitomize the pride at home of equality without exemption and casket thank you for your leadership and advocacy and hard working and doesn't to the the community and low made you an inspiring agent for just and social change thanks. >> (clapping.) >> thank you so much i'm deeply honored and almost speech also have to be here and to receive this kind of acknowledgment i deeply appreciated it.
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moses. >> (clapping.) >> i have a lot of remarks here prepared to describe the accomplishment of doctor moses i'll start at the beginning doctor emigrated if nigeria if 1945 and attended the university of colorado any aluminum san jose state of and state of and the college of pediatrician medication a master degree in public health he is the founding executive director of the southeast community facility of the city and county of san francisco and is retiring after 24 years a san francisco resident since 1974 he received countless awards and recognitions and accommodates and certifies and plaques and predecessors and
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trophies for his leadership ever exemplar service in the area of public service before coming to the southeast facility he served four years as executive director of young community developers that is a nonprofit in the bayview community and previously directed likewise house an out-of-pocket recovery home for recovery victims of substance abuse and a mental health care provider with the fronts jail psychiatrist services and san francisco county jail and doctor moses is probably best known for its outstanding contributions and leadership and participation in a variety a variety of civic political and religious organizations throughout the bay area the president and co-founder or the willie
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democratic club and serves as the treasurer on the board of young community developers and the vice president of the board of community - vice president of board of community design center and the list going on he is president and founder of the african-american democratic club and served on the economics opportunity council a commissioner is a commissioner of the san francisco immigration rights commission in san francisco, the naacp executive great depression boards committee and the urban advisory board also known as spur he also served on the black leadership forum and gateway high school and the list going on served as the miscellaneous board additional university of san francisco advisory group, san francisco delinquency
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prevention and the action on the coalition of aids wow. what a career. >> (clapping.) >> and to be quite honest this on the resume so many to say about doctor moses career i can't fit it into the board meeting i hope you'll join me tonight as well as the host of my of the doctors friends it stand up and recognition his auspicious career and not a better location than 18 hundred oakdale this man is tremendous to my personal growth a community man hike an uncle and sand he was is leaving an official capacity but grateful
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he will continue to serve this man is an incredible father and i hear wonderful husband that is what alma tell us he 1e78g9d that he raised four children that grew up professionals and with the warmest most filled heart that i want to present this proclamation to doctor moss i for his mentorship and an all around great man and grateful for your service in the sfoifblgs so on behalf of this chamber and the county of san francisco thank you. we love you and grateful for the time you dedicated as a servant to us thank you . >> (clapping.) >> i'd like to say have my
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four kids and wife to come and join me, please. >> okay i'm going to read my prepared statement. >> that's 43 kids where are the other. >> good afternoon honorable san francisco board of supervisors i say thank you for heroin me today thank you for all your hard work i admire our tenacity and appreciate our support for the economic development you've been stellar i feel blessed to represented the facility commission and with the most communities in san francisco i mean i'm proud to call bayview
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district any community and established in 1987 by the ordinance of board of supervisors it is charged with advance and opportunity and provided special services to afford the health, safety and welfare of the resident of the southeast sector i know having accomplished through any tenure and 24 years serving as the found executive director of the facilities commission and having served on there four mayors i've decided to retire effective june 30th, 2016 - 19 - 2016 the privilege in san francisco in collaboration with you the mayor has been all respect and have
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been appreciated and will always be remembered with my departure from the commission i am leaving a solid staff that will continue to be dedicated to the community they're a the secretary, eleanor hernandez event committee covert who alone with our newly hired executive director john - will continue to working closely with san francisco public works as a team for the benefit of bayview hunters point and last but not least i want to thank my wife for 36 years the executive director off california lawyers and four young adults isabel a graduate of george town
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university with a mba degree and also, we have toy an actors in los angeles won the most award (laughter) and lead actress and a graduate of obamacare detrimental correctly and toy is number 3 and he went to- and came out from brazil he's been teaching and the last one moses i couldn't be here he's on call he's a physician at usf he expressed his - it's been a rare pleasure to serve the city and sad to leave and i look
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forward to our position in the near future please feel free to call me, please reach me best of luck and for me now it is all about good visitation and hello, again thank you very much supervisors. >> (clapping.) >> supervisor cowen and supervisor breed your your rising star very good thanstar >> picture.
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>> got it. >> congratulations again doctor moses a true asset to the community and we'll miss you dearly code compliant. >> thank you for your services. >> with that, i will recognize supervisor mark farrell. >> thank you supervisor president breed and colleagues i'm honor not one individual but an organization i know pa few members are here the alzheimer's association i know that david is here i saw greg and anyone else up here with the alzheimer's association please come forward here and thank you for being here today so colleagues, we're not
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only recognizing today, the alzheimer's association so for all their work to end the disease that effects over 5 million americans but voting on a resolution to recognize june 2016 as national alzheimer's and brain awareness month give you a little bit of background the number of people living are alzheimer's is expected to grow 16 million by mid century if we don't develop a cure currently more than 5 hundred thousand people living in alzheimer's in california and 12 in san francisco alone the alzheimer's association opened an office in san francisco so better provide care in the city and held the most successful for alzheimer's for 35 hundred paternities and raised money for the alzheimer's support we are making progress on the disease but note to accelerate the pays if we reduce the effects over the next 15 years and the
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alzheimer's association is joined together to mark that has alzheimer's awareness no month so thank you and a lot of personal stories i know certainly with friends and family but thank you for all the work in the city of san francisco and thank you and welcome you to say a few words congratulations. >> thank you . >> (clapping.) >> he will my name is david i'm a divorce chair the mission committee of walk and alzheimer's planning committee my father has alzheimer's a professor can't tie his shoes i want to thank the board for the proclamation and share basic facts alzheimer's is a facility neurology disease that effects individuals ability to think and as the disease advances people can't community and recognition family and friends and care for
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themselves counseling no known way to slow alzheimer's and everyone's brain is at risk a wide variety of free or loss cost education and services to families facing alzheimer's through the san francisco at 100 pine street san franciscans effected by or relayed dementia all your twenty-four hour help line anytime are talk with a care professional and get support during alzheimer's and brain awareness month share the facts to raise awareness and end the stigma i have brochures and posters with me here and grateful if you'll share them and electronic resources and an article that we'll be happy to share and i'll be rim to not talk about this morning i woke up and
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