board member soo. >> board member soo is present. board member wechter. >> present. >> board member wechter is prenlt. we have a quorum. also with us a kepy city attorney jana clark, sheriff office paul miyamoto. executive director paul henderson and chief (inaudible) we welcome guests. the floor is open to provide a 2 minute introduction starting with board member afuhaamango. >> hi, everyone. my name is ovava. i am a community member. i was born and raised in san francisco. just i think that's the short end of it. thank you. >> seat number 2, board member jason wechter. >> good evening. i'm jason wechter. this is a osuspicious day for me to be here. it was exactly 39 years ago today on august 22, 1983 that i and the other first staff members of the office of citizen complaints reported for work and that began what has been a very long and deep career and commitment to civilian oversight. i learned a lot over the way-along the way. i'm here because of that continuing commitment. i worked in a professional capacity for various agenci

we know there is three boarding schools that are not considered federal boarding schools, even though at period of time rather history, they received significant federal funding. i think it is going to be important to get that definition right, and i think through a robust consultation process, the commission can understand -- begin to understand the diversity of institutions that contributed to these atrocities for native kids. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator lujan, thank you. >> the united states poured in norma's resources into federal indian boarding schools. by comparison, the federal government has invested less than $400 million in recouping the native american link which as they tried so hard to eradicate through these policies. mr. chairman, it is my understanding that we do not have an estimate into how much was spent by the united states into federal boarding schools, but i am hopeful that we can get that number so that, when there is comparison and some may try to suggest that it is too expensive to support these initiatives, that people are able to take a look at h

be it an orphanage or boarding school or another boarding school.deserves to live to breathe full breasts, and therefore we believe that for these people they have us from 18 to 94 years of our living age. here is such a run-up they are, the most important thing for them is to stay. remain in demand stay active, as long as possible on your feet in order to, let's say, feel like full-fledged people. in 2013 , a home church was created on the internet in honor of the icon of the mother of god of mercy, where divine liturgy is regularly served and all boarding school residents have the opportunity to participate in the sacraments. in good warm weather, the local apple orchard takes on the role of an open-air temple here in the shade of green spaces, each tenant listens to the words of prayer, and sometimes thinks about something of his innermost very important and weighty. the moment of our work is the cooperation with the holy elizabethan convent and the theosociation of rehabilitation project. this is a project, thanks to which our residents go to na

board of supervisors need this board to way in on this item before the final reading? my understand is that it is already out of committee there, but if it's not the case, i need to know. >> i believe it is already considered in committee. if they don't need additional information of the board, it won't be time sensitive. i agree with director romano. >> one of the issues with a charter like this, is the comptroller stated about the cost. if it's a 10 year amortization, to a five year, that would need to know. in terms of timing, i don't know how those deadlines are submitted and maybe to be conscious of the board and maybe to account for this at the next meeting as opposed to the august meeting which may help those who were involved in trying to establish this change. >> are you saying we can do it at the investment committee? >> i think we can do it. we'll have a meeting next week. >> >> i think as a matter of procedure we have to calendar it as a special board meeting. it can be at the same time but it's two different meetings. >> a committee as the whole. whatever

the board identified 4 areas. effective decision make, treatment of students, instruction and resource allocation. took -- drafted possible guard rails and so highlight one here. and so this is around effective decisionmaking. the superintendent will not make major decisions without consultation with the parents, guardian and students staff impacted. if the board adopt this is it is saying that when we bring forward our plans, if we are going to have a plan for improvement in an area or to do something there will be that engage am with the community and a process that we can point to. otherwise, i should not bring forward the plans and making decisions without having done that. so again draft guard rails in the embarrassed go to the next slide. inter~im guard rails we can look at how look at data on how we live up to values. the treatment of students we talked about the most important a positive school climate for students and looking at the percent amming of upon students reporting they feel a sense of belonging.

the board identified 4 areas. effective decision make, treatment of students, instruction and resource allocation. took -- drafted possible guard rails and so highlight one here. and so this is around effective decisionmaking. the superintendent will not make major decisions without consultation with the parents, guardian and students staff impacted. if the board adopt this is it is saying that when we bring forward our plans, if we are going to have a plan for improvement in an area or to do something there will be that engage am with the community and a process that we can point to. otherwise, i should not bring forward the plans and making decisions without having done that. so again draft guard rails in the embarrassed go to the next slide. inter~im guard rails we can look at how look at data on how we live up to values. the treatment of students we talked about the most important a positive school climate for students and looking at the percent amming of upon students reporting they feel a sense of belonging.

per our board rules. these changes are under section 86.3, membership of the organization of the san francisco children and family first commission on page 10 line 12 adding the line-the commission meet at least 4 times each calendar year. on page 12 linegs to 11 adding the line, any member in seats 3 and 5 through 9 who fail to attend at least half the meetings held in a calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the commission. page 13, 6, department provide administrative support to the commission. and under article 13, early childhood community oversight and advisory committee, section 5.13-3 membership and organization on page 16 line 20, add after any success iser to the division recommended by the superintendent of schools to the mayor. adding to the mayor. with that, through the chair, i believe that we have a brief presentation from the director ingred (inaudible) who is joining us this morning on herbirthday. happy birthday. don't mean to embarrass you but proud of you and thank you for

i can't put them out and ask for community benefits until this board, commission and the board pass it. why is there a way we can allow to you do your rfp without pass thanksgiving legislation. that may be a question to the city attorney. >> might be helpful to recap why the provision or that is in place. through an opinion? or issued bite city attorney? >> yes, my office opine body this matter earlier this year when the behested payment it is legislation took affect. so -- the city attorney the opinion as written can no longer have the program. the sip communities benefit's program. >> that no way to amend that opinion or regulations or some other way? can we. mr. peskin suggesting we can principle a regulation allowing the puc to proceed without approve thanksgiving legislation. he is in favor with if. i support i -- concur. >> just commissioners if i may, a regulation would take just as long as will doing this as well. so. you know it is in the just about approving today. it is about your staff have to draft this with our office. and then put it out for the public and come back and

board leadership pull today and wait until now. again like -- president lam exit spoke and i respect this decision but if that was going to happen why did it not happen between then and now. this feels like absurd we knew all the questions now to say we want more time feels again like we it does not make sense i don't understand when we did not know then we know now that has changed. >> i want to reriterate that commissioner alexander is right. we should not push for pushing sake. i reiterate we need criteria and process. and without that, the everbeing in place whether this request and the ripple affects that may come if this question is granted. we will run in the same problem. does everybody have to go for a year and a half and convince 1 or more commissioners to experience we agree that is not the right way. i think if we are going to table this give it sufficient time may be the superintendent can tell us if not january may be sooner. that process can be made clear so that we reevaluate. based on that. may be call the question

it and bring it to the board. is tht best process. i don't think so we want to change that press that has been the process. lunar new year was done that year and juneteenth was done that way and we all support it. i want to name from the community perspective in terms of the press that exists they followed it. and so -- i fully support changing the process i don't think it is a good process. i will say that. i also think there are questions about student learning. educational and psychological research students sense of belonging affects impacts student out come that is documented. to the extent that arab and muslim students don't belong, it is a way. it reflects our values diversity and the things we put and the value it is of the city. you hear people talk about what does san francisco mean? this is the your why san francisco leads. we have a better way of out and which holidays? absolutely. i don't want to lose that in the comments around process and governs i'm committed to better upon we need to do a lot bett

in closing, what i like to see is the board, chair and the board to get closer to the operators. you need them. we have operators traveling 150 miles one way to come to work. and a lot -- i can't imagine i'm all my stuff is in the city. i can't do it. that is a lot. please, what your decisions are make surety operators your thoughts with the operator's in mind. please. because, life is not like it was 30 years ago when i started. the farthest was valleto. we are talk yuba city. they want the american dream but gotta go further to get it. please, consider the prirts and think about them as you make decisions. i know it is tough. jeff and julie have a hard job trying to please a lot of people. as well as the board. it is tough am i gone to many meetings here and watched you all in action. trying to please a lot of people. just remember, muni railway system is the blood of the city. it flows through the city the bloodstream of our police protects us, our firemen rescues of us and muni is the other essential of moving us. approximate please, whatever you do to make their life better.

i'm crossing my finger for unanimous support from the board and i really appreciate all the board. >>hank you ronen. supervisor milgaard. >> thank you, i just wanted to say thanks supervisor for your leadership on this and for taking this on with your usual tenacity. i appreciate you and your wonderful energy. earlier today, supervisor sahai, showed us the magic when young people learn and engaged with something. it is this kind of activity that this will support. whether it's sports or math tutor or arts. regardless of who can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to make those things available. who have spent the last couple of years on zoom, not being able to participate in soccer or whatever it is that moves their imagination and their learning young developing minds. so i'm proud that we're doing this. san francisco had been at the more front of the movement and this is taking us so we can be that city that provides opportunity for all young people to be engaged and learn to recover from this pandemic and to be successful. i invite my colleagues to work so we can get it over the

many of these investor board members stay on your board longer than marriages last, so if you are not with the vision and values and communication and partnership styles of the person that is investing in your company, and majority investor, you are stuck working with this person and dealing with this person for a really long time, and the job of a board member is to do what is in the best interest of shareholders, and that will not always online -- align with what the ceo wants to do hour feels like they want to do. ultimately, board members have to stand up for shareholder value, and that is just a voice that you definitely want to make sure you are aligned with. emily: i would love to get your reaction to the big silicon valley controversy over the last couple of weeks, which has been entries recent horowitz writing its biggest check ever to adam neumann, a controversial founder , residential real estate idea. some people think it is a good thing. some people don't like it. what do you think? >> i don't know that i have a say in that one. when investors have founders they have work

>> >> evening, the regular board -- good evening, the regular board of education for august 23, 2022, is now called to toward. roll call. >> thank you, pre-lam. >> delegate anson. >> commissioner alexander? >> here. >> vice-president boggess? >> here. >> commissioner hsu? >> here. >> commissioner motamedi? >> here. >> commissioner sanchez? >> here. >> commissioner weissman-ward? >> here. >> president lam? >> here. >> thank you. >> at this time before the board goes into closed session, i call for speakers for closed session item listed in the agenda. they'll be a total of five minutes for speakers. are there any speakers for public comment? >> seeing none in person. >> please raise your hand if you care to speak to the closed session items. we'll have a total of five minutes and each speaker will have one minute to speak. i'm seeing no hands raised for virtual public comment. >> thank you so much. at this time, we'll go into closed session. [closed session] >> attendees who wish to provide public comment to the board and like an asl interpreter can use the q&a to type the handle and l

roll call. >> the motion to the full board to the positive recommendation, vice-chair safai? >> member mar? >> aye. >> chair ronen? >> aye. >> we have three ayes. >> motion passes unanimously. mr. clerk, can you please read item 6 and 7 together? >> yes, items 6 and 7 are resolution reauthorizing the human services agency to apply for and accept a county child welfare agency allocation for an amount up to $183,775 from the california department of housing and community development under the housing navigators program to help young adults secure and maintain housing. and item 7 is up to an amount of $573,000 to help adult maintain house and members of the public -- >> through the chair, we have lot of the bridge just now. >> okay. yes. we will need to recess the reestablish the bridge, madam chair. >> if we can recess for five minutes. >> tha >> welcome back to the july 27th, budget and finance committee. can you please reread item 6 and 7 together. >> thank you, madam chair. items 6 and 7 are -- [reading items 6 and -- 6 and 7] >> members joining remotely and wish to comment

in the policies, in the school boards, and on race, for example.e independent school district. the policy say, in accordance to the texas education code, including his teachers, and educators, should not instruct employees are students that meritocracy, your trade such as hard work ethic are racist, or sexism, created by members of a particular racer group to oppress members of other race or group. the advent of slavery in the territory that is now the u.s. constituted the true founding of the united states. that is a specific day get the 16 19 project. nor shell teachers instruct employees, our students, that with respect to their relationship to american values, slavery, and racism, or anything other than deviations from, the trails of, or failures to live up to, the authentic founding principles of the united states, which include liberty, or a quality. this is all under the rubric of patriotism, isn't it, mike? it's more than that. more specifically, it is furthering the christian nationalist agenda that seeks to, effectively, whitewash america

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