>> good morning everybody and welcome to the commission on aging and adult services. madam secretary, please make the roll call. [roll call] please note that the executive director is present. at this time, to commission asked you silence all mobile phones and all other sound producing devices. >> before we start the meeting, i have two announcements. one announcement is like, a commissioner has resigned due to health reasons, so we wish her well. we also welcome the new commissioner, and i will give

him a few minutes to talk about himself, but not 30 minutes, okay because we have an agenda. >> thank you, vice president. i told her i just couldn't speak then if i didn't have 30 minutes it really is an honor to be on this commission. i am a native san franciscan, i have lived here all my life and i have worked for the city for about 40 years in different capacities, and those included things like being a high school teacher, a director of a nonprofit organization that still exists, then i went to work for the city in the mirror 's office of employment and training. i was the president of their private industry council, i was a director of the treasure island job corps centre for a while, i then ended my career at

the department of human services as the deputy director, and i retired four years ago. because i had nothing else to do in my life, i decided that i could jump in and serve the city in a very different way and i am very honoured to be here. >> thank you. [applause] >> let me tell you there is enough to do, okay? okay, let's go to the agenda. there is a change on the agenda, and please note item tee as in tom is taken out. we will now be presenting item number tee as in tom. do i have a motion to approve the agenda? >> as amended. >> as amended, sorry. as amended. >> so moved.

>> second. >> past -- this has passed. >> we all about the minutes of the last meeting. could we have a motion to approve the minutes as presented >> so moved. >> second. >> this has passed. okay, moving along with the reports, we have the director to cheat report -- the director's report. >> at morning, commissioners. i want to extend a welcome to the new commissioner. we have had a lot of chances to work together over the years. we were deputy directors of h.s.a. together, and i'm really impressed with the work he has done and we are fortunate to have him on the commission. welcome, commissioner.

i wanted to start out with something very exciting, and that is today is may first, and what that means is today is the first day that people can sign up for cal fresh benefits if they are on s.s.i. the benefits will start june 1 st, but people can start signing up today. this is really, really great because it has been a lot of advocacy over many, many years, and for many of you who have worked in the field of aging or disability services for a long time, this has been a fight that you have been involved in and it is just a great day to see that this will happen. essentially what that means is as most people know, s.s.i. recipients have been precluded from accessing cal fresh benefits because initially it was assumed that the s.s.i. benefits covered groceries, and i think the amount of the time was $10 or something, and the amount never changed, nobody said wait, we need to add anymore because groceries are

now costing a lot more, a bag of graft groceries is a lot more. it is a great and exciting thing that california is doing. in san francisco specifically means that we could up to double the 40,000 people currently on the cal fresh role. that is super exciting, and we don't get to celebrate something like this very often, and i think we will get to see over the next six months or so what the uptake is and how it is really impacting people. the second thing i wanted to mention is we are still continuing to work on conservatorship issues, specifically -- specifically in this case, you probably remember that last year senate bill 1045 which was scott weiner's bill passed the senate and was signed by the governor, and it applies specifically to three counties, but the county board of supervisors have to vote to accept it and to roll it out, so

that hearing hasn't happened yet in san francisco, but the hearing will take place may 13 th, and that's when the board will pick this discussion up and decide whether to move forward with a 1045 or not. as you probably remember, what that does is expands the conservatorship role to really target people who had multiple reoccurrence in psycho emergency and people who have substance abuse issues. as you also probably no, it is fairly limited in terms of its ability to reach out to new people, so what is happening right now is there is a lot of work going on in sacramento with another bill, and that is essentially a cleanup bill that will fix some of the structural problems with the first bill. so the mirror's office is very devoted to getting 1045 past

someone the other bill happens that we would really be able to make some headway with the conservatorship program in san francisco and i want to say that joel nielsen, my deputy director who oversees the conservatorship programs and other programs has really been dedicated to working with the mayor, working with the department of public health, she has been in sacramento a lot providing support people have been up there to testify it is a big lift, so may 13th is the hearing for that. the third is that there is a housing bond that is rolling out to possibly get on the ballot and there's been a lot of conversation, especially in aging advocate circles about whether seniors are really a part of that, and as for -- annie chung has been chairing a workgroup commissioned by president ghee to really look at

senior housing in san francisco and to look at the proportion of senior housing that goes to seniors and comparing the overall population of older adults with what is in the pipeline senior housing, so there is a hearing earlier this week at the land use and transportation committee about senior housing specifically, and i was asked to come talk about some of the demographics related to older adults in san francisco , but also talk about some of the programs that we do, and of course, while we don't really do housing, we do housing subsidies, we provide a number of programs that help people stay in their homes and not become homeless. the biggest and most important probably being in-home supportive services where we serve 25,000 people annually. we will see what happens with the housing bond and whether there is a portion of that that goes to senior housing, but there's a lot of momentum there,

and while we are not involved in that piece, there are a lot of people in the room, and a lot of advocates in san francisco who are very involved in that, so we will see what happens. i think the last thing i wanted to mention is that we are continuing to work on our reframing aging campaign, and many people, some people in the commission, the people on our advisory council have been involved in the workgroup to think about what it means to reframing aging in san francisco , and we have struggled a little bit because we learned a lot from what the framework institute has put out about how they talk -- how they tell us, rather, that we should talk about aging, how we should talk about aging with a larger community, and it is hard to figure out how to take the research and put it into a real campaign, and that is what we are doing now. we have, through the community living campaign, our partner on this, we have brought in a creative agency to work with us.

i love this because it is not anything we normally talk about in our world, but their name is most likely, two. we are looking forward -- they are working on some collateral, some messaging now, and they will roll that out with us in the next couple of months, and then we'll be talking about how we all do some outreach with the messaging and the collateral materials that we will develop based on their work. i think that will be an exciting part of this where we can all join in, not only using traditional media and hopefully using our senior journalists, but also thinking about, you know, how do we use social media in a different way? i look forward to that. i think that is all i have for today. thank you. >> any questions from the commissions -- from the commissioners commissioners for the director? hearing none, we move along.

employee recognition. the commission and executive director will recognize a social worker from the das office of in-home support services. >> you have to come up here. [laughter] [applause] >> okay. , just because i haven't done this in a while, i would like everyone to just stand up, because i know there are a lot of you hear. [applause] >> i think i just said it is our

most important program, i actually didn't mean it was the most important program, it will just make everybody else mad, but it is our biggest program and it is an incredibly big program. it takes a huge number people to make it happen. we have eligibility workers, we have social workers, we have clerks, we've managers and supervisors and all these people who are dedicated to make sure people can stay in their homes because they have in-home supportive services. sometimes it means going back and forth, visiting with people, making sure they have the right worker, you know, some people fire their workers, there's also something second happen in that program that can put people at risk of not being able to stay at home. i want to thank all of you who work here because it is such an important program, and i think one of the things that's great about her if she also brings a sense of teamwork that you need in order to make that program work well, and that means not only coming and doing her work, but it means being a cheerleader

and thinking about team events, and making sure that you have celebrations, and all of the things that helps bring an jelly team together, so yilin, this is your day, and i'm going to read what people wrote about you, okay? so yilin has been a social worker for the in-home supportive services program since november 2014. she has a positive personality and a great heart when assisting her clients. some of her outstanding traits or her compassion and empathy for clients, that are family members as well as home care providers. she approaches her responsibility to her clients with a desire and willingness to solve issues with them. there are lots of issues sometimes. she's very patient in explaining the program to her clients and is willing to go out of her way to financers -- find answers for them. her clients acknowledge her hard work and dedication and praise her for her kindness and willingness to take time to explain the program to them. she works well with her peers and they recognize her

dedication and willingness to help others. she brings joy and laughter when the work is stressful, and at times difficult. yilin is involved with outreach, symposium, and the annual senior homeless holiday luncheon. she is also an active participant in the wellness program and is a great role model for healthy living. see, that is pretty impressive. yilin has many qualities as a social worker and always goes beyond to help others. we are honoured to have her as part of the team and grateful for her dedication to her role as a social worker. you thank you. [applause] on behalf of the department of aging and adult services, i present you with this and you are employee of the month for may. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. [laughter] >> i just wanted to say thank you, thank you so much for the kind words. thank you for the nomination. thank you to all my colleagues

who came to celebrate with me today. thank you so much. [applause] >> okay. , next comes the advisory council report. >> good morning, commissioners. i will do an abbreviated version since it is a long agenda, and bridget will have more details, especially on the ledge. we have two members of the advisory council who resigned prior to our last meeting, one from our district, supervisors are aware of it, and they -- and we assume that they are working on it. we had a dignity fund update as we always do you.

we were told that the group will be meeting every month, so that will be -- that won't be part of my report regularly, and you will see in today's report, you have the report going forwards. our pedestrian safety committee, that was our focus this month. probably the bottom line is we have found that there are a myriad of groups in san francisco addressing this topic. one of the members put together a sheet on how to report damaged sidewalks to d.p.w. so i will include that with my notes in case any of you have damage sidewalks you would like to report on, and the aarp has a walk audit toolkit and i will include the reference to that. there were no site visits given this month, but that was by planning. senior valley day is may 7th, i'm not sure -- senior rally day is may 7th, i'm not sure how

many people will be going. the main focus this year will be on the master plan on aging, and that will be headed by members of the scan foundation. state senator jackson and assembly representatives. all i very active in this area. this was our -- all are very active in this area. this was our first meeting where we are looking at the bell city mentioned briefly last month. we are now up to 45 from 36. we lost one. i will provide a detailed report by topic. we thought that that might be easier rather than just listing them. here are all the medi-cal, here all the alzheimer's, a little bit easier. we are looking at one federal bill and some budget issues, as well. cfl has picked up some additional support for their ten pieces of legislation. they actually almost have all of them with a sponsor. so that is pretty much my report

>> any questions from the commissioners? what is the time for the may senior valley? >> it is in sacramental. i think it is 10:00 a.m. on the south lawn. i can find that out. i have it somewhere. let's bridget now. >> is my understanding that there is going to be a bus taking commissioners and members -- i'm sorry? >> that is actually a different event, that is for senior and disability day on may 23rd. >> sorry, apologies, i stand corrected. >> i think that is where some of the shift in focus this year is. i know we will have members that will be attending, so we'll have something in the june report. >> any other questions? okay, moving along -- >> i put my two reports together >> okay. sorry about that. >> thank you. okay, no tech report, the staff

report from ltc see -- the staff report from ltcc. >> good morning. i'm jennifer walsh, a member and i am here to give you the highlights from april ltcc meeting. the ltccc was granted a renewal. ltccc is one of 23 statewide regional coalitions that are

part of the scan foundation community of constituents and will jointly advocate for long-term services and supports both regionally and across the state. the grant is intended to cover expenses related to education and advocacy with locally targeted representatives on both the state master plan on aging effort, as well as our own policy priorities. as well, that support travel expenses for ltccc members attending statewide advocacy events, including the fall summit as part of the council activities in the larger scan initiative. additionally, the council was awarded $5,000 grant to help write a public education event targeted for the fall of this year in which the combination of regional and state representatives would discuss how a state master plan on aging with -- would impact san

francisco. age and disability friendly san francisco update. the alert s.f. outreach campaign initially planned for may will need to be postponed. the department of emergency management has had some leadership and staffing changes, we will resume once staff are on board. during the april meeting, they reassessed current recommendations. they would appreciate public feedback and engagement. national health care decisions date was april 16th. events were all over the city in various languages. members were encouraged to share flyers and to encourage their colleagues and consumers mean joining. legislation update. there was an update on current bills within the california house and senate that relates to

long-term services and support. discussion policy recommendations. the policy agenda documents worked on since they last ltccc meeting. members were reminded that this work is a combination of last summer's retreat. the december and february ltccc meetings also focused on developing a policy agenda for the council and tangible next steps. member suggested sign language, the suggestions will be brought to today's hearing committee meeting, wednesday may 1st, at 3:00 p.m. in our offices and is open to the public. announcements. work matters employment event is tomorrow, thursday, may 2nd, 10-2:00 p.m. at the church.

that concludes my ltccc update. >> thank you. any questions from the commission? no. okay, case report. no case report, good, that will save us some time. [laughter] >> no old business, now we come to the real meat of the meeting, the new business. okay, dignity fund allocation plan presentation by melissa mcgee who will present this. >> can i get the powerpoint?

>> okay. , good morning. so we do not have -- okay. we don't have the powerpoint to show up here, with commissioners have a copy and there are some on the table. okay, my name is melissa mcgee, i am the dignity fund manager with the department of aging and adult services. i wanted to present an overview of the service and allocation plan. you have also received a final version of the actual plan and there are some copies over there this also is posted on our website, and i will post the

powerpoint presentation later today, also. do so before i start, i just want to mention that this was a very collaborative effort with contracts, planning, budget, you worked very closely with us to put this together. thank you to them. so today i just want to give you a quick overview of the planning process, and then an overview of the report components. okay, in the powerpoint, which you have seen before, is the timeline for the planning process, it is a four year funding cycle, but just as a frame of reference, last year we completed the community needs assessment which informs the service and allocation plan, so

the sap will outline funding allocation for the four year cycle. it references gap analysis inequity analysis that was from the prior years of the community needs assessment, and it is outcome oriented, and i'll talk about that a little later. the next slide is a timeline of key events which also, you have seen before, as has everyone else. just put this into show you, we are at the end of the planning process. as per the legislation, the s.a.p. is presented to commission for information only, and then we will also be talked about by the director in her presentation to the board. neither the commissioner the board needs to approve the s.a.p. as you did with the needs assessment. the service and allocation plan, key report components, there's

four main components. the planning and funding cycle overview, the guiding principles and key priorities for the upcoming four year funding cycle , the service areas and funding allocations for this four year cycle, and then a section on tracking progress and measuring success. so the guiding principles of the dignity fund and findings from the needs assessment help us identify the key priorities, and since we don't have the powerpoint, i quickly want to read these because they inform the process to ensure older adults and adults with disabilities are able to live in age with dignity and the community, to empower diverse individuals from these populations to live safely and independently throughout the city, to prioritize services and programs with demonstrable impact, to develop strategic

collaborations between das and other city departments serving older adults and adults with disabilities, and to ensure the equitable delivery of high-quality service and programs, and finally, to structure services successfully by considering factors such as accessibility, service delivery, inclusiveness, and responsivity, efficiency, and collaboration.

>> the next slide that you

have shows the growth of the fund baseline value over the current four-year the fund baseline value so increasing from $50 million to $59 million in '22/'23, with a $3 million contribution every year to the baselane. so the service and funding plan for the four-year cycle, fiscal year 1920 to '22/'23, was informed both by historical funding levels and the key priorities that we identified. so to promote continued engagement and support, das will maintain relatively stable funding levels for existing services, and the ongoing growth of the digna fund will give us the opportunity to develop or

expanding program. and other things are the mandatory cost, for example, the costs of doing business, and there are some funding requirements that are outlined in the legislation, which include pilot programs, neighborhood-initiated projects, and a allowance for administrative costs. those are all identified in the legislation. the final section of the report is tracking progress and measuring success because, of course, we want to make sure we're doing what we need to do and serving those we need to serve. we want to, you know, make sure we have our intended impact. so the outcome and evaluation plan includes three areas: there is an annual data and evaluation report. there is focus area reports that would follow the comprehensive needs assessment, and then a cycle land, which would be at the end of a four-year cycle, an evaluation report.

the next slide actually is a table of the months, just to give you an idea of the years when this would happen. so every year you can see there is this annual data report. the focus area reports follow the community needs assessment year, as last year, when we did the needs assessment, we identified areas that needed deeper analysis and research, and those reports were completed as an addition to the needs assessment. and then at the end of each four-year cycle, there will be a final cycle evaluation report. excuse me. the outcome objective framework, on the slide that you see -- so each of the seven service areas has a primary goal, and then outcome themes that will address that goal. so the outcomes that are developed in the contacts that are negotiated with

the c.b.o.s will focus into these outcome themes, and outcomes are always a discussion with program contracts and with the community-based provider. so we hope to ultimately demonstrate kind of collective outcomes after -- over specific services. so that's the next two slides. you can read through those. and those, also, again, are much more broad in the actual service and allegation plan allocation plan. so the way we're going to do this is the funding and contract cycle. so we wanted to develop a contract schedule that really promoted transparency on the department's part, provide consistency for the community and the service providers, and align with this planning and funding framework.

so we took these seven service areas and we put them into three contract cycles. so the services that fall into those contract cycles will -- i mean, those service areas will follow this contract cycle. for example, schedule "a" will include case management and care navigation contracts, as well as community connection and engagement. the -- i think it is the final slide is the contract schedule timeline, so you can really see how it is going to happen within the years related to the c.n.a. and the s.a.p. so all contracts going forward, starting with this upcoming fiscal year will be four-year contracts, and that will continue to align with this four-year funding cycle. also, the growth, the

$3 million growth, will fall into the current contract cycle. so the allocation plan we put forward for 19 20, it falls into case management and community connection and engagement. and that will continue each year. it is a four-year funding cycle, so we have one year where we don't have a specific service identified, and see that as an opportunity for emerging needs or something that needs to be addressed that hasn't been, or additional things that come up, because we can't predict what's going to happen, you know, really strictly over the four years. and that is it. i jut wani just want to mentionm happy -- i know we have a packed agenda, and my

information is online, and i'm happy to talk to you further. >> thank you for the detailed report. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: okay. >> madam chair? >> i just wanted, first of all, to compliment the staff on the report. it was extensive. it was clear. and so i just wanted to thank the staff. it was a very good report. i do have one question, madam president. my understanding in reading through this was that in -- during the process, if there are priorities that seem to need to come to the surface, that you can kind of change the timeline on when some of these services, or the r.p. for these services will go out. did i understand you correctly? >> well, we hope not to necessarily change the timeline, but we do have

the ability and funding to address any emerging needs or something that comes up. one thing i just will mention, and perhaps this is even what you're referring to, is when we did this process, we went through every single contract, and we wanted to not disrupt the process and the current contracts and the providers and what they're doing. so there were some, with a lot of help from contractors, who were very helpful in helping us. some we had to extend, some were r.f.p.ing earlier, butgoil goa the goal is after the four years, everybody is on this four-year cycle. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: okay, moving along. item "a," requesting authorization to modify the existing [indiscernable] for the provision of home care

advocacy during the period of july 1, 2019, through june 30th, 2020, for an additional amount of $104 $104,794, for a total amount not to exceed $238 $238,980. >> good morning, vice president lu, commissioners, director mcfaddon and bridget. i'm glad to be here this morning. and the next four items that i'll be presenting on are actually individual contracts for the organization, senior and disability action. and so while they are focused on specific issues, service issues, there is a theme that runs through that that is typical of senior and disability action, and that's education and empowerment and advocacy.

so i'll be addressing each of those under the agenda items, but i wanted to mention that, so you know that it's consistent through these. this agenda item is for homecare advocacy. obviously that is doing education and advocacy for homecare services. and this item has two programs: the home care action team, and the i.h.s. s. taskforce, and both of these groups meet on a regular basis and are comprised of community members, many of whom have been involved with these issues a long time. some have been specifically involved with senior and disability action for a long time. the homecare advocacy team focuses on mobilizing older adults and people with disabilities, and teachings them leadership skills, so they can, in

turn, go out to the community at large and speak to the issue of home care and advocate for homecare services. the i.h.s.s. taskforce brings together decision maxi frodecision-makers from the various groups, from the city, to hear feedback from people who actually use the ihss services, and then there is an ongoing discussion about how well the services are doing, and to give a voice to the people who use it is. the home-care advocacy produces the senior and advocacy newsletter, and it keeps the public further informed with updates on home care. thank you for considering this item. >> chairwoman: any questions? >> a quick question, hopefully. i'm curious, because we don't get very many advocacy kind of programs in front of us.

so just in general terms, how do people who are using these services become advocates? do they voluntarily sort of get interested and want to become advocates, and then they fall into these training programs? or how does that usually happen? how do people become advocates -- go from using a service to becoming an advocate? is there outreach for that? how does that kind of happen? >> i think for senior disability action, it happens in a variety of ways. some people who utilize the services are aware of issues and want to bring forward their voice and bring attention to those issues. and then there are other people in the community at large who are advocates already, you know, they're part of other organizations. they go to hearings and rallies. and i know one of the issues they take up is

home care because they realize how important that is. folks that actually use the service can also be recruited. if somebody is in one of these organizations and has issues or wants to make comment or wants to support ihss, then they can be brought in, and s.d.a. -- that's the short firm -- and they provide training and education around the service, and around how to advocate and how to do speaking. so i think it happens in a variety of ways. >> when, for example, s.d.a. is advocating for something -- now that i understand this a little better -- that usually comes about because of this sort of organic process of having people who are using the services through the advocacy training, you know, they have these issues and they've learned to articulate those issues. >> yes. there are a lot of ways.

there is obviously a structure for the organization s.d.a., but, yes, people bring issues up that they want to address. >> uh-huh. >> that become important, and then s.d.a. helps people learn how to talk about that. >> okay. >> recently, for example, when i met with them, the staff at s.d.a. said we want to get more interested in climate change, particularly after the last smoke emergency. so people start getting interested in something that is important to them, and s.d.a. supports them to learn about it and talk about it. >> thank you for that. >> the newsletter, i'm guessing it is electronically disseminated? >> yes. >> how widely is it distributed? is it just for the clients or is it policy-makers? >> no. those newsletters go out to a lot of people. i don't know the exact number on the distribution list, but it is for members and other folks in the community at large.

>> oh, sorry. >> hello, commissioners. jessica layman, with senior and disability action. thank you so much for visiting this, and for presenting it so wonderfully. so our newsletter, we do in e-mail, and we have an e-mail list of about 700 and growing -- i think 800 actually -- and we also do it by print because so many seniors and people with disabilities don't have e-mail access, and that list is about 700, and it does go to our members and to community partners and allies. so if anyone wants to be added to the list, you can let me know. >> we do so much work with you all, it might be a benefit to the members of the commission to receive it. that's where i was going. >> absolutely. i would be happy to. thank you.

>> chairwoman: any more questions from the commission? any from the public? hearing none, i'll call for the vote. >> so moved. >> chairwoman: second? >> i'll second. >> do we have to take a vote? do you have to take a vote? you have to take the all in favor? does she have to take a vote? >> chairwoman: i'm new, so i have to start over again. all those who say yea? >> yea. yea. >> chairwoman: thank you. >> commissioner, so you say all those opposed? >> chairwoman: any opposed?

okay, item "b," requesting authorization to modify the existing grant with senior and disability action for the provision of housing, advocacy, and counselling, during the period of july 1, 2019, through june 30th, 2020, for the additional amount of $162,903, plus a 10% constituency, for a total amount not to exceed $370 $370,948. rick, again? >> thank you. and, as we might guess, this has to do with housing advocacy, particularly. so s.d.a. works to educate and inform older adults and people with disabilities, and the community at large, and

they do a lot of community outreach and civic engagement around the issue of housing, tenants' rights, and s.r.o. advocacy. the main efforts, of course, are to assist older adults and people with disabilities, and others, to ad case around advocd this important issue of housing in the city. they attend a lot of rallyings, a lot of hearings, and do a lot of outreach around that. the other piece of this particular grant is housing counselling, and that's face-to-face eviction and tenants' rights counselling, and that is provided in a subcontract with the housing rights committee at two locations, one in the mission, and one in richmond. and then i mentioned that both this housing advocacy staff and other s.d.a. members and participants

attend rallies, public hearings, and group meetings to inform around the issues of housing and influence the housing opportunities in the city. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: any questions fo from the commission? any questions from the public. okay, jessica. [inaudible] >> i just wanted to add one thing about the advocacy and the way we work. which is really based on the conviction that people who are affected by an issue are the best people to do something about it. and there is so much conversation around housing, around home care, around other issues, by a lot of different decision-makers, but seniors and people with disabilities who are directly affected are not often at the table. and we think that needs to

change, and we appreciate that you all share that view. and so it is really about reaching out to folks and to the question on outreach, we know that so many seniors and people with disabilities, and particularly those who are multiplmultiply marginalized, people from the lgbt community, people of color, who are told you don't know about this, but lived experience does matter. so we do a lot of outreach for people who come into for partnering housing, people who come into our office looking for help, and people who respond to fliers and calls we may put out about meetings, to really ask people questions and encourage them to get involved and to be part of that process. >> is the outreach done multi--lonmulti-langmulti-lingu?

>> yes. we do those in many different languages and many neighborhoods to be able to reach different populations. >> where are your offices located? >> we're at 1360 mission, right between ninth and tenth, very centrally located. >> chairwoman: well, hearing no questions, are we ready to vote? >> i'll move this. >> second. >> chairwoman: now we call for the vote. all in favor say yea? >> yea. >> yea. >> chairwoman: opposed? the motion carries. item "c," requesting authorization to modify the existing grant agreement with senior and disability action for the provision of the long-term

care consumer rights advocacy during the period of july 1, 2019, through june 30, 2020, for an additional amount of $118 $118,581 plus a 10% contingency for a total amount not to exceed $270,421. rick, you're on. >> thanks again. again, we heard from jessica, a good description of what they do. and this item is around long-term care, of course. and that's a broad term that covers a lot of services that doss provided and others, that really tries to enable folks independence in the community generally, and make sure they have a good quality of life. so in that broad frame,

s.d.a. is providing education and advocacy training, again, around that. an important piece of this is information-sharing, and information and referral for people who call in about this. they also utilize trained volunteer peer advocates to provide some one to one support and counselling. so, again, they're working on this particular issue. >> chairwoman: questions from the commission? questions from the public? good. we're ready for the vote. >> i'd hik i'd like to move. >> second. >> chairwoman: all in favor, any yea. >> yea. >> chairwoman: opposed? the motion carries. okay. we come to item "d,"

requesting authorization to modify the existing grant agreement with senior and disability action for the provision of senior and disability empowerment, during the period july 1, 2019, through june 30, 2020, for an additional amount of $202,030, plus a 10% contingency for a total not to exceed $503,466. rick? >> thanks, again. this is the program at s.d.a. that provides the senior and disability survival school, and the senior and disability universities. so they are two training tracks that are made up of multiple sessions for anybody in the community. and the senior disability

survival school focuses on teaching people about services and resources, and how to access those. and, to some extent, advocate for those services so they have access, if need be. the university is a leadership training course, which focuses on the advocacy and community work and teaches public speaking -- excuse me, sorry -- public speaking and the understanding of community resources as a system. and consumer rights, health care and benefits, and how to speak to those in a public forum, or with legislators or city folks, maybe. >> chairman: any questions from the commission? >> i have one. it's on the over-arching theme of advocacy and outreach, but not related to this particular --

maybe, jessica, you can answer this. yesterday i found myself on a webinar regarding the complete count for the census for 20 20, and it 2020, t was particular for this population. i'm wondering if your operation is going to be involved with that, because critical funding coming back to san francisco, in particular, is going to be the result of the census count. and i think that this is going to be an area that you all have expertise in. and for outreach. i'm wondering if you all will be involved with that. >> it is a good question. there were grants -- i can't remember from which department, that came out a couple of weeks ago. and we were debating applying. it feels like another big project that we decided we don't really have the capacity to take on, but, you know, part of our role is we don't need to do the services ourselves, but we need to help make sure

they happen. so we reached out to some of our partners, and it didn't sound like someone else is applying. i think it is a question for the community with doss to look at who is going to be doing that outreach to serious and people with disability. we share your interest in making sure that happens. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: any comment from the public? hearing none, are we ready for the vote. >> i'll move it -- i move to approve. >> chairwoman: any second? >> i'd like to second it, and i have a question. >> chairwoman: okay. >> i'm just curious why we're approving four separate contracts here? were there four separate r.f.p.s for this? >> i believe so, yes. >> is there more?

>> it would seem so easy to put it under the umbrella of advocacy -- >> basically it was a separate scope initially, when we did the initial r.f.p. for 635, and this was broken out as such, to be continued on for renewal. this is how it was originally r.f.p.'d. >> it seems like it would be a lot easier to have one. >> yes. >> maybe even for the contractor. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: all in favor say yea. >> yea. >> chairwoman: opposed? the motion carries. >> thanks so much. >> chairwoman: item "e," requesting authorization to modify the existing

contract agreement with selton institute for the commission of senior services, from july 1, 2012019. >> defense attorney: fo2019, to. >> good morning, commissioners. this item is a one-year extension of our senior companion program. it recruits a low income adults, and vets them and puts them in volunteer-like communities in based organizations, and they're asked to work at least 15 hours a week, and they get a modest stipend in return for that work.

this program is a national service program, created by the federal government, so i stipends received are disregarded -- they're tax exempt, and they're not considered with regards to means tested program, so s.s.i., and low income housing, disregards it as income. some of the examples of current placements in our senior program, community centres, housing sites. we have two at adh c.c, and we have one at a case management program. i think one of the great things about this program is it is really recruiting older adults, and giving them an opportunity to contribute back to the community, and as a result, it is one of these everyone wins, as senior companions really find value and some modest financial compensation in participating, and it expands the capacity of

our providers for limited or no cost. that being said, i'm happy to answer any questions the commission might have about this program. >> just a quick question: do you have many people who volunteer for this? do you -- do you need more people? >> we're contracted for 16 people, and we historically have kind of been around that number. there is a little bit of an ebb and flow. i think they're always looking for new recruits, so we can certainly pass along information to the commission, if you would like to share it further out -- >> just in general, that would be helpful to do -- it never hurts to do that for us. but how do people find out about it if they were interested in it? >> it's extended outreach, but i know they have a web presence, and they have a robust outreach themselves, gei