so why did we need hsoc? well, one of the issues was that prior to hsoc there were multiple interventions happening throughout the city that involved lots of different departments. so there are hotspot crews and there was encampment working group and there was the mission district homeless outreach. and all of these projects had involved very similar staff and they were going to all of these different meetings to respond to the same issues in different parts of the city. so with that recognition it was decided why don't we come together and actually use the emergency response or the incident command structure to really develop a system that we can better coordinate the response. so hsoc launched in january 2018. and as i mentioned it coordinated through the agencies that are involved in addressing unsheltered homeless as well as street issues that are happening daily within san francisco. and i'm going to talk a little bit about the core values but i want you to know that these are actually after a year being

hsoc is involving initiative that we have here. >> so as mentioned, hsoc is looking back at the goals and looking at its vision and one of the things we know as a department, many of our services are hfi, after that it's emergency services and so really trying to meet clients and their needs after hours is a big priority. and we are putting some things in place and testing them out to see if they work. so, we want to improve outrage engagement on the street and there is the harm reduction therapy center has been doing some great work in the bayview, they have a van that does mobile outreach and a wonderful program that they have agreed to expand their hours from 5 to 9. and so we will start implementing that, and people can get counseling and directive services. we are also looking into expanding our hours and capacity of services. so, looking into increasing our staffing at hsoc itself. hospitality house is going to expand its hours, so it could be a drop-in center to take individuals and then we are also increasing our case management capabilities, and then additionally, we know tha

. >> hsoc does that. we work with d.p.h. closely also with the department of housing and homelessness. we also partner and share data and information. we also are responsible for in stalling kiosks at various locations for the department of health. we do strategize around it. they've also made strides to the department in health in particular, increasing the number of staff or non-profits they have out on the streets picking up needles. part of the count is a lot of the needle tag w that we encoune in encampments and it's part of the clean up. >> supervisor stefani: you are well aware the e-mails we get of supervisors of people just saying i'm shocked at the state of the streets when i came and visitevisited you do go it's jut different in other cities. it just seems like we're treating symptoms and not the root causes of the issues and that is part of the problem and we need to have a deeper analysis to see if we're being cost effective. the quality of your work is excellent. it's not the issue. we keep increasing that. it'

request of the chief of police to accept a $10 cash gift from miss belinda chin for the socks for hsocam. >> we need public comment. >> public comment on this, please. seeing non, public comment is closed, all in favor. opposed? motion carries unanimously. i now want to take item five out of order. and i'll ask that you please read item 5. >> line item 5. discussion and possible action on the release of certain police officer records pursuant to senate bill 14.21, apply to the police commission, police department and department of police accountability. commission will discuss two policy documents. version a and version b, and decide which version to adopt. discussion and possible action. >> ok. thank you. i've had a request from commissioner mazzucco that this matter be continued to another meeting, they would like somebody present to make a brief statement to the commission and the public just as i think we have somebody from commissioner elias, you have asked somebody be present. >> yes and they are here along with others who have cleared their schedules to be here. what i'm going t

the department of homelessness and supportive housing with support of sfpd, hsoc, and all the contractedprofits will be responsible for the bimonthly reporting for the rampup phase and then the quarterly reporting for the first two years of the term. and i think that concludes our presentation. >> chair adams, if i might, i would like to introduce courtney mcdonald who's with supervisor haney's office. the supervisor is in a meeting of his own, but courtney would like to deliver some comments. >> good morning, director, president, and commissioners. my name is courtney mcdonald. these are supervisor haney's words. i first want to thank the commission, the department of homelessness, the mayor's office and d.p.w. and all of the residents here today who have participated in this process. i have joined a dozen community forums across south beach and rincon hill, held dozens of additional one-on-one meeting and done a lot of listens. i've listened to the hundreds of comments, read every e-mail and letter delivered to my office, and reiterated community feedback to the mayor's office and depa