our project schedule if we receive the prop 68 grant, things would move quickly. at grant requirement is that the site be open to the public by march of 2022. that ends my presentation. staff recommends commission approval of the conceptual design. thank you very much. i am available for questions. >> any public comment on this item? come on forward. >> we are going to split our time so you can watch a short video we have.

>> good morning. >> talk into the microphone. >> good morning, commissioners, i am a senior resident of the housing park project. i love the buchanan mall area

that was transformed when citizen film and green street and others made it a point to make it a livable area. when i say livable, it was just a bearren land before. nothing was there but neighbor a basketball court. now there are beautiful flowers and herbs and entertainment center to it is and read a book in the warm sunlight. it makes tourists really want to stop by and visit and look at our murals to see what we are doing in the neighborhood. at one point we had a beautiful garden there were i would pick my collard greens and cook and eat them, of course. i am looking forward to the concept to be done with the new area because i am sure it is going to be successful, and i am hoping that as much funding as

possible can be given to that area, too. i am sure the seniors, the children and tourists, would love to communicate and fit in that area like they have done where i live. i am hoping if there is any areas where i am living where they can improve what is already there, that be done also. i thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> is your video ready? >> good morning. i am one of the youth leaders in the mall. i have been participating for five years now. i have grown as a young person, as a young adult, activist and community organizer. talking about this block is

doing the surveys throughout the years to get the community input at the community events, we heard that my community wants to be safe, they want to have a space to it is and relax in the neighborhood and they want lighting, something to do. we want to focus on this block as the lead before we do all of the other blocks because we see active participation right now from the seniors who go outside and participate with the fences. what if we were to give them adult exercise equipment to formally exercise. we did all of this work and heard their voices and were able to come up with the plan. another thing is like i held my first scavenger hunt during valentine's day at the senior building. i would love to see that open

plaza used as a place to have the hunt and have the kids come and see look at the stuff i run and running up and down the buchanan mall. i would love to have you guys approve this concept design so we can have this, so we can give the community something and we can continue to foster that unity and revitalize that fillmore that we have and to live it again. >> if thank you. >> tyrone. >> good morning, commissioners. thank you for having me this morning. i have been a part of the mall project since it started five

years ago. it is personal to me being a san francisco native born and raised in that neighborhood. as a youth i watched ms. henderson it is in the kitchen and strategize. and to be a part of this project means a lot to watch the development of somebody come in as a youth and participate, bring in creativity to the table and find her voice to stand up as a new leader in the neighborhood. i am coming from a dynamic being part of the neighborhood and being from grove street i wouldn't travel to eddy street because of safety precautions. 2010-2011 i remember running through the mall with bullets flying over my head, and about

2013-2014 shannon white was shot in the leg attending a concert and me and her having a discussion and having the knowledge it might have been somebody from our particular area that had committed that act towards shannon. that is when we would do something to unify the five blocks to allow a safe space for people to come out. we seen it active before and also watched the drugs take away from what the neighborhood should be. seeing the generation over me that hadn't done anything to push the initiative forward to make it safe we took it upon ourselves to say start with this now being living examples what the space should represent. giving i it an identity.

each block had an isolation people from one block want go to the next block. now we see people from all developments coming out to mingle each other and take part in what is happening in the neighborhood, to see the festival and the pumpkin patch. i lived my whole life and never seen a pumpkin patch. to have members of the community comply santa and for the senior building to interact with people who look like me and don't look like me that come from different backgrounds and say this should be used in a way we all feel comfortable about using it. taking pride in the neighborhood and also the area as a whole to say if you want something done,

put forth the effort and you will see great results. >> thank you. >> morning. i am with the trust for public land. i had the opportunity to partner with rec and part on many community members on this buchanan mall since it started. funding the activation which changed the community's impression of the mall. leading through the vision document and now through the concept design. i have had the privilege of working with many communities through the city and in the bay area. this is a community-driven process. everielingment is an element the community pushed for and identified. we are excited be the design and the opportunity we have to fund this projector this particular block through prop 68. we would continue to engage closely with our community

partners in the rest of the design and with rec and park to bring this vision to life for the community. the time is now. you have been working on this for five years. there is energy there and great community partnership. i hope you will approve this and i hope to come back next year when we have a gift for prop 68. >> thank you. >> i think the video is ready. >> the baa canaan -- the buchanan mall before was grass and dirt and a little alley and a lot of gun violence and bad things. my mom didn't let me go to that

site. >> we are trying to bring light back to it and make it safe and do a project the community can be proud of. do you have a couple minutes? come here. >> what we could do to make it a place where people come and have fun or just make it where they feel comfortable like playing and walking through. >> we set out to do the community that involved long-time residents and beautiful activation. >> i want to know what you guys would say. you are on here with a lot of people.

>> that is our first step to show the community we did something so that people could see what we have done and hopefully bring in more people to be part of it, too. >> the buchanan mall so we can hear your opinions and inputs what you would like to see at the mall. >> it is different in a way because of the cultural stuff. they meet up once a week. it is like everybody should get to do that for their community. everybody wants the community that comes out together. >> when we first started i felt exactly like you felt. it was too big. they were just ideas like now, and it became the buchanan mall. the good think about this is the

things we can build off this. the ideas you guys have the young people, the wonderful ideas. ♪ . >> my vision for the buchanan mall is the rebirth of the community in the western addition. i want them to always have buchanan mall the rock and the foundation to say this is our home. if they were ever lost they would look back and say this is how they did it. this is how we will keep our home. >> thank you very much. >> is there any other public

comment? seeing none. public comment is closed. >> commissioners, commissioner mcdonald. >> another thank you. i lived in king garvey, spent every day there because that is where my family was. i did most of my play inside because it wasn't safe to go outside. i really appreciate the tenacity that it has taken to get to this point, to have the vision and then the fortitude to see it through to this point. it is exciting to be in this moment, thank you all for the leadership. it is exciting. thank you. >> no other comments the chair would entertain a motion. >> i move approval.

>> moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> thank you very much. >> we are now on item 10. general public comment. any other public comment on items not on the agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 11 commissioners matters. >> seeing none. >> item 12. new business agenda setting. >> seeing none. >> 13. communications. any public comment? >> no. >> item 14. adjournment. >> move that we adjourn. >> second. >> moved seconded. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> thank you very much. .

>> let's get started. . welcome. yeah. you can be excited. you should be. welcome to the beautiful new playground, everyone. [ cheering and applause ]. >> my name is phil ginsburg. i am the manager of the

recreation and parks department. we're so pleased to have everyone here to celebrate what is really a transformation for this playground, a place where childhood memories will be created and opportunities for imaginative play are endless. there are a lot of community supporters and folks that made this happen. we're going to introduce and recognize all of them during our short program, but i'm so honored to introduce someone who has kept her eye on this playground for many years. as district supervisor and now as mayor, she is our park champion and chief. our kids do not need an advocate, because they've got mayor london breed. >> mayor breed: thank you so much, phil. let me tell you, i can't be more happy than to be here today. i remember a couple years ago when we cut the ribbon on the new basketball courts and there

were conversations going on and on and on about the playground and the next to do something better. the parents who bring their kids here on a regular basis reflects what we see here today. as much as i love. i grew up in sands, so i'm a big fan, but the fact is these kids are going to have a great time. we are so lucky in san francisco that we have so many people in this community that are so generous and we're actively engaged to shape what this

playground looks like right now. we have amazing contributors who have invested so much money into supporting and making this happen. our incredible partner, the parks alliance, thank you so much for your continued alliance and this playground. thank you were jody pritzer for your major contribution to this project. and brian baker who hosted. thank you so much for your work and for your advocacy. the work that you do to raise the funds and contribute to make this possible makes it happen sooner rather than later. so thank you, because the kids that are here today are going to be able to have a good time and enjoy this amazing playground. i know they don't want to hear a bunch of long speeches. i know they can't wait to get

started with playing. thank you to the nopa community and the ashbury community for your work and advocacy. it is so great to be here today to have this incredible experience. i know you are wondering why is sheriff vicky hennesey here today. she's not here to take anyone to jail. her granddaughter is a lover of this playground and we are happy to have her as a supporter, so thank you for your service to san francisco. fill, you say that i am the park champion, i tell you no one works harder to bring in the resources and move these projects faster to get these done so that you have these results today. thank you and your team for the work that you continue to do.

[ applause ]. >> mayor breed: last but not least, i started that and she finished it. valley brown has been an amazing advocate for this community for decades and she made sure that we got this project done. i will say in absolute record time. we just broke ground on this project last year and in bureaucracy time, this is fast. ladies and gentlemen, the person who was making it happen and doing the work for this community, your supervisor, valley brown. [ applause ]. >> thank you, mayor breed. i remember when this was a twinkle in your eye, phil. i see the ashbury council is

here. people have come here because this is an amazing park and the way that it was done with the contributor contributors made it what it is now. look at everything. i was looking around. i can't believe how cool it is, and i'm going to take a slide down that slide. i don't know if anybody has done it yet, but i want to go and slide down that slide. it looks so fun. i have to say that the city is like a tanker in ice. every time we try to do something, it takes that long. this is something that went fast because of community support, because we had private people coming in and saying let's make this work, and we can turn faster than a tanker in ice. thank you, everyone, thank you, mayor breed, and let's play.

>> supervisor brown said it perfectly, let's play. the mayor has keys to the city and gives proclamations at the board and we give away park signs to true park champions. thank you for all of your incredible support. [ cheering and applause ]. >> the mayor alluded to the fact that this was a big community effort. we need partners and friends. government doesn't do it all alone anymore. we need the support. i'm pleased to bring up our closest friend, drew beker. the alliance of parks department have worked together since 2013 or 2014 on let's play s.f. which is our campaign to renovate the

13-mo 13-most-deserving playgrounds around the city. it is a $30 million effort that has a significant amount of public money, but that wasn't enough to get it done. we are the parks alliance and is the san francisco recs and parks department work together on so many things, including our 150th golden gate park celebration. this is part of that. the panhandle itself was practice for building golden gate park. around the park are 80,000 trees that were planted to figure out what would work best down the road. i'm so pleased to bring up a special partner, drew beker. >> thanks, phil. i want to give a shout out. thank you, mayor, thank you, valley, thank you, phil. the parks alliance is so happy to be a part of this wonderful event. i would like to give a shout out

to the civic committee. thank you so much. you helped make this possible. i want to give a shout out. thank you, liz, for everything you do. also brian baker held an event before this. thank you for you and your family to support us and the san francisco parks alliance. thank you so much. and the rec and park commissioners, we couldn't do this without them giving the okay to make all of this happen. we have partners with rec and parks and they don't get shout outs that much. i want phil, lisa, and abigail to know how much we appreciate what you do. it is so amazing to have one of the top rec and parks departments here in san francisco. you have no idea how important it is to push these types of projects forward and make this

happen and that's because it comes from the top. your amazing manager, phil, ginsburg, let's give it up for him. >> this public-private partner that was alluded to, we raised about $11.3 million for 13 playgrounds across the city. our goal is to raise $14 million, so we have a little bit more to go in order to make this playground and close out this program and have the most equity-focused playground initiative in this country called "let's play s.f.." let's make sure you visit "let's play s.f.." make sure you are part of this movement to bringing this movement to 20,000 kids across this city. it's about making parts a part of each and every community.

parks are part of the big puzzle, about keeping the parks part of our story. we need to move neighborhoods forward building parks. thanks for being a part of this movement and let's play. thank you so much. >> thank you, drew. this playground is about play and it's about community. so representing our community today, we are so pleased to welcome 45 preschoolers from steppingstones preschool. your granddaughter is here, but steppingstones has a spot in my own heart. representing steppingstones and speaking on behalf of the community, i'm pleased to welcome a few members to share the importance of let's play.

>> hi. my name is rakoia. i'm a director of a local preschool up the street, but more importantly i'm a mother of a 2 year old who is up there right now. i actually came here from l.a. i went to ucla. when i came to san francisco and looked at the preschools for work and realized none of the preschools have outdoor spaces or if they did, it was tiny. so steppingstones uses the community for their playground. what a resource to have playgrounds like these. this is an amazing playground just for the preschoolers, but also now that i'm a mom, for communities like this for playgrounds that inspire community and imagination. we were just here in april for

the ground breaking, and now it's november and it's incredible. thank you so much, everyone. [ cheering and applause ]. >> before we do our first slide with our steppingstones preschoolers and supervisor brown, we have some gratitude. i need to do some closing acknowledgements. we have a lot of gratitude for all of our supporters. without their help and support as i said, this wouldn't be possible. let me echo my thanks to the pritsker family. for brian and lesley baker, thank you so much for your support. for the folks from kaiser permanente, they have been big supporters. this weekend we lost an advocate for health and equity and diversity and true supporters of playgrounds and someone who understood the very important experience of play. we would ask you to take a quick

moment of silence in mrmr. permi mrmr. permi mrmr. permi mr. permit -- permanente's honor. thank you. let's give a round of applause. we're also pleased to be joined today by sheriff hennessey and her granddaughter. vivian liang, and then dmitri barstani is here with his mom, georgia. are you here and can you raise your hands? they're over there. thank you, dmitri and georgia for being here today. we're honoured to be here.

his memory and gus' memory will live on. i would like to thank niko and marie who helped to work on the bench plaque that i believe are here. tim sieford and michelle welsh. steve courier from the parks and recs open space advisory. and then to the design and construction teams, you have an inspired design and project. they deserve our thanks. to the landscape project. jeff cooper from c.p.m. services. and then to my own amazing team, the project managers for this effort, it takes a village, karen rupert, brett emerey

contributed to this project. thank you, lisa branson, to your team to make this dream come to reality for our kids. we're going to have some honorary preschooler that is are going to join us. supervisor brown, if you want to join us too. the mayor is going to lead us in a countdown. >> mayor breed: okay, supervisor brown, you're going to have to put a kid in your lap. are we ready, kids? five, four, three, two, one, let's play!

>> thank you, everybody. in the words of our mayor, let's play. [♪] >> we broke ground in december of last year. we broke ground the day after sandy hook connecticut and had a moment of silence here. it's really great to see the silence that we experienced then and we've experienced over the years in this playground is now filled

with these voices. >> 321, okay. [ applause ] >> the park was kind of bleak. it was scary and over grown. we started to help maclaren park when we found there wasn't any money in the bond for this park maclaren. we spent time for funding. it was expensive to raise money for this and there were a lot of delays. a lot of it was just the mural, the sprinklers and we didn't have any grass. it was that bad. we worked on sprinkler heads and grass and we fixed everything. we worked hard collecting everything. we had about 400 group members.

every a little bit helped and now the park is busy all week. there is people with kids using the park and using strollers and now it's safer by utilizing it. >> maclaren park being the largest second park one of the best kept secrets. what's exciting about this activation in particular is that it's the first of many. it's also representation of our city coming together but not only on the bureaucratic side of things. but also our neighbors, neighbors helped this happen. we are thrilled that today we are seeing the fruition of all that work in this city's open space. >> when we got involved with this park there was a broken swing set and half of -- for me, one thing i really like to

point out to other groups is that when you are competing for funding in a hole on the ground, you need to articulate what you need for your park. i always point as this sight as a model for other communities. >> i hope we continue to work on the other empty pits that are here. there are still a lot of areas that need help at maclaren park. we hope grants and money will be available to continue to improve this park to make it shine. it's a really hidden jewel. a lot of people don't know it's here. >> good morning, everyone. good morning. take a seat. good morning. i am the c.e.o. of health right

360. welcome to our recovery residence program. it offers help to people who are transitioning from residential substance use treatments into independent living. we opened a soft open in april and filled up by september and we were able to house 72 people here on treasure island for up to 24 months. we could not have done this without the support of our mayor mayor breed to, please welcome to the podium today. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for your work and the work of health right 360. i'm excited to be here today and be joined by supervisor haney and dr. grant colfax from the department of public health to really express my excitement about what these new beds due to

provide an opportunity for people who we know need this level of support. as someone who grew up in san francisco and especially now as mayor, i do spend a lot of time in the neighborhood. and the consistent theme of people, who in some cases that i grew up with, or the parents of people who i grew up with, who unfortunately have had challenges with substance use disorder, they are maybe getting the kind of help and treatment they need to, but then once they go through the 90 day program, that's when the struggle really begins. they don't know where they are going to go. and the truth of the matter is, in many cases, there are challenges around trust with some of their family members. so they can't always go home. so what do we do to make sure that they stay clean and sober?

how do we provide an opportunity for them to rebuild those relationships with there's front -- with their friends and family members so they can continue to focus on their sobriety? this is an opportunity to do just that. what an amazing place. seventy-two new beds for the sole purpose of helping to make sure that people are able to get back on their feet with dignity. that's what today is about. there's not a one size that fits all in san francisco and we know that there is a real need to reform our systems of care. whether it someone suffering from substance use disorder or someone suffering from mental illness. how do we, as a city, start to remove the stigma attached to the challenges that people face and incorporate it into how we provide healthcare in general in

our city and in our country? we have come to a crossroads where there is a strong need to ensure that we are making the kinds of investments necessary to build up on all the amazing things that we already do in san francisco to increase our capacity and the remnants. i am grateful to supervisor haney and supervisor ronen for working with me on mental health s.f. to do just that. a commitment to san franciscans to ensure that we completely reform the mental health system in a way that is responsible, in a way that delivers a level of support necessary to help people and meet them where they are. to have a clear understanding of the data and who actually needs the help that we are able to provide and how we expand upon those that we are not able to

reach. dr. colfax and his team at the department of public health have done an amazing job with identifying 4,000 individuals that we know we are not providing sufficient care for. and the only way we are going to do that is increase our capacity , provide additional resources and we couldn't do this work without organizations like health right 360 who since the days of the three clinic of walden housing organizations that emerged to create something so powerful that it has truly delivered an opportunity for people, who in some cases, have lost hope to find a new way of living, to find a new life and to thrive again. so i am grateful. i am grateful to be here. i am grateful for this opportunity. in this past year's budget, we committed to opening 212 new

beds. these 72 beds that we are opening here today, we reached almost half of that goal and overall, our commitment is to make sure that we are adding to our already 2,000 behavioral health beds and an additional thousand. of course, we need more. of course, we know it is expensive. of course, we need to expand our workforce and provide wraparound supportive services. we know what we need and now it is time that we get there. we are almost, maybe not almost, but close enough because these 72 beds need a regular basis. this means that there are people who will have a place to move forward, a place to grow, a place to really thrive in our city where we know anything is possible. i want to say thank you to everyone for being here and a thank you to health right 360

and the work you continue to do. it means so much to have you all here with us. and i see sherry young from one treasure island. thank you for the work that you have done and we the work we did together. many years ago, when i worked for the treasure island development authority in san francisco, and it was the treasure island homeless development initiative, which is now one treasure island, doing great work to make sure that formerly homeless people and veterans and families have access to a safe, affordable place to call home. this is an amazing community. this is an amazing opportunity. this is what happens when we come together to do what is in the best interest of the people of our city, especially those who are most vulnerable. i am so proud of each and every one of you for participating in this amazing opportunity. thank you all so much for being here. [applause]

>> thank you so much, mayor breed. you should know that 90 4% of the people who come here for substance use disorder treatment come to us experiencing homelessness. most of those people are unsheltered. they live outdoors. we all know that san francisco, if you are unsheltered when you come into residential treatment under 90 days, you will leave without housing. that is a tragic, tragic circumstance. it is impossible to maintain the benefits of treatments if you don't have a safe place to live. it is common sense. we are so grateful to the mayor 's office in the department of public health that worked with us to work with us to house people so that they will have a safe place to live, continue their treatment with work, get job training, and go to school. we thought this was a good idea.

it has exceeded our wildest expectations. our wildest expectations. it has been amazing. i have thought that maybe more clients would actually access treatment if they knew there was housing on the other end, and if you don't have a house or a place to live, why go into treatment if you are going to be in a tent on the other side of that? one day i am walking to my office, and i happen to work in the mission street location which is where our central intake is and i hear one guy waiting to go into intake telling another gay -- another guy going into intake and he says, hey,, if you come into treatment, they will house you for another year or two afterwards. he said really? anecdotal evidence, but i think that it's exactly what is happening. i think that more clients come into treatment, they stay in treatment because they know there is housing on the other side. so it is our deepest gratitude

to the mayor's office, to the department of public health, to supervisor haney for helping us secure this space. i thank you to one treasure island her being a supporter for us. i also hope that this is -- i'm so glad you have this here. i hope this holds up as a beacon of what treatment should look like for low income people throughout california. this is not just a san francisco issue. this is an issue that is oakland and san jose and los angeles, and all the other counties where we work. people come into treatment and they need to be assured they have a safe place to live on the other side of it. i thank you all for your support i would like to -- i also have to acknowledge our amazing staff the programs are staffed by people with lived experience because they are there to help coach the client and help build

optimism and to show that it can be done. we can do this. it is working. people get jobs, people are moving out into independent living just as we projected. thank you to amazing staff. i would like to bring up one of our amazing residents. [applause] >> thank you. hello, everyone. my name is daniel. i go by danny. i live here at the recovery residence program on treasure island. i'm very grateful to be where i am matt today. this program has prepared me for my future and bettering my life and the endless possibilities ahead of me. like many of my peers here, my journey has had its shares of ups and downs. i was selling drugs and eventually developed a problem with drug use which led me to a cycle of incarceration and drug

use. i have had experience with other treatment programs, but none were the right fit for me with their strict rules and judgement i even completed treatment at walden house a few years back, but my heart wasn't in it since i was court ordered. eventually i relapsed. fast-forward to march 2019 where i realized my life was passing me by and i wasn't where i pictured myself to be at 28 years old. i decided to cut out the negative aspects of my life and make an honest and heartfelt decision and put the past behind me and move forward. move forward towards a cleaner and healthier lifestyle. i know i needed help so i turned to health right 360 for the skills and guidance i needed moving forward in my life. the recovery residence program has given me an opportunity to

get away from the drugs and the craziness i created in my life. it also has given me a place to clear my head and a healthy and supportive environment which allows me to see things in a new , positive perspective. with the help of the staff here at the program, i have learned about addiction, recovery, in healthy ways to cope and deal with life. most importantly, though, i have found my authentic self again and learned to love myself again and live a sober and healthy lifestyle. thank you, guys. [applause] >> thank you, daniel. we really appreciate you sharing your personal story with us and we are rooting for you and we are here for you. thank you and congratulations. [applause] now i want to bring up supervisor matt haney.

supervisor haney and i worked with supervisor ronen to come together in an effort to address mental health reform in san francisco and which we all know is critically important to the success of so many people who are suffering on our streets. i really appreciate his work and his leadership around mental health reform and i know he also is the representative of treasure island so he is your supervisor, whoever is living here. ladies and gentlemen, supervisor matt haney. [applause]. >> thank you. we were able to come together and announce mental health s.f. just last week and there are some big changes that will be coming, some systemic reform that we are working together on and i am really appreciative of the mayor's leadership and dr. colfax's leadership.

people have to know what the solution looks like. this is what the solution looks like. one people make the commitment for a change in their own lives, we as a city have to make the commitment back to them. that means not just a 90 day treatment program, although that is sometimes where it starts, but it also has to mean a commitment to housing. i think that they painted this picture that if people are going to take that big step themselves in their lives, many folks who maybe living on the street, maybe have been suffering with substance use disorder for some time, they need to know they will be off the streets. that journey will be one that they will carry with them over a much longer period of time and is not involved in going back out onto the streets. daniel, we are proud of you. we are inspired by you. i thank you represent what is possible and what is happening, and what health right 360 does

every day. i want to recognize and thank the leadership of health right 360 and all of the staff who are here for your extraordinary work i have the privilege of not representing this area, but many of your other facilities as well i am so grateful for everything that you do and for your commitment to expanding and partnering here on treasure island. i want to thank sherry and everyone from one treasure island who has been a close partner in identifying this opportunity of housing here and expanding the amazing things that are happening on treasure island. if you are here, some of you live here, some of you spend time here, isn't this a beautiful place, a beautiful island? the weather seems to be better out here. it has a great view, but if you look around, what is even more beautiful are the things that are happening in the lives of people who are here. the commitment to help people get back on their feet.

a path to have stability in their lives, the compassion and the hope that is here on this island, and through health right 360 and the other organizations that are part of one treasure island really reflect that. this is part of what the solution looks like. helping people with a long-term commitment to get on their feet, to stay on their feet when people are concerned about what's happening in our streets and the people who are suffering , they should also think about what's happening here in the things that we are going to continue to do together thank you, mayor breed. thank you to everyone who is part of doing this. we appreciate it. let's do more. >> thank you. last but not least, the director of the department of public health who has not even been on the job for a year. not even a year. he has already hit the ground running and doing a great job. dr. grant colfax. [applause] >> good morning, everybody.

and other treasure on treasure island. thank you, mayor breed for making investment for substance use treatment and mental health. thank you for making a priority from day one. as a clinician, this really resonates with me because i have seen many patients who have come to me asking and they are ready for substance use treatment and usually we can get them to a crisis treatment, we can also even get them to 90 days, but 90 days is often necessary but not sufficient. i have had many conversations with patients, whether they are using alcohol, meth, opioids, and the question comes up, what happens after 90 days? today i think we have a very important answer and a solution for so many people. i really want to thank h.r. 360 for making this happen.

supervisor haney for your commitment to the health of our san francisco community, and the partners in innovation. they are really helping us move forward with reforming our mental health system. daniel, thank you for sharing your perspective, your history, your story. we are here to support you as the department of public health. i am a big believer in programs. the department of public health deliver services to thousands of people every year including key mental health and substance use treatment services. we know, both from the clinical perspective and from assistance perspective that housing is health. housing is a key part of health. from most people, it is the most

important health intervention you can do. we can't expect people to continue in their recovery. this is a key part of that work. we know from research that clients are twice as likely to maintain their ongoing outpatient treatment if they have a stable place to live. it is common sense. and we know that data makes a difference. i'm proud that h.r. 360 is such a key partner for many years now with the health department. we focus on the data and you listen to clients and u-shaped programs according to people's needs. you are increasing not only the number people who continue to use outpatient treatments, but also the length of time that they stick with it. we will continue to invest in programs like this as we, the health department and the director of mental health reform work on a major expansion in

behavioral health. we heard today mental health -- mental health s.f. and with the support of supervisor haney, ronen, and our fellow board members, and with the health departments of h.r. 360, we will transform the behavioral health system to serve the people in greatest need. we do big things in san francisco and we do big things in the health department and we will do big things going forward we look forward to having more days like this today as we continue to build san francisco where wellness and recovery are possible for everyone. congratulations h.r. 360, congratulations to your patients and clients. we look forward to working together. [applause] >> all right. that is it. let's get back to work. thank you so much for being here today. thank you. [applause]

>> shortly we will be joined by martin and our clerk is victor young. i would like to thank sfgov for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> yes, please