i want to insure the department of parking and traffic is painting lines on alemany street. beyond that, we need to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars go speeding through. sidewalks are not convenient for people. >> i am the supervisor for district 11, the debt -- the best district in san francisco. this year, we get to show how great district 11 really is. >> we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. it is inevitable that we will make painful cuts. so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, security services? all of these are critical decisions that have to be made. >> i have seen many people come forward today who i know whose lives have changed because of the services we are providing. that is something that we can be proud of and have a as a goal at the budget process to make sure that we can turn lives arou

francisco parks alliance, also active member in the urban ag alliance, and also a volunteer co-manager at alemany farm. i'd like to thank the board for allocating funding for this position. i think it's important we have coordinated efforts. going forward, i'd like to reiterate the importance to find additional funding for the position. it's funded for one year, but i think going forward it's important to continue funding for one -- well, for many reasons. one, as far as quality of candidates, if it's just looked at as a temporary position, i think that's going to impact the quality of candidates that apply for the position. and then also obviously the needs that this is addressing will be ongoing. so, in order not to lose the progress we've made so far, they just continue the funding. and then just reiterate the spirit of collaboration between city agencies, nonprofits and the stakeholders, community stakeholders in general. and i would also advocate for having one or two representatives from the urban ag alliance be involved in the hiring process. thank you. >> thank you very much. are there an