how impressed i was with so many meetings i had. and i dent want to say one but i then and there andre salina was informative and when we met went over 30 minutes or long are then and there the meeting was scheduled. all of that said, i think, i will tell you where i'm grappling with and i mentioned this earlier one thing that is heard to do in this policy making role is stands back and look at the make up of the commission. my feeling is as a moefbt lbgtq+ plus community myself aware this the additional lbgtq+ task force in 2021, did a study and found

41% of transgender people of color experience homelessness in their lifetime. and this transgender community members face 5 times the rate of homelessness than the general population. one thing i have seen throughout my career and in a couple year when is i served as civilian exclusive in law enforcement that -- the kinds of violence that targets mfsht transgender community and transgender -- community of color, i think in light of -- san francisco's ambitious plan top end transgender homelessness for the reasons. tell be important i want janetta

there i'm impress with the wukeen ger oro and the support tracie mixon who is somebody i would support and i will say that -- either of you i will say this i will say bevan as somebody who i don't know how we say, no with that expertise and the heart i add moire and say to all of them they will get phone calls with questions.

i want to thank horn came out. irrelevant appreciate putting their names forward and spending time with the office and colleagues. when we started i have to tell you i was heartened by how much peopleed to continue to enengage on this issue. this is the issue. that inference france care about the most. and -- as much as we might think tlldz be fatigue in this area, there is not. people irrelevantment to serve. than i want to come forward with good solutions. and they want to be part of the way in which we trans form this issue. one of the people said they made

it their mission in life to end homelessness and want to be part of this. i know this so men people have. we did a full fledged campaign we did not need to do this but we did and i tell you i was heartened to feel the response, inn gagement and the over all excitement ofmenting it try to do something positive with this issue for san francisco. on the major's side speaking to the director of the department, she told mow 80 people expressed interest to be ash pointed boy the mayor. over 80 people. having been furthermorer chair of rowel this is extraordinary. and the number of people this row received on the board side was also large. and people really are engaged. we have not easy decisions ahead of us today. i think that this so people

understand we have to take a brood perspective when we decide how to seat a commission like this. i think this may be other than the police department or planning department this is going to be the most high profile commissionless in the entire city. because of the perjuries of this issue. buzz of the way in which we need to address this i know i said this a million times but a department this started about 100 million grown to 700 million dollars. people want to see that money spent effectively. they want it it remain people driven, community driven solution department of but than i typeset see better results. than iment to see better results on the street i appreciate the people here today. and we have difficult decision. but not something this am i think we can go one way or the other and -- we have so men

talented pep that are in forward in the end. as supervisor walton and chair dorsey said sometimes people move to other commissions and other opportunity. if you are not upon chosen today remain engaged. i will say that i think this looking for a broad range of responsibleses wlp private sector or business or nonprvt or with the community or providing or lived experience. aloments of people that come forward had lived responsiblesful understanding how the departments w and how all of the pieces come together. and to highlight manage the chair said, long with what -- supervisor walton said. there are communities that are disprosecute portionate low impacted by homeless. one is the transcommunity.

one of the communities is the lbgtq+ community at large and so having chosen and recommended earlier and african-american. appreciate the perspective of this doctor butler bruexit think we made the right appointment there children and family with ms. 'll bright and someone this is bringing the business community and also their own experience sharkey laguana that is the budget on the mayor's side there is still one seat and we hear this soon. on the board side and i think mrs. chairit tick a stab at making my recommendations but i think joaquin ger oro for seat 5 am kristin evans for seat 6 and bevan dufty for upon seat 7

would be the right mix. and gwen this it is not mean for the people this i'm not recommending or putting forward this there would not be other opportunity but given all of the things worst trying to balance out i thank you is the right move today. and in terms when this board can do. >> thank you. this supervisor safai. mr. clerk. roll call on this motion? or any further? >> i don't have complete recommendations on each seat or was this a motion. why my motion is amend the motion to accomplice joaquin ger oro in seat 5. kristin evans in seat 6 and bevan duff in seat 7 and move this to the full board. >> on is this motion, on this

motion voice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> no. >> the motion passes. with chair dorsey decent nothing committee. >> thank you mr. young on a 2-1 vote then. the item guess to the full burden with recommendation. >> and miwe now go become to item 5. >> item 5 is a motion approving the major's nomination for vikrum aiyer homeless submission. mr. aier has with drawn. >> thank you i think the present motion is to table this? >> yes. >> item. >> i like to move to table item

5. >> yes. >> and open to public comment y. on this motion member of the public are gin nothing person line up to speak. for those remote cull 415-655-0001, access code: 2489 884 3434 ##. first in person speaker? i'm sorry to speak so much i foal like it is my duty it hen a busy day i to being it to be the nomination and asked

>> nominee who has been here today and other days had have the right to be just and not commented on by this board or this committee proposal to him or her appearing. and -- hopefully i believe the nominee is has made other options that's not a concrete option i would like you to consider this -- nomination again. because if i said before here, he has been public low noted he is done indiscretions but so have a lot of us.

and the business of the board for the transgressions in the past we put our arms around him this is the city of st. francis. we don't hold people for things done 5 years ago if we did there would be few are members of the board. consider your fairness selection process this -- it is in mind i would like to you opinion the continue the nomination for this seat. >> thank you. >> no other in person peeshgs we have no callers on the line. >> thank you. public ment on this is now closed. and i will would pick up on the comments that mr. semore made i will say to that i will say this i admire mr. aiyer knowing he

was going to believing facing a screw no in the prisz for his past conduct still brave low sought out a public service role. and with this, mr. clerk a roll call on the motion to table y. on this motion, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> sproirz safai. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you mr. young item 5 is tabled. >> >> clerk. any further business >> this come pleaes items for today. why thank you we are adjourned. for force items for today. why thank you we are adjourned. for force

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