regulatory agencies -- and fire is going to be there. so that's going to have a streamlining component. but what this also brought to mind is we're starting to discuss the technology that's going to be developed and established with 49 vanness is a need to ensure that it's integrated with the on-line business portal. you will be receiving, at the end of the year -- this has been delayed because the assistance that the portal team provided to the office of cannabis, but more applications going on-line, being able to submit them on-line and pay for them on-line. and that integration with those agencies through the business portal. so if that's an interest to the commission, then, we can make that recommendation to ensure that it's a recommendation. we can't mandate the department of technology work to integrate, but if that recommendation is made to the

mayor, then perhaps the mayor can make that. >> sure. that's a reasonable recommendation. commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> sure. definitely i agree with everything. there should be some cultural sensitivity, because all small businesses, we're minority and we're fighting the same fight, but in my neighborhood in the mission, language is a barrier, culture is a barrier, and being sensitive to those neighborhoods in particular, or in chinatown or any neighborhood, the city should have the obligation to know the culture and the community they're trying to serve, and the impact they're having. again, just like president dwight said, we are the voice of the small business, and for supervisors not to bring things to our attention prior to them seeing it, that's not cool. so definitely take this into account, letting the supervisors, like you said, president dwight, no what we

are and what we're here for. and i guess the last thing is try again in this -- and everybody says it, everybody that's attended, but making sure that other departments don't operate in silos. if the sfmta has a project, make sure the d.p.w. knows because they have to have an impact. sometimes there's been studies when they do project, and they said yeah, there's going to be a loss of about 20% of small business, and that's not acceptable. they don't have to make payroll, they don't have to make lease payments, so they have to be conscious of that, and that's what we're here for. >> any other commissioners like to comment? >> can i just -- >> commissioner zouzounis in. >> -- follow up on that? i think i agree and something that the community that i come from, sting operations and enforcement is an area of -- where cultural sensitivity needs to be part of the conversation, especially in light of immigration laws and

the travel ban. i think a conversation with sfpd and department of public health. and we've had sting operate -- like, two sting operations or one sting within several months in which we have undercovers coming into my family's store, and we've had reports some other businesses that -- comments about people's religion have been made, so there's definitely complaints, and there's not really an avenue about how to make complaints around enforcement and cultural sensitivity issues, so i'd love to have that be a topic, as well. >> any other commissioner comments? all right. so there was a discussion item. >> so commissioners, i also will be working with oewd to create recommendations to the

mayor. so i will take your feedback, incorporate it, and then -- and then send you a set of recommendations. i -- in addition, i just would like to just hear -- also get a little bit of a response from you in terms of also making a recommendation for vacant storefronts. in addition to prices and things of that sort, i think the city needs to also understand the cost of doing business is also preventing business expansion, as well, and the challenge of hiring people from some feedback that i've heard from other businesses, so they're choosing to expand outside the city and not within the city. and then, the other element, since we have it on our to do for the legacy business program

in developing guidelines, we're first going to develop guidelines on how to do vertical divisions so that you can separate out the commercial space and the -- for mixed use building and the residential space in the t.i.c.s, but to also move into supporting commercial condos in the vertical subdivision so that we can condoize just the commercial space and not the residential space. and incentives because as commissioner dooley has talked about for many years that there are long-term vacancies where the property owners just not choosing to rent the commercial space. so if we can develop some kind of incentive to help them go through those vertical subpositions and create commercial condos. >> okay.

all right. great. so you will make the latest changes and updates and pass that onto the mayor's office. next item. >> item five, update and report. updates on the small business commission. updates on policies, announcements from the mayors and small business activities. >> thanks to all of you who came out tonight. thanks very much. >> discussion item. >> commissioners, i just have a very brief oral report. so if we do not -- there's -- i just -- commissioner adams has question questioned this, whether we might want to have a meeting at the end of august. we do not have any legislation scheduled, and our next legacy business presentation is the first meeting of september, so i might be reaching out to you

on that. so at one of the september meetings, we will be presenting -- i'll have rhea present to you a program that we are putting together from the a.b.e. from that additional $4 that we're collecting to help support small businesses that are being required to comply with the accessible business entrance program by their property owners, so we have some funding and -- from that $4 so we're developing a program that we'll be able to disburse that with which to help our small businesses. and then, i have mentioned that we are relocating our offices from 110 to 140. i have now been given that november is the date that that is happening, so just to let you know that. and then, for our september meeting, we will be hearing three pieces of legislation. there's been some updates introduced from the department of public health around the

massage regulations. supervisor tang has -- has introduced some new legislation, again, just focusing on district four to allow for flexibilile uses and multiple uses in business locations. [please stand by]

in the mission that is gentry find and all that, it's a good example. we highlight the negative, but it's a good example to highlight the positive and make money. i wanted to give a shoutout to my kids at home, love you guys. [laughter] >> all right, there you go. >> get ready for bed! >> any other commissioners want to shout out to their families? all right -- i don't have anything to report. do we have public comment on commissioner's report? seeing none, public comment is

closed. >> item 7, new business, allows commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the commission . before they come to the commission, they are planning on having meetings with merchants. at least three of them. one in the mission, one in chinatown and one in the tenderloin. they're contradictory pieces of legislation that is impacting the implementation of the ban on flavored tobacco. so there is going to be going back to the drawing board a little bit in those conversations. and one of the policy tools we need to think about is how to

give the city the tool to buy back tobacco licenses. right now, there is a law that alcohol licenses, type 20, type 21 can be bought back by the city, but there is not the option for tobacco licenses. and also part of that conversation is how do we hold other departments accountable to this conversation because there is tangential fee schedules on tobacco, the department of public health and dpw are part of, and fee streamlining as a mitigation is going to be another tool i think this body needs to brainstorm. so please keep in mind, i'm going to be part of those meetings and i would love support. the first one is planned at the end of the month. we can talk offline about that. second thing, new business, i would like there to be more information about how to prepare merchant or merchant

organizations for potential rfps for the city. there is going to revenue from the sugary beverage tax and we should try to support merchant organizations to get some of that money. if there is a tool or workshop we can do or presentation, that would be awesome. >> president adams: does that involve lbe? no? >> commissioner zouzounis: they'll have to be registered nonprofit or entity of which then the merchant association could have a sponsor who takes the money, administrative -- fiscal agent. thank you. >> if i understand properly, you're suggesting that we have better outreach so that -- or enable merchants or small

businesses to get a piece of this action? >> commissioner zouzounis: also merchant organizations. there are two examples i'm thinking of. the healthy retail program still has a pilot for fresh produce delivery model they want to develop. so it would be rfp for somebody already delivering to store. how do we outreach and make sure that is open to somebody already doing that. and then -- >> just to be clear, anybody who -- any entity to receive money from the city needs to be registered with the city as a compliant supplier, vendor. bidder. and i think in this -- then they also have to be a registered entity and have a business registration. to have a business registration means for any of the merchants associations, then they need to

have a 501 c-3. but they have to have some sort of business structure. so is maybe something that is also brought up with the council of district merchants. if you were thinking about merchant areas being able to access some of that money, then to me that sort of seems like a good entity to help be a fiscal agent. >> right. we're having discussions about that. >> but i can -- we can ask the office of contract administration or the controller's office. and rick has done actually a phenomenal job working with our legacy businesses on putting together -- putting together a document on how to become registered with the city.

and because we are now marketing in the legacy businesses as vendors that departments can do business with, because for those that become 12-b compliant, then the city can do business with them. so we're also -- rick is also going to be putting together over the next 2-3 months, a guide on how best to do business with the city. so understanding how the payment process works, all of that. because it's very different than your traditional b to b. >> commissioner zouzounis: one last new business -- sorry, this should have been part of my report. i went to the reopening of the sav mor market on 3rd street and they also won their board of appeals for moving their license. so they are now viable in their

new location. >> awesome. ok. any other new business items? >> this is not a new business item, i just wanted to add for the record, sonny made great points about district areas that are having problems with construction and you know, owning a bar and restaurant on polk street and owning a bar and restaurant, i do a pop-up at may's oyster house. she's definitely onto something with the pop-ups to try to get some of these store fronts filled. i highly encourage anybody that wants to try a pop-up or something to that effect, that they -- you know, we give them a chance, because that's a great way to find out if they want to

do small business in san francisco. >> great. i have one new business item. so it's my understanding that corporations can sponsor government activities, correct? is there a mechanism for corporations to sponsor things like the legacy business program? >> well, there is. there is a process of doing accept and this happens with specific programs. >> the reason i ask is because one of the things that we could do to accelerate the legacy business program is to get more support on the onboarding side. we have one person who is not his sole responsible to onboard legacy business candidates. and so i think that if we wanted to reach out to a number of the

large companies that have expressed interest in preserving small business in san francisco, like airbnb and square, they're making significant donations to activities in the merchant corridors to individual merchant associations as well, that we could outreach to them and others if we had a specific ask. so for example, if we could fund a full-time position to assist with onboarding legacy businesses. i just think that program is such a hallmark of our commission and an area where we can have real significant impact, but it cost money and we're forever going to be budget constrained, and one of the best things we could do is have one or more sponsored positions. also internships.

i was at square earlier this week, or last week, for a cdma meeting with square. and they had a number of interns in our meeting and i chatted with one of them who is a princeton student, she was about to go back, but she said my internship has been awesome and i've been tagging around with the government outreach team and learning how this company is interacting with the city. it occurred to me, how could would it to be a get an internship at airbnb and you were to help legacy businesses? i think we should look into how could we facilitate these companies helping at a level making donations to san francisco city and county, and you know, all the p.r. benefits that come from that. especially with our program which is really, i think,

shaping up, especially as we're finishing our branding program and start to roll that out. it will become a lot more visible. i know that the legacy business is grateful for the support they receive getting through the process. if nothing else, there is the gratification of documented your history which you've never taken the time to do. not only for yourselves but for your children and grandchildren. there is nothing but feel-good out of that exercise. so the more of that we can do, beyond rent mitigation, all the potential financial benefits, but the mere benefit of going through the process of getting on the legacy business registry, i think is a beneficial one and one that we should try to do more than we do. because right now i feel like we're in a little bit of a reactive mode.

again, that's part of your new supervisor orientation. here we are and one of the best things you can do is nominate legacy businesses, that gives them an opportunity to meet the businesses. a lot of times those owners are the most active in their districts because they've been there a long time, and they've been fighting the good fight. those are the people the supervisors need to know any way, so it's a reason for them and their staff to outreach to them and say, hey, you're not on the legacy business registry, how can we make that happen? >> is 365 a legacy business? >> good question. >> commissioner dwigh >> commissioner dwight: look, i went to the opening of the terminal and closing of gumps this weekend. and it's just proof that even the most longstanding of institutions, whether it's fao

schwartz, you name it, they come and go. and we all have to remember as small business owners and business owners in general, we're the first line of defense for our companies. we have to fight for ourselves. and you know, whether it's the internet or amazon or a formula retailer or the city doing things that are kind of counter to our business interest. at the end the day, if we don't fight for ourself, we're going to go out of business. we can provide support. but even the most venerable businesses are vulnerable if they don't keep up with the times. and gump's admittedly didn't keep up with the times. whether they survive bankruptcy or not is to be seen, but there is a lot we can do to support

businesses. >> can i ask a question of rick? >> commissioner dwight: sure. >> i'm the third or fourth owner of may's oyster house, it's the second oldest bar and restaurant in san francisco. would i qualify for a legacy business? or you know, for the fact that i kept the name and kept the seafood going, et cetera, et cetera? >> there are three business criteria on the application process we look at. the business has to be 30 years old or older. there is exception for 20 years if they're at risk for displacement. they have to have added to the community or the city and then the third thing is have maintained their business model. so we look at all three of those. >> change of ownership is not a disqualification. >> that's what i'm asking, i'm sorry. >> change of location is fine.

those don't affect the criteria. >> commissioner dwight: the answer is yes. >> i probably will do that with a blue light cafe, too, there is another one. interesting. >> and so, commissioner dwight, we have met with both new supervisors' offices, we did meet with the aides of supervisor brown and i think one of their questions is always what is the outreach that you're doing? and at this point we're none, because we can't facilitate it. so i think to your point is, even the ability to take on new applications and help with that, but also the process of outreaching, and educating businesses of this opportunity,

i think that's a good point to bring. and i think to your point of engaging the private sector, i don't know if commissioner corvi wasn't on the commission at the time, but when the discussion of the creation of the legacy business was created, professor giles from usf had talked about engaging, especially with the larger legacy businesses to help support because we do have some very small businesses that, you know, probably would love to be on the legacy business registry. and especially those where english is not the first language, so the challenge of writing the application can be a challenge. so getting more support in that area to also bring on those -- >> you don't have to be writer to write a book, you just need to talk to someone who is a writer. so i think if we could fund

again this onboarding and also to your point, outreach, we could fund more outreach efforts, especially as we have our tool kit with all the branding. it would be much easier for us to really show, here's the package, here's the extra little bit of gloss you get to put on your business related to legacy business. that is helpful. but we should talk about how we can start outreaching. what is our ask to these businesses, corporations, who want to and have a stated goal of supporting small business? i think that there -- there is a huge demand for the ability to say we are putting our money where our mouth is to support small business, whether it's buying employee lunches from local restaurants to funding programs like this one. and this is low-hanging fruit if

you're in the government affairs department of any of these companies to be supporting legacy business programs in san francisco. as unique as it is as well. and to be shouting that out to not only within san francisco, but beyond where all of your others say, hey, look what we're doing in san francisco. we're not unique in the fact that small business is an endangered species in our city. every major city throughout the united states is experiencing gentrification and the displacement of small businesses. all the same reasons that we are. anyway, let's see how we can go reach into the pockets of our generous local businesses and have them support a very specific program. it's a lot different than saying we're going to levy a tax on you to pay for general things, or already heavily funded things like homelessness.

big problem, you kind of hard to get your arms around that. you're throwing money into an awfully big pot there. but when you're donating money and you can donate a smaller pot highly directed and really see the results, that's where you can get powerful -- it's a real powerful story and ability to sell that. enough said. >> but i think your point is, we could specifically reach out to the city attorney, so that you fully understand what we can do, what kind of ability to allow for the visual identity of the association of those that are contributing the money in terms of joint marketing. >> what i want staff to do is talk to the city attorney and any other departments that have to weigh in on this.

what can we offer corporate san francisco to support the legacy business program specifically? because then we'll have -- here's what we're asking for. we want this to do this. we want this money to do this. and i think it would be onboarding and advocacy, two major things, there may be others. let's find out. and does that mean can we fund a position? what are the -- i'm sure there are always kinds of issue with that, because there is the pension program. but it has to be sustainable. but then there are some things that don't have to be as sustainable. funding outreach programs, you can turn them on and off. you either buy the ads or you don't. if we could fund a stable position and then also fund p.r. efforts, that would be tremendous. and i think we could round up the funds to do that. so that's my -- that's what i'm gauging as i'm floating that idea with a few of the

government affairs people. staff can report back to us. if we have no other new business, commissioners, i'll put it out to public comment. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> sf gov tv please show the slide. >> it is our custom to end with a reminder that the off thes of small businesses is the only place to start your small business in san francisco and the best way to get answers to questions about small business in san francisco. the office of small business should be where you go next. the small business commission is the public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the vitality of small businesses in san francisco. if you are a small business

start here. item 8, adjournment. >> all in favor? >> aye. so be it. motion passes 4-0. meeting is adjourned the 6:53 p.m. ood evening everyone.

thank you for joining the regular board meeting of the board of education. today is tuesday, august 28th. i am now calling this meeting to order. can i get rollcall, please? thank you. [roll call] >> thank you. >> thank you for rollcall. please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag

of the united states of america -- [indiscernible] >> thank you. section a is acceptability information for the public. section b. are opening items. we have an approval of board minutes of the regular board meeting of august 14th, 2018. i need a motion and a second, please. >> so moved. >> second. any corrections? rollcall vote please. will knock -- [roll call] >> just a reminder that speaker cards for the regular agenda and close session are necessary in order to address the board of education. members of the public are reminded that individuals can

complete a speaker card. it looks like this. they can be found in the foyer. please give them to the executive assistant. that is really important, according to the board rules and procedures as speaker cards get provided prior to an item being hurt. please be sure that you fill out a speaker card so that you can speak during an agenda item. if we are already on the agenda item, we will not accept any more speaker cards. item two is the superintendent's report. dr matthews? >> thank you presidents. good evening, everyone. we had a great opening up schools last week and i have the pleasure, on the first day of visiting three schools,, the willie brown junior middle school, hillcrest elementary school and francisco middle school.

i welcome students to willie brown in the morning and then went to hillcrest. it is one of the first schools in our district to begin using a japanese methodology called teaching through problem-solving during meth -- mathematics class this methodology focuses on student solving novel problems in which no solution is known in advance and this builds critical thinking and mathematical understanding. over the past school year, francisco middle school has dramatically improved its culture, climate, among teachers and students, by using encouragement and constructive feedback. as a result, suspensions have dropped over all but the fight -- highest dropout rate by 15 percentage points. there was a wonderful visit at all three sites and the great to see amazing work being done by our teachers and staff and they are completing this work with our students. last thursday, students at dr martin luther king jr. academic

middle school participated in passport day, which helps onboard students with the school 's expectation for the year and a fun learning environment. students obtain stamps on their passports, which were earned in various ways, like taking a self eat with the a self with the head counsellor, or doing a dab dance with the principal. [laughter] >> these activities and other efforts at the school have led to a decrease in suspension from 118 and the 2014 school year to just a 16 last year. for the second school year, nearly every high school senior at the academy of san francisco is taking classes at city college of san francisco's mission centre or ocean avenue campus. each afternoon to earn college credit as part of our district's early college program. students selected from 19 classes including african-american studies, film history, child development and

other classes. san francisco international high school also has a very similar partnership with the city and college of san francisco. finally, very important, all san francisco unified school district and offices will be closed on monday, september 3rd in observance of labor day that concludes my report for this evening. >> thank you, very much dr matthews. our next item is a student delegates report. we have two new student delegates. welcome. unless you like to both introduce yourselves and provide us with your report. >> thank you. i am a senior at lowell high school. >> i am a senior at s.f. international high school. >> on the topic of high school voter registration, we are encouraging high school peers to vote early and take part in engagements. the students propose that schools wanted to set up after school to set up voter registration. we want to thank michelle morris

for their presentation and support on registration materials and entry. >> on the topic of -- they would like students to know that the annual -- annual climate march will be held on saturday september 8th at 10:00 am. this is an opportunity for people to show their support of climate change awareness, finding related jobs and social justice. thank you. >> lastly, we elected our new cabinet members. we have students delegates.. a senior at s.f. international and a senior at thurgood marshall, and a senior at longbridge high school. a junior at wallenberg and a senior admission, a public relations officer at wallenberg high school at a junior at bird

in high school. >> they have been engaged in leadership training with outward bound. we met at baker beach and did teambuilding exercises. special congratulations for winning the dance off. [cheers and applause] >> this weekend, we are going to bikini and reservation in sonoma for conclusion of our leadership training. >> for our next meeting, it will be on september 10th at 5:00 pm. anyone is welcome to attend the meeting. if you like to attend, make a presentation or come talk to us yourself. thank you. >> thank you both very much. welcome. our next item is item for. recognitions and resolutions of commendation. we have none tonight. item five is recognition -- recognizing all valuable employees. we have an awards this evening. superintendent? >> yes, we do. this evening, their special service award is going to be awarded to alma. she's a secretary at an early

education school. presenting this award will be her principal. >> good evening. thank you for inviting us. it is my pleasure and honor as the leader for the early education school, to present this special service award recipient to alma. as a first-time administrator, new to the role as a leader, i would not have survived my first year without the knowledge, help and support from all month. i was not the one who broached the initial nomination. it was her previous site leader who scent in the recommendation. however, when i heard of the nomination, i could not think of of anyone more deserving than alma. she is the first person parents, families and staff see when they walk through the door. every day they are greeted with respect and a warm smile.

she is kind, carrying, and dedicated to our community. her honesty and loving nature makes working with her a pleasure, day in and day out. congratulations and thank you for all that you do for our students and staff. [applause] [laughter] >> i just want to say thank you. i have only been in the district for five years and it has been the most rewarding five years. after coming coming from the mortgage industry,, working with families and children, it has no comparison. it is so rewarding and you feel like you do something for the community and for the families and for the children. it is just a pleasure to come every day to work and to help whoever it needs help. i thank you for everything that you do. because from the pre-k, you do

so much for them and for the families. it is incredible what you all do thank you so much. [applause] [applause] >> ok. congratulations. if i may, i would like to go back to the student delegates

quickly to thank them for the brand-new sweatshirts that some of us are probably wearing. they are really great and we wanted to thank you for that. all of us got them. our next item's advisory committee reports and appointments to advisory committees by board members. there is no report tonight. does anyone have any appointments to the advisory committee by board members? seeing non, thank you. second see -- section c. is consent calendar. i need a motion and a second on the consent calendar. >> so moved. >> moved. >> thank you. thank you. i don't have any public comment on the consent items. any items withdrawn or corrected by the superintendent? >> no. any items removed by first reading by the board? any item severed by the board of superintendent for discussion about tonight? seeing none -- rollcall plays on the consent calendar. [roll call].

>> thank you. section d. as our discussion on consent calendar resolution for separate consideration. there were none tonight. section e.'s proposal for action .. we have two items this evening for action. our first item is resolution 186-2681. it is the renaming of the chinese education center to the edwin and anita waite newcomer school. this was authored by myself and commissioners. this is moved and seconded on june 26, 2018. we have an amended version from last night's committee meeting and a copy has been provided to all of you. the board members, a report back

from buildings and grounds from our meeting last night. we recommended to have this moved with the positive recommendation. at this time, we would like to do the reading of the resolution and then we will have public speakers and comments by the board before the roll call vote. i will start and all three of us will do segments of this resolution. this is the renaming of the chinese education centre to the edwin and anita lee newcomer school. whereas a chinese education centre is provided to -- is committed to providing a strong foundation. especially english language arts and an orientation to american culture and in a positive and nurturing environments. the entire student population is made up of newcomer students who are learning english for the first time and adjusting to a new way of life and a new set of expectations in america.

and whereas most students stay here for one year before they are transferred to a traditional public school, students receive a strong foundation of basic skills and gain all core subjects. english language develop and, chinese language arts, and the core subjects. computer literacy at extended learning activities and house and safety education. field trips, dance, art and music are also part of the curriculum. because all students are beginning english learners, they received 2-3 hours of focused english instruction daily. and english learning is integrated into other subjects throughout the day. the committed principle teachers and staff at the chinese education centre have warmly welcomed students and introduce them to the traditional american education system, as well as exposing them to a dutch accomplished chinese-american leaders to aspire to. the community and the chinese education center, city leaders, community partners and established community leaders have requested the renaming of the chinese education centre to the edwin and anita leave

newcomer school. to reflect two important community leaders that have demonstrated their commitment in supporting immigrant students and families and the importance and value of a great public education. and whereas edwin has consistently demonstrated strong support for immigrant students and their families. particularly as they are challenged by a new education system and social culture. and whereas edwin and anita have been a welcoming bridge to our immigrant community. after the war, are provided opportunities to live, work and thrive in san francisco. whereas edwin and i need to have been long-standing champions for public education, fighting for equity, opportunity, and empowerment for the most vulnerable populations. and whereas they are committed to public education was not only professional, the very personal. including sending their own daughters to the san francisco unified school districts in public higher education institution. both graduate from a high school , u.c. santa cruz and u.c. berkeley.

>> edwin west the 33rd mayor of the city and county of san francisco and the first chinese-american mary elected. he served as mayor of san francisco from january 2011 until his untimely death on december 12th, 2017. if ed lee was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood, his parents emigrated to the united states from china in the 1930s. his father thought in the korean war and worked as a cook and managed a restaurant in seattle. he died when lee was 15. 's mother was a seamstress and waitress. he has five siblings. he attended seattle franklin high school before graduating from a college in the 1970s. he completed a year overseas as a watson fellow and graduated

from the university of california berkeley berkeley in 1978. he was the managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus where he worked from 1979 , 21989. from 1989, 101991, he was a whistleblower at investigator and the deputy director of employment relations in san francisco. since 1991, he held several leadership positions in san francisco, including the director of the human rights commission, director of the city purchasing department, director of public works and city administrator before being appointed mayor in 2011. he went on to win his first election as mayor in november 2011 to be elected in november 2015. whereas mayor lee held many -- led to many educational and use initiatives to help improve performance and provide access and equity in early education and early care -- to name a few. his accomplishments in education

were substantial despite his lack of jurisdiction and oversight at sfusd. he believed that in order to have a great city you have to have a great public education system. through the partnership initiated and led by mayor leacock the mayors stamped initiative -- initiatives. they built a strong foundation for mathematics and science across the district. he successfully led the efforts to create and pass legislation to create the first our children , our families council which is mandated for the next 25 years. the council is cochaired by the mayor and sfusd superintendent with the goal of setting a coordinated effort to leverage funding and partnerships to collect and impact uninsured children, youth and families. under his tenure, he created the office of early care and education, which is held advocate for resources, align

funding, generate public policy public policy and support thousands of families and secure presold --'s preschool classes while increasing funding and coordination the youngest residents. >> the mayor continued and enhance the commitment of recognizing excellent teachers through his principle of the year award. if you want teachers and principals have been honoured and recognized for their outstanding service to their students. they have been presented with gifts, cash awards, and this year we added an award for an outstanding parent educator of the year award. he started public service as a educator. he raised and awarded $220,000 in scholarships for the eye and the future scholarship award. in 2011, many awards were given. a hundred $80,000 since college -- college scholarship report.

-- supports. an additional 52 students received over 31,000 for a scholarship. chinese family honor award that mayor lee gave primarily to african-american and latino american students to encourage different cultures to connect. anti- included educator housing as part of his legacy of 30,000 units by 2020. he committed to build at least 5,000 units of -- per year with an average of 33% affordable. his commitment to $44 million in city funds to build over 100 rental units and teacher housing it is a testament to a strong desire to recruit and retain excellent teachers. using property in the -- we will build a first joint housing project between the city, sfusd and united educators of san francisco. mayor lee helped to start the heading home campaign and let the fundraising efforts and

secured $30 million to help out homeless families with children. thanks to to our key partners, and hamilton families. the goal of housing at least 800 homeless families by 2020 is within reach. so far, 200 families have moved into permanent housing. when with his accessible door success successfully used jobs, he generated 48,000 public and private sector jobs and internships for youths aged 16- 24 years old. many of the students were immigrant students and found work for the first time, which enabled them to help their families as well as safer college. i anita lee served as the first lady of san francisco from 2011- 2017. she is a proud emigrant of china and was a trained bilingual teacher and helped teach many students in cantonese. mrs. lee has contributed most of her time to promote san francisco to various diverse communities locally and helps to form economic and cultural

exchanges with international cities in gizeh, the middle east and europe and elsewhere. she introduced five elementary schools to the delegation. she promoted a pan to art competition that resulted in a famous chinese artist creating a life-size replica of the first place to have a panda on display >> thank you. mrs. lee has met with many distinguished -- she accompanied she accompanied mayor lee to meet with pope francis of the vatican to discuss climate change and modern slavery.

mrs. lee is a strong advocate for eliminating violence against women and girls worldwide, including combating human trafficking and protecting women 's rights. mrs. lee led the san francisco delegation of the 2014 u.n. commission on the status of women meeting where they launch the video campaign that has been georgia has since been joined by over 70 cities and countries nationwide. whereas mrs. lee is passionate about girls issues, particularly in her native china. she organized medical missions in china, raising money for supplies and recruiting doctors and support staff to try -- to travel from the u.s. to china to address issues that hurt girls. it is remedied by simple procedure that is nevertheless, out of reach for many low income families who have little access to medical care. her work has touched the poorest girls in several provinces in china.

she is deeply invested in promoting education for young girls and recently met with a nobel prize winner who has been an advocate for women and education in pakistan. she partnered with the friends of the san francisco commission on the status of women to host middle school and high school girls and conversation in 2013 and 2014. students were matched with accomplished women in science technology back engineering, arts, arts and mathematics. edwin antony dot reyes two dollars -- daughters and their beloved city of san francisco. they lifted up and touch the lives of thousands of children, youth and families across the family -- across the country. they have been a role models in public service. particularly in the chinese community. the chinese education centre will be renamed as the edwin and anita lee newcomer school to

honor two generous community leaders that have helped guide and support the immigrant community as well as champion strong, effective educational initiatives that lead to better academic outcomes and success for our youth. that is the reading of the resolution by the authors. we do have -- we do have public speakers that have signed up. i will call your name. if you please join us at the podium,. do you want to open with remarks first and then each speaker will have two minutes to speak quickly. >> it is nice having a box of tissues up here ready for me. good evening.

it is an an honor to address you this evening because of our school's proposal to change our school's name. schools and educators need to inspire young people to engage in their learning and tried to do their best, to care. to do good work that helps the community. schools need to inspire young people to aspire to be better than they are each and every day part of this can't be done and who we choose to honor in the name of the school. who we choose to honor does matter. mayor ed lee and anita lee are people that inspire each and every one of us to aspire to be better people than we are each and every day.

these are people who made and to make a positive difference for the people of san francisco. mayor ed lee was a champion for education. under his administration,, our district and our city shared one of the strongest partnerships supporting children, families, immigrants, and public education ed lee was an unassuming leader, who led with his heart. he was thoughtful, intelligent, and joyful. he was the kind of leader that i aspire to be like. all these different pieces of who he was, and how he came across connect with a kind of learning environment we want our newcomer school to be like, for immigrant children and their families.