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welcome to the march 11th 2025 regular meeting of the san francisco county transportation authority. i'm supervisor miranda melgar, chair of this board our vice chair is danny sauder. the clerk today is amy hsiang and i would also like to acknowledge jamie lee and jaime atterbury at s.f. captive for staffing this meeting. >> madam clerk, please call the roll commissioner chen chen. absent commissioner chen chen present commissioner darcy darcy present commissioner and guardian and guard will present commissioner filner felder present commissioner mahmood mahmood present commissioner madam min mandolin apologies chair melgar present melgar present vice chair sartor i thought i present commissioner sherril shah will present commissioner walton walton present chair melgar we have quorum. thank you so much madam clerk.

>> before calling the next item as chair i'd like to invoke rule 3.26 from the rules of order to limit total public comment per item to 30 minutes for today's meeting each speaker will have two minutes to speak on a given item. >> madam clerk please call the next item. >> chairman i make a announcement. yes, please go ahead. thank you. for members of the public interested in participating in this meeting we welcome your attendance here in person in the legislative chamber room 250 in city hall or you may watch cable channel 26 or 99 or stream the meeting live at a self-serve tv.org for those wishing to make public comment remotely, the best way to do so is by dialing (415) 655-0001 and one prompt and entering access code 26616951376 and then press pound and pound again you will be able to listen to the meeting in real time when public comment is called for the item you wish to

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considered the proposal five whip amendment for the muni maintenance and rehabilitation program and as part of the same item we received a presentation on seven year zero emission transition plan and the battery electric bus pilot evaluation as well as the future of trolley busses in the city. this is in response to csc members previously requesting that as opposed to present on the future of trolley busses alongside battery electric busses and this tied in with the kirkland yard electrification project on the five y. after a discussion where several cac members and public commenters expressed some concern about the cost effectiveness and reliability of battery electric busses, the cac severed the kirkland yard electrification project from the five wip item and failed to adopt a motion of support for it. the cac voted unanimo t approve the rest of the five whip amendment.

we also considered the $2 million allocation of prop l funds for three requests. that is item eight on your agenda. several members including our representative for district seven were concerned that the monterey safety project would not be sufficient to improve pedestrian safety. expressing concern that the intersection at monterey and acadia in particular was an unsafe place for an uncontrolled intersection with a crosswalk given its proximity to the freeway as of empties pedestrian program manager promised to follow up with our district seven representative to see if more can be done. beyond the proposal in the current request. and then finally we received the detailed polling update from the mtc on the regional transportation revenue measure which remains an item of high interest to the cac. thank you and i can answer any questions. >> thank you so much, ms.

siegel. i don't see anyone on the roster. so with that let's go to public comment on this item please madam clerk. >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. operator is there remote public comment? >> there is no remote public comment for this item. okay. public comment on this item is now closed. >> madam clerk please call the next item. item three approve the minutes of the february 25th 2025 meeting. >> this is an action item. >> there are no questions or comments from my colleagues on this item. let's open it up to public comment please. is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. >> operator is there any remote public comment? >> yes there is. let me go to the caller now.

>> good morning caller. your two minutes begins now. good morning commissioners. i would like to check your attention to a minor mistake at the top line on page eight of the minutes staff and the last line. on page seven we see scrolling zebra and say the mta should have looked at the nexus between an increase in downtown parking availability and a drop in parking revenue. this is not what i said. what i talked about was a nexus between a 50% in downtown traffic congestion and a drop in parking revenue. so if you could just change the top line on page eight we'd say

downtown parking availability to downtown traffic congestion. i think that would take care of the problem. the video is one hour, 53 minutes and 15 seconds into the recording. >> thank you. thank you. caller. there is no additional comment on this item. >> okay. public comment on this item is now closed. the staff want to weigh in on the correction to the minutes. we'll make the correction. okay. may i have a motion to approve the minutes? understanding that that correction supervisor mandel and seconded by commissioner chen. >> madam clerk, please call the roll. on the motion to approve item three. commissioner chen chen absent commissioner chen. chen i. commissioner darcy darcy i. commissioner and guardian and

guardian. i commissioner fielder felder i . commissioner mahmood mahmood i. commissioner mandelson mandelson i. chair melgar i. melgar i vice chair sadr. sadr i. commissioner sherril sherril i. commissioner walton walton i there are ten eyes. >> m ispproved. great. thank you. that motion passes. madam clerk, please call the next item a point the meal. am i trading as the district 11 representative to the community advisory committee? this is an action item. >> thank you. so before i call amelia warley from the s.f. cta, i will turn it over to commissioner for district 11 change in chairman what do you want mr. modine to speak first? maybe let's hear from him first. >> whatever you yes, let's hear him.

let's hear him first. >> i think we should get to know him and then i'll comment. >> okay, thanks. sounds good. let's have amelia walley first then present on the item and then we will have mr. emma judy come. >> thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. amelia walley senior program analyst at the to the transportation authority has an 11 member community advisory committee with each member serving a two year term. the board appoints individuals to fill any open seats with each of the 11 commissioners nominating one member to the committee. neither staff nor the cac make recommendations on appointments. applicants must be san francisco residents and they must appear before the board at least once to describe their interest and qualifications. there's one open seat requiring board action today and that's district 11 as the result of the prior representative resigning last fall. commissioner chan has indicated that she'd like to nominate samuel ahmadi dean for the position. and with that i'm happy to take questions otherwise we do have mr. martin here remotely to

speak to his interest and qualifications. >> thank you, ms. walley. so let's turn it over to our appointee. welcome, mr. im madeline. good morning. chair remembers when the board i really apologize for not going to make it in person but it's good to see familiar faces . >> a little bit about names and and what it's been. i'm really honored for this position. i really bring this new fresh perspective and i believe that youth can actually bring change. i think it's important that young people kind of step up to the board and take this a little bit more about me. i live in the bay area. i worked here pretty much my whole life. i kind of work extensively with the mtc. i gain a lot of insight how transit works, how it's funded, how it works well digital policy ideas and it's kind of gateway to opportunities where i really stepped in and i saw my opportunity. i also serve on east bay youth council where it actually buys over 800,000 constituents. i'm also working on 15 when

where i'm advocating for 15 million person grandville or it's it's very intense for me but district 11 is real and i believe that the youth will step up and we need to solve these problems either break them down and solve them one by one or attack them head on regardless. we need to act now which is why i think we need smarter, more inclusive solutions which is why as a young leader i don't want a seat at the table. i want to bring real solutions to it. i worked at the intersection between policy advocacy, grassroots i've done it all and now i want to introduce interim ject into this market like thank you so much. now commissioner chen, would you like to then thank your present colleague? >> i am very excited to extend my support for the appointment of his i'm ordained as you just met him and here it's a high school youth who lives to give out on all things like public policy, community development and sustainable transit. >> he brings the lived experiences and expertise of

growing up in district 11 and also using public transit every day. in speaking with my staff he definitely emphasized his strong commitment to community engagement and empathy being the voice of transit riders including the importance of multi-lane outreach and education. >> and he also called the transit and he also called for transit equity audits in order to deepen the transit access to most vulnerable communities. his resume is also very impressive includes an impressive list of accomplishments that as an intern at the metropolitan transportation commissions and participation in the muslim student association and the varsity debate team and he's a young men with a big spirits and i really look forward to collaboration as a member of the citizen advisory committee and i really truly thrilled that our young people are stepping up and finding and bringing solutions to the table

and and may i make a motion to appoint him as well? >> we'll take public comment first and then and then yes, make a motion. thank you. let's go to public comment on this item. madam clerk, please. is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. operator is there any remote public comment? >> yes there is going to the caller now. >> good morning caller and your two minutes begins now. >> hello. good morning. this is michael probably calling in and i want to speak in favor of supporting our meal today community advisory committee and i hope i'm pronouncing his name correctly i think he is a very qualified candidate for the advisory committee and it is just really terrific that as a young person he wants to serve the public and his community on the

advisory committee. so i hope that there will be unanimous agreement to appoint the meal and that he soon begins advocating for his various constituencies before the advisory committee. >> thank you very much. thank you. caller. there is no additional comment. >> okay. public comment on this item is now closed. >> commissioner chen if you'd like to make a motion now. yeah. thank you chair. i want to make an appointment to appoint mr. imam uddin to the community advisory committee to represent district 11. right. is there a second commissioner field or seconds? >> can we take that same house? same call, madam clerk yes. >> okay. same house, same call. please call the next item. item five state and federal legislation an update this is an action item welcome is good

morning. >> good morning chair and commissioners amber crabbe i'm the senior public policy manager for the transportation authority. so following last month your adoption of the state and federal advocacy program this is the first month we're seeing actual bills that we're requesting positions on. >> so at the state level this month we're requesting action on three bills and then providing information on one bill that we've added to our watch list and that doesn't require an action. so the first bill we're requesting a position on is a support in concept position on senate bill 63 and this is senate senator wiener's intent bill that would eventually include the language that would authorize the metropolitan transportation commission to place a regional revenue measure on the ballot no earlier than november 2026. >> so of course we're working closely with with the senator and wanted to by having it in concept position it allows us to send signal to the public and to the senator about our strong support for the effort.

so the next bill is senate bill 91 also or i'm sorry senate bill 71 also by senator wiener and a prior bill of has created a pilot program that exempted most transit walking and biking projects from sequoia requirements or state environmental review requirements. >> so as of mta over the past few years has used this to expedite the delivery of several dozen primarily safety and transit prioritization projects. so the pilot we currently expire in 2030 so what this would do would be to delete that expiration date and then also add a select number of additional types of projects that would be eligible including things like bus shelters and lighting and transit route modifications. >> so the city state and legislation committee has already taken a support position on this as has the metropolitan transportation commission. >> so we're recommending following suit. so finally we're recommending a

support position on assembly bill 891 and this would establish a quick build project pilot program within the state's highway maintenance account and then require caltrans to make a funding commitment to at least six projects by the end of 2028. so we feel like this is consistent with san francisco's current process and so a good thing for the state to look at as well. >> and then finally as i noted, we are bringing as an faa information about one bill we've added to our watch list and that's assembly bill 939 from assemblymember schulz and this is intent language to place a $20 billion transportation bond on the november 2026 ballot at the state level. >> so that sounds great excited about the effort but before taking a position we want to better understand what it would fund and overall viability of the bond and then what else is going to be on that ballot which could also include the regional revenue measure. so then also at the state level

discussions continue around reauthorization and an extension of the state's cap and trade program. >> so currently it raises between 4 and 5 billion a year and is expected to expire in 2030. so around 60% of that is used for transportation and affordable housing projects. >> so ideally we'd like to see it extended this year. we've heard it may the discussions may continue into next year but it is one of our top priorities for this legislative session. so key advocacy priorities were including in our discussions with local regional and state partners include first of all maintaining or increasing the amount for transportation including both transit operations and transit capital projects then identifying funding that could be made made available for the portal project which has a significant need for near-term state funding and then finally seeking a 20 or 30 year extension of cap and trade instead of ten which is what

we've seen previously along with authorization for the state to seek bonding authority to allow funding to be made term made available in the near term and then the legislature is also continuing to work on the state budget. this week the bay area legislators submitted a budget request letter to legislative leadership requesting $2 billion in flexible funding for public transportation over the next two years and this would be distributed to regions via formula who could then make decisions about priorities for use that funding be it for operations or capital projects. so we're very supportive of that effort and will continue to report back as budget effort progresses. so then at the federal level for the most part things are still in flux. >> we're waiting to understand the impact of the executive orders and the policy statements both for existing and for future funding commitments. >> a few things we do know is

that as of now it seems like formula funding is continuing to flow to states and regions but discretionary grants and future funding opportunities are still remaining in question as things work through the courts. >> we also learned last month that the new transportation secretary has new priorities for how transportation funding is prioritized including high marriage and birth rates as well as compliance with federal immigration enforcement. but to date there's been no further guidance on what that means or how it will be implemented. so we'll continue to keep an eye on that and then finally while all of that is getting worked out, we're still hearing that work is moving rapidly on the reauthorization of the federal transportation bill which expires in 2026. >> we had hoped to have a little bit more time but we've heard that congressional leadership wants it to be approved during this congress. so we're currently developing a strategy with our federal delegates as well as the slew

of local and regional and state partners looking for ways to try to advance and maintain what we can for san francisco. >> in the end, california's transportation system. >> so as a reminder this is an action item requesting positions on those first three bills i talked about and i'd be happy to answer any questions you have and i don't see anyone on the roster but ms. crabb can you talk a little bit about the cap and trade situation? when does the current authorization expire and when do we need to take action or they need to take action? >> yes. yes. so currently the cap and trade program expires in 2030. but really, you know, as we talked a little bit about in our advocacy program, we're really focused and i think the rest of the state is now on on getting authorization sooner and extending it sooner the sooner they do that and kind of the sooner the markets pick up and there's more revenue available but also several of

the programs are committed. there's multi-year funding commitments already made so programs like the transit intercity rail capital program is already seeing very little funding remaining for through 2030. so these are sources we're looking at for a lot of priorities. we want to see the program extended so we can we can get more funding available in the near term. >> okay. thank you. mr.. gregory i don't see anyone on the roster so madam clerk, let's go to public comment on this item. is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. >> operator is there any remote public comment? there is no remote public comment on this item. okay. >> okay. public comment on this item is now closed. colleagues, may i have a motion to approve this item?

>> supervisor commissioner mandel and seconded by commissioner dorsey we can take the same house same call, same house, same call. madame clerk, please let's go to the next item. thank you, ms.. crabb. >> item six increase the amount of the professional services contract with a major corporation by $1,500,000 to a total amount not to exceed $2,650,000 for the design phase of the yerba buena island multi-use path project for segments three and four and yerba buena island transit lane. this is an action item i thank you madam clerk. we have mr. cart holmes here to present. >> welcome. thank you, chair mcguire. chair melgar and vice chair souder and commissioners carl holmes, deputy director for capital projects s.f. gov we can please share the slides. so today we are coming to this

board to request a contract amendment for the multi-use path on your bueno island. in november this board approved an action to start the design of this multiuse path which is a 2.2 mile pathway class one protected bicycle and pedestrian pedestrian pathway 16ft wide and you can see from this slide the proximity of other projects that we have currently in construction particularly the west side bridges and the hillcrest project. >> so today we are again seeking this contract amendment in the amount of $1.5 million to add for the left half of this multi-use path which is being designed by w h. the right half is being designed by t.y. lin. the left half will include a

transit lane which will allow for better connectivity from the ferry terminal which is above the left corner above this slide on treasure island and it will traverse down onto the west span of the bay bridge to allow for better reliability for the bus system. this also includes a 27% dv participation and we also the $1.5 million we are actually putting down half of that because this board also took an action for 750,000 for a prop eight appropriation and then we had to seek additional funding from mtc bada for bay area toll rehabilitation and so we secured that in december and we're coming to you to amend this contract and with that i'll turn it to you to melgar for any questions. thank you so much. i do not see any questions or

anyone on the roster. thanks for the presentation mr. holmes. at let's go to public comment on this item please. is there. thank you chair. is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. operator is there any remote public comment? >> there is no remote public comment on this item. okay. public comment on this item is now closed. colleagues, is there a motion to approve this item? >> from commissioner mandell? man is there a second commissioner mahmud? we can take the same house. same oh no. let's take it. take a roll. welcome, commissioner tan okay ,commissioner chan chan i. commissioner chen chen i. commissioner dorsey darcy i. commissioner and guardian and guardian i. commissioner fielder fielder i. commissioner mahmood mahmood i. commissioner randleman i randleman i chair melgar i

melgar i vice chair slaughter souder i. commissioner sherril sherril i. commissioner walton wong i. there are 11 eyes the motion is approved. thank you. that motion passes. let's go to the next item please, madam clerk. item seven amend the prop l five-year prioritization program for muni maintenance rehabilitation and replacement. this is an action item. thank you. we have nick smith here from the mta to present. >> welcome. thank you. chair melgar and commissioners s.f. gov tv. i am sharing my slides. >> i'm going to present the amendment to the five wip for the muni maintenance program but before we get into the amendment i'll give a quick overview of the prop l expenditure plan and five wipes in general the expenditure plan or eap tells us the types of projects we can fund in each of the 28 programs in which agencies can request funds but it doesn't list the specific projects to be funded.

it also tells us how much money is available to each program over the 30 years and allows us to advance funds. the five year prioritization programs are five wipes include a five year list of projects and sales tax funding which allows sponsors to plan ahead and leverage prop l funds when projects are ready to advance the project sponsor can request allocation of funds from the board based on the commitments in the 5yp this this slide outlines the sections in every five y document information like scope schedule cost and funding plans for each project and other elements like project prioritization criteria which our board adopted criteria for each program and guide the development of our recommendations criteria include project readiness and leveraging among others to inform our recommendations. >> we have taken a two step approach to approval of the muni maintenance 5ypp which is by an order of magnitude the

largest program in prop l and the first step was approval of the 5ypp itself in 2023. in that program funds to projects with time sensitive needs in fiscal 24 and placeholders for the next four years. the second step is this five wip amendment before you today that reprograms 47 million from those placeholders to nine specific projects and also makes updates to existing programing the five wip approved and 2023 program funds the projects shown on the slide including hybrid and battery bus battery electric bus procurements. we have already allocated the funds for all of these projects except the muni metro stations condition assessment which is a separate allocation item on the agenda getting into the amendment itself it makes changes to the existing programing in the 2023 five wip as approved shown on this slide. of note is the increase in the amount programed to the many metro stations condition assessment due to an increase in the cost estimate.

that project is also the first of the nine in this proposed amendment and it will complete a condition assessment of nine subway stations from embarcadero to west portal to address deferred maintenance issues. this request is in addition to the existing 750,000 programed in 2023. this is because after discussions with consulting firms mta determined the original 750,000 cost estimate was too low and increased it to 1.5 million. an allocation of that 1.5 million is a separate item on the agenda. the next three projects are quarter in mid-life overhauls for 32 foot busses, 40 and 60 foot busses and service procurement and maintenance of these vehicles was the single largest program in prop k and sfo requires that muni maintain these vehicles in a state of good repair by conducting these overhauls and i will flip through the next three slides that have more details on these specific overhauls.

the fifth of the nine projects is a mid-life overhaul of 16 new jersey pcc historic streetcars at present the funding plan has a significant $22 million gap. when mta requests allocation we will expect a fully funded phase or sub phase. >> next is a placeholder for the cable car restoration project a comprehensive program to preserve the city's 42 historic cable cars. this is a placeholder for restorations over the next four years and when mta is ready to request allocation will expect a fully funded phase or sub phase and the last vehicle project is paratransit vehicle replacement which will procure 72 replacement gas or electric paratransit vehicles. s.f. mta has an existing pilot to procure and test two electric paratransit vehicles the type of vehicles purchased through this future allocation will be informed by the outcome of that pilot and a rollout plan and that plan will be presented to the board prior to

allocation. the remaining two projects are facility upgrades, the first of which is the cable car barn rehabilitation project. this facility was built in 1888 and the most recent rehabilitation was more than 40 years ago. the project's top priority is the upgrade of the electric power system along with other upgrades like seismic retrofitting and building repairs. this request will fund environmental clearance for the full project and design of just the power system upgrade the last of the nine projects is the kirkland yard electrification project which will renovate and upgrade the facility to support the deployment of 110 battery electric busses by early 2029. this will help san francisco meet the carb mandate to operate 100% zero transmission zero emissions busses by 2040. this request will fund mta staff labor to supplement pge design work to bring power from the pge substation to the facility. the design work is needed for either a phased or full conversion. >> the funding plan currently has $93 million in tbd funds. we will continue to work with

mta to refine the funding plan as the project advances. as chair segal gave an overview we do acknowledge that csc had a split vote on kirkland and did not pass the motion to support programing funds for this project though it did for the other new projects. mta has indicated that there are regular power outages at kirkland and the facility needs power upgrades regardless of what technologies mta is considering for its zero emission transition plan. that said, mta has committed to providing an update on the zero emission transition plan to this body this summer. >> and finally a reminder that we started standing up prop l with the adoption of the strategic plan baseline and approved the five wipes. we are at the last step of the strategic plan process and anticipate bringing the final plan to the board for adoption in april to finish the process and we do this again every five years. and with that said we are happy to take any questions and have mta staff in-person and online

to answer any questions. >> thank you. mr. smith i do have a couple questions for you to chair. siegel's comments. in your presentation you said that the kirkland air project was needed for either a partial or a full conversion and that means that conversion from watt to what i believe we have either wade or chris. >> welcome. good morning. chris lazaro with 78 chief strategy office. the existing bus yard today houses 80 one was the 8081 hybrid diesel busses and the current plan would be to convert the yard to full battery electric busses so those hybrid diesel busses if

we eventually convert them all to electric would be converted to electric either partially or fully correct. >> do any of the conversions involve converting trolleys to battery operated busses for this particular project? >> no, they do not. >> okay. so i wonder then why are we having that discussion or why did the c c have this discussion? >> i believe that there was some question about whether electric trolley busses would be a consideration for kirkland yard but we were not informed ahead of that meeting that that request was made by someone in the public but it is currently not part of the plan. there's no there's no plan to convert either electric diesel i mean trolley busses to either electric diesel or to fully electric. >> i'm sorry, can you repeat that there is currently no plan

either for kirkland or i don't know maybe other ways to convert either the hybrid diesel busses i'm sorry the trolleys to hybrid diesel busses or the trolleys to fully electric busses? that's correct. okay. thank you. all right. i don't see any other questions or comments on the rosters. thank you so much. and let's go to public comment on this item please. >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. >> operator is there any remote public comment? >> there is no remote public comment for this item. okay. public comment on this item is now closed and colleagues may i have a motion to approve this item by commissioner mandel mahon seconded by commissioner söder now we can take this same house, same call. >> right, madam clerk yes. yes. chair okay.

>> thank you. please call the next item. item eight allocate $2 million in prop l funds with conditions for three requests. >> this is an action item. >> welcome. thank you chair malka and alla for deputy director for policy and programing at the transportation authority and s.f. tv. i'm sharing my slides. super. okay so this first request you just heard about and the programing of the funds and this is the allocation of funds which follows that action for the muni metro station condition assessment and this would assess the structural mechanical and electrical components of nine stations from embarcadero to west portal and be used to develop specific capital maintenance campaigns and improvement projects and come up with a final report

with recommendations at the end of the project. >> the next request is from the initiated by the district seven office from chair melgar office for a neighborhood program project on monterrey boulevard for pedestrian safety improvements between acadia and san anselmo avenue. the scope of work includes quick build lake improvements so restriping ing of travel lanes to a narrower with rectangular painted safety zones and also continental crosswalks and daylighting as well as a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at acadia street and the work would be completed in about two years and the third of the three requests all of which are from the fta is for the embarcadero mobility resilience plan. this is to provide local matching funds to a state grant to study transportation focused resilin ants planning along the

embarcadero for safety mobility and asset protection. the work will build on work that has been done or that is underway for water f waterfront resilience program and coastal flood study planning as well as include a technical advisory committee that would be consisting of the port of san francisco. the planning department public works as well as the transportation authority to work with s.f. mta on its plan recommendations and this is a map of the project area so you can get a sense of the transportation assets that are in this vicinity and then the study area and we can answer any questions things okay. thank you so much. >> i do not see anyone on the roster for questions or comments. let's go to public comment on this item please. >> madam clerk is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to

speak? there is not. operator is there any remote public comment there is no comment for this item. okay. public comment on this item is now closed. colleagues may i have a motion to approve this item by commissioner mandel and seconded by commissioner fielder right. >> thank you. we can take this item same house, same call. okay, madam clerk let's go to the next item please. >> item nine award a two year professional services contract with options to extend for three additional one year periods to us ptg consulting in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for computer network and maintenance services. >> this is an action item. welcome is fun. thank you. >> cynthia fong, deputy director for finance and administration. what i have before you today is the administrative item for the to the to currently has 45

staff and we do not warrant a full time in-house technical support so our computer maintenance and support has been outsourced to a professional consultant. we have this consultant come into our office once a week and they're available as on needed basis. when a situation does come up the tasks this consultant assists with is computer and desktop maintenance for hardware and software in addition to our telecommunications services they also support these board meetings. there are behind the scenes now as we're conducting the board meeting they also do help us manage our travel demand forecasting model which produces detailed simulations of regional travel using a combination of our servers and cloud services. now on to the rfp. we issued it back in january 2nd, 2025. this this service has had a budget of $600,000 for the first two years. we encourage participation from

small and disadvantaged businesses and we advertise in five local newspapers in addition to the bay area culture, cultural chamber of commerce and small business councils by the due date of february 3rd, 2025 we received eight proposals a selection panel of to staff reviewed these proposals and interview sued one of the firms. in addition we each scored a score according to the rfp criteria and determined that the highest ranked firm is our current contractor j and they've been highly responsive with us over the years. they have a solid understanding of the needs. they have a high level of reliability and any situation that we presented to them they have had no problems taking care of us. in addition, spg is majority owned firm in san francisco. they i can't say enough about

how much they've served us to and how helpful they've been over the years. we've had a situation over the past five years where we've gone to hybrid. we've also had extreme situations that have allowed them to fix the situation which is just a matter of days. this contract will be funded by prop l operating funds. the adopted budget for fiscal year 2425 also includes the capacity for this new contract and we will adjust any future budget years to ensure that we have funding for this contract. with that i'm happy to take any questions. >> commissioner sherril thank you. i just want to make sure i'm understanding the number of not to exceed 600,000 and forgive my ignorance here is that not to exceed 600,000 in a given year or over the two year

period or does that include the three additional one year periods it's 600 thousand over the two year period. >> thank you. okay. thank you, commissioner. i'm seeing no other comments or questions from my colleagues. madam clerk, let's go to public comment on the side up please. >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? there is not. operator is there any remote public comment? >> there is no remote public comment or public comment on this item is now closed. colleagues may i have a motion to approve this item by commissioner mandel and seconded by commissioner sherril we can take this same house same call. >> thank you, madam clerk let's go to our next item. item ten. introduction of new items this is an information item. >> i don't see anyone on the roster. there seems to be no new

information items to be introduced. so madam clerk, please go to the next item please. item 11 public comment. >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak? >> there is not. >> operator is there any remote public comment? there is no remote public comment. okay. public comment is now closed. what is our next item, madam clerk? item 12. >> adjournment. we're adjourned. thank you. thank you

welcome to san francisco's new revitalized qatar valline this is not just an upgrade is a community transformation. taraval street under a complete make over from 10 feet below the street to 30 feet above. >> it is part of the taraval improve am project to impprove

transit performance and make the streets safer for all who use them. completed on time and on budget, this multiagency construction project is a once in a generation investment to bring safer, more reliable train service, increased accessibility. beautiful corridor, refresh roadway and reliable water and sewer systems for decades to come. >> safety is at the forefront of this transformation. new train boarding platforms are a game changer for safety am before the project 5 people per year were hit by vehicles gettinga or off trains we add 22 new or extended boarding plat forms on the route. riders no long are exit on the street along side traffic. when my kids were young it was heard they want to plunge off the train straight in the

street. up on the h stop now we have the platform that is broader when they are excited get off the trin and get home i feel better about them jumping off the train. >> having island where hay step on to is a giant improvement. >> these disability crosswalks look good and improve safety by making it noticeable to drivers. >> sidewalk extensions at intersection corners shorten the distance needed to cross the street and slow downturning vehicles. these and other safety treatments are proven tools to reduce the risk of collisions make the taraval corridor safer and inviting for people walking and driving. another key part was replace being two miles of train track for thes first time in almost 50 years. the old tie and balist track was built for muni oldt cc

streetcars and old are light trail trains not today's modern vehicles and it was noise and he prone to vibration. >> these new rails will make for a smoother, quieter ride and require less maintenance. it is much quieter with the new impresumes i livid here the entire time and plays earthquake or municipal when he it came by now we don't have to play anymore >> before when the streetcar went by i would stop talk the street cars would rumble past now i share that confirmation. i like the fact well is not a 3.4 quake every time they go by now. it is quiet temperature feels like sliding on glass. >> this project is more than rails and concrete it is people earngaging with their community. >> local residents and merchants

have told us when their community need and had than i want in their neighborhood. a quieter reliable train roadway and safer streets for people walk. gi think it is essential. i'm excited and wonderful to have a safe way it get to work i work on embarcadero i take it to the end of the line every day >> through open house, public meetings and surveys members helped shape where the stops should go to the curb plan and selecting trees and art work for the corridor. >> we relied on community feedback during construction of the project. with voting held to choose where to stow construction materials and how to sekwenls the construction. >> as a result the project was split in two segments to reduce impacts to the community. access ability is at the forefront of the design. new features ensure people all abilities enjoy seamless travel

on the taraval. these platforms and key locations have a raised boarding area level with the train to help people with walking aids or strollers board more easily. >> warning lights are flashing. >> pedestrian signal announcements assist with visual impairment its cross the street. new curb ramps are essential in providing accessible path of travel on to and off of sidewalks. the sunset district has long been shaped by transand i the qatar valcontinues linking past to present. on the heels of a new tunnelful muni tear van line opened as a shuttle from westportal to 33rd avenue in 1919. it was not until a few years later the trains used the tunnel

sparking a population boom. previously, riders transfer to the circumstance line to go east of what is today known the westportal neighborhood. by 1923, passengers could catch a one seat read on the taraval between downtown and 48th avenue. for the first time, san franciscans had a connection from the bay to the ocean tide. the taraval street cars brought development people could access the south western neighborhoods. homes and buildings sprung up from the once empty dunes. this vielth east/west corridor is the spine the neighborhood carrying over 30,000 daily riders when service last ran the route in 2019.

today, it is a bustling local business that give this area its flavor fr. cafes to quirky but teaks the taraval connects tout best of san francisco's small business scene. >> i lost fact it is not a money on cultural it is multicult rar. korean, chinese. vietnamese. french. italian. we got irish. we got a lot of good mix on this street of restaurants and businesses in those cultural veins and good ole american. helping local line help our small businesses because this is again a small community. and the traffic here is not if you have to generate big revenue. with the l train from other parts of the city to this area has help us the small merchants as well to generate more business.

>> taraval street is a reflection of the outer sunset's unique character. >> this two mile stretch of transit is not just getting from a to b it is reimagining how we move through our city to shop, dine and experience more in the places we live. >> i live in the suburbs i have to take a car or a bus that was an experience i never did again as a teen. now my kids can visit their friends cross the establishment it is a huge increase in their freedom and independent. one of the reasons we chose to raise a family in san francisco. >> it is wonderful to have a safe, clean reliable way to get to work for the neighborhood i'm excite body what it means to bring others back to our neighborhood. we have, let of interesting shops and restaurants and i'm excited to see how things become when it is easier to get here. >> a lot know each actively it

is a close knit community. in my shop i know customers by name i know what they'll order and i have it ready for them. >> what i'm most excite body the street is now unified, we have new paved roads and new rails. and new lighting. new boarding island. >> today, your new street features newrism upgrade water and sewer pipes. 5 new priority signals that hold green lights when trains approach. sidewalk extensions to make pedestrian crossing safer. high visibility crosswalks and ramps. safe boarding islands and platforms. new trees, landscaping and art. is it time you responsiblesed this corridor to the end of the line? with great food, walks on the beach and san francisco's new add upon ventures a ride away now the sunset district is more

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>> long it was in fashion, o'shaughnessy water system has been sustainable. in addition to providing water for the bay area, it also generates clean hydroelectric power to run city buildings and services. and more recently, some san francisco homes and businesses. >> satellite electricity is greenhouse gas free, so we see a tremendous benefit from that. we really are proud of the fact that, we've put our water to work. >> even with the system as well coon received as hetch hetchy, climate change has made the supply of water from the sierra vulnerable. and requires new thinking about where and how we use water. >> we have five hundred million gallons a day of wastewater being dumped out into san francisco bay and the ocean from the bay area alone. and that water could be recycled and

should be recycled for reuse through out the bay area. >> we're looking at taking wastewater and reading it to drink watering standards. we're also looking at our generation and looking at onsite water reuse looking at the technology and strategies we have available to us today. >> the very first recycling plant in the state of california for landscape irrigation was built in san francisco. we've just developed a new recycled water plant in the ocean side wastewater facility for irrigation purposes in golden gate park, lincoln park and the panhandle. >> a century ago, san francisco built a dam to create bunched znswer of fresh water to ensure the future and ensure the taps will flow for future generations, it will take as much vision when it reflects a fundamental change about how we think about water. >> i think we recognize there's going to be change in the

future. so we're going to have to have the flexibility and the creativity to deal with that future as it's presented to us, it's a matter of how to see it and say, okay, let's make wise use of everything we have. >> this o'shaughnessy centennial moment is made possib >> my name is andrew england the owner and collector at real old paper. i'm a native to the bay areaismt grew up in oakland, spent high school years here and lived in hawaii about 10 years. moved back shortly. been in san francisco proper now for about 8 years. when i realized i wasn't a dealer anymore in san francisco, i found openings and decided to opening my own store in north beach in 2016. north beach was a great place to start. i got a neighborhood feel from it. i got involved in the

community, but as far as business turnover, fisherman's wharf is 2 fold, 3 fold because there are so many more people here. we have been here going on 3 and a half years. i started as a hobbyist. i started collecting movie posters in high school. not originals. just favorite. when i mouved to hawaii there was a gallery that specialized in viptage posters and that taught me about the variables beyond movies and that is where this is my career path and what iment to do. i with irked for them for 8 years, took a portion of pay in store credit so i built a collection basically and turned it into a brz. business. hobby turns business and forch int. i got bitten by the poster bug it spiraled out of control and i needed to

a store to outlet my collection. san francisco has always had a viptage poster dating with 1970 with chicago new york and paris san francisco is a city with a area to buy vintage posters so people appreciate the time capsule and history. all are vintage. most in the store is at least 40 plus years old, some back to the 1800s so we have some 140 years old. they are advertisement,b war propaganda from world war 1 and 2. movie and with travel posters and alcohol and tobaccos. thin pieces of paper meant to last maybe a mujt or 6 weeks. the lowest point was the pandemic. having to close the gallery so i didsant have a web store biltd or outlet and barely a instagram and told all the customers don't buy on line.

can't be sure they are authentic or true colors or size or condition. it was very frustrating. it was a struggle until this opportunity presented itself and when i moved into this location on the wharf, there was still nobody here yet. we hadn't officially reopened but i rolled the dice, spent everything i had left to build this place out, and give it one last shot. it worked out very well. it worked out very well. >> here we have the 1971 for the fight. ali and frazier first meeting. the one first professional loss. there is a lot that appreciate the story and understand the esthetic and message and nuances within the graphic. the champagne [indiscernible] wonderful piece. it carries both styles. it has the [indiscernible] in his garb. he has shoes and fits the earlier periods, but done in the style

of art deco and that is what we offer and part of the experience knhing into the store. we will walk through the purchase and explain how we preserved it, what are the imperfections and what does the imagery mean. you have the older story and the newer story, pasted over the top. we will give you all that information. about everything. it may not be your favorite piece until you heard the story. i are think i always had in the back of my mind a second location outside the state. i dream is tokyo, but i do a lot of consulting in las vegas with pon stars group so thought about opening a shop in las vegas. we like to branch out at some point. we are from here and where the company started and where we'll stay, we may just also open another store. i love being here. this is where my family is, this is where i was raised and not ready to leave that behind cht yes, people are looking for this store and there are fewer and fewer store fronts, brick and

mortar like ours that outlet this thing. we offer the experience. i think it is very desirable collective subject matter because we are less and less acustoms. you can pick it while looking at it. examining the flaws and scale and color. you know what you are getting because you get that exact one. poster art is my area of expertise and i have affinity for. poster art especially they are not meant to last are under appreciateated. real paper, the vintage gallery is 777 beach street, tuesday-saturday 11-5 and monday 12-5. 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 ♪♪ >> san francisco! ♪♪

>> this is an exhibition across departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. gender is an important part of the dialogue. in many ways, this exhibition is contemporary. all of this artwork is from the 9th century and spans all the way to the 21st century. the exhibition is organized into seven different groupings or themes such as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. it's not by culture or time period, but different affinities between the artwork. activities, for example, looks at the role of gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine or masculine. we have a print by uharo that looks at different activities that derisionly performed by men.

it's looking at the theme of music. we have three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played by men at that time. we have pairings so that is looking within the context of gender in relationships. also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place. we have three from three different cultures, tibet, china and japan. this is sell vanity stot relevar has been fluid in different time periods in cultures. sometimes being female in china but often male and evoking features associated with gender binaries and sometimes in between. it's a lovely way of tying all

the themes together in this collection. gender and sexuality, speaking from my culture specifically, is something at that hasn't been recently widely discussed. this exhibition shows that it's gender and sexuality are actually have been considered and complicated by dialogue through the work of artists and thinking specifically, a sculpture we have of the hindu deities because it's half pee male and half male. it turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautiful representation of how gender hasn't been seen as one thing or a binary. we see that it isn't a modest concept. in a way, i feel we have a lot of historical references and touch points throughout all the

ages and in asian cultures. i believe san francisco has close to 40% asian. it's a huge representation here in the bay area. it's important that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. especially here in the san francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives.

>> you would walk into the door and encompass two doors with the stitch and clothing and factory side and fellowship ensure educational component of the development program workshop, classes, internships and apprenticeships. it's a pipeline through to the four deposit and i got in trouble with graffiti and fell into the law and the land and

had to make a change. it's a wall, a gallery. three days after i got in trouble and got out and the other things, i took a nap during the day and in the middle of the nap something said learn how to sew. i thought why. i called my mom immediately and she said i used to do that in japan and i said why did you stop, because i had you. so i thought i would keep that going. everybody presents printing the shirts and skate boards and t-shirts. i thought what is another commodity than t-shirts and it was jeans. i took a sewing class and they said don't do it. and i started sewing jeans. that's how i started and

never stopped. my friend said she's a residential counselor for youth and that's what got me into education. i thought, what's up, bro? i didn't want to criticize and these kids and it just clicked. whatever happens. this is it. i'm going to use that skill that i got in trouble for translating into this and now i'm sewing jeans and behind learning is also teaching. education and graffiti, that became the holy stitch that synergy of youth, art, community, safe space. the safe space questioning and why aren't jeans made here and how come youth are generating jobs

and empowering themselves and get your clothes fixed. to be able to distribute that off the screen, vacant vibrant allowed that. vacant vibrant helped to pair new businesses with storefront to create new opportunities for downtown. this project has given it a number of kinds of businesses the opportunity to test the waters in downtown and explore exciting new models that work for an evolving downtown neighborhood for workers, visitors and residents. >> vacant vibrant allowed a wider audience to the work and empowerment that holy stitch does. the reason that it's important for small businesses, the ones that their applications that didn't get accepted or approved, it gave them hope and

a different perspective on what vacant vibrant spaces can be. i hope that vacant vibrant helps to support the businesses because there is a height of abandonment issue in san francisco where it's a prized treasure and disappears. vacant vibrant can do more. >> vacant vibrant can do more than a pop-up and see what that looks like. >> that can allow them to be the [♪♪♪]

>> my family's starts in mexico in a small town. my parents are from a very, very small town. so small, that my dad's brother is married to one of my mom's sisters. it's that small. a lot of folks from that town are here in the city.

like most immigrant families, my parents wanted a better life for us. my dad came out here first. i think i was almost two-years-old when he sent for us. my mom and myself came out here. we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on

sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san francisco, there's a line. here you don't see a line. even though you see someone that's different from you, they're equal. you've always seen that. a rainbow of colors, a ryan bow of personalities. when you think about it you are supposed to be protecting the kids. they have dreams. they have aspirations. they have goals. and you are take that away from them. right now, the price is a hard fight.

they're determined. i mean, these kids, you have to applaud them. their heart is in the right place. there's hope. i mean, out here with the things changing everyday, you just hope the next administration makes a change that makes things right. right now there's a lot of changes on a lot of different levels. the only thing you hope for is for the future of these young kids and young folks that are getting into politics to make the right move and for the folks who can't speak. >> dy mind motion. >> even though we have a lot of fighters, there's a lot of voice less folks and their voiceless because they're scared.

>> >> (indiscernible) faces transformed san francisco street and sidewalks. local business communities are more resilient and our neighborhood centers on more vibrant ask lively. sidewalks and parking lanes can be used for outdoor seating, dining, merchandising and other community activities. we're counting on operators of shared

spaces to ensure their sites are accessible for all and safe. hello, san francisco. i love it when i can cross the street in our beauty city and not worry whether car can see me and i want me and my grandma to be safe when we do. we all want to be safe. that's why our city is making sure curb areas near street corners are clear of parked cars and any other structures, so that people driving vehicles, people walking, and people biking can all see each other at the intersection. if cars are parked which are too close to the crosswalk, drivers can't see who is about to cross the street. it's a proven way to prevent traffic crashes. which have way too much crashes and fatalities in our city. these updates to the shared spaces program will help to ensure safety and accessibility for everyone so we

can all enjoy these public spaces. more information is available at sf dot gov slash shared and i call the san francisco department of disability and aging services commission meeting of wednesday march 5th 2025 to order i am the dos commission president janet spears. this commission meeting is being conducted pursuant to the provisions of the brown act as noted on the agenda. members of the public may observe this meeting via s.f. gov tv.org and s.f. gov tv channel 78 and they may offer

public comments by calling the public public the public public comment phone number. i'd like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us on s.f. gov tv to eliminate background interference. all panelists and presenters that are presenting via webex are asked to mute themselves when not speaking or waiting to present the san francisco hsa dos commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homelands of the roma aloni who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions the raw materials have never ceded loss nor forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place as well as all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands . we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors elders and relatives of the

dramatist aloni community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first people. secretary will you please take the role? >> good morning and thank you president speers commissioners, please respond with present when i call your name president general shakespeare's present vice president nelson lum president commissioner sotheby's sasha bittner is excused. >> commissioner wanda young present commissioner martha knutson present commissioner barbara sklar is excused. commissioner linda parker pennington present and does executive director kelly dearman present? thanks. we have a quorum commissioners. the next item is item three communications. we'd like to provide further instructions for the public comment process. >> public comment will be available in each item on this agenda and during general public comment. both channel 78 and s.f. gov tv borg are streaming the numbers across the screen. each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak. comments or opportunities to speak during the public comment period are available via phone call during each public comment

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>> no. okay commissioners your next item is agenda item for approving the minutes of wednesday, february 5th 2025 das commission meeting minutes . are there any comments or questions from the commission regarding the wednesday, february 5th, 2025 das commission meeting meeting minutes. >> do we have anyone from the public who wishes to comment on our meeting minutes? >> do we have anyone from the public who wishes to comment? >> moderator please open the phone line for public comment. we'll allow some time for callers to submit the request. >> moderator that many callers in the queue there are no callers. thank you very much. harry no further request to speak on the item. is there a motion to approve the wednesday february 5th 2025 meeting minutes. >> so moved i'll second. >> so it's been moved in second. mr. secretary, will you please take a roll call vote to approve the wednesday, february 5th, 2025 das commission

meeting minutes. >> president janeway spears how do you vote? yes. vice president nelson lom how do you vote? yes. commissioner martha knudsen how do you vote? yes. commissioner wanda young how do you vote yes and commissioner linda parker pennington how do you vote? >> yes. thanks. we have a unanimous vote. thank you commissioners. your next item is item five. the executive directors report presented by dawes executive director kelly dearman. >> thank you so much. good morning, commissioners. good morning, everyone. first happy social workers month and i want to thank all of you who worked so hard every day on behalf of all our clients. >> i'll start at the federal level. >> so many of the new executive orders from the new administration have impacts for services for undocumented immigrants, communities of color and lgbtq plus populations. at dos we continue to work and are open for all populations and continue to serve everyone who comes through our doors. the house and senate

republicans have advanced competing budget resolutions and both of these propose detrimental cuts to medicaid. so the house voted to approve a their budget resolution has passed instructs the house energy and commerce committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts over the next ten years. excuse me, kelly, can you put the microphone? oh, sorry. >> yeah. thank you. thank you. look at you can't hear me. okay. the budget resolution is passed instructs the house energy and commerce committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts over the next ten years and it instructs the house agricultural committee to find at least $230 billion in cuts within that same window. so that deficit reduction has to come from the programs those committees have jurisdiction over. the issue is that only around $500 billion of funding in the house energy and commerce

committees jurisdiction is not medicare or medicaid and if the so which means they will have to do some cuts to those programs because there's not enough funding to achieve the $880 billion in deficit reduction without cutting medicaid. >> and the house agricultural committee oversees $1.3 trillion in spending and snap makes up 1 trillion of that. so we are bracing for big cuts to medicaid and to snap but the fight is not over. meanwhile, we're still waiting for the older americans act reauthorization. we tried to do this before in the previous administration but it didn't happen. but there's a lot of work being done behind the scenes and we are still hopeful that something will happen before march 14th which there will be a government shutdown if if

compromises have not been made at the state level. governor newsom's proposed 20 2526 state budget projects a small positive balance after two years of deficits. however, the fires in southern california and the federal policies on tariffs, international trade and immigration as well as the cuts that i previously talked about to domestic programs could have a big impact on budget revenues. so we're in a wait and see mode locally. >> we turned in our proposed budget to the mayor's office at the end of the day the proposed cuts from das was 1.5 million all of which are coming out of ocp. we're doing this by right sizing some programs where there is underspending and unfortunately we will have to eliminate some programs we have worked really hard to

ensure we are keeping all of our core services and we will be notifying our community partners shortly about any changes as you all know, it is also very doubtful that the dignity fund will be funded this year because of the deficit. but where we don't have the last word yet but we are really close to it not being funded. >> the mayor's office continues to focus on their priorities of public safety, street conditions, homelessness and economic recovery. >> he had said earlier that we were in a hiring freeze but we're not. it's really a soft freeze and so we are still able to make recommendations as those those positions that we know need to be hired and the budget office reviews and then lets us know what we can do. >> the mayor also sent an email to all staff a couple of weeks

ago informing us that we all have to be in the office four days per week beginning at the end of april. so that is the current goal and we are working through all the issues that surround that. lastly, i'm currently meeting with individual with all members of the board of supervisors and i'm pleased to report that at this moment we have at least two champions and our board of supervisors and that would be supervisor melgar and supervisor chen chogm. >> and so far i've met with about six of them and those visits continue and have been interesting in their they're all like pleased that we are coming by so that's all i have to report. >> commissioners are there any questions for our executive director i yeah i do have a question and you may not be able to answer it but i.

>> are there meetings being held or conversations being had about this the. because all of this stuff coming in from the federal government seems so imminent. >> are there at least discussions about scenarios and kind of so that so that you're preparing yourselves for for that for that maybe i'll stop right there and i'm kind of imagining just because i also, you know, worked in the city so i'm imagining those conversations would be going on if i still was doing that and if it's appropriate for you to let us now. >> so in general kind of about that so in general there are many conversations happening all over the place first with u.s. aging on the national level with c4a on the state level and then we are having conversations about it here. it's hard to prepare for

because we are getting so many mixed messages that no, no, no ,that's not going to be kept. but yes, yes, that's it. it's going to be cut. so we are we're going back and forth trying to figure it out and trying to look at how can we be sure that we can maintain the services that we know are absolutely necessary even given this so we don't have any answers yet but we are absolutely thinking about it and wringing our hands and there's because there is so much happening at the same time . so it's it's hard it's and sometimes it's hard to know where to look and i guess do you feel in general that the city and the mayor's office is providing that kind of structure or kind of planned approach to this city attorney's office, things like that? >> we're working very closely with the city attorney's office . the mayor's office is is really trying to focus more on what is

happening here locally and deal with those issues and so so that's what we're all trying to do as well. okay. >> thank you. yeah, i wouldn't follow on question you had mentioned march 14th for the older americans act is that the date in which it goes dark or they need to approve by the 14th or i'm just so it doesn't go dark but we as long as there's a continuing resolution it's fine and i imagine there will be a continuing resolution if it doesn't come up we need them to vote. we don't want them to vote to not approve it. so i think as long as they don't vote we're just kind of hanging out here in the oh, we just keep okay. >> all right. because i know that many of our programing programs we've been waiting for this authorization for a while for some time or

some time i will say in san francisco that we're really lucky because that's not the only funding we get for many counties that is the only funding they get. it's the older americans act and without that there is no programing. >> so so it's bad but it's not as bad as it could be for us here. >> and can you go back real quickly and give us the numbers for the at the federal level and those two departments of the feds that will impact yes medicaid since medicaid is such a huge support for the programing that we have and that was 880,000,000,030 billion. right. i forgot the two departments 880 billion is from the house energy and commerce committee. okay. and 230 billion is from the agricole voucher committee.

okay. any other questions i'd like i just wanted to make a comment. it's kind of stating the obvious but the level of uncertainty going on around budget and both the federal level as well as state and local level puts a lot of pressure on the leaders of our departments and and you in particular since those cuts really seem to be affecting you know, the likelihood of affecting dos is pretty significant. so i just wanted to acknowledge that and how difficult it is to manage through uncertainty and my appreciation for your steadfast leadership. well, thank you very much. i really appreciate that and i get a lot of support from da leadership and all of the staff and we're going to you know, there is i feel like at us there is that we are going to do the right thing and we are going to continue to support our older adults and people

with disabilities, you know, no matter what. and we we hold tight to our mission and our values so i think that's what's making it work. but it is just in general an uncertain time and i certainly like you acknowledged that it's hard on everyone not just professionally but in personally and i really appreciate how everyone keeps showing up and trying to you know, keep it pushing. >> mr. secretary. >> oh, look, please. >> assuming the current proposed budget is is going to pass and signing to sign to law when we actually affect our budget. that's a really good question. i don't i will just say i believe there there are going

to be some cuts. >> i don't believe it's going to be as dire as it is right now. i just do not believe that the that people across all of the states will stand for that. i i don't know. do you now how soon next fiscal year. oh right. that makes sense. next fiscal year. yeah so starting july july yeah any other comments from the commissioners? okay ravi i really hope okay commissioners item six of the das employee recognition executive director dearman president spears and the das commission will honor the das march 2025 employee of the month lisa yen who's an administrative analyst for the dos clinical and quality improvement unit. it is with great pleasure that

we recognize louisiana's this month's das employee of the month for her outstanding contributions to our community and her and unwavering commitment to the mission of das as a key member of the clinical and quality improvement secure unit lisa plays a vital role in supporting das programs by advocating for clients rights and ensuring the timely coordination of the das grievance process. the secure unit partners with das programs by providing short term support to das clients with complex clinical needs. >> beyond this she fosters positive relationships with the public service providers and city departments through her dedication to community outreach and public health promotion. >> lisa consistently goes above and beyond in her role as an analyst demonstrating exceptional empathy and cultural humility whether she's organizing disaster and emergency preparedness initiatives such as the das mobile influenza and covid 19

vaccination efforts for older adults and adults with disabilities or joining public health nervous nurses and vaccination and health awareness efforts for homebound and bedbound seniors. lisa's impact is deeply felt throughout our community. >> her compassionate approach to listening to public concerns ensures that individuals feel truly heard and connected to the resources they need. she embodies the values of service, integrity and inclusivity making a meaningful difference every day. please join us in congratulating lisa on being the march 2025 das employee of the month and we thank you for your dedication and an exceptional service. thank you. thank you so much for i'm really appreciate to be nominee and receiving this war definitely i will continue my hard work and then serve our community during this critical

time. >> and thank you so much. thank you . i know it's sweet and quick. no, i've got an email asking people that speaking to the mic it's a little hard to here. okay okay okay. yeah that commission i got an email. make sure you're speaking to the mike event. it's a little loud.

>> okay. okay. all right, ready? >> yes. all right, commissioners item seven is the advisory council report presented by advisory advisory council president alan cooper. we applaud mr.. anything with that? thank you. >> good morning everyone. i'm going to keep this as short as i can. begin the mic as requested by director jeremy mike. just get my pen. there we go. >> better move this way. >> okay. that's perfect. at the last meeting we heard from director dearman who told us many of the same things she told you so i won't repeat them in my report. i talked about the so-called tech. now i didn't know what tech was . i have to admit until i was part of tech and for those who

don't know, it's the triple agency advisory council that is the area aging aid agencies. and each president meets 3 or 4 times a year and there are 33 scattered around the state. there's actually also another organization around the country which is all the heads of the techs. who knew? i didn't. anyway, at the meeting they decided to focus primarily on housing and two agencies presented. one was called affordable living for aging, which is a los angeles agency that primarily runs assisted living facilities for the elderly. we also here have a number of agencies that do assisted

living a little differently. i think. mercy housing and ex episcopal and community services. so there was similar. one interesting thing they talked about is that they contract with an agency called a front porch that provides companion housing so an elderly person can take a rumor a roommate who also provides them a service like transports and or cooking or things like that. and that is apparently part of the los angeles support network. and apparently there is a we're going to learn later i just learned this front porch facility here. then the other presenter was the kelsey which as we all know is in the process of building disability housing on the corner right on this corner of market and or down the block of market and and venice.

the this as you probably know will include 110 units and quite interesting the disability community center which we're all anxious to see their completion date they said was march 2025. so that seems to have been put off. i think until january until june of this year. nonetheless they did a really good job of and they have one other facility in san jose that's director the state budget was discussed at the meeting and as director newman said it's tight but not not negative. at the advisory council the main presentation was a draft for the 2020 2526 area aging plan update. it was done by is he claytor who along with the d3 are two

communicators and i have to say they do a great job and is he's a little new to us and i've been really impressed by her ability to articulate that and so i've always been impressed by your incredible grasp of the statistics you'll hear that report momentarily so i won't go over it and the main discussion from the advisory council related to concern about the cuts in medicaid and how that was going to affect people and sniffs and and whether we should at least be thinking about or how we can think about ways to rather than having to when we discharge if we have to discharge a number of people from sniffs how we can get them into long term ihs which is something that obviously us is

very involved in and i think that's an important thing for us to think about over the next next months because i think these cuts are coming and then we've talked about future meeting plans and what we'll go over and it was unanimously decided that we would like an overview of exactly what that does in all its many what it all has many tentacles for. and then after we understand that will be able to focus on other things that we would like to learn about that's it. this report is respectfully submit it. thank you. >> any questions? i'd be happy to answer them. commissioners, are there any questions or comments regarding the advisory report? thank you. thank you. thank you commissioners. item eight is the case report presented by fiona lindsay via webex. >> all right.

good morning commissioners. thank you. court as he said, neither is he on the courtroom case again. so informed by my other co co-chair who usually presents to you you didn't dancer. he is away this week so you get me again. >> we have a very short report for you and and as always your written copy of our my are in your packet. so you're more than welcome to read that as well for and or sometimes more in-depth going into things. so again we always review our previous month programing with you and we talk about our our upcoming months programing so last month we had a

presentation by by the center for worklife while they are a new main suspect legal aid organization and they were great at giving us kind of information about the services they provide and the laws around like paid time off in the various kinds of leave. i think it was helpful for providers as they often may come across situations around family leave and working to have complexity. so having that resource was good to know about and they're going to be a resource for our providers going forward. and again we like to thank my for this referral. we'll we would also like to thank flag dog for his referral

of our march presenter and we have with the stanford sleep study program who's going to be speaking to us about a study they're running and sort of sleep hygiene in general so we are looking forward to that. one exciting note about this meeting that is not typical is that it's our quarterly in-person meeting so we would like to thank the downtown alliance and that is going to be hosting us monday at our meeting again and we hope to have in-person meetings roughly quarterly and go around the city so providers can really see i see the signs that our

members run every day and here in person of other programs i know that they are members of your advisory council do this often and they learn or learn a lot from from going to them so we hope to do some provider sharing in terms of how they run their site etc. so we are looking forward to that. our my last update for you is of course the monthly promised update on our madison grant progress. again, we would like to thank the madison and their staff for giving us a 300,000 grant over three years to really build our capacity since our last report we've been working on our job descriptions for some positions

we're going to be hiring and we will look to have those completed. and david by our meeting monday by also our membership meeting monday they are very briefly a strategic planning consulting as far as part of one of our deliverables for the grant we hope to have a strategic plan for sort of kids going forward in the very going forward that should be completed we we target by the end of the year so we're really being on someone to help with that in our other two positions our project manager that will support as in the doing in the deliverables that come out of the strategic plan like maintaining our website etc. and then the other one we have

sort of an administrative aid that is going to help us sort of do the day to day operations of case we have this to this now but with this with this grant we hope to expand the role a little bit. so we are very excited about our progress and again we'll be providing you monthly updates and i will send you the job description once we have written to the clerk so that you all can help us recruit and get the word out. we we really do want to test these as widely as possible so that we hope to get someone with ideally industry expertise and good candidates. so that is my point. i'm happy to take any questions . >> thank you commissioners. are there any questions or comments for the case report?

>> see no questions. >> thank you so very much for your report. all right. >> thank you, commissioners. all right, commissioner. item nine is general public comment an opportunity for members of the public to address the commission on matters that are not on today's calendar? are there any members of the public that would like to address the commission today? please come up. you have three minutes and whenever you start i'll let you know when you have 30s left. >> thank you. good morning commissioners. good morning clerk. thank you for this opportunity. my name is andrea lisak and i actually work for front porch. i am the program director of home match in san francisco and i was here to share two items of interest today with you the american society on aging has selected the home match program by front porch as the 2025 recipient of their

innovation and social impact award. this award recognizes an individual team or organization using creativity and ingenuity to solve issues affecting older adults. so we are very excited to hear about that yesterday. the other item of note is chris ward as excuse me assembly member chris ward introduced bill seven 470 four known as the home sharing act of 2025 this month and the bill focuses on four main areas financial incentives and taxes admissions. so ab 474 exempts rental income earned by low income homeowners participating in nonprofit home sharing programs from state income tax. so this measure aims to reduce financial barriers and encourage more home owners

to offer affordable housing options protection of government assistance eligibility. the bill ensures that income derived from home sharing does not affect participants eligibility for government assistance programs. this safeguard is designed to prevent the loss of vital support for low income individuals and families engaging in home sharing arrangements and third enhanced tenant protections. ab 474 strengthens protections for tenants involved in home sharing agreements including the right to have a caregiver move in if necessary. these provisions aim to provide stability and security for renters participating and home sharing programs. and then finally support for nonprofit home sharing organizations. the bill aims to reduce barriers and offer financial incentives for californians participating in nonprofit home sharing programs. it also provides legal

and conflict resolution support to facilitate successful home sharing arrangements. >> you have 30s. okay, perfect. so this is one way that by 2040 california's older adult population is projected to reach 11.4 million or about 28% of the state's total population which is the state's master plan for aging has once again made addressing senior housing its number one priority. and i have the printouts of the fact sheet of ab 474 available if anyone would like them. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public that would like to do public comment? >> moderator okay, please open the phone lines and we'll hold . >> woman moderator do we have any callers in the queue? there are no callers. >> thank you very much.

>> commissioners your next item is item ten. all business. commissioners please indicate by raise your hand if there's any old business that you'd like to discuss. no. okay. >> commissioners your next agenda item is item 11 new business item 11 a and 11 b are informational only items that do not require a vote by the commission. item 11 a introducing elliot charlotte dean da dean geraldine director huh? sorry. director i apologize for that. director of the mayor's office on disability and their integration into dos presented by you do so and yeah i apologize for the name mispronunciation.

>> oh good. >> just wait one moment for the slide deck. great. good morning, commissioners. so nice to see you all. >> this is actually my second commission meeting. my first commission meeting occurred in january when i was all of two weeks old to the city of san francisco. so really appreciate joining you once again and talking about the mayor's office on disability again eli gilmartin pronouns he him the new director of the mayor's office. >> next slide. so the mayor's office on disability has a rich history coming out of the americans with disabilities act which was established and passed in 1990 embody as we are acronym too has really played a role in ensuring that san francisco falls into compliance with title two of the americans with

disabilities act really ensuring that all facilities and programs are accessible to the public as well as the employees of san francisco. so our history really kind of forming around 1992 has been historically around physical access. so when we look at this slide of our areas of focus, those are our bones as accessibility expanded beyond physical access into the digital accessibility space, amoda really leaned into compliance with fiber weight and we added and ensuring that not just websites but pdfs and all digital communication that the city implemented what is accessible. >> the city has really grown and leaned into accessibility overall over the last 30 years which is very excited to learn and see. there are now over 60 ada

coordinators across our departments and amoda now really plays a role of being the coordinator of the coordinators. most recently we've expanded our work to as part of that to coordinate the data and and grievance process that city departments as well as msd implements complaints come in both through city departments as well as msd and we are in the process of rolling out a new grievance procedure which both tracks those that data in a more intentional and process driven way but also will be used as a tool to share and educate and bring on new coordinators as they come into the city workforce. >> the fourth focus policy and engagement is also one that's really expanded over the

last 3030 plus years. the mayor's office on disability plays a role in both providing technical assistance around city legislation but also on a state and even national level advising the city on disability policy and how it impacts san francisco. specifically in the area of access but also more broadly. >> next slide we are thrilled and excited about our transition into das. by way of background i've spent the last 20 plus years in disability rights in the north bay as part of an aging and disability resource connection. >> so this vision of an integrated system or no wrong door where aging disability and its intersection is addressed both by services as well as advocacy and policy

very much aligns with modi's values as part of this transition we are also changing our name moving forward april 1st and beyond we will be named the san francisco office on disability and accessibility. >> are we? we veer away from using soda because soda is taxed in the city so we are using oda. you know as i wrap up i just want to talk about some of our emerging work recognizing that you know modi and now oda as well as das has played a key role over the past six years with the pandemic and now the transition post pandemic as well as disaster response climate change we heard from director diamond the policy and emerging work that is

happening or will need to happen as a result of federal changes. >> it it really makes sense for this alignment and oda feels like we can play a very important role in the das family in part because we bring that disability culture and perspective. >> we are a proud, disabled led office office founded on disability rights and i think at this point in time that cultural competency c will will be of value and lift up both das and modi's work. just wrapping up and looking ahead we're also very excited about celebrating the 35th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act and the outstanding work that das is doing in lifting up community based organizations most notably the disability culture center and also working with

the city as we look at current and future capital projects and ensuring that they are both accessible as well as universally designed and kind of bring all communities together. the last point i'll say is one role we also serve is as the staff for the mayor's disability council and that council will continue to operate and in its structure we we will be you know as we come under does updating our administrative code to align with our current work. but all of this is has been done with a very intentional and thoughtful lens and i just want to acknowledge kelly director dearman does his leadership cindy and really the whole team as part of my onboarding it's been incredible to see how much intention and thought and purpose does

and hsa has provided in our integration over and we hope to accomplish all of that by april 1st. happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> thank you commissioners, are there any questions or comments i do have? sure. >> i'll acknowledge you first. okay, great. thank you for the presentation and thank you for the written report that we received on our packet. there was in the written report i noticed that there was mention on ada transition planners wondering can talk a little bit and i don't want to i don't need a huge explanation but kind of a brief overview. tell me a little bit more about yeah what that is. >> yeah, absolutely. so as part of that kind of circle of focus around architectural access we work with some of the major departments in particular around ensuring that older buildings as well as new

construction falls into compliance with title two. so we work very closely with the capital planning committee and actually fund specific projects both with other departments as well as on our own. an example is the soma arts center with the arts commission another example is zuckerberg general and installing an accessible bathroom. >> so all of this is part of the larger transition plan to bring all facilities up to code . we are kind of moving into a new planning phase which we are going to be calling the accessibility plan recognizing the city has made tremendous strides in app access overall but there is still spaces like curb cuts and ramps sidewalks and you know some hubs within the city that we want to see continue to model not just

accessibility but usability where our aging and disabled community members and their families can participate in in the community. >> and then my second question you kind of start to lean into that. can you kind of better explain the work relationship of the office on disability and accessibility with tbi depant ofuilding inspections as well as the digital part which is the i think it's called committee on information technology. you're working with? >> yeah. yeah. great questions. we do work closely with office of disability inspection particularly in the space historically of implementing the accessible business entry program which was an ordinance to ensure that all private businesses moved into compliance when it comes to the front door so that that first

step into a small business and ensuring that it's accessible. >> we are pleased that, you know as of this year and this program is six was established in 2016 over i believe 17,000 businesses came into compliance . so we are now moving into a phase with recent legislation passed by the board of supervisors sponsored by president mandell men of sunsetting the the b program and moving to what what's called beyond the front door recognizing that that last mile of business accessibility might be very difficult we're talking about small and micro-businesses many immigrant owned and an issue of equity. so recognizing that rather than a more i would say aggressive

based approach of compliance moving into a space of education where we're working with small businesses ii as well as the office of small business which provides grants to bring businesses into accessible code more of an outreach and education campaign . so that's specifically on our work with tbi. >> remind me your other question i've already forgotten the digital part. >> yeah, yeah. we work very closely with the office of digital technology within city administration as well as all departments on ensuring that they're up to date on the latest standards for accessibility. also we work with them on a a technology coalition to ensure that procurement procedures bring in vendors who who are in

compliance with 508 and ensuring that they are practice seeing high standards when it comes to disability there's when it comes to accessibility again this work is also emerging but it's really done like our facilities work in coalition with the technology departments across the city starting with the city and actually i have one last quick question you mentioned that there are six ada coordinators throughout the city. so basically are you the person in charge of bringing that group together, providing oversight to the to the six ada coordinators? >> the the aspiration and i think this is where we would like to move towards is to really have a more intentional and and ongoing relationship and training sessions and resource sharing with all

of these coordinators. so we do work with them in many 1 to 1 and and you know smaller settings but with the rollout of our new ada grievance program as well as other initiatives, the intention is to really kind of provide a place of learning and information sharing. >> that's what we hope to achieve. thank you. thank you. >> yeah i just thank you for that detailed questions. those are excellent. i just wanted to say on a more larger level just welcome so excited about the potential that that lies in in here being part of this whole da structure. so and thank you for the in-depth report you gave us and we really look forward to hearing from you. so i hope in the other ways that we hear from the veterans, all the subgroups that are now

part of us which are so critical it's always really good for us to hear about some of your just come back and report to us when you can. so thank you. forward to that and also as a former city worker in a department i really understand how how having ada coordinators in grievance policy is really going to assist departments. yeah so because i had to to deal with that and you know and kind of kind of you felt like on your own you know a little bit i mean and i tended to work with the city attorney's office and things like that. so this is just such a better solution. so i really, really am glad to see all of this evolving and excited about this. so welcome. >> yeah, thank you so much. >> any other comments? i'll just say welcome and my commissioners the commissioners have done a great job asking all the questions so i feel

really well informed but welcome to welcome to us. >> thank you. okay are they should public comment or really? >> yeah no i don't think there's any of a give me a minute i'm a little slow today take your time. item 11 be it's review of the draft we actually have to do public comment. >> oh okay. yeah sorry are there any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 a moderator please open the phone line for public comment on agenda item 11 we will allow some time for callers to submit their request . thank you, mr. secretary. moderator do we have any callers in the queue?

>> there are no callers. thank you very much. okay. so we will close public comment now commissioners. our next item is item 11 b review of the draft fiscal year 2025 2026 area plan update for the california department of aging and this is presented by kelly dearman and nikki claytor . >> good morning commissioners. my name is izzi claytor and i am an analyst in the human services agency's policy and planning unit. i am presenting today with director dearman on the area plan update for fiscal year 2025 2026.

>> today will start with an overview of the area plan before highlighting key sections of the update. we are keeping this pretty high level since you have a full agenda today but we'll be happy to take any questions or comments that you have at the end of the presentation. >> next we'll provide a short overview of the area plan process. the area plan is an older americans act requirement. as you know, the older americans act provides funding for services that help older adults live and engage in community. as the local area agency on aging does submits an area plan every four years that outlines population trends and a plan to address needs. the plan itself does a few things. first it assesses demographic trends and population needs. it outlines area agency on aging plans to use older americans act funding to

support seniors with the greatest economic and social needs. and finally, it supports a coordinated system of supportive services. in the interim years we submit an update on anything that's changed. so please just bear in mind that this plan is focused on older americans act money which funds only a portion of the department's work. so as context we will get about $7.8 million and older americans act money whereas the entire daas budget for for community based services is about 105 million. so in other words that's about 7% of funding that's used for community services that comes from okay money. so on this slide we present a timeline that lays out our four year area plan timeline showing exactly where we currently are which is preparing for fiscal year 2025 and 2026. as i mentioned we published the area plan last year and now we

are preparing our update. the second timeline shows our process this year. today we are presenting our draft report to you. will incorporate your feedback that we hear today and then return again in april to receive final approval. next slide please. next will highlight a few of the key sections of the update . >> in san francisco we have about 191,000 people who are ages 60 years or older. they represent nearly a quarter of our community. as shown in the chart on the left, the largest portion of the older adult population identifies as asian or pacific islander. this is a continuation of trends from over the past 20 years or so. on the right we have racial demographics of older adults living in poverty based on the federal threshold. about 11% of seniors or 22,000

individuals live in poverty. almost half identify as asian or pacific islander. we also see that black or african-american communities and hispanic or latino groups are disproportionately likely to live in poverty. >> another key section of the area plan update covers the service unit plan objectives. this is the state's language for anticipated service levels . generally based on anticipated service levels for the coming year we have decreased our targets or kept them about the same across most services funded by older americans act dollars for example congregate meals and home delivered meal units decreased by roughly 10% due to funding availability. in combination with increased costs, the funding we currently have available for these programs in fiscal year 2025 and 2026 will not support more

than the numbers we've outlined in this area. plan draft. >> health promotion is another service that has reduced service units but only by about 240 units. that represents less than 10% of all units offered. finally, nutrition counseling units have been cut as well. due to mayoral budget cuts. however, the need and demand for nutrition counseling by home delivered meal providers has also declined over the past several years. it was a service that the da's office of community partnerships required in order for nutrition partners to provide modified or therapeutic diets. however, nutrition partners are no longer providing those therapeutic diets. next slide please. next up we will talk through the narrative goals and objectives section. in this section we provide narrative information about dos programs and projects within

each goal area. we will provide an update on one objective starting with our goals our area plan sets out to advance five primary areas. we strive to improve equity inclusion and accessibility, develop a strong workforce and foster collaboration with staff and community partners. advance employment opportunities and ensure economic security among our clients. foster health and well-being through access to food, shelter, health care, supportive services and community connection. and lastly ensure everyone is safe and connected throughout all stages of life free from abuse, neglect and exploitation. at this point i'm going to turn it over to director dearman to discuss our narrative goals and objectives. >> thank you so much. so looking at goal one does is pursuing a variety of strategies to support disability community

engagement. the disability community the disability cultural center launched its virtual programing in july 2024 with the celebration of disability pride month. the disability cultural center plans to open its brick and mortar site in july 2025 and is currently working with architects, designers and i.t professionals to ensure that the center center meets the needs the diverse needs of its community members. next slide four goal to we're looking at objective b does provides regular training on foundational topics such as daas services and other disability and aging resources. mandated reporting and elder abuse prevention and anti ageism and anti-ebola ism dos is also revamping and expanding our virtual trainings on sexual orient tation and gender

identity soji data collection and lgbtq plus cultural humility planned for launch in early 2025. we also recently launched specialized trainings on domestic violence and older adults and supporting domestic violence deaf survivors and survivors with disability is to supplement our core elder abuse prevention trainings. >> next slide for goal three employment and economic security. >> doss continues to administer the employment navigation and benefits support program to help adults with disabilities and older adults understand and navigate means tested benefit rules while pursuing employment. in fiscal year 20 2324 the program delivered 1022 hours of benefit counseling services

and provided 18 group workshops . next slide please go forward for health and well-being daas launch the enhanced care management program in fiscal year 2324 within the existing community living fund program. we served nearly 140 clients last year and have increased service levels this year. we also added two new core ame community supports programs to our portfolio leo this fiscal year. these programs serve individuals discharging from skilled nursing facilities to access assisted living or to transition to a private residence in their community depending on their level of care need. and finally goal five safety in care. in january 2024, san francisco became the first california county to implement the statewide expansion of mental health conservatorship.

under state senate bill 43. das coordinated with city agencies to facilitate san francisco's expansion of conservatorship support for people who are gravely disabled due to serious mental illness and or substance use disorder. during the first year of implementation the public conservator received over 140 referrals for conservatorship which was nearly a 35% increase from the prior year. we also launched a new centralized intake process via our benefits and resource hub to expand access to conservatorship services and to improve service connection to less restrictive alternatives. >> that concludes our presentation and we'll be happy to take questions or comments. >> thank you. executive director dearman and izzie clayton are there any

comments or questions from the commission regarding this or the area report? >> sorry i'm not speaking into the mic. yeah. >> questions. comments. sure. two comments. okay. >> four more. first of all i just want to say i really appreciate reports like this in this one two area plan to help you kind of reflect on all the excellent work that has happened that this has been working on so hard on. >> so i really appreciate because it's hard. i mean it's sometimes it's hard to put pieces together. we come in and we have two different contracts two we refer you we get pieces here and there. but having a chance to kind of sit back and read a report like this and hear about all the excellent work that's been done is just it's very heartwarming and rewarding and appreciative of all the work that everyone's

been doing so well. excellent report. the second comment is i just noted to taking to recognition the high number of non-english speaking clients that we serve. i noticed this although it's not highlight but what i did notice is excellent reference to how language access is being recognized and address. i notice in it's been program that it's worked to outreach to non-english speaking population as well as to translate the materials are available and elder abuse education process and also in our legal assistance program that we are making a concentrated effort outreach to non-english speaker population. i note that in terms of looking at that service it was noticed that that population for whatever reason was not accessing services and that we

are taking extra efforts to make sure that happens. so i do note that there's some excellent work done in that area. thank you. any other comments? >> i just have one question. i appreciate getting this report also and i was curious about what kind of metrics and measurable outcomes are associated with the plan. i'm assuming that somewhere in the detail of what you're striving for and you can just speak to it at a high level. good morning commissioners. my name is people where i work with osi in the hsa planning unit in terms of deliverables and measurable outcomes and that varies from program to program. so the section with our narrative goals and objectives as well as the section on

service unit objectives those outline sort of across the the office of community partnerships community based services portfolio in addition to select department services programs that we are administering in each of those community based service contracts we identify service levels as well as sort of thematic outcome objectives such as clients reporting that they feel more engaged as a result of their participation in services and so those objectives are measured through the process of contract monitoring and sort of the typical business activities of the department. >> we typically sort of speak to what those objectives look like and compile that information in some of our dignity fund reporting. we recently issued the dignity fund data and evaluation report which we publish on an annual basis. that's really where we provide

that snapshot of program performance and the extent to which services are meeting those target objectives so that gets reflected and i think a little less concretely in the area plan process but the annual updates that we provide in that narrative goals and objectives section is where we speak to certain metrics of interest but really are providing more narrative updates about program activities and other highlights that we think are important to note from year to year. that answer your question yeah that's i mean they're basically the metrics are at the program level but not the right sort of aggregate plan level. >> that's that's fine. thank you. i have just one follow up question and this is regarding the estimates and those folks living in poverty and so could could one of you speak to how do we think about i'll call it the middle income poor folks here in the city because i you

know, i understand the fpl and the 21,000 people that fit there but there are also the the data about using the older index and what that actually means. and so how does the department think about i'll call it the middle income folks who are struggling to stay here in the city with the programing that we offer? >> yeah. sorry. so you want to go first and all that? yeah. yeah. i that the people or again i can speak to this from sort of a data perspective but i'm hoping executive director dearman can chime in with sort of a holistic programmatic perspective. >> so i think the thing to remember with the area plan process is that this is a very like highly prescribed document and that needs to meet some very specific criteria laid out by the california department of aging and particularly the focus on sort of individuals

living in poverty per the 100% federal poverty level threshold is one of those frameworks. but i think to your point we really recognize that that is a pretty limited framework given sort of the cost of living and other factors that are specific to san francisco in our full four year area plan. we do engage with sort of the notion that the federal poverty threshold and understanding seniors living in poverty alone is not enough really to target our services effectively to our community and who we think will need support. and so we do provide analysis of some of these cost of living factors engage with the elder index. so if you refer to the four year area plan our section on sort of population does speak somewhat to that data.

i think in other areas of does work and research where we are less strictly prescribed to align with 100 percent federal poverty threshold for example in our dignity fund reporting and the dignity fund community needs assessment, we actually tend to look at sort of low to moderate income individuals. these are folks at or below 200 or 300% fpl to try to capture a wider range of of the community. we think is a need and our equity analysis has demonstrated that does does a particularly good job in reaching people in that low to moderate income bracket sort of over and above service participation rates for older people or people with disabilities generally. so we do have some sense that we are sort of effectively reaching folks who who are likely to need services even

though most of our programs are not means tested in any way. >> so that's sort of the data side of this question but one follow up with that of course. >> so i thought the state was going to move towards implementing in their restrict active process the elder index because of i'll call it california in general and that was my understanding is that they were going to start moving in that direction. has that not happened yet from the california department of aging? >> i'm not aware of the elder index being adopted as the standard particularly for the area plan process. >> okay. it's possible it's coming up programmatically. mike is also shaking his head no. okay. but it's something that we can certainly keep an eye out for and continue to advocate for given the sort of limitations of sort of non adjusted right in poverty is trying to advocate for that use.

>> and so i guess we've been not completely heard yet as we're advocating for directed more i would just want to echo what he said about the fact that most of our programing is not means tested. >> we are very much aware that there's this whole middle area of folks who don't qualify for some of the necessary services and so we we spend a lot of time thinking about that and talking about that and what the what programs we do have available but for specific needs around you know, say caregiving. mm hmm. we do have support at home which i believe is still being funded and so that is is one way to help. i also think it's important to note that this year we will be doing just given you with a headline the community needs assessment and this will be

another opportunity for us to hear from folks about what are you know those those other needs. but it is it's troubling like we're not sure we can't really fill that gap with the with the money that we we get we can only we can offer the various services but when i think of things like for people who are not this is anecdotal able to maybe afford the caregiving if it's just around running errands or things like that we have you know, our community partners like the a village that can help with that. so we have tried to help substitute some of those needs with the programs that we offer in the community and it'll be interesting to hear over the next few months if that is you know, good or bad helpful when we do our needs assessment. >> thank you. thank you both very much. i just had one tiny little question i really on page 20

because you were reporting on our new vendor contract for our online resource directory. you noted that it's still pending certification just because there's a city budget policy freeze on spending on new programs and is there a real problem with that or are we working through the process ? >> i guess that's what i phrase it. i am so very happy to to say that we have worked through that process and we have been given the green light so we will be moving forward. >> okay. because you know, i'm just going to read that. no, i appreciate that and what you were doing here is what we were doing at the office. >> hey, what are still waiting to hear? yeah. so yeah, it's all going have to dog those contract so i'm very happy to hear that. and then in general everything everyone said thank you for this great update so i don't need to repeat that.

>> thank you. thank you both very much. >> now we'll go to public comment. >> do we have any what any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 b? moderator please over the phone line for public comment on item 11 b without some time for callers to submit the request. there are no callers in the queue. thank you very much. all right, commissioners. items 11 c through 11 h are action items that require vote by the commission and we will start with item 11 c item 11 c is requesting approval for a sole source waiver and authorization to enter into a new contract agreement with xcel soft partners llc for provision of licensing access to registration enrollment video appointment river for the period of july 1st 2025 to june 30th 2028 in the amount of

$43,920 plus a 10% contingency in the total amount not to exceed $48,312. this will be presented by shannon morgan. >> good morning president speirs commissioners and executive director dearman my name is shannon morgan and i am the program director of the in-home supportive services program. i'm seeking authorization to enter into a new contract agreement with xcel soft partners to aid in the streamlining of the enrollment of new providers via their online registration enrollment video and appointments system. better known as riva riva has

been the system of choice for the i trust program since 2012. >> prior to using riva every aspect of the new enrollment process was done in person and with the use of paper documents. as 1st may imagine this was not the most efficient setup for our new providers nor for our staff. the benefits of having riva in place is that it has built in workflows which meets our program state mandates. i'll give you an example of some of those mandates that are for our new providers. new providers must complete forms and sign them in order to be an eligible provider. they also must view state mandated orientation videos. they also must schedule in-person appointments with each assessed staff member to complete the enrollment process.

all of these three action steps can take place through the river system. another benefit of riva is that it is web based fully hosted and available 24 seven for providers. it's a great aspect being that at any time a provider can go into that system and start the process. >> currently each assesses enrolling 500 new providers each month and the use of riva is helping us swiftly to get providers enrolled so they can join the workforce to meet the needs of our most vulnerable recipients. in conclusion riva has been an excellent system for the ihs program and i look forward to receiving your authorization to enter into this new contract. >> i welcome any questions you may have. commissioners, are there any questions regarding this contract?

>> i do have a i have a good question. it sounds like a big step up in efficiency and i'm wondering if you have also an estimate of cost savings that will result from having this system as opposed to having a paper process that's very manual. >> that's a great question, commissioner. i don't have the answer at this time but i can look into that and bring that to the to ravi who can provide that to you? >> i don't want to give you more work to do. i was just curious but it seems like the cost savings would exceed the cost of the contract just guessing. just on the paper alone, right? yeah, exactly. and the time the staff time is a big deal too. invaluable saving that. yeah right, right. so yeah. thank you. thank you. any other commissioners with comments? okay. mr. secretary, there any members of the public who would like to comment on this item? >> are there any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 c?

moderator please open the phone line for public comment and 11 c will allow some time for callers to submit their request . >> there are no callers in the queue. thank you very much. >> there are no further requests to speak on this side and we will close public comment. >> is there a motion from the commission to move so it's been moved and seconded? >> mr. secretary, will you please take a roll call vote to approve item 11 c? >> yes president gen y speers how do you vote? yes. vice president nelson lum how do you vote? yes. commissioner martha knutson how do you vote? yes. commissioner one as young how do you vote yes and commissioner linda parker pennington that you vote yes. thanks. we have a unanimous vote. >> thank you mrs. morgan. commissioners our next item is item 11 d requesting authorization to enter into a new grant agreement with holmbridge for the provision of in-home supported services.

during the period of july 1st, 2025 through june 30th 2029 in the amount of $144 million plus a 10% contingency for the total amount not to exceed $158,400,000. shannon morgan will present this item also president sphere's commissioners and executive director dearman i'm seeking authorization to enter into a new grant agreement with holmbridge for the provision of care giving services also known within the program as contract mode services or i each assess recipients. i just ask continues to be an it's an essential supportive services program that's at the forefront of meeting the caregiving needs of older adults minors and persons with disabilities in san francisco. we are coming close to having 30,000 active recipients and have seen a 6% growth

within the past year. not only are our caseload sizes increasing but also the number of submitted applications within the past year there has been a 11% increase in the number of submitted s. s applications. we attribute much of this growth to the medi-cal expansion initiatives as well as there being a increased need for aged assessed services since coming out of the covid 19 pandemic. based on current data the program is growing at an excess rated rate in order to meet the caregiving needs. i'm sorry in order to meet the caregiving demands the program must respond to the needs of our recipients. >> there is a portion of our recipients that can navigate the ihs process independently and can be self-directed

meaning they have no challenges with interviewing hiring as well as supervising their independent provider. nevertheless, there is a growing subset of our recipients who lack the ability to manage their caregiving services. >> some are unable to hire and retain a long term provider using our registry. >> we also are seeing a large number of our recipients presenting with a variety of risk factors. some of those risk factors are cognitive impairments diagnoses of a substance use disorder or a behavioral health challenge. >> these factors make it difficult for them to self direct their care needs. >> we also have recipients who lack a stable and supportive person in their life who they can lean on to either serve as

their provider or help them navigate the ihs process. for this subset of our population we are utilizing contract mode to ensure caregiving services are put in place. what that looks like contract mode acts on the behalf of our recipients. they perform the necessary three duties associated with provider matching currently in san francisco. >> currently san francisco is the only county in the state that has been intentional in procuring contracting mode services for at risk and vulnerable ihs s recipients. i'm proud to say that san francisco i chose this program has had a long standing relationship with home bridge as they have been on the front lines with us in ensuring that our recipients receive person centered services that that is

culturally and linguistically appropriate at home. bridge hasn't implemented practice assists which is helping to optimize the quality of life of our recipients. >> these practices have yielded positive results. data wise. i'll now share with you some metrics. in fiscal year 2020 for the number of caregiving hours served by home bridge as well as a number of recipients that they are serving has increased by 30% over the past two years. home bridge annual served hours has been trending in a positive direction. there's been a 13% growth. this is extremely impressive considering that home bridge is serving some of our most complex recipients. >> i believe home bridge is on the trajectory of continued

success. based on the metrics i've mentioned and with the authorization of this new grant, the program can continue to rely upon them to meet the ever growing caregiving demands that we're witnessing in san francisco. thank you. and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> commissioners, are there any questions regarding this particular contract? just a quick question. i just want to make sure i understand what the modification is really. it seems to be to make up a shortfall at the end of this. >> this is a five year grant we're looking at because it's a pretty big number. but the modification is, you know, 2.4 million and it's just relates to the last couple of months of the term of this contract which is a five year contract. >> this is actually the initial contract. this is the initial contract and the modification will be

there. >> stay tuned. oh, right. thank you. okay. i'm i'm ahead of i'm ahead of the game. okay. you scared me a little. >> yeah. never mind. yeah. >> okay. are there any other questions regarding the initial contract for the next four years? >> i don't have any questions. more comments? i just wanted to thank you for sharing those metrics. i had of faith notion that there needs continue to grow but just really hearing the increase in the numbers really puts you know really framed it very clearly clearly clearly for me and i'm very pleased to hear how successful holmbridge has been. i do want to also acknowledge the information in the memo that indicate that of all of the many hours in and persons served that there were only two grievances file in the last fiscal year and that there was achievement of 83% satisfaction

of of people who received services. >> so i think those are excellent outcomes. thank you for the acknowledgments. a testament to the holmbridge staff and new leadership that we've been partnering with every step of the way. >> i just really appreciate your highlighting and explaining to us and in more detail your evaluation of holmbridge that really helps us and also very helpful in terms of understanding the difference between contract mode and the service level of services that are provided and just what independent providers that that just i don't know the way you did it was so succinct and clear that i appreciate that every time we learn something more and more about our providers and this so that this report was particularly

helpful in that regard. so thank you. >> thank you. appreciate that. >> thank you. any other comments? the commission will go to public comment. >> are there any members of the public that would like to comment and agenda item a11d moderator please over the phone line. >> there are no callers in the queue. thank you very much. >> commissioners we will close public comment. do i have a motion to approve item 11 d so moved. >> so it has been moved and it's been moved and seconded in unison and will call for a roll call vote ky president general spears how do you vote? yes vice president nelson how do you vote? yes commissioner martha knutson how do you vote yes, commissioner one two young how do you vote yes and commissioner linda parker pennington how do you vote? >> yes, thanks. we have a unanimous vote. thank you and i know you're not going anywhere next

commissioners, we are going to go to item 11 e requesting authorization to modify the existing grant with holmbridge to provide in-home supported services contract mode for a period of may 1st 2025 through june 30th 2025 in the additional amount of $2,419,719 for the revised total not to exceed $144,684,989. and shannon morgan will present this item again president spears commissioners and executive director dear man i come before you to seek authorization to modify. i assess this current grant agreement with holmbridge the modification will help us help to support the additional costs incurred by the grantee as a result of an uptick in the number of recipients served as well as an uptick in the number of authorized caregiving hours currently being served.

as i mentioned previously i just has been experiencing an a ballooning in our caseload size number of applications received hence requires more caregiving services that holmbridge has been meeting the the needs of this also coincides as i mentioned to the medi-cal expansion initiatives and more san franciscans being eligible for each of their services. i'm now going to talk a little bit about some metrics between 2023 i'm sorry fiscal year 2023, 2024 comparing that to fiscal year 2024 2025 holmbridge has had a 6% increase in the average number of hours served moving from 526,000 to 552,000 served hours

. if we were if we were to step back a little and compare fiscal year 2020 to 2023 to our current fiscal year holmbridge has had a 30% increase in the number of recipients served moving from previously serving 777 recipients to currently serving 1007 recipients. extremely impressive. >> there's also been a 36% increase in the number of annual hours served moving from 33,577 hours served to currently serving 45,719 hours served. >> these trends indicate that the additional growth in the need in san francisco hence the need for a requested budget modification.

well thank you and i welcome any questions you may have commissioners especially linda parker of your questions please. >> well since i've already looked ahead on this one, i'm i'm good with all of this and i'm actually really impressed with the types of services. i mean i actually just went through a process of moving my sister into a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living. so i am really now understanding how much work is involved with providing these kind of services and i'm very happy to see, you know, the support that we're giving to that to providing this for our our elders. >> thank you. i have one question and i wanted to wait to the end this expansion in of our aim and how it's impacted. do we believe that's a direct correlation of why we have more

people seeking contract or seeking hhs services? is that did i connect that correctly? i'm i'm just trying to make sure i understand the expansion piece of the claim work very question what we're seeing right now is the expansion of medical so we have more individuals being eligible for medi-cal. okay. since h. s s is a medi-cal eligible program we've definitely seen an uptick in applications 11% increase. but you are correct with cao aims and under the cao aims umbrella ecm enhanced care management so yes community support we are gearing up to see many more eligible health plan members coming our way. >> i'm participating in many discussions with our three health plans in san fran in san francisco health plan of san francisco, kaiser and anthem

and we are preparing to see that and so connecting this back to our first conversation, kelly, because you know, i just like connecting dots. i hear medical and i hear potential cuts coming down. is this would this be a program that is this a direct linkage of something that could be at risk going forward if mary kate cal at the federal level is impacted? is this like one of those areas? i mean we have a lot of hours and people seeking services and how would this particular program be protected if best i can say if there are cuts in medicare caid did i connect the dots? you do have way sorry and i'm it's probably going to be dire right so i but you know it's hard ihs is an entitlement

program and so how do we it's not as if we can turn people away i think the problem will be the services will be decreased so fewer hours. >> okay. okay. in order okay. >> in order to serve everybody in order to serve everyone we would have to serve them with fewer hours if the dollars get cut from a federal perspective that come down and hurt the the state and then the city. okay. i just wanted to make sure that we knew in i'll call it very layman's terms what this actually means so we can talk to you i'll call it family members and all of us from a movement perspective of how do we make sure that things of this nature aren't cut because it actually hurts real people with real hours of services that they need and we see this increase happening and now we're talking about a potential cut. >> okay. and can we just not forget that

the ihs program is not only providing caregivers but it is also an employment pro program? you know, it's a whole workforce out there who are providing these services and as a result people are able to stay in their homes and it'll have a huge ripple effect. i think they think it would increase everything that's bad, that is bad that is happening on the streets will just get worse if we are not able to provide these services for these clients. >> okay. speaking to the choir, i know well it's not just the choir. >> i think it's for anybody that's out listening to this or might listen to it later. it's to make this understandable and simple since we know we all are flooded with lots of information coming our way but it's easier to say what could happen in i'll call it pretty simple terms instead of the complexity of as i tried to

mess up medicaid, medi-cal, medicare or cal ame all these wonderful names but at the end of the day how does it actually impact real people and people that are trying to stay in their homes and trying to not go into care facilities if they don't need them? okay, so i'm off my soapbox but i just wanted to i appreciate your help. >> all right. it's not abstract. >> we all we all know about this because we all know people who utilize it. so this is very not even one degree of separation for people . >> it's i okay commish appreciate that. absolutely also thank you. understand how much this is going to impact thank you for your time thank you mr. secretary, are there any comments from the public on this side on this matter? >> are there any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 e moderator please open the phone line for public comments and agenda item 11 e will allow

some time for callers to submit their request. >> there are no callers in the queue. thank you very much. >> okay so commissioners i'm looking for a motion to approve a line item 11 c so moved moved and seconded. >> so it's been moved and seconded. mr. secretary, will you please take a roll call vote president general i speers how do you vote? >> yes. vice president nelson latham how do you vote? >> yes commissioner martha knutson how do you vote yes commissioner one young how do you vote yes and commissioner linda parker pennington how do you vote? >> yes thanks. we have a unanimous vote. thank you shannon morgan for those three contracts. so can i just make one comment? shannon morgan has been with the department for about two years almost two years, almost two years and this is her first time presenting and we thank you for you really provided such great insight and giving us the metrics. so i just want to publicly thank you for that. thank you. >> thank you, commissioners.

>> our next item 11 f is requesting authorization to modify an existing grant agreement with the san francisco with the s.f. marin food bank for the provision of food assistance programs during the period of march 1st, 2025 to june 30th 2025. this item and matter will be postponed until our next meeting so we will move on to item 11 g requesting authorization to exit to modify the existing grant agreement for the s.f. marin food bank for the provision of home delivered grocery programs during the period of march 1st 2025 through june 30th 2025 in the additional amount of $116,213 plus a 10% contingency for the revised total amount not to exceed $4,884,691 and tiffany kearney will present this item. i definitely good morning and thank you commissioners

president spears and executive director dearman as mentioned my name is tiffany kearney and i'm the lead nutritionist for doss. i'm presenting two grants this morning for your consideration and approval. both are with the san francisco marin food bank. the food bank is a nonprofit organization that provides nutrition support to tens of thousands of households on a weekly basis. >> they play a crucial role in ensuring that older adults and adults with disabilities across the city have access to nutritious food support when they need it. >> this first agenda item that's before you this morning is a grant modification for the food bank's citywide home delivered grocery program. >> through this grant the food bank provides two essential services. the first is delivering

groceries to eligible consumer hours on a weekly basis. >> the second is managing referrals, processing intakes and maintaining a centralized waitlists for the citywide program. >> the modification before you today is for the delivery of groceries. >> the home delivered grocery program plays a key role in reducing the risk of food insecurity for our consumers by delivering food support directly to an individual's home. the program addresses common barriers for our clients that our clients face in accessing nutritious foods in the community and provides them with an opportunity to prepare to prepare meals they like to eat. >> eligibility for the program in addition to being an older adult or adult with disability also includes having a condition that prevents an individual from standing in line at a pantry site.

the food bank provides deliveries at scale using several different approaches. they partner with community based organizations who have capacity through volunteers and other resources to make deliveries. >> they facilitate deliveries through proxy pickups at pantry sites and they themselves make deliveries using volunteers. all of the delivery volunteers pass background checks and receive training on how to safely deliver food to our consumers. the additional funding in the amount of $116,213 which also includes this year to 2.5% cosby will support a little over 77,000 more deliveries to 1746 more doss consumers this year. so in total this grant will

support 179,387 deliveries to 4942 consumers. it will also help to keep our wait list for this program from growing. thank you and i will do my best to answer any questions you may have at this time for this grant. >> commissioners, are there any questions regarding this grant modification? i have. sure. sure. just looking i'm just a little puzzled with the numbers in terms of the modification i recognize this amount of money is 116,000. but in terms of so in three so this is for three months march, april, may, june. so in that period of time there are plans to distribute 77,000

bags of grocery and also serve additional 1746 consumers. is that correct in that period of time or has that already been done and we're just kind of backfilling? yeah, i mean already been spent the food bank significantly over serves on a monthly basis. so they so yes those deliveries will will be made. it's just that they that were able to provide that funding during this period of time. >> so like right as of. >> so for example they've already at this point they on average make about 27,000 deliveries a month. okay. does that answer your question? yeah. okay. all right. thank you. >> any other questions? any other questions? >> sure. good morning. good morning.

to what extent are we we meaning the us is supporting the marine food program as a whole. you know when we are giving them grants i also know that they you know they're raising funds on a regular basis on their own. so are we supporting them based on a percentage or are we just. >> yeah. >> so in this i don't know about their overall total budget but i can tell you in this so in this budget here for example i'll you know it's broken down between dos and non dos revenues so for this home delivered grocery program for example it has that you know for this program this fiscal year it's about i think total dos and non dos is about 17 million. and and that includes you know the the delivery and the management and of of the program. and we're providing a little

under $1 million. >> thank you. mm hmm. just one quick one. you mentioned a waiting list that you're keeping that from growing. how large a waiting list is that? it's a good question. i do have that number. last time i checked hold on. i have that number with me. >> so the last number i have from the san francisco marine food bank so it's might be a week or two, you know, sort of older but it's there is 470 eight consumers on the sdg waitlist. >> hmm. okay. so that's sounds like roughly 10% of the people that you're currently serving. >> well, san francisco marine food bank is not the only one of our home deliver grocery partners.

we have four others. so in terms of their clients that might be about 10% but it may be a little less if i take into account the other the other hd partners. >> oh so is it possible those folks are getting served through other food delivery organizations? >> well the 438 are definitely waiting for services. >> are totally waiting for services. okay. is there a plan to try to, you know, fund an accommodate those people? >> well, the we don't have any additional funding at this time. the food bank does do their very best to, you know, clear the wait list as do we. but it far it just exceeds our capacity. yeah. the funding available. okay. all right. thank you. mm hmm. any other comments from the

commissioners? >> mr. secretary, we go to public comment. >> are there any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 g. >> the moderator please open the phone line for public comment on agenda item 11 and we'll allow some time for callers to submit their request . >> moderator do we have any callers in the queue? >> there are no callers. thank you very much. harry no further requests to speak on this item. >> we will close public comment. is there a motion so moved second so it's been moved. >> mr.. it's been moved and seconded. mr. secretary, will you please take a roll call vote for item 11 g. >> president jan spears how do you vote yes. vice president nelson how do you vote yes. commissioner martha knutson how do you vote? >> yes. commissioner wanda young how do you vote yes. and commissioner linda parker pennington how do you vote? yes. thanks. >> we have a unanimous vote. okay.

commissioners we are going to move to item 11 h requesting authorization to enter into a new grant agreement with the san francisco marin food bank for the provision of food assistance programs for the period of july 1st, 2025 through june 30th 2029 in the amount of $11,458,225 plus a 10% contingency for a total amount not to exceed $12,604,048 and tiffany kearney will present this item also. thank you commissioners. president spears and executive director dearman the san francisco marooned marine food bank is the current contractor for our food assistance program . >> the grant for this program is ending on june 30th and as a result we issued rfp 1176 this past november to secure a new contract the san francisco marin food bank participated in

this competitive bidding process and was awarded the new grant. the food assistance program offers critical support for older adults and adults with disabilities by ensuring consistent access to nutritious food through a network of pantry sites across the city and home deliver grocery programs. the food bank provides support at no cost to eligible consumers on a weekly basis as the food assistance program contractor the food bank has responsible for establishing pantry sites across the city in all 11 districts and in multiple neighborhoods. >> they are also responsible for managing all the referrals and intakes for the program. currently there are over 110 pantry sites that serve our consumers with 26 of them exclusively serving older adults and adults with disabilities.

>> the food bank sources us stores and delivers the food needed each week for distribution and at the pantry sites ensuring there is enough food and variety for program participants to prepare at least seven meals per week. the food they provide must align with the dietary guidelines and include fresh fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy lean proteins and cooking staples. their sourcing includes donations from farmers, from food manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, usda commodity as well as purchased food items. >> equally important to nutritional adequacy and quantity is that the food is the food provided is appealing and that the consumers have a respectful and positive experience when accessing services. >> to ensure this we require the food bank to implement practices that promote consumer choice and provide culturally responsive support.

>> their client facing materials are available in multiple languages including english, spanish, chinese, korean, vietnamese and russian. they facilitate a farmer's market style pantries allowing consumers to choose the foods they want each week. the food bank provides versatile staples commonly used across various cuisines forming the foundation for a range of dishes that reflect cultural preferences while ensuring access to nutritious food. they also purchase culturally relevant items such as aromatics and other produce from local growers. this approach ensures that pantry offerings are both useful and culturally responsive. last year 95% of the consumers surveyed reported that the food they were offered at pantry

sites was food that they ate in their culture. almost all consumers surveyed reported feeling safe and welcome by pantry staff. >> the majority of consumers surveyed also reported that they ate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. they were less worried about having enough food and that the quality and variety of the food was good. through this grant, the san francisco marin food bank will provide a total of 310,000 units of food support each year starting in fiscal year 26 through fiscal year 29. of the 310,000 units of service, 125,000 of them will be distributed at pantry sites and support at least 2400 and for consumers. the remaining 185,000 will support the home delivered grocery program.

thank you and i will do my best to answer any questions you have about this grant this morning. thank you. >> commissioners, are there any questions regarding this? this is this contract? >> sure. please. just this is in terms of the service objectives. >> he's speaking to the mike. sorry. i have a question regarding the service objectives being that we have the benefit of looking at last year's contract the modification which we disapprove and this new contract. i notice a huge i mean a large increase in the amount of funding funding for this grant. but what i notice however unless i'm misreading the numbers that the number of consumers being served out of this higher grant amount is a lot lower. am i meaning the service objective this plan to serve

2400 more and duplicate it consumers and i look at the service objective in the previous grant which is shown in that modification that we've just discussed and there is the original number of consumers were no to 3196. can you talk a little bit about why the difference? sure. yeah. thank you. that's a great question and well there's there's two reasons. >> well, the main reason is that folks are needing support a lot longer or are receiving services. you know they're accessing the food bank and the pantry sites more often. so those same people. >> yeah. yeah. okay. yeah. so it's just that folks are you know whereas you know in the past maybe you know i one consumer, you know, may go to the pantry site let's say you know out of 52 weeks per year

they may go 32. now it's more like they're going 42 or 50. so there's just we found there's been an increase in access in you know, more frequently the folks are going to pantries because the need is that just that much greater. okay. thank you. hmm. great clarification. that really helps. thank you. >> yeah. thank you. so the food assistance program is that a combination of home delivered as well as site specific? i'm just. is it a combo package? so i think of it like this. the food assistance program is kind of like the supplier of food. the one i presented for is that you know that is strictly for delivery. okay. so the food assistance program supplies food food bags i, i

call them units because it's not just a bag of groceries right. >> but you know, it supplies all the pantry sites that i talked about and it also is the supplier of food for the home deliver grocery program. so they and the san francisco marin food bank is also contracted to provide home delivered groceries as is other folks which hopefully will be able to bring forth those new grants to you in april. but so the food assistance program is like supply and then fdg is the delivery. >> and that's where you mentioned in the previous grant that there are four other providers that contract to the home delivered grocery program. yeah. and yeah and the food bank is one of them as as well. >> okay. we're all getting smarter. >> mm hmm. any other questions for the commissioners? >> mr. secretary, are there any

comments from the public? are there any members of the public that would like to comment on agenda item 11 each ? >> moderator please over the phone line for public comment on item 11 h will allow some time for callers to submit their requests. >> moderator do we have any callers in the queue? there are no callers. thank you very much. >> we will therefore close public comment. commissioners, may i have a motion so moved second. >> so it's been moved and seconded. >> mr. secretary, will you please take a roll call vote. >> president janeway spears how do you vote? yes. vice president nelson lamb. how do you vote? yes. commissioner martha knudsen how do you vote? yes. commissioner wanda young how do you vote yes. and commissioner linda parker pennington how do you vote? >> yes. thanks. we have a unanimous vote. >> thank you very much. commissioners, are there any announcements from the commissioners for the good of

the order? >> see no announcements. it is 1135 and i will adjourn the meeting for the department of disability and aging service commission to look

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>> i don't think you need to be an expert to look around and see the increasing frequency of fires throughout california. they are continuing at an ever-increasing rate every summer, and as we all know, the drought continues and huge shortages of water right now. i don't think you have to be an expert to see the impact. when people create greenhouse gases, we are doing so by different activities like burning fossil fuels and letting off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and we also do this with food waste. when we waste solid food and leave it in the landfill, it puts methane gas into the atmosphere and that accelerates the rate at which we are warming our planet and makes all the effects of climate change worse. the good news is there are a lot of things that you can be doing, particularly composting and the

added benefit is when the compost is actually applied to the soil, it has the ability to reverse climate change by pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and into the soil and the t radios. and there is huge amount of science that is breaking right now around that. >> in the early 90s, san francisco hired some engineers to analyze the material san francisco was sending to landfill. they did a waste characterization study, and that showed that most of the material san francisco was sending to landfill could be composted. it was things like food scraps, coffee grounds and egg shells and sticks and leaves from gardening. together re-ecology in san francisco started this curbside composting program and we were the first city in the country to collect food scraps separately

from other trash and turn them into compost. it turns out it was one of the best things we ever did. it kept 2.5 million tons of material out of the landfill, produced a beautiful nutrient rich compost that has gone on to hundreds of farms, orchards and vineyards. so in that way you can manage your food scraps and produce far less methane. that is part of the solution. that gives people hope that we're doing something to slow down climate change. >> i have been into organic farming my whole life. when we started planting trees, it was natural to have compost from re-ecology. compost is how i work and the soil biology or the microbes feed the plant and our job as regenerative farmers is to feed the microbes with compost and they will feed the plant. it is very much like in business where you say take care of your

employees and your employees will take carolinas of your customers. the same thing. take care of the soil microbes and soil life and that will feed and take care of the plants. >> they love compost because it is a nutrient rich soil amendment. it is food for the soil. that is photosynthesis. pulling carbon from the atmosphere. pushing it back into the soil where it belongs. and the roots exude carbon into the soil. you are helping turn a farm into a carbon sink. it is an international model. delegations from 135 countries have come to study this program. and it actually helped inspire a new law in california, senate bill 1383. which requires cities in california to reduce the amount of compostable materials they send to landfills by 75% by 2025. and san francisco helped inspire this and this is a nation-leading policy.

>> because we have such an immature relationship with nature and the natural cycles and the carbon cycles, government does have to step in and protect the commons, which is soil, ocean, foryes, sir, and so forth. -- forest, and so fors. we know that our largest corporations are a significant percentage of carbon emission, and that the corporate community has significant role to play in reducing carbon emissions. unfortunately, we have no idea and no requirement that they disclose anything about the carbon footprint, the core operation and sp360 stands for the basic notion that large corporations should be transparent about the carbon footprint. it makes all the sense in the world and very common sense but is controversial. any time you are proposing a policy that is going to make real change and that will change behavior because we know that when corporations have to disclose and be transparent and

have that kind of accountability, there is going to be opposition. >> we have to provide technical assistance to comply with the state legislation sb1383 which requires them to have a food donation program. we keep the edible food local. and we are not composting it because we don't want to compost edible food. we want that food to get eaten within san francisco and feed folks in need. it is very unique in san francisco we have such a broad and expansive education program for the city. but also that we have partners in government and nonprofit that are dedicated to this work. at san francisco unified school district, we have a sustainability office and educators throughout the science department that are building it into the curriculum. making it easy for teachers to teach about this. we work together to build a

pipeline for students so that when they are really young in pre-k, they are just learning about the awe and wonder and beauty of nature and they are connecting to animals and things they would naturally find love and affinity towards. as they get older, concepts that keep them engaged like society and people and economics. >> california is experiencing many years of drought. dry periods. that is really hard on farms and is really challenging. compost helps farms get through these difficult times. how is that? compost is a natural sponge that attracts and retains water. and so when we put compost around the roots of plants, it holds any moisture there from rainfall or irrigation. it helps farms make that corner and that helps them grow for food. you can grow 30% more food in times of drought in you farm naturally with compost. farms and cities in california

are very hip now to this fact that creating compost, providing compost to farms helps communities survive and get through those dry periods. >> here is the thing. soil health, climate health, human health, one conversation. if we grow our food differently, we can capture all that excess carbon in the atmosphere and store it in unlimited quantities in the soil, that will create nutrient dense foods that will take care of most of our civilized diseases. so it's one conversation. people have to understand that they are nature. they can't separate. we started prowling the high plains in the 1870s and by the 1930s, 60 year, we turned it into a dust bowl. that is what ignorance looks like when you don't pay attention to nature. nature bats last. so people have to wake up. wake up. compost. >> it is really easy to get

frustrated because we have this belief that you have to be completely sustainable 24/7 in all aspects of your life. it is not about being perfect. it is about making a change here, a change there in your life. maybe saying, you know what? i don't have to drive to that particular place today. today i am going to take the bus or i'm going to walk. it is about having us is stainable in mind. that is -- it is about having sustainability in mind. that is how we move the dial. you don't have to be perfect all the time. >> san francisco has been and will continue to be one of the greener cities because there are communities who care about protecting a special ecosystem and habitat. thinking about the history of the ohlone and the native and indigenous people who are stewards of this land from that history to now with the ambitious climate action plan we just passed and the goals we have, i think we have a dedicated group of people who

see the importance of this place. and who put effort into building an infrastructure that actually makes it possible. >> we have a long history starting with the gold rush and the anti-war activism and that is also part of the environmental movement in the 60s and 70s. and of course, earth day in 1970 which is huge. and i feel very privileged to work for the city because we are on such a forefront of environmental issues, and we get calls from all over the world really to get information. how do cities create waste programs like they do in san francisco. we are looking into the few which you are and we want innovation. we want solutions.

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