encountering the individuals that need the help. ems 6 doesn't respond code three per se but they do help with the work load, especially with repeat callers. it takes the calls out of the system. >> thank you chief. >> thank you commissioner veronese. commissioner hardeman. >> thank you mr. president. as usual, chief gonzalez, very extensive report. >> i wanted to mention with the chief says i know you know because you were on the championship team with the bouncy floor. >> i would never have brought that up again. (laughter) actually reardon is -- lieutenant o'leary here last month was on the team, one of

the great stars. but your report on -- i don't know if this is through chief stanoff on ambulance on time. can you go into a little detail on that. it looks fantastic but just to make sure i'm reading these right. the first page, the first tab the first ambulance on the scene. could you go into detail on the numbers. they look pretty good but am i reading it right? >> you are. >> 90% all the time. >> starting with the first unit on scene, commissioner veronese brought up, the qrv's would help that one. that's when we get our first unit there to the code three responses. the 90th percentage 5.18.

what they want us to be 4.50. that would be the goal. that's why i say the qrv's would help there. that's where we get the most calls, they'd get there quick. i think it would bring it closer to 4.5. the second section, the first als unit on scene, including the engines or ambulances or rescue captain. we're mandated to get them 90th percentage under 7 minutes and we're at basically 6.326. emergency response, the last one is the first ambulance on scene the goal there, 90th percentage we're not meeting it this month, it could have to do with new year's eve but usually around

nine minutes, the 90th percentage. we're doing good on that stat. >> thank you. it was difficult to comprehend without you explaining. >> thank you commissioner hardeman. commissioner covington. >> thank you mr. president and thank you for your report chief gonzalez. i'm looking at your operations report and the greater alarm, there are -- there were six greater alarms that are included in your report. and i noteded that five out of the six were type five structures. can you please describe for us what a type five structure is and what its inherent vulnerabilities may be? >> it's made of wood, whether it's multi residential or r1,

r2, r3. our concerns with five is it's made of wood. my concern is combined buildings similar to mission bay, they built type one two stories, parking garage but five stories of type five combustible construction. light weight is another concern because of collapse hazard. putting the buildings in existing neighborhoods next to other buildings with zero lot lines and hills and fire spread. we were lucky with mission bay, there wasn't a lot around it at that time and what was, there were wide streets and something rare, the buildings across the street where the raidant heat made them very hot, some of the buildings had exterior

sprinklers. that's not the case with most streets. we're lucky we saved the building under construction next to it to the north i think. there's a dieing ale diagonal street there. if you remember, there was a news story, the mayor actually, it was pretty funny actually, there was a uc tip one made of concrete but they had a deck on top and something up there that was wood. an ember from this fire caught that on fire. we put it out. but it was a couple hours later news was showing this. and the chief and i were on scene and the mayor texted her, what's with this other building on fire. but it was one we had put out. we thought the mayor was telling us something we didn't know and that wouldn't have been good. but the type fives we're

concerned about. the type one made of concrete, i mean it was a highrise with elderly units in it but generally stay contained through that unit, residential. >> i ask you to describe that because, and this is consistent, we are a city of wooden houses. >> yes, ma'am. >> and that's part of the information that we have to get out to people, these houses are the most vulnerable and why and what they might be able to do, you know, to make things safe. i know we've had discussions, you just brought it up, discussions about roof top gardens, roof decks and how that might impact other people. so during the process of applying for permit to build a new home, is that something that

people in our permitting department discuss with homeowners who are contemplating building yet another type five? >> dbi and fire prevention work in conjunction working together with building and fire code as to what they can build in new construction. if you have specific questions about the code, my expert is right here. i could bring him up. but when it comes to roof decks, solar panels, most new construction does have sprinklers. >> correct. >> so that's good. but again, if a big earthquake hits and the water supply is compromised, the sprinklers are not going to work so there will be concern with wood still. are there specific questions about roof decks? >> no, i was saying it had come up before. i was trying to link my comment

with your comment regarding mayor lee calling the chief of the department, he used to do that and did it with mission bay. i'm looking at the television and i see this, what's happening. >> the chief says what other building is on fire. i go i don't know. if our fire marshal has anything to add at this point. >> good morning chief and commissioners. our codes address all different hazards associated with use. our codes are based on the occupancy. how are we using the building, what is the intent of the use of the building, every building has associated hazard and there are provisions in the code that

addressed all hazards. we're bound by code. for us to be more restrictive, we have to through the ordinance process at the local level come up with more restrictive requirements. for type five, podium type five over type one, these are permitted and allowed in the code. to be more restrictive, we have to come up with our own ordinances. these are addressed in the code and requirements for non combustible decking and proximity to open flame to combustible material. it's in the code, it's all there. >> i guess my question was more related to do we emphasize these things with people building type five houses, wooden houses, whether they're over a podium or not. but we can talk about it -- >> we have a robust community outreach and on our web site we have many fire safety tips that address decks, cooking fires,

barbecues, all those type of things. if an applicant comes in and do we sit there and say you are building a roof deck and you should be concerned -- we do not do that. >> okay. thank you. >> are you finished? >> yes, i am. >> okay. thank you commissioner covington. vice president nakajo. >> thank you mr. president and chief for your report. a couple of comments and only one question, your photos section pages 11-15. i like it, it helps. the picture of the dog, the picture of the children, the pictures of the different kinds of drills that occur. it certainly helps within the report. the other comment i wanted to make, on page 23, 29 when it comes to the total numbers, i do

notice they're in red which helps the emphasis. after a while reading the report your eyeballs start to get a little blurry and any kind of difference make helps with that. >> some you need coffee to drink while reading. >> i appreciate that. out reach education from november 1st through december 31st that's under division of permit bureau, is that part of pio or -- >> the pio will work with them but the out reach is fire prevention. >> all this good work is done by the fire prevention. >> in conjunction with the pio. >> that's excellent. i recall with all the fires in the mission a couple years ago it was important at the department to do constant outreach with the residents in the community. this kind of outreach helps with the discussion and the comments that the commissioners made in

terms of educating the public. thank you very much chief. thank you mr. president. >> commissioner hardeman you had a follow up question. >> real quick mr. president. i just wanted to comment, i was there at the fire at fourth street and the heat generated, the aerial trucks that were putting out spots, they put them out -- i stayed there watching it a couple of hours, it would pop up again, the spot they put out like 15 minutes before, it's like the craziest thing to someone like me, a novice with fires, i just saw that out, the ladder truck moved 20 feet to get the other spot and it would spring up again. but the interesting part and it

may have been you chief gonzalez, pointed out that ember that went over to the building three blocks away, six or seven story building and pointed out to me there were embers on the roof and the fire had started over there. so that was quite an amazing experience to see that structure burn and how far that ember, big enough to start a fire on the roof, that ma-- that distance away. >> that was with the wind. >> thank you commissioner hardeman. commissioner veronese. a follow up. >> quick question. on page -- second tab, i think it's the first page top it says san francisco fire department activity summary report. >> yes, sir. >> maybe the third tab looks

like this. >> got it. >> there's a section that says response by unit time. unit type. following up on our conversation before about more information, it would be really interesting to know of the engine calls, the 18,044 engine calls, how they breakdown, are they medically related typically or fire related? >> it's generally 70-80% medical. our overall calls are medical. but i could find out how many engine calls, some of the medical calls the engines don't go on. i can find it out. >> okay. so if you look at the numbers then, 70-80% of those, let's call it 15,000 of those calls are actually medically related, you're looking at a majority, 30,000 of the calls being

medically related. >> i say it might be lower than the 70 or 80, it could be in the 60s. >> it's pretty significant nonetheless. which speaks more to the potentially the need for the qrv's you were talking about earlier. >> commissioner covington you had a follow up? >> no, sir. >> okay. chief gonzalez, i would like to thank you for your support. i want to echo my fellow commissioners on the outreach effort, snowing how fires start and how they can be prevented, i think our division of public safety is doing a good job and our pio is doing a good job. i would like to continue the outreach in all the communities in the city so they're aware of how fires get started. you see all these second alarm

instances and we don't really know how they got started but i think knowing how the fires get started and without putting out the addresses, using the examples in outreach effort could be very important to the citizens of the city so they have live examples of how fires got started in our city and how they can be avoided in the future. i applaud our fire marshals outreach efforts and their associates in getting the word out and maybe working together with nert to enhance that broadcast of fire prevention. >> they work hand in hand with nert. >> thank you. >> thank you president. >> madam secretary, would you call the next item? >> fire commission annual statement of purpose 2018 discussion and possible action to adopt the 2018 annual

statement of purpose. >> thank you. any public comment on this? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners have you had a chance to review the annual statement of purpose. commissioner covington. >> i would like to move this item and i would like to have the commission secretary read into the record the annual statement of purpose for 2018. >> thank you commissioner covington. we'll have that done. commissioner veronese, did you have a comment? >> i have a question, this is new to me, i have never seen this before because i haven't been on the commission a year. could someone give me historical background of what this is and how often we do this and does it actually change over the years or is it the same annually? just a little bit of education. >> we look at it, sometimes we modify small portions and add

things to it. in the past -- i would defer to vice president nakajo who has been on the panel 20 years. >> mr. president, commissioners, commissioner veronese, it's a process of adoption every year. i believe for my participation, commissioner covington and commissioner hardeman with our experience, we take it seriously and examine it through various years and have discussed it. if we have to modify or do additions, we have those discussions as well. at this particular point, i think it's pretty much where i can accept it within this current writings and i'll support commissioner covington's suggestion of reading it into the record so the general public out there as well as commissioners by the narration

of our purpose of statement can reinforce and rededicate ourselves to this statement. >> is the purpose to provide guidance throughout the year or just merely -- not merely, i know it's important to you, but is it to come out at the beginning of the year to state our purpose to the world and let them know we're here to support the department? i notice that every one of the comments on here is to encourage and support with the exception of the first one. >> commissioner, again, it's very important. for myself it's a rededication and reaffirmation. in terms of the mission statement, when chief robert demmens became the chief of the department under the orders of consent degree for us to have a culture and diversity free of harassment and discrimination,

that was not part of the mission statement. we worked ernestly to create that kind of language of viae you wills of health, wellness, free of harassment and discrimination in the line of the sense of reference of providing a work environment. so to me it is an annual affirmation. it's something very important. i think what we adopt and how we practice the mission statement is how we walk and talk and it provides a level of in terms of if we move away or distract from the mission statement. i don't know if that's -- >> it provides context. it's new to me. i'm just trying to understand what the document is. >> i appreciate being able to express that. commissioner covington would you like to chime in, please.

>> thank you, through the president, this is the equivalent of our renewed new year's resolution. it's a tradition we do it at the first meeting of the year. it's a reminder of why we're here, what we do and why we do it. >> well said, thank you. >> thank you commissioners. do i have a motion to adopt? >> i moved. >> second from commissioner hardeman. all in favor? aye. our statement of purpose is adopted and our secretary will read it into the record. >> annual statement of purpose 2018. responsibility of the fire commission to ensure that the san francisco fire department effectively implements its mission. the mission of the fire

department is to protect the lives and property of the people of san francisco from fires, natural disasters and hazardous materials incidents to save lives by providing emergency medical services to prevent fires from prevention and education programs and provide a work environment that values health, wellness and cultural diversity and free of harassment and discrimination. to this end, set policy support of the administration to accomplish the department and support the administration's efforts to enhance and support the cooperative work in fire prevention and medical services with focus upon the common public good, encourage and support the administration to develop and implement systems to improve fiscal responsibility to enhance the budgeting process while maintaining and protecting

essential public services including fire protection, fire prevention and emergency medical services. encourage and support the administration to develop an effective physical fitness and wellness program to promote health, safety and welfare for the memberses and department and public. encourage to develop overall strategic planning, effective career development for membership. actively encourage and support recruitmentship to bring highly qualified applicants to the department who truly reflect the city's rich diversity. work with the administration and city's office to review and where necessary revise policy and procedures and contribute to the common good by conducting open meeting regularly and

covering such additional meetings as deemed necessary to inform and educate the general public of the work of the fire commission and the san francisco fire department. >> thank you madam secretary. would you call the next item, please? >> item seven -- >> did we vote? >> commissioner report. >> no, we didn't. >> we did vote. >> we didn't -- we had a first and second. >> okay. all in favor of adopting the report into the record. say aye. aye. thank you. reaffirmed the annual statement of purpose. now madam secretary. >> item seven commission report. report on commission activities since last meeting on

december 13th, 2017. >> any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner hardeman. you had something -- >> i wanted to say congratulations to all those at 798 and others who worked on fund-raisers and other things for the toy program. i was able to attend one and it was well done. very nice, very wonderful that firefighters have taken this upon themselves to -- so the children receive at least some toys and -- they deserve a pat on the back. >> thank you. commissioner veronese. >> i wanted to thank the fire stations for welcoming me to

their stations on christmas day. i had the pleasure of bringing my son agustus who loves the fire department. what 8-year-old doesn't, but i was welcomed into the fire stations and i want to thank the chief and each of the members of the fire stations and deputy chief burke who was at one of the stations who i see here. we got to spend a couple hours with the stations on christmas day, brought them some treats. and got to know some of their stories. i appreciate -- i hope to make that an annual tradition because i know my grandfather when he was mayor, he used to bring us to fire stations on christmas day. those guys are out there working while everyone else is enjoying their lives. thank you chief and members of the department that welcomed me in that day. i will reserve the rest of my

stuff for the next item. >> thank you commissioner veronese. vice president nakajo. >> thank you president cleaveland. just continuing discussion on the discussion level, i know there's discussion on the antique rigs and i made reference to gardens in the city and there was reference of possible friend office fire department. i would like to take it into a more formal process, a discussion committee to put concrete concepts together to deal with the issues of "the antique rigs" and other areas. just as a suggestion mr. president and colleagues. >> thank you. commissioner covington. >> thank you mr. president. i visited along with my son, who is not eight.

i visited our local firehouse, it was a quiet day for the crew there. they're always very well coming. i just stop in from time to time since they're in my neighborhood and the folks closest to me. i also wanted to --- i mentioned to the chief of the department, i attended the memorial service for the late great mayor lee. as i was entering the building, i noticed a pre-talk with a number of members of the department and he shared with me the action plan and we walked around city hall and i did call the chief of the department to let her know i thought the action plan was great and everybody was prepared and made

sure egress and all the other issues were truly well thought out, how to go about things in orientation to the building. kudos to them. >> thank you commissioner covington. i just want to publicly thank the academy of art for continuing to house our historic fire department apparatuses until we can get a relocation to a more permanent or semi permanent location. i want to publicly thank the academy of art for continuing to be such a good steward and shepherd of our antique fire apparatuses and fire engines. far beyond the time they ask us to take them away.

okay. madam secretary. >> item eight. agenda for next fire commission meeting on january 24th, 2018. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, i think the first thing is to ask our madam secretary to see what we have on the list for future meetings already. >> we have an early warning system update. draft drone policy. strategic plan. budget presentation. i believe the ambulance deployment facility is scheduled for february 14th. and an nert update. >> thank you very much. vice president nakajo.

>> mr. president are we not scheduled for the election of the commissioner officers on the 24th. >> oh, yes. >> thank you. >> commissioner veronese. >> commissioner to the president, i would request that perhaps this item in the future is otherwise entitled future agenda item so it doesn't limit to the next agenda since the next will be set by you and no other place to discuss future agenda items. to the extent that's possible and not making this item so limiting, that being said i guess i could keep it within the limitations of what's written here by requesting that the following be on the next agenda, anticipating it won't be. this is our first meeting of the

year and i would like to set resolutions for myself to occur at the next agenda, subject to of course the discretion of the president. the drone policy is obviously a policy that is bleeding into this year that we would like to get obviously a priority as we saw from the fire, the cliff rescues, a lot of different incidents where the drones would be useful. i would like to see us finish the drone policy fairly soon. i know the issue of having a grant writer is something that we need to address and it needs to be a priority in our budget and it needs to be a priority in the items that we discuss in the future. i would like to request of the chief to set some minimum standards on staffing of the

stress unit and i will have further comment on that going forward as we will be losing as i understand it some key members of our stress unit to retirement. also i would like to look at and have the discussion of expanding the authority of the ems 6 unit. as well as the qrt's as was discussed prior. i would also like to create a commission level award as i had discussed with the president of the commission, that is akin to what is the purple heart award, a commission level award that would go towards with the details further to be worked out, but would go towards some member of the department that is either killed in the line of duty or injured in the line of duty. further details to be worked out

there. i would also like to work on annualizing the awards that are given to firefighters, instead of doing them every two years, i think by the time we get to them two years later, the time has passed to recognize the award of people -- members of the department who have gone over and beyond. i would like to annualize those events. and i would like to recognize by some measure members of the department that have broken barriers. such as firefighter gauge who was the first african american. whether how we do that is up to the commission but it is a discussion i would like to have at the next meeting. and he is obviously not the only -- there are other members of the department, whether female or from other races or national

alties or other qualifications where they have broken barriers and there should be some sort of permanent memorial to those people here in the department. working on a more permanent solution for the fire training center, that's something we need to work on at the next meeting. as mentioned prior, the department has started tracking homeless related calls to further understand the resources the department is allocating to that particular population. i think it's important as i mentioned in the past, if we're not tracking it, we're not managing it. if we're not managing it, we -- if we're not tracking it, we're not measuring it, if we're not measuring it, we can't manage it. this relates to qrv's and ems 6 unit. and finally, well, i will leave

it at that for now. so there's a lot to do at the next commission meeting. >> thank you commissioner veronese. that's an impressive list and very important list of items we need to discuss. i would ask to amend the title make it agenda for the next and future fire commission meetings to add in any of the items that commissioners may have that they would like to bring up but not necessarily could be fit into the next three hour commission meeting. so, thank you very much commissioner veronese for that list of items. i think it's something we have all thought about, some of us and they're excellent, really. so we'll incorporate them in

future agendas. commissioner covington, i thought you had a comment. then you disappeared. >> yes. i'm mindful of the time. >> okay. thank you very much. okay. do we have any public comment on item 10? which is to go into closed session. public comment is closed. we have some litigation matters to go into. we'll go into -- >> we need to vote on it. >> i'm going to bring that up. do i have a motion to go into closed session? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> weion. >> back in open session. item 11 report on any actions taken in closed session, discussion in possible action

specified in government code and san francisco administrative code section 67.12d. >> council did you want to mention anything. >> the commission voted unanimously for the findings of fact in item 10c. and the commission continued -- decided to continue item 10d to a subsequent meeting to be decided. >> how about 10b? >> no report on 10b. >> thank you council. commissioners do we wish to disclose or not disclose. do we have a vote? >> i move not to disclose. >> do i have a second. all in favor of not disclosing. aye. okay. madam secretary. the next item. >> item 13. adjournment. >> i move that we adjourn after

the president has read -- >> yes, do i have a second for adjournment? second. i would like to adjourn this meeting in honor of firefighter al heretty that passed away and battalion chief bill perell that passed away recently. and this meeting is now adjourned. ♪

>> thank you all for being here this morning. i want to touch upon the encouraging news we heard last night, a federal judge just issued a stop against discrimination actions of the trump administration to deport daca recipients in the country. (applause) and we all know it's not the first time the judicial system had to step in to protect our residents from the cruel and

misguided policies of this administration which targets our immigration communities. while we were happy to hear this welcoming news, we know that in this city we must work together to protect our immigrant families. we must stand united in the face of intolerance and today with the opening of this new incredible family resource center we're showing that san francisco supports all residents. i want to thank sam reese here today for hosting us and acknowledge the latino parity coalition for providing families in need. and i'm delighted to be here to acknowledge the role they play in diverse families and the newest member is the el centro

bayview, which will open -- (applause) which will open its doors this friday. and it is just such a beautiful facility. i'm so excited with how welcoming it will be to the community. since 2009 the centers have operated across the city providing cultural services to families and youth. and with the opening of el centro bayview, san francisco can proudly say 26 centers are serving residents and neighborhoods throughout san francisco. they will be specifically charged with providing services to immigrant communities who for one reason or another are unaware or hesitate to reach out for support or services. it is so important that these families step out of the shadows and receive the resources they need.

we understand why they are weary to do so, they feel attacked, we hear the threats from our federal government every single day sadly. and just this monday president trump ended the temporary protective status for our el salvador residents who came because of a devastating earthquake in their country. and similar to haiti and nicaragua and pushing families out for trying to make a better life for themselves or trying to tear them down or build walls will not make our country safer or stronger. the people who are a part of this country, the immigrants and the folks who are part of the communities is what makes our city and our country stronger. (applause)

and we are here to remind residents in san francisco, in this city you will always be defended, you will always be supported and we in san francisco are a sanctuary city today, tomorrow and always. (applause) el centro bayview will be a place of community, a place where families can grow and thrive and children can reach their dreams. when we open the resource center we're telling the administration we will not back down from our values here in san francisco. we will stand strong, we will stand proud, we will continue to do all we can to put the resources into resource centers like this that are going to continue to support our families. this is so important.

this is a major step in the right direction and i'm so grateful to our many community partners who make this work possible, the ones in the trenches doing the work working with our communities and families and at this time i want to bring up sam reese for some comment. (applause) >> and i was going to talk a little bit about family resource centers but somebody beat me to it. (laughter) excellent, you're hired. so good morning everyone. before i say anything more, out of respect for someone who helped us lead the process for this site to become a reality, honorable mayor lee. without his support we wouldn't be here this morning. with that being said, i would

appreciate it if i could use one of my five minutes specifically in honor of mayor lee. a minute of silence, please. (moment of silence) thank you everyone. much appreciated. so, we are here at the site called southeast families united. this is an early care and family facility, one of 11 sites mission operates in various neighborhoods in san francisco. this site is introducing a family resource center with one goal in mind, that is to provide

our children attending these classrooms with the necessary support for our families to thrive. it is the parent who is the first teacher and the first teacher must always be ready to engage with their child, to support their child, to nurture the child so he/she can develop into an individual who is a contributor to our community and our society. the reality is that it's not just what the child learns in the classroom, it's also what happens at the home. unfortunately, many, most of our families whose child is attending our classrooms here are experiencing significant barriers, significant challenges at home. and mostly because they have been through the eviction process. in san francisco in the mission district in the last 10 years

we've lost 8,000 families. that's a lot of folks. and yes, they have moved, they have relocated to counties outside of san francisco, but the neighborhood of choice, there have been two neighborhoods of choice for families relocating, one is bayview hunters point and the other is the exselsior. it's no longer about families renting a room to live in, it's renting a hallway to live in. that places significant issues on our families and the family resource center with a competent team will support these families as they move on to hopefully a better situation. so, i also want to say that i'm glad that our courts have stepped in to address the issue that was just identified by our

mayor. but i also have another stark reality that i think we need to accept. our core value at mission neighborhood centers with early head start program is to prepare the child to enter school and succeed throughout so they can graduate and continue on to college and graduate. now, the reality that we're facing whether we want to accept it or not is in our prison system. let's all understand one fact, fact of life that you cannot contradict, not 50, not 60, not 70, not 80% but more than 80% of our prisoners, of our men and women happen to be high school drop-outs. over 80%. now, yes, it's true at this site we'll only look after 52 children, but all the data that we have, every single report we

have read, those children, children from low income families who have access to early education programs will most likely graduate and continue on to college and graduate from college. that's our goal and with support from mayor breed, we'll make that a reality. in closing, i would like to acknowledge that this effort, our coalition and frc at this point is being introduced because of two other organizations with mission neighborhood centers at the lead, good samaritan community resource center. (applause) is one of our partners. our second is mission economic association. (applause) so with that, i would like to thank the mayor's office of community housing -- mayor's office of housing and community

development. they keep changing the name. my apologies. (laughter) thank you very much. so i would like to introduce our next speaker, a client of mission neighborhood centers, a parent, anna (spanish) (applause) we'll have translation services for those who can't speak spanish. thank you. (voice of translator): hello good morning. i'm very grateful to be here to be here with everyone here at mission neighborhood centers. (speaking french)

(speaking spanish) (voice of translator): my experience with missionary neighborhood centers is they have provided childcare for me and one of my daughters is there as well. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): there's a lot of people here in our community that don't know a lot about the services here in our community. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): a lot of the barriers that our latino community here face is not being able to speak english and just being afraid because they don't

speak english. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): many times we are in fear so we don't seek services because we don't have our immigration status in order. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): our community here needs houses and jobs. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): i think that if our community here was aware of more services, things would be a lot easier for us. (speaking spanish)

(voice of translator): i hope that together here in this community of bayview, together we can all do more. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): many times in my case i live here in the bayview district but have had to go to the mission district to get services. (speaking spanish) (voice of translator): thank you for opening the center and for it being able to support me and to work together. (end of translation) (applause) >> so our san francisco latino parity and equity coalition consists of 21 member

organizations and included in those 21, the executive director is joining us this morning and is the next speaker. (applause) >> good morning. today is a good day. like a few days recently, when we're able to come together and not only celebrate the opening and expansion of services to latino families in san francisco and immigrant families, like we heard our mothers talk about how important it is to have access to services in your community and not have to travel, which is always difficult when you have children, especially if you're taking public transportation and this is a long time coming. the latino community has been part of the bayview district for decades and has been underserved and so this space creates an

opportunity to build a community and black and brown and multicultural alliances, mainly with low income families in our cities. we're proud of the advocacy that resulted in additional resources granted by mayor lee so we could be here today expanding services to our children and families and make the best investment a city can make, in our children, youth and families. and we're happy to say justice is ruling in favor of our youth once again and of what's right. san francisco has been a pillar in the nation and even internationally in terms of expanding protections for immigrant communities, making sure that our city is a city that affirms a value that we're a city for everyone. we know this ruling today will only lead us to a greater victory for the dreamers, because they are one of our city's, our nation's greatest assets.

they're bilingual, they're bicultural. today we're investing in our most precious assets, our children, youth and families. congratulations and let the work continue. thank you mayor. (applause) >> thank you for the words. and also mayor london breed, thank you for being with us this morning. it is greatly appreciated. and with those words, also thank all of you for joining us this morning and this press conference now is closed. thank you very much. thank you. (applause) ♪ ♪

>> president walton: good evening. we're going to call this january 9, regular board meeting to order. roll call, please. >> supervisor kim: here. >> commissioner haney: here. >> commissioner norton: here. >> commissioner sanchez: here. >> commissioner murase: here. >> president walton: here. thank you. please join us in the pledge of allegiance.