by expenditure increases. or our calstrz is costing us about $22 per-a.d.a. another increase in our classified cfas retirement, contributions increase in the stepping column of 62, increases in health and medical of $19, special ed and special transportation increased. and salary increases that we've implemented in 18-19 are about 873. and there, you see where the deficit is. i mentioned i referred earlier to the increase in the calstrs

contribution rate with the employers. you can see it started with the 2014-15, where the employer contribution went from what it was for a very long time at 8.5% to 8.8%. there was a .63% increase. it cost us 1.37 million at the time of inrestricted dollars. you can see the increase of 1.85% all the way to 2020. at current salary levels. at our currently level of payroll, these increases in calstrs on a cumulative basis will cost the district $27 million in total. our health and pension costs

also is a percentage of payroll. the black line is our pension costs. those are steadily increasing. in fact it's doubled over the ten years. this is the ten-year trend from 2008-09 to 17-18, the year we just closed the books, and it was 7.6% of payroll, and it's at 13.6 now. these are just our pension, calstrs and cfas costs combined. medical care is a percentage of payroll, although have declined interest the peak of 23%, again, if you look at it as a percentage of payroll, yes, that's a decline because our payroll has increased, so the health costs have not increased as rapidly as payroll, so there is a decline in the percentage. but in absolutely terms, as i'll show you from -- in the next

slide, there is -- there are actual dollar increases year over year in both our medical and our pension costs. the graph on the left, the bar graph on the left shows the increase in pension costs. the blue bars are calstrs increases -- or, rather, costs, and the red-orange bar is classified sfrs costs. and as you can see, calstrs in 08-09. and it more than doubled in ten years. the graph on the right shows our medical costs for both our active employees as well as our retirees. the blue line is the medical cost for coverage of our current

retirees, and the red line is the cost for our active employees. so that also, over a ten-year period, went from a total of 70 -- 80 million to close t$80 100-o$10 $100-odd million. and if you have questions -- >> thank you for your presentation. any questions from commissioners? we have no public comment on this item? commissioner? >> thank you. in terms of the spending, how much of this is going to lawsuits? >> how much of the general fund money is going to lawsuits? >> yeah. how much are we spending on our lawsuits a year? >> sorry. oh . i thought you were going to answer the question.

i -- my understanding is -- and please, general counsel step in any time -- since i am not involved in the closed sessions when these things are discussed, i only see the -- sometimes the -- the cost, there's very little hitting the unrestricted general fund. most of our losses i gather are around our special educated services and those are budgeted within the special educated budget. however, to the extent that there is a sizeable contribution of the unrestricted general fund to the -- to the sfed program, then yes, you can see that there is an impact. but i'm not able to give you a number. >> okay. thank you. >> okay.

thank you. section i, the consent calendar items removed at previous meeting. there are none tonight. section j, introduction of proposals and assignment to committee. number one, public and board comment or proposals. no one signed up. number two, superintendent's proposal, 181023 sp 1 in support of the naming of the library at dr. george washington carver. number three, board policy 4361, administrative and supervisory personnel, catastrophic. number four, board rule and procedure 9320, meetings and notices. number five, board policy 5125, student records. number six, board policy 5112.5,

open campus/closed campus and board policy 33.212, education travel contracts. number seven, board members proposal 181023 a 1, renaming the auditorium at 271 hayes street to the sidney goldstein theater. number eight, may i hear a motion and second to 83 -- i'm sorry, 181023 sp 1. >> so moved. >> okay. i'm going to name all of them. >> okay -- move all of them. >> 181023 a, one and policies

4361, 9320, 5125, 5112.5, 3312.2. i am referring 181023 sp 1 and 181023 a 1 to buildings grounds and services committee. the board policies are being referred to the rules committee unless i hear otherwise from legal counsel. okay. >> no, the resolutions, are you getting to that next? i haven't seen it. those should go to buildings and grounds, so it's items 1 and 7. >> can i have a motion and a second? >> so moved. >> can i have a second? >> second. >> second. >> thank you. section k, proposals for immediate action and suspension of the rules. there is none tonight. section l, board members'

reports. let's see, we have a report from the curriculum committee, which we heard from commissioner murase earlier, a report from buildings and grounds from last night. commissioner walton? >> thank you, president cook. yesterday, we had two information items at building and grounds. the first one was on mission bay school update, and basically discussed the fact that there was a community meeting with residents in the mission bay community that was well received. got some good feedback in terms of what they want to see during the process moving forward. a lot of discussion about a pre-k through 5 building with an admin component in the facility, as well. and a planned opening for 2023.

and there was discussion about if there was possibility to move that or accelerate that a little bit, but i know leadership felt that that was definitely an aggressive timeline for now. more updates to come in the next couple of months. we also had a discussion about the over night sleep services at buena vista horace mann. good news in terms of being on target for opening date, prior to thanksgiving. the date has been moved back a little bit since yesterday's meeting, but we're still on target to start on thanksgiving. a lot of good feedback and excited how that's progressed, as well. the meeting was pretty brief, and those were the two items for yesterday. >> thank you. and just from the ad hoc committee personnel on labor relations, labor committee. we had a hearing on the new capital payroll system, a committee staff member report, and the overview of our teacher

pipeline programs. let's see...any updates from board delegation -- board delegates and membership organizations? commissioner murase? >> just a reminder, to my colleagues sign up for the c.s.b. conference the week after thanksgiving here in san francisco. >> okay. great. so before i get into the announcements of the next meetings coming up, i did just want to take a chance to acknowledge former school board member, now dr. kim moffitt, who's in the audience. building services -- budget is scheduled for november 7 at 6:00 p.m. buildings and grounds, next meeting is scheduled for

november 26 at 6:00 p.m. the next curriculum meeting is scheduled for november 19 at 6:00 p.m. rules policy and lemgs latigisl going to be moved. >> i think commissioner sanchez is calling for another date. i have to poll board members. >> to be announced. >> yes. >> and the next meeting for the ad hoc committee on personnel matters is scheduled for november 22 at 6:00 p.m. the joint committee for city college, sfusd is tuesday, october 30, at 6:00 p.m. >> i'm sorry. the ad hoc committee on student assignment is not on thanksgiving day. that's -- >> i have thursday, november 8 is what i have. >> yes, november 8. >> yes, november 8. thank you. section m, other informational items. let's see...we have no

informational items tonight. number two is our peer assistance and review. at this time, we have two minutes from miss reyes. she is not here. section n, memorial adjournment, there is none tonight. at this time, we will take public comment for items on closed session. do you have any public comment on items for closed session? there's none tonight. section o, closed session. the board will now go into closed session. thus, i call a recess of t i'm going to take the items out of order. we have a vote on the employee

contract for superintendent strategic partnerships and communications. i move to approve the employment contract between the district and the deputy superintendent. at grade 28, effective october 23, 2018 through june 1, 2019. can i have a second please? >> second. >> mr. haney? mr. moliga? murase? ms. norton? mr. walton? >> i move proposal regarding compensation, can i have a second? >> second. >> thank you, roll call.

>> five ayes. >> president cook: vote on student expulsion matters. where the parties agree to waive the hearing of one middle school student, case number 2018-18 number 2 for the remainder of the fall semester 2018 through the end of the spring semester 2019. can i have a second, please? roll call vote. >> thank you. five ayes. >> president cook: number 4, report from closed session. the matters anticipate litigation, and the matter of

grievance uesf, 181907. ratifies agreement to resolve the grievance and pay up to the stipulated amount. the board by a vote of five ayes approved. one case of certificate employee. that concludes tonight's meeting. tonight's meeting is adjourned.

we are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time. i spent just about my whole life here. >> i came here to learn dancing. by we came -- >> we had a good time. made a lot of friends here. crisises part of the 2008 clean

neighborhood park fund, and this is so important to our families. for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. >> i would like to claim today

the center and the naming of it. [applause] >> kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong -- the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping- pong, so i accept your challenge. ♪ >> it is an amazing spot. it is a state of the art center. >> is beautiful. quarkrights i would like to come here and join them

>> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i want to welcome you back to the october 23rd, 2018, meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, call the roll for attendance. [roll call taken]

>> president cohen: ladies and gentlemen, please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president cohen: thank you. madam clerk, any communications? >> clerk: none to report today. >> president cohen: i'm sorry, i still cannot hear out of my receiver. >> clerk: none to report today. >> president cohen: approving the minutes from the september 18, 2018, full board meeting. is there a motion to approve the minutes? motion made by supervisor peskin, seconded by supervisor

kim. take this without objection, all right. without objection, meeting minutes are approved after public comment. madam clerk, consent agenda. >> items 1 through 11 on consent, considered routine. if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. >> president cohen: on the question, shall these items be passed, please call the roll. [roll call vote taken]

>> president cohen: items are passed unanimously. all right. madam clerk, the regular agenda to unfinished business. call item 12. >> clerk: ordinance creating the city and county of san francisco infrastructure and revitalization refinancing district hoedown yards. >> president cohen: same house, same call. ordinance is finally passed. through 20. excuse me, 13 through 15. >> clerk: related to the india basin, and commercial open space elements to reflect the india basin mixed use project, and 14,

amending the planning code to establish the special use district and amending the zoning map, height districts and add the india basin special use district. and item 15, ordinance amending the development agreement between the city and county of san francisco and india basin investment l.l.c. for the project with various public benefits, including 25% of affordable housing, 11 acres of parks and open space. approving a public trust exchange agreement and approving specific development impact fees. >> president cohen: same house, same call, all right. without objection, ordinances are finally passed. next item. >> change the callfications for members of the shelter monitoring committee, create stagger terms for members, sunset date for the committee and allow shelters that contract with the city to provide clients with clean blankets if clean sheets are unavailable.

>> president cohen: colleagues, same house, same call. ordinance is finally passed. >> item 17, ordinance amending the administrative business and tax regulations environment fire, health, police and transportation codes. >> president cohen: ordinance is passed. next item. >> 18, ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the cannabis oversight committee, advise the board and mayor implementation of city laws and regulations relating to cannabis. >> supervisor fewer: at our last meeting i regretfully did not acknowledge the hard work of my legislative aide, ian frigosi, taking the lead on this, months and months and months of diligent work and thank you to him and i look forward to your support. >> thank you, same house, same call, all right. without objection, this ordinance is finally passed.

next item. >> clerk: 18, ordinance amended in committee with a new title, amends the health code to revise regulation of massage practitioners, establishment, alcohol services and sole practitioners, criminal history information, eliminating temporary permits, administrative process for appeal, authorizing denial of permit to applicant convicted of anything to prostitution, unless the victim was a victim of human trafficking, establishing reinspection fee, imposition of an lien for violation, certain violations to be a public nuisance and discontinuing the acceptance of applications january 1, 2019. >> supervisor tang: a few questions that came up right before the meeting, and so as such, i'm happy to answer

questions from anyone as well as the department of public health. i will ask to continue this item for one week. >> motion to continue the item for one week, seconded by supervisor yee. without objection, deal with this matter in one week time. >> to october 30, 2018. >> clerk: item number 20, ordinance amending the ordinance number 1061 entitled regulating the width of sidewalks to change the official width of certain locations, and to eliminate and reduce portions of the official sidewalk fronting and making appropriate findings. >> president cohen: thank you. colleagues, take this, same house, same call. without objection, passed on the first reading. >> clerk: 21, ordinance to interaction agreements with pg&e at operations facility for burton high school and

delegating authority to various departments to enter into interconnection agreements for solar projects with pg&e. >> president cohen: same house, same call. without objection, this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> clerk: item number 22, ordinance ordering the summary street vacation, new sidewalks michigan street, property transfers, authorizing official acts in connection with the ordinance and making appropriate findings. >> president cohen: same house, same call, without objection, this ordinance is passed on the first reading. next item. >> clerk: 23, resolution declaring the intention of the supervisors to vacation of streets and easements in the sunnydale hope s.f. project site and setting a date to sit as a committee of the whole january 19, 2019. >> president cohen: i have some brief remarks i wanted to offer

on item 23. this is a resolution that memori memori memorializes to vacate streets in the sunnydale hope s.f. site. this body approved the revitalization project in the interchange of 2016. in short, the street vacation will allow the city to build the first phase of this development which includes the construction of new streets and utility infrastructure as well as 167 units at 100% a.m.i., 100% of affordable housing. so, this construction i'm excited to say is going to start may of 2019. more broadly, this legislation will help us to realign the streets into a regular grid, to

create a more well connected community and to build the much-needed public housing replacement units and of course, the much-needed affordable housing. this resolution allows for clark and public works to post public notices and set a hearing date for the ordinance. a committee of the whole on january 15, 2019. i want to also assure my colleagues that none of these streets will be privatized. and that all the new streets will be returned to the city's jurisdiction per the approved development agreement. are there any other questions? all right. colleagues, take this item same house, same call. all right. without objection, this resolution is adopted. >> clerk: item number 24,

resolution urging bart to add a bus node at 24th street bart station during the seismic retrofit. >> president cohen: same house, same call. without objection, this resolution is adopted. next item. >> clerk: number 25, ordinance amending the building, housing fire and administrative codes to require the installation of a new fire safety system or the improvement or upgrade of an existing system current code requirements in a residential building of three or more dwelling units, amending the rent ordinance to prohibit landlords from increasing the cost and make appropriate findings. >> president cohen: adopted. >> clerk: 26, ordinance amending the administratestive code to conform to the passage of proposition c, loans to finance acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing.

>> president cohen: adopted. >> clerk: item 27, ordinance amending the administrative code to exempt from the fiscal feasibility capital improvement projects under the jurisdiction of the municipal transportation agency, support increase or improvement in municipal railway service. >> president cohen: sir, you have to reserve your comments for public comment. the clerk can answer your question. colleagues, take this item same how, same call. without objection, this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> clerk: 28, motion reappointing tony parks, and marcus dancer to the mental health board. >> president cohen: motion is approved. >> clerk: 29, motion

reappointing daniel hlad and john elberling. >> president cohen: take this, same house, same call. seeing no objection, we'll take this without objection. this motion is approved. >> clerk: 30, appointing joanna powell, to the children youth and families oversight and advisory committee. >> president cohen: all right, colleagues. this is for appointment to seat number 11. there are currently four vacancies. supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: thank you, i just had a question on this candidate, and only brought up to me today. apologies for not bringing it up sooner. my understanding they serve on the board of one of the charter schools and i had questions about this candidate.

i'm not sure anyone can answer the questions, i would like to make a motion to continue while i learn more about this candidate. >> president cohen: supervisor kim has made a motion to continue this item. supervisor peskin seconded this motion. supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: so, i guess went through the rules committee and i think we vetted and we asked about the fact that she was on the board of a charter school, so, is there a simple question, maybe i can answer? >> sure, as you know, supervisor yee, we served on the school board together, i support charter schools but not as a broad category. there are good charter schools and bad charter schools, edison has had teachers walking out and a for profit charter school.

and we have nonprofit charter schools that do an incredible job, a good job of teaching our students. but edison was a cause of concern for the school board during its time, not just because they cut corners on ed indicating children, causing their teachers to revolt, because they wanted to save money in order to bring back a profit to their investors. but a number of other concerns cited with edison. i don't know if a lot of the issues have been resolved, if it's a for profit charter school, but i would not support a candidate to the oversight and advisory board that sits on a for profit charter school. >> supervisor yee: i'll answer what i can without defending anything. i think what you are describing happened when you were on the school board, and when you left, things changed a little bit for

the edison school. unionized the teachers, so they did a lot of things that were, that was consistent to what we did as unified school district. when i asked her about that relationship, there was a pattern of her wanting to volunteer for just about anything, you know, so she just, her answer was she just wanted to be involved and that was, you know, offered to her to be involved with that. and then if that were the only thing she had going, i would say, i would question it. but she seemed to also have been involved with other children-related issues, so i felt pretty comfortable about that. and the fact that she also reached out to dcyf and asked some questions about what their issues are and so forth. and the fact that she tried, she attended a meeting, swayed me

personally to, to not weigh that charter school piece as much as i would have. >> president cohen: thank you. to supervisor yee. i, too, have some concerns about one of the candidates and in particular upon the interview with my staff member, seemed to have very little knowledge about the programs and largely the needs that are going on in southeast in school district ten. there is something that concerned me and that was that, fiscal year 16-17, 10,386 youth between 5-17 served in district ten. 29% of them were african americans, 32 were latino, and when asked questions about equity and service to these particular constituencies, the answer was not sufficient. so i hope you will support myself and supervisor kim in the

request for a motion to continue this item for one more week. this is an appointment to the seat 11 currently there are four vacancies, appointment to the children, youth and their family oversight and advisory committee. no secret the children and youth of southeast in san francisco are disproportionately serviced by this commission, and i would like further time to vet the candidates. supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: so, i -- it was not objection, just trying to answer what i thought i could answer and satisfy maybe her question, but i'm ok with continuing. >> president cohen: thank you for the clarification. so reiterate, a motion made to continue to one week's time and i think that i need a date certain. clerk, when one week will be.

>> clerk: october 30th, 2018. >> president cohen: all right. so, supervisor kim has made a motion to continue this item, one week's time to the next meeting, 2018. seconded by supervisor peskin, and take this without objection, colleagues? thank you, without objection this item is continued. madam clerk. >> clerk: jump to committee reports. items 33 and 34, considered by the budget and finance committee at a regular meeting on thursday, october 18, 2018, and committee reports. 33, resolution authorizing the sheriff's department to contract with airmark services november 1, 2018, through october 31, 2023, not to exceed 20 million, with two one-year

options to extend. >> president cohen: please call the roll. >> clerk: on item 33. [roll call vote taken] >> president cohen: without objection, adopted. item 34. >> clerk: item 34, resolution to authorizing the issuance and sale by the peninsula corridor joint powers corridor, farebox revenue bonds, not to exceed 62 million, existing credit

facility for aggregate principal amount not to exceed 150 million, and not to exceed 170 million and additional credit facility, aggregate principal amount not to exceed 30 million. >> president cohen: colleagues, same house, same call. all right. without objection, this resolution is adopted. item 35, please. item 35 was continued in committee yesterday and is not before the board today. following item. >> clerk: the next, roll call for introductions. >> president cohen: supervisor brown. >> clerk: supervisor cohen. supervisor fewer. supervisor kim. supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor peskin: i'm in the wake of last evening's fire at

the golden gateway apartments asking, i'll do a letter of inquiry to the fire department relative to high rises that date from that era, in this case 1965, that do not have sprinkler systems and ask to give us a host of options to reduce fire in those types of buildings. >> clerk: thank you. ronen. >> supervisor ronen: two items and one in memorial. start with a hearing, a motion calling a hearing of the committee as a whole to discuss the marriott hotel workers strike. as my colleagues all know, 2300 workers at marriott hotels on strike nearly three weeks. walked off the job alongside thousands and the country,

oakland, honolulu, detroit and boston. i knew going on strike was one of the hardest decisions anyone can make, to risk your income, face up to your employer like that, is an exceptional moment in anybody's life. when thousands of our fellow san francisco walk out on strike, something is not working in the city. and a sure sign people are trying to do something about it. here in city hall we find ourselves frustrated in tackling the biggest problems our society faces. marriott workers strike is a reminder that real change often starts with ordinary groups of people outside the corridors of government. reminder that income, inequality and the crisis it causes from housing to health care will be tackled by determined organized groups of people with or without the help of their elected representative. now the hospitality industry is a cornerstone of san francisco's economy. it drives almost $10 billion a

year in spending, and tens of thousands of jobs. this strike goes to the heart of that economy. it raises questions about what kind of jobs it will support in the coming years. these are questions i think the board needs to hear firsthand about. therefore, i'm calling for a hearing on the strike. and introducing a motion to have the hearing heard at a committee of a whole as mentioned so the entire board of supervisors can hear system about the strike, its causes and setbacks. this strike touches on every subject that every one of our committees deals with, and i understand a similar committee of the whole hearing during the hotel lockout of 2004 played an important role in bringing that dispute to a resolution. i hope not only workers themselves will am could, but marriott executives as well. and ask that you all join me in convening a meeting on this important subject. myself and my staff will walk

around and try to coordinate schedules on this matter, which i understand we can do without a violation as long as it's just discussing scheduling. so, looking forward to hearing from us shortly. the second item that i'm introducing today, introducing in anticipation of, i should say in hope of proposition 10 on the november ballot passes. legislation that would put a stop to one of the most agregious and brutal practices of our rent ordinance and protect tenants at the most vulnerable points in their lives. three weeks ago the board passed a resolution in support of 10 to repeal an act, significant constraints on cities and counties act. certainly give san francisco an opening to look carefully at updating rent regulations, and what units are covered by rent control. our discussion prior to passing

the resolution signalled some of the issues will need to be hashed out if it passes. right now the well funded opposition is pouring money into a campaign to spread lies and fears. some of the nation's largest rental corporations have pushed $60 million to defeat the measure. tenants in nonrent controlled homes across the statement are receiving preemptive rent hikes and eviction notices from landlords who say they will reconsider but only if proposition 10 fails to pass. i look forward to reaching sensible solutions after the election. i'm introducing a change we can and must implement immediately on passage of proposition 10. fixed one that we can all easily agree needs to happen. as costa hawkins is currently

written, landlords could raise the rent on rent controlled apartment when the original occupant no longer lives there. s.f. ordinance is drafted to mirror that. so, any family who were not original occupants, no matter how long they lived in the home are completely unprotected. who knows whether it was intended to be as broad as it is, but this particular section has and continues to have disastrous effects. in 2010, judd bell moved in with his partner to share the studio she lived since 1995. when she died in december of 2017, he was hit with a massive rent hike, seven times when he and wiki had been paying. sadly the story is not unique. more, mr. b. lived with his partner of 35 years in a flat in the castro. weeks after his partner died, the landlord was going to raise the rent 300%. and miss k. had huge increases

after her husband died and another was evicted and homeless because he could not pay the rent after his partner of 20 years passed away. list goes on and on and on. very real stories point out the utter ugliness of the rental market. we know there are good landlords out there and many are speaking out, but it's being controlled by companies only interested in maximizing their profits. on us to make sure we legislate protection. what my legislation does specifically is amend our rent ordinance to extend the protections on rent control units to spouses and family members after a loved one is gone. introducing this now so the minute costa hawkins is repealed, to give surviving family members immediate relief, members seeking the relief today in the city. our hands are tied and why we need the repeal of costa hawkins to be successful so the change to the pragmatic and sensible

solution to the most heartless and brutal practices can be enacted. i want to thank you supervisors kim and brown for co-sponsoring this measure and note that supervisor kim first brought up this issue when she was telling the heartbreaking story of her dear friend that is facing exactly this situation right now. and finally, i would ask that we adjourn the board in memory of alice laget sangore, passed an i way in senegal on september 30th at the age of 95. alice was the mother of marco, an essential member of the mission community. his restaurant and multi-cultural dance club is well-known to many of you, and center of the arts for more than 20 years. lady alice was born on july 1, 1923, in the south of france in

nice. she helped her son develop the vision for the village, and inviting ambience and artists who designed the restaurant's black dancing woman logo. she could be found regularly in her host's chair at the restaurant, spreading her contagious smile and warm hospitality. as a young woman she worked as a nurse in france and met her future husband when he was recovering from an injury at a local hospital. they got married and moved to senegal, six children, including marco, the youngest. her time in senegal appreciated bright colors and lively rhythms of africa. her parents were devout christian and part of the resistance during the nazi occupation of france. offering protection to many jews and dissidents. alice's religious fervor was a central part of her life and the morality in her children, especially the honesty, compassion and faithfulness. buried in her home village in france on october 13th,

surrounded by children, grandchildren and friends. alice's loving presence will be missed but memory lives on. thank you. >> president cohen: 2:30, special recognitions. >> clerk: i believe we have 12:30 from supervisor kim. >> president cohen: 150th anniversary. >> i would like to bring up the executive director of gloria chance, along with her vice president selena su, and volunteer mark sodenman. are they in the chamber? i know they are here. >> president cohen: we'll go

check the overflow room to bring them in. >> thank you for your patience in waiting, for the staff and volunteers to come, the chamber is all full today and so they were in the overflow room. but i did want to just be able to take this moment at the board of supervisors to be able to recognize gamoon women's residence. achieved 150th year anniversary

of serving our great city and county. [applause] founded in 1868, and long history reflects ever-changing needs and developments of our asian immigrant community, along with our woman community here in the san francisco area. gamoon was first created as a ministry by women. the methodist episcopal church and through the asian women's resource center and residence hall attempted to address many of the issues that women and children were facing here in the san francisco bay area. located in the heart of chinatown, primarily served our chinatown community but open to anyone in the community regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, identification or religion. the building is on a site that had to be rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake and continues to be a safe and affordable haven for

women and children in transition, either facing domestic violence or homelessness on our streets. as we reflect on the achievements of this incredible organization, under your leadership, gloria, and you have served for 30 years as executive director in and itself extraordinary as well. only fitting we express our gratitude to the women that have made these services possible here in our community, long before we even understood the term domestic violence, or had even named violence against women as an issue in our community and our country and certainly across the world. and i think that the importance of providing services to this issue and naming this issue is more important than ever and even as we continue to identify this as creating havoc in our communities and our families, we still have leaders in our

country, in our country and throughout the world that deny this even occurs to women and children throughout the world. this year does mark your 150th anniversary of providing the safe haven and really being a champion and leader on the frontier of this very important issue. and thank you so much for being a lead advocate for women of color, long before the #me too movement even took place. for those of you not as familiar with the services, they provide double and single occupancy rooms and house up to 30 women at a time. average age of the present resident is about 53 years old and the average length is nine months. many come from different countries in asia and different parts of the u.s. 80% of the residents are battered spouses who seek refuge have abusive homes.

and also need a place to stabilize so they don't have to stay on our streets. also offer parent development programs, parenting services, grandparent support groups, summer school programs, as well as piano classes, very asian, and children art classes. i want to thank you so much for the incredible work that you do, and also knowing how difficult this work is, and the longevity of your staff just really speaks to your dedication and commitment. we just really appreciate this has been a long standing community-based organization here in san francisco. congratulations on your 150th year. and before i hand things over to you, miss tang, several of my colleagues would like to add their words as well. >> supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: thank you,

president cohen, and thank you supervisor kim for highlighting what this organization has done over the 150 years, and i personally have known this organization, worked with them about a third of that time. it's 50 years, right? about 50 years. and i can't say that, say enough about the women's center, and what i have seen over the 50 years is the growth. what they did before was remarkable. and when they made the decision to rename or add the name asian women resource center it was a way to tell the public that yes, this is what we do, yes, we care about our women that are getting battered, and that they are going to be up front and willing to help them. and the, basically the community

embraced the whole organization in terms of what they were trying to do, so, the organization itself is a powerhouse. when it comes to these issues. not only in chinatown, but all of san francisco. and at some point they even took on early education and parenting classes, that was in the 50 years i have known them. so, i'm actually kind of proud to see an organization that was already such a big part of the community grow so substantially over the years. congratulations, i would love to have my name as part of honoring them, too. >> president cohen: thank you. supervisor yee. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. in addition to all the words that supervisors kim and yee have said, i want to thank gloria and gamoon for the incredible work you have done

keeping the community together as we have all been going through the long drawn out torture of the central subway and you have been looking out, not only for your normal clientele who you have done a great job for for 150 years, but students at gordon j.lau and business people across the street, thank you for having all aspects of the community in mind at all times. thank you, gloria. >> supervisor fewer: so sorry, i just also wanted to voice my congratulations to you. i first got associated with gamoon in 2001, and i know of your good works and we have a family resource center in our neighborhood, too. congratulations and thank you so much. >> i want to add my voice, gloria, and to the team up here. just want to say thank you to the gamoon women's residency, 150 years is an incredible

milestone and it's borne out of faith and it's borne out of service and that commitment of service has kept you anchored in san francisco for 150 years. it's quite an accomplishment, and salute you and say thank you. thank you for your service. at this time i want to invite you to say a couple words, please. thank you. >> hello. i am selena su, the vice president of the board of directors at gamoon, and on behalf of the staff and the entire board of directors, we wanted to thank you for this opportunity. now, usually gloria is here asking for money and more money, but today we just wanted to take this time to let you know how appreciative we are of your recognition and contributions and support. without your constant support, our work will simply not be possible