commissioner hardeman? >> commissioner hardeman: yes, real quick, mr. president, i want there as the chief said for the willie mccovey memorial. willie mays, never at a loss for words. but he couldn't say anything, he was so sad. great loss, but the reason i bring this up is the san francisco fire department, with the tribute with the fireboat, to me, that's one of the hingth. i know that whenever i've been out in the fireboat, they seem to enjoy it, and they encourage you to come back. hopefully, it's not a burden on them. i was thinking, there was three times that i was out on the fireboat that we responded to problems. so each time, actually, it was good the fireboat was out because it was closer to the problem. so any way, i hope that we keep that up with the new fire chief, getting that fireboat out and getting it on the bay and celebrating the events and different things like that. thank you. thanks for your work, chief. >> president cleaveland: thank you, commissioner hardeman. chief, who was the last person you mentioned? captain mark? >> captai

commissioner hardeman? >> commissioner hardeman: oh, i hate to belabor this point. i know a couple of members that didn't have the rank, and here it is, many years later, and i ran into them, and they still have not taken the test to become the lieutenant. they have this tremendous leadership, they've dedicated their side to the labor organizations, the ethnic group, and 798, however -- that's how they stay active and contribute on their -- in the way they think. and then, also learning the effort it takes to move up the ranks, especially to batallion chief, which i just thought was more of a move up, and the chief decides that. it's not that simple. it's a very complicated process. you have to put out, you have to earn the stripes, so i'm very much in support of having rank -- having earned rank and maintained rank, not as a compulsory, but as an advantage. you've shown that you've put out -- you have put out to get that. it wasn't a gift, and so i like that. and then, you've showed leadership qualities to move up, and then, maybe deputy chief, whatever you happen

commissioner hardeman do you have additional words to add? >> no, i think the commissioner did a good job every vicing the resolution. i support it entirely. >> i was down in new orleans at the world war ii museum. i was at the medical conference in new orleans. peer is the new buzzword. everyone is talking about pier. i guess you have seen tha pop-u. that is the new buzzword. i did go to the stress peer meeting on friday, the 12th of october. at the next meeting i will share a bunch of information that i won't bore the audience with, some of the statistics are not pleasant about mental health and stress disorders and suicides. iit is very alarming. suicide is the number one thing increasing percentage wise. very sad. thank you commissioner. >> thank you commissioner hardeman. i would like to chinned you commissioner vironese. i know it is near and dear to your heart. you had a lengthy one when you came to the commission with it. this is more flexible and i fully support it and i think we will go ahead now and vote on the measure. we have a f

. >> president cleaveland: commissioner hardeman? >> commissioner hardeman: well, this is not on part meetings. my son, nick hardeman, is going to be honored december 13 by the laborer's union as a way to raise dollars and items for the san francisco firefighters tow program so i'm very happy that my son -- that he has the benefits of that evening will go to the toy program, so december 13. >> president cleaveland: congratulations to your son, nick hardeman. commissioner veronese? >> commissioner veronese: this is a report on -- since the last meeting, reporting to the commission that i had presided over two disciplinary hearings yesterday. and i also appeared at one of the fires started at golden gate park. i believe we had six fires in a 24 hour period. i was at a fire downtown. and also had the privilege of going out to butte county, i don't i didn't see the firefighters, i didn't get close enough to see those guys, they were up in paradise doing rescue and recovery, but i was able to go up there and bring food and stuff for the r

commissioner hardeman? >> commissioner hardeman: thank you, mr. president, and thank you, chief rivera and miss o'day and the public works arts commission and to michael bartolis, and the art project. the nice thing about this is the set aside of dollars for art will be actually visible to people that have been displaced from station 49 and 9 for the construction, and the patience that they've shown at station 49 in particular over the years for a very rundown facility. and most of all, to the taxpayers of san francisco that love their fire department and have shown it, and will have a better-run ambulance system in san francisco because of this, and their brill in voting to support the fire department, like they usually do. so thank you, and this is a fun time, so thank you. >> president cleaveland: thank you for your presentation, and we look forward to the ground breaking on the 28. thank you. madam secretary, call the next item. >> item six, review, the department of human resources timeline and plan for department and recruit candidates of ch

i see commissioner hardeman's name there. >> commissioner hardeman: i did attend the meeting last week. i was not trying to make proposals or vote up or down. just there to support and listen. it was a bigger crowd and much longer meeting that went well. as chief nicholson said we are at 49 groundbreaking. the mayor was all dressed up in red. she sounded like the comment commission. her heart is in it. she loves the fire department. that was real nice. we had the president of the board speaking also. very nicely done. i am sure it is on tv tonight. it would be covered. all of the brass was there. everybody was smalling. happy to shovel in dirt. it was a fun thing to do. very enjoyable. >> commissioner covington. >> commissioner covington: thank you, mr. president. i echo commissioner hardeman's seniowaments. it was -- sentiments it was a happy day to see dirt being moved. things will be happening very quickly with the build of station 49, also known as the ambulance deployment facility. it is just a very exciting, you know, and the people waiting for so long to have the facility to fin

. >> thank you, commissioner hardeman for putting this together. the commission is very interested and has been for some time in having a grant writer focused ongoing out to get grants for the department in the areas we can't get enough money through the regular budget process. thank you for putting that together. i don't know if we need to formally adopt this grant writer job description, but i have one question. once you have candidates vetted by the dhr, do you make the ultimate decision or is it collective with you and the chief or what? >> this is an internal process for the most part. we would vet the candidates and whoever we chose to interview we would constitute a panel put together and have everybody score and set up question to bring individuals in for interviews. >> you will be on that panel. >> i would anticipate it. >> who else would be on the panel? >> i will discuss with the chief. probably another two or three from the sad ministration. >> is it you permissible to have the commissioner on the panel. commissioner covington would be

thank you. >> thank you commissioner hardeman. covington. >> thank you for your report and congratulation os your retirement. all i can say is common in, the water is fine. you know, the lord bless the person who thought up retirement. you work long enough and you finally get there. you get a few years of being on your own time. congratulations on that. i agree that it is going to make for, you know, a smoother transition, particularly as regards the new training facility. we really need to lock that down. i also wantedtor as everyone else has done really commend everyone who fought the fire on washington street as well as, you know, those people who helped with coordination and everything else. it is really, really important. we are talking about training. in your report you mentioned training new officers. the training of a good firefighting force is so important, and we have very good trainers, we have people who joined the department who have worked previously elsewhere but they still go through the way san francisco requires

>> commissioner hardeman: so moved, mr. chair. >> commissioner hardeman motions for approval.o i have a second? >> commissioner covington: i have a correct. >> -- a correction. >> do i have a second? >> commissioner veronese: second. >> okay. i have a motion and a second. kmifgser covington? >> commission -- commissioner covington? >> commissioner covington: on page 7, it says i did want people to get the impression. it should be i didn't want people to get the impression. >>clerk: so noted. >> okay. we have a motion and a second. we'll go onto item five and come back to item four. >>clerk: item five, ambulance employment facility update, anthony rivera and kathleen o'day from san francisco public works to present on the construction of the new ambulance deployment facility an overview of san francisco arts commission on artists concept design. >> good morning, commissioners. assistant deputy chief anthony rivera. good morning, chief of department. i wanted to introduce kathleen o'day from public works. we've been working very closely on the ambulance did eployment facility, a

. >> commissioner hardeman: thanks for the speakers who came forward.s about the crowd i thought we would have. i really don't know if any of us will hear anything different. everybody wants the same thing in the chief. training might not be their five are or it -- favorite thing for each candidate. the candidates that have been announced by other command staff people to let know that we could expect a certain candidate to come forward, we have a lot of talented people in the department. i would be surprised if someone from outside the department could have the talent we possess right in this room and this department. i am looking forward to this. this is a terrific honor the four of us have to pick three people, and i think we will have three wonderful candidates going forward. thank you for coming out and giving your opinion, taking your time. that shows your love for the present firefighters of your occupation and of the department. i didn't think chief tom and his work on the auxiliary over the years is wonderful. thank you. we are looking forward t