[gavel] >> good morning and welcome to the rules committee of san francisco for today monday october 17th our earthquake and anniversary day. i'm chair joined to my right by vice chair and to my left connie chan our clerk is mr. victor young, mr. young do you have any announcements? >> yes, the board of supervisors and its committees are now convening hybrid meetings that allow public comment while still providing abscess and public comment by self. we'll be taking public comment as follows. those other tending in rules will be allowed to speak first and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line.

for those watching and sfgov.org the public comment number is streaming across the screen. when connected you'll hear the hearing instructions. when your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, those joining us in-person should line up to speak and those on telephone dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. as already inkailted we'll take public comment from those attending in-person first and then we'll go to the public line. you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways, email them to myself. if you submit public comment by email, you'll be forwarded to

supervisors as part of the file. you may also send written comment to our office. that cluesed my initial comment. >> thank you, mr. young. can you please read the first item. >> clerk: yes, item number 1 is a motion directing the clerk of the board process to facilitate the creation of a working route to explore resident controlled at mid-town park apartment in the mid-western addition. >> thank you, it's my understanding that the office of supervisor preston would like this item continued kyle, is that correct? and do you want to date certain or should we continue it to the call of the chair. >> hi, chief of staff for supervisor dean preston, our

presence is two-week continuance if that pleases the committee. >> that works for me, is there anybody from the public that would like to testify on item 1. >> yes, excuse me. >> members of the public who are commenting on this item, should line up. enter meeting id, then press pound and pound again. once connected you need to press star-3 to begin the line. we have nobody in the room for public comment and nobody in line to speak on the telephone. >> okay, public comment is closed. and i will make a motion to continue this to our meeting on halloween october 31, on that motion a roll call please. >> yes, on that motion.

give me one moment. on the motion to continue the matter to october 31, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> chan aye. vice chair. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> peskin aye, the motion passions without objection. >> next item please. >> yes, item number 2 is a hearing terms ending march first, 2023, ending march first, 2023 to in more services public authority. >> all right, in home supportive services as you know colleagues is derived from state law and it the program

that helps seniors and individuals with disabilities remain in their own homes while receiving support. you'll recall that earlier this year, we appointed a number of individuals to seats on this body. there are still some vacancies so i want to encourage folks to apply. and with that, we have one applicant for seat number 1. and why don't we hear from that applicant whose name is ada may johnson. yes, please come on up, ms. johnson. >> yes, hello thank you, i'm here to sa mrieg for public authority governoring board seat 1. it has been recommended by an

ih social worker that i apply for this position. i have attended the last meeting by the governoring board and gone through all of their materials and expectations. for seat 1, i believe i can full till qualifications which is age and advocate for aging people with disabilities. >> i reviewed your application and absolutely agree with you and appreciate your willingness to serve. are there any questions or comments from committee members? thank you, ms. johnson. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on this item. >> clerk: yes, members of the public who would like to speak on this item should line up to speak at this time. for those joining us remotely,

you can call and enter meet ing id 2494699 press pound and pound again. once connected you need to press star-3 to enter the speaker line. i do not see anybody in the room ready to speak. >> okay, i will close public comment and make a motion to send ms. johnson to the full board with a positive recommendation for hearing next week on that motion a roll call please. >> clerk: okay, the motion is to recommend ms. johnson to seat 1 on in the home supportive public authority with recommendation. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> chan aye. vice chair mannedleman. >> aye.

>> mannedleman aye. chair peskin. >> aye. next item. >> clerk: yes, next is appointing a member to childcare and advisory council. >> thank you and for that seat, seat number 13, we have sherizdarcy smith. >> i'm attending remotely. >> there we go, please proceed, good morning. >> good morning, thank you. i'm here for the seat for the childcare plan advisory council. the space occupied for the department of youth and families. i've been with the department for 14 years and have a lot of experience with young people, kids and families. and i believe just from my expertise and background, makes me an ideal candidate to

fulfill this spot for the department. >> and i will note that you have also been recommended by the board of education as required. are there any questions or comments with regard to ms. dorsee's smith's application? seeing no questions or comment frz my colleagues. are there any members from the public that would like to testimony on this item? >> clerk: yes, members should line up to speak at this time. for those listening remotely, please call and enter the meeting id of 24141922. for those already in the queue, please continue to wait until the system indicates that you have been unmuted and that will be your key to begin your comment. i do not see anything in the room for public comment. and we don't have anybody on

the telephone line for this public comment. >> okay, public comment on this item is closed. and i will make a motion to send ms. dorsee smith to the full board with i positive recommendation. roll call please. >> clerk: yes, this would be for seat 13. >> waiver is here by included. >> clerk: yes on that motion. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> clerk: vice chair mannedleman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> next item please. >> clerk: next is item number 4, county veteran officer for the city and county of san francisco. >> thank you, this is a

nomination up for confirmation from the city administrator as to the county veteran services officer. and i have read ms. kim's resume and she has experience in this position. and this seems like an easy one to confirm. with that, ms. kim. >> yes, chair, good morning, everyone and thank you for having me. i'm elena kim. i'm a u.s. army veteran and i'm coming to the city of san francisco having had some experience as the orange county veteran service officer. i'm an army veteran, my passion is serving veterans. i'm very excited at this opportunity and i'm happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> are there any questions for ms. kim. seeing none, is there any public comment? >> clerk: yes, members of the public can line up to speak at

this time. if you're joining us via telephone for those listening to remotelly, please call. enter meeting id of 249479892152 pound and pound again. for those already in the queue, please continue to wait in the system and that will be the queue to begin your comment. and just checking, it looks like we do not have anybody on the telephone line for public comment. >> okay, public comment is closed. and i will make a motion to send the resolution confirming ms. kim as a county veteran officer with a positive recommendation on that motion, a roll call please. >> yes, on that motion. supervisor kha*n. >> aye. >> clerk: mandelman. >> aye.

>> chair pes kin. >> aye. >> that passes. >> next. >> we have six applicants, i believe casey has withdrawn their application. >> that's correct and james dumber--durham would require a residently waiver. seat number 2 as setforth requires representation of entertainment associations or groups. and i will call upon the remaining applicants in the order that they appear on the agenda to share their qualification and the reason they're seeking this appointment. with that, we start with

anthony shanlander. >> good morning, briefly with my qualifications i've been in the industry for over 20 years. i actually have a letter recommendation from steven lee that should be in your emails. yeah, so i've been in the industry for 20 years. you know, this seat, is to represent the industry and that's the industry i do come from. i also have letters of recommendation from over 30 venues that will be in your emails by the end of the day. but, public safety is number one for me. the relationships i have with existing venues with the entertainment commission already. we've been working hand and hand for the last 15 years.

i produced over 3000 events myself. i understand what the needs are. the last 18 months we've been helping small businesses succeed in the neighborhood and yeah. >> all right, i received your late night email, other people reached out earlier arranged the opportunity to meet with me and/or my staff but i was not able to take you up on that at 10:00 o'clock at night. but it's nice to meet the acquaintance. is there any questions or comments from committee members? if not why don't we go on to james dustin durham? >> thank you. >> i believe you said he was

joining online, from your email from this morning, victor. >> i believe he's online, your microphone is unmuted mr. durham. i still see it listed as muted. >> can you hear me now. >> yes, we can. >> great, i'm james, i lived in san francisco for over 10 years, recently it relocate to oakland during covid, i've been working in the restaurant and entertainment industry. i went to culinary school. i've been producing large events as well. i served on the fisherman's wharf as a marketing chair, i sat on merchant's association as a marketing chair. i've been involved in other

organizations that represented our community such as northbeach citizens and district as well. my goal with this seat would be to help with revitalization of night entertainment and night life industry here in san francisco after suffering last years of covid. and for the past ten years, i've been producing over 300 events per year. >> thank you, mr. durham, any questions or comments from committee members? seeing none, why doenlt we go to jonathan larner for seat number 2. >> good morning, supervisors and staff. i'm john larner and i'm seeking the second seat of entertainment position.

i want to contribute my works and efforts for the work and continue to be a catalyst for night entertainment and night life ventures. i've been a san francisco resident for 30 years. i became a business owner. after more than 18 years in business and over 4500 shows, the independent has become one of san francisco's live music venues, ploys over 75 people, many of who have been with us for over 15 years. in 2016 i took over as general manager and partner at the pearl one of the most unique bases in san francisco and anchor in the growing dog patch neighborhood. i helped venue that not only has beautiful weddings but place to nonprofits for meetings as well as fundraising

events. the pearl ploys many people many of whom started with us on day one. in 2018, i joined the satisfy a denord taking over an existing venue now 115 was a different challenge. how do we bring 21st century without losing the look and feel of landmark buildings. the answer is with care and determination two things that mark my career in the local industry. my profession first professional with the entertainment commission was in 2003 since we know. working to mitigate issues with the neighborhoods around my venues have grown and we've had to grow to become more integral if not disruptive community.

the bonds that we've built with the city and neighborhood is what makes us, as well as local entertainment industry succeed. i'm asking for your support in gaining the seat in entertainment commission as more than 20 years venue owner as many more years in the entertainment locally. i bring a experience and passion that will continue to the growth and success of the entertainment in san francisco. entertainment venues are a huge part of fabric of our community and i believe that it will integral to our success of the city. if appointed my time in the commission will be spent helping this industry and my community thrive together. thank you. >> thank you, mr. larner. thanks for meeting with my chief of staff. any questions or comment frz committee members? seeing none, let's go to trina

crawford. >> i am not seeing anyone on the , online at this moment. let me double check my list. i did not receive a response regarding my invitation as far as i can tell. i did send a notice to their email address. >> all right, why don't we go to steven torres. >> good morning, supervisor

peskin, chan and mandelman. i'm steven torres, i would like to thank you for considering me for the seat of two for san francisco committee entertainment commission. i'm a veteran in which i have served as a server, bartender and community activist. specifically as a queer person of dollar working in the industry, i'm fortunate to have experienced the industry but also experienced its challenge and inequities, a sad reality is that the thousands of workers who facilitate its success are those that face barriers and abuse and marginization. the fact that we've been displaced is and one which has ripple affects for the tourist industry and everyone who livers here. when faced with occupational hazard, unpaid wages and harassment, many workers in the

city have no representation or recourse if they're in the books at all. for a decade, i organized an annual restaurant and bartender inindustry event to identify common issues. since the pandemic, the challenges have been compounded by a slow recovery that has left many of us reluctant to return to jobs. business owners are experiencing staffing shortages never before seen. if our vibrant industry is to survive to make sure that they're safe and inclusive is key. in addition to that as essential to this industry future health and sustainability. i have observed the work of the entertainment commission for many years and feel that while current commissioners understand many of these challenges having a voice that reps many is essential. even more so, because this is an industry that has work of the union.

my voice and experience will not compliment the work it will expand the focus. one can see many ways in which i have done can aid in these efforts. in particular my perspective from the culture district and network which serves to conform alignment with department sxds commission to see preserve and lift up our most vulnerable communities, i feel can be an ses with industry enterprises and communities in which they operate. the many communities that make amenable like no other. as a queer latino night life industry worker who understand the value of my fellow workers, the plight of workers trying to hold on in difficult times and the preservation of our most vulnerable communities and our san francisco heritage. i hope you entrust me to unite

these interests and make our beautiful san francisco industry a benefit and asset to all who exist within it. thank you. >> thank you mr. torres. are there any members in the public in these chambers who would like to testify? >> clerk: yes, members should line up to speak now along the side of the room by the window. for those listening remotely, please call 415-655-0001, enter meeting id, 24947994152 pound, pound. we our first in-person speaker come to the podium. you'll have two minutes to speak. >> speaker: thank you.

hello, my name is dylan, i lived in san francisco for over 20 years and i own and operate several restaurants throughout the city. in addition to these businesses of a partner of a small music venue just up the street called cafe denorth. has been named that since 19 07 and been integral piece of the entertainment industry. it has survived prohibition, earthquake sxz recession sxz more for over 100 years. but the honest truth it came to nannedering through the pandemic, our stages were dark and the cost to keep the business alive were weak. this brings me to the reason why i'm here today. i'm here to speak on behalf of

john larner. when our venue was on the last leg, john doubled down the effort and joined the company to breath life into the business. through his leadership and general charm, i'm happy to report cafe denorth is on a solid path to recovery and better than it ever was. in last month, we hosted over 20 live concerts and events. john stepped to provide cafe denorth because he believes you make the city better by hosting safe and entertainment experiences. that's why why it's my sincere hope that you consider him foerlt commission. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker please. >> good morning, supervisors, supervisor i'm liz jackson simpson, ceo of success centers

and i'm here to advocate for mr. anthony. as you know, success has been around for over 40 years and provide education and development services largely to the the reentry population and to marginize community members. and mr. slaner, has been a supporter and i can say that he can throw a party and that's what we need to stimulate the economy. he has helped us with numerous fundraiser, we were established by superior judges and you know that judges can't fundraise. so one of the first tasks that i had to do was kick the judges out and rebuild the board. and learn how to throw really nice events and continue to support us to this day. with that said, we would like to advocate and support mr.

slandgler for this position. >> thank you. come on up. >> good morning, board and fellow san francisco an i'm corey i'm a former executive of the castro lgbtq district, a drag performer and a night life bartender. as a well as trans and queer activist. i'm speaking on behalf of my colleague steven torres. i met steven on september 2020 when i ran for a chair for the castro district. throughout the two years, i worked side by side with steven, saw his passion for the community. especially during a global pandemic, bringing these

marginized preliminaries bring voice. he helped queer communities in the castro receive the testing vaccines as well as networking for sexual health and resources. both of us worked in queer night life as well which has been for safe haven and homes for the lgbtq community. and i've seen steven's firsthand love of our community especially during these past few years. i know that steven could be a quenttial part of this commission. he has worked throughout the decades of his life here in sf s.i want to thank you all for your time and consideration for steven and for having me speak on his behalf. >> thank you, next speaker please.

>> speaker: good morning. my name is sackratese para, also known as persia, i'm a san francisco drag queen and also after school program and first drag performer to be in drag queen story hour, international hour around. i'm here to support steven tore tes, i've known steven torres for the past decade and a half. first met him through drag radio. and he has now become my way way older brother. and somebody i rely on. and more recently he is part of

the castro lgbtq district. in the castro every saturday, he's not just a bartender at the history tavern or person involved in presevering lgbtq spaces or event organize or community leader or my roommate, he's all those things and more. he's needed to represent people like me. side known as also works at the children after school program where i work. steven store he is will be there for you and me and the children. please consider steven torres. >> thank you for your testimony.

>> thank you. are there anymore. mr. clerk, why don't we go to remotel public comment. >> clerk: we have two callers for public comment. can we have the first caller. >> caller: good morning, thank you so much for allowing me to speak on steven tore tes. i'm djromorosa, and i've been working in and with the queer and latin a communities for over 20 years. i worked for the dike march as an organizer and co-chair of over 5 years.

space and promotion so organizations can have ralphs and other fundraiser and proud seats would go to quaoerz and trans and questioning youth will public communities. as the best pick for our neighborhood party. and steven has had much more success than his accomplishments white varied. but i mentioned the party because i want to demonstrate the approach that steven has. steven has an insteading long list and bipoc culture. steven has already been for

hardy milk, the castro lgbtq cultural district advisory board. ran the ball for many years. steven finds purpose in all he does, he seeks out the marginized and centers them. he finds a way to find progress and change. >> speaker, your time has elapses. thank you. can we hear the next caller please. >> caller: i'm john and general manager. i started there as a security guard in 2005, i've known john larner and want to speak on his behalf. john is an incredibly pragmatic and warm and open communitive leader. he has been nothing but short of a mentor for me and

countless other people at the independent. most of the management team at the independent is all people that started their at lower position sxz now have careers and are members of the community. we all have families and john helped us with his leadership and mentor ship, get to that place personally and professionally. i cannot say enough for his ability to lead and to be open to all kinds of people and all kinds of back grounds. john really is a listener and i think that's one thing that this position really calls for and john does that. elisens, he's open and good decision maker. so i just wanted to say, if john is in this position, you would be lucky to have him. he's a wonderful guy and leader and wonderful community member. and does a lot for night life

and i'm proud to know him and work with him. >> thank you. >> thank you, can we have our next caller please. >> caller: thank you my name is case, i'm a cofounder of the san francisco venue coalition and president of the california chapter of national independent association. i'm calling in support of john larner for the open seat of the entertainment commission. he's member of california, which helped to organize and advocate needs of the industry. experience and knowledge of the industry as an owner and operator with good stand withing the entertainment commission. this is a very clear and obvious opportunity for the commission to have direct. regulate and advocate for. i urge your support for john larner for this open seat and thank you. >> are there any additional speakers mr. clerk?

>> that was our last caller for this matter. >> okay, public comment is closed. i want to thank all six applicants and the five remaining applicant four of whom presented this morning for their application. all of whom are strong applicants and why don't we hear from committee members as to what this committee is going to recommend going forward. supervisor chan. >> thank you, chair peskin. it's i was for a while now, i would say that this is a rare moment, if i may say. the embarrasses of the riches among candidates and the support that they garner and i'm just really grateful to everyone committed their applications and indicated their interest as to be part of the entertainment commission.

with that said though, i think that i'm also grateful to the work of my legislative on our team, frances, i think that most of the candidates taking their time to talk with us and help us better understand who you are and what your agendas are as you plan to be on the entertainment commission. for those who don't know me, i group in china town and northbeach and a lot of bars my home is located on green street which there are like 3 bars right around that corner. and really china town and northbeach have a lot of entertainment and events, festivals. as you can imagine for both chinese new year or autumn moon and all sorts and the same goes

for northbeach festival. i think entertainment is important to our economy and taournism. to help us to guide us especially through this pandemic. and i'm going to talk about my perspective of what i'm looking for in entertainment commission and is that, from base on the constituents that i had few months ago, was that he's a bar owner in downtown, and i have asked how, business going? how is the industry going? and you know, at that time our state senator had a legislation in the state that was going to a extend bar business until 4:00 am beyond existing 2:00 am, it was his second attempt

but still it didn't get past and approved. so my question was, would that happen better if beyond 2:00 am and going to 4:00 am would that help the business and industry in downtown recovery too and all sorts. and their answer was no, because the shortage of workers, you know, already can sustain until 2:00 am. it dawned on me, it's not just about those organizing events or owning, you know, bars or restaurants, and really creating trying to sustain in this, entertainment industry but also the workers and the workers that actually need to figure out a way that they can feel safe and have living wage and be able to come back and return work and it's the reason i have to say among all, very very excellent and qualified

candidate. i have to say steven torres qualifications and really just a point of view thinking about workers, you know how do they really fit in this situation in this dynamic as we move forward in san francisco and economy, recovery. that really resonates with me would be unique and much needed perspective on the entertainment commission. i want to say thank you for all the candidates. amaze ing situation. --amazing qualifications. thank you for your service, please continue and thank you chair peskin. >> thank you, supervisor chan. supervisor mandelman? >> thank you, chair peskin, i

would concur with supervisor chan. i, have focused on two of the applicants, not necessarily because they both have a connection to my district but it happens to be that way. i'm very familiar and have worked for a very long time with steven torres on a number of projects. i'm not as familiar with john larner but i heard really good things from him from people in the entertainment community which i respect. and i'm grateful for the work that he's done at the swedish hall. for me because of weight of my experience with steven torres having worked with him at the castro district, and having seen his grace under pressure and sometimes very challenging situations and also reflecting on the value of having, work or

representation on this body, i think for me, the in the bounce of breaks for mr. torres although i'm hopeful that mr. larner can join this commission at some point. >> thank you for those words, vice chairman delman. would you like to make a motion to that affect. >> so moved. >> all right, on a motion to recommend steven torres for seat number 2 on the entertainment commission, a roll call please. >> clerk: yes, on that motion, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> chan aye. vice chairman delman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> peskin, aye the motion passes without objection. >> next item please. >> clerk: the next item is item 6, to appoint to the reenter

council. >> thank you mr. young. colleagues i am delighted that there are 16 applicant for what is truly a very important body the reenter council for four seats. unfortunately,r the online packet as supervisor mandelman experienced this weekend, did not have the applications of the 16 individuals and therefore i know for a fact that at least one of my colleagues was not able to review the applications for this item. what i would like to do is hear from those individuals that are here public comment on those individuals. and then, continue this item one week so that the public and the supervisors have the benefit of having that in the board packet that everyone can

review online. so with that, if any of the applicants are here we very much do want to hear from you today. and you don't have to come back next week, but you are welcome to do so. i don't know which one are here either in person or remotely. you're also welcome to come back next week if you don't want to testify today. but i don't want to hear today because it was not properly advertised and at least vice chairman delman did have it in his packet this weekend. with that, i'll go down the list in the order that you all appear on the agenda. and if you feel like presenting this morning, you're welcome to. if you feel like waiting until next week, you can do that or you can even do both. with that, we will start with chan lamb.

>> clerk: i believe i was trying to connect earlier today on via microsoft teams, we're just double checking. >> okay. yes, we do have a log in. mr. lam, would you like to make public comment today? your microphone is muted at this time if you do want to speak. >> hello. >> clerk: yes, we can hear you. >> yes, this is i apologize, i have connection issues. but i will be presenting with you today because i'm running for the vacant two positions seat one or two. i was formerly incarcerated at

the age of 17. after 16 years after being commuted by governor brown in 2018. during my incarceration i worked as a counselor, helped fellow inmates, my incarceration had given birth to my community to help break the cycle of poverty and incarceration. since my release three years ago, i've been pursuing my bachelor's degree in uc berkeley. and developing professional skills job placement or skilled development or mentorship. and on campus i'm part of the fellowship where we're successful obtaining a 4 million dollars to support underground cell activity to support system impact

individuals and formerly incarcerated individuals gain access to higher education. most recently, i got hired by the public work withing alameda public defender's office. most recently i completed the fellowship by helping the identify the housing crisis and solutions and reenter in san francisco. at the conclusion with recommendation to the district attorney's office. so i'll bring to the reentry council as formerly incarcerated individual experience. i'm extremely passionate because i recognize how difficult it is and i look forward to contributing my knowledge and fiepding solutions helping the reenter tree individuals in san francisco.

>> thank you, mr. lam. quite impressive. why don't we move on to michael brown. >> clerk: i did receive indication from staff that michael brown may withdrawal but i never got confirmation. >> i did too hear that pending a job at the public defender's office. and i believe he's on the body now seat expired in june. so if mr. brown is is not here, we can figure that out in the intervening vehicle and go on to jusef nathan. good morning. >> hello i'm jusef nathan and i'm applying for seat 1 and 4 of the reenter council. i was released in august of

2020. since my release, i have dedicated my time and support and my time since my release i've dedicated my time to support the community and work onseting a strong foundation for my life. i've been working at five keys for the past two years where i have been able to support people struggling with homelessness and other issues. i use my time to provide friendly ear, and give advise and guidance when appropriate. also working responding to covid concern those most affected by the pandemic have resourced needed to in order to recover with dignity. i have also volunteered to support young people who are working on a path that may lead them to system. >> take your time. >> young people who are working, help support young people who are walking on a path na may lead them to

systemic involvement. i'm also in the process of setting my consulting agency. to support community agencies to create environment that not only fofters a supportive environment for people in the reenter journey but also creates meaningful opportunities to grow and prosper with those years that i've experienced in growing in and out of the system. i've had experience to see what works and what does not work. for those of us in the reenter journey, i stand with you applying for the reenter council. before i learn what worked and does not work because i have a support, i have support that works and doesn't, and because of that, it allows me to expand

my wings and try new things, knowing that i am not alone. le that together, we will succeed reenter is a team effort. it takes the probation system, opportunities resources and support system to find that pathway that leads to building a strong foundation that will prevent resifism. >> thank you, mr. nathan, i appreciate your applying and you're welcome and encouraged to come back next monday the 24th. and with that, we move on to andra lamarch gadson. >> good morning, supervisor. i'm andra. i was released from prison after serving 32 years. i was a g-o reenter program

where i applied to take construction course at the asian neighborhood design. i graduated in 2016 and got injured. in 2018, there was a merger with success center and i was promoted to case manager where i worked as a case manager for three years dealing with as well as those coming back into society. at this particular time, i was just promoted to program manager for a new program where we have credible messengers. and the reason why i applied for this position is this, me being a person that came out into reentry not knowing what i was going to do, and what was my next step and talking to those out there in society, whether i'm retraining at treasure island or speaking at

hospitality house. and feeling the pain of those coming out, their complaints, them telling me about how people always have ideas with no solutions. i'm ready to join a panel that will make it easier for those to make a smooth transition back into society. as we all know in the city of san francisco and we see our streets, we have a lot of people hurting and in pain and have no guidance. i think i can be one of those people that can create ideas, as well as be a ear to help those in need. this is a series situation and often makes me weak. and i think that me being on this council will not only help me, you know what i'm saying, continue to be successful but also help those that are in need. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your application. and with that, we'll go to

daisha spires. thank you so much. >> i'm double checking to see if we have a log in online. we don't see her online at this time. >> okay, let's go to isaac gray. >> okay, i do have a note that

isaac gray was unable to attend this meeting. they are traveling today. >> okay, please let the applicant know that we'll be hearing this again on monday november. and we'll go to jabari jackson. >> good morning, i'm jabari jackson, and i'm running again. i've had the pleasure and responsibility to serve as one of the co-chair of reentry in san francisco. at first i took this position for redemption an opportunity to hefp restore this very beautiful city that i helped destroy. i'm the struggle and i'm the people that we're serving and

when it comes to qualification i check each box three times and more. during the term, i have seen the change here in the city of san francisco. and we store tiff justice here in san francisco. i have used my live experience and tied to the community to begin bridging the gap and restore to justice support to some of the under served communities in our cities. so let's talk about that a little bit. i'm a community activist i'm a equal change who serves all communities of the city. i'm a community health worker, i'm a case manager, a mentor, i facilitate healing groups to help facilitate healing circles with young adults trying to reintegrate. my time, we have kicked in

multiple doors and way to see recovery and provided more than one way of recovery, we have bridged gaps to community health, community base organizations all through san francisco, bridging the gaps with them and probation reentry division of the probation development. we've already gone a step forward to bring spirituality to under served neighborhoods being in collective with churches here in san francisco bringing another way of reentry and support to the communities. so now, for me, it's all about unfinished business. i'm running again for the community to continue to fight the fight that i was elected to do years ago. now is the time to continue to build for our city's future. i know there are new challenges and also new circumstances. but san francisco will always be the place i call home.

they will always be the place that i stand in the for front fighting for the next person because i am san francisco. i'm jabari jackson, i take pride in being the voice of the voiceless and also take pride to give the next person a second chance and second chance of life. >> thank you mr. jackson thank you for your service and reapplication. with that we'll go to sharome moody. >> okay, i don't see her on our my microsoft teams application, whether or not she would appear or not.

>> okay, we'll go to tatiana lewis. >> and i did not get a response to my invitation. jesse foshay.

okay, your mike is unmuted but we're not hearing you, give us a few minutes. might be good if you go ahead, and disconnect and log in again and we will come back to you. while we work on that, can we move on to our next applicant. jamila mccoy. >> good morning, supervisors.

chan, peskin, mandelman. i'm jamila mccoy. i'm looking to be considered for any one seats, 2, 3 and 4. in qualifying for seat number 1, i stand before you as a survivor. i survived, i survived sexually assaulted, raped, robbed and kidnapped all at the age of 15. for two and a half decades after the assault, i stayed being a victim to the traumas i suffered to the traumas i suffered from in sigh lance. i let severe ptsd, rape syndrome and the streets take control of me. being that these illnesses went untreated, i chose to self medicate in order to escape my reality. this begin my 20 plus year

crime spree, this lead to multiple state and most resent federal convictions. i did all the crimes to keep the residivism rising. i was mistaken for service provider. a conversation was struck with another provider and i was asked, do you have 18 months for yourself? and i had never given thought to the fact. i had given the state 18 months or the 3-year sentence and then additional nine months doing two different parole violations. i asked what do i have to do for these 18 months. he said stay free but go to school. and with the same dedication you put in to hustling, let's try to put this into the post

work certification or the chw program at san francisco city college. he said, you can use your life experience to try to help change somebody else's path. that provider became my mentor. and i became the only female on all male case load for volunteers of america. so i enrolled at san francisco city college. i obtained my a a and finished the caw program and help surrender all of my charges. in 2001 february, i got a compassionate release. so now i stand before you today, i started at san francisco goodwill bay goodwill, october 11, 2021 as a career advisor over reentry. now 9 months later, i was

promoted. i now manage 5 programs at the cast on the cast program manager of the specialized life center, young adult court rise, which is reentry to successful employment. we have a new program which is work accelerated for fund programming. currently the average individual faces 4 3000 barriers when transitioning home from prison. in my job role, i helped all involved clients gain access and vocational training courses via workforce development programs. i oversee all referral from adult probation, pretrial and all of my clients that serve. all cbos that serve. i'm connecting those clients with resources aimed to help those same barriers that i

faced when i transitioned home. helping each remove one barrier at a time to claim the stability that resonates with them. i'm looking to join this council to create this change, i want to be part of creating legislature that changes the faces of reentry. i want to change barriers getting access to mental healthcare when released. a lot of mental health goes untreated and it's time to address that change and change that statistic. i've been attending women subcommittee meetings direct services sub committees and reenter tree councilmembers hoping to be part of this panel. thank you. >> thank you, ms. mccoy thank you for sharing your story which is remarkably impressive and thank you for applying and thank you for your work. why don't we go on to linda. >> i believe that we have fo

shay back with us. >> thank you hear me now? >> yes, we can. >> we can hear you, you can proceed with your comments at this time. mr. to--foshay. >> i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. i appreciate your time and i am sorry for difficulties. i switched computers. the reason i joined is because i feel i would be a asset to the council as a person who spent 13 years of my life in and out of incarceration. i noticed, and i know what was helpful for me and what sources

were needed. i've been out of incarcerate after, dedicated my life to my education and will be finishing my bachelor degree in liberal arts. i have worked as a prementor, a housing specialist, a supervisor healthcare worker and currently as a coach manager for a local nonprofit program specifically for those who have had been justice involved. my goal is given an opportunity to sit in the reentry council is to help those directly out of the inrars racing. in collaboration and nonprofit and as a platform to share my own experience to see change some of the common misconception that society has about incarcerated people. >> thank you, mr. foshay. why don't we move on to linda

husrshman. >> good morning, supervisor peskin, chang and mandelman. i'm linda and i'm the direct result where i am right now, is because of services that the city in adult probation. from when i decided to put my best foot forward to get my recovery right. i just got sick of it and i almost died from fentanyl. the day after i mother died on november 13, 2020, i was shamefully still addict today crack cocaine. i purchased the next night what i thought was crack cocaine and something told me to put it in

my ashtray and it turned orange. i almost left my 21-year-old daughter without a mother or grandmother. i decided i would never do crack cocaine again. reaching out to my case manager from the time i put myself in a house to my struggle to getting a shelter in place hotel to being on and off ankle monitor, getting cleaned during the pandemic is one of the most difficult things i've done in my life. and me dedicated myself and basically keeping my trust to my probation officer, my therapist, my case manager and my career advisor at goodwill that all did their part in

helping me get move on from addiction. because it's an every day fight, recovery is a verb. so i knew deep down inside after struggling for years and years as an addict, that always lead to homelessness which always lead to crime. that if i could receive this, proper support and services to sleigh my inner dragons that the addiction will go away. there is not one person in the streets that is not suffering from some kind of trauma a turbulence in their life and loss. i want to be part of the solution of helping these people get the proper treatment. if you don't know by now, i kind of have the power to inspire people p.i have the power to influence people and i

work, right next to jamila at the cast. her as career services reentry manager, myself from employer engagement specialist to community engagement lead. nothing makes me happier than watching somebody that i know from the streets that i used to sit on milk crates and smoke crack with coming over and seeing me and receiving that hope and me being able to guide them from a place of experience and a place of lived experience, knowing na if i can do it and as bad as i was back in the day, i can give them the same hope. i have sat in reentry councilmember here in san francisco, i tabled the entire reentry conference for the employers.

i am, forecasting to plan many more job fares this year. and you know the ironly about waking up this morning, i wanted this to bad. i got a call this morning from a fellow addict that wanted me to speak at 7:00 p.m., i never say no to anybody that needs help, and you can ask anybody that has touched myspace. i'm here to provide influence, to rewrite policy to stand and support and do whatever it takes to help any person suffering from homelessness, coming out of incarceration, like i have been the past five years in and out of jail. you want to stop that? let's stop and start treating the trauma inside because nobody just goes to jail. there is not a lot of sober people in jail. if we can solve the hurt that is inside together, we can help

eliminate addiction and homelessness. thank you very much, i'm linda. >> thank you, inspirational words, as i look this, i'm trying to see how we can expand the reentry council to accommodate all of you. appreciate you sharing with us. richie--ricci wynne. >> good morning, i'm ricci wynne, formerly incarcerated, just came home from a sent sense about a year ago, working in recover committee, i'm a new bridge graduate. i know what it takes to reintegrate back into society. as of recently, i kind of took to the streets with a my own, my own way of activism, i guess

you would say with the videos that i've been shooting around my neighborhood which is district 6, where i live. and just been trying to make sense of what we're doing out there for people that are coming out of incarceration. and it's, very confusing to me. to see the city in the state that it's in. and the, policies that are being implemented. i'm also trying to not only hold my fellow ex criminals accountable and get them on the right path. i also want to hold smft policy maker accountable in the decisions that they made for the city and some of the people coming out of incarceration of, had several conversations with

matt dor doeredsey about his neighborhood. he's my neighbor. i come from a broken home of addiction. and i've seen my parents my uncles my whole family come in and out of incarceration and i've seen what works and what does not work. that's my qualifications right there is a lifetime of living around convicts and drug addicts and being one myself. so thank you for your consideration. and thank you. >> thank you for sharing your story and thank you for your applicatiowe'll see you and everything else next week. and now we'll move on to john michael medina junior.

>> clerk: okay we'll double check if john is online with us. john is not online with us. and i'm looking to see if i received a response. >> okay, i did not receive an email response regarding today's meeting. and mr. medina is not online with us at this time. >> okay, and i know the next applicant joanna hernandez is not available today but there may be somebody who want to see testify for her. please come on up and she will be available next week, if i understood that. it's hard to keep up with 16 individuals.

>> that's correct. good morning i'm ivan i'm the manager for the latino task force pleasure to be here on behalf of the joanna hernandez. joanna has been a tiredless advocate with over 25 years of experience in the reentry. she is a tireless advocate, if you know joanna, she is always cheerleading the issue of entry, always leading within our space and always rallying people around to make sure that reentry community is supported. for example, she's created programs in our neighborhood, so young queens is a program that serves jung ladies 14 to 24. this was started over 20 years and a program that continues to thrive. joanna, previously served on the sentencing commission so she does experience as a commissioner. she is co-chair of latino

reentry and crime presensing committee. this was the one of the first committee that was set to meet the needs of the reentry committee. as you know, when the pandemic hit, folks were being lead out and being lead out to no services, services were being moved virtually but joanna, latino task force under her leadership start today create an advocacy arm to make sure that the reenter tree community had one a voice that was advocating for them and also ensuring that they were on demand service that's people can access. as a leader and manager, she has established reentry programs. as we know, reentry and experience of family members is not just a san francisco problem. san francisco does experience a high level of folks that come to san francisco for the

reentry service that's we do have, for the beck service that's exist here. we have folks that travel here for other reasons. and we need to be able to coordinate with our sister xhaountsz in alameda and san mateo and solano these are communities that she helped establish programs as well. joanna is a passion al crusader. she wants to improve in which our justice system responds. so joanna is somebody who definitely sees the reentry committee from a personal perspective in that way. and i think to close, joanna

holds and probably does some of the most important work by being a mother of three and a grandmother of 2. for somebody to really root her life and home experience and her professional experience in an effort to interrupt disrupt and eliminate generational incarceration, you know, this is who joanna is. we hope that you're able to look at her packet, to look at her resume and to take her into consideration. >> thank you, and maybe this is, i'm sorry so ask this, but it is a part of the seat qualification and ms. hernandez is clearly remark a mraoe qualified buthe seat number 3, qualifications is predicated on somebody having been released from custody within 3 years of this appointment. and i don't, so all of these

applications have a bit, it's public personal information as to when they were released and that's blank on ms. hernandez application. so if she was not released within the last 3 years, i don't think she qualifies. >> yeah, i don't believe it's that seat, i believe it's 1 and 4. >> okay, we need to figure that, we need to figure that out. >> thank you. we've got to figure that out. it says on the application seat number 3, it says on the agenda seat number 2. so we'll get that right. all right, let's go to last and certainly not least to can i have knee homes for seat number 3. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. good morning, everyone. my name tiffany homes, i was

released from ccws central women facility february 25, of 22. i have recently been employed by san francisco pretrial diversion project. i work in c.j. 2, i just left c.j. 2 working in the program and i also work with transgender. what i bring to the table is honesty is what it's like to walk the walk. i creatededed programs called the fad program which is a felons against drunk driving, i went to prison for taking two lives. i'm here to bring reality to what drinking the bottle. i survived ten years of domestic violence with my former husband and the struggle and pain that i drink to the table. the reality that we all seem to

to the side but we have to look at the facts of life and ptsd and draum is real. i didn't face reality until i went to prison. a prison helped save my life and so many others. what i bring is a voice of truth and honesty, by work withing sunny and steven good to help develop a program called home free which i'm a resident of and i have the backing from them to bring the five keys formality as you see, five keys has done a phenomenal job bringing education, we can also bring phenomenal job in helping people to get off the streets and to stop coming through our systems once and time and time again. the reality is, we need to look at trauma face and dead in the eye and look at the people, ask them that dead question when they're in the back seat of the car.

that very question that somebody should have asked me why are you looking at the bottom of the bottle each night. i'm running for seat 3. i'm tiffany homes. >> thank you, ms. homes. with that, we will go to public of the outside yens on this item, which will be continued to next monday. the floor is yours, come on up. >> yes members of the public who wish to speak should line up to speak at this time. for those listening remotely, call and enter meeting id 24947994152 then press pound, then pound again. for those already in the queue, please continue to wait until the system indicates you've been unmute asked that will be

the cue to begin your comment. if you're in the room, please come to the podium. you'll have two minutes. >> speaker: good morning, i'm souza na rojas i'm the director of latino cultural district and i worked in the community for the past 29 years. i'm here to speak on usef nathan, i have seen him go in and out of the system and see how the system have contributed to him going in and out. he came home two years ago and since he came back, he has been dedicating his time to working for the community he works three jobs, he takes care of his kids, most importantly, he dedicates any free time to support those who are in the same path that he was that lead to the resolving door in the system. he is somebody who is freshly out but with lots of experience and lots of love for our community na he knows he can

influence and support. i urge you to please consider him for seats either 1 or honestly, i think he can qualify for any one of them. you but you choose, but he will bring the capacity and passion but also brings new ideas to finally be able to contribute to society and make changes to it. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker please. next speaker. >> speaker: good morning, supervisors. my name is segre bar. i just want to give encouragement to all those that have stood up here and put their lifes on the line and put it out to the public because i know it's not an easy task to do and i just wanted to let you know that, that from the bottom of my heart i encourage all of

you to continue what you're doing. i'm here to represent mr. jabari jackson. i know when jabari was up here, he was running for you guys's office. i want to say another side of jabari, we hear the same things a lot about each individual. but one thing we know with him, that he has done internal work to be able to make the necessary changes to turn his self away from the previous lifestyle. and one of the most important things, he has done to and nothing to really say, but also a deacon in his church. and as a deacon in his church, he leads the recovery part of that. and what he has created is a friends and family day which reunites people coming from incarceration and drug use with families to be able to bond and

come together and bring themselves back into the community. the other thing that he does that he does not, every saturday we go out and pass out boxes to the people that in the community that are hungry. and make sure that they're fed. i strongly member jabari jackson to continue his work that he's doing in the community. >> thank you, said drik. next speaker please, come on up, ma'am. >> speaker: good afternoon, liz jackson simpson, ceo of success, and i'm here to advocate for mr. andre. andre has been part of the success in the family for nearly a decade now. and he has helped us to launch so many new initiatives for our reentry population. and largely, they have been in our training programs and our transitional programs that have lead to permanent employment.

to afford folks that are making a living wage. that is a true festment him as he said been a credible messenger, and that's one of the new initiative in his launching with the district attorney attorney and with the juvenile department, if it was not noert expertise that there is no way that we would be able to get that program launched and off the ground. and this is part of a national movement that hails from the folks on the east coast in bringing these initiative to san francisco to see some systemic change going on. andre is the first one here every day and the last to leave and has helped to shepherd hundreds of people through training through, transitional employment and into lucrative jobs in the city. he's proved positive that what he does, what we're endeavouring to do is remrikable and sustainable and can help continue the fabric of

the city of san francisco. we encourage him. he's qualified for three of the positions and qualified for all 3 and we continue to support him through this process. thank you very much. >> thank you for your testimony. next speaker, please. >> speaker: morning supervisor my name is andrew, culture district in san francisco and i'm here to talk about my colleague jusef and my boy. one word comes to mind, dedication. we have worked together through the thick of the pandemic, through communities, offering aid to those who have been disproportionate lea februarieding by the pandemic. he tirely learned and thought all of us when things were difficult.

he has a supernatural ability to stay calm under pressure and he is always able to be optimistic even when things are hopeless. jusef has provided that support for me. he wants to provide all the opportunities he had even when all the odds were stacked against him. supervisors, i don't doubt that he will dedicate that to make that a possibility for everyone who has to reenter and provide hope for those who are hopeless. thank you. >> good morning, i'm sochi, i'm in support of ju se f nathan for your consideration. i have worked with jusef

supporting latin xx communities and support through the covid-19 pandemic. i've gotten to admire his dedication, jusef is reliable and deeply concerned about the ability of others. because of his life experience as a formerly incarcerated individual, and skill to the service through the community. he's the idea candidate. thank you. >> thank you. are there any members of the public who would like to testimony remotely mr. young. >> clerk: yes, we have two callers for remote public comment. can we have our first caller. >> caller: [indiscernible]

>> sorry, we're getting, wait wait wait wait. >> is it me or the next person? >> why don't we start over. if you can hold on one moment. the first speaker is very muffled and hard to hear, mr. young, can you try to fix that. >> clerk: we will do what we can. can we have one caller speak at this time. is anybody still on the line with us? >> yes, my name is craig johnson. >> clerk: okay, go ahead and please proceed. >> caller: i'm craig johnson i'm director of the tip academy with base.

[indiscernible] i want to recommend that jabari jackson be restated in the position with the reentry council. along with supervisors we could not this would not have been made possible. we currently have 60 people in our program and they're all doing well. and i just want to thank you for that and i want to make sure that we endorse jabai and let him know that we have his back and support him 100%. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> speaker: supervisors, we need to look at the reentry council from the point of wrap around services.

candidates like mitch mccoy, highlights what a good candidate can bring to the reentry council. reentry candidates should get career jobs and we have to look at the services mostly issues. we used to have one, the mayor office of criminal justice which was deactivated. reentry council has to be upgraded who can be deliver

restoretive that have been used and shown to provide results. so the same always of mickey mousing should stop. we need standards, really high standards, especially in san francisco. >> are there any additional speakers mr. clerk. >> clerk: i believe we have at least one more caller. can we have that caller, please. >> speaker: good morning, speakers, i'm ricardo costa, i'm the former director of initiative in san francisco. serve as a community united for justice. i would like to first acknowledge all the phenomenal candidate as it takes

incredible courage to put yourself in the community. but i would like to highlight a few candidates today. first jusef nathan, i've known him for many many years, the work with calle24. jusef is solid individual. he has firsthand experience and all the while he's committed to helping others and ability to provide a voice to those who get left out. willingness to serve the city of san francisco. second issac gray, really excited to see his name on this list. he's dedicate today working with young people. and lastly, joanna hernandez, i've known for 20 years and had the honor of calling her my colleague and comes with a

wealth of experience with five keys, latino task force and as a formerly incarcerated latino and loved one, he knows firsthand the direct impact the impact has on families. so i'm encouraged to nominate her. she is a tireless candidate and will work to make changes in the justice system to support our community as they reenter our city of san francisco. thank you for your time. i'm really excited to see the number of candidates in the position. >> clerk: thank you for your testimony. next speaker please. >> speaker: good morning i'm katia, i'm the member of latino task force. and i want to nominate or hope that you vote for joanna hernandez. joanna is the reentry committee

chair and has had 25 plus years experience for justice involved. joanna knows those involved. she is a great person and also just a great motivater, a person who knows what she's doing. i'm a young latino i look up to her and follow her foot steps to do what she does in the community. please consider her as a person who should be sitting in the council to represent the latin community. thank you. >> thank you. i believe that was our last caller. >> okay, public comment on this item is closed for today. thank you all for your applications, your personal stories, your commitment and we will see you next monday. and meanwhile, figure out if we can expand this body to accommodate all of you.

thank you, again. mr. clerk, next item please. >> clerk: on the motion continue this matter. >> motion to continue this item one week. >> clerk: yes on that motion, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> mandelman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> peskin aye, the motion passes without objection. >> next please. >> clerk: next ordinance approving technology governoring the use of body worn cameras by the recreation parks department. give me a moment something is beeping. i will take care of that in a moment. body worn cameras, third third party commuter cameras by the airport and location management

systems by the recreation park development and said approval. if anyone can give me a hand, my computer is beeping. >> should we wait? >> pull the plug, victor, pull the plug. while our clerk's computer is making that super annoying sound, a couple of weeks ago, we heard a number of policies and had some comments on a handful of others that are before us today. i want to thank those departments ranging from the airport to the department of elections to the recreation

[dropped connection] and those are amendments that i have handed to you that i would like to vote on today's subject to public comment. there is one other policy which i had some serious concerns with. having to do with the spotery application used for tennis court reservations which i

would like to suggest where a third party app gets financial profit. that has not been prepared by the city attorney but i would like that amendment to be prepared. and with that, i say we have, not a representative, we have the head of department of elections mr. john arts. the red line that you sent looks great, we got an ordinance here that incorporates those changes. you're welcome to say anything, you want. unless you take your changes back.

>> no, we'll keep them. just emphasize, we're now regarding any content streaming and we'll make the notice on the department and on our website so people know this. >> sometimes we want surveillance, sometimes we don't want surveillance, this was an interesting one. >> thank you. ms. hayward, anything you want to add or subtract? no? ms.ing on behalf of rec and park, we're good with the body worn camera on what you sent and incorporated in these ordinance, and i cannot speak for my colleagues but i'm not comfortable with the spotery tennis reservation, but i encourage you to go or make or find an application that does not get people's information

for nonprofit or not for profit. >> thank you, i heard little bitsz and pieces of it. i did ask coy if they had apps, but we're happy to see what we can figure out can koit to see what is possible. >> deputy city attorney, it seems that you were itching. >> yes, deputy city attorney, still in draft and have not been as performed. >> i just figured that they were ready to go but we learn something then. we will not take a motion and we'll continue to the item to next item the 24th of october. are there any members of the public who would like to speak to this item? all right.

>> clerk: members of the public who would like to speak on this item can line up to speak at this time. for those joining us remotely, please call. and enter the meeting id of 24947994152 and pound and pound. for those already in the queue, please continue to wait until the system indicates that you've been unmuted. there is nobody in the room in line for public comment and there is nobody on the phone for public comment on this matter. >> all right, public comment is closed. and i will make a motion to continue this item to next week. supervisor chan. >> thank you, the fact that we're continuing. does that mean we'll also have discussion about specifically on the amendments? next week? >> yes, we can talk about the

draft amendment, we can talk about the draft amendment right now or next week. >> and if we talk about it now, and actually move them next week, are they substancetive. >> good question. >> i have not even seen all the amendment so i'm not prepared to weigh? >> okay, i thought we would save time. >> either we'll be able to vote or have the hearing next week, so either way, we have to hear it next week. on the motion to continue this item not amended to the 24th of october, a roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion to continue the matter to october 24, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> vice hair mandelman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> peskin aye, the motion

passes without objection. >> and can you call our final item please. >> clerk: yes, item number 8, administrative code of funding a kissing and use of certain policy department equipment approval and approving the department police department use of department policy. >> thank you, mr. clerk. colleagues the police department has asked us to continue this item for a week, it is actually pretty fascinating. i've been reading over the weekend some other municipalities adoption of military equipment policy and encourage you all to do so as well. and maybe i'll even add those mr. young to the file so everybody can see them and look at what other municipalities are doing. and i will be meeting with the

police department again later this week and did so last weekend, suggested a number of changes particularly around authorized uses and purpose. and the city attorney just realized that there is already a 96g in the code and therefore today i would like to offer an amendment to change all references of 96g to 96h and change all references to of 96j.1 to 96h.1 so i like to make a motion to have that all encompassing that they will have ready for us next week, but i think we can do that right now. it is not, not that it matters

because we're hearing it again but it's not sub stan tiff. are there any members of the public that would like to comment on this item? >> clerk: yes, members of the public wish to go speak on this item, can stand up and line up at this time. for those listening online, you can call 415-655-0001, and meeting id is 24947994152 and then pound and pound again when it's connected you need to press star-3 to enter the speaker line. for those already in the queue, please wait until you've been unmuted. there is nobody in the line for public comment and no callers on the line for public comment. >> all right, public comment is closed. and on the motion to make the a for mention amendments, a roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion to amend.

>> supervisor, supervisor chan, my bad. >> no worry, thank you, chair peskin. i just want to, since that, this is in the committee, i just wanted to say publicly i have some concerns about the policies and actually got some clarification for what i understand is that we're actually approving the existing inventory of what we already have? we're not saying, which is there are actually 14 categories what we're approving is 9 out of that 14 which is what we currently already seeing in customer or we already have them in our inventory and our police department. so we're just approving the existing ones and moving forward. and with that, said that my then, sort of shifting my concern and i thank you for the continuance that allowed me a little bit more time, is i would like to moving forward

one understand a bit more about the annual report that the police department will be committing to the board. supervisor the information that will include i'm interested to seeing the frequency of use and the actual employment and the purpose of those deployments and the results of those deployments of the equipment. so those are my concerns that i have yet to actually articulate to the police department so i appreciate a little bit more time to allow me to communicate those to me and to see whether or not we can have amendments or that we already will be included in the an actual report, thank you. >> thank you, supervisor chan. and and what motion to amendment. >> on the motion to meaned. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> manned delman. >> aye.

>> mandelman, aye. chair peskin. >> aye. >> motion passes. and the to continue the matter. supervisor chan. >> aye. >> vice chairman delman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> motion passes without objection. >> and we are adjourned.

>> for us, we wish we had our queue and we created spaces that are active. >> food and drinks. there is a lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started

back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone. coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee of maria inspired by my grandmother from mexico. i have many many memories of sharing

coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary. >> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members. they give back to the community. support trends and give back and give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks

know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take care of you. today.

>> (clapping.) >> i've been working in restaurants forever as a blood alcohol small business you have a lot of requests for donations if someone calls you and say we want to documents for our school or nonprofit i've been in a position with my previous

employment i had to say no all the time. >> my name is art the owner and chief at straw combinations of street food and festival food and carnival food i realize that people try to find this you don't want to wait 365 day if you make that brick-and-mortar it is really about making you feel special and feel like a kid again everything we've done to celebrate that. >> so nonprofit monday is a

program that straw runs to make sure that no matter is going on with our business giving back is treated just the is that you as paying any other bill in addition to the money we impose their cause to the greater bayview it is a great way for straw to sort of build communicated and to introduce people who might not normally get to be exposed to one nonprofit or another and i know that they do a different nonprofit every most of the year. >> people are mroent surprised the restaurant it giving back i see some people from the nonprofit why been part of nonprofit monday sort of give back to the program as well

answer. >> inform people that be regular aprons at straw they get imposed to 10 or 12 nonprofits. >> i love nonprofits great for a local restaurant to give back to community that's so wonderful i wish more restrictive places did that that is really cool. >> it is a 6 of nonprofit that is supporting adults with autism and down syndrome we i do not involved one the wonderful members reached out to straw and saw a headline about, about their nonprofit mondays and she applied for a grant back in january of 2016 and we were notified late in the spring we would be the recipient of straw if you have any questions, we'll be happy to answer thems in the month of genuine we were able to organize with straw for the monday and at the end of the month we were the recipient of

10 percent of precedes on mondays the contribution from nonprofit monday from stray went into our post group if you have any questions, we'll be happy to answer theming fund with our arts coaching for chinese and classes and we have a really great vibrate arts program. >> we we say thank you to the customers like always but say 0 one more thing just so you know you've made a donation to x nonprofit which does why i think that is a very special thing. >> it is good to know the owner takes responsibility to know your money is going to good cause also. >> it is really nice to have a

restaurant that is very community focused they do it all month long for nonprofits not just one day all four mondays. >> we have a wall of thank you letters in the office it seems like you know we were able to gas up the 10 passenger minivan we were innovate expected to do. >> when those people working at the nonprofits their predictive and thank what straw is giving that in and of itself it making an impact with the nonprofit through the consumers that are coming here is just as important it is important for the grill cheese kitchen the more restrictive i learn about what is going on in the community more restrictive people are doing this stuff with 4 thousand

restaurant in san francisco we're doing an average of $6,000 a year in donations and multiply that by one thousand that's a lot to

i'm currently an h2 firefighter for the san francisco fire department.

i served active duty in the navy. i wanted something that was going to be in the medical field, but not necessarily stay in a hospital setting and i didn't want to stay in an office and this job kind of combines everything i was looking for. everyday's different. there's always something new and to learn. and my first introduction to the department was being surrounded by people of the lgbtq community. and so we were able to get, you know, it just made things a little more comfortable that you could talk to people about things that people necessarily wouldn't understand. i've had to hide myself. able to come out. being able to understand many his and being able to do things in had that sense, it's very liberating to be able to speak like this, this city in particular, it's a mecca for the lgbtq+ community. you know, there's so much

history behind it and being part of this community that now accepting us for who we are and what we do, we're able to just be ourselves. any time somebody finds out i am a member of the gay community, i don't get anybody talking about me, nothing at all. it's just oh, cool. you have a partner? like yes, i do. they start asking about that and how my life is. you become part of the family and here in the san francisco fire department it really is just one big family. you know, it was my dream to be a san francisco fire department member and i'm here.

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comments address said in the order than i are received and moderator said they are taking comment the members raise hands by pressing star 3. [inaudible] [echo not audible] ensure you are in a quiet location and turn off ros around you. item one roll call. president katherine feinstein is excused. vice president nakajo. >> present. >> commissioner morgan. >> present. >> commissioner fraser. >> present.

>> jeanine nicholson. >> present. vice president nakajo will read the land acknowledgment. good morning. secretary. the fire commission, ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement the san francisco fire commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples.

>> thank you. item 3 general public comment. members may address the commission up to 3 minutes within the jurisdiction and not on the agenda. [inaudible] [cannot understand] the lack of response by the commissioners or department personnel does not institute agreement [inaudible] statements made during public comment. secretary, is there a member of the public virtual >> there is nobody on the public comment line. >> members of the public [inaudible] public comment is closed. secretary. >> item 4 approval of the

minutes. discussion possible action to approve the meeting minutes of the meeting on september 28, tent 22. >> any public comment on the regular meeting of the minutes. >> there is nobody on the public comment line. members of the public give public comment? [inaudible]. are there questions [inaudible] from the commissioners. [inaudible] [cannot understand commissioner] [inaudible] commissioner, you would review minutes and make sure that i have reviewed the material. >> okay. good, great. on the motion?

moved. thank you. i second it. motion to commissioner morgan. >> nakajo. >> aye. >> the motion is unanimous. item 5 am chief of department's report from chief of department nicholson on issues, activities and events within the department on september 28, 2022 including budget, academy, special events, communication and out reach to government agencies and the report of the report from operations [inaudible] on over all field operations including greater alarm fire. fire prevention and [inaudible]. within the diameters and the airport. and the port from ems community [inaudible] on the ems and community division. >> thank you. [inaudible] do we take public

comment [inaudible]. >> after. >> thank you very much. >> chief of department, please. >> greetings, hello commissioner phrase and commissioner morgan. secretary [inaudible] and command staff. jeanine nicholson this is my report since our last commission meeting. this morning i will be excusing myself to attends the mayor's department head meeting and i will be the department was requested by the mayor's office to give a report on our street teams to all the department heads. so -- i will be presenting that at 9. . 30 i have to duck out in a bit. >> last week i sent letters for candidates for the 131st

academy. it is scheduled to start in january of 2023. there will be 50 may be more members of that academy and i know they have already started going through the medical screening with the doctor's office. covid-19 is still around. we have 7 memberos quarantine, and 3 positive members short term and 6 members out longer than 30 days. it is around but it is much better than it was in the past. >> had 25emt's and paramedics graduate last week and hit the streets and -- this is -- the final of the 60fte's we were

allocated in the budget this year. i want to commends the training division and the ems division for really getting all those folks through. and i know it has been a big effort i think tell pay off on the streets in terms of more ambulances, you know, fewer [inaudible] et cetera. as you may have heard, last week was fleet week. [laughter] even though the fog was in for spectators, we did participate in several training exercises. and you know this week gives us an opportunity to work on large scale exercises and work with our counterparts in the military. that you know drills that are

voilths to our emergency response. society first time we are meeting them is not when an earthquake just helped we have familiarity with one another and the tools we'll use and when we will likely need. and in addition to those exercises, one which i attended out on treasure island. with the marines and navy seals i attended a k-9 upon effect. k-9 hero's event where our search and rescue dogs were highlighted and got to show off their skills to the public at debose park and our therapy dog was in attendance. it was good exposure for the fire department. i want to thank all the members who worked hard during fleet

week. the chief lead the charge and in her home land security position at city hall for the act ever shooter fire will drill. she is still working hard. as well as our training chiefs and everyone else -- that helped with fleet week. there was an ems conference in town that doctor lacoke presented at. and there were some physicians visiting from korea. and they came to meet with myself and the chief at headquarters and went over to station 49 to meet with chief tong and her staff. really interesting just learning from other countries and cult urs sort of where than i are at. but i think it really

highlighted the great work that the san francisco fire department is doing. the united fire service women had a breast cancer symposium last week. you know anything i can do to highlight cancer in the fire service -- and how we can be proactive and supportive, i'm all in. and so thanks to the united fire service women for their amazing work on this. and being so proactive. in sunday my command staff and i participated in the italian heritage parade. nerth beach was alive and busying. it was you know great to see so many people out enjoys food from restaurants. and you know they are always happy to see a fire engine and -- so thanks to everyone who

attended. and yea. and then -- yesterday with chief tong and other members of ems and community pair medicine there was a town hall at station 13. again took place yesterday afternoon. we were able to speak to many of the members of 49. some were on zoom or teams. a few were in the room. but they got an opportunity to ask questions and -- hear from us in terms of where we are at. so that was good. and i want to say that all of our members are doing a great job in the field and i know the chief will speak to you in a bit. but you know the fires this we

have been seeing have been challenging. and our members have really risen to the occasion. and really kept the fires from becoming much birth fires than they could have been. really proud of the work going on in the department at this time. and that will conclude my report for now and -- i can take questions for the next you know 6 or 7 minutes. and i will be stepping away. >> thank you very much, at this time is there public comment? [inaudible]. >> there is nobody on the public comment line. >> [inaudible] [inaudible]. public comment. seeing none. public comment is closed. commissioners? questions or comments for the

chief of the department? >> use the microphone. you have to turn them on, i think >> commissioner morgan. >> i will not hold you long. [inaudible] convention week and -- fire prevention week and the stations they will have open houses on saturday. might drop by one [inaudible] and check it out and learn [inaudible] you know [inaudible] stuff like you know sleeping in your room keeping the door closed i learned that from you. might save your life. i did not know that. you know you have the door closed and could be 100 degree in your room and a thousand in the hall where the fire is. simple [inaudible] like that. i'm look forward to learning more from you guys and [echo] and [inaudible] and all the rest

of them. [muffled]. >> thank you. >> thank you, commissioner morgan. >> thank you. commissioner fraser? >> briefly, thank you. [inaudible] the excellent t shirts that the fire women have are selling for fundraiser i saw them yesterday [inaudible] [muffled] [inaudible] looking forward to open house this is week. thank you for your report. [inaudible] thank you very much commissioner fraser. chief of department du want to announce the drill? [inaudible] yea, i will have one

of my other deputies do that. if the chief can get you the information. that would be great to give in his report. >> okay. chief. thank you very much we appreciate it. the fire commissioners thank you. thank you very much. >> all right. this point -- the chief is welcomed. >> good morning chief [inaudible]. good morning, i think [inaudible] good morning chief department command staff. department chief of operations this is my report.

for the month of assessment. a brief report [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the month of september was a quiet month in suppression we have no [inaudible].

skwoo sunday night a second one [inaudible] this was very difficult and challenging fire. involved -- ends up involving 3 different buildings. very aggressively contained the fire and minimized the damage as soon as possible in the [inaudible] buildings.

[inaudible] division 3 at night outstanding job and the first to tell you learned a lot. [inaudible] tell make everybody better at their job and got that less than forward. thank you [inaudible]. againful i'm proud hat companies are doing in the field. all of the training and system and processes this is really doing outstanding work [inaudible]. i'm proud of what is going on. fire prevention investigation. busy as always, never stops the month of september they conducted 2, 300 inspections.

399 complaints were violations. 412 permits issued. 61 sunshine requests processed. [inaudible] the fire investigation unit investigates 7 of the structure fires. one vehicle fire and 7 other suspicious fires. issue somebody lighting fires [inaudible]. trash cans and things like that. [inaudible] [no audio]

>> on top of all this [inaudible] all that stuff from mta. work with street team and the transportation team and the advisory committee play an active role in maintaining access for the fire department. and mission zero. [inaudible] that's not easy. great job on prevention. at the airport, [inaudible] family healing issue taking care of. the last meeting, during assessment, multijurisdictional response the city and san ma te'o fire and different agencies, law enforcement.

coroner and ambulancecums and sounding hospitals how organized the airports. the chief used on that and i was impressed had went on there. in addition to that they had 500 calls of service at the airport. [inaudible] assistant deputy chief 430th recruit class completed the [inaudible] during september [inaudible]. this includes the evaluations and the [inaudible] all the mandated state fire training had they come out they is required certificates of being a firefighter. completed the [inaudible]

training and firefighter survival, all are graduating they really had a good taste of what it monies to be a foifrt from the drill and getting close to going in the field as probationary firefighters. 15, is this correct. 20 total. >> in service training are fully staffed. doing work, prepares a lot of the [inaudible] and ti. building new and the staining and planning for extensive we'll get to that as we get closer. i think you are impressed when the staff is able to put on and

pass on. before the knowledge goes out the door there are techniques you want to share with them. vice president you mentioned. this weekend [inaudible] the drill. october 15th. [inaudible] so -- once a year with then verse rope surrounding that and the 1906 quick we conducted is [no audio] will exercise their skill and responding to events but they also practice with the fire department if you were to go to a base dispatch system and will have that with [inaudible] the stations involved we have to allocate resources, manage these

from that control. working through the division it is irrelevant a great opportunity for the people but for our chief receives to get first hand experience with the organizations will function. that's this saturday. and we had tables set and up playing a role with public out reach and education. working with the military during fleet week activities that took place last week. >> in addition they completed classes 5 and 6 [inaudible] september they added 35 volunteers to the valuable civilian response team. and again. the [inaudible] when it

happened. so -- that's my report. questions? thank you very much. take public comment. no public comment. public comment is closed. turn to the commission for commissioner comments.

[inaudible] [muffled cannot understand] fire department responsible for throughout the city and so -- any time there is you know -- we save lives this is an operations we had one yesterday when we went in that took place.

[inaudible] there have been occasions the pipes in the systems there has been a separation or [inaudible] or manage like that. the water and out and runs down through the building so. we [inaudible] salvage and have squeegees and do when we can to minimize the damage but imagine the [inaudible] they are labor

intensive and the water sometimes does as much damage as the fire does. >> quick follow up. thank you. i know [inaudible] [muffled] thank you, commissioners. [inaudible] questions and comments. >> read your report. and -- looking [inaudible] older documents [inaudible] i was

curious, some of the major alarm fires, [inaudible] that's a good thing. prior to that, the fires in the bayview and somewhere else. cities and i guess the investigations were open and did we ever get [inaudible] with the calls where the fires were? >> you have a specific? i know they resolved all of the investigations. some of them were long are than others. sometimes they don't determine these they determine the or gin but not the exact cause.

you know -- [inaudible] i can get you information. >> the bayview has been [inaudible] and i was wondering [inaudible] feinstein mentioned a lot of hording. i know that was [inaudible] necessary in the city lack of room for everyone. >> the [inaudible] i'm not sure

hathat was. we have a situation [inaudible]. and one was -- that's all i have. thank you for your report. thank you. >> thank you very much. commissioner morgan mentioned thank you for your comments and your report i got a couple of things. in terms of the training this class? [inaudible]. and in terms of the anticipation and graduation date [inaudible] november 18th. so before all of this.

in time for the work >> okay. >> the time to make a connection. jot other thing is that a comprehensive report the last commission meeting appreciate it as well as [inaudible] updates are appreciated. i wanted to remark [inaudible] the next commission meeting october 26 we be become at city hall. and the agenda recognizing the commissioners the fire [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and i want to [inaudible] ask the department to show a short clip of this fire and making sure i have it in my phone i was going to

narrate the newspaper article [inaudible]. [inaudible] a certificate and secretary [inaudible] at that point an opportunity to [inaudible] that's why we are running shorter this week there will be members of the community the superintendent of education going to attends? >> um -- a letter was sent -- r. s. v. p. >> [inaudible] that is encouraging.

i wanted to run down [inaudible] we are [inaudible] thank you very much for [inaudible] secretary? >> [inaudible] >> good morning [inaudible]. good morning [inaudible] i'm getting over [inaudible]. i think there was manage in the air at the parade on sunday. forgive me. so, on september 30 we graduated 25 the state [inaudible] 3 paramedics [inaudible] 22emt's.

many of them start work the next day. when we did do was create [inaudible] [cannot understand speaker] [inaudible] [cannot

understand speaker muffled]

[inaudible]. yes. um -- [inaudible] our community

for us to the system additional software utilize to monitor the status and the number of patients they can accept. we are looking at that and play with that and [inaudible] something we don't typically do. it was [inaudible] to be able to see how we were going to [inaudible] the upon airport how that was [inaudible] something this we don't do often. [inaudible]. [muffled]. [echo] september 15th the

[inaudible] chief and lieutenant, baxter. they were able to, street teams and how [inaudible]. on september 13th the wellness community added to the [inaudible] these [inaudible] given to -- and increase and we are [inaudible] staffing to team usa and [inaudible]. and finally a couple of things to note we have 4% decreases in [inaudible] and they were able to increase the [inaudible] by 4% the number of individuals [inaudible] that's my report.

thank you. >> thank you very much. is there a member of the public had wished to comment? call thor would you like to make public comment? hello, caller? nope. thank you. a member of the public that wishes to make comment [inaudible] closed. [inaudible]. commissioners comments? commissioner fraser? [inaudible] [muffled cannot understand] the answer

[inaudible] [inaudible] [cannot understand commissioner]

>> commissioner morgan. >> yea. >> i will [inaudible] i wanted to say, thank you for the great work you are doing and [inaudible] the lives you are save [inaudible] and the -- salute you. you think heart attacks and strokes. that will never happen to me, you see it every day. this reminds me i'm [inaudible] [laughter] i want to say, thank you, great report. >> thank you very much commissioner [inaudible]. chief [inaudible]. and -- that's my comments.

>> adjournment. >> like to make a motion to adjourn >> thank you very much. [inaudible] president nakajo. >> this meeting is adjourned at 9:46.

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